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 Week | Last Week | Team | 2019 Record | Power Rating | SOS |
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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:
Conference | 2019 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 |