The following are the ARGH power ratings for the 2006 season as of December 4, 2006. Teams included are the 119 Division 1-A teams.
The estimated home field advantage is .576, or about 3.75 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 | 2006 Record | Power Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Ohio St. | 12 - 0 | 0.935 |
| 2 | 3 | Florida | 12 - 1 | 0.903 |
| 3 | 2 | Southern California | 10 - 2 | 0.884 |
| 4 | 4 | Louisville | 11 - 1 | 0.882 |
| 5 | 5 | Michigan | 11 - 1 | 0.874 |
| 6 | 6 | Louisiana St. | 10 - 2 | 0.871 |
| 7 | 7 | Boise State | 12 - 0 | 0.868 |
| 8 | 9 | Virginia Tech | 10 - 2 | 0.837 |
| 9 | 13 | Oklahoma | 11 - 2 | 0.833 |
| 10 | 10 | Wisconsin | 11 - 1 | 0.824 |
| 11 | 11 | Auburn | 10 - 2 | 0.823 |
| 12 | 8 | Rutgers | 10 - 2 | 0.814 |
| 13 | 15 | West Virginia | 10 - 2 | 0.810 |
| 14 | 14 | Tennessee | 9 - 3 | 0.803 |
| 15 | 12 | Arkansas | 10 - 3 | 0.795 |
| 16 | 16 | California | 9 - 3 | 0.794 |
| 17 | 17 | Brigham Young | 10 - 2 | 0.789 |
| 18 | 18 | Texas | 9 - 3 | 0.789 |
| 19 | 19 | Notre Dame | 10 - 2 | 0.784 |
| 20 | 23 | Wake Forest | 11 - 2 | 0.763 |
| 21 | 22 | Boston College | 9 - 3 | 0.750 |
| 22 | 21 | Clemson | 8 - 4 | 0.747 |
| 23 | 24 | Texas Christian | 10 - 2 | 0.745 |
| 24 | 20 | Nebraska | 9 - 4 | 0.740 |
| 25 | 29 | Oregon St. | 9 - 4 | 0.727 |
| 26 | 25 | Texas A&M | 9 - 3 | 0.725 |
| 27 | 34 | UCLA | 7 - 5 | 0.715 |
| 28 | 27 | South Carolina | 7 - 5 | 0.709 |
| 29 | 28 | Georgia | 8 - 4 | 0.708 |
| 30 | 30 | Georgia Tech | 9 - 4 | 0.696 |
| 31 | 26 | Hawaii | 10 - 3 | 0.695 |
| 32 | 31 | Missouri | 8 - 4 | 0.694 |
| 33 | 32 | Penn State | 8 - 4 | 0.683 |
| 34 | 33 | Oregon | 7 - 5 | 0.682 |
| 35 | 38 | Houston | 10 - 3 | 0.653 |
| 36 | 35 | Arizona St. | 7 - 5 | 0.648 |
| 37 | 36 | South Florida | 8 - 4 | 0.635 |
| 38 | 40 | Washington St. | 6 - 6 | 0.633 |
| 39 | 39 | Texas Tech | 7 - 5 | 0.632 |
| 40 | 37 | Cincinnati | 7 - 5 | 0.631 |
| 41 | 43 | Kentucky | 7 - 5 | 0.618 |
| 42 | 42 | Oklahoma St. | 6 - 6 | 0.617 |
| 43 | 44 | Navy | 9 - 3 | 0.615 |
| 44 | 46 | Florida St. | 6 - 6 | 0.609 |
| 45 | 45 | Tulsa | 8 - 4 | 0.608 |
| 46 | 47 | Alabama | 6 - 6 | 0.604 |
| 47 | 50 | Arizona | 6 - 6 | 0.601 |
| 48 | 41 | Southern Mississippi | 8 - 5 | 0.598 |
| 49 | 48 | Pittsburgh | 6 - 6 | 0.595 |
| 50 | 49 | Nevada | 8 - 4 | 0.593 |
| 51 | 52 | Maryland | 8 - 4 | 0.586 |
| 52 | 51 | Minnesota | 6 - 6 | 0.584 |
| 53 | 59 | Central Michigan | 9 - 4 | 0.579 |
| 54 | 53 | Miami, Florida | 6 - 6 | 0.567 |
| 55 | 56 | Washington | 5 - 7 | 0.563 |
| 56 | 55 | Utah | 7 - 5 | 0.559 |
| 57 | 57 | Iowa | 6 - 6 | 0.551 |
| 58 | 58 | Kansas St. | 7 - 5 | 0.547 |
| 59 | 60 | Purdue | 8 - 5 | 0.540 |
| 60 | 61 | East Carolina | 7 - 5 | 0.534 |
| 61 | 54 | Ohio | 9 - 4 | 0.517 |
| 62 | 62 | Kansas | 6 - 6 | 0.507 |
| 63 | 63 | Western Michigan | 8 - 4 | 0.503 |
