2004 Regular Season 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 | 0 | 0.768 |  Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA) |  B12 | 12–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +70 | Beat Colorado 42–3 |
| 2 | 0 | 0.793 |  USC |  PAC | 12–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +68 | Beat UCLA 29–24 |
| 3 | 0 | 0.843 |  Auburn (AUBURN) |  SEC | 12–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +67 | Beat Tennessee 38–28 |
| 4 | 0 | 0.966 |  Texas (TEXAS) | B12 | 10–1 | 0.909 | 6 | +55 | BYE |
| 5 | 0 | 0.975 |  Boise State (BOISE STATE) | IND WAC | 11–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +57 | BYE |
| 6 | 0 | 0.990 |  Utah (UTAH) |  MWC | 11–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +52 | BYE |
| 7 | 0 | 1.045 |  California (CALIFORNIA) | PAC | 10–1 | 0.909 | 6 | +49 | Beat Southern Miss 26–16 |
| 8 | 1 | 1.177 |  Louisville (LOUISVILLE) |  USA | 10–1 | 0.909 | 6 | +40 | Beat Tulane 55–7 |
| 9 | -1 | 1.204 |  Iowa (IOWA) |  B10 | 9–2 | 0.818 | 10 | +47 | BYE |
| 10 | 4 | 1.296 |  Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH) |  ACC | 10–2 | 0.833 | 9 | +42 | Beat Miami 16–10 |
| 11 | 0 | 1.319 |  Georgia (GEORGIA) | SEC | 9–2 | 0.818 | 10 | +40 | BYE |
| 12 | -2 | 1.331 |  Miami (MIAMI) | ACC | 8–3 | 0.727 | 18 | +38 | Lost to Virginia Tech 10–16 |
| 13 | -1 | 1.342 |  LSU | SEC | 9–2 | 0.818 | 10 | +41 | BYE |
| 14 | -1 | 1.415 |  Michigan (MICHIGAN) | B10 | 9–2 | 0.818 | 10 | +42 | BYE |
| 15 | 0 | 1.480 |  Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE) | PAC | 8–3 | 0.727 | 18 | +40 | BYE |
| 16 | 0 | 1.492 |  Virginia (VIRGINIA) | ACC | 8–3 | 0.727 | 18 | +31 | BYE |
| 17 | 1 | 1.551 |  Florida State (FLORIDA STATE) | ACC | 8–3 | 0.727 | 18 | +31 | BYE |
| 18 | 1 | 1.641 |  Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M) | B12 | 7–4 | 0.636 | 31 | +34 | BYE |
| 19 | -2 | 1.658 |  Tennessee (TENNESSEE) | SEC | 9–3 | 0.750 | 16 | +39 | Lost to Auburn 28–38 |
| 20 | 0 | 1.801 |  Wisconsin (WISCONSIN) | B10 | 9–2 | 0.818 | 10 | +29 | BYE |
| 21 | 0 | 1.977 |  Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE) | B12 | 7–4 | 0.636 | 31 | +25 | BYE |
| 22 | 2 | 1.988 |  Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN) |  MAC | 8–3 | 0.727 | 18 | +17 | BYE |
| 23 | 3 | 1.989 |  West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA) | IND BE | 8–3 | 0.727 | 18 | +18 | BYE |
| 24 | -1 | 1.994 |  Purdue (PURDUE) | B10 | 7–4 | 0.636 | 31 | +19 | BYE |
| 25 | 0 | 1.998 |  UTEP | IND WAC | 8–3 | 0.727 | 18 | +23 | BYE |
| 26 | 9 | 2.017 |  Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH) | IND BE | 8–3 | 0.727 | 18 | +21 | Beat South Florida 43–14 |
| 27 | -5 | 2.028 |  Ohio State (OHIO STATE) | B10 | 7–4 | 0.636 | 31 | +24 | BYE |
