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

Michigan Is #1 and Cincinnati Is #2

  • Heading into the bowl games, Michigan has accomplished the most of any team this season, having posted a 12-1 record versus the nation’s 12th-toughest schedule
  • Cincinnati has accomplished the 2nd-most, with an undefeated (13-0) record and a win at #5 Notre Dame
  • Alabama and Georgia round out the top-4—as both teams have achieved 12-1 records versus relatively difficult schedules, although (unlike the top 2) neither has posted a road win vs. the current top-25
  • Rose Bowl-bound (#25) Utah is the highest-ranked Pac-12 team
  • The Big Ten edges the SEC as the top conference going into the bowls
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Rating
 W 
 L 
Sched.
Strength
Sched. 
Rank
vs. Current
Top-10
vs. Current
#11-25
Other 
Losses
1.
Michigan
.811
12
1
.583
12
1-1
2-0
0
2.
Cincinnati
.805
13
0
.507
54
1-0
0-0
0
3.
Alabama
.796
12
1
.561
26
2-0
1-1
0
4.
Georgia
.789
12
1
.550
34
0-1
3-0
0
5.
Notre Dame
.770
11
1
.527
48
0-1
2-0
0
6.
Ohio State
.758
10
2
.573
14
1-1
1-0
1
7.
Baylor
.758
11
2
.564
20
1-1
2-0
1
8.
Oklahoma St.
.757
11
2
.563
23
1-1
1-0
1
9.
Michigan St.
.753
10
2
.566
18
1-1
0-1
0
10.
Mississippi
.744
10
2
.554
30
0-1
1-0
1

Rank Team 
Rating
 W 
 L 
Sched. 
Strength
Sched. 
Rank
Conference
Rankings
Rating
W*
 L*
Sched.
Strength*
11.
Oklahoma
.729
10
2
.536
44
  Big Ten
.615
33
9
.439
12.
Iowa
.727
10
3
.577
13
  Southeastern
.610
48
8
.385
13.
Wisconsin
.702
8
4
.611
3
  Big 12
.594
24
6
.407
14.
Louisiana 
.694
12
1
.425
111
  Atlantic Coast
.530
34
20
.452
15.
Pittsburgh
.693
11
2
.482
66
  American Athletic
.485
24
19
.450
16.
BYU
.684
10
2
.481
67
  Mountain West
.480
30
19
.413
17.
Purdue
.683
8
4
.589
9
  Pac-12
.464
16
20
.498
18.
Arkansas
.678
8
4
.584
11
  Sun Belt
.427
21
19
.413
19.
UTSA
.674
12
1
.403
122
  Mid-American
.422
21
27
.459
20.
Kentucky
.671
9
3
.524
49
  Conference USA
.395
24
32
.437
21.
Clemson
.668
9
3
.519
50
  *non-conference play
22.
San Diego State
.667
11
2
.452
90
 
23.
Wake Forest
.666
10
3
.505
56
 
24.
Texas A&M
.657
8
4
.560
28
 
25.
Utah
.656
10
3
.494
60
 
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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.
Minnesota
.648
8
4
.551
33
 
