The following are the ARGH power ratings for the 2014 season as of October 26. Teams included are the 128 Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) teams.
The estimated home field advantage is .570, or about 3.74 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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This Week | Last Week | Team | 2014 Record | Power Rating | SOS |
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1 | 1 | Mississippi | 7 - 1 | 0.917 | 2 |
2 | 2 | Mississippi St. | 7 - 0 | 0.903 | 7 |
3 | 3 | Alabama | 7 - 1 | 0.903 | 4 |
4 | 4 | Auburn | 6 - 1 | 0.884 | 1 |
5 | 5 | Florida St. | 7 - 0 | 0.859 | 46 |
6 | 6 | Georgia | 6 - 1 | 0.844 | 25 |
7 | 11 | Louisiana St. | 7 - 2 | 0.840 | 14 |
8 | 7 | Oregon | 7 - 1 | 0.824 | 31 |
9 | 8 | Notre Dame | 6 - 1 | 0.819 | 21 |
10 | 9 | Marshall | 8 - 0 | 0.818 | 125 |
11 | 10 | Ohio St. | 6 - 1 | 0.810 | 58 |
12 | 14 | Michigan St. | 7 - 1 | 0.802 | 84 |
13 | 17 | Nebraska | 7 - 1 | 0.801 | 65 |
14 | 13 | Clemson | 6 - 2 | 0.799 | 16 |
15 | 16 | Texas Christian | 6 - 1 | 0.795 | 62 |
16 | 12 | Oklahoma | 5 - 2 | 0.794 | 15 |
17 | 24 | Kansas St. | 6 - 1 | 0.784 | 57 |
18 | 23 | Utah | 6 - 1 | 0.771 | 51 |
19 | 15 | UCLA | 6 - 2 | 0.770 | 6 |
20 | 26 | Arizona St. | 6 - 1 | 0.768 | 36 |
21 | 19 | Baylor | 6 - 1 | 0.765 | 91 |
22 | 20 | Arizona | 6 - 1 | 0.763 | 37 |
23 | 22 | Texas A&M | 5 - 3 | 0.759 | 5 |
24 | 21 | Louisville | 6 - 2 | 0.755 | 70 |
25 | 18 | Southern California | 5 - 3 | 0.751 | 9 |
26 | 25 | Duke | 6 - 1 | 0.746 | 103 |
27 | 29 | West Virginia | 6 - 2 | 0.744 | 26 |
28 | 28 | Stanford | 5 - 3 | 0.739 | 38 |
29 | 36 | Wisconsin | 5 - 2 | 0.732 | 79 |
30 | 27 | Missouri | 6 - 2 | 0.720 | 44 |
31 | 33 | Boise State | 6 - 2 | 0.713 | 29 |
32 | 38 | Miami, Florida | 5 - 3 | 0.711 | 18 |
33 | 31 | Colorado St. | 7 - 1 | 0.710 | 83 |
34 | 35 | Arkansas | 4 - 4 | 0.697 | 11 |
35 | 42 | Georgia Tech | 6 - 2 | 0.690 | 50 |
36 | 37 | Memphis | 4 - 3 | 0.683 | 34 |
37 | 32 | East Carolina | 6 - 1 | 0.669 | 111 |
38 | 39 | Florida | 3 - 3 | 0.660 | 8 |
39 | 46 | Central Florida | 5 - 2 | 0.652 | 77 |
40 | 30 | Minnesota | 6 - 2 | 0.651 | 75 |
41 | 41 | South Carolina | 4 - 4 | 0.646 | 10 |
42 | 44 | Kentucky | 5 - 3 | 0.628 | 48 |
43 | 49 | Boston College | 5 - 3 | 0.623 | 63 |
44 | 45 | Tennessee | 3 - 5 | 0.620 | 3 |
45 | 34 | Maryland | 5 - 3 | 0.610 | 40 |
46 | 58 | Georgia Southern | 6 - 2 | 0.609 | 126 |
47 | 40 | Virginia Tech | 4 - 4 | 0.608 | 28 |
48 | 48 | Washington | 5 - 3 | 0.605 | 67 |
49 | 43 | Penn State | 4 - 3 | 0.601 | 47 |
50 | 54 | Nevada | 5 - 3 | 0.596 | 54 |
51 | 63 | Louisiana Tech | 5 - 3 | 0.589 | 73 |
52 | 55 | Houston | 4 - 3 | 0.578 | 97 |
53 | 57 | Iowa | 5 - 2 | 0.574 | 101 |
54 | 47 | Oklahoma St. | 5 - 3 | 0.573 | 69 |
55 | 65 | North Carolina | 4 - 4 | 0.573 | 17 |
56 | 52 | Brigham Young | 4 - 4 | 0.570 | 35 |
57 | 51 | Virginia | 4 - 4 | 0.564 | 56 |
58 | 56 | Rutgers | 5 - 3 | 0.560 | 53 |
59 | 60 | Middle Tennessee St. | 5 - 3 | 0.560 | 78 |
60 | 62 | Utah St. | 5 - 3 | 0.560 | 87 |
61 | 59 | California | 4 - 4 | 0.558 | 27 |
62 | 53 | Oregon St. | 4 - 3 | 0.556 | 52 |
63 | 50 | Pittsburgh | 4 - 4 | 0.546 | 71 |
64 | 64 | North Carolina St. | 4 - 4 | 0.542 | 33 |
65 | 73 | Cincinnati | 4 - 3 | 0.535 | 76 |
