The following are the ARGH power ratings for the 2015 season as of October 18, 2015. Teams included are the 128 Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) teams.
The estimated home field advantage is .557, or about 2.98 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 10-19-15
This Week | Last Week | Team | 2015 Record | Power Rating | SOS |
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1 | 1 | Ohio St. | 7 - 0 | 0.886 | 49 |
2 | 3 | Utah | 6 - 0 | 0.884 | 5 |
3 | 6 | Alabama | 6 - 1 | 0.869 | 3 |
4 | 5 | Florida St. | 6 - 0 | 0.861 | 54 |
5 | 9 | Clemson | 6 - 0 | 0.854 | 35 |
6 | 10 | Louisiana St. | 6 - 0 | 0.846 | 26 |
7 | 24 | Iowa | 7 - 0 | 0.833 | 72 |
8 | 20 | Michigan St. | 7 - 0 | 0.831 | 29 |
9 | 2 | Florida | 6 - 1 | 0.829 | 9 |
10 | 8 | Texas Christian | 7 - 0 | 0.825 | 90 |
11 | 4 | Michigan | 5 - 2 | 0.825 | 6 |
12 | 11 | Notre Dame | 6 - 1 | 0.820 | 15 |
13 | 17 | Baylor | 6 - 0 | 0.814 | 119 |
14 | 23 | Oklahoma | 5 - 1 | 0.808 | 27 |
15 | 19 | Stanford | 5 - 1 | 0.793 | 30 |
16 | 22 | Toledo | 6 - 0 | 0.783 | 112 |
17 | 30 | Memphis | 6 - 0 | 0.782 | 82 |
18 | 7 | Texas A&M | 5 - 1 | 0.782 | 20 |
19 | 12 | Temple | 6 - 0 | 0.778 | 117 |
20 | 16 | Oklahoma St. | 6 - 0 | 0.778 | 89 |
21 | 25 | California | 5 - 1 | 0.771 | 28 |
22 | 21 | Duke | 5 - 1 | 0.759 | 101 |
23 | 14 | Mississippi | 5 - 2 | 0.755 | 48 |
24 | 29 | Wisconsin | 5 - 2 | 0.745 | 71 |
25 | 13 | Boise State | 5 - 2 | 0.745 | 66 |
26 | 32 | Mississippi St. | 5 - 2 | 0.738 | 50 |
27 | 33 | Georgia | 5 - 2 | 0.730 | 51 |
28 | 15 | UCLA | 4 - 2 | 0.729 | 12 |
29 | 37 | Houston | 6 - 0 | 0.727 | 123 |
30 | 35 | North Carolina | 5 - 1 | 0.727 | 106 |
31 | 26 | Southern California | 3 - 3 | 0.723 | 10 |
32 | 31 | Brigham Young | 5 - 2 | 0.722 | 4 |
33 | 50 | Appalachian St. | 5 - 1 | 0.701 | 125 |
34 | 28 | Western Kentucky | 6 - 1 | 0.699 | 110 |
35 | 18 | Northwestern | 5 - 2 | 0.698 | 18 |
36 | 43 | Pittsburgh | 5 - 1 | 0.690 | 61 |
37 | 36 | Tennessee | 3 - 3 | 0.688 | 8 |
38 | 58 | Utah St. | 4 - 2 | 0.682 | 40 |
39 | 27 | Penn State | 5 - 2 | 0.678 | 46 |
40 | 38 | Navy | 4 - 1 | 0.678 | 75 |
41 | 44 | Marshall | 6 - 1 | 0.663 | 126 |
42 | 34 | Washington | 3 - 3 | 0.662 | 17 |
43 | 54 | Miami, Florida | 4 - 2 | 0.656 | 62 |
44 | 51 | Illinois | 4 - 2 | 0.650 | 58 |
45 | 40 | Arizona St. | 4 - 3 | 0.642 | 16 |
46 | 63 | Bowling Green | 5 - 2 | 0.635 | 74 |
47 | 59 | Auburn | 4 - 2 | 0.633 | 31 |
48 | 39 | West Virginia | 3 - 3 | 0.632 | 25 |
49 | 42 | Missouri | 4 - 3 | 0.630 | 41 |
50 | 47 | Arizona | 5 - 2 | 0.626 | 91 |
51 | 68 | Nebraska | 3 - 4 | 0.622 | 21 |
52 | 52 | North Carolina St. | 4 - 2 | 0.613 | 118 |
53 | 60 | Georgia Southern | 5 - 1 | 0.611 | 122 |
54 | 72 | Oregon | 4 - 3 | 0.605 | 39 |
55 | 49 | Boston College | 3 - 4 | 0.605 | 52 |
56 | 45 | Kentucky | 4 - 2 | 0.602 | 64 |
57 | 55 | Arkansas | 2 - 4 | 0.602 | 2 |
58 | 57 | Texas Tech | 5 - 2 | 0.600 | 100 |
59 | 53 | Georgia Tech | 2 - 5 | 0.592 | 11 |
60 | 56 | Virginia Tech | 3 - 4 | 0.580 | 36 |
61 | 62 | Louisville | 2 - 4 | 0.579 | 7 |
62 | 82 | Western Michigan | 3 - 3 | 0.572 | 23 |
63 | 70 | East Carolina | 4 - 3 | 0.568 | 43 |
64 | 65 | Cincinnati | 3 - 3 | 0.565 | 47 |
65 | 67 | Texas | 2 - 4 | 0.564 | 1 |
66 | 46 | Minnesota | 4 - 3 | 0.555 | 34 |
