ARGH 2023 Power Ratings

The following are the final ARGH power ratings for the 2023 season. Teams currently included are the 133 Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) teams, plus Kennesaw State.

The estimated home field advantage is .562, or about 3.10 points for an average game. The power ratings represent the chance that the team in question has of beating an average FBS team without regard to location.

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Revised 1-9-24

This WeekLast Week Team 2023 Record Power Rating SOS
1 1 Michigan 15 - 0 0.960 5
2 2 Georgia 13 - 1 0.909 27
3 4 Ohio St. 11 - 2 0.890 10
4 5 Oregon 12 - 2 0.878 44
5 6 Texas 12 - 2 0.875 3
6 3 Washington 14 - 1 0.871 1
7 7 Alabama 12 - 2 0.870 2
8 8 Florida St. 13 - 1 0.863 40
9 9 Penn State 10 - 3 0.852 23
10 10 Notre Dame 10 - 3 0.824 56
11 11 Missouri 11 - 2 0.820 13
12 12 Mississippi 11 - 2 0.814 26
13 13 Oklahoma 10 - 3 0.809 19
14 14 Louisiana St. 10 - 3 0.801 12
15 15 Kansas St. 9 - 4 0.780 16
16 16 Arizona 10 - 3 0.767 59
17 17 James Madison 11 - 2 0.755 84
18 18 Tennessee 9 - 4 0.743 38
19 19 Louisville 10 - 4 0.741 32
20 20 Liberty 13 - 1 0.735 119
21 21 Troy 11 - 3 0.735 78
22 22 Clemson 9 - 4 0.725 36
23 23 Southern Methodist 11 - 3 0.720 118
24 24 Oregon St. 8 - 5 0.702 20
25 26 North Carolina St. 9 - 4 0.691 50
26 25 Southern California 8 - 5 0.691 9
27 27 Duke 8 - 5 0.689 43
28 28 Kansas 9 - 4 0.687 60
29 29 Iowa 10 - 4 0.676 25
30 30 Utah 8 - 5 0.665 28
31 31 Texas A&M 7 - 6 0.664 46
32 32 Oklahoma St. 10 - 4 0.662 39
33 33 Maryland 8 - 5 0.657 55
34 34 Miami, Florida 7 - 6 0.650 42
35 36 West Virginia 9 - 4 0.648 64
36 35 UCLA 8 - 5 0.646 68
37 37 Toledo 11 - 3 0.646 123
38 38 Memphis 10 - 3 0.643 96
39 39 Tulane 11 - 3 0.639 94
40 40 North Carolina 8 - 5 0.636 63
41 41 Miami, Ohio 11 - 3 0.635 129
42 42 Air Force 9 - 4 0.626 103
43 43 Iowa St. 7 - 6 0.626 21
44 44 Rutgers 7 - 6 0.619 17
45 45 Virginia Tech 7 - 6 0.604 58
46 46 Texas Tech 7 - 6 0.597 29
47 48 Kentucky 7 - 6 0.596 47
48 47 Boise State 8 - 6 0.595 67
49 50 Wisconsin 7 - 6 0.595 53
50 49 Wyoming 9 - 4 0.593 77
51 51 Georgia Tech 7 - 6 0.588 37
52 52 Auburn 6 - 7 0.582 31
53 54 Northwestern 8 - 5 0.581 57
54 53 Texas-San Antonio 9 - 4 0.580 108
55 55 Appalachian St. 9 - 5 0.577 83
56 57 Nevada-Las Vegas 9 - 5 0.566 85
57 56 Ohio 10 - 3 0.565 131
58 58 Coastal Carolina 8 - 5 0.564 75
59 59 Jacksonville St. 9 - 4 0.557 127
60 60 San Jose St. 7 - 6 0.555 73
61 61 Florida 5 - 7 0.552 14
62 62 South Alabama 7 - 6 0.549 106
63 63 Texas Christian 5 - 7 0.547 41
64 65 Fresno St. 9 - 4 0.541 125
65 64 Washington St. 5 - 7 0.540 49
66 66 South Carolina 5 - 7 0.540 15
