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 .593, or about 5.34 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 | 11 - 0 | 0.939 |
| 2 | 2 | Miami, Florida | 8 - 0 | 0.922 |
| 3 | 3 | Texas | 9 - 1 | 0.894 |
| 4 | 6 | Florida | 8 - 1 | 0.885 |
| 5 | 4 | Oklahoma | 9 - 1 | 0.884 |
| 6 | 7 | Oregon | 9 - 1 | 0.861 |
| 7 | 5 | Tennessee | 7 - 1 | 0.858 |
| 8 | 8 | Michigan | 7 - 2 | 0.829 |
| 9 | 9 | Illinois | 8 - 1 | 0.824 |
| 10 | 14 | Washington St. | 9 - 1 | 0.822 |
| 11 | 10 | UCLA | 6 - 3 | 0.808 |
| 12 | 11 | Stanford | 6 - 2 | 0.807 |
| 13 | 13 | Syracuse | 8 - 2 | 0.802 |
| 14 | 17 | Maryland | 9 - 1 | 0.799 |
| 15 | 12 | Brigham Young | 10 - 0 | 0.796 |
| 16 | 16 | Louisville | 9 - 1 | 0.785 |
| 17 | 18 | Virginia Tech | 7 - 2 | 0.784 |
| 18 | 21 | Colorado | 8 - 2 | 0.776 |
| 19 | 24 | Utah | 7 - 2 | 0.742 |
| 20 | 27 | Fresno St. | 8 - 2 | 0.737 |
| 21 | 23 | Kansas St. | 4 - 5 | 0.728 |
| 22 | 20 | Florida St. | 6 - 3 | 0.726 |
| 23 | 15 | Washington | 7 - 2 | 0.725 |
| 24 | 28 | Texas Tech | 6 - 3 | 0.724 |
| 25 | 35 | Auburn | 7 - 2 | 0.705 |
| 26 | 19 | South Carolina | 7 - 3 | 0.702 |
| 27 | 33 | Louisiana St. | 6 - 3 | 0.700 |
| 28 | 38 | Marshall | 8 - 1 | 0.699 |
| 29 | 37 | Iowa | 5 - 4 | 0.699 |
| 30 | 22 | Georgia Tech | 6 - 3 | 0.687 |
| 31 | 39 | Ohio St. | 6 - 3 | 0.687 |
| 32 | 25 | North Carolina | 5 - 5 | 0.685 |
| 33 | 29 | Boston College | 6 - 3 | 0.679 |
| 34 | 34 | Mississippi | 6 - 2 | 0.676 |
| 35 | 26 | Georgia | 5 - 3 | 0.675 |
| 36 | 41 | Southern California | 5 - 5 | 0.670 |
| 37 | 36 | Arkansas | 6 - 3 | 0.667 |
| 38 | 30 | Texas A&M | 7 - 3 | 0.666 |
| 39 | 42 | North Carolina St. | 6 - 3 | 0.661 |
| 40 | 31 | Michigan St. | 5 - 3 | 0.641 |
| 41 | 40 | Toledo | 7 - 1 | 0.637 |
| 42 | 32 | Purdue | 5 - 3 | 0.623 |
| 43 | 45 | East Carolina | 6 - 3 | 0.602 |
| 44 | 43 | Alabama | 4 - 5 | 0.601 |
| 45 | 60 | Indiana | 3 - 5 | 0.598 |
| 46 | 52 | Wisconsin | 5 - 5 | 0.585 |
| 47 | 47 | Notre Dame | 3 - 5 | 0.581 |
| 48 | 55 | Bowling Green | 6 - 3 | 0.581 |
| 49 | 65 | Oregon St. | 4 - 5 | 0.580 |
| 50 | 44 | Miami, Ohio | 7 - 3 | 0.576 |
| 51 | 53 | Louisiana Tech | 6 - 3 | 0.575 |
| 52 | 49 | Arizona St. | 4 - 5 | 0.573 |
| 53 | 57 | Boise State | 6 - 4 | 0.572 |
| 54 | 48 | Clemson | 5 - 4 | 0.567 |
| 55 | 50 | Southern Mississippi | 4 - 3 | 0.564 |
| 56 | 46 | Iowa St. | 5 - 4 | 0.557 |
| 57 | 56 | Penn State | 3 - 5 | 0.557 |
| 58 | 51 | Central Florida | 5 - 5 | 0.556 |
| 59 | 61 | Rice | 7 - 3 | 0.529 |
| 60 | 70 | Wake Forest | 5 - 4 | 0.529 |
| 61 | 54 | Hawaii | 6 - 3 | 0.525 |
| 62 | 64 | South Florida | 7 - 3 | 0.523 |
| 63 | 63 | Colorado St. | 5 - 5 | 0.521 |
| 64 | 59 | Middle Tennessee St. | 7 - 3 | 0.517 |
