2003 Week 14 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 | 0.744 |  Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA) |  B12 | 12–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +71 | Beat Texas Tech 56–25 |
| 2 | 1 | 1.122 |  Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH)) |  MAC | 10–1 | 0.909 | 2 | +50 | Beat Ohio 49–31 |
| 3 | 5 | 1.179 |  Michigan (MICHIGAN) |  B10 | 10–2 | 0.833 | 7 | +51 | Beat Ohio State 35–21 |
| 4 | -2 | 1.202 |  Ohio State (OHIO STATE) | B10 | 10–2 | 0.833 | 7 | +58 | Lost to Michigan 21–35 |
| 5 | 0 | 1.219 |  Texas (TEXAS) | B12 | 9–2 | 0.818 | 10 | +48 | BYE |
| 6 | 0 | 1.225 |  USC |  PAC | 10–1 | 0.909 | 2 | +47 | Beat UCLA 47–22 |
| 7 | 3 | 1.314 |  LSU |  SEC | 10–1 | 0.909 | 2 | +40 | Beat Ole Miss 17–14 |
| 8 | -1 | 1.334 |  Miami (MIAMI) | IND BE | 9–2 | 0.818 | 10 | +42 | Beat Rutgers 34–10 |
| 9 | -5 | 1.391 |  TCU |  USA | 10–1 | 0.909 | 2 | +43 | Lost to Southern Miss 28–40 |
| 10 | 1 | 1.399 |  Georgia (GEORGIA) | SEC | 9–2 | 0.818 | 10 | +44 | Beat Kentucky 30–10 |
| 11 | -2 | 1.401 |  Florida State (FLORIDA STATE) |  ACC | 9–2 | 0.818 | 10 | +41 | BYE |
| 12 | 0 | 1.486 |  Tennessee (TENNESSEE) | SEC | 9–2 | 0.818 | 10 | +41 | Beat Vanderbilt 48–0 |
| 13 | 3 | 1.533 |  Boise State (BOISE STATE) | IND WAC | 10–1 | 0.909 | 2 | +32 | Beat Fresno State 31–17 |
| 14 | 1 | 1.557 |  Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN) | MAC | 9–2 | 0.818 | 10 | +36 | Beat Ball State 41–14 |
| 15 | 6 | 1.611 |  Iowa (IOWA) | B10 | 9–3 | 0.750 | 18 | +38 | Beat Wisconsin 27–21 |
| 16 | -2 | 1.628 |  Florida (FLORIDA) | SEC | 8–3 | 0.727 | 24 | +34 | BYE |
| 17 | 2 | 1.688 |  Utah (UTAH) |  MWC | 9–2 | 0.818 | 10 | +40 | Beat BYU 3–0 |
| 18 | 6 | 1.696 |  Kansas State (KANSAS STATE) | B12 | 10–3 | 0.769 | 17 | +35 | Beat Missouri 24–14 |
| 19 | 1 | 1.776 |  Arkansas (ARKANSAS) | SEC | 8–3 | 0.727 | 24 | +32 | Beat Mississippi State 52–6 |
| 20 | 2 | 1.805 |  Purdue (PURDUE) | B10 | 9–3 | 0.750 | 18 | +33 | Beat Indiana 24–16 |
| 21 | 2 | 1.840 |  Nebraska (NEBRASKA) | B12 | 8–3 | 0.727 | 24 | +32 | BYE |
| 22 | 4 | 1.843 |  Minnesota (MINNESOTA) | B10 | 9–3 | 0.750 | 18 | +30 | BYE |
| 23 | 2 | 1.856 |  Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE) | B12 | 9–3 | 0.750 | 18 | +33 | Beat Baylor 38–21 |
| 24 | -7 | 1.860 |  Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI) | SEC | 8–3 | 0.727 | 24 | +31 | Lost to LSU 14–17 |
| 25 | 5 | 1.902 |  Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS) | USA | 8–3 | 0.727 | 24 | +32 | Beat TCU 40–28 |
| 26 | -13 | 1.904 |  Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE) | PAC | 9–3 | 0.750 | 18 | +34 | Lost to Washington 19–27 |
| 27 | 1 | 1.925 |  Maryland (MARYLAND) | ACC | 8–3 | 0.727 | 24 | +28 | Beat NC State 26–24 |
| 28 | -1 | 1.927 |  Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS) | MAC | 10–2 | 0.833 | 7 | +27 | Beat Eastern Michigan 38–24 |
| 29 | -11 | 1.966 |  Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH) | IND BE | 8–3 | 0.727 | 24 | +23 | Lost to Boston College 27–34 |
