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To the NCAA's Chagrin, the Seminoles Are #1
  • Our computer is not offended by Indian mascot names (and neither are we), so Florida State's #1 ranking is upheld—and on Columbus Day, nonetheless
  • The Seminoles have beaten #9 Miami and #17 Boston College, making them the most accomplished team to date, edging #2 Penn State and #3 USC
  • The top five confereces are dominating the rankings, holding every spot in the top-15
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The Anderson & Hester College Football 
Computer Rankings, as of Oct. 10 
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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.
Florida State
Penn State
USC
Georgia
Alabama
Virginia Tech
Texas
UCLA
Miami, Fla.
Texas Tech
.846
.842
.839
.825
.823
.822
.805
.784
.772
.765
5
6
5
5
5
6
5
5
4
5
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
.578
.570
.565
.540
.538
.536
.508
.476
.615
.449
*to date
18
21
25
34
36
38
54
77
6
91
1-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-1
0-0
1-0
1-0
1-0
1-0
1-0
1-0
0-0
0-0
1-0
1-0
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.
Florida
Minnesota
LSU
Oregon
Wisconsin
TCU
Boston College
Colorado
Notre Dame
Louisville
Tennessee
West Virginia
Michigan State
Auburn
Nebraska

.764
.762
.741
.738
.733
.723
.720
.719
.696
.695
.680
.678
.677
.675
.674

5
5
3
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
3
5
4
4
4
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
.582
.578
.606
.546
.540
.527
.524
.546
.518
.517
.626
.474
.497
.494
.494
15
17
8
29
33
40
44
30
47
49
3
80
59
61
62
  Big Ten
Atlantic Coast
Big 12
Southeastern
Pac-10
Big East
Mountain West
Conference USA
Mid-American
WAC
Sun Belt
*non-conference play
.658
.630
.627
.607
.573
.527
.492
.465
.404
.370
.323
27
21
31
21
21
18
12
13
12
7
5
6
7
5
6
7
12
12
17
21
19
22
.463
.479
.399
.435
.419
.466
.492
.505
.485
.509
.513
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.
72.
Northwestern
Georgia Tech
Indiana
Kansas State
South Florida
Ohio State
California
Maryland
Arizona State
Colorado State
Baylor
Michigan
Oklahoma
Iowa
Fresno State
Wyoming
South Carolina
Clemson
N.C. State
UTEP
Texas A&M
Vanderbilt
North Carolina
Oregon State
Connecticut
Missouri
Toledo
Boise State
Bowling Green
Virginia
Central Florida
Iowa State
Kansas
Houston
Tulsa
Oklahoma State
Utah
Wake Forest
Central Michigan
Purdue
Louisiana Tech
Arkansas
Mississippi State
New Mexico
Stanford
UAB
Navy
.666
.662
.658
.657
.646
.642
.632
.624
.624
.618
.614
.602
.599
.593
.592
.591
.586
.579
.577
.576
.576
.569
.563
.555
.552
.552
.548
.546
.540
.540
.537
.531
.528
.523
.518
.505
.504
.501
.497
.496
.480
.479
.479
.479
.478
.475
.466
3
3
4
4
3
3
5
4
3
3
4
3
2
4
3
4
3
2
2
3
3
4
2
3
4
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
2
2
2
2
3
2
3
2

2
2
1
1
2
2
1
2
3
2
1
3
3
2
1
2
3
3
2
1
2
2
3
2
1
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
3
4
3
3
2
3
4
3
2
2
2
.610
.606
.475
.474
.589
.585
.424
.525
.624
.559
.428
.602
.655
.493
.438
.491
.586
.636
.577
.422
.516
.468
.621
.495
.367
.492
.363
.486
.480
.480
.477
.471
.468
.463
.518
.445
.504
.601
.497
.557
.480
.539
.580
.479
.478
.415
.466
7
9
78
81
12
14
103
42
4
26
99
10
1
63
96
67
13
2
19
105
51
85
5
60
116
65
117
68
70
71
75
84
86
88
48
95
55
11
58
27
72
35
16
73
74
108
87
  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.
118.
119.
Rutgers
Southern Miss
Washington State
Akron
Ohio
Marshall
Nevada
Tulane
Mississippi
BYU
Eastern Michigan
Illinois
SMU
East Carolina
Air Force
Northern Illinois
Cincinnati
Pittsburgh
Kentucky
Miami, Ohio
San Diego State
LA Monroe
Memphis
Troy
Mid. Tenn. St.
Western Michigan
Syracuse
Washington
Ball State
Arkansas State
Hawaii
Arizona
UNLV
Duke
Florida International
Utah State
North Texas
Florida Atlantic
LA Lafayette
Rice
Kent State
Army
New Mexico State
Temple
San Jose State
Idaho
Buffalo
.463
.461
.461
.457
.455
.454
.443
.434
.433
.431
.426
.422
.416
.414
.403
.389
.388
.382
.379
.379
.377
.372
.369
.369
.369
.363
.359
.357
.354
.345
.344
.342
.329
.327
.327
.323
.311
.299
.276
.252
.251
.247
.245
.238
.231
.220
.152
3
2
3
3
2
2
3
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
3
1
1
1
2
1
1
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
1
1
0
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
4
4
3
4
3
3
4
4
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
5
3
2
3
5
4
4
4
5
6
6
4
5
5
.404
.461
.401
.398
.515
.514
.384
.434
.493
.491
.426
.522
.517
.473
.503
.447
.446
.481
.565
.437
.476
.471
.427
.427
.520
.363
.544
.541
.538
.402
.527
.525
.424
.532
.475
.323
.456
.499
.448
.574
.416
.567
.565
.556
.390
.397
.418
109
89
111
112
52
53
115
98
64
66
102
45
50
82
56
93
94
69
24
97
76
83
100
101
46
118
31
32
37
110
41
43
104
39
79
119
90
57
92
20
107
22
23
28
114
113
106
*These rankings have benefited from some minor improvements from year-to-year, but their basic formula has remained unaltered throughout the duration of their involvement with the BCS.
 
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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