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Rating
 W 
 L 
Sched.
Strength
Sched. 
Rank
vs. Current
Top-10
vs. Current
#11-25
Other 
Losses
1.
Georgia
.813
13
1
.582
13
2-0
3-1
0
2.
UCF
.808
13
0
.513
61
0-0
3-0
0
3.
Wisconsin
.796
13
1
.556
32
0-1
4-0
0
4.
Ohio State
.795
12
2
.608
6
3-1
2-1
0
5.
Alabama
.795
12
1
.558
28
1-0
2-1
0
6.
Penn State
.785
11
2
.601
8
0-2
4-0
0
7.
Clemson
.773
12
2
.577
17
0-1
4-0
1
8.
Oklahoma
.761
12
2
.561
24
1-1
3-0
1
9.
Notre Dame
.753
10
3
.609
4
1-1
3-1
1
10.
Michigan St.
.748
10
3
.603
7
1-2
2-1
0

Rank Team 
Rating
 W 
 L 
Sched. 
Strength
Sched. 
Rank
Conference
Rankings
Rating
W*
 L*
Sched.
Strength*
11. Northwestern
.724
10
3
.572
18
  Big Ten
.659
39
11
.489
12. USC
.719
11
3
.556
30
  Southeastern
.615
49
15
.452
13. Miami, Fla.
.715
10
3
.562
23
  Atlantic Coast
.593
43
21
.490
14. Auburn
.708
10
4
.588
10
  Big 12
.555
25
13
.459
15. TCU
.697
11
3
.530
50
  Pac-12
.554
29
16
.467
16. Iowa
.695
8
5
.632
2
  American Athletic
.508
29
22
.467
17. Washington
.673
10
3
.513
60
  Mountain West
.426
24
31
.464
18. Michigan
.672
8
5
.608
5
  Mid-American
.413
22
31
.464
19. Oklahoma State
.670
10
3
.510
64
  Conference USA
.403
28
36
.440
20. South Carolina
.670
9
4
.559
26
  Sun Belt
.343
17
34
.439
21. N.C. State
.667
9
4
.556
31
  *non-conference play
22. LSU
.661
9
4
.549
34
 
23. Memphis
.658
10
3
.496
71
 
24. Mississippi State
.657
9
4
.545
38
 
25. Boise State
.657
11
3
.483
75
 
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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.
Stanford
.649
9
5
.566
21
 
