DAVETGC'S Rankings-117 NCAA-Division I Teams
Sunday, November 16, 2003
1-Oklahoma 11-0; Big 12 #1-BCS-Sugar Bowl, Big 12 Champs (must beat Texas Tech and Kansas State to get Sugar Bowl bid)
2-USC 9-1; Upset by California 30-33 3OT, PAC-10 Champs-BCS-Sugar Bowl (must beat Arizona, UCLA and Oregon State to get Sugar Bowl bid)
3-LSU 9-1; Loss to Florida 7-19, SEC #1/2/3/4-BCS-Fiesta, Orange, Cotton or Capital One Bowl (must beat Mississippi, Arkansas and Florida, Tennessee or Georgia)
4-Michigan 9-2; Losses to Oregon 27-31, Iowa 27-30, Big Ten #1/2-BCS-Rose or BCS-Fiesta Bowl (must beat Ohio State)
5-Ohio State 10-1; Loss to Wisconsin 10-17, Big Ten #1/2-BCS-Fiesta or BCS-Rose Bowl (must beat Michigan)
6-Georgia 8-2; Losses to LSU 10-17, Florida 13-16, beat Tennessee, SEC #1/2/3/4-Cotton, Capital One, Orange or Fiesta Bowl (must beat Kentucky, Georgia Tech and LSU or Mississippi)
7-Mississippi 8-2; Upset by Memphis State 34-44, Texas Tech 45-49, beat Florida, Alabama, Arkansas, Auburn; SEC #1/2/3/4-Outback, Orange, Fiesta, Cotton or Capital One Bowl (must beat LSU, Mississippi State and Florida, Tennessee or Georgia)
8-Virginia Tech 8-2; Big East #3-Insight.com Bowl, Losses to West Virginia 7-24, Pittsburgh 28-31 (must beat Boston College and Virginia)
9-Auburn 6-4; Losses to USC 0-23, Georgia Tech 3-17, LSU 7-31, Mississippi 20-24, Georgia 7-26, SEC #5-Peach Bowl (must beat Alabama)
10-Tennessee 8-2; Losses to Auburn, 21-28, Georgia 14-41, SEC #1/2/3/4/5/6-Orange, Fiesta, Cotton, Capital One, Music City or Outback Bowl (must beat Vanderbilt, Kentucky and LSU or Mississippi)
11-Miami-Florida 8-2; Big East #1/2-Orange, Fiesta or Gator Bowl, losses to Virginia Tech 7-31, Tennessee 6-10 (must beat Rutgers and Pittsburgh to win Big East Conference and get a BCS bid)
12-Florida 8-3; Losses to Miami-FL 33-38, Tennessee 10-24, Mississippi 17-20, beat LSU, Arkansas, SEC #1/2-Capital One, Cotton or BCS-Fiesta Bowl (must beat Florida State and LSU or Mississippi)
13-Florida State 9-2; Losses to Miami-FL 14-22, Clemson 10-26, ACC Champs-BCS-Orange or Fiesta Bowl (Must beat Florida)
14-West Virginia 6-4; Losses to Wisconsin 17-24, Cincinnati 13-15, Maryland 7-34, Miami-FL 20-22, beat Virginia Tech/Pittsburgh; Big East #1/2-Gator Bowl (must beat Syracuse and Temple to finish in a 3 way tie for conference title-hope that Miami-FL is beat by Pittsburgh to win title outright)
15-Arkansas 7-3; Losses to Auburn 3-10, Florida 28-33, Mississippi 7-19, SEC #7- Independence Bowl (must beat Mississippi State and LSU)
16-Texas 9-2; Losses to Arkansas 28-38, Oklahoma 13-65, Big 12 #2, BCS-Rose Bowl (must beat Texas A&M to finish 10-2 to get BCS bid)
17-Washington State 9-2; PAC-10 #2-Losses to Notre Dame 26-29 1OT, Southern California 16-43, Holiday Bowl (must beat Washington)
18-Oklahoma State 8-3; Losses to Nebraska 7-17, Oklahoma 9-52, Texas 16-55, Big 12 #5-Holiday Bowl (must beat Baylor)
19-Kansas State 8-3, Losses to Texas 20-24; Oklahoma State 34-38, upset by Marshall 20-27; Big 12 #3-Cotton or BCS-Orange or Fiesta Bowl (must beat Missouri and Oklahoma for a BCS bid to finish 10-3)
