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 Week | Last Week | Team | 2017 Record | Power Rating | SOS |
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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:
Conference | 2017 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 |