2004 Week 14 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 | 0.807 |  Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA) |  B12 | 11–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +63 | BYE |
| 2 | 0 | 0.807 |  USC |  PAC | 11–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +60 | Beat Notre Dame 41–10 |
| 3 | 0 | 0.894 |  Auburn (AUBURN) |  SEC | 11–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +58 | BYE |
| 4 | 3 | 0.950 |  Texas (TEXAS) | B12 | 10–1 | 0.909 | 6 | +55 | Beat Texas A&M 26–13 |
| 5 | -1 | 0.987 |  Boise State (BOISE STATE) | IND WAC | 11–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +56 | Beat Nevada 58–21 |
| 6 | -1 | 1.002 |  Utah (UTAH) |  MWC | 11–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +52 | BYE |
| 7 | 1 | 1.094 |  California (CALIFORNIA) | PAC | 9–1 | 0.900 | 7 | +43 | BYE |
| 8 | 1 | 1.164 |  Iowa (IOWA) |  B10 | 9–2 | 0.818 | 9 | +47 | BYE |
| 9 | 3 | 1.241 |  Louisville (LOUISVILLE) |  USA | 9–1 | 0.900 | 7 | +36 | Beat Cincinnati 70–7 |
| 10 | 0 | 1.245 |  Miami (MIAMI) |  ACC | 8–2 | 0.800 | 16 | +39 | BYE |
| 11 | 2 | 1.302 |  Georgia (GEORGIA) | SEC | 9–2 | 0.818 | 9 | +41 | Beat Georgia Tech 19–13 |
| 12 | 3 | 1.341 |  LSU | SEC | 9–2 | 0.818 | 9 | +41 | Beat Arkansas 43–14 |
| 13 | -2 | 1.347 |  Michigan (MICHIGAN) | B10 | 9–2 | 0.818 | 9 | +42 | BYE |
| 14 | 4 | 1.422 |  Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH) | ACC | 9–2 | 0.818 | 9 | +34 | Beat Virginia 24–10 |
| 15 | -9 | 1.488 |  Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE) | PAC | 8–3 | 0.727 | 18 | +40 | Lost to Arizona 27–34 |
| 16 | -2 | 1.508 |  Virginia (VIRGINIA) | ACC | 8–3 | 0.727 | 18 | +32 | Lost to Virginia Tech 10–24 |
| 17 | 0 | 1.528 |  Tennessee (TENNESSEE) | SEC | 9–2 | 0.818 | 9 | +39 | Beat Kentucky 37–31 |
| 18 | 2 | 1.564 |  Florida State (FLORIDA STATE) | ACC | 8–3 | 0.727 | 18 | +32 | BYE |
| 19 | -3 | 1.619 |  Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M) | B12 | 7–4 | 0.636 | 31 | +34 | Lost to Texas 13–26 |
| 20 | 2 | 1.758 |  Wisconsin (WISCONSIN) | B10 | 9–2 | 0.818 | 9 | +30 | BYE |
| 21 | 0 | 1.946 |  Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE) | B12 | 7–4 | 0.636 | 31 | +25 | Lost to Texas Tech 15–31 |
| 22 | 4 | 1.986 |  Ohio State (OHIO STATE) | B10 | 7–4 | 0.636 | 31 | +24 | BYE |
| 23 | 4 | 1.996 |  Purdue (PURDUE) | B10 | 7–4 | 0.636 | 31 | +19 | BYE |
| 24 | 0 | 2.011 |  Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN) |  MAC | 8–3 | 0.727 | 18 | +17 | Lost to Toledo 41–49 |
| 25 | -6 | 2.011 |  UTEP | IND WAC | 8–3 | 0.727 | 18 | +22 | Lost to Tulsa 35–37 |
| 26 | -1 | 2.039 |  West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA) | IND BE | 8–3 | 0.727 | 18 | +18 | Lost to Pittsburgh 13–16 |
| 27 | 5 | 2.087 |  Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH) | B12 | 7–4 | 0.636 | 31 | +22 | Beat Oklahoma State 31–15 |
