The following are the final ARGH power ratings for the 117 Division 1-A teams for 2001, including one team new to Division 1-A but not to my ratings: South Florida; and one team new to the ratings that will be playing a Division 1-A schedule for the first time in 2001: Troy State. These ratings are calculated through games of January 3, 2002. Revised 3-18-02
The estimated home field advantage is .592, or about 5.07 points. The power ratings represent the estimated chance a team has of beating an average Division 1-A team.
Congratulations to the 2001 ARGH National Champions -- the Miami Hurricanes!
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| This week | Last Week | Team | Record | Power Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Miami, Florida | 12 - 0 | 0.963 |
| 2 | 4 | Florida | 10 - 2 | 0.893 |
| 3 | 3 | Texas | 11 - 2 | 0.875 |
| 4 | 6 | Tennessee | 11 - 2 | 0.871 |
| 5 | 2 | Nebraska | 11 - 2 | 0.865 |
| 6 | 5 | Oklahoma | 11 - 2 | 0.862 |
| 7 | 7 | Oregon | 11 - 1 | 0.859 |
| 8 | 8 | Colorado | 10 - 3 | 0.801 |
| 9 | 17 | Louisiana St. | 10 - 3 | 0.793 |
| 10 | 19 | Syracuse | 10 - 3 | 0.793 |
| 11 | 9 | Illinois | 10 - 2 | 0.784 |
| 12 | 10 | Maryland | 10 - 2 | 0.779 |
| 13 | 14 | Washington St. | 10 - 2 | 0.774 |
| 14 | 22 | Florida St. | 8 - 4 | 0.766 |
| 15 | 15 | Virginia Tech | 8 - 4 | 0.759 |
| 16 | 11 | Stanford | 9 - 3 | 0.757 |
| 17 | 24 | Louisville | 11 - 2 | 0.752 |
| 18 | 23 | South Carolina | 9 - 3 | 0.750 |
| 19 | 18 | UCLA | 7 - 4 | 0.750 |
| 20 | 12 | Michigan | 8 - 4 | 0.748 |
| 21 | 13 | Fresno St. | 11 - 3 | 0.733 |
| 22 | 16 | Kansas St. | 6 - 6 | 0.728 |
| 23 | 21 | Georgia | 8 - 4 | 0.721 |
| 24 | 20 | Brigham Young | 12 - 2 | 0.711 |
| 25 | 32 | Boston College | 8 - 4 | 0.708 |
| 26 | 29 | North Carolina | 8 - 5 | 0.704 |
| 27 | 31 | Alabama | 7 - 5 | 0.698 |
| 28 | 33 | Utah | 8 - 4 | 0.696 |
| 29 | 30 | Iowa | 7 - 5 | 0.694 |
| 30 | 38 | Georgia Tech | 8 - 5 | 0.689 |
| 31 | 25 | Texas Tech | 7 - 5 | 0.688 |
| 32 | 26 | Southern California | 6 - 6 | 0.680 |
| 33 | 27 | Washington | 8 - 4 | 0.679 |
| 34 | 34 | Texas A&M | 8 - 4 | 0.672 |
| 35 | 28 | Ohio St. | 7 - 5 | 0.662 |
| 36 | 35 | Arkansas | 7 - 5 | 0.660 |
| 37 | 39 | Marshall | 11 - 2 | 0.648 |
| 38 | 52 | Pittsburgh | 7 - 5 | 0.631 |
| 39 | 44 | Michigan St. | 7 - 5 | 0.630 |
| 40 | 40 | Auburn | 7 - 5 | 0.627 |
| 41 | 36 | Iowa St. | 7 - 5 | 0.627 |
| 42 | 37 | Bowling Green | 8 - 3 | 0.625 |
| 43 | 41 | North Carolina St. | 7 - 5 | 0.625 |
| 44 | 55 | Clemson | 7 - 5 | 0.609 |
| 45 | 49 | Toledo | 10 - 2 | 0.606 |
| 46 | 45 | Notre Dame | 5 - 6 | 0.600 |
| 47 | 46 | Mississippi | 7 - 4 | 0.597 |
| 48 | 42 | Hawaii | 9 - 3 | 0.594 |
| 49 | 43 | Boise State | 8 - 4 | 0.588 |
| 50 | 47 | Penn State | 5 - 6 | 0.583 |
| 51 | 50 | Southern Mississippi | 6 - 5 | 0.577 |
| 52 | 48 | Indiana | 5 - 6 | 0.576 |
| 53 | 57 | Colorado St. | 7 - 5 | 0.569 |
| 54 | 51 | Purdue | 6 - 6 | 0.564 |
| 55 | 53 | Oregon St. | 5 - 6 | 0.562 |
| 56 | 56 | Central Florida | 6 - 5 | 0.557 |
