ARGH 2016 Power Ratings

The following are the preseason ARGH power ratings for the 2017 season. Teams included are the 130 Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) teams, plus Liberty.

The estimated home field advantage is .560, or about 3.17 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 2016 Record Power Rating SOS
1 1 Alabama 14 - 1 0.891 0
2 3 Ohio St. 11 - 2 0.861 0
3 2 Clemson 14 - 1 0.837 0
4 6 Wisconsin 11 - 3 0.829 0
5 7 Oklahoma 11 - 2 0.807 0
6 11 Penn State 11 - 3 0.802 0
7 10 Florida St. 10 - 3 0.799 0
8 4 Washington 12 - 2 0.797 0
9 13 Auburn 8 - 5 0.782 0
10 18 Stanford 10 - 3 0.782 0
11 12 Southern California 10 - 3 0.764 0
12 8 Louisiana St. 8 - 4 0.749 0
13 44 Georgia 8 - 5 0.743 0
14 14 Florida 9 - 4 0.725 0
15 29 Washington St. 8 - 5 0.720 0
16 15 Miami, Florida 9 - 4 0.713 0
17 5 Michigan 10 - 3 0.704 0
18 21 Tennessee 9 - 4 0.701 0
19 17 Louisville 9 - 4 0.692 0
20 43 North Carolina St. 7 - 6 0.685 0
21 53 Kentucky 7 - 6 0.680 0
22 28 South Florida 11 - 2 0.676 0
23 20 Oklahoma St. 10 - 3 0.675 0
24 46 Northwestern 7 - 6 0.673 0
25 27 Kansas St. 9 - 4 0.667 0
26 58 Texas Christian 6 - 7 0.664 0
27 16 Colorado 10 - 4 0.661 0
28 25 Texas A&M 8 - 5 0.660 0
29 19 Virginia Tech 10 - 4 0.640 0
30 88 Syracuse 4 - 8 0.639 0
31 38 Iowa 8 - 5 0.636 0
32 35 Nebraska 9 - 4 0.635 0
33 33 Georgia Tech 9 - 4 0.634 0
34 56 Vanderbilt 6 - 7 0.631 0
35 39 Brigham Young 9 - 4 0.631 0
36 49 Memphis 8 - 5 0.622 0
37 50 Arkansas 7 - 6 0.621 0
38 24 Appalachian St. 10 - 3 0.614 0
39 69 Texas 5 - 7 0.610 0
40 36 Houston 9 - 4 0.608 0
41 64 Notre Dame 4 - 8 0.607 0
42 78 Oregon 4 - 8 0.605 0
43 42 North Carolina 8 - 5 0.600 0
44 34 Utah 9 - 4 0.597 0
45 9 Western Michigan 13 - 1 0.586 0
46 73 Missouri 4 - 8 0.585 0
47 23 Western Kentucky 11 - 3 0.583 0
48 61 Mississippi St. 6 - 7 0.581 0
49 70 UCLA 4 - 8 0.578 0
50 31 Minnesota 9 - 4 0.573 0
51 68 Indiana 6 - 7 0.571 0
52 47 Toledo 9 - 4 0.570 0
53 32 San Diego St. 11 - 3 0.568 0
54 74 South Carolina 6 - 7 0.567 0
55 51 Mississippi 5 - 7 0.566 0
56 22 West Virginia 10 - 3 0.564 0
57 37 Troy 10 - 3 0.561 0
58 26 Boise State 10 - 3 0.560 0
59 40 Pittsburgh 8 - 5 0.558 0
60 62 Wake Forest 7 - 6 0.554 0
61 57 Colorado St. 7 - 6 0.536 0
62 63 California 5 - 7 0.529 0
63 96 Arizona 3 - 9 0.528 0
64 41 Tulsa 10 - 3 0.525 0
65 54 Baylor 7 - 6 0.522 0
66 77 Arizona St. 5 - 7 0.517 0
67 79 Oregon St. 4 - 8 0.515 0
68 83 Duke 4 - 8 0.513 0
