DAVETGC'S Rankings-117 NCAA-Division I Teams
Sunday, December 7, 2003
1-LSU 12-1; Loss to Florida 7-19, SEC #1-BCS-Sugar Bowl vs. Oklahoma
2-Michigan 10-2; Losses to Oregon 27-31, Iowa 27-30, Big Ten #1-BCS-Rose Bowl vs. Southern California

3-USC 11-1; Upset by California 30-33 3OT, PAC-10 Champs-BCS-Rose Bowl vs. Michigan
4-Oklahoma 12-1; Big 12 #1-BCS-Sugar Bowl vs. LSU, Loss to Kansas State 7-35
5-Ohio State 10-2; Losses to Wisconsin 10-17, Michigan 21-35, Big Ten #2-BCS-Fiesta Bowl vs. Kansas State
6-Georgia 10-3; Losses to LSU 10-17 and 13-34, Florida 13-16, beat Tennessee, SEC #2-Capital One Bowl vs. Purdue
7-Kansas State 11-3, Losses to Texas 20-24; Oklahoma State 34-38, upset by Marshall 20-27; Big 12 #1-Fiesta Bowl vs. Ohio State
8-Mississippi 9-3; Upset by Memphis State 34-44, Texas Tech 45-49, loss to LSU 14-17, beat Florida, Alabama, Arkansas, Auburn; SEC #3-Cotton Bowl vs. Oklahoma State
9-Auburn 7-5; Losses to USC 0-23, Georgia Tech 3-17, LSU 7-31, Mississippi 20-24, Georgia 7-26, SEC #5-Music City Bowl vs. Wisconsin
10-Tennessee 10-2; Losses to Auburn, 21-28, Georgia 14-41, SEC #6-Peach Bowl vs. Clemson
11-Miami-Florida 10-2; Big East Champs-Orange Bowl vs. Ohio State, losses to Virginia Tech 7-31, Tennessee 6-10
12-Florida State 10-2; Losses to Miami-FL 14-22, Clemson 10-26, ACC Champs-BCS-Rose Bowl vs. Michigan
13-Florida 8-4; Losses to Miami-FL 33-38, Tennessee 10-24, Mississippi 17-20, beat LSU, Arkansas, SEC #6-Outback Bowl vs. Iowa
14-West Virginia 8-4; Losses to Wisconsin 17-24, Cincinnati 13-15, Maryland 7-34, Miami-FL 20-22, beat Virginia Tech/Pittsburgh; Big East #2-Gator Bowl vs. Maryland
15-Arkansas 8-4; Losses to Auburn 3-10, Florida 28-33, Mississippi 7-19, LSU 24-55, SEC #7-Independence Bowl vs. Missouri
16-Texas 10-2; Losses to Arkansas 28-38, Oklahoma 13-65, Big 12 #3, Holiday Bowl vs. Washington State
17-Oklahoma State 9-3; Losses to Nebraska 7-17, Oklahoma 9-52, Texas 16-55, Big 12 #5-Cotton Bowl vs. Mississippi
18-Nebraska 9-3; Losses to Missouri 24-41, Texas 7-31, Kansas State 9-38, Big 12 #4-Alamo Bowl vs. Michigan State
19-Purdue 9-3; Losses to Bowling Green 26-27, Michigan 3-31, Ohio State 13-16 OT; Big Ten #3-Capital One Bowl vs. Georgia
20-Washington State 9-3; PAC-10 #2-Losses to Notre Dame 26-29 1OT, Southern California 16-43, Washington 19-27, Holiday Bowl vs. Texas
21-Michigan State 8-4; Upset by Louisiana Tech 21-22, Losses to Michigan 20-27, Ohio State 17-33, Wisconsin 21-56, Big Ten #4-Alamo Bowl vs. Nebraska
22-Iowa 9-3; Losses to MSU 10-20, Ohio State 10-19, Purdue 14-27, Big Ten #4-Outback Bowl vs. Florida
23-Miami-Ohio 12-1; Loss to Iowa 3-21; MAC #1-GMAC Bowl vs. Louisville
24-Minnesota 9-3; Losses to Michigan 35-38, Michigan State 38-44, Iowa 6-40, Big Ten #6-Sun Bowl vs. Oregon
25-Pittsburgh 8-4; Losses to Toledo, 31-35, Notre Dame 14-20, West Virginia 31-52, Big East #3-Continental Tire Bowl vs. Virginia
26-Wisconsin 7-5; Losses to UNLV 5-23, Purdue 23-26, Northwestern 7-16, Minnesota 34-37, Iowa 21-27, beat Ohio State/West Virginia; Big Ten #8-Music City Bowl vs. Auburn
27-Maryland 9-3; Losses to Florida State 10-35, Northern Illinois 13-20 OT, Georgia Tech 3-7, ACC #2-Gator Bowl vs. West Virginia
28-North Carolina State 7-5; Losses to Wake Forest 24-38, Ohio State 38-44 3OT, Georgia Tech 21-29, Florida State 44-50 2OT, Maryland 24-26, ACC #3, Tangerine Bowl vs. Kansas
29-Clemson 8-4; Losses to Georgia 0-30, Maryland 7-21, North Carolina State 15-17, Wake Forest 17-45, ACC #4-Peach Bowl vs. Tennessee
30-South Carolina 5-7; Losses to Georgia 7-31, Tennessee 20-23 OT, LSU 7-33, Mississippi 40-43, Arkansas 6-28, Florida 16-24, Clemson 17-63, SEC #8-Toilet Bowl
31-Virginia 7-5; Losses to South Carolina 7-31, Clemson 27-30 OT, Florida State 14-19, North Carolina State 37-51, Maryland 17-27, ACC #5-Continental Tire Bowl vs. Pittsburgh
32-Virginia Tech 8-4; Big East #4-Insight Bowl vs. California, Losses to West Virginia 7-24, Pittsburgh 28-31, Boston College 27-34, Virginia 21-35
