ARGH 2018 Power Ratings

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 WeekLast Week Team 2018 Record Power Rating SOS
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:

Conference2018 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

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