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1988 Week 8 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
100.590USCPAC6–01.0001+23Beat Washington 28–27
210.830UCLAPAC6–01.0001+18Beat California 38–21
330.894Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)IND FBSI6–01.0001+17Beat Miami 31–30
400.944Wyoming (WYOMING)IND WAC7–01.0001+21Beat New Mexico 55–7
551.062Nebraska (NEBRASKA)IND B86–10.8578+15Beat Oklahoma State 63–42
621.173Arkansas (ARKANSAS)IND SWC6–01.0001+13Beat Texas 27–24
701.177BYUIND WAC5–10.83313+14Beat TCU 31–18
811.268West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)IND FBSI6–01.0001+12BYE
9-71.354Miami (MIAMI)IND FBSI4–10.80029+11Lost to Notre Dame 30–31
1021.408Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)IND FBSI6–10.8578+15Beat East Carolina 45–21
1101.418Indiana (INDIANA)B105–0–10.9177+6Beat Minnesota 33–13
1231.425Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)IND B85–10.83313+10Beat Kansas State 70–24
13181.569Clemson (CLEMSON)ACC5–10.83313+10Beat Duke 49–17
1441.585Georgia (GEORGIA)SEC5–10.83313+9BYE
15-101.623Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)IND B84–10.80029+8Lost to Nebraska 42–63
16-31.631Washington (WASHINGTON)PAC4–20.66736+13Lost to USC 27–28
1721.637Oregon (OREGON)PAC5–10.83313+9Beat Idaho State 52–7
18121.641Arizona (ARIZONA)PAC4–20.66736+12Beat Washington State 45–28
19-31.699Colorado (COLORADO)IND B85–10.83313+10Beat Kansas 21–9
2081.724Syracuse (SYRACUSE)IND FBSI5–10.83313+10Beat Penn State 24–10
2121.796UTEPIND WAC6–10.8578+7Beat Colorado State 34–14
2231.823Houston (HOUSTON)IND SWC4–10.80029+7Beat Tulsa 82–28
2361.825Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)IND FBSI6–10.8578+10Beat Mississippi State 38–21
2431.918Hawai'i (HAWAII)IND WAC5–10.83313+7Beat San Diego State 32–30
2572.023NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)ACC5–10.83313+3Beat North Carolina 48–3
2692.052Auburn (AUBURN)SEC5–10.83313+2Beat Akron 42–0
2772.107Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)MAC5–10.83313+6Beat Bowling Green 21–3
28-142.119Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)PAC4–20.66736+6Lost to Arizona 28–45
2992.122Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)IND FBSI5–10.83313+4Beat Northern Illinois 45–0
30-102.130Ball State (BALL STATE)MAC5–10.83313+5Lost to Eastern Michigan 12–16
31-142.155South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)IND FBSI6–10.8578+4Lost to Georgia Tech 0–34
32-112.173Duke (DUKE)ACC5–10.83313+4Lost to Clemson 17–49
3342.282Alabama (ALABAMA)SEC4–10.80029+3Beat Tennessee 28–20
34-122.443Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)MAC5–10.833130Lost to Kent State 28–45
35-22.471Maryland (MARYLAND)ACC3–30.50050+8Lost to Wake Forest 24–27
3672.479Rutgers (RUTGERS)IND FBSI4–20.66736+5Beat Boston College 17–6
37-12.483Michigan (MICHIGAN)B103–2–10.58345+4Tied Iowa 17–17
38-142.484Penn State (PENN STATE)IND FBSI4–20.66736+4Lost to Syracuse 10–24
39-132.516Florida (FLORIDA)SEC5–20.71433+2Lost to Vanderbilt 9–24
4002.533LSUSEC4–20.66736+4Beat Kentucky 15–12
41-22.568Army (ARMY)IND FBSI5–10.83313-2Beat Lafayette 24–17
42102.610Stanford (STANFORD)PAC3–30.50050+5Beat Arizona State 24–3
4352.619Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)IND BW5–20.71433+2Beat Utah State 51–10
4432.662Oregon State (OREGON STATE)PAC3–30.50050+7BYE
4512.681Air Force (AIR FORCE)IND WAC5–20.71433+1Beat Utah 56–49
46-22.684Iowa (IOWA)B103–2–20.57146+1Tied Michigan 17–17
4762.742Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)IND SWC3–30.50050+6Beat Baylor 28–14
48102.750Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)SEC3–30.50050+7Beat Florida 24–9
49152.757Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)MAC4–20.66736+5Beat Ball State 16–12
50-82.788Illinois (ILLINOIS)B104–20.66736+2Beat Wisconsin 34–6
51-102.811Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)SEC3–30.50050+4Beat Arkansas State 25–22
5272.944Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)ACC4–20.667360Beat Maryland 27–24
5333.128Louisville (LOUISVILLE)IND FBSI4–30.57146+2Beat Virginia 30–28
54-53.257Kentucky (KENTUCKY)SEC2–40.33372+4Lost to LSU 12–15
