ARGH 2009 Power Ratings

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 WeekLast Week Team 2008 Record Power Rating
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:

Conference2009 Record Power Rating
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

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