The following are the ARGH power ratings for the 2023 season after games of October 28. Teams currently included are the 133 Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) teams, plus Kennesaw State.
The estimated home field advantage is .560, or about 2.94 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 10-29-23
This Week | Last Week | Team | 2023 Record | Power Rating | SOS |
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1 | 1 | Michigan | 8 - 0 | 0.930 | 75 |
2 | 2 | Ohio St. | 8 - 0 | 0.927 | 25 |
3 | 3 | Florida St. | 8 - 0 | 0.902 | 21 |
4 | 5 | Texas | 7 - 1 | 0.872 | 6 |
5 | 7 | Georgia | 8 - 0 | 0.872 | 110 |
6 | 6 | Alabama | 7 - 1 | 0.860 | 5 |
7 | 8 | Penn State | 7 - 1 | 0.857 | 65 |
8 | 4 | Oklahoma | 7 - 1 | 0.851 | 22 |
9 | 9 | Washington | 8 - 0 | 0.851 | 76 |
10 | 13 | Oregon | 7 - 1 | 0.839 | 79 |
11 | 11 | Notre Dame | 7 - 2 | 0.830 | 27 |
12 | 10 | Mississippi | 7 - 1 | 0.826 | 28 |
13 | 12 | Air Force | 8 - 0 | 0.821 | 125 |
14 | 22 | Louisville | 7 - 1 | 0.804 | 48 |
15 | 19 | Kansas St. | 6 - 2 | 0.796 | 42 |
16 | 14 | James Madison | 8 - 0 | 0.793 | 85 |
17 | 15 | Louisiana St. | 6 - 2 | 0.787 | 14 |
18 | 25 | Liberty | 8 - 0 | 0.764 | 117 |
19 | 23 | UCLA | 6 - 2 | 0.756 | 62 |
20 | 21 | Missouri | 7 - 1 | 0.749 | 63 |
21 | 17 | Oregon St. | 6 - 2 | 0.744 | 50 |
22 | 24 | Tennessee | 6 - 2 | 0.743 | 37 |
23 | 20 | Duke | 5 - 3 | 0.731 | 11 |
24 | 29 | Southern California | 7 - 2 | 0.730 | 45 |
25 | 26 | Iowa | 6 - 2 | 0.724 | 29 |
26 | 28 | Miami, Florida | 6 - 2 | 0.719 | 78 |
27 | 16 | Utah | 6 - 2 | 0.719 | 13 |
28 | 30 | Tulane | 7 - 1 | 0.711 | 102 |
29 | 31 | Texas A&M | 5 - 3 | 0.710 | 31 |
30 | 34 | Troy | 6 - 2 | 0.706 | 73 |
31 | 18 | North Carolina | 6 - 2 | 0.705 | 56 |
32 | 32 | Rutgers | 6 - 2 | 0.702 | 88 |
33 | 27 | Wisconsin | 5 - 3 | 0.700 | 8 |
34 | 36 | Southern Methodist | 6 - 2 | 0.693 | 126 |
35 | 40 | Kansas | 6 - 2 | 0.692 | 41 |
36 | 35 | Toledo | 7 - 1 | 0.690 | 123 |
37 | 43 | Oklahoma St. | 6 - 2 | 0.681 | 51 |
38 | 39 | Fresno St. | 7 - 1 | 0.669 | 127 |
39 | 47 | Arizona | 5 - 3 | 0.653 | 54 |
40 | 49 | Miami, Ohio | 7 - 2 | 0.651 | 111 |
41 | 42 | Memphis | 6 - 2 | 0.646 | 101 |
42 | 33 | Clemson | 4 - 4 | 0.644 | 18 |
43 | 44 | Iowa St. | 5 - 3 | 0.641 | 33 |
