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  • #3 Oklahoma and the Big Ten champ (either current-#1 Iowa or current-#4 Michigan State) seem poised to claim two of the College Football playoff spots, with #2 Clemson and #5 Alabama poised to claim the other two spots if they win their conference titles
  • If Alabama loses to #11 Florida, the battle for the final spot will likely come down to #6 Ohio State; #7 Stanford (if the Cardinal achieves the difficult feat of beating #22 USC for the second time this season and wins the Pac-12); and Florida
  • If Clemson loses to #16 North Carolina, the battle will likely come down to Ohio State, Stanford, and North Carolina
  • The highest-ranked team that North Carolina has beaten this season (based on the current rankings) is #37 Pitt, and the Tar Heels lost to #90 South Carolina
  • Stanford has beaten 4 teams ranked higher than Pitt (#8 Notre Dame, #22 USC, #26 UCLA, and #35 Cal), and the Cardinal hasn’t lost to a non-top-20 team (having lost to #9 Northwestern and #17 Oregon)
  • The median team from the Pac-12 is currently ranked #37; the median team from the ACC is currently ranked #61
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College Football Computer Rankings, as of Nov. 29

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Rating
 W 
 L 
Sched.
Strength
Sched. 
Rank
vs. Current
Top-10
vs. Current
#11-25
Other 
Losses
1.
Iowa
.821
12
0
.533
54
1-0
0-0
0
2.
Clemson
.813
12
0
.520
61
1-0
1-0
0
3.
Oklahoma
.804
11
1
.577
23
1-0
2-0
1
4.
Michigan State
.799
11
1
.569
30
1-0
2-0
1
5.
Alabama
.797
11
1
.567
31
0-0
1-1
0
6.
Ohio State
.788
11
1
.553
42
0-1
1-0
0
7.
Stanford
.772
10
2
.592
13
1-1
1-1
0
8.
Notre Dame
.763
10
2
.580
19
0-2
3-0
0
9.
Northwestern
.756
10
2
.570
29
1-1
0-1
0
10.
TCU
.746
10
2
.557
39
0-1
1-1
0

Rank Team 
Rating
 W 
 L 
Sched. 
Strength
Sched. 
Rank
Conference
Rankings
Rating
W*
 L*
Sched.
Strength*
11. Florida
.741
10
2
.551
44
  Big Ten
.624
43
13
.460
12. Michigan
.731
9
3
.594
12
  Southeastern
.613
45
10
.415
13. Oklahoma State
.731
10
2
.538
50
  Pac-12
.595
29
8
.419
14. LSU
.726
8
3
.602
6
  Big 12
.593
23
7
.429
15. Houston
.719
11
1
.461
81
  Atlantic Coast
.548
37
19
.450
16. North Carolina
.719
11
1
.461
82
  American Athletic
.504
28
19
.447
17. Oregon
.717
9
3
.577
24
  Mid-American
.433
21
30
.486
18. Mississippi
.717
9
3
.576
25
  Mountain West
.401
19
30
.467
19. Utah
.717
9
3
.576
26
  Conference USA
.384
20
32
.451
20. Baylor
.716
9
2
.530
55
  Sun Belt
.368
14
31
.480
21. Navy
.707
9
2
.519
62
  *non-conference play
22. USC
.706
8
4
.616
2
 
23. Florida State
.702
10
2
.503
69
 
24. Temple
.684
10
2
.481
75
 
25. Memphis
.676
9
3
.529
56
 
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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.
UCLA
.673
8
4
.578
21
 
