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The Anderson & Hester College Football 
Computer Rankings, as of Oct. 13
•Oct. 6 Rankings
 

•Final 2001-02 Rankings

•Final 2001-02 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.
Notre Dame
Virginia Tech
Georgia
Ohio State
Miami, Fla.
Oklahoma
Air Force
Oregon
Michigan
N.C. State
.835
.822
.818
.817
.814
.809
.782
.764
.755
.745
6
6
6
7
6
6
6
6
5
7
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
.559
.535
.529
.527
.523
.515
.472
.448
.568
.421
*to date
14
29
33
34
37
43
77
95
12
103
1-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-1
0-0
0-0
1-0
0-0
1-0
1-0
1-0
0-0
0-0
1-0
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.
Florida State
Iowa State
Iowa
Washington State
Bowling Green
LSU
USC
Virginia
Penn State
Texas
Colorado State
Alabama
South Carolina
Mississippi
Wisconsin
.733
.730
.727
.726
.710
.709
.705
.686
.683
.678
.674
.670
.667
.666
.655
5
6
6
6
5
5
4
5
4
5
5
4
5
5
5
2
1
1
1
0
1
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
1
2
.618
.519
.516
.514
.380
.511
.614
.564
.589
.474
.549
.575
.542
.461
.529
2
41
42
45
115
46
3
13
7
73
19
11
25
88
32
  Pac-10
Southeastern
Big Ten
Atlantic Coast
Big 12
Big East
Mountain West
Conference USA
Mid-American
WAC
Sun Belt

*non-conference play

.618
.612
.612
.594
.590
.539
.473
.428
.414
.387
.343
29
30
32
23
36
21
17
14
21
12
8
10
9
13
10
14
13
21
18
30
27
29
.470
.447
.485
.475
.455
.468
.505
.465
.466
.503
.515

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.
Arkansas
Colorado
California
UCLA
Boston College
Texas Tech
Texas A&M
Minnesota
Florida
Kansas State
Nebraska
Kentucky
South Florida
Tennessee
Washington
Pittsburgh
Marshall
Boise State
Louisville
Maryland
Georgia Tech
Clemson
Wake Forest
Arizona State
Michigan State
Auburn
TCU
New Mexico St.
Miami, Ohio
Missouri
Oregon State
Fresno State
West Virginia
Indiana
Toledo
Southern Miss
Northern Illinois
San Jose State
Purdue
Arizona
New Mexico
UAB
BYU
Hawaii
Stanford
North Carolina
.652
.651
.648
.643
.642
.640
.638
.624
.623
.617
.613
.610
.609
.606
.605
.604
.598
.596
.594
.592
.585
.582
.580
.573
.559
.557
.554
.553
.549
.545
.543
.531
.528
.520
.519
.519
.516
.507
.499
.499
.480
.465
.464
.460
.453
.451
3
4
4
4
3
4
4
6
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
5
4
5
4
4
4
3
4
5
3
4
5
3
4
3
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
4
1
2
2
2
3
2
2
3
2
1
3
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
3
3
2
3
2
1
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
2
2
3
3
4
3
4
3
3
2
4
4
.596
.554
.608
.546
.585
.599
.540
.399
.582
.409
.483
.511
.509
.506
.505
.474
.412
.387
.494
.491
.484
.582
.538
.442
.559
.456
.348
.553
.507
.545
.500
.488
.427
.520
.419
.418
.473
.464
.542
.499
.523
.465
.464
.362
.638
.552
6
16
4
21
8
5
26
110
9
107
69
47
48
52
53
74
106
114
60
62
68
10
27
96
15
90
117
17
51
22
56
64
98
40
104
105
76
84
24
57
38
83
86
116
1
18
  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.
Tulane
Central Michigan
Mississippi State
Cincinnati
Arkansas State
Baylor
Utah
Central Florida
Illinois
Duke
UNLV
Nevada
Temple
Western Michigan
Northwestern
Connecticut
Ball State
Kent State
Louisiana Tech
East Carolina
Memphis
Houston
Oklahoma State
Eastern Michigan
Kansas
LA Lafayette
Troy State
Rice
Ohio
North Texas
San Diego State
UTEP
Wyoming
Utah State
Vanderbilt
Akron
Navy
Mid. Tenn. St.
Idaho
Syracuse
LA Monroe
Rutgers
Buffalo
Tulsa
SMU
Army
.449
.448
.431
.429
.427
.427
.425
.419
.416
.406
.403
.396
.394
.391
.385
.384
.370
.370
.368
.368
.366
.355
.352
.350
.347
.338
.337
.330
.324
.322
.319
.307
.306
.302
.289
.281
.280
.274
.273
.265
.244
.215
.204
.190
.182
.144
4
3
2
2
4
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
3
3
4
4
4
3
4
3
5
5
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
5
5
6
5
5
5
6
6
7
6
.407
.448
.532
.530
.427
.427
.526
.478
.547
.537
.503
.496
.494
.491
.515
.483
.468
.468
.467
.426
.464
.453
.449
.390
.474
.543
.462
.425
.448
.526
.522
.508
.507
.502
.487
.495
.476
.469
.485
.457
.430
.390
.390
.484
.471
.403
108
94
30
31
99
100
36
71
20
28
54
58
61
63
44
70
80
81
82
101
85
91
92
113
75
23
87
102
93
35
39
49
50
55
65
59
72
79
66
89
97
111
112
67
78
109

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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