ARGH 2008 Power Ratings

The following are the ARGH power ratings for the 2008 season as of September 2. Teams included are the 120 Division 1-A teams, including provisional member Western Kentucky.

The estimated home field advantage is .590, or about 4.65 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 2 Florida 1 - 0 0.844
2 1 Ohio St. 1 - 0 0.839
3 5 Southern California 1 - 0 0.808
4 3 Georgia 1 - 0 0.792
5 6 Missouri 1 - 0 0.789
6 4 Louisiana St. 1 - 0 0.786
7 7 Auburn 1 - 0 0.770
8 14 Oregon 1 - 0 0.757
9 21 Alabama 1 - 0 0.747
10 15 South Carolina 1 - 0 0.746
11 8 Oklahoma 1 - 0 0.740
12 19 Texas 1 - 0 0.737
13 9 West Virginia 1 - 0 0.731
14 12 South Florida 1 - 0 0.729
15 17 Kansas 1 - 0 0.724
16 13 Arizona St. 1 - 0 0.722
17 11 Virginia Tech 0 - 1 0.714
18 18 Brigham Young 1 - 0 0.711
19 10 Clemson 0 - 1 0.711
20 22 California 1 - 0 0.706
21 16 Tennessee 0 - 1 0.705
22 20 Penn State 1 - 0 0.697
23 23 Wisconsin 1 - 0 0.694
24 27 Utah 1 - 0 0.687
25 28 Boston College 1 - 0 0.683
26 29 Oklahoma St. 1 - 0 0.679
27 32 Kentucky 1 - 0 0.677
28 30 Wake Forest 1 - 0 0.673
29 24 Texas Tech 1 - 0 0.672
30 26 Florida St. 0 - 0 0.672
31 35 Arizona 1 - 0 0.640
32 31 Cincinnati 1 - 0 0.634
33 25 Rutgers 0 - 1 0.633
34 43 Texas Christian 1 - 0 0.632
35 45 UCLA 1 - 0 0.624
36 36 Maryland 1 - 0 0.618
37 34 Arkansas 1 - 0 0.615
38 39 Connecticut 1 - 0 0.614
39 37 Michigan 0 - 1 0.613
40 40 Illinois 0 - 1 0.613
41 33 Oregon St. 0 - 1 0.610
42 38 Washington 0 - 1 0.599
43 51 East Carolina 1 - 0 0.599
44 44 Boise State 1 - 0 0.596
45 55 Fresno St. 1 - 0 0.589
46 49 Colorado 1 - 0 0.581
47 41 Pittsburgh 0 - 1 0.572
48 48 Notre Dame 0 - 0 0.571
49 42 Mississippi St. 0 - 1 0.566
50 52 Kansas St. 1 - 0 0.561
51 50 Michigan St. 0 - 1 0.561
52 53 Nebraska 1 - 0 0.560
53 46 Louisville 0 - 1 0.554
54 57 Tulsa 1 - 0 0.542
55 47 Texas A&M 0 - 1 0.539
56 54 Purdue 0 - 0 0.536
57 61 Troy St. 1 - 0 0.528
58 62 Vanderbilt 1 - 0 0.526
59 56 North Carolina 1 - 0 0.519
60 59 Central Florida 1 - 0 0.516
61 67 Stanford 1 - 0 0.514
62 64 Indiana 1 - 0 0.513
63 60 Iowa 1 - 0 0.512
64 58 Virginia 0 - 1 0.498
65 66 Miami, Florida 1 - 0 0.494
66 63 Hawaii 0 - 1 0.494
67 68 Ball St. 1 - 0 0.487
68 69 Northwestern 1 - 0 0.486
69 65 Florida Atlantic 0 - 1 0.478
70 71 Mississippi 1 - 0 0.474
71 70 Georgia Tech 1 - 0 0.468
72 72 Central Michigan 1 - 0 0.462
73 81 Bowling Green 1 - 0 0.457
74 74 Minnesota 1 - 0 0.455
75 77 Air Force 1 - 0 0.454
76 78 Wyoming 1 - 0 0.448
77 73 Washington St. 0 - 1 0.440
78 75 North Carolina St. 0 - 1 0.439
79 80 Houston 1 - 0 0.436
80 83 Southern Mississippi 1 - 0 0.426
81 76 New Mexico 0 - 1 0.420
82 84 Nevada 1 - 0 0.420
83 79 Western Michigan 0 - 1 0.417
84 88 Marshall 1 - 0 0.391
85 82 Middle Tennessee St. 0 - 1 0.384
86 91 Iowa St. 1 - 0 0.378
87 90 Navy 1 - 0 0.378
88 87 LA-Monroe 0 - 1 0.377
89 85 Syracuse 0 - 1 0.371
90 95 Buffalo 1 - 0 0.371
91 86 Miami, Ohio 0 - 1 0.364
92 105 Arkansas St. 1 - 0 0.363
93 101 Temple 1 - 0 0.359
94 98 Nevada-Las Vegas 1 - 0 0.351
95 109 Louisiana Tech 1 - 0 0.348
96 102 Rice 1 - 0 0.348
97 89 Baylor 0 - 1 0.345
98 94 Toledo 0 - 0 0.334
99 104 San Jose St. 1 - 0 0.334
100 97 Ohio 0 - 1 0.330
101 92 Texas-El Paso 0 - 1 0.326
102 96 Memphis 0 - 1 0.323
103 99 Kent 0 - 1 0.319
104 100 Tulane 0 - 0 0.318
105 93 San Diego St. 0 - 1 0.316
106 111 Duke 1 - 0 0.316
107 103 Western Kentucky 0 - 1 0.312
108 112 Eastern Michigan 1 - 0 0.311
109 107 Akron 0 - 1 0.310
110 106 AL-Birmingham 0 - 1 0.295
111 108 Colorado St. 0 - 1 0.293
112 110 LA-Lafayette 0 - 1 0.276
113 113 Northern Illinois 0 - 1 0.271
114 114 North Texas 0 - 1 0.250
115 116 Idaho 0 - 1 0.243
116 115 New Mexico St. 0 - 0 0.234
117 117 Utah St. 0 - 1 0.220
118 118 Southern Methodist 0 - 1 0.216
119 120 Florida International 0 - 1 0.211
120 119 Army 0 - 1 0.200
121 121 Wild Card U. 1 - 31 0.166

2008 conference power ratings:

Conference2007 Record Power Rating
SEC 0-0 .687
Pac-10 0-0 .642
Big Twelve 0-0 .609
Big East 0-0 .605
Big Ten 0-0 .593
ACC 0-0 .567
Mountain West 0-0.479
Conference USA 0-0.395
WAC 0-0 .386
Independents 0-0 .383
MAC 0-0 .368
Sun Belt 0-0 .353

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