2003 Week 2 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 | 1 | 0.559 |  Florida (FLORIDA) |  SEC | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +1 | Beat San José State 65–3 |
| 2 | 0 | 0.625 |  Texas (TEXAS) |  B12 | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat New Mexico State 66–7 |
| 3 | -1 | 0.727 |  Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH) | B12 | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat SMU 58–10 |
| 4 | -2 | 0.783 |  LSU | SEC | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat UL Monroe 49–7 |
| 5 | -3 | 0.811 |  Miami (MIAMI) | IND BE | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat Louisiana Tech 48–9 |
| 5 | -3 | 0.811 |  Minnesota (MINNESOTA) |  B10 | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat Tulsa 49–10 |
| 7 | -5 | 0.820 |  Michigan (MICHIGAN) | B10 | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat Central Michigan 45–7 |
| 8 | -6 | 0.830 |  Cincinnati (CINCINNATI) |  USA | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat East Carolina 40–3 |
| 8 | -6 | 0.830 |  Florida State (FLORIDA STATE) |  ACC | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat North Carolina 37–0 |
| 10 | -8 | 0.848 |  Arizona (ARIZONA) |  PAC | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat UTEP 42–7 |
| 11 | -9 | 0.858 |  Houston (HOUSTON) | USA | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat Rice 48–14 |
| 11 | -9 | 0.858 |  Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA) | B12 | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat North Texas 37–3 |
| 13 | -11 | 0.895 |  Georgia (GEORGIA) | SEC | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat Clemson 30–0 |
| 14 | -12 | 0.923 |  Virginia (VIRGINIA) | ACC | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat Duke 27–0 |
| 15 | -13 | 0.942 |  Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE) | PAC | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat Idaho 25–0 |
| 16 | -14 | 0.951 |  UConn (CONNECTICUT) | IND FBSI | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat Indiana 34–10 |
| 17 | -15 | 0.960 |  Alabama (ALABAMA) | SEC | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat South Florida 40–17 |
| 17 | -15 | 0.960 |  USC | PAC | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat Auburn 23–0 |
| 19 | -18 | 0.974 |  Kansas State (KANSAS STATE) | B12 | 2–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +1 | Beat Troy 41–5 |
| 20 | -18 | 0.979 |  Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH) | IND BE | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat UCF 49–28 |
| 21 | -19 | 0.988 |  Utah (UTAH) |  MWC | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat Utah State 40–20 |
| 22 | -20 | 0.997 |  Ohio State (OHIO STATE) | B10 | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat Washington 28–9 |
| 23 | -21 | 1.007 |  Iowa (IOWA) | B10 | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat Miami (OH) 21–3 |
| 23 | -21 | 1.007 |  Tennessee (TENNESSEE) | SEC | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat Fresno State 24–6 |
| 25 | -23 | 1.025 |  Louisville (LOUISVILLE) | USA | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat Kentucky 40–24 |
| 26 | -24 | 1.035 |  Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M) | B12 | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat Arkansas State 26–11 |
| 27 | -25 | 1.044 |  Rutgers (RUTGERS) | IND BE | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat Buffalo 24–10 |
