2003 Week 9 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 | 0.691 |  Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA) |  B12 | 7–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +27 | Beat Missouri 34–13 |
| 2 | 5 | 1.011 |  Ohio State (OHIO STATE) |  B10 | 6–1 | 0.857 | 7 | +24 | Beat Iowa 19–10 |
| 3 | -1 | 1.036 |  Miami (MIAMI) | IND BE | 7–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +22 | Beat Temple 52–14 |
| 4 | -1 | 1.047 |  Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH) | IND BE | 6–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +17 | BYE |
| 5 | 0 | 1.155 |  Florida State (FLORIDA STATE) |  ACC | 6–1 | 0.857 | 7 | +19 | Beat Virginia 19–14 |
| 6 | 5 | 1.284 |  Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH)) |  MAC | 6–1 | 0.857 | 7 | +17 | Beat Ball State 49–3 |
| 7 | 3 | 1.299 |  Nebraska (NEBRASKA) | B12 | 6–1 | 0.857 | 7 | +17 | Beat Texas A&M 48–12 |
| 8 | 0 | 1.312 |  TCU |  USA | 7–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +17 | Beat UAB 27–24 |
| 9 | -5 | 1.350 |  Georgia (GEORGIA) |  SEC | 6–1 | 0.857 | 7 | +17 | Beat Vanderbilt 27–8 |
| 10 | 2 | 1.397 |  Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS) | MAC | 7–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +17 | Beat Western Michigan 37–10 |
| 11 | -5 | 1.427 |  Iowa (IOWA) | B10 | 5–2 | 0.714 | 25 | +16 | Lost to Ohio State 10–19 |
| 12 | 1 | 1.464 |  USC |  PAC | 6–1 | 0.857 | 7 | +15 | Beat Notre Dame 45–14 |
| 13 | 17 | 1.486 |  Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE) | B12 | 6–1 | 0.857 | 7 | +13 | Beat Texas Tech 51–49 |
| 14 | 11 | 1.495 |  Purdue (PURDUE) | B10 | 6–1 | 0.857 | 7 | +15 | Beat Wisconsin 26–23 |
| 15 | 1 | 1.540 |  Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE) | B10 | 7–1 | 0.875 | 6 | +17 | Beat Minnesota 44–38 |
| 16 | 11 | 1.571 |  LSU | SEC | 6–1 | 0.857 | 7 | +11 | Beat South Carolina 33–7 |
| 17 | -3 | 1.619 |  Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN) | MAC | 6–1 | 0.857 | 7 | +11 | Beat Eastern Michigan 33–20 |
| 18 | 5 | 1.631 |  Utah (UTAH) |  MWC | 6–1 | 0.857 | 7 | +16 | Beat UNLV 28–10 |
| 19 | 12 | 1.716 |  Louisville (LOUISVILLE) | USA | 6–1 | 0.857 | 7 | +11 | Beat Tulane 47–28 |
| 20 | -11 | 1.766 |  UNLV | MWC | 4–3 | 0.571 | 50 | +15 | Lost to Utah 10–28 |
| 21 | 7 | 1.794 |  Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE) | PAC | 6–1 | 0.857 | 7 | +11 | Beat Stanford 24–14 |
| 22 | 0 | 1.808 |  Boise State (BOISE STATE) | IND WAC | 6–1 | 0.857 | 7 | +8 | Beat SMU 45–3 |
| 23 | -4 | 1.809 |  Minnesota (MINNESOTA) | B10 | 6–2 | 0.750 | 21 | +12 | Lost to Michigan State 38–44 |
| 24 | -4 | 1.819 |  Michigan (MICHIGAN) | B10 | 6–2 | 0.750 | 21 | +12 | Beat Illinois 56–14 |
| 25 | 4 | 1.850 |  Tennessee (TENNESSEE) | SEC | 4–2 | 0.667 | 39 | +13 | BYE |
| 26 | -8 | 1.878 |  Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH) | B12 | 5–2 | 0.714 | 25 | +10 | Lost to Oklahoma State 49–51 |
| 27 | -10 | 1.952 |  Air Force (AIR FORCE) | MWC | 6–2 | 0.750 | 21 | +12 | Lost to Colorado State 20–30 |
| 28 | 13 | 1.989 |  Syracuse (SYRACUSE) | IND BE | 4–2 | 0.667 | 39 | +11 | Beat Boston College 39–14 |
