The following are the ARGH power ratings for the 2023 season after games of September 23. Teams currently included are the 133 Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) teams, plus Kennesaw State.
The estimated home field advantage is .555, or about 2.779 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 9-24-23
This Week | Last Week | Team | 2023 Record | Power Rating | SOS |
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1 | 2 | Texas | 4 - 0 | 0.868 | 2 |
2 | 3 | Michigan | 4 - 0 | 0.865 | 65 |
3 | 5 | Penn State | 4 - 0 | 0.859 | 25 |
4 | 4 | Ohio St. | 4 - 0 | 0.852 | 62 |
5 | 1 | Georgia | 4 - 0 | 0.836 | 117 |
6 | 9 | Oklahoma | 4 - 0 | 0.832 | 39 |
7 | 11 | Utah | 4 - 0 | 0.815 | 40 |
8 | 7 | Florida St. | 4 - 0 | 0.814 | 13 |
9 | 12 | Alabama | 3 - 1 | 0.809 | 3 |
10 | 8 | Washington | 4 - 0 | 0.809 | 50 |
11 | 15 | Oregon | 4 - 0 | 0.794 | 104 |
12 | 13 | North Carolina | 4 - 0 | 0.781 | 8 |
13 | 6 | Notre Dame | 4 - 1 | 0.777 | 63 |
14 | 20 | Miami, Florida | 4 - 0 | 0.770 | 79 |
15 | 10 | Mississippi | 3 - 1 | 0.758 | 12 |
16 | 22 | Duke | 4 - 0 | 0.745 | 110 |
17 | 27 | Syracuse | 4 - 0 | 0.734 | 109 |
18 | 28 | Texas A&M | 3 - 1 | 0.733 | 31 |
19 | 16 | Southern California | 4 - 0 | 0.732 | 129 |
20 | 18 | Louisiana St. | 3 - 1 | 0.729 | 22 |
21 | 31 | Washington St. | 4 - 0 | 0.729 | 66 |
22 | 25 | Kansas St. | 3 - 1 | 0.726 | 49 |
23 | 23 | Louisville | 4 - 0 | 0.725 | 102 |
24 | 19 | UCLA | 3 - 1 | 0.723 | 48 |
25 | 39 | Maryland | 4 - 0 | 0.721 | 120 |
26 | 33 | Missouri | 4 - 0 | 0.707 | 76 |
27 | 29 | Tennessee | 3 - 1 | 0.701 | 85 |
28 | 32 | Texas Christian | 3 - 1 | 0.699 | 68 |
29 | 35 | Air Force | 4 - 0 | 0.692 | 126 |
30 | 45 | Wisconsin | 3 - 1 | 0.690 | 36 |
31 | 14 | Iowa | 3 - 1 | 0.690 | 11 |
32 | 17 | Oregon St. | 3 - 1 | 0.688 | 81 |
33 | 36 | Florida | 3 - 1 | 0.687 | 53 |
34 | 34 | Kentucky | 4 - 0 | 0.680 | 132 |
35 | 42 | Kansas | 4 - 0 | 0.673 | 105 |
36 | 43 | Fresno St. | 4 - 0 | 0.663 | 127 |
37 | 21 | Central Florida | 3 - 1 | 0.658 | 90 |
38 | 24 | Auburn | 3 - 1 | 0.656 | 89 |
39 | 37 | Rutgers | 3 - 1 | 0.655 | 19 |
40 | 30 | Tulane | 3 - 1 | 0.652 | 87 |
41 | 50 | West Virginia | 3 - 1 | 0.649 | 33 |
42 | 26 | Clemson | 2 - 2 | 0.648 | 37 |
43 | 48 | James Madison | 4 - 0 | 0.639 | 107 |
