The following are the ARGH power ratings for the 2012 season after games of October 6. Teams included are the 124 Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) teams, plus one team that will be starting FBS play in 2013.
The estimated home field advantage is .570, or about 3.90 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 | 2012 Record | Power Rating |
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1 | 1 | Alabama | 5 - 0 | 0.917 |
2 | 2 | South Carolina | 6 - 0 | 0.915 |
3 | 3 | Notre Dame | 5 - 0 | 0.912 |
4 | 4 | Florida | 5 - 0 | 0.893 |
5 | 8 | Ohio St. | 6 - 0 | 0.866 |
6 | 9 | Oregon | 6 - 0 | 0.864 |
7 | 11 | Kansas St. | 5 - 0 | 0.826 |
8 | 6 | Georgia | 5 - 1 | 0.813 |
9 | 5 | Louisiana St. | 5 - 1 | 0.806 |
10 | 12 | Stanford | 4 - 1 | 0.804 |
11 | 15 | Southern California | 4 - 1 | 0.799 |
12 | 17 | West Virginia | 5 - 0 | 0.798 |
13 | 7 | Florida St. | 5 - 1 | 0.795 |
14 | 16 | Oklahoma | 3 - 1 | 0.795 |
15 | 20 | Texas A&M | 4 - 1 | 0.791 |
16 | 10 | Texas | 4 - 1 | 0.787 |
17 | 19 | Mississippi St. | 5 - 0 | 0.779 |
18 | 28 | Rutgers | 5 - 0 | 0.767 |
19 | 25 | Boise State | 4 - 1 | 0.762 |
20 | 14 | Texas Tech | 4 - 1 | 0.755 |
21 | 34 | Iowa St. | 4 - 1 | 0.750 |
22 | 33 | Michigan | 3 - 2 | 0.743 |
23 | 21 | Michigan St. | 4 - 2 | 0.740 |
24 | 27 | Oregon St. | 4 - 0 | 0.739 |
25 | 32 | Cincinnati | 4 - 0 | 0.736 |
26 | 24 | Arizona St. | 4 - 1 | 0.729 |
27 | 22 | Louisville | 5 - 0 | 0.726 |
28 | 13 | Texas Christian | 4 - 1 | 0.725 |
29 | 23 | Clemson | 5 - 1 | 0.715 |
30 | 38 | Brigham Young | 4 - 2 | 0.709 |
31 | 29 | Oklahoma St. | 2 - 2 | 0.706 |
32 | 18 | Nebraska | 4 - 2 | 0.706 |
33 | 37 | Baylor | 3 - 1 | 0.684 |
34 | 46 | Penn State | 4 - 2 | 0.679 |
35 | 35 | Ohio | 6 - 0 | 0.679 |
36 | 45 | Tulsa | 5 - 1 | 0.678 |
37 | 30 | Missouri | 3 - 3 | 0.666 |
38 | 36 | Louisiana Tech | 5 - 0 | 0.664 |
39 | 31 | Northwestern | 5 - 1 | 0.657 |
40 | 42 | Tennessee | 3 - 2 | 0.654 |
41 | 49 | North Carolina | 4 - 2 | 0.653 |
42 | 40 | Western Kentucky | 4 - 1 | 0.652 |
43 | 51 | North Carolina St. | 4 - 2 | 0.648 |
44 | 47 | Arizona | 3 - 3 | 0.635 |
45 | 55 | Northern Illinois | 5 - 1 | 0.633 |
46 | 26 | UCLA | 4 - 2 | 0.631 |
47 | 57 | Central Florida | 3 - 2 | 0.626 |
48 | 58 | Toledo | 5 - 1 | 0.624 |
49 | 50 | Wisconsin | 4 - 2 | 0.622 |
50 | 60 | Duke | 5 - 1 | 0.620 |
51 | 48 | Nevada | 5 - 1 | 0.619 |
52 | 62 | Vanderbilt | 2 - 3 | 0.616 |
53 | 39 | Washington | 3 - 2 | 0.612 |
54 | 53 | San Jose St. | 4 - 1 | 0.607 |
55 | 52 | Utah St. | 4 - 2 | 0.606 |
56 | 44 | Miami, Florida | 4 - 2 | 0.604 |
57 | 41 | Purdue | 3 - 2 | 0.604 |
58 | 61 | LA-Lafayette | 4 - 1 | 0.597 |
59 | 59 | Iowa | 3 - 2 | 0.593 |
60 | 66 | Fresno St. | 4 - 2 | 0.586 |
61 | 43 | Virginia Tech | 3 - 3 | 0.577 |
62 | 54 | Utah | 2 - 3 | 0.566 |
63 | 63 | Minnesota | 4 - 1 | 0.565 |
64 | 69 | LA-Monroe | 3 - 2 | 0.557 |
