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Showing Which Teams Have the Best Win-Loss Records Considering Their Schedules—to Date

The Buckeyes Are #1

  • Ohio St., LSU, and Penn St.—the only teams with perfect records and at least 1 win versus the current top-25—hold the top 3 spots
  • The Big Ten—with 6 teams in the current top-25—has been the best conference to date based on success in non-conference play, followed by the Big 12 and SEC
  • The American Athletic Conference, with a 32-13 non-conference record and 4 teams in the current top-25, edges the Pac-12 for the 4th spot in the conference rankings, while the ACC is 6th
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Rating
 W 
 L 
Sched.
Strength
Sched. 
Rank
vs. Current
Top-10
vs. Current
#11-25
Other 
Losses
1.
Ohio State
.826
7
0
.543
27
0-0
1-0
0
2.
LSU
.824
7
0
.539
30
0-0
2-0
0
3.
Penn State
.816
7
0
.526
41
0-0
1-0
0
4.
Clemson
.812
7
0
.518
48
0-0
0-0
0
5.
Oklahoma
.802
7
0
.503
68
0-0
0-0
0
6.
SMU
.801
7
0
.502
70
0-0
0-0
0
7.
Alabama
.796
7
0
.493
72
0-0
0-0
0
8.
Baylor
.787
7
0
.481
80
0-0
0-0
0
9.
Minnesota
.770
7
0
.456
101
0-0
0-0
0
10.
Auburn
.770
6
1
.572
13
0-0
1-1
0

Rank Team 
Rating
 W 
 L 
Sched. 
Strength
Sched. 
Rank
Conference
Rankings
Rating
W*
 L*
Sched.
Strength*
11.
Appalachian St.
.759
6
0
.440
110
  Big Ten
.618
31
8
.436
12.
Cincinnati
.759
6
1
.557
22
  Big 12
.597
24
6
.411
13.
Notre Dame
.735
5
1
.542
28
  Southeastern
.594
31
11
.449
14.
Oregon
.734
6
1
.525
42
  American Athletic
.577
32
13
.449
15.
Wisconsin
.729
6
1
.518
47
  Pac-12
.576
24
11
.464
16.
Florida
.727
7
1
.503
69
  Atlantic Coast
.568
30
12
.437
17.
Wake Forest
.723
6
1
.510
60
  Mountain West
.495
27
17
.427
18.
Georgia
.701
6
1
.484
79
  Sun Belt
.465
20
18
.449
19.
Boise State
.698
6
1
.481
81
  Conference USA
.418
22
29
.459
20.
Memphis
.698
6
1
.481
82
  Mid-American
.404
18
30
.478
21.
Navy
.698
5
1
.498
71
  *non-conference play
22.
Texas
.696
5
2
.574
12
 
23.
Utah
.688
6
1
.469
92
 
24.
Iowa
.687
5
2
.564
17
 
25.
Michigan
.684
5
2
.561
21
 
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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.
Iowa State
.658
5
2
.532
34
 
