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Showing Which Teams Have the Best Win-Loss Records Considering Their Schedules—to Date

Three-Way Battle at the Top

Bowl Championship Splendor

  • #1 Alabama, #2 Miami, and #3 Wisconsin are separated by just .002
  • There has been a lot of talk about Wisconsin’s schedule allegedly being weak, but it has been almost equally strong as Alabama’s or Miami’s—as the Badgers have played 3 teams in the current top-25 (to Alabama’s 2 and Miami’s 1), albeit all at home
  • #7 Clemson, #2 in the committee’s rankings, has beaten just 1 team in the current top-25 and lost to #75 Syracuse
  • Every game played among the current top-10 has involved the Irish (Georgia at Notre Dame, USC at Notre Dame, Notre Dame at Miami)
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Rating
 W 
 L 
Sched.
Strength
Sched. 
Rank
vs. Current
Top-10
vs. Current
#11-25
Other 
Losses
1.
Alabama
.819
11
0
.530
53
0-0
2-0
0
2.
Miami, Fla.
.817
10
0
.528
56
1-0
0-0
0
3.
Wisconsin
.817
11
0
.527
59
0-0
3-0
0
4.
UCF
.802
10
0
.503
72
0-0
1-0
0
5.
Georgia
.797
10
1
.573
24
1-0
2-1
0
6.
Notre Dame
.790
9
2
.627
3
1-2
1-0
0
7.
Clemson
.784
10
1
.553
41
0-0
1-0
1
8.
Penn State
.771
9
2
.601
10
0-0
3-2
0
9.
Oklahoma
.766
10
1
.527
58
0-0
2-0
1
10.
USC
.765
10
2
.582
15
0-1
1-1
0

Rank Team 
Rating
 W 
 L 
Sched. 
Strength
Sched. 
Rank
Conference
Rankings
Rating
W*
 L*
Sched.
Strength*
11. Ohio State
.757
9
2
.581
16
  Big Ten
.631
32
10
.471
12. Michigan State
.739
8
3
.618
6
  Southeastern
.625
44
7
.396
13. Auburn
.736
9
2
.554
39
  Atlantic Coast
.594
35
14
.464
14. Memphis
.732
9
1
.489
77
  Pac-12
.580
27
8
.412
15. Washington State
.716
9
2
.530
52
  Big 12
.523
20
10
.422
16. TCU
.713
9
2
.526
61
  American Athletic
.506
25
18
.457
17. Michigan
.713
8
3
.586
13
  Mountain West
.439
21
27
.476
18. Washington
.711
9
2
.524
62
  Mid-American
.422
21
27
.459
19. Stanford
.707
8
3
.580
18
  Conference USA
.396
23
31
.439
20. Northwestern
.706
8
3
.579
19
  Sun Belt
.325
13
32
.447
21. Mississippi State
.693
8
3
.563
32
  *non-conference play
22. South Carolina
.690
8
3
.560
34
 
23. LSU
.688
8
3
.557
37
 
24. Boise State
.671
9
2
.477
80
 
25. Iowa
.664
6
5
.639
1
 
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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.
Virginia Tech
.663
8
3
.530
54
 
