2003 Post-Season Week 3 College Football Team Rankings
2003 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 | 0.860 |  Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA) |  B12 | 12–1 | 0.923 | 3 | +72 | BYE |
| 2 | 0 | 0.993 |  Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH)) |  MAC | 13–1 | 0.929 | 1 | +76 | BYE |
| 3 | 2 | 1.149 |  USC |  PAC | 11–1 | 0.917 | 5 | +59 | BYE |
| 4 | 0 | 1.151 |  LSU |  SEC | 12–1 | 0.923 | 3 | +59 | BYE |
| 5 | -2 | 1.167 |  Michigan (MICHIGAN) |  B10 | 10–2 | 0.833 | 7 | +53 | BYE |
| 6 | 1 | 1.184 |  Texas (TEXAS) | B12 | 10–2 | 0.833 | 7 | +54 | BYE |
| 7 | 2 | 1.195 |  Florida State (FLORIDA STATE) |  ACC | 10–2 | 0.833 | 7 | +54 | BYE |
| 8 | -2 | 1.220 |  Ohio State (OHIO STATE) | B10 | 10–2 | 0.833 | 7 | +61 | BYE |
| 9 | -1 | 1.248 |  Miami (MIAMI) | IND BE | 10–2 | 0.833 | 7 | +52 | BYE |
| 10 | 0 | 1.253 |  Boise State (BOISE STATE) | IND WAC | 13–1 | 0.929 | 1 | +58 | Beat TCU 34–31 |
| 11 | 1 | 1.443 |  Kansas State (KANSAS STATE) | B12 | 11–3 | 0.786 | 15 | +51 | BYE |
| 12 | 1 | 1.455 |  Tennessee (TENNESSEE) | SEC | 10–2 | 0.833 | 7 | +47 | BYE |
| 13 | 1 | 1.526 |  Georgia (GEORGIA) | SEC | 10–3 | 0.769 | 17 | +49 | BYE |
| 14 | -3 | 1.540 |  TCU |  USA | 11–2 | 0.846 | 6 | +46 | Lost to Boise State 31–34 |
| 15 | 1 | 1.545 |  Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN) | MAC | 11–3 | 0.786 | 15 | +49 | Beat Northwestern 28–24 |
| 16 | 2 | 1.601 |  Nebraska (NEBRASKA) | B12 | 10–3 | 0.769 | 17 | +46 | Beat Michigan State 17–3 |
| 17 | -2 | 1.607 |  Iowa (IOWA) | B10 | 9–3 | 0.750 | 19 | +41 | BYE |
| 18 | 1 | 1.717 |  Maryland (MARYLAND) | ACC | 9–3 | 0.750 | 19 | +36 | BYE |
| 19 | -2 | 1.722 |  Utah (UTAH) |  MWC | 9–2 | 0.818 | 14 | +40 | BYE |
| 20 | 0 | 1.772 |  Florida (FLORIDA) | SEC | 8–4 | 0.667 | 31 | +35 | BYE |
| 21 | 0 | 1.813 |  Purdue (PURDUE) | B10 | 9–3 | 0.750 | 19 | +33 | BYE |
| 22 | 0 | 1.854 |  Minnesota (MINNESOTA) | B10 | 9–3 | 0.750 | 19 | +29 | BYE |
| 23 | 0 | 1.857 |  Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI) | SEC | 9–3 | 0.750 | 19 | +32 | BYE |
| 24 | 1 | 1.866 |  Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE) | B12 | 9–3 | 0.750 | 19 | +33 | BYE |
| 25 | -1 | 1.875 |  Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE) | PAC | 9–3 | 0.750 | 19 | +35 | BYE |
| 26 | 0 | 1.880 |  Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS) | USA | 9–3 | 0.750 | 19 | +36 | BYE |
| 27 | 0 | 1.925 |  Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS) | MAC | 10–2 | 0.833 | 7 | +26 | BYE |
| 28 | 0 | 1.973 |  Arkansas (ARKANSAS) | SEC | 8–4 | 0.667 | 31 | +32 | BYE |
| 29 | 0 | 2.210 |  Memphis (MEMPHIS) | USA | 9–4 | 0.692 | 28 | +26 | BYE |
