2003 Week 11 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 | 0.615 |  Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA) |  B12 | 9–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +45 | Beat Oklahoma State 52–9 |
| 2 | 8 | 1.145 |  USC |  PAC | 8–1 | 0.889 | 3 | +32 | Beat Washington State 43–16 |
| 3 | 0 | 1.158 |  Ohio State (OHIO STATE) |  B10 | 8–1 | 0.889 | 3 | +34 | Beat Penn State 21–20 |
| 4 | -2 | 1.216 |  Miami (MIAMI) | IND BE | 7–1 | 0.875 | 9 | +28 | Lost to Virginia Tech 7–31 |
| 5 | -1 | 1.220 |  Florida State (FLORIDA STATE) |  ACC | 8–1 | 0.889 | 3 | +28 | Beat Notre Dame 37–0 |
| 6 | 12 | 1.283 |  Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH) | IND BE | 7–1 | 0.875 | 9 | +25 | Beat Miami 31–7 |
| 7 | 2 | 1.326 |  TCU |  USA | 8–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +25 | BYE |
| 8 | 0 | 1.330 |  LSU |  SEC | 8–1 | 0.889 | 3 | +23 | Beat Louisiana Tech 49–10 |
| 9 | 6 | 1.377 |  Michigan (MICHIGAN) | B10 | 8–2 | 0.800 | 14 | +28 | Beat Michigan State 27–20 |
| 10 | 1 | 1.412 |  Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN) |  MAC | 7–1 | 0.875 | 9 | +21 | BYE |
| 11 | -5 | 1.427 |  Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH)) | MAC | 7–1 | 0.875 | 9 | +24 | BYE |
| 12 | 12 | 1.591 |  Texas (TEXAS) | B12 | 7–2 | 0.778 | 16 | +23 | Beat Nebraska 31–7 |
| 13 | 6 | 1.602 |  Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS) | MAC | 8–1 | 0.889 | 3 | +22 | Beat Ball State 48–23 |
| 14 | 6 | 1.611 |  Boise State (BOISE STATE) | IND WAC | 8–1 | 0.889 | 3 | +17 | Beat BYU 50–12 |
| 15 | -10 | 1.614 |  Georgia (GEORGIA) | SEC | 7–2 | 0.778 | 16 | +22 | Lost to Florida 13–16 |
| 16 | -9 | 1.622 |  Nebraska (NEBRASKA) | B12 | 7–2 | 0.778 | 16 | +23 | Lost to Texas 7–31 |
| 17 | -4 | 1.627 |  Iowa (IOWA) | B10 | 7–2 | 0.778 | 16 | +22 | Beat Illinois 41–10 |
| 18 | 7 | 1.675 |  Florida (FLORIDA) | SEC | 6–3 | 0.667 | 32 | +21 | Beat Georgia 16–13 |
| 19 | -7 | 1.691 |  Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE) | B12 | 7–2 | 0.778 | 16 | +21 | Lost to Oklahoma 9–52 |
| 20 | -3 | 1.708 |  Tennessee (TENNESSEE) | SEC | 6–2 | 0.750 | 26 | +22 | Beat Duke 23–6 |
| 21 | 8 | 1.741 |  Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI) | SEC | 7–2 | 0.778 | 16 | +19 | Beat South Carolina 43–40 |
| 22 | 5 | 1.756 |  Utah (UTAH) |  MWC | 7–2 | 0.778 | 16 | +24 | Beat Air Force 45–43 |
| 23 | -1 | 1.830 |  Minnesota (MINNESOTA) | B10 | 8–2 | 0.800 | 14 | +17 | Beat Indiana 55–7 |
| 24 | -10 | 1.835 |  Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE) | B10 | 7–2 | 0.778 | 16 | +19 | Lost to Michigan 20–27 |
| 25 | 3 | 1.836 |  Purdue (PURDUE) | B10 | 7–2 | 0.778 | 16 | +18 | Beat Northwestern 34–14 |
| 26 | -3 | 1.918 |  Louisville (LOUISVILLE) | USA | 7–1 | 0.875 | 9 | +12 | BYE |
| 27 | -11 | 1.931 |  Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE) | PAC | 7–2 | 0.778 | 16 | +17 | Lost to USC 16–43 |
| 28 | -7 | 2.012 |  Missouri (MISSOURI) | B12 | 6–2 | 0.750 | 26 | +16 | BYE |
| 29 | 11 | 2.031 |  Arkansas (ARKANSAS) | SEC | 5–3 | 0.625 | 46 | +17 | Beat Kentucky 71–63 |
