The following are the ARGH power ratings for the 2014 season as of September 22. Teams included are the 128 Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) teams.
The estimated home field advantage is .580, or about 4.27 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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This Week | Last Week | Team | 2014 Record | Power Rating | SOS |
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1 | 1 | Oklahoma | 4 - 0 | 0.862 | 18 |
2 | 6 | Alabama | 4 - 0 | 0.846 | 30 |
3 | 3 | Texas A&M | 4 - 0 | 0.838 | 58 |
4 | 4 | UCLA | 3 - 0 | 0.838 | 3 |
5 | 8 | Auburn | 3 - 0 | 0.836 | 14 |
6 | 2 | Florida St. | 3 - 0 | 0.833 | 43 |
7 | 5 | Oregon | 4 - 0 | 0.820 | 73 |
8 | 13 | Mississippi St. | 4 - 0 | 0.818 | 37 |
9 | 11 | Brigham Young | 4 - 0 | 0.815 | 13 |
10 | 7 | Mississippi | 3 - 0 | 0.812 | 24 |
11 | 10 | Notre Dame | 3 - 0 | 0.775 | 42 |
12 | 14 | Georgia | 2 - 1 | 0.766 | 15 |
13 | 12 | Stanford | 2 - 1 | 0.766 | 63 |
14 | 9 | Louisiana St. | 3 - 1 | 0.757 | 34 |
15 | 16 | Arizona | 4 - 0 | 0.756 | 36 |
16 | 15 | South Carolina | 3 - 1 | 0.755 | 2 |
17 | 17 | Southern California | 2 - 1 | 0.748 | 10 |
18 | 22 | Penn State | 4 - 0 | 0.743 | 62 |
19 | 19 | Ohio St. | 2 - 1 | 0.738 | 44 |
20 | 24 | Nebraska | 4 - 0 | 0.731 | 98 |
21 | 20 | Baylor | 3 - 0 | 0.728 | 119 |
22 | 25 | Duke | 4 - 0 | 0.727 | 126 |
23 | 28 | Utah | 3 - 0 | 0.724 | 64 |
24 | 21 | Arizona St. | 3 - 0 | 0.718 | 103 |
25 | 23 | Michigan St. | 2 - 1 | 0.695 | 85 |
26 | 27 | Oregon St. | 3 - 0 | 0.687 | 111 |
27 | 38 | Wisconsin | 2 - 1 | 0.684 | 55 |
28 | 48 | Georgia Tech | 4 - 0 | 0.682 | 76 |
29 | 35 | Louisville | 3 - 1 | 0.679 | 100 |
30 | 44 | Marshall | 4 - 0 | 0.678 | 127 |
31 | 18 | Missouri | 3 - 1 | 0.674 | 69 |
32 | 40 | East Carolina | 3 - 1 | 0.671 | 28 |
33 | 30 | Florida | 2 - 1 | 0.668 | 20 |
34 | 56 | Arkansas | 3 - 1 | 0.667 | 25 |
35 | 32 | Oklahoma St. | 2 - 1 | 0.667 | 22 |
36 | 31 | Washington | 4 - 0 | 0.661 | 125 |
37 | 52 | Maryland | 3 - 1 | 0.659 | 74 |
38 | 26 | Clemson | 1 - 2 | 0.649 | 12 |
39 | 58 | North Carolina St. | 4 - 0 | 0.647 | 109 |
40 | 54 | Boise State | 3 - 1 | 0.641 | 35 |
41 | 50 | West Virginia | 2 - 2 | 0.625 | 4 |
42 | 34 | Pittsburgh | 3 - 1 | 0.622 | 106 |
43 | 42 | Kansas St. | 2 - 1 | 0.621 | 60 |
44 | 55 | Indiana | 2 - 1 | 0.619 | 53 |
45 | 45 | Virginia | 2 - 2 | 0.617 | 5 |
46 | 33 | Virginia Tech | 2 - 2 | 0.617 | 17 |
47 | 46 | Tennessee | 2 - 1 | 0.615 | 11 |
48 | 51 | Texas | 1 - 2 | 0.614 | 1 |
49 | 49 | Texas Christian | 2 - 0 | 0.612 | 75 |
50 | 63 | Rutgers | 3 - 1 | 0.608 | 47 |
51 | 57 | Houston | 2 - 2 | 0.602 | 51 |
52 | 29 | Northern Illinois | 3 - 1 | 0.598 | 92 |
53 | 53 | Texas-San Antonio | 1 - 2 | 0.597 | 7 |
54 | 43 | Central Florida | 1 - 2 | 0.589 | 38 |
55 | 37 | North Carolina | 2 - 1 | 0.586 | 68 |
56 | 62 | Minnesota | 3 - 1 | 0.586 | 93 |
57 | 47 | Miami, Florida | 2 - 2 | 0.583 | 41 |
58 | 39 | Syracuse | 2 - 1 | 0.581 | 86 |
59 | 70 | Memphis | 2 - 1 | 0.579 | 49 |
60 | 36 | Michigan | 2 - 2 | 0.577 | 52 |
61 | 41 | Navy | 2 - 2 | 0.576 | 21 |
62 | 68 | Boston College | 3 - 1 | 0.557 | 83 |
63 | 59 | Nevada | 2 - 1 | 0.553 | 54 |
64 | 64 | Kentucky | 2 - 1 | 0.553 | 77 |
65 | 60 | Cincinnati | 2 - 0 | 0.551 | 112 |
