ARGH 2023 Power Ratings

The following are the ARGH power ratings for the 2023 season after games of October 21. Teams currently included are the 133 Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) teams, plus Kennesaw State.

The estimated home field advantage is .556, or about 2.76 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 10-22-23

This WeekLast Week Team 2023 Record Power Rating SOS
1 1 Michigan 8 - 0 0.930 76
2 3 Ohio St. 7 - 0 0.916 30
3 5 Florida St. 7 - 0 0.900 9
4 2 Oklahoma 7 - 0 0.897 24
5 6 Texas 6 - 1 0.867 2
6 10 Alabama 7 - 1 0.863 4
7 7 Georgia 7 - 0 0.858 117
8 4 Penn State 6 - 1 0.850 68
9 8 Washington 7 - 0 0.850 74
10 12 Mississippi 6 - 1 0.815 14
11 11 Notre Dame 6 - 2 0.808 18
12 16 Air Force 7 - 0 0.807 119
13 15 Oregon 6 - 1 0.802 91
14 21 James Madison 7 - 0 0.796 77
15 19 Louisiana St. 6 - 2 0.794 10
16 18 Utah 6 - 1 0.794 22
17 14 Oregon St. 6 - 1 0.789 56
18 9 North Carolina 6 - 1 0.769 44
19 29 Kansas St. 5 - 2 0.767 27
20 13 Duke 5 - 2 0.759 32
21 27 Missouri 7 - 1 0.755 58
22 22 Louisville 6 - 1 0.748 75
23 25 UCLA 5 - 2 0.745 55
24 20 Tennessee 5 - 2 0.739 29
25 26 Liberty 7 - 0 0.736 123
26 17 Iowa 6 - 2 0.728 21
27 28 Wisconsin 5 - 2 0.723 23
28 31 Miami, Florida 5 - 2 0.720 63
29 24 Southern California 6 - 2 0.711 62
30 30 Tulane 6 - 1 0.707 101
31 32 Texas A&M 4 - 3 0.703 16
32 33 Rutgers 6 - 2 0.698 89
33 23 Clemson 4 - 3 0.694 15
34 34 Troy 5 - 2 0.681 67
35 46 Toledo 7 - 1 0.680 125
36 39 Southern Methodist 5 - 2 0.676 113
37 35 Florida 5 - 2 0.663 73
38 36 Maryland 5 - 2 0.660 104
39 38 Fresno St. 6 - 1 0.640 130
40 45 Kansas 5 - 2 0.640 71
41 51 Georgia St. 6 - 1 0.638 107
42 49 Memphis 5 - 2 0.637 96
43 53 Oklahoma St. 5 - 2 0.634 51
44 41 Iowa St. 4 - 3 0.629 17
45 40 Washington St. 4 - 3 0.624 11
46 44 Syracuse 4 - 3 0.616 39
47 47 Arizona 4 - 3 0.611 70
48 58 South Alabama 4 - 3 0.608 97
49 43 Miami, Ohio 6 - 2 0.606 116
50 48 Wyoming 5 - 2 0.599 57
51 37 Texas Christian 4 - 4 0.598 34
52 52 Kentucky 5 - 2 0.593 106
53 50 Ohio 6 - 2 0.591 126
54 56 Georgia Southern 5 - 2 0.586 103
55 61 Minnesota 4 - 3 0.582 6
56 59 Coastal Carolina 4 - 3 0.578 72
57 42 West Virginia 4 - 3 0.575 45
58 62 Mississippi St. 4 - 3 0.573 42
59 55 North Carolina St. 4 - 3 0.570 50
60 60 Nevada-Las Vegas 6 - 1 0.569 128
61 65 Brigham Young 5 - 2 0.565 102
62 69 Jacksonville St. 6 - 2 0.562 124
63 57 Auburn 3 - 4 0.560 20
64 73 Nebraska 4 - 3 0.545 41
65 54 Texas Tech 3 - 5 0.538 25
66 84 Texas-San Antonio 4 - 3 0.528 94
67 63 Western Kentucky 4 - 3 0.528 80
68 75 Central Florida 3 - 4 0.525 66
69 67 Colorado 4 - 3 0.521 46
