The following are the ARGH power ratings for the 2023 season after games of October 7. Teams currently included are the 133 Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) teams, plus Kennesaw State.
The estimated home field advantage is .557, or about 2.89 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 10-8-23
This Week | Last Week | Team | 2023 Record | Power Rating | SOS |
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1 | 2 | Michigan | 6 - 0 | 0.909 | 51 |
2 | 4 | Oklahoma | 6 - 0 | 0.901 | 6 |
3 | 5 | Ohio St. | 5 - 0 | 0.882 | 40 |
4 | 3 | Penn State | 5 - 0 | 0.875 | 55 |
5 | 6 | Georgia | 6 - 0 | 0.872 | 103 |
6 | 1 | Texas | 5 - 1 | 0.869 | 1 |
7 | 7 | Alabama | 5 - 1 | 0.853 | 2 |
8 | 10 | Florida St. | 5 - 0 | 0.840 | 28 |
9 | 15 | Louisville | 6 - 0 | 0.830 | 49 |
10 | 8 | Washington | 5 - 0 | 0.828 | 59 |
11 | 13 | North Carolina | 5 - 0 | 0.825 | 24 |
12 | 11 | Oregon | 5 - 0 | 0.815 | 118 |
13 | 12 | Mississippi | 5 - 1 | 0.801 | 11 |
14 | 9 | Notre Dame | 5 - 2 | 0.787 | 14 |
15 | 17 | Southern California | 6 - 0 | 0.764 | 120 |
16 | 19 | Oregon St. | 5 - 1 | 0.761 | 57 |
17 | 32 | UCLA | 4 - 1 | 0.760 | 47 |
18 | 31 | Wisconsin | 4 - 1 | 0.759 | 17 |
19 | 18 | Utah | 4 - 1 | 0.754 | 30 |
20 | 21 | Air Force | 5 - 0 | 0.747 | 127 |
21 | 29 | Iowa | 5 - 1 | 0.743 | 19 |
22 | 22 | Duke | 4 - 1 | 0.741 | 80 |
23 | 14 | Texas A&M | 4 - 2 | 0.739 | 16 |
24 | 35 | Louisiana St. | 4 - 2 | 0.728 | 5 |
25 | 16 | Miami, Florida | 4 - 1 | 0.728 | 85 |
26 | 30 | Clemson | 4 - 2 | 0.725 | 22 |
27 | 23 | Washington St. | 4 - 1 | 0.724 | 26 |
28 | 20 | Maryland | 5 - 1 | 0.722 | 101 |
29 | 28 | Tennessee | 4 - 1 | 0.720 | 98 |
30 | 37 | James Madison | 5 - 0 | 0.696 | 95 |
31 | 34 | West Virginia | 4 - 1 | 0.688 | 36 |
32 | 40 | Kansas | 5 - 1 | 0.683 | 77 |
33 | 27 | Syracuse | 4 - 2 | 0.677 | 52 |
34 | 33 | Rutgers | 4 - 2 | 0.675 | 54 |
35 | 38 | Tulane | 4 - 1 | 0.673 | 102 |
36 | 43 | Liberty | 5 - 0 | 0.664 | 128 |
37 | 24 | Missouri | 5 - 1 | 0.663 | 84 |
38 | 26 | Kansas St. | 3 - 2 | 0.658 | 61 |
39 | 47 | Ohio | 5 - 1 | 0.653 | 122 |
40 | 44 | Florida | 4 - 2 | 0.650 | 69 |
41 | 25 | Kentucky | 5 - 1 | 0.649 | 115 |
42 | 50 | Wyoming | 5 - 1 | 0.643 | 48 |
43 | 36 | Fresno St. | 5 - 1 | 0.640 | 129 |
