The following are the ARGH power ratings for the 2014 season as of September 29. Teams included are the 128 Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) teams.
The estimated home field advantage is .575, or about 4.03 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 | 4 | UCLA | 4 - 0 | 0.866 | 2 |
2 | 1 | Oklahoma | 4 - 0 | 0.860 | 25 |
3 | 3 | Texas A&M | 5 - 0 | 0.859 | 53 |
4 | 5 | Auburn | 4 - 0 | 0.851 | 20 |
5 | 2 | Alabama | 4 - 0 | 0.849 | 29 |
6 | 10 | Mississippi | 4 - 0 | 0.845 | 30 |
7 | 6 | Florida St. | 4 - 0 | 0.834 | 26 |
8 | 7 | Oregon | 4 - 0 | 0.829 | 70 |
9 | 8 | Mississippi St. | 4 - 0 | 0.810 | 59 |
10 | 11 | Notre Dame | 4 - 0 | 0.808 | 52 |
11 | 9 | Brigham Young | 4 - 0 | 0.806 | 23 |
12 | 13 | Stanford | 3 - 1 | 0.786 | 64 |
13 | 20 | Nebraska | 5 - 0 | 0.785 | 90 |
14 | 17 | Southern California | 3 - 1 | 0.780 | 11 |
15 | 12 | Georgia | 3 - 1 | 0.768 | 19 |
16 | 14 | Louisiana St. | 4 - 1 | 0.764 | 79 |
17 | 21 | Baylor | 4 - 0 | 0.754 | 125 |
18 | 15 | Arizona | 4 - 0 | 0.749 | 48 |
19 | 19 | Ohio St. | 3 - 1 | 0.744 | 58 |
20 | 31 | Missouri | 4 - 1 | 0.727 | 34 |
21 | 25 | Michigan St. | 3 - 1 | 0.716 | 99 |
22 | 29 | Louisville | 4 - 1 | 0.713 | 100 |
23 | 37 | Maryland | 4 - 1 | 0.710 | 69 |
24 | 16 | South Carolina | 3 - 2 | 0.706 | 1 |
25 | 27 | Wisconsin | 3 - 1 | 0.700 | 88 |
26 | 30 | Marshall | 4 - 0 | 0.690 | 127 |
27 | 49 | Texas Christian | 3 - 0 | 0.684 | 94 |
28 | 34 | Arkansas | 3 - 2 | 0.680 | 8 |
29 | 18 | Penn State | 4 - 1 | 0.680 | 56 |
30 | 28 | Georgia Tech | 4 - 0 | 0.679 | 86 |
31 | 33 | Florida | 2 - 1 | 0.674 | 21 |
32 | 22 | Duke | 4 - 1 | 0.672 | 126 |
33 | 23 | Utah | 3 - 1 | 0.669 | 76 |
34 | 35 | Oklahoma St. | 3 - 1 | 0.669 | 43 |
35 | 38 | Clemson | 2 - 2 | 0.665 | 14 |
36 | 24 | Arizona St. | 3 - 1 | 0.661 | 66 |
37 | 32 | East Carolina | 3 - 1 | 0.658 | 41 |
38 | 56 | Minnesota | 4 - 1 | 0.657 | 73 |
39 | 48 | Texas | 2 - 2 | 0.655 | 4 |
40 | 43 | Kansas St. | 3 - 1 | 0.646 | 81 |
41 | 57 | Miami, Florida | 3 - 2 | 0.644 | 24 |
42 | 45 | Virginia | 3 - 2 | 0.642 | 16 |
43 | 39 | North Carolina St. | 4 - 1 | 0.635 | 71 |
44 | 50 | Rutgers | 4 - 1 | 0.633 | 85 |
45 | 26 | Oregon St. | 3 - 1 | 0.630 | 75 |
46 | 41 | West Virginia | 2 - 2 | 0.629 | 6 |
47 | 36 | Washington | 4 - 1 | 0.627 | 113 |
48 | 46 | Virginia Tech | 3 - 2 | 0.622 | 49 |
49 | 59 | Memphis | 2 - 2 | 0.620 | 12 |
50 | 47 | Tennessee | 2 - 2 | 0.619 | 3 |
51 | 52 | Northern Illinois | 3 - 1 | 0.607 | 91 |
52 | 63 | Nevada | 3 - 1 | 0.606 | 62 |
53 | 64 | Kentucky | 3 - 1 | 0.597 | 104 |
54 | 54 | Central Florida | 1 - 2 | 0.588 | 35 |
55 | 40 | Boise State | 3 - 2 | 0.584 | 33 |
56 | 67 | California | 3 - 1 | 0.583 | 42 |
57 | 42 | Pittsburgh | 3 - 2 | 0.579 | 101 |
58 | 66 | Iowa | 4 - 1 | 0.577 | 121 |
59 | 51 | Houston | 2 - 2 | 0.574 | 82 |
60 | 68 | Colorado St. | 3 - 1 | 0.573 | 84 |
61 | 77 | Northwestern | 2 - 2 | 0.569 | 57 |
62 | 71 | Washington St. | 2 - 3 | 0.567 | 13 |
63 | 69 | Georgia Southern | 3 - 2 | 0.566 | 102 |
64 | 44 | Indiana | 2 - 2 | 0.563 | 31 |
65 | 76 | Middle Tennessee St. | 3 - 2 | 0.561 | 54 |
66 | 58 | Syracuse | 2 - 2 | 0.553 | 46 |
67 | 55 | North Carolina | 2 - 2 | 0.543 | 44 |
