2003 Week 12 College Football Team Rankings
2003 rankings calculated with the Classic formula (Ken's 2016-based hybrid, applied retroactively); records, NOW and game results come from official ESPN scores.
| Rank | Change | Rating | Team | Conf | Record | Win % | Place | NOW | Game Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0.648 |  Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA) |  B12 | 10–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +54 | Beat Texas A&M 77–0 |
| 2 | 1 | 1.123 |  Ohio State (OHIO STATE) |  B10 | 9–1 | 0.900 | 3 | +43 | Beat Michigan State 33–23 |
| 3 | -1 | 1.179 |  USC |  PAC | 8–1 | 0.889 | 5 | +34 | BYE |
| 4 | 7 | 1.208 |  Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH)) |  MAC | 8–1 | 0.889 | 5 | +34 | Beat Bowling Green 33–10 |
| 5 | 2 | 1.240 |  TCU |  USA | 9–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +35 | Beat Louisville 31–28 |
| 6 | 6 | 1.306 |  Texas (TEXAS) | B12 | 8–2 | 0.800 | 10 | +34 | Beat Oklahoma State 55–16 |
| 7 | 2 | 1.371 |  Michigan (MICHIGAN) | B10 | 8–2 | 0.800 | 10 | +31 | BYE |
| 8 | 0 | 1.389 |  LSU |  SEC | 8–1 | 0.889 | 5 | +25 | BYE |
| 9 | 11 | 1.439 |  Tennessee (TENNESSEE) | SEC | 7–2 | 0.778 | 17 | +32 | Beat Miami 10–6 |
| 10 | -6 | 1.461 |  Miami (MIAMI) | IND BE | 7–2 | 0.778 | 17 | +28 | Lost to Tennessee 6–10 |
| 11 | 10 | 1.533 |  Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI) | SEC | 8–2 | 0.800 | 10 | +29 | Beat Auburn 24–20 |
| 12 | -6 | 1.536 |  Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH) | IND BE | 7–2 | 0.778 | 17 | +25 | Lost to Pittsburgh 28–31 |
| 13 | -8 | 1.551 |  Florida State (FLORIDA STATE) |  ACC | 8–2 | 0.800 | 10 | +27 | Lost to Clemson 10–26 |
| 14 | 2 | 1.586 |  Nebraska (NEBRASKA) | B12 | 8–2 | 0.800 | 10 | +28 | Beat Kansas 24–3 |
| 15 | 0 | 1.588 |  Georgia (GEORGIA) | SEC | 7–2 | 0.778 | 17 | +26 | BYE |
| 16 | -2 | 1.596 |  Boise State (BOISE STATE) | IND WAC | 8–1 | 0.889 | 5 | +20 | BYE |
| 17 | -7 | 1.612 |  Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN) | MAC | 7–2 | 0.778 | 17 | +24 | Lost to Miami (OH) 10–33 |
| 18 | 9 | 1.626 |  Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE) | PAC | 8–2 | 0.800 | 10 | +28 | Beat UCLA 31–13 |
| 19 | 6 | 1.638 |  Purdue (PURDUE) | B10 | 8–2 | 0.800 | 10 | +27 | Beat Iowa 27–14 |
| 20 | 3 | 1.677 |  Minnesota (MINNESOTA) | B10 | 9–2 | 0.818 | 9 | +26 | Beat Wisconsin 37–34 |
| 21 | -3 | 1.680 |  Florida (FLORIDA) | SEC | 7–3 | 0.700 | 27 | +23 | Beat Vanderbilt 35–17 |
| 22 | -9 | 1.696 |  Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS) | MAC | 9–1 | 0.900 | 3 | +24 | Beat Buffalo 40–9 |
| 23 | 6 | 1.748 |  Arkansas (ARKANSAS) | SEC | 6–3 | 0.667 | 35 | +25 | Beat South Carolina 28–6 |
| 24 | 6 | 1.778 |  Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH) | IND BE | 7–2 | 0.778 | 17 | +24 | Beat Virginia Tech 31–28 |
| 25 | -3 | 1.808 |  Utah (UTAH) |  MWC | 7–2 | 0.778 | 17 | +26 | BYE |
| 26 | -9 | 1.935 |  Iowa (IOWA) | B10 | 7–3 | 0.700 | 27 | +20 | Lost to Purdue 14–27 |
| 27 | -8 | 1.946 |  Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE) | B12 | 7–3 | 0.700 | 27 | +22 | Lost to Texas 16–55 |
