ARGH 2023 Power Ratings

The following are the ARGH power ratings for the 2023 season after games of September 30. Teams currently included are the 133 Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) teams, plus Kennesaw State.

The estimated home field advantage is .556, or about 2.82 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 10-1-23

This WeekLast Week Team 2023 Record Power Rating SOS
1 1 Texas 5 - 0 0.903 1
2 2 Michigan 5 - 0 0.893 58
3 3 Penn State 5 - 0 0.883 42
4 6 Oklahoma 5 - 0 0.866 46
5 4 Ohio St. 4 - 0 0.859 62
6 5 Georgia 5 - 0 0.852 108
7 9 Alabama 4 - 1 0.843 2
8 10 Washington 5 - 0 0.839 49
9 13 Notre Dame 5 - 1 0.822 35
10 8 Florida St. 4 - 0 0.822 20
11 11 Oregon 5 - 0 0.817 117
12 15 Mississippi 4 - 1 0.783 11
13 12 North Carolina 4 - 0 0.773 32
14 18 Texas A&M 4 - 1 0.772 29
15 23 Louisville 5 - 0 0.772 99
16 14 Miami, Florida 4 - 0 0.771 87
17 19 Southern California 5 - 0 0.768 120
18 7 Utah 4 - 1 0.760 18
19 32 Oregon St. 4 - 1 0.758 59
20 25 Maryland 5 - 0 0.754 124
21 29 Air Force 5 - 0 0.751 129
22 16 Duke 4 - 1 0.744 79
23 21 Washington St. 4 - 0 0.744 57
24 26 Missouri 5 - 0 0.741 84
25 34 Kentucky 5 - 0 0.739 128
26 22 Kansas St. 3 - 1 0.735 51
27 17 Syracuse 4 - 1 0.727 81
28 27 Tennessee 4 - 1 0.724 95
29 31 Iowa 4 - 1 0.721 16
30 42 Clemson 3 - 2 0.714 13
31 30 Wisconsin 3 - 1 0.713 24
32 24 UCLA 3 - 1 0.707 78
33 39 Rutgers 4 - 1 0.704 80
34 41 West Virginia 4 - 1 0.700 22
35 20 Louisiana St. 3 - 2 0.697 10
36 36 Fresno St. 5 - 0 0.687 132
37 43 James Madison 5 - 0 0.682 105
38 40 Tulane 4 - 1 0.666 104
39 28 Texas Christian 3 - 2 0.661 53
40 35 Kansas 4 - 1 0.656 55
41 46 Memphis 4 - 1 0.651 97
42 38 Auburn 3 - 2 0.637 67
43 45 Liberty 4 - 0 0.634 122
44 33 Florida 3 - 2 0.634 40
45 47 Southern Methodist 3 - 2 0.631 76
46 49 Brigham Young 4 - 1 0.629 94
47 44 Ohio 4 - 1 0.624 113
48 51 Marshall 4 - 0 0.616 119
49 63 Georgia Southern 4 - 1 0.612 106
50 57 Wyoming 4 - 1 0.602 56
51 37 Central Florida 3 - 2 0.597 96
52 48 Toledo 4 - 1 0.593 130
53 67 Texas Tech 2 - 3 0.583 27
54 64 Miami, Ohio 4 - 1 0.580 110
55 58 Minnesota 3 - 2 0.579 64
56 82 Troy 3 - 2 0.570 47
57 50 North Carolina St. 3 - 2 0.568 85
58 54 Colorado 3 - 2 0.563 7
59 60 Wake Forest 3 - 1 0.553 116
60 70 Appalachian St. 3 - 2 0.549 73
61 87 Purdue 2 - 3 0.548 5
62 66 Army 2 - 2 0.547 89
63 59 Arkansas 2 - 3 0.544 60
64 80 Rice 3 - 2 0.538 54
65 52 South Carolina 2 - 3 0.538 8
66 56 Cincinnati 2 - 3 0.536 45
67 78 Nevada-Las Vegas 4 - 1 0.534 115
68 84 Western Kentucky 3 - 2 0.531 72
69 53 Georgia St. 4 - 1 0.531 121
70 74 California 3 - 2 0.526 88
