The following are the ARGH power ratings for the 2023 season after games of September 30. Teams currently included are the 133 Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) teams, plus Kennesaw State.
The estimated home field advantage is .556, or about 2.82 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 10-1-23
This Week | Last Week | Team | 2023 Record | Power Rating | SOS |
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1 | 1 | Texas | 5 - 0 | 0.903 | 1 |
2 | 2 | Michigan | 5 - 0 | 0.893 | 58 |
3 | 3 | Penn State | 5 - 0 | 0.883 | 42 |
4 | 6 | Oklahoma | 5 - 0 | 0.866 | 46 |
5 | 4 | Ohio St. | 4 - 0 | 0.859 | 62 |
6 | 5 | Georgia | 5 - 0 | 0.852 | 108 |
7 | 9 | Alabama | 4 - 1 | 0.843 | 2 |
8 | 10 | Washington | 5 - 0 | 0.839 | 49 |
9 | 13 | Notre Dame | 5 - 1 | 0.822 | 35 |
10 | 8 | Florida St. | 4 - 0 | 0.822 | 20 |
11 | 11 | Oregon | 5 - 0 | 0.817 | 117 |
12 | 15 | Mississippi | 4 - 1 | 0.783 | 11 |
13 | 12 | North Carolina | 4 - 0 | 0.773 | 32 |
14 | 18 | Texas A&M | 4 - 1 | 0.772 | 29 |
15 | 23 | Louisville | 5 - 0 | 0.772 | 99 |
16 | 14 | Miami, Florida | 4 - 0 | 0.771 | 87 |
17 | 19 | Southern California | 5 - 0 | 0.768 | 120 |
18 | 7 | Utah | 4 - 1 | 0.760 | 18 |
19 | 32 | Oregon St. | 4 - 1 | 0.758 | 59 |
20 | 25 | Maryland | 5 - 0 | 0.754 | 124 |
21 | 29 | Air Force | 5 - 0 | 0.751 | 129 |
22 | 16 | Duke | 4 - 1 | 0.744 | 79 |
23 | 21 | Washington St. | 4 - 0 | 0.744 | 57 |
24 | 26 | Missouri | 5 - 0 | 0.741 | 84 |
25 | 34 | Kentucky | 5 - 0 | 0.739 | 128 |
26 | 22 | Kansas St. | 3 - 1 | 0.735 | 51 |
27 | 17 | Syracuse | 4 - 1 | 0.727 | 81 |
28 | 27 | Tennessee | 4 - 1 | 0.724 | 95 |
29 | 31 | Iowa | 4 - 1 | 0.721 | 16 |
30 | 42 | Clemson | 3 - 2 | 0.714 | 13 |
31 | 30 | Wisconsin | 3 - 1 | 0.713 | 24 |
32 | 24 | UCLA | 3 - 1 | 0.707 | 78 |
33 | 39 | Rutgers | 4 - 1 | 0.704 | 80 |
34 | 41 | West Virginia | 4 - 1 | 0.700 | 22 |
35 | 20 | Louisiana St. | 3 - 2 | 0.697 | 10 |
36 | 36 | Fresno St. | 5 - 0 | 0.687 | 132 |
37 | 43 | James Madison | 5 - 0 | 0.682 | 105 |
38 | 40 | Tulane | 4 - 1 | 0.666 | 104 |
39 | 28 | Texas Christian | 3 - 2 | 0.661 | 53 |
40 | 35 | Kansas | 4 - 1 | 0.656 | 55 |
41 | 46 | Memphis | 4 - 1 | 0.651 | 97 |
42 | 38 | Auburn | 3 - 2 | 0.637 | 67 |
43 | 45 | Liberty | 4 - 0 | 0.634 | 122 |
