ARGH 2013 Power Ratings

The following are the ARGH power ratings for the 2013 season, after games of September 7, 2013. Teams included are the 125 Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) teams, plus three teams that will be starting FBS play in 2014.

The estimated home field advantage is .581, or about 4.34 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 WeekLast Week Team 2013 Record Power Rating
1 1 Alabama 1 - 0 0.887
2 3 Oregon 2 - 0 0.825
3 4 Stanford 1 - 0 0.798
4 9 Ohio St. 2 - 0 0.797
5 12 Oklahoma St. 2 - 0 0.797
6 11 Louisiana St. 2 - 0 0.794
7 10 Georgia 1 - 1 0.788
8 14 Oklahoma 2 - 0 0.785
9 5 Texas A&M 2 - 0 0.782
10 19 Michigan 2 - 0 0.770
11 2 Notre Dame 1 - 1 0.765
12 6 Florida 1 - 1 0.765
13 8 South Carolina 1 - 1 0.765
14 15 Clemson 2 - 0 0.760
15 13 Washington 1 - 0 0.754
16 18 Northwestern 2 - 0 0.747
17 7 Texas 1 - 1 0.745
18 33 Miami, Florida 2 - 0 0.742
19 16 Florida St. 1 - 0 0.741
20 31 Penn State 2 - 0 0.717
21 27 Missouri 2 - 0 0.715
22 28 Baylor 2 - 0 0.714
23 21 Mississippi 2 - 0 0.699
24 25 Louisville 2 - 0 0.696
25 32 Arizona 2 - 0 0.695
26 22 Michigan St. 2 - 0 0.694
27 23 Wisconsin 2 - 0 0.688
28 36 Bowling Green 2 - 0 0.687
29 26 Nebraska 2 - 0 0.683
30 17 Southern California 1 - 1 0.681
31 29 UCLA 1 - 0 0.679
32 30 Arizona St. 1 - 0 0.670
33 24 Texas Christian 1 - 1 0.665
34 35 Virginia Tech 1 - 1 0.664
35 49 Auburn 2 - 0 0.655
36 20 Oregon St. 1 - 1 0.652
37 48 Brigham Young 1 - 1 0.641
38 39 Texas Tech 2 - 0 0.635
39 42 Mississippi St. 1 - 1 0.635
40 34 Vanderbilt 1 - 1 0.632
41 46 North Carolina 1 - 1 0.624
42 47 Utah 2 - 0 0.622
43 40 Georgia Tech 1 - 0 0.619
44 43 Utah St. 1 - 1 0.617
45 52 East Carolina 2 - 0 0.605
46 41 Fresno St. 2 - 0 0.602
47 53 Minnesota 2 - 0 0.602
48 38 Kansas St. 1 - 1 0.599
49 54 Central Florida 2 - 0 0.594
50 45 Boise State 1 - 1 0.592
51 59 Tennessee 2 - 0 0.587
52 50 Rutgers 1 - 1 0.567
53 69 Duke 2 - 0 0.563
54 37 Cincinnati 1 - 1 0.560
55 73 Houston 2 - 0 0.556
56 51 San Jose St. 1 - 1 0.555
57 60 Arkansas 2 - 0 0.551
58 44 Indiana 1 - 1 0.548
59 56 Rice 0 - 1 0.542
60 55 West Virginia 1 - 1 0.539
61 63 LA-Monroe 1 - 1 0.538
62 58 Northern Illinois 1 - 0 0.538
63 61 Pittsburgh 0 - 1 0.534
64 68 Navy 1 - 0 0.531
65 70 Ball St. 2 - 0 0.528
66 80 Washington St. 1 - 1 0.525
67 57 Tulsa 1 - 1 0.523
68 74 Marshall 2 - 0 0.517
69 66 Arkansas St. 1 - 1 0.510
70 88 Illinois 2 - 0 0.501
71 67 Iowa 1 - 1 0.496
72 87 Maryland 2 - 0 0.496
73 62 Toledo 0 - 2 0.494
74 64 Syracuse 0 - 2 0.491
75 71 Iowa St. 0 - 1 0.490
76 86 Boston College 2 - 0 0.490
77 75 Middle Tennessee St. 1 - 1 0.479
78 72 Virginia 1 - 1 0.475
79 65 Wake Forest 1 - 1 0.474
80 85 North Carolina St. 2 - 0 0.460
81 81 Texas-San Antonio 1 - 1 0.457
82 84 California 1 - 1 0.446
83 83 North Texas 1 - 1 0.445
84 93 Georgia Southern 2 - 0 0.442
85 76 Southern Methodist 1 - 1 0.439
86 97 Texas St. 2 - 0 0.436
87 103 Troy St. 2 - 0 0.434
88 95 Kentucky 1 - 1 0.421
89 82 Buffalo 0 - 2 0.415
90 79 Purdue 1 - 1 0.412
91 78 San Diego St. 0 - 2 0.408
92 77 LA-Lafayette 0 - 2 0.408
93 91 Ohio 1 - 1 0.407
94 92 Connecticut 0 - 1 0.407
95 96 Wyoming 1 - 1 0.404
96 102 Colorado 2 - 0 0.402
97 89 Kent 1 - 1 0.398
98 90 Western Kentucky 1 - 1 0.397
99 99 Nevada 1 - 1 0.378
100 94 AL-Birmingham 0 - 2 0.370
101 101 Central Michigan 1 - 1 0.352
102 98 Temple 0 - 2 0.332
103 104 Memphis 0 - 1 0.321
104 108 Florida Atlantic 0 - 2 0.321
105 105 Tulane 1 - 1 0.320
106 106 Colorado St. 0 - 2 0.320
107 114 Louisiana Tech 1 - 1 0.315
108 110 Eastern Michigan 1 - 1 0.310
109 116 South Alabama 1 - 1 0.309
110 115 Air Force 1 - 1 0.306
111 117 Kansas 1 - 0 0.304
112 100 Hawaii 0 - 2 0.299
113 113 Army 1 - 1 0.291
114 122 New Mexico 1 - 1 0.287
115 112 Nevada-Las Vegas 0 - 2 0.278
116 118 Akron 1 - 1 0.270
117 107 Miami, Ohio 0 - 2 0.266
118 111 South Florida 0 - 2 0.263
119 109 Western Michigan 0 - 2 0.261
120 120 Old Dominion 0 - 2 0.229
121 121 Texas-El Paso 0 - 1 0.227
122 119 Wild Card U. 13 - 55 0.204
123 124 Florida International 0 - 2 0.190
124 127 New Mexico St. 0 - 2 0.186
125 126 Southern Mississippi 0 - 2 0.181
126 123 Appalachian St. 0 - 2 0.169
127 125 Massachusetts 0 - 2 0.155
128 128 Idaho 0 - 2 0.136
129 129 Georgia St. 0 - 2 0.082

2013 conference power ratings:

Conference2013 Record Power Rating
SEC 19-4 .691
Pac-12 15-3 .646
Big Ten 21-3 .638
Big Twelve 12-4 .627
ACC 16-5 .581
AAC 8-8 .473
Independents 4-7 .425
Mountain West 8-14.421
Conference USA 9-15.392
MAC 9-14 .391
Sun Belt 8-8 .389

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