2003 Week 15 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 | 0.724 |  Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA) |  B12 | 12–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +75 | BYE |
| 2 | 1 | 1.091 |  Michigan (MICHIGAN) |  B10 | 10–2 | 0.833 | 7 | +53 | BYE |
| 3 | -1 | 1.118 |  Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH)) |  MAC | 11–1 | 0.917 | 2 | +55 | Beat UCF 56–21 |
| 4 | 0 | 1.162 |  Ohio State (OHIO STATE) | B10 | 10–2 | 0.833 | 7 | +59 | BYE |
| 5 | 0 | 1.182 |  Texas (TEXAS) | B12 | 10–2 | 0.833 | 7 | +53 | Beat Texas A&M 46–15 |
| 6 | 0 | 1.188 |  USC |  PAC | 10–1 | 0.909 | 6 | +50 | BYE |
| 7 | 1 | 1.205 |  Miami (MIAMI) | IND BE | 10–2 | 0.833 | 7 | +52 | Beat Pittsburgh 28–14 |
| 8 | -1 | 1.215 |  LSU |  SEC | 11–1 | 0.917 | 2 | +49 | Beat Arkansas 55–24 |
| 9 | 2 | 1.216 |  Florida State (FLORIDA STATE) |  ACC | 10–2 | 0.833 | 7 | +52 | Beat Florida 38–34 |
| 10 | 0 | 1.330 |  Georgia (GEORGIA) | SEC | 10–2 | 0.833 | 7 | +50 | Beat Georgia Tech 34–17 |
| 11 | 3 | 1.391 |  Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN) | MAC | 10–2 | 0.833 | 7 | +44 | Beat Toledo 31–23 |
| 12 | -3 | 1.422 |  TCU |  USA | 11–1 | 0.917 | 2 | +46 | Beat SMU 20–13 |
| 13 | -1 | 1.435 |  Tennessee (TENNESSEE) | SEC | 10–2 | 0.833 | 7 | +48 | Beat Kentucky 20–7 |
| 14 | -1 | 1.450 |  Boise State (BOISE STATE) | IND WAC | 11–1 | 0.917 | 2 | +39 | Beat Nevada 56–3 |
| 15 | 0 | 1.556 |  Iowa (IOWA) | B10 | 9–3 | 0.750 | 18 | +40 | BYE |
| 16 | 2 | 1.613 |  Kansas State (KANSAS STATE) | B12 | 10–3 | 0.769 | 17 | +37 | BYE |
| 17 | 4 | 1.678 |  Nebraska (NEBRASKA) | B12 | 9–3 | 0.750 | 18 | +38 | Beat Colorado 31–22 |
| 18 | -1 | 1.701 |  Utah (UTAH) |  MWC | 9–2 | 0.818 | 16 | +40 | BYE |
| 19 | -3 | 1.725 |  Florida (FLORIDA) | SEC | 8–4 | 0.667 | 30 | +34 | Lost to Florida State 34–38 |
| 20 | 7 | 1.732 |  Maryland (MARYLAND) | ACC | 9–3 | 0.750 | 18 | +34 | Beat Wake Forest 41–28 |
| 21 | -1 | 1.754 |  Purdue (PURDUE) | B10 | 9–3 | 0.750 | 18 | +34 | BYE |
| 22 | 0 | 1.779 |  Minnesota (MINNESOTA) | B10 | 9–3 | 0.750 | 18 | +30 | BYE |
| 23 | 0 | 1.832 |  Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE) | B12 | 9–3 | 0.750 | 18 | +33 | BYE |
| 24 | 0 | 1.838 |  Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI) | SEC | 9–3 | 0.750 | 18 | +32 | Beat Mississippi State 31–0 |
| 25 | 1 | 1.839 |  Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE) | PAC | 9–3 | 0.750 | 18 | +35 | BYE |
| 26 | -1 | 1.859 |  Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS) | USA | 9–3 | 0.750 | 18 | +35 | Beat East Carolina 38–21 |
| 27 | 1 | 1.904 |  Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS) | MAC | 10–2 | 0.833 | 7 | +27 | BYE |
| 28 | -9 | 1.917 |  Arkansas (ARKANSAS) | SEC | 8–4 | 0.667 | 30 | +32 | Lost to LSU 24–55 |
| 29 | 4 | 2.203 |  Louisville (LOUISVILLE) | USA | 9–3 | 0.750 | 18 | +21 | Beat Cincinnati 43–40 |
