AP Rankings - 2003-2004
19 polls from November 10, 2003 to March 15, 2004; 38 schools ranked. Duke finished No. 1, holding it for 5 polls.
| School | Nov 10 | Nov 17 | Nov 24 | Dec 1 | Dec 8 | Dec 15 | Dec 22 | Dec 29 | Jan 5 | Jan 12 | Jan 19 | Jan 26 | Feb 2 | Feb 9 | Feb 16 | Feb 23 | Mar 1 | Mar 8 | Mar 15 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arizona | 23 | 22 | 21 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 24 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Auburn | 22 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 19 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 22 |
| Baylor | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 24 | 24 | 19 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 15 |
| Boston College | - | - | - | - | 23 | 25 | 25 | 22 | 20 | 22 | 24 | - | - | - | 23 | - | - | 23 | 18 |
| Colorado | 20 | 16 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 17 |
| Connecticut | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 6 |
| DePaul | - | - | - | - | - | - | 22 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 20 | 24 | - | - |
| Duke | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Florida | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 24 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Georgia | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 17 | 19 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 16 | 16 |
| Houston | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 25 | - | - | 25 | 21 | 17 | 11 | 11 | 9 |
| Kansas State | 5 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
| Louisiana Tech | 12 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
| LSU | 9 | 12 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 19 |
| Miami | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 24 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 22 | - | 22 | 21 | - | - | - |
| Michigan State | - | - | - | 24 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 20 | 18 | 20 | 17 | 20 | 22 | 25 | 24 | 23 |
| Minnesota | 13 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 18 | 22 | 24 |
| Missouri State | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 25 | 23 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nebraska | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 25 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| North Carolina | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 12 |
| Notre Dame | 15 | 20 | 17 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 23 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ohio State | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 25 | 22 | 20 | 21 |
| Oklahoma | 21 | 21 | 19 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 20 | - | - | 24 | 23 | 17 | 19 | 11 |
| Oregon | - | 24 | 24 | 20 | 22 | 21 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Penn State | 8 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 |
| Purdue | 7 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 3 |
| Rutgers | 16 | 15 | 15 | 22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Stanford | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 10 |
| TCU | 24 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 22 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 22 | 17 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 20 |
| Tennessee | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 |
| Texas | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 4 |
| Texas Tech | 10 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 14 |
| UC-Santa Barbara | 18 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 20 | 21 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Utah | 19 | 19 | 22 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 23 | 25 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 25 | - | - | - | - |
| Vanderbilt | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 24 | - | - | - | 24 | - | - | - | 24 | 21 | 15 | 13 |
| Villanova | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 19 | 23 | - | - | - | - | - | 23 | 25 | 25 |
| Virginia | 25 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Virginia Tech | - | - | - | 23 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 23 | - | 23 | 21 | 21 | - | - | - | - | - |