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Rating
 W 
 L 
Sched.
Strength
Sched. 
Rank
vs. Current
Top-10
vs. Current
#11-25
Other 
Losses
1.
Iowa
.826
10
0
.542
47
0-0
2-0
0
2.
Clemson
.812
10
0
.519
56
1-0
1-0
0
3.
Oklahoma St.
.806
10
0
.509
60
0-0
1-0
0
4.
Alabama
.806
9
1
.593
12
0-0
2-1
0
5.
Ohio State
.804
10
0
.506
65
0-0
0-0
0
6.
Notre Dame
.790
9
1
.569
31
0-1
2-0
0
7.
Florida
.788
9
1
.567
33
0-0
1-1
0
8.
Houston
.776
10
0
.463
87
0-0
1-0
0
9.
Oklahoma
.775
9
1
.547
44
0-0
1-0
1
10.
Michigan State
.772
9
1
.543
46
0-0
1-0
1

Rank Team 
Rating
 W 
 L 
Sched. 
Strength
Sched. 
Rank
Conference
Rankings
Rating
W*
 L*
Sched.
Strength*
11. LSU
.751
7
2
.601
7
  Southeastern
.648
39
6
.417
12. TCU
.745
9
1
.507
63
  Big Ten
.629
42
13
.468
13. Michigan
.740
8
2
.572
24
  Big 12
.595
23
7
.430
14. Stanford
.740
8
2
.572
25
  Pac-12
.581
28
8
.409
15. Utah
.740
8
2
.572
26
  Atlantic Coast
.545
33
17
.448
16. Navy
.735
8
1
.502
69
  American Athletic
.510
28
19
.452
17. Northwestern
.729
8
2
.558
38
  Mid-American
.437
21
30
.490
18. Baylor
.717
8
1
.480
76
  Mountain West
.403
18
28
.467
19. Memphis
.710
8
2
.536
50
  Conference USA
.388
20
30
.447
20. North Carolina
.706
9
1
.458
89
  Sun Belt
.381
14
28
.480
21. USC
.706
7
3
.596
11
  *non-conference play
22. Toledo
.687
8
1
.444
93
 
23. Wisconsin
.686
8
2
.506
64
 
24. Mississippi
.685
7
3
.571
27
 
25. Florida State
.684
8
2
.504
67
 
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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.
Oregon
.679
7
3
.564
34
 