66 | 69 | Air Force | 5 - 2 | 0.531 | 107 |
67 | 68 | Northwestern | 3 - 4 | 0.530 | 32 |
68 | 81 | LA-Lafayette | 4 - 3 | 0.529 | 61 |
69 | 61 | Arkansas St. | 4 - 3 | 0.523 | 90 |
70 | 80 | Navy | 4 - 4 | 0.510 | 80 |
71 | 71 | Temple | 4 - 3 | 0.507 | 109 |
72 | 70 | Syracuse | 3 - 5 | 0.506 | 19 |
73 | 66 | Michigan | 3 - 5 | 0.497 | 23 |
74 | 78 | Rice | 4 - 3 | 0.493 | 88 |
75 | 75 | Northern Illinois | 6 - 2 | 0.492 | 127 |
76 | 67 | Texas | 3 - 5 | 0.490 | 22 |
77 | 72 | Washington St. | 2 - 6 | 0.489 | 13 |
78 | 79 | South Alabama | 5 - 2 | 0.481 | 120 |
79 | 86 | Western Michigan | 5 - 3 | 0.478 | 116 |
80 | 74 | AL-Birmingham | 4 - 4 | 0.477 | 85 |
81 | 92 | Illinois | 4 - 4 | 0.475 | 49 |
82 | 84 | Toledo | 5 - 3 | 0.472 | 108 |
83 | 83 | San Diego St. | 4 - 3 | 0.457 | 117 |
84 | 90 | Western Kentucky | 3 - 4 | 0.455 | 81 |
85 | 82 | Indiana | 3 - 4 | 0.455 | 59 |
86 | 87 | Purdue | 3 - 5 | 0.444 | 42 |
87 | 76 | San Jose St. | 3 - 4 | 0.442 | 60 |
88 | 98 | Texas-El Paso | 4 - 3 | 0.429 | 99 |
89 | 88 | Bowling Green | 5 - 3 | 0.427 | 113 |
90 | 89 | Fresno St. | 3 - 5 | 0.427 | 45 |
91 | 85 | Texas Tech | 3 - 5 | 0.426 | 30 |
92 | 102 | Texas St. | 4 - 3 | 0.417 | 123 |
93 | 91 | Colorado | 2 - 6 | 0.412 | 24 |
94 | 77 | Akron | 4 - 4 | 0.409 | 115 |
95 | 96 | Central Michigan | 5 - 4 | 0.397 | 119 |
96 | 94 | Iowa St. | 2 - 5 | 0.387 | 41 |
97 | 95 | Florida Atlantic | 3 - 5 | 0.380 | 39 |
98 | 97 | Southern Mississippi | 3 - 5 | 0.351 | 43 |
99 | 100 | Florida International | 3 - 5 | 0.349 | 102 |
100 | 103 | Wyoming | 3 - 5 | 0.348 | 55 |
101 | 99 | Old Dominion | 3 - 5 | 0.347 | 96 |
102 | 106 | Vanderbilt | 2 - 6 | 0.327 | 20 |
103 | 101 | LA-Monroe | 3 - 4 | 0.326 | 94 |
104 | 105 | South Florida | 3 - 5 | 0.322 | 89 |
105 | 115 | Ball St. | 3 - 5 | 0.322 | 121 |
106 | 93 | Texas-San Antonio | 2 - 6 | 0.315 | 68 |
107 | 104 | Ohio | 4 - 5 | 0.305 | 110 |
108 | 108 | Hawaii | 2 - 6 | 0.293 | 92 |
109 | 109 | Kansas | 2 - 5 | 0.293 | 64 |
110 | 110 | New Mexico | 2 - 5 | 0.293 | 93 |
111 | 111 | Tulane | 2 - 5 | 0.291 | 82 |
112 | 107 | North Texas | 2 - 6 | 0.286 | 106 |
113 | 113 | Appalachian St. | 2 - 5 | 0.280 | 124 |
114 | 112 | Wake Forest | 2 - 6 | 0.273 | 66 |
115 | 114 | Buffalo | 3 - 5 | 0.260 | 128 |
116 | 117 | Massachusetts | 2 - 7 | 0.247 | 114 |
117 | 116 | Nevada-Las Vegas | 2 - 6 | 0.246 | 72 |
118 | 118 | Tulsa | 1 - 6 | 0.233 | 74 |
119 | 119 | Army | 2 - 5 | 0.224 | 122 |
120 | 120 | Miami, Ohio | 2 - 7 | 0.217 | 112 |
121 | 121 | Idaho | 1 - 6 | 0.205 | 105 |
122 | 123 | New Mexico St. | 2 - 6 | 0.201 | 118 |
123 | 126 | Connecticut | 1 - 6 | 0.188 | 86 |
124 | 122 | Georgia St. | 1 - 7 | 0.185 | 95 |
125 | 124 | Eastern Michigan | 2 - 6 | 0.173 | 100 |
126 | 127 | Troy St. | 1 - 7 | 0.156 | 98 |
127 | 125 | Kent | 1 - 7 | 0.148 | 104 |
128 | 128 | Southern Methodist | 0 - 7 | 0.134 | 12 |
129 | 129 | Wild Card U. | 8 - 92 | 0.129 | 0 |
2014 conference power ratings:
Conference | 2014 Record | Power Rating |
---|---|---|
SEC | 39-3 | .739 |
Pac-12 | 29-5 | .667 |
ACC | 35-14 | .628 |
Big Ten | 40-14 | .610 |
Big Twelve | 22-8 | .605 |
Independents | 16-14 | .531 |
Mountain West | 25-23 | .468 |
Conference USA | 23-26 | .450 |
AAC | 16-26 | .436 |
Sun Belt | 11-26 | .356 |
MAC | 19-33 | .334 |