2003 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 | 1 | 0.233 |  Texas (TEXAS) |  B12 | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +1 | BYE |
| 2 | 5 | 0.387 |  Michigan (MICHIGAN) |  B10 | 2–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +2 | Beat Houston 50–3 |
| 3 | 45 | 0.410 |  Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH) | IND BE | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +1 | Beat Kent State 43–3 |
| 4 | 1 | 0.578 |  Miami (MIAMI) | IND BE | 2–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +2 | Beat Florida 38–33 |
| 5 | 6 | 0.592 |  Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA) | B12 | 2–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +2 | Beat Alabama 20–13 |
| 6 | 28 | 0.620 |  Missouri (MISSOURI) | B12 | 2–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +2 | Beat Ball State 35–7 |
| 7 | 18 | 0.634 |  Louisville (LOUISVILLE) |  USA | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +1 | BYE |
| 8 | 15 | 0.653 |  Tennessee (TENNESSEE) |  SEC | 2–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +2 | Beat Marshall 34–24 |
| 9 | 13 | 0.681 |  Ohio State (OHIO STATE) | B10 | 2–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +2 | Beat San Diego State 16–13 |
| 10 | 29 | 0.685 |  Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE) | B10 | 2–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +2 | Beat Rutgers 44–28 |
| 11 | 30 | 0.699 |  Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST) |  ACC | 2–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +2 | Beat NC State 38–24 |
| 12 | 14 | 0.704 |  Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M) | B12 | 2–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +2 | Beat Utah 28–26 |
| 13 | 29 | 0.704 |  TCU | USA | 2–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +2 | Beat Navy 17–3 |
| 14 | 34 | 0.755 |  Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME) | IND FBSI | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +1 | Beat Washington State 29–26 |
| 15 | -11 | 0.848 |  LSU | SEC | 2–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +1 | Beat Arizona 59–13 |
| 16 | -13 | 0.969 |  Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH) | B12 | 2–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +1 | Beat New Mexico 42–28 |
| 17 | -4 | 1.030 |  Georgia (GEORGIA) | SEC | 2–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +1 | Beat Middle Tennessee 29–10 |
| 18 | -1 | 1.072 |  USC |  PAC | 2–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +1 | Beat BYU 35–18 |
| 19 | 11 | 1.100 |  Nebraska (NEBRASKA) | B12 | 2–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +1 | Beat Utah State 31–7 |
| 20 | 14 | 1.114 |  South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA) | SEC | 2–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +1 | Beat Virginia 31–7 |
| 21 | 13 | 1.147 |  Wisconsin (WISCONSIN) | B10 | 2–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +1 | Beat Akron 48–31 |
| 22 | 10 | 1.184 |  Oregon (OREGON) | PAC | 2–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +1 | Beat Nevada 31–23 |
| 23 | 11 | 1.217 |  Colorado (COLORADO) | B12 | 2–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +1 | Beat UCLA 16–14 |
| 24 | 23 | 1.258 |  Air Force (AIR FORCE) |  MWC | 2–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +1 | Beat Northwestern 22–21 |
