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2008 Week 3 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.
RankChangeRatingTeamConfRecordWin %PlaceNOWGame Status
120.536USCPAC1–01.0001+1BYE
200.632Florida (FLORIDA)SEC2–01.0001+2Beat Miami 26–3
3180.682Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)B102–01.0001+2Beat Marshall 51–14
4140.736Nebraska (NEBRASKA)B122–01.0001+2Beat San José State 35–12
570.809Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)ACC2–01.0001+2Beat Ole Miss 30–28
6230.818Troy (TROY)SUN1–01.0001+1BYE
7290.827East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)USA2–01.0001+2Beat West Virginia 24–3
8320.841Utah (UTAH)MWC2–01.0001+2Beat UNLV 42–21
9-80.923Arizona (ARIZONA)PAC2–01.0001+1Beat Toledo 41–16
10-61.032Texas (TEXAS)B122–01.0001+1Beat UTEP 42–13
11241.036California (CALIFORNIA)PAC2–01.0001+1Beat Washington State 66–3
12-31.086Kansas (KANSAS)B122–01.0001+1Beat Louisiana Tech 29–0
13-71.136Auburn (AUBURN)SEC2–01.0001+1Beat Southern Miss 27–13
1401.150Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)B122–01.0001+1Beat Houston 56–37
1521.182Alabama (ALABAMA)SEC2–01.0001+1Beat Tulane 20–6
16-51.191Rice (RICE)USA2–01.0001+1Beat Memphis 42–35
17261.205Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)B122–01.0001+1Beat Cincinnati 52–26
18191.223Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE)SUN2–01.0001+1Beat FCS 83–10
18191.223Minnesota (MINNESOTA)B102–01.0001+1Beat Bowling Green 42–17
2011.227Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)SEC2–01.0001+1Beat South Carolina 24–17
2141.245Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)B102–01.0001+1Beat Duke 24–20
22471.286Georgia (GEORGIA)SEC2–01.0001+1Beat Central Michigan 56–17
23-81.300Kentucky (KENTUCKY)SEC2–01.0001+1Beat FCS 38–3
2421.300Indiana (INDIANA)B102–01.0001+1Beat FCS 45–3
2551.305Missouri (MISSOURI)B122–01.0001+1Beat FCS 52–3
26201.318South Florida (SOUTH FLORIDA)IND BE2–01.0001+1Beat UCF 31–24
27311.327Air Force (AIR FORCE)MWC2–01.0001+1Beat Wyoming 23–3
28301.364Ball State (BALL STATE)MAC2–01.0001+1Beat Navy 35–23
29381.386Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)B122–01.0001+1Beat Nevada 35–19
30431.386Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)PAC2–01.0001+1Beat Stanford 41–17
31301.414UConn (CONNECTICUT)IND BE2–01.0001+1Beat Temple 12–9
32-261.418Oregon (OREGON)PAC2–01.00010Beat Utah State 66–24
33311.436Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)ACC2–01.0001+1Beat Boston College 19–16
34-131.445Colorado (COLORADO)B122–01.0001+1Beat FCS 31–24
35-171.523Tulsa (TULSA)USA2–01.00010Beat North Texas 56–26
36-311.536Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)B122–01.00010Beat FCS 69–10
37151.573Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)ACC1–01.00010Beat FCS 69–0
3841.586Penn State (PENN STATE)B102–01.00010Beat Oregon State 45–14
3991.595Iowa (IOWA)B102–01.00010Beat Florida International 42–0
40-221.605TCUMWC2–01.00010Beat FCS 67–7
41-141.609Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)IND WAC1–01.00010BYE
42-361.642South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)SEC1–10.50052+1Lost to Vanderbilt 17–24
43421.662Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)B101–10.50052+1Beat Eastern Michigan 42–10
4481.691Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)IND FBSI1–01.00010Beat San Diego State 21–13
4531.732Ohio State (OHIO STATE)B102–01.00010Beat Ohio 26–14
46-71.736UCLAPAC1–01.00010BYE
47171.768Iowa State (IOWA STATE)B122–01.00010Beat Kent State 48–28
4821.818Boise State (BOISE STATE)IND WAC1–01.00010BYE
49201.868BYUMWC2–01.00010Beat Washington 28–27
5021.909Purdue (PURDUE)B101–01.00010Beat FCS 42–10
51111.945LSUSEC1–01.00010BYE
52251.959Arkansas (ARKANSAS)SEC2–01.00010Beat UL Monroe 28–27
53381.966Middle Tennessee (MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE)SUN1–10.50052+1Beat Maryland 24–14
54-21.967New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)IND WAC0–00.000970BYE
55-252.088Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)MAC1–10.50052+1Lost to Minnesota 17–42
56192.127North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)ACC1–01.00010BYE
57-242.153Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH)IND WAC1–10.50052+1Lost to Kansas 0–29
58-462.579Temple (TEMPLE)MAC1–10.500520Lost to UConn 9–12
59-382.651Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)ACC1–10.500520Lost to Georgia Tech 16–19
60-332.680Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)SEC1–10.500520Lost to Wake Forest 28–30