| 30 | -1 | 2.157 |  Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH) | IND BE | 8–3 | 0.727 | 24 | +25 | Beat Temple 30–16 |
| 31 | 4 | 2.205 |  Memphis (MEMPHIS) | USA | 8–3 | 0.727 | 24 | +20 | Beat Cincinnati 21–16 |
| 32 | 9 | 2.332 |  West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA) | IND BE | 7–4 | 0.636 | 41 | +20 | Beat Syracuse 34–23 |
| 33 | 10 | 2.340 |  Louisville (LOUISVILLE) | USA | 8–3 | 0.727 | 24 | +16 | Beat Houston 66–45 |
| 34 | -1 | 2.346 |  UConn (CONNECTICUT) | IND FBSI | 9–3 | 0.750 | 18 | +16 | BYE |
| 35 | 5 | 2.364 |  Toledo (TOLEDO) | MAC | 8–3 | 0.727 | 24 | +18 | Beat Western Michigan 34–17 |
| 36 | 0 | 2.370 |  North Texas (NORTH TEXAS) |  SUN | 8–3 | 0.727 | 24 | +21 | BYE |
| 37 | 0 | 2.383 |  Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE) | B10 | 8–4 | 0.667 | 36 | +22 | Beat Penn State 41–10 |
| 38 | 6 | 2.408 |  Oregon (OREGON) | PAC | 8–4 | 0.667 | 36 | +26 | Beat Oregon State 34–20 |
| 39 | 6 | 2.448 |  Clemson (CLEMSON) | ACC | 8–4 | 0.667 | 36 | +20 | Beat South Carolina 63–17 |
| 40 | 2 | 2.491 |  New Mexico (NEW MEXICO) | MWC | 8–4 | 0.667 | 36 | +17 | Beat Wyoming 26–3 |
| 41 | 9 | 2.535 |  Marshall (MARSHALL) | MAC | 7–4 | 0.636 | 41 | +19 | Beat UCF 21–7 |
| 42 | 5 | 2.610 |  Tulsa (TULSA) | IND WAC | 8–4 | 0.667 | 36 | +14 | Beat San José State 34–32 |
| 43 | 6 | 2.610 |  Auburn (AUBURN) | SEC | 7–5 | 0.583 | 48 | +14 | Beat Alabama 28–23 |
| 44 | -12 | 2.624 |  Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH) | B12 | 7–5 | 0.583 | 48 | +16 | Lost to Oklahoma 25–56 |
| 45 | -11 | 2.630 |  NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE) | ACC | 7–5 | 0.583 | 48 | +18 | Lost to Maryland 24–26 |
| 46 | -7 | 2.637 |  Wisconsin (WISCONSIN) | B10 | 7–5 | 0.583 | 48 | +17 | Lost to Iowa 21–27 |
| 47 | -16 | 2.647 |  Oregon State (OREGON STATE) | PAC | 7–4 | 0.636 | 41 | +12 | Lost to Oregon 20–34 |
| 48 | -10 | 2.708 |  Missouri (MISSOURI) | B12 | 7–4 | 0.636 | 41 | +13 | Lost to Kansas State 14–24 |
| 49 | 4 | 2.804 |  Colorado State (COLORADO STATE) | MWC | 7–5 | 0.583 | 48 | +16 | Beat UNLV 24–23 |
| 50 | -2 | 2.871 |  Fresno State (FRESNO STATE) | IND WAC | 7–5 | 0.583 | 48 | +13 | Lost to Boise State 17–31 |
| 51 | 3 | 2.904 |  California (CALIFORNIA) | PAC | 7–6 | 0.538 | 61 | +11 | Beat Stanford 28–16 |
| 52 | 11 | 2.930 |  Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE) | IND BE | 7–5 | 0.583 | 48 | +13 | Beat Virginia Tech 34–27 |
| 53 | -7 | 2.996 |  Air Force (AIR FORCE) | MWC | 7–5 | 0.583 | 48 | +6 | Lost to San Diego State 3–24 |
| 54 | 3 | 3.029 |  Hawai'i (HAWAII) | IND WAC | 7–4 | 0.636 | 41 | +5 | Beat Army 59–28 |
| 55 | 10 | 3.143 |  Virginia (VIRGINIA) | ACC | 6–5 | 0.545 | 57 | +7 | Beat Georgia Tech 29–17 |
| 56 | -4 | 3.182 |  Syracuse (SYRACUSE) | IND BE | 5–5 | 0.500 | 62 | +6 | Lost to West Virginia 23–34 |
| 57 | 3 | 3.191 |  Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME) | IND FBSI | 4–6 | 0.400 | 80 | +11 | BYE |
| 58 | 6 | 3.317 |  Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN) | B10 | 6–6 | 0.500 | 62 | +7 | Beat Illinois 37–20 |
