ARGH 2023 Power Ratings

The following are the ARGH power ratings for the 2023 season after games of October 14. Teams currently included are the 133 Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) teams, plus Kennesaw State.

The estimated home field advantage is .557, or about 2.83 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 10-15-23

This WeekLast Week Team 2023 Record Power Rating SOS
1 1 Michigan 7 - 0 0.916 75
2 2 Oklahoma 6 - 0 0.901 8
3 3 Ohio St. 6 - 0 0.897 52
4 4 Penn State 6 - 0 0.885 91
5 8 Florida St. 6 - 0 0.880 16
6 6 Texas 5 - 1 0.858 2
7 5 Georgia 7 - 0 0.857 118
8 10 Washington 6 - 0 0.855 33
9 11 North Carolina 6 - 0 0.843 19
10 7 Alabama 6 - 1 0.842 6
11 14 Notre Dame 6 - 2 0.810 11
12 13 Mississippi 5 - 1 0.799 12
13 22 Duke 5 - 1 0.789 72
14 16 Oregon St. 6 - 1 0.789 46
15 12 Oregon 5 - 1 0.786 94
16 20 Air Force 6 - 0 0.784 119
17 21 Iowa 6 - 1 0.783 10
18 19 Utah 5 - 1 0.777 38
19 24 Louisiana St. 5 - 2 0.761 4
20 29 Tennessee 5 - 1 0.759 82
21 30 James Madison 6 - 0 0.756 87
22 9 Louisville 6 - 1 0.753 64
23 26 Clemson 4 - 2 0.732 22
24 15 Southern California 6 - 1 0.729 89
25 17 UCLA 4 - 2 0.723 26
26 36 Liberty 6 - 0 0.717 123
27 37 Missouri 6 - 1 0.714 66
28 18 Wisconsin 4 - 2 0.714 14
29 38 Kansas St. 4 - 2 0.711 40
30 35 Tulane 5 - 1 0.707 93
31 25 Miami, Florida 4 - 2 0.696 60
32 23 Texas A&M 4 - 3 0.693 17
33 34 Rutgers 5 - 2 0.685 70
34 51 Troy 5 - 2 0.676 67
35 40 Florida 5 - 2 0.662 73
36 28 Maryland 5 - 2 0.652 105
37 53 Texas Christian 4 - 3 0.650 54
38 43 Fresno St. 6 - 1 0.648 125
39 48 Southern Methodist 4 - 2 0.648 100
40 27 Washington St. 4 - 2 0.648 25
41 55 Iowa St. 4 - 3 0.646 7
42 31 West Virginia 4 - 2 0.643 34
43 44 Miami, Ohio 6 - 1 0.640 122
44 33 Syracuse 4 - 3 0.636 23
45 32 Kansas 5 - 2 0.626 80
46 54 Toledo 6 - 1 0.623 131
47 78 Arizona 4 - 3 0.621 56
48 42 Wyoming 5 - 2 0.605 44
49 46 Memphis 4 - 2 0.602 97
50 39 Ohio 5 - 2 0.602 117
51 66 Georgia St. 5 - 1 0.599 115
52 41 Kentucky 5 - 2 0.586 109
53 75 Oklahoma St. 4 - 2 0.574 71
54 49 Texas Tech 3 - 4 0.573 32
55 52 North Carolina St. 4 - 3 0.568 48
56 50 Georgia Southern 4 - 2 0.567 92
57 45 Auburn 3 - 3 0.565 45
58 60 South Alabama 3 - 3 0.562 83
59 72 Coastal Carolina 3 - 3 0.551 61
60 71 Nevada-Las Vegas 5 - 1 0.550 124
61 65 Minnesota 3 - 3 0.546 9
62 69 Mississippi St. 3 - 3 0.544 42
63 62 Western Kentucky 4 - 2 0.543 95
64 58 Georgia Tech 3 - 3 0.541 28
65 47 Brigham Young 4 - 2 0.538 98
66 59 South Carolina 2 - 4 0.531 3
67 56 Colorado 4 - 3 0.526 41
68 68 Arkansas 2 - 5 0.526 13
69 63 Jacksonville St. 5 - 2 0.525 127
