The following are the ARGH power ratings for the 2014 season as of September 15. Teams included are the 128 Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) teams.
The estimated home field advantage is .579, or about 4.22 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 Week | Last Week | Team | 2014 Record | Power Rating | SOS |
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1 | 2 | Oklahoma | 3 - 0 | 0.858 | 17 |
2 | 1 | Florida St. | 2 - 0 | 0.843 | 57 |
3 | 11 | Texas A&M | 3 - 0 | 0.834 | 15 |
4 | 5 | UCLA | 3 - 0 | 0.832 | 5 |
5 | 4 | Oregon | 3 - 0 | 0.820 | 75 |
6 | 6 | Alabama | 3 - 0 | 0.815 | 48 |
7 | 8 | Mississippi | 3 - 0 | 0.815 | 20 |
8 | 7 | Auburn | 2 - 0 | 0.803 | 27 |
9 | 13 | Louisiana St. | 3 - 0 | 0.795 | 71 |
10 | 12 | Notre Dame | 3 - 0 | 0.795 | 19 |
11 | 14 | Brigham Young | 3 - 0 | 0.793 | 14 |
12 | 10 | Stanford | 2 - 1 | 0.779 | 45 |
13 | 17 | Mississippi St. | 3 - 0 | 0.776 | 74 |
14 | 9 | Georgia | 1 - 1 | 0.772 | 2 |
15 | 18 | South Carolina | 2 - 1 | 0.771 | 1 |
16 | 15 | Arizona | 3 - 0 | 0.756 | 25 |
17 | 3 | Southern California | 2 - 1 | 0.755 | 8 |
18 | 23 | Missouri | 3 - 0 | 0.754 | 44 |
19 | 16 | Ohio St. | 2 - 1 | 0.751 | 28 |
20 | 24 | Baylor | 3 - 0 | 0.730 | 118 |
21 | 21 | Arizona St. | 3 - 0 | 0.719 | 102 |
22 | 33 | Penn State | 3 - 0 | 0.710 | 13 |
23 | 20 | Michigan St. | 1 - 1 | 0.704 | 41 |
24 | 38 | Nebraska | 3 - 0 | 0.702 | 97 |
25 | 27 | Duke | 3 - 0 | 0.692 | 122 |
26 | 28 | Clemson | 1 - 1 | 0.682 | 30 |
27 | 29 | Oregon St. | 2 - 0 | 0.673 | 87 |
28 | 22 | Utah | 2 - 0 | 0.672 | 58 |
29 | 40 | Northern Illinois | 3 - 0 | 0.670 | 115 |
30 | 39 | Florida | 2 - 0 | 0.667 | 64 |
31 | 36 | Washington | 3 - 0 | 0.667 | 109 |
32 | 48 | Oklahoma St. | 2 - 1 | 0.665 | 26 |
33 | 19 | Virginia Tech | 2 - 1 | 0.663 | 23 |
34 | 43 | Pittsburgh | 3 - 0 | 0.659 | 101 |
35 | 30 | Louisville | 2 - 1 | 0.655 | 73 |
36 | 26 | Michigan | 2 - 1 | 0.652 | 62 |
37 | 35 | North Carolina | 2 - 0 | 0.651 | 90 |
38 | 37 | Wisconsin | 1 - 1 | 0.651 | 40 |
39 | 46 | Syracuse | 2 - 0 | 0.647 | 82 |
40 | 61 | East Carolina | 2 - 1 | 0.636 | 18 |
41 | 42 | Navy | 2 - 1 | 0.628 | 29 |
42 | 41 | Kansas St. | 2 - 0 | 0.621 | 103 |
43 | 25 | Central Florida | 0 - 2 | 0.620 | 10 |
44 | 53 | Marshall | 3 - 0 | 0.619 | 128 |
45 | 54 | Virginia | 2 - 1 | 0.618 | 16 |
46 | 49 | Tennessee | 2 - 1 | 0.618 | 9 |
47 | 52 | Miami, Florida | 2 - 1 | 0.616 | 72 |
48 | 45 | Georgia Tech | 3 - 0 | 0.614 | 113 |
49 | 57 | Texas Christian | 2 - 0 | 0.608 | 81 |
50 | 58 | West Virginia | 2 - 1 | 0.605 | 31 |
51 | 51 | Texas | 1 - 2 | 0.604 | 3 |
52 | 34 | Maryland | 2 - 1 | 0.600 | 107 |
53 | 31 | Texas-San Antonio | 1 - 2 | 0.596 | 4 |
54 | 56 | Boise State | 2 - 1 | 0.596 | 22 |
55 | 32 | Indiana | 1 - 1 | 0.592 | 68 |
56 | 67 | Arkansas | 2 - 1 | 0.580 | 34 |
57 | 44 | Houston | 1 - 2 | 0.569 | 32 |
58 | 76 | North Carolina St. | 3 - 0 | 0.564 | 94 |
59 | 55 | Nevada | 2 - 1 | 0.553 | 55 |
60 | 66 | Cincinnati | 1 - 0 | 0.548 | 84 |
61 | 88 | Louisiana Tech | 2 - 1 | 0.548 | 12 |
62 | 50 | Minnesota | 2 - 1 | 0.547 | 83 |
63 | 59 | Rutgers | 2 - 1 | 0.543 | 70 |
64 | 60 | Kentucky | 2 - 1 | 0.539 | 96 |
65 | 65 | California | 2 - 0 | 0.524 | 51 |
66 | 68 | Washington St. | 1 - 2 | 0.520 | 47 |
