2005 Week 11 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 | 0.646 |  Texas (TEXAS) |  B12 | 9–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +43 | Beat Baylor 62–0 |
| 2 | 1 | 0.839 |  Penn State (PENN STATE) |  B10 | 9–1 | 0.900 | 4 | +42 | Beat Wisconsin 35–14 |
| 3 | -1 | 0.920 |  Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH) |  ACC | 8–1 | 0.889 | 6 | +35 | Lost to Miami 7–27 |
| 4 | 1 | 0.990 |  USC |  PAC | 9–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +35 | Beat Stanford 51–21 |
| 5 | 9 | 1.088 |  Miami (MIAMI) | ACC | 7–1 | 0.875 | 10 | +27 | Beat Virginia Tech 27–7 |
| 6 | 0 | 1.170 |  Alabama (ALABAMA) |  SEC | 9–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +32 | Beat Mississippi State 17–0 |
| 7 | -3 | 1.231 |  Ohio State (OHIO STATE) | B10 | 7–2 | 0.778 | 17 | +30 | Beat Illinois 40–2 |
| 8 | 3 | 1.263 |  Oregon (OREGON) | PAC | 8–1 | 0.889 | 6 | +30 | Beat California 27–20 |
| 9 | 1 | 1.294 |  Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH) | B12 | 8–1 | 0.889 | 6 | +25 | Beat Texas A&M 56–17 |
| 10 | -1 | 1.388 |  Michigan (MICHIGAN) | B10 | 6–3 | 0.667 | 27 | +26 | BYE |
| 11 | 9 | 1.395 |  TCU |  MWC | 9–1 | 0.900 | 4 | +31 | Beat Colorado State 33–6 |
| 12 | -4 | 1.409 |  Georgia (GEORGIA) | SEC | 7–1 | 0.875 | 10 | +25 | BYE |
| 13 | 4 | 1.412 |  West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA) | IND BE | 7–1 | 0.875 | 10 | +23 | Beat UConn 45–13 |
| 14 | 1 | 1.431 |  Colorado (COLORADO) | B12 | 7–2 | 0.778 | 17 | +26 | Beat Missouri 41–12 |
| 15 | -2 | 1.541 |  LSU | SEC | 7–1 | 0.875 | 10 | +22 | Beat FCS 24–0 |
| 16 | -4 | 1.548 |  Wisconsin (WISCONSIN) | B10 | 8–2 | 0.800 | 16 | +26 | Lost to Penn State 14–35 |
| 17 | 1 | 1.563 |  Florida (FLORIDA) | SEC | 7–2 | 0.778 | 17 | +26 | Beat Vanderbilt 49–42 |
| 18 | -11 | 1.651 |  UCLA | PAC | 8–1 | 0.889 | 6 | +21 | Lost to Arizona 14–52 |
| 19 | 2 | 1.703 |  Fresno State (FRESNO STATE) | IND WAC | 7–1 | 0.875 | 10 | +14 | Beat San José State 45–7 |
| 20 | 5 | 1.750 |  UTEP |  USA | 7–1 | 0.875 | 10 | +16 | Beat Tulsa 41–38 |
| 21 | 6 | 1.757 |  Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN) | B10 | 6–3 | 0.667 | 27 | +22 | Beat Iowa 28–27 |
| 22 | 1 | 1.758 |  Minnesota (MINNESOTA) | B10 | 6–3 | 0.667 | 27 | +19 | Beat Indiana 42–21 |
| 23 | -7 | 1.771 |  Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA) | B12 | 5–3 | 0.625 | 38 | +21 | BYE |
| 24 | 0 | 1.801 |  Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME) | IND FBSI | 6–2 | 0.750 | 24 | +18 | Beat Tennessee 41–21 |
| 25 | 5 | 1.815 |  Louisville (LOUISVILLE) | IND BE | 6–2 | 0.750 | 24 | +16 | Beat Pittsburgh 42–20 |
| 26 | 3 | 1.883 |  Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH) | ACC | 6–2 | 0.750 | 24 | +20 | Beat Wake Forest 30–17 |
| 27 | -1 | 1.901 |  Auburn (AUBURN) | SEC | 7–2 | 0.778 | 17 | +15 | Beat Kentucky 49–27 |
| 28 | -9 | 1.915 |  Florida State (FLORIDA STATE) | ACC | 7–2 | 0.778 | 17 | +16 | Lost to NC State 15–20 |
| 29 | -7 | 1.998 |  Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE) | ACC | 6–3 | 0.667 | 27 | +17 | Lost to North Carolina 14–16 |
| 30 | 2 | 2.062 |  Toledo (TOLEDO) |  MAC | 7–2 | 0.778 | 17 | +11 | Beat Ohio 30–21 |
