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  • Clemson’s dramatic win over Alabama gives the Tigers the #1 ranking and moves the ACC ahead of the SEC (by .001) as the top conference
  • Clemson went 3-0 versus the top-5 (with none of those 3 games at home), 6-0 versus the top-25, and 14-1 overall versus the nation’s 2nd-toughest schedule
  • Alabama’s .815 rating is the highest for a national runner-up in the past 5 years and is higher than the ratings of 3 national champions in the past decade—including Alabama’s in 2012-13 (.812)
  • The top 3 teams are the same as last season (with #1 and #2 flipped), while Pac-12-champion Washington vaulted from #46 to #4 in one year
  • #3 Ohio State played half of the top-10, going 3-2 (with only 1 of those games—Michigan—at home), and overall played the nation’s toughest schedule
  • The Pac-12 finishes as the #3 conference, with the Big Ten—#1 going into the bowls—dropping to #4 (with the Big 12 a distant fifth)
  • Air Force not only won the Commander-in-Chief’s Trophy but finished as the top-ranked service academy team (#38)
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Rating
 W 
 L 
Sched.
Strength
Sched. 
Rank
vs. Current
Top-10
vs. Current
#11-25
Other 
Losses
1.
Clemson
.824
14
1
.596
2
3-0
3-0
1
2.
Alabama
.815
14
1
.582
4
2-1
3-0
0
3.
Ohio State
.790
11
2
.608
1
3-2
1-0
0
4.
Washington
.750
12
2
.546
30
0-2
2-0
0
5.
Florida State
.738
10
3
.590
3
1-1
3-1
1
6.
Oklahoma
.734
11
2
.532
44
0-1
2-0
1
7.
USC
.730
10
3
.580
6
2-1
1-1
1
8.
Penn State
.729
11
3
.568
11
2-2
0-0
1
9.
Wisconsin
.729
11
3
.568
12
0-3
3-0
0
10.
Michigan
.721
10
3
.569
8
2-2
1-0
1

Rank Team 
Rating
 W 
 L 
Sched. 
Strength
Sched. 
Rank
Conference
Rankings
Rating
W*
 L*
Sched.
Strength*
11. Stanford
.699
10
3
.543
35
  Atlantic Coast
.608
51
17
.455
12. W. Michigan
.693
13
1
.420
110
  Southeastern
.607
48
19
.476
13. South Florida
.685
11
2
.473
80
  Pac-12
.596
29
13
.480
14. Florida
.680
9
4
.570
7
  Big Ten
.587
35
17
.483
15. Colorado
.679
10
4
.556
22
  Big 12
.535
23
13
.451
16. Tennessee
.677
9
4
.567
14
  American Athletic
.492
33
22
.432
17. Oklahoma State
.666
10
3
.505
62
  Mountain West
.457
30
26
.436
18. Virginia Tech
.664
10
4
.539
38
  Sun Belt
.441
22
28
.477
19. West Virginia
.662
10
3
.501
63
  Mid-American
.396
23
31
.439
20. Nebraska
.661
9
4
.549
28
  Conference USA
.393
24
35
.448
21. LSU
.661
8
4
.565
15
  *non-conference play
22. Georgia Tech
.657
9
4
.545
31
 
23. Louisville
.654
9
4
.542
36
 
24. Miami, Fla.
.649
9
4
.536
42
 
25. Boise State
.649
10
3
.486
74
 
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RANK Team Rating Win Lose Schedule Strength Schedule Strength BCS Football Rankings RANK Team Rating Win Lose Schedule Strength Schedule Strength
Rank Team 
Rating
W
L
Sched. 
Strength
Sched. 
Rank
  Rank Team 
Rating
W
L
Sched. 
Strength
Sched. 
Rank
26.
Minnesota
.637
9
4
.523
54
 
