2004 Week 10 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 | 2 | 0.663 |  Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA) |  B12 | 8–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +37 | Beat Oklahoma State 38–35 |
| 2 | -1 | 0.721 |  USC |  PAC | 8–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +33 | Beat Washington State 42–12 |
| 3 | 1 | 0.947 |  Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE) | PAC | 6–2 | 0.750 | 19 | +29 | Lost to California 0–27 |
| 4 | 3 | 1.022 |  Auburn (AUBURN) |  SEC | 9–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +30 | Beat Ole Miss 35–14 |
| 5 | 4 | 1.029 |  Tennessee (TENNESSEE) | SEC | 7–1 | 0.875 | 8 | +30 | Beat South Carolina 43–29 |
| 6 | 4 | 1.045 |  Texas (TEXAS) | B12 | 7–1 | 0.875 | 8 | +26 | Beat Colorado 31–7 |
| 7 | 4 | 1.056 |  Boise State (BOISE STATE) | IND WAC | 8–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +26 | Beat Hawai'i 69–3 |
| 8 | 8 | 1.074 |  California (CALIFORNIA) | PAC | 6–1 | 0.857 | 13 | +22 | Beat Arizona State 27–0 |
| 9 | -7 | 1.082 |  Miami (MIAMI) |  ACC | 6–1 | 0.857 | 13 | +21 | Lost to North Carolina 28–31 |
| 10 | -2 | 1.149 |  Utah (UTAH) |  MWC | 8–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +25 | Beat San Diego State 51–28 |
| 11 | -5 | 1.169 |  Florida State (FLORIDA STATE) | ACC | 6–2 | 0.750 | 19 | +22 | Lost to Maryland 17–20 |
| 12 | 1 | 1.196 |  Michigan (MICHIGAN) |  B10 | 8–1 | 0.889 | 7 | +30 | Beat Michigan State 45–37 |
| 13 | -1 | 1.208 |  Georgia (GEORGIA) | SEC | 7–1 | 0.875 | 8 | +24 | Beat Florida 31–24 |
| 14 | -9 | 1.379 |  Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M) | B12 | 6–2 | 0.750 | 19 | +21 | Lost to Baylor 34–35 |
| 15 | 0 | 1.381 |  Wisconsin (WISCONSIN) | B10 | 8–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +21 | BYE |
| 16 | 1 | 1.402 |  Virginia (VIRGINIA) | ACC | 6–1 | 0.857 | 13 | +16 | BYE |
| 17 | 1 | 1.454 |  West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA) | IND BE | 7–1 | 0.875 | 8 | +17 | Beat Rutgers 35–30 |
| 18 | -4 | 1.495 |  Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE) | B12 | 6–2 | 0.750 | 19 | +18 | Lost to Oklahoma 35–38 |
| 19 | 1 | 1.615 |  LSU | SEC | 6–2 | 0.750 | 19 | +18 | Beat Vanderbilt 24–7 |
| 20 | -1 | 1.693 |  Louisville (LOUISVILLE) |  USA | 5–1 | 0.833 | 16 | +10 | BYE |
| 21 | 5 | 1.720 |  Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH) | ACC | 6–2 | 0.750 | 19 | +13 | Beat Georgia Tech 34–20 |
| 22 | 2 | 1.800 |  UTEP | IND WAC | 6–2 | 0.750 | 19 | +14 | Beat San José State 38–20 |
| 23 | -2 | 1.819 |  Iowa (IOWA) | B10 | 6–2 | 0.750 | 19 | +16 | Beat Illinois 23–13 |
| 24 | -2 | 1.894 |  Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME) | IND FBSI | 5–3 | 0.625 | 34 | +15 | BYE |
| 25 | 3 | 1.938 |  Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS) | USA | 5–1 | 0.833 | 16 | +10 | BYE |
| 26 | 1 | 2.029 |  UAB | USA | 5–2 | 0.714 | 29 | +12 | BYE |
| 27 | 10 | 2.118 |  Ohio State (OHIO STATE) | B10 | 5–3 | 0.625 | 34 | +12 | Beat Penn State 21–10 |
