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2002 FINAL BCS STRENGTH OF SCHEDULE RANKINGS AS OF DECEMBER 8, 2002 |
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2002
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Opponents | Opponents' Opponents |
Strength of Schedule | |||
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Rank
|
School |
W-L
|
Pct
|
W-L
|
Pct
|
SOS
|
|
1
|
Southern Cal |
84-42
|
0.6667
|
813-693
|
0.5398
|
0.6244
|
|
2
|
Michigan |
82-48
|
0.6308
|
811-737
|
0.5239
|
0.5951
|
|
3
|
Florida State |
88-54
|
0.6197
|
918-800
|
0.5343
|
0.5913
|
|
4
|
Stanford |
71-47
|
0.6017
|
741-655
|
0.5308
|
0.5781
|
|
5
|
Georgia |
81-53
|
0.6045
|
841-771
|
0.5217
|
0.5769
|
|
6
|
Wisconsin |
85-56
|
0.6028
|
872-805
|
0.5200
|
0.5752
|
|
7
|
Alabama |
84-55
|
0.6043
|
856-803
|
0.5160
|
0.5749
|
|
8
|
Florida |
77-52
|
0.5969
|
805-727
|
0.5255
|
0.5731
|
|
9
|
Texas Tech |
86-57
|
0.6014
|
888-834
|
0.5157
|
0.5728
|
|
10
|
Colorado |
83-59
|
0.5845
|
929-781
|
0.5433
|
0.5708
|
|
11
|
UCLA |
75-54
|
0.5814
|
833-705
|
0.5416
|
0.5681
|
|
12
|
Arkansas |
80-54
|
0.5970
|
822-821
|
0.5003
|
0.5648
|
|
13
|
Virginia |
82-62
|
0.5694
|
913-821
|
0.5265
|
0.5551
|
|
14
|
Oklahoma |
78-61
|
0.5612
|
910-794
|
0.5340
|
0.5521
|
|
15
|
Notre Dame |
73-58
|
0.5573
|
828-705
|
0.5401
|
0.5515
|
|
16
|
Penn State |
75-58
|
0.5639
|
827-744
|
0.5264
|
0.5514
|
|
17
|
North Carolina |
74-58
|
0.5606
|
833-757
|
0.5239
|
0.5484
|
|
18
|
Iowa State |
77-57
|
0.5746
|
803-819
|
0.4951
|
0.5481
|
|
19
|
Miami FL |
70-53
|
0.5691
|
745-745
|
0.5000
|
0.5461
|
|
20
|
Ohio State |
77-64
|
0.5461
|
922-780
|
0.5417
|
0.5446
|
|
21
|
Washington State |
67-55
|
0.5492
|
763-678
|
0.5295
|
0.5426
|
|
22
|
Texas |
71-57
|
0.5547
|
792-743
|
0.5160
|
0.5418
|
|
23
|
South Carolina |
71-59
|
0.5462
|
827-727
|
0.5322
|
0.5415
|
|
24
|
Pittsburgh |
72-57
|
0.5581
|
763-754
|
0.5030
|
0.5397
|
|
25
|
Clemson |
72-60
|
0.5455
|
838-756
|
0.5257
|
0.5389
|
|
26
|
Washington |
69-59
|
0.5391
|
806-712
|
0.5310
|
0.5364
|
|
27
|
Vanderbilt |
68-54
|
0.5574
|
731-751
|
0.4933
|
0.5360
|
|
28
|
Auburn |
66-58
|
0.5323
|
783-679
|
0.5356
|
0.5334
|
|
29
|
Cincinnati |
78-60
|
0.5652
|
771-878
|
0.4676
|
0.5327
|
|
30
|
Virginia Tech |
75-61
|
0.5515
|
818-840
|
0.4934
|
0.5321
|
|
31
|
California |
68-59
|
0.5354
|
789-718
|
0.5236
|
0.5315
|
|
32
|
Purdue |
66-57
|
0.5366
|
750-720
|
0.5102
|
0.5278
|
|
33
|
Georgia Tech |
69-62
|
0.5267
|
829-759
|
0.5220
|
0.5252
|
|
34
|
Louisiana State |
69-61
|
0.5308
|
763-735
|
0.5093
|
0.5236
|
|
35
|
Illinois |
68-62
|
0.5231
|
814-762
|
0.5165
|
0.5209
|
|
36
|
Michigan State |
66-61
|
0.5197
|
799-731
|
0.5222
|
0.5205
|
|
37
|
Maryland |
69-62
|
0.5267
|
826-817
|
0.5027
|
0.5187
|
|
38
|
Tennessee |
66-64
|
0.5077
|
818-712
|
0.5346
|
0.5167
|
|
39
|
Mississippi |
66-63
|
0.5116
|
814-732
|
0.5265
|
0.5166
|
|
40
|
Missouri |
66-60
|
0.5238
|
764-760
|
0.5013
