2004 Week 6 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 | 0.776 |  Miami (MIAMI) |  ACC | 4–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +9 | Beat Georgia Tech 27–3 |
| 2 | 2 | 0.834 |  Purdue (PURDUE) |  B10 | 4–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +9 | Beat Notre Dame 41–16 |
| 3 | 5 | 0.855 |  USC |  PAC | 4–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +9 | BYE |
| 4 | -3 | 0.888 |  Texas (TEXAS) |  B12 | 4–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +8 | Beat Baylor 44–14 |
| 5 | 0 | 0.948 |  Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS) |  USA | 3–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +6 | Beat South Florida 27–20 |
| 6 | -3 | 0.988 |  Utah (UTAH) |  MWC | 5–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +10 | Beat New Mexico 28–7 |
| 7 | 2 | 1.014 |  Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE) | B12 | 4–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +7 | Beat Iowa State 36–7 |
| 8 | 7 | 1.060 |  Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA) | B12 | 4–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +7 | Beat Texas Tech 28–13 |
| 9 | 11 | 1.088 |  Georgia (GEORGIA) |  SEC | 4–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +8 | Beat LSU 45–16 |
| 10 | -3 | 1.091 |  Virginia (VIRGINIA) | ACC | 4–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +7 | BYE |
| 11 | 3 | 1.107 |  Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE) | PAC | 5–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +9 | Beat Oregon 28–13 |
| 12 | 12 | 1.210 |  South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA) | SEC | 4–1 | 0.800 | 19 | +9 | Beat Alabama 20–3 |
| 13 | 3 | 1.247 |  Auburn (AUBURN) | SEC | 5–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +7 | Beat Tennessee 34–10 |
| 14 | 3 | 1.262 |  Minnesota (MINNESOTA) | B10 | 5–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +8 | Beat Penn State 16–7 |
| 15 | -9 | 1.271 |  California (CALIFORNIA) | PAC | 3–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +4 | Beat Oregon State 49–7 |
| 16 | 5 | 1.327 |  Boise State (BOISE STATE) | IND WAC | 5–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +7 | Beat SMU 38–20 |
| 17 | 12 | 1.372 |  Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M) | B12 | 3–1 | 0.750 | 25 | +6 | Beat Kansas State 42–30 |
| 18 | -8 | 1.374 |  Tennessee (TENNESSEE) | SEC | 3–1 | 0.750 | 25 | +7 | Lost to Auburn 10–34 |
| 19 | 9 | 1.397 |  Florida State (FLORIDA STATE) | ACC | 3–1 | 0.750 | 25 | +6 | Beat North Carolina 38–16 |
| 20 | -8 | 1.447 |  Louisville (LOUISVILLE) | USA | 4–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +3 | Beat East Carolina 59–7 |
| 21 | 2 | 1.467 |  UAB | USA | 3–1 | 0.750 | 25 | +7 | Beat Cincinnati 30–27 |
| 22 | 3 | 1.482 |  Wisconsin (WISCONSIN) | B10 | 5–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +6 | Beat Illinois 24–7 |
| 23 | -5 | 1.555 |  Michigan (MICHIGAN) | B10 | 4–1 | 0.800 | 19 | +7 | Beat Indiana 35–14 |
| 24 | 7 | 1.633 |  Navy (NAVY) | IND FBSI | 5–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +5 | Beat Air Force 24–21 |
| 25 | 9 | 1.760 |  Stanford (STANFORD) | PAC | 3–1 | 0.750 | 25 | +4 | Beat Washington 27–13 |
