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College Football Rankings : 2004-2005 Season
The National Champions are shown in Bold Italics.
| Rank | Team | Strength | Record |
| 1 | USC Trojans | 27.84 | 13-0 |
| 2 | Louisville Cardinals | 21.75 | 11-1 |
| 3 | Utah Utes | 21.26 | 12-0 |
| 4 | Texas Longhorns | 20.05 | 11-1 |
| 5 | Auburn Tigers | 19.96 | 13-0 |
| 6 | Virginia Tech Hokies | 18.89 | 10-3 |
| 7 | Oklahoma Sooners | 18.75 | 12-1 |
| 8 | Miami Hurricanes (Florida) | 16.55 | 9-3 |
| 9 | California Golden Bears | 15.94 | 10-2 |
| 10 | Texas Tech Red Raiders | 15.12 | 8-4 |
| 11 | Oregon State Beavers | 14.99 | 7-5 |
| 12 | Ohio State Buckeyes | 14.11 | 8-4 |
| 13 | Boise State Broncos | 13.27 | 11-1 |
| 14 | Georgia Bulldogs | 12.92 | 10-2 |
| 15 | Michigan Wolverines | 12.52 | 9-3 |
| 16 | Florida State Seminoles | 12.37 | 9-3 |
| 17 | Iowa Hawkeyes | 12.31 | 10-2 |
| 18 | Fresno State Bulldogs | 12.19 | 9-3 |
| 19 | Florida Gators | 12.12 | 7-5 |
| 20 | Louisiana State Tigers | 12.10 | 9-3 |
| 21 | Virginia Cavaliers | 11.99 | 8-4 |
| 22 | Tennessee Volunteers | 11.64 | 10-3 |
| 23 | Purdue Boilermakers | 10.22 | 7-5 |
| 24 | Georgia Tech Yellowjackets | 9.19 | 7-5 |
| 25 | Bowling Green Falcons | 8.83 | 9-3 |
| 26 | UCLA Bruins | 8.05 | 6-6 |
| 27 | Arizona State Sun Devils | 7.75 | 9-3 |
| 28 | Boston College Eagles | 7.66 | 9-3 |
| 29 | Clemson Tigers | 7.01 | 6-5 |
| 30 | Alabama Crimson Tide | 6.72 | 6-6 |
| 31 | Wisconsin Badgers | 6.24 | 9-3 |
| 32 | Cincinnati Bearcats | 6.23 | 7-5 |
| 33 | Pittsburgh Panthers | 6.13 | 8-4 |
| 34 | Oklahoma State Cowboys | 5.89 | 7-5 |
| 35 | Notre Dame Fighting Irish | 5.63 | 6-6 |
| 36 | North Carolina Tar Heels | 5.35 | 6-6 |
| 37 | Texas A&M Aggies | 5.34 | 7-5 |
| 38 | Colorado Buffaloes | 5.26 | 8-5 |
| 39 | Kansas Jayhawks | 4.81 | 4-7 |
| 40 | Penn State Nittany Lions | 4.74 | 4-7 |
| 41 | Oregon Ducks | 4.71 | 5-6 |
| 42 | Arkansas Razorbacks | 4.53 | 5-6 |
| 43 | West Virginia Mountaineers | 4.06 | 8-4 |
| 44 | Minnesota Golden Gophers | 4.05 | 7-5 |
| 45 | Michigan State Spartans | 3.85 | 5-7 |
| 46 | North Carolina State Wolfpack | 3.38 | 5-6 |
| 47 | Stanford Cardinal | 2.61 | 4-7 |
| 48 | Kansas State Wildcats | 2.46 | 4-7 |
| 49 | Connecticut Huskies | 2.42 | 8-4 |
| 50 | Brigham Young Cougars | 2.27 | 5-6 |
| 51 | New Mexico Lobos | 2.17 | 7-5 |
| 52 | Iowa State Cyclones | 1.68 | 7-5 |
| 53 | Texas El Paso Miners | 0.98 | 8-4 |
| 54 | Nebraska Cornhuskers | 0.94 | 5-6 |
| 55 | Northern Illinois Huskies | 0.83 | 9-3 |
| 56 | Maryland Terrapins | 0.63 | 5-6 |
| 57 | Navy Midshipmen | 0.61 | 10-2 |
