1998 Season

1998 Final College Football Team Rankings

January 5, 1999By PowerUpRankings.com • Posted in 1998 Season Tags: • No Comments

1998 rankings calculated with the Classic formula (Ken's 2016-based hybrid, applied retroactively); records, NOW and game results come from James Howell's historical college football score archive.

entries per pageSearch:

Rank	Change	Rating	Team	Conf	Record	Win %	Place	NOW	Game Status
1	1	0.780	Tennessee (TENNESSEE)	SEC	13–0	1.000	1	+82	Beat Florida State 23–16
2	-1	0.863	Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)	ACC	11–2	0.846	9	+72	Lost to Tennessee 16–23
3	2	0.911	Ohio State (OHIO STATE)	B10	11–1	0.917	6	+65	Beat Texas A&M 24–14
4	6	1.099	Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)	B10	11–1	0.917	6	+55	Beat UCLA 38–31
5	-1	1.125	UCLA	PAC	10–2	0.833	11	+58	Lost to Wisconsin 31–38
6	-3	1.130	Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)	B12	11–2	0.846	9	+48	Lost to Purdue 34–37
7	1	1.145	Arizona (ARIZONA)	PAC	12–1	0.923	3	+57	Beat Nebraska 23–20
8	-1	1.166	Tulane (TULANE)	USA	12–0	1.000	1	+54	Beat BYU 41–27
9	0	1.231	Air Force (AIR FORCE)	IND WAC	12–1	0.923	3	+52	BYE
10	-4	1.281	Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)	B12	11–3	0.786	15	+61	Lost to Ohio State 14–24
11	1	1.325	Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)	ACC	10–2	0.833	11	+48	Beat Notre Dame 35–28
12	1	1.351	Florida (FLORIDA)	SEC	10–2	0.833	11	+44	Beat Syracuse 31–10
13	2	1.508	Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))	MAC	10–1	0.909	8	+35	BYE
14	6	1.523	Michigan (MICHIGAN)	B10	10–3	0.769	16	+45	Beat Arkansas 45–31
15	-4	1.523	Nebraska (NEBRASKA)	B12	9–4	0.692	27	+40	Lost to Arizona 20–23
16	5	1.528	Penn State (PENN STATE)	B10	9–3	0.750	17	+42	Beat Kentucky 26–14
17	-1	1.550	Marshall (MARSHALL)	MAC	12–1	0.923	3	+38	BYE
18	1	1.555	Texas (TEXAS)	B12	9–3	0.750	17	+42	Beat Mississippi State 38–11
19	-5	1.614	Virginia (VIRGINIA)	ACC	9–3	0.750	17	+36	Lost to Georgia 33–35
20	3	1.624	Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)	IND BE	9–3	0.750	17	+32	Beat Alabama 38–7
21	7	1.685	Georgia (GEORGIA)	SEC	9–3	0.750	17	+37	Beat Virginia 35–33
22	4	1.703	Purdue (PURDUE)	B10	9–4	0.692	27	+37	Beat Kansas State 37–34
23	4	1.748	Miami (MIAMI)	IND BE	9–3	0.750	17	+31	Beat NC State 46–23
24	-7	1.778	Syracuse (SYRACUSE)	IND BE	8–4	0.667	29	+32	Lost to Florida 10–31
25	-7	1.796	Arkansas (ARKANSAS)	SEC	9–3	0.750	17	+30	Lost to Michigan 31–45
26	-1	1.816	Missouri (MISSOURI)	B12	8–4	0.667	29	+30	BYE
27	-5	1.877	Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)	IND FBSI	9–3	0.750	17	+30	Lost to Georgia Tech 28–35
28	1	2.029	Oregon (OREGON)	PAC	8–4	0.667	29	+25	BYE
29	-5	2.066	USC	PAC	8–5	0.615	38	+28	Lost to TCU 19–28
30	0	2.068	Wyoming (WYOMING)	IND WAC	8–3	0.727	26	+27	BYE
31	2	2.112	West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)	IND BE	8–4	0.667	29	+20	BYE
32	-1	2.128	Colorado (COLORADO)	B12	8–4	0.667	29	+24	BYE
33	1	2.157	UCF (CENTRAL FLORIDA)	IND FBSI	9–2	0.818	14	+14	BYE
34	2	2.257	Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)	IND WAC	8–4	0.667	29	+20	BYE
35	-3	2.340	Alabama (ALABAMA)	SEC	7–5	0.583	40	+25	Lost to Virginia Tech 7–38
36	-1	2.342	Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)	USA	7–5	0.583	40	+15	Lost to Idaho 35–42
37	7	2.496	Idaho (IDAHO)	IND BW	9–3	0.750	17	+10	Beat Southern Miss 42–35
38	-1	2.513	Kentucky (KENTUCKY)	SEC	7–5	0.583	40	+15	Lost to Penn State 14–26
39	-1	2.586	NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)	ACC	7–5	0.583	40	+15	Lost to Miami 23–46
40	1	2.648	BYU	IND WAC	9–5	0.643	35	+11	Lost to Tulane 27–41
41	2	2.666	North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)	ACC	7–5	0.583	40	+13	BYE
42	-3	2.672	Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)	B12	7–5	0.583	40	+8	Lost to Ole Miss 18–35
43	-1	2.672	Utah (UTAH)	IND WAC	7–4	0.636	36	+7	BYE
44	2	2.702	Toledo (TOLEDO)	MAC	7–5	0.583	40	+14	BYE
45	-5	2.735	Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)	SEC	8–5	0.615	38	+10	Lost to Texas 11–38
46	1	2.756	Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)	B10	6–6	0.500	55	+12	BYE
47	1	2.790	San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)	IND WAC	7–5	0.583	40	+9	BYE
48	-3	2.824	Washington (WASHINGTON)	PAC	6–6	0.500	55	+13	BYE
49	5	2.918	TCU	IND WAC	7–5	0.583	40	+8	Beat USC 28–19
50	-1	2.933	Louisville (LOUISVILLE)	USA	7–5	0.583	40	+5	BYE
51	9	3.145	Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)	SEC	7–5	0.583	40	+1	Beat Texas Tech 35–18
52	-2	3.170	Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH)	IND FBSI	6–6	0.500	55	+1	BYE
53	-1	3.226	Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)	MAC	5–6	0.455	58	+4	BYE
54	-1	3.251	Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	7–4	0.636	36	-5	BYE
55	-4	3.277	LSU	SEC	4–7	0.364	71	-2	BYE
56	0	3.410	Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)	PAC	5–6	0.455	58	-5	BYE
57	-2	3.424	Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)	B12	5–6	0.455	58	-3	BYE
58	1	3.442	Minnesota (MINNESOTA)	B10	5–6	0.455	58	-1	BYE
59	-2	3.520	Nevada (NEVADA)	IND BW	6–5	0.545	51	-8	BYE
60	-2	3.545	Oregon State (OREGON STATE)	PAC	5–6	0.455	58	-4	BYE
61	2	3.556	Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)	B12	5–6	0.455	58	-4	BYE
62	0	3.587	Ohio (OHIO)	MAC	5–6	0.455	58	-3	BYE
63	1	3.612	Rice (RICE)	IND WAC	5–6	0.455	58	-4	BYE
64	-3	3.627	California (CALIFORNIA)	PAC	5–6	0.455	58	-3	BYE
65	0	3.725	East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)	USA	6–5	0.545	51	-10	BYE
66	0	3.763	Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)	IND WAC	5–6	0.455	58	-9	BYE
67	1	3.842	SMU	IND WAC	5–7	0.417	70	-8	BYE
68	-1	3.849	Auburn (AUBURN)	SEC	3–8	0.273	81	-6	BYE
69	0	3.964	Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)	MAC	6–5	0.545	51	-14	BYE
70	1	4.019	Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)	IND BE	4–7	0.364	71	-11	BYE
71	-1	4.046	Boise State (BOISE STATE)	IND BW	6–5	0.545	51	-17	BYE
72	0	4.107	Indiana (INDIANA)	B10	4–7	0.364	71	-11	BYE
73	0	4.209	Rutgers (RUTGERS)	IND BE	5–6	0.455	58	-11	BYE
74	0	4.327	UL Monroe (LOUISIANA MONROE)	IND FBSI	5–6	0.455	58	-17	BYE
75	0	4.400	Tulsa (TULSA)	IND WAC	4–7	0.364	71	-19	BYE
76	0	4.657	Kansas (KANSAS)	B12	4–7	0.364	71	-21	BYE
77	0	4.688	Army (ARMY)	USA	3–8	0.273	81	-18	BYE
78	0	4.782	Stanford (STANFORD)	PAC	3–8	0.273	81	-20	BYE
79	0	4.919	Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)	PAC	3–8	0.273	81	-20	BYE
80	2	4.950	Iowa (IOWA)	B10	3–8	0.273	81	-19	BYE
81	0	4.975	Iowa State (IOWA STATE)	B12	3–8	0.273	81	-25	BYE
82	-2	4.995	Duke (DUKE)	ACC	4–7	0.364	71	-25	BYE
83	0	5.056	San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)	IND WAC	4–8	0.333	79	-27	BYE
84	0	5.081	Akron (AKRON)	MAC	4–7	0.364	71	-27	BYE
85	0	5.172	UAB	IND FBSI	4–7	0.364	71	-29	BYE
86	0	5.175	Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)	ACC	3–8	0.273	81	-16	BYE
87	1	5.258	Clemson (CLEMSON)	ACC	3–8	0.273	81	-31	BYE
88	-1	5.279	Houston (HOUSTON)	USA	3–8	0.273	81	-25	BYE
89	0	5.381	Maryland (MARYLAND)	ACC	3–8	0.273	81	-31	BYE
90	1	5.439	New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)	IND BW	3–8	0.273	81	-29	BYE
91	-1	5.532	Baylor (BAYLOR)	B12	2–9	0.182	100	-27	BYE
92	0	5.599	North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)	IND BW	3–8	0.273	81	-31	BYE
93	0	5.599	UTEP	IND WAC	3–8	0.273	81	-34	BYE
94	1	5.658	Illinois (ILLINOIS)	B10	3–8	0.273	81	-29	BYE
95	-1	5.710	Navy (NAVY)	IND FBSI	3–8	0.273	81	-33	BYE
96	0	5.788	Utah State (UTAH STATE)	IND BW	3–8	0.273	81	-36	BYE
97	0	5.981	Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)	B10	3–9	0.250	98	-36	BYE
98	0	6.002	Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)	SEC	2–9	0.182	100	-29	BYE
99	0	6.060	Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	3–8	0.273	81	-27	BYE
100	0	6.307	Memphis (MEMPHIS)	USA	2–9	0.182	100	-36	BYE
101	0	6.370	Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)	IND BE	2–9	0.182	100	-40	BYE
102	0	6.381	Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE)	IND FBSI	4–8	0.333	79	-46	BYE
103	0	6.467	New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)	IND WAC	3–9	0.250	98	-44	BYE
104	1	6.658	South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)	SEC	1–10	0.091	108	-40	BYE
105	-1	6.668	Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)	USA	2–9	0.182	100	-35	BYE
106	0	6.702	Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)	MAC	2–9	0.182	100	-27	BYE
107	0	7.002	Temple (TEMPLE)	IND BE	2–9	0.182	100	-33	BYE
108	0	7.214	Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)	IND FBSI	2–9	0.182	100	-31	BYE
109	0	7.869	Ball State (BALL STATE)	MAC	1–10	0.091	108	-49	BYE
110	0	8.148	UNLV	IND WAC	0–11	0.000	110	-53	BYE
111	0	9.121	Kent State (KENT STATE)	MAC	0–11	0.000	110	-49	BYE
112	0	9.359	Hawai'i (HAWAII)	IND WAC	0–12	0.000	110	-73	BYE

1998 Post-Season Week 3 College Football Team Rankings

December 29, 1998By PowerUpRankings.com • Posted in 1998 Season Tags: • No Comments

1998 rankings calculated with the Classic formula (Ken's 2016-based hybrid, applied retroactively); records, NOW and game results come from James Howell's historical college football score archive.

entries per pageSearch:

Rank	Change	Rating	Team	Conf	Record	Win %	Place	NOW	Game Status
1	0	0.763	Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)	ACC	11–1	0.917	5	+70	BYE
2	0	0.807	Tennessee (TENNESSEE)	SEC	12–0	1.000	1	+69	BYE
3	0	0.966	Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)	B12	11–1	0.917	5	+52	BYE
4	0	1.022	UCLA	PAC	10–1	0.909	8	+57	BYE
5	0	1.032	Ohio State (OHIO STATE)	B10	10–1	0.909	8	+52	BYE
6	0	1.151	Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)	B12	11–2	0.846	12	+63	BYE
7	1	1.227	Tulane (TULANE)	USA	11–0	1.000	1	+45	BYE
8	-1	1.230	Arizona (ARIZONA)	PAC	11–1	0.917	5	+49	BYE
9	1	1.231	Air Force (AIR FORCE)	IND WAC	12–1	0.923	3	+52	Beat Washington 45–25
10	-1	1.247	Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)	B10	10–1	0.909	8	+43	BYE
11	0	1.370	Nebraska (NEBRASKA)	B12	9–3	0.750	19	+43	BYE
12	0	1.459	Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)	ACC	9–2	0.818	13	+39	BYE
13	0	1.468	Florida (FLORIDA)	SEC	9–2	0.818	13	+36	BYE
14	0	1.479	Virginia (VIRGINIA)	ACC	9–2	0.818	13	+39	BYE
15	0	1.529	Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))	MAC	10–1	0.909	8	+35	BYE
16	2	1.564	Marshall (MARSHALL)	MAC	12–1	0.923	3	+38	Beat Louisville 48–29
17	-1	1.597	Syracuse (SYRACUSE)	IND BE	8–3	0.727	21	+32	BYE
18	-1	1.622	Arkansas (ARKANSAS)	SEC	9–2	0.818	13	+33	BYE
19	0	1.660	Texas (TEXAS)	B12	8–3	0.727	21	+37	BYE
20	0	1.685	Michigan (MICHIGAN)	B10	9–3	0.750	19	+36	BYE
21	0	1.687	Penn State (PENN STATE)	B10	8–3	0.727	21	+34	BYE
22	0	1.726	Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)	IND FBSI	9–2	0.818	13	+31	BYE
23	1	1.769	Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)	IND BE	8–3	0.727	21	+26	BYE
24	1	1.778	USC	PAC	8–4	0.667	30	+34	BYE
25	5	1.789	Missouri (MISSOURI)	B12	8–4	0.667	30	+33	Beat West Virginia 34–31
26	3	1.884	Purdue (PURDUE)	B10	8–4	0.667	30	+28	BYE
27	-1	1.895	Miami (MIAMI)	IND BE	8–3	0.727	21	+26	BYE
28	0	1.909	Georgia (GEORGIA)	SEC	8–3	0.727	21	+27	BYE
29	-6	2.020	Oregon (OREGON)	PAC	8–4	0.667	30	+26	Lost to Colorado 43–51
30	1	2.051	Wyoming (WYOMING)	IND WAC	8–3	0.727	21	+26	BYE
31	7	2.107	Colorado (COLORADO)	B12	8–4	0.667	30	+26	Beat Oregon 51–43
32	0	2.133	Alabama (ALABAMA)	SEC	7–4	0.636	38	+29	BYE
33	-6	2.137	West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)	IND BE	8–4	0.667	30	+20	Lost to Missouri 31–34
34	0	2.166	UCF (CENTRAL FLORIDA)	IND FBSI	9–2	0.818	13	+14	BYE
35	-2	2.217	Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)	USA	7–4	0.636	38	+20	BYE
36	0	2.278	Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)	IND WAC	8–4	0.667	30	+19	BYE
37	-2	2.378	Kentucky (KENTUCKY)	SEC	7–4	0.636	38	+19	BYE
38	-1	2.406	NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)	ACC	7–4	0.636	38	+19	BYE
39	0	2.459	Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)	B12	7–4	0.636	38	+13	BYE
40	0	2.504	Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)	SEC	8–4	0.667	30	+13	BYE
41	0	2.526	BYU	IND WAC	9–4	0.692	29	+12	BYE
42	1	2.688	Utah (UTAH)	IND WAC	7–4	0.636	38	+8	BYE
43	1	2.732	North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)	ACC	7–5	0.583	45	+15	BYE
44	1	2.737	Idaho (IDAHO)	IND BW	8–3	0.727	21	+3	BYE
45	-3	2.738	Washington (WASHINGTON)	PAC	6–6	0.500	55	+16	Lost to Air Force 25–45
46	2	2.783	Toledo (TOLEDO)	MAC	7–5	0.583	45	+14	BYE
47	0	2.789	Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)	B10	6–6	0.500	55	+11	BYE
48	1	2.856	San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)	IND WAC	7–5	0.583	45	+11	BYE
49	-3	2.997	Louisville (LOUISVILLE)	USA	7–5	0.583	45	+7	Lost to Marshall 29–48
50	0	3.095	Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH)	IND FBSI	6–6	0.500	55	+3	BYE
51	0	3.273	LSU	SEC	4–7	0.364	71	+1	BYE
52	2	3.276	Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)	MAC	5–6	0.455	58	+4	BYE
53	-1	3.290	Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	7–4	0.636	38	-5	BYE
54	1	3.300	TCU	IND WAC	6–5	0.545	49	0	BYE
55	1	3.330	Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)	B12	5–6	0.455	58	+1	BYE
56	-3	3.340	Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)	PAC	5–6	0.455	58	-2	BYE
57	1	3.491	Nevada (NEVADA)	IND BW	6–5	0.545	49	-8	BYE
58	-1	3.500	Oregon State (OREGON STATE)	PAC	5–6	0.455	58	-2	BYE
59	0	3.507	Minnesota (MINNESOTA)	B10	5–6	0.455	58	-1	BYE
60	1	3.544	Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)	SEC	6–5	0.545	49	-3	BYE
61	-1	3.551	California (CALIFORNIA)	PAC	5–6	0.455	58	-1	BYE
62	0	3.586	Ohio (OHIO)	MAC	5–6	0.455	58	-2	BYE
63	0	3.599	Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)	B12	5–6	0.455	58	-4	BYE
64	1	3.664	Rice (RICE)	IND WAC	5–6	0.455	58	-5	BYE
65	-1	3.713	East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)	USA	6–5	0.545	49	-8	BYE
66	0	3.798	Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)	IND WAC	5–6	0.455	58	-8	BYE
67	0	3.822	Auburn (AUBURN)	SEC	3–8	0.273	81	-3	BYE
68	0	3.883	SMU	IND WAC	5–7	0.417	70	-8	BYE
69	1	3.959	Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)	MAC	6–5	0.545	49	-14	BYE
70	1	4.029	Boise State (BOISE STATE)	IND BW	6–5	0.545	49	-17	BYE
71	-2	4.039	Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)	IND BE	4–7	0.364	71	-10	BYE
72	0	4.158	Indiana (INDIANA)	B10	4–7	0.364	71	-10	BYE
73	0	4.214	Rutgers (RUTGERS)	IND BE	5–6	0.455	58	-10	BYE
74	0	4.336	UL Monroe (LOUISIANA MONROE)	IND FBSI	5–6	0.455	58	-16	BYE
75	0	4.459	Tulsa (TULSA)	IND WAC	4–7	0.364	71	-19	BYE
76	1	4.589	Kansas (KANSAS)	B12	4–7	0.364	71	-18	BYE
77	-1	4.670	Army (ARMY)	USA	3–8	0.273	81	-16	BYE
78	0	4.740	Stanford (STANFORD)	PAC	3–8	0.273	81	-17	BYE
79	0	4.884	Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)	PAC	3–8	0.273	81	-19	BYE
80	0	4.980	Duke (DUKE)	ACC	4–7	0.364	71	-22	BYE
81	1	4.980	Iowa State (IOWA STATE)	B12	3–8	0.273	81	-22	BYE
82	-1	5.008	Iowa (IOWA)	B10	3–8	0.273	81	-19	BYE
83	0	5.066	San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)	IND WAC	4–8	0.333	79	-25	BYE
84	0	5.097	Akron (AKRON)	MAC	4–7	0.364	71	-27	BYE
85	1	5.141	UAB	IND FBSI	4–7	0.364	71	-28	BYE
86	-1	5.158	Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)	ACC	3–8	0.273	81	-13	BYE
87	0	5.239	Houston (HOUSTON)	USA	3–8	0.273	81	-23	BYE
88	0	5.264	Clemson (CLEMSON)	ACC	3–8	0.273	81	-28	BYE
89	0	5.369	Maryland (MARYLAND)	ACC	3–8	0.273	81	-28	BYE
90	0	5.469	Baylor (BAYLOR)	B12	2–9	0.182	100	-23	BYE
91	0	5.480	New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)	IND BW	3–8	0.273	81	-29	BYE
92	1	5.572	North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)	IND BW	3–8	0.273	81	-29	BYE
93	-1	5.605	UTEP	IND WAC	3–8	0.273	81	-32	BYE
94	0	5.693	Navy (NAVY)	IND FBSI	3–8	0.273	81	-32	BYE
95	0	5.750	Illinois (ILLINOIS)	B10	3–8	0.273	81	-29	BYE
96	0	5.805	Utah State (UTAH STATE)	IND BW	3–8	0.273	81	-36	BYE
97	1	6.056	Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)	B10	3–9	0.250	98	-36	BYE
98	-1	6.092	Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)	SEC	2–9	0.182	100	-26	BYE
99	0	6.104	Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	3–8	0.273	81	-27	BYE
100	0	6.294	Memphis (MEMPHIS)	USA	2–9	0.182	100	-33	BYE
101	0	6.434	Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)	IND BE	2–9	0.182	100	-39	BYE
102	0	6.445	Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE)	IND FBSI	4–8	0.333	79	-46	BYE
103	0	6.467	New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)	IND WAC	3–9	0.250	98	-43	BYE
104	0	6.661	Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)	USA	2–9	0.182	100	-34	BYE
105	0	6.665	South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)	SEC	1–10	0.091	108	-37	BYE
106	0	6.703	Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)	MAC	2–9	0.182	100	-26	BYE
107	0	7.038	Temple (TEMPLE)	IND BE	2–9	0.182	100	-33	BYE
108	0	7.169	Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)	IND FBSI	2–9	0.182	100	-29	BYE
109	0	7.897	Ball State (BALL STATE)	MAC	1–10	0.091	108	-49	BYE
110	0	8.140	UNLV	IND WAC	0–11	0.000	110	-52	BYE
111	0	9.152	Kent State (KENT STATE)	MAC	0–11	0.000	110	-49	BYE
112	0	9.402	Hawai'i (HAWAII)	IND WAC	0–12	0.000	110	-72	BYE

1998 Post-Season Week 2 College Football Team Rankings

December 22, 1998By PowerUpRankings.com • Posted in 1998 Season Tags: • No Comments

1998 rankings calculated with the Classic formula (Ken's 2016-based hybrid, applied retroactively); records, NOW and game results come from James Howell's historical college football score archive.

entries per pageSearch:

