2004 Week 8 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 | 0.517 |  USC |  PAC | 6–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +23 | Beat Arizona State 45–7 |
| 2 | 0 | 0.612 |  Miami (MIAMI) |  ACC | 5–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +18 | Beat Louisville 41–38 |
| 3 | -2 | 0.766 |  Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA) |  B12 | 6–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +19 | Beat Kansas State 31–21 |
| 4 | 8 | 0.813 |  Florida State (FLORIDA STATE) | ACC | 5–1 | 0.833 | 9 | +18 | Beat Virginia 36–3 |
| 5 | 3 | 0.954 |  Auburn (AUBURN) |  SEC | 7–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +19 | Beat Arkansas 38–20 |
| 6 | 0 | 1.013 |  Utah (UTAH) |  MWC | 6–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +17 | Beat North Carolina 46–16 |
| 7 | -3 | 1.020 |  Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE) | PAC | 5–1 | 0.833 | 9 | +16 | Lost to USC 7–45 |
| 8 | 8 | 1.091 |  Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M) | B12 | 5–1 | 0.833 | 9 | +15 | Beat Oklahoma State 36–20 |
| 9 | 1 | 1.100 |  Tennessee (TENNESSEE) | SEC | 5–1 | 0.833 | 9 | +18 | Beat Ole Miss 21–17 |
| 10 | -1 | 1.119 |  Texas (TEXAS) | B12 | 5–1 | 0.833 | 9 | +14 | Beat Missouri 28–20 |
| 11 | 12 | 1.236 |  California (CALIFORNIA) | PAC | 4–1 | 0.800 | 22 | +11 | Beat UCLA 45–28 |
| 12 | 2 | 1.303 |  Michigan (MICHIGAN) |  B10 | 6–1 | 0.857 | 8 | +17 | Beat Illinois 30–19 |
| 13 | 6 | 1.347 |  Georgia (GEORGIA) | SEC | 5–1 | 0.833 | 9 | +12 | Beat Vanderbilt 33–3 |
| 14 | 3 | 1.347 |  Boise State (BOISE STATE) | IND WAC | 6–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +13 | Beat Tulsa 45–42 |
| 15 | -8 | 1.347 |  Purdue (PURDUE) | B10 | 5–1 | 0.833 | 9 | +13 | Lost to Wisconsin 17–20 |
| 16 | 2 | 1.360 |  Wisconsin (WISCONSIN) | B10 | 7–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +15 | Beat Purdue 20–17 |
| 17 | -12 | 1.393 |  Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE) | B12 | 5–1 | 0.833 | 9 | +11 | Lost to Texas A&M 20–36 |
| 18 | 4 | 1.395 |  UAB |  USA | 5–1 | 0.833 | 9 | +12 | Beat TCU 41–25 |
| 19 | 10 | 1.465 |  Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME) | IND FBSI | 5–2 | 0.714 | 25 | +15 | Beat Navy 27–9 |
| 20 | -9 | 1.494 |  Virginia (VIRGINIA) | ACC | 5–1 | 0.833 | 9 | +11 | Lost to Florida State 3–36 |
| 21 | -8 | 1.750 |  Louisville (LOUISVILLE) | USA | 4–1 | 0.800 | 22 | +7 | Lost to Miami 38–41 |
| 22 | 11 | 1.772 |  West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA) | IND BE | 5–1 | 0.833 | 9 | +6 | Beat UConn 31–19 |
| 23 | 1 | 1.836 |  Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH) | ACC | 5–2 | 0.714 | 25 | +8 | Beat FCS 62–0 |
| 24 | 7 | 1.973 |  Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH) | B12 | 4–2 | 0.667 | 32 | +7 | BYE |
| 25 | 9 | 1.984 |  Memphis (MEMPHIS) | USA | 5–1 | 0.833 | 9 | +6 | Beat Tulane 49–24 |
| 26 | 11 | 1.993 |  LSU | SEC | 4–2 | 0.667 | 32 | +8 | BYE |
| 27 | -7 | 2.001 |  Minnesota (MINNESOTA) | B10 | 5–2 | 0.714 | 25 | +8 | Lost to Michigan State 17–51 |
