The following are the ARGH power ratings for the 2006 season as of November 6, 2006. Teams included are the 119 Division 1-A teams.
The estimated home field advantage is .585, or about 4.16 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 | 2006 Record | Power Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Ohio St. | 10 - 0 | 0.942 |
| 2 | 2 | Michigan | 10 - 0 | 0.901 |
| 3 | 3 | Louisville | 8 - 0 | 0.898 |
| 4 | 4 | Florida | 8 - 1 | 0.882 |
| 5 | 5 | Rutgers | 8 - 0 | 0.877 |
| 6 | 8 | Southern California | 7 - 1 | 0.869 |
| 7 | 7 | Auburn | 9 - 1 | 0.867 |
| 8 | 9 | Texas | 9 - 1 | 0.864 |
| 9 | 13 | Louisiana St. | 7 - 2 | 0.856 |
| 10 | 10 | California | 8 - 1 | 0.853 |
| 11 | 11 | Boise State | 9 - 0 | 0.846 |
| 12 | 16 | Wisconsin | 9 - 1 | 0.827 |
| 13 | 6 | West Virginia | 7 - 1 | 0.824 |
| 14 | 12 | Tennessee | 7 - 2 | 0.803 |
| 15 | 18 | Oklahoma | 7 - 2 | 0.802 |
| 16 | 19 | Arkansas | 8 - 1 | 0.797 |
| 17 | 15 | Notre Dame | 8 - 1 | 0.793 |
| 18 | 20 | Virginia Tech | 7 - 2 | 0.793 |
| 19 | 14 | Clemson | 7 - 3 | 0.788 |
| 20 | 17 | Boston College | 7 - 2 | 0.774 |
| 21 | 25 | Brigham Young | 7 - 2 | 0.761 |
| 22 | 24 | Oregon | 7 - 2 | 0.756 |
| 23 | 29 | Nebraska | 7 - 3 | 0.743 |
| 24 | 28 | Georgia Tech | 7 - 2 | 0.737 |
| 25 | 21 | Texas A&M | 8 - 2 | 0.732 |
| 26 | 33 | Wake Forest | 8 - 1 | 0.724 |
| 27 | 23 | Missouri | 7 - 3 | 0.719 |
| 28 | 34 | Oregon St. | 6 - 3 | 0.714 |
| 29 | 22 | Washington St. | 6 - 4 | 0.709 |
| 30 | 26 | Pittsburgh | 6 - 3 | 0.686 |
| 31 | 30 | Texas Christian | 6 - 2 | 0.683 |
| 32 | 27 | Tulsa | 7 - 2 | 0.679 |
| 33 | 36 | Hawaii | 7 - 2 | 0.675 |
| 34 | 32 | Penn State | 6 - 4 | 0.671 |
| 35 | 42 | Maryland | 7 - 2 | 0.659 |
| 36 | 45 | Florida St. | 5 - 4 | 0.650 |
| 37 | 41 | Texas Tech | 6 - 4 | 0.634 |
| 38 | 38 | South Carolina | 5 - 4 | 0.628 |
| 39 | 46 | Houston | 7 - 3 | 0.626 |
| 40 | 40 | Oklahoma St. | 5 - 4 | 0.623 |
| 41 | 37 | Georgia | 6 - 4 | 0.623 |
| 42 | 35 | Alabama | 6 - 4 | 0.614 |
| 43 | 31 | Iowa | 6 - 4 | 0.604 |
| 44 | 43 | Miami, Florida | 5 - 4 | 0.601 |
| 45 | 47 | Navy | 6 - 3 | 0.600 |
| 46 | 44 | UCLA | 4 - 5 | 0.597 |
| 47 | 53 | South Florida | 6 - 3 | 0.595 |
| 48 | 39 | Arizona St. | 5 - 4 | 0.595 |
| 49 | 50 | Cincinnati | 5 - 4 | 0.583 |
| 50 | 57 | Kentucky | 5 - 4 | 0.577 |
| 51 | 58 | Nevada | 6 - 3 | 0.573 |
| 52 | 48 | Ohio | 7 - 3 | 0.570 |
| 53 | 49 | Washington | 4 - 6 | 0.568 |
| 54 | 60 | Minnesota | 4 - 6 | 0.558 |
| 55 | 55 | Southern Mississippi | 5 - 4 | 0.558 |
| 56 | 56 | Kansas St. | 6 - 4 | 0.550 |
| 57 | 54 | Central Michigan | 6 - 3 | 0.545 |
| 58 | 52 | Utah | 5 - 4 | 0.540 |
| 59 | 51 | Western Michigan | 7 - 2 | 0.539 |
| 60 | 70 | Air Force | 4 - 4 | 0.533 |
| 61 | 64 | Middle Tennessee St. | 6 - 3 | 0.524 |
| 62 | 69 | Purdue | 6 - 4 | 0.523 |