70 70 Virginia Tech 3 - 4 0.520 19
71 91 Boston College 4 - 3 0.513 64
72 68 Arkansas 2 - 6 0.507 12
73 71 Marshall 4 - 3 0.502 87
74 64 Georgia Tech 3 - 4 0.500 28
75 83 Texas St. 5 - 2 0.496 129
76 87 Wake Forest 4 - 3 0.494 99
77 66 South Carolina 2 - 5 0.493 3
78 81 Houston 3 - 4 0.491 33
79 76 Louisiana 4 - 3 0.490 108
80 85 California 3 - 4 0.488 37
81 93 Rice 4 - 3 0.487 110
82 79 Purdue 2 - 5 0.486 1
83 78 Illinois 3 - 5 0.483 5
84 94 San Jose St. 3 - 5 0.483 38
85 72 Utah St. 3 - 5 0.463 53
86 96 Baylor 3 - 4 0.452 35
87 90 Boise State 3 - 4 0.451 83
88 77 Cincinnati 2 - 5 0.444 49
89 74 Pittsburgh 2 - 5 0.440 48
90 95 Bowling Green 4 - 4 0.439 84
91 80 Appalachian St. 3 - 4 0.437 98
92 98 Northern Illinois 4 - 4 0.434 114
93 101 New Mexico St. 5 - 3 0.430 133
94 89 Northwestern 3 - 4 0.427 36
95 112 Virginia 2 - 5 0.423 8
96 82 Florida Atlantic 3 - 4 0.417 92
97 103 Old Dominion 4 - 3 0.416 112
98 86 Michigan St. 2 - 5 0.412 7
99 99 Navy 3 - 4 0.398 85
100 104 South Florida 4 - 4 0.388 100
101 88 Tulsa 3 - 4 0.385 79
102 100 Colorado St. 3 - 4 0.381 95
103 92 Army 2 - 5 0.370 61
104 102 Indiana 2 - 5 0.361 13
105 109 Vanderbilt 2 - 6 0.351 54
106 105 AL-Birmingham 2 - 6 0.348 43
107 110 North Texas 3 - 4 0.346 122
108 117 New Mexico 3 - 4 0.340 115
109 97 San Diego St. 3 - 5 0.338 86
110 115 Middle Tennessee 2 - 6 0.335 40
111 107 Arkansas St. 3 - 4 0.333 82
112 114 Louisiana Tech 3 - 5 0.327 118
113 108 Eastern Michigan 4 - 4 0.326 132
114 113 Western Michigan 2 - 6 0.315 52
115 106 Central Michigan 4 - 4 0.315 121
116 118 Buffalo 3 - 5 0.308 120
117 111 Stanford 2 - 5 0.303 47
118 121 Arizona St. 1 - 6 0.289 26
119 123 Florida International 4 - 4 0.287 131
120 126 Charlotte 2 - 5 0.285 78
121 116 East Carolina 1 - 6 0.271 81
122 119 LA-Monroe 2 - 5 0.270 88
123 120 Connecticut 1 - 6 0.259 65
124 129 Ball St. 2 - 6 0.234 90
125 122 Southern Mississippi 1 - 6 0.232 60
126 124 Texas-El Paso 2 - 6 0.221 109
127 125 Hawaii 2 - 6 0.221 111
128 127 Temple 2 - 6 0.203 105
129 128 Massachusetts 1 - 7 0.201 59
130 132 Nevada 1 - 6 0.196 69
131 130 Sam Houston St. 0 - 7 0.175 31
132 131 Kent St. 1 - 7 0.138 93
133 133 Akron 1 - 7 0.125 127
134 134 Wild Card U. 9 - 107 0.104 0
135 135 Kennesaw St. 1 - 5 0.103 134

2023 conference power ratings:

Conference2023 Record Power Rating
SEC 35-8 .662
Big Ten 33-9 .629
Pac-12 29-6 .627
ACC 33-13 .619
Big Twelve 30-12 .616
Sun Belt 33-17 .504
Mountain West 25-23.457
AAC 24-31 .434
Independents 10-20 .409
Conference USA 14-17.400
MAC 20-28 .376

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