The following are the ARGH power ratings for the 2023 season after games of October 14. Teams currently included are the 133 Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) teams, plus Kennesaw State.
The estimated home field advantage is .557, or about 2.83 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.
Click here to send me feedback.
ARGH Power Ratings Facebook Page, where I may post ratings, predictions, and picks as well as a few random opinions.
Revised 10-15-23
This Week | Last Week | Team | 2023 Record | Power Rating | SOS |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 1 | Michigan | 7 - 0 | 0.916 | 75 |
2 | 2 | Oklahoma | 6 - 0 | 0.901 | 8 |
3 | 3 | Ohio St. | 6 - 0 | 0.897 | 52 |
4 | 4 | Penn State | 6 - 0 | 0.885 | 91 |
5 | 8 | Florida St. | 6 - 0 | 0.880 | 16 |
6 | 6 | Texas | 5 - 1 | 0.858 | 2 |
7 | 5 | Georgia | 7 - 0 | 0.857 | 118 |
8 | 10 | Washington | 6 - 0 | 0.855 | 33 |
9 | 11 | North Carolina | 6 - 0 | 0.843 | 19 |
10 | 7 | Alabama | 6 - 1 | 0.842 | 6 |
11 | 14 | Notre Dame | 6 - 2 | 0.810 | 11 |
12 | 13 | Mississippi | 5 - 1 | 0.799 | 12 |
13 | 22 | Duke | 5 - 1 | 0.789 | 72 |
14 | 16 | Oregon St. | 6 - 1 | 0.789 | 46 |
15 | 12 | Oregon | 5 - 1 | 0.786 | 94 |
16 | 20 | Air Force | 6 - 0 | 0.784 | 119 |
17 | 21 | Iowa | 6 - 1 | 0.783 | 10 |
18 | 19 | Utah | 5 - 1 | 0.777 | 38 |
19 | 24 | Louisiana St. | 5 - 2 | 0.761 | 4 |
20 | 29 | Tennessee | 5 - 1 | 0.759 | 82 |
21 | 30 | James Madison | 6 - 0 | 0.756 | 87 |
22 | 9 | Louisville | 6 - 1 | 0.753 | 64 |
23 | 26 | Clemson | 4 - 2 | 0.732 | 22 |
24 | 15 | Southern California | 6 - 1 | 0.729 | 89 |
25 | 17 | UCLA | 4 - 2 | 0.723 | 26 |
26 | 36 | Liberty | 6 - 0 | 0.717 | 123 |
27 | 37 | Missouri | 6 - 1 | 0.714 | 66 |
28 | 18 | Wisconsin | 4 - 2 | 0.714 | 14 |
29 | 38 | Kansas St. | 4 - 2 | 0.711 | 40 |
30 | 35 | Tulane | 5 - 1 | 0.707 | 93 |
31 | 25 | Miami, Florida | 4 - 2 | 0.696 | 60 |
32 | 23 | Texas A&M | 4 - 3 | 0.693 | 17 |
33 | 34 | Rutgers | 5 - 2 | 0.685 | 70 |
34 | 51 | Troy | 5 - 2 | 0.676 | 67 |
35 | 40 | Florida | 5 - 2 | 0.662 | 73 |
36 | 28 | Maryland | 5 - 2 | 0.652 | 105 |
37 | 53 | Texas Christian | 4 - 3 | 0.650 | 54 |
38 | 43 | Fresno St. | 6 - 1 | 0.648 | 125 |
39 | 48 | Southern Methodist | 4 - 2 | 0.648 | 100 |
40 | 27 | Washington St. | 4 - 2 | 0.648 | 25 |
41 | 55 | Iowa St. | 4 - 3 | 0.646 | 7 |
