2004 Post-Season Week 2 College Football Team Rankings
2004 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 | 0.767 |  Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA) |  B12 | 12–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +70 | BYE |
| 2 | 0 | 0.798 |  USC |  PAC | 12–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +68 | BYE |
| 3 | 0 | 0.844 |  Auburn (AUBURN) |  SEC | 12–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +67 | BYE |
| 4 | 1 | 0.975 |  Boise State (BOISE STATE) | IND WAC | 11–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +57 | BYE |
| 5 | -1 | 0.985 |  Texas (TEXAS) | B12 | 10–1 | 0.909 | 6 | +55 | BYE |
| 6 | 0 | 0.993 |  Utah (UTAH) |  MWC | 11–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +52 | BYE |
| 7 | 0 | 1.043 |  California (CALIFORNIA) | PAC | 10–1 | 0.909 | 6 | +50 | BYE |
| 8 | 0 | 1.181 |  Louisville (LOUISVILLE) |  USA | 10–1 | 0.909 | 6 | +40 | BYE |
| 9 | 0 | 1.209 |  Iowa (IOWA) |  B10 | 9–2 | 0.818 | 10 | +47 | BYE |
| 10 | 0 | 1.300 |  Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH) |  ACC | 10–2 | 0.833 | 9 | +42 | BYE |
| 11 | 0 | 1.326 |  Georgia (GEORGIA) | SEC | 9–2 | 0.818 | 10 | +40 | BYE |
| 12 | 0 | 1.339 |  Miami (MIAMI) | ACC | 8–3 | 0.727 | 18 | +38 | BYE |
| 13 | 0 | 1.347 |  LSU | SEC | 9–2 | 0.818 | 10 | +41 | BYE |
| 14 | 0 | 1.420 |  Michigan (MICHIGAN) | B10 | 9–2 | 0.818 | 10 | +42 | BYE |
| 15 | 0 | 1.485 |  Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE) | PAC | 8–3 | 0.727 | 18 | +40 | BYE |
| 16 | 0 | 1.505 |  Virginia (VIRGINIA) | ACC | 8–3 | 0.727 | 18 | +31 | BYE |
| 17 | 0 | 1.559 |  Florida State (FLORIDA STATE) | ACC | 8–3 | 0.727 | 18 | +31 | BYE |
| 18 | 0 | 1.647 |  Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M) | B12 | 7–4 | 0.636 | 31 | +34 | BYE |
| 19 | 0 | 1.666 |  Tennessee (TENNESSEE) | SEC | 9–3 | 0.750 | 16 | +39 | BYE |
| 20 | 0 | 1.803 |  Wisconsin (WISCONSIN) | B10 | 9–2 | 0.818 | 10 | +29 | BYE |
| 21 | 0 | 1.980 |  Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE) | B12 | 7–4 | 0.636 | 31 | +25 | BYE |
| 22 | 0 | 1.991 |  Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN) |  MAC | 8–3 | 0.727 | 18 | +17 | BYE |
| 23 | 0 | 1.992 |  West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA) | IND BE | 8–3 | 0.727 | 18 | +18 | BYE |
| 24 | 1 | 1.995 |  UTEP | IND WAC | 8–3 | 0.727 | 18 | +23 | BYE |
| 25 | -1 | 2.000 |  Purdue (PURDUE) | B10 | 7–4 | 0.636 | 31 | +19 | BYE |
| 26 | 0 | 2.023 |  Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH) | IND BE | 8–3 | 0.727 | 18 | +21 | BYE |
| 27 | 0 | 2.034 |  Ohio State (OHIO STATE) | B10 | 7–4 | 0.636 | 31 | +24 | BYE |