| 28 | 1 | 2.122 |  Florida (FLORIDA) | SEC | 7–4 | 0.636 | 31 | +18 | BYE |
| 29 | 1 | 2.135 |  Fresno State (FRESNO STATE) | IND WAC | 8–3 | 0.727 | 18 | +15 | Beat San José State 62–28 |
| 30 | 1 | 2.166 |  Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH)) | MAC | 8–3 | 0.727 | 18 | +14 | BYE |
| 31 | -8 | 2.172 |  Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE) | IND BE | 8–3 | 0.727 | 18 | +18 | Lost to Syracuse 17–43 |
| 32 | 3 | 2.217 |  Memphis (MEMPHIS) | USA | 8–3 | 0.727 | 18 | +17 | Beat South Florida 31–15 |
| 33 | 12 | 2.239 |  Toledo (TOLEDO) | MAC | 8–3 | 0.727 | 18 | +18 | Beat Bowling Green 49–41 |
| 34 | 3 | 2.261 |  Colorado (COLORADO) | B12 | 7–4 | 0.636 | 31 | +20 | Beat Nebraska 26–20 |
| 35 | 6 | 2.261 |  Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH) | IND BE | 7–3 | 0.700 | 30 | +17 | Beat West Virginia 16–13 |
| 36 | -8 | 2.275 |  Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME) | IND FBSI | 6–5 | 0.545 | 45 | +20 | Lost to USC 10–41 |
| 37 | -4 | 2.312 |  Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS) | MAC | 8–3 | 0.727 | 18 | +11 | BYE |
| 38 | 0 | 2.427 |  Oregon State (OREGON STATE) | PAC | 6–5 | 0.545 | 45 | +19 | BYE |
| 39 | 0 | 2.435 |  New Mexico (NEW MEXICO) | MWC | 7–4 | 0.636 | 31 | +16 | BYE |
| 40 | -4 | 2.501 |  Navy (NAVY) | IND FBSI | 8–2 | 0.800 | 16 | +10 | BYE |
| 41 | 2 | 2.541 |  North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA) | ACC | 6–5 | 0.545 | 45 | +16 | BYE |
| 42 | 15 | 2.601 |  Syracuse (SYRACUSE) | IND BE | 6–5 | 0.545 | 45 | +12 | Beat Boston College 43–17 |
| 43 | -1 | 2.610 |  Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH) | ACC | 6–5 | 0.545 | 45 | +11 | Lost to Georgia 13–19 |
| 44 | -10 | 2.668 |  UAB | USA | 7–4 | 0.636 | 31 | +12 | Lost to Southern Miss 21–26 |
| 45 | -5 | 2.727 |  Cincinnati (CINCINNATI) | USA | 6–5 | 0.545 | 45 | +11 | Lost to Louisville 7–70 |
| 46 | 3 | 2.777 |  Troy (TROY) |  SUN | 7–4 | 0.636 | 31 | +5 | BYE |
| 47 | 7 | 2.795 |  UConn (CONNECTICUT) | IND BE | 7–4 | 0.636 | 31 | +3 | Beat Rutgers 41–35 |
| 48 | -2 | 2.829 |  Arkansas (ARKANSAS) | SEC | 5–6 | 0.455 | 63 | +9 | Lost to LSU 14–43 |
| 49 | 1 | 2.835 |  Clemson (CLEMSON) | ACC | 6–5 | 0.545 | 45 | +7 | BYE |
| 50 | 1 | 2.884 |  Minnesota (MINNESOTA) | B10 | 6–5 | 0.545 | 45 | +5 | BYE |
| 51 | 8 | 2.890 |  Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS) | USA | 6–4 | 0.600 | 43 | +7 | Beat UAB 26–21 |
| 52 | 1 | 2.899 |  South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA) | SEC | 6–5 | 0.545 | 45 | +6 | BYE |
| 53 | -6 | 2.905 |  UCLA | PAC | 6–4 | 0.600 | 43 | +6 | BYE |
| 54 | -2 | 2.917 |  Alabama (ALABAMA) | SEC | 6–5 | 0.545 | 45 | +3 | BYE |
| 55 | 0 | 2.932 |  Marshall (MARSHALL) | MAC | 6–5 | 0.545 | 45 | +2 | BYE |
| 56 | -12 | 3.002 |  Iowa State (IOWA STATE) | B12 | 6–5 | 0.545 | 45 | +4 | Lost to Missouri 14–17 |
