2004 Post-Season Week 3 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 | 0 | 0.768 |  Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA) |  B12 | 12–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +71 | BYE |
| 2 | 0 | 0.827 |  USC |  PAC | 12–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +68 | BYE |
| 3 | 0 | 0.844 |  Auburn (AUBURN) |  SEC | 12–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +67 | BYE |
| 4 | 0 | 0.972 |  Boise State (BOISE STATE) | IND WAC | 11–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +59 | BYE |
| 5 | 0 | 0.991 |  Texas (TEXAS) | B12 | 10–1 | 0.909 | 6 | +55 | BYE |
| 6 | 0 | 0.995 |  Utah (UTAH) |  MWC | 11–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +53 | BYE |
| 7 | 0 | 1.075 |  California (CALIFORNIA) | PAC | 10–1 | 0.909 | 6 | +50 | BYE |
| 8 | 0 | 1.201 |  Louisville (LOUISVILLE) |  USA | 10–1 | 0.909 | 6 | +41 | BYE |
| 9 | 0 | 1.230 |  Iowa (IOWA) |  B10 | 9–2 | 0.818 | 10 | +47 | BYE |
| 10 | 0 | 1.324 |  Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH) |  ACC | 10–2 | 0.833 | 9 | +43 | BYE |
| 11 | 0 | 1.355 |  Georgia (GEORGIA) | SEC | 9–2 | 0.818 | 10 | +41 | BYE |
| 12 | 1 | 1.366 |  LSU | SEC | 9–2 | 0.818 | 10 | +41 | BYE |
| 13 | -1 | 1.381 |  Miami (MIAMI) | ACC | 8–3 | 0.727 | 19 | +39 | BYE |
| 14 | 0 | 1.428 |  Michigan (MICHIGAN) | B10 | 9–2 | 0.818 | 10 | +42 | BYE |
| 15 | 0 | 1.533 |  Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE) | PAC | 8–3 | 0.727 | 19 | +40 | BYE |
| 16 | 2 | 1.674 |  Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M) | B12 | 7–4 | 0.636 | 32 | +35 | BYE |
| 17 | 0 | 1.682 |  Florida State (FLORIDA STATE) | ACC | 8–3 | 0.727 | 19 | +31 | BYE |
| 18 | 1 | 1.683 |  Tennessee (TENNESSEE) | SEC | 9–3 | 0.750 | 16 | +39 | BYE |
| 19 | -3 | 1.770 |  Virginia (VIRGINIA) | ACC | 8–4 | 0.667 | 28 | +29 | Lost to Fresno State 34–37 |
| 20 | 0 | 1.808 |  Wisconsin (WISCONSIN) | B10 | 9–2 | 0.818 | 10 | +29 | BYE |
| 21 | 1 | 1.863 |  Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN) |  MAC | 9–3 | 0.750 | 16 | +24 | Beat Memphis 52–35 |
| 22 | 8 | 1.921 |  Fresno State (FRESNO STATE) | IND WAC | 9–3 | 0.750 | 16 | +25 | Beat Virginia 37–34 |
| 23 | 1 | 1.994 |  UTEP | IND WAC | 8–3 | 0.727 | 19 | +25 | BYE |
| 24 | -1 | 2.035 |  West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA) | IND BE | 8–3 | 0.727 | 19 | +19 | BYE |
| 25 | -4 | 2.048 |  Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE) | B12 | 7–4 | 0.636 | 32 | +25 | BYE |
| 26 | -1 | 2.054 |  Purdue (PURDUE) | B10 | 7–4 | 0.636 | 32 | +19 | BYE |
| 27 | 0 | 2.066 |  Ohio State (OHIO STATE) | B10 | 7–4 | 0.636 | 32 | +25 | BYE |
| 28 | -2 | 2.076 |  Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH) | IND BE | 8–3 | 0.727 | 19 | +20 | BYE |
