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2003 Final AP Football Poll

Rank Team (FPV) Conf Rec Pts Last Week
1 < 1 USC (48) Pac-10 12-1 1608 W 28-14 N #4 Michigan (Rose)
2 < 2 LSU (17) SEC 13-1 1576 W 21-14 N #3 Oklahoma (Sugar)
3 < 3 Oklahoma Big 12 12-2 1476 L 21-14 N #2 LSU (Sugar)
4 < 7 Ohio State Big Ten 11-2 1411 W 35-28 N #8 Kansas State (Fiesta)
5 < 10 Miami (FL) Big East 11-2 1329 W 16-14 H #9 Florida State (Orange)
6 < 4 Michigan Big Ten 10-3 1281 L 28-14 N #1 USC (Rose)
7 < 11 Georgia SEC 11-3 1255 W 34-27 (1OT) N #12 Purdue (Capital One)
8 < 13 Iowa Big Ten 10-3 1107 W 37-17 N #17 Florida (Outback)
9 < 15 Washington State Pac-10 10-3 1060 W 28-20 N #5 Texas (Holiday)
10 < 14 Miami (OH) MAC 13-1 932 W 49-28 N Louisville (GMAC)
11 < 9 Florida State ACC 10-3 905 L 16-14 A #10 Miami (FL) (Orange)
12 < 5 Texas Big 12 10-3 887 L 28-20 N #15 Washington State (Holiday)
13 < 16 Mississippi SEC 10-3 845 W 31-28 N #21 Oklahoma State (Cotton)
14 < 8 Kansas State Big 12 11-4 833 L 35-28 N #7 Ohio State (Fiesta)
15 < 6 Tennessee SEC 10-3 695 L 27-14 N Clemson (Peach)
16 < 18 Boise State WAC 13-1 645 W 34-31 A #19 TCU (Fort Worth)
17 < 23 Maryland ACC 10-3 564 W 41-7 N #20 West Virginia (Gator)
18 < 12 Purdue Big Ten 9-4 526 L 34-27 (1OT) N #11 Georgia (Capital One)
19 < 22 Nebraska Big 12 10-3 520 W 17-3 N Michigan State (Alamo)
20 < 24 Minnesota Big Ten 10-3 368 W 31-30 N Oregon (Sun)
21 < 25 Utah MWC 10-2 308 W 17-0 N Southern Miss (Liberty)
22 < NR Clemson ACC 9-4 230  
23 < NR Bowling Green MAC 11-3 189 W 28-24 N Northwestern (Motor City)
24 < 17 Florida SEC 8-5 165 L 37-17 N #13 Iowa (Outback)
25 < 19 TCU CUSA 11-2 126 L 34-31 H #18 Boise State (Fort Worth)
NR < 20 West Virginia Big East 0 L 41-7 N #23 Maryland (Gator)
NR < 21 Oklahoma State Big 12 9-4 0 L 31-28 N #16 Mississippi (Cotton)

Others Receiving Votes

Oklahoma State 109, Arkansas 73, Virginia 36, Northern Illinois 30, Auburn 8, Oregon State 8, Pittsburgh 7, NC State 7, West Virginia 4, Connecticut 2

Conference Breakdown

Conference Teams Avg Rank Total Points
Big Ten 5 11.2 4693
SEC 5 12.2 4536
Big 12 4 12.0 3716
ACC 3 16.7 1699
Pac-10 2 5.0 2668
MAC 2 16.5 1121
Big East 1 5.0 1329
WAC 1 16.0 645
MWC 1 21.0 308
CUSA 1 25.0 126

Notes

  • * = Received first place votes (non-AP rankings); Hold the mouse cursor over these rankings to see the first place votes (where available) in a tooltip (for browsers that support tooltips)
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  • Polls from 1936-60 had 20 teams, 1961-67 had 10 teams, 1968-88 had 20 teams, and 1989-present had 25 teams.