2003 Regular Season Final 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 | 0.821 |  Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA) |  B12 | 12–1 | 0.923 | 1 | +72 | Lost to Kansas State 7–35 |
| 2 | 1 | 1.028 |  Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH)) |  MAC | 12–1 | 0.923 | 1 | +65 | Beat Bowling Green 49–27 |
| 3 | -1 | 1.091 |  Michigan (MICHIGAN) |  B10 | 10–2 | 0.833 | 7 | +53 | BYE |
| 4 | 4 | 1.118 |  LSU |  SEC | 12–1 | 0.923 | 1 | +59 | Beat Georgia 34–13 |
| 5 | 1 | 1.162 |  USC |  PAC | 11–1 | 0.917 | 5 | +57 | Beat Oregon State 52–28 |
| 6 | -1 | 1.171 |  Texas (TEXAS) | B12 | 10–2 | 0.833 | 7 | +53 | BYE |
| 7 | -3 | 1.177 |  Ohio State (OHIO STATE) | B10 | 10–2 | 0.833 | 7 | +59 | BYE |
| 8 | -1 | 1.179 |  Miami (MIAMI) | IND BE | 10–2 | 0.833 | 7 | +53 | BYE |
| 9 | 0 | 1.210 |  Florida State (FLORIDA STATE) |  ACC | 10–2 | 0.833 | 7 | +52 | BYE |
| 10 | 4 | 1.377 |  Boise State (BOISE STATE) | IND WAC | 12–1 | 0.923 | 1 | +46 | Beat Hawai'i 45–28 |
| 11 | 1 | 1.416 |  TCU |  USA | 11–1 | 0.917 | 5 | +47 | BYE |
| 12 | 4 | 1.421 |  Kansas State (KANSAS STATE) | B12 | 11–3 | 0.786 | 15 | +49 | Beat Oklahoma 35–7 |
| 13 | 0 | 1.447 |  Tennessee (TENNESSEE) | SEC | 10–2 | 0.833 | 7 | +47 | BYE |
| 14 | -4 | 1.494 |  Georgia (GEORGIA) | SEC | 10–3 | 0.769 | 16 | +49 | Lost to LSU 13–34 |
| 15 | 0 | 1.549 |  Iowa (IOWA) | B10 | 9–3 | 0.750 | 18 | +41 | BYE |
| 16 | -5 | 1.560 |  Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN) | MAC | 10–3 | 0.769 | 16 | +43 | Lost to Miami (OH) 27–49 |
| 17 | 0 | 1.670 |  Nebraska (NEBRASKA) | B12 | 9–3 | 0.750 | 18 | +38 | BYE |
| 18 | 0 | 1.674 |  Utah (UTAH) |  MWC | 9–2 | 0.818 | 14 | +40 | BYE |
| 19 | 1 | 1.724 |  Maryland (MARYLAND) | ACC | 9–3 | 0.750 | 18 | +34 | BYE |
| 20 | -1 | 1.745 |  Florida (FLORIDA) | SEC | 8–4 | 0.667 | 30 | +35 | BYE |
| 21 | 0 | 1.775 |  Purdue (PURDUE) | B10 | 9–3 | 0.750 | 18 | +33 | BYE |
| 22 | 0 | 1.776 |  Minnesota (MINNESOTA) | B10 | 9–3 | 0.750 | 18 | +30 | BYE |
| 23 | 0 | 1.824 |  Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE) | B12 | 9–3 | 0.750 | 18 | +33 | BYE |
| 24 | 0 | 1.825 |  Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI) | SEC | 9–3 | 0.750 | 18 | +32 | BYE |
| 25 | 0 | 1.841 |  Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE) | PAC | 9–3 | 0.750 | 18 | +34 | BYE |
| 26 | 0 | 1.856 |  Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS) | USA | 9–3 | 0.750 | 18 | +35 | BYE |
| 27 | 1 | 1.908 |  Arkansas (ARKANSAS) | SEC | 8–4 | 0.667 | 30 | +32 | BYE |
| 28 | -1 | 1.923 |  Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS) | MAC | 10–2 | 0.833 | 7 | +26 | BYE |