20-Nebraska 8-3; Losses to Missouri 24-41, Texas 7-31, Kansas State 9-38, Big 12 #4-Alamo Bowl (must beat Colorado)
21-Purdue 8-3; Losses to Bowling Green 26-27, Michigan 3-31, Ohio State 13-16 OT; Big Ten #3-Capital One Bowl (must beat Indiana)
22-Michigan State 7-4; Upset by Louisiana Tech 21-22, Losses to Michigan 20-27, Ohio State 17-33, Wisconsin 21-56, Big Ten #5-Alamo Bowl
23-Iowa 8-3; Losses to MSU 10-20, Ohio State 10-19, Purdue 14-27, Big Ten #4-Outback Bowl (must beat Wisconsin)
24-Minnesota 9-3; Losses to Michigan 35-38, Michigan State 38-44, Iowa 6-40, Big Ten #6-Sun Bowl
25-North Carolina State 7-3; Losses to Wake Forest 24-38, Ohio State 38-44 3OT, Georgia Tech 21-29, Florida State 44-50 2OT, ACC #2, Gator Bowl (must beat Maryland)
26-Texas Christian 10-0; Conference USA #1-Liberty Bowl (must beat Southern Mississippi and SMU to finish 12-0 and get BCS bid)
27-Pittsburgh 7-3; Losses to Toledo, 31-35, Notre Dame 14-20, West Virginia 31-52, Big East #1-Orange Bowl (must beat Temple and Miami-Florida to win conference and get BCS bid)
28-Wisconsin 7-4; Losses to UNLV 5-23, Purdue 23-26, Northwestern 7-16, Minnesota 34-37, beat Ohio State/West Virginia; Big Ten #7-Music City Bowl (must beat Iowa)
29-Miami-Ohio 9-1; Loss to Iowa 3-21; MAC #1-Motor City Bowl (must beat Ohio U., Central Florida and Bowling Green or Toledo)
30-South Carolina 5-6; Losses to Georgia 7-31, Tennessee 20-23 OT, LSU 7-33, Mississippi 40-43, Arkansas 6-28, Florida 16-24, SEC #8-Independence Bowl (must beat Clemson to be bowl eligible)
31-Maryland 7-3; Losses to Florida State 10-35, Northern Illinois 13-20 OT, Georgia Tech 3-7, ACC #3-Tangerine Bowl (must beat North Carolina State and Wake Forest)
32-Clemson 6-4; Losses to Georgia 0-30, Maryland 7-21, North Carolina State 15-17, Wake Forest 17-45, ACC #4-Peach Bowl (must beat South Carolina)
33-Georgia Tech 6-4; Losses to BYU 13-24, Florida State 13-14, Clemson 3-39, Duke 17-41, ACC #4-Tangerine Bowl (must beat Virginia and Georgia)
34-Missouri 7-3; Losses to Kansas 14-35, Oklahoma 13-34, Colorado 16-21; Big 12 #5-Independence Bowl (must beat Kansas State and Iowa State to make the conference championship game vs. Oklahoma)
35-Texas Tech 7-4; Losses to North Carolina State 21-49, Oklahoma State 49-51, Missouri 31-62, Texas 40-43, Big 12 #6-Tangerine Bowl (high scoring offense has a chance to knock Oklahoma out of the unbeaten season and BCS Sugar Bowl bid; games to play: Baylor and Oklahoma)
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 8-2; Losses to Ohio State, 17-24, Miami-OH 10-33; MAC #2/3: GMAC Bowl (must beat Toledo and Miami-Ohio)
38-Colorado 5-6; Losses to Florida State 7-47, Washington State 26-47, Baylor 30-42, Kansas State 20-49, Oklahoma 20-34, Texas Tech 21-26, Big 12 #9-Toilet or Fort Worth Bowl (must beat Nebraska to be bowl eligible)
39-Virginia 5-5; Losses to South Carolina 7-31, Clemson 27-30 OT, Florida State 14-19, North Carolina State 37-51, Maryland 17-27, ACC #6-Humanitarian Bowl (must beat Georgia Tech or Virginia Tech to be bowl eligible)
