The following are the ARGH power ratings for the 2008 season as of November 9. Teams included are the 120 Division 1-A teams, including provisional member Western Kentucky.
The estimated home field advantage is .586, or about 4.19 points for an average game. The power ratings represent the chance that the team in question has of beating an average Division 1-A team without regard to location.
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This Week | Last Week | Team | 2008 Record | Power Rating |
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1 | 4 | Southern California | 8 - 1 | 0.913 |
2 | 3 | Florida | 8 - 1 | 0.906 |
3 | 2 | Alabama | 10 - 0 | 0.900 |
4 | 1 | Penn State | 9 - 1 | 0.887 |
5 | 5 | Texas | 9 - 1 | 0.880 |
6 | 6 | Boise State | 9 - 0 | 0.880 |
7 | 8 | Texas Tech | 10 - 0 | 0.871 |
8 | 7 | Oklahoma | 9 - 1 | 0.862 |
9 | 10 | Utah | 10 - 0 | 0.852 |
10 | 11 | Ohio St. | 8 - 2 | 0.836 |
11 | 14 | Ball St. | 9 - 0 | 0.815 |
12 | 9 | Texas Christian | 9 - 2 | 0.815 |
13 | 13 | Missouri | 8 - 2 | 0.803 |
14 | 15 | Georgia | 8 - 2 | 0.775 |
15 | 18 | North Carolina | 7 - 2 | 0.774 |
16 | 12 | Oklahoma St. | 8 - 2 | 0.768 |
17 | 17 | Michigan St. | 9 - 2 | 0.757 |
18 | 20 | Florida St. | 7 - 2 | 0.746 |
19 | 16 | California | 6 - 3 | 0.736 |
20 | 19 | Brigham Young | 9 - 1 | 0.727 |
21 | 25 | Oregon St. | 6 - 3 | 0.724 |
22 | 30 | Iowa | 6 - 4 | 0.716 |
23 | 34 | Pittsburgh | 7 - 2 | 0.712 |
24 | 23 | Oregon | 7 - 3 | 0.707 |
25 | 35 | Cincinnati | 7 - 2 | 0.694 |
26 | 26 | Miami, Florida | 6 - 3 | 0.689 |
27 | 33 | Wake Forest | 6 - 3 | 0.682 |
28 | 28 | Arizona | 6 - 3 | 0.679 |
29 | 31 | South Carolina | 7 - 3 | 0.676 |
30 | 22 | Georgia Tech | 7 - 3 | 0.675 |
31 | 29 | Tulsa | 8 - 1 | 0.673 |
32 | 41 | Virginia Tech | 6 - 3 | 0.672 |
33 | 42 | Air Force | 8 - 2 | 0.671 |
34 | 36 | Connecticut | 6 - 3 | 0.657 |
35 | 48 | Boston College | 6 - 3 | 0.657 |
36 | 45 | Nebraska | 6 - 4 | 0.650 |
37 | 27 | West Virginia | 6 - 3 | 0.648 |
38 | 39 | South Florida | 6 - 3 | 0.647 |
39 | 32 | Louisiana St. | 6 - 3 | 0.645 |
40 | 50 | Western Michigan | 8 - 2 | 0.642 |
41 | 21 | Minnesota | 7 - 3 | 0.640 |
42 | 38 | Mississippi | 5 - 4 | 0.636 |
43 | 24 | Northwestern | 7 - 3 | 0.632 |
44 | 54 | Wisconsin | 5 - 5 | 0.630 |
45 | 43 | Illinois | 5 - 5 | 0.610 |
46 | 40 | Kentucky | 6 - 4 | 0.607 |
47 | 51 | Navy | 6 - 3 | 0.605 |
48 | 44 | Kansas | 6 - 4 | 0.605 |
49 | 37 | Vanderbilt | 5 - 4 | 0.600 |
50 | 46 | Notre Dame | 5 - 4 | 0.597 |
51 | 47 | Maryland | 6 - 3 | 0.584 |
52 | 49 | Clemson | 4 - 5 | 0.582 |
53 | 55 | Central Michigan | 7 - 2 | 0.567 |
54 | 57 | Troy St. | 6 - 3 | 0.566 |
55 | 53 | Stanford | 5 - 5 | 0.564 |
56 | 60 | East Carolina | 6 - 3 | 0.558 |
57 | 58 | Rice | 7 - 3 | 0.554 |
58 | 63 | Rutgers | 4 - 5 | 0.548 |
59 | 52 | Northern Illinois | 5 - 4 | 0.546 |
