K-RANK 2003

This is an experimental Division I-A college football ranking system that operates on the following principles:

• At its core, K-RANK determines a team's schedule strength - but six levels deep (opponent's opponent's opponent's...)
• K-RANK has 'strength of victory' and 'strength of defeat' algorithms, and combines them for the final K-RANK.
• Points scored and margin of victory don't matter. Only wins and losses matter.
• Game location (home or away) doesn't matter.
• Only games between Division I-A teams matter. Games against Division I-AA don't count (not even losses.)
• Games from previous years don't count. Neither do games scheduled later this year.
• It doesn't matter when you play a team. (If they're undefeated when you beat 'em, but then drop to .500 - they're a .500 team to you.)
• It doesn't matter what conference a team is in. (Conference is listed below for convenience.)

Through games of January 4, 2004

rank	team	wins	loss	K%	conf	9/6	9/13	9/20	9/27	10/4	10/11	10/18	10/25	11/1	11/8	11/15	11/22	11/29	12/6	1/4
1	Southern Cal	12	1	1.000	Pac10	5	5	16	57	29	17	11	6	2	3	3	2	3	2	1
2	LSU	12	1	.998	SEC	7	27	9	12	18	23	16	12	6	8	10	6	2	3	2
3	Oklahoma	12	2	.992	Big12	1	1	1	4	3	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	3
4	Miami OH	13	1	.981	MAC	24	32	20	19	13	13	12	7	8	5	6	5	8	4	4
5	Ohio St	11	2	.981	Big10	7	7	3	1	2	9	3	4	4	2	2	3	5	7	5
6	Boise St	12	1	.976	WAC	24	41	62	54	35	24	22	23	16	19	15	13	13	12	6
7	Georgia	11	3	.975	SEC	24	4	7	14	15	3	7	5	11	13	12	8	7	9	7
8	Miami FL	11	2	.969	Big East	1	3	2	5	8	1	2	2	5	10	8	9	6	5	8
9	Florida St	10	3	.965	ACC	24	15	5	3	5	4	4	3	3	9	7	11	4	6	9
10	Utah	10	2	.955	Mt West	24	16	36	25	12	12	6	27	20	21	16	14	15	15	10
11	TCU	11	2	.954	CUSA	24	27	17	22	17	15	10	9	7	4	4	10	11	11	11
12	Michigan	10	3	.951	Big10	7	2	10	23	47	22	28	15	9	14	11	4	10	10	12
13	Bowling Green	9	3	.951	MAC	24	33	30	34	31	30	21	16	19	20	18	16	14	16	13
14	Texas	10	3	.949	Big12	24	41	39	31	22	33	29	26	18	7	5	7	9	8	14
15	Iowa	10	3	.947	Big10	24	6	6	13	6	5	18	14	14	26	22	18	17	18	15
16	Tennessee	10	3	.942	SEC	7	21	8	2	16	31	25	22	21	12	13	12	12	13	16
17	Mississippi	10	3	.940	SEC	24	80	61	72	65	49	37	29	24	17	17	23	22	22	17
18	Nebraska	10	3	.937	Big12	7	7	11	8	1	11	8	8	12	15	24	22	19	20	18
19	Washington St	10	3	.935	Pac10	24	26	58	16	10	18	14	11	22	11	9	26	25	25	19
20	Northern Illinois	9	2	.935	MAC	24	41	22	21	19	16	15	17	17	16	23	19	20	21	20
21	Maryland	9	3	.933	ACC	24	41	34	36	30	27	26	37	34	34	29	27	23	23	21
