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Showing Which Teams Have Accomplished the Most — to Date

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  • Through the first 7 weeks of the season, Oklahoma St. — 6-0 vs. the nation's 3rd-toughest schedule — has accomplished the most of any team in the nation
  • Aside from the Cowboys, Alabama has accomplished the most through the first 7 weeks, followed by LSU, Oklahoma (which trails the Tigers by just .00005), Clemson, Boise St., Kansas St., Stanford, South Carolina, and Wisconsin
  • The BCS is a major reason why college football has the best regular season in all of sports, and this coming week will feature several more top-flight matchups: #20 Auburn at #3 LSU; #10 Wisconsin at #26 Michigan St.; #29 Washington at #8 Stanford; and #18 USC at #34 Notre Dame
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Rating
 W 
 L 
Sched.
Strength
Sched. 
Rank
vs. Current
Top-10
vs. Current
#11-25
Other 
Losses
1.
Oklahoma State
.859
6
0
.603
3
0-0
2-0
0
2.
Alabama
.836
7
0
.560
16
0-0
2-0
0
3.
LSU
.829
7
0
.548
25
0-0
2-0
0
4.
Oklahoma
.829
6
0
.548
26
0-0
1-0
0
5.
Clemson
.823
7
0
.538
32
0-0
2-0
0
6.
Boise State
.818
6
0
.529
36
0-0
1-0
0
7.
Kansas State
.799
6
0
.498
54
0-0
0-0
0
8.
Stanford
.773
6
0
.459
82
0-0
0-0
0
9.
South Carolina
.759
6
1
.557
18
0-0
1-1
0
10.
Wisconsin
.756
6
0
.436
104
0-0
1-0
0
Rank Team 
Rating
 W 
 L 
Sched. 
Strength
Sched. 
Rank
Conference
Rankings
Rating
W*
 L*
Sched.
Strength*
11. Houston
.751
6
0
.429
105
  Big 12
.702
27
3
.452
12. Virginia Tech
.735
6
1
.526
40
  Southeastern
.643
29
4
.403
13. Texas
.732
4
2
.645
1
  Big Ten
.562
34
13
.426
14. Michigan
.729
6
1
.518
45
  Atlantic Coast
.553
29
11
.416
15. Arkansas
.720
5
1
.524
41
  Big East
.549
25
13
.454
16. Oregon
.719
5
1
.523
42
  Pac-12
.546
20
12
.471
17. Nebraska
.710
5
1
.511
47
  Mountain West
.460
19
17
.443
18. USC
.706
5
1
.507
51
  Conference USA
.460
19
24
.494
19. Texas A&M
.704
4
2
.614
2
  Mid-American
.426
21
30
.479
20. Auburn
.702
5
2
.581
7
  Sun Belt
.408
11
20
.495
21. Penn State
.700
6
1
.483
66
  WAC
.391
12
23
.485
22. Georgia
.692
5
2
.571
11
  *non-conference play
23. Illinois
.688
6
1
.468
76
 
24. West Virginia
.684
5
1
.481
67
 
25. Georgia Tech
.677
6
1
.456
88
 
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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.
Michigan State
.674
5
1
.470
73
 
