2004 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 | 4 | 0.466 |  UAB |  USA | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +1 | BYE |
| 2 | 48 | 0.494 |  Florida (FLORIDA) |  SEC | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +1 | Beat Eastern Michigan 49–10 |
| 3 | 47 | 0.662 |  Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH) | IND BE | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +1 | Beat Ohio 24–3 |
| 4 | 8 | 0.676 |  Iowa (IOWA) |  B10 | 2–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +2 | Beat Iowa State 17–10 |
| 5 | 20 | 0.685 |  Utah (UTAH) |  MWC | 2–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +2 | Beat Arizona 23–6 |
| 6 | -3 | 0.760 |  Purdue (PURDUE) | B10 | 2–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +1 | Beat Ball State 59–7 |
| 7 | 21 | 0.760 |  Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH) | IND WAC | 2–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +2 | Beat Louisiana 24–20 |
| 8 | 42 | 0.820 |  Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS) | USA | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +1 | Beat Nebraska 21–17 |
| 9 | -4 | 0.918 |  California (CALIFORNIA) |  PAC | 2–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +1 | Beat New Mexico State 41–14 |
| 10 | -9 | 0.928 |  Texas (TEXAS) |  B12 | 2–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +1 | Beat Arkansas 22–20 |
| 11 | -3 | 0.928 |  Stanford (STANFORD) | PAC | 2–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +1 | Beat BYU 37–10 |
| 12 | 17 | 0.932 |  Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA) | B12 | 2–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +1 | Beat Houston 63–13 |
| 13 | 5 | 0.951 |  Virginia (VIRGINIA) |  ACC | 2–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +1 | Beat North Carolina 56–24 |
| 14 | 1 | 0.960 |  Auburn (AUBURN) | SEC | 2–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +1 | Beat Mississippi State 43–14 |
| 15 | 17 | 0.960 |  USC | PAC | 2–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +1 | Beat Colorado State 49–0 |
| 16 | -1 | 0.997 |  Alabama (ALABAMA) | SEC | 2–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +1 | Beat Ole Miss 28–7 |
| 17 | 9 | 1.039 |  Fresno State (FRESNO STATE) | IND WAC | 2–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +1 | Beat Kansas State 45–21 |
| 18 | -6 | 1.049 |  Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE) | PAC | 2–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +1 | Beat Northwestern 30–21 |
| 19 | 14 | 1.109 |  Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE) | B12 | 2–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +1 | Beat Tulsa 38–21 |
| 20 | 19 | 1.119 |  Maryland (MARYLAND) | ACC | 2–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +1 | Beat Temple 45–22 |
| 21 | 2 | 1.128 |  Ohio State (OHIO STATE) | B10 | 2–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +1 | Beat Marshall 24–21 |
| 22 | 12 | 1.137 |  Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE) | IND BE | 2–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +1 | Beat Penn State 21–7 |
| 23 | 22 | 1.184 |  Troy (TROY) |  SUN | 2–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +1 | Beat Missouri 24–14 |
| 24 | 15 | 1.189 |  Colorado (COLORADO) | B12 | 2–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +1 | Beat Washington State 20–12 |
