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Showing Which Teams Have Accomplished the Most — to Date

LSU Widens Its Lead

  • With one week to go in the regular season, the teams that have accomplished the most to date are LSU, Oklahoma St., Alabama, Stanford, and Houston
  • There are big gaps (at least .020 in each case) between each of the top-4 teams — in fact, #4 Stanford's rating is actually closer to that of #10 Arkansas (Stanford leads the Razorbacks by .019) than to that of #3 Alabama (which leads the Cardinal by .020)
  • None of the top-5 teams has lost to a team currently ranked outside of the top-30 — versus the current top-30, LSU is 5-0, Oklahoma St. is 5-1, Alabama is 3-1, Stanford is 2-1, and Houston is 0-0 (the undefeated Cougars, however, did win at #31 Tulsa)
  • Despite having posted just a .500 record (6-6) Texas A&M is #25 — all 6 of the Aggies' losses have been to teams that are currently ranked ahead of them (4 of which are currently in the top-10)
  • The 18 toughest schedules in the nation have all been played by Big 12 or SEC teams
  • The BCS is a major reason why college football has by far the best regular season in all of sports, and the final week of the regular season will feature 5 more top-25 matchups: #2 Oklahoma St. vs. #6 Oklahoma; #1 LSU vs. #14 Georgia; #18 Michigan St. vs. #20 Wisconsin; #8 Virginia Tech vs. #23 Clemson; and #17 Texas at #15 Baylor
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College Football Computer Rankings, as of Nov. 27

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Rating
 W 
 L 
Sched.
Strength
Sched. 
Rank
vs. Current
Top-10
vs. Current
#11-25
Other 
Losses
1.
 LSU
.840
12
0
.568
16
2-0
1-0
0
2.
 Oklahoma State
.814
10
1
.599
10
1-0
4-0
1
3.
 Alabama
.793
11
1
.560
23
1-1
1-0
0
4.
 Stanford
.773
11
1
.532
36
0-0
1-1
0
5.
 Houston
.768
12
0
.453
84
0-0
0-0
0
6.
 Oklahoma
.767
9
2
.596
11
1-0
3-1
1
7.
 Kansas State
.767
9
2
.595
12
0-2
4-0
0
8.
 Virginia Tech
.757
11
1
.509
54
0-0
0-1
0
9.
 Boise State
.755
10
1
.513
51
0-0
1-1
0
10.
 Arkansas
.754
10
2
.568
17
0-2
1-0
0
Rank Team 
Rating
 W 
 L 
Sched. 
Strength
Sched. 
Rank
 Conference
Rankings
Rating
W*
 L*
Sched.
Strength*
11. South Carolina
.753
10
2
.567
18
   Big 12
.695
27
3
.445
12. Michigan
.746
10
2
.557
25
   Southeastern
.636
42
6
.398
13. USC
.745
10
2
.556
26
   Pac-12
.560
23
12
.465
14. Georgia
.745
10
2
.555
27
   Big Ten
.550
35
13
.410
15. Baylor
.737
8
3
.615
4
   Atlantic Coast
.528
31
17
.440
16. Oregon
.726
10
2
.531
38
   Big East
.521
26
14
.431
17. Texas
.711
7
4
.639
3
   Mountain West
.456
21
18
.433
18. Michigan State
.704
10
2
.504
59
   Conference USA
.443
21
28
.486
19. Nebraska
.701
9
3
.557
24
   Mid-American
.418
22
30
.464
20. Wisconsin
.696
10
2
.496
64
   Sun Belt
.401
12
24
.501
21. Penn State
.677
9
3
.531
39
   WAC
.397
15
26
.477
22. TCU
.667
9
2
.472
75
   *non-conference play
23. Clemson
.658
9
3
.509
55
  
24. Missouri
.656
7
5
.609
6
  
25. Texas A&M
.649
6
6
.649
2
  
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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.
 Notre Dame
.649
8
4
.552
30
  
