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1988 Week 9 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
100.666USCPAC6–01.0001+25BYE
210.787Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)IND FBSI7–01.0001+26Beat Air Force 41–13
3-10.826UCLAPAC7–01.0001+24Beat Arizona 24–3
400.996Wyoming (WYOMING)IND WAC8–01.0001+26Beat Utah 61–18
521.061BYUIND WAC6–10.85711+22Beat Hawai'i 24–23
601.096Arkansas (ARKANSAS)IND SWC7–01.0001+19Beat Houston 26–21
7-21.137Nebraska (NEBRASKA)IND B87–10.8757+18Beat Kansas State 48–3
801.182West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)IND FBSI7–01.0001+18Beat Boston College 59–19
931.265Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)IND B86–10.85711+17Beat Colorado 17–14
10-11.279Miami (MIAMI)IND FBSI5–10.83321+15Beat Cincinnati 57–3
11-11.333Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)IND FBSI7–10.8757+20Beat Louisiana Tech 66–3
1231.566Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)IND B85–10.83321+11Beat Missouri 49–21
1341.567Oregon (OREGON)PAC6–10.85711+13Beat Washington 17–14
1491.640Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)IND FBSI7–10.8757+16Beat Louisiana 27–14
1551.719Syracuse (SYRACUSE)IND FBSI6–10.85711+12Beat East Carolina 38–14
1691.738NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)ACC6–10.85711+9Beat Clemson 10–3
17-11.807Washington (WASHINGTON)PAC4–30.57141+15Lost to Oregon 14–17
18121.823Ball State (BALL STATE)MAC6–10.85711+11Beat Central Michigan 27–20
1921.825UTEPIND WAC7–10.8757+9Beat New Mexico 37–0
20171.826Michigan (MICHIGAN)B104–2–10.64336+10Beat Indiana 31–6
2151.865Auburn (AUBURN)SEC6–10.85711+7Beat Mississippi State 33–0
22111.896Alabama (ALABAMA)SEC5–10.83321+9Beat Penn State 8–3
23-41.911Colorado (COLORADO)IND B85–20.71425+11Lost to Oklahoma 14–17
24-111.946Clemson (CLEMSON)ACC5–20.71425+10Lost to NC State 3–10
25-71.972Arizona (ARIZONA)PAC4–30.57141+12Lost to UCLA 3–24
26-152.009Indiana (INDIANA)B105–1–10.78624+7Lost to Michigan 6–31
2782.020Maryland (MARYLAND)ACC4–30.57141+14Beat Duke 34–24
2862.139Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)MAC6–10.85711+5Beat Eastern Michigan 31–24
29-72.156Houston (HOUSTON)IND SWC4–20.66734+7Lost to Arkansas 21–26
30-162.167Georgia (GEORGIA)SEC5–20.71425+8Lost to Kentucky 10–16
31-72.171Hawai'i (HAWAII)IND WAC5–20.71425+9Lost to BYU 23–24
3282.230LSUSEC4–20.66734+8BYE
3382.235Army (ARMY)IND FBSI6–10.85711+2Beat Rutgers 34–24
34-32.266South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)IND FBSI6–10.85711+4BYE
35-82.385Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)MAC5–20.71425+7Lost to Ball State 20–27
36102.449Iowa (IOWA)B104–2–20.62537+3Beat Purdue 31–7
37-82.493Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)IND FBSI5–20.71425+4Lost to Southern Miss 14–27
3812.504Florida (FLORIDA)SEC5–20.71425+1BYE
39-112.529Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)PAC4–30.57141+4Lost to Arizona State 28–31
40112.569Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)SEC4–30.57141+7Beat Vanderbilt 36–28
4112.605Stanford (STANFORD)PAC3–3–10.50057+7Tied Oregon State 20–20
4212.648Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)IND BW5–20.71425+2BYE
43-112.705Duke (DUKE)ACC5–20.71425+3Lost to Maryland 24–34
4432.719Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)IND SWC4–30.57141+6Beat Rice 24–10
4582.727Louisville (LOUISVILLE)IND FBSI5–30.62537+7Beat Tulane 38–35
46-22.733Oregon State (OREGON STATE)PAC3–3–10.50057+7Tied Stanford 20–20
4782.781Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)IND FBSI4–30.57141+2Beat Navy 52–6
48-102.848Penn State (PENN STATE)IND FBSI4–30.57141+3Lost to Alabama 3–8
4952.852Kentucky (KENTUCKY)SEC3–40.42963+8Beat Georgia 16–10
50-142.864Rutgers (RUTGERS)IND FBSI4–30.57141+4Lost to Army 24–34
5152.951TCUIND SWC4–30.57141+5Beat Baylor 24–14
52-72.973Air Force (AIR FORCE)IND WAC5–30.62537+2Lost to Notre Dame 13–41
53-43.125Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)MAC4–30.57141+3Lost to Western Michigan 24–31
5483.170Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)PAC4–30.57141+2Beat Washington State 31–28
55-33.364Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)ACC4–30.57141-2Lost to Virginia 14–34