Rank	Change	Rating	Team	Conf	Record	Win %	Place	NOW	Game Status
1	0	0.745	Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)	ACC	11–1	0.917	3	+70	BYE
2	0	0.804	Tennessee (TENNESSEE)	SEC	12–0	1.000	1	+69	BYE
3	0	0.969	Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)	B12	11–1	0.917	3	+50	BYE
4	0	0.990	UCLA	PAC	10–1	0.909	8	+57	BYE
5	0	1.030	Ohio State (OHIO STATE)	B10	10–1	0.909	8	+51	BYE
6	0	1.148	Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)	B12	11–2	0.846	12	+62	BYE
7	0	1.183	Arizona (ARIZONA)	PAC	11–1	0.917	3	+49	BYE
8	0	1.210	Tulane (TULANE)	USA	11–0	1.000	1	+45	BYE
9	0	1.253	Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)	B10	10–1	0.909	8	+43	BYE
10	0	1.269	Air Force (AIR FORCE)	IND WAC	11–1	0.917	3	+46	BYE
11	0	1.382	Nebraska (NEBRASKA)	B12	9–3	0.750	19	+41	BYE
12	1	1.451	Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)	ACC	9–2	0.818	13	+39	BYE
13	-1	1.452	Florida (FLORIDA)	SEC	9–2	0.818	13	+36	BYE
14	0	1.471	Virginia (VIRGINIA)	ACC	9–2	0.818	13	+39	BYE
15	0	1.533	Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))	MAC	10–1	0.909	8	+35	BYE
16	0	1.563	Syracuse (SYRACUSE)	IND BE	8–3	0.727	21	+33	BYE
17	0	1.617	Arkansas (ARKANSAS)	SEC	9–2	0.818	13	+33	BYE
18	0	1.647	Marshall (MARSHALL)	MAC	11–1	0.917	3	+31	BYE
19	0	1.648	Texas (TEXAS)	B12	8–3	0.727	21	+37	BYE
20	0	1.687	Michigan (MICHIGAN)	B10	9–3	0.750	19	+36	BYE
21	0	1.689	Penn State (PENN STATE)	B10	8–3	0.727	21	+34	BYE
22	1	1.739	Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)	IND FBSI	9–2	0.818	13	+31	BYE
23	1	1.742	Oregon (OREGON)	PAC	8–3	0.727	21	+30	BYE
24	1	1.744	Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)	IND BE	8–3	0.727	21	+26	BYE
25	-3	1.763	USC	PAC	8–4	0.667	32	+35	BYE
26	0	1.863	Miami (MIAMI)	IND BE	8–3	0.727	21	+26	BYE
27	0	1.881	West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)	IND BE	8–3	0.727	21	+24	BYE
28	0	1.903	Georgia (GEORGIA)	SEC	8–3	0.727	21	+27	BYE
29	0	1.921	Purdue (PURDUE)	B10	8–4	0.667	32	+28	BYE
30	0	1.999	Missouri (MISSOURI)	B12	7–4	0.636	36	+24	BYE
31	0	2.054	Wyoming (WYOMING)	IND WAC	8–3	0.727	21	+26	BYE
32	0	2.112	Alabama (ALABAMA)	SEC	7–4	0.636	36	+29	BYE
33	0	2.151	Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)	USA	7–4	0.636	36	+20	BYE
34	0	2.176	UCF (CENTRAL FLORIDA)	IND FBSI	9–2	0.818	13	+14	BYE
35	1	2.326	Kentucky (KENTUCKY)	SEC	7–4	0.636	36	+19	BYE
36	-1	2.328	Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)	IND WAC	8–4	0.667	32	+19	BYE
37	1	2.374	NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)	ACC	7–4	0.636	36	+19	BYE
38	-1	2.379	Colorado (COLORADO)	B12	7–4	0.636	36	+18	BYE
39	0	2.474	Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)	B12	7–4	0.636	36	+13	BYE
40	1	2.520	Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)	SEC	8–4	0.667	32	+13	BYE
41	-1	2.528	BYU	IND WAC	9–4	0.692	31	+13	BYE
42	1	2.551	Washington (WASHINGTON)	PAC	6–5	0.545	49	+18	BYE
43	1	2.640	Utah (UTAH)	IND WAC	7–4	0.636	36	+8	BYE
44	5	2.737	North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)	ACC	7–5	0.583	46	+15	Beat San Diego State 20–13
45	0	2.737	Idaho (IDAHO)	IND BW	8–3	0.727	21	+3	BYE
46	0	2.779	Louisville (LOUISVILLE)	USA	7–4	0.636	36	+8	BYE
47	0	2.786	Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)	B10	6–6	0.500	56	+12	BYE
48	0	2.792	Toledo (TOLEDO)	MAC	7–5	0.583	46	+14	BYE
49	-7	2.876	San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)	IND WAC	7–5	0.583	46	+11	Lost to North Carolina 13–20
50	0	3.112	Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH)	IND FBSI	6–6	0.500	56	+3	BYE
51	0	3.262	LSU	SEC	4–7	0.364	71	+1	BYE
52	0	3.265	Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	7–4	0.636	36	-5	BYE
53	0	3.280	Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)	PAC	5–6	0.455	58	0	BYE
54	1	3.299	Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)	MAC	5–6	0.455	58	+3	BYE
55	-1	3.308	TCU	IND WAC	6–5	0.545	49	-1	BYE
56	0	3.320	Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)	B12	5–6	0.455	58	+1	BYE
57	0	3.434	Oregon State (OREGON STATE)	PAC	5–6	0.455	58	-1	BYE
58	0	3.491	Nevada (NEVADA)	IND BW	6–5	0.545	49	-8	BYE
59	1	3.520	Minnesota (MINNESOTA)	B10	5–6	0.455	58	-1	BYE
60	-1	3.523	California (CALIFORNIA)	PAC	5–6	0.455	58	0	BYE
61	0	3.544	Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)	SEC	6–5	0.545	49	-3	BYE
62	0	3.568	Ohio (OHIO)	MAC	5–6	0.455	58	-2	BYE
63	0	3.646	Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)	B12	5–6	0.455	58	-4	BYE
64	0	3.659	East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)	USA	6–5	0.545	49	-7	BYE
65	0	3.681	Rice (RICE)	IND WAC	5–6	0.455	58	-5	BYE
66	0	3.820	Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)	IND WAC	5–6	0.455	58	-8	BYE
67	0	3.828	Auburn (AUBURN)	SEC	3–8	0.273	81	-3	BYE
68	0	3.892	SMU	IND WAC	5–7	0.417	70	-8	BYE
69	0	3.946	Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)	IND BE	4–7	0.364	71	-8	BYE
70	0	3.960	Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)	MAC	6–5	0.545	49	-14	BYE
71	0	4.026	Boise State (BOISE STATE)	IND BW	6–5	0.545	49	-17	BYE
72	0	4.153	Indiana (INDIANA)	B10	4–7	0.364	71	-10	BYE
73	0	4.172	Rutgers (RUTGERS)	IND BE	5–6	0.455	58	-9	BYE
74	0	4.313	UL Monroe (LOUISIANA MONROE)	IND FBSI	5–6	0.455	58	-16	BYE
75	0	4.428	Tulsa (TULSA)	IND WAC	4–7	0.364	71	-18	BYE
76	0	4.607	Army (ARMY)	USA	3–8	0.273	81	-15	BYE
77	0	4.639	Kansas (KANSAS)	B12	4–7	0.364	71	-19	BYE
78	0	4.693	Stanford (STANFORD)	PAC	3–8	0.273	81	-16	BYE
79	0	4.797	Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)	PAC	3–8	0.273	81	-17	BYE
80	0	4.964	Duke (DUKE)	ACC	4–7	0.364	71	-22	BYE
81	1	5.008	Iowa (IOWA)	B10	3–8	0.273	81	-19	BYE
82	1	5.026	Iowa State (IOWA STATE)	B12	3–8	0.273	81	-22	BYE
83	-2	5.027	San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)	IND WAC	4–8	0.333	79	-24	BYE
84	0	5.102	Akron (AKRON)	MAC	4–7	0.364	71	-27	BYE
85	1	5.140	Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)	ACC	3–8	0.273	81	-13	BYE
86	-1	5.146	UAB	IND FBSI	4–7	0.364	71	-28	BYE
87	0	5.228	Houston (HOUSTON)	USA	3–8	0.273	81	-23	BYE
88	0	5.247	Clemson (CLEMSON)	ACC	3–8	0.273	81	-28	BYE
89	0	5.300	Maryland (MARYLAND)	ACC	3–8	0.273	81	-27	BYE
90	0	5.471	Baylor (BAYLOR)	B12	2–9	0.182	100	-23	BYE
91	0	5.492	New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)	IND BW	3–8	0.273	81	-29	BYE
92	0	5.559	UTEP	IND WAC	3–8	0.273	81	-31	BYE
93	0	5.561	North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)	IND BW	3–8	0.273	81	-29	BYE
94	0	5.641	Navy (NAVY)	IND FBSI	3–8	0.273	81	-31	BYE
95	0	5.716	Illinois (ILLINOIS)	B10	3–8	0.273	81	-28	BYE
96	0	5.794	Utah State (UTAH STATE)	IND BW	3–8	0.273	81	-35	BYE
97	0	6.066	Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)	SEC	2–9	0.182	100	-26	BYE
98	0	6.073	Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)	B10	3–9	0.250	98	-36	BYE
99	0	6.098	Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	3–8	0.273	81	-27	BYE
100	0	6.236	Memphis (MEMPHIS)	USA	2–9	0.182	100	-32	BYE
101	0	6.383	Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)	IND BE	2–9	0.182	100	-38	BYE
102	1	6.450	Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE)	IND FBSI	4–8	0.333	79	-46	BYE
103	-1	6.472	New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)	IND WAC	3–9	0.250	98	-43	BYE
104	0	6.604	Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)	USA	2–9	0.182	100	-33	BYE
105	0	6.665	South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)	SEC	1–10	0.091	108	-37	BYE
106	0	6.684	Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)	MAC	2–9	0.182	100	-26	BYE
107	0	6.987	Temple (TEMPLE)	IND BE	2–9	0.182	100	-32	BYE
108	0	7.163	Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)	IND FBSI	2–9	0.182	100	-29	BYE
109	0	7.890	Ball State (BALL STATE)	MAC	1–10	0.091	108	-49	BYE
110	0	8.171	UNLV	IND WAC	0–11	0.000	110	-52	BYE
111	0	9.136	Kent State (KENT STATE)	MAC	0–11	0.000	110	-49	BYE
112	0	9.395	Hawai'i (HAWAII)	IND WAC	0–12	0.000	110	-72	BYE

1998 Regular Season Final College Football Team Rankings

December 8, 1998By PowerUpRankings.com • Posted in 1998 Season Tags: • No Comments

1998 rankings calculated with the Classic formula (Ken's 2016-based hybrid, applied retroactively); records, NOW and game results come from James Howell's historical college football score archive.

entries per pageSearch:

Rank	Change	Rating	Team	Conf	Record	Win %	Place	NOW	Game Status
1	0	0.749	Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)	ACC	11–1	0.917	3	+69	BYE
2	1	0.804	Tennessee (TENNESSEE)	SEC	12–0	1.000	1	+69	Beat Mississippi State 24–14
3	1	0.969	Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)	B12	11–1	0.917	3	+50	Lost to Texas A&M 33–36
4	-2	0.988	UCLA	PAC	10–1	0.909	8	+57	Lost to Miami 45–49
5	0	1.032	Ohio State (OHIO STATE)	B10	10–1	0.909	8	+51	BYE
6	3	1.148	Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)	B12	11–2	0.846	12	+62	Beat Kansas State 36–33
7	-1	1.162	Arizona (ARIZONA)	PAC	11–1	0.917	3	+49	BYE
8	0	1.210	Tulane (TULANE)	USA	11–0	1.000	1	+45	BYE
9	-2	1.232	Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)	B10	10–1	0.909	8	+43	BYE
10	1	1.267	Air Force (AIR FORCE)	IND WAC	11–1	0.917	3	+46	Beat BYU 20–13
11	-1	1.379	Nebraska (NEBRASKA)	B12	9–3	0.750	19	+41	BYE
12	0	1.452	Florida (FLORIDA)	SEC	9–2	0.818	13	+36	BYE
13	0	1.456	Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)	ACC	9–2	0.818	13	+38	BYE
14	0	1.476	Virginia (VIRGINIA)	ACC	9–2	0.818	13	+38	BYE
15	0	1.540	Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))	MAC	10–1	0.909	8	+34	BYE
16	1	1.563	Syracuse (SYRACUSE)	IND BE	8–3	0.727	21	+33	BYE
17	-1	1.615	Arkansas (ARKANSAS)	SEC	9–2	0.818	13	+33	BYE
18	5	1.647	Marshall (MARSHALL)	MAC	11–1	0.917	3	+31	Beat Toledo 23–17
19	-1	1.648	Texas (TEXAS)	B12	8–3	0.727	21	+37	BYE
20	-1	1.687	Michigan (MICHIGAN)	B10	9–3	0.750	19	+36	BYE
21	-1	1.689	Penn State (PENN STATE)	B10	8–3	0.727	21	+34	BYE
22	-1	1.731	USC	PAC	8–4	0.667	32	+35	BYE
23	1	1.739	Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)	IND FBSI	9–2	0.818	13	+31	BYE
24	-2	1.739	Oregon (OREGON)	PAC	8–3	0.727	21	+30	BYE
25	0	1.741	Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)	IND BE	8–3	0.727	21	+26	BYE
26	8	1.863	Miami (MIAMI)	IND BE	8–3	0.727	21	+26	Beat UCLA 49–45
27	0	1.881	West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)	IND BE	8–3	0.727	21	+24	BYE
28	-2	1.900	Georgia (GEORGIA)	SEC	8–3	0.727	21	+27	BYE
29	-1	1.921	Purdue (PURDUE)	B10	8–4	0.667	32	+28	BYE
30	-1	1.999	Missouri (MISSOURI)	B12	7–4	0.636	36	+24	BYE
31	0	2.051	Wyoming (WYOMING)	IND WAC	8–3	0.727	21	+26	BYE
32	-2	2.105	Alabama (ALABAMA)	SEC	7–4	0.636	36	+29	BYE
33	0	2.144	Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)	USA	7–4	0.636	36	+20	BYE
34	-2	2.178	UCF (CENTRAL FLORIDA)	IND FBSI	9–2	0.818	13	+14	BYE
35	3	2.322	Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)	IND WAC	8–4	0.667	32	+19	BYE
36	0	2.326	Kentucky (KENTUCKY)	SEC	7–4	0.636	36	+19	BYE
37	2	2.379	Colorado (COLORADO)	B12	7–4	0.636	36	+18	BYE
38	2	2.381	NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)	ACC	7–4	0.636	36	+19	BYE
39	3	2.474	Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)	B12	7–4	0.636	36	+13	BYE
40	-5	2.499	BYU	IND WAC	9–4	0.692	31	+13	Lost to Air Force 13–20
41	-4	2.517	Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)	SEC	8–4	0.667	32	+13	Lost to Tennessee 14–24
42	1	2.529	San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)	IND WAC	7–4	0.636	36	+16	BYE
43	-2	2.535	Washington (WASHINGTON)	PAC	6–5	0.545	48	+18	BYE
44	0	2.601	Utah (UTAH)	IND WAC	7–4	0.636	36	+9	BYE
45	1	2.731	Idaho (IDAHO)	IND BW	8–3	0.727	21	+3	BYE
46	2	2.776	Louisville (LOUISVILLE)	USA	7–4	0.636	36	+8	BYE
47	0	2.783	Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)	B10	6–6	0.500	56	+12	BYE
48	-3	2.804	Toledo (TOLEDO)	MAC	7–5	0.583	47	+14	Lost to Marshall 17–23
49	0	2.951	North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)	ACC	6–5	0.545	48	+8	BYE
50	0	3.108	Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH)	IND FBSI	6–6	0.500	56	+3	BYE
51	0	3.257	LSU	SEC	4–7	0.364	71	+1	BYE
52	0	3.265	Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	7–4	0.636	36	-5	BYE
53	0	3.276	Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)	PAC	5–6	0.455	58	0	BYE
54	2	3.292	TCU	IND WAC	6–5	0.545	48	-1	BYE
55	-1	3.304	Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)	MAC	5–6	0.455	58	+3	BYE
56	-1	3.320	Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)	B12	5–6	0.455	58	+1	BYE
57	0	3.425	Oregon State (OREGON STATE)	PAC	5–6	0.455	58	-1	BYE
58	0	3.471	Nevada (NEVADA)	IND BW	6–5	0.545	48	-8	BYE
59	1	3.518	California (CALIFORNIA)	PAC	5–6	0.455	58	0	BYE
60	1	3.520	Minnesota (MINNESOTA)	B10	5–6	0.455	58	-1	BYE
61	-2	3.528	Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)	SEC	6–5	0.545	48	-3	BYE
62	0	3.564	Ohio (OHIO)	MAC	5–6	0.455	58	-2	BYE
63	0	3.642	Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)	B12	5–6	0.455	58	-4	BYE
64	2	3.643	East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)	USA	6–5	0.545	48	-7	BYE
65	-1	3.677	Rice (RICE)	IND WAC	5–6	0.455	58	-5	BYE
66	-1	3.765	Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)	IND WAC	5–6	0.455	58	-7	BYE
67	0	3.822	Auburn (AUBURN)	SEC	3–8	0.273	81	-3	BYE
68	0	3.884	SMU	IND WAC	5–7	0.417	70	-8	BYE
69	1	3.946	Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)	IND BE	4–7	0.364	71	-8	BYE
70	-1	3.948	Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)	MAC	6–5	0.545	48	-14	BYE
71	0	4.005	Boise State (BOISE STATE)	IND BW	6–5	0.545	48	-17	BYE
72	0	4.153	Indiana (INDIANA)	B10	4–7	0.364	71	-10	BYE
73	1	4.172	Rutgers (RUTGERS)	IND BE	5–6	0.455	58	-9	BYE
74	-1	4.313	UL Monroe (LOUISIANA MONROE)	IND FBSI	5–6	0.455	58	-16	BYE
75	0	4.371	Tulsa (TULSA)	IND WAC	4–7	0.364	71	-17	BYE
76	10	4.601	Army (ARMY)	USA	3–8	0.273	81	-15	Beat Navy 34–30
77	-1	4.639	Kansas (KANSAS)	B12	4–7	0.364	71	-19	BYE
78	-1	4.704	Stanford (STANFORD)	PAC	3–8	0.273	81	-17	BYE
79	-1	4.786	Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)	PAC	3–8	0.273	81	-17	BYE
80	0	4.974	Duke (DUKE)	ACC	4–7	0.364	71	-22	BYE
81	-2	4.977	San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)	IND WAC	4–8	0.333	79	-23	BYE
82	-1	5.003	Iowa (IOWA)	B10	3–8	0.273	81	-19	BYE
83	-1	5.021	Iowa State (IOWA STATE)	B12	3–8	0.273	81	-22	BYE
84	-1	5.102	Akron (AKRON)	MAC	4–7	0.364	71	-27	BYE
85	-1	5.141	UAB	IND FBSI	4–7	0.364	71	-28	BYE
86	-1	5.152	Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)	ACC	3–8	0.273	81	-13	BYE
87	1	5.223	Houston (HOUSTON)	USA	3–8	0.273	81	-23	BYE
88	-1	5.258	Clemson (CLEMSON)	ACC	3–8	0.273	81	-28	BYE
89	1	5.312	Maryland (MARYLAND)	ACC	3–8	0.273	81	-27	BYE
90	1	5.471	Baylor (BAYLOR)	B12	2–9	0.182	100	-23	BYE
91	2	5.481	New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)	IND BW	3–8	0.273	81	-29	BYE
92	0	5.501	UTEP	IND WAC	3–8	0.273	81	-30	BYE
93	1	5.550	North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)	IND BW	3–8	0.273	81	-29	BYE
94	-5	5.641	Navy (NAVY)	IND FBSI	3–8	0.273	81	-31	Lost to Army 30–34
95	0	5.716	Illinois (ILLINOIS)	B10	3–8	0.273	81	-28	BYE
96	0	5.777	Utah State (UTAH STATE)	IND BW	3–8	0.273	81	-35	BYE
97	0	6.053	Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)	SEC	2–9	0.182	100	-26	BYE
98	0	6.073	Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)	B10	3–9	0.250	98	-36	BYE
99	0	6.097	Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	3–8	0.273	81	-27	BYE
100	0	6.224	Memphis (MEMPHIS)	USA	2–9	0.182	100	-32	BYE
101	2	6.395	Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)	IND BE	2–9	0.182	100	-38	BYE
102	-1	6.418	New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)	IND WAC	3–9	0.250	98	-42	BYE
103	-1	6.445	Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE)	IND FBSI	4–8	0.333	79	-46	BYE
104	2	6.597	Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)	USA	2–9	0.182	100	-33	BYE
105	0	6.658	South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)	SEC	1–10	0.091	108	-37	BYE
106	-2	6.684	Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)	MAC	2–9	0.182	100	-26	BYE
107	0	6.994	Temple (TEMPLE)	IND BE	2–9	0.182	100	-32	BYE
108	0	7.163	Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)	IND FBSI	2–9	0.182	100	-29	BYE
109	0	7.890	Ball State (BALL STATE)	MAC	1–10	0.091	108	-49	BYE
110	0	8.155	UNLV	IND WAC	0–11	0.000	110	-52	BYE
111	0	9.129	Kent State (KENT STATE)	MAC	0–11	0.000	110	-49	BYE
112	0	9.324	Hawai'i (HAWAII)	IND WAC	0–12	0.000	110	-71	BYE

1998 Week 14 College Football Team Rankings

December 1, 1998By PowerUpRankings.com • Posted in 1998 Season Tags: • No Comments

1998 rankings calculated with the Classic formula (Ken's 2016-based hybrid, applied retroactively); records, NOW and game results come from James Howell's historical college football score archive.

entries per pageSearch:

