Entropy System 2002 Pre-season Ratings

Note: These rankings are not neccesarily identical to those posted before the 2002 season. I have subsequently altered my algorithms, and here I show retrospectively what my current methods would have said for the season...

rank team power
1 Miami 79.86
2 Florida State 78.54
3 Florida 78.38
4 Texas 72.71
5 Nebraska 70.74
6 Michigan 70.53
7 Tennessee 69.81
8 Oklahoma 69.56
9 Kansas State 68.35
10 Colorado 66.95
11 Alabama 66.25
12 Notre Dame 65.90
13 Georgia 64.76
14 Virginia Tech 64.46
15 Washington 64.19
16 Oregon 64.10
17 Boston College 64.05
18 Texas Tech 64.00
19 Southern Cal 63.43
20 Texas A&M 63.29
21 UCLA 62.34
22 Ohio State 62.18
23 Michigan State 61.25
24 Purdue 61.06
25 L.S.U. 60.95
26 Syracuse 60.85
27 Washington State 60.47
28 Penn State 59.24
29 Louisville 59.08
30 Utah 58.91
31 Illinois 58.31
32 Oregon State 58.20
33 Georgia Tech 58.00
34 Auburn 57.95
35 Marshall 57.41
36 Arizona 57.12
37 Southern Miss 57.04
38 Ole Miss 56.42
39 Iowa 56.40
40 Wisconsin 56.40
41 Stanford 56.24
42 Fresno State 55.86
43 North Carolina 55.31
44 North Carolina State 54.88
45 Clemson 54.79
46 Maryland 54.49
47 Arkansas 54.39
48 Mississippi State 54.10
49 Virginia 54.09
50 Pittsburgh 53.67
51 Arizona State 53.35
52 South Carolina 53.29
53 Iowa State 53.24
54 Minnesota 52.64
55 B.Y.U. 52.40
56 Colorado State 52.32
57 Indiana 51.48
58 Oklahoma State 51.37
59 West Virginia 51.20
60 Boise State 51.06
61 East Carolina 50.88
62 Cincinnati 49.85
63 Missouri 49.24
64 Wake Forest 49.23
65 Central Florida 49.11
66 T.C.U. 48.72
67 Toledo 48.65
68 Miami (Ohio) 48.24
69 Bowling Green 48.11
70 Hawaii 47.78
71 New Mexico 47.72
72 Northwestern 47.47
73 California 47.28
74 Kentucky 47.20
75 Memphis 47.06
76 Louisiana Tech 44.61
77 South Florida 44.07
78 UNLV 44.07
79 Air Force 43.37
80 Temple 43.20
81 Northern Illinois 42.32
82 U.A.B. 42.14
83 Western Michigan 42.05
84 Tulane 41.39
85 San Diego State 40.58
86 Kansas 40.43
87 Vanderbilt 40.40
88 Baylor 40.12
89 Rice 39.68
90 Wyoming 39.60
91 Ball State 38.89
92 Troy 38.54
93 Middle Tennessee State 38.41
94 Nevada 37.45
95 North Texas 37.32
96 Akron 37.07
97 Ohio 36.34
98 S.M.U. 36.09
99 Utah State 35.64
100 Central Michigan 34.88
101 Duke 34.80
102 Kent State 34.80
103 Idaho 33.88
104 San Jose State 33.66
105 UTEP 32.71
106 Rutgers 32.42
107 Army 32.34
108 Houston 32.11
109 Tulsa 31.81
110 Navy 30.83
111 New Mexico State 30.42
112 Connecticut 26.76
113 Eastern Michigan 24.89
114 Louisiana-Lafayette 24.61
115 Louisiana-Monroe 24.30
116 Arkansas State 22.95
117 Buffalo 21.89

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