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Showing Which Teams Have Accomplished the Most to Date

Only 5 Remain Unbeaten, with Texas on Top
  • Texas remains #1, having beaten 4 current top-25 teams
  • UCLA's recurring Houdini act lands the Bruins in the top-5
  • Ohio State enters the top-10 as the top 2-loss team to date
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The Anderson & Hester College Football 
Computer Rankings, as of Halloween 
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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
UCLA
Penn State
Wisconsin
Miami, Fla.
Ohio State
Georgia
.853
.843
.833
.813
.807
.803
.771
.759
.756
.753
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
6
6
7
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
2
1
.592
.573
.554
.520
.510
.598
.551
.557
.625
.537
*to date
13
25
36
57
64
11
38
33
5
49
1-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
1-0
0-0
0-0
0-2
0-0
3-0
2-0
3-0
1-0
1-0
2-1
2-1
1-1
1-0
0-1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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.
LSU
Oregon
Florida State
Florida
TCU
West Virginia
Colorado
Michigan
Boston College
Oklahoma
Texas Tech
Notre Dame
Georgia Tech
Minnesota
Northwestern
.752
.741
.732
.725
.720
.719
.717
.714
.712
.712
.704
.701
.696
.688
.677
6
7
7
6
8
6
6
6
6
5
7
5
5
5
5
1
1
1
2
1
1
2
3
2
3
1
2
2
3
3
.548
.520
.508
.587
.483
.505
.577
.624
.571
.646
.474
.581
.575
.620
.607
40
56
66
16
74
68
21
6
26
1
78
18
23
7
9
  Big Ten
Atlantic Coast
Big 12
Pac-10
Southeastern
Big East
Mountain West
Conference USA
Mid-American
WAC
Sun Belt
*non-conference play
.663
.627
.618
.587
.579
.527
.503
.455
.410
.373
.310
27
24
31
22
23
19
13
14
13
8
5
6
7
5
7
7
12
13
19
23
20
24
.468
.459
.390
.428
.415
.458
.503
.500
.493
.502
.508
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.
Auburn
Michigan State
South Carolina
Louisville
Nebraska
UTEP
Missouri
Colorado State
Iowa
California
Arizona State
Fresno State
Tennessee
Maryland
Iowa State
Clemson
North Carolina
Texas A&M
Stanford
Virginia
Boise State
Rutgers
Tulsa
South Florida
Indiana
Kansas State
Central Michigan
Oregon State
Central Florida
Baylor
Kansas
N.C. State
BYU
New Mexico
Wake Forest
Vanderbilt
Toledo
Wyoming
Houston
Southern Miss
Miami, Ohio
Pittsburgh
Memphis
Utah
Purdue
Navy
Oklahoma State
.656
.648
.645
.644
.638
.627
.622
.613
.613
.609
.600
.600
.598
.592
.589
.589
.587
.587
.581
.577
.567
.567
.564
.558
.557
.552
.552
.541
.538
.538
.538
.536
.536
.535
.533
.524
.509
.508
.505
.501
.498
.493
.493
.480
.476
.476
.464
6
5
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
6
4
6
3
4
5
4
3
5
4
4
6
6
5
3
4
4
5
4
5
4
4
3
4
5
4
4
6
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
2
4
3

2
3
3
2
3
1
3
3
3
2
4
1
4
4
3
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
4
4
3
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
2
4
3
3
3
4
3
4
6
3
5
.507
.577
.574
.517
.566
.402
.548
.539
.539
.456
.600
.375
.638
.592
.515
.589
.628
.512
.538
.535
.414
.414
.489
.558
.557
.552
.476
.541
.463
.538
.538
.578
.536
.502
.566
.524
.358
.508
.463
.458
.423
.493
.450
.480
.628
.433
.540
67
20
24
60
27
108
39
44
45
86
10
116
2
12
61
15
4
63
47
51
104
105
72
31
34
37
77
41
80
46
48
19
50
70
28
54
117
65
81
85
98
71
89
75
3
94
43
  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.
Ohio
Cincinnati
Washington State
Marshall
Mississippi
Arkansas
Louisiana Tech
Connecticut
Nevada
Illinois
Northern Illinois
San Diego State
Bowling Green
Arizona
Western Michigan
East Carolina
Akron
Arkansas State
Kentucky
Air Force
Mississippi State
Hawaii
Eastern Michigan
Washington
LA Monroe
UAB
Ball State
Army
Mid. Tenn. St.
Duke
SMU
LA Lafayette
North Texas
Utah State
Tulane
Troy
Syracuse
UNLV
Idaho
Florida Atlantic
Temple
Rice
Florida International
San Jose State
Kent State
New Mexico State
Buffalo
.462
.461
.459
.455
.454
.452
.452
.444
.441
.437
.423
.419
.408
.406
.401
.398
.395
.394
.392
.389
.387
.381
.377
.376
.373
.354
.352
.335
.330
.330
.329
.328
.321
.319
.312
.312
.290
.284
.261
.244
.241
.238
.234
.213
.212
.208
.153
4
4
3
4
3
2
4
4
4
2
4
3
4
2
5
3
4
4
2
3
2
3
3
1
3
3
2
1
2
1
2
3
2
2
2
3
1
2
2
1
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
4
4
5
4
5
5
3
3
3
6
4
6
4
6
3
5
4
3
5
6
6
5
5
7
4
4
6
6
4
8
6
5
5
5
5
5
7
6
6
7
9
7
5
7
7
8
8
.462
.461
.534
.455
.529
.583
.410
.402
.399
.591
.423
.519
.408
.560
.331
.472
.395
.354
.522
.488
.540
.455
.450
.614
.414
.395
.502
.557
.425
.575
.477
.398
.444
.443
.434
.380
.519
.425
.396
.460
.560
.555
.416
.416
.416
.513
.420
82
83
52
87
53
17
106
109
110
14
97
58
107
30
119
79
113
118
55
73
42
88
90
8
103
114
69
32
95
22
76
111
91
92
93
115
59
96
112
84
29
35
101
100
102
62
99
*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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