Live College Football Rankings

1988 Regular Season Final College Football Team Rankings

1988 rankings calculated with the Classic formula (Ken's 2016-based hybrid, applied retroactively); records, NOW and game results come from James Howell's historical college football score archive.
RankChangeRatingTeamConfRecordWin %PlaceNOWGame Status
120.863Miami (MIAMI)IND FBSI10–10.9095+58Beat BYU 41–17
2-10.881Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)IND FBSI11–01.0001+60BYE
3-10.928USCPAC10–10.9095+58BYE
400.940Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)IND FBSI10–10.9095+52BYE
500.995Wyoming (WYOMING)IND WAC11–10.9173+59BYE
601.001Nebraska (NEBRASKA)IND B811–10.9173+54BYE
701.049West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)IND FBSI11–01.0001+49BYE
801.076Auburn (AUBURN)SEC10–10.9095+46BYE
901.267Arkansas (ARKANSAS)IND SWC10–10.9095+45BYE
1001.316UCLAPAC9–20.81811+44BYE
1111.435Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)IND B89–20.81811+36BYE
12-11.447Houston (HOUSTON)IND SWC9–20.81811+35BYE
1301.460Clemson (CLEMSON)ACC9–20.81811+36BYE
1401.501Michigan (MICHIGAN)B108–2–10.77321+33BYE
1501.584Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)IND B89–20.81811+30Beat Texas Tech 45–42
1601.702Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)IND FBSI9–20.81811+34BYE
1761.771Syracuse (SYRACUSE)IND FBSI9–20.81811+31Beat Pittsburgh 24–7
1811.820LSUSEC8–30.72723+34BYE
19-11.831Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)MAC9–20.81811+24BYE
20-31.849UTEPIND WAC10–20.83310+26BYE
21-11.871Colorado (COLORADO)IND B88–30.72723+24BYE
22-11.915Arizona (ARIZONA)PAC7–40.63636+31BYE
2361.945Alabama (ALABAMA)SEC8–30.72723+26Beat Texas A&M 30–10
24-21.962Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)PAC8–30.72723+25BYE
2502.038Hawai'i (HAWAII)IND WAC9–30.75022+29Beat Oregon 41–17
2602.120Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)IND BW9–20.81811+16BYE
2712.202Georgia (GEORGIA)SEC8–30.72723+17BYE
2822.288Ball State (BALL STATE)MAC8–30.72723+16BYE
2922.288Louisville (LOUISVILLE)IND FBSI8–30.72723+20BYE
30-62.312BYUIND WAC8–40.66734+24Lost to Miami 17–41
3112.341NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)ACC7–3–10.68231+12BYE
32-52.402Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)IND SWC7–50.58344+22Lost to Alabama 10–30
3302.410Indiana (INDIANA)B107–3–10.68231+13BYE
3412.467Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)B106–4–10.59141+15BYE
35-12.470South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)IND FBSI8–30.72723+14BYE
3602.474Army (ARMY)IND FBSI9–20.81811+5Beat Navy 20–15
3702.639Washington (WASHINGTON)PAC6–50.54545+15BYE
3802.687Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)MAC6–3–10.65035+11BYE
3902.700Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)MAC7–40.63636+6BYE
4012.716Iowa (IOWA)B106–3–30.62540+5BYE
4112.758Virginia (VIRGINIA)ACC7–40.63636+11BYE
4212.797Duke (DUKE)ACC7–3–10.68231+9BYE
43-32.862Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)IND FBSI6–50.54545+8Lost to Syracuse 7–24
4402.884Illinois (ILLINOIS)B106–4–10.59141+10BYE
4502.963Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)ACC6–4–10.59141+5BYE
4613.100Florida (FLORIDA)SEC6–50.54545+1BYE
4713.158Maryland (MARYLAND)ACC5–60.45556+8BYE
4833.189Penn State (PENN STATE)IND FBSI5–60.45556+6BYE
4903.256Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)PAC6–50.54545+8BYE
5003.276Utah (UTAH)IND WAC6–50.54545+1BYE
5123.341Kentucky (KENTUCKY)SEC5–60.45556+2BYE
5223.351Tennessee (TENNESSEE)SEC5–60.45556+6BYE
53-73.367Oregon (OREGON)PAC6–60.50054+2Lost to Hawai'i 17–41
5413.402Memphis (MEMPHIS)IND FBSI6–50.54545-3BYE
55-33.426Oregon State (OREGON STATE)PAC4–6–10.40969+6BYE
5603.469Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)IND FBSI7–40.63636-5BYE
5733.515Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)IND FBSI6–50.54545+3BYE
5803.517Toledo (TOLEDO)MAC6–50.54545+7BYE
59-23.550Baylor (BAYLOR)IND SWC6–50.54545-7BYE
60-13.558California (CALIFORNIA)PAC5–5–10.50054+1BYE
6103.713Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)SEC5–60.45556-6BYE
6223.806Rutgers (RUTGERS)IND FBSI5–60.45556-7BYE
6323.873Iowa State (IOWA STATE)IND B85–60.45556-7BYE
64-23.897Air Force (AIR FORCE)IND WAC5–70.41768-6BYE
6513.923Tulane (TULANE)IND FBSI5–60.45556-8BYE
66-33.948Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)IND SWC5–60.455560Lost to Oklahoma State 42–45
6713.978CAL State Fullerton (CAL STATE FULLERTON)IND BW5–60.45556-8BYE
6814.041Kent State (KENT STATE)MAC5–60.45556-11BYE
69-24.050Stanford (STANFORD)PAC3–6–20.36472-4BYE
7004.094Tulsa (TULSA)IND FBSI4–70.36472-7BYE
7104.234Ohio State (OHIO STATE)B104–6–10.40969-5BYE
7214.581Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)IND FBSI3–80.27383-11BYE
73-14.602Akron (AKRON)IND FBSI5–60.45556-11BYE
7424.678Missouri (MISSOURI)IND B83–7–10.31882-12BYE
75-14.758Texas (TEXAS)IND SWC4–70.36472-19BYE
7614.773East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)IND FBSI3–80.27383-15BYE
77-24.783TCUIND SWC4–70.36472-17BYE
7815.105Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)IND FBSI3–80.27383-17BYE
7915.173Temple (TEMPLE)IND FBSI4–70.36472-20BYE
80-25.177Ohio (OHIO)MAC4–6–10.40969-9BYE
8125.214Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)SEC3–80.27383-22BYE
82-15.289Purdue (PURDUE)B104–70.36472-16BYE
8315.348Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)ACC3–80.27383-27BYE
84-25.376Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH)IND FBSI4–70.36472-15BYE
8505.478Utah State (UTAH STATE)IND BW4–70.36472-23BYE
8615.590UNLVIND BW4–70.36472-26BYE
87-15.666San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)IND WAC3–80.27383-20BYE
8805.731San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)IND BW4–80.33381-31BYE
8906.057Navy (NAVY)IND FBSI3–80.27383-26Lost to Army 15–20
9006.184North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)ACC1–100.09197-28BYE
9106.240Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)B102–8–10.22793-23BYE
9216.348Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)MAC2–8–10.22793-26BYE
93-16.376Minnesota (MINNESOTA)B102–7–20.27383-27BYE
9406.751Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)IND FBSI3–80.27383-40BYE
9516.815Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)SEC1–100.09197-38BYE
96-16.930Long Beach State (LONG BEACH STATE)IND BW3–90.25092-32BYE
9707.235Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)IND WAC1–100.09197-44BYE
9807.452New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)IND WAC2–100.16796-43BYE
9907.538Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)B101–100.09197-39BYE
10007.710Kansas (KANSAS)IND B81–100.09197-42BYE
10108.093Pacific (PACIFIC)IND BW2–90.18295-32BYE
10208.292Rice (RICE)IND SWC0–110.000104-41BYE
10308.533Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))MAC0–10–10.045103-46BYE
10408.876Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)IND B80–110.000104-54BYE
10509.179New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)IND BW1–100.09197-65BYE

1988 Week 14 College Football Team Rankings

1988 rankings calculated with the Classic formula (Ken's 2016-based hybrid, applied retroactively); records, NOW and game results come from James Howell's historical college football score archive.
RankChangeRatingTeamConfRecordWin %PlaceNOWGame Status
110.879Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)IND FBSI11–01.0001+59Beat USC 27–10
2-10.919USCPAC10–10.9095+58Lost to Notre Dame 10–27
340.944Miami (MIAMI)IND FBSI9–10.9009+50Beat Arkansas 18–16
400.959Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)IND FBSI10–10.9095+52Beat Florida 52–17
5-20.975Wyoming (WYOMING)IND WAC11–10.9173+58BYE
6-11.003Nebraska (NEBRASKA)IND B811–10.9173+53BYE
7-11.072West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)IND FBSI11–01.0001+48BYE
811.099Auburn (AUBURN)SEC10–10.9095+45Beat Alabama 15–10
9-11.263Arkansas (ARKANSAS)IND SWC10–10.9095+45Lost to Miami 16–18
1001.300UCLAPAC9–20.81811+44BYE
1101.427Houston (HOUSTON)IND SWC9–20.81811+36Beat Rice 45–14
1201.453Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)IND B89–20.81811+35BYE
1311.468Clemson (CLEMSON)ACC9–20.81811+36BYE
14-11.485Michigan (MICHIGAN)B108–2–10.77321+33BYE
1501.687Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)IND B88–20.80018+25BYE
1601.712Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)IND FBSI9–20.81811+34BYE
1711.823UTEPIND WAC10–20.83310+26BYE
18-11.837Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)MAC9–20.81811+24BYE
1941.838LSUSEC8–30.72722+33Beat Tulane 44–14
20-11.887Colorado (COLORADO)IND B88–30.72722+24BYE
2111.894Arizona (ARIZONA)PAC7–40.63636+31Beat Arizona State 28–18
22-21.937Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)PAC8–30.72722+26BYE
23-21.988Syracuse (SYRACUSE)IND FBSI8–20.80018+25BYE
2402.049BYUIND WAC8–30.72722+24BYE
2532.117Hawai'i (HAWAII)IND WAC8–30.72722+24Beat Air Force 19–14
2602.120Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)IND BW9–20.81811+16BYE
2702.161Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)IND SWC7–40.63636+25Beat Texas 28–24
2852.203Georgia (GEORGIA)SEC8–30.72722+17Beat Georgia Tech 24–3
29-42.210Alabama (ALABAMA)SEC7–30.70031+19Lost to Auburn 10–15
3002.284Ball State (BALL STATE)MAC8–30.72722+16BYE
3102.290Louisville (LOUISVILLE)IND FBSI8–30.72722+20BYE
32-32.338NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)ACC7–3–10.68232+12BYE
33-12.413Indiana (INDIANA)B107–3–10.68232+13BYE
3412.459South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)IND FBSI8–30.72722+14BYE
35-12.478Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)B106–4–10.59143+15BYE
3602.651Army (ARMY)IND FBSI8–20.80018+2BYE
3702.653Washington (WASHINGTON)PAC6–50.54546+15BYE
3822.706Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)MAC6–3–10.65035+11BYE
3902.715Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)MAC7–40.63636+6BYE
40-22.723Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)IND FBSI6–40.60042+10BYE
4112.730Iowa (IOWA)B106–3–30.62541+5BYE
42-12.772Virginia (VIRGINIA)ACC7–40.63636+11BYE
4302.815Duke (DUKE)ACC7–3–10.68232+9BYE
4402.896Illinois (ILLINOIS)B106–4–10.59143+10BYE
4502.974Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)ACC6–4–10.59143+5BYE
4623.094Oregon (OREGON)PAC6–50.54546+5BYE
4703.126Florida (FLORIDA)SEC6–50.54546+1Lost to Florida State 17–52
4813.222Maryland (MARYLAND)ACC5–60.45557+8BYE
49-33.246Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)PAC6–50.54546+8Lost to Arizona 18–28
5013.254Utah (UTAH)IND WAC6–50.54546+1BYE
51-13.286Penn State (PENN STATE)IND FBSI5–60.45557+7BYE
5203.383Oregon State (OREGON STATE)PAC4–6–10.40969+6BYE
5303.409Kentucky (KENTUCKY)SEC5–60.45557+2BYE
5473.418Tennessee (TENNESSEE)SEC5–60.45557+6Beat Vanderbilt 14–7
5503.440Memphis (MEMPHIS)IND FBSI6–50.54546-3BYE
56-23.476Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)IND FBSI7–40.63636-5BYE
5733.536Baylor (BAYLOR)IND SWC6–50.54546-5BYE
58-23.538Toledo (TOLEDO)MAC6–50.54546+7BYE
59-13.576California (CALIFORNIA)PAC5–5–10.50055+1BYE
60-33.584Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)IND FBSI6–50.54546+3BYE
6183.783Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)SEC5–60.45557-7Beat Mississippi State 33–6
62-33.878Air Force (AIR FORCE)IND WAC5–70.41768-5Lost to Hawai'i 14–19
6323.878Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)IND SWC5–50.50055+3BYE
64-13.903Rutgers (RUTGERS)IND FBSI5–60.45557-6BYE
6513.936Iowa State (IOWA STATE)IND B85–60.45557-7BYE
66-43.951Tulane (TULANE)IND FBSI5–60.45557-8Lost to LSU 14–44
67-34.007Stanford (STANFORD)PAC3–6–20.36472-3BYE
68-14.007CAL State Fullerton (CAL STATE FULLERTON)IND BW5–60.45557-8BYE
69-14.075Kent State (KENT STATE)MAC5–60.45557-11BYE
7024.154Tulsa (TULSA)IND FBSI4–70.36472-7Beat Colorado State 32–28
71-14.243Ohio State (OHIO STATE)B104–6–10.40969-5BYE
7214.631Akron (AKRON)IND FBSI5–60.45557-11BYE
7344.648Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)IND FBSI3–80.27384-11BYE
74-34.653Texas (TEXAS)IND SWC4–70.36472-16Lost to Texas A&M 24–28
75-14.678TCUIND SWC4–70.36472-14BYE
76-14.750Missouri (MISSOURI)IND B83–7–10.31882-12BYE
7724.877East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)IND FBSI3–80.27384-15BYE
7835.182Ohio (OHIO)MAC4–6–10.40969-9BYE
79-35.219Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)IND FBSI3–80.27384-18Lost to Temple 28–45
8075.266Temple (TEMPLE)IND FBSI4–70.36472-19Beat Boston College 45–28
8115.311Purdue (PURDUE)B104–70.36472-16BYE
8215.343Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH)IND FBSI4–70.36472-14BYE
83-55.360Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)SEC3–80.27384-22Lost to Tennessee 7–14
84-45.372Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)ACC3–80.27384-27Lost to Georgia 3–24
85-15.423Utah State (UTAH STATE)IND BW4–70.36472-22BYE
86-15.580San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)IND WAC3–80.27384-19BYE
8735.601UNLVIND BW4–70.36472-26Beat Long Beach State 42–41
88-25.747San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)IND BW4–80.33381-31BYE
89-16.162Navy (NAVY)IND FBSI3–70.30083-23BYE
9016.191North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)ACC1–100.09197-28BYE
91-26.291Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)B102–8–10.22793-23BYE
9206.352Minnesota (MINNESOTA)B102–7–20.27384-27BYE
9306.362Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)MAC2–8–10.22793-26BYE
9436.825Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)IND FBSI3–80.27384-40BYE
9506.895Long Beach State (LONG BEACH STATE)IND BW3–90.25092-31Lost to UNLV 41–42
96-26.897Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)SEC1–100.09197-38Lost to Ole Miss 6–33
97-17.160Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)IND WAC1–100.09197-43Lost to Tulsa 28–32
9807.395New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)IND WAC2–100.16796-42BYE
9907.568Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)B101–100.09197-39BYE
10007.778Kansas (KANSAS)IND B81–100.09197-42BYE
10108.106Pacific (PACIFIC)IND BW2–90.18295-32BYE
10208.242Rice (RICE)IND SWC0–110.000104-39Lost to Houston 14–45
10308.623Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))MAC0–10–10.045103-46BYE
10408.950Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)IND B80–110.000104-54BYE
10509.194New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)IND BW1–100.09197-65BYE

