2005 Week 7 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 | 0.616 |  Penn State (PENN STATE) |  B10 | 6–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +19 | Beat Ohio State 17–10 |
| 2 | 0 | 0.846 |  Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH) |  ACC | 6–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +15 | Beat Marshall 41–14 |
| 3 | 3 | 0.946 |  Alabama (ALABAMA) |  SEC | 5–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +13 | BYE |
| 4 | 5 | 0.972 |  Georgia (GEORGIA) | SEC | 5–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +13 | Beat Tennessee 27–14 |
| 5 | -2 | 0.986 |  USC |  PAC | 5–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +12 | Beat Arizona 42–21 |
| 6 | 1 | 1.043 |  Texas (TEXAS) |  B12 | 5–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +9 | Beat Oklahoma 45–12 |
| 7 | -2 | 1.058 |  Florida State (FLORIDA STATE) | ACC | 5–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +12 | Beat Wake Forest 41–24 |
| 8 | 4 | 1.111 |  Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH) | B12 | 5–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +8 | Beat Nebraska 34–31 |
| 9 | 2 | 1.239 |  Miami (MIAMI) | ACC | 4–1 | 0.800 | 18 | +10 | Beat Duke 52–7 |
| 10 | 12 | 1.258 |  Oregon (OREGON) | PAC | 5–1 | 0.833 | 10 | +11 | Beat Arizona State 31–17 |
| 11 | -1 | 1.274 |  Florida (FLORIDA) | SEC | 5–1 | 0.833 | 10 | +12 | Beat Mississippi State 35–9 |
| 12 | 3 | 1.274 |  UCLA | PAC | 5–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +10 | Beat California 47–40 |
| 13 | 8 | 1.286 |  Colorado (COLORADO) | B12 | 4–1 | 0.800 | 18 | +8 | Beat Texas A&M 41–20 |
| 14 | -10 | 1.309 |  Wisconsin (WISCONSIN) | B10 | 5–1 | 0.833 | 10 | +10 | Lost to Northwestern 48–51 |
| 15 | 2 | 1.357 |  Minnesota (MINNESOTA) | B10 | 5–1 | 0.833 | 10 | +12 | Beat Michigan 23–20 |
| 16 | 9 | 1.531 |  West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA) | IND BE | 5–1 | 0.833 | 10 | +10 | Beat Rutgers 27–14 |
| 17 | 12 | 1.589 |  Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE) | ACC | 5–1 | 0.833 | 10 | +8 | Beat Virginia 28–17 |
| 18 | -2 | 1.613 |  Tennessee (TENNESSEE) | SEC | 3–2 | 0.600 | 37 | +7 | Lost to Georgia 14–27 |
| 19 | 9 | 1.689 |  TCU |  MWC | 5–1 | 0.833 | 10 | +10 | Beat Wyoming 28–14 |
| 20 | 10 | 1.730 |  LSU | SEC | 3–1 | 0.750 | 30 | +7 | Beat Vanderbilt 34–6 |
| 21 | 11 | 1.746 |  South Florida (SOUTH FLORIDA) | IND BE | 3–2 | 0.600 | 37 | +6 | BYE |
| 22 | -9 | 1.765 |  Ohio State (OHIO STATE) | B10 | 3–2 | 0.600 | 37 | +8 | Lost to Penn State 10–17 |
| 23 | 12 | 1.823 |  Louisville (LOUISVILLE) | IND BE | 4–1 | 0.800 | 18 | +5 | Beat North Carolina 69–14 |
| 24 | -10 | 1.849 |  Nebraska (NEBRASKA) | B12 | 4–1 | 0.800 | 18 | +7 | Lost to Texas Tech 31–34 |
| 25 | -2 | 1.852 |  Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME) | IND FBSI | 4–1 | 0.800 | 18 | +7 | BYE |
| 26 | -18 | 1.861 |  Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH) | ACC | 3–2 | 0.600 | 37 | +8 | Lost to NC State 14–17 |
| 27 | 0 | 1.892 |  Fresno State (FRESNO STATE) | IND WAC | 3–1 | 0.750 | 30 | +3 | Beat New Mexico State 37–7 |
| 28 | -9 | 1.901 |  Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE) | B10 | 4–1 | 0.800 | 18 | +5 | BYE |
