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LSU Edges USC for the #2 Spot
  • The Tigers have played 3 current top-25 teams to the Trojans' 1
  • Rating-wise, #13 Utah is closer to #2 LSU (.056 behind) than LSU is to #1 Oklahoma (.062 behind)
  • There's also a big gap after #3 USC:  #4 Texas is equidistant between USC and #11 Miami (Ohio)
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Computer Rankings, as of Nov. 23
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•Final 2002-03 Rankings

•Final 2001-02 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.
Oklahoma
LSU
USC
Texas
Michigan
Ohio State
Tennessee
Georgia
Miami, Fla.
Florida State
.821
.759
.757
.738
.736
.736
.730
.726
.724
.722
12
10
10
9
10
10
9
9
9
9
0
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
.533
.519
.515
.557
.544
.544
.547
.542
.540
.537
*to date
39
52
56
17
27
28
25
30
32
36
1-0
1-0
0-0
0-1
1-0
0-1
1-1
1-1
1-1
0-1
1-0
1-1
1-0
3-1
1-2
3-0
1-0
0-1
1-0
0-0
0
0
1
0
0
1
1
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.
Miami, Ohio
TCU
Utah
Purdue
Iowa
Arkansas
Washington State
Florida
Nebraska
Kansas State
Southern Miss
Oklahoma State
Mississippi
Oregon
Bowling Green
.719
.718
.703
.696
.692
.692
.682
.679
.674
.665
.665
.663
.662
.644
.642
10
10
9
9
9
8
9
8
8
10
8
9
8
8
9
1
1
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
2
.467
.465
.514
.553
.548
.562
.536
.547
.542
.504
.532
.514
.528
.547
.445
83
85
58
20
23
14
38
26
31
63
41
59
44
24
89
  Big 12
Big Ten
Pac-10
Southeastern
Atlantic Coast
Big East
Mountain West
Conference USA
Mid-American
WAC
Sun Belt
*non-conference play
.600
.594
.585
.581
.551
.537
.530
.467
.417
.415
.293
37
30
25
31
20
24
23
22
24
16
7
12
14
14
15
13
14
16
20
32
25
39
.443
.484
.500
.475
.487
.458
.476
.452
.460
.480
.502
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.
Pittsburgh
Minnesota
Boise State
Michigan State
Maryland
Virginia Tech
Texas Tech
Northern Illinois
West Virginia
Clemson
Wisconsin
Missouri
Memphis
California
Auburn
N.C. State
New Mexico
Boston College
Colorado State
Oregon State
Notre Dame
Colorado
Connecticut
UCLA
Louisville
Toledo
Northwestern
Georgia Tech
North Texas
Virginia
Washington
Marshall
Air Force
Fresno State
South Carolina
Kansas
Alabama
Syracuse
Texas A&M
UNLV
Houston
Tulsa
Wake Forest
Stanford
South Florida
Hawaii
.642
.637
.637
.637
.628
.627
.612
.609
.605
.601
.599
.598
.590
.590
.587
.582
.580
.579
.577
.576
.574
.569
.567
.566
.561
.559
.559
.547
.544
.543
.542
.536
.529
.527
.525
.524
.519
.518
.517
.509
.508
.506
.498
.495
.495
.493
8
9
10
8
8
8
7
10
7
8
7
7
8
7
7
7
8
7
7
7
4
5
9
6
8
8
6
6
8
6
6
7
7
7
5
6
4
5
4
5
6
8
5
4
6
7

3
3
1
4
3
3
5
2
4
4
5
4
3
6
5
5
4
5
5
4
6
6
3
6
3
3
6
5
3
5
6
4
5
5
7
6
8
5
7
6
5
4
6
6
4
4
.506
.486
.375
.539
.491
.490
.563
.400
.524
.501
.550
.517
.451
.567
.537
.533
.479
.529
.528
.494
.631
.596
.414
.566
.422
.420
.559
.520
.405
.515
.542
.454
.479
.477
.574
.524
.618
.518
.598
.536
.481
.406
.525
.555
.435
.411
61
72
116
33
69
70
13
110
48
65
22
54
88
11
35
40
78
43
45
68
1
5
103
12
100
101
16
51
106
55
29
86
79
80
7
49
2
53
4
37
76
105
47
18
92
104
  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.
UAB
Navy
San Diego State
BYU
Louisiana Tech
Nevada
Cincinnati
Arizona State
Troy State
Tulane
Wyoming
Akron
Rutgers
Duke
Penn State
Arizona
Western Michigan
Kentucky
Baylor
Kent State
Ball State
Iowa State
Mississippi State
Rice
Vanderbilt
LA Lafayette
Indiana
Arkansas State
North Carolina
Illinois
Mid. Tenn. St.
San Jose State
Central Michigan
Utah State
Eastern Michigan
Central Florida
New Mexico St.
Temple
East Carolina
Ohio
Idaho
Buffalo
UTEP
Army
LA Monroe
SMU
.487
.487
.479
.468
.460
.458
.449
.445
.440
.436
.428
.427
.423
.421
.415
.408
.404
.400
.399
.390
.386
.383
.365
.356
.346
.337
.332
.330
.326
.306
.304
.301
.288
.284
.280
.277
.272
.256
.251
.246
.239
.227
.223
.199
.179
.179
5
7
6
4
5
6
5
4
6
5
4
7
4
4
3
2
5
4
3
5
4
2
2
4
2
4
2
5
2
1
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
1
1
2
3
1
2
0
1
0
6
4
6
8
6
5
6
7
6
7
7
5
7
8
9
9
7
7
9
7
8
9
9
7
10
8
10
7
10
11
8
8
9
9
9
8
8
10
10
9
9
11
10
12
11
11
.515
.405
.479
.568
.487
.431
.476
.527
.440
.486
.510
.378
.505
.522
.568
.607
.453
.482
.552
.439
.486
.581
.562
.435
.553
.433
.537
.376
.530
.570
.396
.430
.429
.424
.420
.401
.396
.502
.495
.422
.369
.468
.401
.498
.396
.466
57
107
77
9
71
95
81
46
90
73
60
114
62
50
10
3
87
75
21
91
74
6
15
93
19
94
34
115
42
8
113
96
97
98
102
108
111
64
67
99
117
82
109
66
112
84
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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