2005 Week 9 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 | 0.570 |  Texas (TEXAS) |  B12 | 7–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +27 | Beat Texas Tech 52–17 |
| 2 | 0 | 0.889 |  Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH) |  ACC | 7–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +23 | Beat Maryland 28–9 |
| 3 | 0 | 0.944 |  Penn State (PENN STATE) |  B10 | 7–1 | 0.875 | 7 | +24 | Beat Illinois 63–10 |
| 4 | 3 | 0.987 |  Alabama (ALABAMA) |  SEC | 7–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +23 | Beat Tennessee 6–3 |
| 5 | 0 | 1.014 |  USC |  PAC | 7–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +22 | Beat Washington 51–24 |
| 6 | -2 | 1.050 |  Georgia (GEORGIA) | SEC | 7–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +23 | Beat Arkansas 23–20 |
| 7 | 2 | 1.125 |  UCLA | PAC | 7–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +21 | Beat Oregon State 51–28 |
| 8 | 0 | 1.183 |  Wisconsin (WISCONSIN) | B10 | 7–1 | 0.875 | 7 | +21 | Beat Purdue 31–20 |
| 9 | 1 | 1.183 |  Ohio State (OHIO STATE) | B10 | 5–2 | 0.714 | 21 | +19 | Beat Indiana 41–10 |
| 10 | 1 | 1.335 |  West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA) | IND BE | 6–1 | 0.857 | 11 | +18 | BYE |
| 11 | 1 | 1.386 |  Oregon (OREGON) | PAC | 7–1 | 0.875 | 7 | +18 | Beat Arizona 28–21 |
| 12 | -6 | 1.435 |  Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH) | B12 | 6–1 | 0.857 | 11 | +13 | Lost to Texas 17–52 |
| 13 | 14 | 1.444 |  Missouri (MISSOURI) | B12 | 5–2 | 0.714 | 21 | +16 | Beat Nebraska 41–24 |
| 14 | 0 | 1.454 |  Miami (MIAMI) | ACC | 5–1 | 0.833 | 16 | +12 | BYE |
| 15 | -2 | 1.468 |  LSU | SEC | 5–1 | 0.833 | 16 | +16 | Beat Auburn 20–17 |
| 16 | 0 | 1.544 |  Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE) | ACC | 6–1 | 0.857 | 11 | +15 | BYE |
| 17 | 1 | 1.568 |  Colorado (COLORADO) | B12 | 5–2 | 0.714 | 21 | +14 | Beat Kansas 44–13 |
| 18 | 4 | 1.572 |  Michigan (MICHIGAN) | B10 | 5–3 | 0.625 | 39 | +18 | Beat Iowa 23–20 |
| 19 | 1 | 1.589 |  Minnesota (MINNESOTA) | B10 | 5–2 | 0.714 | 21 | +15 | BYE |
| 20 | -5 | 1.592 |  Florida State (FLORIDA STATE) | ACC | 6–1 | 0.857 | 11 | +13 | Beat Duke 55–24 |
| 21 | 0 | 1.637 |  TCU |  MWC | 7–1 | 0.875 | 7 | +18 | Beat Air Force 48–10 |
| 22 | 11 | 1.702 |  Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN) | B10 | 5–2 | 0.714 | 21 | +15 | Beat Michigan State 49–14 |
| 23 | 6 | 1.712 |  UTEP |  USA | 5–1 | 0.833 | 16 | +11 | Beat Marshall 31–3 |
| 24 | -5 | 1.715 |  Fresno State (FRESNO STATE) | IND WAC | 5–1 | 0.833 | 16 | +8 | Beat Idaho 40–10 |
| 25 | 0 | 1.739 |  Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA) | B12 | 4–3 | 0.571 | 43 | +15 | Beat Baylor 37–30 |
| 26 | -9 | 1.864 |  Nebraska (NEBRASKA) | B12 | 5–2 | 0.714 | 21 | +12 | Lost to Missouri 24–41 |
| 27 | -4 | 1.875 |  Florida (FLORIDA) | SEC | 5–2 | 0.714 | 21 | +12 | BYE |
| 28 | 6 | 1.911 |  Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME) | IND FBSI | 5–2 | 0.714 | 21 | +12 | Beat BYU 49–23 |
| 29 | -3 | 1.932 |  Toledo (TOLEDO) |  MAC | 6–1 | 0.857 | 11 | +7 | Beat Buffalo 38–15 |
| 30 | 8 | 2.002 |  Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M) | B12 | 5–2 | 0.714 | 21 | +8 | Beat Kansas State 30–28 |
