ARGH 2019 Power Ratings

The following are the ARGH power ratings for the 2019 season as of 12-1-19. Teams included are the 130 Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) teams.

The estimated home field advantage is .563, or about 3.39 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 12-5-19

This WeekLast Week Team 2019 Record Power Rating SOS
1 1 Ohio St. 12 - 0 0.964 6
2 2 Clemson 12 - 0 0.938 84
3 4 Louisiana St. 12 - 0 0.914 33
4 3 Georgia 11 - 1 0.912 27
5 5 Utah 11 - 1 0.888 69
6 9 Wisconsin 10 - 2 0.883 9
7 6 Penn State 10 - 2 0.873 18
8 10 Florida 10 - 2 0.856 29
9 11 Notre Dame 10 - 2 0.843 24
10 7 Alabama 10 - 2 0.841 59
11 12 Oklahoma 11 - 1 0.841 48
12 8 Michigan 9 - 3 0.835 1
13 16 Baylor 11 - 1 0.834 72
14 14 Oregon 10 - 2 0.832 55
15 13 Auburn 9 - 3 0.832 4
16 19 Memphis 11 - 1 0.815 67
17 15 Iowa 9 - 3 0.812 16
18 21 Appalachian St. 11 - 1 0.798 109
19 20 Boise State 11 - 1 0.793 87
20 17 Minnesota 10 - 2 0.773 51
21 18 Cincinnati 10 - 2 0.766 45
22 22 Navy 9 - 2 0.765 60
23 23 Louisiana 10 - 2 0.759 108
24 24 Air Force 10 - 2 0.758 83
25 25 Central Florida 9 - 3 0.728 85
26 26 Southern Methodist 10 - 2 0.726 66
27 28 Southern California 8 - 4 0.707 13
28 33 Kansas St. 8 - 4 0.685 50
29 34 Washington 7 - 5 0.684 42
30 31 Virginia 9 - 3 0.680 80
31 32 Texas 7 - 5 0.678 12
32 27 Texas A&M 7 - 5 0.676 22
33 29 Oklahoma St. 8 - 4 0.675 41
34 30 Iowa St. 7 - 5 0.670 30
35 35 Indiana 8 - 4 0.668 52
36 36 Florida Atlantic 9 - 3 0.662 92
37 46 Kentucky 7 - 5 0.633 65
38 40 Tennessee 7 - 5 0.628 26
39 52 San Diego St. 9 - 3 0.624 115
40 42 Michigan St. 6 - 6 0.617 3
41 48 Temple 8 - 4 0.600 77
42 49 Mississippi St. 6 - 6 0.600 11
43 50 Arizona St. 7 - 5 0.599 46
44 38 Virginia Tech 8 - 4 0.597 93
45 37 Wake Forest 8 - 4 0.591 76
46 43 Tulane 6 - 6 0.591 44
47 55 North Carolina 6 - 6 0.589 49
48 39 Miami, Florida 6 - 6 0.585 61
49 44 Brigham Young 7 - 5 0.583 64
50 41 Louisville 7 - 5 0.581 36
51 57 Missouri 6 - 6 0.577 63
52 62 Hawaii 9 - 4 0.572 89
53 51 Washington St. 6 - 6 0.569 58
54 45 Texas Christian 5 - 7 0.569 23
55 56 Wyoming 7 - 5 0.563 97
56 65 California 7 - 5 0.561 43
57 53 Florida St. 6 - 6 0.560 38
58 58 Western Kentucky 8 - 4 0.554 112
59 61 Marshall 8 - 4 0.553 99
60 60 Utah St. 7 - 5 0.550 57
61 63 Nebraska 5 - 7 0.547 20
62 54 Pittsburgh 7 - 5 0.538 54
63 47 Illinois 6 - 6 0.536 56
64 66 Louisiana Tech 9 - 3 0.530 129
65 69 Buffalo 7 - 5 0.528 116
66 59 South Carolina 4 - 8 0.527 2
67 75 Georgia Southern 7 - 5 0.522 78
