The following are the final ARGH power ratings for the 2023 season. Teams currently included are the 133 Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) teams, plus Kennesaw State.
The estimated home field advantage is .562, or about 3.10 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 1-9-24
This Week | Last Week | Team | 2023 Record | Power Rating | SOS |
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1 | 1 | Michigan | 15 - 0 | 0.960 | 5 |
2 | 2 | Georgia | 13 - 1 | 0.909 | 27 |
3 | 4 | Ohio St. | 11 - 2 | 0.890 | 10 |
4 | 5 | Oregon | 12 - 2 | 0.878 | 44 |
5 | 6 | Texas | 12 - 2 | 0.875 | 3 |
6 | 3 | Washington | 14 - 1 | 0.871 | 1 |
7 | 7 | Alabama | 12 - 2 | 0.870 | 2 |
8 | 8 | Florida St. | 13 - 1 | 0.863 | 40 |
9 | 9 | Penn State | 10 - 3 | 0.852 | 23 |
10 | 10 | Notre Dame | 10 - 3 | 0.824 | 56 |
11 | 11 | Missouri | 11 - 2 | 0.820 | 13 |
12 | 12 | Mississippi | 11 - 2 | 0.814 | 26 |
13 | 13 | Oklahoma | 10 - 3 | 0.809 | 19 |
14 | 14 | Louisiana St. | 10 - 3 | 0.801 | 12 |
15 | 15 | Kansas St. | 9 - 4 | 0.780 | 16 |
16 | 16 | Arizona | 10 - 3 | 0.767 | 59 |
17 | 17 | James Madison | 11 - 2 | 0.755 | 84 |
18 | 18 | Tennessee | 9 - 4 | 0.743 | 38 |
19 | 19 | Louisville | 10 - 4 | 0.741 | 32 |
20 | 20 | Liberty | 13 - 1 | 0.735 | 119 |
21 | 21 | Troy | 11 - 3 | 0.735 | 78 |
22 | 22 | Clemson | 9 - 4 | 0.725 | 36 |
23 | 23 | Southern Methodist | 11 - 3 | 0.720 | 118 |
24 | 24 | Oregon St. | 8 - 5 | 0.702 | 20 |
25 | 26 | North Carolina St. | 9 - 4 | 0.691 | 50 |
26 | 25 | Southern California | 8 - 5 | 0.691 | 9 |
27 | 27 | Duke | 8 - 5 | 0.689 | 43 |
28 | 28 | Kansas | 9 - 4 | 0.687 | 60 |
29 | 29 | Iowa | 10 - 4 | 0.676 | 25 |
30 | 30 | Utah | 8 - 5 | 0.665 | 28 |
31 | 31 | Texas A&M | 7 - 6 | 0.664 | 46 |
32 | 32 | Oklahoma St. | 10 - 4 | 0.662 | 39 |
33 | 33 | Maryland | 8 - 5 | 0.657 | 55 |
34 | 34 | Miami, Florida | 7 - 6 | 0.650 | 42 |
35 | 36 | West Virginia | 9 - 4 | 0.648 | 64 |
36 | 35 | UCLA | 8 - 5 | 0.646 | 68 |
37 | 37 | Toledo | 11 - 3 | 0.646 | 123 |
38 | 38 | Memphis | 10 - 3 | 0.643 | 96 |
39 | 39 | Tulane | 11 - 3 | 0.639 | 94 |
40 | 40 | North Carolina | 8 - 5 | 0.636 | 63 |
41 | 41 | Miami, Ohio | 11 - 3 | 0.635 | 129 |
42 | 42 | Air Force | 9 - 4 | 0.626 | 103 |
43 | 43 | Iowa St. | 7 - 6 | 0.626 | 21 |
