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  • Texas A&M, with its overtime win versus current-#6 Tennessee, has posted the best win-loss record considering its schedule of any team so far this season
  • The Aggies are up 32 spots from their #33 finish last season
  • Alabama, Clemson, and Ohio State finished last year ranked #1-2-3, and—after the sixth full week of play—each premieres in the top-5 this season
  • Michigan went from #63 two years ago to #11 last year, and the Wolverines premiere this year at #3
  • #6 Tennessee, which has played by far the nation’s toughest schedule to date, has played more current-top-25 teams (4) than the entire top-5 has played (3)
  • Notre Dame premiers at #107
  • The SEC, Big Ten, ACC, and Pac-12 have all been strong so far, while the Big 12’s conference rating is below .500 (.497)
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Rating
 W 
 L 
Sched.
Strength
Sched. 
Rank
vs. Current
Top-10
vs. Current
#11-25
Other 
Losses
1.
Texas A&M
.846
6
0
.578
9
1-0
0-0
0
2.
Clemson
.826
6
0
.542
23
0-0
1-0
0
3.
Michigan
.824
6
0
.539
28
0-0
1-0
0
4.
Alabama
.821
6
0
.533
34
0-0
0-0
0
5.
Ohio State
.816
5
0
.525
39
0-0
0-0
0
6.
Tennessee
.814
5
1
.652
1
0-1
3-0
0
7.
Nebraska
.789
5
0
.483
60
0-0
0-0
0
8.
West Virginia
.781
4
0
.472
69
0-0
0-0
0
9.
Washington
.781
6
0
.471
74
0-0
1-0
0
10.
Boise State
.765
5
0
.448
91
0-0
0-0
0

Rank Team 
Rating
 W 
 L 
Sched. 
Strength
Sched. 
Rank
Conference
Rankings
Rating
W*
 L*
Sched.
Strength*
11. Western Michigan
.754
6
0
.434
102
  Southeastern
.644
28
7
.460
12. Wisconsin
.721
4
1
.549
18
  Big Ten
.604
32
10
.443
13. Louisville
.713
4
1
.539
29
  Atlantic Coast
.593
35
10
.421
14. Virginia Tech
.705
4
1
.529
36
  Pac-12
.590
23
10
.471
15. Florida
.703
4
1
.527
38
  American Athletic
.529
29
14
.423
16. Houston
.694
5
1
.493
53
  Big 12
.497
19
11
.417
17. Arizona State
.694
5
1
.493
54
  Mountain West
.443
22
22
.443
18. Wake Forest
.692
5
1
.490
56
  Sun Belt
.441
15
21
.491
19. Baylor
.686
5
0
.353
127
  Mid-American
.417
23
25
.429
20. Navy
.684
4
1
.505
49
  Conference USA
.363
15
29
.456
21. Penn State
.681
4
2
.587
6
  *non-conference play
22. Stanford
.677
3
2
.622
3
 
23. Florida State
.673
4
2
.578
10
 
24. Utah
.668
5
1
.463
76
 
25. Georgia
.658
4
2
.562
14
 
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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
.657
4
1
.474
66
 
