2008 Week 15 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 | 0.782 |  Texas (TEXAS) |  B12 | 11–1 | 0.917 | 5 | +73 | Beat Texas A&M 49–9 |
| 2 | 0 | 0.811 |  Florida (FLORIDA) |  SEC | 11–1 | 0.917 | 5 | +63 | Beat Florida State 45–15 |
| 3 | 0 | 0.829 |  Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA) | B12 | 11–1 | 0.917 | 5 | +67 | Beat Oklahoma State 61–41 |
| 4 | 2 | 0.983 |  Boise State (BOISE STATE) | IND WAC | 12–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +63 | Beat Fresno State 61–10 |
| 5 | -1 | 1.008 |  Alabama (ALABAMA) | SEC | 12–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +66 | Beat Auburn 36–0 |
| 6 | -1 | 1.080 |  USC |  PAC | 10–1 | 0.909 | 10 | +51 | Beat Notre Dame 38–3 |
| 7 | 0 | 1.080 |  Utah (UTAH) |  MWC | 12–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +63 | BYE |
| 8 | 1 | 1.167 |  Penn State (PENN STATE) |  B10 | 11–1 | 0.917 | 5 | +53 | BYE |
| 9 | -1 | 1.189 |  Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH) | B12 | 11–1 | 0.917 | 5 | +55 | Beat Baylor 35–28 |
| 10 | 1 | 1.267 |  Ohio State (OHIO STATE) | B10 | 10–2 | 0.833 | 11 | +53 | BYE |
| 11 | 1 | 1.268 |  Ball State (BALL STATE) |  MAC | 12–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +52 | Beat Western Michigan 45–22 |
| 12 | 3 | 1.435 |  TCU | MWC | 10–2 | 0.833 | 11 | +44 | BYE |
| 13 | -3 | 1.519 |  Georgia (GEORGIA) | SEC | 9–3 | 0.750 | 16 | +45 | Lost to Georgia Tech 42–45 |
| 14 | 8 | 1.605 |  Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE) |  ACC | 9–3 | 0.750 | 16 | +38 | Beat Maryland 28–21 |
| 15 | 1 | 1.625 |  Cincinnati (CINCINNATI) | IND BE | 10–2 | 0.833 | 11 | +42 | Beat Syracuse 30–10 |
| 16 | -3 | 1.628 |  Missouri (MISSOURI) | B12 | 9–3 | 0.750 | 16 | +34 | Lost to Kansas 37–40 |
| 17 | -3 | 1.674 |  Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE) | B12 | 9–3 | 0.750 | 16 | +37 | Lost to Oklahoma 41–61 |
| 18 | 0 | 1.704 |  Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE) | B10 | 9–3 | 0.750 | 16 | +42 | BYE |
| 19 | 2 | 1.735 |  Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH) | IND BE | 8–3 | 0.727 | 26 | +37 | Beat West Virginia 19–15 |
| 20 | 3 | 1.753 |  Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH) | ACC | 9–3 | 0.750 | 16 | +33 | Beat Georgia 45–42 |
| 21 | -1 | 1.794 |  BYU | MWC | 10–2 | 0.833 | 11 | +34 | BYE |
| 22 | -5 | 1.829 |  Florida State (FLORIDA STATE) | ACC | 8–4 | 0.667 | 27 | +28 | Lost to Florida 15–45 |
| 23 | 7 | 1.887 |  Oregon (OREGON) | PAC | 9–3 | 0.750 | 16 | +32 | Beat Oregon State 65–38 |
| 24 | 4 | 1.949 |  Nebraska (NEBRASKA) | B12 | 8–4 | 0.667 | 27 | +32 | Beat Colorado 40–31 |
| 25 | -6 | 1.977 |  Oregon State (OREGON STATE) | PAC | 8–4 | 0.667 | 27 | +30 | Lost to Oregon 38–65 |
| 26 | 0 | 1.991 |  Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH) | ACC | 8–4 | 0.667 | 27 | +27 | Beat Virginia 17–14 |
| 27 | -2 | 2.027 |  North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA) | ACC | 8–4 | 0.667 | 27 | +26 | Beat Duke 28–20 |
| 28 | 1 | 2.028 |  Tulsa (TULSA) |  USA | 10–2 | 0.833 | 11 | +22 | Beat Marshall 38–35 |