| 28 | 0 | 2.054 |  Toledo (TOLEDO) | MAC | 9–3 | 0.750 | 16 | +25 | BYE |
| 29 | 0 | 2.075 |  Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH) | B12 | 7–4 | 0.636 | 31 | +22 | BYE |
| 30 | 1 | 2.115 |  Fresno State (FRESNO STATE) | IND WAC | 8–3 | 0.727 | 18 | +16 | BYE |
| 31 | -1 | 2.122 |  Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE) | IND BE | 8–3 | 0.727 | 18 | +18 | BYE |
| 32 | 0 | 2.138 |  Florida (FLORIDA) | SEC | 7–4 | 0.636 | 31 | +17 | BYE |
| 33 | 0 | 2.209 |  Memphis (MEMPHIS) | USA | 8–3 | 0.727 | 18 | +18 | BYE |
| 34 | 0 | 2.278 |  Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME) | IND FBSI | 6–5 | 0.545 | 45 | +21 | BYE |
| 35 | 0 | 2.295 |  Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS) | MAC | 8–3 | 0.727 | 18 | +11 | BYE |
| 36 | 0 | 2.365 |  Navy (NAVY) | IND FBSI | 9–2 | 0.818 | 10 | +11 | BYE |
| 37 | 0 | 2.405 |  Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH)) | MAC | 8–4 | 0.667 | 30 | +12 | BYE |
| 38 | 1 | 2.412 |  New Mexico (NEW MEXICO) | MWC | 7–4 | 0.636 | 31 | +16 | BYE |
| 39 | -1 | 2.416 |  Oregon State (OREGON STATE) | PAC | 6–5 | 0.545 | 45 | +19 | BYE |
| 40 | 0 | 2.502 |  Colorado (COLORADO) | B12 | 7–5 | 0.583 | 41 | +20 | BYE |
| 41 | 0 | 2.533 |  North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA) | ACC | 6–5 | 0.545 | 45 | +16 | BYE |
| 42 | 0 | 2.547 |  Syracuse (SYRACUSE) | IND BE | 6–5 | 0.545 | 45 | +13 | BYE |
| 43 | 0 | 2.611 |  Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH) | ACC | 6–5 | 0.545 | 45 | +10 | BYE |
| 44 | 0 | 2.665 |  UAB | USA | 7–4 | 0.636 | 31 | +9 | BYE |
| 45 | 9 | 2.669 |  Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS) | USA | 7–5 | 0.583 | 41 | +13 | Beat North Texas 31–10 |
| 46 | -1 | 2.745 |  UConn (CONNECTICUT) | IND BE | 7–4 | 0.636 | 31 | +4 | BYE |
| 47 | -1 | 2.752 |  Cincinnati (CINCINNATI) | USA | 6–5 | 0.545 | 45 | +11 | BYE |
| 48 | -1 | 2.768 |  Troy (TROY) |  SUN | 7–4 | 0.636 | 31 | +5 | BYE |
| 49 | -1 | 2.808 |  Arkansas (ARKANSAS) | SEC | 5–6 | 0.455 | 62 | +9 | BYE |
| 50 | -1 | 2.827 |  Clemson (CLEMSON) | ACC | 6–5 | 0.545 | 45 | +7 | BYE |
| 51 | -1 | 2.916 |  South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA) | SEC | 6–5 | 0.545 | 45 | +5 | BYE |
| 52 | 1 | 2.930 |  Alabama (ALABAMA) | SEC | 6–5 | 0.545 | 45 | +3 | BYE |
| 53 | -2 | 2.934 |  UCLA | PAC | 6–5 | 0.545 | 45 | +6 | BYE |
| 54 | -2 | 2.936 |  Minnesota (MINNESOTA) | B10 | 6–5 | 0.545 | 45 | +5 | BYE |
| 55 | 0 | 2.968 |  Marshall (MARSHALL) | MAC | 6–5 | 0.545 | 45 | +2 | BYE |
| 56 | 0 | 3.030 |  Iowa State (IOWA STATE) | B12 | 6–5 | 0.545 | 45 | +3 | BYE |
| 57 | 0 | 3.091 |  Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH) | IND WAC | 6–6 | 0.500 | 60 | +13 | BYE |
