2005 Regular Season Final 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 | 0.600 |  Texas (TEXAS) |  B12 | 12–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +72 | Beat Colorado 70–3 |
| 2 | 0 | 0.729 |  USC |  PAC | 12–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +72 | Beat UCLA 66–19 |
| 3 | 0 | 0.876 |  Penn State (PENN STATE) |  B10 | 10–1 | 0.909 | 3 | +56 | BYE |
| 4 | 1 | 1.008 |  Ohio State (OHIO STATE) | B10 | 9–2 | 0.818 | 10 | +50 | BYE |
| 5 | -1 | 1.041 |  Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH) |  ACC | 10–2 | 0.833 | 7 | +50 | Lost to Florida State 22–27 |
| 6 | 3 | 1.122 |  Georgia (GEORGIA) |  SEC | 10–2 | 0.833 | 7 | +53 | Beat LSU 34–14 |
| 7 | 3 | 1.188 |  West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA) | IND BE | 10–1 | 0.909 | 3 | +45 | Beat South Florida 28–13 |
| 8 | -2 | 1.257 |  Oregon (OREGON) | PAC | 10–1 | 0.909 | 3 | +46 | BYE |
| 9 | -1 | 1.309 |  TCU |  MWC | 10–1 | 0.909 | 3 | +44 | BYE |
| 10 | -3 | 1.312 |  Miami (MIAMI) | ACC | 9–2 | 0.818 | 10 | +38 | BYE |
| 11 | 1 | 1.421 |  Auburn (AUBURN) | SEC | 9–2 | 0.818 | 10 | +37 | BYE |
| 12 | 3 | 1.440 |  Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH) | B12 | 9–2 | 0.818 | 10 | +33 | BYE |
| 13 | 3 | 1.441 |  Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME) | IND FBSI | 9–2 | 0.818 | 10 | +37 | BYE |
| 14 | -3 | 1.443 |  LSU | SEC | 10–2 | 0.833 | 7 | +41 | Lost to Georgia 14–34 |
| 15 | -1 | 1.459 |  Alabama (ALABAMA) | SEC | 9–2 | 0.818 | 10 | +39 | BYE |
| 16 | -3 | 1.507 |  Michigan (MICHIGAN) | B10 | 7–4 | 0.636 | 29 | +33 | BYE |
| 17 | 1 | 1.508 |  Florida (FLORIDA) | SEC | 8–3 | 0.727 | 20 | +37 | BYE |
| 18 | 2 | 1.556 |  Louisville (LOUISVILLE) | IND BE | 9–2 | 0.818 | 10 | +31 | Beat UConn 30–20 |
| 19 | 0 | 1.590 |  Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA) | B12 | 7–4 | 0.636 | 29 | +35 | BYE |
| 20 | 1 | 1.699 |  Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE) | ACC | 8–3 | 0.727 | 20 | +30 | BYE |
| 21 | 1 | 1.715 |  Wisconsin (WISCONSIN) | B10 | 9–3 | 0.750 | 18 | +32 | BYE |
| 22 | -5 | 1.758 |  UCLA | PAC | 9–2 | 0.818 | 10 | +34 | Lost to USC 19–66 |
| 23 | 0 | 1.777 |  Minnesota (MINNESOTA) | B10 | 7–4 | 0.636 | 29 | +27 | BYE |
| 24 | 1 | 1.919 |  Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH) | ACC | 7–4 | 0.636 | 29 | +26 | BYE |
| 25 | 2 | 1.943 |  South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA) | SEC | 7–4 | 0.636 | 29 | +27 | BYE |
| 26 | 0 | 1.992 |  Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN) | B10 | 7–4 | 0.636 | 29 | +27 | BYE |
| 27 | 2 | 1.999 |  Boise State (BOISE STATE) | IND WAC | 9–3 | 0.750 | 18 | +22 | BYE |
| 28 | -4 | 2.003 |  Fresno State (FRESNO STATE) | IND WAC | 8–4 | 0.667 | 25 | +22 | Lost to Louisiana Tech 28–40 |
