DAVETGC'S Rankings-117 NCAA-Division I Teams
Sunday, October 26, 2003
1-Oklahoma 8-0; Big 12 #1-Sugar Bowl, Big 12 Champs
2-Miami-Florida 7-0; Big East #1/2; Sugar Bowl, Big East Champs
3-USC 7-1; Upset by California 30-33 3OT, PAC-10 #1-Rose Bowl, PAC-10 Champs
4-Florida State 7-1; Loss to Miami-FL 14-22, ACC Champs-Orange Bowl
5-LSU 7-1; Loss to Florida 7-19, SEC Champs-Fiesta Bowl
6-Georgia 7-1; Loss to LSU, 10-17, SEC #2-Capital One Bowl
7-Ohio State 7-1; Loss to Wisconsin 10-17, Big Ten Champs-Rose Bowl
8-Virginia Tech 6-1; Big East #2-Orange Bowl
9-Michigan 7-2; Losses to Oregon 27-31, Iowa 27-30, Big Ten #2-Capital One Bowl
10-Michigan State 7-1; Upset by Louisiana Tech 21-22, Big Ten #3-Outback Bowl
11-Washington State 6-2; PAC-10 #2-Upset by Notre Dame 26-29 1OT, Fiesta Bowl
12-Nebraska 7-1; Loss to Missouri 24-41, Big 12 #2-Cotton Bowl
13-Oklahoma State 7-1; Loss to Nebraska 7-17, Big 12 #3-Holiday Bowl
14-Mississippi 6-2; Upset by Memphis State 34-44, Texas Tech 45-49, beat Florida, Alabama, Arkansas; SEC #3-Outback Bowl
15-Auburn 6-3; Losses to USC 0-23, Georgia Tech 3-17, LSU 7-31, SEC #4-Houston Bowl
16-Tennessee 5-2; Losses to Auburn, 21-28, Georgia 14-41, SEC #5, Cotton Bowl
17-Florida 5-3; Losses to Miami-FL 33-38, Tennessee 10-24, Mississippi 17-20, beat LSU, Arkansas, SEC #6-Music City Bowl
18-Iowa 6-2; Losses to MSU 10-20, Ohio State 10-19, Big Ten #4-Alamo Bowl
19-Arkansas 4-3; Losses to Auburn 3-10, Florida 28-33, Mississippi 7-19, SEC #7- Peach Bowl
20-Texas 6-2; Losses to Arkansas 28-38, Oklahoma 13-65, Big 12 #2, Holiday, Alamo or Houston Bowl
21-Georgia Tech 5-3; Losses to BYU 13-24, Florida State 13-14, Clemson 3-39, ACC #5-Tangerine Bowl
22-Kansas State 6-3, Losses to Marshall 20-27, Texas 20-24; Oklahoma State 34-38, Big 12 #4/5/6/7-Alamo, Houston, Tangerine, Independence or Fort Worth Bow
23-Minnesota 7-2; Big Ten #5-Sun Bowl
24-Wisconsin 6-3; Losses to UNLV 5-23, Purdue 23-26, Northwestern 7-16; Big Ten #6-Music City Bowl
25-South Carolina 5-3; Losses to Georgia 7-31, Tennessee 20-23 OT, LSU 7-33, SEC #8-Independence Bowl
26-Virginia 5-3; Losses to South Carolina 7-31, Clemson 27-30 OT, Florida State 14-19, ACC #6-Humanitarian Bowl
27-Bowling Green 7-1; Loss to Ohio State, 17-24; MAC #1 or 2: Motor City or GMAC Bowl
28-Purdue 6-2; Loss to Bowling Green 26-27, Michigan 3-31; Big Ten #7-Motor City Bowl
29-Northern Illinois 7-1; 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 5-3; Losses to Florida State 10-35, Northern Illinois 13-20 OT, Georgia Tech 3-7, ACC #5-Continental Tire Bowl
32-TCU 8-0; Conference USA #1 or2-Liberty or GMAC Bowl
33-Wake Forest 4-4; Losses to Purdue 10-16, Virginia 24-27, Georgia Tech 7-24, Florida State 24-48, ACC #6-Humanitarian Bowl
35-Louisville 7-1; Loss to South Florida OT, Liberty, Hawaii or GMAC Bowl-Conference USA #1/2/3
36-North Carolina State 6-3; Losses to Wake Forest 24-38, Ohio State 38-44 3OT, Georgia Tech 21-29, ACC #2, Gator Bowl
37-Clemson 5-3; Losses to Georgia 0-30, Maryland 7-21, North Carolina State 15-17, ACC #3-Peach Bowl
38-Missouri 6-2; Losses to Kansas 14-35, Oklahoma 13-34; Big 12 #5/6/7-Independence Bowl
