2003 Week 6 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 | 0.733 |  Ohio State (OHIO STATE) |  B10 | 5–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +14 | Beat Northwestern 20–0 |
| 2 | 2 | 0.930 |  Tennessee (TENNESSEE) |  SEC | 4–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +11 | Beat South Carolina 23–20 |
| 3 | 2 | 0.972 |  Arkansas (ARKANSAS) | SEC | 4–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +9 | Beat Alabama 34–31 |
| 4 | 5 | 1.002 |  Miami (MIAMI) | IND BE | 4–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +8 | BYE |
| 5 | 8 | 1.007 |  Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA) |  B12 | 4–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +9 | BYE |
| 6 | 0 | 1.039 |  Nebraska (NEBRASKA) | B12 | 4–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +8 | Beat Southern Miss 38–14 |
| 7 | 8 | 1.104 |  Florida State (FLORIDA STATE) |  ACC | 5–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +9 | Beat Duke 56–7 |
| 8 | 4 | 1.171 |  Minnesota (MINNESOTA) | B10 | 5–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +8 | Beat Penn State 20–14 |
| 9 | 7 | 1.221 |  Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH) | IND BE | 4–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +6 | Beat UConn 47–13 |
| 10 | 9 | 1.262 |  UNLV |  MWC | 3–1 | 0.750 | 25 | +8 | BYE |
| 11 | -1 | 1.289 |  Louisville (LOUISVILLE) |  USA | 4–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +6 | Beat Temple 21–12 |
| 12 | 8 | 1.326 |  Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS) |  MAC | 4–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +7 | Beat Iowa State 24–16 |
| 13 | -10 | 1.352 |  TCU | USA | 4–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +7 | Beat Arizona 13–10 |
| 14 | -3 | 1.361 |  Georgia (GEORGIA) | SEC | 3–1 | 0.750 | 25 | +6 | BYE |
| 15 | -13 | 1.361 |  Iowa (IOWA) | B10 | 4–1 | 0.800 | 15 | +6 | Lost to Michigan State 10–20 |
| 16 | -9 | 1.376 |  Michigan (MICHIGAN) | B10 | 4–1 | 0.800 | 15 | +6 | Beat Indiana 31–17 |
| 17 | 0 | 1.398 |  LSU | SEC | 5–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +4 | Beat Mississippi State 41–6 |
| 18 | 19 | 1.460 |  Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE) | B10 | 4–1 | 0.800 | 15 | +8 | Beat Iowa 20–10 |
| 19 | -11 | 1.519 |  Oregon (OREGON) |  PAC | 4–1 | 0.800 | 15 | +7 | Lost to Washington State 16–55 |
| 20 | 1 | 1.527 |  Air Force (AIR FORCE) | MWC | 5–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +7 | Beat BYU 24–10 |
| 21 | 14 | 1.591 |  Texas (TEXAS) | B12 | 3–1 | 0.750 | 25 | +4 | Beat Tulane 63–18 |
| 22 | 2 | 1.596 |  Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH)) | MAC | 3–1 | 0.750 | 25 | +6 | Beat Cincinnati 42–37 |
| 23 | 16 | 1.789 |  Kansas (KANSAS) | B12 | 4–1 | 0.800 | 15 | +5 | Beat Missouri 35–14 |
| 24 | 3 | 1.792 |  Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH) | IND BE | 3–1 | 0.750 | 25 | +5 | Beat Texas A&M 37–26 |
| 25 | 4 | 1.823 |  Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN) | MAC | 3–1 | 0.750 | 25 | +3 | BYE |
| 26 | 15 | 1.832 |  Oregon State (OREGON STATE) | PAC | 4–1 | 0.800 | 15 | +4 | Beat Arizona State 45–17 |