| 58 | Syracuse Orangemen | 0.58 | 6-6 |
| 59 | Mississippi Rebels | 0.57 | 4-7 |
| 60 | Miami Redhawks (Ohio) | 0.26 | 8-5 |
| 61 | Toledo Rockets | 0.19 | 9-4 |
| 62 | Wyoming Cowboys | 0.14 | 7-5 |
| 63 | Northwestern Wildcats | 0.13 | 6-6 |
| 64 | Missouri Tigers | -0.46 | 5-6 |
| 65 | Memphis Tigers | -0.60 | 8-4 |
| 66 | South Carolina Gamecocks | -0.85 | 6-5 |
| 67 | Washington State Cougars | -1.11 | 5-6 |
| 68 | Southern Mississippi Golden Eagles | -1.28 | 7-5 |
| 69 | Troy State Trojans | -1.40 | 7-5 |
| 70 | Hawai'i Warriors | -1.55 | 8-5 |
| 71 | Kent State Golden Flashes | -1.70 | 5-6 |
| 72 | Wake Forest Demon Deacons | -1.79 | 4-7 |
| 73 | Arizona Wildcats | -2.45 | 3-8 |
| 74 | Louisiana Tech Bulldogs | -2.86 | 5-6 |
| 75 | Colorado State Rams | -2.93 | 4-7 |
| 76 | Air Force Falcons | -3.82 | 5-6 |
| 77 | San Diego State Aztecs | -3.88 | 4-7 |
| 78 | Texas Christian Horned Frogs | -4.15 | 5-6 |
| 79 | Mississippi State Bulldogs | -4.78 | 3-8 |
| 80 | Vanderbilt Commodores | -5.71 | 2-9 |
| 81 | Tulane Green Wave | -5.96 | 5-6 |
| 82 | Marshall Thundering Herd | -6.44 | 6-6 |
| 83 | Indiana Hoosiers | -6.46 | 3-8 |
| 84 | Duke Blue Devils | -6.53 | 2-9 |
| 85 | Akron Zips | -7.27 | 6-5 |
| 86 | North Texas Eagles | -7.38 | 7-5 |
| 87 | Illinois Fighting Illini | -7.53 | 3-8 |
| 88 | UAB Blazers | -7.75 | 7-5 |
| 89 | Houston Cougars | -7.81 | 3-8 |
| 90 | South Florida Bulls | -7.91 | 4-7 |
| 91 | Kentucky Wildcats | -8.09 | 2-9 |
| 92 | Rutgers Scarlet Knights | -8.60 | 4-7 |
| 93 | Washington Huskies | -8.79 | 1-10 |
| 94 | Baylor Bears | -8.81 | 3-8 |
| 95 | Temple Owls | -9.70 | 2-9 |
| 96 | Tulsa Golden Hurricane | -10.36 | 4-8 |
| 97 | UNLV Rebels | -11.26 | 2-9 |
| 98 | Middle Tennessee State | -11.96 | 5-6 |
| 99 | New Mexico State Aggies | -13.96 | 5-6 |
| 100 | Nevada Wolf Pack | -14.17 | 5-6 |
| 101 | East Carolina Pirates | -14.60 | 2-9 |
| 102 | Ohio Bobcats | -15.01 | 4-7 |
| 103 | Army Black Knights | -15.08 | 2-9 |
| 104 | Rice Owls | -15.37 | 3-8 |
| 105 | Southern Methodist Mustangs | -15.45 | 3-8 |
| 106 | Louisiana-Lafayette Ragin Cajuns | -15.59 | 4-7 |
| 107 | Ball State Cardinals | -17.10 | 2-9 |
| 108 | Utah State Aggies | -17.52 | 3-8 |
| 109 | San Jose State Spartans | -18.10 | 2-9 |
| 110 | Arkansas State Indians | -18.18 | 3-8 |
| 111 | Central Florida Golden Knights | -18.42 | 0-11 |
| 112 | Louisiana-Monroe Indians | -18.76 | 5-6 |
| 113 | Eastern Michigan Eagles | -19.73 | 4-7 |
| 114 | Western Michigan Broncos | -19.79 | 1-10 |
| 115 | Idaho Vandals | -19.80 | 3-9 |
| 116 | Buffalo Bison | -20.39 | 2-9 |
| 117 | Central Michigan Chippewas | -21.12 | 4-7 |