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Hurricanes Top First 2004 Rankings
  • Miami, with a win over #13 Florida St., is the most accomplished team to date
  • 5 of the top 10 teams to date are located west of the Rockies
  • The Big 12 ranks as the #1 conference
  • The Pac-10 places 3 teams in the initial top-10
  • Navy's unbeaten Midshipmen sail into the top-25
  • Washington—only 4 years removed from an 11-1, Rose Bowl-championship season—is now the lowest-ranked BCS conference team (#107)
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The Anderson & Hester College Football 
Computer Rankings, as of Oct. 4 

•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.
Miami, Fla.
Utah
Georgia
USC
Arizona State
Purdue
Southern Miss
Oklahoma State
Boise State
California
.847
.821
.821
.819
.810
.809
.808
.805
.786
.784
4
5
4
4
5
4
3
4
5
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
.581
.534
.534
.531
.515
.513
.512
.508
.478
.476
*to date
10
36
37
38
51
53
54
57
72
75
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
1-0
1-0
1-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
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.
Texas
Oklahoma
Florida State
Virginia
Minnesota
Auburn
South Carolina
Tennessee
Wisconsin
Louisville
Navy
Texas A&M
UAB
Ohio State
Michigan
.783
.782
.776
.765
.759
.751
.745
.744
.738
.724
.718
.718
.696
.686
.682
4
4
3
4
5
5
4
3
5
4
5
3
3
3
4
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
.474
.473
.651
.449
.440
.430
.579
.611
.413
.396
.389
.578
.552
.540
.502
77
78
1
88
92
96
12
5
103
105
108
13
25
30
60
  Big 12
Pac-10
Atlantic Coast
Big Ten
Southeastern
Mountain West
Conference USA
Big East
WAC
Sun Belt
Mid-American
*non-conference play
.634
.614
.593
.591
.562
.517
.515
.491
.472
.349
.321
28
17
17
24
18
14
12
17
14
7
10
8
10
7
9
7
16
12
10
14
24
31
.464
.538
.466
.452
.427
.537
.515
.413
.472
.516
.472
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.
Stanford
UCLA
Florida
Nebraska
N.C. State
Missouri
Colorado
Washington State
Notre Dame
Louisiana Tech
Memphis
Boston College
LSU
Arkansas
Iowa
Virginia Tech
Maryland
Connecticut
Texas Tech
Fresno State
West Virginia
Troy
Wyoming
BYU
Syracuse
TCU
South Florida
Alabama
Northwestern
Georgia Tech
Wake Forest
Iowa State
UTEP
New Mexico
Baylor
North Carolina
Toledo
Air Force
Kansas
Northern Illinois
Kansas State
Rice
Oregon State
Cincinnati
San Diego State
Clemson
.673
.670
.659
.644
.638
.631
.628
.623
.619
.619
.618
.618
.606
.603
.597
.595
.595
.587
.585
.579
.578
.577
.575
.572
.565
.560
.559
.554
.552
.519
.518
.517
.515
.510
.509
.499
.487
.478
.477
.473
.468
.465
.463
.462
.460
.460
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
3
4
3
3
2
3
3
2
3
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
3
2
2
1
2
2
1

1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
1
1
2
1
3
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
3
2
3
2
3
3
2
2
2
4
3
2
3
.526
.522
.509
.493
.486
.479
.476
.471
.561
.561
.433
.432
.548
.544
.537
.536
.441
.401
.525
.425
.392
.517
.421
.630
.505
.500
.559
.494
.610
.519
.458
.517
.515
.570
.509
.559
.427
.538
.537
.413
.468
.465
.647
.522
.460
.613
40
43
55
65
69
71
74
79
18
19
94
95
26
27
32
35
90
104
41
99
107
48
101
3
58
61
24
64
6
46
85
47
50
15
56
23
97
31
33
102
81
82
2
44
83
4
  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.
Illinois
Penn State
Pittsburgh
San Jose State
Utah State
Bowling Green
Mississippi
Indiana
Marshall
Michigan State
LA Lafayette
Arizona
Oregon
Ohio
Vanderbilt
SMU
Colorado State
Houston
Rutgers
New Mexico St.
Kentucky
Miami, Ohio
UNLV
Ball State
Duke
Tulane
Nevada
Central Michigan
Arkansas State
Temple
Idaho
Mississippi State
Tulsa
Western Michigan
North Texas
Washington
Hawaii
Akron
LA Monroe
East Carolina
Kent State
Army
Eastern Michigan
Buffalo
Central Florida
Mid. Tenn. St.
.457
.454
.450
.450
.443
.441
.434
.428
.420
.418
.414
.413
.411
.408
.407
.403
.400
.393
.378
.374
.370
.368
.357
.357
.353
.350
.339
.331
.319
.314
.307
.299
.295
.292
.285
.278
.264
.257
.241
.219
.217
.217
.215
.201
.192
.192
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
3
1
1
3
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
0
0
1
0
1
1
0
1
3
3
2
2
3
2
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
2
3
4
4
4
2
4
3
3
4
4
4
2
3
2
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
.517
.515
.450
.450
.504
.441
.494
.488
.573
.478
.357
.566
.564
.351
.560
.589
.587
.579
.378
.560
.521
.425
.542
.541
.537
.446
.395
.331
.499
.493
.485
.476
.470
.434
.458
.607
.350
.424
.559
.529
.371
.525
.368
.349
.488
.306
49
52
86
87
59
91
63
68
14
73
112
16
17
113
20
8
9
11
109
21
45
98
28
29
34
89
106
116
62
66
70
76
80
93
84
7
114
100
22
39
110
42
111
115
67
117
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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