The following are the ARGH power ratings as of November 30, 2004. Teams included are the 117 Division 1-A teams, the two teams in the process of moving to Division 1-A (Florida Atlantic and Florida International), and Florida A&M, who plays more than half their schedule against rated teams.
The estimated home field advantage is .616, or about 6.07 points for an average game. The power ratings represent the chance that the team in question has of beating an average Division 1-A team without regard to location.
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| This Week | Last Week | Team | 2004 Record | Power Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Southern California | 11 - 0 | 0.950 |
| 2 | 2 | Oklahoma | 11 - 0 | 0.933 |
| 3 | 3 | Auburn | 11 - 0 | 0.930 |
| 4 | 4 | California | 9 - 1 | 0.899 |
| 5 | 5 | Texas | 10 - 1 | 0.897 |
| 6 | 6 | Utah | 11 - 0 | 0.887 |
| 7 | 7 | Miami, Florida | 8 - 2 | 0.846 |
| 8 | 8 | Boise State | 11 - 0 | 0.844 |
| 9 | 11 | Louisville | 9 - 1 | 0.836 |
| 10 | 13 | Virginia Tech | 9 - 2 | 0.834 |
| 11 | 17 | Louisiana St. | 9 - 2 | 0.816 |
| 12 | 14 | Georgia | 9 - 2 | 0.814 |
| 13 | 10 | Iowa | 9 - 2 | 0.807 |
| 14 | 15 | Florida St. | 8 - 3 | 0.803 |
| 15 | 12 | Virginia | 8 - 3 | 0.796 |
| 16 | 9 | Arizona St. | 8 - 3 | 0.780 |
| 17 | 16 | Michigan | 9 - 2 | 0.778 |
| 18 | 18 | Texas A&M | 7 - 4 | 0.776 |
| 19 | 19 | Purdue | 7 - 4 | 0.758 |
| 20 | 20 | Oklahoma St. | 7 - 4 | 0.746 |
| 21 | 24 | Texas Tech | 7 - 4 | 0.744 |
| 22 | 22 | Wisconsin | 9 - 2 | 0.741 |
| 23 | 21 | Tennessee | 9 - 2 | 0.739 |
| 24 | 26 | Florida | 7 - 4 | 0.708 |
| 25 | 25 | Ohio St. | 7 - 4 | 0.704 |
| 26 | 28 | Oregon St. | 6 - 5 | 0.686 |
| 27 | 32 | Fresno St. | 8 - 3 | 0.673 |
| 28 | 29 | Notre Dame | 6 - 5 | 0.658 |
| 29 | 36 | Colorado | 7 - 4 | 0.656 |
| 30 | 34 | UCLA | 6 - 4 | 0.651 |
| 31 | 23 | Boston College | 8 - 3 | 0.642 |
| 32 | 35 | New Mexico | 7 - 4 | 0.642 |
| 33 | 30 | West Virginia | 8 - 3 | 0.642 |
| 34 | 27 | Texas-El Paso | 8 - 3 | 0.639 |
| 35 | 33 | Arkansas | 5 - 6 | 0.637 |
| 36 | 37 | Alabama | 6 - 5 | 0.635 |
| 37 | 38 | Clemson | 6 - 5 | 0.623 |
| 38 | 31 | Bowling Green | 8 - 3 | 0.619 |
| 39 | 41 | North Carolina | 6 - 5 | 0.616 |
| 40 | 40 | Georgia Tech | 6 - 5 | 0.615 |
| 41 | 39 | Minnesota | 6 - 5 | 0.610 |
| 42 | 50 | North Carolina St. | 5 - 6 | 0.601 |
| 43 | 47 | Troy St. | 7 - 4 | 0.598 |
| 44 | 43 | South Carolina | 6 - 5 | 0.593 |
| 45 | 48 | Kansas | 4 - 7 | 0.580 |
| 46 | 54 | Memphis | 8 - 3 | 0.572 |
| 47 | 57 | Pittsburgh | 7 - 3 | 0.567 |
| 48 | 51 | Stanford | 4 - 7 | 0.558 |
| 49 | 49 | Michigan St. | 5 - 6 | 0.556 |
| 50 | 42 | Northwestern | 6 - 6 | 0.556 |
| 51 | 46 | Iowa St. | 6 - 5 | 0.556 |
| 52 | 52 | Miami, Ohio | 8 - 3 | 0.552 |
| 53 | 44 | AL-Birmingham | 7 - 4 | 0.551 |
| 54 | 53 | Oregon | 5 - 6 | 0.550 |
| 55 | 61 | Missouri | 5 - 6 | 0.550 |
| 56 | 68 | Syracuse | 6 - 5 | 0.549 |
| 57 | 55 | Brigham Young | 5 - 6 | 0.549 |
| 58 | 58 | Washington St. | 5 - 6 | 0.535 |
