The following are the ARGH power ratings for the 2024 season through games of December 21. Teams currently included are the 134 Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) teams, plus Missouri State.
The estimated home field advantage is .567, or about 3.34 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 12-23-24
This Week | Last Week | Team | 2024 Record | Power Rating | SOS |
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1 | 1 | Notre Dame | 12 - 1 | 0.918 | 31 |
2 | 2 | Oregon | 13 - 0 | 0.910 | 37 |
3 | 3 | Texas | 12 - 2 | 0.908 | 12 |
4 | 4 | Ohio St. | 11 - 2 | 0.905 | 19 |
5 | 7 | Penn State | 12 - 2 | 0.874 | 29 |
6 | 6 | Georgia | 11 - 2 | 0.869 | 4 |
7 | 5 | Indiana | 11 - 2 | 0.852 | 63 |
8 | 9 | Alabama | 9 - 3 | 0.846 | 13 |
9 | 10 | Mississippi | 9 - 3 | 0.836 | 45 |
10 | 11 | South Carolina | 9 - 3 | 0.829 | 14 |
11 | 8 | Tennessee | 10 - 3 | 0.827 | 46 |
12 | 13 | Miami, Florida | 10 - 2 | 0.810 | 60 |
13 | 12 | Southern Methodist | 11 - 3 | 0.796 | 42 |
14 | 14 | Arizona St. | 11 - 2 | 0.793 | 52 |
15 | 15 | Boise State | 12 - 1 | 0.791 | 96 |
16 | 17 | Clemson | 10 - 4 | 0.769 | 30 |
17 | 18 | Louisville | 8 - 4 | 0.769 | 21 |
18 | 20 | Missouri | 9 - 3 | 0.762 | 36 |
19 | 19 | Brigham Young | 10 - 2 | 0.762 | 66 |
20 | 21 | Texas A&M | 8 - 4 | 0.761 | 17 |
21 | 22 | Louisiana St. | 8 - 4 | 0.757 | 9 |
22 | 28 | Florida | 8 - 5 | 0.744 | 6 |
23 | 16 | Army | 11 - 2 | 0.744 | 109 |
24 | 23 | Iowa St. | 10 - 3 | 0.742 | 51 |
25 | 24 | Colorado | 9 - 3 | 0.729 | 65 |
26 | 25 | Iowa | 8 - 4 | 0.724 | 54 |
27 | 26 | Illinois | 9 - 3 | 0.723 | 50 |
28 | 31 | Nevada-Las Vegas | 11 - 3 | 0.716 | 89 |
29 | 29 | Michigan | 7 - 5 | 0.711 | 2 |
30 | 30 | Syracuse | 9 - 3 | 0.702 | 44 |
31 | 33 | Minnesota | 7 - 5 | 0.696 | 40 |
32 | 32 | Kansas St. | 8 - 4 | 0.695 | 49 |
33 | 27 | Tulane | 9 - 5 | 0.693 | 71 |
34 | 35 | Southern California | 6 - 6 | 0.691 | 11 |
35 | 40 | Ohio | 11 - 3 | 0.685 | 102 |
36 | 34 | Virginia Tech | 6 - 6 | 0.684 | 15 |
37 | 45 | Navy | 9 - 3 | 0.678 | 85 |
38 | 36 | Baylor | 8 - 4 | 0.678 | 62 |
39 | 38 | Georgia Tech | 7 - 5 | 0.678 | 24 |
40 | 39 | Marshall | 10 - 3 | 0.677 | 87 |
41 | 37 | Oklahoma | 6 - 6 | 0.676 | 7 |
42 | 42 | Memphis | 11 - 2 | 0.676 | 116 |
43 | 41 | Duke | 9 - 3 | 0.664 | 73 |