| 28 | -26 | 1.053 |  Penn State (PENN STATE) | B10 | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat Temple 23–10 |
| 29 | -27 | 1.072 |  BYU | MWC | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat Georgia Tech 24–13 |
| 30 | -28 | 1.081 |  Nebraska (NEBRASKA) | B12 | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat Oklahoma State 17–7 |
| 30 | -28 | 1.081 |  UNLV | MWC | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat Toledo 28–18 |
| 32 | -30 | 1.100 |  Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN) | B10 | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat Kansas 28–20 |
| 32 | -30 | 1.100 |  Oregon (OREGON) | PAC | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat Mississippi State 42–34 |
| 34 | -32 | 1.109 |  Colorado (COLORADO) | B12 | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat Colorado State 42–35 |
| 34 | -32 | 1.109 |  Missouri (MISSOURI) | B12 | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat Illinois 22–15 |
| 34 | -32 | 1.109 |  Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS) |  MAC | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat Maryland 20–13 |
| 34 | -32 | 1.109 |  South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA) | SEC | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat Louisiana 14–7 |
| 34 | -32 | 1.109 |  Wisconsin (WISCONSIN) | B10 | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat West Virginia 24–17 |
| 39 | -37 | 1.128 |  Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE) | B10 | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat Western Michigan 26–21 |
| 39 | -37 | 1.128 |  UAB | USA | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat Baylor 24–19 |
| 41 | -39 | 1.137 |  Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST) | ACC | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat Boston College 32–28 |
| 42 | -40 | 1.147 |  Kent State (KENT STATE) | MAC | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat Akron 41–38 |
| 42 | -40 | 1.147 |  Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI) | SEC | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat Vanderbilt 24–21 |
| 42 | -40 | 1.147 |  TCU | USA | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat Tulane 38–35 |
| 45 | -43 | 1.603 |  New Mexico (NEW MEXICO) | MWC | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat FCS 72–8 |
| 46 | -44 | 1.734 |  Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN) | MAC | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat FCS 63–13 |
| 47 | -45 | 1.743 |  Air Force (AIR FORCE) | MWC | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat FCS 49–0 |
| 48 | -46 | 1.814 |  Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE) | PAC | 0–0 | 0.000 | 63 | 0 | BYE |
| 48 | -46 | 1.814 |  Arkansas (ARKANSAS) | SEC | 0–0 | 0.000 | 63 | 0 | BYE |
| 48 | -46 | 1.814 |  Army (ARMY) | USA | 0–0 | 0.000 | 63 | 0 | BYE |
| 48 | -46 | 1.814 |  Boise State (BOISE STATE) | IND WAC | 0–0 | 0.000 | 63 | 0 | BYE |
| 48 | -46 | 1.814 |  Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME) | IND FBSI | 0–0 | 0.000 | 63 | 0 | BYE |
| 48 | -46 | 1.814 |  Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH) | IND BE | 0–0 | 0.000 | 63 | 0 | BYE |
| 48 | -46 | 1.814 |  Purdue (PURDUE) | B10 | 0–0 | 0.000 | 63 | 0 | BYE |
| 48 | -46 | 1.814 |  Stanford (STANFORD) | PAC | 0–0 | 0.000 | 63 | 0 | BYE |
| 48 | -46 | 1.814 |  Syracuse (SYRACUSE) | IND BE | 0–0 | 0.000 | 63 | 0 | BYE |
