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1988 Week 11 College Football Team Rankings

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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.
RankChangeRatingTeamConfRecordWin %PlaceNOWGame Status
110.838USCPAC8–01.0001+37Beat California 35–3
2-10.901Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)IND FBSI9–01.0001+37Beat Rice 54–11
300.947Wyoming (WYOMING)IND WAC10–01.0001+41Beat UTEP 51–6
451.052Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)IND FBSI8–10.8897+34Beat South Carolina 59–0
511.096UCLAPAC8–10.8897+34Beat Oregon 16–6
611.144Nebraska (NEBRASKA)IND B89–10.9006+30Beat Iowa State 51–16
7-21.183West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)IND FBSI9–01.0001+28Beat Cincinnati 51–13
801.218Arkansas (ARKANSAS)IND SWC9–01.0001+28Beat Baylor 33–3
911.279Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)IND B88–10.8897+27Beat Oklahoma State 31–28
1021.313Auburn (AUBURN)SEC8–10.8897+26Beat Southern Miss 38–8
1101.354Miami (MIAMI)IND FBSI7–10.87512+22Beat Tulsa 34–3
12121.651Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)MAC8–10.8897+19Beat Ball State 16–13
13-91.684BYUIND WAC7–20.77817+21Lost to San Diego State 15–27
1431.699Michigan (MICHIGAN)B106–2–10.72229+17Beat Minnesota 22–7
15131.723LSUSEC6–20.75025+21Beat Alabama 19–18
1671.751Syracuse (SYRACUSE)IND FBSI7–10.87512+18Beat Navy 49–21
1721.756Colorado (COLORADO)IND B87–20.77817+20Beat Missouri 45–8
1821.806Clemson (CLEMSON)ACC7–20.77817+18Beat North Carolina 37–14
19-61.841Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)IND B86–20.75025+14Lost to Oklahoma 28–31
2051.844Houston (HOUSTON)IND SWC6–20.75025+15Beat Texas 66–15
21-71.846Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)IND FBSI8–20.80015+24Lost to Auburn 8–38
22-71.913Ball State (BALL STATE)MAC7–20.77817+19Lost to Western Michigan 13–16
2382.002Georgia (GEORGIA)SEC7–20.77817+13Beat Florida 26–3
24-82.024UTEPIND WAC8–20.80015+14Lost to Wyoming 6–51
25-72.075Indiana (INDIANA)B106–2–10.72229+12Lost to Illinois 20–21
2642.091Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)PAC6–30.66732+15Beat Stanford 24–21
2752.094Hawai'i (HAWAII)IND WAC7–20.77817+14Beat New Mexico 45–3
2862.141Army (ARMY)IND FBSI7–10.87512+6Beat Air Force 28–15
2962.162Arizona (ARIZONA)PAC5–40.55645+17Beat Washington 16–13
30-82.205Alabama (ALABAMA)SEC6–20.75025+11Lost to LSU 18–19
31-52.210Oregon (OREGON)PAC6–30.66732+14Lost to UCLA 6–16
32-52.320South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)IND FBSI7–20.77817+11Lost to Florida State 0–59
3382.329Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)MAC6–30.66732+12Beat Ohio 42–10
34-132.359Washington (WASHINGTON)PAC5–40.55645+15Lost to Arizona 13–16
3552.368Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)IND SWC5–30.62539+12Beat Louisiana Tech 56–17
3622.377Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)IND BW7–20.77817+6Beat Pacific 34–0
3722.490Louisville (LOUISVILLE)IND FBSI7–30.70031+14Beat Virginia Tech 13–3
38-92.509NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)ACC6–30.66732+6Lost to Virginia 14–19
3952.577Kentucky (KENTUCKY)SEC5–40.55645+13Beat Vanderbilt 14–13
4052.605Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)IND FBSI5–30.62539+7Beat Rutgers 20–10
4112.611Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)PAC6–30.66732+11Beat Oregon State 30–24
42-92.644Maryland (MARYLAND)ACC5–40.55645+14Lost to Penn State 10–17
43112.662Illinois (ILLINOIS)B105–3–10.61141+8Beat Indiana 21–20
44-12.714Iowa (IOWA)B105–3–20.60043+3Beat Northwestern 35–10
4562.799Penn State (PENN STATE)IND FBSI5–40.55645+8Beat Maryland 17–10
46-102.898Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)IND FBSI6–30.66732+2Lost to Memphis 3–20
4762.908Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)MAC5–3–10.61141+8Beat Toledo 20–19
48-112.915Duke (DUKE)ACC6–30.66732+4Lost to Wake Forest 16–35
4972.956Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)B104–4–10.50055+6Beat Purdue 48–3
50103.088Virginia (VIRGINIA)ACC5–40.55645+4Beat NC State 19–14
5183.150Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)ACC5–40.55645+1Beat Duke 35–16
52-63.193Florida (FLORIDA)SEC5–40.55645-2Lost to Georgia 3–26
53-63.208Air Force (AIR FORCE)IND WAC5–40.55645+2Lost to Army 15–28