67 67 Central Florida 6 - 7 0.537 66
68 68 California 6 - 7 0.525 30
69 69 New Mexico St. 10 - 5 0.517 121
70 70 Western Kentucky 8 - 5 0.500 99
71 71 Nebraska 5 - 7 0.485 61
72 73 Minnesota 6 - 7 0.479 33
73 72 Texas St. 8 - 5 0.477 117
74 74 Boston College 7 - 6 0.475 69
75 75 Illinois 5 - 7 0.473 35
76 76 Bowling Green 7 - 6 0.471 98
77 77 Mississippi St. 5 - 7 0.461 45
78 78 Georgia St. 7 - 6 0.454 81
79 79 Syracuse 6 - 7 0.451 70
80 81 Purdue 4 - 8 0.449 11
81 80 Colorado 4 - 8 0.444 18
82 82 Brigham Young 5 - 7 0.441 51
83 83 Arkansas 4 - 8 0.440 62
84 84 Army 6 - 6 0.421 101
85 85 Old Dominion 6 - 7 0.419 76
86 86 South Florida 7 - 6 0.417 115
87 87 Rice 6 - 7 0.416 105
88 88 Georgia Southern 6 - 7 0.414 93
89 89 Louisiana 6 - 7 0.410 116
90 90 Marshall 6 - 7 0.407 71
91 91 Utah St. 6 - 7 0.403 95
92 92 Arkansas St. 6 - 7 0.397 88
93 93 Wake Forest 4 - 8 0.395 48
94 94 Houston 4 - 8 0.390 52
95 96 Michigan St. 4 - 8 0.385 4
96 95 Virginia 3 - 9 0.384 6
97 97 Northern Illinois 7 - 6 0.381 132
98 98 Indiana 3 - 9 0.374 24
99 99 Pittsburgh 3 - 9 0.361 34
100 100 Colorado St. 5 - 7 0.344 112
101 101 North Texas 5 - 7 0.339 120
102 102 Cincinnati 3 - 9 0.337 65
103 104 Middle Tennessee 4 - 8 0.335 87
104 103 Arizona St. 3 - 9 0.331 8
105 105 Stanford 3 - 9 0.328 7
106 106 Baylor 3 - 9 0.326 54
107 107 Navy 5 - 7 0.323 107
108 108 Florida Atlantic 4 - 8 0.323 110
109 109 AL-Birmingham 4 - 8 0.315 90
110 110 San Diego St. 4 - 8 0.310 86
111 111 New Mexico 4 - 8 0.298 97
112 112 Vanderbilt 2 - 10 0.294 22
113 113 Western Michigan 4 - 8 0.287 100
114 114 Hawaii 5 - 8 0.284 102
115 115 Central Michigan 5 - 7 0.282 124
116 116 Tulsa 4 - 8 0.279 92
117 117 Ball St. 4 - 8 0.273 113
118 118 Southern Mississippi 3 - 9 0.264 74
119 120 East Carolina 2 - 10 0.249 82
120 119 Connecticut 3 - 9 0.248 80
121 121 Texas-El Paso 3 - 9 0.247 91
122 122 Sam Houston St. 3 - 9 0.245 111
123 124 Eastern Michigan 6 - 7 0.245 133
124 123 Louisiana Tech 3 - 9 0.245 114
125 125 Massachusetts 3 - 9 0.240 79
126 126 Buffalo 3 - 9 0.228 122
127 127 Florida International 4 - 8 0.214 128
128 128 Charlotte 3 - 9 0.213 104
129 129 Temple 3 - 9 0.200 109
130 130 LA-Monroe 2 - 10 0.183 72
131 131 Nevada 2 - 10 0.165 89
132 132 Kennesaw St. 3 - 6 0.146 134
133 133 Akron 2 - 10 0.130 130
134 134 Wild Card U. 9 - 116 0.090 0
135 135 Kent St. 1 - 11 0.086 126

2023 conference power ratings:

Conference2023 Record Power Rating
SEC 50-15 .649
Pac-12 34-11 .616
Big Ten 39-13 .605
Big Twelve 35-16 .590
ACC 44-23 .589
Sun Belt 39-29 .472
Mountain West 28-28.440
Independents 20-25 .433
AAC 27-35 .404
Conference USA 20-21.399
MAC 22-32 .352

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