2003 Week 8 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 | 3 | 0.833 |  Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA) |  B12 | 6–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +19 | Beat Texas 65–13 |
| 2 | 6 | 0.917 |  Miami (MIAMI) | IND BE | 6–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +18 | Beat Florida State 22–14 |
| 3 | 2 | 1.004 |  Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH) | IND BE | 6–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +15 | Beat Syracuse 51–7 |
| 4 | 12 | 1.085 |  Georgia (GEORGIA) |  SEC | 5–1 | 0.833 | 10 | +15 | Beat Tennessee 41–14 |
| 5 | 1 | 1.173 |  Florida State (FLORIDA STATE) |  ACC | 5–1 | 0.833 | 10 | +15 | Lost to Miami 14–22 |
| 6 | 5 | 1.179 |  Iowa (IOWA) |  B10 | 5–1 | 0.833 | 10 | +14 | BYE |
| 7 | -5 | 1.183 |  Ohio State (OHIO STATE) | B10 | 5–1 | 0.833 | 10 | +17 | Lost to Wisconsin 10–17 |
| 8 | 5 | 1.327 |  TCU |  USA | 6–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +12 | Beat South Florida 13–10 |
| 9 | -2 | 1.344 |  UNLV |  MWC | 4–2 | 0.667 | 32 | +14 | Lost to Air Force 7–24 |
| 10 | -7 | 1.345 |  Nebraska (NEBRASKA) | B12 | 5–1 | 0.833 | 10 | +13 | Lost to Missouri 24–41 |
| 11 | 4 | 1.364 |  Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH)) |  MAC | 5–1 | 0.833 | 10 | +13 | Beat Buffalo 59–3 |
| 12 | 2 | 1.423 |  Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS) | MAC | 6–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +14 | Beat Central Michigan 40–24 |
| 13 | 8 | 1.424 |  USC |  PAC | 5–1 | 0.833 | 10 | +11 | Beat Stanford 44–21 |
| 14 | 4 | 1.514 |  Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN) | MAC | 5–1 | 0.833 | 10 | +9 | Beat Western Michigan 32–21 |
| 15 | -14 | 1.544 |  Arkansas (ARKANSAS) | SEC | 4–1 | 0.800 | 29 | +11 | Lost to Auburn 3–10 |
| 16 | 1 | 1.568 |  Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE) | B10 | 6–1 | 0.857 | 6 | +12 | Beat Illinois 49–14 |
| 17 | 13 | 1.581 |  Air Force (AIR FORCE) | MWC | 6–1 | 0.857 | 6 | +13 | Beat UNLV 24–7 |
| 18 | 9 | 1.584 |  Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH) | B12 | 5–1 | 0.833 | 10 | +9 | Beat Iowa State 52–21 |
| 19 | -10 | 1.593 |  Minnesota (MINNESOTA) | B10 | 6–1 | 0.857 | 6 | +11 | Lost to Michigan 35–38 |
| 20 | 11 | 1.664 |  Michigan (MICHIGAN) | B10 | 5–2 | 0.714 | 30 | +12 | Beat Minnesota 38–35 |
| 21 | 11 | 1.664 |  Wisconsin (WISCONSIN) | B10 | 6–1 | 0.857 | 6 | +13 | Beat Ohio State 17–10 |
| 22 | 13 | 1.727 |  Boise State (BOISE STATE) | IND WAC | 5–1 | 0.833 | 10 | +8 | Beat Tulsa 27–20 |
| 23 | 6 | 1.749 |  Utah (UTAH) | MWC | 5–1 | 0.833 | 10 | +12 | Beat San Diego State 27–6 |
| 24 | 14 | 1.760 |  Missouri (MISSOURI) | B12 | 5–1 | 0.833 | 10 | +8 | Beat Nebraska 41–24 |
| 25 | 0 | 1.816 |  Purdue (PURDUE) | B10 | 5–1 | 0.833 | 10 | +8 | Beat Penn State 28–14 |
| 26 | -3 | 1.821 |  Oregon State (OREGON STATE) | PAC | 5–1 | 0.833 | 10 | +8 | BYE |
| 27 | -15 | 1.827 |  LSU | SEC | 5–1 | 0.833 | 10 | +6 | Lost to Florida 7–19 |
| 28 | -2 | 1.842 |  Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE) | PAC | 5–1 | 0.833 | 10 | +9 | BYE |
