1998 Post-Season Week 2 College Football Team Rankings

December 22, 1998By PowerUpRankings.com • Posted in 1998 Season Tags: • No Comments

1998 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	0	0.745	Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)	ACC	11–1	0.917	3	+70	BYE
2	0	0.804	Tennessee (TENNESSEE)	SEC	12–0	1.000	1	+69	BYE
3	0	0.969	Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)	B12	11–1	0.917	3	+50	BYE
4	0	0.990	UCLA	PAC	10–1	0.909	8	+57	BYE
5	0	1.030	Ohio State (OHIO STATE)	B10	10–1	0.909	8	+51	BYE
6	0	1.148	Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)	B12	11–2	0.846	12	+62	BYE
7	0	1.183	Arizona (ARIZONA)	PAC	11–1	0.917	3	+49	BYE
8	0	1.210	Tulane (TULANE)	USA	11–0	1.000	1	+45	BYE
9	0	1.253	Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)	B10	10–1	0.909	8	+43	BYE
10	0	1.269	Air Force (AIR FORCE)	IND WAC	11–1	0.917	3	+46	BYE
11	0	1.382	Nebraska (NEBRASKA)	B12	9–3	0.750	19	+41	BYE
12	1	1.451	Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)	ACC	9–2	0.818	13	+39	BYE
13	-1	1.452	Florida (FLORIDA)	SEC	9–2	0.818	13	+36	BYE
14	0	1.471	Virginia (VIRGINIA)	ACC	9–2	0.818	13	+39	BYE
15	0	1.533	Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))	MAC	10–1	0.909	8	+35	BYE
16	0	1.563	Syracuse (SYRACUSE)	IND BE	8–3	0.727	21	+33	BYE
17	0	1.617	Arkansas (ARKANSAS)	SEC	9–2	0.818	13	+33	BYE
18	0	1.647	Marshall (MARSHALL)	MAC	11–1	0.917	3	+31	BYE
19	0	1.648	Texas (TEXAS)	B12	8–3	0.727	21	+37	BYE
20	0	1.687	Michigan (MICHIGAN)	B10	9–3	0.750	19	+36	BYE
21	0	1.689	Penn State (PENN STATE)	B10	8–3	0.727	21	+34	BYE
22	1	1.739	Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)	IND FBSI	9–2	0.818	13	+31	BYE
23	1	1.742	Oregon (OREGON)	PAC	8–3	0.727	21	+30	BYE
24	1	1.744	Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)	IND BE	8–3	0.727	21	+26	BYE
25	-3	1.763	USC	PAC	8–4	0.667	32	+35	BYE
26	0	1.863	Miami (MIAMI)	IND BE	8–3	0.727	21	+26	BYE
27	0	1.881	West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)	IND BE	8–3	0.727	21	+24	BYE
28	0	1.903	Georgia (GEORGIA)	SEC	8–3	0.727	21	+27	BYE
29	0	1.921	Purdue (PURDUE)	B10	8–4	0.667	32	+28	BYE
30	0	1.999	Missouri (MISSOURI)	B12	7–4	0.636	36	+24	BYE
31	0	2.054	Wyoming (WYOMING)	IND WAC	8–3	0.727	21	+26	BYE
32	0	2.112	Alabama (ALABAMA)	SEC	7–4	0.636	36	+29	BYE
33	0	2.151	Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)	USA	7–4	0.636	36	+20	BYE
34	0	2.176	UCF (CENTRAL FLORIDA)	IND FBSI	9–2	0.818	13	+14	BYE
35	1	2.326	Kentucky (KENTUCKY)	SEC	7–4	0.636	36	+19	BYE
36	-1	2.328	Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)	IND WAC	8–4	0.667	32	+19	BYE
37	1	2.374	NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)	ACC	7–4	0.636	36	+19	BYE
38	-1	2.379	Colorado (COLORADO)	B12	7–4	0.636	36	+18	BYE
39	0	2.474	Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)	B12	7–4	0.636	36	+13	BYE
40	1	2.520	Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)	SEC	8–4	0.667	32	+13	BYE
41	-1	2.528	BYU	IND WAC	9–4	0.692	31	+13	BYE
42	1	2.551	Washington (WASHINGTON)	PAC	6–5	0.545	49	+18	BYE
43	1	2.640	Utah (UTAH)	IND WAC	7–4	0.636	36	+8	BYE
44	5	2.737	North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)	ACC	7–5	0.583	46	+15	Beat San Diego State 20–13
45	0	2.737	Idaho (IDAHO)	IND BW	8–3	0.727	21	+3	BYE
46	0	2.779	Louisville (LOUISVILLE)	USA	7–4	0.636	36	+8	BYE
47	0	2.786	Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)	B10	6–6	0.500	56	+12	BYE
48	0	2.792	Toledo (TOLEDO)	MAC	7–5	0.583	46	+14	BYE
49	-7	2.876	San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)	IND WAC	7–5	0.583	46	+11	Lost to North Carolina 13–20
50	0	3.112	Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH)	IND FBSI	6–6	0.500	56	+3	BYE
51	0	3.262	LSU	SEC	4–7	0.364	71	+1	BYE
52	0	3.265	Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	7–4	0.636	36	-5	BYE
53	0	3.280	Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)	PAC	5–6	0.455	58	0	BYE
54	1	3.299	Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)	MAC	5–6	0.455	58	+3	BYE
55	-1	3.308	TCU	IND WAC	6–5	0.545	49	-1	BYE
