The following are the ARGH power ratings for the 117 Division 1-A teams as of September 3, 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 5.07 points for an average game.
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| This Week | Last Week | Team | Record | Power Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Miami, Florida | 1 - 0 | 0.852 |
| 2 | 2 | Oklahoma | 1 - 0 | 0.828 |
| 3 | 4 | Florida St. | 2 - 0 | 0.821 |
| 4 | 3 | Texas | 1 - 0 | 0.820 |
| 5 | 5 | Tennessee | 1 - 0 | 0.784 |
| 6 | 6 | Nebraska | 2 - 0 | 0.783 |
| 7 | 7 | Florida | 1 - 0 | 0.763 |
| 8 | 19 | Virginia Tech | 2 - 0 | 0.757 |
| 9 | 8 | Oregon | 1 - 0 | 0.755 |
| 10 | 9 | Michigan | 1 - 0 | 0.751 |
| 11 | 11 | Texas A&M | 1 - 0 | 0.723 |
| 12 | 14 | Georgia | 1 - 0 | 0.718 |
| 13 | 12 | Boston College | 1 - 0 | 0.717 |
| 14 | 16 | Alabama | 1 - 0 | 0.709 |
| 15 | 13 | Washington | 0 - 1 | 0.707 |
| 16 | 10 | Colorado | 0 - 1 | 0.705 |
| 17 | 26 | Notre Dame | 1 - 0 | 0.693 |
| 18 | 20 | UCLA | 0 - 0 | 0.692 |
| 19 | 18 | Kansas St. | 1 - 0 | 0.689 |
| 20 | 49 | Colorado St. | 2 - 0 | 0.687 |
| 21 | 24 | Southern California | 1 - 0 | 0.686 |
| 22 | 21 | Texas Tech | 0 - 1 | 0.682 |
| 23 | 41 | Wisconsin | 2 - 0 | 0.682 |
| 24 | 22 | Ohio St. | 1 - 0 | 0.675 |
| 25 | 15 | Louisiana St. | 0 - 1 | 0.669 |
| 26 | 36 | Iowa St. | 1 - 1 | 0.666 |
| 27 | 30 | Washington St. | 1 - 0 | 0.657 |
| 28 | 17 | Louisville | 0 - 1 | 0.652 |
| 29 | 23 | Auburn | 0 - 1 | 0.642 |
| 30 | 31 | Penn State | 1 - 0 | 0.636 |
| 31 | 28 | Oregon St. | 1 - 0 | 0.634 |
| 32 | 32 | Michigan St. | 1 - 0 | 0.626 |
| 33 | 37 | Georgia Tech | 1 - 0 | 0.624 |
| 34 | 38 | North Carolina St. | 2 - 0 | 0.620 |
| 35 | 25 | Illinois | 0 - 1 | 0.620 |
| 36 | 34 | Southern Mississippi | 1 - 0 | 0.616 |
| 37 | 35 | South Carolina | 1 - 0 | 0.616 |
| 38 | 33 | Marshall | 1 - 0 | 0.613 |
| 39 | 27 | Maryland | 0 - 1 | 0.612 |
| 40 | 40 | Arkansas | 0 - 0 | 0.610 |
| 41 | 39 | Pittsburgh | 1 - 0 | 0.607 |
| 42 | 29 | Mississippi | 1 - 0 | 0.606 |
| 43 | 43 | Syracuse | 0 - 1 | 0.604 |
| 44 | 51 | Utah | 1 - 0 | 0.597 |
| 45 | 42 | Purdue | 1 - 0 | 0.596 |
| 46 | 45 | Clemson | 0 - 1 | 0.590 |
| 47 | 44 | Fresno St. | 1 - 1 | 0.590 |
| 48 | 48 | Iowa | 1 - 0 | 0.587 |
| 49 | 47 | Boise State | 1 - 0 | 0.582 |
| 50 | 54 | Brigham Young | 1 - 0 | 0.578 |
| 51 | 46 | Arizona | 1 - 0 | 0.575 |
| 52 | 50 | Oklahoma St. | 0 - 1 | 0.551 |
| 53 | 64 | Missouri | 1 - 0 | 0.544 |
| 54 | 52 | Mississippi St. | 0 - 1 | 0.538 |
| 55 | 60 | Cincinnati | 1 - 0 | 0.538 |
| 56 | 55 | South Florida | 1 - 0 | 0.535 |
| 57 | 56 | Minnesota | 1 - 0 | 0.529 |
| 58 | 63 | Louisiana Tech | 1 - 0 | 0.529 |
| 59 | 59 | Temple | 1 - 0 | 0.521 |
| 60 | 58 | Stanford | 0 - 0 | 0.519 |
| 61 | 62 | Memphis | 1 - 0 | 0.514 |
