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

Clemson Is #1; Ohio St. Edges Alabama

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  • The teams that have accomplished the most so far this season, in terms of winning (and avoiding defeats) versus good competition, are Clemson, Georgia, and the nation’s sole undefeated team, UCF
  • The Knights have gone 12-0 versus a dead-on average schedule (.500)
  • 2-loss Ohio St., which has played 6 teams in the current top-25 to Alabama’s 2, edges the 1-loss Crimson Tide by .001
  • The top 10 teams are separated by just .047, compared with .107 at this point last year
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Rating
 W 
 L 
Sched.
Strength
Sched. 
Rank
vs. Current
Top-10
vs. Current
#11-25
Other 
Losses
1.
Clemson
.808
12
1
.578
22
0-0
5-0
1
2.
Georgia
.804
12
1
.572
25
1-0
2-1
0
3.
UCF
.800
12
0
.500
70
0-0
2-0
0
4.
Wisconsin
.784
12
1
.543
47
0-1
3-0
0
5.
Oklahoma
.781
12
1
.538
52
1-0
3-0
1
6.
Ohio State
.780
11
2
.595
11
2-1
2-1
0
7.
Alabama
.779
11
1
.540
51
0-0
1-1
0
8.
USC
.772
11
2
.583
16
0-1
2-1
0
9.
Penn State
.771
10
2
.591
12
0-1
3-1
0
10.
Notre Dame
.761
9
3
.632
2
1-1
3-2
0

Rank Team 
Rating
 W 
 L 
Sched. 
Strength
Sched. 
Rank
Conference
Rankings
Rating
W*
 L*
Sched.
Strength*
11. Miami, Fla.
.753
10
2
.567
31
  Big Ten
.626
32
10
.466
12. Michigan State
.737
9
3
.601
9
  Southeastern
.611
45
10
.412
13. Washington
.733
10
2
.541
50
  Atlantic Coast
.603
39
15
.468
14. Auburn
.732
10
3
.582
18
  Pac-12
.589
28
8
.418
15. Stanford
.717
9
4
.612
4
  Big 12
.525
20
10
.425
16. Northwestern
.706
9
3
.563
35
  American Athletic
.504
25
18
.455
17. Memphis
.699
10
2
.499
71
  Mountain West
.427
21
28
.469
18. Michigan
.690
8
4
.597
10
  Mid-American
.420
21
27
.457
19. Washington State
.690
9
3
.545
46
  Conference USA
.395
24
31
.432
20. LSU
.688
9
3
.543
48
  Sun Belt
.317
13
33
.442
21. TCU
.684
10
3
.526
61
  *non-conference play
22. Virginia Tech
.678
9
3
.531
59
 
23. Iowa
.668
7
5
.622
3
 
24. N.C. State
.667
8
4
.572
26
 
25. South Carolina
.661
8
4
.565
33
 
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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.
Boston College
.650
7
5
.603
7
 
