2005 Week 8 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 | 5 | 0.791 |  Texas (TEXAS) |  B12 | 6–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +16 | Beat Colorado 42–17 |
| 2 | 0 | 0.883 |  Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH) |  ACC | 6–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +18 | BYE |
| 3 | -2 | 0.886 |  Penn State (PENN STATE) |  B10 | 6–1 | 0.857 | 8 | +20 | Lost to Michigan 25–27 |
| 4 | 0 | 0.888 |  Georgia (GEORGIA) |  SEC | 6–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +19 | Beat Vanderbilt 34–17 |
| 5 | 0 | 0.906 |  USC |  PAC | 6–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +18 | Beat Notre Dame 34–31 |
| 6 | 2 | 1.001 |  Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH) | B12 | 6–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +13 | Beat Kansas State 59–20 |
| 7 | -4 | 1.059 |  Alabama (ALABAMA) | SEC | 6–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +17 | Beat Ole Miss 13–10 |
| 8 | 6 | 1.091 |  Wisconsin (WISCONSIN) | B10 | 6–1 | 0.857 | 8 | +17 | Beat Minnesota 38–34 |
| 9 | 3 | 1.176 |  UCLA | PAC | 6–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +15 | Beat Washington State 44–41 |
| 10 | 12 | 1.197 |  Ohio State (OHIO STATE) | B10 | 4–2 | 0.667 | 26 | +14 | Beat Michigan State 35–24 |
| 11 | 5 | 1.219 |  West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA) | IND BE | 6–1 | 0.857 | 8 | +16 | Beat Louisville 46–44 |
| 12 | -2 | 1.319 |  Oregon (OREGON) | PAC | 6–1 | 0.857 | 8 | +14 | Beat Washington 45–21 |
| 13 | 7 | 1.459 |  LSU | SEC | 4–1 | 0.800 | 19 | +12 | Beat Florida 21–17 |
| 14 | -5 | 1.476 |  Miami (MIAMI) | ACC | 5–1 | 0.833 | 14 | +10 | Beat Temple 34–3 |
| 15 | -8 | 1.487 |  Florida State (FLORIDA STATE) | ACC | 5–1 | 0.833 | 14 | +12 | Lost to Virginia 21–26 |
| 16 | 1 | 1.521 |  Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE) | ACC | 6–1 | 0.857 | 8 | +12 | Beat Wake Forest 35–30 |
| 17 | 7 | 1.602 |  Nebraska (NEBRASKA) | B12 | 5–1 | 0.833 | 14 | +12 | Beat Baylor 23–14 |
| 18 | -5 | 1.662 |  Colorado (COLORADO) | B12 | 4–2 | 0.667 | 26 | +9 | Lost to Texas 17–42 |
| 19 | 8 | 1.673 |  Fresno State (FRESNO STATE) | IND WAC | 4–1 | 0.800 | 19 | +6 | Beat Utah State 53–21 |
| 20 | -5 | 1.736 |  Minnesota (MINNESOTA) | B10 | 5–2 | 0.714 | 22 | +12 | Lost to Wisconsin 34–38 |
| 21 | -2 | 1.740 |  TCU |  MWC | 6–1 | 0.857 | 8 | +12 | Beat Army 38–17 |
| 22 | 11 | 1.794 |  Michigan (MICHIGAN) | B10 | 4–3 | 0.571 | 50 | +11 | Beat Penn State 27–25 |
| 23 | -12 | 1.815 |  Florida (FLORIDA) | SEC | 5–2 | 0.714 | 22 | +11 | Lost to LSU 17–21 |
| 24 | 6 | 1.858 |  Auburn (AUBURN) | SEC | 5–1 | 0.833 | 14 | +6 | Beat Arkansas 34–17 |
| 25 | 16 | 1.908 |  Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA) | B12 | 3–3 | 0.500 | 56 | +10 | Beat Kansas 19–3 |
| 26 | 3 | 1.949 |  Toledo (TOLEDO) |  MAC | 5–1 | 0.833 | 14 | +6 | Beat Ball State 34–14 |
| 27 | 11 | 1.980 |  Missouri (MISSOURI) | B12 | 4–2 | 0.667 | 26 | +8 | Beat Iowa State 27–24 |
| 28 | -10 | 2.015 |  Tennessee (TENNESSEE) | SEC | 3–2 | 0.600 | 46 | +7 | BYE |
| 29 | 13 | 2.019 |  UTEP |  USA | 4–1 | 0.800 | 19 | +6 | Beat Tulane 45–21 |
| 30 | 22 | 2.025 |  Virginia (VIRGINIA) | ACC | 4–2 | 0.667 | 26 | +7 | Beat Florida State 26–21 |