| 26 | 15 | 1.796 |  NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE) | ACC | 3–1 | 0.750 | 25 | +5 | Beat Wake Forest 27–21 |
| 27 | 10 | 1.859 |  Florida (FLORIDA) | SEC | 3–1 | 0.750 | 25 | +4 | Beat Arkansas 45–30 |
| 28 | 22 | 1.898 |  Missouri (MISSOURI) | B12 | 3–1 | 0.750 | 25 | +3 | Beat Colorado 17–9 |
| 29 | -2 | 1.900 |  Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE) | IND BE | 4–1 | 0.800 | 19 | +5 | Beat FCS 29–7 |
| 30 | 5 | 1.906 |  Nebraska (NEBRASKA) | B12 | 3–1 | 0.750 | 25 | +4 | Beat Kansas 14–8 |
| 31 | 1 | 1.914 |  Maryland (MARYLAND) | ACC | 3–1 | 0.750 | 25 | +4 | BYE |
| 32 | 8 | 1.916 |  UCLA | PAC | 3–1 | 0.750 | 25 | +4 | Beat San Diego State 33–10 |
| 33 | -20 | 1.931 |  Colorado (COLORADO) | B12 | 3–1 | 0.750 | 25 | +4 | Lost to Missouri 9–17 |
| 34 | 23 | 1.968 |  Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH) | ACC | 3–2 | 0.600 | 41 | +5 | Beat West Virginia 19–13 |
| 35 | 8 | 1.973 |  Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH) | IND WAC | 3–2 | 0.600 | 41 | +7 | Beat Fresno State 28–21 |
| 36 | -25 | 2.076 |  Ohio State (OHIO STATE) | B10 | 3–1 | 0.750 | 25 | +3 | Lost to Northwestern 27–33 |
| 37 | -18 | 2.183 |  West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA) | IND BE | 4–1 | 0.800 | 19 | +1 | Lost to Virginia Tech 13–19 |
| 38 | -5 | 2.186 |  Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE) | PAC | 3–1 | 0.750 | 25 | +3 | BYE |
| 39 | 10 | 2.189 |  UConn (CONNECTICUT) | IND BE | 4–1 | 0.800 | 19 | +2 | Beat Pittsburgh 29–17 |
| 40 | 5 | 2.191 |  Memphis (MEMPHIS) | USA | 4–1 | 0.800 | 19 | +3 | Beat Houston 41–14 |
| 41 | -15 | 2.328 |  Arkansas (ARKANSAS) | SEC | 3–2 | 0.600 | 41 | +3 | Lost to Florida 30–45 |
| 42 | 4 | 2.342 |  Iowa (IOWA) | B10 | 3–2 | 0.600 | 41 | +4 | Beat Michigan State 38–16 |
| 43 | 11 | 2.356 |  Syracuse (SYRACUSE) | IND BE | 3–2 | 0.600 | 41 | +5 | Beat Rutgers 41–31 |
| 44 | -14 | 2.429 |  LSU | SEC | 3–2 | 0.600 | 41 | +3 | Lost to Georgia 16–45 |
| 45 | 14 | 2.539 |  Wyoming (WYOMING) | MWC | 3–1 | 0.750 | 25 | +1 | Beat UL Monroe 31–10 |
| 46 | -10 | 2.544 |  Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH) | B12 | 3–2 | 0.600 | 41 | +3 | Lost to Oklahoma 13–28 |
| 47 | -25 | 2.545 |  Fresno State (FRESNO STATE) | IND WAC | 3–1 | 0.750 | 25 | 0 | Lost to Louisiana Tech 21–28 |
| 48 | -9 | 2.555 |  Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME) | IND FBSI | 3–2 | 0.600 | 41 | +3 | Lost to Purdue 16–41 |
| 49 | -11 | 2.703 |  Alabama (ALABAMA) | SEC | 3–2 | 0.600 | 41 | +1 | Lost to South Carolina 3–20 |
| 50 | 24 | 2.732 |  Troy (TROY) |  SUN | 3–2 | 0.600 | 41 | +1 | Beat Utah State 49–21 |
| 51 | 27 | 2.810 |  Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN) | B10 | 2–3 | 0.400 | 70 | +3 | Beat Ohio State 33–27 |
| 52 | 1 | 2.964 |  South Florida (SOUTH FLORIDA) | USA | 2–2 | 0.500 | 57 | +2 | Lost to Southern Miss 20–27 |
| 53 | 24 | 3.057 |  UTEP | IND WAC | 2–2 | 0.500 | 57 | +1 | Beat New Mexico State 45–0 |
| 54 | 19 | 3.075 |  Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS) |  MAC | 3–2 | 0.600 | 41 | 0 | Beat Akron 49–19 |
| 55 | -4 | 3.083 |  Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH) | IND BE | 2–2 | 0.500 | 57 | +1 | Lost to UConn 17–29 |