68 | 65 | Cincinnati | 2 - 1 | 0.539 | 83 |
69 | 62 | Boston College | 3 - 2 | 0.532 | 87 |
70 | 53 | Texas-San Antonio | 1 - 3 | 0.531 | 7 |
71 | 61 | Navy | 2 - 3 | 0.528 | 18 |
72 | 86 | Western Kentucky | 2 - 2 | 0.523 | 32 |
73 | 81 | Temple | 3 - 1 | 0.519 | 123 |
74 | 60 | Michigan | 2 - 3 | 0.506 | 55 |
75 | 73 | Illinois | 3 - 2 | 0.497 | 47 |
76 | 96 | Air Force | 3 - 1 | 0.491 | 114 |
77 | 72 | Texas Tech | 2 - 2 | 0.485 | 61 |
78 | 83 | Toledo | 3 - 2 | 0.483 | 111 |
79 | 75 | Louisiana Tech | 2 - 3 | 0.480 | 15 |
80 | 74 | North Texas | 2 - 2 | 0.479 | 107 |
81 | 78 | Arkansas St. | 2 - 2 | 0.471 | 67 |
82 | 70 | Old Dominion | 3 - 2 | 0.471 | 108 |
83 | 84 | Fresno St. | 2 - 3 | 0.467 | 27 |
84 | 82 | Bowling Green | 3 - 2 | 0.467 | 92 |
85 | 80 | Utah St. | 2 - 2 | 0.458 | 98 |
86 | 107 | Akron | 2 - 2 | 0.457 | 50 |
87 | 97 | Florida Atlantic | 2 - 3 | 0.455 | 9 |
88 | 89 | San Diego St. | 2 - 2 | 0.453 | 106 |
89 | 93 | Rice | 1 - 3 | 0.451 | 10 |
90 | 79 | LA-Monroe | 3 - 1 | 0.445 | 119 |
91 | 94 | Texas St. | 2 - 2 | 0.442 | 110 |
92 | 85 | Wyoming | 3 - 2 | 0.432 | 38 |
93 | 87 | Colorado | 2 - 3 | 0.424 | 74 |
94 | 90 | LA-Lafayette | 1 - 3 | 0.413 | 45 |
95 | 88 | San Jose St. | 1 - 3 | 0.403 | 17 |
96 | 110 | South Alabama | 2 - 2 | 0.399 | 89 |
97 | 101 | Ohio | 3 - 2 | 0.394 | 122 |
98 | 98 | Texas-El Paso | 2 - 2 | 0.381 | 103 |
99 | 91 | AL-Birmingham | 2 - 2 | 0.377 | 115 |
100 | 92 | Iowa St. | 1 - 3 | 0.377 | 51 |
101 | 103 | Buffalo | 3 - 2 | 0.361 | 128 |
102 | 100 | Wake Forest | 2 - 3 | 0.361 | 97 |
103 | 99 | Purdue | 2 - 3 | 0.359 | 95 |
104 | 109 | Western Michigan | 2 - 2 | 0.359 | 118 |
105 | 105 | South Florida | 2 - 3 | 0.358 | 68 |
106 | 95 | Kansas | 2 - 2 | 0.357 | 77 |
107 | 106 | Central Michigan | 2 - 3 | 0.333 | 112 |
108 | 102 | Tulsa | 1 - 3 | 0.331 | 40 |
109 | 104 | Vanderbilt | 1 - 4 | 0.329 | 22 |
110 | 114 | Ball St. | 1 - 3 | 0.324 | 124 |
111 | 121 | Florida International | 2 - 3 | 0.320 | 116 |
112 | 111 | Southern Mississippi | 2 - 3 | 0.316 | 37 |
113 | 113 | Appalachian St. | 1 - 3 | 0.309 | 109 |
114 | 116 | Hawaii | 1 - 3 | 0.309 | 80 |
115 | 108 | Army | 1 - 3 | 0.307 | 93 |
116 | 112 | Tulane | 1 - 4 | 0.304 | 60 |
117 | 118 | New Mexico | 1 - 3 | 0.275 | 96 |
118 | 115 | Nevada-Las Vegas | 1 - 4 | 0.269 | 39 |
119 | 120 | New Mexico St. | 2 - 3 | 0.264 | 120 |
120 | 117 | Connecticut | 1 - 4 | 0.244 | 72 |
121 | 119 | Southern Methodist | 0 - 4 | 0.232 | 5 |
122 | 124 | Eastern Michigan | 1 - 3 | 0.220 | 36 |
123 | 122 | Kent | 0 - 4 | 0.219 | 28 |
124 | 126 | Georgia St. | 1 - 3 | 0.211 | 117 |
125 | 123 | Idaho | 0 - 4 | 0.191 | 105 |
126 | 127 | Massachusetts | 0 - 5 | 0.183 | 63 |
127 | 125 | Troy St. | 0 - 5 | 0.173 | 65 |
128 | 128 | Miami, Ohio | 0 - 5 | 0.164 | 78 |
129 | 129 | Wild Card U. | 7 - 88 | 0.154 | 0 |
2014 conference power ratings:
Conference | 2014 Record | Power Rating |
---|---|---|
SEC | 34-3 | .720 |
Pac-12 | 29-4 | .681 |
Big Ten | 39-14 | .621 |
ACC | 34-13 | .620 |
Independents | 11-6 | .612 |
Big Twelve | 21-8 | .612 |
Conference USA | 21-23 | .464 |
AAC | 15-24 | .452 |
Mountain West | 19-21 | .443 |
Sun Belt | 11-24 | .353 |
MAC | 18-31 | .352 |