42 | 31 | West Virginia | 4 - 2 | 0.643 | 34 |
43 | 44 | Miami, Ohio | 6 - 1 | 0.640 | 122 |
44 | 33 | Syracuse | 4 - 3 | 0.636 | 23 |
45 | 32 | Kansas | 5 - 2 | 0.626 | 80 |
46 | 54 | Toledo | 6 - 1 | 0.623 | 131 |
47 | 78 | Arizona | 4 - 3 | 0.621 | 56 |
48 | 42 | Wyoming | 5 - 2 | 0.605 | 44 |
49 | 46 | Memphis | 4 - 2 | 0.602 | 97 |
50 | 39 | Ohio | 5 - 2 | 0.602 | 117 |
51 | 66 | Georgia St. | 5 - 1 | 0.599 | 115 |
52 | 41 | Kentucky | 5 - 2 | 0.586 | 109 |
53 | 75 | Oklahoma St. | 4 - 2 | 0.574 | 71 |
54 | 49 | Texas Tech | 3 - 4 | 0.573 | 32 |
55 | 52 | North Carolina St. | 4 - 3 | 0.568 | 48 |
56 | 50 | Georgia Southern | 4 - 2 | 0.567 | 92 |
57 | 45 | Auburn | 3 - 3 | 0.565 | 45 |
58 | 60 | South Alabama | 3 - 3 | 0.562 | 83 |
59 | 72 | Coastal Carolina | 3 - 3 | 0.551 | 61 |
60 | 71 | Nevada-Las Vegas | 5 - 1 | 0.550 | 124 |
61 | 65 | Minnesota | 3 - 3 | 0.546 | 9 |
62 | 69 | Mississippi St. | 3 - 3 | 0.544 | 42 |
63 | 62 | Western Kentucky | 4 - 2 | 0.543 | 95 |
64 | 58 | Georgia Tech | 3 - 3 | 0.541 | 28 |
65 | 47 | Brigham Young | 4 - 2 | 0.538 | 98 |
66 | 59 | South Carolina | 2 - 4 | 0.531 | 3 |
67 | 56 | Colorado | 4 - 3 | 0.526 | 41 |
68 | 68 | Arkansas | 2 - 5 | 0.526 | 13 |
69 | 63 | Jacksonville St. | 5 - 2 | 0.525 | 127 |
70 | 84 | Virginia Tech | 3 - 4 | 0.518 | 18 |
71 | 57 | Marshall | 4 - 2 | 0.513 | 104 |
72 | 76 | Utah St. | 3 - 4 | 0.512 | 43 |
73 | 77 | Nebraska | 3 - 3 | 0.511 | 35 |
74 | 96 | Pittsburgh | 2 - 4 | 0.503 | 24 |
75 | 73 | Central Florida | 3 - 3 | 0.500 | 102 |
76 | 74 | Louisiana | 4 - 2 | 0.500 | 120 |
77 | 61 | Cincinnati | 2 - 4 | 0.499 | 27 |
78 | 92 | Illinois | 3 - 4 | 0.498 | 5 |
79 | 70 | Purdue | 2 - 5 | 0.496 | 1 |
80 | 64 | Appalachian St. | 3 - 3 | 0.496 | 86 |
81 | 90 | Houston | 3 - 3 | 0.495 | 65 |
82 | 97 | Florida Atlantic | 3 - 3 | 0.494 | 84 |
83 | 82 | Texas St. | 5 - 2 | 0.492 | 129 |
84 | 85 | Texas-San Antonio | 3 - 3 | 0.490 | 85 |
85 | 80 | California | 3 - 4 | 0.488 | 37 |
86 | 79 | Michigan St. | 2 - 4 | 0.485 | 15 |
87 | 67 | Wake Forest | 3 - 3 | 0.476 | 96 |
88 | 89 | Tulsa | 3 - 3 | 0.464 | 55 |
89 | 88 | Northwestern | 3 - 3 | 0.459 | 36 |
90 | 81 | Boise State | 3 - 4 | 0.454 | 78 |
91 | 86 | Boston College | 3 - 3 | 0.449 | 74 |
92 | 83 | Army | 2 - 4 | 0.436 | 99 |
93 | 87 | Rice | 3 - 3 | 0.432 | 106 |
