2004 Week 7 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 | 0.777 |  Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA) |  B12 | 5–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +14 | Beat Texas 12–0 |
| 2 | -1 | 0.795 |  Miami (MIAMI) |  ACC | 4–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +11 | BYE |
| 3 | 0 | 0.841 |  USC |  PAC | 5–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +13 | Beat California 23–17 |
| 4 | 7 | 0.932 |  Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE) | PAC | 5–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +12 | BYE |
| 5 | 2 | 0.979 |  Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE) | B12 | 5–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +11 | Beat Colorado 42–14 |
| 6 | 0 | 1.025 |  Utah (UTAH) |  MWC | 5–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +12 | BYE |
| 7 | -5 | 1.072 |  Purdue (PURDUE) |  B10 | 5–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +12 | Beat Penn State 20–13 |
| 8 | 5 | 1.078 |  Auburn (AUBURN) |  SEC | 6–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +13 | Beat Louisiana Tech 52–7 |
| 9 | -5 | 1.141 |  Texas (TEXAS) | B12 | 4–1 | 0.800 | 17 | +10 | Lost to Oklahoma 0–12 |
| 10 | 8 | 1.149 |  Tennessee (TENNESSEE) | SEC | 4–1 | 0.800 | 17 | +12 | Beat Georgia 19–14 |
| 11 | -1 | 1.204 |  Virginia (VIRGINIA) | ACC | 5–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +10 | Beat Clemson 30–10 |
| 12 | 7 | 1.234 |  Florida State (FLORIDA STATE) | ACC | 4–1 | 0.800 | 17 | +11 | Beat Syracuse 17–13 |
| 13 | 7 | 1.261 |  Louisville (LOUISVILLE) |  USA | 4–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +6 | BYE |
| 14 | 9 | 1.278 |  Michigan (MICHIGAN) | B10 | 5–1 | 0.833 | 15 | +13 | Beat Minnesota 27–24 |
| 15 | -10 | 1.312 |  Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS) | USA | 4–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +7 | Beat Houston 35–29 |
| 16 | 1 | 1.363 |  Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M) | B12 | 4–1 | 0.800 | 17 | +9 | Beat Iowa State 34–3 |
| 17 | -1 | 1.398 |  Boise State (BOISE STATE) | IND WAC | 5–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +8 | BYE |
| 18 | 4 | 1.401 |  Wisconsin (WISCONSIN) | B10 | 6–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +10 | Beat Ohio State 24–13 |
| 19 | -10 | 1.478 |  Georgia (GEORGIA) | SEC | 4–1 | 0.800 | 17 | +9 | Lost to Tennessee 14–19 |
| 20 | -6 | 1.611 |  Minnesota (MINNESOTA) | B10 | 5–1 | 0.833 | 15 | +9 | Lost to Michigan 24–27 |
| 21 | 3 | 1.618 |  Navy (NAVY) | IND FBSI | 5–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +6 | BYE |
| 22 | -1 | 1.673 |  UAB | USA | 4–1 | 0.800 | 17 | +8 | Beat Mississippi State 27–13 |
| 23 | -8 | 1.679 |  California (CALIFORNIA) | PAC | 3–1 | 0.750 | 30 | +6 | Lost to USC 17–23 |
| 24 | 10 | 1.866 |  Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH) | ACC | 4–2 | 0.667 | 31 | +7 | Beat Wake Forest 17–10 |
| 25 | -13 | 1.877 |  South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA) | SEC | 4–2 | 0.667 | 31 | +6 | Lost to Ole Miss 28–31 |
| 26 | 6 | 1.879 |  UCLA | PAC | 4–1 | 0.800 | 17 | +6 | Beat Arizona 37–17 |