40-Northern Illinois 9-2; Losses to Bowling Green 18-34, Toledo 30-49, beat Alabama/Maryland/Iowa State; MAC #3/4
41-Alabama 4-7; 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; SEC #9-Toilet Bowl
42-Wake Forest 5-6; Losses to Purdue 10-16, Virginia 24-27, Georgia Tech 7-24, Florida State 24-48, North Carolina 34-42, Connecticut 17-51, ACC #7-Silicon Valley Bowl (must beat Maryland to be bowl eligible)
43-Louisville 7-3; Losses to South Florida 28-31 OT, TCU 28-31, Memphis State 7-37, GMAC Bowl-Conference USA #2 (must beat Houston and Cincinnati)
44-Syracuse 5-4; Losses to Louisville 20-30, Virginia Tech 7-51, Pittsburgh 14-34, Miami-Florida 10-17, Big East #5-Continental Tire Bowl (must beat West Virginia, Rutgers and Notre Dame)
45-Oregon State 7-3; Losses to Fresno State 14-16, Washington 17-38, Washington State 28-36, PAC 10#3-Sun or Bowl (must beat Oregon and USC and hope Washington beats Washington State to win PAC-10 title and get BCS-Rose Bowl bid)
46-Utah 8-2; Losses to Texas A&M 26-28, New Mexico 35-47, Mountain West #1- Liberty Bowl (must beat BYU to secure conference title)
47-Boise State 9-1; Loss to Oregon State, 24-26, WAC #1-Humanitarian Bowl (must beat Texas-El Paso, Fresno State, Nevada and Hawaii to win WAC)
48-New Mexico 7-4; Losses to Texas Tech/BYU/Washington State/UNLV; Mountain West #2-Las Vegas Bowl
49-Toledo 7-3; Losses to UNLV 18-28, Syracuse 7-34, Ball State 14-38, MAC #1/2/3/4-Motor City, GMAC or Toilet Bowl (must beat Western Michigan, Bowling Green and Miami-Ohio to get Motor City Bowl bid)
50-Boston College 6-5; Losses to Wake Forest 28-32, Miami-FL 14-33, Syracuse 14-39, Pittsburgh 13-24, West Virginia 28-35, Big East #6-Toilet Bowl (must beat Virginia Tech)
51-Marshall 6-4; 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
52-California 6-6; 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 #5-Las Vegas Bowl (must beat arch-rival Stanford)
53-Northwestern 5-6; 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 #8-Motor City Bowl (Must beat Illinois to be bowl eligible)
54-Notre Dame 4-6; Losses to Michigan 0-38, Michigan State 16-22, Purdue 10-23, USC 14-45, Boston College 26-27, Florida State 0-37 (must beat Stanford and Syracuse to be bowl eligible)
55-Oregon 7-4; Losses to Washington State 16-55, Utah 13-17, Arizona State 14-59, Washington 10-42, PAC-10 #6-Las Vegas or Toilet Bowl (must beat Oregon State for PAC-10 #3 and Sun Bowl bid)
56-UCLA 6-5; Losses to Colorado 14-16, Oklahoma 24-59, Stanford 14-21, Washington State 13-31, Oregon 13-31, PAC 10 #5/6-Las Vegas or Toilet Bowl (must beat USC to earn a Las Vegas Bowl bid)
57-Texas A&M 4-7; 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), Big 12 #10-Toilet Bowl
58-Kansas 5-6; Losses to Northwestern 20-28, Colorado 47-50 OT, Kansas State 0-42, Texas A&M 33-45, Nebraska ,Upset Missouri, Big 12 #8-Fort Worth or Toilet Bowl (must beat Iowa State to be bowl eligible)