| 25 | 60 | 1.200 |  Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH) | ACC | 1–1 | 0.500 | 46 | +1 | Beat Western Michigan 63–0 |
| 26 | -24 | 1.263 |  Boise State (BOISE STATE) | IND WAC | 2–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat Oregon State 53–34 |
| 27 | 0 | 1.310 |  Kansas (KANSAS) | B12 | 2–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat Toledo 63–14 |
| 28 | -9 | 1.347 |  Louisville (LOUISVILLE) | USA | 2–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat Army 52–21 |
| 29 | -18 | 1.352 |  West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA) | IND BE | 2–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat UCF 45–20 |
| 30 | 16 | 1.384 |  LSU | SEC | 2–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat Arkansas State 53–3 |
| 31 | -10 | 1.389 |  Tennessee (TENNESSEE) | SEC | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | BYE |
| 32 | 7 | 1.403 |  TCU | USA | 2–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat SMU 44–0 |
| 33 | 31 | 1.412 |  Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH) | ACC | 2–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +1 | Beat Clemson 28–24 |
| 34 | 31 | 1.417 |  Georgia (GEORGIA) | SEC | 2–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +1 | Beat South Carolina 20–16 |
| 35 | -16 | 1.422 |  Wisconsin (WISCONSIN) | B10 | 2–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat UNLV 18–3 |
| 36 | -21 | 1.450 |  Indiana (INDIANA) | B10 | 2–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat Oregon 30–24 |
| 37 | 13 | 1.557 |  Middle Tennessee (MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE) | SUN | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat Akron 31–24 |
| 38 | 12 | 1.566 |  Miami (MIAMI) | ACC | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat Florida State 16–10 |
| 39 | 0 | 1.594 |  Rice (RICE) | IND WAC | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | BYE |
| 40 | 52 | 1.639 |  Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M) | B12 | 1–1 | 0.500 | 46 | +1 | Beat Wyoming 31–0 |
| 41 | -36 | 1.641 |  Minnesota (MINNESOTA) | B10 | 2–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat FCS 37–21 |
| 42 | 42 | 1.672 |  UCLA | PAC | 1–1 | 0.500 | 46 | +1 | Beat Illinois 35–17 |
| 43 | -8 | 1.708 |  Clemson (CLEMSON) | ACC | 1–1 | 0.500 | 46 | +1 | Lost to Georgia Tech 24–28 |
| 44 | 17 | 1.725 |  UConn (CONNECTICUT) | IND BE | 2–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat Duke 22–20 |
| 45 | -10 | 1.734 |  Memphis (MEMPHIS) | USA | 2–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat FCS 52–21 |
| 46 | -8 | 1.785 |  Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE) | PAC | 1–1 | 0.500 | 46 | +1 | Lost to Colorado 12–20 |
| 47 | 1 | 1.808 |  NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE) | ACC | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | BYE |
| 48 | -18 | 1.822 |  Navy (NAVY) | IND FBSI | 2–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat FCS 28–24 |
| 49 | -26 | 1.847 |  Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE) | SEC | 1–1 | 0.500 | 46 | +1 | Lost to Auburn 14–43 |
| 50 | -11 | 2.013 |  BYU | MWC | 1–1 | 0.500 | 46 | +1 | Lost to Stanford 10–37 |
| 51 | 17 | 2.042 |  San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE) | MWC | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | BYE |
| 52 | -2 | 2.069 |  South Florida (SOUTH FLORIDA) | USA | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat FCS 21–7 |
