2003 NCAA Division I-A football rankings
| 2003 NCAA Division I-A football rankings | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Season | 2003 | ||
| Bowl Season | 2003–04 bowl games | ||
| Preseason #1 | Oklahoma | ||
| End of Season Champions | USC (AP) LSU (Coaches) | ||
| Conference with most teams in final AP poll | Big 10, SEC (5) | ||
NCAA Division I-A football rankings
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| Increase in ranking | ||
| Decrease in ranking | ||
| Not ranked previous week | ||
| Selected for BCS National Championship Game | ||
| (#-#) | Win-loss record | |
| (Italics) | Number of first place votes | |
| т | Tied with team above or below also with this symbol |
AP poll
| Preseason |
Week 1 Sep 1 |
Week 2 Sep 7 |
Week 3 Sep 14 |
Week 4 Sep 21 |
Week 5 Sep 28 |
Week 6 Oct 5 |
Week 7 Oct 12 |
Week 8 Oct 19 |
Week 9 Oct 26 |
Week 10 Nov 2 |
Week 11 Nov 9 |
Week 12 Nov 16 |
Week 13 Nov 23 |
Week 14 Nov 30 |
Week 15 Dec 7 |
Week 16 (Final) Jan 5 |
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| 1. | Oklahoma (32) | Oklahoma (1–0) (30) | Oklahoma (2–0) (47) | Oklahoma (3–0) (50) | Oklahoma (4–0) (55) | Oklahoma (4–0) (57) | Oklahoma (5–0) (59) | Oklahoma (6–0) (61) | Oklahoma (7–0) (62) | Oklahoma (8–0) (62) | Oklahoma (9–0) (65) | Oklahoma (10–0) (65) | Oklahoma (11–0) (65) | Oklahoma (12–0) (65) | Oklahoma (12–0) (65) | USC (11–1) (42) | USC (12–1) (48) | 1. |
| 2. | Ohio State (27) | Ohio State (1–0) (25) | Miami (FL) (2–0) (2) | Miami (FL) (3–0) (3) | Miami (FL) (4–0) (3) | Miami (FL) (4–0) (3) | Miami (FL) (5–0) (1) | Miami (FL) (6–0) (3) | Miami (FL) (7–0) (3) | Miami (FL) (7–0) (3) | USC (8–1) | USC (8–1) | USC (9–1) | USC (10–1) | USC (10–1) | LSU (12–1) (21) | LSU (13–1) (17) | 2. |
| 3. | Miami (FL) (2) | Miami (FL) (1–0) (2) | Ohio State (2–0) (8) | Michigan (3–0) (4) | USC (3–0) (2) | Ohio State (5–0) (5) | Ohio State (5–0) (5) | Virginia Tech (6–0) | Virginia Tech (6–0) | USC (7–1) | Florida State (8–1) | LSU (8–1) | LSU (9–1) | LSU (10–1) | LSU (11–1) | Oklahoma (12–1) (2) | Oklahoma (12–2) | 3. |
| 4. | Michigan (2) | USC (1–0) (6) | USC (2–0) (4) | USC (3–0) (2) | Ohio State (4–0) (5) | Virginia Tech (4–0) | Virginia Tech (5–0) | Georgia (5–1) | Georgia (6–1) | Georgia (7–1) | LSU (8–1) | Ohio State (9–1) | Ohio State (10–1) | Michigan (10–2) | Michigan (10–2) | Michigan (10–2) | Ohio State (11–2) | 4. |
| 5. | Texas | Michigan (1–0) (2) | Michigan (2–0) (2) | Ohio State (3–0) (6) | Virginia Tech (3–0) | Florida State (5–0) | Florida State (5–0) | USC (5–1) | USC (6–1) | Florida State (7–1) | Virginia Tech (7–1) | Michigan (8–2) | Michigan (9–2) | Georgia (9–2) | Georgia (10–2) | Texas (10–2) | Miami (FL) (11–2) | 5. |
| 6. | Auburn (1) | Texas (1–0) | Texas (2–0) | Kansas State (4–0) | Florida State (4–0) | LSU (5–0) | LSU (5–0) | Washington State (5–1) | Florida State (6–1) | Washington State (7–1) | Miami (FL) (7–1) | Texas (8–2) | Georgia (8–2) | Texas (9–2) | Texas (10–2) | Tennessee (10–2) | Michigan (10–3) | 6. |
