2005 Week 6 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 | 2 | 0.741 |  Penn State (PENN STATE) |  B10 | 5–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +13 | Beat Minnesota 44–14 |
| 2 | 0 | 0.768 |  Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH) |  ACC | 5–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +11 | Beat West Virginia 34–17 |
| 3 | -2 | 0.800 |  USC |  PAC | 4–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +9 | Beat Arizona State 38–28 |
| 4 | 7 | 0.906 |  Wisconsin (WISCONSIN) | B10 | 5–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +10 | Beat Indiana 41–24 |
| 5 | 0 | 0.935 |  Florida State (FLORIDA STATE) | ACC | 4–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +8 | Beat Syracuse 38–14 |
| 6 | 7 | 0.994 |  Alabama (ALABAMA) |  SEC | 5–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +10 | Beat Florida 31–3 |
| 7 | -1 | 1.013 |  Texas (TEXAS) |  B12 | 4–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +6 | Beat Missouri 51–20 |
| 8 | 9 | 1.023 |  Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH) | ACC | 3–1 | 0.750 | 24 | +9 | BYE |
| 9 | 0 | 1.098 |  Georgia (GEORGIA) | SEC | 4–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +8 | BYE |
| 10 | -2 | 1.127 |  Florida (FLORIDA) | SEC | 4–1 | 0.800 | 13 | +9 | Lost to Alabama 3–31 |
| 11 | 7 | 1.178 |  Miami (MIAMI) | ACC | 3–1 | 0.750 | 24 | +8 | Beat South Florida 27–7 |
| 12 | 13 | 1.217 |  Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH) | B12 | 4–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +4 | Beat Kansas 30–17 |
| 13 | 15 | 1.350 |  Ohio State (OHIO STATE) | B10 | 3–1 | 0.750 | 24 | +7 | BYE |
| 14 | 16 | 1.366 |  Nebraska (NEBRASKA) | B12 | 4–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +6 | Beat Iowa State 27–20 |
| 15 | 4 | 1.416 |  UCLA | PAC | 4–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +5 | Beat Washington 21–17 |
| 16 | 5 | 1.457 |  Tennessee (TENNESSEE) | SEC | 3–1 | 0.750 | 24 | +5 | Beat Ole Miss 27–10 |
| 17 | -10 | 1.542 |  Minnesota (MINNESOTA) | B10 | 4–1 | 0.800 | 13 | +6 | Lost to Penn State 14–44 |
| 18 | 2 | 1.584 |  California (CALIFORNIA) | PAC | 5–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +4 | Beat Arizona 28–0 |
| 19 | -15 | 1.629 |  Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE) | B10 | 4–1 | 0.800 | 13 | +6 | Lost to Michigan 31–34 |
| 20 | 26 | 1.656 |  Michigan (MICHIGAN) | B10 | 3–2 | 0.600 | 48 | +7 | Beat Michigan State 34–31 |
| 21 | 31 | 1.661 |  Colorado (COLORADO) | B12 | 3–1 | 0.750 | 24 | +4 | Beat Oklahoma State 34–0 |
| 22 | 18 | 1.661 |  Oregon (OREGON) | PAC | 4–1 | 0.800 | 13 | +5 | Beat Stanford 44–20 |
| 23 | 14 | 1.716 |  Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME) | IND FBSI | 4–1 | 0.800 | 13 | +6 | Beat Purdue 49–28 |
| 24 | 9 | 1.901 |  Wyoming (WYOMING) |  MWC | 4–1 | 0.800 | 13 | +5 | Beat UNLV 42–17 |
| 25 | -11 | 1.906 |  West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA) | IND BE | 4–1 | 0.800 | 13 | +5 | Lost to Virginia Tech 17–34 |
| 26 | 16 | 1.918 |  Auburn (AUBURN) | SEC | 4–1 | 0.800 | 13 | +3 | Beat South Carolina 48–7 |
| 27 | 43 | 1.932 |  Fresno State (FRESNO STATE) | IND WAC | 2–1 | 0.667 | 44 | +2 | Beat Toledo 44–14 |
| 28 | 16 | 1.989 |  TCU | MWC | 4–1 | 0.800 | 13 | +5 | Beat New Mexico 49–28 |