44 | 54 | Miami, Ohio | 5 - 1 | 0.633 | 117 |
45 | 42 | Auburn | 3 - 2 | 0.632 | 58 |
46 | 41 | Memphis | 4 - 1 | 0.630 | 110 |
47 | 46 | Brigham Young | 4 - 1 | 0.627 | 97 |
48 | 45 | Southern Methodist | 3 - 2 | 0.623 | 81 |
49 | 53 | Texas Tech | 3 - 3 | 0.620 | 37 |
50 | 49 | Georgia Southern | 4 - 1 | 0.615 | 104 |
51 | 56 | Troy | 4 - 2 | 0.614 | 78 |
52 | 57 | North Carolina St. | 4 - 2 | 0.612 | 63 |
53 | 39 | Texas Christian | 3 - 3 | 0.600 | 50 |
54 | 52 | Toledo | 5 - 1 | 0.595 | 132 |
55 | 80 | Iowa St. | 3 - 3 | 0.586 | 8 |
56 | 58 | Colorado | 4 - 2 | 0.569 | 25 |
57 | 48 | Marshall | 4 - 1 | 0.568 | 111 |
58 | 82 | Georgia Tech | 3 - 3 | 0.565 | 12 |
59 | 65 | South Carolina | 2 - 3 | 0.553 | 4 |
60 | 85 | South Alabama | 3 - 3 | 0.550 | 89 |
61 | 66 | Cincinnati | 2 - 3 | 0.548 | 32 |
62 | 68 | Western Kentucky | 4 - 2 | 0.548 | 88 |
63 | 75 | Jacksonville St. | 5 - 1 | 0.546 | 133 |
64 | 60 | Appalachian St. | 3 - 2 | 0.545 | 74 |
65 | 55 | Minnesota | 3 - 3 | 0.543 | 9 |
66 | 69 | Georgia St. | 4 - 1 | 0.543 | 114 |
67 | 59 | Wake Forest | 3 - 2 | 0.542 | 94 |
68 | 63 | Arkansas | 2 - 4 | 0.537 | 23 |
69 | 73 | Mississippi St. | 3 - 3 | 0.535 | 44 |
70 | 61 | Purdue | 2 - 4 | 0.524 | 3 |
71 | 67 | Nevada-Las Vegas | 4 - 1 | 0.524 | 119 |
72 | 77 | Coastal Carolina | 2 - 3 | 0.519 | 53 |
73 | 51 | Central Florida | 3 - 3 | 0.517 | 96 |
74 | 87 | Louisiana | 4 - 2 | 0.516 | 113 |
75 | 93 | Oklahoma St. | 3 - 2 | 0.513 | 91 |
76 | 89 | Utah St. | 3 - 3 | 0.512 | 64 |
77 | 90 | Nebraska | 3 - 3 | 0.508 | 31 |
78 | 71 | Arizona | 3 - 3 | 0.506 | 93 |
79 | 78 | Michigan St. | 2 - 3 | 0.498 | 29 |
80 | 70 | California | 3 - 3 | 0.495 | 67 |
81 | 81 | Boise State | 3 - 3 | 0.488 | 73 |
82 | 72 | Texas St. | 4 - 2 | 0.479 | 125 |
83 | 62 | Army | 2 - 3 | 0.474 | 106 |
84 | 83 | Virginia Tech | 2 - 4 | 0.463 | 13 |
85 | 91 | Texas-San Antonio | 2 - 3 | 0.451 | 68 |
86 | 103 | Boston College | 3 - 3 | 0.450 | 65 |
87 | 64 | Rice | 3 - 3 | 0.449 | 100 |
88 | 88 | Northwestern | 3 - 3 | 0.449 | 38 |
89 | 84 | Tulsa | 3 - 3 | 0.449 | 62 |
90 | 86 | Houston | 2 - 3 | 0.449 | 70 |
91 | 74 | South Florida | 3 - 3 | 0.448 | 72 |
92 | 79 | Illinois | 2 - 4 | 0.443 | 7 |
93 | 94 | Indiana | 2 - 3 | 0.437 | 34 |
94 | 76 | Baylor | 2 - 4 | 0.427 | 20 |
95 | 111 | AL-Birmingham | 2 - 4 | 0.427 | 35 |
