2003 NCAA Division I-A football rankings


Two human polls and one formulaic ranking make up the 2003 NCAA Division I-A football rankings. Unlike most sports, college football's governing body, the National Collegiate Athletic Association, does not bestow a National Championship title for Division I-A football. That title is primarily bestowed by different polling agencies. There are several polls that currently exist. The main weekly polls are the AP Poll and Coaches Poll. About halfway through the season the Bowl Championship Series Standings are released.

Legend

AP Poll

Coaches' poll

BCS Standings

The Bowl Championship Series determined the two teams that competed in the BCS National Championship Game, the 2004 Sugar Bowl.
Week 8
Oct 20		Week 9
Oct 27		Week 10
Nov 3		Week 11
Nov 10		Week 12
Nov 17		Week 13
Nov 24		Week 14
Dec 1		Week 15
Dec 7
1.Oklahoma Oklahoma Oklahoma Oklahoma Oklahoma Oklahoma Oklahoma Oklahoma 1.
2.Miami Miami USC USC Ohio State USC USC LSU 2.
3.Virginia Tech Florida State Florida State Ohio State USC LSU LSU USC 3.
4.Georgia USC Miami LSU LSU Michigan Michigan Michigan 4.
5.Florida State Georgia Ohio State Texas Texas Ohio State Ohio State Ohio State 5.
6.Ohio State Ohio State Virginia Tech TCU Georgia Texas Texas Texas 6.
7.USC LSU LSU Tennessee Tennessee Georgia Georgia Florida State 7.
8.Purdue Washington State Michigan Michigan TCU Tennessee Florida State Tennessee 8.
9.Washington State Nebraska TCU Georgia Michigan Florida State Tennessee Miami 9.
10.Northern Illinois Michigan State Georgia Washington State Washington State Miami Miami Kansas State 10.
11.Nebraska Iowa Iowa Purdue Florida State Florida Miami Miami 11.
12.LSU TCU Texas Miami Miami Iowa Iowa Georgia 12.
13.Michigan State Michigan Tennessee Florida State Florida Miami Purdue Iowa 13.
14.TCU Oklahoma State Purdue Florida Miami Purdue Florida Purdue 14.
15.Iowa Tennessee Washington State Virginia Tech Ole Miss Washington State Kansas State Florida 15.
16.—Virginia Tech Bowling Green Miami Purdue Kansas State Washington State Washington State 16.
17.—Bowling Green Florida Nebraska Virginia Tech TCU TCU Boise State 17.
18.—Purdue Nebraska Ole Miss Iowa Ole Miss Bowling Green TCU 18.
19.—Miami Oklahoma State Pittsburgh Kansas State Boise State Boise State Ole Miss 19.
20.—Missouri Michigan State Iowa Bowling Green Bowling Green Ole Miss Nebraska 20.
21.—Florida Miami Northern Illinois Oklahoma State Oklahoma State Nebraska Oklahoma State 21.
22.—Texas Northern Illinois Minnesota Nebraska Utah Oklahoma State Utah 22.
23.—Northern Illinois Ole Miss Bowling Green Boise State Nebraska Utah Maryland 23.
24.—Minnesota Missouri Michigan State Utah Arkansas Maryland Bowling Green 24.
25.—UCLA Pittsburgh Oklahoma State Pittsburgh Pittsburgh Minnesota Minnesota 25.