79.
Akron
.474
7
6
.451
88
27.
Oklahoma State
.649
9
3
.499
72
 
80.
Marshall
.472
7
5
.422
100
28.
Mississippi State
.647
8
4
.550
40
 
81.
Tennessee
.466
4
8
.567
30
29.
Boise State
.644
10
3
.481
77
 
82.
Wyoming
.465
7
5
.415
108
30.
Louisville
.640
8
4
.543
49
 
83.
Arkansas
.464
4
8
.565
32
31.
San Diego State
.638
10
2
.430
96
 
84.
Tulane
.460
5
7
.510
68
32.
Toledo
.637
11
2
.420
103
 
85.
Western Michigan
.456
6
6
.456
86
33.
Arizona State
.630
7
5
.582
19
 
86.
Colorado State
.455
7
5
.406
112
34.
Florida Atlantic
.621
10
3
.456
85
 
87.
Appalachian St.
.449
8
4
.352
127
35.
South Florida
.621
9
2
.423
99
 
88.
UAB
.446
8
4
.349
128
36.
Wake Forest
.618
7
5
.570
27
 
89.
Louisiana Tech
.428
6
6
.428
98
37.
UCLA
.603
6
6
.603
8
 
90.
Arkansas State
.423
7
4
.345
129
38.
Oregon
.602
7
5
.553
37
 
91.
Utah State
.422
6
6
.422
101
39.
Texas A&M
.598
7
5
.549
42
 
92.
Mid. Tenn. St.
.419
6
6
.419
105
40.
Kentucky
.597
7
5
.548
43
 
93.
Buffalo
.415
6
6
.415
107
41.
Florida State
.590
6
6
.590
13
 
94.
North Carolina
.415
3
9
.568
29
42.
Purdue
.587
6
6
.587
15
 
95.
Air Force
.412
5
7
.461
84
43.
Missouri
.580
7
5
.530
60
 
96.
Cincinnati
.397
4
8
.497
73
44.
Navy
.579
6
5
.552
38
 
97.
Eastern Michigan
.396
5
7
.444
90
45.
Houston
.576
7
4
.494
74
 
98.
UTSA
.394
6
5
.368
122
46.
Iowa State
.574
7
5
.524
62
 
99.
Western Kentucky
.384
6
6
.384
118
47.
Arizona
.573
7
5
.523
63
 
100.
Old Dominion
.373
5
7
.421
102
48.
Troy
.573
10
2
.365
123
 
101.
Georgia State
.369
6
5
.344
130
49.
Fresno State
.571
9
4
.455
87
 
102.
East Carolina
.368
3
9
.519
64
50.
Army
.571
8
3
.432
95
 
103.
Illinois
.367
2
10
.575
23
51.
West Virginia
.567
7
5
.517
66
 
104.
Connecticut
.367
3
9
.518
65
52.
North Texas
.561
9
4
.444
91
 
105.
Miami, Ohio
.364
5
7
.412
109
53.
Utah
.558
6
6
.558
36
 
106.
New Mexico State
.364
6
6
.364
124
54.
Georgia Tech
.556
5
6
.583
17
 
107.
BYU
.356
4
9
.470
80
55.
SMU
.555
7
5
.505
69
 
108.
UNLV
.352
5
7
.399
113
56.
Texas
.545
6
6
.545
44
 
109.
Nevada
.331
3
9
.479
78
57.
Virginia
.545
6
6
.545
45
 
110.
LA Monroe
.325
4
8
.419
104
58.
Kansas State
.542
7
5
.492
75
 
111.
Oregon State
.316
1
11
.581
20
59.
Mississippi
.538
6
6
.538
53
 
112.
Tulsa
.314
2
10
.516
67
60.
Duke
.537
6
6
.537
54
 
113.
Louisiana 
.309
5
7
.353
126
61.
Northern Illinois
.534
8
4
.433
94
 
114.
Massachusetts
.306
4
8
.398
114
62.
Maryland
.534
4
8
.632
1
 
115.
New Mexico
.302
3
9
.446
89
63.
Texas Tech
.533
6
6
.533
56
 
116.
South Alabama
.298
4
8
.389
117
64.
Florida
.529
4
7
.610
5
 
117.
Idaho
.282
4
8
.371
121
65.
Minnesota
.523
5
7
.573
24
 
118.
Kansas
.278
1
11
.536
55
66.
Indiana
.519
5
7
.568
28
 
119.
Kent State
.275
2
10
.469
81
67.
Central Michigan
.518
8
4
.417
106
 
120.
Baylor
.274
1
11
.531
57
68.
California
.514
5
7
.564
34
 
121.
Bowling Green
.274
2
10
.468
83
69.
Nebraska
.509
4
8
.609
6
 
122.
Hawaii
.271
3
9
.408
111
70.
Fla. International
.509
8
4
.409
110
 
123.
San Jose State
.245
2
11
.440
92
71.
Vanderbilt
.501
5
7
.551
39
 
124.
Ball State
.244
2
10
.429
97
72.
Pittsburgh
.499
5
7
.549
41
 
125.
Rice
.234
1
11
.479
79
73.
Ohio
.495
8
4
.395
115
 
126.
Coastal Carolina
.228
3
9
.355
125
74.
Syracuse
.489
4
8
.589
14
 
127.
Georgia Southern
.218
2
10
.395
116
75.
Temple
.488
6
6
.488
76
 
128.
Texas State
.206
2
10
.377
120
76.
Southern Miss
.482
8
4
.383
119
 
129.
Charlotte
.203
1
11
.434
93
77.
Colorado
.481
5
7
.531
58
 
130.
UTEP
.180
0
12
.468
82
78.
Rutgers
.478
4
8
.579
21
 
 

 
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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