DAVETGC'S Rankings-117 NCAA-Division I Teams
Sunday, November 2, 2003
1-Oklahoma 9-0; Big 12 #1-Sugar Bowl, Big 12 Champs
2-USC 8-1; Upset by California 30-33 3OT, PAC-10 #1-Sugar Bowl
3-Florida State 8-1; Loss to Miami-FL 14-22, ACC Champs-Rose Bowl
4-LSU 8-1; Loss to Florida 7-19, SEC Champs-Orange Bowl
5-Virginia Tech 7-1; Big East Champs-Orange Bowl, Loss to West Virginia 7-24
6-Miami-Florida 7-1; Big East #2-Fiesta Bowl, loss to Virginia Tech 7-31
7-Michigan 8-2; Losses to Oregon 27-31, Iowa 27-30, Big Ten Champs-Rose Bowl
8-Michigan State 7-2; Upset by Louisiana Tech 21-22, Loss to Michigan 20-27, Big Ten #2-Capital One Bowl
9-Ohio State 8-1; Loss to Wisconsin 10-17, Big Ten #3-Outback Bowl
10-Washington State 7-2; PAC-10 #2-Losses to Notre Dame 26-29 1OT, Southern California 16-43, Fiesta Bowl
11-Georgia 7-2; Losses to LSU 10-17, Florida 13-16, SEC #3-Cotton Bowl
12-Mississippi 7-2; Upset by Memphis State 34-44, Texas Tech 45-49, beat Florida, Alabama, Arkansas; SEC #4-Outback Bowl
13-Auburn 6-3; Losses to USC 0-23, Georgia Tech 3-17, LSU 7-31, SEC #5-Houston Bowl
14-Tennessee 6-2; Losses to Auburn, 21-28, Georgia 14-41, SEC #6, Cotton Bowl
15-Florida 6-3; Losses to Miami-FL 33-38, Tennessee 10-24, Mississippi 17-20, beat LSU, Arkansas, SEC #2-Capital One Bowl
16-Iowa 7-2; Losses to MSU 10-20, Ohio State 10-19, Big Ten #4-Alamo Bowl
17-Arkansas 5-3; Losses to Auburn 3-10, Florida 28-33, Mississippi 7-19, SEC #7- Peach Bowl
18-Texas 6-2; Losses to Arkansas 28-38, Oklahoma 13-65, Big 12 #2, Holiday Bowl
19-Kansas State 6-3, Losses to Marshall 20-27, Texas 20-24; Oklahoma State 34-38, Big 12 #3-Cotton Bowl
20-Georgia Tech 5-3; Losses to BYU 13-24, Florida State 13-14, Clemson 3-39, ACC #3-Peach Bowl
21-Nebraska 7-2; Losses to Missouri 24-41, Texas 7-31, Big 12 #4-Alamo Bowl
22-Oklahoma State 7-2; Losses to Nebraska 7-17, Oklahoma State 9-52, Big 12 #4-Alamo Bowl
23-Minnesota 8-2; Losses to Michigan 35-38, Michigan State 38-44, Big Ten #5-Sun Bowl
24-South Carolina 5-4; Losses to Georgia 7-31, Tennessee 20-23 OT, LSU 7-33, Mississippi 40-43, SEC #8-Independence Bowl
25-North Carolina State 7-3; Losses to Wake Forest 24-38, Ohio State 38-44 3OT, Georgia Tech 21-29, ACC #2, Gator Bowl
26-Bowling Green 7-1; Loss to Ohio State, 17-24; MAC #1 or 2: Motor City or GMAC Bowl
27-Purdue 7-2; Losses to Bowling Green 26-27, Michigan 3-31; Big Ten #6-Music City Bowl
28-Wisconsin 6-3; Losses to UNLV 5-23, Purdue 23-26, Northwestern 7-16; Big Ten #7-Motor City Bowl
29-Northern Illinois 8-1; Loss to Bowling Green 18-34, beat Alabama/Maryland/Iowa State; MAC #3, Toilet Bowl