| 30 | 7 | 2.218 |  Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE) | B10 | 8–4 | 0.667 | 30 | +23 | BYE |
| 31 | -2 | 2.229 |  Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH) | IND BE | 8–4 | 0.667 | 30 | +19 | Lost to Virginia 21–35 |
| 32 | 0 | 2.237 |  West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA) | IND BE | 8–4 | 0.667 | 30 | +21 | Beat Temple 45–28 |
| 33 | 3 | 2.246 |  North Texas (NORTH TEXAS) |  SUN | 9–3 | 0.750 | 18 | +23 | Beat New Mexico State 13–10 |
| 34 | -4 | 2.263 |  Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH) | IND BE | 8–4 | 0.667 | 30 | +23 | Lost to Miami 14–28 |
| 35 | 4 | 2.290 |  Clemson (CLEMSON) | ACC | 8–4 | 0.667 | 30 | +21 | BYE |
| 36 | -2 | 2.313 |  UConn (CONNECTICUT) | IND FBSI | 9–3 | 0.750 | 18 | +16 | BYE |
| 37 | 1 | 2.327 |  Oregon (OREGON) | PAC | 8–4 | 0.667 | 30 | +26 | BYE |
| 38 | 3 | 2.349 |  Marshall (MARSHALL) | MAC | 8–4 | 0.667 | 30 | +20 | Beat Ohio 28–0 |
| 39 | -8 | 2.380 |  Memphis (MEMPHIS) | USA | 8–4 | 0.667 | 30 | +17 | Lost to South Florida 16–21 |
| 40 | 0 | 2.400 |  New Mexico (NEW MEXICO) | MWC | 8–4 | 0.667 | 30 | +17 | BYE |
| 41 | -6 | 2.457 |  Toledo (TOLEDO) | MAC | 8–4 | 0.667 | 30 | +16 | Lost to Bowling Green 23–31 |
| 42 | 6 | 2.478 |  Missouri (MISSOURI) | B12 | 8–4 | 0.667 | 30 | +15 | Beat Iowa State 45–7 |
| 43 | -1 | 2.499 |  Tulsa (TULSA) | IND WAC | 8–4 | 0.667 | 30 | +14 | BYE |
| 44 | 2 | 2.540 |  Wisconsin (WISCONSIN) | B10 | 7–5 | 0.583 | 49 | +18 | BYE |
| 45 | -1 | 2.567 |  Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH) | B12 | 7–5 | 0.583 | 49 | +17 | BYE |
| 46 | -1 | 2.569 |  NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE) | ACC | 7–5 | 0.583 | 49 | +17 | BYE |
| 47 | -4 | 2.624 |  Auburn (AUBURN) | SEC | 7–5 | 0.583 | 49 | +14 | BYE |
| 48 | -1 | 2.650 |  Oregon State (OREGON STATE) | PAC | 7–4 | 0.636 | 45 | +14 | BYE |
| 49 | 6 | 2.672 |  Virginia (VIRGINIA) | ACC | 7–5 | 0.583 | 49 | +15 | Beat Virginia Tech 35–21 |
| 50 | 4 | 2.760 |  Hawai'i (HAWAII) | IND WAC | 8–4 | 0.667 | 30 | +10 | Beat Alabama 37–29 |
| 51 | -2 | 2.789 |  Colorado State (COLORADO STATE) | MWC | 7–5 | 0.583 | 49 | +16 | BYE |
| 52 | -2 | 2.839 |  Fresno State (FRESNO STATE) | IND WAC | 8–5 | 0.615 | 48 | +16 | Beat UTEP 23–20 |
| 53 | -2 | 2.843 |  California (CALIFORNIA) | PAC | 7–6 | 0.538 | 59 | +13 | BYE |
| 54 | -2 | 2.883 |  Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE) | IND BE | 7–5 | 0.583 | 49 | +12 | BYE |
| 55 | 2 | 2.889 |  Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME) | IND FBSI | 5–6 | 0.455 | 69 | +15 | Beat Stanford 57–7 |
| 56 | -3 | 2.968 |  Air Force (AIR FORCE) | MWC | 7–5 | 0.583 | 49 | +8 | BYE |
| 57 | 3 | 2.968 |  Houston (HOUSTON) | USA | 7–5 | 0.583 | 49 | +9 | Beat UAB 56–28 |
| 58 | 3 | 3.004 |  South Florida (SOUTH FLORIDA) | USA | 7–4 | 0.636 | 45 | +3 | Beat Memphis 21–16 |