44 | 63 | Ohio | 4 - 1 | 0.628 | 111 |
45 | 61 | Liberty | 4 - 0 | 0.624 | 124 |
46 | 46 | Memphis | 3 - 1 | 0.613 | 96 |
47 | 44 | Southern Methodist | 2 - 2 | 0.603 | 43 |
48 | 57 | Toledo | 3 - 1 | 0.593 | 116 |
49 | 38 | Brigham Young | 3 - 1 | 0.592 | 94 |
50 | 53 | North Carolina St. | 3 - 1 | 0.592 | 101 |
51 | 66 | Marshall | 3 - 0 | 0.590 | 113 |
52 | 59 | South Carolina | 2 - 2 | 0.588 | 7 |
53 | 80 | Georgia St. | 4 - 0 | 0.587 | 122 |
54 | 54 | Colorado | 3 - 1 | 0.581 | 5 |
55 | 62 | Illinois | 2 - 2 | 0.579 | 4 |
56 | 55 | Cincinnati | 2 - 2 | 0.572 | 56 |
57 | 72 | Wyoming | 3 - 1 | 0.567 | 35 |
58 | 41 | Minnesota | 2 - 2 | 0.565 | 24 |
59 | 49 | Arkansas | 2 - 2 | 0.563 | 88 |
60 | 40 | Wake Forest | 3 - 1 | 0.559 | 115 |
61 | 47 | Mississippi St. | 2 - 2 | 0.556 | 58 |
62 | 67 | Iowa St. | 2 - 2 | 0.554 | 71 |
63 | 83 | Georgia Southern | 3 - 1 | 0.553 | 106 |
64 | 76 | Miami, Ohio | 3 - 1 | 0.551 | 84 |
65 | 56 | Coastal Carolina | 2 - 2 | 0.546 | 77 |
66 | 58 | Army | 2 - 2 | 0.540 | 86 |
67 | 60 | Texas Tech | 1 - 3 | 0.536 | 14 |
68 | 85 | Georgia Tech | 2 - 2 | 0.532 | 18 |
69 | 75 | Houston | 2 - 2 | 0.530 | 61 |
70 | 65 | Appalachian St. | 2 - 2 | 0.529 | 57 |
71 | 73 | Arizona | 3 - 1 | 0.528 | 125 |
72 | 52 | Michigan St. | 2 - 2 | 0.528 | 47 |
73 | 77 | Boise State | 2 - 2 | 0.524 | 42 |
74 | 64 | California | 2 - 2 | 0.517 | 59 |
75 | 51 | South Alabama | 2 - 2 | 0.501 | 98 |
76 | 81 | Nebraska | 2 - 2 | 0.499 | 80 |
77 | 78 | Louisiana | 3 - 1 | 0.497 | 130 |
78 | 91 | Nevada-Las Vegas | 3 - 1 | 0.494 | 99 |
79 | 69 | Pittsburgh | 1 - 3 | 0.493 | 20 |
80 | 68 | Rice | 2 - 2 | 0.491 | 38 |
81 | 95 | Jacksonville St. | 3 - 1 | 0.490 | 133 |
82 | 87 | Troy | 2 - 2 | 0.490 | 67 |
83 | 101 | Northwestern | 2 - 2 | 0.476 | 10 |
84 | 82 | Western Kentucky | 2 - 2 | 0.475 | 64 |
85 | 89 | Indiana | 2 - 2 | 0.470 | 69 |
86 | 86 | Texas St. | 3 - 1 | 0.467 | 123 |
87 | 74 | Purdue | 1 - 3 | 0.466 | 6 |
88 | 79 | Baylor | 1 - 3 | 0.459 | 9 |
89 | 71 | Oklahoma St. | 2 - 2 | 0.451 | 103 |
90 | 70 | Texas-San Antonio | 1 - 3 | 0.447 | 16 |
91 | 115 | South Florida | 2 - 2 | 0.442 | 55 |
92 | 84 | San Diego St. | 2 - 3 | 0.436 | 30 |
93 | 107 | East Carolina | 1 - 3 | 0.428 | 26 |
94 | 88 | Utah St. | 1 - 3 | 0.425 | 34 |
