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Rating
 W 
 L 
Sched.
Strength
Sched. 
Rank
vs. Current
Top-10
vs. Current
#11-25
Other 
Losses
1.
Alabama
.825
10
0
.540
47
0-0
1-0
0
2.
Miami, Fla.
.817
9
0
.527
55
1-0
0-0
0
3.
Wisconsin
.808
10
0
.512
66
0-0
2-0
0
4.
UCF
.806
9
0
.509
68
0-0
1-0
0
5.
Georgia
.796
9
1
.578
21
1-0
2-1
0
6.
Clemson
.794
9
1
.575
24
0-0
2-0
1
7.
Notre Dame
.782
8
2
.628
4
1-2
2-0
0
8.
Oklahoma
.774
9
1
.547
41
0-0
3-0
1
9.
Penn State
.764
8
2
.604
8
0-0
3-2
0
10.
USC
.755
9
2
.579
20
0-1
1-1
0

Rank Team 
Rating
 W 
 L 
Sched. 
Strength
Sched. 
Rank
Conference
Rankings
Rating
W*
 L*
Sched.
Strength*
11. Ohio State
.754
8
2
.591
12
  Big Ten
.627
32
10
.468
12. Michigan
.734
8
2
.565
28
  Southeastern
.624
40
7
.404
13. Auburn
.732
8
2
.562
31
  Atlantic Coast
.598
31
14
.484
14. Michigan State
.732
7
3
.626
5
  Pac-12
.584
27
8
.417
15. Memphis
.729
8
1
.494
74
  Big 12
.525
20
10
.424
16. Washington State
.718
9
2
.532
53
  American Athletic
.516
25
16
.450
17. TCU
.705
8
2
.529
54
  Mountain West
.440
21
27
.477
18. Oklahoma State
.702
8
2
.526
56
  Mid-American
.425
21
27
.462
19. South Carolina
.702
7
3
.591
13
  Conference USA
.394
22
30
.439
20. Washington
.698
8
2
.521
62
  Sun Belt
.321
13
31
.438
21. Stanford
.694
7
3
.582
15
  *non-conference play
22. Iowa
.694
6
4
.641
3
 
23. N.C. State
.694
7
3
.582
16
 
24. Northwestern
.693
7
3
.580
18
 
25. Mississippi State
.676
7
3
.561
32
 
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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.
LSU
.675
7
3
.560
35
 
