The following are the ARGH power ratings for the 117 Division 1-A teams as of the end of the 2002 season. The power rating represents the chance the team in question has of beating an average Division 1-A team at a neutral site.
The estimated home field advantage is .581, or about 4.28 points for an average game.
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| This Week | Last Week | Team | Record | Power Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Ohio St. | 14 - 0 | 0.927 |
| 2 | 3 | Southern California | 11 - 2 | 0.900 |
| 3 | 4 | Georgia | 13 - 1 | 0.897 |
| 4 | 2 | Miami, Florida | 12 - 1 | 0.893 |
| 5 | 5 | Oklahoma | 12 - 2 | 0.888 |
| 6 | 8 | Texas | 11 - 2 | 0.864 |
| 7 | 7 | Kansas St. | 11 - 2 | 0.862 |
| 8 | 6 | Iowa | 11 - 2 | 0.840 |
| 9 | 9 | Alabama | 10 - 3 | 0.827 |
| 10 | 13 | Michigan | 10 - 3 | 0.810 |
| 11 | 15 | Maryland | 11 - 3 | 0.802 |
| 12 | 11 | Penn State | 9 - 4 | 0.800 |
| 13 | 16 | Boise State | 12 - 1 | 0.788 |
| 14 | 10 | Notre Dame | 10 - 3 | 0.786 |
| 15 | 20 | North Carolina St. | 11 - 3 | 0.783 |
| 16 | 14 | Florida St. | 9 - 5 | 0.781 |
| 17 | 19 | Auburn | 9 - 4 | 0.774 |
| 18 | 12 | Washington St. | 10 - 3 | 0.772 |
| 19 | 22 | Virginia Tech | 10 - 4 | 0.756 |
| 20 | 18 | Colorado | 9 - 5 | 0.737 |
| 21 | 24 | South Florida | 9 - 2 | 0.734 |
| 22 | 29 | Pittsburgh | 9 - 4 | 0.726 |
| 23 | 17 | Arkansas | 9 - 5 | 0.726 |
| 24 | 30 | Texas Tech | 9 - 5 | 0.725 |
| 25 | 23 | Florida | 8 - 5 | 0.715 |
| 26 | 21 | West Virginia | 9 - 4 | 0.711 |
| 27 | 32 | Boston College | 9 - 4 | 0.710 |
| 28 | 26 | Louisiana St. | 8 - 5 | 0.701 |
| 29 | 35 | Virginia | 9 - 5 | 0.700 |
| 30 | 36 | Texas Christian | 10 - 2 | 0.699 |
| 31 | 28 | UCLA | 8 - 5 | 0.692 |
| 32 | 25 | Oregon St. | 8 - 5 | 0.690 |
| 33 | 27 | Tennessee | 8 - 5 | 0.678 |
| 34 | 37 | Wisconsin | 8 - 6 | 0.675 |
| 35 | 33 | California | 7 - 5 | 0.669 |
| 36 | 31 | Colorado St. | 10 - 4 | 0.659 |
| 37 | 42 | Purdue | 7 - 6 | 0.652 |
| 38 | 47 | Marshall | 11 - 2 | 0.636 |
| 39 | 34 | Washington | 7 - 6 | 0.633 |
| 40 | 53 | Minnesota | 8 - 5 | 0.627 |
| 41 | 49 | Oklahoma St. | 8 - 5 | 0.626 |
| 42 | 38 | Iowa St. | 7 - 7 | 0.616 |
| 43 | 39 | Arizona St. | 8 - 6 | 0.615 |
| 44 | 41 | Kentucky | 7 - 5 | 0.606 |
| 45 | 40 | Georgia Tech | 7 - 6 | 0.604 |
| 46 | 46 | Bowling Green | 9 - 3 | 0.603 |
| 47 | 52 | Texas A&M | 6 - 6 | 0.601 |
| 48 | 44 | Toledo | 9 - 5 | 0.600 |
| 49 | 59 | Wake Forest | 7 - 6 | 0.598 |
| 50 | 54 | Mississippi | 7 - 6 | 0.596 |
| 51 | 43 | Clemson | 7 - 6 | 0.590 |
| 52 | 50 | Nebraska | 7 - 7 | 0.577 |
| 53 | 51 | Air Force | 8 - 5 | 0.576 |
| 54 | 48 | Cincinnati | 7 - 7 | 0.575 |
| 55 | 45 | Oregon | 7 - 6 | 0.572 |
| 56 | 63 | North Texas | 8 - 5 | 0.569 |
| 57 | 61 | Illinois | 5 - 7 | 0.563 |
| 58 | 58 | Northern Illinois | 8 - 4 | 0.562 |
| 59 | 60 | Miami, Ohio | 7 - 5 | 0.551 |
| 60 | 62 | Missouri | 5 - 7 | 0.545 |