44 | 54 | Georgia Southern | 6 - 2 | 0.630 | 95 |
45 | 56 | Coastal Carolina | 5 - 3 | 0.630 | 74 |
46 | 59 | North Carolina St. | 5 - 3 | 0.607 | 44 |
47 | 37 | Florida | 5 - 3 | 0.606 | 61 |
48 | 55 | Minnesota | 5 - 3 | 0.605 | 12 |
49 | 38 | Maryland | 5 - 3 | 0.605 | 104 |
50 | 57 | West Virginia | 5 - 3 | 0.604 | 52 |
51 | 63 | Auburn | 4 - 4 | 0.600 | 24 |
52 | 51 | Texas Christian | 4 - 4 | 0.598 | 40 |
53 | 62 | Jacksonville St. | 7 - 2 | 0.597 | 129 |
54 | 64 | Nebraska | 5 - 3 | 0.596 | 46 |
55 | 41 | Georgia St. | 6 - 2 | 0.594 | 97 |
56 | 45 | Washington St. | 4 - 4 | 0.570 | 20 |
57 | 70 | Virginia Tech | 4 - 4 | 0.565 | 34 |
58 | 52 | Kentucky | 5 - 3 | 0.561 | 96 |
59 | 48 | South Alabama | 4 - 4 | 0.558 | 99 |
60 | 74 | Georgia Tech | 4 - 4 | 0.558 | 15 |
61 | 60 | Nevada-Las Vegas | 6 - 2 | 0.553 | 119 |
62 | 53 | Ohio | 6 - 3 | 0.548 | 120 |
63 | 79 | Louisiana | 5 - 3 | 0.539 | 105 |
64 | 69 | Colorado | 4 - 4 | 0.539 | 10 |
65 | 61 | Brigham Young | 5 - 3 | 0.538 | 72 |
66 | 50 | Wyoming | 5 - 3 | 0.534 | 57 |
67 | 58 | Mississippi St. | 4 - 4 | 0.533 | 36 |
68 | 46 | Syracuse | 4 - 4 | 0.531 | 59 |
69 | 65 | Texas Tech | 3 - 5 | 0.527 | 39 |
70 | 66 | Texas-San Antonio | 5 - 3 | 0.520 | 112 |
71 | 71 | Boston College | 5 - 3 | 0.518 | 87 |
72 | 84 | San Jose St. | 4 - 5 | 0.513 | 69 |
73 | 67 | Western Kentucky | 4 - 4 | 0.510 | 58 |
74 | 87 | Boise State | 4 - 4 | 0.505 | 80 |
75 | 72 | Arkansas | 2 - 6 | 0.497 | 17 |
76 | 68 | Central Florida | 3 - 5 | 0.492 | 55 |
77 | 94 | Northwestern | 4 - 4 | 0.489 | 32 |
78 | 83 | Illinois | 3 - 5 | 0.485 | 4 |
79 | 80 | California | 3 - 5 | 0.482 | 30 |
80 | 75 | Texas St. | 5 - 3 | 0.477 | 122 |
81 | 76 | Wake Forest | 4 - 4 | 0.474 | 71 |
82 | 85 | Utah St. | 3 - 5 | 0.463 | 53 |
83 | 81 | Rice | 4 - 4 | 0.462 | 107 |
84 | 73 | Marshall | 4 - 4 | 0.460 | 70 |
85 | 77 | South Carolina | 2 - 6 | 0.455 | 2 |
86 | 93 | New Mexico St. | 6 - 3 | 0.450 | 133 |
87 | 78 | Houston | 3 - 5 | 0.448 | 19 |
88 | 90 | Bowling Green | 4 - 4 | 0.448 | 77 |
89 | 82 | Purdue | 2 - 6 | 0.446 | 1 |
90 | 96 | Florida Atlantic | 4 - 4 | 0.434 | 109 |
91 | 97 | Old Dominion | 4 - 4 | 0.429 | 94 |
92 | 91 | Appalachian St. | 4 - 4 | 0.427 | 114 |
93 | 92 | Northern Illinois | 4 - 4 | 0.425 | 115 |
94 | 95 | Virginia | 2 - 6 | 0.416 | 7 |