78.
East Carolina
.476
5
7
.526
58
27.
Wisconsin
.670
9
3
.523
59
 
79.
Maryland
.476
3
9
.627
1
28.
Georgia
.665
9
3
.516
65
 
80.
Akron
.469
7
5
.420
103
29.
Tennessee
.661
8
4
.565
34
 
81.
Kentucky
.467
5
7
.517
64
30.
Mississippi State
.659
8
4
.563
36
 
82.
Iowa State
.457
3
9
.610
3
31.
Texas A&M
.656
8
4
.560
37
 
83.
Utah State
.455
6
6
.455
86
32.
Arkansas
.648
7
5
.601
8
 
84.
Virginia
.452
4
8
.553
41
33.
Toledo
.648
9
2
.451
89
 
85.
Rutgers
.451
4
8
.552
43
34.
BYU
.646
9
3
.495
71
 
86.
New Mexico
.445
7
5
.397
116
35.
California
.645
7
5
.598
9
 
87.
Colorado State
.445
7
5
.396
117
36.
West Virginia
.644
7
4
.565
33
 
88.
Syracuse
.442
4
8
.543
49
37.
Pittsburgh
.642
8
4
.544
47
 
89.
Colorado
.428
4
9
.545
46
38.
Western Kentucky
.639
10
2
.431
95
 
90.
South Carolina
.428
3
9
.581
18
39.
Miami, Fla.
.636
8
4
.538
51
 
91.
Georgia Tech
.426
3
9
.580
20
40.
Washington State
.632
8
4
.533
53
 
92.
Nevada
.388
6
6
.388
122
41.
Penn State
.625
7
5
.577
22
 
93.
Oregon State
.386
2
10
.595
11
42.
Bowling Green
.625
9
3
.472
80
 
94.
Purdue
.382
2
10
.591
14
43.
Texas Tech
.612
7
5
.563
35
 
95.
Wake Forest
.382
3
9
.534
52
44.
South Florida
.610
8
4
.510
68
 
96.
Georgia State
.382
5
6
.408
108
45.
Arizona State
.588
6
6
.588
15
 
97.
San Jose State
.372
5
7
.420
102
46.
Washington
.583
6
6
.583
16
 
98.
Buffalo
.371
5
7
.419
104
47.
Louisville
.576
7
5
.527
57
 
99.
South Alabama
.369
5
6
.395
118
48.
Auburn
.576
6
6
.576
27
 
100.
Boston College
.362
3
9
.513
67
49.
Cincinnati
.567
7
5
.517
63
 
101.
Idaho
.355
4
8
.452
88
50.
Appalachian St.
.566
9
2
.369
128
 
102.
Rice
.353
5
7
.400
114
51.
Indiana
.558
6
6
.558
38
 
103.
SMU
.348
2
10
.555
40
52.
Minnesota
.553
5
7
.602
7
 
104.
UTEP
.347
5
7
.393
120
53.
Nebraska
.546
5
7
.595
10
 
105.
Old Dominion
.342
5
7
.389
121
54.
Arizona
.543
6
6
.543
48
 
106.
Fla. International
.340
5
7
.387
123
55.
Arkansas State
.541
8
3
.402
113
 
107.
Tulane
.337
3
9
.485
74
56.
Western Michigan
.538
7
5
.488
73
 
108.
Ball State
.328
3
9
.476
77
57.
San Diego State
.537
9
3
.384
124
 
109.
Fresno State
.313
3
9
.458
83
58.
Georgia Southern
.533
8
3
.395
119
 
110.
Kent State
.311
3
9
.456
85
59.
Southern Miss
.530
9
3
.378
126
 
111.
Florida Atlantic
.309
3
9
.454
87
60.
N.C. State
.528
7
5
.478
76
 
112.
LA Lafayette
.306
4
7
.381
125
61.
Marshall
.527
9
3
.375
127
 
113.
New Mexico State
.305
3
8
.435
94
62.
Texas
.525
4
7
.606
4
 
114.
Massachusetts
.305
3
9
.449
90
63.
Duke
.525
7
5
.475
78
 
115.
UTSA
.295
3
9
.437
91
64.
Illinois
.523
5
7
.573
28
 
116.
Miami, Ohio
.294
3
9
.437
92
65.
Kansas State
.520
5
6
.547
45
 
117.
Troy
.293
3
8
.420
101
66.
Missouri
.516
5
7
.566
32
 
118.
UNLV
.287
3
9
.428
98
67.
Ohio
.516
8
4
.415
105
 
119.
Texas State
.280
3
8
.405
111
68.
Northern Illinois
.514
8
4
.414
106
 
120.
Hawaii
.278
3
10
.429
96
69.
Virginia Tech
.514
6
6
.514
66
 
121.
Kansas
.276
0
12
.604
5
70.
Air Force
.513
8
4
.412
107
 
122.
Wyoming
.239
2
10
.423
100
71.
Louisiana Tech
.508
8
4
.408
109
 
123.
North Texas
.231
1
11
.474
79
72.
Central Michigan
.507
7
5
.457
84
 
124.
Army
.227
2
9
.397
115
73.
Boise State
.506
8
4
.406
110
 
125.
Charlotte
.225
2
10
.404
112
74.
Connecticut
.499
6
6
.499
70
 
126.
Central Florida
.213
0
12
.520
60
75.
Tulsa
.493
6
6
.493
72
 
127.
LA Monroe
.205
1
11
.436
93
76.
Vanderbilt
.482
4
8
.583
17
 
128.
Eastern Michigan
.198
1
11
.425
99
77.
Mid. Tenn. St.
.479
7
5
.429
97
 
 

 
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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