44 | 43 | Vanderbilt | 6 - 6 | 0.656 | 16 |
45 | 44 | Boston College | 7 - 5 | 0.641 | 48 |
46 | 47 | Texas Tech | 8 - 4 | 0.632 | 61 |
47 | 46 | Texas Christian | 8 - 4 | 0.632 | 74 |
48 | 48 | Arkansas | 6 - 6 | 0.629 | 33 |
49 | 50 | Louisiana | 10 - 3 | 0.618 | 117 |
50 | 49 | Pittsburgh | 7 - 5 | 0.616 | 56 |
51 | 53 | Nebraska | 6 - 6 | 0.612 | 39 |
52 | 52 | Rutgers | 7 - 5 | 0.612 | 57 |
53 | 56 | James Madison | 9 - 4 | 0.609 | 118 |
54 | 51 | Kansas | 5 - 7 | 0.608 | 18 |
55 | 54 | Auburn | 5 - 7 | 0.606 | 34 |
56 | 55 | Washington | 6 - 6 | 0.602 | 22 |
57 | 58 | Miami, Ohio | 8 - 5 | 0.568 | 86 |
58 | 59 | Kentucky | 4 - 8 | 0.563 | 5 |
59 | 60 | Texas St. | 7 - 5 | 0.559 | 106 |
60 | 61 | UCLA | 5 - 7 | 0.558 | 1 |
61 | 62 | Wisconsin | 5 - 7 | 0.552 | 27 |
62 | 63 | Bowling Green | 7 - 5 | 0.549 | 97 |
63 | 57 | Georgia Southern | 8 - 5 | 0.548 | 77 |
64 | 64 | Washington St. | 8 - 4 | 0.547 | 115 |
65 | 66 | Northern Illinois | 7 - 5 | 0.543 | 98 |
66 | 65 | Cincinnati | 5 - 7 | 0.541 | 35 |
67 | 67 | North Carolina | 6 - 6 | 0.541 | 69 |
68 | 76 | Sam Houston St. | 10 - 3 | 0.540 | 127 |
69 | 73 | South Alabama | 7 - 6 | 0.540 | 95 |
70 | 70 | Connecticut | 8 - 4 | 0.532 | 124 |
71 | 69 | West Virginia | 6 - 7 | 0.525 | 41 |
72 | 74 | Central Florida | 4 - 8 | 0.525 | 38 |
73 | 72 | North Carolina St. | 6 - 6 | 0.520 | 59 |
74 | 71 | Jacksonville St. | 9 - 5 | 0.520 | 128 |
75 | 75 | Utah | 5 - 7 | 0.520 | 58 |
76 | 68 | California | 6 - 7 | 0.519 | 68 |
77 | 77 | Toledo | 7 - 5 | 0.511 | 105 |
78 | 79 | Old Dominion | 5 - 7 | 0.500 | 55 |
79 | 78 | Virginia | 5 - 7 | 0.499 | 26 |
80 | 80 | Buffalo | 8 - 4 | 0.488 | 112 |
81 | 81 | Michigan St. | 5 - 7 | 0.482 | 28 |
82 | 83 | Colorado St. | 8 - 4 | 0.474 | 121 |
83 | 82 | East Carolina | 7 - 5 | 0.473 | 120 |
84 | 85 | Maryland | 4 - 8 | 0.468 | 20 |
85 | 84 | South Florida | 6 - 6 | 0.466 | 93 |
86 | 86 | Liberty | 8 - 3 | 0.463 | 134 |
87 | 88 | San Jose St. | 7 - 5 | 0.444 | 119 |
88 | 87 | Western Kentucky | 8 - 6 | 0.440 | 110 |
89 | 89 | Coastal Carolina | 6 - 6 | 0.440 | 94 |
90 | 91 | Fresno St. | 6 - 6 | 0.434 | 108 |
91 | 90 | Appalachian St. | 5 - 6 | 0.431 | 72 |
92 | 94 | Mississippi St. | 2 - 10 | 0.427 | 3 |
93 | 92 | Texas-San Antonio | 6 - 6 | 0.425 | 104 |
94 | 93 | North Texas | 6 - 6 | 0.423 | 101 |