| 30 | 4 | 2.048 |  Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH) | IND BE | 6–2 | 0.750 | 26 | +15 | Beat Boston College 24–13 |
| 31 | 1 | 2.118 |  NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE) | ACC | 7–3 | 0.700 | 29 | +18 | Beat Virginia 51–37 |
| 32 | -1 | 2.151 |  Kansas State (KANSAS STATE) | B12 | 7–3 | 0.700 | 29 | +13 | Beat Baylor 38–10 |
| 33 | -3 | 2.168 |  Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH) | B12 | 6–3 | 0.667 | 32 | +14 | Beat Colorado 26–21 |
| 34 | 3 | 2.210 |  Auburn (AUBURN) | SEC | 6–3 | 0.667 | 32 | +10 | Beat UL Monroe 73–7 |
| 35 | -9 | 2.235 |  Air Force (AIR FORCE) | MWC | 6–3 | 0.667 | 32 | +14 | Lost to Utah 43–45 |
| 36 | 2 | 2.384 |  Maryland (MARYLAND) | ACC | 6–3 | 0.667 | 32 | +8 | Beat North Carolina 59–21 |
| 37 | -4 | 2.409 |  Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH) | ACC | 5–3 | 0.625 | 46 | +14 | BYE |
| 38 | 6 | 2.443 |  Oregon State (OREGON STATE) | PAC | 6–3 | 0.667 | 32 | +10 | Beat Arizona 52–23 |
| 39 | 6 | 2.514 |  Syracuse (SYRACUSE) | IND BE | 4–3 | 0.571 | 51 | +11 | BYE |
| 40 | 8 | 2.569 |  UNLV | MWC | 5–4 | 0.556 | 52 | +13 | Beat New Mexico 37–35 |
| 41 | 6 | 2.582 |  Wisconsin (WISCONSIN) | B10 | 6–3 | 0.667 | 32 | +10 | BYE |
| 42 | 12 | 2.633 |  Marshall (MARSHALL) | MAC | 6–3 | 0.667 | 32 | +9 | Beat Akron 42–24 |
| 43 | 9 | 2.699 |  Memphis (MEMPHIS) | USA | 6–3 | 0.667 | 32 | +6 | Beat East Carolina 41–24 |
| 44 | 15 | 2.699 |  North Texas (NORTH TEXAS) |  SUN | 6–3 | 0.667 | 32 | +9 | Beat Troy 21–0 |
| 45 | 15 | 2.715 |  Hawai'i (HAWAII) | IND WAC | 6–3 | 0.667 | 32 | +6 | Beat San José State 13–10 |
| 46 | 10 | 2.717 |  Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST) | ACC | 5–4 | 0.556 | 52 | +10 | Beat Clemson 45–17 |
| 47 | 6 | 2.737 |  UConn (CONNECTICUT) | IND FBSI | 7–3 | 0.700 | 29 | +5 | Beat Western Michigan 41–27 |
| 48 | 10 | 2.752 |  Toledo (TOLEDO) | MAC | 6–3 | 0.667 | 32 | +5 | Beat Buffalo 56–29 |
| 49 | 13 | 2.775 |  Washington (WASHINGTON) | PAC | 5–4 | 0.556 | 52 | +7 | Beat Oregon 42–10 |
| 50 | -14 | 2.781 |  South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA) | SEC | 5–4 | 0.556 | 52 | +9 | Lost to Ole Miss 40–43 |
| 51 | 10 | 2.808 |  Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS) | USA | 5–3 | 0.625 | 46 | +8 | Beat Louisiana 48–3 |
| 52 | -17 | 2.838 |  UCLA | PAC | 6–3 | 0.667 | 32 | +10 | Lost to Stanford 14–21 |
| 53 | 12 | 2.997 |  Navy (NAVY) | IND FBSI | 6–3 | 0.667 | 32 | +9 | Beat Tulane 35–17 |
| 54 | 14 | 3.009 |  Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M) | B12 | 4–5 | 0.444 | 71 | +9 | Beat Kansas 45–33 |
| 55 | -16 | 3.023 |  Colorado State (COLORADO STATE) | MWC | 5–4 | 0.556 | 52 | +6 | Lost to Wyoming 28–35 |
| 56 | 1 | 3.037 |  Houston (HOUSTON) | USA | 5–3 | 0.625 | 46 | +5 | BYE |
| 57 | 17 | 3.047 |  South Florida (SOUTH FLORIDA) | USA | 5–3 | 0.625 | 46 | +2 | Beat Cincinnati 24–17 |
| 58 | -16 | 3.055 |  Virginia (VIRGINIA) | ACC | 5–4 | 0.556 | 52 | +3 | Lost to NC State 37–51 |
| 59 | -18 | 3.100 |  Oregon (OREGON) | PAC | 5–4 | 0.556 | 52 | +6 | Lost to Washington 10–42 |
