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One of the Original BCS Computer Rankings...

Showing Which Teams Have Accomplished the Most — to Date

There's a 3-Team Logjam at the Top

  • #1 LSU, #2 Auburn, and #3 Oklahoma which have combined for 7 of the 9 wins that current-top-10 teams have posted versus current-top-25 teams are separated by only .004
  • LSU travels to Auburn on Saturday, while Oklahoma visits #5 Missouri; meanwhile, #18 Wisconsin plays at #19 Iowa, and #23 Nebraska hits the road to face #8 Oklahoma St.
  • The Big 12 and SEC have been the top two conferences to date, with the Pac-10 a strong third
  • #26 Florida has played the nation's toughest schedule to date
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Rating
 W 
 L 
Sched.
Strength
Sched. 
Rank
vs. Current
Top-10
vs. Current
#11-25
Other 
Losses
1.
LSU
.825
7
0
.542
24
0-0
3-0
0
2.
Auburn
.822
7
0
.536
27
0-0
2-0
0
3.
Oklahoma
.821
6
0
.533
29
0-0
2-0
0
4.
Michigan State
.804
7
0
.506
43
0-0
1-0
0
5.
Missouri
.801
6
0
.501
48
0-0
0-0
0
6.
Boise State
.798
6
0
.497
49
0-0
0-0
0
7.
TCU
.789
7
0
.482
65
0-0
0-0
0
8.
Oklahoma State
.777
6
0
.466
76
0-0
0-0
0
9.
Oregon
.770
6
0
.455
82
0-0
1-0
0
10.
Alabama
.749
6
1
.544
22
0-0
0-1
0
Rank Team 
Rating
 W 
 L 
Sched. 
Strength
Sched. 
Rank
Conference
Rankings
Rating
W*
 L*
Sched.
Strength*
11. Utah
.749
6
0
.427
98
  Big 12
.651
36
8
.455
12. Stanford
.726
5
1
.532
30
  Southeastern
.625
28
5
.406
13. Arizona
.707
5
1
.508
40
  Pac-10
.600
21
9
.479
14. Kansas State
.705
5
1
.505
44
  Big Ten
.584
35
8
.388
15. Florida State
.697
6
1
.479
67
  Atlantic Coast
.521
24
15
.452
16. Ohio State
.694
6
1
.476
70
  Mountain West
.502
16
18
.520
17. Texas
.690
4
2
.597
5
  Big East
.493
23
15
.430
18. Wisconsin
.689
6
1
.470
73
  WAC
.493
21
17
.461
19. Iowa
.688
5
1
.486
62
  Conference USA
.440
19
23
.468
20. Mississippi State
.679
5
2
.556
18
  Mid-American
.352
14
34
.475
21. North Carolina
.673
4
2
.578
11
  Sun Belt
.291
4
25
.510
22. South Carolina
.671
4
2
.576
12
  *non-conference play
23. Nebraska
.667
5
1
.461
77
 
24. Nevada
.660
6
1
.436
91
 
25. West Virginia
.656
5
1
.450
84
 
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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.
Florida
.651
4
3
.611
1
 
