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  • One more Saturday, with bids to the 4 BCS bowls to be won:  #2 Miami hosts #21 Virginia Tech (with a Fiesta Bowl bid on the line for Miami); #3 Georgia plays #15 Arkansas (winner goes to a BCS bowl); #7 Oklahoma plays #11 Colorado (winner goes to a BCS bowl); and #10 Washington State travels to #20 UCLA (with a Rose Bowl bid on the line for Washington State).  Already having secured BCS bids are #1 Ohio State, #2 Miami (but not yet to the Fiesta), and #14 Florida State, as the champions, respectively, of the Big Ten, Big East, and ACC.  #4 Iowa and #5 USC look to be in line for the 2 BCS at-large bids, with #6 Notre Dame likely getting the second at-large bid if UCLA beats Washingon State and sends USC to the Rose Bowl.
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Computer Rankings, as of Dec. 1
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•Final 2001-02 Rankings

•Final 2001-02 Pre-Bowl Rankings
 
    Rating W  L Sched. 
Strength*		 Sched. 
Rank*		 vs. the 
Top-10		 vs. 
#11-20		 Other 
Losses
1. 
2. 
3. 
4. 
5. 
6. 
7. 
8. 
9. 
10.
Ohio State
Miami, Fla.
Georgia
Iowa
USC
Notre Dame
Oklahoma
Michigan
Texas
Washington State
.827
.816
.773
.772
.766
.750
.737
.735
.729
.728
13
11
11
11
10
10
10
9
10
9
0
0
1
1
2
2
2
3
2
2
.544
.526
.532
.530
.584
.562
.546
.599
.535
.545
*to date
32
50
44
47
6
19
29
2
42
31
2-0
0-0
0-0
1-0
1-1
1-1
1-0
0-3
0-1
1-1
1-0
3-0
1-1
1-0
2-1
2-0
2-0
1-0
1-0
0-0
0
0
0
1
0
1
2
0
1
1
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.
Colorado
Alabama
Penn State
Florida State
Arkansas
Kansas State
Florida
Maryland
West Virginia
UCLA
Virginia Tech
Colorado State
Boise State
South Florida
Auburn
.721
.719
.711
.704
.698
.693
.677
.673
.671
.668
.660
.656
.653
.653
.649
9
10
9
9
9
10
8
10
9
7
9
10
11
9
8
3
3
3
4
3
2
4
3
3
4
3
3
1
2
4
.582
.567
.570
.598
.555
.492
.582
.513
.524
.591
.511
.493
.385
.457
.552
9
16
14
3
22
65
7
57
52
4
58
64
115
77
25
  Pac-10
Southeastern
Big Ten
Atlantic Coast
Big 12
Big East
Mountain West
Conference USA
Mid-American
WAC
Sun Belt

*non-conference play

.627
.605
.595
.588
.579
.567
.463
.416
.400
.394
.350
30
37
33
26
36
27
18
15
22
13
11
10
12
13
14
15
14
23
24
33
28
32
.475
.448
.463
.498
.454
.471
.500
.485
.459
.504
.497
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.
Texas Tech
N.C. State
LSU
Tennessee
Pittsburgh
Virginia
Oregon State
California
Washington
Wisconsin
Boston College
Arizona State
TCU
Clemson
Georgia Tech
Toledo
Iowa State
Oregon
Kentucky
Minnesota
Marshall
Oklahoma State
Hawaii
Nebraska
Mississippi
Purdue
Bowling Green
Air Force
Northern Illinois
Texas A&M
South Carolina
Wake Forest
Fresno State
Miami, Ohio
Louisville
Cincinnati
Illinois
Southern Miss
Missouri
North Texas
New Mexico
New Mexico St.
Central Florida
Michigan State
Arizona
Tulane
.647
.645
.643
.640
.638
.634
.634
.619
.618
.611
.610
.604
.603
.601
.591
.590
.587
.580
.572
.568
.563
.560
.557
.551
.549
.548
.547
.544
.539
.537
.532
.528
.520
.517
.511
.509
.505
.501
.500
.496
.474
.472
.471
.462
.455
.446
8
10
8
8
8
8
8
7
7
7
8
8
9
7
7
9
7
7
7
7
9
7
9
7
6
6
9
8
8
6
5
6
7
7
7
6
5
7
5
7
7
7
7
4
4
7

5
3
4
4
4
5
4
5
5
6
4
5
2
5
5
3
6
5
5
5
2
5
3
6
6
6
3
4
4
6
7
6
5
5
5
6
7
5
7
5
6
5
5
8
8
5
.581
.482
.546
.543
.540
.567
.536
.571
.570
.589
.511
.536
.404
.552
.542
.436
.564
.531
.522
.519
.365
.510
.403
.528
.549
.548
.394
.443
.438
.537
.582
.528
.470
.467
.460
.509
.555
.451
.551
.446
.451
.422
.421
.563
.556
.397
10
66
30
33
35
15
40
12
13
5
59
39
109
24
34
91
17
46
54
56
117
60
110
48
27
28
112
89
90
38
8
49
70
73
75
61
23
81
26
85
82
99
103
18
21
111
  72.
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.
Utah
Temple
San Jose State
Stanford
North Carolina
UNLV
Connecticut
Syracuse
Ball State
BYU
Nevada
San Diego State
Houston
East Carolina
Indiana
Mississippi State
UAB
Baylor
Northwestern
Utah State
Louisiana Tech
Western Michigan
Arkansas State
Vanderbilt
Akron
Central Michigan
Mid. Tenn. St.
Duke
Ohio
Troy State
Rice
LA Lafayette
Memphis
Kansas
LA Monroe
Kent State
Wyoming
SMU
Eastern Michigan
Rutgers
Idaho
UTEP
Navy
Tulsa
Army
Buffalo
.441
.433
.433
.430
.426
.426
.425
.423
.421
.412
.408
.399
.394
.388
.386
.386
.386
.383
.373
.368
.365
.358
.357
.352
.336
.328
.327
.327
.327
.317
.315
.308
.300
.296
.285
.283
.282
.281
.274
.265
.259
.241
.237
.196
.193
.177
5
4
6
2
3
5
6
4
6
5
5
4
5
4
3
3
5
3
3
4
4
4
6
2
4
4
4
2
4
4
4
3
3
2
3
3
2
3
3
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
6
8
7
9
9
7
6
8
6
7
7
8
7
7
9
9
7
9
9
7
7
8
7
10
8
8
8
10
8
8
7
9
9
10
9
9
10
9
9
11
10
10
10
11
10
11
.468
.534
.456
.628
.580
.476
.425
.523
.421
.461
.457
.499
.443
.469
.539
.539
.434
.536
.525
.447
.444
.456
.378
.559
.431
.423
.422
.531
.422
.410
.390
.453
.443
.495
.426
.423
.479
.421
.412
.520
.449
.426
.476
.422
.411
.392
72
43
78
1
11
69
96
53
105
74
76
62
88
71
36
37
92
41
51
84
86
79
116
20
93
98
101
45
102
108
114
80
87
63
95
97
67
104
106
55
83
94
68
100
107
113
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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