1998 Week 12 College Football Team Rankings

November 17, 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	2	0.861	Tennessee (TENNESSEE)	SEC	9–0	1.000	1	+46	Beat Arkansas 28–24
2	0	0.877	Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)	ACC	10–1	0.909	5	+51	Beat Wake Forest 24–7
3	-2	0.878	UCLA	PAC	9–0	1.000	1	+47	Beat Washington 36–24
4	0	0.900	Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)	B12	10–0	1.000	1	+40	Beat Nebraska 40–30
5	0	1.088	Ohio State (OHIO STATE)	B10	9–1	0.900	8	+38	Beat Iowa 45–14
6	3	1.089	Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)	B12	10–1	0.909	5	+49	Beat Missouri 17–14
7	4	1.225	Arizona (ARIZONA)	PAC	10–1	0.909	5	+40	Beat California 27–23
8	-1	1.275	Florida (FLORIDA)	SEC	9–1	0.900	8	+34	Beat South Carolina 33–14
9	1	1.324	Tulane (TULANE)	USA	9–0	1.000	1	+30	Beat Army 49–35
10	-2	1.402	Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)	B10	9–1	0.900	8	+31	Lost to Michigan 10–27
11	2	1.424	Oregon (OREGON)	PAC	8–2	0.800	16	+33	Beat Arizona State 51–19
12	-6	1.467	Arkansas (ARKANSAS)	SEC	8–1	0.889	14	+30	Lost to Tennessee 24–28
13	2	1.470	Air Force (AIR FORCE)	IND WAC	9–1	0.900	8	+29	Beat Wyoming 10–3
14	-2	1.535	Nebraska (NEBRASKA)	B12	8–3	0.727	26	+32	Lost to Kansas State 30–40
15	12	1.568	Michigan (MICHIGAN)	B10	8–2	0.800	16	+32	Beat Wisconsin 27–10
16	4	1.595	Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)	IND FBSI	8–1	0.889	14	+28	Beat Navy 30–0
17	-1	1.602	Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))	MAC	9–1	0.900	8	+24	Beat Kent State 56–0
18	-4	1.662	Wyoming (WYOMING)	IND WAC	8–2	0.800	16	+32	Lost to Air Force 3–10
19	5	1.710	Virginia (VIRGINIA)	ACC	8–2	0.800	16	+26	Beat North Carolina 30–13
20	3	1.728	Penn State (PENN STATE)	B10	7–2	0.778	21	+25	Beat Northwestern 41–10
21	1	1.730	Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)	ACC	7–2	0.778	21	+23	Beat Clemson 24–21
22	3	1.755	Marshall (MARSHALL)	MAC	9–1	0.900	8	+20	BYE
23	3	1.781	Georgia (GEORGIA)	SEC	7–2	0.778	21	+24	Beat Auburn 28–17
24	-5	1.830	Missouri (MISSOURI)	B12	7–3	0.700	28	+23	Lost to Texas A&M 14–17
25	3	1.842	USC	PAC	7–3	0.700	28	+24	BYE
26	-9	1.879	Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)	IND BE	7–2	0.778	21	+17	Lost to Syracuse 26–28
27	2	1.902	Miami (MIAMI)	IND BE	6–2	0.750	25	+15	Beat Temple 42–7
28	-10	1.921	Texas (TEXAS)	B12	7–3	0.700	28	+25	Lost to Texas Tech 35–42
29	2	1.951	Syracuse (SYRACUSE)	IND BE	6–3	0.667	37	+21	Beat Virginia Tech 28–26
30	0	2.056	Kentucky (KENTUCKY)	SEC	7–3	0.700	28	+19	Beat Vanderbilt 55–17
31	1	2.147	Purdue (PURDUE)	B10	7–4	0.636	43	+23	Beat Michigan State 25–24
32	4	2.151	Toledo (TOLEDO)	MAC	7–3	0.700	28	+21	Beat Central Michigan 17–14
33	5	2.158	Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)	B12	7–3	0.700	28	+17	Beat Texas 42–35
34	-13	2.174	Alabama (ALABAMA)	SEC	6–4	0.600	45	+26	Lost to Mississippi State 14–26
35	0	2.180	Colorado (COLORADO)	B12	7–3	0.700	28	+21	Beat Iowa State 37–8
36	1	2.202	West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)	IND BE	6–3	0.667	37	+17	Beat Rutgers 28–14
37	-3	2.235	UCF (CENTRAL FLORIDA)	IND FBSI	8–2	0.800	16	+10	Beat Ball State 37–14
38	-5	2.332	NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)	ACC	6–3	0.667	37	+17	BYE
