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

Michigan Finishes #1

  • The undefeated Wolverines’ .852 rating is tied with LSU’s rating in 2019-20 for the 2nd-highest season-ending rating in the history of the Anderson & Hester Rankings (just .001 behind Georgia’s in 2022-23)
  • Washington’s .839 rating is the highest of any national runner-up since the start of the BCS era in 1998, and higher than two-thirds of the national champions’ ratings over that span
  • The (14-1) Huskies became the first team in the 30-year history of the Anderson & Hester Rankings to play the nation’s toughest schedule and make it through with just 1 loss
  • With Michigan’s win over Washington, the Big Ten edges the Pac-12 as the top conference, with the SEC third
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Rating
 W 
 L 
Sched.
Strength
Sched. 
Rank
vs. Current
Top-10
vs. Current
#11-25
Other 
Losses
1.
Michigan
.852
15
0
.590
6
3-0
2-0
0
2.
Washington
.839
14
1
.621
1
3-1
3-0
0
3.
Georgia
.804
13
1
.568
18
3-1
1-0
0
4.
Florida State
.787
13
1
.542
43
0-1
2-0
0
5.
Alabama
.775
12
2
.579
10
2-2
2-0
0
6.
Texas
.775
12
2
.579
11
1-1
2-1
0
7.
Oregon
.774
12
2
.579
12
0-2
3-0
0
8.
Ohio State
.768
11
2
.578
13
0-2
2-0
0
9.
Mississippi
.755
11
2
.560
27
0-2
2-0
0
10.
Missouri
.752
11
2
.556
29
1-1
2-1
0

Rank Team 
Rating
 W 
 L 
Sched. 
Strength
Sched. 
Rank
Conference
Rankings
Rating
W*
 L*
Sched.
Strength*
11.
Penn State
.727
10
3
.576
14
  Big Ten
.622
39
13
.470
12.
LSU
.719
10
3
.566
23
  Pac-12
.620
34
11
.464
13.
Oklahoma
.708
10
3
.553
35
  Southeastern
.615
50
15
.450
14.
Liberty
.708
13
1
.437
109
  Big 12
.579
35
16
.466
15.
Arizona
.708
10
3
.553
36
  Atlantic Coast
.572
44
23
.477
16.
Iowa
.694
10
4
.573
16
  Sun Belt
.486
39
29
.442
17.
Notre Dame
.685
10
3
.526
61
  Mountain West
.471
28
28
.471
18.
James Madison
.680
11
2
.468
85
  Conference USA
.437
20
21
.445
19.
Kansas State
.670
9
4
.559
28
  American Athletic
.421
27
35
.460
20.
USC
.663
8
5
.599
3
  Mid-American
.387
22
32
.441
21.
Louisville
.663
10
4
.538
46
  *non-conference play
22.
Oklahoma State
.661
10
4
.535
51
 
23.
Tennessee
.655
9
4
.542
42
 
24.
Utah
.648
8
5
.582
9
 
25.
Troy
.647
11
3
.473
81
 
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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.
Clemson
.644
9
4
.530
56
 