70 84 Virginia Tech 3 - 4 0.518 18
71 57 Marshall 4 - 2 0.513 104
72 76 Utah St. 3 - 4 0.512 43
73 77 Nebraska 3 - 3 0.511 35
74 96 Pittsburgh 2 - 4 0.503 24
75 73 Central Florida 3 - 3 0.500 102
76 74 Louisiana 4 - 2 0.500 120
77 61 Cincinnati 2 - 4 0.499 27
78 92 Illinois 3 - 4 0.498 5
79 70 Purdue 2 - 5 0.496 1
80 64 Appalachian St. 3 - 3 0.496 86
81 90 Houston 3 - 3 0.495 65
82 97 Florida Atlantic 3 - 3 0.494 84
83 82 Texas St. 5 - 2 0.492 129
84 85 Texas-San Antonio 3 - 3 0.490 85
85 80 California 3 - 4 0.488 37
86 79 Michigan St. 2 - 4 0.485 15
87 67 Wake Forest 3 - 3 0.476 96
88 89 Tulsa 3 - 3 0.464 55
89 88 Northwestern 3 - 3 0.459 36
90 81 Boise State 3 - 4 0.454 78
91 86 Boston College 3 - 3 0.449 74
92 83 Army 2 - 4 0.436 99
93 87 Rice 3 - 3 0.432 106
94 106 San Jose St. 2 - 5 0.423 39
95 98 Bowling Green 3 - 4 0.423 31
96 94 Baylor 2 - 4 0.418 30
97 99 San Diego St. 3 - 4 0.412 47
98 111 Northern Illinois 3 - 4 0.406 111
99 102 Navy 3 - 3 0.404 103
100 105 Colorado St. 3 - 3 0.399 101
101 104 New Mexico St. 4 - 3 0.387 133
102 93 Indiana 2 - 4 0.383 20
103 100 Old Dominion 3 - 3 0.378 113
104 91 South Florida 3 - 4 0.372 88
105 95 AL-Birmingham 2 - 5 0.369 57
106 103 Central Michigan 4 - 3 0.368 116
107 108 Arkansas St. 3 - 3 0.358 81
108 113 Eastern Michigan 4 - 3 0.351 132
109 107 Vanderbilt 2 - 6 0.349 51
110 116 North Texas 3 - 3 0.339 130
111 126 Stanford 2 - 4 0.335 63
112 115 Virginia 1 - 5 0.328 29
113 112 Western Michigan 2 - 5 0.324 58
114 109 Louisiana Tech 3 - 5 0.323 121
115 121 Middle Tennessee 2 - 5 0.322 69
116 101 East Carolina 1 - 5 0.322 50
117 110 New Mexico 2 - 4 0.293 107
118 114 Buffalo 2 - 5 0.290 112
119 117 LA-Monroe 2 - 4 0.282 90
120 122 Connecticut 1 - 5 0.281 49
121 123 Arizona St. 1 - 5 0.279 68
122 124 Southern Mississippi 1 - 5 0.272 77
123 118 Florida International 3 - 4 0.261 128
124 131 Texas-El Paso 2 - 5 0.254 114
125 125 Hawaii 2 - 5 0.252 108
126 119 Charlotte 1 - 5 0.248 59
127 120 Temple 2 - 5 0.239 110
128 128 Massachusetts 1 - 7 0.199 62
129 127 Ball St. 1 - 6 0.199 79
130 129 Sam Houston St. 0 - 6 0.185 21
131 130 Kent St. 1 - 6 0.173 76
132 132 Nevada 0 - 6 0.159 53
133 133 Akron 1 - 6 0.143 126
134 134 Wild Card U. 9 - 107 0.109 0
135 135 Kennesaw St. 1 - 5 0.106 134

2023 conference power ratings:

Conference2023 Record Power Rating
SEC 34-8 .656
Big Ten 33-9 .637
Pac-12 29-6 .630
ACC 33-13 .622
Big Twelve 30-12 .617
Sun Belt 33-17 .500
Mountain West 24-23.458
AAC 23-30 .438
Independents 10-18 .432
Conference USA 14-17.391
MAC 20-28 .379

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