| 58 | 1 | 3.209 |  Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN) | B10 | 6–6 | 0.500 | 60 | +5 | BYE |
| 59 | 1 | 3.280 |  Wyoming (WYOMING) | MWC | 6–5 | 0.545 | 45 | -1 | BYE |
| 60 | 1 | 3.326 |  Maryland (MARYLAND) | ACC | 5–6 | 0.455 | 62 | 0 | BYE |
| 61 | 2 | 3.343 |  Hawai'i (HAWAII) | IND WAC | 7–5 | 0.583 | 41 | +17 | BYE |
| 62 | 0 | 3.366 |  BYU | MWC | 5–6 | 0.455 | 62 | +5 | BYE |
| 63 | 1 | 3.391 |  NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE) | ACC | 5–6 | 0.455 | 62 | -4 | BYE |
| 64 | -6 | 3.451 |  North Texas (NORTH TEXAS) | SUN | 7–5 | 0.583 | 41 | +9 | Lost to Southern Miss 10–31 |
| 65 | 0 | 3.497 |  Akron (AKRON) | MAC | 6–5 | 0.545 | 45 | -4 | BYE |
| 66 | 0 | 3.696 |  Nebraska (NEBRASKA) | B12 | 5–6 | 0.455 | 62 | -6 | BYE |
| 67 | 0 | 3.793 |  Air Force (AIR FORCE) | MWC | 5–6 | 0.455 | 62 | -6 | BYE |
| 68 | 0 | 3.809 |  Missouri (MISSOURI) | B12 | 5–6 | 0.455 | 62 | -8 | BYE |
| 69 | 0 | 3.814 |  Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE) | PAC | 5–6 | 0.455 | 62 | -6 | BYE |
| 70 | 0 | 3.829 |  TCU | USA | 5–6 | 0.455 | 62 | -6 | BYE |
| 71 | 1 | 3.842 |  Kansas (KANSAS) | B12 | 4–7 | 0.364 | 79 | -5 | BYE |
| 72 | -1 | 3.849 |  Oregon (OREGON) | PAC | 5–6 | 0.455 | 62 | -6 | BYE |
| 73 | 0 | 3.871 |  Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE) | B10 | 5–7 | 0.417 | 77 | -7 | BYE |
| 74 | 1 | 4.016 |  Penn State (PENN STATE) | B10 | 4–7 | 0.364 | 79 | -12 | BYE |
| 75 | -1 | 4.036 |  New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE) | SUN | 5–6 | 0.455 | 62 | -11 | BYE |
| 76 | 0 | 4.122 |  Tulane (TULANE) | USA | 5–6 | 0.455 | 62 | -11 | BYE |
| 77 | 0 | 4.194 |  Stanford (STANFORD) | PAC | 4–7 | 0.364 | 79 | -12 | BYE |
| 78 | 0 | 4.209 |  Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI) | SEC | 4–7 | 0.364 | 79 | -10 | BYE |
| 79 | 0 | 4.231 |  Kent State (KENT STATE) | MAC | 5–6 | 0.455 | 62 | -20 | BYE |
| 80 | 0 | 4.254 |  Kansas State (KANSAS STATE) | B12 | 4–7 | 0.364 | 79 | -14 | BYE |
| 81 | 0 | 4.356 |  Middle Tennessee (MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE) | SUN | 5–6 | 0.455 | 62 | -6 | BYE |
| 82 | 0 | 4.460 |  Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST) | ACC | 4–7 | 0.364 | 79 | -18 | BYE |
| 83 | 0 | 4.492 |  Colorado State (COLORADO STATE) | MWC | 4–7 | 0.364 | 79 | -14 | BYE |
| 84 | 0 | 4.560 |  South Florida (SOUTH FLORIDA) | USA | 4–7 | 0.364 | 79 | -17 | BYE |
| 85 | 0 | 4.588 |  Rutgers (RUTGERS) | IND BE | 4–7 | 0.364 | 79 | -6 | BYE |
| 86 | 0 | 4.663 |  San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE) | MWC | 4–7 | 0.364 | 79 | -17 | BYE |