69 76 Boston College 7 - 6 0.512 0
70 48 Navy 9 - 5 0.509 0
71 75 Maryland 6 - 7 0.507 0
72 71 Texas Tech 5 - 7 0.495 0
73 59 Army 8 - 5 0.491 0
74 60 Wyoming 8 - 6 0.480 0
75 30 Temple 10 - 4 0.476 0
76 52 Old Dominion 10 - 3 0.455 0
77 82 Middle Tennessee 8 - 5 0.454 0
78 89 Southern Methodist 5 - 7 0.452 0
79 72 Central Florida 6 - 7 0.445 0
80 92 Iowa St. 3 - 9 0.433 0
81 67 New Mexico 9 - 4 0.432 0
82 84 Eastern Michigan 7 - 6 0.431 0
83 55 Louisiana Tech 9 - 5 0.426 0
84 45 Air Force 10 - 3 0.424 0
85 87 Texas-San Antonio 6 - 7 0.421 0
86 66 Arkansas St. 8 - 5 0.410 0
87 98 Miami, Ohio 6 - 7 0.403 0
88 97 Tulane 4 - 8 0.402 0
89 86 Michigan St. 3 - 9 0.401 0
90 81 Ohio 8 - 6 0.396 0
91 65 Idaho 9 - 4 0.392 0
92 93 Central Michigan 6 - 7 0.392 0
93 101 Akron 5 - 7 0.387 0
94 106 Purdue 3 - 9 0.380 0
95 80 Southern Mississippi 7 - 6 0.380 0
96 99 Utah St. 3 - 9 0.377 0
97 113 New Mexico St. 3 - 9 0.376 0
98 111 Georgia St. 3 - 9 0.371 0
99 112 Virginia 2 - 10 0.367 0
100 95 Hawaii 7 - 7 0.364 0
101 121 Rutgers 2 - 10 0.360 0
102 110 LA-Monroe 4 - 8 0.357 0
103 85 Georgia Southern 5 - 7 0.356 0
104 116 Bowling Green 4 - 8 0.354 0
105 102 Cincinnati 4 - 8 0.354 0
106 100 Illinois 3 - 9 0.353 0
107 91 Northern Illinois 5 - 7 0.349 0
108 90 LA-Lafayette 6 - 7 0.340 0
109 123 Massachusetts 2 - 10 0.339 0
110 94 South Alabama 6 - 7 0.338 0
111 115 Florida International 4 - 8 0.330 0
112 117 Marshall 3 - 9 0.329 0
113 108 San Jose St. 4 - 8 0.326 0
114 105 East Carolina 3 - 9 0.323 0
115 124 Florida Atlantic 3 - 9 0.306 0
116 103 North Texas 5 - 8 0.302 0
117 119 Kent 3 - 9 0.292 0
118 127 Fresno St. 1 - 11 0.281 0
119 109 Ball St. 4 - 8 0.277 0
120 104 Nevada-Las Vegas 4 - 8 0.269 0
121 107 Nevada 5 - 7 0.268 0
122 125 Connecticut 3 - 9 0.268 0
123 114 Charlotte 4 - 8 0.267 0
124 122 Rice 3 - 9 0.262 0
125 120 Texas-El Paso 4 - 8 0.257 0
126 118 Kansas 2 - 10 0.257 0
127 128 Buffalo 2 - 10 0.239 0
128 126 Texas St. 2 - 10 0.214 0
129 0 Coastal Carolina 10 - 2 0.208 0
130 0 Liberty 6 - 5 0.198 0
131 129 Wild Card U. 10 - 103 0.180 0
132 0 AL-Birmingham 0 - 0 0.160 0

2017 conference power ratings:

Conference2016 Record Power Rating
SEC 48-19 .677
Pac-12 29-13 .633
ACC 51-17 .624
Big Ten 35-17 .592
Big Twelve 23-13 .569
Independents 21-25 .517
AAC 33-22 .472
Mountain West 30-26.407
MAC 23-31 .390
Sun Belt 22-28 .378
Conference USA 24-35.352

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