2003 Week 10 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 | 0.710 |  Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA) |  B12 | 8–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +35 | Beat Colorado 34–20 |
| 2 | 1 | 0.938 |  Miami (MIAMI) | IND BE | 7–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +26 | BYE |
| 3 | -1 | 1.072 |  Ohio State (OHIO STATE) |  B10 | 7–1 | 0.875 | 4 | +29 | Beat Indiana 35–6 |
| 4 | 1 | 1.092 |  Florida State (FLORIDA STATE) |  ACC | 7–1 | 0.875 | 4 | +25 | Beat Wake Forest 48–24 |
| 5 | 4 | 1.244 |  Georgia (GEORGIA) |  SEC | 7–1 | 0.875 | 4 | +23 | Beat UAB 16–13 |
| 6 | 0 | 1.263 |  Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH)) |  MAC | 7–1 | 0.875 | 4 | +24 | Beat Kent State 38–30 |
| 7 | 0 | 1.311 |  Nebraska (NEBRASKA) | B12 | 7–1 | 0.875 | 4 | +22 | Beat Iowa State 28–0 |
| 8 | 8 | 1.316 |  LSU | SEC | 7–1 | 0.875 | 4 | +18 | Beat Auburn 31–7 |
| 9 | -1 | 1.352 |  TCU |  USA | 8–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +22 | Beat Houston 62–55 |
| 10 | 2 | 1.364 |  USC |  PAC | 7–1 | 0.875 | 4 | +21 | Beat Washington 43–23 |
| 11 | 6 | 1.391 |  Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN) | MAC | 7–1 | 0.875 | 4 | +18 | Beat Northern Illinois 34–18 |
| 12 | 1 | 1.425 |  Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE) | B12 | 7–1 | 0.875 | 4 | +18 | Beat Texas A&M 38–10 |
| 13 | -2 | 1.489 |  Iowa (IOWA) | B10 | 6–2 | 0.750 | 21 | +21 | Beat Penn State 26–14 |
| 14 | 1 | 1.524 |  Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE) | B10 | 7–1 | 0.875 | 4 | +20 | BYE |
| 15 | 9 | 1.557 |  Michigan (MICHIGAN) | B10 | 7–2 | 0.778 | 19 | +19 | Beat Purdue 31–3 |
| 16 | 5 | 1.573 |  Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE) | PAC | 7–1 | 0.875 | 4 | +17 | Beat Oregon State 36–30 |
| 17 | 8 | 1.631 |  Tennessee (TENNESSEE) | SEC | 5–2 | 0.714 | 29 | +18 | Beat Alabama 51–43 |
| 18 | -14 | 1.677 |  Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH) | IND BE | 6–1 | 0.857 | 18 | +16 | Lost to West Virginia 7–28 |
| 19 | -9 | 1.699 |  Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS) | MAC | 7–1 | 0.875 | 4 | +16 | Lost to Bowling Green 18–34 |
| 20 | 2 | 1.730 |  Boise State (BOISE STATE) | IND WAC | 7–1 | 0.875 | 4 | +11 | Beat San José State 77–14 |
| 21 | 11 | 1.793 |  Missouri (MISSOURI) | B12 | 6–2 | 0.750 | 21 | +16 | Beat Texas Tech 62–31 |
| 22 | 1 | 1.828 |  Minnesota (MINNESOTA) | B10 | 7–2 | 0.778 | 19 | +16 | Beat Illinois 36–10 |
| 23 | -4 | 1.862 |  Louisville (LOUISVILLE) | USA | 7–1 | 0.875 | 4 | +12 | Beat East Carolina 36–20 |
| 24 | 7 | 1.926 |  Texas (TEXAS) | B12 | 6–2 | 0.750 | 21 | +14 | Beat Baylor 56–0 |
| 25 | 8 | 1.933 |  Florida (FLORIDA) | SEC | 5–3 | 0.625 | 35 | +13 | BYE |
| 26 | 1 | 1.938 |  Air Force (AIR FORCE) |  MWC | 6–2 | 0.750 | 21 | +14 | BYE |
| 27 | -9 | 1.949 |  Utah (UTAH) | MWC | 6–2 | 0.750 | 21 | +16 | Lost to New Mexico 35–47 |
| 28 | -14 | 1.971 |  Purdue (PURDUE) | B10 | 6–2 | 0.750 | 21 | +13 | Lost to Michigan 3–31 |
| 29 | 7 | 2.037 |  Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI) | SEC | 6–2 | 0.750 | 21 | +11 | Beat Arkansas 19–7 |
