2005 Week 10 College Football Team Rankings
2005 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 | 0.616 |  Texas (TEXAS) |  B12 | 8–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +35 | Beat Oklahoma State 47–28 |
| 2 | 0 | 0.723 |  Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH) |  ACC | 8–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +33 | Beat Boston College 30–10 |
| 3 | 0 | 0.984 |  Penn State (PENN STATE) |  B10 | 8–1 | 0.889 | 6 | +29 | Beat Purdue 33–15 |
| 4 | 5 | 1.010 |  Ohio State (OHIO STATE) | B10 | 6–2 | 0.750 | 18 | +26 | Beat Minnesota 45–31 |
| 5 | 0 | 1.031 |  USC |  PAC | 8–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +27 | Beat Washington State 55–13 |
| 6 | -2 | 1.093 |  Alabama (ALABAMA) |  SEC | 8–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +27 | Beat Utah State 35–3 |
| 7 | 0 | 1.134 |  UCLA | PAC | 8–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +26 | Beat Stanford 30–27 |
| 8 | -2 | 1.303 |  Georgia (GEORGIA) | SEC | 7–1 | 0.875 | 9 | +23 | Lost to Florida 10–14 |
| 9 | 9 | 1.361 |  Michigan (MICHIGAN) | B10 | 6–3 | 0.667 | 30 | +24 | Beat Northwestern 33–17 |
| 10 | 2 | 1.378 |  Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH) | B12 | 7–1 | 0.875 | 9 | +18 | Beat Baylor 28–0 |
| 11 | 0 | 1.397 |  Oregon (OREGON) | PAC | 7–1 | 0.875 | 9 | +21 | BYE |
| 12 | -4 | 1.401 |  Wisconsin (WISCONSIN) | B10 | 8–1 | 0.889 | 6 | +23 | Beat Illinois 41–24 |
| 13 | 2 | 1.401 |  LSU | SEC | 6–1 | 0.857 | 13 | +20 | Beat North Texas 56–3 |
| 14 | 0 | 1.441 |  Miami (MIAMI) | ACC | 6–1 | 0.857 | 13 | +16 | Beat North Carolina 34–16 |
| 15 | 2 | 1.462 |  Colorado (COLORADO) | B12 | 6–2 | 0.750 | 18 | +20 | Beat Kansas State 23–20 |
| 16 | 9 | 1.465 |  Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA) | B12 | 5–3 | 0.625 | 31 | +21 | Beat Nebraska 31–24 |
| 17 | -7 | 1.468 |  West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA) | IND BE | 6–1 | 0.857 | 13 | +19 | BYE |
| 18 | 9 | 1.499 |  Florida (FLORIDA) | SEC | 6–2 | 0.750 | 18 | +21 | Beat Georgia 14–10 |
| 19 | 1 | 1.510 |  Florida State (FLORIDA STATE) | ACC | 7–1 | 0.875 | 9 | +19 | Beat Maryland 35–27 |
| 20 | 1 | 1.598 |  TCU |  MWC | 8–1 | 0.889 | 6 | +23 | Beat San Diego State 23–20 |
| 21 | 3 | 1.687 |  Fresno State (FRESNO STATE) | IND WAC | 6–1 | 0.857 | 13 | +12 | Beat Hawai'i 27–13 |
| 22 | -6 | 1.713 |  Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE) | ACC | 6–2 | 0.750 | 18 | +18 | Lost to Virginia Tech 10–30 |
| 23 | -4 | 1.738 |  Minnesota (MINNESOTA) | B10 | 5–3 | 0.625 | 31 | +15 | Lost to Ohio State 31–45 |
| 24 | 4 | 1.824 |  Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME) | IND FBSI | 5–2 | 0.714 | 27 | +14 | BYE |
| 25 | -2 | 1.835 |  UTEP |  USA | 6–1 | 0.857 | 13 | +12 | Beat Rice 38–31 |
| 26 | 6 | 1.932 |  Auburn (AUBURN) | SEC | 6–2 | 0.750 | 18 | +11 | Beat Ole Miss 27–3 |
| 27 | -5 | 1.933 |  Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN) | B10 | 5–3 | 0.625 | 31 | +15 | Lost to Michigan 17–33 |
| 28 | 7 | 2.057 |  South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA) | SEC | 5–3 | 0.625 | 31 | +14 | Beat Tennessee 16–15 |
