2003 Week 4 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 | 0.382 |  Michigan (MICHIGAN) |  B10 | 3–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +5 | Beat Notre Dame 38–0 |
| 2 | 10 | 0.480 |  Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M) |  B12 | 2–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +4 | BYE |
| 3 | 0 | 0.694 |  Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH) | IND BE | 2–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +3 | Beat Ball State 42–21 |
| 4 | 0 | 0.774 |  Miami (MIAMI) | IND BE | 3–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +4 | Beat East Carolina 38–3 |
| 5 | 8 | 0.788 |  TCU |  USA | 2–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +3 | BYE |
| 6 | 11 | 0.792 |  Georgia (GEORGIA) |  SEC | 3–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +4 | Beat South Carolina 31–7 |
| 7 | 11 | 0.830 |  USC |  PAC | 3–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +4 | Beat Hawai'i 61–32 |
| 8 | -3 | 0.917 |  Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA) | B12 | 3–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +4 | Beat Fresno State 52–28 |
| 9 | 0 | 0.957 |  Ohio State (OHIO STATE) | B10 | 3–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +4 | Beat NC State 44–38 |
| 10 | 19 | 0.957 |  Iowa (IOWA) | B10 | 3–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +3 | Beat Iowa State 40–21 |
| 11 | 16 | 1.081 |  Minnesota (MINNESOTA) | B10 | 3–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +3 | Beat Ohio 42–20 |
| 12 | 19 | 1.091 |  Arkansas (ARKANSAS) | SEC | 2–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +2 | Beat Texas 38–28 |
| 13 | -6 | 1.165 |  Louisville (LOUISVILLE) | USA | 2–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +2 | Beat Syracuse 30–20 |
| 14 | 5 | 1.168 |  Nebraska (NEBRASKA) | B12 | 3–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +3 | Beat Penn State 18–10 |
| 15 | 21 | 1.203 |  Stanford (STANFORD) | PAC | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +1 | BYE |
| 16 | -8 | 1.268 |  Tennessee (TENNESSEE) | SEC | 2–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +2 | BYE |
| 17 | 5 | 1.336 |  Oregon (OREGON) | PAC | 3–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +2 | Beat Arizona 48–10 |
| 18 | -2 | 1.380 |  Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH) | B12 | 2–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +1 | BYE |
| 19 | 13 | 1.383 |  Florida State (FLORIDA STATE) |  ACC | 3–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +2 | Beat Georgia Tech 14–13 |
| 20 | 23 | 1.389 |  Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH) | IND BE | 2–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +1 | BYE |
| 21 | 37 | 1.390 |  UNLV |  MWC | 2–1 | 0.667 | 30 | +3 | Beat Wisconsin 23–5 |
| 22 | -16 | 1.442 |  Missouri (MISSOURI) | B12 | 3–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +2 | Beat FCS 37–0 |
| 23 | 1 | 1.470 |  Air Force (AIR FORCE) | MWC | 3–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +2 | Beat North Texas 34–21 |
| 24 | -9 | 1.485 |  LSU | SEC | 3–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +1 | Beat FCS 35–7 |
| 25 | 3 | 1.487 |  Cincinnati (CINCINNATI) | USA | 2–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +1 | Beat West Virginia 15–13 |
