1998 Week 14 College Football Team Rankings

December 1, 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	1	0.797	Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)	ACC	11–1	0.917	5	+67	BYE
2	1	0.815	UCLA	PAC	10–0	1.000	1	+60	BYE
3	-2	0.836	Tennessee (TENNESSEE)	SEC	11–0	1.000	1	+61	Beat Vanderbilt 41–0
4	0	0.859	Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)	B12	11–0	1.000	1	+52	BYE
5	0	1.005	Ohio State (OHIO STATE)	B10	10–1	0.909	7	+51	BYE
6	1	1.175	Arizona (ARIZONA)	PAC	11–1	0.917	5	+50	Beat Arizona State 50–42
7	1	1.229	Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)	B10	10–1	0.909	7	+43	BYE
8	1	1.243	Tulane (TULANE)	USA	11–0	1.000	1	+44	Beat Louisiana Tech 63–30
9	-3	1.267	Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)	B12	10–2	0.833	12	+51	Lost to Texas 24–26
10	2	1.379	Nebraska (NEBRASKA)	B12	9–3	0.750	19	+42	Beat Colorado 16–14
11	-1	1.424	Air Force (AIR FORCE)	IND WAC	10–1	0.909	7	+36	BYE
12	-1	1.463	Florida (FLORIDA)	SEC	9–2	0.818	13	+36	BYE
13	3	1.474	Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)	ACC	9–2	0.818	13	+38	Beat Georgia 21–19
14	3	1.494	Virginia (VIRGINIA)	ACC	9–2	0.818	13	+38	Beat Virginia Tech 36–32
15	-2	1.554	Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))	MAC	10–1	0.909	7	+33	BYE
16	3	1.590	Arkansas (ARKANSAS)	SEC	9–2	0.818	13	+34	Beat LSU 41–14
17	7	1.613	Syracuse (SYRACUSE)	IND BE	8–3	0.727	22	+32	Beat Miami 66–13
18	8	1.638	Texas (TEXAS)	B12	8–3	0.727	22	+38	Beat Texas A&M 26–24
19	-1	1.690	Michigan (MICHIGAN)	B10	9–3	0.750	19	+36	Beat Hawai'i 48–17
20	3	1.699	Penn State (PENN STATE)	B10	8–3	0.727	22	+34	Beat Michigan State 51–28
21	9	1.741	USC	PAC	8–4	0.667	33	+36	Beat Notre Dame 10–0
22	-1	1.748	Oregon (OREGON)	PAC	8–3	0.727	22	+31	BYE
23	-1	1.767	Marshall (MARSHALL)	MAC	10–1	0.909	7	+24	BYE
24	-10	1.791	Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)	IND FBSI	9–2	0.818	13	+30	Lost to USC 0–10
25	-10	1.794	Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)	IND BE	8–3	0.727	22	+25	Lost to Virginia 32–36
26	-6	1.919	Georgia (GEORGIA)	SEC	8–3	0.727	22	+27	Lost to Georgia Tech 19–21
27	0	1.934	West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)	IND BE	8–3	0.727	22	+24	Beat Pittsburgh 52–14
28	1	1.941	Purdue (PURDUE)	B10	8–4	0.667	33	+28	BYE
29	-1	1.992	Missouri (MISSOURI)	B12	7–4	0.636	36	+25	BYE
30	2	2.033	Alabama (ALABAMA)	SEC	7–4	0.636	36	+30	BYE
31	0	2.082	Wyoming (WYOMING)	IND WAC	8–3	0.727	22	+26	BYE
32	2	2.154	UCF (CENTRAL FLORIDA)	IND FBSI	9–2	0.818	13	+14	BYE
33	3	2.211	Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)	USA	7–4	0.636	36	+19	BYE
34	-9	2.254	Miami (MIAMI)	IND BE	7–3	0.700	32	+16	Lost to Syracuse 13–66
35	3	2.280	BYU	IND WAC	9–3	0.750	19	+14	BYE
36	1	2.297	Kentucky (KENTUCKY)	SEC	7–4	0.636	36	+19	BYE
37	8	2.327	Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)	SEC	8–3	0.727	22	+13	Beat Ole Miss 28–6
38	1	2.358	Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)	IND WAC	8–4	0.667	33	+19	BYE
39	-4	2.382	Colorado (COLORADO)	B12	7–4	0.636	36	+19	Lost to Nebraska 14–16
40	-7	2.401	NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)	ACC	7–4	0.636	36	+19	Lost to North Carolina 34–37
41	1	2.485	Washington (WASHINGTON)	PAC	6–5	0.545	48	+19	BYE
42	-2	2.487	Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)	B12	7–4	0.636	36	+13	BYE
43	-2	2.494	San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)	IND WAC	7–4	0.636	36	+17	BYE
44	0	2.565	Utah (UTAH)	IND WAC	7–4	0.636	36	+10	BYE
45	1	2.594	Toledo (TOLEDO)	MAC	7–4	0.636	36	+15	BYE
46	1	2.756	Idaho (IDAHO)	IND BW	8–3	0.727	22	+3	BYE
47	-4	2.795	Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)	B10	6–6	0.500	56	+12	Lost to Penn State 28–51
48	0	2.838	Louisville (LOUISVILLE)	USA	7–4	0.636	36	+7	BYE
49	8	2.971	North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)	ACC	6–5	0.545	48	+8	Beat NC State 37–34
50	-1	3.116	Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH)	IND FBSI	6–6	0.500	56	+3	Lost to Tulane 30–63
51	-1	3.224	LSU	SEC	4–7	0.364	71	+1	Lost to Arkansas 14–41
52	0	3.229	Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	7–4	0.636	36	-4	BYE
53	-2	3.252	Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)	PAC	5–6	0.455	58	+1	Lost to Arizona 42–50
