2004 Final College Football Team Rankings
2004 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 | 2 | 0.731 |  USC |  PAC | 13–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +82 | Beat Oklahoma 55–19 |
| 2 | 0 | 0.790 |  Auburn (AUBURN) |  SEC | 13–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +80 | BYE |
| 3 | -2 | 0.869 |  Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA) |  B12 | 12–1 | 0.923 | 4 | +74 | Lost to USC 19–55 |
| 4 | 0 | 0.899 |  Texas (TEXAS) | B12 | 11–1 | 0.917 | 5 | +65 | BYE |
| 5 | 0 | 0.943 |  Utah (UTAH) |  MWC | 12–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +61 | BYE |
| 6 | 0 | 1.059 |  Iowa (IOWA) |  B10 | 10–2 | 0.833 | 8 | +58 | BYE |
| 7 | 0 | 1.065 |  Boise State (BOISE STATE) | IND WAC | 11–1 | 0.917 | 5 | +59 | BYE |
| 8 | 0 | 1.072 |  Louisville (LOUISVILLE) |  USA | 11–1 | 0.917 | 5 | +52 | BYE |
| 9 | 0 | 1.172 |  California (CALIFORNIA) | PAC | 10–2 | 0.833 | 8 | +48 | BYE |
| 10 | 0 | 1.221 |  Georgia (GEORGIA) | SEC | 10–2 | 0.833 | 8 | +50 | BYE |
| 11 | 0 | 1.237 |  Miami (MIAMI) |  ACC | 9–3 | 0.750 | 14 | +46 | BYE |
| 12 | 0 | 1.369 |  Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE) | PAC | 9–3 | 0.750 | 14 | +48 | BYE |
| 13 | 0 | 1.404 |  Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH) | ACC | 10–3 | 0.769 | 12 | +44 | BYE |
| 14 | 0 | 1.483 |  LSU | SEC | 9–3 | 0.750 | 14 | +40 | BYE |
| 15 | 0 | 1.485 |  Florida State (FLORIDA STATE) | ACC | 9–3 | 0.750 | 14 | +38 | BYE |
| 16 | 0 | 1.512 |  Michigan (MICHIGAN) | B10 | 9–3 | 0.750 | 14 | +42 | BYE |
| 17 | 0 | 1.550 |  Tennessee (TENNESSEE) | SEC | 10–3 | 0.769 | 12 | +46 | BYE |
| 18 | 0 | 1.714 |  Virginia (VIRGINIA) | ACC | 8–4 | 0.667 | 25 | +28 | BYE |
| 19 | 0 | 1.774 |  Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M) | B12 | 7–5 | 0.583 | 36 | +34 | BYE |
| 20 | 0 | 1.811 |  Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN) |  MAC | 9–3 | 0.750 | 14 | +23 | BYE |
| 21 | 0 | 1.816 |  Ohio State (OHIO STATE) | B10 | 8–4 | 0.667 | 25 | +30 | BYE |
| 22 | 0 | 1.826 |  Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH) | B12 | 8–4 | 0.667 | 25 | +29 | BYE |
| 23 | 0 | 1.885 |  Wisconsin (WISCONSIN) | B10 | 9–3 | 0.750 | 14 | +29 | BYE |
| 24 | 0 | 1.892 |  Fresno State (FRESNO STATE) | IND WAC | 9–3 | 0.750 | 14 | +23 | BYE |
| 25 | 0 | 2.029 |  Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE) | IND BE | 9–3 | 0.750 | 14 | +23 | BYE |
| 26 | 0 | 2.073 |  Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS) | MAC | 9–3 | 0.750 | 14 | +18 | BYE |
| 27 | 1 | 2.174 |  UTEP | IND WAC | 8–4 | 0.667 | 25 | +19 | BYE |