| 26 | 19 | 1.516 |  Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN) |  MAC | 3–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +1 | Beat FCS 62–3 |
| 27 | 40 | 1.629 |  Purdue (PURDUE) | B10 | 1–1 | 0.500 | 63 | +2 | Beat Wake Forest 16–10 |
| 28 | 19 | 1.650 |  Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS) | MAC | 2–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +1 | BYE |
| 29 | 9 | 1.668 |  Virginia (VIRGINIA) | ACC | 2–1 | 0.667 | 30 | +2 | Beat Western Michigan 59–16 |
| 30 | 10 | 1.671 |  Kansas State (KANSAS STATE) | B12 | 4–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +2 | Beat FCS 38–7 |
| 31 | 8 | 1.715 |  Boise State (BOISE STATE) | IND WAC | 2–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat Idaho 24–10 |
| 32 | -2 | 1.785 |  Alabama (ALABAMA) | SEC | 2–1 | 0.667 | 30 | +2 | Beat Kentucky 27–17 |
| 33 | -23 | 1.800 |  Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE) | B10 | 2–1 | 0.667 | 30 | +2 | Lost to Louisiana Tech 19–20 |
| 34 | 0 | 1.807 |  Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE) | IND BE | 2–1 | 0.667 | 30 | +2 | Beat UConn 24–14 |
| 35 | -15 | 1.854 |  South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA) | SEC | 2–1 | 0.667 | 30 | +2 | Lost to Georgia 7–31 |
| 36 | -13 | 1.854 |  Colorado (COLORADO) | B12 | 2–1 | 0.667 | 30 | +2 | Lost to Washington State 26–47 |
| 37 | 13 | 1.889 |  Florida (FLORIDA) | SEC | 2–1 | 0.667 | 30 | +1 | Beat FCS 63–3 |
| 38 | 11 | 1.930 |  Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE) | PAC | 2–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat Utah State 26–16 |
| 39 | 23 | 1.939 |  Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH) | IND WAC | 2–1 | 0.667 | 30 | +2 | Beat Michigan State 20–19 |
| 40 | 1 | 2.082 |  BYU | MWC | 2–1 | 0.667 | 30 | +2 | Beat New Mexico 10–7 |
| 41 | -27 | 2.084 |  Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME) | IND FBSI | 1–1 | 0.500 | 63 | +2 | Lost to Michigan 0–38 |
| 42 | -41 | 2.120 |  Texas (TEXAS) | B12 | 1–1 | 0.500 | 63 | +1 | Lost to Arkansas 28–38 |
| 43 | -32 | 2.244 |  Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST) | ACC | 2–1 | 0.667 | 30 | +2 | Lost to Purdue 10–16 |
| 44 | -11 | 2.245 |  Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE) | B12 | 2–1 | 0.667 | 30 | +1 | Beat FCS 42–3 |
| 45 | -20 | 2.266 |  Memphis (MEMPHIS) | USA | 2–1 | 0.667 | 30 | +1 | Lost to Southern Miss 6–23 |
| 46 | 6 | 2.340 |  Kansas (KANSAS) | B12 | 2–1 | 0.667 | 30 | +1 | Beat Wyoming 42–35 |
| 47 | -26 | 2.383 |  Wisconsin (WISCONSIN) | B10 | 2–1 | 0.667 | 30 | +1 | Lost to UNLV 5–23 |
| 48 | 5 | 2.392 |  Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE) | PAC | 2–1 | 0.667 | 30 | +1 | Beat Colorado 47–26 |
| 49 | -3 | 2.450 |  Fresno State (FRESNO STATE) | IND WAC | 1–2 | 0.333 | 75 | +2 | Lost to Oklahoma 28–52 |
| 50 | -24 | 2.453 |  Iowa State (IOWA STATE) | B12 | 2–1 | 0.667 | 30 | +1 | Lost to Iowa 21–40 |
| 51 | -16 | 2.506 |  UConn (CONNECTICUT) | IND FBSI | 2–1 | 0.667 | 30 | 0 | Lost to Boston College 14–24 |
| 52 | 36 | 2.516 |  Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH)) | MAC | 1–1 | 0.500 | 63 | +1 | Beat Northwestern 44–14 |
| 53 | -11 | 2.522 |  Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI) | SEC | 2–1 | 0.667 | 30 | 0 | Beat UL Monroe 59–14 |