| 29 | 6 | 1.994 |  Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE) | ACC | 4–1 | 0.800 | 13 | +3 | Beat Ball State 38–0 |
| 30 | 15 | 2.019 |  LSU | SEC | 2–1 | 0.667 | 44 | +4 | Beat Mississippi State 37–7 |
| 31 | 23 | 2.047 |  Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA) | B12 | 2–2 | 0.500 | 58 | +4 | Beat Kansas State 43–21 |
| 32 | -1 | 2.144 |  South Florida (SOUTH FLORIDA) | IND BE | 3–2 | 0.600 | 48 | +4 | Lost to Miami 7–27 |
| 33 | -10 | 2.182 |  Iowa State (IOWA STATE) | B12 | 3–1 | 0.750 | 24 | +3 | Lost to Nebraska 20–27 |
| 34 | -24 | 2.219 |  UTEP |  USA | 3–1 | 0.750 | 24 | +3 | Lost to Memphis 20–27 |
| 35 | 12 | 2.242 |  Louisville (LOUISVILLE) | IND BE | 3–1 | 0.750 | 24 | +2 | Beat Florida Atlantic 61–10 |
| 36 | -21 | 2.274 |  Kansas State (KANSAS STATE) | B12 | 3–1 | 0.750 | 24 | +2 | Lost to Oklahoma 21–43 |
| 37 | -5 | 2.275 |  Indiana (INDIANA) | B10 | 3–1 | 0.750 | 24 | +3 | Lost to Wisconsin 24–41 |
| 38 | -26 | 2.290 |  Virginia (VIRGINIA) | ACC | 3–1 | 0.750 | 24 | +3 | Lost to Maryland 33–45 |
| 39 | -1 | 2.310 |  Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE) | PAC | 3–2 | 0.600 | 48 | +4 | Lost to USC 28–38 |
| 40 | -24 | 2.365 |  Toledo (TOLEDO) |  MAC | 3–1 | 0.750 | 24 | +2 | Lost to Fresno State 14–44 |
| 41 | 15 | 2.386 |  Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M) | B12 | 3–1 | 0.750 | 24 | +1 | Beat Baylor 16–13 |
| 42 | -6 | 2.403 |  Kansas (KANSAS) | B12 | 3–1 | 0.750 | 24 | +1 | Lost to Texas Tech 17–30 |
| 43 | -21 | 2.411 |  Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE) | PAC | 3–1 | 0.750 | 24 | +1 | Lost to Oregon State 33–44 |
| 44 | 9 | 2.526 |  UConn (CONNECTICUT) | IND BE | 3–1 | 0.750 | 24 | -1 | Beat Army 47–13 |
| 45 | -18 | 2.564 |  Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT) | SEC | 4–1 | 0.800 | 13 | +1 | Lost to Middle Tennessee 15–17 |
| 46 | 16 | 2.569 |  North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA) | ACC | 2–2 | 0.500 | 58 | +3 | Beat Utah 31–17 |
| 47 | 11 | 2.640 |  Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS) | USA | 2–1 | 0.667 | 44 | +1 | Beat East Carolina 33–7 |
| 48 | 12 | 2.648 |  UAB | USA | 3–1 | 0.750 | 24 | 0 | Beat Rice 45–26 |
| 49 | 20 | 2.666 |  Maryland (MARYLAND) | ACC | 3–2 | 0.600 | 48 | +2 | Beat Virginia 45–33 |
| 50 | -26 | 2.672 |  Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE) | B12 | 3–1 | 0.750 | 24 | +1 | Lost to Colorado 0–34 |
| 51 | 20 | 2.714 |  Colorado State (COLORADO STATE) | MWC | 2–2 | 0.500 | 58 | +2 | Beat Air Force 41–23 |
| 52 | -18 | 2.722 |  Baylor (BAYLOR) | B12 | 3–1 | 0.750 | 24 | 0 | Lost to Texas A&M 13–16 |
| 53 | 21 | 2.754 |  Oregon State (OREGON STATE) | PAC | 3–2 | 0.600 | 48 | +2 | Beat Washington State 44–33 |
| 54 | -28 | 2.762 |  Purdue (PURDUE) | B10 | 2–2 | 0.500 | 58 | +1 | Lost to Notre Dame 28–49 |
| 55 | -16 | 2.964 |  New Mexico (NEW MEXICO) | MWC | 3–2 | 0.600 | 48 | +1 | Lost to TCU 28–49 |
| 56 | -27 | 3.007 |  Utah (UTAH) | MWC | 3–2 | 0.600 | 48 | +1 | Lost to North Carolina 17–31 |
| 57 | 7 | 3.052 |  Iowa (IOWA) | B10 | 3–2 | 0.600 | 48 | 0 | Beat Illinois 35–7 |
| 58 | 17 | 3.082 |  Boise State (BOISE STATE) | IND WAC | 2–2 | 0.500 | 58 | +1 | Beat Hawai'i 44–41 |
