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Showing Which Teams Have Accomplished the Most to Date

Texas Takes over the Top Spot
  • The Longhorns have beaten 5 current top-25 teams (only 1 in the top-15), as many as the 5 other undefeated teams combined
  • Seven teams have played .600 schedules to date:  1. Arizona State (.643); 2. Tennessee (.641); 3. Oklahoma (.633); 4. Michigan (.621); 5. Ohio State (.613); 6. Washington (.611); and 7. Penn State (.601)
  • This upcoming week features 4 matchups of current top-25 teams:  #12 Boston College at #3 Virginia Tech; #5 Georgia vs. #20 Florida; #13 Ohio State at #18 Minnesota; and #22 Michigan at #17 Northwestern 
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Computer Rankings, as of Oct. 24 
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    Rating  W  L Sched.
Strength*		 Sched. 
Rank*		 vs. Current
Top-10		 vs. Current
#11-25		 Other 
Losses
1. 
2. 
3. 
4. 
5. 
6. 
7. 
8. 
9. 
10.
Texas
USC
Virginia Tech
Alabama
Georgia
UCLA
Penn State
Wisconsin
LSU
Oregon
.850
.841
.831
.813
.810
.804
.799
.777
.751
.747
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
5
7
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
.587
.570
.551
.520
.516
.507
.601
.569
.564
.528
*to date
14
23
37
51
53
61
7
24
26
44
0-0
1-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-1
5-0
1-0
1-0
1-0
0-0
1-0
3-1
2-1
1-0
0-0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
Rank Team  Rating W L Sched. 
Strength		 Sched. 
Rank		   Conference
Rankings		 Rating W*  L* Sched.
Strength*
11. 
12. 
13. 
14. 
15. 
16. 
17. 
18. 
19. 
20. 
21. 
22. 
23. 
24. 
25.
Miami, Fla.
Boston College
Ohio State
TCU
West Virginia
Florida State
Northwestern
Minnesota
Colorado
Florida
Notre Dame
Michigan
Missouri
Texas Tech
Oklahoma
.737
.737
.728
.719
.717
.714
.713
.710
.695
.693
.690
.689
.682
.680
.672
5
6
5
7
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
4
1
1
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
1
3
.545
.528
.613
.493
.503
.499
.594
.591
.573
.571
.568
.621
.559
.460
.633
39
45
5
72
64
68
11
12
20
22
25
4
29
85
3
  Big Ten
Atlantic Coast
Big 12
Pac-10
Southeastern
Big East
Mountain West
Conference USA
Mid-American
WAC
Sun Belt
*non-conference play
.656
.626
.619
.591
.576
.517
.503
.469
.402
.371
.306
27
23
31
22
21
18
13
14
12
8
5
6
7
5
7
7
12
13
18
23
19
23
.461
.463
.391
.432
.422
.457
.503
.507
.496
.493
.499
Rank Team  Rating W L Sched. 
Strength		 Sched. 
Rank		   Rank Team  Rating  W L Sched.
Strength		 Sched.
Rank
26.
27.
28.
29.
30.
31.
32.
33.
34.
35.
36.
37.
38.
39.
40.
41.
42.
43.
44.
45.
46.
47.
48.
49.
50.
51.
52.
53.
54.
55.
56.
57.
58.
59.
60.
61.
62.
63.
64.
65.
66.
67.
68.
69.
70.
71.
72.
Nebraska
Georgia Tech
UTEP
Tennessee
Louisville
Auburn
Texas A&M
Maryland
Clemson
Michigan State
California
South Carolina
Arizona State
Oregon State
Iowa
North Carolina
Stanford
Colorado State
Virginia
Fresno State
New Mexico
Tulsa
Indiana
Baylor
Southern Miss
Boise State
Toledo
Kansas State
Iowa State
South Florida
Rutgers
Vanderbilt
Navy
Wake Forest
Houston
Central Florida
BYU
Central Michigan
Wyoming
Memphis
Pittsburgh
N.C. State
Miami, Ohio
Nevada
Utah
Mississippi
Kansas
.665
.650
.646
.641
.640
.634
.625
.624
.618
.613
.613
.603
.603
.597
.596
.596
.592
.586
.584
.583
.577
.571
.569
.558
.557
.555
.555
.554
.553
.549
.538
.526
.523
.521
.520
.517
.515
.513
.509
.499
.489
.482
.478
.473
.471
.470
.468
5
4
5
3
5
5
5
4
4
4
6
4
3
4
5
3
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
5
6
4
4
3
5
4
4
3
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
2
4
4
4
3
3

