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The Anderson & Hester College Football 
Computer Rankings, as of November 5 
•Oct. 29 Rankings

•Oct. 22 Rankings

•Oct. 15 Rankings

•Oct. 8 Rankings

•Oct. 1 Rankings

•Final 2005-06 Rankings
 
    Rating  W  L Sched.
Strength*		 Sched. 
Rank*		 vs. Current
Top-10		 vs. Current
#11-25		 Other 
Losses
1. 
2. 
3. 
4. 
5. 
6. 
7. 
8. 
9. 
10.
Michigan
Ohio State
Louisville
Florida
California
USC
Rutgers
Notre Dame
Auburn
Texas
.834
.823
.811
.800
.790
.790
.783
.781
.780
.761
10
10
8
8
8
7
8
8
9
9
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
.557
.538
.517
.592
.578
.588
.475
.565
.555
.528
*to date
23
29
41
5
13
7
74
19
25
35
1-0
1-0
0-0
0-1
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-1
1-0
0-1
1-0
0-0
1-0
2-0
2-1
1-1
0-0
1-0
1-1
1-0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Rank Team  Rating W L Sched. 
Strength		 Sched. 
Rank		   Conference
Rankings		 Rating W*  L* Sched.
Strength*
11. 
12. 
13. 
14. 
15. 
16. 
17. 
18. 
19. 
20. 
21. 
22. 
23. 
24. 
25.
Boise State
Tennessee
West Virginia
Arkansas
LSU
Wisconsin
Oklahoma
Wake Forest
Georgia Tech
Oregon
Oregon State
Boston College
Virginia Tech
Maryland
Texas A&M
.749
.737
.734
.733
.732
.730
.706
.701
.695
.687
.682
.679
.664
.662
.662
9
7
7
8
7
9
7
8
7
7
6
7
7
7
8
0
2
1
1
2
1
2
1
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
.427
.583
.511
.499
.577
.487
.546
.460
.532
.523
.588
.514
.497
.495
.479
105
10
45
58
15
66
27
83
33
37
6
43
60
61
71
  Pac-10
Big East
Southeastern
Big Ten
Atlantic Coast
Big 12
Conference USA
WAC
Mountain West
Mid-American
Sun Belt
*non-conference play
.625
.618
.615
.576
.531
.528
.436
.434
.417
.387
.364
20
32
35
31
27
33
19
17
16
14
10
9
8
7
11
15
15
28
19
19
30
28
.512
.432
.407
.430
.444
.414
.493
.450
.443
.496
.507
Rank Team  Rating W L Sched. 
Strength		 Sched. 
Rank		   Rank Team Rating  W L Sched.
Strength		 Sched.
Rank
26.
27.
28.
29.
30.
31.
32.
33.
34.
35.
36.
37.
38.
39.
40.
41.
42.
43.
44.
45.
46.
47.
48.
49.
50.
51.
52.
53.
54.
55.
56.
57.
58.
59.
60.
61.
62.
63.
64.
65.
66.
67.
68.
69.
70.
71.
72.
Washington State
Clemson
Nebraska
Penn State
Missouri
BYU
Kentucky
Tulsa
South Carolina
Navy
Iowa
Hawaii
TCU
Georgia
Arizona State
Pittsburgh
Alabama
Purdue
Cincinnati
Houston
Washington
South Florida
Central Michigan
Ohio
UCLA
Kansas State
Texas Tech
Oklahoma State
Mid. Tenn. St.
Western Michigan
Arizona
Florida State
Indiana
Minnesota
Nevada
Miami, Fla.
San Jose State
Southern Miss
Michigan State
East Carolina
Air Force
Vanderbilt
Connecticut
Syracuse
Wyoming
LA Lafayette
Utah
.659
.654
.637
.635
.630
.623
.616
.599
.595
.595
.579
.577
.576
.575
.575
.574
.566
.562
.562
.559
.553
.553
.551
.549
.547
.547
.547
.543
.543
.540
.535
.534
.527
.523
.516
.513
.511
.509
.507
.495
.479
.477
.473
.470
.458
.458
.454
6
7
7
6
7
7
5
7
5
6
6
7
6
6
5
6
6
6
5
7
4
6
6
7
4
6
6
5
6
7
4
5
5
4
6
5
6
4
4
5
4
4
3
3
5
4
5

