2005 Post-Season Week 4 College Football Team Rankings
2005 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 | 0.613 |  Texas (TEXAS) |  B12 | 12–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +76 | BYE |
| 2 | 0 | 0.732 |  USC |  PAC | 12–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +75 | BYE |
| 3 | 2 | 0.921 |  Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH) |  ACC | 11–2 | 0.846 | 6 | +62 | Beat Louisville 35–24 |
| 4 | -1 | 0.963 |  Penn State (PENN STATE) |  B10 | 10–1 | 0.909 | 5 | +57 | BYE |
| 5 | -1 | 0.980 |  Ohio State (OHIO STATE) | B10 | 10–2 | 0.833 | 8 | +59 | Beat Notre Dame 34–20 |
| 6 | 1 | 1.136 |  West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA) | IND BE | 11–1 | 0.917 | 3 | +55 | Beat Georgia 38–35 |
| 7 | -1 | 1.263 |  Georgia (GEORGIA) |  SEC | 10–3 | 0.769 | 12 | +52 | Lost to West Virginia 35–38 |
| 8 | 5 | 1.271 |  LSU | SEC | 11–2 | 0.846 | 6 | +52 | Beat Miami 40–3 |
| 9 | 1 | 1.276 |  TCU |  MWC | 11–1 | 0.917 | 3 | +53 | Beat Iowa State 27–24 |
| 10 | 4 | 1.305 |  Alabama (ALABAMA) | SEC | 10–2 | 0.833 | 8 | +49 | Beat Texas Tech 13–10 |
| 11 | 8 | 1.351 |  Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA) | B12 | 8–4 | 0.667 | 25 | +47 | Beat Oregon 17–14 |
| 12 | 5 | 1.395 |  Florida (FLORIDA) | SEC | 9–3 | 0.750 | 14 | +43 | Beat Iowa 31–24 |
| 13 | -5 | 1.446 |  Oregon (OREGON) | PAC | 10–2 | 0.833 | 8 | +44 | Lost to Oklahoma 14–17 |
| 14 | 8 | 1.464 |  Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE) | ACC | 9–3 | 0.750 | 14 | +42 | Beat Boise State 27–21 |
| 15 | -6 | 1.505 |  Miami (MIAMI) | ACC | 9–3 | 0.750 | 14 | +38 | Lost to LSU 3–40 |
| 16 | -4 | 1.510 |  Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH) | B12 | 9–3 | 0.750 | 14 | +34 | Lost to Alabama 10–13 |
| 17 | 4 | 1.583 |  UCLA | PAC | 10–2 | 0.833 | 8 | +44 | Beat Northwestern 50–38 |
| 18 | 2 | 1.586 |  Wisconsin (WISCONSIN) | B10 | 10–3 | 0.769 | 12 | +39 | Beat Auburn 24–10 |
| 19 | -8 | 1.605 |  Auburn (AUBURN) | SEC | 9–3 | 0.750 | 14 | +34 | Lost to Wisconsin 10–24 |
| 20 | -5 | 1.609 |  Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME) | IND FBSI | 9–3 | 0.750 | 14 | +36 | Lost to Ohio State 20–34 |
| 21 | -3 | 1.730 |  Louisville (LOUISVILLE) | IND BE | 9–3 | 0.750 | 14 | +28 | Lost to Virginia Tech 24–35 |
| 22 | -6 | 1.774 |  Michigan (MICHIGAN) | B10 | 7–5 | 0.583 | 37 | +27 | Lost to Nebraska 28–32 |
| 23 | 9 | 1.967 |  Tulsa (TULSA) |  USA | 9–4 | 0.692 | 23 | +26 | Beat Fresno State 31–24 |
| 24 | 6 | 1.971 |  Florida State (FLORIDA STATE) | ACC | 8–4 | 0.667 | 25 | +23 | BYE |
| 25 | 2 | 1.998 |  Toledo (TOLEDO) |  MAC | 9–3 | 0.750 | 14 | +19 | BYE |
| 26 | 7 | 2.027 |  Clemson (CLEMSON) | ACC | 8–4 | 0.667 | 25 | +22 | Beat Colorado 19–10 |
| 27 | 7 | 2.042 |  Nebraska (NEBRASKA) | B12 | 8–4 | 0.667 | 25 | +23 | Beat Michigan 32–28 |
