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Showing Which Teams Have Accomplished the Most — to Date

LSU Takes Over as #1

  • Through the first 12 weeks of the season, LSU has clearly accomplished the most of any team in the nation
  • There are relatively wide gaps between the teams at the top, with each team in the top-5 trailing the team immediately ahead of it by more than .015
  • As a result, #4 Arkansas's rating (.779) is closer to that of #15 USC (.727) than to that of #1 LSU (.836)
  • Oklahoma State, which leads all teams with 4 wins versus the current top-25 — and which has posted a 6-1 record versus the current top-30 (with 5 of those games on the road) — has accomplished the 2nd-most of any team to date
  • Alabama, which has only 2 wins versus the current top-30 but whose only loss is to #1 LSU, has accomplished the 3rd-most of any team to date — followed by #4 Arkansas, whose only loss is at Alabama
  • Kansas State, which has 3 wins versus the current top-25 and hasn't lost to a team ranked outside of the current top-10, has accomplished the 5th-most of any team to date
  • Iowa State, following its double-overtime upset of Oklahoma State in Ames, moves to #27
  • The BCS is a major reason why college football has the best regular season in all of sports, and this coming week will feature an abundance of top-flight matchups: #4 Arkansas at #1 LSU; #3 Alabama at #26 Auburn; #22 Notre Dame at #8 Stanford; #10 Houston at #29 Tulsa; #20 Clemson at #11 South Carolina; #13 Georgia at #30 Georgia Tech; #17 Penn St. at #24 Wisconsin; and #18 Texas at #23 Texas A&M
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College Football Computer Rankings, as of Nov. 20

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Rating
 W 
 L 
Sched.
Strength
Sched. 
Rank
vs. Current
Top-10
vs. Current
#11-25
Other 
Losses
1.
 LSU
.836
11
0
.560
21
1-0
2-0
0
2.
 Oklahoma State
.814
10
1
.600
8
1-0
3-0
1
3.
 Alabama
.797
10
1
.572
15
1-1
1-0
0
4.
 Arkansas
.779
10
1
.546
29
0-1
2-0
0
5.
 Kansas State
.763
9
2
.590
12
0-2
3-0
0
6.
 Oklahoma
.761
8
2
.600
7
1-0
2-1
1
7.
 Virginia Tech
.758
10
1
.516
47
0-0
0-1
0
8.
 Stanford
.753
10
1
.510
50
0-0
1-1
0
9.
 Boise State
.751
9
1
.514
49
0-0
1-1
0
10.
 Houston
.744
11
0
.421
106
0-0
0-0
0
Rank Team 
Rating
 W 
 L 
Sched. 
Strength
Sched. 
Rank
 Conference
Rankings
Rating
W*
 L*
Sched.
Strength*
11. South Carolina
.742
9
2
.562
19
   Big 12
.702
27
3
.453
12. Michigan
.738
9
2
.557
22
   Southeastern
.625
39
5
.380
13. Georgia
.732
9
2
.550
28
   Big Ten
.553
35
13
.413
14. Baylor
.732
7
3
.626
4
   Pac-12
.539
21
12
.456
15. USC
.727
9
2
.543
31
   Atlantic Coast
.533
30
14
.423
16. Oregon
.715
9
2
.529
38
   Big East
.529
26
14
.438
17. Penn State
.709
9
2
.521
44
   Conference USA
.463
21
26
.495
18. Texas
.694
6
4
.640
3
   Mountain West
.455
21
18
.433
19. Michigan State
.686
9
2
.495
65
   Mid-American
.420
22
30
.465
20. Clemson
.686
9
2
.494
66
   Sun Belt
.407
11
23
.514
21. Nebraska
.678
8
3
.546
30
   WAC
.392
14
26
.481
22. Notre Dame
.670
8
3
.537
33
   *non-conference play
23. Texas A&M
.670
6
5
.646
2
  
24. Wisconsin
.668
9
2
.474
75
  
25. TCU
.665
9
2
.470
77
  
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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.
 Auburn
.657
7
4
.579
14
  
