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Showing Which Teams Have the Best Win-Loss Records Considering Their Schedules—to Date

The Top 4 Are Well Ahead of the Field

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  • The top 4 teams are separated by just .010 and are .030 ahead of anyone else
  • #4 Georgia isn’t undefeated, but the Bulldogs have as many road or neutral-site wins versus the top-30 (4) as #1 Notre Dame (2), #2 Alabama (1), and #3 Clemson (1) have combined
  • There is a huge gap between Michigan and LSU—so much so that the #9 Tigers are closer to #18 Boise St. (.039 apart) than to the #8 Wolverines (.043 apart)
  • The Big Ten is .001 ahead of the ACC, which is .001 ahead of the Big 12
  • The SEC has 10 teams in the top-30, twice as many as any other conference
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Final 2017-18 Rankings
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
.826
12
0
.542
43
1-0
2-0
0
2.
Alabama
.821
12
0
.534
45
1-0
3-0
0
3.
Clemson
.817
12
0
.527
49
0-0
2-0
0
4.
Georgia
.816
11
1
.597
7
1-1
2-0
0
5.
Oklahoma
.786
11
1
.550
39
0-0
2-1
0
6.
Ohio State
.783
11
1
.545
41
1-0
1-0
1
7.
UCF
.766
11
0
.450
91
0-0
1-0
0
8.
Michigan
.766
10
2
.584
11
0-2
2-0
0
9.
LSU
.723
9
3
.584
12
1-1
1-2
0
10.
Kentucky
.719
9
3
.580
13
0-1
3-1
1

Rank Team 
Rating
 W 
 L 
Sched. 
Strength
Sched. 
Rank
Conference
Rankings
Rating
W*
 L*
Sched.
Strength*
11.
Florida
.712
9
3
.570
22
  Southeastern
.654
49
6
.406
12.
Texas
.703
9
3
.560
31
  Big Ten
.570
28
14
.469
13.
Penn State
.699
9
3
.556
34
  Atlantic Coast
.569
35
18
.472
14.
Texas A&M
.698
8
4
.606
2
  Big 12
.568
21
7
.414
15.
Missouri
.693
8
4
.601
5
  Pac-12
.548
24
12
.447
16.
Washington St.
.690
10
2
.489
66
  American Athletic
.458
25
21
.433
17.
West Virginia
.688
8
3
.557
33
  Sun Belt
.454
21
18
.431
18.
Boise State
.684
10
2
.482
70
  Mountain West
.448
26
23
.429
19.
Mississippi St.
.678
8
4
.584
10
  Mid-American
.419
18
29
.489
20.
Washington
.676
9
3
.529
47
  Conference USA
.387
22
33
.446
21.
Utah
.669
9
3
.521
52
  *non-conference play
22.
Syracuse
.663
9
3
.514
57
 
23.
Northwestern
.660
8
4
.564
27
 
24.
Cincinnati
.658
10
2
.452
90
 
25.
Iowa State
.655
7
4
.577
14
 
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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.
South Carolina
.651
6
5
.626
1
 
