Anderson & Hester

Anderson & Hester is a mathematical system for ranking collegiate American football teams based on performance. The system was created in 1992 by Jeff Anderson and Chris Hester, roommates at the University of Washington.^[1] Anderson & Hester is one of over 40 systems listed by the NCAA as major selectors of college football national champions.^{[2]: 108–110} The rankings are published weekly in The Seattle Times.^[2]: 110

National champions

Anderson & Hester selections from the 1997 season to present.^[3]

Season	Champion	Record	Coach	Ref.
1997	Nebraska	13–0	Tom Osborne	[3]
1998	Tennessee	13–0	Phillip Fulmer	[3]
1999[4]	Florida State	12–0	Bobby Bowden	[3]
2000[5]	Oklahoma	13–0	Bob Stoops	[3]
2001[6]	Miami (FL)	12–0	Larry Coker	[3]
2002	Ohio State	14–0	Jim Tressel	[3]
2003	LSU	13–1	Nick Saban	[3]
2004	USC	11–0	Pete Carroll	[3]
2005	Texas	13–0	Mack Brown	[3]
2006	Florida	13–1	Urban Meyer	[3]
2007	Missouri	12–2	Gary Pinkel	[3]
2008	Utah	13–0	Kyle Whittingham	[3]
2009	Alabama	14–0	Nick Saban (2)	[3]
2010	Auburn	14–0	Gene Chizik	[3]
2011	LSU (2)	13–1	Les Miles	[3]
2012	Alabama (2)	13–1	Nick Saban (3)	[3]
2013	Florida State (2)	14–0	Jimbo Fisher	[3]
2014	Ohio State (2)	14–1	Urban Meyer (2)	[3]
2015	Alabama (3)	14–1	Nick Saban (4)	[3]
2016	Clemson	14–1	Dabo Swinney	[3]
2017	Alabama (4)	13–1	Nick Saban (5)	[3]
2018	Clemson (2)	15–0	Dabo Swinney (2)	[3]
2019	LSU (3)	15–0	Ed Orgeron	[3]
2020	Alabama (5)	13–0	Nick Saban (6)
2021	Georgia	14–1	Kirby Smart
2022	Georgia (2)	15-0	Kirby Smart (2)
2023	Michigan	15–0	Jim Harbaugh

References

1. Mark Schlabach (August 21, 2014). "What are the BCS computer guys doing now?". ESPN.
2. 2018 NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision Records (PDF). Indianapolis: National Collegiate Athletic Association. August 2018. Retrieved November 14, 2018.
3. 2020 NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision Records (PDF). The National Collegiate Athletic Association. 2020. p. 119. Retrieved May 24, 2020. All "major selectors" not otherwise listed also selected the BCS champion as its highest ranked team in those seasons
4. Anderson, Jeff; Hester, Chris (January 5, 2000). "Anderson & Hester/Seattle Times computer rankings — Final 1999 rankings (through bowl games)". The Seattle Times. Archived from the original on January 6, 2000. Retrieved May 7, 2024. No. 1 Florida State 12–0 .826 | No. 2 Nebraska 12–1 .794
5. Anderson, Jeff; Hester, Chris (January 3, 2001). "Anderson & Hester/Seattle Times computer rankings — Final through bowl games (2000)". The Seattle Times. Archived from the original on June 4, 2001. Retrieved May 7, 2024. No. 1 Oklahoma 13–0 .842 | No. 2 Miami, Fla. 11–1 .815 | No. 3 Washington 11–1 .812
6. Anderson, Jeff; Hester, Chris (January 3, 2002). "Anderson & Hester/Seattle Times computer rankings — Final rankings for 2001 season". The Seattle Times. Archived from the original on January 26, 2002. Retrieved May 7, 2024. No. 1 Miami, Fla. 12–0 .837 | No. 2 Oregon 11–1 .797

External links

• Official website