78.
Northwestern
.470
2
3
.530
35
27.
Maryland
.655
4
1
.471
71
 
79.
Georgia Southern
.467
3
2
.408
115
28.
Miami, Fla.
.654
4
1
.471
73
 
80.
Colorado State
.462
3
3
.462
78
29.
South Florida
.652
5
1
.446
95
 
81.
Michigan State
.461
2
3
.521
42
30.
Auburn
.651
4
2
.554
15
 
82.
Mississippi State
.459
2
3
.519
43
31.
Mississippi
.645
3
2
.588
5
 
83.
Hawaii
.456
3
3
.456
81
32.
North Carolina
.643
4
2
.546
19
 
84.
Cincinnati
.456
3
3
.456
83
33.
N.C. State
.643
4
1
.459
79
 
85.
Temple
.448
3
3
.448
93
34.
Air Force
.639
4
1
.454
87
 
86.
Duke
.445
3
3
.445
96
35.
Arkansas
.637
4
2
.540
27
 
87.
Oregon
.443
2
4
.544
20
36.
USC
.628
3
3
.628
2
 
88.
Arizona
.441
2
4
.542
24
37.
Appalachian St.
.626
3
2
.568
12
 
89.
Vanderbilt
.436
2
4
.537
31
38.
Colorado
.626
4
2
.527
37
 
90.
East Carolina
.436
2
4
.537
33
39.
Pittsburgh
.610
4
2
.510
47
 
91.
Texas
.434
2
3
.494
52
40.
Oklahoma
.602
3
2
.543
21
 
92.
Syracuse
.424
2
4
.524
40
41.
Memphis
.599
4
1
.413
110
 
93.
LA Lafayette
.419
2
3
.479
61
42.
UCLA
.597
3
3
.597
4
 
94.
Texas State
.415
2
3
.474
65
43.
Tulsa
.597
4
1
.410
113
 
95.
Louisiana Tech
.415
3
3
.415
109
44.
Indiana
.596
3
2
.537
32
 
96.
Ball State
.401
3
3
.401
117
45.
San Diego State
.590
4
1
.403
116
 
97.
North Texas
.398
3
3
.398
118
46.
Wyoming
.585
4
2
.484
59
 
98.
Utah State
.397
2
4
.497
51
47.
Toledo
.581
4
1
.395
121
 
99.
UTSA
.397
2
3
.456
84
48.
Washington State
.581
3
2
.521
41
 
100.
New Mexico State
.396
2
3
.455
86
49.
LSU
.579
3
2
.519
44
 
101.
Western Kentucky
.395
3
3
.395
120
50.
BYU
.568
3
3
.568
13
 
102.
Virginia
.394
2
3
.453
89
51.
Central Florida
.567
3
2
.508
48
 
103.
Army
.394
3
2
.338
128
52.
Mid. Tenn. St.
.565
4
1
.379
124
 
104.
Illinois
.385
1
4
.571
11
53.
Oklahoma State
.563
4
2
.462
77
 
105.
New Mexico
.374
2
3
.432
104
54.
Kentucky
.554
3
3
.554
16
 
106.
SMU
.373
2
4
.472
70
55.
Central Michigan
.542
4
2
.441
97
 
107.
Notre Dame
.368
2
4
.467
75
56.
Georgia Tech
.541
3
3
.541
25
 
108.
Georgia State
.368
1
4
.553
17
57.
Eastern Michigan
.538
4
2
.437
100
 
109.
Nevada
.367
3
3
.367
126
58.
California
.537
3
3
.537
30
 
110.
UNLV
.361
2
4
.459
80
59.
Tulane
.536
3
2
.476
62
 
111.
Kent State
.352
2
4
.449
90
60.
Old Dominion
.536
4
2
.435
101
 
112.
Fla. International
.351
2
4
.448
94
61.
Kansas State
.535
3
2
.475
64
 
113.
Charlotte
.344
2
4
.440
98
62.
Minnesota
.532
3
2
.472
67
 
114.
Bowling Green
.315
1
5
.517
45
63.
TCU
.530
4
2
.429
105
 
115.
Northern Illinois
.313
1
5
.515
46
64.
Akron
.512
4
2
.411
112
 
116.
LA Monroe
.312
1
4
.491
55
65.
Texas Tech
.500
3
2
.440
99
 
117.
Massachusetts
.304
1
5
.505
50
66.
Ohio
.496
4
2
.396
119
 
118.
Marshall
.299
1
4
.475
63
67.
Iowa
.494
4
2
.394
122
 
119.
Arkansas State
.283
1
4
.456
82
68.
Purdue
.494
3
2
.434
103
 
120.
Fresno State
.277
1
5
.472
68
69.
Connecticut
.489
3
3
.489
57
 
121.
Kansas
.276
1
4
.448
92
70.
Southern Miss
.487
4
2
.388
123
 
122.
Iowa State
.262
1
5
.453
88
71.
South Alabama
.486
3
2
.427
107
 
123.
San Jose State
.242
1
5
.428
106
72.
Boston College
.486
3
3
.486
58
 
124.
Florida Atlantic
.231
1
5
.412
111
73.
Missouri
.482
2
3
.542
22
 
125.
UTEP
.228
1
5
.409
114
74.
Oregon State
.481
2
3
.541
26
 
126.
Buffalo
.215
1
4
.368
125
75.
Rutgers
.480
2
4
.581
7
 
127.
Rice
.173
0
5
.456
85
76.
South Carolina
.478
2
4
.579
8
 
128.
Miami, Ohio
.151
0
6
.416
108
77.
Idaho
.471
3
3
.471
72
 
 

 
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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