| 31 | 6 | 2.037 |  Louisville (LOUISVILLE) | IND BE | 5–2 | 0.714 | 21 | +8 | Beat Cincinnati 46–22 |
| 32 | -8 | 2.151 |  Auburn (AUBURN) | SEC | 5–2 | 0.714 | 21 | +6 | Lost to LSU 17–20 |
| 33 | 12 | 2.198 |  Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS) | USA | 4–2 | 0.667 | 34 | +7 | Beat UAB 37–28 |
| 34 | 7 | 2.253 |  Boise State (BOISE STATE) | IND WAC | 5–2 | 0.714 | 21 | +7 | Beat Utah State 45–21 |
| 35 | 15 | 2.291 |  South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA) | SEC | 4–3 | 0.571 | 43 | +10 | Beat Vanderbilt 35–28 |
| 36 | -1 | 2.295 |  Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH) | ACC | 4–2 | 0.667 | 34 | +9 | BYE |
| 37 | -9 | 2.331 |  Tennessee (TENNESSEE) | SEC | 3–3 | 0.500 | 65 | +9 | Lost to Alabama 3–6 |
| 38 | 5 | 2.356 |  California (CALIFORNIA) | PAC | 6–2 | 0.750 | 20 | +4 | Beat Washington State 42–38 |
| 39 | -3 | 2.400 |  Maryland (MARYLAND) | ACC | 4–3 | 0.571 | 43 | +7 | Lost to Virginia Tech 9–28 |
| 40 | -1 | 2.526 |  Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE) | B10 | 4–3 | 0.571 | 43 | +4 | Lost to Northwestern 14–49 |
| 41 | -9 | 2.537 |  Oregon State (OREGON STATE) | PAC | 4–3 | 0.571 | 43 | +8 | Lost to UCLA 28–51 |
| 42 | 15 | 2.575 |  Rutgers (RUTGERS) | IND BE | 5–2 | 0.714 | 21 | +3 | Beat UConn 26–24 |
| 43 | 13 | 2.617 |  Tulsa (TULSA) | USA | 5–3 | 0.625 | 39 | +4 | Beat SMU 20–13 |
| 44 | 5 | 2.636 |  New Mexico (NEW MEXICO) | MWC | 5–3 | 0.625 | 39 | +8 | Beat San Diego State 47–24 |
| 45 | 9 | 2.638 |  Colorado State (COLORADO STATE) | MWC | 4–3 | 0.571 | 43 | +7 | Beat Wyoming 39–31 |
| 46 | 2 | 2.638 |  Clemson (CLEMSON) | ACC | 4–3 | 0.571 | 43 | +4 | Beat Temple 37–7 |
| 47 | -16 | 2.683 |  Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE) | PAC | 3–4 | 0.429 | 73 | +5 | Lost to Stanford 35–45 |
| 48 | -18 | 2.720 |  Virginia (VIRGINIA) | ACC | 4–3 | 0.571 | 43 | +5 | Lost to North Carolina 5–7 |
| 49 | 13 | 2.766 |  Stanford (STANFORD) | PAC | 4–2 | 0.667 | 34 | +10 | Beat Arizona State 45–35 |
| 50 | 19 | 2.779 |  Memphis (MEMPHIS) | USA | 4–3 | 0.571 | 43 | +2 | Beat East Carolina 27–24 |
| 51 | 12 | 2.801 |  Houston (HOUSTON) | USA | 4–3 | 0.571 | 43 | +4 | Beat Mississippi State 28–16 |
| 52 | 7 | 2.812 |  Iowa State (IOWA STATE) | B12 | 4–3 | 0.571 | 43 | +2 | Beat Oklahoma State 37–10 |
| 53 | -11 | 2.826 |  Iowa (IOWA) | B10 | 5–3 | 0.625 | 39 | +1 | Lost to Michigan 20–23 |
| 54 | -3 | 2.852 |  South Florida (SOUTH FLORIDA) | IND BE | 3–3 | 0.500 | 65 | +3 | BYE |
| 55 | -15 | 2.882 |  Kansas State (KANSAS STATE) | B12 | 4–3 | 0.571 | 43 | +3 | Lost to Texas A&M 28–30 |
| 56 | 8 | 2.962 |  Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH)) | MAC | 4–3 | 0.571 | 43 | +2 | Beat Eastern Michigan 24–23 |
| 57 | -13 | 2.996 |  Indiana (INDIANA) | B10 | 4–3 | 0.571 | 43 | +1 | Lost to Ohio State 10–41 |
| 58 | -12 | 3.002 |  Baylor (BAYLOR) | B12 | 4–3 | 0.571 | 43 | 0 | Lost to Oklahoma 30–37 |
| 59 | 1 | 3.021 |  Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN) | MAC | 4–3 | 0.571 | 43 | +2 | BYE |
| 60 | 15 | 3.067 |  North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA) | ACC | 3–3 | 0.500 | 65 | +5 | Beat Virginia 7–5 |
