The following are the ARGH power ratings for the 2009 season through games of 9-26-09. Teams included are the 120 Division 1-A teams.
The estimated home field advantage is .589, or about 4.20 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 Week | Last Week | Team | 2009 Record | Power Rating |
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1 | 1 | Florida | 4 - 0 | 0.880 |
2 | 3 | Alabama | 5 - 0 | 0.849 |
3 | 2 | Texas | 4 - 0 | 0.844 |
4 | 9 | Southern California | 4 - 1 | 0.838 |
5 | 7 | Louisiana St. | 5 - 0 | 0.827 |
6 | 10 | Ohio St. | 4 - 1 | 0.805 |
7 | 4 | Boise State | 5 - 0 | 0.804 |
8 | 5 | Virginia Tech | 4 - 1 | 0.800 |
9 | 8 | Cincinnati | 5 - 0 | 0.800 |
10 | 6 | Iowa | 5 - 0 | 0.795 |
11 | 12 | Kansas | 4 - 0 | 0.774 |
12 | 13 | Oregon | 4 - 1 | 0.764 |
13 | 17 | South Florida | 5 - 0 | 0.764 |
14 | 14 | Texas Christian | 4 - 0 | 0.752 |
15 | 22 | Auburn | 5 - 0 | 0.751 |
16 | 18 | Penn State | 4 - 1 | 0.747 |
17 | 11 | Oklahoma | 2 - 2 | 0.745 |
18 | 27 | Stanford | 4 - 1 | 0.734 |
19 | 15 | Missouri | 4 - 0 | 0.721 |
20 | 35 | Wisconsin | 5 - 0 | 0.721 |
21 | 16 | Nebraska | 3 - 1 | 0.718 |
22 | 31 | Miami, Florida | 3 - 1 | 0.707 |
23 | 21 | Georgia Tech | 4 - 1 | 0.704 |
24 | 28 | Notre Dame | 4 - 1 | 0.702 |
25 | 23 | Brigham Young | 4 - 1 | 0.699 |
26 | 36 | Mississippi | 3 - 1 | 0.697 |
27 | 40 | Pittsburgh | 4 - 1 | 0.693 |
28 | 34 | Boston College | 4 - 1 | 0.692 |
29 | 20 | Georgia | 3 - 2 | 0.675 |
30 | 26 | Utah | 3 - 1 | 0.671 |
31 | 41 | Central Michigan | 4 - 1 | 0.671 |
32 | 25 | South Carolina | 4 - 1 | 0.669 |
33 | 19 | California | 3 - 2 | 0.669 |
34 | 29 | UCLA | 3 - 1 | 0.667 |
35 | 39 | Arizona | 3 - 1 | 0.659 |
36 | 38 | Connecticut | 3 - 1 | 0.650 |
37 | 54 | Wake Forest | 3 - 2 | 0.642 |
38 | 33 | Oklahoma St. | 3 - 1 | 0.638 |
39 | 32 | Michigan | 4 - 1 | 0.625 |
40 | 52 | Baylor | 3 - 1 | 0.622 |
41 | 53 | Tulsa | 4 - 1 | 0.618 |
42 | 55 | West Virginia | 3 - 1 | 0.611 |
43 | 42 | North Carolina St. | 3 - 2 | 0.604 |
44 | 57 | Oregon St. | 3 - 2 | 0.603 |
45 | 37 | Clemson | 2 - 3 | 0.601 |
46 | 46 | Rutgers | 3 - 1 | 0.599 |
47 | 48 | Air Force | 3 - 2 | 0.596 |
48 | 30 | Houston | 3 - 1 | 0.593 |
49 | 45 | Minnesota | 3 - 2 | 0.592 |
50 | 61 | Arkansas | 2 - 2 | 0.592 |
51 | 51 | Tennessee | 2 - 3 | 0.591 |
52 | 44 | Florida St. | 2 - 3 | 0.588 |
53 | 24 | North Carolina | 3 - 2 | 0.588 |
54 | 65 | Navy | 3 - 2 | 0.583 |
55 | 64 | Michigan St. | 2 - 3 | 0.582 |
56 | 60 | Washington | 2 - 3 | 0.580 |
57 | 47 | Texas Tech | 3 - 2 | 0.575 |
58 | 43 | Arizona St. | 2 - 2 | 0.573 |
59 | 49 | Texas A&M | 3 - 1 | 0.567 |
60 | 56 | Kentucky | 2 - 2 | 0.550 |
61 | 78 | Northern Illinois | 3 - 2 | 0.543 |
62 | 50 | Southern Mississippi | 3 - 2 | 0.542 |
