ARGH 2022 Power Ratings

The following are the final ARGH power ratings for the 2022 season after games of 1-9-23. Teams currently included are the 131 Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) teams, plus Jacksonville State and Sam Houston State.

The estimated home field advantage is .554, or about 2.64 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 1-9-23

This WeekLast Week Team 2022 Record Power Rating SOS
1 1 Georgia 15 - 0 0.956 7
2 2 Michigan 13 - 1 0.898 52
3 3 Alabama 11 - 2 0.875 22
4 4 Ohio St. 11 - 2 0.871 18
5 6 Tennessee 11 - 2 0.862 24
6 7 Penn State 11 - 2 0.854 31
7 5 Texas Christian 13 - 2 0.835 5
8 8 Kansas St. 10 - 4 0.803 4
9 9 Louisiana St. 10 - 4 0.798 8
10 10 Florida St. 10 - 3 0.795 45
11 11 Clemson 11 - 3 0.792 40
12 12 Tulane 12 - 2 0.791 66
13 13 Utah 10 - 4 0.790 36
14 14 Texas 8 - 5 0.784 3
15 15 Southern California 11 - 3 0.780 33
16 16 Oregon St. 10 - 3 0.776 50
17 17 Washington 11 - 2 0.776 64
18 18 Oregon 10 - 3 0.774 32
19 19 Mississippi St. 9 - 4 0.760 14
20 20 Troy 12 - 2 0.753 76
21 21 Minnesota 9 - 4 0.738 71
22 22 Notre Dame 9 - 4 0.736 35
23 23 Louisville 8 - 5 0.720 21
24 24 Illinois 8 - 5 0.715 60
25 26 Mississippi 8 - 5 0.702 25
26 25 Texas Tech 8 - 5 0.698 13
27 27 UCLA 9 - 4 0.686 59
28 28 Texas-San Antonio 11 - 3 0.677 87
29 29 James Madison 8 - 3 0.668 99
30 30 North Carolina St. 8 - 5 0.667 47
31 31 Wake Forest 8 - 5 0.667 49
32 32 Maryland 8 - 5 0.665 43
33 33 Pittsburgh 9 - 4 0.664 69
34 34 Central Florida 9 - 5 0.662 67
35 35 Air Force 10 - 3 0.660 128
36 38 South Carolina 8 - 5 0.658 34
37 36 Cincinnati 9 - 4 0.656 78
38 37 Iowa 8 - 5 0.655 58
39 39 Fresno St. 10 - 4 0.649 98
40 40 South Alabama 10 - 3 0.648 108
41 41 Marshall 9 - 4 0.642 90
42 42 Syracuse 7 - 6 0.637 37
43 44 Arkansas 7 - 6 0.635 17
44 43 Duke 9 - 4 0.635 92
45 45 North Carolina 9 - 5 0.633 56
46 46 Wisconsin 7 - 6 0.628 54
47 48 Boise State 10 - 4 0.625 111
48 50 Florida 6 - 7 0.622 6
49 47 Oklahoma 6 - 7 0.621 10
50 52 Kentucky 7 - 6 0.619 29
51 49 Baylor 6 - 7 0.617 28
52 51 Purdue 8 - 6 0.615 27
53 53 Oklahoma St. 7 - 6 0.607 38
54 56 Western Kentucky 9 - 5 0.601 106
55 54 Kansas 6 - 7 0.600 11
56 55 Houston 8 - 5 0.600 65
57 57 Washington St. 7 - 6 0.599 53
58 58 East Carolina 8 - 5 0.591 73
59 59 Southern Methodist 7 - 6 0.584 55
60 60 Memphis 7 - 6 0.577 77
61 61 Brigham Young 8 - 5 0.574 70
62 62 Auburn 5 - 7 0.570 2
63 63 Missouri 6 - 7 0.567 30
64 64 Michigan St. 5 - 7 0.550 9
65 66 Texas A&M 5 - 7 0.548 41
66 65 West Virginia 5 - 7 0.542 20
67 68 Coastal Carolina 9 - 4 0.538 82
68 67 Iowa St. 4 - 8 0.533 15
