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 Week | Last Week | Team | 2024 Record | Power Rating | SOS |
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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:
Conference | 2024 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 |