39-West Virginia 3-4; Losses to Wisconsin 17-24, Cincinnati 13-15, Maryland 7-34, Miami-FL 20-22, beat Virginia Tech; Big East #3-Gator Bowl
40-Marshall 5-3; Losses to Tennessee 24-34, Toledo 17-24, Troy St. 24-33, MAC #4-Toilet Bowl
41-Texas Tech 5-3; Losses to North Carolina State 21-49, Oklahoma State 49-51, Missouri 31-62. Big 12 #5/6/7-Tangerine Bowl
42-Miami-Ohio 7-1; Loss to Iowa 3-21; MAC #1 or 2-Motor City or GMAC Bowl
43-Colorado 3-5; Losses to Florida State 7-47, Washington State 26-47, Baylor 30-42, Kansas State 20-49, Oklahoma 20-34, Big 12 #9-Toilet Bowl
44-UCLA 6-2; Losses to Colorado 14-16, Oklahoma 24-59; PAC 10 #3-Holiday Bowl
45-Colorado State 5-3; Losses to Colorado 35-42, Miami-OH 21-41, Utah 21-28, Mountain West #1-Liberty Bowl
46-Syracuse 4-3; Losses to Louisville 20-30, Virginia Tech 7-51, Pittsburgh 14-34, Big East #5-Continental Tire Bowl
47-Boston College 5-3; Losses to Wake Forest 28-32, Miami-FL 14-33, Syracuse 14-39; Big East #6-San Francisco Bowl
48-Notre Dame 2-5; Losses to Michigan 0-38, Michigan State 16-22, Purdue 10-23, USC 14-45, Boston College 26-27; Toilet Bowl
49-Northwestern 4-4; Losses to Air Force 21-22, Miami-OH 14-44, Ohio State 0-20, Minnesota 17-42; Big Ten #8-Toilet Bowl
50-Kansas 5-3; Losses to Northwestern 20-28, Colorado 47-50 OT, Kansas State 0-42, Upset UNLV and Missouri, Big 12 #8-Fort Worth Bowl
51-Pittsburgh 5-2; Losses to Toledo, 31-35, Notre Dame 14-20, Big East #4-Insight Bowl
52-Texas A&M 3-4; 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
53-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
54-Utah 6-2; Losses to Texas A&M 26-28, New Mexico 35-47, Mountain West #2- Las Vegas Bowl
55-Oregon 5-3; Losses to Washington State 16-55, Utah 13-17, Arizona State 14-59, PAC-10 #5/6-Insight or Las Vegas Bowl
56-California 4-5; 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
57-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
58-Nevada 5-3; Losses to Oregon 23-31, UNLV 12-16, Louisiana Tech 34-42,WAC #2-Hawaii Bowl
59-Washington 4-4; Losses to Ohio State 9-28, UCLA 16-46, Nevada 17-28, USC 23-43, PAC-10 #7-Toilet Bowl
60-Ball State 4-4; 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 6-2; Losses to TCU 3-17, Rutgers 27-48
63-Air Force 6-2; Losses to Navy 25-28, Colorado State 20-30, Mountain West #3-San Francisco Bowl
64-BYU 4-5; Losses to USC 18-35, Stanford 14-18, Air Force 10-24, Colorado State 13-58, Wyoming 10-13; Mountain West #5-Toilet Bowl
62-New Mexico 5-3; Losses to Texas Tech/BYU/Washington State; Mountain West #6-Toilet Bowl
63-Penn State 2-7; Losses to Boston College 14-27, Nebraska 10-18, Minnesota 14-20, Wisconsin 23-30, Purdue 14-28; Iowa 14-27; Big Ten #9-Toilet Bowl
64-Fresno State 4-4; Losses to Tennessee 6-24, Oklahoma 28-52, Colorado State 10-34, Hawaii 28-55; WAC #3-Silicon Valley Bowl
65-Stanford 2-4, Losses to Washington 17-28, USC 21-44, Washington State 14-24, Oregon 0-35; PAC 10 #8-Toilet Bowl
66-Southern Mississippi 4-3; Losses to California/Nebraska/Alabama; Conference USA #3-Hawaii Bowl
