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The Longhorns Edge the Crimson Tide for #1

  • Texas, Alabama, Oklahoma St., Boise St., and Penn St. are the most accomplished teams so far this season
  • The Longhorns' win over the Sooners vaults them from #4 to #1
  • The Big 12 is the top conference, with the SEC #2
  • The number of undefeated teams dropped by a third this week, from 15 to 10
  • This coming weekend, #1 Texas hosts #13 Missouri, and #7 Michigan St. hosts #9 Ohio St.
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Rating
 W 
 L 
Sched.
Strength
Sched. 
Rank
vs. Current
Top-10
vs. Current
#11-25
Other 
Losses
1.
Texas
.821
6
0
.534
25
0-0
1-0
0
2.
Alabama
.820
6
0
.533
26
0-0
1-0
0
3.
Oklahoma State
.814
6
0
.522
35
0-0
1-0
0
4.
Boise State
.782
5
0
.472
75
0-0
0-0
0
5.
Penn State
.770
7
0
.455
90
0-0
0-0
0
6.
Utah
.760
7
0
.441
97
0-0
0-0
0
7.
Michigan State
.744
6
1
.537
20
0-0
0-1
0
8.
Texas Tech
.732
6
0
.406
111
0-0
0-0
0
9.
Ohio State
.731
6
1
.521
38
0-0
1-1
0
10.
Florida
.730
5
1
.537
21
0-0
0-0
1
Rank Team 
Rating
 W 
 L 
Sched. 
Strength
Sched. 
Rank
Conference
Rankings
Rating
W*
 L*
Sched.
Strength*
11. Wake Forest
.727
4
1
.556
8
  Big 12
.612
38
10
.432
12. USC
.726
4
1
.555
9
  Southeastern
.602
28
5
.383
13. Missouri
.723
5
1
.527
32
  Atlantic Coast
.595
32
10
.434
14. BYU
.721
6
0
.393
113
  Big Ten
.595
31
10
.437
15. Vanderbilt
.719
5
1
.523
34
  Big East
.553
22
12
.464
16. Oklahoma
.713
5
1
.516
44
  Mountain West
.536
23
11
.429
17. North Carolina
.713
5
1
.515
45
  Pac-10
.532
13
15
.554
18. Georgia
.708
5
1
.510
49
  WAC
.477
17
17
.477
19. Pittsburgh
.702
4
1
.526
33
  Conference USA
.413
16
27
.489
20. Ball State
.701
7
0
.370
116
  Mid-American
.411
19
28
.468
21. Virginia Tech
.697
5
1
.497
59
  Sun Belt
.379
8
21
.515
22. Connecticut
.691
5
1
.489
64
  *non-conference play
23. California
.688
4
1
.510
50
 
24. Minnesota
.687
6
1
.468
80
 
25. Tulsa
.686
6
0
.353
119
 
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. Northwestern
.681
5
1
.478
71
  73. East Carolina
.496
3
3
.496
60
27. TCU
.676
6
1
.455
91
  74. Clemson
.491
3
3
.491
61
28. South Florida
.674
5
1
.470
78
  75. UTEP
.482
3
3
.482
69
29. Kansas
.672
5
1
.467
81
  76. Nevada
.470
3
3
.470
76
30. Georgia Tech
.667
5
1
.462
86
  77. Houston
.470
3
3
.470
77
31. Florida State
.644
4
1
.460
87
  78. Arizona State
.462
2
4
.563
7
32. LSU
.642
4
1
.457
89
  79. Arkansas State
.462
4
2
.364
117
33. South Carolina
.634
5
2
.505
54
  80. Louisiana Tech
.460
2
3
.520
39
34. Notre Dame
.633
4
2
.535
24
  81. Purdue
.453
2
4
.554
10
35. Navy
.630
4
2
.532
27
  82. Mississippi State
.450
2
4
.551
11
36. Cincinnati
.623
5
1
.415
109
  83. Marshall
.449
3
3
.449
94
37. Western Michigan
.620
6
1
.395
112
  84. Buffalo
.439
2
4
.540
17
38. Oregon
.619
5
2
.490
63
  85. Michigan
.436
2
4
.537
22
39. Duke
.603
3
2
.545
14
  86. Tennessee
.434
2
4
.535
23
40. Nebraska
.603
3
3
.603
1
  87. Akron
.426
3
4
.469
79
41. Oregon State
.596
3
3
.596
2
  88. N.C. State
.419
2
4
.519
40
42. Mississippi
.580
3
3
.580
4
  89. Northern Illinois
.412
3
3
.412
110
43. Boston College
.579
4
1
.393
114
  90. Texas A&M
.411
2
4
.511
48
44. Kentucky
.576
4
2
.475
74
  91. Indiana
.408
2
4
.508
52
45. Arkansas
.569
3
3
.569
5
  92. Southern Miss
.405
2
4
.505
56
46. Air Force
.564
4
2
.463
85
  93. Wyoming
.398
2
5
.528
31
47. Auburn
.562
4
3
.519
41
  94. Memphis
.396
3
4
.438
99
48. Stanford
.561
4
3
.518
42
  95. LA Lafayette
.390
3
3
.390
115
49. Iowa
.550
4
3
.507
53
  96. UCLA
.389
2
4
.489
65
50. Colorado
.548
3
3
.548
12
  97. Mid. Tenn. St.
.379
2
4
.478
70
51. Wisconsin
.546
3
3
.546
13
  98. Toledo
.378
2
4
.477
72
52. New Mexico State
.545
3
2
.485
67
  99. Temple
.361
2
5
.489
66
53. Maryland
.545
4
2
.444
96
  100. Central Florida
.360
2
4
.458
88
54. Troy
.543
3
2
.483
68
  101. Florida Atlantic
.356
1
5
.563
6
55. Virginia
.542
3
3
.542
15
  102. Iowa State
.352
2
4
.449
93
56. San Jose State
.540
4
2
.439
98
  103. Ohio
.341
2
5
.467
82
57. Bowling Green
.539
3
3
.539
18
  104. Tulane
.336
2
4
.432
102
58. Central Michigan
.537
4
2
.436
100
  105. Utah State
.327
1
5
.532
28
59. Louisville
.537
3
2
.477
73
  106. Syracuse
.326
1
5
.530
30
60. Kansas State
.533
4
2
.433
101
  107. Eastern Michigan
.321
2
5
.444
95
61. Arizona
.527
4
2
.426
104
  108. Washington State
.318
1
6
.538
19
62. Fresno State
.526
4
2
.425
105
  109. Rutgers
.315
1
5
.518
43
63. Colorado State
.522
3
3
.522
36
  110. SMU
.278
1
6
.490
62
64. Miami, Fla.
.521
3
3
.521
37
  111. Army
.275
2
4
.363
118
65. West Virginia
.521
4
2
.420
106
  112. San Diego State
.272
1
5
.466
83
66. Rice
.515
3
3
.515
46
  113. Miami, Ohio
.270
1
5
.464
84
67. Illinois
.515
3
3
.515
47
  114. Washington
.267
0
5
.593
3
68. Baylor
.509
3
3
.509
51
  115. UAB
.247
1
6
.451
92
69. UNLV
.505
3
3
.505
55
  116. LA Monroe
.235
1
5
.418
108
70. Hawaii
.501
3
3
.501
57
  117. Kent State
.233
1
6
.431
103
71. Fla. International
.497
3
3
.497
58
  118. Idaho
.223
1
6
.418
107
72. New Mexico
.497
3
4
.540
16
  119. North Texas
.220
0
6
.531
29

 
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.  Margin 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, 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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