2008 Regular Season Final College Football Team Rankings
2008 rankings calculated with the Classic formula (Ken's 2016-based hybrid, applied retroactively); records, NOW and game results come from official ESPN scores.
| Rank | Change | Rating | Team | Conf | Record | Win % | Place | NOW | Game Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 0.735 |  Florida (FLORIDA) |  SEC | 12–1 | 0.923 | 3 | +75 | Beat Alabama 31–20 |
| 2 | 1 | 0.750 |  Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA) |  B12 | 12–1 | 0.923 | 3 | +77 | Beat Missouri 62–21 |
| 3 | -2 | 0.794 |  Texas (TEXAS) | B12 | 11–1 | 0.917 | 7 | +74 | BYE |
| 4 | 0 | 0.994 |  Boise State (BOISE STATE) | IND WAC | 12–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +63 | BYE |
| 5 | 1 | 1.047 |  USC |  PAC | 11–1 | 0.917 | 7 | +57 | Beat UCLA 28–7 |
| 6 | 1 | 1.076 |  Utah (UTAH) |  MWC | 12–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +63 | BYE |
| 7 | -2 | 1.097 |  Alabama (ALABAMA) | SEC | 12–1 | 0.923 | 3 | +65 | Lost to Florida 20–31 |
| 8 | 0 | 1.175 |  Penn State (PENN STATE) |  B10 | 11–1 | 0.917 | 7 | +53 | BYE |
| 9 | 0 | 1.198 |  Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH) | B12 | 11–1 | 0.917 | 7 | +55 | BYE |
| 10 | 0 | 1.242 |  Ohio State (OHIO STATE) | B10 | 10–2 | 0.833 | 12 | +54 | BYE |
| 11 | 1 | 1.427 |  TCU | MWC | 10–2 | 0.833 | 12 | +44 | BYE |
| 12 | -1 | 1.440 |  Ball State (BALL STATE) |  MAC | 12–1 | 0.923 | 3 | +48 | Lost to Buffalo 24–42 |
| 13 | 6 | 1.442 |  Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH) | IND BE | 9–3 | 0.750 | 16 | +47 | Beat UConn 34–10 |
| 14 | -1 | 1.502 |  Georgia (GEORGIA) | SEC | 9–3 | 0.750 | 16 | +44 | BYE |
| 15 | 0 | 1.523 |  Cincinnati (CINCINNATI) | IND BE | 11–2 | 0.846 | 11 | +51 | Beat Hawai'i 29–24 |
| 16 | 1 | 1.665 |  Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE) | B12 | 9–3 | 0.750 | 16 | +38 | BYE |
| 17 | 1 | 1.680 |  Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE) | B10 | 9–3 | 0.750 | 16 | +42 | BYE |
| 18 | 2 | 1.762 |  Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH) |  ACC | 9–3 | 0.750 | 16 | +33 | BYE |
| 19 | 2 | 1.797 |  BYU | MWC | 10–2 | 0.833 | 12 | +34 | BYE |
| 20 | -4 | 1.805 |  Missouri (MISSOURI) | B12 | 9–4 | 0.692 | 25 | +34 | Lost to Oklahoma 21–62 |
| 21 | 2 | 1.819 |  Oregon (OREGON) | PAC | 9–3 | 0.750 | 16 | +33 | BYE |
| 22 | -8 | 1.824 |  Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE) | ACC | 9–4 | 0.692 | 25 | +35 | Lost to Virginia Tech 12–30 |
| 23 | 3 | 1.826 |  Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH) | ACC | 9–4 | 0.692 | 25 | +35 | Beat Boston College 30–12 |
| 24 | -2 | 1.849 |  Florida State (FLORIDA STATE) | ACC | 8–4 | 0.667 | 29 | +28 | BYE |
| 25 | -1 | 1.966 |  Nebraska (NEBRASKA) | B12 | 8–4 | 0.667 | 29 | +31 | BYE |
| 26 | -1 | 1.976 |  Oregon State (OREGON STATE) | PAC | 8–4 | 0.667 | 29 | +33 | BYE |
