1998 Week 8 College Football Team RankingsOctober 20, 1998By PowerUpRankings.com • Posted in 1998 Season Tags: • No Comments1998 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.102550100150entries per pageSearch:RankChangeRatingTeamConfRecordWin %PlaceNOWGame Status100.505Ohio State (OHIO STATE)B106–01.0001+23Beat Minnesota 45–15200.664UCLAPAC5–01.0001+19Beat Oregon 41–38320.849Tennessee (TENNESSEE)SEC5–01.0001+17BYE400.852Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)B126–01.0001+15Beat Oklahoma State 52–20521.086Nebraska (NEBRASKA)B126–10.8579+17Beat Kansas 41–0621.149Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)ACC6–10.8579+19Beat Clemson 48–0791.221Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)B126–10.8579+18Beat Baylor 35–14841.238Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)B107–01.0001+15Beat Illinois 37–3921.262Arkansas (ARKANSAS)SEC6–01.0001+14Beat South Carolina 41–281041.283Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)ACC5–10.83316+14Beat Virginia 41–3811-11.310Florida (FLORIDA)SEC6–10.8579+15Beat Auburn 24–31291.355Tulane (TULANE)USA5–01.0001+10Beat Louisville 28–2213-71.366Oregon (OREGON)PAC5–10.83316+12Lost to UCLA 38–411461.385Colorado (COLORADO)B126–10.8579+18Beat Texas Tech 19–171571.393Arizona (ARIZONA)PAC6–10.8579+15Beat Oregon State 28–716-31.431Marshall (MARSHALL)MAC7–01.0001+13Beat Kent State 42–71711.451Penn State (PENN STATE)B105–10.83316+12Beat Purdue 31–1318-11.493Air Force (AIR FORCE)IND WAC5–10.83316+11BYE19-41.630Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)B126–10.8579+10Lost to Colorado 17–1920-171.699Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)IND BE5–10.83316+8Lost to Temple 24–2821-21.707Georgia (GEORGIA)SEC5–10.83316+9Beat Vanderbilt 31–622-131.791Virginia (VIRGINIA)ACC5–10.83316+10Lost to Georgia Tech 38–412321.793USCPAC5–20.71431+12Beat Washington State 42–1424141.797Syracuse (SYRACUSE)IND BE4–20.66734+8Beat Boston College 42–2525101.833Alabama (ALABAMA)SEC4–20.66734+11Beat East Carolina 23–2226-21.834Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))MAC5–10.83316+10Beat Ball State 28–172711.922Texas (TEXAS)B124–20.66734+9BYE2831.929Wyoming (WYOMING)IND WAC5–10.83316+9Beat UNLV 28–252931.932Missouri (MISSOURI)B125–10.83316+7Beat Oklahoma 20–630-41.983West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)IND BE4–10.80028+7BYE3152.025Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)IND WAC6–20.75030+10Beat New Mexico State 47–2832-32.029Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)IND FBSI4–10.80028+7BYE33132.030Washington (WASHINGTON)PAC4–20.66734+9Beat California 21–133452.048Kentucky (KENTUCKY)SEC5–20.71431+9Beat LSU 39–3635-52.056UCF (CENTRAL FLORIDA)IND FBSI5–10.83316+6BYE3662.083NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)ACC4–20.66734+10Beat Duke 27–2437-142.288California (CALIFORNIA)PAC4–20.66734+8Lost to Washington 13–213832.421Michigan (MICHIGAN)B104–20.66734+7Beat Northwestern 12–63912.445Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)B103–30.50051+5BYE40-132.468LSUSEC3–30.50051+5Lost to Kentucky 36–394162.508Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)SEC5–10.83316-1Beat East Tennessee State 53–642152.583Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH)IND FBSI4–40.50051+5Beat UAB 54–2343102.583Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)USA3–30.50051+4Beat Army 37–134412.610Miami (MIAMI)IND BE3–20.60045+1BYE45-82.613Purdue (PURDUE)B103–40.42963+6Lost to Penn State 13–3146-132.694East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)USA4–20.66734+3Lost to Alabama 22–234722.871Utah (UTAH)IND WAC4–20.66734+1Beat Fresno State 24–164802.886Idaho (IDAHO)IND BW5–20.714310Beat Utah State 26–144932.923Toledo (TOLEDO)MAC4–30.57146+5Beat Bowling Green 24–1650132.967Indiana (INDIANA)B103–30.50051+2Beat Iowa 14–751-83.024Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)IND BE3–30.50051+2Lost to Syracuse 25–4252-183.089TCUIND WAC4–20.66734-1Lost to SMU 6–1053-93.170Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)PAC3–40.42963+6Lost to USC 14–4254113.254San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)IND WAC3–30.50051+1Beat New Mexico 36–3355-53.371Oregon State (OREGON STATE)PAC4–30.57146-1Lost to Arizona 7–2856-53.455Baylor (BAYLOR)B122–40.333720Lost to Texas A&M 