The following are the initial ARGH power ratings for the 2022 season. Teams currently included are the 130 Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) teams, plus Jacksonville State and Sam Houston State.
The estimated home field advantage is .556, or about 2.95 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 8-22-22
This Week | Last Week | Team | 2021 Record | Power Rating | SOS |
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1 | 3 | Alabama | 13 - 2 | 0.844 | 0 |
2 | 1 | Georgia | 14 - 1 | 0.818 | 0 |
3 | 4 | Ohio St. | 11 - 2 | 0.816 | 0 |
4 | 11 | Clemson | 10 - 3 | 0.777 | 0 |
5 | 32 | Brigham Young | 10 - 3 | 0.776 | 0 |
6 | 6 | Oklahoma St. | 12 - 2 | 0.767 | 0 |
7 | 5 | Cincinnati | 13 - 1 | 0.754 | 0 |
8 | 20 | Iowa | 10 - 4 | 0.743 | 0 |
9 | 8 | Notre Dame | 11 - 2 | 0.729 | 0 |
10 | 2 | Michigan | 12 - 2 | 0.729 | 0 |
11 | 9 | Oklahoma | 11 - 2 | 0.706 | 0 |
12 | 31 | Boise State | 7 - 5 | 0.684 | 0 |
13 | 7 | Baylor | 12 - 2 | 0.684 | 0 |
14 | 21 | North Carolina St. | 9 - 3 | 0.680 | 0 |
15 | 17 | Purdue | 9 - 4 | 0.676 | 0 |
16 | 22 | Texas A&M | 8 - 4 | 0.676 | 0 |
17 | 24 | Utah | 10 - 4 | 0.672 | 0 |
18 | 43 | Texas | 5 - 7 | 0.666 | 0 |
19 | 10 | Wisconsin | 9 - 4 | 0.654 | 0 |
20 | 37 | Auburn | 6 - 7 | 0.644 | 0 |
21 | 12 | Michigan St. | 11 - 2 | 0.644 | 0 |
22 | 14 | Pittsburgh | 11 - 3 | 0.643 | 0 |
23 | 27 | Iowa St. | 7 - 6 | 0.640 | 0 |
24 | 50 | Central Florida | 9 - 4 | 0.639 | 0 |
25 | 42 | Miami, Florida | 7 - 5 | 0.632 | 0 |
26 | 18 | Wake Forest | 11 - 3 | 0.624 | 0 |
27 | 41 | Tennessee | 7 - 6 | 0.623 | 0 |
28 | 30 | Air Force | 10 - 3 | 0.620 | 0 |
29 | 26 | Penn State | 7 - 6 | 0.620 | 0 |
30 | 23 | Minnesota | 9 - 4 | 0.619 | 0 |
31 | 25 | Kentucky | 10 - 3 | 0.615 | 0 |
32 | 39 | Oregon | 10 - 4 | 0.612 | 0 |
33 | 13 | Mississippi | 10 - 3 | 0.612 | 0 |
34 | 47 | Mississippi St. | 7 - 6 | 0.607 | 0 |
35 | 53 | Maryland | 7 - 6 | 0.605 | 0 |
36 | 19 | Arkansas | 9 - 4 | 0.603 | 0 |
37 | 35 | Appalachian St. | 10 - 4 | 0.602 | 0 |
38 | 74 | Texas Christian | 5 - 7 | 0.602 | 0 |
39 | 16 | Houston | 12 - 2 | 0.595 | 0 |
40 | 15 | Louisiana | 13 - 1 | 0.593 | 0 |
41 | 51 | West Virginia | 6 - 7 | 0.592 | 0 |
42 | 33 | Kansas St. | 8 - 5 | 0.590 | 0 |
