1998 Week 7 College Football Team Rankings

October 13, 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	0.473	Ohio State (OHIO STATE)	B10	5–0	1.000	1	+17	Beat Illinois 41–0
2	2	0.730	UCLA	PAC	4–0	1.000	1	+13	Beat Arizona 52–28
3	-1	0.736	Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)	IND BE	5–0	1.000	1	+14	Beat Boston College 17–0
4	2	0.882	Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)	B12	5–0	1.000	1	+11	Beat Colorado 16–9
5	3	0.888	Tennessee (TENNESSEE)	SEC	5–0	1.000	1	+14	Beat Georgia 22–3
6	8	1.038	Oregon (OREGON)	PAC	5–0	1.000	1	+11	Beat Washington State 51–29
7	-4	1.053	Nebraska (NEBRASKA)	B12	5–1	0.833	13	+13	Lost to Texas A&M 21–28
8	-1	1.106	Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)	ACC	5–1	0.833	13	+15	Beat Miami 26–14
9	4	1.193	Virginia (VIRGINIA)	ACC	5–0	1.000	1	+11	BYE
10	9	1.270	Florida (FLORIDA)	SEC	5–1	0.833	13	+12	Beat LSU 22–10
11	-2	1.271	Arkansas (ARKANSAS)	SEC	5–0	1.000	1	+8	Beat Memphis 23–9
12	3	1.275	Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)	B10	6–0	1.000	1	+10	Beat Purdue 31–24
13	-3	1.343	Marshall (MARSHALL)	MAC	6–0	1.000	1	+11	Beat Ohio 30–23
14	12	1.384	Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)	ACC	4–1	0.800	21	+9	Beat NC State 47–24
15	5	1.428	Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)	B12	6–0	1.000	1	+9	Beat Oklahoma State 24–17
16	13	1.455	Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)	B12	5–1	0.833	13	+12	Beat Nebraska 28–21
17	0	1.508	Air Force (AIR FORCE)	IND WAC	5–1	0.833	13	+9	Beat Navy 49–7
18	6	1.515	Penn State (PENN STATE)	B10	4–1	0.800	21	+8	Beat Minnesota 27–17
19	-14	1.557	Georgia (GEORGIA)	SEC	4–1	0.800	21	+8	Lost to Tennessee 3–22
20	-8	1.580	Colorado (COLORADO)	B12	5–1	0.833	13	+11	Lost to Kansas State 9–16
21	0	1.592	Tulane (TULANE)	USA	4–0	1.000	1	+4	BYE
22	-6	1.597	Arizona (ARIZONA)	PAC	5–1	0.833	13	+9	Lost to UCLA 28–52
23	2	1.729	California (CALIFORNIA)	PAC	4–1	0.800	21	+9	Beat USC 32–31
24	8	1.735	Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))	MAC	4–1	0.800	21	+8	Beat Bowling Green 24–12
25	-7	1.877	USC	PAC	4–2	0.667	34	+9	Lost to California 31–32
26	-4	1.929	West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)	IND BE	4–1	0.800	21	+5	Beat Temple 37–7
27	-16	1.966	LSU	SEC	3–2	0.600	40	+6	Lost to Florida 10–22
28	11	1.974	Texas (TEXAS)	B12	4–2	0.667	34	+8	Beat Oklahoma 34–3
29	9	1.976	Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)	IND FBSI	4–1	0.800	21	+6	Beat Arizona State 28–9
30	10	2.067	UCF (CENTRAL FLORIDA)	IND FBSI	5–1	0.833	13	+4	Beat Northern Illinois 38–17
31	0	2.071	Wyoming (WYOMING)	IND WAC	4–1	0.800	21	+6	Beat SMU 12–7
32	3	2.082	Missouri (MISSOURI)	B12	4–1	0.800	21	+5	Beat Iowa State 35–19
33	12	2.091	East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)	USA	4–1	0.800	21	+5	Beat UAB 26–7
34	-1	2.180	TCU	IND WAC	4–1	0.800	21	+5	Beat Fresno State 21–10
35	21	2.202	Alabama (ALABAMA)	SEC	3–2	0.600	40	+6	Beat Ole Miss 20–17
36	8	2.202	Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)	IND WAC	5–2	0.714	33	+6	Beat Tulsa 34–7
37	-14	2.209	Purdue (PURDUE)	B10	3–3	0.500	52	+6	Lost to Wisconsin 24–31
38	-1	2.218	Syracuse (SYRACUSE)	IND BE	3–2	0.600	40	+3	Beat Cincinnati 63–21
39	-3	2.259	Kentucky (KENTUCKY)	SEC	4–2	0.667	34	+5	Beat South Carolina 33–28
