ARGH 2012 Power Ratings

The following are the final ARGH power ratings for the 2012 season. Teams included are the 124 Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) teams, plus one team that will be starting FBS play in 2013.

The estimated home field advantage is .579, or about 4.21 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 2012 Record Power Rating
1 2 Alabama 13 - 1 0.944
2 1 Notre Dame 12 - 1 0.919
3 4 Oregon 12 - 1 0.912
4 3 Florida 11 - 2 0.886
5 8 Texas A&M 11 - 2 0.878
6 6 Stanford 12 - 2 0.875
7 7 Ohio St. 12 - 0 0.870
8 9 Georgia 12 - 2 0.868
9 13 Florida St. 12 - 2 0.857
10 5 Kansas St. 11 - 2 0.856
11 11 South Carolina 11 - 2 0.854
12 12 Louisiana St. 10 - 3 0.823
13 10 Oklahoma 10 - 3 0.823
14 18 Clemson 11 - 2 0.804
15 14 Oregon St. 9 - 4 0.801
16 19 Utah St. 11 - 2 0.790
17 15 Nebraska 10 - 4 0.762
18 16 Michigan 8 - 5 0.760
19 24 Oklahoma St. 8 - 5 0.760
20 23 San Jose St. 11 - 2 0.759
21 21 Boise State 11 - 2 0.755
22 29 Northwestern 10 - 3 0.745
23 26 Vanderbilt 9 - 4 0.745
24 27 Texas 9 - 4 0.744
25 17 Northern Illinois 12 - 2 0.737
26 25 Wisconsin 8 - 6 0.730
27 32 Brigham Young 8 - 5 0.726
28 20 UCLA 9 - 5 0.724
29 30 Cincinnati 10 - 3 0.723
30 28 Penn State 8 - 4 0.717
31 22 Southern California 7 - 6 0.711
32 42 Louisville 11 - 2 0.709
33 37 Baylor 8 - 5 0.704
34 33 Arizona St. 8 - 5 0.704
35 44 Tulsa 11 - 3 0.690
36 38 Michigan St. 7 - 6 0.687
37 39 Arkansas St. 10 - 3 0.687
38 46 Central Florida 10 - 4 0.678
39 34 Arizona 8 - 5 0.677
40 35 Texas Christian 7 - 6 0.674
41 36 Rutgers 9 - 4 0.662
42 43 Texas Tech 8 - 5 0.656
43 40 Mississippi St. 8 - 5 0.654
44 31 Fresno St. 9 - 4 0.652
45 52 Syracuse 8 - 5 0.648
46 53 Mississippi 7 - 6 0.645
47 50 North Carolina 8 - 4 0.637
48 41 Kent 11 - 3 0.637
49 51 Louisiana Tech 9 - 3 0.622
50 45 Washington 7 - 6 0.617
51 54 Missouri 5 - 7 0.615
52 47 West Virginia 7 - 6 0.606
53 65 Georgia Tech 7 - 7 0.605
54 49 Iowa St. 6 - 7 0.601
55 57 Miami, Florida 7 - 5 0.598
56 63 Virginia Tech 7 - 6 0.596
57 59 LA-Lafayette 9 - 4 0.589
58 48 San Diego St. 9 - 4 0.586
59 55 Ball St. 9 - 4 0.569
60 56 Toledo 9 - 4 0.561
61 60 Bowling Green 8 - 5 0.555
62 58 Pittsburgh 6 - 7 0.554
63 64 Utah 5 - 7 0.542
64 67 Tennessee 5 - 7 0.539
65 61 LA-Monroe 8 - 5 0.528
66 77 Southern Methodist 7 - 6 0.527
67 68 North Carolina St. 7 - 6 0.520
68 72 Ohio 9 - 4 0.520
69 62 Navy 8 - 5 0.514
70 66 Purdue 6 - 7 0.498
71 71 Duke 6 - 7 0.481
72 69 Western Kentucky 7 - 6 0.470
73 70 Minnesota 6 - 7 0.466
74 76 Arkansas 4 - 8 0.463
75 73 Middle Tennessee St. 8 - 4 0.461
76 74 East Carolina 8 - 5 0.457
77 75 Nevada 7 - 6 0.443
78 81 Rice 7 - 6 0.440
79 78 Iowa 4 - 8 0.431
80 79 California 3 - 9 0.404
81 80 Indiana 4 - 8 0.399
82 82 Troy St. 5 - 7 0.393
83 85 Texas-San Antonio 8 - 4 0.388
84 84 Connecticut 5 - 7 0.388
85 86 Auburn 3 - 9 0.385
86 89 Central Michigan 7 - 6 0.373
87 87 Marshall 5 - 7 0.365
88 88 Virginia 4 - 8 0.363
89 91 Houston 5 - 7 0.357
90 90 Temple 4 - 7 0.354
91 83 Air Force 6 - 7 0.345
92 92 South Florida 3 - 9 0.339
93 93 Wake Forest 5 - 7 0.338
94 97 Maryland 4 - 8 0.328
95 94 North Texas 4 - 8 0.325
96 95 Western Michigan 4 - 8 0.314
97 96 Washington St. 3 - 9 0.312
98 98 Buffalo 4 - 8 0.305
99 99 Texas St. 4 - 8 0.304
100 100 Kentucky 2 - 10 0.300
101 102 Miami, Ohio 4 - 8 0.288
102 101 Wyoming 4 - 8 0.283
103 103 Florida International 3 - 9 0.281
104 105 Boston College 2 - 10 0.276
105 108 Memphis 4 - 8 0.272
106 109 Texas-El Paso 3 - 9 0.271
107 104 New Mexico 4 - 9 0.263
108 110 AL-Birmingham 3 - 9 0.261
109 107 Florida Atlantic 3 - 9 0.257
110 106 Colorado St. 4 - 8 0.255
111 111 Illinois 2 - 10 0.234
112 112 Kansas 1 - 11 0.227
113 113 Hawaii 3 - 9 0.197
114 114 Army 2 - 10 0.196
115 115 Eastern Michigan 2 - 10 0.184
116 116 Akron 1 - 11 0.180
117 118 Tulane 2 - 10 0.178
118 117 Nevada-Las Vegas 2 - 11 0.172
119 120 South Alabama 2 - 11 0.163
120 119 Colorado 1 - 11 0.158
121 121 Wild Card U. 18 - 97 0.133
122 122 Idaho 1 - 11 0.113
123 123 New Mexico St. 1 - 11 0.108
124 124 Southern Mississippi 0 - 12 0.107
125 125 Massachusetts 1 - 11 0.088
126 126 Georgia St. 1 - 10 0.039

2012 conference power ratings:

Conference2012 Record Power Rating
SEC 54-11 .686
Big Twelve 30-9 .665
Pac-12 29-15 .620
Big Ten 36-19 .608
Independents 27-18 .589
Big East 28-16 .547
ACC 31-23 .534
WAC 24-20 .440
Sun Belt 19-26 .415
MAC 28-31 .409
Mountain West 19-28.395
Conference USA 16-37.384

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