| 28 | -4 | 2.011 |  Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE) | B10 | 7–3 | 0.700 | 27 | +22 | Lost to Ohio State 23–33 |
| 29 | 2 | 2.082 |  NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE) | ACC | 7–3 | 0.700 | 27 | +21 | BYE |
| 30 | 3 | 2.091 |  Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH) | B12 | 7–3 | 0.700 | 27 | +18 | Beat Baylor 62–14 |
| 31 | -5 | 2.096 |  Louisville (LOUISVILLE) | USA | 7–2 | 0.778 | 17 | +14 | Lost to TCU 28–31 |
| 32 | 0 | 2.161 |  Kansas State (KANSAS STATE) | B12 | 8–3 | 0.727 | 25 | +15 | Beat Iowa State 45–0 |
| 33 | 2 | 2.272 |  Air Force (AIR FORCE) | MWC | 7–3 | 0.700 | 27 | +14 | Beat Army 31–3 |
| 34 | 17 | 2.353 |  Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS) | USA | 6–3 | 0.667 | 35 | +15 | Beat Houston 31–10 |
| 35 | 1 | 2.374 |  Maryland (MARYLAND) | ACC | 6–3 | 0.667 | 35 | +11 | BYE |
| 36 | 2 | 2.493 |  Oregon State (OREGON STATE) | PAC | 6–3 | 0.667 | 35 | +11 | BYE |
| 37 | -9 | 2.502 |  Missouri (MISSOURI) | B12 | 6–3 | 0.667 | 35 | +12 | Lost to Colorado 16–21 |
| 38 | -4 | 2.515 |  Auburn (AUBURN) | SEC | 6–4 | 0.600 | 46 | +9 | Lost to Ole Miss 20–24 |
| 39 | 8 | 2.553 |  UConn (CONNECTICUT) | IND FBSI | 8–3 | 0.727 | 25 | +11 | Beat Rutgers 38–31 |
| 40 | -1 | 2.577 |  Syracuse (SYRACUSE) | IND BE | 5–3 | 0.625 | 45 | +11 | Beat Temple 41–17 |
| 41 | 1 | 2.596 |  Marshall (MARSHALL) | MAC | 6–3 | 0.667 | 35 | +12 | BYE |
| 42 | 2 | 2.611 |  North Texas (NORTH TEXAS) |  SUN | 7–3 | 0.700 | 27 | +12 | Beat UL Monroe 28–26 |
| 43 | 0 | 2.714 |  Memphis (MEMPHIS) | USA | 6–3 | 0.667 | 35 | +7 | BYE |
| 44 | 1 | 2.738 |  Hawai'i (HAWAII) | IND WAC | 6–3 | 0.667 | 35 | +8 | BYE |
| 45 | -4 | 2.762 |  Wisconsin (WISCONSIN) | B10 | 6–4 | 0.600 | 46 | +11 | Lost to Minnesota 34–37 |
| 46 | 19 | 2.763 |  Clemson (CLEMSON) | ACC | 6–4 | 0.600 | 46 | +10 | Beat Florida State 26–10 |
| 47 | 14 | 2.771 |  New Mexico (NEW MEXICO) | MWC | 6–4 | 0.600 | 46 | +7 | Beat Colorado State 37–34 |
| 48 | 9 | 2.795 |  South Florida (SOUTH FLORIDA) | USA | 6–3 | 0.667 | 35 | +4 | Beat East Carolina 38–37 |
| 49 | -1 | 2.824 |  Toledo (TOLEDO) | MAC | 6–3 | 0.667 | 35 | +5 | BYE |
| 50 | 9 | 2.871 |  Oregon (OREGON) | PAC | 6–4 | 0.600 | 46 | +11 | Beat California 21–17 |
| 51 | 11 | 2.955 |  West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA) | IND BE | 5–4 | 0.556 | 55 | +7 | Beat Boston College 35–28 |
| 52 | 11 | 2.963 |  Tulsa (TULSA) | IND WAC | 6–4 | 0.600 | 46 | +4 | Beat Rice 31–28 |
| 53 | 14 | 2.964 |  Fresno State (FRESNO STATE) | IND WAC | 6–4 | 0.600 | 46 | +8 | Beat Nevada 27–10 |
| 54 | 15 | 2.974 |  Alabama (ALABAMA) | SEC | 4–6 | 0.400 | 78 | +8 | Beat Mississippi State 38–0 |
| 55 | 11 | 3.050 |  Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN) | B10 | 5–5 | 0.500 | 61 | +9 | Beat Penn State 17–7 |
| 56 | -4 | 3.070 |  UCLA | PAC | 6–4 | 0.600 | 46 | +10 | Lost to Washington State 13–31 |
| 57 | -17 | 3.115 |  UNLV | MWC | 5–5 | 0.500 | 61 | +8 | Lost to San Diego State 0–7 |
| 58 | 0 | 3.134 |  Virginia (VIRGINIA) | ACC | 5–4 | 0.556 | 55 | +4 | BYE |
| 59 | -9 | 3.136 |  South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA) | SEC | 5–5 | 0.500 | 61 | +7 | Lost to Arkansas 6–28 |
