The following are the ARGH power ratings for the 2017 season. Teams included are the 130 Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) teams, plus Liberty.
The estimated home field advantage is .562, or about 3.20 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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Revised 12-11-17
This Week | Last Week | Team | 2017 Record | Power Rating | SOS |
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1 | 1 | Clemson | 12 - 1 | 0.928 | 13 |
2 | 2 | Georgia | 12 - 1 | 0.917 | 26 |
3 | 3 | Wisconsin | 12 - 1 | 0.915 | 27 |
4 | 4 | Alabama | 11 - 1 | 0.914 | 51 |
5 | 5 | Ohio St. | 11 - 2 | 0.889 | 8 |
6 | 6 | Penn State | 10 - 2 | 0.887 | 24 |
7 | 7 | Oklahoma | 12 - 1 | 0.869 | 39 |
8 | 8 | Central Florida | 12 - 0 | 0.861 | 88 |
9 | 9 | Washington | 10 - 2 | 0.853 | 60 |
10 | 10 | Notre Dame | 9 - 3 | 0.845 | 2 |
11 | 11 | Auburn | 10 - 3 | 0.845 | 19 |
12 | 12 | Miami, Florida | 10 - 2 | 0.823 | 21 |
13 | 13 | Southern California | 11 - 2 | 0.809 | 20 |
14 | 14 | Texas Christian | 10 - 3 | 0.805 | 49 |
15 | 15 | Virginia Tech | 9 - 3 | 0.803 | 58 |
16 | 16 | Stanford | 9 - 4 | 0.786 | 11 |
17 | 17 | Northwestern | 9 - 3 | 0.781 | 30 |
18 | 18 | Michigan St. | 9 - 3 | 0.768 | 6 |
19 | 19 | Iowa | 7 - 5 | 0.766 | 3 |
20 | 20 | Michigan | 8 - 4 | 0.764 | 12 |
21 | 21 | Louisiana St. | 9 - 3 | 0.749 | 55 |
22 | 22 | Oklahoma St. | 9 - 3 | 0.744 | 61 |
23 | 23 | North Carolina St. | 8 - 4 | 0.734 | 16 |
24 | 24 | Mississippi St. | 8 - 4 | 0.732 | 50 |
25 | 25 | Boise State | 10 - 3 | 0.730 | 64 |
26 | 26 | San Diego St. | 10 - 2 | 0.727 | 92 |
27 | 27 | Washington St. | 9 - 3 | 0.727 | 47 |
28 | 28 | Louisville | 8 - 4 | 0.726 | 42 |
29 | 29 | Boston College | 7 - 5 | 0.720 | 5 |
30 | 30 | Memphis | 10 - 2 | 0.717 | 86 |
31 | 31 | Wake Forest | 7 - 5 | 0.716 | 10 |
32 | 32 | Toledo | 11 - 2 | 0.709 | 98 |
33 | 33 | Florida Atlantic | 10 - 3 | 0.685 | 97 |
34 | 34 | Iowa St. | 7 - 5 | 0.682 | 46 |
35 | 35 | Florida St. | 6 - 6 | 0.681 | 7 |
36 | 36 | Fresno St. | 9 - 4 | 0.679 | 79 |
37 | 37 | Purdue | 6 - 6 | 0.672 | 14 |
38 | 38 | South Carolina | 8 - 4 | 0.667 | 48 |
39 | 39 | South Florida | 9 - 2 | 0.660 | 115 |
40 | 40 | Oregon | 7 - 5 | 0.655 | 52 |
41 | 46 | Army | 9 - 3 | 0.646 | 94 |
42 | 41 | Troy | 10 - 2 | 0.644 | 120 |
43 | 42 | Texas | 6 - 6 | 0.644 | 40 |
44 | 43 | Arizona St. | 7 - 5 | 0.638 | 25 |
45 | 44 | Duke | 6 - 6 | 0.628 | 37 |
46 | 45 | West Virginia | 7 - 5 | 0.624 | 54 |
47 | 47 | Georgia Tech | 5 - 6 | 0.611 | 17 |
48 | 48 | Northern Illinois | 8 - 4 | 0.607 | 95 |
49 | 49 | Utah | 6 - 6 | 0.605 | 53 |
50 | 50 | Texas A&M | 7 - 5 | 0.602 | 56 |
51 | 51 | Missouri | 7 - 5 | 0.599 | 67 |
52 | 52 | Kansas St. | 7 - 5 | 0.598 | 69 |
53 | 53 | UCLA | 6 - 6 | 0.596 | 15 |
54 | 54 | Arizona | 7 - 5 | 0.595 | 70 |
55 | 56 | Houston | 7 - 4 | 0.590 | 82 |
56 | 57 | Texas Tech | 6 - 6 | 0.587 | 44 |
57 | 55 | Navy | 6 - 6 | 0.579 | 41 |
58 | 58 | Ohio | 8 - 4 | 0.575 | 112 |
59 | 60 | Indiana | 5 - 7 | 0.562 | 32 |
60 | 59 | Southern Methodist | 7 - 5 | 0.562 | 75 |
61 | 61 | Kentucky | 7 - 5 | 0.552 | 57 |
62 | 62 | Virginia | 6 - 6 | 0.544 | 38 |
63 | 63 | North Texas | 9 - 4 | 0.542 | 93 |
64 | 64 | Minnesota | 5 - 7 | 0.540 | 31 |
65 | 65 | Central Michigan | 8 - 4 | 0.531 | 99 |
66 | 66 | California | 5 - 7 | 0.523 | 43 |
67 | 67 | Wyoming | 7 - 5 | 0.518 | 100 |
