The following are the ARGH power ratings for the 2018 season as of 10-28-18. Teams included are the 130 Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) teams.
The estimated home field advantage is .561, or about 3.20 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 11-4-18
This Week | Last Week | Team | 2018 Record | Power Rating | SOS |
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1 | 2 | Clemson | 8 - 0 | 0.933 | 31 |
2 | 1 | Alabama | 8 - 0 | 0.919 | 54 |
3 | 3 | Michigan | 7 - 1 | 0.889 | 13 |
4 | 6 | Georgia | 7 - 1 | 0.887 | 12 |
5 | 4 | Louisiana St. | 7 - 1 | 0.882 | 4 |
6 | 5 | Notre Dame | 8 - 0 | 0.873 | 36 |
7 | 9 | Kentucky | 7 - 1 | 0.849 | 21 |
8 | 8 | Oklahoma | 7 - 1 | 0.837 | 29 |
9 | 7 | Florida | 6 - 2 | 0.816 | 7 |
10 | 12 | Ohio St. | 7 - 1 | 0.813 | 55 |
11 | 11 | Central Florida | 7 - 0 | 0.807 | 123 |
12 | 14 | Fresno St. | 7 - 1 | 0.801 | 104 |
13 | 16 | Mississippi St. | 5 - 3 | 0.799 | 6 |
14 | 18 | Penn State | 6 - 2 | 0.795 | 25 |
15 | 10 | Iowa | 6 - 2 | 0.790 | 26 |
16 | 21 | West Virginia | 6 - 1 | 0.780 | 74 |
17 | 20 | Utah | 6 - 2 | 0.773 | 42 |
18 | 27 | Cincinnati | 7 - 1 | 0.747 | 107 |
19 | 13 | Washington | 6 - 3 | 0.744 | 38 |
20 | 19 | Texas A&M | 5 - 3 | 0.739 | 10 |
21 | 33 | Washington St. | 7 - 1 | 0.739 | 88 |
22 | 28 | Army | 6 - 2 | 0.736 | 46 |
23 | 17 | Miami, Florida | 5 - 3 | 0.730 | 37 |
24 | 22 | Auburn | 5 - 3 | 0.729 | 28 |
25 | 31 | Utah St. | 7 - 1 | 0.724 | 125 |
26 | 35 | AL-Birmingham | 7 - 1 | 0.719 | 127 |
27 | 15 | Texas | 6 - 2 | 0.714 | 30 |
28 | 39 | Michigan St. | 5 - 3 | 0.710 | 8 |
29 | 37 | South Carolina | 4 - 3 | 0.709 | 2 |
30 | 32 | Buffalo | 7 - 1 | 0.707 | 100 |
31 | 40 | Boston College | 6 - 2 | 0.707 | 70 |
32 | 42 | Iowa St. | 4 - 3 | 0.704 | 3 |
33 | 38 | Boise State | 6 - 2 | 0.699 | 84 |
34 | 29 | Texas Tech | 5 - 3 | 0.695 | 35 |
35 | 41 | Syracuse | 6 - 2 | 0.693 | 73 |
36 | 30 | Appalachian St. | 5 - 2 | 0.690 | 97 |
37 | 34 | Virginia | 6 - 2 | 0.689 | 71 |
38 | 55 | Georgia Southern | 7 - 1 | 0.685 | 113 |
39 | 26 | North Carolina St. | 5 - 2 | 0.684 | 33 |
40 | 24 | Stanford | 5 - 3 | 0.683 | 16 |
41 | 36 | Purdue | 4 - 4 | 0.680 | 14 |
42 | 23 | Wisconsin | 5 - 3 | 0.675 | 52 |
43 | 52 | Houston | 7 - 1 | 0.669 | 121 |
44 | 44 | Missouri | 4 - 4 | 0.667 | 11 |
45 | 25 | Duke | 5 - 3 | 0.667 | 41 |
46 | 54 | Northwestern | 5 - 3 | 0.661 | 18 |
47 | 43 | North Texas | 7 - 2 | 0.659 | 126 |
48 | 50 | Maryland | 5 - 3 | 0.654 | 40 |
49 | 60 | Oklahoma St. | 5 - 3 | 0.626 | 68 |
50 | 59 | Arizona St. | 4 - 4 | 0.609 | 32 |
51 | 63 | Vanderbilt | 4 - 5 | 0.609 | 5 |
52 | 57 | Mississippi | 5 - 3 | 0.607 | 48 |
53 | 46 | San Diego St. | 6 - 2 | 0.604 | 81 |
54 | 58 | Temple | 5 - 3 | 0.600 | 86 |
55 | 61 | Louisiana Tech | 6 - 2 | 0.600 | 105 |
56 | 62 | Troy | 6 - 2 | 0.596 | 117 |
57 | 49 | Southern California | 4 - 4 | 0.588 | 17 |
58 | 47 | Oregon | 5 - 3 | 0.586 | 85 |
59 | 71 | Georgia Tech | 4 - 4 | 0.577 | 69 |
60 | 51 | South Florida | 7 - 1 | 0.576 | 128 |
61 | 66 | Florida International | 6 - 2 | 0.573 | 129 |
62 | 45 | Colorado | 5 - 3 | 0.572 | 98 |
63 | 53 | Western Michigan | 6 - 3 | 0.561 | 94 |
64 | 75 | Toledo | 4 - 4 | 0.560 | 58 |
65 | 56 | Texas Christian | 3 - 5 | 0.559 | 22 |
66 | 48 | Virginia Tech | 4 - 3 | 0.558 | 76 |
