2008 Week 9 College Football Team Rankings

October 21, 2008By PowerUpRankings.com • Posted in 2008 Season Tags: • No Comments

2008 rankings calculated with the Classic formula (Ken's 2016-based hybrid, applied retroactively); records, NOW and game results come from official ESPN scores.

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Rank	Change	Rating	Team	Conf	Record	Win %	Place	NOW	Game Status
1	0	0.696	Texas (TEXAS)	B12	7–0	1.000	1	+27	Beat Missouri 56–31
2	0	1.014	Alabama (ALABAMA)	SEC	7–0	1.000	1	+24	Beat Ole Miss 24–20
3	1	1.058	Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)	B12	6–1	0.857	12	+20	Beat Kansas 45–31
4	-1	1.113	Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)	B12	7–0	1.000	1	+19	Beat Baylor 34–6
5	0	1.164	Boise State (BOISE STATE)	IND WAC	6–0	1.000	1	+16	Beat Hawai'i 27–7
6	2	1.202	USC	PAC	5–1	0.833	19	+16	Beat Washington State 69–0
7	-1	1.235	Penn State (PENN STATE)	B10	8–0	1.000	1	+18	Beat Michigan 46–17
8	8	1.257	Georgia (GEORGIA)	SEC	6–1	0.857	12	+20	Beat Vanderbilt 24–14
9	0	1.262	Utah (UTAH)	MWC	8–0	1.000	1	+20	Beat Colorado State 49–16
10	7	1.303	Ohio State (OHIO STATE)	B10	7–1	0.875	10	+22	Beat Michigan State 45–7
11	-1	1.331	Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)	B12	7–0	1.000	1	+15	Beat Texas A&M 43–25
12	-5	1.372	Florida (FLORIDA)	SEC	5–1	0.833	19	+14	BYE
13	5	1.429	Tulsa (TULSA)	USA	7–0	1.000	1	+14	Beat UTEP 77–35
14	-1	1.462	Ball State (BALL STATE)	MAC	7–0	1.000	1	+15	BYE
15	10	1.495	TCU	MWC	7–1	0.875	10	+18	Beat BYU 32–7
16	-5	1.524	Missouri (MISSOURI)	B12	5–2	0.714	28	+15	Lost to Texas 31–56
17	6	1.629	Minnesota (MINNESOTA)	B10	6–1	0.857	12	+14	BYE
18	13	1.648	Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)	IND BE	5–1	0.833	19	+15	Beat Navy 42–21
19	0	1.707	South Florida (SOUTH FLORIDA)	IND BE	6–1	0.857	12	+12	Beat Syracuse 45–13
20	7	1.722	Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)	ACC	6–1	0.857	12	+11	Beat Clemson 21–17
21	-9	1.795	Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)	B10	6–2	0.750	26	+18	Lost to Ohio State 7–45
22	15	1.853	Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)	ACC	5–1	0.833	19	+9	Beat Virginia Tech 28–23
23	-3	1.884	BYU	MWC	6–1	0.857	12	+9	Lost to TCU 7–32
24	6	1.889	Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)	B10	6–1	0.857	12	+11	Beat Purdue 48–26
25	7	1.896	Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)	ACC	5–1	0.833	19	+8	Beat NC State 26–17
26	10	1.929	LSU	SEC	5–1	0.833	19	+10	Beat South Carolina 24–17
27	6	1.942	Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)	IND BE	5–1	0.833	19	+10	BYE
28	-7	1.961	Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)	ACC	5–2	0.714	28	+13	Lost to Boston College 23–28
29	-14	1.970	North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)	ACC	5–2	0.714	28	+10	Lost to Virginia 13–16
30	-6	1.983	Kansas (KANSAS)	B12	5–2	0.714	28	+10	Lost to Oklahoma 31–45
31	-2	2.026	Nebraska (NEBRASKA)	B12	4–3	0.571	50	+12	Beat Iowa State 35–7
32	-6	2.067	Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)	SEC	5–2	0.714	28	+12	Lost to Georgia 14–24
33	7	2.222	Kentucky (KENTUCKY)	SEC	5–2	0.714	28	+8	Beat Arkansas 21–20
34	-20	2.224	Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)	ACC	4–2	0.667	41	+9	Lost to Maryland 0–26
35	-13	2.235	California (CALIFORNIA)	PAC	4–2	0.667	41	+8	Lost to Arizona 27–42
36	8	2.337	Air Force (AIR FORCE)	MWC	5–2	0.714	28	+7	Beat UNLV 29–28
37	-9	2.396	UConn (CONNECTICUT)	IND BE	5–2	0.714	28	+6	Lost to Rutgers 10–12
38	5	2.409	Oregon (OREGON)	PAC	5–2	0.714	28	+6	BYE
