2004 Week 11 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 | 0.624 |  Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA) |  B12 | 9–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +48 | Beat Texas A&M 42–35 |
| 2 | 0 | 0.761 |  USC |  PAC | 9–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +42 | Beat Oregon State 28–20 |
| 3 | 4 | 1.000 |  Boise State (BOISE STATE) | IND WAC | 8–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +31 | BYE |
| 4 | 4 | 1.002 |  California (CALIFORNIA) | PAC | 7–1 | 0.875 | 11 | +31 | Beat Oregon 28–27 |
| 5 | 1 | 1.010 |  Texas (TEXAS) | B12 | 8–1 | 0.889 | 7 | +35 | Beat Oklahoma State 56–35 |
| 6 | -3 | 1.045 |  Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE) | PAC | 7–2 | 0.778 | 14 | +35 | Beat Stanford 34–31 |
| 7 | -3 | 1.105 |  Auburn (AUBURN) |  SEC | 9–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +31 | BYE |
| 8 | 2 | 1.191 |  Utah (UTAH) |  MWC | 9–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +30 | Beat Colorado State 63–31 |
| 9 | 3 | 1.246 |  Michigan (MICHIGAN) |  B10 | 8–1 | 0.889 | 7 | +33 | BYE |
| 10 | 5 | 1.267 |  Wisconsin (WISCONSIN) | B10 | 9–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +31 | Beat Minnesota 38–14 |
| 11 | -6 | 1.269 |  Tennessee (TENNESSEE) | SEC | 7–2 | 0.778 | 14 | +31 | Lost to Notre Dame 13–17 |
| 12 | 1 | 1.319 |  Georgia (GEORGIA) | SEC | 8–1 | 0.889 | 7 | +26 | Beat Kentucky 62–17 |
| 13 | 3 | 1.339 |  Virginia (VIRGINIA) |  ACC | 7–1 | 0.875 | 11 | +23 | Beat Maryland 16–0 |
| 14 | -3 | 1.412 |  Florida State (FLORIDA STATE) | ACC | 7–2 | 0.778 | 14 | +24 | Beat Duke 29–7 |
| 15 | -1 | 1.476 |  Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M) | B12 | 6–3 | 0.667 | 27 | +25 | Lost to Oklahoma 35–42 |
| 16 | -7 | 1.509 |  Miami (MIAMI) | ACC | 6–2 | 0.750 | 22 | +20 | Lost to Clemson 17–24 |
| 17 | 0 | 1.582 |  West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA) | IND BE | 8–1 | 0.889 | 7 | +19 | Beat Temple 42–21 |
| 18 | 5 | 1.585 |  Iowa (IOWA) | B10 | 7–2 | 0.778 | 14 | +25 | Beat Purdue 23–21 |
| 19 | 1 | 1.598 |  Louisville (LOUISVILLE) |  USA | 6–1 | 0.857 | 13 | +15 | Beat Memphis 56–49 |
| 20 | 1 | 1.692 |  Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH) | ACC | 7–2 | 0.778 | 14 | +18 | Beat North Carolina 27–24 |
| 21 | 3 | 1.714 |  Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME) | IND FBSI | 6–3 | 0.667 | 27 | +21 | Beat Tennessee 17–13 |
| 22 | -3 | 1.723 |  LSU | SEC | 6–2 | 0.750 | 22 | +20 | BYE |
| 23 | -1 | 1.761 |  UTEP | IND WAC | 6–2 | 0.750 | 22 | +17 | BYE |
| 24 | -6 | 1.781 |  Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE) | B12 | 6–3 | 0.667 | 27 | +19 | Lost to Texas 35–56 |
| 25 | 4 | 1.979 |  Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN) |  MAC | 7–2 | 0.778 | 14 | +12 | Beat Western Michigan 52–0 |
| 26 | 1 | 2.021 |  Ohio State (OHIO STATE) | B10 | 6–3 | 0.667 | 27 | +17 | Beat Michigan State 32–19 |
| 27 | 1 | 2.029 |  Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH) | B12 | 6–3 | 0.667 | 27 | +16 | Beat Baylor 42–17 |
| 28 | 6 | 2.186 |  Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE) | IND BE | 6–2 | 0.750 | 22 | +11 | Beat Rutgers 21–10 |
