The following are the ARGH power ratings for the 2015 season as of October 11, 2015. Teams included are the 128 Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) teams.
The estimated home field advantage is .555, or about 2.90 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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Revised 10-11-15
This Week | Last Week | Team | 2015 Record | Power Rating | SOS |
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1 | 1 | Ohio St. | 6 - 0 | 0.865 | 51 |
2 | 7 | Florida | 6 - 0 | 0.863 | 17 |
3 | 6 | Utah | 5 - 0 | 0.857 | 9 |
4 | 16 | Michigan | 5 - 1 | 0.853 | 4 |
5 | 5 | Florida St. | 5 - 0 | 0.845 | 49 |
6 | 2 | Alabama | 5 - 1 | 0.845 | 8 |
7 | 3 | Texas A&M | 5 - 0 | 0.835 | 20 |
8 | 9 | Texas Christian | 6 - 0 | 0.827 | 79 |
9 | 14 | Clemson | 5 - 0 | 0.826 | 38 |
10 | 8 | Louisiana St. | 5 - 0 | 0.814 | 53 |
11 | 19 | Notre Dame | 5 - 1 | 0.802 | 16 |
12 | 23 | Temple | 5 - 0 | 0.800 | 91 |
13 | 21 | Boise State | 5 - 1 | 0.800 | 87 |
14 | 11 | Mississippi | 5 - 1 | 0.797 | 62 |
15 | 17 | UCLA | 4 - 1 | 0.791 | 15 |
16 | 26 | Oklahoma St. | 6 - 0 | 0.786 | 88 |
17 | 18 | Baylor | 5 - 0 | 0.784 | 126 |
18 | 4 | Northwestern | 5 - 1 | 0.783 | 10 |
19 | 12 | Stanford | 4 - 1 | 0.781 | 22 |
20 | 15 | Michigan St. | 6 - 0 | 0.779 | 90 |
21 | 22 | Duke | 5 - 1 | 0.778 | 89 |
22 | 25 | Toledo | 5 - 0 | 0.771 | 94 |
23 | 10 | Oklahoma | 4 - 1 | 0.765 | 18 |
24 | 27 | Iowa | 6 - 0 | 0.764 | 99 |
25 | 24 | California | 5 - 1 | 0.759 | 35 |
26 | 13 | Southern California | 3 - 2 | 0.754 | 19 |
27 | 40 | Penn State | 5 - 1 | 0.736 | 72 |
28 | 34 | Western Kentucky | 5 - 1 | 0.724 | 80 |
29 | 31 | Wisconsin | 4 - 2 | 0.724 | 57 |
30 | 32 | Memphis | 5 - 0 | 0.721 | 113 |
31 | 36 | Brigham Young | 4 - 2 | 0.707 | 3 |
32 | 30 | Mississippi St. | 4 - 2 | 0.706 | 44 |
33 | 20 | Georgia | 4 - 2 | 0.706 | 48 |
34 | 55 | Washington | 3 - 2 | 0.701 | 13 |
35 | 33 | North Carolina | 4 - 1 | 0.688 | 111 |
36 | 45 | Tennessee | 3 - 3 | 0.682 | 7 |
37 | 37 | Houston | 5 - 0 | 0.681 | 121 |
38 | 35 | Navy | 4 - 1 | 0.678 | 71 |
39 | 28 | West Virginia | 3 - 2 | 0.676 | 41 |
40 | 41 | Arizona St. | 4 - 2 | 0.675 | 26 |
41 | 54 | Ohio | 5 - 1 | 0.661 | 114 |
42 | 29 | Missouri | 4 - 2 | 0.659 | 52 |
43 | 49 | Pittsburgh | 4 - 1 | 0.658 | 65 |
44 | 53 | Marshall | 5 - 1 | 0.651 | 122 |
45 | 44 | Kentucky | 4 - 1 | 0.651 | 59 |
46 | 59 | Minnesota | 4 - 2 | 0.643 | 21 |
47 | 56 | Arizona | 4 - 2 | 0.642 | 69 |
48 | 42 | Kansas St. | 3 - 2 | 0.635 | 50 |
49 | 43 | Boston College | 3 - 3 | 0.633 | 78 |
50 | 58 | Appalachian St. | 4 - 1 | 0.633 | 128 |
51 | 38 | Illinois | 4 - 2 | 0.627 | 67 |
52 | 39 | North Carolina St. | 4 - 2 | 0.622 | 119 |
53 | 46 | Georgia Tech | 2 - 4 | 0.618 | 11 |
54 | 48 | Miami, Florida | 3 - 2 | 0.612 | 64 |
55 | 47 | Arkansas | 2 - 4 | 0.609 | 2 |
56 | 66 | Virginia Tech | 3 - 3 | 0.607 | 45 |
57 | 65 | Texas Tech | 4 - 2 | 0.603 | 86 |
58 | 74 | Utah St. | 3 - 2 | 0.603 | 61 |
59 | 57 | Auburn | 3 - 2 | 0.601 | 37 |
60 | 50 | Georgia Southern | 4 - 1 | 0.601 | 116 |
61 | 51 | Indiana | 4 - 2 | 0.599 | 29 |
62 | 61 | Louisville | 2 - 3 | 0.591 | 28 |
63 | 69 | Bowling Green | 4 - 2 | 0.590 | 55 |
64 | 67 | Louisiana Tech | 4 - 2 | 0.589 | 101 |
65 | 64 | Cincinnati | 3 - 2 | 0.582 | 76 |
