ARGH 2016 Power Ratings

The following are the ARGH power ratings for the 2016 season as of October 23, 2016. Teams included are the 128 Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) teams.

The estimated home field advantage is .556, or about 3.04 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 10-16-16

This WeekLast Week Team 2016 Record Power Rating SOS
1 1 Alabama 8 - 0 0.944 6
2 2 Michigan 7 - 0 0.932 21
3 3 Clemson 7 - 0 0.913 18
4 4 Ohio St. 6 - 1 0.871 24
5 6 Washington 7 - 0 0.870 107
6 7 Western Michigan 8 - 0 0.851 88
7 5 Texas A&M 6 - 1 0.844 9
8 9 Louisville 6 - 1 0.842 30
9 10 Boise State 7 - 0 0.829 51
10 14 Auburn 5 - 2 0.822 14
11 8 Nebraska 7 - 0 0.821 84
12 12 West Virginia 6 - 0 0.818 58
13 15 Wisconsin 5 - 2 0.807 5
14 11 Florida 5 - 1 0.807 49
15 18 Colorado 6 - 2 0.796 20
16 17 Louisiana St. 5 - 2 0.789 25
17 16 Tennessee 5 - 2 0.783 1
18 19 Baylor 6 - 0 0.774 122
19 35 Penn State 5 - 2 0.739 4
20 20 Florida St. 5 - 2 0.738 13
21 30 Virginia Tech 5 - 2 0.738 45
22 24 Utah 7 - 1 0.731 70
23 23 Southern California 4 - 3 0.723 2
24 29 Troy 6 - 1 0.719 94
25 28 Washington St. 5 - 2 0.715 42
26 22 Oklahoma 5 - 2 0.714 22
27 13 Houston 6 - 2 0.712 87
28 32 North Carolina 6 - 2 0.703 31
29 21 Miami, Florida 4 - 3 0.701 39
30 39 Toledo 6 - 1 0.680 120
31 38 Appalachian St. 5 - 2 0.671 52
32 44 Navy 5 - 1 0.663 77
33 26 South Florida 6 - 2 0.659 92
34 41 Minnesota 5 - 2 0.658 61
35 36 Pittsburgh 5 - 2 0.657 53
36 31 Mississippi 3 - 4 0.655 7
37 34 Stanford 4 - 3 0.653 3
38 27 Memphis 5 - 2 0.652 101
39 47 San Diego St. 6 - 1 0.648 125
40 48 Maryland 5 - 2 0.646 82
41 25 Arkansas 5 - 3 0.646 15
42 43 Oklahoma St. 5 - 2 0.640 102
43 40 Brigham Young 4 - 4 0.638 11
44 58 Temple 5 - 3 0.632 65
45 37 Wake Forest 5 - 2 0.629 55
46 33 North Carolina St. 4 - 3 0.620 34
47 46 Georgia Tech 4 - 3 0.618 35
48 42 Arizona St. 5 - 3 0.617 26
49 50 Kansas St. 4 - 3 0.613 54
50 52 Northwestern 4 - 3 0.607 41
51 63 Western Kentucky 5 - 3 0.607 75
52 49 Iowa 5 - 3 0.601 95
53 61 Middle Tennessee 5 - 2 0.601 99
54 59 California 4 - 3 0.589 33
55 45 UCLA 3 - 5 0.589 10
56 51 Georgia 4 - 3 0.580 32
57 60 Tulsa 5 - 2 0.576 98
58 67 Central Florida 4 - 3 0.570 63
59 53 Texas Christian 4 - 3 0.552 74
60 62 Wyoming 5 - 2 0.550 93
61 55 Missouri 2 - 5 0.542 16
62 73 Kentucky 4 - 3 0.537 28
63 54 Central Michigan 5 - 3 0.532 83
64 75 Vanderbilt 4 - 4 0.528 37
65 72 Louisiana Tech 5 - 3 0.526 116
66 56 Air Force 4 - 3 0.522 100
