ARGH 2008 Power Ratings

The following are the ARGH power ratings for the 2008 season as of September 28. Teams included are the 120 Division 1-A teams, including provisional member Western Kentucky.

The estimated home field advantage is .592, or about 4.48 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 2 Alabama 5 - 0 0.865
2 8 Oklahoma 4 - 0 0.832
3 12 Texas 4 - 0 0.820
4 10 Penn State 5 - 0 0.811
5 9 Missouri 4 - 0 0.789
6 1 Florida 3 - 1 0.787
7 4 Southern California 2 - 1 0.786
8 5 Louisiana St. 4 - 0 0.784
9 3 Georgia 4 - 1 0.776
10 14 South Florida 5 - 0 0.775
11 7 Utah 5 - 0 0.772
12 6 Brigham Young 4 - 0 0.772
13 19 Kentucky 4 - 0 0.769
14 16 Auburn 4 - 1 0.742
15 17 Oregon 4 - 1 0.742
16 18 Ohio St. 4 - 1 0.741
17 20 Vanderbilt 4 - 0 0.737
18 22 Connecticut 5 - 0 0.736
19 23 California 3 - 1 0.735
20 15 Texas Christian 4 - 1 0.731
21 30 Oklahoma St. 4 - 0 0.727
22 11 Wisconsin 3 - 1 0.725
23 28 Michigan St. 4 - 1 0.719
24 13 Wake Forest 3 - 1 0.713
25 21 Boise State 3 - 0 0.713
26 27 Virginia Tech 4 - 1 0.707
27 43 Northwestern 5 - 0 0.703
28 33 Ball St. 5 - 0 0.699
29 25 Texas Tech 4 - 0 0.693
30 37 Florida St. 3 - 1 0.686
31 29 Kansas 3 - 1 0.676
32 32 Boston College 3 - 1 0.661
33 53 Notre Dame 3 - 1 0.649
34 38 Minnesota 4 - 1 0.642
35 26 Arizona 3 - 1 0.642
36 47 Maryland 4 - 1 0.641
37 36 Nebraska 3 - 1 0.636
38 34 Tulsa 4 - 0 0.636
39 35 South Carolina 3 - 2 0.634
40 57 Oregon St. 2 - 2 0.631
41 39 Georgia Tech 3 - 1 0.630
42 24 Clemson 3 - 2 0.629
43 46 Cincinnati 3 - 1 0.629
44 44 Fresno St. 3 - 1 0.623
45 58 North Carolina 3 - 1 0.615
46 65 Mississippi 3 - 2 0.613
47 40 Iowa 3 - 2 0.608
48 50 Pittsburgh 3 - 1 0.608
49 62 Michigan 2 - 2 0.595
50 52 West Virginia 2 - 2 0.592
51 31 East Carolina 3 - 2 0.589
52 49 Arizona St. 2 - 2 0.585
53 51 Air Force 3 - 1 0.584
54 67 Stanford 3 - 2 0.579
55 42 Colorado 3 - 1 0.578
56 55 Kansas St. 3 - 1 0.567
57 48 Troy St. 2 - 2 0.559
58 41 Tennessee 1 - 3 0.558
59 54 Louisville 2 - 2 0.548
60 70 Western Michigan 4 - 1 0.547
61 56 Illinois 2 - 2 0.545
62 78 Rice 3 - 2 0.543
63 45 Miami, Florida 2 - 2 0.542
64 88 Navy 3 - 2 0.540
65 75 Bowling Green 2 - 2 0.535
66 60 Purdue 2 - 2 0.526
67 91 Duke 3 - 1 0.523
68 59 Arkansas St. 3 - 2 0.509
69 64 Indiana 2 - 2 0.500
70 66 Southern Mississippi 2 - 2 0.499
71 92 Houston 2 - 3 0.499
72 72 Baylor 2 - 2 0.485
73 76 Central Michigan 3 - 2 0.484
74 63 Arkansas 2 - 2 0.484
75 61 Nevada-Las Vegas 3 - 2 0.477
76 97 Northern Illinois 2 - 2 0.475
77 69 Marshall 3 - 2 0.468
78 96 Nevada 2 - 2 0.466
79 81 Tulane 2 - 2 0.460
80 77 Buffalo 2 - 3 0.447
81 89 Rutgers 1 - 3 0.439
82 100 San Jose St. 3 - 2 0.433
83 71 Texas A&M 2 - 2 0.431
84 68 UCLA 1 - 3 0.429
85 79 Iowa St. 2 - 2 0.428
86 84 Middle Tennessee St. 1 - 3 0.422
87 73 Washington 0 - 4 0.420
88 85 Akron 2 - 3 0.416
89 94 Florida Atlantic 1 - 3 0.416
90 105 Memphis 2 - 3 0.414
91 82 Western Kentucky 2 - 3 0.414
92 95 New Mexico 2 - 3 0.411
93 83 Mississippi St. 1 - 4 0.408
94 74 North Carolina St. 2 - 3 0.400
95 93 Louisiana Tech 2 - 1 0.392
96 98 Colorado St. 2 - 2 0.370
97 103 Miami, Ohio 1 - 3 0.362
98 111 Ohio 1 - 4 0.356
99 99 LA-Monroe 1 - 3 0.355
100 114 Texas-El Paso 1 - 3 0.354
101 86 Hawaii 1 - 3 0.354
102 90 Virginia 1 - 3 0.342
103 87 Toledo 1 - 3 0.340
104 104 LA-Lafayette 1 - 3 0.339
105 101 Temple 1 - 4 0.335
106 80 Central Florida 1 - 3 0.335
107 106 Washington St. 1 - 4 0.309
108 119 Florida International 1 - 3 0.307
109 110 New Mexico St. 1 - 2 0.307
110 109 AL-Birmingham 1 - 4 0.304
111 102 Wyoming 2 - 3 0.302
112 112 Syracuse 1 - 4 0.301
113 117 San Diego St. 1 - 3 0.297
114 107 Utah St. 1 - 3 0.293
115 113 Kent 1 - 4 0.268
116 115 Southern Methodist 1 - 4 0.264
117 108 Eastern Michigan 1 - 4 0.257
118 116 North Texas 0 - 4 0.211
119 118 Idaho 1 - 4 0.185
120 120 Wild Card U. 2 - 80 0.131
121 121 Army 0 - 4 0.114

2008 conference power ratings:

Conference2008 Record Power Rating
SEC 27-5 .680
Big Ten 31-9 .647
Big Twelve 38-10 .638
ACC 26-10 .591
Pac-10 13-13 .586
Big East 20-11 .578
Mountain West 21-10.524
Conference USA 15-21.447
Independents 6-7 .434
MAC 17-27 .425
WAC 15-16 .418
Sun Belt 10-23 .392

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