| 29 | 3 | 2.222 |  Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS) | MAC | 7–2 | 0.778 | 14 | +8 | BYE |
| 30 | 5 | 2.294 |  South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA) | SEC | 6–3 | 0.667 | 27 | +12 | Beat Arkansas 35–32 |
| 31 | 0 | 2.324 |  Purdue (PURDUE) | B10 | 5–4 | 0.556 | 44 | +10 | Lost to Iowa 21–23 |
| 32 | -7 | 2.352 |  Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS) | USA | 5–2 | 0.714 | 26 | +9 | Lost to Cincinnati 24–52 |
| 33 | 8 | 2.386 |  Syracuse (SYRACUSE) | IND BE | 5–4 | 0.556 | 44 | +12 | Beat Pittsburgh 38–31 |
| 34 | 11 | 2.484 |  Clemson (CLEMSON) | ACC | 5–4 | 0.556 | 44 | +11 | Beat Miami 24–17 |
| 35 | 4 | 2.547 |  Alabama (ALABAMA) | SEC | 6–3 | 0.667 | 27 | +4 | Beat Mississippi State 30–14 |
| 36 | 28 | 2.570 |  Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH)) | MAC | 6–3 | 0.667 | 27 | +5 | Beat Toledo 23–16 |
| 37 | 23 | 2.626 |  Cincinnati (CINCINNATI) | USA | 5–4 | 0.556 | 44 | +6 | Beat Southern Miss 52–24 |
| 38 | -8 | 2.669 |  Navy (NAVY) | IND FBSI | 7–2 | 0.778 | 14 | +4 | Lost to Tulane 10–42 |
| 39 | 8 | 2.700 |  Colorado (COLORADO) | B12 | 5–4 | 0.556 | 44 | +8 | Beat Kansas 30–21 |
| 40 | -14 | 2.724 |  UAB | USA | 5–3 | 0.625 | 37 | +9 | Lost to South Florida 20–45 |
| 41 | 17 | 2.764 |  Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH) | ACC | 5–3 | 0.625 | 37 | +5 | Beat NC State 24–14 |
| 42 | 13 | 2.775 |  BYU | MWC | 5–4 | 0.556 | 44 | +9 | Beat San Diego State 49–16 |
| 43 | 18 | 2.780 |  Iowa State (IOWA STATE) | B12 | 5–4 | 0.556 | 44 | +6 | Beat Nebraska 34–27 |
| 44 | -2 | 2.788 |  Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN) | B10 | 5–4 | 0.556 | 44 | +9 | Beat Penn State 14–7 |
| 45 | -12 | 2.802 |  Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH) | IND BE | 5–3 | 0.625 | 37 | +4 | Lost to Syracuse 31–38 |
| 46 | 3 | 2.822 |  UConn (CONNECTICUT) | IND BE | 5–3 | 0.625 | 37 | +2 | BYE |
| 47 | 18 | 2.823 |  Fresno State (FRESNO STATE) | IND WAC | 5–3 | 0.625 | 37 | +3 | Beat Rice 52–14 |
| 48 | -12 | 2.833 |  Minnesota (MINNESOTA) | B10 | 6–4 | 0.600 | 43 | +7 | Lost to Wisconsin 14–38 |
| 49 | -12 | 2.871 |  North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA) | ACC | 4–5 | 0.444 | 65 | +9 | Lost to Virginia Tech 24–27 |
| 50 | 13 | 2.883 |  Wyoming (WYOMING) | MWC | 6–3 | 0.667 | 27 | +2 | Beat UNLV 53–45 |
| 51 | 1 | 2.891 |  Florida (FLORIDA) | SEC | 5–4 | 0.556 | 44 | +3 | Beat Vanderbilt 34–17 |
| 52 | -6 | 2.951 |  Memphis (MEMPHIS) | USA | 5–3 | 0.625 | 37 | +3 | Lost to Louisville 49–56 |
| 53 | -5 | 2.959 |  Marshall (MARSHALL) | MAC | 5–4 | 0.556 | 44 | +2 | Lost to Akron 28–31 |
| 54 | -1 | 3.009 |  Arkansas (ARKANSAS) | SEC | 3–5 | 0.375 | 84 | +5 | Lost to South Carolina 32–35 |
| 55 | -5 | 3.015 |  Oregon (OREGON) | PAC | 5–4 | 0.556 | 44 | +5 | Lost to California 27–28 |
| 56 | -12 | 3.026 |  Toledo (TOLEDO) | MAC | 6–3 | 0.667 | 27 | +1 | Lost to Miami (OH) 16–23 |
| 57 | 0 | 3.093 |  Oregon State (OREGON STATE) | PAC | 4–5 | 0.444 | 65 | +7 | Lost to USC 20–28 |
| 58 | -20 | 3.128 |  Nebraska (NEBRASKA) | B12 | 5–4 | 0.556 | 44 | +1 | Lost to Iowa State 27–34 |
