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  • The top-5 are separated by only .010
  • Florida edges Alabama for #1 by .0002
  • The conference race is just as close: Pac-10 .614, SEC .613, Big East .612
  • Meanwhile, there is a huge gap (.045) between #5 TCU and #6 Georgia Tech
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Rating
 W 
 L 
Sched.
Strength
Sched. 
Rank
vs. Current
Top-10
vs. Current
#11-25
Other 
Losses
1.
Florida
.821
11
0
.535
39
0-0
2-0
0
2.
Alabama
.821
11
0
.534
40
0-0
3-0
0
3.
Texas
.818
11
0
.528
42
0-0
1-0
0
4.
Cincinnati
.815
10
0
.524
47
0-0
1-0
0
5.
TCU
.811
11
0
.517
53
0-0
3-0
0
6.
Georgia Tech
.766
10
1
.528
43
0-0
3-1
0
7.
Boise State
.765
11
0
.449
90
1-0
0-0
0
8.
Oregon
.750
9
2
.573
13
0-1
3-0
1
9.
Iowa
.741
10
2
.551
26
0-0
2-1
1
10.
Pittsburgh
.740
9
1
.500
67
0-0
0-0
1
Rank Team 
Rating
 W 
 L 
Sched. 
Strength
Sched. 
Rank
Conference
Rankings
Rating
W*
 L*
Sched.
Strength*
11. Ohio State
.739
10
2
.548
30
  Pac-10
.614
20
9
.500
12. Oklahoma State
.714
9
2
.528
44
  Southeastern
.613
39
6
.381
13. Penn State
.713
10
2
.515
55
  Big East
.612
31
7
.415
14. Virginia Tech
.706
8
3
.578
7
  Big Ten
.566
31
10
.408
15. LSU
.699
8
3
.570
16
  Big 12
.552
35
13
.412
16. USC
.688
7
3
.575
9
  Atlantic Coast
.549
29
15
.452
17. Miami, Fla.
.682
8
3
.550
28
  Mountain West
.495
21
15
.445
18. Oregon State
.679
8
3
.547
31
  WAC
.449
17
19
.465
19. California
.674
8
3
.542
36
  Conference USA
.435
19
29
.498
20. Wisconsin
.670
8
3
.537
38
  Mid-American
.371
16
36
.485
21. Utah
.668
9
2
.473
79
  Sun Belt
.363
8
28
.533
22. BYU
.663
9
2
.468
82
  *non-conference play
23. Clemson
.658
8
3
.523
48
 
24. North Carolina
.655
8
3
.521
49
 
25. Arkansas
.652
7
4
.574
10
 
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.
West Virginia
.647
7
3
.530
41
 