| 28 | -5 | 2.098 |  Minnesota (MINNESOTA) | B10 | 7–5 | 0.583 | 37 | +22 | Lost to Virginia 31–34 |
| 29 | -1 | 2.138 |  Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN) | B10 | 7–5 | 0.583 | 37 | +25 | Lost to UCLA 38–50 |
| 30 | -6 | 2.170 |  Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH) | ACC | 7–5 | 0.583 | 37 | +21 | Lost to Utah 10–38 |
| 31 | -5 | 2.189 |  Boise State (BOISE STATE) | IND WAC | 9–4 | 0.692 | 23 | +18 | Lost to Boston College 21–27 |
| 32 | -3 | 2.229 |  South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA) | SEC | 7–5 | 0.583 | 37 | +21 | Lost to Missouri 31–38 |
| 33 | -8 | 2.239 |  Fresno State (FRESNO STATE) | IND WAC | 8–5 | 0.615 | 35 | +18 | Lost to Tulsa 24–31 |
| 34 | 1 | 2.276 |  Nevada (NEVADA) | IND WAC | 9–3 | 0.750 | 14 | +21 | BYE |
| 35 | -4 | 2.361 |  Iowa (IOWA) | B10 | 7–5 | 0.583 | 37 | +12 | Lost to Florida 24–31 |
| 36 | 3 | 2.361 |  Kansas (KANSAS) | B12 | 7–5 | 0.583 | 37 | +18 | BYE |
| 37 | 9 | 2.382 |  Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE) | PAC | 7–5 | 0.583 | 37 | +16 | Beat Rutgers 45–40 |
| 38 | 0 | 2.437 |  California (CALIFORNIA) | PAC | 8–4 | 0.667 | 25 | +12 | BYE |
| 39 | 8 | 2.438 |  Missouri (MISSOURI) | B12 | 7–5 | 0.583 | 37 | +19 | Beat South Carolina 38–31 |
| 40 | 9 | 2.447 |  NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE) | ACC | 7–5 | 0.583 | 37 | +15 | Beat South Florida 14–0 |
| 41 | 11 | 2.480 |  Virginia (VIRGINIA) | ACC | 7–5 | 0.583 | 37 | +11 | Beat Minnesota 34–31 |
| 42 | -5 | 2.502 |  Iowa State (IOWA STATE) | B12 | 7–5 | 0.583 | 37 | +11 | Lost to TCU 24–27 |
| 43 | 0 | 2.572 |  UCF (CENTRAL FLORIDA) | USA | 8–5 | 0.615 | 35 | +13 | BYE |
| 44 | 6 | 2.601 |  Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS) | USA | 7–5 | 0.583 | 37 | +8 | BYE |
| 45 | -4 | 2.608 |  UTEP | USA | 8–4 | 0.667 | 25 | +8 | BYE |
| 46 | -10 | 2.655 |  Colorado (COLORADO) | B12 | 7–6 | 0.538 | 58 | +18 | Lost to Clemson 10–19 |
| 47 | -3 | 2.657 |  Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS) | MAC | 7–5 | 0.583 | 37 | +5 | BYE |
| 48 | -6 | 2.688 |  Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH) | IND WAC | 7–4 | 0.636 | 32 | +8 | BYE |
| 49 | 4 | 2.802 |  Memphis (MEMPHIS) | USA | 7–5 | 0.583 | 37 | +8 | BYE |
| 50 | -2 | 2.811 |  Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH)) | MAC | 7–4 | 0.636 | 32 | +4 | BYE |
| 51 | 0 | 2.879 |  Navy (NAVY) | IND FBSI | 8–4 | 0.667 | 25 | -1 | BYE |
| 52 | 4 | 2.897 |  North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA) | ACC | 5–6 | 0.455 | 65 | +9 | BYE |
| 53 | 5 | 2.919 |  Maryland (MARYLAND) | ACC | 5–6 | 0.455 | 65 | +5 | BYE |
| 54 | -14 | 2.969 |  South Florida (SOUTH FLORIDA) | IND BE | 6–6 | 0.500 | 60 | +7 | Lost to NC State 0–14 |
| 55 | 0 | 2.993 |  Tennessee (TENNESSEE) | SEC | 5–6 | 0.455 | 65 | +7 | BYE |
| 56 | -11 | 3.016 |  Rutgers (RUTGERS) | IND BE | 7–5 | 0.583 | 37 | 0 | Lost to Arizona State 40–45 |
