ARGH 2018 Power Ratings

The following are the ARGH power ratings for the 2018 season as of 11-25-18. 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 11-27-18

This WeekLast Week Team 2018 Record Power Rating SOS
1 1 Alabama 12 - 0 0.953 34
2 2 Clemson 12 - 0 0.948 36
3 4 Georgia 11 - 1 0.914 8
4 3 Notre Dame 12 - 0 0.912 29
5 6 Central Florida 11 - 0 0.869 104
6 5 Michigan 10 - 2 0.867 17
7 8 Ohio St. 11 - 1 0.848 39
8 9 Oklahoma 11 - 1 0.832 38
9 10 Mississippi St. 8 - 4 0.825 14
10 15 Kentucky 9 - 3 0.803 18
11 12 Fresno St. 10 - 2 0.801 105
12 13 Florida 9 - 3 0.801 25
13 7 Louisiana St. 9 - 3 0.798 11
14 14 Penn State 9 - 3 0.798 30
15 23 Washington 9 - 3 0.785 37
16 19 Cincinnati 10 - 2 0.783 98
17 20 Missouri 8 - 4 0.779 6
18 11 Washington St. 10 - 2 0.776 68
19 26 Appalachian St. 9 - 2 0.771 109
20 17 Utah 9 - 3 0.770 40
21 21 Texas A&M 8 - 4 0.766 3
22 24 Boise State 10 - 2 0.764 76
23 25 Iowa 8 - 4 0.747 48
24 16 West Virginia 8 - 3 0.744 52
25 18 Auburn 7 - 5 0.734 7
26 22 Utah St. 10 - 2 0.732 124
27 30 Syracuse 9 - 3 0.730 58
28 27 Texas 9 - 3 0.719 41
29 28 Army 9 - 2 0.715 101
30 29 South Carolina 6 - 5 0.700 1
31 36 Miami, Florida 7 - 5 0.695 53
32 33 Stanford 7 - 4 0.688 27
33 37 North Carolina St. 8 - 3 0.683 67
34 34 Iowa St. 7 - 4 0.677 31
35 32 Northwestern 8 - 4 0.672 28
36 43 Buffalo 10 - 2 0.662 120
37 47 Oregon 8 - 4 0.654 71
38 49 Vanderbilt 6 - 6 0.650 5
39 31 AL-Birmingham 9 - 3 0.649 127
40 46 Purdue 6 - 6 0.648 9
41 40 Michigan St. 7 - 5 0.646 21
42 48 Temple 8 - 4 0.640 82
43 38 Pittsburgh 7 - 5 0.639 16
44 41 Boston College 7 - 5 0.637 46
45 51 Georgia Southern 9 - 3 0.630 115
46 42 Troy 9 - 3 0.629 113
47 50 Arizona St. 7 - 5 0.626 50
48 45 Georgia Tech 7 - 5 0.622 54
49 39 Wisconsin 7 - 5 0.617 55
50 53 Ohio 8 - 4 0.609 112
51 44 Virginia 7 - 5 0.603 69
52 35 Duke 7 - 5 0.603 32
53 68 Middle Tennessee 8 - 4 0.594 78
54 64 Marshall 8 - 3 0.592 118
55 60 California 7 - 4 0.586 70
56 54 North Texas 9 - 3 0.582 130
57 52 Oklahoma St. 6 - 6 0.581 49
58 69 Memphis 8 - 4 0.574 121
59 73 Minnesota 6 - 6 0.571 33
60 67 Texas Christian 6 - 6 0.563 35
61 58 Brigham Young 6 - 6 0.562 59
62 55 Texas Tech 5 - 7 0.560 42
63 56 Houston 8 - 4 0.557 116
64 57 Maryland 5 - 7 0.549 20
65 71 Toledo 7 - 5 0.542 110
66 86 Wake Forest 6 - 6 0.541 43
67 75 Arkansas St. 8 - 4 0.540 114
68 59 Tennessee 5 - 7 0.540 4
69 66 Florida International 8 - 4 0.537 128
70 72 Southern California 5 - 7 0.537 23
