The following are the ARGH power ratings for the 2005 season as of October 23, 2005. Teams included are the 119 Division 1-A teams.
The estimated home field advantage is .613, or about 6.00 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 Week | Last Week | Team | 2005 Record | Power Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | Virginia Tech | 8 - 0 | 0.929 |
| 2 | 1 | Texas | 8 - 0 | 0.921 |
| 3 | 3 | Southern California | 8 - 0 | 0.902 |
| 4 | 4 | Alabama | 8 - 0 | 0.878 |
| 5 | 5 | Penn State | 8 - 1 | 0.877 |
| 6 | 7 | Miami, Florida | 6 - 1 | 0.849 |
| 7 | 9 | Ohio St. | 6 - 2 | 0.841 |
| 8 | 6 | Georgia | 7 - 1 | 0.825 |
| 9 | 8 | Louisiana St. | 6 - 1 | 0.822 |
| 10 | 10 | Wisconsin | 8 - 1 | 0.800 |
| 11 | 11 | Florida St. | 7 - 1 | 0.798 |
| 12 | 14 | Michigan | 6 - 3 | 0.797 |
| 13 | 12 | UCLA | 8 - 0 | 0.795 |
| 14 | 16 | Florida | 6 - 2 | 0.789 |
| 15 | 22 | Texas Tech | 7 - 1 | 0.774 |
| 16 | 15 | Notre Dame | 5 - 2 | 0.770 |
| 17 | 20 | Auburn | 6 - 2 | 0.768 |
| 18 | 17 | Colorado | 6 - 2 | 0.765 |
| 19 | 13 | Boston College | 6 - 2 | 0.761 |
| 20 | 19 | Oregon | 7 - 1 | 0.751 |
| 21 | 21 | Texas Christian | 8 - 1 | 0.743 |
| 22 | 18 | Minnesota | 5 - 3 | 0.731 |
| 23 | 24 | West Virginia | 6 - 1 | 0.715 |
| 24 | 27 | Fresno St. | 6 - 1 | 0.704 |
| 25 | 28 | Oklahoma | 5 - 3 | 0.701 |
| 26 | 25 | Louisville | 5 - 2 | 0.695 |
| 27 | 23 | Northwestern | 5 - 3 | 0.694 |
| 28 | 30 | Georgia Tech | 5 - 2 | 0.694 |
| 29 | 33 | Michigan St. | 5 - 3 | 0.687 |
| 30 | 31 | Iowa | 5 - 3 | 0.673 |
| 31 | 29 | Clemson | 4 - 4 | 0.649 |
| 32 | 35 | California | 6 - 2 | 0.648 |
| 33 | 32 | Texas-El Paso | 6 - 1 | 0.644 |
| 34 | 26 | Tennessee | 3 - 4 | 0.640 |
| 35 | 37 | Arizona St. | 4 - 4 | 0.636 |
| 36 | 40 | South Florida | 3 - 3 | 0.634 |
| 37 | 38 | Maryland | 4 - 4 | 0.625 |
| 38 | 50 | Iowa St. | 5 - 3 | 0.620 |
| 39 | 36 | Nebraska | 5 - 3 | 0.617 |
| 40 | 47 | South Carolina | 5 - 3 | 0.616 |
| 41 | 42 | Virginia | 4 - 3 | 0.609 |
| 42 | 46 | Colorado St. | 5 - 3 | 0.606 |
| 43 | 41 | Toledo | 6 - 2 | 0.597 |
| 44 | 48 | Rutgers | 6 - 2 | 0.595 |
| 45 | 39 | Missouri | 5 - 3 | 0.593 |
| 46 | 34 | Texas A&M | 5 - 3 | 0.589 |
| 47 | 43 | Southern Mississippi | 4 - 3 | 0.581 |
| 48 | 51 | Boise State | 6 - 2 | 0.577 |
| 49 | 45 | Tulsa | 5 - 3 | 0.570 |
| 50 | 55 | Miami, Ohio | 5 - 3 | 0.570 |
| 51 | 67 | North Carolina St. | 3 - 4 | 0.546 |
| 52 | 66 | Wake Forest | 4 - 5 | 0.541 |
| 53 | 57 | North Carolina | 3 - 4 | 0.541 |
| 54 | 59 | Pittsburgh | 4 - 4 | 0.541 |
| 55 | 61 | Connecticut | 4 - 3 | 0.539 |
| 56 | 69 | Central Michigan | 5 - 3 | 0.539 |
| 57 | 44 | New Mexico | 5 - 4 | 0.531 |
| 58 | 54 | Stanford | 4 - 3 | 0.531 |
| 59 | 58 | Wyoming | 4 - 4 | 0.531 |
| 60 | 68 | Brigham Young | 4 - 4 | 0.526 |
| 61 | 56 | Houston | 4 - 3 | 0.525 |
| 62 | 72 | Central Florida | 5 - 3 | 0.523 |
