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Alabama Reclaims the Top Spot

  • Alabama, Texas Tech, Penn St., Texas, and Utah are the most accomplished teams so far this season
  • Texas Tech vaults from #10 to #2 in just 1 week, following the Red Raiders' dramatic win over Texas
  • Texas is by far the most accomplished 1-loss team to date, having gone 8-1 vs. the nation's 2nd-toughest schedule
  • The BCS is the reason why college football has by far the most meaningful regular season in all of sports, and this coming weekend features two more matchups of top-flight teams: #5 Utah hosts #12 TCU on Thursday, and #9 Oklahoma St. is at #2 Texas Tech on Saturday
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College Football Computer Rankings, as of Nov. 2

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Rating
 W 
 L 
Sched.
Strength
Sched. 
Rank
vs. Current
Top-10
vs. Current
#11-25
Other 
Losses
1.
Alabama
.817
9
0
.528
34
1-0
0-0
0
2.
Texas Tech
.813
9
0
.521
40
1-0
0-0
0
3.
Penn State
.812
9
0
.520
42
0-0
1-0
0
4.
Texas
.802
8
1
.596
2
2-1
1-0
0
5.
Utah
.786
9
0
.478
75
0-0
0-0
0
6.
Florida
.784
7
1
.579
9
1-0
1-0
1
7.
Oklahoma
.767
8
1
.544
24
0-1
1-0
0
8.
Boise State
.750
8
0
.428
108
0-0
0-0
0
9.
Oklahoma State
.742
8
1
.511
51
0-1
1-0
0
10.
Georgia
.737
7
2
.584
7
0-2
0-0
0
Rank Team 
Rating
 W 
 L 
Sched. 
Strength
Sched. 
Rank
Conference
Rankings
Rating
W*
 L*
Sched.
Strength*
11. USC
.730
7
1
.506
55
  Big 12
.604
38
10
.423
12. TCU
.713
9
1
.465
88
  Southeastern
.598
32
7
.398
13. Missouri
.705
7
2
.544
23
  Atlantic Coast
.593
33
10
.428
14. Michigan State
.704
8
2
.528
36
  Big Ten
.577
31
11
.431
15. Ohio State
.702
7
2
.541
26
  Big East
.572
26
12
.460
16. BYU
.690
8
1
.447
98
  Pac-10
.527
13
16
.558
17. Ball State
.687
8
0
.354
119
  Mountain West
.517
24
11
.405
18. North Carolina
.685
6
2
.539
27
  WAC
.452
17
18
.460
19. Pittsburgh
.670
6
2
.522
39
  Mid-American
.423
21
29
.471
20. Miami, Fla.
.664
6
3
.568
13
  Conference USA
.413
16
30
.505
21. Northwestern
.660
7
2
.492
63
  Sun Belt
.367
10
24
.490
22. Minnesota
.659
7
2
.492
64
  *non-conference play
23. Wake Forest
.659
5
3
.588
3
 