44 | 44 | Rutgers | 7 - 6 | 0.619 | 17 |
45 | 45 | Virginia Tech | 7 - 6 | 0.604 | 58 |
46 | 46 | Texas Tech | 7 - 6 | 0.597 | 29 |
47 | 48 | Kentucky | 7 - 6 | 0.596 | 47 |
48 | 47 | Boise State | 8 - 6 | 0.595 | 67 |
49 | 50 | Wisconsin | 7 - 6 | 0.595 | 53 |
50 | 49 | Wyoming | 9 - 4 | 0.593 | 77 |
51 | 51 | Georgia Tech | 7 - 6 | 0.588 | 37 |
52 | 52 | Auburn | 6 - 7 | 0.582 | 31 |
53 | 54 | Northwestern | 8 - 5 | 0.581 | 57 |
54 | 53 | Texas-San Antonio | 9 - 4 | 0.580 | 108 |
55 | 55 | Appalachian St. | 9 - 5 | 0.577 | 83 |
56 | 57 | Nevada-Las Vegas | 9 - 5 | 0.566 | 85 |
57 | 56 | Ohio | 10 - 3 | 0.565 | 131 |
58 | 58 | Coastal Carolina | 8 - 5 | 0.564 | 75 |
59 | 59 | Jacksonville St. | 9 - 4 | 0.557 | 127 |
60 | 60 | San Jose St. | 7 - 6 | 0.555 | 73 |
61 | 61 | Florida | 5 - 7 | 0.552 | 14 |
62 | 62 | South Alabama | 7 - 6 | 0.549 | 106 |
63 | 63 | Texas Christian | 5 - 7 | 0.547 | 41 |
64 | 65 | Fresno St. | 9 - 4 | 0.541 | 125 |
65 | 64 | Washington St. | 5 - 7 | 0.540 | 49 |
66 | 66 | South Carolina | 5 - 7 | 0.540 | 15 |
67 | 67 | Central Florida | 6 - 7 | 0.537 | 66 |
68 | 68 | California | 6 - 7 | 0.525 | 30 |
69 | 69 | New Mexico St. | 10 - 5 | 0.517 | 121 |
70 | 70 | Western Kentucky | 8 - 5 | 0.500 | 99 |
71 | 71 | Nebraska | 5 - 7 | 0.485 | 61 |
72 | 73 | Minnesota | 6 - 7 | 0.479 | 33 |
73 | 72 | Texas St. | 8 - 5 | 0.477 | 117 |
74 | 74 | Boston College | 7 - 6 | 0.475 | 69 |
75 | 75 | Illinois | 5 - 7 | 0.473 | 35 |
76 | 76 | Bowling Green | 7 - 6 | 0.471 | 98 |
77 | 77 | Mississippi St. | 5 - 7 | 0.461 | 45 |
78 | 78 | Georgia St. | 7 - 6 | 0.454 | 81 |
79 | 79 | Syracuse | 6 - 7 | 0.451 | 70 |
80 | 81 | Purdue | 4 - 8 | 0.449 | 11 |
81 | 80 | Colorado | 4 - 8 | 0.444 | 18 |
82 | 82 | Brigham Young | 5 - 7 | 0.441 | 51 |
83 | 83 | Arkansas | 4 - 8 | 0.440 | 62 |
84 | 84 | Army | 6 - 6 | 0.421 | 101 |
85 | 85 | Old Dominion | 6 - 7 | 0.419 | 76 |
86 | 86 | South Florida | 7 - 6 | 0.417 | 115 |
87 | 87 | Rice | 6 - 7 | 0.416 | 105 |
88 | 88 | Georgia Southern | 6 - 7 | 0.414 | 93 |
89 | 89 | Louisiana | 6 - 7 | 0.410 | 116 |
90 | 90 | Marshall | 6 - 7 | 0.407 | 71 |
91 | 91 | Utah St. | 6 - 7 | 0.403 | 95 |
92 | 92 | Arkansas St. | 6 - 7 | 0.397 | 88 |
93 | 93 | Wake Forest | 4 - 8 | 0.395 | 48 |
94 | 94 | Houston | 4 - 8 | 0.390 | 52 |