| 59 | 45 | Cincinnati | 6 - 5 | 0.531 |
| 60 | 62 | Maryland | 5 - 6 | 0.531 |
| 61 | 56 | Penn State | 4 - 7 | 0.529 |
| 62 | 59 | Navy | 8 - 2 | 0.525 |
| 63 | 66 | Connecticut | 7 - 4 | 0.515 |
| 64 | 65 | Southern Mississippi | 6 - 4 | 0.515 |
| 65 | 71 | Toledo | 8 - 3 | 0.514 |
| 66 | 63 | Wyoming | 6 - 5 | 0.513 |
| 67 | 60 | Nebraska | 5 - 6 | 0.510 |
| 68 | 74 | Louisiana Tech | 6 - 6 | 0.506 |
| 69 | 64 | Northern Illinois | 8 - 3 | 0.503 |
| 70 | 70 | Kansas St. | 4 - 7 | 0.491 |
| 71 | 73 | Florida Atlantic* | 8 - 3 | 0.488 |
| 72 | 72 | Marshall | 6 - 5 | 0.479 |
| 73 | 69 | Wake Forest | 4 - 7 | 0.466 |
| 74 | 75 | Air Force | 5 - 6 | 0.452 |
| 75 | 67 | Texas Christian | 5 - 6 | 0.449 |
| 76 | 76 | North Texas | 7 - 4 | 0.443 |
| 77 | 78 | Mississippi | 4 - 7 | 0.438 |
| 78 | 77 | Colorado St. | 4 - 7 | 0.428 |
| 79 | 83 | Hawaii | 6 - 5 | 0.419 |
| 80 | 80 | San Diego St. | 4 - 7 | 0.403 |
| 81 | 81 | New Mexico St. | 5 - 6 | 0.395 |
| 82 | 94 | Arizona | 3 - 8 | 0.389 |
| 83 | 88 | Tulane | 5 - 5 | 0.378 |
| 84 | 79 | South Florida | 4 - 6 | 0.371 |
| 85 | 82 | Indiana | 3 - 8 | 0.368 |
| 86 | 84 | Baylor | 3 - 8 | 0.366 |
| 87 | 86 | Kent | 5 - 6 | 0.364 |
| 88 | 85 | Illinois | 3 - 8 | 0.352 |
| 89 | 87 | Akron | 6 - 5 | 0.348 |
| 90 | 90 | Middle Tennessee St. | 5 - 6 | 0.347 |
| 91 | 97 | Tulsa | 4 - 8 | 0.340 |
| 92 | 89 | Rutgers | 4 - 7 | 0.334 |
| 93 | 92 | Houston | 3 - 8 | 0.328 |
| 94 | 95 | LA-Monroe | 5 - 6 | 0.308 |
| 95 | 91 | Rice | 3 - 8 | 0.305 |
| 96 | 96 | Nevada | 5 - 7 | 0.301 |
| 97 | 93 | Mississippi St. | 3 - 8 | 0.296 |
| 98 | 98 | Duke | 2 - 9 | 0.296 |
| 99 | 99 | Vanderbilt | 2 - 9 | 0.294 |
| 100 | 100 | Nevada-Las Vegas | 2 - 9 | 0.279 |
| 101 | 101 | Ohio | 4 - 7 | 0.271 |
| 102 | 105 | Kentucky | 2 - 9 | 0.269 |
| 103 | 104 | LA-Lafayette | 4 - 7 | 0.265 |
| 104 | 103 | Southern Methodist | 3 - 8 | 0.256 |
| 105 | 102 | Army | 2 - 8 | 0.254 |
| 106 | 106 | Temple | 2 - 9 | 0.248 |
| 107 | 108 | Utah St. | 3 - 8 | 0.233 |
| 108 | 109 | Arkansas St. | 3 - 8 | 0.233 |
| 109 | 110 | Washington | 1 - 10 | 0.219 |
| 110 | 107 | East Carolina | 2 - 9 | 0.213 |
| 111 | 111 | Central Michigan | 4 - 7 | 0.213 |
| 112 | 113 | Eastern Michigan | 4 - 7 | 0.209 |
| 113 | 112 | San Jose St. | 2 - 9 | 0.207 |
| 114 | 114 | Idaho | 3 - 9 | 0.191 |
| 115 | 115 | Ball St. | 2 - 9 | 0.167 |
| 116 | 117 | Wild Card U. | 8 - 49 | 0.141 |
| 117 | 116 | Florida A&M* | 3 - 8 | 0.141 |
| 118 | 118 | Buffalo | 2 - 9 | 0.140 |
| 119 | 120 | Florida International* | 3 - 6 | 0.137 |
| 120 | 119 | Western Michigan | 1 - 10 | 0.137 |
| 121 | 121 | Central Florida | 0 - 11 | 0.090 |
2004 conference power ratings:
| Conference | Record | Power Rating |
|---|---|---|
| Big Twelve | 28-8 | .650 |
| ACC | 24-10 | .639 |
| Pac-10 | 19-11 | .622 |
| Big Ten | 24-10 | .615 |
| SEC | 25-11 | .597 |
| Independents | 13-6 | .591 |
| Mountain West | 16-16 | .519 |
| Big East | 21-13 | .500 |
| Conference USA | 14-16 | .454 |
| WAC | 16-17 | .449 |
| Sun Belt | 15-29 | .331 |
| MAC | 10-32 | .329 |