59-Washington 5-6; 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 (must beat Washington State to be bowl eligible)
60-UNLV 5-5; Losses to Kansas 24-46, Air Force 7-24, Utah 10-28, BYU 20-27, beat Wisconsin, Mountain West #8-Toilet Bowl (must beat Colorado State and Wyoming to be bowl eligible)
61-Colorado State 6-5; Losses to Colorado 35-42, Miami-OH 21-41, Utah 21-28, Wyoming 28-35, New Mexico 35-38, Mountain West #4-Toilet Bowl (must beat UNLV and hope San Diego State beat Air Force for a San Francisco Bowl bid)
62-Nevada 6-5; Losses to Oregon 23-31, UNLV 12-16, Louisiana Tech 34-42, Rice 42-52, Fresno State 10-27, WAC #4-Toilet Bowl
63-Memphis State 7-3; Losses to Southern Mississippi 6-23, UAB 10-24, Mississippi State 27-35; upset Mississippi, beat Louisville, Conference USA #5-Fort Worth Bowl (must beat Cincinnati and South Florida to assure bowl bid)
64-Navy 7-3; Losses to TCU 3-17, Rutgers 27-48, Notre Dame 24-27 (must beat Central Michigan and Army; no conference=toilet bowl)
65-Air Force 7-4; Losses to Navy 25-28, Colorado State 20-30, Utah 43-45 3OT, New Mexico 12-24, Mountain West #3-San Francisco Bowl (must beat San Diego State)
66-BYU 4-7; 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, Mountain West #5-Toilet Bowl
67-Stanford 4-5, Losses to Washington 17-28, USC 21-44, Washington State 14-24, Oregon 0-35, Oregon State 3-43; PAC 10 #8-Toilet Bowl (must beat California and Notre Dame to be bowl eligible)
68-Southern Mississippi 6-3; Losses to California/Nebraska/Alabama; Conference USA #3-Hawaii Bowl (must beat TCU and East Carolina to win conference title; they play TCU at home)
69-South Florida 6-3; Losses to Alabama 17-40, Southern Mississippi 6-27, TCU 10-13, Conference USA #4-New Orleans Bowl (must beat Alabama-Birmingham and Memphis State to assure bowl bid)
70-Arizona State 4-7, 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 #7-Toilet Bowl
71-Cincinnati 5-5; Losses to Miami-OH 37-42, Southern Mississippi 20-22, Alabama-Birmingham 14-31, South Florida 17-24, TCU 10-43, Conference USA #6-Toilet Bowl (must beat Memphis State and Louisville for a bowl bid)
72-Iowa State 2-8; 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, Big Twelve #11-Toilet Bowl
73-Tulsa 7-4; Losses to Minnesota 10-49, Arkansas 13-45, Boise State 20-27, Nevada 21-28, WAC #3-Silicon Valley Bowl (must beat San Jose State)
74-Hawaii 6-4; Losses to USC 32-61, UNLV 22-33, Tulsa 16-27, Nevada 14-24; WAC #5-Toilet Bowl (must beat Army, Alabama and Boise State for a possible bowl bid)
75-Fresno State 7-4; Losses to Tennessee 6-24, Oklahoma 28-52, Colorado State 10-34, Hawaii 28-55; WAC #1/2-Humanitarian or Silicon Valley Bowl (must beat Boise State and Texas-El Paso to assure bowl bid)

