The following are the ARGH power ratings for the 2019 season as of 9-29-19. Teams included are the 130 Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) teams.
The estimated home field advantage is .570, or about 3.56 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 9-29-19
This Week | Last Week | Team | 2019 Record | Power Rating | SOS |
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1 | 3 | Ohio St. | 5 - 0 | 0.910 | 12 |
2 | 1 | Clemson | 5 - 0 | 0.894 | 27 |
3 | 5 | Auburn | 5 - 0 | 0.888 | 3 |
4 | 2 | Alabama | 5 - 0 | 0.886 | 41 |
5 | 4 | Georgia | 4 - 0 | 0.862 | 52 |
6 | 6 | Louisiana St. | 4 - 0 | 0.825 | 71 |
7 | 7 | Florida | 5 - 0 | 0.824 | 115 |
8 | 11 | Penn State | 4 - 0 | 0.818 | 91 |
9 | 8 | Michigan St. | 4 - 1 | 0.807 | 16 |
10 | 15 | Wisconsin | 4 - 0 | 0.799 | 55 |
11 | 10 | Notre Dame | 3 - 1 | 0.798 | 14 |
12 | 14 | Iowa | 4 - 0 | 0.798 | 73 |
13 | 12 | Oklahoma | 4 - 0 | 0.786 | 102 |
14 | 9 | Oregon | 3 - 1 | 0.780 | 46 |
15 | 20 | Washington | 4 - 1 | 0.756 | 34 |
16 | 13 | Boise State | 4 - 0 | 0.754 | 60 |
17 | 22 | Southern Methodist | 5 - 0 | 0.747 | 54 |
18 | 23 | Michigan | 3 - 1 | 0.738 | 36 |
19 | 32 | Cincinnati | 3 - 1 | 0.732 | 15 |
20 | 28 | Wake Forest | 5 - 0 | 0.731 | 95 |
21 | 31 | Arizona St. | 4 - 1 | 0.728 | 24 |
22 | 24 | Utah | 4 - 1 | 0.727 | 75 |
23 | 18 | Appalachian St. | 4 - 0 | 0.725 | 112 |
24 | 19 | Central Florida | 4 - 1 | 0.713 | 105 |
25 | 21 | Texas A&M | 3 - 2 | 0.709 | 22 |
26 | 27 | Missouri | 3 - 1 | 0.709 | 65 |
27 | 25 | Texas | 3 - 1 | 0.708 | 23 |
28 | 39 | Oklahoma St. | 4 - 1 | 0.704 | 40 |
29 | 16 | Mississippi St. | 3 - 2 | 0.697 | 2 |
30 | 41 | Baylor | 4 - 0 | 0.692 | 124 |
31 | 17 | Virginia | 4 - 1 | 0.687 | 59 |
32 | 33 | Memphis | 4 - 0 | 0.683 | 126 |
33 | 38 | Louisiana | 4 - 1 | 0.677 | 78 |
34 | 29 | Kansas St. | 3 - 1 | 0.669 | 72 |
35 | 26 | California | 4 - 1 | 0.665 | 35 |
36 | 47 | Duke | 3 - 1 | 0.661 | 53 |
37 | 36 | Minnesota | 4 - 0 | 0.659 | 108 |
38 | 30 | Southern California | 3 - 2 | 0.654 | 10 |
39 | 40 | Tulane | 3 - 1 | 0.650 | 64 |
40 | 46 | Texas Christian | 3 - 1 | 0.644 | 90 |
41 | 44 | Air Force | 3 - 1 | 0.643 | 62 |
42 | 35 | Indiana | 3 - 2 | 0.641 | 32 |
43 | 61 | Hawaii | 4 - 1 | 0.638 | 81 |
44 | 51 | Florida St. | 3 - 2 | 0.622 | 19 |
45 | 34 | Iowa St. | 2 - 2 | 0.619 | 58 |
46 | 45 | Colorado | 3 - 1 | 0.619 | 26 |
47 | 60 | Wyoming | 4 - 1 | 0.611 | 103 |
48 | 59 | South Carolina | 2 - 3 | 0.607 | 18 |
49 | 55 | Utah St. | 3 - 1 | 0.604 | 96 |
50 | 49 | Army | 3 - 1 | 0.602 | 117 |
51 | 53 | Syracuse | 3 - 2 | 0.591 | 31 |
52 | 52 | Miami, Florida | 2 - 2 | 0.583 | 70 |
53 | 64 | Arizona | 3 - 1 | 0.582 | 89 |
54 | 42 | Washington St. | 3 - 2 | 0.581 | 98 |
55 | 43 | Nebraska | 3 - 2 | 0.579 | 38 |
56 | 37 | Kentucky | 2 - 3 | 0.579 | 7 |
57 | 67 | North Carolina | 2 - 3 | 0.578 | 1 |
58 | 68 | Toledo | 3 - 1 | 0.572 | 109 |
59 | 58 | Western Michigan | 3 - 2 | 0.570 | 85 |
60 | 75 | Florida Atlantic | 3 - 2 | 0.567 | 33 |
61 | 73 | Temple | 3 - 1 | 0.566 | 120 |
62 | 48 | Pittsburgh | 3 - 2 | 0.564 | 28 |
63 | 56 | San Diego St. | 3 - 1 | 0.559 | 114 |
64 | 54 | North Carolina St. | 3 - 2 | 0.546 | 110 |
65 | 62 | West Virginia | 3 - 1 | 0.543 | 77 |
66 | 65 | Maryland | 2 - 2 | 0.532 | 42 |
67 | 78 | Louisville | 2 - 2 | 0.531 | 45 |
