Showing Which Teams Have Accomplished the Most to Date

UCLA Is Impressive at #1
  • #3 Washington State is 6-0 with a win at otherwise-unbeaten Stanford
  • Miami is #14 not because there are necessarily 13 teams better than the Hurricanes, but because there are 13 teams that have accomplished more so far this season, which is what these rankings reflect
  • Miami's best opponent to date, #50 Florida State, has 2 losses and only 3 wins—over Alabama-Birmingham, Wake Forest, and Duke.  Miami's other 4 victories are over teams with a combined won-loss record of 4-16 (.200).  The Hurricanes' opportunities for greater accomplishments are still to come.  If they succeed, then they will be justly rewarded.
  •  Michigan and Washington, the top 1-loss teams to date, have combined to beat 3 otherwise-unbeaten teams (Illinois and Purdue's only losses are to Michigan; Michigan's only loss is to Washington)
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    Rating W  L Sched. 
Strength*		 Sched. 
Rank*		 vs. the 
Top-10		 vs. 
#11-20		 Other 
Losses
1. 
2. 
3. 
4. 
5. 
6. 
7. 
8. 
9. 
10.
UCLA
Oklahoma
Washington State
Fresno State
Nebraska
Oregon
Maryland
Virginia Tech
Michigan
Washington
.849
.834
.822
.817
.810
.810
.797
.773
.772
.770
5
6
6
6
7
6
6
6
5
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1

.584
.557
.535
.527
.516
.515
.496
.460
.593
.612
*to date
19
28
37
46
50
51
63
82
14
9
1-0 
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-1
1-1
0-0 
1-0
1-0
1-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
1-0
0-0
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.
Tennessee
South Carolina
Colorado
Miami, Fla.
BYU
Georgia
Illinois
Stanford
Texas
Toledo
Auburn
Florida
Purdue
Northwestern
Texas A&M
.762
.753
.746
.744
.736
.734
.733
.732
.728
.723
.718
.710
.709
.679
.677
3
5
5
5
6
4
5
3
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
.633
.566
.557
.421
.410
.565
.540
.595
.534
.394
.522
.512
.534
.498
.473
6
24
29
103
108
25
36
11
38
111
48
55
39
62
77
  Pac-10
Big 12
Big Ten
Southeastern
Atlantic Coast
Big East
Mountain West
WAC
Conference USA
Mid-American
Sun Belt

*non-conference play

 .681
.672
.632
.588
.566
.545
.493
.435
.426
.409
.317
 

19
27
17
16
14
16
15
11
13
13
4
 

4
4
8
5
6
10
13
15
17
20
21
 
 

.483
.440
.526
.427
.444
.475
.472
.481
.465
.472
.524
 

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.
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38.
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57.
58.
59.
60.
61.
62.
63.
64.
65.
66.
67.
68.
69.
70.
71.
Michigan State
Utah
Iowa State
North Carolina
Louisville
Syracuse
Mississippi
Clemson
Ohio State
Rice
Oregon State
Marshall
Texas Tech
Boston College
Air Force
LSU
Arkansas
Western Michigan
Alabama
Georgia Tech
Kansas
Wisconsin
N.C. State
Iowa
Florida State
Miami, Ohio
Kansas State
Arizona
Southern Miss
Mid. Tenn. St.
Bowling Green
Baylor
Notre Dame
Virginia
Memphis
Central Florida
Cincinnati
Arizona State
Boise State
USC
Missouri
Troy State
Louisiana Tech
Wake Forest
West Virginia
Mississippi State
.677
.672
.666
.666
.656
.656
.651
.651
.638
.634
.624
.610
.604
.594
.591
.590
.590
.585
.583
.582
.581
.575
.573
.571
.564
.557
.557
.553
.549
.541
.541
.535
.535
.533
.525
.506
.500
.495
.491
.491
.483
.482
.474
.466
.457
.453
3
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
3
5
2
4
3
4
4
3
3
4
3
4
2
4
3
3
3
4
2
3
3
5
4
2
2
3
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
2
1

1
1
1
3
1
2
1
1
2
1
3
1
2
2
1
2
3
2
3
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
3
1
1
2
3
3
3
2
3
2
2
3
4
3
3
2
3
4
4
.530
.491
.484
.627
.450
.530
.468
.467
.581
.426
.679
.424
.545
.494
.404
.530
.590
.485
.583
.481
.639
.533
.513
.511
.504
.456
.616
.553
.396
.335
.440
.595
.595
.533
.424
.506
.440
.435
.491
.592
.543
.542
.414
.466
.558
.638
44
67
72
7
85
45
79
80
22
98
2
102
33
64
109
43
16
70
21
73
4
41
52
56
60
83
8
30
110
117
91
12
13
42
101
59
92
93
66
15
34
35
106
81
27
5
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74.
75.
76.
77.
78.
79.
80.
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82.
83.
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85.
86.
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110.
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112.
113.
114.
115.
116.
117.
East Carolina
New Mexico St.
Colorado State
Temple
South Florida
Indiana
Oklahoma State
UNLV
Akron
New Mexico
Minnesota
Hawaii
California
Northern Illinois
Kentucky
TCU
Central Michigan
Vanderbilt
Wyoming
San Diego State
UAB
Kent State
Pittsburgh
Ohio
Tulane
UTEP
Rutgers
Penn State
Nevada
Arkansas State
North Texas
Connecticut
Tulsa
Utah State
Ball State
Buffalo
LA Monroe
Army
Idaho
Duke
SMU
Navy
LA Lafayette
Eastern Michigan
San Jose State
Houston
 

.446
.442
.433
.431
.425
.420
.420
.412
.406
.402
.397
.392
.381
.378
.377
.375
.372
.367
.352
.350
.335
.331
.331
.327
.326
.320
.319
.319
.302
.296
.283
.283
.276
.264
.261
.259
.258
.251
.246
.240
.234
.234
.233
.212
.195
.192
3
3
2
2
3
1
2
2
2
2
1
3
0
2
1
3
2
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
1
0
1
1
1
2
1
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
0
1
1
0
0

3
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
5
4
5
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
5
4
4
4
5
4
4
5
4
5
4
4
6
6
4
5
5
5
5
5

.446
.484
.533
.490
.425
.607
.520
.512
.507
.503
.584
.336
.712
.477
.585
.375
.430
.552
.449
.447
.430
.427
.512
.508
.450
.414
.522
.652
.479
.471
.479
.371
.448
.589
.428
.449
.424
.416
.567
.559
.394
.550
.415
.386
.493
.488

90
71
40
68
99
10
49
53
58
61
20
116
1
76
18
114
95
31
87
89
94
97
54
57
84
107
47
3
75
78
74
115
88
17
96
86
100
104
23
26
112
32
105
113
65
69
 

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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