| 29 | 9 | 2.074 |  Florida State (FLORIDA STATE) | ACC | 8–4 | 0.667 | 25 | +21 | Beat Virginia Tech 27–22 |
| 30 | 0 | 2.096 |  Iowa (IOWA) | B10 | 7–4 | 0.636 | 29 | +17 | BYE |
| 31 | 6 | 2.101 |  Tulsa (TULSA) |  USA | 8–4 | 0.667 | 25 | +19 | Beat UCF 44–27 |
| 32 | -1 | 2.159 |  Clemson (CLEMSON) | ACC | 7–4 | 0.636 | 29 | +16 | BYE |
| 33 | 1 | 2.245 |  Toledo (TOLEDO) |  MAC | 8–3 | 0.727 | 20 | +12 | BYE |
| 34 | -1 | 2.254 |  Nebraska (NEBRASKA) | B12 | 7–4 | 0.636 | 29 | +17 | BYE |
| 35 | -3 | 2.337 |  UCF (CENTRAL FLORIDA) | USA | 8–4 | 0.667 | 25 | +17 | Lost to Tulsa 27–44 |
| 36 | -8 | 2.352 |  Colorado (COLORADO) | B12 | 7–5 | 0.583 | 45 | +22 | Lost to Texas 3–70 |
| 37 | -1 | 2.387 |  Iowa State (IOWA STATE) | B12 | 7–4 | 0.636 | 29 | +12 | BYE |
| 38 | 2 | 2.410 |  UTEP | USA | 8–3 | 0.727 | 20 | +10 | BYE |
| 39 | 2 | 2.452 |  Nevada (NEVADA) | IND WAC | 8–3 | 0.727 | 20 | +15 | BYE |
| 40 | -1 | 2.512 |  South Florida (SOUTH FLORIDA) | IND BE | 6–5 | 0.545 | 48 | +13 | Lost to West Virginia 13–28 |
| 41 | -6 | 2.615 |  Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS) | MAC | 7–5 | 0.583 | 45 | +8 | Lost to Akron 30–31 |
| 42 | 0 | 2.618 |  California (CALIFORNIA) | PAC | 7–4 | 0.636 | 29 | +7 | BYE |
| 43 | 0 | 2.635 |  Kansas (KANSAS) | B12 | 6–5 | 0.545 | 48 | +12 | BYE |
| 44 | 19 | 2.677 |  Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH) | IND WAC | 7–4 | 0.636 | 29 | +9 | Beat Fresno State 40–28 |
| 45 | 1 | 2.698 |  Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE) | PAC | 6–5 | 0.545 | 48 | +10 | BYE |
| 46 | -2 | 2.715 |  Missouri (MISSOURI) | B12 | 6–5 | 0.545 | 48 | +12 | BYE |
| 47 | 1 | 2.723 |  Rutgers (RUTGERS) | IND BE | 7–4 | 0.636 | 29 | +6 | BYE |
| 48 | -3 | 2.723 |  Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH)) | MAC | 7–4 | 0.636 | 29 | +4 | BYE |
| 49 | -2 | 2.797 |  NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE) | ACC | 6–5 | 0.545 | 48 | +8 | BYE |
| 50 | -1 | 2.816 |  Virginia (VIRGINIA) | ACC | 6–5 | 0.545 | 48 | +5 | BYE |
| 51 | 0 | 2.913 |  Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN) | MAC | 6–5 | 0.545 | 48 | +10 | BYE |
| 52 | 0 | 2.936 |  Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS) | USA | 6–5 | 0.545 | 48 | +3 | BYE |
| 53 | -3 | 2.968 |  Colorado State (COLORADO STATE) | MWC | 6–5 | 0.545 | 48 | +8 | BYE |
| 54 | 1 | 3.002 |  Tennessee (TENNESSEE) | SEC | 5–6 | 0.455 | 65 | +8 | BYE |
| 55 | -2 | 3.009 |  BYU | MWC | 6–5 | 0.545 | 48 | +4 | BYE |
| 56 | 1 | 3.013 |  North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA) | ACC | 5–6 | 0.455 | 65 | +8 | BYE |
| 57 | -1 | 3.034 |  Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN) | MAC | 6–5 | 0.545 | 48 | -1 | BYE |
| 58 | -4 | 3.045 |  Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN) | MAC | 7–4 | 0.636 | 29 | -2 | BYE |
