2004 Week 12 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 | 0.691 |  Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA) |  B12 | 10–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +57 | Beat Nebraska 30–3 |
| 2 | 0 | 0.873 |  USC |  PAC | 10–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +48 | Beat Arizona 49–9 |
| 3 | 4 | 0.969 |  Auburn (AUBURN) |  SEC | 10–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +43 | Beat Georgia 24–6 |
| 4 | 1 | 1.054 |  Texas (TEXAS) | B12 | 9–1 | 0.900 | 6 | +42 | Beat Kansas 27–23 |
| 5 | -2 | 1.076 |  Boise State (BOISE STATE) | IND WAC | 9–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +37 | Beat San José State 56–49 |
| 6 | 0 | 1.080 |  Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE) | PAC | 8–2 | 0.800 | 11 | +43 | Beat Washington State 45–28 |
| 7 | 1 | 1.090 |  Utah (UTAH) |  MWC | 10–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +41 | Beat Wyoming 45–28 |
| 8 | -4 | 1.098 |  California (CALIFORNIA) | PAC | 8–1 | 0.889 | 9 | +36 | Beat Washington 42–12 |
| 9 | 0 | 1.151 |  Michigan (MICHIGAN) |  B10 | 9–1 | 0.900 | 6 | +42 | Beat Northwestern 42–20 |
| 10 | 6 | 1.260 |  Miami (MIAMI) |  ACC | 7–2 | 0.778 | 17 | +30 | Beat Virginia 31–21 |
| 11 | 8 | 1.361 |  Louisville (LOUISVILLE) |  USA | 7–1 | 0.875 | 10 | +23 | Beat TCU 55–28 |
| 12 | -1 | 1.367 |  Tennessee (TENNESSEE) | SEC | 7–2 | 0.778 | 17 | +32 | BYE |
| 13 | 5 | 1.402 |  Iowa (IOWA) | B10 | 8–2 | 0.800 | 11 | +35 | Beat Minnesota 29–27 |
| 14 | 0 | 1.429 |  Florida State (FLORIDA STATE) | ACC | 8–2 | 0.800 | 11 | +31 | Beat NC State 17–10 |
| 15 | 7 | 1.433 |  LSU | SEC | 7–2 | 0.778 | 17 | +29 | Beat Alabama 26–10 |
| 16 | -4 | 1.446 |  Georgia (GEORGIA) | SEC | 8–2 | 0.800 | 11 | +30 | Lost to Auburn 6–24 |
| 17 | -2 | 1.470 |  Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M) | B12 | 7–3 | 0.700 | 25 | +32 | Beat Texas Tech 32–25 |
| 18 | -5 | 1.533 |  Virginia (VIRGINIA) | ACC | 7–2 | 0.778 | 17 | +25 | Lost to Miami 21–31 |
| 19 | -9 | 1.632 |  Wisconsin (WISCONSIN) | B10 | 9–1 | 0.900 | 6 | +28 | Lost to Michigan State 14–49 |
| 20 | 3 | 1.670 |  UTEP | IND WAC | 7–2 | 0.778 | 17 | +23 | Beat Rice 35–28 |
| 21 | 3 | 1.721 |  Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE) | B12 | 7–3 | 0.700 | 25 | +25 | Beat Baylor 49–21 |
| 22 | -2 | 1.745 |  Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH) | ACC | 7–2 | 0.778 | 17 | +20 | BYE |
| 23 | 5 | 1.865 |  Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE) | IND BE | 7–2 | 0.778 | 17 | +20 | Beat West Virginia 36–17 |
| 24 | -7 | 1.877 |  West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA) | IND BE | 8–2 | 0.800 | 11 | +18 | Lost to Boston College 17–36 |
| 25 | 0 | 1.885 |  Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN) |  MAC | 8–2 | 0.800 | 11 | +18 | Beat Marshall 56–35 |
| 26 | -5 | 2.020 |  Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME) | IND FBSI | 6–4 | 0.600 | 36 | +19 | Lost to Pittsburgh 38–41 |
| 27 | 4 | 2.066 |  Purdue (PURDUE) | B10 | 6–4 | 0.600 | 36 | +16 | Beat Ohio State 24–17 |
| 28 | -1 | 2.344 |  Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH) | B12 | 6–4 | 0.600 | 36 | +14 | Lost to Texas A&M 25–32 |
