The following are the ARGH power ratings for the 2016 season as of September 25, 2016. Teams included are the 128 Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) teams.
The estimated home field advantage is .550, or about 2.73 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 9-25-16
This Week | Last Week | Team | 2016 Record | Power Rating | SOS |
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1 | 1 | Alabama | 4 - 0 | 0.892 | 15 |
2 | 3 | Clemson | 4 - 0 | 0.881 | 18 |
3 | 4 | Tennessee | 4 - 0 | 0.852 | 6 |
4 | 2 | Ohio St. | 3 - 0 | 0.847 | 24 |
5 | 7 | Michigan | 4 - 0 | 0.844 | 44 |
6 | 5 | Stanford | 3 - 0 | 0.838 | 5 |
7 | 6 | Louisville | 4 - 0 | 0.837 | 30 |
8 | 8 | Houston | 4 - 0 | 0.834 | 56 |
9 | 9 | Texas A&M | 4 - 0 | 0.831 | 11 |
10 | 10 | Wisconsin | 4 - 0 | 0.830 | 21 |
11 | 11 | Washington | 4 - 0 | 0.795 | 110 |
12 | 17 | Nebraska | 4 - 0 | 0.771 | 66 |
13 | 22 | Baylor | 4 - 0 | 0.757 | 119 |
14 | 14 | Utah | 4 - 0 | 0.754 | 75 |
15 | 13 | Florida | 3 - 1 | 0.751 | 37 |
16 | 12 | Miami, Florida | 3 - 0 | 0.746 | 97 |
17 | 27 | Western Michigan | 4 - 0 | 0.738 | 80 |
18 | 25 | Florida St. | 3 - 1 | 0.732 | 12 |
19 | 23 | Boise State | 3 - 0 | 0.730 | 67 |
20 | 16 | Arkansas | 3 - 1 | 0.709 | 14 |
21 | 33 | West Virginia | 3 - 0 | 0.708 | 52 |
22 | 41 | Virginia Tech | 3 - 1 | 0.698 | 39 |
23 | 34 | Auburn | 2 - 2 | 0.697 | 4 |
24 | 15 | Louisiana St. | 2 - 2 | 0.694 | 13 |
25 | 37 | Mississippi | 2 - 2 | 0.691 | 8 |
26 | 24 | Oklahoma | 1 - 2 | 0.691 | 7 |
27 | 20 | UCLA | 2 - 2 | 0.685 | 2 |
28 | 44 | Colorado | 3 - 1 | 0.679 | 33 |
29 | 50 | Wake Forest | 4 - 0 | 0.676 | 84 |
30 | 42 | Memphis | 3 - 0 | 0.675 | 126 |
31 | 29 | Georgia Tech | 3 - 1 | 0.673 | 36 |
32 | 35 | North Carolina | 3 - 1 | 0.670 | 53 |
33 | 48 | Arizona St. | 4 - 0 | 0.655 | 104 |
34 | 19 | Georgia | 3 - 1 | 0.649 | 20 |
35 | 18 | Michigan St. | 2 - 1 | 0.648 | 25 |
36 | 46 | Minnesota | 3 - 0 | 0.647 | 101 |
37 | 47 | Kansas St. | 2 - 1 | 0.639 | 60 |
38 | 21 | Oklahoma St. | 2 - 2 | 0.638 | 42 |
39 | 26 | South Florida | 3 - 1 | 0.632 | 95 |
40 | 32 | San Diego St. | 3 - 0 | 0.631 | 121 |
41 | 57 | Iowa | 3 - 1 | 0.631 | 128 |
42 | 58 | Texas Christian | 3 - 1 | 0.630 | 105 |
43 | 66 | Troy | 3 - 1 | 0.625 | 63 |
44 | 36 | Toledo | 3 - 0 | 0.624 | 127 |
45 | 64 | Missouri | 2 - 2 | 0.618 | 46 |
46 | 31 | Southern California | 1 - 3 | 0.616 | 1 |
47 | 51 | Navy | 3 - 0 | 0.616 | 114 |
48 | 68 | Southern Mississippi | 3 - 1 | 0.608 | 113 |
49 | 72 | Air Force | 3 - 0 | 0.606 | 118 |
50 | 30 | Pittsburgh | 2 - 2 | 0.604 | 31 |
51 | 39 | Texas | 2 - 1 | 0.604 | 50 |
52 | 53 | Maryland | 3 - 0 | 0.601 | 116 |
53 | 40 | Georgia Southern | 3 - 1 | 0.600 | 109 |
54 | 67 | Appalachian St. | 2 - 2 | 0.596 | 10 |
55 | 55 | Western Kentucky | 3 - 1 | 0.590 | 64 |
56 | 28 | Central Michigan | 3 - 1 | 0.585 | 111 |
57 | 45 | Brigham Young | 1 - 3 | 0.583 | 3 |
58 | 56 | North Carolina St. | 2 - 1 | 0.579 | 106 |
59 | 61 | Cincinnati | 3 - 1 | 0.579 | 93 |
60 | 52 | Oregon | 2 - 2 | 0.579 | 47 |
61 | 38 | Penn State | 2 - 2 | 0.573 | 16 |
62 | 54 | Mississippi St. | 2 - 2 | 0.573 | 55 |
63 | 49 | California | 2 - 2 | 0.562 | 22 |
64 | 65 | Tulsa | 3 - 1 | 0.559 | 90 |
65 | 63 | Texas Tech | 2 - 1 | 0.558 | 81 |