66 | 63 | Vanderbilt | 2 - 3 | 0.561 | 27 |
67 | 83 | Texas | 2 - 4 | 0.559 | 1 |
68 | 62 | Nebraska | 2 - 4 | 0.554 | 24 |
69 | 73 | Northern Illinois | 3 - 3 | 0.540 | 66 |
70 | 70 | East Carolina | 3 - 3 | 0.539 | 31 |
71 | 60 | Syracuse | 3 - 2 | 0.534 | 83 |
72 | 52 | Oregon | 3 - 3 | 0.532 | 81 |
73 | 80 | Wake Forest | 3 - 3 | 0.528 | 54 |
74 | 75 | Air Force | 3 - 2 | 0.517 | 109 |
75 | 68 | Middle Tennessee St. | 2 - 4 | 0.508 | 47 |
76 | 89 | Akron | 3 - 3 | 0.492 | 93 |
77 | 91 | Washington St. | 3 - 2 | 0.487 | 103 |
78 | 84 | Tulsa | 3 - 2 | 0.483 | 74 |
79 | 72 | South Carolina | 2 - 4 | 0.479 | 6 |
80 | 71 | Colorado | 3 - 3 | 0.473 | 105 |
81 | 102 | South Florida | 2 - 3 | 0.470 | 46 |
82 | 87 | Western Michigan | 2 - 3 | 0.469 | 40 |
83 | 77 | Arkansas St. | 2 - 3 | 0.465 | 58 |
84 | 96 | San Diego St. | 3 - 3 | 0.458 | 98 |
85 | 88 | Rutgers | 2 - 3 | 0.454 | 95 |
86 | 94 | Nevada | 3 - 3 | 0.451 | 85 |
87 | 81 | Nevada-Las Vegas | 2 - 4 | 0.448 | 36 |
88 | 76 | Southern Mississippi | 3 - 3 | 0.443 | 112 |
89 | 92 | Maryland | 2 - 4 | 0.441 | 12 |
90 | 95 | San Jose St. | 3 - 3 | 0.437 | 110 |
91 | 85 | Central Michigan | 2 - 4 | 0.432 | 42 |
92 | 105 | Connecticut | 3 - 3 | 0.431 | 96 |
93 | 86 | Colorado St. | 2 - 4 | 0.428 | 70 |
94 | 78 | Ball St. | 2 - 4 | 0.423 | 34 |
95 | 82 | Oregon St. | 2 - 3 | 0.422 | 23 |
96 | 79 | Iowa St. | 2 - 3 | 0.415 | 75 |
97 | 104 | Florida International | 3 - 3 | 0.413 | 123 |
98 | 97 | Buffalo | 2 - 3 | 0.410 | 104 |
99 | 93 | Virginia | 1 - 4 | 0.396 | 5 |
100 | 90 | New Mexico | 3 - 3 | 0.389 | 124 |
101 | 110 | LA-Lafayette | 2 - 3 | 0.384 | 97 |
102 | 106 | Rice | 3 - 3 | 0.377 | 108 |
103 | 99 | Purdue | 1 - 5 | 0.357 | 30 |
104 | 103 | Massachusetts | 1 - 4 | 0.357 | 14 |
105 | 98 | Tulane | 2 - 3 | 0.352 | 68 |
106 | 109 | South Alabama | 3 - 2 | 0.346 | 107 |
107 | 107 | Kent | 2 - 4 | 0.342 | 60 |
108 | 101 | LA-Monroe | 1 - 4 | 0.333 | 32 |
109 | 100 | Hawaii | 2 - 4 | 0.330 | 25 |
110 | 108 | Texas St. | 1 - 4 | 0.306 | 73 |
111 | 113 | Old Dominion | 2 - 3 | 0.291 | 102 |
112 | 114 | Troy St. | 1 - 4 | 0.278 | 63 |
113 | 111 | Florida Atlantic | 1 - 4 | 0.275 | 106 |
114 | 117 | Texas-San Antonio | 1 - 5 | 0.271 | 39 |
115 | 115 | Army | 1 - 5 | 0.270 | 92 |
116 | 112 | Fresno St. | 1 - 5 | 0.270 | 33 |
117 | 116 | Idaho | 1 - 4 | 0.257 | 56 |
118 | 118 | Southern Methodist | 1 - 5 | 0.252 | 82 |
119 | 119 | Texas-El Paso | 2 - 4 | 0.220 | 120 |
120 | 121 | Miami, Ohio | 1 - 5 | 0.217 | 43 |
121 | 120 | Eastern Michigan | 1 - 5 | 0.210 | 117 |
122 | 124 | Charlotte | 2 - 3 | 0.198 | 127 |
123 | 123 | Georgia St. | 1 - 4 | 0.179 | 125 |
124 | 125 | New Mexico St. | 0 - 5 | 0.175 | 84 |
125 | 122 | Central Florida | 0 - 6 | 0.173 | 100 |
126 | 127 | Kansas | 0 - 5 | 0.146 | 77 |
127 | 128 | Wyoming | 0 - 6 | 0.130 | 118 |
128 | 129 | Wild Card U. | 8 - 90 | 0.127 | 0 |
129 | 126 | North Texas | 0 - 5 | 0.117 | 115 |
2015 conference power ratings:
Conference | 2014 Record | Power Rating |
---|---|---|
SEC | 33-4 | .701 |
Pac-12 | 28-7 | .656 |
Big Ten | 42-13 | .656 |
ACC | 33-15 | .638 |
Big Twelve | 23-7 | .620 |
Independents | 10-8 | .593 |
AAC | 25-17 | .513 |
MAC | 21-29 | .455 |
Mountain West | 17-27 | .438 |
Conference USA | 19-27 | .391 |
Sun Belt | 13-28 | .360 |