| 60 | 10 | 3.102 |  California (CALIFORNIA) | PAC | 5–5 | 0.500 | 66 | +4 | Beat Arizona State 51–23 |
| 61 | -15 | 3.109 |  New Mexico (NEW MEXICO) | MWC | 5–4 | 0.556 | 52 | +1 | Lost to UNLV 35–37 |
| 62 | 7 | 3.122 |  West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA) | IND BE | 4–4 | 0.500 | 66 | +4 | Beat UCF 36–18 |
| 63 | 10 | 3.132 |  Tulsa (TULSA) | IND WAC | 5–4 | 0.556 | 52 | +2 | Beat UTEP 56–28 |
| 64 | -15 | 3.134 |  Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE) | IND BE | 5–4 | 0.556 | 52 | +6 | Lost to Pittsburgh 13–24 |
| 65 | -22 | 3.215 |  Clemson (CLEMSON) | ACC | 5–4 | 0.556 | 52 | +1 | Lost to Wake Forest 17–45 |
| 66 | -16 | 3.259 |  Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN) | B10 | 4–5 | 0.444 | 71 | +5 | Lost to Purdue 14–34 |
| 67 | 5 | 3.281 |  Fresno State (FRESNO STATE) | IND WAC | 5–4 | 0.556 | 52 | +3 | Beat SMU 20–11 |
| 68 | -13 | 3.304 |  Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH) | IND WAC | 4–5 | 0.444 | 71 | +6 | Lost to LSU 10–49 |
| 69 | 6 | 3.337 |  Alabama (ALABAMA) | SEC | 3–6 | 0.333 | 84 | +4 | BYE |
| 70 | -19 | 3.447 |  Kansas (KANSAS) | B12 | 5–4 | 0.556 | 52 | -1 | Lost to Texas A&M 33–45 |
| 71 | -5 | 3.660 |  Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME) | IND FBSI | 2–6 | 0.250 | 93 | +1 | Lost to Florida State 0–37 |
| 72 | -1 | 3.673 |  Ball State (BALL STATE) | MAC | 4–5 | 0.444 | 71 | +2 | Lost to Northern Illinois 23–48 |
| 73 | 5 | 3.690 |  Rutgers (RUTGERS) | IND BE | 4–4 | 0.500 | 66 | -1 | BYE |
| 74 | 3 | 3.777 |  UAB | USA | 4–5 | 0.444 | 71 | -1 | Beat Army 24–9 |
| 75 | -11 | 3.863 |  Colorado (COLORADO) | B12 | 3–6 | 0.333 | 84 | +1 | Lost to Texas Tech 21–26 |
| 76 | 11 | 3.900 |  Stanford (STANFORD) | PAC | 3–4 | 0.429 | 82 | +1 | Beat UCLA 21–14 |
| 77 | -14 | 3.911 |  Nevada (NEVADA) | IND WAC | 5–4 | 0.556 | 52 | -7 | Lost to Rice 42–52 |
| 78 | 7 | 3.925 |  Wyoming (WYOMING) | MWC | 4–5 | 0.444 | 71 | -3 | Beat Colorado State 35–28 |
| 79 | -12 | 3.952 |  Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE) | PAC | 4–5 | 0.444 | 71 | -5 | Lost to California 23–51 |
| 80 | -4 | 3.995 |  Troy (TROY) | IND FBSI | 4–5 | 0.444 | 71 | -4 | Lost to North Texas 0–21 |
| 81 | -1 | 4.074 |  Akron (AKRON) | MAC | 5–5 | 0.500 | 66 | -11 | Lost to Marshall 24–42 |
| 82 | -1 | 4.083 |  Cincinnati (CINCINNATI) | USA | 4–4 | 0.500 | 66 | -6 | Lost to South Florida 17–24 |
| 83 | -4 | 4.110 |  BYU | MWC | 4–6 | 0.400 | 83 | +1 | Lost to Boise State 12–50 |
| 84 | 0 | 4.303 |  San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE) | MWC | 4–5 | 0.444 | 71 | -10 | BYE |
| 85 | -3 | 4.403 |  Kentucky (KENTUCKY) | SEC | 4–5 | 0.444 | 71 | -12 | Lost to Arkansas 63–71 |
| 86 | -3 | 4.593 |  Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN) | MAC | 3–6 | 0.333 | 84 | -11 | Lost to UConn 27–41 |
| 87 | 1 | 4.706 |  Penn State (PENN STATE) | B10 | 2–7 | 0.222 | 99 | -12 | Lost to Ohio State 20–21 |
| 88 | 1 | 4.719 |  Iowa State (IOWA STATE) | B12 | 2–6 | 0.250 | 93 | -8 | BYE |
