Florida State Is the 1999-2000 National Champion
  • Nebraska is a solid runner-up 
  • The Big Ten is the top conference 
  • The gap between #7 Virginia Tech and #8 Penn State is bigger than the gap between  #15 Oregon and #25 Ole Miss
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The 1999-2000 Anderson & Hester/Seattle Times
 College Football Computer Rankings
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•Why Nebraska Was #2 in the Pre-Bowl Rankings

•1999-2000 Bowl Matchups

    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.
Florida State 
Nebraska 
Michigan 
Michigan State
Kansas State 
Alabama 
Virginia Tech 
Penn State 
Tennessee 
Mississippi St.
.826 
.794 
.776 
.769 
.768 
.757 
.755 
.728 
.722 
.721 
12 
12 
10 
10 
11 
10 
11 
10 
9 
10
0 
1 
2 
2 
1 
3 
1 
3 
3 
2
.543 
.556 
.598 
.588 
.524 
.615 
.506 
.578 
.583 
.526
25 
20 
4 
7 
44 
2 
59 
11 
10 
41
1-0 
2-0 
2-1 
2-0 
0-1 
1-2 
0-1 
0-2 
1-1 
0-1
2-0 
3-1 
1-1 
3-1 
1-0 
3-0 
1-0 
3-0 
0-1 
0-0
0 
0 
0 
1 
0 
1 
0 
1 
1 
1
 
Rank Team  Rating W L Sched. 
Strength		 Sched. 
Rank		   Conference
Rankings		 Rating W*  L* Sched.
Strength*
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12. 
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14. 
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19. 
20. 
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22. 
23. 
24. 
25.
Wisconsin 
Marshall 
Florida 
Illinois 
Oregon 
Southern Miss 
Texas A&M 
Texas 
Miami, Fla. 
Utah 
Georgia 
Arkansas 
Georgia Tech 
Purdue 
Mississippi
.704 
.703 
.700 
.665 
.655 
.655 
.651 
.648 
.644 
.641 
.638 
.635 
.634 
.634 
.629
10 
13 
9 
8 
9 
9 
8 
9 
9 
9 
8 
8 
8 
7 
8
2 
0 
4 
4 
3 
3 
4 
5 
4 
3 
4 
4 
4 
5 
4
.505 
.372 
.593 
.570 
.505 
.505 
.554 
.565 
.531 
.490 
.540 
.537 
.536 
.586 
.531
62 
109 
6 
16 
60 
61 
22 
17 
39 
67 
29 
32 
33 
9 
38
  Big Ten
Southeastern
Atlantic Coast
Big 12
Pac-10
Mountain West
Big East
Conference USA
WAC
Big West
Mid-American

*non-conference		 .647
.627
.582
.568
.542
.527
.518
.491
.442
.404
.324
33
32
21
30
20
22
19
24
17
16
12
9
12
12
14
18
13
18
24
21
23
28
.472
.490
.500
.458
.526
.449
.509
.491
.473
.457
.439
Rank Team  Rating W  L  Sched. 
Strength		 Sched. 
Rank		   Rank Team  Rating  W  L  Sched. 
Strength		 Sched.
Rank
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BYU
Minnesota
East Carolina
Louisiana Tech
Colorado State
Stanford
Virginia
Ohio State
Washington
Colorado
Wyoming
Clemson
Boise State
Oklahoma
Wake Forest
Boston College
Auburn
Houston
Hawaii
Kentucky
Louisville
Syracuse
TCU
Notre Dame
Oregon State
N.C. State
Oklahoma State
USC
Vanderbilt
Arizona
Texas Tech
Arizona State
Fresno State
Air Force
UAB
Memphis
San Diego State
Missouri
Maryland
Indiana
Kansas
Idaho
Rice
UCLA
Pittsburgh
.628
.624
.620
.617
.613
.610
.597
.595
.592
.588
.579
.574
.570
.563
.559
.552
.546
.546
.536
.534
.532
.529
.529
.528
.524
.523
.520
.518
.514
.513
.513
.513
.509
.506
.493
.491
.482
.481
.475
.472
.471
.470
.459
.459
.457
8
8
9
8
8
8
7
6
7
7
7
6
10
7
7
8
5
7
9
6
7
7
8
5
7
6
5
6
5
6
6
6
8
6
5
5
5
4
5
4
5
7
5
4
5
4
4
3
3
4
4
5
6
5
5
4
6
3
5
5
4
6
4
4
6
5
5
4
7
5
6
6
6
6
6
5
6
5
5
6
6
6
7
6
7
7
4
6
7
6
.529
.525
.467
.480
.513
.511
.548
.595
.543
.539
.497
.574
.404
.514
.509
.451
.573
.463
.419
.534
.482
.479
.428
.577
.473
.523
.547
.518
.541
.513
.486
.513
.440
.479
.521
.518
.509
.563
.502
.555
.521
.389
.486
.541
.484
40
43
83
75
53
56
23
5
26
30
65
14
100
52
58
88
15
85
97
35
73
76
95
12
80
45
24
49
28
54
71
55
93
79
47
48
57
18
63
21
46
104
69
27
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California
Northwestern
Western Michigan
Miami, Ohio
Iowa State
New Mexico State
LSU
Akron
UTEP
Duke
UL Monroe
New Mexico
West Virginia
Toledo
Utah State
North Carolina
Navy
Central Florida
SMU
Washington State
Cincinnati
Arkansas State
Ohio
Tulane
UNLV
Iowa
San Jose State
Temple
Army
Bowling Green
Nevada
Eastern Michigan
Northern Illinois
South Carolina
Baylor
Central Michigan
Mid. Tenn. St.
Tulsa
Rutgers
UL Lafayette
North Texas
Kent
Ball State
Buffalo
.451
.448
.446
.444
.443
.442
.435
.432
.431
.423
.416
.415
.408
.399
.398
.393
.392
.387
.382
.366
.363
.359
.352
.351
.344
.342
.341
.339
.339
.336
.331
.330
.314
.288
.285
.283
.275
.273
.266
.263
.250
.220
.143
.132
4
3
7
7
4
6
3
7
5
3
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4
4
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3
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4
3
3
4
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3
3
1
3
2
3
5
3
4
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0
1
4
3
2
1
2
2
2
0
0
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5
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7
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7
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8
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7
9
8
6
8
7
6
11
10
7
8
9
10
9
9
9
11
11
.534
.587
.397
.365
.526
.415
.574
.353
.481
.562
.443
.496
.490
.373
.479
.531
.441
.468
.440
.518
.500
.438
.377
.486
.479
.604
.458
.535
.473
.361
.464
.407
.338
.618
.538
.355
.399
.456
.516
.444
.428
.387
.401
.378
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110
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13
113
74
19
90
66
68
108
78
37
91
82
92
50
64
94
107
70
77
3
86
34
81
111
84
99
114
1
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112
102
87
51
89
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105
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The Anderson & Hester/Seattle Times Rankings are distinct in four ways: 

1. they compute the most accurate strength of schedule ratings—each team's opponents and opponents' opponents are judged not only by their records but also, uniquely, by their conferences' strength; 

2. they rank teams solely upon success in defeating quality opponents, rather than upon margins of victory; 

3. in premiering after the season's 5th week, they reward actual accomplishments, not perceived potential; 

4. they provide the most accurate conference ratings—each conference is rated according to its out-of-conference record and the difficulty of its out-of-conference schedule. 

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