2004 Week 2 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 | 1 | 0.569 |  Texas (TEXAS) |  B12 | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat North Texas 65–0 |
| 2 | 0 | 0.634 |  Boise State (BOISE STATE) | IND WAC | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat Idaho 65–7 |
| 3 | -1 | 0.699 |  Purdue (PURDUE) |  B10 | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat Syracuse 51–0 |
| 4 | -2 | 0.708 |  Arkansas (ARKANSAS) |  SEC | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat New Mexico State 63–13 |
| 5 | -3 | 0.783 |  California (CALIFORNIA) |  PAC | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat Air Force 56–14 |
| 5 | -3 | 0.783 |  Minnesota (MINNESOTA) | B10 | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat Toledo 63–21 |
| 5 | -3 | 0.783 |  UAB |  USA | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat Baylor 56–14 |
| 8 | -6 | 0.802 |  Stanford (STANFORD) | PAC | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat San José State 43–3 |
| 9 | -7 | 0.820 |  Penn State (PENN STATE) | B10 | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat Akron 48–10 |
| 10 | -8 | 0.848 |  Michigan (MICHIGAN) | B10 | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +1 | Beat Miami (OH) 43–10 |
| 11 | -9 | 0.867 |  West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA) | IND BE | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat East Carolina 56–23 |
| 12 | -10 | 0.876 |  Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE) | PAC | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat UTEP 41–9 |
| 12 | -10 | 0.876 |  Iowa (IOWA) | B10 | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat Kent State 39–7 |
| 12 | -10 | 0.876 |  Missouri (MISSOURI) | B12 | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat Arkansas State 52–20 |
| 15 | -13 | 0.886 |  Alabama (ALABAMA) | SEC | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat Utah State 48–17 |
| 15 | -13 | 0.886 |  Auburn (AUBURN) | SEC | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat UL Monroe 31–0 |
| 15 | -13 | 0.886 |  Indiana (INDIANA) | B10 | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat Central Michigan 41–10 |
| 18 | -16 | 0.895 |  Virginia (VIRGINIA) |  ACC | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat Temple 44–14 |
| 19 | -17 | 0.914 |  Louisville (LOUISVILLE) | USA | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat Kentucky 28–0 |
| 19 | -17 | 0.914 |  Wisconsin (WISCONSIN) | B10 | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat UCF 34–6 |
| 21 | -19 | 0.942 |  South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA) | SEC | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat Vanderbilt 31–6 |
| 21 | -19 | 0.942 |  Tennessee (TENNESSEE) | SEC | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat UNLV 42–17 |
| 23 | -21 | 0.979 |  Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE) | SEC | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat Tulane 28–7 |
| 23 | -21 | 0.979 |  Ohio State (OHIO STATE) | B10 | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat Cincinnati 27–6 |
| 25 | -23 | 0.988 |  Utah (UTAH) |  MWC | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat Texas A&M 41–21 |
| 26 | -24 | 0.997 |  Fresno State (FRESNO STATE) | IND WAC | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat Washington 35–16 |
| 27 | -25 | 1.007 |  Kansas (KANSAS) | B12 | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat Tulsa 21–3 |