66 | 71 | Iowa | 3 - 1 | 0.546 | 113 |
67 | 65 | California | 2 - 1 | 0.541 | 33 |
68 | 67 | Colorado St. | 2 - 1 | 0.524 | 82 |
69 | 93 | Georgia Southern | 2 - 2 | 0.519 | 81 |
70 | 84 | Old Dominion | 3 - 1 | 0.511 | 114 |
71 | 66 | Washington St. | 1 - 3 | 0.507 | 19 |
72 | 75 | Texas Tech | 2 - 1 | 0.501 | 84 |
73 | 78 | Illinois | 3 - 1 | 0.501 | 102 |
74 | 89 | North Texas | 2 - 2 | 0.486 | 107 |
75 | 61 | Louisiana Tech | 2 - 2 | 0.475 | 48 |
76 | 76 | Middle Tennessee St. | 2 - 2 | 0.475 | 78 |
77 | 73 | Northwestern | 1 - 2 | 0.467 | 87 |
78 | 87 | Arkansas St. | 2 - 2 | 0.464 | 70 |
79 | 81 | LA-Monroe | 2 - 1 | 0.461 | 80 |
80 | 69 | Utah St. | 2 - 2 | 0.461 | 95 |
81 | 104 | Temple | 2 - 1 | 0.458 | 104 |
82 | 74 | Bowling Green | 2 - 2 | 0.455 | 72 |
83 | 77 | Toledo | 2 - 2 | 0.453 | 108 |
84 | 83 | Fresno St. | 1 - 3 | 0.453 | 16 |
85 | 95 | Wyoming | 3 - 1 | 0.444 | 97 |
86 | 85 | Western Kentucky | 1 - 2 | 0.440 | 61 |
87 | 86 | Colorado | 2 - 2 | 0.440 | 88 |
88 | 79 | San Jose St. | 1 - 2 | 0.437 | 26 |
89 | 82 | San Diego St. | 1 - 2 | 0.424 | 71 |
90 | 72 | LA-Lafayette | 1 - 3 | 0.423 | 39 |
91 | 91 | AL-Birmingham | 2 - 1 | 0.422 | 94 |
92 | 97 | Iowa St. | 1 - 2 | 0.411 | 67 |
93 | 80 | Rice | 0 - 3 | 0.410 | 6 |
94 | 90 | Texas St. | 1 - 2 | 0.402 | 101 |
95 | 108 | Kansas | 2 - 1 | 0.399 | 90 |
96 | 100 | Air Force | 2 - 1 | 0.399 | 120 |
97 | 92 | Florida Atlantic | 1 - 3 | 0.393 | 8 |
98 | 99 | Texas-El Paso | 2 - 1 | 0.390 | 118 |
99 | 102 | Purdue | 2 - 2 | 0.390 | 105 |
100 | 111 | Wake Forest | 2 - 2 | 0.374 | 110 |
101 | 110 | Ohio | 2 - 2 | 0.373 | 96 |
102 | 101 | Tulsa | 1 - 2 | 0.370 | 29 |
103 | 103 | Buffalo | 2 - 2 | 0.370 | 123 |
104 | 106 | Vanderbilt | 1 - 3 | 0.368 | 23 |
105 | 113 | South Florida | 2 - 2 | 0.368 | 91 |
106 | 88 | Central Michigan | 2 - 2 | 0.368 | 116 |
107 | 94 | Akron | 1 - 2 | 0.367 | 56 |
108 | 98 | Army | 1 - 2 | 0.359 | 59 |
109 | 116 | Western Michigan | 2 - 1 | 0.354 | 122 |
110 | 96 | South Alabama | 1 - 2 | 0.354 | 45 |
111 | 117 | Southern Mississippi | 2 - 2 | 0.353 | 27 |
112 | 105 | Tulane | 1 - 3 | 0.344 | 66 |
113 | 115 | Appalachian St. | 1 - 2 | 0.321 | 115 |
114 | 107 | Ball St. | 1 - 3 | 0.319 | 121 |
115 | 109 | Nevada-Las Vegas | 1 - 3 | 0.313 | 31 |
116 | 112 | Hawaii | 1 - 3 | 0.311 | 79 |
117 | 114 | Connecticut | 1 - 3 | 0.300 | 50 |
118 | 121 | New Mexico | 1 - 2 | 0.293 | 99 |
119 | 118 | Southern Methodist | 0 - 3 | 0.273 | 9 |
120 | 119 | New Mexico St. | 2 - 2 | 0.272 | 128 |
121 | 120 | Florida International | 1 - 3 | 0.246 | 117 |
122 | 123 | Kent | 0 - 3 | 0.245 | 57 |
123 | 122 | Idaho | 0 - 3 | 0.231 | 89 |
124 | 125 | Eastern Michigan | 1 - 3 | 0.223 | 40 |
125 | 124 | Troy St. | 0 - 4 | 0.205 | 46 |
126 | 126 | Georgia St. | 1 - 3 | 0.198 | 124 |
127 | 127 | Massachusetts | 0 - 4 | 0.189 | 32 |
128 | 129 | Miami, Ohio | 0 - 4 | 0.168 | 65 |
129 | 128 | Wild Card U. | 6 - 87 | 0.159 | 0 |
2014 conference power ratings:
Conference | 2014 Record | Power Rating |
---|---|---|
SEC | 31-3 | .712 |
Pac-12 | 29-4 | .684 |
Independents | 10-4 | .631 |
ACC | 32-10 | .625 |
Big Ten | 35-14 | .610 |
Big Twelve | 19-8 | .604 |
AAC | 15-18 | .464 |
Conference USA | 20-21 | .452 |
Mountain West | 18-20 | .438 |
Sun Belt | 10-23 | .350 |
MAC | 16-29 | .345 |