ARGH 2018 Power Ratings

The following are the ARGH power ratings for the 2018 season as of 11-11-18. Teams included are the 130 Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) teams.

The estimated home field advantage is .560, or about 3.09 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 11-12-18

This WeekLast Week Team 2018 Record Power Rating SOS
1 1 Alabama 10 - 0 0.955 17
2 2 Clemson 10 - 0 0.941 48
3 4 Georgia 9 - 1 0.914 5
4 3 Michigan 9 - 1 0.909 19
5 5 Notre Dame 10 - 0 0.889 42
6 6 Louisiana St. 8 - 2 0.844 4
7 11 Ohio St. 9 - 1 0.841 49
8 7 Oklahoma 9 - 1 0.840 35
9 8 Central Florida 9 - 0 0.826 120
10 13 West Virginia 8 - 1 0.824 59
11 14 Cincinnati 9 - 1 0.801 112
12 10 Mississippi St. 6 - 4 0.800 9
13 15 Penn State 7 - 3 0.793 14
14 16 Florida 7 - 3 0.784 10
15 21 Washington St. 9 - 1 0.783 82
16 12 Fresno St. 8 - 2 0.783 97
17 9 Kentucky 7 - 3 0.773 16
18 17 Utah St. 9 - 1 0.766 125
19 19 Washington 7 - 3 0.758 39
20 23 AL-Birmingham 9 - 1 0.750 130
21 28 Utah 7 - 3 0.747 37
22 18 Auburn 6 - 4 0.743 15
23 27 Texas A&M 6 - 4 0.743 8
24 33 Boise State 8 - 2 0.743 64
25 26 Missouri 6 - 4 0.736 7
26 24 Army 8 - 2 0.735 73
27 31 Appalachian St. 7 - 2 0.732 109
28 22 Iowa 6 - 4 0.727 24
29 32 Iowa St. 6 - 3 0.721 20
30 34 Buffalo 9 - 1 0.717 118
31 25 South Carolina 5 - 4 0.716 1
32 36 Syracuse 8 - 2 0.715 88
33 20 Michigan St. 6 - 4 0.711 3
34 37 Texas 7 - 3 0.706 29
35 35 Duke 7 - 3 0.696 47
36 29 Boston College 7 - 3 0.692 56
37 41 Stanford 6 - 4 0.683 21
38 45 Northwestern 6 - 4 0.676 11
39 30 Purdue 5 - 5 0.666 13
40 46 Virginia 7 - 3 0.661 75
41 48 Troy 8 - 2 0.655 115
42 39 Miami, Florida 5 - 5 0.650 43
43 44 Arizona St. 6 - 4 0.649 45
44 42 Wisconsin 6 - 4 0.647 57
45 38 North Carolina St. 6 - 3 0.647 53
46 40 Texas Tech 5 - 5 0.640 33
47 56 Pittsburgh 6 - 4 0.637 18
48 63 Tennessee 5 - 5 0.619 12
49 60 Georgia Tech 6 - 4 0.611 68
50 59 Temple 6 - 4 0.602 61
51 54 Oregon 6 - 4 0.599 67
52 43 North Texas 7 - 3 0.597 127
53 52 Vanderbilt 4 - 6 0.594 6
54 65 Northern Illinois 7 - 3 0.588 62
55 53 Mississippi 5 - 5 0.586 27
56 50 Maryland 5 - 5 0.584 41
57 47 Georgia Southern 7 - 3 0.581 106
58 57 Oklahoma St. 5 - 5 0.578 54
59 55 Southern California 5 - 5 0.574 34
60 51 Houston 7 - 3 0.563 121
61 49 San Diego St. 7 - 3 0.561 91
62 72 California 6 - 4 0.559 63
63 73 Indiana 5 - 5 0.557 26
64 58 Ohio 6 - 4 0.552 113
65 68 Nevada 6 - 4 0.550 85
66 75 Brigham Young 5 - 5 0.550 50
67 83 Minnesota 5 - 5 0.550 40
68 67 Eastern Michigan 6 - 5 0.545 83