| 54 | 0 | 2.550 |  Utah (UTAH) | MWC | 2–1 | 0.667 | 30 | +1 | Beat California 31–24 |
| 55 | 0 | 2.580 |  Washington (WASHINGTON) | PAC | 1–1 | 0.500 | 63 | +1 | BYE |
| 56 | 18 | 2.628 |  San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE) | MWC | 2–1 | 0.667 | 30 | 0 | Beat UTEP 34–0 |
| 57 | 34 | 2.649 |  Toledo (TOLEDO) | MAC | 2–1 | 0.667 | 30 | 0 | Beat Marshall 24–17 |
| 58 | 3 | 2.683 |  Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE) |  SUN | 2–1 | 0.667 | 30 | 0 | Beat FCS 21–3 |
| 59 | 14 | 2.740 |  Kent State (KENT STATE) | MAC | 2–1 | 0.667 | 30 | +1 | Beat FCS 16–13 |
| 60 | 4 | 2.755 |  Houston (HOUSTON) | USA | 2–1 | 0.667 | 30 | 0 | Beat Louisiana 21–14 |
| 61 | 15 | 2.838 |  Tulane (TULANE) | USA | 2–1 | 0.667 | 30 | 0 | Beat Mississippi State 31–28 |
| 62 | 20 | 2.846 |  Clemson (CLEMSON) | ACC | 2–1 | 0.667 | 30 | 0 | Beat Middle Tennessee 37–14 |
| 63 | 31 | 2.861 |  Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS) | USA | 2–1 | 0.667 | 30 | 0 | Beat Memphis 23–6 |
| 64 | -8 | 2.963 |  North Texas (NORTH TEXAS) | SUN | 1–2 | 0.333 | 75 | +1 | Lost to Air Force 21–34 |
| 65 | -5 | 2.984 |  Rutgers (RUTGERS) | IND BE | 2–1 | 0.667 | 30 | -1 | Beat Army 36–21 |
| 66 | -7 | 3.090 |  Colorado State (COLORADO STATE) | MWC | 2–1 | 0.667 | 30 | 0 | Beat FCS 31–7 |
| 67 | 26 | 3.188 |  Oregon State (OREGON STATE) | PAC | 2–1 | 0.667 | 30 | -1 | Beat New Mexico State 28–16 |
| 68 | 15 | 3.192 |  Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN) | MAC | 2–1 | 0.667 | 30 | 0 | Beat FCS 42–41 |
| 69 | 27 | 3.205 |  Duke (DUKE) | ACC | 2–1 | 0.667 | 30 | -1 | Beat Rice 27–24 |
| 70 | -1 | 3.279 |  UCLA | PAC | 1–1 | 0.500 | 63 | 0 | Beat Illinois 6–3 |
| 71 | -27 | 3.326 |  Syracuse (SYRACUSE) | IND BE | 1–1 | 0.500 | 63 | 0 | Lost to Louisville 20–30 |
| 72 | 12 | 3.366 |  Maryland (MARYLAND) | ACC | 1–2 | 0.333 | 75 | 0 | Beat FCS 61–0 |
| 73 | 12 | 3.387 |  Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH) | ACC | 1–2 | 0.333 | 75 | 0 | Lost to Florida State 13–14 |
| 74 | -2 | 3.403 |  Navy (NAVY) | IND FBSI | 1–1 | 0.500 | 63 | 0 | BYE |
| 75 | -38 | 3.462 |  Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN) | B10 | 1–2 | 0.333 | 75 | +1 | Lost to Miami (OH) 14–44 |
| 76 | 24 | 3.478 |  Troy (TROY) | IND FBSI | 1–2 | 0.333 | 75 | +1 | Beat UAB 20–9 |
| 77 | -2 | 3.558 |  California (CALIFORNIA) | PAC | 1–3 | 0.250 | 103 | 0 | Lost to Utah 24–31 |
| 78 | 1 | 3.607 |  Nevada (NEVADA) | IND WAC | 1–1 | 0.500 | 63 | 0 | BYE |
| 79 | -31 | 3.617 |  Hawai'i (HAWAII) | IND WAC | 1–1 | 0.500 | 63 | 0 | Lost to USC 32–61 |
| 80 | -29 | 3.626 |  West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA) | IND BE | 1–2 | 0.333 | 75 | -1 | Lost to Cincinnati 13–15 |
| 81 | 11 | 3.725 |  UCF (CENTRAL FLORIDA) | MAC | 1–1 | 0.500 | 63 | 0 | Beat FCS 33–29 |
| 82 | -25 | 3.745 |  New Mexico (NEW MEXICO) | MWC | 1–2 | 0.333 | 75 | -1 | Lost to BYU 7–10 |
| 83 | -20 | 3.838 |  Arizona (ARIZONA) | PAC | 1–2 | 0.333 | 75 | 0 | Lost to Oregon 10–48 |
| 84 | -6 | 3.845 |  Ball State (BALL STATE) | MAC | 1–2 | 0.333 | 75 | 0 | Lost to Pittsburgh 21–42 |
| 85 | 2 | 3.981 |  Penn State (PENN STATE) | B10 | 1–2 | 0.333 | 75 | -1 | Lost to Nebraska 10–18 |