1988 Week 13 College Football Team Rankings

1988 rankings calculated with the Classic formula (Ken's 2016-based hybrid, applied retroactively); records, NOW and game results come from James Howell's historical college football score archive.
RankChangeRatingTeamConfRecordWin %PlaceNOWGame Status
100.769USCPAC10–01.0001+57Beat UCLA 31–22
200.935Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)IND FBSI10–01.0001+48Beat Penn State 21–3
311.021Wyoming (WYOMING)IND WAC11–10.9175+57Beat Hawai'i 28–22
4-11.028Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)IND FBSI9–10.9007+46BYE
501.034Nebraska (NEBRASKA)IND B811–10.9175+51Beat Oklahoma 7–3
621.081West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)IND FBSI11–01.0001+48Beat Syracuse 31–9
741.105Miami (MIAMI)IND FBSI8–10.8899+37Beat LSU 44–3
8-11.155Arkansas (ARKANSAS)IND SWC10–01.0001+42BYE
901.236Auburn (AUBURN)SEC9–10.9007+36BYE
10-41.299UCLAPAC9–20.81811+44Lost to USC 22–31
1121.430Houston (HOUSTON)IND SWC8–20.80017+36Beat Texas Tech 30–29
12-21.447Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)IND B89–20.81811+35Lost to Nebraska 3–7
13-11.449Michigan (MICHIGAN)B108–2–10.77322+33Beat Ohio State 34–31
1411.463Clemson (CLEMSON)ACC9–20.81811+36Beat South Carolina 29–10
1551.714Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)IND B88–20.80017+23Beat Iowa State 49–28
1621.750Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)IND FBSI9–20.81811+34BYE
1751.848Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)MAC9–20.81811+24Beat Ohio 23–16
1831.856UTEPIND WAC10–20.83310+24Beat Air Force 31–24
1941.897Colorado (COLORADO)IND B88–30.72723+24Beat Kansas State 56–14
2071.963Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)PAC8–30.72723+26Beat Washington 32–31
21-41.993Syracuse (SYRACUSE)IND FBSI8–20.80017+24Lost to West Virginia 9–31
22-32.011Arizona (ARIZONA)PAC6–40.60040+26BYE
23-72.058LSUSEC7–30.70029+25Lost to Miami 3–44
24-102.068BYUIND WAC8–30.72723+23Lost to Utah 28–57
25-12.112Alabama (ALABAMA)SEC7–20.77821+18BYE
2642.128Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)IND BW9–20.81811+15Beat Long Beach State 31–3
2772.266Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)IND SWC6–40.60040+21Beat TCU 18–0
28-22.272Hawai'i (HAWAII)IND WAC7–30.70029+19Lost to Wyoming 22–28
2972.292NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)ACC7–3–10.68232+12Beat Pittsburgh 14–3
3022.300Ball State (BALL STATE)MAC8–30.72723+16Beat Indiana State 24–10
3142.360Louisville (LOUISVILLE)IND FBSI8–30.72723+19BYE
3262.365Indiana (INDIANA)B107–3–10.68232+13Beat Purdue 52–7
33-22.389Georgia (GEORGIA)SEC7–30.70029+12BYE
3452.442Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)B106–4–10.59145+15Beat Wisconsin 36–0
35-62.494South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)IND FBSI8–30.72723+14Lost to Clemson 10–29
36-112.587Army (ARMY)IND FBSI8–20.80017+3Lost to Boston College 24–38
37-92.649Washington (WASHINGTON)PAC6–50.54548+16Lost to Washington State 31–32
38-52.676Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)IND FBSI6–40.60040+10Lost to NC State 3–14
3932.730Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)MAC7–40.63636+6Beat Miami (OH) 34–17
4002.736Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)MAC6–3–10.65035+11BYE
4172.762Virginia (VIRGINIA)ACC7–40.63636+11Beat Maryland 24–23
42-12.774Iowa (IOWA)B106–3–30.62539+5Beat Minnesota 31–22
4302.790Duke (DUKE)ACC7–3–10.68232+8Beat North Carolina 35–29
4462.832Illinois (ILLINOIS)B106–4–10.59145+11Beat Northwestern 14–9
4512.912Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)ACC6–4–10.59145+5Tied App State 34–34
46-22.938Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)PAC6–40.60040+13BYE
4703.019Florida (FLORIDA)SEC6–40.60040+1BYE
48-113.086Oregon (OREGON)PAC6–50.54548+7Lost to Oregon State 10–21
49-43.205Maryland (MARYLAND)ACC5–60.45558+8Lost to Virginia 23–24
5013.278Penn State (PENN STATE)IND FBSI5–60.45558+7Lost to Notre Dame 3–21
5183.296Utah (UTAH)IND WAC6–50.54548+2Beat BYU 57–28
5283.307Oregon State (OREGON STATE)PAC4–6–10.40967+8Beat Oregon 21–10
53-43.452Kentucky (KENTUCKY)SEC5–60.45558+3Lost to Tennessee 24–28
5403.506Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)IND FBSI7–40.63636-5BYE
5583.550Memphis (MEMPHIS)IND FBSI6–50.54548-3Beat Vanderbilt 28–9
5603.572Toledo (TOLEDO)MAC6–50.54548+7BYE
57-53.600Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)IND FBSI6–50.54548+4Lost to Arkansas State 21–38
58-33.603California (CALIFORNIA)PAC5–5–10.500550Tied Stanford 19–19
59-63.616Air Force (AIR FORCE)IND WAC5–60.45558-2Lost to UTEP 24–31
6013.617Baylor (BAYLOR)IND SWC6–50.54548-5Beat Texas 17–14
6193.771Tennessee (TENNESSEE)SEC4–60.40070+3Beat Kentucky 28–24
6253.854Tulane (TULANE)IND FBSI5–50.50055-6Beat Mississippi State 27–22
6323.899Rutgers (RUTGERS)IND FBSI5–60.45558-5Beat Colgate 41–22
64-63.907Stanford (STANFORD)PAC3–6–20.36473-2Tied California 19–19
65-83.910Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)IND SWC5–50.50055+4Lost to Houston 29–30
66-43.962Iowa State (IOWA STATE)IND B85–60.45558-7Lost to Oklahoma State 28–49
6754.063CAL State Fullerton (CAL STATE FULLERTON)IND BW5–60.45558-8Beat Utah State 23–13
6814.108Kent State (KENT STATE)MAC5–60.45558-11BYE
69-14.114Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)SEC4–60.40070-5BYE
70-64.197Ohio State (OHIO STATE)B104–6–10.40967-6Lost to Michigan 31–34
71-54.446Texas (TEXAS)IND SWC4–60.40070-11Lost to Baylor 14–17
7254.475Tulsa (TULSA)IND FBSI3–70.30080-9Beat Temple 15–10
7314.696Akron (AKRON)IND FBSI5–60.45558-11BYE
74-34.728TCUIND SWC4–70.36473-12Lost to Texas A&M 0–18
7564.756Missouri (MISSOURI)IND B83–7–10.31879-12Beat Kansas 55–17
7684.767Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)IND FBSI3–70.30080-10Beat Army 38–24
77-24.774Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)IND FBSI3–80.27387-11Beat James Madison 27–6
78-55.018Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)SEC3–70.30080-15Lost to Memphis 9–28
7945.050East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)IND FBSI3–80.27387-16Beat Cincinnati 49–14
8005.178Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)ACC3–70.30080-24BYE
81-25.208Ohio (OHIO)MAC4–6–10.40967-9Lost to Western Michigan 16–23
82-65.300Purdue (PURDUE)B104–70.36473-16Lost to Indiana 7–52
8355.446Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH)IND FBSI4–70.36473-13Beat UL Monroe 23–0
84-65.470Utah State (UTAH STATE)IND BW4–70.36473-23Lost to CAL State Fullerton 13–23
8515.664San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)IND WAC3–80.27387-18Beat New Mexico 18–10
8665.732San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)IND BW4–80.33378-31Beat UNLV 42–0
87-55.790Temple (TEMPLE)IND FBSI3–70.30080-21Lost to Tulsa 10–15
88-16.059Navy (NAVY)IND FBSI3–70.30080-22BYE
8906.165Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)B102–8–10.22793-22Lost to Illinois 9–14
90-56.176UNLVIND BW3–70.30080-29Lost to San José State 0–42
91-16.210North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)ACC1–100.09199-28Lost to Duke 29–35
92-16.344Minnesota (MINNESOTA)B102–7–20.27387-27Lost to Iowa 22–31
9316.386Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)MAC2–8–10.22793-26BYE
94-16.618Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)SEC1–90.10097-28Lost to Tulane 22–27
9516.647Long Beach State (LONG BEACH STATE)IND BW3–80.27387-24Lost to Fresno State 3–31
9616.899Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)IND WAC1–90.10097-34BYE
97-26.923Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)IND FBSI3–80.27387-39Lost to East Carolina 14–49
9807.413New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)IND WAC2–100.16796-40Lost to San Diego State 10–18
9917.584Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)B101–100.09199-39Lost to Michigan State 0–36
100-17.884Kansas (KANSAS)IND B81–100.09199-42Lost to Missouri 17–55
10128.107Pacific (PACIFIC)IND BW2–90.18295-31Beat New Mexico State 21–20
102-18.451Rice (RICE)IND SWC0–100.000104-35Lost to North Texas 17–33
103-18.660Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))MAC0–10–10.045103-46Lost to Central Michigan 17–34
10419.016Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)IND B80–110.000104-53Lost to Colorado 14–56
105-19.292New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)IND BW1–100.09199-64Lost to Pacific 20–21

1988 Week 12 College Football Team Rankings

1988 rankings calculated with the Classic formula (Ken's 2016-based hybrid, applied retroactively); records, NOW and game results come from James Howell's historical college football score archive.
RankChangeRatingTeamConfRecordWin %PlaceNOWGame Status
100.807USCPAC9–01.0001+46Beat Arizona State 50–0
200.917Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)IND FBSI9–01.0001+40BYE
311.122Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)IND FBSI9–10.9007+40Beat Virginia Tech 41–14
4-11.124Wyoming (WYOMING)IND WAC10–10.9095+45Lost to Houston 10–34
511.126Nebraska (NEBRASKA)IND B810–10.9095+39Beat Colorado 7–0
6-11.136UCLAPAC9–10.9007+41Beat Stanford 27–17
711.182Arkansas (ARKANSAS)IND SWC10–01.0001+37Beat Texas A&M 25–20
8-11.195West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)IND FBSI10–01.0001+35Beat Rutgers 35–25
911.219Auburn (AUBURN)SEC9–10.9007+36Beat Georgia 20–10
10-11.319Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)IND B89–10.9007+33Beat Missouri 16–7
1101.329Miami (MIAMI)IND FBSI7–10.87513+26BYE
1221.500Michigan (MICHIGAN)B107–2–10.75026+26Beat Illinois 38–9
1371.586Houston (HOUSTON)IND SWC7–20.77821+26Beat Wyoming 34–10
14-11.654BYUIND WAC8–20.80016+27Beat Air Force 49–31
1531.683Clemson (CLEMSON)ACC8–20.80016+25Beat Maryland 49–25
16-11.792LSUSEC7–20.77821+25Beat Mississippi State 20–3
17-11.806Syracuse (SYRACUSE)IND FBSI8–10.88911+21Beat Boston College 45–20
1831.847Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)IND FBSI9–20.81814+29Beat Louisiana Tech 26–19
19101.885Arizona (ARIZONA)PAC6–40.60038+26Beat Oregon 41–27
20-11.916Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)IND B87–20.77821+15Beat Kansas 63–24
2131.968UTEPIND WAC9–20.81814+17Beat San Diego State 58–7
22-101.979Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)MAC8–20.80016+18Lost to Northern Illinois 7–15
23-61.984Colorado (COLORADO)IND B87–30.70028+21Lost to Nebraska 0–7
2461.993Alabama (ALABAMA)SEC7–20.77821+18Beat Louisiana 17–0
2532.073Army (ARMY)IND FBSI8–10.88911+10Beat Vanderbilt 24–19
2612.097Hawai'i (HAWAII)IND WAC7–20.77821+17BYE
27-12.106Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)PAC7–30.70028+18Beat Oregon State 36–27
2862.279Washington (WASHINGTON)PAC6–40.60038+20Beat California 28–27
2932.293South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)IND FBSI8–20.80016+13Beat Navy 19–8
3062.304Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)IND BW8–20.80016+9Beat UNLV 31–14
31-82.315Georgia (GEORGIA)SEC7–30.70028+13Lost to Auburn 10–20
32-102.355Ball State (BALL STATE)MAC7–30.70028+16Lost to Ohio 25–27
3372.393Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)IND FBSI6–30.66732+12Beat Penn State 14–7
3412.454Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)IND SWC5–40.55648+15Lost to Arkansas 20–25
3522.466Louisville (LOUISVILLE)IND FBSI8–30.72727+15Beat Western Kentucky 35–17
3622.501NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)ACC6–3–10.65033+7Tied Duke 43–43
37-62.538Oregon (OREGON)PAC6–40.60038+12Lost to Arizona 27–41
38-132.573Indiana (INDIANA)B106–3–10.65033+8Lost to Michigan State 12–38
39102.617Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)B105–4–10.55050+12Beat Indiana 38–12
4072.763Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)MAC6–3–10.65033+10Beat Bowling Green 28–3
4132.777Iowa (IOWA)B105–3–30.59147+4Tied Ohio State 24–24
42-92.792Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)MAC6–40.60038+7Lost to Toledo 13–20
4352.854Duke (DUKE)ACC6–3–10.65033+6Tied NC State 43–43
44-32.913Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)PAC6–40.60038+11Lost to USC 0–50
45-32.940Maryland (MARYLAND)ACC5–50.50053+12Lost to Clemson 25–49
4652.945Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)ACC6–40.60038+4Beat Georgia Tech 28–24
4752.946Florida (FLORIDA)SEC6–40.60038+2Beat Kentucky 24–19
4822.990Virginia (VIRGINIA)ACC6–40.60038+5Beat North Carolina 27–24
49-102.994Kentucky (KENTUCKY)SEC5–50.50053+9Lost to Florida 19–24
50-73.048Illinois (ILLINOIS)B105–4–10.55050+7Lost to Michigan 9–38
51-63.092Penn State (PENN STATE)IND FBSI5–50.50053+7Lost to Pittsburgh 7–14
52-63.099Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)IND FBSI6–40.60038+1Lost to Alabama 0–17
5303.432Air Force (AIR FORCE)IND WAC5–50.50053+1Lost to BYU 31–49
5473.508Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)IND FBSI7–40.63637-4Beat Western Michigan 15–7
55-13.570California (CALIFORNIA)PAC5–50.500530Lost to Washington 27–28
56113.675Toledo (TOLEDO)MAC6–50.54552+7Beat Central Michigan 20–13
5763.739Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)IND SWC5–40.55648+5Beat Lamar 59–28
58-13.790Stanford (STANFORD)PAC3–6–10.35074-1Lost to UCLA 17–27
5973.804Utah (UTAH)IND WAC5–50.50053-5Beat Utah State 42–21
60-53.809Oregon State (OREGON STATE)PAC3–6–10.35074+1Lost to Washington State 27–36
6143.872Baylor (BAYLOR)IND SWC5–50.50053-7Beat Rice 20–10
6203.885Iowa State (IOWA STATE)IND B85–50.50053-6Beat Kansas State 16–7
6353.939Memphis (MEMPHIS)IND FBSI5–50.50053-7Beat Tulsa 26–20
64-64.005Ohio State (OHIO STATE)B104–5–10.45064-2Tied Iowa 24–24
65-54.021Rutgers (RUTGERS)IND FBSI4–60.40068-2Lost to West Virginia 25–35
6674.045Texas (TEXAS)IND SWC4–50.44466-3Beat TCU 30–21
67-34.125Tulane (TULANE)IND FBSI4–50.44466-6BYE
68-124.164Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)SEC4–60.40068-5Lost to Tennessee 12–20
6904.218Kent State (KENT STATE)MAC5–60.45562-10Beat Miami (OH) 17–11
7064.259Tennessee (TENNESSEE)SEC3–60.33376-3Beat Ole Miss 20–12
71-124.409TCUIND SWC4–60.40068-7Lost to Texas 21–30
7264.494CAL State Fullerton (CAL STATE FULLERTON)IND BW4–60.40068-12Beat San José State 58–13
73-24.631Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)SEC3–60.33376-9Lost to Army 19–24
74-24.778Akron (AKRON)IND FBSI5–60.45562-11Lost to Temple 17–37
7544.941Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)IND FBSI2–80.20092-10Lost to Florida State 14–41
76-64.967Purdue (PURDUE)B104–60.40068-11Lost to Northwestern 7–28
77-35.039Tulsa (TULSA)IND FBSI2–70.22290-12Lost to Memphis 20–26
78-35.177Utah State (UTAH STATE)IND BW4–60.40068-17Lost to Utah 21–42
79135.188Ohio (OHIO)MAC4–5–10.45064-6Beat Ball State 27–25
80-35.193Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)ACC3–70.30080-22Lost to Wake Forest 24–28
81-15.220Missouri (MISSOURI)IND B82–7–10.25087-11Lost to Oklahoma 7–16
8275.269Temple (TEMPLE)IND FBSI3–60.33376-12Beat Akron 37–17
83-15.344East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)IND FBSI2–80.20092-16BYE
84-15.614Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)IND FBSI2–70.22290-15Lost to Syracuse 20–45
8505.737UNLVIND BW3–60.33376-21Lost to Fresno State 14–31
86-25.851San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)IND WAC2–80.20092-17Lost to UTEP 7–58
8715.880Navy (NAVY)IND FBSI3–70.30080-17Lost to South Carolina 8–19
88-15.938Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH)IND FBSI3–70.30080-12Lost to Southern Miss 19–26
8965.943Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)B102–7–10.25087-16Beat Purdue 28–7
9006.126North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)ACC1–90.10097-22Lost to Virginia 24–27
91-106.145Minnesota (MINNESOTA)B102–6–20.30080-21Lost to Wisconsin 7–14
92-66.353San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)IND BW3–80.27386-32Lost to CAL State Fullerton 13–58
9316.384Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)SEC1–80.11196-22Lost to LSU 3–20
94-16.400Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)MAC2–8–10.22789-25Lost to Eastern Michigan 3–28
9516.482Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)IND FBSI3–70.30080-30Beat Indiana State 40–21
9616.509Long Beach State (LONG BEACH STATE)IND BW3–70.30080-20Beat New Mexico State 21–16
97-66.863Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)IND WAC1–90.10097-31Lost to New Mexico 23–24
9827.018New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)IND WAC2–90.18295-28Beat Colorado State 24–23
99-17.435Kansas (KANSAS)IND B81–90.10097-32Lost to Oklahoma State 24–63
10017.464Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)B101–90.10097-32Beat Minnesota 14–7
101-27.776Rice (RICE)IND SWC0–90.000104-31Lost to Baylor 10–20
10208.808Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))MAC0–9–10.050103-39Lost to Kent State 11–17
10318.847Pacific (PACIFIC)IND BW1–90.10097-30BYE
104-19.073New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)IND BW1–90.10097-51Lost to Long Beach State 16–21
10509.425Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)IND B80–100.000104-47Lost to Iowa State 7–16