| 28 | 5 | 2.051 |  Toledo (TOLEDO) | MAC | 9–3 | 0.750 | 16 | +25 | Beat Miami (OH) 35–27 |
| 29 | -2 | 2.075 |  Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH) | B12 | 7–4 | 0.636 | 31 | +22 | BYE |
| 30 | 1 | 2.116 |  Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE) | IND BE | 8–3 | 0.727 | 18 | +18 | BYE |
| 31 | -2 | 2.118 |  Fresno State (FRESNO STATE) | IND WAC | 8–3 | 0.727 | 18 | +16 | BYE |
| 32 | -4 | 2.134 |  Florida (FLORIDA) | SEC | 7–4 | 0.636 | 31 | +17 | BYE |
| 33 | -1 | 2.214 |  Memphis (MEMPHIS) | USA | 8–3 | 0.727 | 18 | +17 | BYE |
| 34 | 2 | 2.263 |  Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME) | IND FBSI | 6–5 | 0.545 | 44 | +21 | BYE |
| 35 | 2 | 2.289 |  Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS) | MAC | 8–3 | 0.727 | 18 | +11 | BYE |
| 36 | 4 | 2.363 |  Navy (NAVY) | IND FBSI | 9–2 | 0.818 | 10 | +11 | Beat Army 42–13 |
| 37 | -7 | 2.396 |  Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH)) | MAC | 8–4 | 0.667 | 30 | +12 | Lost to Toledo 27–35 |
| 38 | 0 | 2.400 |  Oregon State (OREGON STATE) | PAC | 6–5 | 0.545 | 44 | +19 | BYE |
| 39 | 0 | 2.405 |  New Mexico (NEW MEXICO) | MWC | 7–4 | 0.636 | 31 | +16 | BYE |
| 40 | -6 | 2.482 |  Colorado (COLORADO) | B12 | 7–5 | 0.583 | 42 | +20 | Lost to Oklahoma 3–42 |
| 41 | 0 | 2.514 |  North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA) | ACC | 6–5 | 0.545 | 44 | +16 | BYE |
| 42 | 0 | 2.528 |  Syracuse (SYRACUSE) | IND BE | 6–5 | 0.545 | 44 | +13 | BYE |
| 43 | 0 | 2.588 |  Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH) | ACC | 6–5 | 0.545 | 44 | +10 | BYE |
| 44 | 0 | 2.672 |  UAB | USA | 7–4 | 0.636 | 31 | +9 | BYE |
| 45 | 2 | 2.738 |  UConn (CONNECTICUT) | IND BE | 7–4 | 0.636 | 31 | +4 | BYE |
| 46 | -1 | 2.743 |  Cincinnati (CINCINNATI) | USA | 6–5 | 0.545 | 44 | +10 | BYE |
| 47 | -1 | 2.761 |  Troy (TROY) |  SUN | 7–4 | 0.636 | 31 | +5 | BYE |
| 48 | 0 | 2.800 |  Arkansas (ARKANSAS) | SEC | 5–6 | 0.455 | 62 | +9 | BYE |
| 49 | 0 | 2.804 |  Clemson (CLEMSON) | ACC | 6–5 | 0.545 | 44 | +7 | BYE |
| 50 | 2 | 2.893 |  South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA) | SEC | 6–5 | 0.545 | 44 | +5 | BYE |
| 51 | 2 | 2.919 |  UCLA | PAC | 6–5 | 0.545 | 44 | +6 | Lost to USC 24–29 |
| 52 | -2 | 2.920 |  Minnesota (MINNESOTA) | B10 | 6–5 | 0.545 | 44 | +5 | BYE |
| 53 | 1 | 2.922 |  Alabama (ALABAMA) | SEC | 6–5 | 0.545 | 44 | +2 | BYE |
| 54 | -3 | 2.940 |  Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS) | USA | 6–5 | 0.545 | 44 | +6 | Lost to California 16–26 |
| 55 | 0 | 2.949 |  Marshall (MARSHALL) | MAC | 6–5 | 0.545 | 44 | +2 | BYE |
| 56 | 0 | 3.018 |  Iowa State (IOWA STATE) | B12 | 6–5 | 0.545 | 44 | +3 | BYE |