| 87 | 0 | 4.704 |  UL Monroe (LOUISIANA MONROE) | SUN | 5–6 | 0.455 | 62 | -20 | BYE |
| 88 | 0 | 4.855 |  Ohio (OHIO) | MAC | 4–7 | 0.364 | 79 | -25 | BYE |
| 89 | 0 | 4.916 |  Arizona (ARIZONA) | PAC | 3–8 | 0.273 | 94 | -16 | BYE |
| 90 | 0 | 5.007 |  Baylor (BAYLOR) | B12 | 3–8 | 0.273 | 94 | -16 | BYE |
| 91 | 0 | 5.242 |  Nevada (NEVADA) | IND WAC | 5–7 | 0.417 | 77 | -27 | BYE |
| 92 | 0 | 5.275 |  Houston (HOUSTON) | USA | 3–8 | 0.273 | 94 | -21 | BYE |
| 93 | 0 | 5.318 |  Tulsa (TULSA) | IND WAC | 4–8 | 0.333 | 93 | -26 | BYE |
| 94 | 0 | 5.514 |  Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN) | MAC | 4–7 | 0.364 | 79 | -19 | BYE |
| 95 | 1 | 5.535 |  Illinois (ILLINOIS) | B10 | 3–8 | 0.273 | 94 | -29 | BYE |
| 96 | -1 | 5.570 |  Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE) | SUN | 4–7 | 0.364 | 79 | -35 | BYE |
| 97 | 0 | 5.646 |  Rice (RICE) | IND WAC | 3–8 | 0.273 | 94 | -26 | BYE |
| 98 | 0 | 5.665 |  Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN) | MAC | 4–7 | 0.364 | 79 | -32 | BYE |
| 99 | 0 | 5.680 |  Temple (TEMPLE) | IND BE | 2–9 | 0.182 | 105 | -29 | BYE |
| 100 | 0 | 5.793 |  SMU | IND WAC | 3–8 | 0.273 | 94 | -23 | BYE |
| 101 | 0 | 5.846 |  Duke (DUKE) | ACC | 2–9 | 0.182 | 105 | -31 | BYE |
| 102 | 0 | 5.847 |  Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE) | SEC | 3–8 | 0.273 | 94 | -19 | BYE |
| 103 | 2 | 5.914 |  Indiana (INDIANA) | B10 | 3–8 | 0.273 | 94 | -32 | BYE |
| 104 | -1 | 5.927 |  Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE) | SUN | 3–8 | 0.273 | 94 | -30 | BYE |
| 105 | -1 | 5.942 |  Utah State (UTAH STATE) | SUN | 3–8 | 0.273 | 94 | -29 | BYE |
| 106 | 0 | 6.197 |  Kentucky (KENTUCKY) | SEC | 2–9 | 0.182 | 105 | -30 | BYE |
| 107 | 0 | 6.294 |  UNLV | MWC | 2–9 | 0.182 | 105 | -32 | BYE |
| 108 | 0 | 6.340 |  Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT) | SEC | 2–9 | 0.182 | 105 | -38 | BYE |
| 109 | 1 | 6.488 |  Army (ARMY) | USA | 2–9 | 0.182 | 105 | -36 | BYE |
| 110 | -1 | 6.502 |  Idaho (IDAHO) | SUN | 3–9 | 0.250 | 104 | -35 | BYE |
| 111 | 0 | 6.660 |  Ball State (BALL STATE) | MAC | 2–9 | 0.182 | 105 | -40 | BYE |
| 112 | 0 | 6.841 |  East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA) | USA | 2–9 | 0.182 | 105 | -38 | BYE |
| 113 | 0 | 7.162 |  Buffalo (BUFFALO) | MAC | 2–9 | 0.182 | 105 | -46 | BYE |
| 114 | 0 | 7.475 |  Washington (WASHINGTON) | PAC | 1–10 | 0.091 | 115 | -44 | BYE |
| 115 | 0 | 7.516 |  San José State (SAN JOSE STATE) | IND WAC | 2–9 | 0.182 | 105 | -48 | BYE |
| 116 | 0 | 7.832 |  Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN) | MAC | 1–10 | 0.091 | 115 | -51 | BYE |
| 117 | 0 | 8.652 |  UCF (CENTRAL FLORIDA) | MAC | 0–11 | 0.000 | 117 | -60 | BYE |