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

Ohio State Is #1, LSU #2

  • Undefeated Ohio State, LSU, and Clemson claim the top 3 spots
  • There is a large gap (.037) after #2 LSU and another (.022) after #4 Oklahoma
  • (12-1) Memphis, 4-0 versus teams currently ranked between #11 and #25, cracks the top-5 heading into the bowls
  • In all, 7 Group of Five teams are ranked in the top-25, including two service academy teams: #19 Navy and #24 Air Force
  • The 5 toughest schedules have all been played by Big Ten teams: Wisconsin (.606), Michigan (.605), Rutgers (.602), Michigan State (.598), and Ohio State (.594)
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Rating
 W 
 L 
Sched.
Strength
Sched. 
Rank
vs. Current
Top-10
vs. Current
#11-25
Other 
Losses
1.
Ohio State
.854
13
0
.594
5
3-0
2-0
0
2.
LSU
.837
13
0
.561
27
1-0
3-0
0
3.
Clemson
.800
13
0
.501
74
0-0
0-0
0
4.
Oklahoma
.795
12
1
.558
29
2-0
0-0
1
5.
Memphis
.773
12
1
.526
58
0-0
4-0
1
6.
Penn State
.767
10
2
.585
12
0-1
2-1
0
7.
Georgia
.760
11
2
.566
21
1-1
2-0
1
8.
Notre Dame
.751
10
2
.564
24
0-1
2-1
0
9.
Wisconsin
.751
10
3
.606
1
0-2
3-0
1
10.
Baylor
.744
11
2
.546
35
0-2
0-0
0

Rank Team 
Rating
 W 
 L 
Sched. 
Strength
Sched. 
Rank
Conference
Rankings
Rating
W*
 L*
Sched.
Strength*
11.
Boise State
.743
12
1
.486
82
  Big Ten
.614
34
8
.422
12.
Michigan
.740
9
3
.605
2
  Southeastern
.582
42
14
.428
13.
Oregon
.735
11
2
.533
47
  Big 12
.576
24
6
.390
14.
Minnesota
.723
10
2
.527
55
  Pac-12
.572
24
12
.471
15.
Florida
.723
10
2
.527
56
  American Athletic
.562
33
14
.439
16.
Utah
.719
11
2
.514
61
  Atlantic Coast
.532
35
19
.442
17.
Iowa
.719
9
3
.579
14
  Mountain West
.500
31
18
.420
18.
Cincinnati
.715
10
3
.562
26
  Sun Belt
.469
22
18
.439
19.
Navy
.714
9
2
.528
52
  Conference USA
.402
24
32
.444
20.
Auburn
.713
9
3
.572
16
  Mid-American
.400
18
30
.474
21.
SMU
.710
10
2
.512
63
  *non-conference play
22.
Appalachian St.
.703
12
1
.436
103
 