| 59 | -16 | 3.155 |  UCLA | PAC | 5–4 | 0.556 | 44 | +1 | Lost to Washington State 29–31 |
| 60 | 6 | 3.198 |  New Mexico (NEW MEXICO) | MWC | 5–4 | 0.556 | 44 | +2 | BYE |
| 61 | -5 | 3.245 |  Maryland (MARYLAND) | ACC | 4–5 | 0.444 | 65 | +2 | Lost to Virginia 0–16 |
| 62 | -22 | 3.291 |  Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH) | IND WAC | 4–5 | 0.444 | 65 | +6 | Lost to Hawai'i 23–34 |
| 63 | -4 | 3.326 |  Stanford (STANFORD) | PAC | 4–5 | 0.444 | 65 | -1 | Lost to Arizona State 31–34 |
| 64 | 4 | 3.351 |  Troy (TROY) |  SUN | 5–4 | 0.556 | 44 | -3 | Beat FCS 24–6 |
| 65 | -11 | 3.439 |  Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE) | B10 | 4–5 | 0.444 | 65 | +1 | Lost to Ohio State 19–32 |
| 66 | -15 | 3.477 |  NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE) | ACC | 4–5 | 0.444 | 65 | -2 | Lost to Georgia Tech 14–24 |
| 67 | 0 | 3.534 |  Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST) | ACC | 4–4 | 0.500 | 62 | -4 | BYE |
| 68 | 5 | 3.571 |  Kansas State (KANSAS STATE) | B12 | 4–5 | 0.444 | 65 | -2 | Beat Missouri 35–24 |
| 69 | 5 | 3.601 |  Air Force (AIR FORCE) | MWC | 4–5 | 0.444 | 65 | -1 | Beat Army 31–22 |
| 70 | 5 | 3.617 |  North Texas (NORTH TEXAS) | SUN | 5–4 | 0.556 | 44 | +7 | Beat Louisiana 27–17 |
| 71 | -9 | 3.751 |  Missouri (MISSOURI) | B12 | 4–5 | 0.444 | 65 | -6 | Lost to Kansas State 24–35 |
| 72 | 7 | 3.781 |  Akron (AKRON) | MAC | 5–4 | 0.556 | 44 | -5 | Beat Marshall 31–28 |
| 73 | 8 | 3.826 |  Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE) | PAC | 4–5 | 0.444 | 65 | -3 | Beat UCLA 31–29 |
| 74 | -3 | 3.857 |  TCU | USA | 4–4 | 0.500 | 62 | -2 | BYE |
| 75 | -5 | 3.889 |  Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI) | SEC | 3–5 | 0.375 | 84 | -1 | BYE |
| 76 | 9 | 4.016 |  New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE) | SUN | 4–5 | 0.444 | 65 | -3 | Beat Middle Tennessee 44–10 |
| 77 | 7 | 4.056 |  Hawai'i (HAWAII) | IND WAC | 4–4 | 0.500 | 62 | +5 | Beat Louisiana Tech 34–23 |
| 78 | -9 | 4.126 |  Kansas (KANSAS) | B12 | 3–6 | 0.333 | 87 | -7 | Lost to Colorado 21–30 |
| 79 | 12 | 4.220 |  South Florida (SOUTH FLORIDA) | USA | 3–4 | 0.429 | 82 | -3 | Beat UAB 45–20 |
| 80 | -8 | 4.308 |  Rutgers (RUTGERS) | IND BE | 4–5 | 0.444 | 65 | 0 | Lost to Boston College 10–21 |
| 81 | 5 | 4.380 |  Nevada (NEVADA) | IND WAC | 5–4 | 0.556 | 44 | -15 | Beat San José State 42–24 |
| 82 | -2 | 4.518 |  Colorado State (COLORADO STATE) | MWC | 3–6 | 0.333 | 87 | -8 | Lost to Utah 31–63 |
| 83 | -7 | 4.636 |  Baylor (BAYLOR) | B12 | 3–6 | 0.333 | 87 | -9 | Lost to Texas Tech 17–42 |
| 84 | -7 | 4.755 |  Middle Tennessee (MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE) | SUN | 4–5 | 0.444 | 65 | -6 | Lost to New Mexico State 10–44 |
| 85 | -3 | 4.817 |  Penn State (PENN STATE) | B10 | 2–7 | 0.222 | 101 | -14 | Lost to Northwestern 7–14 |
| 86 | 13 | 4.945 |  UL Monroe (LOUISIANA MONROE) | SUN | 4–5 | 0.444 | 65 | -14 | Beat Utah State 32–25 |
| 87 | 0 | 5.011 |  UNLV | MWC | 2–7 | 0.222 | 101 | -11 | Lost to Wyoming 45–53 |
| 88 | 18 | 5.022 |  Tulane (TULANE) | USA | 3–5 | 0.375 | 84 | -11 | Beat Navy 42–10 |
