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1968 Week 8 College Football Team Rankings

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1968 rankings calculated with the Classic formula (Ken's 2016-based hybrid, applied retroactively); records, NOW and game results come from James Howell's historical college football score archive.
RankChangeRatingTeamConfRecordWin %PlaceNOWGame Status
150.639Ohio State (OHIO STATE)B103–01.0001+7Beat Purdue 13–0
270.797USCPAC4–01.0001+8Beat Stanford 27–24
350.841Kansas (KANSAS)IND B84–01.0001+6Beat Nebraska 23–13
4-10.937Penn State (PENN STATE)IND FBSI4–01.0001+7Beat UCLA 21–6
5-30.992Purdue (PURDUE)B103–10.75020+6Lost to Ohio State 0–13
671.100Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)IND FBSI3–01.0001+5Beat Villanova 28–15
7141.100Tennessee (TENNESSEE)SEC3–0–10.87513+4Beat Georgia Tech 24–7
8101.127Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)MAC3–0–10.87513+5Tied Toledo 0–0
9-41.132Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)SEC3–10.75020+7Lost to Georgia 7–21
1051.161Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)IND SWC3–0–10.87513+5Beat Texas A&M 21–16
1101.192Ohio (OHIO)MAC4–01.0001+4Beat William & Mary 41–0
12111.201Georgia (GEORGIA)SEC3–0–10.87513+4Beat Ole Miss 21–7
13131.226Alabama (ALABAMA)SEC3–10.75020+6Beat Vanderbilt 31–7
14-21.313Florida (FLORIDA)SEC4–01.0001+4Beat Tulane 24–3
15-51.327Nebraska (NEBRASKA)IND B83–10.75020+7Lost to Kansas 13–23
1661.334SMUIND SWC3–10.75020+7Beat TCU 21–14
17-131.340Cornell (CORNELL)IND IVY2–10.66745+5Lost to Pennsylvania 8–10
1891.344Yale (YALE)IND IVY3–01.0001+3Beat Brown 35–13
19-21.360Arizona (ARIZONA)IND WAC3–01.0001+4BYE
20-61.421Arkansas (ARKANSAS)IND SWC4–01.0001+3Beat Baylor 35–19
2131.427Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)IND IVY3–01.0001+3Beat Cornell 10–8
22111.432Miami (MIAMI)IND FBSI3–10.75020+5Beat LSU 30–0
23161.449Memphis (MEMPHIS)IND MVC2–20.50057+6Beat West Texas A&M 42–21
2471.523Michigan (MICHIGAN)B103–10.75020+4Beat Michigan State 28–14
25-241.555California (CALIFORNIA)PAC3–10.75020+4Lost to Army 7–10
26-71.593Stanford (STANFORD)PAC3–10.75020+4Lost to USC 24–27
2711.599Toledo (TOLEDO)MAC3–1–10.70044+4Tied Bowling Green 0–0
28-81.635Harvard (HARVARD)IND IVY3–01.0001+1Beat Columbia 21–14
29-131.849Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)B103–10.75020+2Lost to Michigan 14–28
3021.850Syracuse (SYRACUSE)IND FBSI3–10.75020+3Beat Pittsburgh 50–17
3161.877Dayton (DAYTON)IND FBSI3–10.75020+2BYE
3221.897West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)IND FBSI3–10.75020+3Beat Virginia Military Institute 14–7
33121.947Virginia (VIRGINIA)ACC3–10.75020+2Beat Duke 50–20
3471.992Wyoming (WYOMING)IND WAC3–20.60052+5Beat BYU 20–17
35122.004Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))MAC4–10.80017+2Beat Marshall 46–0
36262.035Missouri (MISSOURI)IND B83–10.75020+2Beat Colorado 27–14
37112.113Auburn (AUBURN)SEC3–10.75020+1Beat Clemson 21–10
38112.140Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)IND MVC2–1–10.62549+4Beat Tampa 31–28
39-92.154Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)IND FBSI3–10.75020+1Beat Northwestern 27–7
40182.197Texas (TEXAS)IND SWC2–1–10.62549+2Beat Oklahoma 26–20
41142.240Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)IND FBSI3–10.750200Beat Mississippi State 47–14
42182.319Kentucky (KENTUCKY)SEC2–20.50057+3Beat Oregon State 35–34
4372.319Utah State (UTAH STATE)IND FBSI4–10.800170Beat Wisconsin 20–0
4482.350Indiana (INDIANA)B103–10.75020+1Beat Iowa 38–34
45112.393Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)IND WAC3–10.750200Beat Washington State 41–14
46132.401North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)IND MVC3–10.75020+2Beat Northern Michigan 17–3
47-182.432West Texas A&M (WEST TEXAS A&M)IND FBSI4–10.800170Lost to Memphis 21–42
48-232.456LSUSEC3–10.750200Lost to Miami 0–30
49-52.472Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)IND FBSI2–10.66745+2BYE
50-82.481Rutgers (RUTGERS)IND FBSI3–10.75020+1Beat Lehigh 29–26
51-52.493Iowa State (IOWA STATE)IND B83–20.60052+4Beat Kansas State 23–14
52122.500Army (ARMY)IND FBSI2–20.50057+2Beat California 10–7
53182.551Princeton (PRINCETON)IND IVY2–10.667450Beat Dartmouth 34–7
54-472.707Houston (HOUSTON)IND FBSI2–1–10.625490Lost to Oklahoma State 17–21
55-42.770Air Force (AIR FORCE)IND FBSI2–20.50057+2Beat Navy 26–20
56-202.787Colorado (COLORADO)IND B82–20.50057+2Lost to Missouri 14–27
57-172.803UCLAPAC2–20.50057+1Lost to Penn State 6–21
58-152.857Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)IND B82–20.50057+2Lost to Iowa State 14–23
59222.897Louisville (LOUISVILLE)IND MVC2–10.667450Beat Tulsa 16–7
60-252.947Tampa (TAMPA)IND FBSI3–10.75020-1Lost to Cincinnati 28–31
61292.983Richmond (RICHMOND)IND SOCON2–20.50057+1Beat Citadel 21–16
