2004 Week 5 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 | 7 | 0.755 |  Texas (TEXAS) |  B12 | 3–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +5 | Beat Rice 35–13 |
| 2 | 0 | 0.867 |  Miami (MIAMI) |  ACC | 3–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +5 | Beat Houston 38–13 |
| 3 | 3 | 0.879 |  Utah (UTAH) |  MWC | 4–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +7 | Beat Air Force 49–35 |
| 4 | 0 | 0.886 |  Purdue (PURDUE) |  B10 | 3–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +5 | Beat Illinois 38–30 |
| 5 | -4 | 0.969 |  Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS) |  USA | 2–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +3 | Beat Tulane 32–14 |
| 6 | -3 | 1.002 |  California (CALIFORNIA) |  PAC | 2–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +3 | BYE |
| 7 | 2 | 1.011 |  Virginia (VIRGINIA) | ACC | 4–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +6 | Beat Syracuse 31–10 |
| 8 | 3 | 1.014 |  USC | PAC | 4–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +6 | Beat Stanford 31–28 |
| 9 | 4 | 1.050 |  Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE) | B12 | 3–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +4 | BYE |
| 10 | 10 | 1.069 |  Tennessee (TENNESSEE) |  SEC | 3–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +4 | Beat Louisiana Tech 42–17 |
| 11 | 10 | 1.131 |  Ohio State (OHIO STATE) | B10 | 3–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +4 | BYE |
| 12 | 3 | 1.196 |  Louisville (LOUISVILLE) | USA | 3–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +3 | Beat North Carolina 34–0 |
| 13 | 5 | 1.206 |  Colorado (COLORADO) | B12 | 3–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +4 | BYE |
| 14 | -7 | 1.214 |  Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE) | PAC | 4–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +5 | Beat Oregon State 27–14 |
| 15 | -1 | 1.224 |  Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA) | B12 | 3–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +3 | BYE |
| 16 | -4 | 1.340 |  Auburn (AUBURN) | SEC | 4–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +4 | Beat FCS 33–3 |
| 17 | 10 | 1.375 |  Minnesota (MINNESOTA) | B10 | 4–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +4 | Beat Northwestern 43–17 |
| 18 | 19 | 1.405 |  Michigan (MICHIGAN) | B10 | 3–1 | 0.750 | 24 | +5 | Beat Iowa 30–17 |
| 19 | -3 | 1.417 |  West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA) | IND BE | 4–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +3 | Beat FCS 45–10 |
| 20 | 3 | 1.429 |  Georgia (GEORGIA) | SEC | 3–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +3 | BYE |
| 21 | -4 | 1.436 |  Boise State (BOISE STATE) | IND WAC | 4–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +3 | Beat BYU 28–27 |
| 22 | 0 | 1.451 |  Fresno State (FRESNO STATE) | IND WAC | 3–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +2 | BYE |
| 23 | 49 | 1.493 |  UAB | USA | 2–1 | 0.667 | 37 | +4 | Beat Memphis 35–28 |
| 24 | 10 | 1.501 |  South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA) | SEC | 3–1 | 0.750 | 24 | +4 | Beat Troy 17–7 |
| 25 | 1 | 1.506 |  Wisconsin (WISCONSIN) | B10 | 4–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +3 | Beat Penn State 16–3 |
