The following are the ARGH power ratings for the 2015 season as of September 8, 2015. Teams included are the 128 Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) teams.
The estimated home field advantage is .561, or about 3.29 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 9-8-15
This Week | Last Week | Team | 2015 Record | Power Rating | SOS |
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1 | 1 | Ohio St. | 1 - 0 | 0.883 | 0 |
2 | 2 | UCLA | 1 - 0 | 0.847 | 0 |
3 | 5 | Alabama | 1 - 0 | 0.825 | 0 |
4 | 4 | Texas Christian | 1 - 0 | 0.820 | 0 |
5 | 3 | Mississippi | 1 - 0 | 0.808 | 0 |
6 | 7 | Louisiana St. | 0 - 0 | 0.806 | 0 |
7 | 8 | Michigan St. | 1 - 0 | 0.802 | 0 |
8 | 9 | Southern California | 1 - 0 | 0.801 | 0 |
9 | 12 | Florida St. | 1 - 0 | 0.784 | 0 |
10 | 10 | Baylor | 1 - 0 | 0.780 | 0 |
11 | 11 | Georgia | 1 - 0 | 0.779 | 0 |
12 | 6 | Oregon | 1 - 0 | 0.777 | 0 |
13 | 15 | Auburn | 1 - 0 | 0.774 | 0 |
14 | 13 | Arkansas | 1 - 0 | 0.772 | 0 |
15 | 14 | Georgia Tech | 1 - 0 | 0.752 | 0 |
16 | 23 | Notre Dame | 1 - 0 | 0.748 | 0 |
17 | 18 | Utah | 1 - 0 | 0.744 | 0 |
18 | 21 | Tennessee | 1 - 0 | 0.744 | 0 |
19 | 17 | Missouri | 1 - 0 | 0.739 | 0 |
20 | 25 | Texas A&M | 1 - 0 | 0.732 | 0 |
21 | 24 | Boise State | 1 - 0 | 0.726 | 0 |
22 | 16 | Arizona St. | 0 - 1 | 0.724 | 0 |
23 | 20 | Arizona | 1 - 0 | 0.714 | 0 |
24 | 22 | Virginia Tech | 0 - 1 | 0.707 | 0 |
25 | 27 | Oklahoma | 1 - 0 | 0.696 | 0 |
26 | 19 | Stanford | 0 - 1 | 0.691 | 0 |
27 | 28 | Mississippi St. | 1 - 0 | 0.688 | 0 |
28 | 35 | West Virginia | 1 - 0 | 0.675 | 0 |
29 | 26 | Wisconsin | 0 - 1 | 0.670 | 0 |
30 | 38 | South Carolina | 1 - 0 | 0.663 | 0 |
31 | 42 | Temple | 1 - 0 | 0.654 | 0 |
32 | 29 | North Carolina | 0 - 1 | 0.648 | 0 |
33 | 31 | Minnesota | 0 - 1 | 0.647 | 0 |
34 | 33 | Louisville | 0 - 1 | 0.643 | 0 |
35 | 34 | Clemson | 1 - 0 | 0.641 | 0 |
36 | 36 | Kansas St. | 1 - 0 | 0.637 | 0 |
37 | 30 | Penn State | 0 - 1 | 0.634 | 0 |
38 | 32 | Nebraska | 0 - 1 | 0.634 | 0 |
39 | 37 | California | 1 - 0 | 0.632 | 0 |
40 | 46 | Brigham Young | 1 - 0 | 0.630 | 0 |
41 | 40 | North Carolina St. | 1 - 0 | 0.628 | 0 |
42 | 44 | Florida | 1 - 0 | 0.618 | 0 |
43 | 45 | Kentucky | 1 - 0 | 0.614 | 0 |
44 | 43 | Miami, Florida | 1 - 0 | 0.605 | 0 |
45 | 39 | Texas | 0 - 1 | 0.599 | 0 |
46 | 48 | Oklahoma St. | 1 - 0 | 0.595 | 0 |
47 | 47 | Cincinnati | 1 - 0 | 0.593 | 0 |
48 | 53 | Duke | 1 - 0 | 0.593 | 0 |
49 | 41 | Vanderbilt | 0 - 1 | 0.592 | 0 |
50 | 51 | Marshall | 1 - 0 | 0.592 | 0 |
51 | 55 | Western Kentucky | 1 - 0 | 0.577 | 0 |
52 | 50 | Memphis | 1 - 0 | 0.571 | 0 |
53 | 49 | Pittsburgh | 1 - 0 | 0.557 | 0 |
54 | 52 | Texas Tech | 1 - 0 | 0.555 | 0 |
55 | 57 | Illinois | 1 - 0 | 0.553 | 0 |
56 | 69 | Northwestern | 1 - 0 | 0.547 | 0 |
57 | 54 | Utah St. | 1 - 0 | 0.545 | 0 |
58 | 56 | Washington | 0 - 1 | 0.541 | 0 |
59 | 59 | Appalachian St. | 1 - 0 | 0.528 | 0 |
60 | 61 | Northern Illinois | 1 - 0 | 0.519 | 0 |
61 | 62 | Louisiana Tech | 1 - 0 | 0.514 | 0 |
62 | 64 | Middle Tennessee St. | 1 - 0 | 0.508 | 0 |
63 | 67 | Boston College | 1 - 0 | 0.504 | 0 |
64 | 65 | Western Michigan | 0 - 1 | 0.503 | 0 |
