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 Week | Last Week | Team | 2023 Record | Power Rating | SOS |
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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:
Conference | 2023 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 |