79.
Southern Miss
.467
8
5
.399
117
27.
South Florida
.638
10
2
.431
98
 
80.
Akron
.462
7
7
.462
84
28.
Florida Atlantic
.637
11
3
.462
85
 
81.
Louisiana Tech
.458
7
6
.436
96
29.
Virginia Tech
.634
9
4
.519
56
 
82.
Arkansas
.457
4
8
.558
27
30.
Washington State
.630
9
4
.516
58
 
83.
Tulane
.456
5
7
.506
67
31.
Wake Forest
.624
8
5
.556
29
 
84.
California
.455
5
7
.505
68
32.
Army
.621
10
3
.456
89
 
85.
Tennessee
.452
4
8
.553
33
33.
Troy
.611
11
2
.394
119
 
86.
Western Michigan
.441
6
6
.441
93
34.
Boston College
.609
7
6
.587
11
 
87.
Mid. Tenn. St.
.440
7
6
.417
105
35.
Louisville
.603
8
5
.535
46
 
88.
Colorado State
.432
7
6
.410
110
36.
Purdue
.603
7
6
.581
14
 
89.
Colorado
.430
5
7
.480
77
37.
Iowa State
.602
8
5
.534
47
 
90.
UAB
.430
8
5
.363
130
38.
San Diego State
.602
10
3
.436
95
 
91.
Air Force
.417
5
7
.466
82
39.
Toledo
.592
11
3
.416
108
 
92.
Buffalo
.416
6
6
.416
109
40.
Fresno State
.592
10
4
.462
86
 
93.
Arkansas State
.415
7
5
.368
127
41.
Florida State
.586
7
6
.564
22
 
94.
Georgia State
.415
7
5
.367
128
42.
Navy
.571
7
6
.548
35
 
95.
Utah State
.404
6
7
.427
100
43.
Kentucky
.571
7
6
.548
36
 
96.
New Mexico State
.400
7
6
.378
124
44.
Kansas State
.564
8
5
.495
72
 
97.
Cincinnati
.398
4
8
.498
69
45.
Texas
.564
7
6
.541
41
 
98.
UTSA
.396
6
5
.370
126
46.
Texas A&M
.563
7
6
.540
42
 
99.
North Carolina
.389
3
9
.542
40
47.
Arizona State
.563
7
6
.540
43
 
100.
Eastern Michigan
.388
5
7
.436
94
48.
Missouri
.549
7
6
.526
53
 
101.
Illinois
.374
2
10
.582
12
49.
North Texas
.547
9
5
.461
87
 
102.
Old Dominion
.371
5
7
.418
104
50.
Duke
.545
7
6
.522
55
 
103.
Western Kentucky
.370
6
7
.392
120
51.
Maryland
.543
4
8
.640
1
 
104.
Miami, Ohio
.361
5
7
.408
113
52.
Houston
.542
7
5
.492
74
 
105.
East Carolina
.360
3
9
.511
63
53.
West Virginia
.541
7
6
.518
57
 
106.
UNLV
.356
5
7
.403
116
54.
Oregon
.538
7
6
.515
59
 
107.
BYU
.356
4
9
.469
80
55.
Georgia Tech
.533
5
6
.560
25
 
108.
Connecticut
.356
3
9
.506
66
56.
Utah
.530
7
6
.507
65
 
109.
LA Monroe
.336
4
8
.432
97
57.
Minnesota
.528
5
7
.577
16
 
110.
Nevada
.326
3
9
.473
78
58.
UCLA
.524
6
7
.547
37
 
111.
Louisiana 
.321
5
7
.366
129
59.
Mississippi
.523
6
6
.523
54
 
112.
South Alabama
.316
4
8
.410
111
60.
Indiana
.522
5
7
.572
19
 
113.
Massachusetts
.314
4
8
.408
114
61.
SMU
.519
7
6
.496
70
 
114.
Tulsa
.310
2
10
.512
62
62.
Temple
.515
7
6
.492
73
 
115.
New Mexico
.305
3
9
.449
90
63.
Texas Tech
.512
6
7
.535
45
 
116.
Idaho
.299
4
8
.391
121
64.
Florida
.510
4
7
.592
9
 
117.
Kansas
.278
1
11
.536
44
65.
Nebraska
.510
4
8
.609
3
 
118.
Baylor
.276
1
11
.533
48
66.
Ohio
.506
9
4
.390
122
 
119.
Bowling Green
.272
2
10
.465
83
67.
Virginia
.504
6
7
.527
51
 
120.
Oregon State
.270
1
11
.526
52
68.
Arizona
.504
7
6
.481
76
 
121.
Hawaii
.267
3
9
.404
115
69.
Appalachian St.
.503
9
4
.388
123
 
122.
Kent State
.265
2
10
.457
88
70.
Northern Illinois
.497
8
5
.427
99
 
123.
San Jose State
.246
2
11
.442
91
71.
Vanderbilt
.493
5
7
.544
39
 
124.
Coastal Carolina
.244
3
9
.374
125
72.
Marshall
.492
8
5
.423
101
 
125.
Ball State
.234
2
10
.416
106
73.
Fla. International
.492
8
5
.423
102
 
126.
Georgia Southern
.234
2
10
.416
107
74.
Wyoming
.490
8
5
.421
103
 
127.
Rice
.229
1
11
.471
79
75.
Pittsburgh
.482
5
7
.532
49
 
128.
Texas State
.220
2
10
.397
118
76.
Rutgers
.477
4
8
.578
15
 
129.
Charlotte
.208
1
11
.441
92
77.
Central Michigan
.477
8
5
.408
112
 
130.
UTEP
.181
0
12
.469
81
78.
Syracuse
.468
4
8
.569
20
 
 

 
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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