81.
BYU
.481
5
7
.531
55
27.
Kansas
.642
9
4
.529
59
 
82.
Bowling Green
.479
7
6
.456
93
28.
Oregon State
.641
8
5
.575
15
 
83.
South Alabama
.479
7
6
.456
94
29.
N.C. State
.637
9
4
.523
63
 
84.
Syracuse
.469
6
7
.492
70
30.
West Virginia
.616
9
4
.501
69
 
85.
Marshall
.463
6
7
.486
75
31.
Northwestern
.615
8
5
.548
38
 
86.
Arizona State
.456
3
9
.609
2
32.
Tulane
.614
11
3
.438
108
 
87.
Army
.454
6
6
.454
98
33.
Memphis
.614
10
3
.448
100
 
88.
South Florida
.446
7
6
.424
119
34.
Duke
.608
8
5
.540
44
 
89.
Stanford
.444
3
9
.597
4
35.
Maryland
.605
8
5
.537
49
 
90.
Georgia Southern
.441
6
7
.463
89
36.
UCLA
.604
8
5
.536
50
 
91.
Arkansas State
.436
6
7
.459
90
37.
Wyoming
.598
9
4
.482
77
 
92.
Utah State
.434
6
7
.456
92
38.
Toledo
.597
11
3
.420
122
 
93.
Wake Forest
.429
4
8
.530
57
39.
Rutgers
.590
7
6
.568
19
 
94.
Arkansas
.427
4
8
.527
60
40.
SMU
.589
11
3
.412
125
 
95.
Houston
.424
4
8
.525
62
41.
North Carolina
.585
8
5
.516
64
 
96.
Virginia
.413
3
9
.567
22
42.
Iowa State
.578
7
6
.556
30
 
97.
Louisiana 
.410
6
7
.433
110
43.
Wisconsin
.576
7
6
.553
34
 
98.
Rice
.410
6
7
.432
112
44.
Miami, Ohio
.576
11
3
.399
129
 
99.
Indiana
.409
3
9
.563
25
45.
Texas Tech
.570
7
6
.547
39
 
100.
Northern Illinois
.400
7
6
.379
131
46.
Miami, Fla.
.561
7
6
.538
45
 
101.
Colorado State
.395
5
7
.444
103
47.
Air Force
.561
9
4
.444
102
 
102.
Hawaii
.388
5
8
.456
95
48.
Texas A&M
.561
7
6
.538
47
 
103.
Pittsburgh
.385
3
9
.537
48
49.
Appalachian St.
.559
9
5
.473
82
 
104.
Baylor
.377
3
9
.529
58
50.
Georgia Tech
.558
7
6
.535
52
 
105.
North Texas
.375
5
7
.423
120
51.
Coastal Carolina
.557
8
5
.488
74
 
106.
Navy
.375
5
7
.423
121
52.
Kentucky
.557
7
6
.534
53
 
107.
Mid. Tenn. St.
.372
4
8
.471
84
53.
Virginia Tech
.557
7
6
.534
54
 
108.
San Diego State
.369
4
8
.467
86
54.
UNLV
.551
9
5
.465
88
 
109.
Central Michigan
.364
5
7
.411
126
55.
California
.548
6
7
.571
17
 
110.
Cincinnati
.362
3
9
.513
66
56.
Minnesota
.545
6
7
.567
20
 
111.
New Mexico
.357
4
8
.454
96
57.
Boise State
.544
8
6
.501
68
 
112.
Western Michigan
.357
4
8
.454
97
58.
UTSA
.543
9
4
.426
117
 
113.
UAB
.353
4
8
.450
99
59.
Fresno State
.543
9
4
.426
118
 
114.
Eastern Michigan
.352
6
7
.374
132
60.
Jacksonville St.
.532
9
4
.416
124
 
115.
Vanderbilt
.347
2
10
.554
33
61.
Ohio
.532
10
3
.368
133
 
116.
Tulsa
.345
4
8
.442
104
62.
New Mexico St.
.529
10
5
.428
116
 
117.
Ball State
.343
4
8
.439
106
63.
Auburn
.527
6
7
.550
37
 
118.
Southern Miss
.341
3
9
.490
72
64.
Western Kentucky
.526
8
5
.457
91
 
119.
Massachusetts
.334
3
9
.482
76
65.
Washington State
.517
5
7
.567
21
 
120.
Florida Atlantic
.333
4
8
.428
115
66.
Illinois
.516
5
7
.565
24
 
121.
Connecticut
.329
3
9
.476
80
67.
San Jose State
.515
7
6
.492
71
 
122.
UTEP
.324
3
9
.471
83
68.
Boston College
.512
7
6
.489
73
 
123.
Fla. International
.317
4
8
.410
127
69.
Florida
.511
5
7
.561
26
 
124.
Louisiana Tech
.297
3
9
.439
105
70.
South Carolina
.505
5
7
.555
31
 
125.
Sam Houston St.
.296
3
9
.438
107
71.
Nebraska
.504
5
7
.554
32
 
126.
Temple
.291
3
9
.433
111
72.
Georgia State
.502
7
6
.478
79
 
127.
Charlotte
.289
3
9
.431
113
73.
Michigan State
.495
4
8
.595
5
 
128.
Buffalo
.287
3
9
.428
114
74.
TCU
.494
5
7
.544
40
 
129.
LA Monroe
.283
2
10
.480
78
75.
Mississippi State
.493
5
7
.543
41
 
130.
Nevada
.272
2
10
.466
87
76.
Old Dominion
.491
6
7
.514
65
 
131.
East Carolina
.256
2
10
.445
101
77.
Purdue
.489
4
8
.589
7
 
132.
Akron
.211
2
10
.384
130
78.
Texas State
.488
8
5
.419
123
 
133.
Kent State
.182
1
11
.400
128
79.
Colorado
.482
4
8
.583
8
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
80.
UCF
.482
6
7
.505
67
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 
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 ninth 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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