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1988 Week 13 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
100.769USCPAC10–01.0001+57Beat UCLA 31–22
200.935Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)IND FBSI10–01.0001+48Beat Penn State 21–3
311.021Wyoming (WYOMING)IND WAC11–10.9175+57Beat Hawai'i 28–22
4-11.028Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)IND FBSI9–10.9007+46BYE
501.034Nebraska (NEBRASKA)IND B811–10.9175+51Beat Oklahoma 7–3
621.081West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)IND FBSI11–01.0001+48Beat Syracuse 31–9
741.105Miami (MIAMI)IND FBSI8–10.8899+37Beat LSU 44–3
8-11.155Arkansas (ARKANSAS)IND SWC10–01.0001+42BYE
901.236Auburn (AUBURN)SEC9–10.9007+36BYE
10-41.299UCLAPAC9–20.81811+44Lost to USC 22–31
1121.430Houston (HOUSTON)IND SWC8–20.80017+36Beat Texas Tech 30–29
12-21.447Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)IND B89–20.81811+35Lost to Nebraska 3–7
13-11.449Michigan (MICHIGAN)B108–2–10.77322+33Beat Ohio State 34–31
1411.463Clemson (CLEMSON)ACC9–20.81811+36Beat South Carolina 29–10
1551.714Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)IND B88–20.80017+23Beat Iowa State 49–28
1621.750Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)IND FBSI9–20.81811+34BYE
1751.848Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)MAC9–20.81811+24Beat Ohio 23–16
1831.856UTEPIND WAC10–20.83310+24Beat Air Force 31–24
1941.897Colorado (COLORADO)IND B88–30.72723+24Beat Kansas State 56–14
2071.963Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)PAC8–30.72723+26Beat Washington 32–31
21-41.993Syracuse (SYRACUSE)IND FBSI8–20.80017+24Lost to West Virginia 9–31
22-32.011Arizona (ARIZONA)PAC6–40.60040+26BYE
23-72.058LSUSEC7–30.70029+25Lost to Miami 3–44
24-102.068BYUIND WAC8–30.72723+23Lost to Utah 28–57
25-12.112Alabama (ALABAMA)SEC7–20.77821+18BYE
2642.128Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)IND BW9–20.81811+15Beat Long Beach State 31–3
2772.266Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)IND SWC6–40.60040+21Beat TCU 18–0
28-22.272Hawai'i (HAWAII)IND WAC7–30.70029+19Lost to Wyoming 22–28
2972.292NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)ACC7–3–10.68232+12Beat Pittsburgh 14–3
3022.300Ball State (BALL STATE)MAC8–30.72723+16Beat Indiana State 24–10
3142.360Louisville (LOUISVILLE)IND FBSI8–30.72723+19BYE
3262.365Indiana (INDIANA)B107–3–10.68232+13Beat Purdue 52–7
33-22.389Georgia (GEORGIA)SEC7–30.70029+12BYE
3452.442Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)B106–4–10.59145+15Beat Wisconsin 36–0
35-62.494South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)IND FBSI8–30.72723+14Lost to Clemson 10–29
36-112.587Army (ARMY)IND FBSI8–20.80017+3Lost to Boston College 24–38
37-92.649Washington (WASHINGTON)PAC6–50.54548+16Lost to Washington State 31–32
38-52.676Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)IND FBSI6–40.60040+10Lost to NC State 3–14
3932.730Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)MAC7–40.63636+6Beat Miami (OH) 34–17
4002.736Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)MAC6–3–10.65035+11BYE
4172.762Virginia (VIRGINIA)ACC7–40.63636+11Beat Maryland 24–23
42-12.774Iowa (IOWA)B106–3–30.62539+5Beat Minnesota 31–22
4302.790Duke (DUKE)ACC7–3–10.68232+8Beat North Carolina 35–29
4462.832Illinois (ILLINOIS)B106–4–10.59145+11Beat Northwestern 14–9
4512.912Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)ACC6–4–10.59145+5Tied App State 34–34
46-22.938Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)PAC6–40.60040+13BYE
4703.019Florida (FLORIDA)SEC6–40.60040+1BYE
48-113.086Oregon (OREGON)PAC6–50.54548+7Lost to Oregon State 10–21
49-43.205Maryland (MARYLAND)ACC5–60.45558+8Lost to Virginia 23–24
5013.278Penn State (PENN STATE)IND FBSI5–60.45558+7Lost to Notre Dame 3–21
5183.296Utah (UTAH)IND WAC6–50.54548+2Beat BYU 57–28
5283.307Oregon State (OREGON STATE)PAC4–6–10.40967+8Beat Oregon 21–10
53-43.452Kentucky (KENTUCKY)SEC5–60.45558+3Lost to Tennessee 24–28
5403.506Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)IND FBSI7–40.63636-5BYE
5583.550Memphis (MEMPHIS)IND FBSI6–50.54548-3Beat Vanderbilt 28–9
