1988 Week 14 College Football Team Rankings

November 29, 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	1	0.879	Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)	IND FBSI	11–0	1.000	1	+59	Beat USC 27–10
2	-1	0.919	USC	PAC	10–1	0.909	5	+58	Lost to Notre Dame 10–27
3	4	0.944	Miami (MIAMI)	IND FBSI	9–1	0.900	9	+50	Beat Arkansas 18–16
4	0	0.959	Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)	IND FBSI	10–1	0.909	5	+52	Beat Florida 52–17
5	-2	0.975	Wyoming (WYOMING)	IND WAC	11–1	0.917	3	+58	BYE
6	-1	1.003	Nebraska (NEBRASKA)	IND B8	11–1	0.917	3	+53	BYE
7	-1	1.072	West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)	IND FBSI	11–0	1.000	1	+48	BYE
8	1	1.099	Auburn (AUBURN)	SEC	10–1	0.909	5	+45	Beat Alabama 15–10
9	-1	1.263	Arkansas (ARKANSAS)	IND SWC	10–1	0.909	5	+45	Lost to Miami 16–18
10	0	1.300	UCLA	PAC	9–2	0.818	11	+44	BYE
11	0	1.427	Houston (HOUSTON)	IND SWC	9–2	0.818	11	+36	Beat Rice 45–14
12	0	1.453	Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)	IND B8	9–2	0.818	11	+35	BYE
13	1	1.468	Clemson (CLEMSON)	ACC	9–2	0.818	11	+36	BYE
14	-1	1.485	Michigan (MICHIGAN)	B10	8–2–1	0.773	21	+33	BYE
15	0	1.687	Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)	IND B8	8–2	0.800	18	+25	BYE
16	0	1.712	Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)	IND FBSI	9–2	0.818	11	+34	BYE
17	1	1.823	UTEP	IND WAC	10–2	0.833	10	+26	BYE
18	-1	1.837	Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	9–2	0.818	11	+24	BYE
19	4	1.838	LSU	SEC	8–3	0.727	22	+33	Beat Tulane 44–14
20	-1	1.887	Colorado (COLORADO)	IND B8	8–3	0.727	22	+24	BYE
21	1	1.894	Arizona (ARIZONA)	PAC	7–4	0.636	36	+31	Beat Arizona State 28–18
22	-2	1.937	Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)	PAC	8–3	0.727	22	+26	BYE
23	-2	1.988	Syracuse (SYRACUSE)	IND FBSI	8–2	0.800	18	+25	BYE
24	0	2.049	BYU	IND WAC	8–3	0.727	22	+24	BYE
25	3	2.117	Hawai'i (HAWAII)	IND WAC	8–3	0.727	22	+24	Beat Air Force 19–14
26	0	2.120	Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)	IND BW	9–2	0.818	11	+16	BYE
27	0	2.161	Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)	IND SWC	7–4	0.636	36	+25	Beat Texas 28–24
28	5	2.203	Georgia (GEORGIA)	SEC	8–3	0.727	22	+17	Beat Georgia Tech 24–3
29	-4	2.210	Alabama (ALABAMA)	SEC	7–3	0.700	31	+19	Lost to Auburn 10–15
30	0	2.284	Ball State (BALL STATE)	MAC	8–3	0.727	22	+16	BYE
31	0	2.290	Louisville (LOUISVILLE)	IND FBSI	8–3	0.727	22	+20	BYE
32	-3	2.338	NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)	ACC	7–3–1	0.682	32	+12	BYE
33	-1	2.413	Indiana (INDIANA)	B10	7–3–1	0.682	32	+13	BYE
34	1	2.459	South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)	IND FBSI	8–3	0.727	22	+14	BYE
35	-1	2.478	Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)	B10	6–4–1	0.591	43	+15	BYE
36	0	2.651	Army (ARMY)	IND FBSI	8–2	0.800	18	+2	BYE
37	0	2.653	Washington (WASHINGTON)	PAC	6–5	0.545	46	+15	BYE
38	2	2.706	Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	6–3–1	0.650	35	+11	BYE
39	0	2.715	Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)	MAC	7–4	0.636	36	+6	BYE
40	-2	2.723	Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)	IND FBSI	6–4	0.600	42	+10	BYE
41	1	2.730	Iowa (IOWA)	B10	6–3–3	0.625	41	+5	BYE
42	-1	2.772	Virginia (VIRGINIA)	ACC	7–4	0.636	36	+11	BYE
43	0	2.815	Duke (DUKE)	ACC	7–3–1	0.682	32	+9	BYE
44	0	2.896	Illinois (ILLINOIS)	B10	6–4–1	0.591	43	+10	BYE
45	0	2.974	Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)	ACC	6–4–1	0.591	43	+5	BYE
46	2	3.094	Oregon (OREGON)	PAC	6–5	0.545	46	+5	BYE
47	0	3.126	Florida (FLORIDA)	SEC	6–5	0.545	46	+1	Lost to Florida State 17–52
48	1	3.222	Maryland (MARYLAND)	ACC	5–6	0.455	57	+8	BYE
49	-3	3.246	Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)	PAC	6–5	0.545	46	+8	Lost to Arizona 18–28
50	1	3.254	Utah (UTAH)	IND WAC	6–5	0.545	46	+1	BYE
51	-1	3.286	Penn State (PENN STATE)	IND FBSI	5–6	0.455	57	+7	BYE
52	0	3.383	Oregon State (OREGON STATE)	PAC	4–6–1	0.409	69	+6	BYE
53	0	3.409	Kentucky (KENTUCKY)	SEC	5–6	0.455	57	+2	BYE
54	7	3.418	Tennessee (TENNESSEE)	SEC	5–6	0.455	57	+6	Beat Vanderbilt 14–7
55	0	3.440	Memphis (MEMPHIS)	IND FBSI	6–5	0.545	46	-3	BYE
