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Showing Which Teams Have Accomplished the Most — to Date

A Trio of Top Teams

  • Three teams soared far above the rest this season, with LSU edging Oklahoma State for the #1 spot and Alabama finishing a relatively close #3
  • Despite its one-trip-across-midfield performance in the BCS National Championship Game, LSU still accomplished the most of any team this season, beating #4 Arkansas, #9 Oregon, #15 Georgia, #21 West Virginia, and #25 Auburn, and going 1-1 versus #3 Alabama (with neither game at home)
  • #2 Oklahoma St. matched LSU's nation-leading tally of 6 wins versus the final top-25, beating #5 Oklahoma, #7 Kansas St., #8 Baylor, #13 Stanford, #16 Texas, and #24 Missouri, while losing at #36 Iowa St.
  • #3 Alabama won 3 games versus the final top-25, beating #4 Arkansas and #25 Auburn and going 1-1 versus #1 LSU (once at home, once at a neutral site)
  • Showing the separation between the top-3 and everyone else, the largest gap in the entire rankings (.034) is between #3 Alabama and #4 Arkansas — while #5 Oklahoma is closer to #15 Georgia (which trails the Sooners by .058) than to #3 Alabama (which leads the Sooners by .059)
  • The SEC posted a higher conference rating (.645) than any conference in the previous 5 seasons, but the Big 12 did even better, posting a .700 rating — the highest conference mark in the BCS era and the first .700 rating since the SEC's .737 rating in 1997-98 (the record)
  • The Big 12 won 90 percent of its non-conference games in the regular season and went 6-2 in the bowls
  • The top 8 teams are all from either the Big 12 or SEC
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College Football Computer Rankings, 2011-12

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Rating
 W 
 L 
Sched.
Strength
Sched. 
Rank
vs. Current
Top-10
vs. Current
#11-25
Other 
Losses
1.
 LSU
.825
13
1
.602
7
3-1
3-0
0
2.
 Oklahoma State
.822
12
1
.601
8
3-0
3-0
1
3.
 Alabama
.812
12
1
.585
15
2-1
1-0
0
4.
 Arkansas
.778
11
2
.592
13
2-2
1-0
0
5.
 Oklahoma
.753
10
3
.609
5
1-2
2-0
1
6.
 South Carolina
.752
11
2
.556
21
0-1
2-1
0
7.
 Kansas State
.749
10
3
.605
6
1-3
2-0
0
8.
 Baylor
.744
10
3
.598
9
1-2
3-0
1
9.
 Oregon
.739
12
2
.531
32
0-1
2-1
0
10.
 Michigan
.736
11
2
.536
29
0-0
2-1
1
Rank Team 
Rating
 W 
 L 
Sched. 
Strength
Sched. 
Rank
 Conference
Rankings
Rating
W*
 L*
Sched.
Strength*
11. Boise State
.734
12
1
.473
69
   Big 12
.700
33
5
.475
12. Houston
.726
13
1
.459
82
   Southeastern
.645
47
8
.422
13. Stanford
.723
11
2
.518
40
   Big Ten
.551
39
19
.447
14. USC
.720
10
2
.524
36
   Pac-12
.549
25
17
.492
15. Georgia
.695
10
4
.574
17
   Big East
.529
29
16
.442
16. Texas
.688
8
5
.626
3
   Atlantic Coast
.516
33
23
.462
17. Virginia Tech
.685
11
3
.515
43
   Conference USA
.459
25
29
.481
18. Michigan State
.682
11
3
.512
47
   Mountain West
.454
24
21
.434
19. Wisconsin
.680
11
3
.510
48
   Mid-American
.434
26
31
.460
20. TCU
.675
11
2
.461
79
   Sun Belt
.399
13
26
.499
21. West Virginia
.668
10
3
.507
49
   WAC
.380
15
31
.484
22. Southern Miss
.664
12
2
.442
92
   *non-conference play
23. Nebraska
.661
9
4
.550
23
  