68 | 57 | Brigham Young | 2 - 3 | 0.526 | 6 |
69 | 50 | Marshall | 2 - 2 | 0.524 | 49 |
70 | 77 | Stanford | 2 - 3 | 0.523 | 5 |
71 | 85 | Arkansas St. | 3 - 2 | 0.523 | 48 |
72 | 84 | Louisiana Tech | 4 - 1 | 0.516 | 123 |
73 | 87 | Tulsa | 2 - 2 | 0.513 | 13 |
74 | 70 | Southern Mississippi | 3 - 2 | 0.509 | 68 |
75 | 81 | Fresno St. | 2 - 2 | 0.504 | 88 |
76 | 69 | Northwestern | 1 - 3 | 0.501 | 9 |
77 | 98 | Houston | 2 - 3 | 0.494 | 37 |
78 | 72 | Boston College | 3 - 2 | 0.490 | 116 |
79 | 83 | Mississippi | 2 - 3 | 0.488 | 25 |
80 | 74 | UCLA | 1 - 4 | 0.483 | 4 |
81 | 76 | Texas Tech | 2 - 2 | 0.478 | 93 |
82 | 91 | Liberty | 3 - 2 | 0.478 | 107 |
83 | 82 | Eastern Michigan | 3 - 1 | 0.476 | 97 |
84 | 66 | North Texas | 2 - 3 | 0.471 | 79 |
85 | 86 | Coastal Carolina | 3 - 2 | 0.466 | 121 |
86 | 103 | Miami, Ohio | 2 - 3 | 0.461 | 8 |
87 | 100 | Navy | 2 - 1 | 0.458 | 100 |
88 | 88 | Tennessee | 1 - 3 | 0.458 | 74 |
89 | 93 | Kent St. | 2 - 2 | 0.454 | 43 |
90 | 79 | Purdue | 1 - 3 | 0.448 | 39 |
91 | 71 | Troy | 2 - 2 | 0.448 | 127 |
92 | 63 | Virginia Tech | 2 - 2 | 0.442 | 113 |
93 | 80 | AL-Birmingham | 3 - 1 | 0.441 | 130 |
94 | 89 | Illinois | 2 - 2 | 0.433 | 122 |
95 | 94 | Vanderbilt | 1 - 3 | 0.430 | 17 |
96 | 101 | LA-Monroe | 2 - 2 | 0.418 | 101 |
97 | 96 | Buffalo | 2 - 3 | 0.417 | 57 |
98 | 97 | Ohio | 1 - 3 | 0.415 | 63 |
99 | 102 | Oregon St. | 1 - 3 | 0.412 | 47 |
100 | 90 | Georgia Southern | 1 - 3 | 0.406 | 29 |
101 | 99 | Charlotte | 2 - 3 | 0.397 | 66 |
102 | 110 | Arkansas | 2 - 3 | 0.394 | 106 |
103 | 92 | South Florida | 1 - 3 | 0.393 | 61 |
104 | 107 | Ball St. | 1 - 3 | 0.381 | 69 |
105 | 112 | San Jose St. | 2 - 2 | 0.378 | 82 |
106 | 106 | Middle Tennessee | 1 - 3 | 0.375 | 21 |
107 | 108 | Georgia St. | 2 - 2 | 0.372 | 99 |
108 | 95 | Nevada | 3 - 2 | 0.370 | 94 |
109 | 117 | Western Kentucky | 2 - 2 | 0.367 | 119 |
110 | 118 | Texas St. | 2 - 3 | 0.361 | 51 |
111 | 105 | Kansas | 2 - 3 | 0.361 | 83 |
112 | 119 | East Carolina | 3 - 2 | 0.359 | 128 |
113 | 111 | New Mexico | 2 - 2 | 0.356 | 86 |
114 | 115 | Florida International | 1 - 3 | 0.355 | 104 |
115 | 104 | Northern Illinois | 1 - 3 | 0.354 | 50 |
116 | 109 | Georgia Tech | 1 - 3 | 0.320 | 44 |
117 | 116 | Central Michigan | 2 - 3 | 0.317 | 92 |
118 | 113 | Nevada-Las Vegas | 1 - 3 | 0.317 | 80 |
119 | 114 | Rutgers | 1 - 3 | 0.313 | 30 |
120 | 121 | Colorado St. | 1 - 4 | 0.310 | 67 |
121 | 122 | Connecticut | 1 - 3 | 0.277 | 56 |
122 | 120 | Old Dominion | 1 - 3 | 0.267 | 111 |
123 | 124 | Texas-San Antonio | 1 - 3 | 0.263 | 76 |
124 | 127 | Rice | 0 - 5 | 0.227 | 11 |
125 | 126 | Bowling Green | 1 - 3 | 0.226 | 84 |
126 | 125 | South Alabama | 1 - 4 | 0.223 | 87 |
127 | 123 | New Mexico St. | 0 - 5 | 0.221 | 20 |
128 | 128 | Texas-El Paso | 1 - 3 | 0.198 | 118 |
129 | 131 | Massachusetts | 1 - 4 | 0.149 | 129 |
130 | 130 | Wild Card U. | 3 - 98 | 0.129 | 0 |
131 | 129 | Akron | 0 - 5 | 0.113 | 125 |
2019 conference power ratings:
Conference | 2019 Record | Power Rating |
---|---|---|
SEC | 29-10 | .668 |
Big Ten | 30-8 | .641 |
Pac-12 | 24-10 | .626 |
Big Twelve | 24-6 | .620 |
ACC | 29-12 | .589 |
AAC | 28-13 | .549 |
Mountain West | 26-14 | .504 |
Independents | 12-16 | .462 |
Sun Belt | 19-16 | .462 |
MAC | 17-28 | .396 |
Conference USA | 19-29 | .391 |