2005 Week 4 College Football Team Rankings

September 20, 2005By PowerUpRankings.com • Posted in 2005 Season Tags: • No Comments

2005 rankings calculated with the Classic formula (Ken's 2016-based hybrid, applied retroactively); records, NOW and game results come from official ESPN scores.

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Rank	Change	Rating	Team	Conf	Record	Win %	Place	NOW	Game Status
1	6	0.605	LSU	SEC	1–0	1.000	1	+2	BYE
2	-1	0.681	Penn State (PENN STATE)	B10	3–0	1.000	1	+5	Beat Central Michigan 40–3
3	0	0.802	Louisville (LOUISVILLE)	IND BE	2–0	1.000	1	+3	Beat Oregon State 63–27
4	15	0.935	Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)	ACC	3–0	1.000	1	+4	Beat UConn 28–13
5	4	0.956	Texas (TEXAS)	B12	3–0	1.000	1	+3	Beat Rice 51–10
6	4	0.963	Florida (FLORIDA)	SEC	3–0	1.000	1	+3	Beat Tennessee 16–7
7	18	0.966	Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)	ACC	3–0	1.000	1	+3	Beat Ohio 45–0
8	16	1.054	Purdue (PURDUE)	B10	2–0	1.000	1	+2	Beat Arizona 31–24
9	-1	1.063	Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)	B10	3–0	1.000	1	+3	Beat Notre Dame 44–41
10	34	1.094	Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)	ACC	3–0	1.000	1	+3	Beat Boston College 28–17
11	32	1.118	California (CALIFORNIA)	PAC	3–0	1.000	1	+3	Beat Illinois 35–20
12	4	1.123	USC	PAC	2–0	1.000	1	+1	Beat Arkansas 70–17
13	-7	1.176	New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)	MWC	3–0	1.000	1	+3	Beat New Mexico State 38–21
14	6	1.204	Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)	SEC	3–0	1.000	1	+3	Beat Ole Miss 31–23
15	16	1.244	Alabama (ALABAMA)	SEC	3–0	1.000	1	+2	Beat South Carolina 37–14
16	-11	1.277	Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)	B10	3–0	1.000	1	+1	Beat North Carolina 14–5
17	18	1.279	Iowa State (IOWA STATE)	B12	2–0	1.000	1	+2	BYE
18	15	1.288	Virginia (VIRGINIA)	ACC	2–0	1.000	1	+2	Beat Syracuse 27–24
19	4	1.338	Minnesota (MINNESOTA)	B10	3–0	1.000	1	+1	Beat Florida Atlantic 46–7
20	-2	1.347	Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)	B12	2–0	1.000	1	+1	BYE
21	7	1.381	Oregon (OREGON)	PAC	3–0	1.000	1	+2	Beat Fresno State 37–34
22	0	1.399	UCLA	PAC	3–0	1.000	1	+1	Beat Oklahoma 41–24
23	3	1.415	Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)	PAC	3–0	1.000	1	+1	Beat FCS 48–7
24	-22	1.417	Illinois (ILLINOIS)	B10	2–1	0.667	35	+3	Lost to California 20–35
25	-12	1.424	Georgia (GEORGIA)	SEC	3–0	1.000	1	+1	Beat UL Monroe 44–7
26	13	1.461	Toledo (TOLEDO)	MAC	3–0	1.000	1	+1	Beat Temple 42–17
27	19	1.479	Auburn (AUBURN)	SEC	2–1	0.667	35	+2	Beat Ball State 63–3
28	-16	1.485	Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)	B12	2–0	1.000	1	0	Beat FCS 80–21
29	0	1.485	UTEP	USA	2–0	1.000	1	+1	Beat Houston 44–41
30	2	1.491	West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)	IND BE	3–0	1.000	1	+2	Beat Maryland 31–19
31	25	1.504	Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)	PAC	2–1	0.667	35	+2	Beat Northwestern 52–21
32	10	1.531	Indiana (INDIANA)	B10	3–0	1.000	1	+2	Beat Kentucky 38–14
33	-6	1.604	Colorado (COLORADO)	B12	2–0	1.000	1	0	BYE
34	34	1.630	Miami (MIAMI)	ACC	1–1	0.500	57	+2	Beat Clemson 36–30
35	-5	1.635	Baylor (BAYLOR)	B12	3–0	1.000	1	+1	Beat Army 20–10
36	9	1.641	Nebraska (NEBRASKA)	B12	3–0	1.000	1	+1	Beat Pittsburgh 7–6
37	14	1.677	Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)	B12	3–0	1.000	1	+1	Beat Arkansas State 20–10
38	-35	1.687	Tennessee (TENNESSEE)	SEC	1–1	0.500	57	+2	Lost to Florida 7–16