22	Minnesota	10	3	.931	Big10	24	14	19	10	4	14	24	21	25	18	25	24	24	24	22
23	Kansas St	9	4	.926	Big12	4	9	56	51	62	71	53	36	35	32	26	20	21	14	23
24	Purdue	9	4	.924	Big10	24	18	24	20	21	19	9	18	15	6	14	15	16	17	24
25	Arkansas	9	4	.917	SEC	24	27	12	6	9	20	33	47	37	29	27	25	30	30	25
26	Oklahoma St	8	4	.914	Big12	24	41	39	40	39	34	17	13	13	23	19	17	18	19	26
27	Louisville	9	4	.901	CUSA	24	27	17	15	25	29	19	20	23	25	30	29	29	28	27
28	Connecticut	8	0	.897	Independent	24	77	71	69	56	72	61	51	42	38	32	33	31	31	28
29	Clemson	8	4	.896	ACC	24	41	55	43	54	37	52	43	61	53	51	41	39	38	29
30	Florida	7	5	.894	SEC	24	41	39	36	70	59	38	32	28	27	21	21	26	26	30
31	Southern Miss	9	4	.891	CUSA	107	82	78	75	57	78	76	60	50	43	36	32	28	27	31
32	Marshall	7	4	.887	MAC	24	98	66	89	88	76	62	54	49	44	49	38	35	35	32
33	North Texas	9	4	.886	Sun Belt	24	37	34	36	52	45	50	39	38	31	28	28	27	29	33
34	Auburn	7	5	.885	SEC	116	102	96	83	66	42	34	38	32	45	50	45	42	43	34
35	West Virginia	8	5	.870	Big East	24	98	103	88	92	82	74	70	59	54	44	39	36	34	35
36	Texas Tech	8	5	.868	Big12	24	41	71	45	27	21	31	35	31	30	37	43	40	42	36
37	South Florida	5	4	.865	CUSA	93	72	67	65	46	46	41	55	47	37	35	50	45	44	37
38	Fresno St	8	5	.862	WAC	24	37	15	24	72	89	80	64	54	47	42	46	44	45	38
39	Navy	7	4	.861	Independent	24	41	39	63	48	39	35	31	29	41	38	34	32	32	39
40	Memphis	8	4	.860	CUSA	19	73	60	60	73	92	84	74	57	55	46	36	49	48	40
41	Virginia	8	5	.858	ACC	24	69	57	27	26	40	55	42	60	58	62	57	52	50	41
42	Michigan St	8	5	.856	Big10	7	36	37	7	7	7	5	10	26	28	40	35	33	33	42
43	Toledo	7	4	.855	MAC	106	79	32	61	50	43	36	63	51	48	43	40	48	47	43
44	North Carolina St	7	5	.853	ACC	24	92	70	66	82	74	56	46	36	36	45	53	53	52	44
45	Oregon	8	5	.853	Pac10	24	17	4	11	33	50	47	41	66	60	53	44	41	39	45
46	Oregon St	7	5	.852	Pac10	93	83	64	42	24	28	42	52	45	40	34	48	46	53	46
47	Pittsburgh	8	5	.844	Big East	19	21	52	30	28	48	39	33	30	24	31	30	34	36	47
48	Tulsa	7	5	.842	WAC	24	41	39	40	36	55	78	71	62	56	47	37	38	37	48
49	Missouri	7	5	.836	Big12	24	41	28	47	40	25	30	24	27	39	33	42	37	40	49
50	Boston College	8	5	.832	Big East	19	24	51	48	37	38	48	40	53	67	64	56	58	56	50
51	Akron	5	5	.829	MAC	109	105	99	77	87	77	73	84	84	75	68	62	57	57	51
52	Virginia Tech	7	5	.823	Big East	24	41	26	18	11	8	13	19	10	22	20	31	43	41	52
53	Air Force	6	5	.821	Mt West	16	10	14	9	20	6	27	25	39	35	52	61	55	55	53
54	New Mexico	7	5	.814	Mt West	24	83	112	105	86	75	72	53	73	63	54	52	47	46	54
55	Northwestern	6	7	.810	Big10	18	74	53	56	64	65	67	50	58	49	59	55	51	51	55
