The following are the ARGH power ratings for the 2008 season as of November 30. Teams included are the 120 Division 1-A teams, including provisional member Western Kentucky.
The estimated home field advantage is .589, or about 4.40 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 Week | Last Week | Team | 2008 Record | Power Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Southern California | 10 - 1 | 0.920 |
| 2 | 2 | Florida | 11 - 1 | 0.916 |
| 3 | 3 | Alabama | 12 - 0 | 0.914 |
| 4 | 4 | Penn State | 11 - 1 | 0.901 |
| 5 | 6 | Boise State | 12 - 0 | 0.899 |
| 6 | 5 | Texas | 11 - 1 | 0.896 |
| 7 | 7 | Oklahoma | 11 - 1 | 0.889 |
| 8 | 8 | Utah | 12 - 0 | 0.867 |
| 9 | 9 | Ohio St. | 10 - 2 | 0.850 |
| 10 | 11 | Ball St. | 12 - 0 | 0.838 |
| 11 | 10 | Texas Christian | 10 - 2 | 0.830 |
| 12 | 12 | Texas Tech | 11 - 1 | 0.820 |
| 13 | 13 | Missouri | 9 - 3 | 0.773 |
| 14 | 18 | Iowa | 8 - 4 | 0.759 |
| 15 | 19 | Boston College | 9 - 3 | 0.751 |
| 16 | 14 | Oklahoma St. | 9 - 3 | 0.743 |
| 17 | 23 | Oregon | 9 - 3 | 0.742 |
| 18 | 17 | Florida St. | 8 - 4 | 0.740 |
| 19 | 15 | Georgia | 9 - 3 | 0.738 |
| 20 | 20 | Cincinnati | 10 - 2 | 0.735 |
| 21 | 24 | Georgia Tech | 9 - 3 | 0.728 |
| 22 | 22 | Michigan St. | 9 - 3 | 0.725 |
| 23 | 21 | California | 7 - 4 | 0.721 |
| 24 | 26 | Mississippi | 8 - 4 | 0.717 |
| 25 | 16 | Oregon St. | 8 - 4 | 0.716 |
| 26 | 27 | Pittsburgh | 8 - 3 | 0.711 |
| 27 | 28 | North Carolina | 8 - 4 | 0.707 |
| 28 | 25 | Brigham Young | 10 - 2 | 0.704 |
| 29 | 34 | Clemson | 7 - 5 | 0.690 |
| 30 | 32 | Virginia Tech | 8 - 4 | 0.677 |
| 31 | 30 | Northwestern | 9 - 3 | 0.670 |
| 32 | 31 | Nebraska | 8 - 4 | 0.669 |
| 33 | 38 | Wake Forest | 7 - 5 | 0.662 |
| 34 | 35 | Connecticut | 7 - 4 | 0.659 |
| 35 | 29 | West Virginia | 7 - 4 | 0.655 |
| 36 | 33 | Miami, Florida | 7 - 5 | 0.638 |
| 37 | 40 | South Florida | 7 - 4 | 0.629 |
| 38 | 42 | Rutgers | 6 - 5 | 0.625 |
| 39 | 41 | Tulsa | 10 - 2 | 0.624 |
| 40 | 36 | Western Michigan | 9 - 3 | 0.616 |
| 41 | 39 | Arizona | 6 - 5 | 0.616 |
| 42 | 47 | Kansas | 7 - 5 | 0.613 |
| 43 | 55 | Navy | 7 - 4 | 0.607 |
| 44 | 37 | South Carolina | 7 - 5 | 0.602 |
| 45 | 44 | Wisconsin | 7 - 5 | 0.599 |
| 46 | 45 | Air Force | 8 - 4 | 0.592 |
| 47 | 50 | Maryland | 7 - 5 | 0.580 |
| 48 | 57 | Rice | 9 - 3 | 0.575 |
| 49 | 49 | Troy St. | 7 - 4 | 0.575 |
| 50 | 43 | Louisiana St. | 7 - 5 | 0.572 |
| 51 | 61 | East Carolina | 8 - 4 | 0.562 |
| 52 | 62 | North Carolina St. | 6 - 6 | 0.561 |
| 53 | 53 | Illinois | 5 - 7 | 0.558 |
| 54 | 52 | Notre Dame | 6 - 6 | 0.556 |
| 55 | 46 | Vanderbilt | 6 - 6 | 0.552 |
| 56 | 58 | Minnesota | 7 - 5 | 0.551 |
| 57 | 48 | Central Michigan | 8 - 4 | 0.536 |
| 58 | 56 | Houston | 7 - 5 | 0.531 |
| 59 | 63 | Nevada | 7 - 5 | 0.531 |
| 60 | 59 | Northern Illinois | 6 - 6 | 0.521 |
| 61 | 51 | Kentucky | 6 - 6 | 0.519 |
| 62 | 60 | Stanford | 5 - 7 | 0.519 |