1988 Week 11 College Football Team Rankings

1988 rankings calculated with the Classic formula (Ken's 2016-based hybrid, applied retroactively); records, NOW and game results come from James Howell's historical college football score archive.
RankChangeRatingTeamConfRecordWin %PlaceNOWGame Status
110.838USCPAC8–01.0001+37Beat California 35–3
2-10.901Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)IND FBSI9–01.0001+37Beat Rice 54–11
300.947Wyoming (WYOMING)IND WAC10–01.0001+41Beat UTEP 51–6
451.052Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)IND FBSI8–10.8897+34Beat South Carolina 59–0
511.096UCLAPAC8–10.8897+34Beat Oregon 16–6
611.144Nebraska (NEBRASKA)IND B89–10.9006+30Beat Iowa State 51–16
7-21.183West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)IND FBSI9–01.0001+28Beat Cincinnati 51–13
801.218Arkansas (ARKANSAS)IND SWC9–01.0001+28Beat Baylor 33–3
911.279Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)IND B88–10.8897+27Beat Oklahoma State 31–28
1021.313Auburn (AUBURN)SEC8–10.8897+26Beat Southern Miss 38–8
1101.354Miami (MIAMI)IND FBSI7–10.87512+22Beat Tulsa 34–3
12121.651Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)MAC8–10.8897+19Beat Ball State 16–13
13-91.684BYUIND WAC7–20.77817+21Lost to San Diego State 15–27
1431.699Michigan (MICHIGAN)B106–2–10.72229+17Beat Minnesota 22–7
15131.723LSUSEC6–20.75025+21Beat Alabama 19–18
1671.751Syracuse (SYRACUSE)IND FBSI7–10.87512+18Beat Navy 49–21
1721.756Colorado (COLORADO)IND B87–20.77817+20Beat Missouri 45–8
1821.806Clemson (CLEMSON)ACC7–20.77817+18Beat North Carolina 37–14
19-61.841Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)IND B86–20.75025+14Lost to Oklahoma 28–31
2051.844Houston (HOUSTON)IND SWC6–20.75025+15Beat Texas 66–15
21-71.846Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)IND FBSI8–20.80015+24Lost to Auburn 8–38
22-71.913Ball State (BALL STATE)MAC7–20.77817+19Lost to Western Michigan 13–16
2382.002Georgia (GEORGIA)SEC7–20.77817+13Beat Florida 26–3
24-82.024UTEPIND WAC8–20.80015+14Lost to Wyoming 6–51
25-72.075Indiana (INDIANA)B106–2–10.72229+12Lost to Illinois 20–21
2642.091Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)PAC6–30.66732+15Beat Stanford 24–21
2752.094Hawai'i (HAWAII)IND WAC7–20.77817+14Beat New Mexico 45–3
2862.141Army (ARMY)IND FBSI7–10.87512+6Beat Air Force 28–15
2962.162Arizona (ARIZONA)PAC5–40.55645+17Beat Washington 16–13
30-82.205Alabama (ALABAMA)SEC6–20.75025+11Lost to LSU 18–19
31-52.210Oregon (OREGON)PAC6–30.66732+14Lost to UCLA 6–16
32-52.320South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)IND FBSI7–20.77817+11Lost to Florida State 0–59
3382.329Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)MAC6–30.66732+12Beat Ohio 42–10
34-132.359Washington (WASHINGTON)PAC5–40.55645+15Lost to Arizona 13–16
3552.368Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)IND SWC5–30.62539+12Beat Louisiana Tech 56–17
3622.377Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)IND BW7–20.77817+6Beat Pacific 34–0
3722.490Louisville (LOUISVILLE)IND FBSI7–30.70031+14Beat Virginia Tech 13–3
38-92.509NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)ACC6–30.66732+6Lost to Virginia 14–19
3952.577Kentucky (KENTUCKY)SEC5–40.55645+13Beat Vanderbilt 14–13
4052.605Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)IND FBSI5–30.62539+7Beat Rutgers 20–10
4112.611Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)PAC6–30.66732+11Beat Oregon State 30–24
42-92.644Maryland (MARYLAND)ACC5–40.55645+14Lost to Penn State 10–17
43112.662Illinois (ILLINOIS)B105–3–10.61141+8Beat Indiana 21–20
44-12.714Iowa (IOWA)B105–3–20.60043+3Beat Northwestern 35–10
4562.799Penn State (PENN STATE)IND FBSI5–40.55645+8Beat Maryland 17–10
46-102.898Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)IND FBSI6–30.66732+2Lost to Memphis 3–20
4762.908Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)MAC5–3–10.61141+8Beat Toledo 20–19
48-112.915Duke (DUKE)ACC6–30.66732+4Lost to Wake Forest 16–35
4972.956Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)B104–4–10.50055+6Beat Purdue 48–3
50103.088Virginia (VIRGINIA)ACC5–40.55645+4Beat NC State 19–14
5183.150Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)ACC5–40.55645+1Beat Duke 35–16
52-63.193Florida (FLORIDA)SEC5–40.55645-2Lost to Georgia 3–26
53-63.208Air Force (AIR FORCE)IND WAC5–40.55645+2Lost to Army 15–28
54-43.306California (CALIFORNIA)PAC5–40.55645+3Lost to USC 3–35
55-73.400Oregon State (OREGON STATE)PAC3–5–10.38971+5Lost to Arizona State 24–30
56-73.576Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)SEC4–50.444590Lost to Tulane 9–14
57-53.625Stanford (STANFORD)PAC3–5–10.38971+1Lost to Washington State 21–24
5893.872Ohio State (OHIO STATE)B104–50.44459-2Beat Wisconsin 34–12
59-43.883TCUIND SWC4–50.44459-2Lost to Texas Tech 10–23
60-23.969Rutgers (RUTGERS)IND FBSI4–50.44459-3Lost to Pittsburgh 10–20
6143.977Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)IND FBSI6–40.60043-10Beat Western Illinois 16–6
6224.021Iowa State (IOWA STATE)IND B84–50.44459-5Lost to Nebraska 16–51
6384.023Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)IND SWC4–40.50055+4Beat TCU 23–10
6464.029Tulane (TULANE)IND FBSI4–50.44459-6Beat Ole Miss 14–9
65-24.051Baylor (BAYLOR)IND SWC4–50.44459-6Lost to Arkansas 3–33
6634.086Utah (UTAH)IND WAC4–50.44459-7Beat Colorado State 46–7
67-54.112Toledo (TOLEDO)MAC5–50.50055+1Lost to Eastern Michigan 19–20
68104.224Memphis (MEMPHIS)IND FBSI4–50.44459-9Beat Louisiana 20–3
6934.328Kent State (KENT STATE)MAC4–60.40070-7Beat Bowling Green 31–19
70-94.345Purdue (PURDUE)B104–50.44459-5Lost to Michigan State 3–48
71-144.373Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)SEC3–50.37574-6Lost to Kentucky 13–14
7244.423Akron (AKRON)IND FBSI5–50.50055-7Beat New Mexico State 52–7
73-74.630Texas (TEXAS)IND SWC3–50.37574-8Lost to Houston 15–66
74-64.702Tulsa (TULSA)IND FBSI2–60.25084-7Lost to Miami 3–34
75104.734Utah State (UTAH STATE)IND BW4–50.44459-11Beat UNLV 17–10
7684.806Tennessee (TENNESSEE)SEC2–60.25084-7Beat Boston College 10–7
7764.979Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)ACC3–60.33377-17Beat Virginia Military Institute 34–7
78-34.987CAL State Fullerton (CAL STATE FULLERTON)IND BW3–60.33377-12BYE
79-55.030Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)IND FBSI2–70.22289-10Lost to Louisville 3–13
80-35.158Missouri (MISSOURI)IND B82–6–10.27883-9Lost to Colorado 8–45
8105.316Minnesota (MINNESOTA)B102–5–20.33377-11Lost to Michigan 7–22
8285.400East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)IND FBSI2–80.20093-15Beat Temple 34–17
83-105.509Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)IND FBSI2–60.25084-13Lost to Tennessee 7–10
84115.527San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)IND WAC2–70.22289-12Beat BYU 27–15
85-55.771UNLVIND BW3–50.37574-18Lost to Utah State 10–17
86-75.816San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)IND BW3–70.30082-23Lost to Long Beach State 13–34
8705.818Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH)IND FBSI3–60.33377-7Lost to Texas A&M 17–56
8835.920Navy (NAVY)IND FBSI3–60.33377-14Lost to Syracuse 21–49
89-76.018Temple (TEMPLE)IND FBSI2–60.25084-15Lost to East Carolina 17–34
9026.021North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)ACC1–80.11196-17Lost to Clemson 14–37
91-56.068Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)IND WAC1–80.11196-18Lost to Utah 7–46
92-36.070Ohio (OHIO)MAC3–5–10.38971-11Lost to Central Michigan 10–42
93-56.089Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)MAC2–7–10.25084-19Lost to Kent State 19–31
94-16.372Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)SEC1–70.12595-18BYE
95-16.859Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)B101–7–10.16794-19Lost to Iowa 10–35
9606.992Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)IND FBSI2–70.22289-26Lost to West Virginia 13–51
9747.060Long Beach State (LONG BEACH STATE)IND BW2–70.22289-19Beat San José State 34–13
9817.377Kansas (KANSAS)IND B81–80.11196-27Beat Kansas State 30–12
99-27.419Rice (RICE)IND SWC0–80.000103-22Lost to Notre Dame 11–54
100-27.542New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)IND WAC1–90.100100-26Lost to Hawai'i 3–45
101-18.150Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)B100–90.000103-31Lost to Ohio State 12–34
10208.760Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))MAC0–8–10.056102-30BYE
10308.798New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)IND BW1–80.11196-40Lost to Akron 7–52
10418.883Pacific (PACIFIC)IND BW1–90.100100-27Lost to Fresno State 0–34
105-19.362Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)IND B80–90.000103-38Lost to Kansas 12–30