| 30 | 5 | 2.296 |  Clemson (CLEMSON) | ACC | 8–4 | 0.667 | 31 | +21 | BYE |
| 31 | 0 | 2.306 |  West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA) | IND BE | 8–4 | 0.667 | 31 | +22 | BYE |
| 32 | 4 | 2.326 |  Oregon (OREGON) | PAC | 8–4 | 0.667 | 31 | +28 | BYE |
| 33 | 1 | 2.344 |  UConn (CONNECTICUT) | IND FBSI | 9–3 | 0.750 | 19 | +15 | BYE |
| 34 | 3 | 2.357 |  Marshall (MARSHALL) | MAC | 8–4 | 0.667 | 31 | +21 | BYE |
| 35 | 5 | 2.375 |  NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE) | ACC | 8–5 | 0.615 | 43 | +24 | BYE |
| 36 | 2 | 2.395 |  Louisville (LOUISVILLE) | USA | 9–4 | 0.692 | 28 | +20 | BYE |
| 37 | 11 | 2.449 |  Virginia (VIRGINIA) | ACC | 8–5 | 0.615 | 43 | +23 | Beat Pittsburgh 23–16 |
| 38 | 12 | 2.474 |  Oregon State (OREGON STATE) | PAC | 8–5 | 0.615 | 43 | +24 | Beat New Mexico 55–14 |
| 39 | -7 | 2.500 |  Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE) | B10 | 8–5 | 0.615 | 43 | +20 | Lost to Nebraska 3–17 |
| 40 | 1 | 2.504 |  Toledo (TOLEDO) | MAC | 8–4 | 0.667 | 31 | +15 | BYE |
| 41 | 1 | 2.511 |  North Texas (NORTH TEXAS) |  SUN | 9–4 | 0.692 | 28 | +18 | BYE |
| 42 | 1 | 2.515 |  Missouri (MISSOURI) | B12 | 8–4 | 0.667 | 31 | +14 | BYE |
| 43 | 2 | 2.538 |  Tulsa (TULSA) | IND WAC | 8–4 | 0.667 | 31 | +15 | BYE |
| 44 | -14 | 2.616 |  Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH) | IND BE | 8–5 | 0.615 | 43 | +13 | Lost to California 49–52 |
| 45 | -12 | 2.626 |  Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH) | IND BE | 8–5 | 0.615 | 43 | +18 | Lost to Virginia 16–23 |
| 46 | 0 | 2.630 |  Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH) | B12 | 7–5 | 0.583 | 51 | +16 | BYE |
| 47 | -3 | 2.657 |  Wisconsin (WISCONSIN) | B10 | 7–5 | 0.583 | 51 | +17 | BYE |
| 48 | 3 | 2.673 |  California (CALIFORNIA) | PAC | 8–6 | 0.571 | 58 | +21 | Beat Virginia Tech 52–49 |
| 49 | -2 | 2.695 |  Auburn (AUBURN) | SEC | 7–5 | 0.583 | 51 | +13 | BYE |
| 50 | 3 | 2.799 |  Fresno State (FRESNO STATE) | IND WAC | 8–5 | 0.615 | 43 | +15 | BYE |
| 51 | 6 | 2.804 |  Hawai'i (HAWAII) | IND WAC | 9–5 | 0.643 | 41 | +16 | Beat Houston 54–48 |
| 52 | -13 | 2.809 |  New Mexico (NEW MEXICO) | MWC | 8–5 | 0.615 | 43 | +12 | Lost to Oregon State 14–55 |
| 53 | -4 | 2.837 |  Colorado State (COLORADO STATE) | MWC | 7–5 | 0.583 | 51 | +16 | BYE |
| 54 | -2 | 2.970 |  Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE) | IND BE | 7–5 | 0.583 | 51 | +11 | BYE |
| 55 | 0 | 2.996 |  Navy (NAVY) | IND FBSI | 8–4 | 0.667 | 31 | +9 | BYE |
| 56 | 2 | 2.998 |  South Florida (SOUTH FLORIDA) | USA | 7–4 | 0.636 | 42 | +3 | BYE |
| 57 | -3 | 3.050 |  Air Force (AIR FORCE) | MWC | 7–5 | 0.583 | 51 | +7 | BYE |
