Welcome
to the NationalChamps.net 2002 Preseason Strength of Schedule
rankings. The formula used to obtain these results is fairly
simple. The rankings are based off of who each team plays
and where they are ranked in the NationalChamps.net Preseason
Poll. Although arguments can be made that the NationalChamps.net
Poll is not the standard with all of the Preseason Polls that
exist, it can also be said that the differences are marginal
when percentages are used, which in essence is what the formula
attempts to control. In other words, using another poll would
not necessarily mean a large jump or drop for certain teams.
Several factors have been considered and here is what the
numbers spit out:
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