Rank	Change	Rating	Team	Conf	Record	Win %	Place	NOW	Game Status
1	1	0.797	Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)	ACC	11–1	0.917	5	+67	BYE
2	1	0.815	UCLA	PAC	10–0	1.000	1	+60	BYE
3	-2	0.836	Tennessee (TENNESSEE)	SEC	11–0	1.000	1	+61	Beat Vanderbilt 41–0
4	0	0.859	Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)	B12	11–0	1.000	1	+52	BYE
5	0	1.005	Ohio State (OHIO STATE)	B10	10–1	0.909	7	+51	BYE
6	1	1.175	Arizona (ARIZONA)	PAC	11–1	0.917	5	+50	Beat Arizona State 50–42
7	1	1.229	Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)	B10	10–1	0.909	7	+43	BYE
8	1	1.243	Tulane (TULANE)	USA	11–0	1.000	1	+44	Beat Louisiana Tech 63–30
9	-3	1.267	Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)	B12	10–2	0.833	12	+51	Lost to Texas 24–26
10	2	1.379	Nebraska (NEBRASKA)	B12	9–3	0.750	19	+42	Beat Colorado 16–14
11	-1	1.424	Air Force (AIR FORCE)	IND WAC	10–1	0.909	7	+36	BYE
12	-1	1.463	Florida (FLORIDA)	SEC	9–2	0.818	13	+36	BYE
13	3	1.474	Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)	ACC	9–2	0.818	13	+38	Beat Georgia 21–19
14	3	1.494	Virginia (VIRGINIA)	ACC	9–2	0.818	13	+38	Beat Virginia Tech 36–32
15	-2	1.554	Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))	MAC	10–1	0.909	7	+33	BYE
16	3	1.590	Arkansas (ARKANSAS)	SEC	9–2	0.818	13	+34	Beat LSU 41–14
17	7	1.613	Syracuse (SYRACUSE)	IND BE	8–3	0.727	22	+32	Beat Miami 66–13
18	8	1.638	Texas (TEXAS)	B12	8–3	0.727	22	+38	Beat Texas A&M 26–24
19	-1	1.690	Michigan (MICHIGAN)	B10	9–3	0.750	19	+36	Beat Hawai'i 48–17
20	3	1.699	Penn State (PENN STATE)	B10	8–3	0.727	22	+34	Beat Michigan State 51–28
21	9	1.741	USC	PAC	8–4	0.667	33	+36	Beat Notre Dame 10–0
22	-1	1.748	Oregon (OREGON)	PAC	8–3	0.727	22	+31	BYE
23	-1	1.767	Marshall (MARSHALL)	MAC	10–1	0.909	7	+24	BYE
24	-10	1.791	Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)	IND FBSI	9–2	0.818	13	+30	Lost to USC 0–10
25	-10	1.794	Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)	IND BE	8–3	0.727	22	+25	Lost to Virginia 32–36
26	-6	1.919	Georgia (GEORGIA)	SEC	8–3	0.727	22	+27	Lost to Georgia Tech 19–21
27	0	1.934	West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)	IND BE	8–3	0.727	22	+24	Beat Pittsburgh 52–14
28	1	1.941	Purdue (PURDUE)	B10	8–4	0.667	33	+28	BYE
29	-1	1.992	Missouri (MISSOURI)	B12	7–4	0.636	36	+25	BYE
30	2	2.033	Alabama (ALABAMA)	SEC	7–4	0.636	36	+30	BYE
31	0	2.082	Wyoming (WYOMING)	IND WAC	8–3	0.727	22	+26	BYE
32	2	2.154	UCF (CENTRAL FLORIDA)	IND FBSI	9–2	0.818	13	+14	BYE
33	3	2.211	Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)	USA	7–4	0.636	36	+19	BYE
34	-9	2.254	Miami (MIAMI)	IND BE	7–3	0.700	32	+16	Lost to Syracuse 13–66
35	3	2.280	BYU	IND WAC	9–3	0.750	19	+14	BYE
36	1	2.297	Kentucky (KENTUCKY)	SEC	7–4	0.636	36	+19	BYE
37	8	2.327	Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)	SEC	8–3	0.727	22	+13	Beat Ole Miss 28–6
38	1	2.358	Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)	IND WAC	8–4	0.667	33	+19	BYE
39	-4	2.382	Colorado (COLORADO)	B12	7–4	0.636	36	+19	Lost to Nebraska 14–16
40	-7	2.401	NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)	ACC	7–4	0.636	36	+19	Lost to North Carolina 34–37
41	1	2.485	Washington (WASHINGTON)	PAC	6–5	0.545	48	+19	BYE
42	-2	2.487	Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)	B12	7–4	0.636	36	+13	BYE
43	-2	2.494	San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)	IND WAC	7–4	0.636	36	+17	BYE
44	0	2.565	Utah (UTAH)	IND WAC	7–4	0.636	36	+10	BYE
45	1	2.594	Toledo (TOLEDO)	MAC	7–4	0.636	36	+15	BYE
46	1	2.756	Idaho (IDAHO)	IND BW	8–3	0.727	22	+3	BYE
47	-4	2.795	Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)	B10	6–6	0.500	56	+12	Lost to Penn State 28–51
48	0	2.838	Louisville (LOUISVILLE)	USA	7–4	0.636	36	+7	BYE
49	8	2.971	North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)	ACC	6–5	0.545	48	+8	Beat NC State 37–34
50	-1	3.116	Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH)	IND FBSI	6–6	0.500	56	+3	Lost to Tulane 30–63
51	-1	3.224	LSU	SEC	4–7	0.364	71	+1	Lost to Arkansas 14–41
52	0	3.229	Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	7–4	0.636	36	-4	BYE
53	-2	3.252	Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)	PAC	5–6	0.455	58	+1	Lost to Arizona 42–50
54	-1	3.270	Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)	MAC	5–6	0.455	58	+3	BYE
55	1	3.273	Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)	B12	5–6	0.455	58	+2	BYE
56	-1	3.318	TCU	IND WAC	6–5	0.545	48	-2	BYE
57	1	3.419	Oregon State (OREGON STATE)	PAC	5–6	0.455	58	0	BYE
58	1	3.491	Nevada (NEVADA)	IND BW	6–5	0.545	48	-8	BYE
59	-5	3.495	Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)	SEC	6–5	0.545	48	-2	Lost to Mississippi State 6–28
60	2	3.513	California (CALIFORNIA)	PAC	5–6	0.455	58	+1	BYE
61	0	3.528	Minnesota (MINNESOTA)	B10	5–6	0.455	58	-1	BYE
62	-2	3.577	Ohio (OHIO)	MAC	5–6	0.455	58	-2	BYE
63	0	3.655	Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)	B12	5–6	0.455	58	-4	BYE
64	2	3.709	Rice (RICE)	IND WAC	5–6	0.455	58	-5	BYE
65	-1	3.714	Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)	IND WAC	5–6	0.455	58	-7	BYE
66	-1	3.719	East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)	USA	6–5	0.545	48	-8	BYE
67	0	3.793	Auburn (AUBURN)	SEC	3–8	0.273	82	-2	BYE
68	1	3.910	SMU	IND WAC	5–7	0.417	70	-8	BYE
69	-1	3.927	Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)	MAC	6–5	0.545	48	-13	BYE
70	1	4.018	Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)	IND BE	4–7	0.364	71	-7	BYE
71	-1	4.025	Boise State (BOISE STATE)	IND BW	6–5	0.545	48	-17	BYE
72	0	4.158	Indiana (INDIANA)	B10	4–7	0.364	71	-10	BYE
73	1	4.313	UL Monroe (LOUISIANA MONROE)	IND FBSI	5–6	0.455	58	-15	BYE
74	-1	4.313	Rutgers (RUTGERS)	IND BE	5–6	0.455	58	-10	BYE
75	0	4.407	Tulsa (TULSA)	IND WAC	4–7	0.364	71	-17	BYE
76	0	4.638	Kansas (KANSAS)	B12	4–7	0.364	71	-18	BYE
77	0	4.715	Stanford (STANFORD)	PAC	3–8	0.273	82	-16	BYE
78	0	4.808	Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)	PAC	3–8	0.273	82	-16	BYE
79	0	4.933	San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)	IND WAC	4–8	0.333	79	-22	BYE
80	0	4.995	Duke (DUKE)	ACC	4–7	0.364	71	-22	BYE
81	0	5.037	Iowa (IOWA)	B10	3–8	0.273	82	-19	BYE
82	0	5.043	Iowa State (IOWA STATE)	B12	3–8	0.273	82	-21	BYE
83	0	5.066	Akron (AKRON)	MAC	4–7	0.364	71	-26	BYE
84	0	5.146	UAB	IND FBSI	4–7	0.364	71	-28	BYE
85	0	5.220	Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)	ACC	3–8	0.273	82	-13	BYE
86	0	5.290	Army (ARMY)	USA	2–8	0.200	99	-18	BYE
87	0	5.310	Clemson (CLEMSON)	ACC	3–8	0.273	82	-28	BYE
88	0	5.314	Houston (HOUSTON)	USA	3–8	0.273	82	-22	BYE
89	0	5.355	Navy (NAVY)	IND FBSI	3–7	0.300	81	-23	BYE
90	1	5.363	Maryland (MARYLAND)	ACC	3–8	0.273	82	-27	BYE
91	-1	5.464	Baylor (BAYLOR)	B12	2–9	0.182	100	-22	BYE
92	0	5.467	UTEP	IND WAC	3–8	0.273	82	-29	BYE
93	1	5.532	New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)	IND BW	3–8	0.273	82	-29	BYE
94	-1	5.595	North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)	IND BW	3–8	0.273	82	-29	BYE
95	0	5.745	Illinois (ILLINOIS)	B10	3–8	0.273	82	-28	BYE
96	0	5.810	Utah State (UTAH STATE)	IND BW	3–8	0.273	82	-35	BYE
97	0	5.996	Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)	SEC	2–9	0.182	100	-25	Lost to Tennessee 0–41
98	0	6.060	Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)	B10	3–9	0.250	97	-36	BYE
99	0	6.085	Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	3–8	0.273	82	-27	BYE
100	0	6.166	Memphis (MEMPHIS)	USA	2–9	0.182	100	-31	BYE
101	0	6.367	New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)	IND WAC	3–9	0.250	97	-41	BYE
102	0	6.455	Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE)	IND FBSI	4–8	0.333	79	-46	BYE
103	0	6.491	Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)	IND BE	2–9	0.182	100	-38	Lost to West Virginia 14–52
104	1	6.601	Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)	MAC	2–9	0.182	100	-24	BYE
105	-1	6.630	South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)	SEC	1–10	0.091	108	-36	BYE
106	0	6.788	Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)	USA	2–9	0.182	100	-33	BYE
107	0	7.019	Temple (TEMPLE)	IND BE	2–9	0.182	100	-31	BYE
108	0	7.163	Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)	IND FBSI	2–9	0.182	100	-29	BYE
109	0	7.848	Ball State (BALL STATE)	MAC	1–10	0.091	108	-48	BYE
110	0	8.094	UNLV	IND WAC	0–11	0.000	110	-51	BYE
111	0	9.167	Kent State (KENT STATE)	MAC	0–11	0.000	110	-48	BYE
112	0	9.246	Hawai'i (HAWAII)	IND WAC	0–12	0.000	110	-70	Lost to Michigan 17–48

1998 Week 13 College Football Team Rankings

November 24, 1998By PowerUpRankings.com • Posted in 1998 Season Tags: • No Comments

1998 rankings calculated with the Classic formula (Ken's 2016-based hybrid, applied retroactively); records, NOW and game results come from James Howell's historical college football score archive.

entries per pageSearch:

Rank	Change	Rating	Team	Conf	Record	Win %	Place	NOW	Game Status
1	0	0.779	Tennessee (TENNESSEE)	SEC	10–0	1.000	1	+57	Beat Kentucky 59–21
2	0	0.788	Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)	ACC	11–1	0.917	5	+64	Beat Florida 23–12
3	0	0.844	UCLA	PAC	10–0	1.000	1	+57	Beat USC 34–17
4	0	0.877	Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)	B12	11–0	1.000	1	+50	Beat Missouri 31–25
5	0	1.021	Ohio State (OHIO STATE)	B10	10–1	0.909	6	+49	Beat Michigan 31–16
6	0	1.099	Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)	B12	10–1	0.909	6	+53	BYE
7	0	1.205	Arizona (ARIZONA)	PAC	10–1	0.909	6	+45	BYE
8	2	1.253	Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)	B10	10–1	0.909	6	+42	Beat Penn State 24–3
9	0	1.308	Tulane (TULANE)	USA	10–0	1.000	1	+38	Beat Houston 48–20
10	3	1.427	Air Force (AIR FORCE)	IND WAC	10–1	0.909	6	+36	Beat Rice 22–16
11	-3	1.464	Florida (FLORIDA)	SEC	9–2	0.818	14	+36	Lost to Florida State 12–23
12	2	1.485	Nebraska (NEBRASKA)	B12	8–3	0.727	23	+36	BYE
13	4	1.577	Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))	MAC	10–1	0.909	6	+32	Beat Akron 20–14
14	2	1.602	Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)	IND FBSI	9–1	0.900	13	+34	Beat LSU 39–36
15	11	1.638	Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)	IND BE	8–2	0.800	16	+26	Beat Rutgers 47–7
16	5	1.649	Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)	ACC	8–2	0.800	16	+28	Beat Wake Forest 63–35
17	2	1.673	Virginia (VIRGINIA)	ACC	8–2	0.800	16	+29	BYE
18	-3	1.685	Michigan (MICHIGAN)	B10	8–3	0.727	23	+36	Lost to Ohio State 16–31
19	-7	1.698	Arkansas (ARKANSAS)	SEC	8–2	0.800	16	+30	Lost to Mississippi State 21–22
20	3	1.750	Georgia (GEORGIA)	SEC	8–2	0.800	16	+29	Beat Ole Miss 24–17
21	-10	1.758	Oregon (OREGON)	PAC	8–3	0.727	23	+30	Lost to Oregon State 41–44
22	0	1.764	Marshall (MARSHALL)	MAC	10–1	0.909	6	+24	Beat Wofford 29–27
23	-3	1.873	Penn State (PENN STATE)	B10	7–3	0.700	28	+28	Lost to Wisconsin 3–24
24	5	1.886	Syracuse (SYRACUSE)	IND BE	7–3	0.700	28	+25	Beat Temple 38–7
25	2	1.892	Miami (MIAMI)	IND BE	7–2	0.778	21	+19	Beat Pittsburgh 38–10
26	2	1.927	Texas (TEXAS)	B12	7–3	0.700	28	+27	BYE
27	9	1.975	West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)	IND BE	7–3	0.700	28	+23	Beat Boston College 35–10
28	-4	1.982	Missouri (MISSOURI)	B12	7–4	0.636	37	+26	Lost to Kansas State 25–31
29	2	1.988	Purdue (PURDUE)	B10	8–4	0.667	35	+29	Beat Indiana 52–7
30	-5	1.994	USC	PAC	7–4	0.636	37	+27	Lost to UCLA 17–34
31	-13	2.071	Wyoming (WYOMING)	IND WAC	8–3	0.727	23	+27	Lost to Tulsa 0–35
32	2	2.096	Alabama (ALABAMA)	SEC	7–4	0.636	37	+30	Beat Auburn 31–17
33	5	2.130	NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)	ACC	7–3	0.700	28	+23	Beat Maryland 35–21
34	3	2.168	UCF (CENTRAL FLORIDA)	IND FBSI	9–2	0.818	14	+14	Beat New Mexico 38–6
35	0	2.192	Colorado (COLORADO)	B12	7–3	0.700	28	+22	BYE
36	5	2.252	Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)	USA	7–4	0.636	37	+20	Beat Nevada 55–28
37	-7	2.327	Kentucky (KENTUCKY)	SEC	7–4	0.636	37	+19	Lost to Tennessee 21–59
38	5	2.329	BYU	IND WAC	9–3	0.750	22	+14	Beat Utah 26–24
39	0	2.352	Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)	IND WAC	8–4	0.667	35	+20	BYE
40	-7	2.491	Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)	B12	7–4	0.636	37	+14	Lost to Oklahoma 17–20
41	3	2.543	San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)	IND WAC	7–4	0.636	37	+17	Beat UTEP 34–29
42	0	2.557	Washington (WASHINGTON)	PAC	6–5	0.545	49	+19	Beat Washington State 16–9
43	2	2.582	Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)	B10	6–5	0.545	49	+15	Beat Illinois 41–9
44	-4	2.607	Utah (UTAH)	IND WAC	7–4	0.636	37	+10	Lost to BYU 24–26
45	3	2.622	Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)	SEC	7–3	0.700	28	+7	Beat Arkansas 22–21
46	-14	2.631	Toledo (TOLEDO)	MAC	7–4	0.636	37	+15	Lost to Eastern Michigan 7–10
47	4	2.775	Idaho (IDAHO)	IND BW	8–3	0.727	23	+4	Beat Boise State 36–35
48	-1	2.883	Louisville (LOUISVILLE)	USA	7–4	0.636	37	+7	Beat Army 35–23
49	0	2.951	Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH)	IND FBSI	6–5	0.545	49	+4	BYE
50	-4	3.126	LSU	SEC	4–6	0.400	71	+5	Lost to Notre Dame 36–39
51	2	3.264	Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)	PAC	5–5	0.500	57	+3	BYE
52	3	3.267	Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	7–4	0.636	37	-4	BYE
53	1	3.343	Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)	MAC	5–6	0.455	59	+3	Beat Northern Illinois 34–23
54	-4	3.352	Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)	SEC	6–4	0.600	48	+2	Lost to Georgia 17–24
55	4	3.355	TCU	IND WAC	6–5	0.545	49	-2	Beat UNLV 41–18
56	2	3.370	Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)	B12	5–6	0.455	59	+2	Beat Baylor 24–10
57	8	3.419	North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)	ACC	5–5	0.500	57	+1	Beat Duke 28–6
58	10	3.482	Oregon State (OREGON STATE)	PAC	5–6	0.455	59	+1	Beat Oregon 44–41
59	-3	3.535	Nevada (NEVADA)	IND BW	6–5	0.545	49	-8	Lost to Southern Miss 28–55
60	4	3.571	Ohio (OHIO)	MAC	5–6	0.455	59	-1	Beat Kent State 31–21
61	0	3.576	Minnesota (MINNESOTA)	B10	5–6	0.455	59	-1	Beat Iowa 49–7
62	-10	3.579	California (CALIFORNIA)	PAC	5–6	0.455	59	+1	Lost to Stanford 3–10
63	9	3.667	Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)	B12	5–6	0.455	59	-2	Beat Texas Tech 20–17
64	2	3.731	Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)	IND WAC	5–6	0.455	59	-6	Beat San José State 24–21
65	5	3.745	East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)	USA	6–5	0.545	49	-7	Beat Memphis 34–31
66	-6	3.781	Rice (RICE)	IND WAC	5–6	0.455	59	-5	Lost to Air Force 16–22
67	-10	3.808	Auburn (AUBURN)	SEC	3–8	0.273	82	0	Lost to Alabama 17–31
68	3	3.930	Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)	MAC	6–5	0.545	49	-12	Beat Ball State 31–21
69	5	3.945	SMU	IND WAC	5–7	0.417	70	-7	Beat Navy 24–11
70	-3	4.025	Boise State (BOISE STATE)	IND BW	6–5	0.545	49	-16	Lost to Idaho 35–36
71	-8	4.042	Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)	IND BE	4–7	0.364	72	-5	Lost to West Virginia 10–35
72	-10	4.187	Indiana (INDIANA)	B10	4–7	0.364	72	-9	Lost to Purdue 7–52
73	-4	4.317	Rutgers (RUTGERS)	IND BE	5–6	0.455	59	-8	Lost to Virginia Tech 7–47
74	2	4.326	UL Monroe (LOUISIANA MONROE)	IND FBSI	5–6	0.455	59	-14	Beat Portland State 43–27
75	15	4.488	Tulsa (TULSA)	IND WAC	4–7	0.364	72	-17	Beat Wyoming 35–0
76	-3	4.636	Kansas (KANSAS)	B12	4–7	0.364	72	-17	Lost to Iowa State 20–23
77	10	4.802	Stanford (STANFORD)	PAC	3–8	0.273	82	-15	Beat California 10–3
78	-3	4.859	Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)	PAC	3–8	0.273	82	-15	Lost to Washington 9–16
79	-2	4.992	San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)	IND WAC	4–8	0.333	79	-22	Lost to Fresno State 21–24
80	-2	5.046	Duke (DUKE)	ACC	4–7	0.364	72	-20	Lost to North Carolina 6–28
81	-2	5.083	Iowa (IOWA)	B10	3–8	0.273	82	-19	Lost to Minnesota 7–49
82	11	5.083	Iowa State (IOWA STATE)	B12	3–8	0.273	82	-20	Beat Kansas 23–20
83	-1	5.101	Akron (AKRON)	MAC	4–7	0.364	72	-25	Lost to Miami (OH) 14–20
84	8	5.145	UAB	IND FBSI	4–7	0.364	72	-26	Beat Tennessee Martin 48–17
85	1	5.260	Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)	ACC	3–8	0.273	82	-12	Lost to Georgia Tech 35–63
86	-3	5.317	Army (ARMY)	USA	2–8	0.200	99	-17	Lost to Louisville 23–35
87	8	5.321	Clemson (CLEMSON)	ACC	3–8	0.273	82	-26	Beat South Carolina 28–19
88	1	5.359	Houston (HOUSTON)	USA	3–8	0.273	82	-22	Lost to Tulane 20–48
89	-8	5.398	Navy (NAVY)	IND FBSI	3–7	0.300	81	-22	Lost to SMU 11–24
90	-10	5.449	Baylor (BAYLOR)	B12	2–9	0.182	102	-19	Lost to Oklahoma State 10–24
91	-3	5.454	Maryland (MARYLAND)	ACC	3–8	0.273	82	-26	Lost to NC State 21–35
92	-7	5.525	UTEP	IND WAC	3–8	0.273	82	-29	Lost to San Diego State 29–34
93	8	5.589	North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)	IND BW	3–8	0.273	82	-27	Beat New Mexico State 19–11
94	-10	5.613	New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)	IND BW	3–8	0.273	82	-29	Lost to North Texas 11–19
95	-4	5.750	Illinois (ILLINOIS)	B10	3–8	0.273	82	-27	Lost to Michigan State 9–41
96	1	5.799	Utah State (UTAH STATE)	IND BW	3–8	0.273	82	-34	BYE
97	-1	6.077	Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)	SEC	2–8	0.200	99	-23	BYE
98	6	6.087	Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)	B10	3–9	0.250	97	-35	Beat Hawai'i 47–21
99	7	6.142	Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	3–8	0.273	82	-27	Beat Toledo 10–7
100	-1	6.312	Memphis (MEMPHIS)	USA	2–9	0.182	102	-30	Lost to East Carolina 31–34
101	1	6.399	New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)	IND WAC	3–9	0.250	97	-41	Lost to UCF 6–38
102	-8	6.464	Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE)	IND FBSI	4–8	0.333	79	-43	Lost to Cincinnati 7–51
103	-3	6.497	Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)	IND BE	2–8	0.200	99	-33	Lost to Miami 10–38
104	-6	6.651	South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)	SEC	1–10	0.091	108	-33	Lost to Clemson 19–28
105	-2	6.684	Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)	MAC	2–9	0.182	102	-24	Lost to Bowling Green 23–34
106	1	6.833	Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)	USA	2–9	0.182	102	-32	Beat Arkansas State 51–7
107	-2	7.061	Temple (TEMPLE)	IND BE	2–9	0.182	102	-30	Lost to Syracuse 7–38
108	1	7.221	Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)	IND FBSI	2–9	0.182	102	-28	Beat Western Kentucky 38–24
109	-1	7.882	Ball State (BALL STATE)	MAC	1–10	0.091	108	-48	Lost to Central Michigan 21–31
110	0	8.155	UNLV	IND WAC	0–11	0.000	110	-51	Lost to TCU 18–41
111	1	9.144	Kent State (KENT STATE)	MAC	0–11	0.000	110	-47	Lost to Ohio 21–31
112	-1	9.557	Hawai'i (HAWAII)	IND WAC	0–11	0.000	110	-67	Lost to Northwestern 21–47

1998 Week 12 College Football Team Rankings

November 17, 1998By PowerUpRankings.com • Posted in 1998 Season Tags: • No Comments

1998 rankings calculated with the Classic formula (Ken's 2016-based hybrid, applied retroactively); records, NOW and game results come from James Howell's historical college football score archive.

entries per pageSearch:

Rank	Change	Rating	Team	Conf	Record	Win %	Place	NOW	Game Status
1	2	0.861	Tennessee (TENNESSEE)	SEC	9–0	1.000	1	+46	Beat Arkansas 28–24
2	0	0.877	Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)	ACC	10–1	0.909	5	+51	Beat Wake Forest 24–7
3	-2	0.878	UCLA	PAC	9–0	1.000	1	+47	Beat Washington 36–24
4	0	0.900	Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)	B12	10–0	1.000	1	+40	Beat Nebraska 40–30
5	0	1.088	Ohio State (OHIO STATE)	B10	9–1	0.900	8	+38	Beat Iowa 45–14
6	3	1.089	Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)	B12	10–1	0.909	5	+49	Beat Missouri 17–14
7	4	1.225	Arizona (ARIZONA)	PAC	10–1	0.909	5	+40	Beat California 27–23
8	-1	1.275	Florida (FLORIDA)	SEC	9–1	0.900	8	+34	Beat South Carolina 33–14
9	1	1.324	Tulane (TULANE)	USA	9–0	1.000	1	+30	Beat Army 49–35
10	-2	1.402	Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)	B10	9–1	0.900	8	+31	Lost to Michigan 10–27
11	2	1.424	Oregon (OREGON)	PAC	8–2	0.800	16	+33	Beat Arizona State 51–19
12	-6	1.467	Arkansas (ARKANSAS)	SEC	8–1	0.889	14	+30	Lost to Tennessee 24–28
13	2	1.470	Air Force (AIR FORCE)	IND WAC	9–1	0.900	8	+29	Beat Wyoming 10–3
14	-2	1.535	Nebraska (NEBRASKA)	B12	8–3	0.727	26	+32	Lost to Kansas State 30–40
15	12	1.568	Michigan (MICHIGAN)	B10	8–2	0.800	16	+32	Beat Wisconsin 27–10
16	4	1.595	Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)	IND FBSI	8–1	0.889	14	+28	Beat Navy 30–0
17	-1	1.602	Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))	MAC	9–1	0.900	8	+24	Beat Kent State 56–0
18	-4	1.662	Wyoming (WYOMING)	IND WAC	8–2	0.800	16	+32	Lost to Air Force 3–10
19	5	1.710	Virginia (VIRGINIA)	ACC	8–2	0.800	16	+26	Beat North Carolina 30–13
20	3	1.728	Penn State (PENN STATE)	B10	7–2	0.778	21	+25	Beat Northwestern 41–10
21	1	1.730	Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)	ACC	7–2	0.778	21	+23	Beat Clemson 24–21
22	3	1.755	Marshall (MARSHALL)	MAC	9–1	0.900	8	+20	BYE
23	3	1.781	Georgia (GEORGIA)	SEC	7–2	0.778	21	+24	Beat Auburn 28–17
24	-5	1.830	Missouri (MISSOURI)	B12	7–3	0.700	28	+23	Lost to Texas A&M 14–17
25	3	1.842	USC	PAC	7–3	0.700	28	+24	BYE
26	-9	1.879	Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)	IND BE	7–2	0.778	21	+17	Lost to Syracuse 26–28
27	2	1.902	Miami (MIAMI)	IND BE	6–2	0.750	25	+15	Beat Temple 42–7
28	-10	1.921	Texas (TEXAS)	B12	7–3	0.700	28	+25	Lost to Texas Tech 35–42
29	2	1.951	Syracuse (SYRACUSE)	IND BE	6–3	0.667	37	+21	Beat Virginia Tech 28–26
30	0	2.056	Kentucky (KENTUCKY)	SEC	7–3	0.700	28	+19	Beat Vanderbilt 55–17
31	1	2.147	Purdue (PURDUE)	B10	7–4	0.636	43	+23	Beat Michigan State 25–24
32	4	2.151	Toledo (TOLEDO)	MAC	7–3	0.700	28	+21	Beat Central Michigan 17–14
33	5	2.158	Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)	B12	7–3	0.700	28	+17	Beat Texas 42–35
34	-13	2.174	Alabama (ALABAMA)	SEC	6–4	0.600	45	+26	Lost to Mississippi State 14–26
35	0	2.180	Colorado (COLORADO)	B12	7–3	0.700	28	+21	Beat Iowa State 37–8
36	1	2.202	West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)	IND BE	6–3	0.667	37	+17	Beat Rutgers 28–14
37	-3	2.235	UCF (CENTRAL FLORIDA)	IND FBSI	8–2	0.800	16	+10	Beat Ball State 37–14
38	-5	2.332	NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)	ACC	6–3	0.667	37	+17	BYE
39	0	2.377	Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)	IND WAC	8–4	0.667	37	+18	Beat SMU 32–10
40	2	2.384	Utah (UTAH)	IND WAC	7–3	0.700	28	+13	Beat New Mexico 41–7
41	2	2.539	Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)	USA	6–4	0.600	45	+12	Beat Memphis 45–3
42	-2	2.569	Washington (WASHINGTON)	PAC	5–5	0.500	52	+16	Lost to UCLA 24–36
43	1	2.579	BYU	IND WAC	8–3	0.727	26	+6	Beat UTEP 31–14
44	2	2.669	San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)	IND WAC	6–4	0.600	45	+13	Beat San José State 34–6
45	-4	2.719	Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)	B10	5–5	0.500	52	+10	Lost to Purdue 24–25
46	1	2.843	LSU	SEC	4–5	0.444	61	+7	BYE
47	7	2.968	Louisville (LOUISVILLE)	USA	6–4	0.600	45	+5	Beat East Carolina 63–45
48	7	2.996	Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)	SEC	6–3	0.667	37	0	Beat Alabama 26–14
49	2	2.997	Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH)	IND FBSI	6–5	0.545	51	+3	BYE
50	-5	3.018	Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)	SEC	6–3	0.667	37	+5	BYE
51	2	3.049	Idaho (IDAHO)	IND BW	7–3	0.700	28	0	Beat New Mexico State 36–32
52	-4	3.059	California (CALIFORNIA)	PAC	5–5	0.500	52	+7	Lost to Arizona 23–27
53	-4	3.231	Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)	PAC	5–5	0.500	52	+2	Lost to Oregon 19–51
54	-4	3.328	Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)	MAC	4–6	0.400	63	+2	Lost to Western Michigan 27–56
55	2	3.341	Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	7–4	0.636	43	-5	Beat Bowling Green 56–27
56	2	3.386	Nevada (NEVADA)	IND BW	6–4	0.600	45	-5	Beat CAL Poly SAN Luis Obispo 63–0
57	-5	3.494	Auburn (AUBURN)	SEC	3–7	0.300	80	+6	Lost to Georgia 17–28
58	1	3.509	Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)	B12	4–6	0.400	63	-2	Beat Louisiana 44–20
59	9	3.551	TCU	IND WAC	5–5	0.500	52	-4	Beat Tulsa 17–7
60	6	3.767	Rice (RICE)	IND WAC	5–5	0.500	52	-5	Beat UNLV 38–16
61	-5	3.772	Minnesota (MINNESOTA)	B10	4–6	0.400	63	-2	Lost to Indiana 19–20
62	10	3.773	Indiana (INDIANA)	B10	4–6	0.400	63	-4	Beat Minnesota 20–19
63	7	3.774	Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)	IND BE	4–6	0.400	63	-2	Beat Pittsburgh 23–15
64	5	3.786	Ohio (OHIO)	MAC	4–6	0.400	63	-2	Beat Northern Illinois 28–12
65	-2	3.853	North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)	ACC	4–5	0.444	61	-4	Lost to Virginia 13–30
66	9	3.898	Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)	IND WAC	4–6	0.400	63	-8	Beat Hawai'i 51–12
67	0	3.904	Boise State (BOISE STATE)	IND BW	6–4	0.600	45	-11	BYE
68	3	3.914	Oregon State (OREGON STATE)	PAC	4–6	0.400	63	-6	BYE
69	-7	4.052	Rutgers (RUTGERS)	IND BE	5–5	0.500	52	-5	Lost to West Virginia 14–28
70	-9	4.080	East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)	USA	5–5	0.500	52	-11	Lost to Louisville 45–63
71	-6	4.095	Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)	MAC	5–5	0.500	52	-11	Lost to Toledo 14–17
72	6	4.150	Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)	B12	4–6	0.400	63	-10	Beat Baylor 28–16
73	1	4.154	Kansas (KANSAS)	B12	4–6	0.400	63	-9	BYE
74	-14	4.173	SMU	IND WAC	4–7	0.364	76	-8	Lost to Colorado State 10–32
75	-11	4.523	Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)	PAC	3–7	0.300	80	-8	Lost to Stanford 28–38
76	0	4.590	UL Monroe (LOUISIANA MONROE)	IND FBSI	4–6	0.400	63	-14	Lost to Arkansas State 13–17
77	0	4.722	San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)	IND WAC	4–7	0.364	76	-14	Lost to San Diego State 6–34
78	-5	4.758	Duke (DUKE)	ACC	4–6	0.400	63	-16	Lost to Maryland 25–42
79	1	4.796	Iowa (IOWA)	B10	3–7	0.300	80	-13	Lost to Ohio State 14–45
80	-1	4.978	Baylor (BAYLOR)	B12	2–8	0.200	95	-13	Lost to Oklahoma 16–28
81	1	4.992	Navy (NAVY)	IND FBSI	3–6	0.333	79	-13	Lost to Notre Dame 0–30
82	7	5.007	Akron (AKRON)	MAC	4–6	0.400	63	-23	Beat Eastern Michigan 24–21
83	1	5.103	Army (ARMY)	USA	2–7	0.222	93	-13	Lost to Tulane 35–49
84	1	5.242	New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)	IND BW	3–7	0.300	80	-19	Lost to Idaho 32–36
85	-2	5.260	UTEP	IND WAC	3–7	0.300	80	-21	Lost to BYU 14–31
86	0	5.280	Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)	ACC	3–7	0.300	80	-10	Lost to Florida State 7–24
87	9	5.399	Stanford (STANFORD)	PAC	2–8	0.200	95	-18	Beat Washington State 38–28
88	13	5.456	Maryland (MARYLAND)	ACC	3–7	0.300	80	-22	Beat Duke 42–25
89	-8	5.458	Houston (HOUSTON)	USA	3–7	0.300	80	-22	Lost to Cincinnati 43–44
90	-3	5.487	Tulsa (TULSA)	IND WAC	3–7	0.300	80	-25	Lost to TCU 7–17
91	-1	5.549	Illinois (ILLINOIS)	B10	3–7	0.300	80	-20	BYE
92	7	5.656	UAB	IND FBSI	3–7	0.300	80	-26	Beat Middle Tennessee 26–17
93	-5	5.685	Iowa State (IOWA STATE)	B12	2–8	0.200	95	-22	Lost to Colorado 8–37
94	10	5.889	Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE)	IND FBSI	4–7	0.364	76	-32	Beat UL Monroe 17–13
95	-1	5.911	Clemson (CLEMSON)	ACC	2–8	0.200	95	-25	Lost to Georgia Tech 21–24
96	-5	5.942	Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)	SEC	2–8	0.200	95	-20	Lost to Kentucky 17–55
97	6	6.000	Utah State (UTAH STATE)	IND BW	3–8	0.273	91	-31	Beat North Texas 28–27
98	-1	6.082	South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)	SEC	1–9	0.100	106	-21	Lost to Florida 14–33
99	-7	6.125	Memphis (MEMPHIS)	USA	2–8	0.200	95	-23	Lost to Southern Miss 3–45
100	-5	6.210	Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)	IND BE	2–7	0.222	93	-27	Lost to Boston College 15–23
101	-8	6.216	North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)	IND BW	2–8	0.200	95	-27	Lost to Utah State 27–28
102	-2	6.344	New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)	IND WAC	3–8	0.273	91	-35	Lost to Utah 7–41
103	-5	6.447	Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)	MAC	2–8	0.200	95	-18	Lost to Ohio 12–28
104	-2	6.482	Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)	B10	2–9	0.182	105	-30	Lost to Penn State 10–41
105	0	6.713	Temple (TEMPLE)	IND BE	2–8	0.200	95	-23	Lost to Miami 7–42
106	0	7.183	Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	2–8	0.200	95	-31	Lost to Akron 21–24
107	3	7.684	Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)	USA	1–9	0.100	106	-33	Beat Houston 44–43
108	1	7.898	Ball State (BALL STATE)	MAC	1–9	0.100	106	-40	Lost to UCF 14–37
109	-2	7.966	Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)	IND FBSI	1–9	0.100	106	-27	Lost to Oklahoma State 20–44
110	-2	8.227	UNLV	IND WAC	0–10	0.000	110	-43	Lost to Rice 16–38
111	0	9.213	Hawai'i (HAWAII)	IND WAC	0–10	0.000	110	-53	Lost to Fresno State 12–51
112	0	9.370	Kent State (KENT STATE)	MAC	0–10	0.000	110	-39	Lost to Miami (OH) 0–56

1998 Week 11 College Football Team Rankings

November 10, 1998By PowerUpRankings.com • Posted in 1998 Season Tags: • No Comments

1998 rankings calculated with the Classic formula (Ken's 2016-based hybrid, applied retroactively); records, NOW and game results come from James Howell's historical college football score archive.

entries per pageSearch:

Rank	Change	Rating	Team	Conf	Record	Win %	Place	NOW	Game Status
1	0	0.849	UCLA	PAC	8–0	1.000	1	+39	Beat Oregon State 41–34
2	3	0.853	Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)	ACC	9–1	0.900	7	+43	Beat Virginia 45–14
3	0	0.920	Tennessee (TENNESSEE)	SEC	8–0	1.000	1	+34	Beat UAB 37–13
4	0	0.944	Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)	B12	9–0	1.000	1	+30	Beat Baylor 49–6
5	-3	1.104	Ohio State (OHIO STATE)	B10	8–1	0.889	11	+32	Lost to Michigan State 24–28
6	6	1.111	Arkansas (ARKANSAS)	SEC	8–0	1.000	1	+29	Beat Ole Miss 34–0
7	-1	1.151	Florida (FLORIDA)	SEC	8–1	0.889	11	+31	Beat Vanderbilt 45–13
8	2	1.194	Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)	B10	9–0	1.000	1	+29	Beat Minnesota 26–7
9	-1	1.224	Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)	B12	9–1	0.900	7	+38	Beat Oklahoma 29–0
10	-3	1.234	Tulane (TULANE)	USA	8–0	1.000	1	+25	Beat Memphis 41–31
11	-2	1.254	Arizona (ARIZONA)	PAC	9–1	0.900	7	+32	Beat Washington State 41–7
12	-1	1.373	Nebraska (NEBRASKA)	B12	8–2	0.800	18	+31	Beat Iowa State 42–7
13	2	1.469	Oregon (OREGON)	PAC	7–2	0.778	19	+27	Beat Washington 27–22
14	6	1.549	Wyoming (WYOMING)	IND WAC	8–1	0.889	11	+29	Beat Colorado State 27–19
15	-1	1.578	Air Force (AIR FORCE)	IND WAC	8–1	0.889	11	+20	Beat Army 35–7
16	5	1.625	Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))	MAC	8–1	0.889	11	+21	Beat Northern Illinois 41–10
17	1	1.634	Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)	IND BE	7–1	0.875	16	+17	BYE
18	-1	1.651	Texas (TEXAS)	B12	7–2	0.778	19	+25	Beat Oklahoma State 37–34
19	9	1.661	Missouri (MISSOURI)	B12	7–2	0.778	19	+22	Beat Colorado 38–14
20	2	1.665	Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)	IND FBSI	7–1	0.875	16	+22	Beat Boston College 31–26
21	4	1.674	Alabama (ALABAMA)	SEC	6–3	0.667	31	+28	Beat LSU 22–16
22	-3	1.727	Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)	ACC	6–2	0.750	25	+19	BYE
23	-10	1.739	Penn State (PENN STATE)	B10	6–2	0.750	25	+21	Lost to Michigan 0–27
24	-8	1.757	Virginia (VIRGINIA)	ACC	7–2	0.778	19	+21	Lost to Florida State 14–45
25	4	1.761	Marshall (MARSHALL)	MAC	9–1	0.900	7	+18	Beat Central Michigan 28–0
26	-3	1.811	Georgia (GEORGIA)	SEC	6–2	0.750	25	+20	BYE
27	5	1.819	Michigan (MICHIGAN)	B10	7–2	0.778	19	+21	Beat Penn State 27–0
28	-4	1.852	USC	PAC	7–3	0.700	29	+22	Beat Stanford 34–9
29	1	1.970	Miami (MIAMI)	IND BE	5–2	0.714	28	+11	BYE
30	8	2.132	Kentucky (KENTUCKY)	SEC	6–3	0.667	31	+15	Beat Mississippi State 37–35
31	-4	2.253	Syracuse (SYRACUSE)	IND BE	5–3	0.625	41	+11	Lost to West Virginia 28–35
32	4	2.260	Purdue (PURDUE)	B10	6–4	0.600	44	+17	Beat Northwestern 56–21
33	8	2.269	NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)	ACC	6–3	0.667	31	+15	Beat Wake Forest 38–27
34	-8	2.271	UCF (CENTRAL FLORIDA)	IND FBSI	7–2	0.778	19	+9	Lost to Auburn 6–10
35	-4	2.342	Colorado (COLORADO)	B12	6–3	0.667	31	+15	Lost to Missouri 14–38
36	3	2.355	Toledo (TOLEDO)	MAC	6–3	0.667	31	+14	BYE
37	6	2.407	West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)	IND BE	5–3	0.625	41	+11	Beat Syracuse 35–28
38	-1	2.412	Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)	B12	6–3	0.667	31	+9	BYE
39	-6	2.457	Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)	IND WAC	7–4	0.636	40	+13	Lost to Wyoming 19–27
40	-6	2.474	Washington (WASHINGTON)	PAC	5–4	0.556	47	+15	Lost to Oregon 22–27
41	4	2.480	Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)	B10	5–4	0.556	47	+12	Beat Ohio State 28–24
42	4	2.502	Utah (UTAH)	IND WAC	6–3	0.667	31	+8	Beat UTEP 34–27
43	1	2.512	Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)	USA	5–4	0.556	47	+10	Beat Houston 21–15
44	3	2.634	BYU	IND WAC	7–3	0.700	29	+4	Beat New Mexico 46–21
45	-3	2.765	Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)	SEC	6–3	0.667	31	+7	Lost to Arkansas 0–34
46	3	2.818	San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)	IND WAC	5–4	0.556	47	+8	Beat Fresno State 10–0
47	-7	2.820	LSU	SEC	4–5	0.444	60	+5	Lost to Alabama 16–22
48	-13	2.851	California (CALIFORNIA)	PAC	5–4	0.556	47	+10	Lost to Arizona State 22–55
49	4	2.999	Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)	PAC	5–4	0.556	47	+4	Beat California 55–22
50	7	3.089	Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)	MAC	4–5	0.444	60	+5	Beat Akron 58–21
51	0	3.113	Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH)	IND FBSI	6–5	0.545	58	+4	Beat Arkansas State 69–21
52	8	3.194	Auburn (AUBURN)	SEC	3–6	0.333	72	+8	Beat UCF 10–6
53	-1	3.273	Idaho (IDAHO)	IND BW	6–3	0.667	31	-4	BYE
54	2	3.378	Louisville (LOUISVILLE)	USA	5–4	0.556	47	-2	BYE
55	-7	3.380	Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)	SEC	5–3	0.625	41	-6	Lost to Kentucky 35–37
56	-6	3.412	Minnesota (MINNESOTA)	B10	4–5	0.444	60	+4	Lost to Wisconsin 7–26
57	7	3.650	Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	6–4	0.600	44	-8	Beat Ball State 24–23
58	3	3.667	Nevada (NEVADA)	IND BW	5–4	0.556	47	-6	Beat Utah State 26–21
59	-4	3.685	Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)	B12	3–6	0.333	72	-2	Lost to Texas 34–37
60	12	3.721	SMU	IND WAC	4–6	0.400	67	-3	Beat Tulsa 33–3
61	6	3.741	East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)	USA	5–4	0.556	47	-7	Beat Cincinnati 24–21
62	8	3.791	Rutgers (RUTGERS)	IND BE	5–4	0.556	47	-2	Beat Navy 36–33
63	6	3.824	North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)	ACC	4–4	0.500	59	-3	Beat Maryland 24–13
64	-2	3.841	Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)	PAC	3–6	0.333	72	+1	Lost to Arizona 7–41
65	-7	3.848	Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)	MAC	5–4	0.556	47	-7	Lost to Marshall 0–28
66	10	3.856	Rice (RICE)	IND WAC	4–5	0.444	60	-3	Beat TCU 14–12
67	6	3.907	Boise State (BOISE STATE)	IND BW	6–4	0.600	44	-11	Beat New Mexico State 55–51
68	-14	3.957	TCU	IND WAC	4–5	0.444	60	-7	Lost to Rice 12–14
69	12	4.007	Ohio (OHIO)	MAC	3–6	0.333	72	-3	Beat Eastern Michigan 49–21
70	-7	4.026	Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)	IND BE	3–6	0.333	72	-3	Lost to Notre Dame 26–31
71	-5	4.032	Oregon State (OREGON STATE)	PAC	4–6	0.400	67	-6	Lost to UCLA 34–41
72	-13	4.224	Indiana (INDIANA)	B10	3–6	0.333	72	-8	Lost to Illinois 16–31
73	1	4.239	Duke (DUKE)	ACC	4–5	0.444	60	-8	BYE
74	5	4.243	Kansas (KANSAS)	B12	4–6	0.400	67	-8	Beat North Texas 23–14
75	-10	4.287	Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)	IND WAC	3–6	0.333	72	-9	Lost to San Diego State 0–10
76	2	4.323	UL Monroe (LOUISIANA MONROE)	IND FBSI	4–5	0.444	60	-8	Beat Louisiana 34–24
77	8	4.422	San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)	IND WAC	4–6	0.400	67	-11	Beat Hawai'i 45–17
78	-10	4.469	Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)	B12	3–6	0.333	72	-10	Lost to Texas A&M 0–29
79	-2	4.569	Baylor (BAYLOR)	B12	2–7	0.222	92	-6	Lost to Kansas State 6–49
80	4	4.639	Iowa (IOWA)	B10	3–6	0.333	72	-10	BYE
81	-10	4.644	Houston (HOUSTON)	USA	3–6	0.333	72	-10	Lost to Southern Miss 15–21
82	-7	4.782	Navy (NAVY)	IND FBSI	3–5	0.375	71	-11	Lost to Rutgers 33–36
83	0	5.031	UTEP	IND WAC	3–6	0.333	72	-17	Lost to Utah 27–34
84	4	5.111	Army (ARMY)	USA	2–6	0.250	90	-12	Lost to Air Force 7–35
85	-5	5.111	New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)	IND BW	3–6	0.333	72	-16	Lost to Boise State 51–55
86	0	5.161	Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)	ACC	3–6	0.333	72	-8	Lost to NC State 27–38
87	-5	5.244	Tulsa (TULSA)	IND WAC	3–6	0.333	72	-20	Lost to SMU 3–33
88	2	5.403	Iowa State (IOWA STATE)	B12	2–7	0.222	92	-16	Lost to Nebraska 7–42
89	0	5.492	Akron (AKRON)	MAC	3–6	0.333	72	-22	Lost to Bowling Green 21–58
90	14	5.664	Illinois (ILLINOIS)	B10	3–7	0.300	87	-18	Beat Indiana 31–16
91	2	5.726	Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)	SEC	2–7	0.222	92	-16	Lost to Florida 13–45
92	0	5.727	Memphis (MEMPHIS)	USA	2–7	0.222	92	-18	Lost to Tulane 31–41
93	-2	5.786	North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)	IND BW	2–7	0.222	92	-18	Lost to Kansas 14–23
94	2	5.844	Clemson (CLEMSON)	ACC	2–7	0.222	92	-20	BYE
95	-8	5.885	Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)	IND BE	2–6	0.250	90	-18	Lost to Temple 33–34
96	4	6.013	Stanford (STANFORD)	PAC	1–8	0.111	105	-19	Lost to USC 9–34
97	-3	6.062	South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)	SEC	1–8	0.111	105	-18	BYE
98	0	6.135	Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)	MAC	2–7	0.222	92	-11	Lost to Miami (OH) 10–41
99	4	6.141	UAB	IND FBSI	2–7	0.222	92	-22	Lost to Tennessee 13–37
100	-5	6.202	New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)	IND WAC	3–7	0.300	87	-30	Lost to BYU 21–46
101	-2	6.328	Maryland (MARYLAND)	ACC	2–7	0.222	92	-23	Lost to North Carolina 13–24
102	-1	6.401	Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)	B10	2–8	0.200	103	-25	Lost to Purdue 21–56
103	-1	6.647	Utah State (UTAH STATE)	IND BW	2–8	0.200	103	-31	Lost to Nevada 21–26
104	-7	6.656	Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE)	IND FBSI	3–7	0.300	87	-33	Lost to Louisiana Tech 21–69
105	2	6.807	Temple (TEMPLE)	IND BE	2–7	0.222	92	-20	Beat Pittsburgh 34–33
106	-1	6.985	Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	2–7	0.222	92	-23	Lost to Ohio 21–49
107	-1	7.909	Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)	IND FBSI	1–8	0.111	105	-20	Lost to UL Monroe 24–34
108	0	7.939	UNLV	IND WAC	0–9	0.000	109	-33	BYE
109	0	8.125	Ball State (BALL STATE)	MAC	1–8	0.111	105	-35	Lost to Western Michigan 23–24
110	0	8.647	Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)	USA	0–9	0.000	109	-33	Lost to East Carolina 21–24
111	0	8.953	Hawai'i (HAWAII)	IND WAC	0–9	0.000	109	-43	Lost to San José State 17–45
112	0	9.595	Kent State (KENT STATE)	MAC	0–9	0.000	109	-34	BYE

1998 Week 10 College Football Team Rankings

November 3, 1998By PowerUpRankings.com • Posted in 1998 Season Tags: • No Comments

1998 rankings calculated with the Classic formula (Ken's 2016-based hybrid, applied retroactively); records, NOW and game results come from James Howell's historical college football score archive.