| 28 | -1 | 2.176 |  Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE) | B12 | 7–5 | 0.583 | 36 | +21 | BYE |
| 29 | 0 | 2.180 |  Purdue (PURDUE) | B10 | 7–5 | 0.583 | 36 | +15 | BYE |
| 30 | 0 | 2.181 |  Navy (NAVY) | IND FBSI | 10–2 | 0.833 | 8 | +17 | BYE |
| 31 | 0 | 2.197 |  Colorado (COLORADO) | B12 | 8–5 | 0.615 | 33 | +26 | BYE |
| 32 | 0 | 2.200 |  West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA) | IND BE | 8–4 | 0.667 | 25 | +14 | BYE |
| 33 | 0 | 2.202 |  Oregon State (OREGON STATE) | PAC | 7–5 | 0.583 | 36 | +22 | BYE |
| 34 | 0 | 2.232 |  Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH) | IND BE | 8–4 | 0.667 | 25 | +21 | BYE |
| 35 | 0 | 2.268 |  Toledo (TOLEDO) | MAC | 9–4 | 0.692 | 24 | +22 | BYE |
| 36 | 0 | 2.300 |  Florida (FLORIDA) | SEC | 7–5 | 0.583 | 36 | +14 | BYE |
| 37 | 0 | 2.348 |  Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH) | ACC | 7–5 | 0.583 | 36 | +14 | BYE |
| 38 | 0 | 2.371 |  Memphis (MEMPHIS) | USA | 8–4 | 0.667 | 25 | +14 | BYE |
| 39 | 0 | 2.415 |  UConn (CONNECTICUT) | IND BE | 8–4 | 0.667 | 25 | +11 | BYE |
| 40 | 0 | 2.471 |  New Mexico (NEW MEXICO) | MWC | 7–5 | 0.583 | 36 | +16 | BYE |
| 41 | 0 | 2.495 |  Cincinnati (CINCINNATI) | USA | 7–5 | 0.583 | 36 | +15 | BYE |
| 42 | 0 | 2.622 |  Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME) | IND FBSI | 6–6 | 0.500 | 54 | +16 | BYE |
| 43 | 0 | 2.625 |  Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS) | USA | 7–5 | 0.583 | 36 | +10 | BYE |
| 44 | 0 | 2.642 |  Iowa State (IOWA STATE) | B12 | 7–5 | 0.583 | 36 | +10 | BYE |
| 45 | 0 | 2.654 |  Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH)) | MAC | 8–5 | 0.615 | 33 | +4 | BYE |
| 46 | 0 | 2.665 |  Minnesota (MINNESOTA) | B10 | 7–5 | 0.583 | 36 | +9 | BYE |
| 47 | 0 | 2.729 |  North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA) | ACC | 6–6 | 0.500 | 54 | +13 | BYE |
| 48 | 0 | 2.853 |  UAB | USA | 7–5 | 0.583 | 36 | +5 | BYE |
| 49 | 0 | 2.898 |  Arkansas (ARKANSAS) | SEC | 5–6 | 0.455 | 62 | +7 | BYE |
| 50 | 0 | 2.914 |  Syracuse (SYRACUSE) | IND BE | 6–6 | 0.500 | 54 | +8 | BYE |
| 51 | 0 | 2.924 |  Clemson (CLEMSON) | ACC | 6–5 | 0.545 | 51 | +6 | BYE |
| 52 | 0 | 2.941 |  Hawai'i (HAWAII) | IND WAC | 8–5 | 0.615 | 33 | +22 | BYE |
| 53 | 0 | 2.959 |  Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH) | IND WAC | 6–6 | 0.500 | 54 | +12 | BYE |
| 54 | 0 | 2.973 |  Wyoming (WYOMING) | MWC | 7–5 | 0.583 | 36 | +3 | BYE |
| 55 | 0 | 2.979 |  Troy (TROY) |  SUN | 7–5 | 0.583 | 36 | +1 | BYE |
| 56 | 0 | 3.057 |  Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN) | B10 | 6–6 | 0.500 | 54 | +4 | BYE |
| 57 | 0 | 3.079 |  South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA) | SEC | 6–5 | 0.545 | 51 | +4 | BYE |
