2004 Week 4 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 | 7 | 0.503 |  Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS) |  USA | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +2 | BYE |
| 2 | 36 | 0.578 |  Miami (MIAMI) |  ACC | 2–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +3 | Beat Louisiana Tech 48–0 |
| 3 | 6 | 0.648 |  California (CALIFORNIA) |  PAC | 2–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +3 | BYE |
| 4 | 2 | 0.704 |  Purdue (PURDUE) |  B10 | 2–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +2 | BYE |
| 5 | 17 | 0.839 |  Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE) | IND BE | 3–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +4 | Beat UConn 27–7 |
| 6 | -1 | 0.867 |  Utah (UTAH) |  MWC | 3–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +4 | Beat Utah State 48–6 |
| 7 | 11 | 0.870 |  Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE) | PAC | 3–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +4 | Beat Iowa 44–7 |
| 8 | 2 | 0.872 |  Texas (TEXAS) |  B12 | 2–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +2 | BYE |
| 9 | 4 | 0.904 |  Virginia (VIRGINIA) | ACC | 3–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +3 | Beat Akron 51–0 |
| 10 | 1 | 0.946 |  Stanford (STANFORD) | PAC | 2–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +2 | BYE |
| 11 | 4 | 0.969 |  USC | PAC | 3–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +3 | Beat BYU 42–10 |
| 12 | 2 | 1.066 |  Auburn (AUBURN) |  SEC | 3–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +3 | Beat LSU 10–9 |
| 13 | 6 | 1.150 |  Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE) | B12 | 3–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +2 | Beat SMU 59–7 |
| 14 | -2 | 1.168 |  Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA) | B12 | 3–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +2 | Beat Oregon 31–7 |
| 15 | 13 | 1.198 |  Louisville (LOUISVILLE) | USA | 2–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +1 | BYE |
| 16 | 13 | 1.209 |  West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA) | IND BE | 3–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +2 | Beat Maryland 19–16 |
| 17 | 9 | 1.252 |  Boise State (BOISE STATE) | IND WAC | 3–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +2 | Beat UTEP 47–31 |
| 18 | 6 | 1.268 |  Colorado (COLORADO) | B12 | 3–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +2 | Beat North Texas 52–21 |
| 19 | -3 | 1.342 |  Alabama (ALABAMA) | SEC | 3–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +2 | Beat FCS 52–0 |
| 20 | 11 | 1.347 |  Tennessee (TENNESSEE) | SEC | 2–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +1 | Beat Florida 30–28 |
| 21 | 0 | 1.349 |  Ohio State (OHIO STATE) | B10 | 3–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +2 | Beat NC State 22–14 |
| 22 | -5 | 1.358 |  Fresno State (FRESNO STATE) | IND WAC | 3–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +2 | Beat FCS 27–17 |
| 23 | 11 | 1.417 |  Georgia (GEORGIA) | SEC | 3–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +2 | Beat Marshall 13–3 |
| 24 | 15 | 1.543 |  Rice (RICE) | IND WAC | 2–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +1 | Beat Hawai'i 41–29 |
| 25 | -21 | 1.543 |  Iowa (IOWA) | B10 | 2–1 | 0.667 | 29 | +3 | Lost to Arizona State 7–44 |
