The following are the preseason ARGH power ratings for the 2009 season. Teams included are the 120 Division 1-A teams.
The estimated home field advantage is .589, or about 4.37 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 Week | Last Week | Team | 2008 Record | Power Rating |
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1 | 1 | Florida | 13 - 1 | 0.900 |
2 | 3 | Texas | 12 - 1 | 0.842 |
3 | 4 | Oklahoma | 12 - 2 | 0.822 |
4 | 2 | Southern California | 12 - 1 | 0.798 |
5 | 20 | Virginia Tech | 10 - 4 | 0.760 |
6 | 10 | Ohio St. | 10 - 3 | 0.746 |
7 | 37 | Kansas | 8 - 5 | 0.738 |
8 | 17 | California | 9 - 4 | 0.730 |
9 | 6 | Penn State | 11 - 2 | 0.714 |
10 | 8 | Alabama | 12 - 2 | 0.711 |
11 | 33 | Georgia Tech | 9 - 4 | 0.709 |
12 | 7 | Boise State | 12 - 1 | 0.707 |
13 | 16 | Georgia | 10 - 3 | 0.697 |
14 | 9 | Texas Christian | 11 - 2 | 0.692 |
15 | 13 | Florida St. | 9 - 4 | 0.684 |
16 | 40 | Louisiana St. | 8 - 5 | 0.680 |
17 | 18 | Oregon St. | 9 - 4 | 0.679 |
18 | 22 | Oklahoma St. | 9 - 4 | 0.677 |
19 | 14 | Iowa | 9 - 4 | 0.670 |
20 | 19 | Mississippi | 9 - 4 | 0.661 |
21 | 27 | Wake Forest | 8 - 5 | 0.661 |
22 | 5 | Utah | 13 - 0 | 0.659 |
23 | 21 | Pittsburgh | 9 - 4 | 0.653 |
24 | 29 | North Carolina | 8 - 5 | 0.648 |
25 | 11 | Texas Tech | 11 - 2 | 0.647 |
26 | 38 | South Florida | 8 - 5 | 0.640 |
27 | 25 | West Virginia | 9 - 4 | 0.640 |
28 | 12 | Oregon | 10 - 3 | 0.639 |
29 | 30 | Michigan St. | 9 - 4 | 0.634 |
30 | 34 | Brigham Young | 10 - 3 | 0.633 |
31 | 15 | Missouri | 10 - 4 | 0.629 |
32 | 23 | Cincinnati | 11 - 3 | 0.626 |
33 | 49 | East Carolina | 9 - 5 | 0.615 |
34 | 31 | Rutgers | 8 - 5 | 0.614 |
35 | 58 | Illinois | 5 - 7 | 0.611 |
36 | 24 | Boston College | 9 - 5 | 0.608 |
37 | 45 | Notre Dame | 7 - 6 | 0.597 |
38 | 55 | Stanford | 5 - 7 | 0.585 |
39 | 35 | Clemson | 7 - 6 | 0.581 |
40 | 68 | Auburn | 5 - 7 | 0.579 |
41 | 47 | Vanderbilt | 7 - 6 | 0.577 |
42 | 53 | Kentucky | 7 - 6 | 0.575 |
43 | 50 | Troy St. | 8 - 5 | 0.572 |
44 | 74 | Arkansas | 5 - 7 | 0.570 |
45 | 32 | Arizona | 8 - 5 | 0.570 |
46 | 65 | Virginia | 5 - 7 | 0.567 |
47 | 36 | Connecticut | 8 - 5 | 0.567 |
48 | 60 | Tennessee | 5 - 7 | 0.565 |
49 | 57 | Wisconsin | 7 - 6 | 0.562 |
50 | 59 | Southern Mississippi | 7 - 6 | 0.559 |
51 | 56 | North Carolina St. | 6 - 7 | 0.555 |
52 | 41 | Miami, Florida | 7 - 6 | 0.552 |
53 | 91 | UCLA | 4 - 8 | 0.552 |
54 | 44 | Maryland | 8 - 5 | 0.548 |
55 | 63 | Baylor | 4 - 8 | 0.547 |
56 | 67 | Central Michigan | 8 - 5 | 0.542 |
57 | 77 | Colorado | 5 - 7 | 0.541 |
58 | 90 | Texas A&M | 4 - 8 | 0.539 |
59 | 62 | Arizona St. | 5 - 7 | 0.538 |
60 | 26 | Nebraska | 9 - 4 | 0.538 |
61 | 52 | Houston | 8 - 5 | 0.528 |
62 | 51 | Air Force | 8 - 5 | 0.527 |