54-43.306California (CALIFORNIA)PAC5–40.55645+3Lost to USC 3–35
55-73.400Oregon State (OREGON STATE)PAC3–5–10.38971+5Lost to Arizona State 24–30
56-73.576Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)SEC4–50.444590Lost to Tulane 9–14
57-53.625Stanford (STANFORD)PAC3–5–10.38971+1Lost to Washington State 21–24
5893.872Ohio State (OHIO STATE)B104–50.44459-2Beat Wisconsin 34–12
59-43.883TCUIND SWC4–50.44459-2Lost to Texas Tech 10–23
60-23.969Rutgers (RUTGERS)IND FBSI4–50.44459-3Lost to Pittsburgh 10–20
6143.977Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)IND FBSI6–40.60043-10Beat Western Illinois 16–6
6224.021Iowa State (IOWA STATE)IND B84–50.44459-5Lost to Nebraska 16–51
6384.023Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)IND SWC4–40.50055+4Beat TCU 23–10
6464.029Tulane (TULANE)IND FBSI4–50.44459-6Beat Ole Miss 14–9
65-24.051Baylor (BAYLOR)IND SWC4–50.44459-6Lost to Arkansas 3–33
6634.086Utah (UTAH)IND WAC4–50.44459-7Beat Colorado State 46–7
67-54.112Toledo (TOLEDO)MAC5–50.50055+1Lost to Eastern Michigan 19–20
68104.224Memphis (MEMPHIS)IND FBSI4–50.44459-9Beat Louisiana 20–3
6934.328Kent State (KENT STATE)MAC4–60.40070-7Beat Bowling Green 31–19
70-94.345Purdue (PURDUE)B104–50.44459-5Lost to Michigan State 3–48
71-144.373Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)SEC3–50.37574-6Lost to Kentucky 13–14
7244.423Akron (AKRON)IND FBSI5–50.50055-7Beat New Mexico State 52–7
73-74.630Texas (TEXAS)IND SWC3–50.37574-8Lost to Houston 15–66
74-64.702Tulsa (TULSA)IND FBSI2–60.25084-7Lost to Miami 3–34
75104.734Utah State (UTAH STATE)IND BW4–50.44459-11Beat UNLV 17–10
7684.806Tennessee (TENNESSEE)SEC2–60.25084-7Beat Boston College 10–7
7764.979Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)ACC3–60.33377-17Beat Virginia Military Institute 34–7
78-34.987CAL State Fullerton (CAL STATE FULLERTON)IND BW3–60.33377-12BYE
79-55.030Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)IND FBSI2–70.22289-10Lost to Louisville 3–13
80-35.158Missouri (MISSOURI)IND B82–6–10.27883-9Lost to Colorado 8–45
8105.316Minnesota (MINNESOTA)B102–5–20.33377-11Lost to Michigan 7–22
8285.400East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)IND FBSI2–80.20093-15Beat Temple 34–17
83-105.509Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)IND FBSI2–60.25084-13Lost to Tennessee 7–10
84115.527San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)IND WAC2–70.22289-12Beat BYU 27–15
85-55.771UNLVIND BW3–50.37574-18Lost to Utah State 10–17
86-75.816San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)IND BW3–70.30082-23Lost to Long Beach State 13–34
8705.818Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH)IND FBSI3–60.33377-7Lost to Texas A&M 17–56
8835.920Navy (NAVY)IND FBSI3–60.33377-14Lost to Syracuse 21–49
89-76.018Temple (TEMPLE)IND FBSI2–60.25084-15Lost to East Carolina 17–34
9026.021North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)ACC1–80.11196-17Lost to Clemson 14–37
91-56.068Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)IND WAC1–80.11196-18Lost to Utah 7–46
92-36.070Ohio (OHIO)MAC3–5–10.38971-11Lost to Central Michigan 10–42
93-56.089Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)MAC2–7–10.25084-19Lost to Kent State 19–31
94-16.372Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)SEC1–70.12595-18BYE
95-16.859Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)B101–7–10.16794-19Lost to Iowa 10–35
9606.992Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)IND FBSI2–70.22289-26Lost to West Virginia 13–51
9747.060Long Beach State (LONG BEACH STATE)IND BW2–70.22289-19Beat San José State 34–13
9817.377Kansas (KANSAS)IND B81–80.11196-27Beat Kansas State 30–12
99-27.419Rice (RICE)IND SWC0–80.000103-22Lost to Notre Dame 11–54
100-27.542New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)IND WAC1–90.100100-26Lost to Hawai'i 3–45
101-18.150Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)B100–90.000103-31Lost to Ohio State 12–34
10208.760Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))MAC0–8–10.056102-30BYE
10308.798New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)IND BW1–80.11196-40Lost to Akron 7–52
10418.883Pacific (PACIFIC)IND BW1–90.100100-27Lost to Fresno State 0–34
105-19.362Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)IND B80–90.000103-38Lost to Kansas 12–30

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