| 28 | -26 | 1.016 |  Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH) | IND WAC | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat Nevada 38–21 |
| 29 | -27 | 1.025 |  Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA) | B12 | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat Bowling Green 40–24 |
| 30 | -28 | 1.035 |  Navy (NAVY) | IND FBSI | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat Duke 27–12 |
| 31 | -29 | 1.044 |  Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH) | B12 | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat SMU 27–13 |
| 32 | -31 | 1.072 |  USC | PAC | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | BYE |
| 33 | -31 | 1.072 |  Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE) | B12 | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat UCLA 31–20 |
| 34 | -32 | 1.100 |  Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE) | IND BE | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat Ball State 19–11 |
| 35 | -33 | 1.109 |  Clemson (CLEMSON) | ACC | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat Wake Forest 37–30 |
| 35 | -33 | 1.109 |  Memphis (MEMPHIS) | USA | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat Ole Miss 20–13 |
| 37 | -35 | 1.128 |  Rutgers (RUTGERS) | IND BE | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat Michigan State 19–14 |
| 38 | -36 | 1.137 |  Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE) | PAC | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat New Mexico 21–17 |
| 39 | -37 | 1.147 |  BYU | MWC | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat Notre Dame 20–17 |
| 39 | -37 | 1.147 |  Colorado (COLORADO) | B12 | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat Colorado State 27–24 |
| 39 | -37 | 1.147 |  Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN) |  MAC | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat Buffalo 37–34 |
| 39 | -37 | 1.147 |  Maryland (MARYLAND) | ACC | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat Northern Illinois 23–20 |
| 39 | -37 | 1.147 |  Rice (RICE) | IND WAC | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat Houston 10–7 |
| 39 | -37 | 1.147 |  TCU | USA | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat Northwestern 48–45 |
| 45 | -43 | 1.156 |  Troy (TROY) |  SUN | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat Marshall 17–15 |
| 46 | -44 | 1.165 |  LSU | SEC | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat Oregon State 22–21 |
| 47 | -45 | 1.771 |  Wyoming (WYOMING) | MWC | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat FCS 53–7 |
| 48 | -46 | 1.808 |  NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE) | ACC | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat FCS 42–0 |
| 48 | -46 | 1.808 |  Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN) | MAC | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat FCS 42–0 |
| 50 | -48 | 1.831 |  Army (ARMY) | USA | 0–0 | 0.000 | 63 | 0 | BYE |
| 50 | -48 | 1.831 |  Florida (FLORIDA) | SEC | 0–0 | 0.000 | 63 | 0 | BYE |
| 50 | -48 | 1.831 |  Florida State (FLORIDA STATE) | ACC | 0–0 | 0.000 | 63 | 0 | BYE |
| 50 | -48 | 1.831 |  Miami (MIAMI) | ACC | 0–0 | 0.000 | 63 | 0 | BYE |
| 50 | -48 | 1.831 |  Middle Tennessee (MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE) | SUN | 0–0 | 0.000 | 63 | 0 | BYE |
| 50 | -48 | 1.831 |  Oregon (OREGON) | PAC | 0–0 | 0.000 | 63 | 0 | BYE |