5603.572Toledo (TOLEDO)MAC6–50.54548+7BYE
57-53.600Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)IND FBSI6–50.54548+4Lost to Arkansas State 21–38
58-33.603California (CALIFORNIA)PAC5–5–10.500550Tied Stanford 19–19
59-63.616Air Force (AIR FORCE)IND WAC5–60.45558-2Lost to UTEP 24–31
6013.617Baylor (BAYLOR)IND SWC6–50.54548-5Beat Texas 17–14
6193.771Tennessee (TENNESSEE)SEC4–60.40070+3Beat Kentucky 28–24
6253.854Tulane (TULANE)IND FBSI5–50.50055-6Beat Mississippi State 27–22
6323.899Rutgers (RUTGERS)IND FBSI5–60.45558-5Beat Colgate 41–22
64-63.907Stanford (STANFORD)PAC3–6–20.36473-2Tied California 19–19
65-83.910Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)IND SWC5–50.50055+4Lost to Houston 29–30
66-43.962Iowa State (IOWA STATE)IND B85–60.45558-7Lost to Oklahoma State 28–49
6754.063CAL State Fullerton (CAL STATE FULLERTON)IND BW5–60.45558-8Beat Utah State 23–13
6814.108Kent State (KENT STATE)MAC5–60.45558-11BYE
69-14.114Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)SEC4–60.40070-5BYE
70-64.197Ohio State (OHIO STATE)B104–6–10.40967-6Lost to Michigan 31–34
71-54.446Texas (TEXAS)IND SWC4–60.40070-11Lost to Baylor 14–17
7254.475Tulsa (TULSA)IND FBSI3–70.30080-9Beat Temple 15–10
7314.696Akron (AKRON)IND FBSI5–60.45558-11BYE
74-34.728TCUIND SWC4–70.36473-12Lost to Texas A&M 0–18
7564.756Missouri (MISSOURI)IND B83–7–10.31879-12Beat Kansas 55–17
7684.767Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)IND FBSI3–70.30080-10Beat Army 38–24
77-24.774Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)IND FBSI3–80.27387-11Beat James Madison 27–6
78-55.018Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)SEC3–70.30080-15Lost to Memphis 9–28
7945.050East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)IND FBSI3–80.27387-16Beat Cincinnati 49–14
8005.178Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)ACC3–70.30080-24BYE
81-25.208Ohio (OHIO)MAC4–6–10.40967-9Lost to Western Michigan 16–23
82-65.300Purdue (PURDUE)B104–70.36473-16Lost to Indiana 7–52
8355.446Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH)IND FBSI4–70.36473-13Beat UL Monroe 23–0
84-65.470Utah State (UTAH STATE)IND BW4–70.36473-23Lost to CAL State Fullerton 13–23
8515.664San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)IND WAC3–80.27387-18Beat New Mexico 18–10
8665.732San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)IND BW4–80.33378-31Beat UNLV 42–0
87-55.790Temple (TEMPLE)IND FBSI3–70.30080-21Lost to Tulsa 10–15
88-16.059Navy (NAVY)IND FBSI3–70.30080-22BYE
8906.165Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)B102–8–10.22793-22Lost to Illinois 9–14
90-56.176UNLVIND BW3–70.30080-29Lost to San José State 0–42
91-16.210North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)ACC1–100.09199-28Lost to Duke 29–35
92-16.344Minnesota (MINNESOTA)B102–7–20.27387-27Lost to Iowa 22–31
9316.386Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)MAC2–8–10.22793-26BYE
94-16.618Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)SEC1–90.10097-28Lost to Tulane 22–27
9516.647Long Beach State (LONG BEACH STATE)IND BW3–80.27387-24Lost to Fresno State 3–31
9616.899Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)IND WAC1–90.10097-34BYE
97-26.923Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)IND FBSI3–80.27387-39Lost to East Carolina 14–49
9807.413New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)IND WAC2–100.16796-40Lost to San Diego State 10–18
9917.584Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)B101–100.09199-39Lost to Michigan State 0–36
100-17.884Kansas (KANSAS)IND B81–100.09199-42Lost to Missouri 17–55
10128.107Pacific (PACIFIC)IND BW2–90.18295-31Beat New Mexico State 21–20
102-18.451Rice (RICE)IND SWC0–100.000104-35Lost to North Texas 17–33
103-18.660Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))MAC0–10–10.045103-46Lost to Central Michigan 17–34
10419.016Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)IND B80–110.000104-53Lost to Colorado 14–56
105-19.292New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)IND BW1–100.09199-64Lost to Pacific 20–21

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