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Rating
 W 
 L 
Sched.
Strength
Sched. 
Rank
vs. Current
Top-10
vs. Current
#11-25
Other 
Losses
1.
Clemson
.817
13
0
.527
58
1-0
2-0
0
2.
Michigan State
.813
12
1
.587
15
2-0
2-0
1
3.
Alabama
.807
12
1
.577
22
0-0
2-1
0
4.
Oklahoma
.799
11
1
.570
29
1-0
2-0
1
5.
Iowa
.794
12
1
.557
40
1-1
0-0
0
6.
Ohio State
.787
11
1
.552
43
0-1
1-0
0
7.
Stanford
.780
11
2
.594
12
1-1
2-1
0
8.
Notre Dame
.762
10
2
.579
20
0-2
2-0
0
9.
Northwestern
.751
10
2
.564
33
1-1
0-1
0
10.
TCU
.744
10
2
.555
41
0-1
1-1
0

Rank Team 
Rating
 W 
 L 
Sched. 
Strength
Sched. 
Rank
Conference
Rankings
Rating
W*
 L*
Sched.
Strength*
11. Houston
.734
12
1
.474
79
  Big Ten
.622
43
13
.458
12. Oklahoma State
.732
10
2
.539
50
  Southeastern
.612
45
10
.414
13. Michigan
.731
9
3
.594
11
  Pac-12
.597
29
8
.421
14. LSU
.726
8
3
.602
7
  Big 12
.590
23
7
.426
15. Oregon
.720
9
3
.580
19
  Atlantic Coast
.546
37
19
.448
16. Florida
.720
10
3
.567
30
  American Athletic
.502
28
19
.445
17. Utah
.715
9
3
.575
27
  Mid-American
.431
21
30
.484
18. Mississippi
.713
9
3
.573
28
  Mountain West
.400
19
30
.466
19. Navy
.705
9
2
.517
62
  Conference USA
.383
20
32
.450
20. Florida State
.700
10
2
.500
69
  Sun Belt
.366
14
31
.478
21. North Carolina
.695
11
2
.485
74
  *non-conference play
22. USC
.692
8
5
.630
1
 
23. Baylor
.681
9
3
.535
52
 
24. Memphis
.676
9
3
.529
56
 
25. UCLA
.672
8
4
.577
23
 
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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.
Wisconsin
.668
9
3
.520
60
 
