The following are the 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 .553, or about 2.77 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 9-24-17
This Week | Last Week | Team | 2017 Record | Power Rating | SOS |
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1 | 1 | Alabama | 4 - 0 | 0.917 | 4 |
2 | 2 | Clemson | 4 - 0 | 0.888 | 14 |
3 | 8 | Michigan | 4 - 0 | 0.846 | 6 |
4 | 6 | Penn State | 4 - 0 | 0.843 | 79 |
5 | 10 | Georgia | 4 - 0 | 0.841 | 22 |
6 | 9 | Washington | 4 - 0 | 0.837 | 73 |
7 | 3 | Oklahoma | 4 - 0 | 0.833 | 49 |
8 | 4 | Wisconsin | 3 - 0 | 0.830 | 65 |
9 | 7 | Southern California | 4 - 0 | 0.821 | 9 |
10 | 14 | Texas Christian | 4 - 0 | 0.800 | 42 |
11 | 5 | Ohio St. | 3 - 1 | 0.794 | 17 |
12 | 30 | Wake Forest | 4 - 0 | 0.757 | 77 |
13 | 17 | Auburn | 3 - 1 | 0.747 | 62 |
14 | 26 | Virginia Tech | 4 - 0 | 0.740 | 124 |
15 | 28 | Notre Dame | 3 - 1 | 0.735 | 16 |
16 | 29 | San Diego St. | 4 - 0 | 0.734 | 40 |
17 | 15 | Washington St. | 4 - 0 | 0.730 | 127 |
18 | 21 | Louisville | 3 - 1 | 0.729 | 8 |
19 | 20 | Mississippi St. | 3 - 1 | 0.729 | 21 |
20 | 24 | Florida | 2 - 1 | 0.724 | 2 |
21 | 39 | Duke | 4 - 0 | 0.717 | 89 |
22 | 22 | Stanford | 2 - 2 | 0.714 | 7 |
23 | 11 | Oklahoma St. | 3 - 1 | 0.713 | 46 |
24 | 38 | North Carolina St. | 3 - 1 | 0.713 | 23 |
25 | 31 | South Florida | 4 - 0 | 0.712 | 128 |
26 | 19 | Minnesota | 3 - 0 | 0.709 | 80 |
27 | 25 | Miami, Florida | 2 - 0 | 0.701 | 88 |
28 | 16 | Kentucky | 3 - 1 | 0.695 | 26 |
29 | 32 | Louisiana St. | 3 - 1 | 0.695 | 54 |
30 | 36 | Utah | 4 - 0 | 0.690 | 115 |
31 | 23 | Iowa | 3 - 1 | 0.685 | 35 |
32 | 12 | Florida St. | 0 - 2 | 0.684 | 3 |
33 | 37 | South Carolina | 3 - 1 | 0.675 | 13 |
34 | 18 | Colorado | 3 - 1 | 0.660 | 70 |
35 | 27 | Oregon | 3 - 1 | 0.657 | 76 |
36 | 13 | Vanderbilt | 3 - 1 | 0.656 | 29 |
37 | 63 | Texas Tech | 3 - 0 | 0.645 | 61 |
38 | 34 | Tennessee | 3 - 1 | 0.642 | 81 |
39 | 51 | Navy | 3 - 0 | 0.639 | 69 |
40 | 35 | Memphis | 3 - 0 | 0.627 | 106 |
41 | 33 | Houston | 2 - 1 | 0.626 | 66 |
42 | 41 | California | 3 - 1 | 0.620 | 37 |
43 | 40 | Kansas St. | 2 - 1 | 0.616 | 114 |
44 | 56 | Indiana | 2 - 1 | 0.611 | 36 |
45 | 52 | Purdue | 2 - 2 | 0.607 | 5 |
46 | 48 | Texas A&M | 3 - 1 | 0.604 | 99 |
47 | 54 | Georgia Tech | 2 - 1 | 0.597 | 92 |
48 | 45 | Appalachian St. | 2 - 2 | 0.595 | 45 |
49 | 50 | Northwestern | 2 - 1 | 0.594 | 98 |
50 | 66 | Southern Methodist | 3 - 1 | 0.588 | 83 |
51 | 61 | West Virginia | 3 - 1 | 0.586 | 122 |
52 | 47 | Texas | 1 - 2 | 0.582 | 31 |
53 | 49 | Colorado St. | 2 - 2 | 0.582 | 27 |
54 | 60 | Troy | 3 - 1 | 0.577 | 103 |
55 | 43 | UCLA | 2 - 2 | 0.573 | 20 |
56 | 72 | Texas-San Antonio | 3 - 0 | 0.569 | 125 |
57 | 74 | Arizona St. | 2 - 2 | 0.569 | 10 |
58 | 77 | Central Florida | 2 - 0 | 0.565 | 74 |
59 | 42 | Boise State | 2 - 2 | 0.551 | 34 |
60 | 46 | Syracuse | 2 - 2 | 0.550 | 95 |
61 | 44 | Toledo | 3 - 1 | 0.547 | 113 |
62 | 62 | Mississippi | 2 - 1 | 0.546 | 91 |
63 | 65 | Nebraska | 2 - 2 | 0.542 | 55 |
64 | 53 | Arkansas | 1 - 2 | 0.541 | 38 |
65 | 55 | Maryland | 2 - 1 | 0.540 | 75 |
66 | 76 | Ohio | 3 - 1 | 0.540 | 111 |
67 | 57 | Arizona | 2 - 2 | 0.533 | 97 |
68 | 58 | Army | 2 - 2 | 0.533 | 63 |
69 | 71 | Air Force | 1 - 2 | 0.533 | 25 |