74.
UTEP
.464
5
2
.338
120
27.
USC
.646
5
2
.519
32
 
75.
Tennessee
.462
2
4
.563
16
28.
Arkansas
.645
4
2
.548
20
 
76.
Connecticut
.461
3
3
.461
78
29.
East Carolina
.641
4
2
.543
23
 
77.
BYU
.458
2
5
.589
9
30.
Michigan
.634
5
2
.505
45
 
78.
Houston
.451
3
3
.451
83
31.
Air Force
.632
5
2
.504
47
 
79.
Army
.447
4
3
.405
109
32.
N.C. State
.624
5
2
.495
51
 
80.
Syracuse
.446
4
2
.349
119
33.
Hawaii
.623
5
2
.494
52
 
81.
Louisville
.436
3
3
.436
93
34.
Notre Dame
.610
4
3
.568
15
 
82.
Vanderbilt
.435
2
4
.536
28
35.
Baylor
.608
5
2
.479
68
 
83.
Louisiana Tech
.430
3
4
.473
71
36.
Virginia Tech
.608
5
2
.478
69
 
84.
LA Monroe
.426
3
3
.426
99
37.
Oregon State
.605
3
3
.605
2
 
85.
South Florida
.416
3
3
.416
104
38.
Colorado
.595
3
3
.595
6
 
86.
Idaho
.411
3
3
.411
106
39.
Illinois
.592
3
3
.592
7
 
87.
Utah State
.410
2
4
.510
39
40.
Northwestern
.591
5
1
.382
114
 
88.
Colorado State
.408
2
5
.538
25
41.
Miami, Fla.
.588
4
2
.488
60
 
89.
Ohio
.398
4
3
.358
118
42.
UCLA
.585
3
3
.585
10
 
90.
Kansas
.392
2
4
.492
54
43.
Southern Miss
.575
5
2
.444
86
 
91.
Virginia
.392
2
4
.491
55
44.
Texas Tech
.573
3
3
.573
13
 
92.
Wake Forest
.388
2
5
.518
34
45.
San Diego State
.567
4
2
.466
75
 
93.
Boston College
.386
2
4
.485
63
46.
Georgia Tech
.566
5
2
.435
94
 
94.
Western Michigan
.372
2
4
.471
72
47.
Washington
.563
3
3
.563
17
 
95.
Rice
.368
2
5
.496
50
48.
Iowa State
.563
3
4
.604
3
 
96.
Washington State
.364
1
6
.589
8
49.
Navy
.559
4
2
.458
79
 
97.
UAB
.359
2
4
.456
80
50.
Kentucky
.556
4
3
.513
38
 
98.
Tulane
.341
2
4
.437
90
51.
SMU
.549
4
3
.506
42
 
99.
Buffalo
.336
2
4
.431
95
52.
California
.545
3
3
.545
21
 
100.
San Jose State
.330
1
6
.552
19
53.
Fresno State
.542
4
2
.441
88
 
101.
LA Lafayette
.330
2
4
.424
100
54.
Central Florida
.539
4
2
.438
89
 
102.
Fla. International
.325
2
4
.419
102
55.
Northern Illinois
.538
5
2
.408
107
 
103.
Arkansas State
.318
2
5
.441
87
56.
Texas A&M
.536
3
3
.536
26
 
104.
Marshall
.312
1
5
.514
37
57.
Toledo
.533
4
3
.491
58
 
105.
UNLV
.306
1
6
.524
31
58.
Maryland
.531
4
2
.430
96
 
106.
Kent State
.303
2
4
.395
110
59.
Purdue
.530
4
2
.429
97
 
107.
Central Michigan
.296
2
5
.416
103
60.
Georgia
.529
3
4
.572
14
 
108.
Duke
.294
1
5
.492
53
61.
Rutgers
.523
4
2
.422
101
 
109.
New Mexico State
.289
1
5
.487
61
62.
Temple
.521
5
2
.391
112
 
110.
Mid. Tenn. St.
.282
2
4
.371
116
63.
Penn State
.518
3
3
.518
33
 
111.
Memphis
.278
1
6
.491
57
64.
Cincinnati
.516
3
3
.516
35
 
112.
Minnesota
.276
1
6
.488
59
65.
Miami, Ohio
.510
4
3
.467
74
 
113.
Florida Atlantic
.267
1
4
.436
92
66.
Clemson
.507
3
3
.507
41
 
114.
Ball State
.254
2
5
.366
117
67.
Arizona State
.505
3
3
.505
46
 
115.
Bowling Green
.251
1
6
.456
81
68.
Troy
.494
4
2
.394
111
 
116.
Eastern Michigan
.221
1
6
.415
105
69.
Mississippi
.491
3
3
.491
56
 
117.
New Mexico
.210
0
6
.515
36
70.
Indiana
.490
4
2
.390
113
 
118.
North Texas
.198
1
6
.382
115
71.
Tulsa
.489
4
3
.446
85
 
119.
Western Kentucky
.188
0
6
.482
66
72.
Pittsburgh
.483
3
3
.483
64
 
120.
Akron
.146
0
7
.406
108
73.
Wyoming
.468
2
5
.599
4
     

 
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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