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 USC Moves to #1
  • The Trojans, 5-0 versus the 2nd-toughest schedule to date, have accomplished the most so far of any team, having beaten 1 team ranked in the current top-10, 3 in the current top-20, 4 in the current top-30, and 5 currently ranked above-average
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The Anderson & Hester College Football 
Computer Rankings, as of October 8 
•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.
USC
Ohio State
Florida
Michigan
Louisville
Notre Dame
Arkansas
Tennessee
Missouri
Boise State
.868
.848
.844
.839
.775
.774
.771
.768
.767
.758
5
6
6
6
5
5
4
5
6
6
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
.622
.582
.574
.566
.463
.595
.613
.586
.452
.439
*to date
2
10
13
16
75
5
3
9
83
92
1-0
0-0
1-0
1-0
0-0
0-1
0-1
0-1
0-0
0-0
2-0
2-0
1-0
0-0
0-0
1-0
1-0
2-0
0-0
0-0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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.
Rutgers
Auburn
California
West Virginia
Clemson
Iowa
Oregon
Texas
Nebraska
Washington
UCLA
Boston College
Georgia Tech
LSU
Georgia
.752
.748
.725
.724
.722
.718
.711
.694
.683
.682
.681
.680
.679
.674
.668
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
4
4
4
5
4
5
0
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
2
1
.431
.559
.531
.395
.527
.522
.536
.492
.480
.588
.501
.499
.475
.580
.463
98
19
28
111
31
33
26
52
64
8
49
51
69
12
76
  Southeastern
Pac-10
Big East
Big Ten
Big 12
Atlantic Coast
Conference USA
WAC
Mountain West
Mid-American
Sun Belt
*non-conference play
.631
.626
.599
.576
.548
.536
.452
.436
.432
.365
.356
26
19
28
28
33
23
18
16
14
11
8
7
8
8
10
15
11
24
18
18
26
23
.455
.504
.428
.431
.434
.429
.495
.453
.469
.486
.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.
Navy
Texas A&M
Washington State
Wake Forest
Tulsa
Wisconsin
Pittsburgh
Oklahoma
Alabama
Penn State
Texas Tech
South Carolina
BYU
Virginia Tech
Southern Miss
Kentucky
Florida State
Miami, Fla.
Michigan State
Purdue
Utah
Kansas State
N.C. State
TCU
San Jose State
Arizona State
Air Force
South Florida
Houston
Hawaii
Syracuse
Central Michigan
Colorado State
Ohio
Arizona
LA Lafayette
Maryland
Oregon State
Iowa State
Bowling Green
Cincinnati
Northern Illinois
Oklahoma State
UAB
Kent State
UTEP
Minnesota
.663
.663
.663
.655
.651
.639
.639
.639
.614
.612
.604
.601
.601
.598
.595
.573
.565
.561
.559
.559
.555
.549
.548
.544
.541
.533
.528
.527
.526
.525
.515
.507
.506
.506
.504
.504
.501
.493
.489
.486
.485
.484
.482
.476
.476
.465
.461
5
5
4
5
4
5
5
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
4
4
3
3
3
4
3
2
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
2

1
1
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
3
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
1
3
4
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
2
2
4
.458
.457
.567
.449
.467
.431
.431
.581
.515
.512
.504
.501
.501
.411
.536
.573
.505
.501
.559
.457
.454
.448
.488
.484
.388
.473
.528
.426
.425
.465
.515
.507
.325
.506
.604
.444
.441
.553
.489
.486
.485
.424
.422
.476
.377
.406
.562
78
81
15
85
72
96
97
11
36
40
46
47
50
109
27
14
45
48
20
79
82
86
56
61
113
70
29
102
103
73
35
43
119
44
4
89
90
21
55
59
60
105
107
67
114
110
17
  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.
Mid. Tenn. St.
Mississippi
Central Florida
Western Michigan
Baylor
Kansas
Illinois
Army
Connecticut
Indiana
East Carolina
Nevada
Idaho
Tulane
Vanderbilt
SMU
Arkansas State
Louisiana Tech
Akron
Wyoming
Mississippi State
Virginia
North Carolina
Toledo
North Texas
Marshall
New Mexico
Fresno State
Rice
Florida Atlantic
Troy
Utah State
Stanford
Memphis
New Mexico State
UNLV
Northwestern
Buffalo
Ball State
LA Monroe
San Diego State
Colorado
Duke
Temple
Miami, Ohio
Fla. International
Eastern Michigan
.450
.450
.449
.448
.447
.446
.440
.430
.428
.427
.426
.425
.423
.421
.420
.420
.415
.404
.392
.384
.384
.377
.374
.365
.360
.345
.340
.339
.333
.333
.331
.311
.306
.300
.284
.271
.268
.265
.260
.259
.229
.205
.193
.186
.182
.175
.163
3
2
2
3
3
3
2
3
2
3
2
3
3
2
2
3
3
1
2
2
1
2
1
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
2
1
2
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
4
3
2
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
2
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
5
6
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
5
6
5
6
5
6
5
.450
.551
.509
.389
.447
.446
.541
.430
.487
.427
.486
.425
.423
.481
.521
.420
.358
.590
.491
.483
.593
.476
.559
.463
.457
.528
.436
.522
.539
.514
.513
.513
.639
.477
.336
.441
.354
.434
.346
.426
.542
.508
.489
.478
.472
.460
.439
84
22
41
112
87
88
24
99
57
100
58
104
106
63
34
108
115
7
53
62
6
68
18
74
80
30
94
32
25
37
39
38
1
66
118
91
116
95
117
101
23
42
54
65
71
77
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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