| 29 | -10 | 1.845 |  Tennessee (TENNESSEE) | SEC | 4–2 | 0.667 | 32 | +11 | Lost to Georgia 14–41 |
| 30 | 4 | 1.849 |  Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE) | B12 | 5–1 | 0.833 | 10 | +5 | Beat Kansas State 38–34 |
| 31 | -9 | 2.018 |  Louisville (LOUISVILLE) | USA | 5–1 | 0.833 | 10 | +6 | Beat Army 34–10 |
| 32 | -22 | 2.067 |  Texas (TEXAS) | B12 | 4–2 | 0.667 | 32 | +8 | Lost to Oklahoma 13–65 |
| 33 | 4 | 2.090 |  Maryland (MARYLAND) | ACC | 5–2 | 0.714 | 30 | +8 | Beat Duke 33–20 |
| 34 | 5 | 2.160 |  South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA) | SEC | 4–2 | 0.667 | 32 | +6 | Beat Kentucky 27–21 |
| 35 | 16 | 2.188 |  Auburn (AUBURN) | SEC | 4–2 | 0.667 | 32 | +5 | Beat Arkansas 10–3 |
| 36 | 8 | 2.198 |  Houston (HOUSTON) | USA | 5–1 | 0.833 | 10 | +4 | Beat Tulane 45–42 |
| 37 | 22 | 2.244 |  Clemson (CLEMSON) | ACC | 4–2 | 0.667 | 32 | +6 | Beat Virginia 30–27 |
| 38 | -18 | 2.285 |  Virginia (VIRGINIA) | ACC | 4–2 | 0.667 | 32 | +5 | Lost to Clemson 27–30 |
| 39 | 1 | 2.319 |  Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE) | IND BE | 4–2 | 0.667 | 32 | +7 | Beat Temple 38–13 |
| 40 | 16 | 2.326 |  Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M) | B12 | 3–3 | 0.500 | 57 | +8 | Beat Baylor 73–10 |
| 41 | -8 | 2.381 |  Syracuse (SYRACUSE) | IND BE | 3–2 | 0.600 | 46 | +6 | Lost to Virginia Tech 7–51 |
| 42 | -18 | 2.403 |  Kansas (KANSAS) | B12 | 4–2 | 0.667 | 32 | +4 | Lost to Colorado 47–50 |
| 43 | 14 | 2.446 |  Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI) | SEC | 4–2 | 0.667 | 32 | +5 | Beat Arkansas State 55–0 |
| 44 | 20 | 2.457 |  Florida (FLORIDA) | SEC | 4–3 | 0.571 | 49 | +5 | Beat LSU 19–7 |
| 45 | 0 | 2.527 |  Navy (NAVY) | IND FBSI | 4–2 | 0.667 | 32 | +5 | Beat Vanderbilt 37–27 |
| 46 | 23 | 2.543 |  Colorado (COLORADO) | B12 | 3–3 | 0.500 | 57 | +7 | Beat Kansas 50–47 |
| 47 | 0 | 2.548 |  Toledo (TOLEDO) | MAC | 4–2 | 0.667 | 32 | +3 | Beat Eastern Michigan 49–14 |
| 48 | 2 | 2.671 |  UCLA | PAC | 4–2 | 0.667 | 32 | +5 | Beat Arizona 24–21 |
| 49 | -13 | 2.678 |  Oregon (OREGON) | PAC | 4–3 | 0.571 | 49 | +7 | Lost to Arizona State 14–59 |
| 50 | 20 | 2.772 |  NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE) | ACC | 4–3 | 0.571 | 49 | +3 | Beat UConn 31–24 |
| 51 | 20 | 2.787 |  Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH) | ACC | 4–3 | 0.571 | 49 | +5 | Beat Wake Forest 24–7 |
| 52 | -24 | 2.792 |  Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH) | IND BE | 3–2 | 0.600 | 46 | +4 | Lost to Notre Dame 14–20 |
| 53 | 26 | 2.887 |  Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME) | IND FBSI | 2–3 | 0.400 | 87 | +4 | Beat Pittsburgh 20–14 |
| 54 | 1 | 2.909 |  Alabama (ALABAMA) | SEC | 3–4 | 0.429 | 79 | +6 | Beat Southern Miss 17–3 |
| 55 | 17 | 2.941 |  Nevada (NEVADA) | IND WAC | 4–2 | 0.667 | 32 | 0 | Beat Washington 28–17 |
| 56 | -15 | 2.953 |  Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST) | ACC | 3–3 | 0.500 | 57 | +2 | Lost to Georgia Tech 7–24 |
| 57 | 18 | 2.955 |  Colorado State (COLORADO STATE) | MWC | 4–3 | 0.571 | 49 | +4 | Beat BYU 58–13 |
| 58 | -6 | 3.009 |  South Florida (SOUTH FLORIDA) | USA | 3–2 | 0.600 | 46 | +1 | Lost to TCU 10–13 |
