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 .554, or about 2.86 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 10-1-17
This Week | Last Week | Team | 2017 Record | Power Rating | SOS |
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1 | 1 | Alabama | 5 - 0 | 0.926 | 10 |
2 | 2 | Clemson | 5 - 0 | 0.908 | 6 |
3 | 5 | Georgia | 5 - 0 | 0.883 | 22 |
4 | 4 | Penn State | 5 - 0 | 0.873 | 68 |
5 | 6 | Washington | 5 - 0 | 0.852 | 98 |
6 | 8 | Wisconsin | 4 - 0 | 0.845 | 66 |
7 | 3 | Michigan | 4 - 0 | 0.837 | 15 |
8 | 7 | Oklahoma | 4 - 0 | 0.828 | 65 |
9 | 11 | Ohio St. | 4 - 1 | 0.825 | 24 |
10 | 10 | Texas Christian | 4 - 0 | 0.811 | 40 |
11 | 13 | Auburn | 4 - 1 | 0.800 | 47 |
12 | 9 | Southern California | 4 - 1 | 0.793 | 3 |
13 | 17 | Washington St. | 5 - 0 | 0.783 | 99 |
14 | 15 | Notre Dame | 4 - 1 | 0.779 | 21 |
15 | 27 | Miami, Florida | 3 - 0 | 0.763 | 74 |
16 | 23 | Oklahoma St. | 4 - 1 | 0.753 | 29 |
17 | 12 | Wake Forest | 4 - 1 | 0.746 | 43 |
18 | 16 | San Diego St. | 5 - 0 | 0.746 | 58 |
19 | 20 | Florida | 3 - 1 | 0.745 | 2 |
20 | 22 | Stanford | 3 - 2 | 0.730 | 8 |
21 | 14 | Virginia Tech | 4 - 1 | 0.727 | 84 |
22 | 24 | North Carolina St. | 4 - 1 | 0.723 | 38 |
23 | 18 | Louisville | 4 - 1 | 0.722 | 49 |
24 | 35 | Oregon | 4 - 1 | 0.711 | 64 |
25 | 32 | Florida St. | 1 - 2 | 0.706 | 1 |
26 | 25 | South Florida | 5 - 0 | 0.706 | 129 |
27 | 28 | Kentucky | 4 - 1 | 0.689 | 50 |
28 | 39 | Navy | 4 - 0 | 0.689 | 73 |
29 | 58 | Central Florida | 3 - 0 | 0.683 | 56 |
30 | 19 | Mississippi St. | 3 - 2 | 0.681 | 12 |
31 | 26 | Minnesota | 3 - 1 | 0.675 | 70 |
32 | 31 | Iowa | 3 - 2 | 0.673 | 14 |
33 | 30 | Utah | 4 - 0 | 0.672 | 123 |
34 | 21 | Duke | 4 - 1 | 0.665 | 88 |
35 | 46 | Texas A&M | 4 - 1 | 0.660 | 78 |
36 | 41 | Houston | 3 - 1 | 0.644 | 90 |
37 | 47 | Georgia Tech | 3 - 1 | 0.643 | 101 |
38 | 33 | South Carolina | 3 - 2 | 0.640 | 9 |
39 | 65 | Maryland | 3 - 1 | 0.639 | 31 |
40 | 37 | Texas Tech | 3 - 1 | 0.635 | 44 |
41 | 52 | Texas | 2 - 2 | 0.633 | 27 |
42 | 54 | Troy | 4 - 1 | 0.632 | 85 |
43 | 55 | UCLA | 3 - 2 | 0.618 | 16 |
44 | 29 | Louisiana St. | 3 - 2 | 0.618 | 72 |
45 | 50 | Southern Methodist | 4 - 1 | 0.616 | 106 |
46 | 43 | Kansas St. | 3 - 1 | 0.616 | 126 |
47 | 53 | Colorado St. | 3 - 2 | 0.612 | 55 |
48 | 34 | Colorado | 3 - 2 | 0.612 | 62 |
49 | 75 | Michigan St. | 3 - 1 | 0.612 | 33 |
50 | 36 | Vanderbilt | 3 - 2 | 0.610 | 19 |
51 | 45 | Purdue | 2 - 2 | 0.595 | 7 |
52 | 48 | Appalachian St. | 2 - 2 | 0.595 | 53 |
53 | 63 | Nebraska | 3 - 2 | 0.593 | 59 |
54 | 70 | Western Michigan | 3 - 2 | 0.593 | 87 |
55 | 44 | Indiana | 2 - 2 | 0.592 | 11 |
56 | 51 | West Virginia | 3 - 1 | 0.591 | 119 |
57 | 38 | Tennessee | 3 - 2 | 0.586 | 36 |
58 | 59 | Boise State | 2 - 2 | 0.582 | 18 |
59 | 64 | Arkansas | 2 - 2 | 0.582 | 45 |
60 | 40 | Memphis | 3 - 1 | 0.578 | 83 |
61 | 57 | Arizona St. | 2 - 3 | 0.566 | 5 |
62 | 49 | Northwestern | 2 - 2 | 0.561 | 69 |
63 | 42 | California | 3 - 2 | 0.561 | 35 |
64 | 61 | Toledo | 3 - 1 | 0.560 | 111 |
65 | 79 | Marshall | 3 - 1 | 0.550 | 75 |
66 | 56 | Texas-San Antonio | 3 - 0 | 0.550 | 125 |
67 | 68 | Army | 3 - 2 | 0.545 | 100 |
68 | 66 | Ohio | 4 - 1 | 0.534 | 124 |
69 | 72 | Virginia | 3 - 1 | 0.532 | 102 |
