The following are the ARGH power ratings for the 2015 season as of November 1, 2015. Teams included are the 128 Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) teams.
The estimated home field advantage is .558, or about 3.06 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 11-1-15
This Week | Last Week | Team | 2015 Record | Power Rating | SOS |
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1 | 1 | Ohio St. | 8 - 0 | 0.904 | 55 |
2 | 2 | Clemson | 8 - 0 | 0.902 | 27 |
3 | 3 | Alabama | 7 - 1 | 0.876 | 6 |
4 | 4 | Louisiana St. | 7 - 0 | 0.864 | 34 |
5 | 11 | Florida | 7 - 1 | 0.856 | 13 |
6 | 5 | Michigan St. | 8 - 0 | 0.855 | 29 |
7 | 6 | Notre Dame | 7 - 1 | 0.851 | 5 |
8 | 7 | Iowa | 8 - 0 | 0.850 | 73 |
9 | 13 | Texas Christian | 8 - 0 | 0.842 | 93 |
10 | 8 | Utah | 7 - 1 | 0.832 | 14 |
11 | 10 | Michigan | 6 - 2 | 0.831 | 12 |
12 | 9 | Oklahoma | 7 - 1 | 0.829 | 66 |
13 | 12 | Stanford | 7 - 1 | 0.828 | 28 |
14 | 17 | Memphis | 8 - 0 | 0.822 | 81 |
15 | 14 | Baylor | 7 - 0 | 0.818 | 121 |
16 | 16 | Florida St. | 7 - 1 | 0.815 | 60 |
17 | 19 | Mississippi | 7 - 2 | 0.808 | 42 |
18 | 22 | Southern California | 5 - 3 | 0.800 | 1 |
19 | 27 | Houston | 8 - 0 | 0.798 | 124 |
20 | 21 | Wisconsin | 7 - 2 | 0.798 | 67 |
21 | 18 | Oklahoma St. | 8 - 0 | 0.797 | 108 |
22 | 20 | Toledo | 7 - 0 | 0.789 | 114 |
23 | 15 | Temple | 7 - 1 | 0.776 | 89 |
24 | 28 | North Carolina | 7 - 1 | 0.771 | 101 |
25 | 24 | Mississippi St. | 6 - 2 | 0.771 | 53 |
26 | 26 | Texas A&M | 6 - 2 | 0.756 | 11 |
27 | 38 | Penn State | 7 - 2 | 0.752 | 47 |
28 | 25 | UCLA | 6 - 2 | 0.747 | 19 |
29 | 36 | Navy | 6 - 1 | 0.741 | 78 |
30 | 33 | Boise State | 7 - 2 | 0.740 | 98 |
31 | 30 | Brigham Young | 6 - 2 | 0.739 | 38 |
32 | 29 | Appalachian St. | 7 - 1 | 0.737 | 122 |
33 | 23 | Duke | 6 - 2 | 0.725 | 85 |
34 | 37 | Tennessee | 4 - 4 | 0.723 | 4 |
35 | 31 | California | 5 - 3 | 0.720 | 8 |
36 | 34 | Northwestern | 6 - 2 | 0.715 | 18 |
37 | 47 | Washington | 4 - 4 | 0.699 | 10 |
38 | 39 | Bowling Green | 6 - 2 | 0.689 | 72 |
39 | 32 | Georgia | 5 - 3 | 0.685 | 49 |
40 | 35 | Pittsburgh | 6 - 2 | 0.681 | 51 |
41 | 40 | Western Kentucky | 7 - 2 | 0.673 | 100 |
42 | 44 | Marshall | 8 - 1 | 0.665 | 128 |
43 | 51 | Oregon | 5 - 3 | 0.632 | 45 |
44 | 60 | Miami, Florida | 5 - 3 | 0.631 | 30 |
45 | 42 | North Carolina St. | 5 - 3 | 0.626 | 94 |
46 | 46 | Arkansas | 4 - 4 | 0.619 | 32 |
47 | 64 | San Diego St. | 6 - 3 | 0.617 | 99 |
48 | 55 | Cincinnati | 5 - 3 | 0.615 | 82 |
49 | 41 | Georgia Tech | 3 - 6 | 0.613 | 7 |
50 | 49 | Louisville | 4 - 4 | 0.609 | 21 |
51 | 56 | Utah St. | 5 - 3 | 0.606 | 71 |
52 | 45 | West Virginia | 3 - 4 | 0.599 | 15 |
53 | 67 | Virginia Tech | 4 - 5 | 0.597 | 33 |
54 | 43 | Arizona St. | 4 - 4 | 0.597 | 20 |
55 | 62 | Georgia Southern | 6 - 2 | 0.594 | 120 |
56 | 65 | Western Michigan | 5 - 3 | 0.590 | 75 |
57 | 61 | Louisiana Tech | 6 - 3 | 0.589 | 104 |
58 | 74 | Air Force | 5 - 3 | 0.588 | 105 |
59 | 50 | Auburn | 4 - 4 | 0.577 | 17 |
60 | 72 | Central Michigan | 5 - 4 | 0.573 | 64 |
61 | 59 | Washington St. | 5 - 3 | 0.572 | 70 |
62 | 63 | Missouri | 4 - 4 | 0.564 | 61 |
63 | 58 | Texas Tech | 5 - 4 | 0.563 | 56 |
64 | 66 | Northern Illinois | 5 - 3 | 0.560 | 111 |
65 | 48 | Illinois | 4 - 4 | 0.557 | 37 |
