ARGH 2019 Power Ratings

The following are the ARGH power ratings for the 2019 season as of 10-20-19. Teams included are the 130 Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) teams.

The estimated home field advantage is .572, or about 3.70 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 10-22-19

This WeekLast Week Team 2019 Record Power Rating SOS
1 1 Ohio St. 7 - 0 0.934 19
2 2 Clemson 7 - 0 0.911 46
3 5 Penn State 7 - 0 0.907 42
4 3 Alabama 7 - 0 0.897 58
5 6 Louisiana St. 7 - 0 0.887 40
6 7 Auburn 6 - 1 0.858 10
7 9 Oklahoma 7 - 0 0.854 93
8 8 Oregon 6 - 1 0.843 45
9 4 Wisconsin 6 - 1 0.841 59
10 12 Georgia 6 - 1 0.833 75
11 10 Florida 7 - 1 0.825 37
12 11 Notre Dame 5 - 1 0.819 32
13 19 Utah 6 - 1 0.810 71
14 15 Baylor 7 - 0 0.810 95
15 18 Appalachian St. 6 - 0 0.789 111
16 21 Southern Methodist 7 - 0 0.775 81
17 17 Cincinnati 6 - 1 0.774 22
18 16 Iowa 5 - 2 0.768 29
19 23 Minnesota 7 - 0 0.762 113
20 14 Michigan 5 - 2 0.752 16
21 30 Memphis 6 - 1 0.741 96
22 13 Boise State 6 - 1 0.734 82
23 27 Iowa St. 5 - 2 0.725 49
24 41 Navy 5 - 1 0.704 87
25 26 Texas 5 - 2 0.702 24
26 29 Central Florida 5 - 2 0.697 90
27 22 Washington 5 - 3 0.696 33
28 32 Wake Forest 6 - 1 0.690 86
29 24 Michigan St. 4 - 3 0.690 4
30 35 Virginia 5 - 2 0.689 60
31 38 Southern California 4 - 3 0.686 9
32 20 Missouri 5 - 2 0.678 108
33 39 Louisiana 5 - 2 0.678 80
34 43 Air Force 5 - 2 0.678 63
35 34 Indiana 5 - 2 0.673 78
36 33 Texas A&M 4 - 3 0.672 21
37 25 Tulane 5 - 2 0.659 76
38 47 San Diego St. 6 - 1 0.654 117
39 28 Arizona St. 5 - 2 0.654 48
40 46 Kansas St. 4 - 2 0.650 70
41 51 Pittsburgh 5 - 2 0.642 27
42 56 Utah St. 4 - 2 0.628 64
43 31 South Carolina 3 - 4 0.624 7
44 37 Oklahoma St. 4 - 3 0.615 34
45 36 Temple 5 - 2 0.607 85
46 49 Louisville 4 - 3 0.602 14
47 66 Washington St. 4 - 3 0.595 84
48 52 Texas Christian 3 - 3 0.590 43
49 45 Florida St. 3 - 4 0.588 2
50 44 Mississippi St. 3 - 4 0.588 1
51 42 Duke 4 - 3 0.585 50
52 48 North Carolina 3 - 4 0.583 6
53 62 Louisiana Tech 6 - 1 0.583 127
54 59 Wyoming 5 - 2 0.573 116
55 40 California 4 - 3 0.570 39
56 71 AL-Birmingham 6 - 1 0.545 130
57 54 Florida Atlantic 4 - 3 0.543 65
58 50 Hawaii 4 - 3 0.541 56
59 53 Miami, Florida 3 - 4 0.534 68
60 63 Maryland 3 - 4 0.534 55
61 58 Arizona 4 - 3 0.530 57
62 67 Nebraska 4 - 3 0.530 53
63 74 Western Kentucky 5 - 2 0.528 119
64 61 Kentucky 3 - 4 0.523 18
65 79 Brigham Young 3 - 4 0.519 13
66 55 North Carolina St. 4 - 3 0.519 101
67 86 Ball St. 4 - 3 0.517 100