70 | 70 | Western Michigan | 2 - 2 | 0.533 | 64 |
71 | 59 | North Carolina | 1 - 3 | 0.527 | 12 |
72 | 90 | Virginia | 3 - 1 | 0.525 | 104 |
73 | 64 | Southern Mississippi | 2 - 1 | 0.519 | 93 |
74 | 68 | Iowa St. | 2 - 1 | 0.513 | 85 |
75 | 69 | Michigan St. | 2 - 1 | 0.513 | 56 |
76 | 91 | Tulane | 2 - 2 | 0.489 | 33 |
77 | 79 | Louisiana Tech | 2 - 2 | 0.486 | 41 |
78 | 75 | Northern Illinois | 2 - 1 | 0.480 | 94 |
79 | 82 | Marshall | 2 - 1 | 0.480 | 58 |
80 | 105 | Utah St. | 2 - 2 | 0.479 | 44 |
81 | 84 | Boston College | 1 - 3 | 0.472 | 1 |
82 | 83 | Cincinnati | 2 - 2 | 0.471 | 28 |
83 | 96 | New Mexico St. | 2 - 2 | 0.470 | 71 |
84 | 67 | Eastern Michigan | 2 - 1 | 0.469 | 109 |
85 | 89 | Western Kentucky | 2 - 2 | 0.465 | 117 |
86 | 85 | Illinois | 2 - 1 | 0.458 | 52 |
87 | 95 | New Mexico | 2 - 2 | 0.452 | 101 |
88 | 88 | Fresno St. | 1 - 2 | 0.450 | 11 |
89 | 102 | Miami, Ohio | 2 - 2 | 0.448 | 112 |
90 | 81 | Middle Tennessee | 2 - 2 | 0.447 | 43 |
91 | 86 | Rutgers | 1 - 3 | 0.437 | 53 |
92 | 97 | Wyoming | 2 - 2 | 0.433 | 78 |
93 | 73 | Tulsa | 1 - 3 | 0.423 | 57 |
94 | 87 | Arkansas St. | 1 - 2 | 0.422 | 82 |
95 | 108 | Buffalo | 2 - 2 | 0.421 | 84 |
96 | 78 | Missouri | 1 - 3 | 0.420 | 30 |
97 | 107 | North Texas | 2 - 2 | 0.416 | 90 |
98 | 80 | Pittsburgh | 1 - 3 | 0.413 | 19 |
99 | 100 | Brigham Young | 1 - 3 | 0.408 | 24 |
100 | 92 | Temple | 2 - 2 | 0.387 | 87 |
101 | 99 | Florida Atlantic | 1 - 3 | 0.385 | 51 |
102 | 111 | LA-Monroe | 1 - 2 | 0.385 | 60 |
103 | 110 | Baylor | 0 - 4 | 0.379 | 18 |
104 | 104 | Oregon St. | 1 - 3 | 0.376 | 32 |
105 | 114 | Idaho | 2 - 2 | 0.374 | 121 |
106 | 101 | Ball St. | 2 - 2 | 0.372 | 126 |
107 | 93 | Old Dominion | 2 - 2 | 0.369 | 108 |
108 | 98 | Hawaii | 2 - 2 | 0.368 | 119 |
109 | 94 | Central Michigan | 2 - 2 | 0.367 | 120 |
110 | 109 | Akron | 1 - 3 | 0.361 | 50 |
111 | 116 | Florida International | 2 - 1 | 0.354 | 110 |
112 | 115 | Nevada-Las Vegas | 1 - 2 | 0.345 | 72 |
113 | 103 | Liberty | 3 - 1 | 0.340 | 0 |
114 | 106 | South Alabama | 1 - 3 | 0.324 | 96 |
115 | 117 | Kent | 1 - 3 | 0.306 | 15 |
116 | 120 | Georgia St. | 1 - 2 | 0.302 | 102 |
117 | 118 | AL-Birmingham | 2 - 2 | 0.296 | 129 |
118 | 112 | LA-Lafayette | 1 - 3 | 0.295 | 107 |
119 | 122 | Kansas | 1 - 3 | 0.278 | 105 |
120 | 119 | Connecticut | 1 - 2 | 0.273 | 123 |
121 | 121 | Georgia Southern | 0 - 3 | 0.260 | 39 |
122 | 113 | Rice | 1 - 3 | 0.253 | 59 |
123 | 130 | East Carolina | 1 - 3 | 0.249 | 100 |
124 | 123 | San Jose St. | 1 - 4 | 0.246 | 48 |
125 | 124 | Texas St. | 1 - 3 | 0.244 | 68 |
126 | 126 | Nevada | 0 - 4 | 0.214 | 67 |
127 | 129 | Massachusetts | 0 - 5 | 0.198 | 116 |
128 | 128 | Bowling Green | 0 - 4 | 0.196 | 86 |
129 | 125 | Coastal Carolina | 1 - 2 | 0.192 | 130 |
130 | 127 | Texas-El Paso | 0 - 4 | 0.177 | 47 |
131 | 132 | Wild Card U. | 9 - 82 | 0.163 | 0 |
132 | 131 | Charlotte | 0 - 4 | 0.136 | 118 |
2017 conference power ratings:
Conference | 2017 Record | Power Rating |
---|---|---|
SEC | 29-6 | .674 |
Pac-12 | 27-7 | .648 |
ACC | 27-10 | .644 |
Big Ten | 31-10 | .644 |
Big Twelve | 20-10 | .595 |
AAC | 22-12 | .504 |
Independents | 6-11 | .468 |
Mountain West | 16-22 | .449 |
MAC | 20-22 | .420 |
Conference USA | 19-25 | .382 |
Sun Belt | 12-23 | .370 |