DAVETGC'S Rankings-117 NCAA-Division I Teams
Sunday, November 9, 2003
1-Oklahoma 10-0; Big 12 #1-BCS-Sugar Bowl, Big 12 Champs (must beat Baylor, Texas Tech and Kansas State or Nebraska)
2-USC 8-1; Upset by California 30-33 3OT, PAC-10 Champs-BCS-Sugar Bowl (must beat Arizona, UCLA and Oregon State)
3-LSU 8-1; Loss to Florida 7-19, SEC #1/2-BCS-Fiesta or Capital One Bowl (must beat Alabama, Mississippi, Arkansas and Florida, Tennessee or Georgia)
4-Michigan 8-2; Losses to Oregon 27-31, Iowa 27-30, Big Ten #1/2-BCS-Rose or BCS-Fiesta Bowl (must beat Northwestern and Ohio State)
5-Ohio State 9-1; Loss to Wisconsin 10-17, Big Ten #1/2-BCS-Fiesta or BCS-Rose Bowl (must beat Purdue and Michigan)
6-Georgia 7-2; Losses to LSU 10-17, Florida 13-16, beat Tennessee, SEC #3-Cotton Bowl (must beat Auburn, 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 #4-Outback Bowl (must beat LSU, Mississippi State and Florida, Tennessee or Georgia)
8-Virginia Tech 7-2; Big East #2-Gator Bowl, Losses to West Virginia 7-24, Pittsburgh 28-31 (must beat Temple, Boston College and Virginia)
9-Auburn 6-4; Losses to USC 0-23, Georgia Tech 3-17, LSU 7-31, Mississippi 20-24, SEC #5-Peach Bowl (must beat Georgia and Alabama)
10-Tennessee 7-2; Losses to Auburn, 21-28, Georgia 14-41, SEC #6-Music City Bowl (must beat Mississippi State, Vanderbilt, Kentucky and LSU or Mississippi)
11-Miami-Florida 7-2; Big East #3-Insight.com Bowl, losses to Virginia Tech 7-31, Tennessee 6-10 (must beat Syracuse, Rutgers and Pittsburgh)
12-Florida 7-3; Losses to Miami-FL 33-38, Tennessee 10-24, Mississippi 17-20, beat LSU, Arkansas, SEC #1/2-Capital One or BCS-Fiesta Bowl (must beat South Carolina, Florida State and LSU or Mississippi)
13-Florida State 8-2; Losses to Miami-FL 14-22, Clemson 10-26, ACC Champs-BCS-Orange Bowl (must beat North Carolina State to win conference and get BCS bid)
14-Arkansas 6-3; Losses to Auburn 3-10, Florida 28-33, Mississippi 7-19, SEC #7- Independence Bowl (must beat New Mexico State, Mississippi State and LSU)
15-Texas 8-2; Losses to Arkansas 28-38, Oklahoma 13-65, Big 12 #2, BCS-Rose Bowl (must beat Texas Tech and Texas A&M to finish 10-2 to get BCS bid)
16-Washington State 8-2; PAC-10 #2-Losses to Notre Dame 26-29 1OT, Southern California 16-43, Holiday Bowl (must beat Arizona State and Washington)
17-Nebraska 8-2; Losses to Missouri 24-41, Texas 7-31, Big 12 #4-Alamo Bowl (must beat Kansas State, Colorado and Oklahoma to get BCS bid)
18-Purdue 8-2; Losses to Bowling Green 26-27, Michigan 3-31; Big Ten #3-Capital One Bowl (must beat Ohio State and Indiana)
19-Oklahoma State 7-3; Losses to Nebraska 7-17, Oklahoma 9-52, Texas 16-55, Big 12 #4-Alamo Bowl (must beat Kansas and Baylor)
20-Kansas State 8-3, Losses to Marshall 20-27, Texas 20-24; Oklahoma State 34-38, Big 12 #3-Cotton Bowl (must beat Nebraska and Missouri)
21-Michigan State 7-3; Upset by Louisiana Tech 21-22, Losses to Michigan 20-27, Ohio State 17-33, Big Ten #4-Outback Bowl
22-Minnesota 9-2; Losses to Michigan 35-38, Michigan State 38-44, Big Ten #5-Alamo Bowl (must beat Iowa)
23-Iowa 7-3; Losses to MSU 10-20, Ohio State 10-19, Purdue 14-27, Big Ten #6-Sun Bowl (must beat Minnesota and Wisconsin)
24-North Carolina State 7-3; Losses to Wake Forest 24-38, Ohio State 38-44 3OT, Georgia Tech 21-29, ACC #2, Gator Bowl (must beat Florida State and Maryland to win conference and get BCS bid)
25-Texas Christian 9-0; Conference USA #1-Liberty Bowl (must beat Cincinnati, Southern Mississippi and SMU to finish 12-0 and get BCS bid)
26-Pittsburgh 7-2; Losses to Toledo, 31-35, Notre Dame 14-20, Big East #1-Orange Bowl (must beat West Virginia, Temple and Miami-Florida to win conference and get BCS bid)
27-Wisconsin 6-4; 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 Michigan State and Iowa)
28-Northern Illinois 9-1; Loss to Bowling Green 18-34, beat Alabama/Maryland/Iowa State; MAC #3, GMAC Bowl (must beat Toledo and Eastern Michigan)
29-Miami-Ohio 8-1; Loss to Iowa 3-21; MAC #1-Motor City Bowl (must beat Marshall, Ohio U., Central Florida and Northern Illinois, Bowling Green or Toledo)
