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Rating
 W 
 L 
Sched.
Strength
Sched. 
Rank
vs. Current
Top-10
vs. Current
#11-25
Other 
Losses
1.
Alabama
.851
10
0
.588
10
0-0
3-0
0
2.
Ohio State
.813
9
1
.604
2
2-1
1-0
0
3.
Clemson
.793
9
1
.574
20
1-0
2-0
1
4.
Michigan
.782
9
1
.558
30
2-0
1-0
1
5.
Louisville
.770
9
1
.540
42
0-1
1-0
0
6.
Penn State
.763
8
2
.602
4
1-1
0-0
1
7.
Wisconsin
.754
8
2
.591
8
1-2
0-0
0
8.
Washington
.750
9
1
.513
58
0-0
1-1
0
9.
W. Michigan
.747
10
0
.425
104
0-0
0-0
0
10.
Nebraska
.743
8
2
.576
16
0-2
0-0
0

Rank Team 
Rating
 W 
 L 
Sched. 
Strength
Sched. 
Rank
Conference
Rankings
Rating
W*
 L*
Sched.
Strength*
11. Boise State
.726
9
1
.482
81
  Southeastern
.619
35
9
.436
12. Tennessee
.711
7
3
.601
5
  Big Ten
.607
32
10
.446
13. West Virginia
.709
8
1
.470
88
  Pac-12
.590
24
10
.465
14. Florida State
.706
7
3
.596
6
  Atlantic Coast
.570
36
12
.416
15. USC
.705
7
3
.595
7
  American Athletic
.518
30
15
.418
16. Colorado
.701
8
2
.525
48
  Big 12
.506
19
11
.426
17. Auburn
.698
7
3
.586
12
  Mountain West
.455
25
22
.436
18. Florida
.698
7
2
.536
45
  Sun Belt
.434
17
25
.491
19. Oklahoma
.684
8
2
.504
59
  Mid-American
.413
23
25
.425
20. Utah
.683
8
2
.503
60
  Conference USA
.387
20
30
.446
21. Texas A&M
.683
7
3
.569
25
  *non-conference play
22. Washington St.
.681
8
2
.501
65
 
23. Stanford
.680
7
3
.566
27
 
24. South Florida
.676
8
2
.495
68
 
25. Navy
.669
7
2
.503
61
 
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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.
Troy
.669
8
1
.423
105
 