1988 Week 10 College Football Team Rankings

1988 rankings calculated with the Classic formula (Ken's 2016-based hybrid, applied retroactively); records, NOW and game results come from James Howell's historical college football score archive.
RankChangeRatingTeamConfRecordWin %PlaceNOWGame Status
110.789Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)IND FBSI8–01.0001+33Beat Navy 22–7
2-10.792USCPAC7–01.0001+30Beat Oregon State 41–20
311.052Wyoming (WYOMING)IND WAC9–01.0001+30Beat Colorado State 48–14
411.120BYUIND WAC7–10.8759+26Beat New Mexico 65–0
531.160West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)IND FBSI8–01.0001+23Beat Penn State 51–30
6-31.164UCLAPAC7–10.8759+24Lost to Washington State 30–34
701.201Nebraska (NEBRASKA)IND B88–10.8896+22Beat Missouri 26–18
8-21.222Arkansas (ARKANSAS)IND SWC8–01.0001+22Beat Rice 21–14
921.338Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)IND FBSI7–10.8759+23BYE
10-11.398Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)IND B87–10.8759+18Beat Kansas 63–14
11-11.413Miami (MIAMI)IND FBSI6–10.85717+17Beat East Carolina 31–7
1291.586Auburn (AUBURN)SEC7–10.8759+14Beat Florida 16–0
13-11.629Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)IND B86–10.85717+13Beat Kansas State 45–27
1401.643Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)IND FBSI8–10.8896+21Beat Memphis 34–27
1531.731Ball State (BALL STATE)MAC7–10.8759+17Beat Northern Illinois 18–17
1631.740UTEPIND WAC8–10.8896+13Beat New Mexico State 42–9
1731.768Michigan (MICHIGAN)B105–2–10.68834+13Beat Northwestern 52–7
1881.778Indiana (INDIANA)B106–1–10.81322+12Beat Iowa 45–34
1941.813Colorado (COLORADO)IND B86–20.75023+16Beat Iowa State 24–12
2041.843Clemson (CLEMSON)ACC6–20.75023+15Beat Wake Forest 38–21
21-41.848Washington (WASHINGTON)PAC5–30.62536+18Beat Stanford 28–25
2201.875Alabama (ALABAMA)SEC6–10.85717+11Beat Mississippi State 53–34
23-81.876Syracuse (SYRACUSE)IND FBSI6–10.85717+13BYE
2441.892Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)MAC7–10.8759+10Beat Central Michigan 42–24
2541.962Houston (HOUSTON)IND SWC5–20.71432+12Beat TCU 40–12
26-131.966Oregon (OREGON)PAC6–20.75023+12Lost to Arizona State 20–21
2771.994South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)IND FBSI7–10.8759+10Beat NC State 23–7
2842.085LSUSEC5–20.71432+12Beat Ole Miss 31–20
29-132.101NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)ACC6–20.75023+9Lost to South Carolina 7–23
3092.169Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)PAC5–30.62536+10Beat UCLA 34–30
31-12.186Georgia (GEORGIA)SEC6–20.75023+8Beat William & Mary 59–24
32-12.193Hawai'i (HAWAII)IND WAC6–20.75023+11Beat Long Beach State 34–31
33-62.229Maryland (MARYLAND)ACC5–30.62536+16Beat North Carolina 41–38
34-12.330Army (ARMY)IND FBSI6–10.85717+2BYE
35-102.395Arizona (ARIZONA)PAC4–40.50051+10Lost to California 7–10
3612.426Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)IND FBSI6–20.75023+6Beat Tulane 51–34
3762.506Duke (DUKE)ACC6–20.75023+6Beat Georgia Tech 31–21
3842.520Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)IND BW6–20.75023+5Beat San José State 17–15
3962.590Louisville (LOUISVILLE)IND FBSI6–30.66735+11Beat Cincinnati 21–6
4042.590Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)IND SWC4–30.57144+8BYE
41-62.603Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)MAC5–30.62536+7Lost to Western Michigan 24–42
42122.678Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)PAC5–30.62536+8Beat Oregon 21–20
43-72.761Iowa (IOWA)B104–3–20.55648+3Lost to Indiana 34–45
4452.781Kentucky (KENTUCKY)SEC4–40.50051+9Beat Southern Illinois 24–10
4522.898Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)IND FBSI4–30.57144+3BYE
46-82.898Florida (FLORIDA)SEC5–30.625360Lost to Auburn 0–16
4752.952Air Force (AIR FORCE)IND WAC5–30.62536+2BYE
48-23.057Oregon State (OREGON STATE)PAC3–4–10.43863+7Lost to USC 20–41
49-93.071Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)SEC4–40.50051+5Lost to LSU 20–31
5063.072California (CALIFORNIA)PAC5–30.62536+2Beat Arizona 10–7
51-33.101Penn State (PENN STATE)IND FBSI4–40.50051+4Lost to West Virginia 30–51
52-113.135Stanford (STANFORD)PAC3–4–10.43863+4Lost to Washington 25–28
5303.319Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)MAC4–3–10.56346+2Tied Ohio 17–17
5453.321Illinois (ILLINOIS)B104–3–10.563460Tied Minnesota 27–27
55-43.352TCUIND SWC4–40.50051+3Lost to Houston 12–40
5673.547Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)B103–4–10.43863+1Beat Ohio State 20–10
5703.654Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)SEC3–40.42967+1BYE
58-83.663Rutgers (RUTGERS)IND FBSI4–40.500510Lost to Temple 30–35
59-43.683Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)ACC4–40.50051-4Lost to Clemson 21–38
6063.701Virginia (VIRGINIA)ACC4–40.50051-3Beat Virginia Tech 16–10
6133.773Purdue (PURDUE)B104–40.50051-1Beat Wisconsin 9–6
6263.802Toledo (TOLEDO)MAC5–40.55648+4Beat Kent State 35–28
63-13.868Baylor (BAYLOR)IND SWC4–40.50051-6BYE
64-63.903Iowa State (IOWA STATE)IND B84–40.50051-5Lost to Colorado 12–24
6504.105Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)IND FBSI5–40.55648-7Lost to Ball State 17–18
66-64.174Texas (TEXAS)IND SWC3–40.42967-5Lost to Texas Tech 32–33
67-64.303Ohio State (OHIO STATE)B103–50.37571-2Lost to Michigan State 10–20
68134.445Tulsa (TULSA)IND FBSI2–50.28683-4Beat UNLV 33–7
6994.557Utah (UTAH)IND WAC3–50.37571-7Beat San Diego State 41–20
70-34.588Tulane (TULANE)IND FBSI3–50.37571-8Lost to Louisiana 34–51
71124.629Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)IND SWC3–40.429670Beat Texas 33–32
72-14.712Kent State (KENT STATE)MAC3–60.33379-8Lost to Toledo 28–35
73-14.856Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)IND FBSI2–50.28683-6BYE
74-54.864Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)IND FBSI2–60.25087-6Lost to Virginia 10–16
75-24.976CAL State Fullerton (CAL STATE FULLERTON)IND BW3–60.33379-11Lost to Akron 14–15
7685.025Akron (AKRON)IND FBSI4–50.44462-9Beat CAL State Fullerton 15–14
7725.063Missouri (MISSOURI)IND B82–5–10.31382-6Lost to Nebraska 18–26
78-35.097Memphis (MEMPHIS)IND FBSI3–50.37571-13Lost to Southern Miss 27–34
79-35.133San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)IND BW3–60.33379-13Lost to Fresno State 15–17
80-105.138UNLVIND BW3–40.42967-11Lost to Tulsa 7–33
81-15.155Minnesota (MINNESOTA)B102–4–20.37571-8Tied Illinois 27–27
82115.189Temple (TEMPLE)IND FBSI2–50.28683-5Beat Rutgers 35–30
83-65.212Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)ACC2–60.25087-13Lost to Duke 21–31
8415.393Tennessee (TENNESSEE)SEC1–60.14391-8BYE
8595.393Utah State (UTAH STATE)IND BW3–50.37571-12Beat Pacific 23–20
8615.410Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)IND WAC1–70.12592-11Lost to Wyoming 14–48
87-135.431Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH)IND FBSI3–50.37571-4Lost to Arkansas State 22–31
88-65.445Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)MAC2–6–10.27886-10Tied Miami (OH) 21–21
8905.603Ohio (OHIO)MAC3–4–10.43863-6Tied Eastern Michigan 17–17
90-25.727East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)IND FBSI1–80.11198-13Lost to Miami 7–31
91-15.761Navy (NAVY)IND FBSI3–50.37571-11Lost to Notre Dame 7–22
92-65.881North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)ACC1–70.12592-13Lost to Maryland 38–41
93-16.119Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)SEC1–70.12592-14Lost to Alabama 34–53
9416.534Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)B101–6–10.18890-13Lost to Michigan 7–52
95-46.554San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)IND WAC1–70.12592-16Lost to Utah 20–41
9607.144Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)IND FBSI2–60.25087-23Lost to Louisville 6–21
9727.403Rice (RICE)IND SWC0–70.000102-18Lost to Arkansas 14–21
98-17.433New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)IND WAC1–80.11198-20Lost to BYU 0–65
9917.951Kansas (KANSAS)IND B80–80.000102-23Lost to Oklahoma 14–63
100-28.104Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)B100–80.000102-24Lost to Purdue 6–9
10108.191Long Beach State (LONG BEACH STATE)IND BW1–70.12592-20Lost to Hawai'i 31–34
10208.398Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))MAC0–8–10.056101-24Tied Bowling Green 21–21
10318.524New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)IND BW1–70.12592-32Lost to UTEP 9–42
10418.913Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)IND B80–80.000102-26Lost to Oklahoma State 27–45
105-29.026Pacific (PACIFIC)IND BW1–80.11198-23Lost to Utah State 20–23

1988 Week 9 College Football Team Rankings

1988 rankings calculated with the Classic formula (Ken's 2016-based hybrid, applied retroactively); records, NOW and game results come from James Howell's historical college football score archive.
RankChangeRatingTeamConfRecordWin %PlaceNOWGame Status
100.666USCPAC6–01.0001+25BYE
210.787Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)IND FBSI7–01.0001+26Beat Air Force 41–13
3-10.826UCLAPAC7–01.0001+24Beat Arizona 24–3
400.996Wyoming (WYOMING)IND WAC8–01.0001+26Beat Utah 61–18
521.061BYUIND WAC6–10.85711+22Beat Hawai'i 24–23
601.096Arkansas (ARKANSAS)IND SWC7–01.0001+19Beat Houston 26–21
7-21.137Nebraska (NEBRASKA)IND B87–10.8757+18Beat Kansas State 48–3
801.182West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)IND FBSI7–01.0001+18Beat Boston College 59–19
931.265Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)IND B86–10.85711+17Beat Colorado 17–14
10-11.279Miami (MIAMI)IND FBSI5–10.83321+15Beat Cincinnati 57–3
11-11.333Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)IND FBSI7–10.8757+20Beat Louisiana Tech 66–3
1231.566Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)IND B85–10.83321+11Beat Missouri 49–21
1341.567Oregon (OREGON)PAC6–10.85711+13Beat Washington 17–14
1491.640Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)IND FBSI7–10.8757+16Beat Louisiana 27–14
1551.719Syracuse (SYRACUSE)IND FBSI6–10.85711+12Beat East Carolina 38–14
1691.738NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)ACC6–10.85711+9Beat Clemson 10–3
17-11.807Washington (WASHINGTON)PAC4–30.57141+15Lost to Oregon 14–17
18121.823Ball State (BALL STATE)MAC6–10.85711+11Beat Central Michigan 27–20
1921.825UTEPIND WAC7–10.8757+9Beat New Mexico 37–0
20171.826Michigan (MICHIGAN)B104–2–10.64336+10Beat Indiana 31–6
2151.865Auburn (AUBURN)SEC6–10.85711+7Beat Mississippi State 33–0
22111.896Alabama (ALABAMA)SEC5–10.83321+9Beat Penn State 8–3
23-41.911Colorado (COLORADO)IND B85–20.71425+11Lost to Oklahoma 14–17
24-111.946Clemson (CLEMSON)ACC5–20.71425+10Lost to NC State 3–10
25-71.972Arizona (ARIZONA)PAC4–30.57141+12Lost to UCLA 3–24
26-152.009Indiana (INDIANA)B105–1–10.78624+7Lost to Michigan 6–31
2782.020Maryland (MARYLAND)ACC4–30.57141+14Beat Duke 34–24
2862.139Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)MAC6–10.85711+5Beat Eastern Michigan 31–24
29-72.156Houston (HOUSTON)IND SWC4–20.66734+7Lost to Arkansas 21–26
30-162.167Georgia (GEORGIA)SEC5–20.71425+8Lost to Kentucky 10–16
31-72.171Hawai'i (HAWAII)IND WAC5–20.71425+9Lost to BYU 23–24
3282.230LSUSEC4–20.66734+8BYE
3382.235Army (ARMY)IND FBSI6–10.85711+2Beat Rutgers 34–24
34-32.266South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)IND FBSI6–10.85711+4BYE
35-82.385Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)MAC5–20.71425+7Lost to Ball State 20–27
36102.449Iowa (IOWA)B104–2–20.62537+3Beat Purdue 31–7
37-82.493Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)IND FBSI5–20.71425+4Lost to Southern Miss 14–27
3812.504Florida (FLORIDA)SEC5–20.71425+1BYE
39-112.529Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)PAC4–30.57141+4Lost to Arizona State 28–31
40112.569Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)SEC4–30.57141+7Beat Vanderbilt 36–28
4112.605Stanford (STANFORD)PAC3–3–10.50057+7Tied Oregon State 20–20
4212.648Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)IND BW5–20.71425+2BYE
43-112.705Duke (DUKE)ACC5–20.71425+3Lost to Maryland 24–34
4432.719Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)IND SWC4–30.57141+6Beat Rice 24–10
4582.727Louisville (LOUISVILLE)IND FBSI5–30.62537+7Beat Tulane 38–35
46-22.733Oregon State (OREGON STATE)PAC3–3–10.50057+7Tied Stanford 20–20
4782.781Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)IND FBSI4–30.57141+2Beat Navy 52–6
48-102.848Penn State (PENN STATE)IND FBSI4–30.57141+3Lost to Alabama 3–8
4952.852Kentucky (KENTUCKY)SEC3–40.42963+8Beat Georgia 16–10
50-142.864Rutgers (RUTGERS)IND FBSI4–30.57141+4Lost to Army 24–34
5152.951TCUIND SWC4–30.57141+5Beat Baylor 24–14
52-72.973Air Force (AIR FORCE)IND WAC5–30.62537+2Lost to Notre Dame 13–41
53-43.125Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)MAC4–30.57141+3Lost to Western Michigan 24–31
5483.170Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)PAC4–30.57141+2Beat Washington State 31–28
55-33.364Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)ACC4–30.57141-2Lost to Virginia 14–34
5673.432California (CALIFORNIA)PAC4–30.57141-1Beat Temple 31–14
57-93.477Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)SEC3–40.42963+2Lost to Ole Miss 28–36
5833.479Iowa State (IOWA STATE)IND B84–30.57141-2Beat Kansas 42–14
59-93.513Illinois (ILLINOIS)B104–30.57141-2Lost to Michigan State 21–28
60-13.632Texas (TEXAS)IND SWC3–30.50057-1BYE
6133.734Ohio State (OHIO STATE)B103–40.42963+1Beat Minnesota 13–6
62-43.904Baylor (BAYLOR)IND SWC4–40.50057-5Lost to TCU 14–24
63183.954Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)B102–4–10.35777-1Beat Illinois 28–21
64-73.970Purdue (PURDUE)B103–40.429630Lost to Iowa 7–31
6583.976Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)IND FBSI5–30.62537-7Beat Southern Illinois 10–9
66103.996Virginia (VIRGINIA)ACC3–40.42963-4Beat Wake Forest 34–14
67-74.164Tulane (TULANE)IND FBSI3–40.42963-5Lost to Louisville 35–38
68104.178Toledo (TOLEDO)MAC4–40.50057+1Beat Miami (OH) 20–7
6904.347Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)IND FBSI2–50.28681-2BYE
7024.365UNLVIND BW3–30.50057-5BYE
71-54.417Kent State (KENT STATE)MAC3–50.37573-5Lost to Ohio 14–21
72-24.477Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)IND FBSI2–50.28681-3Lost to West Virginia 19–59
7364.510CAL State Fullerton (CAL STATE FULLERTON)IND BW3–50.37573-5Beat New Mexico State 24–3
74-94.564Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH)IND FBSI3–40.42963-4Lost to Florida State 3–66
75-84.807Memphis (MEMPHIS)IND FBSI3–40.42963-10Lost to Tennessee 25–38
76115.053San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)IND BW3–50.37573-10Beat Utah State 36–31
77-65.103Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)ACC2–50.28681-10Lost to North Carolina 17–20
78-35.113Utah (UTAH)IND WAC2–50.28681-8Lost to Wyoming 18–61
79-25.147Missouri (MISSOURI)IND B82–4–10.35777-5Lost to Oklahoma State 21–49
80-125.163Minnesota (MINNESOTA)B102–4–10.35777-7Lost to Ohio State 6–13
8155.297Tulsa (TULSA)IND FBSI1–50.16789-7BYE
8285.392Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)MAC2–60.25087-8Beat Youngstown State 20–16
8305.482Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)IND SWC2–40.33380-2BYE
8495.517Akron (AKRON)IND FBSI3–50.37573-9Beat Long Beach State 40–0
8565.529Tennessee (TENNESSEE)SEC1–60.14391-8Beat Memphis 38–25
8685.569North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)ACC1–60.14391-8Beat Georgia Tech 20–17
8725.600Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)IND WAC1–60.14391-11Beat San Diego State 13–7
88-35.617East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)IND FBSI1–70.12598-11Lost to Syracuse 14–38
8965.681Ohio (OHIO)MAC3–40.42963-6Beat Kent State 21–14
90-105.764Navy (NAVY)IND FBSI3–40.42963-11Lost to Pittsburgh 6–52
91-175.771San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)IND WAC1–60.14391-7Lost to Colorado State 7–13
92-85.917Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)SEC1–60.14391-11Lost to Auburn 0–33
93-55.960Temple (TEMPLE)IND FBSI1–50.16789-8Lost to California 14–31
94-125.962Utah State (UTAH STATE)IND BW2–50.28681-11Lost to San José State 31–36
9516.461Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)B101–5–10.21488-11Beat Wisconsin 35–14
96-46.800Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)IND FBSI2–50.28681-17Lost to Miami 3–57
9727.654New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)IND WAC1–70.12598-18Lost to UTEP 0–37
9807.862Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)B100–70.000101-17Lost to Northwestern 14–35
99-28.015Rice (RICE)IND SWC0–60.000101-16Lost to Texas A&M 10–24
10008.231Kansas (KANSAS)IND B80–70.000101-20Lost to Iowa State 14–42
10108.460Long Beach State (LONG BEACH STATE)IND BW1–60.14391-15Lost to Akron 0–40
10208.477Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))MAC0–80.000101-23Lost to Toledo 7–20
10308.803Pacific (PACIFIC)IND BW1–70.12598-15Lost to Sacramento State 21–30
10408.852New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)IND BW1–60.14391-27Lost to CAL State Fullerton 3–24
10509.078Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)IND B80–70.000101-21Lost to Nebraska 3–48

