ARGH 2017 Power Ratings

The following are the ARGH power ratings for the 2017 season. Teams included are the 130 Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) teams, plus Liberty.

The estimated home field advantage is .554, or about 2.78 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 10-15-17

This WeekLast Week Team 2017 Record Power Rating SOS
1 1 Alabama 7 - 0 0.941 14
2 4 Penn State 6 - 0 0.909 42
3 3 Georgia 7 - 0 0.898 45
4 6 Wisconsin 6 - 0 0.881 57
5 2 Clemson 6 - 1 0.871 13
6 7 Ohio St. 6 - 1 0.864 36
7 9 Texas Christian 6 - 0 0.863 43
8 5 Washington 6 - 1 0.838 71
9 10 Miami, Florida 5 - 0 0.829 40
10 12 Southern California 6 - 1 0.813 9
11 14 Michigan 5 - 1 0.813 21
12 11 Notre Dame 5 - 1 0.800 39
13 19 Stanford 5 - 2 0.794 8
14 16 Oklahoma 5 - 1 0.783 50
15 18 North Carolina St. 6 - 1 0.780 37
16 20 Oklahoma St. 5 - 1 0.774 58
17 21 Central Florida 5 - 0 0.764 103
18 8 Washington St. 6 - 1 0.763 60
19 13 Auburn 5 - 2 0.762 55
20 17 Virginia Tech 5 - 1 0.756 97
21 24 Michigan St. 5 - 1 0.749 10
22 23 Iowa 4 - 2 0.742 12
23 15 San Diego St. 6 - 1 0.740 47
24 22 Wake Forest 4 - 2 0.724 32
25 27 South Florida 6 - 0 0.722 129
26 30 South Carolina 5 - 2 0.722 15
27 35 Florida St. 2 - 3 0.707 1
28 32 Mississippi St. 4 - 2 0.699 38
29 38 Texas A&M 5 - 2 0.697 30
30 37 Louisiana St. 5 - 2 0.695 41
31 29 Kentucky 5 - 1 0.687 70
32 45 Boise State 4 - 2 0.681 27
33 25 Navy 5 - 1 0.670 66
34 47 Iowa St. 4 - 2 0.654 59
35 54 Virginia 5 - 1 0.649 95
36 40 Utah 4 - 2 0.649 69
37 39 Purdue 3 - 3 0.648 6
38 28 Florida 3 - 3 0.648 4
39 50 Memphis 5 - 1 0.646 94
40 36 Texas 3 - 3 0.646 25
41 34 Oregon 4 - 3 0.644 29
42 56 West Virginia 4 - 2 0.639 78
43 33 Texas Tech 4 - 2 0.638 62
44 57 Toledo 5 - 1 0.631 107
45 31 Louisville 4 - 3 0.623 46
46 62 Arizona St. 3 - 3 0.622 3
47 44 Duke 4 - 3 0.622 53
48 43 Colorado St. 5 - 2 0.621 100
49 46 Georgia Tech 3 - 2 0.618 86
50 71 Fresno St. 4 - 2 0.616 73
51 70 Syracuse 4 - 3 0.610 52
52 76 California 4 - 3 0.608 20
53 59 Arizona 4 - 2 0.608 101
54 55 Southern Methodist 4 - 2 0.606 77
55 67 Northwestern 3 - 3 0.604 26
56 48 Appalachian St. 4 - 2 0.602 99
57 42 Minnesota 3 - 3 0.600 48
58 52 Indiana 3 - 3 0.598 24
59 26 Houston 4 - 2 0.594 82
60 68 Marshall 5 - 1 0.590 125
61 58 Army 5 - 2 0.587 116
62 51 UCLA 3 - 3 0.585 17
63 41 Troy 4 - 2 0.578 81
64 69 Northern Illinois 4 - 2 0.577 98
65 49 Western Michigan 4 - 3 0.573 84
66 53 Maryland 3 - 3 0.555 16
67 77 North Texas 4 - 2 0.555 68
68 65 Colorado 4 - 3 0.553 88
