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

Tennessee Premiers at #1

  • The Volunteers, with their win over #7 Alabama, have earned the top spot in the rankings based on accomplishments to date
  • Clemson has 3 wins versus the top-25 and claims the #2 ranking
  • The top 5 teams are grouped tightly together (separated by only .011)
  • Two of the top three conferences are those that are being raided, as the Big 12 has been the #2 conference to date and the Pac-12 has been #3—two spots ahead of the Big Ten (#5)
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The Jeff Anderson & Chris Hester
College Football Computer Rankings, as of Oct. 31

Final 2021-22 Rankings
Final ’21 Pre-Bowl Rankings

Rating
 W 
 L 
Sched.
Strength
Sched. 
Rank
vs. Current
Top-10
vs. Current
#11-25
Other 
Losses
1.
Tennessee
.830
8
0
.550
29
1-0
1-0
0
2.
Clemson
.827
8
0
.544
34
0-0
3-0
0
3.
Ohio State
.823
8
0
.537
38
0-0
1-0
0
4.
TCU
.821
8
0
.535
40
0-0
1-0
0
5.
Georgia
.819
8
0
.530
44
1-0
0-0
0
6.
Michigan
.802
8
0
.503
61
0-0
1-0
0
7.
Alabama
.787
7
1
.583
10
0-1
2-0
0
8.
Oregon
.760
7
1
.546
31
0-1
1-0
0
9.
Mississippi
.758
8
1
.532
42
0-0
0-1
0
10.
USC
.757
7
1
.541
36
0-0
1-1
0

Rank Team 
Rating
 W 
 L 
Sched. 
Strength
Sched. 
Rank
Conference
Rankings
Rating
W*
 L*
Sched.
Strength*
11.
UCLA
.740
7
1
.520
52
  Southeastern
.655
40
5
.408
12.
Kansas State
.734
6
2
.598
5
  Big 12
.636
25
5
.428
13.
LSU
.720
6
2
.581
11
  Pac-12
.585
25
9
.441
14.
Illinois
.709
7
1
.480
73
  Atlantic Coast
.569
33
13
.437
15.
Syracuse
.704
6
2
.562
20
  Big Ten
.553
32
10
.392
16.
Penn State
.704
6
2
.561
21
  American Athletic
.497
23
18
.461
17.
North Carolina
.701
7
1
.471
79
  Sun Belt
.478
29
21
.430
18.
Oklahoma State
.701
6
2
.558
23
  Conference USA
.413
19
24
.448
19.
Tulane
.700
7
1
.470
80
  Mid-American
.396
18
30
.470
20.
Utah
.695
6
2
.551
28
  Mountain West
.389
19
27
.440
21.
N.C. State
.688
6
2
.543
35
  *non-conference play
22.
Wake Forest
.671
6
2
.523
48
 
23.
Oregon State
.671
6
2
.523
49
 
24.
Texas
.668
5
3
.598
4
 
25.
Mississippi State
.667
5
3
.596
6
 
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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.
Maryland
.662
6
2
.513
55
 