| 62 | 68 | Miami, Ohio | 1 - 0 | 0.513 |
| 63 | 53 | North Carolina | 0 - 1 | 0.512 |
| 64 | 57 | Wake Forest | 0 - 1 | 0.504 |
| 65 | 66 | Virginia | 0 - 2 | 0.498 |
| 66 | 61 | Texas Christian | 0 - 1 | 0.494 |
| 67 | 71 | Northern Illinois | 1 - 0 | 0.487 |
| 68 | 67 | Arizona St. | 1 - 1 | 0.485 |
| 69 | 69 | West Virginia | 1 - 0 | 0.483 |
| 70 | 70 | Toledo | 1 - 0 | 0.477 |
| 71 | 72 | Bowling Green | 1 - 0 | 0.471 |
| 72 | 77 | Middle Tennessee St. | 0 - 1 | 0.456 |
| 73 | 73 | North Texas | 0 - 1 | 0.452 |
| 74 | 79 | Troy St. | 0 - 1 | 0.449 |
| 75 | 76 | Central Florida | 0 - 1 | 0.448 |
| 76 | 65 | East Carolina | 0 - 1 | 0.444 |
| 77 | 88 | Kentucky | 1 - 0 | 0.442 |
| 78 | 78 | AL-Birmingham | 0 - 1 | 0.440 |
| 79 | 80 | Indiana | 1 - 0 | 0.436 |
| 80 | 81 | Hawaii | 1 - 0 | 0.434 |
| 81 | 75 | Nevada-Las Vegas | 0 - 1 | 0.432 |
| 82 | 83 | Western Michigan | 1 - 0 | 0.429 |
| 83 | 87 | California | 1 - 0 | 0.417 |
| 84 | 74 | Northwestern | 0 - 1 | 0.407 |
| 85 | 82 | New Mexico | 1 - 1 | 0.406 |
| 86 | 85 | Tulane | 1 - 0 | 0.405 |
| 87 | 86 | Ball St. | 0 - 0 | 0.383 |
| 88 | 84 | Utah St. | 0 - 1 | 0.381 |
| 89 | 95 | Air Force | 1 - 0 | 0.380 |
| 90 | 92 | Central Michigan | 1 - 0 | 0.368 |
| 91 | 93 | Texas-El Paso | 1 - 0 | 0.367 |
| 92 | 96 | Kent | 1 - 0 | 0.358 |
| 93 | 90 | Nevada | 0 - 1 | 0.353 |
| 94 | 100 | San Jose St. | 1 - 0 | 0.350 |
| 95 | 89 | Baylor | 0 - 1 | 0.342 |
| 96 | 98 | Wyoming | 0 - 1 | 0.329 |
| 97 | 97 | Kansas | 0 - 1 | 0.328 |
| 98 | 101 | Connecticut | 0 - 1 | 0.315 |
| 99 | 99 | Akron | 0 - 1 | 0.308 |
| 100 | 103 | San Diego St. | 0 - 1 | 0.305 |
| 101 | 91 | Rice | 0 - 1 | 0.300 |
| 102 | 94 | Rutgers | 0 - 1 | 0.296 |
| 103 | 109 | Duke | 1 - 0 | 0.294 |
| 104 | 102 | Idaho | 0 - 1 | 0.291 |
| 105 | 104 | Vanderbilt | 0 - 1 | 0.278 |
| 106 | 111 | Houston | 1 - 0 | 0.277 |
| 107 | 106 | Tulsa | 0 - 1 | 0.275 |
| 108 | 108 | New Mexico St. | 0 - 1 | 0.257 |
| 109 | 107 | Ohio | 0 - 1 | 0.253 |
| 110 | 105 | Southern Methodist | 0 - 1 | 0.230 |
| 111 | 118 | Navy | 1 - 0 | 0.218 |
| 112 | 113 | LA-Lafayette | 0 - 1 | 0.213 |
| 113 | 114 | LA-Monroe | 0 - 1 | 0.204 |
| 114 | 117 | Eastern Michigan | 0 - 1 | 0.199 |
| 115 | 110 | Arkansas St. | 0 - 2 | 0.199 |
| 116 | 115 | Army | 0 - 0 | 0.189 |
| 117 | 116 | Buffalo | 0 - 1 | 0.187 |
| 118 | 112 | Wild Card U. | 2 - 24 | 0.166 |
The following are the power ratings and non-conference records for the various conferences:
| Conference | Record | Power Rating |
|---|---|---|
| Big Twelve | 7-5 | .638 |
| SEC | 7-4 | .614 |
| Pac-10 | 7-2 | .613 |
| Big East | 7-2 | .604 |
| Big Ten | 10-2 | .595 |
| ACC | 5-5 | .564 |
| Mountain West | 6-4 | .464 |
| Conference USA | 4-3 | .457 |
| Independents | 3-3 | .431 |
| WAC | 6-5 | .401 |
| MAC | 8-5 | .392 |
| Sun Belt | 0-8 | .296 |