Showing Which Teams Have Accomplished the Most to Date

Washington Premiers at #1
  • Washington is #1 because the Huskies are undefeated and have beaten Michigan, the highest-ranked 1-loss team
  • Michigan is ranked as the top 1-loss team because the Wolverines have played 2 otherwise-undefeated teams (Washington and #23 Illinois) and have gone 1-1 
  • The Pac-10 is 18-4 in non-conference play, with wins over Michigan, Ohio State, Alabama, and Wisconsin, and losses only to top-30 teams:  #8 Fresno State, #23 Illinois, #24 BYU, #29 Kansas State 
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Computer Rankings, as of Sept. 30
•Final 2000-01 Rankings

•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.
Washington
South Carolina
UCLA
Stanford
Tennessee
Oklahoma
Maryland
Fresno State
Washington State
Texas
.833
.821
.810
.809
.809
.808
.802
.802
.800
.794
3
4
4
3
3
4
4
5
4
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0

.555
.534
.516
.514
.514
.513
.503
.503
.500
.491
*to date
21
28
40
41
42
44
48
49
51
58
0-0 
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0 
0-0
0-0
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.
Oregon
Toledo
Florida
Purdue
Southern Miss
Nebraska
Northwestern
Iowa
Miami, Fla.
Virginia Tech
Michigan
Texas A&M
Illinois
BYU
Mid. Tenn. St.
.793
.787
.784
.774
.769
.768
.755
.742
.736
.732
.731
.728
.724
.723
.693
4
4
4
3
3
5
3
3
3
4
3
4
3
4
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
.489
.480
.476
.461
.454
.453
.435
.418
.410
.405
.594
.400
.586
.395
.360
59
69
72
76
79
81
95
102
106
108
12
110
14
112
115
  Pac-10
Big 12
Big Ten
Southeastern
Atlantic Coast
Big East
Mountain West
WAC
Conference USA
Mid-American
Sun Belt

*non-conference play

 .694
.662
.627
.586
.558
.530
.464
.446
.423
.416
.309
 

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27
17
13
13
14
10
9
12
13
3
 

4
4
8
4
5
8
11
12
15
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19
 
 

.503
.429
.520
.423
.422
.448
.478
.488
.456
.472
.533
 

Rank Team  Rating W L Sched. 
Strength		 Sched. 
Rank		   Rank Team  Rating  W L  Sched. 
Strength		 Sched.
Rank
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60.
61.
62.
63.
64.
65.
66.
67.
68.
69.
70.
71.
Iowa State
Florida State
Colorado
Kansas State
Arizona
Ohio State
Michigan State
Syracuse
Arizona State
Alabama
Utah
Louisville
Wisconsin
Virginia
Marshall
Boston College
Rice
Texas Tech
Clemson
Auburn
Georgia
Bowling Green
North Carolina
Georgia Tech
LSU
Air Force
Mississippi State
Boise State
Oregon State
Baylor
Minnesota
Mississippi
Oklahoma State
N.C. State
Northern Illinois
Miami, Ohio
West Virginia
Wake Forest
Western Michigan
Colorado State
Akron
USC
Central Michigan
Memphis
Arkansas
Kansas
.673
.667
.648
.646
.634
.631
.629
.624
.624
.619
.613
.612
.608
.602
.600
.600
.596
.595
.595
.593
.592
.592
.589
.588
.586
.580
.578
.575
.562
.552
.517
.516
.511
.500
.500
.489
.489
.484
.483
.481
.477
.474
.453
.452
.451
.448
3
3
3
2
3
2
2
3
2
2
3
4
3
3
2
3
3
2
3
3
2
3
2
3
2
2
1
2
1
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
1
1

0
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
2
1
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
3
2
.340
.519
.497
.549
.483
.533
.531
.566
.525
.619
.460
.426
.549
.449
.500
.446
.442
.495
.441
.440
.492
.438
.646
.435
.486
.479
.673
.575
.658
.451
.616
.416
.511
.400
.500
.489
.489
.484
.483
.481
.477
.626
.453
.452
.604
.549
117
38
55
23
66
29
30
18
36
9
77
99
24
85
54
86
87
56
89
90
57
91
6
94
63
70
3
16
4
84
10
105
45
111
53
60
61
64
65
68
71
8
80
82
11
25
  72.
73.
74.
75.
76.
77.
78.
79.
80.
81.
82.
83.
84.
85.
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87.
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108.
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110.
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112.
113.
114.
115.
116.
117.
Troy State
East Carolina
UAB
Temple
South Florida
Central Florida
TCU
Wyoming
Missouri
Louisiana Tech
UTEP
LA Lafayette
Cincinnati
San Diego State
Vanderbilt
Nevada
Kentucky
New Mexico
California
Tulsa
Notre Dame
New Mexico St.
Rutgers
Pittsburgh
Penn State
Kent State
Idaho
Hawaii
Buffalo
Eastern Michigan
Tulane
Connecticut
Duke
Utah State
UNLV
San Jose State
Ohio
Houston
North Texas
Navy
Indiana
LA Monroe
Army
Arkansas State
Ball State
SMU
 

.434
.430
.428
.426
.425
.424
.417
.416
.413
.406
.406
.377
.375
.374
.369
.359
.352
.350
.346
.345
.344
.343
.338
.326
.316
.315
.311
.299
.292
.278
.268
.266
.265
.252
.243
.241
.235
.231
.216
.211
.203
.189
.183
.171
.163
.135
1
2
2
1
2
1
3
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
0
1
1
1
0
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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0
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0
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2
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
3
3
2
3
3
4
2
3
4
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2
3
3
4
2
3
3
4
3
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
3
3
4
3
3
4
3

.535
.430
.428
.527
.425
.578
.360
.416
.514
.507
.406
.529
.474
.526
.521
.457
.502
.500
.679
.442
.678
.527
.487
.420
.649
.461
.644
.391
.434
.417
.438
.402
.590
.574
.563
.559
.551
.546
.525
.518
.505
.482
.473
.452
.438
.384

27
97
98
33
100
15
116
104
43
46
107
31
73
34
37
78
50
52
1
88
2
32
62
101
5
75
7
113
96
103
92
109
13
17
19
20
22
26
35
39
47
67
74
83
93
114
 

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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