2004 NCAA Division I-A football season

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The 2004 NCAA Division I-A football season was the highest level of college football competition in the United States organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). The regular season began on August 28, 2004 and ended on December 4, 2004. The postseason concluded on January 4, 2005 with the Orange Bowl, which served as the season's Bowl Championship Series (BCS) National Championship Game.

2004 NCAA Division I-A season
Heisman Trophy won by Matt Leinart for the 2004 season
Number of teams117 full members + 2 transitional
Preseason AP No. 1USC
Postseason
DurationDecember 14, 2004 –
January 4, 2005
Bowl games28
Heisman TrophyMatt Leinart (quarterback, USC)
Bowl Championship Series
2005 Orange Bowl
SiteDolphin Stadium,
Miami Gardens, Florida
Champion(s)None
Division I-A football seasons
← 2003
2005 →

USC defeated Oklahoma in the Orange Bowl by a score of 55–19, which earned the Trojans their second consecutive AP title and first-ever BCS title. The Orange Bowl win and accompanying BCS title were later vacated as part of the sanctions levied against USC following an NCAA investigation. The Coaches Poll and FWAA titles were also vacated. USC appealed the decision but was denied by the NCAA, and the 2004 BCS title was officially vacated on June 6, 2011. 2004 is the only season in the BCS era not to have a national champion.

Rule changes

The NCAA Rules Committee adopted the following rule changes for the 2004 season:

  • Instant replay would make its debut in college football, as the Big Ten Conference began to use it on a one-year experimental basis.
  • Officials are allowed to announce the number of a player committing a penalty, similar to the NFL.
  • Modifying the rule regarding offensive substitutions made and rushing to snap the ball before the defense can make their changes; eliminating the five yard penalty for the first offense (but stopping play and warning the offensive team), but maintaining the 15 yard unsportsmanlike conduct penalty for further violations.
  • Allowing the head coach to request a time-out.
  • Allowing the receiving team the option to enforce encroachment penalties on punts/kickoffs either from the end of the return or from the previous line of scrimmage, requiring a re-kick.
  • Leaping on PAT/Field Goal attempts is prohibited.
  • Defensive pass interference will not be called when a kicker throws a ball high and downfield to simulate a pass.
  • Roughing the passer will not be called if a defensive player is blocked into the passer.

Conference changes

Prior to the 2004 season, Miami (FL) and Virginia Tech left the Big East Conference to join the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC), giving the ACC 11 members. Connecticut joined the Big East after having been an Independent since ascending to Division I-A in 2000. Troy State also left their Independent status and joined the Sun Belt Conference. Florida Atlantic University and Florida International University moved up from Division I-AA and became I-A Independents.[citation needed] Florida A&M also briefly attempted to move up to Division I-A and become the only HBCU at college football's highest level, but the team was forced to abort its bid.

School 2003 Conference 2004 Conference
Connecticut Huskies I-A Independent Big East
Florida Atlantic Owls I-AA Independent I-A Independent
Florida International Panthers I-AA Independent I-A Independent
Miami Hurricanes Big East ACC
Troy State Trojans I-A Independent Sun Belt
Virginia Tech Hokies Big East ACC

Regular season top 10 matchups

Rankings reflect the AP Poll. Rankings for Week 8 and beyond will list BCS Rankings first and AP Poll second. Teams that failed to be a top 10 team for one poll or the other will be noted.

  • Week 2
    • No. 5 Miami defeated No. 4 Florida State, 16–10 OT (Miami Orange Bowl, Miami, Florida)
  • Week 5
    • No. 8 Auburn defeated No. 10 Tennessee, 34–10 (Neyland Stadium, Knoxville, Tennessee)
  • Week 6
    • No. 1 USC defeated No. 7 California, 23–17 (Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, California)
    • No. 2 Oklahoma defeated No. 5 Texas, 12–0 (Cotton Bowl, Dallas, Texas)
  • Week 7
    • No. 7 Florida State defeated No. 6 Virginia, 36–3 (Doak Campbell Stadium, Tallahassee, Florida)
    • No. 10 Wisconsin defeated No. 5 Purdue, 20–17 (Ross-Ade Stadium, West Lafayette, Indiana)
  • Week 11
    • No. 3/3 Auburn defeated No. 8/8 Georgia, 24–6 (Jordan-Hare Stadium, Auburn, Alabama)
  • Week 14
    • No. 12/10 Virginia Tech defeated No. 10/9 Miami, 16–10 (Miami Orange Bowl, Miami, Florida)