| 57 | 1 | 3.079 |  Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH) | IND WAC | 6–6 | 0.500 | 60 | +15 | Beat Rice 51–14 |
| 58 | -2 | 3.104 |  North Texas (NORTH TEXAS) | SUN | 7–4 | 0.636 | 31 | +15 | BYE |
| 59 | -11 | 3.228 |  Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN) | B10 | 6–6 | 0.500 | 60 | +5 | Lost to Hawai'i 41–49 |
| 60 | 0 | 3.306 |  Wyoming (WYOMING) | MWC | 6–5 | 0.545 | 45 | -1 | BYE |
| 61 | 5 | 3.360 |  Maryland (MARYLAND) | ACC | 5–6 | 0.455 | 63 | 0 | Beat Wake Forest 13–7 |
| 62 | -1 | 3.404 |  BYU | MWC | 5–6 | 0.455 | 63 | +5 | BYE |
| 63 | 4 | 3.412 |  NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE) | ACC | 5–6 | 0.455 | 63 | -4 | Beat East Carolina 52–14 |
| 64 | -1 | 3.469 |  Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE) | B10 | 5–6 | 0.455 | 63 | -2 | BYE |
| 65 | -1 | 3.472 |  Akron (AKRON) | MAC | 6–5 | 0.545 | 45 | -3 | BYE |
| 66 | 8 | 3.585 |  Hawai'i (HAWAII) | IND WAC | 6–5 | 0.545 | 45 | +12 | Beat Northwestern 49–41 |
| 67 | -2 | 3.739 |  Nebraska (NEBRASKA) | B12 | 5–6 | 0.455 | 63 | -5 | Lost to Colorado 20–26 |
| 68 | 0 | 3.788 |  Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE) | PAC | 5–6 | 0.455 | 63 | -5 | BYE |
| 69 | 11 | 3.803 |  Missouri (MISSOURI) | B12 | 5–6 | 0.455 | 63 | -8 | Beat Iowa State 17–14 |
| 70 | 1 | 3.835 |  Kansas (KANSAS) | B12 | 4–7 | 0.364 | 80 | -5 | BYE |
| 71 | -9 | 3.850 |  TCU | USA | 5–6 | 0.455 | 63 | -5 | Lost to Tulane 31–35 |
| 72 | -3 | 3.858 |  Air Force (AIR FORCE) | MWC | 5–6 | 0.455 | 63 | -6 | BYE |
| 73 | -3 | 3.870 |  Oregon (OREGON) | PAC | 5–6 | 0.455 | 63 | -5 | BYE |
| 74 | -2 | 3.962 |  Penn State (PENN STATE) | B10 | 4–7 | 0.364 | 80 | -12 | BYE |
| 75 | -2 | 4.026 |  New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE) | SUN | 5–6 | 0.455 | 63 | -10 | BYE |
| 76 | 8 | 4.044 |  Tulane (TULANE) | USA | 5–5 | 0.500 | 60 | -10 | Beat TCU 35–31 |
| 77 | 10 | 4.199 |  Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI) | SEC | 4–7 | 0.364 | 80 | -9 | Beat Mississippi State 20–3 |
| 78 | 5 | 4.212 |  Kent State (KENT STATE) | MAC | 5–6 | 0.455 | 63 | -19 | Beat UCF 41–24 |
| 79 | -4 | 4.227 |  Stanford (STANFORD) | PAC | 4–7 | 0.364 | 80 | -11 | BYE |
| 80 | -2 | 4.243 |  Kansas State (KANSAS STATE) | B12 | 4–7 | 0.364 | 80 | -13 | BYE |
| 81 | -2 | 4.342 |  Middle Tennessee (MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE) | SUN | 5–6 | 0.455 | 63 | -5 | BYE |
| 82 | 0 | 4.481 |  Colorado State (COLORADO STATE) | MWC | 4–7 | 0.364 | 80 | -13 | BYE |
| 83 | -7 | 4.488 |  Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST) | ACC | 4–7 | 0.364 | 80 | -17 | Lost to Maryland 7–13 |
| 84 | -7 | 4.503 |  South Florida (SOUTH FLORIDA) | USA | 4–6 | 0.400 | 79 | -12 | Lost to Memphis 15–31 |
| 85 | -4 | 4.647 |  Rutgers (RUTGERS) | IND BE | 4–7 | 0.364 | 80 | -6 | Lost to UConn 35–41 |
| 86 | 0 | 4.690 |  UL Monroe (LOUISIANA MONROE) | SUN | 5–6 | 0.455 | 63 | -19 | BYE |
