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The Anderson & Hester College Football 
Computer Rankings, as of Oct. 6
•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.
Notre Dame
Ohio State
Virginia Tech
Georgia
Air Force
Miami, Fla.
Oklahoma
N.C. State
Florida State
Texas
.831
.826
.812
.809
.808
.794
.789
.764
.759
.748
5
6
5
5
5
5
5
6
5
5
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
.552
.543
.519
.514
.512
.491
.483
.447
.575
.426
*to date
20
28
44
48
51
63
72
89
8
96
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
1-0
1-0
0-0
0-0
1-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
1-0
0-0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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.
Wisconsin
Oregon
Washington State
Penn State
Michigan
Iowa
Bowling Green
Iowa State
California
Colorado State
Boston College
UCLA
Texas Tech
Mississippi
LSU
.741
.737
.730
.726
.724
.724
.704
.702
.681
.679
.673
.671
.668
.667
.666
5
5
5
4
4
5
4
5
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
1
0
1
1
1
1
0
1
2
2
1
1
2
1
1
.551
.411
.536
.555
.552
.529
.372
.502
.587
.585
.525
.489
.573
.485
.485
21
101
31
17
19
35
112
56
4
5
37
67
10
69
71
  Big Ten
Southeastern
Pac-10
Atlantic Coast
Big 12
Big East
Mountain West
Conference USA
Mid-American
WAC
Sun Belt

*non-conference play

.620
.618
.618
.606
.588
.529
.477
.439
.417
.386
.326
31
28
29
23
36
20
17
14
20
11
7
13
8
10
9
14
12
21
17
30
26
28
.497
.448
.470
.473
.454
.453
.509
.468
.477
.508
.507
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.
Florida
USC
Kentucky
Alabama
Virginia
Clemson
Texas A&M
Pittsburgh
Tennessee
Colorado
South Carolina
Georgia Tech
Auburn
Miami, Ohio
Boise State
Minnesota
Oregon State
Maryland
Michigan State
Marshall
TCU
Arkansas
Louisville
Missouri
Kansas State
Washington
Arizona
Nebraska
Wake Forest
Purdue
Southern Miss
South Florida
West Virginia
Fresno State
New Mexico St.
Toledo
Arizona State
Utah
Cincinnati
San Jose State
BYU
North Carolina
Northern Illinois
Nevada
Stanford
UNLV
.655
.654
.651
.651
.648
.637
.633
.629
.625
.622
.617
.613
.609
.605
.604
.601
.600
.600
.599
.599
.593
.590
.583
.582
.578
.570
.566
.565
.558
.557
.557
.550
.545
.527
.516
.512
.507
.502
.502
.500
.490
.483
.467
.461
.458
.456
4
3
4
4
4
3
3
5
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
3
3
4
2
3
3
4
3
3
4
3
3
4
3
3
3
2
3
4
2
2
4
3
2
3
2
1
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
1
2
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
3
3
1
2
2
3
3
2
2
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
.558
.598
.468
.554
.551
.579
.575
.421
.440
.564
.517
.514
.423
.505
.418
.392
.500
.499
.540
.445
.407
.590
.523
.523
.391
.510
.506
.464
.558
.557
.372
.489
.485
.527
.576
.452
.407
.562
.562
.400
.430
.543
.467
.521
.611
.517
14
2
79
18
22
6
9
98
92
11
45
49
97
55
100
109
58
59
30
90
103
3
39
40
111
52
54
85
15
16
113
66
70
36
7
88
102
12
13
105
95
27
83
41
1
46
  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.
Central Michigan
Baylor
Indiana
New Mexico
Western Michigan
UAB
Duke
Hawaii
Northwestern
Arkansas State
Houston
Ball State
Tulane
Eastern Michigan
Connecticut
Memphis
Oklahoma State
Louisiana Tech
Kent State
East Carolina
Mississippi State
Troy State
Kansas
LA Lafayette
Temple
Vanderbilt
Central Florida
Illinois
Navy
North Texas
Utah State
Syracuse
Rice
Idaho
Wyoming
UTEP
Ohio
Akron
San Diego State
Rutgers
Buffalo
Mid. Tenn. St.
SMU
Tulsa
LA Monroe
Army
.455
.454
.447
.444
.441
.439
.435
.418
.415
.409
.409
.408
.400
.399
.391
.384
.380
.380
.369
.363
.362
.362
.360
.357
.348
.339
.339
.337
.337
.331
.310
.305
.298
.298
.296
.295
.277
.232
.217
.207
.196
.193
.183
.178
.159
.139
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
4
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
3
4
3
3
4
2
4
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
3
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
5
4
5
5
4
4
5
4
5
5
6
5
4
5
5
6
5
5
5
.396
.395
.507
.545
.501
.499
.536
.360
.515
.368
.468
.467
.400
.399
.490
.442
.438
.479
.468
.420
.547
.459
.457
.541
.531
.521
.488
.543
.519
.536
.512
.482
.474
.497
.472
.495
.472
.547
.525
.357
.363
.490
.473
.464
.432
.392
107
108
53
25
57
60
32
116
47
114
80
82
104
106
64
91
93
74
81
99
24
86
87
29
34
42
68
26
43
33
50
73
75
61
78
62
77
23
38
117
115
65
76
84
94
110
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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