67-South Florida 4-3; Losses to Alabama 17-40, Southern Mississippi 6-27, Conference USA #4-New Orleans Bowl
68-Arizona State 4-4, Losses to Iowa, 2-21, Oregon State 17-45, USC 17-37, UCLA 13-20, PAC-10 #7-Toilet Bowl
69-Boise State7-1; Loss to Oregon State, 24-26, WAC #1-Humanitarian Bowl
70-Louisiana Tech 4-4; Loss to Miami-FL 9-48/Fresno St. 6-16, Boise St. 37-43, Hawaii 41-44; Upset Michigan State; WAC #5-Toilet Bowl
71-Cincinnati 4-3; Losses to Miami-OH 37-42, Southern Mississippi 20-22, Alabama-Birmingham 14-31
72-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
73-Kentucky 4-4; Losses to Louisville/Alabama/Florida/South Carolina; SEC #9-Toilet Bowl
76-Connecticut 6-3; Losses to Boston College, Virginia Tech, North Carolina St.
77-Tulsa 4-4; Losses to Minnesota/Arkansas/Boise St./Nevada
78-Hawaii 5-3; Losses to USC/UNLV/Tulsa; WAC #4-GMAC 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 1-7; Losses to Syracuse/Florida State/Wisconsin/North Carolina St./Virginia/Arizona State/Clemson
81-Illinois 1-8; Losses to Missouri/UCLA/California/Wisconsin/Purdue/MSU/Michigan/Minnesota; Big Ten #10-Toilet Bowl
82-Western Michigan 3-5; Losses to MSU/Virginia Tech/Bowling Green/Northern Illinois/Marshall
83-Indiana 1-7; Losses to Washington, Connecticut, Kentucky, Michigan, MSU, Northwestern OT/Ohio State; Big Ten #11-Toilet Bowl
84-Arizona 1-7; Losses to LSU/Oregon/Purdue/TCU/Washington St./UCLA/California
85-North Texas State 5-3; Losses to Oklahoma/Air Force/Arkansas, Sun Belt #1-New Orleans Bowl
86-Troy State 3-5; Losses to Kansas State 5-41, Minnesota 7-48, Nebraska 0-30, Virginia 0-24; Upset Marshall
87-Alabama-Birmingham 3-5; Losses to Southern Mississippi, Troy State, South Carolina, TCU, Georgia
88-Rutgers 4-4; Losses to MSU/Virginia Tech/West Virginia/Pittsburgh
89-Duke 2-6; Losses to Virginia/Northwestern/Florida St./Maryland/Wake Forest/North Carolina St.
90-Kent State 3-5; Losses to Pittsburgh/Penn State/Ball State/Connecticut/Miami-OH
91-Akron 4-5; Losses to Wisconsin/Kent State/Miami-OH/Connecticut
92-Mississippi State 2-6; Losses to Oregon/Tulane/Houston/LSU/Auburn/Kentucky
93-Memphis State 5-3; Losses to Southern Mississippi 6-23, UAB 10-24, Mississippi State 27-35; upset Mississippi
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-Vanderbilt 1-8; Losses to Mississippi/Auburn/TCU/Georgia Tech/Mississippi St./Georgia/South Carolina
97-Baylor 3-5; Losses to North Texas/UAB/Texas A&M/Kansas/Texas; Upset Colorado
98-Wyoming 3-5 Loss to Oklahoma State/Air Force/Kansas/Boise St./San Diego St.
99-East Carolina 1-7; Losses to West Virginia/Cincinnati/Miami-FL/Wake Forest/Houston/North Carolina/Louisville
100-Utah State 2-6; Losses to Nebraska/Utah/Arizona State/New Mexico/Wyoming/North Texas St.
101-Arkansas State 3-5; Losses to Texas A&M/Tulsa/Memphis St./Mississippi/Utah St.
102-Temple 1-7; Losses to Penn State/Villanova/Cincinnati OT/Miami-FL/Rutgers
103-Ohio University 2-6; Losses to Iowa State/Minnesota/Western Michigan/Northern Illinois OT/Kentucky/Buffalo
104-Central Florida 2-5; Losses to Virginia Tech/Syracuse/Kent State/Ohio Univ./Akron