| 61 | 4 | 3.089 |  Navy (NAVY) | IND FBSI | 4–2 | 0.667 | 34 | 0 | Beat Rice 41–9 |
| 62 | 8 | 3.103 |  UCF (CENTRAL FLORIDA) | USA | 4–3 | 0.571 | 43 | +3 | Beat Tulane 34–24 |
| 63 | 3 | 3.117 |  Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS) | MAC | 4–3 | 0.571 | 43 | -1 | Beat Kent State 34–3 |
| 64 | -17 | 3.142 |  Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN) | MAC | 4–3 | 0.571 | 43 | -2 | Lost to Western Michigan 14–45 |
| 65 | -7 | 3.145 |  Nevada (NEVADA) | IND WAC | 4–2 | 0.667 | 34 | 0 | BYE |
| 66 | -11 | 3.325 |  Wyoming (WYOMING) | MWC | 4–4 | 0.500 | 65 | +2 | Lost to Colorado State 31–39 |
| 67 | -14 | 3.447 |  UConn (CONNECTICUT) | IND BE | 4–3 | 0.571 | 43 | -6 | Lost to Rutgers 24–26 |
| 68 | -16 | 3.452 |  Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE) | PAC | 3–4 | 0.429 | 73 | -2 | Lost to California 38–42 |
| 69 | 5 | 3.555 |  Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH) | IND BE | 4–4 | 0.500 | 65 | -3 | Beat Syracuse 34–17 |
| 70 | -9 | 3.563 |  BYU | MWC | 3–4 | 0.429 | 73 | 0 | Lost to Notre Dame 23–49 |
| 71 | 15 | 3.676 |  Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN) | MAC | 4–3 | 0.571 | 43 | -6 | Beat Bowling Green 45–14 |
| 72 | 6 | 3.784 |  Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE) |  SUN | 4–3 | 0.571 | 43 | -6 | Beat Florida Atlantic 3–0 |
| 73 | -5 | 3.897 |  Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT) | SEC | 4–4 | 0.500 | 65 | 0 | Lost to South Carolina 28–35 |
| 74 | 16 | 3.922 |  Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH) | IND WAC | 3–3 | 0.500 | 65 | -3 | Beat North Texas 40–14 |
| 75 | 1 | 4.062 |  Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST) | ACC | 3–5 | 0.375 | 88 | -2 | Beat NC State 27–19 |
| 76 | -4 | 4.090 |  Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE) | B12 | 3–4 | 0.429 | 73 | -4 | Lost to Iowa State 10–37 |
| 77 | -6 | 4.105 |  Kansas (KANSAS) | B12 | 3–4 | 0.429 | 73 | -5 | Lost to Colorado 13–44 |
| 78 | -11 | 4.105 |  Marshall (MARSHALL) | USA | 3–4 | 0.429 | 73 | -2 | Lost to UTEP 3–31 |
| 79 | -6 | 4.125 |  Cincinnati (CINCINNATI) | IND BE | 3–4 | 0.429 | 73 | -3 | Lost to Louisville 22–46 |
| 80 | 11 | 4.168 |  Utah (UTAH) | MWC | 4–4 | 0.500 | 65 | -4 | Beat UNLV 42–32 |
| 81 | 13 | 4.179 |  Ohio (OHIO) | MAC | 3–4 | 0.429 | 73 | -2 | Beat Ball State 38–21 |
| 82 | -2 | 4.418 |  Arkansas (ARKANSAS) | SEC | 2–5 | 0.286 | 97 | -3 | Lost to Georgia 20–23 |
| 83 | 9 | 4.433 |  Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI) | SEC | 3–4 | 0.429 | 73 | -6 | Beat Kentucky 13–7 |
| 84 | -7 | 4.476 |  Purdue (PURDUE) | B10 | 2–5 | 0.286 | 97 | -6 | Lost to Wisconsin 20–31 |
| 85 | 14 | 4.541 |  Hawai'i (HAWAII) | IND WAC | 3–4 | 0.429 | 73 | -6 | Beat San José State 45–38 |
| 86 | -2 | 4.756 |  East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA) | USA | 3–4 | 0.429 | 73 | -8 | Lost to Memphis 24–27 |
| 87 | 1 | 4.770 |  Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN) | MAC | 3–5 | 0.375 | 88 | -7 | Lost to Miami (OH) 23–24 |
| 88 | -5 | 4.846 |  Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE) | SEC | 2–5 | 0.286 | 97 | -6 | Lost to Houston 16–28 |