| 29 | 2 | 2.079 |  Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI) | SEC | 8–4 | 0.667 | 27 | +26 | Beat Mississippi State 45–0 |
| 30 | 4 | 2.092 |  Iowa (IOWA) | B10 | 8–4 | 0.667 | 27 | +22 | BYE |
| 31 | -7 | 2.102 |  Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN) | MAC | 9–3 | 0.750 | 16 | +27 | Lost to Ball State 22–45 |
| 32 | 6 | 2.141 |  Rice (RICE) | USA | 9–3 | 0.750 | 16 | +26 | Beat Houston 56–42 |
| 33 | -6 | 2.149 |  California (CALIFORNIA) | PAC | 7–4 | 0.636 | 37 | +25 | BYE |
| 34 | 3 | 2.210 |  Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN) | B10 | 9–3 | 0.750 | 16 | +24 | BYE |
| 35 | 4 | 2.310 |  Air Force (AIR FORCE) | MWC | 8–4 | 0.667 | 27 | +23 | BYE |
| 36 | 14 | 2.446 |  Kansas (KANSAS) | B12 | 7–5 | 0.583 | 43 | +21 | Beat Missouri 40–37 |
| 37 | 14 | 2.492 |  Clemson (CLEMSON) | ACC | 7–5 | 0.583 | 43 | +14 | Beat South Carolina 31–14 |
| 38 | 10 | 2.501 |  Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST) | ACC | 7–5 | 0.583 | 43 | +19 | Beat Vanderbilt 23–10 |
| 39 | -7 | 2.537 |  West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA) | IND BE | 7–4 | 0.636 | 37 | +14 | Lost to Pittsburgh 15–19 |
| 40 | 14 | 2.575 |  Navy (NAVY) | IND FBSI | 7–4 | 0.636 | 37 | +16 | Beat Northern Illinois 16–0 |
| 41 | 8 | 2.576 |  East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA) | USA | 8–4 | 0.667 | 27 | +16 | Beat UTEP 53–21 |
| 42 | 0 | 2.607 |  UConn (CONNECTICUT) | IND BE | 7–4 | 0.636 | 37 | +15 | BYE |
| 43 | 1 | 2.608 |  South Florida (SOUTH FLORIDA) | IND BE | 7–4 | 0.636 | 37 | +15 | BYE |
| 44 | -11 | 2.631 |  Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN) | MAC | 8–4 | 0.667 | 27 | +17 | Lost to Eastern Michigan 52–56 |
| 45 | -10 | 2.634 |  Miami (MIAMI) | ACC | 7–5 | 0.583 | 43 | +14 | Lost to NC State 28–38 |
| 46 | -3 | 2.697 |  Maryland (MARYLAND) | ACC | 7–5 | 0.583 | 43 | +14 | Lost to Boston College 21–28 |
| 47 | -7 | 2.711 |  South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA) | SEC | 7–5 | 0.583 | 43 | +14 | Lost to Clemson 14–31 |
| 48 | -12 | 2.770 |  LSU | SEC | 7–5 | 0.583 | 43 | +11 | Lost to Arkansas 30–31 |
| 49 | 9 | 2.770 |  Nevada (NEVADA) | IND WAC | 7–5 | 0.583 | 43 | +12 | Beat Louisiana Tech 35–31 |
| 50 | 2 | 2.780 |  Wisconsin (WISCONSIN) | B10 | 7–5 | 0.583 | 43 | +12 | BYE |
| 51 | -5 | 2.816 |  Troy (TROY) |  SUN | 7–4 | 0.636 | 37 | +5 | BYE |
| 52 | -7 | 2.820 |  Houston (HOUSTON) | USA | 7–5 | 0.583 | 43 | +6 | Lost to Rice 42–56 |
| 53 | -6 | 2.833 |  Rutgers (RUTGERS) | IND BE | 6–5 | 0.545 | 58 | +9 | BYE |
| 54 | -13 | 2.959 |  Buffalo (BUFFALO) | MAC | 7–5 | 0.583 | 43 | +9 | Lost to Kent State 21–24 |
| 55 | 7 | 3.013 |  NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE) | ACC | 6–6 | 0.500 | 61 | +8 | Beat Miami 38–28 |
| 56 | 4 | 3.035 |  Minnesota (MINNESOTA) | B10 | 7–5 | 0.583 | 43 | +7 | BYE |
| 57 | 2 | 3.097 |  Hawai'i (HAWAII) | IND WAC | 7–5 | 0.583 | 43 | +8 | Beat Washington State 24–10 |
| 58 | -5 | 3.135 |  Fresno State (FRESNO STATE) | IND WAC | 7–5 | 0.583 | 43 | +7 | Lost to Boise State 10–61 |
| 59 | -2 | 3.319 |  Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH) | IND WAC | 7–5 | 0.583 | 43 | +2 | Lost to Nevada 31–35 |
