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Ohio St. Is #1; Michigan Remains #2...for Now
  • Glendale-bound Ohio State is clearly #1, as the gap between the Buckeyes and #2 Michigan is greater than that between the Wolverines and #6 Louisville
  • The ratings of #3 USC and the eventual SEC champion (#4 Florida or #5 Arkansas) will rise with 2 subsequent wins; only time will tell whether they will rise enough to catch the Wolverines 
  • 4 games remain between current-top-10 teams
  • The top 5 ACC teams hold consecutive spots between #18 and #22
  • The 6 toughest schedules have all been played by Pac-10 teams (a testament both to the strength of the Pac-10 and to the strength of many Pac-10 teams' non-conference schedules):  1. (#96) Stanford, 2. (#46) Washington, 3. (#14) California, 4. (#38) Washington St., 5. (#31) Arizona, and 6. (#32) UCLA
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•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.
Ohio State
Michigan
USC
Florida
Arkansas
Louisville
Notre Dame
West Virginia
Rutgers
LSU
.831
.808
.799
.794
.787
.786
.782
.761
.756
.755
12
11
9
10
10
9
10
9
9
9
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
.552
.583
.582
.567
.558
.563
.550
.528
.522
.580
*to date
30
10
11
21
26
25
33
42
46
13
1-0
1-1
1-0
1-0
0-1
1-1
0-1
0-1
1-0
0-1
2-0
2-0
2-0
1-1
2-0
0-0
2-0
0-0
0-0
1-1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
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.
Auburn
Boise State
Wisconsin
California
Oklahoma
Tennessee
Texas
Virginia Tech
Boston College
Georgia Tech
Wake Forest
Clemson
Nebraska
Penn State
BYU
.751
.741
.736
.726
.712
.711
.710
.703
.700
.691
.688
.665
.661
.649
.648
10
11
11
8
9
8
9
9
9
9
9
8
8
8
9
2
0
1
3
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
4
2
.564
.417
.482
.602
.526
.585
.523
.514
.510
.500
.496
.531
.526
.552
.451
24
104
72
3
44
8
45
50
54
64
67
40
43
31
82
  Pac-10
Big East
Southeastern
Big Ten
Atlantic Coast
Big 12
Conference USA
WAC
Mountain West
Mid-American
Sun Belt
*non-conference play
.633
.618
.616
.570
.536
.523
.436
.432
.424
.383
.357
20
32
38
33
29
33
19
17
16
14
10
9
8
7
11
15
15
28
19
20
34
30
.520
.432
.399
.416
.440
.409
.493
.448
.456
.509
.508
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.
Maryland
Oregon
Oregon State
Kentucky
Texas A&M
Arizona
UCLA
Georgia
South Carolina
Purdue
Hawaii
Cincinnati
Washington State
TCU
Missouri
Navy
Arizona State
Minnesota
South Florida
Houston
Washington
Texas Tech
Kansas State
Alabama
Iowa
Florida State
Ohio
Nevada
Oklahoma State
Pittsburgh
Southern Miss
Mid. Tenn. St.
Central Michigan
Utah
Tulsa
Indiana
Rice
Connecticut
Syracuse
Kansas
San Jose State
Western Michigan
East Carolina
Miami, Fla.
Michigan State
Virginia
Vanderbilt
.648
.647
.646
.631
.625
.625
.621
.615
.607
.605
.603
.602
.600
.599
.586
.580
.580
.574
.573
.558
.555
.554
.552
.549
.548
.548
.541
.540
.538
.534
.530
.526
.525
.508
.508
.504
.499
.486
.484
.484
.483
.481
.477
.474
.472
.469
.465
8
7
7
7
8
6
6
7
6
8
9
6
6
8
7
8
6
6
7
9
5
7
7
6
6
6
8
8
6
6
7
7
7
7
7
5
6
4
4
6
6
7
6
5
4
5
4

3
4
4
4
3
5
5
4
5
4
2
5
6
2
4
3
5
6
4
3
7
5
5
6
6
5
3
3
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
7
5
6
7
5
4
4
5
6
8
6
8
.512
.568
.568
.551
.488
.599
.595
.534
.580
.505
.405
.576
.600
.412
.504
.441
.553
.574
.491
.405
.604
.504
.502
.549
.548
.520
.403
.401
.511
.507
.448
.444
.442
.426
.426
.554
.472
.546
.567
.457
.423
.400
.450
.501
.573
.496
.566
51
19
20
32
71
5
6
38
12
58
113
15
4
109
60
91
29
16
68
112
2
59
61
34
35
47
114
115
53
57
85
88
90
97
98
28
74
36
22
81
99
116
84
63
17
66
23
  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.
Wyoming
Air Force
Mississippi State
Northern Illinois
Mississippi
SMU
Baylor
Arkansas State
Troy
Northwestern
Tulane
Marshall
Kent State
LA Lafayette
New Mexico
N.C. State
Iowa State
UTEP
Akron
Fresno State
North Carolina
Idaho
Illinois
Stanford
Colorado State
Florida Atlantic
Louisiana Tech
Army
Ball State
Bowling Green
Central Florida
UAB
Toledo
Colorado
San Diego State
North Texas
Utah State
LA Monroe
Buffalo
New Mexico State
Temple
Miami, Ohio
Duke
UNLV
Memphis
Eastern Michigan
Fla. International
.461
.449
.444
.443
.433
.433
.428
.415
.415
.415
.409
.408
.407
.407
.403
.403
.402
.394
.390
.390
.389
.386
.370
.366
.364
.363
.361
.353
.343
.338
.335
.330
.322
.317
.296
.292
.281
.279
.279
.264
.262
.256
.238
.224
.215
.207
.167
6
4
3
6
3
6
4
6
5
4
4
5
6
5
5
3
4
5
5
3
2
4
2
1
4
4
3
3
4
4
3
3
4
2
2
3
1
2
2
2
1
2
0
1
1
1
0
6
6
8
5
8
5
8
5
5
8
7
6
5
5
6
8
8
6
6
7
9
7
10
10
6
7
8
8
7
7
8
8
7
9
8
8
10
8
9
8
11
9
11
10
10
10
10
.461
.509
.583
.416
.572
.407
.529
.389
.415
.515
.490
.435
.381
.407
.430
.541
.502
.421
.417
.511
.587
.467
.578
.628
.421
.443
.497
.488
.421
.415
.469
.463
.398
.509
.472
.419
.534
.451
.463
.432
.515
.435
.555
.459
.445
.433
.446
79
55
9
106
18
111
41
118
108
49
69
93
119
110
96
37
62
101
105
52
7
76
14
1
100
89
65
70
102
107
75
78
117
56
73
103
39
83
77
95
48
92
27
80
87
94
86
*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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