33-Georgia Tech 6-6; Losses to BYU 13-24, Florida State 13-14, Clemson 3-39, Duke 17-41, Virginia 17-29, Georgia 17-35, ACC #6-Humanitarian Bowl vs. Tulsa
34-Missouri 8-4; Losses to Kansas 14-35, Oklahoma 13-34, Colorado 16-21, Kansas State 14-24, Big 12 #5-Independence Bowl vs. Arkansas
35-Texas Tech 7-5; Losses to North Carolina State 21-49, Oklahoma State 49-51, Missouri 31-62, Texas 40-43, Oklahoma 25-56, Big 12 #6-Houston Bowl vs. Navy
36-Connecticut 9-3; Losses to Boston College 14-24, Virginia Tech 13-47, North Carolina State 24-31; No Conference=Toilet Bowl
37-Bowling Green 10-2; Losses to Ohio State, 17-24, Miami-OH 10-33 & 27-49; MAC #2: Motor City Bowl vs. Northwestern
38-Colorado 5-7; Losses to Florida State 7-47, Washington State 26-47, Baylor 30-42, Kansas State 20-49, Oklahoma 20-34, Texas Tech 21-26, Nebraska 22-31,Big 12 #9-Toilet or Fort Worth Bowl
39-Texas Christian 11-1; Conference USA #2-Fort Worth Bowl vs. Boise State; loss to Southern Mississippi 28-40
40-Utah 9-2; Losses to Texas A&M 26-28, New Mexico 35-47, Mountain West #1- Liberty Bowl vs. Southern Mississippi
41-Oregon 8-4; Losses to Washington State 16-55, Utah 13-17, Arizona State 14-59, Washington 10-42, PAC-10 #3-Sun Bowl vs. Minnesota
42-Oregon State 7-5; Losses to Fresno State 14-16, Washington 17-38, Washington State 28-36, Oregon 20-28, USC 28-52, PAC 10#5-Las Vegas Bowl vs. New Mexico
43-Boise State 12-1; Loss to Oregon State, 24-26, WAC #1-Fort Worth Bowl vs. TCU
44-New Mexico 8-4; Losses to Texas Tech 28-42, BYU 7-10, Washington State 13-23, UNLV 35-37, Mountain West #2-Las Vegas Bowl vs. Oregon State
45-Northern Illinois 10-2; Losses to Bowling Green 18-34, Toledo 30-49, beat Alabama/Maryland OT/Iowa State; MAC #4-Toilet Bowl
46-Alabama 4-8; Losses to Oklahoma 13-20, Northern Illinois 16-19, Arkansas 31-34 OT, Georgia 23-37, Mississippi 28-43, Tennessee 43-51 5OT, LSU 3-27, Auburn 23-28, Hawaii 29-37,SEC #9-Toilet Bowl
47-Wake Forest 5-7; Losses to Purdue 10-16, Virginia 24-27, Georgia Tech 7-24, Florida State 24-48, North Carolina 34-42, Connecticut 17-51, Maryland 28-41, ACC #7-Toilet Bowl
48-Louisville 9-3; Losses to South Florida 28-31 OT, TCU 28-31, Memphis State 7-37, GMAC Bowl vs. Miami-Ohio-Conference USA #4
49-Syracuse 6-6; Losses to Louisville 20-30, Virginia Tech 7-51, Pittsburgh 14-34, Miami-Florida 10-17, West Virginia 24-35, Rutgers 7-24, Big East #7-Toilet Bowl
50-Toledo 8-4; Losses to UNLV 18-28, Syracuse 7-34, Ball State 14-38, Bowling Green 23-31, MAC #3-Toilet Bowl
51-Boston College 7-5; Losses to Wake Forest 28-32, Miami-FL 14-33, Syracuse 14-39, Pittsburgh 13-24, West Virginia 28-35, Big East #5-San Francisco Bowl vs. Colorado State
52-California 7-6; Losses to Kansas State 28-42, Colorado State 21-23, Utah 24-31, Oregon State 21-35, UCLA 20-23 OT, Oregon 17-21, PAC-10 #4-Insight Bowl vs. Virginia Tech
53-Southern Mississippi 8-3; Losses to California 2-34, Nebraska 14-38, Alabama 3-17; Conference USA #1-Liberty Bowl vs. Utah
54-Northwestern 6-6; Losses to Air Force 21-22, Miami-OH 14-44, Ohio State 0-20, Minnesota 17-42, Purdue 14-28, Michigan 10-41; Big Ten #7-Motor City Bowl vs. Bowling Green
55-Notre Dame 5-7; Losses to Michigan 0-38, Michigan State 16-22, Purdue 10-23, USC 14-45, Boston College 26-27, Florida State 0-37, Syracuse 12-38; Toilet Bowl
56-UCLA 6-6; Losses to Colorado 14-16, Oklahoma 24-59, Stanford 14-21, Washington State 13-31, Oregon 13-31, USC 22-45, PAC 10 #6-Silicon Valley Bowl
57-Marshall 8-4; Losses to Tennessee 24-34, Toledo 17-24, Miami-Ohio 6-45, upset Kansas State, upset by Troy State 24-33, MAC #5-Toilet Bowl
58-Texas A&M 4-8; Losses to Virginia Tech, 19-35, Pittsburgh 26-37, Texas Tech 28-59, Nebraska 12-48, Oklahoma State 10-38, Oklahoma 0-77 (worst loss in school history), Missouri 22-45, Texas 15-46, Big 12 #10-Toilet Bowl
59-Kansas 6-6; Losses to Northwestern 20-28, Colorado 47-50 OT, Kansas State 0-42, Texas A&M 33-45, Nebraska 3-24,Upset Missouri, Big 12 #8-Tangerine Bowl vs. North Carolina State
60-Washington 6-6; Losses to Ohio State 9-28, UCLA 16-46, Nevada 17-28, USC 23-43, Arizona 22-27, California 7-54, PAC-10 #7-Toilet Bowl
