2008 Final College Football Team Rankings
2008 rankings calculated with the Classic formula (Ken's 2016-based hybrid, applied retroactively); records, NOW and game results come from official ESPN scores.
2008 Season
2008 Post-Season Week 4 College Football Team Rankings
2008 rankings calculated with the Classic formula (Ken's 2016-based hybrid, applied retroactively); records, NOW and game results come from official ESPN scores.
| Rank | Change | Rating | Team | Conf | Record | Win % | Place | NOW | Game Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 0.674 |  Texas (TEXAS) |  B12 | 12–1 | 0.923 | 2 | +87 | Beat Ohio State 24–21 |
| 2 | -1 | 0.707 |  Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA) | B12 | 12–1 | 0.923 | 2 | +81 | BYE |
| 3 | -1 | 0.709 |  Florida (FLORIDA) |  SEC | 12–1 | 0.923 | 2 | +80 | BYE |
| 4 | 0 | 0.864 |  USC |  PAC | 12–1 | 0.923 | 2 | +72 | Beat Penn State 38–24 |
| 5 | 0 | 0.979 |  Utah (UTAH) |  MWC | 13–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +78 | Beat Alabama 31–17 |
| 6 | 1 | 1.121 |  Boise State (BOISE STATE) | IND WAC | 12–1 | 0.923 | 2 | +64 | BYE |
| 7 | -1 | 1.195 |  Alabama (ALABAMA) | SEC | 12–2 | 0.857 | 8 | +69 | Lost to Utah 17–31 |
| 8 | 2 | 1.268 |  TCU | MWC | 11–2 | 0.846 | 9 | +57 | BYE |
| 9 | -1 | 1.271 |  Penn State (PENN STATE) |  B10 | 11–2 | 0.846 | 9 | +53 | Lost to USC 24–38 |
| 10 | -1 | 1.325 |  Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH) | B12 | 11–2 | 0.846 | 9 | +54 | Lost to Ole Miss 34–47 |
| 11 | 4 | 1.366 |  Georgia (GEORGIA) | SEC | 10–3 | 0.769 | 13 | +54 | Beat Michigan State 24–12 |
| 12 | -1 | 1.375 |  Ohio State (OHIO STATE) | B10 | 10–3 | 0.769 | 13 | +52 | Lost to Texas 21–24 |
| 13 | 0 | 1.496 |  Ball State (BALL STATE) |  MAC | 12–1 | 0.923 | 2 | +47 | BYE |
| 14 | -2 | 1.545 |  Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH) | IND BE | 9–4 | 0.692 | 21 | +47 | Lost to Oregon State 0–3 |
| 15 | 5 | 1.583 |  Oregon (OREGON) | PAC | 10–3 | 0.769 | 13 | +43 | Beat Oklahoma State 42–31 |
| 16 | -2 | 1.605 |  Cincinnati (CINCINNATI) | IND BE | 11–3 | 0.786 | 12 | +50 | Lost to Virginia Tech 7–20 |
| 17 | 0 | 1.616 |  Missouri (MISSOURI) | B12 | 10–4 | 0.714 | 19 | +43 | BYE |
| 18 | 5 | 1.662 |  Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH) |  ACC | 10–4 | 0.714 | 19 | +45 | Beat Cincinnati 20–7 |
| 19 | 8 | 1.696 |  Oregon State (OREGON STATE) | PAC | 9–4 | 0.692 | 21 | +44 | Beat Pittsburgh 3–0 |
| 20 | -1 | 1.721 |  Florida State (FLORIDA STATE) | ACC | 9–4 | 0.692 | 21 | +35 | BYE |
| 21 | 3 | 1.768 |  California (CALIFORNIA) | PAC | 9–4 | 0.692 | 21 | +34 | BYE |
| 22 | 6 | 1.773 |  Nebraska (NEBRASKA) | B12 | 9–4 | 0.692 | 21 | +38 | Beat Clemson 26–21 |
| 23 | 8 | 1.782 |  Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI) | SEC | 9–4 | 0.692 | 21 | +36 | Beat Texas Tech 47–34 |
| 24 | -8 | 1.784 |  Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE) | B12 | 9–4 | 0.692 | 21 | +36 | Lost to Oregon 31–42 |
| 25 | -7 | 1.787 |  Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE) | B10 | 9–4 | 0.692 | 21 | +40 | Lost to Georgia 12–24 |
| 26 | 6 | 1.867 |  Rice (RICE) |  USA | 10–3 | 0.769 | 13 | +36 | Beat Western Michigan 38–14 |
| 27 | 3 | 1.923 |  Iowa (IOWA) | B10 | 9–4 | 0.692 | 21 | +27 | Beat South Carolina 31–10 |
| 28 | -2 | 1.946 |  West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA) | IND BE | 9–4 | 0.692 | 21 | +30 | BYE |
| 29 | -4 | 1.950 |  BYU | MWC | 10–3 | 0.769 | 13 | +30 | BYE |
| 30 | -9 | 2.040 |  Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH) | ACC | 9–4 | 0.692 | 21 | +29 | Lost to LSU 3–38 |
| 31 | -9 | 2.088 |  Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE) | ACC | 9–5 | 0.643 | 34 | +31 | Lost to Vanderbilt 14–16 |
| 32 | 8 | 2.122 |  Kansas (KANSAS) | B12 | 8–5 | 0.615 | 36 | +29 | Beat Minnesota 42–21 |
| 33 | 0 | 2.148 |  Tulsa (TULSA) | USA | 10–3 | 0.769 | 13 | +18 | BYE |
| 34 | 0 | 2.202 |  North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA) | ACC | 8–5 | 0.615 | 36 | +25 | BYE |
| 35 | 3 | 2.275 |  Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST) | ACC | 8–5 | 0.615 | 36 | +25 | BYE |
| 36 | 0 | 2.288 |  Rutgers (RUTGERS) | IND BE | 8–5 | 0.615 | 36 | +19 | BYE |
| 37 | -8 | 2.291 |  Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN) | MAC | 9–4 | 0.692 | 21 | +23 | Lost to Rice 14–38 |
| 38 | 1 | 2.370 |  Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN) | B10 | 9–4 | 0.692 | 21 | +19 | BYE |
| 39 | 11 | 2.386 |  LSU | SEC | 8–5 | 0.615 | 36 | +19 | Beat Georgia Tech 38–3 |
| 40 | 6 | 2.442 |  UConn (CONNECTICUT) | IND BE | 8–5 | 0.615 | 36 | +18 | Beat Buffalo 38–20 |
| 41 | 0 | 2.443 |  South Florida (SOUTH FLORIDA) | IND BE | 8–5 | 0.615 | 36 | +17 | BYE |
| 42 | 6 | 2.472 |  Maryland (MARYLAND) | ACC | 8–5 | 0.615 | 36 | +21 | Beat Nevada 42–35 |
| 43 | -6 | 2.502 |  Air Force (AIR FORCE) | MWC | 8–5 | 0.615 | 36 | +18 | Lost to Houston 28–34 |
| 44 | -9 | 2.523 |  East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA) | USA | 9–5 | 0.643 | 34 | +23 | Lost to Kentucky 19–25 |
| 45 | 6 | 2.538 |  Houston (HOUSTON) | USA | 8–5 | 0.615 | 36 | +13 | Beat Air Force 34–28 |
| 46 | -1 | 2.539 |  Arizona (ARIZONA) | PAC | 8–5 | 0.615 | 36 | +12 | BYE |
| 47 | -4 | 2.581 |  Navy (NAVY) | IND FBSI | 8–5 | 0.615 | 36 | +15 | BYE |
| 48 | -1 | 2.731 |  Troy (TROY) |  SUN | 8–5 | 0.615 | 36 | +6 | BYE |
| 49 | -5 | 2.780 |  Clemson (CLEMSON) | ACC | 7–6 | 0.538 | 52 | +7 | Lost to Nebraska 21–26 |
| 50 | 2 | 2.836 |  Miami (MIAMI) | ACC | 7–6 | 0.538 | 52 | +10 | BYE |
| 51 | 10 | 2.851 |  Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT) | SEC | 7–6 | 0.538 | 52 | +17 | Beat Boston College 16–14 |
| 52 | -3 | 2.871 |  South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA) | SEC | 7–6 | 0.538 | 52 | +11 | Lost to Iowa 10–31 |
| 53 | -11 | 2.910 |  Buffalo (BUFFALO) | MAC | 8–6 | 0.571 | 51 | +12 | Lost to UConn 20–38 |
| 54 | 0 | 2.957 |  Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN) | MAC | 8–5 | 0.615 | 36 | +11 | BYE |
| 55 | 0 | 3.076 |  Wisconsin (WISCONSIN) | B10 | 7–6 | 0.538 | 52 | +5 | BYE |
| 56 | 2 | 3.105 |  Colorado State (COLORADO STATE) | MWC | 7–6 | 0.538 | 52 | +9 | BYE |
| 57 | -4 | 3.134 |  Nevada (NEVADA) | IND WAC | 7–6 | 0.538 | 52 | +3 | Lost to Maryland 35–42 |
| 58 | 7 | 3.143 |  Kentucky (KENTUCKY) | SEC | 7–6 | 0.538 | 52 | +5 | Beat East Carolina 25–19 |
| 59 | -3 | 3.152 |  Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH) | IND WAC | 8–5 | 0.615 | 36 | +3 | BYE |
| 60 | -1 | 3.190 |  Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS) | USA | 7–6 | 0.538 | 52 | +5 | BYE |
| 61 | -1 | 3.237 |  Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME) | IND FBSI | 7–6 | 0.538 | 52 | +1 | BYE |
| 62 | -5 | 3.346 |  Minnesota (MINNESOTA) | B10 | 7–6 | 0.538 | 52 | 0 | Lost to Kansas 21–42 |
| 63 | 0 | 3.419 |  Florida Atlantic (FLORIDA ATLANTIC) | SUN | 7–6 | 0.538 | 52 | +1 | BYE |
| 64 | -2 | 3.432 |  NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE) | ACC | 6–7 | 0.462 | 70 | 0 | BYE |
| 65 | -1 | 3.491 |  Fresno State (FRESNO STATE) | IND WAC | 7–6 | 0.538 | 52 | -2 | BYE |
| 66 | 1 | 3.573 |  Virginia (VIRGINIA) | ACC | 5–7 | 0.417 | 73 | -1 | BYE |
| 67 | -1 | 3.604 |  Illinois (ILLINOIS) | B10 | 5–7 | 0.417 | 73 | -8 | BYE |
| 68 | 0 | 3.691 |  Hawai'i (HAWAII) | IND WAC | 7–7 | 0.500 | 65 | -1 | BYE |
| 69 | 0 | 3.725 |  Arkansas (ARKANSAS) | SEC | 5–7 | 0.417 | 73 | -1 | BYE |
| 70 | 1 | 3.776 |  Stanford (STANFORD) | PAC | 5–7 | 0.417 | 73 | -6 | BYE |
| 71 | 3 | 3.829 |  Colorado (COLORADO) | B12 | 5–7 | 0.417 | 73 | -7 | BYE |
| 72 | 3 | 3.862 |  Auburn (AUBURN) | SEC | 5–7 | 0.417 | 73 | -11 | BYE |
| 73 | -1 | 3.934 |  Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS) | MAC | 6–7 | 0.462 | 70 | -15 | BYE |
| 74 | -1 | 3.960 |  Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE) | SUN | 6–6 | 0.500 | 65 | -12 | BYE |
| 75 | -5 | 3.980 |  Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN) | MAC | 6–6 | 0.500 | 65 | -10 | BYE |
| 76 | 0 | 3.985 |  Tennessee (TENNESSEE) | SEC | 5–7 | 0.417 | 73 | -7 | BYE |
| 77 | 2 | 4.019 |  Louisville (LOUISVILLE) | IND BE | 5–7 | 0.417 | 73 | -12 | BYE |
| 78 | 3 | 4.028 |  Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE) | PAC | 5–7 | 0.417 | 73 | -16 | BYE |
| 79 | -2 | 4.083 |  San José State (SAN JOSE STATE) | IND WAC | 6–6 | 0.500 | 65 | -12 | BYE |
| 80 | -2 | 4.109 |  UTEP | USA | 5–7 | 0.417 | 73 | -12 | BYE |
| 81 | -1 | 4.128 |  Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE) | SUN | 6–6 | 0.500 | 65 | -13 | BYE |
| 82 | 2 | 4.220 |  Kansas State (KANSAS STATE) | B12 | 5–7 | 0.417 | 73 | -17 | BYE |
| 83 | 0 | 4.242 |  Purdue (PURDUE) | B10 | 4–8 | 0.333 | 89 | -18 | BYE |
| 84 | -2 | 4.271 |  Temple (TEMPLE) | MAC | 5–7 | 0.417 | 73 | -18 | BYE |
| 85 | 0 | 4.308 |  Memphis (MEMPHIS) | USA | 6–7 | 0.462 | 70 | -20 | BYE |
| 86 | 1 | 4.331 |  Baylor (BAYLOR) | B12 | 4–8 | 0.333 | 89 | -18 | BYE |
| 87 | -1 | 4.376 |  UNLV | MWC | 5–7 | 0.417 | 73 | -14 | BYE |
| 88 | 0 | 4.458 |  Duke (DUKE) | ACC | 4–8 | 0.333 | 89 | -21 | BYE |
| 89 | 0 | 4.563 |  New Mexico (NEW MEXICO) | MWC | 4–8 | 0.333 | 89 | -17 | BYE |
| 90 | 1 | 4.574 |  Florida International (FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL) | SUN | 5–7 | 0.417 | 73 | -22 | BYE |
| 91 | 1 | 4.621 |  Marshall (MARSHALL) | USA | 4–8 | 0.333 | 89 | -19 | BYE |
| 92 | -2 | 4.665 |  Akron (AKRON) | MAC | 5–7 | 0.417 | 73 | -21 | BYE |
| 93 | 1 | 4.751 |  UCLA | PAC | 4–8 | 0.333 | 89 | -21 | BYE |
| 94 | -1 | 4.777 |  Middle Tennessee (MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE) | SUN | 5–7 | 0.417 | 73 | -23 | BYE |
| 95 | 0 | 4.836 |  Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE) | SEC | 4–8 | 0.333 | 89 | -23 | BYE |
| 96 | 0 | 5.125 |  Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M) | B12 | 4–8 | 0.333 | 89 | -21 | BYE |
| 97 | 1 | 5.187 |  Syracuse (SYRACUSE) | IND BE | 3–9 | 0.250 | 103 | -27 | BYE |
| 98 | -1 | 5.206 |  Ohio (OHIO) | MAC | 4–8 | 0.333 | 89 | -32 | BYE |
| 99 | 1 | 5.389 |  Wyoming (WYOMING) | MWC | 4–8 | 0.333 | 89 | -26 | BYE |
| 100 | -1 | 5.407 |  UCF (CENTRAL FLORIDA) | USA | 4–8 | 0.333 | 89 | -34 | BYE |
| 101 | 0 | 5.448 |  Utah State (UTAH STATE) | IND WAC | 3–9 | 0.250 | 103 | -25 | BYE |
| 102 | 0 | 5.459 |  Michigan (MICHIGAN) | B10 | 3–9 | 0.250 | 103 | -27 | BYE |
| 103 | 0 | 5.484 |  UAB | USA | 4–8 | 0.333 | 89 | -35 | BYE |
| 104 | 1 | 5.689 |  Indiana (INDIANA) | B10 | 3–9 | 0.250 | 103 | -32 | BYE |
| 105 | -1 | 5.769 |  Kent State (KENT STATE) | MAC | 4–8 | 0.333 | 89 | -35 | BYE |
| 106 | 0 | 5.883 |  UL Monroe (LOUISIANA MONROE) | SUN | 4–8 | 0.333 | 89 | -39 | BYE |
| 107 | 0 | 6.140 |  Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN) | MAC | 3–9 | 0.250 | 103 | -39 | BYE |
| 108 | 0 | 6.180 |  Toledo (TOLEDO) | MAC | 3–9 | 0.250 | 103 | -40 | BYE |
| 109 | 0 | 6.370 |  Army (ARMY) | IND FBSI | 3–9 | 0.250 | 103 | -33 | BYE |
| 110 | 0 | 6.523 |  New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE) | IND WAC | 3–9 | 0.250 | 103 | -44 | BYE |
| 111 | 1 | 6.986 |  Iowa State (IOWA STATE) | B12 | 2–10 | 0.167 | 111 | -54 | BYE |
| 112 | -1 | 6.987 |  Tulane (TULANE) | USA | 2–10 | 0.167 | 111 | -49 | BYE |
| 113 | 0 | 7.168 |  San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE) | MWC | 2–10 | 0.167 | 111 | -37 | BYE |
| 114 | 0 | 7.242 |  Western Kentucky (WESTERN KENTUCKY) | IND FBSI | 2–10 | 0.167 | 111 | -58 | BYE |
| 115 | 2 | 7.559 |  SMU | USA | 1–11 | 0.083 | 118 | -58 | BYE |
| 116 | -1 | 7.629 |  Idaho (IDAHO) | IND WAC | 2–10 | 0.167 | 111 | -56 | BYE |
| 117 | -1 | 7.699 |  Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH)) | MAC | 2–10 | 0.167 | 111 | -58 | BYE |
| 118 | 0 | 7.712 |  Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE) | PAC | 2–11 | 0.154 | 117 | -58 | BYE |
| 119 | 0 | 7.944 |  Washington (WASHINGTON) | PAC | 0–12 | 0.000 | 120 | -60 | BYE |
| 120 | 0 | 8.363 |  North Texas (NORTH TEXAS) | SUN | 1–11 | 0.083 | 118 | -61 | BYE |
2008 Post-Season Week 3 College Football Team Rankings
2008 rankings calculated with the Classic formula (Ken's 2016-based hybrid, applied retroactively); records, NOW and game results come from official ESPN scores.
2008 Post-Season Week 2 College Football Team Rankings
2008 rankings calculated with the Classic formula (Ken's 2016-based hybrid, applied retroactively); records, NOW and game results come from official ESPN scores.