105-Central Michigan 2-6; Losses to Michigan/Ball State/Bowling Green/Northern Illinois/Toledo
106-Rice 1-6; Losses to Houston/Duke/Texas/Hawaii/Navy/Fresno St.
107-San Jose State 2-5; Losses to Stanford/Florida/Nevada/Rice/Boise St.
108-Middle Tennessee State 2-6; Losses to Georgia/Florida Atlantic/Clemson/Missouri in OT/Temple/North Texas St.
109-UTEP 2-6; Losses to Arizona/Cal Poly/San Diego St./Louisville/Louisiana Tech/Hawaii
110-New Mexico State 2-6; Losses to Texas/Oregon State/New Mexico/Idaho/Middle Tennessee St./Louisiana-Lafayette
111-Louisiana-Monroe 1-6; Losses to Stephen F. Austin/LSU/Mississippi/Northwestern St./Utah St./Arkansas St./New Mexico St.
112-Louisiana-Lafayette 2-7; Losses to South Carolina/Louisiana Tech/Houston/Minnesota/North Texas St./Oklahoma St./Louisiana-Monroe
113-Eastern Michigan 1-7; Losses to Western Illinois/Akron/Navy/Maryland/Western Michigan/Toledo/Bowling Green
114-Army 0-8; Losses to Connecticut/Rutgers/Tulane/South Florida/TCU/Louisville/East Carolina/Cincinnati
115-SMU 0-8; Losses to Texas Tech/Baylor/Oklahoma State/Nevada/UTEP/San Jose St./Boise St./Tulsa
116-Buffalo 1-8; Losses to Rutgers/Iowa/Connecticut/Colgate/Akron/Central Florida/Miami-OH/Marshall; beat Ohio Univ.
117-Idaho 1-7; 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 at Florida
Florida State at Notre Dame
Michigan at Michigan State
Big East Championship: Miami-FL at Virginia Tech
Nebraska at Texas
Ohio State at Penn State
Pittsburgh at Boston College
Oklahoma State at Oklahoma
Washington State at USC
Oregon at Washington

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

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

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

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

Big 10 Bowl Commit
Ohio State BCS-Rose #1 Bowl
Michigan Capital One #2 Bowl
Michigan State Outback #3 Bowl
Iowa Alamo #4 Bowl
Minnesota Sun #5 Bowl
Wisconsin Music City #6 Bowl
Purdue 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
Nebraska Cotton #2 Bowl
Kansas State Alamo #4 Bowl
Missouri Independence Bowl
Kansas Fort Worth #8 Bowl
Colorado
Iowa State
Big 12-South
Oklahoma BCS #1-Sugar Bowl
Oklahoma State Holiday #3 Bowl
Texas Tech Houston Bowl
Texas Tangerine Bowl
Texas A&M
Baylor

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

PAC-10 Bowl Commit
USC BCS-Rose #1 Bowl
Washington State BCS-Fiesta or Orange Bowl
UCLA Holiday #2 Bowl
California Sun #3 Bowl
Oregon Insight #4/5 Bowl
Oregon State Las Vegas #4/5 Bowl
Washington
Arizona Stae
Stanford
Arizona

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

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
Miami-Florida BCS-Sugar
Miami-FL BCS-Orange 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/Clemson/Georgia Tech/Virginia/Wake Forest/Maryland

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

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

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

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

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

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