| 59 | 1 | 3.075 |  Maryland (MARYLAND) | ACC | 5–6 | 0.455 | 65 | +3 | BYE |
| 60 | -2 | 3.080 |  Houston (HOUSTON) | USA | 6–5 | 0.545 | 48 | +1 | BYE |
| 61 | -2 | 3.094 |  Memphis (MEMPHIS) | USA | 6–5 | 0.545 | 48 | +1 | BYE |
| 62 | 7 | 3.114 |  Navy (NAVY) | IND FBSI | 7–4 | 0.636 | 29 | -5 | Beat Army 42–23 |
| 63 | -1 | 3.188 |  Purdue (PURDUE) | B10 | 5–6 | 0.455 | 65 | +3 | BYE |
| 64 | -3 | 3.240 |  New Mexico (NEW MEXICO) | MWC | 6–5 | 0.545 | 48 | +2 | BYE |
| 65 | 0 | 3.308 |  Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE) | B10 | 5–6 | 0.455 | 65 | 0 | BYE |
| 66 | 0 | 3.311 |  Stanford (STANFORD) | PAC | 5–6 | 0.455 | 65 | +16 | BYE |
| 67 | -3 | 3.321 |  Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M) | B12 | 5–6 | 0.455 | 65 | 0 | BYE |
| 68 | 5 | 3.345 |  Akron (AKRON) | MAC | 7–5 | 0.583 | 45 | +1 | Beat Northern Illinois 31–30 |
| 69 | -2 | 3.451 |  Utah (UTAH) | MWC | 6–5 | 0.545 | 48 | -2 | BYE |
| 70 | -2 | 3.456 |  Kansas State (KANSAS STATE) | B12 | 5–6 | 0.455 | 65 | -2 | BYE |
| 71 | 0 | 3.512 |  Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH) | IND BE | 5–6 | 0.455 | 65 | -4 | BYE |
| 72 | -2 | 3.557 |  Baylor (BAYLOR) | B12 | 5–6 | 0.455 | 65 | -1 | BYE |
| 73 | 1 | 3.646 |  Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE) |  SUN | 6–5 | 0.545 | 48 | -5 | BYE |
| 74 | 1 | 3.722 |  Oregon State (OREGON STATE) | PAC | 5–6 | 0.455 | 65 | -2 | BYE |
| 75 | 1 | 3.869 |  UConn (CONNECTICUT) | IND BE | 5–6 | 0.455 | 65 | -12 | Lost to Louisville 20–30 |
| 76 | 1 | 3.967 |  Arkansas (ARKANSAS) | SEC | 4–7 | 0.364 | 85 | -7 | BYE |
| 77 | 1 | 3.993 |  East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA) | USA | 5–6 | 0.455 | 65 | -10 | BYE |
| 78 | 1 | 4.002 |  SMU | USA | 5–6 | 0.455 | 65 | -8 | BYE |
| 79 | 2 | 4.020 |  Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE) | SUN | 6–5 | 0.545 | 48 | -13 | BYE |
| 80 | 0 | 4.050 |  Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT) | SEC | 5–6 | 0.455 | 65 | -10 | BYE |
| 81 | 1 | 4.076 |  Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST) | ACC | 4–7 | 0.364 | 85 | -10 | BYE |
| 82 | 1 | 4.096 |  UAB | USA | 5–6 | 0.455 | 65 | -15 | BYE |
| 83 | -11 | 4.209 |  San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE) | MWC | 5–7 | 0.417 | 83 | -8 | Lost to Hawai'i 38–49 |
| 84 | 1 | 4.240 |  Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE) | PAC | 4–7 | 0.364 | 85 | -12 | BYE |
| 85 | -1 | 4.255 |  Ball State (BALL STATE) | MAC | 4–7 | 0.364 | 85 | -4 | BYE |
| 86 | 3 | 4.305 |  Hawai'i (HAWAII) | IND WAC | 5–7 | 0.417 | 83 | -10 | Beat San Diego State 49–38 |
| 87 | -1 | 4.411 |  Army (ARMY) | IND FBSI | 4–7 | 0.364 | 85 | -12 | Lost to Navy 23–42 |
| 88 | -1 | 4.574 |  Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE) | B12 | 4–7 | 0.364 | 85 | -13 | BYE |