| 29 | 11 | 2.400 |  UAB | USA | 6–3 | 0.667 | 30 | +13 | Beat Houston 20–7 |
| 30 | -4 | 2.409 |  Ohio State (OHIO STATE) | B10 | 6–4 | 0.600 | 36 | +13 | Lost to Purdue 17–24 |
| 31 | 20 | 2.420 |  Florida (FLORIDA) | SEC | 6–4 | 0.600 | 36 | +11 | Beat South Carolina 48–14 |
| 32 | 15 | 2.442 |  Fresno State (FRESNO STATE) | IND WAC | 6–3 | 0.667 | 30 | +8 | Beat Hawai'i 70–14 |
| 33 | 8 | 2.445 |  Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH) | ACC | 6–3 | 0.667 | 30 | +11 | Beat UConn 30–10 |
| 34 | 18 | 2.465 |  Memphis (MEMPHIS) | USA | 6–3 | 0.667 | 30 | +10 | Beat Southern Miss 30–26 |
| 35 | 4 | 2.507 |  Colorado (COLORADO) | B12 | 6–4 | 0.600 | 36 | +14 | Beat Kansas State 38–31 |
| 36 | -7 | 2.536 |  Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS) | MAC | 7–3 | 0.700 | 25 | +8 | Lost to Toledo 17–31 |
| 37 | -7 | 2.540 |  South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA) | SEC | 6–4 | 0.600 | 36 | +10 | Lost to Florida 14–48 |
| 38 | -2 | 2.548 |  Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH)) | MAC | 7–3 | 0.700 | 25 | +8 | Beat Western Michigan 42–21 |
| 39 | 6 | 2.557 |  Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH) | IND BE | 6–3 | 0.667 | 30 | +9 | Beat Notre Dame 41–38 |
| 40 | 9 | 2.617 |  North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA) | ACC | 5–5 | 0.500 | 54 | +14 | Beat Wake Forest 31–24 |
| 41 | -9 | 2.631 |  Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS) | USA | 5–3 | 0.625 | 35 | +7 | Lost to Memphis 26–30 |
| 42 | 14 | 2.737 |  Toledo (TOLEDO) | MAC | 7–3 | 0.700 | 25 | +8 | Beat Northern Illinois 31–17 |
| 43 | -5 | 2.739 |  Navy (NAVY) | IND FBSI | 7–2 | 0.778 | 17 | +4 | BYE |
| 44 | 10 | 2.781 |  Arkansas (ARKANSAS) | SEC | 4–5 | 0.444 | 69 | +7 | Beat Ole Miss 35–3 |
| 45 | 15 | 2.820 |  New Mexico (NEW MEXICO) | MWC | 6–4 | 0.600 | 36 | +8 | Beat BYU 21–14 |
| 46 | -11 | 2.828 |  Alabama (ALABAMA) | SEC | 6–4 | 0.600 | 36 | +2 | Lost to LSU 10–26 |
| 47 | 12 | 2.834 |  UCLA | PAC | 6–4 | 0.600 | 36 | +6 | Beat Oregon 34–26 |
| 48 | 9 | 2.836 |  Oregon State (OREGON STATE) | PAC | 5–5 | 0.500 | 54 | +12 | Beat Stanford 24–19 |
| 49 | -12 | 2.841 |  Cincinnati (CINCINNATI) | USA | 5–4 | 0.556 | 50 | +5 | BYE |
| 50 | 15 | 2.880 |  Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE) | B10 | 5–5 | 0.500 | 54 | +8 | Beat Wisconsin 49–14 |
| 51 | -8 | 2.918 |  Iowa State (IOWA STATE) | B12 | 5–4 | 0.556 | 50 | +6 | BYE |
| 52 | -4 | 2.956 |  Minnesota (MINNESOTA) | B10 | 6–5 | 0.545 | 53 | +6 | Lost to Iowa 27–29 |
| 53 | 11 | 3.070 |  Troy (TROY) |  SUN | 6–4 | 0.600 | 36 | 0 | Beat Louisiana 13–10 |
| 54 | -10 | 3.088 |  Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN) | B10 | 5–5 | 0.500 | 54 | +7 | Lost to Michigan 20–42 |
| 55 | -22 | 3.096 |  Syracuse (SYRACUSE) | IND BE | 5–5 | 0.500 | 54 | +4 | Lost to Temple 24–34 |
| 56 | 6 | 3.101 |  Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH) | IND WAC | 5–5 | 0.500 | 54 | +9 | Beat Tulsa 38–21 |
| 57 | -7 | 3.133 |  Wyoming (WYOMING) | MWC | 6–4 | 0.600 | 36 | +2 | Lost to Utah 28–45 |