| 89 | -3 | 4.745 |  Tulane (TULANE) | USA | 3–6 | 0.333 | 84 | -10 | Lost to Navy 17–35 |
| 90 | 2 | 5.025 |  Utah State (UTAH STATE) | SUN | 3–6 | 0.333 | 84 | -14 | Beat Middle Tennessee 41–20 |
| 91 | 7 | 5.160 |  Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE) | SUN | 4–5 | 0.444 | 71 | -17 | Beat New Mexico State 28–24 |
| 92 | -2 | 5.169 |  Kent State (KENT STATE) | MAC | 3–6 | 0.333 | 84 | -13 | BYE |
| 93 | 2 | 5.287 |  Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN) | MAC | 3–6 | 0.333 | 84 | -17 | Beat Eastern Michigan 38–10 |
| 94 | -3 | 5.683 |  Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE) | SEC | 2–6 | 0.250 | 93 | -15 | BYE |
| 95 | -2 | 5.745 |  Baylor (BAYLOR) | B12 | 3–6 | 0.333 | 84 | -19 | Lost to Kansas State 10–38 |
| 96 | 11 | 5.748 |  Rice (RICE) | IND WAC | 2–6 | 0.250 | 93 | -15 | Beat Nevada 52–42 |
| 97 | 0 | 6.052 |  Duke (DUKE) | ACC | 2–7 | 0.222 | 99 | -20 | Lost to Tennessee 6–23 |
| 98 | -4 | 6.075 |  Arizona (ARIZONA) | PAC | 1–8 | 0.111 | 106 | -18 | Lost to Oregon State 23–52 |
| 99 | -3 | 6.138 |  UCF (CENTRAL FLORIDA) | MAC | 3–6 | 0.333 | 84 | -21 | Lost to West Virginia 18–36 |
| 100 | -1 | 6.223 |  Illinois (ILLINOIS) | B10 | 1–9 | 0.100 | 114 | -23 | Lost to Iowa 10–41 |
| 101 | 0 | 6.304 |  Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT) | SEC | 1–8 | 0.111 | 106 | -23 | BYE |
| 102 | 3 | 6.526 |  San José State (SAN JOSE STATE) | IND WAC | 2–6 | 0.250 | 93 | -21 | Lost to Hawai'i 10–13 |
| 103 | 1 | 6.529 |  Indiana (INDIANA) | B10 | 1–8 | 0.111 | 106 | -24 | Lost to Minnesota 7–55 |
| 104 | 2 | 6.697 |  Ohio (OHIO) | MAC | 2–6 | 0.250 | 93 | -26 | BYE |
| 105 | -3 | 6.708 |  North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA) | ACC | 1–8 | 0.111 | 106 | -25 | Lost to Maryland 21–59 |
| 106 | -3 | 6.870 |  Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE) | SUN | 2–8 | 0.200 | 104 | -27 | Lost to Southern Miss 3–48 |
| 107 | -7 | 6.936 |  Middle Tennessee (MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE) | SUN | 2–7 | 0.222 | 99 | -21 | Lost to Utah State 20–41 |
| 108 | 0 | 7.401 |  New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE) | SUN | 2–7 | 0.222 | 99 | -36 | Lost to Arkansas State 24–28 |
| 109 | 2 | 7.530 |  East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA) | USA | 1–8 | 0.111 | 106 | -28 | Lost to Memphis 24–41 |
| 110 | -1 | 7.547 |  UTEP | IND WAC | 2–7 | 0.222 | 99 | -26 | Lost to Tulsa 28–56 |
| 111 | -1 | 7.762 |  Temple (TEMPLE) | IND BE | 1–7 | 0.125 | 105 | -19 | BYE |
| 112 | 1 | 7.856 |  Buffalo (BUFFALO) | MAC | 1–9 | 0.100 | 114 | -25 | Lost to Toledo 29–56 |
| 113 | -1 | 8.113 |  Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN) | MAC | 1–8 | 0.111 | 106 | -27 | Lost to Central Michigan 10–38 |
| 114 | 1 | 8.367 |  Idaho (IDAHO) | SUN | 1–8 | 0.111 | 106 | -23 | BYE |
| 115 | -1 | 8.580 |  Army (ARMY) | USA | 0–9 | 0.000 | 116 | -34 | Lost to UAB 9–24 |
| 116 | 1 | 8.694 |  UL Monroe (LOUISIANA MONROE) | SUN | 1–8 | 0.111 | 106 | -22 | Lost to Auburn 7–73 |
| 117 | -1 | 8.742 |  SMU | IND WAC | 0–9 | 0.000 | 116 | -37 | Lost to Fresno State 11–20 |