The following are the ARGH power ratings for the 117 Division 1-A teams as of August 26, 2002. The power rating represents the chance the team in question has of beating an average Division 1-A team at a neutral site.
The estimated home field advantage is .593, or about 5.12 points for an average game.
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| This Week | Last Week | Team | Record | Power Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Miami, Florida | 0 - 0 | 0.893 |
| 2 | 2 | Oklahoma | 0 - 0 | 0.844 |
| 3 | 3 | Texas | 0 - 0 | 0.827 |
| 4 | 4 | Florida St. | 1 - 0 | 0.805 |
| 5 | 5 | Tennessee | 0 - 0 | 0.790 |
| 6 | 6 | Nebraska | 1 - 0 | 0.764 |
| 7 | 7 | Florida | 0 - 0 | 0.761 |
| 8 | 8 | Oregon | 0 - 0 | 0.750 |
| 9 | 9 | Michigan | 0 - 0 | 0.748 |
| 10 | 10 | Colorado | 0 - 0 | 0.747 |
| 11 | 11 | Texas A&M | 0 - 0 | 0.738 |
| 12 | 12 | Boston College | 0 - 0 | 0.734 |
| 13 | 13 | Washington | 0 - 0 | 0.733 |
| 14 | 16 | Georgia | 0 - 0 | 0.717 |
| 15 | 17 | Louisiana St. | 0 - 0 | 0.717 |
| 16 | 18 | Alabama | 0 - 0 | 0.716 |
| 17 | 19 | Louisville | 0 - 0 | 0.716 |
| 18 | 20 | Kansas St. | 0 - 0 | 0.712 |
| 19 | 15 | Virginia Tech | 1 - 0 | 0.706 |
| 20 | 21 | UCLA | 0 - 0 | 0.692 |
| 21 | 14 | Texas Tech | 0 - 1 | 0.678 |
| 22 | 28 | Ohio St. | 1 - 0 | 0.671 |
| 23 | 22 | Auburn | 0 - 0 | 0.669 |
| 24 | 23 | Southern California | 0 - 0 | 0.669 |
| 25 | 24 | Illinois | 0 - 0 | 0.663 |
| 26 | 25 | Notre Dame | 0 - 0 | 0.656 |
| 27 | 26 | Maryland | 0 - 0 | 0.650 |
| 28 | 27 | Oregon St. | 0 - 0 | 0.650 |
| 29 | 29 | Syracuse | 0 - 0 | 0.642 |
| 30 | 30 | Washington St. | 0 - 0 | 0.642 |
| 31 | 31 | Penn State | 0 - 0 | 0.635 |
| 32 | 33 | Michigan St. | 0 - 0 | 0.629 |
| 33 | 34 | Marshall | 0 - 0 | 0.628 |
| 34 | 35 | Southern Mississippi | 0 - 0 | 0.628 |
| 35 | 36 | South Carolina | 0 - 0 | 0.627 |
| 36 | 32 | Iowa St. | 0 - 1 | 0.621 |
| 37 | 38 | Georgia Tech | 0 - 0 | 0.620 |
| 38 | 43 | North Carolina St. | 1 - 0 | 0.617 |
| 39 | 39 | Pittsburgh | 0 - 0 | 0.612 |
| 40 | 40 | Arkansas | 0 - 0 | 0.610 |
| 41 | 45 | Wisconsin | 1 - 0 | 0.610 |
| 42 | 42 | Purdue | 0 - 0 | 0.606 |
| 43 | 41 | Mississippi | 0 - 0 | 0.605 |
| 44 | 37 | Fresno St. | 0 - 1 | 0.600 |
| 45 | 44 | Clemson | 0 - 0 | 0.599 |
| 46 | 46 | Arizona | 0 - 0 | 0.579 |
| 47 | 47 | Boise State | 0 - 0 | 0.578 |
| 48 | 48 | Iowa | 0 - 0 | 0.578 |
| 49 | 51 | Colorado St. | 1 - 0 | 0.576 |
| 50 | 49 | Oklahoma St. | 0 - 0 | 0.574 |
| 51 | 50 | Utah | 0 - 0 | 0.568 |
| 52 | 52 | Mississippi St. | 0 - 0 | 0.551 |
| 53 | 53 | North Carolina | 0 - 0 | 0.545 |
| 54 | 54 | Brigham Young | 0 - 0 | 0.538 |
| 55 | 55 | South Florida | 0 - 0 | 0.533 |
| 56 | 56 | Minnesota | 0 - 0 | 0.526 |
| 57 | 57 | Wake Forest | 0 - 0 | 0.521 |
| 58 | 58 | Stanford | 0 - 0 | 0.519 |
| 59 | 59 | Temple | 0 - 0 | 0.518 |
| 60 | 60 | Cincinnati | 0 - 0 | 0.512 |
