2008 Post-Season Week 3 College Football Team Rankings

December 30, 2008By PowerUpRankings.com • Posted in 2008 Season Tags: • No Comments

2008 rankings calculated with the Classic formula (Ken's 2016-based hybrid, applied retroactively); records, NOW and game results come from official ESPN scores.

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Rank	Change	Rating	Team	Conf	Record	Win %	Place	NOW	Game Status
1	0	0.750	Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)	B12	12–1	0.923	2	+79	BYE
2	0	0.778	Florida (FLORIDA)	SEC	12–1	0.923	2	+76	BYE
3	0	0.792	Texas (TEXAS)	B12	11–1	0.917	7	+76	BYE
4	1	1.032	USC	PAC	11–1	0.917	7	+60	BYE
5	1	1.080	Utah (UTAH)	MWC	12–0	1.000	1	+65	BYE
6	1	1.117	Alabama (ALABAMA)	SEC	12–1	0.923	2	+65	BYE
7	-3	1.126	Boise State (BOISE STATE)	IND WAC	12–1	0.923	2	+63	Lost to TCU 16–17
8	0	1.213	Penn State (PENN STATE)	B10	11–1	0.917	7	+53	BYE
9	0	1.219	Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)	B12	11–1	0.917	7	+55	BYE
10	1	1.290	TCU	MWC	11–2	0.846	11	+57	Beat Boise State 17–16
11	-1	1.327	Ohio State (OHIO STATE)	B10	10–2	0.833	13	+54	BYE
12	1	1.435	Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)	IND BE	9–3	0.750	16	+50	BYE
13	-1	1.466	Ball State (BALL STATE)	MAC	12–1	0.923	2	+48	BYE
14	1	1.513	Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)	IND BE	11–2	0.846	11	+54	BYE
15	-1	1.554	Georgia (GEORGIA)	SEC	9–3	0.750	16	+44	BYE
16	0	1.691	Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)	B12	9–3	0.750	16	+39	BYE
17	3	1.694	Missouri (MISSOURI)	B12	10–4	0.714	24	+43	Beat Northwestern 30–23
18	-1	1.715	Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)	B10	9–3	0.750	16	+44	BYE
19	4	1.785	Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)	ACC	9–4	0.692	25	+35	Beat Wisconsin 42–13
20	-1	1.806	Oregon (OREGON)	PAC	9–3	0.750	16	+33	BYE
21	-3	1.818	Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)	ACC	9–3	0.750	16	+33	BYE
22	-1	1.862	Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)	ACC	9–4	0.692	25	+37	BYE
23	-1	1.891	Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)	ACC	9–4	0.692	25	+34	BYE
24	3	1.905	California (CALIFORNIA)	PAC	9–4	0.692	25	+33	Beat Miami 24–17
25	0	1.969	BYU	MWC	10–3	0.769	14	+30	BYE
26	8	1.991	West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)	IND BE	9–4	0.692	25	+32	Beat North Carolina 31–30
27	-3	2.001	Oregon State (OREGON STATE)	PAC	8–4	0.667	32	+35	BYE
28	-2	2.020	Nebraska (NEBRASKA)	B12	8–4	0.667	32	+31	BYE
29	1	2.126	Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	9–3	0.750	16	+26	BYE
30	-2	2.148	Iowa (IOWA)	B10	8–4	0.667	32	+22	BYE
31	0	2.152	Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)	SEC	8–4	0.667	32	+26	BYE
32	1	2.166	Rice (RICE)	USA	9–3	0.750	16	+26	BYE
33	-1	2.171	Tulsa (TULSA)	USA	10–3	0.769	14	+18	BYE
34	-5	2.294	North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)	ACC	8–5	0.615	37	+24	Lost to West Virginia 30–31
35	1	2.303	East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)	USA	9–4	0.692	25	+28	BYE