| 29 | 11 | 1.959 |  Toledo (TOLEDO) |  MAC | 4–1 | 0.800 | 18 | +5 | Beat Eastern Michigan 30–3 |
| 30 | -4 | 1.994 |  Auburn (AUBURN) | SEC | 4–1 | 0.800 | 18 | +4 | BYE |
| 31 | -13 | 2.020 |  California (CALIFORNIA) | PAC | 5–1 | 0.833 | 10 | +4 | Lost to UCLA 40–47 |
| 32 | 19 | 2.063 |  Colorado State (COLORADO STATE) | MWC | 3–2 | 0.600 | 37 | +6 | Beat Utah 21–17 |
| 33 | -13 | 2.071 |  Michigan (MICHIGAN) | B10 | 3–3 | 0.500 | 59 | +6 | Lost to Minnesota 20–23 |
| 34 | 3 | 2.110 |  Indiana (INDIANA) | B10 | 4–1 | 0.800 | 18 | +5 | Beat Illinois 36–13 |
| 35 | 1 | 2.140 |  Kansas State (KANSAS STATE) | B12 | 4–1 | 0.800 | 18 | +4 | Beat Kansas 12–3 |
| 36 | 16 | 2.170 |  Baylor (BAYLOR) | B12 | 4–1 | 0.800 | 18 | +3 | Beat Iowa State 23–13 |
| 37 | 22 | 2.177 |  Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN) | B10 | 3–2 | 0.600 | 37 | +6 | Beat Wisconsin 51–48 |
| 38 | 24 | 2.258 |  Missouri (MISSOURI) | B12 | 3–2 | 0.600 | 37 | +4 | Beat Oklahoma State 38–31 |
| 39 | -15 | 2.323 |  Wyoming (WYOMING) | MWC | 4–2 | 0.667 | 33 | +6 | Lost to TCU 14–28 |
| 40 | -1 | 2.328 |  Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE) | PAC | 3–3 | 0.500 | 59 | +4 | Lost to Oregon 17–31 |
| 41 | -10 | 2.330 |  Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA) | B12 | 2–3 | 0.400 | 75 | +6 | Lost to Texas 12–45 |
| 42 | -8 | 2.365 |  UTEP |  USA | 3–1 | 0.750 | 30 | +3 | BYE |
| 43 | 21 | 2.431 |  Houston (HOUSTON) | USA | 3–2 | 0.600 | 37 | +3 | Beat Tulane 35–14 |
| 44 | 0 | 2.439 |  UConn (CONNECTICUT) | IND BE | 4–1 | 0.800 | 18 | -1 | Beat Syracuse 26–7 |
| 45 | 4 | 2.460 |  Maryland (MARYLAND) | ACC | 4–2 | 0.667 | 33 | +3 | Beat Temple 38–7 |
| 46 | 7 | 2.579 |  Oregon State (OREGON STATE) | PAC | 3–2 | 0.600 | 37 | +2 | BYE |
| 47 | 14 | 2.609 |  South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA) | SEC | 3–3 | 0.500 | 59 | +5 | Beat Kentucky 44–16 |
| 48 | -6 | 2.631 |  Kansas (KANSAS) | B12 | 3–2 | 0.600 | 37 | +2 | Lost to Kansas State 3–12 |
| 49 | -16 | 2.655 |  Iowa State (IOWA STATE) | B12 | 3–2 | 0.600 | 37 | +2 | Lost to Baylor 13–23 |
| 50 | 8 | 2.696 |  Boise State (BOISE STATE) | IND WAC | 3–2 | 0.600 | 37 | +2 | Beat FCS 21–14 |
| 51 | -10 | 2.712 |  Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M) | B12 | 3–2 | 0.600 | 37 | +2 | Lost to Colorado 20–41 |
| 52 | -14 | 2.748 |  Virginia (VIRGINIA) | ACC | 3–2 | 0.600 | 37 | +2 | Lost to Boston College 17–28 |
| 53 | 4 | 2.766 |  Iowa (IOWA) | B10 | 4–2 | 0.667 | 33 | +1 | Beat Purdue 34–17 |
| 54 | 19 | 2.814 |  Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN) | MAC | 3–2 | 0.600 | 37 | 0 | Beat Ohio 38–14 |
| 55 | -12 | 2.945 |  Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE) | PAC | 3–2 | 0.600 | 37 | 0 | Lost to Stanford 21–24 |
| 56 | 20 | 3.067 |  UCF (CENTRAL FLORIDA) | USA | 3–2 | 0.600 | 37 | 0 | Beat Memphis 38–17 |
| 57 | -12 | 3.132 |  Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT) | SEC | 4–2 | 0.667 | 33 | +2 | Lost to LSU 6–34 |
| 58 | -8 | 3.189 |  Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE) | B12 | 3–2 | 0.600 | 37 | 0 | Lost to Missouri 31–38 |
| 59 | 6 | 3.203 |  Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN) | MAC | 3–3 | 0.500 | 59 | +1 | Beat Army 14–10 |
