The following are the ARGH power ratings for the 2017 season. Teams included are the 130 Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) teams, plus Liberty.
The estimated home field advantage is .556, or about 2.94 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 9-17-17
This Week | Last Week | Team | 2017 Record | Power Rating | SOS |
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1 | 1 | Alabama | 3 - 0 | 0.896 | 0 |
2 | 2 | Clemson | 3 - 0 | 0.872 | 0 |
3 | 3 | Oklahoma | 3 - 0 | 0.850 | 0 |
4 | 4 | Wisconsin | 3 - 0 | 0.828 | 0 |
5 | 6 | Ohio St. | 2 - 1 | 0.815 | 0 |
6 | 5 | Penn State | 3 - 0 | 0.814 | 0 |
7 | 7 | Southern California | 3 - 0 | 0.801 | 0 |
8 | 10 | Michigan | 3 - 0 | 0.799 | 0 |
9 | 9 | Washington | 3 - 0 | 0.795 | 0 |
10 | 8 | Georgia | 3 - 0 | 0.779 | 0 |
11 | 15 | Oklahoma St. | 3 - 0 | 0.772 | 0 |
12 | 12 | Florida St. | 0 - 1 | 0.754 | 0 |
13 | 23 | Vanderbilt | 3 - 0 | 0.744 | 0 |
14 | 19 | Texas Christian | 3 - 0 | 0.742 | 0 |
15 | 17 | Washington St. | 3 - 0 | 0.730 | 0 |
16 | 28 | Kentucky | 3 - 0 | 0.726 | 0 |
17 | 13 | Auburn | 2 - 1 | 0.720 | 0 |
18 | 18 | Colorado | 3 - 0 | 0.719 | 0 |
19 | 33 | Minnesota | 3 - 0 | 0.718 | 0 |
20 | 37 | Mississippi St. | 3 - 0 | 0.718 | 0 |
21 | 16 | Louisville | 2 - 1 | 0.709 | 0 |
22 | 11 | Stanford | 1 - 2 | 0.703 | 0 |
23 | 25 | Iowa | 3 - 0 | 0.698 | 0 |
24 | 22 | Florida | 1 - 1 | 0.694 | 0 |
25 | 21 | Miami, Florida | 1 - 0 | 0.693 | 0 |
26 | 26 | Virginia Tech | 3 - 0 | 0.689 | 0 |
27 | 31 | Oregon | 3 - 0 | 0.685 | 0 |
28 | 32 | Notre Dame | 2 - 1 | 0.679 | 0 |
29 | 42 | San Diego St. | 3 - 0 | 0.679 | 0 |
30 | 40 | Wake Forest | 3 - 0 | 0.679 | 0 |
31 | 30 | South Florida | 3 - 0 | 0.679 | 0 |
32 | 14 | Louisiana St. | 2 - 1 | 0.678 | 0 |
33 | 38 | Houston | 2 - 0 | 0.676 | 0 |
34 | 20 | Tennessee | 2 - 1 | 0.674 | 0 |
35 | 35 | Memphis | 2 - 0 | 0.655 | 0 |
36 | 36 | Utah | 3 - 0 | 0.652 | 0 |
37 | 24 | South Carolina | 2 - 1 | 0.643 | 0 |
38 | 29 | North Carolina St. | 2 - 1 | 0.641 | 0 |
39 | 44 | Duke | 3 - 0 | 0.641 | 0 |
40 | 27 | Kansas St. | 2 - 1 | 0.639 | 0 |
41 | 57 | California | 3 - 0 | 0.634 | 0 |
42 | 53 | Boise State | 2 - 1 | 0.618 | 0 |
43 | 34 | UCLA | 2 - 1 | 0.616 | 0 |
44 | 43 | Toledo | 3 - 0 | 0.611 | 0 |
45 | 39 | Appalachian St. | 2 - 1 | 0.609 | 0 |
46 | 47 | Syracuse | 2 - 1 | 0.602 | 0 |
47 | 48 | Texas | 1 - 2 | 0.595 | 0 |
48 | 46 | Texas A&M | 2 - 1 | 0.592 | 0 |
49 | 56 | Colorado St. | 2 - 2 | 0.591 | 0 |
50 | 49 | Northwestern | 2 - 1 | 0.590 | 0 |
51 | 45 | Navy | 2 - 0 | 0.589 | 0 |
52 | 76 | Purdue | 2 - 1 | 0.588 | 0 |
53 | 54 | Arkansas | 1 - 1 | 0.586 | 0 |
54 | 51 | Georgia Tech | 1 - 1 | 0.586 | 0 |
55 | 55 | Maryland | 2 - 0 | 0.583 | 0 |
56 | 52 | Indiana | 1 - 1 | 0.581 | 0 |
57 | 65 | Arizona | 2 - 1 | 0.576 | 0 |
58 | 61 | Army | 2 - 1 | 0.575 | 0 |
59 | 67 | North Carolina | 1 - 2 | 0.570 | 0 |
60 | 60 | Troy | 2 - 1 | 0.567 | 0 |
61 | 58 | West Virginia | 2 - 1 | 0.561 | 0 |
62 | 50 | Mississippi | 2 - 1 | 0.556 | 0 |
63 | 71 | Texas Tech | 2 - 0 | 0.553 | 0 |
64 | 86 | Southern Mississippi | 2 - 1 | 0.530 | 0 |
65 | 41 | Nebraska | 1 - 2 | 0.528 | 0 |
66 | 69 | Southern Methodist | 2 - 1 | 0.522 | 0 |
67 | 64 | Eastern Michigan | 2 - 0 | 0.516 | 0 |