| 7. | Kansas State (1) | Kansas State (2–0) | Kansas State (3–0) | Georgia (3–0) | LSU (4–0) | Tennessee (4–0) | Arkansas (4–0) | Florida State (5–1) | Washington State (6–1) | LSU (7–1) | Ohio State (8–1) | Georgia (7–2) | Texas (9–2) | Tennessee (9–2) | Tennessee (10–2) | Ohio State (10–2) | Georgia (11–3) | 7. |
| 8. | USC | Georgia (1–0) | Georgia (2–0) | Virginia Tech (2–0) | Tennessee (3–0) | Arkansas (4–0) | Georgia (4–1) | Ohio State (5–1) | Ohio State (6–1) | Ohio State (7–1) | Michigan (8–2) | Washington State (8–2) | Washington State (9–2) | Ohio State (10–2) | Ohio State (10–2) | Kansas State (11–3) | Iowa (10–3) | 8. |
| 9. | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech (1–0) | Virginia Tech (2–0) | Pittsburgh (2–0) | Arkansas (3–0) | Michigan (4–1) | USC (4–1) | Iowa (5–1) | LSU (6–1) | Michigan State (7–1) | Georgia (7–2) | Tennessee (7–2) | Tennessee (8–2) | Florida State (9–2) | Florida State (10–2) | Florida State (10–2) | Washington State (10–3) | 9. |
| 10. | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh (0–0) | Florida State (2–0) | Florida State (3–0) | Oregon (4–0) | USC (3–1) | Nebraska (5–0) | LSU (5–1) | Purdue (6–1) | Virginia Tech (6–1) | Iowa (7–2) | TCU (9–0) | TCU (10–0) | Miami (FL) (9–2) | Miami (FL) (10–2) | Miami (FL) (10–2) | Miami (OH) (13–1) | 10. |
| 11. | Georgia | Florida State (1–0) | Pittsburgh (2–0) | LSU (3–0) | Michigan (3–1) | Georgia (3–1) | Texas (4–1) | Arkansas (4–1) | Michigan State (7–1) | Michigan (7–2) | Texas (7–2) | Purdue (8–2) | Florida State (9–2) | Florida (8–3) | Purdue (9–3) | Georgia (10–3) | Florida State (10–3) | 11. |
| 12. | Tennessee | Tennessee (1–0) | LSU (1–0) | Tennessee (2–0) | Georgia (3–1) | Nebraska (4–0) | Washington State (5–1) | Northern Illinois (6–0) | Northern Illinois (7–0) | Nebraska (7–1) | Washington State (7–2) | Virginia Tech (7–2) | Virginia Tech (8–2) | Purdue (9–3) | Iowa (9–3) | Purdue (9–3) | Texas (10–3) | 12. |
| 13. | Florida State | LSU (1–0) | Tennessee (2–0) | Texas (1–1) | Iowa (4–0) | Texas (3–1) | Tennessee (4–1) | Purdue (5–1) | Michigan (6–2) | Iowa (6–2) | TCU (8–0) | Florida State (8–2) | Florida (8–3) | Iowa (9–3) | Kansas State (10–3) | Iowa (9–3) | Ole Miss (10–3) | 13. |
| 14. | LSU | North Carolina State (1–0) | Wisconsin (1–0) | Arkansas (2–0) | Texas (2–1) | Washington State (4–1) | Iowa (5–1) | Wisconsin (6–1) | Nebraska (6–1) | Oklahoma State (7–1) | Michigan State (7–2) | Miami (FL) (7–2) | Miami (FL) (8–2) | Kansas State (10–3) | Miami (OH) (11–1) | Miami (OH) (11–1) | Kansas State (11–4) | 14. |
| 15. | Maryland | Virginia (1–0) | Notre Dame (1–0) | Nebraska (3–0) | Nebraska (3–0) | Pittsburgh (3–1) | Pittsburgh (3–1) | Michigan State (6–1) | TCU (7–0) | TCU (8–0) | Bowling Green (7–1) | Florida (6–3) | Ole Miss (8–2) | Miami (OH) (10–1) | Washington State (9–3) | Washington State (9–3) | Tennessee (10–3) | 15. |
