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Rating
 W 
 L 
Sched.
Strength
Sched. 
Rank
vs. Current
Top-10
vs. Current
#11-25
Other 
Losses
1.
Alabama
.832
13
0
.552
33
0-0
4-0
0
2.
Ohio State
.826
11
1
.612
1
3-1
1-0
0
3.
Clemson
.794
12
1
.557
30
0-0
3-0
1
4.
Washington
.777
12
1
.532
50
1-0
1-1
0
5.
Penn State
.773
11
2
.584
10
2-1
0-0
1
6.
Michigan
.772
10
2
.592
6
3-1
0-1
0
7.
Wisconsin
.746
10
3
.600
3
0-3
3-0
0
8.
W. Michigan
.744
13
0
.421
108
0-0
0-0
0
9.
Oklahoma
.726
10
2
.532
51
0-1
1-0
1
10.
Colorado
.725
10
3
.574
17
0-2
1-1
0

Rank Team 
Rating
 W 
 L 
Sched. 
Strength
Sched. 
Rank
Conference
Rankings
Rating
W*
 L*
Sched.
Strength*
11. Florida State
.723
9
3
.584
9
  Big Ten
.609
32
10
.448
12. Nebraska
.715
9
3
.575
15
  Southeastern
.603
42
12
.431
13. USC
.714
9
3
.574
18
  Pac-12
.587
26
10
.451
14. South Florida
.696
10
2
.495
68
  Atlantic Coast
.573
42
14
.420
15. Stanford
.692
9
3
.547
36
  American Athletic
.517
31
16
.421
16. Boise State
.686
10
2
.483
76
  Big 12
.502
19
11
.422
17. West Virginia
.681
10
2
.477
79
  Mountain West
.456
26
23
.438
18. Louisville
.675
9
3
.527
52
  Sun Belt
.425
18
26
.479
19. Florida
.674
8
4
.579
11
  Mid-American
.411
23
25
.423
20. Tennessee
.670
8
4
.575
16
  Conference USA
.379
20
32
.446
21. Navy
.660
9
3
.511
61
  *non-conference play
22. Auburn
.659
8
4
.562
27
 
23. Minnesota
.654
8
4
.558
29
 
24. Iowa
.652
8
4
.556
32
 
25. LSU
.651
7
4
.573
19
 
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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.
Virginia Tech
.650
9
4
.537
45
 