| 61 | 57 | Southern Mississippi | 7 - 6 | 0.539 |
| 62 | 55 | Louisville | 7 - 6 | 0.533 |
| 63 | 56 | Hawaii | 10 - 4 | 0.533 |
| 64 | 66 | Fresno St. | 9 - 5 | 0.517 |
| 65 | 64 | South Carolina | 5 - 7 | 0.512 |
| 66 | 68 | Tulane | 8 - 5 | 0.509 |
| 67 | 65 | Central Florida | 7 - 5 | 0.501 |
| 68 | 67 | Connecticut | 6 - 6 | 0.476 |
| 69 | 69 | Utah | 5 - 6 | 0.439 |
| 70 | 70 | New Mexico | 7 - 7 | 0.433 |
| 71 | 71 | New Mexico St. | 7 - 5 | 0.427 |
| 72 | 72 | Michigan St. | 4 - 8 | 0.426 |
| 73 | 73 | Syracuse | 4 - 8 | 0.418 |
| 74 | 74 | Arizona | 4 - 8 | 0.398 |
| 75 | 75 | Temple | 4 - 8 | 0.380 |
| 76 | 77 | East Carolina | 4 - 8 | 0.372 |
| 77 | 79 | Ball St. | 6 - 6 | 0.369 |
| 78 | 80 | San Jose St. | 6 - 7 | 0.369 |
| 79 | 76 | Stanford | 2 - 9 | 0.363 |
| 80 | 78 | Nevada-Las Vegas | 5 - 7 | 0.363 |
| 81 | 81 | Houston | 5 - 7 | 0.362 |
| 82 | 82 | Nevada | 5 - 7 | 0.356 |
| 83 | 84 | Western Michigan | 4 - 8 | 0.353 |
| 84 | 86 | North Carolina | 3 - 9 | 0.348 |
| 85 | 83 | Brigham Young | 5 - 7 | 0.346 |
| 86 | 85 | Mississippi St. | 3 - 9 | 0.336 |
| 87 | 87 | San Diego St. | 4 - 9 | 0.330 |
| 88 | 88 | AL-Birmingham | 5 - 7 | 0.320 |
| 89 | 90 | Akron | 4 - 8 | 0.315 |
| 90 | 91 | Northwestern | 3 - 9 | 0.314 |
| 91 | 89 | Memphis | 3 - 9 | 0.314 |
| 92 | 92 | Louisiana Tech | 4 - 8 | 0.306 |
| 93 | 95 | Indiana | 3 - 9 | 0.303 |
| 94 | 93 | Middle Tennessee St. | 4 - 8 | 0.298 |
| 95 | 97 | Ohio | 4 - 8 | 0.295 |
| 96 | 94 | Troy St. | 4 - 8 | 0.294 |
| 97 | 96 | Vanderbilt | 2 - 10 | 0.291 |
| 98 | 98 | Utah St. | 4 - 7 | 0.287 |
| 99 | 99 | Duke | 2 - 10 | 0.280 |
| 100 | 100 | Rice | 4 - 7 | 0.265 |
| 101 | 101 | Arkansas St. | 6 - 7 | 0.260 |
| 102 | 102 | Central Michigan | 4 - 8 | 0.256 |
| 103 | 103 | Baylor | 3 - 9 | 0.253 |
| 104 | 104 | Wyoming | 2 - 10 | 0.222 |
| 105 | 106 | Navy | 2 - 10 | 0.219 |
| 106 | 105 | LA-Lafayette | 3 - 9 | 0.216 |
| 107 | 107 | Idaho | 2 - 10 | 0.196 |
| 108 | 108 | Kansas | 2 - 10 | 0.189 |
| 109 | 109 | LA-Monroe | 3 - 9 | 0.187 |
| 110 | 110 | Kent | 3 - 9 | 0.179 |
| 111 | 111 | Southern Methodist | 3 - 9 | 0.178 |
| 112 | 112 | Eastern Michigan | 3 - 9 | 0.169 |
| 113 | 113 | Rutgers | 1 - 11 | 0.147 |
| 114 | 114 | Wild Card U. | 8 - 57 | 0.128 |
| 115 | 115 | Texas-El Paso | 2 - 10 | 0.128 |
| 116 | 116 | Tulsa | 1 - 11 | 0.117 |
| 117 | 117 | Buffalo | 1 - 11 | 0.106 |
| 118 | 118 | Army | 1 - 11 | 0.100 |
The following are the power ratings and non-conference records for the various conferences:
| Conference | Record | Power Rating |
|---|---|---|
| SEC | 40-16 | .638 |
| Big Ten | 38-15 | .631 |
| Pac-10 | 32-15 | .630 |
| Big Twelve | 41-18 | .624 |
| ACC | 30-17 | .610 |
| Big East | 30-16 | .593 |
| Independents | 32-33 | .466 |
| Conference USA | 17-28 | .432 |
| Mountain West | 18-27 | .421 |
| MAC | 23-34 | .393 |
| WAC | 16-29 | .356 |
| Sun Belt | 12-32 | .308 |