BCS Controversy

Undefeated teams

In the 2003 season, no team finished the regular season unbeaten, and five teams finished the season with one loss. In 2004, the situation became even more complicated, as five teams went without losing, a record in the BCS era (later tied in 2009). USC of the Pac-10, Oklahoma of the Big 12, Auburn of the SEC, Utah of the MWC, and Boise State of the WAC all finished the regular season undefeated. USC and Oklahoma were ranked No. 1 and No. 2, respectively, in the preseason by both the AP and Coaches Polls, but the other three undefeated teams were handicapped by starting the season out of the top 15. Thus USC and OU played for the BCS National Championship in the Orange Bowl, while Auburn, Utah, and Boise State had to settle for other bowl games.

Auburn played in the Sugar Bowl and beat Virginia Tech, the ACC champion and ranked No. 8 by the BCS. Utah became the first BCS Buster and beat Pittsburgh, the champion of the Big East and ranked No. 21, in the Fiesta Bowl. Boise State lost a close, high scoring game in the Liberty Bowl to Louisville, the No. 10 ranked Conference USA champion.

As with previous seasons, fans of successful teams left out of BCS bowls were disappointed. Auburn, Utah, and Boise State all went unbeaten but were not offered a chance to compete for the BCS championship. Auburn was especially the focus of national media attention on this topic, since Auburn managed to go undefeated in the traditionally tough SEC. Adding to the frustration with the BCS system was that Auburn and Utah, though both picked to play in BCS bowl games, would not be able to play each other as a match-up of highly ranked unbeatens. This confluence of events made 2004 a seminal year for serious momentum building behind a multi-team playoff system in college football, which would later be realized with the advent of the College Football Playoff in 2014.

USC was forced to vacate its BCS title win, along with its regular-season victory over rival UCLA, due to NCAA sanctions that stemmed from the USC athletics scandal. The AP title was not vacated, as the AP does not punish teams for violations. The severity of these sanctions has since been criticized by some pundits across college football.

Rose Bowl

Controversy also arose in selecting the second at-large team of the BCS after Utah. California expected to get the invitation, having been ranked fourth by the BCS entering the last week of the regular season. Texas, which had been left out of the BCS the previous season, was ranked fifth. Both teams finished with 10–1 records, but the Longhorns received a boost of support from poll voters in the final regular season rankings to overtake Cal and move into the fourth position, which ensured they would also receive the final at-large bid. Texas coach Mack Brown was criticized for publicly politicking voters to put Texas ahead of California, and Cal coach Jeff Tedford called for coaches' votes to be made public. Texas went on to defeat Michigan in the Rose Bowl, while California lost to Texas Tech in the Holiday Bowl. Much of the pre-bowl criticisms of Texas being given the spot vs. Michigan evaporated when the Longhorns and Wolverines produced an instant classic game that was marked by a breakthrough performance by Vince Young and a Texas FG as time expired to give them a 38–37 victory.

AP Poll

The Associated Press, as a result of two consecutive seasons of BCS controversy, prohibited the BCS from using their poll as part of its ranking formula following the 2004 season. The AP poll was replaced by the Harris Interactive poll starting in 2005, and the AP continues to award its own national championship trophy.

In another first, the LSU Tigers lost to the Iowa Hawkeyes on a last second Hail Mary pass in the Capital One Bowl, becoming the first school to lose a non-BCS bowl a year after winning the BCS National Championship Game.

