2003 Week 7 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 | 2 | 0.907 |  Arkansas (ARKANSAS) |  SEC | 4–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +11 | BYE |
| 2 | -1 | 0.934 |  Ohio State (OHIO STATE) |  B10 | 5–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +15 | BYE |
| 3 | 3 | 0.977 |  Nebraska (NEBRASKA) |  B12 | 5–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +13 | Beat Troy 30–0 |
| 4 | 1 | 1.037 |  Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA) | B12 | 5–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +12 | Beat Iowa State 53–7 |
| 5 | 4 | 1.059 |  Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH) | IND BE | 5–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +11 | Beat Rutgers 48–22 |
| 6 | 1 | 1.078 |  Florida State (FLORIDA STATE) |  ACC | 5–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +11 | BYE |
| 7 | 3 | 1.195 |  UNLV |  MWC | 4–1 | 0.800 | 18 | +12 | Beat Nevada 16–12 |
| 8 | -4 | 1.264 |  Miami (MIAMI) | IND BE | 5–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +9 | Beat West Virginia 22–20 |
| 9 | -1 | 1.269 |  Minnesota (MINNESOTA) | B10 | 6–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +11 | Beat Northwestern 42–17 |
| 10 | 11 | 1.286 |  Texas (TEXAS) | B12 | 4–1 | 0.800 | 18 | +9 | Beat Kansas State 24–20 |
| 11 | 4 | 1.321 |  Iowa (IOWA) | B10 | 5–1 | 0.833 | 12 | +11 | Beat Michigan 30–27 |
| 12 | 5 | 1.365 |  LSU | SEC | 5–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +6 | BYE |
| 13 | 0 | 1.396 |  TCU |  USA | 5–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +8 | Beat Army 27–0 |
| 14 | -2 | 1.465 |  Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS) |  MAC | 5–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +9 | Beat Ohio 30–23 |
| 15 | 7 | 1.495 |  Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH)) | MAC | 4–1 | 0.800 | 18 | +10 | Beat Akron 45–20 |
| 16 | -2 | 1.530 |  Georgia (GEORGIA) | SEC | 4–1 | 0.800 | 18 | +8 | Beat Alabama 37–23 |
| 17 | 1 | 1.598 |  Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE) | B10 | 5–1 | 0.833 | 12 | +10 | Beat Indiana 31–3 |
| 18 | 7 | 1.645 |  Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN) | MAC | 4–1 | 0.800 | 18 | +6 | Beat Central Michigan 23–3 |
| 19 | -17 | 1.674 |  Tennessee (TENNESSEE) | SEC | 4–1 | 0.800 | 18 | +9 | Lost to Auburn 21–28 |
| 20 | 8 | 1.732 |  Virginia (VIRGINIA) | ACC | 4–1 | 0.800 | 18 | +6 | Beat North Carolina 38–13 |
| 21 | 11 | 1.807 |  USC |  PAC | 4–1 | 0.800 | 18 | +6 | Beat Arizona State 37–17 |
| 22 | -11 | 1.830 |  Louisville (LOUISVILLE) | USA | 4–1 | 0.800 | 18 | +7 | Lost to South Florida 28–31 |
| 23 | 3 | 1.849 |  Oregon State (OREGON STATE) | PAC | 5–1 | 0.833 | 12 | +7 | Beat California 35–21 |
| 24 | -1 | 1.850 |  Kansas (KANSAS) | B12 | 4–1 | 0.800 | 18 | +5 | BYE |
| 25 | 6 | 1.877 |  Purdue (PURDUE) | B10 | 4–1 | 0.800 | 18 | +5 | Beat Illinois 43–10 |
| 26 | 1 | 1.942 |  Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE) | PAC | 5–1 | 0.833 | 12 | +8 | Beat Arizona 30–7 |
| 27 | 12 | 1.960 |  Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH) | B12 | 4–1 | 0.800 | 18 | +5 | Beat Texas A&M 59–28 |
