The following are the ARGH power ratings for the 2015 season as of September 27, 2015. Teams included are the 128 Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) teams.
The estimated home field advantage is .556, or about 3.00 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 9-27-15
This Week | Last Week | Team | 2015 Record | Power Rating | SOS |
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1 | 1 | Ohio St. | 4 - 0 | 0.883 | 24 |
2 | 2 | UCLA | 4 - 0 | 0.870 | 10 |
3 | 3 | Mississippi | 4 - 0 | 0.852 | 44 |
4 | 11 | Utah | 4 - 0 | 0.836 | 17 |
5 | 5 | Louisiana St. | 3 - 0 | 0.833 | 5 |
6 | 4 | Georgia | 4 - 0 | 0.827 | 77 |
7 | 6 | Notre Dame | 4 - 0 | 0.820 | 23 |
8 | 9 | Alabama | 3 - 1 | 0.817 | 2 |
9 | 7 | Florida St. | 3 - 0 | 0.810 | 60 |
10 | 10 | Michigan St. | 4 - 0 | 0.803 | 45 |
11 | 12 | Texas A&M | 4 - 0 | 0.800 | 25 |
12 | 8 | Texas Christian | 4 - 0 | 0.793 | 84 |
13 | 14 | Southern California | 3 - 1 | 0.782 | 28 |
14 | 27 | Florida | 4 - 0 | 0.765 | 34 |
15 | 25 | Northwestern | 4 - 0 | 0.764 | 42 |
16 | 13 | Oklahoma | 3 - 0 | 0.763 | 32 |
17 | 20 | Stanford | 3 - 1 | 0.755 | 11 |
18 | 15 | Baylor | 3 - 0 | 0.752 | 120 |
19 | 23 | Wisconsin | 3 - 1 | 0.750 | 52 |
20 | 26 | California | 4 - 0 | 0.748 | 79 |
21 | 49 | Michigan | 3 - 1 | 0.748 | 6 |
22 | 24 | Boise State | 3 - 1 | 0.743 | 51 |
23 | 30 | Mississippi St. | 3 - 1 | 0.741 | 29 |
24 | 19 | Clemson | 3 - 0 | 0.733 | 78 |
25 | 17 | Temple | 3 - 0 | 0.731 | 31 |
26 | 35 | West Virginia | 3 - 0 | 0.726 | 95 |
27 | 34 | North Carolina St. | 4 - 0 | 0.716 | 124 |
28 | 43 | Duke | 3 - 1 | 0.707 | 61 |
29 | 41 | Oklahoma St. | 4 - 0 | 0.706 | 114 |
30 | 18 | Georgia Tech | 2 - 2 | 0.697 | 30 |
31 | 32 | Kansas St. | 3 - 0 | 0.691 | 109 |
32 | 16 | Missouri | 3 - 1 | 0.683 | 81 |
33 | 44 | Kentucky | 3 - 1 | 0.681 | 15 |
34 | 37 | Penn State | 3 - 1 | 0.681 | 54 |
35 | 31 | Miami, Florida | 3 - 0 | 0.680 | 93 |
36 | 21 | Arizona | 3 - 1 | 0.678 | 71 |
37 | 42 | Memphis | 4 - 0 | 0.678 | 118 |
38 | 28 | Tennessee | 2 - 2 | 0.676 | 20 |
39 | 22 | Brigham Young | 2 - 2 | 0.667 | 1 |
40 | 36 | North Carolina | 3 - 1 | 0.666 | 108 |
41 | 62 | Toledo | 3 - 0 | 0.665 | 65 |
42 | 47 | Minnesota | 3 - 1 | 0.648 | 27 |
43 | 61 | Boston College | 3 - 1 | 0.644 | 100 |
44 | 50 | Western Kentucky | 3 - 1 | 0.642 | 55 |
45 | 51 | Iowa | 4 - 0 | 0.641 | 121 |
46 | 40 | Texas Tech | 3 - 1 | 0.625 | 69 |
47 | 57 | Illinois | 3 - 1 | 0.617 | 90 |
48 | 59 | Indiana | 4 - 0 | 0.616 | 98 |
49 | 29 | Virginia Tech | 2 - 2 | 0.613 | 53 |
50 | 48 | Nebraska | 2 - 2 | 0.610 | 38 |
51 | 56 | Colorado | 3 - 1 | 0.610 | 97 |
52 | 45 | Washington | 2 - 2 | 0.608 | 41 |
53 | 33 | Oregon | 2 - 2 | 0.606 | 40 |
54 | 67 | Navy | 3 - 0 | 0.605 | 113 |
55 | 38 | Auburn | 2 - 2 | 0.602 | 13 |
56 | 46 | Arkansas | 1 - 3 | 0.595 | 9 |
57 | 65 | Syracuse | 3 - 1 | 0.594 | 68 |
58 | 71 | Houston | 3 - 0 | 0.593 | 116 |
59 | 70 | Appalachian St. | 2 - 1 | 0.589 | 110 |
60 | 54 | South Carolina | 2 - 2 | 0.586 | 8 |
61 | 60 | Marshall | 3 - 1 | 0.580 | 117 |
62 | 39 | Arizona St. | 2 - 2 | 0.577 | 35 |
63 | 68 | Georgia Southern | 3 - 1 | 0.575 | 106 |
64 | 55 | Northern Illinois | 2 - 2 | 0.573 | 43 |
65 | 58 | Ohio | 3 - 1 | 0.572 | 103 |
