The following are the preliminary 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 .554, or about 2.64 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 8-6-23
This Week | Last Week | Team | 2022 Record | Power Rating | SOS |
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1 | 1 | Georgia | 15 - 0 | 0.891 | 0 |
2 | 2 | Michigan | 13 - 1 | 0.821 | 0 |
3 | 4 | Ohio St. | 11 - 2 | 0.804 | 0 |
4 | 3 | Alabama | 11 - 2 | 0.794 | 0 |
5 | 6 | Penn State | 11 - 2 | 0.764 | 0 |
6 | 14 | Texas | 8 - 5 | 0.754 | 0 |
7 | 11 | Clemson | 11 - 3 | 0.753 | 0 |
8 | 5 | Tennessee | 11 - 2 | 0.747 | 0 |
9 | 9 | Louisiana St. | 10 - 4 | 0.740 | 0 |
10 | 13 | Utah | 10 - 4 | 0.731 | 0 |
11 | 10 | Florida St. | 10 - 3 | 0.727 | 0 |
12 | 22 | Notre Dame | 9 - 4 | 0.721 | 0 |
13 | 18 | Oregon | 10 - 3 | 0.719 | 0 |
14 | 8 | Kansas St. | 10 - 4 | 0.717 | 0 |
15 | 15 | Southern California | 11 - 3 | 0.715 | 0 |
16 | 25 | Mississippi | 8 - 5 | 0.707 | 0 |
17 | 7 | Texas Christian | 13 - 2 | 0.701 | 0 |
18 | 49 | Oklahoma | 6 - 7 | 0.684 | 0 |
19 | 65 | Texas A&M | 5 - 7 | 0.678 | 0 |
20 | 26 | Texas Tech | 8 - 5 | 0.675 | 0 |
21 | 38 | Iowa | 8 - 5 | 0.673 | 0 |
22 | 17 | Washington | 11 - 2 | 0.660 | 0 |
23 | 19 | Mississippi St. | 9 - 4 | 0.657 | 0 |
24 | 16 | Oregon St. | 10 - 3 | 0.656 | 0 |
25 | 21 | Minnesota | 9 - 4 | 0.639 | 0 |
26 | 28 | Texas-San Antonio | 11 - 3 | 0.638 | 0 |
27 | 45 | North Carolina | 9 - 5 | 0.635 | 0 |
28 | 24 | Illinois | 8 - 5 | 0.632 | 0 |
29 | 43 | Arkansas | 7 - 6 | 0.630 | 0 |
30 | 46 | Wisconsin | 7 - 6 | 0.628 | 0 |
31 | 68 | Iowa St. | 4 - 8 | 0.627 | 0 |
32 | 34 | Central Florida | 9 - 5 | 0.627 | 0 |
33 | 51 | Baylor | 6 - 7 | 0.626 | 0 |
34 | 62 | Auburn | 5 - 7 | 0.624 | 0 |
35 | 50 | Kentucky | 7 - 6 | 0.624 | 0 |
36 | 12 | Tulane | 12 - 2 | 0.619 | 0 |
37 | 31 | Wake Forest | 8 - 5 | 0.616 | 0 |
38 | 30 | North Carolina St. | 8 - 5 | 0.616 | 0 |
39 | 27 | UCLA | 9 - 4 | 0.610 | 0 |
40 | 33 | Pittsburgh | 9 - 4 | 0.609 | 0 |
41 | 23 | Louisville | 8 - 5 | 0.608 | 0 |
42 | 64 | Michigan St. | 5 - 7 | 0.608 | 0 |
43 | 36 | South Carolina | 8 - 5 | 0.606 | 0 |
44 | 53 | Oklahoma St. | 7 - 6 | 0.602 | 0 |
45 | 48 | Florida | 6 - 7 | 0.598 | 0 |