24. Georgia Tech
.655
7
2
.486
70
 
25. California
.654
6
2
.504
58
 
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. Florida State
.648
6
2
.498
61
  73. Hawaii
.480
4
5
.513
47
27. LSU
.641
6
2
.490
68
  74. Tennessee
.475
3
6
.576
10
28. Cincinnati
.631
6
2
.479
74
  75. Purdue
.466
3
6
.567
14
29. West Virginia
.627
6
2
.475
77
  76. Nevada
.459
4
4
.459
92
30. Tulsa
.625
8
1
.377
118
  77. LA Lafayette
.456
5
3
.382
117
31. Maryland
.624
6
2
.471
83
  78. Akron
.453
4
4
.453
94
32. Air Force
.621
7
2
.450
95
  79. Baylor
.449
3
6
.550
21
33. Vanderbilt
.620
5
3
.547
22
  80. Houston
.448
4
4
.448
97
34. South Carolina
.620
6
3
.521
41
  81. UCLA
.443
3
5
.518
44
35. Connecticut
.618
6
3
.519
43
  82. UNLV
.442
3
6
.543
25
36. Mississippi
.616
5
4
.584
6
  83. Louisiana Tech
.440
4
4
.440
101
37. Central Michigan
.615
7
2
.444
100
  84. Bowling Green
.440
4
5
.473
79
38. Virginia
.613
5
4
.581
8
  85. Marshall
.436
4
4
.436
103
39. Navy
.613
6
3
.513
46
  86. Indiana
.433
3
6
.534
30
40. Kansas
.609
6
3
.510
52
  87. Arkansas State
.425
4
4
.425
109
41. Kentucky
.608
6
3
.508
54
  88. Mississippi State
.411
3
6
.512
49
42. Oregon State
.602
5
3
.528
35
  89. Wyoming
.408
3
6
.509
53
43. Nebraska
.602
5
4
.569
12
  90. UTEP
.405
3
5
.479
73
44. Oregon
.592
6
3
.492
65
  91. Syracuse
.405
2
6
.558
18
45. Duke
.588
4
4
.588
4
  92. Memphis
.403
4
5
.436
104
46. Virginia Tech
.586
5
3
.511
50
  93. Temple
.400
3
6
.501
60
47. Western Michigan
.578
7
2
.407
115
  94. Arizona State
.398
2
6
.551
20
48. Notre Dame
.577
5
3
.502
59
  95. Florida Atlantic
.398
3
5
.472
81
49. South Florida
.571
6
3
.470
85
  96. New Mexico State
.393
3
5
.467
86
50. Illinois
.563
5
4
.530
32
  97. Michigan
.392
2
7
.564
16
51. Arkansas
.554
4
5
.587
5
  98. N.C. State
.378
2
6
.530
33
52. Rice
.548
6
3
.447
99
  99. Fla. International
.376
3
5
.450
96
53. Arizona
.546
5
3
.471
84
  100. Southern Miss
.363
3
6
.461
90
54. Boston College
.541
5
3
.466
87
  101. Utah State
.348
2
7
.516
45
55. Colorado
.540
4
5
.573
11
  102. Central Florida
.334
2
5
.459
91
56. Louisville
.539
5
3
.463
89
  103. Mid. Tenn. St.
.332
2
6
.480
72
57. Iowa
.538
5
4
.505
57
  104. Army
.330
3
6
.425
110
58. East Carolina
.533
4
3
.490
67
  105. Iowa State
.329
2
7
.495
62
59. Wisconsin
.532
4
5
.565
15
  106. Toledo
.326
2
6
.474
78
60. San Jose State
.529
6
3
.428
107
  107. Tulane
.326
2
6
.473
80
61. Stanford
.519
5
4
.486
71
  108. Ohio
.312
2
7
.476
76
62. Clemson
.513
4
4
.513
48
  109. LA Monroe
.307
3
6
.399
116
63. Fresno State
.507
5
3
.432
106
  110. Washington State
.296
1
8
.536
29
64. Texas A&M
.504
4
5
.538
28
  111. Eastern Michigan
.296
2
8
.472
82
65. Colorado State
.498
4
5
.532
31
  112. Miami, Ohio
.291
2
6
.432
105
66. New Mexico
.493
4
6
.553
19
  113. UAB
.282
2
7
.439
102
67. Kansas State
.490
4
5
.523
37
  114. Washington
.278
0
8
.607
1
68. Auburn
.490
4
5
.523
38
  115. SMU
.270
1
8
.505
56
69. Buffalo
.488
4
4
.488
69
  116. San Diego State
.259
1
8
.490
66
70. Troy
.485
5
3
.410
112
  117. Kent State
.258
2
7
.410
113
71. Rutgers
.483
3
5
.558
17
  118. Idaho
.255
2
8
.421
111
72. Northern Illinois
.483
5
3
.408
114
  119. North Texas
.231
1
8
.453
93

 
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.  Margin 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 fifth week, and each team's ranking reflects its actual accomplishments on the field, 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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