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

Post-New Year’s, LSU Reclaims the Top Spot

  • LSU, which is 5-0 versus the current top-20, is #1 by a wide margin
  • Ohio State (5-1 vs. the current top-20) and undefeated Clemson (whose sole win against the current top-25 is over the Buckeyes) are essentially tied based on season-long performance
  • Penn State and Georgia—both of which played top-10 schedules and lost just twice—round out the top-5
  • The SEC (7-2 in bowl games so far) has risen the most (.030) and the Big 12 (1-5 in bowl games) has fallen the most (.015) during the bowl games to date
  • The Big Ten has 6 teams in the top-25; the SEC and American Athletic Conference have 5 apiece; the Pac-12, Big 12, and Mountain West have 2 apiece; and the ACC and Sun Belt each have 1
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Final 2018-19 Rankings
Final ’18 Pre-Bowl Rankings

Rating
 W 
 L 
Sched.
Strength
Sched. 
Rank
vs. Current
Top-10
vs. Current
#11-25
Other 
Losses
1.
LSU
.842
14
0
.571
12
3-0
2-0
0
2.
Ohio State
.817
13
1
.589
6
1-1
4-0
0
3.
Clemson
.817
14
0
.526
46
1-0
0-0
0
4.
Penn State
.779
11
2
.593
4
1-1
2-1
0
5.
Georgia
.774
12
2
.578
9
2-1
2-0
1
6.
Notre Dame
.753
11
2
.557
21
0-1
1-1
0
7.
Oklahoma
.747
12
2
.542
32
0-1
2-0
1
8.
Oregon
.747
12
2
.541
35
0-0
2-1
1
9.
Florida
.743
11
2
.544
29
0-2
1-0
0
10.
Memphis
.741
12
2
.533
43
0-1
4-0
1

Rank Team 
Rating
 W 
 L 
Sched. 
Strength
Sched. 
Rank
Conference
Rankings
Rating
W*
 L*
Sched.
Strength*
11.
Alabama
.725
11
2
.522
53
  Big Ten
.614
38
13
.464
12.
Minnesota
.724
11
2
.520
56
  Southeastern
.612
49
16
.456
13.
Navy
.717
11
2
.511
65
  Pac-12
.584
28
15
.493
14.
Wisconsin
.716
10
4
.598
2
  American Athletic
.561
37
17
.448
15.
Iowa
.713
10
3
.560
19
  Big 12
.561
25
11
.442
16.
Appalachian St.
.710
13
1
.440
103
  Atlantic Coast
.531
39
25
.465
17.
Cincinnati
.709
11
3
.544
31
  Mountain West
.508
35
20
.426
18.
Boise State
.709
12
2
.493
77
  Sun Belt
.465
24
20
.438
19.
Michigan
.700
9
4
.593
3
  Conference USA
.409
27
36
.451
20.
Auburn
.698
9
4
.591
5
  Mid-American
.401
20
33
.473
21.
Utah
.691
11
3
.522
52
  *non-conference play
22.
Air Force
.691
11
2
.480
84
 
23.
Baylor
.690
11
3
.521
54
 
24.
SMU
.670
10
3
.509
66
 
25.
UCF
.646
10
3
.483
83
 
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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.
USC
.644
8
5
.577
11
 