| 26 | 9 | 1.508 |  Arkansas (ARKANSAS) | SEC | 3–1 | 0.750 | 24 | +4 | Beat Alabama 27–10 |
| 27 | -22 | 1.534 |  Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE) | IND BE | 3–1 | 0.750 | 24 | +5 | Lost to Wake Forest 14–17 |
| 28 | 13 | 1.634 |  Florida State (FLORIDA STATE) | ACC | 2–1 | 0.667 | 37 | +3 | Beat Clemson 41–22 |
| 29 | 1 | 1.685 |  Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M) | B12 | 2–1 | 0.667 | 37 | +3 | BYE |
| 30 | 9 | 1.795 |  LSU | SEC | 3–1 | 0.750 | 24 | +3 | Beat Mississippi State 51–0 |
| 31 | 2 | 1.811 |  Navy (NAVY) | IND FBSI | 4–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +1 | Beat Vanderbilt 29–26 |
| 32 | 6 | 1.876 |  Maryland (MARYLAND) | ACC | 3–1 | 0.750 | 24 | +3 | Beat Duke 55–21 |
| 33 | 9 | 1.946 |  Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE) | PAC | 3–1 | 0.750 | 24 | +3 | Beat Arizona 20–19 |
| 34 | -24 | 1.953 |  Stanford (STANFORD) | PAC | 2–1 | 0.667 | 37 | +2 | Lost to USC 28–31 |
| 35 | 8 | 1.976 |  Nebraska (NEBRASKA) | B12 | 2–1 | 0.667 | 37 | +2 | BYE |
| 36 | 12 | 1.992 |  Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH) | B12 | 3–1 | 0.750 | 24 | +3 | Beat Kansas 31–30 |
| 37 | 7 | 2.008 |  Florida (FLORIDA) | SEC | 2–1 | 0.667 | 37 | +2 | Beat Kentucky 20–3 |
| 38 | -19 | 2.048 |  Alabama (ALABAMA) | SEC | 3–1 | 0.750 | 24 | +2 | Lost to Arkansas 10–27 |
| 39 | 7 | 2.136 |  Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME) | IND FBSI | 3–1 | 0.750 | 24 | +2 | Beat Washington 38–3 |
| 40 | -9 | 2.206 |  UCLA | PAC | 2–1 | 0.667 | 37 | +2 | BYE |
| 41 | 23 | 2.226 |  NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE) | ACC | 2–1 | 0.667 | 37 | +2 | Beat Virginia Tech 17–16 |
| 42 | 7 | 2.372 |  Kansas State (KANSAS STATE) | B12 | 2–1 | 0.667 | 37 | +2 | BYE |
| 43 | -14 | 2.418 |  Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH) | IND WAC | 2–2 | 0.500 | 56 | +4 | Lost to Tennessee 17–42 |
| 44 | 36 | 2.523 |  San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE) | MWC | 2–1 | 0.667 | 37 | +1 | Beat Nevada 27–10 |
| 45 | -17 | 2.527 |  Memphis (MEMPHIS) | USA | 3–1 | 0.750 | 24 | +1 | Lost to UAB 28–35 |
| 46 | -21 | 2.570 |  Iowa (IOWA) | B10 | 2–2 | 0.500 | 56 | +2 | Lost to Michigan 17–30 |
| 47 | 22 | 2.581 |  Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST) | ACC | 3–1 | 0.750 | 24 | 0 | Beat Boston College 17–14 |
| 48 | -24 | 2.653 |  Rice (RICE) | IND WAC | 2–1 | 0.667 | 37 | +1 | Lost to Texas 13–35 |
| 49 | 6 | 2.654 |  UConn (CONNECTICUT) | IND BE | 3–1 | 0.750 | 24 | -1 | Beat Army 40–3 |
| 50 | 0 | 2.675 |  Missouri (MISSOURI) | B12 | 2–1 | 0.667 | 37 | 0 | BYE |
| 51 | 12 | 2.759 |  Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH) | IND BE | 2–1 | 0.667 | 37 | +1 | Beat FCS 41–38 |
| 52 | -12 | 2.771 |  North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA) | ACC | 2–2 | 0.500 | 56 | +2 | Lost to Louisville 0–34 |
| 53 | 34 | 2.797 |  South Florida (SOUTH FLORIDA) | USA | 2–1 | 0.667 | 37 | +1 | Beat TCU 45–44 |
| 54 | -7 | 2.868 |  Syracuse (SYRACUSE) | IND BE | 2–2 | 0.500 | 56 | +2 | Lost to Virginia 10–31 |
| 55 | 23 | 2.943 |  Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE) | B10 | 2–2 | 0.500 | 56 | +1 | Beat Indiana 30–20 |
