2005 Week 2 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 | 0.541 |  Texas (TEXAS) |  B12 | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat Louisiana 60–3 |
| 2 | -1 | 0.550 |  Iowa (IOWA) |  B10 | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat Ball State 56–0 |
| 3 | -2 | 0.632 |  Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE) |  PAC | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat Temple 63–16 |
| 4 | -3 | 0.642 |  USC | PAC | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat Hawai'i 63–17 |
| 5 | -4 | 0.715 |  UConn (CONNECTICUT) | IND BE | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat Buffalo 38–0 |
| 6 | -5 | 0.743 |  Georgia (GEORGIA) |  SEC | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat Boise State 48–13 |
| 6 | -5 | 0.743 |  Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE) | B10 | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat Kent State 49–14 |
| 8 | -7 | 0.779 |  Minnesota (MINNESOTA) | B10 | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat Tulsa 41–10 |
| 9 | -8 | 0.816 |  Missouri (MISSOURI) | B12 | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat Arkansas State 44–17 |
| 10 | -9 | 0.843 |  Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN) | B10 | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat Ohio 38–14 |
| 11 | -10 | 0.853 |  UCLA | PAC | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat San Diego State 44–21 |
| 12 | -11 | 0.871 |  Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME) | IND FBSI | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat Pittsburgh 42–21 |
| 13 | -12 | 0.880 |  Ohio State (OHIO STATE) | B10 | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat Miami (OH) 34–14 |
| 14 | -13 | 0.889 |  Alabama (ALABAMA) | SEC | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat Middle Tennessee 26–7 |
| 15 | -14 | 0.898 |  Florida (FLORIDA) | SEC | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat Wyoming 32–14 |
| 16 | -15 | 0.907 |  Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE) |  ACC | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat BYU 20–3 |
| 16 | -15 | 0.907 |  UTEP |  USA | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat New Mexico State 34–17 |
| 18 | -17 | 0.917 |  Michigan (MICHIGAN) | B10 | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat Northern Illinois 33–17 |
| 19 | -18 | 0.935 |  Kansas State (KANSAS STATE) | B12 | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat Florida International 35–21 |
| 19 | -18 | 0.935 |  Oregon (OREGON) | PAC | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat Houston 38–24 |
| 19 | -18 | 0.935 |  Wisconsin (WISCONSIN) | B10 | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat Bowling Green 56–42 |
| 22 | -21 | 0.953 |  Virginia (VIRGINIA) | ACC | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat Western Michigan 31–19 |
| 22 | -21 | 0.953 |  Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE) | PAC | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat Idaho 38–26 |
| 24 | -23 | 0.963 |  Kansas (KANSAS) | B12 | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat Florida Atlantic 30–19 |
| 25 | -24 | 0.972 |  Penn State (PENN STATE) | B10 | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat South Florida 23–13 |
| 26 | -25 | 0.981 |  Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH) | ACC | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat Auburn 23–14 |