1988 Week 8 College Football Team Rankings

1988 rankings calculated with the Classic formula (Ken's 2016-based hybrid, applied retroactively); records, NOW and game results come from James Howell's historical college football score archive.
RankChangeRatingTeamConfRecordWin %PlaceNOWGame Status
100.590USCPAC6–01.0001+23Beat Washington 28–27
210.830UCLAPAC6–01.0001+18Beat California 38–21
330.894Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)IND FBSI6–01.0001+17Beat Miami 31–30
400.944Wyoming (WYOMING)IND WAC7–01.0001+21Beat New Mexico 55–7
551.062Nebraska (NEBRASKA)IND B86–10.8578+15Beat Oklahoma State 63–42
621.173Arkansas (ARKANSAS)IND SWC6–01.0001+13Beat Texas 27–24
701.177BYUIND WAC5–10.83313+14Beat TCU 31–18
811.268West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)IND FBSI6–01.0001+12BYE
9-71.354Miami (MIAMI)IND FBSI4–10.80029+11Lost to Notre Dame 30–31
1021.408Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)IND FBSI6–10.8578+15Beat East Carolina 45–21
1101.418Indiana (INDIANA)B105–0–10.9177+6Beat Minnesota 33–13
1231.425Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)IND B85–10.83313+10Beat Kansas State 70–24
13181.569Clemson (CLEMSON)ACC5–10.83313+10Beat Duke 49–17
1441.585Georgia (GEORGIA)SEC5–10.83313+9BYE
15-101.623Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)IND B84–10.80029+8Lost to Nebraska 42–63
16-31.631Washington (WASHINGTON)PAC4–20.66736+13Lost to USC 27–28
1721.637Oregon (OREGON)PAC5–10.83313+9Beat Idaho State 52–7
18121.641Arizona (ARIZONA)PAC4–20.66736+12Beat Washington State 45–28
19-31.699Colorado (COLORADO)IND B85–10.83313+10Beat Kansas 21–9
2081.724Syracuse (SYRACUSE)IND FBSI5–10.83313+10Beat Penn State 24–10
2121.796UTEPIND WAC6–10.8578+7Beat Colorado State 34–14
2231.823Houston (HOUSTON)IND SWC4–10.80029+7Beat Tulsa 82–28
2361.825Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)IND FBSI6–10.8578+10Beat Mississippi State 38–21
2431.918Hawai'i (HAWAII)IND WAC5–10.83313+7Beat San Diego State 32–30
2572.023NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)ACC5–10.83313+3Beat North Carolina 48–3
2692.052Auburn (AUBURN)SEC5–10.83313+2Beat Akron 42–0
2772.107Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)MAC5–10.83313+6Beat Bowling Green 21–3
28-142.119Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)PAC4–20.66736+6Lost to Arizona 28–45
2992.122Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)IND FBSI5–10.83313+4Beat Northern Illinois 45–0
30-102.130Ball State (BALL STATE)MAC5–10.83313+5Lost to Eastern Michigan 12–16
31-142.155South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)IND FBSI6–10.8578+4Lost to Georgia Tech 0–34
32-112.173Duke (DUKE)ACC5–10.83313+4Lost to Clemson 17–49
3342.282Alabama (ALABAMA)SEC4–10.80029+3Beat Tennessee 28–20
34-122.443Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)MAC5–10.833130Lost to Kent State 28–45
35-22.471Maryland (MARYLAND)ACC3–30.50050+8Lost to Wake Forest 24–27
3672.479Rutgers (RUTGERS)IND FBSI4–20.66736+5Beat Boston College 17–6
37-12.483Michigan (MICHIGAN)B103–2–10.58345+4Tied Iowa 17–17
38-142.484Penn State (PENN STATE)IND FBSI4–20.66736+4Lost to Syracuse 10–24
39-132.516Florida (FLORIDA)SEC5–20.71433+2Lost to Vanderbilt 9–24
4002.533LSUSEC4–20.66736+4Beat Kentucky 15–12
41-22.568Army (ARMY)IND FBSI5–10.83313-2Beat Lafayette 24–17
42102.610Stanford (STANFORD)PAC3–30.50050+5Beat Arizona State 24–3
4352.619Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)IND BW5–20.71433+2Beat Utah State 51–10
4432.662Oregon State (OREGON STATE)PAC3–30.50050+7BYE
4512.681Air Force (AIR FORCE)IND WAC5–20.71433+1Beat Utah 56–49
46-22.684Iowa (IOWA)B103–2–20.57146+1Tied Michigan 17–17
4762.742Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)IND SWC3–30.50050+6Beat Baylor 28–14
48102.750Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)SEC3–30.50050+7Beat Florida 24–9
49152.757Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)MAC4–20.66736+5Beat Ball State 16–12
50-82.788Illinois (ILLINOIS)B104–20.66736+2Beat Wisconsin 34–6
51-102.811Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)SEC3–30.50050+4Beat Arkansas State 25–22
5272.944Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)ACC4–20.667360Beat Maryland 27–24
5333.128Louisville (LOUISVILLE)IND FBSI4–30.57146+2Beat Virginia 30–28
54-53.257Kentucky (KENTUCKY)SEC2–40.33372+4Lost to LSU 12–15
5583.282Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)IND FBSI3–30.50050-1Beat Temple 42–7
56-113.289TCUIND SWC3–30.50050+1Lost to BYU 18–31
5783.402Purdue (PURDUE)B103–30.50050+2Beat Ohio State 31–26
58-73.428Baylor (BAYLOR)IND SWC4–30.57146-2Lost to Texas A&M 14–28
59-43.467Texas (TEXAS)IND SWC3–30.50050-1Lost to Arkansas 24–27
6083.624Tulane (TULANE)IND FBSI3–30.50050-2BYE
61123.705Iowa State (IOWA STATE)IND B83–30.50050-1Beat Missouri 21–3
62-123.722Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)PAC3–30.50050-2Lost to Stanford 3–24
63-63.732California (CALIFORNIA)PAC3–30.50050-2Lost to UCLA 21–38
64-33.902Ohio State (OHIO STATE)B102–40.33372+1Lost to Purdue 26–31
6553.904Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH)IND FBSI3–30.50050-1BYE
66133.912Kent State (KENT STATE)MAC3–40.42968-1Beat Western Michigan 45–28
6723.935Memphis (MEMPHIS)IND FBSI3–30.50050-3BYE
68-64.082Minnesota (MINNESOTA)B102–3–10.41770-1Lost to Indiana 13–33
6984.135Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)IND FBSI2–50.28682-1Beat Cincinnati 41–14
70-164.192Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)IND FBSI2–40.33372-2Lost to Rutgers 6–17
71174.198Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)ACC2–40.33372-3Beat South Carolina 34–0
7284.244UNLVIND BW3–30.50050-5Beat New Mexico State 28–20
73-74.302Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)IND FBSI4–30.57146-6Lost to Louisiana 0–45
7424.583San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)IND WAC1–50.167880Lost to Hawai'i 30–32
75-34.620Utah (UTAH)IND WAC2–40.33372-5Lost to Air Force 49–56
76-94.623Virginia (VIRGINIA)ACC2–40.33372-5Lost to Louisville 28–30
77-174.818Missouri (MISSOURI)IND B82–3–10.41770-3Lost to Iowa State 3–21
7844.820Toledo (TOLEDO)MAC3–40.42968-1Beat Austin Peay 38–14
79-84.841CAL State Fullerton (CAL STATE FULLERTON)IND BW2–50.28682-4Lost to Long Beach State 22–24
8035.096Navy (NAVY)IND FBSI3–30.50050-6BYE
81105.113Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)B101–4–10.25086-5Beat Northwestern 36–3
82-75.253Utah State (UTAH STATE)IND BW2–40.33372-5Lost to Fresno State 10–51
8395.276Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)IND SWC2–40.33372-1Beat Rice 38–36
8405.347Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)SEC1–50.16788-7Lost to Southern Miss 21–38
8505.358East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)IND FBSI1–60.14393-9Lost to Florida State 21–45
86-125.415Tulsa (TULSA)IND FBSI1–50.16788-6Lost to Houston 28–82
8735.441San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)IND BW2–50.28682-10Beat Pacific 35–17
88-105.667Temple (TEMPLE)IND FBSI1–40.20087-4Lost to Pittsburgh 7–42
8955.872Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)IND WAC0–60.00098-9Lost to UTEP 14–34
90-35.954Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)MAC1–60.14393-8Lost to Central Michigan 3–21
91-26.211Tennessee (TENNESSEE)SEC0–60.00098-8Lost to Alabama 20–28
92-116.254Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)IND FBSI2–40.33372-13Lost to Virginia Tech 14–41
9306.276Akron (AKRON)IND FBSI2–50.28682-8Lost to Auburn 0–42
9436.309North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)ACC0–60.00098-9Lost to NC State 3–48
9586.681Ohio (OHIO)MAC2–40.33372-9Beat Miami (OH) 38–21
96-107.052Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)B100–5–10.08397-8Lost to Michigan State 3–36
97-27.297Rice (RICE)IND SWC0–50.00098-11Lost to Texas Tech 36–38
98-27.525Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)B100–60.00098-11Lost to Illinois 6–34
9907.672New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)IND WAC1–60.14393-15Lost to Wyoming 7–55
10017.872Kansas (KANSAS)IND B80–60.00098-14Lost to Colorado 9–21
10147.879Long Beach State (LONG BEACH STATE)IND BW1–50.16788-9Beat CAL State Fullerton 24–22
102-48.244Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))MAC0–70.00098-16Lost to Ohio 21–38
103-38.279Pacific (PACIFIC)IND BW1–60.14393-15Lost to San José State 17–35
104-28.396New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)IND BW1–50.16788-20Lost to UNLV 20–28
105-19.140Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)IND B80–60.00098-17Lost to Oklahoma 24–70

1988 Week 7 College Football Team Rankings

1988 rankings calculated with the Classic formula (Ken's 2016-based hybrid, applied retroactively); records, NOW and game results come from James Howell's historical college football score archive.
RankChangeRatingTeamConfRecordWin %PlaceNOWGame Status
120.648USCPAC5–01.0001+15Beat Oregon 42–14
230.781Miami (MIAMI)IND FBSI4–01.0001+10BYE
3-20.803UCLAPAC5–01.0001+13Beat Oregon State 38–21
4-20.901Wyoming (WYOMING)IND WAC6–01.0001+17Beat San Diego State 55–27
591.058Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)IND B84–01.0001+7Beat Colorado 41–21
641.125Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)IND FBSI5–01.0001+9Beat Pittsburgh 30–20
711.199BYUIND WAC4–10.80020+10Beat Colorado State 42–7
841.218Arkansas (ARKANSAS)IND SWC5–01.0001+8Beat Texas Tech 31–10
901.257West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)IND FBSI6–01.0001+10Beat East Carolina 30–10
1051.274Nebraska (NEBRASKA)IND B85–10.83314+9Beat Kansas 63–10
1171.336Indiana (INDIANA)B104–0–10.90013+4Beat Ohio State 41–7
1211.365Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)IND FBSI5–10.83314+12Beat Georgia Southern 28–10
1391.408Washington (WASHINGTON)PAC4–10.80020+10Beat Arizona State 10–0
1491.414Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)PAC4–10.80020+7Beat California 44–13
15121.458Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)IND B84–10.80020+8Beat Texas 28–13
16-91.498Colorado (COLORADO)IND B84–10.80020+10Lost to Oklahoma State 21–41
1721.524South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)IND FBSI6–01.0001+7Beat Virginia Tech 26–24
18111.594Georgia (GEORGIA)SEC5–10.83314+8Beat Vanderbilt 41–22
19-81.617Oregon (OREGON)PAC4–10.80020+7Lost to USC 14–42
2051.629Ball State (BALL STATE)MAC5–01.0001+5Beat Kent State 31–20
2101.650Duke (DUKE)ACC5–01.0001+4BYE
2241.685Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)MAC5–01.0001+3Beat Miami (OH) 41–18
23131.824UTEPIND WAC5–10.83314+6Beat Hawai'i 42–25
2441.838Penn State (PENN STATE)IND FBSI4–10.80020+5Beat Cincinnati 35–9
25-211.886Houston (HOUSTON)IND SWC3–10.75035+6Lost to Texas A&M 16–30
26-101.919Florida (FLORIDA)SEC5–10.83314+3Lost to Memphis 11–17
27-101.956Hawai'i (HAWAII)IND WAC4–10.80020+5Lost to UTEP 25–42
2861.994Syracuse (SYRACUSE)IND FBSI4–10.80020+5Beat Rutgers 34–20
2981.998Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)IND FBSI5–10.83314+7Beat Tulane 38–13
3002.124Arizona (ARIZONA)PAC3–20.60041+6BYE
3172.146Clemson (CLEMSON)ACC4–10.80020+3Beat Virginia 10–7
3272.209NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)ACC4–10.80020+2Beat East Tennessee State 49–0
3382.210Maryland (MARYLAND)ACC3–20.60041+7Beat Georgia Tech 13–8
3482.216Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)MAC4–10.80020+4Beat Eastern Michigan 20–6
35-152.232Auburn (AUBURN)SEC4–10.800200Lost to LSU 6–7
36-42.267Michigan (MICHIGAN)B103–20.60041+3Beat Michigan State 17–3
37-312.403Alabama (ALABAMA)SEC3–10.75035+2Lost to Ole Miss 12–22
38-142.562Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)IND FBSI4–10.800200Lost to Louisiana Tech 16–19
3982.586Army (ARMY)IND FBSI4–10.80020-1Beat Yale 33–18
40202.620LSUSEC3–20.60041+2Beat Auburn 7–6
41222.668Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)SEC2–30.40062+4Beat Alabama 22–12
42112.687Illinois (ILLINOIS)B103–20.60041+3Beat Purdue 20–0
43-122.729Rutgers (RUTGERS)IND FBSI3–20.60041+2Lost to Syracuse 20–34
4412.809Iowa (IOWA)B103–2–10.583530Beat Wisconsin 31–6
45102.847TCUIND SWC3–20.60041+2Beat Rice 21–10
46102.853Air Force (AIR FORCE)IND WAC4–20.667370Beat Navy 34–24
47-142.853Oregon State (OREGON STATE)PAC3–30.50054+5Lost to UCLA 21–38
4822.926Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)IND BW4–20.667370Beat CAL State Fullerton 23–10
49-142.977Kentucky (KENTUCKY)SEC2–30.40062+4BYE
50-72.992Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)PAC3–20.60041+1Lost to Washington 0–10
5113.092Baylor (BAYLOR)IND SWC4–20.66737-1Beat Texas State 45–7
5223.279Stanford (STANFORD)PAC2–30.40062+1Beat San José State 44–12
53203.335Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)IND SWC2–30.40062+1Beat Houston 30–16
5473.375Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)IND FBSI2–30.40062+1BYE
55-73.381Texas (TEXAS)IND SWC3–20.60041-1Lost to Oklahoma 13–28
56123.396Louisville (LOUISVILLE)IND FBSI3–30.50054+1Beat Tulsa 9–3
57-133.421California (CALIFORNIA)PAC3–20.60041-2Lost to Washington State 13–44
58-183.459Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)SEC2–30.40062+2Lost to Georgia 22–41
59103.472Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)ACC3–20.60041-3Beat North Carolina 42–24
6053.511Missouri (MISSOURI)IND B82–2–10.50054+1Beat Kansas State 52–21
61-23.520Ohio State (OHIO STATE)B102–30.40062+2Lost to Indiana 7–41
62-53.543Minnesota (MINNESOTA)B102–2–10.500540Tied Northwestern 28–28
63-53.574Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)IND FBSI2–30.40062-1Lost to Notre Dame 20–30
64-133.682Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)MAC3–20.60041-1Lost to Central Michigan 6–20
65-163.758Purdue (PURDUE)B102–30.400620Lost to Illinois 0–20
66-203.792Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)IND FBSI4–20.66737-4Lost to Toledo 20–33
67-33.908Virginia (VIRGINIA)ACC2–30.40062-1Lost to Clemson 7–10
68-23.917Tulane (TULANE)IND FBSI3–30.50054-2Lost to Southern Miss 13–38
69194.009Memphis (MEMPHIS)IND FBSI3–30.50054-3Beat Florida 17–11
7084.016Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH)IND FBSI3–30.50054-1Beat Louisiana 19–16
71-94.170CAL State Fullerton (CAL STATE FULLERTON)IND BW2–40.333770Lost to Fresno State 10–23
7284.341Utah (UTAH)IND WAC2–30.40062-3Beat New Mexico 33–27
7384.416Iowa State (IOWA STATE)IND B82–30.40062-2Beat Northern Iowa 20–17
74-74.557Tulsa (TULSA)IND FBSI1–40.20082-4Lost to Louisville 3–9
75184.654Utah State (UTAH STATE)IND BW2–30.40062-3Beat Long Beach State 31–24
76-24.790San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)IND WAC1–40.200820Lost to Wyoming 27–55
7764.803Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)IND FBSI1–50.16789-2Lost to South Carolina 24–26
78-84.861Temple (TEMPLE)IND FBSI1–30.250810BYE
79-74.892Kent State (KENT STATE)MAC2–40.33377-4Lost to Ball State 20–31
80104.905UNLVIND BW2–30.40062-5Beat Pacific 30–16
81-105.034Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)IND FBSI2–30.40062-6Lost to Penn State 9–35
82135.095Toledo (TOLEDO)MAC2–40.33377+1Beat Northern Illinois 33–20
83-85.162Navy (NAVY)IND FBSI3–30.50054-5Lost to Air Force 24–34
8435.329Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)SEC1–40.20082-5BYE
85-15.453East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)IND FBSI1–50.16789-7Lost to West Virginia 10–30
8655.585Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)B100–4–10.10095-3Tied Minnesota 28–28
87135.753Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)MAC1–50.16789-5Beat Ohio 42–0
88-25.834Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)ACC1–40.20082-7Lost to Maryland 8–13
8935.861Tennessee (TENNESSEE)SEC0–50.00097-5BYE
90-136.037San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)IND BW1–50.16789-9Lost to Stanford 12–44
91-66.060Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)B100–4–10.10095-5Lost to Michigan 3–17
9256.119Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)IND SWC1–40.20082-1Lost to Arkansas 10–31
93-176.161Akron (AKRON)IND FBSI2–40.33377-6Lost to Arkansas State 12–13
94-126.287Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)IND WAC0–50.00097-7Lost to BYU 7–42
95-166.332Rice (RICE)IND SWC0–40.00097-5Lost to TCU 10–21
96-76.350Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)B100–50.00097-6Lost to Iowa 6–31
97-36.549North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)ACC0–50.00097-7Lost to Wake Forest 24–42
98-26.687Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))MAC0–60.00097-7Lost to Western Michigan 18–41
9907.584New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)IND WAC1–50.16789-12Lost to Utah 27–33
100-27.765Pacific (PACIFIC)IND BW1–50.16789-9Lost to UNLV 16–30
10118.162Kansas (KANSAS)IND B80–50.00097-10Lost to Nebraska 10–63
10218.209New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)IND BW1–40.20082-15BYE
103-28.486Ohio (OHIO)MAC1–40.20082-9Lost to Bowling Green 0–42
10419.266Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)IND B80–50.00097-14Lost to Missouri 21–52
105-19.511Long Beach State (LONG BEACH STATE)IND BW0–50.00097-9Lost to Utah State 24–31