30-South Carolina 5-5; Losses to Georgia 7-31, Tennessee 20-23 OT, LSU 7-33, Mississippi 40-43, Arkansas 6-28, SEC #8-Independence Bowl (must beat Florida or Clemson to be bowl eligible)
31-Alabama 4-6; 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 (must beat LSU, Auburn and Hawaii to be bowl eligible)
32-Maryland 6-3; Losses to Florida State 10-35, Northern Illinois 13-20 OT, Georgia Tech 3-7, ACC #4-Tangerine Bowl (must beat Virginia, North Carolina State and Wake Forest and hope North Carolina State beats Florida State to finish in a 3 way tie for conference championship)
33-West Virginia 5-4; Losses to Wisconsin 17-24, Cincinnati 13-15, Maryland 7-34, Miami-FL 20-22, beat Virginia Tech; Big East #4-San Francisco Bowl (must beat Pittsburgh, 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)
34-Louisville 7-2; Losses to South Florida 28-31 OT, TCU 28-31, GMAC Bowl-Conference USA #2 (must beat Memphis State, Houston and Cincinnati)
35-Clemson 5-4; Losses to Georgia 0-30, Maryland 7-21, North Carolina State 15-17, Wake Forest 17-45, ACC #3-Peach Bowl (must beat Duke and South Carolina)
36-Georgia Tech 5-4; Losses to BYU 13-24, Florida State 13-14, Clemson 3-39, Duke 17-41, ACC #4-Tangerine Bowl (must beat North Carolina, Virginia or Georgia to be bowl eligible)
37-Virginia 5-4; Losses to South Carolina 7-31, Clemson 27-30 OT, Florida State 14-19, North Carolina State 37-51, ACC #6-Humanitarian Bowl (must beat Maryland, Georgia Tech or Virginia Tech to be bowl eligible)
38-Wake Forest 5-5; Losses to Purdue 10-16, Virginia 24-27, Georgia Tech 7-24, Florida State 24-48, North Carolina 34-42, ACC #7-Silicon Valley Bowl (must beat Connecticut or Maryland to be bowl eligible)
39-Missouri 6-3; Losses to Kansas 14-35, Oklahoma 13-34, Colorado 16-21; Big 12 #5-Independence Bowl (must beat Texas A&M, Kansas State and Iowa State and hope that Nebraska is beat by Kansas State or Colorado to make the conference championship game vs. Oklahoma)
40-Texas Tech 6-3; Losses to North Carolina State 21-49, Oklahoma State 49-51, Missouri 31-62. 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, Texas and Oklahoma)
41-Bowling Green 7-2; Losses to Ohio State, 17-24, Miami-OH 10-33; MAC #2: GMAC Bowl (must beat Kent State, Ball State, Toledo and Miami-Ohio or Marshall)
42-Colorado 4-6; 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 Iowa State and Nebraska to be bowl eligible)
43-Marshall 6-3; Losses to Tennessee 24-34, Toledo 17-24, Troy St. 24-33, MAC #4-Toilet Bowl (must beat Miami-Ohio, Central Florida, Ohio Univ. and Bowling Green, Northern Illinois or Toledo)
44-UCLA 6-4; Losses to Colorado 14-16, Oklahoma 24-59, Stanford 14-21, Washington State 13-31, PAC 10 #4-Insight.com Bowl (must beat Oregon and USC and hope Washington beats Washington State for a three way tie for conference title)
45-Syracuse 5-3; Losses to Louisville 20-30, Virginia Tech 7-51, Pittsburgh 14-34, Big East #5-Continental Tire Bowl (must beat Miami-Florida, West Virginia, Rutgers and Notre Dame)
46-Oregon State 6-3; Losses to Fresno State 14-16, Washington 17-38, Washington State 28-36, PAC 10#3-Sun Bowl (must beat Stanford, Oregon and USC and hope Washington beats Washington State to win PAC-10 title and get BCS-Rose Bowl bid)
47-Utah 7-2; Losses to Texas A&M 26-28, New Mexico 35-47, Mountain West #1- Liberty Bowl (must beat Wyoming and BYU to secure conference title)
48-Boise State 8-1; Loss to Oregon State, 24-26, WAC #1-Humanitarian Bowl (must beat Texas-El Paso, Fresno State, Nevada and Hawaii to win WAC)
49-Boston College 5-5; 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 Rutgers or Virginia Tech to be bowl eligible)
50-Connecticut 8-3; Losses to Boston College, Virginia Tech, North Carolina St.; must beat Wake Forest; No Conference=Toilet Bowl
51-Washington 5-5; Losses to Ohio State 9-28, UCLA 16-46, Nevada 17-28, USC 23-43, Arizona, PAC-10 #7-Toilet Bowl
52-Northwestern 5-5; Losses to Air Force 21-22, Miami-OH 14-44, Ohio State 0-20, Minnesota 17-42, Purdue 14-28; Big Ten #8-Motor City Bowl
