ARGH 2023 Power Ratings

The following are the ARGH power ratings for the 2023 season after games of December 2. Teams currently included are the 133 Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) teams, plus Kennesaw State.

The estimated home field advantage is .561, or about 3.07 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 12-2-23

This WeekLast Week Team 2023 Record Power Rating SOS
1 1 Michigan 13 - 0 0.955 35
2 4 Florida St. 13 - 0 0.917 54
3 3 Ohio St. 11 - 1 0.911 30
4 5 Texas 12 - 1 0.899 3
5 2 Georgia 12 - 1 0.887 47
6 9 Alabama 12 - 1 0.887 5
7 8 Washington 13 - 0 0.885 9
8 7 Penn State 10 - 2 0.877 44
9 6 Oregon 11 - 2 0.865 50
10 10 Oklahoma 10 - 2 0.843 20
11 11 Notre Dame 9 - 3 0.807 57
12 12 James Madison 11 - 1 0.800 92
13 14 Louisiana St. 9 - 3 0.799 8
14 15 Liberty 13 - 0 0.798 128
15 13 Mississippi 10 - 2 0.797 39
16 17 Missouri 10 - 2 0.788 42
17 16 Louisville 10 - 3 0.776 37
18 21 Southern Methodist 11 - 2 0.772 117
19 19 Kansas St. 8 - 4 0.766 18
20 20 Troy 11 - 2 0.762 89
21 22 Arizona 9 - 3 0.742 64
22 23 Oregon St. 8 - 4 0.734 36
23 18 Iowa 10 - 3 0.732 32
24 24 Clemson 8 - 4 0.730 21
25 27 North Carolina St. 9 - 3 0.718 52
26 28 Tennessee 8 - 4 0.703 48
27 29 Utah 8 - 4 0.691 25
28 30 Texas A&M 7 - 5 0.690 45
29 26 Toledo 11 - 2 0.689 124
30 31 Miami, Florida 7 - 5 0.689 26
31 25 Tulane 11 - 2 0.689 103
32 38 Miami, Ohio 11 - 2 0.682 129
33 32 Kansas 8 - 4 0.677 53
34 33 North Carolina 8 - 4 0.673 61
35 34 Duke 7 - 5 0.671 40
36 36 Southern California 7 - 5 0.661 11
37 35 Iowa St. 7 - 5 0.659 14
38 37 Oklahoma St. 9 - 4 0.643 38
39 41 Memphis 9 - 3 0.629 102
40 39 UCLA 7 - 5 0.627 66
41 40 Maryland 7 - 5 0.625 58
42 51 Boise State 8 - 5 0.621 69
43 43 West Virginia 8 - 4 0.619 65
44 44 Auburn 6 - 6 0.615 31
45 45 Wisconsin 7 - 5 0.605 63
46 46 Kentucky 7 - 5 0.603 56
47 47 Air Force 8 - 4 0.599 114
48 48 Rutgers 6 - 6 0.590 17
49 50 San Jose St. 7 - 5 0.587 74
50 42 Nevada-Las Vegas 9 - 4 0.584 100
51 53 Virginia Tech 6 - 6 0.581 51
52 54 Georgia Tech 6 - 6 0.575 19
53 49 New Mexico St. 10 - 4 0.568 120
54 55 Wyoming 8 - 4 0.568 81
55 56 Texas Tech 6 - 6 0.564 24
56 58 Central Florida 6 - 6 0.560 68
57 52 Appalachian St. 8 - 5 0.559 85
58 57 Jacksonville St. 8 - 4 0.559 126
59 59 Texas-San Antonio 8 - 4 0.557 112
60 61 Texas Christian 5 - 7 0.555 29
61 62 California 6 - 6 0.554 28
62 63 Ohio 9 - 3 0.552 131
63 64 Florida 5 - 7 0.550 10
64 60 Northwestern 7 - 5 0.548 60
65 65 Washington St. 5 - 7 0.542 43
66 66 Coastal Carolina 7 - 5 0.539 79
67 68 South Carolina 5 - 7 0.538 12
68 67 South Alabama 6 - 6 0.537 88
