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Showing Which Teams Have Accomplished the Most to Date

USC and Oklahoma Are #1 and #2
  • Miami drops back to #8, as only 6 undefeated teams remain
  • The Pac-10 places 3 teams in the top-10
  • The Big 12 has been the best conference to date, and all 12 of its teams are in the top-75
  • The Big 12's strength is concentrated in the South:  the 5th-best team in the Big 12 South (#27 Texas Tech) would be the #1 team in the Big 12 North (which is #38 Nebraska)
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The Anderson & Hester College Football 
Computer Rankings, as of Nov. 1 
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•Oct. 4 Rankings

•Final 2003-04 Rankings

•Final 2003-04 Pre-Bowl Rankings
 
    Rating  W  L Sched.
Strength*		 Sched. 
Rank*		 vs. Current
Top-10		 vs. Current
#11-25		 Other 
Losses
1. 
2. 
3. 
4. 
5. 
6. 
7. 
8. 
9. 
10.
USC
Oklahoma
Auburn
Utah
Tennessee
California
Wisconsin
Miami, Fla.
Arizona State
Texas
.845
.839
.821
.807
.791
.779
.778
.777
.769
.769
8
8
9
8
7
6
8
6
6
7
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
2
1
.577
.566
.535
.511
.589
.585
.467
.583
.642
.558
*to date
15
23
50
62
7
9
82
10
1
29
2-0
1-0
1-0
0-0
0-1
1-1
0-0
0-0
0-2
0-1
1-0
1-0
1-0
1-0
1-0
0-0
1-0
2-0
1-0
0-0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
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.
Boise State
Michigan
Georgia
Florida State
Texas A&M
Virginia
Oklahoma State
Iowa
Louisville
LSU
West Virginia
Southern Miss
Ohio State
Notre Dame
Virginia Tech
.766
.763
.758
.755
.727
.724
.710
.700
.690
.687
.680
.664
.642
.642
.640
8
8
7
6
6
6
6
6
5
6
7
5
5
5
6
0
1
1
2
2
1
2
2
1
2
1
1
3
3
2
.450
.539
.543
.624
.589
.511
.568
.557
.488
.542
.447
.458
.570
.570
.490
91
43
39
2
8
61
21
30
72
41
92
85
19
20
71
  Big 12
Atlantic Coast
Pac-10
Big Ten
Southeastern
Mountain West
Conference USA
Big East
WAC
Sun Belt
Mid-American
*non-conference play
.622
.609
.609
.586
.557
.525
.512
.502
.441
.362
.323
28
21
18
24
23
15
13
19
14
10
10
8
8
11
9
9
16
14
11
17
27
31
.451
.472
.537
.447
.424
.535
.523
.422
.470
.500
.474
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.
Purdue
Texas Tech
UTEP
UAB
Navy
North Carolina
South Carolina
UCLA
Northwestern
Minnesota
Oregon
Clemson
Nebraska
Alabama
Boston College
Georgia Tech
Oregon State
Colorado
BYU
N.C. State
Arkansas
Pittsburgh
Iowa State
Michigan State
Louisiana Tech
Memphis
Syracuse
Maryland
New Mexico
Stanford
Wyoming
Florida
Connecticut
Missouri
Bowling Green
Wake Forest
Fresno State
Northern Illinois
Kansas
Mississippi
Cincinnati
Toledo
Baylor
Indiana
TCU
Kansas State
.637
.637
.636
.626
.622
.621
.613
.612
.609
.596
.590
.590
.587
.586
.584
.582
.582
.581
.574
.572
.570
.557
.556
.555
.555
.552
.549
.542
.537
.536
.532
.531
.529
.527
.521
.518
.513
.512
.508
.498
.498
.488
.487
.485
.484
.472
5
5
6
5
7
4
5
5
4
6
5
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
3
5
4
4
4
5
4
4
5
4
5
4
5
4
6
4
4
7
3
3
4
6
3
3
4
3

3
3
2
2
1
4
3
3
4
3
3
4
3
3
2
3
4
4
4
4
4
2
4
4
4
2
4
4
4
4
3
4
3
4
2
4
3
2
5
5
4
2
5
5
4
5
.565
.564
.485
.497
.384
.621
.539
.539
.609
.496
.516
.590
.513
.511
.453
.540
.582
.581
.574
.572
.612
.426
.556
.555
.555
.422
.549
.542
.504
.536
.456
.531
.454
.527
.369
.518
.470
.344
.583
.573
.498
.339
.562
.561
.484
.548
24
25
74
69
105
3
44
46
5
70
59
6
60
63
89
42
13
14
16
18
4
96
31
32
34
97
37
40
65
49
86
54
87
55
108
58
80
115
11
17
68
116
26
27
75
38
  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.
Marshall
Washington State
Air Force
Troy
Rutgers
Colorado State
North Texas
Mississippi State
Miami, Ohio
New Mexico St.
UNLV
Penn State
East Carolina
South Florida
Illinois
Houston
Vanderbilt
Hawaii
Nevada
San Diego State
Rice
LA Lafayette
Army
Akron
Mid. Tenn. St.
LA Monroe
Arizona
Tulane
Tulsa
Washington
Utah State
Central Michigan
Kentucky
Arkansas State
Duke
SMU
Ohio
San Jose State
Temple
Idaho
Eastern Michigan
Kent State
Ball State
Western Michigan
Central Florida
Buffalo
.467
.458
.456
.454
.451
.444
.432
.427
.423
.408
.407
.400
.395
.387
.384
.384
.383
.374
.363
.360
.359
.354
.352
.350
.349
.347
.346
.341
.334
.332
.331
.328
.319
.315
.307
.303
.288
.281
.274
.266
.262
.260
.222
.191
.179
.171
5
3
3
4
4
3
4
3
5
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
4
2
3
4
2
4
4
3
1
2
2
1
2
3
1
2
1
1
3
2
1
2
3
2
1
1
0
1
3
5
5
4
4
5
4
5
3
5
6
6
5
4
7
6
6
4
4
6
5
4
5
4
4
5
7
5
6
7
6
5
7
6
7
7
6
5
7
7
5
6
8
7
8
7
.393
.533
.531
.454
.451
.519
.432
.502
.352
.483
.560
.554
.525
.486
.555
.536
.536
.415
.363
.511
.431
.354
.479
.350
.349
.418
.582
.467
.482
.567
.479
.398
.552
.461
.539
.534
.378
.398
.499
.420
.325
.395
.440
.384
.465
.352
104
52
53
88
90
57
94
66
112
76
28
35
56
73
33
47
48
100
109
64
95
110
78
113
114
99
12
81
77
22
79
102
36
84
45
51
107
101
67
98
117
103
93
106
83
111
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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