46 | 63 | Missouri | 6 - 7 | 0.595 | 0 |
47 | 32 | Maryland | 8 - 5 | 0.594 | 0 |
48 | 47 | Boise State | 10 - 4 | 0.588 | 0 |
49 | 56 | Houston | 8 - 5 | 0.578 | 0 |
50 | 52 | Purdue | 8 - 6 | 0.573 | 0 |
51 | 83 | Miami, Florida | 5 - 7 | 0.573 | 0 |
52 | 55 | Kansas | 6 - 7 | 0.568 | 0 |
53 | 40 | South Alabama | 10 - 3 | 0.567 | 0 |
54 | 59 | Southern Methodist | 7 - 6 | 0.565 | 0 |
55 | 44 | Duke | 9 - 4 | 0.563 | 0 |
56 | 39 | Fresno St. | 10 - 4 | 0.560 | 0 |
57 | 37 | Cincinnati | 9 - 4 | 0.554 | 0 |
58 | 42 | Syracuse | 7 - 6 | 0.554 | 0 |
59 | 57 | Washington St. | 7 - 6 | 0.553 | 0 |
60 | 61 | Brigham Young | 8 - 5 | 0.553 | 0 |
61 | 66 | West Virginia | 5 - 7 | 0.548 | 0 |
62 | 35 | Air Force | 10 - 3 | 0.546 | 0 |
63 | 20 | Troy | 12 - 2 | 0.545 | 0 |
64 | 94 | Nebraska | 4 - 8 | 0.516 | 0 |
65 | 58 | East Carolina | 8 - 5 | 0.516 | 0 |
66 | 29 | James Madison | 8 - 3 | 0.504 | 0 |
67 | 76 | Army | 6 - 6 | 0.501 | 0 |
68 | 41 | Marshall | 9 - 4 | 0.500 | 0 |
69 | 60 | Memphis | 7 - 6 | 0.495 | 0 |
70 | 84 | California | 4 - 8 | 0.492 | 0 |
71 | 74 | Louisiana | 6 - 7 | 0.491 | 0 |
72 | 71 | Toledo | 9 - 5 | 0.490 | 0 |
73 | 67 | Coastal Carolina | 9 - 4 | 0.490 | 0 |
74 | 70 | Appalachian St. | 6 - 6 | 0.475 | 0 |
75 | 82 | San Diego St. | 7 - 6 | 0.466 | 0 |
76 | 100 | Rutgers | 4 - 8 | 0.465 | 0 |
77 | 78 | Vanderbilt | 5 - 7 | 0.463 | 0 |
78 | 54 | Western Kentucky | 9 - 5 | 0.463 | 0 |
79 | 75 | Arizona | 5 - 7 | 0.456 | 0 |
80 | 103 | Virginia | 3 - 7 | 0.447 | 0 |
81 | 92 | Navy | 4 - 8 | 0.444 | 0 |
82 | 97 | Arizona St. | 3 - 9 | 0.443 | 0 |
83 | 88 | Georgia Tech | 5 - 7 | 0.442 | 0 |
84 | 114 | Boston College | 3 - 9 | 0.432 | 0 |
85 | 113 | Virginia Tech | 3 - 8 | 0.429 | 0 |
86 | 95 | Florida Atlantic | 5 - 7 | 0.429 | 0 |
87 | 93 | Wyoming | 7 - 6 | 0.428 | 0 |
88 | 69 | Ohio | 10 - 4 | 0.420 | 0 |
89 | 73 | Southern Mississippi | 7 - 6 | 0.416 | 0 |
90 | 72 | AL-Birmingham | 7 - 6 | 0.412 | 0 |
91 | 79 | North Texas | 7 - 7 | 0.403 | 0 |
92 | 104 | Miami, Ohio | 6 - 7 | 0.403 | 0 |
93 | 89 | Indiana | 4 - 8 | 0.396 | 0 |
94 | 77 | Liberty | 8 - 5 | 0.394 | 0 |
95 | 80 | Middle Tennessee | 8 - 5 | 0.389 | 0 |