61-Colorado State 7-5; Losses to Colorado 35-42, Miami-OH 21-41, Utah 21-28, Wyoming 28-35, New Mexico 35-38, Mountain West #3-San Francisco Bowl vs. Boston College
62-UNLV 6-6; Losses to Kansas 24-46, Air Force 7-24, Utah 10-28, BYU 20-27, San Diego State 0-7, beat Wisconsin, Toledo, New Mexico, Mountain West #8-Toilet Bowl
63-Nevada 6-6; Losses to Oregon 23-31, UNLV 12-16, Louisiana Tech 34-42, Rice 42-52, Fresno State 10-27, WAC #4-Toilet Bowl
64-South Florida 7-4; Losses to Alabama 17-40, Southern Mississippi 6-27, TCU 10-13, Alabama-Birmingham 19-22,Conference USA #3-Toilet Bowl
65-Memphis State 8-4; Losses to Southern Mississippi 6-23, UAB 10-24, Mississippi State 27-35, South Florida 16-21; upset Mississippi, beat Louisville, Conference USA #5-New Orleans Bowl vs. North Texas State
66-Navy 8-4; Losses to TCU 3-17, Rutgers 27-48, Delaware 17-21, Notre Dame 24-27, Houston Bowl vs. Texas Tech
67-Air Force 7-5; Losses to Navy 25-28, Colorado State 20-30, Utah 43-45 3OT, New Mexico 12-24, San Diego State 3-24, Mountain West #5-Toilet Bowl
68-BYU 4-8; Losses to USC 18-35, Stanford 14-18, Air Force 10-24, Colorado State 13-58, Wyoming 10-13, Boise State 12-50, Notre Dame 14-33, Utah 0-3, Mountain West #6-Toilet Bowl
69-Stanford 4-7, Losses to Washington 17-28, USC 21-44, Washington State 14-24, Oregon 0-35, Oregon State 3-43, California 16-28, PAC 10 #7-Toilet Bowl
70-Arizona State 5-7, Losses to Iowa, 2-21, Oregon State 17-45, USC 17-37, UCLA 13-20, California 23-51, Stanford 27-38, Washington State 19-34, PAC-10 #8-Toilet Bowl
71-Tulsa 8-4; Losses to Minnesota 10-49, Arkansas 13-45, Boise State 20-27, Nevada 21-28, WAC #3-Humanitarian Bowl vs. Georgia Tech
72-Hawaii 8-5; Losses to USC 32-61, UNLV 22-33, Tulsa 16-27, Nevada 14-24, Boise State 28-45, WAC #4-Hawaii Bowl vs. Houston
73-Fresno State 8-5; Losses to Tennessee 6-24, Oklahoma 28-52, Colorado State 10-34, Hawaii 28-55, Boise State 17-31 , WAC #3-Silicon Valley Bowl vs. UCLA
74-San Diego State 6-6; Losses to Ohio State 13-16, UCLA 10-20, BYU 36-44, Utah 6-27, New Mexico 7-30, Colorado State 6-21; Toilet Bowl
75-Louisiana Tech 5-7; Losses to Miami-FL 9-48, Fresno St. 6-16, Boise St. 37-43, Hawaii 41-44, LSU 10-49, Rice; Upset Michigan State; WAC #5-Toilet Bowl
76-Cincinnati 5-7; Losses to Miami-OH 37-42, Southern Mississippi 20-22, Alabama-Birmingham 14-31, South Florida 17-24, TCU 10-43, Memphis State 16-21, Conference USA #6-Toilet Bowl
77-Iowa State 2-10; Losses to Iowa 21-40, Northern Illinois 16-24, Oklahoma
State 13-14, Clemson 3-39, Texas Tech 21-52, Texas 19-40, Nebraska 0-28, Kansas State 0-45, Colorado 10-44, Kansas 7-36, Big Twelve #11-Toilet Bowl
78-Kentucky 4-8; Losses to Louisville 24-40, Alabama 17-27, Florida 21-24, South Carolina 21-27, Arkansas 63-71 7OT, Vanderbilt 17-28, Tennessee 7-20; SEC #9-Toilet Bowl
79-Wyoming 4-8; Losses to Oklahoma State/Air Force/Kansas/Boise St./San Diego St./Utah/UNLV; Mountain West #8-Toilet Bowl
80-Penn State 3-9; Losses to Boston College 14-27, Nebraska 10-18, Minnesota 14-20, Wisconsin 23-30, Purdue 14-28; Iowa 14-26, Ohio State 20-21, Northwestern 7-17, Michigan State 10-41, Big Ten #9-Toilet Bowl
81-Duke 4-8; Losses to Virginia/Northwestern/Florida St./Maryland/Wake Forest/North Carolina St./Clemson; Toilet Bowl
82-North Carolina 2-10; Losses to Syracuse/Florida State/Wisconsin/North Carolina St./Virginia/Arizona State/Clemson/Maryland/Georgia Tech/Duke, ACC #8-Toilet Bowl
83-Indiana 2-10; Losses to Washington, Connecticut, Kentucky, Michigan, MSU, Northwestern OT/Ohio State/Minnesota/Penn State/Purdue; Big Ten #10-Toilet Bowl
84-Illinois 1-11; Losses to Missouri/UCLA/California/Wisconsin/Purdue/MSU/Michigan/Minnesota/Iowa/Indiana; Big Ten #11-Toilet Bowl
85-Western Michigan 5-7; Losses to MSU/Virginia Tech/Bowling Green/Northern Illinois/Marshall/Connecticut/Toledo, MAC #6-Toilet Bowl
86-Ball State 4-8; Losses to Missouri/Pittsburgh/Boston College/Miami-OH/Northern Illinois/Western Michigan/Eastern Michigan; MAC #7-Toilet Bowl