| 59 | 7 | 3.228 |  UNLV | MWC | 6–6 | 0.500 | 60 | +9 | Beat Wyoming 35–24 |
| 60 | -1 | 3.237 |  Navy (NAVY) | IND FBSI | 7–4 | 0.636 | 45 | +11 | BYE |
| 61 | -3 | 3.246 |  Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN) | B10 | 6–6 | 0.500 | 60 | +7 | BYE |
| 62 | 0 | 3.431 |  Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH) | ACC | 6–6 | 0.500 | 60 | +3 | Lost to Georgia 17–34 |
| 63 | 0 | 3.443 |  Washington (WASHINGTON) | PAC | 6–6 | 0.500 | 60 | +2 | BYE |
| 64 | 6 | 3.461 |  South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA) | SEC | 5–7 | 0.417 | 71 | +2 | BYE |
| 65 | 2 | 3.466 |  Akron (AKRON) | MAC | 7–5 | 0.583 | 49 | -8 | BYE |
| 66 | 3 | 3.504 |  UCLA | PAC | 6–6 | 0.500 | 60 | +5 | BYE |
| 67 | -2 | 3.515 |  Colorado (COLORADO) | B12 | 5–7 | 0.417 | 71 | +4 | Lost to Nebraska 22–31 |
| 68 | -12 | 3.622 |  Syracuse (SYRACUSE) | IND BE | 5–6 | 0.455 | 69 | -3 | Lost to Rutgers 7–24 |
| 69 | -5 | 3.672 |  Alabama (ALABAMA) | SEC | 4–9 | 0.308 | 93 | -1 | Lost to Hawai'i 29–37 |
| 70 | 4 | 3.706 |  Kansas (KANSAS) | B12 | 6–6 | 0.500 | 60 | -7 | BYE |
| 71 | 1 | 3.734 |  Nevada (NEVADA) | IND WAC | 6–6 | 0.500 | 60 | -5 | Lost to Boise State 3–56 |
| 72 | -1 | 3.755 |  Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST) | ACC | 5–7 | 0.417 | 71 | -5 | Lost to Maryland 28–41 |
| 73 | 2 | 3.791 |  San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE) | MWC | 6–6 | 0.500 | 60 | -8 | BYE |
| 74 | 4 | 3.836 |  Troy (TROY) | IND FBSI | 6–6 | 0.500 | 60 | -8 | BYE |
| 75 | -7 | 3.853 |  Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH) | IND WAC | 5–7 | 0.417 | 71 | -4 | Lost to Rice 14–49 |
| 76 | 6 | 3.944 |  Rutgers (RUTGERS) | IND BE | 5–7 | 0.417 | 71 | -12 | Beat Syracuse 24–7 |
| 77 | -4 | 3.962 |  UAB | USA | 5–7 | 0.417 | 71 | -8 | Lost to Houston 28–56 |
| 78 | -1 | 4.018 |  Cincinnati (CINCINNATI) | USA | 5–7 | 0.417 | 71 | -13 | Lost to Louisville 40–43 |
| 79 | -3 | 4.023 |  Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M) | B12 | 4–8 | 0.333 | 85 | -2 | Lost to Texas 15–46 |
| 80 | -1 | 4.050 |  Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN) | MAC | 5–7 | 0.417 | 71 | -12 | BYE |
| 81 | -1 | 4.224 |  Tulane (TULANE) | USA | 5–7 | 0.417 | 71 | -14 | BYE |
| 82 | 4 | 4.353 |  Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE) | PAC | 5–7 | 0.417 | 71 | -15 | Beat Arizona 28–7 |
| 83 | 5 | 4.389 |  Rice (RICE) | IND WAC | 5–7 | 0.417 | 71 | -16 | Beat Louisiana Tech 49–14 |
| 84 | 0 | 4.446 |  Kent State (KENT STATE) | MAC | 5–7 | 0.417 | 71 | -18 | BYE |
| 85 | 0 | 4.595 |  BYU | MWC | 4–8 | 0.333 | 85 | -9 | BYE |
| 86 | 1 | 4.755 |  Ball State (BALL STATE) | MAC | 4–8 | 0.333 | 85 | -18 | BYE |
| 87 | -4 | 4.790 |  Wyoming (WYOMING) | MWC | 4–8 | 0.333 | 85 | -19 | Lost to UNLV 24–35 |
| 88 | -7 | 4.815 |  Stanford (STANFORD) | PAC | 4–7 | 0.364 | 84 | -12 | Lost to Notre Dame 7–57 |