| 31 | 12 | 2.063 |  South Florida (SOUTH FLORIDA) | IND BE | 4–3 | 0.571 | 43 | +11 | Beat Rutgers 45–31 |
| 32 | 1 | 2.065 |  Boise State (BOISE STATE) | IND WAC | 7–2 | 0.778 | 17 | +11 | Beat New Mexico State 56–6 |
| 33 | -5 | 2.108 |  South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA) | SEC | 6–3 | 0.667 | 27 | +18 | Beat Arkansas 14–10 |
| 34 | 11 | 2.388 |  UCF (CENTRAL FLORIDA) | USA | 6–3 | 0.667 | 27 | +12 | Beat Houston 31–29 |
| 35 | 1 | 2.408 |  Colorado State (COLORADO STATE) | MWC | 5–4 | 0.556 | 45 | +12 | Lost to TCU 6–33 |
| 36 | -5 | 2.415 |  Missouri (MISSOURI) | B12 | 5–4 | 0.556 | 45 | +12 | Lost to Colorado 12–41 |
| 37 | 26 | 2.481 |  North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA) | ACC | 4–4 | 0.500 | 62 | +13 | Beat Boston College 16–14 |
| 38 | 2 | 2.501 |  Iowa State (IOWA STATE) | B12 | 6–3 | 0.667 | 27 | +6 | Beat Kansas State 45–17 |
| 39 | 8 | 2.515 |  Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE) | PAC | 5–4 | 0.556 | 45 | +9 | Beat Washington State 27–24 |
| 40 | -1 | 2.622 |  California (CALIFORNIA) | PAC | 6–3 | 0.667 | 27 | +3 | Lost to Oregon 20–27 |
| 41 | 3 | 2.628 |  Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH)) | MAC | 6–3 | 0.667 | 27 | +2 | Beat Buffalo 54–13 |
| 42 | 9 | 2.689 |  Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS) | USA | 4–3 | 0.571 | 43 | +5 | BYE |
| 43 | 9 | 2.740 |  Virginia (VIRGINIA) | ACC | 5–3 | 0.625 | 38 | +4 | Beat Temple 51–3 |
| 44 | -7 | 2.754 |  Rutgers (RUTGERS) | IND BE | 6–3 | 0.667 | 27 | +3 | Lost to South Florida 31–45 |
| 45 | 13 | 2.776 |  Kansas (KANSAS) | B12 | 5–4 | 0.556 | 45 | +5 | Beat Nebraska 40–15 |
| 46 | 2 | 2.833 |  Maryland (MARYLAND) | ACC | 4–4 | 0.500 | 62 | +6 | BYE |
| 47 | -13 | 2.879 |  Nebraska (NEBRASKA) | B12 | 5–4 | 0.556 | 45 | +6 | Lost to Kansas 15–40 |
| 48 | 8 | 2.893 |  Clemson (CLEMSON) | ACC | 5–4 | 0.556 | 45 | +2 | Beat Duke 49–20 |
| 49 | -11 | 2.894 |  Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN) | MAC | 5–4 | 0.556 | 45 | +7 | Lost to Northern Illinois 28–31 |
| 50 | -8 | 2.945 |  Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M) | B12 | 5–4 | 0.556 | 45 | +4 | Lost to Texas Tech 17–56 |
| 51 | -16 | 2.960 |  Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE) | B10 | 5–4 | 0.556 | 45 | +2 | Lost to Purdue 21–28 |
| 52 | 2 | 2.963 |  New Mexico (NEW MEXICO) | MWC | 5–4 | 0.556 | 45 | +4 | BYE |
| 53 | -12 | 2.966 |  Tulsa (TULSA) | USA | 5–4 | 0.556 | 45 | +2 | Lost to UTEP 38–41 |
| 54 | -8 | 2.975 |  Iowa (IOWA) | B10 | 5–4 | 0.556 | 45 | +1 | Lost to Northwestern 27–28 |
| 55 | 11 | 3.016 |  Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN) | MAC | 6–3 | 0.667 | 27 | -2 | Beat Eastern Michigan 44–36 |
| 56 | 3 | 3.022 |  BYU | MWC | 5–4 | 0.556 | 45 | +3 | Beat UNLV 55–14 |
| 57 | 5 | 3.058 |  Oregon State (OREGON STATE) | PAC | 5–4 | 0.556 | 45 | +4 | Beat Washington 18–10 |
| 58 | 23 | 3.123 |  NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE) | ACC | 4–4 | 0.500 | 62 | +2 | Beat Florida State 20–15 |
| 59 | -6 | 3.147 |  Tennessee (TENNESSEE) | SEC | 3–5 | 0.375 | 85 | +6 | Lost to Notre Dame 21–41 |