87-North Texas State 9-3; Losses to Oklahoma 3-37, Air Force 21-34, Arkansas 7-31, Sun Belt #1-New Orleans Bowl vs. Memphis State
88-Troy State 6-6; Losses to Kansas State 5-41, Minnesota 7-48, Nebraska 0-30, Virginia 0-24, North Texas St. 0-21, Middle Tennessee St. 20-27; Upset Marshall
89-Mississippi State 2-10; Losses to Oregon/Tulane/Houston/LSU/Auburn/Kentucky/Alabama/Tennessee/Mississippi
90-Houston 7-5; Losses to Michigan 3-50, Memphis State 14-45, TCU 55-62, Southern Mississippi 10-35, Louisville 45-66; Hawaii Bowl vs. Hawaii
91-Tulane 5-7; Losses to TCU/Texas/Houston/Louisville/Memphis State/Navy
92-Rice 5-7; Losses to Houston/Duke/Texas/Hawaii/Navy/Fresno St./Tulsa
93-Alabama-Birmingham 5-7; Losses to Southern Mississippi 12-17, Troy State 9-20, South Carolina 10-42, TCU 24-27, Georgia 13-16, Tulane 24-38
94-Baylor 3-9; Losses to North Texas/UAB/Texas A&M/Kansas/Texas/Texas Tech/Kansas St./Oklahoma/Oklahoma State; Upset Colorado
95-Rutgers 5-7; Losses to MSU/Virginia Tech/West Virginia/Pittsburgh/Connecticut/Boston College/Miami-FL; Big East #6-Toilet Bowl
96-Kent State 5-7; Losses to Pittsburgh/Penn State/Ball State/Connecticut/Marshall/Miami-OH/Bowling Green; MAC #8-Toilet Bowl
97-Akron 7-5; Losses to Wisconsin/Kent State/Miami-OH/Connecticut/Marshall; MAC #9-Toilet Bowl
98-Arkansas State 5-7; Losses to Texas A&M/Tulsa/Memphis St./Mississippi/Utah State/North Texas State/Middle Tennessee State
99-Arizona 2-10; Losses to LSU/Oregon/Purdue/TCU/Washington St./UCLA/California/Oregon St./USC/Arizona State
100-Vanderbilt 2-10; Losses to Mississippi/Auburn/TCU/Georgia Tech/Mississippi St./Navy/Georgia/South Carolina/Florida/Tennessee
101-Temple 1-11; Losses to Penn State/Villanova/Cincinnati OT/Miami-FL/Rutgers/Louisville/Boston College/Syracuse/Virginia Tech OT/Pittsburgh/West Virginia
102-San Jose State 3-8; Losses to Stanford/Florida/Nevada/Rice/Boise St./Hawaii/Fresno State/Tulsa
103-East Carolina 1-11; Losses to West Virginia/Cincinnati/Miami-FL/Wake Forest/Houston/North Carolina/Louisville/Memphis St./South Florida/Tulane/Southern Mississippi
104-Middle Tennessee State 4-8; Losses to Georgia/Florida Atlantic/Clemson/Missouri in OT/Temple/North Texas St./Utah St./Louisiana-Lafayette
105-Idaho 3-9; Losses to Washington State/Eastern Washington/Boise St./Washington/Montana/North Texas St./Middle Tennessee St./Louisiana-Lafayette/Arkansas St.
106-Louisiana-Monroe 1-11; Losses to Stephen F. Austin/LSU/Mississippi/Northwestern St./Utah St./Arkansas St./New Mexico St./Auburn/North Texas St.
107-Louisiana-Lafayette 4-8; Losses to South Carolina/Louisiana Tech/Houston/Minnesota/North Texas St./Oklahoma St./Louisiana-Monroe/So.Miss.
108-New Mexico State 3-9; Losses to Texas/Oregon State/New Mexico/Idaho/Middle Tennessee St./Louisiana-Lafayette/Arkansas
109-Utah State 3-9; Losses to Nebraska/Utah/Arizona State/New Mexico/Wyoming/North Texas St./New Mexico St./Idaho
110-Ohio University 2-10; Losses to Iowa State/Minnesota/Western Michigan/Northern Illinois OT/Kentucky/Buffalo/Kent St./Akron/Miami-OH/Marshall
111-Central Michigan 3-9; Losses to Michigan/Ball State/Bowling Green/Northern Illinois/Toledo/Central Florida/Akron/Navy
112-Eastern Michigan 3-9; Losses to Western Illinois/Akron/Navy/Maryland/Western Michigan/Toledo/Bowling Green/Central Michigan/Northern Illinois
113-Central Florida 3-9; Losses to Virginia Tech/Syracuse/Kent State/Ohio Univ./Akron/West Virginia/Eastern Michigan/Marshall/Miami-OH
114-Buffalo 1-11; Losses to Rutgers/Iowa/Connecticut/Colgate/Akron/Central Florida/Miami-OH/Marshall/Toledo/Northern Illinois/Kent St.; beat Ohio Univ.
115-Army 0-13; Losses to Connecticut/Rutgers/Tulane/South Florida/TCU/Louisville/East Carolina/Cincinnati/UAB/Air Force/Houston/Hawaii/Navy
116-UTEP 2-10; Losses to Arizona/Cal Poly/San Diego St./Louisville/Louisiana Tech/Hawaii/Tulsa/San Jose St./Boise State/Rice/Fresno St.
117-SMU 0-12; Losses to Texas Tech/Baylor/Oklahoma State/Nevada/UTEP/San Jose St./Boise St./Tulsa/Fresno St./Louisiana Tech/Rice/TCU