| 30 | -4 | 2.130 |  Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH) | B12 | 5–3 | 0.625 | 35 | +10 | Lost to Missouri 31–62 |
| 31 | 16 | 2.146 |  Kansas State (KANSAS STATE) | B12 | 6–3 | 0.667 | 31 | +10 | Beat Kansas 42–6 |
| 32 | 8 | 2.226 |  NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE) | ACC | 6–3 | 0.667 | 31 | +11 | Beat Duke 28–21 |
| 33 | 21 | 2.250 |  Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH) | ACC | 5–3 | 0.625 | 35 | +12 | Beat Maryland 7–3 |
| 34 | 11 | 2.297 |  Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH) | IND BE | 5–2 | 0.714 | 29 | +10 | Beat Syracuse 34–14 |
| 35 | 7 | 2.324 |  UCLA | PAC | 6–2 | 0.750 | 21 | +13 | Beat Arizona State 20–13 |
| 36 | 10 | 2.336 |  South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA) | SEC | 5–3 | 0.625 | 35 | +11 | Beat Vanderbilt 35–24 |
| 37 | -2 | 2.352 |  Auburn (AUBURN) | SEC | 5–3 | 0.625 | 35 | +7 | Lost to LSU 7–31 |
| 38 | -4 | 2.358 |  Maryland (MARYLAND) | ACC | 5–3 | 0.625 | 35 | +6 | Lost to Georgia Tech 3–7 |
| 39 | 2 | 2.382 |  Colorado State (COLORADO STATE) | MWC | 5–3 | 0.625 | 35 | +10 | BYE |
| 40 | -10 | 2.395 |  Arkansas (ARKANSAS) | SEC | 4–3 | 0.571 | 57 | +10 | Lost to Ole Miss 7–19 |
| 41 | 3 | 2.408 |  Oregon (OREGON) | PAC | 5–3 | 0.625 | 35 | +10 | Beat Stanford 35–0 |
| 42 | 15 | 2.420 |  Virginia (VIRGINIA) | ACC | 5–3 | 0.625 | 35 | +7 | Beat Troy 24–0 |
| 43 | 9 | 2.450 |  Clemson (CLEMSON) | ACC | 5–3 | 0.625 | 35 | +6 | Beat North Carolina 36–28 |
| 44 | -6 | 2.534 |  Oregon State (OREGON STATE) | PAC | 5–3 | 0.625 | 35 | +8 | Lost to Washington State 30–36 |
| 45 | -17 | 2.537 |  Syracuse (SYRACUSE) | IND BE | 4–3 | 0.571 | 57 | +10 | Lost to Pittsburgh 14–34 |
| 46 | 23 | 2.563 |  New Mexico (NEW MEXICO) | MWC | 5–3 | 0.625 | 35 | +5 | Beat Utah 47–35 |
| 47 | -18 | 2.601 |  Wisconsin (WISCONSIN) | B10 | 6–3 | 0.667 | 31 | +9 | Lost to Northwestern 7–16 |
| 48 | -28 | 2.681 |  UNLV | MWC | 4–4 | 0.500 | 63 | +9 | Lost to BYU 20–27 |
| 49 | 7 | 2.702 |  Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE) | IND BE | 5–3 | 0.625 | 35 | +8 | Beat Notre Dame 27–25 |
| 50 | 13 | 2.797 |  Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN) | B10 | 4–4 | 0.500 | 63 | +8 | Beat Wisconsin 16–7 |
| 51 | -14 | 2.808 |  Kansas (KANSAS) | B12 | 5–3 | 0.625 | 35 | +4 | Lost to Kansas State 6–42 |
| 52 | 12 | 2.862 |  Memphis (MEMPHIS) | USA | 5–3 | 0.625 | 35 | +3 | Beat Tulane 41–9 |
| 53 | 14 | 2.863 |  UConn (CONNECTICUT) | IND FBSI | 6–3 | 0.667 | 31 | +3 | Beat Akron 38–37 |
| 54 | 12 | 2.869 |  Marshall (MARSHALL) | MAC | 5–3 | 0.625 | 35 | +4 | Beat Western Michigan 41–21 |
| 55 | 17 | 2.903 |  Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH) | IND WAC | 4–4 | 0.500 | 63 | +8 | Beat Nevada 42–34 |
| 56 | -1 | 2.929 |  Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST) | ACC | 4–4 | 0.500 | 63 | +5 | Lost to Florida State 24–48 |
| 57 | -6 | 2.938 |  Houston (HOUSTON) | USA | 5–3 | 0.625 | 35 | +4 | Lost to TCU 55–62 |
| 58 | -19 | 2.939 |  Toledo (TOLEDO) | MAC | 5–3 | 0.625 | 35 | +2 | Lost to Ball State 14–38 |
| 59 | 3 | 2.961 |  North Texas (NORTH TEXAS) |  SUN | 5–3 | 0.625 | 35 | +5 | Beat Middle Tennessee 33–28 |
