ARGH 2024 Power Ratings

The following are the ARGH power ratings for the 2024 season through games of January 4. Teams currently included are the 134 Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) teams, plus Missouri State.

The estimated home field advantage is .566, or about 3.33 points for an average game. The power ratings represent the chance that the team in question has of beating an average FBS team without regard to location.

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Revised 1-8-25

This WeekLast Week Team 2024 Record Power Rating SOS
1 1 Notre Dame 13 - 1 0.927 21
2 4 Ohio St. 12 - 2 0.917 12
3 3 Texas 13 - 2 0.909 10
4 5 Penn State 13 - 2 0.886 23
5 2 Oregon 13 - 1 0.886 24
6 7 Indiana 11 - 2 0.857 62
7 6 Georgia 11 - 3 0.852 2
8 9 Mississippi 10 - 3 0.844 46
9 8 Alabama 9 - 4 0.826 13
10 11 Tennessee 10 - 3 0.823 49
11 10 South Carolina 9 - 4 0.807 14
12 13 Southern Methodist 11 - 3 0.789 51
13 19 Brigham Young 11 - 2 0.784 64
14 14 Arizona St. 11 - 3 0.779 40
15 12 Miami, Florida 10 - 3 0.777 57
16 18 Missouri 10 - 3 0.772 34
17 21 Louisiana St. 9 - 4 0.769 9
18 17 Louisville 9 - 4 0.763 31
19 23 Army 12 - 2 0.759 108
20 15 Boise State 12 - 2 0.758 87
21 27 Illinois 10 - 3 0.756 33
22 16 Clemson 10 - 4 0.755 38
23 24 Iowa St. 11 - 3 0.754 47
24 29 Michigan 8 - 5 0.748 1
25 20 Texas A&M 8 - 5 0.740 15
26 22 Florida 8 - 5 0.738 11
27 31 Minnesota 8 - 5 0.726 35
28 34 Southern California 7 - 6 0.722 5
29 26 Iowa 8 - 5 0.716 43
30 28 Nevada-Las Vegas 11 - 3 0.705 94
31 32 Kansas St. 9 - 4 0.704 50
32 37 Navy 10 - 3 0.703 77
33 30 Syracuse 10 - 3 0.701 54
34 25 Colorado 9 - 4 0.698 61
35 33 Tulane 9 - 5 0.693 69
36 35 Ohio 11 - 3 0.691 102
37 42 Memphis 11 - 2 0.678 115
38 44 Vanderbilt 7 - 6 0.671 18
39 40 Marshall 10 - 3 0.667 88
40 47 Texas Christian 9 - 4 0.662 72
41 41 Oklahoma 6 - 7 0.660 7
42 38 Baylor 8 - 5 0.659 53
43 48 Arkansas 7 - 6 0.652 32
44 36 Virginia Tech 6 - 7 0.650 19
45 39 Georgia Tech 7 - 6 0.641 29
46 51 Nebraska 7 - 6 0.640 37
47 43 Duke 9 - 4 0.620 67
48 45 Boston College 7 - 6 0.610 52
49 54 Kansas 5 - 7 0.610 22
50 52 Rutgers 7 - 6 0.606 48
51 46 Texas Tech 8 - 5 0.606 58
52 57 Miami, Ohio 9 - 5 0.604 84
53 56 Washington 6 - 7 0.602 17
54 55 Auburn 5 - 7 0.598 39
55 53 James Madison 9 - 4 0.598 123
56 50 Pittsburgh 7 - 6 0.579 63
57 49 Louisiana 10 - 4 0.578 110
58 59 Texas St. 8 - 5 0.569 106
59 65 Northern Illinois 8 - 5 0.565 95
60 60 UCLA 5 - 7 0.562 3
61 70 Connecticut 9 - 4 0.562 122
62 58 Kentucky 4 - 8 0.558 8
63 61 Wisconsin 5 - 7 0.557 27
64 77 Toledo 8 - 5 0.540 100
65 69 South Alabama 7 - 6 0.538 93
66 66 Cincinnati 5 - 7 0.538 41
67 63 Georgia Southern 8 - 5 0.537 82
68 68 Sam Houston St. 10 - 3 0.531 127
