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Showing Which Teams Have Accomplished the Most — to Date

LSU, Oklahoma St. End the Regular Season #1-2

  • Heading into the bowls, LSU, Oklahoma St., and Alabama have accomplished the most of any teams in the country
  • LSU is undefeated versus the nation's 14th-toughest schedule — the Tigers have 2 wins versus the current top-10 and 4 wins versus the current top-25
  • Oklahoma St. leads all teams with 3 wins versus the current top-10 and 5 wins versus the current top-25, as the Cowboys have played the nation's 9th-toughest schedule and have lost only once (at #30 Iowa St.)
  • Alabama has 1 win versus the current top-10 and 2 wins versus the current top-25, and the Crimson Tide's only loss was at home to #1 LSU
  • The Baylor Bears have cracked the top-10
  • The Big 12, with a 90% winning percentage in non-conference play, has been the nation's top conference going into the bowls, followed by the SEC, Pac-10, and Big Ten
  • The 9 toughest schedules have all been played by Big 12 teams
  • The BCS is a major reason why college football has the best regular season in all of sports — one that offers intense week-to-week drama while rewarding sustained greatness, rather than playing out like a months-long exhibition and then rewarding fleeting excellence in a tournament to follow — and we'll now be treated to the unique color and pageantry of the bowl games, culminating with the Rose, Sugar, Orange, and Fiesta bowls, and finally the BCS National Championship Game
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College Football Computer Rankings, as of Dec. 4

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Rating
 W 
 L 
Sched.
Strength
Sched. 
Rank
vs. Current
Top-10
vs. Current
#11-25
Other 
Losses
1.
 LSU
.846
13
0
.579
14
2-0
2-0
0
2.
 Oklahoma State
.822
11
1
.606
9
3-0
2-0
1
3.
 Alabama
.793
11
1
.561
22
1-1
1-0
0
4.
 Stanford
.773
11
1
.531
39
0-0
2-1
0
5.
 Kansas State
.769
10
2
.588
12
1-2
2-0
0
6.
 Oklahoma
.761
9
3
.632
4
1-2
2-0
1
7.
 Arkansas
.755
10
2
.569
18
1-2
0-0
0
8.
 South Carolina
.751
10
2
.563
19
0-1
2-0
1
9.
 Boise State
.750
11
1
.499
63
0-0
1-1
0
10.
 Baylor
.744
9
3
.610
6
1-2
2-0
1
Rank Team 
Rating
 W 
 L 
Sched. 
Strength
Sched. 
Rank
 Conference
Rankings
Rating
W*
 L*
Sched.
Strength*
11. Michigan
.742
10
2
.552
27
   Big 12
.695
27
3
.444
12. USC
.742
10
2
.552
28
   Southeastern
.636
42
6
.398
13. Oregon
.733
11
2
.532
37
   Pac-12
.560
23
12
.465
14. Virginia Tech
.728
11
2
.524
41
   Big Ten
.550
35
13
.410
15. Georgia
.726
10
3
.576
15
   Atlantic Coast
.527
31
17
.439
16. Wisconsin
.717
11
2
.511
54
   Big East
.519
26
14
.429
17. Houston
.703
12
1
.436
96
   Mountain West
.462
22
18
.432
18. Nebraska
.701
9
3
.558
26
   Conference USA
.440
21
28
.483
19. Texas
.690
7
5
.646
3
   Mid-American
.418
22
30
.464
20. Clemson
.681
10
3
.522
44
   Sun Belt
.399
12
24
.499
21. Michigan State
.680
10
3
.521
45
   WAC
.391
15
28
.481
22. Penn State
.679
9
3
.532
36
   *non-conference play
23. TCU
.669
10
2
.464
78
  
24. Missouri
.653
7
5
.607
7
  
25. Notre Dame
.648
8
4
.551
30
  
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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.
 Auburn
.646
7
5
.599
11
  