|
0.5163
|
|
41
|
West Virginia |
67-63
|
0.5154
|
764-718
|
0.5155
|
0.5154
|
|
42
|
Arizona |
62-58
|
0.5167
|
731-700
|
0.5108
|
0.5147
|
|
43
|
Nebraska |
65-59
|
0.5242
|
770-786
|
0.4949
|
0.5144
|
|
44
|
Northwestern |
67-62
|
0.5194
|
762-782
|
0.4935
|
0.5108
|
|
45
|
Texas A&M |
67-65
|
0.5076
|
804-754
|
0.5160
|
0.5104
|
|
46
|
Colorado State |
75-70
|
0.5172
|
861-881
|
0.4943
|
0.5096
|
|
47
|
Temple |
64-60
|
0.5161
|
723-739
|
0.4945
|
0.5089
|
|
48
|
Oregon State |
61-60
|
0.5041
|
757-706
|
0.5174
|
0.5086
|
|
49
|
Iowa |
63-64
|
0.4961
|
811-715
|
0.5315
|
0.5079
|
|
50
|
Wake Forest |
66-66
|
0.5000
|
815-753
|
0.5198
|
0.5066
|
|
51
|
Arizona State |
65-66
|
0.4962
|
811-747
|
0.5205
|
0.5043
|
|
52
|
Indiana |
63-61
|
0.5081
|
729-749
|
0.4932
|
0.5031
|
|
53
|
Baylor |
64-62
|
0.5079
|
738-761
|
0.4923
|
0.5027
|
|
54
|
Kansas State |
56-56
|
0.5000
|
699-692
|
0.5025
|
0.5008
|
|
55
|
Minnesota |
64-64
|
0.5000
|
741-737
|
0.5014
|
0.5005
|
|
56
|
San Diego State |
73-71
|
0.5069
|
833-890
|
0.4835
|
0.4991
|
|
57
|
Oregon |
59-62
|
0.4876
|
746-691
|
0.5191
|
0.4981
|
|
58
|
Nevada |
68-64
|
0.5152
|
730-860
|
0.4591
|
0.4965
|
|
59
|
Oklahoma State |
61-63
|
0.4919
|
734-739
|
0.4983
|
0.4941
|
|
60
|
South Florida |
57-54
|
0.5135
|
559-670
|
0.4548
|
0.4940
|
|
61
|
Syracuse |
61-64
|
0.4880
|
723-735
|
0.4959
|
0.4906
|
|
62
|
Boston College |
61-65
|
0.4841
|
758-748
|
0.5033
|
0.4905
|
|
63
|
Rutgers |
60-61
|
0.4959
|
696-756
|
0.4793
|
0.4904
|
|
64
|
Fresno State |
72-72
|
0.5000
|
813-913
|
0.4710
|
0.4903
|
|
65
|
Duke |
63-70
|
0.4737
|
828-765
|
0.5198
|
0.4890
|
|
66
|
Miami OH |
63-64
|
0.4961
|
694-783
|
0.4699
|
0.4873
|
|
67
|
Mississippi State |
58-62
|
0.4833
|
713-732
|
0.4934
|
0.4867
|
|
68
|
Kentucky |
60-68
|
0.4688
|
800-733
|
0.5219
|
0.4865
|
|
69
|
North Carolina State |
64-70
|
0.4776
|
801-803
|
0.4994
|
0.4849
|
|
70
|
Toledo |
65-64
|
0.5039
|
661-855
|
0.4360
|
0.4813
|
|
71
|
East Carolina |
61-65
|
0.4841
|
701-814
|
0.4627
|
0.4770
|
|
72
|
Southern Miss |
58-62
|
0.4833
|
660-790
|
0.4552
|
0.4739
|
|
73
|
Louisville |
62-70
|
0.4697
|
736-809
|
0.4764
|
0.4719
|
|
74
|
Wyoming |
62-67
|
0.4806
|
675-839
|
0.4458
|
0.4690
|
|
75
|
Northern Illinois |
53-59
|
0.4732
|
644-770
|
0.4554
|
0.4673
|
|
76
|
UNLV |
60-71
|
0.4580
|
765-814
|
0.4845
|
0.4668
|
|
77
|
North Texas |
57-62
|
0.4790
|
629-794
|
0.4420
|
0.4667
|
|
78
|
San Jose State |
66-76
|
0.4648
|
808-910
|
0.4703
|
0.4666
|
|
79
|
Brigham Young |
59-70
|
0.4574
|
746-821
|
0.4761
|
0.4636
|
|
80
|
Louisiana Tech |
59-72
|
0.4504
|
744-834
|
0.4715
|
0.4574
|
|
81
|
Houston |
58-68
|
0.4603
|
674-822
|
0.4505
|
0.4571
|
|
82
|
Hawaii |
62-75
|
0.4526
|
781-900
|
0.4646
|
0.4566
|
|
83
|
Utah State |
51-56
|
0.4766
|
535-756
|
0.4144
|
0.4559
|
|
84
|
Western Michigan |
55-66
|
0.4545
|
630-769
|
0.4503
|
0.4531
|
|
85
|
New Mexico |
60-76
|
0.4412
|
756-858
|
0.4684
|
0.4503
|