74.
Wyoming
.476
5
6
.504
65
27.
Mississippi
.646
8
3
.510
58
 
75.
Michigan
.470
5
7
.521
51
28.
Nebraska
.643
8
3
.507
60
 
76.
Baylor
.470
4
7
.553
24
29.
Stanford
.638
7
4
.559
22
 
77.
SMU
.465
6
5
.438
98
30.
Houston
.633
9
2
.435
100
 
78.
Bowling Green
.463
6
5
.436
99
31.
Arizona
.631
6
4
.573
11
 
79.
Wake Forest
.459
4
7
.541
37
32.
Auburn
.623
7
4
.543
33
 
80.
Duke
.452
5
6
.479
75
33.
Kentucky
.623
7
4
.543
34
 
81.
Northern Illinois
.450
7
4
.370
118
34.
Georgia
.621
6
5
.595
4
 
82.
Illinois
.429
3
7
.551
25
35.
South Florida
.619
7
3
.499
68
 
83.
LA Monroe
.427
6
5
.401
111
36.
Missouri
.608
7
4
.527
45
 
84.
N.C. State
.427
4
7
.509
59
37.
Navy
.607
8
3
.468
83
 
85.
UNLV
.425
4
7
.507
61
38.
South Carolina
.600
6
5
.573
12
 
86.
Indiana
.419
4
8
.520
52
39.
UCLA
.597
6
5
.571
15
 
87.
LA Lafayette
.416
6
5
.390
113
40.
Boston College
.597
7
4
.515
54
 
88.
Colorado
.416
3
8
.555
23
41.
Texas Tech
.596
7
4
.515
56
 
89.
UAB
.412
5
6
.439
97
42.
Northwestern
.595
8
4
.494
70
 
90.
Virginia
.410
3
8
.549
29
43.
Rutgers
.594
7
3
.473
80
 
91.
San Diego State
.407
4
7
.488
72
44.
Tennessee
.592
6
5
.566
17
 
92.
Hawaii
.398
5
6
.424
103
45.
Notre Dame
.588
6
5
.561
21
 
93.
Toledo
.391
5
6
.418
107
46.
Minnesota
.585
6
6
.585
5
 
94.
Vanderbilt
.370
2
10
.578
6
47.
Nevada
.578
8
3
.439
96
 
95.
Kent State
.370
5
6
.396
112
48.
Florida State
.577
6
5
.551
27
 
96.
Louisiana Tech
.366
3
8
.503
66
49.
Central Michigan
.576
9
2
.378
116
 
97.
Colorado State
.362
3
8
.498
69
50.
Connecticut
.571
5
5
.571
14
 
98.
Army
.360
5
6
.385
114
51.
Oklahoma
.569
6
5
.542
35
 
99.
Western Michigan
.355
5
6
.380
115
52.
Troy
.557
8
3
.418
106
 
100.
Tulsa
.349
4
7
.428
101
53.
Fresno State
.556
7
4
.474
78
 
101.
Buffalo
.346
4
7
.424
104
54.
Temple
.550
9
2
.353
120
 
102.
Utah State
.342
3
8
.477
76
55.
Michigan State
.545
6
6
.545
32
 
103.
Washington State
.338
1
10
.600
3
56.
Mississippi State
.538
4
7
.619
2
 
104.
Fla. International
.335
3
8
.469
81
57.
Central Florida
.535
7
4
.453
88
 
105.
Florida Atlantic
.333
3
7
.449
91
58.
Air Force
.535
7
5
.485
74
 
106.
Maryland
.327
2
9
.521
50
59.
Texas A&M
.533
6
5
.506
62
 
107.
Tulane
.315
3
8
.446
94
60.
East Carolina
.533
7
4
.451
89
 
108.
New Mexico State
.298
3
8
.426
102
61.
Idaho
.531
7
4
.448
92
 
109.
UTEP
.295
3
8
.422
105
62.
Mid. Tenn. St.
.515
8
3
.377
117
 
110.
Memphis
.289
2
9
.476
77
63.
Purdue
.513
5
7
.563
18
 
111.
Arkansas State
.285
2
8
.459
85
64.
Washington
.512
3
7
.631
1
 
112.
Rice
.283
2
9
.468
84
65.
Iowa State
.510
6
6
.510
57
 
113.
San Jose State
.280
1
9
.526
46
66.
Southern Miss
.497
7
4
.415
108
 
114.
Akron
.273
2
9
.456
86
67.
Ohio
.497
8
3
.360
119
 
115.
Miami, Ohio
.253
1
11
.505
64
68.
Syracuse
.494
4
7
.576
8
 
116.
New Mexico
.244
1
10
.486
73
69.
Kansas State
.491
6
6
.491
71
 
117.
North Texas
.239
2
9
.413
109
70.
Marshall
.481
6
5
.454
87
 
118.
Ball State
.188
1
10
.405
110
71.
Louisville
.480
4
7
.562
19
 
119.
Eastern Michigan
.168
0
11
.447
93
72.
Arizona State
.479
4
7
.562
20
 
120.
Western Kentucky
.166
0
10
.444
95
73.
Kansas
.478
5
6
.505
63
     

 
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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