Anderson & Hester
Jeff Anderson and Chris Hester are the owners of this computer system that has been a part of the BCS since its inception. The Anderson & Hester Rankings claim to be distinct in four ways:
- 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.
- Unlike the AP 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.
- 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).
- 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.
It should be noted that the BCS once allowed computer rankings to consider margin of victory, but was removed following the 2004 season. Therefore, all six computer systems currently do not include margin of victory. However, this computer system has never included it in its formula. In addition, only human polls (specifically the AP Poll and Coaches Poll in this reference) "prejudge" teams by releasing pre-season polls with the expected rankings of teams before they have played any games. The last two claims are subjective opinions by the authors of this computer system.
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| 1. | South Florida (6-0) | Arizona State (7-0) | Ohio State (9-0) | Ohio State (10-0) | LSU (9-1) | LSU (10-1) | Missouri (11-1) | 1. | |
| 2. | Arizona State (7-0) | Ohio State (8-0) | Boston College (8-0) | Oregon (8-1) | Oregon (8-1) | Arizona State (9-1) | West Virginia (10-1) | 2. | |
| 3. | Ohio State (7-0) | Boston College (7-0) | LSU (7-1) | Kansas (9-0) | Kansas (10-0) | Kansas (11-0) | Ohio State (11-1) | 3. | |
| 4. | LSU (6-1) | Kansas (7-0) | West Virginia (7-1) | Arizona State (8-1) | Arizona St (9-1) | Missouri (10-1) | Kansas (11-1) | 4. | |
| 5. | South Carolina (6-1) | LSU (7-1) | Arizona State (8-0) | LSU (8-1) | Missouri (9-1) | Ohio State (11-1) | Georgia (10-2) | 5. | |
| 6. | Boston College (7-0) | Oregon (6-1) | Oregon (7-1) | Missouri (8-1) | Ohio State (10-1) | West Virginia (9-1) | LSU (10-2) | 6. | |
| 7. | Kansas (6-0) | South Florida (6-1) | Michigan (7-2) | Boston College (8-1) | Oklahoma (9-1) | Georgia (9-2) | Arizona State (9-2) | 7. | |
| 8. | Kentucky (6-1) | Virginia (7-1) | Kansas (8-0) | Oklahoma (8-1) | Georgia (8-2) | Oregon (8-2) | USC (9-2) | 8. | |
| 9. | Oregon (5-1) | Missouri (6-1) | Oklahoma (7-1) | Georgia (7-2) | West Virginia (8-1) | Florida (8-3) | Virginia Tech (10-2) | 9. | |
| 10. | California (5-1) | Virginia Tech (6-1) | USC (6-2) | Connecticut (8-1) | USC (8-2) | Virginia Tech (9-2) | Boston College (10-2) | 10. | |
| 11. | Missouri (5-1) | Florida (5-2) | Virginia Tech (6-2) | West Virginia (7-1) | Florida (7-3) | USC (8-2) | Florida (9-3) | 11. | |
| 12. | Auburn (5-2) | UCLA (5-2) | Georgia (6-2) | Virginia (8-2) | Virginia (9-2) | Boston College (9-2) | Oklahoma (10-2) | 12. | |
| 13. | Virginia (6-1) | Oklahoma (7-1) | Boise State (7-1) | Florida (6-3) | Texas (9-2) | Texas (9-2) | Oregon (8-3) | 13. | |
| 14. | Oklahoma (6-1) | USC (6-1) | Connecticut (7-1) | Michigan (8-2) | Virginia Tech (8-2) | Oklahoma (9-2) | Tennessee (9-3) | 14. | |
| 15. | Virginia Tech (6-1) | West Virginia (6-1) | Missouri (7-1) | USC (7-2) | Illinois (8-3) | Virginia (9-2) | Illinois (9-3) | 15. | |
| 16. | West Virginia (5-1) | Auburn (5-3) | Purdue (7-2) | Virginia Tech (7-2) | Clemson (8-2) | Tennessee (8-3) | South Florida (9-3) | 16. | |
| 17. | Georgia (5-2) | Georgia (5-2) | Florida (5-3) | Texas (8-2) | Tennessee (7-3) | Illinois (9-3) | Hawaii (11-0) | 17. | |
| 18. | USC (5-1) | Kentucky (6-2) | Auburn (6-3) | Alabama (6-3) | Cincinnati (8-2) | Connecticut (9-2) | BYU (9-2) | 18. | |
| 19. | Tennessee (4-2) | Wake Forest (5-2) | South Florida (6-2) | Penn State (7-3) | Boston College (8-2) | South Florida (8-3) | Clemson (9-3) | 19. | |
| 20. | Florida (4-2) | Connecticut (6-1) | Rutgers (5-3) | Auburn (7-3) | Connecticut (8-2) | Wisconsin (9-3) | Texas (9-3) | 20. | |
| 21. | UCLA (4-2) | Alabama (6-2) | Wake Forest (6-2) | California (6-3) | Penn State (8-3) | Cincinnati (8-3) | Wisconsin (9-3) | 21. | |
| 22. | Wake Forest (4-2) | South Carolina (6-2) | Alabama (6-2) | Boise State (8-1) | Michigan (8-3) | Clemson (8-3) | Auburn (8-4) | 22. | |
| 23. | Cincinnati (6-1) | Michigan (6-2) | Oregon State (5-3) | Florida State (6-3) | Wisconsin (8-3) | Auburn (7-4) | Virginia (9-3) | 23. | |
| 24. | Kansas State (4-2) | California (5-2) | Clemson (6-2) | Tennessee (6-3) | Kentucky (7-3) | Hawaii (10-0) | Cincinnati (9-3) | 24. | |
| 25. | Illinois (5-2) | Penn State (6-2) | Tennessee (5-3) | Clemson (7-2) | Auburn (7-4) | Michigan (8-4) | Michigan (8-4) | 25. | |
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