ARGH 2009 Power Ratings

The following are the ARGH power ratings for the 2009 season through games of 11-22-09 (revised). Teams included are the 120 Division 1-A teams.

The estimated home field advantage is .577, or about 3.97 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 WeekLast Week Team 2009 Record Power Rating
1 1 Florida 11 - 0 0.944
2 2 Alabama 11 - 0 0.940
3 3 Texas 11 - 0 0.936
4 4 Texas Christian 11 - 0 0.917
5 5 Cincinnati 10 - 0 0.894
6 6 Boise State 11 - 0 0.867
7 7 Ohio St. 10 - 2 0.848
8 10 Virginia Tech 8 - 3 0.838
9 9 Oregon 9 - 2 0.833
10 8 Georgia Tech 10 - 1 0.830
11 13 Penn State 10 - 2 0.827
12 11 Pittsburgh 9 - 1 0.825
13 14 Nebraska 8 - 3 0.799
14 17 Iowa 10 - 2 0.780
15 12 Louisiana St. 8 - 3 0.776
16 16 Clemson 8 - 3 0.775
17 19 Miami, Florida 8 - 3 0.762
18 18 Oklahoma St. 9 - 2 0.759
19 15 Oklahoma 6 - 5 0.754
20 24 Mississippi 8 - 3 0.747
21 31 North Carolina 8 - 3 0.742
22 22 Oregon St. 8 - 3 0.741
23 20 Southern California 7 - 3 0.739
24 29 California 8 - 3 0.725
25 27 Brigham Young 9 - 2 0.723
26 28 Arkansas 7 - 4 0.722
27 41 Texas Tech 7 - 4 0.712
28 21 Stanford 7 - 4 0.710
29 32 Central Michigan 9 - 2 0.704
30 33 Utah 9 - 2 0.699
31 23 Wisconsin 8 - 3 0.696
32 34 Houston 9 - 2 0.693
33 30 Arizona 6 - 4 0.688
34 25 Boston College 7 - 4 0.681
35 40 West Virginia 7 - 3 0.678
36 37 Tennessee 6 - 5 0.671
37 43 South Florida 7 - 3 0.671
38 38 Navy 8 - 3 0.663
39 26 Rutgers 7 - 3 0.661
40 39 Auburn 7 - 4 0.659
41 44 Missouri 7 - 4 0.654
42 48 Connecticut 5 - 5 0.647
43 46 Kentucky 7 - 4 0.644
44 35 Notre Dame 6 - 5 0.644
45 36 Georgia 6 - 5 0.637
46 42 Air Force 7 - 5 0.628
47 50 UCLA 6 - 5 0.628
48 45 Florida St. 6 - 5 0.624
49 47 Nevada 8 - 3 0.621
50 49 South Carolina 6 - 5 0.608
51 54 East Carolina 7 - 4 0.600
52 62 Central Florida 7 - 4 0.592
53 58 Temple 9 - 2 0.588
54 51 Michigan St. 6 - 6 0.582
55 53 Fresno St. 7 - 4 0.574
56 56 Troy St. 8 - 3 0.565
57 52 Mississippi St. 4 - 7 0.560
58 59 Southern Mississippi 7 - 4 0.559
59 65 Northwestern 8 - 4 0.555
60 57 Minnesota 6 - 6 0.550
61 69 Texas A&M 6 - 5 0.548
62 63 Middle Tennessee St. 8 - 3 0.541
63 60 Kansas 5 - 6 0.531
64 55 Arizona St. 4 - 7 0.527
65 71 Purdue 5 - 7 0.513
66 64 Washington 3 - 7 0.506
67 73 Ohio 8 - 3 0.506
68 61 Northern Illinois 7 - 4 0.505
69 70 Kansas St. 6 - 6 0.505
70 67 Wake Forest 4 - 7 0.500
71 68 Iowa St. 6 - 6 0.493
72 72 Michigan 5 - 7 0.483
73 79 Marshall 6 - 5 0.481
74 80 Bowling Green 6 - 5 0.465
75 76 North Carolina St. 4 - 7 0.456
76 66 Baylor 4 - 7 0.456
77 78 Duke 5 - 6 0.456
78 75 Idaho 7 - 4 0.455
79 74 Southern Methodist 6 - 5 0.454
80 89 Syracuse 4 - 7 0.439
81 81 Louisville 4 - 7 0.438
82 77 LA-Monroe 6 - 5 0.423
83 82 Virginia 3 - 8 0.421
84 84 AL-Birmingham 5 - 6 0.401
85 83 Louisiana Tech 3 - 8 0.401
86 87 Illinois 3 - 7 0.396
87 86 Tulsa 4 - 7 0.391
88 88 Colorado 3 - 8 0.382
89 85 Indiana 4 - 8 0.381
90 101 Buffalo 4 - 7 0.368
91 92 Nevada-Las Vegas 4 - 7 0.354
92 96 LA-Lafayette 6 - 5 0.351
93 91 Wyoming 5 - 6 0.350
94 94 Western Michigan 5 - 6 0.338
95 100 Toledo 5 - 6 0.338
96 90 Kent 5 - 6 0.326
97 103 Hawaii 5 - 6 0.325
98 97 Vanderbilt 2 - 10 0.323
99 95 San Diego St. 4 - 7 0.323
100 93 Arkansas St. 2 - 8 0.319
101 102 Utah St. 3 - 8 0.312
102 99 Florida Atlantic 3 - 7 0.305
103 105 Maryland 2 - 9 0.302
104 98 Colorado St. 3 - 8 0.297
105 104 Florida International 3 - 8 0.285
106 106 Texas-El Paso 3 - 8 0.269
107 107 Army 5 - 6 0.266
108 108 Memphis 2 - 9 0.241
109 109 Akron 2 - 9 0.224
110 110 North Texas 2 - 9 0.202
111 111 Tulane 3 - 8 0.191
112 112 Washington St. 1 - 10 0.186
113 117 Rice 2 - 9 0.182
114 114 Miami, Ohio 1 - 11 0.155
115 113 San Jose St. 1 - 9 0.153
116 116 New Mexico St. 3 - 8 0.149
117 115 Ball St. 1 - 10 0.147
118 118 New Mexico 1 - 10 0.140
119 120 Western Kentucky 0 - 10 0.099
120 119 Wild Card U. 5 - 89 0.098
121 121 Eastern Michigan 0 - 11 0.079

2009 conference power ratings:

Conference2009 Record Power Rating
SEC 39-6 .686
Big East 31-7 .657
Pac-10 20-9 .628
Big Twelve 35-13 .627
ACC 29-15 .615
Big Ten 31-10 .601
Independents 18-13 .525
Mountain West 21-15.493
WAC 17-19 .429
Conference USA 19-29.421
MAC 16-36 .365
Sun Belt 8-28 .343

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