67 | 73 | Minnesota | 4 - 4 | 0.557 | 24 |
68 | 77 | Pittsburgh | 4 - 4 | 0.548 | 20 |
69 | 64 | Indiana | 4 - 5 | 0.544 | 15 |
70 | 78 | California | 5 - 3 | 0.539 | 96 |
71 | 76 | Middle Tennessee | 5 - 3 | 0.533 | 78 |
72 | 83 | Nevada | 5 - 4 | 0.533 | 62 |
73 | 72 | Tennessee | 3 - 5 | 0.532 | 9 |
74 | 65 | Eastern Michigan | 4 - 5 | 0.532 | 47 |
75 | 70 | Marshall | 5 - 2 | 0.532 | 119 |
76 | 74 | Northern Illinois | 5 - 3 | 0.529 | 49 |
77 | 81 | Ohio | 5 - 3 | 0.520 | 114 |
78 | 68 | Brigham Young | 4 - 4 | 0.519 | 53 |
79 | 94 | Arizona | 4 - 5 | 0.503 | 61 |
80 | 67 | Florida St. | 4 - 4 | 0.496 | 43 |
81 | 69 | Baylor | 4 - 4 | 0.491 | 51 |
82 | 85 | Coastal Carolina | 5 - 3 | 0.489 | 91 |
83 | 86 | Wake Forest | 4 - 4 | 0.484 | 64 |
84 | 79 | Memphis | 4 - 4 | 0.476 | 118 |
85 | 90 | Akron | 4 - 3 | 0.463 | 95 |
86 | 88 | Miami, Ohio | 3 - 5 | 0.452 | 72 |
87 | 80 | Kansas St. | 3 - 5 | 0.451 | 27 |
88 | 93 | Nebraska | 2 - 6 | 0.450 | 19 |
89 | 82 | UCLA | 2 - 6 | 0.446 | 1 |
90 | 97 | Louisiana | 4 - 4 | 0.442 | 79 |
91 | 84 | Air Force | 3 - 5 | 0.439 | 92 |
92 | 91 | Hawaii | 6 - 4 | 0.438 | 110 |
93 | 89 | Southern Methodist | 3 - 5 | 0.428 | 34 |
94 | 87 | Arkansas St. | 4 - 4 | 0.420 | 99 |
95 | 98 | Tulane | 3 - 5 | 0.412 | 66 |
96 | 96 | Liberty | 4 - 3 | 0.406 | 112 |
97 | 92 | Southern Mississippi | 3 - 4 | 0.398 | 120 |
98 | 95 | Florida Atlantic | 3 - 5 | 0.397 | 65 |
99 | 104 | Kansas | 3 - 5 | 0.390 | 80 |
100 | 108 | Charlotte | 4 - 4 | 0.354 | 116 |
101 | 111 | Wyoming | 3 - 6 | 0.351 | 59 |
102 | 101 | Illinois | 3 - 5 | 0.351 | 67 |
103 | 100 | Arkansas | 2 - 7 | 0.350 | 45 |
104 | 102 | LA-Monroe | 4 - 4 | 0.348 | 102 |
105 | 105 | Navy | 2 - 6 | 0.344 | 60 |
106 | 99 | New Mexico | 3 - 5 | 0.344 | 103 |
107 | 110 | Massachusetts | 3 - 6 | 0.343 | 82 |
108 | 107 | North Carolina | 1 - 6 | 0.330 | 23 |
109 | 118 | Oregon St. | 2 - 6 | 0.326 | 39 |
110 | 106 | Louisville | 2 - 6 | 0.300 | 57 |
111 | 103 | Ball St. | 3 - 6 | 0.296 | 109 |
112 | 109 | Colorado St. | 3 - 6 | 0.274 | 101 |
113 | 115 | South Alabama | 2 - 6 | 0.273 | 75 |
114 | 112 | Georgia St. | 2 - 6 | 0.268 | 89 |
115 | 116 | East Carolina | 2 - 5 | 0.264 | 93 |
116 | 114 | Tulsa | 1 - 7 | 0.246 | 77 |
117 | 113 | Nevada-Las Vegas | 2 - 6 | 0.237 | 124 |
118 | 117 | Old Dominion | 2 - 7 | 0.231 | 106 |
119 | 120 | Texas-San Antonio | 3 - 5 | 0.230 | 122 |
120 | 119 | Central Michigan | 1 - 8 | 0.224 | 56 |
121 | 123 | Kent St. | 1 - 7 | 0.207 | 87 |
122 | 127 | San Jose St. | 1 - 7 | 0.205 | 90 |
123 | 124 | Bowling Green | 1 - 7 | 0.203 | 63 |
124 | 126 | Rutgers | 1 - 7 | 0.201 | 50 |
125 | 128 | Texas St. | 2 - 6 | 0.197 | 130 |
126 | 122 | New Mexico St. | 2 - 7 | 0.196 | 108 |
127 | 121 | Connecticut | 1 - 7 | 0.194 | 44 |
128 | 125 | Western Kentucky | 1 - 7 | 0.172 | 115 |
129 | 129 | Rice | 1 - 8 | 0.153 | 83 |
130 | 130 | Wild Card U. | 7 - 95 | 0.114 | 0 |
131 | 131 | Texas-El Paso | 0 - 8 | 0.094 | 111 |
2018 conference power ratings:
Conference | 2018 Record | Power Rating |
---|---|---|
SEC | 36-5 | .721 |
Big Ten | 28-13 | .626 |
Big Twelve | 21-7 | .625 |
ACC | 33-14 | .600 |
Pac-12 | 23-11 | .592 |
Independents | 25-20 | .512 |
AAC | 25-21 | .480 |
Mountain West | 25-22 | .471 |
Sun Belt | 21-18 | .441 |
MAC | 18-29 | .438 |
Conference USA | 21-28 | .403 |