2003 Week 5 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 | 8 | 0.585 |  Ohio State (OHIO STATE) |  B10 | 4–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +10 | Beat Bowling Green 24–17 |
| 2 | 8 | 0.799 |  Iowa (IOWA) | B10 | 4–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +6 | Beat Arizona State 21–2 |
| 3 | 2 | 0.855 |  TCU |  USA | 3–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +6 | Beat Vanderbilt 30–14 |
| 4 | 12 | 0.969 |  Tennessee (TENNESSEE) |  SEC | 3–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +6 | Beat Florida 24–10 |
| 5 | 7 | 0.982 |  Arkansas (ARKANSAS) | SEC | 3–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +5 | Beat North Texas 31–7 |
| 6 | 8 | 1.019 |  Nebraska (NEBRASKA) |  B12 | 3–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +5 | BYE |
| 7 | -6 | 1.029 |  Michigan (MICHIGAN) | B10 | 3–1 | 0.750 | 22 | +6 | Lost to Oregon 27–31 |
| 8 | 9 | 1.067 |  Oregon (OREGON) |  PAC | 4–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +6 | Beat Michigan 31–27 |
| 9 | -5 | 1.081 |  Miami (MIAMI) | IND BE | 4–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +6 | Beat Boston College 33–14 |
| 10 | 3 | 1.094 |  Louisville (LOUISVILLE) | USA | 3–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +4 | Beat UTEP 42–14 |
| 11 | -5 | 1.099 |  Georgia (GEORGIA) | SEC | 3–1 | 0.750 | 22 | +6 | Lost to LSU 10–17 |
| 12 | -1 | 1.109 |  Minnesota (MINNESOTA) | B10 | 4–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +5 | Beat Louisiana 48–14 |
| 13 | -5 | 1.137 |  Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA) | B12 | 4–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +6 | Beat UCLA 59–24 |
| 14 | -7 | 1.196 |  USC | PAC | 3–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +4 | BYE |
| 15 | 4 | 1.224 |  Florida State (FLORIDA STATE) |  ACC | 4–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +5 | Beat Colorado 47–7 |
| 16 | 4 | 1.255 |  Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH) | IND BE | 3–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +3 | Beat Texas A&M 35–19 |
| 17 | 7 | 1.279 |  LSU | SEC | 4–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +4 | Beat Georgia 17–10 |
| 18 | -3 | 1.291 |  Stanford (STANFORD) | PAC | 2–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +3 | Beat BYU 18–14 |
| 19 | 2 | 1.304 |  UNLV |  MWC | 3–1 | 0.750 | 22 | +6 | Beat Hawai'i 33–22 |
| 20 | 8 | 1.358 |  Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS) |  MAC | 3–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +4 | Beat Alabama 19–16 |
| 21 | 2 | 1.522 |  Air Force (AIR FORCE) | MWC | 4–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +4 | Beat Wyoming 35–29 |
| 22 | 0 | 1.568 |  Missouri (MISSOURI) | B12 | 4–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +3 | Beat Middle Tennessee 41–40 |
| 23 | -21 | 1.629 |  Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M) | B12 | 2–1 | 0.667 | 40 | +4 | Lost to Virginia Tech 19–35 |
| 24 | 28 | 1.669 |  Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH)) | MAC | 2–1 | 0.667 | 40 | +4 | Beat Colorado State 41–21 |
| 25 | 0 | 1.725 |  Cincinnati (CINCINNATI) | USA | 3–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +1 | Beat Temple 30–24 |