| 28 | -4 | 1.988 |  Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH) | IND BE | 3–1 | 0.750 | 35 | +6 | BYE |
| 29 | 11 | 2.006 |  Utah (UTAH) | MWC | 4–1 | 0.800 | 18 | +8 | Beat Oregon 17–13 |
| 30 | -10 | 2.026 |  Air Force (AIR FORCE) | MWC | 5–1 | 0.833 | 12 | +6 | Lost to Navy 25–28 |
| 31 | -15 | 2.057 |  Michigan (MICHIGAN) | B10 | 4–2 | 0.667 | 38 | +5 | Lost to Iowa 27–30 |
| 32 | 1 | 2.070 |  Wisconsin (WISCONSIN) | B10 | 5–1 | 0.833 | 12 | +6 | Beat Penn State 30–23 |
| 33 | -4 | 2.079 |  Syracuse (SYRACUSE) | IND BE | 3–1 | 0.750 | 35 | +4 | BYE |
| 34 | 4 | 2.116 |  Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE) | B12 | 4–1 | 0.800 | 18 | +1 | Beat Louisiana 56–3 |
| 35 | 8 | 2.119 |  Boise State (BOISE STATE) | IND WAC | 4–1 | 0.800 | 18 | +3 | Beat Louisiana Tech 43–37 |
| 36 | -17 | 2.197 |  Oregon (OREGON) | PAC | 4–2 | 0.667 | 38 | +7 | Lost to Utah 13–17 |
| 37 | 15 | 2.249 |  Maryland (MARYLAND) | ACC | 4–2 | 0.667 | 38 | +5 | Beat Clemson 21–7 |
| 38 | -2 | 2.282 |  Missouri (MISSOURI) | B12 | 4–1 | 0.800 | 18 | +3 | BYE |
| 39 | 2 | 2.290 |  South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA) | SEC | 3–2 | 0.600 | 44 | +4 | BYE |
| 40 | 6 | 2.302 |  Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE) | IND BE | 3–2 | 0.600 | 44 | +7 | BYE |
| 41 | 4 | 2.404 |  Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST) | ACC | 3–2 | 0.600 | 44 | +4 | BYE |
| 42 | 20 | 2.505 |  Tulsa (TULSA) | IND WAC | 3–2 | 0.600 | 44 | +5 | Beat Hawai'i 27–16 |
| 43 | 20 | 2.582 |  Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS) | USA | 3–2 | 0.600 | 44 | +4 | Beat Cincinnati 22–20 |
| 44 | 12 | 2.586 |  Houston (HOUSTON) | USA | 4–1 | 0.800 | 18 | 0 | Beat East Carolina 27–13 |
| 45 | 27 | 2.609 |  Navy (NAVY) | IND FBSI | 3–2 | 0.600 | 44 | +4 | Beat Air Force 28–25 |
| 46 | -9 | 2.645 |  Rutgers (RUTGERS) | IND BE | 3–2 | 0.600 | 44 | +2 | Lost to Virginia Tech 22–48 |
| 47 | 4 | 2.670 |  Toledo (TOLEDO) | MAC | 3–2 | 0.600 | 44 | +3 | BYE |
| 48 | 7 | 2.699 |  Stanford (STANFORD) | PAC | 2–1 | 0.667 | 38 | +2 | BYE |
| 49 | -19 | 2.734 |  Washington (WASHINGTON) | PAC | 3–2 | 0.600 | 44 | +2 | Lost to UCLA 16–46 |
| 50 | 20 | 2.781 |  UCLA | PAC | 3–2 | 0.600 | 44 | +4 | Beat Washington 46–16 |
| 51 | 32 | 2.846 |  Auburn (AUBURN) | SEC | 3–2 | 0.600 | 44 | +1 | Beat Tennessee 28–21 |
| 52 | 29 | 2.855 |  South Florida (SOUTH FLORIDA) | USA | 3–1 | 0.750 | 35 | 0 | Beat Louisville 31–28 |
| 53 | -18 | 2.865 |  Kansas State (KANSAS STATE) | B12 | 4–2 | 0.667 | 38 | +2 | Lost to Texas 20–24 |
| 54 | 25 | 2.925 |  BYU | MWC | 3–3 | 0.500 | 63 | +6 | Beat San Diego State 44–36 |
| 55 | -5 | 2.971 |  Alabama (ALABAMA) | SEC | 2–4 | 0.333 | 90 | +4 | Lost to Georgia 23–37 |
| 56 | -12 | 2.988 |  Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M) | B12 | 2–3 | 0.400 | 77 | +5 | Lost to Texas Tech 28–59 |
| 57 | 18 | 3.015 |  Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI) | SEC | 3–2 | 0.600 | 44 | +1 | Beat Florida 20–17 |
| 58 | 7 | 3.064 |  UConn (CONNECTICUT) | IND FBSI | 4–2 | 0.667 | 38 | -1 | Beat FCS 35–17 |
| 59 | -10 | 3.120 |  Clemson (CLEMSON) | ACC | 3–2 | 0.600 | 44 | 0 | Lost to Maryland 7–21 |