66 | 68 | South Florida | 4 - 4 | 0.546 | 63 |
67 | 52 | Nebraska | 3 - 6 | 0.545 | 26 |
68 | 54 | Arizona | 5 - 4 | 0.537 | 74 |
69 | 73 | Minnesota | 4 - 4 | 0.532 | 35 |
70 | 57 | Boston College | 3 - 6 | 0.529 | 54 |
71 | 76 | Southern Mississippi | 6 - 3 | 0.522 | 125 |
72 | 75 | Indiana | 4 - 4 | 0.522 | 39 |
73 | 53 | Texas | 3 - 5 | 0.516 | 2 |
74 | 70 | East Carolina | 4 - 5 | 0.510 | 43 |
75 | 79 | Arkansas St. | 5 - 3 | 0.506 | 103 |
76 | 69 | Kentucky | 4 - 4 | 0.500 | 48 |
77 | 77 | Kansas St. | 3 - 4 | 0.497 | 52 |
78 | 80 | Syracuse | 3 - 5 | 0.488 | 44 |
79 | 78 | South Carolina | 3 - 5 | 0.484 | 16 |
80 | 82 | Ohio | 5 - 3 | 0.478 | 112 |
81 | 88 | Virginia | 3 - 5 | 0.475 | 9 |
82 | 81 | Rutgers | 3 - 5 | 0.472 | 23 |
83 | 71 | Vanderbilt | 3 - 5 | 0.466 | 36 |
84 | 94 | Iowa St. | 3 - 5 | 0.462 | 40 |
85 | 87 | Tulsa | 4 - 4 | 0.458 | 69 |
86 | 83 | Middle Tennessee St. | 3 - 5 | 0.452 | 79 |
87 | 84 | Colorado | 4 - 5 | 0.446 | 96 |
88 | 89 | Buffalo | 4 - 4 | 0.445 | 102 |
89 | 86 | Maryland | 2 - 6 | 0.442 | 3 |
90 | 98 | Connecticut | 4 - 5 | 0.424 | 86 |
91 | 91 | San Jose St. | 4 - 4 | 0.414 | 107 |
92 | 101 | Purdue | 2 - 6 | 0.410 | 22 |
93 | 85 | Colorado St. | 3 - 5 | 0.408 | 84 |
94 | 93 | Wake Forest | 3 - 6 | 0.389 | 57 |
95 | 90 | Akron | 3 - 5 | 0.387 | 77 |
96 | 97 | Nevada | 4 - 4 | 0.373 | 119 |
97 | 95 | Nevada-Las Vegas | 2 - 6 | 0.365 | 62 |
98 | 99 | New Mexico | 4 - 4 | 0.354 | 126 |
99 | 96 | Rice | 4 - 4 | 0.351 | 110 |
100 | 92 | Florida International | 4 - 5 | 0.348 | 127 |
101 | 102 | LA-Lafayette | 3 - 4 | 0.347 | 117 |
102 | 100 | Oregon St. | 2 - 6 | 0.347 | 25 |
103 | 105 | Ball St. | 3 - 6 | 0.339 | 91 |
104 | 104 | Troy St. | 2 - 6 | 0.336 | 80 |
105 | 103 | Texas St. | 2 - 5 | 0.321 | 76 |
106 | 108 | South Alabama | 3 - 4 | 0.300 | 95 |
107 | 109 | Tulane | 2 - 6 | 0.293 | 31 |
108 | 110 | Kent | 3 - 5 | 0.288 | 87 |
109 | 112 | Fresno St. | 2 - 6 | 0.284 | 50 |
110 | 106 | Idaho | 3 - 5 | 0.280 | 109 |
111 | 107 | Massachusetts | 1 - 7 | 0.265 | 41 |
112 | 113 | Old Dominion | 3 - 5 | 0.253 | 106 |
113 | 120 | Florida Atlantic | 2 - 6 | 0.252 | 113 |
114 | 115 | Army | 2 - 6 | 0.251 | 116 |
115 | 111 | Hawaii | 2 - 7 | 0.246 | 46 |
116 | 118 | Georgia St. | 2 - 5 | 0.231 | 115 |
117 | 116 | Southern Methodist | 1 - 7 | 0.230 | 68 |
118 | 114 | LA-Monroe | 1 - 7 | 0.224 | 59 |
119 | 119 | Texas-El Paso | 3 - 5 | 0.209 | 123 |
120 | 117 | Texas-San Antonio | 1 - 7 | 0.191 | 90 |
121 | 122 | Wyoming | 1 - 8 | 0.182 | 83 |
122 | 121 | Eastern Michigan | 1 - 8 | 0.181 | 88 |
123 | 127 | New Mexico St. | 1 - 7 | 0.175 | 92 |
124 | 123 | Charlotte | 2 - 6 | 0.166 | 118 |
125 | 124 | Miami, Ohio | 1 - 8 | 0.160 | 65 |
126 | 129 | North Texas | 1 - 7 | 0.140 | 97 |
127 | 125 | Kansas | 0 - 8 | 0.129 | 24 |
128 | 126 | Central Florida | 0 - 9 | 0.117 | 58 |
129 | 128 | Wild Card U. | 8 - 93 | 0.109 | 0 |
2015 conference power ratings:
Conference | 2014 Record | Power Rating |
---|---|---|
SEC | 36-6 | .682 |
Big Ten | 42-13 | .656 |
Pac-12 | 28-8 | .646 |
ACC | 33-15 | .632 |
Independents | 15-9 | .614 |
Big Twelve | 23-7 | .605 |
AAC | 27-19 | .528 |
MAC | 21-30 | .442 |
Mountain West | 17-27 | .431 |
Conference USA | 20-29 | .370 |
Sun Belt | 14-28 | .368 |