53-Notre Dame 3-6; 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 6-4; 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 UCLA and Oregon State for PAC-10 #3 and Sun Bowl bid)
55-Texas A&M 4-6; 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 (must beat Missouri and Texas to be bowl eligible)
56-Kansas 5-5; 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 Oklahoma State or Iowa State to be bowl eligible)
57-California 5-6; 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 or Toilet Bowl (must beat Washington or Stanford to be bowl eligible)
58-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)
59-New Mexico 6-4; Losses to Texas Tech/BYU/Washington State/UNLV; Mountain West #6-Toilet Bowl
60-Colorado State 5-5; Losses to Colorado 35-42, Miami-OH 21-41, Utah 21-28, Wyoming 28-35, New Mexico 35-38, Mountain West #4-Toilet Bowl
61-Nevada 5-5; Losses to Oregon 23-31, UNLV 12-16, Louisiana Tech 34-42, Rice 42-52, WAC #2-Hawaii Bowl
62-Ball State 4-6; Losses to Missouri/Pittsburgh/Boston College/Miami-OH/Northern Illinois/Western Michigan; MAC #5-Toilet Bowl (must beat Eastern Michigan and Bowling Green to be bowl eligible)
63-Toledo 6-3; Losses to UNLV 18-28, Syracuse 7-34, Ball State 14-38, MAC #6-Toilet Bowl (must beat Northern Illinois, Western Michigan, Bowling Green and Miami-Ohio or Marshall to get Motor City 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 7-3; Losses to Navy 25-28, Colorado State 20-30, Utah 43-45 3OT, Mountain West #3-San Francisco Bowl (must beat New Mexico and San Diego State and hope Utah is defeated by BYU to tie for conference title)
66-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 (must beat Notre Dame and Utah to be bowl eligible
67-Kentucky 4-5; Losses to Louisville/Alabama/Florida/South Carolina/Arkansas; SEC #9-Toilet Bowl (must beat Vanderbilt, Georgia and Tennessee to be bowl eligible)
68-Stanford 4-4, Losses to Washington 17-28, USC 21-44, Washington State 14-24, Oregon 0-35; PAC 10 #8-Toilet Bowl (must beat Oregon State, California and Notre Dame to be bowl eligible)
69-Southern Mississippi 5-3; Losses to California/Nebraska/Alabama; Conference USA #3-Hawaii Bowl (must beat Tulane, TCU and East Carolina to win conference title; they play TCU at home)
70-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)
71-Arizona State 4-6, Losses to Iowa, 2-21, Oregon State 17-45, USC 17-37, UCLA 13-20, California 23-51, Stanford 27-38, PAC-10 #7-Toilet Bowl (must beat Washington State and Arizona to be bowl eligible)
72-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 Tulsa and Rice, and "pray" for a bowl bid)
73-Cincinnati 5-4; Losses to Miami-OH 37-42, Southern Mississippi 20-22, Alabama-Birmingham 14-31, South Florida 17-24, Conference USA #6-Toilet Bowl (must beat TCU, Memphis State and Louisville for a bowl bid)
74-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, Kansas State 0-45, Big Twelve #11-Toilet Bowl
75-Tulsa 6-4; Losses to Minnesota/Arkansas/Boise St./Nevada, WAC #4-Toilet Bowl (must beat Louisiana Tech and San Jose State and pray for a bowl bid)
76-Hawaii 6-3; Losses to USC/UNLV/Tulsa; WAC #3-GMAC Bowl (must beat Nevada, Army, Alabama and Boise State for a bowl bid)
77-Fresno State 6-4; Losses to Tennessee 6-24, Oklahoma 28-52, Colorado State 10-34, Hawaii 28-55; WAC #2-Silicon Valley Bowl (must beat San Jose State, Boise State and Texas-El Paso to assure bowl bid)
78-San Diego State 5-5; Losses to Ohio State 13-16, UCLA 10-20, BYU 36-44, Utah 6-27, New Mexico 7-30 (must beat Colorado State and Air Force and pray for a bowl bid)
79-Wyoming 4-5 Losses to Oklahoma State/Air Force/Kansas/Boise St./San Diego St., Mountain West #6-Toilet Bowl
80-Penn State 2-8; 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 2-8; Losses to Syracuse/Florida State/Wisconsin/North Carolina St./Virginia/Arizona State/Clemson/Maryland, ACC #8-Toilet Bowl
