ARGH 2014 Power Ratings

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

The estimated home field advantage is .562, or about 3.37 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 3 Ohio St. 14 - 1 0.908 14
2 2 Alabama 12 - 2 0.897 5
3 1 Oregon 13 - 2 0.885 8
4 4 Texas Christian 12 - 1 0.883 62
5 5 Georgia 10 - 3 0.843 18
6 6 Mississippi 9 - 4 0.843 2
7 7 Florida St. 13 - 1 0.834 22
8 8 Michigan St. 11 - 2 0.831 59
9 9 Mississippi St. 10 - 3 0.819 21
10 11 Georgia Tech 11 - 3 0.806 17
11 10 UCLA 10 - 3 0.806 3
12 12 Baylor 11 - 2 0.804 68
13 13 Clemson 10 - 3 0.803 46
14 14 Marshall 13 - 1 0.800 113
15 15 Wisconsin 11 - 3 0.789 50
16 16 Missouri 11 - 3 0.786 16
17 17 Auburn 8 - 5 0.781 1
18 20 Arkansas 7 - 6 0.777 4
19 19 Boise State 12 - 2 0.777 63
20 18 Southern California 9 - 4 0.777 10
21 21 Louisiana St. 8 - 5 0.769 6
22 22 Arizona St. 10 - 3 0.764 31
23 23 Arizona 10 - 4 0.753 13
24 24 Stanford 8 - 5 0.750 27
25 25 Kansas St. 9 - 4 0.742 45
26 26 Utah 9 - 4 0.736 20
27 27 Louisville 9 - 4 0.730 42
28 28 Texas A&M 8 - 5 0.726 7
29 29 Memphis 10 - 3 0.719 91
30 30 Florida 7 - 5 0.715 24
31 31 Oklahoma 8 - 5 0.705 35
32 32 Nebraska 9 - 4 0.703 60
33 33 Notre Dame 8 - 5 0.691 15
34 34 Tennessee 7 - 6 0.677 12
35 35 Colorado St. 10 - 3 0.656 86
36 37 Minnesota 8 - 5 0.652 44
37 36 Duke 9 - 4 0.652 83
38 38 West Virginia 7 - 6 0.646 32
39 39 Louisiana Tech 9 - 5 0.646 74
40 40 South Carolina 7 - 6 0.638 19
41 41 Miami, Florida 6 - 7 0.623 25
42 42 Virginia Tech 7 - 6 0.623 43
43 44 Air Force 10 - 3 0.620 102
44 43 Utah St. 10 - 4 0.619 94
45 46 Brigham Young 8 - 5 0.618 69
46 47 Boston College 7 - 6 0.617 51
47 48 North Carolina St. 8 - 5 0.616 57
48 45 Washington 8 - 6 0.615 58
49 49 Cincinnati 9 - 4 0.615 80
50 50 Georgia Southern 9 - 3 0.611 121
51 51 Central Florida 9 - 4 0.611 101
52 52 Rutgers 8 - 5 0.581 41
53 53 Penn State 7 - 6 0.580 56
54 55 Navy 8 - 5 0.575 72
55 54 Northern Illinois 11 - 3 0.574 115
56 56 Maryland 7 - 6 0.568 37
57 57 Virginia 5 - 7 0.560 33
58 58 East Carolina 8 - 5 0.560 100
59 59 Texas 6 - 7 0.552 23
60 60 California 5 - 7 0.544 26
61 61 Houston 8 - 5 0.539 109
62 62 Oklahoma St. 7 - 6 0.537 49
63 63 Pittsburgh 6 - 7 0.536 65
64 64 LA-Lafayette 9 - 4 0.535 104
65 65 Iowa 7 - 6 0.530 70
66 66 Kentucky 5 - 7 0.528 29
67 67 Western Kentucky 8 - 5 0.528 88
68 68 North Carolina 6 - 7 0.527 28
69 70 Michigan 5 - 7 0.521 34
70 69 Toledo 9 - 4 0.519 114
71 71 Temple 6 - 6 0.510 90
72 72 Nevada 7 - 6 0.508 75
73 73 Rice 8 - 5 0.500 89
74 74 Western Michigan 8 - 5 0.495 119
75 75 AL-Birmingham 6 - 6 0.480 84
76 78 Northwestern 5 - 7 0.474 55
77 77 San Diego St. 7 - 6 0.474 106
78 79 Illinois 6 - 7 0.473 40
79 76 Oregon St. 5 - 7 0.471 38
80 80 Middle Tennessee St. 6 - 6 0.460 82
81 81 Washington St. 3 - 9 0.455 9
82 82 Arkansas St. 7 - 6 0.451 111
83 83 Texas-El Paso 7 - 6 0.432 96
84 84 Texas St. 7 - 5 0.426 124
85 85 Appalachian St. 7 - 5 0.417 127
86 86 Texas Tech 4 - 8 0.404 39
87 87 Fresno St. 6 - 8 0.399 71
88 89 Indiana 4 - 8 0.391 53
89 88 Bowling Green 8 - 6 0.391 110
90 90 Old Dominion 6 - 6 0.385 97
91 91 Central Michigan 7 - 6 0.383 123
92 92 Colorado 2 - 10 0.370 11
93 93 South Alabama 6 - 7 0.363 99
94 94 Syracuse 3 - 9 0.356 36
95 95 Purdue 3 - 9 0.344 54
96 96 New Mexico 4 - 8 0.326 79
97 97 Wyoming 4 - 8 0.317 66
98 98 Ohio 6 - 6 0.315 120
99 99 Florida International 4 - 8 0.313 105
100 100 Ball St. 5 - 7 0.310 125
101 101 Vanderbilt 3 - 9 0.303 30
102 102 LA-Monroe 4 - 8 0.298 93
103 103 Akron 5 - 7 0.297 126
104 104 Buffalo 5 - 6 0.288 128
105 105 Kansas 3 - 9 0.285 47
106 106 Wake Forest 3 - 9 0.282 52
107 107 South Florida 4 - 8 0.281 81
108 108 North Texas 4 - 8 0.280 117
109 109 Hawaii 4 - 9 0.279 98
110 110 Texas-San Antonio 4 - 8 0.278 85
111 111 Florida Atlantic 3 - 9 0.275 73
112 112 Iowa St. 2 - 10 0.261 48
113 113 San Jose St. 3 - 9 0.257 76
114 114 Tulane 3 - 9 0.253 67
115 115 Southern Mississippi 3 - 9 0.250 64
116 116 Army 4 - 8 0.248 116
117 117 Massachusetts 3 - 9 0.216 122
118 118 Tulsa 2 - 10 0.212 77
119 119 Troy St. 3 - 9 0.188 108
120 120 Nevada-Las Vegas 2 - 11 0.186 78
121 121 Miami, Ohio 2 - 10 0.183 107
122 122 Kent 2 - 9 0.169 103
123 123 Connecticut 2 - 10 0.167 87
124 124 New Mexico St. 2 - 10 0.151 118
125 125 Idaho 1 - 10 0.145 112
126 126 Georgia St. 1 - 11 0.130 92
127 127 Eastern Michigan 2 - 10 0.124 95
128 128 Wild Card U. 8 - 100 0.110 0
129 129 Southern Methodist 1 - 11 0.108 61

2014 conference power ratings:

Conference2014 Record Power Rating
SEC 55-12 .722
Pac-12 37-9 .660
ACC 46-21 .612
Big Ten 48-19 .596
Big Twelve 24-13 .582
Independents 25-22 .533
Mountain West 30-28.452
Conference USA 28-29.433
AAC 18-31 .416
Sun Belt 12-34 .338
MAC 21-36 .328

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