69 80 Buffalo 9 - 4 0.526 109
70 72 Central Florida 4 - 8 0.524 42
71 62 Bowling Green 7 - 6 0.522 90
72 71 West Virginia 6 - 7 0.521 44
73 75 Utah 5 - 7 0.518 59
74 64 Washington St. 8 - 5 0.514 111
75 74 Jacksonville St. 9 - 5 0.508 128
76 76 California 6 - 7 0.502 78
77 67 North Carolina 6 - 7 0.501 74
78 83 East Carolina 8 - 5 0.500 113
79 78 Old Dominion 5 - 7 0.489 60
80 81 Michigan St. 5 - 7 0.488 26
81 73 North Carolina St. 6 - 7 0.484 66
82 85 South Florida 7 - 6 0.482 92
83 79 Virginia 5 - 7 0.481 36
84 84 Maryland 4 - 8 0.474 20
85 93 Texas-San Antonio 7 - 6 0.464 104
86 82 Colorado St. 8 - 5 0.432 117
87 99 Arkansas St. 8 - 5 0.431 103
88 86 Liberty 8 - 4 0.429 134
89 88 Western Kentucky 8 - 6 0.428 118
90 92 Mississippi St. 2 - 10 0.426 4
91 96 Northwestern 4 - 8 0.423 28
92 91 Appalachian St. 5 - 6 0.420 76
93 94 North Texas 6 - 7 0.414 98
94 97 Western Michigan 6 - 7 0.414 89
95 87 San Jose St. 7 - 6 0.413 121
96 90 Fresno St. 6 - 7 0.411 107
97 98 Houston 4 - 8 0.402 25
98 95 Wake Forest 4 - 8 0.401 55
99 89 Coastal Carolina 6 - 7 0.393 101
100 102 Rice 4 - 8 0.382 75
101 100 Stanford 3 - 9 0.375 30
102 101 Oklahoma St. 3 - 9 0.374 45
103 104 LA-Monroe 5 - 7 0.365 83
104 105 Arizona 4 - 8 0.365 56
105 106 Charlotte 5 - 7 0.364 73
106 103 Oregon St. 5 - 7 0.358 91
107 108 Eastern Michigan 5 - 7 0.355 112
108 107 Troy 4 - 8 0.344 96
109 111 Akron 4 - 8 0.332 65
110 109 Air Force 5 - 7 0.319 114
111 110 Hawaii 5 - 7 0.318 120
112 112 Florida St. 2 - 10 0.310 16
113 113 Utah St. 4 - 8 0.305 105
114 117 AL-Birmingham 3 - 9 0.303 80
115 115 Georgia St. 3 - 9 0.299 70
116 119 Central Michigan 4 - 8 0.299 99
117 114 Nevada 3 - 10 0.295 86
118 116 Louisiana Tech 5 - 8 0.294 132
119 118 New Mexico 5 - 7 0.282 131
120 120 Ball St. 3 - 9 0.274 71
121 121 Florida International 4 - 8 0.264 133
122 123 Florida Atlantic 3 - 9 0.259 116
123 122 Wyoming 3 - 9 0.245 97
124 124 Temple 3 - 9 0.238 81
125 126 Massachusetts 2 - 10 0.229 79
126 127 Purdue 1 - 11 0.222 6
127 125 San Diego St. 3 - 9 0.219 119
128 128 Missouri St. 8 - 4 0.191 135
129 130 Tulsa 3 - 9 0.183 124
130 129 Texas-El Paso 3 - 9 0.174 126
131 131 New Mexico St. 3 - 9 0.168 130
132 132 Middle Tennessee 3 - 9 0.164 125
133 133 Kennesaw St. 2 - 10 0.127 129
134 134 Southern Mississippi 1 - 11 0.120 85
135 135 Wild Card U. 9 - 122 0.093 0
136 136 Kent St. 0 - 12 0.075 68

2024 conference power ratings:

Conference2024 Record Power Rating
SEC 63-15 .728
Big Ten 51-15 .655
Big Twelve 36-15 .594
ACC 49-32 .585
Independents 22-14 .573
AAC 33-29 .459
Sun Belt 32-30 .453
Pac-12 (2) 12-11 .436
MAC 25-30 .433
Mountain West 29-37.392
Conference USA 14-30.309

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