| 28 | 3 | 2.121 |  Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH) | B12 | 5–3 | 0.625 | 34 | +11 | Beat Kansas State 35–25 |
| 29 | 7 | 2.128 |  Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN) |  MAC | 6–2 | 0.750 | 19 | +9 | Beat Eastern Michigan 41–20 |
| 30 | -1 | 2.149 |  Navy (NAVY) | IND FBSI | 7–1 | 0.875 | 8 | +8 | Beat FCS 34–20 |
| 31 | -8 | 2.225 |  Purdue (PURDUE) | B10 | 5–3 | 0.625 | 34 | +9 | Lost to Northwestern 10–13 |
| 32 | 6 | 2.253 |  Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS) | MAC | 7–2 | 0.778 | 18 | +7 | Beat Ball State 38–31 |
| 33 | -1 | 2.344 |  Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH) | IND BE | 5–2 | 0.714 | 29 | +7 | BYE |
| 34 | 0 | 2.359 |  Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE) | IND BE | 5–2 | 0.714 | 29 | +7 | BYE |
| 35 | -5 | 2.444 |  South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA) | SEC | 5–3 | 0.625 | 34 | +7 | Lost to Tennessee 29–43 |
| 36 | -11 | 2.491 |  Minnesota (MINNESOTA) | B10 | 6–3 | 0.667 | 33 | +7 | Lost to Indiana 21–30 |
| 37 | 17 | 2.519 |  North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA) | ACC | 4–4 | 0.500 | 50 | +10 | Beat Miami 31–28 |
| 38 | 15 | 2.603 |  Nebraska (NEBRASKA) | B12 | 5–3 | 0.625 | 34 | +6 | Beat Missouri 24–3 |
| 39 | 0 | 2.609 |  Alabama (ALABAMA) | SEC | 5–3 | 0.625 | 34 | +3 | BYE |
| 40 | 8 | 2.617 |  Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH) | IND WAC | 4–4 | 0.500 | 50 | +9 | BYE |
| 41 | 18 | 2.642 |  Syracuse (SYRACUSE) | IND BE | 4–4 | 0.500 | 50 | +7 | Beat UConn 42–30 |
| 42 | 14 | 2.660 |  Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN) | B10 | 4–4 | 0.500 | 50 | +7 | Beat Purdue 13–10 |
| 43 | 9 | 2.666 |  UCLA | PAC | 5–3 | 0.625 | 34 | +5 | Beat Stanford 21–0 |
| 44 | -2 | 2.707 |  Toledo (TOLEDO) | MAC | 6–2 | 0.750 | 19 | +4 | BYE |
| 45 | 13 | 2.734 |  Clemson (CLEMSON) | ACC | 4–4 | 0.500 | 50 | +6 | Beat NC State 26–20 |
| 46 | -2 | 2.739 |  Memphis (MEMPHIS) | USA | 5–2 | 0.714 | 29 | +3 | BYE |
| 47 | -12 | 2.752 |  Colorado (COLORADO) | B12 | 4–4 | 0.500 | 50 | +5 | Lost to Texas 7–31 |
| 48 | 7 | 2.755 |  Marshall (MARSHALL) | MAC | 5–3 | 0.625 | 34 | +3 | Beat UCF 20–3 |
| 49 | -16 | 2.772 |  UConn (CONNECTICUT) | IND BE | 5–3 | 0.625 | 34 | +2 | Lost to Syracuse 30–42 |
| 50 | 0 | 2.836 |  Oregon (OREGON) | PAC | 5–3 | 0.625 | 34 | +4 | Beat Washington 31–6 |
| 51 | -10 | 2.840 |  NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE) | ACC | 4–4 | 0.500 | 50 | +2 | Lost to Clemson 20–26 |
| 52 | -7 | 2.854 |  Florida (FLORIDA) | SEC | 4–4 | 0.500 | 50 | +2 | Lost to Georgia 24–31 |
| 53 | -10 | 2.893 |  Arkansas (ARKANSAS) | SEC | 3–4 | 0.429 | 75 | +5 | BYE |
| 54 | -7 | 2.905 |  Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE) | B10 | 4–4 | 0.500 | 50 | +4 | Lost to Michigan 37–45 |
| 55 | -4 | 2.906 |  BYU | MWC | 4–4 | 0.500 | 50 | +6 | BYE |
| 56 | 15 | 2.945 |  Maryland (MARYLAND) | ACC | 4–4 | 0.500 | 50 | +3 | Beat Florida State 20–17 |
| 57 | 0 | 2.967 |  Oregon State (OREGON STATE) | PAC | 4–4 | 0.500 | 50 | +5 | Beat Arizona 28–14 |