78.
Maryland
.472
3
9
.624
2
27.
Georgia
.662
9
3
.513
64
 
79.
East Carolina
.471
5
7
.521
59
28.
Temple
.660
10
3
.499
70
 
80.
Akron
.467
7
5
.418
104
29.
Tennessee
.660
8
4
.564
32
 
81.
Kentucky
.462
5
7
.512
65
30.
Mississippi State
.659
8
4
.563
36
 
82.
Iowa State
.456
3
9
.609
4
31.
Texas A&M
.656
8
4
.560
38
 
83.
Utah State
.453
6
6
.453
86
32.
Western Kentucky
.651
11
2
.435
92
 
84.
Rutgers
.451
4
8
.552
44
33.
California
.649
7
5
.603
6
 
85.
Virginia
.449
4
8
.550
46
34.
Arkansas
.648
7
5
.601
8
 
86.
Colorado State
.443
7
5
.394
116
35.
Toledo
.646
9
2
.449
89
 
87.
Syracuse
.441
4
8
.542
49
36.
BYU
.643
9
3
.493
73
 
88.
New Mexico
.440
7
5
.391
118
37.
Pittsburgh
.637
8
4
.539
51
 
89.
Colorado
.427
4
9
.544
47
38.
Bowling Green
.636
10
3
.472
80
 
90.
South Carolina
.424
3
9
.578
21
39.
Miami, Fla.
.632
8
4
.534
53
 
91.
Georgia Tech
.423
3
9
.577
24
40.
Washington State
.632
8
4
.534
54
 
92.
Georgia State
.411
6
6
.411
107
41.
Penn State
.625
7
5
.577
25
 
93.
Nevada
.388
6
6
.388
121
42.
Texas Tech
.613
7
5
.564
34
 
94.
Oregon State
.386
2
10
.595
10
43.
West Virginia
.611
7
5
.562
37
 
95.
Wake Forest
.380
3
9
.532
55
44.
South Florida
.606
8
4
.506
68
 
96.
Purdue
.380
2
10
.588
14
45.
Arizona State
.586
6
6
.586
16
 
97.
San Jose State
.371
5
7
.419
102
46.
Washington
.583
6
6
.583
17
 
98.
Buffalo
.370
5
7
.418
103
47.
Louisville
.577
7
5
.527
57
 
99.
Boston College
.360
3
9
.511
66
48.
Appalachian St.
.576
10
2
.368
128
 
100.
South Alabama
.359
5
7
.407
110
49.
Auburn
.575
6
6
.575
26
 
101.
Idaho
.352
4
8
.449
88
50.
Texas
.566
5
7
.614
3
 
102.
Rice
.351
5
7
.398
114
51.
Cincinnati
.565
7
5
.516
63
 
103.
SMU
.344
2
10
.551
45
52.
Indiana
.558
6
6
.558
39
 
104.
UTEP
.342
5
7
.388
122
53.
San Diego State
.556
10
3
.390
119
 
105.
Old Dominion
.341
5
7
.388
124
54.
Kansas State
.554
6
6
.554
42
 
106.
Fla. International
.340
5
7
.386
125
55.
Minnesota
.548
5
7
.597
9
 
107.
Tulane
.335
3
9
.484
76
56.
Arizona
.542
6
6
.542
48
 
108.
Ball State
.329
3
9
.477
77
57.
Arkansas State
.542
9
3
.389
120
 
109.
Troy
.313
4
8
.406
111
58.
Nebraska
.541
5
7
.591
13
 
110.
Fresno State
.312
3
9
.457
83
59.
Western Michigan
.534
7
5
.484
75
 
111.
Kent State
.310
3
9
.455
85
60.
N.C. State
.527
7
5
.476
78
 
112.
Florida Atlantic
.308
3
9
.452
87
61.
Marshall
.525
9
3
.373
127
 
113.
Massachusetts
.304
3
9
.448
90
62.
Duke
.521
7
5
.471
81
 
114.
UTSA
.294
3
9
.437
91
63.
Illinois
.517
5
7
.567
31
 
115.
Miami, Ohio
.293
3
9
.435
93
64.
Ohio
.514
8
4
.413
105
 
116.
UNLV
.287
3
9
.427
97
65.
Missouri
.513
5
7
.563
35
 
117.
LA Lafayette
.286
4
8
.375
126
66.
Southern Miss
.511
9
4
.395
115
 
118.
Hawaii
.278
3
10
.430
94
67.
Virginia Tech
.510
6
6
.510
67
 
119.
Kansas
.277
0
12
.605
5
68.
Louisiana Tech
.508
8
4
.407
109
 
120.
New Mexico State
.274
3
9
.412
106
69.
Central Michigan
.506
7
5
.456
84
 
121.
Texas State
.272
3
9
.410
108
70.
Boise State
.503
8
4
.402
113
 
122.
Wyoming
.239
2
10
.423
98
71.
Northern Illinois
.498
8
5
.428
96
 
123.
LA Monroe
.230
2
11
.420
101
72.
Connecticut
.497
6
6
.497
71
 
124.
North Texas
.228
1
11
.469
82
73.
Tulsa
.495
6
6
.495
72
 
125.
Army
.225
2
9
.394
117
74.
Air Force
.490
8
5
.421
100
 
126.
Charlotte
.224
2
10
.403
112
75.
Georgia Southern
.487
8
4
.388
123
 
127.
Central Florida
.213
0
12
.520
61
76.
Vanderbilt
.482
4
8
.582
18
 
128.
Eastern Michigan
.195
1
11
.422
99
77.
Mid. Tenn. St.
.479
7
5
.429
95
 
 

 
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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