The following are the preliminary ARGH power ratings for the 2024 season. Teams currently included are the 134 Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) teams, plus Missouri State.
The estimated home field advantage is .562, or about 3.10 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 8-13-24
This Week | Last Week | Team | 2023 Record | Power Rating | SOS |
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1 | 2 | Georgia | 13 - 1 | 0.844 | 0 |
2 | 4 | Ohio St. | 11 - 2 | 0.784 | 0 |
3 | 7 | Alabama | 12 - 2 | 0.778 | 0 |
4 | 6 | Texas | 12 - 2 | 0.774 | 0 |
5 | 9 | Penn State | 10 - 3 | 0.754 | 0 |
6 | 12 | Mississippi | 11 - 2 | 0.753 | 0 |
7 | 1 | Michigan | 15 - 0 | 0.748 | 0 |
8 | 22 | Clemson | 9 - 4 | 0.722 | 0 |
9 | 5 | Oregon | 12 - 2 | 0.717 | 0 |
10 | 14 | Louisiana St. | 10 - 3 | 0.708 | 0 |
11 | 13 | Oklahoma | 10 - 3 | 0.700 | 0 |
12 | 8 | Florida St. | 13 - 1 | 0.696 | 0 |
13 | 31 | Texas A&M | 7 - 6 | 0.693 | 0 |
14 | 52 | Auburn | 6 - 7 | 0.684 | 0 |
15 | 32 | Oklahoma St. | 10 - 4 | 0.684 | 0 |
16 | 10 | Notre Dame | 10 - 3 | 0.682 | 0 |
17 | 11 | Missouri | 11 - 2 | 0.681 | 0 |
18 | 25 | Southern California | 8 - 5 | 0.679 | 0 |
19 | 29 | Iowa | 10 - 4 | 0.678 | 0 |
20 | 43 | Iowa St. | 7 - 6 | 0.673 | 0 |
21 | 61 | Florida | 5 - 7 | 0.669 | 0 |
22 | 18 | Tennessee | 9 - 4 | 0.666 | 0 |
23 | 48 | Kentucky | 7 - 6 | 0.660 | 0 |
24 | 45 | Virginia Tech | 7 - 6 | 0.653 | 0 |
25 | 34 | Miami, Florida | 7 - 6 | 0.652 | 0 |
26 | 63 | Texas Christian | 5 - 7 | 0.649 | 0 |
27 | 46 | Texas Tech | 7 - 6 | 0.648 | 0 |
28 | 30 | Utah | 8 - 5 | 0.646 | 0 |
29 | 71 | Nebraska | 5 - 7 | 0.643 | 0 |
30 | 15 | Kansas St. | 9 - 4 | 0.639 | 0 |
31 | 50 | Wisconsin | 7 - 6 | 0.635 | 0 |
32 | 19 | Louisville | 10 - 4 | 0.627 | 0 |
33 | 40 | North Carolina | 8 - 5 | 0.625 | 0 |
34 | 73 | Minnesota | 6 - 7 | 0.619 | 0 |
35 | 66 | South Carolina | 5 - 7 | 0.617 | 0 |
36 | 81 | Purdue | 4 - 8 | 0.608 | 0 |
37 | 26 | North Carolina St. | 9 - 4 | 0.607 | 0 |
38 | 36 | West Virginia | 9 - 4 | 0.602 | 0 |
39 | 3 | Washington | 14 - 1 | 0.600 | 0 |
40 | 75 | Illinois | 5 - 7 | 0.593 | 0 |
41 | 33 | Maryland | 8 - 5 | 0.593 | 0 |
42 | 51 | Georgia Tech | 7 - 6 | 0.589 | 0 |
43 | 47 | Boise State | 8 - 6 | 0.588 | 0 |
