ARGH 2023 Power Ratings

The following are the ARGH power ratings for the 2023 season after games of October 28. Teams currently included are the 133 Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) teams, plus Kennesaw State.

The estimated home field advantage is .560, or about 2.94 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 10-29-23

This WeekLast Week Team 2023 Record Power Rating SOS
1 1 Michigan 8 - 0 0.930 75
2 2 Ohio St. 8 - 0 0.927 25
3 3 Florida St. 8 - 0 0.902 21
4 5 Texas 7 - 1 0.872 6
5 7 Georgia 8 - 0 0.872 110
6 6 Alabama 7 - 1 0.860 5
7 8 Penn State 7 - 1 0.857 65
8 4 Oklahoma 7 - 1 0.851 22
9 9 Washington 8 - 0 0.851 76
10 13 Oregon 7 - 1 0.839 79
11 11 Notre Dame 7 - 2 0.830 27
12 10 Mississippi 7 - 1 0.826 28
13 12 Air Force 8 - 0 0.821 125
14 22 Louisville 7 - 1 0.804 48
15 19 Kansas St. 6 - 2 0.796 42
16 14 James Madison 8 - 0 0.793 85
17 15 Louisiana St. 6 - 2 0.787 14
18 25 Liberty 8 - 0 0.764 117
19 23 UCLA 6 - 2 0.756 62
20 21 Missouri 7 - 1 0.749 63
21 17 Oregon St. 6 - 2 0.744 50
22 24 Tennessee 6 - 2 0.743 37
23 20 Duke 5 - 3 0.731 11
24 29 Southern California 7 - 2 0.730 45
25 26 Iowa 6 - 2 0.724 29
26 28 Miami, Florida 6 - 2 0.719 78
27 16 Utah 6 - 2 0.719 13
28 30 Tulane 7 - 1 0.711 102
29 31 Texas A&M 5 - 3 0.710 31
30 34 Troy 6 - 2 0.706 73
31 18 North Carolina 6 - 2 0.705 56
32 32 Rutgers 6 - 2 0.702 88
33 27 Wisconsin 5 - 3 0.700 8
34 36 Southern Methodist 6 - 2 0.693 126
35 40 Kansas 6 - 2 0.692 41
36 35 Toledo 7 - 1 0.690 123
37 43 Oklahoma St. 6 - 2 0.681 51
38 39 Fresno St. 7 - 1 0.669 127
39 47 Arizona 5 - 3 0.653 54
40 49 Miami, Ohio 7 - 2 0.651 111
41 42 Memphis 6 - 2 0.646 101
42 33 Clemson 4 - 4 0.644 18
43 44 Iowa St. 5 - 3 0.641 33
44 54 Georgia Southern 6 - 2 0.630 95
45 56 Coastal Carolina 5 - 3 0.630 74
46 59 North Carolina St. 5 - 3 0.607 44
47 37 Florida 5 - 3 0.606 61
48 55 Minnesota 5 - 3 0.605 12
49 38 Maryland 5 - 3 0.605 104
50 57 West Virginia 5 - 3 0.604 52
51 63 Auburn 4 - 4 0.600 24
52 51 Texas Christian 4 - 4 0.598 40
53 62 Jacksonville St. 7 - 2 0.597 129
54 64 Nebraska 5 - 3 0.596 46
55 41 Georgia St. 6 - 2 0.594 97
56 45 Washington St. 4 - 4 0.570 20
57 70 Virginia Tech 4 - 4 0.565 34
58 52 Kentucky 5 - 3 0.561 96
59 48 South Alabama 4 - 4 0.558 99
60 74 Georgia Tech 4 - 4 0.558 15
61 60 Nevada-Las Vegas 6 - 2 0.553 119
62 53 Ohio 6 - 3 0.548 120
63 79 Louisiana 5 - 3 0.539 105
64 69 Colorado 4 - 4 0.539 10
65 61 Brigham Young 5 - 3 0.538 72
66 50 Wyoming 5 - 3 0.534 57
67 58 Mississippi St. 4 - 4 0.533 36
68 46 Syracuse 4 - 4 0.531 59
69 65 Texas Tech 3 - 5 0.527 39