| 63 | 65 | East Carolina | 5 - 4 | 0.515 |
| 64 | 61 | Vanderbilt | 4 - 6 | 0.513 |
| 65 | 62 | Wyoming | 5 - 5 | 0.498 |
| 66 | 81 | Arizona | 4 - 5 | 0.493 |
| 67 | 66 | Northern Illinois | 5 - 4 | 0.486 |
| 68 | 74 | San Jose St. | 6 - 2 | 0.485 |
| 69 | 59 | Michigan St. | 4 - 6 | 0.480 |
| 70 | 78 | Kansas | 5 - 5 | 0.475 |
| 71 | 63 | Indiana | 5 - 5 | 0.452 |
| 72 | 72 | Syracuse | 3 - 6 | 0.450 |
| 73 | 75 | Connecticut | 3 - 5 | 0.449 |
| 74 | 76 | North Carolina St. | 3 - 6 | 0.447 |
| 75 | 68 | Baylor | 4 - 6 | 0.445 |
| 76 | 67 | Virginia | 4 - 6 | 0.442 |
| 77 | 82 | Southern Methodist | 5 - 4 | 0.437 |
| 78 | 83 | Rice | 4 - 5 | 0.422 |
| 79 | 79 | New Mexico | 5 - 4 | 0.422 |
| 80 | 73 | Texas-El Paso | 4 - 5 | 0.413 |
| 81 | 77 | LA-Lafayette | 4 - 4 | 0.411 |
| 82 | 85 | Marshall | 4 - 5 | 0.410 |
| 83 | 91 | Mississippi St. | 3 - 7 | 0.406 |
| 84 | 80 | Colorado St. | 4 - 5 | 0.393 |
| 85 | 95 | Troy St. | 4 - 4 | 0.383 |
| 86 | 71 | Kent | 5 - 4 | 0.373 |
| 87 | 86 | Illinois | 2 - 8 | 0.371 |
| 88 | 90 | Akron | 4 - 5 | 0.368 |
| 89 | 93 | Mississippi | 3 - 7 | 0.364 |
| 90 | 84 | Tulane | 3 - 6 | 0.361 |
| 91 | 87 | AL-Birmingham | 3 - 6 | 0.346 |
| 92 | 103 | Northwestern | 3 - 7 | 0.328 |
| 93 | 99 | Ball St. | 3 - 7 | 0.326 |
| 94 | 96 | Fresno St. | 1 - 7 | 0.318 |
| 95 | 88 | Iowa St. | 3 - 7 | 0.317 |
| 96 | 94 | Bowling Green | 4 - 6 | 0.314 |
| 97 | 92 | Idaho | 4 - 6 | 0.307 |
| 98 | 97 | Arkansas St. | 5 - 4 | 0.304 |
| 99 | 89 | Army | 3 - 7 | 0.301 |
| 100 | 98 | Toledo | 3 - 6 | 0.291 |
| 101 | 101 | Central Florida | 2 - 7 | 0.279 |
| 102 | 105 | Louisiana Tech | 3 - 6 | 0.279 |
| 103 | 102 | New Mexico St. | 2 - 7 | 0.275 |
| 104 | 106 | North Carolina | 1 - 8 | 0.269 |
| 105 | 100 | Colorado | 1 - 9 | 0.267 |
| 106 | 104 | Florida Atlantic | 3 - 6 | 0.245 |
| 107 | 108 | San Diego St. | 1 - 7 | 0.226 |
| 108 | 115 | Buffalo | 2 - 7 | 0.214 |
| 109 | 107 | Memphis | 1 - 8 | 0.211 |
| 110 | 109 | Nevada-Las Vegas | 1 - 8 | 0.201 |
| 111 | 113 | Miami, Ohio | 1 - 9 | 0.195 |
| 112 | 110 | LA-Monroe | 1 - 7 | 0.194 |
| 113 | 111 | North Texas | 2 - 7 | 0.184 |
| 114 | 112 | Eastern Michigan | 1 - 8 | 0.176 |
| 115 | 114 | Stanford | 0 - 9 | 0.151 |
| 116 | 116 | Utah St. | 1 - 8 | 0.143 |
| 117 | 117 | Temple | 1 - 9 | 0.134 |
| 118 | 118 | Wild Card U. | 7 - 70 | 0.130 |
| 119 | 120 | Florida International | 0 - 8 | 0.128 |
| 120 | 119 | Duke | 0 - 9 | 0.120 |
2006 conference power ratings:
| Conference | Estimated Record | Power Rating |
|---|---|---|
| Big East | 32-8 | .670 |
| SEC | 35-7 | .661 |
| Pac-10 | 20-9 | .631 |
| Big Ten | 31-11 | .605 |
| Big Twelve | 33-15 | .598 |
| Independents | 16-10 | .565 |
| ACC | 27-15 | .584 |
| Mountain West | 15-20 | .473 |
| Conference USA | 19-28 | .438 |
| WAC | 17-19 | .433 |
| MAC | 9-33 | .349 |
| Sun Belt | 10-28 | .296 |