ARGH 2023 Power Ratings

The following are the ARGH power ratings for the 2023 season after games of September 23. Teams currently included are the 133 Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) teams, plus Kennesaw State.

The estimated home field advantage is .555, or about 2.779 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 9-24-23

This WeekLast Week Team 2023 Record Power Rating SOS
1 2 Texas 4 - 0 0.868 2
2 3 Michigan 4 - 0 0.865 65
3 5 Penn State 4 - 0 0.859 25
4 4 Ohio St. 4 - 0 0.852 62
5 1 Georgia 4 - 0 0.836 117
6 9 Oklahoma 4 - 0 0.832 39
7 11 Utah 4 - 0 0.815 40
8 7 Florida St. 4 - 0 0.814 13
9 12 Alabama 3 - 1 0.809 3
10 8 Washington 4 - 0 0.809 50
11 15 Oregon 4 - 0 0.794 104
12 13 North Carolina 4 - 0 0.781 8
13 6 Notre Dame 4 - 1 0.777 63
14 20 Miami, Florida 4 - 0 0.770 79
15 10 Mississippi 3 - 1 0.758 12
16 22 Duke 4 - 0 0.745 110
17 27 Syracuse 4 - 0 0.734 109
18 28 Texas A&M 3 - 1 0.733 31
19 16 Southern California 4 - 0 0.732 129
20 18 Louisiana St. 3 - 1 0.729 22
21 31 Washington St. 4 - 0 0.729 66
22 25 Kansas St. 3 - 1 0.726 49
23 23 Louisville 4 - 0 0.725 102
24 19 UCLA 3 - 1 0.723 48
25 39 Maryland 4 - 0 0.721 120
26 33 Missouri 4 - 0 0.707 76
27 29 Tennessee 3 - 1 0.701 85
28 32 Texas Christian 3 - 1 0.699 68
29 35 Air Force 4 - 0 0.692 126
30 45 Wisconsin 3 - 1 0.690 36
31 14 Iowa 3 - 1 0.690 11
32 17 Oregon St. 3 - 1 0.688 81
33 36 Florida 3 - 1 0.687 53
34 34 Kentucky 4 - 0 0.680 132
35 42 Kansas 4 - 0 0.673 105
36 43 Fresno St. 4 - 0 0.663 127
37 21 Central Florida 3 - 1 0.658 90
38 24 Auburn 3 - 1 0.656 89
39 37 Rutgers 3 - 1 0.655 19
40 30 Tulane 3 - 1 0.652 87
41 50 West Virginia 3 - 1 0.649 33
42 26 Clemson 2 - 2 0.648 37
43 48 James Madison 4 - 0 0.639 107
44 63 Ohio 4 - 1 0.628 111
45 61 Liberty 4 - 0 0.624 124
46 46 Memphis 3 - 1 0.613 96
47 44 Southern Methodist 2 - 2 0.603 43
48 57 Toledo 3 - 1 0.593 116
49 38 Brigham Young 3 - 1 0.592 94
50 53 North Carolina St. 3 - 1 0.592 101
51 66 Marshall 3 - 0 0.590 113
52 59 South Carolina 2 - 2 0.588 7
53 80 Georgia St. 4 - 0 0.587 122
54 54 Colorado 3 - 1 0.581 5
55 62 Illinois 2 - 2 0.579 4
56 55 Cincinnati 2 - 2 0.572 56
57 72 Wyoming 3 - 1 0.567 35
58 41 Minnesota 2 - 2 0.565 24
59 49 Arkansas 2 - 2 0.563 88
60 40 Wake Forest 3 - 1 0.559 115
61 47 Mississippi St. 2 - 2 0.556 58
62 67 Iowa St. 2 - 2 0.554 71
63 83 Georgia Southern 3 - 1 0.553 106
64 76 Miami, Ohio 3 - 1 0.551 84
65 56 Coastal Carolina 2 - 2 0.546 77
66 58 Army 2 - 2 0.540 86
67 60 Texas Tech 1 - 3 0.536 14
68 85 Georgia Tech 2 - 2 0.532 18
69 75 Houston 2 - 2 0.530 61
