ARGH 2019 Power Ratings

The following are the final ARGH power ratings for the 2019 season. Teams included are the 130 Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) teams.

The estimated home field advantage is .564, or about 3.45 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 1-14-20

This WeekLast Week Team 2019 Record Power Rating SOS
1 1 Ohio St. 13 - 1 0.945 3
2 3 Louisiana St. 15 - 0 0.937 6
3 2 Clemson 14 - 1 0.920 41
4 4 Georgia 12 - 2 0.894 8
5 5 Penn State 11 - 2 0.874 15
6 9 Oregon 12 - 2 0.862 26
7 11 Alabama 11 - 2 0.860 46
8 8 Florida 11 - 2 0.857 27
9 12 Notre Dame 11 - 2 0.849 29
10 6 Wisconsin 10 - 4 0.846 5
11 7 Utah 11 - 3 0.818 48
12 16 Iowa 10 - 3 0.818 19
13 14 Auburn 9 - 4 0.818 4
14 10 Oklahoma 12 - 2 0.816 25
15 13 Michigan 9 - 4 0.805 1
16 19 Appalachian St. 13 - 1 0.801 109
17 15 Memphis 12 - 2 0.792 54
18 20 Navy 11 - 2 0.787 63
19 21 Minnesota 11 - 2 0.784 53
20 17 Baylor 11 - 3 0.781 51
21 22 Air Force 11 - 2 0.764 84
22 18 Boise State 12 - 2 0.757 81
23 23 Cincinnati 11 - 3 0.757 42
24 24 Central Florida 10 - 3 0.737 87
25 25 Louisiana 11 - 3 0.732 97
26 30 Washington 8 - 5 0.720 34
27 31 Texas 8 - 5 0.709 13
28 28 Florida Atlantic 11 - 3 0.703 92
29 32 Texas A&M 8 - 5 0.698 20
30 27 Southern California 8 - 5 0.688 7
31 26 Southern Methodist 10 - 3 0.683 68
32 29 Kansas St. 8 - 5 0.661 55
33 38 San Diego St. 10 - 3 0.659 115
34 33 Oklahoma St. 8 - 5 0.648 39
35 37 Kentucky 8 - 5 0.647 65
36 35 Iowa St. 7 - 6 0.642 24
37 39 Tennessee 8 - 5 0.641 32
38 34 Indiana 8 - 5 0.641 59
39 36 Virginia 9 - 5 0.636 56
40 40 Michigan St. 7 - 6 0.622 11
41 47 North Carolina 7 - 6 0.620 61
42 42 Arizona St. 8 - 5 0.619 45
43 44 Tulane 7 - 6 0.597 60
44 49 Louisville 8 - 5 0.596 38
45 55 California 8 - 5 0.586 47
46 54 Wyoming 8 - 5 0.581 99
47 43 Mississippi St. 6 - 7 0.580 10
48 51 Missouri 6 - 6 0.577 66
49 56 Hawaii 10 - 5 0.570 78
50 46 Wake Forest 8 - 5 0.566 72
51 45 Virginia Tech 8 - 5 0.565 89
52 52 Washington St. 6 - 7 0.565 52
53 60 Western Kentucky 9 - 4 0.558 110
54 48 Brigham Young 7 - 6 0.555 67
55 66 Louisiana Tech 10 - 3 0.553 130
56 53 Texas Christian 5 - 7 0.550 37
57 65 Buffalo 8 - 5 0.546 119
58 50 Miami, Florida 6 - 7 0.544 70
59 41 Temple 8 - 5 0.543 73
60 63 Pittsburgh 8 - 5 0.540 71
61 64 South Carolina 4 - 8 0.537 2
62 61 Nebraska 5 - 7 0.533 28
63 57 Florida St. 6 - 7 0.532 40
64 59 Marshall 8 - 5 0.523 88
65 58 Utah St. 7 - 6 0.519 62
66 68 Oregon St. 5 - 7 0.516 31
67 62 Illinois 6 - 7 0.500 64