82-Indiana 2-8; Losses to Washington, Connecticut, Kentucky, Michigan, MSU, Northwestern OT/Ohio State/Minnesota; 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-Western Michigan 4-6; Losses to MSU/Virginia Tech/Bowling Green/Northern Illinois/Marshall/Connecticut, MAC #8-Toilet Bowl
85-North Texas State 7-3; Losses to Oklahoma/Air Force/Arkansas, Sun Belt #1-New Orleans Bowl (must beat Arkansas State and New Mexico State to assure Sun Belt title and bowl bid)
86-Troy State 4-6; Losses to Kansas State 5-41, Minnesota 7-48, Nebraska 0-30, Virginia 0-24, North Texas St. 0-21, Middle Tennessee St.; Upset Marshall
87-Mississippi State 2-7; Losses to Oregon/Tulane/Houston/LSU/Auburn/Kentucky/Alabama
88-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 (must beat Louisville, Cincinnati and South Florida to assure some type of bowl bid)
89-Houston 5-4; Losses to Michigan 3-50, Memphis State 14-45, TCU 55-62, Southern Mississippi 10-35 (must beat Army, Louisville and UAB plus pray to be bowl eligible)
90-Tulane 4-6; 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 3-6; Losses to North Texas/UAB/Texas A&M/Kansas/Texas/Texas Tech/Kansas St.; Upset Colorado
93-Rutgers 4-5; Losses to MSU/Virginia Tech/West Virginia/Pittsburgh/Connecticut (must beat Boston College, Miami-FL and Syracuse to be bowl eligible)
94-Duke 3-7; Losses to Virginia/Northwestern/Florida St./Maryland/Wake Forest/North Carolina St.
95-Kent State 4-6; Losses to Pittsburgh/Penn State/Ball State/Connecticut/Marshall/Miami-OH
96-Akron 6-5; Losses to Wisconsin/Kent State/Miami-OH/Connecticut/Marshall
97-Utah State 3-7; Losses to Nebraska/Utah/Arizona State/New Mexico/Wyoming/North Texas St./New Mexico St.
98-Arkansas State 5-5; Losses to Texas A&M/Tulsa/Memphis St./Mississippi/Utah St. (must beat North Texas State and Middle Tennessee State to win Sun Belt title and assure New Orleans bowl bid)
99-Rice 3-7; Losses to Houston/Duke/Texas/Hawaii/Navy/Fresno St./Tulsa
100-Arizona 2-8; Losses to LSU/Oregon/Purdue/TCU/Washington St./UCLA/California/Oregon St.
101-Vanderbilt 1-9; Losses to Mississippi/Auburn/TCU/Georgia Tech/Mississippi St./Georgia/South Carolina/Florida
102-Temple 1-8; Losses to Penn State/Villanova/Cincinnati OT/Miami-FL/Rutgers/Louisville/Boston College/Syracuse
103-Ohio University 2-7; Losses to Iowa State/Minnesota/Western Michigan/Northern Illinois OT/Kentucky/Buffalo/Kent St.
104-Central Florida 3-7; Losses to Virginia Tech/Syracuse/Kent State/Ohio Univ./Akron/West Virginia/Eastern Michigan
105-Central Michigan 3-7; Losses to Michigan/Ball State/Bowling Green/Northern Illinois/Toledo/Central Florida/Akron
106-San Jose State 3-6; Losses to Stanford/Florida/Nevada/Rice/Boise St./Hawaii
107-Middle Tennessee State 3-7; Losses to Georgia/Florida Atlantic/Clemson/Missouri in OT/Temple/North Texas St./Utah St.
108-UTEP 2-8; Losses to Arizona/Cal Poly/San Diego St./Louisville/Louisiana Tech/Hawaii/Tulsa/San Jose St.
109-New Mexico State 3-7; Losses to Texas/Oregon State/New Mexico/Idaho/Middle Tennessee St./Louisiana-Lafayette
110-East Carolina 1-9; Losses to West Virginia/Cincinnati/Miami-FL/Wake Forest/Houston/North Carolina/Louisville/Memphis St./South Florida
111-Louisiana-Monroe 1-9; Losses to Stephen F. Austin/LSU/Mississippi/Northwestern St./Utah St./Arkansas St./New Mexico St./Auburn/North Texas St.
112-Louisiana-Lafayette 3-8; Losses to South Carolina/Louisiana Tech/Houston/Minnesota/North Texas St./Oklahoma St./Louisiana-Monroe/So.Miss.
113-Eastern Michigan 2-8; Losses to Western Illinois/Akron/Navy/Maryland/Western Michigan/Toledo/Bowling Green/CMU
114-Army 0-10; Losses to Connecticut/Rutgers/Tulane/South Florida/TCU/Louisville/East Carolina/Cincinnati/UAB/Air Force
115-SMU 0-10; Losses to Texas Tech/Baylor/Oklahoma State/Nevada/UTEP/San Jose St./Boise St./Tulsa/Fresno St./Louisiana Tech
116-Buffalo 1-10; Losses to Rutgers/Iowa/Connecticut/Colgate/Akron/Central Florida/Miami-OH/Marshall/Toledo/Northern Illinois; beat Ohio Univ.
117-Idaho 1-9; Losses to Washington State/Eastern Washington/Boise St./Washington/Montana/North Texas St./Middle Tennessee St./Louisiana-Lafayette/Arkansas St.