| 31 | 9 | 2.031 |  Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE) | PAC | 3–3 | 0.500 | 56 | +6 | BYE |
| 32 | 14 | 2.072 |  Oregon State (OREGON STATE) | PAC | 4–2 | 0.667 | 26 | +7 | Beat California 23–20 |
| 33 | 4 | 2.073 |  Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN) | B10 | 4–2 | 0.667 | 26 | +9 | Beat Purdue 34–29 |
| 34 | -9 | 2.093 |  Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME) | IND FBSI | 4–2 | 0.667 | 26 | +8 | Lost to USC 31–34 |
| 35 | -9 | 2.121 |  Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH) | ACC | 4–2 | 0.667 | 26 | +9 | Beat Duke 35–10 |
| 36 | 9 | 2.163 |  Maryland (MARYLAND) | ACC | 4–2 | 0.667 | 26 | +5 | BYE |
| 37 | -14 | 2.178 |  Louisville (LOUISVILLE) | IND BE | 4–2 | 0.667 | 26 | +4 | Lost to West Virginia 44–46 |
| 38 | 13 | 2.214 |  Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M) | B12 | 4–2 | 0.667 | 26 | +4 | Beat Oklahoma State 62–23 |
| 39 | -11 | 2.225 |  Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE) | B10 | 4–2 | 0.667 | 26 | +4 | Lost to Ohio State 24–35 |
| 40 | -5 | 2.282 |  Kansas State (KANSAS STATE) | B12 | 4–2 | 0.667 | 26 | +6 | Lost to Texas Tech 20–59 |
| 41 | 9 | 2.316 |  Boise State (BOISE STATE) | IND WAC | 4–2 | 0.667 | 26 | +5 | Beat San José State 38–21 |
| 42 | 11 | 2.329 |  Iowa (IOWA) | B10 | 5–2 | 0.714 | 22 | +4 | Beat Indiana 38–21 |
| 43 | -12 | 2.415 |  California (CALIFORNIA) | PAC | 5–2 | 0.714 | 22 | +2 | Lost to Oregon State 20–23 |
| 44 | -10 | 2.433 |  Indiana (INDIANA) | B10 | 4–2 | 0.667 | 26 | +4 | Lost to Iowa 21–38 |
| 45 | 22 | 2.545 |  Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS) | USA | 3–2 | 0.600 | 46 | +3 | Beat UCF 52–31 |
| 46 | -10 | 2.565 |  Baylor (BAYLOR) | B12 | 4–2 | 0.667 | 26 | +2 | Lost to Nebraska 14–23 |
| 47 | 7 | 2.662 |  Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN) | MAC | 4–2 | 0.667 | 26 | 0 | Beat Buffalo 27–7 |
| 48 | 14 | 2.714 |  Clemson (CLEMSON) | ACC | 3–3 | 0.500 | 56 | +3 | Beat NC State 31–10 |
| 49 | 17 | 2.776 |  New Mexico (NEW MEXICO) | MWC | 4–3 | 0.571 | 50 | +5 | Beat Wyoming 27–24 |
| 50 | -3 | 2.777 |  South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA) | SEC | 3–3 | 0.500 | 56 | +5 | BYE |
| 51 | -30 | 2.927 |  South Florida (SOUTH FLORIDA) | IND BE | 3–3 | 0.500 | 56 | +1 | Lost to Pittsburgh 17–31 |
| 52 | 3 | 2.935 |  Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE) | PAC | 3–3 | 0.500 | 56 | +1 | Lost to UCLA 41–44 |
| 53 | -9 | 2.956 |  UConn (CONNECTICUT) | IND BE | 4–2 | 0.667 | 26 | -4 | Lost to Cincinnati 17–28 |
| 54 | -22 | 2.963 |  Colorado State (COLORADO STATE) | MWC | 3–3 | 0.500 | 56 | +3 | Lost to BYU 14–24 |
| 55 | -16 | 2.971 |  Wyoming (WYOMING) | MWC | 4–3 | 0.571 | 50 | +4 | Lost to New Mexico 24–27 |
| 56 | 9 | 3.028 |  Tulsa (TULSA) | USA | 4–3 | 0.571 | 50 | 0 | Beat Rice 41–21 |
| 57 | 12 | 3.039 |  Rutgers (RUTGERS) | IND BE | 4–2 | 0.667 | 26 | -1 | Beat Syracuse 31–9 |
| 58 | 3 | 3.103 |  Nevada (NEVADA) | IND WAC | 4–2 | 0.667 | 26 | 0 | Beat Louisiana Tech 37–27 |
| 59 | -10 | 3.104 |  Iowa State (IOWA STATE) | B12 | 3–3 | 0.500 | 56 | 0 | Lost to Missouri 24–27 |
| 60 | -1 | 3.107 |  Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN) | MAC | 4–3 | 0.571 | 50 | +1 | Beat Ohio 37–10 |
