ARGH 2014 Power Ratings

The following are the ARGH power ratings for the 2014 season as of November 30. Teams included are the 128 Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) teams.

The estimated home field advantage is .565, or about 3.48 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 2014 Record Power Rating SOS
1 1 Alabama 11 - 1 0.912 8
2 5 Mississippi 9 - 3 0.878 4
3 3 Oregon 11 - 1 0.876 37
4 4 Florida St. 12 - 0 0.868 42
5 9 Texas Christian 10 - 1 0.858 58
6 7 Ohio St. 11 - 1 0.858 54
7 2 Mississippi St. 10 - 2 0.856 19
8 8 Georgia 9 - 3 0.828 21
9 13 Wisconsin 10 - 2 0.826 66
10 11 Baylor 10 - 1 0.823 82
11 14 Michigan St. 10 - 2 0.816 67
12 20 Georgia Tech 10 - 2 0.810 33
13 12 Auburn 8 - 4 0.808 2
14 15 Louisiana St. 8 - 4 0.805 5
15 18 Arizona 10 - 2 0.801 29
16 16 Kansas St. 9 - 2 0.798 59
17 10 UCLA 9 - 3 0.797 3
18 21 Missouri 10 - 2 0.796 34
19 19 Oklahoma 8 - 3 0.781 32
20 24 Clemson 9 - 3 0.779 44
21 17 Arkansas 6 - 6 0.775 1
22 28 Boise State 10 - 2 0.773 57
23 6 Marshall 11 - 1 0.773 121
24 26 Southern California 8 - 4 0.769 11
25 23 Louisville 9 - 3 0.760 52
26 22 Arizona St. 9 - 3 0.753 30
27 29 Nebraska 9 - 3 0.731 62
28 36 Stanford 7 - 5 0.730 25
29 30 Memphis 9 - 3 0.724 94
30 25 Texas A&M 7 - 5 0.724 6
31 31 Florida 6 - 5 0.708 14
32 27 Colorado St. 10 - 2 0.707 96
33 33 Utah 8 - 4 0.702 17
34 38 Duke 9 - 3 0.682 89
35 37 West Virginia 7 - 5 0.678 26
36 34 Minnesota 8 - 4 0.673 50
37 39 Tennessee 6 - 6 0.671 7
38 32 Notre Dame 7 - 5 0.664 15
39 35 Miami, Florida 6 - 6 0.658 12
40 42 Brigham Young 8 - 4 0.655 75
41 45 Boston College 7 - 5 0.647 43
42 49 Louisiana Tech 8 - 4 0.646 83
43 44 Washington 8 - 5 0.645 56
44 46 Central Florida 8 - 3 0.637 106
45 48 Cincinnati 8 - 3 0.634 85
46 41 South Carolina 6 - 6 0.623 13
47 51 Georgia Southern 9 - 3 0.619 116
48 40 Utah St. 9 - 4 0.611 90
49 57 Air Force 9 - 3 0.608 98
50 50 East Carolina 8 - 3 0.605 109
51 60 North Carolina St. 7 - 5 0.603 53
52 56 Virginia Tech 6 - 6 0.602 35
53 43 Texas 6 - 6 0.587 20
54 47 Maryland 7 - 5 0.582 49
55 61 Northern Illinois 10 - 2 0.579 120
56 53 Virginia 5 - 7 0.577 18
57 66 Pittsburgh 6 - 6 0.570 64
58 55 Iowa 7 - 5 0.567 73
59 52 North Carolina 6 - 6 0.560 22
60 64 Houston 7 - 4 0.555 115
61 63 Navy 6 - 5 0.553 68
62 65 Nevada 7 - 5 0.552 74
63 58 California 5 - 7 0.549 16
64 54 Penn State 6 - 6 0.548 61
65 71 Rutgers 7 - 5 0.543 41
66 62 Kentucky 5 - 7 0.537 23
67 59 Western Michigan 8 - 4 0.521 123
