The following are the ARGH power ratings for the 2015 season as of November 22, 2015. Teams included are the 128 Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) teams.
The estimated home field advantage is .556, or about 2.79 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 11-22-15
This Week | Last Week | Team | 2015 Record | Power Rating | SOS |
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1 | 2 | Clemson | 11 - 0 | 0.913 | 44 |
2 | 3 | Alabama | 10 - 1 | 0.907 | 14 |
3 | 1 | Ohio St. | 10 - 1 | 0.887 | 47 |
4 | 5 | Oklahoma | 10 - 1 | 0.874 | 50 |
5 | 7 | Iowa | 11 - 0 | 0.863 | 76 |
6 | 6 | Notre Dame | 10 - 1 | 0.859 | 20 |
7 | 9 | Michigan | 9 - 2 | 0.856 | 26 |
8 | 4 | Florida | 10 - 1 | 0.849 | 54 |
9 | 12 | Michigan St. | 10 - 1 | 0.847 | 11 |
10 | 13 | Navy | 9 - 1 | 0.830 | 70 |
11 | 11 | North Carolina | 10 - 1 | 0.826 | 88 |
12 | 16 | Stanford | 9 - 2 | 0.820 | 33 |
13 | 20 | Baylor | 9 - 1 | 0.811 | 86 |
14 | 14 | Florida St. | 9 - 2 | 0.806 | 59 |
15 | 22 | Mississippi | 8 - 3 | 0.792 | 40 |
16 | 10 | Oklahoma St. | 10 - 1 | 0.792 | 81 |
17 | 15 | Wisconsin | 8 - 3 | 0.780 | 60 |
18 | 25 | Toledo | 9 - 1 | 0.778 | 92 |
19 | 8 | Houston | 10 - 1 | 0.775 | 112 |
20 | 17 | Utah | 8 - 3 | 0.773 | 8 |
21 | 23 | Mississippi St. | 8 - 3 | 0.768 | 39 |
22 | 29 | Northwestern | 9 - 2 | 0.767 | 24 |
23 | 21 | Texas Christian | 9 - 2 | 0.765 | 67 |
24 | 18 | Southern California | 7 - 4 | 0.758 | 4 |
25 | 31 | UCLA | 8 - 3 | 0.755 | 34 |
26 | 19 | Louisiana St. | 7 - 3 | 0.747 | 6 |
27 | 28 | Tennessee | 7 - 4 | 0.741 | 31 |
28 | 26 | Georgia | 8 - 3 | 0.734 | 57 |
29 | 38 | Oregon | 8 - 3 | 0.733 | 15 |
30 | 36 | Temple | 9 - 2 | 0.732 | 89 |
31 | 34 | Brigham Young | 8 - 3 | 0.729 | 58 |
32 | 32 | Texas A&M | 8 - 3 | 0.727 | 48 |
33 | 24 | Memphis | 8 - 3 | 0.722 | 51 |
34 | 35 | Pittsburgh | 8 - 3 | 0.717 | 29 |
35 | 30 | Penn State | 7 - 4 | 0.701 | 32 |
36 | 27 | Bowling Green | 8 - 3 | 0.698 | 71 |
37 | 37 | Appalachian St. | 8 - 2 | 0.693 | 121 |
38 | 40 | Western Kentucky | 9 - 2 | 0.692 | 114 |
39 | 33 | Arkansas | 6 - 5 | 0.688 | 3 |
40 | 47 | South Florida | 7 - 4 | 0.682 | 53 |
41 | 39 | California | 6 - 5 | 0.679 | 7 |
42 | 45 | West Virginia | 6 - 4 | 0.677 | 46 |
43 | 46 | Washington St. | 8 - 3 | 0.670 | 63 |
44 | 48 | Washington | 5 - 6 | 0.667 | 22 |
45 | 42 | North Carolina St. | 7 - 4 | 0.661 | 74 |
46 | 52 | Air Force | 8 - 3 | 0.660 | 103 |
47 | 51 | San Diego St. | 8 - 3 | 0.656 | 113 |
48 | 44 | Marshall | 9 - 2 | 0.653 | 128 |
49 | 53 | Northern Illinois | 8 - 3 | 0.641 | 95 |
50 | 41 | Boise State | 7 - 4 | 0.638 | 98 |
51 | 43 | Louisville | 6 - 5 | 0.630 | 35 |
52 | 54 | Nebraska | 5 - 6 | 0.623 | 18 |
53 | 60 | Arizona St. | 6 - 5 | 0.622 | 21 |
54 | 58 | Miami, Florida | 7 - 4 | 0.620 | 42 |
55 | 49 | Georgia Southern | 7 - 3 | 0.613 | 106 |
56 | 57 | Auburn | 6 - 5 | 0.605 | 36 |
57 | 55 | Virginia Tech | 5 - 6 | 0.598 | 37 |
58 | 61 | Louisiana Tech | 8 - 3 | 0.588 | 124 |
59 | 50 | Duke | 6 - 5 | 0.585 | 65 |
60 | 65 | Texas Tech | 6 - 5 | 0.582 | 52 |
61 | 68 | Southern Mississippi | 8 - 3 | 0.580 | 127 |
62 | 69 | Central Michigan | 6 - 5 | 0.574 | 64 |
63 | 62 | Western Michigan | 6 - 5 | 0.573 | 73 |
64 | 63 | Arkansas St. | 7 - 3 | 0.571 | 105 |