| 61 | 20 | 3.145 |  BYU | MWC | 3–3 | 0.500 | 56 | +1 | Beat Colorado State 24–14 |
| 62 | 6 | 3.206 |  Stanford (STANFORD) | PAC | 3–2 | 0.600 | 46 | +6 | Beat Arizona 20–16 |
| 63 | -20 | 3.225 |  Houston (HOUSTON) | USA | 3–3 | 0.500 | 56 | +1 | Lost to Memphis 20–35 |
| 64 | 25 | 3.248 |  Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH)) | MAC | 3–3 | 0.500 | 56 | -1 | Beat Akron 51–23 |
| 65 | 11 | 3.321 |  Navy (NAVY) | IND FBSI | 3–2 | 0.600 | 46 | +1 | Beat Kent State 34–31 |
| 66 | 20 | 3.500 |  Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS) | MAC | 3–3 | 0.500 | 56 | -2 | Beat Eastern Michigan 24–8 |
| 67 | 8 | 3.509 |  Marshall (MARSHALL) | USA | 3–3 | 0.500 | 56 | 0 | Beat UAB 20–19 |
| 68 | -11 | 3.531 |  Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT) | SEC | 4–3 | 0.571 | 50 | +2 | Lost to Georgia 17–34 |
| 69 | 16 | 3.609 |  Memphis (MEMPHIS) | USA | 3–3 | 0.500 | 56 | -3 | Beat Houston 35–20 |
| 70 | -14 | 3.634 |  UCF (CENTRAL FLORIDA) | USA | 3–3 | 0.500 | 56 | -1 | Lost to Southern Miss 31–52 |
| 71 | -23 | 3.646 |  Kansas (KANSAS) | B12 | 3–3 | 0.500 | 56 | -2 | Lost to Oklahoma 3–19 |
| 72 | -14 | 3.649 |  Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE) | B12 | 3–3 | 0.500 | 56 | -2 | Lost to Texas A&M 23–62 |
| 73 | 22 | 3.698 |  Cincinnati (CINCINNATI) | IND BE | 3–3 | 0.500 | 56 | -1 | Beat UConn 28–17 |
| 74 | 16 | 3.899 |  Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH) | IND BE | 3–4 | 0.429 | 79 | -3 | Beat South Florida 31–17 |
| 75 | -11 | 3.969 |  North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA) | ACC | 2–3 | 0.400 | 85 | 0 | BYE |
| 76 | 1 | 4.131 |  Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST) | ACC | 2–5 | 0.286 | 100 | -2 | Lost to Boston College 30–35 |
| 77 | -14 | 4.183 |  Purdue (PURDUE) | B10 | 2–4 | 0.333 | 92 | -4 | Lost to Northwestern 29–34 |
| 78 | 14 | 4.191 |  Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE) |  SUN | 3–3 | 0.500 | 56 | -7 | Beat Louisiana 39–36 |
| 79 | 0 | 4.254 |  Illinois (ILLINOIS) | B10 | 2–4 | 0.333 | 92 | -3 | BYE |
| 80 | -7 | 4.267 |  Arkansas (ARKANSAS) | SEC | 2–4 | 0.333 | 92 | -1 | Lost to Auburn 17–34 |
| 81 | -9 | 4.318 |  Akron (AKRON) | MAC | 3–3 | 0.500 | 56 | -5 | Lost to Miami (OH) 23–51 |
| 82 | -22 | 4.323 |  NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE) | ACC | 2–3 | 0.400 | 85 | -2 | Lost to Clemson 10–31 |
| 83 | -3 | 4.374 |  Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE) | SEC | 2–4 | 0.333 | 92 | -2 | BYE |
| 84 | 14 | 4.382 |  East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA) | USA | 3–3 | 0.500 | 56 | -5 | Beat SMU 24–17 |
| 85 | 14 | 4.409 |  San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE) | MWC | 3–4 | 0.429 | 79 | -4 | Beat Utah 28–19 |
| 86 | 2 | 4.506 |  Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN) | MAC | 3–3 | 0.500 | 56 | -8 | BYE |
| 87 | -16 | 4.536 |  UAB | USA | 3–3 | 0.500 | 56 | -8 | Lost to Marshall 19–20 |
| 88 | -10 | 4.569 |  Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN) | MAC | 3–4 | 0.429 | 79 | -4 | Lost to Northern Illinois 8–24 |