| 25 | 35 | 1.305 |  Memphis (MEMPHIS) | USA | 2–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +1 | Beat Ole Miss 44–34 |
| 26 | 46 | 1.328 |  Iowa State (IOWA STATE) | B12 | 2–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +1 | Beat Ohio 48–20 |
| 27 | -22 | 1.361 |  Minnesota (MINNESOTA) | B10 | 2–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat Troy 48–7 |
| 28 | -20 | 1.389 |  Cincinnati (CINCINNATI) | USA | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | BYE |
| 29 | -6 | 1.422 |  Iowa (IOWA) | B10 | 2–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat Buffalo 56–7 |
| 30 | -13 | 1.424 |  Alabama (ALABAMA) | SEC | 1–1 | 0.500 | 42 | +1 | Lost to Oklahoma 13–20 |
| 31 | 17 | 1.436 |  Arkansas (ARKANSAS) | SEC | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat Tulsa 45–13 |
| 32 | -24 | 1.445 |  Florida State (FLORIDA STATE) | ACC | 2–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat Maryland 35–10 |
| 33 | 52 | 1.448 |  Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE) | B12 | 1–1 | 0.500 | 42 | +1 | Beat Wyoming 48–24 |
| 34 | 40 | 1.495 |  Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE) | IND BE | 1–1 | 0.500 | 42 | +1 | Beat Penn State 27–14 |
| 35 | -19 | 1.496 |  UConn (CONNECTICUT) | IND FBSI | 2–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat Army 48–21 |
| 36 | 12 | 1.501 |  Stanford (STANFORD) | PAC | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +1 | Beat San José State 31–10 |
| 37 | -5 | 1.513 |  Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN) | B10 | 1–1 | 0.500 | 42 | +1 | Lost to Air Force 21–22 |
| 38 | -24 | 1.577 |  Virginia (VIRGINIA) | ACC | 1–1 | 0.500 | 42 | +1 | Lost to South Carolina 7–31 |
| 39 | 9 | 1.622 |  Boise State (BOISE STATE) | IND WAC | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat FCS 62–0 |
| 40 | -21 | 1.628 |  Kansas State (KANSAS STATE) | B12 | 3–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +1 | Beat FCS 55–14 |
| 41 | -12 | 1.664 |  BYU | MWC | 1–1 | 0.500 | 42 | +1 | Lost to USC 18–35 |
| 42 | 0 | 1.668 |  Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI) | SEC | 1–1 | 0.500 | 42 | +1 | Lost to Memphis 34–44 |
| 43 | -23 | 1.669 |  Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH) | IND BE | 2–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat FCS 43–0 |
| 44 | 4 | 1.715 |  Syracuse (SYRACUSE) | IND BE | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat North Carolina 49–47 |
| 45 | 1 | 1.729 |  Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN) |  MAC | 2–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat Purdue 27–26 |
| 46 | 46 | 1.770 |  Fresno State (FRESNO STATE) | IND WAC | 1–1 | 0.500 | 42 | +1 | Beat Oregon State 16–14 |
| 47 | -13 | 1.818 |  Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS) | MAC | 2–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat FCS 42–17 |
| 48 | 16 | 1.986 |  Hawai'i (HAWAII) | IND WAC | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | BYE |
| 49 | -1 | 2.014 |  Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE) | PAC | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat FCS 34–14 |
| 50 | -49 | 2.020 |  Florida (FLORIDA) | SEC | 1–1 | 0.500 | 42 | +1 | Lost to Miami 33–38 |
| 51 | 27 | 2.305 |  West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA) | IND BE | 1–1 | 0.500 | 42 | 0 | Beat East Carolina 48–7 |
