| 2003 NCAA Division I-A football rankings | |||
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| Season | 2003 | ||
| Preseason #1 | Oklahoma Sooners | ||
| End of Season Champions | BCS: LSU Tigers & AP: USC Trojans | ||
| Conference with most teams in final AP poll |
(tie) SEC & Big 10 (5 teams each) | ||
NCAA Division I-A football rankings
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The 2003 NCAA Division I-A football rankings describes the polls and rankings formulated by several critics and experts of college football.
| Increase in ranking | ||
| Decrease in ranking | ||
| Not ranked previous week | ||
| Selected AP National Champion | ||
| Italics | Number of first place votes | |
| (#-#) | Win-loss record | |
| т | Tied with team above or below also with this symbol |
BCS rankings
The Bowl Championship Series determined the two teams that competed in the BCS National Championship Game, the 2004 Sugar Bowl.
| Oct 18 | Oct 25 | Nov 1 | Nov 8 | Nov 15 | Nov 22 | Nov 29 | Dec 6 Final | ||
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| 1. | Oklahoma | Oklahoma | Oklahoma | Oklahoma | Oklahoma | Oklahoma | Oklahoma | Oklahoma | 1. |
| 2. | Miami (FL) | Miami (FL) | 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 (FL) | 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 St. | Michigan | Michigan | TCU | Tennessee | Florida State | Tennessee | 8. |
| 9. | Washington St. | Nebraska | TCU | Georgia | Michigan | Florida State | Tennessee | Miami (FL) | 9. |
| 10. | Northern Illinois | Michigan State | Georgia | Washington St. | Washington St. | Miami (FL) | Miami (FL) | Kansas State | 10. |
| 11. | Nebraska | Iowa | Iowa | Purdue | Florida State | Florida | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) | 11. |
| 12. | LSU | TCU | Texas | Miami (FL) | Miami (FL) | Iowa | Iowa | Georgia | 12. |
| 13. | Michigan State | Michigan | Tennessee | Florida State | Florida | Miami (OH) | Purdue | Iowa | 13. |
| 14. | TCU | Oklahoma State | Purdue | Florida | Miami (OH) | Purdue | Florida | Purdue | 14. |
| 15. | Iowa | Tennessee | Washington St. | Virginia Tech | Mississippi | Washington St. | Kansas State | Florida | 15. |
| 16. | Virginia Tech | BGSU | Miami (OH) | Purdue | Kansas State | Washington St. | Washington St. | 16. | |
| 17. | BGSU | Florida | Nebraska | Virginia Tech | TCU | TCU | Boise State | 17. | |
| 18. | Purdue | Nebraska | Mississippi | Iowa | Mississippi | BGSU | TCU | 18. | |
| 19. | Miami (OH) | Oklahoma State | Pittsburgh | Kansas State | Boise State | Boise State | Mississippi | 19. | |
| 20. | Missouri | Michigan State | Iowa | BGSU | BGSU | Mississippi | Nebraska | 20. | |
| 21. | Florida | Miami (OH) | Northern Illinois | Oklahoma State | Oklahoma State | Nebraska | Oklahoma State | 21. | |
| 22. | Texas | Northern Illinois | Minnesota | Nebraska | Utah | Oklahoma State | Utah | 22. | |
| 23. | Northern Illinois | Mississippi | BGSU | Boise State | Nebraska | Utah | Maryland | 23. | |
| 24. | Minnesota | Missouri | Michigan State | Utah | Arkansas | Maryland | BGSU | 24. | |
| 25. | UCLA | Pittsburgh | Oklahoma State | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh | Minnesota | Minnesota | 25. |