| 28 | 12 | 2.032 |  Stanford (STANFORD) | PAC | 4–2 | 0.667 | 32 | +7 | Beat Washington State 23–17 |
| 29 | -14 | 2.038 |  Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS) | USA | 4–1 | 0.800 | 22 | +6 | Lost to Alabama 3–27 |
| 30 | 9 | 2.066 |  Florida (FLORIDA) | SEC | 4–2 | 0.667 | 32 | +6 | Beat Middle Tennessee 52–16 |
| 31 | 11 | 2.068 |  Iowa (IOWA) | B10 | 4–2 | 0.667 | 32 | +8 | Beat Ohio State 33–7 |
| 32 | -7 | 2.088 |  South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA) | SEC | 5–2 | 0.714 | 25 | +7 | Beat Kentucky 12–7 |
| 33 | 2 | 2.108 |  UTEP | IND WAC | 4–2 | 0.667 | 32 | +6 | Beat Hawai'i 51–20 |
| 34 | -13 | 2.163 |  Navy (NAVY) | IND FBSI | 5–1 | 0.833 | 9 | +4 | Lost to Notre Dame 9–27 |
| 35 | 9 | 2.211 |  Alabama (ALABAMA) | SEC | 5–2 | 0.714 | 25 | +5 | Beat Southern Miss 27–3 |
| 36 | 2 | 2.264 |  Colorado (COLORADO) | B12 | 4–2 | 0.667 | 32 | +6 | Beat Iowa State 19–14 |
| 37 | 6 | 2.270 |  Nebraska (NEBRASKA) | B12 | 4–2 | 0.667 | 32 | +6 | Beat Baylor 59–27 |
| 38 | -2 | 2.291 |  Arkansas (ARKANSAS) | SEC | 3–3 | 0.500 | 54 | +6 | Lost to Auburn 20–38 |
| 39 | -12 | 2.318 |  Missouri (MISSOURI) | B12 | 4–2 | 0.667 | 32 | +5 | Lost to Texas 20–28 |
| 40 | -12 | 2.352 |  UConn (CONNECTICUT) | IND BE | 4–2 | 0.667 | 32 | +4 | Lost to West Virginia 19–31 |
| 41 | 10 | 2.416 |  NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE) | ACC | 4–2 | 0.667 | 32 | +4 | Beat Maryland 13–3 |
| 42 | 7 | 2.574 |  Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN) |  MAC | 4–2 | 0.667 | 32 | +2 | Beat Ball State 51–13 |
| 43 | 13 | 2.592 |  Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH) | IND BE | 4–2 | 0.667 | 32 | +4 | Beat Boston College 20–17 |
| 44 | -18 | 2.611 |  UCLA | PAC | 4–2 | 0.667 | 32 | +4 | Lost to California 28–45 |
| 45 | 9 | 2.616 |  Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS) | MAC | 5–2 | 0.714 | 25 | +2 | Beat Central Michigan 42–10 |
| 46 | 2 | 2.631 |  Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH) | IND WAC | 4–3 | 0.571 | 51 | +9 | Beat SMU 41–10 |
| 47 | -15 | 2.663 |  Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE) | IND BE | 4–2 | 0.667 | 32 | +2 | Lost to Pittsburgh 17–20 |
| 48 | 7 | 2.674 |  Toledo (TOLEDO) | MAC | 5–2 | 0.714 | 25 | +4 | Beat Ohio 31–13 |
| 49 | -19 | 2.690 |  Wyoming (WYOMING) | MWC | 4–2 | 0.667 | 32 | +2 | Lost to BYU 13–24 |
| 50 | 15 | 2.711 |  Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE) | B10 | 4–3 | 0.571 | 51 | +5 | Beat Minnesota 51–17 |
| 51 | -10 | 2.756 |  Ohio State (OHIO STATE) | B10 | 3–3 | 0.500 | 54 | +4 | Lost to Iowa 7–33 |
| 52 | 1 | 2.775 |  Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH) | ACC | 4–2 | 0.667 | 32 | +2 | Beat Duke 24–7 |
| 53 | -1 | 2.795 |  Syracuse (SYRACUSE) | IND BE | 3–3 | 0.500 | 54 | +4 | BYE |
| 54 | -4 | 2.954 |  Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN) | B10 | 3–3 | 0.500 | 54 | +2 | BYE |
| 55 | -10 | 3.004 |  Maryland (MARYLAND) | ACC | 3–3 | 0.500 | 54 | +2 | Lost to NC State 3–13 |
| 56 | -9 | 3.007 |  North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA) | ACC | 3–4 | 0.429 | 68 | +5 | Lost to Utah 16–46 |