| 27 | 22 | 1.845 |  Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE) | PAC | 4–1 | 0.800 | 15 | +5 | Beat Oregon 55–16 |
| 28 | 8 | 1.867 |  Virginia (VIRGINIA) | ACC | 3–1 | 0.750 | 25 | +5 | Beat Wake Forest 27–24 |
| 29 | 17 | 1.926 |  Syracuse (SYRACUSE) | IND BE | 3–1 | 0.750 | 25 | +4 | Beat Toledo 34–7 |
| 30 | 14 | 1.955 |  Washington (WASHINGTON) | PAC | 3–1 | 0.750 | 25 | +3 | Beat Stanford 28–17 |
| 31 | -5 | 1.965 |  Purdue (PURDUE) | B10 | 3–1 | 0.750 | 25 | +4 | Beat Notre Dame 23–10 |
| 32 | -18 | 2.012 |  USC | PAC | 3–1 | 0.750 | 25 | +3 | Lost to California 31–34 |
| 33 | 7 | 2.061 |  Wisconsin (WISCONSIN) | B10 | 4–1 | 0.800 | 15 | +4 | Beat Illinois 38–20 |
| 34 | -3 | 2.155 |  Fresno State (FRESNO STATE) | IND WAC | 3–2 | 0.600 | 48 | +6 | Beat FCS 42–16 |
| 35 | 7 | 2.194 |  Kansas State (KANSAS STATE) | B12 | 4–1 | 0.800 | 15 | +3 | BYE |
| 36 | -14 | 2.264 |  Missouri (MISSOURI) | B12 | 4–1 | 0.800 | 15 | +2 | Lost to Kansas 14–35 |
| 37 | 29 | 2.284 |  Rutgers (RUTGERS) | IND BE | 3–1 | 0.750 | 25 | +1 | Beat Navy 48–27 |
| 38 | 0 | 2.290 |  Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE) | B12 | 3–1 | 0.750 | 25 | +1 | BYE |
| 39 | 31 | 2.331 |  Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH) | B12 | 3–1 | 0.750 | 25 | +2 | Beat Ole Miss 49–45 |
| 40 | 22 | 2.346 |  Utah (UTAH) | MWC | 3–1 | 0.750 | 25 | +4 | Beat Colorado State 28–21 |
| 41 | -11 | 2.392 |  South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA) | SEC | 3–2 | 0.600 | 48 | +3 | Lost to Tennessee 20–23 |
| 42 | 13 | 2.418 |  Florida (FLORIDA) | SEC | 3–2 | 0.600 | 48 | +3 | Beat Kentucky 24–21 |
| 43 | 16 | 2.432 |  Boise State (BOISE STATE) | IND WAC | 3–1 | 0.750 | 25 | 0 | Beat Wyoming 33–17 |
| 44 | -21 | 2.455 |  Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M) | B12 | 2–2 | 0.500 | 62 | +4 | Lost to Pittsburgh 26–37 |
| 45 | -13 | 2.464 |  Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST) | ACC | 3–2 | 0.600 | 48 | +4 | Lost to Virginia 24–27 |
| 46 | -13 | 2.487 |  Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE) | IND BE | 3–2 | 0.600 | 48 | +5 | Beat Ball State 53–29 |
| 47 | 5 | 2.501 |  Memphis (MEMPHIS) | USA | 3–1 | 0.750 | 25 | +2 | Beat Arkansas State 38–16 |
| 48 | -23 | 2.549 |  Cincinnati (CINCINNATI) | USA | 3–1 | 0.750 | 25 | 0 | Lost to Miami (OH) 37–42 |
| 49 | -1 | 2.550 |  Clemson (CLEMSON) | ACC | 3–1 | 0.750 | 25 | +1 | BYE |
| 50 | -16 | 2.575 |  Alabama (ALABAMA) | SEC | 2–3 | 0.400 | 78 | +4 | Lost to Arkansas 31–34 |
| 51 | -23 | 2.638 |  Toledo (TOLEDO) | MAC | 3–2 | 0.600 | 48 | +3 | Lost to Syracuse 7–34 |
| 52 | 9 | 2.670 |  Maryland (MARYLAND) | ACC | 3–2 | 0.600 | 48 | +2 | Beat Eastern Michigan 37–13 |
| 53 | 5 | 2.674 |  Nevada (NEVADA) | IND WAC | 3–1 | 0.750 | 25 | 0 | Beat SMU 12–9 |
| 54 | -1 | 2.683 |  NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE) | ACC | 3–2 | 0.600 | 48 | +1 | Beat North Carolina 47–34 |
| 55 | -37 | 2.698 |  Stanford (STANFORD) | PAC | 2–1 | 0.667 | 46 | +2 | Lost to Washington 17–28 |
| 56 | 1 | 2.734 |  Houston (HOUSTON) | USA | 3–1 | 0.750 | 25 | -1 | BYE |
| 57 | -14 | 2.761 |  Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN) | B10 | 2–3 | 0.400 | 78 | +5 | Lost to Ohio State 0–20 |