56	Wisconsin	7	6	.800	Big10	7	40	38	33	23	10	20	49	44	51	48	54	50	49	56
57	South Carolina	5	7	.798	SEC	7	13	23	32	38	36	40	30	43	52	57	63	61	59	57
58	California	8	6	.791	Pac10	103	110	111	100	101	88	91	85	79	86	73	69	64	60	58
59	Alabama	5	8	.784	SEC	24	41	33	35	49	44	69	82	72	61	60	67	63	63	59
60	Alabama-Birmingham	6	6	.784	CUSA	108	114	113	108	93	80	83	83	75	87	77	73	66	64	60
61	Hawai`i	7	6	.783	WAC	24	41	76	73	79	73	68	56	48	42	55	49	60	67	61
62	Troy St	4	6	.782	Independent	24	34	77	62	60	66	58	68	76	85	80	74	67	65	62
63	Syracuse	6	6	.781	Big East	24	41	39	26	34	35	23	34	33	33	39	51	65	62	63
64	Georgia Tech	7	6	.778	ACC	93	81	102	90	78	64	64	48	46	65	58	68	72	72	64
65	Colorado St	6	6	.778	Mt West	16	71	88	93	81	60	49	45	69	72	65	58	56	54	65
66	Notre Dame	5	7	.768	Independent	19	19	82	82	77	58	63	75	78	71	67	59	54	66	66
67	Cincinnati	4	7	.763	CUSA	24	27	28	44	61	81	70	57	68	62	56	64	71	70	67
68	Western Michigan	4	7	.760	MAC	24	106	86	71	59	63	66	76	85	76	70	77	74	74	68
69	Washington	6	6	.756	Pac10	24	41	39	28	51	68	51	61	55	77	83	78	76	75	69
70	Colorado	5	7	.755	Big12	3	35	65	58	68	61	82	79	86	80	69	65	69	71	70
71	Nevada	5	6	.750	WAC	24	41	39	53	63	54	46	67	83	88	76	71	78	77	71
72	San Diego St	4	6	.750	Mt West	24	41	39	68	85	94	101	88	87	73	82	79	73	73	72
73	Louisiana Tech	5	7	.750	WAC	24	11	73	55	69	62	79	59	65	57	66	60	75	76	73
74	Tulane	4	7	.744	CUSA	24	41	39	59	45	52	65	80	77	69	74	72	70	69	74
75	UCLA	6	7	.740	Pac10	24	77	83	67	55	41	32	28	41	50	61	66	62	61	75
76	Houston	6	7	.740	CUSA	24	41	59	52	43	32	44	44	40	46	41	47	59	58	76
77	UNLV	6	6	.735	Mt West	104	20	13	17	14	26	43	77	71	81	72	82	80	79	77
78	Rutgers	5	7	.727	Big East	24	75	63	46	44	67	77	69	56	66	75	81	79	78	78
79	Kent St	4	7	.716	MAC	24	37	95	78	99	104	107	103	94	90	90	84	81	81	79
80	Arizona St	4	7	.713	Pac10	24	41	39	70	76	57	54	65	80	89	87	85	82	82	80
81	Wake Forest	5	7	.712	ACC	5	25	21	49	41	69	59	62	52	79	81	80	84	83	81
82	Stanford	4	7	.705	Pac10	24	41	27	39	42	51	57	72	64	59	63	76	83	84	82
83	Kansas	5	7	.700	Big12	92	70	54	29	32	53	45	58	74	78	79	75	68	68	83
84	Texas A&M	4	8	.699	Big12	7	12	25	50	58	47	60	73	63	64	71	70	77	80	84
85	Rice	5	7	.680	WAC	93	103	110	114	105	97	103	105	93	96	91	86	85	85	85
86	Duke	3	8	.661	ACC	93	75	94	91	83	93	97	94	100	93	97	90	87	86	86
87	Ball St	3	8	.660	MAC	24	41	74	98	75	70	81	66	67	82	89	89	86	87	87
88	Idaho	3	7	.658	Sun Belt	93	92	105	86	80	91	98	106	101	105	98	94	88	88	88
89	Eastern Michigan	2	8	.647	MAC	24	94	98	107	108	107	104	99	108	102	94	95	92	92	89