| 57 | 1 | 3.027 |  Kansas (KANSAS) | B12 | 3–3 | 0.500 | 54 | +1 | BYE |
| 58 | 4 | 3.167 |  Air Force (AIR FORCE) | MWC | 3–3 | 0.500 | 54 | +3 | BYE |
| 59 | 15 | 3.202 |  BYU | MWC | 3–4 | 0.429 | 68 | +4 | Beat Wyoming 24–13 |
| 60 | 9 | 3.314 |  Oregon (OREGON) | PAC | 3–3 | 0.500 | 54 | +1 | Beat Arizona 28–14 |
| 61 | -1 | 3.319 |  Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI) | SEC | 3–4 | 0.429 | 68 | +2 | Lost to Tennessee 17–21 |
| 62 | 4 | 3.371 |  Marshall (MARSHALL) | MAC | 3–3 | 0.500 | 54 | +1 | Beat Kent State 27–17 |
| 63 | 0 | 3.422 |  Fresno State (FRESNO STATE) | IND WAC | 3–2 | 0.600 | 50 | -2 | BYE |
| 64 | -5 | 3.520 |  TCU | USA | 3–3 | 0.500 | 54 | 0 | Lost to UAB 25–41 |
| 65 | 7 | 3.531 |  Rutgers (RUTGERS) | IND BE | 4–2 | 0.667 | 32 | +4 | Beat Temple 16–6 |
| 66 | -2 | 3.550 |  Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE) | PAC | 3–3 | 0.500 | 54 | -1 | Lost to Stanford 17–23 |
| 67 | 3 | 3.560 |  Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST) | ACC | 3–3 | 0.500 | 54 | -3 | BYE |
| 68 | -22 | 3.614 |  Troy (TROY) |  SUN | 3–3 | 0.500 | 54 | -2 | Lost to Arkansas State 9–13 |
| 69 | 9 | 3.614 |  Clemson (CLEMSON) | ACC | 2–4 | 0.333 | 80 | 0 | Beat Utah State 35–6 |
| 70 | 5 | 3.714 |  Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH)) | MAC | 4–3 | 0.571 | 51 | -3 | Beat Buffalo 25–7 |
| 71 | -3 | 3.781 |  Penn State (PENN STATE) | B10 | 2–4 | 0.333 | 80 | -2 | BYE |
| 72 | -5 | 3.834 |  Iowa State (IOWA STATE) | B12 | 2–4 | 0.333 | 80 | -1 | Lost to Colorado 14–19 |
| 73 | 9 | 3.942 |  Oregon State (OREGON STATE) | PAC | 2–4 | 0.333 | 80 | 0 | Beat Washington 29–14 |
| 74 | 7 | 3.947 |  New Mexico (NEW MEXICO) | MWC | 3–4 | 0.429 | 68 | -2 | Beat UNLV 24–20 |
| 75 | -14 | 4.130 |  Rice (RICE) | IND WAC | 3–3 | 0.500 | 54 | -4 | Lost to Nevada 10–35 |
| 76 | 0 | 4.381 |  Kansas State (KANSAS STATE) | B12 | 2–4 | 0.333 | 80 | -3 | Lost to Oklahoma 21–31 |
| 77 | 2 | 4.549 |  Ohio (OHIO) | MAC | 3–4 | 0.429 | 68 | -8 | Lost to Toledo 13–31 |
| 78 | -5 | 4.554 |  Baylor (BAYLOR) | B12 | 2–4 | 0.333 | 80 | -4 | Lost to Nebraska 27–59 |
| 79 | -22 | 4.559 |  South Florida (SOUTH FLORIDA) | USA | 2–3 | 0.400 | 77 | -4 | Lost to Army 35–42 |
| 80 | -9 | 4.696 |  San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE) | MWC | 2–4 | 0.333 | 80 | -6 | Lost to Colorado State 17–21 |
| 81 | 21 | 4.765 |  Colorado State (COLORADO STATE) | MWC | 2–4 | 0.333 | 80 | -6 | Beat San Diego State 21–17 |
| 82 | -5 | 4.777 |  Illinois (ILLINOIS) | B10 | 2–5 | 0.286 | 96 | -6 | Lost to Michigan 19–30 |
| 83 | 6 | 4.917 |  Indiana (INDIANA) | B10 | 2–4 | 0.333 | 80 | -7 | BYE |
| 84 | 4 | 4.940 |  Cincinnati (CINCINNATI) | USA | 2–4 | 0.333 | 80 | -6 | BYE |
| 85 | 1 | 4.949 |  Houston (HOUSTON) | USA | 1–5 | 0.167 | 103 | -3 | BYE |
| 86 | 1 | 5.037 |  New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE) | SUN | 2–4 | 0.333 | 80 | -4 | BYE |
| 87 | 12 | 5.196 |  Akron (AKRON) | MAC | 3–4 | 0.429 | 68 | -9 | Beat UCF 26–21 |
| 88 | -8 | 5.210 |  Hawai'i (HAWAII) | IND WAC | 2–3 | 0.400 | 77 | -1 | Lost to UTEP 20–51 |