| 16. | NC State | Purdue (0–0) | Arizona State (1–0) | Arizona State (2–0) | Kansas State (4–1) | Kansas State (4–1) | Northern Illinois (5–0) | TCU (6–0) | Iowa (5–2) | Texas (6–2) | Purdue (7–2) | Pittsburgh (7–2) | Purdue (8–3) | Washington State (9–3) | Florida (8–4) | Ole Miss (9–3) | Boise State (13–1) | 16. |
| 17. | Washington | Auburn (0–1) | Colorado (2–0) | Florida (2–1) | Pittsburgh (2–1) | Northern Illinois (4–0) | Minnesota (6–0) | Michigan (5–2) | Auburn (5–2) | Bowling Green (7–1) | Florida (6–3) | Ole Miss (8–2) | Iowa (8–3) | Ole Miss (8–3) | Ole Miss (9–3) | Florida (8–4) | Maryland (10–3) | 17. |
| 18. | Virginia | Wisconsin (1–0) | Nebraska (2–0) | Iowa (3–0) | Washington (2–1) | Washington (3–1) | Purdue (4–1) | Auburn (4–2) | Oklahoma State (6–1) | Purdue (6–2) | Tennessee (6–2) | Nebraska (8–2) | Miami (OH) (9–1) | Boise State (10–1) | Boise State (11–1) | Boise State (12–1) | Purdue (9–4) | 18. |
| 19. | Purdue | Notre Dame (0–0) | Wake Forest (2–0) | Washington (1–1) | TCU (3–0) | Oregon (4–1) | TCU (5–0) | Nebraska (5–1) | Texas (5–2) | Tennessee (5–2) | Nebraska (7–2) | Minnesota (9–2) | Kansas State (9–3) | TCU (10–1) | TCU (11–1) | TCU (11–1) | Nebraska (10–3) | 19. |
| 20. | Notre Dame | Arizona State (0–0) | Florida (2–0) | TCU (2–0) | Northern Illinois (3–0) | TCU (4–0) | Michigan (4–2) | Texas (4–2) | Wisconsin (6–2) | Ole Miss (6–2) | Ole Miss (7–2) | Iowa (7–3) | Boise State (9–1) | Pittsburgh (8–3) | Bowling Green (10–2) | West Virginia (8–4) | Minnesota (10–3) | 20. |
| 21. | Wisconsin | Florida (1–0) | Washington (1–1) | Alabama (2–1) | Washington State (3–1) | Minnesota (5–0) | Michigan State (5–1) | Tennessee (4–2) | Arkansas (4–2) | Missouri (6–2) | Oklahoma State (7–2) | Michigan State (7–3) | Pittsburgh (7–3) | Virginia Tech (8–3) | West Virginia (8–4) | Oklahoma State (9–3) | Utah (10–2) | 21. |
| 22. | Arizona State | Washington (0–1) | TCU (2–0) | Oregon (3–0) | Purdue (2–1) | Purdue (3–1) | Kansas State (4–2) | Oregon State (5–1) | Tennessee (4–2) | Northern Illinois (7–1) | Missouri (6–2) | Northern Illinois (9–1) | Bowling Green (8–2) | Bowling Green (9–2) | Oklahoma State (9–3) | Nebraska (9–3) | Clemson (9–4) | 22. |
| 23. | Colorado State | Nebraska (1–0) | Iowa (2–0) | Missouri (3–0) | Missouri (4–0) | Iowa (4–1) | Wisconsin (5–1) | Oklahoma State (5–1) | Bowling Green (6–1) | Florida (5–3) | Northern Illinois (8–1) | Miami (OH) (8–1) | Nebraska (8–3) | Oklahoma State (9–3) | Nebraska (9–3) | Maryland (9–3) | Bowling Green (11–3) | 23. |
| 24. | Oklahoma State | Colorado (1–0) | NC State (1–1) | Washington State (2–1) | Minnesota (4–0) | Florida (3–2) | Oregon State (5–1) | Missouri (5–1) | Utah (6–1) | Minnesota (7–2) | Minnesota (8–2) | Boise State (8–1) | Oklahoma State (8–3) | West Virginia (7–4) | Maryland (9–3) | Minnesota (9–3) | Florida (8–5) | 24. |
