ARGH 2008 Power Ratings

The following are the ARGH power ratings for the 2008 season as of September 14. Teams included are the 120 Division 1-A teams, including provisional member Western Kentucky.

The estimated home field advantage is .589, or about 4.47 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 0.835
2 3 Southern California 2 - 0 0.828
3 4 Auburn 3 - 0 0.826
4 6 Georgia 3 - 0 0.814
5 7 Alabama 3 - 0 0.801
6 12 Oklahoma 3 - 0 0.800
7 10 Oregon 3 - 0 0.789
8 17 Brigham Young 3 - 0 0.786
9 8 Missouri 3 - 0 0.780
10 19 Wisconsin 3 - 0 0.777
11 13 South Florida 3 - 0 0.769
12 5 Louisiana St. 2 - 0 0.762
13 18 Utah 3 - 0 0.761
14 11 Texas 2 - 0 0.750
15 16 Penn State 3 - 0 0.750
16 26 East Carolina 3 - 0 0.737
17 25 Kentucky 3 - 0 0.731
18 2 Ohio St. 2 - 1 0.723
19 32 Texas Christian 3 - 0 0.717
20 14 Kansas 2 - 1 0.715
21 9 California 2 - 1 0.707
22 33 Connecticut 3 - 0 0.694
23 23 Wake Forest 2 - 0 0.694
24 24 Texas Tech 3 - 0 0.692
25 22 Tennessee 1 - 1 0.690
26 21 Oklahoma St. 3 - 0 0.689
27 27 Virginia Tech 2 - 1 0.675
28 36 Vanderbilt 3 - 0 0.671
29 29 West Virginia 1 - 1 0.670
30 20 South Carolina 1 - 2 0.666
31 30 Clemson 2 - 1 0.662
32 42 Nebraska 3 - 0 0.652
33 15 Arizona St. 2 - 1 0.648
34 31 Florida St. 2 - 0 0.645
35 28 Arizona 2 - 1 0.635
36 35 Boston College 1 - 1 0.633
37 41 Boise State 2 - 0 0.632
38 40 Michigan St. 2 - 1 0.626
39 53 Iowa 3 - 0 0.623
40 49 Notre Dame 2 - 0 0.606
41 43 Fresno St. 1 - 1 0.606
42 62 Air Force 3 - 0 0.600
43 39 Arkansas 2 - 0 0.598
44 44 Cincinnati 1 - 1 0.594
45 67 North Carolina 2 - 0 0.593
46 61 Maryland 2 - 1 0.585
47 66 Ball St. 3 - 0 0.582
48 63 Troy St. 2 - 0 0.581
49 38 UCLA 1 - 1 0.573
50 45 Tulsa 2 - 0 0.573
51 65 Northwestern 3 - 0 0.572
52 46 Kansas St. 2 - 0 0.570
53 47 Illinois 2 - 1 0.570
54 51 Georgia Tech 2 - 1 0.567
55 55 Texas A&M 1 - 1 0.567
56 48 Colorado 2 - 0 0.564
57 58 Oregon St. 1 - 2 0.562
58 71 Southern Mississippi 2 - 1 0.561
59 50 Pittsburgh 1 - 1 0.558
60 56 Louisville 1 - 1 0.551
61 54 Indiana 2 - 0 0.547
62 57 Minnesota 3 - 0 0.547
63 52 Mississippi St. 1 - 2 0.545
64 59 Purdue 1 - 1 0.538
65 37 Michigan 1 - 2 0.536
66 34 Rutgers 0 - 2 0.524
67 64 Miami, Florida 1 - 1 0.521
68 70 Mississippi 2 - 1 0.510
69 69 Central Florida 1 - 1 0.505
70 75 Arkansas St. 2 - 1 0.504
71 89 Nevada-Las Vegas 2 - 1 0.499
72 60 Washington 0 - 3 0.491
73 68 Stanford 1 - 2 0.483
74 79 Central Michigan 2 - 1 0.475
75 83 Western Michigan 2 - 1 0.474
76 87 Baylor 2 - 1 0.469
77 85 Buffalo 2 - 1 0.461
78 77 Iowa St. 2 - 1 0.451
79 96 New Mexico 1 - 2 0.447
80 84 Rice 2 - 1 0.447
81 80 Middle Tennessee St. 1 - 2 0.447
82 74 Houston 1 - 2 0.446
83 72 Florida Atlantic 1 - 2 0.437
84 91 Marshall 2 - 1 0.421
85 78 Bowling Green 1 - 2 0.410
86 73 Hawaii 1 - 2 0.408
87 76 Virginia 1 - 2 0.405
88 94 LA-Monroe 1 - 2 0.403
89 100 Toledo 1 - 1 0.399
90 101 Duke 2 - 1 0.396
91 90 Temple 1 - 2 0.395
92 88 Wyoming 2 - 1 0.393
93 82 North Carolina St. 1 - 2 0.390
94 81 Nevada 1 - 2 0.385
95 106 San Jose St. 2 - 1 0.385
96 93 Akron 1 - 2 0.381
97 95 Miami, Ohio 1 - 2 0.369
98 102 Tulane 0 - 2 0.368
99 99 Louisiana Tech 1 - 1 0.368
100 97 Western Kentucky 1 - 2 0.357
101 92 Navy 1 - 2 0.357
102 86 Washington St. 0 - 3 0.318
103 98 Eastern Michigan 1 - 2 0.317
104 105 Texas-El Paso 0 - 2 0.316
105 103 Ohio 0 - 3 0.314
106 113 Kent 1 - 2 0.310
107 107 Colorado St. 1 - 1 0.303
108 109 LA-Lafayette 0 - 2 0.293
109 111 Northern Illinois 0 - 2 0.288
110 104 Syracuse 0 - 3 0.280
111 108 Memphis 0 - 3 0.279
112 115 Southern Methodist 1 - 2 0.264
113 110 AL-Birmingham 0 - 3 0.259
114 116 Utah St. 0 - 3 0.252
115 117 New Mexico St. 0 - 1 0.250
116 114 Idaho 1 - 2 0.246
117 112 San Diego St. 0 - 3 0.232
118 119 Florida International 0 - 2 0.218
119 118 North Texas 0 - 3 0.204
120 120 Army 0 - 2 0.161
121 121 Wild Card U. 2 - 63 0.138

2008 conference power ratings:

Conference2007 Record Power Rating
SEC 23-3 .704
Big Twelve 28-4 .642
Big Ten 25-6 .619
Pac-10 10-10 .604
Big East 10-9 .580
ACC 17-8 .564
Mountain West 15-5.526
Conference USA 8-13.431
MAC 11-17 .398
WAC 9-13 .392
Sun Belt 7-14 .383
Independents 3-4 .375

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