The following are the ARGH power ratings for the 2017 season. Teams included are the 130 Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) teams, plus Liberty.
The estimated home field advantage is .554, or about 2.73 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 10-29-17
This Week | Last Week | Team | 2017 Record | Power Rating | SOS |
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1 | 1 | Alabama | 8 - 0 | 0.935 | 52 |
2 | 3 | Georgia | 8 - 0 | 0.919 | 44 |
3 | 4 | Wisconsin | 8 - 0 | 0.904 | 62 |
4 | 2 | Penn State | 7 - 1 | 0.902 | 9 |
5 | 5 | Clemson | 7 - 1 | 0.893 | 8 |
6 | 7 | Ohio St. | 7 - 1 | 0.889 | 18 |
7 | 8 | Notre Dame | 7 - 1 | 0.880 | 16 |
8 | 10 | Washington | 7 - 1 | 0.849 | 77 |
9 | 6 | Texas Christian | 7 - 1 | 0.847 | 53 |
10 | 11 | Central Florida | 7 - 0 | 0.831 | 96 |
11 | 9 | Miami, Florida | 7 - 0 | 0.831 | 68 |
12 | 13 | Virginia Tech | 7 - 1 | 0.830 | 86 |
13 | 12 | Oklahoma St. | 7 - 1 | 0.814 | 48 |
14 | 14 | Oklahoma | 7 - 1 | 0.813 | 46 |
15 | 15 | Auburn | 6 - 2 | 0.789 | 59 |
16 | 23 | Mississippi St. | 6 - 2 | 0.789 | 34 |
17 | 21 | Southern California | 7 - 2 | 0.783 | 11 |
18 | 20 | Michigan | 6 - 2 | 0.772 | 21 |
19 | 18 | Stanford | 6 - 2 | 0.769 | 40 |
20 | 27 | Iowa St. | 6 - 2 | 0.765 | 35 |
21 | 25 | Iowa | 5 - 3 | 0.750 | 6 |
22 | 16 | North Carolina St. | 6 - 2 | 0.744 | 24 |
23 | 19 | Michigan St. | 6 - 2 | 0.743 | 10 |
24 | 17 | Washington St. | 7 - 2 | 0.727 | 66 |
25 | 24 | Louisiana St. | 6 - 2 | 0.716 | 51 |
26 | 30 | Boise State | 6 - 2 | 0.713 | 55 |
27 | 26 | South Carolina | 6 - 2 | 0.708 | 43 |
28 | 31 | Memphis | 7 - 1 | 0.701 | 84 |
29 | 33 | San Diego St. | 7 - 2 | 0.700 | 63 |
30 | 29 | Wake Forest | 5 - 3 | 0.699 | 32 |
31 | 40 | Northwestern | 5 - 3 | 0.694 | 13 |
32 | 34 | Toledo | 7 - 1 | 0.691 | 112 |
33 | 22 | South Florida | 7 - 1 | 0.684 | 124 |
34 | 46 | Boston College | 5 - 4 | 0.678 | 2 |
35 | 47 | Arizona | 6 - 2 | 0.674 | 83 |
36 | 44 | Texas | 4 - 4 | 0.670 | 23 |
37 | 35 | Georgia Tech | 4 - 3 | 0.666 | 41 |
38 | 41 | Navy | 5 - 2 | 0.653 | 50 |
39 | 32 | Texas A&M | 5 - 3 | 0.634 | 37 |
40 | 55 | Northern Illinois | 6 - 2 | 0.631 | 106 |
41 | 50 | Southern Methodist | 6 - 2 | 0.629 | 93 |
42 | 56 | Oregon | 5 - 4 | 0.628 | 38 |
43 | 28 | Fresno St. | 5 - 3 | 0.625 | 82 |
44 | 42 | West Virginia | 5 - 3 | 0.624 | 72 |
45 | 52 | Kentucky | 6 - 2 | 0.623 | 67 |
46 | 37 | Louisville | 5 - 4 | 0.623 | 39 |
47 | 51 | Syracuse | 4 - 4 | 0.618 | 27 |
48 | 48 | UCLA | 4 - 4 | 0.615 | 7 |
49 | 53 | Troy | 6 - 2 | 0.614 | 110 |
50 | 39 | Arizona St. | 4 - 4 | 0.605 | 5 |
51 | 67 | Houston | 5 - 3 | 0.604 | 60 |
52 | 54 | Texas Tech | 4 - 4 | 0.604 | 26 |
53 | 66 | Maryland | 4 - 4 | 0.596 | 3 |
54 | 49 | Purdue | 3 - 5 | 0.593 | 15 |
55 | 68 | Florida Atlantic | 5 - 3 | 0.588 | 94 |
56 | 57 | Minnesota | 4 - 4 | 0.584 | 64 |
57 | 59 | Army | 6 - 2 | 0.582 | 116 |
58 | 36 | Marshall | 6 - 2 | 0.582 | 119 |
59 | 45 | Florida | 3 - 4 | 0.579 | 4 |
60 | 71 | Nebraska | 4 - 4 | 0.579 | 14 |
61 | 43 | Colorado St. | 6 - 3 | 0.571 | 99 |
62 | 64 | Western Michigan | 5 - 3 | 0.564 | 100 |
63 | 38 | Florida St. | 2 - 5 | 0.556 | 1 |
64 | 72 | Colorado | 5 - 4 | 0.555 | 71 |
65 | 81 | Wyoming | 5 - 3 | 0.554 | 101 |
66 | 74 | Arkansas St. | 5 - 2 | 0.547 | 125 |
67 | 70 | Ohio | 6 - 2 | 0.546 | 126 |
