Random Walker Ranking for NCAA Division I-A Football
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O ct 2 00 3 Random Walker Ranking for NCAA Division I - A Football
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- The American Mathematical Monthly
دوره 114 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2007