AP Poll
The Associated Press voted one of the polls in college football.[1]
| Preseason |
Week 1 Sep 1 |
Week 2 Sep 7 |
Week 3 Sep 14 |
Week 4 Sep 21 |
Week 5 Sep 28 |
Week 6 Oct 5 |
Week 7 Oct 12 |
Week 8 Oct 19 |
Week 9 Oct 26 |
Week 10 Nov 2 |
Week 11 Nov 9 |
Week 12 Nov 16 |
Week 13 Nov 23 |
Week 14 Nov 30 |
Week 15 Dec 7 |
Week 16 (Final) Jan 5 |
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| 1. | Oklahoma (0–0) | Oklahoma (1–0) | Oklahoma (2–0) | Oklahoma (3–0) | Oklahoma (4–0) | Oklahoma (4–0) | Oklahoma (5–0) | Oklahoma (6–0) | Oklahoma (7–0) | Oklahoma (8–0) | Oklahoma (9–0) | Oklahoma (10–0) | Oklahoma (11–0) | Oklahoma (12–0) | Oklahoma (12–0) | USC (11–1) | USC* (12–1) | 1. |
| 2. | Ohio State (0–0) | Ohio State (1–0) | Miami (FL) (2–0) | Miami (FL) (3–0) | Miami (FL) (4–0) | Miami (FL) (4–0) | Miami (FL) (5–0) | Miami (FL) (6–0) | Miami (FL) (7–0) | Miami (FL) (7–0) | USC (8–1) | USC (8–1) | USC (9–1) | USC (10–1) | USC (10–1) | LSU (12–1) | LSU (13–1) | 2. |
| 3. | Miami (FL) (0–0) | Miami (FL) (1–0) | Ohio State (2–0) | Michigan (3–0) | USC (3–0) | Ohio State (5–0) | Ohio State (5–0) | Virginia Tech (6–0) | Virginia Tech (6–0) | USC (7–1) | Florida State (8–1) | LSU (8–1) | LSU (9–1) | LSU (10–1) | LSU (11–1) | Oklahoma (12–1) | Oklahoma (12–2) | 3. |
| 4. | Michigan (0–0) | USC (1–0) | USC (2–0) | USC (3–0) | Ohio State (4–0) | Virginia Tech (4–0) | Virginia Tech (5–0) | Georgia (5–1) | Georgia (6–1) | Georgia (7–1) | LSU (8–1) | Ohio State (9–1) | Ohio State (10–1) | Michigan (10–2) | Michigan (10–2) | Michigan (10–2) | Ohio State (11–2) | 4. |
| 5. | Texas (0–0) | Michigan (1–0) | Michigan (2–0) | Ohio State (3–0) | Virginia Tech (3–0) | Florida State (5–0) | Florida State (5–0) | USC (5–1) | USC (6–1) | Florida State (7–1) | Virginia Tech (7–1) | Michigan (8–2) | Michigan (9–2) | Georgia (9–2) | Georgia (10–2) | Texas (10–2) | Miami (FL) (11–2) | 5. |
| 6. | Auburn (0–0) | Texas (1–0) | Texas (2–0) | Kansas State (4–0) | Florida State (4–0) | LSU (5–0) | LSU (5–0) | Washington State (5–1) | Florida State (6–1) | Washington State (7–1) | Miami (FL) (7–1) | Texas (8–2) | Georgia (8–2) | Texas (9–2) | Texas (10–2) | Tennessee (10–2) | Michigan (10–3) | 6. |
| 7. | Kansas State (0–0) | Kansas State (2–0) | Kansas State (3–0) | Georgia (3–0) | LSU (4–0) | Tennessee (4–0) | Arkansas (4–0) | Florida State (5–1) | Washington State (6–1) | LSU (7–1) | Ohio State (8–1) | Georgia (7–2) | Texas (9–2) | Tennessee (9–2) | Tennessee (10–2) | Ohio State (10–2) | Georgia (11–3) | 7. |
| 8. | USC (0–0) | Georgia (1–0) | Georgia (2–0) | Virginia Tech (2–0) | Tennessee (3–0) | Arkansas (4–0) | Georgia (4–1) | Ohio State (5–1) | Ohio State (6–1) | Ohio State (7–1) | Michigan (8–2) | Washington State (8–2) | Washington State (9–2) | Ohio State (10–2) | Ohio State (10–2) | Kansas State (11–3) | Iowa (10–3) | 8. |
| 9. | Virginia Tech (0–0) | Virginia Tech (1–0) | Virginia Tech (2–0) | Pittsburgh (2–0) | Arkansas (3–0) | Michigan (4–1) | USC (4–1) | Iowa (5–1) | LSU (6–1) | Michigan State (7–1) | Georgia (7–2) | Tennessee (7–2) | Tennessee (8–2) | Florida State (9–2) | Florida State (10–2) | Florida State (10–2) | Washington State (10–3) | 9. |