| 27 | 0 | 2.019 |  North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA) | ACC | 8–4 | 0.667 | 29 | +27 | BYE |
| 28 | 5 | 2.030 |  California (CALIFORNIA) | PAC | 8–4 | 0.667 | 29 | +25 | Beat Washington 48–7 |
| 29 | 1 | 2.031 |  Iowa (IOWA) | B10 | 8–4 | 0.667 | 29 | +23 | BYE |
| 30 | -1 | 2.070 |  Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI) | SEC | 8–4 | 0.667 | 29 | +26 | BYE |
| 31 | 0 | 2.086 |  Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN) | MAC | 9–3 | 0.750 | 16 | +27 | BYE |
| 32 | 0 | 2.135 |  Rice (RICE) |  USA | 9–3 | 0.750 | 16 | +25 | BYE |
| 33 | -5 | 2.170 |  Tulsa (TULSA) | USA | 10–3 | 0.769 | 15 | +18 | Lost to East Carolina 24–27 |
| 34 | 5 | 2.182 |  West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA) | IND BE | 8–4 | 0.667 | 29 | +22 | Beat South Florida 13–7 |
| 35 | -1 | 2.194 |  Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN) | B10 | 9–3 | 0.750 | 16 | +24 | BYE |
| 36 | 5 | 2.263 |  East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA) | USA | 9–4 | 0.692 | 25 | +28 | Beat Tulsa 27–24 |
| 37 | -2 | 2.297 |  Air Force (AIR FORCE) | MWC | 8–4 | 0.667 | 29 | +23 | BYE |
| 38 | 2 | 2.345 |  Navy (NAVY) | IND FBSI | 8–4 | 0.667 | 29 | +19 | Beat Army 34–0 |
| 39 | 14 | 2.398 |  Rutgers (RUTGERS) | IND BE | 7–5 | 0.583 | 42 | +15 | Beat Louisville 63–14 |
| 40 | -4 | 2.419 |  Kansas (KANSAS) | B12 | 7–5 | 0.583 | 42 | +21 | BYE |
| 41 | 10 | 2.456 |  Troy (TROY) |  SUN | 8–4 | 0.667 | 29 | +13 | Beat Arkansas State 35–9 |
| 42 | -4 | 2.471 |  Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST) | ACC | 7–5 | 0.583 | 42 | +18 | BYE |
| 43 | -6 | 2.493 |  Clemson (CLEMSON) | ACC | 7–5 | 0.583 | 42 | +13 | BYE |
| 44 | 10 | 2.580 |  Buffalo (BUFFALO) | MAC | 8–5 | 0.615 | 41 | +20 | Beat Ball State 42–24 |
| 45 | 0 | 2.596 |  Miami (MIAMI) | ACC | 7–5 | 0.583 | 42 | +15 | BYE |
| 46 | -2 | 2.633 |  Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN) | MAC | 8–4 | 0.667 | 29 | +17 | BYE |
| 47 | 0 | 2.659 |  South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA) | SEC | 7–5 | 0.583 | 42 | +14 | BYE |
| 48 | -5 | 2.674 |  South Florida (SOUTH FLORIDA) | IND BE | 7–5 | 0.583 | 42 | +11 | Lost to West Virginia 7–13 |
| 49 | -3 | 2.675 |  Maryland (MARYLAND) | ACC | 7–5 | 0.583 | 42 | +13 | BYE |
| 50 | -8 | 2.708 |  UConn (CONNECTICUT) | IND BE | 7–5 | 0.583 | 42 | +12 | Lost to Pittsburgh 10–34 |
| 51 | -3 | 2.709 |  LSU | SEC | 7–5 | 0.583 | 42 | +11 | BYE |
| 52 | -2 | 2.748 |  Wisconsin (WISCONSIN) | B10 | 7–5 | 0.583 | 42 | +12 | BYE |
| 53 | -1 | 2.796 |  Houston (HOUSTON) | USA | 7–5 | 0.583 | 42 | +7 | BYE |
| 54 | -5 | 2.818 |  Nevada (NEVADA) | IND WAC | 7–5 | 0.583 | 42 | +10 | BYE |
| 55 | 6 | 2.975 |  Arizona (ARIZONA) | PAC | 7–5 | 0.583 | 42 | +1 | Beat Arizona State 31–10 |
| 56 | 0 | 3.000 |  Minnesota (MINNESOTA) | B10 | 7–5 | 0.583 | 42 | +7 | BYE |
| 57 | -2 | 3.035 |  NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE) | ACC | 6–6 | 0.500 | 60 | +7 | BYE |