79.
Maryland
.486
3
4
.529
39
27.
Pittsburgh
.657
5
2
.531
35
 
80.
Ball State
.479
4
3
.436
111
28.
San Diego State
.644
6
1
.420
118
 
81.
South Florida
.478
3
4
.521
45
29.
Michigan State
.643
4
3
.603
5
 
82.
Eastern Michigan
.477
4
3
.434
113
30.
Virginia
.643
5
2
.515
55
 
83.
Miami, Ohio
.476
3
4
.519
46
31.
Air Force
.639
5
2
.511
59
 
84.
LA Monroe
.475
3
4
.518
49
32.
Arizona State
.634
5
2
.505
64
 
85.
Syracuse
.472
3
4
.515
53
33.
Louisville
.631
4
3
.590
8
 
86.
Oregon State
.472
3
4
.515
54
34.
Utah State
.624
4
2
.525
43
 
87.
Purdue
.471
2
5
.601
7
35.
Temple
.618
5
2
.489
74
 
88.
Fresno State
.471
3
3
.471
91
36.
USC
.618
4
3
.576
11
 
89.
Central Michigan
.467
5
3
.393
124
37.
Indiana
.614
5
2
.485
78
 
90.
Miami, Fla.
.464
3
4
.507
61
38.
Louisiana Tech
.612
6
1
.387
126
 
91.
Houston
.463
3
4
.506
63
39.
UCF
.608
5
2
.479
85
 
92.
UCLA
.459
2
5
.589
9
40.
Louisiana 
.608
5
2
.479
86
 
93.
Western Michigan
.458
4
4
.458
100
41.
Kansas State
.607
4
2
.507
62
 
94.
Toledo
.457
4
3
.414
119
42.
Tulane
.607
5
2
.477
87
 
95.
Arkansas State
.450
3
4
.493
73
43.
Washington
.604
5
3
.530
38
 
96.
Mississippi
.449
3
5
.524
44
44.
Texas A&M
.588
4
3
.546
24
 
97.
Tennessee
.437
2
5
.568
16
45.
Oklahoma State
.586
4
3
.544
26
 
98.
Fla. International
.431
4
3
.390
125
46.
Florida State
.585
3
4
.626
2
 
99.
North Texas
.424
3
4
.466
95
47.
Missouri
.579
5
2
.448
107
 
100.
Kent State
.423
3
4
.465
96
48.
Nebraska
.571
4
3
.529
40
 
101.
Army
.417
3
4
.460
98
49.
Mississippi State
.568
3
4
.610
3
 
102.
Texas State
.417
2
4
.517
50
50.
Wyoming
.566
5
2
.435
112
 
103.
Georgia Tech
.414
2
5
.545
25
51.
North Carolina
.562
3
4
.604
4
 
104.
San Jose State
.412
3
4
.454
102
52.
Duke
.558
4
3
.516
52
 
105.
East Carolina
.409
3
4
.451
104
53.
Hawaii
.556
4
3
.513
56
 
106.
Buffalo
.406
3
4
.448
106
54.
Arizona
.553
4
3
.511
58
 
107.
Kansas
.405
2
5
.535
32
55.
Virginia Tech
.552
5
2
.421
117
 
108.
Vanderbilt
.404
2
5
.534
33
56.
California
.546
4
3
.504
67
 
109.
Ohio
.402
3
4
.444
109
57.
South Carolina
.542
3
4
.584
10
 
110.
Northwestern
.394
1
5
.602
6
58.
Georgia State
.539
5
2
.408
120
 
111.
Coastal Carolina
.391
3
4
.432
114
59.
Western Kentucky
.537
5
2
.407
121
 
112.
Mid. Tenn. St.
.376
2
5
.505
65
60.
TCU
.530
3
3
.530
37
 
113.
Troy
.374
3
3
.374
127
61.
Boston College
.528
4
3
.485
77
 
114.
Bowling Green
.360
2
5
.488
75
62.
UAB
.526
6
1
.308
130
 
115.
UTSA
.360
3
4
.400
123
63.
Florida Atlantic
.523
4
3
.480
83
 
116.
Charlotte
.359
2
5
.486
76
64.
N.C. State
.522
4
3
.479
84
 
117.
Arkansas
.348
2
5
.474
89
65.
Stanford
.521
3
4
.564
18
 
118.
Rutgers
.345
1
6
.569
15
66.
BYU
.521
3
4
.563
19
 
119.
UNLV
.337
2
5
.462
97
67.
Nevada
.520
4
3
.477
88
 
120.
Northern Illinois
.333
2
5
.458
99
68.
Colorado
.519
3
4
.562
20
 
121.
Colorado State
.325
2
5
.449
105
69.
Washington State
.517
4
3
.474
90
 
122.
New Mexico
.305
2
5
.426
116
70.
Georgia Southern
.511
3
3
.511
57
 
123.
Connecticut
.289
1
6
.504
66
71.
West Virginia
.510
3
4
.553
23
 
124.
South Alabama
.260
1
6
.467
93
72.
Tulsa
.500
2
5
.629
1
 
125.
Old Dominion
.259
1
6
.467
94
73.
Kentucky
.497
3
4
.540
29
 
126.
Rice
.249
0
7
.571
14
74.
Texas Tech
.495
3
4
.538
31
 
127.
UTEP
.242
1
5
.426
115
75.
Marshall
.495
4
3
.452
103
 
128.
New Mexico State
.211
0
7
.516
51
76.
Southern Miss
.490
4
3
.447
108
 
129.
Massachusetts
.190
1
6
.370
128
77.
Illinois
.487
3
4
.530
36
 
130.
Akron
.143
0
7
.401
122
78.
Liberty
.486
5
2
.359
129
 
 

 
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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