| 26 | 9 | 1.544 |  Wisconsin (WISCONSIN) | B10 | 3–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +1 | Beat Arizona 9–7 |
| 27 | 14 | 1.572 |  Minnesota (MINNESOTA) | B10 | 3–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +1 | Beat Colorado State 34–16 |
| 28 | 17 | 1.653 |  Memphis (MEMPHIS) | USA | 3–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +1 | Beat Arkansas State 47–35 |
| 29 | -22 | 1.709 |  Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH) | IND WAC | 2–1 | 0.667 | 29 | +3 | Lost to Miami 0–48 |
| 30 | 10 | 1.711 |  Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M) | B12 | 2–1 | 0.667 | 29 | +2 | Beat Clemson 27–6 |
| 31 | 11 | 1.724 |  UCLA | PAC | 2–1 | 0.667 | 29 | +2 | Beat Washington 37–31 |
| 32 | 63 | 1.731 |  Kentucky (KENTUCKY) | SEC | 1–1 | 0.500 | 60 | +2 | Beat Indiana 51–32 |
| 33 | 15 | 1.802 |  Navy (NAVY) | IND FBSI | 3–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat Tulsa 29–0 |
| 34 | 22 | 1.847 |  South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA) | SEC | 2–1 | 0.667 | 29 | +1 | Beat South Florida 34–3 |
| 35 | 18 | 1.874 |  Arkansas (ARKANSAS) | SEC | 2–1 | 0.667 | 29 | +1 | Beat UL Monroe 49–20 |
| 36 | -11 | 1.884 |  Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH) | ACC | 2–1 | 0.667 | 29 | +1 | Beat Duke 41–17 |
| 37 | 43 | 1.899 |  Michigan (MICHIGAN) | B10 | 2–1 | 0.667 | 29 | +2 | Beat San Diego State 24–21 |
| 38 | -18 | 1.918 |  Maryland (MARYLAND) | ACC | 2–1 | 0.667 | 29 | +2 | Lost to West Virginia 16–19 |
| 39 | -9 | 2.022 |  LSU | SEC | 2–1 | 0.667 | 29 | +1 | Lost to Auburn 9–10 |
| 40 | 45 | 2.027 |  North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA) | ACC | 2–1 | 0.667 | 29 | +2 | Beat Georgia Tech 34–13 |
| 41 | 23 | 2.046 |  Florida State (FLORIDA STATE) | ACC | 1–1 | 0.500 | 60 | +1 | Beat UAB 34–7 |
| 42 | 4 | 2.098 |  Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE) | PAC | 2–1 | 0.667 | 29 | +1 | Beat Idaho 49–8 |
| 43 | 19 | 2.123 |  Nebraska (NEBRASKA) | B12 | 2–1 | 0.667 | 29 | +1 | Beat Pittsburgh 24–17 |
| 44 | -42 | 2.189 |  Florida (FLORIDA) | SEC | 1–1 | 0.500 | 60 | +1 | Lost to Tennessee 28–30 |
| 45 | 9 | 2.294 |  Penn State (PENN STATE) | B10 | 2–1 | 0.667 | 29 | 0 | Beat UCF 37–13 |
| 46 | 12 | 2.363 |  Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME) | IND FBSI | 2–1 | 0.667 | 29 | +1 | Beat Michigan State 31–24 |
| 47 | 20 | 2.429 |  Syracuse (SYRACUSE) | IND BE | 2–1 | 0.667 | 29 | +1 | Beat Cincinnati 19–7 |
| 48 | 39 | 2.429 |  Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH) | B12 | 2–1 | 0.667 | 29 | 0 | Beat TCU 70–35 |
| 49 | 32 | 2.476 |  Kansas State (KANSAS STATE) | B12 | 2–1 | 0.667 | 29 | +1 | Beat Louisiana 40–20 |
| 50 | 5 | 2.508 |  Missouri (MISSOURI) | B12 | 2–1 | 0.667 | 29 | -1 | Beat Ball State 48–0 |
| 51 | -1 | 2.584 |  BYU | MWC | 1–2 | 0.333 | 75 | +2 | Lost to USC 10–42 |
| 52 | -20 | 2.587 |  TCU | USA | 2–1 | 0.667 | 29 | 0 | Lost to Texas Tech 35–70 |
| 53 | -30 | 2.640 |  Troy (TROY) |  SUN | 2–1 | 0.667 | 29 | 0 | Lost to New Mexico State 18–22 |
| 54 | 12 | 2.669 |  Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN) | B10 | 1–2 | 0.333 | 75 | +1 | Beat Kansas 20–17 |
| 55 | -11 | 2.673 |  UConn (CONNECTICUT) | IND BE | 2–1 | 0.667 | 29 | 0 | Lost to Boston College 7–27 |