| 60 | 8 | 2.975 |  Hawai'i (HAWAII) | IND WAC | 5–3 | 0.625 | 35 | +2 | Beat UTEP 31–15 |
| 61 | 17 | 3.162 |  Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS) | USA | 4–3 | 0.571 | 57 | +4 | Beat South Florida 27–6 |
| 62 | -12 | 3.175 |  Washington (WASHINGTON) | PAC | 4–4 | 0.500 | 63 | +2 | Lost to USC 23–43 |
| 63 | -15 | 3.215 |  Nevada (NEVADA) | IND WAC | 5–3 | 0.625 | 35 | -1 | Lost to Louisiana Tech 34–42 |
| 64 | -5 | 3.227 |  Colorado (COLORADO) | B12 | 3–5 | 0.375 | 79 | +6 | Lost to Oklahoma 20–34 |
| 65 | -22 | 3.247 |  Navy (NAVY) | IND FBSI | 5–3 | 0.625 | 35 | +5 | Lost to FCS 17–21 |
| 66 | -8 | 3.271 |  Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME) | IND FBSI | 2–5 | 0.286 | 91 | +3 | Lost to Boston College 25–27 |
| 67 | -7 | 3.342 |  Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE) | PAC | 4–4 | 0.500 | 63 | 0 | Lost to UCLA 13–20 |
| 68 | -19 | 3.385 |  Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M) | B12 | 3–5 | 0.375 | 79 | +4 | Lost to Oklahoma State 10–38 |
| 69 | 15 | 3.395 |  West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA) | IND BE | 3–4 | 0.429 | 78 | +2 | Beat Virginia Tech 28–7 |
| 70 | 3 | 3.397 |  California (CALIFORNIA) | PAC | 4–5 | 0.444 | 75 | 0 | Beat Arizona 42–14 |
| 71 | 12 | 3.425 |  Ball State (BALL STATE) | MAC | 4–4 | 0.500 | 63 | +2 | Beat Toledo 38–14 |
| 72 | 4 | 3.437 |  Fresno State (FRESNO STATE) | IND WAC | 4–4 | 0.500 | 63 | +2 | Beat Rice 31–28 |
| 73 | -2 | 3.484 |  Tulsa (TULSA) | IND WAC | 4–4 | 0.500 | 63 | -1 | Beat SMU 35–16 |
| 74 | -21 | 3.545 |  South Florida (SOUTH FLORIDA) | USA | 4–3 | 0.571 | 57 | -2 | Lost to Southern Miss 6–27 |
| 75 | -14 | 3.550 |  Alabama (ALABAMA) | SEC | 3–6 | 0.333 | 88 | +3 | Lost to Tennessee 43–51 |
| 76 | -11 | 3.593 |  Troy (TROY) | IND FBSI | 4–4 | 0.500 | 63 | -1 | Lost to Virginia 0–24 |
| 77 | -3 | 3.713 |  UAB | USA | 3–5 | 0.375 | 79 | +1 | Lost to Georgia 13–16 |
| 78 | 1 | 3.715 |  Rutgers (RUTGERS) | IND BE | 4–4 | 0.500 | 63 | -1 | Beat Temple 30–14 |
| 79 | 7 | 3.756 |  BYU | MWC | 4–5 | 0.444 | 75 | +3 | Beat UNLV 27–20 |
| 80 | -10 | 3.801 |  Akron (AKRON) | MAC | 5–4 | 0.556 | 62 | -8 | Lost to UConn 37–38 |
| 81 | 1 | 3.811 |  Cincinnati (CINCINNATI) | USA | 4–3 | 0.571 | 57 | -4 | Beat Army 33–29 |
| 82 | 5 | 3.953 |  Kentucky (KENTUCKY) | SEC | 4–4 | 0.500 | 63 | -8 | Beat Mississippi State 42–17 |
| 83 | -6 | 4.161 |  Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN) | MAC | 3–5 | 0.375 | 79 | -6 | Lost to Marshall 21–41 |
| 84 | 5 | 4.220 |  San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE) | MWC | 4–5 | 0.444 | 75 | -8 | Beat Wyoming 25–20 |
| 85 | -10 | 4.278 |  Wyoming (WYOMING) | MWC | 3–5 | 0.375 | 79 | -6 | Lost to San Diego State 20–25 |
| 86 | -6 | 4.445 |  Tulane (TULANE) | USA | 3–5 | 0.375 | 79 | -7 | Lost to Memphis 9–41 |
| 87 | -6 | 4.476 |  Stanford (STANFORD) | PAC | 2–4 | 0.333 | 88 | -3 | Lost to Oregon 0–35 |
| 88 | -3 | 4.595 |  Penn State (PENN STATE) | B10 | 2–6 | 0.250 | 93 | -9 | Lost to Iowa 14–26 |
| 89 | -1 | 4.735 |  Iowa State (IOWA STATE) | B12 | 2–6 | 0.250 | 93 | -7 | Lost to Nebraska 0–28 |