69 64 Louisiana Tech 7 - 3 0.537 105
70 70 Middle Tennessee 7 - 3 0.536 116
71 61 Texas Christian 4 - 6 0.531 23
72 62 Toledo 5 - 5 0.528 79
73 81 Florida International 7 - 3 0.524 129
74 79 Marshall 6 - 3 0.522 124
75 74 Arizona 5 - 5 0.515 65
76 66 Colorado 5 - 5 0.510 74
77 71 Baylor 5 - 5 0.506 44
78 80 Memphis 6 - 4 0.505 126
79 86 Wake Forest 5 - 5 0.496 51
80 76 South Florida 7 - 3 0.494 119
81 91 Arkansas St. 6 - 4 0.494 101
82 82 Tulane 5 - 5 0.492 66
83 69 Virginia Tech 4 - 5 0.490 55
84 77 Southern Methodist 5 - 5 0.487 52
85 88 Nebraska 3 - 7 0.483 22
86 78 Western Michigan 6 - 4 0.483 92
87 89 Air Force 4 - 6 0.480 77
88 87 Florida Atlantic 5 - 5 0.467 84
89 90 Louisiana 5 - 5 0.461 72
90 95 Miami, Ohio 4 - 6 0.460 60
91 85 Florida St. 4 - 6 0.447 28
92 93 Kansas St. 4 - 6 0.438 46
93 84 Coastal Carolina 5 - 5 0.433 69
94 96 LA-Monroe 6 - 4 0.429 103
95 92 Southern Mississippi 4 - 5 0.428 114
96 97 UCLA 2 - 8 0.404 2
97 98 Hawaii 6 - 5 0.401 108
98 94 Akron 4 - 5 0.395 81
99 101 Wyoming 4 - 6 0.374 71
100 100 Liberty 4 - 5 0.370 104
101 99 Illinois 4 - 6 0.368 70
102 103 Arkansas 2 - 8 0.355 36
103 102 Kansas 3 - 7 0.335 76
104 104 Massachusetts 4 - 7 0.327 95
105 105 Charlotte 4 - 6 0.324 99
106 107 Navy 2 - 8 0.322 38
107 106 New Mexico 3 - 7 0.308 94
108 109 North Carolina 1 - 8 0.306 25
109 108 Oregon St. 2 - 8 0.299 32
110 111 Louisville 2 - 8 0.274 31
111 119 Nevada-Las Vegas 3 - 7 0.271 102
112 112 Ball St. 3 - 7 0.270 100
113 110 Tulsa 2 - 8 0.266 89
114 120 Old Dominion 3 - 7 0.257 110
115 113 Colorado St. 3 - 7 0.239 96
116 116 East Carolina 2 - 7 0.234 90
117 115 Georgia St. 2 - 8 0.226 93
118 117 Kent St. 2 - 8 0.223 87
119 114 South Alabama 2 - 8 0.213 80
120 118 Texas St. 3 - 7 0.212 128
121 122 New Mexico St. 3 - 7 0.210 123
122 126 Bowling Green 2 - 8 0.194 98
123 124 Rutgers 1 - 9 0.188 30
124 121 Texas-San Antonio 3 - 7 0.187 111
125 125 San Jose St. 1 - 9 0.178 78
126 123 Central Michigan 1 - 10 0.167 86
127 127 Connecticut 1 - 9 0.166 58
128 128 Western Kentucky 1 - 9 0.144 117
129 129 Texas-El Paso 1 - 9 0.130 122
130 130 Rice 1 - 10 0.120 107
131 131 Wild Card U. 7 - 97 0.104 0

2018 conference power ratings:

Conference2018 Record Power Rating
SEC 38-5 .726
Big Ten 28-14 .621
Big Twelve 21-7 .612
ACC 34-15 .590
Pac-12 23-11 .590
Independents 30-22 .514
AAC 25-21 .480
Mountain West 26-23.471
Sun Belt 21-18 .444
MAC 18-29 .427
Conference USA 21-30.394

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