Showing Which Teams Have Accomplished the Most to Date

UCLA & USC (U. of S. Carolina) Are #1-2
  • UCLA is the most accomplished team to date, with wins over #17 Ohio State and #33 Alabama
  • Ohio State's win over previously unbeaten Northwestern moves the Buckeyes from #31 to #17 and helps to make UCLA (which previously beat OSU) #1
  • The #1 Bruins host the #4 Washington Huskies Saturday at the Rose Bowl
  •  #22 Colorado's win over Kansas State helps to vault Fresno State (which previously beat CU) into the top-5
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The Anderson & Hester College Football 
Computer Rankings, as of Oct. 7
•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
South Carolina
Oklahoma
Washington
Fresno State
Stanford
Oregon
Nebraska
Florida
Washington State
.843
.833
.824
.824
.813
.813
.807
.807
.807
.803
4
5
5
4
5
3
5
6
5
5
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0

.572
.555
.540
.539
.521
.520
.511
.511
.511
.504
*to date
20
25
32
34
45
46
50
51
52
57
0-0 
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
1-0 
0-0
0-0
1-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0
 
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.
Maryland
Purdue
Virginia Tech
Texas A&M
Toledo
Illinois
Ohio State
Tennessee
Michigan
Miami, Fla.
Georgia
Colorado
Texas
Mid. Tenn. St.
BYU
.802
.800
.764
.743
.737
.737
.733
.732
.728
.715
.713
.709
.706
.706
.703
5
4
5
5
5
4
3
3
4
4
3
4
4
5
5
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
0
0
.504
.499
.448
.419
.412
.568
.597
.595
.558
.386
.572
.534
.530
.374
.372
59
60
90
107
108
21
12
13
23
112
19
38
42
114
115
  Pac-10
Big 12
Big Ten
Southeastern
Atlantic Coast
Big East
Mountain West
Conference USA
WAC
Mid-American
Sun Belt

*non-conference play

 .699
.658
.637
.598
.567
.533
.492
.426
.416
.414
.315
 

19
27
17
16
14
15
15
13
9
13
4
 

4
4
8
4
5
9
12
17
15
20
21
 
 

.504
.424
.531
.412
.422
.458
.459
.465
.491
.477
.523
 

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.
Utah
Auburn
Louisville
Northwestern
Marshall
Boston College
Syracuse
Alabama
Rice
Florida State
Iowa
Michigan State
N.C. State
Arizona State
North Carolina
Bowling Green
Iowa State
Clemson
Georgia Tech
Arizona
Kansas State
Air Force
Southern Miss
Kansas
Virginia
Mississippi
Mississippi State
Oregon State
Memphis
Western Michigan
Wisconsin
LSU
Missouri
Baylor
Miami, Ohio
Boise State
Texas Tech
Arkansas
Central Florida
West Virginia
Cincinnati
Notre Dame
Minnesota
USC
Northern Illinois
Akron
.672
.663
.661
.659
.657
.646
.637
.635
.635
.634
.634
.629
.629
.628
.627
.617
.608
.608
.607
.606
.601
.593
.585
.557
.553
.550
.549
.543
.540
.535
.531
.530
.522
.518
.515
.503
.493
.490
.485
.477
.466
.462
.461
.459
.452
.448
4
4
5
3
3
4
4
3
4
3
3
2
3
3
3
4
3
3
4
3
2
3
3
2
3
3
1
1
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
2

1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
2
2
1
3
3
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
3
2
3
3
3
2
3
3
4
3
3
.491
.481
.456
.510
.507
.462
.539
.578
.450
.482
.482
.531
.477
.476
.627
.431
.455
.455
.421
.547
.601
.439
.432
.557
.493
.397
.693
.688
.480
.475
.531
.530
.522
.518
.454
.563
.493
.550
.545
.537
.466
.615
.614
.643
.512
.508
67
71
85
53
55
83
33
17
89
68
69
40
74
75
7
100
86
87
106
28
10
94
99
24
65
111
1
2
72
76
41
43
44
48
88
22
64
26
29
36
79
8
9
4
49
54
  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.
Indiana
Central Michigan
Colorado State
Oklahoma State
Wake Forest
Louisiana Tech
Troy State
San Diego State
New Mexico
East Carolina
New Mexico St.
Kentucky
TCU
Temple
Vanderbilt
Wyoming
South Florida
UTEP
UAB
Rutgers
California
UNLV
Hawaii
Connecticut
LA Lafayette
Nevada
Idaho
Penn State
Pittsburgh
Kent State
Tulsa
Army
Buffalo
LA Monroe
Utah State
Duke
Tulane
Eastern Michigan
Ohio
San Jose State
Navy
Arkansas State
Houston
Ball State
North Texas
SMU
 

.448
.436
.436
.434
.431
.427
.420
.418
.414
.412
.406
.400
.392
.388
.381
.381
.377
.373
.368
.352
.343
.337
.332
.325
.316
.303
.299
.296
.294
.291
.289
.287
.284
.268
.259
.256
.253
.244
.233
.230
.226
.202
.188
.177
.177
.148
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
1
3
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
0
1
2
2
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0

3
2
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
4
4
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
2
3
4
3
5
4
3
4
3
3
4
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4

.601
.436
.495
.494
.491
.427
.573
.477
.473
.471
.507
.586
.336
.540
.534
.439
.435
.431
.426
.536
.676
.519
.332
.380
.495
.447
.631
.628
.436
.466
.430
.428
.458
.438
.583
.579
.441
.407
.549
.545
.539
.504
.481
.463
.463
.410

11
96
61
63
66
104
18
73
77
78
56
14
116
31
39
93
98
101
105
37
3
47
117
113
62
91
5
6
97
80
102
103
84
95
15
16
92
110
27
30
35
58
70
81
82
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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