| 58 | -5 | 3.137 |  Marshall (MARSHALL) | MAC | 5–5 | 0.500 | 54 | +1 | Lost to Bowling Green 35–56 |
| 59 | -25 | 3.198 |  Clemson (CLEMSON) | ACC | 5–5 | 0.500 | 54 | +3 | Lost to Duke 13–16 |
| 60 | -14 | 3.202 |  UConn (CONNECTICUT) | IND BE | 5–4 | 0.556 | 50 | 0 | Lost to Georgia Tech 10–30 |
| 61 | -19 | 3.219 |  BYU | MWC | 5–5 | 0.500 | 54 | +5 | Lost to New Mexico 14–21 |
| 62 | 8 | 3.334 |  North Texas (NORTH TEXAS) | SUN | 6–4 | 0.600 | 36 | +11 | Beat Idaho 51–29 |
| 63 | 9 | 3.385 |  Akron (AKRON) | MAC | 6–4 | 0.600 | 36 | 0 | Beat Ohio 31–19 |
| 64 | -3 | 3.443 |  Maryland (MARYLAND) | ACC | 4–5 | 0.444 | 69 | +1 | BYE |
| 65 | -10 | 3.494 |  Oregon (OREGON) | PAC | 5–5 | 0.500 | 54 | 0 | Lost to UCLA 26–34 |
| 66 | -8 | 3.515 |  Nebraska (NEBRASKA) | B12 | 5–5 | 0.500 | 54 | -1 | Lost to Oklahoma 3–30 |
| 67 | 9 | 3.519 |  New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE) | SUN | 5–5 | 0.500 | 54 | -1 | Beat FCS 35–7 |
| 68 | 11 | 3.652 |  South Florida (SOUTH FLORIDA) | USA | 4–4 | 0.500 | 54 | -3 | Beat East Carolina 41–17 |
| 69 | 2 | 3.777 |  Missouri (MISSOURI) | B12 | 4–5 | 0.444 | 69 | -5 | BYE |
| 70 | -4 | 3.778 |  NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE) | ACC | 4–6 | 0.400 | 77 | -6 | Lost to Florida State 10–17 |
| 71 | 3 | 3.980 |  TCU | USA | 4–5 | 0.444 | 69 | -3 | Lost to Louisville 28–55 |
| 72 | -9 | 3.996 |  Stanford (STANFORD) | PAC | 4–6 | 0.400 | 77 | -8 | Lost to Oregon State 19–24 |
| 73 | -6 | 4.027 |  Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST) | ACC | 4–5 | 0.444 | 69 | -9 | Lost to North Carolina 24–31 |
| 74 | -1 | 4.073 |  Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE) | PAC | 4–6 | 0.400 | 77 | -5 | Lost to Arizona State 28–45 |
| 75 | 9 | 4.090 |  Middle Tennessee (MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE) | SUN | 5–5 | 0.500 | 54 | -1 | Beat UL Monroe 37–24 |
| 76 | -8 | 4.091 |  Kansas State (KANSAS STATE) | B12 | 4–6 | 0.400 | 77 | -8 | Lost to Colorado 31–38 |
| 77 | 5 | 4.147 |  Colorado State (COLORADO STATE) | MWC | 4–6 | 0.400 | 77 | -7 | Beat UNLV 45–10 |
| 78 | 2 | 4.280 |  Rutgers (RUTGERS) | IND BE | 4–5 | 0.444 | 69 | +1 | BYE |
| 79 | -10 | 4.364 |  Air Force (AIR FORCE) | MWC | 4–6 | 0.400 | 77 | -9 | Lost to San Diego State 31–37 |
| 80 | -2 | 4.396 |  Kansas (KANSAS) | B12 | 3–7 | 0.300 | 90 | -10 | Lost to Texas 23–27 |
| 81 | -4 | 4.462 |  Hawai'i (HAWAII) | IND WAC | 4–5 | 0.444 | 69 | +2 | Lost to Fresno State 14–70 |
| 82 | 3 | 4.468 |  Penn State (PENN STATE) | B10 | 3–7 | 0.300 | 90 | -14 | Beat Indiana 22–18 |
| 83 | 5 | 4.498 |  Tulane (TULANE) | USA | 4–5 | 0.444 | 69 | -11 | Beat Army 45–31 |
| 84 | -9 | 4.542 |  Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI) | SEC | 3–6 | 0.333 | 88 | -7 | Lost to Arkansas 3–35 |
| 85 | 11 | 4.651 |  Kent State (KENT STATE) | MAC | 4–6 | 0.400 | 77 | -16 | Beat Eastern Michigan 69–17 |
| 86 | -3 | 4.891 |  Baylor (BAYLOR) | B12 | 3–7 | 0.300 | 90 | -12 | Lost to Oklahoma State 21–49 |
| 87 | 11 | 4.891 |  San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE) | MWC | 3–7 | 0.300 | 90 | -15 | Beat Air Force 37–31 |