| 63 | 49 | Baylor | 4 - 4 | 0.518 |
| 64 | 60 | Memphis | 4 - 3 | 0.518 |
| 65 | 64 | Purdue | 2 - 6 | 0.515 |
| 66 | 77 | Kansas | 4 - 4 | 0.505 |
| 67 | 62 | Indiana | 4 - 4 | 0.500 |
| 68 | 53 | Oregon St. | 4 - 4 | 0.496 |
| 69 | 70 | Kansas St. | 4 - 4 | 0.495 |
| 70 | 52 | Northern Illinois | 4 - 4 | 0.488 |
| 71 | 65 | Washington St. | 3 - 5 | 0.484 |
| 72 | 71 | Vanderbilt | 4 - 4 | 0.482 |
| 73 | 73 | Arkansas | 2 - 5 | 0.477 |
| 74 | 63 | Navy | 4 - 3 | 0.475 |
| 75 | 76 | Utah | 4 - 4 | 0.460 |
| 76 | 78 | Louisiana Tech | 4 - 3 | 0.431 |
| 77 | 74 | Bowling Green | 4 - 4 | 0.429 |
| 78 | 83 | Cincinnati | 4 - 4 | 0.423 |
| 79 | 75 | Mississippi | 3 - 5 | 0.421 |
| 80 | 81 | San Diego St. | 3 - 6 | 0.398 |
| 81 | 85 | Western Michigan | 5 - 3 | 0.395 |
| 82 | 89 | Marshall | 4 - 4 | 0.388 |
| 83 | 88 | Ohio | 4 - 4 | 0.387 |
| 84 | 80 | Air Force | 3 - 6 | 0.383 |
| 85 | 79 | Nevada | 4 - 3 | 0.382 |
| 86 | 95 | Arizona | 2 - 6 | 0.378 |
| 87 | 84 | AL-Birmingham | 3 - 4 | 0.367 |
| 88 | 87 | Arkansas St. | 4 - 3 | 0.366 |
| 89 | 82 | East Carolina | 3 - 5 | 0.364 |
| 90 | 91 | Oklahoma St. | 3 - 5 | 0.358 |
| 91 | 97 | Akron | 4 - 4 | 0.356 |
| 92 | 90 | Hawaii | 3 - 5 | 0.347 |
| 93 | 92 | Eastern Michigan | 3 - 5 | 0.345 |
| 94 | 94 | Illinois | 2 - 6 | 0.334 |
| 95 | 86 | Mississippi St. | 2 - 6 | 0.325 |
| 96 | 101 | Kentucky | 2 - 5 | 0.315 |
| 97 | 93 | Washington | 1 - 7 | 0.315 |
| 98 | 106 | Ball St. | 2 - 6 | 0.306 |
| 99 | 98 | Middle Tennessee St. | 2 - 4 | 0.304 |
| 100 | 99 | LA-Monroe | 3 - 4 | 0.284 |
| 101 | 96 | Tulane | 2 - 5 | 0.275 |
| 102 | 102 | Southern Methodist | 2 - 6 | 0.265 |
| 103 | 100 | Syracuse | 1 - 7 | 0.264 |
| 104 | 107 | LA-Lafayette | 3 - 5 | 0.257 |
| 105 | 105 | Army | 1 - 6 | 0.255 |
| 106 | 110 | Utah St. | 2 - 5 | 0.232 |
| 107 | 108 | Nevada-Las Vegas | 2 - 6 | 0.229 |
| 108 | 103 | Troy St. | 3 - 5 | 0.223 |
| 109 | 104 | Duke | 1 - 8 | 0.209 |
| 110 | 109 | Kent | 1 - 7 | 0.194 |
| 111 | 111 | Rice | 0 - 7 | 0.191 |
| 112 | 112 | North Texas | 2 - 5 | 0.190 |
| 113 | 117 | Idaho | 2 - 6 | 0.179 |
| 114 | 113 | San Jose St. | 1 - 7 | 0.168 |
| 115 | 114 | Florida Atlantic | 1 - 7 | 0.163 |
| 116 | 116 | Florida International | 1 - 5 | 0.152 |
| 117 | 115 | New Mexico St. | 0 - 8 | 0.136 |
| 118 | 119 | Wild Card U. | 2 - 48 | 0.113 |
| 119 | 118 | Temple | 0 - 9 | 0.103 |
| 120 | 120 | Buffalo | 0 - 8 | 0.079 |
2005 conference power ratings:
| Conference | Estimated Record | Power Rating |
|---|---|---|
| Big Ten | 27-6 | .677 |
| ACC | 24-7 | .646 |
| Big Twelve | 31-5 | .621 |
| SEC | 23-7 | .613 |
| Pac-10 | 22-7 | .594 |
| Big East | 19-12 | .551 |
| Independents | 10-11 | .500 |
| Mountain West | 13-13 | .490 |
| Conference USA | 14-19 | .434 |
| MAC | 9-28 | .368 |
| WAC | 8-20 | .351 |
| Sun Belt | 5-24 | .242 |