|
86
|
UTEP |
58-69
|
0.4567
|
650-848
|
0.4339
|
0.4491
|
|
87
|
Idaho |
55-65
|
0.4583
|
624-829
|
0.4295
|
0.4487
|
|
88
|
Utah |
50-68
|
0.4237
|
702-725
|
0.4919
|
0.4465
|
|
89
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Kansas |
52-71
|
0.4228
|
698-752
|
0.4814
|
0.4423
|
|
90
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Kent State |
55-64
|
0.4622
|
528-800
|
0.3976
|
0.4407
|
|
91
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Memphis |
52-66
|
0.4407
|
632-806
|
0.4395
|
0.4403
|
|
92
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Air Force |
55-77
|
0.4167
|
746-826
|
0.4746
|
0.4360
|
|
93
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Louisiana-Lafayette |
55-74
|
0.4264
|
690-826
|
0.4551
|
0.4360
|
|
94
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Ohio |
50-64
|
0.4386
|
592-805
|
0.4238
|
0.4337
|
|
95
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Ball State |
52-68
|
0.4333
|
586-797
|
0.4237
|
0.4301
|
|
96
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Southern Methodist |
54-77
|
0.4122
|
733-844
|
0.4648
|
0.4297
|
|
97
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Navy |
54-74
|
0.4219
|
686-855
|
0.4452
|
0.4296
|
|
98
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Akron |
52-71
|
0.4228
|
621-789
|
0.4404
|
0.4287
|
|
99
|
Texas Christian |
48-70
|
0.4068
|
641-747
|
0.4618
|
0.4251
|
|
100
|
Louisiana-Monroe |
48-66
|
0.4211
|
606-800
|
0.4310
|
0.4244
|
|
101
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Boise State |
52-78
|
0.4000
|
732-822
|
0.4710
|
0.4237
|
|
102
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Central Florida |
50-73
|
0.4065
|
635-778
|
0.4494
|
0.4208
|
|
103
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UAB |
50-76
|
0.3968
|
704-801
|
0.4678
|
0.4205
|
|
104
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Tulsa |
53-77
|
0.4077
|
708-882
|
0.4453
|
0.4202
|
|
105
|
Central Michigan |
48-70
|
0.4068
|
603-775
|
0.4376
|
0.4171
|
|
106
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New Mexico State |
50-77
|
0.3937
|
696-807
|
0.4631
|
0.4168
|
|
107
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Tulane |
49-75
|
0.3952
|
629-792
|
0.4426
|
0.4110
|
|
108
|
Eastern Michigan |
47-69
|
0.4052
|
561-775
|
0.4199
|
0.4101
|
|
109
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Middle Tennessee |
47-74
|
0.3884
|
644-804
|
0.4448
|
0.4072
|
|
110
|
Marshall |
45-69
|
0.3947
|
596-801
|
0.4266
|
0.4054
|
|
111
|
Rice |
46-75
|
0.3802
|
656-787
|
0.4546
|
0.4050
|
|
112
|
Bowling Green |
43-73
|
0.3707
|
615-778
|
0.4415
|
0.3943
|
|
113
|
Connecticut |
43-80
|
0.3496
|
672-751
|
0.4722
|
0.3905
|
|
114
|
Army |
45-80
|
0.3600
|
609-822
|
0.4256
|
0.3819
|
|
115
|
Buffalo |
40-76
|
0.3448
|
591-797
|
0.4258
|
0.3718
|
|
116
|
Troy State |
37-72
|
0.3394
|
521-689
|
0.4306
|
0.3698
|
|
117
|
Arkansas State |
45-94
|
0.3237
|
651-852
|
0.4331
|
0.3602
|