2008 Week 12 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 | 0 | 0.779 |  Texas (TEXAS) |  B12 | 9–1 | 0.900 | 6 | +52 | Beat Baylor 45–21 |
| 2 | 0 | 0.927 |  Florida (FLORIDA) |  SEC | 8–1 | 0.889 | 10 | +39 | Beat Vanderbilt 42–14 |
| 3 | 3 | 1.015 |  Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH) | B12 | 10–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +43 | Beat Oklahoma State 56–20 |
| 4 | 4 | 1.059 |  USC |  PAC | 8–1 | 0.889 | 10 | +33 | Beat California 17–3 |
| 5 | -2 | 1.071 |  Alabama (ALABAMA) | SEC | 10–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +44 | Beat LSU 27–21 |
| 6 | -2 | 1.086 |  Boise State (BOISE STATE) | IND WAC | 9–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +37 | Beat Utah State 49–14 |
| 7 | -2 | 1.137 |  Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA) | B12 | 9–1 | 0.900 | 6 | +38 | Beat Texas A&M 66–28 |
| 8 | 1 | 1.152 |  Utah (UTAH) |  MWC | 10–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +44 | Beat TCU 13–10 |
| 9 | 4 | 1.303 |  Ohio State (OHIO STATE) |  B10 | 8–2 | 0.800 | 15 | +37 | Beat Northwestern 45–10 |
| 10 | -3 | 1.354 |  Penn State (PENN STATE) | B10 | 9–1 | 0.900 | 6 | +31 | Lost to Iowa 23–24 |
| 11 | 0 | 1.357 |  Georgia (GEORGIA) | SEC | 8–2 | 0.800 | 15 | +36 | Beat Kentucky 42–38 |
| 12 | 2 | 1.365 |  Ball State (BALL STATE) |  MAC | 9–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +27 | Beat Northern Illinois 45–14 |
| 13 | 2 | 1.446 |  Missouri (MISSOURI) | B12 | 8–2 | 0.800 | 15 | +30 | Beat Kansas State 41–24 |
| 14 | 3 | 1.485 |  North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA) |  ACC | 7–2 | 0.778 | 21 | +26 | Beat Georgia Tech 28–7 |
| 15 | -5 | 1.569 |  Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE) | B12 | 8–2 | 0.800 | 15 | +28 | Lost to Texas Tech 20–56 |
| 16 | -4 | 1.595 |  TCU | MWC | 9–2 | 0.818 | 13 | +31 | Lost to Utah 10–13 |
| 17 | -1 | 1.680 |  Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE) | B10 | 9–2 | 0.818 | 13 | +33 | Beat Purdue 21–7 |
| 18 | 6 | 1.714 |  Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH) | IND BE | 7–2 | 0.778 | 21 | +25 | Beat Louisville 41–7 |
| 19 | 4 | 1.744 |  Cincinnati (CINCINNATI) | IND BE | 7–2 | 0.778 | 21 | +23 | Beat West Virginia 26–23 |
| 20 | 5 | 1.798 |  Florida State (FLORIDA STATE) | ACC | 7–2 | 0.778 | 21 | +18 | Beat Clemson 41–27 |
| 21 | -3 | 1.835 |  BYU | MWC | 9–1 | 0.900 | 6 | +20 | Beat San Diego State 41–12 |
| 22 | -1 | 1.883 |  Tulsa (TULSA) |  USA | 8–1 | 0.889 | 10 | +15 | BYE |
| 23 | 16 | 1.965 |  Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH) | ACC | 6–3 | 0.667 | 32 | +20 | Beat Maryland 23–13 |