44 | 33 | Florida | 3 - 2 | 0.634 | 40 |
45 | 47 | Southern Methodist | 3 - 2 | 0.631 | 76 |
46 | 49 | Brigham Young | 4 - 1 | 0.629 | 94 |
47 | 44 | Ohio | 4 - 1 | 0.624 | 113 |
48 | 51 | Marshall | 4 - 0 | 0.616 | 119 |
49 | 63 | Georgia Southern | 4 - 1 | 0.612 | 106 |
50 | 57 | Wyoming | 4 - 1 | 0.602 | 56 |
51 | 37 | Central Florida | 3 - 2 | 0.597 | 96 |
52 | 48 | Toledo | 4 - 1 | 0.593 | 130 |
53 | 67 | Texas Tech | 2 - 3 | 0.583 | 27 |
54 | 64 | Miami, Ohio | 4 - 1 | 0.580 | 110 |
55 | 58 | Minnesota | 3 - 2 | 0.579 | 64 |
56 | 82 | Troy | 3 - 2 | 0.570 | 47 |
57 | 50 | North Carolina St. | 3 - 2 | 0.568 | 85 |
58 | 54 | Colorado | 3 - 2 | 0.563 | 7 |
59 | 60 | Wake Forest | 3 - 1 | 0.553 | 116 |
60 | 70 | Appalachian St. | 3 - 2 | 0.549 | 73 |
61 | 87 | Purdue | 2 - 3 | 0.548 | 5 |
62 | 66 | Army | 2 - 2 | 0.547 | 89 |
63 | 59 | Arkansas | 2 - 3 | 0.544 | 60 |
64 | 80 | Rice | 3 - 2 | 0.538 | 54 |
65 | 52 | South Carolina | 2 - 3 | 0.538 | 8 |
66 | 56 | Cincinnati | 2 - 3 | 0.536 | 45 |
67 | 78 | Nevada-Las Vegas | 4 - 1 | 0.534 | 115 |
68 | 84 | Western Kentucky | 3 - 2 | 0.531 | 72 |
69 | 53 | Georgia St. | 4 - 1 | 0.531 | 121 |
70 | 74 | California | 3 - 2 | 0.526 | 88 |
71 | 71 | Arizona | 3 - 2 | 0.522 | 107 |
72 | 86 | Texas St. | 4 - 1 | 0.521 | 125 |
73 | 61 | Mississippi St. | 2 - 3 | 0.517 | 17 |
74 | 91 | South Florida | 3 - 2 | 0.516 | 52 |
75 | 81 | Jacksonville St. | 4 - 1 | 0.510 | 133 |
76 | 88 | Baylor | 2 - 3 | 0.508 | 9 |
77 | 65 | Coastal Carolina | 2 - 3 | 0.508 | 70 |
78 | 72 | Michigan St. | 2 - 3 | 0.507 | 14 |
79 | 55 | Illinois | 2 - 3 | 0.506 | 4 |
80 | 62 | Iowa St. | 2 - 3 | 0.501 | 19 |
81 | 73 | Boise State | 2 - 3 | 0.484 | 41 |
82 | 68 | Georgia Tech | 2 - 3 | 0.482 | 38 |
83 | 99 | Virginia Tech | 2 - 3 | 0.482 | 33 |
84 | 96 | Tulsa | 3 - 2 | 0.473 | 71 |
85 | 75 | South Alabama | 2 - 3 | 0.472 | 82 |
86 | 69 | Houston | 2 - 3 | 0.471 | 48 |
87 | 77 | Louisiana | 3 - 2 | 0.469 | 123 |
88 | 83 | Northwestern | 2 - 3 | 0.464 | 3 |
89 | 94 | Utah St. | 2 - 3 | 0.459 | 66 |
90 | 76 | Nebraska | 2 - 3 | 0.447 | 30 |
91 | 90 | Texas-San Antonio | 1 - 3 | 0.442 | 26 |
92 | 95 | Central Michigan | 3 - 2 | 0.431 | 83 |
93 | 89 | Oklahoma St. | 2 - 2 | 0.431 | 111 |
94 | 85 | Indiana | 2 - 3 | 0.426 | 43 |