| 29 | 7 | 2.061 |  Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH) | ACC | 5–2 | 0.714 | 27 | +14 | Beat Clemson 10–9 |
| 30 | 1 | 2.092 |  Louisville (LOUISVILLE) | IND BE | 5–2 | 0.714 | 27 | +10 | BYE |
| 31 | -18 | 2.102 |  Missouri (MISSOURI) | B12 | 5–3 | 0.625 | 31 | +12 | Lost to Kansas 3–13 |
| 32 | -3 | 2.154 |  Toledo (TOLEDO) |  MAC | 6–2 | 0.750 | 18 | +6 | Lost to Central Michigan 17–21 |
| 33 | 1 | 2.173 |  Boise State (BOISE STATE) | IND WAC | 6–2 | 0.750 | 18 | +9 | Beat Nevada 49–14 |
| 34 | -8 | 2.175 |  Nebraska (NEBRASKA) | B12 | 5–3 | 0.625 | 31 | +10 | Lost to Oklahoma 24–31 |
| 35 | 5 | 2.236 |  Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE) | B10 | 5–3 | 0.625 | 31 | +7 | Beat Indiana 46–15 |
| 36 | 9 | 2.249 |  Colorado State (COLORADO STATE) | MWC | 5–3 | 0.625 | 31 | +11 | Beat New Mexico 35–25 |
| 37 | 5 | 2.299 |  Rutgers (RUTGERS) | IND BE | 6–2 | 0.750 | 18 | +6 | Beat Navy 31–21 |
| 38 | 21 | 2.306 |  Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN) | MAC | 5–3 | 0.625 | 31 | +10 | Beat Toledo 21–17 |
| 39 | -1 | 2.434 |  California (CALIFORNIA) | PAC | 6–2 | 0.750 | 18 | +4 | BYE |
| 40 | 12 | 2.455 |  Iowa State (IOWA STATE) | B12 | 5–3 | 0.625 | 31 | +4 | Beat Texas A&M 42–14 |
| 41 | 2 | 2.594 |  Tulsa (TULSA) | USA | 5–3 | 0.625 | 31 | +3 | BYE |
| 42 | -12 | 2.612 |  Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M) | B12 | 5–3 | 0.625 | 31 | +4 | Lost to Iowa State 14–42 |
| 43 | 11 | 2.614 |  South Florida (SOUTH FLORIDA) | IND BE | 3–3 | 0.500 | 58 | +4 | BYE |
| 44 | 12 | 2.625 |  Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH)) | MAC | 5–3 | 0.625 | 31 | +3 | Beat Temple 41–14 |
| 45 | 17 | 2.648 |  UCF (CENTRAL FLORIDA) | USA | 5–3 | 0.625 | 31 | +7 | Beat East Carolina 30–20 |
| 46 | 7 | 2.667 |  Iowa (IOWA) | B10 | 5–3 | 0.625 | 31 | +2 | BYE |
| 47 | 0 | 2.745 |  Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE) | PAC | 4–4 | 0.500 | 58 | +5 | Beat Washington 44–20 |
| 48 | -9 | 2.847 |  Maryland (MARYLAND) | ACC | 4–4 | 0.500 | 58 | +6 | Lost to Florida State 27–35 |
| 49 | 1 | 2.850 |  Memphis (MEMPHIS) | USA | 4–3 | 0.571 | 47 | +2 | BYE |
| 50 | 1 | 2.867 |  Houston (HOUSTON) | USA | 4–3 | 0.571 | 47 | +4 | BYE |
| 51 | -18 | 2.873 |  Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS) | USA | 4–3 | 0.571 | 47 | +4 | Lost to NC State 17–21 |
| 52 | -4 | 2.941 |  Virginia (VIRGINIA) | ACC | 4–3 | 0.571 | 47 | +4 | BYE |
| 53 | -16 | 2.952 |  Tennessee (TENNESSEE) | SEC | 3–4 | 0.429 | 79 | +6 | Lost to South Carolina 15–16 |
| 54 | -10 | 3.019 |  New Mexico (NEW MEXICO) | MWC | 5–4 | 0.556 | 57 | +5 | Lost to Colorado State 25–35 |
| 55 | -6 | 3.021 |  Stanford (STANFORD) | PAC | 4–3 | 0.571 | 47 | +12 | Lost to UCLA 27–30 |
| 56 | -10 | 3.054 |  Clemson (CLEMSON) | ACC | 4–4 | 0.500 | 58 | +2 | Lost to Georgia Tech 9–10 |
| 57 | -2 | 3.075 |  Kansas State (KANSAS STATE) | B12 | 4–4 | 0.500 | 58 | +2 | Lost to Colorado 20–23 |
| 58 | 19 | 3.187 |  Kansas (KANSAS) | B12 | 4–4 | 0.500 | 58 | 0 | Beat Missouri 13–3 |
| 59 | 11 | 3.286 |  BYU | MWC | 4–4 | 0.500 | 58 | +2 | Beat Air Force 62–41 |
