The following are the pre-season ARGH power ratings for the 2010 season. Teams included are the 120 Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) teams.
The estimated home field advantage is .575, or about 3.96 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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This Week | Last Week | Team | 2009 Record | Power Rating |
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1 | 1 | Alabama | 14 - 0 | 0.887 |
2 | 2 | Florida | 13 - 1 | 0.883 |
3 | 5 | Boise State | 14 - 0 | 0.868 |
4 | 3 | Texas | 13 - 1 | 0.855 |
5 | 4 | Texas Christian | 12 - 1 | 0.853 |
6 | 13 | Oklahoma | 8 - 5 | 0.835 |
7 | 6 | Ohio St. | 11 - 2 | 0.828 |
8 | 10 | Nebraska | 10 - 4 | 0.811 |
9 | 11 | Oregon | 10 - 3 | 0.806 |
10 | 33 | North Carolina | 8 - 5 | 0.798 |
11 | 12 | Iowa | 11 - 2 | 0.786 |
12 | 7 | Virginia Tech | 10 - 3 | 0.780 |
13 | 20 | Southern California | 9 - 4 | 0.770 |
14 | 9 | Penn State | 11 - 2 | 0.770 |
15 | 15 | Georgia Tech | 11 - 3 | 0.751 |
16 | 18 | Miami, Florida | 9 - 4 | 0.739 |
17 | 14 | Louisiana St. | 9 - 4 | 0.732 |
18 | 23 | Clemson | 9 - 5 | 0.728 |
19 | 22 | Arkansas | 8 - 5 | 0.725 |
20 | 21 | Wisconsin | 10 - 3 | 0.723 |
21 | 28 | Georgia | 8 - 5 | 0.721 |
22 | 24 | Texas Tech | 9 - 4 | 0.720 |
23 | 46 | Missouri | 8 - 5 | 0.719 |
24 | 44 | California | 8 - 5 | 0.719 |
25 | 26 | Utah | 10 - 3 | 0.712 |
26 | 31 | West Virginia | 9 - 4 | 0.710 |
27 | 45 | Florida St. | 7 - 6 | 0.706 |
28 | 42 | South Carolina | 7 - 6 | 0.699 |
29 | 34 | Arizona | 8 - 5 | 0.699 |
30 | 29 | Stanford | 8 - 5 | 0.695 |
31 | 16 | Pittsburgh | 10 - 3 | 0.694 |
32 | 8 | Cincinnati | 12 - 1 | 0.678 |
33 | 32 | Oregon St. | 8 - 5 | 0.674 |
34 | 40 | Boston College | 8 - 5 | 0.673 |
35 | 30 | Connecticut | 8 - 5 | 0.670 |
36 | 17 | Brigham Young | 11 - 2 | 0.664 |
37 | 35 | Auburn | 8 - 5 | 0.655 |
38 | 37 | Rutgers | 9 - 4 | 0.642 |
39 | 19 | Mississippi | 9 - 4 | 0.639 |
40 | 41 | Houston | 10 - 4 | 0.608 |
41 | 55 | Michigan St. | 6 - 7 | 0.608 |
42 | 51 | UCLA | 7 - 6 | 0.602 |
43 | 60 | Texas A&M | 6 - 7 | 0.601 |
44 | 48 | Notre Dame | 6 - 6 | 0.600 |
45 | 27 | Oklahoma St. | 9 - 4 | 0.600 |
46 | 43 | South Florida | 8 - 5 | 0.590 |
47 | 39 | Navy | 10 - 4 | 0.569 |
48 | 36 | Tennessee | 7 - 6 | 0.567 |
49 | 54 | Washington | 5 - 7 | 0.562 |
50 | 47 | Kentucky | 7 - 6 | 0.561 |
51 | 56 | Nevada | 8 - 5 | 0.547 |
52 | 50 | Mississippi St. | 5 - 7 | 0.538 |
53 | 58 | Fresno St. | 8 - 5 | 0.537 |
54 | 38 | Air Force | 8 - 5 | 0.528 |
55 | 59 | Northwestern | 8 - 5 | 0.527 |
56 | 76 | Baylor | 4 - 8 | 0.522 |
57 | 73 | Michigan | 5 - 7 | 0.520 |
58 | 61 | Minnesota | 6 - 7 | 0.520 |
59 | 63 | Temple | 9 - 4 | 0.518 |
60 | 64 | Wake Forest | 5 - 7 | 0.512 |
61 | 72 | North Carolina St. | 5 - 7 | 0.508 |
62 | 66 | Southern Mississippi | 7 - 6 | 0.507 |