70 | 67 | Arizona | 2 - 2 | 0.523 | 108 |
71 | 80 | Utah St. | 3 - 2 | 0.517 | 71 |
72 | 87 | New Mexico | 3 - 2 | 0.515 | 96 |
73 | 81 | Boston College | 2 - 3 | 0.506 | 4 |
74 | 78 | Northern Illinois | 2 - 2 | 0.503 | 54 |
75 | 74 | Iowa St. | 2 - 2 | 0.502 | 76 |
76 | 60 | Syracuse | 2 - 3 | 0.502 | 91 |
77 | 77 | Louisiana Tech | 3 - 2 | 0.497 | 92 |
78 | 88 | Fresno St. | 2 - 2 | 0.494 | 39 |
79 | 76 | Tulane | 2 - 2 | 0.489 | 34 |
80 | 62 | Mississippi | 2 - 2 | 0.488 | 46 |
81 | 92 | Wyoming | 3 - 2 | 0.487 | 109 |
82 | 95 | Buffalo | 3 - 2 | 0.487 | 94 |
83 | 69 | Air Force | 1 - 3 | 0.484 | 25 |
84 | 97 | North Texas | 3 - 2 | 0.482 | 93 |
85 | 73 | Southern Mississippi | 2 - 2 | 0.464 | 103 |
86 | 101 | Florida Atlantic | 2 - 3 | 0.461 | 57 |
87 | 84 | Eastern Michigan | 2 - 2 | 0.456 | 97 |
88 | 83 | New Mexico St. | 2 - 3 | 0.455 | 48 |
89 | 71 | North Carolina | 1 - 4 | 0.452 | 17 |
90 | 98 | Pittsburgh | 2 - 3 | 0.451 | 42 |
91 | 85 | Western Kentucky | 2 - 2 | 0.446 | 122 |
92 | 94 | Arkansas St. | 1 - 2 | 0.430 | 79 |
93 | 82 | Cincinnati | 2 - 3 | 0.427 | 30 |
94 | 93 | Tulsa | 1 - 4 | 0.418 | 28 |
95 | 89 | Miami, Ohio | 2 - 3 | 0.414 | 86 |
96 | 96 | Missouri | 1 - 3 | 0.414 | 37 |
97 | 86 | Illinois | 2 - 2 | 0.399 | 61 |
98 | 112 | Nevada-Las Vegas | 2 - 2 | 0.398 | 110 |
99 | 110 | Akron | 2 - 3 | 0.394 | 80 |
100 | 91 | Rutgers | 1 - 4 | 0.382 | 23 |
101 | 102 | LA-Monroe | 2 - 2 | 0.382 | 114 |
102 | 105 | Idaho | 2 - 2 | 0.380 | 116 |
103 | 90 | Middle Tennessee | 2 - 3 | 0.376 | 63 |
104 | 111 | Florida International | 3 - 1 | 0.361 | 127 |
105 | 100 | Temple | 2 - 3 | 0.355 | 77 |
106 | 107 | Old Dominion | 2 - 2 | 0.355 | 115 |
107 | 104 | Oregon St. | 1 - 4 | 0.351 | 13 |
108 | 108 | Hawaii | 2 - 3 | 0.344 | 104 |
109 | 99 | Brigham Young | 1 - 4 | 0.342 | 32 |
110 | 103 | Baylor | 0 - 5 | 0.321 | 26 |
111 | 109 | Central Michigan | 2 - 3 | 0.319 | 117 |
112 | 106 | Ball St. | 2 - 3 | 0.308 | 120 |
113 | 116 | Georgia St. | 1 - 2 | 0.300 | 105 |
114 | 118 | LA-Lafayette | 1 - 3 | 0.297 | 107 |
115 | 114 | South Alabama | 1 - 4 | 0.295 | 89 |
116 | 117 | AL-Birmingham | 2 - 2 | 0.294 | 128 |
117 | 113 | Liberty | 3 - 2 | 0.274 | 0 |
118 | 119 | Kansas | 1 - 3 | 0.267 | 113 |
119 | 120 | Connecticut | 1 - 3 | 0.266 | 112 |
120 | 115 | Kent | 1 - 4 | 0.266 | 20 |
121 | 121 | Georgia Southern | 0 - 3 | 0.262 | 41 |
122 | 123 | East Carolina | 1 - 4 | 0.237 | 82 |
123 | 122 | Rice | 1 - 4 | 0.213 | 67 |
124 | 124 | San Jose St. | 1 - 5 | 0.204 | 60 |
125 | 126 | Nevada | 0 - 5 | 0.201 | 52 |
126 | 125 | Texas St. | 1 - 4 | 0.201 | 81 |
127 | 127 | Massachusetts | 0 - 6 | 0.186 | 118 |
128 | 129 | Coastal Carolina | 1 - 3 | 0.181 | 130 |
129 | 128 | Bowling Green | 0 - 5 | 0.164 | 95 |
130 | 131 | Wild Card U. | 10 - 83 | 0.153 | 0 |
131 | 130 | Texas-El Paso | 0 - 5 | 0.153 | 51 |
132 | 132 | Charlotte | 0 - 5 | 0.121 | 121 |
2017 conference power ratings:
Conference | 2017 Record | Power Rating |
---|---|---|
SEC | 31-7 | .666 |
Big Ten | 31-10 | .650 |
Pac-12 | 27-7 | .648 |
ACC | 30-10 | .646 |
Big Twelve | 20-10 | .596 |
AAC | 22-13 | .509 |
Mountain West | 19-22 | .465 |
Independents | 8-13 | .463 |
MAC | 21-26 | .420 |
Conference USA | 21-27 | .380 |
Sun Belt | 13-26 | .367 |