| 10. | Pittsburgh (0–0) | Pittsburgh (0–0) | Florida State (2–0) | Florida State (3–0) | Oregon (4–0) | USC (3–1) | Nebraska (5–0) | LSU (5–1) | Purdue (6–1) | Virginia Tech (6–1) | Iowa (7–2) | TCU (9–0) | TCU (10–0) | Miami (FL) (9–2) | Miami (FL) (10–2) | Miami (FL) (10–2) | Miami (OH) (13–1) | 10. |
| 11. | Georgia (0–0) | Florida State (1–0) | Pittsburgh (2–0) | LSU (3–0) | Michigan (3–1) | Georgia (3–1) | Texas (4–1) | Arkansas (4–1) | Michigan State (7–1) | Michigan (7–2) | Texas (7–2) | Purdue (8–2) | Florida State (9–2) | Florida (8–3) | Purdue (9–3) | Georgia (10–3) | Florida State (10–3) | 11. |
| 12. | Tennessee (0–0) | Tennessee (1–0) | LSU (1–0) | Tennessee (2–0) | Georgia (3–1) | Nebraska (4–0) | Washington State (5–1) | Northern Illinois (6–0) | Northern Illinois (7–0) | Nebraska (7–1) | Washington State (7–2) | Virginia Tech (7–2) | Virginia Tech (8–2) | Purdue (9–3) | Iowa (9–3) | Purdue (9–3) | Texas (10–3) | 12. |
| 13. | Florida State (0–0) | LSU (1–0) | Tennessee (2–0) | Texas (1–1) | Iowa (4–0) | Texas (3–1) | Tennessee (4–1) | Purdue (5–1) | Michigan (6–2) | Iowa (6–2) | TCU (8–0) | Florida State (8–2) | Florida (8–3) | Iowa (9–3) | Kansas State (10–3) | Iowa (9–3) | Ole Miss (10–3) | 13. |
| 14. | LSU (0–0) | North Carolina State (1–0) | Wisconsin (1–0) | Arkansas (2–0) | Texas (2–1) | Washington State (4–1) | Iowa (5–1) | Wisconsin (6–1) | Nebraska (6–1) | Oklahoma State (7–1) | Michigan State (7–2) | Miami (FL) (7–2) | Miami (FL) (8–2) | Kansas State (10–3) | Miami (OH) (11–1) | Miami (OH) (11–1) | Kansas State (11–4) | 14. |
| 15. | Maryland (0–0) | Virginia (1–0) | Notre Dame (1–0) | Nebraska (3–0) | Nebraska (3–0) | Pittsburgh (3–1) | Pittsburgh (3–1) | Michigan State (6–1) | TCU (7–0) | TCU (8–0) | Bowling Green (7–1) | Florida (6–3) | Ole Miss (8–2) | Miami (OH) (10–1) | Washington State (9–3) | Washington State (9–3) | Tennessee (10–3) | 15. |
| 16. | North Carolina State (0–0) | Purdue (0–0) | Arizona State (1–0) | Arizona State (2–0) | Kansas State (4–1) | Kansas State (4–1) | Northern Illinois (5–0) | TCU (6–0) | Iowa (5–2) | Texas (6–2) | Purdue (7–2) | Pittsburgh (7–2) | Purdue (8–3) | Washington State (9–3) | Florida (8–4) | Ole Miss (9–3) | Boise State (13–1) | 16. |
| 17. | Washington (0–0) | Auburn (0–1) | Colorado (2–0) | Florida (2–1) | Pittsburgh (2–1) | Northern Illinois (4–0) | Minnesota (6–0) | Michigan (5–2) | Auburn (5–2) | Bowling Green (7–1) | Florida (6–3) | Ole Miss (8–2) | Iowa (8–3) | Ole Miss (8–3) | Ole Miss (9–3) | Florida (8–4) | Maryland (10–3) | 17. |
| 18. | Virginia (0–0) | Wisconsin (1–0) | Nebraska (2–0) | Iowa (3–0) | Washington (2–1) | Washington (3–1) | Purdue (4–1) | Auburn (4–2) | Oklahoma State (6–1) | Purdue (6–2) | Tennessee (6–2) | Nebraska (8–2) | Miami (OH) (9–1) | Boise State (10–1) | Boise State (11–1) | Boise State (12–1) | Purdue (9–4) | 18. |
| 19. | Purdue (0–0) | Notre Dame (0–0) | Wake Forest (2–0) | Washington (1–1) | TCU (3–0) | Oregon (4–1) | TCU (5–0) | Nebraska (5–1) | Texas (5–2) | Tennessee (5–2) | Nebraska (7–2) | Minnesota (9–2) | Kansas State (9–3) | TCU (10–1) | TCU (11–1) | TCU (11–1) | Nebraska (10–3) | 19. |
