The Only Original and Unaltered* 
BCS Computer Rankings...

Showing Which Teams Have Accomplished the Most to Date

 USC Is #1
  • USC has accomplished more than any other team to date, in terms of beating good teams, going 6-0 versus what so far has been the nation's 7th-toughest schedule
  • USC and #2 Michigan have each beaten 2 teams currently ranked in our top-25, including 1 top-10 team apiece; #3 Ohio State has beaten 1 team currently ranked in our top-25 (#17 Texas)
  • The biggest gap in our entire rankings is between #3 Ohio State and #4 Florida, which are separated by .034 (a bigger difference even than between #5 and #12)
  • Only 7 unbeaten teams remain, and 4 of those have yet to play a team ranked in our current top-25
  • Texas is "only" #17 because the Longhorns have not beaten a team currently ranked in our top-25 and have only beaten one above-average team (#26 Oklahoma); in short, however much the Longhorns might accomplish by the end of the season, there are 16 teams who have accomplished more to date
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The Anderson & Hester College Football 
Computer Rankings, as of October 15 
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•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
Michigan
Ohio State
Florida
Rutgers
Louisville
Auburn
Notre Dame
California
Arkansas
.852
.842
.834
.800
.783
.779
.778
.773
.767
.763
6
7
7
6
6
6
6
5
6
5
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
.589
.572
.556
.615
.474
.469
.584
.593
.568
.580
*to date
7
15
22
2
66
71
8
4
16
10
1-0
1-0
0-0
0-1
0-0
0-0
1-1
0-1
0-0
1-1
1-0
1-0
1-0
2-0
0-0
0-0
1-0
1-0
1-1
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.
Boise State
Tennessee
West Virginia
Oregon
Boston College
Clemson
Texas
Nebraska
LSU
Texas A&M
Wake Forest
Georgia Tech
Missouri
Wisconsin
Tulsa
.761
.751
.738
.734
.708
.706
.703
.697
.694
.684
.682
.682
.680
.679
.669
6
5
6
5
5
6
6
6
5
6
6
5
6
6
5
0
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
.443
.564
.413
.541
.510
.490
.486
.479
.573
.464
.462
.478
.459
.458
.464
97
17
108
28
42
58
60
64
14
78
80
65
83
85
79
  Pac-10
Southeastern
Big East
Big Ten
Big 12
Atlantic Coast
Conference USA
WAC
Mountain West
Mid-American
Sun Belt
*non-conference play
.627
.625
.615
.571
.541
.533
.440
.436
.428
.381
.371
19
28
32
28
33
25
18
16
14
12
10
8
7
8
11
15
12
26
18
18
26
24
.506
.440
.429
.438
.427
.427
.494
.454
.465
.491
.495
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.
Oklahoma
Pittsburgh
Washington State
Alabama
Iowa
Navy
Washington
Southern Miss
UCLA
BYU
Penn State
South Carolina
Georgia
Air Force
Oregon State
Florida State
South Florida
Virginia Tech
Arizona State
Purdue
Michigan State
Miami, Fla.
Maryland
Ohio
Kentucky
Hawaii
San Jose State
Oklahoma State
Kansas State
N.C. State
Texas Tech
Western Michigan
Arizona
Central Michigan
Indiana
TCU
LA Lafayette
Kent State
UTEP
Houston
Connecticut
Bowling Green
Syracuse
Vanderbilt
Utah
Idaho
Cincinnati
.658
.649
.645
.641
.637
.633
.619
.618
.612
.601
.600
.599
.597
.586
.573
.566
.565
.560
.556
.555
.550
.547
.545
.541
.540
.538
.536
.530
.528
.528
.524
.516
.516
.516
.513
.513
.509
.506
.502
.500
.499
.496
.494
.494
.488
.475
.473
4
6
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
3
3
4
5
4
3
5
3
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
3
4
4
3
3
5
4
4
3
4
3
3
4
4
3

2
1
3
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
3
2
4
2
2
3
4
2
1
2
3
3
3
2
4
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
4
4
3
3
4
.562
.425
.605
.513
.509
.505
.578
.519
.513
.501
.558
.499
.467
.527
.573
.465
.434
.459
.556
.424
.592
.446
.444
.498
.582
.437
.352
.429
.485
.528
.481
.415
.558
.473
.470
.452
.449
.377
.402
.457
.499
.453
.537
.537
.445
.432
.516
18
104
3
39
43
44
11
34
40
48
21
50
72
33
13
75
99
84
23
105
5
93
96
52
9
98
118
102
61
32
63
107
20
67
70
89
91
115
112
86
51
88
29
30
95
100
37
  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.
Colorado State
Iowa State
Minnesota
Wyoming
Arkansas State
Northern Illinois
SMU
Baylor
Mississippi
Kansas
Army
Central Florida
Illinois
Mississippi State
UAB
Nevada
East Carolina
Tulane
Akron
New Mexico
Rice
North Texas
Florida Atlantic
Virginia
Louisiana Tech
Troy
North Carolina
Toledo
Fresno State
Marshall
New Mexico State
Stanford
Utah State
Colorado
Buffalo
Ball State
Northwestern
Memphis
LA Monroe
UNLV
San Diego State
Temple
Duke
Fla. International
Miami, Ohio
Eastern Michigan
.465
.463
.461
.460
.455
.453
.447
.444
.439
.428
.424
.418
.417
.416
.413
.412
.411
.400
.393
.393
.390
.382
.373
.373
.368
.368
.367
.342
.336
.314
.311
.299
.290
.287
.284
.274
.264
.264
.261
.242
.236
.229
.221
.202
.192
.179
.167
3
4
3
2
3
4
4
4
3
2
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
2
1
1
2
0
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
2
4
5
4
2
3
3
4
5
4
4
4
5
5
4
3
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
3
7
6
6
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
7
6
7
6
6
.465
.365
.503
.591
.498
.356
.405
.402
.482
.559
.466
.461
.517
.547
.543
.454
.411
.500
.493
.493
.432
.511
.472
.472
.497
.576
.465
.548
.461
.517
.513
.352
.621
.501
.498
.445
.377
.377
.452
.427
.419
.543
.532
.504
.488
.466
.446
77
116
46
6
54
117
110
111
62
19
73
82
35
25
26
87
109
49
56
57
101
41
68
69
55
12
76
24
81
36
38
119
1
47
53
94
113
114
90
103
106
27
31
45
59
74
92
*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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