Showing Which Teams Have Accomplished the Most to Date

The Cornhuskers Increase Their Lead
  • Nebraska is clearly #1; the next 7 teams are tightly grouped
  • Numerically, #2 is closer to #8 (the gap is .017) than to #1 (the gap is .025)
  • None of the top-10 teams has lost to a team ranked outside the top-20:  the top-10 is a combined 62-0 versus teams ranked #21 or below
  • Washington, Washington State, and Stanford are the only teams with 2 victories versus current top-15 teams; and only Nebraska (1-0) Washington (2-1), and Washington State (2-1) have winning records versus the current top-15 (and perfect records otherwise)
  • The Big 12 and the Pac-10 are separated by only .001 in the race for the top conference
  • #14 BYU's highest-ranked opponent to date is #63 Colorado State (.498 rating)
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Computer Rankings, as of Nov. 4
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•Final 2000-01 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.
Nebraska
Washington
Miami, Fla.
Tennessee
Washington State
Oregon
Stanford
Oklahoma
Illinois
Texas
.829
.804
.803
.795
.795
.792
.789
.787
.776
.776
10
7
7
6
8
8
5
8
7
8
0
1
0
1
1
1
2
1
1
1

.547
.608
.505
.608
.585
.581
.689
.574
.567
.557
*to date
39
15
58
14
22
24
2
27
30
35
1-0
1-0
0-0
0-0
1-1
1-1
1-2
1-1
0-0
0-1
0-0 
1-1
0-0
2-1
1-0
0-0
1-0
0-0
0-1
1-0
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
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.
Michigan
UCLA
Florida
BYU
Auburn
Colorado
Maryland
Syracuse
Georgia
South Carolina
Texas A&M
Florida State
Louisville
Purdue
Texas Tech
.760
.751
.749
.740
.725
.724
.719
.711
.709
.703
.692
.688
.687
.684
.683
6
6
7
9
6
7
8
7
5
7
7
6
8
5
5
2
2
1
0
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
3
.630
.619
.531
.416
.587
.567
.482
.551
.590
.542
.529
.542
.444
.561
.614
6
9
47
102
21
29
71
37
20
43
48
42
88
33
13
  Big 12
Pac-10
Southeastern
Big Ten
Atlantic Coast
Big East
Mountain West
WAC
Conference USA
Mid-American
Sun Belt

*non-conference play

 .659
.658
.621
.617
.562
.555
.493
.431
.423
.403
.316
 

28
20
21
20
15
18
16
11
14
15
4
 

4
5
5
8
7
10
14
17
20
21
23
 
 

.423
.475
.430
.488
.452
.469
.473
.495
.476
.452
.532
 

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.
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50.
51.
52.
53.
54.
55.
56.
57.
58.
59.
60.
61.
62.
63.
64.
65.
66.
67.
68.
69.
70.
71.
Arkansas
Fresno State
Michigan State
Mississippi
North Carolina
Georgia Tech
Boston College
LSU
Utah
Marshall
Virginia Tech
Kansas State
Miami, Ohio
Iowa State
Toledo
Ohio State
Iowa
USC
Clemson
Notre Dame
Wisconsin
Penn State
Arizona State
N.C. State
Louisiana Tech
Rice
Mid. Tenn. St.
Alabama
East Carolina
Northwestern
Bowling Green
Cincinnati
Arizona
Hawaii
Missouri
Boise State
Oregon State
Colorado State
Air Force
Troy State
Kansas
Baylor
New Mexico
Wake Forest
Southern Miss
Pittsburgh
.673
.671
.667
.661
.651
.641
.641
.638
.637
.630
.623
.619
.615
.590
.586
.585
.583
.583
.582
.573
.570
.565
.557
.554
.554
.550
.543
.541
.516
.514
.508
.506
.503
.502
.502
.501
.501
.498
.495
.494
.494
.493
.491
.484
.480
.475
5
7
5
6
5
6
6
5
6
7
6
4
7
5
6
5
4
4
5
3
5
3
4
5
5
6
7
3
5
4
5
5
4
6
3
5
3
4
5
4
2
2
4
4
4
3

3
2
2
2
4
2
2
3
2
1
2
4
2
3
1
3
4
5
3
5
5
4
4
3
3
3
2
5
3
4
3
3
5
2
5
4
5
5
3
4
6
6
4
4
3
5
.603
.504
.543
.512
.620
.490
.490
.565
.486
.392
.471
.619
.444
.516
.362
.510
.583
.615
.507
.644
.570
.607
.557
.479
.479
.449
.372
.615
.440
.514
.433
.430
.537
.352
.577
.467
.576
.531
.420
.494
.644
.644
.491
.484
.437
.550
17
59
41
55
8
64
65
31
69
107
76
10
86
53
116
56
23
11
57
4
28
16
36
73
74
85
113
12
90
54
92
94
44
117
25
80
26
45
100
62
3
5
63
70
91
38
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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.
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102.
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104.
105.
106.
107.
108.
109.
110.
111.
112.
113.
114.
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116.
117.
Mississippi State
Western Michigan
South Florida
Northern Illinois
Central Florida
Indiana
West Virginia
Minnesota
Memphis
Virginia
UAB
Ball State
Oklahoma State
Vanderbilt
UNLV
Utah State
Kentucky
TCU
North Texas
Temple
Kent State
New Mexico St.
California
Nevada
Wyoming
San Diego State
Rutgers
Akron
San Jose State
LA Lafayette
Arkansas State
Tulane
Army
Central Michigan
SMU
UTEP
Connecticut
Eastern Michigan
Idaho
Tulsa
Buffalo
Duke
Ohio
LA Monroe
Navy
Houston
 
 

.472
.468
.468
.465
.462
.461
.456
.450
.424
.422
.420
.415
.411
.404
.400
.399
.392
.382
.378
.376
.370
.364
.359
.340
.332
.324
.322
.322
.311
.304
.300
.294
.285
.283
.283
.256
.246
.242
.239
.232
.232
.230
.219
.201
.201
.185
2
4
6
5
5
2
3
3
4
3
4
4
2
2
3
2
1
4
3
2
4
3
0
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
0
1
1
0
0

5
4
3
4
4
5
5
5
4
6
4
4
6
6
6
5
7
4
5
6
5
6
8
6
6
7
6
7
6
5
6
8
6
6
5
6
6
6
8
7
7
9
7
7
7
8

.602
.468
.369
.432
.429
.591
.531
.525
.424
.523
.420
.415
.565
.558
.500
.529
.629
.382
.451
.528
.402
.462
.691
.489
.480
.489
.468
.487
.456
.371
.444
.469
.425
.423
.401
.389
.378
.373
.463
.444
.377
.545
.425
.399
.502
.475

18
78
115
93
95
19
46
51
98
52
101
103
32
34
61
49
7
109
84
50
104
82
1
67
72
66
79
68
83
114
89
77
97
99
105
108
110
112
81
87
111
40
96
106
60
75
 

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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