36	4	2.347	Rutgers (RUTGERS)	IND BE	8–5	0.615	37	+19	Beat NC State 29–23
37	0	2.365	Air Force (AIR FORCE)	MWC	8–4	0.667	32	+22	BYE
38	0	2.368	Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)	ACC	8–5	0.615	37	+24	BYE
39	-4	2.435	Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)	B10	9–4	0.692	25	+20	Lost to Missouri 23–30
40	-1	2.463	Kansas (KANSAS)	B12	7–5	0.583	47	+23	BYE
41	0	2.513	South Florida (SOUTH FLORIDA)	IND BE	8–5	0.615	37	+17	BYE
42	1	2.551	Buffalo (BUFFALO)	MAC	8–5	0.615	37	+19	BYE
43	3	2.589	Navy (NAVY)	IND FBSI	8–5	0.615	37	+16	BYE
44	-2	2.594	Clemson (CLEMSON)	ACC	7–5	0.583	47	+13	BYE
45	2	2.622	Arizona (ARIZONA)	PAC	8–5	0.615	37	+12	BYE
46	4	2.760	UConn (CONNECTICUT)	IND BE	7–5	0.583	47	+11	BYE
47	5	2.774	Troy (TROY)	SUN	8–5	0.615	37	+8	BYE
48	0	2.777	Maryland (MARYLAND)	ACC	7–5	0.583	47	+15	BYE
49	0	2.820	South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)	SEC	7–5	0.583	47	+14	BYE
50	1	2.824	LSU	SEC	7–5	0.583	47	+11	BYE
51	2	2.862	Houston (HOUSTON)	USA	7–5	0.583	47	+7	BYE
52	-7	2.932	Miami (MIAMI)	ACC	7–6	0.538	56	+10	Lost to California 17–24
53	2	2.940	Nevada (NEVADA)	IND WAC	7–5	0.583	47	+9	BYE
54	-10	2.941	Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)	MAC	8–5	0.615	37	+11	Lost to Florida Atlantic 21–24
55	-1	3.160	Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)	B10	7–6	0.538	56	+8	Lost to Florida State 13–42
56	6	3.183	Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH)	IND WAC	8–5	0.615	37	+4	Beat Northern Illinois 17–10
57	-1	3.189	Minnesota (MINNESOTA)	B10	7–5	0.583	47	+6	BYE
58	0	3.221	Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)	MWC	7–6	0.538	56	+9	BYE
59	0	3.226	Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)	USA	7–6	0.538	56	+5	BYE
60	4	3.253	Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)	IND FBSI	7–6	0.538	56	+4	Beat Hawai'i 49–21
61	-1	3.331	Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)	SEC	6–6	0.500	63	+5	BYE
62	-5	3.415	NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)	ACC	6–7	0.462	70	+3	Lost to Rutgers 23–29
63	8	3.458	Florida Atlantic (FLORIDA ATLANTIC)	SUN	7–6	0.538	56	+3	Beat Central Michigan 24–21
64	2	3.556	Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)	IND WAC	7–6	0.538	56	-1	BYE
65	2	3.598	Kentucky (KENTUCKY)	SEC	6–6	0.500	63	-2	BYE
66	-3	3.642	Illinois (ILLINOIS)	B10	5–7	0.417	73	-5	BYE
67	-2	3.657	Virginia (VIRGINIA)	ACC	5–7	0.417	73	-1	BYE
68	-7	3.697	Hawai'i (HAWAII)	IND WAC	7–7	0.500	63	0	Lost to Notre Dame 21–49
69	1	3.837	Arkansas (ARKANSAS)	SEC	5–7	0.417	73	0	BYE
70	-1	3.860	Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)	MAC	6–6	0.500	63	-8	BYE
71	1	3.889	Stanford (STANFORD)	PAC	5–7	0.417	73	-7	BYE
72	-4	3.902	Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)	MAC	6–7	0.462	70	-13	Lost to Louisiana Tech 10–17
73	0	3.930	Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE)	SUN	6–6	0.500	63	-11	BYE
74	1	3.988	Colorado (COLORADO)	B12	5–7	0.417	73	-6	BYE
75	1	4.018	Auburn (AUBURN)	SEC	5–7	0.417	73	-10	BYE
76	-2	4.035	Tennessee (TENNESSEE)	SEC	5–7	0.417	73	-7	BYE