63 | 88 | Colorado | 3 - 9 | 0.494 |
64 | 84 | Tulsa | 5 - 7 | 0.491 |
65 | 62 | Kansas | 5 - 7 | 0.487 |
66 | 52 | Middle Tennessee St. | 10 - 3 | 0.480 |
67 | 68 | Arizona St. | 4 - 8 | 0.467 |
68 | 57 | Central Florida | 8 - 5 | 0.467 |
69 | 65 | Iowa St. | 7 - 6 | 0.458 |
70 | 74 | Northern Illinois | 7 - 6 | 0.457 |
71 | 69 | Purdue | 5 - 7 | 0.448 |
72 | 25 | Central Michigan | 12 - 2 | 0.446 |
73 | 53 | Troy St. | 9 - 4 | 0.441 |
74 | 67 | Kansas St. | 6 - 6 | 0.435 |
75 | 83 | Louisville | 4 - 8 | 0.433 |
76 | 80 | Duke | 5 - 7 | 0.427 |
77 | 70 | Southern Methodist | 8 - 5 | 0.417 |
78 | 79 | Louisiana Tech | 4 - 8 | 0.411 |
79 | 87 | Illinois | 3 - 9 | 0.411 |
80 | 98 | Vanderbilt | 2 - 10 | 0.406 |
81 | 81 | Wyoming | 7 - 6 | 0.401 |
82 | 78 | Idaho | 8 - 5 | 0.399 |
83 | 77 | Marshall | 7 - 6 | 0.398 |
84 | 90 | Indiana | 4 - 8 | 0.392 |
85 | 102 | Maryland | 2 - 10 | 0.386 |
86 | 82 | Syracuse | 4 - 8 | 0.385 |
87 | 89 | Virginia | 3 - 9 | 0.384 |
88 | 49 | East Carolina | 9 - 5 | 0.373 |
89 | 113 | Ball St. | 2 - 10 | 0.372 |
90 | 94 | Hawaii | 6 - 7 | 0.371 |
91 | 112 | Rice | 2 - 10 | 0.367 |
92 | 99 | San Diego St. | 4 - 8 | 0.362 |
93 | 93 | Utah St. | 4 - 8 | 0.359 |
94 | 86 | AL-Birmingham | 5 - 7 | 0.356 |
95 | 95 | LA-Lafayette | 6 - 6 | 0.351 |
96 | 91 | Nevada-Las Vegas | 5 - 7 | 0.350 |
97 | 104 | Colorado St. | 3 - 9 | 0.336 |
98 | 71 | Ohio | 9 - 5 | 0.335 |
99 | 103 | Kent | 5 - 7 | 0.328 |
100 | 105 | Western Michigan | 5 - 7 | 0.320 |
101 | 96 | Arkansas St. | 4 - 8 | 0.303 |
102 | 100 | Texas-El Paso | 4 - 8 | 0.302 |
103 | 92 | Buffalo | 5 - 7 | 0.301 |
104 | 75 | Bowling Green | 7 - 6 | 0.295 |
105 | 107 | Army | 5 - 7 | 0.292 |
106 | 97 | Florida Atlantic | 5 - 7 | 0.285 |
107 | 109 | Akron | 3 - 9 | 0.269 |
108 | 85 | LA-Monroe | 6 - 6 | 0.266 |
109 | 101 | Toledo | 5 - 7 | 0.266 |
110 | 114 | Washington St. | 1 - 11 | 0.265 |
111 | 117 | Miami, Ohio | 1 - 11 | 0.257 |
112 | 115 | San Jose St. | 2 - 10 | 0.249 |
113 | 110 | North Texas | 2 - 10 | 0.241 |
114 | 108 | Memphis | 2 - 10 | 0.238 |
115 | 106 | Florida International | 3 - 9 | 0.237 |
116 | 118 | New Mexico St. | 3 - 10 | 0.229 |
117 | 116 | New Mexico | 1 - 11 | 0.216 |
118 | 111 | Tulane | 3 - 9 | 0.177 |
119 | 120 | Western Kentucky | 0 - 12 | 0.164 |
120 | 119 | Wild Card U. | 5 - 89 | 0.132 |
121 | 121 | Eastern Michigan | 0 - 12 | 0.114 |
2010 conference power ratings:
Conference | 2009 Record | Power Rating |
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SEC | 48-10 | .668 |
Big Twelve | 39-17 | .628 |
Pac-10 | 23-14 | .626 |
ACC | 33-22 | .616 |
Big East | 36-10 | .600 |
Big Ten | 36-15 | .594 |
Mountain West | 25-16 | .491 |
Independents | 19-15 | .487 |
WAC | 21-22 | .441 |
Conference USA | 21-33 | .392 |
MAC | 17-40 | .329 |
Sun Belt | 9-29 | .308 |