The following are the ARGH power ratings for the 2006 season as of October 29, 2006. Teams included are the 119 Division 1-A teams.
The estimated home field advantage is .591, or about 4.39 points for an average game. The power ratings represent the chance that the team in question has of beating an average Division 1-A team without regard to location.
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| This Week | Last Week | Team | 2006 Record | Power Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Ohio St. | 9 - 0 | 0.944 |
| 2 | 2 | Michigan | 9 - 0 | 0.914 |
| 3 | 4 | Louisville | 7 - 0 | 0.886 |
| 4 | 5 | Florida | 7 - 1 | 0.884 |
| 5 | 6 | Rutgers | 8 - 0 | 0.876 |
| 6 | 8 | West Virginia | 7 - 0 | 0.859 |
| 7 | 7 | Auburn | 8 - 1 | 0.859 |
| 8 | 3 | Southern California | 6 - 1 | 0.857 |
| 9 | 9 | Texas | 8 - 1 | 0.851 |
| 10 | 11 | California | 7 - 1 | 0.850 |
| 11 | 10 | Boise State | 8 - 0 | 0.844 |
| 12 | 15 | Tennessee | 7 - 1 | 0.829 |
| 13 | 13 | Louisiana St. | 6 - 2 | 0.826 |
| 14 | 12 | Clemson | 7 - 2 | 0.811 |
| 15 | 18 | Notre Dame | 7 - 1 | 0.803 |
| 16 | 14 | Wisconsin | 8 - 1 | 0.801 |
| 17 | 16 | Boston College | 7 - 1 | 0.800 |
| 18 | 22 | Oklahoma | 6 - 2 | 0.786 |
| 19 | 19 | Arkansas | 7 - 1 | 0.780 |
| 20 | 27 | Virginia Tech | 6 - 2 | 0.770 |
| 21 | 21 | Texas A&M | 8 - 1 | 0.764 |
| 22 | 24 | Washington St. | 6 - 3 | 0.761 |
| 23 | 17 | Missouri | 7 - 2 | 0.752 |
| 24 | 23 | Oregon | 6 - 2 | 0.744 |
| 25 | 28 | Brigham Young | 6 - 2 | 0.734 |
| 26 | 25 | Pittsburgh | 6 - 2 | 0.730 |
| 27 | 26 | Tulsa | 7 - 1 | 0.727 |
| 28 | 29 | Georgia Tech | 6 - 2 | 0.723 |
| 29 | 20 | Nebraska | 6 - 3 | 0.708 |
| 30 | 37 | Texas Christian | 5 - 2 | 0.685 |
| 31 | 31 | Iowa | 6 - 3 | 0.685 |
| 32 | 33 | Penn State | 6 - 3 | 0.685 |
| 33 | 30 | Wake Forest | 7 - 1 | 0.683 |
| 34 | 41 | Oregon St. | 5 - 3 | 0.675 |
| 35 | 35 | Alabama | 6 - 3 | 0.671 |
| 36 | 42 | Hawaii | 6 - 2 | 0.660 |
| 37 | 34 | Georgia | 6 - 3 | 0.659 |
| 38 | 32 | South Carolina | 5 - 3 | 0.650 |
| 39 | 43 | Arizona St. | 5 - 3 | 0.639 |
| 40 | 48 | Oklahoma St. | 5 - 3 | 0.630 |
| 41 | 40 | Texas Tech | 5 - 4 | 0.617 |
| 42 | 50 | Maryland | 6 - 2 | 0.609 |
| 43 | 39 | Miami, Florida | 5 - 3 | 0.606 |
| 44 | 36 | UCLA | 4 - 4 | 0.605 |
| 45 | 38 | Florida St. | 4 - 4 | 0.602 |
| 46 | 47 | Houston | 6 - 3 | 0.586 |
| 47 | 44 | Navy | 5 - 3 | 0.584 |
| 48 | 55 | Ohio | 6 - 3 | 0.582 |
| 49 | 45 | Washington | 4 - 5 | 0.579 |
| 50 | 56 | Cincinnati | 5 - 4 | 0.576 |
| 51 | 54 | Western Michigan | 6 - 2 | 0.564 |
| 52 | 53 | Utah | 5 - 4 | 0.546 |
| 53 | 58 | South Florida | 5 - 3 | 0.542 |
| 54 | 52 | Central Michigan | 5 - 3 | 0.540 |
| 55 | 49 | Southern Mississippi | 4 - 4 | 0.536 |
| 56 | 67 | Kansas St. | 5 - 4 | 0.535 |
| 57 | 61 | Kentucky | 4 - 4 | 0.534 |
| 58 | 70 | Nevada | 5 - 3 | 0.526 |
| 59 | 46 | Michigan St. | 4 - 5 | 0.525 |
| 60 | 51 | Minnesota | 3 - 6 | 0.522 |
