2003 Week 13 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 | 0.697 |  Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA) |  B12 | 11–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +63 | Beat Baylor 41–3 |
| 2 | 0 | 1.082 |  Ohio State (OHIO STATE) |  B10 | 10–1 | 0.909 | 3 | +54 | Beat Purdue 16–13 |
| 3 | 1 | 1.135 |  Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH)) |  MAC | 9–1 | 0.900 | 4 | +43 | Beat Marshall 45–6 |
| 4 | 1 | 1.227 |  TCU |  USA | 10–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +42 | Beat Cincinnati 43–10 |
| 5 | 1 | 1.236 |  Texas (TEXAS) | B12 | 9–2 | 0.818 | 8 | +44 | Beat Texas Tech 43–40 |
| 6 | -3 | 1.288 |  USC |  PAC | 9–1 | 0.900 | 4 | +38 | Beat Arizona 45–0 |
| 7 | 3 | 1.338 |  Miami (MIAMI) | IND BE | 8–2 | 0.800 | 13 | +37 | Beat Syracuse 17–10 |
| 8 | -1 | 1.342 |  Michigan (MICHIGAN) | B10 | 9–2 | 0.818 | 8 | +38 | Beat Northwestern 41–10 |
| 9 | 4 | 1.369 |  Florida State (FLORIDA STATE) |  ACC | 9–2 | 0.818 | 8 | +38 | Beat NC State 50–44 |
| 10 | -2 | 1.426 |  LSU |  SEC | 9–1 | 0.900 | 4 | +30 | Beat Alabama 27–3 |
| 11 | 4 | 1.457 |  Georgia (GEORGIA) | SEC | 8–2 | 0.800 | 13 | +35 | Beat Auburn 26–7 |
| 12 | -3 | 1.498 |  Tennessee (TENNESSEE) | SEC | 8–2 | 0.800 | 13 | +36 | Beat Mississippi State 59–21 |
| 13 | 5 | 1.550 |  Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE) | PAC | 9–2 | 0.818 | 8 | +37 | Beat Arizona State 34–19 |
| 14 | 7 | 1.579 |  Florida (FLORIDA) | SEC | 8–3 | 0.727 | 23 | +32 | Beat South Carolina 24–22 |
| 15 | 2 | 1.580 |  Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN) | MAC | 8–2 | 0.800 | 13 | +30 | Beat Kent State 42–33 |
| 16 | 0 | 1.597 |  Boise State (BOISE STATE) | IND WAC | 9–1 | 0.900 | 4 | +24 | Beat UTEP 51–21 |
| 17 | -6 | 1.622 |  Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI) | SEC | 8–2 | 0.800 | 13 | +31 | BYE |
| 18 | -6 | 1.648 |  Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH) | IND BE | 8–2 | 0.800 | 13 | +27 | Beat Temple 24–23 |
| 19 | 6 | 1.701 |  Utah (UTAH) |  MWC | 8–2 | 0.800 | 13 | +32 | Beat Wyoming 47–17 |
| 20 | 3 | 1.751 |  Arkansas (ARKANSAS) | SEC | 7–3 | 0.700 | 29 | +30 | Beat New Mexico State 48–20 |
| 21 | 5 | 1.757 |  Iowa (IOWA) | B10 | 8–3 | 0.727 | 23 | +30 | Beat Minnesota 40–22 |
| 22 | -3 | 1.783 |  Purdue (PURDUE) | B10 | 8–3 | 0.727 | 23 | +30 | Lost to Ohio State 13–16 |
| 23 | -9 | 1.828 |  Nebraska (NEBRASKA) | B12 | 8–3 | 0.727 | 23 | +29 | Lost to Kansas State 9–38 |
| 24 | 8 | 1.858 |  Kansas State (KANSAS STATE) | B12 | 9–3 | 0.750 | 20 | +25 | Beat Nebraska 38–9 |
| 25 | 2 | 1.879 |  Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE) | B12 | 8–3 | 0.727 | 23 | +28 | Beat Kansas 44–21 |
| 26 | -6 | 1.886 |  Minnesota (MINNESOTA) | B10 | 9–3 | 0.750 | 20 | +27 | Lost to Iowa 22–40 |
| 27 | -5 | 1.924 |  Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS) | MAC | 9–2 | 0.818 | 8 | +23 | Lost to Toledo 30–49 |
| 28 | 7 | 2.117 |  Maryland (MARYLAND) | ACC | 7–3 | 0.700 | 29 | +18 | Beat Virginia 27–17 |
| 29 | -5 | 2.192 |  Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH) | IND BE | 7–3 | 0.700 | 29 | +22 | Lost to West Virginia 31–52 |