| 59 | 25 | 3.025 |  Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE) | PAC | 3–3 | 0.500 | 57 | +2 | Beat Oregon 59–14 |
| 60 | -18 | 3.052 |  Tulsa (TULSA) | IND WAC | 3–3 | 0.500 | 57 | +3 | Lost to Boise State 20–27 |
| 61 | -8 | 3.078 |  Kansas State (KANSAS STATE) | B12 | 4–3 | 0.571 | 49 | 0 | Lost to Oklahoma State 34–38 |
| 62 | 0 | 3.163 |  North Texas (NORTH TEXAS) |  SUN | 3–3 | 0.500 | 57 | +2 | Beat Idaho 24–14 |
| 63 | 11 | 3.220 |  Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH) | IND WAC | 3–3 | 0.500 | 57 | +3 | Beat UTEP 38–35 |
| 64 | 9 | 3.287 |  Troy (TROY) | IND FBSI | 3–3 | 0.500 | 57 | +1 | BYE |
| 65 | 18 | 3.296 |  UAB | USA | 3–3 | 0.500 | 57 | +1 | Beat Cincinnati 31–14 |
| 66 | -1 | 3.300 |  Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN) | B10 | 3–4 | 0.429 | 79 | +3 | Beat Indiana 37–31 |
| 67 | 1 | 3.356 |  California (CALIFORNIA) | PAC | 3–4 | 0.429 | 79 | +1 | BYE |
| 68 | -19 | 3.369 |  Washington (WASHINGTON) | PAC | 3–3 | 0.500 | 57 | -1 | Lost to Nevada 17–28 |
| 69 | -9 | 3.467 |  Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN) | MAC | 3–3 | 0.500 | 57 | -1 | Lost to Bowling Green 21–32 |
| 70 | -24 | 3.500 |  Rutgers (RUTGERS) | IND BE | 3–3 | 0.500 | 57 | -1 | Lost to West Virginia 19–34 |
| 71 | 15 | 3.507 |  Marshall (MARSHALL) | MAC | 3–3 | 0.500 | 57 | 0 | Beat Kent State 49–33 |
| 72 | -24 | 3.511 |  Stanford (STANFORD) | PAC | 2–2 | 0.500 | 57 | +1 | Lost to USC 21–44 |
| 73 | -15 | 3.538 |  UConn (CONNECTICUT) | IND FBSI | 4–3 | 0.571 | 49 | -4 | Lost to NC State 24–31 |
| 74 | -31 | 3.589 |  Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS) | USA | 3–3 | 0.500 | 57 | 0 | Lost to Alabama 3–17 |
| 75 | 6 | 3.589 |  Akron (AKRON) | MAC | 4–3 | 0.571 | 49 | -5 | Beat FCS 45–14 |
| 76 | -9 | 3.602 |  Tulane (TULANE) | USA | 3–3 | 0.500 | 57 | -1 | Lost to Houston 42–45 |
| 77 | -1 | 3.682 |  New Mexico (NEW MEXICO) | MWC | 3–3 | 0.500 | 57 | -4 | BYE |
| 78 | -1 | 3.683 |  Ball State (BALL STATE) | MAC | 3–3 | 0.500 | 57 | 0 | BYE |
| 79 | 8 | 3.711 |  Hawai'i (HAWAII) | IND WAC | 3–3 | 0.500 | 57 | -2 | Beat Fresno State 55–28 |
| 80 | -26 | 3.723 |  BYU | MWC | 3–4 | 0.429 | 79 | +3 | Lost to Colorado State 13–58 |
| 81 | -15 | 3.839 |  Fresno State (FRESNO STATE) | IND WAC | 3–4 | 0.429 | 79 | 0 | Lost to Hawai'i 28–55 |
| 82 | -19 | 3.921 |  Cincinnati (CINCINNATI) | USA | 3–3 | 0.500 | 57 | -4 | Lost to UAB 14–31 |
| 83 | -22 | 4.003 |  Memphis (MEMPHIS) | USA | 3–3 | 0.500 | 57 | -3 | Lost to Mississippi State 27–35 |
| 84 | 7 | 4.071 |  West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA) | IND BE | 2–4 | 0.333 | 88 | -3 | Beat Rutgers 34–19 |
| 85 | -5 | 4.105 |  Iowa State (IOWA STATE) | B12 | 2–4 | 0.333 | 88 | 0 | Lost to Texas Tech 21–52 |
| 86 | -8 | 4.130 |  Penn State (PENN STATE) | B10 | 2–5 | 0.286 | 98 | -2 | Lost to Purdue 14–28 |
| 87 | 3 | 4.303 |  Wyoming (WYOMING) | MWC | 2–4 | 0.333 | 88 | -4 | Beat Utah State 48–21 |
| 88 | -6 | 4.493 |  San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE) | MWC | 3–4 | 0.429 | 79 | -6 | Lost to Utah 6–27 |
| 89 | -4 | 4.525 |  Baylor (BAYLOR) | B12 | 3–3 | 0.500 | 57 | -6 | Lost to Texas A&M 10–73 |
