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Showing Which Teams Have Accomplished the Most — to Date

Auburn Moves to #1

  • The Auburn Tigers, who have a nation-leading 4 wins over current-top-25 teams, are the most accomplished team to date
  • Westward Ho! — 15 of the top-25 teams, 6 of the top-10, and 3 of the top-5, are from west of the Mississippi
  • The Big 12, with 6 top-25 teams and 11 above-average teams, has been the top conference to date
  • The bowl-eligible Baylor Bears crack the top-25 — but they have to play at #30 Texas on Saturday
  • 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 great matchups (including 3 tough road tests for top-10 teams): #2 Missouri at #16 Nebraska; #3 Michigan St. at #24 Iowa; #8 Oregon at #26 USC; and #15 Oklahoma St. at #23 Kansas St.
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Rating
 W 
 L 
Sched.
Strength
Sched. 
Rank
vs. Current
Top-10
vs. Current
#11-25
Other 
Losses
1.
Auburn
.837
8
0
.562
20
1-0
3-0
0
2.
Missouri
.820
7
0
.533
29
1-0
0-0
0
3.
Michigan State
.809
8
0
.513
45
0-0
1-0
0
4.
TCU
.791
8
0
.486
64
0-0
1-0
0
5.
Boise State
.789
6
0
.483
67
0-0
0-0
0
6.
LSU
.782
7
1
.576
14
0-1
1-0
0
7.
Oklahoma
.781
6
1
.587
11
0-1
1-0
0
8.
Oregon
.775
7
0
.463
74
0-0
1-0
0
9.
Alabama
.763
7
1
.549
25
0-0
1-1
0
10.
Utah
.747
7
0
.425
98
0-0
0-0
0
Rank Team 
Rating
 W 
 L 
Sched. 
Strength
Sched. 
Rank
Conference
Rankings
Rating
W*
 L*
Sched.
Strength*
11. Arizona
.726
6
1
.515
44
  Big 12
.647
36
8
.450
12. Ohio State
.724
7
1
.498
56
  Southeastern
.626
29
5
.403
13. Wisconsin
.721
7
1
.495
58
  Pac-10
.601
21
9
.480
14. Stanford
.720
6
1
.507
47
  Big Ten
.583
35
8
.387
15. Oklahoma State
.713
6
1
.498
55
  Atlantic Coast
.518
25
15
.443
16. Nebraska
.710
6
1
.494
59
  Mountain West
.501
16
18
.519
17. Florida State
.696
6
1
.478
69
  WAC
.490
21
17
.459
18. South Carolina
.693
5
2
.571
15
  Big East
.488
23
15
.425
19. Mississippi State
.685
6
2
.539
26
  Conference USA
.433
19
24
.468
20. Arkansas
.679
5
2
.555
22
  Mid-American
.346
14
35
.472
21. Nevada
.661
6
1
.438
88
  Sun Belt
.296
4
25
.517
22. Miami, Fla.
.658
5
2
.532
30
  *non-conference play
23. Kansas State
.657
5
2
.531
31
 
24. Iowa
.651
5
2
.524
36
 
25. Baylor
.646
6
2
.496
57
 
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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.
USC
.643
5
2
.516
42
 
