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 20, 2001.
The estimated home field advantage is .598, or about 5.37 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 | 8 - 0 | 0.916 |
| 2 | 2 | Oklahoma | 7 - 0 | 0.897 |
| 3 | 3 | UCLA | 6 - 0 | 0.895 |
| 4 | 4 | Virginia Tech | 6 - 0 | 0.882 |
| 5 | 9 | Texas | 6 - 1 | 0.863 |
| 6 | 6 | Miami, Florida | 5 - 0 | 0.858 |
| 7 | 7 | Michigan | 5 - 1 | 0.845 |
| 8 | 10 | Florida | 5 - 1 | 0.829 |
| 9 | 14 | Tennessee | 4 - 1 | 0.825 |
| 10 | 12 | Maryland | 7 - 0 | 0.821 |
| 11 | 8 | Washington St. | 7 - 0 | 0.799 |
| 12 | 15 | South Carolina | 6 - 1 | 0.792 |
| 13 | 5 | Oregon | 6 - 1 | 0.787 |
| 14 | 20 | Stanford | 4 - 1 | 0.780 |
| 15 | 17 | Illinois | 6 - 1 | 0.777 |
| 16 | 19 | Brigham Young | 7 - 0 | 0.768 |
| 17 | 23 | Syracuse | 6 - 2 | 0.758 |
| 18 | 21 | Purdue | 4 - 1 | 0.743 |
| 19 | 16 | Washington | 5 - 1 | 0.739 |
| 20 | 33 | North Carolina | 5 - 3 | 0.734 |
| 21 | 22 | Georgia | 5 - 1 | 0.733 |
| 22 | 13 | Colorado | 5 - 2 | 0.731 |
| 23 | 11 | Fresno St. | 6 - 1 | 0.721 |
| 24 | 26 | Louisville | 6 - 1 | 0.719 |
| 25 | 25 | Georgia Tech | 5 - 2 | 0.711 |
| 26 | 27 | Auburn | 6 - 1 | 0.706 |
| 27 | 32 | Texas A&M | 6 - 1 | 0.701 |
| 28 | 40 | Florida St. | 4 - 2 | 0.692 |
| 29 | 36 | Iowa St. | 5 - 1 | 0.690 |
| 30 | 35 | Utah | 5 - 1 | 0.684 |
| 31 | 42 | Louisiana St. | 4 - 2 | 0.677 |
| 32 | 18 | Toledo | 5 - 1 | 0.675 |
| 33 | 37 | Iowa | 4 - 2 | 0.673 |
| 34 | 24 | Ohio St. | 4 - 2 | 0.672 |
| 35 | 41 | Mississippi | 5 - 1 | 0.671 |
| 36 | 38 | Boston College | 5 - 2 | 0.661 |
| 37 | 30 | Alabama | 3 - 4 | 0.645 |
| 38 | 29 | Kansas St. | 2 - 4 | 0.616 |
| 39 | 46 | Marshall | 5 - 1 | 0.614 |
| 40 | 28 | Northwestern | 4 - 2 | 0.600 |
| 41 | 31 | Michigan St. | 3 - 2 | 0.600 |
| 42 | 52 | Bowling Green | 5 - 2 | 0.588 |
| 43 | 51 | Central Florida | 4 - 3 | 0.587 |
| 44 | 39 | Southern Mississippi | 3 - 2 | 0.585 |
| 45 | 47 | Texas Tech | 3 - 3 | 0.585 |
| 46 | 34 | Clemson | 4 - 2 | 0.581 |
| 47 | 48 | Rice | 6 - 1 | 0.574 |
| 48 | 55 | Arizona St. | 4 - 2 | 0.573 |
| 49 | 61 | East Carolina | 4 - 3 | 0.567 |
| 50 | 57 | Notre Dame | 3 - 3 | 0.558 |
| 51 | 53 | Arkansas | 3 - 3 | 0.547 |
| 52 | 62 | Miami, Ohio | 5 - 2 | 0.546 |
| 53 | 45 | Western Michigan | 4 - 3 | 0.545 |
| 54 | 44 | Southern California | 2 - 5 | 0.544 |
| 55 | 50 | North Carolina St. | 3 - 3 | 0.539 |
| 56 | 49 | Wisconsin | 4 - 4 | 0.533 |
| 57 | 64 | Boise State | 4 - 3 | 0.533 |
| 58 | 58 | Cincinnati | 4 - 2 | 0.527 |
| 59 | 43 | Oregon St. | 2 - 4 | 0.513 |
| 60 | 56 | Middle Tennessee St. | 5 - 2 | 0.492 |
| 61 | 59 | Louisiana Tech | 3 - 3 | 0.490 |
| 62 | 71 | Minnesota | 2 - 4 | 0.485 |
| 63 | 74 | Missouri | 3 - 3 | 0.484 |