| 52 | 31 | 2.384 |  Kansas (KANSAS) | B12 | 1–1 | 0.500 | 42 | 0 | Beat UNLV 46–24 |
| 53 | -38 | 2.427 |  Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE) | PAC | 1–1 | 0.500 | 42 | 0 | Lost to Notre Dame 26–29 |
| 54 | -33 | 2.468 |  Utah (UTAH) | MWC | 1–1 | 0.500 | 42 | 0 | Lost to Texas A&M 26–28 |
| 55 | 39 | 2.610 |  Washington (WASHINGTON) | PAC | 1–1 | 0.500 | 42 | 0 | Beat Indiana 38–13 |
| 56 | 47 | 2.645 |  North Texas (NORTH TEXAS) |  SUN | 1–1 | 0.500 | 42 | 0 | Beat Baylor 52–14 |
| 57 | -12 | 2.668 |  New Mexico (NEW MEXICO) | MWC | 1–1 | 0.500 | 42 | 0 | Lost to Texas Tech 28–42 |
| 58 | -28 | 2.670 |  UNLV | MWC | 1–1 | 0.500 | 42 | 0 | Lost to Kansas 24–46 |
| 59 | 19 | 2.672 |  Colorado State (COLORADO STATE) | MWC | 1–1 | 0.500 | 42 | +1 | Beat California 23–21 |
| 60 | -33 | 2.691 |  Rutgers (RUTGERS) | IND BE | 1–1 | 0.500 | 42 | 0 | Lost to Michigan State 28–44 |
| 61 | 29 | 2.753 |  Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE) | SUN | 1–1 | 0.500 | 42 | 0 | Beat FCS 63–6 |
| 62 | 48 | 2.776 |  Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH) | IND WAC | 1–1 | 0.500 | 42 | 0 | Beat Louisiana 34–3 |
| 63 | -53 | 2.814 |  Arizona (ARIZONA) | PAC | 1–1 | 0.500 | 42 | 0 | Lost to LSU 13–59 |
| 64 | -53 | 2.836 |  Houston (HOUSTON) | USA | 1–1 | 0.500 | 42 | 0 | Lost to Michigan 3–50 |
| 65 | 10 | 2.901 |  Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN) | MAC | 1–1 | 0.500 | 42 | 0 | Beat FCS 56–24 |
| 66 | -8 | 2.930 |  NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE) | ACC | 1–1 | 0.500 | 42 | 0 | Lost to Wake Forest 24–38 |
| 67 | -19 | 2.942 |  Purdue (PURDUE) | B10 | 0–1 | 0.000 | 93 | 0 | Lost to Bowling Green 26–27 |
| 68 | 10 | 2.976 |  Illinois (ILLINOIS) | B10 | 1–1 | 0.500 | 42 | 0 | Beat FCS 49–22 |
| 69 | -21 | 2.983 |  UCLA | PAC | 0–1 | 0.000 | 93 | 0 | Lost to Colorado 14–16 |
| 70 | 21 | 3.037 |  Kentucky (KENTUCKY) | SEC | 1–1 | 0.500 | 42 | 0 | Beat FCS 37–6 |
| 71 | -9 | 3.042 |  Marshall (MARSHALL) | MAC | 1–1 | 0.500 | 42 | 0 | Lost to Tennessee 24–34 |
| 72 | -11 | 3.056 |  Navy (NAVY) | IND FBSI | 1–1 | 0.500 | 42 | 0 | Lost to TCU 3–17 |
| 73 | -31 | 3.081 |  Kent State (KENT STATE) | MAC | 1–1 | 0.500 | 42 | 0 | Lost to Pittsburgh 3–43 |
| 74 | -6 | 3.109 |  San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE) | MWC | 1–1 | 0.500 | 42 | 0 | Lost to Ohio State 13–16 |
| 75 | -10 | 3.148 |  California (CALIFORNIA) | PAC | 1–2 | 0.333 | 91 | 0 | Lost to Colorado State 21–23 |
| 76 | -7 | 3.182 |  Tulane (TULANE) | USA | 1–1 | 0.500 | 42 | 0 | Beat FCS 27–24 |
| 77 | 6 | 3.227 |  Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE) | SEC | 0–1 | 0.000 | 93 | 0 | BYE |
| 78 | -16 | 3.248 |  Ball State (BALL STATE) | MAC | 1–1 | 0.500 | 42 | 0 | Lost to Missouri 7–35 |
| 79 | -2 | 3.260 |  Nevada (NEVADA) | IND WAC | 1–1 | 0.500 | 42 | 0 | Lost to Oregon 23–31 |
| 80 | -14 | 3.353 |  Ohio (OHIO) | MAC | 1–1 | 0.500 | 42 | 0 | Lost to Iowa State 20–48 |
| 81 | 34 | 3.382 |  New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE) | SUN | 1–1 | 0.500 | 42 | 0 | Beat FCS 48–3 |
| 82 | 20 | 3.407 |  Clemson (CLEMSON) | ACC | 1–1 | 0.500 | 42 | 0 | Beat FCS 28–17 |
| 83 | 26 | 3.541 |  Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN) | MAC | 1–1 | 0.500 | 42 | 0 | Beat FCS 40–33 |
| 84 | -6 | 3.553 |  Maryland (MARYLAND) | ACC | 0–2 | 0.000 | 93 | 0 | Lost to Florida State 10–35 |
