The following are the ARGH power ratings for the 117 Division 1-A teams for 2001, including one team new to Division 1-A but not to my ratings: South Florida; and one team new to the ratings that will be playing a Division 1-A schedule for the first time in 2001: Troy State. These ratings are calculated through games of October 13, 2001.
The estimated home field advantage is .600, or about 5.39 points. The power ratings represent the estimated chance a team has of beating an average Division 1-A team.
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| This week | Last Week | Team | Record | Power Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Nebraska | 7 - 0 | 0.902 |
| 2 | 2 | Oklahoma | 6 - 0 | 0.898 |
| 3 | 4 | UCLA | 5 - 0 | 0.897 |
| 4 | 5 | Virginia Tech | 6 - 0 | 0.880 |
| 5 | 7 | Oregon | 6 - 0 | 0.850 |
| 6 | 8 | Miami, Florida | 5 - 0 | 0.850 |
| 7 | 11 | Michigan | 5 - 1 | 0.842 |
| 8 | 12 | Washington St. | 6 - 0 | 0.828 |
| 9 | 10 | Texas | 5 - 1 | 0.826 |
| 10 | 3 | Florida | 5 - 1 | 0.821 |
| 11 | 13 | Fresno St. | 6 - 0 | 0.810 |
| 12 | 20 | Maryland | 6 - 0 | 0.797 |
| 13 | 14 | Colorado | 5 - 1 | 0.796 |
| 14 | 16 | Tennessee | 3 - 1 | 0.788 |
| 15 | 6 | South Carolina | 5 - 1 | 0.773 |
| 16 | 9 | Washington | 4 - 1 | 0.769 |
| 17 | 22 | Illinois | 5 - 1 | 0.765 |
| 18 | 17 | Toledo | 5 - 0 | 0.754 |
| 19 | 28 | Brigham Young | 6 - 0 | 0.746 |
| 20 | 15 | Stanford | 3 - 1 | 0.739 |
| 21 | 18 | Purdue | 4 - 1 | 0.733 |
| 22 | 27 | Georgia | 4 - 1 | 0.732 |
| 23 | 38 | Syracuse | 5 - 2 | 0.706 |
| 24 | 19 | Ohio St. | 3 - 2 | 0.694 |
| 25 | 25 | Georgia Tech | 4 - 2 | 0.691 |
| 26 | 29 | Louisville | 5 - 1 | 0.687 |
| 27 | 40 | Auburn | 5 - 1 | 0.685 |
| 28 | 31 | Northwestern | 4 - 1 | 0.683 |
| 29 | 21 | Kansas St. | 2 - 3 | 0.682 |
| 30 | 24 | Alabama | 3 - 3 | 0.669 |
| 31 | 34 | Michigan St. | 3 - 1 | 0.668 |
| 32 | 23 | Texas A&M | 5 - 1 | 0.663 |
| 33 | 35 | North Carolina | 4 - 3 | 0.657 |
| 34 | 43 | Clemson | 4 - 1 | 0.657 |
| 35 | 33 | Utah | 4 - 1 | 0.648 |
| 36 | 44 | Iowa St. | 4 - 1 | 0.647 |
| 37 | 37 | Iowa | 3 - 2 | 0.638 |
| 38 | 30 | Boston College | 4 - 2 | 0.632 |
| 39 | 32 | Southern Mississippi | 3 - 1 | 0.632 |
| 40 | 26 | Florida St. | 3 - 2 | 0.625 |
| 41 | 48 | Mississippi | 4 - 1 | 0.622 |
| 42 | 46 | Louisiana St. | 3 - 2 | 0.603 |
| 43 | 51 | Oregon St. | 2 - 3 | 0.603 |
| 44 | 49 | Southern California | 2 - 4 | 0.596 |
| 45 | 50 | Western Michigan | 4 - 2 | 0.593 |
| 46 | 42 | Marshall | 4 - 1 | 0.590 |
| 47 | 65 | Texas Tech | 3 - 2 | 0.576 |
| 48 | 47 | Rice | 5 - 1 | 0.570 |
| 49 | 59 | Wisconsin | 4 - 3 | 0.564 |
| 50 | 39 | North Carolina St. | 3 - 2 | 0.564 |
| 51 | 71 | Central Florida | 3 - 3 | 0.561 |
| 52 | 45 | Bowling Green | 4 - 2 | 0.551 |
| 53 | 63 | Arkansas | 3 - 3 | 0.548 |
| 54 | 52 | Air Force | 4 - 1 | 0.541 |
| 55 | 36 | Arizona St. | 3 - 2 | 0.528 |
| 56 | 41 | Middle Tennessee St. | 5 - 1 | 0.516 |
| 57 | 62 | Notre Dame | 2 - 3 | 0.512 |
