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Auburn & Oregon Finish the Regular Season #1-2

  • The Big 12 finishes the regular season as the top conference, followed by (in order) the SEC, Pac-10, and Big Ten
  • TCU finishes the regular season at #3
  • Oklahoma, whose win over Nebraska gives it as many victories over current-top-25 teams (3) as the teams ranked #5-8 have posted in combination, jumps to #4
  • Pasadena-bound Wisconsin rounds out the top-5
  • The BCS is a major reason why college football has the best regular season in all of sports — one offering 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, Fiesta, Orange, and Sugar bowls, and finally the National Championship Game
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Rating
 W 
 L 
Sched.
Strength
Sched. 
Rank
vs. Current
Top-10
vs. Current
#11-25
Other 
Losses
1.
Auburn
.839
13
0
.565
23
1-0
5-0
0
2.
Oregon
.809
12
0
.513
52
1-0
1-0
0
3.
TCU
.797
12
0
.496
61
0-0
1-0
0
4.
Oklahoma
.788
11
2
.605
2
0-1
3-1
0
5.
Wisconsin
.782
11
1
.544
36
1-1
0-0
0
6.
Ohio State
.773
11
1
.532
42
0-1
0-0
0
7.
Michigan State
.770
11
1
.527
46
1-0
0-0
1
8.
Stanford
.769
11
1
.525
48
0-1
1-0
0
9.
Arkansas
.766
10
2
.583
8
0-1
4-1
0
10.
Missouri
.762
10
2
.579
9
1-0
1-1
1
Rank Team 
Rating
 W 
 L 
Sched. 
Strength
Sched. 
Rank
Conference
Rankings
Rating
W*
 L*
Sched.
Strength*
11. LSU
.759
10
2
.575
12
  Big 12
.628
40
8
.420
12. Oklahoma State
.745
10
2
.556
31
  Southeastern
.605
41
7
.382
13. Boise State
.743
11
1
.491
66
  Pac-10
.593
21
10
.486
14. Texas A&M
.731
9
3
.594
4
  Big Ten
.569
35
9
.386
15. Alabama
.723
9
3
.584
7
  Atlantic Coast
.522
30
18
.447
16. Nebraska
.714
10
3
.561
24
  Mountain West
.500
17
20
.525
17. Nevada
.709
12
1
.443
90
  WAC
.496
23
17
.451
18. Virginia Tech
.697
11
2
.487
68
  Big East
.477
24
16
.418
19. South Carolina
.694
9
4
.586
6
  Conference USA
.427
20
28
.477
20. Utah
.676
10
2
.472
77
  Mid-American
.348
15
37
.473
21. Florida State
.654
9
4
.541
38
  Sun Belt
.294
4
32
.534
22. Mississippi State
.648
8
4
.551
34
  *non-conference play
23. Hawaii
.632
10
3
.468
80
 
24. West Virginia
.624
9
3
.472
75
 
25. USC
.623
8
5
.555
32
 
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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.
Notre Dame
.620
7
5
.572
16
 