71 61 Indiana 5 - 7 0.532 12
72 63 Mississippi 5 - 7 0.529 22
73 74 Eastern Michigan 7 - 5 0.524 106
74 62 Northern Illinois 7 - 5 0.523 66
75 65 Nevada 7 - 5 0.514 100
76 79 Miami, Ohio 6 - 6 0.512 72
77 70 San Diego St. 7 - 5 0.507 83
78 76 Nebraska 4 - 8 0.501 19
79 84 Baylor 6 - 6 0.496 57
80 85 Virginia Tech 5 - 6 0.487 51
81 88 Louisiana 7 - 5 0.487 89
82 91 Western Michigan 7 - 5 0.479 95
83 78 Arizona 5 - 7 0.475 56
84 82 Kansas St. 5 - 7 0.473 44
85 90 Southern Mississippi 6 - 5 0.473 125
86 81 Florida St. 5 - 7 0.472 10
87 80 Colorado 5 - 7 0.466 64
88 83 South Florida 7 - 5 0.461 92
89 92 Tulane 6 - 6 0.460 73
90 96 Wyoming 6 - 6 0.451 81
91 95 Hawaii 8 - 5 0.447 108
92 93 Air Force 5 - 7 0.446 96
93 94 UCLA 3 - 9 0.440 2
94 77 Louisiana Tech 7 - 5 0.439 117
95 87 Florida Atlantic 5 - 7 0.436 75
96 89 Southern Methodist 5 - 7 0.425 65
97 97 LA-Monroe 6 - 6 0.391 99
98 98 Coastal Carolina 5 - 7 0.376 79
99 107 Charlotte 5 - 7 0.362 87
100 99 Liberty 5 - 6 0.344 111
101 100 Navy 3 - 9 0.343 47
102 103 Massachusetts 4 - 8 0.334 74
103 101 North Carolina 2 - 9 0.332 45
104 102 Kansas 3 - 9 0.331 60
105 105 Illinois 4 - 8 0.325 62
106 106 Akron 4 - 7 0.310 97
107 104 Arkansas 2 - 10 0.308 15
108 109 Ball St. 4 - 8 0.295 94
109 113 Nevada-Las Vegas 4 - 8 0.286 107
110 108 Old Dominion 4 - 8 0.282 123
111 115 Tulsa 3 - 9 0.281 93
112 111 Oregon St. 2 - 10 0.273 24
113 112 East Carolina 3 - 8 0.268 84
114 110 New Mexico 3 - 9 0.261 90
115 114 Louisville 2 - 10 0.243 13
116 120 South Alabama 3 - 9 0.243 80
117 116 Colorado St. 3 - 9 0.234 85
118 123 Western Kentucky 3 - 9 0.224 122
119 117 Bowling Green 3 - 9 0.222 91
120 118 Georgia St. 2 - 10 0.219 77
121 121 Kent St. 2 - 10 0.207 86
122 119 Texas St. 3 - 9 0.205 126
123 122 New Mexico St. 3 - 9 0.190 119
124 125 San Jose St. 1 - 11 0.181 63
125 124 Rutgers 1 - 11 0.173 26
126 126 Texas-San Antonio 3 - 9 0.172 103
127 129 Rice 2 - 11 0.151 102
128 127 Central Michigan 1 - 11 0.142 88
129 128 Connecticut 1 - 11 0.138 61
130 131 Wild Card U. 7 - 103 0.101 0
131 130 Texas-El Paso 1 - 11 0.100 129

2018 conference power ratings:

Conference2018 Record Power Rating
SEC 49-6 .721
Big Ten 28-14 .607
Big Twelve 21-7 .598
Pac-12 24-12 .590
ACC 36-19 .588
Independents 33-25 .509
AAC 25-21 .483
Mountain West 26-23.469
Sun Belt 21-18 .449
MAC 18-29 .419
Conference USA 22-33.400

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