| 60 | 9 | 3.160 |  Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH) | IND WAC | 5–3 | 0.625 | 38 | -1 | Beat Utah State 27–17 |
| 61 | 7 | 3.197 |  Nevada (NEVADA) | IND WAC | 5–3 | 0.625 | 38 | +1 | Beat Hawai'i 38–28 |
| 62 | -7 | 3.216 |  Stanford (STANFORD) | PAC | 4–4 | 0.500 | 62 | +14 | Lost to USC 21–51 |
| 63 | 12 | 3.218 |  Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS) | MAC | 5–4 | 0.556 | 45 | -2 | Beat Central Michigan 31–28 |
| 64 | 6 | 3.363 |  Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN) | MAC | 5–4 | 0.556 | 45 | -4 | Beat Kent State 24–14 |
| 65 | -15 | 3.442 |  Houston (HOUSTON) | USA | 4–4 | 0.500 | 62 | 0 | Lost to UCF 29–31 |
| 66 | 5 | 3.447 |  Navy (NAVY) | IND FBSI | 5–3 | 0.625 | 38 | -4 | Beat Tulane 49–21 |
| 67 | 13 | 3.511 |  Utah (UTAH) | MWC | 5–4 | 0.556 | 45 | -1 | Beat Wyoming 43–13 |
| 68 | -11 | 3.559 |  Kansas State (KANSAS STATE) | B12 | 4–5 | 0.444 | 73 | 0 | Lost to Iowa State 17–45 |
| 69 | -20 | 3.610 |  Memphis (MEMPHIS) | USA | 4–4 | 0.500 | 62 | -2 | Lost to UAB 20–37 |
| 70 | 3 | 3.710 |  Marshall (MARSHALL) | USA | 4–4 | 0.500 | 62 | -1 | BYE |
| 71 | -4 | 3.769 |  UConn (CONNECTICUT) | IND BE | 4–4 | 0.500 | 62 | -7 | Lost to West Virginia 13–45 |
| 72 | -7 | 3.795 |  Baylor (BAYLOR) | B12 | 4–5 | 0.444 | 73 | -1 | Lost to Texas 0–62 |
| 73 | -1 | 3.873 |  Cincinnati (CINCINNATI) | IND BE | 4–4 | 0.500 | 62 | -3 | BYE |
| 74 | -10 | 3.884 |  Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH) | IND BE | 4–5 | 0.444 | 73 | -7 | Lost to Louisville 20–42 |
| 75 | -14 | 3.962 |  Wyoming (WYOMING) | MWC | 4–5 | 0.444 | 73 | -4 | Lost to Utah 13–43 |
| 76 | 10 | 3.985 |  Purdue (PURDUE) | B10 | 3–6 | 0.333 | 90 | -3 | Beat Michigan State 28–21 |
| 77 | -3 | 4.034 |  Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT) | SEC | 4–5 | 0.444 | 73 | -2 | Lost to Florida 42–49 |
| 78 | -18 | 4.072 |  Indiana (INDIANA) | B10 | 4–5 | 0.444 | 73 | -6 | Lost to Minnesota 21–42 |
| 79 | -3 | 4.184 |  Ohio (OHIO) | MAC | 4–5 | 0.444 | 73 | -6 | Lost to Toledo 21–30 |
| 80 | 17 | 4.234 |  Arizona (ARIZONA) | PAC | 3–6 | 0.333 | 90 | -5 | Beat UCLA 52–14 |
| 81 | -3 | 4.304 |  Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST) | ACC | 4–6 | 0.400 | 84 | -7 | Lost to Georgia Tech 17–30 |
| 82 | -3 | 4.357 |  Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE) | PAC | 3–6 | 0.333 | 90 | -9 | Lost to Arizona State 24–27 |
| 83 | 12 | 4.371 |  UAB | USA | 4–4 | 0.500 | 62 | -10 | Beat Memphis 37–20 |
| 84 | 7 | 4.547 |  Ball State (BALL STATE) | MAC | 3–6 | 0.333 | 90 | -5 | Beat Akron 23–17 |
| 85 | -2 | 4.579 |  Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE) | B12 | 3–5 | 0.375 | 85 | -8 | BYE |
| 86 | -1 | 4.602 |  Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN) | MAC | 3–6 | 0.333 | 90 | -9 | Lost to Western Michigan 36–44 |
| 87 | -10 | 4.721 |  Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE) |  SUN | 4–4 | 0.500 | 62 | -11 | Lost to Middle Tennessee 7–45 |
| 88 | 2 | 4.729 |  San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE) | MWC | 3–6 | 0.333 | 90 | -11 | BYE |
| 89 | 9 | 4.738 |  Middle Tennessee (MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE) | SUN | 3–4 | 0.429 | 83 | -7 | Beat Arkansas State 45–7 |