44 | 96 | Michigan St. | 4 - 8 | 0.587 | 0 |
45 | 67 | Central Florida | 6 - 7 | 0.582 | 0 |
46 | 68 | California | 6 - 7 | 0.579 | 0 |
47 | 44 | Rutgers | 7 - 6 | 0.576 | 0 |
48 | 28 | Kansas | 9 - 4 | 0.575 | 0 |
49 | 83 | Arkansas | 4 - 8 | 0.574 | 0 |
50 | 105 | Stanford | 3 - 9 | 0.573 | 0 |
51 | 99 | Pittsburgh | 3 - 9 | 0.569 | 0 |
52 | 106 | Baylor | 3 - 9 | 0.569 | 0 |
53 | 93 | Wake Forest | 4 - 8 | 0.565 | 0 |
54 | 79 | Syracuse | 6 - 7 | 0.561 | 0 |
55 | 16 | Arizona | 10 - 3 | 0.561 | 0 |
56 | 35 | UCLA | 8 - 5 | 0.555 | 0 |
57 | 27 | Duke | 8 - 5 | 0.550 | 0 |
58 | 82 | Brigham Young | 5 - 7 | 0.542 | 0 |
59 | 39 | Tulane | 11 - 3 | 0.539 | 0 |
60 | 38 | Memphis | 10 - 3 | 0.539 | 0 |
61 | 95 | Virginia | 3 - 9 | 0.538 | 0 |
62 | 23 | Southern Methodist | 11 - 3 | 0.529 | 0 |
63 | 77 | Mississippi St. | 5 - 7 | 0.528 | 0 |
64 | 102 | Cincinnati | 3 - 9 | 0.525 | 0 |
65 | 94 | Houston | 4 - 8 | 0.517 | 0 |
66 | 86 | South Florida | 7 - 6 | 0.514 | 0 |
67 | 24 | Oregon St. | 8 - 5 | 0.514 | 0 |
68 | 64 | Washington St. | 5 - 7 | 0.513 | 0 |
69 | 65 | Fresno St. | 9 - 4 | 0.507 | 0 |
70 | 103 | Arizona St. | 3 - 9 | 0.506 | 0 |
71 | 55 | Appalachian St. | 9 - 5 | 0.500 | 0 |
72 | 74 | Boston College | 7 - 6 | 0.498 | 0 |
73 | 80 | Colorado | 4 - 8 | 0.495 | 0 |
74 | 53 | Texas-San Antonio | 9 - 4 | 0.479 | 0 |
75 | 20 | Liberty | 13 - 1 | 0.470 | 0 |
76 | 58 | Coastal Carolina | 8 - 5 | 0.468 | 0 |
77 | 98 | Indiana | 3 - 9 | 0.467 | 0 |
78 | 112 | Vanderbilt | 2 - 10 | 0.464 | 0 |
79 | 41 | Miami, Ohio | 11 - 3 | 0.461 | 0 |
80 | 120 | East Carolina | 2 - 10 | 0.451 | 0 |
81 | 37 | Toledo | 11 - 3 | 0.450 | 0 |
82 | 54 | Northwestern | 8 - 5 | 0.449 | 0 |
83 | 21 | Troy | 11 - 3 | 0.444 | 0 |
84 | 49 | Wyoming | 9 - 4 | 0.435 | 0 |
85 | 113 | Western Michigan | 4 - 8 | 0.430 | 0 |
86 | 92 | Arkansas St. | 6 - 7 | 0.428 | 0 |
87 | 62 | South Alabama | 7 - 6 | 0.426 | 0 |
88 | 17 | James Madison | 11 - 2 | 0.423 | 0 |
89 | 116 | Tulsa | 4 - 8 | 0.417 | 0 |
90 | 76 | Bowling Green | 7 - 6 | 0.416 | 0 |
91 | 57 | Nevada-Las Vegas | 9 - 5 | 0.414 | 0 |
92 | 109 | AL-Birmingham | 4 - 8 | 0.411 | 0 |
93 | 100 | Colorado St. | 5 - 7 | 0.408 | 0 |
94 | 90 | Marshall | 6 - 7 | 0.407 | 0 |
