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 Week | Last Week | Team | 2008 Record | Power Rating |
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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:
Conference | 2007 Record | Power Rating |
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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 |