78.
Central Florida
.456
6
7
.479
77
27.
Auburn
.634
8
5
.567
13
 
79.
Eastern Michigan
.456
7
6
.433
100
28.
Appalachian St.
.628
10
3
.463
86
 
80.
Mid. Tenn. St.
.455
8
5
.387
127
29.
Utah
.626
9
4
.511
57
 
81.
Texas Tech
.450
5
7
.500
64
30.
Pittsburgh
.623
8
5
.555
23
 
82.
Hawaii
.450
7
7
.450
92
31.
Tulsa
.618
10
3
.453
91
 
83.
SMU
.449
5
7
.499
65
32.
Kansas State
.610
9
4
.494
67
 
84.
Missouri
.447
4
8
.548
29
33.
Western Kentucky
.605
11
3
.428
104
 
85.
Duke
.444
4
8
.545
32
34.
Washington State
.604
8
5
.536
41
 
86.
Notre Dame
.443
4
8
.545
33
35.
Georgia
.604
8
5
.536
43
 
87.
Southern Miss
.437
7
6
.414
117
36.
Texas A&M
.600
8
5
.532
45
 
88.
Central Michigan
.418
6
7
.441
95
37.
Iowa
.600
8
5
.531
47
 
89.
Georgia Southern
.412
5
7
.461
87
38.
Air Force
.599
10
3
.433
99
 
90.
LA Lafayette
.411
6
7
.433
98
39.
North Carolina
.598
8
5
.530
49
 
91.
Arizona
.406
3
9
.559
20
40.
Temple
.598
10
4
.467
84
 
92.
Michigan State
.401
3
9
.554
24
41.
Houston
.597
9
4
.481
76
 
93.
Illinois
.400
3
9
.553
25
42.
San Diego State
.595
11
3
.419
113
 
94.
South Alabama
.398
6
7
.420
109
43.
Troy
.592
10
3
.426
107
 
95.
UTSA
.397
6
7
.420
111
44.
BYU
.585
9
4
.468
83
 
96.
Northern Illinois
.397
5
7
.445
94
45.
N.C. State
.581
7
6
.558
21
 
97.
Cincinnati
.385
4
8
.484
75
46.
Navy
.576
9
5
.490
69
 
98.
Miami, Ohio
.380
6
7
.402
124
47.
Northwestern
.574
7
6
.551
26
 
99.
Akron
.379
5
7
.427
105
48.
Kentucky
.567
7
6
.544
34
 
100.
Purdue
.378
3
9
.531
48
49.
Arkansas
.559
7
6
.536
40
 
101.
Tulane
.377
4
8
.476
78
50.
Old Dominion
.555
10
3
.390
126
 
102.
San Jose State
.366
4
8
.464
85
51.
Memphis
.555
8
5
.486
73
 
103.
Rutgers
.361
2
10
.569
10
52.
Idaho
.553
9
4
.436
97
 
104.
LA Monroe
.360
4
8
.457
88
53.
Wake Forest
.552
7
6
.529
50
 
105.
East Carolina
.360
3
9
.511
58
54.
Boston College
.548
7
6
.525
52
 
106.
Iowa State
.359
3
9
.510
59
55.
Toledo
.546
9
4
.429
103
 
107.
North Texas
.356
5
8
.422
108
56.
New Mexico
.543
9
4
.426
106
 
108.
UNLV
.352
4
8
.448
93
57.
Wyoming
.532
8
6
.489
70
 
109.
Nevada
.351
5
7
.397
125
58.
Vanderbilt
.527
6
7
.550
27
 
110.
Utah State
.348
3
9
.498
66
59.
Mississippi
.519
5
7
.569
9
 
111.
Bowling Green
.335
4
8
.431
101
60.
Indiana
.517
6
7
.540
37
 
112.
Connecticut
.328
3
9
.475
79
61.
South Carolina
.515
6
7
.538
39
 
113.
Virginia
.327
2
10
.531
46
62.
California
.514
5
7
.563
16
 
114.
Fla. International
.324
4
8
.419
114
63.
Baylor
.513
7
6
.490
68
 
115.
New Mexico State
.323
3
9
.470
82
64.
Colorado State
.510
7
6
.487
71
 
116.
Charlotte
.315
4
8
.409
118
65.
Louisiana Tech
.502
9
5
.416
116
 
117.
Kansas
.313
2
10
.516
56
66.
Maryland
.501
6
7
.524
53
 
118.
Ball State
.312
4
8
.405
119
67.
Mississippi State
.493
6
7
.516
55
 
119.
Georgia State
.310
3
9
.455
89
68.
TCU
.486
6
7
.509
61
 
120.
Kent State
.298
3
9
.441
96
69.
Syracuse
.480
4
8
.580
5
 
121.
UTEP
.291
4
8
.381
128
70.
Arizona State
.475
5
7
.526
51
 
122.
Massachusetts
.289
2
10
.487
72
71.
Arkansas State
.473
8
5
.404
122
 
123.
Marshall
.289
3
9
.430
102
72.
Army
.471
8
5
.403
123
 
124.
Rice
.279
3
9
.419
112
73.
Oregon
.460
4
8
.561
17
 
125.
Florida Atlantic
.268
3
9
.404
120
74.
Texas
.459
5
7
.509
60
 
126.
Texas State
.262
2
10
.454
90
75.
Oregon State
.459
4
8
.560
18
 
127.
Fresno State
.228
1
11
.470
81
76.
Ohio
.459
8
6
.416
115
 
128.
Buffalo
.225
2
10
.404
121
77.
UCLA
.458
4
8
.559
19
 
 

 
The Anderson & Hester Rankings are distinct in four ways: 

1. Unlike the polls, these rankings do not reward teams for running up scores.  Teams are rewarded for beating quality opponents, which is the object of the game.  Posting large margins of victory, which is not the object of the game, is not considered. 

2. Unlike the polls, these rankings do not prejudge teams.  These rankings first appear after the season's sixth week, and each team's ranking reflects its actual accomplishments — on the field, to date — not its perceived potential. 

3. These rankings compute the most accurate strength of schedule ratings.  Each team's opponents and opponents' opponents are judged not only by their won-lost records but also, uniquely, by their conferences' strength (see #4). 

4. These rankings provide the most accurate conference ratings.  Each conference is rated according to its non-conference won-lost record and the difficulty of its non-conference schedule. 


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