| 65 | 71 | Pittsburgh | 4 - 5 | 0.517 |
| 66 | 68 | AL-Birmingham | 5 - 4 | 0.514 |
| 67 | 69 | New Mexico | 5 - 4 | 0.496 |
| 68 | 62 | Minnesota | 3 - 6 | 0.490 |
| 69 | 73 | Missouri | 4 - 5 | 0.489 |
| 70 | 67 | Western Michigan | 4 - 5 | 0.479 |
| 71 | 58 | Northwestern | 4 - 5 | 0.476 |
| 72 | 72 | West Virginia | 3 - 6 | 0.475 |
| 73 | 66 | Cincinnati | 5 - 4 | 0.467 |
| 74 | 74 | Northern Illinois | 5 - 4 | 0.460 |
| 75 | 77 | Memphis | 4 - 5 | 0.452 |
| 76 | 76 | Arizona | 4 - 6 | 0.451 |
| 77 | 75 | Air Force | 5 - 4 | 0.426 |
| 78 | 84 | Virginia | 4 - 6 | 0.422 |
| 79 | 83 | Troy St. | 5 - 4 | 0.417 |
| 80 | 81 | Utah St. | 3 - 5 | 0.404 |
| 81 | 79 | Nevada-Las Vegas | 3 - 7 | 0.388 |
| 82 | 78 | Texas Christian | 4 - 5 | 0.387 |
| 83 | 82 | Oklahoma St. | 2 - 7 | 0.371 |
| 84 | 80 | Kansas | 2 - 7 | 0.369 |
| 85 | 87 | North Texas | 4 - 5 | 0.367 |
| 86 | 91 | Kent | 5 - 5 | 0.365 |
| 87 | 92 | Kentucky | 2 - 7 | 0.357 |
| 88 | 88 | New Mexico St. | 4 - 6 | 0.338 |
| 89 | 85 | Mississippi St. | 2 - 6 | 0.332 |
| 90 | 96 | San Jose St. | 3 - 6 | 0.325 |
| 91 | 86 | Ball St. | 4 - 5 | 0.302 |
| 92 | 94 | Tulane | 3 - 8 | 0.299 |
| 93 | 89 | Baylor | 2 - 7 | 0.299 |
| 94 | 95 | Akron | 2 - 7 | 0.286 |
| 95 | 90 | Vanderbilt | 2 - 7 | 0.270 |
| 96 | 93 | Nevada | 2 - 7 | 0.267 |
| 97 | 99 | Wyoming | 2 - 7 | 0.257 |
| 98 | 97 | Temple | 2 - 7 | 0.254 |
| 99 | 98 | Southern Methodist | 2 - 6 | 0.241 |
| 100 | 104 | Central Michigan | 3 - 6 | 0.234 |
| 101 | 102 | San Diego St. | 2 - 8 | 0.231 |
| 102 | 100 | California | 0 - 9 | 0.210 |
| 103 | 110 | Buffalo | 3 - 7 | 0.206 |
| 104 | 101 | Army | 2 - 7 | 0.201 |
| 105 | 103 | LA-Lafayette | 3 - 6 | 0.200 |
| 106 | 106 | Wild Card U. | 6 - 43 | 0.197 |
| 107 | 105 | Ohio | 1 - 8 | 0.186 |
| 108 | 107 | Texas-El Paso | 2 - 7 | 0.181 |
| 109 | 108 | Idaho | 1 - 8 | 0.171 |
| 110 | 113 | Tulsa | 1 - 8 | 0.158 |
| 111 | 109 | Rutgers | 2 - 7 | 0.154 |
| 112 | 112 | Connecticut | 2 - 7 | 0.154 |
| 113 | 111 | Arkansas St. | 2 - 7 | 0.146 |
| 114 | 116 | Duke | 0 - 9 | 0.128 |
| 115 | 115 | Houston | 0 - 9 | 0.125 |
| 116 | 114 | Navy | 0 - 8 | 0.118 |
| 117 | 117 | Eastern Michigan | 2 - 7 | 0.117 |
| 118 | 118 | LA-Monroe | 1 - 8 | 0.100 |
The following are the ARGH 2001 power ratings for the various conferences:
| Conference | Record | Power Rating |
|---|---|---|
| Pac-10 | 20-5 | .651 |
| Big Twelve | 28-4 | .641 |
| Big Ten | 20-8 | .637 |
| SEC | 23-5 | .619 |
| ACC | 15-7 | .578 |
| Big East | 18-10 | .573 |
| Mountain West | 16-14 | .482 |
| Conference USA | 15-22 | .440 |
| WAC | 11-17 | .411 |
| MAC | 16-21 | .394 |
| Independents | 22-34 | .393 |
| Sun Belt | 4-25 | .263 |