2008 Regular Season Final College Football Team Rankings
2008 rankings calculated with the Classic formula (Ken's 2016-based hybrid, applied retroactively); records, NOW and game results come from official ESPN scores.
| Rank | Change | Rating | Team | Conf | Record | Win % | Place | NOW | Game Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 0.735 | Florida (FLORIDA) | SEC | 12–1 | 0.923 | 3 | +75 | Beat Alabama 31–20 |
| 2 | 1 | 0.750 | Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA) | B12 | 12–1 | 0.923 | 3 | +77 | Beat Missouri 62–21 |
| 3 | -2 | 0.794 | Texas (TEXAS) | B12 | 11–1 | 0.917 | 7 | +74 | BYE |
| 4 | 0 | 0.994 | Boise State (BOISE STATE) | IND WAC | 12–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +63 | BYE |
| 5 | 1 | 1.047 | USC | PAC | 11–1 | 0.917 | 7 | +57 | Beat UCLA 28–7 |
| 6 | 1 | 1.076 | Utah (UTAH) | MWC | 12–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +63 | BYE |
| 7 | -2 | 1.097 | Alabama (ALABAMA) | SEC | 12–1 | 0.923 | 3 | +65 | Lost to Florida 20–31 |
| 8 | 0 | 1.175 | Penn State (PENN STATE) | B10 | 11–1 | 0.917 | 7 | +53 | BYE |
| 9 | 0 | 1.198 | Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH) | B12 | 11–1 | 0.917 | 7 | +55 | BYE |
| 10 | 0 | 1.242 | Ohio State (OHIO STATE) | B10 | 10–2 | 0.833 | 12 | +54 | BYE |
| 11 | 1 | 1.427 | TCU | MWC | 10–2 | 0.833 | 12 | +44 | BYE |
| 12 | -1 | 1.440 | Ball State (BALL STATE) | MAC | 12–1 | 0.923 | 3 | +48 | Lost to Buffalo 24–42 |
| 13 | 6 | 1.442 | Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH) | IND BE | 9–3 | 0.750 | 16 | +47 | Beat UConn 34–10 |
| 14 | -1 | 1.502 | Georgia (GEORGIA) | SEC | 9–3 | 0.750 | 16 | +44 | BYE |
| 15 | 0 | 1.523 | Cincinnati (CINCINNATI) | IND BE | 11–2 | 0.846 | 11 | +51 | Beat Hawai'i 29–24 |
| 16 | 1 | 1.665 | Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE) | B12 | 9–3 | 0.750 | 16 | +38 | BYE |
| 17 | 1 | 1.680 | Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE) | B10 | 9–3 | 0.750 | 16 | +42 | BYE |
| 18 | 2 | 1.762 | Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH) | ACC | 9–3 | 0.750 | 16 | +33 | BYE |
| 19 | 2 | 1.797 | BYU | MWC | 10–2 | 0.833 | 12 | +34 | BYE |
| 20 | -4 | 1.805 | Missouri (MISSOURI) | B12 | 9–4 | 0.692 | 25 | +34 | Lost to Oklahoma 21–62 |
| 21 | 2 | 1.819 | Oregon (OREGON) | PAC | 9–3 | 0.750 | 16 | +33 | BYE |
| 22 | -8 | 1.824 | Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE) | ACC | 9–4 | 0.692 | 25 | +35 | Lost to Virginia Tech 12–30 |
| 23 | 3 | 1.826 | Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH) | ACC | 9–4 | 0.692 | 25 | +35 | Beat Boston College 30–12 |
| 24 | -2 | 1.849 | Florida State (FLORIDA STATE) | ACC | 8–4 | 0.667 | 29 | +28 | BYE |
| 25 | -1 | 1.966 | Nebraska (NEBRASKA) | B12 | 8–4 | 0.667 | 29 | +31 | BYE |
| 26 | -1 | 1.976 | Oregon State (OREGON STATE) | PAC | 8–4 | 0.667 | 29 | +33 | BYE |
| 27 | 0 | 2.019 | North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA) | ACC | 8–4 | 0.667 | 29 | +27 | BYE |
| 28 | 5 | 2.030 | California (CALIFORNIA) | PAC | 8–4 | 0.667 | 29 | +25 | Beat Washington 48–7 |
| 29 | 1 | 2.031 | Iowa (IOWA) | B10 | 8–4 | 0.667 | 29 | +23 | BYE |
| 30 | -1 | 2.070 | Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI) | SEC | 8–4 | 0.667 | 29 | +26 | BYE |
| 31 | 0 | 2.086 | Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN) | MAC | 9–3 | 0.750 | 16 | +27 | BYE |
| 32 | 0 | 2.135 | Rice (RICE) | USA | 9–3 | 0.750 | 16 | +25 | BYE |
| 33 | -5 | 2.170 | Tulsa (TULSA) | USA | 10–3 | 0.769 | 15 | +18 | Lost to East Carolina 24–27 |
| 34 | 5 | 2.182 | West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA) | IND BE | 8–4 | 0.667 | 29 | +22 | Beat South Florida 13–7 |
| 35 | -1 | 2.194 | Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN) | B10 | 9–3 | 0.750 | 16 | +24 | BYE |
| 36 | 5 | 2.263 | East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA) | USA | 9–4 | 0.692 | 25 | +28 | Beat Tulsa 27–24 |
| 37 | -2 | 2.297 | Air Force (AIR FORCE) | MWC | 8–4 | 0.667 | 29 | +23 | BYE |
| 38 | 2 | 2.345 | Navy (NAVY) | IND FBSI | 8–4 | 0.667 | 29 | +19 | Beat Army 34–0 |
| 39 | 14 | 2.398 | Rutgers (RUTGERS) | IND BE | 7–5 | 0.583 | 42 | +15 | Beat Louisville 63–14 |
| 40 | -4 | 2.419 | Kansas (KANSAS) | B12 | 7–5 | 0.583 | 42 | +21 | BYE |
| 41 | 10 | 2.456 | Troy (TROY) | SUN | 8–4 | 0.667 | 29 | +13 | Beat Arkansas State 35–9 |
| 42 | -4 | 2.471 | Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST) | ACC | 7–5 | 0.583 | 42 | +18 | BYE |
| 43 | -6 | 2.493 | Clemson (CLEMSON) | ACC | 7–5 | 0.583 | 42 | +13 | BYE |
| 44 | 10 | 2.580 | Buffalo (BUFFALO) | MAC | 8–5 | 0.615 | 41 | +20 | Beat Ball State 42–24 |
| 45 | 0 | 2.596 | Miami (MIAMI) | ACC | 7–5 | 0.583 | 42 | +15 | BYE |
| 46 | -2 | 2.633 | Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN) | MAC | 8–4 | 0.667 | 29 | +17 | BYE |
| 47 | 0 | 2.659 | South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA) | SEC | 7–5 | 0.583 | 42 | +14 | BYE |
| 48 | -5 | 2.674 | South Florida (SOUTH FLORIDA) | IND BE | 7–5 | 0.583 | 42 | +11 | Lost to West Virginia 7–13 |
| 49 | -3 | 2.675 | Maryland (MARYLAND) | ACC | 7–5 | 0.583 | 42 | +13 | BYE |
| 50 | -8 | 2.708 | UConn (CONNECTICUT) | IND BE | 7–5 | 0.583 | 42 | +12 | Lost to Pittsburgh 10–34 |
| 51 | -3 | 2.709 | LSU | SEC | 7–5 | 0.583 | 42 | +11 | BYE |
| 52 | -2 | 2.748 | Wisconsin (WISCONSIN) | B10 | 7–5 | 0.583 | 42 | +12 | BYE |
| 53 | -1 | 2.796 | Houston (HOUSTON) | USA | 7–5 | 0.583 | 42 | +7 | BYE |
| 54 | -5 | 2.818 | Nevada (NEVADA) | IND WAC | 7–5 | 0.583 | 42 | +10 | BYE |
| 55 | 6 | 2.975 | Arizona (ARIZONA) | PAC | 7–5 | 0.583 | 42 | +1 | Beat Arizona State 31–10 |
| 56 | 0 | 3.000 | Minnesota (MINNESOTA) | B10 | 7–5 | 0.583 | 42 | +7 | BYE |
| 57 | -2 | 3.035 | NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE) | ACC | 6–6 | 0.500 | 60 | +7 | BYE |
| 58 | 0 | 3.102 | Fresno State (FRESNO STATE) | IND WAC | 7–5 | 0.583 | 42 | +7 | BYE |
| 59 | 1 | 3.267 | Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT) | SEC | 6–6 | 0.500 | 60 | +5 | BYE |
| 60 | -1 | 3.332 | Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH) | IND WAC | 7–5 | 0.583 | 42 | 0 | BYE |
| 61 | -4 | 3.358 | Hawai'i (HAWAII) | IND WAC | 7–6 | 0.538 | 59 | +6 | Lost to Cincinnati 24–29 |
| 62 | 0 | 3.464 | Colorado State (COLORADO STATE) | MWC | 6–6 | 0.500 | 60 | +3 | BYE |
| 63 | 0 | 3.477 | Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME) | IND FBSI | 6–6 | 0.500 | 60 | -2 | BYE |
| 64 | 2 | 3.487 | Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS) | USA | 6–6 | 0.500 | 60 | -1 | BYE |
| 65 | -1 | 3.503 | Illinois (ILLINOIS) | B10 | 5–7 | 0.417 | 73 | -3 | BYE |
| 66 | -1 | 3.528 | Kentucky (KENTUCKY) | SEC | 6–6 | 0.500 | 60 | -2 | BYE |
| 67 | 1 | 3.529 | Virginia (VIRGINIA) | ACC | 5–7 | 0.417 | 73 | 0 | BYE |
| 68 | -1 | 3.531 | Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS) | MAC | 6–6 | 0.500 | 60 | -6 | BYE |
| 69 | 3 | 3.744 | Florida Atlantic (FLORIDA ATLANTIC) | SUN | 6–6 | 0.500 | 60 | -4 | BYE |
| 70 | 1 | 3.768 | Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN) | MAC | 6–6 | 0.500 | 60 | -6 | BYE |
| 71 | -1 | 3.785 | Arkansas (ARKANSAS) | SEC | 5–7 | 0.417 | 73 | 0 | BYE |
| 72 | -3 | 3.836 | Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE) | SUN | 6–6 | 0.500 | 60 | -10 | Lost to Troy 9–35 |
| 73 | 6 | 3.922 | Stanford (STANFORD) | PAC | 5–7 | 0.417 | 73 | -8 | BYE |
| 74 | 0 | 3.956 | San José State (SAN JOSE STATE) | IND WAC | 6–6 | 0.500 | 60 | -9 | BYE |
| 75 | 2 | 3.962 | Tennessee (TENNESSEE) | SEC | 5–7 | 0.417 | 73 | -7 | BYE |
| 76 | 2 | 4.006 | Colorado (COLORADO) | B12 | 5–7 | 0.417 | 73 | -8 | BYE |
| 77 | 3 | 4.008 | Auburn (AUBURN) | SEC | 5–7 | 0.417 | 73 | -11 | BYE |
| 78 | -2 | 4.017 | Memphis (MEMPHIS) | USA | 6–6 | 0.500 | 60 | -15 | BYE |
| 79 | 13 | 4.063 | Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE) | SUN | 6–6 | 0.500 | 60 | -12 | Beat Middle Tennessee 42–28 |
| 80 | -7 | 4.094 | Louisville (LOUISVILLE) | IND BE | 5–7 | 0.417 | 73 | -11 | Lost to Rutgers 14–63 |
| 81 | 1 | 4.108 | UTEP | USA | 5–7 | 0.417 | 73 | -11 | BYE |
| 82 | -7 | 4.165 | Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE) | PAC | 5–7 | 0.417 | 73 | -16 | Lost to Arizona 10–31 |
| 83 | 0 | 4.167 | Temple (TEMPLE) | MAC | 5–7 | 0.417 | 73 | -13 | BYE |
| 84 | -3 | 4.194 | Purdue (PURDUE) | B10 | 4–8 | 0.333 | 89 | -13 | BYE |
| 85 | -1 | 4.280 | Kansas State (KANSAS STATE) | B12 | 5–7 | 0.417 | 73 | -16 | BYE |
| 86 | -1 | 4.301 | Duke (DUKE) | ACC | 4–8 | 0.333 | 89 | -16 | BYE |
| 87 | 0 | 4.347 | UNLV | MWC | 5–7 | 0.417 | 73 | -11 | BYE |
| 88 | -2 | 4.445 | Baylor (BAYLOR) | B12 | 4–8 | 0.333 | 89 | -16 | BYE |
| 89 | -1 | 4.561 | Akron (AKRON) | MAC | 5–7 | 0.417 | 73 | -18 | BYE |
| 90 | 0 | 4.605 | Marshall (MARSHALL) | USA | 4–8 | 0.333 | 89 | -18 | BYE |
| 91 | 0 | 4.611 | New Mexico (NEW MEXICO) | MWC | 4–8 | 0.333 | 89 | -16 | BYE |
| 92 | 5 | 4.622 | Florida International (FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL) | SUN | 5–7 | 0.417 | 73 | -21 | Beat Western Kentucky 27–3 |
| 93 | -4 | 4.793 | Middle Tennessee (MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE) | SUN | 5–7 | 0.417 | 73 | -24 | Lost to Louisiana 28–42 |
| 94 | -1 | 4.839 | UCLA | PAC | 4–8 | 0.333 | 89 | -19 | Lost to USC 7–28 |
| 95 | -1 | 4.952 | Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE) | SEC | 4–8 | 0.333 | 89 | -22 | BYE |
| 96 | -1 | 5.051 | Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M) | B12 | 4–8 | 0.333 | 89 | -18 | BYE |
| 97 | -1 | 5.055 | Ohio (OHIO) | MAC | 4–8 | 0.333 | 89 | -27 | BYE |
| 98 | 4 | 5.290 | Syracuse (SYRACUSE) | IND BE | 3–9 | 0.250 | 103 | -24 | BYE |
| 99 | -1 | 5.310 | UCF (CENTRAL FLORIDA) | USA | 4–8 | 0.333 | 89 | -31 | BYE |
| 100 | -1 | 5.329 | Utah State (UTAH STATE) | IND WAC | 3–9 | 0.250 | 103 | -21 | BYE |
| 101 | -1 | 5.341 | Michigan (MICHIGAN) | B10 | 3–9 | 0.250 | 103 | -23 | BYE |
| 102 | -1 | 5.380 | Wyoming (WYOMING) | MWC | 4–8 | 0.333 | 89 | -24 | BYE |
| 103 | 0 | 5.461 | UAB | USA | 4–8 | 0.333 | 89 | -32 | BYE |
| 104 | 0 | 5.540 | Indiana (INDIANA) | B10 | 3–9 | 0.250 | 103 | -27 | BYE |
| 105 | 0 | 5.598 | Kent State (KENT STATE) | MAC | 4–8 | 0.333 | 89 | -33 | BYE |
| 106 | 0 | 5.881 | UL Monroe (LOUISIANA MONROE) | SUN | 4–8 | 0.333 | 89 | -39 | BYE |
| 107 | 0 | 6.018 | Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN) | MAC | 3–9 | 0.250 | 103 | -36 | BYE |
| 108 | 0 | 6.028 | Toledo (TOLEDO) | MAC | 3–9 | 0.250 | 103 | -36 | BYE |
| 109 | 0 | 6.322 | Army (ARMY) | IND FBSI | 3–9 | 0.250 | 103 | -31 | Lost to Navy 0–34 |
| 110 | 0 | 6.436 | New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE) | IND WAC | 3–9 | 0.250 | 103 | -41 | BYE |
| 111 | 0 | 6.948 | Tulane (TULANE) | USA | 2–10 | 0.167 | 111 | -46 | BYE |
| 112 | 1 | 7.114 | Iowa State (IOWA STATE) | B12 | 2–10 | 0.167 | 111 | -53 | BYE |
| 113 | 1 | 7.201 | San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE) | MWC | 2–10 | 0.167 | 111 | -35 | BYE |
| 114 | -2 | 7.303 | Western Kentucky (WESTERN KENTUCKY) | IND FBSI | 2–10 | 0.167 | 111 | -56 | Lost to Florida International 3–27 |
| 115 | 0 | 7.490 | Idaho (IDAHO) | IND WAC | 2–10 | 0.167 | 111 | -51 | BYE |
| 116 | 0 | 7.578 | SMU | USA | 1–11 | 0.083 | 118 | -55 | BYE |
| 117 | 0 | 7.606 | Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH)) | MAC | 2–10 | 0.167 | 111 | -55 | BYE |
| 118 | 0 | 7.811 | Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE) | PAC | 2–11 | 0.154 | 117 | -56 | BYE |
| 119 | 0 | 8.195 | Washington (WASHINGTON) | PAC | 0–12 | 0.000 | 120 | -59 | Lost to California 7–48 |
| 120 | 0 | 8.375 | North Texas (NORTH TEXAS) | SUN | 1–11 | 0.083 | 118 | -60 | BYE |
2008 Week 15 College Football Team Rankings
2008 rankings calculated with the Classic formula (Ken's 2016-based hybrid, applied retroactively); records, NOW and game results come from official ESPN scores.