| 26 | -25 | 0.981 |  South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA) | SEC | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat UCF 24–15 |
| 28 | -27 | 0.990 |  West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA) | IND BE | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat Syracuse 15–7 |
| 29 | -28 | 0.999 |  Indiana (INDIANA) | B10 | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat Central Michigan 20–13 |
| 29 | -28 | 0.999 |  Louisville (LOUISVILLE) | IND BE | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat Kentucky 31–24 |
| 29 | -28 | 0.999 |  TCU |  MWC | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat Oklahoma 17–10 |
| 29 | -28 | 0.999 |  Tennessee (TENNESSEE) | SEC | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat UAB 17–10 |
| 33 | -32 | 1.018 |  Baylor (BAYLOR) | B12 | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat SMU 28–23 |
| 34 | -33 | 1.027 |  Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI) | SEC | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat Memphis 10–6 |
| 34 | -33 | 1.027 |  Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT) | SEC | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat Wake Forest 24–20 |
| 34 | -33 | 1.027 |  Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH) | ACC | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat NC State 20–16 |
| 37 | -36 | 1.036 |  Air Force (AIR FORCE) | MWC | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat Washington 20–17 |
| 37 | -36 | 1.036 |  Colorado (COLORADO) | B12 | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat Colorado State 31–28 |
| 37 | -36 | 1.036 |  East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA) | USA | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat Duke 24–21 |
| 37 | -36 | 1.036 |  Florida State (FLORIDA STATE) | ACC | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat Miami 10–7 |
| 37 | -36 | 1.036 |  Illinois (ILLINOIS) | B10 | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat Rutgers 33–30 |
| 37 | -36 | 1.036 |  Maryland (MARYLAND) | ACC | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat Navy 23–20 |
| 37 | -36 | 1.036 |  Utah (UTAH) | MWC | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat Arizona 27–24 |
| 44 | -43 | 1.045 |  Cincinnati (CINCINNATI) | IND BE | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat Eastern Michigan 28–26 |
| 44 | -43 | 1.045 |  New Mexico (NEW MEXICO) | MWC | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat UNLV 24–22 |
| 46 | -45 | 1.054 |  Clemson (CLEMSON) | ACC | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat Texas A&M 25–24 |
| 47 | -46 | 1.733 |  Akron (AKRON) |  MAC | 0–0 | 0.000 | 58 | 0 | BYE |
| 47 | -46 | 1.733 |  Army (ARMY) | IND FBSI | 0–0 | 0.000 | 58 | 0 | BYE |
| 47 | -46 | 1.733 |  Fresno State (FRESNO STATE) | IND WAC | 0–0 | 0.000 | 58 | 0 | BYE |
| 47 | -46 | 1.733 |  Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH) | IND WAC | 0–0 | 0.000 | 58 | 0 | BYE |
| 47 | -46 | 1.733 |  LSU | SEC | 0–0 | 0.000 | 58 | 0 | BYE |
| 47 | -46 | 1.733 |  Nevada (NEVADA) | IND WAC | 0–0 | 0.000 | 58 | 0 | BYE |
| 47 | -46 | 1.733 |  North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA) | ACC | 0–0 | 0.000 | 58 | 0 | BYE |
| 47 | -46 | 1.733 |  North Texas (NORTH TEXAS) |  SUN | 0–0 | 0.000 | 58 | 0 | BYE |
| 47 | -46 | 1.733 |  Purdue (PURDUE) | B10 | 0–0 | 0.000 | 58 | 0 | BYE |
| 47 | -46 | 1.733 |  Rice (RICE) | USA | 0–0 | 0.000 | 58 | 0 | BYE |
| 47 | -46 | 1.733 |  Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS) | USA | 0–0 | 0.000 | 58 | 0 | BYE |