79.
Stanford
.465
4
8
.566
16
27.
Texas
.632
8
5
.565
17
 
80.
Duke
.464
5
7
.514
62
28.
Florida Atlantic
.632
11
3
.456
94
 
81.
Purdue
.461
4
8
.562
18
29.
Texas A&M
.620
8
5
.552
23
 
82.
Georgia State
.460
7
6
.437
105
30.
Washington
.614
8
5
.546
27
 
83.
Kent State
.459
7
6
.436
106
31.
Louisiana 
.612
10
3
.446
99
 
84.
Liberty
.456
8
5
.389
127
32.
Tennessee
.610
8
5
.542
34
 
85.
South Florida
.447
4
8
.548
25
33.
San Diego State
.606
10
3
.440
102
 
86.
Houston
.446
4
8
.547
26
34.
Virginia
.605
9
5
.520
58
 
87.
Syracuse
.444
5
7
.494
76
35.
Louisville
.602
8
5
.534
42
 
88.
Charlotte
.443
7
6
.421
113
36.
Hawaii
.595
10
5
.495
75
 
89.
Central Michigan
.439
8
6
.398
124
37.
Oklahoma State
.594
8
5
.526
47
 
90.
Mississippi
.438
4
8
.539
38
38.
Arizona State
.593
8
5
.525
48
 
91.
LA Monroe
.435
5
7
.485
82
39.
Michigan State
.593
7
6
.570
13
 
92.
Arizona
.434
4
8
.535
40
40.
Kansas State
.591
8
5
.522
51
 
93.
Western Michigan
.430
7
6
.408
118
41.
California
.582
8
5
.513
63
 
94.
San Jose State
.422
5
7
.472
89
42.
Indiana
.580
8
5
.511
64
 
95.
Maryland
.414
3
9
.568
14
43.
Kentucky
.576
8
5
.506
67
 
96.
Ohio
.405
6
6
.405
120
44.
Iowa State
.571
7
6
.549
24
 
97.
Toledo
.403
6
6
.403
121
45.
Wake Forest
.569
8
5
.500
72
 
98.
Northwestern
.402
3
9
.556
22
46.
Temple
.567
8
5
.497
74
 
99.
Texas Tech
.402
4
8
.502
71
47.
Pittsburgh
.560
8
5
.491
79
 
100.
Fresno State
.398
4
8
.497
73
48.
North Carolina
.546
7
6
.523
49
 
101.
N.C. State
.386
4
8
.486
80
49.
Mississippi State
.545
6
7
.568
15
 
102.
Vanderbilt
.386
3
9
.539
39
50.
Utah State
.542
7
6
.519
59
 
103.
Army
.384
5
8
.452
97
51.
Wyoming
.542
8
5
.472
88
 
104.
Fla. International
.383
6
7
.405
119
52.
BYU
.538
7
6
.515
60
 
105.
Georgia Tech
.382
3
9
.535
41
53.
Virginia Tech
.537
8
5
.468
91
 
106.
Eastern Michigan
.379
6
7
.401
122
54.
Western Kentucky
.534
9
4
.417
114
 
107.
Troy
.378
5
7
.426
109
55.
Louisiana Tech
.531
10
3
.367
130
 
108.
UNLV
.376
4
8
.475
87
56.
Marshall
.530
8
5
.460
93
 
109.
Kansas
.375
3
9
.527
45
57.
Tulane
.523
6
6
.523
50
 
110.
Coastal Carolina
.374
5
7
.422
111
58.
Florida State
.521
6
7
.544
30
 
111.
Ball State
.374
5
7
.422
112
59.
Arkansas State
.515
8
5
.445
101
 
112.
Colorado State
.373
4
8
.472
90
60.
Miami, Ohio
.509
8
5
.440
104
 
113.
Rutgers
.373
2
10
.581
7
61.
Colorado
.509
5
7
.559
20
 
114.
East Carolina
.366
4
8
.464
92
62.
Boston College
.506
6
7
.529
44
 
115.
Mid. Tenn. St.
.355
4
8
.452
98
63.
Nevada
.505
7
5
.454
95
 
116.
Northern Illinois
.351
5
7
.398
123
64.
Missouri
.503
6
6
.503
69
 
117.
Arkansas
.336
2
10
.542
33
65.
South Carolina
.502
4
8
.602
1
 
118.
Texas State
.332
3
9
.480
85
66.
Georgia Southern
.501
7
6
.478
86
 
119.
UTSA
.322
4
8
.417
115
67.
Washington State
.497
6
7
.520
55
 
120.
North Texas
.319
4
8
.413
117
68.
Nebraska
.494
5
7
.544
28
 
121.
Rice
.309
3
9
.453
96
69.
Illinois
.491
6
7
.514
61
 
122.
New Mexico
.304
2
10
.505
68
70.
TCU
.490
5
7
.540
36
 
123.
Bowling Green
.294
3
9
.436
108
71.
Oregon State
.490
5
7
.540
37
 
124.
Connecticut
.293
2
10
.492
78
72.
Buffalo
.482
8
5
.413
116
 
125.
South Alabama
.288
2
10
.485
81
73.
Tulsa
.481
4
8
.581
8
 
126.
New Mexico State
.249
2
10
.436
107
74.
Miami, Fla.
.479
6
7
.502
70
 
127.
Old Dominion
.211
1
11
.445
100
75.
UCLA
.477
4
8
.578
10
 
128.
UTEP
.173
1
11
.385
128
76.
Southern Miss
.476
7
5
.426
110
 
129.
Massachusetts
.171
1
11
.382
129
77.
UAB
.473
9
5
.389
126
 
130.
Akron
.140
0
12
.395
125
78.
West Virginia
.470
5
7
.520
57
 
 

 
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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