| 29 | 0 | 2.182 |  Louisville (LOUISVILLE) | USA | 9–3 | 0.750 | 18 | +22 | BYE |
| 30 | 1 | 2.195 |  Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH) | IND BE | 8–4 | 0.667 | 30 | +20 | BYE |
| 31 | 1 | 2.200 |  West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA) | IND BE | 8–4 | 0.667 | 30 | +22 | BYE |
| 32 | -2 | 2.209 |  Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE) | B10 | 8–4 | 0.667 | 30 | +23 | BYE |
| 33 | 1 | 2.233 |  Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH) | IND BE | 8–4 | 0.667 | 30 | +23 | BYE |
| 34 | -1 | 2.240 |  North Texas (NORTH TEXAS) |  SUN | 9–3 | 0.750 | 18 | +22 | BYE |
| 35 | 1 | 2.296 |  UConn (CONNECTICUT) | IND FBSI | 9–3 | 0.750 | 18 | +16 | BYE |
| 36 | -1 | 2.305 |  Clemson (CLEMSON) | ACC | 8–4 | 0.667 | 30 | +20 | BYE |
| 37 | 0 | 2.326 |  Oregon (OREGON) | PAC | 8–4 | 0.667 | 30 | +26 | BYE |
| 38 | 0 | 2.332 |  Marshall (MARSHALL) | MAC | 8–4 | 0.667 | 30 | +21 | BYE |
| 39 | 0 | 2.365 |  Memphis (MEMPHIS) | USA | 8–4 | 0.667 | 30 | +17 | BYE |
| 40 | 0 | 2.386 |  New Mexico (NEW MEXICO) | MWC | 8–4 | 0.667 | 30 | +17 | BYE |
| 41 | 0 | 2.455 |  Toledo (TOLEDO) | MAC | 8–4 | 0.667 | 30 | +15 | BYE |
| 42 | 0 | 2.466 |  Missouri (MISSOURI) | B12 | 8–4 | 0.667 | 30 | +14 | BYE |
| 43 | 1 | 2.522 |  Wisconsin (WISCONSIN) | B10 | 7–5 | 0.583 | 48 | +18 | BYE |
| 44 | -1 | 2.532 |  Tulsa (TULSA) | IND WAC | 8–4 | 0.667 | 30 | +14 | BYE |
| 45 | 1 | 2.544 |  NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE) | ACC | 7–5 | 0.583 | 48 | +17 | BYE |
| 46 | -1 | 2.546 |  Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH) | B12 | 7–5 | 0.583 | 48 | +16 | BYE |
| 47 | 0 | 2.633 |  Auburn (AUBURN) | SEC | 7–5 | 0.583 | 48 | +13 | BYE |
| 48 | 1 | 2.644 |  Virginia (VIRGINIA) | ACC | 7–5 | 0.583 | 48 | +15 | BYE |
| 49 | 2 | 2.751 |  Colorado State (COLORADO STATE) | MWC | 7–5 | 0.583 | 48 | +16 | BYE |
| 50 | -2 | 2.761 |  Oregon State (OREGON STATE) | PAC | 7–5 | 0.583 | 48 | +14 | Lost to USC 28–52 |
| 51 | 2 | 2.830 |  California (CALIFORNIA) | PAC | 7–6 | 0.538 | 59 | +13 | BYE |
| 52 | 2 | 2.834 |  Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE) | IND BE | 7–5 | 0.583 | 48 | +12 | BYE |
| 53 | -1 | 2.856 |  Fresno State (FRESNO STATE) | IND WAC | 8–5 | 0.615 | 46 | +14 | BYE |
| 54 | 2 | 2.892 |  Air Force (AIR FORCE) | MWC | 7–5 | 0.583 | 48 | +8 | BYE |
| 55 | 2 | 2.954 |  Houston (HOUSTON) | USA | 7–5 | 0.583 | 48 | +9 | BYE |
| 56 | 4 | 2.971 |  Navy (NAVY) | IND FBSI | 8–4 | 0.667 | 30 | +10 | Beat Army 34–6 |
| 57 | 1 | 3.007 |  South Florida (SOUTH FLORIDA) | USA | 7–4 | 0.636 | 45 | +3 | BYE |
| 58 | -8 | 3.019 |  Hawai'i (HAWAII) | IND WAC | 8–5 | 0.615 | 46 | +9 | Lost to Boise State 28–45 |