76-Louisiana Tech 5-5; Losses to Miami-FL 9-48, Fresno St. 6-16, Boise St. 37-43, Hawaii 41-44, LSU 10-49; Upset Michigan State; WAC #5-Toilet Bowl (must beat Rice, and "pray" for a bowl bid)
77-San Diego State 5-6; Losses to Ohio State 13-16, UCLA 10-20, BYU 36-44, Utah 6-27, New Mexico 7-30, Colorado State 6-21 (must beat Air Force to be bowl eligible and pray)
78-Kentucky 4-6; Losses to Louisville 24-40, Alabama 17-27, Florida 21-24, South Carolina 21-27, Arkansas 63-71 7OT, Vanderbilt 17-28; SEC #9-Toilet Bowl (must beat Georgia and Tennessee to be bowl eligible)
79-Wyoming 4-6; Losses to Oklahoma State/Air Force/Kansas/Boise St./San Diego St./Utah; Mountain West #6-Toilet Bowl
80-Penn State 3-8; 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; Big Ten #9-Toilet Bowl
81-North Carolina 2-9; Losses to Syracuse/Florida State/Wisconsin/North Carolina St./Virginia/Arizona State/Clemson/Maryland/Georgia Tech, ACC #8-Toilet Bowl
82-Indiana 2-9; Losses to Washington, Connecticut, Kentucky, Michigan, MSU, Northwestern OT/Ohio State/Minnesota/Penn State; Big Ten #10-Toilet Bowl
83-Illinois 1-10; Losses to Missouri/UCLA/California/Wisconsin/Purdue/MSU/Michigan/Minnesota/Iowa/Indiana; Big Ten #11-Toilet Bowl
84-Ball State 5-7; Losses to Missouri/Pittsburgh/Boston College/Miami-OH/Northern Illinois/Western Michigan/Eastern Michigan; MAC #5-Toilet Bowl
85-Western Michigan 5-6; Losses to MSU/Virginia Tech/Bowling Green/Northern Illinois/Marshall/Connecticut, MAC #8-Toilet Bowl
86-North Texas State 8-3; Losses to Oklahoma/Air Force/Arkansas, Sun Belt #1-New Orleans Bowl (must beat New Mexico State)
87-Troy State 5-6; 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
88-Mississippi State 2-8; Losses to Oregon/Tulane/Houston/LSU/Auburn/Kentucky/Alabama/Tennessee
89-Houston 6-4; Losses to Michigan 3-50, Memphis State 14-45, TCU 55-62, Southern Mississippi 10-35 (must beat Louisville and UAB plus pray to be bowl eligible)
90-Tulane 4-7; Losses to TCU/Texas/Houston/Louisville/Memphis State/Navy
91-Alabama-Birmingham 4-6; Losses to Southern Mississippi, Troy State, South Carolina, TCU, Georgia, Tulane
92-Baylor 3-8; Losses to North Texas/UAB/Texas A&M/Kansas/Texas/Texas Tech/Kansas St./Oklahoma; Upset Colorado
93-Rutgers 4-6; Losses to MSU/Virginia Tech/West Virginia/Pittsburgh/Connecticut/Boston College
94-Duke 3-8; Losses to Virginia/Northwestern/Florida St./Maryland/Wake Forest/North Carolina St./Clemson
95-Kent State 4-7; Losses to Pittsburgh/Penn State/Ball State/Connecticut/Marshall/Miami-OH/Bowling Green
96-Akron 7-5; Losses to Wisconsin/Kent State/Miami-OH/Connecticut/Marshall