71 71 Arizona 3 - 2 0.522 107
72 86 Texas St. 4 - 1 0.521 125
73 61 Mississippi St. 2 - 3 0.517 17
74 91 South Florida 3 - 2 0.516 52
75 81 Jacksonville St. 4 - 1 0.510 133
76 88 Baylor 2 - 3 0.508 9
77 65 Coastal Carolina 2 - 3 0.508 70
78 72 Michigan St. 2 - 3 0.507 14
79 55 Illinois 2 - 3 0.506 4
80 62 Iowa St. 2 - 3 0.501 19
81 73 Boise State 2 - 3 0.484 41
82 68 Georgia Tech 2 - 3 0.482 38
83 99 Virginia Tech 2 - 3 0.482 33
84 96 Tulsa 3 - 2 0.473 71
85 75 South Alabama 2 - 3 0.472 82
86 69 Houston 2 - 3 0.471 48
87 77 Louisiana 3 - 2 0.469 123
88 83 Northwestern 2 - 3 0.464 3
89 94 Utah St. 2 - 3 0.459 66
90 76 Nebraska 2 - 3 0.447 30
91 90 Texas-San Antonio 1 - 3 0.442 26
92 95 Central Michigan 3 - 2 0.431 83
93 89 Oklahoma St. 2 - 2 0.431 111
94 85 Indiana 2 - 3 0.426 43
95 79 Pittsburgh 1 - 4 0.420 31
96 112 Bowling Green 2 - 3 0.416 23
97 101 Colorado St. 2 - 2 0.406 86
98 93 East Carolina 1 - 4 0.396 21
99 98 Vanderbilt 2 - 4 0.394 77
100 104 San Jose St. 1 - 4 0.389 12
101 100 LA-Monroe 2 - 2 0.387 69
102 115 Arkansas St. 3 - 2 0.383 93
103 108 Boston College 2 - 3 0.379 91
104 92 San Diego St. 2 - 4 0.379 15
105 97 Navy 1 - 3 0.375 37
106 110 Louisiana Tech 3 - 3 0.374 126
107 119 Western Michigan 2 - 3 0.367 65
108 103 Florida Atlantic 1 - 3 0.366 68
109 106 Old Dominion 2 - 3 0.358 92
110 109 North Texas 2 - 2 0.353 118
111 107 AL-Birmingham 1 - 4 0.348 34
112 116 New Mexico 2 - 3 0.338 101
113 111 Florida International 3 - 2 0.333 127
114 102 Temple 2 - 3 0.330 90
115 117 New Mexico St. 2 - 3 0.326 131
116 105 Middle Tennessee 1 - 4 0.317 28
117 114 Eastern Michigan 2 - 3 0.306 114
118 113 Southern Mississippi 1 - 4 0.305 63
119 118 Virginia 0 - 5 0.291 6
120 120 Charlotte 1 - 4 0.288 39
121 121 Arizona St. 1 - 4 0.280 75
122 122 Ball St. 1 - 4 0.269 44
123 128 Buffalo 1 - 4 0.265 98
124 127 Northern Illinois 1 - 4 0.263 103
125 124 Hawaii 2 - 4 0.253 109
126 123 Stanford 1 - 4 0.252 74
127 125 Kent St. 1 - 4 0.219 61
128 126 Akron 1 - 4 0.216 112
129 129 Massachusetts 1 - 5 0.211 102
130 131 Sam Houston St. 0 - 4 0.208 25
131 130 Texas-El Paso 1 - 5 0.205 100
132 132 Connecticut 0 - 5 0.199 50
133 133 Nevada 0 - 5 0.175 36
134 134 Kennesaw St. 1 - 4 0.136 134
135 135 Wild Card U. 8 - 105 0.111 0

2023 conference power ratings:

Conference2023 Record Power Rating
SEC 33-8 .672
Big Ten 31-9 .643
Pac-12 29-5 .628
Big Twelve 30-12 .627
ACC 29-13 .607
Sun Belt 32-16 .497
AAC 23-29 .455
Mountain West 24-23.455
Independents 8-13 .445
Conference USA 14-17.382
MAC 19-27 .379

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