Rankings
See also: 2005 NCAA Division I-A football rankings| Poll | Pre | Wk 1 | Wk 2 | Wk 3 | Wk 4 | Wk 5 | Wk 6 | Wk 7 | Wk 8 | Wk 9 | Wk 10 | Wk 11 | Wk 12 | Wk 13 | Wk 14 | Final |
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| AP | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | 16 | 8 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 |
| Coaches | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | 18 | 10 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 |
| Harris | Not released | NR | 19 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | Not released | |||
| BCS | Not released | 10 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |||||||
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