1997 Final ARGH Power Ratings

The following are the ARGH power ratings for the 112 Division 1-A teams after the 1997-1998 bowl games. The 1997 pre-season ranking is included for comparison. This post reflects the correct order of conference ratings; no other changes are included.

The estimated home field advantage for the year was .582.

And the winner is...

This WeekLast WeekTeam1997 RecordPower RatingPreseason Rank
1 1 Michigan 12-0 0.935 9
2 2 Nebraska 13-0 0.932 1
3 3 Florida St. 11-1 0.916 6
4 5 Florida 10-2 0.895 3
5 4 Tennessee 11-2 0.879 5
6 7 N. Carolina 11-1 0.872 4
7 8 Kansas St. 11-1 0.860 21
8 9 UCLA 10-2 0.858 27
9 10 Georgia 10-2 0.854 37
10 6 Ohio St. 10-3 0.843 2
11 11 Auburn 10-3 0.840 18
12 12 Washington St. 10-2 0.818 51
13 13 Louisiana St. 9-3 0.816 12
14 16 Washington 8-4 0.806 11
15 14 Colorado St. 11-2 0.796 34
16 19 Arizona St. 9-3 0.771 14
17 15 Penn State 9-3 0.761 10
18 23 Mississippi 8-4 0.739 71
19 24 S. Mississippi 9-3 0.738 22
20 22 Purdue 9-3 0.732 39
21 17 Syracuse 9-4 0.720 15
22 21 Texas A&M 9-4 0.719 20
23 20 Iowa 7-5 0.718 13
24 18 Michigan St. 7-5 0.707 28
25 36 Oregon 7-5 0.685 57
26 29 Southern Cal 6-5 0.684 17
27 28 Mississippi St. 7-4 0.678 62
28 25 Marshall 10-3 0.673 59
29 34 Georgia Tech 7-5 0.668 54
30 30 Clemson 7-5 0.668 32
31 35 Arizona 7-5 0.667 35
32 31 Virginia 7-4 0.665 40
33 27 Notre Dame 7-6 0.663 8
34 32 Miami, OH 8-3 0.652 56
35 38 S. Carolina 5-6 0.636 33
36 33 Oklahoma St. 8-4 0.634 82
37 37 Colorado 5-6 0.633 7
38 26 Air Force 10-3 0.633 66
39 43 N. Carolina St. 6-5 0.626 53
40 44 Tulane 7-4 0.616 93
41 42 Ohio 8-3 0.616 81
42 41 Missouri 7-5 0.612 58
43 45 Toledo 9-3 0.605 83
44 39 Wisconsin 8-5 0.604 36
45 50 Stanford 5-6 0.603 30
46 48 Texas Tech 6-5 0.595 24
47 49 Louisiana Tech 9-2 0.595 72
48 51 Alabama 4-7 0.590 25
49 40 Virginia Tech 7-5 0.585 19
50 47 New Mexico 9-4 0.581 76
51 52 Kentucky 5-6 0.580 78
52 46 West Virginia 7-5 0.572 31
53 58 Cincinnati 8-4 0.564 42
54 53 Wyoming 7-6 0.559 50
55 54 C. Florida 5-6 0.557 85
56 57 Rice 7-4 0.535 45
57 56 Northwestern 5-7 0.534 29
58 55 Navy 7-4 0.534 41
59 59 Arkansas 4-7 0.523 38
60 63 Wake Forest 5-6 0.507 75
61 60 W. Michigan 8-3 0.507 101
62 61 Utah 6-5 0.504 49
63 64 S. Methodist 6-5 0.497 87
64 67 California 3-8 0.497 60
65 66 Brigham Young 6-5 0.487 26
66 65 Miami, FL 5-6 0.483 23
67 69 Fresno St. 6-6 0.474 86
68 62 Pittsburgh 6-6 0.466 64
69 68 Utah St. 6-6 0.458 74
70 71 Nevada 5-6 0.450 52
71 70 San Diego St. 5-7 0.447 55
72 72 E. Carolina 5-6 0.442 47
73 73 Texas 4-7 0.425 16
74 74 Kansas 5-6 0.409 43
75 75 Vanderbilt 3-8 0.406 80
76 80 Oregon St. 3-8 0.390 99
77 77 Oklahoma 4-8 0.386 63
78 76 Minnesota 3-9 0.382 44
79 81 Memphis 4-7 0.370 91
80 79 Ball St. 5-6 0.370 90
81 78 Boston College 4-7 0.364 46
82 82 E. Michigan 4-7 0.355 94
83 83 NE Louisiana 5-7 0.351 103
84 84 Duke 2-9 0.344 92
85 86 AL-Birmingham 5-6 0.314 96
86 85 Bowling Green 3-8 0.313 84
87 89 Baylor 2-9 0.307 69
88 87 San Jose St. 4-7 0.306 106
89 88 Nevada-Las Vegas 3-8 0.306 98
90 91 Houston 3-8 0.299 48
91 90 Idaho 5-6 0.298 97
92 93 Maryland 2-9 0.290 73
93 92 Temple 3-8 0.274 95
94 94 Army 4-7 0.272 65
95 95 Indiana 2-9 0.272 67
96 96 Tulsa 2-9 0.265 79
97 98 Texas-El Paso 4-7 0.263 110
98 99 N. Texas 4-7 0.260 105
99 97 Boise St. 4-7 0.259 112
100 100 Kent 3-8 0.252 108
101 102 Akron 2-9 0.240 104
102 103 Iowa St. 1-10 0.237 77
103 101 Hawaii 3-9 0.234 107
104 104 Louisville 1-10 0.216 61
105 105 C. Michigan 2-9 0.211 89
106 106 Texas Christian 1-10 0.174 88
107 107 Illinois 0-11 0.155 68
108 108 Arkansas St. 2-9 0.132 102
109 109 Wild Card U. 6-32 0.130 109
110 110 New Mexico St. 2-9 0.129 113
111 111 SW Louisiana 1-10 0.125 70
112 112 Rutgers 0-11 0.099 100
113 113 N. Illinois 0-11 0.090 111

The following are the power ratings for the various conferences. Cumulative non-conference opponents' records are included here, with non-Division 1-A teams being counted as 2-10 to best approximate the 6-32 record of such teams against Division 1-A teams:

ConferencePower RatingNon-conference Record Non-conference Win %Opponents' RecordOpponents' Win %
SEC .703 37-5 .881 252-234 .519
Pac-10 .678 28-8 .778 223-198 .530
ACC .617 22-9 .710 172-189 .476
Big Ten .604 28-16 .636 251-261 .490
Big Twelve .562 26-16 .619 246-248 .498
Conference USA .464 16-21 .432 201-224 .473
Big East .445 13-24 .351 230-198 .537
WAC .441 25-32 .439 314-351 .472
MAC .407 12-23 .343 223-180 .553
Independents .394 34-46 .425 427-504 .459
Big West .309 11-26 .297 202-237 .460

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