| 89 | 1 | 4.625 |  Cincinnati (CINCINNATI) | IND BE | 4–7 | 0.364 | 85 | -13 | BYE |
| 90 | 2 | 4.746 |  Wyoming (WYOMING) | MWC | 4–7 | 0.364 | 85 | -17 | BYE |
| 91 | 3 | 4.765 |  Ohio (OHIO) | MAC | 4–7 | 0.364 | 85 | -17 | BYE |
| 92 | 1 | 4.771 |  Marshall (MARSHALL) | USA | 4–7 | 0.364 | 85 | -19 | BYE |
| 93 | 2 | 4.777 |  Indiana (INDIANA) | B10 | 4–7 | 0.364 | 85 | -18 | BYE |
| 94 | -3 | 4.778 |  Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN) | MAC | 4–7 | 0.364 | 85 | -20 | BYE |
| 95 | 4 | 4.809 |  Florida International (FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL) | SUN | 5–6 | 0.455 | 65 | -23 | Beat Middle Tennessee 35–31 |
| 96 | 1 | 4.824 |  UL Monroe (LOUISIANA MONROE) | SUN | 5–6 | 0.455 | 65 | -9 | BYE |
| 97 | -9 | 4.874 |  Middle Tennessee (MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE) | SUN | 4–7 | 0.364 | 85 | -21 | Lost to Florida International 31–35 |
| 98 | -2 | 4.904 |  Air Force (AIR FORCE) | MWC | 4–7 | 0.364 | 85 | -19 | BYE |
| 99 | -1 | 5.214 |  Arizona (ARIZONA) | PAC | 3–8 | 0.273 | 100 | -22 | BYE |
| 100 | 0 | 5.492 |  Troy (TROY) | SUN | 4–7 | 0.364 | 85 | -29 | BYE |
| 101 | 0 | 5.627 |  Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE) | SEC | 3–8 | 0.273 | 100 | -26 | BYE |
| 102 | 0 | 5.708 |  Kentucky (KENTUCKY) | SEC | 3–8 | 0.273 | 100 | -26 | BYE |
| 103 | 0 | 6.010 |  Illinois (ILLINOIS) | B10 | 2–9 | 0.182 | 106 | -27 | BYE |
| 104 | 2 | 6.014 |  Utah State (UTAH STATE) | IND WAC | 3–8 | 0.273 | 100 | -32 | BYE |
| 105 | -1 | 6.015 |  Washington (WASHINGTON) | PAC | 2–9 | 0.182 | 106 | -29 | BYE |
| 106 | -1 | 6.067 |  Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI) | SEC | 3–8 | 0.273 | 100 | -31 | BYE |
| 107 | 0 | 6.680 |  San José State (SAN JOSE STATE) | IND WAC | 3–8 | 0.273 | 100 | -43 | BYE |
| 108 | 0 | 6.698 |  Rice (RICE) | USA | 1–10 | 0.091 | 113 | -38 | BYE |
| 109 | 0 | 6.770 |  Syracuse (SYRACUSE) | IND BE | 1–10 | 0.091 | 113 | -41 | BYE |
| 110 | 2 | 6.817 |  North Texas (NORTH TEXAS) | SUN | 2–9 | 0.182 | 106 | -39 | BYE |
| 111 | 0 | 6.879 |  Tulane (TULANE) | USA | 2–9 | 0.182 | 106 | -45 | BYE |
| 112 | -2 | 7.027 |  UNLV | MWC | 2–9 | 0.182 | 106 | -39 | BYE |
| 113 | 1 | 7.100 |  Florida Atlantic (FLORIDA ATLANTIC) | SUN | 2–9 | 0.182 | 106 | -41 | BYE |
| 114 | -1 | 7.129 |  Duke (DUKE) | ACC | 1–10 | 0.091 | 113 | -44 | BYE |
| 115 | 0 | 7.654 |  Temple (TEMPLE) | IND FBSI | 0–11 | 0.000 | 118 | -45 | BYE |
| 116 | 0 | 7.718 |  Idaho (IDAHO) | IND WAC | 2–9 | 0.182 | 106 | -51 | BYE |
| 117 | 1 | 8.062 |  Kent State (KENT STATE) | MAC | 1–10 | 0.091 | 113 | -57 | BYE |
| 118 | -1 | 8.068 |  Buffalo (BUFFALO) | MAC | 1–10 | 0.091 | 113 | -54 | BYE |
| 119 | 0 | 8.567 |  New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE) | IND WAC | 0–12 | 0.000 | 118 | -63 | BYE |