| 58 | 74 | Cincinnati | 3 - 2 | 0.511 |
| 59 | 53 | Louisiana Tech | 3 - 2 | 0.510 |
| 60 | 58 | Memphis | 4 - 2 | 0.509 |
| 61 | 69 | East Carolina | 3 - 3 | 0.508 |
| 62 | 72 | Miami, Ohio | 4 - 2 | 0.491 |
| 63 | 61 | Kansas | 2 - 3 | 0.488 |
| 64 | 67 | Boise State | 3 - 3 | 0.488 |
| 65 | 68 | Virginia | 3 - 3 | 0.477 |
| 66 | 64 | Colorado St. | 2 - 4 | 0.462 |
| 67 | 56 | Indiana | 1 - 4 | 0.461 |
| 68 | 57 | Arizona | 3 - 3 | 0.446 |
| 69 | 85 | Hawaii | 3 - 2 | 0.439 |
| 70 | 82 | Nevada-Las Vegas | 2 - 4 | 0.438 |
| 71 | 66 | Minnesota | 1 - 4 | 0.436 |
| 72 | 75 | Wake Forest | 3 - 3 | 0.434 |
| 73 | 55 | AL-Birmingham | 2 - 4 | 0.429 |
| 74 | 70 | Missouri | 2 - 3 | 0.416 |
| 75 | 77 | West Virginia | 2 - 4 | 0.403 |
| 76 | 54 | Mississippi St. | 1 - 4 | 0.402 |
| 77 | 60 | Texas Christian | 3 - 3 | 0.402 |
| 78 | 78 | Temple | 2 - 3 | 0.398 |
| 79 | 93 | Ohio | 1 - 4 | 0.383 |
| 80 | 73 | Oklahoma St. | 2 - 4 | 0.380 |
| 81 | 89 | South Florida | 3 - 3 | 0.375 |
| 82 | 80 | New Mexico | 2 - 4 | 0.374 |
| 83 | 86 | New Mexico St. | 3 - 4 | 0.374 |
| 84 | 84 | Akron | 2 - 4 | 0.373 |
| 85 | 96 | Troy St. | 2 - 3 | 0.362 |
| 86 | 79 | California | 0 - 5 | 0.350 |
| 87 | 76 | Northern Illinois | 2 - 4 | 0.344 |
| 88 | 83 | Vanderbilt | 1 - 4 | 0.331 |
| 89 | 94 | Penn State | 0 - 4 | 0.328 |
| 90 | 102 | Tulane | 2 - 5 | 0.322 |
| 91 | 91 | Baylor | 2 - 3 | 0.309 |
| 92 | 88 | Pittsburgh | 1 - 4 | 0.304 |
| 93 | 97 | Utah St. | 0 - 5 | 0.304 |
| 94 | 81 | San Diego St. | 2 - 4 | 0.284 |
| 95 | 95 | Kentucky | 1 - 5 | 0.283 |
| 96 | 87 | Central Michigan | 2 - 3 | 0.279 |
| 97 | 98 | Wyoming | 2 - 4 | 0.274 |
| 98 | 100 | Nevada | 1 - 4 | 0.265 |
| 99 | 106 | Kent | 2 - 4 | 0.250 |
| 100 | 92 | Tulsa | 1 - 4 | 0.244 |
| 101 | 90 | Texas-El Paso | 2 - 4 | 0.240 |
| 102 | 109 | Ball St. | 1 - 4 | 0.227 |
| 103 | 108 | Southern Methodist | 1 - 4 | 0.211 |
| 104 | 101 | Army | 1 - 4 | 0.209 |
| 105 | 103 | Idaho | 0 - 6 | 0.206 |
| 106 | 99 | San Jose St. | 0 - 5 | 0.193 |
| 107 | 117 | North Texas | 1 - 5 | 0.190 |
| 108 | 104 | Houston | 0 - 5 | 0.176 |
| 109 | 116 | Arkansas St. | 1 - 4 | 0.174 |
| 110 | 107 | Rutgers | 1 - 5 | 0.172 |
| 111 | 110 | Connecticut | 2 - 4 | 0.163 |
| 112 | 114 | Wild Card U. | 6 - 34 | 0.159 |
| 113 | 111 | Navy | 0 - 5 | 0.153 |
| 114 | 105 | LA-Lafayette | 1 - 5 | 0.151 |
| 115 | 112 | Duke | 0 - 6 | 0.148 |
| 116 | 113 | Buffalo | 1 - 5 | 0.140 |
| 117 | 115 | LA-Monroe | 1 - 4 | 0.135 |
| 118 | 118 | Eastern Michigan | 1 - 5 | 0.097 |
The following are the ARGH 2001 power ratings for the various conferences:
| Conference | Record | Power Rating |
|---|---|---|
| Pac-10 | 19-4 | .661 |
| Big Twelve | 27-4 | .632 |
| Big Ten | 17-8 | .619 |
| SEC | 16-5 | .605 |
| ACC | 14-6 | .561 |
| Big East | 16-10 | .543 |
| Mountain West | 15-13 | .471 |
| Conference USA | 13-17 | .438 |
| WAC | 11-15 | .397 |
| MAC | 13-20 | .390 |
| Independents | 11-25 | .347 |
| Sun Belt | 4-21 | .249 |