56	-2	3.476	Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)	IND FBSI	7–4	0.636	36	-5	BYE
57	3	3.536	Baylor (BAYLOR)	IND SWC	6–5	0.545	46	-5	BYE
58	-2	3.538	Toledo (TOLEDO)	MAC	6–5	0.545	46	+7	BYE
59	-1	3.576	California (CALIFORNIA)	PAC	5–5–1	0.500	55	+1	BYE
60	-3	3.584	Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)	IND FBSI	6–5	0.545	46	+3	BYE
61	8	3.783	Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)	SEC	5–6	0.455	57	-7	Beat Mississippi State 33–6
62	-3	3.878	Air Force (AIR FORCE)	IND WAC	5–7	0.417	68	-5	Lost to Hawai'i 14–19
63	2	3.878	Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)	IND SWC	5–5	0.500	55	+3	BYE
64	-1	3.903	Rutgers (RUTGERS)	IND FBSI	5–6	0.455	57	-6	BYE
65	1	3.936	Iowa State (IOWA STATE)	IND B8	5–6	0.455	57	-7	BYE
66	-4	3.951	Tulane (TULANE)	IND FBSI	5–6	0.455	57	-8	Lost to LSU 14–44
67	-3	4.007	Stanford (STANFORD)	PAC	3–6–2	0.364	72	-3	BYE
68	-1	4.007	CAL State Fullerton (CAL STATE FULLERTON)	IND BW	5–6	0.455	57	-8	BYE
69	-1	4.075	Kent State (KENT STATE)	MAC	5–6	0.455	57	-11	BYE
70	2	4.154	Tulsa (TULSA)	IND FBSI	4–7	0.364	72	-7	Beat Colorado State 32–28
71	-1	4.243	Ohio State (OHIO STATE)	B10	4–6–1	0.409	69	-5	BYE
72	1	4.631	Akron (AKRON)	IND FBSI	5–6	0.455	57	-11	BYE
73	4	4.648	Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)	IND FBSI	3–8	0.273	84	-11	BYE
74	-3	4.653	Texas (TEXAS)	IND SWC	4–7	0.364	72	-16	Lost to Texas A&M 24–28
75	-1	4.678	TCU	IND SWC	4–7	0.364	72	-14	BYE
76	-1	4.750	Missouri (MISSOURI)	IND B8	3–7–1	0.318	82	-12	BYE
77	2	4.877	East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)	IND FBSI	3–8	0.273	84	-15	BYE
78	3	5.182	Ohio (OHIO)	MAC	4–6–1	0.409	69	-9	BYE
79	-3	5.219	Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)	IND FBSI	3–8	0.273	84	-18	Lost to Temple 28–45
80	7	5.266	Temple (TEMPLE)	IND FBSI	4–7	0.364	72	-19	Beat Boston College 45–28
81	1	5.311	Purdue (PURDUE)	B10	4–7	0.364	72	-16	BYE
82	1	5.343	Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH)	IND FBSI	4–7	0.364	72	-14	BYE
83	-5	5.360	Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)	SEC	3–8	0.273	84	-22	Lost to Tennessee 7–14
84	-4	5.372	Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)	ACC	3–8	0.273	84	-27	Lost to Georgia 3–24
85	-1	5.423	Utah State (UTAH STATE)	IND BW	4–7	0.364	72	-22	BYE
86	-1	5.580	San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)	IND WAC	3–8	0.273	84	-19	BYE
87	3	5.601	UNLV	IND BW	4–7	0.364	72	-26	Beat Long Beach State 42–41
88	-2	5.747	San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)	IND BW	4–8	0.333	81	-31	BYE
89	-1	6.162	Navy (NAVY)	IND FBSI	3–7	0.300	83	-23	BYE
90	1	6.191	North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)	ACC	1–10	0.091	97	-28	BYE
91	-2	6.291	Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)	B10	2–8–1	0.227	93	-23	BYE
92	0	6.352	Minnesota (MINNESOTA)	B10	2–7–2	0.273	84	-27	BYE
93	0	6.362	Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)	MAC	2–8–1	0.227	93	-26	BYE
94	3	6.825	Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)	IND FBSI	3–8	0.273	84	-40	BYE
95	0	6.895	Long Beach State (LONG BEACH STATE)	IND BW	3–9	0.250	92	-31	Lost to UNLV 41–42
96	-2	6.897	Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)	SEC	1–10	0.091	97	-38	Lost to Ole Miss 6–33
97	-1	7.160	Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)	IND WAC	1–10	0.091	97	-43	Lost to Tulsa 28–32
98	0	7.395	New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)	IND WAC	2–10	0.167	96	-42	BYE
99	0	7.568	Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)	B10	1–10	0.091	97	-39	BYE
100	0	7.778	Kansas (KANSAS)	IND B8	1–10	0.091	97	-42	BYE
101	0	8.106	Pacific (PACIFIC)	IND BW	2–9	0.182	95	-32	BYE
102	0	8.242	Rice (RICE)	IND SWC	0–11	0.000	104	-39	Lost to Houston 14–45
103	0	8.623	Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))	MAC	0–10–1	0.045	103	-46	BYE
104	0	8.950	Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)	IND B8	0–11	0.000	104	-54	BYE
105	0	9.194	New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)	IND BW	1–10	0.091	97	-65	BYE