70 65 Appalachian St. 2 - 2 0.529 57
71 73 Arizona 3 - 1 0.528 125
72 52 Michigan St. 2 - 2 0.528 47
73 77 Boise State 2 - 2 0.524 42
74 64 California 2 - 2 0.517 59
75 51 South Alabama 2 - 2 0.501 98
76 81 Nebraska 2 - 2 0.499 80
77 78 Louisiana 3 - 1 0.497 130
78 91 Nevada-Las Vegas 3 - 1 0.494 99
79 69 Pittsburgh 1 - 3 0.493 20
80 68 Rice 2 - 2 0.491 38
81 95 Jacksonville St. 3 - 1 0.490 133
82 87 Troy 2 - 2 0.490 67
83 101 Northwestern 2 - 2 0.476 10
84 82 Western Kentucky 2 - 2 0.475 64
85 89 Indiana 2 - 2 0.470 69
86 86 Texas St. 3 - 1 0.467 123
87 74 Purdue 1 - 3 0.466 6
88 79 Baylor 1 - 3 0.459 9
89 71 Oklahoma St. 2 - 2 0.451 103
90 70 Texas-San Antonio 1 - 3 0.447 16
91 115 South Florida 2 - 2 0.442 55
92 84 San Diego St. 2 - 3 0.436 30
93 107 East Carolina 1 - 3 0.428 26
94 88 Utah St. 1 - 3 0.425 34
95 111 Central Michigan 2 - 2 0.422 54
96 105 Tulsa 2 - 2 0.416 44
97 94 Navy 1 - 2 0.414 41
98 90 Vanderbilt 2 - 3 0.406 100
99 92 Virginia Tech 1 - 3 0.403 32
100 106 LA-Monroe 2 - 1 0.387 70
101 120 Colorado St. 1 - 2 0.383 15
102 96 Temple 2 - 2 0.380 83
103 104 Florida Atlantic 1 - 3 0.379 51
104 97 San Jose St. 1 - 4 0.372 23
105 99 Middle Tennessee 1 - 3 0.364 29
106 112 Old Dominion 2 - 2 0.358 108
107 114 AL-Birmingham 1 - 3 0.357 72
108 103 Boston College 1 - 3 0.354 73
109 110 North Texas 1 - 2 0.351 92
110 102 Louisiana Tech 2 - 3 0.348 114
111 98 Florida International 3 - 2 0.342 128
112 108 Bowling Green 1 - 3 0.341 17
113 100 Southern Mississippi 1 - 3 0.341 60
114 93 Eastern Michigan 2 - 2 0.340 118
115 126 Arkansas St. 2 - 2 0.339 74
116 124 New Mexico 2 - 2 0.337 112
117 109 New Mexico St. 2 - 3 0.335 131
118 116 Virginia 0 - 4 0.333 1
119 117 Western Michigan 1 - 3 0.326 21
120 125 Charlotte 1 - 3 0.314 46
121 118 Arizona St. 1 - 3 0.303 82
122 113 Ball St. 1 - 3 0.302 45
123 119 Stanford 1 - 3 0.285 97
124 132 Hawaii 2 - 3 0.284 121
125 121 Kent St. 1 - 3 0.268 52
126 129 Akron 1 - 3 0.264 93
127 122 Northern Illinois 1 - 3 0.258 119
128 127 Buffalo 0 - 4 0.253 78
129 123 Massachusetts 1 - 4 0.250 91
130 130 Texas-El Paso 1 - 4 0.247 95
131 131 Sam Houston St. 0 - 3 0.225 28
132 128 Connecticut 0 - 4 0.222 27
133 133 Nevada 0 - 4 0.192 75
134 134 Kennesaw St. 1 - 3 0.166 134
135 135 Wild Card U. 7 - 102 0.125 0

2023 conference power ratings:

Conference2023 Record Power Rating
SEC 33-8 .672
Big Ten 29-9 .637
Big Twelve 30-12 .629
Pac-12 29-5 .625
ACC 29-11 .606
Sun Belt 31-15 .487
AAC 21-29 .449
Mountain West 22-22.447
Independents 7-11 .447
Conference USA 14-17.383
MAC 18-27 .379

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