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Notre Dame Tames the Force, Remains #1
  • A half-dozen teams have separated themselves from the field:  there is a huge (51-point) gap after #6 Virginia Tech
  • Collectively, the current top-10 is undefeated (65-0) vs. the other 107 teams
  • Oklahoma leads the nation with 3 wins vs. the current top-25, while Notre Dame, Washington St., Florida St., USC, and Colorado St. each have 2
  • The SEC edges the Pac-10 for top spot in the conference race
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Computer Rankings, as of Oct. 20
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•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
Oklahoma
Ohio State
Miami, Fla.
Georgia
Virginia Tech
N.C. State
Michigan
Washington State
LSU
.847
.836
.820
.820
.816
.810
.759
.756
.755
.746
7
7
8
6
7
7
8
6
6
6
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
.580
.559
.532
.532
.525
.516
.440
.554
.552
.541
*to date
8
16
33
34
37
43
98
20
21
29
1-0
0-0
1-0
0-0
0-0
1-0
0-0
0-1
0-1
0-1
1-0
3-0
0-0
1-0
1-0
0-0
0-0
1-0
1-0
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.
Florida State
Iowa
Texas
USC
Air Force
Alabama
Bowling Green
Virginia
Iowa State
Penn State
Oregon
Colorado State
California
Kentucky
Colorado
.736
.734
.726
.725
.720
.712
.702
.695
.694
.678
.676
.672
.671
.666
.657
5
7
6
5
6
5
6
6
6
5
6
6
5
5
5
2
1
1
2
1
2
0
2
2
2
1
2
3
2
2
.622
.511
.515
.610
.507
.593
.370
.551
.550
.554
.454
.525
.601
.541
.531
1
47
44
4
49
6
116
22
23
19
91
38
5
28
36
  Southeastern
Pac-10
Big Ten
Big 12
Atlantic Coast
Big East
Mountain West
Conference USA
Mid-American
WAC
Sun Belt

*non-conference play

.617
.616
.603
.590
.590
.543
.465
.421
.419
.388
.345
31
29
32
36
23
23
17
14
22
12
8
9
10
13
14
10
13
23
20
30
27
29
.448
.468
.475
.456
.470
.459
.510
.473
.464
.503
.517
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
Texas Tech
South Carolina
Minnesota
South Florida
Boston College
Texas A&M
Wisconsin
Arizona State
Maryland
Boise State
Mississippi
Arkansas
Clemson
TCU
Pittsburgh
UCLA
Tennessee
Kansas State
Marshall
Toledo
Washington
Oregon State
Southern Miss
Nebraska
Miami, Ohio
New Mexico St.
West Virginia
Louisville
Wake Forest
Northern Illinois
Georgia Tech
Auburn
Michigan State
Stanford
Missouri
Indiana
Fresno State
Purdue
Hawaii
Tulane
San Jose State
Mississippi State
Arizona
UNLV
North Carolina
.652
.651
.646
.645
.634
.631
.629
.628
.626
.624
.623
.616
.615
.613
.613
.613
.611
.607
.595
.595
.563
.562
.557
.556
.553
.551
.547
.542
.542
.541
.535
.534
.530
.519
.518
.515
.504
.496
.490
.486
.477
.471
.455
.451
.450
.448
5
5
5
7
5
4
5
5
6
5
6
5
3
4
6
5
4
4
5
5
5
4
4
5
5
5
4
5
4
4
5
4
4
3
2
3
3
4
3
5
5
4
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
1
2
2
2
3
2
2
1
2
3
3
1
2
3
2
2
1
2
3
3
2
3
3
3
2
3
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
5
2
3
4
4
4
4
5
.581
.580
.574
.407
.505
.533
.501
.555
.474
.495
.398
.487
.615
.572
.388
.483
.570
.507
.465
.386
.432
.520
.515
.425
.478
.475
.504
.411
.499
.541
.459
.491
.487
.561
.617
.558
.547
.496
.565
.358
.403
.471
.498
.494
.493
.578
7
9
11
110
50
32
53
18
79
59
113
67
3
12
114
69
13
48
82
115
100
42
45
103
74
77
51
108
55
27
86
63
66
15
2
17
24
57
14
117
111
81
56
60
61
10
  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.
Nevada
Temple
Oklahoma State
New Mexico
BYU
Cincinnati
UAB
Baylor
Ball State
Central Michigan
Central Florida
Illinois
Utah
North Texas
Duke
Western Michigan
Northwestern
Arkansas State
Houston
San Diego State
Ohio
Utah State
East Carolina
Connecticut
UTEP
Kansas
Memphis
Kent State
Eastern Michigan
Mid. Tenn. St.
Louisiana Tech
Troy State
Vanderbilt
LA Lafayette
Rice
Akron
Navy
Idaho
Wyoming
Syracuse
SMU
Rutgers
LA Monroe
Buffalo
Tulsa
Army
.444
.434
.429
.425
.418
.415
.411
.411
.406
.405
.404
.403
.401
.390
.390
.382
.382
.381
.376
.362
.358
.356
.355
.353
.352
.342
.335
.331
.331
.330
.317
.312
.303
.302
.292
.281
.273
.268
.266
.253
.246
.246
.232
.210
.184
.150
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
4
3
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
4
4
4
5
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
6
5
6
5
4
5
5
5
4
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
5
6
6
6
5
6
6
6
6
6
7
6
6
7
7
7
.487
.477
.471
.500
.460
.546
.454
.453
.448
.447
.504
.533
.531
.520
.543
.512
.535
.413
.417
.490
.430
.483
.452
.480
.479
.492
.460
.456
.401
.455
.440
.458
.521
.520
.411
.495
.484
.478
.476
.459
.463
.449
.430
.413
.475
.414
65
75
80
54
84
25
92
93
96
97
52
31
35
41
26
46
30
106
104
64
102
70
94
71
72
62
85
89
112
90
99
88
39
40
109
58
68
73
76
87
83
95
101
107
78
105
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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