| 59 | -4 | 3.146 |  Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME) | IND FBSI | 5–7 | 0.417 | 70 | +10 | Lost to Syracuse 12–38 |
| 60 | 1 | 3.235 |  Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN) | B10 | 6–6 | 0.500 | 60 | +7 | BYE |
| 61 | -2 | 3.265 |  UNLV | MWC | 6–6 | 0.500 | 60 | +9 | BYE |
| 62 | 6 | 3.266 |  Syracuse (SYRACUSE) | IND BE | 6–6 | 0.500 | 60 | +2 | Beat Notre Dame 38–12 |
| 63 | 2 | 3.441 |  Akron (AKRON) | MAC | 7–5 | 0.583 | 48 | -8 | BYE |
| 64 | -1 | 3.449 |  Washington (WASHINGTON) | PAC | 6–6 | 0.500 | 60 | +2 | BYE |
| 65 | -3 | 3.451 |  Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH) | ACC | 6–6 | 0.500 | 60 | +2 | BYE |
| 66 | -2 | 3.469 |  South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA) | SEC | 5–7 | 0.417 | 70 | +1 | BYE |
| 67 | 0 | 3.480 |  Colorado (COLORADO) | B12 | 5–7 | 0.417 | 70 | +3 | BYE |
| 68 | -2 | 3.493 |  UCLA | PAC | 6–6 | 0.500 | 60 | +4 | BYE |
| 69 | 1 | 3.695 |  Kansas (KANSAS) | B12 | 6–6 | 0.500 | 60 | -7 | BYE |
| 70 | 2 | 3.725 |  Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST) | ACC | 5–7 | 0.417 | 70 | -5 | BYE |
| 71 | 0 | 3.771 |  Nevada (NEVADA) | IND WAC | 6–6 | 0.500 | 60 | -5 | BYE |
| 72 | -3 | 3.775 |  Alabama (ALABAMA) | SEC | 4–9 | 0.308 | 93 | -4 | BYE |
| 73 | 0 | 3.777 |  San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE) | MWC | 6–6 | 0.500 | 60 | -8 | BYE |
| 74 | 0 | 3.821 |  Troy (TROY) | IND FBSI | 6–6 | 0.500 | 60 | -8 | BYE |
| 75 | 1 | 3.828 |  Rutgers (RUTGERS) | IND BE | 5–7 | 0.417 | 70 | -10 | BYE |
| 76 | -1 | 3.881 |  Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH) | IND WAC | 5–7 | 0.417 | 70 | -5 | BYE |
| 77 | 0 | 3.978 |  UAB | USA | 5–7 | 0.417 | 70 | -9 | BYE |
| 78 | 0 | 4.004 |  Cincinnati (CINCINNATI) | USA | 5–7 | 0.417 | 70 | -13 | BYE |
| 79 | 0 | 4.005 |  Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M) | B12 | 4–8 | 0.333 | 85 | -3 | BYE |
| 80 | 0 | 4.066 |  Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN) | MAC | 5–7 | 0.417 | 70 | -13 | BYE |
| 81 | 0 | 4.146 |  Tulane (TULANE) | USA | 5–7 | 0.417 | 70 | -14 | BYE |
| 82 | 0 | 4.344 |  Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE) | PAC | 5–7 | 0.417 | 70 | -16 | BYE |
| 83 | 0 | 4.359 |  Rice (RICE) | IND WAC | 5–7 | 0.417 | 70 | -17 | BYE |
| 84 | 0 | 4.458 |  Kent State (KENT STATE) | MAC | 5–7 | 0.417 | 70 | -19 | BYE |
| 85 | 0 | 4.572 |  BYU | MWC | 4–8 | 0.333 | 85 | -10 | BYE |
| 86 | 1 | 4.767 |  Wyoming (WYOMING) | MWC | 4–8 | 0.333 | 85 | -19 | BYE |
| 87 | -1 | 4.779 |  Ball State (BALL STATE) | MAC | 4–8 | 0.333 | 85 | -19 | BYE |
| 88 | 0 | 4.825 |  Stanford (STANFORD) | PAC | 4–7 | 0.364 | 84 | -14 | BYE |
