2005 Week 13 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 | 0.614 |  Texas (TEXAS) |  B12 | 10–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +57 | BYE |
| 2 | 1 | 0.814 |  USC |  PAC | 11–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +60 | Beat Fresno State 50–42 |
| 3 | -1 | 0.908 |  Penn State (PENN STATE) |  B10 | 10–1 | 0.909 | 3 | +55 | Beat Michigan State 31–22 |
| 4 | 0 | 0.915 |  Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH) |  ACC | 9–1 | 0.900 | 6 | +46 | Beat Virginia 52–14 |
| 5 | 0 | 1.078 |  Ohio State (OHIO STATE) | B10 | 9–2 | 0.818 | 10 | +50 | Beat Michigan 25–21 |
| 6 | 2 | 1.291 |  Oregon (OREGON) | PAC | 10–1 | 0.909 | 3 | +44 | Beat Oregon State 56–14 |
| 7 | -1 | 1.298 |  Miami (MIAMI) | ACC | 8–2 | 0.800 | 14 | +33 | Lost to Georgia Tech 10–14 |
| 8 | 1 | 1.370 |  LSU |  SEC | 9–1 | 0.900 | 6 | +36 | Beat Ole Miss 40–7 |
| 9 | 2 | 1.381 |  TCU |  MWC | 10–1 | 0.909 | 3 | +43 | BYE |
| 10 | 0 | 1.428 |  West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA) | IND BE | 8–1 | 0.889 | 9 | +30 | BYE |
| 11 | 8 | 1.441 |  Auburn (AUBURN) | SEC | 9–2 | 0.818 | 10 | +36 | Beat Alabama 28–18 |
| 12 | 3 | 1.487 |  Georgia (GEORGIA) | SEC | 8–2 | 0.800 | 14 | +33 | Beat Kentucky 45–13 |
| 13 | -6 | 1.564 |  Alabama (ALABAMA) | SEC | 9–2 | 0.818 | 10 | +34 | Lost to Auburn 18–28 |
| 14 | 2 | 1.573 |  Louisville (LOUISVILLE) | IND BE | 7–2 | 0.778 | 19 | +26 | BYE |
| 15 | 9 | 1.599 |  Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH) | B12 | 9–2 | 0.818 | 10 | +29 | Beat Oklahoma 23–21 |
| 16 | 1 | 1.623 |  UCLA | PAC | 9–1 | 0.900 | 6 | +33 | BYE |
| 17 | -4 | 1.626 |  Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME) | IND FBSI | 8–2 | 0.800 | 14 | +30 | Beat Syracuse 34–10 |
| 18 | -4 | 1.636 |  Fresno State (FRESNO STATE) | IND WAC | 8–2 | 0.800 | 14 | +24 | Lost to USC 42–50 |
| 19 | 7 | 1.683 |  Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE) | ACC | 8–3 | 0.727 | 20 | +32 | Beat Maryland 31–16 |
| 20 | -8 | 1.689 |  Michigan (MICHIGAN) | B10 | 7–4 | 0.636 | 34 | +32 | Lost to Ohio State 21–25 |
| 21 | -1 | 1.767 |  Colorado (COLORADO) | B12 | 7–3 | 0.700 | 24 | +26 | BYE |
| 22 | 5 | 1.805 |  Wisconsin (WISCONSIN) | B10 | 8–3 | 0.727 | 20 | +27 | BYE |
| 23 | -1 | 1.857 |  Florida (FLORIDA) | SEC | 7–3 | 0.700 | 24 | +25 | BYE |
| 24 | -3 | 1.860 |  Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA) | B12 | 6–4 | 0.600 | 43 | +29 | Lost to Texas Tech 21–23 |
| 25 | 10 | 1.864 |  Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH) | ACC | 7–3 | 0.700 | 24 | +28 | Beat Miami 14–10 |
| 26 | 2 | 1.964 |  South Florida (SOUTH FLORIDA) | IND BE | 6–3 | 0.667 | 32 | +18 | Beat Cincinnati 31–16 |
| 27 | -9 | 1.968 |  Minnesota (MINNESOTA) | B10 | 7–4 | 0.636 | 34 | +26 | Lost to Iowa 28–52 |
| 28 | -3 | 2.086 |  South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA) | SEC | 7–4 | 0.636 | 34 | +25 | Lost to Clemson 9–13 |
| 29 | -6 | 2.095 |  UTEP |  USA | 8–2 | 0.800 | 14 | +15 | Lost to UAB 23–35 |
| 30 | 0 | 2.116 |  Iowa State (IOWA STATE) | B12 | 7–3 | 0.700 | 24 | +17 | BYE |