| Rank | Change | Rating | Team | Conf | Record | Win % | Place | NOW | Game Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0.782 | Texas (TEXAS) | B12 | 11–1 | 0.917 | 5 | +73 | Beat Texas A&M 49–9 |
| 2 | 0 | 0.811 | Florida (FLORIDA) | SEC | 11–1 | 0.917 | 5 | +63 | Beat Florida State 45–15 |
| 3 | 0 | 0.829 | Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA) | B12 | 11–1 | 0.917 | 5 | +67 | Beat Oklahoma State 61–41 |
| 4 | 2 | 0.983 | Boise State (BOISE STATE) | IND WAC | 12–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +63 | Beat Fresno State 61–10 |
| 5 | -1 | 1.008 | Alabama (ALABAMA) | SEC | 12–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +66 | Beat Auburn 36–0 |
| 6 | -1 | 1.080 | USC | PAC | 10–1 | 0.909 | 10 | +51 | Beat Notre Dame 38–3 |
| 7 | 0 | 1.080 | Utah (UTAH) | MWC | 12–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +63 | BYE |
| 8 | 1 | 1.167 | Penn State (PENN STATE) | B10 | 11–1 | 0.917 | 5 | +53 | BYE |
| 9 | -1 | 1.189 | Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH) | B12 | 11–1 | 0.917 | 5 | +55 | Beat Baylor 35–28 |
| 10 | 1 | 1.267 | Ohio State (OHIO STATE) | B10 | 10–2 | 0.833 | 11 | +53 | BYE |
| 11 | 1 | 1.268 | Ball State (BALL STATE) | MAC | 12–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +52 | Beat Western Michigan 45–22 |
| 12 | 3 | 1.435 | TCU | MWC | 10–2 | 0.833 | 11 | +44 | BYE |
| 13 | -3 | 1.519 | Georgia (GEORGIA) | SEC | 9–3 | 0.750 | 16 | +45 | Lost to Georgia Tech 42–45 |
| 14 | 8 | 1.605 | Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE) | ACC | 9–3 | 0.750 | 16 | +38 | Beat Maryland 28–21 |
| 15 | 1 | 1.625 | Cincinnati (CINCINNATI) | IND BE | 10–2 | 0.833 | 11 | +42 | Beat Syracuse 30–10 |
| 16 | -3 | 1.628 | Missouri (MISSOURI) | B12 | 9–3 | 0.750 | 16 | +34 | Lost to Kansas 37–40 |
| 17 | -3 | 1.674 | Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE) | B12 | 9–3 | 0.750 | 16 | +37 | Lost to Oklahoma 41–61 |
| 18 | 0 | 1.704 | Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE) | B10 | 9–3 | 0.750 | 16 | +42 | BYE |
| 19 | 2 | 1.735 | Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH) | IND BE | 8–3 | 0.727 | 26 | +37 | Beat West Virginia 19–15 |
| 20 | 3 | 1.753 | Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH) | ACC | 9–3 | 0.750 | 16 | +33 | Beat Georgia 45–42 |
| 21 | -1 | 1.794 | BYU | MWC | 10–2 | 0.833 | 11 | +34 | BYE |
| 22 | -5 | 1.829 | Florida State (FLORIDA STATE) | ACC | 8–4 | 0.667 | 27 | +28 | Lost to Florida 15–45 |
| 23 | 7 | 1.887 | Oregon (OREGON) | PAC | 9–3 | 0.750 | 16 | +32 | Beat Oregon State 65–38 |
| 24 | 4 | 1.949 | Nebraska (NEBRASKA) | B12 | 8–4 | 0.667 | 27 | +32 | Beat Colorado 40–31 |
| 25 | -6 | 1.977 | Oregon State (OREGON STATE) | PAC | 8–4 | 0.667 | 27 | +30 | Lost to Oregon 38–65 |
| 26 | 0 | 1.991 | Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH) | ACC | 8–4 | 0.667 | 27 | +27 | Beat Virginia 17–14 |
| 27 | -2 | 2.027 | North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA) | ACC | 8–4 | 0.667 | 27 | +26 | Beat Duke 28–20 |
| 28 | 1 | 2.028 | Tulsa (TULSA) | USA | 10–2 | 0.833 | 11 | +22 | Beat Marshall 38–35 |
| 29 | 2 | 2.079 | Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI) | SEC | 8–4 | 0.667 | 27 | +26 | Beat Mississippi State 45–0 |
| 30 | 4 | 2.092 | Iowa (IOWA) | B10 | 8–4 | 0.667 | 27 | +22 | BYE |
| 31 | -7 | 2.102 | Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN) | MAC | 9–3 | 0.750 | 16 | +27 | Lost to Ball State 22–45 |
| 32 | 6 | 2.141 | Rice (RICE) | USA | 9–3 | 0.750 | 16 | +26 | Beat Houston 56–42 |
| 33 | -6 | 2.149 | California (CALIFORNIA) | PAC | 7–4 | 0.636 | 37 | +25 | BYE |
| 34 | 3 | 2.210 | Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN) | B10 | 9–3 | 0.750 | 16 | +24 | BYE |
| 35 | 4 | 2.310 | Air Force (AIR FORCE) | MWC | 8–4 | 0.667 | 27 | +23 | BYE |
| 36 | 14 | 2.446 | Kansas (KANSAS) | B12 | 7–5 | 0.583 | 43 | +21 | Beat Missouri 40–37 |
| 37 | 14 | 2.492 | Clemson (CLEMSON) | ACC | 7–5 | 0.583 | 43 | +14 | Beat South Carolina 31–14 |
| 38 | 10 | 2.501 | Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST) | ACC | 7–5 | 0.583 | 43 | +19 | Beat Vanderbilt 23–10 |
| 39 | -7 | 2.537 | West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA) | IND BE | 7–4 | 0.636 | 37 | +14 | Lost to Pittsburgh 15–19 |
| 40 | 14 | 2.575 | Navy (NAVY) | IND FBSI | 7–4 | 0.636 | 37 | +16 | Beat Northern Illinois 16–0 |
| 41 | 8 | 2.576 | East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA) | USA | 8–4 | 0.667 | 27 | +16 | Beat UTEP 53–21 |
| 42 | 0 | 2.607 | UConn (CONNECTICUT) | IND BE | 7–4 | 0.636 | 37 | +15 | BYE |
| 43 | 1 | 2.608 | South Florida (SOUTH FLORIDA) | IND BE | 7–4 | 0.636 | 37 | +15 | BYE |
| 44 | -11 | 2.631 | Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN) | MAC | 8–4 | 0.667 | 27 | +17 | Lost to Eastern Michigan 52–56 |
| 45 | -10 | 2.634 | Miami (MIAMI) | ACC | 7–5 | 0.583 | 43 | +14 | Lost to NC State 28–38 |
| 46 | -3 | 2.697 | Maryland (MARYLAND) | ACC | 7–5 | 0.583 | 43 | +14 | Lost to Boston College 21–28 |
| 47 | -7 | 2.711 | South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA) | SEC | 7–5 | 0.583 | 43 | +14 | Lost to Clemson 14–31 |
| 48 | -12 | 2.770 | LSU | SEC | 7–5 | 0.583 | 43 | +11 | Lost to Arkansas 30–31 |
| 49 | 9 | 2.770 | Nevada (NEVADA) | IND WAC | 7–5 | 0.583 | 43 | +12 | Beat Louisiana Tech 35–31 |
| 50 | 2 | 2.780 | Wisconsin (WISCONSIN) | B10 | 7–5 | 0.583 | 43 | +12 | BYE |
| 51 | -5 | 2.816 | Troy (TROY) | SUN | 7–4 | 0.636 | 37 | +5 | BYE |
| 52 | -7 | 2.820 | Houston (HOUSTON) | USA | 7–5 | 0.583 | 43 | +6 | Lost to Rice 42–56 |
| 53 | -6 | 2.833 | Rutgers (RUTGERS) | IND BE | 6–5 | 0.545 | 58 | +9 | BYE |
| 54 | -13 | 2.959 | Buffalo (BUFFALO) | MAC | 7–5 | 0.583 | 43 | +9 | Lost to Kent State 21–24 |
| 55 | 7 | 3.013 | NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE) | ACC | 6–6 | 0.500 | 61 | +8 | Beat Miami 38–28 |
| 56 | 4 | 3.035 | Minnesota (MINNESOTA) | B10 | 7–5 | 0.583 | 43 | +7 | BYE |
| 57 | 2 | 3.097 | Hawai'i (HAWAII) | IND WAC | 7–5 | 0.583 | 43 | +8 | Beat Washington State 24–10 |
| 58 | -5 | 3.135 | Fresno State (FRESNO STATE) | IND WAC | 7–5 | 0.583 | 43 | +7 | Lost to Boise State 10–61 |
| 59 | -2 | 3.319 | Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH) | IND WAC | 7–5 | 0.583 | 43 | +2 | Lost to Nevada 31–35 |
| 60 | -5 | 3.327 | Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT) | SEC | 6–6 | 0.500 | 61 | +5 | Lost to Wake Forest 10–23 |
| 61 | 0 | 3.437 | Arizona (ARIZONA) | PAC | 6–5 | 0.545 | 58 | -5 | BYE |
| 62 | 4 | 3.530 | Colorado State (COLORADO STATE) | MWC | 6–6 | 0.500 | 61 | +3 | BYE |
| 63 | 2 | 3.552 | Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME) | IND FBSI | 6–6 | 0.500 | 61 | -2 | Lost to USC 3–38 |
| 64 | 3 | 3.561 | Illinois (ILLINOIS) | B10 | 5–7 | 0.417 | 76 | -3 | BYE |
| 65 | -9 | 3.569 | Kentucky (KENTUCKY) | SEC | 6–6 | 0.500 | 61 | -1 | Lost to Tennessee 10–28 |
| 66 | 2 | 3.580 | Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS) | USA | 6–6 | 0.500 | 61 | -3 | Beat SMU 28–12 |
| 67 | -3 | 3.594 | Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS) | MAC | 6–6 | 0.500 | 61 | -5 | Lost to Navy 0–16 |
| 68 | -5 | 3.603 | Virginia (VIRGINIA) | ACC | 5–7 | 0.417 | 76 | 0 | Lost to Virginia Tech 14–17 |
| 69 | 4 | 3.775 | Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE) | SUN | 6–5 | 0.545 | 58 | -5 | Beat North Texas 33–28 |
| 70 | 9 | 3.838 | Arkansas (ARKANSAS) | SEC | 5–7 | 0.417 | 76 | +1 | Beat LSU 31–30 |
| 71 | 5 | 3.864 | Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN) | MAC | 6–6 | 0.500 | 61 | -7 | Beat Toledo 38–10 |
| 72 | 5 | 3.873 | Florida Atlantic (FLORIDA ATLANTIC) | SUN | 6–6 | 0.500 | 61 | -4 | Beat Florida International 57–50 |
| 73 | -4 | 3.897 | Louisville (LOUISVILLE) | IND BE | 5–6 | 0.455 | 72 | -5 | BYE |
| 74 | 0 | 3.946 | San José State (SAN JOSE STATE) | IND WAC | 6–6 | 0.500 | 61 | -9 | BYE |
| 75 | 11 | 4.033 | Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE) | PAC | 5–6 | 0.455 | 72 | -11 | Beat UCLA 34–9 |
| 76 | 8 | 4.040 | Memphis (MEMPHIS) | USA | 6–6 | 0.500 | 61 | -14 | Beat Tulane 45–6 |
| 77 | 8 | 4.051 | Tennessee (TENNESSEE) | SEC | 5–7 | 0.417 | 76 | -5 | Beat Kentucky 28–10 |
| 78 | -8 | 4.055 | Colorado (COLORADO) | B12 | 5–7 | 0.417 | 76 | -8 | Lost to Nebraska 31–40 |
| 79 | -4 | 4.070 | Stanford (STANFORD) | PAC | 5–7 | 0.417 | 76 | -7 | BYE |
| 80 | -8 | 4.122 | Auburn (AUBURN) | SEC | 5–7 | 0.417 | 76 | -10 | Lost to Alabama 0–36 |
| 81 | 1 | 4.201 | Purdue (PURDUE) | B10 | 4–8 | 0.333 | 90 | -13 | BYE |
| 82 | -11 | 4.218 | UTEP | USA | 5–7 | 0.417 | 76 | -11 | Lost to East Carolina 21–53 |
| 83 | 10 | 4.252 | Temple (TEMPLE) | MAC | 5–7 | 0.417 | 76 | -12 | Beat Akron 27–6 |
| 84 | -1 | 4.353 | Kansas State (KANSAS STATE) | B12 | 5–7 | 0.417 | 76 | -15 | BYE |
| 85 | -5 | 4.390 | Duke (DUKE) | ACC | 4–8 | 0.333 | 90 | -17 | Lost to North Carolina 20–28 |
| 86 | -5 | 4.396 | Baylor (BAYLOR) | B12 | 4–8 | 0.333 | 90 | -14 | Lost to Texas Tech 28–35 |
| 87 | 2 | 4.408 | UNLV | MWC | 5–7 | 0.417 | 76 | -11 | BYE |
| 88 | -10 | 4.655 | Akron (AKRON) | MAC | 5–7 | 0.417 | 76 | -17 | Lost to Temple 6–27 |
| 89 | -2 | 4.671 | Middle Tennessee (MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE) | SUN | 5–6 | 0.455 | 72 | -16 | BYE |
| 90 | 2 | 4.679 | Marshall (MARSHALL) | USA | 4–8 | 0.333 | 90 | -17 | Lost to Tulsa 35–38 |
| 91 | 3 | 4.697 | New Mexico (NEW MEXICO) | MWC | 4–8 | 0.333 | 90 | -16 | BYE |
| 92 | -1 | 4.698 | Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE) | SUN | 5–6 | 0.455 | 72 | -18 | BYE |
| 93 | -5 | 4.957 | UCLA | PAC | 4–7 | 0.364 | 88 | -17 | Lost to Arizona State 9–34 |
| 94 | -4 | 5.007 | Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE) | SEC | 4–8 | 0.333 | 90 | -21 | Lost to Ole Miss 0–45 |
| 95 | 2 | 5.097 | Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M) | B12 | 4–8 | 0.333 | 90 | -17 | Lost to Texas 9–49 |
| 96 | 4 | 5.114 | Ohio (OHIO) | MAC | 4–8 | 0.333 | 90 | -27 | Beat Miami (OH) 41–26 |
| 97 | -1 | 5.179 | Florida International (FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL) | SUN | 4–7 | 0.364 | 88 | -22 | Lost to Florida Atlantic 50–57 |
| 98 | -3 | 5.293 | UCF (CENTRAL FLORIDA) | USA | 4–8 | 0.333 | 90 | -28 | Lost to UAB 0–15 |
| 99 | 5 | 5.317 | Utah State (UTAH STATE) | IND WAC | 3–9 | 0.250 | 104 | -21 | Beat New Mexico State 47–2 |
| 100 | -1 | 5.392 | Michigan (MICHIGAN) | B10 | 3–9 | 0.250 | 104 | -23 | BYE |
| 101 | 1 | 5.430 | Wyoming (WYOMING) | MWC | 4–8 | 0.333 | 90 | -24 | BYE |
| 102 | -4 | 5.438 | Syracuse (SYRACUSE) | IND BE | 3–9 | 0.250 | 104 | -22 | Lost to Cincinnati 10–30 |
| 103 | 3 | 5.521 | UAB | USA | 4–8 | 0.333 | 90 | -31 | Beat UCF 15–0 |
| 104 | -1 | 5.551 | Indiana (INDIANA) | B10 | 3–9 | 0.250 | 104 | -26 | BYE |
| 105 | 4 | 5.680 | Kent State (KENT STATE) | MAC | 4–8 | 0.333 | 90 | -32 | Beat Buffalo 24–21 |
| 106 | 1 | 6.067 | UL Monroe (LOUISIANA MONROE) | SUN | 4–8 | 0.333 | 90 | -39 | BYE |
| 107 | 4 | 6.071 | Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN) | MAC | 3–9 | 0.250 | 104 | -34 | Beat Central Michigan 56–52 |
| 108 | -7 | 6.231 | Toledo (TOLEDO) | MAC | 3–9 | 0.250 | 104 | -35 | Lost to Bowling Green 10–38 |
| 109 | -1 | 6.405 | Army (ARMY) | IND FBSI | 3–8 | 0.273 | 103 | -27 | BYE |
| 110 | -5 | 6.416 | New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE) | IND WAC | 3–9 | 0.250 | 104 | -40 | Lost to Utah State 2–47 |
| 111 | -1 | 6.994 | Tulane (TULANE) | USA | 2–10 | 0.167 | 112 | -43 | Lost to Memphis 6–45 |
| 112 | 0 | 7.131 | Western Kentucky (WESTERN KENTUCKY) | IND FBSI | 2–9 | 0.182 | 111 | -46 | BYE |
| 113 | 0 | 7.138 | Iowa State (IOWA STATE) | B12 | 2–10 | 0.167 | 112 | -52 | BYE |
| 114 | 1 | 7.251 | San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE) | MWC | 2–10 | 0.167 | 112 | -35 | BYE |
| 115 | 2 | 7.553 | Idaho (IDAHO) | IND WAC | 2–10 | 0.167 | 112 | -50 | BYE |
| 116 | 0 | 7.632 | SMU | USA | 1–11 | 0.083 | 118 | -54 | Lost to Southern Miss 12–28 |
| 117 | -3 | 7.686 | Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH)) | MAC | 2–10 | 0.167 | 112 | -54 | Lost to Ohio 26–41 |
| 118 | 0 | 7.868 | Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE) | PAC | 2–11 | 0.154 | 117 | -53 | Lost to Hawai'i 10–24 |
| 119 | 0 | 8.404 | Washington (WASHINGTON) | PAC | 0–11 | 0.000 | 120 | -53 | BYE |
| 120 | 0 | 8.581 | North Texas (NORTH TEXAS) | SUN | 1–11 | 0.083 | 118 | -57 | Lost to Arkansas State 28–33 |
2008 Week 14 College Football Team Rankings
2008 rankings calculated with the Classic formula (Ken's 2016-based hybrid, applied retroactively); records, NOW and game results come from official ESPN scores.
