Showing Which Teams Have Accomplished the Most to Date

The Bruins Nip the Sooners
  • The Big 12 passes the Pac-10 as top conference after USC's loss to Notre Dame
  • Stanford—woefully underrated by the A.P. and coaches' polls—climbs to #7, having amassed a 4-1 record against the nation's 6th-toughest schedule:  (7-0) Washington State, (6-1) Oregon, (5-2) Boston College, and (4-2) Arizona State are a combined 1-3 (.250) versus the Cardinal and 21-2 (.913) otherwise
  • 3rd-ranked Washington State—inexplicably ranked outside of the top-12 by both polls—is undefeated and has handed Stanford its only loss
  • On the strength of Florida State's win over Virginia (which helped to vault FSU from #50 to #33) and Penn State's upset of Northwestern (which helped to vault the Nittany Lions from #99 to #70), idle Miami rose from #14 to #8
  • Washington is ranked 15th, compared to 13th and 11th by A.P. and the coaches
  • On Saturday, #4 Nebraska hosts #2 Oklahoma and #7 Stanford hosts #1 UCLA
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The Anderson & Hester College Football 
Computer Rankings, as of Oct. 21
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•Oct. 7 Rankings

•Sept. 30 Rankings

•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.
UCLA
Oklahoma
Washington State
Nebraska
Maryland
Michigan
Stanford
Miami, Fla.
Tennessee
Virginia Tech
.838
.837
.819
.814
.799
.792
.781
.779
.771
.771
6
7
7
8
7
5
4
5
4
6
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
0

.564
.563
.530
.522
.498
.620
.627
.469
.613
.456
*to date
22
23
43
46
60
9
6
79
11
90
0-0 
0-0
1-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-1
0-0
0-0
0-0
1-0 
1-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
2-1
1-0
0-0
0-1
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
Illinois
Texas
South Carolina
Washington
BYU
Auburn
Georgia
Purdue
Florida
Fresno State
Texas A&M
North Carolina
Iowa State
Colorado
.761
.760
.759
.756
.750
.745
.742
.741
.724
.722
.715
.702
.695
.690
.689
6
6
6
6
5
7
6
5
4
5
6
6
5
5
5
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
1
2
.559
.559
.557
.553
.563
.422
.535
.551
.552
.527
.501
.485
.627
.488
.567
26
28
29
30
24
101
39
34
33
45
57
68
5
67
21
  Big 12
Pac-10
Big Ten
Southeastern
Atlantic Coast
Big East
Mountain West
Conference USA
WAC
Mid-American
Sun Belt

*non-conference play

 .667
.654
.621
.609
.571
.550
.480
.439
.425
.419
.316
 

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20
18
18
14
17
15
13
11
13
4
 

4
5
8
5
6
10
14
17
16
20
23
 
 

.434
.471
.506
.435
.449
.472
.470
.479
.480
.482
.533
 

Rank Team  Rating W L Sched. 
Strength		 Sched. 
Rank		   Rank Team  Rating  W L Sched. 
Strength		 Sched.
Rank
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60.
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63.
64.
65.
66.
67.
68.
69.
70.
71.
Louisville
Syracuse
Mississippi
Utah
Rice
LSU
Marshall
Florida State
Iowa
Ohio State
Boston College
Georgia Tech
Clemson
Toledo
Texas Tech
Northwestern
Arkansas
Miami, Ohio
Notre Dame
Arizona State
Michigan State
Alabama
Bowling Green
Missouri
Boise State
Wisconsin
Air Force
Baylor
Oregon State
Western Michigan
N.C. State
Cincinnati
Kansas
Kansas State
Central Florida
Southern Miss
Mid. Tenn. St.
East Carolina
Troy State
Arizona
Virginia
USC
Wake Forest
Memphis
Penn State
Louisiana Tech
.682
.680
.673
.664
.644
.636
.622
.621
.618
.613
.609
.604
.601
.599
.587
.583
.580
.580
.574
.573
.572
.571
.562
.553
.546
.545
.543
.533
.525
.524
.517
.517
.514
.513
.512
.511
.511
.501
.498
.495
.492
.477
.477
.472
.465
.463
6
6
5
5
6
4
5
4
4
4
5
5
4
5
3
4
3
5
3
4
3
3
5
3
4
4
4
2
2
4
3
4
2
2
4
3
5
4
3
3
3
2
3
4
1
3

1
2
1
1
1
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
3
2
3
2
3
2
2
4
2
3
3
4
2
4
4
3
3
2
4
4
3
2
2
3
3
4
4
5
3
3
4
3
.462
.534
.469
.459
.419
.538
.413
.522
.519
.514
.479
.474
.501
.391
.587
.483
.580
.450
.574
.472
.512
.613
.431
.553
.503
.545
.442
.631
.624
.481
.517
.416
.614
.613
.469
.451
.382
.458
.498
.537
.535
.607
.477
.429
.649
.463
83
41
80
86
103
37
105
47
49
51
71
75
58
112
16
69
19
93
20
76
52
13
97
32
55
35
95
4
8
70
50
104
10
12
77
92
114
88
59
38
40
14
73
98
2
81
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73.
74.
75.
76.
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Minnesota
West Virginia
Colorado State
South Florida
Northern Illinois
New Mexico St.
Oklahoma State
Mississippi State
California
Kentucky
Hawaii
New Mexico
TCU
Temple
Indiana
UAB
Vanderbilt
Akron
Kent State
Rutgers
Ball State
UNLV
Wyoming
Pittsburgh
San Diego State
North Texas
Utah State
Central Michigan
Tulane
Nevada
Ohio
Connecticut
LA Lafayette
UTEP
Arkansas State
San Jose State
Duke
LA Monroe
SMU
Tulsa
Army
Buffalo
Idaho
Eastern Michigan
Navy
Houston
 

.462
.458
.453
.445
.434
.426
.422
.416
.412
.411
.408
.407
.405
.402
.394
.383
.377
.376
.371
.365
.361
.361
.351
.339
.335
.332
.329
.319
.315
.295
.291
.286
.281
.279
.269
.261
.259
.256
.241
.241
.238
.236
.220
.215
.214
.195
2
2
3
4
3
3
2
1
0
1
4
2
4
2
1
3
1
2
3
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
1
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
0
0

4
4
4
3
4
4
5
5
6
6
2
4
3
4
5
4
5
5
4
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
6
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
7
5
4
5
5
6
7
5
6
6

.563
.559
.496
.403
.476
.469
.553
.624
.737
.636
.315
.507
.365
.502
.603
.424
.585
.505
.412
.493
.459
.488
.477
.544
.460
.457
.534
.413
.460
.494
.489
.376
.398
.396
.462
.452
.584
.446
.403
.426
.422
.436
.530
.390
.521
.492

25
27
61
109
74
78
31
7
1
3
117
53
116
56
15
100
17
54
107
63
87
66
72
36
85
89
42
106
84
62
65
115
110
111
82
91
18
94
108
99
102
96
44
113
48
64
 

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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