ARGH 2012 Power Ratings

The following are the ARGH power ratings for the 2012 season after games of December 1. 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 .578, or about 4.20 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 12 - 0 0.954
2 2 Alabama 12 - 1 0.934
3 3 Florida 11 - 1 0.915
4 4 Oregon 11 - 1 0.906
5 7 Kansas St. 11 - 1 0.885
6 8 Stanford 11 - 2 0.879
7 6 Ohio St. 12 - 0 0.876
8 9 Texas A&M 10 - 2 0.856
9 5 Georgia 11 - 2 0.855
10 12 Oklahoma 10 - 2 0.853
11 10 South Carolina 10 - 2 0.845
12 11 Louisiana St. 10 - 2 0.843
13 14 Florida St. 11 - 2 0.838
14 15 Oregon St. 9 - 3 0.830
15 13 Nebraska 10 - 3 0.786
16 16 Michigan 8 - 4 0.784
17 20 Northern Illinois 12 - 1 0.781
18 17 Clemson 10 - 2 0.780
19 21 Utah St. 10 - 2 0.770
20 19 UCLA 9 - 4 0.764
21 25 Boise State 10 - 2 0.753
22 22 Southern California 7 - 5 0.751
23 23 San Jose St. 10 - 2 0.751
24 18 Oklahoma St. 7 - 5 0.748
25 31 Wisconsin 8 - 5 0.745
26 26 Vanderbilt 8 - 4 0.734
27 24 Texas 8 - 4 0.728
28 28 Penn State 8 - 4 0.728
29 27 Northwestern 9 - 3 0.727
30 35 Cincinnati 9 - 3 0.713
31 30 Fresno St. 9 - 3 0.711
32 33 Brigham Young 7 - 5 0.704
33 36 Arizona St. 7 - 5 0.696
34 37 Arizona 7 - 5 0.692
35 32 Texas Christian 7 - 5 0.691
36 29 Rutgers 9 - 3 0.686
37 41 Baylor 7 - 5 0.681
38 38 Michigan St. 6 - 6 0.680
39 44 Arkansas St. 9 - 3 0.673
40 39 Mississippi St. 8 - 4 0.672
41 34 Kent 11 - 2 0.664
42 46 Louisville 10 - 2 0.664
43 42 Texas Tech 7 - 5 0.658
44 45 Tulsa 10 - 3 0.658
45 43 Washington 7 - 5 0.646
46 40 Central Florida 9 - 4 0.641
47 50 West Virginia 7 - 5 0.639
48 49 San Diego St. 9 - 3 0.631
49 47 North Carolina 8 - 4 0.631
50 48 Iowa St. 6 - 6 0.631
51 52 Louisiana Tech 9 - 3 0.617
52 51 Syracuse 7 - 5 0.613
53 53 Mississippi 6 - 6 0.608
54 54 Missouri 5 - 7 0.605
55 55 Ball St. 9 - 3 0.601
56 56 Toledo 9 - 3 0.598
57 57 Miami, Florida 7 - 5 0.597
58 65 Pittsburgh 6 - 6 0.582
59 60 LA-Lafayette 8 - 4 0.582
60 58 Bowling Green 8 - 4 0.578
61 59 LA-Monroe 8 - 4 0.572
62 61 Navy 7 - 4 0.565
63 63 Virginia Tech 6 - 6 0.561
64 64 Utah 5 - 7 0.560
65 62 Georgia Tech 6 - 7 0.556
66 66 Purdue 6 - 6 0.545
67 67 Tennessee 5 - 7 0.540
68 68 North Carolina St. 7 - 5 0.528
69 70 Western Kentucky 7 - 5 0.499
70 72 Minnesota 6 - 6 0.481
71 73 Duke 6 - 6 0.479
72 71 Ohio 8 - 4 0.479
73 69 Middle Tennessee St. 8 - 4 0.468
74 74 East Carolina 8 - 4 0.467
75 75 Nevada 7 - 5 0.462
76 76 Arkansas 4 - 8 0.461
77 77 Southern Methodist 6 - 6 0.454
78 78 Iowa 4 - 8 0.446
79 79 California 3 - 9 0.424
80 80 Indiana 4 - 8 0.415
81 83 Rice 6 - 6 0.404
82 82 Troy St. 5 - 7 0.403
83 84 Air Force 6 - 6 0.392
84 81 Connecticut 5 - 7 0.388
85 85 Texas-San Antonio 8 - 4 0.387
86 86 Auburn 3 - 9 0.379
87 89 Marshall 5 - 7 0.361
88 88 Virginia 4 - 8 0.360
89 90 Central Michigan 6 - 6 0.359
90 91 Temple 4 - 7 0.354
91 92 Houston 5 - 7 0.351
92 87 South Florida 3 - 9 0.340
93 94 Wake Forest 5 - 7 0.338
94 93 North Texas 4 - 8 0.335
95 95 Western Michigan 4 - 8 0.326
96 97 Washington St. 3 - 9 0.325
97 96 Maryland 4 - 8 0.324
98 98 Buffalo 4 - 8 0.312
99 104 Texas St. 4 - 8 0.309
100 99 Kentucky 2 - 10 0.301
101 100 Wyoming 4 - 8 0.299
102 101 Miami, Ohio 4 - 8 0.292
103 102 Florida International 3 - 9 0.283
104 106 New Mexico 4 - 9 0.275
105 105 Boston College 2 - 10 0.272
106 108 Colorado St. 4 - 8 0.268
107 103 Florida Atlantic 3 - 9 0.265
108 107 Memphis 4 - 8 0.263
109 110 Texas-El Paso 3 - 9 0.261
110 111 AL-Birmingham 3 - 9 0.257
111 112 Illinois 2 - 10 0.243
112 109 Kansas 1 - 11 0.234
113 116 Hawaii 3 - 9 0.210
114 113 Army 2 - 9 0.209
115 114 Eastern Michigan 2 - 10 0.193
116 117 Akron 1 - 11 0.182
117 118 Nevada-Las Vegas 2 - 11 0.180
118 119 Tulane 2 - 10 0.172
119 120 Colorado 1 - 11 0.169
120 115 South Alabama 2 - 11 0.168
121 121 Wild Card U. 18 - 97 0.135
122 123 Idaho 1 - 11 0.113
123 122 New Mexico St. 1 - 11 0.105
124 124 Southern Mississippi 0 - 12 0.103
125 125 Massachusetts 1 - 11 0.089
126 126 Georgia St. 1 - 10 0.039

2012 conference power ratings:

Conference2012 Record Power Rating
SEC 48-8 .682
Big Twelve 26-4 .675
Pac-12 25-11 .637
Big Ten 34-14 .621
Independents 26-16 .608
Big East 25-14 .543
ACC 27-21 .522
WAC 22-20 .436
Sun Belt 17-24 .425
MAC 26-26 .420
Mountain West 18-24.413
Conference USA 12-36.366

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