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Showing Which Teams Have Accomplished the Most — to Date

Thanksgiving Weekend Will Largely Tell the Tale

  • Auburn and Oregon remain #1 and #2, with #3 TCU, #4 LSU, and #5 Boise St. rounding out the top-5
  • After big road wins over top-30 teams, Ohio St. and Wisconsin vault from #13 and #14, to #6 and #8
  • There's a logjam from #7 through #12, as those 6 teams are separated by only .005 — moreover, #13 Alabama and #14 Arkansas are both closer, ratings-wise, to #7 Oklahoma St. than they are to #15 Nebraska
  • The BCS is a major reason why college football has the best regular season in all of sports, and this coming week will feature an abundance of top-25 matchups, several of which will profoundly influence the national championship race: #1 Auburn at #13 Alabama; #24 Arizona at #2 Oregon; #4 LSU at #14 Arkansas; #5 Boise St. at #19 Nevada; #11 Oklahoma at #7 Oklahoma St.; and #23 Florida at #21 Florida St.
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Rating
 W 
 L 
Sched.
Strength
Sched. 
Rank
vs. Current
Top-10
vs. Current
#11-25
Other 
Losses
1.
Auburn
.827
11
0
.543
35
1-0
3-0
0
2.
Oregon
.809
10
0
.513
52
1-0
0-0
0
3.
TCU
.802
11
0
.502
58
0-0
1-0
0
4.
LSU
.795
10
1
.570
23
0-1
3-0
0
5.
Boise State
.792
10
0
.487
66
0-0
1-0
0
6.
Ohio State
.775
10
1
.540
38
0-1
1-0
0
7.
Oklahoma State
.768
10
1
.531
43
0-0
1-1
0
8.
Wisconsin
.767
10
1
.529
45
1-1
1-0
0
9.
Michigan State
.767
10
1
.529
46
1-0
0-1
0
10.
Stanford
.765
10
1
.526
47
0-1
1-0
0
Rank Team 
Rating
 W 
 L 
Sched. 
Strength
Sched. 
Rank
Conference
Rankings
Rating
W*
 L*
Sched.
Strength*
11. Oklahoma
.764
9
2
.591
6
  Big 12
.634
38
8
.431
12. Missouri
.763
9
2
.590
7
  Southeastern
.619
39
5
.373
13. Alabama
.750
9
2
.573
18
  Pac-10
.603
21
9
.482
14. Arkansas
.749
9
2
.572
20
  Big Ten
.582
35
8
.387
15. Nebraska
.725
9
2
.541
37
  Atlantic Coast
.520
27
15
.434
16. Texas A&M
.722
8
3
.598
4
  Mountain West
.499
17
19
.516
17. South Carolina
.707
8
3
.579
9
  WAC
.486
21
17
.454
18. Virginia Tech
.686
9
2
.495
62
  Big East
.480
23
15
.417
19. Nevada
.674
10
1
.414
102
  Conference USA
.435
20
27
.480
20. Utah
.668
9
2
.474
75
  Mid-American
.352
15
37
.478
21. Florida State
.654
8
3
.519
48
  Sun Belt
.298
4
31
.537
22. Iowa
.652
7
4
.574
15
  *non-conference play
23. Florida
.652
7
4
.574
17
 
24. Arizona
.652
7
3
.535
41
 
25. Mississippi State
.649
7
4
.571
21
 
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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.
N.C. State
.645
8
3
.509
53
 