90	Arkansas St	3	7	.641	Sun Belt	24	41	87	99	96	101	93	98	88	84	86	93	91	90	90
91	Brigham Young	4	8	.638	Mt West	19	21	31	76	67	85	99	87	90	83	88	92	90	93	91
92	Wyoming	3	8	.633	Mt West	93	108	97	97	89	79	71	86	81	70	78	83	89	89	92
93	Kentucky	3	8	.626	SEC	24	83	81	95	98	96	86	78	82	68	84	87	94	94	93
94	Middle Tennessee St	4	7	.623	Sun Belt	24	83	90	80	102	95	87	89	99	92	99	98	96	95	94
95	Penn St	3	9	.619	Big10	93	95	80	74	71	86	85	90	89	94	92	97	93	91	95
96	San José St	2	8	.600	WAC	109	83	101	87	110	102	92	92	98	91	93	96	97	98	96
97	Louisiana-Lafayette	3	8	.588	Sun Belt	109	116	115	117	116	117	113	110	112	108	103	100	98	97	97
98	Baylor	2	9	.576	Big12	117	117	108	96	74	84	90	91	96	97	96	99	95	96	98
99	Iowa St	1	10	.552	Big12	24	41	39	63	53	56	75	81	70	74	85	88	99	99	99
100	Central Michigan	1	9	.536	MAC	24	41	89	81	90	83	88	97	91	99	105	104	101	101	100
101	Arizona	2	10	.536	Pac10	24	41	79	79	97	103	89	93	106	95	95	91	100	100	101
102	Vanderbilt	1	10	.492	SEC	93	115	106	116	117	112	111	113	107	111	104	106	102	102	102
103	Buffalo	1	10	.481	MAC	109	95	100	112	115	113	117	114	113	113	107	109	107	107	103
104	Central Florida	2	9	.474	MAC	24	41	67	84	84	98	106	101	103	110	102	103	106	105	104
105	Mississippi St	2	10	.465	SEC	24	83	90	102	94	90	95	102	95	100	101	101	103	104	105
106	New Mexico St	2	9	.460	Sun Belt	24	106	84	104	107	111	116	115	115	112	113	105	105	106	106
107	Indiana	1	10	.460	Big10	109	104	109	113	114	115	109	107	109	101	110	108	104	103	107
108	Utah St	3	9	.454	Sun Belt	109	101	90	85	103	108	108	100	97	103	108	111	108	108	108
109	Louisiana-Monroe	1	9	.451	Sun Belt	24	100	75	103	109	105	94	104	105	104	111	112	109	109	109
110	North Carolina	2	10	.420	ACC	24	83	93	101	104	100	105	108	110	107	109	113	111	111	110
111	Temple	1	10	.403	Big East	104	91	85	92	95	99	96	95	92	98	100	102	110	110	111
112	Ohio U.	1	10	.386	MAC	24	83	67	94	91	87	102	109	104	109	114	110	113	113	112
113	UTEP	1	10	.351	WAC	93	111	107	106	100	106	100	96	102	106	106	107	114	114	113
114	Illinois	0	11	.322	Big10	24	97	116	115	112	109	110	111	111	115	115	115	112	112	114
115	East Carolina	1	11	.276	CUSA	109	113	117	111	111	114	112	112	114	114	112	114	115	115	115
116	SMU	0	12	.109	WAC	24	112	114	109	113	116	115	117	117	117	117	116	117	116	116
117	Army	0	13	.000	CUSA	24	109	104	110	106	110	114	116	116	116	116	117	116	117	117

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The K-RANK system is designed by Kari Chisholm.

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