68 68 Oregon St. 5 - 7 0.514 28
69 83 Central Michigan 8 - 4 0.507 125
70 74 Boston College 6 - 6 0.505 62
71 64 Western Michigan 7 - 5 0.504 121
72 78 AL-Birmingham 9 - 3 0.494 130
73 84 Tulsa 4 - 8 0.488 7
74 76 Colorado 5 - 7 0.479 15
75 67 Arkansas St. 7 - 5 0.479 94
76 70 Southern Mississippi 7 - 5 0.478 106
77 77 Mississippi 4 - 8 0.477 39
78 73 Purdue 4 - 8 0.473 14
79 71 Miami, Ohio 7 - 5 0.467 82
80 72 UCLA 4 - 8 0.464 8
81 81 Houston 4 - 8 0.463 25
82 86 Duke 5 - 7 0.462 47
83 85 Ohio 6 - 6 0.461 119
84 82 Texas Tech 4 - 8 0.447 53
85 79 Army 5 - 7 0.444 114
86 96 West Virginia 5 - 7 0.437 32
87 80 Georgia St. 7 - 5 0.436 105
88 94 Syracuse 5 - 7 0.433 70
89 87 Stanford 4 - 8 0.430 17
90 88 Charlotte 7 - 5 0.430 120
91 101 Ball St. 5 - 7 0.424 102
92 102 Kent St. 6 - 6 0.416 95
93 98 Liberty 7 - 5 0.409 128
94 89 Arizona 4 - 8 0.408 35
95 92 Maryland 3 - 9 0.404 10
96 97 LA-Monroe 5 - 7 0.402 71
97 90 South Florida 4 - 8 0.396 37
98 104 San Jose St. 5 - 7 0.394 98
99 95 Fresno St. 4 - 8 0.393 81
100 91 Eastern Michigan 6 - 6 0.392 118
101 100 Florida International 6 - 6 0.380 124
102 93 Toledo 6 - 6 0.375 110
103 112 Northwestern 3 - 9 0.373 19
104 103 Troy 5 - 7 0.369 113
105 99 Nevada 7 - 5 0.368 104
106 106 Coastal Carolina 5 - 7 0.365 117
107 105 Middle Tennessee 4 - 8 0.357 86
108 110 Colorado St. 4 - 8 0.353 90
109 113 Northern Illinois 5 - 7 0.334 107
110 108 Kansas 3 - 9 0.332 34
111 107 North Carolina St. 4 - 8 0.324 79
112 109 East Carolina 4 - 8 0.316 100
113 111 North Texas 4 - 8 0.315 122
114 117 Nevada-Las Vegas 4 - 8 0.298 101
115 115 Vanderbilt 3 - 9 0.289 31
116 114 Georgia Tech 3 - 9 0.280 40
117 116 Arkansas 2 - 10 0.279 21
118 120 Rice 3 - 9 0.260 88
119 118 Texas St. 3 - 9 0.244 75
120 119 Texas-San Antonio 4 - 8 0.237 111
121 121 Rutgers 2 - 10 0.235 5
122 125 South Alabama 2 - 10 0.221 73
123 122 New Mexico 2 - 10 0.218 74
124 123 Connecticut 2 - 10 0.186 68
125 124 Bowling Green 3 - 9 0.180 91
126 126 New Mexico St. 2 - 10 0.165 103
127 127 Old Dominion 1 - 11 0.143 96
128 128 Texas-El Paso 1 - 11 0.103 126
129 129 Wild Card U. 3 - 111 0.084 0
130 130 Massachusetts 1 - 11 0.071 127
131 131 Akron 0 - 12 0.044 123

2019 conference power ratings:

Conference2019 Record Power Rating
SEC 42-14 .646
Big Ten 34-8 .642
Big Twelve 24-6 .617
Pac-12 24-12 .595
AAC 33-14 .570
ACC 35-19 .548
Mountain West 31-18.490
Sun Belt 22-18 .460
Independents 26-34 .419
Conference USA 24-32.393
MAC 18-30 .386

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