43 | 29 | Texas-San Antonio | 12 - 2 | 0.583 | 0 |
44 | 57 | Louisville | 6 - 7 | 0.581 | 0 |
45 | 66 | North Carolina | 6 - 7 | 0.578 | 0 |
46 | 63 | Florida | 6 - 7 | 0.572 | 0 |
47 | 71 | Florida St. | 5 - 7 | 0.570 | 0 |
48 | 38 | Army | 9 - 4 | 0.552 | 0 |
49 | 48 | AL-Birmingham | 9 - 4 | 0.549 | 0 |
50 | 65 | Oregon St. | 7 - 6 | 0.548 | 0 |
51 | 36 | Coastal Carolina | 11 - 2 | 0.546 | 0 |
52 | 28 | San Diego St. | 12 - 2 | 0.542 | 0 |
53 | 75 | Miami, Ohio | 7 - 6 | 0.541 | 0 |
54 | 101 | Indiana | 2 - 10 | 0.536 | 0 |
55 | 105 | Stanford | 3 - 9 | 0.533 | 0 |
56 | 49 | Liberty | 8 - 5 | 0.532 | 0 |
57 | 52 | Texas Tech | 7 - 6 | 0.530 | 0 |
58 | 106 | Northwestern | 3 - 9 | 0.530 | 0 |
59 | 76 | Missouri | 6 - 7 | 0.528 | 0 |
60 | 34 | Fresno St. | 10 - 3 | 0.528 | 0 |
61 | 70 | Georgia St. | 8 - 5 | 0.521 | 0 |
62 | 78 | Boston College | 6 - 6 | 0.521 | 0 |
63 | 77 | Toledo | 7 - 6 | 0.520 | 0 |
64 | 46 | Southern Methodist | 8 - 4 | 0.519 | 0 |
65 | 45 | UCLA | 8 - 4 | 0.512 | 0 |
66 | 61 | East Carolina | 7 - 5 | 0.504 | 0 |
67 | 102 | San Jose St. | 5 - 7 | 0.503 | 0 |
68 | 99 | Tulane | 2 - 10 | 0.502 | 0 |
69 | 60 | South Carolina | 7 - 6 | 0.501 | 0 |
70 | 81 | Memphis | 6 - 6 | 0.500 | 0 |
71 | 58 | Nebraska | 3 - 9 | 0.499 | 0 |
72 | 67 | Marshall | 7 - 6 | 0.497 | 0 |
73 | 72 | Tulsa | 7 - 6 | 0.497 | 0 |
74 | 79 | Syracuse | 5 - 7 | 0.497 | 0 |
75 | 59 | Central Michigan | 9 - 4 | 0.495 | 0 |
76 | 73 | Northern Illinois | 9 - 5 | 0.491 | 0 |
77 | 40 | Utah St. | 11 - 3 | 0.487 | 0 |
78 | 64 | Western Michigan | 8 - 5 | 0.484 | 0 |
79 | 83 | Rutgers | 5 - 8 | 0.483 | 0 |
80 | 62 | Virginia | 6 - 6 | 0.471 | 0 |
81 | 69 | Washington St. | 7 - 6 | 0.470 | 0 |
82 | 56 | Louisiana St. | 6 - 7 | 0.470 | 0 |
83 | 80 | Virginia Tech | 6 - 7 | 0.466 | 0 |
84 | 100 | Colorado | 4 - 8 | 0.464 | 0 |
85 | 98 | Troy | 5 - 7 | 0.462 | 0 |
86 | 55 | Arizona St. | 8 - 5 | 0.460 | 0 |
87 | 87 | Kent St. | 7 - 7 | 0.458 | 0 |
88 | 92 | Ball St. | 6 - 7 | 0.457 | 0 |
89 | 68 | Illinois | 5 - 7 | 0.455 | 0 |
90 | 44 | Western Kentucky | 9 - 5 | 0.451 | 0 |
91 | 90 | Southern California | 4 - 8 | 0.450 | 0 |
92 | 94 | Old Dominion | 6 - 7 | 0.440 | 0 |
93 | 112 | South Florida | 2 - 10 | 0.435 | 0 |
