The following are the ARGH power ratings for the 2015 season as of November 8, 2015. Teams included are the 128 Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) teams.
The estimated home field advantage is .561, or about 3.14 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 11-8-15
This Week | Last Week | Team | 2015 Record | Power Rating | SOS |
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1 | 2 | Clemson | 9 - 0 | 0.918 | 15 |
2 | 1 | Ohio St. | 9 - 0 | 0.908 | 59 |
3 | 3 | Alabama | 8 - 1 | 0.894 | 2 |
4 | 7 | Notre Dame | 8 - 1 | 0.862 | 4 |
5 | 8 | Iowa | 9 - 0 | 0.860 | 68 |
6 | 5 | Florida | 8 - 1 | 0.857 | 29 |
7 | 12 | Oklahoma | 8 - 1 | 0.844 | 73 |
8 | 11 | Michigan | 7 - 2 | 0.844 | 26 |
9 | 13 | Stanford | 8 - 1 | 0.843 | 37 |
10 | 10 | Utah | 8 - 1 | 0.838 | 18 |
11 | 4 | Louisiana St. | 7 - 1 | 0.834 | 14 |
12 | 21 | Oklahoma St. | 9 - 0 | 0.828 | 94 |
13 | 15 | Baylor | 8 - 0 | 0.827 | 119 |
14 | 19 | Houston | 9 - 0 | 0.817 | 123 |
15 | 20 | Wisconsin | 8 - 2 | 0.813 | 63 |
16 | 6 | Michigan St. | 8 - 1 | 0.811 | 31 |
17 | 24 | North Carolina | 8 - 1 | 0.801 | 89 |
18 | 18 | Southern California | 6 - 3 | 0.797 | 3 |
19 | 16 | Florida St. | 7 - 2 | 0.795 | 38 |
20 | 29 | Navy | 7 - 1 | 0.793 | 64 |
21 | 25 | Mississippi St. | 7 - 2 | 0.793 | 54 |
22 | 9 | Texas Christian | 8 - 1 | 0.793 | 74 |
23 | 14 | Memphis | 8 - 1 | 0.771 | 72 |
24 | 17 | Mississippi | 7 - 3 | 0.768 | 40 |
25 | 28 | UCLA | 7 - 2 | 0.763 | 45 |
26 | 23 | Temple | 8 - 1 | 0.759 | 104 |
27 | 31 | Brigham Young | 7 - 2 | 0.748 | 47 |
28 | 36 | Northwestern | 7 - 2 | 0.737 | 19 |
29 | 30 | Boise State | 7 - 2 | 0.734 | 102 |
30 | 34 | Tennessee | 5 - 4 | 0.731 | 5 |
31 | 27 | Penn State | 7 - 3 | 0.730 | 36 |
32 | 22 | Toledo | 7 - 1 | 0.726 | 110 |
33 | 39 | Georgia | 6 - 3 | 0.709 | 55 |
34 | 26 | Texas A&M | 6 - 3 | 0.708 | 16 |
35 | 38 | Bowling Green | 7 - 2 | 0.708 | 80 |
36 | 35 | California | 5 - 4 | 0.685 | 7 |
37 | 45 | North Carolina St. | 6 - 3 | 0.680 | 77 |
38 | 32 | Appalachian St. | 7 - 2 | 0.680 | 117 |
39 | 41 | Western Kentucky | 8 - 2 | 0.676 | 107 |
40 | 37 | Washington | 4 - 5 | 0.674 | 6 |
41 | 33 | Duke | 6 - 3 | 0.665 | 70 |
42 | 40 | Pittsburgh | 6 - 3 | 0.661 | 34 |
43 | 46 | Arkansas | 5 - 4 | 0.657 | 24 |
44 | 43 | Oregon | 6 - 3 | 0.653 | 49 |
45 | 50 | Louisville | 5 - 4 | 0.652 | 27 |
46 | 44 | Miami, Florida | 6 - 3 | 0.642 | 42 |
47 | 59 | Auburn | 5 - 4 | 0.630 | 10 |
48 | 52 | West Virginia | 4 - 4 | 0.623 | 22 |
49 | 65 | Illinois | 5 - 4 | 0.617 | 44 |
50 | 56 | Western Michigan | 6 - 3 | 0.612 | 93 |
51 | 49 | Georgia Tech | 3 - 6 | 0.608 | 8 |
52 | 47 | San Diego St. | 6 - 3 | 0.607 | 103 |
53 | 42 | Marshall | 8 - 2 | 0.606 | 128 |
54 | 57 | Louisiana Tech | 7 - 3 | 0.605 | 113 |
55 | 64 | Northern Illinois | 6 - 3 | 0.601 | 99 |
56 | 48 | Cincinnati | 5 - 4 | 0.601 | 69 |
57 | 67 | Nebraska | 4 - 6 | 0.599 | 12 |
58 | 58 | Air Force | 6 - 3 | 0.597 | 115 |
59 | 61 | Washington St. | 6 - 3 | 0.597 | 76 |
60 | 55 | Georgia Southern | 6 - 2 | 0.590 | 120 |
61 | 53 | Virginia Tech | 4 - 5 | 0.589 | 46 |
62 | 66 | South Florida | 5 - 4 | 0.581 | 62 |
63 | 60 | Central Michigan | 5 - 4 | 0.570 | 67 |
64 | 54 | Arizona St. | 4 - 5 | 0.560 | 25 |
65 | 51 | Utah St. | 5 - 4 | 0.557 | 78 |
