ARGH 2019 Power Ratings

The following are the ARGH power ratings for the 2019 season as of 1-7-20. Teams included are the 130 Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) teams.

The estimated home field advantage is .564, or about 3.45 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 1-7-20

This WeekLast Week Team 2019 Record Power Rating SOS
1 2 Clemson 14 - 0 0.947 61
2 1 Ohio St. 13 - 1 0.945 3
3 3 Louisiana St. 14 - 0 0.931 12
4 4 Georgia 12 - 2 0.893 7
5 5 Penn State 11 - 2 0.874 15
6 9 Oregon 12 - 2 0.863 25
7 11 Alabama 11 - 2 0.859 49
8 8 Florida 11 - 2 0.856 28
9 12 Notre Dame 11 - 2 0.850 29
10 6 Wisconsin 10 - 4 0.846 4
11 7 Utah 11 - 3 0.818 47
12 16 Iowa 10 - 3 0.818 19
13 14 Auburn 9 - 4 0.816 5
14 10 Oklahoma 12 - 2 0.815 27
15 13 Michigan 9 - 4 0.805 1
16 19 Appalachian St. 13 - 1 0.801 109
17 15 Memphis 12 - 2 0.792 53
18 20 Navy 11 - 2 0.788 63
19 21 Minnesota 11 - 2 0.784 52
20 17 Baylor 11 - 3 0.781 51
21 22 Air Force 11 - 2 0.764 84
22 23 Cincinnati 11 - 3 0.758 41
23 18 Boise State 12 - 2 0.758 80
24 24 Central Florida 10 - 3 0.737 87
25 25 Louisiana 11 - 3 0.732 97
26 30 Washington 8 - 5 0.720 33
27 31 Texas 8 - 5 0.708 13
28 28 Florida Atlantic 11 - 3 0.703 91
29 32 Texas A&M 8 - 5 0.697 20
30 27 Southern California 8 - 5 0.689 6
31 26 Southern Methodist 10 - 3 0.683 68
32 29 Kansas St. 8 - 5 0.661 54
33 38 San Diego St. 10 - 3 0.659 115
34 33 Oklahoma St. 8 - 5 0.648 40
35 37 Kentucky 8 - 5 0.647 65
36 35 Iowa St. 7 - 6 0.642 24
37 34 Indiana 8 - 5 0.641 58
38 39 Tennessee 8 - 5 0.641 32
39 36 Virginia 9 - 5 0.638 55
40 40 Michigan St. 7 - 6 0.623 9
41 47 North Carolina 7 - 6 0.622 59
42 42 Arizona St. 8 - 5 0.619 43
43 44 Tulane 7 - 6 0.598 60
44 49 Louisville 8 - 5 0.597 38
45 55 California 8 - 5 0.586 44
46 54 Wyoming 8 - 5 0.582 99
47 43 Mississippi St. 6 - 7 0.578 10
48 51 Missouri 6 - 6 0.576 66
49 56 Hawaii 10 - 5 0.570 78
50 46 Wake Forest 8 - 5 0.568 72
51 45 Virginia Tech 8 - 5 0.566 89
52 52 Washington St. 6 - 7 0.565 50
53 60 Western Kentucky 9 - 4 0.559 111
54 48 Brigham Young 7 - 6 0.555 67
55 66 Louisiana Tech 10 - 3 0.553 130
56 53 Texas Christian 5 - 7 0.550 37
57 65 Buffalo 8 - 5 0.547 119
58 50 Miami, Florida 6 - 7 0.545 70
59 41 Temple 8 - 5 0.543 74
60 63 Pittsburgh 8 - 5 0.541 71
61 64 South Carolina 4 - 8 0.538 2
62 57 Florida St. 6 - 7 0.534 39
63 61 Nebraska 5 - 7 0.534 26
64 59 Marshall 8 - 5 0.524 88
65 58 Utah St. 7 - 6 0.518 64
66 68 Oregon St. 5 - 7 0.516 30
67 62 Illinois 6 - 7 0.501 62