| 57 | -3 | 3.029 |  Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN) | MAC | 6–5 | 0.545 | 54 | +11 | BYE |
| 58 | -1 | 3.039 |  Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN) | MAC | 7–4 | 0.636 | 32 | -2 | BYE |
| 59 | 12 | 3.067 |  Utah (UTAH) | MWC | 7–5 | 0.583 | 37 | +4 | Beat Georgia Tech 38–10 |
| 60 | -1 | 3.171 |  Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN) | MAC | 6–5 | 0.545 | 54 | -3 | BYE |
| 61 | 0 | 3.265 |  Stanford (STANFORD) | PAC | 5–6 | 0.455 | 65 | +16 | BYE |
| 62 | 3 | 3.311 |  BYU | MWC | 6–6 | 0.500 | 60 | -1 | BYE |
| 63 | -3 | 3.344 |  Purdue (PURDUE) | B10 | 5–6 | 0.455 | 65 | -1 | BYE |
| 64 | 2 | 3.366 |  New Mexico (NEW MEXICO) | MWC | 6–5 | 0.545 | 54 | +1 | BYE |
| 65 | -1 | 3.370 |  Colorado State (COLORADO STATE) | MWC | 6–6 | 0.500 | 60 | +3 | BYE |
| 66 | -3 | 3.395 |  Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M) | B12 | 5–6 | 0.455 | 65 | -3 | BYE |
| 67 | -5 | 3.428 |  Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE) | B10 | 5–6 | 0.455 | 65 | -3 | BYE |
| 68 | -1 | 3.442 |  Kansas State (KANSAS STATE) | B12 | 5–6 | 0.455 | 65 | -3 | BYE |
| 69 | 0 | 3.442 |  Houston (HOUSTON) | USA | 6–6 | 0.500 | 60 | -5 | BYE |
| 70 | 0 | 3.524 |  Baylor (BAYLOR) | B12 | 5–6 | 0.455 | 65 | -2 | BYE |
| 71 | -3 | 3.611 |  Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH) | IND BE | 5–6 | 0.455 | 65 | -7 | BYE |
| 72 | 1 | 3.670 |  Akron (AKRON) | MAC | 7–6 | 0.538 | 58 | -4 | BYE |
| 73 | -1 | 3.709 |  Oregon State (OREGON STATE) | PAC | 5–6 | 0.455 | 65 | -3 | BYE |
| 74 | 0 | 3.822 |  Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE) |  SUN | 6–5 | 0.545 | 54 | -7 | BYE |
| 75 | 2 | 3.932 |  East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA) | USA | 5–6 | 0.455 | 65 | -11 | BYE |
| 76 | -1 | 4.003 |  UConn (CONNECTICUT) | IND BE | 5–6 | 0.455 | 65 | -15 | BYE |
| 77 | 3 | 4.019 |  Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST) | ACC | 4–7 | 0.364 | 85 | -10 | BYE |
| 78 | -2 | 4.035 |  Arkansas (ARKANSAS) | SEC | 4–7 | 0.364 | 85 | -10 | BYE |
| 79 | 0 | 4.061 |  SMU | USA | 5–6 | 0.455 | 65 | -7 | BYE |
| 80 | 1 | 4.068 |  UAB | USA | 5–6 | 0.455 | 65 | -15 | BYE |
| 81 | -3 | 4.076 |  Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT) | SEC | 5–6 | 0.455 | 65 | -12 | BYE |
| 82 | 0 | 4.155 |  Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE) | PAC | 4–7 | 0.364 | 85 | -12 | BYE |
| 83 | 1 | 4.267 |  San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE) | MWC | 5–7 | 0.417 | 83 | -7 | BYE |
| 84 | 2 | 4.317 |  Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE) | SUN | 6–6 | 0.500 | 60 | -18 | BYE |
| 85 | -2 | 4.330 |  Hawai'i (HAWAII) | IND WAC | 5–7 | 0.417 | 83 | -12 | BYE |
| 86 | -1 | 4.349 |  Ball State (BALL STATE) | MAC | 4–7 | 0.364 | 85 | -6 | BYE |
| 87 | 0 | 4.542 |  Army (ARMY) | IND FBSI | 4–7 | 0.364 | 85 | -13 | BYE |