| 26 | 1 | 1.731 |  Purdue (PURDUE) | B10 | 2–1 | 0.667 | 40 | +3 | Beat Arizona 59–7 |
| 27 | -24 | 1.777 |  Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH) | IND BE | 2–1 | 0.667 | 40 | +3 | Lost to Toledo 31–35 |
| 28 | 29 | 1.839 |  Toledo (TOLEDO) | MAC | 3–1 | 0.750 | 22 | +3 | Beat Pittsburgh 35–31 |
| 29 | -3 | 1.897 |  Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN) | MAC | 3–1 | 0.750 | 22 | +2 | Lost to Ohio State 17–24 |
| 30 | 5 | 2.011 |  South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA) | SEC | 3–1 | 0.750 | 22 | +2 | Beat UAB 42–10 |
| 31 | 18 | 2.012 |  Fresno State (FRESNO STATE) | IND WAC | 2–2 | 0.500 | 59 | +5 | Beat Louisiana Tech 16–6 |
| 32 | 11 | 2.079 |  Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST) | ACC | 3–1 | 0.750 | 22 | +3 | Beat East Carolina 34–16 |
| 33 | 1 | 2.086 |  Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE) | IND BE | 2–2 | 0.500 | 59 | +4 | Lost to Miami 14–33 |
| 34 | -2 | 2.107 |  Alabama (ALABAMA) | SEC | 2–2 | 0.500 | 59 | +3 | Lost to Northern Illinois 16–19 |
| 35 | 7 | 2.118 |  Texas (TEXAS) | B12 | 2–1 | 0.667 | 40 | +1 | Beat Rice 48–7 |
| 36 | -7 | 2.124 |  Virginia (VIRGINIA) | ACC | 2–1 | 0.667 | 40 | +2 | BYE |
| 37 | -4 | 2.141 |  Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE) | B10 | 3–1 | 0.750 | 22 | +2 | Beat Notre Dame 22–16 |
| 38 | 6 | 2.189 |  Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE) | B12 | 3–1 | 0.750 | 22 | +1 | Beat SMU 52–6 |
| 39 | 7 | 2.209 |  Kansas (KANSAS) | B12 | 3–1 | 0.750 | 22 | +2 | Beat FCS 41–6 |
| 40 | 7 | 2.228 |  Wisconsin (WISCONSIN) | B10 | 3–1 | 0.750 | 22 | +2 | Beat North Carolina 38–27 |
| 41 | 26 | 2.320 |  Oregon State (OREGON STATE) | PAC | 3–1 | 0.750 | 22 | +1 | Beat Boise State 26–24 |
| 42 | -12 | 2.322 |  Kansas State (KANSAS STATE) | B12 | 4–1 | 0.800 | 21 | +2 | Lost to Marshall 20–27 |
| 43 | 32 | 2.322 |  Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN) | B10 | 2–2 | 0.500 | 59 | +4 | Beat Duke 28–10 |
| 44 | 11 | 2.504 |  Washington (WASHINGTON) | PAC | 2–1 | 0.667 | 40 | +1 | Beat Idaho 45–14 |
| 45 | 11 | 2.515 |  San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE) | MWC | 3–1 | 0.750 | 22 | 0 | Beat FCS 37–17 |
| 46 | 25 | 2.527 |  Syracuse (SYRACUSE) | IND BE | 2–1 | 0.667 | 40 | +1 | Beat UCF 38–14 |
| 47 | 14 | 2.562 |  Tulane (TULANE) | USA | 3–1 | 0.750 | 22 | 0 | Beat Army 50–33 |
| 48 | 14 | 2.577 |  Clemson (CLEMSON) | ACC | 3–1 | 0.750 | 22 | 0 | Beat Georgia Tech 39–3 |
| 49 | -1 | 2.584 |  Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE) | PAC | 3–1 | 0.750 | 22 | +1 | Beat New Mexico 23–13 |
| 50 | 24 | 2.612 |  Navy (NAVY) | IND FBSI | 2–1 | 0.667 | 40 | +1 | Beat Eastern Michigan 39–7 |
| 51 | 38 | 2.618 |  Marshall (MARSHALL) | MAC | 2–2 | 0.500 | 59 | +3 | Beat Kansas State 27–20 |
| 52 | -7 | 2.630 |  Memphis (MEMPHIS) | USA | 2–1 | 0.667 | 40 | +1 | BYE |
| 53 | 33 | 2.646 |  NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE) | ACC | 2–2 | 0.500 | 59 | +1 | Beat Texas Tech 49–21 |
| 54 | -3 | 2.646 |  UConn (CONNECTICUT) | IND FBSI | 3–1 | 0.750 | 22 | -1 | Beat Buffalo 38–7 |
| 55 | -18 | 2.656 |  Florida (FLORIDA) | SEC | 2–2 | 0.500 | 59 | +1 | Lost to Tennessee 10–24 |
