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  • Over the past 4 weeks, #1 Notre Dame, #2 Alabama, #3 Georgia, and #4 Clemson—currently separated by just .010—have all taken turns in the #1 spot
  • Undefeated UCF climbs to a season-high #7 after beating now-#22 Cincinnati
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Final 17 Pre-Bowl Rankings

Rating
 W 
 L 
Sched.
Strength
Sched. 
Rank
vs. Current
Top-10
vs. Current
#11-25
Other 
Losses
1.
Notre Dame
.827
11
0
.544
41
1-0
1-0
0
2.
Alabama
.822
11
0
.536
44
1-0
3-0
0
3.
Georgia
.821
10
1
.610
4
0-1
4-0
0
4.
Clemson
.817
11
0
.527
49
0-0
1-0
0
5.
Michigan
.792
10
1
.566
25
0-1
2-0
0
6.
Oklahoma
.778
10
1
.545
40
0-0
0-1
0
7.
UCF
.768
10
0
.453
93
0-0
1-0
0
8.
Ohio State
.766
10
1
.528
47
0-0
1-0
1
9.
LSU
.753
9
2
.577
16
1-1
1-1
0
10.
Washington St.
.725
10
1
.474
80
0-0
1-0
0

Rank Team 
Rating
 W 
 L 
Sched. 
Strength
Sched. 
Rank
Conference
Rankings
Rating
W*
 L*
Sched.
Strength*
11.
Florida
.724
8
3
.599
7
  Southeastern
.659
46
5
.402
12.
Kentucky
.721
8
3
.597
9
  Big Ten
.577
28
14
.476
13.
West Virginia
.712
8
2
.537
43
  Big 12
.573
21
7
.419
14.
Texas
.703
8
3
.575
18
  Atlantic Coast
.569
34
15
.451
15.
Penn State
.695
8
3
.566
26
  Pac-12
.546
23
11
.439
16.
Missouri
.693
7
4
.619
1
  American Athletic
.461
25
21
.436
17.
Texas A&M
.679
7
4
.603
6
  Sun Belt
.454
21
18
.431
18.
Boise State
.675
9
2
.482
75
  Mountain West
.453
26
23
.434
19.
Mississippi St.
.674
7
4
.598
8
  Mid-American
.421
18
29
.491
20.
South Carolina
.672
6
4
.617
2
  Conference USA
.390
22
33
.449
21.
Northwestern
.663
7
4
.585
13
  *non-conference play
22.
Cincinnati
.662
9
2
.467
82
 
23.
Utah
.661
8
3
.527
48
 
24.
Utah State
.656
10
1
.394
126
 
25.
Fresno State
.653
9
2
.457
88
 
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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.
Washington
.652
8
3
.517
56
 
