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The Jeff Anderson & Chris Hester
College Football Computer Rankings, as of Oct. 8

Final 2017-18 Rankings
Final 17 Pre-Bowl Rankings

Rating
 W 
 L 
Sched.
Strength
Sched. 
Rank
vs. Current
Top-10
vs. Current
#11-25
Other 
Losses
1.
Ohio State
.833
6
0
.555
20
0-0
1-0
0
2.
Georgia
.830
6
0
.549
24
0-0
1-0
0
3.
Notre Dame
.819
6
0
.530
34
0-0
2-0
0
4.
Clemson
.816
6
0
.525
39
0-0
0-0
0
5.
Alabama
.808
6
0
.512
47
0-0
0-0
0
6.
Florida
.778
5
1
.601
4
1-0
0-1
0
7.
N.C. State
.772
5
0
.459
89
0-0
0-0
0
8.
West Virginia
.771
5
0
.457
91
0-0
0-0
0
9.
LSU
.768
5
1
.587
7
0-1
1-0
0
10.
Oklahoma
.762
5
1
.578
10
0-0
0-1
0

Rank Team 
Rating
 W 
 L 
Sched. 
Strength
Sched. 
Rank
Conference
Rankings
Rating
W*
 L*
Sched.
Strength*
11. Texas
.760
5
1
.576
11
  Southeastern
.658
34
5
.424
12. Kentucky
.750
5
1
.562
13
  Big 12
.597
21
7
.444
13. Michigan
.747
5
1
.558
18
  Big Ten
.590
27
13
.484
14. UCF
.743
5
0
.419
110
  Atlantic Coast
.581
32
12
.442
15. Cincinnati
.734
6
0
.407
117
  Pac-12
.546
23
11
.439
16. South Florida
.728
5
0
.401
118
  American Athletic
.489
25
17
.432
17. Colorado
.725
5
0
.397
123
  Mountain West
.467
25
20
.434
18. South Carolina
.720
3
2
.669
1
  Sun Belt
.446
16
17
.455
19. Penn State
.719
4
1
.546
25
  Mid-American
.418
17
27
.486
20. Washington
.704
5
1
.504
53
  Conference USA
.399
21
28
.440
21. Duke
.698
4
1
.521
41
  *non-conference play
22. Miami, Fla.
.689
5
1
.487
65
 
23. Iowa
.680
4
1
.499
56
 
24. San Diego State
.674
4
1
.493
61
 
25. Stanford
.673
4
2
.579
8
 
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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.
Texas A&M
.658
4
2
.562
14
 