Top 7-10 Games deciding Conference/National Title/Rivalries each week-Fall, 2003:

September 13
Notre Dame 0 at Michigan 38
South Carolina 7 at Georgia 31
Arkansas 38 at Texas 28
Purdue 16 at Wake Forest 10
Iowa 40 at Iowa State 21
Washington State 49 at Colorado 21
North Carolina State 38 at Ohio State 44 3OT
Georgia Tech 13 at Florida State 14
Penn State 10 at Nebraska 18

September 20
Tennessee 24 at Florida 10
Texas A&M 19 at Virginia Tech 35
Michigan 27 at Oregon 31
UCLA 24 at Oklahoma 59
Georgia 10 at LSU 17
Miami-FL 33 at Boston College 14
Bowling Green 17 at Ohio State 24
Michigan State 22 at Notre Dame 16
Colorado 7 at Florida State 42
Arizona State 2 at Iowa 21

September 27
Pittsburgh 37 at Texas A&M 26
South Carolina 20 at Tennessee 23 OT
Iowa 10 at Michigan State 20
Wake Forest 24 at Virginia 27
Minnesota 20 at Penn State 14
Washington State 55 at Oregon 16
USC 30 at California 33 3OT
Notre Dame 10 at Purdue 23
Arkansas 34 at Alabama 31 2OT

October 4
Kansas State 20 at Texas 24
Michigan 27 at Iowa 30
Alabama 23 at Georgia 37
Texas A&M 28 at Texas Tech 59
USC 37 at Arizona State 17
Washington 16 at UCLA 46
Tennessee 21 at Auburn 28
Wisconsin 30 at Penn State 23
Oklahoma 53 at Iowa State 7

Big East Championship: West Virginia 20 at Miami-Florida 22 (October 2)

October 11
Miami-FL 22 at Florida State 14
Notre Dame 20 at Pittsburgh 14
Oklahoma 65 at Texas 13
Penn State 14 at Purdue 28
Oregon 14 at Arizona State 59
Florida 19 at LSU 7
Ohio State 10 at Wisconsin 17
Iowa State 21 at Texas Tech 52
Stanford 21 at USC 44
Michigan 38 at Minnesota 35 (October 10)

October 18
USC 45 at Notre Dame 14
LSU 33 at South Carolina 7
Colorado 20 at Kansas State 49
Florida State 19 at Virginia 14
Texas 40 at Iowa State 19
Missouri 13 at Oklahoma 34
Purdue 26 at Wisconsin 23
Iowa 10 at Ohio State 19
Texas A&M 12 at Nebraska 48
Florida 33 at Arkansas 28
October 25
Oklahoma 34 at Colorado 20
Wake Forest 24 at Florida State 48
Purdue 3 at Michigan 31
Iowa State 0 at Nebraska 28
Notre Dame 26 at Boston College 27
USC 43 at Washington 23
Arizona State 13 at UCLA 20
Auburn 7 at LSU 31
Virginia Tech 7 at West Virginia 28
November 1
Georgia 13 at Florida 16
Florida State 37 at Notre Dame 0
Michigan 27 at Michigan State 20
Miami-FL 7 at Virginia Tech 31
Nebraska 7 at Texas 31
Ohio State 21 at Penn State 20
Pittsburgh 24 at Boston College 13
Oklahoma State 9 at Oklahoma 52
PAC 10 Championship: Washington State 16 at USC 43
Oregon 10 at Washington 42
November 8
Virginia Tech 28 at Pittsburgh 31
Tennessee 10 at Miami-FL 6
Texas A&M 0 at Oklahoma 77
Michigan State 23 at Ohio State 33
UCLA 13 at Washington State 31
California 17 at Oregon 21
Kansas State 45 at Iowa State 0
Wisconsin 34 at Minnesota 37
Missouri 16 at Colorado 21
Iowa 14 at Purdue 27
November 15
Kansas State 38 at Nebraska 9
LSU 27 at Alabama 3
Auburn 7 at Georgia 26
ACC Championship: North Carolina State 44 at Florida State 50 2OT
Texas Tech 40 at Texas 43
Colorado 44 at Iowa State 10
Purdue 13 at Ohio State 16 OT
Florida 24 at South Carolina 22
BYU 14 at Notre Dame 33
Arizona State 19 at Washington State 34
November 22
Big Ten Conference Championship: Ohio State 21 at Michigan 35
UCLA 22 at USC 47
Alabama 23 at Auburn 28
Washington State 19 at Washington 28
Oregon State 20 at Oregon 34
California 28 at Stanford 16
Missouri 14 at Kansas State 24
Boston College 34 at Virginia Tech 27
Iowa 27 at Wisconsin 21
Oklahoma 56 at Texas Tech 25
November 28
Nebraska 31 at Colorado 22 (Nov. 27)
Florida State 38 at Florida 34
Virginia Tech 21 at Virginia 35
Texas 46 at Texas A&M 15
Miami-FL 28 at Pittsburgh 14
Arizona 7 at Arizona State 28
Georgia 34 at Georgia Tech 17
Notre Dame 57 at Stanford 7
Iowa State 7 at Missouri 45
December 5
Army 6 vs. Navy 34
SEC Championship: Georgia 13 vs. LSU 34
Big 12 Championship: Oklahoma 7 vs. Kansas State 35
MAC Championship: Miami-Ohio 49 vs. Bowling Green 27
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BCS Rankings

College BCS

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Top Teams in NCAA Division I Football-Sorted by BCS Ranking

Team Rushing Defense Passing Defense Total Defense Scoring Defense Rushing Offense Passing Offense Total Offense Scoring Offense Coach Quarterback BCS AP Bowl
Oklahoma 19 1 1 3 61 9 11 1 Stoops White 1 3 Sugar
LSU 3 24 2 1 28 41 26 14 Saban Mauck 2 2 Sugar
USC 2 110 33 18 47 15 16 6 Carroll Leinart 3 1 Rose
Michigan 25 6 7 7 30 24 12 9 Carr Navarre 4 4 Rose
Ohio State 1 76 9 13 87 70 94 76 Tressell Krenzel 5 7 Orange
Florida State 20 55 24 13 76 17 31 20 Bowden Rix 7 9 Fiesta
Miami-FL 23 2 3 5 38 56 43 44 Coker Berlin 9 10 Orange
Kansas State 15 8 5 4 6 74 18 8 Snyder Roberson 10 8 Fiesta