| 27 | 1 | 1.903 |  Missouri (MISSOURI) | B12 | 4–1 | 0.800 | 17 | +5 | Beat Baylor 30–10 |
| 28 | 11 | 1.962 |  UConn (CONNECTICUT) | IND BE | 4–1 | 0.800 | 17 | +4 | BYE |
| 29 | 19 | 1.963 |  Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME) | IND FBSI | 4–2 | 0.667 | 31 | +8 | Beat Stanford 23–15 |
| 30 | 15 | 1.991 |  Wyoming (WYOMING) | MWC | 4–1 | 0.800 | 17 | +5 | Beat San Diego State 20–10 |
| 31 | 15 | 1.994 |  Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH) | B12 | 4–2 | 0.667 | 31 | +6 | Beat Nebraska 70–10 |
| 32 | -3 | 2.096 |  Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE) | IND BE | 4–1 | 0.800 | 17 | +4 | BYE |
| 33 | 4 | 2.102 |  West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA) | IND BE | 4–1 | 0.800 | 17 | +2 | BYE |
| 34 | 6 | 2.198 |  Memphis (MEMPHIS) | USA | 4–1 | 0.800 | 17 | +4 | BYE |
| 35 | 18 | 2.209 |  UTEP | IND WAC | 3–2 | 0.600 | 39 | +5 | Beat Fresno State 24–21 |
| 36 | 5 | 2.231 |  Arkansas (ARKANSAS) | SEC | 3–2 | 0.600 | 39 | +4 | BYE |
| 37 | 7 | 2.244 |  LSU | SEC | 4–2 | 0.667 | 31 | +5 | Beat Florida 24–21 |
| 38 | -5 | 2.259 |  Colorado (COLORADO) | B12 | 3–2 | 0.600 | 39 | +5 | Lost to Oklahoma State 14–42 |
| 39 | -12 | 2.269 |  Florida (FLORIDA) | SEC | 3–2 | 0.600 | 39 | +3 | Lost to LSU 21–24 |
| 40 | -15 | 2.370 |  Stanford (STANFORD) | PAC | 3–2 | 0.600 | 39 | +3 | Lost to Notre Dame 15–23 |
| 41 | -5 | 2.379 |  Ohio State (OHIO STATE) | B10 | 3–2 | 0.600 | 39 | +4 | Lost to Wisconsin 13–24 |
| 42 | 0 | 2.398 |  Iowa (IOWA) | B10 | 3–2 | 0.600 | 39 | +5 | BYE |
| 43 | -13 | 2.446 |  Nebraska (NEBRASKA) | B12 | 3–2 | 0.600 | 39 | +4 | Lost to Texas Tech 10–70 |
| 44 | 5 | 2.505 |  Alabama (ALABAMA) | SEC | 4–2 | 0.667 | 31 | +2 | Beat Kentucky 45–17 |
| 45 | -14 | 2.556 |  Maryland (MARYLAND) | ACC | 3–2 | 0.600 | 39 | +3 | Lost to Georgia Tech 7–20 |
| 46 | 4 | 2.600 |  Troy (TROY) |  SUN | 3–2 | 0.600 | 39 | +2 | BYE |
| 47 | 19 | 2.664 |  North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA) | ACC | 3–3 | 0.500 | 58 | +5 | Beat NC State 30–24 |
| 48 | -13 | 2.687 |  Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH) | IND WAC | 3–3 | 0.500 | 58 | +7 | Lost to Auburn 7–52 |
| 49 | 12 | 2.692 |  Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN) |  MAC | 3–2 | 0.600 | 39 | +1 | Beat Central Michigan 38–14 |
| 50 | 1 | 2.699 |  Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN) | B10 | 3–3 | 0.500 | 58 | +5 | Beat Indiana 31–24 |
| 51 | -25 | 2.717 |  NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE) | ACC | 3–2 | 0.600 | 39 | +2 | Lost to North Carolina 24–30 |
| 52 | -9 | 2.828 |  Syracuse (SYRACUSE) | IND BE | 3–3 | 0.500 | 58 | +5 | Lost to Florida State 13–17 |
| 53 | 22 | 2.907 |  Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH) | ACC | 3–2 | 0.600 | 39 | +1 | Beat Maryland 20–7 |
| 54 | 0 | 2.923 |  Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS) | MAC | 4–2 | 0.667 | 31 | 0 | Beat UCF 30–28 |
| 55 | 5 | 2.999 |  Toledo (TOLEDO) | MAC | 4–2 | 0.667 | 31 | +1 | Beat Western Michigan 59–33 |
| 56 | -1 | 3.046 |  Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH) | IND BE | 3–2 | 0.600 | 39 | +1 | Beat Temple 27–22 |
| 57 | -5 | 3.097 |  South Florida (SOUTH FLORIDA) | USA | 2–2 | 0.500 | 58 | +1 | BYE |
