2008 Week 13 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 | 0.738 |  Texas (TEXAS) |  B12 | 10–1 | 0.909 | 6 | +63 | Beat Kansas 35–7 |
| 2 | 0 | 0.773 |  Florida (FLORIDA) |  SEC | 9–1 | 0.900 | 9 | +50 | Beat South Carolina 56–6 |
| 3 | 0 | 1.021 |  Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH) | B12 | 10–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +47 | BYE |
| 4 | 0 | 1.062 |  USC |  PAC | 9–1 | 0.900 | 9 | +41 | Beat Stanford 45–23 |
| 5 | 0 | 1.090 |  Alabama (ALABAMA) | SEC | 11–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +51 | Beat Mississippi State 32–7 |
| 6 | 0 | 1.129 |  Boise State (BOISE STATE) | IND WAC | 10–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +42 | Beat Idaho 45–10 |
| 7 | 0 | 1.179 |  Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA) | B12 | 9–1 | 0.900 | 9 | +41 | BYE |
| 8 | 0 | 1.210 |  Utah (UTAH) |  MWC | 11–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +48 | Beat San Diego State 63–14 |
| 9 | 0 | 1.311 |  Ohio State (OHIO STATE) |  B10 | 9–2 | 0.818 | 12 | +44 | Beat Illinois 30–20 |
| 10 | 1 | 1.324 |  Georgia (GEORGIA) | SEC | 9–2 | 0.818 | 12 | +45 | Beat Auburn 17–13 |
| 11 | -1 | 1.394 |  Penn State (PENN STATE) | B10 | 10–1 | 0.909 | 6 | +37 | Beat Indiana 34–7 |
| 12 | 1 | 1.441 |  Missouri (MISSOURI) | B12 | 9–2 | 0.818 | 12 | +36 | Beat Iowa State 52–20 |
| 13 | -1 | 1.453 |  Ball State (BALL STATE) |  MAC | 10–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +30 | Beat Miami (OH) 31–16 |
| 14 | 1 | 1.518 |  Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE) | B12 | 9–2 | 0.818 | 12 | +36 | Beat Colorado 30–17 |
| 15 | -1 | 1.580 |  North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA) |  ACC | 7–3 | 0.700 | 26 | +27 | Lost to Maryland 15–17 |
| 16 | 0 | 1.610 |  TCU | MWC | 9–2 | 0.818 | 12 | +34 | BYE |
| 17 | 0 | 1.618 |  Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE) | B10 | 9–2 | 0.818 | 12 | +37 | BYE |
| 18 | 3 | 1.661 |  BYU | MWC | 10–1 | 0.909 | 6 | +31 | Beat Air Force 38–24 |
| 19 | -1 | 1.670 |  Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH) | IND BE | 7–2 | 0.778 | 22 | +28 | BYE |
| 20 | -1 | 1.712 |  Cincinnati (CINCINNATI) | IND BE | 8–2 | 0.800 | 19 | +29 | Beat Louisville 28–20 |
| 21 | 10 | 1.977 |  Oregon State (OREGON STATE) | PAC | 7–3 | 0.700 | 26 | +22 | Beat California 34–21 |
| 22 | -2 | 2.027 |  Florida State (FLORIDA STATE) | ACC | 7–3 | 0.700 | 26 | +17 | Lost to Boston College 17–27 |
| 23 | 5 | 2.034 |  Miami (MIAMI) | ACC | 7–3 | 0.700 | 26 | +21 | Beat Virginia Tech 16–14 |
| 24 | 2 | 2.045 |  Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN) | MAC | 9–2 | 0.818 | 12 | +21 | Beat Toledo 27–17 |
| 25 | 18 | 2.076 |  Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE) | ACC | 7–3 | 0.700 | 26 | +18 | Beat Florida State 27–17 |
| 26 | 6 | 2.089 |  LSU | SEC | 7–3 | 0.700 | 26 | +21 | Beat Troy 40–31 |
| 27 | -3 | 2.153 |  Air Force (AIR FORCE) | MWC | 8–3 | 0.727 | 23 | +23 | Lost to BYU 24–38 |
| 28 | 1 | 2.163 |  Nebraska (NEBRASKA) | B12 | 7–4 | 0.636 | 37 | +27 | Beat Kansas State 56–28 |
| 29 | 7 | 2.184 |  Oregon (OREGON) | PAC | 8–3 | 0.727 | 23 | +20 | Beat Arizona 55–45 |