2
2
1
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
2
3
4
3
3
3
2
3
3
1
3
3
3
3
2
2
1
3
3
3
2
4
2
5
3
3
4
3
4
3
4
4
3
2
4
4
4
.540
.553
.439
.641
.512
.506
.496
.583
.576
.572
.460
.562
.643
.555
.522
.596
.492
.544
.542
.375
.502
.496
.526
.515
.456
.424
.333
.511
.510
.549
.407
.526
.422
.596
.477
.474
.558
.470
.509
.456
.489
.582
.435
.375
.471
.513
.510
42
36
90
2
56
62
71
16
18
21
84
28
1
34
50
8
73
40
41
115
67
69
47
54
87
99
119
57
58
38
108
46
101
9
79
81
30
83
60
86
75
17
93
116
82
55
59
  73.
74.
75.
76.
77.
78.
79.
80.
81.
82.
83.
84.
85.
86.
87.
88.
89.
90.
91.
92.
93.
94.
95.
96.
97.
98.
99.
100.
101.
102.
103.
104.
105.
106.
107.
108.
109.
110.
111.
112.
113.
114.
115.
116.
117.
118.
119.
Northern Illinois
Purdue
Bowling Green
Washington State
Oklahoma State
Arkansas
Ohio
East Carolina
Marshall
Connecticut
Cincinnati
Louisiana Tech
San Diego State
Mississippi State
Illinois
Air Force
Western Michigan
Arkansas State
Hawaii
LA Monroe
Washington
UAB
Eastern Michigan
Troy
Akron
Tulane
SMU
Duke
Arizona
Kentucky
Army
Mid. Tenn. St.
North Texas
Ball State
Syracuse
Utah State
UNLV
LA Lafayette
Temple
Rice
New Mexico State
Florida International
Florida Atlantic
Kent State
Idaho
San Jose State
Buffalo
.466
.464
.462
.462
.459
.456
.453
.439
.436
.433
.432
.431
.428
.427
.427
.415
.400
.398
.394
.386
.386
.373
.372
.356
.352
.342
.340
.340
.332
.321
.319
.318
.309
.305
.302
.297
.289
.288
.263
.244
.239
.235
.235
.230
.229
.219
.153
4
2
4
3
3
2
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
2
2
3
4
4
3
3
1
3
3
3
3
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
3
5
3
4
4
5
4
4
4
3
4
3
5
5
5
5
3
3
4
4
6
4
5
4
4
4
6
7
6
5
6
4
4
6
6
4
6
5
8
6
7
5
7
6
6
6
7
.423
.595
.420
.504
.502
.586
.496
.482
.478
.391
.474
.431
.503
.558
.557
.489
.360
.357
.435
.428
.611
.414
.445
.396
.393
.438
.489
.576
.554
.525
.539
.411
.401
.523
.520
.388
.430
.407
.588
.564
.557
.418
.448
.428
.426
.412
.419
100
10
102
63
66
15
70
77
78
113
80
94
65
31
32
74
117
118
92
97
6
105
89
111
112
91
76
19
35
48
43
107
110
49
52
114
95
109
13
27
33
104
88
96
98
106
103
*These rankings have benefited from some minor improvements from year-to-year, but their basic formula has remained unaltered throughout the duration of their involvement with the BCS.
 
The Anderson & Hester Rankings are distinct in four ways: 

1. 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 A.P. and coaches' 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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