2004 Week 9 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 | 0 | 0.614 |  USC |  PAC | 7–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +28 | Beat Washington 38–0 |
| 2 | 0 | 0.643 |  Miami (MIAMI) |  ACC | 6–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +24 | Beat NC State 45–31 |
| 3 | 0 | 0.719 |  Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA) |  B12 | 7–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +26 | Beat Kansas 41–10 |
| 4 | 3 | 0.869 |  Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE) | PAC | 6–1 | 0.857 | 9 | +24 | Beat UCLA 48–42 |
| 5 | 3 | 0.911 |  Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M) | B12 | 6–1 | 0.857 | 9 | +23 | Beat Colorado 29–26 |
| 6 | -2 | 0.919 |  Florida State (FLORIDA STATE) | ACC | 6–1 | 0.857 | 9 | +23 | Beat Wake Forest 20–17 |
| 7 | -2 | 0.995 |  Auburn (AUBURN) |  SEC | 8–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +24 | Beat Kentucky 42–10 |
| 8 | -2 | 1.064 |  Utah (UTAH) |  MWC | 7–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +21 | Beat UNLV 63–28 |
| 9 | 0 | 1.091 |  Tennessee (TENNESSEE) | SEC | 6–1 | 0.857 | 9 | +24 | Beat Alabama 17–13 |
| 10 | 0 | 1.106 |  Texas (TEXAS) | B12 | 6–1 | 0.857 | 9 | +19 | Beat Texas Tech 51–21 |
| 11 | 3 | 1.185 |  Boise State (BOISE STATE) | IND WAC | 7–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +19 | Beat Fresno State 33–16 |
| 12 | 1 | 1.221 |  Georgia (GEORGIA) | SEC | 6–1 | 0.857 | 9 | +18 | Beat Arkansas 20–14 |
| 13 | -1 | 1.236 |  Michigan (MICHIGAN) |  B10 | 7–1 | 0.875 | 8 | +24 | Beat Purdue 16–14 |
| 14 | 3 | 1.285 |  Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE) | B12 | 6–1 | 0.857 | 9 | +16 | Beat Missouri 20–17 |
| 15 | 1 | 1.381 |  Wisconsin (WISCONSIN) | B10 | 8–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +19 | Beat Northwestern 24–12 |
| 16 | -5 | 1.404 |  California (CALIFORNIA) | PAC | 5–1 | 0.833 | 19 | +13 | Beat Arizona 38–0 |
| 17 | 3 | 1.500 |  Virginia (VIRGINIA) | ACC | 6–1 | 0.857 | 9 | +14 | Beat Duke 37–16 |
| 18 | 4 | 1.677 |  West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA) | IND BE | 6–1 | 0.857 | 9 | +10 | Beat Syracuse 27–6 |
| 19 | 2 | 1.720 |  Louisville (LOUISVILLE) |  USA | 5–1 | 0.833 | 19 | +9 | Beat South Florida 41–9 |
| 20 | 6 | 1.767 |  LSU | SEC | 5–2 | 0.714 | 25 | +13 | Beat Troy 24–20 |
| 21 | 10 | 1.813 |  Iowa (IOWA) | B10 | 5–2 | 0.714 | 25 | +12 | Beat Penn State 6–4 |
| 22 | -3 | 1.833 |  Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME) | IND FBSI | 5–3 | 0.625 | 38 | +14 | Lost to Boston College 23–24 |
| 23 | -8 | 1.834 |  Purdue (PURDUE) | B10 | 5–2 | 0.714 | 25 | +12 | Lost to Michigan 14–16 |
| 24 | 9 | 1.843 |  UTEP | IND WAC | 5–2 | 0.714 | 25 | +11 | Beat Louisiana Tech 44–27 |
| 25 | 2 | 1.907 |  Minnesota (MINNESOTA) | B10 | 6–2 | 0.750 | 22 | +12 | Beat Illinois 45–0 |
| 26 | -3 | 1.941 |  Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH) | ACC | 5–2 | 0.714 | 25 | +8 | BYE |
| 27 | -9 | 2.030 |  UAB | USA | 5–2 | 0.714 | 25 | +11 | Lost to Tulane 55–59 |
| 28 | 1 | 2.056 |  Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS) | USA | 5–1 | 0.833 | 19 | +7 | Beat East Carolina 51–10 |