| 31 | 0 | 2.191 |  Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN) | B10 | 7–4 | 0.636 | 34 | +25 | Beat Illinois 38–21 |
| 32 | 1 | 2.192 |  UCF (CENTRAL FLORIDA) | USA | 8–3 | 0.727 | 20 | +19 | Beat Rice 31–28 |
| 33 | -1 | 2.204 |  Florida State (FLORIDA STATE) | ACC | 7–3 | 0.700 | 24 | +14 | BYE |
| 34 | 2 | 2.216 |  Boise State (BOISE STATE) | IND WAC | 8–3 | 0.727 | 20 | +13 | Beat Idaho 70–35 |
| 35 | 4 | 2.231 |  Clemson (CLEMSON) | ACC | 7–4 | 0.636 | 34 | +15 | Beat South Carolina 13–9 |
| 36 | 2 | 2.268 |  Iowa (IOWA) | B10 | 7–4 | 0.636 | 34 | +17 | Beat Minnesota 52–28 |
| 37 | -8 | 2.460 |  Toledo (TOLEDO) |  MAC | 7–3 | 0.700 | 24 | +9 | Lost to Northern Illinois 17–35 |
| 38 | -1 | 2.577 |  Virginia (VIRGINIA) | ACC | 6–4 | 0.600 | 43 | +9 | Lost to Virginia Tech 14–52 |
| 39 | 4 | 2.632 |  Tulsa (TULSA) | USA | 7–4 | 0.636 | 34 | +8 | Beat Tulane 38–14 |
| 40 | 12 | 2.709 |  California (CALIFORNIA) | PAC | 7–4 | 0.636 | 34 | +8 | Beat Stanford 27–3 |
| 41 | 1 | 2.768 |  Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN) | MAC | 7–3 | 0.700 | 24 | +4 | BYE |
| 42 | -2 | 2.769 |  Maryland (MARYLAND) | ACC | 5–5 | 0.500 | 56 | +9 | Lost to Boston College 16–31 |
| 43 | 1 | 2.770 |  Nebraska (NEBRASKA) | B12 | 6–4 | 0.600 | 43 | +10 | BYE |
| 44 | -10 | 2.780 |  Missouri (MISSOURI) | B12 | 6–5 | 0.545 | 50 | +12 | Lost to Kansas State 28–36 |
| 45 | 13 | 2.818 |  Nevada (NEVADA) | IND WAC | 7–3 | 0.700 | 24 | +3 | Beat Utah State 30–24 |
| 46 | 4 | 2.819 |  North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA) | ACC | 5–5 | 0.500 | 56 | +11 | Beat Duke 24–21 |
| 47 | 1 | 2.825 |  Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE) | PAC | 5–5 | 0.500 | 56 | +10 | BYE |
| 48 | -2 | 2.833 |  Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH)) | MAC | 7–4 | 0.636 | 34 | +4 | Lost to Bowling Green 14–42; Beat OHIO 38–7 |
| 49 | 14 | 2.850 |  Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS) | MAC | 6–4 | 0.600 | 43 | +5 | Beat Toledo 35–17 |
| 50 | 5 | 2.966 |  Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH) | IND WAC | 6–3 | 0.667 | 32 | +1 | BYE |
| 51 | 13 | 2.976 |  Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN) | MAC | 6–4 | 0.600 | 43 | +3 | Beat Miami (OH) 42–14 |
| 52 | 2 | 2.980 |  Colorado State (COLORADO STATE) | MWC | 6–5 | 0.545 | 50 | +10 | Beat UNLV 31–27 |
| 53 | 6 | 3.044 |  Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN) | MAC | 6–5 | 0.545 | 50 | +9 | Beat Ball State 31–24 |
| 54 | -9 | 3.084 |  BYU | MWC | 6–5 | 0.545 | 50 | +5 | Lost to Utah 34–41 |
| 55 | 1 | 3.086 |  Kansas (KANSAS) | B12 | 5–5 | 0.500 | 56 | +5 | BYE |
| 56 | 9 | 3.129 |  NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE) | ACC | 5–5 | 0.500 | 56 | +2 | Beat Middle Tennessee 24–3 |
| 57 | 0 | 3.163 |  Rutgers (RUTGERS) | IND BE | 6–4 | 0.600 | 43 | +2 | BYE |
| 58 | -7 | 3.219 |  Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS) | USA | 5–5 | 0.500 | 56 | 0 | Lost to Memphis 22–24 |
| 59 | 2 | 3.231 |  Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M) | B12 | 5–5 | 0.500 | 56 | +2 | BYE |
| 60 | -7 | 3.266 |  Stanford (STANFORD) | PAC | 5–5 | 0.500 | 56 | +17 | Lost to California 3–27 |