| 60 | -3 | 3.318 |  Indiana (INDIANA) | B10 | 4–4 | 0.500 | 58 | 0 | Lost to Michigan State 15–46 |
| 61 | 5 | 3.321 |  Wyoming (WYOMING) | MWC | 4–4 | 0.500 | 58 | +1 | BYE |
| 62 | -21 | 3.322 |  Oregon State (OREGON STATE) | PAC | 4–4 | 0.500 | 58 | +3 | Lost to Arizona 27–29 |
| 63 | -3 | 3.334 |  North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA) | ACC | 3–4 | 0.429 | 79 | +5 | Lost to Miami 16–34 |
| 64 | 5 | 3.337 |  Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH) | IND BE | 4–4 | 0.500 | 58 | -3 | BYE |
| 65 | -7 | 3.340 |  Baylor (BAYLOR) | B12 | 4–4 | 0.500 | 58 | -2 | Lost to Texas Tech 0–28 |
| 66 | 5 | 3.390 |  Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN) | MAC | 5–3 | 0.625 | 31 | -6 | Beat Kent State 44–14 |
| 67 | 0 | 3.398 |  UConn (CONNECTICUT) | IND BE | 4–3 | 0.571 | 47 | -6 | BYE |
| 68 | -3 | 3.436 |  Nevada (NEVADA) | IND WAC | 4–3 | 0.571 | 47 | -1 | Lost to Boise State 14–49 |
| 69 | 5 | 3.511 |  Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH) | IND WAC | 4–3 | 0.571 | 47 | -3 | Beat San José State 31–14 |
| 70 | -6 | 3.514 |  Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN) | MAC | 4–4 | 0.500 | 58 | -4 | Lost to Akron 14–24 |
| 71 | -10 | 3.643 |  Navy (NAVY) | IND FBSI | 4–3 | 0.571 | 47 | -4 | Lost to Rutgers 21–31 |
| 72 | 7 | 3.666 |  Cincinnati (CINCINNATI) | IND BE | 4–4 | 0.500 | 58 | -2 | Beat Syracuse 22–16 |
| 73 | 5 | 3.686 |  Marshall (MARSHALL) | USA | 4–4 | 0.500 | 58 | -1 | Beat Tulane 27–26 |
| 74 | -1 | 3.738 |  Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT) | SEC | 4–4 | 0.500 | 58 | 0 | BYE |
| 75 | -12 | 3.795 |  Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS) | MAC | 4–4 | 0.500 | 58 | -7 | Lost to Ball State 17–31 |
| 76 | 5 | 3.825 |  Ohio (OHIO) | MAC | 4–4 | 0.500 | 58 | -3 | Beat Buffalo 34–20 |
| 77 | -5 | 3.932 |  Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE) |  SUN | 4–3 | 0.571 | 47 | -7 | BYE |
| 78 | -3 | 3.964 |  Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST) | ACC | 4–5 | 0.444 | 78 | -3 | Beat Duke 44–6 |
| 79 | -11 | 3.972 |  Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE) | PAC | 3–5 | 0.375 | 84 | -3 | Lost to USC 13–55 |
| 80 | 0 | 4.077 |  Utah (UTAH) | MWC | 4–4 | 0.500 | 58 | -5 | BYE |
| 81 | 11 | 4.148 |  NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE) | ACC | 3–4 | 0.429 | 79 | -4 | Beat Southern Miss 21–17 |
| 82 | 14 | 4.287 |  Akron (AKRON) | MAC | 4–4 | 0.500 | 58 | -8 | Beat Bowling Green 24–14 |
| 83 | -7 | 4.312 |  Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE) | B12 | 3–5 | 0.375 | 84 | -6 | Lost to Texas 28–47 |
| 84 | -2 | 4.404 |  Arkansas (ARKANSAS) | SEC | 2–5 | 0.286 | 95 | -4 | BYE |
| 85 | 2 | 4.475 |  Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN) | MAC | 3–5 | 0.375 | 84 | -7 | BYE |
| 86 | -2 | 4.519 |  Purdue (PURDUE) | B10 | 2–6 | 0.250 | 100 | -7 | Lost to Penn State 15–33 |
| 87 | -2 | 4.534 |  Hawai'i (HAWAII) | IND WAC | 3–5 | 0.375 | 84 | -6 | Lost to Fresno State 13–27 |
| 88 | -5 | 4.698 |  Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI) | SEC | 3–5 | 0.375 | 84 | -8 | Lost to Auburn 3–27 |
| 89 | 1 | 4.872 |  Illinois (ILLINOIS) | B10 | 2–6 | 0.250 | 100 | -7 | Lost to Wisconsin 24–41 |