39	8	1.751	Kansas (KANSAS)	B12	3–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Louisiana Tech 34–14
40	-26	1.769	Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)	IND FBSI	2–1	0.667	35	+2	Lost to Michigan State 41–44
41	18	1.799	Wyoming (WYOMING)	MWC	2–1	0.667	35	+2	Beat Air Force 29–28
42	6	1.811	Missouri (MISSOURI)	B12	2–1	0.667	35	+2	Beat Troy 52–21
43	-32	1.915	Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)	ACC	2–1	0.667	35	+1	Lost to Florida State 17–28
44	16	2.122	Ohio State (OHIO STATE)	B10	2–1	0.667	35	+1	Beat San Diego State 27–6
45	16	2.125	Michigan (MICHIGAN)	B10	2–1	0.667	35	+1	Beat Eastern Michigan 55–0
46	-8	2.161	Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)	SEC	1–1	0.500	57	+1	Lost to Vanderbilt 23–31
47	-13	2.389	UConn (CONNECTICUT)	IND BE	2–1	0.667	35	0	Lost to Georgia Tech 13–28
48	9	2.511	Iowa (IOWA)	B10	2–1	0.667	35	0	Beat FCS 45–21
49	-32	2.518	Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)	B10	2–1	0.667	35	+1	Lost to Arizona State 21–52
50	25	2.519	TCU	MWC	2–1	0.667	35	+1	Beat Utah 23–20
51	-30	2.554	Clemson (CLEMSON)	ACC	2–1	0.667	35	+1	Lost to Miami 30–36
52	-37	2.601	Utah (UTAH)	MWC	2–1	0.667	35	0	Lost to TCU 20–23
53	24	2.609	South Florida (SOUTH FLORIDA)	IND BE	2–1	0.667	35	0	Beat UCF 31–14
54	1	2.640	Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)	IND BE	2–1	0.667	35	+1	Beat FCS 7–3
55	10	2.641	Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)	B12	1–1	0.500	57	0	Beat SMU 66–8
56	-20	2.655	Air Force (AIR FORCE)	MWC	2–1	0.667	35	0	Lost to Wyoming 28–29
57	25	2.687	Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)	ACC	1–2	0.333	74	+1	Beat East Carolina 44–34
58	42	2.763	Nevada (NEVADA)	IND WAC	1–1	0.500	57	+1	Beat UNLV 22–14
59	-10	2.878	Oregon State (OREGON STATE)	PAC	2–1	0.667	35	0	Lost to Louisville 27–63
60	14	2.998	Rutgers (RUTGERS)	IND BE	2–1	0.667	35	-1	Beat Buffalo 17–3
61	8	3.002	NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)	ACC	1–1	0.500	57	0	Beat FCS 54–10
62	-4	3.010	Syracuse (SYRACUSE)	IND BE	1–2	0.333	74	0	Lost to Virginia 24–27
63	3	3.022	Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)	MAC	1–1	0.500	57	0	BYE
64	-11	3.053	Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)	IND WAC	1–1	0.500	57	0	Lost to Oregon 34–37
65	-15	3.125	UAB	USA	2–1	0.667	35	0	Beat FCS 35–28
66	31	3.136	Akron (AKRON)	MAC	1–1	0.500	57	0	Beat Middle Tennessee 17–7
67	0	3.163	Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)	MAC	1–2	0.333	74	+1	Lost to Penn State 3–40
68	38	3.184	Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)	SEC	2–1	0.667	35	-1	Beat Tulane 21–14
69	4	3.224	Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)	USA	1–1	0.500	57	0	Beat FCS 48–20
70	2	3.303	North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)	ACC	0–2	0.000	98	0	Lost to Wisconsin 5–14
71	12	3.310	Marshall (MARSHALL)	USA	1–1	0.500	57	0	BYE
72	-10	3.326	South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)	SEC	1–2	0.333	74	0	Lost to Alabama 14–37
73	23	3.480	Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)	B12	1–2	0.333	74	0	Lost to UCLA 24–41
74	10	3.524	Houston (HOUSTON)	USA	1–2	0.333	74	0	Lost to UTEP 41–44
75	-23	3.629	SMU	USA	1–2	0.333	74	+1	Lost to Texas A&M 8–66
76	10	3.703	Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)	MWC	0–2	0.000	98	0	BYE
77	8	3.730	Kentucky (KENTUCKY)	SEC	1–2	0.333	74	0	Lost to Indiana 14–38
78	-2	3.801	Arkansas (ARKANSAS)	SEC	1–2	0.333	74	0	Lost to USC 17–70