| 58 | 14 | 3.100 |  Kansas (KANSAS) | B12 | 3–3 | 0.500 | 58 | 0 | Beat Kansas State 31–28 |
| 59 | 3 | 3.129 |  TCU | USA | 3–2 | 0.600 | 39 | +1 | BYE |
| 60 | 16 | 3.158 |  Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI) | SEC | 3–3 | 0.500 | 58 | +2 | Beat South Carolina 31–28 |
| 61 | 7 | 3.203 |  Rice (RICE) | IND WAC | 3–2 | 0.600 | 39 | 0 | Beat SMU 44–10 |
| 62 | 3 | 3.219 |  Air Force (AIR FORCE) | MWC | 3–3 | 0.500 | 58 | +3 | Beat New Mexico 28–23 |
| 63 | -16 | 3.257 |  Fresno State (FRESNO STATE) | IND WAC | 3–2 | 0.600 | 39 | -2 | Lost to UTEP 21–24 |
| 64 | -26 | 3.391 |  Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE) | PAC | 3–2 | 0.600 | 39 | -1 | Lost to Oregon 38–41 |
| 65 | 9 | 3.403 |  Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE) | B10 | 3–3 | 0.500 | 58 | 0 | Beat Illinois 38–25 |
| 66 | 11 | 3.460 |  Marshall (MARSHALL) | MAC | 2–3 | 0.400 | 72 | +1 | Beat Ohio 16–13 |
| 67 | -11 | 3.559 |  Iowa State (IOWA STATE) | B12 | 2–3 | 0.400 | 72 | +1 | Lost to Texas A&M 3–34 |
| 68 | -4 | 3.602 |  Penn State (PENN STATE) | B10 | 2–4 | 0.333 | 81 | 0 | Lost to Purdue 13–20 |
| 69 | 16 | 3.644 |  Oregon (OREGON) | PAC | 2–3 | 0.400 | 72 | 0 | Beat Washington State 41–38 |
| 70 | -12 | 3.693 |  Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST) | ACC | 3–3 | 0.500 | 58 | -3 | Lost to Virginia Tech 10–17 |
| 71 | -8 | 3.773 |  San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE) | MWC | 2–3 | 0.400 | 72 | -1 | Lost to Wyoming 10–20 |
| 72 | 14 | 3.890 |  Rutgers (RUTGERS) | IND BE | 3–2 | 0.600 | 39 | +2 | Beat Vanderbilt 37–34 |
| 73 | -3 | 4.104 |  Baylor (BAYLOR) | B12 | 2–3 | 0.400 | 72 | -1 | Lost to Missouri 10–30 |
| 74 | -17 | 4.120 |  BYU | MWC | 2–4 | 0.333 | 81 | -1 | Lost to UNLV 20–24 |
| 75 | 13 | 4.130 |  Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH)) | MAC | 3–3 | 0.500 | 58 | -4 | Beat Kent State 47–27 |
| 76 | -17 | 4.246 |  Kansas State (KANSAS STATE) | B12 | 2–3 | 0.400 | 72 | -3 | Lost to Kansas 28–31 |
| 77 | -10 | 4.284 |  Illinois (ILLINOIS) | B10 | 2–4 | 0.333 | 81 | -3 | Lost to Michigan State 25–38 |
| 78 | 6 | 4.324 |  Clemson (CLEMSON) | ACC | 1–4 | 0.200 | 95 | -1 | Lost to Virginia 10–30 |
| 79 | -10 | 4.388 |  Ohio (OHIO) | MAC | 3–3 | 0.500 | 58 | -6 | Lost to Marshall 13–16 |
| 80 | 24 | 4.434 |  Hawai'i (HAWAII) | IND WAC | 2–2 | 0.500 | 58 | +1 | Beat Nevada 48–26 |
| 81 | -8 | 4.447 |  New Mexico (NEW MEXICO) | MWC | 2–4 | 0.333 | 81 | -3 | Lost to Air Force 23–28 |
| 82 | -2 | 4.511 |  Oregon State (OREGON STATE) | PAC | 1–4 | 0.200 | 95 | -1 | BYE |
| 83 | -4 | 4.613 |  Arizona (ARIZONA) | PAC | 1–4 | 0.200 | 95 | -3 | Lost to UCLA 17–37 |
| 84 | 13 | 4.662 |  UNLV | MWC | 2–4 | 0.333 | 81 | -4 | Beat BYU 24–20 |
| 85 | -14 | 4.731 |  Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE) | SUN | 3–3 | 0.500 | 58 | -8 | Lost to New Mexico State 32–35 |
| 86 | 8 | 4.912 |  Houston (HOUSTON) | USA | 1–5 | 0.167 | 108 | -2 | Lost to Southern Miss 29–35 |
| 87 | 12 | 4.964 |  New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE) | SUN | 2–4 | 0.333 | 81 | -3 | Beat Louisiana 35–32 |