| 90 | -1 | 4.892 |  San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE) | MWC | 3–6 | 0.333 | 92 | -10 | Lost to TCU 20–23 |
| 91 | 13 | 5.079 |  Ball State (BALL STATE) | MAC | 2–6 | 0.250 | 100 | -8 | Beat Northern Illinois 31–17 |
| 92 | -6 | 5.124 |  East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA) | USA | 3–5 | 0.375 | 84 | -12 | Lost to UCF 20–30 |
| 93 | 0 | 5.209 |  UL Monroe (LOUISIANA MONROE) | SUN | 3–4 | 0.429 | 79 | -2 | BYE |
| 94 | -3 | 5.251 |  Air Force (AIR FORCE) | MWC | 3–6 | 0.333 | 92 | -13 | Lost to BYU 41–62 |
| 95 | 0 | 5.381 |  UAB | USA | 3–4 | 0.429 | 79 | -14 | BYE |
| 96 | 11 | 5.434 |  Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE) | SUN | 3–5 | 0.375 | 84 | -13 | Beat Troy 31–28 |
| 97 | 9 | 5.437 |  Arizona (ARIZONA) | PAC | 2–6 | 0.250 | 100 | -12 | Beat Oregon State 29–27 |
| 98 | 3 | 5.544 |  Middle Tennessee (MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE) | SUN | 2–4 | 0.333 | 92 | -9 | BYE |
| 99 | -11 | 5.553 |  Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE) | SEC | 2–6 | 0.250 | 100 | -12 | Lost to Kentucky 7–13 |
| 100 | -2 | 5.618 |  Army (ARMY) | IND FBSI | 1–6 | 0.143 | 109 | -12 | BYE |
| 101 | 1 | 5.694 |  Utah State (UTAH STATE) | IND WAC | 2–5 | 0.286 | 95 | -10 | Lost to Alabama 3–35 |
| 102 | -8 | 5.812 |  Troy (TROY) | SUN | 3–5 | 0.375 | 84 | -16 | Lost to Louisiana 28–31 |
| 103 | 5 | 5.823 |  Kentucky (KENTUCKY) | SEC | 2–5 | 0.286 | 95 | -14 | Beat Mississippi State 13–7 |
| 104 | -4 | 5.884 |  SMU | USA | 2–6 | 0.250 | 100 | -13 | BYE |
| 105 | -6 | 5.948 |  Tulane (TULANE) | USA | 2–5 | 0.286 | 95 | -15 | Lost to Marshall 26–27 |
| 106 | -9 | 5.950 |  Washington (WASHINGTON) | PAC | 1–7 | 0.125 | 110 | -13 | Lost to Arizona State 20–44 |
| 107 | -2 | 6.225 |  North Texas (NORTH TEXAS) | SUN | 2–5 | 0.286 | 95 | -13 | Lost to LSU 3–56 |
| 108 | -5 | 6.273 |  Syracuse (SYRACUSE) | IND BE | 1–7 | 0.125 | 110 | -18 | Lost to Cincinnati 16–22 |
| 109 | 1 | 6.985 |  UNLV | MWC | 2–6 | 0.250 | 100 | -21 | BYE |
| 110 | -1 | 7.106 |  Duke (DUKE) | ACC | 1–8 | 0.111 | 115 | -20 | Lost to Wake Forest 6–44 |
| 111 | 2 | 7.255 |  Kent State (KENT STATE) | MAC | 1–7 | 0.125 | 110 | -25 | Lost to Western Michigan 14–44 |
| 112 | 2 | 7.383 |  Rice (RICE) | USA | 0–7 | 0.000 | 116 | -16 | Lost to UTEP 31–38 |
| 113 | 4 | 7.546 |  Idaho (IDAHO) | IND WAC | 2–6 | 0.250 | 100 | -25 | Beat New Mexico State 38–37 |
| 114 | -3 | 7.726 |  Florida International (FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL) | SUN | 1–5 | 0.167 | 108 | -18 | BYE |
| 115 | 1 | 7.777 |  Florida Atlantic (FLORIDA ATLANTIC) | SUN | 1–7 | 0.125 | 110 | -22 | BYE |
| 116 | -4 | 7.828 |  New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE) | IND WAC | 0–8 | 0.000 | 116 | -24 | Lost to Idaho 37–38 |
| 117 | -2 | 7.832 |  Temple (TEMPLE) | IND FBSI | 0–9 | 0.000 | 116 | -26 | Lost to Miami (OH) 14–41 |
| 118 | 1 | 8.223 |  Buffalo (BUFFALO) | MAC | 0–8 | 0.000 | 116 | -29 | Lost to Ohio 20–34 |
| 119 | -1 | 8.469 |  San José State (SAN JOSE STATE) | IND WAC | 1–7 | 0.125 | 110 | -30 | Lost to Louisiana Tech 14–31 |