ARGH 2008 Power Ratings

The following are the ARGH power ratings for the 2008 season as of September 9. Teams included are the 120 Division 1-A teams, including provisional member Western Kentucky.

The estimated home field advantage is .588, or about 4.50 points for an average game. The power ratings represent the chance that the team in question has of beating an average Division 1-A team without regard to location.

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This WeekLast Week Team 2008 Record Power Rating
1 1 Florida 2 - 0 0.844
2 2 Ohio St. 2 - 0 0.821
3 3 Southern California 1 - 0 0.798
4 7 Auburn 2 - 0 0.790
5 6 Louisiana St. 1 - 0 0.787
6 4 Georgia 2 - 0 0.781
7 9 Alabama 2 - 0 0.775
8 5 Missouri 2 - 0 0.769
9 20 California 2 - 0 0.763
10 8 Oregon 2 - 0 0.761
11 12 Texas 2 - 0 0.759
12 11 Oklahoma 2 - 0 0.756
13 14 South Florida 2 - 0 0.743
14 15 Kansas 2 - 0 0.739
15 16 Arizona St. 2 - 0 0.734
16 22 Penn State 2 - 0 0.727
17 18 Brigham Young 2 - 0 0.723
18 24 Utah 2 - 0 0.716
19 23 Wisconsin 2 - 0 0.713
20 10 South Carolina 1 - 1 0.712
21 26 Oklahoma St. 2 - 0 0.710
22 21 Tennessee 0 - 1 0.707
23 28 Wake Forest 2 - 0 0.691
24 29 Texas Tech 2 - 0 0.685
25 27 Kentucky 2 - 0 0.683
26 43 East Carolina 2 - 0 0.682
27 17 Virginia Tech 1 - 1 0.678
28 31 Arizona 2 - 0 0.671
29 13 West Virginia 1 - 1 0.670
30 19 Clemson 1 - 1 0.668
31 30 Florida St. 1 - 0 0.658
32 34 Texas Christian 2 - 0 0.645
33 38 Connecticut 2 - 0 0.645
34 33 Rutgers 0 - 1 0.634
35 25 Boston College 1 - 1 0.632
36 58 Vanderbilt 2 - 0 0.631
37 39 Michigan 1 - 1 0.626
38 35 UCLA 1 - 0 0.626
39 37 Arkansas 2 - 0 0.606
40 51 Michigan St. 1 - 1 0.596
41 44 Boise State 1 - 0 0.596
42 52 Nebraska 2 - 0 0.592
43 45 Fresno St. 1 - 0 0.590
44 32 Cincinnati 1 - 1 0.588
45 54 Tulsa 2 - 0 0.585
46 50 Kansas St. 2 - 0 0.577
47 40 Illinois 1 - 1 0.576
48 46 Colorado 2 - 0 0.569
49 48 Notre Dame 1 - 0 0.566
50 47 Pittsburgh 1 - 1 0.563
51 71 Georgia Tech 2 - 0 0.551
52 49 Mississippi St. 1 - 1 0.549
53 63 Iowa 2 - 0 0.548
54 62 Indiana 2 - 0 0.545
55 55 Texas A&M 1 - 1 0.545
56 53 Louisville 1 - 1 0.545
57 74 Minnesota 2 - 0 0.542
58 41 Oregon St. 0 - 2 0.540
59 56 Purdue 1 - 0 0.540
60 42 Washington 0 - 2 0.539
61 36 Maryland 1 - 1 0.535
62 75 Air Force 2 - 0 0.532
63 57 Troy St. 1 - 0 0.532
64 65 Miami, Florida 1 - 1 0.531
65 68 Northwestern 2 - 0 0.526
66 67 Ball St. 2 - 0 0.525
67 59 North Carolina 1 - 0 0.520
68 61 Stanford 1 - 1 0.508
69 60 Central Florida 1 - 1 0.496
70 70 Mississippi 1 - 1 0.492
71 80 Southern Mississippi 1 - 1 0.483
72 69 Florida Atlantic 1 - 1 0.482
73 66 Hawaii 1 - 1 0.474
74 79 Houston 1 - 1 0.465
75 92 Arkansas St. 2 - 0 0.460
76 64 Virginia 1 - 1 0.449
77 86 Iowa St. 2 - 0 0.436
78 73 Bowling Green 1 - 1 0.436
79 72 Central Michigan 1 - 1 0.430
80 85 Middle Tennessee St. 1 - 1 0.427
81 82 Nevada 1 - 1 0.423
82 78 North Carolina St. 1 - 1 0.422
83 83 Western Michigan 1 - 1 0.422
84 96 Rice 2 - 0 0.418
85 90 Buffalo 1 - 1 0.414
86 77 Washington St. 0 - 2 0.411
87 97 Baylor 1 - 1 0.402
88 76 Wyoming 1 - 1 0.400
89 94 Nevada-Las Vegas 1 - 1 0.391
90 93 Temple 1 - 1 0.390
91 84 Marshall 1 - 1 0.385
92 87 Navy 1 - 1 0.382
93 109 Akron 1 - 1 0.378
94 88 LA-Monroe 0 - 2 0.367
95 91 Miami, Ohio 0 - 2 0.365
96 81 New Mexico 0 - 2 0.362
97 107 Western Kentucky 1 - 1 0.360
98 108 Eastern Michigan 1 - 1 0.357
99 95 Louisiana Tech 1 - 1 0.352
100 98 Toledo 0 - 1 0.339
101 106 Duke 1 - 1 0.339
102 104 Tulane 0 - 1 0.338
103 100 Ohio 0 - 2 0.337
104 89 Syracuse 0 - 2 0.318
105 101 Texas-El Paso 0 - 2 0.316
106 99 San Jose St. 1 - 1 0.313
107 111 Colorado St. 1 - 1 0.304
108 102 Memphis 0 - 2 0.295
109 112 LA-Lafayette 0 - 1 0.289
110 110 AL-Birmingham 0 - 2 0.288
111 113 Northern Illinois 0 - 2 0.287
112 105 San Diego St. 0 - 2 0.283
113 103 Kent 0 - 2 0.279
114 115 Idaho 1 - 1 0.266
115 118 Southern Methodist 1 - 1 0.258
116 117 Utah St. 0 - 2 0.244
117 116 New Mexico St. 0 - 0 0.234
118 114 North Texas 0 - 2 0.230
119 119 Florida International 0 - 2 0.205
120 120 Army 0 - 2 0.158
121 121 Wild Card U. 2 - 53 0.144

2008 conference power ratings:

Conference2007 Record Power Rating
SEC 17-3 .696
Pac-10 7-3 .635
Big Twelve 22-2 .628
Big Ten 18-3 .615
Big East 8-7 .588
ACC 13-7 .556
Mountain West 8-4.484
Conference USA 8-9.418
WAC 7-7 .388
MAC 8-15 .381
Sun Belt 5-9 .373
Independents 2-3 .369

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