| 30 | -5 | 2.189 |  California (CALIFORNIA) | PAC | 6–4 | 0.600 | 41 | +20 | Lost to Oregon State 21–34 |
| 31 | -9 | 2.196 |  Tulsa (TULSA) |  USA | 8–2 | 0.800 | 19 | +14 | Lost to Houston 30–70 |
| 32 | 3 | 2.205 |  Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN) | MAC | 8–2 | 0.800 | 19 | +20 | Beat Northern Illinois 33–30 |
| 33 | -10 | 2.222 |  Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH) | ACC | 6–4 | 0.600 | 41 | +17 | Lost to Miami 14–16 |
| 34 | -4 | 2.274 |  Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH) | ACC | 7–3 | 0.700 | 26 | +14 | BYE |
| 35 | 3 | 2.306 |  UConn (CONNECTICUT) | IND BE | 7–3 | 0.700 | 26 | +16 | Beat Syracuse 39–14 |
| 36 | 12 | 2.366 |  Maryland (MARYLAND) | ACC | 7–3 | 0.700 | 26 | +15 | Beat North Carolina 17–15 |
| 37 | 4 | 2.413 |  Rice (RICE) | USA | 7–3 | 0.700 | 26 | +15 | BYE |
| 38 | 2 | 2.435 |  Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN) | B10 | 8–3 | 0.727 | 23 | +16 | Beat Michigan 21–14 |
| 39 | 6 | 2.468 |  Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI) | SEC | 6–4 | 0.600 | 41 | +14 | Beat UL Monroe 59–0 |
| 40 | 4 | 2.480 |  Iowa (IOWA) | B10 | 7–4 | 0.636 | 37 | +15 | Beat Purdue 22–17 |
| 41 | -7 | 2.496 |  South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA) | SEC | 7–4 | 0.636 | 37 | +16 | Lost to Florida 6–56 |
| 42 | -15 | 2.513 |  Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST) | ACC | 6–4 | 0.600 | 41 | +15 | Lost to NC State 17–21 |
| 43 | -6 | 2.521 |  West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA) | IND BE | 6–3 | 0.667 | 36 | +11 | BYE |
| 44 | 6 | 2.527 |  Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT) | SEC | 6–4 | 0.600 | 41 | +17 | Beat Kentucky 31–24 |
| 45 | 9 | 2.642 |  Buffalo (BUFFALO) | MAC | 6–4 | 0.600 | 41 | +12 | Beat Akron 43–40 |
| 46 | -13 | 2.725 |  Navy (NAVY) | IND FBSI | 6–4 | 0.600 | 41 | +11 | Lost to Notre Dame 21–27 |
| 47 | 10 | 2.815 |  Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME) | IND FBSI | 6–4 | 0.600 | 41 | +8 | Beat Navy 27–21 |
| 48 | 7 | 2.825 |  Wisconsin (WISCONSIN) | B10 | 6–5 | 0.545 | 57 | +13 | Beat Minnesota 35–32 |
| 49 | -10 | 2.845 |  Minnesota (MINNESOTA) | B10 | 7–4 | 0.636 | 37 | +8 | Lost to Wisconsin 32–35 |
| 50 | 11 | 2.859 |  Houston (HOUSTON) | USA | 6–4 | 0.600 | 41 | +3 | Beat Tulsa 70–30 |
| 51 | 9 | 2.900 |  Rutgers (RUTGERS) | IND BE | 5–5 | 0.500 | 61 | +6 | Beat South Florida 49–16 |
| 52 | 1 | 2.908 |  Virginia (VIRGINIA) | ACC | 5–5 | 0.500 | 61 | +10 | BYE |
| 53 | 9 | 2.933 |  Nevada (NEVADA) | IND WAC | 6–4 | 0.600 | 41 | +7 | Beat San José State 41–17 |
| 54 | -7 | 2.972 |  Kansas (KANSAS) | B12 | 6–5 | 0.545 | 57 | +11 | Lost to Texas 7–35 |
| 55 | -13 | 3.004 |  South Florida (SOUTH FLORIDA) | IND BE | 6–4 | 0.600 | 41 | +5 | Lost to Rutgers 16–49 |
| 56 | -4 | 3.064 |  Troy (TROY) |  SUN | 6–4 | 0.600 | 41 | +1 | Lost to LSU 31–40 |
| 57 | -11 | 3.074 |  East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA) | USA | 6–4 | 0.600 | 41 | +5 | Lost to Southern Miss 3–21 |
| 58 | -7 | 3.100 |  Arizona (ARIZONA) | PAC | 6–4 | 0.600 | 41 | -3 | Lost to Oregon 45–55 |
| 59 | 5 | 3.119 |  Clemson (CLEMSON) | ACC | 5–5 | 0.500 | 61 | +2 | Beat Duke 31–7 |