| 53 | -49 | 2.094 |  Arkansas (ARKANSAS) | SEC | 1–1 | 0.500 | 46 | 0 | Lost to Texas 20–22 |
| 54 | -45 | 2.357 |  Penn State (PENN STATE) | B10 | 1–1 | 0.500 | 46 | 0 | Lost to Boston College 7–21 |
| 55 | -43 | 2.374 |  Missouri (MISSOURI) | B12 | 1–1 | 0.500 | 46 | 0 | Lost to Troy 14–24 |
| 56 | -35 | 2.379 |  South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA) | SEC | 1–1 | 0.500 | 46 | 0 | Lost to Georgia 16–20 |
| 57 | 36 | 2.615 |  Cincinnati (CINCINNATI) | USA | 1–1 | 0.500 | 46 | +1 | Beat Miami (OH) 45–26 |
| 58 | 14 | 2.715 |  Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME) | IND FBSI | 1–1 | 0.500 | 46 | 0 | Beat Michigan 28–20 |
| 59 | 20 | 2.779 |  New Mexico (NEW MEXICO) | MWC | 1–1 | 0.500 | 46 | 0 | Beat Texas Tech 27–24 |
| 60 | 9 | 2.820 |  Marshall (MARSHALL) |  MAC | 0–2 | 0.000 | 87 | 0 | Lost to Ohio State 21–24 |
| 61 | 39 | 2.876 |  Utah State (UTAH STATE) | SUN | 1–1 | 0.500 | 46 | 0 | Beat Idaho 14–7 |
| 62 | -3 | 2.882 |  Nebraska (NEBRASKA) | B12 | 1–1 | 0.500 | 46 | 0 | Lost to Southern Miss 17–21 |
| 63 | 26 | 2.894 |  Nevada (NEVADA) | IND WAC | 1–1 | 0.500 | 46 | 0 | Beat FCS 59–7 |
| 64 | -14 | 2.963 |  Florida State (FLORIDA STATE) | ACC | 0–1 | 0.000 | 87 | 0 | Lost to Miami 10–16 |
| 64 | -14 | 2.963 |  Oregon (OREGON) | PAC | 0–1 | 0.000 | 87 | 0 | Lost to Indiana 24–30 |
| 66 | 6 | 2.963 |  Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN) | B10 | 0–2 | 0.000 | 87 | 0 | Lost to Arizona State 21–30 |
| 67 | 47 | 2.969 |  Syracuse (SYRACUSE) | IND BE | 1–1 | 0.500 | 46 | 0 | Beat Buffalo 37–17 |
| 68 | -29 | 3.010 |  Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN) | MAC | 1–1 | 0.500 | 46 | 0 | Lost to Florida 10–49 |
| 69 | 19 | 3.019 |  Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN) | MAC | 1–1 | 0.500 | 46 | 0 | Beat FCS 49–10 |
| 70 | 17 | 3.064 |  Duke (DUKE) | ACC | 0–2 | 0.000 | 87 | 0 | Lost to UConn 20–22 |
| 71 | -8 | 3.084 |  Iowa State (IOWA STATE) | B12 | 1–1 | 0.500 | 46 | 0 | Lost to Iowa 10–17 |
| 72 | -6 | 3.125 |  Oregon State (OREGON STATE) | PAC | 0–2 | 0.000 | 87 | 0 | Lost to Boise State 34–53 |
| 73 | -11 | 3.192 |  Ohio (OHIO) | MAC | 1–1 | 0.500 | 46 | 0 | Lost to Pittsburgh 3–24 |
| 74 | 4 | 3.218 |  Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE) | SUN | 1–1 | 0.500 | 46 | 0 | Lost to Louisiana Tech 20–24 |
| 75 | -8 | 3.251 |  Arizona (ARIZONA) | PAC | 1–1 | 0.500 | 46 | 0 | Lost to Utah 6–23 |
| 76 | -4 | 3.269 |  Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS) | MAC | 1–1 | 0.500 | 46 | 0 | Beat FCS 23–22 |
| 77 | 26 | 3.276 |  UTEP | IND WAC | 1–1 | 0.500 | 46 | 0 | Beat FCS 32–0 |
| 78 | 3 | 3.288 |  Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI) | SEC | 0–2 | 0.000 | 87 | 0 | Lost to Alabama 7–28 |
| 79 | 24 | 3.318 |  Kent State (KENT STATE) | MAC | 1–1 | 0.500 | 46 | 0 | Beat FCS 38–10 |
| 80 | -70 | 3.349 |  Michigan (MICHIGAN) | B10 | 1–1 | 0.500 | 46 | 0 | Lost to Notre Dame 20–28 |
| 81 | -11 | 3.373 |  Kansas State (KANSAS STATE) | B12 | 1–1 | 0.500 | 46 | 0 | Lost to Fresno State 21–45 |
| 82 | 8 | 3.431 |  Tulsa (TULSA) | IND WAC | 0–2 | 0.000 | 87 | 0 | Lost to Oklahoma State 21–38 |
| 83 | 8 | 3.492 |  Washington (WASHINGTON) | PAC | 0–1 | 0.000 | 87 | 0 | BYE |
| 84 | 26 | 3.495 |  Air Force (AIR FORCE) | MWC | 1–1 | 0.500 | 46 | 0 | Beat FCS 42–20 |
| 85 | -14 | 3.496 |  North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA) | ACC | 1–1 | 0.500 | 46 | 0 | Lost to Virginia 24–56 |