| 85 | 2 | 3.572 |  Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH) | ACC | 1–1 | 0.500 | 42 | -1 | Beat Auburn 17–3 |
| 86 | -47 | 3.598 |  UAB | USA | 1–1 | 0.500 | 42 | -1 | Lost to Southern Miss 12–17 |
| 87 | -59 | 3.605 |  Penn State (PENN STATE) | B10 | 1–1 | 0.500 | 42 | -1 | Lost to Boston College 14–27 |
| 88 | 4 | 3.634 |  Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH)) | MAC | 0–1 | 0.000 | 93 | 0 | BYE |
| 89 | -20 | 3.680 |  Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT) | SEC | 1–1 | 0.500 | 42 | -1 | Beat FCS 51–6 |
| 90 | 17 | 3.695 |  North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA) | ACC | 0–2 | 0.000 | 93 | 0 | Lost to Syracuse 47–49 |
| 91 | -6 | 3.749 |  Toledo (TOLEDO) | MAC | 1–1 | 0.500 | 42 | -1 | Beat FCS 49–3 |
| 92 | 4 | 3.756 |  UCF (CENTRAL FLORIDA) | MAC | 0–1 | 0.000 | 93 | 0 | BYE |
| 93 | -34 | 3.794 |  Oregon State (OREGON STATE) | PAC | 1–1 | 0.500 | 42 | -1 | Lost to Fresno State 14–16 |
| 94 | 22 | 3.958 |  Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS) | USA | 1–1 | 0.500 | 42 | -1 | Beat UAB 17–12 |
| 95 | -47 | 4.000 |  Army (ARMY) | USA | 0–1 | 0.000 | 93 | 0 | Lost to UConn 21–48 |
| 96 | 5 | 4.154 |  Duke (DUKE) | ACC | 1–1 | 0.500 | 42 | -1 | Beat FCS 29–3 |
| 97 | 0 | 4.276 |  South Florida (SOUTH FLORIDA) | USA | 1–1 | 0.500 | 42 | -1 | Beat FCS 27–17 |
| 98 | -31 | 4.277 |  Wyoming (WYOMING) | MWC | 1–1 | 0.500 | 42 | -1 | Lost to Oklahoma State 24–48 |
| 99 | 11 | 4.346 |  Tulsa (TULSA) | IND WAC | 0–2 | 0.000 | 93 | 0 | Lost to Arkansas 13–45 |
| 100 | 6 | 4.468 |  Troy (TROY) | IND FBSI | 0–2 | 0.000 | 93 | 0 | Lost to Minnesota 7–48 |
| 101 | 13 | 4.854 |  SMU | IND WAC | 0–1 | 0.000 | 93 | 0 | BYE |
| 102 | -33 | 4.976 |  Akron (AKRON) | MAC | 0–2 | 0.000 | 93 | -1 | Lost to Wisconsin 31–48 |
| 103 | 10 | 5.221 |  San José State (SAN JOSE STATE) | IND WAC | 1–2 | 0.333 | 91 | -1 | Lost to Stanford 10–31 |
| 104 | -7 | 5.322 |  Auburn (AUBURN) | SEC | 0–2 | 0.000 | 93 | -1 | Lost to Georgia Tech 3–17 |
| 105 | -27 | 5.342 |  Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE) | SUN | 0–2 | 0.000 | 93 | -1 | Lost to Louisiana Tech 3–34 |
| 106 | -11 | 5.464 |  Utah State (UTAH STATE) | SUN | 0–2 | 0.000 | 93 | -1 | Lost to Nebraska 7–31 |
| 107 | -8 | 5.566 |  Indiana (INDIANA) | B10 | 0–2 | 0.000 | 93 | -1 | Lost to Washington 13–38 |
| 108 | -19 | 5.851 |  Buffalo (BUFFALO) | MAC | 0–2 | 0.000 | 93 | -1 | Lost to Iowa 7–56 |
| 109 | -37 | 6.035 |  Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN) | MAC | 1–1 | 0.500 | 42 | 0 | Lost to FCS 12–34 |
| 110 | -3 | 6.156 |  East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA) | USA | 0–2 | 0.000 | 93 | -1 | Lost to West Virginia 7–48 |
| 111 | -36 | 7.112 |  Baylor (BAYLOR) | B12 | 0–2 | 0.000 | 93 | -2 | Lost to North Texas 14–52 |
| 112 | -9 | 7.620 |  Rice (RICE) | IND WAC | 0–1 | 0.000 | 93 | -1 | BYE |
| 113 | 4 | 8.068 |  Middle Tennessee (MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE) | SUN | 0–2 | 0.000 | 93 | 0 | Lost to Georgia 10–29 |
| 114 | -2 | 8.556 |  UL Monroe (LOUISIANA MONROE) | SUN | 0–2 | 0.000 | 93 | 0 | Lost to FCS 21–23 |
| 115 | -27 | 9.654 |  Temple (TEMPLE) | IND BE | 0–2 | 0.000 | 93 | -1 | Lost to FCS 20–23 |
| 116 | -16 | 9.898 |  Idaho (IDAHO) | SUN | 0–2 | 0.000 | 93 | -1 | Lost to FCS 5–8 |
| 117 | -12 | 10.468 |  UTEP | IND WAC | 0–2 | 0.000 | 93 | -1 | Lost to FCS 13–34 |