74.
 Temple
.475
8
4
.376
119
27.
 Auburn
.646
7
5
.599
9
  
75.
 Syracuse
.475
5
6
.502
61
28.
 Iowa State
.640
6
5
.615
5
  
76.
 Western Michigan
.467
7
5
.417
109
29.
 West Virginia
.634
8
3
.497
63
  
77.
 South Florida
.466
5
6
.493
66
30.
 Southern Miss
.619
10
2
.410
111
  
78.
 Connecticut
.462
5
6
.490
68
31.
 Tulsa
.618
8
4
.519
45
  
79.
 Arizona
.462
4
8
.563
19
32.
 Georgia Tech
.612
8
4
.512
52
  
80.
 Utah State
.454
6
5
.427
103
33.
 Arkansas State
.603
9
2
.405
115
  
81.
 Kansas
.444
2
10
.650
1
34.
 Florida State
.598
8
4
.498
62
  
82.
 East Carolina
.439
5
7
.488
70
35.
 Cincinnati
.596
8
3
.457
81
  
83.
 Ball State
.438
6
6
.438
96
36.
 North Carolina
.587
7
5
.538
35
  
84.
 Rice
.422
4
8
.523
44
37.
 Iowa
.581
7
5
.532
37
  
85.
 Navy
.414
4
7
.496
65
38.
 Virginia
.581
8
4
.480
72
  
86.
 Boston College
.414
4
8
.514
49
39.
 BYU
.579
8
3
.440
95
  
87.
 Eastern Michigan
.410
6
6
.410
112
40.
 Florida
.577
6
6
.577
14
  
88.
 Minnesota
.408
3
9
.561
21
41.
 Rutgers
.576
8
4
.475
73
  
89.
 North Texas
.407
4
7
.489
69
42.
 Washington
.573
7
5
.523
42
  
90.
 Washington State
.405
4
8
.505
58
43.
 Mississippi State
.572
6
6
.572
15
  
91.
 San Jose State
.404
5
7
.453
85
44.
 California
.565
7
5
.515
48
  
92.
 Oregon State
.396
3
9
.549
31
45.
 Vanderbilt
.563
6
6
.563
20
  
93.
 Mississippi
.396
2
10
.605
8
46.
 Texas Tech
.558
5
7
.607
7
  
94.
 Kent State
.393
5
7
.442
94
47.
 UCLA
.553
6
6
.553
28
  
95.
 Central Florida
.388
5
7
.436
99
48.
 Northern Illinois
.553
9
3
.399
116
  
96.
 UTEP
.386
5
7
.435
101
49.
 Louisville
.552
7
5
.502
60
  
97.
 Colorado
.380
3
10
.545
33
50.
 Ohio State
.552
6
6
.552
29
  
98.
 Hawaii
.379
6
6
.379
118
51.
 Utah
.541
7
5
.491
67
  
99.
 Bowling Green
.371
5
7
.419
107
52.
 Louisiana Tech
.538
8
4
.437
97
  
100.
 Fresno State
.364
4
8
.462
78
53.
 Toledo
.537
8
4
.436
100
  
101.
 Duke
.355
3
9
.506
57
54.
 Tennessee
.536
5
7
.586
13
  
102.
 New Mexico State
.346
4
8
.442
93
55.
 San Diego State
.531
7
4
.449
86
  
103.
 Maryland
.335
2
10
.540
34
56.
 Wyoming
.528
7
4
.446
87
  
104.
 LA Monroe
.333
3
8
.466
77
57.
 Miami, Fla.
.528
6
6
.528
40
  
105.
 Miami, Ohio
.331
4
8
.426
104
58.
 Illinois
.526
6
6
.526
41
  
106.
 Army
.314
3
8
.445
88
59.
 N.C. State
.525
7
5
.475
74
  
107.
 Troy
.313
3
8
.444
91
60.
 Wake Forest
.523
6
6
.523
43
  
108.
 UAB
.309
3
9
.454
83
61.
 LA Lafayette
.518
8
4
.418
108
  
109.
 Colorado State
.307
3
8
.436
98
62.
 Purdue
.518
6
6
.518
46
  
110.
 Central Michigan
.301
3
9
.444
90
63.
 Arizona State
.517
6
6
.517
47
  
111.
 Indiana
.285
1
11
.545
32
64.
 Ohio
.514
9
3
.363
120
  
112.
 UNLV
.272
2
9
.455
82
65.
 Northwestern
.514
6
6
.514
50
  
113.
 Buffalo
.269
3
9
.407
114
66.
 Marshall
.512
6
6
.512
53
  
114.
 Idaho
.264
2
9
.445
89
67.
 Kentucky
.510
5
7
.560
22
  
115.
 Mid. Tenn. St.
.263
2
9
.444
92
68.
 SMU
.509
7
5
.459
80
  
116.
 Florida Atlantic
.242
1
10
.484
71
69.
 Fla. International
.489
8
4
.389
117
  
117.
 Memphis
.238
2
10
.422
106
70.
 Nevada
.487
6
5
.460
79
  
118.
 New Mexico
.233
1
10
.471
76
71.
 Pittsburgh
.481
5
6
.508
56
  
119.
 Tulane
.226
2
11
.414
110
72.
 Western Kentucky
.478
7
5
.429
102
  
120.
 Akron
.187
1
11
.408
113
73.
 Air Force
.476
7
5
.426
105
      

 
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 fifth 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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