| 60 | -11 | 3.132 |  Kentucky (KENTUCKY) | SEC | 6–5 | 0.545 | 57 | +7 | Lost to Vanderbilt 24–31 |
| 61 | 4 | 3.315 |  Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH) | IND WAC | 6–4 | 0.600 | 41 | +2 | Beat Utah State 45–38 |
| 62 | 11 | 3.330 |  Fresno State (FRESNO STATE) | IND WAC | 6–4 | 0.600 | 41 | 0 | Beat New Mexico State 24–17 |
| 63 | -7 | 3.417 |  Illinois (ILLINOIS) | B10 | 5–6 | 0.455 | 73 | +2 | Lost to Ohio State 20–30 |
| 64 | 2 | 3.438 |  Hawai'i (HAWAII) | IND WAC | 5–5 | 0.500 | 61 | +3 | BYE |
| 65 | -6 | 3.599 |  Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS) | MAC | 5–5 | 0.500 | 61 | -4 | Lost to Central Michigan 30–33 |
| 66 | -8 | 3.622 |  Louisville (LOUISVILLE) | IND BE | 5–5 | 0.500 | 61 | -1 | Lost to Cincinnati 20–28 |
| 67 | 7 | 3.689 |  UTEP | USA | 5–5 | 0.500 | 61 | -1 | Beat SMU 36–10 |
| 68 | -1 | 3.732 |  Stanford (STANFORD) | PAC | 5–6 | 0.455 | 73 | -2 | Lost to USC 23–45 |
| 69 | -6 | 3.801 |  San José State (SAN JOSE STATE) | IND WAC | 6–5 | 0.545 | 57 | -5 | Lost to Nevada 17–41 |
| 70 | -2 | 3.822 |  Akron (AKRON) | MAC | 5–5 | 0.500 | 61 | -4 | Lost to Buffalo 40–43 |
| 71 | 0 | 3.824 |  Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN) | MAC | 5–5 | 0.500 | 61 | -4 | BYE |
| 72 | 5 | 3.846 |  Colorado State (COLORADO STATE) | MWC | 5–6 | 0.455 | 73 | 0 | Beat New Mexico 20–6 |
| 73 | 11 | 3.857 |  Florida Atlantic (FLORIDA ATLANTIC) | SUN | 5–5 | 0.500 | 61 | -3 | Beat Louisiana 40–29 |
| 74 | 13 | 3.883 |  Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS) | USA | 5–6 | 0.455 | 73 | -4 | Beat East Carolina 21–3 |
| 75 | 8 | 3.974 |  UNLV | MWC | 5–6 | 0.455 | 73 | 0 | Beat Wyoming 22–14 |
| 76 | -4 | 4.000 |  Arkansas (ARKANSAS) | SEC | 4–6 | 0.400 | 82 | +1 | BYE |
| 77 | -7 | 4.027 |  Colorado (COLORADO) | B12 | 5–6 | 0.455 | 73 | -3 | Lost to Oklahoma State 17–30 |
| 78 | 0 | 4.095 |  Memphis (MEMPHIS) | USA | 5–5 | 0.500 | 61 | -9 | BYE |
| 79 | -10 | 4.098 |  Duke (DUKE) | ACC | 4–6 | 0.400 | 82 | -7 | Lost to Clemson 7–31 |
| 80 | 10 | 4.105 |  NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE) | ACC | 4–6 | 0.400 | 82 | -6 | Beat Wake Forest 21–17 |
| 81 | -5 | 4.122 |  Auburn (AUBURN) | SEC | 5–6 | 0.455 | 73 | -8 | Lost to Georgia 13–17 |
| 82 | 10 | 4.371 |  Baylor (BAYLOR) | B12 | 4–7 | 0.364 | 89 | -10 | Beat Texas A&M 41–21 |
| 83 | 10 | 4.452 |  Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE) | PAC | 4–6 | 0.400 | 82 | -13 | Beat Washington State 31–0 |
| 84 | -9 | 4.458 |  Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE) | SUN | 5–5 | 0.500 | 61 | -14 | Lost to Florida Atlantic 29–40 |
| 85 | 6 | 4.511 |  UCLA | PAC | 4–6 | 0.400 | 82 | -10 | Beat Washington 27–7 |
| 86 | -4 | 4.558 |  Purdue (PURDUE) | B10 | 3–8 | 0.273 | 102 | -12 | Lost to Iowa 17–22 |
| 87 | 1 | 4.669 |  Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE) | SUN | 4–5 | 0.444 | 80 | -10 | BYE |
| 88 | -3 | 4.678 |  Florida International (FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL) | SUN | 4–5 | 0.444 | 80 | -11 | BYE |
| 89 | -9 | 4.681 |  Kansas State (KANSAS STATE) | B12 | 4–7 | 0.364 | 89 | -13 | Lost to Nebraska 28–56 |
| 90 | -11 | 4.697 |  New Mexico (NEW MEXICO) | MWC | 4–8 | 0.333 | 93 | -13 | Lost to Colorado State 6–20 |