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Rank	Change	Rating	Team	Conf	Record	Win %	Place	NOW	Game Status
1	0	0.755	UCLA	PAC	7–0	1.000	1	+32	Beat Stanford 28–24
2	0	0.781	Ohio State (OHIO STATE)	B10	8–0	1.000	1	+33	Beat Indiana 38–7
3	0	0.854	Tennessee (TENNESSEE)	SEC	7–0	1.000	1	+29	Beat South Carolina 49–14
4	0	0.896	Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)	B12	8–0	1.000	1	+25	Beat Kansas 54–6
5	1	1.030	Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)	ACC	8–1	0.889	8	+33	Beat North Carolina 39–13
6	5	1.173	Florida (FLORIDA)	SEC	7–1	0.875	12	+25	Beat Georgia 38–7
7	1	1.207	Tulane (TULANE)	USA	7–0	1.000	1	+20	Beat Louisiana 72–20
8	-1	1.254	Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)	B12	8–1	0.889	8	+31	Beat Oklahoma State 17–6
9	5	1.299	Arizona (ARIZONA)	PAC	8–1	0.889	8	+26	Beat Oregon 38–3
10	-1	1.311	Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)	B10	8–0	1.000	1	+21	BYE
11	-6	1.319	Nebraska (NEBRASKA)	B12	7–2	0.778	21	+26	Lost to Texas 16–20
12	-2	1.359	Arkansas (ARKANSAS)	SEC	7–0	1.000	1	+19	Beat Auburn 24–21
13	0	1.451	Penn State (PENN STATE)	B10	6–1	0.857	19	+20	Beat Illinois 27–0
14	1	1.497	Air Force (AIR FORCE)	IND WAC	7–1	0.875	12	+18	Beat SMU 31–7
15	-3	1.609	Oregon (OREGON)	PAC	6–2	0.750	22	+19	Lost to Arizona 3–38
16	3	1.621	Virginia (VIRGINIA)	ACC	7–1	0.875	12	+19	Beat Wake Forest 38–17
17	12	1.648	Texas (TEXAS)	B12	6–2	0.750	22	+20	Beat Nebraska 20–16
18	2	1.654	Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)	IND BE	7–1	0.875	12	+15	Beat West Virginia 27–13
19	-1	1.666	Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)	ACC	6–2	0.750	22	+18	Beat Maryland 31–14
20	4	1.699	Wyoming (WYOMING)	IND WAC	7–1	0.875	12	+18	Beat TCU 34–27
21	0	1.722	Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))	MAC	7–1	0.875	12	+16	Beat Ohio 35–21
22	3	1.746	Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)	IND FBSI	6–1	0.857	19	+16	Beat Baylor 27–3
23	-7	1.778	Georgia (GEORGIA)	SEC	6–2	0.750	22	+18	Lost to Florida 7–38
24	4	1.785	USC	PAC	6–3	0.667	34	+19	Beat Washington 33–10
25	6	1.809	Alabama (ALABAMA)	SEC	5–3	0.625	39	+21	Beat Southern Miss 30–20
26	-3	1.829	UCF (CENTRAL FLORIDA)	IND FBSI	7–1	0.875	12	+13	Beat Youngstown State 44–32
27	0	1.850	Syracuse (SYRACUSE)	IND BE	5–2	0.714	30	+12	Beat Pittsburgh 45–28
28	7	1.914	Missouri (MISSOURI)	B12	6–2	0.750	22	+15	Beat Texas Tech 28–26
29	-12	1.958	Marshall (MARSHALL)	MAC	8–1	0.889	8	+11	Lost to Bowling Green 13–34
30	4	1.995	Miami (MIAMI)	IND BE	5–2	0.714	30	+9	Beat Boston College 35–17
31	1	2.010	Colorado (COLORADO)	B12	6–2	0.750	22	+17	BYE
32	6	2.041	Michigan (MICHIGAN)	B10	6–2	0.750	22	+15	Beat Minnesota 15–10
33	-7	2.194	Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)	IND WAC	7–3	0.700	33	+13	Lost to Rice 23–35
34	-12	2.231	Washington (WASHINGTON)	PAC	5–3	0.625	39	+15	Lost to USC 10–33
35	6	2.283	California (CALIFORNIA)	PAC	5–3	0.625	39	+14	Beat Oregon State 20–19
36	7	2.319	Purdue (PURDUE)	B10	5–4	0.556	47	+14	Beat Iowa 36–14
37	-4	2.329	Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)	B12	6–3	0.667	34	+10	Lost to Missouri 26–28
38	-1	2.361	Kentucky (KENTUCKY)	SEC	5–3	0.625	39	+10	BYE
39	3	2.372	Toledo (TOLEDO)	MAC	6–3	0.667	34	+13	Beat Northern Illinois 16–3
40	-10	2.464	LSU	SEC	4–4	0.500	51	+8	Lost to Ole Miss 31–37
41	-1	2.480	NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)	ACC	5–3	0.625	39	+12	Beat Clemson 46–39
42	4	2.596	Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)	SEC	6–2	0.750	22	+6	Beat LSU 37–31
43	-4	2.644	West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)	IND BE	4–3	0.571	46	+6	Lost to Virginia Tech 13–27
44	-8	2.653	Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)	USA	4–4	0.500	51	+7	Lost to Alabama 20–30
45	0	2.789	Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)	B10	4–4	0.500	51	+5	Beat Northwestern 29–5
46	3	2.800	Utah (UTAH)	IND WAC	5–3	0.625	39	+4	Beat San José State 49–17
47	3	2.875	BYU	IND WAC	6–3	0.667	34	0	Beat San Diego State 13–0
48	-1	2.997	Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)	SEC	5–2	0.714	30	-2	BYE
49	-5	3.062	San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)	IND WAC	4–4	0.500	51	+4	Lost to BYU 0–13
50	-2	3.105	Minnesota (MINNESOTA)	B10	4–4	0.500	51	+5	Lost to Michigan 10–15
51	0	3.236	Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH)	IND FBSI	5–5	0.500	51	0	Beat Nicholls State 56–28
52	4	3.277	Idaho (IDAHO)	IND BW	6–3	0.667	34	-3	Beat North Texas 41–23
53	10	3.385	Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)	PAC	4–4	0.500	51	0	Beat Washington State 38–28
54	1	3.446	TCU	IND WAC	4–4	0.500	51	-1	Lost to Wyoming 27–34
55	-2	3.480	Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)	B12	3–5	0.375	66	0	Lost to Texas A&M 6–17
56	6	3.494	Louisville (LOUISVILLE)	USA	5–4	0.556	47	-3	Beat Western Kentucky 63–34
57	23	3.495	Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)	MAC	3–5	0.375	66	+2	Beat Marshall 34–13
58	10	3.644	Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)	MAC	5–3	0.625	39	-6	Beat Akron 28–27
59	-1	3.662	Indiana (INDIANA)	B10	3–5	0.375	66	-1	Lost to Ohio State 7–38
60	-3	3.706	Auburn (AUBURN)	SEC	2–6	0.250	89	+3	Lost to Arkansas 21–24
61	13	3.739	Nevada (NEVADA)	IND BW	4–4	0.500	51	-5	Beat Boise State 52–24
62	-10	3.785	Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)	PAC	3–5	0.375	66	+1	Lost to Arizona State 28–38
63	-2	3.815	Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)	IND BE	3–5	0.375	66	-2	Lost to Miami 17–35
64	7	3.829	Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	5–4	0.556	47	-8	Beat Kent State 48–23
65	11	3.849	Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)	IND WAC	3–5	0.375	66	-4	Beat New Mexico 28–20
66	-7	3.930	Oregon State (OREGON STATE)	PAC	4–5	0.444	62	-5	Lost to California 19–20
67	-13	3.988	East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)	USA	4–4	0.500	51	-7	Lost to Houston 31–34
68	11	4.109	Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)	B12	3–5	0.375	66	-6	Beat Iowa State 17–14
69	-5	4.116	North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)	ACC	3–4	0.429	64	-4	Lost to Florida State 13–39
70	5	4.129	Rutgers (RUTGERS)	IND BE	4–4	0.500	51	-4	Beat Temple 21–10
71	14	4.158	Houston (HOUSTON)	USA	3–5	0.375	66	-4	Beat East Carolina 34–31
72	-5	4.228	SMU	IND WAC	3–6	0.333	81	-5	Lost to Air Force 7–31
73	-8	4.236	Boise State (BOISE STATE)	IND BW	5–4	0.556	47	-13	Lost to Nevada 24–52
74	-14	4.248	Duke (DUKE)	ACC	4–5	0.444	62	-6	Lost to Vanderbilt 33–36
75	-5	4.383	Navy (NAVY)	IND FBSI	3–4	0.429	64	-6	BYE
76	18	4.460	Rice (RICE)	IND WAC	3–5	0.375	66	-7	Beat Colorado State 35–23
77	-8	4.582	Baylor (BAYLOR)	B12	2–6	0.250	89	-6	Lost to Notre Dame 3–27
78	13	4.604	UL Monroe (LOUISIANA MONROE)	IND FBSI	3–5	0.375	66	-9	Beat UAB 20–14
79	-7	4.650	Kansas (KANSAS)	B12	3–6	0.333	81	-8	Lost to Kansas State 6–54
80	-14	4.675	New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)	IND BW	3–5	0.375	66	-10	Lost to Utah State 26–29
81	-3	4.731	Ohio (OHIO)	MAC	2–6	0.250	89	-6	Lost to Miami (OH) 21–35
82	6	4.754	Tulsa (TULSA)	IND WAC	3–5	0.375	66	-13	Beat UNLV 20–16
83	4	4.794	UTEP	IND WAC	3–5	0.375	66	-12	Beat Hawai'i 30–13
84	-11	4.829	Iowa (IOWA)	B10	3–6	0.333	81	-9	Lost to Purdue 14–36
85	-3	4.939	San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)	IND WAC	3–6	0.333	81	-10	Lost to Utah 17–49
86	-5	4.954	Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)	ACC	3–5	0.375	66	-4	Lost to Virginia 17–38
87	-4	5.111	Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)	IND BE	2–5	0.286	87	-9	Lost to Syracuse 28–45
88	-2	5.112	Army (ARMY)	USA	2–5	0.286	87	-11	BYE
89	-5	5.160	Akron (AKRON)	MAC	3–5	0.375	66	-16	Lost to Central Michigan 27–28
90	-13	5.265	Iowa State (IOWA STATE)	B12	2–6	0.250	89	-12	Lost to Oklahoma 14–17
91	-1	5.423	North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)	IND BW	2–6	0.250	89	-12	Lost to Idaho 23–41
92	11	5.518	Memphis (MEMPHIS)	USA	2–6	0.250	89	-14	Beat Arkansas State 35–19
93	9	5.543	Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)	SEC	2–6	0.250	89	-12	Beat Duke 36–33
94	5	5.995	South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)	SEC	1–8	0.111	108	-15	Lost to Tennessee 14–49
95	-3	6.004	New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)	IND WAC	3–6	0.333	81	-24	Lost to Fresno State 20–28
96	-3	6.011	Clemson (CLEMSON)	ACC	2–7	0.222	100	-18	Lost to NC State 39–46
97	-8	6.015	Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE)	IND FBSI	3–6	0.333	81	-23	Lost to Memphis 19–35
98	-1	6.028	Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)	MAC	2–6	0.250	89	-8	Lost to Toledo 3–16
99	-3	6.100	Maryland (MARYLAND)	ACC	2–6	0.250	89	-18	Lost to Georgia Tech 14–31
100	0	6.116	Stanford (STANFORD)	PAC	1–7	0.125	104	-16	Lost to UCLA 24–28
101	-3	6.319	Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)	B10	2–7	0.222	100	-21	Lost to Michigan State 5–29
102	3	6.332	Utah State (UTAH STATE)	IND BW	2–7	0.222	100	-23	Beat New Mexico State 29–26
103	-8	6.365	UAB	IND FBSI	2–6	0.250	89	-22	Lost to UL Monroe 14–20
104	-3	6.444	Illinois (ILLINOIS)	B10	2–7	0.222	100	-18	Lost to Penn State 0–27
105	-1	6.529	Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	2–6	0.250	89	-15	BYE
106	1	7.595	Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)	IND FBSI	1–7	0.125	104	-13	Lost to Tulane 20–72
107	-1	7.739	Temple (TEMPLE)	IND BE	1–7	0.125	104	-19	Lost to Rutgers 10–21
108	0	8.024	UNLV	IND WAC	0–9	0.000	109	-30	Lost to Tulsa 16–20
109	0	8.136	Ball State (BALL STATE)	MAC	1–7	0.125	104	-28	BYE
110	1	8.568	Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)	USA	0–8	0.000	109	-25	BYE
111	-1	8.929	Hawai'i (HAWAII)	IND WAC	0–8	0.000	109	-34	Lost to UTEP 13–30
112	0	9.435	Kent State (KENT STATE)	MAC	0–9	0.000	109	-30	Lost to Western Michigan 23–48

1998 Week 9 College Football Team Rankings

October 27, 1998By PowerUpRankings.com • Posted in 1998 Season Tags: • No Comments

1998 rankings calculated with the Classic formula (Ken's 2016-based hybrid, applied retroactively); records, NOW and game results come from James Howell's historical college football score archive.

entries per pageSearch:

Rank	Change	Rating	Team	Conf	Record	Win %	Place	NOW	Game Status
1	1	0.582	UCLA	PAC	6–0	1.000	1	+27	Beat California 28–16
2	-1	0.711	Ohio State (OHIO STATE)	B10	7–0	1.000	1	+27	Beat Northwestern 36–10
3	0	0.719	Tennessee (TENNESSEE)	SEC	6–0	1.000	1	+24	Beat Alabama 35–18
4	0	0.862	Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)	B12	7–0	1.000	1	+20	Beat Iowa State 52–7
5	0	0.986	Nebraska (NEBRASKA)	B12	7–1	0.875	9	+25	Beat Missouri 20–13
6	0	1.023	Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)	ACC	7–1	0.875	9	+26	Beat Georgia Tech 34–7
7	0	1.122	Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)	B12	7–1	0.875	9	+27	Beat Texas Tech 17–10
8	4	1.149	Tulane (TULANE)	USA	6–0	1.000	1	+17	Beat Rutgers 52–24
9	-1	1.240	Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)	B10	8–0	1.000	1	+20	Beat Iowa 31–0
10	-1	1.304	Arkansas (ARKANSAS)	SEC	6–0	1.000	1	+15	BYE
11	0	1.350	Florida (FLORIDA)	SEC	6–1	0.857	13	+17	BYE
12	1	1.355	Oregon (OREGON)	PAC	6–1	0.857	13	+17	Beat USC 17–13
13	4	1.367	Penn State (PENN STATE)	B10	5–1	0.833	22	+16	BYE
14	1	1.408	Arizona (ARIZONA)	PAC	7–1	0.875	9	+19	Beat UL Monroe 45–7
15	3	1.436	Air Force (AIR FORCE)	IND WAC	6–1	0.857	13	+15	Beat Tulsa 42–21
16	5	1.472	Georgia (GEORGIA)	SEC	6–1	0.857	13	+17	Beat Kentucky 28–26
17	-1	1.503	Marshall (MARSHALL)	MAC	8–0	1.000	1	+15	Beat Ball State 42–10
18	-8	1.564	Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)	ACC	5–2	0.714	27	+15	Lost to Florida State 7–34
19	3	1.603	Virginia (VIRGINIA)	ACC	6–1	0.857	13	+15	Beat NC State 23–13
20	0	1.684	Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)	IND BE	6–1	0.857	13	+11	Beat UAB 41–0
21	5	1.706	Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))	MAC	6–1	0.857	13	+13	Beat Cincinnati 41–0
22	11	1.796	Washington (WASHINGTON)	PAC	5–2	0.714	27	+15	Beat Oregon State 35–34
23	12	1.840	UCF (CENTRAL FLORIDA)	IND FBSI	6–1	0.857	13	+10	Beat Louisiana 42–10
24	4	1.857	Wyoming (WYOMING)	IND WAC	6–1	0.857	13	+12	Beat Rice 34–24
25	7	1.882	Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)	IND FBSI	5–1	0.833	22	+11	Beat Army 20–17
26	5	1.886	Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)	IND WAC	7–2	0.778	24	+14	Beat TCU 42–21
27	-3	1.935	Syracuse (SYRACUSE)	IND BE	4–2	0.667	34	+8	BYE
28	-5	1.951	USC	PAC	5–3	0.625	37	+13	Lost to Oregon 13–17
29	-2	1.952	Texas (TEXAS)	B12	5–2	0.714	27	+11	Beat Baylor 30–20
30	10	2.006	LSU	SEC	4–3	0.571	43	+10	Beat Mississippi State 41–6
31	-6	2.018	Alabama (ALABAMA)	SEC	4–3	0.571	43	+14	Lost to Tennessee 18–35
32	-18	2.041	Colorado (COLORADO)	B12	6–2	0.750	25	+15	Lost to Kansas 17–33
33	-14	2.053	Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)	B12	6–2	0.750	25	+10	Lost to Texas A&M 10–17
34	10	2.159	Miami (MIAMI)	IND BE	4–2	0.667	34	+5	Beat West Virginia 34–31
35	-6	2.176	Missouri (MISSOURI)	B12	5–2	0.714	27	+8	Lost to Nebraska 13–20
36	7	2.206	Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)	USA	4–3	0.571	43	+9	Beat East Carolina 41–7
37	-3	2.254	Kentucky (KENTUCKY)	SEC	5–3	0.625	37	+10	Lost to Georgia 26–28
38	0	2.312	Michigan (MICHIGAN)	B10	5–2	0.714	27	+10	Beat Indiana 21–10
39	-9	2.324	West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)	IND BE	4–2	0.667	34	+6	Lost to Miami 31–34
40	-4	2.398	NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)	ACC	4–3	0.571	43	+9	Lost to Virginia 13–23
41	-4	2.439	California (CALIFORNIA)	PAC	4–3	0.571	43	+9	Lost to UCLA 16–28
42	7	2.517	Toledo (TOLEDO)	MAC	5–3	0.625	37	+9	Beat Akron 24–17
43	2	2.523	Purdue (PURDUE)	B10	4–4	0.500	54	+9	Beat Illinois 42–9
44	10	2.770	San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)	IND WAC	4–3	0.571	43	+5	Beat Utah 21–20
45	-6	2.802	Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)	B10	3–4	0.429	61	+4	Lost to Minnesota 18–19
46	11	2.944	Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)	SEC	5–2	0.714	27	+1	Beat Arkansas State 30–17
47	-6	2.952	Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)	SEC	5–2	0.714	27	-2	Lost to LSU 6–41
48	12	3.053	Minnesota (MINNESOTA)	B10	4–3	0.571	43	+4	Beat Michigan State 19–18
49	-2	3.106	Utah (UTAH)	IND WAC	4–3	0.571	43	0	Lost to San Diego State 20–21
50	13	3.254	BYU	IND WAC	5–3	0.625	37	-4	Beat San José State 46–43
51	-9	3.266	Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH)	IND FBSI	4–5	0.444	60	+1	Lost to Auburn 17–32
52	1	3.270	Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)	PAC	3–4	0.429	61	+5	BYE
53	6	3.314	Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)	B12	3–4	0.429	61	+2	Beat Oklahoma 41–26
54	-8	3.322	East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)	USA	4–3	0.571	43	-1	Lost to Southern Miss 7–41
55	-3	3.325	TCU	IND WAC	4–3	0.571	43	-1	Lost to Colorado State 21–42
56	-8	3.471	Idaho (IDAHO)	IND BW	5–3	0.625	37	-4	Lost to Nevada 23–58
57	18	3.581	Auburn (AUBURN)	SEC	2–5	0.286	80	+2	Beat Louisiana Tech 32–17
58	-8	3.609	Indiana (INDIANA)	B10	3–4	0.429	61	-2	Lost to Michigan 10–21
59	-4	3.640	Oregon State (OREGON STATE)	PAC	4–4	0.500	54	-3	Lost to Washington 34–35
60	1	3.640	Duke (DUKE)	ACC	4–4	0.500	54	0	Beat Clemson 28–23
61	-10	3.662	Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)	IND BE	3–4	0.429	61	-2	Lost to Navy 31–32
62	0	3.704	Louisville (LOUISVILLE)	USA	4–4	0.500	54	-3	Beat Memphis 35–32
63	5	3.719	Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)	PAC	3–4	0.429	61	-2	Beat Stanford 44–38
64	12	3.763	North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)	ACC	3–3	0.500	54	-2	Beat Wake Forest 38–31
65	2	3.787	Boise State (BOISE STATE)	IND BW	5–3	0.625	37	-9	Beat Utah State 30–16
66	3	4.021	New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)	IND BW	3–4	0.429	61	-3	BYE
67	7	4.075	SMU	IND WAC	3–5	0.375	73	-4	Beat UNLV 10–7
68	14	4.138	Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)	MAC	4–3	0.571	43	-8	Beat Western Michigan 26–24
69	-13	4.149	Baylor (BAYLOR)	B12	2–5	0.286	80	-4	Lost to Texas 20–30
70	11	4.172	Navy (NAVY)	IND FBSI	3–4	0.429	61	-4	Beat Boston College 32–31
71	-7	4.230	Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	4–4	0.500	54	-8	Lost to Central Michigan 24–26
72	17	4.251	Kansas (KANSAS)	B12	3–5	0.375	73	-5	Beat Colorado 33–17
73	-8	4.321	Iowa (IOWA)	B10	3–5	0.375	73	-4	Lost to Wisconsin 0–31
74	20	4.400	Nevada (NEVADA)	IND BW	3–4	0.429	61	-8	Beat Idaho 58–23
75	-5	4.474	Rutgers (RUTGERS)	IND BE	3–4	0.429	61	-4	Lost to Tulane 24–52
76	8	4.519	Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)	IND WAC	2–5	0.286	80	-7	Beat UTEP 32–6
77	-11	4.565	Iowa State (IOWA STATE)	B12	2–5	0.286	80	-5	Lost to Kansas State 7–52
78	0	4.567	Ohio (OHIO)	MAC	2–5	0.286	80	-4	BYE
79	-21	4.592	Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)	B12	2–5	0.286	80	-7	Lost to Oklahoma State 26–41
80	10	4.622	Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)	MAC	2–5	0.286	80	-6	Beat Kent State 42–21
81	-8	4.623	Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)	ACC	3–4	0.429	61	-1	Lost to North Carolina 31–38
82	-11	4.632	San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)	IND WAC	3–5	0.375	73	-7	Lost to BYU 43–46
83	-4	4.768	Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)	IND BE	2–4	0.333	79	-6	BYE
84	-7	4.782	Akron (AKRON)	MAC	3–4	0.429	61	-10	Lost to Toledo 17–24
85	13	4.925	Houston (HOUSTON)	USA	2–5	0.286	80	-8	Beat North Texas 31–9
86	-3	5.051	Army (ARMY)	USA	2–5	0.286	80	-10	Lost to Notre Dame 17–20
87	-15	5.099	UTEP	IND WAC	2–5	0.286	80	-8	Lost to Fresno State 6–32
88	-1	5.120	Tulsa (TULSA)	IND WAC	2–5	0.286	80	-10	Lost to Air Force 21–42
89	-3	5.276	Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE)	IND FBSI	3–5	0.375	73	-14	Lost to Ole Miss 17–30
90	-10	5.337	North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)	IND BW	2–5	0.286	80	-9	Lost to Houston 9–31
91	-6	5.427	UL Monroe (LOUISIANA MONROE)	IND FBSI	2–5	0.286	80	-11	Lost to Arizona 7–45
92	9	5.559	New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)	IND WAC	3–5	0.375	73	-17	Beat Hawai'i 30–20
93	-2	5.607	Clemson (CLEMSON)	ACC	2–6	0.250	97	-12	Lost to Duke 23–28
94	-1	5.633	Rice (RICE)	IND WAC	2–5	0.286	80	-13	Lost to Wyoming 24–34
95	-3	5.685	UAB	IND FBSI	2–5	0.286	80	-14	Lost to Virginia Tech 0–41
96	0	5.738	Maryland (MARYLAND)	ACC	2–5	0.286	80	-13	BYE
97	8	5.941	Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)	MAC	2–5	0.286	80	-6	Beat Eastern Michigan 26–14
98	1	5.995	Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)	B10	2–6	0.250	97	-15	Lost to Ohio State 10–36
99	-11	6.022	South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)	SEC	1–7	0.125	106	-13	Lost to Vanderbilt 14–17
100	-5	6.129	Stanford (STANFORD)	PAC	1–6	0.143	101	-13	Lost to Arizona State 38–44
101	-4	6.376	Illinois (ILLINOIS)	B10	2–6	0.250	97	-15	Lost to Purdue 9–42
102	2	6.507	Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)	SEC	1–6	0.143	101	-14	Beat South Carolina 17–14
103	-1	6.574	Memphis (MEMPHIS)	USA	1–6	0.143	101	-16	Lost to Louisville 32–35
104	-4	6.733	Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	2–6	0.250	97	-13	Lost to Northern Illinois 14–26
105	-2	6.969	Utah State (UTAH STATE)	IND BW	1–7	0.125	106	-22	Lost to Boise State 16–30
106	0	7.316	Temple (TEMPLE)	IND BE	1–6	0.143	101	-12	BYE
107	0	7.598	Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)	IND FBSI	1–6	0.143	101	-11	Lost to UCF 10–42
108	0	7.819	UNLV	IND WAC	0–8	0.000	109	-22	Lost to SMU 7–10
109	0	8.012	Ball State (BALL STATE)	MAC	1–7	0.125	106	-24	Lost to Marshall 10–42
110	0	8.516	Hawai'i (HAWAII)	IND WAC	0–7	0.000	109	-25	Lost to New Mexico 20–30
111	0	8.738	Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)	USA	0–8	0.000	109	-24	Lost to Miami (OH) 0–41
112	0	9.572	Kent State (KENT STATE)	MAC	0–8	0.000	109	-23	Lost to Bowling Green 21–42