96 | 86 | Eastern Michigan | 9 - 4 | 0.388 | 0 |
97 | 96 | Georgia St. | 4 - 8 | 0.386 | 0 |
98 | 112 | Central Michigan | 4 - 8 | 0.377 | 0 |
99 | 85 | San Jose St. | 7 - 5 | 0.371 | 0 |
100 | 91 | Buffalo | 7 - 6 | 0.370 | 0 |
101 | 98 | Stanford | 3 - 9 | 0.368 | 0 |
102 | 111 | Utah St. | 6 - 7 | 0.366 | 0 |
103 | 87 | Tulsa | 5 - 7 | 0.361 | 0 |
104 | 81 | Georgia Southern | 6 - 7 | 0.360 | 0 |
105 | 110 | Rice | 5 - 8 | 0.360 | 0 |
106 | 106 | Ball St. | 5 - 7 | 0.347 | 0 |
107 | 122 | Northern Illinois | 3 - 9 | 0.339 | 0 |
108 | 120 | Temple | 3 - 9 | 0.336 | 0 |
109 | 115 | Western Michigan | 5 - 7 | 0.336 | 0 |
110 | 101 | Connecticut | 6 - 7 | 0.335 | 0 |
111 | 124 | Colorado | 1 - 11 | 0.334 | 0 |
112 | 109 | Texas-El Paso | 5 - 7 | 0.333 | 0 |
113 | 123 | Northwestern | 1 - 11 | 0.325 | 0 |
114 | 121 | South Florida | 1 - 11 | 0.324 | 0 |
115 | 119 | Louisiana Tech | 3 - 9 | 0.318 | 0 |
116 | 108 | Bowling Green | 6 - 7 | 0.312 | 0 |
117 | 131 | Nevada | 2 - 10 | 0.311 | 0 |
118 | 118 | Old Dominion | 3 - 9 | 0.309 | 0 |
119 | 107 | LA-Monroe | 4 - 8 | 0.308 | 0 |
120 | 102 | New Mexico St. | 7 - 6 | 0.302 | 0 |
121 | 105 | Nevada-Las Vegas | 5 - 7 | 0.301 | 0 |
122 | 117 | Arkansas St. | 3 - 9 | 0.296 | 0 |
123 | 90 | Kent St. | 5 - 7 | 0.295 | 0 |
124 | 130 | Colorado St. | 3 - 9 | 0.292 | 0 |
125 | 128 | Hawaii | 3 - 10 | 0.276 | 0 |
126 | 116 | Texas St. | 4 - 8 | 0.268 | 0 |
127 | 99 | Jacksonville St. | 9 - 2 | 0.267 | 0 |
128 | 129 | Sam Houston St. | 5 - 4 | 0.246 | 0 |
129 | 127 | Florida International | 4 - 8 | 0.240 | 0 |
130 | 126 | Akron | 2 - 10 | 0.239 | 0 |
131 | 125 | Charlotte | 3 - 9 | 0.226 | 0 |
132 | 132 | New Mexico | 2 - 10 | 0.199 | 0 |
133 | 134 | Massachusetts | 1 - 11 | 0.193 | 0 |
134 | 133 | Wild Card U. | 12 - 124 | 0.181 | 0 |
135 | 0 | Kennesaw St. | 5 - 6 | 0.107 | 0 |
2023 conference power ratings:
Conference | 2023 Record | Power Rating |
---|---|---|
SEC | 0-0 | .668 |
Big Twelve | 0-0 | .630 |
Big Ten | 0-0 | .603 |
ACC | 0-0 | .572 |
Pac-12 | 0-0 | .561 |
AAC | 0-0 | .438 |
Independents | 0-0 | .437 |
Sun Belt | 0-0 | .423 |
Mountain West | 0-0 | .392 |
MAC | 0-0 | .360 |
Conference USA | 0-0 | .328 |