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 .596, or about 5.31 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 | 9 - 0 | 0.929 |
| 2 | 6 | Miami, Florida | 6 - 0 | 0.881 |
| 3 | 5 | Texas | 7 - 1 | 0.873 |
| 4 | 2 | Oklahoma | 7 - 1 | 0.861 |
| 5 | 7 | Michigan | 6 - 1 | 0.859 |
| 6 | 8 | Florida | 6 - 1 | 0.857 |
| 7 | 9 | Tennessee | 5 - 1 | 0.856 |
| 8 | 3 | UCLA | 6 - 1 | 0.848 |
| 9 | 4 | Virginia Tech | 6 - 1 | 0.823 |
| 10 | 14 | Stanford | 5 - 1 | 0.823 |
| 11 | 13 | Oregon | 7 - 1 | 0.814 |
| 12 | 12 | South Carolina | 6 - 2 | 0.788 |
| 13 | 17 | Syracuse | 7 - 2 | 0.787 |
| 14 | 16 | Brigham Young | 8 - 0 | 0.781 |
| 15 | 15 | Illinois | 6 - 1 | 0.775 |
| 16 | 18 | Purdue | 5 - 1 | 0.759 |
| 17 | 11 | Washington St. | 7 - 1 | 0.758 |
| 18 | 24 | Louisville | 7 - 1 | 0.754 |
| 19 | 19 | Washington | 6 - 1 | 0.745 |
| 20 | 22 | Colorado | 6 - 2 | 0.743 |
| 21 | 10 | Maryland | 7 - 1 | 0.743 |
| 22 | 21 | Georgia | 5 - 2 | 0.730 |
| 23 | 20 | North Carolina | 5 - 3 | 0.729 |
| 24 | 27 | Texas A&M | 7 - 1 | 0.725 |
| 25 | 35 | Mississippi | 6 - 1 | 0.723 |
| 26 | 28 | Florida St. | 5 - 2 | 0.722 |
| 27 | 25 | Georgia Tech | 5 - 2 | 0.705 |
| 28 | 36 | Boston College | 6 - 2 | 0.685 |
| 29 | 33 | Iowa | 4 - 3 | 0.679 |
| 30 | 23 | Fresno St. | 6 - 2 | 0.674 |
| 31 | 26 | Auburn | 6 - 2 | 0.669 |
| 32 | 29 | Iowa St. | 5 - 2 | 0.667 |
| 33 | 38 | Kansas St. | 3 - 4 | 0.665 |
| 34 | 37 | Alabama | 3 - 4 | 0.661 |
| 35 | 30 | Utah | 5 - 2 | 0.660 |
| 36 | 45 | Texas Tech | 4 - 3 | 0.654 |
| 37 | 41 | Michigan St. | 4 - 2 | 0.644 |
| 38 | 51 | Arkansas | 4 - 3 | 0.644 |
| 39 | 31 | Louisiana St. | 4 - 3 | 0.642 |
| 40 | 32 | Toledo | 6 - 1 | 0.640 |
| 41 | 44 | Southern Mississippi | 4 - 2 | 0.640 |
| 42 | 39 | Marshall | 6 - 1 | 0.620 |
| 43 | 34 | Ohio St. | 4 - 3 | 0.607 |
| 44 | 46 | Clemson | 5 - 2 | 0.598 |
| 45 | 40 | Northwestern | 4 - 3 | 0.597 |
| 46 | 54 | Southern California | 3 - 5 | 0.592 |
| 47 | 55 | North Carolina St. | 4 - 3 | 0.586 |
| 48 | 48 | Arizona St. | 4 - 3 | 0.580 |
| 49 | 52 | Miami, Ohio | 6 - 2 | 0.578 |
| 50 | 42 | Bowling Green | 5 - 2 | 0.570 |
| 51 | 49 | East Carolina | 4 - 3 | 0.565 |
| 52 | 50 | Notre Dame | 3 - 4 | 0.559 |
| 53 | 57 | Boise State | 5 - 3 | 0.556 |
| 54 | 47 | Rice | 6 - 2 | 0.548 |
| 55 | 62 | Minnesota | 3 - 4 | 0.540 |
| 56 | 43 | Central Florida | 4 - 4 | 0.534 |
| 57 | 61 | Louisiana Tech | 4 - 3 | 0.532 |
| 58 | 65 | Hawaii | 5 - 2 | 0.521 |
| 59 | 66 | Colorado St. | 4 - 4 | 0.513 |
| 60 | 58 | Cincinnati | 4 - 3 | 0.512 |
| 61 | 59 | Oregon St. | 3 - 4 | 0.511 |
| 62 | 60 | Middle Tennessee St. | 6 - 2 | 0.511 |
| 63 | 53 | Western Michigan | 4 - 4 | 0.505 |
