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 Week | Last Week | Team | 2023 Record | Power Rating | SOS |
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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:
Conference | 2023 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 |