68 | 61 | Indiana | 3 - 5 | 0.543 | 22 |
69 | 58 | Utah | 4 - 4 | 0.538 | 69 |
70 | 63 | Duke | 4 - 5 | 0.531 | 61 |
71 | 84 | Air Force | 4 - 4 | 0.528 | 75 |
72 | 62 | California | 4 - 5 | 0.526 | 30 |
73 | 73 | Kansas St. | 4 - 4 | 0.526 | 97 |
74 | 60 | Virginia | 5 - 3 | 0.522 | 87 |
75 | 83 | Pittsburgh | 4 - 5 | 0.509 | 29 |
76 | 78 | North Texas | 5 - 3 | 0.506 | 89 |
77 | 77 | Texas-San Antonio | 5 - 2 | 0.500 | 129 |
78 | 82 | Akron | 5 - 4 | 0.499 | 70 |
79 | 79 | Arkansas | 3 - 5 | 0.496 | 19 |
80 | 65 | Appalachian St. | 5 - 3 | 0.492 | 118 |
81 | 69 | Southern Mississippi | 5 - 3 | 0.487 | 115 |
82 | 75 | Tennessee | 3 - 5 | 0.483 | 20 |
83 | 90 | Missouri | 3 - 5 | 0.481 | 49 |
84 | 86 | Rutgers | 3 - 5 | 0.466 | 31 |
85 | 80 | Vanderbilt | 3 - 5 | 0.457 | 25 |
86 | 87 | Utah St. | 4 - 5 | 0.454 | 79 |
87 | 85 | Tulane | 3 - 5 | 0.450 | 47 |
88 | 89 | Louisiana Tech | 4 - 4 | 0.448 | 102 |
89 | 76 | Mississippi | 3 - 5 | 0.448 | 45 |
90 | 98 | Florida International | 5 - 2 | 0.436 | 113 |
91 | 91 | Central Michigan | 4 - 4 | 0.427 | 98 |
92 | 93 | Eastern Michigan | 2 - 6 | 0.408 | 58 |
93 | 95 | Buffalo | 3 - 6 | 0.398 | 90 |
94 | 92 | Western Kentucky | 5 - 3 | 0.387 | 130 |
95 | 107 | AL-Birmingham | 5 - 3 | 0.385 | 128 |
96 | 110 | Nevada-Las Vegas | 3 - 5 | 0.382 | 85 |
97 | 97 | Tulsa | 2 - 7 | 0.370 | 54 |
98 | 88 | New Mexico | 3 - 5 | 0.367 | 81 |
99 | 94 | New Mexico St. | 3 - 5 | 0.356 | 105 |
100 | 99 | Miami, Ohio | 3 - 5 | 0.355 | 108 |
101 | 103 | Georgia St. | 4 - 3 | 0.355 | 114 |
102 | 101 | Temple | 3 - 5 | 0.351 | 91 |
103 | 102 | Middle Tennessee | 3 - 5 | 0.351 | 80 |
104 | 96 | South Alabama | 3 - 5 | 0.342 | 107 |
105 | 100 | Cincinnati | 2 - 6 | 0.342 | 33 |
106 | 108 | Illinois | 2 - 6 | 0.325 | 36 |
107 | 106 | North Carolina | 1 - 8 | 0.321 | 12 |
108 | 109 | Hawaii | 3 - 5 | 0.298 | 109 |
109 | 104 | LA-Monroe | 3 - 5 | 0.292 | 122 |
110 | 105 | Connecticut | 3 - 5 | 0.284 | 103 |
111 | 111 | Nevada | 1 - 7 | 0.281 | 57 |
112 | 112 | Oregon St. | 1 - 7 | 0.280 | 17 |
113 | 113 | LA-Lafayette | 3 - 4 | 0.273 | 121 |
114 | 116 | Idaho | 3 - 5 | 0.273 | 117 |
115 | 118 | Brigham Young | 2 - 7 | 0.266 | 65 |
116 | 121 | Massachusetts | 2 - 6 | 0.244 | 123 |
117 | 115 | Old Dominion | 2 - 6 | 0.244 | 95 |
118 | 117 | East Carolina | 2 - 6 | 0.238 | 78 |
119 | 114 | Baylor | 0 - 8 | 0.229 | 28 |
120 | 119 | Kansas | 1 - 7 | 0.217 | 42 |
121 | 120 | Kent | 2 - 6 | 0.216 | 56 |
122 | 123 | Bowling Green | 1 - 7 | 0.205 | 74 |
123 | 122 | Ball St. | 2 - 6 | 0.200 | 104 |
124 | 124 | Liberty | 4 - 4 | 0.183 | 0 |
125 | 130 | Texas St. | 2 - 6 | 0.162 | 120 |
126 | 125 | Rice | 1 - 7 | 0.158 | 73 |
127 | 128 | Wild Card U. | 12 - 86 | 0.136 | 0 |
128 | 126 | San Jose St. | 1 - 8 | 0.134 | 92 |
129 | 131 | Charlotte | 1 - 7 | 0.132 | 111 |
130 | 127 | Coastal Carolina | 1 - 7 | 0.129 | 127 |
131 | 129 | Georgia Southern | 0 - 7 | 0.124 | 88 |
132 | 132 | Texas-El Paso | 0 - 8 | 0.097 | 76 |
2017 conference power ratings:
Conference | 2017 Record | Power Rating |
---|---|---|
Big Ten | 32-10 | .667 |
SEC | 34-7 | .647 |
ACC | 30-12 | .644 |
Pac-12 | 27-8 | .629 |
Big Twelve | 20-10 | .611 |
AAC | 25-16 | .511 |
Independents | 17-16 | .493 |
Mountain West | 20-24 | .467 |
MAC | 21-27 | .428 |
Conference USA | 22-28 | .379 |
Sun Belt | 13-29 | .330 |