| 61 | 61 | Texas Christian | 0 - 0 | 0.509 |
| 62 | 62 | Memphis | 0 - 0 | 0.507 |
| 63 | 64 | Louisiana Tech | 0 - 0 | 0.493 |
| 64 | 65 | Missouri | 0 - 0 | 0.492 |
| 65 | 67 | East Carolina | 0 - 0 | 0.486 |
| 66 | 63 | Virginia | 0 - 1 | 0.481 |
| 67 | 66 | Arizona St. | 0 - 1 | 0.480 |
| 68 | 68 | Miami, Ohio | 0 - 0 | 0.473 |
| 69 | 69 | West Virginia | 0 - 0 | 0.470 |
| 70 | 70 | Toledo | 0 - 0 | 0.468 |
| 71 | 71 | Northern Illinois | 0 - 0 | 0.460 |
| 72 | 72 | Bowling Green | 0 - 0 | 0.457 |
| 73 | 73 | North Texas | 0 - 0 | 0.449 |
| 74 | 74 | Northwestern | 0 - 0 | 0.448 |
| 75 | 75 | Nevada-Las Vegas | 0 - 0 | 0.447 |
| 76 | 76 | Central Florida | 0 - 0 | 0.445 |
| 77 | 77 | Middle Tennessee St. | 0 - 0 | 0.444 |
| 78 | 78 | AL-Birmingham | 0 - 0 | 0.442 |
| 79 | 79 | Troy St. | 0 - 0 | 0.442 |
| 80 | 81 | Indiana | 0 - 0 | 0.428 |
| 81 | 82 | Hawaii | 0 - 0 | 0.423 |
| 82 | 80 | New Mexico | 0 - 1 | 0.417 |
| 83 | 83 | Western Michigan | 0 - 0 | 0.409 |
| 84 | 84 | Utah St. | 0 - 0 | 0.401 |
| 85 | 85 | Tulane | 0 - 0 | 0.385 |
| 86 | 86 | Ball St. | 0 - 0 | 0.383 |
| 87 | 87 | California | 0 - 0 | 0.378 |
| 88 | 88 | Kentucky | 0 - 0 | 0.374 |
| 89 | 89 | Baylor | 0 - 0 | 0.367 |
| 90 | 90 | Nevada | 0 - 0 | 0.353 |
| 91 | 91 | Rice | 0 - 0 | 0.336 |
| 92 | 92 | Central Michigan | 0 - 0 | 0.334 |
| 93 | 93 | Texas-El Paso | 0 - 0 | 0.333 |
| 94 | 94 | Rutgers | 0 - 0 | 0.331 |
| 95 | 95 | Air Force | 0 - 0 | 0.325 |
| 96 | 96 | Kent | 0 - 0 | 0.321 |
| 97 | 97 | Kansas | 0 - 0 | 0.317 |
| 98 | 98 | Wyoming | 0 - 0 | 0.315 |
| 99 | 99 | Akron | 0 - 0 | 0.307 |
| 100 | 100 | San Jose St. | 0 - 0 | 0.297 |
| 101 | 101 | Connecticut | 0 - 0 | 0.291 |
| 102 | 102 | Idaho | 0 - 0 | 0.281 |
| 103 | 103 | San Diego St. | 0 - 0 | 0.279 |
| 104 | 104 | Vanderbilt | 0 - 0 | 0.274 |
| 105 | 105 | Southern Methodist | 0 - 0 | 0.259 |
| 106 | 106 | Tulsa | 0 - 0 | 0.258 |
| 107 | 107 | Ohio | 0 - 0 | 0.237 |
| 108 | 108 | New Mexico St. | 0 - 0 | 0.235 |
| 109 | 109 | Duke | 0 - 0 | 0.233 |
| 110 | 112 | Arkansas St. | 0 - 1 | 0.212 |
| 111 | 110 | Houston | 0 - 0 | 0.209 |
| 112 | 111 | Wild Card U. | 0 - 0 | 0.204 |
| 113 | 113 | LA-Lafayette | 0 - 0 | 0.190 |
| 114 | 114 | LA-Monroe | 0 - 0 | 0.190 |
| 115 | 115 | Army | 0 - 0 | 0.189 |
| 116 | 116 | Buffalo | 0 - 0 | 0.186 |
| 117 | 117 | Eastern Michigan | 0 - 0 | 0.183 |
| 118 | 118 | Navy | 0 - 0 | 0.140 |
The following are the power ratings and non-conference records for the various conferences:
| Conference | Record | Power Rating |
|---|---|---|
| Big Twelve | 1-2 | .640 |
| SEC | 0-0 | .618 |
| Big East | 1-0 | .613 |
| Pac-10 | 0-1 | .609 |
| Big Ten | 2-0 | .595 |
| ACC | 2-1 | .563 |
| Conference USA | 0-0 | .458 |
| Mountain West | 1-1 | .433 |
| Independents | 0-0 | .410 |
| WAC | 0-1 | .393 |
| MAC | 0-0 | .378 |
| Sun Belt | 0-1 | .286 |