61-522.681Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)USA1–10.500520Lost to Auburn 13–27
62182.752Michigan (MICHIGAN)B101–10.500520Beat Miami (OH) 16–6
63192.815Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)B121–10.500520Beat New Mexico 28–22
64322.923Akron (AKRON)MAC1–10.500520Beat Syracuse 42–28
65-352.964UNLVMWC1–10.500520Lost to Utah 21–42
66-223.003Houston (HOUSTON)USA1–10.500520Lost to Oklahoma State 37–56
67-343.018Stanford (STANFORD)PAC1–10.500520Lost to Arizona State 17–41
68-273.045Wyoming (WYOMING)MWC1–10.500520Lost to Air Force 3–23
69193.049Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)IND BE1–10.500520Beat Buffalo 27–16
70303.058Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)MAC1–10.500520Beat Northern Illinois 29–26
71103.068Tennessee (TENNESSEE)SEC0–10.000970BYE
72-253.119Miami (MIAMI)ACC1–10.500520Lost to Florida 3–26
73-43.122Duke (DUKE)ACC1–10.500520Lost to Northwestern 20–24
74-233.133Nevada (NEVADA)IND WAC1–10.500520Lost to Texas Tech 19–35
75413.147Florida Atlantic (FLORIDA ATLANTIC)SUN1–10.500520Beat UAB 49–34
76123.169Illinois (ILLINOIS)B101–10.500520Beat FCS 47–21
77-153.170Navy (NAVY)IND FBSI1–10.500520Lost to Ball State 23–35
78293.175Baylor (BAYLOR)B121–10.500520Beat FCS 51–6
79253.183Louisville (LOUISVILLE)IND BE1–10.500520Beat FCS 51–10
8043.205Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)ACC1–10.500520Beat FCS 24–7
81-83.227UCF (CENTRAL FLORIDA)USA1–10.500520Lost to South Florida 24–31
82-223.276Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)IND BE1–10.500520Lost to Oklahoma 26–52
83113.278Western Kentucky (WESTERN KENTUCKY)IND FBSI1–10.500520Beat FCS 37–13
84-203.281West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)IND BE1–10.500520Lost to East Carolina 3–24
85183.304Clemson (CLEMSON)ACC1–10.500520Beat FCS 45–17
86-193.480Marshall (MARSHALL)USA1–10.500520Lost to Wisconsin 14–51
87-353.504Tulane (TULANE)USA0–10.000970Lost to Alabama 6–20
8883.527Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)MWC1–10.500520Beat FCS 23–20
89203.534SMUUSA1–10.500520Beat FCS 47–36
90-123.549San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)IND WAC1–10.500520Lost to Nebraska 12–35
91-193.564Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)MAC1–10.500520Lost to Georgia 17–56
9203.623Rutgers (RUTGERS)IND BE0–10.000970BYE
93253.642Hawai'i (HAWAII)IND WAC1–10.500520Beat FCS 36–17
94183.643UL Monroe (LOUISIANA MONROE)SUN0–20.000970Lost to Arkansas 27–28
94183.643Washington (WASHINGTON)PAC0–20.000970Lost to BYU 27–28
96213.661Virginia (VIRGINIA)ACC1–10.500520Beat FCS 16–0
97-823.837Buffalo (BUFFALO)MAC1–10.50052-1Lost to Pittsburgh 16–27
98-463.941Toledo (TOLEDO)MAC0–10.000970Lost to Arizona 16–41
99203.951Idaho (IDAHO)IND WAC1–10.500520Beat FCS 42–27
100-564.286Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)MAC1–10.50052-1Lost to Michigan State 10–42
101-154.305Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)SEC1–10.50052-1Beat FCS 34–10
102134.317North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)SUN0–20.000970Lost to Tulsa 26–56
10374.377Florida International (FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL)SUN0–20.000970Lost to Iowa 0–42
104-284.501Maryland (MARYLAND)ACC1–10.50052-1Lost to Middle Tennessee 14–24
10514.714Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)PAC0–20.000970Lost to California 3–66
10664.738NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)ACC1–10.50052-1Beat FCS 34–24
107-255.111Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)MAC0–20.00097-1Lost to Western Michigan 26–29
108-295.230Ohio (OHIO)MAC0–20.00097-1Lost to Ohio State 14–26
109-175.448Memphis (MEMPHIS)USA0–20.00097-1Lost to Rice 35–42
110-105.547New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)MWC0–20.00097-1Lost to Texas A&M 22–28
111-155.587Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))MAC0–20.00097-1Lost to Michigan 6–16
112-175.646Syracuse (SYRACUSE)IND BE0–20.00097-1Lost to Akron 28–42
113-135.726UABUSA0–20.00097-1Lost to Florida Atlantic 34–49
114-285.745Oregon State (OREGON STATE)PAC0–20.00097-1Lost to Penn State 14–45
115-195.785Kent State (KENT STATE)MAC0–20.00097-1Lost to Iowa State 28–48
116-286.003Utah State (UTAH STATE)IND WAC0–20.00097-1Lost to Oregon 24–66
117-136.043UTEPUSA0–20.00097-1Lost to Texas 13–42
11827.907San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)MWC0–20.000970Lost to Notre Dame 13–21
119-98.185Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)SUN0–10.00097-1BYE
120-1310.645Army (ARMY)IND FBSI0–20.00097-1Lost to FCS 10–28

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