69 74 Southern Mississippi 4 - 2 0.542 114
70 72 Arkansas 2 - 4 0.538 5
71 79 Boston College 3 - 4 0.536 2
72 60 Kansas St. 3 - 3 0.534 105
73 86 Mississippi 3 - 3 0.530 31
74 61 Tennessee 3 - 3 0.523 49
75 64 Nebraska 3 - 4 0.520 22
76 84 Akron 4 - 3 0.513 74
77 83 Wyoming 4 - 2 0.507 110
78 73 Florida Atlantic 3 - 3 0.504 87
79 66 Tulane 3 - 3 0.498 65
80 63 Vanderbilt 3 - 4 0.496 19
81 75 Texas-San Antonio 3 - 2 0.492 118
82 82 Ohio 5 - 2 0.487 127
83 81 Air Force 2 - 4 0.483 44
84 88 Louisiana Tech 3 - 3 0.471 91
85 87 Arkansas St. 3 - 2 0.462 123
86 78 New Mexico 3 - 3 0.456 85
87 80 Utah St. 3 - 4 0.445 76
88 85 Buffalo 3 - 4 0.442 96
89 101 Tulsa 2 - 5 0.438 34
90 91 New Mexico St. 3 - 4 0.425 90
91 94 Western Kentucky 4 - 2 0.423 130
92 89 Eastern Michigan 2 - 4 0.421 75
93 100 Rutgers 2 - 4 0.420 54
94 93 Pittsburgh 2 - 5 0.415 28
95 95 Missouri 1 - 5 0.402 7
96 105 AL-Birmingham 4 - 2 0.395 126
97 90 Middle Tennessee 3 - 4 0.389 92
98 96 North Carolina 1 - 6 0.373 23
99 92 LA-Monroe 3 - 3 0.371 119
100 110 Georgia St. 3 - 2 0.367 120
101 109 Florida International 4 - 2 0.367 121
102 99 Nevada-Las Vegas 2 - 4 0.362 93
103 115 South Alabama 2 - 4 0.362 83
104 98 Cincinnati 2 - 5 0.344 35
105 107 LA-Lafayette 3 - 3 0.343 117
106 103 Central Michigan 3 - 4 0.334 104
107 97 Temple 3 - 4 0.329 112
108 102 Illinois 2 - 4 0.328 63
109 108 Idaho 2 - 4 0.321 113
110 106 Oregon St. 1 - 6 0.301 11
111 114 Hawaii 3 - 4 0.300 122
112 104 Miami, Ohio 2 - 5 0.299 115
113 120 Connecticut 2 - 4 0.292 102
114 118 Nevada 1 - 6 0.282 51
115 112 Brigham Young 1 - 6 0.280 18
116 116 Ball St. 2 - 4 0.272 109
117 111 Baylor 0 - 6 0.266 33
118 113 Old Dominion 2 - 4 0.253 108
119 122 Kent 2 - 5 0.242 56
120 119 Kansas 1 - 5 0.220 79
121 121 Bowling Green 1 - 6 0.214 89
122 117 Liberty 3 - 3 0.207 0
123 124 East Carolina 1 - 6 0.196 64
124 125 Rice 1 - 5 0.183 67
125 123 Georgia Southern 0 - 5 0.178 72
126 128 Massachusetts 0 - 6 0.159 124
127 126 San Jose St. 1 - 7 0.159 80
128 129 Coastal Carolina 1 - 5 0.151 128
129 127 Texas St. 1 - 6 0.146 106
130 130 Wild Card U. 11 - 84 0.142 0
131 131 Texas-El Paso 0 - 7 0.113 61
132 132 Charlotte 0 - 7 0.093 111

2017 conference power ratings:

Conference2017 Record Power Rating
SEC 32-7 .660
Big Ten 32-10 .659
ACC 30-11 .651
Pac-12 27-7 .648
Big Twelve 20-10 .602
AAC 23-14 .508
Mountain West 20-23.471
Independents 11-15 .457
MAC 21-27 .417
Conference USA 22-28.383
Sun Belt 13-26 .359

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