| Rank | Change | Rating | Team | Conf | Record | Win % | Place | NOW | Game Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0.753 | Texas (TEXAS) | B12 | 10–1 | 0.909 | 6 | +64 | BYE |
| 2 | 0 | 0.861 | Florida (FLORIDA) | SEC | 10–1 | 0.909 | 6 | +52 | Beat FCS 70–19 |
| 3 | 4 | 0.948 | Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA) | B12 | 10–1 | 0.909 | 6 | +54 | Beat Texas Tech 65–21 |
| 4 | 1 | 1.031 | Alabama (ALABAMA) | SEC | 11–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +56 | BYE |
| 5 | -1 | 1.093 | USC | PAC | 9–1 | 0.900 | 10 | +44 | BYE |
| 6 | 0 | 1.100 | Boise State (BOISE STATE) | IND WAC | 11–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +50 | Beat Nevada 41–34 |
| 7 | 1 | 1.123 | Utah (UTAH) | MWC | 12–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +62 | Beat BYU 48–24 |
| 8 | -5 | 1.204 | Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH) | B12 | 10–1 | 0.909 | 6 | +47 | Lost to Oklahoma 21–65 |
| 9 | 2 | 1.228 | Penn State (PENN STATE) | B10 | 11–1 | 0.917 | 5 | +52 | Beat Michigan State 49–18 |
| 10 | 0 | 1.345 | Georgia (GEORGIA) | SEC | 9–2 | 0.818 | 14 | +46 | BYE |
| 11 | -2 | 1.356 | Ohio State (OHIO STATE) | B10 | 10–2 | 0.833 | 11 | +52 | Beat Michigan 42–7 |
| 12 | 1 | 1.376 | Ball State (BALL STATE) | MAC | 11–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +40 | Beat Central Michigan 31–24 |
| 13 | -1 | 1.449 | Missouri (MISSOURI) | B12 | 9–2 | 0.818 | 14 | +38 | BYE |
| 14 | 0 | 1.494 | Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE) | B12 | 9–2 | 0.818 | 14 | +38 | BYE |
| 15 | 1 | 1.498 | TCU | MWC | 10–2 | 0.833 | 11 | +44 | Beat Air Force 44–10 |
| 16 | 4 | 1.537 | Cincinnati (CINCINNATI) | IND BE | 9–2 | 0.818 | 14 | +38 | Beat Pittsburgh 28–21 |
| 17 | 5 | 1.721 | Florida State (FLORIDA STATE) | ACC | 8–3 | 0.727 | 22 | +26 | Beat Maryland 37–3 |
| 18 | -1 | 1.814 | Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE) | B10 | 9–3 | 0.750 | 20 | +40 | Lost to Penn State 18–49 |
| 19 | 2 | 1.823 | Oregon State (OREGON STATE) | PAC | 8–3 | 0.727 | 22 | +30 | Beat Arizona 19–17 |
| 20 | -2 | 1.848 | BYU | MWC | 10–2 | 0.833 | 11 | +33 | Lost to Utah 24–48 |
| 21 | -2 | 1.858 | Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH) | IND BE | 7–3 | 0.700 | 29 | +29 | Lost to Cincinnati 21–28 |
| 22 | 3 | 1.871 | Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE) | ACC | 8–3 | 0.727 | 22 | +27 | Beat Wake Forest 24–21 |
| 23 | 11 | 1.993 | Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH) | ACC | 8–3 | 0.727 | 22 | +23 | Beat Miami 41–23 |
| 24 | 0 | 2.011 | Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN) | MAC | 9–2 | 0.818 | 14 | +25 | BYE |
| 25 | -10 | 2.026 | North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA) | ACC | 7–4 | 0.636 | 33 | +22 | Lost to NC State 10–41 |
| 26 | 7 | 2.090 | Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH) | ACC | 7–4 | 0.636 | 33 | +21 | Beat Duke 14–3 |
| 27 | 3 | 2.096 | California (CALIFORNIA) | PAC | 7–4 | 0.636 | 33 | +25 | Beat Stanford 37–16 |
| 28 | 0 | 2.102 | Nebraska (NEBRASKA) | B12 | 7–4 | 0.636 | 33 | +27 | BYE |
| 29 | 2 | 2.106 | Tulsa (TULSA) | USA | 9–2 | 0.818 | 14 | +17 | Beat Tulane 56–7 |
| 30 | -1 | 2.181 | Oregon (OREGON) | PAC | 8–3 | 0.727 | 22 | +22 | BYE |
| 31 | 8 | 2.200 | Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI) | SEC | 7–4 | 0.636 | 33 | +21 | Beat LSU 31–13 |
| 32 | 11 | 2.212 | West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA) | IND BE | 7–3 | 0.700 | 29 | +18 | Beat Louisville 35–21 |
| 33 | -1 | 2.233 | Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN) | MAC | 8–3 | 0.727 | 22 | +25 | Lost to Ball State 24–31 |
| 34 | 6 | 2.250 | Iowa (IOWA) | B10 | 8–4 | 0.667 | 31 | +22 | Beat Minnesota 55–0 |
| 35 | -12 | 2.279 | Miami (MIAMI) | ACC | 7–4 | 0.636 | 33 | +19 | Lost to Georgia Tech 23–41 |
| 36 | -10 | 2.288 | LSU | SEC | 7–4 | 0.636 | 33 | +19 | Lost to Ole Miss 13–31 |
| 37 | 1 | 2.341 | Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN) | B10 | 9–3 | 0.750 | 20 | +23 | Beat Illinois 27–10 |
| 38 | -1 | 2.352 | Rice (RICE) | USA | 8–3 | 0.727 | 22 | +18 | Beat Marshall 35–10 |
| 39 | -12 | 2.422 | Air Force (AIR FORCE) | MWC | 8–4 | 0.667 | 31 | +23 | Lost to TCU 10–44 |
| 40 | 1 | 2.432 | South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA) | SEC | 7–4 | 0.636 | 33 | +17 | BYE |
| 41 | 4 | 2.491 | Buffalo (BUFFALO) | MAC | 7–4 | 0.636 | 33 | +17 | Beat Bowling Green 40–34 |
| 42 | -7 | 2.495 | UConn (CONNECTICUT) | IND BE | 7–4 | 0.636 | 33 | +14 | Lost to South Florida 13–17 |
| 43 | -7 | 2.535 | Maryland (MARYLAND) | ACC | 7–4 | 0.636 | 33 | +14 | Lost to Florida State 3–37 |
| 44 | 11 | 2.544 | South Florida (SOUTH FLORIDA) | IND BE | 7–4 | 0.636 | 33 | +13 | Beat UConn 17–13 |
| 45 | 5 | 2.618 | Houston (HOUSTON) | USA | 7–4 | 0.636 | 33 | +8 | Beat UTEP 42–37 |
| 46 | 10 | 2.711 | Troy (TROY) | SUN | 7–4 | 0.636 | 33 | +6 | Beat Louisiana 48–3 |
| 47 | 4 | 2.730 | Rutgers (RUTGERS) | IND BE | 6–5 | 0.545 | 53 | +10 | Beat Army 30–3 |
| 48 | -6 | 2.782 | Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST) | ACC | 6–5 | 0.545 | 53 | +13 | Lost to Boston College 21–24 |
| 49 | 8 | 2.794 | East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA) | USA | 7–4 | 0.636 | 33 | +10 | Beat UAB 17–13 |
| 50 | 4 | 2.813 | Kansas (KANSAS) | B12 | 6–5 | 0.545 | 53 | +12 | BYE |
| 51 | 8 | 2.840 | Clemson (CLEMSON) | ACC | 6–5 | 0.545 | 53 | +7 | Beat Virginia 13–3 |
| 52 | -4 | 2.911 | Wisconsin (WISCONSIN) | B10 | 7–5 | 0.583 | 51 | +12 | Beat FCS 36–35 |
| 53 | 9 | 2.936 | Fresno State (FRESNO STATE) | IND WAC | 7–4 | 0.636 | 33 | +7 | Beat San José State 24–10 |
| 54 | -8 | 2.967 | Navy (NAVY) | IND FBSI | 6–4 | 0.600 | 50 | +10 | BYE |
| 55 | -11 | 2.974 | Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT) | SEC | 6–5 | 0.545 | 53 | +11 | Lost to Tennessee 10–20 |
| 56 | 4 | 3.049 | Kentucky (KENTUCKY) | SEC | 6–5 | 0.545 | 53 | +8 | BYE |
| 57 | 4 | 3.056 | Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH) | IND WAC | 7–4 | 0.636 | 33 | +6 | Beat New Mexico State 35–31 |
| 58 | -5 | 3.167 | Nevada (NEVADA) | IND WAC | 6–5 | 0.545 | 53 | +6 | Lost to Boise State 34–41 |
| 59 | 5 | 3.241 | Hawai'i (HAWAII) | IND WAC | 6–5 | 0.545 | 53 | +6 | Beat Idaho 49–17 |
| 60 | -11 | 3.266 | Minnesota (MINNESOTA) | B10 | 7–5 | 0.583 | 51 | +5 | Lost to Iowa 0–55 |
| 61 | -3 | 3.358 | Arizona (ARIZONA) | PAC | 6–5 | 0.545 | 53 | -4 | Lost to Oregon State 17–19 |
| 62 | 18 | 3.366 | NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE) | ACC | 5–6 | 0.455 | 67 | +1 | Beat North Carolina 41–10 |
| 63 | -11 | 3.396 | Virginia (VIRGINIA) | ACC | 5–6 | 0.455 | 67 | +3 | Lost to Clemson 3–13 |
| 64 | 1 | 3.407 | Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS) | MAC | 6–5 | 0.545 | 53 | -2 | Beat Kent State 42–14 |
| 65 | -18 | 3.491 | Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME) | IND FBSI | 6–5 | 0.545 | 53 | -1 | Lost to Syracuse 23–24 |
| 66 | 6 | 3.572 | Colorado State (COLORADO STATE) | MWC | 6–6 | 0.500 | 64 | +4 | Beat Wyoming 31–20 |
| 67 | -4 | 3.718 | Illinois (ILLINOIS) | B10 | 5–7 | 0.417 | 80 | -1 | Lost to Northwestern 10–27 |
| 68 | 6 | 3.736 | Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS) | USA | 5–6 | 0.455 | 67 | -4 | BYE |
| 69 | -3 | 3.738 | Louisville (LOUISVILLE) | IND BE | 5–6 | 0.455 | 67 | -3 | Lost to West Virginia 21–35 |
| 70 | 7 | 3.808 | Colorado (COLORADO) | B12 | 5–6 | 0.455 | 67 | 0 | BYE |
| 71 | -4 | 3.849 | UTEP | USA | 5–6 | 0.455 | 67 | -5 | Lost to Houston 37–42 |
| 72 | 9 | 3.964 | Auburn (AUBURN) | SEC | 5–6 | 0.455 | 67 | -8 | BYE |
| 73 | 14 | 3.975 | Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE) | SUN | 5–5 | 0.500 | 64 | -6 | Beat Florida Atlantic 28–14 |
| 74 | -5 | 4.046 | San José State (SAN JOSE STATE) | IND WAC | 6–6 | 0.500 | 64 | -9 | Lost to Fresno State 10–24 |
| 75 | -7 | 4.112 | Stanford (STANFORD) | PAC | 5–7 | 0.417 | 80 | -5 | Lost to California 16–37 |
| 76 | -5 | 4.171 | Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN) | MAC | 5–6 | 0.455 | 67 | -10 | Lost to Buffalo 34–40 |
| 77 | -4 | 4.238 | Florida Atlantic (FLORIDA ATLANTIC) | SUN | 5–6 | 0.455 | 67 | -9 | Lost to Arkansas State 14–28 |
| 78 | -8 | 4.284 | Akron (AKRON) | MAC | 5–6 | 0.455 | 67 | -11 | Lost to Ohio 42–49 |
| 79 | -3 | 4.303 | Arkansas (ARKANSAS) | SEC | 4–7 | 0.364 | 87 | -4 | Lost to Mississippi State 28–31 |
| 80 | -1 | 4.388 | Duke (DUKE) | ACC | 4–7 | 0.364 | 87 | -13 | Lost to Virginia Tech 3–14 |
| 81 | 1 | 4.397 | Baylor (BAYLOR) | B12 | 4–7 | 0.364 | 87 | -11 | BYE |
| 82 | 4 | 4.407 | Purdue (PURDUE) | B10 | 4–8 | 0.333 | 96 | -12 | Beat Indiana 62–10 |
| 83 | 6 | 4.411 | Kansas State (KANSAS STATE) | B12 | 5–7 | 0.417 | 80 | -13 | Beat Iowa State 38–30 |
| 84 | -6 | 4.438 | Memphis (MEMPHIS) | USA | 5–6 | 0.455 | 67 | -17 | Lost to UCF 21–28 |
| 85 | 8 | 4.445 | Tennessee (TENNESSEE) | SEC | 4–7 | 0.364 | 87 | -8 | Beat Vanderbilt 20–10 |
| 86 | -3 | 4.492 | Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE) | PAC | 4–6 | 0.400 | 84 | -13 | BYE |
| 87 | 9 | 4.508 | Middle Tennessee (MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE) | SUN | 5–6 | 0.455 | 67 | -14 | Beat North Texas 52–13 |
| 88 | -3 | 4.513 | UCLA | PAC | 4–6 | 0.400 | 84 | -10 | BYE |
| 89 | -14 | 4.676 | UNLV | MWC | 5–7 | 0.417 | 80 | -13 | Lost to San Diego State 21–42 |
| 90 | 7 | 4.706 | Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE) | SEC | 4–7 | 0.364 | 87 | -14 | Beat Arkansas 31–28 |
| 91 | -7 | 4.713 | Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE) | SUN | 5–6 | 0.455 | 67 | -19 | Lost to Troy 3–48 |
| 92 | -1 | 4.760 | Marshall (MARSHALL) | USA | 4–7 | 0.364 | 87 | -15 | Lost to Rice 10–35 |
| 93 | -1 | 4.796 | Temple (TEMPLE) | MAC | 4–7 | 0.364 | 87 | -16 | Beat Eastern Michigan 55–52 |
| 94 | -4 | 4.863 | New Mexico (NEW MEXICO) | MWC | 4–8 | 0.333 | 96 | -15 | BYE |
| 95 | 5 | 4.883 | UCF (CENTRAL FLORIDA) | USA | 4–7 | 0.364 | 87 | -19 | Beat Memphis 28–21 |
| 96 | -8 | 4.906 | Florida International (FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL) | SUN | 4–6 | 0.400 | 84 | -17 | Lost to UL Monroe 27–31 |
| 97 | -3 | 4.991 | Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M) | B12 | 4–7 | 0.364 | 87 | -13 | BYE |
| 98 | 4 | 5.187 | Syracuse (SYRACUSE) | IND BE | 3–8 | 0.273 | 100 | -18 | Beat Notre Dame 24–23 |
| 99 | -1 | 5.549 | Michigan (MICHIGAN) | B10 | 3–9 | 0.250 | 107 | -21 | Lost to Ohio State 7–42 |
| 100 | 7 | 5.584 | Ohio (OHIO) | MAC | 3–8 | 0.273 | 100 | -27 | Beat Akron 49–42 |
| 101 | 4 | 5.720 | Toledo (TOLEDO) | MAC | 3–8 | 0.273 | 100 | -24 | Beat Miami (OH) 42–14 |
| 102 | -3 | 5.752 | Wyoming (WYOMING) | MWC | 4–8 | 0.333 | 96 | -26 | Lost to Colorado State 20–31 |
| 103 | -8 | 5.774 | Indiana (INDIANA) | B10 | 3–9 | 0.250 | 107 | -25 | Lost to Purdue 10–62 |
| 104 | -1 | 5.812 | Utah State (UTAH STATE) | IND WAC | 2–9 | 0.182 | 109 | -23 | BYE |
| 105 | -4 | 5.888 | New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE) | IND WAC | 3–8 | 0.273 | 100 | -30 | Lost to Louisiana Tech 31–35 |
| 106 | 0 | 6.178 | UAB | USA | 3–8 | 0.273 | 100 | -33 | Lost to East Carolina 13–17 |
| 107 | 5 | 6.184 | UL Monroe (LOUISIANA MONROE) | SUN | 4–8 | 0.333 | 96 | -37 | Beat Florida International 31–27 |
| 108 | -4 | 6.269 | Army (ARMY) | IND FBSI | 3–8 | 0.273 | 100 | -25 | Lost to Rutgers 3–30 |
| 109 | -1 | 6.550 | Kent State (KENT STATE) | MAC | 3–8 | 0.273 | 100 | -38 | Lost to Northern Illinois 14–42 |
| 110 | 0 | 6.696 | Tulane (TULANE) | USA | 2–9 | 0.182 | 109 | -34 | Lost to Tulsa 7–56 |
| 111 | -2 | 6.833 | Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN) | MAC | 2–9 | 0.182 | 109 | -38 | Lost to Temple 52–55 |
| 112 | 2 | 7.071 | Western Kentucky (WESTERN KENTUCKY) | IND FBSI | 2–9 | 0.182 | 109 | -44 | BYE |
| 113 | 0 | 7.287 | Iowa State (IOWA STATE) | B12 | 2–10 | 0.167 | 114 | -48 | Lost to Kansas State 30–38 |
| 114 | -3 | 7.361 | Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH)) | MAC | 2–9 | 0.182 | 109 | -43 | Lost to Toledo 14–42 |
| 115 | 3 | 7.409 | San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE) | MWC | 2–10 | 0.167 | 114 | -34 | Beat UNLV 42–21 |
| 116 | 0 | 7.544 | SMU | USA | 1–10 | 0.091 | 118 | -44 | BYE |
| 117 | -2 | 7.598 | Idaho (IDAHO) | IND WAC | 2–10 | 0.167 | 114 | -47 | Lost to Hawai'i 17–49 |
| 118 | 1 | 7.807 | Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE) | PAC | 2–10 | 0.167 | 114 | -44 | Beat Washington 16–13 |
| 119 | -2 | 8.390 | Washington (WASHINGTON) | PAC | 0–11 | 0.000 | 120 | -49 | Lost to Washington State 13–16 |
| 120 | 0 | 8.569 | North Texas (NORTH TEXAS) | SUN | 1–10 | 0.091 | 118 | -50 | Lost to Middle Tennessee 13–52 |
2008 Week 13 College Football Team Rankings
2008 rankings calculated with the Classic formula (Ken's 2016-based hybrid, applied retroactively); records, NOW and game results come from official ESPN scores.
