ARGH 2014 Power Ratings

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 WeekLast Week Team 2014 Record Power Rating SOS
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:

Conference2014 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

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