| 29 | 5 | 2.069 |  Navy (NAVY) | IND FBSI | 6–1 | 0.857 | 9 | +7 | Beat Rice 14–13 |
| 30 | 2 | 2.170 |  South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA) | SEC | 5–2 | 0.714 | 25 | +8 | BYE |
| 31 | -7 | 2.205 |  Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH) | B12 | 4–3 | 0.571 | 41 | +7 | Lost to Texas 21–51 |
| 32 | 11 | 2.232 |  Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH) | IND BE | 5–2 | 0.714 | 25 | +8 | Beat Rutgers 41–17 |
| 33 | 7 | 2.292 |  UConn (CONNECTICUT) | IND BE | 5–2 | 0.714 | 25 | +6 | Beat Temple 45–31 |
| 34 | 13 | 2.300 |  Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE) | IND BE | 5–2 | 0.714 | 25 | +7 | Beat Notre Dame 24–23 |
| 35 | 1 | 2.335 |  Colorado (COLORADO) | B12 | 4–3 | 0.571 | 41 | +7 | Lost to Texas A&M 26–29 |
| 36 | 6 | 2.398 |  Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN) |  MAC | 5–2 | 0.714 | 25 | +5 | Beat Ohio 41–16 |
| 37 | 14 | 2.406 |  Ohio State (OHIO STATE) | B10 | 4–3 | 0.571 | 41 | +7 | Beat Indiana 30–7 |
| 38 | 7 | 2.457 |  Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS) | MAC | 6–2 | 0.750 | 22 | +4 | Beat Western Michigan 59–38 |
| 39 | -4 | 2.490 |  Alabama (ALABAMA) | SEC | 5–3 | 0.625 | 38 | +4 | Lost to Tennessee 13–17 |
| 40 | -12 | 2.581 |  Stanford (STANFORD) | PAC | 4–3 | 0.571 | 41 | +4 | Lost to Oregon 13–16 |
| 41 | 0 | 2.630 |  NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE) | ACC | 4–3 | 0.571 | 41 | +4 | Lost to Miami 31–45 |
| 42 | 6 | 2.637 |  Toledo (TOLEDO) | MAC | 6–2 | 0.750 | 22 | +5 | Beat Central Michigan 27–22 |
| 43 | -5 | 2.676 |  Arkansas (ARKANSAS) | SEC | 3–4 | 0.429 | 64 | +5 | Lost to Georgia 14–20 |
| 44 | -19 | 2.702 |  Memphis (MEMPHIS) | USA | 5–2 | 0.714 | 25 | +2 | Lost to Cincinnati 10–49 |
| 45 | -15 | 2.706 |  Florida (FLORIDA) | SEC | 4–3 | 0.571 | 41 | +2 | Lost to Mississippi State 31–38 |
| 46 | -7 | 2.742 |  Missouri (MISSOURI) | B12 | 4–3 | 0.571 | 41 | +3 | Lost to Oklahoma State 17–20 |
| 47 | 3 | 2.775 |  Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE) | B10 | 4–3 | 0.571 | 41 | +4 | BYE |
| 48 | -2 | 2.782 |  Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH) | IND WAC | 4–4 | 0.500 | 56 | +9 | Lost to UTEP 27–44 |
| 49 | 3 | 2.795 |  Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH) | ACC | 4–2 | 0.667 | 37 | +3 | BYE |
| 50 | 10 | 2.866 |  Oregon (OREGON) | PAC | 4–3 | 0.571 | 41 | +4 | Beat Stanford 16–13 |
| 51 | 8 | 2.892 |  BYU | MWC | 4–4 | 0.500 | 56 | +6 | Beat Air Force 41–24 |
| 52 | -8 | 2.924 |  UCLA | PAC | 4–3 | 0.571 | 41 | +3 | Lost to Arizona State 42–48 |
| 53 | -16 | 2.994 |  Nebraska (NEBRASKA) | B12 | 4–3 | 0.571 | 41 | +2 | Lost to Kansas State 21–45 |
| 54 | 2 | 3.005 |  North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA) | ACC | 3–4 | 0.429 | 64 | +5 | BYE |
| 55 | 7 | 3.041 |  Marshall (MARSHALL) | MAC | 4–3 | 0.571 | 41 | +2 | Beat Buffalo 48–14 |
| 56 | -2 | 3.085 |  Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN) | B10 | 3–4 | 0.429 | 64 | +3 | Lost to Wisconsin 12–24 |
| 57 | 16 | 3.137 |  Oregon State (OREGON STATE) | PAC | 3–4 | 0.429 | 64 | +4 | Beat Washington State 38–19 |