| 89 | 0 | 4.913 |  Duke (DUKE) | ACC | 4–8 | 0.333 | 85 | -21 | BYE |
| 90 | 0 | 4.935 |  Penn State (PENN STATE) | B10 | 3–9 | 0.250 | 95 | -26 | BYE |
| 91 | 1 | 5.251 |  Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE) | SUN | 5–7 | 0.417 | 70 | -32 | BYE |
| 92 | -1 | 5.293 |  Kentucky (KENTUCKY) | SEC | 4–8 | 0.333 | 85 | -36 | BYE |
| 93 | 0 | 5.524 |  Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE) | SUN | 4–8 | 0.333 | 85 | -32 | BYE |
| 94 | 0 | 5.579 |  Middle Tennessee (MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE) | SUN | 4–8 | 0.333 | 85 | -25 | BYE |
| 95 | 1 | 5.945 |  Baylor (BAYLOR) | B12 | 3–9 | 0.250 | 95 | -33 | BYE |
| 96 | -1 | 5.955 |  Arizona (ARIZONA) | PAC | 2–10 | 0.167 | 103 | -29 | BYE |
| 97 | 0 | 6.038 |  Iowa State (IOWA STATE) | B12 | 2–10 | 0.167 | 103 | -34 | BYE |
| 98 | 0 | 6.068 |  Utah State (UTAH STATE) | SUN | 3–9 | 0.250 | 95 | -41 | BYE |
| 99 | 1 | 6.122 |  Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN) | MAC | 3–9 | 0.250 | 95 | -41 | BYE |
| 100 | -1 | 6.184 |  San José State (SAN JOSE STATE) | IND WAC | 3–8 | 0.273 | 94 | -37 | BYE |
| 101 | 0 | 6.191 |  Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT) | SEC | 2–10 | 0.167 | 103 | -41 | BYE |
| 102 | 0 | 6.233 |  Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN) | MAC | 3–9 | 0.250 | 95 | -30 | BYE |
| 103 | 0 | 6.322 |  New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE) | SUN | 3–9 | 0.250 | 95 | -46 | BYE |
| 104 | 0 | 6.412 |  Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE) | SEC | 2–10 | 0.167 | 103 | -38 | BYE |
| 105 | 0 | 6.493 |  UCF (CENTRAL FLORIDA) | MAC | 3–9 | 0.250 | 95 | -46 | BYE |
| 106 | 1 | 6.617 |  North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA) | ACC | 2–10 | 0.167 | 103 | -45 | BYE |
| 107 | -1 | 6.635 |  Indiana (INDIANA) | B10 | 2–10 | 0.167 | 103 | -45 | BYE |
| 108 | 0 | 6.722 |  Idaho (IDAHO) | SUN | 3–9 | 0.250 | 95 | -29 | BYE |
| 109 | 0 | 7.089 |  Ohio (OHIO) | MAC | 2–10 | 0.167 | 103 | -55 | BYE |
| 110 | 0 | 7.150 |  Illinois (ILLINOIS) | B10 | 1–11 | 0.083 | 111 | -52 | BYE |
| 111 | 0 | 7.544 |  East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA) | USA | 1–11 | 0.083 | 111 | -56 | BYE |
| 112 | 1 | 7.619 |  Temple (TEMPLE) | IND BE | 1–11 | 0.083 | 111 | -47 | BYE |
| 113 | -1 | 7.623 |  Buffalo (BUFFALO) | MAC | 1–11 | 0.083 | 111 | -43 | BYE |
| 114 | 0 | 7.993 |  UTEP | IND WAC | 2–11 | 0.154 | 110 | -56 | BYE |
| 115 | 0 | 8.428 |  Army (ARMY) | USA | 0–13 | 0.000 | 116 | -69 | Lost to Navy 6–34 |
| 116 | 0 | 8.763 |  SMU | IND WAC | 0–12 | 0.000 | 116 | -67 | BYE |
| 117 | 0 | 8.832 |  UL Monroe (LOUISIANA MONROE) | SUN | 1–11 | 0.083 | 111 | -48 | BYE |