67 | 69 | Northern Illinois | 4 - 3 | 0.555 | 95 |
68 | 41 | Ohio | 5 - 2 | 0.553 | 113 |
69 | 77 | Washington St. | 4 - 2 | 0.549 | 93 |
70 | 48 | Kansas St. | 3 - 3 | 0.546 | 45 |
71 | 61 | Indiana | 4 - 3 | 0.534 | 59 |
72 | 64 | Louisiana Tech | 4 - 3 | 0.530 | 98 |
73 | 81 | South Florida | 3 - 3 | 0.527 | 57 |
74 | 79 | South Carolina | 3 - 4 | 0.515 | 13 |
75 | 85 | Rutgers | 3 - 3 | 0.513 | 76 |
76 | 75 | Middle Tennessee St. | 3 - 4 | 0.513 | 77 |
77 | 91 | Central Michigan | 3 - 4 | 0.512 | 55 |
78 | 84 | San Diego St. | 4 - 3 | 0.507 | 105 |
79 | 71 | Syracuse | 3 - 3 | 0.506 | 73 |
80 | 66 | Vanderbilt | 2 - 4 | 0.501 | 32 |
81 | 88 | Southern Mississippi | 4 - 3 | 0.488 | 111 |
82 | 83 | Arkansas St. | 3 - 3 | 0.487 | 81 |
83 | 74 | Air Force | 3 - 3 | 0.484 | 94 |
84 | 78 | Tulsa | 3 - 3 | 0.467 | 65 |
85 | 93 | Colorado St. | 3 - 4 | 0.459 | 85 |
86 | 73 | Wake Forest | 3 - 4 | 0.453 | 53 |
87 | 80 | Colorado | 3 - 4 | 0.444 | 97 |
88 | 89 | Maryland | 2 - 4 | 0.443 | 14 |
89 | 99 | Virginia | 2 - 4 | 0.437 | 19 |
90 | 76 | Akron | 3 - 4 | 0.418 | 79 |
91 | 96 | Iowa St. | 2 - 4 | 0.410 | 44 |
92 | 92 | Connecticut | 3 - 4 | 0.399 | 92 |
93 | 100 | New Mexico | 4 - 3 | 0.393 | 128 |
94 | 87 | Nevada-Las Vegas | 2 - 5 | 0.382 | 78 |
95 | 90 | San Jose St. | 3 - 4 | 0.378 | 107 |
96 | 102 | Rice | 3 - 3 | 0.378 | 103 |
97 | 95 | Oregon St. | 2 - 4 | 0.375 | 33 |
98 | 97 | Florida International | 3 - 4 | 0.364 | 124 |
99 | 107 | Kent | 3 - 4 | 0.360 | 83 |
100 | 86 | Nevada | 3 - 4 | 0.359 | 109 |
101 | 101 | LA-Lafayette | 2 - 3 | 0.359 | 108 |
102 | 98 | Buffalo | 2 - 4 | 0.343 | 104 |
103 | 103 | Purdue | 1 - 6 | 0.342 | 22 |
104 | 94 | Ball St. | 2 - 5 | 0.334 | 80 |
105 | 106 | South Alabama | 3 - 3 | 0.325 | 102 |
106 | 110 | Texas St. | 1 - 4 | 0.311 | 70 |
107 | 116 | Fresno St. | 2 - 5 | 0.311 | 42 |
108 | 111 | Old Dominion | 3 - 3 | 0.311 | 114 |
109 | 109 | Hawaii | 2 - 5 | 0.308 | 37 |
110 | 105 | Tulane | 2 - 4 | 0.302 | 69 |
111 | 104 | Massachusetts | 1 - 5 | 0.299 | 38 |
112 | 108 | LA-Monroe | 1 - 5 | 0.295 | 24 |
113 | 117 | Idaho | 2 - 4 | 0.275 | 87 |
114 | 115 | Army | 2 - 5 | 0.270 | 116 |
115 | 118 | Southern Methodist | 1 - 5 | 0.261 | 68 |
116 | 113 | Florida Atlantic | 1 - 5 | 0.253 | 99 |
117 | 112 | Troy St. | 1 - 5 | 0.242 | 86 |
118 | 123 | Georgia St. | 2 - 4 | 0.235 | 121 |
119 | 114 | Texas-San Antonio | 1 - 6 | 0.230 | 60 |
120 | 119 | Texas-El Paso | 2 - 4 | 0.206 | 120 |
121 | 121 | Eastern Michigan | 1 - 6 | 0.204 | 96 |
122 | 122 | Charlotte | 2 - 4 | 0.196 | 127 |
123 | 120 | Miami, Ohio | 1 - 6 | 0.182 | 63 |
124 | 127 | Wyoming | 1 - 6 | 0.181 | 115 |
125 | 124 | New Mexico St. | 0 - 6 | 0.165 | 67 |
126 | 125 | Central Florida | 0 - 7 | 0.163 | 84 |
127 | 126 | Kansas | 0 - 6 | 0.152 | 56 |
128 | 129 | North Texas | 0 - 6 | 0.119 | 88 |
129 | 128 | Wild Card U. | 8 - 91 | 0.119 | 0 |
2015 conference power ratings:
Conference | 2014 Record | Power Rating |
---|---|---|
SEC | 34-5 | .694 |
Big Ten | 42-13 | .654 |
Pac-12 | 28-8 | .650 |
ACC | 33-15 | .637 |
Big Twelve | 23-7 | .613 |
Independents | 13-8 | .604 |
AAC | 26-18 | .518 |
MAC | 21-30 | .442 |
Mountain West | 17-27 | .438 |
Conference USA | 19-28 | .381 |
Sun Belt | 14-28 | .364 |