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 .597, or about 5.51 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 | 10 - 0 | 0.933 |
| 2 | 2 | Miami, Florida | 7 - 0 | 0.899 |
| 3 | 3 | Texas | 8 - 1 | 0.877 |
| 4 | 4 | Oklahoma | 8 - 1 | 0.869 |
| 5 | 7 | Tennessee | 6 - 1 | 0.859 |
| 6 | 6 | Florida | 7 - 1 | 0.858 |
| 7 | 11 | Oregon | 8 - 1 | 0.834 |
| 8 | 5 | Michigan | 6 - 2 | 0.827 |
| 9 | 15 | Illinois | 7 - 1 | 0.820 |
| 10 | 8 | UCLA | 6 - 2 | 0.817 |
| 11 | 10 | Stanford | 5 - 2 | 0.799 |
| 12 | 14 | Brigham Young | 9 - 0 | 0.796 |
| 13 | 13 | Syracuse | 7 - 2 | 0.792 |
| 14 | 17 | Washington St. | 8 - 1 | 0.791 |
| 15 | 19 | Washington | 7 - 1 | 0.778 |
| 16 | 18 | Louisville | 8 - 1 | 0.777 |
| 17 | 21 | Maryland | 8 - 1 | 0.774 |
| 18 | 9 | Virginia Tech | 6 - 2 | 0.761 |
| 19 | 12 | South Carolina | 7 - 2 | 0.758 |
| 20 | 26 | Florida St. | 6 - 2 | 0.748 |
| 21 | 20 | Colorado | 7 - 2 | 0.748 |
| 22 | 27 | Georgia Tech | 6 - 2 | 0.737 |
| 23 | 33 | Kansas St. | 4 - 4 | 0.722 |
| 24 | 35 | Utah | 6 - 2 | 0.718 |
| 25 | 23 | North Carolina | 5 - 4 | 0.713 |
| 26 | 22 | Georgia | 5 - 2 | 0.710 |
| 27 | 30 | Fresno St. | 7 - 2 | 0.706 |
| 28 | 36 | Texas Tech | 5 - 3 | 0.702 |
| 29 | 28 | Boston College | 6 - 2 | 0.692 |
| 30 | 24 | Texas A&M | 7 - 2 | 0.688 |
| 31 | 37 | Michigan St. | 5 - 2 | 0.686 |
| 32 | 16 | Purdue | 5 - 2 | 0.677 |
| 33 | 39 | Louisiana St. | 5 - 3 | 0.670 |
| 34 | 25 | Mississippi | 6 - 2 | 0.665 |
| 35 | 31 | Auburn | 6 - 2 | 0.664 |
| 36 | 38 | Arkansas | 5 - 3 | 0.655 |
| 37 | 29 | Iowa | 4 - 4 | 0.649 |
| 38 | 42 | Marshall | 7 - 1 | 0.644 |
| 39 | 43 | Ohio St. | 5 - 3 | 0.632 |
| 40 | 40 | Toledo | 6 - 1 | 0.627 |
| 41 | 46 | Southern California | 4 - 5 | 0.615 |
| 42 | 47 | North Carolina St. | 5 - 3 | 0.603 |
| 43 | 34 | Alabama | 3 - 5 | 0.597 |
| 44 | 49 | Miami, Ohio | 7 - 2 | 0.592 |
| 45 | 51 | East Carolina | 5 - 3 | 0.580 |
| 46 | 32 | Iowa St. | 5 - 3 | 0.577 |
| 47 | 52 | Notre Dame | 3 - 5 | 0.575 |
| 48 | 44 | Clemson | 5 - 3 | 0.574 |
| 49 | 48 | Arizona St. | 4 - 4 | 0.568 |
| 50 | 41 | Southern Mississippi | 4 - 3 | 0.559 |
| 51 | 56 | Central Florida | 5 - 4 | 0.559 |
| 52 | 65 | Wisconsin | 5 - 5 | 0.559 |
| 53 | 57 | Louisiana Tech | 5 - 3 | 0.549 |
| 54 | 58 | Hawaii | 6 - 2 | 0.543 |
| 55 | 50 | Bowling Green | 5 - 3 | 0.536 |
| 56 | 66 | Penn State | 3 - 4 | 0.534 |
| 57 | 53 | Boise State | 5 - 4 | 0.530 |
| 58 | 45 | Northwestern | 4 - 4 | 0.529 |
| 59 | 62 | Middle Tennessee St. | 7 - 2 | 0.528 |
| 60 | 73 | Indiana | 2 - 5 | 0.526 |
| 61 | 54 | Rice | 6 - 3 | 0.511 |
| 62 | 55 | Minnesota | 3 - 5 | 0.505 |
| 63 | 59 | Colorado St. | 4 - 5 | 0.497 |
| 64 | 71 | South Florida | 6 - 3 | 0.494 |