30-Alabama 3-6; Losses to Oklahoma 13-20, Northern Illinois 16-19, Arkansas 31-34 OT, Georgia 23-37, Mississippi 28-43, Tennessee 43-51 5OT; SEC #9-Toilet Bowl
31-Maryland 6-3; Losses to Florida State 10-35, Northern Illinois 13-20 OT, Georgia Tech 3-7, ACC #4-Tangerine Bowl
32-Texas Christian 8-0; Conference USA #1-Liberty Bowl
33-Wake Forest 5-4; Losses to Purdue 10-16, Virginia 24-27, Georgia Tech 7-24, Florida State 24-48, ACC #6-Humanitarian Bowl
34-Louisville 7-1; Loss to South Florida OT, GMAC Bowl-Conference USA #2
35-Clemson 5-4; Losses to Georgia 0-30, Maryland 7-21, North Carolina State 15-17, Wake Forest 17-45, ACC #7-Silicon Valley Bowl
36-Virginia 5-4; Losses to South Carolina 7-31, Clemson 27-30 OT, Florida State 14-19, North Carolina State 37-51, ACC #5-Continental Tire Bowl
37-Missouri 6-2; Losses to Kansas 14-35, Oklahoma 13-34; Big 12 #5-Independence Bowl
38-West Virginia 4-4; Losses to Wisconsin 17-24, Cincinnati 13-15, Maryland 7-34, Miami-FL 20-22, beat Virginia Tech; Big East #3-Gator Bowl
39-Marshall 6-3; Losses to Tennessee 24-34, Toledo 17-24, Troy St. 24-33, MAC #4-Toilet Bowl
40-Texas Tech 5-3; Losses to North Carolina State 21-49, Oklahoma State 49-51, Missouri 31-62. Big 12 #6-Tangerine Bowl
41-Washington 5-4; Losses to Ohio State 9-28, UCLA 16-46, Nevada 17-28, USC 23-43, PAC-10 #7-Toilet Bowl
42-Miami-Ohio 7-1; Loss to Iowa 3-21; MAC #1 or 2-Motor City or GMAC Bowl
43-Colorado 3-6; 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 Bowl
44-UCLA 6-3; Losses to Colorado 14-16, Oklahoma 24-59, Stanford 14-21; PAC 10 #3-Holiday Bowl
45-Syracuse 4-3; Losses to Louisville 20-30, Virginia Tech 7-51, Pittsburgh 14-34, Big East #5-Continental Tire Bowl
46-Pittsburgh 6-2; Losses to Toledo, 31-35, Notre Dame 14-20, Big East #4-Insight Bowl
47-Texas A&M 4-4; Losses to Virginia Tech, 19-35, Pittsburgh 26-37, Texas Tech 28-59, Nebraska 12-48, Oklahoma State 10-38, Big 12 #10-Toilet Bowl
48-Oregon State 5-3; Losses to Fresno State 14-16, Washington 17-38, Washington State 28-36, PAC 10#2/3/4/5- PAC-10 #5/6-Insight or Las Vegas Bowl
49-Utah 7-2; Losses to Texas A&M 26-28, New Mexico 35-47, Mountain West #2- Las Vegas Bowl
50-Boise State 8-1; Loss to Oregon State, 24-26, WAC #1-Humanitarian Bowl
51-Boston College 5-4; Losses to Wake Forest 28-32, Miami-FL 14-33, Syracuse 14-39, Pittsburgh 13-24, Big East #6-San Francisco Bowl
52-Northwestern 4-5; Losses to Air Force 21-22, Miami-OH 14-44, Ohio State 0-20, Minnesota 17-42, Purdue 14-28; Big Ten #8-Toilet Bowl
53-Notre Dame 2-6; Losses to Michigan 0-38, Michigan State 16-22, Purdue 10-23, USC 14-45, Boston College 26-27, Florida State 0-37; Toilet Bowl