40	14	2.393	Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)	B10	3–3	0.500	52	+5	Beat Indiana 38–31
41	7	2.409	Michigan (MICHIGAN)	B10	3–2	0.600	40	+5	BYE
42	-8	2.415	NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)	ACC	3–2	0.600	40	+5	Lost to Georgia Tech 24–47
43	-16	2.431	Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)	IND BE	3–2	0.600	40	+3	Lost to Virginia Tech 0–17
44	-16	2.436	Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)	PAC	3–3	0.500	52	+8	Lost to Oregon 29–51
45	-15	2.526	Miami (MIAMI)	IND BE	3–2	0.600	40	+1	Lost to Florida State 14–26
46	0	2.561	Washington (WASHINGTON)	PAC	3–2	0.600	40	+4	Beat Utah State 53–12
47	2	2.616	Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)	SEC	4–1	0.800	21	-1	Beat Auburn 38–21
48	12	2.758	Idaho (IDAHO)	IND BW	4–2	0.667	34	+1	Beat Arkansas State 52–14
49	2	3.005	Utah (UTAH)	IND WAC	3–2	0.600	40	0	BYE
50	7	3.006	Oregon State (OREGON STATE)	PAC	4–2	0.667	34	0	Beat Stanford 30–23
51	7	3.024	Baylor (BAYLOR)	B12	2–3	0.400	66	+2	Beat Kansas 31–24
52	12	3.066	Toledo (TOLEDO)	MAC	3–3	0.500	52	+2	Beat Ball State 27–6
53	24	3.092	Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)	USA	2–3	0.400	66	+1	Beat Louisville 56–21
54	-13	3.165	Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)	B12	2–3	0.400	66	+1	Lost to Texas 3–34
55	-12	3.169	Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)	B12	2–3	0.400	66	+2	Lost to Texas Tech 17–24
56	-14	3.179	Minnesota (MINNESOTA)	B10	3–2	0.600	40	0	Lost to Penn State 17–27
57	8	3.205	Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH)	IND FBSI	3–4	0.429	65	+1	Beat UL Monroe 44–14
58	11	3.270	Duke (DUKE)	ACC	3–3	0.500	52	+2	Beat Wake Forest 19–16
59	4	3.353	Iowa (IOWA)	B10	3–3	0.500	52	0	Beat Northwestern 26–24
60	6	3.389	Akron (AKRON)	MAC	3–2	0.600	40	-2	Beat Kent State 45–16
61	6	3.394	San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)	IND WAC	3–3	0.500	52	+2	Beat Rice 20–17
62	-12	3.508	Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)	SEC	4–2	0.667	34	-4	Lost to Alabama 17–20
63	-8	3.618	Indiana (INDIANA)	B10	2–3	0.400	66	-2	Lost to Michigan State 31–38
64	-17	3.661	Louisville (LOUISVILLE)	USA	3–3	0.500	52	-2	Lost to Southern Miss 21–56
65	-4	3.663	San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)	IND WAC	2–3	0.400	66	-1	Beat Hawai'i 35–13
66	12	3.683	New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)	IND BW	3–3	0.500	52	-1	Beat Nevada 48–45
67	18	3.735	Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)	MAC	3–2	0.600	40	-4	Beat Eastern Michigan 36–23
68	-15	3.802	Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)	IND BE	2–3	0.400	66	-1	Lost to North Carolina 10–29
69	-7	3.803	Iowa State (IOWA STATE)	B12	2–4	0.333	80	0	Lost to Missouri 19–35
70	-18	3.818	Auburn (AUBURN)	SEC	1–4	0.200	90	+1	Lost to Mississippi State 21–38
71	-12	3.964	Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE)	IND FBSI	3–3	0.500	52	-3	Lost to Idaho 14–52
72	16	4.229	BYU	IND WAC	3–3	0.500	52	-6	Beat UNLV 38–14
73	26	4.269	North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)	ACC	2–3	0.400	66	-3	Beat Pittsburgh 29–10
74	1	4.338	Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)	PAC	2–4	0.333	80	-3	Lost to Notre Dame 9–28