5673.432California (CALIFORNIA)PAC4–30.57141-1Beat Temple 31–14
57-93.477Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)SEC3–40.42963+2Lost to Ole Miss 28–36
5833.479Iowa State (IOWA STATE)IND B84–30.57141-2Beat Kansas 42–14
59-93.513Illinois (ILLINOIS)B104–30.57141-2Lost to Michigan State 21–28
60-13.632Texas (TEXAS)IND SWC3–30.50057-1BYE
6133.734Ohio State (OHIO STATE)B103–40.42963+1Beat Minnesota 13–6
62-43.904Baylor (BAYLOR)IND SWC4–40.50057-5Lost to TCU 14–24
63183.954Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)B102–4–10.35777-1Beat Illinois 28–21
64-73.970Purdue (PURDUE)B103–40.429630Lost to Iowa 7–31
6583.976Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)IND FBSI5–30.62537-7Beat Southern Illinois 10–9
66103.996Virginia (VIRGINIA)ACC3–40.42963-4Beat Wake Forest 34–14
67-74.164Tulane (TULANE)IND FBSI3–40.42963-5Lost to Louisville 35–38
68104.178Toledo (TOLEDO)MAC4–40.50057+1Beat Miami (OH) 20–7
6904.347Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)IND FBSI2–50.28681-2BYE
7024.365UNLVIND BW3–30.50057-5BYE
71-54.417Kent State (KENT STATE)MAC3–50.37573-5Lost to Ohio 14–21
72-24.477Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)IND FBSI2–50.28681-3Lost to West Virginia 19–59
7364.510CAL State Fullerton (CAL STATE FULLERTON)IND BW3–50.37573-5Beat New Mexico State 24–3
74-94.564Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH)IND FBSI3–40.42963-4Lost to Florida State 3–66
75-84.807Memphis (MEMPHIS)IND FBSI3–40.42963-10Lost to Tennessee 25–38
76115.053San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)IND BW3–50.37573-10Beat Utah State 36–31
77-65.103Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)ACC2–50.28681-10Lost to North Carolina 17–20
78-35.113Utah (UTAH)IND WAC2–50.28681-8Lost to Wyoming 18–61
79-25.147Missouri (MISSOURI)IND B82–4–10.35777-5Lost to Oklahoma State 21–49
80-125.163Minnesota (MINNESOTA)B102–4–10.35777-7Lost to Ohio State 6–13
8155.297Tulsa (TULSA)IND FBSI1–50.16789-7BYE
8285.392Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)MAC2–60.25087-8Beat Youngstown State 20–16
8305.482Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)IND SWC2–40.33380-2BYE
8495.517Akron (AKRON)IND FBSI3–50.37573-9Beat Long Beach State 40–0
8565.529Tennessee (TENNESSEE)SEC1–60.14391-8Beat Memphis 38–25
8685.569North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)ACC1–60.14391-8Beat Georgia Tech 20–17
8725.600Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)IND WAC1–60.14391-11Beat San Diego State 13–7
88-35.617East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)IND FBSI1–70.12598-11Lost to Syracuse 14–38
8965.681Ohio (OHIO)MAC3–40.42963-6Beat Kent State 21–14
90-105.764Navy (NAVY)IND FBSI3–40.42963-11Lost to Pittsburgh 6–52
91-175.771San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)IND WAC1–60.14391-7Lost to Colorado State 7–13
92-85.917Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)SEC1–60.14391-11Lost to Auburn 0–33
93-55.960Temple (TEMPLE)IND FBSI1–50.16789-8Lost to California 14–31
94-125.962Utah State (UTAH STATE)IND BW2–50.28681-11Lost to San José State 31–36
9516.461Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)B101–5–10.21488-11Beat Wisconsin 35–14
96-46.800Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)IND FBSI2–50.28681-17Lost to Miami 3–57
9727.654New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)IND WAC1–70.12598-18Lost to UTEP 0–37
9807.862Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)B100–70.000101-17Lost to Northwestern 14–35
99-28.015Rice (RICE)IND SWC0–60.000101-16Lost to Texas A&M 10–24
10008.231Kansas (KANSAS)IND B80–70.000101-20Lost to Iowa State 14–42
10108.460Long Beach State (LONG BEACH STATE)IND BW1–60.14391-15Lost to Akron 0–40
10208.477Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))MAC0–80.000101-23Lost to Toledo 7–20
10308.803Pacific (PACIFIC)IND BW1–70.12598-15Lost to Sacramento State 21–30
10408.852New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)IND BW1–60.14391-27Lost to CAL State Fullerton 3–24
10509.078Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)IND B80–70.000101-21Lost to Nebraska 3–48

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