66 | 52 | Middle Tennessee St. | 2 - 2 | 0.570 | 72 |
67 | 66 | Pittsburgh | 2 - 1 | 0.562 | 86 |
68 | 64 | Vanderbilt | 1 - 3 | 0.544 | 12 |
69 | 53 | Cincinnati | 2 - 2 | 0.542 | 73 |
70 | 72 | Louisiana Tech | 2 - 2 | 0.533 | 75 |
71 | 69 | Air Force | 2 - 1 | 0.530 | 80 |
72 | 63 | Texas | 1 - 3 | 0.525 | 3 |
73 | 73 | Louisville | 1 - 3 | 0.517 | 50 |
74 | 79 | Bowling Green | 2 - 2 | 0.515 | 36 |
75 | 74 | Colorado St. | 2 - 2 | 0.511 | 96 |
76 | 82 | Utah St. | 1 - 2 | 0.474 | 39 |
77 | 102 | East Carolina | 2 - 2 | 0.470 | 47 |
78 | 89 | Oregon St. | 2 - 2 | 0.463 | 33 |
79 | 80 | Wake Forest | 2 - 2 | 0.460 | 102 |
80 | 85 | Southern Mississippi | 2 - 2 | 0.458 | 63 |
81 | 83 | Western Michigan | 1 - 3 | 0.456 | 18 |
82 | 81 | Tulsa | 2 - 1 | 0.452 | 57 |
83 | 97 | Nevada | 2 - 2 | 0.450 | 48 |
84 | 90 | Ball St. | 2 - 2 | 0.449 | 74 |
85 | 87 | Rutgers | 2 - 2 | 0.444 | 119 |
86 | 103 | San Jose St. | 2 - 2 | 0.442 | 105 |
87 | 84 | Hawaii | 2 - 2 | 0.442 | 19 |
88 | 86 | Washington St. | 2 - 1 | 0.440 | 122 |
89 | 75 | Arkansas St. | 1 - 3 | 0.439 | 26 |
90 | 78 | Maryland | 2 - 2 | 0.432 | 89 |
91 | 109 | Akron | 2 - 2 | 0.431 | 88 |
92 | 76 | Virginia | 1 - 3 | 0.430 | 4 |
93 | 121 | Nevada-Las Vegas | 1 - 3 | 0.426 | 16 |
94 | 92 | Buffalo | 2 - 2 | 0.419 | 112 |
95 | 91 | Florida International | 2 - 2 | 0.412 | 104 |
96 | 77 | Rice | 2 - 2 | 0.411 | 101 |
97 | 96 | Iowa St. | 1 - 2 | 0.409 | 56 |
98 | 93 | New Mexico | 2 - 2 | 0.402 | 123 |
99 | 98 | LA-Monroe | 1 - 2 | 0.390 | 22 |
100 | 88 | Purdue | 1 - 3 | 0.381 | 70 |
101 | 95 | LA-Lafayette | 1 - 2 | 0.375 | 91 |
102 | 110 | Central Michigan | 1 - 3 | 0.374 | 37 |
103 | 106 | Tulane | 1 - 2 | 0.368 | 46 |
104 | 100 | San Diego St. | 1 - 3 | 0.368 | 76 |
105 | 94 | Fresno St. | 1 - 3 | 0.367 | 21 |
106 | 104 | South Florida | 1 - 2 | 0.360 | 67 |
107 | 108 | Massachusetts | 0 - 3 | 0.351 | 7 |
108 | 105 | Connecticut | 2 - 2 | 0.348 | 111 |
109 | 101 | Texas St. | 1 - 3 | 0.340 | 66 |
110 | 113 | Troy St. | 1 - 2 | 0.333 | 59 |
111 | 112 | Kent | 1 - 3 | 0.330 | 62 |
112 | 115 | Texas-El Paso | 2 - 2 | 0.328 | 99 |
113 | 116 | Florida Atlantic | 1 - 3 | 0.315 | 87 |
114 | 107 | South Alabama | 2 - 2 | 0.314 | 83 |
115 | 99 | Old Dominion | 2 - 2 | 0.312 | 115 |
116 | 111 | Southern Methodist | 1 - 3 | 0.281 | 82 |
117 | 114 | Central Florida | 0 - 4 | 0.276 | 64 |
118 | 117 | Georgia St. | 1 - 2 | 0.261 | 107 |
119 | 118 | Idaho | 1 - 3 | 0.260 | 58 |
120 | 120 | Miami, Ohio | 1 - 3 | 0.254 | 49 |
121 | 127 | Army | 1 - 3 | 0.243 | 125 |
122 | 119 | North Texas | 0 - 3 | 0.214 | 92 |
123 | 125 | New Mexico St. | 0 - 3 | 0.214 | 94 |
124 | 123 | Charlotte | 2 - 2 | 0.211 | 128 |
125 | 126 | Texas-San Antonio | 0 - 4 | 0.206 | 14 |
126 | 122 | Eastern Michigan | 1 - 3 | 0.202 | 127 |
127 | 124 | Kansas | 0 - 3 | 0.199 | 85 |
128 | 128 | Wyoming | 0 - 4 | 0.132 | 126 |
129 | 129 | Wild Card U. | 6 - 89 | 0.125 | 0 |
2015 conference power ratings:
Conference | 2014 Record | Power Rating |
---|---|---|
SEC | 27-4 | .714 |
Pac-12 | 28-7 | .664 |
Big Ten | 41-13 | .644 |
ACC | 31-13 | .631 |
Big Twelve | 23-7 | .619 |
Independents | 7-5 | .577 |
AAC | 20-14 | .475 |
Mountain West | 16-24 | .441 |
MAC | 20-28 | .430 |
Conference USA | 18-23 | .399 |
Sun Belt | 12-22 | .372 |