| 60 | 27 | 3.240 |  NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE) | ACC | 2–2 | 0.500 | 59 | 0 | Beat Georgia Tech 17–14 |
| 61 | 19 | 3.285 |  Nevada (NEVADA) | IND WAC | 3–2 | 0.600 | 37 | 0 | Beat Idaho 62–14 |
| 62 | 1 | 3.289 |  Clemson (CLEMSON) | ACC | 2–3 | 0.400 | 75 | +1 | BYE |
| 63 | -9 | 3.390 |  Purdue (PURDUE) | B10 | 2–3 | 0.400 | 75 | 0 | Lost to Iowa 17–34 |
| 64 | -18 | 3.404 |  North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA) | ACC | 2–3 | 0.400 | 75 | +1 | Lost to Louisville 14–69 |
| 65 | 12 | 3.415 |  Tulsa (TULSA) | USA | 3–3 | 0.500 | 59 | -1 | Beat Southern Miss 34–17 |
| 66 | -11 | 3.500 |  New Mexico (NEW MEXICO) | MWC | 3–3 | 0.500 | 59 | 0 | Lost to BYU 24–27 |
| 67 | -20 | 3.500 |  Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS) | USA | 2–2 | 0.500 | 59 | -1 | Lost to Tulsa 17–34 |
| 68 | 34 | 3.520 |  Stanford (STANFORD) | PAC | 2–2 | 0.500 | 59 | +4 | Beat Washington State 24–21 |
| 69 | -9 | 3.520 |  Rutgers (RUTGERS) | IND BE | 3–2 | 0.600 | 37 | -3 | Lost to West Virginia 14–27 |
| 70 | -14 | 3.576 |  Utah (UTAH) | MWC | 3–3 | 0.500 | 59 | -1 | Lost to Colorado State 17–21 |
| 71 | -23 | 3.614 |  UAB | USA | 3–2 | 0.600 | 37 | -4 | Lost to SMU 27–28 |
| 72 | 14 | 3.725 |  Akron (AKRON) | MAC | 3–2 | 0.600 | 37 | -3 | Beat Buffalo 13–7 |
| 73 | 10 | 3.772 |  Arkansas (ARKANSAS) | SEC | 2–3 | 0.400 | 75 | 0 | Beat UL Monroe 44–15 |
| 74 | 14 | 3.781 |  Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH) | IND WAC | 2–2 | 0.500 | 59 | -2 | Beat Hawai'i 46–14 |
| 75 | 7 | 4.054 |  Marshall (MARSHALL) | USA | 2–3 | 0.400 | 75 | -1 | Lost to Virginia Tech 14–41 |
| 76 | 30 | 4.057 |  Navy (NAVY) | IND FBSI | 2–2 | 0.500 | 59 | -1 | Beat Air Force 27–24 |
| 77 | -5 | 4.086 |  Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST) | ACC | 2–4 | 0.333 | 91 | -1 | Lost to Florida State 24–41 |
| 78 | -10 | 4.117 |  Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN) | MAC | 3–3 | 0.500 | 59 | -2 | Lost to Toledo 3–30 |
| 79 | -13 | 4.153 |  Illinois (ILLINOIS) | B10 | 2–4 | 0.333 | 91 | -1 | Lost to Indiana 13–36 |
| 80 | -9 | 4.161 |  Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE) | SEC | 2–4 | 0.333 | 91 | -1 | Lost to Florida 9–35 |
| 81 | 16 | 4.209 |  BYU | MWC | 2–3 | 0.400 | 75 | -3 | Beat New Mexico 27–24 |
| 82 | 12 | 4.312 |  SMU | USA | 2–4 | 0.333 | 91 | 0 | Beat UAB 28–27 |
| 83 | -8 | 4.322 |  Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI) | SEC | 2–3 | 0.400 | 75 | -4 | Beat FCS 27–7 |
| 84 | -5 | 4.394 |  Ohio (OHIO) | MAC | 2–3 | 0.400 | 75 | -1 | Lost to Bowling Green 14–38 |
| 85 | -7 | 4.444 |  Memphis (MEMPHIS) | USA | 2–3 | 0.400 | 75 | -5 | Lost to UCF 17–38 |
| 86 | 21 | 4.446 |  Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS) | MAC | 2–3 | 0.400 | 75 | -5 | Beat Miami (OH) 38–27 |
| 87 | -13 | 4.575 |  Tulane (TULANE) | USA | 2–2 | 0.500 | 59 | -4 | Lost to Houston 14–35 |
| 88 | -18 | 4.652 |  Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN) | MAC | 3–3 | 0.500 | 59 | -7 | Lost to Ball State 57–60 |
| 89 | -20 | 4.745 |  Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH)) | MAC | 2–3 | 0.400 | 75 | -5 | Lost to Northern Illinois 27–38 |