| 58 | 11 | 3.146 |  Clemson (CLEMSON) | ACC | 3–4 | 0.429 | 64 | +3 | Beat Maryland 10–7 |
| 59 | -6 | 3.168 |  Syracuse (SYRACUSE) | IND BE | 3–4 | 0.429 | 64 | +3 | Lost to West Virginia 6–27 |
| 60 | -11 | 3.172 |  Wyoming (WYOMING) | MWC | 4–3 | 0.571 | 41 | -1 | Lost to Colorado State 7–30 |
| 61 | 9 | 3.274 |  Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH)) | MAC | 5–3 | 0.625 | 38 | -3 | Beat UCF 43–7 |
| 62 | -5 | 3.373 |  Kansas (KANSAS) | B12 | 3–4 | 0.429 | 64 | 0 | Lost to Oklahoma 10–41 |
| 63 | 9 | 3.423 |  Iowa State (IOWA STATE) | B12 | 3–4 | 0.429 | 64 | +1 | Beat Baylor 26–25 |
| 64 | -1 | 3.462 |  Fresno State (FRESNO STATE) | IND WAC | 3–3 | 0.500 | 56 | -2 | Lost to Boise State 16–33 |
| 65 | -4 | 3.467 |  Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI) | SEC | 3–4 | 0.429 | 64 | 0 | BYE |
| 66 | -2 | 3.472 |  TCU | USA | 4–3 | 0.571 | 41 | -2 | Beat Houston 34–27 |
| 67 | 9 | 3.477 |  Kansas State (KANSAS STATE) | B12 | 3–4 | 0.429 | 64 | 0 | Beat Nebraska 45–21 |
| 68 | -1 | 3.665 |  Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST) | ACC | 3–4 | 0.429 | 64 | -4 | Lost to Florida State 17–20 |
| 69 | -11 | 3.685 |  Air Force (AIR FORCE) | MWC | 3–4 | 0.429 | 64 | 0 | Lost to BYU 24–41 |
| 70 | 4 | 3.689 |  New Mexico (NEW MEXICO) | MWC | 4–4 | 0.500 | 56 | -2 | Beat San Diego State 19–9 |
| 71 | -16 | 3.720 |  Maryland (MARYLAND) | ACC | 3–4 | 0.429 | 64 | -2 | Lost to Clemson 7–10 |
| 72 | 9 | 3.766 |  Colorado State (COLORADO STATE) | MWC | 3–4 | 0.429 | 64 | -3 | Beat Wyoming 30–7 |
| 73 | 11 | 3.791 |  Cincinnati (CINCINNATI) | USA | 3–4 | 0.429 | 64 | -2 | Beat Memphis 49–10 |
| 74 | -9 | 3.804 |  Rutgers (RUTGERS) | IND BE | 4–3 | 0.571 | 41 | +2 | Lost to Pittsburgh 17–41 |
| 75 | -7 | 3.959 |  Troy (TROY) |  SUN | 3–4 | 0.429 | 64 | -5 | Lost to LSU 20–24 |
| 76 | -1 | 4.086 |  Rice (RICE) | IND WAC | 3–4 | 0.429 | 64 | -5 | Lost to Navy 13–14 |
| 77 | -6 | 4.095 |  Penn State (PENN STATE) | B10 | 2–5 | 0.286 | 91 | -4 | Lost to Iowa 4–6 |
| 78 | 10 | 4.178 |  Hawai'i (HAWAII) | IND WAC | 3–3 | 0.500 | 56 | +1 | Beat San José State 46–28 |
| 79 | -13 | 4.181 |  Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE) | PAC | 3–4 | 0.429 | 64 | -6 | Lost to Oregon State 19–38 |
| 80 | 7 | 4.579 |  Akron (AKRON) | MAC | 4–4 | 0.500 | 56 | -9 | Beat Ball State 35–23 |
| 81 | 10 | 4.726 |  Nevada (NEVADA) | IND WAC | 4–4 | 0.500 | 56 | -13 | Beat Tulsa 54–48 |
| 82 | -5 | 4.804 |  Ohio (OHIO) | MAC | 3–5 | 0.375 | 86 | -10 | Lost to Bowling Green 16–41 |
| 83 | 13 | 4.835 |  Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE) | SUN | 4–4 | 0.500 | 56 | -14 | Beat Arkansas State 27–24 |
| 84 | -5 | 4.843 |  South Florida (SOUTH FLORIDA) | USA | 2–4 | 0.333 | 87 | -4 | Lost to Louisville 9–41 |
| 85 | 19 | 4.861 |  Middle Tennessee (MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE) | SUN | 3–4 | 0.429 | 64 | -3 | Beat Idaho 34–14 |
| 86 | 15 | 4.985 |  North Texas (NORTH TEXAS) | SUN | 3–4 | 0.429 | 64 | -2 | Beat New Mexico State 36–26 |
| 87 | 7 | 5.011 |  Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT) | SEC | 2–5 | 0.286 | 91 | -9 | Beat FCS 19–7 |