74.
Pittsburgh
.468
3
4
.511
49
27.
Rutgers
.669
5
1
.465
79
 
75.
Washington State
.466
3
3
.466
78
28.
SMU
.664
5
1
.459
83
 
76.
San Jose State
.464
3
4
.507
52
29.
Washington
.664
5
1
.458
86
 
77.
Ohio
.459
4
3
.416
111
30.
Arizona State
.661
5
2
.535
34
 
78.
Air Force
.454
3
3
.454
90
31.
Baylor
.657
4
2
.561
14
 
79.
UTEP
.453
3
3
.453
92
32.
LA Lafayette
.652
6
1
.428
107
 
80.
Connecticut
.447
3
4
.490
60
33.
North Carolina
.642
5
2
.514
46
 
81.
Duke
.444
3
3
.444
97
34.
Notre Dame
.637
4
2
.539
31
 
82.
Fresno State
.443
3
4
.486
63
35.
Southern Miss
.634
5
1
.426
109
 
83.
Kentucky
.442
2
4
.543
28
36.
BYU
.625
5
2
.496
56
 
84.
Purdue
.441
3
3
.441
98
37.
Texas Tech
.604
4
2
.504
53
 
85.
East Carolina
.439
2
4
.540
30
38.
Florida
.603
4
3
.561
15
 
86.
N.C. State
.438
3
3
.438
102
39.
Syracuse
.598
4
2
.498
55
 
87.
Rice
.421
2
4
.522
43
40.
Ohio State
.596
4
3
.554
19
 
88.
North Texas
.419
2
5
.550
23
41.
Cincinnati
.595
5
1
.386
117
 
89.
Colorado State
.414
3
3
.414
113
42.
TCU
.584
4
2
.484
65
 
90.
Hawaii
.403
3
3
.403
116
43.
Vanderbilt
.582
3
3
.582
6
 
91.
Louisville
.393
2
4
.493
57
44.
Wake Forest
.581
4
2
.481
68
 
92.
Navy
.390
2
4
.490
58
45.
South Florida
.579
4
2
.479
70
 
93.
Troy
.390
2
4
.490
59
46.
Temple
.579
5
2
.448
94
 
94.
LA Monroe
.386
2
4
.485
64
47.
UCLA
.574
3
3
.574
9
 
95.
Bowling Green
.385
3
4
.427
108
48.
Miami, Fla.
.572
3
3
.572
10
 
96.
Northwestern
.377
2
4
.476
72
49.
Missouri
.569
3
3
.569
13
 
97.
Arizona
.374
1
5
.583
5
50.
San Diego State
.559
4
2
.458
84
 
98.
Utah State
.370
2
4
.469
74
51.
Iowa
.559
4
2
.458
85
 
99.
New Mexico State
.366
3
3
.366
119
52.
Tulsa
.559
3
3
.559
17
 
100.
Army
.344
2
4
.440
100
53.
Toledo
.554
4
3
.511
48
 
101.
Louisiana Tech
.343
2
4
.440
101
54.
Virginia
.552
4
2
.451
93
 
102.
Buffalo
.337
2
5
.462
80
55.
Tennessee
.552
3
3
.552
21
 
103.
Central Michigan
.335
2
5
.460
81
56.
Utah
.549
3
3
.549
24
 
104.
Indiana
.330
1
6
.552
22
57.
Fla. International
.546
4
2
.445
96
 
105.
Miami, Ohio
.329
2
4
.424
110
58.
Florida State
.542
3
3
.542
29
 
106.
Oregon State
.325
1
5
.529
37
59.
Iowa State
.536
3
3
.536
33
 
107.
Colorado
.309
1
6
.528
38
60.
Ball State
.523
4
3
.480
69
 
108.
Kent State
.309
1
6
.528
39
61.
Nevada
.520
3
3
.520
44
 
109.
Tulane
.289
2
5
.408
114
62.
Arkansas State
.515
4
2
.414
112
 
110.
Boston College
.289
1
5
.487
61
63.
Mississippi State
.511
3
4
.554
20
 
111.
Akron
.289
1
5
.487
62
64.
Western Michigan
.511
4
3
.468
77
 
112.
Western Kentucky
.278
2
4
.366
120
65.
California
.509
3
3
.509
50
 
113.
Minnesota
.264
1
5
.456
89
66.
Kansas
.501
2
4
.601
4
 
114.
UNLV
.263
1
5
.454
91
67.
Marshall
.492
3
4
.535
35
 
115.
Memphis
.244
1
6
.446
95
68.
Eastern Michigan
.479
4
3
.437
103
 
116.
Mid. Tenn. St.
.242
1
4
.404
115
69.
Maryland
.476
2
4
.576
8
 
117.
Idaho
.240
1
6
.441
99
70.
Wyoming
.473
4
2
.375
118
 
118.
Florida Atlantic
.231
0
6
.546
27
71.
Northern Illinois
.471
4
3
.429
106
 
119.
UAB
.186
0
6
.477
71
72.
Mississippi
.469
2
4
.570
12
 
120.
New Mexico
.173
0
6
.456
87
73.
Central Florida
.468
3
3
.468
75
     

 
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 fifth 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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