The following are the ARGH power ratings for the 2015 season as of September 20, 2015. Teams included are the 128 Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) teams.
The estimated home field advantage is .559, or about 3.20 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 9-20-15
This Week | Last Week | Team | 2015 Record | Power Rating | SOS |
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1 | 1 | Ohio St. | 3 - 0 | 0.886 | 10 |
2 | 2 | UCLA | 3 - 0 | 0.860 | 11 |
3 | 9 | Mississippi | 3 - 0 | 0.844 | 24 |
4 | 7 | Georgia | 3 - 0 | 0.833 | 17 |
5 | 8 | Louisiana St. | 2 - 0 | 0.818 | 6 |
6 | 10 | Notre Dame | 3 - 0 | 0.812 | 7 |
7 | 11 | Florida St. | 3 - 0 | 0.810 | 52 |
8 | 4 | Texas Christian | 3 - 0 | 0.799 | 89 |
9 | 3 | Alabama | 2 - 1 | 0.798 | 2 |
10 | 5 | Michigan St. | 3 - 0 | 0.798 | 20 |
11 | 13 | Utah | 3 - 0 | 0.781 | 22 |
12 | 16 | Texas A&M | 3 - 0 | 0.765 | 33 |
13 | 12 | Oklahoma | 3 - 0 | 0.763 | 32 |
14 | 6 | Southern California | 2 - 1 | 0.757 | 25 |
15 | 17 | Baylor | 2 - 0 | 0.751 | 101 |
16 | 14 | Missouri | 3 - 0 | 0.750 | 96 |
17 | 23 | Temple | 3 - 0 | 0.742 | 19 |
18 | 15 | Georgia Tech | 2 - 1 | 0.740 | 46 |
19 | 31 | Clemson | 3 - 0 | 0.735 | 71 |
20 | 25 | Stanford | 2 - 1 | 0.734 | 8 |
21 | 22 | Arizona | 3 - 0 | 0.718 | 115 |
22 | 24 | Brigham Young | 2 - 1 | 0.712 | 3 |
23 | 26 | Wisconsin | 2 - 1 | 0.712 | 40 |
24 | 30 | Boise State | 2 - 1 | 0.712 | 36 |
25 | 47 | Northwestern | 3 - 0 | 0.710 | 41 |
26 | 33 | California | 3 - 0 | 0.707 | 79 |
27 | 40 | Florida | 3 - 0 | 0.703 | 65 |
28 | 21 | Tennessee | 2 - 1 | 0.702 | 42 |
29 | 29 | Virginia Tech | 2 - 1 | 0.701 | 35 |
30 | 28 | Mississippi St. | 2 - 1 | 0.695 | 38 |
31 | 39 | Miami, Florida | 3 - 0 | 0.692 | 80 |
32 | 34 | Kansas St. | 3 - 0 | 0.690 | 114 |
33 | 20 | Oregon | 2 - 1 | 0.689 | 62 |
34 | 41 | North Carolina St. | 3 - 0 | 0.680 | 118 |
35 | 27 | West Virginia | 2 - 0 | 0.677 | 68 |
36 | 38 | North Carolina | 2 - 1 | 0.675 | 53 |
37 | 44 | Penn State | 2 - 1 | 0.674 | 23 |
38 | 19 | Auburn | 2 - 1 | 0.665 | 13 |
39 | 35 | Arizona St. | 2 - 1 | 0.657 | 57 |
40 | 52 | Texas Tech | 3 - 0 | 0.650 | 91 |
41 | 46 | Oklahoma St. | 3 - 0 | 0.645 | 123 |
42 | 51 | Memphis | 3 - 0 | 0.642 | 122 |
43 | 45 | Duke | 2 - 1 | 0.629 | 83 |
44 | 32 | Kentucky | 2 - 1 | 0.628 | 16 |
45 | 53 | Washington | 2 - 1 | 0.626 | 58 |
46 | 18 | Arkansas | 1 - 2 | 0.624 | 26 |
47 | 37 | Minnesota | 2 - 1 | 0.622 | 30 |
48 | 36 | Nebraska | 1 - 2 | 0.619 | 15 |
49 | 58 | Michigan | 2 - 1 | 0.619 | 27 |
50 | 43 | Western Kentucky | 2 - 1 | 0.591 | 31 |
51 | 66 | Iowa | 3 - 0 | 0.590 | 107 |
52 | 59 | Middle Tennessee St. | 2 - 1 | 0.588 | 78 |
53 | 49 | Cincinnati | 2 - 1 | 0.588 | 87 |
54 | 42 | South Carolina | 1 - 2 | 0.586 | 1 |
55 | 61 | Northern Illinois | 2 - 1 | 0.583 | 64 |
56 | 62 | Colorado | 2 - 1 | 0.579 | 34 |
57 | 54 | Illinois | 2 - 1 | 0.575 | 84 |
58 | 57 | Ohio | 3 - 0 | 0.575 | 121 |
59 | 70 | Indiana | 3 - 0 | 0.573 | 90 |
60 | 55 | Marshall | 2 - 1 | 0.573 | 109 |
61 | 65 | Boston College | 2 - 1 | 0.570 | 103 |
62 | 67 | Toledo | 2 - 0 | 0.570 | 66 |
63 | 48 | Texas | 1 - 2 | 0.568 | 5 |
64 | 60 | Vanderbilt | 1 - 2 | 0.568 | 29 |
65 | 73 | Syracuse | 3 - 0 | 0.562 | 116 |
66 | 50 | Pittsburgh | 2 - 1 | 0.550 | 94 |