| 56 | 0 | 2.955 |  Iowa State (IOWA STATE) | B12 | 2–1 | 0.667 | 37 | 0 | BYE |
| 57 | -21 | 2.963 |  Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH) | ACC | 2–2 | 0.500 | 56 | 0 | Lost to NC State 16–17 |
| 58 | -13 | 3.031 |  Penn State (PENN STATE) | B10 | 2–2 | 0.500 | 56 | 0 | Lost to Wisconsin 3–16 |
| 59 | 22 | 3.086 |  Wyoming (WYOMING) | MWC | 2–1 | 0.667 | 37 | 0 | Beat Ole Miss 37–32 |
| 60 | 24 | 3.206 |  New Mexico (NEW MEXICO) | MWC | 2–2 | 0.500 | 56 | 0 | Beat New Mexico State 38–3 |
| 61 | 5 | 3.316 |  Cincinnati (CINCINNATI) | USA | 2–2 | 0.500 | 56 | 0 | Beat East Carolina 24–19 |
| 62 | 9 | 3.320 |  Oregon State (OREGON STATE) | PAC | 1–3 | 0.250 | 86 | +1 | Lost to Arizona State 14–27 |
| 63 | -12 | 3.326 |  BYU | MWC | 1–3 | 0.250 | 86 | +2 | Lost to Boise State 27–28 |
| 64 | -4 | 3.332 |  Kansas (KANSAS) | B12 | 2–2 | 0.500 | 56 | -1 | Lost to Texas Tech 30–31 |
| 65 | -13 | 3.374 |  TCU | USA | 2–2 | 0.500 | 56 | 0 | Lost to South Florida 44–45 |
| 66 | -7 | 3.390 |  Air Force (AIR FORCE) | MWC | 2–2 | 0.500 | 56 | 0 | Lost to Utah 35–49 |
| 67 | -6 | 3.398 |  Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH) | ACC | 2–1 | 0.667 | 37 | -1 | BYE |
| 68 | -11 | 3.415 |  Illinois (ILLINOIS) | B10 | 2–2 | 0.500 | 56 | 0 | Lost to Purdue 30–38 |
| 69 | 1 | 3.467 |  Rutgers (RUTGERS) | IND BE | 2–1 | 0.667 | 37 | +3 | BYE |
| 70 | 32 | 3.478 |  Baylor (BAYLOR) | B12 | 2–1 | 0.667 | 37 | -1 | Beat North Texas 37–14 |
| 71 | -39 | 3.519 |  Kentucky (KENTUCKY) | SEC | 1–2 | 0.333 | 78 | +1 | Lost to Florida 3–20 |
| 72 | 13 | 3.588 |  Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH)) |  MAC | 2–2 | 0.500 | 56 | -1 | BYE |
| 73 | 19 | 3.629 |  Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS) | MAC | 2–2 | 0.500 | 56 | -1 | Beat Bowling Green 34–17 |
| 74 | -21 | 3.678 |  Troy (TROY) |  SUN | 2–2 | 0.500 | 56 | -2 | Lost to South Carolina 7–17 |
| 75 | 11 | 3.690 |  Toledo (TOLEDO) | MAC | 2–2 | 0.500 | 56 | 0 | Beat Temple 45–17 |
| 76 | 3 | 3.729 |  Utah State (UTAH STATE) | SUN | 2–2 | 0.500 | 56 | -1 | Beat UNLV 31–21 |
| 77 | 0 | 3.828 |  UTEP | IND WAC | 1–2 | 0.333 | 78 | 0 | BYE |
| 78 | -24 | 3.907 |  Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN) | B10 | 1–3 | 0.250 | 86 | 0 | Lost to Minnesota 17–43 |
| 79 | 3 | 4.028 |  Colorado State (COLORADO STATE) | MWC | 1–3 | 0.250 | 86 | 0 | Beat FCS 39–14 |
| 80 | -6 | 4.047 |  Arizona (ARIZONA) | PAC | 1–3 | 0.250 | 86 | -1 | Lost to Washington State 19–20 |
| 81 | -19 | 4.054 |  Indiana (INDIANA) | B10 | 2–2 | 0.500 | 56 | -2 | Lost to Michigan State 20–30 |
| 82 | 13 | 4.096 |  Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE) | SUN | 2–2 | 0.500 | 56 | -2 | Beat Middle Tennessee 24–17 |
| 83 | -25 | 4.106 |  Nevada (NEVADA) | IND WAC | 2–2 | 0.500 | 56 | -3 | Lost to San Diego State 10–27 |
| 84 | 24 | 4.225 |  Ohio (OHIO) | MAC | 2–2 | 0.500 | 56 | -3 | Beat Buffalo 34–0 |
| 85 | -17 | 4.294 |  Clemson (CLEMSON) | ACC | 1–3 | 0.250 | 86 | 0 | Lost to Florida State 22–41 |
| 86 | 8 | 4.418 |  Oregon (OREGON) | PAC | 1–2 | 0.333 | 78 | -2 | Beat Idaho 48–10 |
| 87 | -12 | 4.544 |  Houston (HOUSTON) | USA | 1–3 | 0.250 | 86 | -1 | Lost to Miami 13–38 |
