1988 Post-Season Week 3 College Football Team Rankings

December 27, 1988By PowerUpRankings.com • Posted in 1988 Season Tags: • No Comments

1988 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.

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Rank	Change	Rating	Team	Conf	Record	Win %	Place	NOW	Game Status
1	0	0.859	Miami (MIAMI)	IND FBSI	10–1	0.909	5	+58	BYE
2	0	0.874	Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)	IND FBSI	11–0	1.000	1	+60	BYE
3	0	0.932	USC	PAC	10–1	0.909	5	+58	BYE
4	0	0.944	Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)	IND FBSI	10–1	0.909	5	+53	BYE
5	1	1.011	Nebraska (NEBRASKA)	IND B8	11–1	0.917	3	+54	BYE
6	-1	1.027	Wyoming (WYOMING)	IND WAC	11–1	0.917	3	+58	BYE
7	0	1.051	West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)	IND FBSI	11–0	1.000	1	+49	BYE
8	0	1.075	Auburn (AUBURN)	SEC	10–1	0.909	5	+48	BYE
9	0	1.285	Arkansas (ARKANSAS)	IND SWC	10–1	0.909	5	+45	BYE
10	0	1.317	UCLA	PAC	9–2	0.818	12	+44	BYE
11	3	1.451	Michigan (MICHIGAN)	B10	8–2–1	0.773	17	+33	BYE
12	-1	1.455	Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)	IND B8	9–2	0.818	12	+36	BYE
13	0	1.477	Clemson (CLEMSON)	ACC	9–2	0.818	12	+36	BYE
14	2	1.542	Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)	IND FBSI	10–2	0.833	10	+44	Beat UTEP 38–18
15	0	1.605	Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)	IND B8	9–2	0.818	12	+30	BYE
16	-4	1.658	Houston (HOUSTON)	IND SWC	9–3	0.750	19	+32	Lost to Washington State 22–24
17	6	1.748	Alabama (ALABAMA)	SEC	9–3	0.750	19	+35	Beat Army 29–28
18	6	1.759	Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)	PAC	9–3	0.750	19	+34	Beat Houston 24–22
19	-2	1.783	Syracuse (SYRACUSE)	IND FBSI	9–2	0.818	12	+31	BYE
20	-2	1.835	LSU	SEC	8–3	0.727	25	+35	BYE
21	-1	1.902	Colorado (COLORADO)	IND B8	8–3	0.727	25	+25	BYE
22	-1	1.908	Arizona (ARIZONA)	PAC	7–4	0.636	36	+32	BYE
23	-1	1.937	Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)	IND BW	10–2	0.833	10	+25	BYE
24	1	2.021	Hawai'i (HAWAII)	IND WAC	9–3	0.750	19	+28	BYE
25	1	2.035	Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	9–3	0.750	19	+22	BYE
26	-7	2.055	UTEP	IND WAC	10–3	0.769	18	+24	Lost to Southern Miss 18–38
27	0	2.236	Georgia (GEORGIA)	SEC	8–3	0.727	25	+17	BYE
28	0	2.312	Louisville (LOUISVILLE)	IND FBSI	8–3	0.727	25	+20	BYE
29	0	2.328	BYU	IND WAC	8–4	0.667	34	+24	BYE
30	0	2.342	Ball State (BALL STATE)	MAC	8–3	0.727	25	+15	BYE
31	0	2.352	NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)	ACC	7–3–1	0.682	31	+12	BYE
32	0	2.394	Indiana (INDIANA)	B10	7–3–1	0.682	31	+13	BYE
33	0	2.426	Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)	IND SWC	7–5	0.583	44	+22	BYE
34	0	2.449	Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)	B10	6–4–1	0.591	41	+15	BYE
35	0	2.506	South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)	IND FBSI	8–3	0.727	25	+14	BYE
36	1	2.658	Washington (WASHINGTON)	PAC	6–5	0.545	45	+15	BYE
37	-1	2.709	Army (ARMY)	IND FBSI	9–3	0.750	19	+2	Lost to Alabama 28–29
38	0	2.711	Iowa (IOWA)	B10	6–3–3	0.625	40	+5	BYE
39	0	2.731	Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	6–3–1	0.650	35	+10	BYE
40	0	2.739	Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)	MAC	7–4	0.636	36	+5	BYE
41	0	2.769	Virginia (VIRGINIA)	ACC	7–4	0.636	36	+11	BYE
42	0	2.801	Duke (DUKE)	ACC	7–3–1	0.682	31	+9	BYE
43	1	2.849	Illinois (ILLINOIS)	B10	6–4–1	0.591	41	+10	BYE
44	-1	2.867	Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)	IND FBSI	6–5	0.545	45	+8	BYE
45	0	2.949	Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)	ACC	6–4–1	0.591	41	+5	BYE
46	0	3.117	Florida (FLORIDA)	SEC	6–5	0.545	45	+1	BYE
47	1	3.174	Penn State (PENN STATE)	IND FBSI	5–6	0.455	56	+6	BYE
48	-1	3.177	Maryland (MARYLAND)	ACC	5–6	0.455	56	+8	BYE
49	0	3.240	Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)	PAC	6–5	0.545	45	+9	BYE
50	0	3.298	Utah (UTAH)	IND WAC	6–5	0.545	45	0	BYE
51	1	3.331	Tennessee (TENNESSEE)	SEC	5–6	0.455	56	+6	BYE
52	-1	3.340	Kentucky (KENTUCKY)	SEC	5–6	0.455	56	+2	BYE