1998 Week 8 College Football Team Rankings

October 20, 1998By PowerUpRankings.com • Posted in 1998 Season Tags: • No Comments

1998 rankings calculated with the Classic formula (Ken's 2016-based hybrid, applied retroactively); records, NOW and game results come from James Howell's historical college football score archive.

entries per pageSearch:

Rank	Change	Rating	Team	Conf	Record	Win %	Place	NOW	Game Status
1	0	0.505	Ohio State (OHIO STATE)	B10	6–0	1.000	1	+23	Beat Minnesota 45–15
2	0	0.664	UCLA	PAC	5–0	1.000	1	+19	Beat Oregon 41–38
3	2	0.849	Tennessee (TENNESSEE)	SEC	5–0	1.000	1	+17	BYE
4	0	0.852	Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)	B12	6–0	1.000	1	+15	Beat Oklahoma State 52–20
5	2	1.086	Nebraska (NEBRASKA)	B12	6–1	0.857	9	+17	Beat Kansas 41–0
6	2	1.149	Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)	ACC	6–1	0.857	9	+19	Beat Clemson 48–0
7	9	1.221	Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)	B12	6–1	0.857	9	+18	Beat Baylor 35–14
8	4	1.238	Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)	B10	7–0	1.000	1	+15	Beat Illinois 37–3
9	2	1.262	Arkansas (ARKANSAS)	SEC	6–0	1.000	1	+14	Beat South Carolina 41–28
10	4	1.283	Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)	ACC	5–1	0.833	16	+14	Beat Virginia 41–38
11	-1	1.310	Florida (FLORIDA)	SEC	6–1	0.857	9	+15	Beat Auburn 24–3
12	9	1.355	Tulane (TULANE)	USA	5–0	1.000	1	+10	Beat Louisville 28–22
13	-7	1.366	Oregon (OREGON)	PAC	5–1	0.833	16	+12	Lost to UCLA 38–41
14	6	1.385	Colorado (COLORADO)	B12	6–1	0.857	9	+18	Beat Texas Tech 19–17
15	7	1.393	Arizona (ARIZONA)	PAC	6–1	0.857	9	+15	Beat Oregon State 28–7
16	-3	1.431	Marshall (MARSHALL)	MAC	7–0	1.000	1	+13	Beat Kent State 42–7
17	1	1.451	Penn State (PENN STATE)	B10	5–1	0.833	16	+12	Beat Purdue 31–13
18	-1	1.493	Air Force (AIR FORCE)	IND WAC	5–1	0.833	16	+11	BYE
19	-4	1.630	Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)	B12	6–1	0.857	9	+10	Lost to Colorado 17–19
20	-17	1.699	Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)	IND BE	5–1	0.833	16	+8	Lost to Temple 24–28
21	-2	1.707	Georgia (GEORGIA)	SEC	5–1	0.833	16	+9	Beat Vanderbilt 31–6
22	-13	1.791	Virginia (VIRGINIA)	ACC	5–1	0.833	16	+10	Lost to Georgia Tech 38–41
23	2	1.793	USC	PAC	5–2	0.714	31	+12	Beat Washington State 42–14
24	14	1.797	Syracuse (SYRACUSE)	IND BE	4–2	0.667	34	+8	Beat Boston College 42–25
25	10	1.833	Alabama (ALABAMA)	SEC	4–2	0.667	34	+11	Beat East Carolina 23–22
26	-2	1.834	Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))	MAC	5–1	0.833	16	+10	Beat Ball State 28–17
27	1	1.922	Texas (TEXAS)	B12	4–2	0.667	34	+9	BYE
28	3	1.929	Wyoming (WYOMING)	IND WAC	5–1	0.833	16	+9	Beat UNLV 28–25
29	3	1.932	Missouri (MISSOURI)	B12	5–1	0.833	16	+7	Beat Oklahoma 20–6
30	-4	1.983	West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)	IND BE	4–1	0.800	28	+7	BYE
31	5	2.025	Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)	IND WAC	6–2	0.750	30	+10	Beat New Mexico State 47–28
32	-3	2.029	Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)	IND FBSI	4–1	0.800	28	+7	BYE
33	13	2.030	Washington (WASHINGTON)	PAC	4–2	0.667	34	+9	Beat California 21–13
34	5	2.048	Kentucky (KENTUCKY)	SEC	5–2	0.714	31	+9	Beat LSU 39–36
35	-5	2.056	UCF (CENTRAL FLORIDA)	IND FBSI	5–1	0.833	16	+6	BYE
36	6	2.083	NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)	ACC	4–2	0.667	34	+10	Beat Duke 27–24
37	-14	2.288	California (CALIFORNIA)	PAC	4–2	0.667	34	+8	Lost to Washington 13–21
38	3	2.421	Michigan (MICHIGAN)	B10	4–2	0.667	34	+7	Beat Northwestern 12–6
39	1	2.445	Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)	B10	3–3	0.500	51	+5	BYE
40	-13	2.468	LSU	SEC	3–3	0.500	51	+5	Lost to Kentucky 36–39
41	6	2.508	Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)	SEC	5–1	0.833	16	-1	Beat East Tennessee State 53–6
42	15	2.583	Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH)	IND FBSI	4–4	0.500	51	+5	Beat UAB 54–23
43	10	2.583	Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)	USA	3–3	0.500	51	+4	Beat Army 37–13
44	1	2.610	Miami (MIAMI)	IND BE	3–2	0.600	45	+1	BYE
45	-8	2.613	Purdue (PURDUE)	B10	3–4	0.429	63	+6	Lost to Penn State 13–31
46	-13	2.694	East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)	USA	4–2	0.667	34	+3	Lost to Alabama 22–23
47	2	2.871	Utah (UTAH)	IND WAC	4–2	0.667	34	+1	Beat Fresno State 24–16
48	0	2.886	Idaho (IDAHO)	IND BW	5–2	0.714	31	0	Beat Utah State 26–14
49	3	2.923	Toledo (TOLEDO)	MAC	4–3	0.571	46	+5	Beat Bowling Green 24–16
50	13	2.967	Indiana (INDIANA)	B10	3–3	0.500	51	+2	Beat Iowa 14–7
51	-8	3.024	Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)	IND BE	3–3	0.500	51	+2	Lost to Syracuse 25–42
52	-18	3.089	TCU	IND WAC	4–2	0.667	34	-1	Lost to SMU 6–10
53	-9	3.170	Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)	PAC	3–4	0.429	63	+6	Lost to USC 14–42
54	11	3.254	San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)	IND WAC	3–3	0.500	51	+1	Beat New Mexico 36–33
55	-5	3.371	Oregon State (OREGON STATE)	PAC	4–3	0.571	46	-1	Lost to Arizona 7–28
56	-5	3.455	Baylor (BAYLOR)	B12	2–4	0.333	72	0	Lost to Texas A&M 14–35
57	5	3.467	Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)	SEC	4–2	0.667	34	-3	BYE
58	-4	3.494	Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)	B12	2–4	0.333	72	0	Lost to Missouri 6–20
59	-4	3.512	Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)	B12	2–4	0.333	72	+1	Lost to Kansas State 20–52
60	-4	3.529	Minnesota (MINNESOTA)	B10	3–3	0.500	51	0	Lost to Ohio State 15–45
61	-3	3.677	Duke (DUKE)	ACC	3–4	0.429	63	0	Lost to NC State 24–27
62	2	3.791	Louisville (LOUISVILLE)	USA	3–4	0.429	63	-2	Lost to Tulane 22–28
63	9	3.803	BYU	IND WAC	4–3	0.571	46	-7	Beat Hawai'i 31–9
64	17	3.937	Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	4–3	0.571	46	-6	Beat Eastern Michigan 45–35
65	-6	3.944	Iowa (IOWA)	B10	3–4	0.429	63	-3	Lost to Indiana 7–14
66	3	3.952	Iowa State (IOWA STATE)	B12	2–4	0.333	72	-2	BYE
67	11	4.023	Boise State (BOISE STATE)	IND BW	4–3	0.571	46	-8	Beat Weber State 24–13
68	6	4.035	Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)	PAC	2–4	0.333	72	-2	BYE
69	-3	4.116	New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)	IND BW	3–4	0.429	63	-3	Lost to Colorado State 28–47
70	15	4.190	Rutgers (RUTGERS)	IND BE	3–3	0.500	51	-3	Beat Pittsburgh 25–21
71	-10	4.223	San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)	IND WAC	3–4	0.429	63	-3	Lost to UTEP 21–28
72	11	4.237	UTEP	IND WAC	2–4	0.333	72	-3	Beat San José State 28–21
73	15	4.266	Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)	ACC	3–3	0.500	51	+1	Beat Maryland 20–10
74	23	4.332	SMU	IND WAC	2–5	0.286	87	-3	Beat TCU 10–6
75	-5	4.336	Auburn (AUBURN)	SEC	1–5	0.167	96	-2	Lost to Florida 3–24
76	-3	4.377	North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)	ACC	2–3	0.400	71	-3	BYE
77	-17	4.417	Akron (AKRON)	MAC	3–3	0.500	51	-7	Lost to Ohio 14–28
78	15	4.560	Ohio (OHIO)	MAC	2–5	0.286	87	-2	Beat Akron 28–14
79	-11	4.568	Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)	IND BE	2–4	0.333	72	-5	Lost to Rutgers 21–25
80	19	4.585	North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)	IND BW	2–4	0.333	72	-4	Beat Nevada 27–21
81	14	4.818	Navy (NAVY)	IND FBSI	2–4	0.333	72	-5	Beat Colgate 42–35
82	-15	4.836	Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)	MAC	3–3	0.500	51	-10	Lost to Northern Illinois 6–16
83	-7	4.937	Army (ARMY)	USA	2–4	0.333	72	-8	Lost to Southern Miss 13–37
84	-9	5.034	Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)	IND WAC	1–5	0.167	96	-6	Lost to Utah 16–24
85	9	5.045	UL Monroe (LOUISIANA MONROE)	IND FBSI	2–4	0.333	72	-8	BYE
86	-15	5.046	Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE)	IND FBSI	3–4	0.429	63	-10	Lost to Louisiana 19–21
87	-10	5.056	Tulsa (TULSA)	IND WAC	2–4	0.333	72	-8	Lost to Rice 10–14
88	1	5.121	South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)	SEC	1–6	0.143	104	-5	Lost to Arkansas 28–41
89	-5	5.223	Kansas (KANSAS)	B12	2–5	0.286	87	-9	Lost to Nebraska 0–41
90	-4	5.246	Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)	MAC	1–5	0.167	96	-5	Lost to Toledo 16–24
91	-9	5.274	Clemson (CLEMSON)	ACC	2–5	0.286	87	-7	Lost to Florida State 0–48
92	-12	5.397	UAB	IND FBSI	2–4	0.333	72	-11	Lost to Louisiana Tech 23–54
93	9	5.592	Rice (RICE)	IND WAC	2–4	0.333	72	-11	Beat Tulsa 14–10
94	-15	5.679	Nevada (NEVADA)	IND BW	2–4	0.333	72	-12	Lost to North Texas 21–27
95	-5	5.708	Stanford (STANFORD)	PAC	1–5	0.167	96	-8	BYE
96	-9	5.715	Maryland (MARYLAND)	ACC	2–5	0.286	87	-10	Lost to Wake Forest 10–20
97	-6	5.746	Illinois (ILLINOIS)	B10	2–5	0.286	87	-10	Lost to Wisconsin 3–37
98	-2	5.758	Houston (HOUSTON)	USA	1–5	0.167	96	-8	BYE
99	-7	5.797	Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)	B10	2–5	0.286	87	-13	Lost to Michigan 6–12
100	-2	6.110	Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	2–5	0.286	87	-7	Lost to Western Michigan 35–45
101	-1	6.251	New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)	IND WAC	2–5	0.286	87	-15	Lost to San Diego State 33–36
102	2	6.464	Memphis (MEMPHIS)	USA	1–5	0.167	96	-11	Beat Cincinnati 41–23
103	-2	6.698	Utah State (UTAH STATE)	IND BW	1–6	0.143	104	-15	Lost to Idaho 14–26
104	-1	6.835	Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)	SEC	0–6	0.000	108	-11	Lost to Georgia 6–31
105	5	7.040	Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)	MAC	1–5	0.167	96	-7	Beat Central Michigan 16–6
106	3	7.321	Temple (TEMPLE)	IND BE	1–6	0.143	104	-10	Beat Virginia Tech 28–24
107	5	7.500	Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)	IND FBSI	1–5	0.167	96	-8	Beat Arkansas State 21–19
108	-3	7.774	UNLV	IND WAC	0–7	0.000	108	-16	Lost to Wyoming 25–28
109	-2	8.303	Ball State (BALL STATE)	MAC	1–6	0.143	104	-21	Lost to Miami (OH) 17–28
110	-2	8.393	Hawai'i (HAWAII)	IND WAC	0–6	0.000	108	-18	Lost to BYU 9–31
111	-5	9.018	Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)	USA	0–7	0.000	108	-20	Lost to Memphis 23–41
112	-1	9.340	Kent State (KENT STATE)	MAC	0–7	0.000	108	-16	Lost to Marshall 7–42

1998 Week 7 College Football Team Rankings

October 13, 1998By PowerUpRankings.com • Posted in 1998 Season Tags: • No Comments

1998 rankings calculated with the Classic formula (Ken's 2016-based hybrid, applied retroactively); records, NOW and game results come from James Howell's historical college football score archive.

entries per pageSearch:

Rank	Change	Rating	Team	Conf	Record	Win %	Place	NOW	Game Status
1	0	0.473	Ohio State (OHIO STATE)	B10	5–0	1.000	1	+17	Beat Illinois 41–0
2	2	0.730	UCLA	PAC	4–0	1.000	1	+13	Beat Arizona 52–28
3	-1	0.736	Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)	IND BE	5–0	1.000	1	+14	Beat Boston College 17–0
4	2	0.882	Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)	B12	5–0	1.000	1	+11	Beat Colorado 16–9
5	3	0.888	Tennessee (TENNESSEE)	SEC	5–0	1.000	1	+14	Beat Georgia 22–3
6	8	1.038	Oregon (OREGON)	PAC	5–0	1.000	1	+11	Beat Washington State 51–29
7	-4	1.053	Nebraska (NEBRASKA)	B12	5–1	0.833	13	+13	Lost to Texas A&M 21–28
8	-1	1.106	Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)	ACC	5–1	0.833	13	+15	Beat Miami 26–14
9	4	1.193	Virginia (VIRGINIA)	ACC	5–0	1.000	1	+11	BYE
10	9	1.270	Florida (FLORIDA)	SEC	5–1	0.833	13	+12	Beat LSU 22–10
11	-2	1.271	Arkansas (ARKANSAS)	SEC	5–0	1.000	1	+8	Beat Memphis 23–9
12	3	1.275	Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)	B10	6–0	1.000	1	+10	Beat Purdue 31–24
13	-3	1.343	Marshall (MARSHALL)	MAC	6–0	1.000	1	+11	Beat Ohio 30–23
14	12	1.384	Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)	ACC	4–1	0.800	21	+9	Beat NC State 47–24
15	5	1.428	Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)	B12	6–0	1.000	1	+9	Beat Oklahoma State 24–17
16	13	1.455	Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)	B12	5–1	0.833	13	+12	Beat Nebraska 28–21
17	0	1.508	Air Force (AIR FORCE)	IND WAC	5–1	0.833	13	+9	Beat Navy 49–7
18	6	1.515	Penn State (PENN STATE)	B10	4–1	0.800	21	+8	Beat Minnesota 27–17
19	-14	1.557	Georgia (GEORGIA)	SEC	4–1	0.800	21	+8	Lost to Tennessee 3–22
20	-8	1.580	Colorado (COLORADO)	B12	5–1	0.833	13	+11	Lost to Kansas State 9–16
21	0	1.592	Tulane (TULANE)	USA	4–0	1.000	1	+4	BYE
22	-6	1.597	Arizona (ARIZONA)	PAC	5–1	0.833	13	+9	Lost to UCLA 28–52
23	2	1.729	California (CALIFORNIA)	PAC	4–1	0.800	21	+9	Beat USC 32–31
24	8	1.735	Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))	MAC	4–1	0.800	21	+8	Beat Bowling Green 24–12
25	-7	1.877	USC	PAC	4–2	0.667	34	+9	Lost to California 31–32
26	-4	1.929	West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)	IND BE	4–1	0.800	21	+5	Beat Temple 37–7
27	-16	1.966	LSU	SEC	3–2	0.600	40	+6	Lost to Florida 10–22
28	11	1.974	Texas (TEXAS)	B12	4–2	0.667	34	+8	Beat Oklahoma 34–3
29	9	1.976	Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)	IND FBSI	4–1	0.800	21	+6	Beat Arizona State 28–9
30	10	2.067	UCF (CENTRAL FLORIDA)	IND FBSI	5–1	0.833	13	+4	Beat Northern Illinois 38–17
31	0	2.071	Wyoming (WYOMING)	IND WAC	4–1	0.800	21	+6	Beat SMU 12–7
32	3	2.082	Missouri (MISSOURI)	B12	4–1	0.800	21	+5	Beat Iowa State 35–19
33	12	2.091	East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)	USA	4–1	0.800	21	+5	Beat UAB 26–7
34	-1	2.180	TCU	IND WAC	4–1	0.800	21	+5	Beat Fresno State 21–10
35	21	2.202	Alabama (ALABAMA)	SEC	3–2	0.600	40	+6	Beat Ole Miss 20–17
36	8	2.202	Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)	IND WAC	5–2	0.714	33	+6	Beat Tulsa 34–7
37	-14	2.209	Purdue (PURDUE)	B10	3–3	0.500	52	+6	Lost to Wisconsin 24–31
38	-1	2.218	Syracuse (SYRACUSE)	IND BE	3–2	0.600	40	+3	Beat Cincinnati 63–21
39	-3	2.259	Kentucky (KENTUCKY)	SEC	4–2	0.667	34	+5	Beat South Carolina 33–28
40	14	2.393	Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)	B10	3–3	0.500	52	+5	Beat Indiana 38–31
41	7	2.409	Michigan (MICHIGAN)	B10	3–2	0.600	40	+5	BYE
42	-8	2.415	NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)	ACC	3–2	0.600	40	+5	Lost to Georgia Tech 24–47
43	-16	2.431	Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)	IND BE	3–2	0.600	40	+3	Lost to Virginia Tech 0–17
44	-16	2.436	Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)	PAC	3–3	0.500	52	+8	Lost to Oregon 29–51
45	-15	2.526	Miami (MIAMI)	IND BE	3–2	0.600	40	+1	Lost to Florida State 14–26
46	0	2.561	Washington (WASHINGTON)	PAC	3–2	0.600	40	+4	Beat Utah State 53–12
47	2	2.616	Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)	SEC	4–1	0.800	21	-1	Beat Auburn 38–21
48	12	2.758	Idaho (IDAHO)	IND BW	4–2	0.667	34	+1	Beat Arkansas State 52–14
49	2	3.005	Utah (UTAH)	IND WAC	3–2	0.600	40	0	BYE
50	7	3.006	Oregon State (OREGON STATE)	PAC	4–2	0.667	34	0	Beat Stanford 30–23
51	7	3.024	Baylor (BAYLOR)	B12	2–3	0.400	66	+2	Beat Kansas 31–24
52	12	3.066	Toledo (TOLEDO)	MAC	3–3	0.500	52	+2	Beat Ball State 27–6
53	24	3.092	Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)	USA	2–3	0.400	66	+1	Beat Louisville 56–21
54	-13	3.165	Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)	B12	2–3	0.400	66	+1	Lost to Texas 3–34
55	-12	3.169	Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)	B12	2–3	0.400	66	+2	Lost to Texas Tech 17–24
56	-14	3.179	Minnesota (MINNESOTA)	B10	3–2	0.600	40	0	Lost to Penn State 17–27
57	8	3.205	Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH)	IND FBSI	3–4	0.429	65	+1	Beat UL Monroe 44–14
58	11	3.270	Duke (DUKE)	ACC	3–3	0.500	52	+2	Beat Wake Forest 19–16
59	4	3.353	Iowa (IOWA)	B10	3–3	0.500	52	0	Beat Northwestern 26–24
60	6	3.389	Akron (AKRON)	MAC	3–2	0.600	40	-2	Beat Kent State 45–16
61	6	3.394	San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)	IND WAC	3–3	0.500	52	+2	Beat Rice 20–17
62	-12	3.508	Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)	SEC	4–2	0.667	34	-4	Lost to Alabama 17–20
63	-8	3.618	Indiana (INDIANA)	B10	2–3	0.400	66	-2	Lost to Michigan State 31–38
64	-17	3.661	Louisville (LOUISVILLE)	USA	3–3	0.500	52	-2	Lost to Southern Miss 21–56
65	-4	3.663	San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)	IND WAC	2–3	0.400	66	-1	Beat Hawai'i 35–13
66	12	3.683	New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)	IND BW	3–3	0.500	52	-1	Beat Nevada 48–45
67	18	3.735	Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)	MAC	3–2	0.600	40	-4	Beat Eastern Michigan 36–23
68	-15	3.802	Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)	IND BE	2–3	0.400	66	-1	Lost to North Carolina 10–29
69	-7	3.803	Iowa State (IOWA STATE)	B12	2–4	0.333	80	0	Lost to Missouri 19–35
70	-18	3.818	Auburn (AUBURN)	SEC	1–4	0.200	90	+1	Lost to Mississippi State 21–38
71	-12	3.964	Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE)	IND FBSI	3–3	0.500	52	-3	Lost to Idaho 14–52
72	16	4.229	BYU	IND WAC	3–3	0.500	52	-6	Beat UNLV 38–14
73	26	4.269	North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)	ACC	2–3	0.400	66	-3	Beat Pittsburgh 29–10
74	1	4.338	Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)	PAC	2–4	0.333	80	-3	Lost to Notre Dame 9–28
75	-4	4.419	Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)	IND WAC	1–4	0.200	90	-2	Lost to TCU 10–21
76	19	4.421	Army (ARMY)	USA	2–3	0.400	66	-4	Beat Houston 38–28
77	-5	4.445	Tulsa (TULSA)	IND WAC	2–3	0.400	66	-4	Lost to Colorado State 7–34
78	-10	4.570	Boise State (BOISE STATE)	IND BW	3–3	0.500	52	-8	Lost to North Texas 13–21
79	-3	4.747	Nevada (NEVADA)	IND BW	2–3	0.400	66	-6	Lost to New Mexico State 45–48
80	-7	4.750	UAB	IND FBSI	2–3	0.400	66	-6	Lost to East Carolina 7–26
81	13	4.769	Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	3–3	0.500	52	-9	Beat Vanderbilt 27–24
82	15	4.770	Clemson (CLEMSON)	ACC	2–4	0.333	80	-4	Beat Maryland 23–0
83	17	4.782	UTEP	IND WAC	1–4	0.200	90	-3	Beat New Mexico 22–19
84	-14	4.924	Kansas (KANSAS)	B12	2–4	0.333	80	-6	Lost to Baylor 24–31
85	1	4.951	Rutgers (RUTGERS)	IND BE	2–3	0.400	66	-4	BYE
86	1	5.032	Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)	MAC	1–4	0.200	90	-3	Lost to Miami (OH) 12–24
87	-13	5.044	Maryland (MARYLAND)	ACC	2–4	0.333	80	-6	Lost to Clemson 0–23
88	-8	5.061	Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)	ACC	2–3	0.400	66	-1	Lost to Duke 16–19
89	-10	5.168	South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)	SEC	1–5	0.167	97	-5	Lost to Kentucky 28–33
90	2	5.192	Stanford (STANFORD)	PAC	1–5	0.167	97	-5	Lost to Oregon State 23–30
91	-7	5.310	Illinois (ILLINOIS)	B10	2–4	0.333	80	-7	Lost to Ohio State 0–41
92	-10	5.408	Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)	B10	2–4	0.333	80	-9	Lost to Iowa 24–26
93	3	5.431	Ohio (OHIO)	MAC	1–5	0.167	97	-4	Lost to Marshall 23–30
94	-11	5.451	UL Monroe (LOUISIANA MONROE)	IND FBSI	2–4	0.333	80	-8	Lost to Louisiana Tech 14–44
95	-6	5.497	Navy (NAVY)	IND FBSI	1–4	0.200	90	-5	Lost to Air Force 7–49
96	-15	5.514	Houston (HOUSTON)	USA	1–5	0.167	97	-6	Lost to Army 28–38
97	-4	5.577	SMU	IND WAC	1–5	0.167	97	-7	Lost to Wyoming 7–12
98	-8	5.626	Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	2–4	0.333	80	-3	Lost to Central Michigan 23–36
99	4	5.712	North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)	IND BW	1–4	0.200	90	-5	Beat Boise State 21–13
100	-9	5.783	New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)	IND WAC	2–4	0.333	80	-10	Lost to UTEP 19–22
101	-3	6.497	Utah State (UTAH STATE)	IND BW	1–5	0.167	97	-11	Lost to Washington 12–53
102	-1	6.787	Rice (RICE)	IND WAC	1–4	0.200	90	-11	Lost to San José State 17–20
103	-1	6.974	Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)	SEC	0–5	0.000	104	-9	Lost to Western Michigan 24–27
104	0	7.339	Memphis (MEMPHIS)	USA	0–5	0.000	104	-10	Lost to Arkansas 9–23
105	0	8.025	UNLV	IND WAC	0–6	0.000	104	-13	Lost to BYU 14–38
106	1	8.322	Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)	USA	0–6	0.000	104	-13	Lost to Syracuse 21–63
107	1	8.498	Ball State (BALL STATE)	MAC	1–5	0.167	97	-18	Lost to Toledo 6–27
108	-2	8.699	Hawai'i (HAWAII)	IND WAC	0–5	0.000	104	-14	Lost to San Diego State 13–35
109	0	8.832	Temple (TEMPLE)	IND BE	0–6	0.000	104	-12	Lost to West Virginia 7–37
110	1	9.005	Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)	MAC	0–5	0.000	104	-9	Lost to UCF 17–38
111	-1	9.851	Kent State (KENT STATE)	MAC	0–6	0.000	104	-13	Lost to Akron 16–45
112	0	9.871	Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)	IND FBSI	0–5	0.000	104	-10	BYE

1998 Week 6 College Football Team Rankings

October 6, 1998By PowerUpRankings.com • Posted in 1998 Season Tags: • No Comments

1998 rankings calculated with the Classic formula (Ken's 2016-based hybrid, applied retroactively); records, NOW and game results come from James Howell's historical college football score archive.

entries per pageSearch:

Rank	Change	Rating	Team	Conf	Record	Win %	Place	NOW	Game Status
1	0	0.409	Ohio State (OHIO STATE)	B10	4–0	1.000	1	+11	Beat Penn State 28–9
2	2	0.703	Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)	IND BE	4–0	1.000	1	+9	BYE
3	-1	0.759	Nebraska (NEBRASKA)	B12	5–0	1.000	1	+11	Beat Oklahoma State 24–17
4	9	0.922	UCLA	PAC	3–0	1.000	1	+7	Beat Washington State 49–17
5	3	1.005	Georgia (GEORGIA)	SEC	4–0	1.000	1	+7	Beat LSU 28–27
6	0	1.008	Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)	B12	4–0	1.000	1	+5	BYE
7	0	1.048	Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)	ACC	4–1	0.800	17	+11	Beat Maryland 24–10
8	-5	1.088	Tennessee (TENNESSEE)	SEC	4–0	1.000	1	+8	Beat Auburn 17–9
9	1	1.185	Arkansas (ARKANSAS)	SEC	4–0	1.000	1	+6	Beat Kentucky 27–20
10	11	1.236	Marshall (MARSHALL)	MAC	5–0	1.000	1	+8	Beat Miami (OH) 31–17
11	-6	1.254	LSU	SEC	3–1	0.750	24	+7	Lost to Georgia 27–28
12	3	1.264	Colorado (COLORADO)	B12	5–0	1.000	1	+9	Beat Oklahoma 27–25
13	-4	1.267	Virginia (VIRGINIA)	ACC	5–0	1.000	1	+8	Beat San José State 52–14
14	-3	1.268	Oregon (OREGON)	PAC	4–0	1.000	1	+5	BYE
15	-3	1.279	Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)	B10	5–0	1.000	1	+6	Beat Indiana 24–20
16	3	1.382	Arizona (ARIZONA)	PAC	5–0	1.000	1	+6	Beat Washington 31–28
17	10	1.428	Air Force (AIR FORCE)	IND WAC	4–1	0.800	17	+7	Beat New Mexico 56–14
18	13	1.451	USC	PAC	4–1	0.800	17	+8	Beat Arizona State 35–24
19	-2	1.461	Florida (FLORIDA)	SEC	4–1	0.800	17	+7	Beat Alabama 16–10
20	4	1.552	Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)	B12	5–0	1.000	1	+4	Beat Baylor 31–29
21	4	1.626	Tulane (TULANE)	USA	4–0	1.000	1	+3	Beat Southern Miss 21–7
22	-6	1.644	West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)	IND BE	3–1	0.750	24	+5	Beat Navy 45–24
23	27	1.702	Purdue (PURDUE)	B10	3–2	0.600	41	+6	Beat Minnesota 56–21
24	-10	1.744	Penn State (PENN STATE)	B10	3–1	0.750	24	+4	Lost to Ohio State 9–28
25	-3	1.748	California (CALIFORNIA)	PAC	3–1	0.750	24	+6	BYE
26	12	1.832	Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)	ACC	3–1	0.750	24	+4	Beat Duke 41–13
27	6	1.948	Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)	IND BE	3–1	0.750	24	+3	BYE
28	-2	2.011	Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)	PAC	3–2	0.600	41	+7	Lost to UCLA 17–49
29	11	2.021	Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)	B12	4–1	0.800	17	+4	Beat Kansas 24–21
30	16	2.032	Miami (MIAMI)	IND BE	3–1	0.750	24	+2	Beat Rutgers 53–17
31	24	2.040	Wyoming (WYOMING)	IND WAC	3–1	0.750	24	+5	Beat Utah 27–24
32	-12	2.058	Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))	MAC	3–1	0.750	24	+4	Lost to Marshall 17–31
33	-3	2.069	TCU	IND WAC	3–1	0.750	24	+4	Beat Vanderbilt 19–16
34	13	2.081	NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)	ACC	3–1	0.750	24	+4	Beat Syracuse 38–17
35	-1	2.087	Missouri (MISSOURI)	B12	3–1	0.750	24	+3	Beat Northwestern State 35–14
36	-7	2.110	Kentucky (KENTUCKY)	SEC	3–2	0.600	41	+4	Lost to Arkansas 20–27
37	-19	2.114	Syracuse (SYRACUSE)	IND BE	2–2	0.500	52	+4	Lost to NC State 17–38
38	19	2.124	Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)	IND FBSI	3–1	0.750	24	+4	Beat Stanford 35–17
39	4	2.165	Texas (TEXAS)	B12	3–2	0.600	41	+5	Beat Iowa State 54–33
40	13	2.189	UCF (CENTRAL FLORIDA)	IND FBSI	4–1	0.800	17	+3	Beat Toledo 31–24
41	-5	2.422	Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)	B12	2–2	0.500	52	+2	Lost to Colorado 25–27
42	-19	2.435	Minnesota (MINNESOTA)	B10	3–1	0.750	24	+2	Lost to Purdue 21–56
43	-15	2.465	Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)	B12	2–2	0.500	52	+3	Lost to Nebraska 17–24
44	14	2.480	Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)	IND WAC	4–2	0.667	40	+3	Beat UTEP 20–17
45	7	2.491	East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)	USA	3–1	0.750	24	+2	Beat Army 30–25
46	-14	2.560	Washington (WASHINGTON)	PAC	2–2	0.500	52	+4	Lost to Arizona 28–31
47	2	2.632	Louisville (LOUISVILLE)	USA	3–2	0.600	41	+1	Beat Cincinnati 62–19
48	21	2.632	Michigan (MICHIGAN)	B10	3–2	0.600	41	+3	Beat Iowa 12–9
49	-7	2.730	Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)	SEC	3–1	0.750	24	-1	BYE
50	9	2.802	Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)	SEC	4–1	0.800	17	-1	Beat South Carolina 30–28
51	-16	2.832	Utah (UTAH)	IND WAC	3–2	0.600	41	+1	Lost to Wyoming 24–27
52	-15	2.835	Auburn (AUBURN)	SEC	1–3	0.250	84	+3	Lost to Tennessee 9–17
53	22	2.921	Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)	IND BE	2–2	0.500	52	+1	Beat Akron 35–0
54	32	2.933	Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)	B10	2–3	0.400	65	+1	Beat Central Michigan 38–7
55	-7	2.994	Indiana (INDIANA)	B10	2–2	0.500	52	0	Lost to Wisconsin 20–24
56	-15	3.004	Alabama (ALABAMA)	SEC	2–2	0.500	52	+1	Lost to Florida 10–16
57	11	3.004	Oregon State (OREGON STATE)	PAC	3–2	0.600	41	0	Beat Utah State 20–16
58	8	3.117	Baylor (BAYLOR)	B12	1–3	0.250	84	+1	Lost to Texas Tech 29–31
59	5	3.205	Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE)	IND FBSI	3–2	0.600	41	0	Beat New Mexico State 34–31
60	1	3.271	Idaho (IDAHO)	IND BW	3–2	0.600	41	-1	Beat Idaho State 52–3
61	24	3.466	San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)	IND WAC	1–3	0.250	84	+1	Beat Tulsa 24–14
62	-8	3.490	Iowa State (IOWA STATE)	B12	2–3	0.400	65	0	Lost to Texas 33–54
63	-7	3.530	Iowa (IOWA)	B10	2–3	0.400	65	-1	Lost to Michigan 9–12
64	-4	3.562	Toledo (TOLEDO)	MAC	2–3	0.400	65	0	Lost to UCF 24–31
65	25	3.653	Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH)	IND FBSI	2–4	0.333	83	0	Beat Boise State 63–28
66	-21	3.692	Akron (AKRON)	MAC	2–2	0.500	52	-1	Lost to Pittsburgh 0–35
67	-4	3.700	San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)	IND WAC	2–3	0.400	65	+1	Lost to Virginia 14–52
68	-29	3.745	Boise State (BOISE STATE)	IND BW	3–2	0.600	41	-3	Lost to Louisiana Tech 28–63
69	-7	3.801	Duke (DUKE)	ACC	2–3	0.400	65	0	Lost to Georgia Tech 13–41
70	4	3.865	Kansas (KANSAS)	B12	2–3	0.400	65	-2	Lost to Texas A&M 21–24
71	23	3.879	Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)	IND WAC	1–3	0.250	84	0	Beat BYU 31–21
72	-28	3.905	Tulsa (TULSA)	IND WAC	2–2	0.500	52	-2	Lost to San Diego State 14–24
73	14	3.989	UAB	IND FBSI	2–2	0.500	52	-3	Beat Louisiana 24–13
74	-1	4.031	Maryland (MARYLAND)	ACC	2–3	0.400	65	-2	Lost to Florida State 10–24
75	-5	4.133	Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)	PAC	2–3	0.400	65	-3	Lost to USC 24–35
76	22	4.135	Nevada (NEVADA)	IND BW	2–2	0.500	52	-3	Beat UNLV 31–20
77	-6	4.250	Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)	USA	1–3	0.250	84	-2	Lost to Tulane 7–21
78	-1	4.397	New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)	IND BW	2–3	0.400	65	-3	Lost to Arkansas State 31–34
79	-1	4.400	South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)	SEC	1–4	0.200	94	-1	Lost to Ole Miss 28–30
80	-29	4.535	Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)	ACC	2–2	0.500	52	+1	Lost to App State 27–30
81	0	4.627	Houston (HOUSTON)	USA	1–4	0.200	94	-2	Beat Memphis 35–14
82	-10	4.694	Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)	B10	2–3	0.400	65	-5	Lost to Illinois 10–13
83	-7	4.734	UL Monroe (LOUISIANA MONROE)	IND FBSI	2–3	0.400	65	-4	Lost to Western Michigan 14–27
84	15	4.782	Illinois (ILLINOIS)	B10	2–3	0.400	65	-5	Beat Northwestern 13–10
85	-18	4.875	Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)	MAC	2–2	0.500	52	-6	Lost to Michigan State 7–38
86	-7	4.893	Rutgers (RUTGERS)	IND BE	2–3	0.400	65	-3	Lost to Miami 17–53
87	9	4.941	Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)	MAC	1–3	0.250	84	-2	Beat Ohio 35–7
88	-23	4.956	BYU	IND WAC	2–3	0.400	65	-5	Lost to Fresno State 21–31
89	-9	5.051	Navy (NAVY)	IND FBSI	1–3	0.250	84	-3	Lost to West Virginia 24–45
90	12	5.069	Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	2–3	0.400	65	-1	Beat Kent State 26–17
91	-9	5.088	New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)	IND WAC	2–3	0.400	65	-6	Lost to Air Force 14–56
92	-3	5.201	Stanford (STANFORD)	PAC	1–4	0.200	94	-3	Lost to Notre Dame 17–35
93	2	5.216	SMU	IND WAC	1–4	0.200	94	-4	Beat Hawai'i 28–0
94	9	5.329	Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	2–3	0.400	65	-7	Beat UL Monroe 27–14
95	-12	5.346	Army (ARMY)	USA	1–3	0.250	84	-5	Lost to East Carolina 25–30
96	-8	5.553	Ohio (OHIO)	MAC	1–4	0.200	94	-3	Lost to Bowling Green 7–35
97	-13	5.846	Clemson (CLEMSON)	ACC	1–4	0.200	94	-5	Lost to North Carolina 14–21
98	-7	5.851	Utah State (UTAH STATE)	IND BW	1–4	0.200	94	-7	Lost to Oregon State 16–20
99	6	5.854	North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)	ACC	1–3	0.250	84	-5	Beat Clemson 21–14
100	-7	6.046	UTEP	IND WAC	0–4	0.000	102	-5	Lost to Colorado State 17–20
101	0	6.114	Rice (RICE)	IND WAC	1–3	0.250	84	-6	BYE
102	2	6.715	Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)	SEC	0–4	0.000	102	-5	Lost to TCU 16–19
103	-3	7.119	North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)	IND BW	0–4	0.000	102	-6	BYE
104	-12	7.416	Memphis (MEMPHIS)	USA	0–4	0.000	102	-7	Lost to Houston 14–35
105	3	7.514	UNLV	IND WAC	0–5	0.000	102	-8	Lost to Nevada 20–31
106	-9	7.819	Hawai'i (HAWAII)	IND WAC	0–4	0.000	102	-8	Lost to SMU 0–28
107	0	7.836	Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)	USA	0–5	0.000	102	-8	Lost to Louisville 19–62
108	2	8.086	Ball State (BALL STATE)	MAC	1–4	0.200	94	-12	Beat Northern Illinois 18–13
109	-3	9.162	Temple (TEMPLE)	IND BE	0–5	0.000	102	-9	Lost to William & Mary 38–45
110	-1	9.680	Kent State (KENT STATE)	MAC	0–5	0.000	102	-8	Lost to Eastern Michigan 17–26
111	0	10.081	Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)	MAC	0–4	0.000	102	-7	Lost to Ball State 13–18
112	0	10.181	Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)	IND FBSI	0–5	0.000	102	-9	Lost to UAB 13–24

1998 Week 5 College Football Team Rankings

September 29, 1998By PowerUpRankings.com • Posted in 1998 Season Tags: • No Comments

1998 rankings calculated with the Classic formula (Ken's 2016-based hybrid, applied retroactively); records, NOW and game results come from James Howell's historical college football score archive.

entries per pageSearch:

Rank	Change	Rating	Team	Conf	Record	Win %	Place	NOW	Game Status
1	0	0.529	Ohio State (OHIO STATE)	B10	3–0	1.000	1	+6	BYE
2	4	0.786	Nebraska (NEBRASKA)	B12	4–0	1.000	1	+7	Beat Washington 55–7
3	-1	0.853	Tennessee (TENNESSEE)	SEC	3–0	1.000	1	+5	Beat Houston 42–7
4	-1	0.879	Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)	IND BE	4–0	1.000	1	+6	Beat Pittsburgh 27–7
5	3	0.944	LSU	SEC	3–0	1.000	1	+5	Beat Idaho 53–20
6	7	0.993	Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)	B12	4–0	1.000	1	+4	Beat UL Monroe 62–7
7	8	1.052	Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)	ACC	3–1	0.750	21	+7	Beat USC 30–10
8	1	1.149	Georgia (GEORGIA)	SEC	3–0	1.000	1	+3	BYE
9	5	1.175	Virginia (VIRGINIA)	ACC	4–0	1.000	1	+6	Beat Duke 24–0
10	20	1.188	Arkansas (ARKANSAS)	SEC	3–0	1.000	1	+2	Beat Alabama 42–6
11	0	1.229	Oregon (OREGON)	PAC	4–0	1.000	1	+4	Beat Stanford 63–28
12	13	1.278	Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)	B10	4–0	1.000	1	+3	Beat Northwestern 38–7
13	8	1.285	UCLA	PAC	2–0	1.000	1	+2	BYE
14	3	1.343	Penn State (PENN STATE)	B10	3–0	1.000	1	+2	BYE
15	5	1.365	Colorado (COLORADO)	B12	4–0	1.000	1	+5	Beat Baylor 18–16
16	31	1.373	West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)	IND BE	2–1	0.667	35	+4	Beat Tulsa 44–21
17	17	1.378	Florida (FLORIDA)	SEC	3–1	0.750	21	+5	Beat Kentucky 51–35
18	14	1.382	Syracuse (SYRACUSE)	IND BE	2–1	0.667	35	+4	BYE
19	0	1.404	Arizona (ARIZONA)	PAC	4–0	1.000	1	+3	Beat San Diego State 35–16
20	3	1.408	Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))	MAC	3–0	1.000	1	+3	Beat Toledo 28–14
21	1	1.424	Marshall (MARSHALL)	MAC	4–0	1.000	1	+4	Beat Eastern Michigan 26–23
22	14	1.437	California (CALIFORNIA)	PAC	3–1	0.750	21	+5	Beat Washington State 24–14
23	6	1.470	Minnesota (MINNESOTA)	B10	3–0	1.000	1	+2	BYE
24	7	1.472	Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)	B12	4–0	1.000	1	+2	Beat Iowa State 31–24
25	8	1.577	Tulane (TULANE)	USA	3–0	1.000	1	+1	Beat Navy 42–24
26	-22	1.580	Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)	PAC	3–1	0.750	21	+5	Lost to California 14–24
27	-20	1.613	Air Force (AIR FORCE)	IND WAC	3–1	0.750	21	+4	Lost to TCU 34–35
28	-1	1.719	Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)	B12	2–1	0.667	35	+4	BYE
29	-13	1.719	Kentucky (KENTUCKY)	SEC	3–1	0.750	21	+3	Lost to Florida 35–51
30	10	1.735	TCU	IND WAC	2–1	0.667	35	+4	Beat Air Force 35–34
31	-26	1.842	USC	PAC	3–1	0.750	21	+3	Lost to Florida State 10–30
32	-14	1.978	Washington (WASHINGTON)	PAC	2–1	0.667	35	+4	Lost to Nebraska 7–55
33	-21	1.981	Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)	IND BE	3–1	0.750	21	+2	Lost to Louisville 28–52
34	3	2.033	Missouri (MISSOURI)	B12	2–1	0.667	35	+2	BYE
35	-7	2.064	Utah (UTAH)	IND WAC	3–1	0.750	21	+2	Lost to Boise State 28–31
36	5	2.078	Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)	B12	2–1	0.667	35	+1	BYE
37	1	2.174	Auburn (AUBURN)	SEC	1–2	0.333	76	+3	BYE
38	1	2.204	Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)	ACC	2–1	0.667	35	+1	Beat North Carolina 43–21
39	21	2.223	Boise State (BOISE STATE)	IND BW	3–1	0.750	21	+2	Beat Utah 31–28
40	13	2.257	Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)	B12	3–1	0.750	21	+1	Beat North Texas 28–9
41	-17	2.260	Alabama (ALABAMA)	SEC	2–1	0.667	35	+2	Lost to Arkansas 6–42
42	12	2.369	Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)	SEC	3–1	0.750	21	0	Beat South Carolina 38–0
43	19	2.462	Texas (TEXAS)	B12	2–2	0.500	55	+3	Beat Rice 59–21
44	-34	2.479	Tulsa (TULSA)	IND WAC	2–1	0.667	35	+1	Lost to West Virginia 21–44
45	16	2.489	Akron (AKRON)	MAC	2–1	0.667	35	0	Beat Ball State 52–14
46	-1	2.498	Miami (MIAMI)	IND BE	2–1	0.667	35	0	BYE
47	-1	2.546	NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)	ACC	2–1	0.667	35	+2	BYE
48	-6	2.547	Indiana (INDIANA)	B10	2–1	0.667	35	0	Beat Cincinnati 48–14
49	14	2.654	Louisville (LOUISVILLE)	USA	2–2	0.500	55	+2	Beat Boston College 52–28
50	-24	2.656	Purdue (PURDUE)	B10	2–2	0.500	55	+2	Lost to Notre Dame 30–31
51	-1	2.722	Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)	ACC	2–1	0.667	35	+1	Beat Clemson 29–19
52	5	2.761	East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)	USA	2–1	0.667	35	+1	BYE
53	6	2.781	UCF (CENTRAL FLORIDA)	IND FBSI	3–1	0.750	21	-1	Beat Bowling Green 38–31
54	-2	2.804	Iowa State (IOWA STATE)	B12	2–2	0.500	55	+1	Lost to Texas Tech 24–31
55	14	2.804	Wyoming (WYOMING)	IND WAC	2–1	0.667	35	+1	Beat Louisiana Tech 31–19
56	8	2.825	Iowa (IOWA)	B10	2–2	0.500	55	+1	Beat Illinois 37–14
57	23	2.841	Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)	IND FBSI	2–1	0.667	35	+1	Beat Purdue 31–30
58	0	2.908	Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)	IND WAC	3–2	0.600	54	+1	Beat UNLV 38–16
59	7	2.925	Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)	SEC	3–1	0.750	21	-2	Beat SMU 48–41
60	-17	3.077	Toledo (TOLEDO)	MAC	2–2	0.500	55	+1	Lost to Miami (OH) 14–28
61	-13	3.163	Idaho (IDAHO)	IND BW	2–2	0.500	55	+1	Lost to LSU 20–53
62	-13	3.212	Duke (DUKE)	ACC	2–2	0.500	55	+1	Lost to Virginia 0–24
63	13	3.327	San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)	IND WAC	2–2	0.500	55	+1	Beat New Mexico 37–20
64	15	3.339	Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE)	IND FBSI	2–2	0.500	55	0	Beat Hawai'i 20–0
65	-10	3.418	BYU	IND WAC	2–2	0.500	55	0	Beat Murray State 43–9
66	-22	3.428	Baylor (BAYLOR)	B12	1–2	0.333	76	0	Lost to Colorado 16–18
67	29	3.460	Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)	MAC	2–1	0.667	35	-2	Beat Kent State 46–7
68	-33	3.469	Oregon State (OREGON STATE)	PAC	2–2	0.500	55	-1	Lost to Arizona State 3–24
69	15	3.488	Michigan (MICHIGAN)	B10	2–2	0.500	55	0	Beat Michigan State 29–17
70	16	3.578	Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)	PAC	2–2	0.500	55	-1	Beat Oregon State 24–3
71	24	3.706	Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)	USA	1–2	0.333	76	-1	Beat Louisiana 55–0
72	-21	3.718	Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)	B10	2–2	0.500	55	-1	Lost to Wisconsin 7–38
73	17	3.748	Maryland (MARYLAND)	ACC	2–2	0.500	55	-1	Beat Temple 30–20
74	13	3.768	Kansas (KANSAS)	B12	2–2	0.500	55	-1	Beat UAB 39–37
75	-5	3.883	Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)	IND BE	1–2	0.333	76	0	Lost to Virginia Tech 7–27
76	-8	3.947	UL Monroe (LOUISIANA MONROE)	IND FBSI	2–2	0.500	55	-1	Lost to Kansas State 7–62
77	17	3.987	New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)	IND BW	2–2	0.500	55	-1	Beat UTEP 33–24
78	-13	4.071	South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)	SEC	1–3	0.250	84	-1	Lost to Mississippi State 0–38
79	12	4.099	Rutgers (RUTGERS)	IND BE	2–2	0.500	55	-1	Beat Army 27–15
80	1	4.194	Navy (NAVY)	IND FBSI	1–2	0.333	76	-1	Lost to Tulane 24–42
81	1	4.198	Houston (HOUSTON)	USA	0–4	0.000	95	-1	Lost to Tennessee 7–42
82	-10	4.340	New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)	IND WAC	2–2	0.500	55	-3	Lost to San José State 20–37
83	-27	4.393	Army (ARMY)	USA	1–2	0.333	76	-2	Lost to Rutgers 15–27
84	-10	4.407	Clemson (CLEMSON)	ACC	1–3	0.250	84	-1	Lost to Wake Forest 19–29
85	-7	4.510	San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)	IND WAC	0–3	0.000	95	-1	Lost to Arizona 16–35
86	-11	4.546	Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)	B10	1–3	0.250	84	-2	Lost to Michigan 17–29
87	-16	4.779	UAB	IND FBSI	1–2	0.333	76	-2	Lost to Kansas 37–39
88	10	4.807	Ohio (OHIO)	MAC	1–3	0.250	84	-1	Beat Western Michigan 37–35
89	0	4.809	Stanford (STANFORD)	PAC	1–3	0.250	84	-2	Lost to Oregon 28–63
90	-2	4.879	Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH)	IND FBSI	1–4	0.200	94	-3	Lost to Wyoming 19–31
91	-8	4.925	Utah State (UTAH STATE)	IND BW	1–3	0.250	84	-3	Beat SAM Houston State 47–17
92	5	5.005	Memphis (MEMPHIS)	USA	0–3	0.000	95	-2	BYE
93	-16	5.303	UTEP	IND WAC	0–3	0.000	95	-2	Lost to New Mexico State 24–33
94	-27	5.458	Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)	IND WAC	0–3	0.000	95	-2	Lost to Nevada 24–27
95	4	5.812	SMU	IND WAC	0–4	0.000	95	-4	Lost to Ole Miss 41–48
96	7	5.883	Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)	MAC	0–3	0.000	95	-2	Lost to UCF 31–38
97	-24	5.897	Hawai'i (HAWAII)	IND WAC	0–3	0.000	95	-3	Lost to Arkansas State 0–20
98	10	5.964	Nevada (NEVADA)	IND BW	1–2	0.333	76	-4	Beat Fresno State 27–24
99	-7	6.030	Illinois (ILLINOIS)	B10	1–3	0.250	84	-5	Lost to Iowa 14–37
100	6	6.407	North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)	IND BW	0–4	0.000	95	-4	Lost to Texas A&M 9–28
101	-16	6.421	Rice (RICE)	IND WAC	1–3	0.250	84	-6	Lost to Texas 21–59
102	5	6.454	Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	1–3	0.250	84	-2	Lost to Marshall 23–26
103	-10	6.475	Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	1–3	0.250	84	-6	Lost to Ohio 35–37
104	-2	6.478	Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)	SEC	0–3	0.000	95	-3	BYE
105	-1	6.804	North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)	ACC	0–3	0.000	95	-4	Lost to Georgia Tech 21–43
106	-5	7.097	Temple (TEMPLE)	IND BE	0–4	0.000	95	-6	Lost to Maryland 20–30
107	-2	7.140	Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)	USA	0–4	0.000	95	-4	Lost to Indiana 14–48
108	-8	7.310	UNLV	IND WAC	0–4	0.000	95	-5	Lost to Colorado State 16–38
109	1	9.062	Kent State (KENT STATE)	MAC	0–4	0.000	95	-3	Lost to Central Michigan 7–46
110	-1	9.550	Ball State (BALL STATE)	MAC	0–4	0.000	95	-9	Lost to Akron 14–52
111	0	9.947	Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)	MAC	0–3	0.000	95	-3	BYE
112	0	10.538	Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)	IND FBSI	0–4	0.000	95	-6	Lost to Southern Miss 0–55

1998 Week 4 College Football Team Rankings

September 22, 1998By PowerUpRankings.com • Posted in 1998 Season Tags: • No Comments

1998 rankings calculated with the Classic formula (Ken's 2016-based hybrid, applied retroactively); records, NOW and game results come from James Howell's historical college football score archive.

entries per pageSearch:

Rank	Change	Rating	Team	Conf	Record	Win %	Place	NOW	Game Status
1	9	0.458	Ohio State (OHIO STATE)	B10	3–0	1.000	1	+5	Beat Missouri 35–14
2	6	0.565	Tennessee (TENNESSEE)	SEC	2–0	1.000	1	+4	Beat Florida 20–17
3	-2	0.581	Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)	IND BE	3–0	1.000	1	+5	Beat Miami 27–20
4	2	0.750	Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)	PAC	3–0	1.000	1	+5	Beat Idaho 24–16
5	6	0.788	USC	PAC	3–0	1.000	1	+4	Beat Oregon State 40–20
6	8	0.866	Nebraska (NEBRASKA)	B12	3–0	1.000	1	+4	BYE
7	0	1.009	Air Force (AIR FORCE)	IND WAC	3–0	1.000	1	+3	Beat Colorado State 30–27
8	10	1.110	LSU	SEC	2–0	1.000	1	+2	Beat Auburn 31–19
9	0	1.149	Georgia (GEORGIA)	SEC	3–0	1.000	1	+2	Beat Wyoming 16–9
10	16	1.149	Tulsa (TULSA)	IND WAC	2–0	1.000	1	+2	BYE
11	17	1.175	Oregon (OREGON)	PAC	3–0	1.000	1	+2	Beat San José State 58–3
12	-10	1.191	Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)	IND BE	3–0	1.000	1	+2	Beat Temple 31–7
13	7	1.210	Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)	B12	3–0	1.000	1	+1	Beat Texas 48–7
14	-10	1.236	Virginia (VIRGINIA)	ACC	3–0	1.000	1	+3	Beat Clemson 20–18
15	30	1.247	Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)	ACC	2–1	0.667	30	+3	Beat Duke 62–13
16	21	1.262	Kentucky (KENTUCKY)	SEC	3–0	1.000	1	+2	Beat Indiana 31–27
17	0	1.272	Penn State (PENN STATE)	B10	3–0	1.000	1	+1	Beat Pittsburgh 20–13
18	20	1.275	Washington (WASHINGTON)	PAC	2–0	1.000	1	+2	Beat BYU 20–10
19	11	1.285	Arizona (ARIZONA)	PAC	3–0	1.000	1	+2	Beat Iowa 35–11
20	-8	1.353	Colorado (COLORADO)	B12	3–0	1.000	1	+2	Beat Utah State 25–6
21	-18	1.382	UCLA	PAC	2–0	1.000	1	+1	Beat Houston 42–24
22	9	1.389	Marshall (MARSHALL)	MAC	3–0	1.000	1	+2	Beat South Carolina 24–21
23	17	1.392	Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))	MAC	2–0	1.000	1	+1	BYE
24	-11	1.402	Alabama (ALABAMA)	SEC	2–0	1.000	1	+1	BYE
25	-3	1.441	Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)	B10	3–0	1.000	1	0	Beat UNLV 52–7
26	18	1.450	Purdue (PURDUE)	B10	2–1	0.667	30	+3	Beat UCF 35–7
27	31	1.487	Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)	B12	2–1	0.667	30	+3	Beat Mississippi State 42–23
28	4	1.499	Utah (UTAH)	IND WAC	3–0	1.000	1	+1	Beat Hawai'i 30–21
29	7	1.509	Minnesota (MINNESOTA)	B10	3–0	1.000	1	+1	Beat Memphis 41–14
30	-1	1.538	Arkansas (ARKANSAS)	SEC	2–0	1.000	1	0	Beat SMU 44–17
31	-10	1.551	Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)	B12	3–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Fresno State 34–28
32	19	1.635	Syracuse (SYRACUSE)	IND BE	2–1	0.667	30	+2	Beat Rutgers 70–14
33	0	1.635	Tulane (TULANE)	USA	2–0	1.000	1	0	BYE
34	-15	1.677	Florida (FLORIDA)	SEC	2–1	0.667	30	+2	Lost to Tennessee 17–20
35	-11	1.916	Oregon State (OREGON STATE)	PAC	2–1	0.667	30	+1	Lost to USC 20–40
36	26	1.917	California (CALIFORNIA)	PAC	2–1	0.667	30	+2	Beat Oklahoma 13–12
37	-14	2.079	Missouri (MISSOURI)	B12	2–1	0.667	30	+1	Lost to Ohio State 14–35
38	5	2.187	Auburn (AUBURN)	SEC	1–2	0.333	69	+2	Lost to LSU 19–31
39	9	2.190	Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)	ACC	1–1	0.500	54	+1	BYE
40	1	2.195	TCU	IND WAC	1–1	0.500	54	+1	BYE
41	-26	2.295	Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)	B12	2–1	0.667	30	0	Lost to California 12–13
42	-37	2.337	Indiana (INDIANA)	B10	1–1	0.500	54	+1	Lost to Kentucky 27–31
43	24	2.341	Toledo (TOLEDO)	MAC	2–1	0.667	30	+1	Beat Western Michigan 35–7
44	24	2.379	Baylor (BAYLOR)	B12	1–1	0.500	54	+1	Beat NC State 33–30
45	-6	2.383	Miami (MIAMI)	IND BE	2–1	0.667	30	0	Lost to Virginia Tech 20–27
46	-30	2.384	NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)	ACC	2–1	0.667	30	+1	Lost to Baylor 30–33
47	25	2.416	West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)	IND BE	1–1	0.500	54	+1	Beat Maryland 42–20
48	-14	2.441	Idaho (IDAHO)	IND BW	2–1	0.667	30	+1	Lost to Washington State 16–24
49	-22	2.464	Duke (DUKE)	ACC	2–1	0.667	30	+1	Lost to Florida State 13–62
50	15	2.496	Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)	ACC	1–1	0.500	54	+1	BYE
51	5	2.595	Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)	B10	2–1	0.667	30	0	Beat Rice 23–14
52	11	2.671	Iowa State (IOWA STATE)	B12	2–1	0.667	30	0	Beat Ball State 38–0
53	26	2.703	Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)	B12	2–1	0.667	30	0	Beat Southern Miss 24–6
54	-29	2.714	Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)	SEC	2–1	0.667	30	-1	Lost to Oklahoma State 23–42
55	-6	2.725	BYU	IND WAC	1–2	0.333	69	+1	Lost to Washington 10–20
56	3	2.761	Army (ARMY)	USA	1–1	0.500	54	0	Beat Cincinnati 37–20
57	17	2.772	East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)	USA	2–1	0.667	30	0	Beat Ohio 21–14
58	-4	2.776	Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)	IND WAC	2–2	0.500	54	+1	Lost to Air Force 27–30
59	-24	2.828	UCF (CENTRAL FLORIDA)	IND FBSI	2–1	0.667	30	0	Lost to Purdue 7–35
60	10	2.922	Boise State (BOISE STATE)	IND BW	2–1	0.667	30	0	Beat Portland State 42–24
61	-4	2.990	Akron (AKRON)	MAC	1–1	0.500	54	0	BYE
62	-12	3.048	Texas (TEXAS)	B12	1–2	0.333	69	+1	Lost to Kansas State 7–48
63	25	3.065	Louisville (LOUISVILLE)	USA	1–2	0.333	69	+1	Beat Illinois 35–9
64	-4	3.109	Iowa (IOWA)	B10	1–2	0.333	69	0	Lost to Arizona 11–35
65	-12	3.140	South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)	SEC	1–2	0.333	69	0	Lost to Marshall 21–24
66	18	3.226	Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)	SEC	2–1	0.667	30	-2	Beat Vanderbilt 30–6
67	-1	3.264	Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)	IND WAC	0–2	0.000	91	0	Lost to Texas Tech 28–34
68	3	3.332	UL Monroe (LOUISIANA MONROE)	IND FBSI	2–1	0.667	30	-1	Beat Stephen F. Austin 21–10
69	-23	3.413	Wyoming (WYOMING)	IND WAC	1–1	0.500	54	0	Lost to Georgia 9–16
70	-23	3.424	Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)	IND BE	1–1	0.500	54	0	Lost to Penn State 13–20
71	19	3.437	UAB	IND FBSI	1–1	0.500	54	0	Beat Tennessee Tech 38–6
72	-30	3.449	New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)	IND WAC	2–1	0.667	30	-2	Lost to New Mexico State 27–28
73	7	3.604	Hawai'i (HAWAII)	IND WAC	0–2	0.000	91	0	Lost to Utah 21–30
74	1	3.618	Clemson (CLEMSON)	ACC	1–2	0.333	69	0	Lost to Virginia 18–20
75	8	3.715	Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)	B10	1–2	0.333	69	-1	BYE
76	-24	3.791	San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)	IND WAC	1–2	0.333	69	0	Lost to Oregon 3–58
77	0	3.795	UTEP	IND WAC	0–2	0.000	91	0	BYE
78	0	3.837	San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)	IND WAC	0–2	0.000	91	0	BYE
79	-3	3.879	Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE)	IND FBSI	1–2	0.333	69	0	Beat Missouri State 28–24
80	13	4.166	Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)	IND FBSI	1–1	0.500	54	-1	BYE
81	27	4.192	Navy (NAVY)	IND FBSI	1–1	0.500	54	-1	Beat Kent State 38–24
82	13	4.198	Houston (HOUSTON)	USA	0–3	0.000	91	-1	Lost to UCLA 24–42
83	-19	4.212	Utah State (UTAH STATE)	IND BW	0–3	0.000	91	-1	Lost to Colorado 6–25
84	25	4.255	Michigan (MICHIGAN)	B10	1–2	0.333	69	-1	Beat Eastern Michigan 59–20
85	-3	4.330	Rice (RICE)	IND WAC	1–2	0.333	69	-2	Lost to Northwestern 14–23
86	11	4.537	Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)	PAC	1–2	0.333	69	-2	Beat North Texas 34–15
87	12	4.569	Kansas (KANSAS)	B12	1–2	0.333	69	-2	Beat Illinois State 63–21
88	10	4.672	Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH)	IND FBSI	1–3	0.250	90	-2	Beat Louisiana 77–14
89	12	4.730	Stanford (STANFORD)	PAC	1–2	0.333	69	-2	Beat North Carolina 37–34
90	-17	4.836	Maryland (MARYLAND)	ACC	1–2	0.333	69	-1	Lost to West Virginia 20–42
91	-5	4.909	Rutgers (RUTGERS)	IND BE	1–2	0.333	69	-1	Lost to Syracuse 14–70
92	-23	4.941	Illinois (ILLINOIS)	B10	1–2	0.333	69	-2	Lost to Louisville 9–35
93	-38	5.044	Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	1–2	0.333	69	-2	Lost to Toledo 7–35
94	16	5.045	New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)	IND BW	1–2	0.333	69	-1	Beat New Mexico 28–27
95	-8	5.175	Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)	USA	0–2	0.000	91	-1	Lost to Texas A&M 6–24
96	-2	5.266	Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)	MAC	1–1	0.500	54	-2	BYE
97	3	5.388	Memphis (MEMPHIS)	USA	0–3	0.000	91	-2	Lost to Minnesota 14–41
98	-13	5.388	Ohio (OHIO)	MAC	0–3	0.000	91	-2	Lost to East Carolina 14–21
99	-3	5.501	SMU	IND WAC	0–3	0.000	91	-2	Lost to Arkansas 17–44
100	4	5.501	UNLV	IND WAC	0–3	0.000	91	-1	Lost to Wisconsin 7–52
101	5	5.897	Temple (TEMPLE)	IND BE	0–3	0.000	91	-2	Lost to Boston College 7–31
102	-11	5.897	Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)	SEC	0–3	0.000	91	-2	Lost to Ole Miss 6–30
103	-11	5.940	Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)	MAC	0–2	0.000	91	-1	BYE
104	-43	5.982	North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)	ACC	0–2	0.000	91	-2	Lost to Stanford 34–37
105	-24	6.152	Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)	USA	0–3	0.000	91	-2	Lost to Army 20–37
106	-17	6.804	North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)	IND BW	0–3	0.000	91	-3	Lost to Arizona State 15–34
107	-5	7.034	Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	1–2	0.333	69	-2	Lost to Michigan 20–59
108	-5	7.596	Nevada (NEVADA)	IND BW	0–2	0.000	91	-3	BYE
109	-2	8.517	Ball State (BALL STATE)	MAC	0–3	0.000	91	-5	Lost to Iowa State 0–38
110	2	8.786	Kent State (KENT STATE)	MAC	0–3	0.000	91	-1	Lost to Navy 24–38
111	-6	9.395	Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)	MAC	0–3	0.000	91	-2	Lost to Eastern Illinois 10–24
112	-1	9.876	Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)	IND FBSI	0–3	0.000	91	-3	Lost to Louisiana Tech 14–77