74.
South Florida
.471
4
3
.428
96
27.
Florida
.643
4
3
.603
3
 
75.
Louisville
.471
4
3
.428
97
28.
Hawaii
.636
6
2
.484
66
 
76.
Tennessee
.460
2
5
.591
8
29.
East Carolina
.633
5
2
.505
48
 
77.
Cincinnati
.456
3
4
.499
52
30.
Texas
.631
4
3
.590
9
 
78.
Miami, Ohio
.454
4
4
.454
80
31.
Illinois
.631
4
3
.590
10
 
79.
Army
.450
4
3
.408
109
32.
Michigan
.619
5
2
.489
62
 
80.
Idaho
.447
4
3
.405
110
33.
North Carolina
.618
4
3
.576
13
 
81.
Louisiana Tech
.442
3
4
.485
65
34.
Oregon State
.609
3
3
.609
2
 
82.
Ohio
.437
5
3
.365
118
35.
N.C. State
.609
5
2
.479
68
 
83.
Wyoming
.424
2
6
.577
12
36.
Virginia Tech
.607
6
2
.454
79
 
84.
Vanderbilt
.421
2
5
.551
24
37.
Texas Tech
.607
4
3
.565
19
 
85.
UTEP
.419
5
3
.348
120
38.
Navy
.606
5
2
.476
70
 
86.
Virginia
.404
3
4
.446
81
39.
Iowa State
.596
4
4
.596
5
 
87.
Connecticut
.401
3
4
.443
84
40.
Air Force
.595
5
3
.521
38
 
88.
Colorado State
.399
2
6
.552
23
41.
West Virginia
.589
5
2
.458
77
 
89.
Utah State
.393
2
5
.523
37
42.
California
.581
4
3
.538
27
 
90.
Western Michigan
.389
3
4
.431
94
43.
Colorado
.575
3
4
.617
1
 
91.
Wake Forest
.387
2
5
.517
41
44.
Southern Miss
.572
5
2
.441
85
 
92.
Tulane
.384
3
4
.425
99
45.
Notre Dame
.571
4
4
.571
16
 
93.
LA Monroe
.377
3
4
.418
104
46.
Texas A&M
.568
4
3
.526
34
 
94.
Kansas
.370
2
5
.499
53
47.
Georgia
.567
4
4
.567
17
 
95.
Boston College
.364
2
5
.492
61
48.
Maryland
.565
5
2
.434
91
 
96.
Washington State
.358
1
7
.595
7
49.
San Diego State
.565
5
2
.434
92
 
97.
UAB
.343
2
5
.469
71
50.
Northwestern
.560
5
2
.429
95
 
98.
Fla. International
.339
2
4
.435
90
51.
Clemson
.558
4
3
.516
43
 
99.
Rice
.339
2
6
.488
63
52.
UCLA
.555
3
4
.597
4
 
100.
Arkansas State
.339
3
5
.409
107
53.
Northern Illinois
.554
6
2
.400
111
 
101.
Kent State
.327
3
4
.366
117
54.
Washington
.553
3
4
.595
6
 
102.
San Jose State
.322
1
7
.556
21
55.
Fresno State
.552
5
2
.422
101
 
103.
Buffalo
.320
2
5
.443
83
56.
Central Florida
.550
5
2
.419
102
 
104.
Mid. Tenn. St.
.317
3
4
.355
119
57.
Penn State
.544
4
3
.501
51
 
105.
Marshall
.309
1
6
.527
32
58.
Pittsburgh
.541
4
3
.498
54
 
106.
UNLV
.308
1
6
.527
33
59.
Toledo
.536
5
3
.460
76
 
107.
Duke
.302
1
6
.519
40
60.
Kentucky
.534
4
4
.534
28
 
108.
LA Lafayette
.290
2
5
.409
108
61.
Temple
.530
6
2
.378
115
 
109.
Memphis
.280
1
6
.493
60
62.
Syracuse
.527
5
2
.397
112
 
110.
Central Michigan
.279
2
6
.418
105
63.
Georgia Tech
.521
5
3
.446
82
 
111.
Minnesota
.277
1
7
.502
50
64.
Purdue
.506
4
3
.464
73
 
112.
New Mexico State
.257
1
6
.464
72
65.
SMU
.504
4
4
.504
49
 
113.
Western Kentucky
.255
1
6
.461
75
66.
Houston
.498
4
3
.455
78
 
114.
Ball State
.250
2
6
.383
113
67.
BYU
.490
3
5
.565
18
 
115.
Florida Atlantic
.240
1
5
.425
100
68.
Indiana
.482
4
3
.439
86
 
116.
Bowling Green
.224
1
7
.433
93
69.
Mississippi
.482
3
4
.525
35
 
117.
Eastern Michigan
.212
1
7
.416
106
70.
Rutgers
.480
4
3
.438
87
 
118.
New Mexico
.208
0
7
.513
46
71.
Tulsa
.479
4
3
.436
89
 
119.
North Texas
.194
1
6
.376
116
72.
Troy
.478
4
2
.379
114
 
120.
Akron
.153
0
8
.419
103
73.
Arizona State
.477
3
4
.520
39
     

 
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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