| 56 | -6 | 2.686 |  Iowa State (IOWA STATE) | B12 | 2–1 | 0.667 | 40 | +1 | BYE |
| 57 | 3 | 2.711 |  Houston (HOUSTON) | USA | 3–1 | 0.750 | 22 | -1 | Beat Mississippi State 42–35 |
| 58 | 20 | 2.830 |  Nevada (NEVADA) | IND WAC | 2–1 | 0.667 | 40 | +1 | Beat San José State 42–30 |
| 59 | -28 | 2.831 |  Boise State (BOISE STATE) | IND WAC | 2–1 | 0.667 | 40 | -1 | Lost to Oregon State 24–26 |
| 60 | 27 | 2.865 |  Tulsa (TULSA) | IND WAC | 2–2 | 0.500 | 59 | +2 | Beat Arkansas State 54–7 |
| 61 | 11 | 2.909 |  Maryland (MARYLAND) | ACC | 2–2 | 0.500 | 59 | +1 | Beat West Virginia 34–7 |
| 62 | -8 | 2.932 |  Utah (UTAH) | MWC | 2–1 | 0.667 | 40 | +1 | BYE |
| 63 | -25 | 2.935 |  Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE) | PAC | 2–1 | 0.667 | 40 | 0 | Lost to Iowa 2–21 |
| 64 | -24 | 2.962 |  BYU | MWC | 2–2 | 0.500 | 59 | +2 | Lost to Stanford 14–18 |
| 65 | -12 | 2.964 |  Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI) | SEC | 2–1 | 0.667 | 40 | 0 | BYE |
| 66 | -1 | 3.020 |  Rutgers (RUTGERS) | IND BE | 2–1 | 0.667 | 40 | -1 | BYE |
| 67 | -31 | 3.027 |  Colorado (COLORADO) | B12 | 2–2 | 0.500 | 59 | +2 | Lost to Florida State 7–47 |
| 68 | -5 | 3.051 |  Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS) | USA | 2–1 | 0.667 | 40 | 0 | BYE |
| 69 | -30 | 3.083 |  Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH) | IND WAC | 2–2 | 0.500 | 59 | +1 | Lost to Fresno State 6–16 |
| 70 | -52 | 3.224 |  Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH) | B12 | 2–1 | 0.667 | 40 | -1 | Lost to NC State 21–49 |
| 71 | -7 | 3.236 |  North Texas (NORTH TEXAS) |  SUN | 1–3 | 0.250 | 92 | +2 | Lost to Arkansas 7–31 |
| 72 | 13 | 3.295 |  Penn State (PENN STATE) | B10 | 2–2 | 0.500 | 59 | 0 | Beat Kent State 32–10 |
| 73 | -32 | 3.296 |  Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME) | IND FBSI | 1–2 | 0.333 | 84 | +1 | Lost to Michigan State 16–22 |
| 74 | 10 | 3.374 |  Ball State (BALL STATE) | MAC | 2–2 | 0.500 | 59 | +1 | Beat Central Michigan 27–14 |
| 75 | 1 | 3.652 |  Troy (TROY) | IND FBSI | 2–2 | 0.500 | 59 | 0 | Beat FCS 28–0 |
| 76 | 14 | 3.748 |  Kentucky (KENTUCKY) | SEC | 2–2 | 0.500 | 59 | -1 | Beat Indiana 34–17 |
| 77 | 11 | 3.865 |  Akron (AKRON) | MAC | 2–2 | 0.500 | 59 | -2 | Beat FCS 65–7 |
| 78 | -1 | 3.930 |  California (CALIFORNIA) | PAC | 2–3 | 0.400 | 83 | -1 | Beat Illinois 31–24 |
| 79 | -13 | 4.221 |  Colorado State (COLORADO STATE) | MWC | 2–2 | 0.500 | 59 | -1 | Lost to Miami (OH) 21–41 |
| 80 | -21 | 4.274 |  Kent State (KENT STATE) | MAC | 2–2 | 0.500 | 59 | -1 | Lost to Penn State 10–32 |
| 81 | -2 | 4.348 |  Hawai'i (HAWAII) | IND WAC | 1–2 | 0.333 | 84 | -1 | Lost to UNLV 22–33 |
| 82 | -13 | 4.528 |  Duke (DUKE) | ACC | 2–2 | 0.500 | 59 | -3 | Lost to Northwestern 10–28 |
| 83 | -25 | 4.531 |  Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE) | SUN | 2–2 | 0.500 | 59 | -3 | Lost to Tulsa 7–54 |
| 84 | -16 | 4.614 |  Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN) | MAC | 2–2 | 0.500 | 59 | -3 | Lost to Ball State 14–27 |
| 85 | 10 | 4.620 |  Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE) | SEC | 0–3 | 0.000 | 104 | -2 | Lost to Houston 35–42 |
| 86 | 13 | 4.661 |  Wyoming (WYOMING) | MWC | 1–3 | 0.250 | 92 | -2 | Lost to Air Force 29–35 |