95 | 86 | Baylor | 3 - 5 | 0.402 | 49 |
96 | 99 | Navy | 3 - 4 | 0.392 | 89 |
97 | 89 | Pittsburgh | 2 - 6 | 0.391 | 23 |
98 | 88 | Cincinnati | 2 - 6 | 0.390 | 47 |
99 | 100 | South Florida | 4 - 4 | 0.381 | 103 |
100 | 104 | Indiana | 2 - 6 | 0.379 | 3 |
101 | 102 | Colorado St. | 3 - 5 | 0.374 | 82 |
102 | 98 | Michigan St. | 2 - 6 | 0.372 | 9 |
103 | 118 | Arizona St. | 2 - 6 | 0.367 | 26 |
104 | 111 | Arkansas St. | 4 - 4 | 0.361 | 92 |
105 | 106 | AL-Birmingham | 2 - 6 | 0.357 | 38 |
106 | 114 | Western Michigan | 3 - 6 | 0.349 | 81 |
107 | 107 | North Texas | 3 - 5 | 0.339 | 116 |
108 | 109 | San Diego St. | 3 - 5 | 0.337 | 86 |
109 | 105 | Vanderbilt | 2 - 7 | 0.335 | 35 |
110 | 110 | Middle Tennessee | 2 - 6 | 0.334 | 43 |
111 | 101 | Tulsa | 3 - 5 | 0.327 | 66 |
112 | 117 | Stanford | 2 - 6 | 0.326 | 16 |
113 | 112 | Louisiana Tech | 3 - 6 | 0.315 | 118 |
114 | 116 | Buffalo | 3 - 5 | 0.309 | 124 |
115 | 103 | Army | 2 - 6 | 0.304 | 91 |
116 | 115 | Central Michigan | 4 - 4 | 0.302 | 128 |
117 | 108 | New Mexico | 3 - 5 | 0.301 | 121 |
118 | 113 | Eastern Michigan | 4 - 5 | 0.280 | 132 |
119 | 119 | Florida International | 4 - 5 | 0.269 | 131 |
120 | 126 | Texas-El Paso | 3 - 6 | 0.256 | 113 |
121 | 121 | East Carolina | 1 - 7 | 0.243 | 84 |
122 | 130 | Nevada | 2 - 6 | 0.243 | 83 |
123 | 123 | Connecticut | 1 - 7 | 0.241 | 64 |
124 | 129 | Massachusetts | 2 - 7 | 0.241 | 68 |
125 | 122 | LA-Monroe | 2 - 6 | 0.236 | 100 |
126 | 120 | Charlotte | 2 - 6 | 0.235 | 93 |
127 | 124 | Ball St. | 2 - 6 | 0.234 | 90 |
128 | 125 | Southern Mississippi | 1 - 7 | 0.216 | 67 |
129 | 128 | Temple | 2 - 6 | 0.197 | 106 |
130 | 127 | Hawaii | 2 - 7 | 0.194 | 108 |
131 | 131 | Sam Houston St. | 0 - 8 | 0.164 | 60 |
132 | 132 | Kent St. | 1 - 7 | 0.134 | 98 |
133 | 133 | Akron | 1 - 7 | 0.122 | 130 |
134 | 135 | Kennesaw St. | 2 - 5 | 0.119 | 134 |
135 | 134 | Wild Card U. | 9 - 108 | 0.100 | 0 |
2023 conference power ratings:
Conference | 2023 Record | Power Rating |
---|---|---|
SEC | 35-8 | .652 |
Pac-12 | 29-6 | .631 |
Big Ten | 33-9 | .630 |
ACC | 34-14 | .612 |
Big Twelve | 30-12 | .610 |
Sun Belt | 33-17 | .504 |
Mountain West | 25-23 | .457 |
AAC | 24-31 | .424 |
Conference USA | 14-17 | .407 |
Independents | 11-21 | .404 |
MAC | 20-28 | .374 |