The following are the preliminary ARGH power ratings for the 2019 season as of 8-9-19. Teams included are the 130 Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) teams.
The estimated home field advantage is .560, or about 3.12 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 8-9-19
This Week | Last Week | Team | 2018 Record | Power Rating | SOS |
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1 | 1 | Clemson | 15 - 0 | 0.902 | 0 |
2 | 2 | Alabama | 14 - 1 | 0.876 | 0 |
3 | 4 | Georgia | 11 - 3 | 0.837 | 0 |
4 | 11 | Louisiana St. | 10 - 3 | 0.830 | 0 |
5 | 3 | Notre Dame | 12 - 1 | 0.813 | 0 |
6 | 6 | Michigan | 10 - 3 | 0.806 | 0 |
7 | 45 | Michigan St. | 7 - 6 | 0.782 | 0 |
8 | 34 | Oregon | 9 - 4 | 0.776 | 0 |
9 | 5 | Ohio St. | 13 - 1 | 0.776 | 0 |
10 | 9 | Florida | 10 - 3 | 0.771 | 0 |
11 | 21 | Auburn | 8 - 5 | 0.764 | 0 |
12 | 7 | Oklahoma | 12 - 2 | 0.747 | 0 |
13 | 14 | Texas A&M | 9 - 4 | 0.742 | 0 |
14 | 17 | Penn State | 9 - 4 | 0.738 | 0 |
15 | 15 | Appalachian St. | 11 - 2 | 0.726 | 0 |
16 | 39 | Iowa St. | 8 - 5 | 0.721 | 0 |
17 | 35 | South Carolina | 7 - 6 | 0.713 | 0 |
18 | 68 | Tennessee | 5 - 7 | 0.697 | 0 |
19 | 12 | Mississippi St. | 8 - 5 | 0.694 | 0 |
20 | 28 | Utah | 9 - 5 | 0.691 | 0 |
21 | 18 | Washington St. | 11 - 2 | 0.685 | 0 |
22 | 19 | Cincinnati | 11 - 2 | 0.685 | 0 |
23 | 66 | Indiana | 5 - 7 | 0.675 | 0 |
24 | 48 | Minnesota | 7 - 6 | 0.671 | 0 |
25 | 20 | Iowa | 9 - 4 | 0.668 | 0 |
26 | 26 | Missouri | 8 - 5 | 0.664 | 0 |
27 | 92 | UCLA | 3 - 9 | 0.663 | 0 |
28 | 24 | Syracuse | 10 - 3 | 0.660 | 0 |
29 | 16 | Washington | 10 - 4 | 0.660 | 0 |
30 | 73 | Virginia Tech | 6 - 7 | 0.655 | 0 |
31 | 10 | Central Florida | 12 - 1 | 0.655 | 0 |
32 | 13 | Kentucky | 10 - 3 | 0.653 | 0 |
33 | 27 | Texas | 10 - 4 | 0.636 | 0 |
34 | 25 | Boise State | 10 - 3 | 0.629 | 0 |
35 | 32 | Northwestern | 9 - 5 | 0.628 | 0 |
36 | 38 | Virginia | 8 - 5 | 0.624 | 0 |
37 | 91 | Western Michigan | 7 - 6 | 0.617 | 0 |
38 | 30 | Stanford | 9 - 4 | 0.614 | 0 |
39 | 46 | Pittsburgh | 7 - 7 | 0.611 | 0 |
40 | 41 | Duke | 8 - 5 | 0.606 | 0 |
41 | 77 | Nebraska | 4 - 8 | 0.605 | 0 |
42 | 50 | Arizona St. | 7 - 6 | 0.603 | 0 |
43 | 81 | Florida St. | 5 - 7 | 0.603 | 0 |
44 | 69 | Memphis | 8 - 6 | 0.597 | 0 |
45 | 53 | Brigham Young | 7 - 6 | 0.597 | 0 |
46 | 65 | Baylor | 7 - 6 | 0.595 | 0 |
47 | 49 | Purdue | 6 - 7 | 0.589 | 0 |
48 | 36 | Wisconsin | 8 - 5 | 0.587 | 0 |
49 | 57 | Wake Forest | 7 - 6 | 0.586 | 0 |
50 | 82 | Kansas St. | 5 - 7 | 0.582 | 0 |
51 | 23 | Army | 11 - 2 | 0.581 | 0 |
52 | 40 | Troy | 10 - 3 | 0.580 | 0 |
53 | 55 | Texas Christian | 7 - 6 | 0.579 | 0 |
54 | 33 | North Carolina St. | 9 - 4 | 0.579 | 0 |
55 | 8 | Fresno St. | 12 - 2 | 0.578 | 0 |
56 | 71 | Southern California | 5 - 7 | 0.572 | 0 |
57 | 95 | South Florida | 7 - 6 | 0.568 | 0 |
58 | 58 | Marshall | 9 - 4 | 0.564 | 0 |
59 | 37 | Miami, Florida | 7 - 6 | 0.563 | 0 |
60 | 94 | Hawaii | 8 - 6 | 0.558 | 0 |
61 | 47 | Oklahoma St. | 7 - 6 | 0.554 | 0 |
62 | 86 | Arizona | 5 - 7 | 0.554 | 0 |
63 | 62 | Florida International | 9 - 4 | 0.548 | 0 |
64 | 60 | California | 7 - 6 | 0.545 | 0 |
65 | 70 | Mississippi | 5 - 7 | 0.542 | 0 |
66 | 42 | Georgia Southern | 10 - 3 | 0.542 | 0 |