67 | 76 | Navy | 2 - 0 | 0.533 | 111 |
68 | 69 | Georgia Southern | 2 - 1 | 0.524 | 99 |
69 | 80 | Air Force | 2 - 1 | 0.524 | 81 |
70 | 72 | Appalachian St. | 1 - 1 | 0.524 | 100 |
71 | 63 | Houston | 2 - 0 | 0.523 | 102 |
72 | 64 | Louisiana Tech | 1 - 2 | 0.502 | 55 |
73 | 56 | Louisville | 0 - 3 | 0.499 | 12 |
74 | 71 | Colorado St. | 1 - 2 | 0.497 | 69 |
75 | 85 | Arkansas St. | 1 - 2 | 0.484 | 50 |
76 | 77 | Virginia | 1 - 2 | 0.483 | 9 |
77 | 84 | Rice | 2 - 1 | 0.483 | 108 |
78 | 82 | Maryland | 2 - 1 | 0.482 | 105 |
79 | 74 | Bowling Green | 1 - 2 | 0.476 | 28 |
80 | 83 | Wake Forest | 2 - 1 | 0.473 | 119 |
81 | 90 | Tulsa | 2 - 1 | 0.465 | 43 |
82 | 68 | Utah St. | 1 - 2 | 0.465 | 45 |
83 | 78 | Western Michigan | 1 - 2 | 0.461 | 60 |
84 | 100 | Hawaii | 2 - 1 | 0.458 | 39 |
85 | 99 | Southern Mississippi | 2 - 1 | 0.451 | 74 |
86 | 81 | Washington St. | 2 - 1 | 0.446 | 125 |
87 | 79 | Rutgers | 1 - 2 | 0.445 | 73 |
88 | 75 | Purdue | 1 - 2 | 0.441 | 51 |
89 | 103 | Oregon St. | 2 - 1 | 0.440 | 88 |
90 | 88 | Ball St. | 2 - 1 | 0.439 | 113 |
91 | 96 | Florida International | 2 - 1 | 0.438 | 112 |
92 | 109 | Buffalo | 2 - 1 | 0.430 | 110 |
93 | 92 | New Mexico | 1 - 2 | 0.416 | 82 |
94 | 98 | Fresno St. | 1 - 2 | 0.412 | 18 |
95 | 89 | LA-Lafayette | 1 - 1 | 0.410 | 85 |
96 | 101 | Iowa St. | 1 - 2 | 0.395 | 61 |
97 | 97 | Nevada | 1 - 2 | 0.395 | 47 |
98 | 102 | LA-Monroe | 1 - 1 | 0.388 | 54 |
99 | 93 | Old Dominion | 2 - 1 | 0.386 | 120 |
100 | 87 | San Diego St. | 1 - 2 | 0.382 | 106 |
101 | 95 | Texas St. | 1 - 2 | 0.381 | 86 |
102 | 91 | East Carolina | 1 - 2 | 0.373 | 76 |
103 | 94 | San Jose St. | 1 - 2 | 0.371 | 95 |
104 | 104 | South Florida | 1 - 2 | 0.367 | 59 |
105 | 110 | Connecticut | 2 - 1 | 0.359 | 117 |
106 | 105 | Tulane | 1 - 2 | 0.359 | 48 |
107 | 117 | South Alabama | 2 - 1 | 0.350 | 93 |
108 | 106 | Massachusetts | 0 - 2 | 0.348 | 37 |
109 | 116 | Akron | 1 - 2 | 0.342 | 75 |
110 | 107 | Central Michigan | 1 - 2 | 0.342 | 104 |
111 | 113 | Southern Methodist | 1 - 2 | 0.333 | 21 |
112 | 111 | Kent | 1 - 2 | 0.328 | 72 |
113 | 112 | Troy St. | 1 - 2 | 0.327 | 56 |
114 | 86 | Central Florida | 0 - 3 | 0.325 | 77 |
115 | 115 | Texas-El Paso | 1 - 2 | 0.318 | 49 |
116 | 108 | Florida Atlantic | 0 - 3 | 0.299 | 44 |
117 | 118 | Georgia St. | 1 - 2 | 0.271 | 97 |
118 | 122 | Idaho | 1 - 2 | 0.266 | 63 |
119 | 114 | North Texas | 0 - 2 | 0.265 | 92 |
120 | 121 | Miami, Ohio | 1 - 2 | 0.264 | 67 |
121 | 119 | Nevada-Las Vegas | 0 - 3 | 0.260 | 4 |
122 | 120 | Eastern Michigan | 1 - 2 | 0.252 | 124 |
123 | 123 | Charlotte | 2 - 1 | 0.225 | 128 |
124 | 125 | Kansas | 0 - 2 | 0.218 | 70 |
125 | 124 | New Mexico St. | 0 - 3 | 0.208 | 98 |
126 | 126 | Texas-San Antonio | 0 - 3 | 0.195 | 14 |
127 | 128 | Army | 0 - 3 | 0.183 | 126 |
128 | 127 | Wyoming | 0 - 3 | 0.158 | 127 |
129 | 129 | Wild Card U. | 5 - 83 | 0.128 | 0 |
2015 conference power ratings:
Conference | 2014 Record | Power Rating |
---|---|---|
SEC | 23-4 | .713 |
Pac-12 | 27-7 | .666 |
ACC | 27-9 | .629 |
Big Ten | 29-11 | .625 |
Big Twelve | 21-6 | .616 |
Independents | 5-4 | .569 |
AAC | 18-12 | .467 |
Mountain West | 12-22 | .419 |
MAC | 17-18 | .416 |
Conference USA | 15-17 | .409 |
Sun Belt | 11-17 | .376 |