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1998 Regular Season Final College Football Team Rankings

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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.
RankChangeRatingTeamConfRecordWin %PlaceNOWGame Status
100.749Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)ACC11–10.9173+69BYE
210.804Tennessee (TENNESSEE)SEC12–01.0001+69Beat Mississippi State 24–14
310.969Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)B1211–10.9173+50Lost to Texas A&M 33–36
4-20.988UCLAPAC10–10.9098+57Lost to Miami 45–49
501.032Ohio State (OHIO STATE)B1010–10.9098+51BYE
631.148Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)B1211–20.84612+62Beat Kansas State 36–33
7-11.162Arizona (ARIZONA)PAC11–10.9173+49BYE
801.210Tulane (TULANE)USA11–01.0001+45BYE
9-21.232Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)B1010–10.9098+43BYE
1011.267Air Force (AIR FORCE)IND WAC11–10.9173+46Beat BYU 20–13
11-11.379Nebraska (NEBRASKA)B129–30.75019+41BYE
1201.452Florida (FLORIDA)SEC9–20.81813+36BYE
1301.456Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)ACC9–20.81813+38BYE
1401.476Virginia (VIRGINIA)ACC9–20.81813+38BYE
1501.540Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))MAC10–10.9098+34BYE
1611.563Syracuse (SYRACUSE)IND BE8–30.72721+33BYE
17-11.615Arkansas (ARKANSAS)SEC9–20.81813+33BYE
1851.647Marshall (MARSHALL)MAC11–10.9173+31Beat Toledo 23–17
19-11.648Texas (TEXAS)B128–30.72721+37BYE
20-11.687Michigan (MICHIGAN)B109–30.75019+36BYE
21-11.689Penn State (PENN STATE)B108–30.72721+34BYE
22-11.731USCPAC8–40.66732+35BYE
2311.739Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)IND FBSI9–20.81813+31BYE
24-21.739Oregon (OREGON)PAC8–30.72721+30BYE
2501.741Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)IND BE8–30.72721+26BYE
2681.863Miami (MIAMI)IND BE8–30.72721+26Beat UCLA 49–45
2701.881West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)IND BE8–30.72721+24BYE
28-21.900Georgia (GEORGIA)SEC8–30.72721+27BYE
29-11.921Purdue (PURDUE)B108–40.66732+28BYE
30-11.999Missouri (MISSOURI)B127–40.63636+24BYE
3102.051Wyoming (WYOMING)IND WAC8–30.72721+26BYE
32-22.105Alabama (ALABAMA)SEC7–40.63636+29BYE
3302.144Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)USA7–40.63636+20BYE
34-22.178UCF (CENTRAL FLORIDA)IND FBSI9–20.81813+14BYE
3532.322Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)IND WAC8–40.66732+19BYE
3602.326Kentucky (KENTUCKY)SEC7–40.63636+19BYE
3722.379Colorado (COLORADO)B127–40.63636+18BYE
3822.381NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)ACC7–40.63636+19BYE
3932.474Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)B127–40.63636+13BYE
40-52.499BYUIND WAC9–40.69231+13Lost to Air Force 13–20
41-42.517Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)SEC8–40.66732+13Lost to Tennessee 14–24
4212.529San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)IND WAC7–40.63636+16BYE
43-22.535Washington (WASHINGTON)PAC6–50.54548+18BYE
4402.601Utah (UTAH)IND WAC7–40.63636+9BYE
4512.731Idaho (IDAHO)IND BW8–30.72721+3BYE
4622.776Louisville (LOUISVILLE)USA7–40.63636+8BYE
4702.783Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)B106–60.50056+12BYE
48-32.804Toledo (TOLEDO)MAC7–50.58347+14Lost to Marshall 17–23
4902.951North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)ACC6–50.54548+8BYE
5003.108Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH)IND FBSI6–60.50056+3BYE
5103.257LSUSEC4–70.36471+1BYE
5203.265Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)MAC7–40.63636-5BYE
5303.276Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)PAC5–60.455580BYE
5423.292TCUIND WAC6–50.54548-1BYE