| 48 | -46 | 1.814 |  UCLA | PAC | 0–0 | 0.000 | 63 | 0 | BYE |
| 58 | -56 | 1.836 |  NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE) | ACC | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat FCS 59–20 |
| 59 | -57 | 1.892 |  Oregon State (OREGON STATE) | PAC | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat FCS 40–7 |
| 60 | -58 | 1.920 |  Memphis (MEMPHIS) | USA | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat FCS 40–10 |
| 61 | -59 | 1.948 |  Navy (NAVY) | IND FBSI | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat FCS 37–10 |
| 62 | -60 | 1.976 |  Ball State (BALL STATE) | MAC | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat FCS 31–7 |
| 62 | -60 | 1.976 |  Marshall (MARSHALL) | MAC | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat FCS 45–21 |
| 64 | -62 | 1.986 |  Hawai'i (HAWAII) | IND WAC | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat FCS 40–17 |
| 65 | 51 | 2.038 |  California (CALIFORNIA) | PAC | 1–1 | 0.500 | 61 | 0 | Beat Southern Miss 34–2 |
| 66 | -64 | 2.069 |  Ohio (OHIO) | MAC | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat FCS 17–3 |
| 67 | -65 | 2.097 |  Wyoming (WYOMING) | MWC | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat FCS 21–10 |
| 68 | -66 | 2.107 |  San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE) | MWC | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat FCS 19–9 |
| 69 | -67 | 2.108 |  Akron (AKRON) | MAC | 0–1 | 0.000 | 63 | 0 | Lost to Kent State 38–41 |
| 69 | -67 | 2.108 |  Tulane (TULANE) | USA | 0–1 | 0.000 | 63 | 0 | Lost to TCU 35–38 |
| 69 | -67 | 2.108 |  Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT) | SEC | 0–1 | 0.000 | 63 | 0 | Lost to Ole Miss 21–24 |
| 72 | -70 | 2.135 |  Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN) | MAC | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat FCS 28–21 |
| 72 | -70 | 2.135 |  Iowa State (IOWA STATE) | B12 | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat FCS 17–10 |
| 74 | -72 | 2.149 |  Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE) | IND BE | 0–1 | 0.000 | 63 | 0 | Lost to Wake Forest 28–32 |
| 75 | -73 | 2.190 |  Baylor (BAYLOR) | B12 | 0–1 | 0.000 | 63 | 0 | Lost to UAB 19–24 |
| 75 | -73 | 2.190 |  Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN) | MAC | 0–1 | 0.000 | 63 | 0 | Lost to Michigan State 21–26 |
| 77 | -75 | 2.191 |  Nevada (NEVADA) | IND WAC | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat FCS 24–23 |
| 78 | -76 | 2.271 |  Colorado State (COLORADO STATE) | MWC | 0–1 | 0.000 | 63 | 0 | Lost to Colorado 35–42 |
| 78 | -76 | 2.271 |  Illinois (ILLINOIS) | B10 | 0–1 | 0.000 | 63 | 0 | Lost to Missouri 15–22 |
| 78 | -76 | 2.271 |  Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE) |  SUN | 0–1 | 0.000 | 63 | 0 | Lost to South Carolina 7–14 |
| 78 | -76 | 2.271 |  Maryland (MARYLAND) | ACC | 0–1 | 0.000 | 63 | 0 | Lost to Northern Illinois 13–20 |
| 78 | -76 | 2.271 |  West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA) | IND BE | 0–1 | 0.000 | 63 | 0 | Lost to Wisconsin 17–24 |
| 83 | -81 | 2.312 |  Kansas (KANSAS) | B12 | 0–1 | 0.000 | 63 | 0 | Lost to Northwestern 20–28 |
| 83 | -81 | 2.312 |  Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE) | SEC | 0–1 | 0.000 | 63 | 0 | Lost to Oregon 34–42 |
| 85 | -83 | 2.393 |  Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE) | B12 | 0–1 | 0.000 | 63 | 0 | Lost to Nebraska 7–17 |