78.
East Carolina
.481
4
6
.541
48
27.
Texas A&M
.678
7
3
.563
35
 
79.
Kansas State
.478
3
6
.578
20
28.
Georgia
.674
7
3
.559
37
 
80.
Connecticut
.471
5
5
.471
79
29.
Mississippi State
.671
7
3
.556
41
 
81.
Mid. Tenn. St.
.470
5
5
.470
83
30.
UCLA
.669
7
3
.553
43
 
82.
Rutgers
.468
3
7
.589
13
31.
Bowling Green
.662
8
2
.479
77
 
83.
Maryland
.467
2
8
.650
1
32.
Arkansas
.661
6
4
.605
6
 
84.
Georgia Tech
.448
3
7
.570
29
33.
Penn State
.661
7
3
.544
45
 
85.
Nevada
.443
6
4
.384
120
34.
Tennessee
.653
6
4
.597
10
 
86.
New Mexico
.439
6
4
.381
124
35.
Washington State
.650
7
3
.533
51
 
87.
Akron
.438
5
5
.438
101
36.
Temple
.648
8
2
.464
85
 
88.
Syracuse
.436
3
7
.558
39
37.
Pittsburgh
.646
7
3
.528
53
 
89.
Buffalo
.435
5
5
.435
103
38.
BYU
.637
7
3
.518
57
 
90.
Colorado
.434
4
7
.516
59
39.
West Virginia
.631
5
4
.599
8
 
91.
Virginia
.433
3
7
.555
42
40.
California
.631
6
4
.573
23
 
92.
South Alabama
.431
5
4
.399
112
41.
Western Kentucky
.628
8
2
.443
94
 
93.
Utah State
.431
5
5
.431
105
42.
Texas Tech
.594
6
5
.567
32
 
94.
Oregon State
.396
2
8
.582
17
43.
Auburn
.589
5
5
.589
15
 
95.
Colorado State
.394
5
5
.394
117
44.
Miami, Fla.
.588
6
4
.528
52
 
96.
Purdue
.388
2
8
.574
22
45.
South Florida
.581
6
4
.521
54
 
97.
Wake Forest
.387
3
7
.508
61
46.
Louisville
.581
6
4
.521
55
 
98.
Old Dominion
.383
5
5
.383
122
47.
Arizona State
.579
5
5
.579
19
 
99.
Tulane
.382
3
7
.502
70
48.
Missouri
.570
5
5
.570
28
 
100.
San Jose State
.380
4
6
.439
99
49.
Appalachian St.
.568
8
2
.382
123
 
101.
Boston College
.378
3
7
.498
71
50.
Cincinnati
.563
6
4
.503
68
 
102.
Rice
.363
4
6
.420
109
51.
Arizona
.563
6
5
.536
49
 
103.
LA Lafayette
.353
4
5
.384
121
52.
Illinois
.563
5
5
.563
36
 
104.
Idaho
.352
3
7
.470
81
53.
Texas
.554
4
6
.612
5
 
105.
Kent State
.348
3
7
.466
84
54.
Marshall
.551
9
2
.355
128
 
106.
Ball State
.346
3
7
.463
86
55.
Arkansas State
.551
7
3
.429
106
 
107.
Fla. International
.346
5
6
.371
127
56.
Nebraska
.550
5
6
.577
21
 
108.
Georgia State
.342
3
6
.438
100
57.
Duke
.546
6
4
.486
72
 
109.
UTEP
.340
4
6
.396
116
58.
Georgia Southern
.545
7
2
.375
126
 
110.
Fresno State
.333
3
7
.448
92
59.
Minnesota
.538
4
6
.597
9
 
111.
UNLV
.327
3
7
.443
95
60.
Northern Illinois
.534
7
3
.412
110
 
112.
Troy
.323
3
7
.438
102
61.
Louisiana Tech
.531
7
3
.410
111
 
113.
SMU
.307
1
9
.558
40
62.
Western Michigan
.531
6
4
.471
80
 
114.
Massachusetts
.304
2
8
.481
75
63.
N.C. State
.530
6
4
.470
82
 
115.
Kansas
.285
0
10
.614
4
64.
Vanderbilt
.530
4
6
.589
14
 
116.
Texas State
.282
2
7
.439
97
65.
Washington
.529
4
6
.589
16
 
117.
New Mexico State
.281
2
7
.439
98
66.
Indiana
.520
4
6
.580
18
 
118.
UTSA
.278
2
8
.450
91
67.
Air Force
.517
7
3
.396
114
 
119.
Hawaii
.278
2
9
.462
88
68.
San Diego State
.517
7
3
.396
115
 
120.
Florida Atlantic
.271
2
8
.442
96
69.
Kentucky
.510
4
6
.570
30
 
121.
Miami, Ohio
.269
2
9
.452
90
70.
Boise State
.510
7
3
.389
119
 
122.
North Texas
.248
1
9
.484
74
71.
Central Michigan
.507
5
5
.507
62
 
123.
LA Monroe
.243
1
9
.477
78
72.
Virginia Tech
.506
5
5
.506
66
 
124.
Army
.238
2
8
.399
113
73.
South Carolina
.502
3
7
.622
2
 
125.
Charlotte
.234
2
8
.394
118
74.
Southern Miss
.498
7
3
.378
125
 
126.
Central Florida
.212
0
10
.518
58
75.
Iowa State
.496
3
7
.616
3
 
127.
Wyoming
.207
1
10
.433
104
76.
Tulsa
.486
5
5
.486
73
 
128.
Eastern Michigan
.201
1
10
.425
107
77.
Ohio
.483
6
4
.423
108
 
 

 
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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