| 59 | -8 | 3.102 |  Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN) | B10 | 2–2 | 0.500 | 58 | +1 | BYE |
| 60 | 6 | 3.103 |  Rutgers (RUTGERS) | IND BE | 3–1 | 0.750 | 24 | -2 | Beat Pittsburgh 37–29 |
| 61 | -12 | 3.111 |  South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA) | SEC | 2–3 | 0.400 | 75 | +2 | Lost to Auburn 7–48 |
| 62 | -21 | 3.135 |  Missouri (MISSOURI) | B12 | 2–2 | 0.500 | 58 | +1 | Lost to Texas 20–51 |
| 63 | -13 | 3.236 |  Clemson (CLEMSON) | ACC | 2–3 | 0.400 | 75 | +1 | Lost to Wake Forest 27–31 |
| 64 | 15 | 3.308 |  Houston (HOUSTON) | USA | 2–2 | 0.500 | 58 | 0 | Beat Tulsa 30–23 |
| 65 | 17 | 3.377 |  Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN) | MAC | 2–3 | 0.400 | 75 | +1 | Beat Akron 31–17 |
| 66 | -23 | 3.443 |  Illinois (ILLINOIS) | B10 | 2–3 | 0.400 | 75 | +1 | Lost to Iowa 7–35 |
| 67 | -19 | 3.554 |  Cincinnati (CINCINNATI) | IND BE | 2–2 | 0.500 | 58 | +1 | Lost to Miami (OH) 16–44 |
| 68 | 8 | 3.579 |  Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN) | MAC | 3–2 | 0.600 | 48 | 0 | Beat Kent State 27–20 |
| 69 | 33 | 3.621 |  Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH)) | MAC | 2–2 | 0.500 | 58 | -1 | Beat Cincinnati 44–16 |
| 70 | -2 | 3.645 |  Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN) | MAC | 3–2 | 0.600 | 48 | -2 | Beat Buffalo 31–21 |
| 71 | -16 | 3.684 |  Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE) | SEC | 2–3 | 0.400 | 75 | 0 | Lost to LSU 7–37 |
| 72 | 9 | 3.722 |  Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST) | ACC | 2–3 | 0.400 | 75 | 0 | Beat Clemson 31–27 |
| 73 | 24 | 3.795 |  Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN) | MAC | 2–2 | 0.500 | 58 | -2 | Beat Temple 69–7 |
| 74 | 4 | 3.798 |  Tulane (TULANE) | USA | 2–1 | 0.667 | 44 | -2 | Beat FCS 28–21 |
| 75 | -10 | 3.851 |  Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI) | SEC | 1–3 | 0.250 | 92 | -1 | Lost to Tennessee 10–27 |
| 76 | 7 | 3.940 |  UCF (CENTRAL FLORIDA) | USA | 2–2 | 0.500 | 58 | -2 | Beat Louisiana 24–21 |
| 77 | -20 | 4.048 |  Tulsa (TULSA) | USA | 2–3 | 0.400 | 75 | -2 | Lost to Houston 23–30 |
| 78 | 25 | 4.082 |  Memphis (MEMPHIS) | USA | 2–2 | 0.500 | 58 | -3 | Beat UTEP 27–20 |
| 79 | -6 | 4.122 |  Ohio (OHIO) | MAC | 2–2 | 0.500 | 58 | 0 | BYE |
| 80 | 12 | 4.126 |  Nevada (NEVADA) | IND WAC | 2–2 | 0.500 | 58 | -1 | Beat San José State 30–23 |
| 81 | 6 | 4.164 |  San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE) | MWC | 2–3 | 0.400 | 75 | -2 | Beat BYU 31–10 |
| 82 | 11 | 4.173 |  Marshall (MARSHALL) | USA | 2–2 | 0.500 | 58 | -2 | Beat SMU 16–13 |
| 83 | -3 | 4.242 |  Arkansas (ARKANSAS) | SEC | 1–3 | 0.250 | 92 | -1 | BYE |
| 84 | -25 | 4.250 |  Syracuse (SYRACUSE) | IND BE | 1–3 | 0.250 | 92 | -2 | Lost to Florida State 14–38 |
| 85 | -22 | 4.330 |  Air Force (AIR FORCE) | MWC | 2–3 | 0.400 | 75 | -2 | Lost to Colorado State 23–41 |
| 86 | -25 | 4.461 |  Akron (AKRON) | MAC | 2–2 | 0.500 | 58 | -3 | Lost to Central Michigan 17–31 |
| 87 | 1 | 4.569 |  NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE) | ACC | 1–2 | 0.333 | 86 | -2 | BYE |
| 88 | -2 | 4.682 |  Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH) | IND WAC | 1–2 | 0.333 | 86 | -2 | Beat New Mexico State 34–14 |
