The following are the ARGH power ratings for the 112 Division 1-A teams after the 1997-1998 bowl games. The 1997 pre-season ranking is included for comparison. This post reflects the correct order of conference ratings; no other changes are included.
The estimated home field advantage for the year was .582.
And the winner is...
This Week | Last Week | Team | 1997 Record | Power Rating | Preseason Rank |
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1 | 1 | Michigan | 12-0 | 0.935 | 9 |
2 | 2 | Nebraska | 13-0 | 0.932 | 1 |
3 | 3 | Florida St. | 11-1 | 0.916 | 6 |
4 | 5 | Florida | 10-2 | 0.895 | 3 |
5 | 4 | Tennessee | 11-2 | 0.879 | 5 |
6 | 7 | N. Carolina | 11-1 | 0.872 | 4 |
7 | 8 | Kansas St. | 11-1 | 0.860 | 21 |
8 | 9 | UCLA | 10-2 | 0.858 | 27 |
9 | 10 | Georgia | 10-2 | 0.854 | 37 |
10 | 6 | Ohio St. | 10-3 | 0.843 | 2 |
11 | 11 | Auburn | 10-3 | 0.840 | 18 |
12 | 12 | Washington St. | 10-2 | 0.818 | 51 |
13 | 13 | Louisiana St. | 9-3 | 0.816 | 12 |
14 | 16 | Washington | 8-4 | 0.806 | 11 |
15 | 14 | Colorado St. | 11-2 | 0.796 | 34 |
16 | 19 | Arizona St. | 9-3 | 0.771 | 14 |
17 | 15 | Penn State | 9-3 | 0.761 | 10 |
18 | 23 | Mississippi | 8-4 | 0.739 | 71 |
19 | 24 | S. Mississippi | 9-3 | 0.738 | 22 |
20 | 22 | Purdue | 9-3 | 0.732 | 39 |
21 | 17 | Syracuse | 9-4 | 0.720 | 15 |
22 | 21 | Texas A&M | 9-4 | 0.719 | 20 |
23 | 20 | Iowa | 7-5 | 0.718 | 13 |
24 | 18 | Michigan St. | 7-5 | 0.707 | 28 |
25 | 36 | Oregon | 7-5 | 0.685 | 57 |
26 | 29 | Southern Cal | 6-5 | 0.684 | 17 |
27 | 28 | Mississippi St. | 7-4 | 0.678 | 62 |
28 | 25 | Marshall | 10-3 | 0.673 | 59 |
29 | 34 | Georgia Tech | 7-5 | 0.668 | 54 |
30 | 30 | Clemson | 7-5 | 0.668 | 32 |
31 | 35 | Arizona | 7-5 | 0.667 | 35 |
32 | 31 | Virginia | 7-4 | 0.665 | 40 |
33 | 27 | Notre Dame | 7-6 | 0.663 | 8 |
34 | 32 | Miami, OH | 8-3 | 0.652 | 56 |
35 | 38 | S. Carolina | 5-6 | 0.636 | 33 |
36 | 33 | Oklahoma St. | 8-4 | 0.634 | 82 |
37 | 37 | Colorado | 5-6 | 0.633 | 7 |
38 | 26 | Air Force | 10-3 | 0.633 | 66 |
39 | 43 | N. Carolina St. | 6-5 | 0.626 | 53 |
40 | 44 | Tulane | 7-4 | 0.616 | 93 |
41 | 42 | Ohio | 8-3 | 0.616 | 81 |
42 | 41 | Missouri | 7-5 | 0.612 | 58 |
43 | 45 | Toledo | 9-3 | 0.605 | 83 |
44 | 39 | Wisconsin | 8-5 | 0.604 | 36 |
45 | 50 | Stanford | 5-6 | 0.603 | 30 |
46 | 48 | Texas Tech | 6-5 | 0.595 | 24 |
47 | 49 | Louisiana Tech | 9-2 | 0.595 | 72 |
48 | 51 | Alabama | 4-7 | 0.590 | 25 |
49 | 40 | Virginia Tech | 7-5 | 0.585 | 19 |
50 | 47 | New Mexico | 9-4 | 0.581 | 76 |
51 | 52 | Kentucky | 5-6 | 0.580 | 78 |
52 | 46 | West Virginia | 7-5 | 0.572 | 31 |
53 | 58 | Cincinnati | 8-4 | 0.564 | 42 |
54 | 53 | Wyoming | 7-6 | 0.559 | 50 |
55 | 54 | C. Florida | 5-6 | 0.557 | 85 |
56 | 57 | Rice | 7-4 | 0.535 | 45 |
57 | 56 | Northwestern | 5-7 | 0.534 | 29 |
58 | 55 | Navy | 7-4 | 0.534 | 41 |
59 | 59 | Arkansas | 4-7 | 0.523 | 38 |
60 | 63 | Wake Forest | 5-6 | 0.507 | 75 |
61 | 60 | W. Michigan | 8-3 | 0.507 | 101 |
62 | 61 | Utah | 6-5 | 0.504 | 49 |
63 | 64 | S. Methodist | 6-5 | 0.497 | 87 |
