ARGH 2008 Power Ratings

The following are the ARGH power ratings for the 2008 season as of September 21. Teams included are the 120 Division 1-A teams, including provisional member Western Kentucky.

The estimated home field advantage is .587, or about 4.29 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 2008 Record Power Rating
1 1 Florida 3 - 0 0.872
2 5 Alabama 4 - 0 0.843
3 4 Georgia 4 - 0 0.836
4 2 Southern California 2 - 0 0.829
5 12 Louisiana St. 3 - 0 0.801
6 8 Brigham Young 4 - 0 0.799
7 13 Utah 4 - 0 0.799
8 6 Oklahoma 3 - 0 0.795
9 9 Missouri 4 - 0 0.790
10 15 Penn State 4 - 0 0.776
11 10 Wisconsin 3 - 0 0.774
12 14 Texas 3 - 0 0.766
13 23 Wake Forest 3 - 0 0.760
14 11 South Florida 4 - 0 0.755
15 19 Texas Christian 4 - 0 0.745
16 3 Auburn 3 - 1 0.742
17 7 Oregon 3 - 1 0.741
18 18 Ohio St. 3 - 1 0.735
19 17 Kentucky 3 - 0 0.727
20 28 Vanderbilt 4 - 0 0.720
21 37 Boise State 3 - 0 0.717
22 22 Connecticut 4 - 0 0.713
23 21 California 2 - 1 0.707
24 31 Clemson 3 - 1 0.689
25 24 Texas Tech 4 - 0 0.688
26 35 Arizona 3 - 1 0.685
27 27 Virginia Tech 3 - 1 0.684
28 38 Michigan St. 3 - 1 0.677
29 20 Kansas 3 - 1 0.677
30 26 Oklahoma St. 3 - 0 0.674
31 16 East Carolina 3 - 1 0.672
32 36 Boston College 2 - 1 0.672
33 47 Ball St. 4 - 0 0.668
34 50 Tulsa 3 - 0 0.650
35 30 South Carolina 2 - 2 0.648
36 32 Nebraska 3 - 0 0.644
37 34 Florida St. 2 - 1 0.641
38 62 Minnesota 4 - 0 0.639
39 54 Georgia Tech 3 - 1 0.639
40 39 Iowa 3 - 1 0.629
41 25 Tennessee 1 - 2 0.619
42 56 Colorado 3 - 0 0.619
43 51 Northwestern 4 - 0 0.612
44 41 Fresno St. 2 - 1 0.607
45 67 Miami, Florida 2 - 1 0.602
46 44 Cincinnati 2 - 1 0.601
47 46 Maryland 3 - 1 0.600
48 48 Troy St. 2 - 1 0.598
49 33 Arizona St. 2 - 2 0.595
50 59 Pittsburgh 2 - 1 0.592
51 42 Air Force 3 - 1 0.587
52 29 West Virginia 1 - 2 0.579
53 40 Notre Dame 2 - 1 0.576
54 60 Louisville 2 - 1 0.573
55 52 Kansas St. 2 - 1 0.569
56 53 Illinois 2 - 1 0.568
57 57 Oregon St. 1 - 2 0.566
58 45 North Carolina 2 - 1 0.562
59 70 Arkansas St. 3 - 1 0.561
60 64 Purdue 2 - 1 0.559
61 71 Nevada-Las Vegas 3 - 1 0.553
62 65 Michigan 1 - 2 0.539
63 43 Arkansas 2 - 1 0.527
64 61 Indiana 2 - 1 0.526
65 68 Mississippi 2 - 2 0.520
66 58 Southern Mississippi 2 - 2 0.517
67 73 Stanford 2 - 2 0.506
68 49 UCLA 1 - 2 0.504
69 84 Marshall 3 - 1 0.504
70 75 Western Michigan 3 - 1 0.503
71 55 Texas A&M 1 - 2 0.496
72 76 Baylor 2 - 2 0.491
73 72 Washington 0 - 3 0.485
74 93 North Carolina St. 2 - 2 0.460
75 85 Bowling Green 1 - 2 0.457
76 74 Central Michigan 2 - 2 0.455
77 77 Buffalo 2 - 2 0.455
78 80 Rice 2 - 2 0.447
79 78 Iowa St. 2 - 2 0.444
80 69 Central Florida 1 - 2 0.439
81 98 Tulane 1 - 2 0.434
82 100 Western Kentucky 2 - 2 0.434
83 63 Mississippi St. 1 - 3 0.423
84 81 Middle Tennessee St. 1 - 3 0.421
85 96 Akron 2 - 2 0.421
86 86 Hawaii 1 - 2 0.420
87 89 Toledo 1 - 2 0.419
88 101 Navy 2 - 2 0.416
89 66 Rutgers 0 - 3 0.411
90 87 Virginia 1 - 2 0.411
91 90 Duke 2 - 1 0.411
92 82 Houston 1 - 3 0.402
93 99 Louisiana Tech 2 - 1 0.394
94 83 Florida Atlantic 1 - 3 0.394
95 79 New Mexico 1 - 3 0.394
96 94 Nevada 1 - 2 0.387
97 109 Northern Illinois 1 - 2 0.380
98 107 Colorado St. 2 - 1 0.368
99 88 LA-Monroe 1 - 3 0.358
100 95 San Jose St. 2 - 2 0.358
101 91 Temple 1 - 3 0.352
102 92 Wyoming 2 - 2 0.346
103 97 Miami, Ohio 1 - 3 0.344
104 108 LA-Lafayette 1 - 2 0.342
105 111 Memphis 1 - 3 0.330
106 102 Washington St. 1 - 3 0.329
107 114 Utah St. 1 - 3 0.321
108 103 Eastern Michigan 1 - 3 0.314
109 113 AL-Birmingham 1 - 3 0.313
110 115 New Mexico St. 1 - 1 0.303
111 105 Ohio 0 - 4 0.298
112 110 Syracuse 1 - 3 0.295
113 106 Kent 1 - 3 0.278
114 104 Texas-El Paso 0 - 3 0.266
115 112 Southern Methodist 1 - 3 0.251
116 119 North Texas 0 - 3 0.238
117 117 San Diego St. 0 - 3 0.231
118 116 Idaho 1 - 3 0.226
119 118 Florida International 0 - 3 0.212
120 121 Wild Card U. 2 - 75 0.128
121 120 Army 0 - 3 0.122

2008 conference power ratings:

Conference2007 Record Power Rating
SEC 25-4 .690
Big Twelve 33-8 .638
Big Ten 31-8 .640
Pac-10 12-12 .595
Big East 16-11 .565
ACC 23-8 .594
Mountain West 18-6.536
Conference USA 12-19.436
MAC 15-25 .411
WAC 13-14 .415
Sun Belt 9-18 .395
Independents 4-6 .371

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