The following are the ARGH power ratings for the 2014 season as of October 5. Teams included are the 128 Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) teams.
The estimated home field advantage is .571, or about 3.81 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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This Week | Last Week | Team | 2014 Record | Power Rating | SOS |
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1 | 4 | Auburn | 5 - 0 | 0.892 | 7 |
2 | 6 | Mississippi | 5 - 0 | 0.888 | 10 |
3 | 9 | Mississippi St. | 5 - 0 | 0.853 | 18 |
4 | 10 | Notre Dame | 5 - 0 | 0.847 | 28 |
5 | 7 | Florida St. | 5 - 0 | 0.840 | 61 |
6 | 5 | Alabama | 4 - 1 | 0.821 | 12 |
7 | 1 | UCLA | 4 - 1 | 0.820 | 1 |
8 | 2 | Oklahoma | 4 - 1 | 0.813 | 16 |
9 | 3 | Texas A&M | 5 - 1 | 0.812 | 26 |
10 | 17 | Baylor | 5 - 0 | 0.805 | 119 |
11 | 18 | Arizona | 5 - 0 | 0.780 | 38 |
12 | 19 | Ohio St. | 4 - 1 | 0.777 | 46 |
13 | 8 | Oregon | 4 - 1 | 0.775 | 45 |
14 | 27 | Texas Christian | 4 - 0 | 0.767 | 65 |
15 | 15 | Georgia | 4 - 1 | 0.766 | 53 |
16 | 22 | Louisville | 5 - 1 | 0.766 | 83 |
17 | 12 | Stanford | 3 - 2 | 0.753 | 31 |
18 | 26 | Marshall | 5 - 0 | 0.750 | 125 |
19 | 21 | Michigan St. | 4 - 1 | 0.745 | 81 |
20 | 16 | Louisiana St. | 4 - 2 | 0.737 | 27 |
21 | 13 | Nebraska | 5 - 1 | 0.734 | 77 |
22 | 33 | Utah | 4 - 1 | 0.733 | 41 |
23 | 30 | Georgia Tech | 5 - 0 | 0.729 | 74 |
24 | 31 | Florida | 3 - 1 | 0.727 | 15 |
25 | 14 | Southern California | 3 - 2 | 0.723 | 8 |
26 | 20 | Missouri | 4 - 1 | 0.719 | 58 |
27 | 11 | Brigham Young | 4 - 1 | 0.713 | 54 |
28 | 35 | Clemson | 3 - 2 | 0.709 | 20 |
29 | 36 | Arizona St. | 4 - 1 | 0.703 | 39 |
30 | 49 | Memphis | 3 - 2 | 0.691 | 6 |
31 | 29 | Penn State | 4 - 1 | 0.689 | 51 |
32 | 40 | Kansas St. | 4 - 1 | 0.686 | 90 |
33 | 28 | Arkansas | 3 - 2 | 0.675 | 13 |
34 | 38 | Minnesota | 4 - 1 | 0.673 | 62 |
35 | 48 | Virginia Tech | 4 - 2 | 0.673 | 42 |
36 | 37 | East Carolina | 4 - 1 | 0.664 | 84 |
37 | 32 | Duke | 4 - 1 | 0.663 | 126 |
38 | 25 | Wisconsin | 3 - 2 | 0.662 | 75 |
39 | 34 | Oklahoma St. | 4 - 1 | 0.656 | 91 |
40 | 42 | Virginia | 4 - 2 | 0.655 | 32 |
41 | 24 | South Carolina | 3 - 3 | 0.654 | 4 |
42 | 23 | Maryland | 4 - 2 | 0.648 | 57 |
43 | 53 | Kentucky | 4 - 1 | 0.647 | 85 |
44 | 44 | Rutgers | 5 - 1 | 0.645 | 93 |
45 | 55 | Boise State | 4 - 2 | 0.645 | 17 |
46 | 56 | California | 4 - 1 | 0.636 | 37 |
47 | 46 | West Virginia | 3 - 2 | 0.634 | 21 |
48 | 61 | Northwestern | 3 - 2 | 0.624 | 40 |
49 | 50 | Tennessee | 2 - 3 | 0.621 | 3 |
50 | 41 | Miami, Florida | 3 - 3 | 0.620 | 14 |
51 | 45 | Oregon St. | 4 - 1 | 0.615 | 99 |
52 | 47 | Washington | 4 - 1 | 0.611 | 122 |
53 | 60 | Colorado St. | 4 - 1 | 0.607 | 101 |
54 | 54 | Central Florida | 2 - 2 | 0.602 | 44 |
55 | 51 | Northern Illinois | 4 - 1 | 0.596 | 111 |
56 | 63 | Georgia Southern | 4 - 2 | 0.593 | 104 |
57 | 43 | North Carolina St. | 4 - 2 | 0.585 | 59 |
58 | 64 | Indiana | 3 - 2 | 0.581 | 63 |
59 | 57 | Pittsburgh | 3 - 3 | 0.578 | 70 |
60 | 58 | Iowa | 4 - 1 | 0.576 | 121 |
61 | 52 | Nevada | 3 - 2 | 0.571 | 50 |
62 | 65 | Middle Tennessee St. | 4 - 2 | 0.566 | 79 |
63 | 39 | Texas | 2 - 3 | 0.564 | 5 |
64 | 76 | Air Force | 4 - 1 | 0.557 | 114 |
65 | 85 | Utah St. | 3 - 2 | 0.550 | 67 |
