The following are the ARGH power ratings for the 2014 season as of January 5. Teams included are the 128 Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) teams.
The estimated home field advantage is .562, or about 3.37 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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This Week | Last Week | Team | 2014 Record | Power Rating | SOS |
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1 | 2 | Oregon | 13 - 1 | 0.906 | 18 |
2 | 1 | Alabama | 12 - 2 | 0.896 | 5 |
3 | 3 | Ohio St. | 13 - 1 | 0.895 | 27 |
4 | 6 | Texas Christian | 12 - 1 | 0.883 | 62 |
5 | 9 | Georgia | 10 - 3 | 0.843 | 17 |
6 | 4 | Mississippi | 9 - 4 | 0.843 | 3 |
7 | 5 | Florida St. | 13 - 1 | 0.835 | 20 |
8 | 10 | Michigan St. | 11 - 2 | 0.830 | 59 |
9 | 7 | Mississippi St. | 10 - 3 | 0.819 | 21 |
10 | 13 | UCLA | 10 - 3 | 0.808 | 2 |
11 | 14 | Georgia Tech | 11 - 3 | 0.806 | 16 |
12 | 8 | Baylor | 11 - 2 | 0.804 | 68 |
13 | 17 | Clemson | 10 - 3 | 0.804 | 46 |
14 | 15 | Marshall | 13 - 1 | 0.801 | 113 |
15 | 16 | Wisconsin | 11 - 3 | 0.787 | 51 |
16 | 22 | Missouri | 11 - 3 | 0.786 | 15 |
17 | 11 | Auburn | 8 - 5 | 0.781 | 1 |
18 | 23 | Southern California | 9 - 4 | 0.779 | 9 |
19 | 19 | Boise State | 12 - 2 | 0.778 | 63 |
20 | 18 | Arkansas | 7 - 6 | 0.777 | 4 |
21 | 12 | Louisiana St. | 8 - 5 | 0.769 | 7 |
22 | 25 | Arizona St. | 10 - 3 | 0.766 | 29 |
23 | 21 | Arizona | 10 - 4 | 0.757 | 10 |
24 | 27 | Stanford | 8 - 5 | 0.752 | 25 |
25 | 20 | Kansas St. | 9 - 4 | 0.742 | 45 |
26 | 33 | Utah | 9 - 4 | 0.739 | 14 |
27 | 24 | Louisville | 9 - 4 | 0.730 | 40 |
28 | 29 | Texas A&M | 8 - 5 | 0.726 | 8 |
29 | 30 | Memphis | 10 - 3 | 0.720 | 92 |
30 | 31 | Florida | 7 - 5 | 0.716 | 23 |
31 | 26 | Oklahoma | 8 - 5 | 0.705 | 35 |
32 | 28 | Nebraska | 9 - 4 | 0.703 | 60 |
33 | 38 | Notre Dame | 8 - 5 | 0.691 | 13 |
34 | 37 | Tennessee | 7 - 6 | 0.677 | 12 |
35 | 32 | Colorado St. | 10 - 3 | 0.658 | 86 |
36 | 35 | Duke | 9 - 4 | 0.652 | 83 |
37 | 36 | Minnesota | 8 - 5 | 0.649 | 44 |
38 | 34 | West Virginia | 7 - 6 | 0.646 | 32 |
39 | 45 | Louisiana Tech | 9 - 5 | 0.646 | 74 |
40 | 46 | South Carolina | 7 - 6 | 0.638 | 19 |
41 | 39 | Miami, Florida | 6 - 7 | 0.623 | 26 |
42 | 52 | Virginia Tech | 7 - 6 | 0.621 | 42 |
43 | 49 | Utah St. | 10 - 4 | 0.620 | 94 |
44 | 50 | Air Force | 10 - 3 | 0.620 | 102 |
45 | 44 | Washington | 8 - 6 | 0.619 | 57 |
46 | 40 | Brigham Young | 8 - 5 | 0.618 | 69 |
47 | 42 | Boston College | 7 - 6 | 0.618 | 50 |
48 | 51 | North Carolina St. | 8 - 5 | 0.617 | 56 |
49 | 41 | Cincinnati | 9 - 4 | 0.613 | 80 |
50 | 47 | Georgia Southern | 9 - 3 | 0.612 | 121 |
51 | 43 | Central Florida | 9 - 4 | 0.611 | 101 |
52 | 64 | Rutgers | 8 - 5 | 0.578 | 43 |
53 | 61 | Penn State | 7 - 6 | 0.577 | 58 |
54 | 48 | Northern Illinois | 11 - 3 | 0.574 | 115 |
55 | 60 | Navy | 8 - 5 | 0.573 | 72 |
56 | 54 | Maryland | 7 - 6 | 0.565 | 38 |
57 | 56 | Virginia | 5 - 7 | 0.560 | 33 |
58 | 55 | East Carolina | 8 - 5 | 0.559 | 100 |
59 | 53 | Texas | 6 - 7 | 0.553 | 22 |
60 | 63 | California | 5 - 7 | 0.548 | 24 |
61 | 66 | Houston | 8 - 5 | 0.539 | 109 |
62 | 67 | Oklahoma St. | 7 - 6 | 0.538 | 48 |
63 | 57 | Pittsburgh | 6 - 7 | 0.536 | 66 |
64 | 71 | LA-Lafayette | 9 - 4 | 0.535 | 104 |
65 | 58 | Iowa | 7 - 6 | 0.529 | 71 |