96 | 95 | Pittsburgh | 1 - 4 | 0.425 | 33 |
97 | 108 | Florida Atlantic | 2 - 3 | 0.402 | 75 |
98 | 96 | Bowling Green | 2 - 4 | 0.395 | 10 |
99 | 104 | San Diego St. | 2 - 4 | 0.392 | 18 |
100 | 109 | Old Dominion | 3 - 3 | 0.389 | 108 |
101 | 98 | East Carolina | 1 - 4 | 0.381 | 41 |
102 | 105 | Navy | 2 - 3 | 0.377 | 87 |
103 | 92 | Central Michigan | 3 - 3 | 0.375 | 92 |
104 | 115 | New Mexico St. | 3 - 3 | 0.372 | 131 |
105 | 97 | Colorado St. | 2 - 3 | 0.370 | 86 |
106 | 100 | San Jose St. | 1 - 5 | 0.364 | 21 |
107 | 99 | Vanderbilt | 2 - 5 | 0.356 | 71 |
108 | 102 | Arkansas St. | 3 - 3 | 0.355 | 82 |
109 | 106 | Louisiana Tech | 3 - 4 | 0.350 | 123 |
110 | 112 | New Mexico | 2 - 3 | 0.349 | 99 |
111 | 124 | Northern Illinois | 2 - 4 | 0.344 | 116 |
112 | 107 | Western Michigan | 2 - 4 | 0.342 | 56 |
113 | 117 | Eastern Michigan | 3 - 3 | 0.336 | 130 |
114 | 123 | Buffalo | 2 - 4 | 0.331 | 105 |
115 | 119 | Virginia | 1 - 5 | 0.329 | 27 |
116 | 110 | North Texas | 2 - 3 | 0.311 | 124 |
117 | 101 | LA-Monroe | 2 - 3 | 0.310 | 76 |
118 | 113 | Florida International | 3 - 3 | 0.301 | 126 |
119 | 120 | Charlotte | 1 - 4 | 0.292 | 39 |
120 | 114 | Temple | 2 - 4 | 0.287 | 107 |
121 | 116 | Middle Tennessee | 1 - 5 | 0.284 | 42 |
122 | 132 | Connecticut | 1 - 5 | 0.282 | 43 |
123 | 121 | Arizona St. | 1 - 5 | 0.278 | 60 |
124 | 118 | Southern Mississippi | 1 - 5 | 0.265 | 83 |
125 | 125 | Hawaii | 2 - 4 | 0.255 | 112 |
126 | 126 | Stanford | 1 - 4 | 0.254 | 79 |
127 | 122 | Ball St. | 1 - 5 | 0.225 | 66 |
128 | 129 | Massachusetts | 1 - 6 | 0.217 | 90 |
129 | 130 | Sam Houston St. | 0 - 5 | 0.211 | 15 |
130 | 127 | Kent St. | 1 - 5 | 0.207 | 46 |
131 | 131 | Texas-El Paso | 1 - 5 | 0.204 | 109 |
132 | 133 | Nevada | 0 - 5 | 0.176 | 45 |
133 | 128 | Akron | 1 - 5 | 0.165 | 121 |
134 | 135 | Wild Card U. | 9 - 107 | 0.114 | 0 |
135 | 134 | Kennesaw St. | 1 - 5 | 0.109 | 134 |
2023 conference power ratings:
Conference | 2023 Record | Power Rating |
---|---|---|
SEC | 34-8 | .663 |
Big Ten | 32-9 | .641 |
Pac-12 | 29-5 | .626 |
ACC | 33-13 | .625 |
Big Twelve | 30-12 | .620 |
Sun Belt | 32-17 | .497 |
Mountain West | 24-23 | .455 |
AAC | 23-30 | .443 |
Independents | 9-16 | .440 |
Conference USA | 14-17 | .386 |
MAC | 20-28 | .383 |