The following are the ARGH power ratings for the fall 2020 season. Teams currently included are the 127 Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) teams that are known to be playing a fall schedule. Needless to say, this year has been a challenge, and producing power ratings in this environment is definitely affected.
Big Ten added 9-20. Pac-12 and Mountain West teams other than Air Force added 10-4. MAC and Massachusetts added 10-11.
The estimated home field advantage is .556, or about 3.07 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 11-15-20
This Week | Last Week | Team | 2020 Record | Power Rating | SOS |
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1 | 1 | Alabama | 6 - 0 | 0.921 | 0 |
2 | 2 | Brigham Young | 8 - 0 | 0.904 | 0 |
3 | 8 | Northwestern | 4 - 0 | 0.885 | 0 |
4 | 3 | Cincinnati | 7 - 0 | 0.872 | 0 |
5 | 5 | Notre Dame | 8 - 0 | 0.865 | 0 |
6 | 6 | Marshall | 7 - 0 | 0.857 | 0 |
7 | 4 | Ohio St. | 3 - 0 | 0.854 | 0 |
8 | 9 | Florida | 5 - 1 | 0.844 | 0 |
9 | 7 | Clemson | 7 - 1 | 0.836 | 0 |
10 | 13 | Wisconsin | 2 - 0 | 0.832 | 0 |
11 | 10 | Georgia | 4 - 2 | 0.821 | 0 |
12 | 11 | Coastal Carolina | 7 - 0 | 0.818 | 0 |
13 | 14 | Oklahoma St. | 5 - 1 | 0.800 | 0 |
14 | 12 | Texas A&M | 5 - 1 | 0.798 | 0 |
15 | 15 | Indiana | 4 - 0 | 0.795 | 0 |
16 | 17 | Oregon | 2 - 0 | 0.772 | 0 |
17 | 16 | Miami, Florida | 7 - 1 | 0.757 | 0 |
18 | 26 | Iowa | 2 - 2 | 0.753 | 0 |
19 | 19 | Southern California | 2 - 0 | 0.751 | 0 |
20 | 21 | Louisiana | 7 - 1 | 0.745 | 0 |
21 | 20 | Auburn | 4 - 2 | 0.725 | 0 |
22 | 18 | Oklahoma | 5 - 2 | 0.721 | 0 |
23 | 30 | San Jose St. | 4 - 0 | 0.716 | 0 |
24 | 25 | Purdue | 2 - 1 | 0.714 | 0 |
25 | 22 | Texas | 5 - 2 | 0.696 | 0 |
26 | 27 | Appalachian St. | 6 - 1 | 0.689 | 0 |
27 | 24 | Iowa St. | 5 - 2 | 0.681 | 0 |
28 | 28 | North Carolina | 6 - 2 | 0.675 | 0 |
29 | 57 | Colorado | 2 - 0 | 0.670 | 0 |
30 | 39 | Tulsa | 4 - 1 | 0.668 | 0 |
31 | 33 | Central Florida | 5 - 2 | 0.656 | 0 |
32 | 32 | Liberty | 8 - 0 | 0.655 | 0 |
33 | 37 | West Virginia | 5 - 3 | 0.652 | 0 |
34 | 42 | Boise State | 3 - 1 | 0.651 | 0 |
35 | 51 | San Diego St. | 3 - 1 | 0.648 | 0 |
36 | 36 | Nevada | 4 - 0 | 0.646 | 0 |
37 | 50 | Buffalo | 2 - 0 | 0.636 | 0 |
38 | 29 | Southern Methodist | 7 - 2 | 0.632 | 0 |
39 | 34 | Utah | 0 - 0 | 0.628 | 0 |
40 | 43 | Florida Atlantic | 4 - 1 | 0.626 | 0 |
41 | 54 | Mississippi | 3 - 4 | 0.595 | 0 |
42 | 45 | Arizona St. | 0 - 1 | 0.595 | 0 |
43 | 46 | Maryland | 2 - 1 | 0.594 | 0 |
44 | 35 | Wake Forest | 4 - 3 | 0.593 | 0 |
45 | 40 | Virginia Tech | 4 - 4 | 0.592 | 0 |
46 | 38 | Arkansas | 3 - 4 | 0.591 | 0 |
47 | 44 | Kansas St. | 4 - 3 | 0.590 | 0 |
48 | 80 | UCLA | 1 - 1 | 0.588 | 0 |
49 | 23 | California | 0 - 1 | 0.586 | 0 |
50 | 31 | Army | 6 - 2 | 0.582 | 0 |
51 | 60 | Nebraska | 1 - 2 | 0.582 | 0 |
52 | 49 | Washington | 1 - 0 | 0.578 | 0 |
53 | 55 | North Carolina St. | 5 - 3 | 0.577 | 0 |
54 | 48 | Kentucky | 3 - 4 | 0.564 | 0 |
55 | 53 | Georgia Southern | 6 - 2 | 0.556 | 0 |
56 | 61 | AL-Birmingham | 4 - 3 | 0.542 | 0 |
57 | 69 | Houston | 3 - 3 | 0.542 | 0 |
58 | 47 | Washington St. | 1 - 1 | 0.542 | 0 |
59 | 63 | Missouri | 2 - 3 | 0.534 | 0 |
60 | 95 | Central Michigan | 2 - 0 | 0.534 | 0 |
61 | 64 | Memphis | 4 - 2 | 0.524 | 0 |