14–355753.467Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)SEC4–20.66734-3BYE58-43.494Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)B122–40.333720Lost to Missouri 6–2059-43.512Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)B122–40.33372+1Lost to Kansas State 20–5260-43.529Minnesota (MINNESOTA)B103–30.500510Lost to Ohio State 15–4561-33.677Duke (DUKE)ACC3–40.429630Lost to NC State 24–276223.791Louisville (LOUISVILLE)USA3–40.42963-2Lost to Tulane 22–286393.803BYUIND WAC4–30.57146-7Beat Hawai'i 31–964173.937Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)MAC4–30.57146-6Beat Eastern Michigan 45–3565-63.944Iowa (IOWA)B103–40.42963-3Lost to Indiana 7–146633.952Iowa State (IOWA STATE)B122–40.33372-2BYE67114.023Boise State (BOISE STATE)IND BW4–30.57146-8Beat Weber State 24–136864.035Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)PAC2–40.33372-2BYE69-34.116New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)IND BW3–40.42963-3Lost to Colorado State 28–4770154.190Rutgers (RUTGERS)IND BE3–30.50051-3Beat Pittsburgh 25–2171-104.223San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)IND WAC3–40.42963-3Lost to UTEP 21–2872114.237UTEPIND WAC2–40.33372-3Beat San José State 28–2173154.266Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)ACC3–30.50051+1Beat Maryland 20–1074234.332SMUIND WAC2–50.28687-3Beat TCU 10–675-54.336Auburn (AUBURN)SEC1–50.16796-2Lost to Florida 3–2476-34.377North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)ACC2–30.40071-3BYE77-174.417Akron (AKRON)MAC3–30.50051-7Lost to Ohio 14–2878154.560Ohio (OHIO)MAC2–50.28687-2Beat Akron 28–1479-114.568Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)IND BE2–40.33372-5Lost to Rutgers 21–2580194.585North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)IND BW2–40.33372-4Beat Nevada 27–2181144.818Navy (NAVY)IND FBSI2–40.33372-5Beat Colgate 42–3582-154.836Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)MAC3–30.50051-10Lost to Northern Illinois 6–1683-74.937Army (ARMY)USA2–40.33372-8Lost to Southern Miss 13–3784-95.034Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)IND WAC1–50.16796-6Lost to Utah 16–248595.045UL Monroe (LOUISIANA MONROE)IND FBSI2–40.33372-8BYE86-155.046Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE)IND FBSI3–40.42963-10Lost to Louisiana 19–2187-105.056Tulsa (TULSA)IND WAC2–40.33372-8Lost to Rice 10–148815.121South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)SEC1–60.143104-5Lost to Arkansas 28–4189-55.223Kansas (KANSAS)B122–50.28687-9Lost to Nebraska 0–4190-45.246Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)MAC1–50.16796-5Lost to Toledo 16–2491-95.274Clemson (CLEMSON)ACC2–50.28687-7Lost to Florida State 0–4892-125.397UABIND FBSI2–40.33372-11Lost to Louisiana Tech 23–549395.592Rice (RICE)IND WAC2–40.33372-11Beat Tulsa 14–1094-155.679Nevada (NEVADA)IND BW2–40.33372-12Lost to North Texas 21–2795-55.708Stanford (STANFORD)PAC1–50.16796-8BYE96-95.715Maryland (MARYLAND)ACC2–50.28687-10Lost to Wake Forest 10–2097-65.746Illinois (ILLINOIS)B102–50.28687-10Lost to Wisconsin 3–3798-25.758Houston (HOUSTON)USA1–50.16796-8BYE99-75.797Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)B102–50.28687-13Lost to Michigan 6–12100-26.110Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)MAC2–50.28687-7Lost to Western Michigan 35–45101-16.251New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)IND WAC2–50.28687-15Lost to San Diego State 33–3610226.464Memphis (MEMPHIS)USA1–50.16796-11Beat Cincinnati 41–23103-26.698Utah State (UTAH STATE)IND BW1–60.143104-15Lost to Idaho 14–26104-16.835Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)SEC0–60.000108-11Lost to Georgia 6–3110557.040Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)MAC1–50.16796-7Beat Central Michigan 16–610637.321Temple (TEMPLE)IND BE1–60.143104-10Beat Virginia Tech 28–2410757.500Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)IND FBSI1–50.16796-8Beat Arkansas State 21–19108-37.774UNLVIND WAC0–70.000108-16Lost to Wyoming 25–28109-28.303Ball State (BALL STATE)MAC1–60.143104-21Lost to Miami (OH) 17–28110-28.393Hawai'i (HAWAII)IND WAC0–60.000108-18Lost to BYU 9–31111-59.018Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)USA0–70.000108-20Lost to Memphis 23–41112-19.340Kent State (KENT STATE)MAC0–70.000108-16Lost to Marshall 7–42