| 61 | -20 | 3.290 |  New Mexico (NEW MEXICO) | MWC | 6–5 | 0.545 | 50 | +3 | Lost to Air Force 24–42 |
| 62 | -13 | 3.348 |  Houston (HOUSTON) | USA | 5–5 | 0.500 | 56 | -1 | Lost to SMU 24–29 |
| 63 | -16 | 3.401 |  Tennessee (TENNESSEE) | SEC | 4–6 | 0.400 | 80 | +3 | Lost to Vanderbilt 24–28 |
| 64 | -2 | 3.482 |  Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH) | IND BE | 5–5 | 0.500 | 56 | -4 | BYE |
| 65 | 6 | 3.487 |  Utah (UTAH) | MWC | 6–5 | 0.545 | 50 | -1 | Beat BYU 41–34 |
| 66 | 3 | 3.507 |  Purdue (PURDUE) | B10 | 5–6 | 0.455 | 72 | +1 | Beat Indiana 41–14 |
| 67 | 1 | 3.515 |  Navy (NAVY) | IND FBSI | 6–4 | 0.600 | 43 | -7 | Beat Temple 38–17 |
| 68 | 4 | 3.516 |  Memphis (MEMPHIS) | USA | 5–5 | 0.500 | 56 | -3 | Beat Southern Miss 24–22 |
| 69 | -9 | 3.564 |  Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE) | B10 | 5–6 | 0.455 | 72 | -2 | Lost to Penn State 22–31 |
| 70 | 3 | 3.685 |  Kansas State (KANSAS STATE) | B12 | 5–6 | 0.455 | 72 | -1 | Beat Missouri 36–28 |
| 71 | 5 | 3.758 |  San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE) | MWC | 5–6 | 0.455 | 72 | -1 | Beat Wyoming 34–21 |
| 72 | 6 | 3.769 |  Baylor (BAYLOR) | B12 | 5–6 | 0.455 | 72 | -1 | Beat Oklahoma State 44–34 |
| 73 | 14 | 3.799 |  UAB | USA | 5–5 | 0.500 | 56 | -8 | Beat UTEP 35–23 |
| 74 | -7 | 3.924 |  Oregon State (OREGON STATE) | PAC | 5–6 | 0.455 | 72 | 0 | Lost to Oregon 14–56 |
| 75 | 6 | 3.950 |  Arkansas (ARKANSAS) | SEC | 4–6 | 0.400 | 80 | -6 | Beat Mississippi State 44–10 |
| 76 | 14 | 4.067 |  Akron (AKRON) | MAC | 5–5 | 0.500 | 56 | -8 | Beat Ohio 27–3 |
| 77 | -11 | 4.231 |  Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE) | B12 | 4–6 | 0.400 | 80 | -6 | Lost to Baylor 34–44 |
| 78 | 4 | 4.295 |  Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE) |  SUN | 5–5 | 0.500 | 56 | -11 | BYE |
| 79 | 10 | 4.352 |  Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT) | SEC | 5–6 | 0.455 | 72 | -8 | Beat Tennessee 28–24 |
| 80 | 6 | 4.360 |  Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST) | ACC | 4–7 | 0.364 | 90 | -9 | BYE |
| 81 | 7 | 4.393 |  Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE) | PAC | 4–7 | 0.364 | 90 | -11 | Beat Washington 26–22 |
| 82 | 14 | 4.397 |  Army (ARMY) | IND FBSI | 4–6 | 0.400 | 80 | -9 | Beat Arkansas State 38–10 |
| 83 | -9 | 4.440 |  Cincinnati (CINCINNATI) | IND BE | 4–6 | 0.400 | 80 | -7 | Lost to South Florida 16–31 |
| 84 | -7 | 4.445 |  Ball State (BALL STATE) | MAC | 4–7 | 0.364 | 90 | -6 | Lost to Central Michigan 24–31 |
| 85 | -15 | 4.449 |  Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE) | SUN | 5–5 | 0.500 | 56 | -14 | Lost to Army 10–38 |
| 86 | -1 | 4.457 |  Hawai'i (HAWAII) | IND WAC | 4–6 | 0.400 | 80 | -11 | BYE |
| 87 | -7 | 4.476 |  UConn (CONNECTICUT) | IND BE | 4–5 | 0.444 | 79 | -13 | BYE |
| 88 | -13 | 4.570 |  Marshall (MARSHALL) | USA | 4–6 | 0.400 | 80 | -12 | Lost to East Carolina 29–34 |
| 89 | 5 | 4.680 |  UL Monroe (LOUISIANA MONROE) | SUN | 5–5 | 0.500 | 56 | -5 | Beat North Texas 24–19 |
| 90 | 8 | 4.800 |  East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA) | USA | 4–6 | 0.400 | 80 | -15 | Beat Marshall 34–29 |
