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The Anderson & Hester College Football 
Computer Rankings, as of November 26 
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•Oct. 1 Rankings

•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
USC
Michigan
Florida
LSU
Louisville
Rutgers
Boise State
Notre Dame
Auburn
.825
.809
.804
.801
.785
.784
.762
.753
.750
.750
12
10
11
11
10
10
10
12
10
10
0
1
1
1
2
1
1
0
2
2
.541
.591
.578
.574
.610
.553
.522
.432
.563
.562
*to date
34
9
13
16
2
28
46
92
22
24
1-0
1-0
1-1
1-1
0-2
0-1
1-0
0-0
0-2
2-0
1-0
3-1
1-0
2-0
2-0
1-0
0-0
1-0
1-0
0-2
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
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.
Arkansas
Tennessee
California
Wisconsin
Oklahoma
West Virginia
Virginia Tech
Wake Forest
Texas
Oregon State
Nebraska
BYU
Texas A&M
Georgia Tech
Georgia
.737
.731
.728
.726
.720
.710
.695
.689
.678
.668
.661
.654
.653
.646
.645
10
9
8
11
10
9
10
10
9
8
9
10
9
9
8
2
3
3
1
2
2
2
2
3
4
3
2
3
3
4
.546
.595
.604
.469
.524
.522
.493
.487
.531
.573
.512
.447
.504
.495
.548
33
7
4
74
44
45
65
69
38
17
50
82
56
64
30
  Pac-10
Southeastern
Big East
Big Ten
Big 12
Atlantic Coast
WAC
Conference USA
Mountain West
Mid-American
Sun Belt
*non-conference play
.648
.633
.613
.558
.523
.519
.445
.438
.421
.375
.352
21
41
32
33
33
29
18
20
16
14
10
9
7
8
12
15
19
19
28
20
34
30
.530
.410
.427
.415
.410
.456
.453
.488
.454
.500
.502
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.
Boston College
Penn State
Hawaii
South Carolina
Oregon
Kentucky
UCLA
Clemson
Cincinnati
Missouri
South Florida
Arizona State
TCU
Arizona
Maryland
Washington State
Purdue
Navy
Houston
Minnesota
Washington
Alabama
Texas Tech
Kansas State
Southern Miss
Iowa
Nevada
Ohio
Pittsburgh
Florida State
Tulsa
Oklahoma State
Central Michigan
Rice
San Jose State
Indiana
Miami, Fla.
East Carolina
Utah
Western Michigan
Mid. Tenn. St.
Syracuse
Kansas
Mississippi
Vanderbilt
Connecticut
Michigan State
.641
.637
.634
.630
.626
.625
.619
.616
.615
.608
.608
.608
.607
.603
.601
.600
.576
.570
.566
.563
.559
.554
.552
.550
.546
.541
.539
.537
.531
.528
.526
.525
.522
.511
.504
.497
.496
.494
.493
.492
.487
.479
.478
.472
.470
.469
.460
9
8
10
7
7
7
6
8
7
8
8
7
9
6
8
6
8
8
9
6
5
6
7
7
8
6
8
9
6
6
8
6
8
7
7
5
6
7
7
8
7
4
6
4
4
4
4

3
4
2
5
5
5
5
4
5
4
4
5
2
6
4
6
5
3
3
6
7
6
5
5
4
6
4
3
6
6
4
6
4
5
4
7
6
5
5
4
5
8
6
8
8
7
8
.491
.539
.426
.582
.578
.576
.593
.517
.567
.508
.508
.559
.409
.603
.501
.600
.507
.431
.412
.563
.608
.554
.502
.500
.445
.541
.438
.384
.531
.528
.425
.525
.421
.461
.422
.547
.496
.444
.443
.392
.437
.580
.478
.573
.571
.552
.561
68
36
96
10
12
15
8
48
21
51
52
26
107
5
60
6
53
94
104
23
3
27
59
61
83
35
89
118
39
40
97
43
101
77
100
32
63
84
86
115
90
11
71
18
19
29
25
  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
Virginia
Northern Illinois
Troy
LA Lafayette
Baylor
Mississippi State
Fresno State
New Mexico
SMU
Northwestern
Iowa State
Air Force
North Carolina
Tulane
Marshall
Arkansas State
Idaho
Kent State
Central Florida
Stanford
Florida Atlantic
N.C. State
Ball State
Colorado State
Illinois
Akron
UTEP
Army
Louisiana Tech
Toledo
Colorado
UAB
Bowling Green
LA Monroe
New Mexico State
San Diego State
UNLV
North Texas
Buffalo
Utah State
Memphis
Temple
Miami, Ohio
Duke
Eastern Michigan
Fla. International
.458
.449
.446
.438
.429
.427
.424
.421
.419
.407
.406
.404
.404
.394
.393
.392
.387
.375
.370
.368
.365
.365
.364
.364
.361
.361
.360
.359
.342
.342
.339
.324
.314
.306
.297
.296
.280
.267
.264
.263
.263
.255
.252
.247
.222
.201
.160
6
5
7
6
6
4
3
4
6
6
4
4
4
3
4
5
6
4
6
4
1
5
3
5
4
2
5
5
3
3
5
2
3
4
3
3
2
2
3
2
1
2
1
2
0
1
0
6
7
5
5
5
8
9
7
6
6
8
8
7
9
8
7
6
8
6
8
10
7
9
7
7
10
7
7
8
9
7
10
9
8
8
8
9
10
9
10
11
10
11
10
12
11
11
.458
.499
.397
.411
.403
.528
.577
.503
.419
.407
.507
.505
.485
.547
.493
.441
.387
.474
.370
.466
.628
.412
.515
.411
.441
.569
.407
.406
.476
.491
.386
.528
.459
.398
.425
.424
.465
.460
.399
.455
.517
.444
.503
.434
.533
.430
.432
80
62
114
105
111
42
14
58
102
109
54
55
70
31
66
87
116
73
119
75
1
103
49
106
88
20
108
110
72
67
117
41
79
113
98
99
76
78
112
81
47
85
57
91
37
95
93
*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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