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

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  • The Nittany Lions lead a tight grouping of top teams
  • The current top-10 is an impressive 9-0 vs. #11-25
  • #8 Notre Dame has been the top 1-loss team so far, #19 Stanford the top 2-loss team
  • The Big 12 has been by far the weakest power-5 conference to date, barely beating out the non-power-5 American Athletic Conference and trailing the Pac-12 by .063
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Rating
 W 
 L 
Sched.
Strength
Sched. 
Rank
vs. Current
Top-10
vs. Current
#11-25
Other 
Losses
1.
Penn State
.829
7
0
.548
32
0-0
1-0
0
2.
Georgia
.828
7
0
.546
36
1-0
1-0
0
3.
UCF
.827
6
0
.545
37
0-0
2-0
0
4.
Alabama
.823
8
0
.537
42
0-0
1-0
0
5.
TCU
.816
7
0
.525
49
0-0
1-0
0
6.
Miami, Fla.
.808
6
0
.512
58
0-0
0-0
0
7.
Wisconsin
.807
7
0
.511
59
0-0
0-0
0
8.
Notre Dame
.789
6
1
.599
8
1-1
1-0
0
9.
Michigan State
.769
6
1
.571
20
0-1
1-0
0
10.
Clemson
.766
6
1
.566
25
0-0
1-0
1

Rank Team 
Rating
 W 
 L 
Sched. 
Strength
Sched. 
Rank
Conference
Rankings
Rating
W*
 L*
Sched.
Strength*
11. N.C. State
.746
6
1
.540
40
  Southeastern
.629
33
7
.426
12. Memphis
.738
6
1
.529
46
  Big Ten
.624
32
10
.464
13. Ohio State
.736
6
1
.527
48
  Atlantic Coast
.604
30
11
.463
14. USC
.729
6
2
.592
9
  Pac-12
.595
27
8
.428
15. Michigan
.722
5
2
.605
6
  Big 12
.532
20
10
.431
16. Washington State
.721
7
1
.495
69
  American Athletic
.524
24
15
.454
17. South Florida
.717
7
0
.388
119
  Mountain West
.453
20
23
.474
18. Oklahoma State
.709
6
1
.493
73
  Mid-American
.429
21
27
.466
19. Stanford
.705
5
2
.585
11
  Conference USA
.400
22
28
.435
20. Washington
.704
6
1
.488
77
  Sun Belt
.331
13
28
.436
21. Virginia Tech
.698
6
1
.481
82
  *non-conference play
22. Oklahoma
.696
6
1
.479
84
 
23. South Carolina
.695
5
2
.574
17
 
24. Texas A&M
.676
5
2
.552
30
 
25. Navy
.669
5
2
.544
39
 
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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.
LSU
.668
6
2
.520
54
 