Conference standings

2004 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
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 Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 10 Virginia Tech $   7 – 1     10 – 3  
No. 15 Florida State   6 – 2     9 – 3  
No. 11 Miami (FL)   5 – 3     9 – 3  
No. 23 Virginia   5 – 3     8 – 4  
North Carolina   5 – 3     6 – 6  
Georgia Tech   4 – 4     7 – 5  
Clemson   4 – 4     6 – 5  
NC State   3 – 5     5 – 6  
Maryland   3 – 5     5 – 6  
Wake Forest   1 – 7     4 – 7  
Duke   1 – 7     2 – 9  
  • $ – BCS representative as conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll
2004 Big 12 Conference football standings
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 Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
North Division
Colorado xy   4 – 4     8 – 5  
Iowa State x   4 – 4     7 – 5  
Nebraska   3 – 5     5 – 6  
Missouri   3 – 5     5 – 6  
Kansas   2 – 6     4 – 7  
Kansas State   2 – 6     4 – 7  
South Division
No. 3 Oklahoma xy$   8 – 0     12 – 1  
No. 5 Texas  %   7 – 1     11 – 1  
Texas A&M   5 – 3     7 – 5  
No. 18 Texas Tech   5 – 3     8 – 4  
Oklahoma State   4 – 4     7 – 5  
Baylor   1 – 7     3 – 8  
Championship: Oklahoma 42, Colorado 3
  • $ – BCS representative as conference champion
  • % – BCS at-large representative
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll
2004 Big East Conference football standings
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 Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 21 Boston College +   4 – 2     9 – 3  
No. 25 Pittsburgh $+   4 – 2     8 – 4  
West Virginia +   4 – 2     8 – 4  
Syracuse +   4 – 2     6 – 6  
Connecticut   3 – 3     8 – 4  
Rutgers   1 – 5     4 – 7  
Temple   1 – 5     2 – 9  
  • $ – BCS representative as conference champion
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll
2004 Big Ten Conference football standings
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  • t
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 Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 14 Michigan $+   7 – 1     9 – 3  
No. 8 Iowa +   7 – 1     10 – 2  
No. 17 Wisconsin   6 – 2     9 – 3  
Northwestern   5 – 3     6 – 6  
No. 20 Ohio State   4 – 4     8 – 4  
Purdue   4 – 4     7 – 5  
Michigan State   4 – 4     5 – 7  
Minnesota   3 – 5     7 – 5  
Penn State   2 – 6     4 – 7  
Illinois   1 – 7     3 – 8  
Indiana   1 – 7     3 – 8  
  • $ – BCS representative as conference champion
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll
2004 Conference USA football standings
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 Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 6 Louisville $   8 – 0     11 – 1  
Memphis   5 – 3     8 – 4  
Southern Miss   5 – 3     7 – 5  
Cincinnati   5 – 3     7 – 5  
UAB   5 – 3     7 – 5  
TCU   3 – 5     5 – 6  
Tulane   3 – 5     5 – 6  
South Florida   3 – 5     4 – 7  
Houston   3 – 5     3 – 8  
East Carolina   2 – 6     2 – 9  
Army   2 – 6     2 – 9  
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll
2004 Mid-American Conference football standings
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 Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
East Division
Miami (OH) x   7 – 1     8 – 5  
Akron   6 – 2     6 – 5  
Marshall   6 – 2     6 – 6  
Kent State   4 – 4     5 – 6  
Ohio   2 – 6     4 – 7  
Buffalo   2 – 6     2 – 9  
UCF   0 – 8     0 – 11  
West Division
Toledo xy$   7 – 1     9 – 4  
Northern Illinois x   7 – 1     9 – 3  
Bowling Green   6 – 2     9 – 3  
Eastern Michigan   4 – 4     4 – 7  
Central Michigan   3 – 5     4 – 7  
Ball State   2 – 6     2 – 9  
Western Michigan   0 – 8     1 – 10  
Championship: Toledo 35, Miami 27
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
2004 Mountain West Conference football standings
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 Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 4 Utah $   7 – 0     12 – 0  
New Mexico   5 – 2     7 – 5  
BYU   4 – 3     5 – 6  
Wyoming   3 – 4     7 – 5  
Air Force   3 – 4     5 – 6  
Colorado State   3 – 4     4 – 7  
San Diego State   2 – 5     4 – 7  
UNLV   1 – 6     2 – 9  
  • $ – Conference champion and BCS representative as top non-AQ school to meet automatic qualification criteria
Rankings from AP Poll
2004 Pacific-10 Conference football standings
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 Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 1 USC † $   8 – 0     13 – 0  
No. 9 California   7 – 1     10 – 2  
No. 19 Arizona State   5 – 3     9 – 3  
Oregon State   5 – 3     7 – 5  
UCLA   4 – 4     6 – 6  
Oregon   4 – 4     5 – 6  
Washington State   3 – 5     5 – 6  
Stanford   2 – 6     4 – 7  
Arizona   2 – 6     3 – 8  
Washington   0 – 8     1 – 10  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • † – USC later vacated 2 wins (1 in conference), as well as the BCS and Pac-10 championships, due to NCAA sanctions.
Rankings from AP Poll
2004 Southeastern Conference football standings
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 Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Eastern Division
No. 13 Tennessee x   7 – 1     10 – 3  
No. 7 Georgia   6 – 2     10 – 2  
Florida   4 – 4     7 – 5  
South Carolina   4 – 4     6 – 5  
Kentucky   1 – 7     2 – 9  
Vanderbilt   1 – 7     2 – 9  
Western Division
No. 2 Auburn x$   8 – 0     13 – 0  
No. 16 LSU   6 – 2     9 – 3  
Alabama   3 – 5     6 – 6  
Arkansas   3 – 5     5 – 6  
Ole Miss   3 – 5     4 – 7  
Mississippi State   2 – 6     3 – 8  
Championship: Auburn 38, Tennessee 28
  • $ – BCS representative as conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll
2004 Sun Belt Conference football standings
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 Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
North Texas $   7 – 0     7 – 5  
Troy State   4 – 2     7 – 5  
New Mexico State   3 – 2     5 – 6  
Middle Tennessee   4 – 4     5 – 6  
Louisiana–Monroe   3 – 3     5 – 6  
Arkansas State   3 – 4     3 – 8  
Louisiana–Lafayette   2 – 5     4 – 7  
Utah State   2 – 5     3 – 8  
Idaho   2 – 5     3 – 9  
  • $ – Conference champion
2004 Western Athletic Conference football standings
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 Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 12 Boise State $   8 – 0     11 – 1  
UTEP   6 – 2     8 – 4  
No. 22 Fresno State   5 – 3     9 – 3  
Louisiana Tech   5 – 3     6 – 6  
Hawaii   4 – 4     8 – 5  
Nevada   3 – 5     5 – 7  
Tulsa   3 – 5     4 – 8  
SMU   3 – 5     3 – 8  
Rice   2 – 6     3 – 8  
San Jose State   1 – 7     2 – 9  
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll
2004 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
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 Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 24 Navy   –     10 – 2  
Notre Dame   –     6 – 6  
Florida A&M   –     3 – 8  
Rankings from AP Poll