| 90 | -8 | 4.749 |  Akron (AKRON) | MAC | 4–5 | 0.444 | 73 | -12 | Lost to Ball State 17–23 |
| 91 | -7 | 4.774 |  Arkansas (ARKANSAS) | SEC | 2–6 | 0.250 | 100 | -8 | Lost to South Carolina 10–14 |
| 92 | -5 | 4.825 |  Hawai'i (HAWAII) | IND WAC | 3–6 | 0.333 | 90 | -10 | Lost to Nevada 28–38 |
| 93 | 3 | 4.879 |  Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE) | SUN | 4–5 | 0.444 | 73 | -12 | Beat North Texas 31–28 |
| 94 | -6 | 5.069 |  Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI) | SEC | 3–5 | 0.375 | 85 | -11 | BYE |
| 95 | 7 | 5.131 |  Troy (TROY) | SUN | 4–5 | 0.444 | 73 | -16 | Beat Florida Atlantic 28–14 |
| 96 | -4 | 5.148 |  East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA) | USA | 3–5 | 0.375 | 85 | -13 | BYE |
| 97 | 7 | 5.574 |  SMU | USA | 3–6 | 0.333 | 90 | -15 | Beat Rice 27–7 |
| 98 | 2 | 5.584 |  Army (ARMY) | IND FBSI | 2–6 | 0.250 | 100 | -13 | Beat Air Force 27–24 |
| 99 | -10 | 5.629 |  Illinois (ILLINOIS) | B10 | 2–7 | 0.222 | 107 | -14 | Lost to Ohio State 2–40 |
| 100 | -1 | 5.726 |  Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE) | SEC | 2–7 | 0.222 | 107 | -14 | Lost to Alabama 0–17 |
| 101 | -7 | 5.809 |  Air Force (AIR FORCE) | MWC | 3–7 | 0.300 | 98 | -21 | Lost to Army 24–27 |
| 102 | -1 | 5.826 |  Utah State (UTAH STATE) | IND WAC | 2–6 | 0.250 | 100 | -13 | Lost to Louisiana Tech 17–27 |
| 103 | -10 | 6.005 |  UL Monroe (LOUISIANA MONROE) | SUN | 3–5 | 0.375 | 85 | -8 | Lost to Florida International 29–31 |
| 104 | -1 | 6.013 |  Kentucky (KENTUCKY) | SEC | 2–6 | 0.250 | 100 | -17 | Lost to Auburn 27–49 |
| 105 | 1 | 6.115 |  Washington (WASHINGTON) | PAC | 1–8 | 0.111 | 111 | -20 | Lost to Oregon State 10–18 |
| 106 | -1 | 6.276 |  Tulane (TULANE) | USA | 2–6 | 0.250 | 100 | -19 | Lost to Navy 21–49 |
| 107 | 0 | 6.545 |  North Texas (NORTH TEXAS) | SUN | 2–6 | 0.250 | 100 | -18 | Lost to Louisiana 28–31 |
| 108 | 0 | 6.616 |  Syracuse (SYRACUSE) | IND BE | 1–7 | 0.125 | 110 | -22 | BYE |
| 109 | 5 | 6.725 |  Florida International (FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL) | SUN | 2–5 | 0.286 | 99 | -18 | Beat UL Monroe 31–29 |
| 110 | 0 | 7.181 |  Duke (DUKE) | ACC | 1–9 | 0.100 | 115 | -27 | Lost to Clemson 20–49 |
| 111 | -2 | 7.219 |  UNLV | MWC | 2–7 | 0.222 | 107 | -28 | Lost to BYU 14–55 |
| 112 | -1 | 7.332 |  Kent State (KENT STATE) | MAC | 1–8 | 0.111 | 111 | -32 | Lost to Bowling Green 14–24 |
| 113 | 4 | 7.595 |  Temple (TEMPLE) | IND FBSI | 0–10 | 0.000 | 116 | -30 | Lost to Virginia 3–51 |
| 114 | 2 | 7.601 |  New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE) | IND WAC | 0–9 | 0.000 | 116 | -28 | Lost to Boise State 6–56 |
| 115 | -2 | 7.642 |  Idaho (IDAHO) | IND WAC | 2–6 | 0.250 | 100 | -29 | BYE |
| 116 | -4 | 7.803 |  Rice (RICE) | USA | 0–8 | 0.000 | 116 | -24 | Lost to SMU 7–27 |
| 117 | -2 | 7.866 |  Florida Atlantic (FLORIDA ATLANTIC) | SUN | 1–8 | 0.111 | 111 | -28 | Lost to Troy 14–28 |
| 118 | 1 | 8.197 |  San José State (SAN JOSE STATE) | IND WAC | 1–8 | 0.111 | 111 | -34 | Lost to Fresno State 7–45 |
| 119 | -1 | 8.437 |  Buffalo (BUFFALO) | MAC | 0–9 | 0.000 | 116 | -36 | Lost to Miami (OH) 13–54 |