79.
Rutgers
.486
3
4
.529
45
27.
Mississippi State
.663
5
2
.537
41
 
80.
Wyoming
.485
4
3
.442
99
28.
Toledo
.662
6
1
.440
102
 
81.
Pittsburgh
.479
3
5
.554
28
29.
Boise State
.656
5
2
.530
44
 
82.
Tulane
.474
3
4
.517
57
30.
Iowa
.653
4
3
.614
4
 
83.
Arkansas
.469
2
5
.600
7
31.
San Diego State
.651
6
2
.501
65
 
84.
Western Kentucky
.449
5
2
.325
130
32.
Marshall
.646
6
1
.422
110
 
85.
Arkansas State
.443
4
2
.347
128
33.
Auburn
.645
6
2
.495
70
 
86.
Central Michigan
.442
4
4
.442
100
34.
Kentucky
.645
5
2
.518
56
 
87.
UTSA
.441
4
2
.345
129
35.
Iowa State
.631
5
2
.503
63
 
88.
Utah State
.437
4
4
.437
104
36.
UCLA
.630
4
3
.590
10
 
89.
Connecticut
.437
3
4
.479
83
37.
Arizona State
.625
4
3
.584
12
 
90.
Louisiana Tech
.426
3
4
.469
89
38.
SMU
.624
5
2
.495
68
 
91.
Cincinnati
.424
2
6
.578
14
39.
Florida
.623
3
3
.623
2
 
92.
Kansas State
.421
3
4
.464
91
40.
Boston College
.620
4
4
.620
3
 
93.
Missouri
.420
2
5
.550
31
41.
Louisville
.618
5
3
.545
38
 
94.
New Mexico
.411
3
4
.454
94
42.
Virginia
.611
5
2
.482
81
 
95.
Air Force
.410
3
4
.452
95
43.
Fresno State
.605
5
2
.475
86
 
96.
Mid. Tenn. St.
.408
3
5
.482
80
44.
Arizona
.603
5
2
.473
87
 
97.
Georgia State
.402
3
3
.402
116
45.
Georgia Tech
.603
4
2
.503
62
 
98.
South Alabama
.401
3
4
.442
98
46.
Northwestern
.602
4
3
.560
26
 
99.
Temple
.400
3
5
.475
85
47.
West Virginia
.595
5
2
.464
90
 
100.
Illinois
.394
2
5
.524
50
48.
Wake Forest
.590
4
3
.548
33
 
101.
New Mexico State
.391
3
4
.433
105
49.
Troy
.584
5
2
.454
93
 
102.
UAB
.388
4
3
.348
127
50.
Colorado State
.581
6
2
.427
107
 
103.
Tulsa
.376
2
6
.528
47
51.
Syracuse
.576
4
4
.576
15
 
104.
Eastern Michigan
.371
2
5
.500
66
52.
Florida State
.574
2
4
.669
1
 
105.
East Carolina
.371
2
6
.523
52
53.
Northern Illinois
.574
5
2
.443
97
 
106.
Miami, Ohio
.369
3
5
.442
101
54.
Oregon
.567
4
4
.567
24
 
107.
Buffalo
.367
3
5
.440
103
55.
Texas Tech
.566
4
3
.524
51
 
108.
LA Monroe
.361
3
4
.401
117
56.
Maryland
.566
3
4
.607
5
 
109.
Oregon State
.346
1
6
.570
22
57.
Houston
.564
4
3
.521
53
 
110.
North Carolina
.344
1
7
.580
13
58.
Army
.563
6
2
.409
114
 
111.
Hawaii
.342
3
4
.382
121
59.
Minnesota
.561
4
3
.518
55
 
112.
Kent State
.340
2
6
.489
76
60.
California
.554
4
4
.554
29
 
113.
Louisiana 
.327
3
4
.366
123
61.
Southern Miss
.543
5
2
.412
113
 
114.
BYU
.314
1
7
.547
35
62.
Utah
.537
4
3
.494
71
 
115.
Kansas
.312
1
6
.532
43
63.
Nebraska
.532
3
4
.575
16
 
116.
Old Dominion
.308
2
5
.430
106
64.
Indiana
.531
3
4
.574
18
 
117.
UNLV
.302
2
5
.423
109
65.
Texas
.529
3
4
.571
19
 
118.
Ball State
.294
2
5
.414
112
66.
Purdue
.528
3
4
.571
21
 
119.
Nevada
.279
1
7
.505
61
67.
Western Michigan
.527
5
3
.452
96
 
120.
Rice
.277
1
6
.490
75
68.
Tennessee
.526
3
4
.569
23
 
121.
Idaho
.270
2
5
.385
120
69.
Florida Atlantic
.526
4
3
.483
78
 
122.
Bowling Green
.261
1
7
.482
79
70.
Fla. International
.524
4
2
.423
108
 
123.
San Jose State
.241
1
7
.455
92
71.
North Texas
.514
4
3
.471
88
 
124.
Texas State
.216
1
6
.407
115
72.
Vanderbilt
.512
3
4
.555
27
 
125.
Charlotte
.213
1
7
.416
111
73.
Colorado
.511
4
4
.511
60
 
126.
Baylor
.201
0
7
.501
64
74.
Ohio
.508
6
2
.357
125
 
127.
UTEP
.196
0
7
.493
72
75.
Appalachian St.
.507
5
2
.378
122
 
128.
Massachusetts
.183
1
6
.359
124
76.
Mississippi
.504
3
4
.547
34
 
129.
Coastal Carolina
.180
1
6
.355
126
77.
Duke
.496
4
4
.496
67
 
130.
Georgia Southern
.143
0
6
.401
118
78.
Akron
.493
4
4
.493
74
 
 

 
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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