| 86 | -20 | 3.989 |  NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE) | ACC | 1–2 | 0.333 | 75 | -1 | Lost to Ohio State 38–44 |
| 87 | 12 | 4.035 |  Tulsa (TULSA) | IND WAC | 1–2 | 0.333 | 75 | 0 | Beat FCS 41–15 |
| 88 | 14 | 4.069 |  Akron (AKRON) | MAC | 1–2 | 0.333 | 75 | -1 | Beat Eastern Michigan 24–17 |
| 89 | -18 | 4.090 |  Marshall (MARSHALL) | MAC | 1–2 | 0.333 | 75 | -1 | Lost to Toledo 17–24 |
| 90 | -20 | 4.114 |  Kentucky (KENTUCKY) | SEC | 1–2 | 0.333 | 75 | -1 | Lost to Alabama 17–27 |
| 91 | 13 | 4.262 |  Auburn (AUBURN) | SEC | 1–2 | 0.333 | 75 | -1 | Beat Vanderbilt 45–7 |
| 92 | 5 | 4.348 |  South Florida (SOUTH FLORIDA) | USA | 1–1 | 0.500 | 63 | -1 | BYE |
| 93 | -13 | 4.487 |  Ohio (OHIO) | MAC | 1–2 | 0.333 | 75 | -1 | Lost to Minnesota 20–42 |
| 94 | -26 | 4.619 |  Illinois (ILLINOIS) | B10 | 1–2 | 0.333 | 75 | -1 | Lost to UCLA 3–6 |
| 95 | -18 | 4.641 |  Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE) | SEC | 0–2 | 0.000 | 104 | -1 | Lost to Tulane 28–31 |
| 96 | 7 | 4.668 |  San José State (SAN JOSE STATE) | IND WAC | 1–2 | 0.333 | 75 | -1 | BYE |
| 97 | 9 | 4.756 |  Utah State (UTAH STATE) | SUN | 0–3 | 0.000 | 104 | -1 | Lost to Arizona State 16–26 |
| 98 | -33 | 4.859 |  Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN) | MAC | 1–2 | 0.333 | 75 | -2 | Lost to Virginia 16–59 |
| 99 | -1 | 4.880 |  Wyoming (WYOMING) | MWC | 1–2 | 0.333 | 75 | -2 | Lost to Kansas 35–42 |
| 100 | -14 | 4.896 |  UAB | USA | 1–2 | 0.333 | 75 | -2 | Lost to Troy 9–20 |
| 101 | 6 | 5.507 |  Indiana (INDIANA) | B10 | 1–2 | 0.333 | 75 | -2 | Beat FCS 33–3 |
| 102 | -13 | 5.528 |  Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT) | SEC | 1–2 | 0.333 | 75 | -3 | Lost to Auburn 7–45 |
| 103 | -22 | 5.585 |  New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE) | SUN | 1–2 | 0.333 | 75 | -2 | Lost to Oregon State 16–28 |
| 104 | 1 | 6.207 |  Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE) | SUN | 0–3 | 0.000 | 104 | -3 | Lost to Houston 14–21 |
| 105 | 7 | 6.349 |  Rice (RICE) | IND WAC | 0–2 | 0.000 | 104 | -2 | Lost to Duke 24–27 |
| 106 | -11 | 6.451 |  Army (ARMY) | USA | 0–2 | 0.000 | 104 | -2 | Lost to Rutgers 21–36 |
| 107 | 4 | 6.515 |  Baylor (BAYLOR) | B12 | 1–2 | 0.333 | 75 | -4 | Beat SMU 10–7 |
| 108 | -18 | 6.553 |  North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA) | ACC | 0–2 | 0.000 | 104 | -1 | BYE |
| 109 | 1 | 6.776 |  East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA) | USA | 0–3 | 0.000 | 104 | -2 | Lost to Miami 3–38 |
| 110 | -9 | 7.285 |  SMU | IND WAC | 0–2 | 0.000 | 104 | -2 | Lost to Baylor 7–10 |
| 111 | -2 | 7.400 |  Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN) | MAC | 1–2 | 0.333 | 75 | -2 | Lost to Akron 17–24 |
| 112 | 4 | 7.766 |  Idaho (IDAHO) | SUN | 0–3 | 0.000 | 104 | -1 | Lost to Boise State 10–24 |
| 113 | 0 | 7.780 |  Middle Tennessee (MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE) | SUN | 0–3 | 0.000 | 104 | -1 | Lost to Clemson 14–37 |
| 114 | -6 | 8.363 |  Buffalo (BUFFALO) | MAC | 0–3 | 0.000 | 104 | -1 | Lost to FCS 15–38 |
| 115 | -1 | 8.403 |  UL Monroe (LOUISIANA MONROE) | SUN | 0–3 | 0.000 | 104 | -1 | Lost to Ole Miss 14–59 |
| 116 | 1 | 10.424 |  UTEP | IND WAC | 0–3 | 0.000 | 104 | -3 | Lost to San Diego State 0–34 |
| 117 | -2 | 11.332 |  Temple (TEMPLE) | IND BE | 0–2 | 0.000 | 104 | -2 | BYE |