| 29 | -8 | 2.003 |  Wisconsin (WISCONSIN) | B10 | 6–2 | 0.750 | 21 | +13 | Lost to Purdue 23–26 |
| 30 | -15 | 2.023 |  Arkansas (ARKANSAS) | SEC | 4–2 | 0.667 | 39 | +10 | Lost to Florida 28–33 |
| 31 | 1 | 2.060 |  Texas (TEXAS) | B12 | 5–2 | 0.714 | 25 | +10 | Beat Iowa State 40–19 |
| 32 | -8 | 2.068 |  Missouri (MISSOURI) | B12 | 5–2 | 0.714 | 25 | +10 | Lost to Oklahoma 13–34 |
| 33 | 11 | 2.074 |  Florida (FLORIDA) | SEC | 5–3 | 0.625 | 44 | +11 | Beat Arkansas 33–28 |
| 34 | -1 | 2.132 |  Maryland (MARYLAND) | ACC | 5–2 | 0.714 | 25 | +8 | BYE |
| 35 | 0 | 2.132 |  Auburn (AUBURN) | SEC | 5–2 | 0.714 | 25 | +7 | Beat Mississippi State 45–13 |
| 36 | 7 | 2.225 |  Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI) | SEC | 5–2 | 0.714 | 25 | +8 | Beat Alabama 43–28 |
| 37 | 5 | 2.227 |  Kansas (KANSAS) | B12 | 5–2 | 0.714 | 25 | +7 | Beat Baylor 28–21 |
| 38 | -12 | 2.317 |  Oregon State (OREGON STATE) | PAC | 5–2 | 0.714 | 25 | +7 | Lost to Washington 17–38 |
| 39 | 8 | 2.376 |  Toledo (TOLEDO) | MAC | 5–2 | 0.714 | 25 | +6 | Beat Central Michigan 31–13 |
| 40 | 10 | 2.486 |  NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE) | ACC | 5–3 | 0.625 | 44 | +8 | Beat Clemson 17–15 |
| 41 | 16 | 2.504 |  Colorado State (COLORADO STATE) | MWC | 5–3 | 0.625 | 44 | +9 | Beat Air Force 30–20 |
| 42 | 6 | 2.507 |  UCLA | PAC | 5–2 | 0.714 | 25 | +8 | Beat California 23–20 |
| 43 | 2 | 2.513 |  Navy (NAVY) | IND FBSI | 5–2 | 0.714 | 25 | +5 | Beat Rice 38–6 |
| 44 | 5 | 2.529 |  Oregon (OREGON) | PAC | 4–3 | 0.571 | 50 | +9 | BYE |
| 45 | 7 | 2.589 |  Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH) | IND BE | 4–2 | 0.667 | 39 | +6 | Beat Rutgers 42–32 |
| 46 | -12 | 2.634 |  South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA) | SEC | 4–3 | 0.571 | 50 | +7 | Lost to LSU 7–33 |
| 47 | 14 | 2.658 |  Kansas State (KANSAS STATE) | B12 | 5–3 | 0.625 | 44 | +4 | Beat Colorado 49–20 |
| 48 | 7 | 2.673 |  Nevada (NEVADA) | IND WAC | 5–2 | 0.714 | 25 | +3 | Beat Tulsa 28–21 |
| 49 | -9 | 2.749 |  Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M) | B12 | 3–4 | 0.429 | 68 | +7 | Lost to Nebraska 12–48 |
| 50 | 18 | 2.758 |  Washington (WASHINGTON) | PAC | 4–3 | 0.571 | 50 | +4 | Beat Oregon State 38–17 |
| 51 | -15 | 2.769 |  Houston (HOUSTON) | USA | 5–2 | 0.714 | 25 | +3 | Lost to Memphis 14–45 |
| 52 | -15 | 2.815 |  Clemson (CLEMSON) | ACC | 4–3 | 0.571 | 50 | +4 | Lost to NC State 15–17 |
| 53 | 5 | 2.830 |  South Florida (SOUTH FLORIDA) | USA | 4–2 | 0.667 | 39 | +1 | Beat FCS 55–7 |
| 54 | -3 | 2.840 |  Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH) | ACC | 4–3 | 0.571 | 50 | +6 | BYE |
| 55 | 1 | 2.842 |  Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST) | ACC | 4–3 | 0.571 | 50 | +5 | Beat Duke 42–13 |
| 56 | -17 | 2.885 |  Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE) | IND BE | 4–3 | 0.571 | 50 | +6 | Lost to Syracuse 14–39 |
| 57 | -19 | 2.900 |  Virginia (VIRGINIA) | ACC | 4–3 | 0.571 | 50 | +3 | Lost to Florida State 14–19 |
