ARGH 2015 Power Ratings

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 WeekLast Week Team 2015 Record Power Rating SOS
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:

Conference2014 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

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