The following are the ARGH power ratings for the 2018 season as of 9-16-18. Teams included are the 130 Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) teams.
The estimated home field advantage is .563, or about 3.31 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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Revised 9-16-18
This Week | Last Week | Team | 2018 Record | Power Rating | SOS |
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1 | 2 | Alabama | 3 - 0 | 0.871 | 15 |
2 | 1 | Clemson | 3 - 0 | 0.853 | 50 |
3 | 7 | Georgia | 3 - 0 | 0.833 | 46 |
4 | 6 | Ohio St. | 3 - 0 | 0.828 | 37 |
5 | 4 | Notre Dame | 3 - 0 | 0.828 | 5 |
6 | 9 | Oklahoma | 3 - 0 | 0.821 | 18 |
7 | 10 | Penn State | 3 - 0 | 0.813 | 40 |
8 | 3 | Stanford | 3 - 0 | 0.812 | 39 |
9 | 15 | Duke | 3 - 0 | 0.784 | 11 |
10 | 8 | Iowa | 3 - 0 | 0.784 | 51 |
11 | 14 | Michigan | 2 - 1 | 0.781 | 6 |
12 | 16 | Washington | 2 - 1 | 0.777 | 20 |
13 | 11 | Michigan St. | 1 - 1 | 0.776 | 7 |
14 | 23 | Louisiana St. | 3 - 0 | 0.774 | 16 |
15 | 17 | Mississippi St. | 3 - 0 | 0.758 | 115 |
16 | 13 | Auburn | 2 - 1 | 0.757 | 12 |
17 | 20 | Miami, Florida | 2 - 1 | 0.749 | 24 |
18 | 29 | Oklahoma St. | 3 - 0 | 0.744 | 75 |
19 | 5 | Wisconsin | 2 - 1 | 0.740 | 68 |
20 | 12 | Boise State | 2 - 1 | 0.735 | 21 |
21 | 25 | Boston College | 3 - 0 | 0.717 | 89 |
22 | 19 | Virginia Tech | 2 - 0 | 0.708 | 79 |
23 | 24 | Missouri | 3 - 0 | 0.707 | 99 |
24 | 21 | Central Florida | 2 - 0 | 0.707 | 113 |
25 | 37 | Minnesota | 3 - 0 | 0.688 | 71 |
26 | 41 | Syracuse | 3 - 0 | 0.676 | 70 |
27 | 26 | Texas Christian | 2 - 1 | 0.672 | 41 |
28 | 36 | Texas A&M | 2 - 1 | 0.672 | 56 |
29 | 33 | Kentucky | 3 - 0 | 0.670 | 101 |
30 | 27 | Arizona St. | 2 - 1 | 0.663 | 10 |
31 | 42 | Texas | 2 - 1 | 0.658 | 22 |
32 | 49 | North Texas | 3 - 0 | 0.656 | 114 |
33 | 35 | California | 3 - 0 | 0.654 | 95 |
34 | 34 | South Carolina | 1 - 1 | 0.651 | 19 |
35 | 32 | West Virginia | 2 - 0 | 0.649 | 84 |
36 | 38 | Florida | 2 - 1 | 0.647 | 93 |
37 | 28 | Utah | 2 - 1 | 0.646 | 48 |
38 | 56 | Vanderbilt | 2 - 1 | 0.645 | 9 |
39 | 50 | Fresno St. | 2 - 1 | 0.644 | 63 |
40 | 65 | Indiana | 3 - 0 | 0.638 | 52 |
41 | 18 | Southern California | 1 - 2 | 0.627 | 4 |
42 | 40 | North Carolina St. | 2 - 0 | 0.622 | 103 |
43 | 48 | Texas Tech | 2 - 1 | 0.620 | 64 |
44 | 39 | Oregon | 3 - 0 | 0.620 | 130 |
45 | 44 | Colorado | 3 - 0 | 0.619 | 112 |
46 | 51 | San Diego St. | 2 - 1 | 0.619 | 27 |
47 | 46 | Washington St. | 3 - 0 | 0.612 | 124 |
48 | 43 | Utah St. | 2 - 1 | 0.608 | 94 |
49 | 30 | Wake Forest | 2 - 1 | 0.608 | 59 |
50 | 22 | Northwestern | 1 - 2 | 0.601 | 8 |
51 | 58 | Cincinnati | 3 - 0 | 0.601 | 109 |
52 | 64 | South Florida | 3 - 0 | 0.595 | 116 |
53 | 52 | Memphis | 2 - 1 | 0.588 | 120 |
54 | 31 | Maryland | 2 - 1 | 0.583 | 34 |
55 | 61 | Army | 2 - 1 | 0.582 | 28 |
56 | 76 | Buffalo | 3 - 0 | 0.573 | 117 |
57 | 53 | Mississippi | 2 - 1 | 0.571 | 23 |
58 | 47 | Iowa St. | 0 - 2 | 0.562 | 2 |
59 | 83 | Brigham Young | 2 - 1 | 0.562 | 13 |
60 | 71 | Troy | 2 - 1 | 0.561 | 69 |
61 | 54 | Louisville | 2 - 1 | 0.558 | 55 |
62 | 60 | Louisiana Tech | 2 - 0 | 0.553 | 119 |
63 | 45 | Georgia Tech | 1 - 2 | 0.548 | 54 |
64 | 59 | Marshall | 2 - 0 | 0.546 | 118 |
65 | 82 | Virginia | 2 - 1 | 0.538 | 65 |
66 | 66 | Toledo | 1 - 1 | 0.533 | 76 |