79.
Fla. International
.485
6
4
.425
102
27.
N.C. State
.660
7
4
.582
14
 
80.
Akron
.483
6
5
.455
87
28.
Oklahoma State
.654
8
3
.519
64
 
81.
Tulane
.480
5
6
.507
69
29.
Wake Forest
.646
7
4
.567
29
 
82.
Temple
.479
5
6
.506
70
30.
South Florida
.642
9
1
.387
118
 
83.
Southern Miss
.470
7
4
.389
117
31.
Boston College
.639
6
5
.613
7
 
84.
Western Michigan
.468
6
5
.441
92
32.
Texas A&M
.638
7
4
.559
35
 
85.
Colorado State
.468
7
5
.418
108
33.
San Diego State
.638
9
2
.441
93
 
86.
Utah State
.465
6
5
.437
95
34.
Kentucky
.634
7
4
.554
38
 
87.
Pittsburgh
.448
4
7
.531
51
35.
Toledo
.623
9
2
.425
103
 
88.
UAB
.448
7
4
.369
125
36.
Louisville
.618
7
4
.537
46
 
89.
Georgia State
.442
6
3
.345
129
37.
Navy
.612
6
4
.553
40
 
90.
Arkansas State
.425
6
3
.330
130
38.
Florida Atlantic
.610
8
3
.472
82
 
91.
North Carolina
.425
3
8
.564
31
39.
Iowa State
.605
7
4
.524
63
 
92.
UTSA
.419
6
4
.362
127
40.
Oregon
.602
6
5
.576
22
 
93.
Appalachian St.
.418
6
4
.361
128
41.
Arizona State
.600
6
5
.574
23
 
94.
Louisiana Tech
.417
5
6
.444
91
42.
Arizona
.595
7
4
.514
67
 
95.
Western Kentucky
.400
6
5
.374
124
43.
UCLA
.586
5
6
.612
8
 
96.
Mid. Tenn. St.
.398
5
6
.424
104
44.
North Texas
.586
8
3
.447
90
 
97.
Air Force
.397
4
7
.478
79
45.
Missouri
.578
6
5
.551
43
 
98.
Old Dominion
.397
5
6
.423
105
46.
West Virginia
.576
7
4
.494
75
 
99.
Connecticut
.394
3
8
.533
49
47.
Florida
.572
4
6
.630
2
 
100.
Buffalo
.387
5
6
.414
111
48.
Purdue
.572
5
6
.599
11
 
101.
Eastern Michigan
.384
4
7
.465
85
49.
Texas
.572
6
5
.545
45
 
102.
UNLV
.378
5
6
.404
113
50.
Troy
.570
8
2
.384
120
 
103.
Cincinnati
.375
3
8
.512
68
51.
Northern Illinois
.568
8
3
.429
98
 
104.
Illinois
.371
2
9
.569
26
52.
Fresno State
.567
8
3
.428
99
 
105.
East Carolina
.368
3
8
.505
71
53.
Army
.566
8
3
.427
100
 
106.
Louisiana 
.366
5
5
.366
126
54.
Georgia Tech
.565
5
5
.565
30
 
107.
LA Monroe
.359
4
6
.417
110
55.
Florida State
.565
4
6
.623
5
 
108.
Miami, Ohio
.353
4
7
.431
97
56.
Virginia
.563
6
5
.536
47
 
109.
BYU
.346
3
9
.496
73
57.
Houston
.555
6
4
.495
74
 
110.
Tulsa
.339
2
9
.534
48
58.
SMU
.545
6
5
.518
65
 
111.
South Alabama
.327
4
7
.404
114
59.
Maryland
.543
4
7
.623
4
 
112.
New Mexico State
.326
4
6
.382
121
60.
Indiana
.543
5
6
.570
25
 
113.
Massachusetts
.322
4
7
.398
115
61.
California
.535
5
6
.562
33
 
114.
Oregon State
.320
1
10
.580
17
62.
Utah
.531
5
6
.558
36
 
115.
New Mexico
.316
3
8
.447
88
63.
Ohio
.530
8
3
.392
116
 
116.
Nevada
.303
2
9
.493
76
64.
Minnesota
.525
5
6
.552
42
 
117.
Hawaii
.292
3
8
.420
107
65.
Mississippi
.523
5
6
.551
44
 
118.
Bowling Green
.288
2
9
.475
81
66.
Nebraska
.523
4
7
.604
9
 
119.
Kent State
.281
2
9
.466
84
67.
Wyoming
.522
7
4
.440
94
 
120.
Idaho
.278
3
7
.386
119
68.
Kansas State
.512
6
5
.485
78
 
121.
Kansas
.275
1
10
.526
60
69.
Tennessee
.505
4
7
.587
12
 
122.
Baylor
.267
1
10
.516
66
70.
Duke
.504
5
6
.532
50
 
123.
Ball State
.258
2
9
.437
96
71.
Colorado
.502
5
6
.529
55
 
124.
Rice
.227
1
10
.463
86
72.
Texas Tech
.500
5
6
.528
57
 
125.
Texas State
.214
2
9
.378
122
73.
Marshall
.499
7
4
.417
109
 
126.
Coastal Carolina
.213
2
9
.377
123
74.
Arkansas
.496
4
7
.577
20
 
127.
San Jose State
.212
1
11
.447
89
75.
Syracuse
.494
4
7
.576
21
 
128.
Georgia Southern
.207
1
9
.426
101
76.
Central Michigan
.494
7
4
.412
112
 
129.
Charlotte
.199
1
10
.421
106
77.
Vanderbilt
.486
4
7
.568
27
 
130.
UTEP
.181
0
11
.469
83
78.
Rutgers
.485
4
7
.567
28
 
 

 
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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