| 90 | 5 | 5.130 |  Kent State (KENT STATE) | MAC | 3–6 | 0.333 | 88 | -11 | Lost to Miami (OH) 30–38 |
| 91 | 0 | 5.460 |  Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE) | SEC | 2–6 | 0.250 | 93 | -13 | Lost to Kentucky 17–42 |
| 92 | 10 | 5.467 |  Utah State (UTAH STATE) | SUN | 2–6 | 0.250 | 93 | -14 | Beat Arkansas State 49–0 |
| 93 | -3 | 5.570 |  Baylor (BAYLOR) | B12 | 3–5 | 0.375 | 79 | -15 | Lost to Texas 0–56 |
| 94 | -2 | 5.668 |  Arizona (ARIZONA) | PAC | 1–7 | 0.125 | 105 | -12 | Lost to California 14–42 |
| 95 | -1 | 5.812 |  Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN) | MAC | 2–6 | 0.250 | 93 | -16 | Lost to UCF 13–31 |
| 96 | 7 | 5.903 |  UCF (CENTRAL FLORIDA) | MAC | 3–5 | 0.375 | 79 | -17 | Beat Central Michigan 31–13 |
| 97 | -1 | 5.925 |  Duke (DUKE) | ACC | 2–6 | 0.250 | 93 | -17 | Lost to NC State 21–28 |
| 98 | -5 | 5.959 |  Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE) | SUN | 3–5 | 0.375 | 79 | -19 | Lost to Utah State 0–49 |
| 99 | 0 | 6.144 |  Illinois (ILLINOIS) | B10 | 1–8 | 0.111 | 112 | -19 | Lost to Minnesota 10–36 |
| 100 | 1 | 6.164 |  Middle Tennessee (MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE) | SUN | 2–6 | 0.250 | 93 | -13 | Lost to North Texas 28–33 |
| 101 | -1 | 6.231 |  Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT) | SEC | 1–8 | 0.111 | 112 | -21 | Lost to South Carolina 24–35 |
| 102 | -4 | 6.289 |  North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA) | ACC | 1–7 | 0.125 | 105 | -19 | Lost to Clemson 28–36 |
| 103 | 5 | 6.366 |  Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE) | SUN | 2–7 | 0.222 | 103 | -20 | Beat Idaho 31–20 |
| 104 | 2 | 6.438 |  Indiana (INDIANA) | B10 | 1–7 | 0.125 | 105 | -19 | Lost to Ohio State 6–35 |
| 105 | -1 | 6.570 |  San José State (SAN JOSE STATE) | IND WAC | 2–5 | 0.286 | 91 | -17 | Lost to Boise State 14–77 |
| 106 | -9 | 6.591 |  Ohio (OHIO) | MAC | 2–6 | 0.250 | 93 | -23 | Lost to Buffalo 17–26 |
| 107 | -2 | 6.973 |  Rice (RICE) | IND WAC | 1–6 | 0.143 | 104 | -19 | Lost to Fresno State 28–31 |
| 108 | 6 | 6.994 |  New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE) | SUN | 2–6 | 0.250 | 93 | -28 | Beat UL Monroe 21–14 |
| 109 | 1 | 7.239 |  UTEP | IND WAC | 2–6 | 0.250 | 93 | -20 | Lost to Hawai'i 15–31 |
| 110 | -3 | 7.284 |  Temple (TEMPLE) | IND BE | 1–7 | 0.125 | 105 | -15 | Lost to Rutgers 14–30 |
| 111 | 0 | 7.508 |  East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA) | USA | 1–7 | 0.125 | 105 | -22 | Lost to Louisville 20–36 |
| 112 | -3 | 7.694 |  Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN) | MAC | 1–7 | 0.125 | 105 | -19 | BYE |
| 113 | 4 | 7.808 |  Buffalo (BUFFALO) | MAC | 1–8 | 0.111 | 112 | -20 | Beat Ohio 26–17 |
| 114 | 1 | 8.312 |  Army (ARMY) | USA | 0–8 | 0.000 | 116 | -26 | Lost to Cincinnati 29–33 |
| 115 | -2 | 8.451 |  Idaho (IDAHO) | SUN | 1–8 | 0.111 | 112 | -20 | Lost to Louisiana 20–31 |
| 116 | -4 | 8.546 |  SMU | IND WAC | 0–8 | 0.000 | 116 | -28 | Lost to Tulsa 16–35 |
| 117 | -1 | 8.821 |  UL Monroe (LOUISIANA MONROE) | SUN | 1–7 | 0.125 | 105 | -18 | Lost to New Mexico State 14–21 |