| 60 | -23 | 3.162 |  Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH) | ACC | 5–4 | 0.556 | 55 | +6 | Lost to Duke 17–41 |
| 61 | 7 | 3.247 |  Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH) | IND WAC | 5–5 | 0.500 | 61 | +6 | Beat SMU 41–6 |
| 62 | -7 | 3.326 |  Colorado State (COLORADO STATE) | MWC | 5–5 | 0.500 | 61 | +4 | Lost to New Mexico 34–37 |
| 63 | 13 | 3.332 |  Stanford (STANFORD) | PAC | 4–4 | 0.500 | 61 | +5 | Beat Arizona State 38–27 |
| 64 | 7 | 3.358 |  Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME) | IND FBSI | 3–6 | 0.333 | 89 | +6 | Beat Navy 27–24 |
| 65 | -11 | 3.362 |  Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M) | B12 | 4–6 | 0.400 | 78 | +8 | Lost to Oklahoma 0–77 |
| 66 | -20 | 3.405 |  Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST) | ACC | 5–5 | 0.500 | 61 | +2 | Lost to North Carolina 34–42 |
| 67 | -11 | 3.417 |  Houston (HOUSTON) | USA | 5–4 | 0.556 | 55 | +4 | Lost to Southern Miss 10–31 |
| 68 | -19 | 3.425 |  Washington (WASHINGTON) | PAC | 5–5 | 0.500 | 61 | 0 | Lost to Arizona 22–27 |
| 69 | -9 | 3.529 |  California (CALIFORNIA) | PAC | 5–6 | 0.455 | 74 | 0 | Lost to Oregon 17–21 |
| 70 | 5 | 3.547 |  Colorado (COLORADO) | B12 | 4–6 | 0.400 | 78 | +5 | Beat Missouri 21–16 |
| 71 | -7 | 3.578 |  Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE) | IND BE | 5–5 | 0.500 | 61 | +2 | Lost to West Virginia 28–35 |
| 72 | -19 | 3.600 |  Navy (NAVY) | IND FBSI | 6–4 | 0.600 | 46 | +5 | Lost to Notre Dame 24–27 |
| 73 | 9 | 3.703 |  Cincinnati (CINCINNATI) | USA | 5–4 | 0.556 | 55 | -6 | Beat FCS 31–24 |
| 74 | -4 | 3.733 |  Kansas (KANSAS) | B12 | 5–5 | 0.500 | 61 | -4 | Lost to Nebraska 3–24 |
| 75 | 6 | 3.815 |  Akron (AKRON) | MAC | 6–5 | 0.545 | 60 | -8 | Beat Central Michigan 40–28 |
| 76 | 8 | 3.847 |  San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE) | MWC | 5–5 | 0.500 | 61 | -6 | Beat UNLV 7–0 |
| 77 | 6 | 3.979 |  BYU | MWC | 4–6 | 0.400 | 78 | +2 | BYE |
| 78 | -5 | 4.055 |  Rutgers (RUTGERS) | IND BE | 4–5 | 0.444 | 75 | -6 | Lost to UConn 31–38 |
| 79 | -1 | 4.090 |  Wyoming (WYOMING) | MWC | 4–5 | 0.444 | 75 | -5 | BYE |
| 80 | -8 | 4.233 |  Ball State (BALL STATE) | MAC | 4–6 | 0.400 | 78 | -5 | Lost to Western Michigan 20–28 |
| 81 | -4 | 4.268 |  Nevada (NEVADA) | IND WAC | 5–5 | 0.500 | 61 | -11 | Lost to Fresno State 10–27 |
| 82 | 4 | 4.327 |  Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN) | MAC | 4–6 | 0.400 | 78 | -8 | Beat Ball State 28–20 |
| 83 | -9 | 4.329 |  UAB | USA | 4–6 | 0.400 | 78 | -8 | Lost to Tulane 24–38 |
| 84 | 5 | 4.490 |  Tulane (TULANE) | USA | 4–6 | 0.400 | 78 | -9 | Beat UAB 38–24 |
| 85 | 0 | 4.492 |  Kentucky (KENTUCKY) | SEC | 4–5 | 0.444 | 75 | -13 | BYE |
| 86 | -6 | 4.519 |  Troy (TROY) | IND FBSI | 4–6 | 0.400 | 78 | -11 | Lost to Middle Tennessee 20–27 |
| 87 | -8 | 4.561 |  Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE) | PAC | 4–6 | 0.400 | 78 | -10 | Lost to Stanford 27–38 |
| 88 | 3 | 4.736 |  Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE) | SUN | 5–5 | 0.500 | 61 | -17 | Beat Idaho 24–23 |