| 58 | -5 | 2.960 |  Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME) | IND FBSI | 2–4 | 0.333 | 89 | +5 | Lost to USC 14–45 |
| 59 | -13 | 3.066 |  Colorado (COLORADO) | B12 | 3–4 | 0.429 | 68 | +6 | Lost to Kansas State 20–49 |
| 60 | -1 | 3.091 |  Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE) | PAC | 4–3 | 0.571 | 50 | +1 | Beat North Carolina 33–31 |
| 61 | -7 | 3.164 |  Alabama (ALABAMA) | SEC | 3–5 | 0.375 | 84 | +5 | Lost to Ole Miss 28–43 |
| 62 | 0 | 3.219 |  North Texas (NORTH TEXAS) |  SUN | 4–3 | 0.571 | 50 | +2 | Beat Utah State 37–27 |
| 63 | 3 | 3.227 |  Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN) | B10 | 3–4 | 0.429 | 68 | +2 | BYE |
| 64 | 19 | 3.227 |  Memphis (MEMPHIS) | USA | 4–3 | 0.571 | 50 | +1 | Beat Houston 45–14 |
| 65 | -1 | 3.249 |  Troy (TROY) | IND FBSI | 4–3 | 0.571 | 50 | +1 | Beat FCS 21–10 |
| 66 | 5 | 3.302 |  Marshall (MARSHALL) | MAC | 4–3 | 0.571 | 50 | +1 | Beat Buffalo 26–16 |
| 67 | 6 | 3.312 |  UConn (CONNECTICUT) | IND FBSI | 5–3 | 0.625 | 44 | -2 | Beat Kent State 34–31 |
| 68 | 11 | 3.365 |  Hawai'i (HAWAII) | IND WAC | 4–3 | 0.571 | 50 | -1 | Beat Louisiana Tech 44–41 |
| 69 | 8 | 3.387 |  New Mexico (NEW MEXICO) | MWC | 4–3 | 0.571 | 50 | -3 | Beat San Diego State 30–7 |
| 70 | 5 | 3.410 |  Akron (AKRON) | MAC | 5–3 | 0.625 | 44 | -5 | Beat UCF 38–24 |
| 71 | -11 | 3.458 |  Tulsa (TULSA) | IND WAC | 3–4 | 0.429 | 68 | 0 | Lost to Nevada 21–28 |
| 72 | -9 | 3.583 |  Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH) | IND WAC | 3–4 | 0.429 | 68 | +2 | Lost to Hawai'i 41–44 |
| 73 | -6 | 3.681 |  California (CALIFORNIA) | PAC | 3–5 | 0.375 | 84 | -1 | Lost to UCLA 20–23 |
| 74 | -9 | 3.690 |  UAB | USA | 3–4 | 0.429 | 68 | +1 | Lost to TCU 24–27 |
| 75 | 12 | 3.703 |  Wyoming (WYOMING) | MWC | 3–4 | 0.429 | 68 | -2 | Beat BYU 13–10 |
| 76 | 5 | 3.775 |  Fresno State (FRESNO STATE) | IND WAC | 3–4 | 0.429 | 68 | 0 | BYE |
| 77 | -8 | 3.870 |  Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN) | MAC | 3–4 | 0.429 | 68 | -2 | Lost to Northern Illinois 10–37 |
| 78 | -4 | 3.882 |  Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS) | USA | 3–3 | 0.500 | 66 | -1 | BYE |
| 79 | -9 | 3.939 |  Rutgers (RUTGERS) | IND BE | 3–4 | 0.429 | 68 | -2 | Lost to Pittsburgh 32–42 |
| 80 | -4 | 3.947 |  Tulane (TULANE) | USA | 3–4 | 0.429 | 68 | -3 | Lost to Louisville 28–47 |
| 81 | -9 | 3.972 |  Stanford (STANFORD) | PAC | 2–3 | 0.400 | 83 | 0 | Lost to Washington State 14–24 |
| 82 | 0 | 4.136 |  Cincinnati (CINCINNATI) | USA | 3–3 | 0.500 | 66 | -4 | BYE |
| 83 | -5 | 4.269 |  Ball State (BALL STATE) | MAC | 3–4 | 0.429 | 68 | -3 | Lost to Miami (OH) 3–49 |
| 84 | 0 | 4.270 |  West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA) | IND BE | 2–4 | 0.333 | 89 | -3 | BYE |
| 85 | 1 | 4.406 |  Penn State (PENN STATE) | B10 | 2–5 | 0.286 | 92 | -5 | BYE |
| 86 | -6 | 4.453 |  BYU | MWC | 3–5 | 0.375 | 84 | -2 | Lost to Wyoming 10–13 |
| 87 | 7 | 4.496 |  Kentucky (KENTUCKY) | SEC | 3–4 | 0.429 | 68 | -9 | Beat Ohio 35–14 |
| 88 | -3 | 4.675 |  Iowa State (IOWA STATE) | B12 | 2–5 | 0.286 | 92 | -4 | Lost to Texas 19–40 |