67 | 62 | Houston | 2 - 1 | 0.525 | 61 |
68 | 67 | Florida Atlantic | 2 - 1 | 0.522 | 62 |
69 | 72 | Baylor | 2 - 1 | 0.520 | 57 |
70 | 77 | Pittsburgh | 2 - 1 | 0.516 | 47 |
71 | 98 | Akron | 2 - 0 | 0.515 | 67 |
72 | 70 | Appalachian St. | 1 - 1 | 0.513 | 49 |
73 | 73 | Navy | 2 - 1 | 0.512 | 80 |
74 | 87 | Nevada | 2 - 1 | 0.504 | 88 |
75 | 69 | Eastern Michigan | 2 - 1 | 0.503 | 81 |
76 | 90 | Western Michigan | 1 - 2 | 0.502 | 35 |
77 | 75 | Tennessee | 2 - 1 | 0.500 | 126 |
78 | 91 | Kansas St. | 2 - 1 | 0.496 | 104 |
79 | 97 | Arkansas St. | 2 - 1 | 0.491 | 60 |
80 | 84 | Georgia Southern | 2 - 1 | 0.487 | 87 |
81 | 57 | Purdue | 0 - 3 | 0.487 | 14 |
82 | 63 | Nebraska | 0 - 2 | 0.484 | 17 |
83 | 78 | Arizona | 1 - 2 | 0.483 | 74 |
84 | 55 | Florida St. | 1 - 2 | 0.482 | 38 |
85 | 89 | Hawaii | 3 - 1 | 0.481 | 91 |
86 | 99 | Kansas | 2 - 1 | 0.479 | 122 |
87 | 80 | Illinois | 2 - 1 | 0.477 | 97 |
88 | 101 | AL-Birmingham | 2 - 1 | 0.463 | 123 |
89 | 68 | Arkansas | 1 - 2 | 0.451 | 86 |
90 | 85 | Air Force | 1 - 1 | 0.449 | 83 |
91 | 74 | Tulane | 1 - 2 | 0.446 | 90 |
92 | 86 | Northern Illinois | 1 - 2 | 0.445 | 26 |
93 | 79 | Ohio | 1 - 1 | 0.445 | 108 |
94 | 109 | Florida International | 2 - 1 | 0.442 | 107 |
95 | 94 | Middle Tennessee | 1 - 2 | 0.440 | 29 |
96 | 95 | Nevada-Las Vegas | 2 - 1 | 0.440 | 129 |
97 | 108 | Temple | 1 - 2 | 0.438 | 77 |
98 | 81 | Wyoming | 2 - 2 | 0.438 | 102 |
99 | 115 | Coastal Carolina | 2 - 1 | 0.420 | 82 |
100 | 93 | LA-Monroe | 2 - 1 | 0.419 | 92 |
101 | 96 | Tulsa | 1 - 2 | 0.408 | 58 |
102 | 111 | New Mexico | 2 - 1 | 0.404 | 96 |
103 | 100 | Southern Mississippi | 1 - 1 | 0.403 | 121 |
104 | 88 | UCLA | 0 - 3 | 0.400 | 3 |
105 | 102 | North Carolina | 0 - 2 | 0.398 | 43 |
106 | 103 | Southern Methodist | 0 - 3 | 0.397 | 1 |
107 | 105 | Ball St. | 1 - 2 | 0.380 | 25 |
108 | 92 | Rutgers | 1 - 2 | 0.379 | 36 |
109 | 107 | Oregon St. | 1 - 2 | 0.370 | 31 |
110 | 112 | Charlotte | 2 - 1 | 0.353 | 125 |
111 | 117 | South Alabama | 1 - 2 | 0.335 | 73 |
112 | 106 | Colorado St. | 1 - 3 | 0.334 | 32 |
113 | 104 | Miami, Ohio | 0 - 3 | 0.327 | 30 |
114 | 110 | Massachusetts | 1 - 3 | 0.318 | 72 |
115 | 118 | Kent St. | 1 - 2 | 0.308 | 53 |
116 | 114 | Liberty | 1 - 1 | 0.302 | 128 |
117 | 116 | East Carolina | 1 - 1 | 0.302 | 110 |
118 | 122 | Bowling Green | 1 - 2 | 0.292 | 85 |
119 | 125 | Connecticut | 1 - 2 | 0.287 | 45 |
120 | 126 | Louisiana | 1 - 1 | 0.282 | 98 |
121 | 119 | Georgia St. | 1 - 2 | 0.266 | 106 |
122 | 113 | Old Dominion | 0 - 3 | 0.263 | 105 |
123 | 121 | Central Michigan | 0 - 3 | 0.261 | 44 |
124 | 124 | Western Kentucky | 0 - 3 | 0.256 | 66 |
125 | 127 | Rice | 1 - 2 | 0.255 | 100 |
126 | 120 | Texas-San Antonio | 0 - 3 | 0.251 | 33 |
127 | 128 | Texas St. | 1 - 2 | 0.233 | 127 |
128 | 123 | New Mexico St. | 0 - 4 | 0.210 | 42 |
129 | 129 | San Jose St. | 0 - 3 | 0.203 | 78 |
130 | 130 | Wild Card U. | 6 - 83 | 0.157 | 0 |
131 | 131 | Texas-El Paso | 0 - 3 | 0.104 | 111 |
2018 conference power ratings:
Conference | 2018 Record | Power Rating |
---|---|---|
SEC | 28-5 | .679 |
Big Ten | 24-12 | .647 |
ACC | 24-7 | .626 |
Big Twelve | 19-7 | .622 |
Pac-12 | 22-10 | .607 |
Mountain West | 20-16 | .488 |
AAC | 17-13 | .484 |
Independents | 8-9 | .467 |
MAC | 12-17 | .424 |
Sun Belt | 14-12 | .401 |
Conference USA | 16-19 | .393 |