I-AA team wins over I-A teams

Italics denotes I-AA teams.

Date Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance Ref.
September 4 Florida Atlantic Hawaii Aloha Stadium • Hālawa, Hawaii  35–28 OT  39,390
September 11 Florida Atlantic North Texas Fouts Field • Denton, Texas  20–13   15,803
September 11 No. 19 (I-AA) New Hampshire Rutgers Rutgers Stadium • Piscataway, New Jersey  35–24   31,615
September 18 Florida Atlantic Middle Tennessee Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium • Murfreesboro, Tennessee  27–20   13,348
September 18 No. 15 (I-AA) Maine Mississippi State Davis Wade Stadium • Starkville, Mississippi  9–7   43,486
September 25 Eastern Illinois Eastern Michigan Rynearson Stadium • Ypsilanti, Michigan  31–28  
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game.
  • Note: Florida Atlantic was transitioning from I-AA to I-A.

Final AP Poll

  1. USC (11–0)*
  2. Auburn (13–0)
  3. Oklahoma (12–1)
  4. Utah (12–0)
  5. Texas (11–1)
  6. Louisville (11–1)
  7. Georgia (10–2)
  8. Iowa (10–2)
  9. California (10–2)
  10. Virginia Tech (10–3)
  11. Miami (9–3)
  12. Boise State (11–1)
  13. Tennessee (10–3)
  14. Michigan (9–3)
  15. Florida State (9–3)
  16. LSU (9–3)
  17. Wisconsin (9–3)
  18. Texas Tech (8–4)
  19. Arizona State (9–3)
  20. Ohio State (8–4)
  21. Boston College (9–3)
  22. Fresno State (9–3)
  23. Virginia (8–4)
  24. Navy (10–2)
  25. Pittsburgh (8–4)

* USC finished the season with a 13–0 record but was forced to vacate two wins in 2010 as a result of NCAA sanctions.

Bowl games

BCS bowls

Rankings given are AP rankings going into bowl games

  • Orange Bowl: No. 1 (BCS No. 1) USC 55, No. 2 (BCS No. 2) Oklahoma 19 (vacated due to NCAA violations)
  • Rose Bowl: (At Large) No. 6 Texas 38, (Big Ten Champ) No. 13 Michigan 37
  • Fiesta Bowl: (At Large, MWC Champ) No. 5 Utah 35, (Big East Co-Champ) No. 19 Pittsburgh 7
  • Sugar Bowl: (SEC Champ) No. 3 Auburn 16, (ACC Champ) No. 9 Virginia Tech 13

Other New Years Day bowls

  • Cotton Bowl Classic: No. 15 Tennessee 38, No. 22 Texas A&M 7
  • Capital One Bowl: No. 11 Iowa 30, No. 12 LSU 25
  • Gator Bowl: No. 17 Florida State 30, West Virginia 18
  • Outback Bowl: No. 8 Georgia 24, No. 16 Wisconsin 21