| 65 | 61 | Oregon St. | 3 - 5 | 0.494 |
| 66 | 60 | Cincinnati | 5 - 3 | 0.493 |
| 67 | 63 | Western Michigan | 4 - 4 | 0.491 |
| 68 | 64 | AL-Birmingham | 4 - 4 | 0.484 |
| 69 | 72 | New Mexico | 4 - 4 | 0.467 |
| 70 | 76 | Wake Forest | 4 - 4 | 0.462 |
| 71 | 85 | Pittsburgh | 3 - 5 | 0.460 |
| 72 | 81 | West Virginia | 3 - 5 | 0.460 |
| 73 | 67 | Missouri | 3 - 5 | 0.452 |
| 74 | 74 | Northern Illinois | 5 - 4 | 0.443 |
| 75 | 75 | Air Force | 5 - 3 | 0.442 |
| 76 | 79 | Arizona | 4 - 5 | 0.441 |
| 77 | 69 | Memphis | 4 - 4 | 0.438 |
| 78 | 68 | Texas Christian | 4 - 4 | 0.412 |
| 79 | 70 | Nevada-Las Vegas | 3 - 6 | 0.407 |
| 80 | 77 | Kansas | 2 - 6 | 0.384 |
| 81 | 83 | Utah St. | 2 - 5 | 0.381 |
| 82 | 78 | Oklahoma St. | 2 - 6 | 0.379 |
| 83 | 80 | Troy St. | 4 - 4 | 0.378 |
| 84 | 82 | Virginia | 3 - 6 | 0.360 |
| 85 | 91 | Mississippi St. | 2 - 5 | 0.333 |
| 86 | 92 | Ball St. | 4 - 4 | 0.329 |
| 87 | 96 | North Texas | 3 - 5 | 0.327 |
| 88 | 86 | New Mexico St. | 3 - 6 | 0.318 |
| 89 | 88 | Baylor | 2 - 6 | 0.314 |
| 90 | 84 | Vanderbilt | 2 - 6 | 0.310 |
| 91 | 89 | Kent | 4 - 5 | 0.310 |
| 92 | 87 | Kentucky | 1 - 7 | 0.296 |
| 93 | 101 | Nevada | 2 - 6 | 0.286 |
| 94 | 93 | Tulane | 2 - 8 | 0.280 |
| 95 | 90 | Akron | 2 - 7 | 0.278 |
| 96 | 94 | San Jose St. | 2 - 6 | 0.275 |
| 97 | 97 | Temple | 2 - 6 | 0.272 |
| 98 | 95 | Southern Methodist | 2 - 5 | 0.244 |
| 99 | 103 | Wyoming | 2 - 6 | 0.244 |
| 100 | 99 | California | 0 - 8 | 0.239 |
| 101 | 100 | Army | 2 - 6 | 0.235 |
| 102 | 102 | San Diego St. | 2 - 7 | 0.229 |
| 103 | 104 | LA-Lafayette | 3 - 5 | 0.224 |
| 104 | 105 | Central Michigan | 2 - 6 | 0.220 |
| 105 | 98 | Ohio | 1 - 7 | 0.195 |
| 106 | 109 | Wild Card U. | 6 - 42 | 0.183 |
| 107 | 107 | Texas-El Paso | 2 - 6 | 0.181 |
| 108 | 113 | Idaho | 1 - 8 | 0.174 |
| 109 | 106 | Rutgers | 2 - 6 | 0.170 |
| 110 | 116 | Buffalo | 2 - 7 | 0.170 |
| 111 | 108 | Arkansas St. | 2 - 6 | 0.160 |
| 112 | 112 | Connecticut | 2 - 6 | 0.157 |
| 113 | 110 | Tulsa | 1 - 7 | 0.153 |
| 114 | 114 | Navy | 0 - 7 | 0.133 |
| 115 | 111 | Houston | 0 - 8 | 0.126 |
| 116 | 115 | Duke | 0 - 9 | 0.126 |
| 117 | 117 | Eastern Michigan | 2 - 6 | 0.119 |
| 118 | 118 | LA-Monroe | 1 - 7 | 0.113 |
The following are the ARGH 2001 power ratings for the various conferences:
| Conference | Record | Power Rating |
|---|---|---|
| Pac-10 | 20-5 | .638 |
| Big Twelve | 28-4 | .637 |
| Big Ten | 20-8 | .631 |
| SEC | 20-5 | .615 |
| ACC | 15-7 | .566 |
| Big East | 18-10 | .563 |
| Mountain West | 16-14 | .475 |
| Conference USA | 14-20 | .438 |
| WAC | 11-17 | .398 |
| Independents | 20-32 | .382 |
| MAC | 15-21 | .381 |
| Sun Belt | 4-23 | .263 |