Football
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.
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