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The #2 Spot Is LSU's to Lose
  • The #2 (11-1) Tigers have played 4 current top-25 teams (#10 Georgia, #20 Arkansas, #23 Florida, and #24 Mississippi), beating 3
  • In comparison, #3 (10-1) USC has played only 1 current top-25 team (#17 Washington St.), and the 2nd-best team the Trojans have played is #37 Notre Dame
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Computer Rankings, as of Dec. 7
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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
Miami, Ohio
Texas
Ohio State
Michigan
Florida State
Miami, Fla.
Georgia
.820
.765
.757
.745
.743
.741
.740
.739
.733
.728
12
11
10
11
10
10
10
10
10
10
0
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
.532
.520
.515
.494
.553
.551
.550
.549
.540
.534
*to date
40
49
52
69
20
21
23
26
32
38
1-0
1-0
0-0
0-0
0-1
0-1
1-0
0-1
1-0
0-1
1-0
2-1
1-0
1-1
3-1
3-0
1-1
1-0
1-1
1-1
0
0
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
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.
Tennessee
TCU
Utah
Purdue
Iowa
Nebraska
Washington State
Kansas State
Oklahoma State
Arkansas
Southern Miss
Bowling Green
Florida
Mississippi
Boise State
.725
.706
.702
.697
.694
.689
.680
.666
.663
.662
.658
.655
.654
.654
.646
10
11
9
9
9
9
9
10
9
8
9
10
8
9
11
2
1
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
2
4
3
1
.530
.445
.513
.553
.549
.544
.533
.504
.514
.567
.508
.449
.558
.505
.378
42
89
56
19
25
29
39
65
54
11
58
88
18
64
114
  Big 12
Big Ten
Pac-10
Southeastern
Atlantic Coast
Mountain West
Big East
Conference USA
WAC
Mid-American
Sun Belt
*non-conference play
.598
.594
.579
.574
.568
.530
.529
.465
.423
.415
.291
37
30
25
32
22
23
24
23
17
24
7
12
14
15
17
14
16
15
20
26
32
39
.441
.485
.504
.481
.501
.476
.460
.444
.486
.457
.500
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.
Maryland
Oregon
Minnesota
Michigan State
Pittsburgh
Texas Tech
Northern Illinois
Missouri
Clemson
Wisconsin
West Virginia
Notre Dame
Virginia Tech
N.C. State
California
Auburn
New Mexico
Louisville
Colorado State
Virginia
Oregon State
Boston College
Connecticut
UCLA
Northwestern
Colorado
Memphis
North Texas
Georgia Tech
Washington
Marshall
Toledo
Houston
Fresno State
Air Force
UNLV
South Florida
Hawaii
Kansas
South Carolina
Tulsa
Texas A&M
Navy
Wake Forest
Alabama
Syracuse
.646
.642
.638
.638
.615
.611
.606
.606
.606
.600
.598
.592
.592
.588
.586
.580
.579
.576
.576
.575
.573
.572
.565
.562
.560
.557
.557
.544
.542
.539
.535
.534
.532
.532
.529
.528
.524
.524
.523
.520
.509
.506
.491
.490
.490
.480
9
8
9
8
8
7
10
8
8
7
8
5
8
7
7
7
8
9
7
7
7
7
9
6
6
5
8
9
6
6
8
8
7
8
7
6
7
8
6
5
8
4
7
5
4
5

3
4
3
4
4
5
2
4
4
5
4
6
4
5
6
5
4
3
5
5
4
5
3
6
6
7
4
3
6
6
4
4
5
5
5
6
4
4
6
7
4
8
4
7
9
6
.495
.544
.487
.540
.516
.562
.397
.506
.506
.551
.498
.618
.491
.538
.564
.531
.478
.423
.526
.526
.491
.522
.412
.562
.560
.606
.456
.391
.542
.539
.434
.433
.482
.462
.479
.528
.442
.423
.523
.569
.409
.606
.409
.540
.606
.507
68
28
74
33
50
15
110
60
61
22
67
1
71
35
12
41
82
102
45
46
72
48
106
14
17
2
85
113
30
34
94
96
78
84
81
44
91
101
47
8
108
4
107
31
3
59
  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.
Stanford
San Diego State
BYU
Arizona State
UAB
Nevada
Rutgers
Troy State
Louisiana Tech
Tulane
Cincinnati
Duke
Akron
Penn State
Wyoming
Western Michigan
Baylor
Rice
Kentucky
Kent State
Arizona
Ball State
Iowa State
Mississippi State
Vanderbilt
LA Lafayette
Indiana
North Carolina
Arkansas State
Illinois
San Jose State
Mid. Tenn. St.
Central Michigan
Utah State
Eastern Michigan
Central Florida
New Mexico St.
East Carolina
Temple
Ohio
Idaho
UTEP
Buffalo
Army
SMU
LA Monroe
.479
.479
.467
.466
.464
.451
.449
.442
.436
.435
.433
.429
.425
.416
.413
.404
.396
.394
.393
.388
.386
.382
.374
.356
.340
.334
.332
.330
.325
.307
.304
.303
.288
.283
.281
.278
.269
.259
.254
.244
.239
.226
.225
.203
.193
.178
4
6
4
5
5
6
5
6
5
5
5
4
7
3
4
5
3
5
4
5
2
4
2
2
2
4
2
2
5
1
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
1
1
2
3
2
1
0
0
1
7
6
8
7
7
6
7
6
7
7
7
8
5
9
8
7
9
7
8
7
10
8
10
10
10
8
10
10
7
11
8
8
9
9
9
9
9
11
11
10
9
11
11
12
12
11
.561
.479
.568
.516
.515
.451
.499
.442
.486
.485
.483
.530
.376
.569
.513
.453
.550
.443
.492
.436
.594
.481
.582
.563
.546
.430
.537
.534
.370
.571
.433
.395
.429
.423
.420
.417
.406
.512
.505
.430
.368
.414
.466
.506
.488
.394
16
80
10
51
53
87
66
92
75
76
77
43
115
9
55
86
24
90
70
93
5
79
6
13
27
97
36
37
116
7
95
111
99
100
103
104
109
57
63
98
117
105
83
62
73
112
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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