23.
Alabama
.702
10
2
.502
73
 
24.
Air Force
.682
10
2
.479
84
 
25.
USC
.664
8
4
.568
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.
Oklahoma State
.651
8
4
.555
33
 
79.
UAB
.469
9
4
.356
130
27.
UCF
.640
9
3
.489
81
 
80.
Stanford
.468
4
8
.569
18
28.
Kansas State
.640
8
4
.542
39
 
81.
Southern Miss
.467
7
5
.418
112
29.
Texas
.639
7
5
.591
8
 
82.
South Florida
.464
4
8
.565
23
30.
Virginia
.627
9
4
.513
62
 
83.
Charlotte
.461
7
5
.411
116
31.
Indiana
.623
8
4
.524
59
 
84.
Houston
.459
4
8
.560
28
32.
Iowa State
.617
7
5
.569
17
 
85.
Syracuse
.458
5
7
.508
67
33.
Wake Forest
.607
8
4
.507
68
 
86.
Buffalo
.456
7
5
.407
117
34.
Louisiana 
.607
10
3
.441
100
 
87.
Central Michigan
.451
8
5
.383
126
35.
Florida Atlantic
.606
10
3
.441
101
 
88.
Western Michigan
.447
7
5
.398
120
36.
Temple
.605
8
4
.505
71
 
89.
LA Monroe
.442
5
7
.491
79
37.
Michigan State
.598
6
6
.598
4
 
90.
Arizona
.439
4
8
.540
40
38.
San Diego State
.595
9
3
.442
99
 
91.
Maryland
.439
3
9
.593
7
39.
Louisville
.594
7
5
.545
36
 
92.
Texas Tech
.438
4
8
.539
41
40.
Texas A&M
.593
7
5
.544
37
 
93.
Mississippi
.435
4
8
.536
43
41.
Washington
.587
7
5
.538
42
 
94.
Liberty
.430
7
5
.382
128
42.
Tennessee
.582
7
5
.532
49
 
95.
Kent State
.424
6
6
.424
107
43.
Utah State
.577
7
5
.528
53
 
96.
Northwestern
.424
3
9
.577
15
44.
Arizona State
.577
7
5
.528
54
 
97.
San Jose State
.420
5
7
.469
92
45.
Hawaii
.577
9
5
.491
80
 
98.
Kansas
.412
3
9
.565
22
46.
Virginia Tech
.573
8
4
.472
89
 
99.
N.C. State
.401
4
8
.501
75
47.
California
.566
7
5
.517
60
 
100.
Ohio
.400
6
6
.400
119
48.
Pittsburgh
.562
7
5
.512
64
 
101.
Toledo
.397
6
6
.397
121
49.
BYU
.562
7
5
.512
65
 
102.
Fresno State
.397
4
8
.497
76
50.
Mississippi State
.558
6
6
.558
30
 
103.
Fla. International
.396
6
6
.396
122
51.
Florida State
.555
6
6
.555
32
 
104.
Georgia Tech
.395
3
9
.548
34
52.
Kentucky
.546
7
5
.496
77
 
105.
Rutgers
.393
2
10
.602
3
53.
Marshall
.545
8
4
.444
98
 
106.
Army
.383
5
7
.431
105
54.
Tulane
.534
6
6
.534
44
 
107.
Eastern Michigan
.383
6
6
.383
127
55.
Boston College
.534
6
6
.534
46
 
108.
Vanderbilt
.379
3
9
.531
50
56.
North Carolina
.533
6
6
.533
48
 
109.
East Carolina
.376
4
8
.475
86
57.
TCU
.532
5
7
.581
13
 
110.
Coastal Carolina
.374
5
7
.422
109
58.
Illinois
.529
6
6
.529
51
 
111.
UNLV
.373
4
8
.472
90
59.
Georgia Southern
.525
7
5
.475
85
 
112.
Colorado State
.373
4
8
.472
91
60.
Wyoming
.525
7
5
.475
87
 
113.
Ball State
.373
5
7
.421
110
61.
Nebraska
.518
5
7
.568
20
 
114.
Troy
.372
5
7
.420
111
62.
Western Kentucky
.514
8
4
.414
113
 
115.
Mid. Tenn. St.
.359
4
8
.457
94
63.
Colorado
.513
5
7
.563
25
 
116.
Northern Illinois
.354
5
7
.401
118
64.
Miami, Fla.
.511
6
6
.511
66
 
117.
Arkansas
.330
2
10
.534
45
65.
Miami, Ohio
.508
8
5
.439
102
 
118.
Texas State
.327
3
9
.475
88
66.
Louisiana Tech
.507
9
3
.357
129
 
119.
North Texas
.319
4
8
.413
114
67.
West Virginia
.507
5
7
.557
31
 
120.
UTSA
.318
4
8
.412
115
68.
Washington State
.507
6
6
.507
69
 
121.
Rice
.312
3
9
.457
93
69.
Nevada
.504
7
5
.454
95
 
122.
Connecticut
.305
2
10
.506
70
70.
Arkansas State
.500
7
5
.450
96
 
123.
New Mexico
.303
2
10
.504
72
71.
Missouri
.495
6
6
.495
78
 
124.
Bowling Green
.291
3
9
.432
104
72.
Oregon State
.493
5
7
.544
38
 
125.
South Alabama
.288
2
10
.485
83
73.
Tulsa
.493
4
8
.593
6
 
126.
New Mexico State
.245
2
10
.431
106
74.
South Carolina
.486
4
8
.587
9
 
127.
Old Dominion
.213
1
11
.448
97
75.
UCLA
.485
4
8
.586
10
 
128.
Massachusetts
.174
1
11
.388
124
76.
Purdue
.485
4
8
.586
11
 
129.
UTEP
.173
1
11
.385
125
77.
Duke
.476
5
7
.526
57
 
130.
Akron
.138
0
12
.390
123
78.
Georgia State
.473
7
5
.423
108
 
 

 
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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