95 | 95 | Wake Forest | 4 - 8 | 0.420 | 47 |
96 | 97 | Northwestern | 4 - 8 | 0.415 | 32 |
97 | 96 | Western Michigan | 6 - 7 | 0.410 | 91 |
98 | 98 | Houston | 4 - 8 | 0.401 | 25 |
99 | 99 | Arkansas St. | 7 - 5 | 0.398 | 103 |
100 | 100 | Stanford | 3 - 9 | 0.387 | 23 |
101 | 101 | Oklahoma St. | 3 - 9 | 0.375 | 43 |
102 | 103 | Rice | 4 - 8 | 0.374 | 79 |
103 | 102 | Oregon St. | 5 - 7 | 0.374 | 88 |
104 | 105 | LA-Monroe | 5 - 7 | 0.368 | 80 |
105 | 104 | Arizona | 4 - 8 | 0.368 | 53 |
106 | 106 | Charlotte | 5 - 7 | 0.361 | 76 |
107 | 107 | Troy | 4 - 8 | 0.351 | 92 |
108 | 108 | Eastern Michigan | 5 - 7 | 0.348 | 113 |
109 | 109 | Air Force | 5 - 7 | 0.331 | 107 |
110 | 111 | Hawaii | 5 - 7 | 0.329 | 114 |
111 | 112 | Akron | 4 - 8 | 0.328 | 64 |
112 | 110 | Florida St. | 2 - 10 | 0.327 | 10 |
113 | 113 | Utah St. | 4 - 8 | 0.315 | 100 |
114 | 114 | Nevada | 3 - 10 | 0.307 | 78 |
115 | 115 | Georgia St. | 3 - 9 | 0.304 | 70 |
116 | 116 | Louisiana Tech | 5 - 7 | 0.303 | 133 |
117 | 118 | AL-Birmingham | 3 - 9 | 0.296 | 84 |
118 | 117 | New Mexico | 5 - 7 | 0.295 | 131 |
119 | 119 | Central Michigan | 4 - 8 | 0.294 | 99 |
120 | 120 | Ball St. | 3 - 9 | 0.272 | 75 |
121 | 121 | Florida International | 4 - 8 | 0.270 | 132 |
122 | 122 | Wyoming | 3 - 9 | 0.256 | 90 |
123 | 123 | Florida Atlantic | 3 - 9 | 0.253 | 122 |
124 | 124 | Temple | 3 - 9 | 0.236 | 82 |
125 | 125 | San Diego St. | 3 - 9 | 0.229 | 111 |
126 | 126 | Massachusetts | 2 - 10 | 0.224 | 81 |
127 | 127 | Purdue | 1 - 11 | 0.215 | 8 |
128 | 128 | Missouri St. | 8 - 4 | 0.195 | 135 |
129 | 129 | Texas-El Paso | 3 - 9 | 0.181 | 126 |
130 | 130 | Tulsa | 3 - 9 | 0.178 | 125 |
131 | 131 | New Mexico St. | 3 - 9 | 0.176 | 129 |
132 | 132 | Middle Tennessee | 3 - 9 | 0.171 | 123 |
133 | 133 | Kennesaw St. | 2 - 10 | 0.133 | 130 |
134 | 134 | Southern Mississippi | 1 - 11 | 0.121 | 83 |
135 | 135 | Wild Card U. | 9 - 122 | 0.096 | 0 |
136 | 136 | Kent St. | 0 - 12 | 0.074 | 67 |
2024 conference power ratings:
Conference | 2024 Record | Power Rating |
---|---|---|
SEC | 57-10 | .731 |
Big Ten | 45-12 | .644 |
ACC | 47-24 | .608 |
Big Twelve | 33-12 | .595 |
Independents | 20-14 | .557 |
Sun Belt | 30-28 | .462 |
Pac-12 (2) | 12-10 | .460 |
AAC | 28-28 | .448 |
MAC | 21-29 | .423 |
Mountain West | 29-33 | .410 |
Conference USA | 14-28 | .320 |