The following are the ARGH power ratings for the 117 Division 1-A teams as of October 13, 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 .592, or about 5.09 points for an average game.
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| This Week | Last Week | Team | Record | Power Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Virginia Tech | 6 - 0 | 0.910 |
| 2 | 4 | Oklahoma | 6 - 0 | 0.886 |
| 3 | 2 | Miami, Florida | 6 - 0 | 0.885 |
| 4 | 3 | Notre Dame | 6 - 0 | 0.877 |
| 5 | 6 | Ohio St. | 7 - 0 | 0.866 |
| 6 | 8 | Georgia | 6 - 0 | 0.854 |
| 7 | 7 | Florida St. | 5 - 2 | 0.816 |
| 8 | 10 | Iowa St. | 6 - 1 | 0.813 |
| 9 | 9 | Oregon | 6 - 0 | 0.812 |
| 10 | 16 | Louisiana St. | 5 - 1 | 0.807 |
| 11 | 5 | Texas | 5 - 1 | 0.801 |
| 12 | 11 | Southern California | 4 - 2 | 0.793 |
| 13 | 13 | North Carolina St. | 7 - 0 | 0.791 |
| 14 | 12 | Michigan | 5 - 1 | 0.783 |
| 15 | 19 | Air Force | 6 - 0 | 0.782 |
| 16 | 15 | Iowa | 6 - 1 | 0.776 |
| 17 | 14 | Washington St. | 6 - 1 | 0.773 |
| 18 | 24 | Kansas St. | 5 - 1 | 0.744 |
| 19 | 28 | Texas A&M | 4 - 2 | 0.736 |
| 20 | 38 | Arkansas | 3 - 2 | 0.734 |
| 21 | 18 | Penn State | 4 - 2 | 0.731 |
| 22 | 23 | Alabama | 4 - 2 | 0.727 |
| 23 | 17 | UCLA | 4 - 2 | 0.711 |
| 24 | 26 | California | 4 - 3 | 0.700 |
| 25 | 42 | Bowling Green | 5 - 0 | 0.692 |
| 26 | 44 | South Carolina | 5 - 2 | 0.688 |
| 27 | 27 | Texas Tech | 4 - 3 | 0.687 |
| 28 | 30 | Louisville | 4 - 2 | 0.684 |
| 29 | 39 | Colorado | 4 - 2 | 0.681 |
| 30 | 41 | Nebraska | 5 - 2 | 0.680 |
| 31 | 35 | Pittsburgh | 5 - 2 | 0.676 |
| 32 | 31 | Maryland | 4 - 2 | 0.676 |
| 33 | 22 | Florida | 4 - 3 | 0.675 |
| 34 | 32 | Tennessee | 4 - 2 | 0.673 |
| 35 | 20 | Wisconsin | 5 - 2 | 0.669 |
| 36 | 33 | Boston College | 3 - 2 | 0.668 |
| 37 | 29 | Colorado St. | 5 - 2 | 0.665 |
| 38 | 36 | Minnesota | 6 - 1 | 0.664 |
| 39 | 47 | Virginia | 5 - 2 | 0.664 |
| 40 | 25 | Oregon St. | 4 - 3 | 0.663 |
| 41 | 45 | Mississippi | 5 - 1 | 0.657 |
| 42 | 34 | Georgia Tech | 4 - 2 | 0.657 |
| 43 | 21 | Auburn | 4 - 2 | 0.650 |
| 44 | 49 | Marshall | 4 - 1 | 0.643 |
| 45 | 46 | Washington | 4 - 2 | 0.640 |
| 46 | 40 | Southern Mississippi | 4 - 2 | 0.637 |
| 47 | 43 | Kentucky | 4 - 2 | 0.635 |
| 48 | 37 | Clemson | 3 - 3 | 0.635 |
| 49 | 57 | South Florida | 4 - 2 | 0.635 |
| 50 | 56 | Arizona St. | 5 - 2 | 0.633 |
| 51 | 51 | Boise State | 5 - 1 | 0.618 |
| 52 | 52 | Missouri | 3 - 3 | 0.600 |
| 53 | 59 | Wake Forest | 4 - 3 | 0.595 |
| 54 | 48 | Purdue | 3 - 4 | 0.585 |
| 55 | 60 | West Virginia | 4 - 2 | 0.573 |
| 56 | 58 | Toledo | 4 - 2 | 0.571 |
| 57 | 50 | Michigan St. | 3 - 3 | 0.568 |
| 58 | 53 | Miami, Ohio | 4 - 3 | 0.547 |
| 59 | 55 | Texas Christian | 5 - 1 | 0.546 |
| 60 | 62 | Fresno St. | 4 - 3 | 0.523 |
| 61 | 61 | Arizona | 3 - 3 | 0.511 |
| 62 | 54 | Utah | 2 - 4 | 0.504 |