| 57 | 60 | South Florida | 8 - 3 | 0.541 |
| 58 | 58 | East Carolina | 6 - 6 | 0.534 |
| 59 | 61 | Wake Forest | 6 - 5 | 0.532 |
| 60 | 59 | Wisconsin | 5 - 7 | 0.531 |
| 61 | 54 | Louisiana Tech | 7 - 5 | 0.516 |
| 62 | 62 | Miami, Ohio | 7 - 5 | 0.508 |
| 63 | 65 | AL-Birmingham | 6 - 5 | 0.507 |
| 64 | 64 | New Mexico | 6 - 5 | 0.500 |
| 65 | 63 | Arizona St. | 4 - 7 | 0.497 |
| 66 | 66 | Middle Tennessee St. | 8 - 3 | 0.493 |
| 67 | 67 | Oklahoma St. | 4 - 7 | 0.477 |
| 68 | 69 | Minnesota | 4 - 7 | 0.472 |
| 69 | 71 | Arizona | 5 - 6 | 0.467 |
| 70 | 68 | Rice | 8 - 4 | 0.466 |
| 71 | 72 | Cincinnati | 7 - 5 | 0.461 |
| 72 | 73 | Northwestern | 4 - 7 | 0.455 |
| 73 | 70 | Texas Christian | 6 - 6 | 0.454 |
| 74 | 75 | Memphis | 5 - 6 | 0.450 |
| 75 | 78 | Virginia | 5 - 7 | 0.447 |
| 76 | 76 | Troy St. | 7 - 4 | 0.441 |
| 77 | 77 | Northern Illinois | 6 - 5 | 0.440 |
| 78 | 74 | Missouri | 4 - 7 | 0.432 |
| 79 | 81 | West Virginia | 3 - 8 | 0.428 |
| 80 | 79 | Nevada-Las Vegas | 4 - 7 | 0.425 |
| 81 | 82 | Mississippi St. | 3 - 8 | 0.415 |
| 82 | 80 | Western Michigan | 5 - 6 | 0.415 |
| 83 | 83 | Air Force | 6 - 6 | 0.396 |
| 84 | 84 | Kent | 6 - 5 | 0.388 |
| 85 | 86 | Kentucky | 2 - 9 | 0.384 |
| 86 | 87 | Utah St. | 4 - 7 | 0.351 |
| 87 | 90 | Temple | 4 - 7 | 0.351 |
| 88 | 85 | North Texas | 5 - 7 | 0.340 |
| 89 | 88 | Kansas | 3 - 8 | 0.327 |
| 90 | 91 | Akron | 4 - 7 | 0.316 |
| 91 | 89 | Southern Methodist | 4 - 7 | 0.315 |
| 92 | 93 | Ball St. | 5 - 6 | 0.313 |
| 93 | 92 | Baylor | 3 - 8 | 0.304 |
| 94 | 95 | New Mexico St. | 5 - 7 | 0.288 |
| 95 | 94 | San Jose St. | 3 - 9 | 0.287 |
| 96 | 96 | Nevada | 3 - 8 | 0.280 |
| 97 | 98 | Vanderbilt | 2 - 9 | 0.278 |
| 98 | 97 | Tulane | 3 - 9 | 0.273 |
| 99 | 99 | San Diego St. | 3 - 8 | 0.260 |
| 100 | 100 | California | 1 - 10 | 0.239 |
| 101 | 101 | Central Michigan | 3 - 8 | 0.217 |
| 102 | 102 | Wyoming | 2 - 9 | 0.206 |
| 103 | 103 | Army | 3 - 8 | 0.199 |
| 104 | 106 | Ohio | 1 - 10 | 0.172 |
| 105 | 107 | Buffalo | 3 - 8 | 0.172 |
| 106 | 105 | Texas-El Paso | 2 - 9 | 0.167 |
| 107 | 108 | LA-Lafayette | 3 - 8 | 0.165 |
| 108 | 111 | Rutgers | 2 - 9 | 0.138 |
| 109 | 104 | Wild Card U. | 8 - 49 | 0.130 |
| 110 | 112 | Duke | 0 - 11 | 0.129 |
| 111 | 109 | Tulsa | 1 - 10 | 0.128 |
| 112 | 110 | Idaho | 1 - 10 | 0.126 |
| 113 | 113 | Connecticut | 2 - 9 | 0.124 |
| 114 | 114 | Eastern Michigan | 2 - 9 | 0.120 |
| 115 | 115 | Houston | 0 - 11 | 0.115 |
| 116 | 116 | LA-Monroe | 2 - 9 | 0.109 |
| 117 | 117 | Navy | 0 - 10 | 0.108 |
| 118 | 118 | Arkansas St. | 2 - 9 | 0.098 |
The following are the ARGH 2001 power ratings for the various conferences:
| Conference | Record | Power Rating |
|---|---|---|
| SEC | 34-10 | .641 |
| Big Twelve | 36-10 | .638 |
| Pac-10 | 26-9 | .626 |
| Big Ten | 24-16 | .609 |
| Big East | 26-12 | .596 |
| ACC | 23-13 | .587 |
| Mountain West | 20-18 | .470 |
| Conference USA | 18-28 | .432 |
| WAC | 16-22 | .407 |
| Independents | 27-39 | .389 |
| MAC | 20-25 | .380 |
| Sun Belt | 5-32 | .231 |