| 20. | Notre Dame (0–0) | Arizona State (0–0) | Florida (2–0) | TCU (2–0) | Northern Illinois (3–0) | TCU (4–0) | Michigan (4–2) | Texas (4–2) | Wisconsin (6–2) | Ole Miss (6–2) | Ole Miss (7–2) | Iowa (7–3) | Boise State (9–1) | Pittsburgh (8–3) | Bowling Green (10–2) | West Virginia (8–4) | Minnesota (10–3) | 20. |
| 21. | Wisconsin (0–0) | Florida (1–0) | Washington (1–1) | Alabama (2–1) | Washington State (3–1) | Minnesota (5–0) | Michigan State (5–1) | Tennessee (4–2) | Arkansas (4–2) | Missouri (6–2) | Oklahoma State (7–2) | Michigan State (7–3) | Pittsburgh (7–3) | Virginia Tech (8–3) | West Virginia (8–4) | Oklahoma State (9–3) | Utah (10–2) | 21. |
| 22. | Arizona State (0–0) | Washington (0–1) | TCU (2–0) | Oregon (3–0) | Purdue (2–1) | Purdue (3–1) | Kansas State (4–2) | Oregon State (5–1) | Tennessee (4–2) | Northern Illinois (7–1) | Missouri (6–2) | Northern Illinois (9–1) | Bowling Green (8–2) | Bowling Green (9–2) | Oklahoma State (9–3) | Nebraska (9–3) | Clemson (9–4) | 22. |
| 23. | Colorado State (0–0) | Nebraska (1–0) | Iowa (2–0) | Missouri (3–0) | Missouri (4–0) | Iowa (4–1) | Wisconsin (5–1) | Oklahoma State (5–1) | Bowling Green (6–1) | Florida (5–3) | Northern Illinois (8–1) | Miami (OH) (8–1) | Nebraska (8–3) | Oklahoma State (9–3) | Nebraska (9–3) | Maryland (9–3) | Bowling Green (11–3) | 23. |
| 24. | Oklahoma State (0–0) | Colorado (1–0) | North Carolina State (1–1) | Washington State (2–1) | Minnesota (4–0) | Florida (3–2) | Oregon State (5–1) | Missouri (5–1) | Utah (6–1) | Minnesota (7–2) | Minnesota (8–2) | Boise State (8–1) | Oklahoma State (8–3) | West Virginia (7–4) | Maryland (9–3) | Minnesota (9–3) | Florida (8–5) | 24. |
| 25. | TCU (0–0) | TCU (0–0) | South Carolina (2–0) | Purdue (1–1) | Florida (2–2) | Michigan State (4–1) | Virginia (4–1) | Minnesota (6–1) | Florida (5–3) | Pittsburgh (5–2) | Pittsburgh (6–2) | Bowling Green (7–2) | West Virginia (6–4) | Nebraska (8–3) | Minnesota (9–3) | Utah (9–2) | TCU (11–2) | 25. |
| Preseason |
Week 1 Sep 1 |
Week 2 Sep 7 |
Week 3 Sep 14 |
Week 4 Sep 21 |
Week 5 Sep 28 |
Week 6 Oct 5 |
Week 7 Oct 12 |
Week 8 Oct 19 |
Week 9 Oct 26 |
Week 10 Nov 2 |
Week 11 Nov 9 |
Week 12 Nov 16 |
Week 13 Nov 23 |
Week 14 Nov 30 |
Week 15 Dec 7 |
Week 16 (Final) Jan 5 |
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| Dropped: Maryland Colorado State Oklahoma State |
Dropped: Virginia Purdue Auburn |
Dropped: Wisconsin Notre Dame Colorado Wake Forest North Carolina State South Carolina |
Dropped: Arizona State Alabama |
Dropped: Missouri |
Dropped: Washington Oregon Florida |
Dropped: Pittsburgh Kansas State Virginia |
Dropped: Oregon State Missouri Minnesota |
Dropped: Auburn Wisconsin Arkansas Utah |
Dropped: None |
Dropped: Oklahoma State Missouri |
Dropped: Minnesota Michigan State Northern Illinois |
Dropped: None |
Dropped: Pittsburgh Virginia Tech |
Dropped: Bowling Green |
Dropped: West Virginia Oklahoma State |
References
- ↑ "2003 Final AP Football Poll". AP Poll Archive. Archived from the original on April 17, 2009. http://web.archive.org/web/20090417073211/http://www.appollarchive.com/football/ap/seasons.cfm?seasonid=2003. Retrieved October 11, 2009.
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