ARGH 2008 Power Ratings

The following are the ARGH power ratings for the 2008 season as of November 2. Teams included are the 120 Division 1-A teams, including provisional member Western Kentucky.

The estimated home field advantage is .589, or about 4.33 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 1 Penn State 9 - 0 0.920
2 4 Alabama 9 - 0 0.903
3 5 Florida 7 - 1 0.900
4 3 Southern California 7 - 1 0.897
5 2 Texas 8 - 1 0.876
6 7 Boise State 8 - 0 0.870
7 6 Oklahoma 8 - 1 0.855
8 8 Texas Tech 9 - 0 0.846
9 9 Texas Christian 9 - 1 0.837
10 13 Utah 9 - 0 0.821
11 11 Ohio St. 7 - 2 0.809
12 12 Oklahoma St. 8 - 1 0.807
13 14 Missouri 7 - 2 0.796
14 15 Ball St. 8 - 0 0.782
15 10 Georgia 7 - 2 0.775
16 23 California 6 - 2 0.746
17 20 Michigan St. 8 - 2 0.740
18 18 North Carolina 6 - 2 0.733
19 21 Brigham Young 8 - 1 0.731
20 16 Florida St. 6 - 2 0.723
21 17 Minnesota 7 - 2 0.716
22 27 Georgia Tech 7 - 2 0.708
23 22 Oregon 6 - 3 0.698
24 36 Northwestern 7 - 2 0.695
25 26 Oregon St. 5 - 3 0.695
26 31 Miami, Florida 6 - 3 0.692
27 44 West Virginia 6 - 2 0.685
28 28 Arizona 5 - 3 0.684
29 19 Tulsa 8 - 1 0.682
30 25 Iowa 5 - 4 0.675
31 37 South Carolina 6 - 3 0.674
32 30 Louisiana St. 6 - 2 0.672
33 39 Wake Forest 5 - 3 0.671
34 42 Pittsburgh 6 - 2 0.668
35 46 Cincinnati 6 - 2 0.661
36 24 Connecticut 6 - 3 0.656
37 38 Vanderbilt 5 - 3 0.647
38 49 Mississippi 5 - 4 0.645
39 29 South Florida 6 - 3 0.643
40 40 Kentucky 6 - 3 0.638
41 35 Virginia Tech 5 - 3 0.636
42 43 Air Force 7 - 2 0.636
43 48 Illinois 5 - 4 0.633
44 53 Kansas 6 - 3 0.622
45 34 Nebraska 5 - 4 0.622
46 33 Notre Dame 5 - 3 0.618
47 47 Maryland 6 - 2 0.612
48 32 Boston College 5 - 3 0.607
49 57 Clemson 4 - 4 0.607
50 51 Western Michigan 7 - 2 0.605
51 55 Navy 6 - 3 0.598
52 50 Northern Illinois 5 - 3 0.592
53 62 Stanford 5 - 4 0.588
54 54 Wisconsin 4 - 5 0.581
55 58 Central Michigan 7 - 2 0.574
56 56 Duke 4 - 4 0.572
57 41 Troy St. 5 - 3 0.563
58 63 Rice 6 - 3 0.563
59 52 Virginia 5 - 4 0.560
60 61 East Carolina 5 - 3 0.549
61 45 Louisville 5 - 3 0.544
62 64 Auburn 4 - 5 0.531
63 67 Rutgers 3 - 5 0.520
64 59 Tennessee 3 - 6 0.507
65 66 Kansas St. 4 - 5 0.497
66 72 Buffalo 4 - 4 0.495
67 60 Houston 4 - 4 0.493
68 83 LA-Lafayette 5 - 3 0.490
69 68 San Jose St. 6 - 3 0.490
70 81 Arkansas 4 - 5 0.488
71 65 Fresno St. 5 - 3 0.483
72 70 New Mexico 4 - 6 0.480
73 73 Purdue 3 - 6 0.480
74 75 Arkansas St. 4 - 4 0.476
75 71 Baylor 3 - 6 0.465
76 69 Colorado 4 - 5 0.457
77 80 Bowling Green 4 - 5 0.454
78 85 Texas A&M 4 - 5 0.451
79 78 Akron 4 - 4 0.445
80 76 Nevada 4 - 4 0.444
81 77 Arizona St. 2 - 6 0.432
82 94 Southern Mississippi 3 - 6 0.429
83 79 Temple 3 - 6 0.423
84 82 UCLA 3 - 5 0.421
85 74 Hawaii 4 - 5 0.405
86 84 Indiana 3 - 6 0.405
87 86 Colorado St. 4 - 5 0.404
88 89 Memphis 4 - 5 0.402
89 98 Marshall 4 - 4 0.401
90 88 Texas-El Paso 3 - 5 0.381
91 99 Louisiana Tech 4 - 4 0.375
92 90 Nevada-Las Vegas 3 - 6 0.374
93 91 Florida Atlantic 3 - 5 0.365
94 93 Mississippi St. 3 - 6 0.364
95 92 Michigan 2 - 7 0.362
96 87 Florida International 3 - 5 0.354
97 97 North Carolina St. 2 - 6 0.337
98 108 Syracuse 2 - 6 0.330
99 95 Ohio 2 - 7 0.321
100 96 New Mexico St. 3 - 5 0.310
101 100 Middle Tennessee St. 2 - 6 0.308
102 102 Toledo 2 - 6 0.300
103 103 Iowa St. 2 - 7 0.295
104 113 LA-Monroe 3 - 6 0.292
105 104 Central Florida 2 - 6 0.277
106 107 Tulane 2 - 6 0.269
107 101 Western Kentucky 2 - 7 0.267
108 110 Army 3 - 6 0.261
109 106 Kent 2 - 7 0.261
110 117 Utah St. 2 - 7 0.251
111 109 Eastern Michigan 2 - 8 0.250
112 112 Miami, Ohio 2 - 6 0.244
113 115 Wyoming 3 - 6 0.236
114 105 AL-Birmingham 2 - 7 0.233
115 111 Washington 0 - 8 0.227
116 116 Southern Methodist 1 - 8 0.209
117 114 Washington St. 1 - 8 0.185
118 118 San Diego St. 1 - 8 0.156
119 119 Idaho 2 - 8 0.154
120 120 North Texas 1 - 8 0.152
121 121 Wild Card U. 2 - 82 0.094

2008 conference power ratings:

Conference2008 Record Power Rating
SEC 32-7 .645
Big Ten 31-11 .638
Big Twelve 38-10 .632
ACC 33-10 .621
Big East 26-12 .588
Pac-10 13-16 .557
Mountain West 24-11.519
Independents 14-12 .492
MAC 21-30 .442
WAC 17-18 .420
Conference USA 15-30.407
Sun Belt 10-28 .363

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