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

With the Playoffs Looming, Oregon Is #1

  • The top 5 conference champions are #1 Oregon, #2 Georgia, #8 Boise St., #9 Arizona St., and #17 Clemson
  • The top 7 at-large teams are #3 Notre Dame, #4 Indiana, #5 Ohio St., #6 Texas, #7 Penn St., #10 SMU, and #11 Alabama
  • Army, the winner of the American Athlelic championship, is #22
  • #10 SMU is closer to #2 Georgia (trailing by .051) than #2 Georgia is to #1 Oregon (trailing by .053)
  • While Oregon is far ahead of the field, the Ducks’ .842 rating is lower than Washington’s .856 rating heading into last season’s playoffs and bowls
  • #2 Georgia’s .789 rating would have resulted in the Bulldogs being ranked 7th at this point last season
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Rating
 W 
 L 
Sched.
Strength
Sched. 
Rank
vs. Current
Top-10
vs. Current
#11-25
Other 
Losses
1.
 Oregon
.842
13
0
.572
32
3-0
2-0
0
2.
 Georgia
.789
11
2
.607
7
2-0
2-2
0
3.
 Notre Dame
.777
11
1
.537
57
0-0
1-0
1
4.
 Indiana
.771
11
1
.529
59
0-1
1-0
0
5.
 Ohio State
.769
10
2
.588
20
2-1
0-1
0
6.
 Texas
.768
11
2
.578
24
0-2
1-0
0
7.
 Penn State
.765
11
2
.573
31
0-2
1-0
0
8.
 Boise State
.744
12
1
.487
74
0-1
0-0
0
9.
 Arizona State
.739
11
2
.539
53
0-0
2-0
2
10.
 SMU
.738
11
2
.538
55
0-0
0-2
0

Rank Team 
Rating
 W 
 L 
Sched. 
Strength
Sched. 
Rank
 Conference
Rankings
Rating
W*
 L*
Sched.
Strength*
11.
 Alabama
.730
9
3
.592
17
   Southeastern
.634
55
9
.408
12.
 South Carolina
.722
9
3
.582
22
   Big Ten
.611
43
11
.427
13.
 BYU
.720
10
2
.525
60
   Atlantic Coast
.585
47
21
.469
14.
 Miami, Fla.
.716
10
2
.519
63
   Big 12
.578
33
11
.424
15.
 Tennessee
.709
10
2
.511
66
   Sun Belt
.461
28
27
.455
16.
 Iowa State
.709
10
3
.555
44
   Mountain West
.433
28
33
.457
17.
 Clemson
.705
10
3
.550
46
   American Athletic
.427
27
27
.427
18.
 Illinois
.703
9
3
.560
39
   Mid-American
.423
20
28
.473
19.
 Michigan
.695
7
5
.651
1
   Conference USA
.341
13
26
.437
20.
 LSU
.694
8
4
.602
11
   *non-conference play        
21.
 Mississippi
.692
9
3
.548
48
    
22.
 Army
.684
11
1
.419
111
  
23.
 Missouri
.684
9
3
.538
54
  
24.
 Syracuse
.683
9
3
.537
56
  
25.
 Colorado
.672
9
3
.525
61
  
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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.
 Louisville
.669
8
4
.574
30
  