| 90 | 5 | 4.753 |  Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH) | IND BE | 2–4 | 0.333 | 91 | -5 | Beat Cincinnati 38–20 |
| 91 | -7 | 4.807 |  Syracuse (SYRACUSE) | IND BE | 1–4 | 0.200 | 103 | -4 | Lost to UConn 7–26 |
| 92 | -2 | 4.908 |  Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE) |  SUN | 2–3 | 0.400 | 75 | -7 | BYE |
| 93 | 17 | 5.012 |  Utah State (UTAH STATE) | IND WAC | 2–2 | 0.500 | 59 | -5 | Beat San José State 24–17 |
| 94 | -5 | 5.047 |  Middle Tennessee (MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE) | SUN | 1–3 | 0.250 | 100 | -1 | BYE |
| 95 | -28 | 5.060 |  Cincinnati (CINCINNATI) | IND BE | 2–3 | 0.400 | 75 | -4 | Lost to Pittsburgh 20–38 |
| 96 | 13 | 5.093 |  Troy (TROY) | SUN | 2–3 | 0.400 | 75 | -6 | Beat North Texas 13–10 |
| 97 | -12 | 5.251 |  Air Force (AIR FORCE) | MWC | 2–4 | 0.333 | 91 | -6 | Lost to Navy 24–27 |
| 98 | 3 | 5.275 |  East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA) | USA | 2–3 | 0.400 | 75 | -6 | Beat Rice 41–28 |
| 99 | -18 | 5.412 |  San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE) | MWC | 2–4 | 0.333 | 91 | -7 | Lost to UNLV 10–13 |
| 100 | 16 | 5.429 |  Ball State (BALL STATE) | MAC | 1–4 | 0.200 | 103 | -3 | Beat Western Michigan 60–57 |
| 101 | 10 | 5.444 |  UNLV | MWC | 2–4 | 0.333 | 91 | -6 | Beat San Diego State 13–10 |
| 102 | -6 | 5.561 |  Washington (WASHINGTON) | PAC | 1–4 | 0.200 | 103 | -5 | BYE |
| 103 | -11 | 5.653 |  Kentucky (KENTUCKY) | SEC | 1–4 | 0.200 | 103 | -6 | Lost to South Carolina 16–44 |
| 104 | -11 | 5.805 |  Hawai'i (HAWAII) | IND WAC | 1–4 | 0.200 | 103 | -4 | Lost to Louisiana Tech 14–46 |
| 105 | -14 | 5.973 |  UL Monroe (LOUISIANA MONROE) | SUN | 2–4 | 0.333 | 91 | -2 | Lost to Arkansas 15–44 |
| 106 | -7 | 5.994 |  Arizona (ARIZONA) | PAC | 1–4 | 0.200 | 103 | -7 | Lost to USC 21–42 |
| 107 | -3 | 6.048 |  Florida International (FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL) | SUN | 1–3 | 0.250 | 100 | -4 | BYE |
| 108 | -5 | 6.441 |  Army (ARMY) | IND FBSI | 0–5 | 0.000 | 115 | -8 | Lost to Central Michigan 10–14 |
| 109 | 4 | 6.586 |  Florida Atlantic (FLORIDA ATLANTIC) | SUN | 1–5 | 0.167 | 112 | -9 | Beat Louisiana 28–10 |
| 110 | -5 | 6.672 |  North Texas (NORTH TEXAS) | SUN | 1–3 | 0.250 | 100 | -6 | Lost to Troy 10–13 |
| 111 | 1 | 6.703 |  Duke (DUKE) | ACC | 1–5 | 0.167 | 112 | -8 | Lost to Miami 7–52 |
| 112 | -14 | 6.863 |  Rice (RICE) | USA | 0–4 | 0.000 | 115 | -5 | Lost to East Carolina 28–41 |
| 113 | -5 | 7.064 |  Kent State (KENT STATE) | MAC | 1–4 | 0.200 | 103 | -10 | BYE |
| 114 | -14 | 7.071 |  Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE) | SUN | 1–4 | 0.200 | 103 | -10 | Lost to Florida Atlantic 10–28 |
| 115 | -1 | 7.187 |  New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE) | IND WAC | 0–6 | 0.000 | 115 | -9 | Lost to Fresno State 7–37 |
| 116 | -1 | 7.811 |  San José State (SAN JOSE STATE) | IND WAC | 1–4 | 0.200 | 103 | -12 | Lost to Utah State 17–24 |
| 117 | 0 | 7.867 |  Temple (TEMPLE) | IND FBSI | 0–6 | 0.000 | 115 | -12 | Lost to Maryland 7–38 |
| 118 | 1 | 8.076 |  Idaho (IDAHO) | IND WAC | 1–5 | 0.167 | 112 | -14 | Lost to Nevada 14–62 |
| 119 | -1 | 8.289 |  Buffalo (BUFFALO) | MAC | 0–5 | 0.000 | 115 | -12 | Lost to Akron 7–13 |