ARGH 2008 Power Ratings

The following are the preliminary ARGH power ratings for the 2008 season. Teams included are the 120 Division 1-A teams, including provisional member Western Kentucky.

The estimated home field advantage is .592, or about 4.79 points for an average game. The power ratings represent the chance that the team in question has of beating an average Division 1-A team without regard to location.

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This WeekLast Week Team 2007 Record Power Rating
1 5 Ohio St. 11 - 2 0.873
2 9 Florida 9 - 4 0.849
3 6 Georgia 11 - 2 0.827
4 1 Louisiana St. 12 - 2 0.818
5 4 Southern California 11 - 2 0.804
6 7 Missouri 12 - 2 0.790
7 15 Auburn 9 - 4 0.772
8 8 Oklahoma 11 - 3 0.764
9 3 West Virginia 11 - 2 0.759
10 18 Clemson 9 - 4 0.753
11 10 Virginia Tech 11 - 3 0.753
12 16 South Florida 9 - 4 0.752
13 13 Arizona St. 10 - 3 0.750
14 11 Oregon 9 - 4 0.745
15 41 South Carolina 6 - 6 0.742
16 19 Tennessee 10 - 4 0.741
17 2 Kansas 12 - 1 0.737
18 14 Brigham Young 11 - 2 0.737
19 17 Texas 10 - 3 0.726
20 23 Penn State 9 - 4 0.716
21 34 Alabama 7 - 6 0.716
22 37 California 7 - 6 0.702
23 36 Wisconsin 9 - 4 0.698
24 26 Texas Tech 9 - 4 0.695
25 38 Rutgers 8 - 5 0.681
26 48 Florida St. 7 - 6 0.672
27 24 Utah 9 - 4 0.669
28 20 Boston College 11 - 3 0.669
29 35 Oklahoma St. 7 - 6 0.663
30 31 Wake Forest 9 - 4 0.662
31 12 Cincinnati 10 - 3 0.645
32 27 Kentucky 8 - 5 0.645
33 21 Oregon St. 9 - 4 0.645
34 28 Arkansas 8 - 5 0.641
35 52 Arizona 5 - 7 0.639
36 54 Maryland 6 - 7 0.635
37 29 Michigan 9 - 4 0.633
38 61 Washington 4 - 9 0.622
39 30 Connecticut 9 - 4 0.621
40 25 Illinois 9 - 4 0.618
41 65 Pittsburgh 5 - 7 0.615
42 46 Mississippi St. 8 - 5 0.613
43 44 Texas Christian 8 - 5 0.603
44 32 Boise State 10 - 3 0.601
45 42 UCLA 6 - 7 0.596
46 50 Louisville 6 - 6 0.588
47 45 Texas A&M 7 - 6 0.585
48 91 Notre Dame 3 - 9 0.571
49 57 Colorado 6 - 7 0.568
50 47 Michigan St. 7 - 6 0.567
51 60 East Carolina 8 - 5 0.554
52 58 Kansas St. 5 - 7 0.549
53 59 Nebraska 5 - 7 0.537
54 53 Purdue 8 - 5 0.536
55 56 Fresno St. 9 - 4 0.534
56 75 North Carolina 4 - 8 0.527
57 55 Tulsa 10 - 4 0.520
58 33 Virginia 9 - 4 0.509
59 43 Central Florida 10 - 4 0.508
60 72 Iowa 6 - 6 0.503
61 40 Troy St. 8 - 4 0.497
62 63 Vanderbilt 5 - 7 0.491
63 22 Hawaii 12 - 1 0.491
64 62 Indiana 7 - 6 0.491
65 67 Florida Atlantic 8 - 5 0.484
66 74 Miami, Florida 5 - 7 0.482
67 76 Stanford 4 - 8 0.477
68 70 Ball St. 7 - 6 0.476
69 77 Northwestern 6 - 6 0.456
70 51 Georgia Tech 7 - 6 0.455
71 81 Mississippi 3 - 9 0.451
72 79 Central Michigan 8 - 6 0.449
73 64 Washington St. 5 - 7 0.448
74 106 Minnesota 1 - 11 0.443
75 73 North Carolina St. 5 - 7 0.442
76 49 New Mexico 9 - 4 0.437
77 39 Air Force 9 - 4 0.435
78 80 Wyoming 5 - 7 0.430
79 86 Western Michigan 5 - 7 0.427
80 66 Houston 8 - 5 0.414
81 78 Bowling Green 8 - 5 0.400
82 82 Middle Tennessee St. 5 - 7 0.398
83 68 Southern Mississippi 7 - 6 0.397
84 84 Nevada 6 - 7 0.396
85 105 Syracuse 2 - 10 0.388
86 95 Miami, Ohio 6 - 7 0.382
87 83 LA-Monroe 6 - 6 0.369
88 99 Marshall 3 - 9 0.362
89 100 Baylor 3 - 9 0.348
90 71 Navy 8 - 5 0.348
91 98 Iowa St. 3 - 9 0.347
92 92 Texas-El Paso 4 - 8 0.342
93 85 San Diego St. 4 - 8 0.337
94 97 Toledo 5 - 7 0.334
95 94 Buffalo 5 - 7 0.329
96 88 Memphis 7 - 6 0.327
97 90 Ohio 6 - 6 0.325
98 104 Nevada-Las Vegas 2 - 10 0.322
99 112 Kent 3 - 9 0.319
100 103 Tulane 4 - 8 0.318
101 113 Temple 4 - 8 0.317
102 107 Rice 3 - 9 0.316
103 69 Western Kentucky 7 - 5 0.312
104 96 San Jose St. 5 - 7 0.307
105 89 Arkansas St. 5 - 7 0.304
106 115 AL-Birmingham 2 - 10 0.297
107 102 Akron 4 - 8 0.294
108 87 Colorado St. 3 - 9 0.289
109 93 Louisiana Tech 5 - 7 0.288
110 110 LA-Lafayette 3 - 9 0.280
111 111 Duke 1 - 11 0.266
112 101 Eastern Michigan 4 - 8 0.264
113 118 Northern Illinois 2 - 10 0.260
114 117 North Texas 2 - 10 0.246
115 109 New Mexico St. 4 - 9 0.234
116 120 Idaho 1 - 11 0.233
117 114 Utah St. 2 - 10 0.217
118 116 Southern Methodist 1 - 11 0.215
119 108 Army 3 - 9 0.206
120 121 Florida International 1 - 11 0.187
121 119 Wild Card U. 9 - 71 0.181

2007 conference power ratings:

Conference2007 Record Power Rating
SEC 0-0 .692
Pac-10 0-0 .643
Big East 0-0 .631
Big Twelve 0-0 .609
Big Ten 0-0 .594
ACC 0-0 .569
Mountain West 0-0.473
Conference USA 0-0.381
Independents 0-0 .375
WAC 0-0 .367
MAC 0-0 .352
Sun Belt 0-0 .342

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