79.
Tennessee
.489
2
3
.549
23
27.
Mississippi State
.654
4
2
.557
19
 
80.
Florida State
.487
3
3
.487
64
28.
Wisconsin
.653
4
1
.469
79
 
81.
Florida Atlantic
.480
3
3
.480
72
29.
Army
.650
3
2
.594
6
 
82.
Arizona
.477
3
3
.477
75
30.
Georgia Southern
.647
4
1
.463
88
 
83.
Memphis
.475
4
2
.376
128
31.
Troy
.632
5
1
.424
107
 
84.
Northern Illinois
.467
3
3
.467
82
32.
Indiana
.630
4
2
.531
32
 
85.
Kansas State
.460
2
4
.561
17
33.
Mississippi
.629
4
2
.530
33
 
86.
New Mexico
.459
3
2
.400
120
34.
Fresno State
.627
4
1
.442
101
 
87.
Temple
.450
3
3
.450
96
35.
USC
.626
3
2
.568
12
 
88.
Nevada
.442
3
3
.442
100
36.
UAB
.625
4
1
.440
102
 
89.
Akron
.437
2
2
.437
104
37.
Maryland
.620
3
2
.562
15
 
90.
Purdue
.430
2
3
.490
62
38.
TCU
.619
3
2
.561
16
 
91.
SMU
.429
2
4
.530
35
39.
Washington State
.618
5
1
.410
114
 
92.
Tulane
.429
2
4
.530
36
40.
Buffalo
.618
5
1
.409
116
 
93.
Louisiana 
.427
2
3
.486
67
41.
Auburn
.610
4
2
.511
48
 
94.
Liberty
.422
2
3
.482
70
42.
Hawaii
.609
6
1
.384
126
 
95.
UTSA
.392
3
3
.392
124
43.
Utah State
.609
4
1
.423
109
 
96.
Miami, Ohio
.389
2
4
.488
63
44.
Vanderbilt
.605
3
3
.605
3
 
97.
Southern Miss
.388
2
2
.388
125
45.
Michigan State
.599
3
2
.540
28
 
98.
Wyoming
.387
2
4
.486
68
46.
Syracuse
.597
4
2
.497
58
 
99.
Georgia State
.384
2
4
.483
69
47.
Minnesota
.597
3
2
.538
29
 
100.
North Carolina
.382
1
3
.535
30
48.
Texas Tech
.594
3
2
.535
31
 
101.
Louisville
.380
2
4
.479
73
49.
Houston
.585
4
1
.399
122
 
102.
LA Monroe
.379
2
4
.478
74
50.
Baylor
.582
4
2
.482
71
 
103.
Air Force
.374
2
3
.432
105
51.
Missouri
.580
3
2
.521
40
 
104.
Massachusetts
.374
2
5
.502
54
52.
Utah
.579
3
2
.519
45
 
105.
Colorado State
.370
2
4
.469
80
53.
Mid. Tenn. St.
.579
3
2
.519
46
 
106.
Eastern Michigan
.369
2
4
.468
81
54.
North Texas
.575
5
1
.367
129
 
107.
Kansas
.366
2
4
.464
85
55.
Boise State
.570
3
2
.511
49
 
108.
East Carolina
.366
2
3
.423
108
56.
Coastal Carolina
.569
3
2
.509
50
 
109.
New Mexico State
.358
2
4
.456
92
57.
Oregon
.569
4
1
.383
127
 
110.
UNLV
.358
2
3
.415
112
58.
Virginia
.565
3
2
.505
52
 
111.
Ball State
.356
2
4
.454
93
59.
Oklahoma State
.565
4
2
.464
86
 
112.
Navy
.353
2
3
.409
115
60.
Boston College
.564
4
2
.463
87
 
113.
Charlotte
.344
2
3
.400
119
61.
Appalachian St.
.564
3
1
.410
113
 
114.
Arkansas
.344
1
5
.550
22
62.
Western Michigan
.559
4
2
.458
90
 
115.
Tulsa
.326
1
4
.507
51
63.
Virginia Tech
.559
3
2
.499
57
 
116.
Connecticut
.323
1
5
.527
38
64.
Louisiana Tech
.554
3
2
.494
60
 
117.
UCLA
.321
0
5
.655
2
65.
Arizona State
.542
3
3
.542
26
 
118.
Rutgers
.317
1
5
.520
42
66.
Wake Forest
.541
3
3
.541
27
 
119.
Oregon State
.316
1
5
.519
44
67.
Illinois
.535
3
2
.475
76
 
120.
Central Michigan
.295
1
5
.495
59
68.
Pittsburgh
.527
3
3
.527
37
 
121.
Kent State
.289
1
5
.486
66
69.
Arkansas State
.526
3
2
.466
83
 
122.
South Alabama
.279
1
5
.474
77
70.
BYU
.520
3
3
.520
43
 
123.
Bowling Green
.279
1
5
.474
78
71.
Iowa State
.518
2
3
.578
9
 
124.
Nebraska
.272
0
5
.599
5
72.
Marshall
.511
3
2
.451
94
 
125.
Old Dominion
.260
1
5
.451
95
73.
Toledo
.505
3
2
.445
97
 
126.
Rice
.251
1
5
.439
103
74.
Fla. International
.503
3
2
.443
98
 
127.
Western Kentucky
.251
1
4
.416
111
75.
California
.503
3
2
.442
99
 
128.
Texas State
.203
1
4
.352
130
76.
Georgia Tech
.502
3
3
.502
55
 
129.
San Jose State
.179
0
5
.465
84
77.
Northwestern
.494
2
3
.554
21
 
130.
UTEP
.143
0
6
.400
121
78.
Ohio
.490
3
2
.430
106
 
 

 
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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