ARGH 2014 Power Ratings

The following are the ARGH power ratings for the 2014 season as of December 7. Teams included are the 128 Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) teams.

The estimated home field advantage is .563, or about 3.36 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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This WeekLast Week Team 2014 Record Power Rating SOS
1 1 Alabama 12 - 1 0.921 5
2 3 Oregon 12 - 1 0.890 31
3 6 Ohio St. 12 - 1 0.884 43
4 2 Mississippi 9 - 3 0.876 3
5 4 Florida St. 13 - 0 0.872 33
6 5 Texas Christian 11 - 1 0.866 66
7 7 Mississippi St. 10 - 2 0.855 18
8 10 Baylor 11 - 1 0.837 74
9 8 Georgia 9 - 3 0.823 27
10 11 Michigan St. 10 - 2 0.817 67
11 13 Auburn 8 - 4 0.805 2
12 14 Louisiana St. 8 - 4 0.801 7
13 17 UCLA 9 - 3 0.794 4
14 12 Georgia Tech 10 - 3 0.791 22
15 23 Marshall 12 - 1 0.783 116
16 9 Wisconsin 10 - 3 0.777 56
17 20 Clemson 9 - 3 0.777 48
18 21 Arkansas 6 - 6 0.774 1
19 22 Boise State 11 - 2 0.772 61
20 16 Kansas St. 9 - 3 0.771 46
21 15 Arizona 10 - 3 0.770 13
22 18 Missouri 10 - 3 0.768 16
23 24 Southern California 8 - 4 0.764 11
24 25 Louisville 9 - 3 0.758 52
25 26 Arizona St. 9 - 3 0.748 34
26 19 Oklahoma 8 - 4 0.739 40
27 28 Stanford 7 - 5 0.728 26
28 27 Nebraska 9 - 3 0.726 62
29 30 Texas A&M 7 - 5 0.721 6
30 29 Memphis 9 - 3 0.717 95
31 31 Florida 6 - 5 0.704 14
32 32 Colorado St. 10 - 2 0.704 96
33 33 Utah 8 - 4 0.699 21
34 35 West Virginia 7 - 5 0.677 29
35 34 Duke 9 - 3 0.677 92
36 36 Minnesota 8 - 4 0.671 53
37 37 Tennessee 6 - 6 0.664 8
38 38 Notre Dame 7 - 5 0.663 17
39 39 Miami, Florida 6 - 6 0.656 12
40 40 Brigham Young 8 - 4 0.648 77
41 45 Cincinnati 9 - 3 0.645 84
42 41 Boston College 7 - 5 0.645 45
43 44 Central Florida 9 - 3 0.644 104
44 43 Washington 8 - 5 0.642 58
45 42 Louisiana Tech 8 - 5 0.629 79
46 46 South Carolina 6 - 6 0.615 15
47 47 Georgia Southern 9 - 3 0.615 118
48 55 Northern Illinois 11 - 2 0.613 120
49 48 Utah St. 9 - 4 0.607 91
50 49 Air Force 9 - 3 0.605 99
51 51 North Carolina St. 7 - 5 0.600 54
52 52 Virginia Tech 6 - 6 0.600 38
53 53 Texas 6 - 6 0.585 23
54 54 Maryland 7 - 5 0.581 51
55 50 East Carolina 8 - 4 0.577 105
56 56 Virginia 5 - 7 0.574 20
57 57 Pittsburgh 6 - 6 0.566 63
58 58 Iowa 7 - 5 0.561 76
59 59 North Carolina 6 - 6 0.555 24
60 61 Navy 6 - 5 0.555 68
61 64 Penn State 6 - 6 0.551 59
62 62 Nevada 7 - 5 0.547 75
63 63 California 5 - 7 0.546 19
64 65 Rutgers 7 - 5 0.542 44
65 66 Kentucky 5 - 7 0.532 25
66 60 Houston 7 - 5 0.529 111