| 58 | 11 | 2.954 |  Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH) | IND WAC | 2–2 | 0.500 | 62 | +2 | BYE |
| 59 | 8 | 2.965 |  Colorado (COLORADO) | B12 | 2–2 | 0.500 | 62 | +3 | BYE |
| 60 | 15 | 3.042 |  Troy (TROY) | IND FBSI | 3–2 | 0.600 | 48 | +2 | Beat Marshall 33–24 |
| 61 | 17 | 3.111 |  California (CALIFORNIA) | PAC | 3–3 | 0.500 | 62 | +1 | Beat USC 34–31 |
| 62 | -2 | 3.114 |  Tulsa (TULSA) | IND WAC | 2–2 | 0.500 | 62 | +2 | BYE |
| 63 | 5 | 3.154 |  Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS) | USA | 2–2 | 0.500 | 62 | +1 | Lost to Nebraska 14–38 |
| 64 | 7 | 3.173 |  North Texas (NORTH TEXAS) |  SUN | 2–3 | 0.400 | 78 | +2 | Beat Louisiana 44–23 |
| 65 | -11 | 3.225 |  UConn (CONNECTICUT) | IND FBSI | 3–2 | 0.600 | 48 | -1 | Lost to Virginia Tech 13–47 |
| 66 | 11 | 3.328 |  Akron (AKRON) | MAC | 3–2 | 0.600 | 48 | -2 | Beat Buffalo 38–21 |
| 67 | -11 | 3.358 |  Iowa State (IOWA STATE) | B12 | 2–2 | 0.500 | 62 | 0 | Lost to Northern Illinois 16–24 |
| 68 | -21 | 3.412 |  Tulane (TULANE) | USA | 3–2 | 0.600 | 48 | -1 | Lost to Texas 18–63 |
| 69 | 3 | 3.414 |  Penn State (PENN STATE) | B10 | 2–3 | 0.400 | 78 | +1 | Lost to Minnesota 14–20 |
| 70 | 17 | 3.418 |  UCLA | PAC | 2–2 | 0.500 | 62 | +2 | Beat San Diego State 20–10 |
| 71 | -26 | 3.454 |  San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE) | MWC | 3–2 | 0.600 | 48 | -1 | Lost to UCLA 10–20 |
| 72 | -22 | 3.476 |  Navy (NAVY) | IND FBSI | 2–2 | 0.500 | 62 | 0 | Lost to Rutgers 27–48 |
| 73 | 0 | 3.536 |  Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME) | IND FBSI | 1–3 | 0.250 | 91 | +1 | Lost to Purdue 10–23 |
| 74 | 6 | 3.537 |  Kent State (KENT STATE) | MAC | 3–2 | 0.600 | 48 | 0 | Beat UCF 36–16 |
| 75 | -10 | 3.562 |  Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI) | SEC | 2–2 | 0.500 | 62 | -1 | Lost to Texas Tech 45–49 |
| 76 | -13 | 3.658 |  Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE) | PAC | 2–2 | 0.500 | 62 | -1 | Lost to Oregon State 17–45 |
| 77 | -26 | 3.717 |  Marshall (MARSHALL) | MAC | 2–3 | 0.400 | 78 | 0 | Lost to Troy 24–33 |
| 78 | 17 | 3.731 |  Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN) | MAC | 2–2 | 0.500 | 62 | -1 | Beat Ohio 39–32 |
| 79 | -15 | 3.805 |  BYU | MWC | 2–3 | 0.400 | 78 | +2 | Lost to Air Force 10–24 |
| 80 | 1 | 3.936 |  Hawai'i (HAWAII) | IND WAC | 2–2 | 0.500 | 62 | -2 | Beat Rice 41–21 |
| 81 | 11 | 3.945 |  South Florida (SOUTH FLORIDA) | USA | 2–1 | 0.667 | 46 | -3 | Beat Army 28–0 |
| 82 | 7 | 4.220 |  Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH) | ACC | 2–3 | 0.400 | 78 | -1 | Beat Vanderbilt 24–17 |
| 83 | 11 | 4.242 |  Auburn (AUBURN) | SEC | 2–2 | 0.500 | 62 | -3 | Beat FCS 48–3 |
| 84 | -10 | 4.288 |  Ball State (BALL STATE) | MAC | 2–3 | 0.400 | 78 | -2 | Lost to Boston College 29–53 |
| 85 | -6 | 4.388 |  Colorado State (COLORADO STATE) | MWC | 2–3 | 0.400 | 78 | -1 | Lost to Utah 21–28 |
| 86 | 12 | 4.476 |  New Mexico (NEW MEXICO) | MWC | 2–3 | 0.400 | 78 | -4 | Beat New Mexico State 24–17 |
| 87 | -11 | 4.766 |  Kentucky (KENTUCKY) | SEC | 2–3 | 0.400 | 78 | -4 | Lost to Florida 21–24 |