55-13.304Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)MAC5–60.45558+3BYE
56-13.320Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)B125–60.45558+1BYE
5703.425Oregon State (OREGON STATE)PAC5–60.45558-1BYE
5803.471Nevada (NEVADA)IND BW6–50.54548-8BYE
5913.518California (CALIFORNIA)PAC5–60.455580BYE
6013.520Minnesota (MINNESOTA)B105–60.45558-1BYE
61-23.528Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)SEC6–50.54548-3BYE
6203.564Ohio (OHIO)MAC5–60.45558-2BYE
6303.642Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)B125–60.45558-4BYE
6423.643East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)USA6–50.54548-7BYE
65-13.677Rice (RICE)IND WAC5–60.45558-5BYE
66-13.765Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)IND WAC5–60.45558-7BYE
6703.822Auburn (AUBURN)SEC3–80.27381-3BYE
6803.884SMUIND WAC5–70.41770-8BYE
6913.946Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)IND BE4–70.36471-8BYE
70-13.948Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)MAC6–50.54548-14BYE
7104.005Boise State (BOISE STATE)IND BW6–50.54548-17BYE
7204.153Indiana (INDIANA)B104–70.36471-10BYE
7314.172Rutgers (RUTGERS)IND BE5–60.45558-9BYE
74-14.313UL Monroe (LOUISIANA MONROE)IND FBSI5–60.45558-16BYE
7504.371Tulsa (TULSA)IND WAC4–70.36471-17BYE
76104.601Army (ARMY)USA3–80.27381-15Beat Navy 34–30
77-14.639Kansas (KANSAS)B124–70.36471-19BYE
78-14.704Stanford (STANFORD)PAC3–80.27381-17BYE
79-14.786Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)PAC3–80.27381-17BYE
8004.974Duke (DUKE)ACC4–70.36471-22BYE
81-24.977San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)IND WAC4–80.33379-23BYE
82-15.003Iowa (IOWA)B103–80.27381-19BYE
83-15.021Iowa State (IOWA STATE)B123–80.27381-22BYE
84-15.102Akron (AKRON)MAC4–70.36471-27BYE
85-15.141UABIND FBSI4–70.36471-28BYE
86-15.152Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)ACC3–80.27381-13BYE
8715.223Houston (HOUSTON)USA3–80.27381-23BYE
88-15.258Clemson (CLEMSON)ACC3–80.27381-28BYE
8915.312Maryland (MARYLAND)ACC3–80.27381-27BYE
9015.471Baylor (BAYLOR)B122–90.182100-23BYE
9125.481New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)IND BW3–80.27381-29BYE
9205.501UTEPIND WAC3–80.27381-30BYE
9315.550North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)IND BW3–80.27381-29BYE
94-55.641Navy (NAVY)IND FBSI3–80.27381-31Lost to Army 30–34
9505.716Illinois (ILLINOIS)B103–80.27381-28BYE
9605.777Utah State (UTAH STATE)IND BW3–80.27381-35BYE
9706.053Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)SEC2–90.182100-26BYE
9806.073Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)B103–90.25098-36BYE
9906.097Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)MAC3–80.27381-27BYE
10006.224Memphis (MEMPHIS)USA2–90.182100-32BYE
10126.395Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)IND BE2–90.182100-38BYE
102-16.418New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)IND WAC3–90.25098-42BYE
103-16.445Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE)IND FBSI4–80.33379-46BYE
10426.597Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)USA2–90.182100-33BYE
10506.658South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)SEC1–100.091108-37BYE
106-26.684Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)MAC2–90.182100-26BYE
10706.994Temple (TEMPLE)IND BE2–90.182100-32BYE
10807.163Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)IND FBSI2–90.182100-29BYE
10907.890Ball State (BALL STATE)MAC1–100.091108-49BYE
11008.155UNLVIND WAC0–110.000110-52BYE
11109.129Kent State (KENT STATE)MAC0–110.000110-49BYE
11209.324Hawai'i (HAWAII)IND WAC0–120.000110-71BYE

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