39	0	2.377	Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)	IND WAC	8–4	0.667	37	+18	Beat SMU 32–10
40	2	2.384	Utah (UTAH)	IND WAC	7–3	0.700	28	+13	Beat New Mexico 41–7
41	2	2.539	Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)	USA	6–4	0.600	45	+12	Beat Memphis 45–3
42	-2	2.569	Washington (WASHINGTON)	PAC	5–5	0.500	52	+16	Lost to UCLA 24–36
43	1	2.579	BYU	IND WAC	8–3	0.727	26	+6	Beat UTEP 31–14
44	2	2.669	San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)	IND WAC	6–4	0.600	45	+13	Beat San José State 34–6
45	-4	2.719	Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)	B10	5–5	0.500	52	+10	Lost to Purdue 24–25
46	1	2.843	LSU	SEC	4–5	0.444	61	+7	BYE
47	7	2.968	Louisville (LOUISVILLE)	USA	6–4	0.600	45	+5	Beat East Carolina 63–45
48	7	2.996	Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)	SEC	6–3	0.667	37	0	Beat Alabama 26–14
49	2	2.997	Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH)	IND FBSI	6–5	0.545	51	+3	BYE
50	-5	3.018	Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)	SEC	6–3	0.667	37	+5	BYE
51	2	3.049	Idaho (IDAHO)	IND BW	7–3	0.700	28	0	Beat New Mexico State 36–32
52	-4	3.059	California (CALIFORNIA)	PAC	5–5	0.500	52	+7	Lost to Arizona 23–27
53	-4	3.231	Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)	PAC	5–5	0.500	52	+2	Lost to Oregon 19–51
54	-4	3.328	Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)	MAC	4–6	0.400	63	+2	Lost to Western Michigan 27–56
55	2	3.341	Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	7–4	0.636	43	-5	Beat Bowling Green 56–27
56	2	3.386	Nevada (NEVADA)	IND BW	6–4	0.600	45	-5	Beat CAL Poly SAN Luis Obispo 63–0
57	-5	3.494	Auburn (AUBURN)	SEC	3–7	0.300	80	+6	Lost to Georgia 17–28
58	1	3.509	Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)	B12	4–6	0.400	63	-2	Beat Louisiana 44–20
59	9	3.551	TCU	IND WAC	5–5	0.500	52	-4	Beat Tulsa 17–7
60	6	3.767	Rice (RICE)	IND WAC	5–5	0.500	52	-5	Beat UNLV 38–16
61	-5	3.772	Minnesota (MINNESOTA)	B10	4–6	0.400	63	-2	Lost to Indiana 19–20
62	10	3.773	Indiana (INDIANA)	B10	4–6	0.400	63	-4	Beat Minnesota 20–19
63	7	3.774	Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)	IND BE	4–6	0.400	63	-2	Beat Pittsburgh 23–15
64	5	3.786	Ohio (OHIO)	MAC	4–6	0.400	63	-2	Beat Northern Illinois 28–12
65	-2	3.853	North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)	ACC	4–5	0.444	61	-4	Lost to Virginia 13–30
66	9	3.898	Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)	IND WAC	4–6	0.400	63	-8	Beat Hawai'i 51–12
67	0	3.904	Boise State (BOISE STATE)	IND BW	6–4	0.600	45	-11	BYE
68	3	3.914	Oregon State (OREGON STATE)	PAC	4–6	0.400	63	-6	BYE
69	-7	4.052	Rutgers (RUTGERS)	IND BE	5–5	0.500	52	-5	Lost to West Virginia 14–28
70	-9	4.080	East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)	USA	5–5	0.500	52	-11	Lost to Louisville 45–63
71	-6	4.095	Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)	MAC	5–5	0.500	52	-11	Lost to Toledo 14–17
72	6	4.150	Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)	B12	4–6	0.400	63	-10	Beat Baylor 28–16
73	1	4.154	Kansas (KANSAS)	B12	4–6	0.400	63	-9	BYE
74	-14	4.173	SMU	IND WAC	4–7	0.364	76	-8	Lost to Colorado State 10–32
75	-11	4.523	Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)	PAC	3–7	0.300	80	-8	Lost to Stanford 28–38