| 47 | -46 | 1.733 |  Stanford (STANFORD) | PAC | 0–0 | 0.000 | 58 | 0 | BYE |
| 47 | -46 | 1.733 |  Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH) | B12 | 0–0 | 0.000 | 58 | 0 | BYE |
| 47 | -46 | 1.733 |  Tulane (TULANE) | USA | 0–0 | 0.000 | 58 | 0 | BYE |
| 47 | -46 | 1.733 |  Utah State (UTAH STATE) | IND WAC | 0–0 | 0.000 | 58 | 0 | BYE |
| 62 | -61 | 1.760 |  Toledo (TOLEDO) | MAC | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat FCS 62–14 |
| 63 | -62 | 1.843 |  Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M) | B12 | 0–1 | 0.000 | 58 | 0 | Lost to Clemson 24–25 |
| 64 | -63 | 1.852 |  California (CALIFORNIA) | PAC | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat FCS 41–3 |
| 65 | -64 | 1.883 |  Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN) | MAC | 0–1 | 0.000 | 58 | 0 | Lost to Cincinnati 26–28 |
| 65 | -64 | 1.883 |  UNLV | MWC | 0–1 | 0.000 | 58 | 0 | Lost to New Mexico 22–24 |
| 67 | -66 | 1.907 |  Arkansas (ARKANSAS) | SEC | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat FCS 49–17 |
| 67 | -66 | 1.907 |  Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE) | SEC | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat FCS 38–6 |
| 69 | -68 | 1.923 |  Arizona (ARIZONA) | PAC | 0–1 | 0.000 | 58 | 0 | Lost to Utah 24–27 |
| 69 | -68 | 1.923 |  Colorado State (COLORADO STATE) | MWC | 0–1 | 0.000 | 58 | 0 | Lost to Colorado 28–31 |
| 69 | -68 | 1.923 |  Duke (DUKE) | ACC | 0–1 | 0.000 | 58 | 0 | Lost to East Carolina 21–24 |
| 69 | -68 | 1.923 |  Miami (MIAMI) | ACC | 0–1 | 0.000 | 58 | 0 | Lost to Florida State 7–10 |
| 69 | -68 | 1.923 |  Navy (NAVY) | IND FBSI | 0–1 | 0.000 | 58 | 0 | Lost to Maryland 20–23 |
| 69 | -68 | 1.923 |  Rutgers (RUTGERS) | IND BE | 0–1 | 0.000 | 58 | 0 | Lost to Illinois 30–33 |
| 69 | -68 | 1.923 |  Washington (WASHINGTON) | PAC | 0–1 | 0.000 | 58 | 0 | Lost to Air Force 17–20 |
| 76 | -75 | 1.952 |  Oregon State (OREGON STATE) | PAC | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat FCS 41–14 |
| 77 | -76 | 1.963 |  Memphis (MEMPHIS) | USA | 0–1 | 0.000 | 58 | 0 | Lost to Ole Miss 6–10 |
| 77 | -76 | 1.963 |  NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE) | ACC | 0–1 | 0.000 | 58 | 0 | Lost to Virginia Tech 16–20 |
| 77 | -76 | 1.963 |  Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST) | ACC | 0–1 | 0.000 | 58 | 0 | Lost to Vanderbilt 20–24 |
| 80 | -79 | 2.003 |  SMU | USA | 0–1 | 0.000 | 58 | 0 | Lost to Baylor 23–28 |
| 81 | -80 | 2.035 |  Nebraska (NEBRASKA) | B12 | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat FCS 25–7 |
| 82 | -81 | 2.044 |  Troy (TROY) | SUN | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat FCS 27–10 |
| 83 | -82 | 2.083 |  Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN) | MAC | 0–1 | 0.000 | 58 | 0 | Lost to Indiana 13–20 |
| 83 | -82 | 2.083 |  Kentucky (KENTUCKY) | SEC | 0–1 | 0.000 | 58 | 0 | Lost to Louisville 24–31 |
| 83 | -82 | 2.083 |  Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA) | B12 | 0–1 | 0.000 | 58 | 0 | Lost to TCU 10–17 |
| 83 | -82 | 2.083 |  UAB | USA | 0–1 | 0.000 | 58 | 0 | Lost to Tennessee 10–17 |
| 87 | -86 | 2.090 |  Marshall (MARSHALL) | USA | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat FCS 36–24 |
| 88 | -87 | 2.099 |  Iowa State (IOWA STATE) | B12 | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat FCS 32–21 |
| 88 | -87 | 2.099 |  San José State (SAN JOSE STATE) | IND WAC | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat FCS 35–24 |