79.
Nevada
.496
7
5
.446
94
27.
Fresno State
.651
10
2
.444
95
 
80.
Virginia Tech
.489
5
6
.516
56
28.
Army
.643
9
2
.446
93
 
81.
Fla. International
.488
8
4
.388
128
29.
Auburn
.637
7
5
.590
8
 
82.
Tulane
.481
6
6
.481
71
30.
Iowa
.636
8
4
.538
44
 
83.
Wyoming
.476
6
6
.476
73
31.
Stanford
.631
7
4
.552
36
 
84.
Nebraska
.470
4
8
.571
20
32.
Utah State
.627
10
2
.418
115
 
85.
Western Michigan
.465
7
5
.416
116
33.
N.C. State
.625
8
3
.488
67
 
86.
Eastern Michigan
.464
7
5
.415
117
34.
Appalachian St.
.624
9
2
.426
108
 
87.
Arizona
.458
5
7
.508
60
35.
Michigan State
.616
7
5
.567
24
 
88.
Miami, Ohio
.458
6
6
.458
85
36.
Pittsburgh
.613
7
5
.565
26
 
89.
Toledo
.455
7
5
.406
120
37.
Vanderbilt
.605
6
6
.605
4
 
90.
Louisiana Tech
.452
7
5
.403
122
38.
Buffalo
.594
10
2
.385
129
 
91.
Colorado
.449
5
7
.499
64
39.
Duke
.594
7
5
.545
42
 
92.
SMU
.446
5
7
.496
65
40.
Purdue
.587
6
6
.587
9
 
93.
UCLA
.445
3
9
.599
6
41.
Oregon
.586
8
4
.485
69
 
94.
LA Monroe
.439
6
6
.439
97
42.
Troy
.583
9
3
.429
104
 
95.
Southern Miss
.429
6
5
.403
123
43.
Boston College
.578
7
5
.528
48
 
96.
Florida Atlantic
.418
5
7
.468
77
44.
TCU
.575
6
6
.575
16
 
97.
Coastal Carolina
.413
5
7
.463
82
45.
Georgia Southern
.574
9
3
.421
113
 
98.
Illinois
.407
4
8
.507
61
46.
Wisconsin
.574
7
5
.524
50
 
99.
Air Force
.407
5
7
.456
86
47.
Temple
.572
8
4
.471
75
 
100.
Liberty
.401
5
6
.427
106
48.
Arizona State
.570
7
5
.520
53
 
101.
Charlotte
.389
5
7
.438
98
49.
Georgia Tech
.566
7
5
.516
55
 
102.
Kansas
.380
3
9
.532
46
50.
California
.562
7
4
.480
72
 
103.
Massachusetts
.374
4
8
.473
74
51.
UAB
.560
9
3
.406
119
 
104.
Navy
.368
3
9
.519
54
52.
Miami, Fla.
.559
7
5
.510
59
 
105.
Arkansas
.367
2
10
.575
17
53.
Oklahoma State
.557
6
6
.557
32
 
106.
Louisville
.363
2
10
.571
21
54.
Tennessee
.557
5
7
.605
3
 
107.
Akron
.350
4
7
.428
105
55.
Mid. Tenn. St.
.556
8
4
.455
89
 
108.
Oregon State
.345
2
10
.551
37
56.
Minnesota
.553
6
6
.553
35
 
109.
UNLV
.339
4
8
.435
102
57.
Baylor
.550
6
6
.550
38
 
110.
East Carolina
.334
3
8
.467
78
58.
Wake Forest
.549
6
6
.549
40
 
111.
North Carolina
.329
2
9
.523
51
59.
Marshall
.538
8
3
.400
125
 
112.
Ball State
.324
4
8
.419
114
60.
Virginia
.536
7
5
.486
68
 
113.
Colorado State
.320
3
9
.467
79
61.
Maryland
.527
5
7
.576
15
 
114.
South Alabama
.318
3
9
.464
80
62.
Houston
.524
8
4
.423
109
 
115.
Tulsa
.317
3
9
.463
81
63.
Florida State
.524
5
7
.573
18
 
116.
New Mexico
.317
3
9
.463
83
64.
Indiana
.523
5
7
.572
19
 
117.
Old Dominion
.310
4
8
.402
124
65.
Arkansas State
.522
8
4
.421
111
 
118.
Rutgers
.306
1
11
.569
23
66.
Memphis
.522
8
4
.421
112
 
119.
UTSA
.295
3
9
.437
100
67.
Mississippi
.515
5
7
.565
25
 
120.
New Mexico State
.285
3
9
.426
107
68.
North Texas
.515
9
3
.364
130
 
121.
Bowling Green
.282
3
9
.422
110
69.
Texas Tech
.514
5
7
.564
28
 
122.
Georgia State
.273
2
10
.468
76
70.
San Diego State
.512
7
5
.462
84
 
123.
Texas State
.270
3
9
.407
118
71.
Kansas State
.511
5
7
.561
29
 
124.
Western Kentucky
.261
3
9
.396
126
72.
USC
.511
5
7
.561
30
 
125.
San Jose State
.255
1
11
.506
62
73.
BYU
.510
6
6
.510
58
 
126.
Connecticut
.253
1
11
.504
63
74.
Hawaii
.510
8
5
.441
96
 
127.
Kent State
.245
2
10
.431
103
75.
Northern Illinois
.506
7
5
.456
87
 
128.
Rice
.243
2
11
.438
99
76.
South Florida
.506
7
5
.456
88
 
129.
Central Michigan
.205
1
11
.436
101
77.
Ohio
.504
8
4
.403
121
 
130.
UTEP
.177
1
11
.392
127
78.
Louisiana 
.500
7
5
.450
92
 
 

 
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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