79.
Memphis
.462
6
6
.462
80
27.
Oregon
.648
10
3
.485
64
 
80.
Nebraska
.460
3
9
.612
2
28.
Penn State
.647
7
5
.600
6
 
81.
Eastern Michigan
.457
7
5
.408
119
29.
N.C. State
.645
9
3
.494
59
 
82.
Marshall
.452
7
5
.403
121
30.
Houston
.643
11
2
.426
110
 
83.
Wyoming
.444
6
6
.444
100
31.
Appalachian St.
.631
10
3
.466
78
 
84.
Toledo
.443
7
5
.395
124
32.
Mississippi State
.617
7
5
.568
17
 
85.
UTEP
.441
7
5
.392
125
33.
Utah State
.614
10
3
.448
96
 
86.
Ball State
.438
6
6
.438
105
34.
Iowa State
.612
7
5
.564
21
 
87.
Indiana
.433
2
10
.640
1
35.
Tennessee
.612
7
5
.563
22
 
88.
Miami, Ohio
.430
6
6
.430
107
36.
Air Force
.608
9
3
.455
87
 
89.
Hawaii
.426
6
7
.448
94
37.
Fresno State
.604
9
3
.451
92
 
90.
North Texas
.414
6
6
.414
117
38.
Kansas State
.604
7
5
.555
29
 
91.
Navy
.409
3
8
.547
35
39.
Auburn
.602
6
6
.602
5
 
92.
Troy
.409
5
7
.458
85
40.
Army
.599
8
3
.460
81
 
93.
Northwestern
.408
3
9
.561
25
41.
Maryland
.597
6
6
.597
7
 
94.
USC
.405
4
8
.505
55
42.
LSU
.595
6
6
.595
8
 
95.
Georgia Tech
.400
3
9
.553
31
43.
Boise State
.592
7
5
.543
37
 
96.
San Jose State
.399
5
7
.448
97
44.
Miami, Fla.
.591
7
5
.542
38
 
97.
California
.398
5
7
.447
98
45.
Coastal Carolina
.577
10
2
.369
130
 
98.
LA Monroe
.389
4
8
.488
61
46.
UCLA
.575
8
4
.474
74
 
99.
Colorado
.389
4
8
.488
62
47.
West Virginia
.571
6
6
.571
16
 
100.
Old Dominion
.382
6
6
.382
127
48.
South Carolina
.563
6
6
.563
24
 
101.
Mid. Tenn. St.
.380
6
6
.380
128
49.
Texas
.558
5
7
.607
4
 
102.
South Alabama
.378
5
7
.427
109
50.
Nevada
.556
8
4
.455
86
 
103.
Stanford
.375
3
9
.527
47
51.
Northern Illinois
.555
9
4
.438
104
 
104.
Kansas
.363
2
10
.571
15
52.
Missouri
.552
6
6
.552
32
 
105.
Washington
.361
4
8
.459
82
53.
SMU
.551
8
4
.450
93
 
106.
Rice
.361
4
8
.459
83
54.
Texas Tech
.547
6
6
.547
36
 
107.
Florida Atlantic
.356
5
7
.403
120
55.
UCF
.543
8
4
.442
101
 
108.
Texas State
.338
4
8
.434
106
56.
Arizona State
.542
8
4
.441
102
 
109.
Duke
.335
3
9
.484
65
57.
Florida
.541
6
6
.541
39
 
110.
New Mexico
.333
3
9
.481
68
58.
Louisville
.538
6
6
.538
40
 
111.
Vanderbilt
.332
2
10
.538
41
59.
Virginia
.537
6
6
.537
42
 
112.
Georgia Southern
.332
3
9
.480
69
60.
Illinois
.536
5
7
.585
10
 
113.
Charlotte
.332
5
7
.378
129
61.
Georgia State
.529
7
5
.479
71
 
114.
Tulane
.332
2
10
.537
43
62.
North Carolina
.528
6
6
.528
45
 
115.
Colorado State
.327
3
9
.474
73
63.
UAB
.525
8
4
.424
112
 
116.
Bowling Green
.320
4
8
.414
116
64.
Central Michigan
.524
8
4
.423
113
 
117.
Temple
.317
3
9
.463
79
65.
East Carolina
.522
7
5
.472
75
 
118.
UNLV
.314
2
10
.516
51
66.
Washington State
.520
7
5
.470
76
 
119.
South Florida
.313
2
10
.515
52
67.
Oregon State
.519
7
5
.469
77
 
120.
Buffalo
.309
4
8
.401
123
68.
Rutgers
.515
5
7
.564
19
 
121.
Louisiana Tech
.302
3
9
.446
99
69.
TCU
.511
5
7
.561
27
 
122.
New Mexico State
.283
2
10
.480
70
70.
Western Kentucky
.510
8
5
.440
103
 
123.
Southern Miss
.280
3
9
.419
115
71.
Liberty
.504
7
5
.454
88
 
124.
Ohio
.271
3
9
.408
118
72.
Western Michigan
.503
7
5
.453
89
 
125.
Arkansas State
.261
2
10
.452
91
73.
Virginia Tech
.496
6
6
.496
58
 
126.
Arizona
.251
1
11
.502
57
74.
Tulsa
.485
6
6
.485
63
 
127.
Akron
.237
2
10
.421
114
75.
Florida State
.478
5
7
.528
46
 
128.
Connecticut
.220
1
11
.459
84
76.
Boston College
.476
6
6
.476
72
 
129.
Massachusetts
.200
1
11
.428
108
77.
Kent State
.471
7
6
.448
95
 
130.
Fla. International
.177
1
11
.392
126
78.
Syracuse
.465
5
7
.515
53
 
 

 
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 eighth 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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