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2005 Week 3 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.
RankChangeRatingTeamConfRecordWin %PlaceNOWGame Status
1240.788Penn State (PENN STATE)B102–01.0001+2Beat Cincinnati 42–24
2350.807Illinois (ILLINOIS)B102–01.0001+2Beat San José State 40–19
3260.853Louisville (LOUISVILLE)IND BE1–01.0001+1BYE
3260.853Tennessee (TENNESSEE)SEC1–01.0001+1BYE
5140.857Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)B102–01.0001+1Beat Temple 65–0
6380.862New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)MWC2–01.0001+2Beat Missouri 45–35
7400.880LSUSEC1–01.0001+1Beat Arizona State 35–31
8-20.930Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)B102–01.0001+1Beat Hawai'i 42–14
9-80.944Texas (TEXAS)B122–01.0001+1Beat Ohio State 25–22
1050.963Florida (FLORIDA)SEC2–01.0001+1Beat Louisiana Tech 41–3
1150.972Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)ACC2–01.0001+1Beat Army 44–7
12351.036Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)B121–01.00010Beat Florida International 56–3
13-71.050Georgia (GEORGIA)SEC2–01.0001+1Beat South Carolina 17–15
14-21.091Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)IND FBSI2–01.0001+1Beat Michigan 17–10
15221.095Utah (UTAH)MWC2–01.0001+1Beat Utah State 31–7
16-121.100USCPAC1–01.00010BYE
17-71.105Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)B102–01.0001+1Beat Northern Illinois 38–37
1811.146Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)B122–01.0001+1Beat Marshall 21–19
1971.150Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)ACC2–01.0001+1Beat North Carolina 27–21
20141.183Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)SEC2–01.0001+1Beat Arkansas 28–24
21251.196Clemson (CLEMSON)ACC2–01.0001+1Beat Maryland 28–24
22-111.224UCLAPAC2–01.00010Beat Rice 63–21
23-151.233Minnesota (MINNESOTA)B102–01.00010Beat Colorado State 56–24
24231.292Purdue (PURDUE)B101–01.00010Beat Akron 49–24
2591.297Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)ACC2–01.00010Beat Duke 45–0
26-41.311Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)PAC2–01.00010Beat Nevada 55–21
27101.329Colorado (COLORADO)B122–01.00010Beat New Mexico State 39–0
28-91.343Oregon (OREGON)PAC2–01.0001+1Beat FCS 47–14
29-131.366UTEPUSA1–01.00010BYE
3031.380Baylor (BAYLOR)B122–01.0001+1Beat FCS 48–14
31-171.393Alabama (ALABAMA)SEC2–01.00010Beat Southern Miss 30–21
32-41.393West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)IND BE2–01.0001+1Beat FCS 35–7
33-111.412Virginia (VIRGINIA)ACC1–01.00010BYE
34-291.416UConn (CONNECTICUT)IND BE2–01.00010Beat FCS 59–0
35531.416Iowa State (IOWA STATE)B122–01.0001+1Beat Iowa 23–3
3611.453Air Force (AIR FORCE)MWC2–01.00010Beat San Diego State 41–29
37101.458North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)SUN1–01.00010Beat Middle Tennessee 14–7
38-41.485Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)SEC1–01.00010BYE
39231.490Toledo (TOLEDO)MAC2–01.00010Beat Western Michigan 56–23
40-31.494East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)USA1–01.00010BYE
4161.494Stanford (STANFORD)PAC1–01.00010Beat Navy 41–38
42-131.508Indiana (INDIANA)B102–01.0001+1Beat FCS 35–31
43211.508California (CALIFORNIA)PAC2–01.00010Beat Washington 56–17
44-71.609Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)ACC2–01.00010Beat FCS 62–10
45361.650Nebraska (NEBRASKA)B122–01.00010Beat Wake Forest 31–3
46461.666Auburn (AUBURN)SEC1–10.50050+1Beat Mississippi State 28–0
47-231.682Kansas (KANSAS)B122–01.00010Beat FCS 36–8
48-391.688Missouri (MISSOURI)B121–10.50050+1Lost to New Mexico 35–45
49271.723Oregon State (OREGON STATE)PAC2–01.00010Beat Boise State 30–27
50331.726UABUSA1–10.50050+1Beat Troy 27–7
51401.746Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)B122–01.00010Beat Florida Atlantic 23–3
52281.797SMUUSA1–10.50050+1Beat TCU 21–10
53-61.852Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)IND WAC1–01.00010Beat FCS 55–17
54-71.967Tulane (TULANE)USA0–00.000830BYE
55-112.036Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)IND BE1–10.50050+1Lost to Penn State 24–42
56-532.095Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)PAC1–10.500500Lost to LSU 31–35
57-552.182Iowa (IOWA)B101–10.500500Lost to Iowa State 3–23
58322.305Syracuse (SYRACUSE)IND BE1–10.500500Beat Buffalo 31–0
59452.345Wyoming (WYOMING)MWC1–10.500500Beat UL Monroe 38–0
60-472.362Ohio State (OHIO STATE)B101–10.500500Lost to Texas 22–25
61-432.448Michigan (MICHIGAN)B101–10.500500Lost to Notre Dame 10–17