| 88 | 1 | 4.675 |  Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE) | B12 | 4–7 | 0.364 | 85 | -15 | BYE |
| 89 | 3 | 4.732 |  Marshall (MARSHALL) | USA | 4–7 | 0.364 | 85 | -21 | BYE |
| 90 | -2 | 4.766 |  Cincinnati (CINCINNATI) | IND BE | 4–7 | 0.364 | 85 | -16 | BYE |
| 91 | 5 | 4.809 |  Wyoming (WYOMING) | MWC | 4–7 | 0.364 | 85 | -19 | BYE |
| 92 | -1 | 4.832 |  Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN) | MAC | 4–7 | 0.364 | 85 | -21 | BYE |
| 93 | -3 | 4.882 |  Indiana (INDIANA) | B10 | 4–7 | 0.364 | 85 | -21 | BYE |
| 94 | 0 | 4.905 |  Florida International (FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL) | SUN | 5–6 | 0.455 | 65 | -25 | BYE |
| 95 | -2 | 4.906 |  Ohio (OHIO) | MAC | 4–7 | 0.364 | 85 | -19 | BYE |
| 96 | -1 | 4.919 |  UL Monroe (LOUISIANA MONROE) | SUN | 5–6 | 0.455 | 65 | -10 | BYE |
| 97 | 0 | 4.956 |  Middle Tennessee (MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE) | SUN | 4–7 | 0.364 | 85 | -22 | BYE |
| 98 | 0 | 4.974 |  Air Force (AIR FORCE) | MWC | 4–7 | 0.364 | 85 | -21 | BYE |
| 99 | 0 | 5.090 |  Arizona (ARIZONA) | PAC | 3–8 | 0.273 | 100 | -22 | BYE |
| 100 | 0 | 5.565 |  Troy (TROY) | SUN | 4–7 | 0.364 | 85 | -31 | BYE |
| 101 | 0 | 5.692 |  Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE) | SEC | 3–8 | 0.273 | 100 | -29 | BYE |
| 102 | 0 | 5.789 |  Kentucky (KENTUCKY) | SEC | 3–8 | 0.273 | 100 | -30 | BYE |
| 103 | 0 | 5.967 |  Washington (WASHINGTON) | PAC | 2–9 | 0.182 | 106 | -31 | BYE |
| 104 | 1 | 6.009 |  Utah State (UTAH STATE) | IND WAC | 3–8 | 0.273 | 100 | -34 | BYE |
| 105 | 1 | 6.018 |  Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI) | SEC | 3–8 | 0.273 | 100 | -31 | BYE |
| 106 | -2 | 6.090 |  Illinois (ILLINOIS) | B10 | 2–9 | 0.182 | 106 | -29 | BYE |
| 107 | 0 | 6.745 |  San José State (SAN JOSE STATE) | IND WAC | 3–8 | 0.273 | 100 | -45 | BYE |
| 108 | 1 | 6.824 |  Rice (RICE) | USA | 1–10 | 0.091 | 113 | -41 | BYE |
| 109 | -1 | 6.882 |  Syracuse (SYRACUSE) | IND BE | 1–10 | 0.091 | 113 | -45 | BYE |
| 110 | 0 | 6.925 |  North Texas (NORTH TEXAS) | SUN | 2–9 | 0.182 | 106 | -40 | BYE |
| 111 | 0 | 6.939 |  Tulane (TULANE) | USA | 2–9 | 0.182 | 106 | -48 | BYE |
| 112 | 0 | 7.076 |  Duke (DUKE) | ACC | 1–10 | 0.091 | 113 | -46 | BYE |
| 113 | 1 | 7.106 |  UNLV | MWC | 2–9 | 0.182 | 106 | -41 | BYE |
| 114 | -1 | 7.211 |  Florida Atlantic (FLORIDA ATLANTIC) | SUN | 2–9 | 0.182 | 106 | -44 | BYE |
| 115 | 0 | 7.465 |  Temple (TEMPLE) | IND FBSI | 0–11 | 0.000 | 118 | -46 | BYE |
| 116 | 0 | 7.791 |  Idaho (IDAHO) | IND WAC | 2–9 | 0.182 | 106 | -53 | BYE |
| 117 | 0 | 8.148 |  Kent State (KENT STATE) | MAC | 1–10 | 0.091 | 113 | -58 | BYE |
| 118 | 0 | 8.247 |  Buffalo (BUFFALO) | MAC | 1–10 | 0.091 | 113 | -56 | BYE |
| 119 | 0 | 8.780 |  New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE) | IND WAC | 0–12 | 0.000 | 118 | -67 | BYE |