| 89 | 5 | 4.616 |  Middle Tennessee (MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE) | SUN | 2–3 | 0.400 | 85 | -1 | Beat Florida Atlantic 35–14 |
| 90 | -16 | 4.667 |  Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH) | IND WAC | 2–3 | 0.400 | 85 | -5 | Lost to Nevada 27–37 |
| 91 | -21 | 4.750 |  Utah (UTAH) | MWC | 3–4 | 0.429 | 79 | -5 | Lost to San Diego State 19–28 |
| 92 | -9 | 4.761 |  Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI) | SEC | 2–4 | 0.333 | 92 | -5 | Lost to Alabama 10–13 |
| 93 | 4 | 4.786 |  Air Force (AIR FORCE) | MWC | 3–4 | 0.429 | 79 | -6 | Beat UNLV 42–7 |
| 94 | -10 | 4.865 |  Ohio (OHIO) | MAC | 2–4 | 0.333 | 92 | -3 | Lost to Central Michigan 10–37 |
| 95 | -13 | 5.046 |  SMU | USA | 2–5 | 0.286 | 100 | -4 | Lost to East Carolina 17–24 |
| 96 | 4 | 5.095 |  Ball State (BALL STATE) | MAC | 1–5 | 0.167 | 105 | -4 | Lost to Toledo 14–34 |
| 97 | -6 | 5.137 |  Syracuse (SYRACUSE) | IND BE | 1–5 | 0.167 | 105 | -8 | Lost to Rutgers 9–31 |
| 98 | 7 | 5.204 |  UL Monroe (LOUISIANA MONROE) | SUN | 3–4 | 0.429 | 79 | -1 | Beat Troy 27–3 |
| 99 | 5 | 5.291 |  Hawai'i (HAWAII) | IND WAC | 2–4 | 0.333 | 92 | -6 | Beat New Mexico State 49–28 |
| 100 | -13 | 5.465 |  Tulane (TULANE) | USA | 2–3 | 0.400 | 85 | -6 | Lost to UTEP 21–45 |
| 101 | 9 | 5.516 |  North Texas (NORTH TEXAS) | SUN | 2–3 | 0.400 | 85 | -6 | Beat Florida International 13–10 |
| 102 | 0 | 5.526 |  Washington (WASHINGTON) | PAC | 1–5 | 0.167 | 105 | -8 | Lost to Oregon 21–45 |
| 103 | -10 | 5.851 |  Utah State (UTAH STATE) | IND WAC | 2–3 | 0.400 | 85 | -7 | Lost to Fresno State 21–53 |
| 104 | -8 | 5.959 |  Troy (TROY) | SUN | 2–4 | 0.333 | 92 | -10 | Lost to UL Monroe 3–27 |
| 105 | -2 | 5.977 |  Kentucky (KENTUCKY) | SEC | 1–4 | 0.200 | 103 | -9 | BYE |
| 106 | 5 | 6.247 |  Duke (DUKE) | ACC | 1–6 | 0.143 | 113 | -10 | Lost to Georgia Tech 10–35 |
| 107 | -6 | 6.265 |  UNLV | MWC | 2–5 | 0.286 | 100 | -11 | Lost to Air Force 7–42 |
| 108 | 0 | 6.507 |  Army (ARMY) | IND FBSI | 0–6 | 0.000 | 115 | -12 | Lost to TCU 17–38 |
| 109 | -2 | 6.648 |  Florida International (FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL) | SUN | 1–4 | 0.200 | 103 | -8 | Lost to North Texas 10–13 |
| 110 | -4 | 6.746 |  Arizona (ARIZONA) | PAC | 1–5 | 0.167 | 105 | -12 | Lost to Stanford 16–20 |
| 111 | 1 | 7.137 |  Rice (RICE) | USA | 0–5 | 0.000 | 115 | -9 | Lost to Tulsa 21–41 |
| 112 | 5 | 7.228 |  Temple (TEMPLE) | IND FBSI | 0–7 | 0.000 | 115 | -13 | Lost to Miami 3–34 |
| 113 | 0 | 7.408 |  Kent State (KENT STATE) | MAC | 1–5 | 0.167 | 105 | -15 | Lost to Navy 31–34 |
| 114 | -5 | 7.641 |  Florida Atlantic (FLORIDA ATLANTIC) | SUN | 1–6 | 0.143 | 113 | -16 | Lost to Middle Tennessee 14–35 |
| 115 | 1 | 7.661 |  San José State (SAN JOSE STATE) | IND WAC | 1–5 | 0.167 | 105 | -15 | Lost to Boise State 21–38 |
| 116 | -2 | 7.682 |  Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE) | SUN | 1–5 | 0.167 | 105 | -16 | Lost to Arkansas State 36–39 |
| 117 | -2 | 7.993 |  New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE) | IND WAC | 0–7 | 0.000 | 115 | -16 | Lost to Hawai'i 28–49 |
| 118 | 1 | 8.160 |  Buffalo (BUFFALO) | MAC | 0–6 | 0.000 | 115 | -17 | Lost to Bowling Green 7–27 |
| 119 | -1 | 8.261 |  Idaho (IDAHO) | IND WAC | 1–5 | 0.167 | 105 | -17 | BYE |