| 29 | 0 | 2.099 |  Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH) | B12 | 7–4 | 0.636 | 32 | +22 | BYE |
| 30 | 2 | 2.164 |  Florida (FLORIDA) | SEC | 7–4 | 0.636 | 32 | +17 | BYE |
| 31 | 0 | 2.176 |  Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE) | IND BE | 8–3 | 0.727 | 19 | +18 | BYE |
| 32 | 2 | 2.337 |  Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME) | IND FBSI | 6–5 | 0.545 | 48 | +21 | BYE |
| 33 | -5 | 2.339 |  Toledo (TOLEDO) | MAC | 9–4 | 0.692 | 27 | +22 | Lost to UConn 10–39 |
| 34 | 1 | 2.352 |  Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS) | MAC | 8–3 | 0.727 | 19 | +11 | BYE |
| 35 | 1 | 2.373 |  Navy (NAVY) | IND FBSI | 9–2 | 0.818 | 10 | +11 | BYE |
| 36 | 2 | 2.427 |  New Mexico (NEW MEXICO) | MWC | 7–4 | 0.636 | 32 | +17 | BYE |
| 37 | 6 | 2.435 |  Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH) | ACC | 7–5 | 0.583 | 41 | +16 | Beat Syracuse 51–14 |
| 38 | -5 | 2.464 |  Memphis (MEMPHIS) | USA | 8–4 | 0.667 | 28 | +14 | Lost to Bowling Green 35–52 |
| 39 | 7 | 2.468 |  UConn (CONNECTICUT) | IND BE | 8–4 | 0.667 | 28 | +12 | Beat Toledo 39–10 |
| 40 | -1 | 2.470 |  Oregon State (OREGON STATE) | PAC | 6–5 | 0.545 | 48 | +19 | BYE |
| 41 | -4 | 2.474 |  Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH)) | MAC | 8–4 | 0.667 | 28 | +10 | BYE |
| 42 | -2 | 2.518 |  Colorado (COLORADO) | B12 | 7–5 | 0.583 | 41 | +20 | BYE |
| 43 | -2 | 2.612 |  North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA) | ACC | 6–5 | 0.545 | 48 | +16 | BYE |
| 44 | 3 | 2.643 |  Cincinnati (CINCINNATI) | USA | 7–5 | 0.583 | 41 | +15 | Beat Marshall 32–14 |
| 45 | 0 | 2.731 |  Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS) | USA | 7–5 | 0.583 | 41 | +12 | BYE |
| 46 | 2 | 2.830 |  Troy (TROY) |  SUN | 7–4 | 0.636 | 32 | +5 | BYE |
| 47 | 2 | 2.838 |  Arkansas (ARKANSAS) | SEC | 5–6 | 0.455 | 62 | +9 | BYE |
| 48 | 2 | 2.920 |  Clemson (CLEMSON) | ACC | 6–5 | 0.545 | 48 | +6 | BYE |
| 49 | 3 | 2.989 |  Alabama (ALABAMA) | SEC | 6–5 | 0.545 | 48 | +3 | BYE |
| 50 | 1 | 2.993 |  South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA) | SEC | 6–5 | 0.545 | 48 | +5 | BYE |
| 51 | -9 | 3.000 |  Syracuse (SYRACUSE) | IND BE | 6–6 | 0.500 | 57 | +9 | Lost to Georgia Tech 14–51 |
| 52 | -8 | 3.010 |  UAB | USA | 7–5 | 0.583 | 41 | +5 | Lost to Hawai'i 40–59 |
| 53 | 1 | 3.011 |  Minnesota (MINNESOTA) | B10 | 6–5 | 0.545 | 48 | +5 | BYE |
| 54 | 5 | 3.029 |  Wyoming (WYOMING) | MWC | 7–5 | 0.583 | 41 | +5 | Beat UCLA 24–21 |
| 55 | 2 | 3.038 |  Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH) | IND WAC | 6–6 | 0.500 | 57 | +14 | BYE |
| 56 | 5 | 3.047 |  Hawai'i (HAWAII) | IND WAC | 8–5 | 0.615 | 40 | +24 | Beat UAB 59–40 |