| 89 | -4 | 4.882 |  San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE) | MWC | 3–5 | 0.375 | 88 | -8 | Lost to New Mexico 24–47 |
| 90 | -11 | 4.908 |  Illinois (ILLINOIS) | B10 | 2–5 | 0.286 | 97 | -6 | Lost to Penn State 10–63 |
| 91 | 2 | 4.923 |  Air Force (AIR FORCE) | MWC | 3–5 | 0.375 | 88 | -8 | Lost to TCU 10–48 |
| 92 | -10 | 4.949 |  NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE) | ACC | 2–4 | 0.333 | 92 | -7 | Lost to Wake Forest 19–27 |
| 93 | 5 | 5.038 |  UL Monroe (LOUISIANA MONROE) | SUN | 3–4 | 0.429 | 73 | -1 | BYE |
| 94 | 10 | 5.083 |  Troy (TROY) | SUN | 3–4 | 0.429 | 73 | -10 | Beat Florida International 18–13 |
| 95 | -8 | 5.133 |  UAB | USA | 3–4 | 0.429 | 73 | -12 | Lost to Southern Miss 28–37 |
| 96 | -15 | 5.184 |  Akron (AKRON) | MAC | 3–4 | 0.429 | 73 | -11 | Lost to Army 0–20 |
| 97 | 5 | 5.432 |  Washington (WASHINGTON) | PAC | 1–6 | 0.143 | 106 | -9 | Lost to USC 24–51 |
| 98 | 10 | 5.668 |  Army (ARMY) | IND FBSI | 1–6 | 0.143 | 106 | -11 | Beat Akron 20–0 |
| 99 | 1 | 5.727 |  Tulane (TULANE) | USA | 2–4 | 0.333 | 92 | -10 | Lost to UCF 24–34 |
| 100 | -5 | 5.771 |  SMU | USA | 2–6 | 0.250 | 102 | -10 | Lost to Tulsa 13–20 |
| 101 | -12 | 5.869 |  Middle Tennessee (MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE) | SUN | 2–4 | 0.333 | 92 | -8 | Lost to Louisiana 10–13 |
| 102 | 1 | 5.899 |  Utah State (UTAH STATE) | IND WAC | 2–4 | 0.333 | 92 | -10 | Lost to Boise State 21–45 |
| 103 | -6 | 5.947 |  Syracuse (SYRACUSE) | IND BE | 1–6 | 0.143 | 106 | -14 | Lost to Pittsburgh 17–34 |
| 104 | -8 | 5.981 |  Ball State (BALL STATE) | MAC | 1–6 | 0.143 | 106 | -10 | Lost to Ohio 21–38 |
| 105 | -4 | 6.083 |  North Texas (NORTH TEXAS) | SUN | 2–4 | 0.333 | 92 | -10 | Lost to Louisiana Tech 14–40 |
| 106 | 4 | 6.220 |  Arizona (ARIZONA) | PAC | 1–6 | 0.143 | 106 | -14 | Lost to Oregon 21–28 |
| 107 | 9 | 6.444 |  Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE) | SUN | 2–5 | 0.286 | 97 | -16 | Beat Middle Tennessee 13–10 |
| 108 | -3 | 6.449 |  Kentucky (KENTUCKY) | SEC | 1–5 | 0.167 | 104 | -14 | Lost to Ole Miss 7–13 |
| 109 | -3 | 6.482 |  Duke (DUKE) | ACC | 1–7 | 0.125 | 114 | -13 | Lost to Florida State 24–55 |
| 110 | -3 | 6.860 |  UNLV | MWC | 2–6 | 0.250 | 102 | -18 | Lost to Utah 32–42 |
| 111 | -2 | 7.280 |  Florida International (FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL) | SUN | 1–5 | 0.167 | 104 | -15 | Lost to Troy 13–18 |
| 112 | 5 | 7.303 |  New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE) | IND WAC | 0–7 | 0.000 | 116 | -16 | BYE |
| 113 | 0 | 7.324 |  Kent State (KENT STATE) | MAC | 1–6 | 0.143 | 106 | -20 | Lost to Northern Illinois 3–34 |
| 114 | -3 | 7.523 |  Rice (RICE) | USA | 0–6 | 0.000 | 116 | -13 | Lost to Navy 9–41 |
| 115 | -3 | 7.723 |  Temple (TEMPLE) | IND FBSI | 0–8 | 0.000 | 116 | -19 | Lost to Clemson 7–37 |
| 116 | -2 | 7.792 |  Florida Atlantic (FLORIDA ATLANTIC) | SUN | 1–7 | 0.125 | 114 | -21 | Lost to Arkansas State 0–3 |
| 117 | 2 | 8.133 |  Idaho (IDAHO) | IND WAC | 1–6 | 0.143 | 106 | -21 | Lost to Fresno State 10–40 |
| 118 | -3 | 8.138 |  San José State (SAN JOSE STATE) | IND WAC | 1–6 | 0.143 | 106 | -22 | Lost to Hawai'i 38–45 |
| 119 | -1 | 8.160 |  Buffalo (BUFFALO) | MAC | 0–7 | 0.000 | 116 | -22 | Lost to Toledo 15–38 |