| 58 | 0 | 3.215 |  Alabama (ALABAMA) | SEC | 6–6 | 0.500 | 54 | -3 | BYE |
| 59 | 0 | 3.223 |  UCLA | PAC | 6–6 | 0.500 | 54 | -1 | BYE |
| 60 | 0 | 3.280 |  Marshall (MARSHALL) | MAC | 6–6 | 0.500 | 54 | -4 | BYE |
| 61 | 0 | 3.329 |  North Texas (NORTH TEXAS) | SUN | 7–5 | 0.583 | 36 | +9 | BYE |
| 62 | 0 | 3.356 |  Maryland (MARYLAND) | ACC | 5–6 | 0.455 | 62 | -1 | BYE |
| 63 | 0 | 3.368 |  NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE) | ACC | 5–6 | 0.455 | 62 | -5 | BYE |
| 64 | 0 | 3.406 |  BYU | MWC | 5–6 | 0.455 | 62 | +4 | BYE |
| 65 | 0 | 3.614 |  Nebraska (NEBRASKA) | B12 | 5–6 | 0.455 | 62 | -7 | BYE |
| 66 | 0 | 3.646 |  Akron (AKRON) | MAC | 6–5 | 0.545 | 51 | -6 | BYE |
| 67 | 1 | 3.736 |  TCU | USA | 5–6 | 0.455 | 62 | -7 | BYE |
| 68 | -1 | 3.744 |  Kansas (KANSAS) | B12 | 4–7 | 0.364 | 79 | -6 | BYE |
| 69 | 0 | 3.773 |  Air Force (AIR FORCE) | MWC | 5–6 | 0.455 | 62 | -7 | BYE |
| 70 | 0 | 3.778 |  Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE) | PAC | 5–6 | 0.455 | 62 | -6 | BYE |
| 71 | 0 | 3.780 |  Missouri (MISSOURI) | B12 | 5–6 | 0.455 | 62 | -8 | BYE |
| 72 | 0 | 3.839 |  Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE) | B10 | 5–7 | 0.417 | 77 | -8 | BYE |
| 73 | 0 | 3.853 |  Oregon (OREGON) | PAC | 5–6 | 0.455 | 62 | -9 | BYE |
| 74 | 0 | 3.954 |  Penn State (PENN STATE) | B10 | 4–7 | 0.364 | 79 | -14 | BYE |
| 75 | 0 | 4.096 |  New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE) | SUN | 5–6 | 0.455 | 62 | -14 | BYE |
| 76 | 0 | 4.138 |  Tulane (TULANE) | USA | 5–6 | 0.455 | 62 | -11 | BYE |
| 77 | 0 | 4.160 |  Kansas State (KANSAS STATE) | B12 | 4–7 | 0.364 | 79 | -16 | BYE |
| 78 | 0 | 4.229 |  Stanford (STANFORD) | PAC | 4–7 | 0.364 | 79 | -15 | BYE |
| 79 | 0 | 4.271 |  Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI) | SEC | 4–7 | 0.364 | 79 | -13 | BYE |
| 80 | 0 | 4.302 |  Kent State (KENT STATE) | MAC | 5–6 | 0.455 | 62 | -22 | BYE |
| 81 | 0 | 4.392 |  Colorado State (COLORADO STATE) | MWC | 4–7 | 0.364 | 79 | -14 | BYE |
| 82 | 0 | 4.402 |  Middle Tennessee (MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE) | SUN | 5–6 | 0.455 | 62 | -8 | BYE |
| 83 | 0 | 4.491 |  Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST) | ACC | 4–7 | 0.364 | 79 | -19 | BYE |
| 84 | 0 | 4.607 |  South Florida (SOUTH FLORIDA) | USA | 4–7 | 0.364 | 79 | -19 | BYE |
| 85 | 0 | 4.642 |  UL Monroe (LOUISIANA MONROE) | SUN | 5–6 | 0.455 | 62 | -20 | BYE |
| 86 | 0 | 4.642 |  Rutgers (RUTGERS) | IND BE | 4–7 | 0.364 | 79 | -9 | BYE |
| 87 | 0 | 4.708 |  San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE) | MWC | 4–7 | 0.364 | 79 | -20 | BYE |