97-Arkansas State 5-6; Losses to Texas A&M/Tulsa/Memphis St./Mississippi/Utah State/North Texas State
98-Rice 3-7; Losses to Houston/Duke/Texas/Hawaii/Navy/Fresno St./Tulsa
99-Arizona 2-9; Losses to LSU/Oregon/Purdue/TCU/Washington St./UCLA/California/Oregon St./USC
100-Vanderbilt 2-9; Losses to Mississippi/Auburn/TCU/Georgia Tech/Mississippi St./Georgia/South Carolina/Florida
101-Temple 1-9; Losses to Penn State/Villanova/Cincinnati OT/Miami-FL/Rutgers/Louisville/Boston College/Syracuse/Virginia Tech OT
102-San Jose State 3-7; Losses to Stanford/Florida/Nevada/Rice/Boise St./Hawaii/Fresno State
103-East Carolina 1-9; Losses to West Virginia/Cincinnati/Miami-FL/Wake Forest/Houston/North Carolina/Louisville/Memphis St./South Florida
104-Utah State 3-7; Losses to Nebraska/Utah/Arizona State/New Mexico/Wyoming/North Texas St./New Mexico St.
105-Middle Tennessee State 3-7; Losses to Georgia/Florida Atlantic/Clemson/Missouri in OT/Temple/North Texas St./Utah St./Louisiana-Lafayette
106-Idaho 2-9; Losses to Washington State/Eastern Washington/Boise St./Washington/Montana/North Texas St./Middle Tennessee St./Louisiana-Lafayette/Arkansas St.
107-Louisiana-Monroe 1-10; Losses to Stephen F. Austin/LSU/Mississippi/Northwestern St./Utah St./Arkansas St./New Mexico St./Auburn/North Texas St.
108-Louisiana-Lafayette 4-8; Losses to South Carolina/Louisiana Tech/Houston/Minnesota/North Texas St./Oklahoma St./Louisiana-Monroe/So.Miss.
109-New Mexico State 3-8; Losses to Texas/Oregon State/New Mexico/Idaho/Middle Tennessee St./Louisiana-Lafayette/Arkansas
110-Ohio University 2-7; Losses to Iowa State/Minnesota/Western Michigan/Northern Illinois OT/Kentucky/Buffalo/Kent St.
111-Central Michigan 3-7; Losses to Michigan/Ball State/Bowling Green/Northern Illinois/Toledo/Central Florida/Akron
112-Eastern Michigan 3-8; Losses to Western Illinois/Akron/Navy/Maryland/Western Michigan/Toledo/Bowling Green/CMU
113-Central Florida 3-7; Losses to Virginia Tech/Syracuse/Kent State/Ohio Univ./Akron/West Virginia/Eastern Michigan
114-Buffalo 1-10; Losses to Rutgers/Iowa/Connecticut/Colgate/Akron/Central Florida/Miami-OH/Marshall/Toledo/Northern Illinois; beat Ohio Univ.
115-Army 0-11; Losses to Connecticut/Rutgers/Tulane/South Florida/TCU/Louisville/East Carolina/Cincinnati/UAB/Air Force/Houston
116-UTEP 2-9; Losses to Arizona/Cal Poly/San Diego St./Louisville/Louisiana Tech/Hawaii/Tulsa/San Jose St./Boise State
117-SMU 0-11; Losses to Texas Tech/Baylor/Oklahoma State/Nevada/UTEP/San Jose St./Boise St./Tulsa/Fresno St./Louisiana Tech/Rice