| 56 | 0 | 3.126 |  Iowa State (IOWA STATE) | B12 | 2–2 | 0.500 | 57 | +1 | Lost to Oklahoma State 7–36 |
| 57 | 6 | 3.130 |  BYU | MWC | 2–3 | 0.400 | 70 | +3 | Beat Colorado State 31–21 |
| 58 | -11 | 3.151 |  Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST) | ACC | 3–2 | 0.600 | 41 | 0 | Lost to NC State 21–27 |
| 59 | -17 | 3.196 |  Kansas State (KANSAS STATE) | B12 | 2–2 | 0.500 | 57 | +1 | Lost to Texas A&M 30–42 |
| 60 | 15 | 3.318 |  Toledo (TOLEDO) | MAC | 3–2 | 0.600 | 41 | 0 | Beat Ball State 52–14 |
| 61 | 27 | 3.345 |  Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN) | MAC | 2–2 | 0.500 | 57 | -1 | Beat Temple 70–16 |
| 62 | 3 | 3.354 |  TCU | USA | 3–2 | 0.600 | 41 | -1 | Beat Army 21–17 |
| 63 | -19 | 3.375 |  San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE) | MWC | 2–2 | 0.500 | 57 | 0 | Lost to UCLA 10–33 |
| 64 | -6 | 3.396 |  Penn State (PENN STATE) | B10 | 2–3 | 0.400 | 70 | 0 | Lost to Minnesota 7–16 |
| 65 | 1 | 3.486 |  Air Force (AIR FORCE) | MWC | 2–3 | 0.400 | 70 | +1 | Lost to Navy 21–24 |
| 66 | -14 | 3.557 |  North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA) | ACC | 2–3 | 0.400 | 70 | +1 | Lost to Florida State 16–38 |
| 67 | 1 | 3.562 |  Illinois (ILLINOIS) | B10 | 2–3 | 0.400 | 70 | 0 | Lost to Wisconsin 7–24 |
| 68 | -20 | 3.568 |  Rice (RICE) | IND WAC | 2–2 | 0.500 | 57 | 0 | Lost to San José State 63–70 |
| 69 | 15 | 3.682 |  Ohio (OHIO) | MAC | 3–2 | 0.600 | 41 | -3 | Beat Kentucky 28–16 |
| 70 | 0 | 3.715 |  Baylor (BAYLOR) | B12 | 2–2 | 0.500 | 57 | 0 | Lost to Texas 14–44 |
| 71 | 11 | 3.737 |  Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE) | SUN | 3–2 | 0.600 | 41 | -3 | Beat FCS 43–34 |
| 72 | -8 | 3.747 |  Kansas (KANSAS) | B12 | 2–3 | 0.400 | 70 | -2 | Lost to Nebraska 8–14 |
| 73 | -13 | 3.859 |  New Mexico (NEW MEXICO) | MWC | 2–3 | 0.400 | 70 | -1 | Lost to Utah 7–28 |
| 74 | -19 | 4.008 |  Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE) | B10 | 2–3 | 0.400 | 70 | -2 | Lost to Iowa 16–38 |
| 75 | -8 | 4.018 |  Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH) | ACC | 2–2 | 0.500 | 57 | -2 | Lost to Miami 3–27 |
| 76 | 17 | 4.047 |  Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI) | SEC | 2–3 | 0.400 | 70 | -2 | Beat Arkansas State 28–21 |
| 77 | 15 | 4.055 |  Marshall (MARSHALL) | MAC | 1–3 | 0.250 | 87 | -1 | Beat Miami (OH) 33–25 |
| 78 | -17 | 4.067 |  Cincinnati (CINCINNATI) | USA | 2–3 | 0.400 | 70 | -2 | Lost to UAB 27–30 |
| 79 | 1 | 4.085 |  Arizona (ARIZONA) | PAC | 1–3 | 0.250 | 87 | -1 | BYE |
| 80 | -18 | 4.128 |  Oregon State (OREGON STATE) | PAC | 1–4 | 0.200 | 95 | 0 | Lost to California 7–49 |
| 81 | -10 | 4.304 |  Kentucky (KENTUCKY) | SEC | 1–3 | 0.250 | 87 | -1 | Lost to Ohio 16–28 |
| 82 | 24 | 4.361 |  San José State (SAN JOSE STATE) | IND WAC | 2–2 | 0.500 | 57 | -3 | Beat Rice 70–63 |
| 83 | -7 | 4.423 |  Utah State (UTAH STATE) | SUN | 2–3 | 0.400 | 70 | -2 | Lost to Troy 21–49 |
| 84 | 1 | 4.497 |  Clemson (CLEMSON) | ACC | 1–3 | 0.250 | 87 | -1 | BYE |
| 85 | 1 | 4.509 |  Oregon (OREGON) | PAC | 1–3 | 0.250 | 87 | -2 | Lost to Arizona State 13–28 |
| 86 | -17 | 4.531 |  Rutgers (RUTGERS) | IND BE | 2–2 | 0.500 | 57 | +1 | Lost to Syracuse 31–41 |
| 87 | -6 | 4.591 |  Indiana (INDIANA) | B10 | 2–3 | 0.400 | 70 | -4 | Lost to Michigan 14–35 |