| 58 | 0 | 3.102 |  Fresno State (FRESNO STATE) | IND WAC | 7–5 | 0.583 | 42 | +7 | BYE |
| 59 | 1 | 3.267 |  Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT) | SEC | 6–6 | 0.500 | 60 | +5 | BYE |
| 60 | -1 | 3.332 |  Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH) | IND WAC | 7–5 | 0.583 | 42 | 0 | BYE |
| 61 | -4 | 3.358 |  Hawai'i (HAWAII) | IND WAC | 7–6 | 0.538 | 59 | +6 | Lost to Cincinnati 24–29 |
| 62 | 0 | 3.464 |  Colorado State (COLORADO STATE) | MWC | 6–6 | 0.500 | 60 | +3 | BYE |
| 63 | 0 | 3.477 |  Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME) | IND FBSI | 6–6 | 0.500 | 60 | -2 | BYE |
| 64 | 2 | 3.487 |  Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS) | USA | 6–6 | 0.500 | 60 | -1 | BYE |
| 65 | -1 | 3.503 |  Illinois (ILLINOIS) | B10 | 5–7 | 0.417 | 73 | -3 | BYE |
| 66 | -1 | 3.528 |  Kentucky (KENTUCKY) | SEC | 6–6 | 0.500 | 60 | -2 | BYE |
| 67 | 1 | 3.529 |  Virginia (VIRGINIA) | ACC | 5–7 | 0.417 | 73 | 0 | BYE |
| 68 | -1 | 3.531 |  Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS) | MAC | 6–6 | 0.500 | 60 | -6 | BYE |
| 69 | 3 | 3.744 |  Florida Atlantic (FLORIDA ATLANTIC) | SUN | 6–6 | 0.500 | 60 | -4 | BYE |
| 70 | 1 | 3.768 |  Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN) | MAC | 6–6 | 0.500 | 60 | -6 | BYE |
| 71 | -1 | 3.785 |  Arkansas (ARKANSAS) | SEC | 5–7 | 0.417 | 73 | 0 | BYE |
| 72 | -3 | 3.836 |  Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE) | SUN | 6–6 | 0.500 | 60 | -10 | Lost to Troy 9–35 |
| 73 | 6 | 3.922 |  Stanford (STANFORD) | PAC | 5–7 | 0.417 | 73 | -8 | BYE |
| 74 | 0 | 3.956 |  San José State (SAN JOSE STATE) | IND WAC | 6–6 | 0.500 | 60 | -9 | BYE |
| 75 | 2 | 3.962 |  Tennessee (TENNESSEE) | SEC | 5–7 | 0.417 | 73 | -7 | BYE |
| 76 | 2 | 4.006 |  Colorado (COLORADO) | B12 | 5–7 | 0.417 | 73 | -8 | BYE |
| 77 | 3 | 4.008 |  Auburn (AUBURN) | SEC | 5–7 | 0.417 | 73 | -11 | BYE |
| 78 | -2 | 4.017 |  Memphis (MEMPHIS) | USA | 6–6 | 0.500 | 60 | -15 | BYE |
| 79 | 13 | 4.063 |  Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE) | SUN | 6–6 | 0.500 | 60 | -12 | Beat Middle Tennessee 42–28 |
| 80 | -7 | 4.094 |  Louisville (LOUISVILLE) | IND BE | 5–7 | 0.417 | 73 | -11 | Lost to Rutgers 14–63 |
| 81 | 1 | 4.108 |  UTEP | USA | 5–7 | 0.417 | 73 | -11 | BYE |
| 82 | -7 | 4.165 |  Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE) | PAC | 5–7 | 0.417 | 73 | -16 | Lost to Arizona 10–31 |
| 83 | 0 | 4.167 |  Temple (TEMPLE) | MAC | 5–7 | 0.417 | 73 | -13 | BYE |
| 84 | -3 | 4.194 |  Purdue (PURDUE) | B10 | 4–8 | 0.333 | 89 | -13 | BYE |
| 85 | -1 | 4.280 |  Kansas State (KANSAS STATE) | B12 | 5–7 | 0.417 | 73 | -16 | BYE |
| 86 | -1 | 4.301 |  Duke (DUKE) | ACC | 4–8 | 0.333 | 89 | -16 | BYE |
| 87 | 0 | 4.347 |  UNLV | MWC | 5–7 | 0.417 | 73 | -11 | BYE |
| 88 | -2 | 4.445 |  Baylor (BAYLOR) | B12 | 4–8 | 0.333 | 89 | -16 | BYE |
| 89 | -1 | 4.561 |  Akron (AKRON) | MAC | 5–7 | 0.417 | 73 | -18 | BYE |