66 | 79 | Louisiana Tech | 3 - 3 | 0.547 | 33 |
67 | 62 | Washington St. | 2 - 4 | 0.538 | 11 |
68 | 69 | Boston College | 3 - 2 | 0.521 | 95 |
69 | 81 | Arkansas St. | 3 - 2 | 0.520 | 76 |
70 | 86 | Akron | 3 - 2 | 0.516 | 80 |
71 | 66 | Syracuse | 2 - 3 | 0.511 | 24 |
72 | 68 | Cincinnati | 2 - 2 | 0.508 | 55 |
73 | 74 | Michigan | 2 - 4 | 0.505 | 22 |
74 | 73 | Temple | 3 - 1 | 0.501 | 124 |
75 | 78 | Toledo | 4 - 2 | 0.495 | 117 |
76 | 59 | Houston | 2 - 3 | 0.492 | 102 |
77 | 67 | North Carolina | 2 - 3 | 0.490 | 43 |
78 | 83 | Fresno St. | 3 - 3 | 0.485 | 48 |
79 | 71 | Navy | 2 - 4 | 0.475 | 23 |
80 | 96 | South Alabama | 3 - 2 | 0.474 | 96 |
81 | 99 | AL-Birmingham | 3 - 2 | 0.465 | 100 |
82 | 72 | Western Kentucky | 2 - 3 | 0.462 | 72 |
83 | 89 | Rice | 2 - 3 | 0.462 | 29 |
84 | 84 | Bowling Green | 4 - 2 | 0.460 | 113 |
85 | 95 | San Jose St. | 2 - 3 | 0.441 | 52 |
86 | 80 | North Texas | 2 - 3 | 0.436 | 98 |
87 | 77 | Texas Tech | 2 - 3 | 0.435 | 49 |
88 | 103 | Purdue | 3 - 3 | 0.430 | 86 |
89 | 94 | LA-Lafayette | 2 - 3 | 0.427 | 68 |
90 | 92 | Wyoming | 3 - 2 | 0.427 | 56 |
91 | 75 | Illinois | 3 - 3 | 0.421 | 82 |
92 | 82 | Old Dominion | 3 - 3 | 0.413 | 97 |
93 | 91 | Texas St. | 3 - 2 | 0.413 | 128 |
94 | 70 | Texas-San Antonio | 1 - 4 | 0.412 | 35 |
95 | 111 | Florida International | 3 - 3 | 0.410 | 116 |
96 | 93 | Colorado | 2 - 4 | 0.405 | 71 |
97 | 90 | LA-Monroe | 3 - 2 | 0.402 | 112 |
98 | 88 | San Diego St. | 2 - 3 | 0.401 | 106 |
99 | 107 | Central Michigan | 3 - 3 | 0.374 | 120 |
100 | 100 | Iowa St. | 1 - 4 | 0.364 | 25 |
101 | 104 | Western Michigan | 2 - 3 | 0.362 | 108 |
102 | 87 | Florida Atlantic | 2 - 4 | 0.362 | 30 |
103 | 101 | Buffalo | 3 - 3 | 0.358 | 127 |
104 | 97 | Ohio | 3 - 3 | 0.353 | 118 |
105 | 102 | Wake Forest | 2 - 4 | 0.348 | 47 |
106 | 117 | New Mexico | 2 - 3 | 0.341 | 94 |
107 | 98 | Texas-El Paso | 2 - 3 | 0.340 | 78 |
108 | 105 | South Florida | 2 - 3 | 0.335 | 88 |
109 | 106 | Kansas | 2 - 3 | 0.331 | 73 |
110 | 115 | Army | 2 - 3 | 0.330 | 115 |
111 | 112 | Southern Mississippi | 2 - 4 | 0.319 | 34 |
112 | 109 | Vanderbilt | 1 - 5 | 0.317 | 9 |
113 | 116 | Tulane | 1 - 4 | 0.300 | 64 |
114 | 108 | Tulsa | 1 - 4 | 0.282 | 60 |
115 | 114 | Hawaii | 1 - 4 | 0.277 | 89 |
116 | 110 | Ball St. | 1 - 4 | 0.277 | 123 |
117 | 113 | Appalachian St. | 1 - 4 | 0.274 | 105 |
118 | 119 | New Mexico St. | 2 - 4 | 0.267 | 109 |
119 | 120 | Connecticut | 1 - 4 | 0.230 | 87 |
120 | 124 | Georgia St. | 1 - 4 | 0.224 | 110 |
121 | 118 | Nevada-Las Vegas | 1 - 5 | 0.222 | 66 |
122 | 121 | Southern Methodist | 0 - 5 | 0.217 | 2 |
123 | 128 | Miami, Ohio | 1 - 5 | 0.209 | 107 |
124 | 122 | Eastern Michigan | 1 - 4 | 0.204 | 36 |
125 | 123 | Kent | 0 - 5 | 0.203 | 19 |
126 | 125 | Idaho | 0 - 5 | 0.181 | 103 |
127 | 127 | Troy St. | 0 - 5 | 0.172 | 69 |
128 | 126 | Massachusetts | 0 - 6 | 0.171 | 92 |
129 | 129 | Wild Card U. | 7 - 88 | 0.147 | 0 |
2014 conference power ratings:
Conference | 2014 Record | Power Rating |
---|---|---|
SEC | 34-3 | .723 |
Pac-12 | 29-5 | .674 |
Big Ten | 40-14 | .622 |
ACC | 34-13 | .621 |
Big Twelve | 21-8 | .605 |
Independents | 13-8 | .591 |
Mountain West | 23-22 | .460 |
Conference USA | 22-25 | .457 |
AAC | 15-25 | .439 |
Sun Belt | 11-24 | .359 |
MAC | 18-32 | .352 |