| 25. | TCU | TCU (0–0) | South Carolina (2–0) | Purdue (1–1) | Florida (2–2) | Michigan State (4–1) | Virginia (4–1) | Minnesota (6–1) | Florida (5–3) | Pittsburgh (5–2) | Pittsburgh (6–2) | Bowling Green (7–2) | West Virginia (6–4) | Nebraska (8–3) | Minnesota (9–3) | Utah (9–2) | TCU (11–2) | 25. |
| Preseason |
Week 1 Sep 1 |
Week 2 Sep 7 |
Week 3 Sep 14 |
Week 4 Sep 21 |
Week 5 Sep 28 |
Week 6 Oct 5 |
Week 7 Oct 12 |
Week 8 Oct 19 |
Week 9 Oct 26 |
Week 10 Nov 2 |
Week 11 Nov 9 |
Week 12 Nov 16 |
Week 13 Nov 23 |
Week 14 Nov 30 |
Week 15 Dec 7 |
Week 16 (Final) Jan 5 |
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| Dropped: Maryland Colorado State Oklahoma State |
Dropped: Virginia Purdue Auburn |
Dropped: Wisconsin Notre Dame Colorado Wake Forest North Carolina State South Carolina |
Dropped: Arizona State Alabama |
Dropped: Missouri |
Dropped: Washington Oregon Florida |
Dropped: Pittsburgh Kansas State Virginia |
Dropped: Oregon State Missouri Minnesota |
Dropped: Auburn Wisconsin Arkansas Utah |
Dropped: None |
Dropped: Oklahoma State Missouri |
Dropped: Minnesota Michigan State Northern Illinois |
Dropped: None |
Dropped: Pittsburgh Virginia Tech |
Dropped: Bowling Green |
Dropped: West Virginia Oklahoma State |
Final Coaches' poll
| Ranking | Team |
|---|---|
| 1 | LSU |
| 2 | USC |
| 3 | Oklahoma |
| 4 | Ohio State |
| 5 | Miami (FL) |
| 6 | Georgia |
| 7 | Michigan |
| 8 | Iowa |
| 9 | Washington State |
| 10 | Florida State |
| 11 | Texas |
| 12 | Miami (OH) |
| 13 | Kansas State |
| 14 | Mississippi |
| 15 | Boise State |
| 16 | Tennessee |
| 17 | Minnesota |
| 18 | Nebraska |
| 19 | Purdue |
| 20 | Maryland |
| 21 | Utah |
| 22 | Clemson |
| 23 | Bowling Green |
| 24 | TCU |
| 25 | Florida |
BCS Standings
The Bowl Championship Series determined the two teams that competed in the BCS National Championship Game, the 2004 Sugar Bowl.
| Week 8 Oct 20 | Week 9 Oct 27 | Week 10 Nov 3 | Week 11 Nov 10 | Week 12 Nov 17 | Week 13 Nov 24 | Week 14 Dec 1 | Week 15 (Final) Dec 7 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Oklahoma (7-0) | Oklahoma (8-0) | Oklahoma (9-0) | Oklahoma (10-0) | Oklahoma (11-0) | Oklahoma (12-0) | Oklahoma (12-0) | Oklahoma (12-1) | 1. |
| 2. | Miami (FL) (7-0) | Miami (FL) (7-0) | USC (8-1) | USC (8-1) | Ohio State (10-1) | USC (10-1) | USC (10-1) | LSU (12-1) | 2. |
| 3. | Virginia Tech (6-0) | Florida State (7-1) | Florida State (8-1) | Ohio State (9-1) | USC (9-1) | LSU (10-1) | LSU (11-1) | USC (11-1) | 3. |
| 4. | Georgia (6-1) | USC (7-1) | Miami (FL) (7-1) | LSU (8-1) | LSU (9-1) | Michigan (10-2) | Michigan (10-2) | Michigan (10-2) | 4. |
| 5. | Florida State (6-1) | Georgia (7-1) | Ohio State (8-1) | Texas (8-2) | Texas (9-2) | Ohio State (10-2) | Ohio State (10-2) | Ohio State (10-2) | 5. |
| 6. | Ohio State (6-1) | Ohio State (7-1) | Virginia Tech (7-1) | TCU (9-0) | Georgia (8-2) | Texas (9-2) | Texas (10-2) | Texas (10-2) | 6. |
