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The Buckeyes Move to #2 After Beating Purdue
  • Ohio St., which has beaten 5 current top-35 teams, moves to #2
  • The Buckeyes' .770 rating is equidistant between that of #1 Oklahoma (.821) and #13 Michigan (.719)
  • #3 TCU is ahead of #4 USC because the 2nd-best team that the 1-loss Trojans have played is #45 Notre Dame
  • TCU faces its toughest test this week, traveling to #26 Southern Miss
  • #5 LSU is poised to rise if it keeps winning:  the Tigers' next 3 games are at #16 Mississippi, vs. #15 Arkansas, and probably vs. #10 Georgia (in the SEC championship game)
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•Final 2002-03 Rankings

•Final 2001-02 Rankings
 
    Rating  W  L Sched.
Strength*		 Sched. 
Rank*		 vs. Current
Top-10		 vs. Current
#11-25		 Other 
Losses
1. 
2. 
3. 
4. 
5. 
6. 
7. 
8. 
9. 
10.
Oklahoma
Ohio State
TCU
USC
LSU
Miami, Ohio
Tennessee
Texas
Miami, Fla.
Georgia
.821
.770
.767
.757
.749
.736
.731
.730
.723
.722
11
10
10
9
9
9
8
9
8
8
0
1
0
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
.535
.533
.451
.522
.512
.494
.561
.547
.551
.550
*to date
36
39
91
49
57
65
13
27
19
20
1-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
1-0
0-0
1-1
0-1
0-1
1-1
1-0
3-0
0-0
1-0
0-1
1-1
1-0
3-1
2-1
0-1
0
1
0
1
0
0
1
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.
Florida State
Washington State
Michigan
Purdue
Arkansas
Mississippi
Utah
Florida
Iowa
Nebraska
Virginia Tech
Oklahoma State
Pittsburgh
Kansas State
Bowling Green
.721
.720
.719
.700
.699
.695
.695
.683
.679
.672
.666
.658
.647
.643
.639
9
9
9
8
7
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
7
9
8
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
2
.536
.535
.534
.571
.587
.518
.518
.551
.547
.540
.484
.523
.529
.493
.454
34
35
37
9
6
53
54
18
24
30
70
46
43
66
88
  Big 12
Big Ten
Southeastern
Pac-10
Atlantic Coast
Big East
Mountain West
Conference USA
Mid-American
WAC
Sun Belt
*non-conference play
.601
.591
.585
.582
.543
.539
.533
.476
.422
.412
.296
37
30
31
25
19
24
23
22
24
15
7
12
14
14
14
13
14
16
19
31
25
38
.444
.481
.470
.498
.487
.460
.479
.454
.459
.487
.503
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.
Southern Miss
Minnesota
Michigan State
Texas Tech
Oregon
Wisconsin
Missouri
Boise State
Northern Illinois
N.C. State
Oregon State
Maryland
West Virginia
UCLA
Memphis
Georgia Tech
Clemson
New Mexico
Colorado
Notre Dame
Connecticut
Auburn
California
Air Force
Colorado State
Northwestern
Toledo
Louisville
Boston College
North Texas
Fresno State
Alabama
South Carolina
Syracuse
South Florida
UNLV
Marshall
Houston
Texas A&M
Stanford
Kansas
Virginia
Washington
Tulsa
Wake Forest
Hawaii
.635
.634
.628
.625
.624
.622
.621
.616
.612
.603
.602
.595
.585
.575
.575
.573
.572
.572
.571
.571
.570
.567
.564
.562
.555
.554
.549
.549
.547
.546
.544
.544
.543
.541
.538
.531
.531
.529
.524
.520
.509
.509
.504
.495
.493
.487
7
9
7
7
7
7
7
9
9
7
7
7
6
6
7
6
7
7
5
4
9
6
6
7
6
5
7
7
6
8
7
4
5
5
6
5
6
6
4
4
5
5
5
7
5
6

3
3
4
4
4
4
3
1
2
4
3
3
4
5
3
4
4
4
6
6
3
5
6
4
5
6
3
3
5
3
4
7
6
4
3
5
4
4
7
5
6
5
6
4
6
4
.516
.482
.548
.545
.544
.542
.501
.360
.414
.522
.481
.474
.526
.548
.453
.513
.490
.489
.598
.628
.417
.540
.564
.480
.528
.581
.428
.427
.520
.408
.462
.624
.570
.508
.437
.531
.470
.468
.605
.553
.537
.509
.531
.413
.521
.428
55
72
23
25
26
28
64
117
104
48
74
78
45
22
89
56
67
69
5
1
103
29
12
75
44
8
96
98
52
106
84
2
10
60
94
41
80
82
4
16
33
59
42
105
51
97
  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.
Navy
BYU
Cincinnati
UAB
Louisiana Tech
Arizona State
San Diego State
Nevada
Wyoming
Akron
Troy State
Rutgers
Tulane
Penn State
Western Michigan
Arizona
Kentucky
Baylor
Iowa State
Duke
Ball State
Kent State
Mississippi State
Arkansas State
Vanderbilt
North Carolina
Rice
LA Lafayette
Indiana
Utah State
Illinois
San Jose State
Central Michigan
Central Florida
Eastern Michigan
Mid. Tenn. St.
New Mexico St.
East Carolina
Temple
Ohio
Buffalo
UTEP
Idaho
Army
LA Monroe
SMU
.480
.477
.470
.461
.455
.452
.451
.450
.441
.429
.427
.424
.424
.422
.415
.410
.404
.399
.396
.394
.391
.380
.366
.358
.352
.344
.336
.333
.329
.311
.309
.308
.297
.283
.279
.277
.275
.265
.252
.237
.235
.228
.212
.208
.183
.176
6
4
5
4
5
4
5
6
4
7
5
4
4
3
5
2
4
3
2
3
4
4
2
5
2
2
3
4
2
3
1
3
3
3
3
3
3
1
1
2
1
2
2
0
1
0
4
7
5
6
6
7
6
5
6
5
6
6
7
8
6
9
6
8
8
8
7
7
8
6
9
9
7
8
9
8
10
7
8
7
8
8
8
9
9
8
10
9
9
11
10
11
.421
.559
.470
.521
.482
.534
.478
.423
.501
.381
.454
.484
.506
.561
.442
.608
.463
.537
.583
.532
.472
.460
.551
.384
.549
.539
.452
.428
.523
.441
.567
.421
.425
.392
.404
.402
.399
.507
.490
.398
.474
.398
.376
.512
.396
.461
102
15
81
50
73
38
76
100
63
115
87
71
62
14
92
3
83
32
7
40
79
86
17
114
21
31
90
95
47
93
11
101
99
113
107
108
109
61
68
110
77
111
116
58
112
85
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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