The following are the ARGH power ratings for the 117 Division 1-A teams as of November 17, 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 .585, or about 4.53 points for an average game.
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| This Week | Last Week | Team | Record | Power Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Ohio St. | 12 - 0 | 0.919 |
| 2 | 2 | Miami, Florida | 9 - 0 | 0.911 |
| 3 | 3 | Oklahoma | 9 - 1 | 0.891 |
| 4 | 5 | Iowa | 11 - 1 | 0.869 |
| 5 | 6 | Southern California | 8 - 2 | 0.864 |
| 6 | 8 | Georgia | 10 - 1 | 0.857 |
| 7 | 7 | Notre Dame | 9 - 1 | 0.854 |
| 8 | 10 | Alabama | 9 - 2 | 0.854 |
| 9 | 4 | Texas | 9 - 2 | 0.839 |
| 10 | 11 | Kansas St. | 9 - 2 | 0.834 |
| 11 | 14 | Maryland | 9 - 2 | 0.818 |
| 12 | 9 | Washington St. | 9 - 1 | 0.816 |
| 13 | 12 | Florida St. | 8 - 3 | 0.812 |
| 14 | 13 | Michigan | 9 - 2 | 0.808 |
| 15 | 16 | Penn State | 8 - 3 | 0.793 |
| 16 | 17 | Arkansas | 7 - 3 | 0.774 |
| 17 | 18 | Virginia Tech | 8 - 2 | 0.771 |
| 18 | 22 | Colorado | 8 - 3 | 0.769 |
| 19 | 24 | Florida | 8 - 3 | 0.761 |
| 20 | 19 | Boise State | 10 - 1 | 0.757 |
| 21 | 21 | UCLA | 7 - 3 | 0.754 |
| 22 | 26 | Colorado St. | 9 - 2 | 0.745 |
| 23 | 23 | Pittsburgh | 8 - 2 | 0.745 |
| 24 | 15 | Louisiana St. | 7 - 3 | 0.743 |
| 25 | 30 | South Florida | 8 - 2 | 0.735 |
| 26 | 27 | Texas Christian | 8 - 1 | 0.734 |
| 27 | 20 | North Carolina St. | 9 - 3 | 0.724 |
| 28 | 31 | Texas Tech | 8 - 4 | 0.719 |
| 29 | 25 | Auburn | 7 - 4 | 0.712 |
| 30 | 33 | Oregon St. | 7 - 4 | 0.703 |
| 31 | 29 | Iowa St. | 7 - 5 | 0.691 |
| 32 | 32 | West Virginia | 7 - 3 | 0.687 |
| 33 | 36 | Georgia Tech | 7 - 4 | 0.677 |
| 34 | 28 | California | 6 - 5 | 0.675 |
| 35 | 39 | Boston College | 6 - 4 | 0.668 |
| 36 | 42 | Tennessee | 6 - 4 | 0.668 |
| 37 | 40 | Kentucky | 7 - 4 | 0.658 |
| 38 | 41 | Air Force | 8 - 3 | 0.657 |
| 39 | 34 | Bowling Green | 8 - 2 | 0.650 |
| 40 | 49 | Virginia | 7 - 4 | 0.642 |
| 41 | 51 | Louisville | 6 - 4 | 0.639 |
| 42 | 35 | Oregon | 7 - 4 | 0.636 |
| 43 | 56 | Washington | 6 - 5 | 0.634 |
| 44 | 37 | Texas A&M | 6 - 5 | 0.631 |
| 45 | 38 | Nebraska | 7 - 5 | 0.623 |
| 46 | 47 | Wisconsin | 6 - 6 | 0.623 |
| 47 | 50 | Purdue | 5 - 6 | 0.623 |
| 48 | 46 | Southern Mississippi | 6 - 4 | 0.620 |
| 49 | 43 | Minnesota | 7 - 4 | 0.618 |
| 50 | 44 | Clemson | 6 - 5 | 0.615 |
| 51 | 54 | Cincinnati | 5 - 5 | 0.610 |
| 52 | 48 | Arizona St. | 7 - 5 | 0.608 |
| 53 | 55 | Toledo | 7 - 3 | 0.606 |
| 54 | 45 | Miami, Ohio | 7 - 4 | 0.604 |
| 55 | 53 | Northern Illinois | 8 - 3 | 0.600 |
| 56 | 58 | Missouri | 5 - 6 | 0.598 |
| 57 | 52 | Wake Forest | 5 - 5 | 0.590 |
| 58 | 59 | Mississippi | 5 - 5 | 0.572 |
| 59 | 62 | Marshall | 7 - 2 | 0.559 |
| 60 | 60 | Illinois | 4 - 7 | 0.557 |
| 61 | 61 | Hawaii | 8 - 2 | 0.547 |