74.
 East Carolina
.468
5
6
.496
62
27.
 Iowa State
.652
6
4
.595
10
  
75.
 Air Force
.468
6
5
.441
95
28.
 Missouri
.649
6
5
.624
5
  
76.
 Western Michigan
.466
6
5
.439
96
29.
 Tulsa
.644
8
3
.509
52
  
77.
 Ball State
.466
6
5
.439
97
30.
 Georgia Tech
.644
8
3
.509
53
  
78.
 Temple
.464
7
4
.383
119
31.
 Southern Miss
.635
9
2
.438
98
  
79.
 Western Kentucky
.461
6
5
.434
101
32.
 Rutgers
.618
8
3
.480
72
  
80.
 Kansas
.455
2
9
.651
1
33.
 West Virginia
.615
7
3
.495
64
  
81.
 Rice
.446
4
7
.528
39
34.
 Virginia
.610
8
3
.472
76
  
82.
 Eastern Michigan
.434
6
5
.407
114
35.
 Arkansas State
.603
9
2
.405
115
  
83.
 UTEP
.426
5
6
.453
85
36.
 North Carolina
.598
6
5
.572
16
  
84.
 Connecticut
.425
4
6
.484
71
37.
 Florida
.598
6
5
.571
17
  
85.
 Arizona
.422
3
8
.561
20
38.
 Iowa
.596
7
4
.515
48
  
86.
 Navy
.419
4
7
.501
60
39.
 Florida State
.587
7
4
.505
56
  
87.
 Utah State
.418
5
5
.418
108
40.
 Cincinnati
.586
7
3
.465
81
  
88.
 Kent State
.416
5
6
.443
92
41.
 Miami, Fla.
.579
6
5
.553
27
  
89.
 Washington State
.412
4
7
.493
68
42.
 BYU
.575
8
3
.436
100
  
90.
 North Texas
.408
4
7
.489
70
43.
 Utah
.575
7
4
.493
69
  
91.
 Mississippi
.404
2
9
.602
6
44.
 Texas Tech
.573
5
6
.600
9
  
92.
 Duke
.390
3
8
.529
37
45.
 Tennessee
.566
5
6
.593
11
  
93.
 Oregon State
.387
3
8
.525
41
46.
 Illinois
.564
6
5
.537
34
  
94.
 Boston College
.384
3
8
.522
43
47.
 Ohio State
.562
6
5
.535
35
  
95.
 Fresno State
.379
4
7
.459
82
48.
 Mississippi State
.558
5
6
.585
13
  
96.
 San Jose State
.375
4
7
.455
84
49.
 Wake Forest
.554
6
5
.527
40
  
97.
 Central Florida
.367
4
7
.446
88
50.
 UCLA
.551
6
5
.524
42
  
98.
 Hawaii
.359
5
6
.385
118
51.
 LA Lafayette
.550
8
3
.412
111
  
99.
 Minnesota
.359
2
9
.556
23
52.
 Washington
.546
6
5
.518
46
  
100.
 Maryland
.357
2
9
.554
26
53.
 Northern Illinois
.543
8
3
.404
116
  
101.
 New Mexico State
.353
4
7
.431
103
54.
 Vanderbilt
.538
5
6
.565
18
  
102.
 Bowling Green
.352
4
7
.431
104
55.
 Arizona State
.537
6
5
.510
51
  
103.
 UAB
.344
3
8
.478
73
56.
 California
.535
6
5
.508
54
  
104.
 Miami, Ohio
.341
4
7
.419
107
57.
 Wyoming
.532
7
3
.411
112
  
105.
 LA Monroe
.334
3
8
.468
79
58.
 Louisville
.531
6
5
.503
58
  
106.
 Troy
.333
3
7
.449
87
59.
 Northwestern
.527
6
5
.500
61
  
107.
 Colorado
.329
2
10
.534
36
60.
 San Diego State
.525
6
4
.465
80
  
108.
 Army
.318
3
8
.449
86
61.
 Louisiana Tech
.524
7
4
.442
93
  
109.
 Colorado State
.314
3
7
.427
105
62.
 N.C. State
.523
6
5
.495
63
  
110.
 Central Michigan
.301
3
9
.445
90
63.
 Toledo
.519
7
4
.437
99
  
111.
 Indiana
.299
1
10
.555
24
64.
 Nevada
.518
6
4
.457
83
  
112.
 Buffalo
.289
3
8
.416
109
65.
 Purdue
.515
5
6
.542
32
  
113.
 Mid. Tenn. St.
.274
2
8
.445
89
66.
 Ohio
.511
8
3
.374
120
  
114.
 UNLV
.273
2
8
.444
91
67.
 Pittsburgh
.506
5
5
.506
55
  
115.
 Idaho
.261
2
9
.441
94
68.
 South Florida
.503
5
5
.503
59
  
116.
 Tulane
.247
2
10
.433
102
69.
 SMU
.495
6
5
.468
78
  
117.
 Memphis
.239
2
9
.413
110
70.
 Syracuse
.494
5
5
.494
67
  
118.
 New Mexico
.237
1
10
.476
74
71.
 Marshall
.493
5
6
.520
45
  
119.
 Florida Atlantic
.203
0
10
.504
57
72.
 Fla. International
.478
7
4
.397
117
  
120.
 Akron
.190
1
10
.408
113
73.
 Kentucky
.472
4
7
.554
25
      

 
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 fifth 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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