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Oklahoma and USC Are Nearly Tied at the Top
  • The Sooners and Trojans are essentially in a dead heat 
  • Oklahoma claims the #1 spot on the strength of having beaten slightly tougher teams (when you look at the fourth decimal point) to date
  • The Big 12 and Pac-10 are similarly close in the conference rankings
  • Undefeateds Auburn, Utah, and Wisconsin round out the top-5
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    Rating  W  L Sched.
Strength*		 Sched. 
Rank*		 vs. Current
Top-10		 vs. Current
#11-25		 Other 
Losses
1. 
2. 
3. 
4. 
5. 
6. 
7. 
8. 
9. 
10.
Oklahoma
USC
Auburn
Utah
Wisconsin
California
Texas
Arizona State
Boise State
Michigan
.848
.847
.818
.805
.801
.789
.786
.776
.775
.762
9
9
9
9
9
7
8
7
8
8
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
0
1
.581
.581
.528
.507
.501
.586
.572
.633
.463
.538
*to date
16
17
51
67
70
13
22
1
81
46
1-0
2-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
1-1
0-1
0-2
0-0
0-0
3-0
1-0
2-0
1-0
1-0
0-0
2-0
1-0
0-0
1-1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Rank Team  Rating W L Sched. 
Strength		 Sched. 
Rank		   Conference
Rankings		 Rating W*  L* Sched.
Strength*
11. 
12. 
13. 
14. 
15. 
16. 
17. 
18. 
19. 
20. 
21. 
22. 
23. 
24. 
25.
Tennessee
Georgia
Virginia
Florida State
Miami, Fla.
Iowa
Texas A&M
Louisville
Oklahoma State
LSU
Notre Dame
West Virginia
Virginia Tech
Ohio State
Texas Tech
.755
.747
.743
.742
.731
.727
.718
.698
.684
.679
.675
.673
.671
.662
.657
7
8
7
7
6
7
6
6
6
6
6
8
7
6
6
2
1
1
2
2
2
3
1
3
2
3
1
2
3
3
.606
.517
.523
.590
.593
.571
.630
.480
.591
.532
.580
.428
.504
.566
.561
6
56
52
11
9
23
2
77
10
49
18
95
69
25
32
  Big 12
Pac-10
Atlantic Coast
Big Ten
Southeastern
Mountain West
Conference USA
Big East
WAC
Sun Belt
Mid-American
*non-conference play
.620
.619
.605
.587
.543
.532
.508
.498
.433
.368
.325
28
18
21
24
23
16
14
19
14
11
10
8
11
8
9
10
16
15
11
17
27
31
.449
.548
.469
.448
.423
.532
.518
.418
.461
.494
.476
Rank Team  Rating W L Sched. 
Strength		 Sched. 
Rank		   Rank Team Rating  W L Sched.
Strength		 Sched.
Rank
26.
27.
28.
29.
30.
31.
32.
33.
34.
35.
36.
37.
38.
39.
40.
41.
42.
43.
44.
45.
46.
47.
48.
49.
50.
51.
52.
53.
54.
55.
56.
57.
58.
59.
60.
61.
62.
63.
64.
65.
66.
67.
68.
69.
70.
71.
UTEP
South Carolina
Clemson
Purdue
Northwestern
Colorado
Georgia Tech
Boston College
Southern Miss
Alabama
North Carolina
BYU
Iowa State
Oregon State
Syracuse
Oregon
Minnesota
UAB
UCLA
Wyoming
Navy
New Mexico
Arkansas
Florida
Nebraska
N.C. State
Cincinnati
Stanford
Michigan State
Fresno State
Maryland
Connecticut
Memphis
Pittsburgh
Wake Forest
Bowling Green
Washington State
Northern Illinois
Kansas State
Louisiana Tech
TCU
Mississippi
Missouri
Kansas
Air Force
Baylor
.641
.640
.634
.626
.619
.614
.613
.601
.600
.593
.592
.592
.589
.588
.581
.580
.577
.572
.568
.555
.553
.550
.545
.545
.543
.542
.539
.534
.533
.532
.530
.527
.524
.519
.517
.515
.514
.512
.505
.504
.491
.487
.482
.481
.474
.465
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
6
5
6
4
5
5
4
5
5
6
5
5
6
7
5
3
5
5
4
5
4
4
5
4
5
5
5
4
7
4
7
4
4
4
3
4
3
4
3