| 91 | -8 | 4.848 |  Wyoming (WYOMING) | MWC | 4–7 | 0.364 | 90 | -16 | Lost to San Diego State 21–34 |
| 92 | 9 | 4.881 |  SMU | USA | 4–6 | 0.400 | 80 | -14 | Beat Houston 29–24 |
| 93 | -14 | 4.960 |  Ohio (OHIO) | MAC | 4–7 | 0.364 | 90 | -15 | Lost to Akron 3–27; Lost to MIAMI (OH) 7–38 |
| 94 | -1 | 4.967 |  Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN) | MAC | 4–7 | 0.364 | 90 | -18 | Beat Buffalo 38–14 |
| 95 | -11 | 5.051 |  Indiana (INDIANA) | B10 | 4–7 | 0.364 | 90 | -18 | Lost to Purdue 14–41 |
| 96 | 7 | 5.093 |  Air Force (AIR FORCE) | MWC | 4–7 | 0.364 | 90 | -18 | Beat New Mexico 42–24 |
| 97 | -5 | 5.126 |  Arizona (ARIZONA) | PAC | 3–7 | 0.300 | 100 | -16 | BYE |
| 98 | -3 | 5.217 |  Troy (TROY) | SUN | 4–6 | 0.400 | 80 | -22 | BYE |
| 99 | -8 | 5.361 |  Middle Tennessee (MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE) | SUN | 3–6 | 0.333 | 98 | -18 | Lost to NC State 3–24 |
| 100 | -3 | 5.665 |  Kentucky (KENTUCKY) | SEC | 3–7 | 0.300 | 100 | -20 | Lost to Georgia 13–45 |
| 101 | -1 | 5.777 |  Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI) | SEC | 3–7 | 0.300 | 100 | -22 | Lost to LSU 7–40 |
| 102 | -3 | 6.111 |  Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE) | SEC | 2–8 | 0.200 | 103 | -26 | Lost to Arkansas 10–44 |
| 103 | -1 | 6.275 |  Washington (WASHINGTON) | PAC | 2–9 | 0.182 | 110 | -28 | Lost to Washington State 22–26 |
| 104 | 5 | 6.318 |  Florida International (FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL) | SUN | 3–6 | 0.333 | 98 | -27 | Beat FCS 38–35 |
| 105 | 0 | 6.349 |  Utah State (UTAH STATE) | IND WAC | 2–8 | 0.200 | 103 | -28 | Lost to Nevada 24–30 |
| 106 | -2 | 6.417 |  Illinois (ILLINOIS) | B10 | 2–9 | 0.182 | 110 | -29 | Lost to Northwestern 21–38 |
| 107 | 5 | 6.775 |  Rice (RICE) | USA | 1–9 | 0.100 | 113 | -29 | Lost to UCF 28–31 |
| 108 | -1 | 6.924 |  Tulane (TULANE) | USA | 2–8 | 0.200 | 103 | -37 | Lost to Tulsa 14–38 |
| 109 | -1 | 6.944 |  Florida Atlantic (FLORIDA ATLANTIC) | SUN | 2–8 | 0.200 | 103 | -32 | BYE |
| 110 | -4 | 6.947 |  Syracuse (SYRACUSE) | IND BE | 1–9 | 0.100 | 113 | -32 | Lost to Notre Dame 10–34 |
| 111 | -1 | 7.021 |  North Texas (NORTH TEXAS) | SUN | 2–8 | 0.200 | 103 | -32 | Lost to UL Monroe 19–24 |
| 112 | 6 | 7.169 |  San José State (SAN JOSE STATE) | IND WAC | 2–8 | 0.200 | 103 | -40 | Beat New Mexico State 27–10 |
| 113 | -2 | 7.197 |  UNLV | MWC | 2–9 | 0.182 | 110 | -39 | Lost to Colorado State 27–31 |
| 114 | -1 | 7.356 |  Duke (DUKE) | ACC | 1–10 | 0.091 | 116 | -39 | Lost to North Carolina 21–24 |
| 115 | -1 | 7.391 |  Idaho (IDAHO) | IND WAC | 2–8 | 0.200 | 103 | -40 | Lost to Boise State 35–70 |
| 116 | 0 | 7.785 |  Temple (TEMPLE) | IND FBSI | 0–11 | 0.000 | 118 | -41 | Lost to Navy 17–38 |
| 117 | -2 | 8.105 |  New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE) | IND WAC | 0–11 | 0.000 | 118 | -47 | Lost to San José State 10–27 |
| 118 | 1 | 8.234 |  Kent State (KENT STATE) | MAC | 1–9 | 0.100 | 113 | -49 | BYE |
| 119 | -2 | 8.467 |  Buffalo (BUFFALO) | MAC | 1–10 | 0.091 | 116 | -50 | Lost to Eastern Michigan 14–38 |