ARGH 2017 Power Ratings

The following are the ARGH power ratings for the 2017 season. Teams included are the 130 Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) teams, plus Liberty.

The estimated home field advantage is .563, or about 3.17 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 11-26-17

This WeekLast Week Team 2017 Record Power Rating SOS
1 2 Wisconsin 12 - 0 0.941 43
2 1 Alabama 11 - 1 0.917 49
3 3 Clemson 11 - 1 0.915 21
4 5 Georgia 11 - 1 0.904 40
5 6 Penn State 10 - 2 0.890 20
6 8 Ohio St. 10 - 2 0.875 18
7 10 Auburn 10 - 2 0.866 29
8 9 Central Florida 11 - 0 0.863 90
9 13 Washington 10 - 2 0.857 58
10 4 Miami, Florida 10 - 1 0.856 37
11 11 Oklahoma 11 - 1 0.854 52
12 7 Notre Dame 9 - 3 0.848 2
13 12 Texas Christian 10 - 2 0.840 62
14 18 Stanford 9 - 3 0.807 15
15 16 Virginia Tech 9 - 3 0.805 56
16 14 Southern California 10 - 2 0.798 23
17 19 Northwestern 9 - 3 0.785 26
18 23 Iowa 7 - 5 0.770 3
19 22 Michigan St. 9 - 3 0.768 7
20 15 Michigan 8 - 4 0.766 10
21 26 Louisiana St. 9 - 3 0.753 55
22 24 Oklahoma St. 9 - 3 0.750 60
23 27 Memphis 10 - 1 0.747 92
24 17 Mississippi St. 8 - 4 0.736 46
25 28 North Carolina St. 8 - 4 0.732 14
26 29 San Diego St. 10 - 2 0.732 89
27 20 Washington St. 9 - 3 0.730 47
28 31 Louisville 8 - 4 0.725 42
29 33 Boston College 7 - 5 0.718 6
30 21 Boise State 9 - 3 0.717 65
31 25 Wake Forest 7 - 5 0.713 12
32 35 Toledo 10 - 2 0.701 95
33 38 Fresno St. 9 - 3 0.698 85
34 30 Iowa St. 7 - 5 0.687 44
35 39 Purdue 6 - 6 0.675 11
36 40 Florida St. 5 - 6 0.670 4
37 37 Florida Atlantic 9 - 3 0.666 99
38 34 South Florida 9 - 2 0.664 117
39 32 South Carolina 8 - 4 0.664 53
40 45 Oregon 7 - 5 0.660 48
41 36 Texas 6 - 6 0.647 36
42 51 Arizona St. 7 - 5 0.641 22
43 50 Troy 9 - 2 0.633 126
44 53 Duke 6 - 6 0.631 34
45 41 West Virginia 7 - 5 0.628 51
46 48 Army 8 - 3 0.624 101
47 44 Georgia Tech 5 - 6 0.611 13
48 58 Utah 6 - 6 0.610 50
49 42 Northern Illinois 8 - 4 0.608 94
50 43 Texas A&M 7 - 5 0.608 54
51 56 UCLA 6 - 6 0.602 9
52 59 Kansas St. 7 - 5 0.601 68
53 47 Arizona 7 - 5 0.598 69
54 60 Houston 7 - 4 0.597 80
55 52 Missouri 7 - 5 0.597 72
56 46 Navy 6 - 5 0.595 45
57 65 Texas Tech 6 - 6 0.591 39
58 49 Ohio 8 - 4 0.580 111
59 61 Southern Methodist 7 - 5 0.572 73
60 55 Indiana 5 - 7 0.566 28
61 62 North Texas 9 - 3 0.565 104
62 54 Kentucky 7 - 5 0.550 57
63 64 Virginia 6 - 6 0.547 35
64 63 Minnesota 5 - 7 0.543 27
65 75 Central Michigan 8 - 4 0.532 96
66 66 California 5 - 7 0.527 38
67 78 Mississippi 6 - 6 0.522 61
68 57 Wyoming 7 - 5 0.521 100