70 66 Texas-San Antonio 5 - 3 0.520 112
71 71 Boston College 5 - 3 0.518 87
72 84 San Jose St. 4 - 5 0.513 69
73 67 Western Kentucky 4 - 4 0.510 58
74 87 Boise State 4 - 4 0.505 80
75 72 Arkansas 2 - 6 0.497 17
76 68 Central Florida 3 - 5 0.492 55
77 94 Northwestern 4 - 4 0.489 32
78 83 Illinois 3 - 5 0.485 4
79 80 California 3 - 5 0.482 30
80 75 Texas St. 5 - 3 0.477 122
81 76 Wake Forest 4 - 4 0.474 71
82 85 Utah St. 3 - 5 0.463 53
83 81 Rice 4 - 4 0.462 107
84 73 Marshall 4 - 4 0.460 70
85 77 South Carolina 2 - 6 0.455 2
86 93 New Mexico St. 6 - 3 0.450 133
87 78 Houston 3 - 5 0.448 19
88 90 Bowling Green 4 - 4 0.448 77
89 82 Purdue 2 - 6 0.446 1
90 96 Florida Atlantic 4 - 4 0.434 109
91 97 Old Dominion 4 - 4 0.429 94
92 91 Appalachian St. 4 - 4 0.427 114
93 92 Northern Illinois 4 - 4 0.425 115
94 95 Virginia 2 - 6 0.416 7
95 86 Baylor 3 - 5 0.402 49
96 99 Navy 3 - 4 0.392 89
97 89 Pittsburgh 2 - 6 0.391 23
98 88 Cincinnati 2 - 6 0.390 47
99 100 South Florida 4 - 4 0.381 103
100 104 Indiana 2 - 6 0.379 3
101 102 Colorado St. 3 - 5 0.374 82
102 98 Michigan St. 2 - 6 0.372 9
103 118 Arizona St. 2 - 6 0.367 26
104 111 Arkansas St. 4 - 4 0.361 92
105 106 AL-Birmingham 2 - 6 0.357 38
106 114 Western Michigan 3 - 6 0.349 81
107 107 North Texas 3 - 5 0.339 116
108 109 San Diego St. 3 - 5 0.337 86
109 105 Vanderbilt 2 - 7 0.335 35
110 110 Middle Tennessee 2 - 6 0.334 43
111 101 Tulsa 3 - 5 0.327 66
112 117 Stanford 2 - 6 0.326 16
113 112 Louisiana Tech 3 - 6 0.315 118
114 116 Buffalo 3 - 5 0.309 124
115 103 Army 2 - 6 0.304 91
116 115 Central Michigan 4 - 4 0.302 128
117 108 New Mexico 3 - 5 0.301 121
118 113 Eastern Michigan 4 - 5 0.280 132
119 119 Florida International 4 - 5 0.269 131
120 126 Texas-El Paso 3 - 6 0.256 113
121 121 East Carolina 1 - 7 0.243 84
122 130 Nevada 2 - 6 0.243 83
123 123 Connecticut 1 - 7 0.241 64
124 129 Massachusetts 2 - 7 0.241 68
125 122 LA-Monroe 2 - 6 0.236 100
126 120 Charlotte 2 - 6 0.235 93
127 124 Ball St. 2 - 6 0.234 90
128 125 Southern Mississippi 1 - 7 0.216 67
129 128 Temple 2 - 6 0.197 106
130 127 Hawaii 2 - 7 0.194 108
131 131 Sam Houston St. 0 - 8 0.164 60
132 132 Kent St. 1 - 7 0.134 98
133 133 Akron 1 - 7 0.122 130
134 135 Kennesaw St. 2 - 5 0.119 134
135 134 Wild Card U. 9 - 108 0.100 0

2023 conference power ratings:

Conference2023 Record Power Rating
SEC 35-8 .652
Pac-12 29-6 .631
Big Ten 33-9 .630
ACC 34-14 .612
Big Twelve 30-12 .610
Sun Belt 33-17 .504
Mountain West 25-23.457
AAC 24-31 .424
Conference USA 14-17.407
Independents 11-21 .404
MAC 20-28 .374

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