| 86 | -6 | 3.504 |  Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE) | B10 | 1–1 | 0.500 | 46 | -1 | Beat Central Michigan 24–7 |
| 87 | -56 | 3.512 |  Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH) | B12 | 1–1 | 0.500 | 46 | -1 | Lost to New Mexico 24–27 |
| 88 | 7 | 3.532 |  UNLV | MWC | 0–2 | 0.000 | 87 | 0 | Lost to Wisconsin 3–18 |
| 89 | -8 | 3.558 |  Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST) | ACC | 1–1 | 0.500 | 46 | -1 | Beat East Carolina 31–17 |
| 90 | 20 | 3.652 |  Baylor (BAYLOR) | B12 | 1–1 | 0.500 | 46 | 0 | Beat FCS 24–17 |
| 91 | -19 | 3.776 |  Colorado State (COLORADO STATE) | MWC | 0–2 | 0.000 | 87 | 0 | Lost to USC 0–49 |
| 92 | -20 | 3.797 |  Houston (HOUSTON) | USA | 0–2 | 0.000 | 87 | 0 | Lost to Oklahoma 13–63 |
| 93 | 4 | 3.797 |  UCF (CENTRAL FLORIDA) | MAC | 0–2 | 0.000 | 87 | 0 | Lost to West Virginia 20–45 |
| 94 | 5 | 3.797 |  Temple (TEMPLE) | IND BE | 0–2 | 0.000 | 87 | 0 | Lost to Maryland 22–45 |
| 95 | 2 | 3.858 |  Kentucky (KENTUCKY) | SEC | 0–1 | 0.000 | 87 | 0 | BYE |
| 96 | -13 | 3.939 |  Ball State (BALL STATE) | MAC | 0–2 | 0.000 | 87 | 0 | Lost to Purdue 7–59 |
| 97 | -47 | 3.980 |  Army (ARMY) | USA | 0–1 | 0.000 | 87 | 0 | Lost to Louisville 21–52 |
| 98 | 2 | 3.980 |  UL Monroe (LOUISIANA MONROE) | SUN | 0–1 | 0.000 | 87 | 0 | BYE |
| 99 | -40 | 4.072 |  Illinois (ILLINOIS) | B10 | 1–1 | 0.500 | 46 | -1 | Lost to UCLA 17–35 |
| 100 | -53 | 4.147 |  Wyoming (WYOMING) | MWC | 1–1 | 0.500 | 46 | -1 | Lost to Texas A&M 0–31 |
| 101 | -8 | 4.306 |  Tulane (TULANE) | USA | 1–1 | 0.500 | 46 | -1 | Beat FCS 39–19 |
| 102 | 7 | 4.346 |  San José State (SAN JOSE STATE) | IND WAC | 0–1 | 0.000 | 87 | 0 | BYE |
| 103 | -66 | 4.486 |  Rutgers (RUTGERS) | IND BE | 1–1 | 0.500 | 46 | +1 | Lost to FCS 24–35 |
| 104 | -56 | 4.555 |  Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN) | MAC | 1–1 | 0.500 | 46 | -1 | Lost to Virginia Tech 0–63 |
| 105 | 5 | 4.569 |  Toledo (TOLEDO) | MAC | 0–2 | 0.000 | 87 | 0 | Lost to Kansas 14–63 |
| 106 | 2 | 5.464 |  Akron (AKRON) | MAC | 0–2 | 0.000 | 87 | -1 | Lost to Middle Tennessee 24–31 |
| 107 | -1 | 5.505 |  East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA) | USA | 0–2 | 0.000 | 87 | -1 | Lost to Wake Forest 17–31 |
| 108 | -8 | 5.525 |  Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN) | MAC | 0–2 | 0.000 | 87 | -1 | Lost to Michigan State 7–24 |
| 109 | -2 | 5.577 |  Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH)) | MAC | 1–2 | 0.333 | 86 | -2 | Lost to Cincinnati 26–45 |
| 110 | -24 | 5.729 |  SMU | IND WAC | 0–2 | 0.000 | 87 | -1 | Lost to TCU 0–44 |
| 111 | 4 | 5.871 |  Idaho (IDAHO) | SUN | 0–2 | 0.000 | 87 | -1 | Lost to Utah State 7–14 |
| 112 | 1 | 6.115 |  New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE) | SUN | 0–2 | 0.000 | 87 | -1 | Lost to California 14–41 |
| 113 | -10 | 6.217 |  Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE) | SUN | 0–2 | 0.000 | 87 | -1 | Lost to LSU 3–53 |
| 114 | -42 | 6.847 |  Buffalo (BUFFALO) | MAC | 0–2 | 0.000 | 87 | -2 | Lost to Syracuse 17–37 |
| 115 | -20 | 7.397 |  Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT) | SEC | 0–1 | 0.000 | 87 | -1 | BYE |
| 116 | 0 | 8.942 |  North Texas (NORTH TEXAS) | SUN | 0–2 | 0.000 | 87 | 0 | Lost to FCS 13–20 |
| 117 | 0 | 12.522 |  Hawai'i (HAWAII) | IND WAC | 0–1 | 0.000 | 87 | 0 | BYE |