74.
Louisiana Tech
.460
5
7
.510
55
27.
Florida
.619
7
5
.571
18
 
75.
Mississippi
.458
4
8
.559
26
28.
Michigan
.615
7
5
.567
21
 
76.
Purdue
.454
4
8
.555
33
29.
Texas Tech
.615
7
5
.567
22
 
77.
Indiana
.453
5
7
.503
59
30.
N.C. State
.611
8
4
.512
53
 
78.
Idaho
.447
6
7
.470
79
31.
Penn State
.608
7
5
.559
25
 
79.
Louisville
.446
6
6
.446
89
32.
Iowa
.607
7
5
.558
28
 
80.
Army
.434
6
5
.407
100
33.
Baylor
.606
7
5
.557
30
 
81.
Kansas
.423
3
9
.577
11
34.
Kansas State
.591
7
5
.542
37
 
82.
Minnesota
.420
3
9
.574
13
35.
Arizona
.589
7
5
.540
40
 
83.
Cincinnati
.420
4
8
.521
49
36.
Maryland
.586
8
4
.485
69
 
84.
Utah State
.415
4
8
.516
50
37.
Tulsa
.583
9
3
.430
95
 
85.
Marshall
.410
5
7
.459
82
38.
Navy
.580
8
3
.442
91
 
86.
Houston
.407
5
7
.457
84
39.
Fresno State
.578
8
4
.477
71
 
87.
Troy
.405
7
5
.357
118
40.
Central Florida
.576
10
3
.410
99
 
88.
UTEP
.396
6
6
.396
106
41.
Miami, Fla.
.575
7
5
.525
47
 
89.
Western Michigan
.387
6
6
.387
108
42.
Illinois
.573
6
6
.573
15
 
90.
Virginia
.380
4
8
.479
70
43.
Air Force
.572
8
4
.471
78
 
91.
Wake Forest
.379
3
9
.531
43
44.
Washington
.571
6
6
.571
17
 
92.
Fla. International
.375
6
6
.375
114
45.
North Carolina
.564
7
5
.514
51
 
93.
Rice
.368
4
8
.466
81
46.
Northwestern
.558
7
5
.508
58
 
94.
Vanderbilt
.365
2
10
.573
14
47.
Colorado
.558
5
7
.606
1
 
95.
Washington State
.362
2
10
.569
19
48.
Georgia
.557
6
6
.557
29
 
96.
Rutgers
.360
4
8
.458
83
49.
San Diego State
.553
8
4
.452
85
 
97.
Colorado State
.360
3
9
.511
54
50.
Connecticut
.549
8
4
.447
88
 
98.
LA Monroe
.358
5
7
.405
101
51.
Iowa State
.546
5
7
.595
3
 
99.
UAB
.353
4
8
.450
87
52.
Oregon State
.543
5
7
.593
5
 
100.
Kent State
.348
5
7
.394
107
53.
Pittsburgh
.541
7
5
.491
64
 
101.
Wyoming
.343
3
9
.493
63
54.
Tennessee
.540
6
6
.540
39
 
102.
Tulane
.339
4
8
.435
93
55.
Northern Illinois
.539
10
3
.375
115
 
103.
Duke
.339
3
9
.487
67
56.
Southern Miss
.538
8
4
.437
92
 
104.
UNLV
.333
2
11
.547
35
57.
Clemson
.534
6
6
.534
41
 
105.
Mid. Tenn. St.
.308
6
6
.308
120
58.
Arizona State
.531
6
6
.531
44
 
106.
Arkansas State
.294
4
8
.385
110
59.
Texas
.528
5
7
.577
10
 
107.
New Mexico State
.293
2
10
.491
65
60.
Boston College
.522
7
5
.472
74
 
108.
Florida Atlantic
.286
4
8
.375
113
61.
Miami, Ohio
.515
9
4
.399
105
 
109.
Central Michigan
.284
3
9
.424
97
62.
BYU
.510
6
6
.510
56
 
110.
San Jose State
.268
1
12
.528
45
63.
California
.508
5
7
.558
27
 
111.
Ball State
.265
4
8
.351
119
64.
Toledo
.502
8
4
.402
102
 
112.
New Mexico
.256
1
11
.509
57
65.
South Florida
.501
7
5
.451
86
 
113.
LA Lafayette
.253
3
9
.386
109
66.
Kentucky
.500
6
6
.500
60
 
114.
Bowling Green
.242
2
10
.426
96
67.
SMU
.498
7
6
.475
72
 
115.
Eastern Michigan
.237
2
10
.421
98
68.
East Carolina
.495
6
6
.495
62
 
116.
North Texas
.232
3
9
.359
117
69.
Syracuse
.484
7
5
.434
94
 
117.
Memphis
.231
1
11
.474
73
70.
Temple
.478
8
4
.379
112
 
118.
Buffalo
.222
2
10
.400
104
71.
Georgia Tech
.472
6
6
.472
76
 
119.
Western Kentucky
.211
2
10
.384
111
72.
UCLA
.467
4
8
.568
20
 
120.
Akron
.182
1
11
.400
103
73.
Ohio
.460
8
4
.363
116
     

 
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.  Margin 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, 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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