| 88 | -7 | 4.913 |  Nevada (NEVADA) | IND WAC | 5–5 | 0.500 | 54 | -23 | Lost to SMU 20–38 |
| 89 | 5 | 5.062 |  Illinois (ILLINOIS) | B10 | 3–7 | 0.300 | 90 | -18 | BYE |
| 90 | 1 | 5.131 |  Ohio (OHIO) | MAC | 4–7 | 0.364 | 87 | -22 | Lost to Akron 19–31 |
| 91 | -1 | 5.185 |  Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE) | SUN | 4–6 | 0.400 | 77 | -24 | Lost to Troy 10–13 |
| 92 | 5 | 5.201 |  Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE) | SEC | 3–6 | 0.333 | 88 | -5 | BYE |
| 93 | 0 | 5.233 |  Houston (HOUSTON) | USA | 3–7 | 0.300 | 90 | -15 | Lost to UAB 7–20 |
| 94 | -8 | 5.282 |  UL Monroe (LOUISIANA MONROE) | SUN | 4–6 | 0.400 | 77 | -20 | Lost to Middle Tennessee 24–37 |
| 95 | 0 | 5.398 |  Rice (RICE) | IND WAC | 3–7 | 0.300 | 90 | -18 | Lost to UTEP 28–35 |
| 96 | -7 | 5.624 |  Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN) | MAC | 4–6 | 0.400 | 77 | -15 | Lost to Kent State 17–69 |
| 97 | -5 | 5.652 |  Indiana (INDIANA) | B10 | 3–7 | 0.300 | 90 | -23 | Lost to Penn State 18–22 |
| 98 | 12 | 5.663 |  SMU | IND WAC | 3–7 | 0.300 | 90 | -18 | Beat Nevada 38–20 |
| 99 | 8 | 5.781 |  Duke (DUKE) | ACC | 2–8 | 0.200 | 105 | -20 | Beat Clemson 16–13 |
| 100 | -13 | 5.874 |  UNLV | MWC | 2–8 | 0.200 | 105 | -21 | Lost to Colorado State 10–45 |
| 101 | -1 | 5.881 |  Arizona (ARIZONA) | PAC | 2–8 | 0.200 | 105 | -21 | Lost to USC 9–49 |
| 102 | 6 | 5.892 |  Temple (TEMPLE) | IND BE | 2–8 | 0.200 | 105 | -21 | Beat Syracuse 34–24 |
| 103 | 8 | 6.012 |  Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE) | SUN | 3–7 | 0.300 | 90 | -23 | Beat Utah State 16–7 |
| 104 | -5 | 6.200 |  Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN) | MAC | 3–7 | 0.300 | 90 | -29 | Lost to Buffalo 6–36 |
| 105 | 4 | 6.236 |  Kentucky (KENTUCKY) | SEC | 2–8 | 0.200 | 105 | -23 | Beat Vanderbilt 14–13 |
| 106 | -4 | 6.370 |  East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA) | USA | 2–7 | 0.222 | 102 | -20 | Lost to South Florida 17–41 |
| 107 | -4 | 6.418 |  Idaho (IDAHO) | SUN | 3–8 | 0.273 | 101 | -27 | Lost to North Texas 29–51 |
| 108 | 4 | 6.459 |  Ball State (BALL STATE) | MAC | 2–8 | 0.200 | 105 | -28 | Beat UCF 21–17 |
| 109 | -8 | 6.487 |  Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT) | SEC | 2–8 | 0.200 | 105 | -30 | Lost to Kentucky 13–14 |
| 110 | -4 | 6.632 |  Tulsa (TULSA) | IND WAC | 2–8 | 0.200 | 105 | -31 | Lost to Louisiana Tech 21–38 |
| 111 | -7 | 6.728 |  Army (ARMY) | USA | 2–7 | 0.222 | 102 | -26 | Lost to Tulane 31–45 |
| 112 | -7 | 6.809 |  Utah State (UTAH STATE) | SUN | 2–8 | 0.200 | 105 | -30 | Lost to Arkansas State 7–16 |
| 113 | 0 | 7.166 |  San José State (SAN JOSE STATE) | IND WAC | 2–7 | 0.222 | 102 | -31 | Lost to Boise State 49–56 |
| 114 | 2 | 7.245 |  Buffalo (BUFFALO) | MAC | 2–8 | 0.200 | 105 | -38 | Beat Central Michigan 36–6 |
| 115 | -1 | 7.395 |  Washington (WASHINGTON) | PAC | 1–9 | 0.100 | 115 | -34 | Lost to California 12–42 |
| 116 | -1 | 7.977 |  Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN) | MAC | 1–9 | 0.100 | 115 | -41 | Lost to Miami (OH) 21–42 |
| 117 | 0 | 8.670 |  UCF (CENTRAL FLORIDA) | MAC | 0–10 | 0.000 | 117 | -48 | Lost to Ball State 17–21 |