Conference Power Rankings: 2003 NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS)
Final Standings: 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007
| Rank | Conference | Score | OOC Record | # Teams | Best Team | Worst Team |
| 1. | ![]() Southeastern Conference |
566.56 | 37-19 | 12 | #3 LSU (13-1) | #102 Vanderbilt (2-10) |
| 2. | ![]() Atlantic Coast Conference |
561.31 | 27-15 | 9 | #11 Florida State (10-3) | #100 North Carolina (2-10) |
| 3. | ![]() Big Ten Conference |
555.69 | 33-19 | 11 | #5 Ohio State (11-2) | #110 Illinois (1-11) |
| 4. | ![]() Big XII Conference |
553.54 | 39-18 | 12 | #4 Oklahoma (12-2) | #101 Iowa State (2-10) |
| 5. | ![]() Pacific 10 Conference |
553.28 | 29-17 | 10 | #1 USC (12-1) | #95 Arizona (2-10) |
| 6. | ![]() Big East Conference |
540.96 | 27-18 | 8 | #6 Miami (11-2) | #111 Temple (1-11) |
| 7. | ![]() Mountain West Conference |
516.06 | 24-18 | 8 | #9 Utah (10-2) | #87 Wyoming (4-8) |
| 8. | ![]() Division I-A Independents |
513.23 | 27-20 | 4 | #32 Connecticut (9-3) | #71 Troy (6-6) |
| 9. | ![]() Conference USA |
462.00 | 24-25 | 11 | #15 TCU (11-2) | #115 Army (0-13) |
| 10. | ![]() Western Athletic Conference |
417.31 | 20-27 | 10 | #7 Boise State (13-1) | #116 SMU (0-12) |
| 11. | ![]() Mid-American Conference |
416.10 | 26-32 | 14 | #2 Miami (OH) (13-1) | #113 Buffalo (1-11) |
| 12. | ![]() Sun Belt Conference |
260.49 | 6-40 | 8 | #43 North Texas (9-4) | #117 UL Monroe (1-11) |

