| 89 | -5 | 5.225 |  UNLV | MWC | 2–5 | 0.286 | 96 | -7 | Lost to New Mexico 20–24 |
| 90 | 13 | 5.253 |  Army (ARMY) | USA | 2–4 | 0.333 | 80 | -7 | Beat South Florida 42–35 |
| 91 | 15 | 5.258 |  Nevada (NEVADA) | IND WAC | 3–4 | 0.429 | 68 | -11 | Beat Rice 35–10 |
| 92 | 17 | 5.468 |  Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN) | MAC | 3–4 | 0.429 | 68 | -6 | Beat Western Michigan 35–31 |
| 93 | 17 | 5.507 |  Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE) | SUN | 2–5 | 0.286 | 96 | -8 | Beat Troy 13–9 |
| 94 | -1 | 5.538 |  Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT) | SEC | 1–5 | 0.167 | 103 | -9 | Lost to Georgia 3–33 |
| 95 | 13 | 5.559 |  UL Monroe (LOUISIANA MONROE) | SUN | 2–4 | 0.333 | 80 | -8 | Beat FCS 28–20 |
| 96 | -11 | 5.566 |  Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE) | SUN | 3–4 | 0.429 | 68 | -14 | Lost to Idaho 25–38 |
| 97 | -14 | 5.627 |  Arizona (ARIZONA) | PAC | 1–5 | 0.167 | 103 | -8 | Lost to Oregon 14–28 |
| 98 | -4 | 5.771 |  Kentucky (KENTUCKY) | SEC | 1–5 | 0.167 | 103 | -9 | Lost to South Carolina 7–12 |
| 99 | -2 | 5.777 |  Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN) | MAC | 2–4 | 0.333 | 80 | -10 | Lost to Northern Illinois 10–42 |
| 100 | -4 | 5.826 |  Tulsa (TULSA) | IND WAC | 1–5 | 0.167 | 103 | -8 | Lost to Boise State 42–45 |
| 101 | 0 | 5.907 |  North Texas (NORTH TEXAS) | SUN | 2–4 | 0.333 | 80 | -3 | BYE |
| 102 | -4 | 5.927 |  San José State (SAN JOSE STATE) | IND WAC | 2–3 | 0.400 | 77 | -10 | BYE |
| 103 | -11 | 5.957 |  Duke (DUKE) | ACC | 1–5 | 0.167 | 103 | -10 | Lost to Georgia Tech 7–24 |
| 104 | -4 | 5.966 |  Middle Tennessee (MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE) | SUN | 2–4 | 0.333 | 80 | -5 | Lost to Florida 16–52 |
| 105 | 10 | 6.118 |  Idaho (IDAHO) | SUN | 2–5 | 0.286 | 96 | -9 | Beat Louisiana 38–25 |
| 106 | -16 | 6.138 |  Utah State (UTAH STATE) | SUN | 2–5 | 0.286 | 96 | -9 | Lost to Clemson 6–35 |
| 107 | -16 | 6.291 |  Washington (WASHINGTON) | PAC | 1–5 | 0.167 | 103 | -10 | Lost to Oregon State 14–29 |
| 108 | -1 | 6.406 |  Temple (TEMPLE) | IND BE | 1–6 | 0.143 | 112 | -12 | Lost to Rutgers 6–16 |
| 109 | -14 | 6.452 |  SMU | IND WAC | 1–6 | 0.143 | 112 | -10 | Lost to Louisiana Tech 10–41 |
| 110 | -5 | 6.481 |  East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA) | USA | 1–4 | 0.200 | 101 | -8 | BYE |
| 111 | -7 | 6.633 |  Ball State (BALL STATE) | MAC | 1–6 | 0.143 | 112 | -12 | Lost to Bowling Green 13–51 |
| 112 | 0 | 7.154 |  Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE) | SEC | 1–5 | 0.167 | 103 | -7 | BYE |
| 113 | -2 | 7.250 |  Tulane (TULANE) | USA | 1–4 | 0.200 | 101 | -11 | Lost to Memphis 24–49 |
| 114 | -1 | 7.392 |  Kent State (KENT STATE) | MAC | 1–6 | 0.143 | 112 | -18 | Lost to Marshall 17–27 |
| 115 | -1 | 7.991 |  Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN) | MAC | 1–5 | 0.167 | 103 | -19 | Lost to Eastern Michigan 31–35 |
| 116 | 1 | 8.210 |  Buffalo (BUFFALO) | MAC | 1–6 | 0.143 | 112 | -22 | Lost to Miami (OH) 7–25 |
| 117 | -1 | 8.312 |  UCF (CENTRAL FLORIDA) | MAC | 0–6 | 0.000 | 117 | -17 | Lost to Akron 21–26 |