1988 Week 6 College Football Team Rankings

1988 rankings calculated with the Classic formula (Ken's 2016-based hybrid, applied retroactively); records, NOW and game results come from James Howell's historical college football score archive.
RankChangeRatingTeamConfRecordWin %PlaceNOWGame Status
130.799UCLAPAC4–01.0001+8Beat Washington 24–17
230.886Wyoming (WYOMING)IND WAC5–01.0001+12Beat CAL State Fullerton 35–16
370.898USCPAC4–01.0001+9Beat Arizona 38–15
420.937Houston (HOUSTON)IND SWC3–01.0001+6Beat Baylor 27–24
530.957Miami (MIAMI)IND FBSI4–01.0001+7Beat Missouri 55–0
6-51.034Alabama (ALABAMA)SEC3–01.0001+5Beat Kentucky 31–27
7-51.048Colorado (COLORADO)IND B84–01.0001+8Beat Colorado State 27–23
8-11.086BYUIND WAC3–10.75028+8Beat Utah State 38–3
9-61.123West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)IND FBSI5–01.0001+7Beat Virginia Tech 22–10
1051.147Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)IND FBSI4–01.0001+5Beat Stanford 42–14
11-21.160Oregon (OREGON)PAC4–01.0001+5Beat San Diego State 34–13
1251.193Arkansas (ARKANSAS)IND SWC4–01.0001+5Beat TCU 53–10
1301.242Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)IND FBSI4–10.80022+10Beat Tulane 48–28
1471.349Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)IND B83–01.0001+2Beat Tulsa 56–35
1591.392Nebraska (NEBRASKA)IND B84–10.80022+6Beat UNLV 48–6
1641.397Florida (FLORIDA)SEC5–01.0001+4Beat LSU 19–6
1711.448Hawai'i (HAWAII)IND WAC4–01.0001+4BYE
18-61.470Indiana (INDIANA)B103–0–10.87521+2Beat Northwestern 48–17
19-31.480South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)IND FBSI5–01.0001+5Beat App State 35–9
20-61.492Auburn (AUBURN)SEC4–01.0001+2Beat North Carolina 47–21
2141.542Duke (DUKE)ACC5–01.0001+4Beat Vanderbilt 17–15
22-111.599Washington (WASHINGTON)PAC3–10.75028+6Lost to UCLA 17–24
23-41.614Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)PAC3–10.75028+4Beat Tennessee 52–24
24-21.616Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)IND FBSI4–01.0001+3Beat East Carolina 48–36
2521.733Ball State (BALL STATE)MAC4–01.0001+1Beat Miami (OH) 45–14
2601.741Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)MAC4–01.0001+1Beat Bowling Green 37–10
2711.842Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)IND B83–10.75028+4Beat Iowa State 35–7
28111.874Penn State (PENN STATE)IND FBSI3–10.75028+4Beat Temple 45–9
2911.912Georgia (GEORGIA)SEC4–10.80022+4Beat Ole Miss 36–12
30-71.959Arizona (ARIZONA)PAC3–20.60043+6Lost to USC 15–38
3172.047Rutgers (RUTGERS)IND FBSI3–10.75028+3Beat Cincinnati 38–9
3282.293Michigan (MICHIGAN)B102–20.50050+2Beat Wisconsin 62–14
33132.324Oregon State (OREGON STATE)PAC3–20.60043+5Beat Fresno State 21–10
3482.344Syracuse (SYRACUSE)IND FBSI3–10.75028+2Beat Maryland 20–9
35-22.351Kentucky (KENTUCKY)SEC2–30.40064+5Lost to Alabama 27–31
3672.376UTEPIND WAC4–10.80022+1Beat Utah 38–28
3782.429Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)IND FBSI4–10.80022+3Beat Louisville 30–23
38-22.432Clemson (CLEMSON)ACC3–10.75028+1BYE
3992.453NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)ACC3–10.75028+1Beat Georgia Tech 14–6
40-62.462Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)SEC2–20.50050+4Lost to Duke 15–17
41-122.529Maryland (MARYLAND)ACC2–20.50050+4Lost to Syracuse 9–20
42192.576Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)MAC3–10.75028+1Beat Kent State 31–7
43102.609Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)PAC3–10.75028+1Beat Lamar 24–13
44152.654California (CALIFORNIA)PAC3–10.750280Beat San José State 21–14
45-12.674Iowa (IOWA)B102–2–10.50050+1Tied Michigan State 10–10
4682.772Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)IND FBSI4–10.800220Beat Missouri State 17–3
4752.810Army (ARMY)IND FBSI3–10.75028-1Beat Bucknell 58–10
48122.876Texas (TEXAS)IND SWC3–10.750280Beat Rice 20–13
49162.929Purdue (PURDUE)B102–20.50050+2Beat Minnesota 14–10
50-153.012Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)IND BW3–20.600430Lost to Oregon State 10–21
51-23.047Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)MAC3–10.750280BYE
52-113.145Baylor (BAYLOR)IND SWC3–20.60043-1Lost to Houston 24–27
53243.147Illinois (ILLINOIS)B102–20.50050+1Beat Ohio State 31–12
54-73.179Stanford (STANFORD)PAC1–30.25073+1Lost to Notre Dame 14–42
55-43.198TCUIND SWC2–20.50050+1Lost to Arkansas 10–53
56113.228Air Force (AIR FORCE)IND WAC3–20.60043-2Beat New Mexico 63–14
57-203.232Minnesota (MINNESOTA)B102–20.50050+1Lost to Purdue 10–14
58-273.235Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)IND FBSI2–20.50050-1Lost to Boston College 31–34
59-273.298Ohio State (OHIO STATE)B102–20.50050+1Lost to Illinois 12–31
60-53.303LSUSEC2–20.50050-1Lost to Florida 6–19
6193.359Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)IND FBSI2–30.40064+1Beat Pittsburgh 34–31
62-63.377CAL State Fullerton (CAL STATE FULLERTON)IND BW2–30.40064+2Lost to Wyoming 16–35
63-63.493Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)SEC1–30.25073+1Lost to Georgia 12–36
64-13.516Virginia (VIRGINIA)ACC2–20.500500BYE
65-153.758Missouri (MISSOURI)IND B81–2–10.37572+1Lost to Miami 0–55
66-83.760Tulane (TULANE)IND FBSI3–20.60043-2Lost to Florida State 28–48
67-53.767Tulsa (TULSA)IND FBSI1–30.25073-1Lost to Oklahoma State 35–56
68-44.075Louisville (LOUISVILLE)IND FBSI2–30.40064-1Lost to Southern Miss 23–30
6974.168Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)ACC2–20.50050-3BYE
70-44.172Temple (TEMPLE)IND FBSI1–30.25073+1Lost to Penn State 9–45
71-24.457Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)IND FBSI2–20.50050-4Lost to Rutgers 9–38
72-14.567Kent State (KENT STATE)MAC2–30.40064-3Lost to Central Michigan 7–31
73194.601Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)IND SWC1–30.25073-2Beat Texas Tech 50–15
7454.604San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)IND WAC1–30.250730Lost to Oregon 13–34
75144.610Navy (NAVY)IND FBSI3–20.60043-3Beat Yale 41–7
76124.720Akron (AKRON)IND FBSI2–30.40064-4Beat Youngstown State 33–7
77-54.815San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)IND BW1–40.20086-3Lost to California 14–21
78134.914Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH)IND FBSI2–30.40064-4Beat Kansas State 31–28
79-54.970Rice (RICE)IND SWC0–30.00095-1Lost to Texas 13–20
8004.997Utah (UTAH)IND WAC1–30.25073-3Lost to UTEP 28–38
81-135.074Iowa State (IOWA STATE)IND B81–30.25073-2Lost to Oklahoma 7–35
82125.155Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)IND WAC0–40.00095-3Lost to Colorado 23–27
8315.275Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)IND FBSI1–40.20086-2Lost to West Virginia 10–22
8425.377East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)IND FBSI1–40.20086-5Lost to Louisiana 36–48
8525.377Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)B100–3–10.12594-2Tied Iowa 10–10
86-45.457Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)ACC1–30.25073-4Lost to NC State 6–14
87-125.468Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)SEC1–40.20086-4Lost to Memphis 10–31
8885.500Memphis (MEMPHIS)IND FBSI2–30.40064-7Beat Mississippi State 31–10
89-165.755Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)B100–40.00095-3Lost to Michigan 14–62
90-95.813UNLVIND BW1–30.25073-5Lost to Nebraska 6–48
9185.868Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)B100–40.00095-3Lost to Indiana 17–48
92-95.936Tennessee (TENNESSEE)SEC0–50.00095-4Lost to Washington State 24–52
93-86.066Utah State (UTAH STATE)IND BW1–30.25073-3Lost to BYU 3–38
9436.196North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)ACC0–40.00095-4Lost to Auburn 21–47
95-56.516Toledo (TOLEDO)MAC1–40.20086-3Lost to Ohio 14–24
96-36.597Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))MAC0–50.00095-5Lost to Ball State 14–45
97-196.600Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)IND SWC1–30.25073-2Lost to Texas A&M 15–50
9857.011Pacific (PACIFIC)IND BW1–40.20086-4Beat Long Beach State 22–10
99-17.103New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)IND WAC1–40.20086-7Lost to Air Force 14–63
10007.186Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)MAC0–50.00095-6Lost to Western Michigan 10–37
10147.494Ohio (OHIO)MAC1–30.25073-4Beat Toledo 24–14
102-77.951Kansas (KANSAS)IND B80–40.00095-7Lost to New Mexico State 29–42
10318.464New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)IND BW1–40.20086-13Beat Kansas 42–29
104-39.072Long Beach State (LONG BEACH STATE)IND BW0–40.00095-4Lost to Pacific 10–22
105-39.151Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)IND B80–40.00095-10Lost to Louisiana Tech 28–31