| 30 | 4 | 2.211 |  Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS) | USA | 7–3 | 0.700 | 29 | +20 | Beat Tulane 28–14 |
| 31 | 5 | 2.259 |  Oregon State (OREGON STATE) | PAC | 7–3 | 0.700 | 29 | +16 | Beat Stanford 43–3 |
| 32 | -2 | 2.311 |  Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH) | B12 | 7–4 | 0.636 | 39 | +17 | Lost to Texas 40–43 |
| 33 | 6 | 2.333 |  UConn (CONNECTICUT) | IND FBSI | 9–3 | 0.750 | 20 | +17 | Beat Wake Forest 51–17 |
| 34 | -5 | 2.350 |  NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE) | ACC | 7–4 | 0.636 | 39 | +20 | Lost to Florida State 44–50 |
| 35 | 8 | 2.351 |  Memphis (MEMPHIS) | USA | 7–3 | 0.700 | 29 | +14 | Beat Louisville 37–7 |
| 36 | 6 | 2.360 |  North Texas (NORTH TEXAS) |  SUN | 8–3 | 0.727 | 23 | +19 | Beat Arkansas State 58–14 |
| 37 | -9 | 2.374 |  Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE) | B10 | 7–4 | 0.636 | 39 | +20 | Lost to Wisconsin 21–56 |
| 38 | -1 | 2.412 |  Missouri (MISSOURI) | B12 | 7–3 | 0.700 | 29 | +15 | Beat Texas A&M 45–22 |
| 39 | 6 | 2.456 |  Wisconsin (WISCONSIN) | B10 | 7–4 | 0.636 | 39 | +19 | Beat Michigan State 56–21 |
| 40 | 9 | 2.499 |  Toledo (TOLEDO) | MAC | 7–3 | 0.700 | 29 | +13 | Beat Northern Illinois 49–30 |
| 41 | 10 | 2.506 |  West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA) | IND BE | 6–4 | 0.600 | 49 | +15 | Beat Pittsburgh 52–31 |
| 42 | 5 | 2.521 |  New Mexico (NEW MEXICO) | MWC | 7–4 | 0.636 | 39 | +14 | Beat Air Force 24–12 |
| 43 | -12 | 2.541 |  Louisville (LOUISVILLE) | USA | 7–3 | 0.700 | 29 | +11 | Lost to Memphis 7–37 |
| 44 | 6 | 2.613 |  Oregon (OREGON) | PAC | 7–4 | 0.636 | 39 | +18 | Beat UCLA 31–13 |
| 45 | 1 | 2.627 |  Clemson (CLEMSON) | ACC | 7–4 | 0.636 | 39 | +13 | Beat Duke 40–7 |
| 46 | -13 | 2.637 |  Air Force (AIR FORCE) | MWC | 7–4 | 0.636 | 39 | +11 | Lost to New Mexico 12–24 |
| 47 | 5 | 2.720 |  Tulsa (TULSA) | IND WAC | 7–4 | 0.636 | 39 | +9 | Beat Louisiana Tech 48–18 |
| 48 | 5 | 2.732 |  Fresno State (FRESNO STATE) | IND WAC | 7–4 | 0.636 | 39 | +13 | Beat San José State 41–7 |
| 49 | -11 | 2.737 |  Auburn (AUBURN) | SEC | 6–5 | 0.545 | 57 | +10 | Lost to Georgia 7–26 |
| 50 | -9 | 2.765 |  Marshall (MARSHALL) | MAC | 6–4 | 0.600 | 49 | +14 | Lost to Miami (OH) 6–45 |
| 51 | -3 | 2.904 |  South Florida (SOUTH FLORIDA) | USA | 6–3 | 0.667 | 38 | +3 | BYE |
| 52 | -12 | 2.914 |  Syracuse (SYRACUSE) | IND BE | 5–4 | 0.556 | 56 | +9 | Lost to Miami 10–17 |
| 53 | 9 | 2.989 |  Colorado State (COLORADO STATE) | MWC | 6–5 | 0.545 | 57 | +10 | Beat San Diego State 21–6 |
| 54 | 15 | 3.040 |  California (CALIFORNIA) | PAC | 6–6 | 0.500 | 62 | +6 | Beat Washington 54–7 |
| 55 | 5 | 3.079 |  Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH) | ACC | 6–4 | 0.600 | 49 | +8 | Beat North Carolina 41–24 |
| 56 | -2 | 3.129 |  Alabama (ALABAMA) | SEC | 4–7 | 0.364 | 83 | +7 | Lost to LSU 3–27 |
| 57 | -13 | 3.163 |  Hawai'i (HAWAII) | IND WAC | 6–4 | 0.600 | 49 | +5 | Lost to Nevada 14–24 |
| 58 | 9 | 3.190 |  Houston (HOUSTON) | USA | 6–4 | 0.600 | 49 | +6 | Beat Army 34–14 |
| 59 | -2 | 3.195 |  UNLV | MWC | 5–5 | 0.500 | 62 | +8 | BYE |