56	0	3.320	Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)	B12	5–6	0.455	58	+1	BYE
57	0	3.434	Oregon State (OREGON STATE)	PAC	5–6	0.455	58	-1	BYE
58	0	3.491	Nevada (NEVADA)	IND BW	6–5	0.545	49	-8	BYE
59	1	3.520	Minnesota (MINNESOTA)	B10	5–6	0.455	58	-1	BYE
60	-1	3.523	California (CALIFORNIA)	PAC	5–6	0.455	58	0	BYE
61	0	3.544	Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)	SEC	6–5	0.545	49	-3	BYE
62	0	3.568	Ohio (OHIO)	MAC	5–6	0.455	58	-2	BYE
63	0	3.646	Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)	B12	5–6	0.455	58	-4	BYE
64	0	3.659	East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)	USA	6–5	0.545	49	-7	BYE
65	0	3.681	Rice (RICE)	IND WAC	5–6	0.455	58	-5	BYE
66	0	3.820	Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)	IND WAC	5–6	0.455	58	-8	BYE
67	0	3.828	Auburn (AUBURN)	SEC	3–8	0.273	81	-3	BYE
68	0	3.892	SMU	IND WAC	5–7	0.417	70	-8	BYE
69	0	3.946	Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)	IND BE	4–7	0.364	71	-8	BYE
70	0	3.960	Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)	MAC	6–5	0.545	49	-14	BYE
71	0	4.026	Boise State (BOISE STATE)	IND BW	6–5	0.545	49	-17	BYE
72	0	4.153	Indiana (INDIANA)	B10	4–7	0.364	71	-10	BYE
73	0	4.172	Rutgers (RUTGERS)	IND BE	5–6	0.455	58	-9	BYE
74	0	4.313	UL Monroe (LOUISIANA MONROE)	IND FBSI	5–6	0.455	58	-16	BYE
75	0	4.428	Tulsa (TULSA)	IND WAC	4–7	0.364	71	-18	BYE
76	0	4.607	Army (ARMY)	USA	3–8	0.273	81	-15	BYE
77	0	4.639	Kansas (KANSAS)	B12	4–7	0.364	71	-19	BYE
78	0	4.693	Stanford (STANFORD)	PAC	3–8	0.273	81	-16	BYE
79	0	4.797	Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)	PAC	3–8	0.273	81	-17	BYE
80	0	4.964	Duke (DUKE)	ACC	4–7	0.364	71	-22	BYE
81	1	5.008	Iowa (IOWA)	B10	3–8	0.273	81	-19	BYE
82	1	5.026	Iowa State (IOWA STATE)	B12	3–8	0.273	81	-22	BYE
83	-2	5.027	San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)	IND WAC	4–8	0.333	79	-24	BYE
84	0	5.102	Akron (AKRON)	MAC	4–7	0.364	71	-27	BYE
85	1	5.140	Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)	ACC	3–8	0.273	81	-13	BYE
86	-1	5.146	UAB	IND FBSI	4–7	0.364	71	-28	BYE
87	0	5.228	Houston (HOUSTON)	USA	3–8	0.273	81	-23	BYE
88	0	5.247	Clemson (CLEMSON)	ACC	3–8	0.273	81	-28	BYE
89	0	5.300	Maryland (MARYLAND)	ACC	3–8	0.273	81	-27	BYE
90	0	5.471	Baylor (BAYLOR)	B12	2–9	0.182	100	-23	BYE
91	0	5.492	New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)	IND BW	3–8	0.273	81	-29	BYE
92	0	5.559	UTEP	IND WAC	3–8	0.273	81	-31	BYE
93	0	5.561	North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)	IND BW	3–8	0.273	81	-29	BYE
94	0	5.641	Navy (NAVY)	IND FBSI	3–8	0.273	81	-31	BYE
95	0	5.716	Illinois (ILLINOIS)	B10	3–8	0.273	81	-28	BYE
96	0	5.794	Utah State (UTAH STATE)	IND BW	3–8	0.273	81	-35	BYE
97	0	6.066	Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)	SEC	2–9	0.182	100	-26	BYE
98	0	6.073	Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)	B10	3–9	0.250	98	-36	BYE
99	0	6.098	Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	3–8	0.273	81	-27	BYE
100	0	6.236	Memphis (MEMPHIS)	USA	2–9	0.182	100	-32	BYE
101	0	6.383	Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)	IND BE	2–9	0.182	100	-38	BYE
102	1	6.450	Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE)	IND FBSI	4–8	0.333	79	-46	BYE
103	-1	6.472	New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)	IND WAC	3–9	0.250	98	-43	BYE
104	0	6.604	Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)	USA	2–9	0.182	100	-33	BYE
105	0	6.665	South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)	SEC	1–10	0.091	108	-37	BYE
106	0	6.684	Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)	MAC	2–9	0.182	100	-26	BYE
107	0	6.987	Temple (TEMPLE)	IND BE	2–9	0.182	100	-32	BYE
108	0	7.163	Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)	IND FBSI	2–9	0.182	100	-29	BYE
109	0	7.890	Ball State (BALL STATE)	MAC	1–10	0.091	108	-49	BYE
110	0	8.171	UNLV	IND WAC	0–11	0.000	110	-52	BYE
111	0	9.136	Kent State (KENT STATE)	MAC	0–11	0.000	110	-49	BYE
112	0	9.395	Hawai'i (HAWAII)	IND WAC	0–12	0.000	110	-72	BYE