| 90 | 5 | 4.551 |  Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE) | SEC | 2–4 | 0.333 | 88 | -4 | Beat Memphis 35–27 |
| 91 | 7 | 5.111 |  Ohio (OHIO) | MAC | 2–4 | 0.333 | 88 | -6 | Beat UCF 28–0 |
| 92 | 5 | 5.116 |  Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN) | MAC | 2–4 | 0.333 | 88 | -6 | Lost to Northern Illinois 24–40 |
| 93 | -5 | 5.200 |  Kent State (KENT STATE) | MAC | 3–4 | 0.429 | 79 | -7 | Lost to Marshall 33–49 |
| 94 | 2 | 5.273 |  Kentucky (KENTUCKY) | SEC | 2–4 | 0.333 | 88 | -9 | Lost to South Carolina 21–27 |
| 95 | -6 | 5.365 |  Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE) | SUN | 3–4 | 0.429 | 79 | -10 | Lost to Ole Miss 0–55 |
| 96 | -2 | 5.403 |  Arizona (ARIZONA) | PAC | 1–6 | 0.143 | 106 | -6 | Lost to UCLA 21–24 |
| 97 | -4 | 5.463 |  Duke (DUKE) | ACC | 2–4 | 0.333 | 88 | -8 | Lost to Maryland 20–33 |
| 98 | 1 | 5.624 |  Illinois (ILLINOIS) | B10 | 1–6 | 0.143 | 106 | -10 | Lost to Michigan State 14–49 |
| 99 | 2 | 5.766 |  North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA) | ACC | 1–5 | 0.167 | 101 | -9 | Beat East Carolina 28–17 |
| 100 | -8 | 6.172 |  UCF (CENTRAL FLORIDA) | MAC | 2–4 | 0.333 | 88 | -10 | Lost to Ohio 0–28 |
| 101 | 8 | 6.284 |  San José State (SAN JOSE STATE) | IND WAC | 2–4 | 0.333 | 88 | -11 | Beat SMU 31–14 |
| 102 | 3 | 6.353 |  Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT) | SEC | 1–6 | 0.143 | 106 | -13 | Lost to Navy 27–37 |
| 103 | -1 | 6.538 |  Rice (RICE) | IND WAC | 1–4 | 0.200 | 100 | -8 | BYE |
| 104 | -4 | 6.670 |  Utah State (UTAH STATE) | SUN | 1–5 | 0.167 | 101 | -11 | Lost to Wyoming 21–48 |
| 105 | 10 | 6.863 |  Middle Tennessee (MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE) | SUN | 1–5 | 0.167 | 101 | -8 | Beat New Mexico State 35–18 |
| 106 | -2 | 7.329 |  Indiana (INDIANA) | B10 | 1–6 | 0.143 | 106 | -17 | Lost to Northwestern 31–37 |
| 107 | -1 | 7.349 |  Army (ARMY) | USA | 0–6 | 0.000 | 113 | -12 | Lost to Louisville 10–34 |
| 108 | -1 | 7.407 |  UTEP | IND WAC | 2–5 | 0.286 | 98 | -14 | Lost to Louisiana Tech 35–38 |
| 109 | -1 | 7.434 |  Temple (TEMPLE) | IND BE | 1–5 | 0.167 | 101 | -10 | Lost to Boston College 13–38 |
| 110 | -7 | 7.560 |  New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE) | SUN | 1–5 | 0.167 | 101 | -17 | Lost to Middle Tennessee 18–35 |
| 111 | -1 | 7.568 |  Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE) | SUN | 0–7 | 0.000 | 113 | -17 | Lost to UL Monroe 42–45 |
| 112 | 2 | 7.695 |  Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN) | MAC | 1–6 | 0.143 | 106 | -12 | Lost to Toledo 14–49 |
| 113 | -2 | 7.813 |  Idaho (IDAHO) | SUN | 1–6 | 0.143 | 106 | -7 | Lost to North Texas 14–24 |
| 114 | -2 | 8.237 |  SMU | IND WAC | 0–6 | 0.000 | 113 | -16 | Lost to San José State 14–31 |
| 115 | -2 | 8.746 |  East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA) | USA | 0–6 | 0.000 | 113 | -16 | Lost to North Carolina 17–28 |
| 116 | 1 | 8.900 |  UL Monroe (LOUISIANA MONROE) | SUN | 1–6 | 0.143 | 106 | -12 | Beat Louisiana 45–42 |
| 117 | -1 | 9.015 |  Buffalo (BUFFALO) | MAC | 0–7 | 0.000 | 113 | -15 | Lost to Miami (OH) 3–59 |