| 7. | USC (6-1) | LSU (7-1) | LSU (8-1) | Tennessee (7-2) | Tennessee (8-2) | Georgia (9-2) | Georgia (10-2) | Florida State (10-2) | 7. |
| 8. | Purdue (6-1) | Washington State (7-1) | Michigan (8-2) | Michigan (8-2) | TCU (10-0) | Tennessee (9-2) | Florida State (10-2) | Tennessee (10-2) | 8. |
| 9. | Washington State (6-1) | Nebraska (7-1) | TCU (8-0) | Georgia (7-2) | Michigan (9-2) | Florida State (9-2) | Tennessee (10-2) | Miami (FL) (10-2) | 9. |
| 10. | Northern Illinois (7-0) | Michigan State (7-1) | Georgia (7-2) | Washington State (8-2) | Washington State (9-2) | Miami (FL) (9-2) | Miami (FL) (10-2) | Kansas State (11-3) | 10. |
| 11. | Nebraska (6-1) | Iowa (6-2) | Iowa (7-2) | Purdue (8-2) | Florida State (9-2) | Florida (8-3) | Miami (OH) (11-1) | Miami (OH) (11-1) | 11. |
| 12. | LSU (6-1) | TCU (8-0) | Texas (7-2) | Miami (FL) (7-2) | Miami (FL) (8-2) | Iowa (9-3) | Iowa (9-3) | Georgia (10-3) | 12. |
| 13. | Michigan State (7-1) | Michigan (7-2) | Tennessee (6-2) | Florida State (8-2) | Florida (8-3) | Miami (OH) (10-1) | Purdue (9-3) | Iowa (9-3) | 13. |
| 14. | TCU (7-0) | Oklahoma State (7-1) | Purdue (7-2) | Florida (6-3) | Miami (OH) (9-1) | Purdue (9-3) | Florida (8-4) | Purdue (9-3) | 14. |
| 15. | Iowa (5-2) | Tennessee (5-2) | Washington State (7-2) | Virginia Tech (7-2) | Ole Miss (8-2) | Washington State (9-3) | Kansas State (10-3) | Florida (8-4) | 15. |
| 16. | — | Virginia Tech (6-1) | Bowling Green (7-1) | Miami (OH) (8-1) | Purdue (8-3) | Kansas State (10-3) | Washington State (9-3) | Washington State (9-3) | 16. |
| 17. | — | Bowling Green (7-1) | Florida (6-3) | Nebraska (8-2) | Virginia Tech (8-2) | TCU (10-1) | TCU (11-1) | Boise State (12-1) | 17. |
| 18. | — | Purdue (6-2) | Nebraska (7-2) | Ole Miss (8-2) | Iowa (8-3) | Ole Miss (8-3) | Bowling Green (10-2) | TCU (11-1) | 18. |
| 19. | — | Miami (OH) (7-1) | Oklahoma State (7-2) | Pittsburgh (7-2) | Kansas State (9-3) | Boise State (10-1) | Boise State (11-1) | Ole Miss (9-3) | 19. |
| 20. | — | Missouri (6-2) | Michigan State (7-2) | Iowa (7-3) | Bowling Green (8-2) | Bowling Green (9-2) | Ole Miss (9-3) | Nebraska (9-3) | 20. |
| 21. | — | Florida (5-3) | Miami (OH) (7-1) | Northern Illinois (9-1) | Oklahoma State (8-3) | Oklahoma State (9-3) | Nebraska (9-3) | Oklahoma State (9-3) | 21. |
| 22. | — | Texas (6-2) | Northern Illinois (8-1) | Minnesota (9-2) | Nebraska (8-3) | Utah (9-2) | Oklahoma State (9-3) | Utah (9-2) | 22. |
| 23. | — | Northern Illinois (7-1) | Ole Miss (7-2) | Bowling Green (7-2) | Boise State (9-1) | Nebraska (8-3) | Utah (9-2) | Maryland (9-3) | 23. |
| 24. | — | Minnesota (7-2) | Missouri (6-2) | Michigan State (7-3) | Utah (8-2) | Arkansas (8-3) | Maryland (9-3) | Bowling Green (10-3) | 24. |
| 25. | — | UCLA (6-2) | Pittsburgh (6-2) | Oklahoma State (7-3) | Pittsburgh (7-3) | Pittsburgh (8-3) | Minnesota (9-3) | Minnesota (9-3) | 25. |
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