The following are the final ARGH power ratings for the fall 2020 season, with New Mexico State's spring schedule added. Teams currently included are the 128 Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) teams that played during the 2020-21 year.
The estimated home field advantage is .557, or about 3.00 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 8-15-21
This Week | Last Week | Team | 2020 Record | Power Rating | SOS |
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1 | 1 | Alabama | 13 - 0 | 0.942 | 11 |
2 | 3 | Brigham Young | 11 - 1 | 0.865 | 102 |
3 | 2 | Ohio St. | 7 - 1 | 0.853 | 4 |
4 | 4 | Oklahoma | 9 - 2 | 0.848 | 13 |
5 | 5 | Cincinnati | 9 - 1 | 0.835 | 85 |
6 | 6 | Clemson | 10 - 2 | 0.830 | 54 |
7 | 7 | Coastal Carolina | 11 - 1 | 0.826 | 80 |
8 | 8 | Iowa St. | 9 - 3 | 0.822 | 2 |
9 | 9 | Louisiana | 10 - 1 | 0.801 | 55 |
10 | 10 | Georgia | 8 - 2 | 0.789 | 27 |
11 | 12 | Texas A&M | 9 - 1 | 0.784 | 67 |
12 | 11 | Notre Dame | 10 - 2 | 0.778 | 71 |
13 | 14 | Texas | 7 - 3 | 0.770 | 8 |
14 | 15 | Oklahoma St. | 8 - 3 | 0.765 | 5 |
15 | 13 | Northwestern | 7 - 2 | 0.764 | 29 |
16 | 16 | Iowa | 6 - 2 | 0.758 | 65 |
17 | 17 | San Jose St. | 7 - 1 | 0.750 | 48 |
18 | 18 | Ball St. | 7 - 1 | 0.740 | 44 |
19 | 20 | Buffalo | 6 - 1 | 0.732 | 109 |
20 | 21 | Southern California | 5 - 1 | 0.728 | 40 |
21 | 19 | Indiana | 6 - 2 | 0.725 | 37 |
22 | 22 | Miami, Florida | 8 - 3 | 0.690 | 38 |
23 | 25 | Texas Christian | 6 - 4 | 0.685 | 10 |
24 | 24 | Appalachian St. | 9 - 3 | 0.685 | 107 |
25 | 23 | Wisconsin | 4 - 3 | 0.683 | 22 |
26 | 27 | Florida | 8 - 4 | 0.680 | 32 |
27 | 26 | Liberty | 10 - 1 | 0.675 | 128 |
28 | 28 | Marshall | 7 - 3 | 0.662 | 118 |
29 | 29 | Boise State | 5 - 2 | 0.661 | 52 |
30 | 30 | West Virginia | 6 - 4 | 0.654 | 28 |
31 | 31 | Army | 9 - 3 | 0.648 | 123 |
32 | 32 | Oregon | 4 - 3 | 0.644 | 12 |
33 | 33 | Nevada | 7 - 2 | 0.634 | 104 |
34 | 34 | Tulsa | 6 - 3 | 0.632 | 61 |
35 | 35 | North Carolina | 8 - 4 | 0.631 | 93 |
36 | 36 | Arizona St. | 2 - 2 | 0.623 | 58 |
37 | 37 | Utah | 3 - 2 | 0.623 | 31 |
38 | 38 | Stanford | 4 - 2 | 0.614 | 21 |
39 | 39 | AL-Birmingham | 6 - 3 | 0.604 | 96 |
40 | 40 | Washington | 3 - 1 | 0.599 | 81 |
41 | 41 | Colorado | 4 - 2 | 0.593 | 19 |
42 | 42 | Central Florida | 6 - 4 | 0.592 | 75 |
43 | 45 | Auburn | 6 - 5 | 0.586 | 17 |
44 | 44 | San Diego St. | 4 - 4 | 0.578 | 66 |
45 | 43 | Air Force | 3 - 3 | 0.578 | 78 |
46 | 46 | Georgia Southern | 8 - 5 | 0.560 | 106 |
47 | 47 | Southern Methodist | 7 - 3 | 0.556 | 115 |
48 | 48 | Toledo | 4 - 2 | 0.556 | 108 |
49 | 49 | UCLA | 3 - 4 | 0.547 | 26 |
50 | 50 | Miami, Ohio | 2 - 1 | 0.543 | 62 |
51 | 51 | Memphis | 8 - 3 | 0.539 | 114 |
52 | 53 | North Carolina St. | 8 - 4 | 0.534 | 99 |
53 | 54 | Pittsburgh | 6 - 5 | 0.527 | 90 |
54 | 55 | Western Michigan | 4 - 2 | 0.526 | 105 |
55 | 52 | Penn State | 4 - 5 | 0.523 | 43 |
56 | 56 | Georgia St. | 6 - 4 | 0.522 | 86 |
57 | 60 | Mississippi | 5 - 5 | 0.510 | 56 |
58 | 57 | Tulane | 6 - 6 | 0.510 | 97 |
59 | 58 | Kansas St. | 4 - 6 | 0.505 | 7 |
60 | 59 | Virginia Tech | 5 - 6 | 0.499 | 36 |
61 | 64 | Louisiana St. | 5 - 5 | 0.497 | 47 |
62 | 61 | Virginia | 5 - 5 | 0.489 | 77 |
63 | 63 | Hawaii | 5 - 4 | 0.483 | 76 |
64 | 62 | Wake Forest | 4 - 5 | 0.483 | 73 |