39	-5	2.418	Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	6–2	0.750	26	+7	Lost to Central Michigan 28–38
40	11	2.475	Troy (TROY)	SUN	4–2	0.667	41	+6	Beat Florida International 33–23
41	14	2.501	Arizona (ARIZONA)	PAC	5–2	0.714	28	+2	Beat California 42–27
42	3	2.523	Iowa (IOWA)	B10	5–3	0.625	48	+6	Beat Wisconsin 38–16
43	21	2.548	Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)	MAC	5–2	0.714	28	+7	Beat Western Michigan 38–28
44	10	2.583	Maryland (MARYLAND)	ACC	5–2	0.714	28	+5	Beat Wake Forest 26–0
45	4	2.589	Colorado (COLORADO)	B12	4–3	0.571	50	+8	Beat Kansas State 14–13
46	1	2.614	Louisville (LOUISVILLE)	IND BE	4–2	0.667	41	+5	Beat Middle Tennessee 42–23
47	-12	2.629	South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)	SEC	5–3	0.625	48	+8	Lost to LSU 17–24
48	-6	2.653	Oregon State (OREGON STATE)	PAC	4–3	0.571	50	+5	Beat Washington 34–13
49	1	2.667	Illinois (ILLINOIS)	B10	4–3	0.571	50	+5	Beat Indiana 55–13
50	-11	2.705	Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)	IND FBSI	4–2	0.667	41	+5	BYE
51	12	2.720	Virginia (VIRGINIA)	ACC	4–3	0.571	50	+8	Beat North Carolina 16–13
52	-14	2.720	Navy (NAVY)	IND FBSI	4–3	0.571	50	+7	Lost to Pittsburgh 21–42
53	7	2.880	San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)	IND WAC	5–2	0.714	28	+1	Beat New Mexico State 31–14
54	8	2.898	Miami (MIAMI)	ACC	4–3	0.571	50	+3	Beat Duke 49–31
55	-9	3.072	Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)	B12	4–3	0.571	50	+1	Lost to Colorado 13–14
56	-15	3.079	Duke (DUKE)	ACC	3–3	0.500	66	+3	Lost to Miami 31–49
57	4	3.098	Rice (RICE)	USA	4–3	0.571	50	+4	Beat Southern Miss 45–40
58	10	3.098	East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)	USA	4–3	0.571	50	+3	Beat Memphis 30–10
59	-3	3.127	West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)	IND BE	4–2	0.667	41	0	BYE
60	-2	3.131	Auburn (AUBURN)	SEC	4–3	0.571	50	+2	BYE
61	13	3.183	New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)	MWC	4–4	0.500	66	+4	Beat San Diego State 70–7
62	7	3.213	Houston (HOUSTON)	USA	4–3	0.571	50	+1	Beat SMU 44–38
63	15	3.265	Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)	MAC	4–3	0.571	50	-1	Beat Toledo 38–7
64	-7	3.281	Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)	IND WAC	4–2	0.667	41	0	BYE
65	1	3.391	Nevada (NEVADA)	IND WAC	4–3	0.571	50	0	Beat Utah State 44–17
66	-13	3.447	Stanford (STANFORD)	PAC	4–4	0.500	66	+3	Lost to UCLA 20–23
67	-15	3.471	Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)	SEC	3–4	0.429	72	+1	Lost to Alabama 20–24
68	-20	3.498	Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)	B10	3–4	0.429	72	+2	Lost to Iowa 16–38
69	-4	3.637	Arkansas (ARKANSAS)	SEC	3–4	0.429	72	+3	Lost to Kentucky 20–21
70	12	3.638	Buffalo (BUFFALO)	MAC	3–4	0.429	72	0	Beat Army 27–24
71	4	3.678	Hawai'i (HAWAII)	IND WAC	3–4	0.429	72	+1	Lost to Boise State 7–27
72	16	3.759	Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)	SUN	4–3	0.571	50	-4	Beat Arkansas State 28–23
73	-2	3.773	Clemson (CLEMSON)	ACC	3–4	0.429	72	-3	Lost to Georgia Tech 17–21
74	-4	3.802	Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)	MWC	3–4	0.429	72	+1	Lost to Utah 16–49
75	19	3.861	Tennessee (TENNESSEE)	SEC	3–4	0.429	72	-1	Beat Mississippi State 34–3
76	-3	3.866	New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)	IND WAC	3–3	0.500	66	-2	Lost to San José State 14–31
77	14	3.872	UCLA	PAC	3–4	0.429	72	+1	Beat Stanford 23–20
78	-19	3.907	Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)	MAC	3–4	0.429	72	-1	Lost to Miami (OH) 20–27