67 | 72 | Colorado St. | 2 - 1 | 0.520 | 89 |
68 | 94 | Boston College | 2 - 1 | 0.517 | 35 |
69 | 74 | Utah St. | 2 - 1 | 0.507 | 106 |
70 | 69 | Memphis | 1 - 1 | 0.505 | 43 |
71 | 47 | Iowa | 2 - 1 | 0.500 | 120 |
72 | 63 | LA-Lafayette | 1 - 2 | 0.495 | 49 |
73 | 75 | Northwestern | 0 - 2 | 0.492 | 36 |
74 | 81 | Bowling Green | 2 - 1 | 0.489 | 114 |
75 | 62 | Texas Tech | 2 - 1 | 0.488 | 99 |
76 | 87 | Middle Tennessee St. | 2 - 1 | 0.482 | 111 |
77 | 71 | Toledo | 1 - 2 | 0.473 | 54 |
78 | 70 | Illinois | 2 - 1 | 0.470 | 79 |
79 | 79 | San Jose St. | 1 - 1 | 0.465 | 46 |
80 | 80 | Rice | 0 - 2 | 0.457 | 6 |
81 | 73 | LA-Monroe | 2 - 1 | 0.454 | 86 |
82 | 83 | San Diego St. | 1 - 1 | 0.446 | 91 |
83 | 64 | Fresno St. | 0 - 3 | 0.445 | 7 |
84 | 89 | Old Dominion | 2 - 1 | 0.441 | 124 |
85 | 86 | Western Kentucky | 1 - 2 | 0.437 | 61 |
86 | 78 | Colorado | 1 - 2 | 0.428 | 59 |
87 | 85 | Arkansas St. | 1 - 2 | 0.427 | 56 |
88 | 77 | Central Michigan | 2 - 1 | 0.426 | 117 |
89 | 84 | North Texas | 1 - 2 | 0.422 | 38 |
90 | 99 | Texas St. | 1 - 1 | 0.411 | 104 |
91 | 109 | AL-Birmingham | 2 - 1 | 0.409 | 110 |
92 | 110 | Florida Atlantic | 1 - 2 | 0.406 | 11 |
93 | 98 | Georgia Southern | 1 - 2 | 0.405 | 112 |
94 | 92 | Akron | 1 - 1 | 0.403 | 69 |
95 | 90 | Wyoming | 2 - 1 | 0.398 | 92 |
96 | 93 | South Alabama | 1 - 1 | 0.392 | 60 |
97 | 100 | Iowa St. | 1 - 2 | 0.389 | 93 |
98 | 102 | Army | 1 - 1 | 0.389 | 42 |
99 | 112 | Texas-El Paso | 2 - 1 | 0.388 | 119 |
100 | 104 | Air Force | 2 - 1 | 0.388 | 123 |
101 | 91 | Tulsa | 1 - 2 | 0.377 | 24 |
102 | 108 | Purdue | 1 - 2 | 0.371 | 37 |
103 | 96 | Buffalo | 1 - 2 | 0.369 | 98 |
104 | 97 | Temple | 1 - 1 | 0.365 | 53 |
105 | 107 | Tulane | 1 - 2 | 0.363 | 108 |
106 | 95 | Vanderbilt | 1 - 2 | 0.361 | 67 |
107 | 82 | Ball St. | 1 - 2 | 0.350 | 126 |
108 | 101 | Kansas | 1 - 1 | 0.347 | 66 |
109 | 111 | Nevada-Las Vegas | 1 - 2 | 0.343 | 39 |
110 | 103 | Ohio | 1 - 2 | 0.335 | 63 |
111 | 106 | Wake Forest | 1 - 2 | 0.334 | 85 |
112 | 117 | Hawaii | 1 - 2 | 0.324 | 78 |
113 | 105 | South Florida | 1 - 2 | 0.319 | 88 |
114 | 114 | Connecticut | 1 - 2 | 0.312 | 50 |
115 | 113 | Appalachian St. | 1 - 1 | 0.310 | 116 |
116 | 124 | Western Michigan | 1 - 1 | 0.301 | 100 |
117 | 122 | Southern Mississippi | 1 - 2 | 0.295 | 21 |
118 | 116 | Southern Methodist | 0 - 2 | 0.290 | 33 |
119 | 118 | New Mexico St. | 2 - 1 | 0.288 | 125 |
120 | 121 | Florida International | 1 - 2 | 0.266 | 121 |
121 | 123 | New Mexico | 0 - 2 | 0.258 | 65 |
122 | 119 | Idaho | 0 - 2 | 0.251 | 77 |
123 | 115 | Kent | 0 - 3 | 0.249 | 52 |
124 | 120 | Troy St. | 0 - 3 | 0.224 | 105 |
125 | 125 | Eastern Michigan | 1 - 2 | 0.208 | 95 |
126 | 126 | Georgia St. | 1 - 2 | 0.190 | 127 |
127 | 127 | Massachusetts | 0 - 3 | 0.181 | 80 |
128 | 128 | Wild Card U. | 5 - 77 | 0.167 | 0 |
129 | 129 | Miami, Ohio | 0 - 3 | 0.149 | 76 |
2014 conference power ratings:
Conference | 2014 Record | Power Rating |
---|---|---|
SEC | 27-2 | .707 |
Pac-12 | 25-4 | .679 |
Independents | 9-2 | .651 |
ACC | 27-5 | .625 |
Big Ten | 23-13 | .592 |
Big Twelve | 18-7 | .592 |
AAC | 9-16 | .446 |
Conference USA | 17-17 | .444 |
Mountain West | 14-15 | .437 |
MAC | 13-22 | .354 |
Sun Belt | 9-16 | .350 |