65 | 65 | Boston College | 6 - 5 | 0.478 | 88 |
66 | 66 | Texas-San Antonio | 7 - 5 | 0.475 | 113 |
67 | 67 | Kent St. | 3 - 1 | 0.473 | 117 |
68 | 68 | Texas Tech | 4 - 6 | 0.468 | 14 |
69 | 70 | California | 1 - 3 | 0.465 | 35 |
70 | 69 | Minnesota | 3 - 4 | 0.459 | 64 |
71 | 72 | Central Michigan | 3 - 3 | 0.457 | 83 |
72 | 73 | Houston | 3 - 5 | 0.456 | 41 |
73 | 74 | Ohio | 2 - 1 | 0.453 | 125 |
74 | 75 | Washington St. | 1 - 3 | 0.450 | 16 |
75 | 76 | Baylor | 2 - 7 | 0.447 | 3 |
76 | 71 | Nebraska | 3 - 5 | 0.446 | 18 |
77 | 81 | Kentucky | 5 - 6 | 0.446 | 51 |
78 | 78 | Troy | 5 - 6 | 0.442 | 100 |
79 | 77 | Maryland | 2 - 3 | 0.438 | 24 |
80 | 85 | Missouri | 5 - 5 | 0.433 | 70 |
81 | 82 | Wyoming | 2 - 4 | 0.432 | 101 |
82 | 79 | Purdue | 2 - 4 | 0.431 | 57 |
83 | 80 | Michigan | 2 - 4 | 0.427 | 45 |
84 | 84 | Louisville | 4 - 7 | 0.421 | 94 |
85 | 83 | Florida Atlantic | 5 - 4 | 0.420 | 119 |
86 | 86 | Oregon St. | 2 - 5 | 0.418 | 23 |
87 | 87 | Mississippi St. | 4 - 7 | 0.413 | 20 |
88 | 89 | Arkansas | 3 - 7 | 0.408 | 9 |
89 | 88 | Fresno St. | 3 - 3 | 0.398 | 116 |
90 | 90 | Louisiana Tech | 5 - 5 | 0.385 | 91 |
91 | 92 | Eastern Michigan | 2 - 4 | 0.383 | 72 |
92 | 91 | Rutgers | 3 - 6 | 0.375 | 60 |
93 | 93 | Rice | 2 - 3 | 0.366 | 110 |
94 | 95 | Arkansas St. | 4 - 7 | 0.365 | 89 |
95 | 97 | Tennessee | 3 - 7 | 0.364 | 30 |
96 | 94 | Michigan St. | 2 - 5 | 0.356 | 6 |
97 | 96 | East Carolina | 3 - 6 | 0.355 | 82 |
98 | 98 | New Mexico | 2 - 5 | 0.330 | 50 |
99 | 99 | Colorado St. | 1 - 3 | 0.324 | 63 |
100 | 100 | South Alabama | 4 - 7 | 0.321 | 84 |
101 | 101 | Illinois | 2 - 6 | 0.311 | 25 |
102 | 102 | Florida St. | 3 - 6 | 0.307 | 92 |
103 | 103 | Western Kentucky | 5 - 7 | 0.306 | 111 |
104 | 104 | Georgia Tech | 3 - 7 | 0.282 | 79 |
105 | 105 | Navy | 3 - 7 | 0.281 | 49 |
106 | 106 | Texas St. | 2 - 10 | 0.277 | 39 |
107 | 107 | Charlotte | 2 - 4 | 0.273 | 120 |
108 | 108 | South Carolina | 2 - 8 | 0.270 | 53 |
109 | 109 | Southern Mississippi | 3 - 7 | 0.253 | 121 |
110 | 110 | North Texas | 4 - 6 | 0.252 | 126 |
111 | 111 | Middle Tennessee | 3 - 6 | 0.248 | 112 |
112 | 112 | Arizona | 0 - 5 | 0.244 | 15 |
113 | 113 | Northern Illinois | 0 - 6 | 0.236 | 33 |
114 | 114 | Utah St. | 1 - 5 | 0.229 | 59 |
115 | 115 | Duke | 2 - 9 | 0.218 | 87 |
116 | 116 | Texas-El Paso | 3 - 5 | 0.214 | 127 |
117 | 117 | South Florida | 1 - 8 | 0.190 | 69 |
118 | 118 | Temple | 1 - 6 | 0.187 | 103 |
119 | 119 | Syracuse | 1 - 10 | 0.177 | 46 |
120 | 120 | Nevada-Las Vegas | 0 - 6 | 0.160 | 42 |
121 | 130 | New Mexico St. | 1 - 1 | 0.156 | 124 |
122 | 121 | Akron | 1 - 5 | 0.154 | 98 |
123 | 122 | Kansas | 0 - 9 | 0.151 | 1 |
124 | 123 | Florida International | 0 - 5 | 0.144 | 122 |
125 | 124 | Massachusetts | 0 - 4 | 0.139 | 34 |
126 | 125 | Bowling Green | 0 - 5 | 0.106 | 95 |
127 | 127 | Wild Card U. | 2 - 34 | 0.104 | 0 |
128 | 126 | Vanderbilt | 0 - 9 | 0.099 | 74 |
129 | 128 | LA-Monroe | 0 - 10 | 0.085 | 68 |
2020 conference power ratings:
Conference | 2020 Record | Power Rating |
---|---|---|
Big Twelve | 11-3 | .611 |
Pac-12 | 1-2 | .546 |
Big Ten | 3-2 | .539 |
SEC | 7-2 | .516 |
Independents | 30-9 | .497 |
ACC | 12-9 | .490 |
Sun Belt | 20-15 | .488 |
AAC | 13-12 | .467 |
Mountain West | 3-5 | .463 |
MAC | 2-0 | .447 |
Conference USA | 16-27 | .354 |