78.
Missouri
.463
4
8
.564
25
27.
Pittsburgh
.648
8
4
.551
35
 
79.
Louisiana Tech
.456
8
5
.389
123
28.
Houston
.646
9
3
.495
69
 
80.
Central Michigan
.448
6
6
.448
93
29.
Temple
.645
10
3
.482
78
 
81.
Texas
.447
5
7
.497
67
30.
Georgia Tech
.641
8
4
.543
37
 
82.
Arkansas State
.442
7
5
.393
121
31.
Washington State
.638
8
4
.540
42
 
83.
Notre Dame
.441
4
8
.542
40
32.
Oklahoma State
.637
9
3
.486
73
 
84.
Duke
.441
4
8
.542
41
33.
Texas A&M
.635
8
4
.537
44
 
85.
Illinois
.439
3
9
.593
4
34.
Tulsa
.634
9
3
.483
77
 
86.
Michigan State
.439
3
9
.592
5
35.
Utah
.621
8
4
.522
53
 
87.
Texas Tech
.437
5
7
.487
72
36.
Miami, Fla.
.618
8
4
.519
56
 
88.
Hawaii
.428
6
7
.450
91
37.
North Carolina
.616
8
4
.517
58
 
89.
LA Lafayette
.424
6
6
.424
105
38.
Georgia
.605
7
5
.556
31
 
90.
Northern Illinois
.417
5
7
.467
86
39.
Memphis
.603
8
4
.503
64
 
91.
Miami, Ohio
.417
6
6
.417
110
40.
Appalachian St.
.593
9
3
.439
99
 
92.
Purdue
.415
3
9
.569
22
41.
Kentucky
.592
7
5
.543
38
 
93.
Arizona
.414
3
9
.568
23
42.
Air Force
.591
9
3
.437
100
 
94.
Cincinnati
.412
4
8
.512
59
43.
Toledo
.585
9
3
.432
101
 
95.
Army
.411
6
5
.385
125
44.
Arkansas
.585
7
5
.535
48
 
96.
Georgia Southern
.403
5
7
.452
90
45.
Northwestern
.584
6
6
.584
8
 
97.
Rutgers
.402
2
10
.610
2
46.
Kansas State
.577
8
4
.476
80
 
98.
Tulane
.399
4
8
.499
65
47.
BYU
.576
8
4
.475
82
 
99.
UTSA
.399
6
6
.399
117
48.
Western Kentucky
.574
10
3
.408
112
 
100.
Akron
.397
5
7
.446
96
49.
Indiana
.572
6
6
.572
20
 
101.
South Alabama
.397
6
6
.397
118
50.
San Diego State
.570
10
3
.404
114
 
102.
Southern Miss
.397
6
6
.397
119
51.
Maryland
.564
6
6
.564
26
 
103.
East Carolina
.380
3
9
.532
49
52.
Vanderbilt
.558
6
6
.558
28
 
104.
Bowling Green
.362
4
8
.460
87
53.
Troy
.556
9
3
.403
115
 
105.
San Jose State
.360
4
8
.458
88
54.
Wyoming
.554
8
5
.485
74
 
106.
Iowa State
.353
3
9
.503
63
55.
N.C. State
.552
6
6
.552
34
 
107.
North Texas
.352
5
7
.399
116
56.
South Carolina
.539
6
6
.539
43
 
108.
UNLV
.351
4
8
.448
94
57.
Mississippi
.536
5
7
.586
7
 
109.
Connecticut
.348
3
9
.498
66
58.
Colorado State
.533
7
5
.483
75
 
110.
LA Monroe
.348
4
8
.444
97
59.
New Mexico
.529
8
4
.429
102
 
111.
Nevada
.348
5
7
.394
120
60.
Idaho
.522
8
4
.421
107
 
112.
Utah State
.344
3
9
.493
71
61.
Wake Forest
.521
6
6
.521
54
 
113.
Ball State
.332
4
8
.428
103
62.
Boston College
.521
6
6
.521
55
 
114.
Virginia
.331
2
10
.536
46
63.
California
.518
5
7
.568
24
 
115.
Fla. International
.322
4
8
.416
111
64.
Old Dominion
.516
9
3
.365
127
 
116.
Kent State
.322
3
9
.468
85
65.
Central Florida
.509
6
6
.509
62
 
117.
Charlotte
.312
4
8
.405
113
66.
Eastern Michigan
.499
7
5
.449
92
 
118.
New Mexico State
.311
3
9
.457
89
67.
Ohio
.494
8
5
.425
104
 
119.
Kansas
.310
2
10
.512
60
68.
TCU
.493
6
6
.493
70
 
120.
Georgia State
.298
3
9
.441
98
69.
Mississippi State
.492
5
7
.542
39
 
121.
Marshall
.282
3
9
.422
106
70.
Arizona State
.486
5
7
.536
47
 
122.
Massachusetts
.280
2
10
.475
81
71.
Oregon
.476
4
8
.577
12
 
123.
UTEP
.269
4
8
.356
128
72.
Syracuse
.476
4
8
.577
13
 
124.
Rice
.258
3
9
.392
122
73.
Oregon State
.475
4
8
.576
14
 
125.
Texas State
.257
2
10
.447
95
74.
Mid. Tenn. St.
.474
8
4
.375
126
 
126.
Florida Atlantic
.254
3
9
.388
124
75.
UCLA
.470
4
8
.571
21
 
127.
Buffalo
.235
2
10
.418
109
76.
Baylor
.468
6
6
.468
84
 
128.
Fresno State
.229
1
11
.472
83
77.
SMU
.468
5
7
.518
57
 
 

 
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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