| 88 | -10 | 5.082 |  Cincinnati (CINCINNATI) | USA | 2–4 | 0.333 | 81 | -6 | Lost to Army 29–48 |
| 89 | -2 | 5.118 |  Indiana (INDIANA) | B10 | 2–4 | 0.333 | 81 | -7 | Lost to Northwestern 24–31 |
| 90 | -7 | 5.141 |  Utah State (UTAH STATE) | SUN | 2–4 | 0.333 | 81 | -5 | Lost to North Texas 23–31 |
| 91 | 12 | 5.196 |  Washington (WASHINGTON) | PAC | 1–4 | 0.200 | 95 | -5 | Beat San José State 21–6 |
| 92 | 0 | 5.240 |  Duke (DUKE) | ACC | 1–4 | 0.200 | 95 | -5 | BYE |
| 93 | -3 | 5.389 |  Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT) | SEC | 1–4 | 0.200 | 95 | -6 | Lost to Rutgers 34–37 |
| 94 | -13 | 5.393 |  Kentucky (KENTUCKY) | SEC | 1–4 | 0.200 | 95 | -5 | Lost to Alabama 17–45 |
| 95 | -6 | 5.507 |  SMU | IND WAC | 1–5 | 0.167 | 108 | -4 | Lost to Rice 10–44 |
| 96 | 5 | 5.602 |  Tulsa (TULSA) | IND WAC | 1–4 | 0.200 | 95 | -5 | BYE |
| 97 | -6 | 5.628 |  Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN) | MAC | 2–3 | 0.400 | 72 | -8 | Lost to Bowling Green 14–38 |
| 98 | -16 | 5.638 |  San José State (SAN JOSE STATE) | IND WAC | 2–3 | 0.400 | 72 | -8 | Lost to Washington 6–21 |
| 99 | 8 | 5.717 |  Akron (AKRON) | MAC | 2–4 | 0.333 | 81 | -7 | Beat Buffalo 44–21 |
| 100 | 13 | 5.771 |  Middle Tennessee (MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE) | SUN | 2–3 | 0.400 | 72 | -4 | Beat Arkansas State 45–17 |
| 101 | 4 | 5.795 |  North Texas (NORTH TEXAS) | SUN | 2–4 | 0.333 | 81 | -2 | Beat Utah State 31–23 |
| 102 | -6 | 5.863 |  Colorado State (COLORADO STATE) | MWC | 1–4 | 0.200 | 95 | -7 | BYE |
| 103 | 12 | 5.874 |  Army (ARMY) | USA | 1–4 | 0.200 | 95 | -6 | Beat Cincinnati 48–29 |
| 104 | -11 | 6.086 |  Ball State (BALL STATE) | MAC | 1–5 | 0.167 | 108 | -7 | Lost to Eastern Michigan 24–31 |
| 105 | 5 | 6.147 |  East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA) | USA | 1–4 | 0.200 | 95 | -7 | Beat Tulane 27–25 |
| 106 | -11 | 6.218 |  Nevada (NEVADA) | IND WAC | 2–4 | 0.333 | 81 | -11 | Lost to Hawai'i 26–48 |
| 107 | -7 | 6.254 |  Temple (TEMPLE) | IND BE | 1–5 | 0.167 | 108 | -8 | Lost to Pittsburgh 22–27 |
| 108 | 8 | 6.316 |  UL Monroe (LOUISIANA MONROE) | SUN | 1–4 | 0.200 | 95 | -7 | Beat Idaho 16–14 |
| 109 | 5 | 6.511 |  Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN) | MAC | 2–4 | 0.333 | 81 | -7 | Beat Ball State 31–24 |
| 110 | -8 | 6.600 |  Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE) | SUN | 1–5 | 0.167 | 108 | -9 | Lost to Middle Tennessee 17–45 |
| 111 | -13 | 7.149 |  Tulane (TULANE) | USA | 1–3 | 0.250 | 94 | -9 | Lost to East Carolina 25–27 |
| 112 | -4 | 7.194 |  Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE) | SEC | 1–5 | 0.167 | 108 | -6 | Lost to UAB 13–27 |
| 113 | -4 | 7.454 |  Kent State (KENT STATE) | MAC | 1–5 | 0.167 | 108 | -14 | Lost to Miami (OH) 27–47 |
| 114 | -2 | 7.533 |  Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN) | MAC | 1–4 | 0.200 | 95 | -13 | Lost to Toledo 33–59 |
| 115 | -9 | 7.626 |  Idaho (IDAHO) | SUN | 1–5 | 0.167 | 108 | -11 | Lost to UL Monroe 14–16 |
| 116 | 1 | 8.296 |  UCF (CENTRAL FLORIDA) | MAC | 0–5 | 0.000 | 117 | -12 | Lost to Northern Illinois 28–30 |
| 117 | -6 | 8.452 |  Buffalo (BUFFALO) | MAC | 1–5 | 0.167 | 108 | -18 | Lost to Akron 21–44 |