| Rank | Change | Rating | Team | Conf | Record | Win % | Place | NOW | Game Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0.738 | Texas (TEXAS) | B12 | 10–1 | 0.909 | 6 | +63 | Beat Kansas 35–7 |
| 2 | 0 | 0.773 | Florida (FLORIDA) | SEC | 9–1 | 0.900 | 9 | +50 | Beat South Carolina 56–6 |
| 3 | 0 | 1.021 | Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH) | B12 | 10–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +47 | BYE |
| 4 | 0 | 1.062 | USC | PAC | 9–1 | 0.900 | 9 | +41 | Beat Stanford 45–23 |
| 5 | 0 | 1.090 | Alabama (ALABAMA) | SEC | 11–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +51 | Beat Mississippi State 32–7 |
| 6 | 0 | 1.129 | Boise State (BOISE STATE) | IND WAC | 10–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +42 | Beat Idaho 45–10 |
| 7 | 0 | 1.179 | Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA) | B12 | 9–1 | 0.900 | 9 | +41 | BYE |
| 8 | 0 | 1.210 | Utah (UTAH) | MWC | 11–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +48 | Beat San Diego State 63–14 |
| 9 | 0 | 1.311 | Ohio State (OHIO STATE) | B10 | 9–2 | 0.818 | 12 | +44 | Beat Illinois 30–20 |
| 10 | 1 | 1.324 | Georgia (GEORGIA) | SEC | 9–2 | 0.818 | 12 | +45 | Beat Auburn 17–13 |
| 11 | -1 | 1.394 | Penn State (PENN STATE) | B10 | 10–1 | 0.909 | 6 | +37 | Beat Indiana 34–7 |
| 12 | 1 | 1.441 | Missouri (MISSOURI) | B12 | 9–2 | 0.818 | 12 | +36 | Beat Iowa State 52–20 |
| 13 | -1 | 1.453 | Ball State (BALL STATE) | MAC | 10–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +30 | Beat Miami (OH) 31–16 |
| 14 | 1 | 1.518 | Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE) | B12 | 9–2 | 0.818 | 12 | +36 | Beat Colorado 30–17 |
| 15 | -1 | 1.580 | North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA) | ACC | 7–3 | 0.700 | 26 | +27 | Lost to Maryland 15–17 |
| 16 | 0 | 1.610 | TCU | MWC | 9–2 | 0.818 | 12 | +34 | BYE |
| 17 | 0 | 1.618 | Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE) | B10 | 9–2 | 0.818 | 12 | +37 | BYE |
| 18 | 3 | 1.661 | BYU | MWC | 10–1 | 0.909 | 6 | +31 | Beat Air Force 38–24 |
| 19 | -1 | 1.670 | Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH) | IND BE | 7–2 | 0.778 | 22 | +28 | BYE |
| 20 | -1 | 1.712 | Cincinnati (CINCINNATI) | IND BE | 8–2 | 0.800 | 19 | +29 | Beat Louisville 28–20 |
| 21 | 10 | 1.977 | Oregon State (OREGON STATE) | PAC | 7–3 | 0.700 | 26 | +22 | Beat California 34–21 |
| 22 | -2 | 2.027 | Florida State (FLORIDA STATE) | ACC | 7–3 | 0.700 | 26 | +17 | Lost to Boston College 17–27 |
| 23 | 5 | 2.034 | Miami (MIAMI) | ACC | 7–3 | 0.700 | 26 | +21 | Beat Virginia Tech 16–14 |
| 24 | 2 | 2.045 | Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN) | MAC | 9–2 | 0.818 | 12 | +21 | Beat Toledo 27–17 |
| 25 | 18 | 2.076 | Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE) | ACC | 7–3 | 0.700 | 26 | +18 | Beat Florida State 27–17 |
| 26 | 6 | 2.089 | LSU | SEC | 7–3 | 0.700 | 26 | +21 | Beat Troy 40–31 |
| 27 | -3 | 2.153 | Air Force (AIR FORCE) | MWC | 8–3 | 0.727 | 23 | +23 | Lost to BYU 24–38 |
| 28 | 1 | 2.163 | Nebraska (NEBRASKA) | B12 | 7–4 | 0.636 | 37 | +27 | Beat Kansas State 56–28 |
| 29 | 7 | 2.184 | Oregon (OREGON) | PAC | 8–3 | 0.727 | 23 | +20 | Beat Arizona 55–45 |
| 30 | -5 | 2.189 | California (CALIFORNIA) | PAC | 6–4 | 0.600 | 41 | +20 | Lost to Oregon State 21–34 |
| 31 | -9 | 2.196 | Tulsa (TULSA) | USA | 8–2 | 0.800 | 19 | +14 | Lost to Houston 30–70 |
| 32 | 3 | 2.205 | Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN) | MAC | 8–2 | 0.800 | 19 | +20 | Beat Northern Illinois 33–30 |
| 33 | -10 | 2.222 | Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH) | ACC | 6–4 | 0.600 | 41 | +17 | Lost to Miami 14–16 |
| 34 | -4 | 2.274 | Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH) | ACC | 7–3 | 0.700 | 26 | +14 | BYE |
| 35 | 3 | 2.306 | UConn (CONNECTICUT) | IND BE | 7–3 | 0.700 | 26 | +16 | Beat Syracuse 39–14 |
| 36 | 12 | 2.366 | Maryland (MARYLAND) | ACC | 7–3 | 0.700 | 26 | +15 | Beat North Carolina 17–15 |
| 37 | 4 | 2.413 | Rice (RICE) | USA | 7–3 | 0.700 | 26 | +15 | BYE |
| 38 | 2 | 2.435 | Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN) | B10 | 8–3 | 0.727 | 23 | +16 | Beat Michigan 21–14 |
| 39 | 6 | 2.468 | Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI) | SEC | 6–4 | 0.600 | 41 | +14 | Beat UL Monroe 59–0 |
| 40 | 4 | 2.480 | Iowa (IOWA) | B10 | 7–4 | 0.636 | 37 | +15 | Beat Purdue 22–17 |
| 41 | -7 | 2.496 | South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA) | SEC | 7–4 | 0.636 | 37 | +16 | Lost to Florida 6–56 |
| 42 | -15 | 2.513 | Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST) | ACC | 6–4 | 0.600 | 41 | +15 | Lost to NC State 17–21 |
| 43 | -6 | 2.521 | West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA) | IND BE | 6–3 | 0.667 | 36 | +11 | BYE |
| 44 | 6 | 2.527 | Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT) | SEC | 6–4 | 0.600 | 41 | +17 | Beat Kentucky 31–24 |
| 45 | 9 | 2.642 | Buffalo (BUFFALO) | MAC | 6–4 | 0.600 | 41 | +12 | Beat Akron 43–40 |
| 46 | -13 | 2.725 | Navy (NAVY) | IND FBSI | 6–4 | 0.600 | 41 | +11 | Lost to Notre Dame 21–27 |
| 47 | 10 | 2.815 | Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME) | IND FBSI | 6–4 | 0.600 | 41 | +8 | Beat Navy 27–21 |
| 48 | 7 | 2.825 | Wisconsin (WISCONSIN) | B10 | 6–5 | 0.545 | 57 | +13 | Beat Minnesota 35–32 |
| 49 | -10 | 2.845 | Minnesota (MINNESOTA) | B10 | 7–4 | 0.636 | 37 | +8 | Lost to Wisconsin 32–35 |
| 50 | 11 | 2.859 | Houston (HOUSTON) | USA | 6–4 | 0.600 | 41 | +3 | Beat Tulsa 70–30 |
| 51 | 9 | 2.900 | Rutgers (RUTGERS) | IND BE | 5–5 | 0.500 | 61 | +6 | Beat South Florida 49–16 |
| 52 | 1 | 2.908 | Virginia (VIRGINIA) | ACC | 5–5 | 0.500 | 61 | +10 | BYE |
| 53 | 9 | 2.933 | Nevada (NEVADA) | IND WAC | 6–4 | 0.600 | 41 | +7 | Beat San José State 41–17 |
| 54 | -7 | 2.972 | Kansas (KANSAS) | B12 | 6–5 | 0.545 | 57 | +11 | Lost to Texas 7–35 |
| 55 | -13 | 3.004 | South Florida (SOUTH FLORIDA) | IND BE | 6–4 | 0.600 | 41 | +5 | Lost to Rutgers 16–49 |
| 56 | -4 | 3.064 | Troy (TROY) | SUN | 6–4 | 0.600 | 41 | +1 | Lost to LSU 31–40 |
| 57 | -11 | 3.074 | East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA) | USA | 6–4 | 0.600 | 41 | +5 | Lost to Southern Miss 3–21 |
| 58 | -7 | 3.100 | Arizona (ARIZONA) | PAC | 6–4 | 0.600 | 41 | -3 | Lost to Oregon 45–55 |
| 59 | 5 | 3.119 | Clemson (CLEMSON) | ACC | 5–5 | 0.500 | 61 | +2 | Beat Duke 31–7 |
| 60 | -11 | 3.132 | Kentucky (KENTUCKY) | SEC | 6–5 | 0.545 | 57 | +7 | Lost to Vanderbilt 24–31 |
| 61 | 4 | 3.315 | Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH) | IND WAC | 6–4 | 0.600 | 41 | +2 | Beat Utah State 45–38 |
| 62 | 11 | 3.330 | Fresno State (FRESNO STATE) | IND WAC | 6–4 | 0.600 | 41 | 0 | Beat New Mexico State 24–17 |
| 63 | -7 | 3.417 | Illinois (ILLINOIS) | B10 | 5–6 | 0.455 | 73 | +2 | Lost to Ohio State 20–30 |
| 64 | 2 | 3.438 | Hawai'i (HAWAII) | IND WAC | 5–5 | 0.500 | 61 | +3 | BYE |
| 65 | -6 | 3.599 | Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS) | MAC | 5–5 | 0.500 | 61 | -4 | Lost to Central Michigan 30–33 |
| 66 | -8 | 3.622 | Louisville (LOUISVILLE) | IND BE | 5–5 | 0.500 | 61 | -1 | Lost to Cincinnati 20–28 |
| 67 | 7 | 3.689 | UTEP | USA | 5–5 | 0.500 | 61 | -1 | Beat SMU 36–10 |
| 68 | -1 | 3.732 | Stanford (STANFORD) | PAC | 5–6 | 0.455 | 73 | -2 | Lost to USC 23–45 |
| 69 | -6 | 3.801 | San José State (SAN JOSE STATE) | IND WAC | 6–5 | 0.545 | 57 | -5 | Lost to Nevada 17–41 |
| 70 | -2 | 3.822 | Akron (AKRON) | MAC | 5–5 | 0.500 | 61 | -4 | Lost to Buffalo 40–43 |
| 71 | 0 | 3.824 | Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN) | MAC | 5–5 | 0.500 | 61 | -4 | BYE |
| 72 | 5 | 3.846 | Colorado State (COLORADO STATE) | MWC | 5–6 | 0.455 | 73 | 0 | Beat New Mexico 20–6 |
| 73 | 11 | 3.857 | Florida Atlantic (FLORIDA ATLANTIC) | SUN | 5–5 | 0.500 | 61 | -3 | Beat Louisiana 40–29 |
| 74 | 13 | 3.883 | Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS) | USA | 5–6 | 0.455 | 73 | -4 | Beat East Carolina 21–3 |
| 75 | 8 | 3.974 | UNLV | MWC | 5–6 | 0.455 | 73 | 0 | Beat Wyoming 22–14 |
| 76 | -4 | 4.000 | Arkansas (ARKANSAS) | SEC | 4–6 | 0.400 | 82 | +1 | BYE |
| 77 | -7 | 4.027 | Colorado (COLORADO) | B12 | 5–6 | 0.455 | 73 | -3 | Lost to Oklahoma State 17–30 |
| 78 | 0 | 4.095 | Memphis (MEMPHIS) | USA | 5–5 | 0.500 | 61 | -9 | BYE |
| 79 | -10 | 4.098 | Duke (DUKE) | ACC | 4–6 | 0.400 | 82 | -7 | Lost to Clemson 7–31 |
| 80 | 10 | 4.105 | NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE) | ACC | 4–6 | 0.400 | 82 | -6 | Beat Wake Forest 21–17 |
| 81 | -5 | 4.122 | Auburn (AUBURN) | SEC | 5–6 | 0.455 | 73 | -8 | Lost to Georgia 13–17 |
| 82 | 10 | 4.371 | Baylor (BAYLOR) | B12 | 4–7 | 0.364 | 89 | -10 | Beat Texas A&M 41–21 |
| 83 | 10 | 4.452 | Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE) | PAC | 4–6 | 0.400 | 82 | -13 | Beat Washington State 31–0 |
| 84 | -9 | 4.458 | Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE) | SUN | 5–5 | 0.500 | 61 | -14 | Lost to Florida Atlantic 29–40 |
| 85 | 6 | 4.511 | UCLA | PAC | 4–6 | 0.400 | 82 | -10 | Beat Washington 27–7 |
| 86 | -4 | 4.558 | Purdue (PURDUE) | B10 | 3–8 | 0.273 | 102 | -12 | Lost to Iowa 17–22 |
| 87 | 1 | 4.669 | Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE) | SUN | 4–5 | 0.444 | 80 | -10 | BYE |
| 88 | -3 | 4.678 | Florida International (FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL) | SUN | 4–5 | 0.444 | 80 | -11 | BYE |
| 89 | -9 | 4.681 | Kansas State (KANSAS STATE) | B12 | 4–7 | 0.364 | 89 | -13 | Lost to Nebraska 28–56 |
| 90 | -11 | 4.697 | New Mexico (NEW MEXICO) | MWC | 4–8 | 0.333 | 93 | -13 | Lost to Colorado State 6–20 |
| 91 | -10 | 4.754 | Marshall (MARSHALL) | USA | 4–6 | 0.400 | 82 | -12 | Lost to UCF 14–30 |
| 92 | -3 | 4.982 | Temple (TEMPLE) | MAC | 3–7 | 0.300 | 94 | -16 | Lost to Kent State 38–41 |
| 93 | 2 | 5.057 | Tennessee (TENNESSEE) | SEC | 3–7 | 0.300 | 94 | -15 | BYE |
| 94 | -8 | 5.085 | Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M) | B12 | 4–7 | 0.364 | 89 | -11 | Lost to Baylor 21–41 |
| 95 | 1 | 5.088 | Indiana (INDIANA) | B10 | 3–8 | 0.273 | 102 | -14 | Lost to Penn State 7–34 |
| 96 | 2 | 5.118 | Middle Tennessee (MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE) | SUN | 4–6 | 0.400 | 82 | -14 | Beat Western Kentucky 21–10 |
| 97 | 2 | 5.252 | Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE) | SEC | 3–7 | 0.300 | 94 | -18 | Lost to Alabama 7–32 |
| 98 | -1 | 5.311 | Michigan (MICHIGAN) | B10 | 3–8 | 0.273 | 102 | -17 | Lost to Northwestern 14–21 |
| 99 | -5 | 5.346 | Wyoming (WYOMING) | MWC | 4–7 | 0.364 | 89 | -19 | Lost to UNLV 14–22 |
| 100 | 5 | 5.508 | UCF (CENTRAL FLORIDA) | USA | 3–7 | 0.300 | 94 | -22 | Beat Marshall 30–14 |
| 101 | 0 | 5.690 | New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE) | IND WAC | 3–7 | 0.300 | 94 | -24 | Lost to Fresno State 17–24 |
| 102 | -2 | 5.822 | Syracuse (SYRACUSE) | IND BE | 2–8 | 0.200 | 106 | -21 | Lost to UConn 14–39 |
| 103 | -1 | 5.833 | Utah State (UTAH STATE) | IND WAC | 2–9 | 0.182 | 112 | -20 | Lost to Louisiana Tech 38–45 |
| 104 | 0 | 6.015 | Army (ARMY) | IND FBSI | 3–7 | 0.300 | 94 | -19 | BYE |
| 105 | -2 | 6.081 | Toledo (TOLEDO) | MAC | 2–8 | 0.200 | 106 | -22 | Lost to Western Michigan 17–27 |
| 106 | 5 | 6.108 | UAB | USA | 3–7 | 0.300 | 94 | -27 | Beat Tulane 41–24 |
| 107 | 1 | 6.193 | Ohio (OHIO) | MAC | 2–8 | 0.200 | 106 | -29 | BYE |
| 108 | 4 | 6.224 | Kent State (KENT STATE) | MAC | 3–7 | 0.300 | 94 | -30 | Beat Temple 41–38 |
| 109 | -2 | 6.337 | Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN) | MAC | 2–8 | 0.200 | 106 | -27 | BYE |
| 110 | -4 | 6.639 | Tulane (TULANE) | USA | 2–8 | 0.200 | 106 | -29 | Lost to UAB 24–41 |
| 111 | 2 | 6.870 | Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH)) | MAC | 2–8 | 0.200 | 106 | -32 | Lost to Ball State 16–31 |
| 112 | -3 | 6.957 | UL Monroe (LOUISIANA MONROE) | SUN | 3–8 | 0.273 | 102 | -38 | Lost to Ole Miss 0–59 |
| 113 | 1 | 7.063 | Iowa State (IOWA STATE) | B12 | 2–9 | 0.182 | 112 | -40 | Lost to Missouri 20–52 |
| 114 | -4 | 7.274 | Western Kentucky (WESTERN KENTUCKY) | IND FBSI | 2–9 | 0.182 | 112 | -41 | Lost to Middle Tennessee 10–21 |
| 115 | 2 | 7.342 | Idaho (IDAHO) | IND WAC | 2–9 | 0.182 | 112 | -39 | Lost to Boise State 10–45 |
| 116 | -1 | 7.491 | SMU | USA | 1–10 | 0.091 | 117 | -40 | Lost to UTEP 10–36 |
| 117 | -1 | 7.695 | Washington (WASHINGTON) | PAC | 0–10 | 0.000 | 120 | -35 | Lost to UCLA 7–27 |
| 118 | 1 | 7.961 | San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE) | MWC | 1–10 | 0.091 | 117 | -34 | Lost to Utah 14–63 |
| 119 | -1 | 8.287 | Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE) | PAC | 1–10 | 0.091 | 117 | -42 | Lost to Arizona State 0–31 |
| 120 | 0 | 8.434 | North Texas (NORTH TEXAS) | SUN | 1–9 | 0.100 | 116 | -40 | BYE |
2008 Week 12 College Football Team Rankings
2008 rankings calculated with the Classic formula (Ken's 2016-based hybrid, applied retroactively); records, NOW and game results come from official ESPN scores.