65 | 63 | Purdue | 0 - 1 | 0.495 | 0 |
66 | 73 | Rutgers | 1 - 0 | 0.494 | 0 |
67 | 60 | Central Florida | 0 - 1 | 0.493 | 0 |
68 | 71 | Michigan | 0 - 1 | 0.491 | 0 |
69 | 74 | Colorado St. | 1 - 0 | 0.490 | 0 |
70 | 68 | Indiana | 1 - 0 | 0.484 | 0 |
71 | 75 | Iowa | 1 - 0 | 0.482 | 0 |
72 | 77 | Navy | 1 - 0 | 0.482 | 0 |
73 | 72 | Arkansas St. | 0 - 1 | 0.482 | 0 |
74 | 76 | Maryland | 1 - 0 | 0.482 | 0 |
75 | 70 | Georgia Southern | 0 - 1 | 0.478 | 0 |
76 | 58 | Washington St. | 0 - 1 | 0.471 | 0 |
77 | 78 | Toledo | 0 - 0 | 0.470 | 0 |
78 | 80 | Wake Forest | 1 - 0 | 0.467 | 0 |
79 | 79 | Virginia | 0 - 1 | 0.467 | 0 |
80 | 66 | Colorado | 0 - 1 | 0.464 | 0 |
81 | 82 | Houston | 1 - 0 | 0.458 | 0 |
82 | 81 | Bowling Green | 0 - 1 | 0.451 | 0 |
83 | 83 | San Diego St. | 1 - 0 | 0.443 | 0 |
84 | 84 | Ohio | 1 - 0 | 0.439 | 0 |
85 | 85 | Syracuse | 1 - 0 | 0.436 | 0 |
86 | 88 | San Jose St. | 1 - 0 | 0.429 | 0 |
87 | 90 | Rice | 1 - 0 | 0.429 | 0 |
88 | 91 | Fresno St. | 1 - 0 | 0.426 | 0 |
89 | 89 | East Carolina | 1 - 0 | 0.419 | 0 |
90 | 87 | Ball St. | 1 - 0 | 0.418 | 0 |
91 | 92 | Nevada | 1 - 0 | 0.416 | 0 |
92 | 93 | New Mexico | 1 - 0 | 0.412 | 0 |
93 | 94 | Iowa St. | 1 - 0 | 0.408 | 0 |
94 | 100 | Florida International | 1 - 0 | 0.406 | 0 |
95 | 95 | Oregon St. | 1 - 0 | 0.403 | 0 |
96 | 86 | Tulane | 0 - 1 | 0.396 | 0 |
97 | 98 | Air Force | 1 - 0 | 0.389 | 0 |
98 | 97 | Texas St. | 0 - 1 | 0.376 | 0 |
99 | 101 | Old Dominion | 1 - 0 | 0.371 | 0 |
100 | 99 | LA-Lafayette | 0 - 1 | 0.368 | 0 |
101 | 96 | Florida Atlantic | 0 - 1 | 0.356 | 0 |
102 | 102 | Massachusetts | 0 - 0 | 0.344 | 0 |
103 | 108 | Hawaii | 1 - 0 | 0.341 | 0 |
104 | 109 | Tulsa | 1 - 0 | 0.321 | 0 |
105 | 105 | LA-Monroe | 0 - 1 | 0.311 | 0 |
106 | 106 | Texas-El Paso | 0 - 1 | 0.308 | 0 |
107 | 103 | North Texas | 0 - 0 | 0.303 | 0 |
108 | 107 | Southern Mississippi | 0 - 1 | 0.301 | 0 |
109 | 114 | South Florida | 1 - 0 | 0.301 | 0 |
110 | 110 | Akron | 0 - 1 | 0.293 | 0 |
111 | 104 | Kent | 0 - 1 | 0.292 | 0 |
112 | 111 | Central Michigan | 0 - 1 | 0.282 | 0 |
113 | 113 | Troy St. | 0 - 1 | 0.265 | 0 |
114 | 118 | Connecticut | 1 - 0 | 0.265 | 0 |
115 | 121 | Buffalo | 1 - 0 | 0.264 | 0 |
116 | 120 | South Alabama | 1 - 0 | 0.260 | 0 |
117 | 116 | New Mexico St. | 0 - 1 | 0.247 | 0 |
118 | 112 | Wyoming | 0 - 1 | 0.246 | 0 |
119 | 119 | Southern Methodist | 0 - 1 | 0.244 | 0 |
120 | 126 | Miami, Ohio | 1 - 0 | 0.240 | 0 |
121 | 122 | Nevada-Las Vegas | 0 - 1 | 0.238 | 0 |
122 | 115 | Kansas | 0 - 1 | 0.236 | 0 |
123 | 117 | Georgia St. | 0 - 1 | 0.224 | 0 |
124 | 124 | Idaho | 0 - 1 | 0.202 | 0 |
125 | 123 | Army | 0 - 1 | 0.197 | 0 |
126 | 128 | Texas-San Antonio | 0 - 1 | 0.196 | 0 |
127 | 127 | Eastern Michigan | 0 - 1 | 0.190 | 0 |
128 | 125 | Wild Card U. | 4 - 42 | 0.151 | 0 |
129 | 129 | Charlotte | 1 - 0 | 0.123 | 0 |
2015 conference power ratings:
Conference | 2014 Record | Power Rating |
---|---|---|
SEC | 12-1 | .725 |
Pac-12 | 7-5 | .651 |
ACC | 10-4 | .602 |
Big Twelve | 8-2 | .600 |
Big Ten | 8-6 | .593 |
Independents | 2-1 | .525 |
AAC | 9-3 | .433 |
Mountain West | 10-2 | .425 |
Conference USA | 8-4 | .383 |
MAC | 5-6 | .362 |
Sun Belt | 2-9 | .340 |