Conference Rankings
1-SEC-Southeastern=33.58: #1-LSU/#6-Georgia/#7-Mississippi/#8-Auburn/#9-Tennessee/#11-Florida/#15-Arkansas/#31-South Carolina/#46-Alabama/#78-Kentucky/#89-Mississippi State/#100-Vanderbilt

SEC-East Bowl Commit
Georgia Capital One
Tennessee Peach
Florida Outback
South Carolina
Kentucky
Vanderbilt
SEC-West
LSU BCS-Sugar
Mississippi Cotton
Auburn Music City
Arkansas Independence
Alabama
Mississippi State

2-Big Twelve=38.42: #4-Oklahoma/#7-Kansas State/#16-Texas/#17-Oklahoma State/#19-Nebraska/#34-Missouri/#35-Texas Tech/#38-Colorado/#58-Texas A&M/#59-Kansas/#73-Iowa State/#93-Baylor

Big 12-North Bowl Commit
Kansas State BCS-Fiesta
Nebraska Alamo
Missouri Independence
Kansas Tangerine
Colorado
Iowa State
Big 12-South
Oklahoma BCS #1-Sugar Bowl
Texas Holiday
Oklahoma State Cotton
Texas Tech Houston
Texas A&M
Baylor

3-Big Ten=38.64: #3-Michigan/#5-Ohio State/#20-Purdue/#22-Michigan State/#23-Iowa/#24-Minnesota/#26-Wisconsin/#54-Northwestern/#80-Penn State/#83-Indiana/#84-Illinois

Big 10 Bowl Commit
Michigan BCS-Rose
Ohio State BCS-Orange Bowl (At-Large)
Purdue Capital One Bowl
Michigan State Alamo Bowl
Iowa Outback Bowl
Minnesota Sun Bowl
Northwestern Motor City Bowl
Wisconsin Music City Bowl
Penn State
Indiana
Illinois


4-ACC-Atlantic Coast-41.55: #12-Florida State/#28-Maryland/#29-North Carolina State/#30-Clemson/#32-Virginia/#33-Georgia Tech/#47-Wake Forest/#81-Duke/#82-North Carolina

ACC Bowl Commit
Florida State BCS-Fiesta Bowl
Maryland Gator #2
Clemson Peach #3
North Carolina State Tangerine #4
Virginia Continental Tire#5
Georgia Tech Humanitarian #6
Wake Forest
Duke
North Carolina

5-Big East=44.63: #10-Miami-FL/#13-West Virginia/#14-Virginia Tech/#25-Pittsburgh/#49-Syracuse/#51-Boston College/#94-Rutgers/#101-Temple

Big East Bowl Commit
Miami-Florida BCS-Orange Bowl
West Virginia Gator Bowl
Pittsburgh Continental Tire Bowl
Virginia Tech Insight.com Bowl
Boston College San Francisco Bowl
Rutgers
Syracuse
Temple

6-PAC 10-Pacific Athletic Conference=51.10: #2-USC/#21-Washington State/#41-Oregon/#42-Oregon State/ #52-California/#56-UCLA/#60-Washington/#68-Stanford/#70-Arizona State/#99-Arizona

PAC-10 Bowl Commit
USC BCS-Rose Bowl
Washington State Holiday #2 Bowl
Oregon Sun #3 Bowl
Oregon State Las Vegas Bowl
California Insight.com Bowl
UCLA Silicon Valley Bowl
Washington
Stanford
Arizona State
Arizona

7-Mountain West=62.00: #40-Utah/#44-New Mexico/#61-Colorado State/#62-UNLV/#66-Air Force/#67-BYU/#77-San Diego State/#79-Wyoming

Mountain West Bowl Commit
Utah Liberty #1
New Mexico Las Vegas #2
Colorado State San Francisco#3
Air Force
UNLV
BYU
San Diego State
Wyoming

8-Conference USA=76.00: #39-TCU/#48-Louisville/#53-Southern Mississippi/#64-Memphis State/#69-South Florida/#72-Cincinnati/#90-Houston/#91-Tulane/ #92-Alabama-Birmingham/#103-East Carolina/#115-Army

Conference USA Bowl Commit
Southern Mississippi Liberty #1
Texas Christian Fort Worth
South Florida
Louisville GMAC
Memphis State New Orleans
Houston Hawaii
Alabama-Birmingham
Cincinnati
Tulane
East Carolina
Army

9-MAC-Mid-American=81.29: #27-Miami-Ohio/#37-Bowling Green/#45-Northern Illinois/#50-Toledo/#57-Marshall/#85-Ball State/#86-Western Michigan//#95-Kent State/#96-Akron/#110-Ohio Univ./#111-Central Michigan/#112-Eastern Michigan/#113-Central Florida/#114-Buffalo

MAC-West Bowl Commit
Bowling Green Motor City
Toledo
Northern Illinois
Ball State
Western Michigan
Central Michigan
Eastern Michigan
MAC-East
Miami-Ohio GMAC
Marshall
Central Florida
Kent State
Akron
Ohio University
Buffalo

10-WAC-Western Athletic Conference=83.50: #43-Boise State, #63-Nevada, #74-Tulsa, #75-Hawaii, #76-Fresno State, #71-Louisiana Tech, #98-Rice, #102-San Jose State, #116-Texas-El Paso, #117-SMU

WAC Bowl Commit
Boise State Fort Worth
Fresno State Silicon Valley
Tulsa Humanitarian
Hawaii Hawaii
Nevada
Louisiana Tech
San Jose State
Rice
Texas-El Paso
SMU