| 58 | -9 | 2.980 |  Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH) | ACC | 4–3 | 0.571 | 47 | +2 | Lost to Virginia Tech 20–34 |
| 59 | -19 | 2.995 |  Stanford (STANFORD) | PAC | 4–4 | 0.500 | 50 | +1 | Lost to UCLA 0–21 |
| 60 | 13 | 3.035 |  Cincinnati (CINCINNATI) | USA | 4–4 | 0.500 | 50 | +2 | Beat TCU 21–10 |
| 61 | 2 | 3.055 |  Iowa State (IOWA STATE) | B12 | 4–4 | 0.500 | 50 | +3 | Beat Kansas 13–7 |
| 62 | -16 | 3.068 |  Missouri (MISSOURI) | B12 | 4–4 | 0.500 | 50 | 0 | Lost to Nebraska 3–24 |
| 63 | -3 | 3.071 |  Wyoming (WYOMING) | MWC | 5–3 | 0.625 | 34 | 0 | Beat Air Force 43–26 |
| 64 | -3 | 3.072 |  Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH)) | MAC | 5–3 | 0.625 | 34 | -2 | BYE |
| 65 | -1 | 3.167 |  Fresno State (FRESNO STATE) | IND WAC | 4–3 | 0.571 | 47 | -1 | Beat SMU 42–0 |
| 66 | 4 | 3.322 |  New Mexico (NEW MEXICO) | MWC | 5–4 | 0.556 | 49 | +1 | Beat Colorado State 26–17 |
| 67 | 1 | 3.341 |  Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST) | ACC | 4–4 | 0.500 | 50 | -4 | Beat Duke 24–22 |
| 68 | 7 | 3.470 |  Troy (TROY) |  SUN | 4–4 | 0.500 | 50 | -3 | Beat Idaho 47–7 |
| 69 | -7 | 3.742 |  Kansas (KANSAS) | B12 | 3–5 | 0.375 | 77 | -3 | Lost to Iowa State 7–13 |
| 70 | -5 | 3.747 |  Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI) | SEC | 3–5 | 0.375 | 77 | 0 | Lost to Auburn 14–35 |
| 71 | -5 | 3.833 |  TCU | USA | 4–4 | 0.500 | 50 | -4 | Lost to Cincinnati 10–21 |
| 72 | 2 | 3.907 |  Rutgers (RUTGERS) | IND BE | 4–4 | 0.500 | 50 | +2 | Lost to West Virginia 30–35 |
| 73 | -6 | 3.935 |  Kansas State (KANSAS STATE) | B12 | 3–5 | 0.375 | 77 | -4 | Lost to Texas Tech 25–35 |
| 74 | -5 | 3.990 |  Air Force (AIR FORCE) | MWC | 3–5 | 0.375 | 77 | -2 | Lost to Wyoming 26–43 |
| 75 | 11 | 4.089 |  North Texas (NORTH TEXAS) | SUN | 4–4 | 0.500 | 50 | +2 | Beat UL Monroe 45–30 |
| 76 | 17 | 4.100 |  Baylor (BAYLOR) | B12 | 3–5 | 0.375 | 77 | -4 | Beat Texas A&M 35–34 |
| 77 | 8 | 4.151 |  Middle Tennessee (MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE) | SUN | 4–4 | 0.500 | 50 | -2 | Beat Utah State 21–0 |
| 78 | 16 | 4.162 |  Indiana (INDIANA) | B10 | 3–5 | 0.375 | 77 | -5 | Beat Minnesota 30–21 |
| 79 | 1 | 4.371 |  Akron (AKRON) | MAC | 4–4 | 0.500 | 50 | -9 | BYE |
| 80 | -8 | 4.377 |  Colorado State (COLORADO STATE) | MWC | 3–5 | 0.375 | 77 | -8 | Lost to New Mexico 17–26 |
| 81 | -2 | 4.418 |  Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE) | PAC | 3–5 | 0.375 | 77 | -7 | Lost to USC 12–42 |
| 82 | -5 | 4.536 |  Penn State (PENN STATE) | B10 | 2–6 | 0.250 | 97 | -9 | Lost to Ohio State 10–21 |
| 83 | 0 | 4.641 |  Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE) | SUN | 4–4 | 0.500 | 50 | -15 | BYE |
| 84 | -6 | 4.658 |  Hawai'i (HAWAII) | IND WAC | 3–4 | 0.429 | 75 | +1 | Lost to Boise State 3–69 |
| 85 | 12 | 4.664 |  New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE) | SUN | 3–5 | 0.375 | 77 | -7 | Beat FCS 56–31 |
| 86 | -5 | 4.713 |  Nevada (NEVADA) | IND WAC | 4–4 | 0.500 | 50 | -14 | BYE |
| 87 | 1 | 4.980 |  UNLV | MWC | 2–6 | 0.250 | 97 | -8 | BYE |
| 88 | 13 | 4.989 |  Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN) | MAC | 3–5 | 0.375 | 77 | -12 | Beat Western Michigan 24–21 |