79.
Indiana .474 3 5 .549 30
27.
Oklahoma
.660
5
3
.590
9
 
80.
Western Kentucky .471 5 4 .438 99
28.
Coastal Carolina
.659
7
1
.422
113
 
81.
Connecticut .466 4 5 .499 64
29.
Liberty
.655
7
1
.418
119
 
82.
Marshall .466 4 4 .466 84
30.
Florida State
.651
5
3
.580
12
 
83.
Ohio .466 5 3 .392 126
31.
Notre Dame
.650
5
3
.579
14
 
84.
North Texas .464 5 4 .431 104
32.
Troy
.646
6
2
.495
68
 
85.
Air Force .463 5 3 .389 127
33.
Arkansas
.644
5
3
.572
16
 
86.
Arizona State .460 3 5 .535 39
34.
Kansas
.631
5
3
.559
22
 
87.
Virginia .453 3 5 .529 45
35.
Washington
.625
6
2
.472
78
 
88.
Arizona .451 3 5 .526 46
36.
Kentucky
.619
5
3
.545
32
 
89.
Georgia State .443 3 5 .518 53
37.
Louisville
.618
5
3
.545
33
 
90.
Bowling Green .438 4 4 .438 100
38.
UCF
.618
6
2
.465
86
 
91.
San Diego State .433 4 4 .433 102
39.
Purdue
.606
5
3
.532
43
 
92.
Nebraska .430 3 5 .505 59
40.
UTSA
.602
6
2
.449
93
 
93.
California .429 3 5 .504 60
41.
Florida
.601
4
4
.601
2
 
94.
Mid. Tenn. St. .429 4 4 .429 105
42.
Cincinnati
.600
6
2
.447
95
 
95.
UNLV .428 4 4 .428 106
43.
South Carolina
.600
5
3
.526
47
 
96.
Rice .427 4 4 .427 109
44.
Houston
.595
5
3
.521
50
 
97.
Old Dominion .422 3 5 .497 66
45.
Baylor
.594
5
3
.520
51
 
98.
Ball State .422 4 4 .422 115
46.
Texas Tech
.594
4
4
.594
7
 
99.
UAB .419 4 4 .419 118
47.
East Carolina
.585
6
3
.485
72
 
100.
Army .414 3 4 .456 90
48.
South Alabama
.576
6
2
.422
114
 
101.
Louisiana  .413 4 4 .413 121
49.
Minnesota
.574
5
3
.499
65
 
102.
Eastern Michigan .409 5 4 .377 131
50.
Boise State
.562
6
2
.408
123
 
103.
Kent State .402 3 5 .476 77
51.
Missouri
.557
4
4
.557
24
 
104.
Texas State .395 3 5 .469 82
52.
Southern Miss
.553
5
3
.478
76
 
105.
Florida Atlantic .395 4 5 .427 108
53.
Auburn
.549
3
5
.622
1
 
106.
Utah State .391 3 5 .465 87
54.
James Madison
.544
5
2
.413
120
 
107.
Fla. International .389 4 4 .389 129
55.
Appalachian St.
.543
5
3
.468
83
 
108.
UTEP .388 4 5 .420 117
56.
San Jose State
.540
5
2
.409
122
 
109.
Boston College .380 2 6 .533 41
57.
Washington State
.539
4
4
.539
37
 
110.
Tulsa .376 3 5 .449 92
58.
BYU
.533
4
5
.566
19
 
111.
Miami, Ohio .376 4 5 .408 124
59.
Duke
.530
5
3
.454
91
 
112.
Navy .371 3 5 .444 96
60.
Wyoming
.528
6
3
.427
107
 
113.
Western Michigan .351 3 5 .423 112
61.
Stanford
.526
3
5
.601
3
 
114.
LA Monroe .351 2 6 .501 63
62.
Georgia Southern
.524
5
3
.449
94
 
115.
Virginia Tech .345 2 6 .494 69
63.
Texas A&M
.517
3
5
.592
8
 
116.
Colorado .343 1 7 .580 13
64.
Iowa
.515
4
4
.515
54
 
117.
Arkansas State .325 2 7 .491 70
65.
SMU
.511
4
4
.511
56
 
118.
Louisiana Tech .323 2 6 .469 81
66.
Wisconsin
.510
4
4
.510
57
 
119.
Central Michigan .319 2 6 .465 85
67.
Pittsburgh
.508
4
4
.508
58
 
120.
South Florida .319 1 7 .552 27
68.
Toledo
.506
6
3
.406
125
 
121.
New Mexico .314 2 6 .459 89
69.
Buffalo
.501
5
3
.426
110
 
122.
New Mexico State .310 3 5 .378 130
70.
Michigan State
.500
3
5
.575
15
 
123.
Colorado State .294 2 6 .436 101
71.
Memphis
.496
4
4
.496
67
 
124.
Northern Illinois .290 2 6 .431 103
72.
Georgia Tech
.494
3
5
.570
17
 
125.
Charlotte .281 2 7 .439 98
73.
Iowa State
.494
3
5
.569
18
 
126.
Temple .281 2 6 .420 116
74.
Fresno State
.487
4
4
.487
71
 
127.
Northwestern .277 1 7 .503 62
75.
West Virginia
.482
3
5
.557
25
 
128.
Hawaii .269 2 7 .424 111
76.
Rutgers
.480
4
4
.480
74
 
129.
Nevada .241 2 7 .389 128
77.
Vanderbilt
.478
3
5
.554
26
 
130.
Akron .236 1 8 .460 88
78.
Miami, Fla.
.478
4
4
.478
75
 
131.
Massachusetts .232 1 7 .443 97

 
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 ninth 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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