79	-12	3.918	Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE)	SUN	4–3	0.571	50	-7	Lost to Louisiana 23–28
80	-8	3.930	Baylor (BAYLOR)	B12	3–4	0.429	72	-2	Lost to Oklahoma State 6–34
81	-1	3.961	Purdue (PURDUE)	B10	2–5	0.286	91	-1	Lost to Northwestern 26–48
82	-5	4.126	UTEP	USA	3–4	0.429	72	-1	Lost to Tulsa 35–77
83	4	4.127	Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH)	IND WAC	3–3	0.500	66	-3	Beat Idaho 46–14
84	0	4.147	Akron (AKRON)	MAC	4–4	0.500	66	-3	Beat Eastern Michigan 42–35
85	-9	4.210	Florida International (FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL)	SUN	3–4	0.429	72	-4	Lost to Troy 23–33
86	-7	4.329	UNLV	MWC	3–4	0.429	72	-4	Lost to Air Force 28–29
87	17	4.636	Rutgers (RUTGERS)	IND BE	2–5	0.286	91	-5	Beat UConn 12–10
88	10	4.665	Temple (TEMPLE)	MAC	2–5	0.286	91	-6	BYE
89	0	4.674	Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)	B12	2–5	0.286	91	-3	Lost to Texas Tech 25–43
90	-4	4.727	Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)	PAC	2–4	0.333	88	-4	BYE
91	-8	4.776	Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)	USA	2–5	0.286	91	-6	Lost to Rice 40–45
92	5	4.958	Michigan (MICHIGAN)	B10	2–5	0.286	91	-5	Lost to Penn State 17–46
93	3	4.979	NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)	ACC	2–5	0.286	91	-6	Lost to Florida State 17–26
94	1	4.980	Middle Tennessee (MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE)	SUN	2–5	0.286	91	-6	Lost to Louisville 23–42
95	-14	5.057	Marshall (MARSHALL)	USA	3–4	0.429	72	-8	Lost to UAB 21–23
96	-11	5.082	Indiana (INDIANA)	B10	2–5	0.286	91	-7	Lost to Illinois 13–55
97	-7	5.102	Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)	SEC	2–5	0.286	91	-7	Lost to Tennessee 3–34
98	4	5.160	Ohio (OHIO)	MAC	2–5	0.286	91	-10	BYE
99	-7	5.238	Memphis (MEMPHIS)	USA	3–5	0.375	87	-10	Lost to East Carolina 10–30
100	7	5.368	Florida Atlantic (FLORIDA ATLANTIC)	SUN	2–5	0.286	91	-6	Beat Western Kentucky 24–20
101	-8	5.374	Toledo (TOLEDO)	MAC	2–5	0.286	91	-7	Lost to Northern Illinois 7–38
102	-2	5.397	UCF (CENTRAL FLORIDA)	USA	2–4	0.333	88	-8	BYE
103	0	5.595	Tulane (TULANE)	USA	2–4	0.333	88	-9	BYE
104	2	5.625	Wyoming (WYOMING)	MWC	2–5	0.286	91	-9	BYE
105	4	5.948	Syracuse (SYRACUSE)	IND BE	1–6	0.143	112	-9	Lost to South Florida 13–45
106	8	5.959	Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))	MAC	2–5	0.286	91	-13	Beat Bowling Green 27–20
107	-8	6.058	Iowa State (IOWA STATE)	B12	2–5	0.286	91	-15	Lost to Nebraska 7–35
108	-7	6.145	Western Kentucky (WESTERN KENTUCKY)	IND FBSI	2–6	0.250	109	-14	Lost to Florida Atlantic 20–24
109	-4	6.423	Utah State (UTAH STATE)	IND WAC	1–6	0.143	112	-11	Lost to Nevada 17–44
110	5	6.465	UL Monroe (LOUISIANA MONROE)	SUN	2–5	0.286	91	-17	Beat North Texas 35–23
111	7	6.676	UAB	USA	2–6	0.250	109	-17	Beat Marshall 23–21
112	-4	6.712	Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	2–6	0.250	109	-18	Lost to Akron 35–42
113	-1	7.001	SMU	USA	1–7	0.125	116	-15	Lost to Houston 38–44
114	-4	7.028	Washington (WASHINGTON)	PAC	0–6	0.000	119	-13	Lost to Oregon State 13–34
115	-2	7.249	Army (ARMY)	IND FBSI	2–5	0.286	91	-14	Lost to Buffalo 24–27
116	1	7.331	Kent State (KENT STATE)	MAC	1–6	0.143	112	-18	BYE
117	-6	7.352	San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)	MWC	1–6	0.143	112	-10	Lost to New Mexico 7–70
118	-2	7.604	Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)	PAC	1–7	0.125	116	-16	Lost to USC 0–69
119	0	8.641	North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)	SUN	0–7	0.000	119	-19	Lost to UL Monroe 23–35
120	0	8.645	Idaho (IDAHO)	IND WAC	1–7	0.125	116	-24	Lost to Louisiana Tech 14–46