| 64 | 68 | AL-Birmingham | 4 - 4 | 0.493 |
| 65 | 56 | Wisconsin | 4 - 5 | 0.490 |
| 66 | 76 | Penn State | 2 - 4 | 0.478 |
| 67 | 63 | Missouri | 3 - 4 | 0.474 |
| 68 | 70 | Texas Christian | 4 - 3 | 0.457 |
| 69 | 67 | Memphis | 4 - 4 | 0.445 |
| 70 | 79 | Nevada-Las Vegas | 3 - 5 | 0.441 |
| 71 | 73 | South Florida | 5 - 3 | 0.438 |
| 72 | 81 | New Mexico | 3 - 4 | 0.436 |
| 73 | 72 | Indiana | 1 - 5 | 0.429 |
| 74 | 78 | Northern Illinois | 4 - 4 | 0.428 |
| 75 | 64 | Air Force | 4 - 3 | 0.426 |
| 76 | 69 | Wake Forest | 3 - 4 | 0.424 |
| 77 | 71 | Kansas | 2 - 5 | 0.400 |
| 78 | 80 | Oklahoma St. | 2 - 6 | 0.400 |
| 79 | 77 | Arizona | 3 - 5 | 0.396 |
| 80 | 82 | Troy St. | 4 - 3 | 0.387 |
| 81 | 74 | West Virginia | 2 - 5 | 0.375 |
| 82 | 75 | Virginia | 3 - 5 | 0.372 |
| 83 | 92 | Utah St. | 2 - 5 | 0.361 |
| 84 | 93 | Vanderbilt | 2 - 5 | 0.353 |
| 85 | 96 | Pittsburgh | 2 - 5 | 0.349 |
| 86 | 83 | New Mexico St. | 3 - 5 | 0.346 |
| 87 | 90 | Kentucky | 1 - 6 | 0.341 |
| 88 | 84 | Baylor | 2 - 5 | 0.333 |
| 89 | 95 | Kent | 4 - 4 | 0.331 |
| 90 | 85 | Akron | 2 - 6 | 0.331 |
| 91 | 91 | Mississippi St. | 1 - 5 | 0.324 |
| 92 | 94 | Ball St. | 3 - 4 | 0.319 |
| 93 | 88 | Tulane | 2 - 7 | 0.301 |
| 94 | 102 | San Jose St. | 2 - 5 | 0.300 |
| 95 | 103 | Southern Methodist | 2 - 4 | 0.289 |
| 96 | 97 | North Texas | 2 - 5 | 0.286 |
| 97 | 86 | Temple | 2 - 5 | 0.279 |
| 98 | 87 | Ohio | 1 - 6 | 0.278 |
| 99 | 89 | California | 0 - 7 | 0.271 |
| 100 | 105 | Army | 2 - 5 | 0.255 |
| 101 | 99 | Nevada | 1 - 6 | 0.250 |
| 102 | 98 | San Diego St. | 2 - 6 | 0.246 |
| 103 | 100 | Wyoming | 2 - 6 | 0.240 |
| 104 | 104 | LA-Lafayette | 3 - 5 | 0.233 |
| 105 | 101 | Central Michigan | 2 - 5 | 0.226 |
| 106 | 107 | Rutgers | 2 - 5 | 0.195 |
| 107 | 106 | Texas-El Paso | 2 - 6 | 0.188 |
| 108 | 114 | Arkansas St. | 2 - 5 | 0.180 |
| 109 | 110 | Wild Card U. | 6 - 41 | 0.163 |
| 110 | 108 | Tulsa | 1 - 6 | 0.163 |
| 111 | 109 | Houston | 0 - 7 | 0.161 |
| 112 | 111 | Connecticut | 2 - 5 | 0.150 |
| 113 | 112 | Idaho | 0 - 8 | 0.146 |
| 114 | 117 | Navy | 0 - 7 | 0.133 |
| 115 | 113 | Duke | 0 - 8 | 0.128 |
| 116 | 116 | Buffalo | 1 - 7 | 0.116 |
| 117 | 118 | Eastern Michigan | 2 - 5 | 0.116 |
| 118 | 115 | LA-Monroe | 1 - 6 | 0.115 |
The following are the ARGH 2001 power ratings for the various conferences:
| Conference | Record | Power Rating |
|---|---|---|
| Big Twelve | 27-4 | .644 |
| Pac-10 | 20-5 | .634 |
| SEC | 19-5 | .632 |
| Big Ten | 19-8 | .623 |
| ACC | 14-7 | .556 |
| Big East | 18-10 | .547 |
| Mountain West | 15-14 | .468 |
| Conference USA | 13-17 | .458 |
| WAC | 11-16 | .402 |
| MAC | 15-20 | .389 |
| Independents | 18-29 | .366 |
| Sun Belt | 4-23 | .259 |