62 | 75 | Tulane | 5 - 4 | 0.524 | 0 |
63 | 58 | Boston College | 5 - 4 | 0.521 | 0 |
64 | 86 | Western Michigan | 2 - 0 | 0.520 | 0 |
65 | 65 | Louisiana St. | 2 - 3 | 0.518 | 0 |
66 | 71 | Virginia | 3 - 4 | 0.516 | 0 |
67 | 66 | Pittsburgh | 4 - 4 | 0.509 | 0 |
68 | 56 | Texas Christian | 3 - 4 | 0.507 | 0 |
69 | 41 | Stanford | 0 - 2 | 0.503 | 0 |
70 | 67 | Tennessee | 2 - 4 | 0.499 | 0 |
71 | 78 | Fresno St. | 3 - 1 | 0.495 | 0 |
72 | 72 | Arizona | 0 - 1 | 0.479 | 0 |
73 | 76 | Air Force | 1 - 2 | 0.476 | 0 |
74 | 59 | Penn State | 0 - 4 | 0.467 | 0 |
75 | 90 | Kent St. | 2 - 0 | 0.466 | 0 |
76 | 52 | Michigan | 1 - 3 | 0.466 | 0 |
77 | 74 | Troy | 4 - 3 | 0.464 | 0 |
78 | 62 | Minnesota | 1 - 3 | 0.458 | 0 |
79 | 73 | South Carolina | 2 - 5 | 0.438 | 0 |
80 | 81 | Louisiana Tech | 4 - 3 | 0.431 | 0 |
81 | 92 | Texas-San Antonio | 5 - 4 | 0.429 | 0 |
82 | 82 | Wyoming | 1 - 2 | 0.426 | 0 |
83 | 68 | Rutgers | 1 - 3 | 0.424 | 0 |
84 | 84 | Mississippi St. | 2 - 4 | 0.415 | 0 |
85 | 79 | Toledo | 1 - 1 | 0.415 | 0 |
86 | 87 | Georgia St. | 3 - 4 | 0.402 | 0 |
87 | 91 | Arkansas St. | 3 - 5 | 0.396 | 0 |
88 | 97 | Ohio | 1 - 1 | 0.394 | 0 |
89 | 77 | Baylor | 1 - 5 | 0.394 | 0 |
90 | 94 | Texas Tech | 3 - 5 | 0.391 | 0 |
91 | 83 | Hawaii | 2 - 2 | 0.388 | 0 |
92 | 102 | Illinois | 1 - 3 | 0.381 | 0 |
93 | 70 | Miami, Ohio | 1 - 1 | 0.378 | 0 |
94 | 85 | Louisville | 2 - 6 | 0.376 | 0 |
95 | 96 | Charlotte | 2 - 3 | 0.359 | 0 |
96 | 93 | Colorado St. | 1 - 2 | 0.347 | 0 |
97 | 101 | Duke | 2 - 6 | 0.346 | 0 |
98 | 89 | Michigan St. | 1 - 3 | 0.344 | 0 |
99 | 103 | Navy | 3 - 4 | 0.341 | 0 |
100 | 88 | Oregon St. | 0 - 2 | 0.340 | 0 |
101 | 98 | Ball St. | 1 - 1 | 0.339 | 0 |
102 | 100 | South Alabama | 3 - 5 | 0.326 | 0 |
103 | 104 | Rice | 1 - 1 | 0.298 | 0 |
104 | 106 | Georgia Tech | 2 - 5 | 0.284 | 0 |
105 | 105 | Florida St. | 2 - 6 | 0.272 | 0 |
106 | 108 | New Mexico | 0 - 3 | 0.264 | 0 |
107 | 110 | Western Kentucky | 3 - 6 | 0.257 | 0 |
108 | 99 | Northern Illinois | 0 - 2 | 0.248 | 0 |
109 | 113 | East Carolina | 1 - 6 | 0.248 | 0 |
110 | 109 | North Texas | 2 - 3 | 0.244 | 0 |
111 | 114 | Texas St. | 1 - 9 | 0.243 | 0 |
112 | 107 | Eastern Michigan | 0 - 2 | 0.227 | 0 |
113 | 116 | Syracuse | 1 - 7 | 0.221 | 0 |
114 | 115 | Temple | 1 - 5 | 0.215 | 0 |
115 | 118 | Massachusetts | 0 - 2 | 0.213 | 0 |
116 | 111 | Texas-El Paso | 3 - 4 | 0.213 | 0 |
117 | 120 | Nevada-Las Vegas | 0 - 4 | 0.209 | 0 |
118 | 117 | Southern Mississippi | 2 - 6 | 0.201 | 0 |
119 | 112 | Utah St. | 0 - 4 | 0.195 | 0 |
120 | 122 | Middle Tennessee | 2 - 6 | 0.189 | 0 |
121 | 121 | South Florida | 1 - 7 | 0.180 | 0 |
122 | 123 | Vanderbilt | 0 - 6 | 0.176 | 0 |
123 | 124 | Florida International | 0 - 4 | 0.154 | 0 |
124 | 119 | Bowling Green | 0 - 2 | 0.146 | 0 |
125 | 125 | Kansas | 0 - 7 | 0.146 | 0 |
126 | 126 | Akron | 0 - 2 | 0.132 | 0 |
127 | 127 | Wild Card U. | 1 - 29 | 0.095 | 0 |
128 | 128 | LA-Monroe | 0 - 8 | 0.084 | 0 |
2020 conference power ratings:
Conference | 2020 Record | Power Rating |
---|---|---|
Big Ten | 0-0 | .611 |
SEC | 0-0 | .603 |
Independents | 22-4 | .589 |
Pac-12 | 0-0 | .586 |
Big Twelve | 5-3 | .558 |
ACC | 9-3 | .529 |
AAC | 11-6 | .491 |
Sun Belt | 14-12 | .472 |
Mountain West | 1-1 | .455 |
MAC | 0-0 | .370 |
Conference USA | 14-19 | .369 |