79	33	3.821	Tulsa (TULSA)	USA	1–2	0.333	74	-1	Beat North Texas 54–2
80	12	3.910	Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	1–2	0.333	74	0	Beat FCS 34–28
81	-17	3.924	Maryland (MARYLAND)	ACC	1–2	0.333	74	-1	Lost to West Virginia 19–31
82	-1	3.937	Florida Atlantic (FLORIDA ATLANTIC)	SUN	0–3	0.000	98	0	Lost to Minnesota 7–46
83	6	3.952	Washington (WASHINGTON)	PAC	1–2	0.333	74	-1	Beat Idaho 34–6
84	14	3.977	New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)	IND WAC	0–3	0.000	98	0	Lost to New Mexico 21–38
85	-6	4.007	BYU	MWC	1–1	0.500	57	-1	BYE
86	18	4.101	Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE)	SUN	1–2	0.333	74	-1	Lost to Oklahoma State 10–20
87	-7	4.106	Arizona (ARIZONA)	PAC	1–2	0.333	74	-1	Lost to Purdue 24–31
88	15	4.163	Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH)	IND WAC	0–2	0.000	98	0	Lost to Kansas 14–34
89	-49	4.187	East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)	USA	1–1	0.500	57	-1	Lost to Wake Forest 34–44
90	-21	4.252	Memphis (MEMPHIS)	USA	1–1	0.500	57	-1	Beat FCS 59–14
91	-28	4.275	UNLV	MWC	1–2	0.333	74	-1	Lost to Nevada 14–22
92	-2	4.299	San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)	IND WAC	1–1	0.500	57	-1	BYE
93	6	4.343	Florida International (FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL)	SUN	0–2	0.000	98	0	BYE
94	-3	4.373	Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	1–2	0.333	74	-1	Lost to Michigan 0–55
95	-24	4.389	Ohio (OHIO)	MAC	1–2	0.333	74	-1	Lost to Virginia Tech 0–45
96	6	4.483	Hawai'i (HAWAII)	IND WAC	0–2	0.000	98	0	BYE
97	13	4.630	Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)	MAC	1–2	0.333	74	-2	Beat FCS 42–3
98	7	4.663	Rice (RICE)	USA	0–2	0.000	98	0	Lost to Texas 10–51
99	18	4.796	Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))	MAC	1–2	0.333	74	-2	Beat Kent State 27–10
100	-5	4.806	Duke (DUKE)	ACC	1–2	0.333	74	-1	Beat FCS 40–14
101	-64	5.113	North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)	SUN	1–1	0.500	57	-2	Lost to Tulsa 2–54
102	-14	5.123	Boise State (BOISE STATE)	IND WAC	0–2	0.000	98	-1	BYE
103	4	5.132	Troy (TROY)	SUN	1–2	0.333	74	-2	Lost to Missouri 21–52
104	-11	5.200	Kent State (KENT STATE)	MAC	1–2	0.333	74	-2	Lost to Miami (OH) 10–27
105	-4	5.303	Army (ARMY)	IND FBSI	0–2	0.000	98	-1	Lost to Baylor 10–20
106	8	5.441	Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)	SUN	1–2	0.333	74	-2	Beat FCS 49–28
107	-20	5.563	San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)	MWC	0–3	0.000	98	-2	Lost to Ohio State 6–27
108	-67	5.638	Stanford (STANFORD)	PAC	1–1	0.500	57	0	Lost to FCS 17–20
109	6	5.737	Temple (TEMPLE)	IND FBSI	0–3	0.000	98	-1	Lost to Toledo 17–42
110	-56	6.003	Tulane (TULANE)	USA	0–1	0.000	98	-1	Lost to Mississippi State 14–21
111	0	6.230	Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)	IND BE	0–3	0.000	98	-3	Lost to Nebraska 6–7
112	-34	6.470	Middle Tennessee (MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE)	SUN	0–3	0.000	98	-2	Lost to Akron 7–17
113	-19	6.683	Utah State (UTAH STATE)	IND WAC	0–1	0.000	98	-1	BYE
114	-5	7.470	Idaho (IDAHO)	IND WAC	0–3	0.000	98	-4	Lost to Washington 6–34
115	1	7.803	UCF (CENTRAL FLORIDA)	USA	0–2	0.000	98	-3	Lost to South Florida 14–31
116	-3	7.870	Buffalo (BUFFALO)	MAC	0–3	0.000	98	-4	Lost to Rutgers 3–17
117	1	7.977	Ball State (BALL STATE)	MAC	0–3	0.000	98	-3	Lost to Auburn 3–63
118	1	8.137	UL Monroe (LOUISIANA MONROE)	SUN	0–3	0.000	98	-1	Lost to Georgia 7–44
119	-11	8.283	Navy (NAVY)	IND FBSI	0–2	0.000	98	-3	BYE