94 | 97 | Washington | 4 - 8 | 0.407 | 0 |
95 | 104 | Buffalo | 4 - 8 | 0.407 | 0 |
96 | 85 | Navy | 4 - 8 | 0.406 | 0 |
97 | 88 | California | 5 - 7 | 0.402 | 0 |
98 | 54 | Nevada | 8 - 5 | 0.400 | 0 |
99 | 86 | Eastern Michigan | 7 - 6 | 0.398 | 0 |
100 | 103 | South Alabama | 5 - 7 | 0.390 | 0 |
101 | 95 | Florida Atlantic | 5 - 7 | 0.389 | 0 |
102 | 113 | Kansas | 2 - 10 | 0.386 | 0 |
103 | 89 | Texas-El Paso | 7 - 6 | 0.382 | 0 |
104 | 82 | Wyoming | 7 - 6 | 0.375 | 0 |
105 | 91 | North Texas | 6 - 7 | 0.371 | 0 |
106 | 111 | Rice | 4 - 8 | 0.369 | 0 |
107 | 84 | Middle Tennessee | 7 - 6 | 0.361 | 0 |
108 | 126 | Arizona | 1 - 11 | 0.361 | 0 |
109 | 117 | Georgia Southern | 3 - 9 | 0.357 | 0 |
110 | 109 | Louisiana Tech | 3 - 9 | 0.354 | 0 |
111 | 96 | Georgia Tech | 3 - 9 | 0.352 | 0 |
112 | 119 | Ohio | 3 - 9 | 0.352 | 0 |
113 | 120 | Southern Mississippi | 3 - 9 | 0.345 | 0 |
114 | 108 | Charlotte | 5 - 7 | 0.344 | 0 |
115 | 115 | Nevada-Las Vegas | 2 - 10 | 0.330 | 0 |
116 | 116 | Texas St. | 4 - 8 | 0.319 | 0 |
117 | 114 | Bowling Green | 4 - 8 | 0.310 | 0 |
118 | 0 | James Madison | 12 - 2 | 0.307 | 0 |
119 | 93 | Hawaii | 6 - 7 | 0.304 | 0 |
120 | 123 | Arkansas St. | 2 - 10 | 0.303 | 0 |
121 | 107 | Colorado St. | 3 - 9 | 0.298 | 0 |
122 | 121 | New Mexico | 3 - 9 | 0.291 | 0 |
123 | 125 | Vanderbilt | 2 - 10 | 0.282 | 0 |
124 | 118 | Duke | 3 - 9 | 0.273 | 0 |
125 | 110 | LA-Monroe | 4 - 8 | 0.273 | 0 |
126 | 122 | Temple | 3 - 9 | 0.261 | 0 |
127 | 0 | Sam Houston St. | 11 - 1 | 0.253 | 0 |
128 | 129 | Connecticut | 1 - 11 | 0.246 | 0 |
129 | 127 | Akron | 2 - 10 | 0.225 | 0 |
130 | 124 | New Mexico St. | 2 - 10 | 0.218 | 0 |
131 | 0 | Jacksonville St. | 5 - 6 | 0.209 | 0 |
132 | 131 | Massachusetts | 1 - 11 | 0.192 | 0 |
133 | 128 | Wild Card U. | 12 - 105 | 0.190 | 0 |
134 | 130 | Florida International | 1 - 11 | 0.135 | 0 |
2022 conference power ratings:
Conference | 2022 Record | Power Rating |
---|---|---|
Big Twelve | 0-0 | .616 |
Big Ten | 0-0 | .615 |
SEC | 0-0 | .600 |
ACC | 0-0 | .548 |
AAC | 0-0 | .510 |
Pac-12 | 0-0 | .491 |
Independents | 0-0 | .464 |
Mountain West | 0-0 | .447 |
MAC | 0-0 | .428 |
Sun Belt | 0-0 | .425 |
Conference USA | 0-0 | .390 |