ARGH 2015 Power Ratings

The following are the final ARGH power ratings for the 2015 season. Teams included are the 128 Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) teams.

The estimated home field advantage is .551, or about 2.66 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 1-12-15

This WeekLast Week Team 2015 Record Power Rating SOS
1 1 Alabama 14 - 1 0.938 1
2 3 Ohio St. 12 - 1 0.906 36
3 2 Clemson 14 - 1 0.891 16
4 4 Oklahoma 11 - 2 0.864 31
5 5 Stanford 12 - 2 0.860 10
6 6 Michigan 10 - 3 0.842 13
7 7 Michigan St. 12 - 2 0.842 4
8 8 Mississippi 10 - 3 0.829 22
9 9 Houston 13 - 1 0.822 92
10 10 Notre Dame 10 - 3 0.804 9
11 12 Wisconsin 10 - 3 0.801 54
12 11 Iowa 12 - 2 0.800 48
13 13 Louisiana St. 9 - 3 0.797 5
14 14 Florida St. 10 - 3 0.793 49
15 15 Texas Christian 11 - 2 0.787 61
16 16 Utah 10 - 3 0.780 24
17 17 Tennessee 9 - 4 0.779 39
18 18 Navy 11 - 2 0.770 78
19 20 Mississippi St. 9 - 4 0.768 23
20 19 North Carolina 11 - 3 0.766 65
21 21 Georgia 10 - 3 0.762 53
22 22 Baylor 10 - 3 0.758 66
23 24 Florida 10 - 4 0.753 14
24 23 Southern California 8 - 6 0.752 2
25 25 Toledo 10 - 2 0.749 88
26 26 Western Kentucky 12 - 2 0.743 100
27 27 Arkansas 8 - 5 0.732 8
28 28 Washington 7 - 6 0.721 27
29 29 Northwestern 10 - 3 0.718 28
30 31 Oregon 9 - 4 0.717 18
31 30 Appalachian St. 11 - 2 0.717 120
32 32 Oklahoma St. 10 - 3 0.715 59
33 33 San Diego St. 11 - 3 0.710 113
34 34 California 8 - 5 0.710 12
35 35 Brigham Young 9 - 4 0.709 60
36 36 Memphis 9 - 4 0.701 64
37 37 UCLA 8 - 5 0.696 26
38 38 Texas A&M 8 - 5 0.695 32
39 39 Bowling Green 10 - 4 0.688 74
40 40 Boise State 9 - 4 0.682 98
41 41 Temple 10 - 4 0.676 80
42 42 West Virginia 8 - 5 0.670 50
43 43 Louisville 8 - 5 0.661 44
44 45 Auburn 7 - 6 0.654 6
45 44 Washington St. 9 - 4 0.654 55
46 46 Pittsburgh 8 - 5 0.649 35
47 47 South Florida 8 - 5 0.643 73
48 48 Penn State 7 - 6 0.635 17
49 49 Nebraska 6 - 7 0.627 19
50 50 Georgia Southern 9 - 4 0.618 107
51 51 Western Michigan 8 - 5 0.617 68
52 52 Marshall 10 - 3 0.616 128
53 53 Miami, Florida 8 - 5 0.613 43
54 54 North Carolina St. 7 - 6 0.603 63
55 55 Virginia Tech 7 - 6 0.591 58
56 56 Arizona St. 6 - 7 0.589 21
57 57 Duke 8 - 5 0.583 79
58 58 Texas Tech 7 - 6 0.579 47
59 59 Southern Mississippi 9 - 5 0.568 117
60 60 Air Force 8 - 6 0.568 85
61 61 Louisiana Tech 9 - 4 0.564 118
62 62 Arizona 7 - 6 0.564 52
63 63 Minnesota 6 - 7 0.564 11
64 64 Arkansas St. 9 - 4 0.556 116
65 65 Cincinnati 7 - 6 0.535 69