| 63 | 54 | Buffalo | 7 - 5 | 0.512 |
| 64 | 69 | Arizona St. | 5 - 6 | 0.508 |
| 65 | 64 | Purdue | 4 - 8 | 0.506 |
| 66 | 70 | Tennessee | 5 - 7 | 0.503 |
| 67 | 67 | Baylor | 4 - 8 | 0.498 |
| 68 | 71 | Southern Mississippi | 6 - 6 | 0.492 |
| 69 | 68 | Virginia | 5 - 7 | 0.491 |
| 70 | 77 | Bowling Green | 6 - 6 | 0.486 |
| 71 | 65 | Auburn | 5 - 7 | 0.469 |
| 72 | 66 | Fresno St. | 7 - 5 | 0.468 |
| 73 | 72 | Duke | 4 - 8 | 0.466 |
| 74 | 74 | Louisville | 5 - 6 | 0.459 |
| 75 | 75 | Arkansas St. | 6 - 5 | 0.458 |
| 76 | 73 | Hawaii | 7 - 5 | 0.457 |
| 77 | 78 | Kansas St. | 5 - 7 | 0.446 |
| 78 | 82 | Arkansas | 5 - 7 | 0.444 |
| 79 | 85 | Temple | 5 - 7 | 0.438 |
| 80 | 80 | Colorado St. | 6 - 6 | 0.438 |
| 81 | 79 | Colorado | 5 - 7 | 0.436 |
| 82 | 76 | Louisiana Tech | 7 - 5 | 0.433 |
| 83 | 81 | Akron | 5 - 7 | 0.405 |
| 84 | 94 | Memphis | 6 - 6 | 0.405 |
| 85 | 91 | Florida Atlantic | 6 - 6 | 0.403 |
| 86 | 84 | New Mexico | 4 - 8 | 0.401 |
| 87 | 83 | Texas-El Paso | 5 - 7 | 0.383 |
| 88 | 88 | Michigan | 3 - 9 | 0.381 |
| 89 | 87 | Texas A&M | 4 - 8 | 0.380 |
| 90 | 92 | Nevada-Las Vegas | 5 - 7 | 0.379 |
| 91 | 90 | San Jose St. | 6 - 6 | 0.374 |
| 92 | 95 | LA-Lafayette | 5 - 6 | 0.369 |
| 93 | 93 | Middle Tennessee St. | 5 - 6 | 0.362 |
| 94 | 86 | UCLA | 4 - 7 | 0.361 |
| 95 | 100 | Ohio | 4 - 8 | 0.350 |
| 96 | 89 | Mississippi St. | 4 - 8 | 0.335 |
| 97 | 98 | Marshall | 4 - 8 | 0.335 |
| 98 | 96 | Florida International | 4 - 7 | 0.330 |
| 99 | 97 | Syracuse | 3 - 9 | 0.326 |
| 100 | 105 | Kent | 4 - 8 | 0.310 |
| 101 | 101 | Indiana | 3 - 9 | 0.309 |
| 102 | 107 | Utah St. | 3 - 9 | 0.299 |
| 103 | 99 | Central Florida | 4 - 8 | 0.289 |
| 104 | 109 | Eastern Michigan | 3 - 9 | 0.289 |
| 105 | 108 | AL-Birmingham | 4 - 8 | 0.281 |
| 106 | 103 | Iowa St. | 2 - 10 | 0.274 |
| 107 | 102 | Toledo | 3 - 9 | 0.273 |
| 108 | 106 | LA-Monroe | 4 - 8 | 0.256 |
| 109 | 110 | Army | 3 - 8 | 0.241 |
| 110 | 111 | Wyoming | 4 - 8 | 0.241 |
| 111 | 104 | New Mexico St. | 3 - 9 | 0.228 |
| 112 | 112 | Western Kentucky | 2 - 9 | 0.225 |
| 113 | 113 | Miami, Ohio | 2 - 10 | 0.187 |
| 114 | 115 | San Diego St. | 2 - 10 | 0.180 |
| 115 | 116 | Southern Methodist | 1 - 11 | 0.166 |
| 116 | 114 | Tulane | 2 - 10 | 0.165 |
| 117 | 117 | Washington St. | 2 - 11 | 0.162 |
| 118 | 118 | Idaho | 2 - 10 | 0.146 |
| 119 | 119 | Washington | 0 - 11 | 0.127 |
| 120 | 120 | North Texas | 1 - 11 | 0.108 |
| 121 | 121 | Wild Card U. | 2 - 85 | 0.087 |
2008 conference power ratings:
| Conference | 2008 Record | Power Rating |
|---|---|---|
| ACC | 37-11 | .641 |
| Big Twelve | 38-10 | .620 |
| Big Ten | 32-12 | .619 |
| SEC | 37-11 | .607 |
| Big East | 28-12 | .600 |
| Pac-10 | 14-17 | .539 |
| Mountain West | 25-11 | .515 |
| Independents | 15-17 | .468 |
| MAC | 22-30 | .443 |
| WAC | 18-18 | .426 |
| Conference USA | 18-30 | .401 |
| Sun Belt | 10-32 | .343 |