| 85 | -83 | 2.393 |  Toledo (TOLEDO) | MAC | 0–1 | 0.000 | 63 | 0 | Lost to UNLV 18–28 |
| 87 | -85 | 2.434 |  Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH) | ACC | 0–1 | 0.000 | 63 | 0 | Lost to BYU 13–24 |
| 88 | -86 | 2.515 |  Temple (TEMPLE) | IND BE | 0–1 | 0.000 | 63 | 0 | Lost to Penn State 10–23 |
| 89 | -87 | 2.556 |  Buffalo (BUFFALO) | MAC | 0–1 | 0.000 | 63 | 0 | Lost to Rutgers 10–24 |
| 90 | -88 | 2.597 |  Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE) | SUN | 0–1 | 0.000 | 63 | 0 | Lost to Texas A&M 11–26 |
| 91 | -89 | 2.637 |  Kentucky (KENTUCKY) | SEC | 0–1 | 0.000 | 63 | 0 | Lost to Louisville 24–40 |
| 92 | -90 | 2.719 |  Fresno State (FRESNO STATE) | IND WAC | 0–1 | 0.000 | 63 | 0 | Lost to Tennessee 6–24 |
| 92 | -90 | 2.719 |  Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH)) | MAC | 0–1 | 0.000 | 63 | 0 | Lost to Iowa 3–21 |
| 94 | -92 | 2.759 |  Washington (WASHINGTON) | PAC | 0–1 | 0.000 | 63 | 0 | Lost to Ohio State 9–28 |
| 95 | -93 | 2.800 |  Utah State (UTAH STATE) | SUN | 0–1 | 0.000 | 63 | 0 | Lost to Utah 20–40 |
| 96 | -94 | 2.841 |  UCF (CENTRAL FLORIDA) | MAC | 0–1 | 0.000 | 63 | 0 | Lost to Virginia Tech 28–49 |
| 97 | -95 | 2.922 |  Auburn (AUBURN) | SEC | 0–1 | 0.000 | 63 | 0 | Lost to USC 0–23 |
| 97 | -95 | 2.922 |  South Florida (SOUTH FLORIDA) | USA | 0–1 | 0.000 | 63 | 0 | Lost to Alabama 17–40 |
| 99 | -97 | 2.963 |  Indiana (INDIANA) | B10 | 0–1 | 0.000 | 63 | 0 | Lost to UConn 10–34 |
| 100 | -98 | 3.003 |  Idaho (IDAHO) | SUN | 0–1 | 0.000 | 63 | 0 | Lost to Washington State 0–25 |
| 101 | -99 | 3.085 |  Duke (DUKE) | ACC | 0–1 | 0.000 | 63 | 0 | Lost to Virginia 0–27 |
| 102 | -100 | 3.207 |  Clemson (CLEMSON) | ACC | 0–1 | 0.000 | 63 | 0 | Lost to Georgia 0–30 |
| 103 | -101 | 3.369 |  North Texas (NORTH TEXAS) | SUN | 0–1 | 0.000 | 63 | 0 | Lost to Oklahoma 3–37 |
| 103 | -101 | 3.369 |  Rice (RICE) | IND WAC | 0–1 | 0.000 | 63 | 0 | Lost to Houston 14–48 |
| 105 | -103 | 3.410 |  UTEP | IND WAC | 0–1 | 0.000 | 63 | 0 | Lost to Arizona 7–42 |
| 106 | -104 | 3.451 |  Troy (TROY) | IND FBSI | 0–1 | 0.000 | 63 | 0 | Lost to Kansas State 5–41 |
| 107 | -105 | 3.492 |  East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA) | USA | 0–1 | 0.000 | 63 | 0 | Lost to Cincinnati 3–40 |
| 107 | -105 | 3.492 |  North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA) | ACC | 0–1 | 0.000 | 63 | 0 | Lost to Florida State 0–37 |
| 109 | -107 | 3.532 |  Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN) | MAC | 0–1 | 0.000 | 63 | 0 | Lost to Michigan 7–45 |
| 110 | -108 | 3.573 |  Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH) | IND WAC | 0–1 | 0.000 | 63 | 0 | Lost to Miami 9–48 |
| 110 | -108 | 3.573 |  Tulsa (TULSA) | IND WAC | 0–1 | 0.000 | 63 | 0 | Lost to Minnesota 10–49 |
| 112 | -110 | 3.695 |  UL Monroe (LOUISIANA MONROE) | SUN | 0–1 | 0.000 | 63 | 0 | Lost to LSU 7–49 |
| 113 | 4 | 3.898 |  San José State (SAN JOSE STATE) | IND WAC | 1–1 | 0.500 | 61 | 0 | Lost to Florida 3–65 |
| 114 | -112 | 3.939 |  SMU | IND WAC | 0–1 | 0.000 | 63 | 0 | Lost to Texas Tech 10–58 |
| 115 | -113 | 4.386 |  New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE) | SUN | 0–1 | 0.000 | 63 | 0 | Lost to Texas 7–66 |
| 116 | -114 | 8.169 |  Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS) | USA | 0–1 | 0.000 | 63 | -1 | Lost to California 2–34 |
| 117 | -115 | 11.546 |  Middle Tennessee (MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE) | SUN | 0–1 | 0.000 | 63 | 0 | Lost to FCS 19–20 |