66 | 65 | Kentucky | 5 - 7 | 0.528 | 30 |
67 | 69 | Western Kentucky | 8 - 5 | 0.528 | 88 |
68 | 59 | North Carolina | 6 - 7 | 0.527 | 28 |
69 | 74 | Toledo | 9 - 4 | 0.519 | 114 |
70 | 72 | Michigan | 5 - 7 | 0.518 | 34 |
71 | 70 | Temple | 6 - 6 | 0.510 | 90 |
72 | 62 | Nevada | 7 - 6 | 0.509 | 75 |
73 | 80 | Rice | 8 - 5 | 0.500 | 89 |
74 | 68 | Western Michigan | 8 - 5 | 0.495 | 119 |
75 | 77 | AL-Birmingham | 6 - 6 | 0.480 | 84 |
76 | 79 | Oregon St. | 5 - 7 | 0.476 | 36 |
77 | 73 | San Diego St. | 7 - 6 | 0.475 | 106 |
78 | 78 | Northwestern | 5 - 7 | 0.474 | 55 |
79 | 75 | Illinois | 6 - 7 | 0.470 | 41 |
80 | 81 | Middle Tennessee St. | 6 - 6 | 0.460 | 82 |
81 | 82 | Washington St. | 3 - 9 | 0.459 | 6 |
82 | 76 | Arkansas St. | 7 - 6 | 0.451 | 111 |
83 | 83 | Texas-El Paso | 7 - 6 | 0.433 | 96 |
84 | 84 | Texas St. | 7 - 5 | 0.426 | 124 |
85 | 86 | Appalachian St. | 7 - 5 | 0.417 | 127 |
86 | 87 | Texas Tech | 4 - 8 | 0.405 | 39 |
87 | 85 | Fresno St. | 6 - 8 | 0.401 | 70 |
88 | 92 | Bowling Green | 8 - 6 | 0.391 | 110 |
89 | 91 | Indiana | 4 - 8 | 0.388 | 54 |
90 | 90 | Old Dominion | 6 - 6 | 0.386 | 98 |
91 | 88 | Central Michigan | 7 - 6 | 0.383 | 123 |
92 | 93 | Colorado | 2 - 10 | 0.375 | 11 |
93 | 89 | South Alabama | 6 - 7 | 0.363 | 99 |
94 | 94 | Syracuse | 3 - 9 | 0.356 | 37 |
95 | 95 | Purdue | 3 - 9 | 0.343 | 53 |
96 | 96 | New Mexico | 4 - 8 | 0.327 | 79 |
97 | 97 | Wyoming | 4 - 8 | 0.319 | 65 |
98 | 98 | Ohio | 6 - 6 | 0.315 | 120 |
99 | 100 | Florida International | 4 - 8 | 0.313 | 105 |
100 | 99 | Ball St. | 5 - 7 | 0.310 | 125 |
101 | 102 | Vanderbilt | 3 - 9 | 0.303 | 31 |
102 | 101 | LA-Monroe | 4 - 8 | 0.298 | 93 |
103 | 104 | Akron | 5 - 7 | 0.297 | 126 |
104 | 105 | Buffalo | 5 - 6 | 0.288 | 128 |
105 | 103 | Kansas | 3 - 9 | 0.285 | 47 |
106 | 107 | Wake Forest | 3 - 9 | 0.283 | 52 |
107 | 108 | South Florida | 4 - 8 | 0.281 | 81 |
108 | 109 | North Texas | 4 - 8 | 0.281 | 117 |
109 | 106 | Hawaii | 4 - 9 | 0.280 | 97 |
110 | 111 | Texas-San Antonio | 4 - 8 | 0.278 | 85 |
111 | 110 | Florida Atlantic | 3 - 9 | 0.276 | 73 |
112 | 112 | Iowa St. | 2 - 10 | 0.262 | 49 |
113 | 113 | San Jose St. | 3 - 9 | 0.258 | 76 |
114 | 114 | Tulane | 3 - 9 | 0.252 | 67 |
115 | 115 | Southern Mississippi | 3 - 9 | 0.250 | 64 |
116 | 116 | Army | 4 - 8 | 0.249 | 116 |
117 | 118 | Massachusetts | 3 - 9 | 0.216 | 122 |
118 | 117 | Tulsa | 2 - 10 | 0.212 | 77 |
119 | 120 | Troy St. | 3 - 9 | 0.188 | 108 |
120 | 119 | Nevada-Las Vegas | 2 - 11 | 0.187 | 78 |
121 | 121 | Miami, Ohio | 2 - 10 | 0.183 | 107 |
122 | 123 | Kent | 2 - 9 | 0.168 | 103 |
123 | 122 | Connecticut | 2 - 10 | 0.167 | 87 |
124 | 124 | New Mexico St. | 2 - 10 | 0.151 | 118 |
125 | 125 | Idaho | 1 - 10 | 0.145 | 112 |
126 | 126 | Georgia St. | 1 - 11 | 0.130 | 91 |
127 | 127 | Eastern Michigan | 2 - 10 | 0.124 | 95 |
128 | 128 | Wild Card U. | 8 - 100 | 0.110 | 0 |
129 | 129 | Southern Methodist | 1 - 11 | 0.108 | 61 |
2014 conference power ratings:
Conference | 2014 Record | Power Rating |
---|---|---|
SEC | 55-12 | .722 |
Pac-12 | 37-8 | .665 |
ACC | 46-21 | .612 |
Big Ten | 47-19 | .593 |
Big Twelve | 24-13 | .582 |
Independents | 25-22 | .533 |
Mountain West | 30-28 | .453 |
Conference USA | 28-29 | .433 |
AAC | 18-31 | .416 |
Sun Belt | 12-34 | .338 |
MAC | 21-36 | .328 |