67 | 43 | Boston College | 7 - 5 | 0.540 | 0 |
68 | 90 | Air Force | 5 - 7 | 0.537 | 0 |
69 | 51 | Vanderbilt | 6 - 7 | 0.536 | 0 |
70 | 29 | West Virginia | 8 - 4 | 0.520 | 0 |
71 | 56 | Temple | 8 - 5 | 0.516 | 0 |
72 | 44 | Ohio | 9 - 4 | 0.514 | 0 |
73 | 114 | Louisville | 2 - 10 | 0.514 | 0 |
74 | 80 | Tulane | 7 - 6 | 0.513 | 0 |
75 | 93 | Florida Atlantic | 5 - 7 | 0.513 | 0 |
76 | 61 | North Texas | 9 - 4 | 0.511 | 0 |
77 | 59 | Texas Tech | 5 - 7 | 0.511 | 0 |
78 | 96 | Southern Methodist | 5 - 7 | 0.511 | 0 |
79 | 83 | Southern Mississippi | 6 - 5 | 0.503 | 0 |
80 | 75 | Toledo | 7 - 6 | 0.496 | 0 |
81 | 72 | Arkansas St. | 8 - 5 | 0.480 | 0 |
82 | 22 | Utah St. | 11 - 2 | 0.475 | 0 |
83 | 74 | Northern Illinois | 8 - 6 | 0.471 | 0 |
84 | 88 | Colorado | 5 - 7 | 0.466 | 0 |
85 | 85 | San Diego St. | 7 - 6 | 0.464 | 0 |
86 | 87 | Louisiana | 7 - 7 | 0.463 | 0 |
87 | 89 | Wyoming | 6 - 6 | 0.460 | 0 |
88 | 76 | Houston | 8 - 5 | 0.460 | 0 |
89 | 97 | LA-Monroe | 6 - 6 | 0.454 | 0 |
90 | 105 | Illinois | 4 - 8 | 0.449 | 0 |
91 | 31 | AL-Birmingham | 11 - 3 | 0.433 | 0 |
92 | 84 | Louisiana Tech | 8 - 5 | 0.420 | 0 |
93 | 106 | Arkansas | 2 - 10 | 0.419 | 0 |
94 | 52 | Georgia Tech | 7 - 6 | 0.411 | 0 |
95 | 64 | Middle Tennessee | 8 - 6 | 0.408 | 0 |
96 | 78 | Miami, Ohio | 6 - 6 | 0.395 | 0 |
97 | 111 | Oregon St. | 2 - 10 | 0.387 | 0 |
98 | 109 | Ball St. | 4 - 8 | 0.377 | 0 |
99 | 67 | Nevada | 8 - 5 | 0.374 | 0 |
100 | 99 | Liberty | 6 - 6 | 0.371 | 0 |
101 | 118 | Western Kentucky | 3 - 9 | 0.370 | 0 |
102 | 63 | Maryland | 5 - 7 | 0.364 | 0 |
103 | 113 | Tulsa | 3 - 9 | 0.357 | 0 |
104 | 107 | Nevada-Las Vegas | 4 - 8 | 0.356 | 0 |
105 | 54 | Buffalo | 10 - 4 | 0.353 | 0 |
106 | 123 | Kent St. | 2 - 10 | 0.349 | 0 |
107 | 126 | Rutgers | 1 - 11 | 0.346 | 0 |
108 | 122 | New Mexico St. | 3 - 9 | 0.346 | 0 |
109 | 119 | Georgia St. | 2 - 10 | 0.344 | 0 |
110 | 98 | Coastal Carolina | 5 - 7 | 0.344 | 0 |
111 | 79 | Eastern Michigan | 7 - 6 | 0.344 | 0 |
112 | 103 | North Carolina | 2 - 9 | 0.338 | 0 |
113 | 125 | Texas-San Antonio | 3 - 9 | 0.305 | 0 |
114 | 104 | Navy | 3 - 10 | 0.293 | 0 |
115 | 117 | East Carolina | 3 - 9 | 0.292 | 0 |
116 | 100 | Charlotte | 5 - 7 | 0.288 | 0 |
117 | 112 | New Mexico | 3 - 9 | 0.277 | 0 |
118 | 129 | Connecticut | 1 - 11 | 0.276 | 0 |
119 | 116 | Colorado St. | 3 - 9 | 0.255 | 0 |
120 | 121 | Texas St. | 3 - 9 | 0.249 | 0 |
121 | 124 | San Jose St. | 1 - 11 | 0.238 | 0 |
122 | 108 | Akron | 4 - 8 | 0.236 | 0 |
123 | 101 | Kansas | 3 - 9 | 0.232 | 0 |
124 | 110 | Old Dominion | 4 - 8 | 0.229 | 0 |
125 | 102 | Massachusetts | 4 - 8 | 0.221 | 0 |
126 | 115 | South Alabama | 3 - 9 | 0.206 | 0 |
127 | 128 | Central Michigan | 1 - 11 | 0.199 | 0 |
128 | 131 | Wild Card U. | 7 - 105 | 0.189 | 0 |
129 | 127 | Rice | 2 - 11 | 0.187 | 0 |
130 | 120 | Bowling Green | 3 - 9 | 0.182 | 0 |
131 | 130 | Texas-El Paso | 1 - 11 | 0.156 | 0 |
2019 conference power ratings:
Conference | 2019 Record | Power Rating |
---|---|---|
SEC | 0-0 | .696 |
Big Ten | 0-0 | .620 |
Pac-12 | 0-0 | .601 |
ACC | 0-0 | .585 |
Big Twelve | 0-0 | .568 |
Independents | 0-0 | .488 |
AAC | 0-0 | .477 |
Sun Belt | 0-0 | .439 |
Mountain West | 0-0 | .433 |
Conference USA | 0-0 | .388 |
MAC | 0-0 | .378 |