| 60 | -5 | 3.327 |  Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT) | SEC | 6–6 | 0.500 | 61 | +5 | Lost to Wake Forest 10–23 |
| 61 | 0 | 3.437 |  Arizona (ARIZONA) | PAC | 6–5 | 0.545 | 58 | -5 | BYE |
| 62 | 4 | 3.530 |  Colorado State (COLORADO STATE) | MWC | 6–6 | 0.500 | 61 | +3 | BYE |
| 63 | 2 | 3.552 |  Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME) | IND FBSI | 6–6 | 0.500 | 61 | -2 | Lost to USC 3–38 |
| 64 | 3 | 3.561 |  Illinois (ILLINOIS) | B10 | 5–7 | 0.417 | 76 | -3 | BYE |
| 65 | -9 | 3.569 |  Kentucky (KENTUCKY) | SEC | 6–6 | 0.500 | 61 | -1 | Lost to Tennessee 10–28 |
| 66 | 2 | 3.580 |  Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS) | USA | 6–6 | 0.500 | 61 | -3 | Beat SMU 28–12 |
| 67 | -3 | 3.594 |  Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS) | MAC | 6–6 | 0.500 | 61 | -5 | Lost to Navy 0–16 |
| 68 | -5 | 3.603 |  Virginia (VIRGINIA) | ACC | 5–7 | 0.417 | 76 | 0 | Lost to Virginia Tech 14–17 |
| 69 | 4 | 3.775 |  Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE) | SUN | 6–5 | 0.545 | 58 | -5 | Beat North Texas 33–28 |
| 70 | 9 | 3.838 |  Arkansas (ARKANSAS) | SEC | 5–7 | 0.417 | 76 | +1 | Beat LSU 31–30 |
| 71 | 5 | 3.864 |  Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN) | MAC | 6–6 | 0.500 | 61 | -7 | Beat Toledo 38–10 |
| 72 | 5 | 3.873 |  Florida Atlantic (FLORIDA ATLANTIC) | SUN | 6–6 | 0.500 | 61 | -4 | Beat Florida International 57–50 |
| 73 | -4 | 3.897 |  Louisville (LOUISVILLE) | IND BE | 5–6 | 0.455 | 72 | -5 | BYE |
| 74 | 0 | 3.946 |  San José State (SAN JOSE STATE) | IND WAC | 6–6 | 0.500 | 61 | -9 | BYE |
| 75 | 11 | 4.033 |  Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE) | PAC | 5–6 | 0.455 | 72 | -11 | Beat UCLA 34–9 |
| 76 | 8 | 4.040 |  Memphis (MEMPHIS) | USA | 6–6 | 0.500 | 61 | -14 | Beat Tulane 45–6 |
| 77 | 8 | 4.051 |  Tennessee (TENNESSEE) | SEC | 5–7 | 0.417 | 76 | -5 | Beat Kentucky 28–10 |
| 78 | -8 | 4.055 |  Colorado (COLORADO) | B12 | 5–7 | 0.417 | 76 | -8 | Lost to Nebraska 31–40 |
| 79 | -4 | 4.070 |  Stanford (STANFORD) | PAC | 5–7 | 0.417 | 76 | -7 | BYE |
| 80 | -8 | 4.122 |  Auburn (AUBURN) | SEC | 5–7 | 0.417 | 76 | -10 | Lost to Alabama 0–36 |
| 81 | 1 | 4.201 |  Purdue (PURDUE) | B10 | 4–8 | 0.333 | 90 | -13 | BYE |
| 82 | -11 | 4.218 |  UTEP | USA | 5–7 | 0.417 | 76 | -11 | Lost to East Carolina 21–53 |
| 83 | 10 | 4.252 |  Temple (TEMPLE) | MAC | 5–7 | 0.417 | 76 | -12 | Beat Akron 27–6 |
| 84 | -1 | 4.353 |  Kansas State (KANSAS STATE) | B12 | 5–7 | 0.417 | 76 | -15 | BYE |
| 85 | -5 | 4.390 |  Duke (DUKE) | ACC | 4–8 | 0.333 | 90 | -17 | Lost to North Carolina 20–28 |
| 86 | -5 | 4.396 |  Baylor (BAYLOR) | B12 | 4–8 | 0.333 | 90 | -14 | Lost to Texas Tech 28–35 |
| 87 | 2 | 4.408 |  UNLV | MWC | 5–7 | 0.417 | 76 | -11 | BYE |
| 88 | -10 | 4.655 |  Akron (AKRON) | MAC | 5–7 | 0.417 | 76 | -17 | Lost to Temple 6–27 |
| 89 | -2 | 4.671 |  Middle Tennessee (MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE) | SUN | 5–6 | 0.455 | 72 | -16 | BYE |
| 90 | 2 | 4.679 |  Marshall (MARSHALL) | USA | 4–8 | 0.333 | 90 | -17 | Lost to Tulsa 35–38 |
