College Football Conference Standings
1988 Season · 10 conferences · 105 ranked teams
| Place | Conference | Teams | Avg Rating | Avg Rank | NOW | Record | Win % | Non-Conf | NC % | Top Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pac-12 | 10 | 2.586 | 36.5 | 198 | 66-44 | .600 | 29-7 | .806 |  USC #4 |
| 2 | SEC | 10 | 3.206 | 45.8 | 78 | 62-53 | .539 | 27-18 | .600 |  Auburn (AUBURN) #8 |
| 3 | ACC | 8 | 3.303 | 47.8 | 39 | 47-40 | .540 | 20-13 | .606 |  Clemson (CLEMSON) #11 |
| 4 | FBS Independents | 25 | 3.397 | 49.8 | 188 | 162-121 | .572 | 162-121 | .572 |  Miami (MIAMI) #1 |
| 5 | Southwest Conference | 8 | 3.855 | 55.3 | -2 | 45-46 | .495 | 17-18 | .486 |  Arkansas (ARKANSAS) #13 |
| 6 | Western Athletic | 9 | 3.882 | 53.3 | 15 | 56-52 | .519 | 20-16 | .556 |  Wyoming (WYOMING) #9 |
| 7 | Big Eight | 8 | 3.989 | 51.1 | 14 | 47-45 | .511 | 19-17 | .528 |  Nebraska (NEBRASKA) #5 |
| 8 | Mid-American | 9 | 4.167 | 59.3 | -38 | 47-48 | .495 | 13-14 | .481 |  Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN) #23 |
| 9 | Big Ten | 10 | 4.183 | 60.0 | -41 | 48-57 | .457 | 13-22 | .371 |  Michigan (MICHIGAN) #10 |
| 10 | Big West | 8 | 5.841 | 81.1 | -199 | 33-58 | .363 | 5-30 | .143 |  Fresno State (FRESNO STATE) #21 |
Conferences are ordered by average Power Up rating (lower is better). Non-conference records exclude games between members of the same conference. Click a conference for full standings.