The following are the ARGH power ratings for the 2015 season as of November 15, 2015. Teams included are the 128 Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) teams.
The estimated home field advantage is .557, or about 2.85 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 11-15-15
This Week | Last Week | Team | 2015 Record | Power Rating | SOS |
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1 | 2 | Ohio St. | 10 - 0 | 0.920 | 60 |
2 | 1 | Clemson | 10 - 0 | 0.916 | 26 |
3 | 3 | Alabama | 9 - 1 | 0.913 | 2 |
4 | 6 | Florida | 9 - 1 | 0.865 | 32 |
5 | 7 | Oklahoma | 9 - 1 | 0.862 | 61 |
6 | 4 | Notre Dame | 9 - 1 | 0.860 | 14 |
7 | 5 | Iowa | 10 - 0 | 0.859 | 69 |
8 | 14 | Houston | 10 - 0 | 0.836 | 111 |
9 | 8 | Michigan | 8 - 2 | 0.835 | 40 |
10 | 12 | Oklahoma St. | 10 - 0 | 0.830 | 93 |
11 | 17 | North Carolina | 9 - 1 | 0.822 | 87 |
12 | 16 | Michigan St. | 9 - 1 | 0.820 | 42 |
13 | 20 | Navy | 8 - 1 | 0.811 | 72 |
14 | 19 | Florida St. | 8 - 2 | 0.811 | 44 |
15 | 15 | Wisconsin | 8 - 2 | 0.810 | 68 |
16 | 9 | Stanford | 8 - 2 | 0.804 | 38 |
17 | 10 | Utah | 8 - 2 | 0.794 | 22 |
18 | 18 | Southern California | 7 - 3 | 0.792 | 6 |
19 | 11 | Louisiana St. | 7 - 2 | 0.791 | 10 |
20 | 13 | Baylor | 8 - 1 | 0.781 | 101 |
21 | 22 | Texas Christian | 9 - 1 | 0.778 | 89 |
22 | 24 | Mississippi | 7 - 3 | 0.776 | 34 |
23 | 21 | Mississippi St. | 7 - 3 | 0.766 | 37 |
24 | 23 | Memphis | 8 - 2 | 0.757 | 57 |
25 | 32 | Toledo | 8 - 1 | 0.754 | 102 |
26 | 33 | Georgia | 7 - 3 | 0.739 | 52 |
27 | 35 | Bowling Green | 8 - 2 | 0.736 | 75 |
28 | 30 | Tennessee | 6 - 4 | 0.735 | 18 |
29 | 28 | Northwestern | 8 - 2 | 0.733 | 35 |
30 | 31 | Penn State | 7 - 3 | 0.722 | 49 |
31 | 25 | UCLA | 7 - 3 | 0.719 | 50 |
32 | 34 | Texas A&M | 7 - 3 | 0.709 | 43 |
33 | 43 | Arkansas | 6 - 4 | 0.708 | 5 |
34 | 27 | Brigham Young | 7 - 3 | 0.705 | 53 |
35 | 42 | Pittsburgh | 7 - 3 | 0.700 | 29 |
36 | 26 | Temple | 8 - 2 | 0.700 | 94 |
37 | 38 | Appalachian St. | 8 - 2 | 0.700 | 116 |
38 | 44 | Oregon | 7 - 3 | 0.691 | 33 |
39 | 36 | California | 6 - 4 | 0.685 | 30 |
40 | 39 | Western Kentucky | 8 - 2 | 0.668 | 110 |
41 | 29 | Boise State | 7 - 3 | 0.664 | 109 |
42 | 37 | North Carolina St. | 6 - 4 | 0.662 | 64 |
43 | 45 | Louisville | 6 - 4 | 0.659 | 36 |
44 | 53 | Marshall | 9 - 2 | 0.656 | 128 |
45 | 48 | West Virginia | 5 - 4 | 0.652 | 28 |
46 | 59 | Washington St. | 7 - 3 | 0.639 | 65 |
47 | 62 | South Florida | 6 - 4 | 0.635 | 58 |
48 | 40 | Washington | 4 - 6 | 0.632 | 7 |
49 | 60 | Georgia Southern | 7 - 2 | 0.631 | 118 |
50 | 41 | Duke | 6 - 4 | 0.626 | 67 |
51 | 52 | San Diego St. | 7 - 3 | 0.624 | 113 |
52 | 58 | Air Force | 7 - 3 | 0.620 | 112 |
53 | 55 | Northern Illinois | 7 - 3 | 0.618 | 98 |
54 | 57 | Nebraska | 5 - 6 | 0.616 | 24 |
55 | 61 | Virginia Tech | 5 - 5 | 0.611 | 47 |
56 | 56 | Cincinnati | 6 - 4 | 0.603 | 79 |
57 | 47 | Auburn | 5 - 5 | 0.603 | 11 |
58 | 46 | Miami, Florida | 6 - 4 | 0.598 | 31 |
59 | 49 | Illinois | 5 - 5 | 0.595 | 27 |
60 | 64 | Arizona St. | 5 - 5 | 0.593 | 23 |
61 | 54 | Louisiana Tech | 7 - 3 | 0.592 | 117 |
62 | 50 | Western Michigan | 6 - 4 | 0.590 | 80 |
63 | 66 | Arkansas St. | 7 - 3 | 0.585 | 99 |
64 | 51 | Georgia Tech | 3 - 7 | 0.582 | 8 |
65 | 67 | Texas Tech | 6 - 5 | 0.576 | 55 |