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 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/Tennessee/Georgia vs. LSU/Mississippi
Big 12 Championship: Oklahoma vs. Kansas State/Nebraska
MAC Championship: Miami-OH/Marshall/Toledo vs. Bowling Green/Northern Illinois

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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
Oklahoma 12 1 1 5 36 12 8 1 Stoops White 1 1
USC 3 106 34 26 45 24 17 6 Carroll Leinart 2 2
Ohio State 1 65 5 9 81 81 96 74 Tressell Krenzel 3 4
LSU 2 37 4 1 42 34 26 15 Saban Mauck 4 3
Michigan 36 6 9 11 29 29 16 10 Carr Navarre 8 5
TCU 13 104 48 29 17 44 18 48 Patterson Hassell 6 9
Georgia 9 9 2 2 63 40 47 68 Richt Greene 9 6
Texas 61 5 16 28 6 65 20 4 Brown Mock/Young 5 7
Florida State 22 21 14 3 89 13 31 27 Bowden Rix 13 11
Virginia Tech 27 44 20 16 13 103 49 9 Beamer Randall 15 12
Miami-FL 38 3 3 17 50 36 32 42 Coker Berlin 12 14
Tennessee 59 31 43 30 70 67 79 75 Fulmer Clausen 7 13
Purdue 7 35 10 11 53 57 62 49 Tiller Orton 11 10
Washington State 10 77 24 23 101 17 44 31 Doba Kegel 10 8
Florida 58 53 51 17 64 38 43 28 Zook Leak 14 18
Nebraska 31 8 8 4 5 116 86 62 Solich Lord 17 15
Miami-Ohio 18 61 26 18 51 5 7 7 Hoeppner Roethlisberger 16 24
Mississippi 14 114 79 55 54 11 15 11 Cutcliffe Manning 18 19
Pittsburgh 77 49 66 41 90 9 27 18 Harris Rutherford 19 16
Michigan State 20 98 55 35 109 23 61 41 Smith Smoker 24 22
Minnesota 34 38 29 27 1 82 4 5 Mason Abdul-Khaliq 22 17
Kansas State 15 11 6 14 10 68 33 8 Snyder Roberson 26 25
Iowa 5 36 8 8 37 104 91 58 Ferentz Chandler 20 20
Bowling Green 26 22 19 19 19 7 2 17 Brandon Harris 23 26