54-Oregon 5-4; Losses to Washington State 16-55, Utah 13-17, Arizona State 14-59, Washington 10-42, PAC-10 #5/6-Insight or Las Vegas Bowl
55-Colorado State 5-4; Losses to Colorado 35-42, Miami-OH 21-41, Utah 21-28, Wyoming 28-35, Mountain West #1-Liberty Bowl
56-Kansas 5-4; Losses to Northwestern 20-28, Colorado 47-50 OT, Kansas State 0-42, Texas A&M 33-45, Upset Missouri, Big 12 #8-Fort Worth Bowl
57-California 5-5; Losses to Kansas State 28-42, Colorado State 21-23, Utah 24-31, Oregon State 21-35, UCLA 20-23 OT, PAC-10 #4-Sun Bowl
58-UNLV 4-4; Losses to Kansas 24-46, Air Force 7-24, Utah 10-28, BYU 20-27, beat Wisconsin, Mountain West #7/8-Toilet Bowl
59-Nevada 5-4; Losses to Oregon 23-31, UNLV 12-16, Louisiana Tech 34-42, Rice 42-52, WAC #2-Hawaii Bowl
60-Ball State 4-5; Losses to Missouri/Pittsburgh/Boston College/Miami-OH; MAC #5-Toilet Bowl
61-Toledo 5-3; Losses to UNLV 18-28, Syracuse 7-34, Ball State 14-38, MAC #6-Toilet Bowl
62-Navy 7-2; Losses to TCU 3-17, Rutgers 27-48
63-Air Force 6-3; Losses to Navy 25-28, Colorado State 20-30, Utah 43-45 3OT, Mountain West #3-San Francisco Bowl
64-BYU 4-6; Losses to USC 18-35, Stanford 14-18, Air Force 10-24, Colorado State 13-58, Wyoming 10-13, Boise State 12-50, Mountain West #5-Toilet Bowl
65-New Mexico 5-4; Losses to Texas Tech/BYU/Washington State/UNLV; Mountain West #6-Toilet Bowl
66-Kentucky 4-5; Losses to Louisville/Alabama/Florida/South Carolina/Arkansas; SEC #9-Toilet Bowl
67-Penn State 2-7; 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; Big Ten #9-Toilet Bowl
68-Stanford 3-4, Losses to Washington 17-28, USC 21-44, Washington State 14-24, Oregon 0-35; PAC 10 #8-Toilet Bowl
69-Southern Mississippi 5-3; Losses to California/Nebraska/Alabama; Conference USA #3-Hawaii Bowl
70-South Florida 5-3; Losses to Alabama 17-40, Southern Mississippi 6-27, Conference USA #4-New Orleans Bowl
71-Connecticut 7-3; Losses to Boston College, Virginia Tech, North Carolina St.
72-Arizona State 4-5, Losses to Iowa, 2-21, Oregon State 17-45, USC 17-37, UCLA 13-20, California 23-51, PAC-10 #7-Toilet Bowl
73-Louisiana Tech 4-5; Loss 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
74-Cincinnati 4-4; Losses to Miami-OH 37-42, Southern Mississippi 20-22, Alabama-Birmingham 14-31, South Florida 17-24
75-Iowa State 2-6; 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
76-Tulsa 5-4; Losses to Minnesota/Arkansas/Boise St./Nevada
77-Hawaii 6-3; Losses to USC/UNLV/Tulsa; WAC #4-GMAC Bowl
78-Fresno State 5-4; Losses to Tennessee 6-24, Oklahoma 28-52, Colorado State 10-34, Hawaii 28-55; WAC #3-Silicon Valley Bowl
79-San Diego State 4-5; Losses to Ohio State 13-16, UCLA 10-20, BYU 36-44, Utah 6-27, New Mexico 7-30
80-North Carolina 1-8; Losses to Syracuse/Florida State/Wisconsin/North Carolina St./Virginia/Arizona State/Clemson/Maryland
81-Illinois 1-9; Losses to Missouri/UCLA/California/Wisconsin/Purdue/MSU/Michigan/Minnesota/Iowa; Big Ten #10-Toilet Bowl
82-Western Michigan 3-6; Losses to MSU/Virginia Tech/Bowling Green/Northern Illinois/Marshall/Connecticut
83-Indiana 1-8; Losses to Washington, Connecticut, Kentucky, Michigan, MSU, Northwestern OT/Ohio State/Minnesota; Big Ten #11-Toilet Bowl
84-Arizona 1-8; Losses to LSU/Oregon/Purdue/TCU/Washington St./UCLA/California/Oregon St.
