| The Rest |
| RANK |
TEAM (FINAL 2003 AP RANK) |
2003 RECORD |
RETURNING STARTERS |
| 50 |
PENN STATE |
3-9 |
13 |
| Joe Pa calls on youngster -- 64-year-old former Florida coach Galen Hall -- to resuscitate Big Ten's worst offense (313.3 yards) |
| 51 |
ARIZONA STATE |
5-7 |
11 |
| Senior QB Andrew Walter (back-to-back 3,000-yard passing seasons) has reliable target in junior Derek Hagan (66 catches) |
| 52 |
ARKANSAS |
9-4 |
4 |
| Coach Houston Nutt, who flirted with Nebraska job, stuck with Hogs and QB Matt Jones (1,917 passing yards, 707 rushing yards) |
| 53 |
OLE MISS (13) |
10-3 |
10 |
| Junior QB Micheal Spurlock (7 of 8 passing, 118 yards in career) has toughest job in college football: replacing Eli Manning |
| 54 |
UCLA |
6-7 |
13 |
| Luxury model: Sure-handed junior TE Mercedes Lewis (30 receptions) complements senior WR Craig Bragg (73) |
| 55 |
TEXAS A&M |
4-8 |
14 |
| Courtney Lewis had second-most rushing yards (1,024) by an Aggies freshman and was first A&M back to get 1,000 since 1998 |
| 56 |
PITTSBURGH |
8-5 |
10 |
| Junior Luke Getsy (13 passes) and senior WR Princell Brockenbrough (35 catches) replace Rod Rutherford and Larry Fitzgerald |
| 57 |
NEW MEXICO |
8-5 |
9 |
| Junior RB DonTrell Moore set Lobos' single-season rushing mark with 1,450 yards and scored 21 touchdowns, 19 rushing |
| 58 |
NORTHWESTERN |
6-7 |
17 |
| Junior DE Loren Howard led Wildcats with 16 tackles for loss, 15 quarterback hurries and eight sacks |
| 59 |
TULSA |
8-5 |
17 |
| Looking to build on seven-win improvement (best turnaround in nation) behind senior QB James Kilian (2,217 passing yards) |
| 60 |
SYRACUSE |
6-6 |
9 |
| On hot seat: Coach Paul Pasqualoni (33-27 since 1999) needs big year from senior RB Walter Reyes (1,347 yards, 21 TDs) |
| 61 |
COLORADO STATE |
7-6 |
12 |
| Junior WR David Anderson had 72 catches for a Mountain West-best 1,293 yards and nine touchdowns |
| 62 |
HAWAII |
9-5 |
15 |
| Senior QB Timmy Chang needs 2,218 passing yards to surpass Ty Detmer's NCAA career record of 15,031 |
| 63 |
KANSAS |
6-7 |
16 |
| Jayhawks could make noise if sophomore Adam Barmann passes as well as departed Bill Whittemore (No. 9 in passing efficiency) |
| 64 |
ALABAMA-BIRMINGHAM |
5-7 |
18 |
| Sophomore WR Nick Coon averaged 36.2 yards per catch, and three of his 10 receptions went for touchdowns |
| 65 |
CONNECTICUT |
9-3 |
17 |
| Senior QB Dan Orlovsky has thrown a touchdown pass in 24 straight games, a stretch during which Huskies went 15-9 |
| 66 |
SOUTH FLORIDA |
7-4 |
15 |
| Sixth-year senior DT Lee Roy Selmon Jr., son of NFL Hall of Famer, anchors defense for Bulls, who join Big East in 2005 |
| 67 |
NAVY |
8-5 |
15 |
| Nation's best ground attack (323.2 yards per game) buoyed by senior backs Kyle Eckel (1,249 yards) and Eric Roberts (630) |
| 68 |
NORTH CAROLINA |
2-10 |
15 |
| Senior WR Jawarski Pollock, ACC's top returning pass catcher, pulled down school-record 71 receptions |
| 69 |
RUTGERS |
5-7 |
15 |
| Junior QB Ryan Hart set school records for pass attempts (398), completions (234) and yards (2,714) |
| 70 |
BOWLING GREEN (23) |
11-3 |
17 |
| Senior WR Cole Magner (99 catches, 1,138 yards), junior TB P.J. Pope (1,005 yards) pick up slack for departed QB Josh Harris |
| 71 |
WAKE FOREST |
5-7 |
14 |
| Junior RB Chris Barclay was second in ACC in rushing with 1,192 yards on 235 carries, and he scored 12 touchdowns |
| 72 |
NORTHERN ILLINOIS |
10-2 |
13 |
| Senior QB Josh Haldi (2,544 yards, 25 TDs) will try to recapture the magic of Huskies' breakout 2003 campaign |
| 73 |
KENTUCKY |
4-8 |
15 |
| Senior QB Shane Boyd, Jared Lorenzen's backup for last two years, can run but must improve on 34.9% completion rate |
| 74 |
MIAMI (OHIO) (10) |
13-1 |
17 |
| Junior Josh Betts (19 of 36, 263 yards) takes over at QB for RedHawks' alltime leading passer Ben Roethlisberger |
| 75 |
STANFORD |
4-7 |
14 |
| Had nation's worst pass defense (296.3 yards), but senior FS Oshiomogho Atogwe (90 tackles) is among nine starters back on D |