78.
Illinois
.470
3
7
.591
9
27.
LSU
.669
6
3
.574
21
 
79.
Oregon
.460
3
7
.581
15
28.
North Carolina
.661
7
3
.545
39
 
80.
Notre Dame
.459
4
6
.519
52
29.
Houston
.660
8
2
.477
85
 
81.
Texas Tech
.453
4
6
.513
57
30.
Virginia Tech
.656
7
3
.539
43
 
82.
Mid. Tenn. St.
.451
6
4
.393
122
31.
Oklahoma State
.649
8
2
.466
90
 
83.
Central Michigan
.444
5
5
.444
97
32.
Minnesota
.643
7
3
.525
49
 
84.
Cincinnati
.438
4
6
.498
66
33.
Georgia
.633
6
4
.575
17
 
85.
Arkansas State
.436
5
4
.404
118
34.
Arkansas
.633
6
4
.575
18
 
86.
Michigan State
.436
3
7
.558
31
35.
Pittsburgh
.626
6
4
.568
26
 
87.
Missouri
.432
3
7
.554
33
36.
San Diego State
.615
9
1
.359
128
 
88.
Purdue
.424
3
7
.546
38
37.
Temple
.609
7
3
.488
72
 
89.
Akron
.420
5
6
.447
96
38.
Tulsa
.608
7
3
.488
73
 
90.
Oregon State
.416
2
8
.602
3
39.
Mississippi
.608
5
5
.608
1
 
91.
Southern Miss
.414
5
5
.414
112
40.
Georgia Tech
.607
6
4
.548
36
 
92.
Army
.405
5
5
.405
117
41.
Iowa
.603
6
4
.544
40
 
93.
Hawaii
.405
4
7
.486
75
42.
Toledo
.597
8
2
.411
115
 
94.
Georgia Southern
.401
4
6
.460
92
43.
Appalachian St.
.595
7
3
.473
86
 
95.
Miami, Ohio
.400
5
6
.427
103
44.
Northwestern
.587
5
5
.587
11
 
96.
Rutgers
.400
2
8
.586
13
45.
Wyoming
.587
7
3
.466
89
 
97.
Arizona
.399
2
8
.586
14
46.
Miami, Fla.
.581
6
4
.521
50
 
98.
East Carolina
.397
3
7
.518
53
47.
BYU
.580
6
4
.520
51
 
99.
Connecticut
.393
3
7
.513
56
48.
Kentucky
.573
5
5
.573
22
 
100.
UTSA
.390
5
5
.390
123
49.
Indiana
.571
5
5
.571
23
 
101.
LA Lafayette
.389
4
5
.421
108
50.
Wake Forest
.562
6
4
.502
62
 
102.
UNLV
.383
4
6
.442
98
51.
Maryland
.562
5
5
.562
29
 
103.
South Alabama
.383
4
5
.415
111
52.
Western Kentucky
.555
8
3
.416
109
 
104.
Tulane
.381
3
7
.502
63
53.
South Carolina
.555
5
5
.555
32
 
105.
Utah State
.381
3
7
.501
64
54.
Memphis
.550
6
4
.490
70
 
106.
LA Monroe
.379
4
6
.437
100
55.
N.C. State
.550
5
5
.550
35
 
107.
Kent State
.366
3
7
.485
79
56.
Central Florida
.548
6
4
.488
74
 
108.
North Texas
.365
4
6
.423
106
57.
Air Force
.544
7
3
.422
107
 
109.
Northern Illinois
.359
3
7
.477
84
58.
Baylor
.537
6
3
.436
101
 
110.
Charlotte
.358
4
6
.415
110
59.
New Mexico
.530
7
3
.409
116
 
111.
Ball State
.354
4
6
.411
114
60.
Kansas State
.530
5
4
.496
67
 
112.
San Jose State
.353
3
7
.471
87
61.
Arizona State
.529
5
5
.529
47
 
113.
Virginia
.346
2
8
.529
46
62.
Ohio
.520
7
3
.399
119
 
114.
Fla. International
.323
3
7
.438
99
63.
Louisiana Tech
.517
8
3
.380
126
 
115.
New Mexico State
.321
2
7
.486
76
64.
Texas
.516
5
5
.516
54
 
116.
Marshall
.318
3
7
.433
102
65.
Idaho
.516
6
4
.456
93
 
117.
Iowa State
.314
2
8
.493
69
66.
California
.515
4
6
.575
19
 
118.
Bowling Green
.307
2
8
.485
77
67.
TCU
.515
5
4
.481
82
 
119.
Massachusetts
.307
2
8
.485
78
68.
Old Dominion
.514
7
3
.393
121
 
120.
Nevada
.301
3
7
.413
113
69.
Eastern Michigan
.513
6
4
.452
95
 
121.
Texas State
.299
2
7
.461
91
70.
UCLA
.511
4
6
.570
24
 
122.
Georgia State
.281
2
8
.454
94
71.
Syracuse
.504
4
6
.564
28
 
123.
UTEP
.276
3
7
.383
125
72.
Mississippi State
.493
4
6
.553
34
 
124.
Kansas
.271
1
9
.514
55
73.
SMU
.489
5
5
.489
71
 
125.
Florida Atlantic
.266
3
7
.372
127
74.
Vanderbilt
.486
4
6
.547
37
 
126.
Fresno State
.247
1
9
.483
80
75.
Boston College
.482
4
6
.542
41
 
127.
Rice
.236
2
8
.396
120
76.
Duke
.478
4
6
.538
44
 
128.
Buffalo
.230
2
8
.389
124
77.
Colorado State
.478
5
5
.478
83
 
 

 
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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