ARGH 2008 Power Ratings

The following are the ARGH power ratings for the 2008 season as of October 19. Teams included are the 120 Division 1-A teams, including provisional member Western Kentucky.

The estimated home field advantage is .588, or about 4.25 points for an average game. The power ratings represent the chance that the team in question has of beating an average Division 1-A team without regard to location.

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This WeekLast Week Team 2008 Record Power Rating
1 2 Texas 7 - 0 0.902
2 1 Penn State 8 - 0 0.893
3 3 Alabama 7 - 0 0.879
4 4 Southern California 5 - 1 0.877
5 5 Florida 5 - 1 0.850
6 6 Oklahoma 6 - 1 0.843
7 10 Ohio St. 7 - 1 0.840
8 7 Oklahoma St. 7 - 0 0.831
9 9 Boise State 6 - 0 0.819
10 16 Texas Christian 7 - 1 0.818
11 12 Georgia 6 - 1 0.817
12 14 Utah 8 - 0 0.805
13 17 Texas Tech 7 - 0 0.786
14 11 Missouri 5 - 2 0.771
15 15 Ball St. 7 - 0 0.770
16 8 Brigham Young 6 - 1 0.753
17 20 South Florida 6 - 1 0.746
18 28 Georgia Tech 6 - 1 0.740
19 24 Florida St. 5 - 1 0.733
20 34 Tulsa 7 - 0 0.732
21 13 Michigan St. 6 - 2 0.723
22 25 Minnesota 6 - 1 0.723
23 22 Kentucky 5 - 2 0.722
24 32 Louisiana St. 5 - 1 0.721
25 35 Boston College 5 - 1 0.719
26 37 Pittsburgh 5 - 1 0.715
27 18 California 4 - 2 0.711
28 33 Iowa 5 - 3 0.710
29 27 Vanderbilt 5 - 2 0.698
30 31 Oregon 5 - 2 0.696
31 36 Oregon St. 4 - 3 0.693
32 38 Northwestern 6 - 1 0.693
33 40 Arizona 5 - 2 0.691
34 26 Kansas 5 - 2 0.684
35 23 Virginia Tech 5 - 2 0.683
36 21 North Carolina 5 - 2 0.682
37 19 Wake Forest 4 - 2 0.670
38 39 Cincinnati 5 - 1 0.667
39 29 South Carolina 5 - 3 0.667
40 30 Connecticut 5 - 2 0.648
41 44 Nebraska 4 - 3 0.642
42 46 Troy St. 4 - 2 0.634
43 51 Illinois 4 - 3 0.624
44 43 Auburn 4 - 3 0.623
45 41 Notre Dame 4 - 2 0.613
46 57 Maryland 5 - 2 0.612
47 55 Miami, Florida 4 - 3 0.603
48 62 Tennessee 3 - 4 0.599
49 52 Air Force 5 - 2 0.591
50 42 Western Michigan 6 - 2 0.590
51 48 Mississippi 3 - 4 0.588
52 61 Northern Illinois 4 - 3 0.582
53 54 Louisville 4 - 2 0.580
54 53 West Virginia 4 - 2 0.576
55 45 Clemson 3 - 4 0.575
56 50 Stanford 4 - 4 0.556
57 47 Navy 4 - 3 0.552
58 59 Colorado 4 - 3 0.551
59 69 Central Michigan 5 - 2 0.549
60 49 Wisconsin 3 - 4 0.547
61 60 Houston 4 - 3 0.545
62 67 East Carolina 4 - 3 0.539
63 56 Kansas St. 4 - 3 0.538
64 73 San Jose St. 5 - 2 0.526
65 83 New Mexico 4 - 4 0.520
66 71 Rice 4 - 3 0.517
67 74 Virginia 4 - 3 0.513
68 63 Fresno St. 4 - 2 0.512
69 66 Arizona St. 2 - 4 0.502
70 58 Duke 3 - 3 0.499
71 64 Baylor 3 - 4 0.486
72 72 Arkansas 3 - 4 0.481
73 68 Purdue 2 - 5 0.479
74 75 Nevada 4 - 3 0.474
75 70 Arkansas St. 4 - 3 0.461
76 76 Buffalo 3 - 4 0.461
77 65 Bowling Green 3 - 4 0.457
78 90 UCLA 3 - 4 0.452
79 89 LA-Lafayette 4 - 3 0.443
80 78 Florida International 3 - 4 0.432
81 82 Hawaii 3 - 4 0.430
82 85 Akron 4 - 4 0.427
83 77 Texas-El Paso 3 - 4 0.421
84 97 Rutgers 2 - 5 0.414
85 81 New Mexico St. 3 - 3 0.412
86 86 Colorado St. 3 - 4 0.403
87 91 Temple 2 - 5 0.401
88 84 Southern Mississippi 2 - 5 0.396
89 88 Michigan 2 - 5 0.390
90 87 Nevada-Las Vegas 3 - 4 0.390
91 102 Louisiana Tech 3 - 3 0.385
92 80 Mississippi St. 2 - 5 0.383
93 79 Indiana 2 - 5 0.380
94 96 Texas A&M 2 - 5 0.377
95 104 Florida Atlantic 2 - 5 0.371
96 93 Middle Tennessee St. 2 - 5 0.370
97 101 Ohio 2 - 5 0.368
98 92 Memphis 3 - 5 0.364
99 99 North Carolina St. 2 - 5 0.357
100 95 Iowa St. 2 - 5 0.347
101 105 Central Florida 2 - 4 0.341
102 94 Marshall 3 - 4 0.336
103 98 Western Kentucky 2 - 6 0.325
104 100 Toledo 2 - 5 0.322
105 110 Miami, Ohio 2 - 5 0.311
106 106 Tulane 2 - 4 0.311
107 103 Washington 0 - 6 0.301
108 111 AL-Birmingham 2 - 6 0.284
109 109 LA-Monroe 2 - 5 0.278
110 107 Syracuse 1 - 6 0.273
111 108 Eastern Michigan 2 - 6 0.257
112 118 Southern Methodist 1 - 7 0.227
113 115 Wyoming 2 - 5 0.227
114 117 Kent 1 - 6 0.224
115 116 Army 2 - 5 0.223
116 114 Washington St. 1 - 7 0.217
117 113 Utah St. 1 - 6 0.215
118 112 San Diego St. 1 - 6 0.196
119 119 Idaho 1 - 7 0.135
120 120 North Texas 0 - 7 0.116
121 121 Wild Card U. 2 - 82 0.102

2008 conference power ratings:

Conference2008 Record Power Rating
SEC 28-5 .669
Big Twelve 38-10 .647
Big Ten 31-10 .637
ACC 32-10 .616
Big East 24-12 .577
Pac-10 13-15 .570
Mountain West 23-11.523
Independents 10-10 .463
MAC 20-29 .440
WAC 17-17 .434
Conference USA 15-27.418
Sun Belt 10-26 .381

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