Conference Rankings-Top 25/Top 50
1-SEC-Southeastern=31.42: #3-LSU/#6-Georgia/#7-Mississippi/#9-Auburn/#10-Tennessee/#12-Florida/#14-Arkansas/#30-South Carolina/#31-Alabama/#67-Kentucky/#87-Mississippi State/#101-Vanderbilt

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

2-Big Ten=37.91: #4-Michigan/#5-Ohio State/#18-Purdue/#21-Michigan State/#22-Minnesota/#23-Iowa/#27-Wisconsin/#52-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
Michigan State Outback Bowl
Minnesota Alamo Bowl
Iowa Sun Bowl
Wisconsin Music City Bowl
Northwestern Motor City Bowl
Penn State
Indiana
Illinois

3-Big Twelve=39.17: #1-Oklahoma/#15-Texas//#17-Nebraska/#19-Oklahoma State/#20-Kansas State/#39-Missouri/#40-Texas Tech/#42-Colorado/#55-Texas A&M/#56-Kansas/#74-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 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

4-ACC-Atlantic Coast-43.33: #13-Florida State/#24-North Carolina State/#32-Maryland/#35-Clemson/#36-Georgia Tech/#37-Virginia/#38-Wake Forest#81-North Carolina/#94-Duke

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

5-Big East=45.88: #8-Virginia Tech/#11-Miami-FL/#26-Pittsburgh/#33-West Virginia/#45-Syracuse/#49-Boston College/#93-Rutgers/#102-Temple

Big East Bowl Commit
Pittsburgh BCS-Orange Bowl
Miami-FL Gator Bowl
West Virginia Gator Bowl
Pittsburgh Insight Bowl
Boston College San Francisco Bowl
Boston College Continental Tire Bowl
Rutgers
Temple

6-PAC 10-Pacific Athletic Conference=50.90: #2-USC/#16-Washington State/#44-UCLA//#46-Oregon State/#51-Washington/#54-Oregon/#57-California/#68-Stanford/#71-Arizona State/#100-Arizona

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

7-Mountain West=64.00: #47-Utah/#60-Colorado State/#65-Air Force/#58-UNLV/#59-New Mexico/#66-BYU/#79-Wyoming/#78-San Diego State

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


8-MAC-Mid-American=77.29: #28-Northern Illinois/#29-Miami-Ohio/ #41-Bowling Green /#43-Marshall/#62-Ball State/#63-Toledo/#84-Western Michigan//#95-Kent State/#96-Akron/#103-Ohio Univ./#104-Central Florida/#105-Central Michigan/#113-Eastern Michigan/#116-Buffalo

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


9-Conference USA=77.55: #25-TCU/#34-Louisville/#69-Southern Mississippi/#70-South Florida/#73-Cincinnati/#88-Memphis State/#89-Houston/#90-Tulane/#91-Alabama-Birmingham/#110-East Carolina/#114-Army

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

10-WAC-Western Athletic Conference=83.70: #48-Boise State/#61-Nevada/#77-Fresno State/#76-Hawaii/#72-Louisiana Tech/#75-Tulsa/#106-San Jose State/#99-Rice/#108-Texas-El Paso/#115-SMU

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

11-Sun Belt Conference=104.50: #85-North Texas State, #98-Arkansas State, #97-Utah State, #109-New Mexico State, #107-Middle Tennessee State, #112-Louisiana-Lafayette/#111-Louisiana-Monroe/#117-Idaho

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