65 | 77 | California | 2 - 4 | 0.553 |
66 | 64 | Mississippi | 3 - 3 | 0.541 |
67 | 65 | Connecticut | 3 - 3 | 0.533 |
68 | 73 | Kent | 4 - 1 | 0.522 |
69 | 68 | Troy St. | 3 - 2 | 0.515 |
70 | 78 | Maryland | 3 - 2 | 0.514 |
71 | 70 | Texas-San Antonio | 5 - 0 | 0.493 |
72 | 82 | Arkansas St. | 3 - 3 | 0.491 |
73 | 56 | Auburn | 1 - 4 | 0.484 |
74 | 87 | San Diego St. | 3 - 3 | 0.483 |
75 | 75 | Kentucky | 1 - 5 | 0.476 |
76 | 67 | Georgia Tech | 2 - 4 | 0.471 |
77 | 95 | Temple | 2 - 2 | 0.470 |
78 | 92 | Bowling Green | 3 - 3 | 0.466 |
79 | 83 | Syracuse | 2 - 3 | 0.465 |
80 | 96 | Arkansas | 2 - 4 | 0.463 |
81 | 93 | Western Michigan | 3 - 3 | 0.459 |
82 | 72 | Pittsburgh | 2 - 3 | 0.458 |
83 | 71 | South Florida | 2 - 4 | 0.457 |
84 | 74 | Ball St. | 3 - 3 | 0.449 |
85 | 98 | New Mexico | 3 - 3 | 0.448 |
86 | 76 | East Carolina | 3 - 3 | 0.446 |
87 | 99 | Southern Methodist | 2 - 3 | 0.432 |
88 | 86 | Indiana | 2 - 3 | 0.428 |
89 | 81 | Marshall | 2 - 4 | 0.427 |
90 | 100 | Navy | 2 - 3 | 0.427 |
91 | 88 | Houston | 2 - 3 | 0.426 |
92 | 79 | Miami, Ohio | 3 - 3 | 0.418 |
93 | 89 | Wake Forest | 3 - 3 | 0.412 |
94 | 91 | Central Michigan | 2 - 3 | 0.409 |
95 | 85 | Illinois | 2 - 4 | 0.407 |
96 | 112 | AL-Birmingham | 1 - 4 | 0.397 |
97 | 84 | Virginia | 2 - 4 | 0.393 |
98 | 94 | Middle Tennessee St. | 3 - 2 | 0.389 |
99 | 80 | Boston College | 1 - 4 | 0.371 |
100 | 97 | Air Force | 2 - 3 | 0.368 |
101 | 90 | North Texas | 2 - 4 | 0.359 |
102 | 106 | Buffalo | 1 - 4 | 0.333 |
103 | 107 | Washington St. | 2 - 4 | 0.331 |
104 | 104 | Wyoming | 1 - 4 | 0.326 |
105 | 101 | Florida International | 1 - 5 | 0.320 |
106 | 102 | Texas St. | 2 - 3 | 0.311 |
107 | 103 | Southern Mississippi | 0 - 5 | 0.291 |
108 | 105 | Kansas | 1 - 4 | 0.287 |
109 | 110 | Hawaii | 1 - 4 | 0.263 |
110 | 108 | Texas-El Paso | 1 - 5 | 0.262 |
111 | 111 | Akron | 1 - 5 | 0.258 |
112 | 119 | Army | 1 - 4 | 0.246 |
113 | 109 | Rice | 1 - 5 | 0.243 |
114 | 115 | South Alabama | 1 - 4 | 0.234 |
115 | 113 | Florida Atlantic | 1 - 4 | 0.227 |
116 | 114 | Nevada-Las Vegas | 1 - 5 | 0.225 |
117 | 118 | Colorado | 1 - 4 | 0.206 |
118 | 122 | Memphis | 1 - 4 | 0.199 |
119 | 116 | New Mexico St. | 1 - 5 | 0.189 |
120 | 117 | Eastern Michigan | 0 - 5 | 0.172 |
121 | 120 | Colorado St. | 1 - 5 | 0.171 |
122 | 125 | Idaho | 1 - 5 | 0.154 |
123 | 121 | Tulane | 0 - 5 | 0.149 |
124 | 123 | Wild Card U. | 14 - 86 | 0.149 |
125 | 124 | Massachusetts | 0 - 6 | 0.125 |
126 | 126 | Georgia St. | 0 - 6 | 0.045 |
2012 conference power ratings:
Conference | 2012 Record | Power Rating |
---|---|---|
Big Twelve | 26-3 | .712 |
SEC | 30-7 | .701 |
Big Ten | 34-13 | .634 |
Pac-12 | 23-9 | .622 |
Big East | 20-10 | .577 |
Independents | 11-8 | .574 |
ACC | 26-14 | .565 |
Sun Belt | 16-19 | .434 |
WAC | 20-14 | .432 |
MAC | 21-23 | .427 |
Mountain West | 17-23 | .425 |
Conference USA | 11-34 | .381 |