The following are the ARGH power ratings for the fall 2020 season. Teams currently included are the 127 Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) teams that are known to be playing a fall schedule. I have not heard that Connecticut, New Mexico State, or Old Dominion will be playing. Needless to say, this year has been a challenge, and producing power ratings in this environment is definitely affected.
Big Ten added 9-20. Pac-12 and Mountain West teams other than Air Force added 10-4. MAC and Massachusetts added 10-11.
The estimated home field advantage is .559, or about 3.26 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 10-25-20
This Week | Last Week | Team | 2020 Record | Power Rating | SOS |
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1 | 2 | Alabama | 5 - 0 | 0.893 | 0 |
2 | 1 | Clemson | 6 - 0 | 0.867 | 0 |
3 | 4 | Brigham Young | 6 - 0 | 0.847 | 0 |
4 | 3 | Ohio St. | 1 - 0 | 0.846 | 0 |
5 | 6 | Oklahoma St. | 4 - 0 | 0.825 | 0 |
6 | 5 | Georgia | 3 - 1 | 0.822 | 0 |
7 | 9 | Notre Dame | 5 - 0 | 0.821 | 0 |
8 | 10 | Marshall | 5 - 0 | 0.812 | 0 |
9 | 7 | Wisconsin | 1 - 0 | 0.809 | 0 |
10 | 13 | Cincinnati | 4 - 0 | 0.782 | 0 |
11 | 12 | Southern California | 0 - 0 | 0.738 | 0 |
12 | 8 | Penn State | 0 - 1 | 0.736 | 0 |
13 | 11 | Florida | 2 - 1 | 0.735 | 0 |
14 | 17 | Indiana | 1 - 0 | 0.723 | 0 |
15 | 14 | Texas A&M | 3 - 1 | 0.722 | 0 |
16 | 24 | Michigan | 1 - 0 | 0.708 | 0 |
17 | 15 | Oregon | 0 - 0 | 0.708 | 0 |
18 | 16 | Miami, Florida | 5 - 1 | 0.707 | 0 |
19 | 28 | Coastal Carolina | 5 - 0 | 0.704 | 0 |
20 | 29 | Louisiana | 4 - 1 | 0.699 | 0 |
21 | 25 | North Carolina | 4 - 1 | 0.692 | 0 |
22 | 19 | California | 0 - 0 | 0.691 | 0 |
23 | 22 | Stanford | 0 - 0 | 0.673 | 0 |
24 | 40 | Appalachian St. | 3 - 1 | 0.673 | 0 |
25 | 27 | Auburn | 3 - 2 | 0.664 | 0 |
26 | 42 | Kansas St. | 4 - 1 | 0.655 | 0 |
27 | 44 | Oklahoma | 3 - 2 | 0.648 | 0 |
28 | 34 | Iowa St. | 3 - 2 | 0.645 | 0 |
29 | 39 | Northwestern | 1 - 0 | 0.645 | 0 |
30 | 43 | Purdue | 1 - 0 | 0.642 | 0 |
31 | 21 | Iowa | 0 - 1 | 0.639 | 0 |
32 | 38 | Boise State | 1 - 0 | 0.636 | 0 |
33 | 33 | Memphis | 3 - 1 | 0.636 | 0 |
34 | 20 | Virginia Tech | 3 - 2 | 0.632 | 0 |
35 | 46 | Army | 6 - 1 | 0.624 | 0 |
36 | 18 | Southern Methodist | 5 - 1 | 0.623 | 0 |
37 | 23 | Minnesota | 0 - 1 | 0.622 | 0 |
38 | 36 | Arizona St. | 0 - 0 | 0.619 | 0 |
39 | 55 | Louisiana St. | 2 - 2 | 0.616 | 0 |
40 | 37 | Utah | 0 - 0 | 0.616 | 0 |
41 | 45 | Houston | 2 - 1 | 0.606 | 0 |
42 | 64 | Tulsa | 2 - 1 | 0.602 | 0 |
43 | 49 | Texas | 3 - 2 | 0.600 | 0 |
44 | 26 | Kentucky | 2 - 3 | 0.599 | 0 |
45 | 31 | Tennessee | 2 - 3 | 0.593 | 0 |
46 | 41 | AL-Birmingham | 4 - 2 | 0.583 | 0 |
47 | 66 | Missouri | 2 - 2 | 0.582 | 0 |
48 | 48 | Central Florida | 3 - 2 | 0.581 | 0 |
49 | 59 | Wake Forest | 3 - 2 | 0.578 | 0 |
50 | 32 | North Carolina St. | 4 - 2 | 0.576 | 0 |
51 | 50 | Washington | 0 - 0 | 0.567 | 0 |
52 | 47 | Nebraska | 0 - 1 | 0.566 | 0 |
53 | 30 | South Carolina | 2 - 3 | 0.561 | 0 |
54 | 52 | Arkansas | 2 - 2 | 0.559 | 0 |
55 | 56 | Liberty | 6 - 0 | 0.557 | 0 |
56 | 35 | West Virginia | 3 - 2 | 0.556 | 0 |
57 | 53 | Buffalo | 0 - 0 | 0.555 | 0 |
58 | 54 | Washington St. | 0 - 0 | 0.553 | 0 |
59 | 62 | Boston College | 4 - 2 | 0.543 | 0 |
60 | 60 | Colorado | 0 - 0 | 0.533 | 0 |
61 | 61 | Illinois | 0 - 1 | 0.522 | 0 |