63 | 48 | South Carolina | 7 - 6 | 0.515 |
64 | 39 | Tulsa | 11 - 3 | 0.513 |
65 | 66 | Minnesota | 7 - 6 | 0.502 |
66 | 42 | Northwestern | 9 - 4 | 0.484 |
67 | 102 | Central Florida | 4 - 8 | 0.481 |
68 | 64 | Nevada | 7 - 6 | 0.475 |
69 | 78 | Fresno St. | 7 - 6 | 0.472 |
70 | 94 | Michigan | 3 - 9 | 0.469 |
71 | 54 | Western Michigan | 9 - 4 | 0.447 |
72 | 81 | Louisville | 5 - 7 | 0.445 |
73 | 82 | Hawaii | 7 - 7 | 0.439 |
74 | 75 | Louisiana Tech | 8 - 5 | 0.437 |
75 | 86 | Texas-El Paso | 5 - 7 | 0.436 |
76 | 46 | Navy | 8 - 5 | 0.436 |
77 | 79 | Arkansas St. | 6 - 6 | 0.429 |
78 | 28 | Ball St. | 12 - 2 | 0.423 |
79 | 97 | Marshall | 4 - 8 | 0.422 |
80 | 88 | Akron | 5 - 7 | 0.421 |
81 | 43 | Rice | 10 - 3 | 0.421 |
82 | 69 | Purdue | 4 - 8 | 0.418 |
83 | 73 | Duke | 4 - 8 | 0.416 |
84 | 61 | Buffalo | 8 - 6 | 0.415 |
85 | 80 | Florida Atlantic | 7 - 6 | 0.413 |
86 | 87 | Nevada-Las Vegas | 5 - 7 | 0.412 |
87 | 84 | New Mexico | 4 - 8 | 0.408 |
88 | 76 | Kansas St. | 5 - 7 | 0.402 |
89 | 96 | Mississippi St. | 4 - 8 | 0.400 |
90 | 92 | San Jose St. | 6 - 6 | 0.398 |
91 | 95 | Middle Tennessee St. | 5 - 7 | 0.387 |
92 | 105 | Indiana | 3 - 9 | 0.381 |
93 | 103 | AL-Birmingham | 4 - 8 | 0.381 |
94 | 109 | Wyoming | 4 - 8 | 0.380 |
95 | 117 | Washington St. | 2 - 11 | 0.376 |
96 | 98 | Ohio | 4 - 8 | 0.369 |
97 | 71 | Bowling Green | 6 - 6 | 0.369 |
98 | 70 | Colorado St. | 7 - 6 | 0.367 |
99 | 108 | Toledo | 3 - 9 | 0.364 |
100 | 83 | Temple | 5 - 7 | 0.361 |
101 | 89 | Memphis | 6 - 7 | 0.361 |
102 | 99 | Syracuse | 3 - 9 | 0.353 |
103 | 93 | Florida International | 5 - 7 | 0.352 |
104 | 104 | Iowa St. | 2 - 10 | 0.351 |
105 | 107 | Eastern Michigan | 3 - 9 | 0.349 |
106 | 85 | LA-Lafayette | 6 - 6 | 0.347 |
107 | 100 | Utah St. | 3 - 9 | 0.337 |
108 | 72 | Northern Illinois | 6 - 7 | 0.328 |
109 | 106 | LA-Monroe | 4 - 8 | 0.323 |
110 | 119 | Washington | 0 - 12 | 0.317 |
111 | 113 | San Diego St. | 2 - 10 | 0.317 |
112 | 116 | Southern Methodist | 1 - 11 | 0.287 |
113 | 101 | Kent | 4 - 8 | 0.284 |
114 | 115 | Tulane | 2 - 10 | 0.282 |
115 | 112 | Western Kentucky | 2 - 10 | 0.271 |
116 | 111 | Army | 3 - 9 | 0.231 |
117 | 114 | Miami, Ohio | 2 - 10 | 0.230 |
118 | 118 | Idaho | 2 - 10 | 0.195 |
119 | 120 | North Texas | 1 - 11 | 0.194 |
120 | 110 | New Mexico St. | 3 - 9 | 0.187 |
121 | 121 | Wild Card U. | 2 - 85 | 0.175 |
2009 conference power ratings:
Conference | 2009 Record | Power Rating |
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SEC | 0-0 | .619 |
ACC | 0-0 | .607 |
Big Twelve | 0-0 | .606 |
Pac-10 | 0-0 | .578 |
Big East | 0-0 | .567 |
Big Ten | 0-0 | .563 |
Mountain West | 0-0 | .488 |
Conference USA | 0-0 | .440 |
Independents | 0-0 | .421 |
WAC | 0-0 | .405 |
MAC | 0-0 | .377 |
Sun Belt | 0-0 | .365 |