| 90 | -89 | 2.123 |  Syracuse (SYRACUSE) | IND BE | 0–1 | 0.000 | 58 | 0 | Lost to West Virginia 7–15 |
| 91 | -90 | 2.154 |  Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE) | B12 | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat FCS 15–10 |
| 92 | -91 | 2.163 |  Auburn (AUBURN) | SEC | 0–1 | 0.000 | 58 | 0 | Lost to Georgia Tech 14–23 |
| 92 | -91 | 2.163 |  UCF (CENTRAL FLORIDA) | USA | 0–1 | 0.000 | 58 | 0 | Lost to South Carolina 15–24 |
| 94 | -93 | 2.203 |  South Florida (SOUTH FLORIDA) | IND BE | 0–1 | 0.000 | 58 | 0 | Lost to Penn State 13–23 |
| 95 | -94 | 2.243 |  Florida Atlantic (FLORIDA ATLANTIC) | SUN | 0–1 | 0.000 | 58 | 0 | Lost to Kansas 19–30 |
| 96 | -95 | 2.283 |  Idaho (IDAHO) | IND WAC | 0–1 | 0.000 | 58 | 0 | Lost to Washington State 26–38 |
| 96 | -95 | 2.283 |  Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN) | MAC | 0–1 | 0.000 | 58 | 0 | Lost to Virginia 19–31 |
| 98 | -97 | 2.363 |  Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN) | MAC | 0–1 | 0.000 | 58 | 0 | Lost to Wisconsin 42–56 |
| 98 | -97 | 2.363 |  Florida International (FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL) | SUN | 0–1 | 0.000 | 58 | 0 | Lost to Kansas State 21–35 |
| 98 | -97 | 2.363 |  Houston (HOUSTON) | USA | 0–1 | 0.000 | 58 | 0 | Lost to Oregon 24–38 |
| 101 | -100 | 2.443 |  Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS) | MAC | 0–1 | 0.000 | 58 | 0 | Lost to Michigan 17–33 |
| 102 | -101 | 2.483 |  BYU | MWC | 0–1 | 0.000 | 58 | 0 | Lost to Boston College 3–20 |
| 102 | -101 | 2.483 |  New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE) | IND WAC | 0–1 | 0.000 | 58 | 0 | Lost to UTEP 17–34 |
| 104 | -103 | 2.523 |  Wyoming (WYOMING) | MWC | 0–1 | 0.000 | 58 | 0 | Lost to Florida 14–32 |
| 105 | -104 | 2.563 |  Middle Tennessee (MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE) | SUN | 0–1 | 0.000 | 58 | 0 | Lost to Alabama 7–26 |
| 106 | -105 | 2.603 |  Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH)) | MAC | 0–1 | 0.000 | 58 | 0 | Lost to Ohio State 14–34 |
| 107 | -106 | 2.643 |  Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH) | IND BE | 0–1 | 0.000 | 58 | 0 | Lost to Notre Dame 21–42 |
| 108 | -107 | 2.723 |  San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE) | MWC | 0–1 | 0.000 | 58 | 0 | Lost to UCLA 21–44 |
| 109 | -108 | 2.763 |  Ohio (OHIO) | MAC | 0–1 | 0.000 | 58 | 0 | Lost to Northwestern 14–38 |
| 110 | -109 | 2.883 |  Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE) | SUN | 0–1 | 0.000 | 58 | 0 | Lost to Missouri 17–44 |
| 111 | -110 | 3.043 |  Tulsa (TULSA) | USA | 0–1 | 0.000 | 58 | 0 | Lost to Minnesota 10–41 |
| 112 | -111 | 3.203 |  Boise State (BOISE STATE) | IND WAC | 0–1 | 0.000 | 58 | 0 | Lost to Georgia 13–48 |
| 112 | -111 | 3.203 |  Kent State (KENT STATE) | MAC | 0–1 | 0.000 | 58 | 0 | Lost to Michigan State 14–49 |
| 114 | -113 | 3.323 |  Buffalo (BUFFALO) | MAC | 0–1 | 0.000 | 58 | 0 | Lost to UConn 0–38 |
| 115 | -114 | 3.643 |  Hawai'i (HAWAII) | IND WAC | 0–1 | 0.000 | 58 | 0 | Lost to USC 17–63 |
| 116 | -115 | 3.683 |  Temple (TEMPLE) | IND FBSI | 0–1 | 0.000 | 58 | 0 | Lost to Arizona State 16–63 |
| 117 | -116 | 4.043 |  Ball State (BALL STATE) | MAC | 0–1 | 0.000 | 58 | 0 | Lost to Iowa 0–56 |
| 118 | -117 | 4.083 |  Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE) | SUN | 0–1 | 0.000 | 58 | 0 | Lost to Texas 3–60 |
| 119 | -118 | 11.483 |  UL Monroe (LOUISIANA MONROE) | SUN | 0–1 | 0.000 | 58 | 0 | Lost to FCS 23–27 |