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

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
Big East Championship: 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
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
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
Ohio State at Michigan
UCLA at USC
Alabama at Auburn
Washington State at Washington
Oregon State at Oregon
California at Stanford
Missouri at Kansas State
Boston College at Virginia Tech
Iowa at Wisconsin
Oklahoma at Texas Tech

November 28
Nebraska at Colorado (Nov. 27)
Florida State at Florida
Virginia Tech at Virginia
Texas at Texas A&M
Miami-Florida at Pittsburgh
Arizona at Arizona State
Georgia at Georgia Tech
Notre Dame at Stanford
Iowa State at Missouri

December 5
Army vs. Navy

December 12
SEC Championship: Florida/Tennessee/Georgia vs. LSU/Mississippi
Big 12 Championship: Oklahoma vs. Kansas State/Missouri
MAC Championship: Miami-Ohio vs. Toledo/Bowling Green

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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 11 1 1 3 45 12 10 1 Stoops White 1 1 Sugar
USC 3 97 23 17 41 19 15 5 Carroll Leinart 3 2 Sugar
Ohio State 1 66 6 6 79 80 98 77 Tressell Krenzel 2 4 Fiesta
LSU 2 37 4 1 38 32 24 15 Saban Mauck 4 3 Orange
Texas 59 13 16 39 8 64 19 4 Brown Mock/Young 5 7 Rose
TCU 12 103 48 21 17 56 26 48 Patterson Hassell 8 10 Liberty
Tennessee 53 30 39 30 71 53 67 49 Fulmer Clausen 7 9 Capital One or Capital One
Michigan 35 5 7 8 26 26 14 9 Carr Navarre 9 5 Rose
Georgia 7 9 2 2 69 41 54 66 Richt Greene 6 6 Cotton or Capital One
Washington State 9 78 24 22 102 16 48 29 Doba Kegel 10 8 Holiday
Miami-FL 25 3 3 11 54 43 46 49 Coker Berlin 12 13 Fiesta
Florida State 19 46 21 7 77 17 29 18 Bowden Rix 11 11 Orange
Florida 57 42 50 19 62 42 43 33 Zook Leak 13 13 Music City
Virginia Tech 27 44 30 18 11 99 52 13 Beamer Randall 17 12 San Francisco
Purdue 8 38 9 13 61 55 61 58 Tiller Orton 16 16 Capital One
Miami-Ohio 18 45 20 16 46 6 5 6 Hoeppner Roethlisberger 14 18 Motor City
Mississippi 14 114 77 54 56 11 13 11 Cutcliffe Manning 15 15 Outback
Iowa 10 64 17 9 50 102 95 51 Ferentz Chandler 18 17 Outback
Kansas State 17 6 5 10 9 66 22 8 Snyder Roberson 19 19 Cotton
Nebraska 41 12 14 5 5 116 88 73 Solich Lord 22 23 Alamo
Oklahoma State 63 85 79 58 10 84 35 12 Miles Fields 21 24 Holiday
Bowling Green 43 35 33 24 15 9 2 16 Brandon Harris 20 22 Toilet
West Virginia 28 94 56 30 12 105 59 44 Rodriquez Marshall 26 25 Gator
Pittsburgh 87 47 75 57 98 5 27 22 Harris Rutherford 25 21 Insight
Minnesota 34 38 28 27 2 72 3 7 Mason Abdul-Khaliq 27 26 Sun
Michigan State 26 106 72 55 109 24 64 44 Smith Smoker 28 31 Alamo

Conference Rankings-Top 25/Top 50
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SEC-East Bowl Commit
Florida BCS-Fiesta, BCS-Orange, Cotton, Outback or Capital One #2 Bowl
Georgia BCS-Fiesta, BCS-Orange, Cotton, Outback or Capital One #2 Bowl
Tennessee BCS-Fiesta, BCS-Orange, Cotton, Outback or Capital One #2 Bowl
South Carolina Houston Bowl
Kentucky
Vanderbilt
SEC-West
LSU BCS-Fiesta, BCS-Orange, Cotton, Outback or Capital One #2 Bowl
Mississippi BCS-Fiesta, BCS-Orange, Cotton, Outback or Capital One #2 Bowl
Auburn Peach Bowl
Arkansas Independence Bowl
Alabama
Mississippi State

2-Big Twelve=38.42: #1-Oklahoma/#16-Texas/#18-Oklahoma State/#19-Kansas State//#20-Nebraska/#34-Missouri/#35-Texas Tech/#38-Colorado/#57-Texas A&M/#58-Kansas/#73-Iowa State/#92-Baylor