65 | 70 | Minnesota | 5 - 6 | 0.567 | 5 |
66 | 56 | Cincinnati | 6 - 5 | 0.564 | 69 |
67 | 59 | Illinois | 5 - 6 | 0.561 | 28 |
68 | 67 | Arizona | 6 - 6 | 0.552 | 49 |
69 | 64 | Georgia Tech | 3 - 8 | 0.545 | 9 |
70 | 71 | Utah St. | 6 - 5 | 0.545 | 84 |
71 | 73 | Indiana | 5 - 6 | 0.539 | 27 |
72 | 66 | Missouri | 5 - 6 | 0.538 | 41 |
73 | 77 | East Carolina | 5 - 6 | 0.523 | 55 |
74 | 74 | Middle Tennessee St. | 6 - 5 | 0.503 | 104 |
75 | 75 | Texas | 4 - 6 | 0.498 | 19 |
76 | 76 | Boston College | 3 - 8 | 0.495 | 43 |
77 | 86 | Connecticut | 6 - 5 | 0.487 | 85 |
78 | 80 | Ohio | 7 - 4 | 0.483 | 111 |
79 | 81 | Kansas St. | 4 - 6 | 0.482 | 45 |
80 | 88 | Virginia | 4 - 7 | 0.477 | 12 |
81 | 89 | Colorado St. | 6 - 5 | 0.474 | 102 |
82 | 83 | Kentucky | 5 - 6 | 0.463 | 66 |
83 | 94 | Akron | 6 - 5 | 0.457 | 101 |
84 | 79 | Syracuse | 3 - 8 | 0.455 | 13 |
85 | 72 | Vanderbilt | 4 - 7 | 0.453 | 25 |
86 | 92 | Rutgers | 4 - 7 | 0.441 | 30 |
87 | 82 | Tulsa | 5 - 6 | 0.437 | 75 |
88 | 87 | Iowa St. | 3 - 8 | 0.430 | 17 |
89 | 95 | San Jose St. | 5 - 6 | 0.420 | 100 |
90 | 85 | New Mexico | 6 - 5 | 0.420 | 115 |
91 | 84 | Maryland | 2 - 9 | 0.416 | 1 |
92 | 91 | Colorado | 4 - 8 | 0.409 | 61 |
93 | 90 | Buffalo | 5 - 6 | 0.404 | 99 |
94 | 93 | Nevada | 6 - 5 | 0.402 | 118 |
95 | 78 | South Carolina | 3 - 8 | 0.398 | 38 |
96 | 96 | Wake Forest | 3 - 8 | 0.384 | 23 |
97 | 97 | Purdue | 2 - 9 | 0.371 | 2 |
98 | 100 | Troy St. | 3 - 7 | 0.344 | 90 |
99 | 98 | Nevada-Las Vegas | 3 - 8 | 0.340 | 77 |
100 | 99 | South Alabama | 5 - 5 | 0.321 | 109 |
101 | 101 | LA-Lafayette | 4 - 6 | 0.295 | 126 |
102 | 110 | Georgia St. | 4 - 6 | 0.286 | 123 |
103 | 103 | Ball St. | 3 - 8 | 0.284 | 83 |
104 | 102 | Florida International | 5 - 7 | 0.281 | 125 |
105 | 114 | Southern Methodist | 2 - 9 | 0.277 | 56 |
106 | 104 | Oregon St. | 2 - 9 | 0.266 | 10 |
107 | 106 | Old Dominion | 5 - 6 | 0.266 | 119 |
108 | 105 | Fresno St. | 3 - 8 | 0.265 | 62 |
109 | 108 | Idaho | 3 - 8 | 0.252 | 93 |
110 | 112 | Texas St. | 3 - 7 | 0.250 | 107 |
111 | 116 | New Mexico St. | 3 - 7 | 0.242 | 96 |
112 | 109 | Rice | 4 - 7 | 0.240 | 117 |
113 | 115 | Florida Atlantic | 2 - 9 | 0.235 | 94 |
114 | 107 | Tulane | 3 - 8 | 0.232 | 80 |
115 | 119 | Texas-San Antonio | 3 - 8 | 0.230 | 110 |
116 | 113 | Kent | 3 - 8 | 0.226 | 87 |
117 | 111 | Massachusetts | 2 - 9 | 0.217 | 91 |
118 | 117 | Texas-El Paso | 4 - 7 | 0.211 | 122 |
119 | 121 | Miami, Ohio | 3 - 9 | 0.200 | 97 |
120 | 118 | Army | 2 - 9 | 0.199 | 120 |
121 | 120 | Hawaii | 2 - 10 | 0.175 | 68 |
122 | 123 | Wyoming | 1 - 10 | 0.150 | 79 |
123 | 122 | LA-Monroe | 1 - 10 | 0.145 | 82 |
124 | 124 | Charlotte | 2 - 9 | 0.134 | 116 |
125 | 125 | Eastern Michigan | 1 - 10 | 0.133 | 108 |
126 | 126 | North Texas | 1 - 10 | 0.115 | 72 |
127 | 129 | Wild Card U. | 9 - 96 | 0.105 | 0 |
128 | 127 | Kansas | 0 - 11 | 0.105 | 16 |
129 | 128 | Central Florida | 0 - 11 | 0.086 | 78 |
2015 conference power ratings:
Conference | 2014 Record | Power Rating |
---|---|---|
SEC | 44-7 | .672 |
Big Ten | 43-13 | .659 |
Pac-12 | 28-8 | .642 |
ACC | 34-18 | .622 |
Big Twelve | 23-7 | .602 |
Independents | 20-13 | .591 |
AAC | 28-19 | .529 |
MAC | 21-30 | .436 |
Mountain West | 18-29 | .425 |
Sun Belt | 14-30 | .365 |
Conference USA | 20-32 | .364 |