December bowl games

  • Peach Bowl: No. 14 Miami (FL) 27, No. 20 Florida 10
  • Houston Bowl: Colorado 33, UTEP 28
  • Liberty Bowl: (C-USA Champ) No. 7 Louisville 44, (WAC Champ) No. 10 Boise State 40
  • MPC Computers Bowl: Fresno State 37, No. 18 Virginia 34 (OT)
  • Continental Tire Bowl: No. 25 Boston College 37, North Carolina 24
  • Independence Bowl: Iowa State 17, Miami (Ohio) 13
  • Silicon Valley Classic: Northern Illinois 34, Troy State 21
  • Sun Bowl: No. 21 Arizona State 27, Purdue 23
  • Music City Bowl: Minnesota 20, Alabama 16
  • Holiday Bowl: No. 23 Texas Tech 45, No. 4 California 31
  • Emerald Bowl: Navy 34, New Mexico 19
  • Alamo Bowl: No. 24 Ohio State 33, Oklahoma State 7
  • Insight Bowl: Oregon State 38, Notre Dame 21
  • Champs Sports Bowl: Georgia Tech 51, Syracuse 14
  • Motor City Bowl: UConn 39, (MAC Champ) Toledo 10
  • Hawaii Bowl: Hawaii 59, UAB 40
  • Fort Worth Bowl: Cincinnati 32, Marshall 14
  • Las Vegas Bowl: Wyoming 24, UCLA 21
  • GMAC Bowl: Bowling Green 52, Memphis 35
  • New Orleans Bowl: Southern Miss 31, (SBC Champ) North Texas 10

Heisman Trophy voting

The Heisman Trophy is given to the year's most outstanding player

Player School Position 1st 2nd 3rd Total
Matt Leinart USC QB 267 211 102 1,325
Adrian Peterson Oklahoma RB 154 180 175 997
Jason White Oklahoma QB 171 149 146 957
Alex Smith Utah QB 98 112 117 635
Reggie Bush USC RB 118 80 83 597
Cedric Benson Texas RB 12 41 69 187
Jason Campbell Auburn QB 21 24 51 162
J. J. Arrington California RB 10 33 19 115
Aaron Rodgers California QB 8 14 15 67
Braylon Edwards Michigan WR 3 13 27 62

Other major awards

  • Walter Camp Award (top player): Matt Leinart, USC
  • Maxwell Award (top player): Jason White, Oklahoma
  • AP Player of the Year: Matt Leinart, USC
  • Lombardi Award (top linebacker): David Pollack, Georgia
  • John Mackey Award (tight end): Heath Miller, Virginia
  • Doak Walker Award (running back): Cedric Benson, Texas
  • Chuck Bednarik Award (defensive player): David Pollack, Georgia
  • Outland Trophy (interior lineman): Jammal Brown, Oklahoma
  • Davey O'Brien Award (quarterback): Jason White, Oklahoma
  • Johnny Unitas Award (Sr. quarterback): Jason White, Oklahoma
  • Fred Biletnikoff Award (wide receiver): Braylon Edwards, Michigan
  • Jim Thorpe Award (defensive back): Carlos Rogers, Auburn
  • Lou Groza Award (placekicker): Mike Nugent, Ohio State
  • Ray Guy Award (punter): Daniel Sepulveda, Baylor
  • Paul "Bear" Bryant Award (Coach of the Year): Tommy Tuberville, Auburn
  • The Home Depot Coach of the Year Award: Urban Meyer, Utah
  • Bobby Dodd Coach of the Year Award: Paul Johnson, Navy