| 63 | 75 | Northern Illinois | 4 - 3 | 0.487 |
| 64 | 72 | New Mexico St. | 3 - 3 | 0.482 |
| 65 | 76 | Central Florida | 2 - 3 | 0.479 |
| 66 | 74 | Illinois | 2 - 5 | 0.478 |
| 67 | 70 | Hawaii | 4 - 2 | 0.477 |
| 68 | 66 | Stanford | 1 - 4 | 0.473 |
| 69 | 63 | Brigham Young | 3 - 3 | 0.465 |
| 70 | 79 | Indiana | 3 - 3 | 0.464 |
| 71 | 65 | North Carolina | 2 - 4 | 0.458 |
| 72 | 68 | San Jose St. | 4 - 3 | 0.457 |
| 73 | 64 | Cincinnati | 2 - 4 | 0.456 |
| 74 | 83 | Tulane | 4 - 3 | 0.449 |
| 75 | 67 | Oklahoma St. | 2 - 4 | 0.443 |
| 76 | 71 | Memphis | 2 - 4 | 0.442 |
| 77 | 82 | Mississippi St. | 2 - 4 | 0.418 |
| 78 | 69 | Western Michigan | 2 - 4 | 0.416 |
| 79 | 88 | New Mexico | 3 - 4 | 0.415 |
| 80 | 81 | East Carolina | 2 - 3 | 0.408 |
| 81 | 77 | Louisiana Tech | 2 - 4 | 0.402 |
| 82 | 85 | Central Michigan | 3 - 3 | 0.388 |
| 83 | 93 | AL-Birmingham | 3 - 3 | 0.381 |
| 84 | 84 | Northwestern | 2 - 5 | 0.378 |
| 85 | 73 | Nevada | 2 - 4 | 0.366 |
| 86 | 90 | Connecticut | 2 - 4 | 0.363 |
| 87 | 91 | Temple | 2 - 4 | 0.360 |
| 88 | 87 | Troy St. | 2 - 5 | 0.360 |
| 89 | 80 | Syracuse | 1 - 5 | 0.349 |
| 90 | 94 | Kent | 2 - 4 | 0.339 |
| 91 | 86 | Duke | 2 - 5 | 0.339 |
| 92 | 89 | Baylor | 3 - 3 | 0.335 |
| 93 | 78 | Nevada-Las Vegas | 2 - 4 | 0.333 |
| 94 | 92 | Houston | 2 - 4 | 0.319 |
| 95 | 97 | North Texas | 1 - 5 | 0.313 |
| 96 | 98 | Rice | 2 - 4 | 0.310 |
| 97 | 106 | San Diego St. | 1 - 5 | 0.308 |
| 98 | 96 | Ball St. | 2 - 4 | 0.301 |
| 99 | 99 | Kansas | 2 - 5 | 0.293 |
| 100 | 101 | Arkansas St. | 4 - 4 | 0.289 |
| 101 | 95 | Vanderbilt | 1 - 5 | 0.286 |
| 102 | 104 | LA-Lafayette | 1 - 5 | 0.273 |
| 103 | 107 | Middle Tennessee St. | 1 - 5 | 0.267 |
| 104 | 102 | Utah St. | 1 - 5 | 0.266 |
| 105 | 109 | Akron | 1 - 6 | 0.259 |
| 106 | 105 | Wyoming | 1 - 5 | 0.253 |
| 107 | 100 | Idaho | 1 - 6 | 0.235 |
| 108 | 103 | Eastern Michigan | 3 - 4 | 0.231 |
| 109 | 113 | Ohio | 2 - 5 | 0.228 |
| 110 | 111 | Texas-El Paso | 1 - 5 | 0.209 |
| 111 | 108 | Navy | 1 - 5 | 0.189 |
| 112 | 110 | Rutgers | 1 - 5 | 0.168 |
| 113 | 112 | Buffalo | 1 - 6 | 0.164 |
| 114 | 114 | Wild Card U. | 8 - 52 | 0.161 |
| 115 | 118 | LA-Monroe | 1 - 5 | 0.144 |
| 116 | 115 | Tulsa | 0 - 6 | 0.134 |
| 117 | 116 | Southern Methodist | 0 - 7 | 0.103 |
| 118 | 117 | Army | 0 - 6 | 0.092 |
The following are the power ratings and non-conference records for the various conferences:
| Conference | Record | Power Rating |
|---|---|---|
| Pac-10 | 29-10 | .671 |
| SEC | 30-9 | .650 |
| Big Twelve | 36-14 | .642 |
| Big Ten | 32-13 | .633 |
| ACC | 23-10 | .626 |
| Big East | 21-13 | .574 |
| Mountain West | 17-21 | .466 |
| Independents | 16-21 | .448 |
| Conference USA | 14-18 | .441 |
| MAC | 21-30 | .410 |
| WAC | 12-27 | .360 |
| Sun Belt | 8-29 | .286 |
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