| 90 | 0 | 4.605 |  Marshall (MARSHALL) | USA | 4–8 | 0.333 | 89 | -18 | BYE |
| 91 | 0 | 4.611 |  New Mexico (NEW MEXICO) | MWC | 4–8 | 0.333 | 89 | -16 | BYE |
| 92 | 5 | 4.622 |  Florida International (FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL) | SUN | 5–7 | 0.417 | 73 | -21 | Beat Western Kentucky 27–3 |
| 93 | -4 | 4.793 |  Middle Tennessee (MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE) | SUN | 5–7 | 0.417 | 73 | -24 | Lost to Louisiana 28–42 |
| 94 | -1 | 4.839 |  UCLA | PAC | 4–8 | 0.333 | 89 | -19 | Lost to USC 7–28 |
| 95 | -1 | 4.952 |  Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE) | SEC | 4–8 | 0.333 | 89 | -22 | BYE |
| 96 | -1 | 5.051 |  Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M) | B12 | 4–8 | 0.333 | 89 | -18 | BYE |
| 97 | -1 | 5.055 |  Ohio (OHIO) | MAC | 4–8 | 0.333 | 89 | -27 | BYE |
| 98 | 4 | 5.290 |  Syracuse (SYRACUSE) | IND BE | 3–9 | 0.250 | 103 | -24 | BYE |
| 99 | -1 | 5.310 |  UCF (CENTRAL FLORIDA) | USA | 4–8 | 0.333 | 89 | -31 | BYE |
| 100 | -1 | 5.329 |  Utah State (UTAH STATE) | IND WAC | 3–9 | 0.250 | 103 | -21 | BYE |
| 101 | -1 | 5.341 |  Michigan (MICHIGAN) | B10 | 3–9 | 0.250 | 103 | -23 | BYE |
| 102 | -1 | 5.380 |  Wyoming (WYOMING) | MWC | 4–8 | 0.333 | 89 | -24 | BYE |
| 103 | 0 | 5.461 |  UAB | USA | 4–8 | 0.333 | 89 | -32 | BYE |
| 104 | 0 | 5.540 |  Indiana (INDIANA) | B10 | 3–9 | 0.250 | 103 | -27 | BYE |
| 105 | 0 | 5.598 |  Kent State (KENT STATE) | MAC | 4–8 | 0.333 | 89 | -33 | BYE |
| 106 | 0 | 5.881 |  UL Monroe (LOUISIANA MONROE) | SUN | 4–8 | 0.333 | 89 | -39 | BYE |
| 107 | 0 | 6.018 |  Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN) | MAC | 3–9 | 0.250 | 103 | -36 | BYE |
| 108 | 0 | 6.028 |  Toledo (TOLEDO) | MAC | 3–9 | 0.250 | 103 | -36 | BYE |
| 109 | 0 | 6.322 |  Army (ARMY) | IND FBSI | 3–9 | 0.250 | 103 | -31 | Lost to Navy 0–34 |
| 110 | 0 | 6.436 |  New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE) | IND WAC | 3–9 | 0.250 | 103 | -41 | BYE |
| 111 | 0 | 6.948 |  Tulane (TULANE) | USA | 2–10 | 0.167 | 111 | -46 | BYE |
| 112 | 1 | 7.114 |  Iowa State (IOWA STATE) | B12 | 2–10 | 0.167 | 111 | -53 | BYE |
| 113 | 1 | 7.201 |  San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE) | MWC | 2–10 | 0.167 | 111 | -35 | BYE |
| 114 | -2 | 7.303 |  Western Kentucky (WESTERN KENTUCKY) | IND FBSI | 2–10 | 0.167 | 111 | -56 | Lost to Florida International 3–27 |
| 115 | 0 | 7.490 |  Idaho (IDAHO) | IND WAC | 2–10 | 0.167 | 111 | -51 | BYE |
| 116 | 0 | 7.578 |  SMU | USA | 1–11 | 0.083 | 118 | -55 | BYE |
| 117 | 0 | 7.606 |  Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH)) | MAC | 2–10 | 0.167 | 111 | -55 | BYE |
| 118 | 0 | 7.811 |  Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE) | PAC | 2–11 | 0.154 | 117 | -56 | BYE |
| 119 | 0 | 8.195 |  Washington (WASHINGTON) | PAC | 0–12 | 0.000 | 120 | -59 | Lost to California 7–48 |
| 120 | 0 | 8.375 |  North Texas (NORTH TEXAS) | SUN | 1–11 | 0.083 | 118 | -60 | BYE |