69 69 Ohio 10 - 4 0.529 119
70 70 Appalachian St. 6 - 6 0.516 88
71 71 Toledo 9 - 5 0.515 123
72 72 AL-Birmingham 7 - 6 0.515 100
73 73 Southern Mississippi 7 - 6 0.495 85
74 74 Louisiana 6 - 7 0.494 80
75 75 Arizona 5 - 7 0.487 42
76 76 Army 6 - 6 0.484 105
77 77 Liberty 8 - 5 0.479 120
78 78 Vanderbilt 5 - 7 0.462 23
79 79 North Texas 7 - 7 0.457 94
80 80 Middle Tennessee 8 - 5 0.456 122
81 81 Georgia Southern 6 - 7 0.453 84
82 82 San Diego St. 7 - 6 0.452 107
83 83 Miami, Florida 5 - 7 0.444 68
84 84 California 4 - 8 0.442 48
85 85 San Jose St. 7 - 5 0.441 129
86 86 Eastern Michigan 9 - 4 0.437 130
87 87 Tulsa 5 - 7 0.435 72
88 89 Georgia Tech 5 - 7 0.433 26
89 88 Indiana 4 - 8 0.433 16
90 90 Kent St. 5 - 7 0.431 81
91 91 Buffalo 7 - 6 0.423 126
92 92 Navy 4 - 8 0.420 61
93 93 Wyoming 7 - 6 0.414 104
94 94 Nebraska 4 - 8 0.408 57
95 95 Florida Atlantic 5 - 7 0.405 112
96 96 Georgia St. 4 - 8 0.405 74
97 97 Arizona St. 3 - 9 0.395 46
98 98 Stanford 3 - 9 0.392 12
99 99 Jacksonville St. 9 - 2 0.370 133
100 100 Rutgers 4 - 8 0.367 39
101 101 Connecticut 6 - 7 0.360 89
102 102 New Mexico St. 7 - 6 0.351 131
103 103 Virginia 3 - 7 0.349 63
104 104 Miami, Ohio 6 - 7 0.348 124
105 105 Nevada-Las Vegas 5 - 7 0.343 118
106 106 Ball St. 5 - 7 0.343 114
107 107 LA-Monroe 4 - 8 0.340 62
108 108 Bowling Green 6 - 7 0.340 97
109 109 Texas-El Paso 5 - 7 0.335 121
110 110 Rice 5 - 8 0.333 86
111 111 Utah St. 6 - 7 0.332 103
112 112 Central Michigan 4 - 8 0.317 109
113 113 Virginia Tech 3 - 8 0.317 79
114 114 Boston College 3 - 9 0.317 44
115 115 Western Michigan 5 - 7 0.315 117
116 116 Texas St. 4 - 8 0.312 95
117 117 Arkansas St. 3 - 9 0.302 83
118 118 Old Dominion 3 - 9 0.301 75
119 119 Louisiana Tech 3 - 9 0.270 93
120 120 Temple 3 - 9 0.269 91
121 121 South Florida 1 - 11 0.252 51
122 122 Northern Illinois 3 - 9 0.246 125
123 123 Northwestern 1 - 11 0.217 19
124 124 Colorado 1 - 11 0.214 1
125 125 Charlotte 3 - 9 0.209 115
126 126 Akron 2 - 10 0.196 101
127 127 Florida International 4 - 8 0.190 127
128 128 Hawaii 3 - 10 0.189 113
129 129 Sam Houston St. 5 - 4 0.182 132
130 130 Colorado St. 3 - 9 0.180 110
131 131 Nevada 2 - 10 0.174 116
132 132 New Mexico 2 - 10 0.161 96
133 133 Wild Card U. 12 - 124 0.109 0
134 134 Massachusetts 1 - 11 0.103 102

2022 conference power ratings:

Conference2022 Record Power Rating
SEC 56-12 .688
Big Twelve 27-12 .664
Big Ten 37-14 .615
Pac-12 29-14 .593
ACC 42-22 .577
AAC 28-23 .531
Sun Belt 34-27 .491
Independents 36-35 .441
Conference USA 22-29.404
Mountain West 23-32.385
MAC 22-32 .370

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