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 Week | Last Week | Team | 2012 Record | Power Rating |
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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:
Conference | 2012 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 |