ARGH 2012 Power Ratings

The following are the ARGH power ratings for the 2012 season after games of November 17. Teams included are the 124 Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) teams, plus one team that will be starting FBS play in 2013.

The estimated home field advantage is .576, or about 4.08 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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This WeekLast Week Team 2012 Record Power Rating
1 1 Notre Dame 11 - 0 0,949
2 2 Alabama 10 - 1 0,926
3 4 Florida 10 - 1 0,909
4 5 Oregon 10 - 1 0,891
5 3 Kansas St. 10 - 1 0,878
6 8 Ohio St. 11 - 0 0,870
7 6 Georgia 10 - 1 0,865
8 13 Stanford 9 - 2 0,861
9 11 Florida St. 10 - 1 0,861
10 7 Texas A&M 9 - 2 0,848
11 14 Oregon St. 8 - 2 0,846
12 9 Louisiana St. 9 - 2 0,844
13 12 Oklahoma 8 - 2 0,842
14 10 South Carolina 9 - 2 0,830
15 15 Nebraska 9 - 2 0,828
16 16 Clemson 10 - 1 0,813
17 17 Michigan 8 - 3 0,801
18 20 UCLA 9 - 2 0,795
19 21 Oklahoma St. 7 - 3 0,795
20 24 Rutgers 9 - 1 0,787
21 18 Texas 8 - 2 0,778
22 22 Utah St. 9 - 2 0,768
23 19 Southern California 7 - 4 0,756
24 26 Northern Illinois 10 - 1 0,754
25 23 Boise State 9 - 2 0,746
26 32 San Jose St. 9 - 2 0,739
27 25 Wisconsin 7 - 4 0,728
28 34 Arizona 7 - 4 0,724
29 30 Mississippi St. 8 - 3 0,723
30 35 Northwestern 8 - 3 0,720
31 29 Vanderbilt 7 - 4 0,718
32 33 Penn State 7 - 4 0,714
33 28 Brigham Young 6 - 5 0,699
34 36 Fresno St. 8 - 3 0,691
35 37 Louisville 9 - 1 0,691
36 44 Washington 7 - 4 0,690
37 31 Cincinnati 7 - 3 0,689
38 43 Tulsa 9 - 2 0,688
39 27 Texas Tech 7 - 4 0,687
40 46 Kent 10 - 1 0,678
41 45 Arizona St. 6 - 5 0,671
42 42 Texas Christian 6 - 4 0,670
43 47 Iowa St. 6 - 5 0,666
44 38 Central Florida 8 - 3 0,661
45 39 Michigan St. 5 - 6 0,658
46 49 Arkansas St. 8 - 3 0,641
47 40 Louisiana Tech 9 - 2 0,638
48 51 North Carolina 7 - 4 0,638
49 48 San Diego St. 8 - 3 0,627
50 60 Baylor 5 - 5 0,626
51 41 Missouri 5 - 6 0,623
52 57 Ball St. 8 - 3 0,605
53 50 Toledo 8 - 3 0,605
54 58 Syracuse 6 - 5 0,600
55 53 West Virginia 5 - 5 0,597
56 62 Miami, Florida 6 - 5 0,583
57 59 LA-Lafayette 6 - 4 0,580
58 54 Mississippi 5 - 6 0,579
59 64 Georgia Tech 6 - 5 0,578
60 65 LA-Monroe 7 - 4 0,571
61 63 Navy 7 - 4 0,566
62 55 Utah 4 - 7 0,565
63 52 Bowling Green 7 - 4 0,557
64 66 Virginia Tech 5 - 6 0,555
65 56 Tennessee 4 - 7 0,529
66 72 Purdue 5 - 6 0,521
67 67 North Carolina St. 6 - 5 0,519
68 68 Minnesota 6 - 5 0,514
69 73 Middle Tennessee St. 7 - 3 0,510
70 61 Ohio 8 - 3 0,508
71 69 Western Kentucky 6 - 5 0,505
72 70 Duke 6 - 5 0,500
73 74 Pittsburgh 4 - 6 0,495
74 75 Nevada 7 - 4 0,479
75 71 Arkansas 4 - 7 0,475
76 77 East Carolina 7 - 4 0,456
77 76 Iowa 4 - 7 0,453
78 80 Indiana 4 - 7 0,434
79 78 Troy St. 5 - 6 0,427
80 81 California 3 - 9 0,423
81 83 Air Force 6 - 5 0,421
82 86 Auburn 3 - 8 0,411
83 79 Southern Methodist 5 - 6 0,409
84 82 South Florida 3 - 7 0,397
85 93 Rice 5 - 6 0,390
86 97 Temple 4 - 6 0,377
87 91 Texas-San Antonio 7 - 4 0,374
88 92 Marshall 5 - 6 0,372
89 84 Virginia 4 - 7 0,370
90 88 Connecticut 4 - 6 0,367
91 87 Wake Forest 5 - 6 0,359
92 85 North Texas 4 - 7 0,347
93 99 Central Michigan 5 - 6 0,344
94 89 Houston 4 - 7 0,338
95 90 Western Michigan 4 - 8 0,329
96 103 Kentucky 2 - 9 0,328
97 94 Maryland 4 - 7 0,323
98 101 Buffalo 4 - 7 0,320
99 105 Wyoming 4 - 7 0,317
100 108 Florida International 3 - 8 0,302
101 100 New Mexico 4 - 8 0,302
102 95 Miami, Ohio 4 - 7 0,298
103 102 Texas St. 3 - 7 0,293
104 104 Boston College 2 - 9 0,293
105 96 Florida Atlantic 3 - 8 0,283
106 110 Texas-El Paso 3 - 8 0,276
107 106 Washington St. 2 - 9 0,276
108 107 Kansas 1 - 10 0,266
109 98 AL-Birmingham 3 - 8 0,264
110 109 Illinois 2 - 9 0,256
111 111 Colorado St. 3 - 8 0,249
112 116 Memphis 3 - 8 0,242
113 113 Army 2 - 9 0,219
114 112 Nevada-Las Vegas 2 - 10 0,218
115 119 Eastern Michigan 2 - 9 0,207
116 114 South Alabama 2 - 9 0,197
117 115 Tulane 2 - 9 0,186
118 117 Akron 1 - 10 0,180
119 118 Colorado 1 - 10 0,171
120 120 Hawaii 1 - 9 0,148
121 121 Wild Card U. 18 - 96 0,137
122 124 New Mexico St. 1 - 9 0,122
123 122 Southern Mississippi 0 - 11 0,115
124 123 Idaho 1 - 10 0,114
125 125 Massachusetts 1 - 10 0,097
126 126 Georgia St. 1 - 10 0,039

2012 conference power ratings:

Conference2012 Record Power Rating
SEC 44-8 .686
Big Twelve 26-4 .680
Pac-12 24-10 .639
Big Ten 34-14 .625
Independents 24-16 .608
Big East 25-14 .550
ACC 27-17 .533
Sun Belt 17-23 .436
WAC 22-19 .435
MAC 26-26 .422
Mountain West 17-24.420
Conference USA 12-36.367

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