| 91 | 3 | 4.697 |  New Mexico (NEW MEXICO) | MWC | 4–8 | 0.333 | 90 | -16 | BYE |
| 92 | -1 | 4.698 |  Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE) | SUN | 5–6 | 0.455 | 72 | -18 | BYE |
| 93 | -5 | 4.957 |  UCLA | PAC | 4–7 | 0.364 | 88 | -17 | Lost to Arizona State 9–34 |
| 94 | -4 | 5.007 |  Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE) | SEC | 4–8 | 0.333 | 90 | -21 | Lost to Ole Miss 0–45 |
| 95 | 2 | 5.097 |  Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M) | B12 | 4–8 | 0.333 | 90 | -17 | Lost to Texas 9–49 |
| 96 | 4 | 5.114 |  Ohio (OHIO) | MAC | 4–8 | 0.333 | 90 | -27 | Beat Miami (OH) 41–26 |
| 97 | -1 | 5.179 |  Florida International (FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL) | SUN | 4–7 | 0.364 | 88 | -22 | Lost to Florida Atlantic 50–57 |
| 98 | -3 | 5.293 |  UCF (CENTRAL FLORIDA) | USA | 4–8 | 0.333 | 90 | -28 | Lost to UAB 0–15 |
| 99 | 5 | 5.317 |  Utah State (UTAH STATE) | IND WAC | 3–9 | 0.250 | 104 | -21 | Beat New Mexico State 47–2 |
| 100 | -1 | 5.392 |  Michigan (MICHIGAN) | B10 | 3–9 | 0.250 | 104 | -23 | BYE |
| 101 | 1 | 5.430 |  Wyoming (WYOMING) | MWC | 4–8 | 0.333 | 90 | -24 | BYE |
| 102 | -4 | 5.438 |  Syracuse (SYRACUSE) | IND BE | 3–9 | 0.250 | 104 | -22 | Lost to Cincinnati 10–30 |
| 103 | 3 | 5.521 |  UAB | USA | 4–8 | 0.333 | 90 | -31 | Beat UCF 15–0 |
| 104 | -1 | 5.551 |  Indiana (INDIANA) | B10 | 3–9 | 0.250 | 104 | -26 | BYE |
| 105 | 4 | 5.680 |  Kent State (KENT STATE) | MAC | 4–8 | 0.333 | 90 | -32 | Beat Buffalo 24–21 |
| 106 | 1 | 6.067 |  UL Monroe (LOUISIANA MONROE) | SUN | 4–8 | 0.333 | 90 | -39 | BYE |
| 107 | 4 | 6.071 |  Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN) | MAC | 3–9 | 0.250 | 104 | -34 | Beat Central Michigan 56–52 |
| 108 | -7 | 6.231 |  Toledo (TOLEDO) | MAC | 3–9 | 0.250 | 104 | -35 | Lost to Bowling Green 10–38 |
| 109 | -1 | 6.405 |  Army (ARMY) | IND FBSI | 3–8 | 0.273 | 103 | -27 | BYE |
| 110 | -5 | 6.416 |  New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE) | IND WAC | 3–9 | 0.250 | 104 | -40 | Lost to Utah State 2–47 |
| 111 | -1 | 6.994 |  Tulane (TULANE) | USA | 2–10 | 0.167 | 112 | -43 | Lost to Memphis 6–45 |
| 112 | 0 | 7.131 |  Western Kentucky (WESTERN KENTUCKY) | IND FBSI | 2–9 | 0.182 | 111 | -46 | BYE |
| 113 | 0 | 7.138 |  Iowa State (IOWA STATE) | B12 | 2–10 | 0.167 | 112 | -52 | BYE |
| 114 | 1 | 7.251 |  San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE) | MWC | 2–10 | 0.167 | 112 | -35 | BYE |
| 115 | 2 | 7.553 |  Idaho (IDAHO) | IND WAC | 2–10 | 0.167 | 112 | -50 | BYE |
| 116 | 0 | 7.632 |  SMU | USA | 1–11 | 0.083 | 118 | -54 | Lost to Southern Miss 12–28 |
| 117 | -3 | 7.686 |  Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH)) | MAC | 2–10 | 0.167 | 112 | -54 | Lost to Ohio 26–41 |
| 118 | 0 | 7.868 |  Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE) | PAC | 2–11 | 0.154 | 117 | -53 | Lost to Hawai'i 10–24 |
| 119 | 0 | 8.404 |  Washington (WASHINGTON) | PAC | 0–11 | 0.000 | 120 | -53 | BYE |
| 120 | 0 | 8.581 |  North Texas (NORTH TEXAS) | SUN | 1–11 | 0.083 | 118 | -57 | Lost to Arkansas State 28–33 |