74.
Mississippi
.474
4
7
.556
30
27.
USC
.635
7
4
.555
31
 
75.
Miami, Ohio
.471
7
4
.391
111
28.
Michigan
.633
7
4
.553
32
 
76.
Louisiana Tech
.453
4
6
.514
51
29.
Hawaii
.629
8
3
.492
64
 
77.
Idaho
.447
5
6
.474
74
30.
Penn State
.628
7
4
.548
33
 
78.
Cincinnati
.447
4
6
.507
55
31.
Miami, Fla.
.610
7
4
.529
44
 
79.
Army
.438
6
5
.411
103
32.
Baylor
.609
7
5
.560
27
 
80.
Indiana
.434
4
7
.517
50
33.
Texas Tech
.605
6
5
.579
10
 
81.
Louisville
.431
5
6
.458
85
34.
Kansas State
.605
6
5
.579
12
 
82.
Kansas
.426
3
8
.565
25
35.
Illinois
.603
6
5
.577
13
 
83.
Houston
.422
5
6
.449
88
36.
West Virginia
.598
7
3
.477
71
 
84.
Utah State
.405
4
7
.487
67
37.
Notre Dame
.593
6
5
.566
24
 
85.
Fla. International
.400
5
5
.400
106
38.
Navy
.581
8
3
.442
90
 
86.
Vanderbilt
.399
2
9
.598
3
39.
Northern Illinois
.580
9
2
.382
115
 
87.
LA Monroe
.398
5
6
.425
97
40.
Northwestern
.578
7
4
.496
61
 
88.
Marshall
.398
4
7
.479
70
41.
Southern Miss
.574
8
3
.435
93
 
89.
UTEP
.396
6
6
.396
109
42.
Central Florida
.573
8
3
.433
94
 
90.
Rutgers
.393
4
6
.452
87
43.
Oregon State
.573
5
5
.573
19
 
91.
Troy
.390
5
5
.390
113
44.
Air Force
.572
8
4
.471
78
 
92.
UAB
.384
4
7
.465
81
45.
Colorado
.571
5
6
.598
5
 
93.
Virginia
.384
4
7
.465
82
46.
North Carolina
.569
6
5
.542
36
 
94.
Washington State
.381
2
9
.579
11
47.
Tulsa
.566
8
3
.427
95
 
95.
Minnesota
.377
2
9
.575
14
48.
Maryland
.558
7
4
.475
73
 
96.
Western Michigan
.375
5
6
.401
105
49.
Iowa State
.553
5
7
.602
2
 
97.
Duke
.369
3
8
.505
56
50.
Washington
.548
4
6
.607
1
 
98.
Tulane
.363
4
7
.442
89
51.
Georgia
.547
5
6
.574
16
 
99.
Colorado State
.357
3
9
.507
54
52.
Pittsburgh
.547
6
4
.486
68
 
100.
Wyoming
.350
3
9
.500
59
53.
Clemson
.546
6
5
.518
49
 
101.
Wake Forest
.348
2
9
.544
34
54.
San Diego State
.546
7
4
.463
84
 
102.
Rice
.347
3
8
.482
69
55.
Texas
.544
5
6
.570
22
 
103.
Florida Atlantic
.340
4
6
.396
108
56.
California
.533
5
6
.560
28
 
104.
UNLV
.340
2
9
.535
40
57.
Tennessee
.533
5
6
.560
29
 
105.
Kent State
.315
4
7
.390
112
58.
Fresno State
.531
6
4
.470
79
 
106.
Arkansas State
.312
4
7
.387
114
59.
Kentucky
.531
6
5
.503
57
 
107.
Central Michigan
.294
3
8
.421
100
60.
East Carolina
.526
6
5
.499
60
 
108.
New Mexico State
.286
2
9
.472
76
61.
BYU
.521
6
5
.494
63
 
109.
San Jose State
.281
1
10
.534
42
62.
UCLA
.521
4
6
.581
8
 
110.
Ball State
.272
4
8
.359
118
63.
Connecticut
.518
6
4
.458
86
 
111.
Mid. Tenn. St.
.260
4
6
.309
120
64.
Temple
.513
8
3
.375
116
 
112.
Bowling Green
.256
2
9
.435
92
65.
Toledo
.508
7
4
.426
96
 
113.
Buffalo
.247
2
9
.423
98
66.
Syracuse
.504
7
4
.422
99
 
114.
New Mexico
.245
1
10
.488
65
67.
Boston College
.503
6
5
.476
72
 
115.
Eastern Michigan
.231
2
9
.402
104
68.
South Florida
.501
6
4
.441
91
 
116.
Memphis
.231
1
10
.468
80
69.
Ohio
.500
8
3
.363
117
 
117.
North Texas
.230
3
8
.344
119
70.
SMU
.499
6
5
.472
77
 
118.
LA Lafayette
.229
2
9
.399
107
71.
Georgia Tech
.491
6
5
.464
83
 
119.
Western Kentucky
.224
2
9
.392
110
72.
Purdue
.482
4
7
.564
26
 
120.
Akron
.154
0
11
.421
101
73.
Arizona State
.476
4
6
.536
39
     

 
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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