| 89 | 1 | 4.932 |  Duke (DUKE) | ACC | 4–8 | 0.333 | 85 | -21 | BYE |
| 90 | -1 | 4.950 |  Penn State (PENN STATE) | B10 | 3–9 | 0.250 | 95 | -26 | BYE |
| 91 | 0 | 5.255 |  Kentucky (KENTUCKY) | SEC | 4–8 | 0.333 | 85 | -35 | Lost to Tennessee 7–20 |
| 92 | 0 | 5.269 |  Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE) | SUN | 5–7 | 0.417 | 71 | -32 | BYE |
| 93 | 1 | 5.538 |  Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE) | SUN | 4–8 | 0.333 | 85 | -32 | BYE |
| 94 | 1 | 5.540 |  Middle Tennessee (MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE) | SUN | 4–8 | 0.333 | 85 | -24 | BYE |
| 95 | -2 | 5.938 |  Arizona (ARIZONA) | PAC | 2–10 | 0.167 | 103 | -28 | Lost to Arizona State 7–28 |
| 96 | 1 | 5.970 |  Baylor (BAYLOR) | B12 | 3–9 | 0.250 | 95 | -32 | BYE |
| 97 | -1 | 6.061 |  Iowa State (IOWA STATE) | B12 | 2–10 | 0.167 | 103 | -33 | Lost to Missouri 7–45 |
| 98 | 2 | 6.089 |  Utah State (UTAH STATE) | SUN | 3–9 | 0.250 | 95 | -41 | BYE |
| 99 | -1 | 6.118 |  San José State (SAN JOSE STATE) | IND WAC | 3–8 | 0.273 | 94 | -36 | BYE |
| 100 | -1 | 6.164 |  Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN) | MAC | 3–9 | 0.250 | 95 | -40 | BYE |
| 101 | 0 | 6.220 |  Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT) | SEC | 2–10 | 0.167 | 103 | -40 | BYE |
| 102 | 0 | 6.274 |  Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN) | MAC | 3–9 | 0.250 | 95 | -29 | BYE |
| 103 | 0 | 6.312 |  New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE) | SUN | 3–9 | 0.250 | 95 | -45 | Lost to North Texas 10–13 |
| 104 | 0 | 6.434 |  Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE) | SEC | 2–10 | 0.167 | 103 | -38 | Lost to Ole Miss 0–31 |
| 105 | 0 | 6.555 |  UCF (CENTRAL FLORIDA) | MAC | 3–9 | 0.250 | 95 | -46 | Lost to Miami (OH) 21–56 |
| 106 | 0 | 6.635 |  Indiana (INDIANA) | B10 | 2–10 | 0.167 | 103 | -45 | BYE |
| 107 | 1 | 6.696 |  North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA) | ACC | 2–10 | 0.167 | 103 | -45 | BYE |
| 108 | -1 | 6.732 |  Idaho (IDAHO) | SUN | 3–9 | 0.250 | 95 | -29 | BYE |
| 109 | 0 | 7.112 |  Ohio (OHIO) | MAC | 2–10 | 0.167 | 103 | -55 | Lost to Marshall 0–28 |
| 110 | 0 | 7.156 |  Illinois (ILLINOIS) | B10 | 1–11 | 0.083 | 111 | -52 | BYE |
| 111 | 2 | 7.569 |  East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA) | USA | 1–11 | 0.083 | 111 | -56 | Lost to Southern Miss 21–38 |
| 112 | 0 | 7.648 |  Buffalo (BUFFALO) | MAC | 1–11 | 0.083 | 111 | -43 | BYE |
| 113 | -2 | 7.694 |  Temple (TEMPLE) | IND BE | 1–11 | 0.083 | 111 | -47 | Lost to West Virginia 28–45 |
| 114 | 0 | 7.934 |  UTEP | IND WAC | 2–11 | 0.154 | 110 | -55 | Lost to Fresno State 20–23 |
| 115 | 0 | 8.451 |  Army (ARMY) | USA | 0–12 | 0.000 | 116 | -64 | BYE |
| 116 | 1 | 8.783 |  SMU | IND WAC | 0–12 | 0.000 | 116 | -67 | Lost to TCU 13–20 |
| 117 | -1 | 8.851 |  UL Monroe (LOUISIANA MONROE) | SUN | 1–11 | 0.083 | 111 | -48 | BYE |