1998 Week 11 College Football Team Rankings

November 10, 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	0.849	UCLA	PAC	8–0	1.000	1	+39	Beat Oregon State 41–34
2	3	0.853	Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)	ACC	9–1	0.900	7	+43	Beat Virginia 45–14
3	0	0.920	Tennessee (TENNESSEE)	SEC	8–0	1.000	1	+34	Beat UAB 37–13
4	0	0.944	Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)	B12	9–0	1.000	1	+30	Beat Baylor 49–6
5	-3	1.104	Ohio State (OHIO STATE)	B10	8–1	0.889	11	+32	Lost to Michigan State 24–28
6	6	1.111	Arkansas (ARKANSAS)	SEC	8–0	1.000	1	+29	Beat Ole Miss 34–0
7	-1	1.151	Florida (FLORIDA)	SEC	8–1	0.889	11	+31	Beat Vanderbilt 45–13
8	2	1.194	Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)	B10	9–0	1.000	1	+29	Beat Minnesota 26–7
9	-1	1.224	Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)	B12	9–1	0.900	7	+38	Beat Oklahoma 29–0
10	-3	1.234	Tulane (TULANE)	USA	8–0	1.000	1	+25	Beat Memphis 41–31
11	-2	1.254	Arizona (ARIZONA)	PAC	9–1	0.900	7	+32	Beat Washington State 41–7
12	-1	1.373	Nebraska (NEBRASKA)	B12	8–2	0.800	18	+31	Beat Iowa State 42–7
13	2	1.469	Oregon (OREGON)	PAC	7–2	0.778	19	+27	Beat Washington 27–22
14	6	1.549	Wyoming (WYOMING)	IND WAC	8–1	0.889	11	+29	Beat Colorado State 27–19
15	-1	1.578	Air Force (AIR FORCE)	IND WAC	8–1	0.889	11	+20	Beat Army 35–7
16	5	1.625	Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))	MAC	8–1	0.889	11	+21	Beat Northern Illinois 41–10
17	1	1.634	Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)	IND BE	7–1	0.875	16	+17	BYE
18	-1	1.651	Texas (TEXAS)	B12	7–2	0.778	19	+25	Beat Oklahoma State 37–34
19	9	1.661	Missouri (MISSOURI)	B12	7–2	0.778	19	+22	Beat Colorado 38–14
20	2	1.665	Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)	IND FBSI	7–1	0.875	16	+22	Beat Boston College 31–26
21	4	1.674	Alabama (ALABAMA)	SEC	6–3	0.667	31	+28	Beat LSU 22–16
22	-3	1.727	Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)	ACC	6–2	0.750	25	+19	BYE
23	-10	1.739	Penn State (PENN STATE)	B10	6–2	0.750	25	+21	Lost to Michigan 0–27
24	-8	1.757	Virginia (VIRGINIA)	ACC	7–2	0.778	19	+21	Lost to Florida State 14–45
25	4	1.761	Marshall (MARSHALL)	MAC	9–1	0.900	7	+18	Beat Central Michigan 28–0
26	-3	1.811	Georgia (GEORGIA)	SEC	6–2	0.750	25	+20	BYE
27	5	1.819	Michigan (MICHIGAN)	B10	7–2	0.778	19	+21	Beat Penn State 27–0
28	-4	1.852	USC	PAC	7–3	0.700	29	+22	Beat Stanford 34–9
29	1	1.970	Miami (MIAMI)	IND BE	5–2	0.714	28	+11	BYE
30	8	2.132	Kentucky (KENTUCKY)	SEC	6–3	0.667	31	+15	Beat Mississippi State 37–35
31	-4	2.253	Syracuse (SYRACUSE)	IND BE	5–3	0.625	41	+11	Lost to West Virginia 28–35
32	4	2.260	Purdue (PURDUE)	B10	6–4	0.600	44	+17	Beat Northwestern 56–21
33	8	2.269	NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)	ACC	6–3	0.667	31	+15	Beat Wake Forest 38–27
34	-8	2.271	UCF (CENTRAL FLORIDA)	IND FBSI	7–2	0.778	19	+9	Lost to Auburn 6–10
35	-4	2.342	Colorado (COLORADO)	B12	6–3	0.667	31	+15	Lost to Missouri 14–38
36	3	2.355	Toledo (TOLEDO)	MAC	6–3	0.667	31	+14	BYE
37	6	2.407	West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)	IND BE	5–3	0.625	41	+11	Beat Syracuse 35–28
38	-1	2.412	Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)	B12	6–3	0.667	31	+9	BYE