95 | 96 | Michigan St. | 4 - 8 | 0.385 | 4 |
96 | 95 | Virginia | 3 - 9 | 0.384 | 6 |
97 | 97 | Northern Illinois | 7 - 6 | 0.381 | 132 |
98 | 98 | Indiana | 3 - 9 | 0.374 | 24 |
99 | 99 | Pittsburgh | 3 - 9 | 0.361 | 34 |
100 | 100 | Colorado St. | 5 - 7 | 0.344 | 112 |
101 | 101 | North Texas | 5 - 7 | 0.339 | 120 |
102 | 102 | Cincinnati | 3 - 9 | 0.337 | 65 |
103 | 104 | Middle Tennessee | 4 - 8 | 0.335 | 87 |
104 | 103 | Arizona St. | 3 - 9 | 0.331 | 8 |
105 | 105 | Stanford | 3 - 9 | 0.328 | 7 |
106 | 106 | Baylor | 3 - 9 | 0.326 | 54 |
107 | 107 | Navy | 5 - 7 | 0.323 | 107 |
108 | 108 | Florida Atlantic | 4 - 8 | 0.323 | 110 |
109 | 109 | AL-Birmingham | 4 - 8 | 0.315 | 90 |
110 | 110 | San Diego St. | 4 - 8 | 0.310 | 86 |
111 | 111 | New Mexico | 4 - 8 | 0.298 | 97 |
112 | 112 | Vanderbilt | 2 - 10 | 0.294 | 22 |
113 | 113 | Western Michigan | 4 - 8 | 0.287 | 100 |
114 | 114 | Hawaii | 5 - 8 | 0.284 | 102 |
115 | 115 | Central Michigan | 5 - 7 | 0.282 | 124 |
116 | 116 | Tulsa | 4 - 8 | 0.279 | 92 |
117 | 117 | Ball St. | 4 - 8 | 0.273 | 113 |
118 | 118 | Southern Mississippi | 3 - 9 | 0.264 | 74 |
119 | 120 | East Carolina | 2 - 10 | 0.249 | 82 |
120 | 119 | Connecticut | 3 - 9 | 0.248 | 80 |
121 | 121 | Texas-El Paso | 3 - 9 | 0.247 | 91 |
122 | 122 | Sam Houston St. | 3 - 9 | 0.245 | 111 |
123 | 124 | Eastern Michigan | 6 - 7 | 0.245 | 133 |
124 | 123 | Louisiana Tech | 3 - 9 | 0.245 | 114 |
125 | 125 | Massachusetts | 3 - 9 | 0.240 | 79 |
126 | 126 | Buffalo | 3 - 9 | 0.228 | 122 |
127 | 127 | Florida International | 4 - 8 | 0.214 | 128 |
128 | 128 | Charlotte | 3 - 9 | 0.213 | 104 |
129 | 129 | Temple | 3 - 9 | 0.200 | 109 |
130 | 130 | LA-Monroe | 2 - 10 | 0.183 | 72 |
131 | 131 | Nevada | 2 - 10 | 0.165 | 89 |
132 | 132 | Kennesaw St. | 3 - 6 | 0.146 | 134 |
133 | 133 | Akron | 2 - 10 | 0.130 | 130 |
134 | 134 | Wild Card U. | 9 - 116 | 0.090 | 0 |
135 | 135 | Kent St. | 1 - 11 | 0.086 | 126 |
2023 conference power ratings:
Conference | 2023 Record | Power Rating |
---|---|---|
SEC | 50-15 | .649 |
Pac-12 | 34-11 | .616 |
Big Ten | 39-13 | .605 |
Big Twelve | 35-16 | .590 |
ACC | 44-23 | .589 |
Sun Belt | 39-29 | .472 |
Mountain West | 28-28 | .440 |
Independents | 20-25 | .433 |
AAC | 27-35 | .404 |
Conference USA | 20-21 | .399 |
MAC | 22-32 | .352 |