| 88 | -23 | 4.662 |  Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN) | MAC | 1–2 | 0.333 | 78 | -2 | Lost to Northern Illinois 17–34 |
| 89 | 1 | 4.716 |  Tulsa (TULSA) | IND WAC | 1–3 | 0.250 | 86 | -2 | Beat FCS 49–7 |
| 90 | 13 | 4.771 |  Ball State (BALL STATE) | MAC | 1–3 | 0.250 | 86 | -1 | Beat Western Michigan 41–14 |
| 91 | -24 | 4.834 |  New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE) | SUN | 1–3 | 0.250 | 86 | -1 | Lost to New Mexico 3–38 |
| 92 | -9 | 4.963 |  Marshall (MARSHALL) | MAC | 0–3 | 0.000 | 105 | -2 | BYE |
| 93 | -20 | 4.988 |  Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI) | SEC | 1–3 | 0.250 | 86 | -3 | Lost to Wyoming 32–37 |
| 94 | 15 | 4.997 |  SMU | IND WAC | 1–3 | 0.250 | 86 | -2 | Beat San José State 36–13 |
| 95 | -7 | 5.285 |  Temple (TEMPLE) | IND BE | 1–3 | 0.250 | 86 | -3 | Lost to Toledo 17–45 |
| 96 | 11 | 5.435 |  Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE) | SUN | 1–3 | 0.250 | 86 | -3 | Beat UL Monroe 28–21 |
| 97 | 4 | 5.447 |  Tulane (TULANE) | USA | 1–2 | 0.333 | 78 | -3 | Lost to Southern Miss 14–32 |
| 98 | -7 | 5.681 |  Washington (WASHINGTON) | PAC | 0–3 | 0.000 | 105 | -2 | Lost to Notre Dame 3–38 |
| 99 | -2 | 5.759 |  Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE) | SEC | 1–3 | 0.250 | 86 | 0 | Lost to LSU 0–51 |
| 100 | -4 | 5.803 |  UCF (CENTRAL FLORIDA) | MAC | 0–3 | 0.000 | 105 | -2 | BYE |
| 101 | 10 | 5.972 |  Akron (AKRON) | MAC | 1–3 | 0.250 | 86 | -3 | Beat Kent State 24–19 |
| 102 | 4 | 6.029 |  Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN) | MAC | 1–2 | 0.333 | 78 | -4 | BYE |
| 103 | -4 | 6.085 |  Duke (DUKE) | ACC | 0–4 | 0.000 | 105 | -4 | Lost to Maryland 21–55 |
| 104 | -4 | 6.088 |  East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA) | USA | 0–3 | 0.000 | 105 | -3 | Lost to Cincinnati 19–24 |
| 105 | -16 | 6.186 |  UNLV | MWC | 0–4 | 0.000 | 105 | -4 | Lost to Utah State 21–31 |
| 106 | -30 | 6.360 |  San José State (SAN JOSE STATE) | IND WAC | 1–2 | 0.333 | 78 | -4 | Lost to SMU 13–36 |
| 107 | -2 | 6.410 |  Middle Tennessee (MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE) | SUN | 1–2 | 0.333 | 78 | -1 | Lost to Louisiana 17–24 |
| 108 | -15 | 6.552 |  Kent State (KENT STATE) | MAC | 1–3 | 0.250 | 86 | -6 | Lost to Akron 19–24 |
| 109 | 7 | 6.617 |  Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT) | SEC | 0–3 | 0.000 | 105 | -4 | Lost to Navy 26–29 |
| 110 | 0 | 7.098 |  Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN) | MAC | 1–3 | 0.250 | 86 | -3 | Lost to FCS 28–31 |
| 111 | -7 | 7.105 |  UL Monroe (LOUISIANA MONROE) | SUN | 0–3 | 0.000 | 105 | -4 | Lost to Arkansas State 21–28 |
| 112 | -14 | 7.122 |  Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN) | MAC | 1–3 | 0.250 | 86 | -7 | Lost to Ball State 14–41 |
| 113 | -1 | 7.308 |  Army (ARMY) | USA | 0–3 | 0.000 | 105 | -4 | Lost to UConn 3–40 |
| 114 | 1 | 7.661 |  North Texas (NORTH TEXAS) | SUN | 0–4 | 0.000 | 105 | -1 | Lost to Baylor 14–37 |
| 115 | -1 | 7.885 |  Idaho (IDAHO) | SUN | 0–4 | 0.000 | 105 | -5 | Lost to Oregon 10–48 |
| 116 | -3 | 9.186 |  Buffalo (BUFFALO) | MAC | 0–4 | 0.000 | 105 | -9 | Lost to Ohio 0–34 |
| 117 | 0 | 9.878 |  Hawai'i (HAWAII) | IND WAC | 0–2 | 0.000 | 105 | -1 | BYE |