| 57 | 0 | 3.095 |  Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH) | IND WAC | 6–6 | 0.500 | 60 | +13 | BYE |
| 58 | 0 | 3.129 |  North Texas (NORTH TEXAS) | SUN | 7–4 | 0.636 | 31 | +14 | BYE |
| 59 | 0 | 3.209 |  Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN) | B10 | 6–6 | 0.500 | 60 | +5 | BYE |
| 60 | 0 | 3.265 |  Wyoming (WYOMING) | MWC | 6–5 | 0.545 | 44 | -1 | BYE |
| 61 | 0 | 3.317 |  Maryland (MARYLAND) | ACC | 5–6 | 0.455 | 62 | 0 | BYE |
| 62 | 0 | 3.358 |  BYU | MWC | 5–6 | 0.455 | 62 | +5 | BYE |
| 63 | 3 | 3.358 |  Hawai'i (HAWAII) | IND WAC | 7–5 | 0.583 | 42 | +17 | Beat Michigan State 41–38 |
| 64 | -1 | 3.378 |  NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE) | ACC | 5–6 | 0.455 | 62 | -4 | BYE |
| 65 | 0 | 3.478 |  Akron (AKRON) | MAC | 6–5 | 0.545 | 44 | -4 | BYE |
| 66 | 1 | 3.709 |  Nebraska (NEBRASKA) | B12 | 5–6 | 0.455 | 62 | -6 | BYE |
| 67 | 5 | 3.789 |  Air Force (AIR FORCE) | MWC | 5–6 | 0.455 | 62 | -6 | BYE |
| 68 | 1 | 3.809 |  Missouri (MISSOURI) | B12 | 5–6 | 0.455 | 62 | -8 | BYE |
| 69 | -1 | 3.810 |  Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE) | PAC | 5–6 | 0.455 | 62 | -6 | BYE |
| 70 | 1 | 3.837 |  TCU | USA | 5–6 | 0.455 | 62 | -7 | BYE |
| 71 | 2 | 3.840 |  Oregon (OREGON) | PAC | 5–6 | 0.455 | 62 | -6 | BYE |
| 72 | -2 | 3.842 |  Kansas (KANSAS) | B12 | 4–7 | 0.364 | 79 | -5 | BYE |
| 73 | -9 | 3.867 |  Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE) | B10 | 5–7 | 0.417 | 77 | -7 | Lost to Hawai'i 38–41 |
| 74 | 1 | 3.991 |  New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE) | SUN | 5–6 | 0.455 | 62 | -10 | BYE |
| 75 | -1 | 4.006 |  Penn State (PENN STATE) | B10 | 4–7 | 0.364 | 79 | -12 | BYE |
| 76 | 0 | 4.135 |  Tulane (TULANE) | USA | 5–6 | 0.455 | 62 | -11 | Lost to Louisville 7–55 |
| 77 | 2 | 4.179 |  Stanford (STANFORD) | PAC | 4–7 | 0.364 | 79 | -12 | BYE |
| 78 | -1 | 4.195 |  Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI) | SEC | 4–7 | 0.364 | 79 | -10 | BYE |
| 79 | -1 | 4.222 |  Kent State (KENT STATE) | MAC | 5–6 | 0.455 | 62 | -20 | BYE |
| 80 | 0 | 4.254 |  Kansas State (KANSAS STATE) | B12 | 4–7 | 0.364 | 79 | -14 | BYE |
| 81 | 0 | 4.308 |  Middle Tennessee (MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE) | SUN | 5–6 | 0.455 | 62 | -5 | BYE |
| 82 | 1 | 4.450 |  Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST) | ACC | 4–7 | 0.364 | 79 | -18 | BYE |
| 83 | -1 | 4.488 |  Colorado State (COLORADO STATE) | MWC | 4–7 | 0.364 | 79 | -14 | BYE |
| 84 | 0 | 4.565 |  South Florida (SOUTH FLORIDA) | USA | 4–7 | 0.364 | 79 | -17 | Lost to Pittsburgh 14–43 |
| 85 | 0 | 4.583 |  Rutgers (RUTGERS) | IND BE | 4–7 | 0.364 | 79 | -6 | BYE |
| 86 | 1 | 4.653 |  San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE) | MWC | 4–7 | 0.364 | 79 | -17 | BYE |