| Rank | Change | Rating | Team | Conf | Record | Win % | Place | NOW | Game Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0.779 | Texas (TEXAS) | B12 | 9–1 | 0.900 | 6 | +52 | Beat Baylor 45–21 |
| 2 | 0 | 0.927 | Florida (FLORIDA) | SEC | 8–1 | 0.889 | 10 | +39 | Beat Vanderbilt 42–14 |
| 3 | 3 | 1.015 | Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH) | B12 | 10–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +43 | Beat Oklahoma State 56–20 |
| 4 | 4 | 1.059 | USC | PAC | 8–1 | 0.889 | 10 | +33 | Beat California 17–3 |
| 5 | -2 | 1.071 | Alabama (ALABAMA) | SEC | 10–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +44 | Beat LSU 27–21 |
| 6 | -2 | 1.086 | Boise State (BOISE STATE) | IND WAC | 9–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +37 | Beat Utah State 49–14 |
| 7 | -2 | 1.137 | Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA) | B12 | 9–1 | 0.900 | 6 | +38 | Beat Texas A&M 66–28 |
| 8 | 1 | 1.152 | Utah (UTAH) | MWC | 10–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +44 | Beat TCU 13–10 |
| 9 | 4 | 1.303 | Ohio State (OHIO STATE) | B10 | 8–2 | 0.800 | 15 | +37 | Beat Northwestern 45–10 |
| 10 | -3 | 1.354 | Penn State (PENN STATE) | B10 | 9–1 | 0.900 | 6 | +31 | Lost to Iowa 23–24 |
| 11 | 0 | 1.357 | Georgia (GEORGIA) | SEC | 8–2 | 0.800 | 15 | +36 | Beat Kentucky 42–38 |
| 12 | 2 | 1.365 | Ball State (BALL STATE) | MAC | 9–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +27 | Beat Northern Illinois 45–14 |
| 13 | 2 | 1.446 | Missouri (MISSOURI) | B12 | 8–2 | 0.800 | 15 | +30 | Beat Kansas State 41–24 |
| 14 | 3 | 1.485 | North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA) | ACC | 7–2 | 0.778 | 21 | +26 | Beat Georgia Tech 28–7 |
| 15 | -5 | 1.569 | Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE) | B12 | 8–2 | 0.800 | 15 | +28 | Lost to Texas Tech 20–56 |
| 16 | -4 | 1.595 | TCU | MWC | 9–2 | 0.818 | 13 | +31 | Lost to Utah 10–13 |
| 17 | -1 | 1.680 | Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE) | B10 | 9–2 | 0.818 | 13 | +33 | Beat Purdue 21–7 |
| 18 | 6 | 1.714 | Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH) | IND BE | 7–2 | 0.778 | 21 | +25 | Beat Louisville 41–7 |
| 19 | 4 | 1.744 | Cincinnati (CINCINNATI) | IND BE | 7–2 | 0.778 | 21 | +23 | Beat West Virginia 26–23 |
| 20 | 5 | 1.798 | Florida State (FLORIDA STATE) | ACC | 7–2 | 0.778 | 21 | +18 | Beat Clemson 41–27 |
| 21 | -3 | 1.835 | BYU | MWC | 9–1 | 0.900 | 6 | +20 | Beat San Diego State 41–12 |
| 22 | -1 | 1.883 | Tulsa (TULSA) | USA | 8–1 | 0.889 | 10 | +15 | BYE |
| 23 | 16 | 1.965 | Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH) | ACC | 6–3 | 0.667 | 32 | +20 | Beat Maryland 23–13 |
| 24 | 3 | 1.976 | Air Force (AIR FORCE) | MWC | 8–2 | 0.800 | 15 | +22 | Beat Colorado State 38–17 |
| 25 | -6 | 1.991 | California (CALIFORNIA) | PAC | 6–3 | 0.667 | 32 | +20 | Lost to USC 3–17 |
| 26 | 5 | 2.094 | Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN) | MAC | 8–2 | 0.800 | 15 | +18 | Beat Illinois 23–17 |
| 27 | 5 | 2.114 | Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST) | ACC | 6–3 | 0.667 | 32 | +19 | Beat Virginia 28–17 |
| 28 | 1 | 2.188 | Miami (MIAMI) | ACC | 6–3 | 0.667 | 32 | +16 | BYE |
| 29 | 11 | 2.233 | Nebraska (NEBRASKA) | B12 | 6–4 | 0.600 | 47 | +22 | Beat Kansas 45–35 |
| 30 | -8 | 2.234 | Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH) | ACC | 7–3 | 0.700 | 26 | +14 | Lost to North Carolina 7–28 |
| 31 | 11 | 2.252 | Oregon State (OREGON STATE) | PAC | 6–3 | 0.667 | 32 | +14 | Beat UCLA 34–6 |
| 32 | -4 | 2.265 | LSU | SEC | 6–3 | 0.667 | 32 | +15 | Lost to Alabama 21–27 |
| 33 | 3 | 2.326 | Navy (NAVY) | IND FBSI | 6–3 | 0.667 | 32 | +15 | BYE |
| 34 | 3 | 2.328 | South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA) | SEC | 7–3 | 0.700 | 26 | +14 | Beat Arkansas 34–21 |
| 35 | -2 | 2.362 | Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN) | MAC | 7–2 | 0.778 | 21 | +14 | BYE |
| 36 | 9 | 2.365 | Oregon (OREGON) | PAC | 7–3 | 0.700 | 26 | +13 | Beat Stanford 35–28 |
| 37 | -7 | 2.395 | West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA) | IND BE | 6–3 | 0.667 | 32 | +11 | Lost to Cincinnati 23–26 |
| 38 | -3 | 2.404 | UConn (CONNECTICUT) | IND BE | 6–3 | 0.667 | 32 | +13 | BYE |
| 39 | -19 | 2.426 | Minnesota (MINNESOTA) | B10 | 7–3 | 0.700 | 26 | +13 | Lost to Michigan 6–29 |
| 40 | -14 | 2.447 | Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN) | B10 | 7–3 | 0.700 | 26 | +13 | Lost to Ohio State 10–45 |
| 41 | 6 | 2.484 | Rice (RICE) | USA | 7–3 | 0.700 | 26 | +14 | Beat Army 38–31 |
| 42 | 1 | 2.509 | South Florida (SOUTH FLORIDA) | IND BE | 6–3 | 0.667 | 32 | +9 | BYE |
| 43 | 9 | 2.515 | Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE) | ACC | 6–3 | 0.667 | 32 | +8 | Beat Notre Dame 17–0 |
| 44 | 13 | 2.556 | Iowa (IOWA) | B10 | 6–4 | 0.600 | 47 | +11 | Beat Penn State 24–23 |
| 45 | 3 | 2.642 | Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI) | SEC | 5–4 | 0.556 | 52 | +12 | BYE |
| 46 | 9 | 2.643 | East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA) | USA | 6–3 | 0.667 | 32 | +10 | Beat Marshall 19–16 |
| 47 | -13 | 2.673 | Kansas (KANSAS) | B12 | 6–4 | 0.600 | 47 | +12 | Lost to Nebraska 35–45 |
| 48 | -7 | 2.737 | Maryland (MARYLAND) | ACC | 6–3 | 0.667 | 32 | +7 | Lost to Virginia Tech 13–23 |
| 49 | -11 | 2.739 | Kentucky (KENTUCKY) | SEC | 6–4 | 0.600 | 47 | +11 | Lost to Georgia 38–42 |
| 50 | -6 | 2.762 | Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT) | SEC | 5–4 | 0.556 | 52 | +12 | Lost to Florida 14–42 |
| 51 | -2 | 2.766 | Arizona (ARIZONA) | PAC | 6–3 | 0.667 | 32 | +1 | Beat Washington State 59–28 |
| 52 | 7 | 2.835 | Troy (TROY) | SUN | 6–3 | 0.667 | 32 | +3 | Beat Western Kentucky 17–7 |
| 53 | -7 | 2.901 | Virginia (VIRGINIA) | ACC | 5–5 | 0.500 | 64 | +11 | Lost to Wake Forest 17–28 |
| 54 | 7 | 3.044 | Buffalo (BUFFALO) | MAC | 5–4 | 0.556 | 52 | +6 | Beat Miami (OH) 37–17 |
| 55 | 8 | 3.125 | Wisconsin (WISCONSIN) | B10 | 5–5 | 0.500 | 64 | +6 | Beat Indiana 55–20 |
| 56 | -3 | 3.169 | Illinois (ILLINOIS) | B10 | 5–5 | 0.500 | 64 | +4 | Lost to Western Michigan 17–23 |
| 57 | -6 | 3.176 | Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME) | IND FBSI | 5–4 | 0.556 | 52 | +3 | Lost to Boston College 0–17 |
| 58 | -4 | 3.327 | Louisville (LOUISVILLE) | IND BE | 5–4 | 0.556 | 52 | +2 | Lost to Pittsburgh 7–41 |
| 59 | -1 | 3.358 | Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS) | MAC | 5–4 | 0.556 | 52 | -1 | Lost to Ball State 14–45 |
| 60 | 8 | 3.419 | Rutgers (RUTGERS) | IND BE | 4–5 | 0.444 | 73 | +1 | Beat Syracuse 35–17 |
| 61 | 9 | 3.436 | Houston (HOUSTON) | USA | 5–4 | 0.556 | 52 | -4 | Beat Tulane 42–14 |
| 62 | 18 | 3.442 | Nevada (NEVADA) | IND WAC | 5–4 | 0.556 | 52 | 0 | Beat Fresno State 41–28 |
| 63 | -7 | 3.472 | San José State (SAN JOSE STATE) | IND WAC | 6–4 | 0.600 | 47 | 0 | Lost to Louisiana Tech 0–21 |
| 64 | -4 | 3.496 | Clemson (CLEMSON) | ACC | 4–5 | 0.444 | 73 | -2 | Lost to Florida State 27–41 |
| 65 | 12 | 3.510 | Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH) | IND WAC | 5–4 | 0.556 | 52 | 0 | Beat San José State 21–0 |
| 66 | 6 | 3.579 | Hawai'i (HAWAII) | IND WAC | 5–5 | 0.500 | 64 | +2 | Beat New Mexico State 42–30 |
| 67 | -5 | 3.591 | Stanford (STANFORD) | PAC | 5–5 | 0.500 | 64 | -2 | Lost to Oregon 28–35 |
| 68 | 10 | 3.603 | Akron (AKRON) | MAC | 5–4 | 0.556 | 52 | -1 | Beat Toledo 47–30 |
| 69 | -19 | 3.665 | Duke (DUKE) | ACC | 4–5 | 0.444 | 73 | -2 | Lost to NC State 17–27 |
| 70 | -1 | 3.717 | Colorado (COLORADO) | B12 | 5–5 | 0.500 | 64 | +1 | Beat Iowa State 28–24 |
| 71 | 8 | 3.768 | Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN) | MAC | 5–5 | 0.500 | 64 | -2 | Beat Ohio 28–3 |
| 72 | -7 | 3.825 | Arkansas (ARKANSAS) | SEC | 4–6 | 0.400 | 81 | +3 | Lost to South Carolina 21–34 |
| 73 | -7 | 3.850 | Fresno State (FRESNO STATE) | IND WAC | 5–4 | 0.556 | 52 | -5 | Lost to Nevada 28–41 |
| 74 | 14 | 3.999 | UTEP | USA | 4–5 | 0.444 | 73 | -2 | Beat Louisiana 37–24 |
| 75 | -11 | 4.023 | Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE) | SUN | 5–4 | 0.556 | 52 | -8 | Lost to UTEP 24–37 |
| 76 | 5 | 4.047 | Auburn (AUBURN) | SEC | 5–5 | 0.500 | 64 | -7 | Beat FCS 37–20 |
| 77 | -4 | 4.105 | Colorado State (COLORADO STATE) | MWC | 4–6 | 0.400 | 81 | -3 | Lost to Air Force 17–38 |
| 78 | 6 | 4.109 | Memphis (MEMPHIS) | USA | 5–5 | 0.500 | 64 | -8 | Beat SMU 31–26 |
| 79 | -12 | 4.115 | New Mexico (NEW MEXICO) | MWC | 4–7 | 0.364 | 88 | -4 | Lost to UNLV 20–27 |
| 80 | -9 | 4.133 | Kansas State (KANSAS STATE) | B12 | 4–6 | 0.400 | 81 | -6 | Lost to Missouri 24–41 |
| 81 | 1 | 4.271 | Marshall (MARSHALL) | USA | 4–5 | 0.444 | 73 | -6 | Lost to East Carolina 16–19 |
| 82 | -6 | 4.327 | Purdue (PURDUE) | B10 | 3–7 | 0.300 | 96 | -8 | Lost to Michigan State 7–21 |
| 83 | 7 | 4.355 | UNLV | MWC | 4–6 | 0.400 | 81 | -4 | Beat New Mexico 27–20 |
| 84 | 8 | 4.369 | Florida Atlantic (FLORIDA ATLANTIC) | SUN | 4–5 | 0.444 | 73 | -7 | Beat North Texas 46–13 |
| 85 | 9 | 4.398 | Florida International (FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL) | SUN | 4–5 | 0.444 | 73 | -8 | Beat Arkansas State 22–21 |
| 86 | -11 | 4.424 | Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M) | B12 | 4–6 | 0.400 | 81 | -3 | Lost to Oklahoma 28–66 |
| 87 | 4 | 4.437 | Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS) | USA | 4–6 | 0.400 | 81 | -10 | Beat UCF 17–6 |
| 88 | -14 | 4.487 | Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE) | SUN | 4–5 | 0.444 | 73 | -10 | Lost to Florida International 21–22 |
| 89 | -3 | 4.523 | Temple (TEMPLE) | MAC | 3–6 | 0.333 | 89 | -8 | BYE |
| 90 | 9 | 4.587 | NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE) | ACC | 3–6 | 0.333 | 89 | -9 | Beat Duke 27–17 |
| 91 | -6 | 4.752 | UCLA | PAC | 3–6 | 0.333 | 89 | -8 | Lost to Oregon State 6–34 |
| 92 | -3 | 4.784 | Baylor (BAYLOR) | B12 | 3–7 | 0.300 | 96 | -13 | Lost to Texas 21–45 |
| 93 | 4 | 4.785 | Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE) | PAC | 3–6 | 0.333 | 89 | -13 | Beat Washington 39–19 |
| 94 | 4 | 4.899 | Wyoming (WYOMING) | MWC | 4–6 | 0.400 | 81 | -11 | Beat Tennessee 13–7 |
| 95 | -8 | 4.974 | Tennessee (TENNESSEE) | SEC | 3–7 | 0.300 | 96 | -13 | Lost to Wyoming 7–13 |
| 96 | -13 | 4.976 | Indiana (INDIANA) | B10 | 3–7 | 0.300 | 96 | -12 | Lost to Wisconsin 20–55 |
| 97 | 5 | 5.097 | Michigan (MICHIGAN) | B10 | 3–7 | 0.300 | 96 | -12 | Beat Minnesota 29–6 |
| 98 | 3 | 5.316 | Middle Tennessee (MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE) | SUN | 3–6 | 0.333 | 89 | -14 | Beat UL Monroe 24–21 |
| 99 | -4 | 5.318 | Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE) | SEC | 3–6 | 0.333 | 89 | -18 | BYE |
| 100 | -7 | 5.587 | Syracuse (SYRACUSE) | IND BE | 2–7 | 0.222 | 103 | -16 | Lost to Rutgers 17–35 |
| 101 | -5 | 5.599 | New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE) | IND WAC | 3–6 | 0.333 | 89 | -19 | Lost to Hawai'i 30–42 |
| 102 | 1 | 5.843 | Utah State (UTAH STATE) | IND WAC | 2–8 | 0.200 | 110 | -15 | Lost to Boise State 14–49 |
| 103 | -3 | 5.971 | Toledo (TOLEDO) | MAC | 2–7 | 0.222 | 103 | -17 | Lost to Akron 30–47 |
| 104 | 1 | 6.010 | Army (ARMY) | IND FBSI | 3–7 | 0.300 | 96 | -16 | Lost to Rice 31–38 |
| 105 | 1 | 6.233 | UCF (CENTRAL FLORIDA) | USA | 2–7 | 0.222 | 103 | -23 | Lost to Southern Miss 6–17 |
| 106 | -2 | 6.248 | Tulane (TULANE) | USA | 2–7 | 0.222 | 103 | -21 | Lost to Houston 14–42 |
| 107 | 2 | 6.390 | Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN) | MAC | 2–8 | 0.200 | 110 | -24 | BYE |
| 108 | 0 | 6.416 | Ohio (OHIO) | MAC | 2–8 | 0.200 | 110 | -28 | Lost to Bowling Green 3–28 |
| 109 | -2 | 6.566 | UL Monroe (LOUISIANA MONROE) | SUN | 3–7 | 0.300 | 96 | -31 | Lost to Middle Tennessee 21–24 |
| 110 | 0 | 6.825 | Western Kentucky (WESTERN KENTUCKY) | IND FBSI | 2–8 | 0.200 | 110 | -31 | Lost to Troy 7–17 |
| 111 | 3 | 6.838 | UAB | USA | 2–7 | 0.222 | 103 | -27 | BYE |
| 112 | 1 | 6.888 | Kent State (KENT STATE) | MAC | 2–7 | 0.222 | 103 | -30 | BYE |
| 113 | -1 | 7.154 | Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH)) | MAC | 2–7 | 0.222 | 103 | -29 | Lost to Buffalo 17–37 |
| 114 | -3 | 7.244 | Iowa State (IOWA STATE) | B12 | 2–8 | 0.200 | 110 | -36 | Lost to Colorado 24–28 |
| 115 | 1 | 7.315 | SMU | USA | 1–9 | 0.100 | 116 | -32 | Lost to Memphis 26–31 |
| 116 | -1 | 7.406 | Washington (WASHINGTON) | PAC | 0–9 | 0.000 | 120 | -27 | Lost to Arizona State 19–39 |
| 117 | 0 | 7.544 | Idaho (IDAHO) | IND WAC | 2–8 | 0.200 | 110 | -35 | BYE |
| 118 | 1 | 7.993 | Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE) | PAC | 1–9 | 0.100 | 116 | -33 | Lost to Arizona 28–59 |
| 119 | 1 | 8.060 | San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE) | MWC | 1–9 | 0.100 | 116 | -30 | Lost to BYU 12–41 |
| 120 | -2 | 8.206 | North Texas (NORTH TEXAS) | SUN | 1–9 | 0.100 | 116 | -35 | Lost to Florida Atlantic 13–46 |
2008 Week 11 College Football Team Rankings
2008 rankings calculated with the Classic formula (Ken's 2016-based hybrid, applied retroactively); records, NOW and game results come from official ESPN scores.