62-93.186Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)IND FBSI2–20.500570Lost to Tennessee 7–24
6343.242Pacific (PACIFIC)IND FBSI2–20.50057+1Beat Santa Clara 30–22
6423.301Minnesota (MINNESOTA)B102–20.50057-1Beat Illinois 17–10
65-83.440Duke (DUKE)ACC2–20.500570Lost to Virginia 20–50
66103.463NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)ACC3–20.60052-1Beat South Carolina 36–12
67-23.555Villanova (VILLANOVA)IND FBSI2–20.50057-1Lost to Boston College 15–28
68393.590Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)IND B81–20.33381+1Beat Houston 21–17
6983.601Colgate (COLGATE)IND FBSI2–20.500570Beat Holy Cross 14–6
7093.609Buffalo (BUFFALO)IND FBSI3–20.60052-2Beat Delaware 29–17
71113.827Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)IND FBSI2–20.50057-2Beat Wake Forest 7–6
7223.828Utah (UTAH)IND WAC2–20.50057-2Beat New Mexico 30–7
73-123.836Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)IND B81–20.33381+1Lost to Texas 20–26
74-113.853Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)SEC2–20.50057-2Lost to Alabama 7–31
75-213.893Oregon State (OREGON STATE)PAC2–20.50057-2Lost to Kentucky 34–35
76-73.897Brown (BROWN)IND IVY1–20.333810Lost to Yale 13–35
7763.922Xavier (XAVIER)IND FBSI2–20.50057-2BYE
7874.031New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)IND FBSI2–20.50057-2BYE
79-414.060Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)IND FBSI1–20.33381-1Lost to Colgate 6–14
80-74.302Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)IND SWC1–30.25090-2Lost to Texas Tech 16–21
81-94.312Citadel (CITADEL)IND SOCON2–20.50057-3Lost to Richmond 16–21
82154.323Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)IND WAC2–30.40078-3Beat Wichita State 37–15
83174.371Idaho (IDAHO)IND FBSI3–20.60052-1Beat Montana 56–45
84-144.538TCUIND SWC1–30.25090-2Lost to SMU 14–21
85164.603Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)MAC2–30.40078-3Beat Kent State 14–0
8654.659Oregon (OREGON)PAC1–30.25090-2Beat Washington 3–0
87-124.817Tulsa (TULSA)IND MVC1–20.33381-1Lost to Louisville 7–16
88-44.858BYUIND WAC1–20.33381-2Lost to Wyoming 17–20
8905.004Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)PAC1–30.25090-2Lost to Arizona State 14–41
9045.023Baylor (BAYLOR)IND SWC0–40.000108-3Lost to Arkansas 19–35
91-55.024Iowa (IOWA)B101–30.25090-3Lost to Indiana 34–38
92-245.108South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)ACC1–30.25090-3Lost to NC State 12–36
93-55.205San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)IND FBSI1–20.33381-2BYE
9485.249Maryland (MARYLAND)ACC1–30.25090-3Beat North Carolina 33–24
95-85.263Rice (RICE)IND SWC0–2–10.167104-1BYE
9625.273Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)B100–40.000108-3Lost to Notre Dame 7–27
97-55.480Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)IND FBSI1–30.25090-3Lost to Syracuse 17–50
9815.563Navy (NAVY)IND FBSI0–40.000108-3Lost to Air Force 20–26
99-45.610Clemson (CLEMSON)ACC0–3–10.125105-3Lost to Auburn 10–21
100-205.671UTEPIND WAC1–3–10.30089-1Lost to Long Beach State 21–22
10135.857William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)IND SOCON1–30.25090-4Lost to Ohio 0–41
10236.113Illinois (ILLINOIS)B100–40.000108-4Lost to Minnesota 10–17
103-106.126Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)IND IVY1–20.33381-3Lost to Princeton 7–34
104-266.184Washington (WASHINGTON)PAC1–2–10.37580-5Lost to Oregon 0–3
10536.193Marshall (MARSHALL)MAC0–4–10.100107-4Lost to Miami (OH) 0–46
106-36.463Kent State (KENT STATE)MAC0–50.000108-7Lost to Western Michigan 0–14
107-116.632North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)ACC1–30.25090-6Lost to Maryland 24–33
10816.913Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)IND SOCON0–40.000108-6Lost to West Virginia 7–14
10996.934Davidson (DAVIDSON)IND SOCON1–30.25090-3Beat UConn 30–18
11006.953Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)B100–40.000108-5Lost to Utah State 0–20
11117.153Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)SEC0–40.000108-2Lost to Southern Miss 14–47
112-67.233Tulane (TULANE)IND FBSI0–40.000108-5Lost to Florida 3–24
11337.663Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)ACC0–3–10.125105-6Lost to Virginia Tech 6–7
11407.764East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)IND SOCON1–30.25090-4BYE
115-47.775New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)IND WAC0–50.000108-8Lost to Utah 7–30
11638.290Columbia (COLUMBIA)IND IVY0–30.000108-1Lost to Harvard 14–21
117-28.429Furman (FURMAN)IND SOCON1–30.25090-2BYE
118-58.633Wichita State (WICHITA STATE)IND MVC0–40.000108-5Lost to Colorado State 15–37
119-210.453Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)IND FBSI1–40.2001030Lost to Northern Arizona 14–43

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