79.
Central Michigan
.491
6
4
.431
104
27.
Boise State
.671
8
2
.490
76
 
80.
Colorado State
.474
6
5
.446
92
28.
Virginia Tech
.651
7
3
.533
52
 
81.
Kansas State
.468
5
5
.468
86
29.
South Florida
.648
8
1
.401
116
 
82.
Pittsburgh
.463
4
6
.523
59
30.
Kentucky
.644
7
3
.526
57
 
83.
Southern Miss
.462
6
4
.403
114
31.
San Diego State
.636
8
2
.451
91
 
84.
Duke
.462
4
6
.522
61
32.
Navy
.634
6
3
.536
49
 
85.
UAB
.459
7
3
.342
129
33.
Arizona
.632
7
3
.513
65
 
86.
Tulane
.455
4
6
.515
64
34.
Boston College
.625
5
5
.625
6
 
87.
Akron
.454
5
5
.454
89
35.
Toledo
.621
8
2
.436
97
 
88.
Utah State
.453
5
5
.453
90
36.
Texas A&M
.619
6
4
.561
34
 
89.
Mid. Tenn. St.
.440
5
5
.440
95
37.
Wake Forest
.616
6
4
.557
36
 
90.
Georgia State
.437
6
3
.341
130
38.
Iowa State
.610
6
4
.552
38
 
91.
Cincinnati
.419
3
7
.541
45
39.
Houston
.605
6
3
.505
69
 
92.
Arkansas State
.414
5
3
.343
128
40.
West Virginia
.602
7
3
.481
79
 
93.
Air Force
.411
4
6
.471
84
41.
Army
.595
8
2
.409
113
 
94.
Louisiana Tech
.410
4
6
.469
85
42.
Florida Atlantic
.595
7
3
.474
82
 
95.
Appalachian St.
.406
6
4
.350
127
43.
Arizona State
.595
5
5
.595
9
 
96.
North Carolina
.405
2
8
.591
11
44.
Louisville
.595
6
4
.536
50
 
97.
Connecticut
.401
3
7
.522
60
45.
Georgia Tech
.594
5
4
.561
33
 
98.
Miami, Ohio
.385
4
6
.444
93
46.
UCLA
.594
5
5
.594
10
 
99.
UTSA
.383
5
4
.352
126
47.
Oregon
.575
5
5
.575
23
 
100.
Old Dominion
.377
4
6
.435
98
48.
SMU
.571
6
4
.511
67
 
101.
Western Kentucky
.376
5
5
.376
124
49.
Troy
.568
8
2
.382
120
 
102.
Buffalo
.373
4
6
.431
105
50.
Florida State
.567
3
6
.663
1
 
103.
South Alabama
.369
4
6
.427
107
51.
Ohio
.566
8
2
.381
122
 
104.
Eastern Michigan
.367
3
7
.487
77
52.
Virginia
.561
6
4
.501
72
 
105.
BYU
.366
3
8
.503
71
53.
North Texas
.559
7
3
.437
96
 
106.
Illinois
.363
2
8
.548
40
54.
Wyoming
.556
7
3
.434
100
 
107.
UNLV
.362
4
6
.420
110
55.
Missouri
.554
5
5
.554
37
 
108.
Tulsa
.356
2
8
.540
48
56.
Marshall
.553
7
3
.431
102
 
109.
LA Monroe
.353
4
5
.384
118
57.
Maryland
.551
4
6
.609
7
 
110.
New Mexico State
.351
4
5
.382
121
58.
Florida
.550
3
6
.647
2
 
111.
Louisiana 
.347
4
5
.378
123
59.
Northern Illinois
.549
7
3
.427
106
 
112.
East Carolina
.343
2
8
.526
58
60.
California
.549
5
5
.549
39
 
113.
New Mexico
.342
3
7
.459
88
61.
Mississippi
.546
5
5
.546
42
 
114.
Oregon State
.327
1
9
.581
17
62.
Fresno State
.545
7
3
.423
108
 
115.
Idaho
.309
3
6
.401
115
63.
Minnesota
.544
5
5
.544
43
 
116.
Nevada
.304
2
8
.481
78
64.
Utah
.543
5
5
.543
44
 
117.
Hawaii
.302
3
7
.413
111
65.
Texas
.541
5
5
.541
46
 
118.
Kent State
.296
2
8
.472
83
66.
Purdue
.531
4
6
.590
14
 
119.
Bowling Green
.290
2
8
.465
87
67.
Nebraska
.520
4
6
.579
19
 
120.
Massachusetts
.287
3
7
.397
117
68.
Texas Tech
.517
5
5
.517
63
 
121.
Ball State
.266
2
8
.435
99
69.
Syracuse
.516
4
6
.576
22
 
122.
Kansas
.262
1
9
.503
70
70.
Indiana
.513
4
6
.573
25
 
123.
Baylor
.259
1
9
.499
73
71.
Tennessee
.512
4
6
.572
26
 
124.
Rice
.243
1
9
.478
81
72.
Fla. International
.511
6
3
.411
112
 
125.
Texas State
.217
2
8
.370
125
73.
Colorado
.507
5
6
.535
51
 
126.
San Jose State
.213
1
10
.442
94
74.
Rutgers
.506
4
6
.566
27
 
127.
Charlotte
.203
1
9
.420
109
75.
Vanderbilt
.505
4
6
.565
29
 
128.
UTEP
.188
0
10
.481
80
76.
Arkansas
.503
4
6
.563
30
 
129.
Coastal Carolina
.179
1
9
.383
119
77.
Temple
.493
5
5
.493
75
 
130.
Georgia Southern
.160
0
9
.432
101
78.
Western Michigan
.491
6
4
.431
103
 
 

 
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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