| Rank | Change | Rating | Team | Conf | Record | Win % | Place | NOW | Game Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0.732 | Texas (TEXAS) | B12 | 8–1 | 0.889 | 8 | +43 | Lost to Texas Tech 33–39 |
| 2 | 5 | 0.904 | Florida (FLORIDA) | SEC | 7–1 | 0.875 | 13 | +32 | Beat Georgia 49–10 |
| 3 | -1 | 1.018 | Alabama (ALABAMA) | SEC | 9–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +37 | Beat Arkansas State 35–0 |
| 4 | -1 | 1.050 | Boise State (BOISE STATE) | IND WAC | 8–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +30 | Beat New Mexico State 49–0 |
| 5 | 0 | 1.091 | Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA) | B12 | 8–1 | 0.889 | 8 | +32 | Beat Nebraska 62–28 |
| 6 | 3 | 1.108 | Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH) | B12 | 9–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +32 | Beat Texas 39–33 |
| 7 | -1 | 1.113 | Penn State (PENN STATE) | B10 | 9–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +31 | BYE |
| 8 | -4 | 1.262 | USC | PAC | 7–1 | 0.875 | 13 | +23 | Beat Washington 56–0 |
| 9 | 2 | 1.291 | Utah (UTAH) | MWC | 9–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +30 | Beat New Mexico 13–10 |
| 10 | 0 | 1.373 | Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE) | B12 | 8–1 | 0.889 | 8 | +25 | Beat Iowa State 59–17 |
| 11 | -3 | 1.394 | Georgia (GEORGIA) | SEC | 7–2 | 0.778 | 16 | +28 | Lost to Florida 10–49 |
| 12 | 4 | 1.434 | TCU | MWC | 9–1 | 0.900 | 7 | +28 | Beat UNLV 44–14 |
| 13 | 1 | 1.459 | Ohio State (OHIO STATE) | B10 | 7–2 | 0.778 | 16 | +28 | BYE |
| 14 | -1 | 1.461 | Ball State (BALL STATE) | MAC | 8–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +21 | BYE |
| 15 | 0 | 1.484 | Missouri (MISSOURI) | B12 | 7–2 | 0.778 | 16 | +23 | Beat Baylor 31–28 |
| 16 | 3 | 1.697 | Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE) | B10 | 8–2 | 0.800 | 15 | +27 | Beat Wisconsin 25–24 |
| 17 | 0 | 1.766 | North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA) | ACC | 6–2 | 0.750 | 25 | +18 | BYE |
| 18 | 4 | 1.792 | BYU | MWC | 8–1 | 0.889 | 8 | +18 | Beat Colorado State 45–42 |
| 19 | 4 | 1.806 | California (CALIFORNIA) | PAC | 6–2 | 0.750 | 25 | +19 | Beat Oregon 26–16 |
| 20 | -2 | 1.810 | Minnesota (MINNESOTA) | B10 | 7–2 | 0.778 | 16 | +19 | Lost to Northwestern 17–24 |
| 21 | -9 | 1.859 | Tulsa (TULSA) | USA | 8–1 | 0.889 | 8 | +14 | Lost to Arkansas 23–30 |
| 22 | 4 | 1.939 | Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH) | ACC | 7–2 | 0.778 | 16 | +15 | Beat Florida State 31–28 |
| 23 | 11 | 1.988 | Cincinnati (CINCINNATI) | IND BE | 6–2 | 0.750 | 25 | +15 | Beat South Florida 24–10 |
| 24 | 12 | 1.998 | Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH) | IND BE | 6–2 | 0.750 | 25 | +18 | Beat Notre Dame 36–33 |
| 25 | -5 | 2.004 | Florida State (FLORIDA STATE) | ACC | 6–2 | 0.750 | 25 | +12 | Lost to Georgia Tech 28–31 |
| 26 | 11 | 2.057 | Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN) | B10 | 7–2 | 0.778 | 16 | +15 | Beat Minnesota 24–17 |
| 27 | 1 | 2.087 | Air Force (AIR FORCE) | MWC | 7–2 | 0.778 | 16 | +15 | Beat Army 16–7 |
| 28 | 2 | 2.152 | LSU | SEC | 6–2 | 0.750 | 25 | +13 | Beat Tulane 35–10 |
| 29 | 10 | 2.165 | Miami (MIAMI) | ACC | 6–3 | 0.667 | 33 | +15 | Beat Virginia 24–17 |
| 30 | 22 | 2.239 | West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA) | IND BE | 6–2 | 0.750 | 25 | +11 | Beat UConn 35–13 |
| 31 | 0 | 2.250 | Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN) | MAC | 7–2 | 0.778 | 16 | +12 | Beat Eastern Michigan 31–10 |
| 32 | 17 | 2.254 | Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST) | ACC | 5–3 | 0.625 | 43 | +14 | Beat Duke 33–30 |
| 33 | 5 | 2.268 | Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN) | MAC | 7–2 | 0.778 | 16 | +13 | Beat Indiana 37–34 |
| 34 | 9 | 2.306 | Kansas (KANSAS) | B12 | 6–3 | 0.667 | 33 | +13 | Beat Kansas State 52–21 |
| 35 | -14 | 2.361 | UConn (CONNECTICUT) | IND BE | 6–3 | 0.667 | 33 | +13 | Lost to West Virginia 13–35 |
| 36 | 12 | 2.383 | Navy (NAVY) | IND FBSI | 6–3 | 0.667 | 33 | +13 | Beat Temple 33–27 |
| 37 | 14 | 2.432 | South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA) | SEC | 6–3 | 0.667 | 33 | +11 | Beat Tennessee 27–6 |
| 38 | 9 | 2.444 | Kentucky (KENTUCKY) | SEC | 6–3 | 0.667 | 33 | +12 | Beat Mississippi State 14–13 |
| 39 | -7 | 2.451 | Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH) | ACC | 5–3 | 0.625 | 43 | +12 | BYE |
| 40 | -16 | 2.452 | Nebraska (NEBRASKA) | B12 | 5–4 | 0.556 | 56 | +15 | Lost to Oklahoma 28–62 |
| 41 | 0 | 2.476 | Maryland (MARYLAND) | ACC | 6–2 | 0.750 | 25 | +9 | BYE |
| 42 | 8 | 2.491 | Oregon State (OREGON STATE) | PAC | 5–3 | 0.625 | 43 | +10 | Beat Arizona State 27–25 |
| 43 | -14 | 2.507 | South Florida (SOUTH FLORIDA) | IND BE | 6–3 | 0.667 | 33 | +8 | Lost to Cincinnati 10–24 |
| 44 | 0 | 2.537 | Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT) | SEC | 5–3 | 0.625 | 43 | +11 | BYE |
| 45 | -12 | 2.555 | Oregon (OREGON) | PAC | 6–3 | 0.667 | 33 | +8 | Lost to California 16–26 |
| 46 | -21 | 2.559 | Virginia (VIRGINIA) | ACC | 5–4 | 0.556 | 56 | +13 | Lost to Miami 17–24 |
| 47 | 7 | 2.657 | Rice (RICE) | USA | 6–3 | 0.667 | 33 | +9 | Beat UTEP 49–44 |
| 48 | 13 | 2.772 | Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI) | SEC | 5–4 | 0.556 | 56 | +10 | Beat Auburn 17–7 |
| 49 | 4 | 2.855 | Arizona (ARIZONA) | PAC | 5–3 | 0.625 | 43 | +2 | BYE |
| 50 | -5 | 2.862 | Duke (DUKE) | ACC | 4–4 | 0.500 | 62 | +6 | Lost to Wake Forest 30–33 |
| 51 | -5 | 2.868 | Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME) | IND FBSI | 5–3 | 0.625 | 43 | +5 | Lost to Pittsburgh 33–36 |
| 52 | -17 | 2.927 | Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE) | ACC | 5–3 | 0.625 | 43 | +3 | Lost to Clemson 21–27 |
| 53 | 9 | 2.941 | Illinois (ILLINOIS) | B10 | 5–4 | 0.556 | 56 | +6 | Beat Iowa 27–24 |
| 54 | -27 | 2.964 | Louisville (LOUISVILLE) | IND BE | 5–3 | 0.625 | 43 | +4 | Lost to Syracuse 21–28 |
| 55 | 5 | 3.018 | East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA) | USA | 5–3 | 0.625 | 43 | +5 | Beat UCF 13–10 |
| 56 | 3 | 3.020 | San José State (SAN JOSE STATE) | IND WAC | 6–3 | 0.667 | 33 | +4 | Beat Idaho 30–24 |
| 57 | -17 | 3.021 | Iowa (IOWA) | B10 | 5–4 | 0.556 | 56 | +2 | Lost to Illinois 24–27 |
| 58 | -2 | 3.074 | Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS) | MAC | 5–3 | 0.625 | 43 | 0 | BYE |
| 59 | -17 | 3.089 | Troy (TROY) | SUN | 5–3 | 0.625 | 43 | 0 | Lost to UL Monroe 30–31 |
| 60 | 12 | 3.254 | Clemson (CLEMSON) | ACC | 4–4 | 0.500 | 62 | 0 | Beat Boston College 27–21 |
| 61 | 6 | 3.262 | Buffalo (BUFFALO) | MAC | 4–4 | 0.500 | 62 | +3 | Beat Ohio 32–19 |
| 62 | 6 | 3.321 | Stanford (STANFORD) | PAC | 5–4 | 0.556 | 56 | +2 | Beat Washington State 58–0 |
| 63 | -6 | 3.356 | Wisconsin (WISCONSIN) | B10 | 4–5 | 0.444 | 71 | +3 | Lost to Michigan State 24–25 |
| 64 | 11 | 3.446 | Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE) | SUN | 5–3 | 0.625 | 43 | -2 | Beat Florida International 49–20 |
| 65 | 17 | 3.475 | Arkansas (ARKANSAS) | SEC | 4–5 | 0.444 | 71 | +6 | Beat Tulsa 30–23 |
| 66 | -11 | 3.553 | Fresno State (FRESNO STATE) | IND WAC | 5–3 | 0.625 | 43 | -2 | Lost to Louisiana Tech 35–38 |
| 67 | -1 | 3.584 | New Mexico (NEW MEXICO) | MWC | 4–6 | 0.400 | 81 | +2 | Lost to Utah 10–13 |
| 68 | 1 | 3.618 | Rutgers (RUTGERS) | IND BE | 3–5 | 0.375 | 82 | 0 | BYE |
| 69 | -11 | 3.689 | Colorado (COLORADO) | B12 | 4–5 | 0.444 | 71 | +1 | Lost to Texas A&M 17–24 |
| 70 | -7 | 3.695 | Houston (HOUSTON) | USA | 4–4 | 0.500 | 62 | -4 | Lost to Marshall 23–37 |
| 71 | -6 | 3.721 | Kansas State (KANSAS STATE) | B12 | 4–5 | 0.444 | 71 | -2 | Lost to Kansas 21–52 |
| 72 | -8 | 3.906 | Hawai'i (HAWAII) | IND WAC | 4–5 | 0.444 | 71 | -1 | Lost to Utah State 14–30 |
| 73 | -3 | 3.910 | Colorado State (COLORADO STATE) | MWC | 4–5 | 0.444 | 71 | -1 | Lost to BYU 42–45 |
| 74 | 2 | 3.950 | Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE) | SUN | 4–4 | 0.500 | 62 | -5 | Lost to Alabama 0–35 |
| 75 | 8 | 3.988 | Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M) | B12 | 4–5 | 0.444 | 71 | 0 | Beat Colorado 24–17 |
| 76 | 3 | 3.999 | Purdue (PURDUE) | B10 | 3–6 | 0.333 | 88 | -3 | Beat Michigan 48–42 |
| 77 | 14 | 4.013 | Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH) | IND WAC | 4–4 | 0.500 | 62 | -4 | Beat Fresno State 38–35 |
| 78 | 0 | 4.023 | Akron (AKRON) | MAC | 4–4 | 0.500 | 62 | -3 | BYE |
| 79 | 7 | 4.044 | Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN) | MAC | 4–5 | 0.444 | 71 | -4 | Beat Kent State 45–30 |
| 80 | -6 | 4.045 | Nevada (NEVADA) | IND WAC | 4–4 | 0.500 | 62 | -5 | BYE |
| 81 | -10 | 4.081 | Auburn (AUBURN) | SEC | 4–5 | 0.444 | 71 | -4 | Lost to Ole Miss 7–17 |
| 82 | 11 | 4.127 | Marshall (MARSHALL) | USA | 4–4 | 0.500 | 62 | -5 | Beat Houston 37–23 |
| 83 | -6 | 4.294 | Indiana (INDIANA) | B10 | 3–6 | 0.333 | 88 | -5 | Lost to Central Michigan 34–37 |
| 84 | 4 | 4.363 | Memphis (MEMPHIS) | USA | 4–5 | 0.444 | 71 | -8 | BYE |
| 85 | -4 | 4.368 | UCLA | PAC | 3–5 | 0.375 | 82 | -3 | BYE |
| 86 | -6 | 4.437 | Temple (TEMPLE) | MAC | 3–6 | 0.333 | 88 | -7 | Lost to Navy 27–33 |
| 87 | -14 | 4.458 | Tennessee (TENNESSEE) | SEC | 3–6 | 0.333 | 88 | -6 | Lost to South Carolina 6–27 |
| 88 | -3 | 4.696 | UTEP | USA | 3–5 | 0.375 | 82 | -7 | Lost to Rice 44–49 |
| 89 | -2 | 4.713 | Baylor (BAYLOR) | B12 | 3–6 | 0.333 | 88 | -11 | Lost to Missouri 28–31 |
| 90 | -1 | 4.746 | UNLV | MWC | 3–6 | 0.333 | 88 | -7 | Lost to TCU 14–44 |
| 91 | 7 | 4.795 | Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS) | USA | 3–6 | 0.333 | 88 | -11 | Beat UAB 70–14 |
| 92 | -2 | 4.823 | Florida Atlantic (FLORIDA ATLANTIC) | SUN | 3–5 | 0.375 | 82 | -7 | BYE |
| 93 | 14 | 4.975 | Syracuse (SYRACUSE) | IND BE | 2–6 | 0.250 | 99 | -8 | Beat Louisville 28–21 |
| 94 | -10 | 4.988 | Florida International (FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL) | SUN | 3–5 | 0.375 | 82 | -11 | Lost to Louisiana 20–49 |
| 95 | 0 | 5.169 | Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE) | SEC | 3–6 | 0.333 | 88 | -15 | Lost to Kentucky 13–14 |
| 96 | -2 | 5.248 | New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE) | IND WAC | 3–5 | 0.375 | 82 | -14 | Lost to Boise State 0–49 |
| 97 | -5 | 5.270 | Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE) | PAC | 2–6 | 0.250 | 99 | -12 | Lost to Oregon State 25–27 |
| 98 | 5 | 5.316 | Wyoming (WYOMING) | MWC | 3–6 | 0.333 | 88 | -12 | Beat San Diego State 35–10 |
| 99 | -2 | 5.320 | NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE) | ACC | 2–6 | 0.250 | 99 | -12 | BYE |
| 100 | 0 | 5.755 | Toledo (TOLEDO) | MAC | 2–6 | 0.250 | 99 | -12 | BYE |
| 101 | -2 | 5.825 | Middle Tennessee (MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE) | SUN | 2–6 | 0.250 | 99 | -15 | BYE |
| 102 | -6 | 5.922 | Michigan (MICHIGAN) | B10 | 2–7 | 0.222 | 107 | -15 | Lost to Purdue 42–48 |
| 103 | 8 | 5.943 | Utah State (UTAH STATE) | IND WAC | 2–7 | 0.222 | 107 | -14 | Beat Hawai'i 30–14 |
| 104 | 1 | 5.968 | Tulane (TULANE) | USA | 2–6 | 0.250 | 99 | -15 | Lost to LSU 10–35 |
| 105 | 1 | 5.982 | Army (ARMY) | IND FBSI | 3–6 | 0.333 | 88 | -13 | Lost to Air Force 7–16 |
| 106 | -5 | 5.996 | UCF (CENTRAL FLORIDA) | USA | 2–6 | 0.250 | 99 | -17 | Lost to East Carolina 10–13 |
| 107 | 9 | 6.035 | UL Monroe (LOUISIANA MONROE) | SUN | 3–6 | 0.333 | 88 | -22 | Beat Troy 31–30 |
| 108 | -6 | 6.116 | Ohio (OHIO) | MAC | 2–7 | 0.222 | 107 | -22 | Lost to Buffalo 19–32 |
| 109 | 0 | 6.429 | Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN) | MAC | 2–8 | 0.200 | 114 | -21 | Lost to Western Michigan 10–31 |
| 110 | -6 | 6.774 | Western Kentucky (WESTERN KENTUCKY) | IND FBSI | 2–7 | 0.222 | 107 | -25 | Lost to North Texas 40–51 |
| 111 | 1 | 6.968 | Iowa State (IOWA STATE) | B12 | 2–7 | 0.222 | 107 | -27 | Lost to Oklahoma State 17–59 |
| 112 | 1 | 7.000 | Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH)) | MAC | 2–6 | 0.250 | 99 | -24 | BYE |
| 113 | -3 | 7.044 | Kent State (KENT STATE) | MAC | 2–7 | 0.222 | 107 | -27 | Lost to Bowling Green 30–45 |
| 114 | -6 | 7.068 | UAB | USA | 2–7 | 0.222 | 107 | -26 | Lost to Southern Miss 14–70 |
| 115 | -1 | 7.094 | Washington (WASHINGTON) | PAC | 0–8 | 0.000 | 120 | -19 | Lost to USC 0–56 |
| 116 | -1 | 7.186 | SMU | USA | 1–8 | 0.111 | 116 | -24 | BYE |
| 117 | 2 | 7.635 | Idaho (IDAHO) | IND WAC | 2–8 | 0.200 | 114 | -31 | Lost to San José State 24–30 |
| 118 | 2 | 7.875 | North Texas (NORTH TEXAS) | SUN | 1–8 | 0.111 | 116 | -26 | Beat Western Kentucky 51–40 |
| 119 | -1 | 7.938 | Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE) | PAC | 1–8 | 0.111 | 116 | -25 | Lost to Stanford 0–58 |
| 120 | -3 | 8.081 | San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE) | MWC | 1–8 | 0.111 | 116 | -24 | Lost to Wyoming 10–35 |
2008 Week 10 College Football Team Rankings
2008 rankings calculated with the Classic formula (Ken's 2016-based hybrid, applied retroactively); records, NOW and game results come from official ESPN scores.
