Showing Which Teams Have Accomplished the Most to Date

Nebraska and Oregon Are #1-2
  • Oregon moves to #2 on the strength of its win at UCLA; the Ducks are 9-1 versus the toughest schedule of any 1-loss team
  • The 5 toughest schedules to date have been (in order) those of Cal, Kansas, Stanford, UCLA, and Kansas State
  • #16 BYU's highest-ranked opponent to date is #60 Colorado State
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Computer Rankings, as of Nov. 11
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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
Oregon
Miami, Fla.
Oklahoma
Washington State
Tennessee
Florida
Texas
Stanford
Illinois
.829
.808
.799
.795
.793
.791
.779
.779
.778
.776
11
9
8
9
9
7
8
9
6
8
0
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
2
1

.547
.596
.499
.576
.574
.589
.562
.553
.653
.557
*to date
43
18
64
26
29
21
35
41
3
37
1-0
1-1
0-0
1-1
1-1
0-0
0-0
0-1
1-1
0-0
0-0 
1-0
0-0
0-0
1-0
2-0
1-1
2-0
1-1
0-1
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
1 
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.
Auburn
Michigan
Colorado
UCLA
Washington
BYU
Maryland
Syracuse
Texas Tech
South Carolina
Georgia
Arkansas
Louisville
Fresno State
Marshall
.750
.748
.742
.735
.730
.729
.726
.716
.688
.683
.681
.680
.678
.677
.675
7
7
8
6
7
10
9
8
6
7
5
6
9
8
8
2
2
2
3
2
0
1
2
3
3
3
3
1
2
1
.600
.597
.576
.648
.575
.402
.482
.542
.595
.569
.612
.586
.425
.496
.430
15
17
27
4
28
106
69
45
19
33
11
22
98
66
93
  Pac-10
Big 12
Southeastern
Big Ten
Atlantic Coast
Big East
Mountain West
WAC
Conference USA
Mid-American
Sun Belt

*non-conference play

 .660
.658
.636
.616
.564
.551
.494
.440
.415
.406
.314
 

20
28
24
20
15
18
16
11
15
16
4
 

5
4
5
8
7
10
14
17
22
21
25
 
 

.478
.421
.433
.487
.454
.465
.474
.504
.471
.446
.537
 

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.
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42.
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52.
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54.
55.
56.
57.
58.
59.
60.
61.
62.
63.
64.
65.
66.
67.
68.
69.
70.
71.
Mississippi
Texas A&M
LSU
Utah
Florida State
Virginia Tech
Purdue
Ohio State
Michigan State
Kansas State
Boston College
North Carolina
Toledo
Iowa
N.C. State
USC
Miami, Ohio
Wisconsin
Georgia Tech
Iowa State
Alabama
Clemson
Notre Dame
Oregon State
Louisiana Tech
Penn State
Arizona State
Rice
Wake Forest
Missouri
East Carolina
Indiana
Bowling Green
Boise State
Colorado State
Mid. Tenn. St.
New Mexico
Arizona
Kansas
Troy State
Pittsburgh
Northwestern
Northern Illinois
South Florida
Southern Miss
Hawaii
.671
.670
.667
.654
.648
.631
.630
.624
.618
.616
.616
.613
.606
.604
.600
.599
.585
.585
.582
.573
.570
.563
.563
.561
.558
.556
.548
.543
.541
.540
.539
.531
.526
.524
.521
.516
.508
.504
.499
.495
.491
.486
.480
.477
.477
.468
6
7
6
7
6
7
5
6
5
4
6
5
7
5
6
5
7
5
6
5
4
5
3
4
6
3
4
7
5
4
6
3
6
6
5
7
5
4
2
5
4
4
5
7
4
6

2
3
3
2
3
2
3
3
3
5
3
5
1
4
3
5
3
5
3
4
5
4
5
5
3
5
5
3
4
5
3
5
3
4
5
3
4
6
7
4
5
5
4
3
3
3
.523
.554
.572
.485
.551
.460
.557
.525
.545
.647
.516
.613
.369
.571
.500
.599
.464
.585
.481
.540
.602
.530
.636
.594
.457
.629
.581
.422
.507
.573
.438
.605
.425
.464
.521
.396
.475
.564
.666
.462
.525
.520
.447
.359
.434
.369
54
39
31
67
42
80
38
52
44
5
57
10
114
32
63
16
78
23
70
48
14
50
6
20
82
8
24
100
59
30
90
13
99
77
55
109
72
34
2
79
53
56
86
117
91
113
  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.
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100.
101.
102.
103.
104.
105.
106.
107.
108.
109.
110.
111.
112.
113.
114.
115.
116.
117.
Virginia
Mississippi State
Cincinnati
Baylor
Air Force
Central Florida
West Virginia
Western Michigan
Minnesota
Memphis
Kentucky
Utah State
UAB
Kent State
Oklahoma State
North Texas
New Mexico St.
Ball State
Vanderbilt
UNLV
Temple
TCU
California
San Jose State
Wyoming
Akron
San Diego State
Central Michigan
Tulane
Nevada
Rutgers
SMU
LA Lafayette
Arkansas State
Buffalo
UTEP
Army
Connecticut
Tulsa
Idaho
Duke
Eastern Michigan
Ohio
LA Monroe
Houston
Navy
 
 

.467
.466
.462
.460
.458
.458
.456
.443
.439
.437
.434
.433
.432
.414
.409
.396
.389
.387
.383
.381
.371
.358
.353
.343
.335
.330
.324
.313
.312
.310
.308
.292
.279
.273
.267
.258
.251
.235
.234
.234
.228
.225
.225
.204
.191
.181
4
2
5
2
5
5
3
4
3
4
2
3
5
5
2
4
4
4
2
3
2
4
0
3
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
3
2
3
2
2
2
1
1
0
2
1
1
0
0

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

.527
.619
.429
.630
.425
.458
.557
.476
.540
.470
.606
.508
.400
.414
.580
.428
.448
.419
.554
.501
.541
.389
.686
.440
.502
.497
.505
.406
.443
.473
.471
.433
.367
.428
.373
.410
.402
.381
.457
.456
.542
.368
.444
.413
.485
.470

51
9
94
7
97
81
36
71
49
75
12
58
108
102
25
96
85
101
40
62
47
110
1
89
61
65
60
105
88
73
74
92
116
95
112
104
107
111
83
84
46
115
87
103
68
76
 

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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