79.
Memphis
.493
7
4
.411
119
27.
Pittsburgh
.652
7
4
.573
19
 
80.
Hawaii
.489
7
5
.439
101
28.
Syracuse
.649
8
3
.514
57
 
81.
Nebraska
.486
4
7
.568
23
29.
Auburn
.648
7
4
.570
21
 
82.
Arizona
.485
5
6
.512
58
30.
Iowa State
.642
6
4
.585
14
 
83.
SMU
.485
5
6
.512
59
31.
Army
.641
9
2
.444
96
 
84.
Louisiana 
.480
6
5
.453
94
32.
Duke
.633
7
4
.554
33
 
85.
Colorado
.473
5
6
.500
64
33.
N.C. State
.626
7
3
.506
60
 
86.
Virginia Tech
.473
4
6
.533
45
34.
Iowa
.625
7
4
.545
39
 
87.
LA Monroe
.468
6
5
.441
97
35.
Stanford
.620
6
4
.561
30
 
88.
Wyoming
.466
5
6
.494
69
36.
Michigan State
.619
6
5
.593
11
 
89.
Tulane
.462
5
6
.489
72
37.
Troy
.617
9
2
.419
114
 
90.
Eastern Michigan
.461
6
5
.434
103
38.
Wisconsin
.604
7
4
.523
51
 
91.
Toledo
.459
6
5
.432
105
39.
Boston College
.599
7
4
.518
54
 
92.
Coastal Carolina
.455
5
6
.482
73
40.
Appalachian St.
.598
8
2
.412
118
 
93.
UCLA
.455
3
8
.594
10
41.
Buffalo
.598
9
2
.399
123
 
94.
Florida Atlantic
.447
5
6
.474
78
42.
UAB
.597
9
2
.398
124
 
95.
Miami, Ohio
.441
5
6
.468
81
43.
Vanderbilt
.589
5
6
.615
3
 
96.
Western Michigan
.440
6
5
.413
117
44.
Georgia Tech
.583
7
4
.502
62
 
97.
Southern Miss
.430
5
5
.430
109
45.
Virginia
.583
7
4
.502
63
 
98.
Illinois
.412
4
7
.494
68
46.
Tennessee
.583
5
6
.609
5
 
99.
Liberty
.396
4
6
.455
90
47.
Oklahoma State
.580
6
5
.553
34
 
100.
Air Force
.393
4
7
.474
77
48.
Oregon
.579
7
4
.498
66
 
101.
Massachusetts
.383
4
8
.482
74
49.
Georgia Southern
.579
8
3
.440
98
 
102.
Kansas
.382
3
8
.520
52
50.
Temple
.576
7
4
.494
70
 
103.
Navy
.382
3
8
.520
53
51.
Purdue
.565
5
6
.591
12
 
104.
Akron
.366
4
6
.424
111
52.
Houston
.561
8
3
.422
113
 
105.
Arkansas
.366
2
9
.563
28
53.
Arizona State
.556
6
5
.529
46
 
106.
Louisville
.365
2
9
.563
29
54.
TCU
.553
5
6
.580
15
 
107.
Charlotte
.360
4
7
.439
100
55.
California
.552
6
4
.492
71
 
108.
Oregon State
.355
2
9
.552
36
56.
Indiana
.548
5
6
.575
17
 
109.
Colorado State
.344
3
8
.479
76
57.
Miami, Fla.
.545
6
5
.518
55
 
110.
North Carolina
.343
2
8
.526
50
58.
Northern Illinois
.544
7
4
.462
85
 
111.
Ball State
.341
4
7
.419
115
59.
Texas Tech
.542
5
6
.569
22
 
112.
East Carolina
.338
3
7
.455
91
60.
Maryland
.540
5
6
.567
24
 
113.
Old Dominion
.333
4
7
.410
120
61.
San Diego State
.538
7
4
.455
89
 
114.
New Mexico
.331
3
8
.464
83
62.
Nevada
.537
7
4
.455
92
 
115.
Rutgers
.312
1
10
.571
20
63.
Florida State
.537
5
6
.564
27
 
116.
UTSA
.305
3
8
.435
102
64.
Mississippi
.533
5
6
.560
31
 
117.
UNLV
.302
3
8
.431
108
65.
Baylor
.530
5
6
.557
32
 
118.
New Mexico State
.299
3
8
.428
110
66.
BYU
.529
6
5
.502
61
 
119.
South Alabama
.287
2
9
.474
79
67.
Mid. Tenn. St.
.529
7
4
.447
95
 
120.
Bowling Green
.284
3
8
.410
121
68.
Kansas State
.526
5
6
.553
35
 
121.
Tulsa
.279
2
9
.464
84
69.
Minnesota
.524
5
6
.551
37
 
122.
Texas State
.276
3
8
.400
122
70.
Wake Forest
.523
5
6
.551
38
 
123.
Georgia State
.275
2
9
.459
87
71.
North Texas
.521
8
3
.383
129
 
124.
Kent State
.254
2
9
.433
104
72.
Fla. International
.515
8
3
.378
130
 
125.
San Jose State
.254
1
10
.499
65
73.
Arkansas State
.514
7
4
.431
106
 
126.
Connecticut
.250
1
10
.494
67
74.
South Florida
.514
7
4
.431
107
 
127.
Western Kentucky
.227
2
9
.397
125
75.
Marshall
.513
7
3
.393
127
 
128.
Rice
.221
1
11
.460
86
76.
USC
.512
5
6
.539
42
 
129.
Central Michigan
.211
1
10
.440
99
77.
Louisiana Tech
.505
7
4
.423
112
 
130.
UTEP
.179
1
10
.390
128
78.
Ohio
.499
7
4
.418
116
 
 

 
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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