| 87 | -17 | 4.740 |  UCLA | PAC | 1–2 | 0.333 | 84 | -1 | Lost to Oklahoma 24–59 |
| 88 | -8 | 4.815 |  West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA) | IND BE | 1–3 | 0.250 | 92 | -3 | Lost to Maryland 7–34 |
| 89 | -16 | 4.816 |  Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH) | ACC | 1–3 | 0.250 | 92 | -2 | Lost to Clemson 3–39 |
| 90 | 3 | 4.859 |  Ohio (OHIO) | MAC | 1–2 | 0.333 | 84 | -1 | BYE |
| 91 | -10 | 4.898 |  UCF (CENTRAL FLORIDA) | MAC | 1–2 | 0.333 | 84 | -1 | Lost to Syracuse 14–38 |
| 92 | 0 | 4.946 |  South Florida (SOUTH FLORIDA) | USA | 1–1 | 0.500 | 59 | -2 | BYE |
| 93 | -10 | 5.014 |  Arizona (ARIZONA) | PAC | 1–3 | 0.250 | 92 | -1 | Lost to Purdue 7–59 |
| 94 | -3 | 5.060 |  Auburn (AUBURN) | SEC | 1–2 | 0.333 | 84 | -2 | BYE |
| 95 | 3 | 5.080 |  Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN) | MAC | 1–2 | 0.333 | 84 | -2 | BYE |
| 96 | 4 | 5.130 |  UAB | USA | 1–3 | 0.250 | 92 | -2 | Lost to South Carolina 10–42 |
| 97 | 6 | 5.184 |  New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE) | SUN | 1–2 | 0.333 | 84 | -2 | BYE |
| 98 | -16 | 5.388 |  New Mexico (NEW MEXICO) | MWC | 1–3 | 0.250 | 92 | -4 | Lost to Washington State 13–23 |
| 99 | 8 | 5.516 |  Baylor (BAYLOR) | B12 | 2–2 | 0.500 | 59 | -6 | Beat FCS 27–6 |
| 100 | 8 | 5.542 |  North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA) | ACC | 0–3 | 0.000 | 104 | -2 | Lost to Wisconsin 27–38 |
| 101 | 1 | 5.819 |  Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT) | SEC | 1–3 | 0.250 | 92 | -3 | Lost to TCU 14–30 |
| 102 | -6 | 5.840 |  San José State (SAN JOSE STATE) | IND WAC | 1–3 | 0.250 | 92 | -3 | Lost to Nevada 30–42 |
| 103 | -2 | 5.934 |  Indiana (INDIANA) | B10 | 1–3 | 0.250 | 92 | -4 | Lost to Kentucky 17–34 |
| 104 | 0 | 6.075 |  Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE) | SUN | 0–4 | 0.000 | 104 | -4 | Lost to Minnesota 14–48 |
| 105 | -8 | 6.085 |  Utah State (UTAH STATE) | SUN | 0–3 | 0.000 | 104 | -2 | BYE |
| 106 | 0 | 6.234 |  Army (ARMY) | USA | 0–3 | 0.000 | 104 | -3 | Lost to Tulane 33–50 |
| 107 | -13 | 6.306 |  Illinois (ILLINOIS) | B10 | 1–3 | 0.250 | 92 | -5 | Lost to California 24–31 |
| 108 | 1 | 6.847 |  East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA) | USA | 0–4 | 0.000 | 104 | -4 | Lost to Wake Forest 16–34 |
| 109 | 4 | 6.919 |  Middle Tennessee (MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE) | SUN | 0–4 | 0.000 | 104 | -2 | Lost to Missouri 40–41 |
| 110 | -5 | 7.495 |  Rice (RICE) | IND WAC | 0–3 | 0.000 | 104 | -4 | Lost to Texas 7–48 |
| 111 | 0 | 7.554 |  Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN) | MAC | 1–3 | 0.250 | 92 | -3 | Lost to Navy 7–39 |
| 112 | -2 | 7.753 |  SMU | IND WAC | 0–3 | 0.000 | 104 | -4 | Lost to Oklahoma State 6–52 |
| 113 | 1 | 8.027 |  Buffalo (BUFFALO) | MAC | 0–4 | 0.000 | 104 | -2 | Lost to UConn 7–38 |
| 114 | 3 | 8.281 |  Temple (TEMPLE) | IND BE | 0–3 | 0.000 | 104 | -2 | Lost to Cincinnati 24–30 |
| 115 | -3 | 8.373 |  Idaho (IDAHO) | SUN | 0–4 | 0.000 | 104 | -3 | Lost to Washington 14–45 |
| 116 | 0 | 9.095 |  UTEP | IND WAC | 0–4 | 0.000 | 104 | -4 | Lost to Louisville 14–42 |
| 117 | -2 | 9.736 |  UL Monroe (LOUISIANA MONROE) | SUN | 0–4 | 0.000 | 104 | -1 | Lost to FCS 10–14 |