95 | 79 | Pittsburgh | 1 - 4 | 0.420 | 31 |
96 | 112 | Bowling Green | 2 - 3 | 0.416 | 23 |
97 | 101 | Colorado St. | 2 - 2 | 0.406 | 86 |
98 | 93 | East Carolina | 1 - 4 | 0.396 | 21 |
99 | 98 | Vanderbilt | 2 - 4 | 0.394 | 77 |
100 | 104 | San Jose St. | 1 - 4 | 0.389 | 12 |
101 | 100 | LA-Monroe | 2 - 2 | 0.387 | 69 |
102 | 115 | Arkansas St. | 3 - 2 | 0.383 | 93 |
103 | 108 | Boston College | 2 - 3 | 0.379 | 91 |
104 | 92 | San Diego St. | 2 - 4 | 0.379 | 15 |
105 | 97 | Navy | 1 - 3 | 0.375 | 37 |
106 | 110 | Louisiana Tech | 3 - 3 | 0.374 | 126 |
107 | 119 | Western Michigan | 2 - 3 | 0.367 | 65 |
108 | 103 | Florida Atlantic | 1 - 3 | 0.366 | 68 |
109 | 106 | Old Dominion | 2 - 3 | 0.358 | 92 |
110 | 109 | North Texas | 2 - 2 | 0.353 | 118 |
111 | 107 | AL-Birmingham | 1 - 4 | 0.348 | 34 |
112 | 116 | New Mexico | 2 - 3 | 0.338 | 101 |
113 | 111 | Florida International | 3 - 2 | 0.333 | 127 |
114 | 102 | Temple | 2 - 3 | 0.330 | 90 |
115 | 117 | New Mexico St. | 2 - 3 | 0.326 | 131 |
116 | 105 | Middle Tennessee | 1 - 4 | 0.317 | 28 |
117 | 114 | Eastern Michigan | 2 - 3 | 0.306 | 114 |
118 | 113 | Southern Mississippi | 1 - 4 | 0.305 | 63 |
119 | 118 | Virginia | 0 - 5 | 0.291 | 6 |
120 | 120 | Charlotte | 1 - 4 | 0.288 | 39 |
121 | 121 | Arizona St. | 1 - 4 | 0.280 | 75 |
122 | 122 | Ball St. | 1 - 4 | 0.269 | 44 |
123 | 128 | Buffalo | 1 - 4 | 0.265 | 98 |
124 | 127 | Northern Illinois | 1 - 4 | 0.263 | 103 |
125 | 124 | Hawaii | 2 - 4 | 0.253 | 109 |
126 | 123 | Stanford | 1 - 4 | 0.252 | 74 |
127 | 125 | Kent St. | 1 - 4 | 0.219 | 61 |
128 | 126 | Akron | 1 - 4 | 0.216 | 112 |
129 | 129 | Massachusetts | 1 - 5 | 0.211 | 102 |
130 | 131 | Sam Houston St. | 0 - 4 | 0.208 | 25 |
131 | 130 | Texas-El Paso | 1 - 5 | 0.205 | 100 |
132 | 132 | Connecticut | 0 - 5 | 0.199 | 50 |
133 | 133 | Nevada | 0 - 5 | 0.175 | 36 |
134 | 134 | Kennesaw St. | 1 - 4 | 0.136 | 134 |
135 | 135 | Wild Card U. | 8 - 105 | 0.111 | 0 |
2023 conference power ratings:
Conference | 2023 Record | Power Rating |
---|---|---|
SEC | 33-8 | .672 |
Big Ten | 31-9 | .643 |
Pac-12 | 29-5 | .628 |
Big Twelve | 30-12 | .627 |
ACC | 29-13 | .607 |
Sun Belt | 32-16 | .497 |
AAC | 23-29 | .455 |
Mountain West | 24-23 | .455 |
Independents | 8-13 | .445 |
Conference USA | 14-17 | .382 |
MAC | 19-27 | .379 |