68 67 Georgia Southern 7 - 6 0.490 83
69 69 Boston College 6 - 7 0.482 57
70 72 Tulsa 4 - 8 0.482 14
71 74 Mississippi 4 - 8 0.481 36
72 75 Colorado 5 - 7 0.480 17
73 76 Arkansas St. 8 - 5 0.479 105
74 71 Miami, Ohio 8 - 6 0.479 76
75 70 Western Michigan 7 - 6 0.478 116
76 81 Ohio 7 - 6 0.473 121
77 80 UCLA 4 - 8 0.462 11
78 78 Purdue 4 - 8 0.461 21
79 79 Houston 4 - 8 0.455 34
80 82 Duke 5 - 7 0.453 56
81 77 Southern Mississippi 7 - 6 0.453 101
82 92 Kent St. 7 - 6 0.445 93
83 73 Central Michigan 8 - 6 0.444 120
84 88 Stanford 4 - 8 0.438 16
85 84 AL-Birmingham 9 - 5 0.437 126
86 83 Texas Tech 4 - 8 0.432 69
87 95 Liberty 8 - 5 0.430 128
88 90 Syracuse 5 - 7 0.428 73
89 87 Army 5 - 8 0.428 106
90 85 West Virginia 5 - 7 0.424 42
91 91 Ball St. 5 - 7 0.415 107
92 93 Arizona 4 - 8 0.409 35
93 86 Georgia St. 7 - 6 0.409 108
94 89 Charlotte 7 - 6 0.406 110
95 94 Maryland 3 - 9 0.392 18
96 98 San Jose St. 5 - 7 0.390 96
97 99 Fresno St. 4 - 8 0.389 86
98 96 LA-Monroe 5 - 7 0.388 79
99 97 South Florida 4 - 8 0.381 48
100 100 Eastern Michigan 6 - 7 0.370 118
101 103 Toledo 6 - 6 0.366 112
102 102 Northwestern 3 - 9 0.365 23
103 101 Florida International 6 - 7 0.360 123
104 105 Troy 5 - 7 0.356 117
105 104 Nevada 7 - 6 0.356 103
106 106 Coastal Carolina 5 - 7 0.352 122
107 108 Colorado St. 4 - 8 0.350 92
108 107 Middle Tennessee 4 - 8 0.347 90
109 111 North Carolina St. 4 - 8 0.322 85
110 110 Northern Illinois 5 - 7 0.321 113
111 109 Kansas 3 - 9 0.319 45
112 112 East Carolina 4 - 8 0.306 100
113 113 North Texas 4 - 8 0.303 125
114 114 Nevada-Las Vegas 4 - 8 0.297 95
115 115 Vanderbilt 3 - 9 0.293 31
116 116 Arkansas 2 - 10 0.284 22
117 117 Georgia Tech 3 - 9 0.273 46
118 118 Rice 3 - 9 0.249 98
119 119 Texas St. 3 - 9 0.239 81
120 121 Texas-San Antonio 4 - 8 0.231 114
121 120 Rutgers 2 - 10 0.230 8
122 123 New Mexico 2 - 10 0.217 77
123 122 South Alabama 2 - 10 0.212 82
124 124 Connecticut 2 - 10 0.180 75
125 125 Bowling Green 3 - 9 0.179 94
126 126 New Mexico St. 2 - 10 0.165 102
127 127 Old Dominion 1 - 11 0.137 104
128 128 Texas-El Paso 1 - 11 0.099 127
129 129 Wild Card U. 3 - 111 0.084 0
130 130 Massachusetts 1 - 11 0.069 129
131 131 Akron 0 - 12 0.043 124

2019 conference power ratings:

Conference2019 Record Power Rating
SEC 49-16 .649
Big Ten 38-13 .630
Big Twelve 25-11 .598
Pac-12 28-15 .597
AAC 38-17 .559
ACC 39-25 .537
Mountain West 35-21.487
Sun Belt 25-20 .446
Independents 28-36 .416
Conference USA 27-37.383
MAC 21-34 .380

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