Attendances

# Team Games Total Average
1 Michigan 6 666,149 111,025
2 Tennessee 7 746,507 106,644
3 Ohio State 6 629,257 104,876
4 Penn State 6 618,665 103,111
5 Georgia 6 556,476 92,746
6 LSU 7 638,462 91,209
7 Florida 6 530,453 88,409
8 Southern California 6 511,373 85,229
9 Oklahoma 6 507,189 84,532
10 Texas 6 498,566 83,094
11 Auburn 7 581,597 83,085
12 Florida State 6 497,047 82,841
13 Wisconsin 6 494,209 82,368
14 Alabama 7 573,092 81,870
15 Notre Dame 6 484,770 80,795
16 South Carolina 6 482,200 80,367
17 Clemson 6 478,000 79,667
18 Nebraska 6 466,153 77,692
19 Texas A&M 6 446,988 74,498
20 Michigan State 6 441,613 73,602
21 Iowa 6 422,382 70,397
22 Arkansas 6 409,275 68,213
23 Virginia Tech 7 455,805 65,115
24 Washington 6 388,423 64,737
25 California 5 320,095 64,019
26 Purdue 6 381,292 63,549
27 Arizona State 6 375,846 62,641
28 Kentucky 6 374,002 62,334
29 Virginia 6 368,963 61,494
30 UCLA 6 363,092 60,515
31 Missouri 6 357,424 59,571
32 Miami Hurricanes 6 354,803 59,134
33 BYU 6 350,849 58,475
34 Mississippi 6 350,237 58,373
35 Oregon 6 348,352 58,059
36 West Virginia 6 339,269 56,545
37 North Carolina State 6 337,200 56,200
38 Texas Tech 5 264,116 52,823
39 North Carolina 6 314,750 52,458
40 Maryland 6 308,463 51,411
41 Arizona 7 350,774 50,111
42 Illinois 7 340,381 48,626
43 Kansas State 7 338,833 48,405
44 Colorado 6 287,368 47,895
45 Minnesota 6 285,438 47,573
46 Georgia Tech 6 280,902 46,817
47 Oklahoma State 6 280,832 46,805
48 Utah 6 264,670 44,112
49 Mississippi State 7 306,545 43,792
50 Boston College 5 215,952 43,190
51 Pittsburgh 6 249,599 41,600
52 Iowa State 6 249,106 41,518
53 UTEP 6 247,256 41,209
54 Memphis 5 205,874 41,175
55 Kansas 6 246,399 41,067
56 Louisville 5 202,657 40,531
57 Fresno State 5 198,885 39,777
58 Connecticut 7 275,129 39,304
59 Air Force 7 266,302 38,043
60 New Mexico 5 186,408 37,282
61 Syracuse 5 185,341 37,068
62 Hawaii 8 294,404 36,801
63 Oregon State 5 181,672 36,334
64 San Diego State 5 179,976 35,995
65 Stanford 6 215,650 35,942
66 Washington State 4 139,531 34,883
67 Army 5 159,816 31,963
68 Navy 6 186,099 31,017
69 Rutgers 6 185,966 30,994
70 Wake Forest 6 184,575 30,763
71 East Carolina 5 153,418 30,684
72 Baylor 6 183,518 30,586
73 Boise State 7 213,493 30,499
74 TCU 6 176,477 29,413
75 Southern Miss 5 144,821 28,964
76 Vanderbilt 6 170,832 28,472
77 Northwestern 6 170,449 28,408
78 Indiana 5 141,887 28,377
79 Colorado State 6 163,776 27,296
80 USF 6 162,361 27,060
81 Northern Illinois 5 135,260 27,052
82 Marshall 5 129,664 25,933
83 Toledo 5 120,124 24,025
84 Tulane 6 136,976 22,829
85 Duke 5 112,524 22,505
86 UNLV 5 109,352 21,870
87 Louisiana-Lafayette 5 107,006 21,401
88 Cincinnati 5 106,275 21,255
89 Troy 5 106,140 21,228
90 Houston 5 105,834 21,167
91 UAB 5 103,032 20,606
92 UCF 5 99,761 19,952
93 Utah State 4 78,000 19,500
94 New Mexico State 5 91,506 18,301
95 SMU 5 88,530 17,706
96 Louisiana Tech 5 87,740 17,548
97 Bowling Green 5 87,114 17,423
98 Nevada 6 103,882 17,314
99 Tulsa 6 101,434 16,906
100 Idaho 4 66,478 16,620
101 Temple 6 98,736 16,456
102 Wyoming 6 98,477 16,413
103 Western Michigan 5 79,983 15,997
104 Ohio 5 79,893 15,979
105 Akron 5 79,243 15,849
106 Rice 5 78,926 15,785
107 Miami RedHawks 5 78,712 15,742
108 Arkansas State 4 61,307 15,327
109 North Texas 5 75,921 15,184
110 Central Michigan 5 75,216 15,043
111 Louisiana-Monroe 4 58,869 14,717
112 Eastern Michigan 5 71,937 14,387
113 Ball State 5 71,498 14,300
114 Middle Tennessee 5 66,938 13,388
115 Kent State 5 64,384 12,877
116 Buffalo 5 60,923 12,185
117 FAU 5 53,921 10,784
118 San Jose State 5 32,395 6,479

Sources:

See also

  • BCS controversies#2004–05 season

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