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 Week | Last Week | Team | 2014 Record | Power Rating | SOS |
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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:
Conference | 2014 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 |