| 58 | 1 | 3.276 |  Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME) | IND FBSI | 5–7 | 0.417 | 70 | +9 | BYE |
| 59 | -3 | 3.311 |  Houston (HOUSTON) | USA | 7–6 | 0.538 | 59 | +2 | Lost to Hawai'i 48–54 |
| 60 | 1 | 3.360 |  UNLV | MWC | 6–6 | 0.500 | 60 | +9 | BYE |
| 61 | 1 | 3.421 |  Syracuse (SYRACUSE) | IND BE | 6–6 | 0.500 | 60 | -1 | BYE |
| 62 | 2 | 3.435 |  Washington (WASHINGTON) | PAC | 6–6 | 0.500 | 60 | +3 | BYE |
| 63 | 0 | 3.436 |  Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH) | ACC | 6–6 | 0.500 | 60 | +3 | BYE |
| 64 | -4 | 3.476 |  Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN) | B10 | 6–7 | 0.462 | 68 | +4 | Lost to Bowling Green 24–28 |
| 65 | 1 | 3.479 |  South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA) | SEC | 5–7 | 0.417 | 70 | +2 | BYE |
| 66 | -1 | 3.503 |  Akron (AKRON) | MAC | 7–5 | 0.583 | 51 | -8 | BYE |
| 67 | 0 | 3.505 |  UCLA | PAC | 6–6 | 0.500 | 60 | +5 | BYE |
| 68 | 0 | 3.548 |  Colorado (COLORADO) | B12 | 5–7 | 0.417 | 70 | +3 | BYE |
| 69 | 0 | 3.712 |  Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST) | ACC | 5–7 | 0.417 | 70 | -4 | BYE |
| 70 | 0 | 3.749 |  Nevada (NEVADA) | IND WAC | 6–6 | 0.500 | 60 | -4 | BYE |
| 71 | 1 | 3.790 |  Alabama (ALABAMA) | SEC | 4–9 | 0.308 | 93 | -4 | BYE |
| 72 | 2 | 3.844 |  Troy (TROY) | IND FBSI | 6–6 | 0.500 | 60 | -9 | BYE |
| 73 | -2 | 3.848 |  San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE) | MWC | 6–6 | 0.500 | 60 | -9 | BYE |
| 74 | 1 | 3.910 |  Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH) | IND WAC | 5–7 | 0.417 | 70 | -5 | BYE |
| 75 | 1 | 4.018 |  UAB | USA | 5–7 | 0.417 | 70 | -10 | BYE |
| 76 | -3 | 4.019 |  Rutgers (RUTGERS) | IND BE | 5–7 | 0.417 | 70 | -13 | BYE |
| 77 | 0 | 4.038 |  Cincinnati (CINCINNATI) | USA | 5–7 | 0.417 | 70 | -15 | BYE |
| 78 | 0 | 4.052 |  Kansas (KANSAS) | B12 | 6–7 | 0.462 | 68 | -13 | BYE |
| 79 | 1 | 4.108 |  Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN) | MAC | 5–7 | 0.417 | 70 | -14 | BYE |
| 80 | -1 | 4.191 |  Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M) | B12 | 4–8 | 0.333 | 85 | -5 | BYE |
| 81 | 0 | 4.240 |  Tulane (TULANE) | USA | 5–7 | 0.417 | 70 | -17 | BYE |
| 82 | 0 | 4.330 |  Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE) | PAC | 5–7 | 0.417 | 70 | -16 | BYE |
| 83 | 0 | 4.380 |  Rice (RICE) | IND WAC | 5–7 | 0.417 | 70 | -18 | BYE |
| 84 | 0 | 4.529 |  Kent State (KENT STATE) | MAC | 5–7 | 0.417 | 70 | -20 | BYE |
| 85 | 0 | 4.656 |  BYU | MWC | 4–8 | 0.333 | 85 | -10 | BYE |
| 86 | 2 | 4.805 |  Stanford (STANFORD) | PAC | 4–7 | 0.364 | 84 | -14 | BYE |
| 87 | -1 | 4.858 |  Ball State (BALL STATE) | MAC | 4–8 | 0.333 | 85 | -20 | BYE |
| 88 | -1 | 4.898 |  Wyoming (WYOMING) | MWC | 4–8 | 0.333 | 85 | -21 | BYE |