95 | 111 | Central Michigan | 2 - 2 | 0.422 | 54 |
96 | 105 | Tulsa | 2 - 2 | 0.416 | 44 |
97 | 94 | Navy | 1 - 2 | 0.414 | 41 |
98 | 90 | Vanderbilt | 2 - 3 | 0.406 | 100 |
99 | 92 | Virginia Tech | 1 - 3 | 0.403 | 32 |
100 | 106 | LA-Monroe | 2 - 1 | 0.387 | 70 |
101 | 120 | Colorado St. | 1 - 2 | 0.383 | 15 |
102 | 96 | Temple | 2 - 2 | 0.380 | 83 |
103 | 104 | Florida Atlantic | 1 - 3 | 0.379 | 51 |
104 | 97 | San Jose St. | 1 - 4 | 0.372 | 23 |
105 | 99 | Middle Tennessee | 1 - 3 | 0.364 | 29 |
106 | 112 | Old Dominion | 2 - 2 | 0.358 | 108 |
107 | 114 | AL-Birmingham | 1 - 3 | 0.357 | 72 |
108 | 103 | Boston College | 1 - 3 | 0.354 | 73 |
109 | 110 | North Texas | 1 - 2 | 0.351 | 92 |
110 | 102 | Louisiana Tech | 2 - 3 | 0.348 | 114 |
111 | 98 | Florida International | 3 - 2 | 0.342 | 128 |
112 | 108 | Bowling Green | 1 - 3 | 0.341 | 17 |
113 | 100 | Southern Mississippi | 1 - 3 | 0.341 | 60 |
114 | 93 | Eastern Michigan | 2 - 2 | 0.340 | 118 |
115 | 126 | Arkansas St. | 2 - 2 | 0.339 | 74 |
116 | 124 | New Mexico | 2 - 2 | 0.337 | 112 |
117 | 109 | New Mexico St. | 2 - 3 | 0.335 | 131 |
118 | 116 | Virginia | 0 - 4 | 0.333 | 1 |
119 | 117 | Western Michigan | 1 - 3 | 0.326 | 21 |
120 | 125 | Charlotte | 1 - 3 | 0.314 | 46 |
121 | 118 | Arizona St. | 1 - 3 | 0.303 | 82 |
122 | 113 | Ball St. | 1 - 3 | 0.302 | 45 |
123 | 119 | Stanford | 1 - 3 | 0.285 | 97 |
124 | 132 | Hawaii | 2 - 3 | 0.284 | 121 |
125 | 121 | Kent St. | 1 - 3 | 0.268 | 52 |
126 | 129 | Akron | 1 - 3 | 0.264 | 93 |
127 | 122 | Northern Illinois | 1 - 3 | 0.258 | 119 |
128 | 127 | Buffalo | 0 - 4 | 0.253 | 78 |
129 | 123 | Massachusetts | 1 - 4 | 0.250 | 91 |
130 | 130 | Texas-El Paso | 1 - 4 | 0.247 | 95 |
131 | 131 | Sam Houston St. | 0 - 3 | 0.225 | 28 |
132 | 128 | Connecticut | 0 - 4 | 0.222 | 27 |
133 | 133 | Nevada | 0 - 4 | 0.192 | 75 |
134 | 134 | Kennesaw St. | 1 - 3 | 0.166 | 134 |
135 | 135 | Wild Card U. | 7 - 102 | 0.125 | 0 |
2023 conference power ratings:
Conference | 2023 Record | Power Rating |
---|---|---|
SEC | 33-8 | .672 |
Big Ten | 29-9 | .637 |
Big Twelve | 30-12 | .629 |
Pac-12 | 29-5 | .625 |
ACC | 29-11 | .606 |
Sun Belt | 31-15 | .487 |
AAC | 21-29 | .449 |
Mountain West | 22-22 | .447 |
Independents | 7-11 | .447 |
Conference USA | 14-17 | .383 |
MAC | 18-27 | .379 |