67 64 Texas Tech 3 - 4 0.519 47
68 70 Georgia Southern 4 - 3 0.518 109
69 74 Southern Mississippi 4 - 3 0.517 97
70 57 Indiana 3 - 4 0.516 27
71 69 Eastern Michigan 5 - 3 0.514 80
72 82 Colorado St. 4 - 4 0.513 43
73 79 Akron 5 - 3 0.502 81
74 66 Texas 3 - 4 0.500 60
75 78 Syracuse 4 - 4 0.490 40
76 68 Army 4 - 3 0.486 127
77 76 Duke 3 - 4 0.486 57
78 71 Oregon 2 - 5 0.485 17
79 65 Old Dominion 4 - 3 0.474 103
80 80 Oregon St. 2 - 5 0.466 8
81 77 Mississippi St. 2 - 5 0.466 29
82 89 Utah St. 3 - 4 0.457 73
83 94 New Mexico 4 - 3 0.454 119
84 88 Cincinnati 4 - 3 0.449 114
85 106 Southern Methodist 3 - 4 0.448 38
86 84 Illinois 2 - 5 0.447 19
87 103 North Texas 4 - 3 0.444 96
88 81 Notre Dame 2 - 5 0.443 64
89 90 Ohio 5 - 3 0.436 124
90 87 Arizona 2 - 5 0.430 23
91 96 South Carolina 3 - 4 0.424 48
92 83 Tulane 3 - 4 0.421 85
93 95 Texas-San Antonio 4 - 3 0.420 118
94 85 Michigan St. 2 - 5 0.413 36
95 92 Idaho 4 - 4 0.401 56
96 86 Boston College 3 - 4 0.400 86
97 104 Hawaii 4 - 4 0.393 90
98 100 Purdue 3 - 4 0.388 72
99 91 Connecticut 3 - 5 0.385 59
100 101 South Alabama 3 - 4 0.383 91
101 93 East Carolina 2 - 5 0.376 44
102 97 Ball St. 4 - 4 0.369 123
103 98 Nevada-Las Vegas 3 - 5 0.368 104
104 108 Georgia St. 2 - 5 0.354 62
105 99 Virginia 2 - 5 0.350 67
106 111 LA-Lafayette 3 - 4 0.349 111
107 105 Rutgers 2 - 6 0.341 12
108 109 Northern Illinois 2 - 6 0.334 79
109 102 Marshall 2 - 5 0.333 105
110 107 Arkansas St. 2 - 4 0.333 66
111 120 Charlotte 3 - 5 0.283 110
112 113 Kent 2 - 6 0.273 113
113 114 Iowa St. 1 - 6 0.266 68
114 110 LA-Monroe 2 - 5 0.264 71
115 118 New Mexico St. 2 - 5 0.254 89
116 115 Florida International 3 - 5 0.247 121
117 124 Miami, Ohio 2 - 6 0.246 115
118 116 Nevada 3 - 5 0.244 128
119 126 Rice 1 - 6 0.239 76
120 117 Kansas 1 - 6 0.236 46
121 119 San Jose St. 2 - 6 0.232 106
122 112 Texas St. 2 - 5 0.231 108
123 122 Fresno St. 1 - 7 0.212 69
124 123 Massachusetts 1 - 7 0.201 78
125 121 Bowling Green 1 - 7 0.199 50
126 125 Florida Atlantic 1 - 6 0.180 117
127 127 Texas-El Paso 1 - 6 0.162 112
128 129 Wild Card U. 10 - 91 0.130 0
129 128 Buffalo 1 - 6 0.113 126

2016 conference power ratings:

Conference2016 Record Power Rating
SEC 31-9 .669
Pac-12 24-10 .639
ACC 36-10 .635
Big Ten 32-10 .628
Big Twelve 19-11 .563
AAC 29-14 .545
Mountain West 24-22.452
Independents 11-19 .442
MAC 23-25 .421
Sun Belt 16-23 .407
Conference USA 19-30.387

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