| 24 | 3 | 1.976 |  Air Force (AIR FORCE) | MWC | 8–2 | 0.800 | 15 | +22 | Beat Colorado State 38–17 |
| 25 | -6 | 1.991 |  California (CALIFORNIA) | PAC | 6–3 | 0.667 | 32 | +20 | Lost to USC 3–17 |
| 26 | 5 | 2.094 |  Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN) | MAC | 8–2 | 0.800 | 15 | +18 | Beat Illinois 23–17 |
| 27 | 5 | 2.114 |  Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST) | ACC | 6–3 | 0.667 | 32 | +19 | Beat Virginia 28–17 |
| 28 | 1 | 2.188 |  Miami (MIAMI) | ACC | 6–3 | 0.667 | 32 | +16 | BYE |
| 29 | 11 | 2.233 |  Nebraska (NEBRASKA) | B12 | 6–4 | 0.600 | 47 | +22 | Beat Kansas 45–35 |
| 30 | -8 | 2.234 |  Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH) | ACC | 7–3 | 0.700 | 26 | +14 | Lost to North Carolina 7–28 |
| 31 | 11 | 2.252 |  Oregon State (OREGON STATE) | PAC | 6–3 | 0.667 | 32 | +14 | Beat UCLA 34–6 |
| 32 | -4 | 2.265 |  LSU | SEC | 6–3 | 0.667 | 32 | +15 | Lost to Alabama 21–27 |
| 33 | 3 | 2.326 |  Navy (NAVY) | IND FBSI | 6–3 | 0.667 | 32 | +15 | BYE |
| 34 | 3 | 2.328 |  South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA) | SEC | 7–3 | 0.700 | 26 | +14 | Beat Arkansas 34–21 |
| 35 | -2 | 2.362 |  Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN) | MAC | 7–2 | 0.778 | 21 | +14 | BYE |
| 36 | 9 | 2.365 |  Oregon (OREGON) | PAC | 7–3 | 0.700 | 26 | +13 | Beat Stanford 35–28 |
| 37 | -7 | 2.395 |  West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA) | IND BE | 6–3 | 0.667 | 32 | +11 | Lost to Cincinnati 23–26 |
| 38 | -3 | 2.404 |  UConn (CONNECTICUT) | IND BE | 6–3 | 0.667 | 32 | +13 | BYE |
| 39 | -19 | 2.426 |  Minnesota (MINNESOTA) | B10 | 7–3 | 0.700 | 26 | +13 | Lost to Michigan 6–29 |
| 40 | -14 | 2.447 |  Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN) | B10 | 7–3 | 0.700 | 26 | +13 | Lost to Ohio State 10–45 |
| 41 | 6 | 2.484 |  Rice (RICE) | USA | 7–3 | 0.700 | 26 | +14 | Beat Army 38–31 |
| 42 | 1 | 2.509 |  South Florida (SOUTH FLORIDA) | IND BE | 6–3 | 0.667 | 32 | +9 | BYE |
| 43 | 9 | 2.515 |  Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE) | ACC | 6–3 | 0.667 | 32 | +8 | Beat Notre Dame 17–0 |
| 44 | 13 | 2.556 |  Iowa (IOWA) | B10 | 6–4 | 0.600 | 47 | +11 | Beat Penn State 24–23 |
| 45 | 3 | 2.642 |  Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI) | SEC | 5–4 | 0.556 | 52 | +12 | BYE |
| 46 | 9 | 2.643 |  East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA) | USA | 6–3 | 0.667 | 32 | +10 | Beat Marshall 19–16 |
| 47 | -13 | 2.673 |  Kansas (KANSAS) | B12 | 6–4 | 0.600 | 47 | +12 | Lost to Nebraska 35–45 |
