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Computer Rankings, as of Nov. 28 
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    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.
USC
Texas
Penn State
Ohio State
Virginia Tech
Oregon
LSU
UCLA
Miami, Fla.
Notre Dame
.843
.841
.809
.790
.783
.769
.766
.757
.744
.738
11
11
10
9
10
10
10
9
9
9
0
0
1
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
.573
.570
.592
.627
.552
.533
.528
.523
.565
.557
*to date
31
35
18
4
46
55
57
61
38
43
2-0
1-0
1-0
0-2
0-1
0-1
0-0
0-0
1-0
0-1
0-0
3-0
3-1
3-0
3-0
0-0
3-0
1-0
1-1
1-0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
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.
Georgia
TCU
Auburn
West Virginia
Alabama
Oklahoma
Texas Tech
Michigan
Wisconsin
Florida
Northwestern
Boston College
Minnesota
Georgia Tech
Colorado
.737
.734
.727
.726
.721
.718
.716
.715
.714
.704
.701
.699
.691
.684
.675
9
10
9
9
9
7
9
7
9
8
7
8
7
7
7
2
1
2
1
2
4
2
4
3
3
4
3
4
4
4
.556
.485
.544
.482
.536
.647
.530
.643
.574
.576
.627
.571
.616
.609
.599
44
72
49
75
53
1
56
2
29
27
3
33
8
9
13
  Big Ten
Atlantic Coast
Big 12
Pac-10
Southeastern
Big East
Mountain West
Conference USA
Mid-American
WAC
Sun Belt
*non-conference play
.666
.622
.620
.595
.577
.518
.483
.435
.414
.370
.313
28
27
31
23
27
19
13
15
13
8
6
6
9
5
8
9
13
14
21
23
22
26
.468
.470
.393
.447
.423
.462
.494
.485
.497
.511
.501
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.
Louisville
Iowa
South Carolina
Nebraska
Clemson
Iowa State
Arizona State
Florida State
Kansas
California
Missouri
North Carolina
Purdue
N.C. State
Michigan State
South Florida
Texas A&M
Virginia
Tennessee
Stanford
Central Florida
Baylor
Maryland
Fresno State
Colorado State
Kansas State
Boise State
BYU
Oregon State
Rutgers
Tulsa
Nevada
Utah
Vanderbilt
Wake Forest
Northern Illinois
New Mexico
Indiana
UTEP
Toledo
San Diego State
Arkansas
Oklahoma State
Pittsburgh
Central Michigan
Navy
Washington State
.672
.670
.663
.662
.649
.640
.628
.614
.611
.602
.599
.596
.591
.587
.580
.576
.575
.573
.570
.568
.563
.562
.561
.553
.553
.541
.539
.533
.532
.530
.526
.511
.511
.510
.508
.503
.501
.501
.498
.497
.496
.492
.491
.486
.478
.472
.472
8
7
7
7
7
7
6
7
6
7
6
5
5
6
5
6
5
6
5
5
8
5
5
8
6
5
9
6
5
7
7
8
6
5
4
7
6
4
8
8
5
4
4
5
6
6
4

2
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
5
4
5
6
6
5
6
4
6
5
6
6
3
6
6
3
5
6
3
5
6
4
4
3
5
6
7
4
5
7
3
3
6
7
7
6
5
4
7
.491
.593
.585
.585
.570
.561
.602
.533
.585
.521
.572
.622
.617
.560
.606
.516
.601
.546
.596
.595
.424
.589
.587
.414
.526
.568
.387
.505
.559
.447
.444
.374
.483
.537
.589
.421
.474
.583
.362
.361
.524
.575
.573
.514
.451
.412
.554
70
16
23
24
34
39
11
54
25
62
32
5
7
41
10
63
12
48
14
15
91
21
22
95
59
37
103
65
42
85
86
111
74
52
20
92
76
26
112
113
60
28
30
64
82
96
45
  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.
Southern Miss
Miami, Ohio
Memphis
Houston
Connecticut
Arizona
Louisiana Tech
Army
Western Michigan
SMU
East Carolina
Illinois
Kentucky
Cincinnati
Wyoming
Akron
Bowling Green
Air Force
Ball State
Mississippi State
Washington
Mississippi
LA Lafayette
UAB
Hawaii
Arkansas State
Marshall
Ohio
Mid. Tenn. St.
LA Monroe
Eastern Michigan
Duke
Florida International
Syracuse
Troy
Utah State
UNLV
San Jose State
Rice
Florida Atlantic
Tulane
Temple
North Texas
Idaho
Buffalo
Kent State
New Mexico State
.468
.463
.462
.462
.456
.453
.445
.433
.430
.428
.426
.424
.421
.419
.416
.412
.409
.404
.403
.402
.394
.388
.382
.381
.376
.369
.368
.360
.338
.333
.330
.311
.292
.288
.288
.283
.283
.261
.254
.244
.242
.232
.230
.219
.171
.171
.170
6
7
6
6
5
3
6
4
7
5
5
2
3
4
4
6
6
4
4
3
2
3
6
5
4
6
4
4
4
5
4
1
4
1
4
3
2
3
1
2
2
0
2
2
1
1
0
5
4
5
5
5
8
4
6
4
6
6
9
8
7
7
5
5
7
7
8
9
8
5
6
7
5
7
7
6
6
7
10
6
10
7
8
9
8
10
9
9
11
9
9
10
10
12
.441
.382
.435
.435
.456
.591
.387
.493
.351
.454
.452
.622
.560
.501
.497
.386
.383
.486
.485
.541
.592
.526
.357
.407
.456
.344
.448
.439
.394
.358
.407
.570
.344
.543
.360
.409
.469
.382
.500
.420
.417
.548
.400
.386
.377
.376
.450
87
107
89
90
78
19
102
69
117
80
81
6
40
66
68
104
106
71
73
51
17
58
116
98
79
119
84
88
101
115
99
36
118
50
114
97
77
108
67
93
94
47
100
105
109
110
83
*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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