94 | 106 | San Jose St. | 2 - 5 | 0.423 | 39 |
95 | 98 | Bowling Green | 3 - 4 | 0.423 | 31 |
96 | 94 | Baylor | 2 - 4 | 0.418 | 30 |
97 | 99 | San Diego St. | 3 - 4 | 0.412 | 47 |
98 | 111 | Northern Illinois | 3 - 4 | 0.406 | 111 |
99 | 102 | Navy | 3 - 3 | 0.404 | 103 |
100 | 105 | Colorado St. | 3 - 3 | 0.399 | 101 |
101 | 104 | New Mexico St. | 4 - 3 | 0.387 | 133 |
102 | 93 | Indiana | 2 - 4 | 0.383 | 20 |
103 | 100 | Old Dominion | 3 - 3 | 0.378 | 113 |
104 | 91 | South Florida | 3 - 4 | 0.372 | 88 |
105 | 95 | AL-Birmingham | 2 - 5 | 0.369 | 57 |
106 | 103 | Central Michigan | 4 - 3 | 0.368 | 116 |
107 | 108 | Arkansas St. | 3 - 3 | 0.358 | 81 |
108 | 113 | Eastern Michigan | 4 - 3 | 0.351 | 132 |
109 | 107 | Vanderbilt | 2 - 6 | 0.349 | 51 |
110 | 116 | North Texas | 3 - 3 | 0.339 | 130 |
111 | 126 | Stanford | 2 - 4 | 0.335 | 63 |
112 | 115 | Virginia | 1 - 5 | 0.328 | 29 |
113 | 112 | Western Michigan | 2 - 5 | 0.324 | 58 |
114 | 109 | Louisiana Tech | 3 - 5 | 0.323 | 121 |
115 | 121 | Middle Tennessee | 2 - 5 | 0.322 | 69 |
116 | 101 | East Carolina | 1 - 5 | 0.322 | 50 |
117 | 110 | New Mexico | 2 - 4 | 0.293 | 107 |
118 | 114 | Buffalo | 2 - 5 | 0.290 | 112 |
119 | 117 | LA-Monroe | 2 - 4 | 0.282 | 90 |
120 | 122 | Connecticut | 1 - 5 | 0.281 | 49 |
121 | 123 | Arizona St. | 1 - 5 | 0.279 | 68 |
122 | 124 | Southern Mississippi | 1 - 5 | 0.272 | 77 |
123 | 118 | Florida International | 3 - 4 | 0.261 | 128 |
124 | 131 | Texas-El Paso | 2 - 5 | 0.254 | 114 |
125 | 125 | Hawaii | 2 - 5 | 0.252 | 108 |
126 | 119 | Charlotte | 1 - 5 | 0.248 | 59 |
127 | 120 | Temple | 2 - 5 | 0.239 | 110 |
128 | 128 | Massachusetts | 1 - 7 | 0.199 | 62 |
129 | 127 | Ball St. | 1 - 6 | 0.199 | 79 |
130 | 129 | Sam Houston St. | 0 - 6 | 0.185 | 21 |
131 | 130 | Kent St. | 1 - 6 | 0.173 | 76 |
132 | 132 | Nevada | 0 - 6 | 0.159 | 53 |
133 | 133 | Akron | 1 - 6 | 0.143 | 126 |
134 | 134 | Wild Card U. | 9 - 107 | 0.109 | 0 |
135 | 135 | Kennesaw St. | 1 - 5 | 0.106 | 134 |
2023 conference power ratings:
Conference | 2023 Record | Power Rating |
---|---|---|
SEC | 34-8 | .656 |
Big Ten | 33-9 | .637 |
Pac-12 | 29-6 | .630 |
ACC | 33-13 | .622 |
Big Twelve | 30-12 | .617 |
Sun Belt | 33-17 | .500 |
Mountain West | 24-23 | .458 |
AAC | 23-30 | .438 |
Independents | 10-18 | .432 |
Conference USA | 14-17 | .391 |
MAC | 20-28 | .379 |