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Miami and Oklahoma Are Far Ahead of the Pack
  • The top 2 teams are way ahead of the rest:  #1 Miami and #2 Oklahoma are only .002 apart, while Oklahoma and #3 Florida St. are .060 apart
  • Otherwise stated, the gap between #2 and #3 is more than twice as big as the gap between #3 and #9 (Michigan St.)
  • The 5 toughest schedules to date have been 1. Notre Dame, 2. Colorado, 3. Alabama, 4. Arizona, and 5. Tennessee (teams that have gone a combined 14-25)
  • The Sun Belt Conference is 1-29 vs. Division I-A teams in non-conference play (and 3-5 vs. teams that are not even Division I-A)
  • The top 6 teams are each from different conferences
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Computer Rankings, as of Oct. 26
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•Final 2002-03 Rankings

•Final 2001-02 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.
Miami, Fla.
Oklahoma
Florida State
Ohio State
TCU
Georgia
Nebraska
USC
Michigan State
Miami, Ohio
.822
.820
.760
.755
.750
.749
.744
.741
.735
.723
7
8
7
7
8
7
7
7
7
7
0
0
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
.536
.533
.546
.539
.428
.531
.525
.520
.512
.498
*to date
30
33
24
28
100
36
40
46
51
59
1-0
0-0
0-1
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
1-0
0-0
1-0
0-0
1-1
1-0
0-0
1-0
0-1
0
0
0
1
0
0
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.
Washington State
Tennessee
Iowa
LSU
Oklahoma State
Michigan
Virginia Tech
Purdue
UCLA
Utah
Northern Illinois
Bowling Green
Missouri
Minnesota
Pittsburgh
.720
.710
.704
.699
.689
.689
.682
.681
.674
.672
.666
.664
.662
.649
.643
7
5
6
7
7
7
6
6
6
6
7
7
6
7
5
1
2
2
1
1
2
1
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
.493
.591
.562
.469
.457
.525
.462
.535
.527
.525
.430
.428
.513
.480
.515
62
5
14
77
88
39
84
32
38
41
99
101
50
71
48
  Big 12
Big Ten
Pac-10
Big East
Southeastern
Atlantic Coast
Mountain West
Conference USA
Mid-American
WAC
Sun Belt
*non-conference play
.605
.604
.580
.559
.558
.552
.548
.481
.429
.395
.263
37
30
25
23
26
18
22
20
24
14
4
12
14
14
12
14
11
14
17
29
24
34
.449
.495
.495
.464
.468
.479
.481
.456
.457
.474
.500
Rank Team  Rating W L Sched. 
Strength		 Sched. 
Rank		   Rank Team  Rating  W L Sched.
Strength		 Sched.
Rank
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53.
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55.
56.
57.
58.
59.
60.
61.
62.
63.
64.
65.
66.
67.
68.
69.
70.
71.
Air Force
Georgia Tech
Texas
Wisconsin
Mississippi
Colorado State
Louisville
Florida
Arkansas
Texas Tech
South Carolina
Auburn
Boston College
Oregon
N.C. State
Boise State
Kansas State
Southern Miss
Virginia
Kansas
Northwestern
Syracuse
Maryland
Clemson
Colorado
UNLV
Wake Forest
Oregon State
New Mexico
California
Houston
Notre Dame
BYU
Alabama
Memphis
Washington
Marshall
Fresno State
Toledo
Arizona State
North Texas
Hawaii
Connecticut
West Virginia
Louisiana Tech
Texas A&M
.639
.632
.625
.621
.621
.616
.616
.613
.612
.611
.609
.607
.606
.605
.602
.593
.593
.587
.583
.579
.574
.563
.562
.562
.556
.553
.549
.546
.538
.537
.530
.528
.526
.525
.525
.521
.519
.518
.515
.515
.514
.511
.510
.510
.505
.503
6
5
6
6
6
5
7
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
6
7
6
4
5
5
4
4
5
5
3
4
4
5
5
4
5
2
4
3
5
4
5
4
5
4
5
5
6
3
4
3

2
3
2
3
2
3
1
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
1
3
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
5
4
4
3
3
5
3
5
5
6
3
4
3
4
3
4
3
3
3
4
4
5
.487
.560
.473
.522
.468
.543
.378
.540
.571
.537
.535
.533
.532
.531
.502
.356
.493
.544
.508
.504
.574
.521
.487
.486
.629
.553
.549
.470
.463
.570
.455
.655
.559
.624
.449
.521
.443
.518
.440
.515
.439
.436
.410
.553
.505
.578
65
15
73
43
79
26
113
27
10
29
31
34
35
37
58
117
63
25
54
57
9
45
66
67
2
20
23
76
82
11
89
1
17
3
93
44
94
47
95
49
96
97
106
22
56
8
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75.
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77.
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102.
103.
104.
105.
106.
107.
108.
109.
110.
111.
112.
113.
114.
115.
116.
117.
Cincinnati
Nevada
Troy State
South Florida
Ball State
UAB
Rutgers
Navy
Stanford
Kentucky
San Diego State
Tulsa
Iowa State
Wyoming
Penn State
Tulane
Akron
Baylor
Western Michigan
Mississippi State
Kent State
Arizona
Duke
Illinois
Utah State
North Carolina
Central Florida
Indiana
Central Michigan
Arkansas State
Vanderbilt
LA Lafayette
San Jose State
East Carolina
Ohio
Mid. Tenn. St.
Temple
Rice
UTEP
Buffalo
New Mexico St.
Eastern Michigan
Army
Idaho
LA Monroe
SMU
.498
.497
.495
.493
.492
.489
.471
.461
.458
.457
.435
.432
.426
.421
.412
.412
.409
.402
.399
.371
.367
.361
.361
.339
.332
.323
.322
.319
.316
.315
.311
.290
.286
.284
.280
.278
.263
.256
.253
.236
.231
.221
.204
.187
.175
.175
4
5
4
4
4
3
4
5
2
4
4
4
2
3
2
3
5
3
3
2
3
1
2
1
2
1
3
1
2
3
1
2
2
1
2
2
1
1
2
1
2
1
0
1
1
0
3
3
4
3
4
5
4
3
4
4
5
4
6
5
6
5
4
5
5
6
6
7
6
8
6
7
5
7
6
5
8
7
5
7
6
6
7
6
6
8
6
7
8
8
7
8
.455
.422
.495
.450
.492
.564
.471
.387
.559
.457
.468
.432
.579
.496
.565
.486
.377
.476
.473
.523
.466
.598
.512
.585
.481
.557
.392
.553
.462
.384
.553
.450
.405
.511
.419
.417
.484
.463
.386
.459
.358
.427
.507
.388
.359
.459
90
103
61
92
64
13
75
110
16
87
78
98
7
60
12
68
114
72
74
42
80
4
52
6
70
18
108
21
83
112
19
91
107
53
104
105
69
81
111
85
116
102
55
109
115
86
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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