68 88 Boston College 4 - 3 0.514 107
69 68 Texas Tech 3 - 4 0.512 38
70 57 Stanford 3 - 4 0.509 12
71 60 Western Michigan 4 - 4 0.505 99
72 89 Fresno St. 3 - 3 0.502 89
73 85 Marshall 4 - 3 0.499 94
74 78 Virginia Tech 5 - 2 0.498 123
75 64 Syracuse 3 - 4 0.496 41
76 77 Houston 3 - 4 0.492 44
77 76 Purdue 2 - 5 0.492 11
78 82 Georgia St. 5 - 2 0.487 114
79 95 UCLA 2 - 5 0.486 8
80 65 Colorado 3 - 4 0.485 17
81 70 Southern Mississippi 4 - 3 0.481 92
82 73 Mississippi 3 - 5 0.477 31
83 94 Oregon St. 3 - 4 0.473 47
84 72 Army 3 - 4 0.468 98
85 80 Tennessee 2 - 5 0.464 15
86 105 Illinois 3 - 4 0.463 67
87 87 Liberty 5 - 2 0.458 129
88 92 Tulsa 2 - 5 0.451 3
89 69 Toledo 4 - 3 0.446 115
90 90 Florida International 4 - 3 0.445 125
91 75 West Virginia 3 - 4 0.445 26
92 99 Georgia Southern 3 - 3 0.442 66
93 83 Arkansas St. 3 - 4 0.442 54
94 98 Central Michigan 5 - 3 0.435 124
95 81 South Florida 3 - 4 0.430 62
96 109 Eastern Michigan 4 - 3 0.428 105
97 97 North Texas 3 - 4 0.427 103
98 96 Miami, Ohio 3 - 4 0.425 25
99 108 Ohio 3 - 4 0.411 106
100 104 Buffalo 3 - 4 0.407 102
101 93 LA-Monroe 3 - 4 0.403 61
102 101 Coastal Carolina 3 - 4 0.403 118
103 100 Troy 3 - 3 0.402 126
104 91 Kent St. 3 - 4 0.390 77
105 84 Northwestern 1 - 5 0.374 5
106 102 Nevada 4 - 3 0.365 97
107 110 East Carolina 3 - 4 0.364 104
108 107 San Jose St. 3 - 4 0.360 112
109 113 Kansas 2 - 5 0.360 51
110 103 Middle Tennessee 2 - 5 0.359 35
111 106 Arkansas 2 - 5 0.347 74
112 118 Vanderbilt 2 - 5 0.347 28
113 117 Georgia Tech 2 - 5 0.343 30
114 111 Charlotte 2 - 5 0.336 73
115 114 Northern Illinois 2 - 5 0.330 79
116 115 Texas St. 2 - 4 0.323 69
117 116 Colorado St. 2 - 5 0.306 109
118 112 Nevada-Las Vegas 2 - 5 0.299 91
119 121 Texas-San Antonio 3 - 4 0.275 120
120 120 New Mexico 2 - 5 0.256 110
121 119 Bowling Green 2 - 5 0.243 72
122 124 Old Dominion 1 - 6 0.213 83
123 122 Rutgers 1 - 6 0.211 20
124 123 Connecticut 1 - 6 0.205 52
125 126 Rice 0 - 7 0.202 23
126 125 South Alabama 1 - 6 0.194 88
127 128 New Mexico St. 0 - 7 0.172 36
128 127 Texas-El Paso 1 - 5 0.161 121
129 129 Wild Card U. 3 - 100 0.112 0
130 130 Massachusetts 1 - 6 0.110 128
131 131 Akron 0 - 7 0.082 122

2019 conference power ratings:

Conference2019 Record Power Rating
SEC 31-11 .644
Big Ten 31-8 .638
Big Twelve 24-6 .626
Pac-12 24-11 .611
ACC 30-12 .585
AAC 32-13 .575
Mountain West 27-17.491
Sun Belt 20-18 .456
Independents 16-23 .446
Conference USA 22-29.400
MAC 18-30 .385

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