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

Georgia Is #4, but OU Is the #4 Non-Runner-Up

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  • Georgia has gone 11-2 versus the nation’s toughest schedule to date and has earned the #4 ranking based on teams’ win-loss records considering their schedules
  • Georgia has played more games versus the current top-25 (6) than Oklahoma and Ohio State have played combined (5), and the Bulldogs have played none of those 6 games at home
  • However, the top 4 conference champions or independents are #1 Alabama, #2 Notre Dame, #3 Clemson, and #5 Oklahoma, so if the 4th playoff spot should be reserved for a conference champion or independent—in the interest of rewarding conference championships and ensuring regional variation—then the #5 Sooners should get the nod over the #4 Bulldogs
  • #6 Ohio State is almost neck-and-neck with Oklahoma, trailing the Sooners by just .001, so the Buckeyes and Sooners are essentially equally deserving of a playoff berth
  • The largest gap between any two teams in the rankings is between #8 Michigan and #9 LSU (a .043 gap), while the gap between #3 Clemson and #4 Georgia is also quite large (.025)
  • The SEC has 9 teams in the current top-25; the Pac-12, Big Ten, and Big 12 each have 3; and the ACC, American Athletic, and Mountain West each have 2
  • Rose Bowl-bound Washington has risen 27 spots (from #41 to #14) over the past 5 weeks, beating 3 current-top-30 teams along the way
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Rating
 W 
 L 
Sched.
Strength
Sched. 
Rank
vs. Current
Top-10
vs. Current
#11-25
Other 
Losses
1.
 Alabama
.834
13
0
.557
30
2-0
3-0
0
2.
 Notre Dame
.823
12
0
.538
44
1-0
1-0
0
3.
 Clemson
.818
13
0
.529
50
0-0
3-0
0
4.
 Georgia
.793
11
2
.612
1
1-2
3-0
0
5.
 Oklahoma
.785
12
1
.544
42
0-0
2-1
0
6.
 Ohio State
.784
12
1
.542
43
1-0
1-0
1
7.
 UCF
.767
12
0
.451
92
0-0
1-0
0
8.
 Michigan
.763
10
2
.580
15
0-2
1-0
0
9.
 LSU
.720
9
3
.580
14
1-1
1-2
0
10.
 Kentucky
.714
9
3
.573
20
0-1
3-1
1

Rank Team 
Rating
 W 
 L 
Sched. 
Strength
Sched. 
Rank
 Conference
Rankings
Rating
W*
 L*
Sched.
Strength*
11.
 Florida
.709
9
3
.568
24
   Southeastern
.653
50
6
.403
12.
 Penn State
.699
9
3
.556
32
   Atlantic Coast
.573
37
18
.468
13.
 Texas A&M
.699
8
4
.608
2
   Big Ten
.568
28
14
.467
14.
 Washington
.693
10
3
.535
47
   Big 12
.563
22
7
.404
15.
 Missouri
.691
8
4
.598
7
   Pac-12
.548
24
12
.447
16.
 Washington St.
.689
10
2
.487
69
   American Athletic
.454
25
22
.435
17.
 West Virginia
.685
8
3
.554
33
   Sun Belt
.453
21
18
.431
18.
 Texas
.685
9
4
.576
16
   Mountain West
.446
26
23
.428
19.
 Mississippi St.
.678
8
4
.584
11
   Mid-American
.416
18
30
.491
20.
 Fresno State
.672
11
2
.458
86
   Conference USA
.385
22
34
.447
21.
 Syracuse
.666
9
3
.517
55
   *non-conference play
22.
 Boise State
.656
10
3
.494
65
  
23.
 Cincinnati
.654
10
2
.447
93
  
24.
 Utah
.650
9
4
.537
46
  
25.
 South Carolina
.647
7
5
.600
5
  
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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.
 Northwestern
.647
8
5
.581
13
  