76	0	4.590	UL Monroe (LOUISIANA MONROE)	IND FBSI	4–6	0.400	63	-14	Lost to Arkansas State 13–17
77	0	4.722	San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)	IND WAC	4–7	0.364	76	-14	Lost to San Diego State 6–34
78	-5	4.758	Duke (DUKE)	ACC	4–6	0.400	63	-16	Lost to Maryland 25–42
79	1	4.796	Iowa (IOWA)	B10	3–7	0.300	80	-13	Lost to Ohio State 14–45
80	-1	4.978	Baylor (BAYLOR)	B12	2–8	0.200	95	-13	Lost to Oklahoma 16–28
81	1	4.992	Navy (NAVY)	IND FBSI	3–6	0.333	79	-13	Lost to Notre Dame 0–30
82	7	5.007	Akron (AKRON)	MAC	4–6	0.400	63	-23	Beat Eastern Michigan 24–21
83	1	5.103	Army (ARMY)	USA	2–7	0.222	93	-13	Lost to Tulane 35–49
84	1	5.242	New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)	IND BW	3–7	0.300	80	-19	Lost to Idaho 32–36
85	-2	5.260	UTEP	IND WAC	3–7	0.300	80	-21	Lost to BYU 14–31
86	0	5.280	Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)	ACC	3–7	0.300	80	-10	Lost to Florida State 7–24
87	9	5.399	Stanford (STANFORD)	PAC	2–8	0.200	95	-18	Beat Washington State 38–28
88	13	5.456	Maryland (MARYLAND)	ACC	3–7	0.300	80	-22	Beat Duke 42–25
89	-8	5.458	Houston (HOUSTON)	USA	3–7	0.300	80	-22	Lost to Cincinnati 43–44
90	-3	5.487	Tulsa (TULSA)	IND WAC	3–7	0.300	80	-25	Lost to TCU 7–17
91	-1	5.549	Illinois (ILLINOIS)	B10	3–7	0.300	80	-20	BYE
92	7	5.656	UAB	IND FBSI	3–7	0.300	80	-26	Beat Middle Tennessee 26–17
93	-5	5.685	Iowa State (IOWA STATE)	B12	2–8	0.200	95	-22	Lost to Colorado 8–37
94	10	5.889	Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE)	IND FBSI	4–7	0.364	76	-32	Beat UL Monroe 17–13
95	-1	5.911	Clemson (CLEMSON)	ACC	2–8	0.200	95	-25	Lost to Georgia Tech 21–24
96	-5	5.942	Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)	SEC	2–8	0.200	95	-20	Lost to Kentucky 17–55
97	6	6.000	Utah State (UTAH STATE)	IND BW	3–8	0.273	91	-31	Beat North Texas 28–27
98	-1	6.082	South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)	SEC	1–9	0.100	106	-21	Lost to Florida 14–33
99	-7	6.125	Memphis (MEMPHIS)	USA	2–8	0.200	95	-23	Lost to Southern Miss 3–45
100	-5	6.210	Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)	IND BE	2–7	0.222	93	-27	Lost to Boston College 15–23
101	-8	6.216	North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)	IND BW	2–8	0.200	95	-27	Lost to Utah State 27–28
102	-2	6.344	New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)	IND WAC	3–8	0.273	91	-35	Lost to Utah 7–41
103	-5	6.447	Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)	MAC	2–8	0.200	95	-18	Lost to Ohio 12–28
104	-2	6.482	Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)	B10	2–9	0.182	105	-30	Lost to Penn State 10–41
105	0	6.713	Temple (TEMPLE)	IND BE	2–8	0.200	95	-23	Lost to Miami 7–42
106	0	7.183	Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	2–8	0.200	95	-31	Lost to Akron 21–24
107	3	7.684	Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)	USA	1–9	0.100	106	-33	Beat Houston 44–43
108	1	7.898	Ball State (BALL STATE)	MAC	1–9	0.100	106	-40	Lost to UCF 14–37
109	-2	7.966	Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)	IND FBSI	1–9	0.100	106	-27	Lost to Oklahoma State 20–44
110	-2	8.227	UNLV	IND WAC	0–10	0.000	110	-43	Lost to Rice 16–38
111	0	9.213	Hawai'i (HAWAII)	IND WAC	0–10	0.000	110	-53	Lost to Fresno State 12–51
112	0	9.370	Kent State (KENT STATE)	MAC	0–10	0.000	110	-39	Lost to Miami (OH) 0–56