| 60 | 4 | 3.237 |  Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME) | IND FBSI | 4–6 | 0.400 | 78 | +9 | Beat BYU 33–14 |
| 61 | -2 | 3.249 |  South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA) | SEC | 5–6 | 0.455 | 66 | +6 | Lost to Florida 22–24 |
| 62 | 8 | 3.316 |  Colorado (COLORADO) | B12 | 5–6 | 0.455 | 66 | +7 | Beat Iowa State 44–10 |
| 63 | 8 | 3.352 |  Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE) | IND BE | 6–5 | 0.545 | 57 | +6 | Beat Rutgers 35–25 |
| 64 | -9 | 3.360 |  Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN) | B10 | 5–6 | 0.455 | 66 | +6 | Lost to Michigan 10–41 |
| 65 | -7 | 3.378 |  Virginia (VIRGINIA) | ACC | 5–5 | 0.500 | 62 | +1 | Lost to Maryland 17–27 |
| 66 | -10 | 3.454 |  UCLA | PAC | 6–5 | 0.545 | 57 | +6 | Lost to Oregon 13–31 |
| 67 | -6 | 3.567 |  Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH) | IND WAC | 5–6 | 0.455 | 66 | +3 | Lost to Tulsa 18–48 |
| 68 | 4 | 3.594 |  Navy (NAVY) | IND FBSI | 6–4 | 0.600 | 49 | +7 | BYE |
| 69 | 6 | 3.625 |  Akron (AKRON) | MAC | 7–5 | 0.583 | 55 | -7 | Beat Ohio 35–28 |
| 70 | -4 | 3.713 |  Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST) | ACC | 5–6 | 0.455 | 66 | -2 | Lost to UConn 17–51 |
| 71 | 10 | 3.769 |  Nevada (NEVADA) | IND WAC | 6–5 | 0.545 | 57 | -5 | Beat Hawai'i 24–14 |
| 72 | -7 | 3.819 |  Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M) | B12 | 4–7 | 0.364 | 83 | +3 | Lost to Missouri 22–45 |
| 73 | 0 | 3.846 |  Cincinnati (CINCINNATI) | USA | 5–5 | 0.500 | 62 | -5 | Lost to TCU 10–43 |
| 74 | -6 | 3.900 |  Washington (WASHINGTON) | PAC | 5–6 | 0.455 | 66 | -5 | Lost to California 7–54 |
| 75 | -12 | 3.943 |  Stanford (STANFORD) | PAC | 4–5 | 0.444 | 77 | +1 | Lost to Oregon State 3–43 |
| 76 | -2 | 3.967 |  Kansas (KANSAS) | B12 | 5–6 | 0.455 | 66 | -9 | Lost to Oklahoma State 21–44 |
| 77 | 5 | 4.041 |  Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN) | MAC | 5–6 | 0.455 | 66 | -8 | Beat Central Michigan 44–21 |
| 78 | -2 | 4.226 |  San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE) | MWC | 5–6 | 0.455 | 66 | -13 | Lost to Colorado State 6–21 |
| 79 | 7 | 4.275 |  Troy (TROY) | IND FBSI | 5–6 | 0.455 | 66 | -12 | Beat Utah State 23–14 |
| 80 | 3 | 4.286 |  UAB | USA | 4–6 | 0.400 | 78 | -9 | BYE |
| 81 | -2 | 4.343 |  Wyoming (WYOMING) | MWC | 4–6 | 0.400 | 78 | -9 | Lost to Utah 17–47 |
| 82 | -4 | 4.446 |  Rutgers (RUTGERS) | IND BE | 4–6 | 0.400 | 78 | -13 | Lost to Boston College 25–35 |
| 83 | -6 | 4.546 |  BYU | MWC | 4–7 | 0.364 | 83 | -5 | Lost to Notre Dame 14–33 |
| 84 | 3 | 4.662 |  Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE) | PAC | 4–7 | 0.364 | 83 | -13 | Lost to Washington State 19–34 |
| 85 | -1 | 4.704 |  Tulane (TULANE) | USA | 4–7 | 0.364 | 83 | -13 | Lost to Southern Miss 14–28 |
| 86 | -6 | 4.767 |  Ball State (BALL STATE) | MAC | 4–7 | 0.364 | 83 | -14 | Lost to Eastern Michigan 14–38 |
| 87 | 2 | 4.940 |  Kent State (KENT STATE) | MAC | 4–7 | 0.364 | 83 | -16 | Lost to Bowling Green 33–42 |
| 88 | 0 | 4.946 |  Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE) | SUN | 5–6 | 0.455 | 66 | -21 | Lost to North Texas 14–58 |