39	-6	2.457	Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)	IND WAC	7–4	0.636	40	+13	Lost to Wyoming 19–27
40	-6	2.474	Washington (WASHINGTON)	PAC	5–4	0.556	47	+15	Lost to Oregon 22–27
41	4	2.480	Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)	B10	5–4	0.556	47	+12	Beat Ohio State 28–24
42	4	2.502	Utah (UTAH)	IND WAC	6–3	0.667	31	+8	Beat UTEP 34–27
43	1	2.512	Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)	USA	5–4	0.556	47	+10	Beat Houston 21–15
44	3	2.634	BYU	IND WAC	7–3	0.700	29	+4	Beat New Mexico 46–21
45	-3	2.765	Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)	SEC	6–3	0.667	31	+7	Lost to Arkansas 0–34
46	3	2.818	San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)	IND WAC	5–4	0.556	47	+8	Beat Fresno State 10–0
47	-7	2.820	LSU	SEC	4–5	0.444	60	+5	Lost to Alabama 16–22
48	-13	2.851	California (CALIFORNIA)	PAC	5–4	0.556	47	+10	Lost to Arizona State 22–55
49	4	2.999	Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)	PAC	5–4	0.556	47	+4	Beat California 55–22
50	7	3.089	Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)	MAC	4–5	0.444	60	+5	Beat Akron 58–21
51	0	3.113	Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH)	IND FBSI	6–5	0.545	58	+4	Beat Arkansas State 69–21
52	8	3.194	Auburn (AUBURN)	SEC	3–6	0.333	72	+8	Beat UCF 10–6
53	-1	3.273	Idaho (IDAHO)	IND BW	6–3	0.667	31	-4	BYE
54	2	3.378	Louisville (LOUISVILLE)	USA	5–4	0.556	47	-2	BYE
55	-7	3.380	Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)	SEC	5–3	0.625	41	-6	Lost to Kentucky 35–37
56	-6	3.412	Minnesota (MINNESOTA)	B10	4–5	0.444	60	+4	Lost to Wisconsin 7–26
57	7	3.650	Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	6–4	0.600	44	-8	Beat Ball State 24–23
58	3	3.667	Nevada (NEVADA)	IND BW	5–4	0.556	47	-6	Beat Utah State 26–21
59	-4	3.685	Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)	B12	3–6	0.333	72	-2	Lost to Texas 34–37
60	12	3.721	SMU	IND WAC	4–6	0.400	67	-3	Beat Tulsa 33–3
61	6	3.741	East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)	USA	5–4	0.556	47	-7	Beat Cincinnati 24–21
62	8	3.791	Rutgers (RUTGERS)	IND BE	5–4	0.556	47	-2	Beat Navy 36–33
63	6	3.824	North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)	ACC	4–4	0.500	59	-3	Beat Maryland 24–13
64	-2	3.841	Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)	PAC	3–6	0.333	72	+1	Lost to Arizona 7–41
65	-7	3.848	Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)	MAC	5–4	0.556	47	-7	Lost to Marshall 0–28
66	10	3.856	Rice (RICE)	IND WAC	4–5	0.444	60	-3	Beat TCU 14–12
67	6	3.907	Boise State (BOISE STATE)	IND BW	6–4	0.600	44	-11	Beat New Mexico State 55–51
68	-14	3.957	TCU	IND WAC	4–5	0.444	60	-7	Lost to Rice 12–14
69	12	4.007	Ohio (OHIO)	MAC	3–6	0.333	72	-3	Beat Eastern Michigan 49–21
70	-7	4.026	Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)	IND BE	3–6	0.333	72	-3	Lost to Notre Dame 26–31
71	-5	4.032	Oregon State (OREGON STATE)	PAC	4–6	0.400	67	-6	Lost to UCLA 34–41
72	-13	4.224	Indiana (INDIANA)	B10	3–6	0.333	72	-8	Lost to Illinois 16–31
73	1	4.239	Duke (DUKE)	ACC	4–5	0.444	60	-8	BYE
74	5	4.243	Kansas (KANSAS)	B12	4–6	0.400	67	-8	Beat North Texas 23–14
75	-10	4.287	Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)	IND WAC	3–6	0.333	72	-9	Lost to San Diego State 0–10