54	-1	3.270	Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)	MAC	5–6	0.455	58	+3	BYE
55	1	3.273	Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)	B12	5–6	0.455	58	+2	BYE
56	-1	3.318	TCU	IND WAC	6–5	0.545	48	-2	BYE
57	1	3.419	Oregon State (OREGON STATE)	PAC	5–6	0.455	58	0	BYE
58	1	3.491	Nevada (NEVADA)	IND BW	6–5	0.545	48	-8	BYE
59	-5	3.495	Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)	SEC	6–5	0.545	48	-2	Lost to Mississippi State 6–28
60	2	3.513	California (CALIFORNIA)	PAC	5–6	0.455	58	+1	BYE
61	0	3.528	Minnesota (MINNESOTA)	B10	5–6	0.455	58	-1	BYE
62	-2	3.577	Ohio (OHIO)	MAC	5–6	0.455	58	-2	BYE
63	0	3.655	Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)	B12	5–6	0.455	58	-4	BYE
64	2	3.709	Rice (RICE)	IND WAC	5–6	0.455	58	-5	BYE
65	-1	3.714	Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)	IND WAC	5–6	0.455	58	-7	BYE
66	-1	3.719	East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)	USA	6–5	0.545	48	-8	BYE
67	0	3.793	Auburn (AUBURN)	SEC	3–8	0.273	82	-2	BYE
68	1	3.910	SMU	IND WAC	5–7	0.417	70	-8	BYE
69	-1	3.927	Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)	MAC	6–5	0.545	48	-13	BYE
70	1	4.018	Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)	IND BE	4–7	0.364	71	-7	BYE
71	-1	4.025	Boise State (BOISE STATE)	IND BW	6–5	0.545	48	-17	BYE
72	0	4.158	Indiana (INDIANA)	B10	4–7	0.364	71	-10	BYE
73	1	4.313	UL Monroe (LOUISIANA MONROE)	IND FBSI	5–6	0.455	58	-15	BYE
74	-1	4.313	Rutgers (RUTGERS)	IND BE	5–6	0.455	58	-10	BYE
75	0	4.407	Tulsa (TULSA)	IND WAC	4–7	0.364	71	-17	BYE
76	0	4.638	Kansas (KANSAS)	B12	4–7	0.364	71	-18	BYE
77	0	4.715	Stanford (STANFORD)	PAC	3–8	0.273	82	-16	BYE
78	0	4.808	Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)	PAC	3–8	0.273	82	-16	BYE
79	0	4.933	San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)	IND WAC	4–8	0.333	79	-22	BYE
80	0	4.995	Duke (DUKE)	ACC	4–7	0.364	71	-22	BYE
81	0	5.037	Iowa (IOWA)	B10	3–8	0.273	82	-19	BYE
82	0	5.043	Iowa State (IOWA STATE)	B12	3–8	0.273	82	-21	BYE
83	0	5.066	Akron (AKRON)	MAC	4–7	0.364	71	-26	BYE
84	0	5.146	UAB	IND FBSI	4–7	0.364	71	-28	BYE
85	0	5.220	Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)	ACC	3–8	0.273	82	-13	BYE
86	0	5.290	Army (ARMY)	USA	2–8	0.200	99	-18	BYE
87	0	5.310	Clemson (CLEMSON)	ACC	3–8	0.273	82	-28	BYE
88	0	5.314	Houston (HOUSTON)	USA	3–8	0.273	82	-22	BYE
89	0	5.355	Navy (NAVY)	IND FBSI	3–7	0.300	81	-23	BYE
90	1	5.363	Maryland (MARYLAND)	ACC	3–8	0.273	82	-27	BYE
91	-1	5.464	Baylor (BAYLOR)	B12	2–9	0.182	100	-22	BYE
92	0	5.467	UTEP	IND WAC	3–8	0.273	82	-29	BYE
93	1	5.532	New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)	IND BW	3–8	0.273	82	-29	BYE
94	-1	5.595	North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)	IND BW	3–8	0.273	82	-29	BYE
95	0	5.745	Illinois (ILLINOIS)	B10	3–8	0.273	82	-28	BYE
96	0	5.810	Utah State (UTAH STATE)	IND BW	3–8	0.273	82	-35	BYE
97	0	5.996	Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)	SEC	2–9	0.182	100	-25	Lost to Tennessee 0–41
98	0	6.060	Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)	B10	3–9	0.250	97	-36	BYE
99	0	6.085	Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	3–8	0.273	82	-27	BYE
100	0	6.166	Memphis (MEMPHIS)	USA	2–9	0.182	100	-31	BYE
101	0	6.367	New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)	IND WAC	3–9	0.250	97	-41	BYE
102	0	6.455	Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE)	IND FBSI	4–8	0.333	79	-46	BYE
103	0	6.491	Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)	IND BE	2–9	0.182	100	-38	Lost to West Virginia 14–52
104	1	6.601	Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)	MAC	2–9	0.182	100	-24	BYE
105	-1	6.630	South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)	SEC	1–10	0.091	108	-36	BYE
106	0	6.788	Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)	USA	2–9	0.182	100	-33	BYE
107	0	7.019	Temple (TEMPLE)	IND BE	2–9	0.182	100	-31	BYE
108	0	7.163	Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)	IND FBSI	2–9	0.182	100	-29	BYE
109	0	7.848	Ball State (BALL STATE)	MAC	1–10	0.091	108	-48	BYE
110	0	8.094	UNLV	IND WAC	0–11	0.000	110	-51	BYE
111	0	9.167	Kent State (KENT STATE)	MAC	0–11	0.000	110	-48	BYE
112	0	9.246	Hawai'i (HAWAII)	IND WAC	0–12	0.000	110	-70	Lost to Michigan 17–48