| 48 | -7 | 2.737 |  Maryland (MARYLAND) | ACC | 6–3 | 0.667 | 32 | +7 | Lost to Virginia Tech 13–23 |
| 49 | -11 | 2.739 |  Kentucky (KENTUCKY) | SEC | 6–4 | 0.600 | 47 | +11 | Lost to Georgia 38–42 |
| 50 | -6 | 2.762 |  Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT) | SEC | 5–4 | 0.556 | 52 | +12 | Lost to Florida 14–42 |
| 51 | -2 | 2.766 |  Arizona (ARIZONA) | PAC | 6–3 | 0.667 | 32 | +1 | Beat Washington State 59–28 |
| 52 | 7 | 2.835 |  Troy (TROY) |  SUN | 6–3 | 0.667 | 32 | +3 | Beat Western Kentucky 17–7 |
| 53 | -7 | 2.901 |  Virginia (VIRGINIA) | ACC | 5–5 | 0.500 | 64 | +11 | Lost to Wake Forest 17–28 |
| 54 | 7 | 3.044 |  Buffalo (BUFFALO) | MAC | 5–4 | 0.556 | 52 | +6 | Beat Miami (OH) 37–17 |
| 55 | 8 | 3.125 |  Wisconsin (WISCONSIN) | B10 | 5–5 | 0.500 | 64 | +6 | Beat Indiana 55–20 |
| 56 | -3 | 3.169 |  Illinois (ILLINOIS) | B10 | 5–5 | 0.500 | 64 | +4 | Lost to Western Michigan 17–23 |
| 57 | -6 | 3.176 |  Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME) | IND FBSI | 5–4 | 0.556 | 52 | +3 | Lost to Boston College 0–17 |
| 58 | -4 | 3.327 |  Louisville (LOUISVILLE) | IND BE | 5–4 | 0.556 | 52 | +2 | Lost to Pittsburgh 7–41 |
| 59 | -1 | 3.358 |  Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS) | MAC | 5–4 | 0.556 | 52 | -1 | Lost to Ball State 14–45 |
| 60 | 8 | 3.419 |  Rutgers (RUTGERS) | IND BE | 4–5 | 0.444 | 73 | +1 | Beat Syracuse 35–17 |
| 61 | 9 | 3.436 |  Houston (HOUSTON) | USA | 5–4 | 0.556 | 52 | -4 | Beat Tulane 42–14 |
| 62 | 18 | 3.442 |  Nevada (NEVADA) | IND WAC | 5–4 | 0.556 | 52 | 0 | Beat Fresno State 41–28 |
| 63 | -7 | 3.472 |  San José State (SAN JOSE STATE) | IND WAC | 6–4 | 0.600 | 47 | 0 | Lost to Louisiana Tech 0–21 |
| 64 | -4 | 3.496 |  Clemson (CLEMSON) | ACC | 4–5 | 0.444 | 73 | -2 | Lost to Florida State 27–41 |
| 65 | 12 | 3.510 |  Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH) | IND WAC | 5–4 | 0.556 | 52 | 0 | Beat San José State 21–0 |
| 66 | 6 | 3.579 |  Hawai'i (HAWAII) | IND WAC | 5–5 | 0.500 | 64 | +2 | Beat New Mexico State 42–30 |
| 67 | -5 | 3.591 |  Stanford (STANFORD) | PAC | 5–5 | 0.500 | 64 | -2 | Lost to Oregon 28–35 |
| 68 | 10 | 3.603 |  Akron (AKRON) | MAC | 5–4 | 0.556 | 52 | -1 | Beat Toledo 47–30 |
| 69 | -19 | 3.665 |  Duke (DUKE) | ACC | 4–5 | 0.444 | 73 | -2 | Lost to NC State 17–27 |
| 70 | -1 | 3.717 |  Colorado (COLORADO) | B12 | 5–5 | 0.500 | 64 | +1 | Beat Iowa State 28–24 |
| 71 | 8 | 3.768 |  Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN) | MAC | 5–5 | 0.500 | 64 | -2 | Beat Ohio 28–3 |
