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 Week | Last Week | Team | 2017 Record | Power Rating | SOS |
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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:
Conference | 2017 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 |