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Showing Which Teams Have Accomplished the Most to Date

USC Is #1
  • The Trojans and #2 Miami move well ahead of the pack
  • Half of last week's undefeated teams (7 of 14) lost this week
  • #6 Florida St. has played the nation's toughest schedule to date, as half of the Seminoles' games have been against the current top-20
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Computer Rankings, as of Oct. 18 
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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.
USC
Miami, Fla.
Utah
Auburn
Oklahoma
Florida State
Wisconsin
Arizona State
Tennessee
Texas A&M
.858
.856
.826
.826
.822
.811
.787
.786
.780
.768
6
5
6
7
6
5
7
5
5
5
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
1
.601
.598
.543
.543
.536
.648
.480
.611
.604
.587
*to date
9
10
30
32
38
1
76
7
8
13
1-0
1-0
1-0
1-0
0-0
0-1
0-0
0-1
0-1
0-1
1-0
1-0
0-0
1-0
2-0
2-0
1-0
1-0
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.
Boise State
California
Purdue
Michigan
Texas
Oklahoma State
Georgia
Virginia
Notre Dame
UAB
Louisville
Iowa
Southern Miss
LSU
Texas Tech
.768
.749
.735
.734
.730
.729
.719
.719
.713
.701
.689
.662
.654
.651
.647
6
4
5
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
2
1
2
2
.453
.585
.543
.525
.537
.535
.523
.522
.595
.501
.510
.566
.471
.555
.549
88
14
31
46
37
40
48
49
12
64
56
18
84
22
24
  Big 12
Pac-10
Atlantic Coast
Big Ten
Southeastern
Mountain West
Conference USA
Big East
WAC
Sun Belt
Mid-American
*non-conference play
.620
.612
.607
.586
.559
.534
.508
.484
.450
.354
.316
28
18
21
24
21
15
13
18
14
8
10
8
11
8
9
9
16
14
11
16
26
31
.449
.541
.471
.447
.437
.544
.519
.412
.470
.514
.466
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.
Stanford
Navy
Memphis
Minnesota
South Carolina
West Virginia
Georgia Tech
Alabama
Virginia Tech
Colorado
N.C. State
Nebraska
UCLA
Florida
Arkansas
Louisiana Tech
Missouri
UTEP
Ohio State
North Carolina
Wyoming
Northwestern
BYU
Michigan State
Connecticut
Oregon
Syracuse
Pittsburgh
Kansas
Boston College
Air Force
Mississippi
TCU
Oregon State
Clemson
Bowling Green
Fresno State
Washington State
Toledo
New Mexico
Maryland
Northern Illinois
Rutgers
Wake Forest
Iowa State
Troy
.647
.640
.632
.632
.632
.620
.613
.613
.608
.608
.605
.604
.602
.600
.596
.595
.590
.586
.574
.574
.574
.572
.572
.567
.544
.539
.532
.531
.529
.529
.525
.522
.517
.514
.512
.501
.501
.496
.495
.495
.495
.490
.481
.477
.473
.466
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
3
3
4
3
3
4
4
3
3
4
3
4
3
3
3
2
2
4
3
3
5
3
3
5
4
3
2
3

2
1
1
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
3
4
2
3
4
3
2
3
3
2
3
2
3
4
3
4
4
2
2
3
2
4
3
2
2
3
4
3
.549
.432
.424
.503
.503
.412
.514
.483
.479
.509
.506
.504
.502
.500
.596
.553
.489
.486
.574
.615
.473
.572
.614
.525
.442
.539
.532
.431
.529
.428
.525
.564
.517
.613
.611
.401
.441
.496
.367
.538
.495
.362
.382
.477
.574
.466
25
94
97
61
62
100
54
75
78
57
59
60
63
65
11
23
72
74
15
3
81
17
4
47
90
34
41
95
42
96
45
19
52
5
6
101
91
66
109
36
67
111
106
79
16
87
  72.
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.
Colorado State
Marshall
Baylor
Indiana
Penn State
New Mexico St.
Rice
Kansas State
Illinois
South Florida
Houston
UNLV
Cincinnati
Miami, Ohio
Army
LA Monroe
San Diego State
Utah State
Arkansas State
Arizona
North Texas
Washington
Vanderbilt
Ohio
SMU
Kentucky
San Jose State
Nevada
Hawaii
Duke
LA Lafayette
Akron
Tulsa
Idaho
Mississippi State
Central Michigan
East Carolina
Eastern Michigan
Temple
Mid. Tenn. St.
Ball State
Tulane
Western Michigan
Kent State
Central Florida
Buffalo
.444
.443
.434
.427
.425
.419
.416
.415
.414
.412
.409
.408
.393
.393
.391
.377
.373
.363
.362
.354
.344
.340
.339
.338
.337
.336
.335
.324
.323
.316
.316
.314
.310
.310
.306
.305
.302
.292
.275
.272
.261
.253
.217
.209
.180
.171
2
3
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
1
2
2
4
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
1
3
1
1
2
3
2
1
3
3
1
2
1
2
1
3
1
2
1
1
1
1
0
1
4
3
4
4
4
4
3
4
5
3
5
5
4
3
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
5
5
4
6
5
3
4
3
5
4
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
6
4
6
4
5
6
6
6
.545
.443
.535
.528
.526
.520
.416
.515
.544
.471
.617
.538
.493
.353
.490
.476
.472
.491
.490
.561
.440
.546
.545
.378
.559
.541
.391
.363
.377
.519
.354
.353
.512
.432
.507
.397
.480
.328
.487
.359
.470
.418
.392
.398
.468
.341
28
89
39
43
44
50
99
53
29
83
2
35
68
114
71
80
82
69
70
20
92
26
27
107
21
33
105
110
108
51
113
115
55
93
58
103
77
117
73
112
85
98
104
102
86
116
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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