| 72 | -7 | 3.825 |  Arkansas (ARKANSAS) | SEC | 4–6 | 0.400 | 81 | +3 | Lost to South Carolina 21–34 |
| 73 | -7 | 3.850 |  Fresno State (FRESNO STATE) | IND WAC | 5–4 | 0.556 | 52 | -5 | Lost to Nevada 28–41 |
| 74 | 14 | 3.999 |  UTEP | USA | 4–5 | 0.444 | 73 | -2 | Beat Louisiana 37–24 |
| 75 | -11 | 4.023 |  Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE) | SUN | 5–4 | 0.556 | 52 | -8 | Lost to UTEP 24–37 |
| 76 | 5 | 4.047 |  Auburn (AUBURN) | SEC | 5–5 | 0.500 | 64 | -7 | Beat FCS 37–20 |
| 77 | -4 | 4.105 |  Colorado State (COLORADO STATE) | MWC | 4–6 | 0.400 | 81 | -3 | Lost to Air Force 17–38 |
| 78 | 6 | 4.109 |  Memphis (MEMPHIS) | USA | 5–5 | 0.500 | 64 | -8 | Beat SMU 31–26 |
| 79 | -12 | 4.115 |  New Mexico (NEW MEXICO) | MWC | 4–7 | 0.364 | 88 | -4 | Lost to UNLV 20–27 |
| 80 | -9 | 4.133 |  Kansas State (KANSAS STATE) | B12 | 4–6 | 0.400 | 81 | -6 | Lost to Missouri 24–41 |
| 81 | 1 | 4.271 |  Marshall (MARSHALL) | USA | 4–5 | 0.444 | 73 | -6 | Lost to East Carolina 16–19 |
| 82 | -6 | 4.327 |  Purdue (PURDUE) | B10 | 3–7 | 0.300 | 96 | -8 | Lost to Michigan State 7–21 |
| 83 | 7 | 4.355 |  UNLV | MWC | 4–6 | 0.400 | 81 | -4 | Beat New Mexico 27–20 |
| 84 | 8 | 4.369 |  Florida Atlantic (FLORIDA ATLANTIC) | SUN | 4–5 | 0.444 | 73 | -7 | Beat North Texas 46–13 |
| 85 | 9 | 4.398 |  Florida International (FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL) | SUN | 4–5 | 0.444 | 73 | -8 | Beat Arkansas State 22–21 |
| 86 | -11 | 4.424 |  Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M) | B12 | 4–6 | 0.400 | 81 | -3 | Lost to Oklahoma 28–66 |
| 87 | 4 | 4.437 |  Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS) | USA | 4–6 | 0.400 | 81 | -10 | Beat UCF 17–6 |
| 88 | -14 | 4.487 |  Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE) | SUN | 4–5 | 0.444 | 73 | -10 | Lost to Florida International 21–22 |
| 89 | -3 | 4.523 |  Temple (TEMPLE) | MAC | 3–6 | 0.333 | 89 | -8 | BYE |
| 90 | 9 | 4.587 |  NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE) | ACC | 3–6 | 0.333 | 89 | -9 | Beat Duke 27–17 |
| 91 | -6 | 4.752 |  UCLA | PAC | 3–6 | 0.333 | 89 | -8 | Lost to Oregon State 6–34 |
| 92 | -3 | 4.784 |  Baylor (BAYLOR) | B12 | 3–7 | 0.300 | 96 | -13 | Lost to Texas 21–45 |
| 93 | 4 | 4.785 |  Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE) | PAC | 3–6 | 0.333 | 89 | -13 | Beat Washington 39–19 |
| 94 | 4 | 4.899 |  Wyoming (WYOMING) | MWC | 4–6 | 0.400 | 81 | -11 | Beat Tennessee 13–7 |
| 95 | -8 | 4.974 |  Tennessee (TENNESSEE) | SEC | 3–7 | 0.300 | 96 | -13 | Lost to Wyoming 7–13 |
| 96 | -13 | 4.976 |  Indiana (INDIANA) | B10 | 3–7 | 0.300 | 96 | -12 | Lost to Wisconsin 20–55 |