77	0	4.085	San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)	IND WAC	6–6	0.500	63	-11	BYE
78	0	4.104	UTEP	USA	5–7	0.417	73	-10	BYE
79	2	4.109	Louisville (LOUISVILLE)	IND BE	5–7	0.417	73	-10	BYE
80	-1	4.122	Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)	SUN	6–6	0.500	63	-13	BYE
81	-1	4.140	Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)	PAC	5–7	0.417	73	-16	BYE
82	0	4.238	Temple (TEMPLE)	MAC	5–7	0.417	73	-15	BYE
83	0	4.292	Purdue (PURDUE)	B10	4–8	0.333	89	-14	BYE
84	0	4.316	Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)	B12	5–7	0.417	73	-16	BYE
85	1	4.336	Memphis (MEMPHIS)	USA	6–7	0.462	70	-19	BYE
86	-1	4.368	UNLV	MWC	5–7	0.417	73	-12	BYE
87	1	4.450	Baylor (BAYLOR)	B12	4–8	0.333	89	-16	BYE
88	-1	4.536	Duke (DUKE)	ACC	4–8	0.333	89	-20	BYE
89	1	4.586	New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)	MWC	4–8	0.333	89	-16	BYE
90	-1	4.611	Akron (AKRON)	MAC	5–7	0.417	73	-19	BYE
91	1	4.675	Florida International (FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL)	SUN	5–7	0.417	73	-22	BYE
92	-1	4.693	Marshall (MARSHALL)	USA	4–8	0.333	89	-18	BYE
93	0	4.867	Middle Tennessee (MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE)	SUN	5–7	0.417	73	-24	BYE
94	0	4.885	UCLA	PAC	4–8	0.333	89	-21	BYE
95	0	4.988	Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)	SEC	4–8	0.333	89	-22	BYE
96	1	5.125	Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)	B12	4–8	0.333	89	-19	BYE
97	-1	5.133	Ohio (OHIO)	MAC	4–8	0.333	89	-29	BYE
98	0	5.271	Syracuse (SYRACUSE)	IND BE	3–9	0.250	103	-24	BYE
99	0	5.371	UCF (CENTRAL FLORIDA)	USA	4–8	0.333	89	-32	BYE
100	1	5.394	Wyoming (WYOMING)	MWC	4–8	0.333	89	-25	BYE
101	1	5.449	Utah State (UTAH STATE)	IND WAC	3–9	0.250	103	-24	BYE
102	-2	5.460	Michigan (MICHIGAN)	B10	3–9	0.250	103	-24	BYE
103	0	5.511	UAB	USA	4–8	0.333	89	-33	BYE
104	1	5.650	Kent State (KENT STATE)	MAC	4–8	0.333	89	-34	BYE
105	-1	5.728	Indiana (INDIANA)	B10	3–9	0.250	103	-29	BYE
106	0	5.938	UL Monroe (LOUISIANA MONROE)	SUN	4–8	0.333	89	-39	BYE
107	0	6.140	Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	3–9	0.250	103	-37	BYE
108	0	6.175	Toledo (TOLEDO)	MAC	3–9	0.250	103	-39	BYE
109	0	6.309	Army (ARMY)	IND FBSI	3–9	0.250	103	-31	BYE
110	0	6.560	New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)	IND WAC	3–9	0.250	103	-44	BYE
111	0	7.048	Tulane (TULANE)	USA	2–10	0.167	111	-47	BYE
112	0	7.169	Iowa State (IOWA STATE)	B12	2–10	0.167	111	-53	BYE
113	0	7.196	San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)	MWC	2–10	0.167	111	-36	BYE
114	0	7.331	Western Kentucky (WESTERN KENTUCKY)	IND FBSI	2–10	0.167	111	-57	BYE
115	0	7.584	Idaho (IDAHO)	IND WAC	2–10	0.167	111	-54	BYE
116	0	7.666	Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))	MAC	2–10	0.167	111	-56	BYE
117	0	7.681	SMU	USA	1–11	0.083	118	-57	BYE
118	0	7.800	Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)	PAC	2–11	0.154	117	-57	BYE
119	0	8.136	Washington (WASHINGTON)	PAC	0–12	0.000	120	-60	BYE
120	0	8.460	North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)	SUN	1–11	0.083	118	-61	BYE