79.
 Nevada
.494
7
5
.444
94
27.
 Stanford
.647
8
4
.549
38
  
80.
 Louisiana 
.485
7
6
.462
79
28.
 Iowa State
.642
8
4
.545
41
  
81.
 Fla. International
.481
8
4
.382
129
29.
 Army
.639
9
2
.442
96
  
82.
 Tulane
.479
6
6
.479
71
30.
 Auburn
.638
7
5
.591
8
  
83.
 Wyoming
.475
6
6
.475
74
31.
 Appalachian St.
.636
10
2
.428
105
  
84.
 Nebraska
.469
4
8
.570
23
32.
 Iowa
.635
8
4
.537
45
  
85.
 Western Michigan
.464
7
5
.415
114
33.
 N.C. State
.630
9
3
.478
72
  
86.
 Eastern Michigan
.461
7
5
.412
117
34.
 Utah State
.623
10
2
.415
115
  
87.
 Toledo
.454
7
5
.405
119
35.
 Michigan State
.614
7
5
.566
25
  
88.
 Arizona
.452
5
7
.502
62
36.
 Pittsburgh
.613
7
6
.591
9
  
89.
 Miami, Ohio
.452
6
6
.452
89
37.
 Vanderbilt
.600
6
6
.600
4
  
90.
 Louisiana Tech
.451
7
5
.402
122
38.
 Duke
.598
7
5
.549
39
  
91.
 Colorado
.446
5
7
.496
64
39.
 Purdue
.586
6
6
.586
10
  
92.
 UCLA
.446
3
9
.599
6
40.
 Oregon
.584
8
4
.484
70
  
93.
 SMU
.443
5
7
.492
67
41.
 Boston College
.583
7
5
.534
48
  
94.
 LA Monroe
.437
6
6
.437
100
42.
 Troy
.580
9
3
.426
106
  
95.
 Southern Miss
.427
6
5
.400
124
43.
 UAB
.578
10
3
.412
116
  
96.
 Florida Atlantic
.412
5
7
.462
80
44.
 Georgia Southern
.574
9
3
.421
109
  
97.
 Coastal Carolina
.412
5
7
.462
83
45.
 TCU
.573
6
6
.573
21
  
98.
 Liberty
.409
6
6
.409
118
46.
 Wisconsin
.571
7
5
.521
52
  
99.
 Illinois
.404
4
8
.505
61
47.
 Arizona State
.569
7
5
.519
53
  
100.
 Air Force
.403
5
7
.452
91
48.
 Georgia Tech
.569
7
5
.519
54
  
101.
 Charlotte
.384
5
7
.433
104
49.
 Temple
.566
8
4
.465
77
  
102.
 Kansas
.377
3
9
.529
49
50.
 Miami, Fla.
.564
7
5
.515
58
  
103.
 Massachusetts
.371
4
8
.470
75
51.
 Buffalo
.557
10
3
.391
126
  
104.
 Louisville
.368
2
10
.576
17
52.
 Tennessee
.554
5
7
.603
3
  
105.
 Arkansas
.367
2
10
.575
18
53.
 Minnesota
.553
6
6
.553
34
  
106.
 Navy
.364
3
9
.515
57
54.
 Oklahoma State
.553
6
6
.553
35
  
107.
 Akron
.345
4
8
.442
97
55.
 Wake Forest
.552
6
6
.552
36
  
108.
 Oregon State
.345
2
10
.551
37
56.
 Baylor
.548
6
6
.548
40
  
109.
 UNLV
.339
4
8
.434
102
57.
 California
.543
7
5
.493
66
  
110.
 North Carolina
.332
2
9
.527
51
58.
 Virginia
.541
7
5
.491
68
  
111.
 East Carolina
.329
3
9
.477
73
59.
 Florida State
.532
5
7
.581
12
  
112.
 Ball State
.324
4
8
.418
112
60.
 Northern Illinois
.529
8
5
.459
85
  
113.
 Colorado State
.317
3
9
.463
78
61.
 Mid. Tenn. St.
.527
8
5
.457
88
  
114.
 South Alabama
.316
3
9
.462
82
62.
 Maryland
.524
5
7
.574
19
  
115.
 New Mexico
.316
3
9
.461
84
63.
 Indiana
.522
5
7
.572
22
  
116.
 Tulsa
.312
3
9
.458
87
64.
 Arkansas State
.521
8
4
.420
110
  
117.
 Old Dominion
.306
4
8
.398
125
65.
 Houston
.520
8
4
.419
111
  
118.
 Rutgers
.301
1
11
.564
26
66.
 Virginia Tech
.517
6
6
.517
56
  
119.
 UTSA
.293
3
9
.435
101
67.
 North Texas
.514
9
3
.363
130
  
120.
 New Mexico State
.284
3
9
.424
108
68.
 Mississippi
.514
5
7
.564
27
  
121.
 Bowling Green
.277
3
9
.416
113
69.
 Memphis
.512
8
5
.443
95
  
122.
 Georgia State
.272
2
10
.466
76
70.
 San Diego State
.512
7
5
.462
81
  
123.
 Texas State
.268
3
9
.405
120
71.
 Texas Tech
.511
5
7
.561
28
  
124.
 Western Kentucky
.256
3
9
.390
128
72.
 Hawaii
.509
8
5
.440
98
  
125.
 San Jose State
.255
1
11
.506
60
73.
 Kansas State
.508
5
7
.558
29
  
126.
 Connecticut
.249
1
11
.499
63
74.
 BYU
.507
6
6
.507
59
  
127.
 Rice
.243
2
11
.437
99
75.
 USC
.507
5
7
.557
31
  
128.
 Kent State
.241
2
10
.425
107
76.
 Marshall
.504
8
4
.404
121
  
129.
 Central Michigan
.203
1
11
.433
103
77.
 South Florida
.502
7
5
.452
90
  
130.
 UTEP
.175
1
11
.390
127
78.
 Ohio
.501
8
4
.401
123
  
 

 
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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