| 61 | 63 | Vanderbilt | 4 - 5 | 0.519 |
| 62 | 57 | Wyoming | 4 - 5 | 0.505 |
| 63 | 75 | Indiana | 5 - 4 | 0.504 |
| 64 | 77 | Middle Tennessee St. | 5 - 3 | 0.496 |
| 65 | 74 | East Carolina | 4 - 4 | 0.496 |
| 66 | 66 | Northern Illinois | 5 - 4 | 0.493 |
| 67 | 73 | Virginia | 4 - 5 | 0.493 |
| 68 | 64 | Baylor | 4 - 5 | 0.492 |
| 69 | 60 | Purdue | 5 - 4 | 0.492 |
| 70 | 59 | Air Force | 3 - 4 | 0.477 |
| 71 | 62 | Kent | 5 - 3 | 0.455 |
| 72 | 69 | Syracuse | 3 - 6 | 0.452 |
| 73 | 71 | Texas-El Paso | 4 - 4 | 0.452 |
| 74 | 85 | San Jose St. | 5 - 2 | 0.451 |
| 75 | 76 | Connecticut | 3 - 5 | 0.449 |
| 76 | 65 | North Carolina St. | 3 - 5 | 0.449 |
| 77 | 68 | LA-Lafayette | 4 - 3 | 0.445 |
| 78 | 82 | Kansas | 4 - 5 | 0.434 |
| 79 | 80 | New Mexico | 5 - 4 | 0.429 |
| 80 | 72 | Colorado St. | 4 - 4 | 0.414 |
| 81 | 79 | Arizona | 3 - 5 | 0.410 |
| 82 | 81 | Southern Methodist | 4 - 4 | 0.410 |
| 83 | 86 | Rice | 3 - 5 | 0.387 |
| 84 | 93 | Tulane | 3 - 5 | 0.387 |
| 85 | 94 | Marshall | 3 - 5 | 0.377 |
| 86 | 90 | Illinois | 2 - 7 | 0.375 |
| 87 | 92 | AL-Birmingham | 3 - 5 | 0.363 |
| 88 | 88 | Iowa St. | 3 - 6 | 0.362 |
| 89 | 84 | Army | 3 - 6 | 0.360 |
| 90 | 78 | Akron | 3 - 5 | 0.358 |
| 91 | 91 | Mississippi St. | 2 - 7 | 0.349 |
| 92 | 87 | Idaho | 4 - 5 | 0.349 |
| 93 | 95 | Mississippi | 2 - 7 | 0.342 |
| 94 | 83 | Bowling Green | 4 - 5 | 0.341 |
| 95 | 96 | Troy St. | 3 - 4 | 0.325 |
| 96 | 98 | Fresno St. | 1 - 6 | 0.317 |
| 97 | 89 | Arkansas St. | 5 - 3 | 0.308 |
| 98 | 104 | Toledo | 3 - 6 | 0.304 |
| 99 | 103 | Ball St. | 3 - 6 | 0.299 |
| 100 | 97 | Colorado | 1 - 8 | 0.296 |
| 101 | 101 | Central Florida | 2 - 6 | 0.295 |
| 102 | 99 | New Mexico St. | 2 - 6 | 0.292 |
| 103 | 106 | Northwestern | 2 - 7 | 0.267 |
| 104 | 109 | Florida Atlantic | 3 - 5 | 0.266 |
| 105 | 100 | Louisiana Tech | 2 - 6 | 0.260 |
| 106 | 105 | North Carolina | 1 - 7 | 0.259 |
| 107 | 107 | Memphis | 1 - 7 | 0.231 |
| 108 | 102 | San Diego St. | 1 - 6 | 0.222 |
| 109 | 111 | Nevada-Las Vegas | 1 - 7 | 0.208 |
| 110 | 112 | LA-Monroe | 1 - 7 | 0.191 |
| 111 | 108 | North Texas | 2 - 6 | 0.190 |
| 112 | 113 | Eastern Michigan | 1 - 7 | 0.186 |
| 113 | 110 | Miami, Ohio | 1 - 8 | 0.186 |
| 114 | 114 | Stanford | 0 - 8 | 0.173 |
| 115 | 115 | Buffalo | 1 - 7 | 0.161 |
| 116 | 116 | Utah St. | 1 - 7 | 0.158 |
| 117 | 120 | Temple | 1 - 8 | 0.139 |
| 118 | 119 | Wild Card U. | 7 - 69 | 0.135 |
| 119 | 118 | Duke | 0 - 8 | 0.130 |
| 120 | 117 | Florida International | 0 - 8 | 0.126 |
2006 conference power ratings:
| Conference | Estimated Record | Power Rating |
|---|---|---|
| Big East | 32-8 | .671 |
| SEC | 33-7 | .659 |
| Pac-10 | 20-9 | .629 |
| Big Ten | 30-11 | .610 |
| Big Twelve | 33-15 | .602 |
| Independents | 14-9 | .582 |
| ACC | 27-13 | .578 |
| Mountain West | 14-20 | .469 |
| Conference USA | 19-28 | .437 |
| WAC | 16-19 | .429 |
| MAC | 9-32 | .354 |
| Sun Belt | 10-26 | .294 |