| 89 | 12 | 5.033 |  Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN) | MAC | 4–5 | 0.444 | 65 | -10 | Beat Central Michigan 61–58 |
| 90 | -7 | 5.058 |  Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE) | SUN | 4–5 | 0.444 | 65 | -20 | Lost to North Texas 17–27 |
| 91 | 5 | 5.060 |  Ohio (OHIO) | MAC | 4–6 | 0.400 | 83 | -19 | Beat UCF 17–16 |
| 92 | -14 | 5.084 |  Indiana (INDIANA) | B10 | 3–6 | 0.333 | 87 | -14 | Lost to Illinois 22–26 |
| 93 | 1 | 5.088 |  Houston (HOUSTON) | USA | 3–6 | 0.333 | 87 | -10 | Beat East Carolina 34–24 |
| 94 | 3 | 5.240 |  Illinois (ILLINOIS) | B10 | 3–7 | 0.300 | 96 | -16 | Beat Indiana 26–22 |
| 95 | -6 | 5.293 |  Rice (RICE) | IND WAC | 3–6 | 0.333 | 87 | -14 | Lost to Fresno State 14–52 |
| 96 | 6 | 5.329 |  Kent State (KENT STATE) | MAC | 3–6 | 0.333 | 87 | -19 | Beat Buffalo 33–7 |
| 97 | -7 | 5.336 |  Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE) | SEC | 3–6 | 0.333 | 87 | -6 | Lost to Alabama 14–30 |
| 98 | -6 | 5.490 |  San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE) | MWC | 2–7 | 0.222 | 101 | -17 | Lost to BYU 16–49 |
| 99 | -11 | 5.566 |  Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN) | MAC | 3–6 | 0.333 | 87 | -19 | Lost to Eastern Michigan 58–61 |
| 100 | 5 | 5.778 |  Arizona (ARIZONA) | PAC | 2–7 | 0.222 | 101 | -18 | Beat Washington 23–13 |
| 101 | -6 | 5.821 |  Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT) | SEC | 2–7 | 0.222 | 101 | -19 | Lost to Florida 17–34 |
| 102 | -9 | 5.922 |  East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA) | USA | 2–6 | 0.250 | 98 | -13 | Lost to Houston 24–34 |
| 103 | 8 | 6.057 |  Idaho (IDAHO) | SUN | 3–7 | 0.300 | 96 | -20 | Beat Arkansas State 45–31 |
| 104 | -1 | 6.235 |  Army (ARMY) | USA | 2–6 | 0.250 | 98 | -17 | Lost to Air Force 22–31 |
| 105 | -1 | 6.246 |  Utah State (UTAH STATE) | SUN | 2–7 | 0.222 | 101 | -20 | Lost to UL Monroe 25–32 |
| 106 | -8 | 6.279 |  Tulsa (TULSA) | IND WAC | 2–7 | 0.222 | 101 | -23 | Lost to SMU 35–41 |
| 107 | 0 | 6.333 |  Duke (DUKE) | ACC | 1–8 | 0.111 | 110 | -22 | Lost to Florida State 7–29 |
| 108 | 0 | 6.551 |  Temple (TEMPLE) | IND BE | 1–8 | 0.111 | 110 | -23 | Lost to West Virginia 21–42 |
| 109 | 1 | 6.564 |  Kentucky (KENTUCKY) | SEC | 1–8 | 0.111 | 110 | -21 | Lost to Georgia 17–62 |
| 110 | 4 | 6.581 |  SMU | IND WAC | 2–7 | 0.222 | 101 | -20 | Beat Tulsa 41–35 |
| 111 | -11 | 6.647 |  Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE) | SUN | 2–7 | 0.222 | 101 | -23 | Lost to Idaho 31–45 |
| 112 | 1 | 6.866 |  Ball State (BALL STATE) | MAC | 1–8 | 0.111 | 110 | -26 | BYE |
| 113 | -1 | 7.231 |  San José State (SAN JOSE STATE) | IND WAC | 2–6 | 0.250 | 98 | -27 | Lost to Nevada 24–42 |
| 114 | -5 | 7.346 |  Washington (WASHINGTON) | PAC | 1–8 | 0.111 | 110 | -29 | Lost to Arizona 13–23 |
| 115 | 2 | 7.890 |  Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN) | MAC | 1–8 | 0.111 | 110 | -35 | Lost to Bowling Green 0–52 |
| 116 | -1 | 7.958 |  Buffalo (BUFFALO) | MAC | 1–8 | 0.111 | 110 | -36 | Lost to Kent State 7–33 |
| 117 | -1 | 8.199 |  UCF (CENTRAL FLORIDA) | MAC | 0–9 | 0.000 | 117 | -35 | Lost to Ohio 16–17 |