1988 Week 5 College Football Team Rankings

1988 rankings calculated with the Classic formula (Ken's 2016-based hybrid, applied retroactively); records, NOW and game results come from James Howell's historical college football score archive.
RankChangeRatingTeamConfRecordWin %PlaceNOWGame Status
190.680Alabama (ALABAMA)SEC2–01.0001+3Beat Vanderbilt 44–10
2-10.740Colorado (COLORADO)IND B83–01.0001+7Beat Oregon State 28–21
350.765West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)IND FBSI4–01.0001+6Beat Pittsburgh 31–10
4-20.827UCLAPAC3–01.0001+4BYE
540.960Wyoming (WYOMING)IND WAC4–01.0001+7Beat Air Force 48–45
600.965Houston (HOUSTON)IND SWC2–01.0001+2BYE
7151.023BYUIND WAC2–10.66735+5BYE
831.058Miami (MIAMI)IND FBSI3–01.0001+4Beat Wisconsin 23–3
9-61.086Oregon (OREGON)PAC3–01.0001+3Beat Stanford 7–3
1021.090USCPAC3–01.0001+4Beat Oklahoma 23–7
11-71.142Washington (WASHINGTON)PAC3–01.0001+4Beat San José State 35–31
1291.256Indiana (INDIANA)B102–0–10.83322+2Tied Missouri 28–28
1371.291Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)IND FBSI3–10.75023+6Beat Michigan State 30–7
1451.311Auburn (AUBURN)SEC3–01.0001+2Beat Tennessee 38–6
15161.314Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)IND FBSI3–01.0001+2Beat Purdue 52–7
16131.321South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)IND FBSI4–01.0001+4Beat Georgia 23–10
17-41.325Arkansas (ARKANSAS)IND SWC3–01.0001+2BYE
1861.385Hawai'i (HAWAII)IND WAC4–01.0001+4Beat Utah 48–20
19131.438Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)PAC2–10.66735+3BYE
2061.453Florida (FLORIDA)SEC4–01.0001+2Beat Mississippi State 17–0
2121.510Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)IND B82–01.00010Beat Texas A&M 52–15
2281.512Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)IND FBSI3–01.0001+2Beat Rice 41–16
23141.518Arizona (ARIZONA)PAC3–10.75023+5Beat Eastern Michigan 55–0
24161.543Nebraska (NEBRASKA)IND B83–10.75023+3Beat Arizona State 47–16
25101.658Duke (DUKE)ACC4–01.0001+2Beat Virginia 38–34
2671.695Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)MAC3–01.0001+1BYE
2771.698Ball State (BALL STATE)MAC3–01.0001+1BYE
28-211.734Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)IND B82–10.66735+3Lost to USC 7–23
29221.742Maryland (MARYLAND)ACC2–10.66735+4Beat NC State 30–26
30-131.835Georgia (GEORGIA)SEC3–10.75023+3Lost to South Carolina 10–23
31-171.896Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)IND FBSI2–10.66735+2Lost to West Virginia 10–31
3291.928Ohio State (OHIO STATE)B102–10.66735+3Beat LSU 36–33
33152.067Kentucky (KENTUCKY)SEC2–20.50055+4Beat Kent State 38–14
34-192.131Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)SEC2–10.66735+3Lost to Alabama 10–44
3542.170Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)IND BW3–10.75023+1Beat Mcneese State 49–0
36142.269Clemson (CLEMSON)ACC3–10.75023+1Beat Georgia Tech 30–13
37362.316Minnesota (MINNESOTA)B102–10.66735+2Beat Northern Illinois 31–20
38162.464Rutgers (RUTGERS)IND FBSI2–10.66735+1Beat Penn State 21–16
39-342.479Penn State (PENN STATE)IND FBSI2–10.66735+2Lost to Rutgers 16–21
40172.517Michigan (MICHIGAN)B101–20.33366+2Beat Wake Forest 19–9
41-232.518Baylor (BAYLOR)IND SWC3–10.750230Lost to Texas Tech 6–36
42332.609Syracuse (SYRACUSE)IND FBSI2–10.66735+1Beat Virginia Tech 35–0
43182.615UTEPIND WAC3–10.750230Beat Tulsa 27–24
44112.637Iowa (IOWA)B102–20.50055+1Beat Iowa State 10–3
45142.654Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)IND FBSI3–10.75023+1Beat East Carolina 45–42
46-32.673Oregon State (OREGON STATE)PAC2–20.50055+2Lost to Colorado 21–28
47-52.676Stanford (STANFORD)PAC1–20.33366+1Lost to Oregon 3–7
48-322.693NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)ACC2–10.66735+1Lost to Maryland 26–30
49-222.698Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)MAC3–10.75023+1Lost to Arizona 0–55
5082.706Missouri (MISSOURI)IND B81–1–10.50055+1Tied Indiana 28–28
5112.780TCUIND SWC2–10.667350Beat Boston College 31–17
52132.803Army (ARMY)IND FBSI2–10.667350Beat Northwestern 23–7
53-252.843Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)PAC2–10.667350Lost to Nebraska 16–47
54-182.861Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)IND FBSI3–10.750230Lost to Minnesota 20–31
55-302.890LSUSEC2–10.66735-1Lost to Ohio State 33–36
56143.087CAL State Fullerton (CAL STATE FULLERTON)IND BW2–20.50055+1Beat Pacific 13–10
57-13.099Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)SEC1–20.33366+1BYE
5893.113Tulane (TULANE)IND FBSI3–10.75023-1Beat Memphis 20–19
5973.132California (CALIFORNIA)PAC2–10.66735-2Beat Kansas 52–21
6043.231Texas (TEXAS)IND SWC2–10.667350Beat North Texas 27–24
61223.304Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)MAC2–10.66735-1Beat Montana State 48–10
62-153.539Tulsa (TULSA)IND FBSI1–20.33366-1Lost to UTEP 24–27
63-183.615Virginia (VIRGINIA)ACC2–20.500550Lost to Duke 34–38
64173.646Louisville (LOUISVILLE)IND FBSI2–20.500550Beat North Carolina 38–34
65-163.652Purdue (PURDUE)B101–20.333660Lost to Notre Dame 7–52
6663.740Temple (TEMPLE)IND FBSI1–20.33366+1BYE
67-53.751Air Force (AIR FORCE)IND WAC2–20.50055-2Lost to Wyoming 45–48
68-303.837Iowa State (IOWA STATE)IND B81–20.333660Lost to Iowa 3–10
69183.843Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)IND FBSI2–10.66735-3Beat Miami (OH) 34–18
70-263.896Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)IND FBSI1–30.250800Lost to TCU 17–31
71-254.062Kent State (KENT STATE)MAC2–20.50055-2Lost to Kentucky 14–38
72-14.245San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)IND BW1–30.25080-2Lost to Washington 31–35
73-134.275Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)B100–30.00090-1Lost to Miami 3–23
7454.306Rice (RICE)IND SWC0–20.000900Lost to Louisiana 16–41
75-124.479Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)SEC1–30.25080-1Lost to Florida 0–17
76-234.553Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)ACC2–20.50055-3Lost to Michigan 9–19
77-84.554Illinois (ILLINOIS)B101–20.33366-1BYE
78264.561Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)IND SWC1–20.33366+2Beat Baylor 36–6
79-34.692San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)IND WAC1–20.333660BYE
8065.093Utah (UTAH)IND WAC1–20.33366-2Lost to Hawai'i 20–48
81155.128UNLVIND BW1–20.33366-3Beat Ohio 26–18
82-45.210Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)ACC1–20.33366-3Lost to Clemson 13–30
83-155.223Tennessee (TENNESSEE)SEC0–40.00090-2Lost to Auburn 6–38
8405.366Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)IND FBSI1–30.25080-2Lost to Syracuse 0–35
85155.404Utah State (UTAH STATE)IND BW1–20.33366-2Beat New Mexico State 32–20
86-15.444East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)IND FBSI1–30.25080-4Lost to Southern Miss 42–45
8745.483Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)B100–30.00090-2Lost to Florida State 7–30
8845.489Akron (AKRON)IND FBSI1–30.25080-3Beat New Mexico 30–28
89-155.506Navy (NAVY)IND FBSI2–20.50055-2Lost to Citadel 35–42
9085.581Toledo (TOLEDO)MAC1–30.250800Beat Bowling Green 34–5
9145.795Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH)IND FBSI1–30.25080-3Beat Nicholls State 31–10
92-45.921Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)IND SWC0–30.00090-2Lost to Oklahoma State 15–52
93-36.151Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))MAC0–40.00090-3Lost to Cincinnati 18–34
94-146.162Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)IND WAC0–30.00090-3BYE
95-136.223Kansas (KANSAS)IND B80–30.00090-2Lost to California 21–52
9616.422Memphis (MEMPHIS)IND FBSI1–30.25080-5Lost to Tulane 19–20
97-206.585North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)ACC0–30.00090-3Lost to Louisville 34–38
98-56.636New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)IND WAC1–30.25080-5Lost to Akron 28–30
99-106.706Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)B100–30.00090-3Lost to Army 7–23
100-67.249Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)MAC0–40.00090-4Lost to Toledo 5–34
101-28.125Long Beach State (LONG BEACH STATE)IND BW0–30.000900BYE
102-18.366Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)IND B80–30.00090-5BYE
103-18.460Pacific (PACIFIC)IND BW0–40.00090-3Lost to CAL State Fullerton 10–13
104-19.875New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)IND BW0–40.00090-9Lost to Utah State 20–32
105010.947Ohio (OHIO)MAC0–30.00090-4Lost to UNLV 18–26

1988 Week 4 College Football Team Rankings

1988 rankings calculated with the Classic formula (Ken's 2016-based hybrid, applied retroactively); records, NOW and game results come from James Howell's historical college football score archive.
RankChangeRatingTeamConfRecordWin %PlaceNOWGame Status
100.825Colorado (COLORADO)IND B82–01.0001+3Beat Iowa 24–21
200.868UCLAPAC3–01.0001+3Beat Long Beach State 56–3
360.882Oregon (OREGON)PAC2–01.0001+2Beat Washington State 43–28
4270.892Washington (WASHINGTON)PAC2–01.0001+2Beat Army 31–17
5-10.898Penn State (PENN STATE)IND FBSI2–01.0001+3Beat Boston College 23–20
6-10.944Houston (HOUSTON)IND SWC2–01.0001+1Beat Missouri 31–7
7120.975Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)IND B82–01.0001+2Beat Arizona 28–10
850.996West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)IND FBSI3–01.0001+2Beat Maryland 55–24
931.014Wyoming (WYOMING)IND WAC3–01.0001+3Beat Louisiana Tech 38–6
1041.027Alabama (ALABAMA)SEC1–01.0001+1BYE
11-81.048Miami (MIAMI)IND FBSI2–01.0001+2Beat Michigan 31–30
1231.064USCPAC2–01.0001+2BYE
13-31.180Arkansas (ARKANSAS)IND SWC3–01.0001+2Beat Ole Miss 21–13
14261.199Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)IND FBSI2–01.0001+1Beat Ohio State 42–10
15-41.199Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)SEC2–01.0001+2Beat Rutgers 31–30
16261.209NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)ACC2–01.0001+2Beat Wake Forest 14–6
1781.231Georgia (GEORGIA)SEC3–01.0001+2Beat Mississippi State 42–35
1881.245Baylor (BAYLOR)IND SWC3–01.0001+1Beat Iowa State 35–0
19-111.261Auburn (AUBURN)SEC2–01.0001+1Beat Kansas 56–7
20311.309Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)IND FBSI2–10.66734+4Beat Clemson 24–21
2101.318Indiana (INDIANA)B102–01.0001+1Beat Kentucky 36–15
22341.328BYUIND WAC2–10.66734+3Beat UTEP 31–27
23-51.391Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)IND B81–01.00010BYE
24-11.446Hawai'i (HAWAII)IND WAC3–01.0001+2Beat San José State 36–27
25-31.453LSUSEC2–01.00010Beat Tennessee 34–9
26-61.456Florida (FLORIDA)SEC3–01.0001+1Beat Indiana State 58–0
27141.477Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)MAC3–01.0001+2Beat Kent State 21–14
2871.484Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)PAC2–01.0001+1Beat Colorado State 28–17
2991.515South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)IND FBSI3–01.0001+1Beat East Carolina 17–0
30-11.598Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)IND FBSI2–01.0001+1Beat SAM Houston State 33–8
3161.624Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)IND FBSI2–01.00010Beat Michigan State 20–3
32-151.632Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)PAC2–10.66734+2Lost to Oregon 28–43
33-51.667Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)MAC3–01.00010Beat Illinois State 44–14
34-71.671Ball State (BALL STATE)MAC3–01.00010Beat Massachusetts 44–17
35-11.747Duke (DUKE)ACC3–01.00010Beat Citadel 41–17
3671.858Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)IND FBSI3–01.00010Beat Wisconsin 19–17
37-211.898Arizona (ARIZONA)PAC2–10.66734+2Lost to Oklahoma 10–28
38-321.972Iowa State (IOWA STATE)IND B81–10.50050+2Lost to Baylor 0–35
39142.102Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)IND BW2–10.66734+1Beat New Mexico State 41–0
40142.271Nebraska (NEBRASKA)IND B82–10.667340BYE
41-342.308Ohio State (OHIO STATE)B101–10.50050+1Lost to Pittsburgh 10–42
42222.325Stanford (STANFORD)PAC1–10.50050+1Beat San Diego State 31–10
4392.380Oregon State (OREGON STATE)PAC2–10.66734+1Beat California 17–16
44152.519Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)IND FBSI1–20.33368+1Lost to Penn State 20–23
45372.556Virginia (VIRGINIA)ACC2–10.66734+1Beat Georgia Tech 17–16
46-72.562Kent State (KENT STATE)MAC2–10.667340Lost to Eastern Michigan 14–21
47102.617Tulsa (TULSA)IND FBSI1–10.500500BYE
48142.751Kentucky (KENTUCKY)SEC1–20.33368+1Lost to Indiana 15–36
49232.779Purdue (PURDUE)B101–10.500500Beat Ohio 33–10
50-182.782Clemson (CLEMSON)ACC2–10.667340Lost to Florida State 21–24
51-182.785Maryland (MARYLAND)ACC1–10.50050+1Lost to West Virginia 24–55
52322.794TCUIND SWC1–10.500500Beat Bowling Green 49–12
53-82.827Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)ACC2–10.667340Lost to NC State 6–14
54-182.835Rutgers (RUTGERS)IND FBSI1–10.500500Lost to Vanderbilt 30–31
5502.892Iowa (IOWA)B101–20.333680Lost to Colorado 21–24
56-62.914Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)SEC1–20.33368+1Lost to Arkansas 13–21
5742.958Michigan (MICHIGAN)B100–20.000830Lost to Miami 30–31
58-283.011Missouri (MISSOURI)IND B81–10.500500Lost to Houston 7–31
59333.107Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)IND FBSI2–10.667340Beat Virginia Tech 35–13
6093.162Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)B100–20.000830Lost to Northern Illinois 17–19
61-173.206UTEPIND WAC2–10.66734-1Lost to BYU 27–31
62233.213Air Force (AIR FORCE)IND WAC2–10.66734-2Beat Northwestern 62–27
63-33.214Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)SEC1–20.333680Lost to Georgia 35–42
64403.333Texas (TEXAS)IND SWC1–10.500500Beat New Mexico 47–0
65-183.351Army (ARMY)IND FBSI1–10.500500Lost to Washington 17–31
66-423.454California (CALIFORNIA)PAC1–10.50050-1Lost to Oregon State 16–17
6793.490Tulane (TULANE)IND FBSI2–10.66734-1Beat Kansas State 20–16
68-13.509Tennessee (TENNESSEE)SEC0–30.000830Lost to LSU 9–34
6963.558Illinois (ILLINOIS)B101–20.333680Beat Utah 35–24
70113.594CAL State Fullerton (CAL STATE FULLERTON)IND BW1–20.333680Beat UNLV 20–10
7163.608San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)IND BW1–20.33368-1Lost to Hawai'i 27–36
72233.696Temple (TEMPLE)IND FBSI1–20.33368+1Beat Navy 12–7
73133.744Minnesota (MINNESOTA)B101–10.50050-1Beat Miami (OH) 35–3
74-263.798Navy (NAVY)IND FBSI2–10.66734-2Lost to Temple 7–12
75-103.867Syracuse (SYRACUSE)IND FBSI1–10.500500BYE
76-103.998San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)IND WAC1–20.33368+1Lost to Stanford 10–31
7734.000North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)ACC0–20.000830BYE
78-294.096Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)ACC1–10.50050-1Lost to Virginia 16–17
7944.113Rice (RICE)IND SWC0–10.000830BYE
80134.264Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)IND WAC0–30.00083-1Lost to Arizona State 17–28
81-34.281Louisville (LOUISVILLE)IND FBSI1–20.333680Beat Memphis 29–18
82-114.294Kansas (KANSAS)IND B80–20.000830Lost to Auburn 7–56
83154.587Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)MAC1–10.50050-2Beat Akron 27–16
84-264.732Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)IND FBSI1–20.33368-1Lost to Southern Miss 13–35
8544.931East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)IND FBSI1–20.33368-2Lost to South Carolina 0–17
86-404.961Utah (UTAH)IND WAC1–10.50050-2Lost to Illinois 24–35
87155.020Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)IND FBSI1–10.50050-2Beat Austin Peay 52–7
8865.200Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)IND SWC0–20.00083-1BYE
89-215.404Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)B100–20.00083-1Lost to Air Force 27–62
90-165.442Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))MAC0–30.00083-1Lost to Minnesota 3–35
91-285.585Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)B100–20.00083-1Lost to Notre Dame 3–20
92-225.849Akron (AKRON)IND FBSI0–30.00083-2Lost to Central Michigan 16–27
93-35.851New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)IND WAC1–20.33368-2Lost to Texas 0–47
94-76.015Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)MAC0–30.00083-1Lost to TCU 12–49
9526.408Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH)IND FBSI0–30.00083-2Lost to Wyoming 6–38
96-176.694UNLVIND BW0–20.00083-2Lost to CAL State Fullerton 10–20
97-66.702Memphis (MEMPHIS)IND FBSI1–20.33368-4Lost to Louisville 18–29
98-256.951Toledo (TOLEDO)MAC0–30.000830Lost to Mcneese State 19–46
9947.887Long Beach State (LONG BEACH STATE)IND BW0–30.000830Lost to UCLA 3–56
100-48.053Utah State (UTAH STATE)IND BW0–20.00083-2BYE
10108.370Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)IND B80–30.00083-4Lost to Tulane 16–20
102-148.777Pacific (PACIFIC)IND BW0–30.00083-1Lost to Idaho 26–36
103-39.351New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)IND BW0–30.00083-5Lost to Fresno State 0–41
104-59.615Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)IND SWC0–20.00083-1BYE
105010.770Ohio (OHIO)MAC0–20.00083-1Lost to Purdue 10–33