11-Sun Belt Conference=102.75: #86-North Texas State, #97-Arkansas State, #104-Utah State, #105-Middle Tennessee State, #106-Idaho, #107-Louisiana-Monroe, #108-Louisiana-Lafayette, #109-New Mexico State,

Sun Belt Bowl Commit
North Texas State New Orleans
Arkansas State
New Mexico State
Middle Tennessee State
Louisiana-Monroe
Utah State
Louisiana-Lafayette
Idaho

Independents
Connecticut
Notre Dame
Navy (Houston Bowl)
Troy State

Possible Bowl Matchups/Predictions 2003-2004

Bowl Team 1 Team 2 Matchup
New Orleans North Texas State Memphis State Sun Belt #1 vs. Conference USA #4
GMAC Louisville Miami-Ohio Conference USA #2 vs. MAC/WAC
Tangerine North Carolina State Kansas ACC #4 vs. Big Twelve
Fort Worth TCU Boise State Conference USA #6 vs. Big 12 #8
Las Vegas New Mexico Oregon State Mountain West #2 vs. Pac-10 #4/5
Hawaii Bowl Houston Hawaii Conference USA vs. WAC
Motor City Bowling Green Northwestern MAC vs. Big 10 #7
Insight.com California Virginia Tech PAC 10 #4/5 vs. Big East #3
Continental Tire Pittsburgh Virginia Big East #4/5 vs. ACC #5
Alamo Michigan State Nebraska Big 10#4 vs. Big 12 #4
Houston Navy Texas Tech SEC vs. Big 12
Holiday Washington State Texas PAC-10#2 vs. Big 12#3
Silicon Valley Fresno State UCLA WAC vs. ACC
San Francisco Colorado State Boston College Mountain West #3 vs. Big East #4/5
Independence Arkansas Missouri SEC vs. Big 12
Music City Wisconsin Auburn Big Ten #6 vs. SEC
Liberty Southern Mississippi Utah Conference USA#1 vs. Mountain West #1
Sun Minnesota Oregon Big 10#5 vs. Pac 10#3
Outback Iowa Florida Big 10#3 vs. SEC#3
Capital One Purdue Georgia Big 10#2 vs. SEC#2
Gator Maryland West Virginia ACC#2 vs. Big East#2
Orange Florida State Miami-Florida Alliance-At-Large vs. Alliance-Big East
Rose Michigan USC Alliance-Big 10 vs.Alliance-PAC 10
Peach Clemson Tennessee ACC#3 vs. SEC#4
Cotton Oklahoma State Mississippi Big 12#2 vs. SEC
Fiesta Ohio State Kansas State Alliance #1 pick vs. Alliance-Big 12
Humanitarian Tulsa Georgia Tech WAC #1 vs. ACC #6
Sugar Oklahoma LSU Alliance #1 vs. Alliance #2

Football Playoff System including Bowl games
Alternate quarterfinal, semi-final and championship final games so Rose, Sugar, Orange and Fiesta rotate every year; Outback and Capital One will alternate as quarterfinal events
Sugar Bowl 2004-Championship-January 17-8:00 p.m. Michigan-Big Ten vs. Oklahoma-Big Twelve
Rose Bowl-Semi-Final #1-January 10 4:30 p.m. Capital One winner-Michigan-Big Ten vs. Orange Bowl winner-USC-PAC-10
Fiesta Bowl-Semi-Final #2-January 10 1:00 p.m. Gator Bowl winner-ACC-Florida State vs. Cotton Bowl winner-Big Twelve-Oklahoma
Orange Bowl-Quarter-Final #1-January 3 8:00 p.m. PAC 10-USC vs. At Large-Miami-FL
Capital One or Outback Bowl-Quarter-Final #2-January 2-Big Ten-Michigan vs. SEC-LSU
Cotton Bowl-Quarter-Final #2-Big Twelve-Oklahoma (highest seed) vs. Holiday Bowl winner-TCU or At Large-Texas, Georgia or Washington State (lowest seed)
Gator Bowl-Quarter-Final #4-January 1-Big East-Pittsburgh vs. ACC-Florida State
Holiday Bowl-December 27-Motor City Bowl winner-Boise St. vs. Liberty Bowl winner-TCU; winner gets at large bid if high enough BCS ranking to Orange Bowl
Motor City Bowl-December 20-MAC Champ-Miami-OH vs. WAC Champ-Boise State
Liberty Bowl-December 20-Conference USA Champ-TCU vs. Mountain West Champ-Utah
Conference Championship games-December 13-SEC (Atlanta)-LSU, Big 12(Kansas City)-Oklahoma, Big 10 (Chicago)-Michigan, PAC 10 (Los Angeles)-USC, ACC (Baltimore or Washington-DC)-Florida State, Big East (New York or Philadelphia)-Virginia Tech, MAC-Miami-OH, Conference USA (Memphis, Houston, Louisville, Cincinnati)-TCU, WAC (Reno, Boise, Fresno, Houston)-Boise State, Mountain West (Albuquerque, Denver, Las Vegas, San Diego or Salt Lake City)-Utah, etc.
Outback or Capital One-Big Ten #2/3/4 vs. SEC #2/3
Sun Bowl-Big Ten #2/3/4/5 vs. PAC 10 #2/3
Alamo Bowl-Big Ten #2/3/4/5 vs. Big Twelve #2/3
Music City-SEC #3/4 vs. Big 10 #3/4/5/6
Independence-SEC #4/5 vs. Big 12 #2/3
Tangerine-ACC #2/3 vs. Big Twelve #2/3
Insight-Big East #2/3 vs. PAC 10 #2/3
San Francisco-Mountain West #2 vs. Big East #2/3
Continental Tire-Big East #2/3 vs. ACC #2/3
Las Vegas-PAC 10 #4 vs. WAC #2/3
GMAC-MAC #2 vs. Conference USA #2/3
Hawaii-WAC #2/3 vs. Conference USA #2/3
Silicon Valley-ACC #4/5 vs. Big Ten #5
Humanitarian-ACC #4/5 vs. WAC #4
Fort Worth-Big 12 #4/5 vs. ACC #4
Houston-Big 12 #4/5 vs. SEC #5/6
New Orleans-Sunbelt #1 (if Sun Belt disbands, MAC #3) vs. Conference USA #4