| 64 | 54 | Air Force | 4 - 2 | 0.478 |
| 65 | 69 | Hawaii | 4 - 2 | 0.470 |
| 66 | 66 | Colorado St. | 3 - 4 | 0.468 |
| 67 | 60 | Memphis | 4 - 3 | 0.465 |
| 68 | 73 | AL-Birmingham | 3 - 4 | 0.455 |
| 69 | 72 | Wake Forest | 3 - 3 | 0.450 |
| 70 | 77 | Texas Christian | 4 - 3 | 0.439 |
| 71 | 63 | Kansas | 2 - 4 | 0.436 |
| 72 | 67 | Indiana | 1 - 5 | 0.434 |
| 73 | 81 | South Florida | 4 - 3 | 0.421 |
| 74 | 75 | West Virginia | 2 - 4 | 0.418 |
| 75 | 65 | Virginia | 3 - 4 | 0.416 |
| 76 | 89 | Penn State | 1 - 4 | 0.413 |
| 77 | 68 | Arizona | 3 - 4 | 0.409 |
| 78 | 87 | Northern Illinois | 3 - 4 | 0.405 |
| 79 | 70 | Nevada-Las Vegas | 2 - 5 | 0.389 |
| 80 | 80 | Oklahoma St. | 2 - 5 | 0.380 |
| 81 | 82 | New Mexico | 2 - 4 | 0.378 |
| 82 | 85 | Troy St. | 3 - 3 | 0.377 |
| 83 | 83 | New Mexico St. | 3 - 4 | 0.350 |
| 84 | 91 | Baylor | 2 - 4 | 0.347 |
| 85 | 84 | Akron | 2 - 5 | 0.346 |
| 86 | 78 | Temple | 2 - 4 | 0.342 |
| 87 | 79 | Ohio | 1 - 5 | 0.336 |
| 88 | 90 | Tulane | 2 - 6 | 0.331 |
| 89 | 86 | California | 0 - 6 | 0.322 |
| 90 | 95 | Kentucky | 1 - 6 | 0.320 |
| 91 | 76 | Mississippi St. | 1 - 5 | 0.320 |
| 92 | 93 | Utah St. | 1 - 5 | 0.309 |
| 93 | 88 | Vanderbilt | 1 - 5 | 0.306 |
| 94 | 102 | Ball St. | 2 - 4 | 0.306 |
| 95 | 99 | Kent | 3 - 4 | 0.296 |
| 96 | 92 | Pittsburgh | 1 - 5 | 0.277 |
| 97 | 107 | North Texas | 2 - 5 | 0.270 |
| 98 | 94 | San Diego St. | 2 - 5 | 0.264 |
| 99 | 98 | Nevada | 1 - 5 | 0.264 |
| 100 | 97 | Wyoming | 2 - 5 | 0.249 |
| 101 | 96 | Central Michigan | 2 - 4 | 0.247 |
| 102 | 106 | San Jose St. | 1 - 5 | 0.226 |
| 103 | 103 | Southern Methodist | 1 - 4 | 0.215 |
| 104 | 114 | LA-Lafayette | 2 - 5 | 0.204 |
| 105 | 104 | Army | 1 - 5 | 0.200 |
| 106 | 101 | Texas-El Paso | 2 - 5 | 0.198 |
| 107 | 110 | Rutgers | 2 - 5 | 0.195 |
| 108 | 100 | Tulsa | 1 - 5 | 0.193 |
| 109 | 108 | Houston | 0 - 6 | 0.174 |
| 110 | 112 | Wild Card U. | 6 - 38 | 0.173 |
| 111 | 111 | Connecticut | 2 - 4 | 0.169 |
| 112 | 105 | Idaho | 0 - 7 | 0.155 |
| 113 | 115 | Duke | 0 - 7 | 0.144 |
| 114 | 109 | Arkansas St. | 1 - 5 | 0.140 |
| 115 | 117 | LA-Monroe | 1 - 5 | 0.130 |
| 116 | 116 | Buffalo | 1 - 6 | 0.126 |
| 117 | 113 | Navy | 0 - 6 | 0.125 |
| 118 | 118 | Eastern Michigan | 1 - 5 | 0.102 |
The following are the ARGH 2001 power ratings for the various conferences:
| Conference | Record | Power Rating |
|---|---|---|
| Big Twelve | 27-4 | .637 |
| Pac-10 | 20-5 | .636 |
| Big Ten | 18-8 | .616 |
| SEC | 18-5 | .614 |
| ACC | 14-6 | .565 |
| Big East | 17-10 | .549 |
| Mountain West | 15-14 | .460 |
| Conference USA | 13-17 | .446 |
| MAC | 13-20 | .395 |
| WAC | 11-16 | .388 |
| Independents | 16-26 | .364 |
| Sun Belt | 4-23 | .249 |