66 | 70 | Missouri | 5 - 5 | 0.573 | 41 |
67 | 68 | Arizona | 6 - 5 | 0.572 | 56 |
68 | 72 | Southern Mississippi | 7 - 3 | 0.567 | 126 |
69 | 63 | Central Michigan | 5 - 5 | 0.560 | 59 |
70 | 71 | Minnesota | 4 - 6 | 0.529 | 4 |
71 | 65 | Utah St. | 5 - 5 | 0.527 | 77 |
72 | 78 | Vanderbilt | 4 - 6 | 0.510 | 25 |
73 | 73 | Indiana | 4 - 6 | 0.507 | 21 |
74 | 74 | Middle Tennessee St. | 5 - 5 | 0.503 | 83 |
75 | 69 | Texas | 4 - 6 | 0.498 | 19 |
76 | 75 | Boston College | 3 - 7 | 0.497 | 54 |
77 | 76 | East Carolina | 4 - 6 | 0.487 | 48 |
78 | 79 | South Carolina | 3 - 7 | 0.471 | 3 |
79 | 84 | Syracuse | 3 - 7 | 0.470 | 15 |
80 | 89 | Ohio | 6 - 4 | 0.465 | 106 |
81 | 77 | Kansas St. | 3 - 6 | 0.455 | 46 |
82 | 81 | Tulsa | 5 - 5 | 0.451 | 81 |
83 | 80 | Kentucky | 4 - 6 | 0.445 | 39 |
84 | 86 | Maryland | 2 - 8 | 0.445 | 1 |
85 | 96 | New Mexico | 6 - 4 | 0.442 | 115 |
86 | 87 | Connecticut | 5 - 5 | 0.441 | 90 |
87 | 88 | Iowa St. | 3 - 7 | 0.440 | 16 |
88 | 82 | Virginia | 3 - 7 | 0.438 | 9 |
89 | 92 | Colorado St. | 5 - 5 | 0.437 | 105 |
90 | 83 | Buffalo | 5 - 5 | 0.436 | 100 |
91 | 91 | Colorado | 4 - 7 | 0.426 | 71 |
92 | 85 | Rutgers | 3 - 7 | 0.423 | 12 |
93 | 94 | Nevada | 6 - 4 | 0.420 | 121 |
94 | 95 | Akron | 5 - 5 | 0.418 | 97 |
95 | 90 | San Jose St. | 4 - 6 | 0.398 | 92 |
96 | 98 | Wake Forest | 3 - 7 | 0.386 | 45 |
97 | 99 | Purdue | 2 - 8 | 0.368 | 13 |
98 | 93 | Nevada-Las Vegas | 3 - 7 | 0.362 | 82 |
99 | 102 | South Alabama | 5 - 4 | 0.360 | 103 |
100 | 97 | Troy St. | 3 - 7 | 0.354 | 85 |
101 | 101 | LA-Lafayette | 4 - 5 | 0.326 | 123 |
102 | 100 | Florida International | 5 - 6 | 0.318 | 127 |
103 | 105 | Ball St. | 3 - 7 | 0.291 | 84 |
104 | 103 | Oregon St. | 2 - 8 | 0.289 | 17 |
105 | 112 | Fresno St. | 3 - 7 | 0.275 | 73 |
106 | 109 | Old Dominion | 5 - 5 | 0.274 | 124 |
107 | 110 | Tulane | 3 - 7 | 0.269 | 66 |
108 | 107 | Idaho | 3 - 7 | 0.262 | 96 |
109 | 104 | Rice | 4 - 6 | 0.260 | 114 |
110 | 118 | Georgia St. | 3 - 6 | 0.254 | 120 |
111 | 116 | Massachusetts | 2 - 8 | 0.248 | 76 |
112 | 106 | Texas St. | 2 - 7 | 0.240 | 95 |
113 | 108 | Kent | 3 - 7 | 0.237 | 86 |
114 | 114 | Southern Methodist | 1 - 9 | 0.228 | 51 |
115 | 111 | Florida Atlantic | 2 - 8 | 0.222 | 107 |
116 | 119 | New Mexico St. | 2 - 7 | 0.213 | 91 |
117 | 113 | Texas-El Paso | 4 - 6 | 0.211 | 125 |
118 | 115 | Army | 2 - 8 | 0.206 | 119 |
119 | 122 | Texas-San Antonio | 2 - 8 | 0.203 | 104 |
120 | 117 | Hawaii | 2 - 9 | 0.192 | 62 |
121 | 121 | Miami, Ohio | 2 - 9 | 0.176 | 88 |
122 | 120 | LA-Monroe | 1 - 9 | 0.174 | 63 |
123 | 123 | Wyoming | 1 - 10 | 0.146 | 78 |
124 | 124 | Charlotte | 2 - 8 | 0.143 | 122 |
125 | 125 | Eastern Michigan | 1 - 10 | 0.134 | 108 |
126 | 126 | North Texas | 1 - 9 | 0.123 | 74 |
127 | 127 | Kansas | 0 - 10 | 0.118 | 20 |
128 | 128 | Central Florida | 0 - 10 | 0.105 | 70 |
129 | 129 | Wild Card U. | 8 - 94 | 0.101 | 0 |
2015 conference power ratings:
Conference | 2014 Record | Power Rating |
---|---|---|
SEC | 39-6 | .686 |
Big Ten | 42-13 | .656 |
Pac-12 | 28-8 | .636 |
ACC | 33-17 | .627 |
Big Twelve | 23-7 | .599 |
Independents | 18-12 | .591 |
AAC | 28-19 | .527 |
MAC | 21-30 | .436 |
Mountain West | 18-28 | .425 |
Sun Belt | 14-28 | .373 |
Conference USA | 20-30 | .365 |