| 50 | -48 | 1.831 |  Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH) | IND BE | 0–0 | 0.000 | 63 | 0 | BYE |
| 50 | -48 | 1.831 |  South Florida (SOUTH FLORIDA) | USA | 0–0 | 0.000 | 63 | 0 | BYE |
| 50 | -48 | 1.831 |  Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS) | USA | 0–0 | 0.000 | 63 | 0 | BYE |
| 59 | -57 | 1.836 |  Illinois (ILLINOIS) | B10 | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat FCS 52–13 |
| 59 | -57 | 1.836 |  Nebraska (NEBRASKA) | B12 | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat FCS 56–17 |
| 61 | -59 | 1.846 |  UConn (CONNECTICUT) | IND BE | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat FCS 52–14 |
| 62 | -60 | 1.939 |  Ohio (OHIO) | MAC | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat FCS 42–14 |
| 63 | -61 | 1.986 |  Iowa State (IOWA STATE) | B12 | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat FCS 23–0 |
| 64 | -62 | 2.004 |  Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH) | ACC | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat FCS 28–7 |
| 65 | -63 | 2.014 |  Georgia (GEORGIA) | SEC | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat FCS 48–28 |
| 66 | -64 | 2.027 |  Oregon State (OREGON STATE) | PAC | 0–1 | 0.000 | 63 | 0 | Lost to LSU 21–22 |
| 67 | -65 | 2.032 |  Arizona (ARIZONA) | PAC | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat FCS 21–3 |
| 68 | -66 | 2.042 |  San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE) | MWC | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat FCS 38–21 |
| 69 | -67 | 2.068 |  Marshall (MARSHALL) | MAC | 0–1 | 0.000 | 63 | 0 | Lost to Troy 15–17 |
| 70 | -68 | 2.069 |  Kansas State (KANSAS STATE) | B12 | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat FCS 27–13 |
| 71 | -69 | 2.097 |  North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA) | ACC | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat FCS 49–38 |
| 72 | -70 | 2.108 |  Buffalo (BUFFALO) | MAC | 0–1 | 0.000 | 63 | 0 | Lost to Eastern Michigan 34–37 |
| 72 | -70 | 2.108 |  Colorado State (COLORADO STATE) | MWC | 0–1 | 0.000 | 63 | 0 | Lost to Colorado 24–27 |
| 72 | -70 | 2.108 |  Houston (HOUSTON) | USA | 0–1 | 0.000 | 63 | 0 | Lost to Rice 7–10 |
| 72 | -70 | 2.108 |  Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS) | MAC | 0–1 | 0.000 | 63 | 0 | Lost to Maryland 20–23 |
| 72 | -70 | 2.108 |  Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN) | B10 | 0–1 | 0.000 | 63 | 0 | Lost to TCU 45–48 |
| 72 | -70 | 2.108 |  Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME) | IND FBSI | 0–1 | 0.000 | 63 | 0 | Lost to BYU 17–20 |
| 78 | -76 | 2.135 |  Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE) | SUN | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat FCS 14–7 |
| 79 | -77 | 2.149 |  New Mexico (NEW MEXICO) | MWC | 0–1 | 0.000 | 63 | 0 | Lost to Washington State 17–21 |
| 80 | -78 | 2.190 |  Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE) | B10 | 0–1 | 0.000 | 63 | 0 | Lost to Rutgers 14–19 |
| 81 | -79 | 2.271 |  Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI) | SEC | 0–1 | 0.000 | 63 | 0 | Lost to Memphis 13–20 |
| 81 | -79 | 2.271 |  Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST) | ACC | 0–1 | 0.000 | 63 | 0 | Lost to Clemson 30–37 |
| 83 | -81 | 2.312 |  Ball State (BALL STATE) | MAC | 0–1 | 0.000 | 63 | 0 | Lost to Boston College 11–19 |
| 84 | -82 | 2.434 |  UCLA | PAC | 0–1 | 0.000 | 63 | 0 | Lost to Oklahoma State 20–31 |
| 85 | 31 | 2.434 |  Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH) | ACC | 0–1 | 0.000 | 63 | 0 | BYE |