| 88 | -4 | 4.801 |  Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN) | MAC | 2–2 | 0.500 | 62 | -4 | BYE |
| 89 | 4 | 4.819 |  Arizona (ARIZONA) | PAC | 1–4 | 0.200 | 99 | -1 | Lost to TCU 10–13 |
| 90 | -2 | 4.914 |  West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA) | IND BE | 1–3 | 0.250 | 91 | -4 | BYE |
| 91 | -5 | 4.943 |  Wyoming (WYOMING) | MWC | 1–4 | 0.200 | 99 | -3 | Lost to Boise State 17–33 |
| 92 | -10 | 5.022 |  Duke (DUKE) | ACC | 2–3 | 0.400 | 78 | -4 | Lost to Florida State 7–56 |
| 93 | 12 | 5.219 |  Utah State (UTAH STATE) | SUN | 1–3 | 0.250 | 91 | -3 | Beat UL Monroe 28–10 |
| 94 | -11 | 5.334 |  Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE) | SUN | 2–3 | 0.400 | 78 | -5 | Lost to Memphis 16–38 |
| 95 | -4 | 5.358 |  UCF (CENTRAL FLORIDA) | MAC | 1–3 | 0.250 | 91 | -3 | Lost to Kent State 16–36 |
| 96 | 3 | 5.415 |  Baylor (BAYLOR) | B12 | 2–2 | 0.500 | 62 | -6 | BYE |
| 97 | -12 | 5.566 |  Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE) | SEC | 0–4 | 0.000 | 106 | -4 | Lost to LSU 6–41 |
| 98 | 2 | 5.668 |  North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA) | ACC | 0–4 | 0.000 | 106 | -4 | Lost to NC State 34–47 |
| 99 | -3 | 5.727 |  UAB | USA | 1–3 | 0.250 | 91 | -4 | BYE |
| 100 | -3 | 5.851 |  New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE) | SUN | 1–3 | 0.250 | 91 | -5 | Lost to New Mexico 17–24 |
| 101 | 6 | 5.888 |  Illinois (ILLINOIS) | B10 | 1–4 | 0.200 | 99 | -7 | Lost to Wisconsin 20–38 |
| 102 | -12 | 6.018 |  Ohio (OHIO) | MAC | 1–3 | 0.250 | 91 | -4 | Lost to Western Michigan 32–39 |
| 103 | -1 | 6.113 |  San José State (SAN JOSE STATE) | IND WAC | 1–3 | 0.250 | 91 | -4 | BYE |
| 104 | -1 | 6.324 |  Indiana (INDIANA) | B10 | 1–4 | 0.200 | 99 | -7 | Lost to Michigan 17–31 |
| 105 | -4 | 6.616 |  Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT) | SEC | 1–4 | 0.200 | 99 | -7 | Lost to Georgia Tech 17–24 |
| 106 | 6 | 7.020 |  SMU | IND WAC | 0–4 | 0.000 | 106 | -5 | Lost to Nevada 9–12 |
| 107 | 2 | 7.386 |  Middle Tennessee (MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE) | SUN | 0–4 | 0.000 | 106 | -3 | BYE |
| 108 | -2 | 7.498 |  Army (ARMY) | USA | 0–4 | 0.000 | 106 | -6 | Lost to South Florida 0–28 |
| 109 | -5 | 7.513 |  Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE) | SUN | 0–5 | 0.000 | 106 | -8 | Lost to North Texas 23–44 |
| 110 | 6 | 7.802 |  UTEP | IND WAC | 1–4 | 0.200 | 99 | -6 | Beat FCS 59–14 |
| 111 | -3 | 7.905 |  East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA) | USA | 0–4 | 0.000 | 106 | -6 | BYE |
| 112 | -1 | 7.946 |  Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN) | MAC | 1–4 | 0.200 | 99 | -6 | Lost to Maryland 13–37 |
| 113 | 1 | 8.047 |  Temple (TEMPLE) | IND BE | 0–4 | 0.000 | 106 | -4 | Lost to Louisville 12–21 |
| 114 | -4 | 8.078 |  Rice (RICE) | IND WAC | 0–4 | 0.000 | 106 | -7 | Lost to Hawai'i 21–41 |
| 115 | -2 | 8.440 |  Buffalo (BUFFALO) | MAC | 0–5 | 0.000 | 106 | -6 | Lost to Akron 21–38 |
| 116 | -1 | 8.814 |  Idaho (IDAHO) | SUN | 0–5 | 0.000 | 106 | -3 | Lost to FCS 28–41 |
| 117 | 0 | 10.466 |  UL Monroe (LOUISIANA MONROE) | SUN | 0–5 | 0.000 | 106 | -5 | Lost to Utah State 10–28 |