| 59 | 9 | 3.327 |  Navy (NAVY) | IND FBSI | 7–4 | 0.636 | 41 | +10 | Beat Central Michigan 63–34 |
| 60 | -2 | 3.351 |  Houston (HOUSTON) | USA | 6–5 | 0.545 | 57 | +4 | Lost to Louisville 45–66 |
| 61 | -10 | 3.354 |  South Florida (SOUTH FLORIDA) | USA | 6–4 | 0.600 | 47 | -4 | Lost to UAB 19–22 |
| 62 | -7 | 3.457 |  Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH) | ACC | 6–5 | 0.545 | 57 | +4 | Lost to Virginia 17–29 |
| 63 | 11 | 3.478 |  Washington (WASHINGTON) | PAC | 6–6 | 0.500 | 62 | +4 | Beat Washington State 27–19 |
| 64 | -8 | 3.482 |  Alabama (ALABAMA) | SEC | 4–8 | 0.333 | 88 | +2 | Lost to Auburn 23–28 |
| 65 | -3 | 3.482 |  Colorado (COLORADO) | B12 | 5–6 | 0.455 | 69 | +6 | BYE |
| 66 | -7 | 3.502 |  UNLV | MWC | 5–6 | 0.455 | 69 | +4 | Lost to Colorado State 23–24 |
| 67 | 2 | 3.515 |  Akron (AKRON) | MAC | 7–5 | 0.583 | 48 | -8 | BYE |
| 68 | -1 | 3.567 |  Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH) | IND WAC | 5–6 | 0.455 | 69 | +3 | BYE |
| 69 | -3 | 3.588 |  UCLA | PAC | 6–6 | 0.500 | 62 | +6 | Lost to USC 22–47 |
| 70 | -9 | 3.599 |  South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA) | SEC | 5–7 | 0.417 | 75 | +3 | Lost to Clemson 17–63 |
| 71 | -1 | 3.729 |  Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST) | ACC | 5–6 | 0.455 | 69 | -1 | BYE |
| 72 | -1 | 3.753 |  Nevada (NEVADA) | IND WAC | 6–5 | 0.545 | 57 | -4 | BYE |
| 73 | 7 | 3.760 |  UAB | USA | 5–6 | 0.455 | 69 | -4 | Beat South Florida 22–19 |
| 74 | 2 | 3.817 |  Kansas (KANSAS) | B12 | 6–6 | 0.500 | 62 | -7 | Beat Iowa State 36–7 |
| 75 | 3 | 3.847 |  San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE) | MWC | 6–6 | 0.500 | 62 | -9 | Beat Air Force 24–3 |
| 76 | -4 | 3.936 |  Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M) | B12 | 4–7 | 0.364 | 82 | +2 | BYE |
| 77 | -4 | 3.988 |  Cincinnati (CINCINNATI) | USA | 5–6 | 0.455 | 69 | -9 | Lost to Memphis 16–21 |
| 78 | 1 | 4.002 |  Troy (TROY) | IND FBSI | 6–6 | 0.500 | 62 | -9 | Beat UL Monroe 28–24 |
| 79 | -2 | 4.244 |  Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN) | MAC | 5–7 | 0.417 | 75 | -11 | Lost to Toledo 17–34 |
| 80 | 5 | 4.345 |  Tulane (TULANE) | USA | 5–7 | 0.417 | 75 | -13 | Beat East Carolina 28–18 |
| 81 | -6 | 4.428 |  Stanford (STANFORD) | PAC | 4–6 | 0.400 | 80 | -7 | Lost to California 16–28 |
| 82 | 0 | 4.439 |  Rutgers (RUTGERS) | IND BE | 4–7 | 0.364 | 82 | -15 | Lost to Miami 10–34 |
| 83 | -2 | 4.534 |  Wyoming (WYOMING) | MWC | 4–7 | 0.364 | 82 | -13 | Lost to New Mexico 3–26 |
| 84 | 3 | 4.575 |  Kent State (KENT STATE) | MAC | 5–7 | 0.417 | 75 | -17 | Beat Buffalo 34–24 |
| 85 | -2 | 4.679 |  BYU | MWC | 4–8 | 0.333 | 88 | -8 | Lost to Utah 0–3 |
| 86 | -2 | 4.760 |  Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE) | PAC | 4–7 | 0.364 | 82 | -16 | BYE |
| 87 | -1 | 4.877 |  Ball State (BALL STATE) | MAC | 4–8 | 0.333 | 88 | -17 | Lost to Bowling Green 14–41 |
| 88 | 4 | 5.070 |  Rice (RICE) | IND WAC | 4–7 | 0.364 | 82 | -21 | Beat UTEP 45–14 |
| 89 | 0 | 5.096 |  Penn State (PENN STATE) | B10 | 3–9 | 0.250 | 97 | -26 | Lost to Michigan State 10–41 |
