Who Was the Best College Football Team in 2011

After last night's Alabama, LSU game you may be asking yourself, who was the best team in the country?  Well look no further than the Unofficial College Football Championship's Power Ratings system for your answer.  Here are the top ten teams of 2011.

Rank	Team	Record	WP	WDiffP	LP	LDiffP	Power
1	Louisiana State	13-1	2,204.250	1,636.500	4.469	29.438	3,806.844
2	Oklahoma State	12-1	2,386.156	1,613.913	131.375	293.875	3,574.819
3	Alabama	12-1	1,679.188	1,343.475	4.469	17.063	3,001.131
4	Oregon	12-2	1,600.656	1,214.175	57.063	143.000	2,614.769
5	Stanford	11-2	1,366.250	1,042.613	52.094	130.250	2,226.519
6	Oklahoma	10-3	1,710.563	1,222.287	213.125	537.563	2,182.163
7	Arkansas	11-2	1,292.094	963.450	7.938	70.500	2,177.106
8	Michigan	11-2	1,654.125	1,148.687	200.688	430.250	2,171.875
9	South Carolina	11-2	1,435.000	982.900	45.094	202.750	2,170.056
10	Wisconsin	11-3	1,558.969	1,237.888	218.250	433.625	2,144.981

And for fun since Eric has taken us through 1974 this past year, here is the top ten teams from 1974.

Rank	Team	Record	WP	WDiffP	LP	LDiffP	Power
1	Oklahoma	11-0	1,384.875	1,126.662	0.000	0.000	2,511.538
2	Alabama	11-1	1,491.969	891.937	37.531	95.563	2,250.812
3	Auburn	10-2	1,290.125	768.787	84.656	179.875	1,794.381
4	Southern California	10-1	987.531	733.087	65.719	167.438	1,487.462
5	Michigan	10-1	840.969	673.950	19.156	39.438	1,456.325
6	Miami (Ohio)	10-0	766.031	592.200	0.000	0.000	1,358.231
7	Notre Dame	10-2	1,098.938	711.612	115.813	354.375	1,340.363
8	Ohio State	10-2	706.563	666.825	50.469	133.813	1,189.106
9	Nebraska	9-3	902.469	699.650	116.406	329.688	1,156.025
10	Mississippi State	9-3	944.594	574.087	107.906	256.313	1,154.463