Big 12-North Bowl Commit
Kansas State Cotton #2 Bowl
Nebraska Alamo #4 Bowl
Missouri Independence Bowl
Colorado Fort Worth #8 or Toilet Bowl
Kansas Houston Bowl
Iowa State
Big 12-South
Oklahoma BCS #1-Sugar Bowl
Texas BCS-Rose Bowl
Oklahoma State Holiday Bowl
Texas Tech Tangerine Bowl
Texas A&M
Baylor

3-Big Ten=38.64: #4-Michigan/#5-Ohio State/#21-Purdue/#22-Michigan State/#23-Iowa/#24-Minnesota/#28-Wisconsin/#53-Northwestern/#80-Penn State/#82-Indiana/#83-Illinois

Big 10 Bowl Commit
Michigan BCS-Rose #1 Bowl
Ohio State BCS-Fiesta Bowl (At-Large)
Purdue Capital One Bowl
Iowa Outback Bowl
Michigan State Alamo Bowl
Minnesota Sun Bowl
Wisconsin Music City Bowl
Northwestern Motor City Bowl
Penn State
Indiana
Illinois


4-ACC-Atlantic Coast-43.33: #13-Florida State/#25-North Carolina State/#31-Maryland/#32-Clemson/#33-Georgia Tech/#39-Virginia/#42-Wake Forest#81-North Carolina/#94-Duke

ACC Bowl Commit
Florida State BCS #1-Orange or Fiesta Bowl
North Carolina State Gator #2
Maryland Peach #3
Clemson Tangerine #4
Georgia Tech Continental Tire#5
Virginia Humanitarian #6
Wake Forest Silicon Valley or Toilet Bowl
North Carolina
Duke

5-Big East=43.50: #8-Virginia Tech/#11-Miami-FL/#14-West Virginia/#27-Pittsburgh/#44-Syracuse/#50-Boston College/#93-Rutgers/#101-Temple

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

6-PAC 10-Pacific Athletic Conference=52.30: #2-USC/#17-Washington/#46-Oregon State/#55-Oregon/ State/#52-California/#56-UCLA/#59-Washington/#67-Stanford/#70-Arizona State/#99-Arizona

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

7-Mountain West=62.75: #46-Utah/#48-New Mexico/#60-UNLV/#61-Colorado State/#65-Air Force/#66-BYU/#77-San Diego State/#79-Wyoming

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

8-Conference USA=75.36: #26-TCU/#43-Louisville/#63-Memphis State/#68-Southern Mississippi/#69-South Florida/#72-Cincinnati/#89-Houston/#90-Tulane/ #91-Alabama-Birmingham/#103-East Carolina/#115-Army

Conference USA Bowl Commit
Texas Christian Liberty #1 or BCS-Rose
Southern Mississippi GMAC #2
Memphis State Hawaii
Louisville New Orleans #4
South Florida Fort Worth #6
Houston
Alabama-Birmingham
Cincinnati
Tulane
East Carolina
Army

9-MAC-Mid-American=80.43: #29-Miami-Ohio/#37-Bowling Green/#40-Northern Illinois/#49-Toledo/#51-Marshall/#84-Ball State/#85-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
Toledo GMAC
Bowling Green
Northern Illinois
Ball State
Western Michigan
Central Michigan
Eastern Michigan
MAC-East
Miami-Ohio Motor City
Marshall
Central Florida
Kent State
Akron
Ohio University
Buffalo

10-WAC-Western Athletic Conference=84.40: #47-Boise State, #62-Nevada, #74-Tulsa, #75-Hawaii, #76-Fresno State, #77-Louisiana Tech, #98-Rice, #102-San Jose State, #116-Texas-El Paso, #117-SMU

WAC Bowl Commit
Boise State Humanitarian
Fresno State Hawaii
Tulsa Silicon Valley
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
Troy State

Possible Bowl Matchups/Predictions 2003-2004

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

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 Atlantic
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

Big Twelve and SEC stay the same, Sun Belt disbands!


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