| 91 | -10 | 4.754 |  Marshall (MARSHALL) | USA | 4–6 | 0.400 | 82 | -12 | Lost to UCF 14–30 |
| 92 | -3 | 4.982 |  Temple (TEMPLE) | MAC | 3–7 | 0.300 | 94 | -16 | Lost to Kent State 38–41 |
| 93 | 2 | 5.057 |  Tennessee (TENNESSEE) | SEC | 3–7 | 0.300 | 94 | -15 | BYE |
| 94 | -8 | 5.085 |  Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M) | B12 | 4–7 | 0.364 | 89 | -11 | Lost to Baylor 21–41 |
| 95 | 1 | 5.088 |  Indiana (INDIANA) | B10 | 3–8 | 0.273 | 102 | -14 | Lost to Penn State 7–34 |
| 96 | 2 | 5.118 |  Middle Tennessee (MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE) | SUN | 4–6 | 0.400 | 82 | -14 | Beat Western Kentucky 21–10 |
| 97 | 2 | 5.252 |  Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE) | SEC | 3–7 | 0.300 | 94 | -18 | Lost to Alabama 7–32 |
| 98 | -1 | 5.311 |  Michigan (MICHIGAN) | B10 | 3–8 | 0.273 | 102 | -17 | Lost to Northwestern 14–21 |
| 99 | -5 | 5.346 |  Wyoming (WYOMING) | MWC | 4–7 | 0.364 | 89 | -19 | Lost to UNLV 14–22 |
| 100 | 5 | 5.508 |  UCF (CENTRAL FLORIDA) | USA | 3–7 | 0.300 | 94 | -22 | Beat Marshall 30–14 |
| 101 | 0 | 5.690 |  New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE) | IND WAC | 3–7 | 0.300 | 94 | -24 | Lost to Fresno State 17–24 |
| 102 | -2 | 5.822 |  Syracuse (SYRACUSE) | IND BE | 2–8 | 0.200 | 106 | -21 | Lost to UConn 14–39 |
| 103 | -1 | 5.833 |  Utah State (UTAH STATE) | IND WAC | 2–9 | 0.182 | 112 | -20 | Lost to Louisiana Tech 38–45 |
| 104 | 0 | 6.015 |  Army (ARMY) | IND FBSI | 3–7 | 0.300 | 94 | -19 | BYE |
| 105 | -2 | 6.081 |  Toledo (TOLEDO) | MAC | 2–8 | 0.200 | 106 | -22 | Lost to Western Michigan 17–27 |
| 106 | 5 | 6.108 |  UAB | USA | 3–7 | 0.300 | 94 | -27 | Beat Tulane 41–24 |
| 107 | 1 | 6.193 |  Ohio (OHIO) | MAC | 2–8 | 0.200 | 106 | -29 | BYE |
| 108 | 4 | 6.224 |  Kent State (KENT STATE) | MAC | 3–7 | 0.300 | 94 | -30 | Beat Temple 41–38 |
| 109 | -2 | 6.337 |  Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN) | MAC | 2–8 | 0.200 | 106 | -27 | BYE |
| 110 | -4 | 6.639 |  Tulane (TULANE) | USA | 2–8 | 0.200 | 106 | -29 | Lost to UAB 24–41 |
| 111 | 2 | 6.870 |  Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH)) | MAC | 2–8 | 0.200 | 106 | -32 | Lost to Ball State 16–31 |
| 112 | -3 | 6.957 |  UL Monroe (LOUISIANA MONROE) | SUN | 3–8 | 0.273 | 102 | -38 | Lost to Ole Miss 0–59 |
| 113 | 1 | 7.063 |  Iowa State (IOWA STATE) | B12 | 2–9 | 0.182 | 112 | -40 | Lost to Missouri 20–52 |
| 114 | -4 | 7.274 |  Western Kentucky (WESTERN KENTUCKY) | IND FBSI | 2–9 | 0.182 | 112 | -41 | Lost to Middle Tennessee 10–21 |
| 115 | 2 | 7.342 |  Idaho (IDAHO) | IND WAC | 2–9 | 0.182 | 112 | -39 | Lost to Boise State 10–45 |
| 116 | -1 | 7.491 |  SMU | USA | 1–10 | 0.091 | 117 | -40 | Lost to UTEP 10–36 |
| 117 | -1 | 7.695 |  Washington (WASHINGTON) | PAC | 0–10 | 0.000 | 120 | -35 | Lost to UCLA 7–27 |
| 118 | 1 | 7.961 |  San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE) | MWC | 1–10 | 0.091 | 117 | -34 | Lost to Utah 14–63 |
| 119 | -1 | 8.287 |  Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE) | PAC | 1–10 | 0.091 | 117 | -42 | Lost to Arizona State 0–31 |
| 120 | 0 | 8.434 |  North Texas (NORTH TEXAS) | SUN | 1–9 | 0.100 | 116 | -40 | BYE |