24. Missouri
.657
8
5
.592
12
  
25. Auburn
.653
8
5
.587
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.
 Texas A&M
.649
7
6
.628
2
  
74.
 Western Michigan
.460
7
6
.437
98
27.
 Penn State
.645
9
4
.531
30
  
75.
 Air Force
.453
7
6
.430
107
28.
 Clemson
.641
10
4
.514
44
  
76.
 Syracuse
.452
5
7
.502
56
29.
 Cincinnati
.630
10
3
.466
75
  
77.
 Ball State
.451
6
6
.451
85
30.
 Notre Dame
.606
8
5
.538
28
  
78.
 South Florida
.451
5
7
.501
57
31.
 Florida State
.604
9
4
.488
62
  
79.
 Connecticut
.447
5
7
.497
58
32.
 Northern Illinois
.603
11
3
.426
108
  
80.
 Arizona
.442
4
8
.543
24
33.
 Rutgers
.602
9
4
.485
65
  
81.
 East Carolina
.441
5
7
.491
61
34.
 BYU
.601
10
3
.436
101
  
82.
 Utah State
.439
7
6
.416
114
35.
 Tulsa
.599
8
5
.531
31
  
83.
 Navy
.434
5
7
.483
66
36.
 Iowa State
.593
6
7
.615
4
  
84.
 Kansas
.432
2
10
.639
1
37.
 Florida
.587
7
6
.564
18
  
85.
 Rice
.427
4
8
.528
34
38.
 Mississippi State
.583
7
6
.560
19
  
86.
 Eastern Michigan
.421
6
6
.421
111
39.
 Arkansas State
.570
10
3
.404
116
  
87.
 North Texas
.414
5
7
.464
76
40.
 Toledo
.564
9
4
.447
88
  
88.
 Kent State
.411
5
7
.460
81
41.
 Georgia Tech
.555
8
5
.486
64
  
89.
 Central Florida
.397
5
7
.446
91
42.
 Iowa
.552
7
6
.529
33
  
90.
 UTEP
.392
5
7
.440
95
43.
 Texas Tech
.546
5
7
.595
11
  
91.
 Bowling Green
.389
5
7
.438
97
44.
 North Carolina
.545
7
6
.522
38
  
92.
 Boston College
.388
4
8
.488
63
45.
 Virginia
.542
8
5
.473
70
  
93.
 Minnesota
.388
3
9
.541
25
46.
 Utah
.542
8
5
.473
71
  
94.
 San Jose State
.387
5
7
.436
99
47.
 SMU
.540
8
5
.471
73
  
95.
 Mississippi
.387
2
10
.595
10
48.
 Washington
.540
7
6
.517
41
  
96.
 Washington State
.380
4
8
.479
68
49.
 LA Lafayette
.537
9
4
.420
112
  
97.
 Oregon State
.375
3
9
.527
35
50.
 Vanderbilt
.536
6
7
.559
20
  
98.
 Hawaii
.358
6
7
.379
120
51.
 Marshall
.535
7
6
.512
46
  
99.
 Colorado
.354
3
10
.517
42
52.
 Tennessee
.532
5
7
.582
16
  
100.
 Miami, Ohio
.344
4
8
.441
93
53.
 N.C. State
.532
8
5
.463
77
  
101.
 LA Monroe
.344
4
8
.441
94
54.
 Ohio
.528
10
4
.398
117
  
102.
 Fresno State
.335
4
9
.446
89
55.
 California
.527
7
6
.504
52
  
103.
 Duke
.326
3
9
.473
72
56.
 Louisville
.527
7
6
.504
53
  
104.
 New Mexico State
.322
4
9
.432
104
57.
 Illinois
.526
7
6
.503
54
  
105.
 Maryland
.319
2
10
.522
39
58.
 Louisiana Tech
.517
8
5
.448
87
  
106.
 UAB
.316
3
9
.462
78
59.
 Ohio State
.515
6
7
.538
27
  
107.
 Central Michigan
.312
3
9
.457
83
60.
 Purdue
.515
7
6
.492
60
  
108.
 Troy
.309
3
9
.454
84
61.
 Temple
.510
9
4
.394
119
  
109.
 Army
.304
3
9
.448
86
62.
 San Diego State
.508
8
5
.439
96
  
110.
 Colorado State
.292
3
9
.433
102
63.
 Wyoming
.501
8
5
.432
105
  
111.
 Buffalo
.282
3
9
.422
110
64.
 Kentucky
.500
5
7
.550
22
  
112.
 Indiana
.269
1
11
.524
37
65.
 UCLA
.497
6
8
.540
26
  
113.
 UNLV
.268
2
10
.461
80
66.
 Miami, Fla.
.496
6
6
.496
59
  
114.
 Idaho
.249
2
10
.436
100
67.
 Arizona State
.489
6
7
.512
45
  
115.
 Mid. Tenn. St.
.246
2
10
.432
103
68.
 Northwestern
.483
6
7
.506
50
  
116.
 Memphis
.245
2
10
.431
106
69.
 Pittsburgh
.482
6
7
.505
51
  
117.
 New Mexico
.237
1
11
.483
67
70.
 Wake Forest
.480
6
7
.503
55
  
118.
 Florida Atlantic
.226
1
11
.468
74
71.
 Western Kentucky
.474
7
5
.424
109
  
119.
 Tulane
.225
2
11
.412
115
72.
 Nevada
.469
7
6
.446
90
  
120.
 Akron
.194
1
11
.419
113
73.
 Fla. International
.463
8
5
.395
118
      

 
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 fifth 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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