| 97 | 5 | 5.097 |  Michigan (MICHIGAN) | B10 | 3–7 | 0.300 | 96 | -12 | Beat Minnesota 29–6 |
| 98 | 3 | 5.316 |  Middle Tennessee (MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE) | SUN | 3–6 | 0.333 | 89 | -14 | Beat UL Monroe 24–21 |
| 99 | -4 | 5.318 |  Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE) | SEC | 3–6 | 0.333 | 89 | -18 | BYE |
| 100 | -7 | 5.587 |  Syracuse (SYRACUSE) | IND BE | 2–7 | 0.222 | 103 | -16 | Lost to Rutgers 17–35 |
| 101 | -5 | 5.599 |  New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE) | IND WAC | 3–6 | 0.333 | 89 | -19 | Lost to Hawai'i 30–42 |
| 102 | 1 | 5.843 |  Utah State (UTAH STATE) | IND WAC | 2–8 | 0.200 | 110 | -15 | Lost to Boise State 14–49 |
| 103 | -3 | 5.971 |  Toledo (TOLEDO) | MAC | 2–7 | 0.222 | 103 | -17 | Lost to Akron 30–47 |
| 104 | 1 | 6.010 |  Army (ARMY) | IND FBSI | 3–7 | 0.300 | 96 | -16 | Lost to Rice 31–38 |
| 105 | 1 | 6.233 |  UCF (CENTRAL FLORIDA) | USA | 2–7 | 0.222 | 103 | -23 | Lost to Southern Miss 6–17 |
| 106 | -2 | 6.248 |  Tulane (TULANE) | USA | 2–7 | 0.222 | 103 | -21 | Lost to Houston 14–42 |
| 107 | 2 | 6.390 |  Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN) | MAC | 2–8 | 0.200 | 110 | -24 | BYE |
| 108 | 0 | 6.416 |  Ohio (OHIO) | MAC | 2–8 | 0.200 | 110 | -28 | Lost to Bowling Green 3–28 |
| 109 | -2 | 6.566 |  UL Monroe (LOUISIANA MONROE) | SUN | 3–7 | 0.300 | 96 | -31 | Lost to Middle Tennessee 21–24 |
| 110 | 0 | 6.825 |  Western Kentucky (WESTERN KENTUCKY) | IND FBSI | 2–8 | 0.200 | 110 | -31 | Lost to Troy 7–17 |
| 111 | 3 | 6.838 |  UAB | USA | 2–7 | 0.222 | 103 | -27 | BYE |
| 112 | 1 | 6.888 |  Kent State (KENT STATE) | MAC | 2–7 | 0.222 | 103 | -30 | BYE |
| 113 | -1 | 7.154 |  Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH)) | MAC | 2–7 | 0.222 | 103 | -29 | Lost to Buffalo 17–37 |
| 114 | -3 | 7.244 |  Iowa State (IOWA STATE) | B12 | 2–8 | 0.200 | 110 | -36 | Lost to Colorado 24–28 |
| 115 | 1 | 7.315 |  SMU | USA | 1–9 | 0.100 | 116 | -32 | Lost to Memphis 26–31 |
| 116 | -1 | 7.406 |  Washington (WASHINGTON) | PAC | 0–9 | 0.000 | 120 | -27 | Lost to Arizona State 19–39 |
| 117 | 0 | 7.544 |  Idaho (IDAHO) | IND WAC | 2–8 | 0.200 | 110 | -35 | BYE |
| 118 | 1 | 7.993 |  Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE) | PAC | 1–9 | 0.100 | 116 | -33 | Lost to Arizona 28–59 |
| 119 | 1 | 8.060 |  San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE) | MWC | 1–9 | 0.100 | 116 | -30 | Lost to BYU 12–41 |
| 120 | -2 | 8.206 |  North Texas (NORTH TEXAS) | SUN | 1–9 | 0.100 | 116 | -35 | Lost to Florida Atlantic 13–46 |