60 | 59 | Virginia | 5 - 5 | 0.537 |
61 | 66 | Buffalo | 5 - 4 | 0.520 |
62 | 67 | Houston | 5 - 4 | 0.510 |
63 | 56 | Duke | 4 - 5 | 0.506 |
64 | 62 | Auburn | 5 - 5 | 0.506 |
65 | 61 | Louisville | 5 - 4 | 0.500 |
66 | 80 | Nevada | 5 - 4 | 0.495 |
67 | 77 | Bowling Green | 5 - 5 | 0.490 |
68 | 65 | Kansas St. | 4 - 6 | 0.483 |
69 | 79 | Akron | 5 - 4 | 0.479 |
70 | 81 | Arizona St. | 3 - 6 | 0.473 |
71 | 75 | Baylor | 3 - 7 | 0.468 |
72 | 73 | Purdue | 3 - 7 | 0.461 |
73 | 70 | Arkansas | 4 - 6 | 0.459 |
74 | 76 | Colorado | 5 - 5 | 0.457 |
75 | 72 | New Mexico | 4 - 7 | 0.455 |
76 | 71 | Fresno St. | 5 - 4 | 0.454 |
77 | 82 | Southern Mississippi | 4 - 6 | 0.441 |
78 | 85 | Hawaii | 5 - 5 | 0.437 |
79 | 74 | Arkansas St. | 4 - 5 | 0.437 |
80 | 69 | San Jose St. | 6 - 4 | 0.436 |
81 | 68 | LA-Lafayette | 5 - 4 | 0.436 |
82 | 64 | Tennessee | 3 - 7 | 0.432 |
83 | 91 | Louisiana Tech | 5 - 4 | 0.430 |
84 | 95 | Michigan | 3 - 7 | 0.429 |
85 | 78 | Texas A&M | 4 - 6 | 0.426 |
86 | 83 | Temple | 3 - 6 | 0.423 |
87 | 92 | Nevada-Las Vegas | 4 - 6 | 0.417 |
88 | 90 | Texas-El Paso | 4 - 5 | 0.417 |
89 | 88 | Memphis | 5 - 5 | 0.405 |
90 | 87 | Colorado St. | 4 - 6 | 0.398 |
91 | 89 | Marshall | 4 - 5 | 0.397 |
92 | 97 | North Carolina St. | 3 - 6 | 0.393 |
93 | 93 | Florida Atlantic | 4 - 5 | 0.382 |
94 | 96 | Florida International | 4 - 5 | 0.377 |
95 | 84 | UCLA | 3 - 6 | 0.373 |
96 | 86 | Indiana | 3 - 7 | 0.361 |
97 | 94 | Mississippi St. | 3 - 6 | 0.349 |
98 | 101 | Middle Tennessee St. | 3 - 6 | 0.315 |
99 | 98 | Syracuse | 2 - 7 | 0.303 |
100 | 100 | New Mexico St. | 3 - 6 | 0.290 |
101 | 103 | Iowa St. | 2 - 8 | 0.289 |
102 | 99 | Ohio | 2 - 8 | 0.286 |
103 | 102 | Toledo | 2 - 7 | 0.285 |
104 | 113 | Wyoming | 4 - 6 | 0.271 |
105 | 108 | Army | 3 - 7 | 0.270 |
106 | 109 | Kent | 2 - 7 | 0.263 |
107 | 104 | LA-Monroe | 3 - 7 | 0.260 |
108 | 110 | Utah St. | 2 - 8 | 0.257 |
109 | 107 | Western Kentucky | 2 - 8 | 0.255 |
110 | 111 | Eastern Michigan | 2 - 8 | 0.253 |
111 | 105 | Central Florida | 2 - 7 | 0.249 |
112 | 106 | Tulane | 2 - 7 | 0.241 |
113 | 112 | Miami, Ohio | 2 - 7 | 0.232 |
114 | 114 | AL-Birmingham | 2 - 7 | 0.228 |
115 | 116 | Southern Methodist | 1 - 9 | 0.195 |
116 | 115 | Washington | 0 - 9 | 0.189 |
117 | 117 | Washington St. | 1 - 9 | 0.171 |
118 | 119 | Idaho | 2 - 8 | 0.155 |
119 | 118 | San Diego St. | 1 - 9 | 0.150 |
120 | 120 | North Texas | 1 - 9 | 0.130 |
121 | 121 | Wild Card U. | 2 - 83 | 0.088 |
2008 conference power ratings:
Conference | 2008 Record | Power Rating |
---|---|---|
Big Ten | 31-12 | .633 |
Big Twelve | 38-10 | .630 |
ACC | 34-10 | .625 |
SEC | 33-8 | .624 |
Big East | 26-12 | .589 |
Pac-10 | 13-16 | .553 |
Mountain West | 25-11 | .528 |
Independents | 14-14 | .491 |
MAC | 22-30 | .446 |
WAC | 17-18 | .426 |
Conference USA | 17-30 | .406 |
Sun Belt | 10-29 | .351 |