| 87 | -1 | 4.655 |  UL Monroe (LOUISIANA MONROE) | SUN | 5–6 | 0.455 | 62 | -19 | BYE |
| 88 | 0 | 4.845 |  Ohio (OHIO) | MAC | 4–7 | 0.364 | 79 | -25 | BYE |
| 89 | 0 | 4.905 |  Arizona (ARIZONA) | PAC | 3–8 | 0.273 | 94 | -16 | BYE |
| 90 | 0 | 4.950 |  Baylor (BAYLOR) | B12 | 3–8 | 0.273 | 94 | -16 | BYE |
| 91 | 1 | 5.246 |  Nevada (NEVADA) | IND WAC | 5–7 | 0.417 | 77 | -27 | BYE |
| 92 | -1 | 5.292 |  Houston (HOUSTON) | USA | 3–8 | 0.273 | 94 | -21 | BYE |
| 93 | 0 | 5.323 |  Tulsa (TULSA) | IND WAC | 4–8 | 0.333 | 93 | -26 | BYE |
| 94 | 2 | 5.514 |  Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN) | MAC | 4–7 | 0.364 | 79 | -19 | BYE |
| 95 | 0 | 5.521 |  Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE) | SUN | 4–7 | 0.364 | 79 | -34 | BYE |
| 96 | -2 | 5.523 |  Illinois (ILLINOIS) | B10 | 3–8 | 0.273 | 94 | -29 | BYE |
| 97 | 1 | 5.652 |  Rice (RICE) | IND WAC | 3–8 | 0.273 | 94 | -26 | BYE |
| 98 | -1 | 5.665 |  Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN) | MAC | 4–7 | 0.364 | 79 | -32 | BYE |
| 99 | 0 | 5.675 |  Temple (TEMPLE) | IND BE | 2–9 | 0.182 | 105 | -29 | BYE |
| 100 | 0 | 5.793 |  SMU | IND WAC | 3–8 | 0.273 | 94 | -23 | BYE |
| 101 | 4 | 5.828 |  Duke (DUKE) | ACC | 2–9 | 0.182 | 105 | -31 | BYE |
| 102 | 0 | 5.841 |  Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE) | SEC | 3–8 | 0.273 | 94 | -19 | BYE |
| 103 | 0 | 5.871 |  Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE) | SUN | 3–8 | 0.273 | 94 | -29 | BYE |
| 104 | 0 | 5.876 |  Utah State (UTAH STATE) | SUN | 3–8 | 0.273 | 94 | -28 | BYE |
| 105 | -4 | 5.909 |  Indiana (INDIANA) | B10 | 3–8 | 0.273 | 94 | -32 | BYE |
| 106 | 0 | 6.185 |  Kentucky (KENTUCKY) | SEC | 2–9 | 0.182 | 105 | -30 | BYE |
| 107 | 0 | 6.288 |  UNLV | MWC | 2–9 | 0.182 | 105 | -32 | BYE |
| 108 | 0 | 6.334 |  Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT) | SEC | 2–9 | 0.182 | 105 | -38 | BYE |
| 109 | 0 | 6.455 |  Idaho (IDAHO) | SUN | 3–9 | 0.250 | 104 | -34 | BYE |
| 110 | 0 | 6.482 |  Army (ARMY) | USA | 2–9 | 0.182 | 105 | -36 | Lost to Navy 13–42 |
| 111 | 0 | 6.654 |  Ball State (BALL STATE) | MAC | 2–9 | 0.182 | 105 | -40 | BYE |
| 112 | 0 | 6.854 |  East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA) | USA | 2–9 | 0.182 | 105 | -38 | BYE |
| 113 | 0 | 7.144 |  Buffalo (BUFFALO) | MAC | 2–9 | 0.182 | 105 | -46 | BYE |
| 114 | 0 | 7.455 |  Washington (WASHINGTON) | PAC | 1–10 | 0.091 | 115 | -44 | BYE |
| 115 | 0 | 7.522 |  San José State (SAN JOSE STATE) | IND WAC | 2–9 | 0.182 | 105 | -48 | BYE |
| 116 | 0 | 7.826 |  Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN) | MAC | 1–10 | 0.091 | 115 | -51 | BYE |
| 117 | 0 | 8.637 |  UCF (CENTRAL FLORIDA) | MAC | 0–11 | 0.000 | 117 | -60 | BYE |