2
3
4
4
4
4
3
2
2
3
5
4
4
5
4
4
4
3
4
3
2
4
5
4
4
5
4
5
5
3
5
3
3
3
4
2
5
2
5
5
4
5
5
6
5
6
.491
.543
.603
.595
.588
.582
.539
.448
.470
.492
.624
.559
.557
.620
.548
.547
.517
.497
.535
.454
.382
.516
.619
.512
.510
.575
.506
.567
.566
.456
.563
.452
.448
.444
.517
.347
.547
.344
.538
.537
.491
.563
.516
.581
.507
.566
75
43
7
8
12
14
44
90
79
73
3
33
35
4
38
39
55
72
48
85
104
57
5
60
62
19
68
24
27
84
29
87
89
91
54
113
40
114
45
47
74
28
58
15
66
26
  72.
73.
74.
75.
76.
77.
78.
79.
80.
81.
82.
83.
84.
85.
86.
87.
88.
89.
90.
91.
92.
93.
94.
95.
96.
97.
98.
99.
100.
101.
102.
103.
104.
105.
106.
107.
108.
109.
110.
111.
112.
113.
114.
115.
116.
117.
Miami, Ohio
South Florida
North Texas
Troy
Colorado State
Indiana
Toledo
New Mexico St.
Rutgers
Hawaii
Marshall
Illinois
Houston
Mississippi State
Penn State
Arizona
Akron
UNLV
Tulane
LA Monroe
Nevada
East Carolina
Vanderbilt
San Diego State
Rice
SMU
Army
LA Lafayette
Mid. Tenn. St.
Kentucky
Duke
Washington
Utah State
Idaho
Tulsa
Ohio
Eastern Michigan
Central Michigan
Kent State
Arkansas State
Temple
San Jose State
Ball State
Western Michigan
Central Florida
Buffalo
.457
.455
.454
.454
.448
.444
.440
.435
.429
.427
.426
.424
.410
.409
.403
.390
.388
.387
.378
.374
.371
.361
.359
.350
.343
.342
.339
.332
.328
.328
.317
.310
.309
.302
.301
.299
.290
.285
.282
.279
.273
.258
.222
.191
.169
.166
6
3
5
5
3
3
6
4
4
4
5
3
3
3
2
2
5
2
3
4
5
2
2
2
3
2
2
4
4
1
1
1
2
3
2
4
4
3
3
2
1
2
1
1
0
1
3
4
4
4
6
6
3
5
5
4
4
7
6
6
7
7
4
7
5
5
4
6
7
7
6
7
6
5
5
8
8
8
7
7
7
6
5
6
6
7
8
6
8
8
9
8
.360
.498
.421
.421
.549
.545
.344
.468
.462
.427
.394
.545
.510
.509
.575
.561
.356
.558
.452
.406
.340
.512
.529
.519
.440
.510
.488
.362
.358
.573
.561
.552
.472
.414
.462
.351
.318
.374
.371
.436
.509
.393
.440
.394
.449
.354
108
71
97
98
37
41
115
80
83
96
102
42
63
64
20
31
110
34
86
100
116
59
50
53
93
61
76
107
109
21
30
36
78
99
82
112
117
105
106
94
65
103
92
101
88
111
The Anderson & Hester Rankings are distinct in four ways: 

1. These rankings do not reward teams for running up scores.  Teams are rewarded for beating quality opponents, which is the object of the game.  Margin of victory, which is not the object of the game, is not considered. 

2. Unlike the A.P. and coaches' polls, these rankings do not prejudge teams.  These rankings first appear after the season's fifth week, and each team's ranking reflects its actual accomplishments on the field, 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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