68 | 82 | Iowa St. | 2 - 1 | 0.515 | 0 |
69 | 62 | Michigan St. | 2 - 0 | 0.514 | 0 |
70 | 63 | Western Michigan | 1 - 2 | 0.507 | 0 |
71 | 83 | Air Force | 1 - 1 | 0.506 | 0 |
72 | 80 | Texas-San Antonio | 2 - 0 | 0.503 | 0 |
73 | 66 | Tulsa | 1 - 2 | 0.502 | 0 |
74 | 72 | Arizona St. | 1 - 2 | 0.482 | 0 |
75 | 102 | Northern Illinois | 2 - 1 | 0.478 | 0 |
76 | 88 | Ohio | 2 - 1 | 0.475 | 0 |
77 | 77 | Central Florida | 1 - 0 | 0.470 | 0 |
78 | 59 | Missouri | 1 - 2 | 0.469 | 0 |
79 | 98 | Louisiana Tech | 2 - 1 | 0.468 | 0 |
80 | 68 | Pittsburgh | 1 - 2 | 0.466 | 0 |
81 | 75 | Middle Tennessee | 1 - 2 | 0.460 | 0 |
82 | 101 | Marshall | 2 - 1 | 0.458 | 0 |
83 | 99 | Cincinnati | 2 - 1 | 0.458 | 0 |
84 | 78 | Boston College | 1 - 2 | 0.458 | 0 |
85 | 79 | Illinois | 2 - 1 | 0.451 | 0 |
86 | 113 | Rutgers | 1 - 2 | 0.447 | 0 |
87 | 93 | Arkansas St. | 1 - 1 | 0.444 | 0 |
88 | 89 | Fresno St. | 1 - 2 | 0.443 | 0 |
89 | 70 | Western Kentucky | 1 - 2 | 0.443 | 0 |
90 | 100 | Virginia | 2 - 1 | 0.439 | 0 |
91 | 84 | Tulane | 1 - 2 | 0.434 | 0 |
92 | 87 | Temple | 2 - 1 | 0.432 | 0 |
93 | 73 | Old Dominion | 2 - 1 | 0.431 | 0 |
94 | 85 | Central Michigan | 2 - 1 | 0.422 | 0 |
95 | 90 | New Mexico | 1 - 2 | 0.412 | 0 |
96 | 92 | New Mexico St. | 1 - 2 | 0.411 | 0 |
97 | 74 | Wyoming | 1 - 2 | 0.406 | 0 |
98 | 97 | Hawaii | 2 - 1 | 0.406 | 0 |
99 | 115 | Florida Atlantic | 1 - 2 | 0.397 | 0 |
100 | 81 | Brigham Young | 1 - 3 | 0.395 | 0 |
101 | 112 | Ball St. | 2 - 1 | 0.390 | 0 |
102 | 94 | Miami, Ohio | 1 - 2 | 0.386 | 0 |
103 | 109 | Liberty | 3 - 0 | 0.386 | 0 |
104 | 103 | Oregon St. | 1 - 3 | 0.385 | 0 |
105 | 96 | Utah St. | 1 - 2 | 0.385 | 0 |
106 | 114 | South Alabama | 1 - 2 | 0.377 | 0 |
107 | 107 | North Texas | 1 - 2 | 0.377 | 0 |
108 | 126 | Buffalo | 1 - 2 | 0.375 | 0 |
109 | 91 | Akron | 1 - 2 | 0.372 | 0 |
110 | 95 | Baylor | 0 - 3 | 0.363 | 0 |
111 | 104 | LA-Monroe | 0 - 2 | 0.359 | 0 |
112 | 105 | LA-Lafayette | 1 - 2 | 0.339 | 0 |
113 | 106 | Rice | 1 - 2 | 0.325 | 0 |
114 | 108 | Idaho | 1 - 2 | 0.324 | 0 |
115 | 116 | Nevada-Las Vegas | 1 - 1 | 0.316 | 0 |
116 | 117 | Florida International | 1 - 1 | 0.314 | 0 |
117 | 110 | Kent | 1 - 2 | 0.313 | 0 |
118 | 130 | AL-Birmingham | 2 - 1 | 0.310 | 0 |
119 | 118 | Connecticut | 1 - 1 | 0.296 | 0 |
120 | 111 | Georgia St. | 0 - 2 | 0.295 | 0 |
121 | 119 | Georgia Southern | 0 - 2 | 0.292 | 0 |
122 | 121 | Kansas | 1 - 2 | 0.292 | 0 |
123 | 120 | San Jose St. | 1 - 3 | 0.290 | 0 |
124 | 125 | Texas St. | 1 - 2 | 0.274 | 0 |
125 | 127 | Coastal Carolina | 1 - 1 | 0.254 | 0 |
126 | 122 | Nevada | 0 - 3 | 0.240 | 0 |
127 | 124 | Texas-El Paso | 0 - 3 | 0.229 | 0 |
128 | 123 | Bowling Green | 0 - 3 | 0.225 | 0 |
129 | 131 | Massachusetts | 0 - 4 | 0.214 | 0 |
130 | 129 | East Carolina | 0 - 3 | 0.212 | 0 |
131 | 128 | Charlotte | 0 - 3 | 0.197 | 0 |
132 | 132 | Wild Card U. | 7 - 80 | 0.154 | 0 |
2017 conference power ratings:
Conference | 2017 Record | Power Rating |
---|---|---|
SEC | 26-6 | .677 |
Pac-12 | 26-7 | .648 |
Big Ten | 29-8 | .639 |
ACC | 22-9 | .629 |
Big Twelve | 19-10 | .588 |
AAC | 18-10 | .494 |
Independents | 5-9 | .466 |
Mountain West | 15-19 | .441 |
MAC | 18-17 | .423 |
Conference USA | 16-20 | .389 |
Sun Belt | 9-18 | .379 |