| 89 | -13 | 5.010 |  Rice (RICE) | IND WAC | 3–5 | 0.375 | 77 | -11 | Lost to Tulsa 22–39 |
| 90 | 9 | 5.045 |  Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE) | SEC | 3–5 | 0.375 | 77 | -3 | Beat Kentucky 22–7 |
| 91 | -7 | 5.087 |  South Florida (SOUTH FLORIDA) | USA | 2–4 | 0.333 | 91 | -6 | BYE |
| 92 | -1 | 5.114 |  San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE) | MWC | 2–6 | 0.250 | 97 | -12 | Lost to Utah 28–51 |
| 93 | 15 | 5.222 |  East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA) | USA | 2–5 | 0.286 | 93 | -7 | Beat Army 38–28 |
| 94 | 4 | 5.289 |  Houston (HOUSTON) | USA | 2–6 | 0.250 | 97 | -9 | Beat Tulane 24–3 |
| 95 | -8 | 5.305 |  Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT) | SEC | 2–6 | 0.250 | 97 | -13 | Lost to LSU 7–24 |
| 96 | -14 | 5.363 |  Ohio (OHIO) | MAC | 3–6 | 0.333 | 91 | -16 | Lost to Kent State 16–42 |
| 97 | -5 | 5.514 |  Illinois (ILLINOIS) | B10 | 2–7 | 0.222 | 106 | -15 | Lost to Iowa 13–23 |
| 98 | 7 | 5.544 |  Tulsa (TULSA) | IND WAC | 2–6 | 0.250 | 97 | -13 | Beat Rice 39–22 |
| 99 | -10 | 5.610 |  UL Monroe (LOUISIANA MONROE) | SUN | 3–5 | 0.375 | 77 | -15 | Lost to North Texas 30–45 |
| 100 | 0 | 5.701 |  Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE) | SUN | 2–6 | 0.250 | 97 | -14 | BYE |
| 101 | -5 | 5.831 |  Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN) | MAC | 3–5 | 0.375 | 77 | -12 | Lost to Bowling Green 20–41 |
| 102 | 12 | 5.837 |  Kent State (KENT STATE) | MAC | 2–6 | 0.250 | 97 | -18 | Beat Ohio 42–16 |
| 103 | -13 | 5.886 |  Army (ARMY) | USA | 2–5 | 0.286 | 93 | -13 | Lost to East Carolina 28–38 |
| 104 | 0 | 6.016 |  Utah State (UTAH STATE) | SUN | 2–6 | 0.250 | 97 | -15 | Lost to Middle Tennessee 0–21 |
| 105 | -3 | 6.070 |  Arizona (ARIZONA) | PAC | 1–7 | 0.125 | 108 | -16 | Lost to Oregon State 14–28 |
| 106 | -11 | 6.091 |  Tulane (TULANE) | USA | 2–5 | 0.286 | 93 | -14 | Lost to Houston 3–24 |
| 107 | -4 | 6.209 |  Duke (DUKE) | ACC | 1–7 | 0.125 | 108 | -18 | Lost to Wake Forest 22–24 |
| 108 | 1 | 6.312 |  Temple (TEMPLE) | IND BE | 1–7 | 0.125 | 108 | -18 | BYE |
| 109 | 1 | 6.441 |  Washington (WASHINGTON) | PAC | 1–7 | 0.125 | 108 | -18 | Lost to Oregon 6–31 |
| 110 | -4 | 6.700 |  Kentucky (KENTUCKY) | SEC | 1–7 | 0.125 | 108 | -19 | Lost to Mississippi State 7–22 |
| 111 | -4 | 6.734 |  Idaho (IDAHO) | SUN | 2–7 | 0.222 | 106 | -20 | Lost to Troy 7–47 |
| 112 | 0 | 6.984 |  San José State (SAN JOSE STATE) | IND WAC | 2–5 | 0.286 | 93 | -21 | Lost to UTEP 20–38 |
| 113 | 0 | 7.020 |  Ball State (BALL STATE) | MAC | 1–8 | 0.111 | 116 | -23 | Lost to Northern Illinois 31–38 |
| 114 | -3 | 7.029 |  SMU | IND WAC | 1–7 | 0.125 | 108 | -19 | Lost to Fresno State 0–42 |
| 115 | 1 | 7.822 |  Buffalo (BUFFALO) | MAC | 1–7 | 0.125 | 108 | -29 | BYE |
| 116 | 1 | 7.951 |  UCF (CENTRAL FLORIDA) | MAC | 0–8 | 0.000 | 117 | -26 | Lost to Marshall 3–20 |
| 117 | -2 | 8.139 |  Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN) | MAC | 1–7 | 0.125 | 108 | -31 | Lost to Central Michigan 21–24 |