75	-4	4.419	Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)	IND WAC	1–4	0.200	90	-2	Lost to TCU 10–21
76	19	4.421	Army (ARMY)	USA	2–3	0.400	66	-4	Beat Houston 38–28
77	-5	4.445	Tulsa (TULSA)	IND WAC	2–3	0.400	66	-4	Lost to Colorado State 7–34
78	-10	4.570	Boise State (BOISE STATE)	IND BW	3–3	0.500	52	-8	Lost to North Texas 13–21
79	-3	4.747	Nevada (NEVADA)	IND BW	2–3	0.400	66	-6	Lost to New Mexico State 45–48
80	-7	4.750	UAB	IND FBSI	2–3	0.400	66	-6	Lost to East Carolina 7–26
81	13	4.769	Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	3–3	0.500	52	-9	Beat Vanderbilt 27–24
82	15	4.770	Clemson (CLEMSON)	ACC	2–4	0.333	80	-4	Beat Maryland 23–0
83	17	4.782	UTEP	IND WAC	1–4	0.200	90	-3	Beat New Mexico 22–19
84	-14	4.924	Kansas (KANSAS)	B12	2–4	0.333	80	-6	Lost to Baylor 24–31
85	1	4.951	Rutgers (RUTGERS)	IND BE	2–3	0.400	66	-4	BYE
86	1	5.032	Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)	MAC	1–4	0.200	90	-3	Lost to Miami (OH) 12–24
87	-13	5.044	Maryland (MARYLAND)	ACC	2–4	0.333	80	-6	Lost to Clemson 0–23
88	-8	5.061	Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)	ACC	2–3	0.400	66	-1	Lost to Duke 16–19
89	-10	5.168	South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)	SEC	1–5	0.167	97	-5	Lost to Kentucky 28–33
90	2	5.192	Stanford (STANFORD)	PAC	1–5	0.167	97	-5	Lost to Oregon State 23–30
91	-7	5.310	Illinois (ILLINOIS)	B10	2–4	0.333	80	-7	Lost to Ohio State 0–41
92	-10	5.408	Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)	B10	2–4	0.333	80	-9	Lost to Iowa 24–26
93	3	5.431	Ohio (OHIO)	MAC	1–5	0.167	97	-4	Lost to Marshall 23–30
94	-11	5.451	UL Monroe (LOUISIANA MONROE)	IND FBSI	2–4	0.333	80	-8	Lost to Louisiana Tech 14–44
95	-6	5.497	Navy (NAVY)	IND FBSI	1–4	0.200	90	-5	Lost to Air Force 7–49
96	-15	5.514	Houston (HOUSTON)	USA	1–5	0.167	97	-6	Lost to Army 28–38
97	-4	5.577	SMU	IND WAC	1–5	0.167	97	-7	Lost to Wyoming 7–12
98	-8	5.626	Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	2–4	0.333	80	-3	Lost to Central Michigan 23–36
99	4	5.712	North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)	IND BW	1–4	0.200	90	-5	Beat Boise State 21–13
100	-9	5.783	New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)	IND WAC	2–4	0.333	80	-10	Lost to UTEP 19–22
101	-3	6.497	Utah State (UTAH STATE)	IND BW	1–5	0.167	97	-11	Lost to Washington 12–53
102	-1	6.787	Rice (RICE)	IND WAC	1–4	0.200	90	-11	Lost to San José State 17–20
103	-1	6.974	Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)	SEC	0–5	0.000	104	-9	Lost to Western Michigan 24–27
104	0	7.339	Memphis (MEMPHIS)	USA	0–5	0.000	104	-10	Lost to Arkansas 9–23
105	0	8.025	UNLV	IND WAC	0–6	0.000	104	-13	Lost to BYU 14–38
106	1	8.322	Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)	USA	0–6	0.000	104	-13	Lost to Syracuse 21–63
107	1	8.498	Ball State (BALL STATE)	MAC	1–5	0.167	97	-18	Lost to Toledo 6–27
108	-2	8.699	Hawai'i (HAWAII)	IND WAC	0–5	0.000	104	-14	Lost to San Diego State 13–35
109	0	8.832	Temple (TEMPLE)	IND BE	0–6	0.000	104	-12	Lost to West Virginia 7–37
110	1	9.005	Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)	MAC	0–5	0.000	104	-9	Lost to UCF 17–38
111	-1	9.851	Kent State (KENT STATE)	MAC	0–6	0.000	104	-13	Lost to Akron 16–45
112	0	9.871	Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)	IND FBSI	0–5	0.000	104	-10	BYE