85-North Texas State 6-3; Losses to Oklahoma/Air Force/Arkansas, Sun Belt #1-New Orleans Bowl
86-Troy State 4-5; Losses to Kansas State 5-41, Minnesota 7-48, Nebraska 0-30, Virginia 0-24, North Texas St. 0-21; Upset Marshall
87-Alabama-Birmingham 4-5; Losses to Southern Mississippi, Troy State, South Carolina, TCU, Georgia
88-Rutgers 4-4; Losses to MSU/Virginia Tech/West Virginia/Pittsburgh
89-Duke 2-7; Losses to Virginia/Northwestern/Florida St./Maryland/Wake Forest/North Carolina St.
90-Kent State 3-6; Losses to Pittsburgh/Penn State/Ball State/Connecticut/Marshall/Miami-OH
91-Akron 5-5; Losses to Wisconsin/Kent State/Miami-OH/Connecticut/Marshall
92-Mississippi State 2-6; Losses to Oregon/Tulane/Houston/LSU/Auburn/Kentucky
93-Memphis State 6-3; Losses to Southern Mississippi 6-23, UAB 10-24, Mississippi State 27-35; upset Mississippi, Conference USA #5-Fort Worth Bowl
94-Houston 5-3; Losses to Michigan 3-50, Memphis State 14-45, TCU 55-62
95-Tulane 3-5; Losses to TCU/Texas/Houston/Louisville
96-Baylor 3-5; Losses to North Texas/UAB/Texas A&M/Kansas/Texas; Upset Colorado
97-Wyoming 4-5 Losses to Oklahoma State/Air Force/Kansas/Boise St./San Diego St.
98-Utah State 3-6; Losses to Nebraska/Utah/Arizona State/New Mexico/Wyoming/North Texas St.
99-Arkansas State 4-5; Losses to Texas A&M/Tulsa/Memphis St./Mississippi/Utah St.
100-Rice 3-6; Losses to Houston/Duke/Texas/Hawaii/Navy/Fresno St.
101-Vanderbilt 1-8; Losses to Mississippi/Auburn/TCU/Georgia Tech/Mississippi St./Georgia/South Carolina
102-Temple 1-7; Losses to Penn State/Villanova/Cincinnati OT/Miami-FL/Rutgers/Louisville/Boston College
103-Ohio University 2-6; Losses to Iowa State/Minnesota/Western Michigan/Northern Illinois OT/Kentucky/Buffalo
104-Central Florida 3-6; Losses to Virginia Tech/Syracuse/Kent State/Ohio Univ./Akron/West Virginia
105-Central Michigan 3-6; Losses to Michigan/Ball State/Bowling Green/Northern Illinois/Toledo/Central Florida
106-San Jose State 2-6; Losses to Stanford/Florida/Nevada/Rice/Boise St./Hawaii
107-Middle Tennessee State 2-7; Losses to Georgia/Florida Atlantic/Clemson/Missouri in OT/Temple/North Texas St./Utah St.
108-UTEP 2-7; Losses to Arizona/Cal Poly/San Diego St./Louisville/Louisiana Tech/Hawaii/Tulsa
109-New Mexico State 2-7; Losses to Texas/Oregon State/New Mexico/Idaho/Middle Tennessee St./Louisiana-Lafayette
110-East Carolina 1-8; Losses to West Virginia/Cincinnati/Miami-FL/Wake Forest/Houston/North Carolina/Louisville/Memphis St.
111-Louisiana-Monroe 1-8; Losses to Stephen F. Austin/LSU/Mississippi/Northwestern St./Utah St./Arkansas St./New Mexico St./Auburn
112-Louisiana-Lafayette 2-8; Losses to South Carolina/Louisiana Tech/Houston/Minnesota/North Texas St./Oklahoma St./Louisiana-Monroe/So.Miss.
113-Eastern Michigan 1-8; Losses to Western Illinois/Akron/Navy/Maryland/Western Michigan/Toledo/Bowling Green/CMU
114-Army 0-9; Losses to Connecticut/Rutgers/Tulane/South Florida/TCU/Louisville/East Carolina/Cincinnati/UAB
115-SMU 0-9; Losses to Texas Tech/Baylor/Oklahoma State/Nevada/UTEP/San Jose St./Boise St./Tulsa/Fresno St.
116-Buffalo 1-9; Losses to Rutgers/Iowa/Connecticut/Colgate/Akron/Central Florida/Miami-OH/Marshall/Toledo; beat Ohio Univ.
117-Idaho 1-8; Losses to Washington State/Eastern Washington/Boise St./Washington/Montana/North Texas St./Middle Tennessee St./Louisiana-Lafayette