| 88 | 1 | 5.048 |  UNLV | MWC | 2–6 | 0.250 | 100 | -6 | Lost to Utah 28–63 |
| 89 | 6 | 5.103 |  UL Monroe (LOUISIANA MONROE) | SUN | 3–4 | 0.429 | 64 | -11 | Beat FCS 17–13 |
| 90 | 0 | 5.146 |  Army (ARMY) | USA | 2–4 | 0.333 | 87 | -7 | BYE |
| 91 | -11 | 5.191 |  San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE) | MWC | 2–5 | 0.286 | 91 | -11 | Lost to New Mexico 9–19 |
| 92 | -10 | 5.199 |  Illinois (ILLINOIS) | B10 | 2–6 | 0.250 | 100 | -10 | Lost to Minnesota 0–45 |
| 93 | -15 | 5.333 |  Baylor (BAYLOR) | B12 | 2–5 | 0.286 | 91 | -10 | Lost to Iowa State 25–26 |
| 94 | -11 | 5.397 |  Indiana (INDIANA) | B10 | 2–5 | 0.286 | 91 | -11 | Lost to Ohio State 7–30 |
| 95 | 18 | 5.453 |  Tulane (TULANE) | USA | 2–4 | 0.333 | 87 | -8 | Beat UAB 59–55 |
| 96 | -4 | 5.506 |  Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN) | MAC | 3–4 | 0.429 | 64 | -8 | BYE |
| 97 | -11 | 5.527 |  New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE) | SUN | 2–5 | 0.286 | 91 | -8 | Lost to North Texas 26–36 |
| 98 | -13 | 5.528 |  Houston (HOUSTON) | USA | 1–6 | 0.143 | 105 | -8 | Lost to TCU 27–34 |
| 99 | 13 | 5.554 |  Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE) | SEC | 2–5 | 0.286 | 91 | -3 | Beat Florida 38–31 |
| 100 | -7 | 5.776 |  Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE) | SUN | 2–6 | 0.250 | 100 | -13 | Lost to Louisiana 24–27 |
| 101 | -2 | 5.804 |  Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN) | MAC | 2–5 | 0.286 | 91 | -13 | Lost to Toledo 22–27 |
| 102 | -5 | 5.825 |  Arizona (ARIZONA) | PAC | 1–6 | 0.143 | 105 | -11 | Lost to California 0–38 |
| 103 | 0 | 5.950 |  Duke (DUKE) | ACC | 1–6 | 0.143 | 105 | -12 | Lost to Virginia 16–37 |
| 104 | 2 | 6.016 |  Utah State (UTAH STATE) | SUN | 2–5 | 0.286 | 91 | -11 | BYE |
| 105 | -5 | 6.040 |  Tulsa (TULSA) | IND WAC | 1–6 | 0.143 | 105 | -13 | Lost to Nevada 48–54 |
| 106 | -8 | 6.153 |  Kentucky (KENTUCKY) | SEC | 1–6 | 0.143 | 105 | -12 | Lost to Auburn 10–42 |
| 107 | -2 | 6.219 |  Idaho (IDAHO) | SUN | 2–6 | 0.250 | 100 | -13 | Lost to Middle Tennessee 14–34 |
| 108 | 2 | 6.306 |  East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA) | USA | 1–5 | 0.167 | 104 | -9 | Lost to Southern Miss 10–51 |
| 109 | -1 | 6.443 |  Temple (TEMPLE) | IND BE | 1–7 | 0.125 | 114 | -16 | Lost to UConn 31–45 |
| 110 | -3 | 6.471 |  Washington (WASHINGTON) | PAC | 1–6 | 0.143 | 105 | -14 | Lost to USC 0–38 |
| 111 | -2 | 6.474 |  SMU | IND WAC | 1–6 | 0.143 | 105 | -13 | BYE |
| 112 | -10 | 6.562 |  San José State (SAN JOSE STATE) | IND WAC | 2–4 | 0.333 | 87 | -15 | Lost to Hawai'i 28–46 |
| 113 | -2 | 6.947 |  Ball State (BALL STATE) | MAC | 1–7 | 0.125 | 114 | -18 | Lost to Akron 23–35 |
| 114 | 0 | 6.961 |  Kent State (KENT STATE) | MAC | 1–6 | 0.143 | 105 | -20 | BYE |
| 115 | 0 | 7.779 |  Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN) | MAC | 1–6 | 0.143 | 105 | -23 | Lost to Northern Illinois 38–59 |
| 116 | 0 | 8.150 |  Buffalo (BUFFALO) | MAC | 1–7 | 0.125 | 114 | -27 | Lost to Marshall 14–48 |
| 117 | 0 | 8.260 |  UCF (CENTRAL FLORIDA) | MAC | 0–7 | 0.000 | 117 | -22 | Lost to Miami (OH) 7–43 |