76	2	4.323	UL Monroe (LOUISIANA MONROE)	IND FBSI	4–5	0.444	60	-8	Beat Louisiana 34–24
77	8	4.422	San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)	IND WAC	4–6	0.400	67	-11	Beat Hawai'i 45–17
78	-10	4.469	Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)	B12	3–6	0.333	72	-10	Lost to Texas A&M 0–29
79	-2	4.569	Baylor (BAYLOR)	B12	2–7	0.222	92	-6	Lost to Kansas State 6–49
80	4	4.639	Iowa (IOWA)	B10	3–6	0.333	72	-10	BYE
81	-10	4.644	Houston (HOUSTON)	USA	3–6	0.333	72	-10	Lost to Southern Miss 15–21
82	-7	4.782	Navy (NAVY)	IND FBSI	3–5	0.375	71	-11	Lost to Rutgers 33–36
83	0	5.031	UTEP	IND WAC	3–6	0.333	72	-17	Lost to Utah 27–34
84	4	5.111	Army (ARMY)	USA	2–6	0.250	90	-12	Lost to Air Force 7–35
85	-5	5.111	New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)	IND BW	3–6	0.333	72	-16	Lost to Boise State 51–55
86	0	5.161	Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)	ACC	3–6	0.333	72	-8	Lost to NC State 27–38
87	-5	5.244	Tulsa (TULSA)	IND WAC	3–6	0.333	72	-20	Lost to SMU 3–33
88	2	5.403	Iowa State (IOWA STATE)	B12	2–7	0.222	92	-16	Lost to Nebraska 7–42
89	0	5.492	Akron (AKRON)	MAC	3–6	0.333	72	-22	Lost to Bowling Green 21–58
90	14	5.664	Illinois (ILLINOIS)	B10	3–7	0.300	87	-18	Beat Indiana 31–16
91	2	5.726	Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)	SEC	2–7	0.222	92	-16	Lost to Florida 13–45
92	0	5.727	Memphis (MEMPHIS)	USA	2–7	0.222	92	-18	Lost to Tulane 31–41
93	-2	5.786	North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)	IND BW	2–7	0.222	92	-18	Lost to Kansas 14–23
94	2	5.844	Clemson (CLEMSON)	ACC	2–7	0.222	92	-20	BYE
95	-8	5.885	Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)	IND BE	2–6	0.250	90	-18	Lost to Temple 33–34
96	4	6.013	Stanford (STANFORD)	PAC	1–8	0.111	105	-19	Lost to USC 9–34
97	-3	6.062	South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)	SEC	1–8	0.111	105	-18	BYE
98	0	6.135	Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)	MAC	2–7	0.222	92	-11	Lost to Miami (OH) 10–41
99	4	6.141	UAB	IND FBSI	2–7	0.222	92	-22	Lost to Tennessee 13–37
100	-5	6.202	New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)	IND WAC	3–7	0.300	87	-30	Lost to BYU 21–46
101	-2	6.328	Maryland (MARYLAND)	ACC	2–7	0.222	92	-23	Lost to North Carolina 13–24
102	-1	6.401	Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)	B10	2–8	0.200	103	-25	Lost to Purdue 21–56
103	-1	6.647	Utah State (UTAH STATE)	IND BW	2–8	0.200	103	-31	Lost to Nevada 21–26
104	-7	6.656	Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE)	IND FBSI	3–7	0.300	87	-33	Lost to Louisiana Tech 21–69
105	2	6.807	Temple (TEMPLE)	IND BE	2–7	0.222	92	-20	Beat Pittsburgh 34–33
106	-1	6.985	Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	2–7	0.222	92	-23	Lost to Ohio 21–49
107	-1	7.909	Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)	IND FBSI	1–8	0.111	105	-20	Lost to UL Monroe 24–34
108	0	7.939	UNLV	IND WAC	0–9	0.000	109	-33	BYE
109	0	8.125	Ball State (BALL STATE)	MAC	1–8	0.111	105	-35	Lost to Western Michigan 23–24
110	0	8.647	Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)	USA	0–9	0.000	109	-33	Lost to East Carolina 21–24
111	0	8.953	Hawai'i (HAWAII)	IND WAC	0–9	0.000	109	-43	Lost to San José State 17–45
112	0	9.595	Kent State (KENT STATE)	MAC	0–9	0.000	109	-34	BYE