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The Anderson & Hester College Football 
Computer Rankings, 2002-03
•Final 2002-03 Pre-Bowl Rankings
•Dec. 1 Rankings
•Nov. 24 Rankings
•Nov. 17 Rankings
•Nov. 10 Rankings
•Nov. 3 Rankings
•Oct. 27 Rankings
•Oct. 20 Rankings
•Oct. 13 Rankings
•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.
Ohio State
Miami, Fla.
Georgia
USC
Oklahoma
Iowa
Texas
Michigan
Kansas State
Notre Dame
.835
.784
.781
.765
.757
.745
.744
.736
.716
.715
14
12
13
11
12
11
11
10
11
10
0
1
1
2
2
2
2
3
2
3
.558
.542
.534
.573
.554
.547
.546
.588
.510
.562
*to date
19
32
38
8
22
27
29
3
56
13
2-0
0-1
0-0
2-1
1-0
1-1
1-1
0-3
1-1
1-1
3-0
1-0
3-0
2-1
5-0
1-0
0-1
1-0
0-1
2-1
0
0
1
0
2
1
0
0
0
1
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.
Alabama
Washington State
Maryland
Penn State
Florida State
Boise State
Colorado
N.C. State
Texas Tech
Auburn
Virginia Tech
South Florida
Florida
Arkansas
Pittsburgh
.712
.695
.681
.681
.679
.670
.667
.666
.662
.661
.655
.650
.648
.648
.646
10
10
11
9
9
12
9
11
9
9
10
9
8
9
9
3
3
3
4
5
1
5
3
5
4
4
2
5
5
4
.559
.538
.511
.571
.600
.399
.587
.494
.580
.550
.529
.454
.582
.565
.532
17
33
55
10
2
112
5
63
7
23
43
79
6
11
41
  Big Ten
Pac-10
Southeastern
Atlantic Coast
Big 12
Big East
Mountain West
Conference USA
WAC
Mid-American
Sun Belt

*non-conference play

.617
.600
.600
.594
.586
.571
.439
.413
.408
.402
.354
38
32
40
30
41
30
18
17
16
23
12
15
15
16
17
18
16
27
28
29
34
32
.486
.492
.470
.512
.468
.479
.499
.486
.495
.459
.490
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.
Virginia
West Virginia
TCU
Wisconsin
UCLA
Boston College
LSU
Colorado State
Marshall
Tennessee
Minnesota
California
Oregon State
Clemson
Oklahoma State
Purdue
Washington
Arizona State
Iowa State
Mississippi
Georgia Tech
Kentucky
Fresno State
Wake Forest
Toledo
Bowling Green
Hawaii
Northern Illinois
Texas A&M
Oregon
Nebraska
North Texas
Air Force
South Carolina
Miami, Ohio
Illinois
Cincinnati
Missouri
Louisville
Southern Miss
Tulane
New Mexico St.
Central Florida
Michigan State
New Mexico
San Jose State
.644
.641
.628
.628
.628
.619
.616
.615
.604
.603
.596
.593
.590
.579
.576
.571
.570
.564
.563
.561
.561
.553
.550
.547
.546
.543
.541
.538
.537
.533
.521
.520
.513
.512
.511
.506
.499
.493
.484
.482
.477
.468
.465
.458
.452
.434
9
9
10
8
8
9
8
10
11
8
8
7
8
7
8
7
7
8
7
7
7
7
9
7
9
9
10
8
6
7
7
8
8
5
7
5
7
5
7
7
8
7
7
4
7
6

5
4
2
6
5
4
5
4
2
5
5
5
5
6
5
6
6
6
7
6
6
5
5
6
5
3
4
4
6
6
7
5
5
7
5
7
7
7
6
6
5
5
5
8
7
7
.561
.528
.420
.587
.561
.503
.548
.485
.387
.535
.528
.544
.521
.556
.507
.548
.548
.522
.563
.538
.538
.503
.463
.524
.459
.390
.410
.437
.537
.510
.521
.450
.443
.562
.461
.556
.499
.543
.461
.459
.409
.418
.416
.559
.452
.456
15
45
101
4
16
60
24
65
116
37
44
30
51
20
59
25
26
49
12
34
35
61
68
47
72
115
107
91
36
57
52
83
86
14
69
21
62
31
70
73
109
104
106
18
81
75
  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.
Arizona
Utah
Temple
North Carolina
Connecticut
Ball State
Syracuse
UNLV
Nevada
Stanford
Houston
BYU
Indiana
Baylor
UAB
East Carolina
Northwestern
Mississippi State
San Diego State
Utah State
Arkansas State
Louisiana Tech
Western Michigan
Vanderbilt
Akron
Ohio
Central Michigan
Rice
Mid. Tenn. St.
Duke
Troy State
LA Lafayette
Memphis
SMU
LA Monroe
Kansas
Kent State
Eastern Michigan
Wyoming
Navy
Rutgers
Idaho
UTEP
Tulsa
Army
Buffalo
.430
.421
.420
.419
.419
.418
.414
.407
.407
.403
.396
.394
.381
.380
.379
.373
.371
.369
.366
.360
.359
.359
.356
.340
.337
.327
.327
.323
.322
.322
.309
.306
.299
.291
.290
.288
.286
.272
.267
.264
.256
.252
.245
.201
.180
.179
4
5
4
3
6
6
4
5
5
2
5
5
3
3
5
4
3
3
4
4
6
4
4
2
4
4
4
4
4
2
4
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
2
2
1
2
2
1
1
1
8
6
8
9
6
6
8
7
7
9
7
7
9
9
7
8
9
9
9
7
7
8
8
10
8
8
8
7
8
10
8
9
9
9
9
10
9
9
10
10
11
10
10
11
11
11
.531
.448
.521
.573
.419
.418
.515
.457
.456
.601
.445
.442
.533
.533
.428
.472
.523
.521
.480
.439
.381
.456
.453
.546
.433
.422
.421
.399
.416
.525
.402
.450
.442
.432
.432
.486
.426
.409
.459
.455
.508
.441
.432
.431
.398
.395
42
84
50
9
102
103
54
74
77
1
85
87
39
40
97
67
48
53
66
90
117
76
80
28
92
99
100
111
105
46
110
82
88
93
95
64
98
108
71
78
58
89
94
96
113
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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