5583.282Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)IND FBSI3–30.50050-1Beat Temple 42–7
56-113.289TCUIND SWC3–30.50050+1Lost to BYU 18–31
5783.402Purdue (PURDUE)B103–30.50050+2Beat Ohio State 31–26
58-73.428Baylor (BAYLOR)IND SWC4–30.57146-2Lost to Texas A&M 14–28
59-43.467Texas (TEXAS)IND SWC3–30.50050-1Lost to Arkansas 24–27
6083.624Tulane (TULANE)IND FBSI3–30.50050-2BYE
61123.705Iowa State (IOWA STATE)IND B83–30.50050-1Beat Missouri 21–3
62-123.722Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)PAC3–30.50050-2Lost to Stanford 3–24
63-63.732California (CALIFORNIA)PAC3–30.50050-2Lost to UCLA 21–38
64-33.902Ohio State (OHIO STATE)B102–40.33372+1Lost to Purdue 26–31
6553.904Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH)IND FBSI3–30.50050-1BYE
66133.912Kent State (KENT STATE)MAC3–40.42968-1Beat Western Michigan 45–28
6723.935Memphis (MEMPHIS)IND FBSI3–30.50050-3BYE
68-64.082Minnesota (MINNESOTA)B102–3–10.41770-1Lost to Indiana 13–33
6984.135Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)IND FBSI2–50.28682-1Beat Cincinnati 41–14
70-164.192Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)IND FBSI2–40.33372-2Lost to Rutgers 6–17
71174.198Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)ACC2–40.33372-3Beat South Carolina 34–0
7284.244UNLVIND BW3–30.50050-5Beat New Mexico State 28–20
73-74.302Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)IND FBSI4–30.57146-6Lost to Louisiana 0–45
7424.583San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)IND WAC1–50.167880Lost to Hawai'i 30–32
75-34.620Utah (UTAH)IND WAC2–40.33372-5Lost to Air Force 49–56
76-94.623Virginia (VIRGINIA)ACC2–40.33372-5Lost to Louisville 28–30
77-174.818Missouri (MISSOURI)IND B82–3–10.41770-3Lost to Iowa State 3–21
7844.820Toledo (TOLEDO)MAC3–40.42968-1Beat Austin Peay 38–14
79-84.841CAL State Fullerton (CAL STATE FULLERTON)IND BW2–50.28682-4Lost to Long Beach State 22–24
8035.096Navy (NAVY)IND FBSI3–30.50050-6BYE
81105.113Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)B101–4–10.25086-5Beat Northwestern 36–3
82-75.253Utah State (UTAH STATE)IND BW2–40.33372-5Lost to Fresno State 10–51
8395.276Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)IND SWC2–40.33372-1Beat Rice 38–36
8405.347Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)SEC1–50.16788-7Lost to Southern Miss 21–38
8505.358East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)IND FBSI1–60.14393-9Lost to Florida State 21–45
86-125.415Tulsa (TULSA)IND FBSI1–50.16788-6Lost to Houston 28–82
8735.441San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)IND BW2–50.28682-10Beat Pacific 35–17
88-105.667Temple (TEMPLE)IND FBSI1–40.20087-4Lost to Pittsburgh 7–42
8955.872Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)IND WAC0–60.00098-9Lost to UTEP 14–34
90-35.954Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)MAC1–60.14393-8Lost to Central Michigan 3–21
91-26.211Tennessee (TENNESSEE)SEC0–60.00098-8Lost to Alabama 20–28
92-116.254Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)IND FBSI2–40.33372-13Lost to Virginia Tech 14–41
9306.276Akron (AKRON)IND FBSI2–50.28682-8Lost to Auburn 0–42
9436.309North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)ACC0–60.00098-9Lost to NC State 3–48
9586.681Ohio (OHIO)MAC2–40.33372-9Beat Miami (OH) 38–21
96-107.052Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)B100–5–10.08397-8Lost to Michigan State 3–36
97-27.297Rice (RICE)IND SWC0–50.00098-11Lost to Texas Tech 36–38
98-27.525Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)B100–60.00098-11Lost to Illinois 6–34
9907.672New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)IND WAC1–60.14393-15Lost to Wyoming 7–55
10017.872Kansas (KANSAS)IND B80–60.00098-14Lost to Colorado 9–21
10147.879Long Beach State (LONG BEACH STATE)IND BW1–50.16788-9Beat CAL State Fullerton 24–22
102-48.244Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))MAC0–70.00098-16Lost to Ohio 21–38
103-38.279Pacific (PACIFIC)IND BW1–60.14393-15Lost to San José State 17–35
104-28.396New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)IND BW1–50.16788-20Lost to UNLV 20–28
105-19.140Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)IND B80–60.00098-17Lost to Oklahoma 24–70

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