| 87 | -2 | 4.692 |  San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE) | MWC | 4–7 | 0.364 | 80 | -16 | BYE |
| 88 | 1 | 4.899 |  Ohio (OHIO) | MAC | 4–7 | 0.364 | 80 | -24 | BYE |
| 89 | 9 | 4.916 |  Arizona (ARIZONA) | PAC | 3–8 | 0.273 | 94 | -15 | Beat Arizona State 34–27 |
| 90 | -2 | 4.967 |  Baylor (BAYLOR) | B12 | 3–8 | 0.273 | 94 | -16 | BYE |
| 91 | 0 | 5.281 |  Houston (HOUSTON) | USA | 3–8 | 0.273 | 94 | -19 | BYE |
| 92 | -2 | 5.294 |  Nevada (NEVADA) | IND WAC | 5–7 | 0.417 | 78 | -27 | Lost to Boise State 21–58 |
| 93 | 10 | 5.379 |  Tulsa (TULSA) | IND WAC | 4–8 | 0.333 | 93 | -26 | Beat UTEP 37–35 |
| 94 | -1 | 5.430 |  Illinois (ILLINOIS) | B10 | 3–8 | 0.273 | 94 | -27 | BYE |
| 95 | 0 | 5.560 |  Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE) | SUN | 4–7 | 0.364 | 80 | -34 | BYE |
| 96 | 0 | 5.562 |  Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN) | MAC | 4–7 | 0.364 | 80 | -19 | BYE |
| 97 | 2 | 5.645 |  Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN) | MAC | 4–7 | 0.364 | 80 | -31 | BYE |
| 98 | -6 | 5.711 |  Rice (RICE) | IND WAC | 3–8 | 0.273 | 94 | -27 | Lost to Louisiana Tech 14–51 |
| 99 | 2 | 5.803 |  Temple (TEMPLE) | IND BE | 2–9 | 0.182 | 106 | -29 | BYE |
| 100 | -3 | 5.809 |  SMU | IND WAC | 3–8 | 0.273 | 94 | -23 | BYE |
| 101 | -1 | 5.852 |  Indiana (INDIANA) | B10 | 3–8 | 0.273 | 94 | -31 | BYE |
| 102 | -8 | 5.853 |  Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE) | SEC | 3–8 | 0.273 | 94 | -19 | Lost to Ole Miss 3–20 |
| 103 | 2 | 5.893 |  Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE) | SUN | 3–8 | 0.273 | 94 | -29 | BYE |
| 104 | -2 | 5.908 |  Utah State (UTAH STATE) | SUN | 3–8 | 0.273 | 94 | -28 | BYE |
| 105 | -1 | 5.920 |  Duke (DUKE) | ACC | 2–9 | 0.182 | 106 | -31 | BYE |
| 106 | 1 | 6.191 |  Kentucky (KENTUCKY) | SEC | 2–9 | 0.182 | 106 | -29 | Lost to Tennessee 31–37 |
| 107 | -1 | 6.299 |  UNLV | MWC | 2–9 | 0.182 | 106 | -31 | BYE |
| 108 | 0 | 6.365 |  Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT) | SEC | 2–9 | 0.182 | 106 | -37 | BYE |
| 109 | 2 | 6.501 |  Idaho (IDAHO) | SUN | 3–9 | 0.250 | 104 | -34 | BYE |
| 110 | -1 | 6.590 |  Army (ARMY) | USA | 2–8 | 0.200 | 105 | -33 | BYE |
| 111 | 1 | 6.715 |  Ball State (BALL STATE) | MAC | 2–9 | 0.182 | 106 | -40 | BYE |
| 112 | -2 | 6.885 |  East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA) | USA | 2–9 | 0.182 | 106 | -36 | Lost to NC State 14–52 |
| 113 | 0 | 7.143 |  Buffalo (BUFFALO) | MAC | 2–9 | 0.182 | 106 | -45 | BYE |
| 114 | 0 | 7.495 |  Washington (WASHINGTON) | PAC | 1–10 | 0.091 | 115 | -43 | BYE |
| 115 | 0 | 7.577 |  San José State (SAN JOSE STATE) | IND WAC | 2–9 | 0.182 | 106 | -48 | Lost to Fresno State 28–62 |
| 116 | 0 | 7.785 |  Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN) | MAC | 1–10 | 0.091 | 115 | -50 | BYE |
| 117 | 0 | 8.593 |  UCF (CENTRAL FLORIDA) | MAC | 0–11 | 0.000 | 117 | -59 | Lost to Kent State 24–41 |