| 89 | 3 | 4.780 |  Kent State (KENT STATE) | MAC | 4–6 | 0.400 | 78 | -12 | Beat Ohio 37–33 |
| 90 | -2 | 5.050 |  Iowa State (IOWA STATE) | B12 | 2–7 | 0.222 | 99 | -12 | Lost to Kansas State 0–45 |
| 91 | -4 | 5.215 |  Penn State (PENN STATE) | B10 | 2–8 | 0.200 | 103 | -19 | Lost to Northwestern 7–17 |
| 92 | 5 | 5.277 |  Duke (DUKE) | ACC | 3–7 | 0.300 | 91 | -17 | Beat Georgia Tech 41–17 |
| 93 | -3 | 5.479 |  Utah State (UTAH STATE) | SUN | 3–7 | 0.300 | 91 | -20 | Lost to New Mexico State 21–26 |
| 94 | 4 | 5.558 |  Arizona (ARIZONA) | PAC | 2–8 | 0.200 | 103 | -15 | Beat Washington 27–22 |
| 95 | -2 | 5.775 |  Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN) | MAC | 3–7 | 0.300 | 91 | -24 | Lost to Akron 28–40 |
| 96 | 6 | 5.854 |  San José State (SAN JOSE STATE) | IND WAC | 3–6 | 0.333 | 89 | -21 | Beat UTEP 69–41 |
| 97 | -2 | 6.023 |  Baylor (BAYLOR) | B12 | 3–7 | 0.300 | 91 | -24 | Lost to Texas Tech 14–62 |
| 98 | -2 | 6.073 |  Rice (RICE) | IND WAC | 2–7 | 0.222 | 99 | -20 | Lost to Tulsa 28–31 |
| 99 | 6 | 6.138 |  North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA) | ACC | 2–8 | 0.200 | 103 | -23 | Beat Wake Forest 42–34 |
| 100 | 7 | 6.174 |  Middle Tennessee (MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE) | SUN | 3–7 | 0.300 | 91 | -19 | Beat Troy 27–20 |
| 101 | 2 | 6.178 |  Indiana (INDIANA) | B10 | 2–8 | 0.200 | 103 | -25 | Beat Illinois 17–14 |
| 102 | 4 | 6.316 |  Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE) | SUN | 3–8 | 0.273 | 98 | -30 | Beat FCS 43–10 |
| 103 | 5 | 6.445 |  New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE) | SUN | 3–7 | 0.300 | 91 | -34 | Beat Utah State 26–21 |
| 104 | -10 | 6.459 |  Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE) | SEC | 2–7 | 0.222 | 99 | -23 | Lost to Alabama 0–38 |
| 105 | -6 | 6.649 |  UCF (CENTRAL FLORIDA) | MAC | 3–7 | 0.300 | 91 | -31 | Lost to Eastern Michigan 13–19 |
| 106 | -5 | 6.748 |  Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT) | SEC | 1–9 | 0.100 | 110 | -31 | Lost to Florida 17–35 |
| 107 | -7 | 7.053 |  Illinois (ILLINOIS) | B10 | 1–10 | 0.091 | 114 | -37 | Lost to Indiana 14–17 |
| 108 | -4 | 7.139 |  Ohio (OHIO) | MAC | 2–7 | 0.222 | 99 | -34 | Lost to Kent State 33–37 |
| 109 | 4 | 7.470 |  Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN) | MAC | 2–8 | 0.200 | 103 | -27 | Beat UCF 19–13 |
| 110 | -1 | 7.604 |  East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA) | USA | 1–9 | 0.100 | 110 | -35 | Lost to South Florida 37–38 |
| 111 | 1 | 7.786 |  Buffalo (BUFFALO) | MAC | 1–10 | 0.091 | 114 | -29 | Lost to Northern Illinois 9–40 |
| 112 | -2 | 7.861 |  UTEP | IND WAC | 2–8 | 0.200 | 103 | -33 | Lost to San José State 41–69 |
| 113 | -2 | 8.043 |  Temple (TEMPLE) | IND BE | 1–8 | 0.111 | 109 | -26 | Lost to Syracuse 17–41 |
| 114 | 0 | 8.312 |  Idaho (IDAHO) | SUN | 1–9 | 0.100 | 110 | -28 | Lost to Arkansas State 23–24 |
| 115 | 0 | 8.375 |  Army (ARMY) | USA | 0–10 | 0.000 | 116 | -41 | Lost to Air Force 3–31 |
| 116 | 0 | 8.473 |  UL Monroe (LOUISIANA MONROE) | SUN | 1–9 | 0.100 | 110 | -26 | Lost to North Texas 26–28 |
| 117 | 0 | 8.957 |  SMU | IND WAC | 0–10 | 0.000 | 116 | -46 | Lost to Louisiana Tech 6–41 |