| 89 | 2 | 4.959 |  Penn State (PENN STATE) | B10 | 3–8 | 0.273 | 94 | -21 | Beat Indiana 52–7 |
| 90 | -5 | 5.149 |  Kentucky (KENTUCKY) | SEC | 4–6 | 0.400 | 78 | -25 | Lost to Vanderbilt 17–28 |
| 91 | 1 | 5.532 |  Duke (DUKE) | ACC | 3–8 | 0.273 | 94 | -23 | Lost to Clemson 7–40 |
| 92 | 6 | 5.571 |  Rice (RICE) | IND WAC | 3–7 | 0.300 | 91 | -21 | Beat SMU 41–20 |
| 93 | 1 | 5.615 |  Arizona (ARIZONA) | PAC | 2–9 | 0.182 | 105 | -18 | Lost to USC 0–45 |
| 94 | -4 | 5.663 |  Iowa State (IOWA STATE) | B12 | 2–8 | 0.200 | 102 | -21 | Lost to Colorado 10–44 |
| 95 | 7 | 5.788 |  Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE) | SUN | 4–8 | 0.333 | 90 | -30 | Beat Middle Tennessee 57–51 |
| 96 | -3 | 5.886 |  Utah State (UTAH STATE) | SUN | 3–8 | 0.273 | 94 | -30 | Lost to Troy 14–23 |
| 97 | -2 | 6.014 |  Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN) | MAC | 3–8 | 0.273 | 94 | -31 | Lost to Western Michigan 21–44 |
| 98 | -1 | 6.014 |  Baylor (BAYLOR) | B12 | 3–8 | 0.273 | 94 | -26 | Lost to Oklahoma 3–41 |
| 99 | -3 | 6.131 |  San José State (SAN JOSE STATE) | IND WAC | 3–7 | 0.300 | 91 | -27 | Lost to Fresno State 7–41 |
| 100 | 6 | 6.187 |  Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT) | SEC | 2–9 | 0.182 | 105 | -30 | Beat Kentucky 28–17 |
| 101 | -1 | 6.398 |  Middle Tennessee (MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE) | SUN | 3–8 | 0.273 | 94 | -27 | Lost to Louisiana 51–57 |
| 102 | -3 | 6.441 |  North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA) | ACC | 2–9 | 0.182 | 105 | -31 | Lost to Georgia Tech 24–41 |
| 103 | 6 | 6.456 |  Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN) | MAC | 3–8 | 0.273 | 94 | -24 | Beat Ball State 38–14 |
| 104 | -1 | 6.456 |  New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE) | SUN | 3–8 | 0.273 | 94 | -39 | Lost to Arkansas 20–48 |
| 105 | -1 | 6.483 |  Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE) | SEC | 2–8 | 0.200 | 102 | -27 | Lost to Tennessee 21–59 |
| 106 | -1 | 6.630 |  UCF (CENTRAL FLORIDA) | MAC | 3–7 | 0.300 | 91 | -34 | BYE |
| 107 | -6 | 6.897 |  Indiana (INDIANA) | B10 | 2–9 | 0.182 | 105 | -38 | Lost to Penn State 7–52 |
| 108 | -1 | 7.147 |  Illinois (ILLINOIS) | B10 | 1–10 | 0.091 | 113 | -42 | BYE |
| 109 | -1 | 7.378 |  Ohio (OHIO) | MAC | 2–8 | 0.200 | 102 | -44 | Lost to Akron 28–35 |
| 110 | 4 | 7.547 |  Idaho (IDAHO) | SUN | 2–9 | 0.182 | 105 | -30 | Beat UL Monroe 58–20 |
| 111 | -1 | 7.682 |  East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA) | USA | 1–9 | 0.100 | 111 | -39 | BYE |
| 112 | -1 | 7.784 |  Buffalo (BUFFALO) | MAC | 1–10 | 0.091 | 113 | -32 | BYE |
| 113 | -1 | 7.892 |  UTEP | IND WAC | 2–9 | 0.182 | 105 | -40 | Lost to Boise State 21–51 |
| 114 | -1 | 7.913 |  Temple (TEMPLE) | IND BE | 1–9 | 0.100 | 111 | -32 | Lost to Virginia Tech 23–24 |
| 115 | 0 | 8.651 |  Army (ARMY) | USA | 0–11 | 0.000 | 116 | -50 | Lost to Houston 14–34 |
| 116 | 0 | 9.056 |  UL Monroe (LOUISIANA MONROE) | SUN | 1–10 | 0.091 | 113 | -38 | Lost to Idaho 20–58 |
| 117 | 0 | 9.221 |  SMU | IND WAC | 0–11 | 0.000 | 116 | -58 | Lost to Rice 20–41 |