62 | 67 | Florida Atlantic | 1 - 1 | 0.501 | 0 |
63 | 65 | Arkansas St. | 3 - 3 | 0.501 | 0 |
64 | 58 | Mississippi | 1 - 4 | 0.500 | 0 |
65 | 63 | Air Force | 1 - 1 | 0.499 | 0 |
66 | 74 | San Diego St. | 1 - 0 | 0.498 | 0 |
67 | 51 | Baylor | 1 - 2 | 0.494 | 0 |
68 | 73 | Nevada | 1 - 0 | 0.491 | 0 |
69 | 57 | Pittsburgh | 3 - 4 | 0.475 | 0 |
70 | 68 | Georgia Southern | 3 - 2 | 0.474 | 0 |
71 | 70 | Miami, Ohio | 0 - 0 | 0.473 | 0 |
72 | 71 | Arizona | 0 - 0 | 0.468 | 0 |
73 | 89 | Georgia St. | 2 - 2 | 0.463 | 0 |
74 | 87 | Charlotte | 2 - 2 | 0.460 | 0 |
75 | 78 | Mississippi St. | 1 - 3 | 0.460 | 0 |
76 | 77 | UCLA | 0 - 0 | 0.455 | 0 |
77 | 69 | Texas Christian | 1 - 3 | 0.454 | 0 |
78 | 95 | Texas Tech | 2 - 3 | 0.450 | 0 |
79 | 93 | Louisville | 2 - 4 | 0.444 | 0 |
80 | 96 | Rutgers | 1 - 0 | 0.440 | 0 |
81 | 85 | Ohio | 0 - 0 | 0.428 | 0 |
82 | 75 | Virginia | 1 - 4 | 0.427 | 0 |
83 | 76 | Utah St. | 0 - 1 | 0.426 | 0 |
84 | 94 | Texas-San Antonio | 4 - 3 | 0.425 | 0 |
85 | 83 | Maryland | 0 - 1 | 0.417 | 0 |
86 | 88 | Oregon St. | 0 - 0 | 0.417 | 0 |
87 | 80 | Troy | 3 - 2 | 0.412 | 0 |
88 | 72 | Tulane | 2 - 4 | 0.411 | 0 |
89 | 84 | Wyoming | 0 - 1 | 0.411 | 0 |
90 | 90 | Northern Illinois | 0 - 0 | 0.404 | 0 |
91 | 86 | Louisiana Tech | 3 - 3 | 0.401 | 0 |
92 | 91 | Ball St. | 0 - 0 | 0.400 | 0 |
93 | 92 | Toledo | 0 - 0 | 0.396 | 0 |
94 | 106 | Hawaii | 1 - 0 | 0.396 | 0 |
95 | 81 | Temple | 1 - 2 | 0.393 | 0 |
96 | 113 | San Jose St. | 1 - 0 | 0.390 | 0 |
97 | 79 | Navy | 3 - 3 | 0.389 | 0 |
98 | 82 | Florida St. | 2 - 4 | 0.368 | 0 |
99 | 99 | Colorado St. | 0 - 0 | 0.368 | 0 |
100 | 100 | Western Michigan | 0 - 0 | 0.365 | 0 |
101 | 101 | Kent St. | 0 - 0 | 0.365 | 0 |
102 | 97 | Michigan St. | 0 - 1 | 0.358 | 0 |
103 | 104 | South Alabama | 3 - 2 | 0.355 | 0 |
104 | 98 | Georgia Tech | 2 - 4 | 0.334 | 0 |
105 | 105 | Duke | 1 - 5 | 0.323 | 0 |
106 | 108 | Vanderbilt | 0 - 3 | 0.317 | 0 |
107 | 102 | Rice | 0 - 1 | 0.310 | 0 |
108 | 107 | East Carolina | 1 - 3 | 0.308 | 0 |
109 | 103 | Fresno St. | 0 - 1 | 0.303 | 0 |
110 | 109 | Eastern Michigan | 0 - 0 | 0.302 | 0 |
111 | 114 | Western Kentucky | 2 - 4 | 0.300 | 0 |
112 | 110 | Central Michigan | 0 - 0 | 0.300 | 0 |
113 | 111 | Syracuse | 1 - 5 | 0.286 | 0 |
114 | 112 | Nevada-Las Vegas | 0 - 1 | 0.280 | 0 |
115 | 116 | North Texas | 2 - 3 | 0.276 | 0 |
116 | 117 | Texas-El Paso | 3 - 3 | 0.260 | 0 |
117 | 118 | Texas St. | 1 - 6 | 0.252 | 0 |
118 | 115 | Southern Mississippi | 1 - 4 | 0.251 | 0 |
119 | 122 | New Mexico | 0 - 0 | 0.239 | 0 |
120 | 123 | Bowling Green | 0 - 0 | 0.228 | 0 |
121 | 119 | South Florida | 1 - 5 | 0.227 | 0 |
122 | 124 | Middle Tennessee | 2 - 5 | 0.210 | 0 |
123 | 120 | Kansas | 0 - 5 | 0.206 | 0 |
124 | 125 | Massachusetts | 0 - 1 | 0.178 | 0 |
125 | 121 | Florida International | 0 - 3 | 0.178 | 0 |
126 | 126 | Wild Card U. | 1 - 27 | 0.144 | 0 |
127 | 127 | Akron | 0 - 0 | 0.142 | 0 |
128 | 128 | LA-Monroe | 0 - 6 | 0.104 | 0 |
2020 conference power ratings:
Conference | 2020 Record | Power Rating |
---|---|---|
Big Ten | 0-0 | .620 |
SEC | 0-0 | .616 |
Pac-12 | 0-0 | .586 |
Big Twelve | 5-3 | .553 |
Independents | 18-2 | .552 |
ACC | 8-2 | .538 |
AAC | 10-6 | .505 |
Sun Belt | 14-12 | .464 |
Mountain West | 1-0 | .411 |
Conference USA | 12-17 | .382 |
MAC | 0-0 | .363 |