| 62 | 57 | South Carolina | 5 - 6 | 0.546 |
| 63 | 63 | Oklahoma St. | 5 - 5 | 0.544 |
| 64 | 65 | North Texas | 6 - 5 | 0.537 |
| 65 | 66 | Michigan St. | 4 - 7 | 0.460 |
| 66 | 73 | Utah | 4 - 6 | 0.443 |
| 67 | 69 | Central Florida | 5 - 5 | 0.443 |
| 68 | 70 | Fresno St. | 6 - 5 | 0.441 |
| 69 | 64 | Tulane | 6 - 5 | 0.441 |
| 70 | 78 | Connecticut | 5 - 6 | 0.437 |
| 71 | 82 | Arizona | 4 - 7 | 0.433 |
| 72 | 76 | New Mexico | 6 - 5 | 0.429 |
| 73 | 67 | Syracuse | 4 - 7 | 0.425 |
| 74 | 68 | New Mexico St. | 6 - 5 | 0.424 |
| 75 | 72 | Stanford | 2 - 8 | 0.407 |
| 76 | 79 | Temple | 4 - 7 | 0.404 |
| 77 | 83 | Ball St. | 5 - 5 | 0.393 |
| 78 | 80 | San Jose St. | 6 - 6 | 0.389 |
| 79 | 71 | Brigham Young | 5 - 6 | 0.386 |
| 80 | 75 | Nevada | 5 - 6 | 0.386 |
| 81 | 74 | East Carolina | 3 - 6 | 0.383 |
| 82 | 77 | Mississippi St. | 3 - 7 | 0.369 |
| 83 | 90 | AL-Birmingham | 5 - 5 | 0.359 |
| 84 | 81 | Houston | 4 - 6 | 0.341 |
| 85 | 85 | Northwestern | 3 - 8 | 0.335 |
| 86 | 86 | North Carolina | 2 - 9 | 0.327 |
| 87 | 88 | Nevada-Las Vegas | 4 - 7 | 0.325 |
| 88 | 97 | Utah St. | 4 - 6 | 0.323 |
| 89 | 87 | Western Michigan | 3 - 8 | 0.321 |
| 90 | 89 | Louisiana Tech | 3 - 7 | 0.320 |
| 91 | 91 | Indiana | 3 - 8 | 0.320 |
| 92 | 84 | Troy St. | 4 - 8 | 0.320 |
| 93 | 95 | Vanderbilt | 2 - 9 | 0.319 |
| 94 | 94 | Ohio | 4 - 6 | 0.314 |
| 95 | 92 | Duke | 2 - 9 | 0.308 |
| 96 | 96 | Memphis | 2 - 8 | 0.306 |
| 97 | 98 | San Diego St. | 3 - 8 | 0.295 |
| 98 | 93 | Central Michigan | 4 - 7 | 0.290 |
| 99 | 103 | Middle Tennessee St. | 3 - 7 | 0.290 |
| 100 | 101 | Akron | 3 - 8 | 0.277 |
| 101 | 100 | Baylor | 3 - 8 | 0.262 |
| 102 | 105 | Arkansas St. | 6 - 7 | 0.261 |
| 103 | 99 | Rice | 4 - 7 | 0.260 |
| 104 | 104 | LA-Lafayette | 3 - 8 | 0.259 |
| 105 | 102 | Wyoming | 2 - 9 | 0.250 |
| 106 | 106 | Kent | 3 - 8 | 0.205 |
| 107 | 107 | Idaho | 2 - 9 | 0.204 |
| 108 | 108 | Kansas | 2 - 10 | 0.199 |
| 109 | 110 | Eastern Michigan | 3 - 8 | 0.179 |
| 110 | 109 | Navy | 1 - 9 | 0.164 |
| 111 | 115 | Southern Methodist | 2 - 9 | 0.160 |
| 112 | 111 | Rutgers | 1 - 9 | 0.160 |
| 113 | 112 | LA-Monroe | 2 - 9 | 0.152 |
| 114 | 118 | Army | 1 - 9 | 0.141 |
| 115 | 113 | Texas-El Paso | 2 - 9 | 0.138 |
| 116 | 114 | Wild Card U. | 8 - 57 | 0.134 |
| 117 | 116 | Tulsa | 1 - 10 | 0.123 |
| 118 | 117 | Buffalo | 1 - 10 | 0.106 |
The following are the power ratings and non-conference records for the various conferences:
| Conference | Record | Power Rating |
|---|---|---|
| Pac-10 | 29-10 | .653 |
| SEC | 35-10 | .653 |
| Big Twelve | 36-14 | .633 |
| Big Ten | 33-13 | .630 |
| ACC | 23-12 | .613 |
| Big East | 25-13 | .596 |
| Independents | 28-29 | .472 |
| Conference USA | 15-22 | .457 |
| Mountain West | 18-23 | .441 |
| MAC | 22-33 | .396 |
| WAC | 12-27 | .352 |
| Sun Belt | 10-32 | .304 |