66 | 62 | Indiana | 2 - 1 | 0.553 | 69 |
67 | 70 | Washington St. | 1 - 2 | 0.543 | 87 |
68 | 79 | Duke | 2 - 2 | 0.543 | 58 |
69 | 69 | Temple | 2 - 2 | 0.542 | 112 |
70 | 43 | Notre Dame | 1 - 3 | 0.538 | 23 |
71 | 59 | Arizona | 2 - 2 | 0.538 | 68 |
72 | 76 | Middle Tennessee | 3 - 1 | 0.536 | 123 |
73 | 60 | Army | 3 - 1 | 0.525 | 125 |
74 | 89 | Boston College | 2 - 2 | 0.498 | 59 |
75 | 73 | Northwestern | 1 - 3 | 0.493 | 28 |
76 | 81 | Purdue | 2 - 1 | 0.492 | 96 |
77 | 91 | Ball St. | 3 - 1 | 0.487 | 120 |
78 | 82 | Syracuse | 2 - 2 | 0.486 | 35 |
79 | 77 | Marshall | 1 - 2 | 0.482 | 72 |
80 | 93 | Kentucky | 2 - 2 | 0.472 | 43 |
81 | 86 | Akron | 2 - 2 | 0.471 | 29 |
82 | 78 | Rutgers | 2 - 2 | 0.471 | 70 |
83 | 75 | East Carolina | 2 - 2 | 0.465 | 62 |
84 | 74 | South Carolina | 2 - 2 | 0.464 | 32 |
85 | 92 | Ohio | 2 - 2 | 0.464 | 76 |
86 | 80 | Oregon St. | 1 - 2 | 0.461 | 34 |
87 | 98 | Eastern Michigan | 3 - 1 | 0.459 | 115 |
88 | 71 | Utah St. | 2 - 2 | 0.458 | 99 |
89 | 90 | Illinois | 1 - 2 | 0.451 | 38 |
90 | 106 | Central Florida | 2 - 2 | 0.439 | 88 |
91 | 83 | Vanderbilt | 1 - 3 | 0.438 | 17 |
92 | 85 | Colorado St. | 2 - 2 | 0.437 | 91 |
93 | 104 | Tulane | 2 - 2 | 0.436 | 89 |
94 | 84 | Connecticut | 2 - 2 | 0.421 | 107 |
95 | 88 | Louisiana Tech | 1 - 3 | 0.420 | 48 |
96 | 102 | Old Dominion | 2 - 2 | 0.410 | 103 |
97 | 87 | Nevada | 2 - 2 | 0.390 | 122 |
98 | 99 | New Mexico | 1 - 2 | 0.382 | 124 |
99 | 95 | Wyoming | 2 - 2 | 0.382 | 98 |
100 | 97 | Southern Methodist | 2 - 2 | 0.376 | 71 |
101 | 105 | South Alabama | 2 - 2 | 0.368 | 92 |
102 | 100 | LA-Lafayette | 2 - 2 | 0.366 | 102 |
103 | 116 | Virginia | 1 - 3 | 0.356 | 74 |
104 | 96 | Nevada-Las Vegas | 1 - 3 | 0.353 | 77 |
105 | 109 | Texas St. | 1 - 2 | 0.333 | 9 |
106 | 117 | Idaho | 2 - 2 | 0.330 | 73 |
107 | 94 | San Jose St. | 1 - 3 | 0.325 | 85 |
108 | 108 | Fresno St. | 1 - 3 | 0.325 | 41 |
109 | 124 | North Texas | 2 - 2 | 0.321 | 108 |
110 | 113 | Kansas | 1 - 2 | 0.321 | 79 |
111 | 125 | Iowa St. | 1 - 3 | 0.316 | 82 |
112 | 103 | Bowling Green | 1 - 3 | 0.310 | 27 |
113 | 114 | LA-Monroe | 1 - 2 | 0.299 | 45 |
114 | 110 | Kent | 1 - 3 | 0.297 | 65 |
115 | 112 | Texas-San Antonio | 1 - 3 | 0.291 | 100 |
116 | 121 | Georgia St. | 0 - 3 | 0.288 | 19 |
117 | 118 | Hawaii | 1 - 3 | 0.285 | 26 |
118 | 115 | Charlotte | 1 - 3 | 0.284 | 49 |
119 | 120 | Massachusetts | 1 - 3 | 0.277 | 51 |
120 | 111 | Florida Atlantic | 1 - 3 | 0.276 | 54 |
121 | 128 | Buffalo | 1 - 2 | 0.266 | 117 |
122 | 101 | Northern Illinois | 0 - 4 | 0.266 | 83 |
123 | 107 | Arkansas St. | 0 - 4 | 0.238 | 61 |
124 | 119 | Texas-El Paso | 1 - 3 | 0.236 | 78 |
125 | 123 | New Mexico St. | 1 - 3 | 0.235 | 86 |
126 | 126 | Miami, Ohio | 0 - 4 | 0.230 | 57 |
127 | 122 | Rice | 0 - 4 | 0.215 | 40 |
128 | 127 | Florida International | 0 - 4 | 0.178 | 94 |
129 | 129 | Wild Card U. | 10 - 84 | 0.156 | 0 |
2016 conference power ratings:
Conference | 2016 Record | Power Rating |
---|---|---|
SEC | 21-7 | .667 |
Pac-12 | 23-9 | .642 |
ACC | 23-9 | .641 |
Big Ten | 30-8 | .632 |
Big Twelve | 15-11 | .586 |
AAC | 21-8 | .548 |
Independents | 6-6 | .481 |
Mountain West | 20-15 | .442 |
MAC | 18-17 | .433 |
Sun Belt | 10-16 | .389 |
Conference USA | 13-23 | .373 |