| 57 | -1 | 3.088 |  Iowa State (IOWA STATE) | B12 | 6–5 | 0.545 | 48 | +3 | BYE |
| 58 | 0 | 3.178 |  Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN) | B10 | 6–6 | 0.500 | 57 | +5 | BYE |
| 59 | -6 | 3.288 |  UCLA | PAC | 6–6 | 0.500 | 57 | +1 | Lost to Wyoming 21–24 |
| 60 | -5 | 3.346 |  Marshall (MARSHALL) | MAC | 6–6 | 0.500 | 57 | -3 | Lost to Cincinnati 14–32 |
| 61 | 1 | 3.366 |  BYU | MWC | 5–6 | 0.455 | 62 | +6 | BYE |
| 62 | -2 | 3.379 |  Maryland (MARYLAND) | ACC | 5–6 | 0.455 | 62 | -1 | BYE |
| 63 | 0 | 3.413 |  NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE) | ACC | 5–6 | 0.455 | 62 | -4 | BYE |
| 64 | 0 | 3.451 |  North Texas (NORTH TEXAS) | SUN | 7–5 | 0.583 | 41 | +9 | BYE |
| 65 | 0 | 3.622 |  Akron (AKRON) | MAC | 6–5 | 0.545 | 48 | -5 | BYE |
| 66 | 0 | 3.717 |  Nebraska (NEBRASKA) | B12 | 5–6 | 0.455 | 62 | -6 | BYE |
| 67 | 0 | 3.779 |  Air Force (AIR FORCE) | MWC | 5–6 | 0.455 | 62 | -6 | BYE |
| 68 | 0 | 3.830 |  Missouri (MISSOURI) | B12 | 5–6 | 0.455 | 62 | -8 | BYE |
| 69 | 1 | 3.848 |  TCU | USA | 5–6 | 0.455 | 62 | -7 | BYE |
| 70 | -1 | 3.884 |  Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE) | PAC | 5–6 | 0.455 | 62 | -6 | BYE |
| 71 | 2 | 3.896 |  Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE) | B10 | 5–7 | 0.417 | 77 | -7 | BYE |
| 72 | -1 | 3.897 |  Kansas (KANSAS) | B12 | 4–7 | 0.364 | 79 | -5 | BYE |
| 73 | -1 | 3.920 |  Oregon (OREGON) | PAC | 5–6 | 0.455 | 62 | -7 | BYE |
| 74 | 0 | 4.044 |  Penn State (PENN STATE) | B10 | 4–7 | 0.364 | 79 | -12 | BYE |
| 75 | 0 | 4.049 |  New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE) | SUN | 5–6 | 0.455 | 62 | -11 | BYE |
| 76 | 0 | 4.206 |  Tulane (TULANE) | USA | 5–6 | 0.455 | 62 | -12 | BYE |
| 77 | 1 | 4.268 |  Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI) | SEC | 4–7 | 0.364 | 79 | -11 | BYE |
| 78 | 2 | 4.269 |  Kansas State (KANSAS STATE) | B12 | 4–7 | 0.364 | 79 | -14 | BYE |
| 79 | -2 | 4.288 |  Stanford (STANFORD) | PAC | 4–7 | 0.364 | 79 | -13 | BYE |
| 80 | -1 | 4.289 |  Kent State (KENT STATE) | MAC | 5–6 | 0.455 | 62 | -21 | BYE |
| 81 | 0 | 4.377 |  Middle Tennessee (MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE) | SUN | 5–6 | 0.455 | 62 | -6 | BYE |
| 82 | 1 | 4.494 |  Colorado State (COLORADO STATE) | MWC | 4–7 | 0.364 | 79 | -13 | BYE |
| 83 | -1 | 4.504 |  Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST) | ACC | 4–7 | 0.364 | 79 | -18 | BYE |
| 84 | 1 | 4.647 |  Rutgers (RUTGERS) | IND BE | 4–7 | 0.364 | 79 | -7 | BYE |
| 85 | -1 | 4.655 |  South Florida (SOUTH FLORIDA) | USA | 4–7 | 0.364 | 79 | -18 | BYE |
| 86 | 1 | 4.686 |  UL Monroe (LOUISIANA MONROE) | SUN | 5–6 | 0.455 | 62 | -20 | BYE |