| 89 | -1 | 4.814 |  San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE) | MWC | 3–5 | 0.375 | 84 | -10 | Lost to New Mexico 7–30 |
| 90 | -1 | 4.998 |  Baylor (BAYLOR) | B12 | 3–4 | 0.429 | 68 | -10 | Lost to Kansas 21–28 |
| 91 | -1 | 5.020 |  Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE) | SEC | 2–5 | 0.286 | 92 | -7 | Lost to Auburn 13–45 |
| 92 | 4 | 5.095 |  Arizona (ARIZONA) | PAC | 1–6 | 0.143 | 102 | -6 | BYE |
| 93 | 2 | 5.197 |  Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE) | SUN | 3–4 | 0.429 | 68 | -12 | BYE |
| 94 | -2 | 5.283 |  Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN) | MAC | 2–5 | 0.286 | 92 | -9 | Lost to Toledo 13–31 |
| 95 | -2 | 5.392 |  Kent State (KENT STATE) | MAC | 3–5 | 0.375 | 84 | -10 | Lost to UConn 31–34 |
| 96 | 1 | 5.866 |  Duke (DUKE) | ACC | 2–5 | 0.286 | 92 | -12 | Lost to Wake Forest 13–42 |
| 97 | -6 | 5.954 |  Ohio (OHIO) | MAC | 2–5 | 0.286 | 92 | -13 | Lost to Kentucky 14–35 |
| 98 | 1 | 6.064 |  North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA) | ACC | 1–6 | 0.143 | 102 | -13 | Lost to Arizona State 31–33 |
| 99 | -1 | 6.073 |  Illinois (ILLINOIS) | B10 | 1–7 | 0.125 | 110 | -15 | Lost to Michigan 14–56 |
| 100 | 2 | 6.128 |  Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT) | SEC | 1–7 | 0.125 | 110 | -15 | Lost to Georgia 8–27 |
| 101 | 4 | 6.343 |  Middle Tennessee (MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE) | SUN | 2–5 | 0.286 | 92 | -10 | Beat Idaho 28–21 |
| 102 | 2 | 6.382 |  Utah State (UTAH STATE) | SUN | 1–6 | 0.143 | 102 | -14 | Lost to North Texas 27–37 |
| 103 | -3 | 6.426 |  UCF (CENTRAL FLORIDA) | MAC | 2–5 | 0.286 | 92 | -15 | Lost to Akron 24–38 |
| 104 | -3 | 6.463 |  San José State (SAN JOSE STATE) | IND WAC | 2–4 | 0.333 | 89 | -13 | BYE |
| 105 | -2 | 6.634 |  Rice (RICE) | IND WAC | 1–5 | 0.167 | 101 | -12 | Lost to Navy 6–38 |
| 106 | 0 | 6.705 |  Indiana (INDIANA) | B10 | 1–6 | 0.143 | 102 | -17 | BYE |
| 107 | 2 | 7.238 |  Temple (TEMPLE) | IND BE | 1–6 | 0.143 | 102 | -10 | Lost to Miami 14–52 |
| 108 | 3 | 7.291 |  Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE) | SUN | 1–7 | 0.125 | 110 | -20 | Beat New Mexico State 26–24 |
| 109 | 3 | 7.325 |  Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN) | MAC | 1–7 | 0.125 | 110 | -14 | Lost to Bowling Green 20–33 |
| 110 | -2 | 7.369 |  UTEP | IND WAC | 2–5 | 0.286 | 92 | -16 | BYE |
| 111 | 4 | 7.759 |  East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA) | USA | 1–6 | 0.143 | 102 | -18 | Beat Army 38–32 |
| 112 | 2 | 8.065 |  SMU | IND WAC | 0–7 | 0.000 | 115 | -19 | Lost to Boise State 3–45 |
| 113 | 0 | 8.109 |  Idaho (IDAHO) | SUN | 1–7 | 0.125 | 110 | -12 | Lost to Middle Tennessee 21–28 |
| 114 | -4 | 8.124 |  New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE) | SUN | 1–6 | 0.143 | 102 | -26 | Lost to Louisiana 24–26 |
| 115 | -8 | 8.152 |  Army (ARMY) | USA | 0–7 | 0.000 | 115 | -20 | Lost to East Carolina 32–38 |
| 116 | 0 | 8.569 |  UL Monroe (LOUISIANA MONROE) | SUN | 1–6 | 0.143 | 102 | -12 | BYE |
| 117 | 0 | 9.110 |  Buffalo (BUFFALO) | MAC | 0–8 | 0.000 | 115 | -21 | Lost to Marshall 16–26 |