| 86 | -84 | 2.556 |  SMU | IND WAC | 0–1 | 0.000 | 63 | 0 | Lost to Texas Tech 13–27 |
| 87 | -85 | 2.597 |  Duke (DUKE) | ACC | 0–1 | 0.000 | 63 | 0 | Lost to Navy 12–27 |
| 88 | -86 | 2.637 |  Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN) | MAC | 0–1 | 0.000 | 63 | 0 | Lost to Oklahoma 24–40 |
| 89 | -87 | 2.678 |  Nevada (NEVADA) | IND WAC | 0–1 | 0.000 | 63 | 0 | Lost to Louisiana Tech 21–38 |
| 90 | -88 | 2.719 |  Tulsa (TULSA) | IND WAC | 0–1 | 0.000 | 63 | 0 | Lost to Kansas 3–21 |
| 91 | -89 | 2.759 |  Washington (WASHINGTON) | PAC | 0–1 | 0.000 | 63 | 0 | Lost to Fresno State 16–35 |
| 92 | -90 | 2.800 |  Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M) | B12 | 0–1 | 0.000 | 63 | 0 | Lost to Utah 21–41 |
| 93 | -91 | 2.841 |  Cincinnati (CINCINNATI) | USA | 0–1 | 0.000 | 63 | 0 | Lost to Ohio State 6–27 |
| 93 | -91 | 2.841 |  Tulane (TULANE) | USA | 0–1 | 0.000 | 63 | 0 | Lost to Mississippi State 7–28 |
| 95 | -93 | 3.003 |  UNLV | MWC | 0–1 | 0.000 | 63 | 0 | Lost to Tennessee 17–42 |
| 95 | -93 | 3.003 |  Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT) | SEC | 0–1 | 0.000 | 63 | 0 | Lost to South Carolina 6–31 |
| 97 | -95 | 3.125 |  UCF (CENTRAL FLORIDA) | MAC | 0–1 | 0.000 | 63 | 0 | Lost to Wisconsin 6–34 |
| 97 | -95 | 3.125 |  Kentucky (KENTUCKY) | SEC | 0–1 | 0.000 | 63 | 0 | Lost to Louisville 0–28 |
| 99 | -97 | 3.207 |  Temple (TEMPLE) | IND BE | 0–1 | 0.000 | 63 | 0 | Lost to Virginia 14–44 |
| 100 | -98 | 3.247 |  Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN) | MAC | 0–1 | 0.000 | 63 | 0 | Lost to Indiana 10–41 |
| 100 | -98 | 3.247 |  UL Monroe (LOUISIANA MONROE) | SUN | 0–1 | 0.000 | 63 | 0 | Lost to Auburn 0–31 |
| 100 | -98 | 3.247 |  Utah State (UTAH STATE) | SUN | 0–1 | 0.000 | 63 | 0 | Lost to Alabama 17–48 |
| 103 | -101 | 3.288 |  Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE) | SUN | 0–1 | 0.000 | 63 | 0 | Lost to Missouri 20–52 |
| 103 | -101 | 3.288 |  Kent State (KENT STATE) | MAC | 0–1 | 0.000 | 63 | 0 | Lost to Iowa 7–39 |
| 103 | -101 | 3.288 |  UTEP | IND WAC | 0–1 | 0.000 | 63 | 0 | Lost to Arizona State 9–41 |
| 106 | -104 | 3.329 |  East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA) | USA | 0–1 | 0.000 | 63 | 0 | Lost to West Virginia 23–56 |
| 107 | 10 | 3.373 |  Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH)) | MAC | 1–1 | 0.500 | 62 | 0 | Lost to Michigan 10–43 |
| 108 | -106 | 3.532 |  Akron (AKRON) | MAC | 0–1 | 0.000 | 63 | 0 | Lost to Penn State 10–48 |
| 109 | -107 | 3.614 |  San José State (SAN JOSE STATE) | IND WAC | 0–1 | 0.000 | 63 | 0 | Lost to Stanford 3–43 |
| 110 | -108 | 3.695 |  Air Force (AIR FORCE) | MWC | 0–1 | 0.000 | 63 | 0 | Lost to California 14–56 |
| 110 | -108 | 3.695 |  Baylor (BAYLOR) | B12 | 0–1 | 0.000 | 63 | 0 | Lost to UAB 14–56 |
| 110 | -108 | 3.695 |  Toledo (TOLEDO) | MAC | 0–1 | 0.000 | 63 | 0 | Lost to Minnesota 21–63 |
| 113 | -111 | 4.020 |  New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE) | SUN | 0–1 | 0.000 | 63 | 0 | Lost to Arkansas 13–63 |
| 114 | -112 | 4.061 |  Syracuse (SYRACUSE) | IND BE | 0–1 | 0.000 | 63 | 0 | Lost to Purdue 0–51 |
| 115 | -113 | 4.346 |  Idaho (IDAHO) | SUN | 0–1 | 0.000 | 63 | 0 | Lost to Boise State 7–65 |
| 116 | -114 | 4.631 |  North Texas (NORTH TEXAS) | SUN | 0–1 | 0.000 | 63 | 0 | Lost to Texas 0–65 |
| 117 | -115 | 11.790 |  Hawai'i (HAWAII) | IND WAC | 0–1 | 0.000 | 63 | 0 | Lost to FCS 28–35 |