62-362.464South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)SEC1–10.500500Lost to Georgia 15–17
6322.526UNLVMWC1–10.500500Beat Idaho 34–31
64-272.548Maryland (MARYLAND)ACC1–10.500500Lost to Clemson 24–28
65-22.593Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)B120–10.000830BYE
66322.599Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)MAC1–10.500500Beat Ball State 40–31
67162.603Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)MAC1–10.500500Beat Miami (OH) 38–37
6812.673Miami (MIAMI)ACC0–10.000830BYE
6982.713Memphis (MEMPHIS)USA0–10.000830BYE
6982.713NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)ACC0–10.000830BYE
71382.743Ohio (OHIO)MAC1–10.500500Beat Pittsburgh 16–10
72-252.793North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)ACC0–10.000830Lost to Georgia Tech 21–27
73-262.913Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)USA0–10.000830Lost to Alabama 21–30
74-53.001Rutgers (RUTGERS)IND BE1–10.500500Beat FCS 38–6
75-463.008TCUMWC1–10.500500Lost to SMU 10–21
76-93.013Arkansas (ARKANSAS)SEC1–10.500500Lost to Vanderbilt 24–28
77173.059South Florida (SOUTH FLORIDA)IND BE1–10.500500Beat FCS 37–3
78273.073Middle Tennessee (MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE)SUN0–20.000830Lost to North Texas 7–14
79233.128BYUMWC1–10.500500Beat FCS 45–10
80-113.135Arizona (ARIZONA)PAC1–10.500500Beat FCS 31–12
81143.173Florida Atlantic (FLORIDA ATLANTIC)SUN0–20.000830Lost to Oklahoma State 3–23
82-53.193Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)ACC0–20.000830Lost to Nebraska 3–31
8343.196Marshall (MARSHALL)USA1–10.500500Lost to Kansas State 19–21
84143.238Houston (HOUSTON)USA1–10.500500Beat FCS 31–10
85-23.252Kentucky (KENTUCKY)SEC1–10.500500Beat FCS 41–29
86-173.253Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)MWC0–20.000830Lost to Minnesota 24–56
87213.253San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)MWC0–20.000830Lost to Air Force 29–41
88243.313Boise State (BOISE STATE)IND WAC0–20.000830Lost to Oregon State 27–30
89-203.393Washington (WASHINGTON)PAC0–20.000830Lost to California 17–56
90-23.420San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)IND WAC1–10.500500Lost to Illinois 19–40
91-263.443Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)MAC1–10.50050-1Beat Louisiana 31–10
9243.453Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)MAC0–20.000830Lost to Toledo 23–56
93193.475Kent State (KENT STATE)MAC1–10.500500Beat FCS 33–12
94-473.513Utah State (UTAH STATE)IND WAC0–10.000830Lost to Utah 7–31
95-263.513Duke (DUKE)ACC0–20.000830Lost to Virginia Tech 0–45
96-133.551Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)B121–10.50050-1Beat Tulsa 31–15
97-503.553Akron (AKRON)MAC0–10.000830Lost to Purdue 24–49
9843.673New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)IND WAC0–20.000830Lost to Colorado 0–39
99-13.893Florida International (FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL)SUN0–20.000830Lost to Texas Tech 3–56
100-533.913Nevada (NEVADA)IND WAC0–10.000830Lost to Washington State 21–55
101-544.033Army (ARMY)IND FBSI0–10.000830Lost to Boston College 7–44
102134.033Hawai'i (HAWAII)IND WAC0–20.000830Lost to Michigan State 14–42
103-564.073Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH)IND WAC0–10.000830Lost to Florida 3–41
10464.198Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE)SUN1–10.50050-1Beat FCS 56–7
105-584.233Rice (RICE)USA0–10.000830Lost to UCLA 21–63
106-394.385Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)SEC1–10.50050-1Lost to Auburn 0–28
107-254.450Troy (TROY)SUN1–10.50050-1Lost to UAB 7–27
108-394.633Navy (NAVY)IND FBSI0–20.00083-1Lost to Stanford 38–41
109-134.813Idaho (IDAHO)IND WAC0–20.00083-1Lost to UNLV 31–34
110-94.853Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)MAC0–20.00083-1Lost to Northwestern 37–38
111-45.053Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)IND BE0–20.00083-1Lost to Ohio 10–16
112-15.453Tulsa (TULSA)USA0–20.00083-1Lost to Oklahoma 15–31
11315.893Buffalo (BUFFALO)MAC0–20.00083-1Lost to Syracuse 0–31
11446.073Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)SUN0–20.00083-1Lost to Eastern Michigan 10–31
11516.753Temple (TEMPLE)IND FBSI0–20.00083-1Lost to Wisconsin 0–65
116-246.833UCF (CENTRAL FLORIDA)USA0–10.00083-1BYE
117-116.893Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))MAC0–20.00083-2Lost to Central Michigan 37–38
118-17.773Ball State (BALL STATE)MAC0–20.00083-2Lost to Bowling Green 31–40
119010.113UL Monroe (LOUISIANA MONROE)SUN0–20.00083-1Lost to Wyoming 0–38

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