| 60 | 18 | 3.130 |  Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN) | MAC | 3–2 | 0.600 | 44 | 0 | Beat Eastern Michigan 31–3 |
| 61 | -14 | 3.133 |  Memphis (MEMPHIS) | USA | 3–2 | 0.600 | 44 | +1 | Lost to UAB 10–24 |
| 62 | 2 | 3.135 |  North Texas (NORTH TEXAS) |  SUN | 2–3 | 0.400 | 77 | +2 | BYE |
| 63 | -15 | 3.177 |  Cincinnati (CINCINNATI) | USA | 3–2 | 0.600 | 44 | -1 | Lost to Southern Miss 20–22 |
| 64 | -22 | 3.183 |  Florida (FLORIDA) | SEC | 3–3 | 0.500 | 63 | 0 | Lost to Ole Miss 17–20 |
| 65 | -8 | 3.189 |  Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN) | B10 | 2–4 | 0.333 | 90 | +4 | Lost to Minnesota 17–42 |
| 66 | -32 | 3.220 |  Fresno State (FRESNO STATE) | IND WAC | 3–3 | 0.500 | 63 | +3 | Lost to Colorado State 10–34 |
| 67 | 1 | 3.247 |  Tulane (TULANE) | USA | 3–2 | 0.600 | 44 | 0 | BYE |
| 68 | -7 | 3.349 |  California (CALIFORNIA) | PAC | 3–4 | 0.429 | 76 | +1 | Lost to Oregon State 21–35 |
| 69 | -10 | 3.384 |  Colorado (COLORADO) | B12 | 2–3 | 0.400 | 77 | +3 | Lost to Baylor 30–42 |
| 70 | -16 | 3.399 |  NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE) | ACC | 3–3 | 0.500 | 63 | -1 | Lost to Georgia Tech 21–29 |
| 71 | 11 | 3.409 |  Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH) | ACC | 3–3 | 0.500 | 63 | +2 | Beat NC State 29–21 |
| 72 | -19 | 3.424 |  Nevada (NEVADA) | IND WAC | 3–2 | 0.600 | 44 | -2 | Lost to UNLV 12–16 |
| 73 | -13 | 3.475 |  Troy (TROY) | IND FBSI | 3–3 | 0.500 | 63 | +2 | Lost to Nebraska 0–30 |
| 74 | -16 | 3.584 |  Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH) | IND WAC | 2–3 | 0.400 | 77 | +1 | Lost to Boise State 37–43 |
| 75 | 10 | 3.642 |  Colorado State (COLORADO STATE) | MWC | 3–3 | 0.500 | 63 | +1 | Beat Fresno State 34–10 |
| 76 | 10 | 3.651 |  New Mexico (NEW MEXICO) | MWC | 3–3 | 0.500 | 63 | -3 | Beat Utah State 34–7 |
| 77 | 7 | 3.662 |  Ball State (BALL STATE) | MAC | 3–3 | 0.500 | 63 | +1 | Beat Kent State 34–17 |
| 78 | -9 | 3.741 |  Penn State (PENN STATE) | B10 | 2–4 | 0.333 | 90 | +1 | Lost to Wisconsin 23–30 |
| 79 | -6 | 3.764 |  Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME) | IND FBSI | 1–3 | 0.250 | 94 | +1 | BYE |
| 80 | -13 | 3.824 |  Iowa State (IOWA STATE) | B12 | 2–3 | 0.400 | 77 | 0 | Lost to Oklahoma 7–53 |
| 81 | -15 | 3.944 |  Akron (AKRON) | MAC | 3–3 | 0.500 | 63 | -4 | Lost to Miami (OH) 20–45 |
| 82 | -11 | 3.988 |  San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE) | MWC | 3–3 | 0.500 | 63 | -3 | Lost to BYU 36–44 |
| 83 | 16 | 4.003 |  UAB | USA | 2–3 | 0.400 | 77 | -1 | Beat Memphis 24–10 |
| 84 | -8 | 4.108 |  Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE) | PAC | 2–3 | 0.400 | 77 | -2 | Lost to USC 17–37 |
| 85 | 11 | 4.124 |  Baylor (BAYLOR) | B12 | 3–2 | 0.600 | 44 | -4 | Beat Colorado 42–30 |
| 86 | -9 | 4.210 |  Marshall (MARSHALL) | MAC | 2–3 | 0.400 | 77 | -2 | BYE |
| 87 | -7 | 4.358 |  Hawai'i (HAWAII) | IND WAC | 2–3 | 0.400 | 77 | -3 | Lost to Tulsa 16–27 |
| 88 | -14 | 4.476 |  Kent State (KENT STATE) | MAC | 3–3 | 0.500 | 63 | -3 | Lost to Ball State 17–34 |