66 66 Indiana 6 - 7 0.533 45
67 67 Illinois 5 - 7 0.527 38
68 68 Northern Illinois 8 - 6 0.524 86
69 69 Central Michigan 7 - 6 0.520 83
70 70 Texas 5 - 7 0.517 25
71 71 Georgia Tech 3 - 9 0.511 29
72 72 Kansas St. 6 - 7 0.502 51
73 73 Middle Tennessee St. 7 - 6 0.501 103
74 74 Utah St. 6 - 7 0.498 71
75 75 Ohio 8 - 5 0.498 101
76 76 Missouri 5 - 7 0.481 41
77 77 Akron 8 - 5 0.480 111
78 78 East Carolina 5 - 7 0.466 72
79 79 Syracuse 4 - 8 0.456 40
80 80 Boston College 3 - 9 0.446 56
81 81 Colorado St. 7 - 6 0.445 109
82 82 Virginia 4 - 8 0.439 34
83 83 Maryland 3 - 9 0.435 3
84 84 Kentucky 5 - 7 0.432 67
85 85 Vanderbilt 4 - 8 0.432 20
86 86 New Mexico 7 - 6 0.430 110
87 87 Tulsa 6 - 7 0.429 82
88 88 San Jose St. 6 - 7 0.422 95
89 89 Connecticut 6 - 7 0.421 77
90 90 Rutgers 4 - 8 0.409 46
91 91 Colorado 4 - 9 0.408 57
92 92 Nevada 7 - 6 0.407 112
93 93 South Carolina 3 - 9 0.398 33
94 94 Iowa St. 3 - 9 0.396 30
95 95 Wake Forest 3 - 9 0.351 42
96 96 Troy St. 4 - 8 0.347 99
97 97 Buffalo 5 - 7 0.347 114
98 98 Georgia St. 6 - 7 0.337 122
99 99 Purdue 2 - 10 0.335 15
100 100 South Alabama 5 - 7 0.300 94
101 101 Nevada-Las Vegas 3 - 9 0.297 91
102 102 Oregon St. 2 - 10 0.280 7
103 103 Florida International 5 - 7 0.275 126
104 104 Idaho 4 - 8 0.268 102
105 105 LA-Lafayette 4 - 8 0.254 123
106 106 Ball St. 3 - 9 0.254 76
107 107 Fresno St. 3 - 9 0.248 70
108 108 Florida Atlantic 3 - 9 0.246 106
109 109 Rice 5 - 7 0.246 125
110 110 Old Dominion 5 - 7 0.239 124
111 111 Southern Methodist 2 - 10 0.237 62
112 112 Massachusetts 3 - 9 0.237 96
113 113 Texas St. 3 - 9 0.217 108
114 114 Texas-El Paso 5 - 7 0.214 127
115 115 New Mexico St. 3 - 9 0.208 104
116 116 Tulane 3 - 9 0.207 89
117 117 Texas-San Antonio 3 - 9 0.199 115
118 118 Kent 3 - 9 0.195 90
119 119 Miami, Ohio 3 - 9 0.195 97
120 120 Army 2 - 10 0.195 119
121 121 Hawaii 3 - 10 0.193 81
122 122 Wyoming 2 - 10 0.180 84
123 123 LA-Monroe 2 - 11 0.165 93
124 124 Eastern Michigan 1 - 11 0.135 105
125 125 Charlotte 2 - 10 0.115 121
126 126 North Texas 1 - 11 0.099 87
127 127 Wild Card U. 9 - 96 0.097 0
128 128 Kansas 0 - 12 0.090 37
129 129 Central Florida 0 - 12 0.072 75

2015 conference power ratings:

Conference2015 Record Power Rating
SEC 54-12 .675
Pac-12 35-12 .644
Big Ten 48-18 .641
ACC 41-25 .597
Big Twelve 26-11 .588
Independents 21-17 .569
AAC 31-25 .498
Mountain West 22-33.423
MAC 24-34 .418
Sun Belt 16-33 .363
Conference USA 23-34.356

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