| 89 | 0 | 4.913 |  Duke (DUKE) | ACC | 4–8 | 0.333 | 85 | -22 | BYE |
| 90 | 0 | 5.086 |  Penn State (PENN STATE) | B10 | 3–9 | 0.250 | 95 | -28 | BYE |
| 91 | 0 | 5.293 |  Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE) | SUN | 5–7 | 0.417 | 70 | -33 | BYE |
| 92 | 0 | 5.354 |  Kentucky (KENTUCKY) | SEC | 4–8 | 0.333 | 85 | -37 | BYE |
| 93 | 0 | 5.637 |  Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE) | SUN | 4–8 | 0.333 | 85 | -34 | BYE |
| 94 | 0 | 5.640 |  Middle Tennessee (MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE) | SUN | 4–8 | 0.333 | 85 | -26 | BYE |
| 95 | 0 | 5.955 |  Arizona (ARIZONA) | PAC | 2–10 | 0.167 | 103 | -30 | BYE |
| 96 | 0 | 6.069 |  Baylor (BAYLOR) | B12 | 3–9 | 0.250 | 95 | -35 | BYE |
| 97 | 0 | 6.118 |  Iowa State (IOWA STATE) | B12 | 2–10 | 0.167 | 103 | -35 | BYE |
| 98 | 1 | 6.143 |  Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN) | MAC | 3–9 | 0.250 | 95 | -41 | BYE |
| 99 | 1 | 6.151 |  San José State (SAN JOSE STATE) | IND WAC | 3–8 | 0.273 | 94 | -37 | BYE |
| 100 | -2 | 6.182 |  Utah State (UTAH STATE) | SUN | 3–9 | 0.250 | 95 | -43 | BYE |
| 101 | 0 | 6.237 |  Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT) | SEC | 2–10 | 0.167 | 103 | -42 | BYE |
| 102 | 0 | 6.259 |  Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN) | MAC | 3–9 | 0.250 | 95 | -30 | BYE |
| 103 | 0 | 6.421 |  New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE) | SUN | 3–9 | 0.250 | 95 | -48 | BYE |
| 104 | 0 | 6.509 |  Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE) | SEC | 2–10 | 0.167 | 103 | -38 | BYE |
| 105 | 0 | 6.586 |  UCF (CENTRAL FLORIDA) | MAC | 3–9 | 0.250 | 95 | -47 | BYE |
| 106 | 0 | 6.589 |  North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA) | ACC | 2–10 | 0.167 | 103 | -45 | BYE |
| 107 | 0 | 6.771 |  Indiana (INDIANA) | B10 | 2–10 | 0.167 | 103 | -47 | BYE |
| 108 | 0 | 6.779 |  Idaho (IDAHO) | SUN | 3–9 | 0.250 | 95 | -30 | BYE |
| 109 | 0 | 7.117 |  Ohio (OHIO) | MAC | 2–10 | 0.167 | 103 | -55 | BYE |
| 110 | 0 | 7.318 |  Illinois (ILLINOIS) | B10 | 1–11 | 0.083 | 111 | -54 | BYE |
| 111 | 0 | 7.656 |  East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA) | USA | 1–11 | 0.083 | 111 | -58 | BYE |
| 112 | 0 | 7.666 |  Buffalo (BUFFALO) | MAC | 1–11 | 0.083 | 111 | -43 | BYE |
| 113 | 0 | 7.868 |  Temple (TEMPLE) | IND BE | 1–11 | 0.083 | 111 | -50 | BYE |
| 114 | 0 | 8.009 |  UTEP | IND WAC | 2–11 | 0.154 | 110 | -57 | BYE |
| 115 | 0 | 8.547 |  Army (ARMY) | USA | 0–13 | 0.000 | 116 | -72 | BYE |
| 116 | 0 | 8.783 |  SMU | IND WAC | 0–12 | 0.000 | 116 | -68 | BYE |
| 117 | 0 | 8.932 |  UL Monroe (LOUISIANA MONROE) | SUN | 1–11 | 0.083 | 111 | -49 | BYE |