Conference Realignment for 2004-2005 and future years

Big 10-East
Michigan
Michigan State
Penn State
Purdue
Ohio State
add one
Big Ten-West
Iowa
Northwestern
Wisconsin
Illinois
Indiana
Minnesota
Possibilities:
Notre Dame
Syracuse
Pittsburgh
Iowa State

ACC-North
Boston College
Virginia Tech
Duke
North Carolina
Virginia
Wake Forest
ACC-South
Clemson
Maryland
North Carolina State
Miami-FL
Florida State
Georgia Tech

PAC-10-North
Washington
Washington State
Oregon State
Oregon
California
Stanford
PAC-10-South
Southern Cal
Arizona State
Arizona
UCLA
add two
Possibilities:
UNLV
Nevada
San Jose State
Fresno State

WAC-North
Boise State
Nevada
Fresno State
Hawaii
Idaho
San Jose State
Utah State
WAC-South
New Mexico State
Texas-El Paso
North Texas State
Louisiana Tech
Louisiana-Lafayette
Louisiana-Monroe
Arkansas State
Possibilities:
Montana
Northern Arizona
Idaho State
Northern Colorado
Weber State
Montana State
Cal Poly

Mountain West
Utah
Colorado State
Air Force
New Mexico
Wyoming
BYU
UNLV
San Diego State
add four
Possibilities:
Nevada
Utah State
Boise State
Idaho
New Mexico St.
San Jose State
Fresno State

Conference USA-East
East Carolina
Memphis State
Central Florida
Marshall
Alabama-Birmingham
Troy State
Middle Tennessee St.
Conference USA-West
Texas Christian
Tulane
Houston
Rice
SMU
Tulsa
Southern Mississippi
Possibilities:
McNeese State
Wofford
Grambling
North Carolina AT&T
Furman
Hampton
Florida A&M
Tennessee State
Samford
The Citadel

MAC-West
Northern Illinois
Ball State
Toledo
Western Michigan
Central Michigan
Eastern Michigan
MAC-East
Miami-Ohio
Kent State
Akron
Ohio Univ.
Buffalo
Bowling Green
Possibilities:
Western Illinois
Northern Iowa
Dayton
Southern Illinois
Western Kentucky
Eastern Illinois
Illinois State

Big East-East
Army
Navy
Syracuse
Rutgers
Temple
Connecticut
Big East-West
Cincinnati
Louisville
South Florida
West Virginia
Pittsburgh
Notre Dame
Possibilities:
Delaware
Massachusetts
Villanova
Colgate
Northeastern
Fordham

Sun Belt

North Texas State
Florida Atlantic
Middle Tennessee State
Louisiana-Lafayette
Arkansas State
Florida International
Louisiana-Monroe
Idaho

Big Twelve and SEC stay the same!


Top Football Programs by State

Texas (10)
Texas
Texas A&M
Texas Christian
Texas Tech
Houston
Rice
North Texas State
Baylor
SMU
Texas El-Paso

California (7)
USC
Stanford
UCLA
Fresno State
California
San Jose State
San Diego State

Ohio (8)
Ohio State
Bowling Green
Toledo
Miami-OH
Cincinnati
Kent State
Ohio Univ.
Akron

Michigan (5)
Michigan
Michigan State
Western Michigan
Central Michigan
Eastern Michigan

North Carolina (5)
Wake Forest
No.Carolina State
Duke
North Carolina
East Carolina

Florida (5)
Miami-Florida
Florida State
Florida
Central Florida
South Florida

Louisiana (5)
LSU
Tulane
Louisiana Tech
Louisiana-Lafayette
Louisiana-Monroe

Alabama (4)
Alabama
Auburn
Troy State
Alabama-Birmingham

Tennessee (4)
Tennessee
Vanderbilt
Middle Tennessee State
Memphis State

New York/New Jersey (4)
Syracuse
Rutgers
Army
Buffalo

Virginia/West Virginia (4)
Virginia Tech
Virginia
Marshall
West Virginia

Indiana (4)
Purdue
Notre Dame
Ball State
Indiana

Pennsylvania (3)
Penn State
Pittsburgh
Temple

Mississippi (3)
Southern Mississippi
Mississippi
Mississippi State

Illinois (3)
Northern Illinois
Illinois
Northwestern

Oklahoma (3)
Oklahoma
Oklahoma State
Tulsa

Colorado (3)
Colorado
Colorado State
Air Force
Utah (3)
Utah
BYU
Utah State
Idaho (3)
Boise State
Idaho
Utah State

Arkansas (2)
Arkansas
Arkansas State
Georgia (2)
Georgia
Georgia Tech

Kentucky (2)
Louisville
Kentucky

Nevada (2)
UNLV
Nevada
New Mexico (2)
New Mexico
New Mexico State

Washington (2)
Washington State
Washington

Arizona (2)
Arizona State
Arizona

Oregon (2)
Oregon
Oregon State

Maryland/District of Columbia (2)
Maryland
Navy
South Carolina (2)
South Carolina
Clemson

Iowa (2)
Iowa
Iowa State
Kansas (2)
Kansas State
Kansas

1 each from:

Minnesota, Wisconsin, Missouri, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Wyoming and Hawaii

None from Maine, Rhode Island, Delaware, Vermont, North Dakota, South Dakota, Alaska or Montana

Parity in NCAA Division I football has resulted from:

1)Reduction in Scholarships--95 to 85 (may go to 72 soon)

2)Strength & Conditioning Coaches/Methods influencing high school and college programs

3)Excellent coaches and coaching staffs, methods and techniques including national recruiting of athletes