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  • Alabama posts the highest final pre-bowl rating (.836) in the last 4 years (since Texas and USC in 2005)
  • Five teams finish the regular season with ratings over .800
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Rating
 W 
 L 
Sched.
Strength
Sched. 
Rank
vs. Current
Top-10
vs. Current
#11-25
Other 
Losses
1.
Alabama
.836
13
0
.561
22
1-0
2-0
0
2.
Cincinnati
.817
12
0
.527
46
0-0
3-0
0
3.
Texas
.814
13
0
.522
47
0-0
1-0
0
4.
Florida
.804
12
1
.572
14
0-1
2-0
0
5.
TCU
.801
12
0
.502
60
0-0
2-0
0
6.
Boise State
.769
13
0
.454
87
1-0
0-0
0
7.
Oregon
.764
10
2
.581
8
0-1
4-1
0
8.
Iowa
.738
10
2
.547
33
0-1
3-0
1
9.
Georgia Tech
.731
11
2
.529
44
0-0
1-2
0
10.
Ohio State
.727
10
2
.533
41
1-0
2-1
1
Rank Team 
Rating
 W 
 L 
Sched. 
Strength
Sched. 
Rank
Conference
Rankings
Rating
W*
 L*
Sched.
Strength*
11. LSU
.721
9
3
.582
6
  Southeastern
.631
42
6
.393
12. Penn State
.700
10
2
.500
64
  Pac-10
.622
21
9
.502
13. Virginia Tech
.698
9
3
.554
29
  Big East
.601
32
8
.415
14. West Virginia
.686
9
3
.540
36
  Big 12
.551
35
13
.411
15. BYU
.685
10
2
.482
74
  Big Ten
.549
32
12
.411
16. Miami, Fla.
.682
9
3
.536
38
  Atlantic Coast
.544
30
18
.469
17. Oklahoma State
.680
9
3
.533
40
  Mountain West
.491
21
15
.441
18. Pittsburgh
.677
9
3
.530
43
  WAC
.463
19
20
.471
19. USC
.676
8
4
.582
7
  Conference USA
.434
19
29
.496
20. Arizona
.670
8
4
.575
13
  Mid-American
.363
16
36
.477
21. Wisconsin
.666
9
3
.518
51
  Sun Belt
.359
8
28
.529
22. Oregon State
.665
8
4
.569
17
  *non-conference play
23. Stanford
.657
8
4
.561
21
 