64 | 67 | California | 3-8 | 0.497 | 60 |
65 | 66 | Brigham Young | 6-5 | 0.487 | 26 |
66 | 65 | Miami, FL | 5-6 | 0.483 | 23 |
67 | 69 | Fresno St. | 6-6 | 0.474 | 86 |
68 | 62 | Pittsburgh | 6-6 | 0.466 | 64 |
69 | 68 | Utah St. | 6-6 | 0.458 | 74 |
70 | 71 | Nevada | 5-6 | 0.450 | 52 |
71 | 70 | San Diego St. | 5-7 | 0.447 | 55 |
72 | 72 | E. Carolina | 5-6 | 0.442 | 47 |
73 | 73 | Texas | 4-7 | 0.425 | 16 |
74 | 74 | Kansas | 5-6 | 0.409 | 43 |
75 | 75 | Vanderbilt | 3-8 | 0.406 | 80 |
76 | 80 | Oregon St. | 3-8 | 0.390 | 99 |
77 | 77 | Oklahoma | 4-8 | 0.386 | 63 |
78 | 76 | Minnesota | 3-9 | 0.382 | 44 |
79 | 81 | Memphis | 4-7 | 0.370 | 91 |
80 | 79 | Ball St. | 5-6 | 0.370 | 90 |
81 | 78 | Boston College | 4-7 | 0.364 | 46 |
82 | 82 | E. Michigan | 4-7 | 0.355 | 94 |
83 | 83 | NE Louisiana | 5-7 | 0.351 | 103 |
84 | 84 | Duke | 2-9 | 0.344 | 92 |
85 | 86 | AL-Birmingham | 5-6 | 0.314 | 96 |
86 | 85 | Bowling Green | 3-8 | 0.313 | 84 |
87 | 89 | Baylor | 2-9 | 0.307 | 69 |
88 | 87 | San Jose St. | 4-7 | 0.306 | 106 |
89 | 88 | Nevada-Las Vegas | 3-8 | 0.306 | 98 |
90 | 91 | Houston | 3-8 | 0.299 | 48 |
91 | 90 | Idaho | 5-6 | 0.298 | 97 |
92 | 93 | Maryland | 2-9 | 0.290 | 73 |
93 | 92 | Temple | 3-8 | 0.274 | 95 |
94 | 94 | Army | 4-7 | 0.272 | 65 |
95 | 95 | Indiana | 2-9 | 0.272 | 67 |
96 | 96 | Tulsa | 2-9 | 0.265 | 79 |
97 | 98 | Texas-El Paso | 4-7 | 0.263 | 110 |
98 | 99 | N. Texas | 4-7 | 0.260 | 105 |
99 | 97 | Boise St. | 4-7 | 0.259 | 112 |
100 | 100 | Kent | 3-8 | 0.252 | 108 |
101 | 102 | Akron | 2-9 | 0.240 | 104 |
102 | 103 | Iowa St. | 1-10 | 0.237 | 77 |
103 | 101 | Hawaii | 3-9 | 0.234 | 107 |
104 | 104 | Louisville | 1-10 | 0.216 | 61 |
105 | 105 | C. Michigan | 2-9 | 0.211 | 89 |
106 | 106 | Texas Christian | 1-10 | 0.174 | 88 |
107 | 107 | Illinois | 0-11 | 0.155 | 68 |
108 | 108 | Arkansas St. | 2-9 | 0.132 | 102 |
109 | 109 | Wild Card U. | 6-32 | 0.130 | 109 |
110 | 110 | New Mexico St. | 2-9 | 0.129 | 113 |
111 | 111 | SW Louisiana | 1-10 | 0.125 | 70 |
112 | 112 | Rutgers | 0-11 | 0.099 | 100 |
113 | 113 | N. Illinois | 0-11 | 0.090 | 111 |
The following are the power ratings for the various conferences. Cumulative non-conference opponents' records are included here, with non-Division 1-A teams being counted as 2-10 to best approximate the 6-32 record of such teams against Division 1-A teams:
Conference | Power Rating | Non-conference Record | Non-conference Win % | Opponents' Record | Opponents' Win % |
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SEC | .703 | 37-5 | .881 | 252-234 | .519 |
Pac-10 | .678 | 28-8 | .778 | 223-198 | .530 |
ACC | .617 | 22-9 | .710 | 172-189 | .476 |
Big Ten | .604 | 28-16 | .636 | 251-261 | .490 |
Big Twelve | .562 | 26-16 | .619 | 246-248 | .498 |
Conference USA | .464 | 16-21 | .432 | 201-224 | .473 |
Big East | .445 | 13-24 | .351 | 230-198 | .537 |
WAC | .441 | 25-32 | .439 | 314-351 | .472 |
MAC | .407 | 12-23 | .343 | 223-180 | .553 |
Independents | .394 | 34-46 | .425 | 427-504 | .459 |
Big West | .309 | 11-26 | .297 | 202-237 | .460 |