74.
 Temple
.472
8
4
.374
119
27.
 Texas A&M
.646
6
6
.646
2
  
75.
 Utah State
.469
7
5
.419
108
28.
 Southern Miss
.644
11
2
.427
104
  
76.
 Western Michigan
.467
7
5
.417
110
29.
 West Virginia
.644
9
3
.493
68
  
77.
 Arizona
.461
4
8
.562
20
30.
 Iowa State
.626
6
6
.626
5
  
78.
 South Florida
.453
5
7
.503
59
31.
 Tulsa
.612
8
4
.512
52
  
79.
 Syracuse
.452
5
7
.502
60
32.
 Cincinnati
.609
9
3
.457
81
  
80.
 Connecticut
.448
5
7
.498
65
33.
 Georgia Tech
.608
8
4
.508
55
  
81.
 Kansas
.443
2
10
.650
1
34.
 Arkansas State
.604
10
2
.395
116
  
82.
 Ball State
.436
6
6
.436
97
35.
 Florida State
.598
8
4
.498
64
  
83.
 East Carolina
.433
5
7
.483
70
36.
 BYU
.585
9
3
.431
100
  
84.
 Rice
.418
4
8
.519
47
37.
 North Carolina
.584
7
5
.534
35
  
85.
 North Texas
.418
5
7
.468
76
38.
 Iowa
.581
7
5
.532
38
  
86.
 Navy
.416
4
7
.498
66
39.
 Virginia
.579
8
4
.479
71
  
87.
 Boston College
.412
4
8
.513
51
40.
 Rutgers
.575
8
4
.474
74
  
88.
 Eastern Michigan
.410
6
6
.410
111
41.
 Florida
.574
6
6
.574
16
  
89.
 Minnesota
.406
3
9
.559
24
42.
 Washington
.573
7
5
.523
43
  
90.
 Washington State
.405
4
8
.506
57
43.
 Northern Illinois
.570
10
3
.404
115
  
91.
 San Jose State
.401
5
7
.450
83
44.
 Mississippi State
.570
6
6
.570
17
  
92.
 Oregon State
.397
3
9
.550
31
45.
 California
.563
7
5
.513
50
  
93.
 Mississippi
.394
2
10
.603
10
46.
 Vanderbilt
.560
6
6
.560
23
  
94.
 Kent State
.393
5
7
.442
92
47.
 Texas Tech
.558
5
7
.606
8
  
95.
 Central Florida
.388
5
7
.437
95
48.
 Louisville
.551
7
5
.501
61
  
96.
 UTEP
.382
5
7
.430
101
49.
 Ohio State
.551
6
6
.551
29
  
97.
 Colorado
.379
3
10
.544
33
50.
 San Diego State
.546
8
4
.444
88
  
98.
 Bowling Green
.372
5
7
.419
107
51.
 Utah
.542
7
5
.492
69
  
99.
 Hawaii
.371
6
7
.393
117
52.
 Wyoming
.539
8
4
.438
94
  
100.
 Fresno State
.352
4
9
.465
77
53.
 UCLA
.538
6
7
.561
21
  
101.
 LA Monroe
.351
4
8
.448
84
54.
 Tennessee
.535
5
7
.584
13
  
102.
 Duke
.350
3
9
.500
62
55.
 Louisiana Tech
.534
8
4
.434
98
  
103.
 Maryland
.336
2
10
.541
34
56.
 Toledo
.534
8
4
.433
99
  
104.
 New Mexico State
.330
4
9
.440
93
57.
 Illinois
.527
6
6
.527
40
  
105.
 Miami, Ohio
.330
4
8
.424
105
58.
 N.C. State
.526
7
5
.476
73
  
106.
 Army
.315
3
8
.446
86
59.
 Miami, Fla.
.524
6
6
.524
42
  
107.
 Troy
.313
3
9
.458
79
60.
 Wake Forest
.520
6
6
.520
46
  
108.
 UAB
.306
3
9
.450
82
61.
 LA Lafayette
.520
8
4
.419
109
  
109.
 Colorado State
.304
3
9
.448
85
62.
 Purdue
.518
6
6
.518
48
  
110.
 Central Michigan
.299
3
9
.442
91
63.
 Arizona State
.516
6
6
.516
49
  
111.
 Indiana
.285
1
11
.545
32
64.
 Northwestern
.512
6
6
.512
53
  
112.
 UNLV
.282
2
10
.478
72
65.
 Kentucky
.508
5
7
.558
25
  
113.
 Buffalo
.269
3
9
.406
113
66.
 SMU
.507
7
5
.457
80
  
114.
 Idaho
.256
2
10
.446
87
67.
 Marshall
.506
6
6
.506
56
  
115.
 Mid. Tenn. St.
.253
2
10
.442
90
68.
 Pittsburgh
.504
6
6
.504
58
  
116.
 New Mexico
.246
1
11
.495
67
69.
 Nevada
.492
7
5
.442
89
  
117.
 Memphis
.237
2
10
.420
106
70.
 Fla. International
.489
8
4
.389
118
  
118.
 Florida Atlantic
.229
1
11
.471
75
71.
 Ohio
.488
9
4
.373
120
  
119.
 Tulane
.220
2
11
.406
112
72.
 Air Force
.480
7
5
.430
102
  
120.
 Akron
.185
1
11
.406
114
73.
 Western Kentucky
.479
7
5
.430
103
      

 
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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