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 at Pittsburgh
Tennessee at Miami-FL
Texas A&M at Oklahoma
Michigan State at Ohio State
UCLA at Washington State
California at Oregon
Kansas State at Iowa State
Wisconsin at Minnesota
Missouri at Colorado
Iowa at Purdue

November 15
Kansas State at Nebraska
LSU at Alabama
Auburn at Georgia
North Carolina State at Florida State
Texas Tech at Texas
Colorado at Iowa State
Purdue at Ohio State
Florida at South Carolina
BYU at Notre Dame
Arizona State at Washington State

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-FL 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 vs. LSU/Mississippi
Big 12 Championship: Oklahoma vs. Kansas State/Nebraska
MAC Championship: Miami-OH/Marshall vs. Bowling Green

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BCS Rankings

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Top Teams in NCAA Division I Football-Ranked by BCS

Team Rushing Defense Passing Defense Total Defense Scoring Defense Rushing Offense Passing Offense Total Offense Scoring Offense Coach Quarterback BCS AP
Oklahoma 18 2 1 7 54 14 15 1 Stoops White 1 1
USC 3 104 34 26 47 22 18 6 Carroll Leinart 2 2
Florida State 21 13 12 2 75 17 30 18 Bowden Rix 3 3
Miami-FL 38 3 6 17 46 34 29 25 Coker Berlin 4 6
Ohio State 1 41 3 7 86 82 99 76 Tressell Krenzel 5 7
Virginia Tech 27 27 20 11 13 103 57 8 Beamer Randall 6 5
LSU 2 39 4 1 43 32 27 16 Saban Mauck 7 4
Michigan 39 7 9 12 30 25 16 12 Carr Navarre 8 8
TCU 12 83 30 24 15 48 19 53 Patterson Hassell 9 13
Georgia 10 9 2 3 60 42 48 65 Richt Greene 10 9
Iowa 4 44 8 5 37 105 89 54 Ferentz Chandler 11 10
Texas 64 6 18 33 9 68 24 5 Brown Mock/Young 12 11
Tennessee 71 27 47 45 62 54 64 60 Fulmer Clausen 13 18
Purdue 7 34 10 15 53 53 52 49 Tiller Orton 14 16
Washington State 8 75 25 29 103 13 38 33 Doba Kegel 15 12
Bowling Green 28 22 17 12 20 5 2 14 Brandon Harris 16 15
Florida 61 55 55 18 66 33 43 35 Zook Leak 17 17
Nebraska 35 5 7 4 5 116 87 59 Solich Lord 18 19
Michigan State 19 103 54 28 95 26 59 41 Smith Smoker 20 14
Mississippi 13 115 80 58 45 9 7 9 Cutcliffe Manning 23 20
Kansas State 22 12 11 19 17 64 33 10 Snyder Roberson 30 30

Conference Rankings-Top 25/Top 50
1-SEC-Southeastern: LSU/Florida/Georgia/Auburn/Mississippi/Tennessee/Arkansas/South Carolina/Alabama/Kentucky

SEC-East Bowl Commit
Florida Capital One #2 Bowl
Georgia Cotton Bowl
Tennessee Music City Bowl
South Carolina Independence Bowl
Kentucky
Vanderbilt
SEC-West
LSU BCS #1-Orange, Rose or Fiesta Bowl
Mississippi Outback #3 Bowl
Auburn Peach #4 Bowl
Arkansas Houston Bowl
Alabama
Mississippi State

2-Big Ten: Michigan/Michigan State/Minnesota/Purdue/Wisconsin/Ohio State/Iowa

Big 10 Bowl Commit
Michigan BCS-Rose #1 Bowl
Michigan State Capital One #2 Bowl
Minnesota Outback #3 Bowl
Purdue Alamo #4 Bowl
Wisconsin Sun #5 Bowl
Ohio State Music City #6 Bowl
Iowa Motor City #7 Bowl
Northwestern
Penn State
Illinois
Indiana

3-Big Twelve: Oklahoma/Nebraska/Oklahoma State/Kansas State/Texas Tech/Texas/Missouri/Colorado/Kansas

Big 12-North Bowl Commit
Kansas State Cotton #2 Bowl
Nebraska Alamo #4 Bowl
Missouri Independence Bowl
Kansas Fort Worth #8 Bowl
Colorado
Iowa State
Big 12-South
Oklahoma BCS #1-Sugar Bowl
Texas Holiday #3 Bowl
Oklahoma State Houston Bowl
Texas Tech Tangerine Bowl
Texas A&M
Baylor

4-PAC 10-Pacific Athletic Conference: USC/Washington State/Oregon State/UCLA/Washington/California/Oregon

PAC-10 Bowl Commit
USC BCS-Sugar Bowl
Washington State BCS-Fiesta or Holiday #2 Bowl
Oregon State Holiday #2 or Sun #3 Bowl
UCLA Sun #3 or Insight Bowl
Washington Insight #4/5 or Las Vegas Bowl
California Las Vegas #4/5 or Toilet Bowl
Oregon
Stanford
Arizona State
Arizona

5-MAC-Mid-American: Bowling Green/Miami-OH/Northern Illinois/Marshall/Ball State/Toledo

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

6-Big East: Miami-Florida/Virginia Tech/West Virginia/Pittsburgh/Boston College/Syracuse

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

7-ACC-Atlantic Coast: Florida State/North Carolina State/Georgia Tech/Maryland/Virginia/Wake Forest/Clemson

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

8-Conference USA: TCU/Louisville/Southern Mississippi/South Florida/Memphis State

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

9-Mountain West: Utah/Colorado State/Air Force/New Mexico/UNLV

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

10-WAC-Western Athletic Conference: Boise State/Fresno State/Hawaii/Louisiana Tech

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

11-Sun Belt Conference: 0/0

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
Notre Dame
Connecticut
Navy
Troy State

Possible Bowl Matchups 2003-2004

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

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