63 | 81 | Idaho | 4 - 1 | 0.529 |
64 | 59 | Mississippi St. | 2 - 3 | 0.524 |
65 | 66 | Fresno St. | 1 - 3 | 0.511 |
66 | 58 | Vanderbilt | 2 - 3 | 0.510 |
67 | 62 | Middle Tennessee St. | 3 - 1 | 0.510 |
68 | 71 | East Carolina | 3 - 2 | 0.506 |
69 | 63 | Indiana | 3 - 2 | 0.497 |
70 | 89 | Louisiana Tech | 2 - 2 | 0.488 |
71 | 72 | Troy St. | 2 - 2 | 0.487 |
72 | 87 | Kansas St. | 3 - 2 | 0.485 |
73 | 67 | Colorado St. | 3 - 2 | 0.484 |
74 | 77 | LA-Monroe | 3 - 2 | 0.480 |
75 | 84 | Northwestern | 3 - 2 | 0.473 |
76 | 80 | Arkansas St. | 1 - 3 | 0.471 |
77 | 88 | Ohio | 3 - 2 | 0.469 |
78 | 73 | Toledo | 3 - 2 | 0.467 |
79 | 70 | Iowa St. | 3 - 2 | 0.466 |
80 | 79 | Central Florida | 3 - 2 | 0.461 |
81 | 68 | Illinois | 1 - 3 | 0.455 |
82 | 74 | Purdue | 1 - 4 | 0.437 |
83 | 69 | Marshall | 3 - 2 | 0.432 |
84 | 98 | Nevada | 1 - 3 | 0.427 |
85 | 85 | Syracuse | 2 - 3 | 0.425 |
86 | 103 | Texas-El Paso | 2 - 3 | 0.424 |
87 | 76 | Colorado | 1 - 3 | 0.420 |
88 | 96 | Virginia | 1 - 3 | 0.419 |
89 | 75 | Hawaii | 2 - 2 | 0.408 |
90 | 97 | Maryland | 2 - 3 | 0.404 |
91 | 92 | LA-Lafayette | 2 - 2 | 0.403 |
92 | 91 | Duke | 2 - 3 | 0.403 |
93 | 100 | Temple | 2 - 2 | 0.394 |
94 | 95 | Wyoming | 3 - 2 | 0.393 |
95 | 82 | Louisville | 1 - 3 | 0.388 |
96 | 94 | Akron | 1 - 3 | 0.381 |
97 | 93 | Utah St. | 1 - 3 | 0.380 |
98 | 99 | Southern Methodist | 2 - 2 | 0.376 |
99 | 109 | AL-Birmingham | 2 - 3 | 0.376 |
100 | 108 | San Diego St. | 2 - 3 | 0.373 |
101 | 83 | Nevada-Las Vegas | 2 - 3 | 0.371 |
102 | 86 | Western Michigan | 2 - 3 | 0.364 |
103 | 90 | Bowling Green | 1 - 4 | 0.363 |
104 | 102 | San Jose St. | 1 - 3 | 0.356 |
105 | 106 | Washington St. | 1 - 4 | 0.325 |
106 | 107 | Buffalo | 1 - 4 | 0.324 |
107 | 105 | Kent | 2 - 3 | 0.318 |
108 | 101 | Florida International | 0 - 4 | 0.311 |
109 | 112 | Tulane | 2 - 2 | 0.307 |
110 | 104 | Florida Atlantic | 0 - 4 | 0.280 |
111 | 113 | North Texas | 1 - 3 | 0.271 |
112 | 110 | Memphis | 1 - 4 | 0.268 |
113 | 111 | Army | 2 - 3 | 0.265 |
114 | 116 | New Mexico St. | 2 - 3 | 0.230 |
115 | 115 | Rice | 0 - 5 | 0.220 |
116 | 114 | Eastern Michigan | 0 - 4 | 0.209 |
117 | 117 | Ball St. | 0 - 5 | 0.188 |
118 | 118 | New Mexico | 0 - 5 | 0.184 |
119 | 120 | Western Kentucky | 0 - 4 | 0.180 |
120 | 119 | Miami, Ohio | 0 - 5 | 0.169 |
121 | 121 | Wild Card U. | 5 - 74 | 0.142 |
2009 conference power ratings:
Conference | 2009 Record | Power Rating |
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SEC | 25-3 | .676 |
Pac-10 | 19-8 | .641 |
Big Twelve | 34-13 | .631 |
Big East | 23-7 | .616 |
Big Ten | 25-9 | .611 |
ACC | 22-12 | .596 |
Independents | 9-6 | .517 |
Mountain West | 20-15 | .502 |
WAC | 16-17 | .459 |
Conference USA | 17-18 | .427 |
Sun Belt | 8-21 | .377 |
MAC | 13-31 | .374 |