| 89 | 5 | 4.754 |  Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE) | SUN | 3–3 | 0.500 | 63 | -7 | Beat UL Monroe 44–41 |
| 90 | 1 | 4.847 |  Wyoming (WYOMING) | MWC | 1–4 | 0.200 | 95 | -4 | BYE |
| 91 | -1 | 4.852 |  West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA) | IND BE | 1–4 | 0.200 | 95 | -5 | Lost to Miami 20–22 |
| 92 | 3 | 4.915 |  UCF (CENTRAL FLORIDA) | MAC | 2–3 | 0.400 | 77 | -4 | Beat Buffalo 19–10 |
| 93 | -1 | 4.951 |  Duke (DUKE) | ACC | 2–3 | 0.400 | 77 | -4 | BYE |
| 94 | -5 | 5.065 |  Arizona (ARIZONA) | PAC | 1–5 | 0.167 | 104 | -2 | Lost to Washington State 7–30 |
| 95 | 2 | 5.151 |  Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE) | SEC | 1–4 | 0.200 | 95 | -4 | Beat Vanderbilt 30–21 |
| 96 | -9 | 5.253 |  Kentucky (KENTUCKY) | SEC | 2–3 | 0.400 | 77 | -7 | BYE |
| 97 | -9 | 5.255 |  Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN) | MAC | 2–3 | 0.400 | 77 | -6 | Lost to Bowling Green 3–23 |
| 98 | 4 | 5.652 |  Ohio (OHIO) | MAC | 1–4 | 0.200 | 95 | -5 | Lost to Northern Illinois 23–30 |
| 99 | 2 | 5.981 |  Illinois (ILLINOIS) | B10 | 1–5 | 0.167 | 104 | -9 | Lost to Purdue 10–43 |
| 100 | -7 | 6.118 |  Utah State (UTAH STATE) | SUN | 1–4 | 0.200 | 95 | -7 | Lost to New Mexico 7–34 |
| 101 | -3 | 6.154 |  North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA) | ACC | 0–5 | 0.000 | 110 | -6 | Lost to Virginia 13–38 |
| 102 | 12 | 6.542 |  Rice (RICE) | IND WAC | 1–4 | 0.200 | 95 | -7 | Beat San José State 28–24 |
| 103 | -3 | 6.559 |  New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE) | SUN | 1–4 | 0.200 | 95 | -10 | Lost to Idaho 31–35 |
| 104 | 0 | 6.660 |  Indiana (INDIANA) | B10 | 1–5 | 0.167 | 104 | -10 | Lost to Michigan State 3–31 |
| 105 | 0 | 6.815 |  Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT) | SEC | 1–5 | 0.167 | 104 | -11 | Lost to Mississippi State 21–30 |
| 106 | 2 | 6.902 |  Army (ARMY) | USA | 0–5 | 0.000 | 110 | -7 | Lost to TCU 0–27 |
| 107 | 3 | 6.996 |  UTEP | IND WAC | 2–4 | 0.333 | 90 | -9 | Beat SMU 21–19 |
| 108 | 5 | 7.312 |  Temple (TEMPLE) | IND BE | 1–4 | 0.200 | 95 | -7 | Beat Middle Tennessee 44–36 |
| 109 | -6 | 7.335 |  San José State (SAN JOSE STATE) | IND WAC | 1–4 | 0.200 | 95 | -10 | Lost to Rice 24–28 |
| 110 | -1 | 7.563 |  Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE) | SUN | 0–6 | 0.000 | 110 | -10 | Lost to Oklahoma State 3–56 |
| 111 | 5 | 7.581 |  Idaho (IDAHO) | SUN | 1–5 | 0.167 | 104 | -3 | Beat New Mexico State 35–31 |
| 112 | -6 | 7.651 |  SMU | IND WAC | 0–5 | 0.000 | 110 | -10 | Lost to UTEP 19–21 |
| 113 | -2 | 7.805 |  East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA) | USA | 0–5 | 0.000 | 110 | -9 | Lost to Houston 13–27 |
| 114 | -2 | 7.925 |  Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN) | MAC | 1–5 | 0.167 | 104 | -9 | Lost to Western Michigan 3–31 |
| 115 | -8 | 8.529 |  Middle Tennessee (MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE) | SUN | 0–5 | 0.000 | 110 | -8 | Lost to Temple 36–44 |
| 116 | -1 | 9.081 |  Buffalo (BUFFALO) | MAC | 0–6 | 0.000 | 110 | -11 | Lost to UCF 10–19 |
| 117 | 0 | 10.064 |  UL Monroe (LOUISIANA MONROE) | SUN | 0–6 | 0.000 | 110 | -9 | Lost to Arkansas State 41–44 |