95 | 84 | Army | 6 - 6 | 0.400 | 0 |
96 | 70 | Western Kentucky | 8 - 5 | 0.396 | 0 |
97 | 108 | Florida Atlantic | 4 - 8 | 0.391 | 0 |
98 | 89 | Louisiana | 6 - 7 | 0.390 | 0 |
99 | 110 | San Diego St. | 4 - 8 | 0.389 | 0 |
100 | 42 | Air Force | 9 - 4 | 0.388 | 0 |
101 | 118 | Southern Mississippi | 3 - 9 | 0.388 | 0 |
102 | 91 | Utah St. | 6 - 7 | 0.372 | 0 |
103 | 88 | Georgia Southern | 6 - 7 | 0.368 | 0 |
104 | 107 | Navy | 5 - 7 | 0.367 | 0 |
105 | 72 | Texas St. | 8 - 5 | 0.363 | 0 |
106 | 87 | Rice | 6 - 7 | 0.363 | 0 |
107 | 97 | Northern Illinois | 7 - 6 | 0.362 | 0 |
108 | 60 | San Jose St. | 7 - 6 | 0.361 | 0 |
109 | 101 | North Texas | 5 - 7 | 0.357 | 0 |
110 | 114 | Hawaii | 5 - 8 | 0.354 | 0 |
111 | 78 | Georgia St. | 7 - 6 | 0.352 | 0 |
112 | 104 | Middle Tennessee | 4 - 8 | 0.345 | 0 |
113 | 121 | Texas-El Paso | 3 - 9 | 0.341 | 0 |
114 | 85 | Old Dominion | 6 - 7 | 0.338 | 0 |
115 | 56 | Ohio | 10 - 3 | 0.334 | 0 |
116 | 115 | Central Michigan | 5 - 7 | 0.322 | 0 |
117 | 119 | Connecticut | 3 - 9 | 0.313 | 0 |
118 | 124 | Eastern Michigan | 6 - 7 | 0.311 | 0 |
119 | 127 | Florida International | 4 - 8 | 0.310 | 0 |
120 | 117 | Ball St. | 4 - 8 | 0.307 | 0 |
121 | 126 | Buffalo | 3 - 9 | 0.307 | 0 |
122 | 0 | Missouri St. | 4 - 7 | 0.304 | 0 |
123 | 59 | Jacksonville St. | 9 - 4 | 0.303 | 0 |
124 | 122 | Sam Houston St. | 3 - 9 | 0.297 | 0 |
125 | 131 | Nevada | 2 - 10 | 0.295 | 0 |
126 | 69 | New Mexico St. | 10 - 5 | 0.291 | 0 |
127 | 129 | Temple | 3 - 9 | 0.288 | 0 |
128 | 135 | Kent St. | 1 - 11 | 0.288 | 0 |
129 | 130 | LA-Monroe | 2 - 10 | 0.276 | 0 |
130 | 128 | Charlotte | 3 - 9 | 0.273 | 0 |
131 | 125 | Massachusetts | 3 - 9 | 0.272 | 0 |
132 | 123 | Louisiana Tech | 3 - 9 | 0.270 | 0 |
133 | 133 | Akron | 2 - 10 | 0.245 | 0 |
134 | 111 | New Mexico | 4 - 8 | 0.238 | 0 |
135 | 134 | Wild Card U. | 9 - 116 | 0.234 | 0 |
136 | 132 | Kennesaw St. | 3 - 6 | 0.153 | 0 |
2024 conference power ratings:
Conference | 2024 Record | Power Rating |
---|---|---|
SEC | 0-0 | .675 |
Big Ten | 0-0 | .627 |
ACC | 0-0 | .596 |
Big Twelve | 0-0 | .588 |
Pac-12 (2) | 0-0 | .513 |
Independents | 0-0 | .422 |
AAC | 0-0 | .413 |
Sun Belt | 0-0 | .398 |
Mountain West | 0-0 | .396 |
MAC | 0-0 | .353 |
Conference USA | 0-0 | .318 |