| 87 | -1 | 4.708 |  San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE) | MWC | 4–7 | 0.364 | 79 | -18 | BYE |
| 88 | 0 | 4.969 |  Ohio (OHIO) | MAC | 4–7 | 0.364 | 79 | -27 | BYE |
| 89 | 0 | 5.004 |  Arizona (ARIZONA) | PAC | 3–8 | 0.273 | 94 | -17 | BYE |
| 90 | 0 | 5.094 |  Baylor (BAYLOR) | B12 | 3–8 | 0.273 | 94 | -17 | BYE |
| 91 | 0 | 5.216 |  Nevada (NEVADA) | IND WAC | 5–7 | 0.417 | 77 | -27 | BYE |
| 92 | 1 | 5.308 |  Tulsa (TULSA) | IND WAC | 4–8 | 0.333 | 93 | -26 | BYE |
| 93 | -1 | 5.391 |  Houston (HOUSTON) | USA | 3–8 | 0.273 | 94 | -23 | BYE |
| 94 | 2 | 5.560 |  Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE) | SUN | 4–7 | 0.364 | 79 | -35 | BYE |
| 95 | -1 | 5.568 |  Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN) | MAC | 4–7 | 0.364 | 79 | -20 | BYE |
| 96 | -1 | 5.606 |  Illinois (ILLINOIS) | B10 | 3–8 | 0.273 | 94 | -30 | BYE |
| 97 | 0 | 5.619 |  Rice (RICE) | IND WAC | 3–8 | 0.273 | 94 | -25 | BYE |
| 98 | 0 | 5.715 |  Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN) | MAC | 4–7 | 0.364 | 79 | -33 | BYE |
| 99 | 1 | 5.782 |  SMU | IND WAC | 3–8 | 0.273 | 94 | -23 | BYE |
| 100 | -1 | 5.864 |  Temple (TEMPLE) | IND BE | 2–9 | 0.182 | 105 | -31 | BYE |
| 101 | 0 | 5.906 |  Duke (DUKE) | ACC | 2–9 | 0.182 | 105 | -32 | BYE |
| 102 | 1 | 5.923 |  Indiana (INDIANA) | B10 | 3–8 | 0.273 | 94 | -32 | BYE |
| 103 | -1 | 5.924 |  Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE) | SEC | 3–8 | 0.273 | 94 | -20 | BYE |
| 104 | 1 | 5.980 |  Utah State (UTAH STATE) | SUN | 3–8 | 0.273 | 94 | -29 | BYE |
| 105 | -1 | 5.987 |  Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE) | SUN | 3–8 | 0.273 | 94 | -31 | BYE |
| 106 | 0 | 6.240 |  Kentucky (KENTUCKY) | SEC | 2–9 | 0.182 | 105 | -30 | BYE |
| 107 | 0 | 6.276 |  UNLV | MWC | 2–9 | 0.182 | 105 | -32 | BYE |
| 108 | 0 | 6.365 |  Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT) | SEC | 2–9 | 0.182 | 105 | -38 | BYE |
| 109 | 1 | 6.502 |  Idaho (IDAHO) | SUN | 3–9 | 0.250 | 104 | -35 | BYE |
| 110 | -1 | 6.508 |  Army (ARMY) | USA | 2–9 | 0.182 | 105 | -36 | BYE |
| 111 | 0 | 6.752 |  Ball State (BALL STATE) | MAC | 2–9 | 0.182 | 105 | -41 | BYE |
| 112 | 0 | 6.884 |  East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA) | USA | 2–9 | 0.182 | 105 | -39 | BYE |
| 113 | 0 | 7.297 |  Buffalo (BUFFALO) | MAC | 2–9 | 0.182 | 105 | -48 | BYE |
| 114 | 1 | 7.503 |  San José State (SAN JOSE STATE) | IND WAC | 2–9 | 0.182 | 105 | -48 | BYE |
| 115 | -1 | 7.583 |  Washington (WASHINGTON) | PAC | 1–10 | 0.091 | 115 | -45 | BYE |
| 116 | 0 | 7.967 |  Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN) | MAC | 1–10 | 0.091 | 115 | -53 | BYE |
| 117 | 0 | 8.763 |  UCF (CENTRAL FLORIDA) | MAC | 0–11 | 0.000 | 117 | -61 | BYE |