81.
 Buffalo
.480
8
4
.381
131
27.
 Texas A&M
.663
8
4
.568
35
  
82.
 San Jose State
.480
7
5
.430
105
28.
 Duke
.659
9
3
.510
67
  
83.
 Liberty
.480
8
3
.345
134
29.
 Kansas State
.657
8
4
.560
38
  
84.
 UCF
.474
4
8
.575
28
30.
 Iowa
.656
8
4
.560
40
  
85.
 East Carolina
.463
7
5
.414
117
31.
 Texas Tech
.644
8
4
.547
49
  
86.
 Bowling Green
.458
7
5
.409
119
32.
 Florida
.644
7
5
.597
14
  
87.
 Old Dominion
.458
5
7
.508
68
33.
 Baylor
.643
8
4
.545
51
  
88.
 Northern Illinois
.456
7
5
.407
122
34.
 UNLV
.632
10
3
.467
81
  
89.
 South Florida
.455
6
6
.455
89
35.
 Memphis
.629
10
2
.420
109
  
90.
 South Alabama
.455
6
6
.455
90
36.
 USC
.627
6
6
.627
4
  
91.
 Appalachian St.
.454
5
6
.481
78
37.
 Georgia Tech
.624
7
5
.576
25
  
92.
 Arizona
.453
4
8
.554
45
38.
 Marshall
.624
10
3
.459
86
  
93.
 Coastal Carolina
.452
6
6
.452
93
39.
 Minnesota
.623
7
5
.574
29
  
94.
 North Texas
.451
6
6
.451
94
40.
 TCU
.615
8
4
.516
64
  
95.
 Fresno State
.449
6
6
.449
96
41.
 Oklahoma
.608
6
6
.608
6
  
96.
 Wake Forest
.445
4
8
.546
50
42.
 Tulane
.607
9
4
.491
73
  
97.
 Toledo
.439
7
5
.391
127
43.
 Boston College
.606
7
5
.557
42
  
98.
 UTSA
.436
6
6
.436
101
44.
 Rutgers
.605
7
5
.556
43
  
99.
 Oregon State
.433
5
7
.483
75
45.
 Washington
.601
6
6
.601
12
  
100.
 Charlotte
.429
5
7
.479
79
46.
 Virginia Tech
.598
6
6
.598
13
  
101.
 Stanford
.425
3
9
.579
23
47.
 Navy
.596
8
3
.457
87
  
102.
 Oklahoma State
.414
3
9
.567
36
48.
 UCLA
.594
5
7
.642
2
  
103.
 LA Monroe
.414
5
7
.463
83
49.
 Louisiana 
.585
10
3
.419
112
  
104.
 Western Michigan
.409
6
6
.409
120
50.
 Pittsburgh
.582
7
5
.532
58
  
105.
 Florida State
.398
2
10
.607
8
51.
 Nebraska
.576
6
6
.576
26
  
106.
 Rice
.395
4
8
.495
71
52.
 Vanderbilt
.575
6
6
.575
27
  
107.
 Mississippi State
.394
2
10
.602
10
53.
 Georgia Southern
.565
8
4
.464
82
  
108.
 Air Force
.390
5
7
.438
98
54.
 West Virginia
.563
6
6
.563
37
  
109.
 Hawaii
.382
5
7
.431
103
55.
 Kansas
.562
5
7
.611
5
  
110.
 Purdue
.359
1
11
.627
3
56.
 Ohio
.559
10
3
.393
125
  
111.
 Akron
.359
4
8
.457
88
57.
 Arkansas
.549
6
6
.549
47
  
112.
 Troy
.356
4
8
.454
91
58.
 Michigan State
.547
5
7
.596
15
  
113.
 Utah State
.353
4
8
.450
95
59.
 Sam Houston St.
.537
9
3
.384
130
  
114.
 New Mexico
.345
5
7
.391
126
60.
 Washington State
.537
8
4
.436
100
  
115.
 Eastern Michigan
.344
5
7
.391
128
61.
 Wisconsin
.535
5
7
.584
21
  
116.
 Georgia State
.342
3
9
.491
72
62.
 N.C. State
.522
6
6
.522
62
  
117.
 Nevada
.334
3
10
.496
70
63.
 Cincinnati
.521
5
7
.571
33
  
118.
 Temple
.334
3
9
.482
76
64.
 Connecticut
.521
8
4
.420
108
  
119.
 UAB
.333
3
9
.481
77
65.
 Colorado State
.521
8
4
.420
110
  
120.
 Wyoming
.327
3
9
.475
80
66.
 Virginia
.520
5
7
.570
34
  
121.
 Louisiana Tech
.326
5
7
.371
133
67.
 North Carolina
.515
6
6
.515
65
  
122.
 Central Michigan
.305
4
8
.397
124
68.
 James Madison
.514
8
4
.414
116
  
123.
 Ball State
.290
3
9
.431
102
69.
 Auburn
.509
5
7
.559
41
  
124.
 Florida Atlantic
.289
3
9
.431
104
70.
 Maryland
.504
4
8
.604
9
  
125.
 San Diego State
.284
3
9
.424
106
71.
 Jacksonville St.
.504
9
4
.388
129
  
126.
 Fla. International
.284
4
8
.373
132
72.
 California
.502
6
6
.502
69
  
127.
 Mid. Tenn. St.
.280
3
9
.419
113
73.
 Utah
.495
5
7
.545
52
  
128.
 Tulsa
.276
3
9
.414
114
74.
 Kentucky
.495
4
8
.595
16
  
129.
 UTEP
.273
3
9
.411
118
75.
 Northwestern
.492
4
8
.592
18
  
130.
 New Mexico St.
.267
3
9
.404
123
76.
 Miami, Ohio
.490
8
5
.421
107
  
131.
 Massachusetts
.262
2
10
.453
92
77.
 Texas State
.489
7
5
.439
97
  
132.
 Kennesaw St.
.228
2
10
.408
121
78.
 Houston
.488
4
8
.589
19
  
133.
 Southern Miss
.223
1
11
.463
84
79.
 Arkansas State
.487
7
5
.437
99
  
134.
 Kent State
.176
0
12
.461
85
80.
 Western Kentucky
.483
8
5
.414
115
  
 
  
 
 
 
 
 
 
  
 
 
 
 
 
  
 
  
 
 
 
 
 

 
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 tenth 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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