| 90 | 1 | 5.163 |  Duke (DUKE) | ACC | 4–8 | 0.333 | 88 | -21 | Beat North Carolina 30–22 |
| 91 | -1 | 5.266 |  Kentucky (KENTUCKY) | SEC | 4–7 | 0.364 | 82 | -30 | Lost to Georgia 10–30 |
| 92 | -4 | 5.414 |  Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE) | SUN | 5–7 | 0.417 | 75 | -30 | Lost to Middle Tennessee 14–24 |
| 93 | 0 | 5.646 |  Arizona (ARIZONA) | PAC | 2–9 | 0.182 | 103 | -21 | BYE |
| 94 | 1 | 5.729 |  Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE) | SUN | 4–8 | 0.333 | 88 | -31 | BYE |
| 95 | 6 | 5.778 |  Middle Tennessee (MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE) | SUN | 4–8 | 0.333 | 88 | -23 | Beat Arkansas State 24–14 |
| 96 | -2 | 6.019 |  Iowa State (IOWA STATE) | B12 | 2–9 | 0.182 | 103 | -28 | Lost to Kansas 7–36 |
| 97 | 1 | 6.032 |  Baylor (BAYLOR) | B12 | 3–9 | 0.250 | 97 | -30 | Lost to Oklahoma State 21–38 |
| 98 | 1 | 6.185 |  San José State (SAN JOSE STATE) | IND WAC | 3–8 | 0.273 | 94 | -33 | Lost to Tulsa 32–34 |
| 99 | -2 | 6.208 |  Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN) | MAC | 3–9 | 0.250 | 97 | -38 | Lost to Navy 34–63 |
| 100 | -4 | 6.296 |  Utah State (UTAH STATE) | SUN | 3–9 | 0.250 | 97 | -39 | Lost to Idaho 13–20 |
| 101 | -1 | 6.315 |  Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT) | SEC | 2–10 | 0.167 | 107 | -37 | Lost to Tennessee 0–48 |
| 102 | 1 | 6.350 |  Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN) | MAC | 3–9 | 0.250 | 97 | -28 | Lost to Northern Illinois 24–38 |
| 103 | 1 | 6.466 |  New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE) | SUN | 3–8 | 0.273 | 94 | -41 | BYE |
| 104 | 1 | 6.491 |  Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE) | SEC | 2–9 | 0.182 | 103 | -32 | Lost to Arkansas 6–52 |
| 105 | 1 | 6.741 |  UCF (CENTRAL FLORIDA) | MAC | 3–8 | 0.273 | 94 | -42 | Lost to Marshall 7–21 |
| 106 | 1 | 6.797 |  Indiana (INDIANA) | B10 | 2–10 | 0.167 | 107 | -44 | Lost to Purdue 16–24 |
| 107 | 3 | 6.885 |  Idaho (IDAHO) | SUN | 3–9 | 0.250 | 97 | -29 | Beat Utah State 20–13 |
| 108 | -6 | 6.929 |  North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA) | ACC | 2–10 | 0.167 | 107 | -43 | Lost to Duke 22–30 |
| 109 | 0 | 7.159 |  Ohio (OHIO) | MAC | 2–9 | 0.182 | 103 | -49 | Lost to Miami (OH) 31–49 |
| 110 | -2 | 7.373 |  Illinois (ILLINOIS) | B10 | 1–11 | 0.083 | 113 | -52 | Lost to Northwestern 20–37 |
| 111 | 3 | 7.808 |  Temple (TEMPLE) | IND BE | 1–10 | 0.091 | 111 | -39 | Lost to Pittsburgh 16–30 |
| 112 | 0 | 7.815 |  Buffalo (BUFFALO) | MAC | 1–11 | 0.083 | 113 | -41 | Lost to Kent State 24–34 |
| 113 | -2 | 7.923 |  East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA) | USA | 1–10 | 0.091 | 111 | -50 | Lost to Tulane 18–28 |
| 114 | -1 | 8.080 |  UTEP | IND WAC | 2–10 | 0.167 | 107 | -48 | Lost to Rice 14–45 |
| 115 | 0 | 8.702 |  Army (ARMY) | USA | 0–12 | 0.000 | 116 | -61 | Lost to Hawai'i 28–59 |
| 116 | 0 | 9.048 |  UL Monroe (LOUISIANA MONROE) | SUN | 1–11 | 0.083 | 113 | -47 | Lost to Troy 24–28 |
| 117 | 0 | 9.295 |  SMU | IND WAC | 0–11 | 0.000 | 116 | -63 | BYE |