66 | 75 | Arkansas St. | 6 - 3 | 0.552 | 97 |
67 | 63 | Texas Tech | 5 - 5 | 0.552 | 53 |
68 | 68 | Arizona | 5 - 5 | 0.534 | 60 |
69 | 73 | Texas | 4 - 5 | 0.533 | 23 |
70 | 62 | Missouri | 4 - 5 | 0.524 | 51 |
71 | 69 | Minnesota | 4 - 5 | 0.523 | 21 |
72 | 71 | Southern Mississippi | 6 - 3 | 0.521 | 126 |
73 | 72 | Indiana | 4 - 5 | 0.512 | 32 |
74 | 86 | Middle Tennessee St. | 4 - 5 | 0.498 | 71 |
75 | 70 | Boston College | 3 - 7 | 0.497 | 50 |
76 | 74 | East Carolina | 4 - 6 | 0.489 | 43 |
77 | 77 | Kansas St. | 3 - 5 | 0.488 | 41 |
78 | 83 | Vanderbilt | 3 - 6 | 0.476 | 20 |
79 | 79 | South Carolina | 3 - 6 | 0.471 | 13 |
80 | 76 | Kentucky | 4 - 5 | 0.470 | 35 |
81 | 85 | Tulsa | 5 - 4 | 0.459 | 91 |
82 | 81 | Virginia | 3 - 6 | 0.458 | 9 |
83 | 88 | Buffalo | 5 - 4 | 0.458 | 108 |
84 | 78 | Syracuse | 3 - 6 | 0.455 | 39 |
85 | 82 | Rutgers | 3 - 6 | 0.452 | 11 |
86 | 89 | Maryland | 2 - 7 | 0.446 | 1 |
87 | 90 | Connecticut | 5 - 5 | 0.439 | 92 |
88 | 84 | Iowa St. | 3 - 6 | 0.434 | 30 |
89 | 80 | Ohio | 5 - 4 | 0.434 | 100 |
90 | 91 | San Jose St. | 4 - 5 | 0.425 | 87 |
91 | 87 | Colorado | 4 - 6 | 0.419 | 79 |
92 | 93 | Colorado St. | 4 - 5 | 0.415 | 105 |
93 | 97 | Nevada-Las Vegas | 3 - 6 | 0.400 | 75 |
94 | 96 | Nevada | 5 - 4 | 0.398 | 121 |
95 | 95 | Akron | 4 - 5 | 0.397 | 88 |
96 | 98 | New Mexico | 5 - 4 | 0.393 | 125 |
97 | 104 | Troy St. | 3 - 6 | 0.391 | 86 |
98 | 94 | Wake Forest | 3 - 6 | 0.389 | 57 |
99 | 92 | Purdue | 2 - 7 | 0.363 | 28 |
100 | 100 | Florida International | 5 - 5 | 0.363 | 127 |
101 | 101 | LA-Lafayette | 4 - 4 | 0.351 | 122 |
102 | 106 | South Alabama | 4 - 4 | 0.341 | 98 |
103 | 102 | Oregon St. | 2 - 7 | 0.313 | 17 |
104 | 99 | Rice | 4 - 5 | 0.311 | 112 |
105 | 103 | Ball St. | 3 - 7 | 0.290 | 82 |
106 | 105 | Texas St. | 2 - 6 | 0.275 | 84 |
107 | 110 | Idaho | 3 - 6 | 0.267 | 109 |
108 | 108 | Kent | 3 - 6 | 0.267 | 85 |
109 | 112 | Old Dominion | 4 - 5 | 0.265 | 114 |
110 | 107 | Tulane | 2 - 7 | 0.253 | 48 |
111 | 113 | Florida Atlantic | 2 - 7 | 0.246 | 106 |
112 | 109 | Fresno St. | 2 - 7 | 0.246 | 58 |
113 | 119 | Texas-El Paso | 4 - 5 | 0.232 | 124 |
114 | 117 | Southern Methodist | 1 - 8 | 0.232 | 61 |
115 | 114 | Army | 2 - 7 | 0.230 | 111 |
116 | 111 | Massachusetts | 1 - 8 | 0.229 | 56 |
117 | 115 | Hawaii | 2 - 8 | 0.226 | 52 |
118 | 116 | Georgia St. | 2 - 6 | 0.213 | 118 |
119 | 123 | New Mexico St. | 2 - 7 | 0.212 | 95 |
120 | 118 | LA-Monroe | 1 - 8 | 0.190 | 66 |
121 | 125 | Miami, Ohio | 2 - 8 | 0.188 | 81 |
122 | 120 | Texas-San Antonio | 1 - 8 | 0.178 | 96 |
123 | 121 | Wyoming | 1 - 9 | 0.158 | 83 |
124 | 124 | Charlotte | 2 - 7 | 0.156 | 116 |
125 | 122 | Eastern Michigan | 1 - 9 | 0.151 | 101 |
126 | 126 | North Texas | 1 - 8 | 0.125 | 90 |
127 | 127 | Kansas | 0 - 9 | 0.115 | 33 |
128 | 128 | Central Florida | 0 - 10 | 0.111 | 65 |
129 | 129 | Wild Card U. | 8 - 93 | 0.104 | 0 |
2015 conference power ratings:
Conference | 2014 Record | Power Rating |
---|---|---|
SEC | 36-6 | .680 |
Big Ten | 42-13 | .658 |
Pac-12 | 28-8 | .640 |
ACC | 33-16 | .629 |
Independents | 17-10 | .613 |
Big Twelve | 23-7 | .604 |
AAC | 27-19 | .525 |
MAC | 21-30 | .433 |
Mountain West | 18-28 | .430 |
Sun Belt | 14-28 | .369 |
Conference USA | 20-29 | .368 |