| 56 | 15 | 2.733 |  Iowa State (IOWA STATE) | B12 | 2–1 | 0.667 | 29 | 0 | Beat Northern Illinois 48–41 |
| 57 | 42 | 2.733 |  Illinois (ILLINOIS) | B10 | 2–1 | 0.667 | 29 | 0 | Beat Western Michigan 30–27 |
| 58 | 5 | 2.788 |  Nevada (NEVADA) | IND WAC | 2–1 | 0.667 | 29 | -1 | Beat Buffalo 38–13 |
| 59 | 25 | 2.811 |  Air Force (AIR FORCE) | MWC | 2–1 | 0.667 | 29 | 0 | Beat UNLV 27–10 |
| 60 | -33 | 2.838 |  Kansas (KANSAS) | B12 | 2–1 | 0.667 | 29 | -1 | Lost to Northwestern 17–20 |
| 61 | -28 | 2.845 |  Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH) | ACC | 2–1 | 0.667 | 29 | 0 | Lost to North Carolina 13–34 |
| 62 | -26 | 2.919 |  Indiana (INDIANA) | B10 | 2–1 | 0.667 | 29 | 0 | Lost to Kentucky 32–51 |
| 63 | -60 | 3.075 |  Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH) | IND BE | 1–1 | 0.500 | 60 | 0 | Lost to Nebraska 17–24 |
| 64 | -17 | 3.128 |  NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE) | ACC | 1–1 | 0.500 | 60 | 0 | Lost to Ohio State 14–22 |
| 65 | 4 | 3.251 |  Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN) |  MAC | 1–1 | 0.500 | 60 | 0 | BYE |
| 66 | -9 | 3.264 |  Cincinnati (CINCINNATI) | USA | 1–2 | 0.333 | 75 | +1 | Lost to Syracuse 7–19 |
| 67 | 45 | 3.272 |  New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE) | SUN | 1–2 | 0.333 | 75 | +1 | Beat Troy 22–18 |
| 68 | -25 | 3.284 |  Clemson (CLEMSON) | ACC | 1–2 | 0.333 | 75 | 0 | Lost to Texas A&M 6–27 |
| 69 | 20 | 3.414 |  Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST) | ACC | 2–1 | 0.667 | 29 | -2 | Beat FCS 42–3 |
| 70 | 33 | 3.449 |  Rutgers (RUTGERS) | IND BE | 2–1 | 0.667 | 29 | +2 | Beat Kent State 29–21 |
| 71 | 1 | 3.478 |  Oregon State (OREGON STATE) | PAC | 1–2 | 0.333 | 75 | 0 | Beat New Mexico 17–7 |
| 72 | -71 | 3.479 |  UAB | USA | 1–1 | 0.500 | 60 | 0 | Lost to Florida State 7–34 |
| 73 | 5 | 3.483 |  Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI) | SEC | 1–2 | 0.333 | 75 | 0 | Beat Vanderbilt 26–23 |
| 74 | 1 | 3.614 |  Arizona (ARIZONA) | PAC | 1–2 | 0.333 | 75 | 0 | Lost to Wisconsin 7–9 |
| 75 | 17 | 3.624 |  Houston (HOUSTON) | USA | 1–2 | 0.333 | 75 | 0 | Beat Army 35–21 |
| 76 | 26 | 3.735 |  San José State (SAN JOSE STATE) | IND WAC | 1–1 | 0.500 | 60 | 0 | Beat FCS 47–28 |
| 77 | 0 | 3.766 |  UTEP | IND WAC | 1–2 | 0.333 | 75 | 0 | Lost to Boise State 31–47 |
| 78 | 8 | 3.869 |  Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE) | B10 | 1–2 | 0.333 | 75 | -1 | Lost to Notre Dame 24–31 |
| 79 | -18 | 3.872 |  Utah State (UTAH STATE) | SUN | 1–2 | 0.333 | 75 | 0 | Lost to Utah 6–48 |
| 80 | -29 | 3.973 |  San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE) | MWC | 1–1 | 0.500 | 60 | -1 | Lost to Michigan 21–24 |
| 81 | 19 | 3.990 |  Wyoming (WYOMING) | MWC | 1–1 | 0.500 | 60 | -1 | BYE |
| 82 | 9 | 4.003 |  Colorado State (COLORADO STATE) | MWC | 0–3 | 0.000 | 98 | 0 | Lost to Minnesota 16–34 |
| 83 | -23 | 4.017 |  Marshall (MARSHALL) | MAC | 0–3 | 0.000 | 98 | -1 | Lost to Georgia 3–13 |
| 84 | -25 | 4.081 |  New Mexico (NEW MEXICO) | MWC | 1–2 | 0.333 | 75 | -1 | Lost to Oregon State 7–17 |
| 85 | 24 | 4.128 |  Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH)) | MAC | 2–2 | 0.500 | 60 | -2 | Beat Ohio 40–20 |
| 86 | 19 | 4.146 |  Toledo (TOLEDO) | MAC | 1–2 | 0.333 | 75 | 0 | Beat Eastern Michigan 42–32 |