| 88 | -16 | 4.634 |  Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH)) | MAC | 2–3 | 0.400 | 70 | -4 | Lost to Marshall 25–33 |
| 89 | 5 | 4.769 |  SMU | IND WAC | 1–4 | 0.200 | 95 | -2 | Lost to Boise State 20–38 |
| 90 | 19 | 4.823 |  Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT) | SEC | 1–3 | 0.250 | 87 | -3 | Beat Mississippi State 31–13 |
| 91 | 11 | 4.934 |  Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN) | MAC | 2–2 | 0.500 | 57 | -5 | Beat Kent State 24–21 |
| 92 | 11 | 5.213 |  Duke (DUKE) | ACC | 1–4 | 0.200 | 95 | -4 | Beat FCS 28–10 |
| 93 | -3 | 5.252 |  Ball State (BALL STATE) | MAC | 1–4 | 0.200 | 95 | -3 | Lost to Toledo 14–52 |
| 94 | -7 | 5.269 |  Houston (HOUSTON) | USA | 1–4 | 0.200 | 95 | -3 | Lost to Memphis 14–41 |
| 95 | -12 | 5.335 |  Nevada (NEVADA) | IND WAC | 2–3 | 0.400 | 70 | -7 | Lost to UNLV 13–48 |
| 96 | -17 | 5.349 |  Colorado State (COLORADO STATE) | MWC | 1–4 | 0.200 | 95 | -4 | Lost to BYU 21–31 |
| 97 | 8 | 5.532 |  UNLV | MWC | 1–4 | 0.200 | 95 | -5 | Beat Nevada 48–13 |
| 98 | -1 | 5.760 |  Tulane (TULANE) | USA | 1–2 | 0.333 | 85 | -4 | BYE |
| 99 | -8 | 6.002 |  New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE) | SUN | 1–4 | 0.200 | 95 | -4 | Lost to UTEP 0–45 |
| 100 | -5 | 6.031 |  Temple (TEMPLE) | IND BE | 1–4 | 0.200 | 95 | -5 | Lost to Bowling Green 16–70 |
| 101 | -12 | 6.116 |  Tulsa (TULSA) | IND WAC | 1–4 | 0.200 | 95 | -5 | Lost to Hawai'i 16–44 |
| 102 | -6 | 6.300 |  Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE) | SUN | 1–4 | 0.200 | 95 | -7 | Lost to Ole Miss 21–28 |
| 103 | -5 | 6.542 |  Washington (WASHINGTON) | PAC | 0–4 | 0.000 | 113 | -5 | Lost to Stanford 13–27 |
| 104 | 13 | 6.593 |  Hawai'i (HAWAII) | IND WAC | 1–2 | 0.333 | 85 | -1 | Beat Tulsa 44–16 |
| 105 | 9 | 6.745 |  North Texas (NORTH TEXAS) | SUN | 1–4 | 0.200 | 95 | -2 | Beat Middle Tennessee 30–21 |
| 106 | 9 | 6.753 |  Idaho (IDAHO) | SUN | 1–4 | 0.200 | 95 | -6 | Beat Eastern Michigan 45–41 |
| 107 | -6 | 6.839 |  Akron (AKRON) | MAC | 1–4 | 0.200 | 95 | -7 | Lost to Northern Illinois 19–49 |
| 108 | -9 | 7.083 |  Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE) | SEC | 1–4 | 0.200 | 95 | -4 | Lost to Vanderbilt 13–31 |
| 109 | -1 | 7.136 |  Kent State (KENT STATE) | MAC | 1–4 | 0.200 | 95 | -10 | Lost to Central Michigan 21–24 |
| 110 | -6 | 7.153 |  East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA) | USA | 0–4 | 0.000 | 113 | -6 | Lost to Louisville 7–59 |
| 111 | 5 | 7.260 |  Buffalo (BUFFALO) | MAC | 1–4 | 0.200 | 95 | -11 | Beat UCF 48–20 |
| 112 | 0 | 7.269 |  Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN) | MAC | 1–3 | 0.250 | 87 | -9 | BYE |
| 113 | -6 | 7.393 |  Middle Tennessee (MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE) | SUN | 1–3 | 0.250 | 87 | -5 | Lost to North Texas 21–30 |
| 114 | -4 | 7.444 |  Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN) | MAC | 1–4 | 0.200 | 95 | -6 | Lost to Idaho 41–45 |
| 115 | -2 | 7.478 |  Army (ARMY) | USA | 0–4 | 0.000 | 113 | -7 | Lost to TCU 17–21 |
| 116 | -5 | 7.620 |  UL Monroe (LOUISIANA MONROE) | SUN | 0–4 | 0.000 | 113 | -7 | Lost to Wyoming 10–31 |
| 117 | -17 | 8.261 |  UCF (CENTRAL FLORIDA) | MAC | 0–4 | 0.000 | 113 | -8 | Lost to Buffalo 20–48 |