68 67 Georgia Southern 7 - 6 0.491 83
69 74 Mississippi 4 - 8 0.484 33
70 72 Tulsa 4 - 8 0.482 14
71 69 Boston College 6 - 7 0.481 58
72 75 Colorado 5 - 7 0.480 17
73 76 Arkansas St. 8 - 5 0.479 105
74 71 Miami, Ohio 8 - 6 0.478 76
75 70 Western Michigan 7 - 6 0.477 116
76 81 Ohio 7 - 6 0.472 121
77 80 UCLA 4 - 8 0.461 12
78 78 Purdue 4 - 8 0.460 22
79 79 Houston 4 - 8 0.455 35
80 77 Southern Mississippi 7 - 6 0.453 100
81 82 Duke 5 - 7 0.452 57
82 92 Kent St. 7 - 6 0.445 93
83 73 Central Michigan 8 - 6 0.443 120
84 88 Stanford 4 - 8 0.437 16
85 84 AL-Birmingham 9 - 5 0.437 126
86 83 Texas Tech 4 - 8 0.432 69
87 95 Liberty 8 - 5 0.430 128
88 87 Army 5 - 8 0.427 106
89 90 Syracuse 5 - 7 0.426 74
90 85 West Virginia 5 - 7 0.424 43
91 91 Ball St. 5 - 7 0.415 108
92 93 Arizona 4 - 8 0.409 36
93 86 Georgia St. 7 - 6 0.408 107
94 89 Charlotte 7 - 6 0.405 111
95 94 Maryland 3 - 9 0.392 18
96 98 San Jose St. 5 - 7 0.389 96
97 99 Fresno St. 4 - 8 0.388 86
98 96 LA-Monroe 5 - 7 0.388 79
99 97 South Florida 4 - 8 0.380 50
100 100 Eastern Michigan 6 - 7 0.370 118
101 103 Toledo 6 - 6 0.366 112
102 102 Northwestern 3 - 9 0.364 23
103 101 Florida International 6 - 7 0.360 123
104 105 Troy 5 - 7 0.356 117
105 104 Nevada 7 - 6 0.355 103
106 106 Coastal Carolina 5 - 7 0.352 122
107 108 Colorado St. 4 - 8 0.350 91
108 107 Middle Tennessee 4 - 8 0.346 90
109 110 Northern Illinois 5 - 7 0.320 114
110 111 North Carolina St. 4 - 8 0.320 85
111 109 Kansas 3 - 9 0.319 44
112 112 East Carolina 4 - 8 0.305 101
113 113 North Texas 4 - 8 0.302 125
114 114 Nevada-Las Vegas 4 - 8 0.297 95
115 115 Vanderbilt 3 - 9 0.295 30
116 116 Arkansas 2 - 10 0.286 21
117 117 Georgia Tech 3 - 9 0.272 49
118 118 Rice 3 - 9 0.249 98
119 119 Texas St. 3 - 9 0.239 80
120 121 Texas-San Antonio 4 - 8 0.231 113
121 120 Rutgers 2 - 10 0.230 9
122 123 New Mexico 2 - 10 0.216 77
123 122 South Alabama 2 - 10 0.212 82
124 124 Connecticut 2 - 10 0.180 75
125 125 Bowling Green 3 - 9 0.178 94
126 126 New Mexico St. 2 - 10 0.165 102
127 127 Old Dominion 1 - 11 0.137 104
128 128 Texas-El Paso 1 - 11 0.099 127
129 129 Wild Card U. 3 - 111 0.083 0
130 130 Massachusetts 1 - 11 0.069 129
131 131 Akron 0 - 12 0.043 124

2019 conference power ratings:

Conference2019 Record Power Rating
SEC 50-16 .651
Big Ten 38-13 .629
Big Twelve 25-11 .598
Pac-12 28-15 .597
AAC 38-17 .558
ACC 39-26 .534
Mountain West 35-21.487
Sun Belt 25-20 .446
Independents 28-36 .416
Conference USA 27-37.382
MAC 21-34 .379

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