68 78 Western Kentucky 7 - 5 0.519 87
69 72 LA-Lafayette 8 - 4 0.518 101
70 68 Temple 5 - 6 0.506 81
71 69 Michigan 5 - 7 0.506 39
72 81 San Diego St. 7 - 5 0.504 105
73 75 Toledo 8 - 4 0.502 112
74 82 Illinois 6 - 6 0.495 40
75 74 Arkansas St. 7 - 5 0.489 111
76 80 AL-Birmingham 6 - 6 0.484 84
77 67 Northwestern 5 - 7 0.482 48
78 76 Oklahoma St. 5 - 6 0.479 47
79 77 Oregon St. 5 - 7 0.469 38
80 70 Rice 7 - 5 0.467 92
81 73 Middle Tennessee St. 6 - 6 0.466 80
82 79 Washington St. 3 - 9 0.454 9
83 84 Texas-El Paso 7 - 5 0.454 100
84 87 Texas St. 7 - 5 0.438 122
85 86 Fresno St. 6 - 6 0.436 79
86 85 Appalachian St. 7 - 5 0.426 127
87 88 Texas Tech 4 - 8 0.420 28
88 83 Bowling Green 7 - 5 0.400 113
89 89 Central Michigan 7 - 5 0.397 125
90 90 South Alabama 6 - 6 0.388 97
91 94 Indiana 4 - 8 0.383 55
92 95 Old Dominion 6 - 6 0.383 99
93 93 Colorado 2 - 10 0.374 10
94 92 Syracuse 3 - 9 0.366 27
95 91 Purdue 3 - 9 0.354 45
96 107 New Mexico 4 - 8 0.336 77
97 96 Wyoming 4 - 8 0.321 65
98 100 Ohio 6 - 6 0.318 117
99 111 Ball St. 5 - 7 0.317 124
100 98 Florida International 4 - 8 0.315 103
101 105 LA-Monroe 4 - 8 0.308 88
102 99 Vanderbilt 3 - 9 0.307 24
103 101 Kansas 3 - 9 0.300 31
104 97 Akron 5 - 7 0.298 126
105 106 South Florida 4 - 8 0.294 78
106 113 Buffalo 5 - 6 0.293 128
107 103 Hawaii 4 - 9 0.291 93
108 108 Iowa St. 2 - 9 0.288 51
109 110 Wake Forest 3 - 9 0.287 46
110 102 North Texas 4 - 8 0.283 114
111 114 Tulane 3 - 8 0.281 60
112 115 Texas-San Antonio 4 - 8 0.279 86
113 109 Florida Atlantic 3 - 9 0.278 76
114 104 San Jose St. 3 - 9 0.271 71
115 112 Southern Mississippi 3 - 9 0.253 63
116 117 Army 4 - 7 0.248 118
117 118 Tulsa 2 - 10 0.226 69
118 116 Massachusetts 3 - 9 0.217 119
119 119 Nevada-Las Vegas 2 - 11 0.198 72
120 121 Connecticut 2 - 9 0.196 70
121 120 Troy St. 3 - 9 0.192 104
122 122 Miami, Ohio 2 - 10 0.184 108
123 125 Kent 2 - 9 0.166 102
124 123 New Mexico St. 2 - 10 0.158 110
125 124 Idaho 1 - 10 0.152 107
126 127 Georgia St. 1 - 11 0.133 91
127 126 Eastern Michigan 2 - 10 0.125 95
128 128 Wild Card U. 8 - 100 0.114 0
129 129 Southern Methodist 0 - 11 0.073 36

2014 conference power ratings:

Conference2014 Record Power Rating
SEC 48-7 .731
Pac-12 31-6 .660
ACC 42-14 .626
Big Twelve 22-8 .601
Big Ten 42-14 .597
Independents 23-21 .530
Mountain West 27-24.467
Conference USA 24-28.431
AAC 16-28 .430
Sun Belt 11-32 .347
MAC 19-33 .332

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