69 83 Pittsburgh 5 - 7 0.516 32
70 68 Syracuse 4 - 8 0.511 8
71 67 Marshall 7 - 5 0.507 112
72 72 Colorado St. 7 - 5 0.507 103
73 77 Arkansas St. 7 - 3 0.501 130
74 69 Florida 4 - 7 0.494 16
75 71 Nebraska 4 - 8 0.493 5
76 70 Maryland 4 - 8 0.493 1
77 74 Western Michigan 6 - 6 0.490 87
78 80 Southern Mississippi 8 - 4 0.487 123
79 73 Utah St. 6 - 6 0.479 91
80 84 Appalachian St. 7 - 4 0.478 122
81 79 Akron 7 - 5 0.476 86
82 76 Colorado 5 - 7 0.472 63
83 91 Buffalo 6 - 6 0.453 102
84 86 Air Force 5 - 7 0.452 75
85 92 Temple 6 - 6 0.450 81
86 85 Tulane 5 - 7 0.446 74
87 82 Arkansas 4 - 8 0.444 30
88 88 Eastern Michigan 5 - 7 0.436 88
89 94 Vanderbilt 5 - 7 0.434 59
90 81 Texas-San Antonio 6 - 5 0.430 125
91 89 North Carolina 3 - 9 0.427 24
92 95 Louisiana Tech 6 - 6 0.419 108
93 93 AL-Birmingham 8 - 4 0.416 129
94 96 Florida International 7 - 4 0.415 113
95 87 Rutgers 4 - 8 0.412 17
96 90 Tennessee 4 - 8 0.388 41
97 100 Middle Tennessee 6 - 6 0.380 115
98 99 Miami, Ohio 5 - 7 0.373 107
99 97 Nevada-Las Vegas 5 - 7 0.346 106
100 104 Nevada 3 - 9 0.342 67
101 98 Georgia St. 6 - 4 0.325 124
102 105 New Mexico St. 5 - 6 0.322 121
103 101 Western Kentucky 6 - 6 0.316 128
104 111 Brigham Young 4 - 9 0.309 77
105 102 LA-Monroe 4 - 7 0.308 109
106 108 Cincinnati 4 - 8 0.307 78
107 106 Massachusetts 4 - 7 0.303 119
108 103 Tulsa 2 - 10 0.297 64
109 110 Connecticut 3 - 9 0.274 70
110 114 Baylor 1 - 11 0.270 33
111 107 Old Dominion 5 - 7 0.265 110
112 112 New Mexico 3 - 9 0.262 79
113 116 South Alabama 4 - 7 0.259 114
114 113 Illinois 2 - 10 0.256 25
115 109 LA-Lafayette 5 - 6 0.253 127
116 115 East Carolina 3 - 9 0.252 71
117 118 Bowling Green 2 - 10 0.239 76
118 117 Hawaii 3 - 9 0.228 98
119 120 Idaho 3 - 8 0.212 118
120 119 Oregon St. 1 - 11 0.209 19
121 124 Georgia Southern 2 - 9 0.198 97
122 121 Kansas 1 - 11 0.178 31
123 122 Liberty 6 - 5 0.178 0
124 123 Kent 2 - 10 0.160 66
125 125 Coastal Carolina 2 - 9 0.155 120
126 126 Ball St. 2 - 10 0.140 93
127 130 San Jose St. 2 - 11 0.139 82
128 128 Wild Card U. 13 - 94 0.128 0
129 129 Rice 1 - 11 0.127 83
130 127 Texas St. 2 - 10 0.127 116
131 131 Charlotte 1 - 11 0.098 105
132 132 Texas-El Paso 0 - 12 0.061 84

2017 conference power ratings:

Conference2017 Record Power Rating
ACC 38-15 .670
Big Ten 32-10 .659
SEC 45-10 .634
Pac-12 28-8 .626
Big Twelve 20-10 .604
Independents 24-21 .521
AAC 25-18 .505
Mountain West 21-28.452
MAC 21-27 .432
Conference USA 23-31.368
Sun Belt 13-32 .314

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