69 69 Syracuse 6 - 6 0.516 67
70 70 Fresno St. 8 - 4 0.508 127
71 71 Bowling Green 7 - 5 0.504 98
72 72 Western Kentucky 7 - 5 0.493 94
73 73 Nebraska 5 - 7 0.482 59
74 74 Illinois 5 - 7 0.476 27
75 75 Mississippi St. 5 - 7 0.466 34
76 76 Minnesota 5 - 7 0.461 15
77 78 Rice 6 - 6 0.453 108
78 77 Purdue 4 - 8 0.450 6
79 79 Texas St. 7 - 5 0.449 119
80 80 Boston College 6 - 6 0.447 71
81 81 Brigham Young 5 - 7 0.444 41
82 83 Arkansas 4 - 8 0.444 55
83 82 Utah St. 6 - 6 0.441 95
84 85 Colorado 4 - 8 0.441 13
85 84 Georgia Southern 6 - 6 0.437 101
86 86 Old Dominion 6 - 6 0.437 77
87 87 Marshall 6 - 6 0.430 75
88 88 Georgia St. 6 - 6 0.427 76
89 89 Louisiana 6 - 6 0.421 123
90 90 Arkansas St. 6 - 6 0.421 87
91 91 Army 5 - 6 0.403 97
92 92 Wake Forest 4 - 8 0.402 33
93 93 Houston 4 - 8 0.389 46
94 94 Virginia 3 - 9 0.385 1
95 95 Michigan St. 4 - 8 0.382 2
96 96 Indiana 3 - 9 0.373 16
97 99 South Florida 6 - 6 0.369 118
98 97 Northern Illinois 6 - 6 0.368 132
99 98 Pittsburgh 3 - 9 0.368 23
100 101 North Texas 5 - 7 0.349 116
101 100 Colorado St. 5 - 7 0.348 110
102 102 Cincinnati 3 - 9 0.344 62
103 103 Middle Tennessee 4 - 8 0.341 83
104 104 Navy 5 - 6 0.337 113
105 106 Baylor 3 - 9 0.328 49
106 105 Florida Atlantic 4 - 8 0.326 109
107 107 Arizona St. 3 - 9 0.324 7
108 108 Stanford 3 - 9 0.323 4
109 109 AL-Birmingham 4 - 8 0.314 93
110 110 San Diego St. 4 - 8 0.313 82
111 111 New Mexico 4 - 8 0.309 91
112 112 Western Michigan 4 - 8 0.305 86
113 116 Tulsa 4 - 8 0.289 84
114 113 Vanderbilt 2 - 10 0.287 22
115 115 Central Michigan 5 - 7 0.287 121
116 114 Hawaii 5 - 8 0.285 99
117 117 Ball St. 4 - 8 0.284 104
118 118 Eastern Michigan 6 - 6 0.278 133
119 119 Southern Mississippi 3 - 9 0.271 70
120 120 Massachusetts 3 - 9 0.256 72
121 121 East Carolina 2 - 10 0.255 78
122 122 Louisiana Tech 3 - 9 0.254 106
123 124 Sam Houston St. 3 - 9 0.251 107
124 123 Texas-El Paso 3 - 9 0.251 90
125 125 Connecticut 3 - 9 0.248 80
126 126 Buffalo 3 - 9 0.240 115
127 127 Florida International 4 - 8 0.220 125
128 128 Charlotte 3 - 9 0.212 105
129 129 Temple 3 - 9 0.200 111
130 130 LA-Monroe 2 - 10 0.183 73
131 131 Nevada 2 - 10 0.162 96
132 132 Kennesaw St. 3 - 6 0.149 134
133 133 Akron 2 - 10 0.134 130
134 134 Wild Card U. 9 - 116 0.090 0
135 135 Kent St. 1 - 11 0.088 122

2023 conference power ratings:

Conference2023 Record Power Rating
SEC 45-11 .647
Pac-12 29-7 .616
Big Ten 33-9 .605
ACC 39-17 .603
Big Twelve 30-12 .592
Sun Belt 34-22 .477
Mountain West 25-24.444
Independents 18-25 .428
Conference USA 18-19.415
AAC 24-31 .411
MAC 20-28 .368

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