67 78 Oklahoma St. 6 - 6 0.523 39
68 67 Western Michigan 8 - 4 0.519 123
69 68 Western Kentucky 7 - 5 0.516 86
70 70 Temple 6 - 6 0.515 88
71 69 LA-Lafayette 8 - 4 0.515 102
72 71 Michigan 5 - 7 0.509 37
73 72 San Diego St. 7 - 5 0.500 108
74 73 Toledo 8 - 4 0.499 114
75 74 Illinois 6 - 6 0.493 42
76 75 Arkansas St. 7 - 5 0.486 113
77 76 AL-Birmingham 6 - 6 0.483 83
78 77 Northwestern 5 - 7 0.480 50
79 79 Oregon St. 5 - 7 0.469 41
80 80 Rice 7 - 5 0.466 90
81 81 Middle Tennessee St. 6 - 6 0.465 81
82 82 Washington St. 3 - 9 0.451 9
83 83 Texas-El Paso 7 - 5 0.450 100
84 84 Texas St. 7 - 5 0.436 122
85 85 Fresno St. 6 - 7 0.432 69
86 86 Appalachian St. 7 - 5 0.425 127
87 87 Texas Tech 4 - 8 0.419 32
88 89 Central Michigan 7 - 5 0.399 125
89 90 South Alabama 6 - 6 0.387 97
90 92 Old Dominion 6 - 6 0.383 98
91 91 Indiana 4 - 8 0.382 57
92 88 Bowling Green 7 - 6 0.374 110
93 93 Colorado 2 - 10 0.371 10
94 94 Syracuse 3 - 9 0.366 30
95 95 Purdue 3 - 9 0.350 49
96 96 New Mexico 4 - 8 0.334 78
97 97 Wyoming 4 - 8 0.322 64
98 98 Ohio 6 - 6 0.320 117
99 99 Ball St. 5 - 7 0.316 124
100 100 Florida International 4 - 8 0.316 103
101 101 LA-Monroe 4 - 8 0.306 87
102 102 Vanderbilt 3 - 9 0.305 28
103 103 Kansas 3 - 9 0.299 35
104 104 Akron 5 - 7 0.298 126
105 106 Buffalo 5 - 6 0.293 128
106 107 Hawaii 4 - 9 0.290 93
107 109 Wake Forest 3 - 9 0.288 47
108 105 South Florida 4 - 8 0.287 80
109 110 North Texas 4 - 8 0.283 115
110 113 Florida Atlantic 3 - 9 0.280 71
111 112 Texas-San Antonio 4 - 8 0.278 85
112 108 Iowa St. 2 - 10 0.274 36
113 114 San Jose St. 3 - 9 0.270 70
114 111 Tulane 3 - 9 0.257 65
115 115 Southern Mississippi 3 - 9 0.254 60
116 116 Army 4 - 7 0.246 119
117 117 Tulsa 2 - 10 0.221 73
118 118 Massachusetts 3 - 9 0.216 121
119 119 Nevada-Las Vegas 2 - 11 0.196 72
120 121 Troy St. 3 - 9 0.192 107
121 122 Miami, Ohio 2 - 10 0.188 106
122 120 Connecticut 2 - 10 0.173 82
123 123 Kent 2 - 9 0.169 101
124 124 New Mexico St. 2 - 10 0.157 112
125 125 Idaho 1 - 10 0.152 109
126 126 Georgia St. 1 - 11 0.133 89
127 127 Eastern Michigan 2 - 10 0.126 94
128 128 Wild Card U. 8 - 100 0.113 0
129 129 Southern Methodist 1 - 11 0.111 55

2014 conference power ratings:

Conference2014 Record Power Rating
SEC 48-7 .726
Pac-12 31-6 .656
ACC 42-14 .623
Big Twelve 22-8 .599
Big Ten 42-14 .595
Independents 23-21 .528
Mountain West 27-24.465
Conference USA 24-28.430
AAC 16-28 .425
Sun Belt 11-32 .346
MAC 19-33 .333

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