| Rank | Change | Rating | Team | Conf | Record | Win % | Place | NOW | Game Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0.620 | Texas (TEXAS) | B12 | 8–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +38 | Beat Oklahoma State 28–24 |
| 2 | 0 | 1.074 | Alabama (ALABAMA) | SEC | 8–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +29 | Beat Tennessee 29–9 |
| 3 | 2 | 1.103 | Boise State (BOISE STATE) | IND WAC | 7–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +23 | Beat San José State 33–16 |
| 4 | 2 | 1.111 | USC | PAC | 6–1 | 0.857 | 15 | +23 | Beat Arizona 17–10 |
| 5 | -2 | 1.135 | Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA) | B12 | 7–1 | 0.875 | 10 | +25 | Beat Kansas State 58–35 |
| 6 | 1 | 1.156 | Penn State (PENN STATE) | B10 | 9–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +27 | Beat Ohio State 13–6 |
| 7 | 5 | 1.163 | Florida (FLORIDA) | SEC | 6–1 | 0.857 | 15 | +21 | Beat Kentucky 63–5 |
| 8 | 0 | 1.172 | Georgia (GEORGIA) | SEC | 7–1 | 0.875 | 10 | +26 | Beat LSU 52–38 |
| 9 | 2 | 1.228 | Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH) | B12 | 8–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +22 | Beat Kansas 63–21 |
| 10 | -6 | 1.293 | Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE) | B12 | 7–1 | 0.875 | 10 | +22 | Lost to Texas 24–28 |
| 11 | -2 | 1.294 | Utah (UTAH) | MWC | 8–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +22 | BYE |
| 12 | 1 | 1.414 | Tulsa (TULSA) | USA | 8–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +17 | Beat UCF 49–19 |
| 13 | 1 | 1.418 | Ball State (BALL STATE) | MAC | 8–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +20 | Beat Eastern Michigan 38–16 |
| 14 | -4 | 1.419 | Ohio State (OHIO STATE) | B10 | 7–2 | 0.778 | 18 | +26 | Lost to Penn State 6–13 |
| 15 | 1 | 1.425 | Missouri (MISSOURI) | B12 | 6–2 | 0.750 | 20 | +19 | Beat Colorado 58–0 |
| 16 | -1 | 1.467 | TCU | MWC | 8–1 | 0.889 | 9 | +22 | Beat Wyoming 54–7 |
| 17 | 12 | 1.539 | North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA) | ACC | 6–2 | 0.750 | 20 | +18 | Beat Boston College 45–24 |
| 18 | -1 | 1.653 | Minnesota (MINNESOTA) | B10 | 7–1 | 0.875 | 10 | +18 | Beat Purdue 17–6 |
| 19 | 2 | 1.664 | Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE) | B10 | 7–2 | 0.778 | 18 | +22 | Beat Michigan 35–21 |
| 20 | 5 | 1.754 | Florida State (FLORIDA STATE) | ACC | 6–1 | 0.857 | 15 | +13 | Beat Virginia Tech 30–20 |
| 21 | 16 | 1.868 | UConn (CONNECTICUT) | IND BE | 6–2 | 0.750 | 20 | +14 | Beat Cincinnati 40–16 |
| 22 | 1 | 1.892 | BYU | MWC | 7–1 | 0.875 | 10 | +12 | Beat UNLV 42–35 |
| 23 | 12 | 2.012 | California (CALIFORNIA) | PAC | 5–2 | 0.714 | 31 | +12 | Beat UCLA 41–20 |
| 24 | 7 | 2.056 | Nebraska (NEBRASKA) | B12 | 5–3 | 0.625 | 41 | +14 | Beat Baylor 32–20 |
| 25 | 26 | 2.085 | Virginia (VIRGINIA) | ACC | 5–3 | 0.625 | 41 | +16 | Beat Georgia Tech 24–17 |
| 26 | -6 | 2.113 | Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH) | ACC | 6–2 | 0.750 | 20 | +9 | Lost to Virginia 17–24 |
| 27 | 19 | 2.157 | Louisville (LOUISVILLE) | IND BE | 5–2 | 0.714 | 31 | +11 | Beat South Florida 24–20 |
| 28 | 8 | 2.171 | Air Force (AIR FORCE) | MWC | 6–2 | 0.750 | 20 | +11 | Beat New Mexico 23–10 |
| 29 | -10 | 2.181 | South Florida (SOUTH FLORIDA) | IND BE | 6–2 | 0.750 | 20 | +9 | Lost to Louisville 20–24 |
| 30 | -4 | 2.223 | LSU | SEC | 5–2 | 0.714 | 31 | +10 | Lost to Georgia 38–52 |
| 31 | 8 | 2.239 | Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN) | MAC | 6–2 | 0.750 | 20 | +10 | BYE |
| 32 | -4 | 2.270 | Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH) | ACC | 5–3 | 0.625 | 41 | +13 | Lost to Florida State 20–30 |
| 33 | 5 | 2.270 | Oregon (OREGON) | PAC | 6–2 | 0.750 | 20 | +8 | Beat Arizona State 54–20 |
| 34 | -7 | 2.321 | Cincinnati (CINCINNATI) | IND BE | 5–2 | 0.714 | 31 | +9 | Lost to UConn 16–40 |
| 35 | -13 | 2.337 | Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE) | ACC | 5–2 | 0.714 | 31 | +7 | Lost to North Carolina 24–45 |
| 36 | -18 | 2.352 | Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH) | IND BE | 5–2 | 0.714 | 31 | +10 | Lost to Rutgers 34–54 |
| 37 | -13 | 2.367 | Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN) | B10 | 6–2 | 0.750 | 20 | +7 | Lost to Indiana 19–21 |
| 38 | 5 | 2.404 | Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN) | MAC | 6–2 | 0.750 | 20 | +9 | Beat Toledo 24–23 |
| 39 | 15 | 2.406 | Miami (MIAMI) | ACC | 5–3 | 0.625 | 41 | +9 | Beat Wake Forest 16–10 |
| 40 | 2 | 2.444 | Iowa (IOWA) | B10 | 5–3 | 0.625 | 41 | +6 | BYE |
| 41 | 3 | 2.456 | Maryland (MARYLAND) | ACC | 6–2 | 0.750 | 20 | +7 | Beat NC State 27–24 |
| 42 | -2 | 2.459 | Troy (TROY) | SUN | 5–2 | 0.714 | 31 | +5 | Beat North Texas 45–17 |
| 43 | -13 | 2.469 | Kansas (KANSAS) | B12 | 5–3 | 0.625 | 41 | +9 | Lost to Texas Tech 21–63 |
| 44 | -12 | 2.472 | Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT) | SEC | 5–3 | 0.625 | 41 | +11 | Lost to Duke 7–10 |
| 45 | 11 | 2.528 | Duke (DUKE) | ACC | 4–3 | 0.571 | 55 | +8 | Beat Vanderbilt 10–7 |
| 46 | 4 | 2.544 | Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME) | IND FBSI | 5–2 | 0.714 | 31 | +5 | Beat Washington 33–7 |
| 47 | -14 | 2.599 | Kentucky (KENTUCKY) | SEC | 5–3 | 0.625 | 41 | +8 | Lost to Florida 5–63 |
| 48 | 4 | 2.610 | Navy (NAVY) | IND FBSI | 5–3 | 0.625 | 41 | +9 | Beat SMU 34–7 |
| 49 | -15 | 2.623 | Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST) | ACC | 4–3 | 0.571 | 55 | +8 | Lost to Miami 10–16 |
| 50 | -2 | 2.624 | Oregon State (OREGON STATE) | PAC | 4–3 | 0.571 | 55 | +7 | BYE |
| 51 | -4 | 2.636 | South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA) | SEC | 5–3 | 0.625 | 41 | +7 | BYE |
| 52 | 7 | 2.736 | West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA) | IND BE | 5–2 | 0.714 | 31 | +4 | Beat Auburn 34–17 |
| 53 | -12 | 2.836 | Arizona (ARIZONA) | PAC | 5–3 | 0.625 | 41 | +2 | Lost to USC 10–17 |
| 54 | 3 | 2.870 | Rice (RICE) | USA | 5–3 | 0.625 | 41 | +6 | Beat Tulane 42–17 |
| 55 | 9 | 2.980 | Fresno State (FRESNO STATE) | IND WAC | 5–2 | 0.714 | 31 | +3 | Beat Utah State 30–28 |
| 56 | 7 | 3.039 | Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS) | MAC | 5–3 | 0.625 | 41 | +1 | Beat Bowling Green 16–13 |
| 57 | 11 | 3.052 | Wisconsin (WISCONSIN) | B10 | 4–4 | 0.500 | 62 | +5 | Beat Illinois 27–17 |
| 58 | -13 | 3.069 | Colorado (COLORADO) | B12 | 4–4 | 0.500 | 62 | +7 | Lost to Missouri 0–58 |
| 59 | -6 | 3.107 | San José State (SAN JOSE STATE) | IND WAC | 5–3 | 0.625 | 41 | +2 | Lost to Boise State 16–33 |
| 60 | -2 | 3.168 | East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA) | USA | 4–3 | 0.571 | 55 | +4 | BYE |
| 61 | 6 | 3.185 | Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI) | SEC | 4–4 | 0.500 | 62 | +4 | Beat Arkansas 23–21 |
| 62 | -13 | 3.195 | Illinois (ILLINOIS) | B10 | 4–4 | 0.500 | 62 | +2 | Lost to Wisconsin 17–27 |
| 63 | -1 | 3.214 | Houston (HOUSTON) | USA | 4–3 | 0.571 | 55 | 0 | BYE |
| 64 | 7 | 3.288 | Hawai'i (HAWAII) | IND WAC | 4–4 | 0.500 | 62 | +5 | Beat Nevada 38–31 |
| 65 | -10 | 3.364 | Kansas State (KANSAS STATE) | B12 | 4–4 | 0.500 | 62 | 0 | Lost to Oklahoma 35–58 |
| 66 | -5 | 3.522 | New Mexico (NEW MEXICO) | MWC | 4–5 | 0.444 | 73 | +2 | Lost to Air Force 10–23 |
| 67 | 3 | 3.524 | Buffalo (BUFFALO) | MAC | 3–4 | 0.429 | 75 | +1 | BYE |
| 68 | -2 | 3.575 | Stanford (STANFORD) | PAC | 4–4 | 0.500 | 62 | +1 | BYE |
| 69 | 18 | 3.595 | Rutgers (RUTGERS) | IND BE | 3–5 | 0.375 | 82 | 0 | Beat Pittsburgh 54–34 |
| 70 | 4 | 3.675 | Colorado State (COLORADO STATE) | MWC | 4–4 | 0.500 | 62 | +1 | Beat San Diego State 38–34 |
| 71 | -11 | 3.802 | Auburn (AUBURN) | SEC | 4–4 | 0.500 | 62 | -2 | Lost to West Virginia 17–34 |
| 72 | 1 | 3.969 | Clemson (CLEMSON) | ACC | 3–4 | 0.429 | 75 | -5 | BYE |
| 73 | 2 | 3.973 | Tennessee (TENNESSEE) | SEC | 3–5 | 0.375 | 82 | -1 | Lost to Alabama 9–29 |
| 74 | -9 | 3.978 | Nevada (NEVADA) | IND WAC | 4–4 | 0.500 | 62 | -4 | Lost to Hawai'i 31–38 |
| 75 | -3 | 4.001 | Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE) | SUN | 4–3 | 0.571 | 55 | -6 | BYE |
| 76 | 3 | 4.006 | Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE) | SUN | 4–3 | 0.571 | 55 | -7 | BYE |
| 77 | 19 | 4.047 | Indiana (INDIANA) | B10 | 3–5 | 0.375 | 82 | -2 | Beat Northwestern 21–19 |
| 78 | 6 | 4.058 | Akron (AKRON) | MAC | 4–4 | 0.500 | 62 | -3 | BYE |
| 79 | 2 | 4.067 | Purdue (PURDUE) | B10 | 2–6 | 0.250 | 98 | -3 | Lost to Minnesota 6–17 |
| 80 | 8 | 4.144 | Temple (TEMPLE) | MAC | 3–5 | 0.375 | 82 | -3 | Beat Ohio 14–10 |
| 81 | -4 | 4.237 | UCLA | PAC | 3–5 | 0.375 | 82 | -2 | Lost to California 20–41 |
| 82 | -13 | 4.347 | Arkansas (ARKANSAS) | SEC | 3–5 | 0.375 | 82 | -2 | Lost to Ole Miss 21–23 |
| 83 | 6 | 4.356 | Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M) | B12 | 3–5 | 0.375 | 82 | -2 | Beat Iowa State 49–35 |
| 84 | 1 | 4.381 | Florida International (FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL) | SUN | 3–4 | 0.429 | 75 | -6 | BYE |
| 85 | -3 | 4.397 | UTEP | USA | 3–4 | 0.429 | 75 | -2 | BYE |
| 86 | -8 | 4.435 | Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN) | MAC | 3–5 | 0.375 | 82 | -6 | Lost to Northern Illinois 13–16 |
| 87 | -7 | 4.464 | Baylor (BAYLOR) | B12 | 3–5 | 0.375 | 82 | -7 | Lost to Nebraska 20–32 |
| 88 | 11 | 4.512 | Memphis (MEMPHIS) | USA | 4–5 | 0.444 | 73 | -8 | Beat Southern Miss 36–30 |
| 89 | -3 | 4.560 | UNLV | MWC | 3–5 | 0.375 | 82 | -6 | Lost to BYU 35–42 |
| 90 | 10 | 4.624 | Florida Atlantic (FLORIDA ATLANTIC) | SUN | 3–5 | 0.375 | 82 | -5 | Beat UL Monroe 29–28 |
| 91 | -8 | 4.740 | Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH) | IND WAC | 3–4 | 0.429 | 75 | -7 | Lost to Army 7–14 |
| 92 | -2 | 4.930 | Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE) | PAC | 2–5 | 0.286 | 95 | -7 | Lost to Oregon 20–54 |
| 93 | 2 | 4.932 | Marshall (MARSHALL) | USA | 3–4 | 0.429 | 75 | -8 | BYE |
| 94 | -18 | 4.936 | New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE) | IND WAC | 3–4 | 0.429 | 75 | -11 | Lost to Idaho 14–20 |
| 95 | 2 | 5.020 | Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE) | SEC | 3–5 | 0.375 | 82 | -10 | Beat Middle Tennessee 31–22 |
| 96 | -4 | 5.166 | Michigan (MICHIGAN) | B10 | 2–6 | 0.250 | 98 | -8 | Lost to Michigan State 21–35 |
| 97 | -4 | 5.237 | NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE) | ACC | 2–6 | 0.250 | 98 | -10 | Lost to Maryland 24–27 |
| 98 | -7 | 5.478 | Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS) | USA | 2–6 | 0.250 | 98 | -12 | Lost to Memphis 30–36 |
| 99 | -5 | 5.495 | Middle Tennessee (MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE) | SUN | 2–6 | 0.250 | 98 | -10 | Lost to Mississippi State 22–31 |
| 100 | 1 | 5.512 | Toledo (TOLEDO) | MAC | 2–6 | 0.250 | 98 | -10 | Lost to Central Michigan 23–24 |
| 101 | 1 | 5.575 | UCF (CENTRAL FLORIDA) | USA | 2–5 | 0.286 | 95 | -10 | Lost to Tulsa 19–49 |
| 102 | -4 | 5.722 | Ohio (OHIO) | MAC | 2–6 | 0.250 | 98 | -17 | Lost to Temple 10–14 |
| 103 | 1 | 5.886 | Wyoming (WYOMING) | MWC | 2–6 | 0.250 | 98 | -12 | Lost to TCU 7–54 |
| 104 | 4 | 5.963 | Western Kentucky (WESTERN KENTUCKY) | IND FBSI | 2–6 | 0.250 | 98 | -16 | BYE |
| 105 | -2 | 5.995 | Tulane (TULANE) | USA | 2–5 | 0.286 | 95 | -12 | Lost to Rice 17–42 |
| 106 | 9 | 6.100 | Army (ARMY) | IND FBSI | 3–5 | 0.375 | 82 | -11 | Beat Louisiana Tech 14–7 |
| 107 | -2 | 6.135 | Syracuse (SYRACUSE) | IND BE | 1–6 | 0.143 | 114 | -12 | BYE |
| 108 | 3 | 6.340 | UAB | USA | 2–6 | 0.250 | 98 | -18 | BYE |
| 109 | 3 | 6.437 | Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN) | MAC | 2–7 | 0.222 | 112 | -19 | Lost to Ball State 16–38 |
| 110 | 6 | 6.441 | Kent State (KENT STATE) | MAC | 2–6 | 0.250 | 98 | -19 | Beat Miami (OH) 54–21 |
| 111 | -2 | 6.634 | Utah State (UTAH STATE) | IND WAC | 1–7 | 0.125 | 115 | -15 | Lost to Fresno State 28–30 |
| 112 | -5 | 6.640 | Iowa State (IOWA STATE) | B12 | 2–6 | 0.250 | 98 | -22 | Lost to Texas A&M 35–49 |
| 113 | -7 | 6.888 | Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH)) | MAC | 2–6 | 0.250 | 98 | -22 | Lost to Kent State 21–54 |
| 114 | 0 | 7.049 | Washington (WASHINGTON) | PAC | 0–7 | 0.000 | 119 | -16 | Lost to Notre Dame 7–33 |
| 115 | -2 | 7.206 | SMU | USA | 1–8 | 0.111 | 118 | -20 | Lost to Navy 7–34 |
| 116 | -6 | 7.226 | UL Monroe (LOUISIANA MONROE) | SUN | 2–6 | 0.250 | 98 | -25 | Lost to Florida Atlantic 28–29 |
| 117 | 0 | 7.532 | San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE) | MWC | 1–7 | 0.125 | 115 | -15 | Lost to Colorado State 34–38 |
| 118 | 0 | 7.682 | Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE) | PAC | 1–7 | 0.125 | 115 | -19 | BYE |
| 119 | 1 | 7.710 | Idaho (IDAHO) | IND WAC | 2–7 | 0.222 | 112 | -26 | Beat New Mexico State 20–14 |
| 120 | -1 | 8.745 | North Texas (NORTH TEXAS) | SUN | 0–8 | 0.000 | 119 | -24 | Lost to Troy 17–45 |
2008 Week 9 College Football Team Rankings
2008 rankings calculated with the Classic formula (Ken's 2016-based hybrid, applied retroactively); records, NOW and game results come from official ESPN scores.
2008 Week 8 College Football Team Rankings
2008 rankings calculated with the Classic formula (Ken's 2016-based hybrid, applied retroactively); records, NOW and game results come from official ESPN scores.
2008 Week 7 College Football Team Rankings
2008 rankings calculated with the Classic formula (Ken's 2016-based hybrid, applied retroactively); records, NOW and game results come from official ESPN scores.
2008 Week 6 College Football Team Rankings
2008 rankings calculated with the Classic formula (Ken's 2016-based hybrid, applied retroactively); records, NOW and game results come from official ESPN scores.