2011 schedule ranked as one of the toughest

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CLEMSON -- College football writer Phil Steele has ranked Clemson's 2011 football schedule as the 12th toughest. Steele's forumla is based on his own power ratings and the amount of

home and away games played.

However, based on the NCAA method of 2010 winning percentages for opponents, Clemson has the toughest schedule out of all 120 Football Bowl Subdivision teams.

This year’s opponents went a combined 104-54 (.658) last season.

Last month, The Sporting News ranked the toughest non-conference schedules for the 2011 season, and Clemson was slotted as the 10th-most

difficult schedule among all BCS teams.

NCAA Method

Rank	School		Foe W	Foe L	Foe Win %


1	Clemson 	104	54	65.80%


2	Baylor		96	56	63.20%


3	Kansas		97	57	63.00%


4	Washington	96	57	62.70%


5	LSU		95	58	62.10%


6	Notre Dame	95	59	61.70%


6	Iowa St		95	59	61.70%


8	Miami, Fl	95	60	61.30%


9	Mississippi	93	60	60.80%


10	UNLV		92	60	60.50%

Phil Steele’s 2011 Toughest Schedules

Rank	Team	


1 	Colorado	


2 	Iowa St	


3 	Baylor	


4 	Oregon St	


5 	LSU	


6 	Boston College	


7 	USC	


8 	Washington	


9 	Auburn	


10 	Miami, Fl	


11 	Vanderbilt	


12 	Clemson	


13 	Mississippi	


14 	Notre Dame	


15 	Mississippi St	

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