| 88 | 0 | 4.929 |  Arizona (ARIZONA) | PAC | 3–8 | 0.273 | 94 | -18 | BYE |
| 89 | 0 | 4.990 |  Baylor (BAYLOR) | B12 | 3–8 | 0.273 | 94 | -19 | BYE |
| 90 | 0 | 4.999 |  Ohio (OHIO) | MAC | 4–7 | 0.364 | 79 | -29 | BYE |
| 91 | 0 | 5.182 |  Nevada (NEVADA) | IND WAC | 5–7 | 0.417 | 77 | -28 | BYE |
| 92 | 0 | 5.303 |  Houston (HOUSTON) | USA | 3–8 | 0.273 | 94 | -24 | BYE |
| 93 | 0 | 5.315 |  Tulsa (TULSA) | IND WAC | 4–8 | 0.333 | 93 | -28 | BYE |
| 94 | 0 | 5.539 |  Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN) | MAC | 4–7 | 0.364 | 79 | -21 | BYE |
| 95 | 0 | 5.540 |  Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE) | SUN | 4–7 | 0.364 | 79 | -36 | BYE |
| 96 | 0 | 5.562 |  Illinois (ILLINOIS) | B10 | 3–8 | 0.273 | 94 | -33 | BYE |
| 97 | 0 | 5.573 |  Rice (RICE) | IND WAC | 3–8 | 0.273 | 94 | -26 | BYE |
| 98 | 0 | 5.665 |  Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN) | MAC | 4–7 | 0.364 | 79 | -33 | BYE |
| 99 | 0 | 5.793 |  SMU | IND WAC | 3–8 | 0.273 | 94 | -26 | BYE |
| 100 | 0 | 5.822 |  Temple (TEMPLE) | IND BE | 2–9 | 0.182 | 105 | -33 | BYE |
| 101 | 0 | 5.852 |  Indiana (INDIANA) | B10 | 3–8 | 0.273 | 94 | -33 | BYE |
| 102 | 0 | 5.868 |  Duke (DUKE) | ACC | 2–9 | 0.182 | 105 | -34 | BYE |
| 103 | 0 | 5.971 |  Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE) | SEC | 3–8 | 0.273 | 94 | -22 | BYE |
| 104 | 0 | 5.985 |  Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE) | SUN | 3–8 | 0.273 | 94 | -32 | BYE |
| 105 | 0 | 6.025 |  Utah State (UTAH STATE) | SUN | 3–8 | 0.273 | 94 | -31 | BYE |
| 106 | 0 | 6.270 |  UNLV | MWC | 2–9 | 0.182 | 105 | -34 | BYE |
| 107 | 0 | 6.277 |  Kentucky (KENTUCKY) | SEC | 2–9 | 0.182 | 105 | -32 | BYE |
| 108 | 0 | 6.383 |  Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT) | SEC | 2–9 | 0.182 | 105 | -40 | BYE |
| 109 | 0 | 6.413 |  Army (ARMY) | USA | 2–9 | 0.182 | 105 | -36 | BYE |
| 110 | 0 | 6.481 |  Idaho (IDAHO) | SUN | 3–9 | 0.250 | 104 | -37 | BYE |
| 111 | 0 | 6.703 |  Ball State (BALL STATE) | MAC | 2–9 | 0.182 | 105 | -42 | BYE |
| 112 | 0 | 6.835 |  East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA) | USA | 2–9 | 0.182 | 105 | -40 | BYE |
| 113 | 0 | 7.291 |  Buffalo (BUFFALO) | MAC | 2–9 | 0.182 | 105 | -49 | BYE |
| 114 | 0 | 7.510 |  San José State (SAN JOSE STATE) | IND WAC | 2–9 | 0.182 | 105 | -50 | BYE |
| 115 | 0 | 7.522 |  Washington (WASHINGTON) | PAC | 1–10 | 0.091 | 115 | -47 | BYE |
| 116 | 0 | 7.934 |  Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN) | MAC | 1–10 | 0.091 | 115 | -55 | BYE |
| 117 | 0 | 8.837 |  UCF (CENTRAL FLORIDA) | MAC | 0–11 | 0.000 | 117 | -64 | BYE |