| 87 | -35 | 4.325 |  South Florida (SOUTH FLORIDA) | USA | 1–1 | 0.500 | 60 | -1 | Lost to South Carolina 3–34 |
| 88 | 6 | 4.349 |  Temple (TEMPLE) | IND BE | 1–2 | 0.333 | 75 | -1 | Beat FCS 38–7 |
| 89 | -1 | 4.586 |  UNLV | MWC | 0–3 | 0.000 | 98 | -1 | Lost to Air Force 10–27 |
| 90 | -8 | 4.681 |  Tulsa (TULSA) | IND WAC | 0–3 | 0.000 | 98 | -1 | Lost to Navy 0–29 |
| 91 | -8 | 4.702 |  Washington (WASHINGTON) | PAC | 0–2 | 0.000 | 98 | -1 | Lost to UCLA 31–37 |
| 92 | -16 | 4.731 |  Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS) | MAC | 1–2 | 0.333 | 75 | -2 | Lost to Iowa State 41–48 |
| 93 | -14 | 4.780 |  Kent State (KENT STATE) | MAC | 1–2 | 0.333 | 75 | -2 | Lost to Rutgers 21–29 |
| 94 | -30 | 4.803 |  Oregon (OREGON) | PAC | 0–2 | 0.000 | 98 | -1 | Lost to Oklahoma 7–31 |
| 95 | -21 | 4.811 |  Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE) | SUN | 1–2 | 0.333 | 75 | -2 | Lost to Kansas State 20–40 |
| 96 | -3 | 4.858 |  UCF (CENTRAL FLORIDA) | MAC | 0–3 | 0.000 | 98 | -1 | Lost to Penn State 13–37 |
| 97 | -48 | 4.903 |  Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE) | SEC | 1–2 | 0.333 | 75 | +1 | Lost to FCS 7–9 |
| 98 | 6 | 4.904 |  Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN) | MAC | 1–2 | 0.333 | 75 | -2 | Lost to Illinois 27–30 |
| 99 | -29 | 5.129 |  Duke (DUKE) | ACC | 0–3 | 0.000 | 98 | -2 | Lost to Virginia Tech 17–41 |
| 100 | 7 | 5.149 |  East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA) | USA | 0–2 | 0.000 | 98 | -1 | BYE |
| 101 | 0 | 5.200 |  Tulane (TULANE) | USA | 1–1 | 0.500 | 60 | -2 | BYE |
| 102 | -12 | 5.234 |  Baylor (BAYLOR) | B12 | 1–1 | 0.500 | 60 | -1 | BYE |
| 103 | -7 | 5.278 |  Ball State (BALL STATE) | MAC | 0–3 | 0.000 | 98 | -1 | Lost to Missouri 0–48 |
| 104 | -6 | 5.414 |  UL Monroe (LOUISIANA MONROE) | SUN | 0–2 | 0.000 | 98 | -1 | Lost to Arkansas 20–49 |
| 105 | -68 | 5.741 |  Middle Tennessee (MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE) | SUN | 1–1 | 0.500 | 60 | 0 | Lost to FCS 20–27 |
| 106 | 2 | 5.817 |  Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN) | MAC | 1–2 | 0.333 | 75 | -3 | Beat FCS 44–27 |
| 107 | 6 | 5.847 |  Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE) | SUN | 0–3 | 0.000 | 98 | -2 | Lost to Memphis 35–47 |
| 108 | -35 | 5.957 |  Ohio (OHIO) | MAC | 1–2 | 0.333 | 75 | -3 | Lost to Miami (OH) 20–40 |
| 109 | 1 | 6.064 |  SMU | IND WAC | 0–3 | 0.000 | 98 | -2 | Lost to Oklahoma State 7–59 |
| 110 | -42 | 6.186 |  Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN) | MAC | 1–2 | 0.333 | 75 | -3 | Lost to Toledo 32–42 |
| 111 | -5 | 6.715 |  Akron (AKRON) | MAC | 0–3 | 0.000 | 98 | -2 | Lost to Virginia 0–51 |
| 112 | -15 | 6.980 |  Army (ARMY) | USA | 0–2 | 0.000 | 98 | -2 | Lost to Houston 21–35 |
| 113 | 1 | 7.231 |  Buffalo (BUFFALO) | MAC | 0–3 | 0.000 | 98 | -4 | Lost to Nevada 13–38 |
| 114 | -3 | 7.258 |  Idaho (IDAHO) | SUN | 0–3 | 0.000 | 98 | -3 | Lost to Washington State 8–49 |
| 115 | 1 | 7.624 |  North Texas (NORTH TEXAS) | SUN | 0–3 | 0.000 | 98 | 0 | Lost to Colorado 21–52 |
| 116 | -1 | 7.773 |  Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT) | SEC | 0–2 | 0.000 | 98 | -3 | Lost to Ole Miss 23–26 |
| 117 | 0 | 8.200 |  Hawai'i (HAWAII) | IND WAC | 0–2 | 0.000 | 98 | 0 | Lost to Rice 29–41 |