24. Georgia
.651
7
5
.605
3
 
25. Utah
.642
9
3
.491
69
 
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.
Nebraska
.641
9
4
.527
45
 
74.
Kansas
.463
5
7
.513
52
27.
California
.639
8
4
.541
35
 
75.
Southern Miss
.462
7
5
.413
104
28.
Arkansas
.638
7
5
.590
5
 
76.
Baylor
.456
4
8
.557
26
29.
Auburn
.627
7
5
.579
11
 
77.
Michigan
.454
5
7
.504
59
30.
South Carolina
.626
7
5
.578
12
 
78.
Louisville
.452
4
8
.553
31
31.
Mississippi
.621
8
4
.522
48
 
79.
N.C. State
.451
5
7
.501
62
32.
Missouri
.618
8
4
.519
50
 
80.
UNLV
.449
5
7
.499
65
33.
Tennessee
.617
7
5
.569
18
 
81.
Marshall
.442
6
6
.442
93
34.
Clemson
.610
8
5
.542
34
 
82.
Hawaii
.434
6
7
.457
84
35.
Texas Tech
.608
8
4
.508
56
 
83.
Northern Illinois
.427
7
5
.379
116
36.
North Carolina
.608
8
4
.508
57
 
84.
Duke
.417
5
7
.467
82
37.
Central Michigan
.605
11
2
.387
114
 
85.
Illinois
.411
3
9
.564
20
38.
Oklahoma
.605
7
5
.556
27
 
86.
LA Monroe
.405
6
6
.405
110
39.
Connecticut
.604
7
5
.555
28
 
87.
Colorado
.405
3
9
.558
24
40.
Kentucky
.603
7
5
.554
30
 
88.
Indiana
.405
4
8
.505
58
41.
Houston
.596
10
3
.430
96
 
89.
LA Lafayette
.404
6
6
.404
111
42.
Boston College
.587
8
4
.486
72
 
90.
UAB
.395
5
7
.444
92
43.
Northwestern
.580
8
4
.480
76
 
91.
Louisiana Tech
.391
4
8
.490
70
44.
UCLA
.580
6
6
.580
9
 
92.
Utah State
.386
4
8
.486
73
45.
Fresno State
.577
8
4
.477
78
 
93.
Virginia
.386
3
9
.539
37
46.
Rutgers
.577
8
4
.476
79
 
94.
San Diego State
.381
4
8
.480
75
47.
East Carolina
.572
9
4
.455
85
 
95.
Vanderbilt
.371
2
10
.579
10
48.
Minnesota
.569
6
6
.569
16
 
96.
Tulsa
.371
5
7
.419
100
49.
Nevada
.568
8
4
.467
81
 
97.
Florida Atlantic
.367
5
7
.415
102
50.
Mississippi State
.567
5
7
.615
1
 
98.
Buffalo
.364
5
7
.412
105
51.
Troy
.565
9
3
.412
106
 
99.
Toledo
.362
5
7
.410
108
52.
South Florida
.562
7
5
.513
53
 
100.
Army
.348
5
6
.373
118
53.
Florida State
.559
6
6
.559
23
 
101.
Colorado State
.343
3
9
.493
67
54.
Notre Dame
.557
6
6
.557
25
 
102.
Kent State
.337
5
7
.383
115
55.
Washington
.557
5
7
.605
2
 
103.
Washington State
.331
1
11
.597
4
56.
Navy
.555
8
4
.454
88
 
104.
UTEP
.322
4
8
.416
101
57.
Central Florida
.542
8
4
.441
94
 
105.
Arkansas State
.317
4
8
.411
107
58.
Michigan State
.533
6
6
.533
39
 
106.
Western Michigan
.313
5
7
.358
119
59.
Texas A&M
.531
6
6
.531
42
 
107.
Fla. International
.310
3
9
.455
86
60.
Air Force
.527
7
5
.477
77
 
108.
Maryland
.309
2
10
.511
54
61.
Mid. Tenn. St.
.525
9
3
.373
117
 
109.
San Jose State
.301
2
10
.501
61
62.
Ohio
.507
9
4
.391
113
 
110.
Tulane
.301
3
9
.444
91
63.
Temple
.505
9
3
.354
120
 
111.
New Mexico State
.291
3
10
.445
90
64.
Iowa State
.501
6
6
.501
63
 
112.
Akron
.287
3
9
.428
97
65.
Idaho
.498
7
5
.448
89
 
113.
Rice
.280
2
10
.476
80
66.
Purdue
.497
5
7
.548
32
 
114.
Memphis
.269
2
10
.462
83
67.
Wyoming
.491
6
6
.491
68
 
115.
New Mexico
.257
1
11
.509
55
68.
Kansas State
.490
6
6
.490
71
 
116.
Miami, Ohio
.246
1
11
.494
66
69.
Bowling Green
.482
7
5
.433
95
 
117.
North Texas
.226
2
10
.406
109
70.
Arizona State
.469
4
8
.570
15
 
118.
Ball State
.217
2
10
.393
112
71.
SMU
.469
7
5
.419
99
 
119.
Eastern Michigan
.154
0
12
.421
98
72.
Wake Forest
.469
5
7
.519
49
 
120.
Western Kentucky
.150
0
12
.414
103
73.
Syracuse
.466
4
8
.566
19
     

 
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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