| 89 | 26 | 4.696 |  Middle Tennessee (MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE) |  SUN | 1–3 | 0.250 | 92 | 0 | Beat Vanderbilt 17–15 |
| 90 | -23 | 4.751 |  Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE) | SUN | 2–3 | 0.400 | 75 | -5 | Lost to UL Monroe 27–31 |
| 91 | 22 | 4.860 |  UL Monroe (LOUISIANA MONROE) | SUN | 2–3 | 0.400 | 75 | +1 | Beat Arkansas State 31–27 |
| 92 | -2 | 4.964 |  Kentucky (KENTUCKY) | SEC | 1–3 | 0.250 | 92 | -3 | BYE |
| 93 | -16 | 5.043 |  Hawai'i (HAWAII) | IND WAC | 1–3 | 0.250 | 92 | -2 | Lost to Boise State 41–44 |
| 94 | -9 | 5.088 |  SMU | USA | 1–4 | 0.200 | 106 | -1 | Lost to Marshall 13–16 |
| 95 | 0 | 5.150 |  Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH) | IND BE | 1–4 | 0.200 | 106 | -4 | Lost to Rutgers 29–37 |
| 96 | 3 | 5.171 |  Washington (WASHINGTON) | PAC | 1–4 | 0.200 | 106 | -3 | Lost to UCLA 17–21 |
| 97 | -13 | 5.315 |  BYU | MWC | 1–3 | 0.250 | 92 | -5 | Lost to San Diego State 10–31 |
| 98 | -2 | 5.427 |  Rice (RICE) | USA | 0–3 | 0.000 | 113 | -1 | Lost to UAB 26–45 |
| 99 | -10 | 5.512 |  Arizona (ARIZONA) | PAC | 1–3 | 0.250 | 92 | -4 | Lost to California 0–28 |
| 100 | -2 | 5.827 |  Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE) | SUN | 1–3 | 0.250 | 92 | -4 | Lost to UCF 21–24 |
| 101 | -7 | 5.833 |  East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA) | USA | 1–3 | 0.250 | 92 | -4 | Lost to Southern Miss 7–33 |
| 102 | 3 | 5.859 |  Stanford (STANFORD) | PAC | 1–2 | 0.333 | 86 | 0 | Lost to Oregon 20–44 |
| 103 | -12 | 5.953 |  Army (ARMY) | IND FBSI | 0–4 | 0.000 | 113 | -4 | Lost to UConn 13–47 |
| 104 | 6 | 5.962 |  Florida International (FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL) | SUN | 1–3 | 0.250 | 92 | -4 | Beat FCS 23–6 |
| 105 | -5 | 5.964 |  North Texas (NORTH TEXAS) | SUN | 1–2 | 0.333 | 86 | -3 | BYE |
| 106 | 10 | 5.988 |  Navy (NAVY) | IND FBSI | 1–2 | 0.333 | 86 | -3 | Beat Duke 28–21 |
| 107 | -1 | 6.129 |  Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS) | MAC | 1–3 | 0.250 | 92 | -6 | BYE |
| 108 | 0 | 6.487 |  Kent State (KENT STATE) | MAC | 1–4 | 0.200 | 106 | -7 | Lost to Eastern Michigan 20–27 |
| 109 | 2 | 6.582 |  Troy (TROY) | SUN | 1–3 | 0.250 | 92 | -6 | BYE |
| 110 | -38 | 6.655 |  Utah State (UTAH STATE) | IND WAC | 1–2 | 0.333 | 86 | -5 | Lost to Idaho 13–27 |
| 111 | -2 | 6.661 |  UNLV | MWC | 1–4 | 0.200 | 106 | -6 | Lost to Wyoming 17–42 |
| 112 | -11 | 6.950 |  Duke (DUKE) | ACC | 1–4 | 0.200 | 106 | -6 | Lost to Navy 21–28 |
| 113 | -6 | 6.957 |  Florida Atlantic (FLORIDA ATLANTIC) | SUN | 0–5 | 0.000 | 113 | -7 | Lost to Louisville 10–61 |
| 114 | -10 | 7.269 |  New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE) | IND WAC | 0–5 | 0.000 | 113 | -6 | Lost to Louisiana Tech 14–34 |
| 115 | -1 | 7.275 |  San José State (SAN JOSE STATE) | IND WAC | 1–3 | 0.250 | 92 | -8 | Lost to Nevada 23–30 |
| 116 | 2 | 7.643 |  Ball State (BALL STATE) | MAC | 0–4 | 0.000 | 113 | -6 | Lost to Boston College 0–38 |
| 117 | -5 | 7.853 |  Temple (TEMPLE) | IND FBSI | 0–5 | 0.000 | 113 | -7 | Lost to Bowling Green 7–69 |
| 118 | -1 | 8.063 |  Buffalo (BUFFALO) | MAC | 0–4 | 0.000 | 113 | -7 | Lost to Western Michigan 21–31 |
| 119 | 0 | 8.114 |  Idaho (IDAHO) | IND WAC | 1–4 | 0.200 | 106 | -11 | Beat Utah State 27–13 |