4
3
3
4
3
2
4
2
4
3
4
2
2
4
4
3
4
4
4
3
6
3
3
3
5
4
4
4
3
2
5
4
5
6
3
4
2
4
6
4
4
6
5
6
5
4
4
.603
.536
.518
.577
.511
.453
.584
.427
.562
.494
.520
.406
.423
.516
.542
.473
.506
.502
.529
.437
.612
.452
.450
.428
.580
.487
.486
.510
.442
.369
.568
.501
.527
.582
.415
.479
.360
.509
.566
.462
.479
.537
.549
.571
.458
.458
.421
3
31
40
14
46
87
9
104
20
62
39
113
106
42
28
75
53
54
34
101
2
88
90
103
12
67
68
47
95
117
17
56
36
11
110
72
119
48
18
79
73
30
26
16
85
86
108
  73.
74.
75.
76.
77.
78.
79.
80.
81.
82.
83.
84.
85.
86.
87.
88.
89.
90.
91.
92.
93.
94.
95.
96.
97.
98.
99.
100.
101.
102.
103.
104.
105.
106.
107.
108.
109.
110.
111.
112.
113.
114.
115.
116.
117.
118.
119.
Northern Illinois
Baylor
Virginia
Kansas
Mississippi State
Mississippi
Rice
N.C. State
New Mexico
Troy
Idaho
SMU
Arkansas State
Marshall
Illinois
UTEP
Tulane
Kent State
Akron
Louisiana Tech
Iowa State
Bowling Green
Colorado State
Northwestern
Florida Atlantic
UAB
Army
North Carolina
Central Florida
Ball State
Fresno State
Toledo
Stanford
North Texas
Buffalo
New Mexico State
Colorado
Utah State
Temple
San Diego State
LA Monroe
Memphis
UNLV
Eastern Michigan
Miami, Ohio
Duke
Fla. International
.453
.448
.447
.442
.439
.438
.435
.435
.433
.432
.429
.423
.415
.408
.406
.404
.398
.394
.390
.389
.386
.379
.376
.372
.369
.362
.342
.340
.335
.323
.321
.316
.292
.291
.287
.285
.269
.267
.266
.262
.244
.244
.240
.226
.216
.214
.190
5
4
4
5
3
3
4
3
5
4
4
5
5
4
2
4
3
5
4
3
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
1
2
3
1
3
0
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
4
6
6
5
7
7
5
6
4
4
6
4
4
5
8
5
6
4
5
6
7
6
5
7
6
6
7
8
7
7
7
6
9
7
7
7
9
8
9
7
7
7
8
8
9
9
8
.421
.508
.507
.442
.561
.560
.468
.535
.400
.432
.489
.391
.383
.441
.592
.437
.498
.363
.422
.488
.507
.437
.408
.491
.467
.460
.459
.587
.502
.438
.555
.409
.623
.451
.446
.443
.512
.501
.508
.484
.460
.460
.465
.446
.439
.521
.484
109
50
51
94
21
22
76
32
114
102
64
115
116
96
4
100
59
118
107
65
52
99
112
63
77
82
84
8
55
98
24
111
1
89
91
93
44
57
49
69
80
81
78
92
97
38
70
*These rankings have benefited from some minor improvements from year-to-year, but their basic formula has remained unaltered throughout the duration of their involvement with the BCS.
 
The Anderson & Hester Rankings are distinct in four ways: 

1. 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 A.P. and coaches' 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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