53	0	3.343	Oregon (OREGON)	PAC	6–6	0.500	54	+3	BYE
54	0	3.407	Memphis (MEMPHIS)	IND FBSI	6–5	0.545	45	-3	BYE
55	0	3.415	Oregon State (OREGON STATE)	PAC	4–6–1	0.409	69	+7	BYE
56	1	3.493	Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)	IND FBSI	6–5	0.545	45	+3	BYE
57	-1	3.505	Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)	IND FBSI	7–4	0.636	36	-5	BYE
58	2	3.542	California (CALIFORNIA)	PAC	5–5–1	0.500	54	+1	BYE
59	0	3.560	Toledo (TOLEDO)	MAC	6–5	0.545	45	+6	BYE
60	-2	3.584	Baylor (BAYLOR)	IND SWC	6–5	0.545	45	-8	BYE
61	0	3.715	Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)	SEC	5–6	0.455	56	-5	BYE
62	0	3.850	Rutgers (RUTGERS)	IND FBSI	5–6	0.455	56	-8	BYE
63	0	3.892	Iowa State (IOWA STATE)	IND B8	5–6	0.455	56	-7	BYE
64	1	3.937	Tulane (TULANE)	IND FBSI	5–6	0.455	56	-8	BYE
65	-1	3.958	Air Force (AIR FORCE)	IND WAC	5–7	0.417	68	-8	BYE
66	1	3.973	CAL State Fullerton (CAL STATE FULLERTON)	IND BW	5–6	0.455	56	-8	BYE
67	-1	3.993	Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)	IND SWC	5–6	0.455	56	-1	BYE
68	0	4.029	Stanford (STANFORD)	PAC	3–6–2	0.364	72	-4	BYE
69	0	4.087	Kent State (KENT STATE)	MAC	5–6	0.455	56	-11	BYE
70	0	4.198	Tulsa (TULSA)	IND FBSI	4–7	0.364	72	-9	BYE
71	0	4.227	Ohio State (OHIO STATE)	B10	4–6–1	0.409	69	-5	BYE
72	1	4.602	Akron (AKRON)	IND FBSI	5–6	0.455	56	-11	BYE
73	-1	4.612	Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)	IND FBSI	3–8	0.273	83	-11	BYE
74	0	4.757	Missouri (MISSOURI)	IND B8	3–7–1	0.318	82	-13	BYE
75	1	4.786	East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)	IND FBSI	3–8	0.273	83	-15	BYE
76	-1	4.807	Texas (TEXAS)	IND SWC	4–7	0.364	72	-20	BYE
77	0	4.838	TCU	IND SWC	4–7	0.364	72	-18	BYE
78	0	5.156	Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)	IND FBSI	3–8	0.273	83	-17	BYE
79	0	5.157	Temple (TEMPLE)	IND FBSI	4–7	0.364	72	-20	BYE
80	1	5.234	Ohio (OHIO)	MAC	4–6–1	0.409	69	-10	BYE
81	-1	5.251	Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)	SEC	3–8	0.273	83	-23	BYE
82	0	5.289	Purdue (PURDUE)	B10	4–7	0.364	72	-16	BYE
83	0	5.377	Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)	ACC	3–8	0.273	83	-27	BYE
84	0	5.415	Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH)	IND FBSI	4–7	0.364	72	-16	BYE
85	0	5.473	Utah State (UTAH STATE)	IND BW	4–7	0.364	72	-23	BYE
86	0	5.585	UNLV	IND BW	4–7	0.364	72	-26	BYE
87	0	5.703	San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)	IND WAC	3–8	0.273	83	-21	BYE
88	0	5.710	San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)	IND BW	4–8	0.333	81	-31	BYE
89	0	6.125	Navy (NAVY)	IND FBSI	3–8	0.273	83	-27	BYE
90	0	6.229	North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)	ACC	1–10	0.091	97	-28	BYE
91	0	6.269	Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)	B10	2–8–1	0.227	93	-24	BYE
92	0	6.312	Minnesota (MINNESOTA)	B10	2–7–2	0.273	83	-27	BYE
93	0	6.421	Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)	MAC	2–8–1	0.227	93	-27	BYE
94	0	6.763	Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)	IND FBSI	3–8	0.273	83	-40	BYE
95	0	6.807	Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)	SEC	1–10	0.091	97	-38	BYE
96	0	6.913	Long Beach State (LONG BEACH STATE)	IND BW	3–9	0.250	92	-32	BYE
97	0	7.288	Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)	IND WAC	1–10	0.091	97	-45	BYE
98	0	7.477	New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)	IND WAC	2–10	0.167	96	-44	BYE
99	0	7.568	Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)	B10	1–10	0.091	97	-40	BYE
100	0	7.740	Kansas (KANSAS)	IND B8	1–10	0.091	97	-42	BYE
101	0	8.086	Pacific (PACIFIC)	IND BW	2–9	0.182	95	-32	BYE
102	0	8.357	Rice (RICE)	IND SWC	0–11	0.000	104	-42	BYE
103	0	8.632	Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))	MAC	0–10–1	0.045	103	-47	BYE
104	0	8.909	Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)	IND B8	0–11	0.000	104	-54	BYE
105	0	9.232	New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)	IND BW	1–10	0.091	97	-66	BYE