68 | 68 | Mississippi | 6 - 6 | 0.514 | 62 |
69 | 69 | Syracuse | 4 - 8 | 0.512 | 9 |
70 | 70 | Pittsburgh | 5 - 7 | 0.511 | 36 |
71 | 71 | Marshall | 7 - 5 | 0.510 | 111 |
72 | 72 | Appalachian St. | 8 - 4 | 0.506 | 127 |
73 | 73 | Colorado St. | 7 - 5 | 0.505 | 103 |
74 | 74 | Florida | 4 - 7 | 0.498 | 18 |
75 | 75 | Maryland | 4 - 8 | 0.494 | 1 |
76 | 76 | Western Michigan | 6 - 6 | 0.492 | 89 |
77 | 77 | Nebraska | 4 - 8 | 0.491 | 4 |
78 | 78 | Southern Mississippi | 8 - 4 | 0.483 | 122 |
79 | 79 | Utah St. | 6 - 6 | 0.477 | 91 |
80 | 80 | Arkansas St. | 7 - 4 | 0.473 | 129 |
81 | 81 | Colorado | 5 - 7 | 0.470 | 63 |
82 | 82 | Akron | 7 - 6 | 0.462 | 83 |
83 | 84 | Buffalo | 6 - 6 | 0.453 | 102 |
84 | 83 | Air Force | 5 - 7 | 0.452 | 74 |
85 | 85 | Temple | 6 - 6 | 0.447 | 81 |
86 | 86 | Tulane | 5 - 7 | 0.446 | 73 |
87 | 87 | Arkansas | 4 - 8 | 0.441 | 33 |
88 | 88 | Florida International | 8 - 4 | 0.441 | 114 |
89 | 89 | Vanderbilt | 5 - 7 | 0.437 | 59 |
90 | 90 | Eastern Michigan | 5 - 7 | 0.436 | 90 |
91 | 91 | Texas-San Antonio | 6 - 5 | 0.428 | 124 |
92 | 92 | North Carolina | 3 - 9 | 0.423 | 29 |
93 | 93 | Louisiana Tech | 6 - 6 | 0.416 | 108 |
94 | 94 | AL-Birmingham | 8 - 4 | 0.415 | 130 |
95 | 95 | Rutgers | 4 - 8 | 0.413 | 22 |
96 | 96 | Tennessee | 4 - 8 | 0.390 | 45 |
97 | 97 | Middle Tennessee | 6 - 6 | 0.384 | 113 |
98 | 98 | Miami, Ohio | 5 - 7 | 0.370 | 107 |
99 | 99 | Nevada-Las Vegas | 5 - 7 | 0.349 | 106 |
100 | 100 | Nevada | 3 - 9 | 0.342 | 68 |
101 | 101 | New Mexico St. | 6 - 6 | 0.330 | 121 |
102 | 102 | Western Kentucky | 6 - 6 | 0.320 | 126 |
103 | 103 | Cincinnati | 4 - 8 | 0.306 | 78 |
104 | 104 | Brigham Young | 4 - 9 | 0.306 | 77 |
105 | 105 | LA-Monroe | 4 - 8 | 0.296 | 104 |
106 | 106 | Tulsa | 2 - 10 | 0.291 | 65 |
107 | 107 | Massachusetts | 4 - 8 | 0.286 | 118 |
108 | 108 | Georgia St. | 6 - 5 | 0.283 | 128 |
109 | 109 | Connecticut | 3 - 9 | 0.273 | 71 |
110 | 110 | Baylor | 1 - 11 | 0.269 | 35 |
111 | 111 | Old Dominion | 5 - 7 | 0.267 | 110 |
112 | 112 | New Mexico | 3 - 9 | 0.263 | 80 |
113 | 113 | Illinois | 2 - 10 | 0.257 | 28 |
114 | 114 | East Carolina | 3 - 9 | 0.250 | 72 |
115 | 115 | Idaho | 4 - 8 | 0.242 | 119 |
116 | 117 | Bowling Green | 2 - 10 | 0.239 | 76 |
117 | 116 | South Alabama | 4 - 8 | 0.239 | 117 |
118 | 118 | LA-Lafayette | 5 - 7 | 0.229 | 125 |
119 | 119 | Hawaii | 3 - 9 | 0.225 | 101 |
120 | 120 | Oregon St. | 1 - 11 | 0.209 | 23 |
121 | 121 | Kansas | 1 - 11 | 0.178 | 34 |
122 | 122 | Liberty | 6 - 5 | 0.177 | 0 |
123 | 123 | Coastal Carolina | 3 - 9 | 0.172 | 123 |
124 | 124 | Georgia Southern | 2 - 10 | 0.171 | 109 |
125 | 125 | Kent | 2 - 10 | 0.161 | 66 |
126 | 126 | Ball St. | 2 - 10 | 0.141 | 96 |
127 | 127 | San Jose St. | 2 - 11 | 0.139 | 84 |
128 | 129 | Rice | 1 - 11 | 0.128 | 85 |
129 | 128 | Wild Card U. | 13 - 94 | 0.128 | 0 |
130 | 130 | Texas St. | 2 - 10 | 0.126 | 116 |
131 | 131 | Charlotte | 1 - 11 | 0.100 | 105 |
132 | 132 | Texas-El Paso | 0 - 12 | 0.063 | 87 |
2017 conference power ratings:
Conference | 2017 Record | Power Rating |
---|---|---|
ACC | 39-15 | .669 |
Big Ten | 32-10 | .657 |
SEC | 45-10 | .633 |
Pac-12 | 28-8 | .622 |
Big Twelve | 20-10 | .600 |
Independents | 25-22 | .521 |
AAC | 25-19 | .498 |
Mountain West | 21-28 | .450 |
MAC | 21-27 | .431 |
Conference USA | 24-31 | .370 |
Sun Belt | 13-33 | .309 |