| 64 | 64 | Rice | 7 - 5 | 0.500 |
| 65 | 67 | San Jose St. | 8 - 4 | 0.496 |
| 66 | 65 | Northern Illinois | 7 - 5 | 0.490 |
| 67 | 66 | Vanderbilt | 4 - 8 | 0.490 |
| 68 | 68 | Middle Tennessee St. | 7 - 5 | 0.468 |
| 69 | 69 | Wyoming | 6 - 6 | 0.448 |
| 70 | 71 | Virginia | 5 - 7 | 0.446 |
| 71 | 70 | Connecticut | 4 - 8 | 0.441 |
| 72 | 75 | Southern Methodist | 6 - 6 | 0.429 |
| 73 | 73 | Syracuse | 4 - 8 | 0.428 |
| 74 | 74 | Michigan St. | 4 - 8 | 0.425 |
| 75 | 76 | Mississippi | 4 - 8 | 0.424 |
| 76 | 77 | Indiana | 5 - 7 | 0.414 |
| 77 | 72 | Air Force | 4 - 8 | 0.414 |
| 78 | 78 | New Mexico | 6 - 6 | 0.409 |
| 79 | 79 | Baylor | 4 - 8 | 0.398 |
| 80 | 80 | Marshall | 5 - 7 | 0.396 |
| 81 | 81 | Mississippi St. | 3 - 9 | 0.392 |
| 82 | 83 | Troy St. | 7 - 5 | 0.389 |
| 83 | 84 | North Carolina St. | 3 - 9 | 0.375 |
| 84 | 85 | Ball St. | 5 - 7 | 0.369 |
| 85 | 82 | Fresno St. | 4 - 8 | 0.368 |
| 86 | 87 | Texas-El Paso | 5 - 7 | 0.355 |
| 87 | 89 | Northwestern | 4 - 8 | 0.333 |
| 88 | 90 | North Carolina | 3 - 9 | 0.332 |
| 89 | 92 | Iowa St. | 4 - 8 | 0.331 |
| 90 | 86 | LA-Lafayette | 6 - 6 | 0.330 |
| 91 | 91 | Akron | 5 - 7 | 0.329 |
| 92 | 93 | Kent | 6 - 6 | 0.326 |
| 93 | 94 | Tulane | 4 - 8 | 0.322 |
| 94 | 103 | LA-Monroe | 4 - 8 | 0.319 |
| 95 | 95 | Central Florida | 4 - 8 | 0.318 |
| 96 | 100 | New Mexico St. | 4 - 8 | 0.315 |
| 97 | 97 | Colorado | 2 - 10 | 0.309 |
| 98 | 98 | Toledo | 5 - 7 | 0.309 |
| 99 | 96 | Illinois | 2 - 10 | 0.308 |
| 100 | 88 | Colorado St. | 4 - 8 | 0.307 |
| 101 | 99 | AL-Birmingham | 3 - 9 | 0.300 |
| 102 | 102 | Arkansas St. | 6 - 6 | 0.284 |
| 103 | 101 | Army | 3 - 9 | 0.282 |
| 104 | 104 | Florida Atlantic | 5 - 7 | 0.269 |
| 105 | 105 | Idaho | 4 - 8 | 0.252 |
| 106 | 106 | Memphis | 2 - 10 | 0.244 |
| 107 | 107 | Bowling Green | 4 - 8 | 0.240 |
| 108 | 112 | San Diego St. | 3 - 9 | 0.226 |
| 109 | 111 | Stanford | 1 - 11 | 0.224 |
| 110 | 109 | Nevada-Las Vegas | 2 - 10 | 0.217 |
| 111 | 110 | Miami, Ohio | 2 - 10 | 0.210 |
| 112 | 108 | Louisiana Tech | 3 - 10 | 0.203 |
| 113 | 113 | Buffalo | 2 - 10 | 0.185 |
| 114 | 114 | North Texas | 3 - 9 | 0.163 |
| 115 | 115 | Duke | 0 - 12 | 0.137 |
| 116 | 116 | Eastern Michigan | 1 - 11 | 0.131 |
| 117 | 117 | Wild Card U. | 7 - 71 | 0.128 |
| 118 | 118 | Utah St. | 1 - 11 | 0.119 |
| 119 | 119 | Temple | 1 - 11 | 0.117 |
| 120 | 120 | Florida International | 0 - 12 | 0.063 |
2006 conference power ratings:
| Conference | Record | Power Rating |
|---|---|---|
| SEC | 41-7 | .678 |
| Big East | 32-8 | .654 |
| Pac-10 | 22-9 | .647 |
| Big Twelve | 33-15 | .594 |
| Big Ten | 33-12 | .588 |
| ACC | 29-19 | .570 |
| Independents | 19-11 | .560 |
| Mountain West | 15-21 | .457 |
| Conference USA | 20-28 | .438 |
| WAC | 18-20 | .434 |
| MAC | 9-39 | .331 |
| Sun Belt | 10-30 | .286 |