1988 Week 3 College Football Team Rankings

1988 rankings calculated with the Classic formula (Ken's 2016-based hybrid, applied retroactively); records, NOW and game results come from James Howell's historical college football score archive.
RankChangeRatingTeamConfRecordWin %PlaceNOWGame Status
1360.623Colorado (COLORADO)IND B81–01.0001+1Beat Fresno State 45–3
2-10.706UCLAPAC2–01.0001+3Beat Nebraska 41–28
350.737Miami (MIAMI)IND FBSI1–01.0001+1BYE
4490.768Penn State (PENN STATE)IND FBSI1–01.0001+1Beat Virginia 42–14
5340.872Houston (HOUSTON)IND SWC1–01.00010Beat Louisiana Tech 60–0
6350.882Iowa State (IOWA STATE)IND B81–01.0001+1Beat Tulane 30–13
7420.882Ohio State (OHIO STATE)B101–01.0001+1Beat Syracuse 26–9
8260.955Auburn (AUBURN)SEC1–01.0001+1Beat Kentucky 20–10
9430.986Oregon (OREGON)PAC1–01.00010Beat Long Beach State 49–0
10-71.001Arkansas (ARKANSAS)IND SWC2–01.0001+1Beat Tulsa 30–26
11501.017Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)SEC1–01.0001+1Beat Mississippi State 24–20
12131.043Wyoming (WYOMING)IND WAC2–01.0001+1Beat Louisville 44–9
13-91.064West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)IND FBSI2–01.00010Beat CAL State Fullerton 45–10
14171.110Alabama (ALABAMA)SEC1–01.00010Beat Temple 37–0
15-41.116USCPAC2–01.0001+1Beat Stanford 24–20
1611.136Arizona (ARIZONA)PAC2–01.0001+1Beat Texas Tech 35–19
17-111.136Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)PAC2–01.00010Beat Minnesota 41–9
18331.162Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)IND B81–01.00010Beat Miami (OH) 52–20
19311.204Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)IND B81–01.00010Beat North Carolina 28–0
20431.209Florida (FLORIDA)SEC2–01.0001+1Beat Ole Miss 27–15
21191.214Indiana (INDIANA)B101–01.00010Beat Rice 41–14
22-121.214LSUSEC1–01.00010BYE
2361.219Hawai'i (HAWAII)IND WAC2–01.0001+1Beat Colorado State 31–23
24111.256California (CALIFORNIA)PAC1–01.00010Beat Pacific 30–7
25-71.292Georgia (GEORGIA)SEC2–01.00010Beat TCU 38–10
26-131.302Baylor (BAYLOR)IND SWC2–01.00010Beat Kansas 27–14
27-61.318Ball State (BALL STATE)MAC2–01.00010Beat Bowling Green 34–10
28-41.328Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)MAC2–01.00010Beat Toledo 31–9
29-131.339Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)IND FBSI1–01.00010BYE
30161.349Missouri (MISSOURI)IND B81–01.00010Beat Utah State 35–21
31311.349Washington (WASHINGTON)PAC1–01.00010Beat Purdue 20–6
32-251.354Clemson (CLEMSON)ACC2–01.0001+1Beat Furman 23–3
33-131.380Maryland (MARYLAND)ACC1–01.00010BYE
34-121.417Duke (DUKE)ACC2–01.00010Beat Tennessee 31–26
35-31.442Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)PAC1–01.00010Beat Illinois 21–16
36201.453Rutgers (RUTGERS)IND FBSI1–01.00010Beat Michigan State 17–13
37101.474Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)IND FBSI1–01.00010Beat Michigan 19–17
38-241.541South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)IND FBSI2–01.00010Beat Western Carolina 38–0
39341.583Kent State (KENT STATE)MAC2–01.00010Beat Akron 32–12
40261.692Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)IND FBSI1–01.00010BYE
41-151.785Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)MAC2–01.00010Beat Youngstown State 17–12
42271.795NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)ACC1–01.00010BYE
43-131.821Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)IND FBSI2–01.00010Beat Middle Tennessee 14–10
44281.883UTEPIND WAC2–01.00010Beat Weber State 48–21
45341.915Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)ACC2–01.00010Beat Illinois State 35–0
46141.941Utah (UTAH)IND WAC1–01.00010Beat Idaho State 41–16
47-141.992Army (ARMY)IND FBSI1–01.00010Beat Holy Cross 23–3
48381.992Navy (NAVY)IND FBSI2–01.00010Beat Delaware 30–3
49-112.055Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)ACC1–01.00010Beat Tennessee Chattanooga 24–10
50-352.083Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)SEC1–10.50051+1Lost to Florida 15–27
51442.115Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)IND FBSI1–10.50051+1Beat Southern Miss 49–13
52302.117Oregon State (OREGON STATE)PAC1–10.50051+1Beat San José State 41–27
53-482.127Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)IND BW1–10.50051+1Lost to Colorado 3–45
54-452.237Nebraska (NEBRASKA)IND B82–10.667500Lost to UCLA 28–41
55102.260Iowa (IOWA)B101–10.500510Beat Kansas State 45–10
56182.279BYUIND WAC1–10.500510Beat Texas 47–6
57-452.378Tulsa (TULSA)IND FBSI1–10.500510Lost to Arkansas 26–30
58382.432Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)IND FBSI1–10.50051+1Beat East Carolina 27–16
59352.578Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)IND FBSI1–10.500510Beat Cincinnati 41–7
60-332.600Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)SEC1–10.500510Lost to Vanderbilt 20–24
61-182.608Michigan (MICHIGAN)B100–10.000720Lost to Notre Dame 17–19
62-432.630Kentucky (KENTUCKY)SEC1–10.500510Lost to Auburn 10–20
63-192.698Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)B100–10.000720Lost to Rutgers 13–17
64-72.698Stanford (STANFORD)PAC0–10.000720Lost to USC 20–24
65-422.730Syracuse (SYRACUSE)IND FBSI1–10.500510Lost to Ohio State 9–26
66372.780San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)IND WAC1–10.50051+1Beat Air Force 39–36
67162.879Tennessee (TENNESSEE)SEC0–20.000720Lost to Duke 26–31
6872.970Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)B100–10.000720BYE
6992.970Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)B100–10.000720BYE
70-62.992Akron (AKRON)IND FBSI0–20.000720Lost to Kent State 12–32
71-293.106Kansas (KANSAS)IND B80–10.000720Lost to Baylor 14–27
72-183.151Purdue (PURDUE)B100–10.000720Lost to Washington 6–20
7343.242Toledo (TOLEDO)MAC0–20.000720Lost to Western Michigan 9–31
74-33.400Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))MAC0–20.000720Lost to Oklahoma State 20–52
75223.468Illinois (ILLINOIS)B100–20.000720Lost to Arizona State 16–21
7693.478Tulane (TULANE)IND FBSI1–10.500510Lost to Iowa State 13–30
77-753.487San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)IND BW1–10.50051-1Lost to Oregon State 27–41
7833.558Louisville (LOUISVILLE)IND FBSI0–20.000720Lost to Wyoming 9–44
79133.604UNLVIND BW0–10.000720BYE
80113.626North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)ACC0–20.000720Lost to Oklahoma 0–28
8173.649CAL State Fullerton (CAL STATE FULLERTON)IND BW0–20.000720Lost to West Virginia 10–45
8253.688Virginia (VIRGINIA)ACC1–10.500510Lost to Penn State 14–42
83-283.740Rice (RICE)IND SWC0–10.000720Lost to Indiana 14–41
84-263.785TCUIND SWC0–10.000720Lost to Georgia 10–38
85-573.872Air Force (AIR FORCE)IND WAC1–10.50051-1Lost to San Diego State 36–39
86-413.966Minnesota (MINNESOTA)B100–10.000720Lost to Washington State 9–41
87124.147Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)MAC0–20.000720Lost to Ball State 10–34
88124.147Pacific (PACIFIC)IND BW0–20.000720Lost to California 7–30
89-214.383East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)IND FBSI1–10.50051-1Lost to Virginia Tech 16–27
9084.479New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)IND WAC1–10.50051-1Beat New Mexico State 36–34
91-24.904Memphis (MEMPHIS)IND FBSI1–10.50051-1Beat Arkansas State 9–7
92-84.993Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)IND FBSI1–10.50051-1Lost to Florida State 13–49
93-265.098Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)IND WAC0–20.00072-1Lost to Hawai'i 23–31
94-45.551Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)IND SWC0–20.00072-1BYE
95-195.845Temple (TEMPLE)IND FBSI0–20.00072-1Lost to Alabama 0–37
9656.185Utah State (UTAH STATE)IND BW0–20.00072-1Lost to Missouri 21–35
97-276.298Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH)IND FBSI0–20.00072-1Lost to Houston 0–60
98-187.543Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)MAC0–10.00072-1BYE
9957.747Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)IND SWC0–20.000720Lost to Arizona 19–35
10028.245New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)IND BW0–20.00072-2Lost to New Mexico 34–36
101-88.426Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)IND B80–20.00072-2Lost to Iowa 10–45
102-668.585Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)IND FBSI0–10.00072-1Lost to Boston College 7–41
10328.811Long Beach State (LONG BEACH STATE)IND BW0–20.000720Lost to Oregon 0–49
104-458.902Texas (TEXAS)IND SWC0–10.00072-1Lost to BYU 6–47
105-5712.796Ohio (OHIO)MAC0–10.000720Lost to Marshall 14–31

1988 Week 2 College Football Team Rankings

1988 rankings calculated with the Classic formula (Ken's 2016-based hybrid, applied retroactively); records, NOW and game results come from James Howell's historical college football score archive.
RankChangeRatingTeamConfRecordWin %PlaceNOWGame Status
1880.322UCLAPAC1–01.00010Beat San Diego State 59–6
2740.342San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)IND BW1–01.00010Beat New Mexico State 51–0
340.363Arkansas (ARKANSAS)IND SWC1–01.00010Beat Pacific 63–14
4970.374West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)IND FBSI1–01.00010Beat Bowling Green 62–14
5220.384Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)IND BW1–01.00010Beat New Mexico 68–21
6940.488Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)PAC1–01.00010Beat Illinois 44–7
7120.529Clemson (CLEMSON)ACC1–01.00010Beat Virginia Tech 40–7
8390.550Miami (MIAMI)IND FBSI1–01.00010Beat Florida State 31–0
9-80.566Nebraska (NEBRASKA)IND B82–01.00010Beat Utah State 63–13
10340.592LSUSEC1–01.00010Beat Texas A&M 27–0
11800.592USCPAC1–01.00010Beat Boston College 34–7
12760.602Tulsa (TULSA)IND FBSI1–01.00010Beat Kansas State 35–9
13-20.623Baylor (BAYLOR)IND SWC1–01.00010Beat UNLV 27–3
14630.654South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)IND FBSI1–01.00010Beat North Carolina 31–10
15370.685Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)SEC1–01.00010Beat Memphis 24–6
16250.716Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)IND FBSI1–01.00010Beat CAL State Fullerton 24–9
17-120.758Arizona (ARIZONA)PAC1–01.00010Beat Oregon State 24–13
18100.758Georgia (GEORGIA)SEC1–01.00010Beat Tennessee 28–17
19200.758Kentucky (KENTUCKY)SEC1–01.00010Beat Central Michigan 18–7
20250.758Maryland (MARYLAND)ACC1–01.00010Beat Louisville 27–16
21-110.768Ball State (BALL STATE)MAC1–01.00010Beat Toledo 13–3
2200.768Duke (DUKE)ACC1–01.00010Beat Northwestern 31–21
23570.768Syracuse (SYRACUSE)IND FBSI1–01.00010Beat Temple 31–21
24780.768Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)MAC1–01.00010Beat Wisconsin 24–14
25790.768Wyoming (WYOMING)IND WAC1–01.00010Beat BYU 24–14
26-20.799Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)MAC1–01.00010Beat Miami (OH) 24–17
27260.799Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)SEC1–01.00010Beat Louisiana Tech 21–14
28-260.809Air Force (AIR FORCE)IND WAC1–01.00010Beat Colorado State 29–23
2910.841Hawai'i (HAWAII)IND WAC1–01.00010Beat Iowa 27–24
30300.861Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)IND FBSI1–01.00010Beat Akron 7–6
31-271.377Alabama (ALABAMA)SEC0–00.000740BYE
32-261.377Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)PAC0–00.000740BYE
33-251.377Army (ARMY)IND FBSI0–00.000740BYE
34-251.377Auburn (AUBURN)SEC0–00.000740BYE
35-191.377California (CALIFORNIA)PAC0–00.000740BYE
36-181.377Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)IND FBSI0–00.000740BYE
37-171.377Colorado (COLORADO)IND B80–00.000740BYE
38-91.377Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)ACC0–00.000740BYE
39-81.377Houston (HOUSTON)IND SWC0–00.000740BYE
40-71.377Indiana (INDIANA)B100–00.000740BYE
41-61.377Iowa State (IOWA STATE)IND B80–00.000740BYE
42-61.377Kansas (KANSAS)IND B80–00.000740BYE
4361.377Michigan (MICHIGAN)B100–00.000740BYE
4461.377Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)B100–00.000740BYE
4561.377Minnesota (MINNESOTA)B100–00.000740BYE
4681.377Missouri (MISSOURI)IND B80–00.000740BYE
47151.377Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)IND FBSI0–00.000740BYE
48151.377Ohio (OHIO)MAC0–00.000740BYE
49151.377Ohio State (OHIO STATE)B100–00.000740BYE
50151.377Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)IND B80–00.000740BYE
51151.377Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)IND B80–00.000740BYE
52151.377Oregon (OREGON)PAC0–00.000740BYE
53171.377Penn State (PENN STATE)IND FBSI0–00.000740BYE
54181.377Purdue (PURDUE)B100–00.000740BYE
55181.377Rice (RICE)IND SWC0–00.000740BYE
56181.377Rutgers (RUTGERS)IND FBSI0–00.000740BYE
57221.377Stanford (STANFORD)PAC0–00.000740BYE
58231.377TCUIND SWC0–00.000740BYE
59251.377Texas (TEXAS)IND SWC0–00.000740BYE
60321.377Utah (UTAH)IND WAC0–00.000740BYE
61341.377Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)SEC0–00.000740BYE
62371.377Washington (WASHINGTON)PAC0–00.000740BYE
63-381.484Florida (FLORIDA)SEC1–01.00010Beat Montana State 69–0
64-611.543Akron (AKRON)IND FBSI0–10.000420Lost to Northern Illinois 6–7
65-311.634Iowa (IOWA)B100–10.000420Lost to Hawai'i 24–27
6651.692Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)IND FBSI1–01.00010Beat Northern Iowa 59–10
67-461.770Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)IND WAC0–10.000420Lost to Air Force 23–29
68-451.795East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)IND FBSI1–01.00010Beat Tennessee Tech 52–13
69-101.795NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)ACC1–01.00010Beat Western Carolina 45–6
70-281.815Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH)IND FBSI0–10.000420Lost to Mississippi State 14–21
71-231.815Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))MAC0–10.000420Lost to Eastern Michigan 17–24
72221.847UTEPIND WAC1–01.00010Beat Mankato State 37–3
73-351.878Kent State (KENT STATE)MAC1–01.00010Beat Youngstown State 34–3
74-601.951BYUIND WAC0–10.000420Lost to Wyoming 14–24
75-141.951Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)B100–10.000420Lost to Duke 21–31
7661.951Temple (TEMPLE)IND FBSI0–10.000420Lost to Syracuse 21–31
7791.951Toledo (TOLEDO)MAC0–10.000420Lost to Ball State 3–13
78251.951Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)B100–10.000420Lost to Western Michigan 14–24
79191.992Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)ACC1–01.00010Beat Villanova 31–11
80-631.996Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)MAC0–10.000420Lost to Kentucky 7–18
81-381.996Louisville (LOUISVILLE)IND FBSI0–10.000420Lost to Maryland 16–27
82-141.996Oregon State (OREGON STATE)PAC0–10.000420Lost to Arizona 13–24
8301.996Tennessee (TENNESSEE)SEC0–10.000420Lost to Georgia 17–28
84-62.055Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)IND FBSI1–01.00010Beat Stephen F. Austin 21–7
8522.055Tulane (TULANE)IND FBSI1–01.00010Beat Tennessee Chattanooga 33–19
86-312.065Navy (NAVY)IND FBSI1–01.00010Beat James Madison 27–14
8792.117Virginia (VIRGINIA)ACC1–01.00010Beat William & Mary 31–23
88-732.177CAL State Fullerton (CAL STATE FULLERTON)IND BW0–10.000420Lost to Louisiana 9–24
89-432.313Memphis (MEMPHIS)IND FBSI0–10.000420Lost to Ole Miss 6–24
90152.313Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)IND SWC0–20.000420Lost to LSU 0–27
91-332.449North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)ACC0–10.000420Lost to South Carolina 10–31
92-22.585UNLVIND BW0–10.000420Lost to Baylor 3–27
93-562.675Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)IND B80–10.000420Lost to Tulsa 9–35
94-822.721Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)IND FBSI0–10.000420Lost to USC 7–34
95-692.902Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)IND FBSI0–10.000420Lost to Miami 0–31
9612.992Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)IND FBSI0–10.000420Lost to Clemson 7–40
97-653.174Illinois (ILLINOIS)B100–10.000420Lost to Washington State 7–44
98-423.626New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)IND WAC0–10.000420Lost to Fresno State 21–68
99-863.672Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)MAC0–10.000420Lost to West Virginia 14–62
100-313.717Pacific (PACIFIC)IND BW0–10.000420Lost to Arkansas 14–63
101-83.762Utah State (UTAH STATE)IND BW0–10.000420Lost to Nebraska 13–63
102-453.808New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)IND BW0–10.000420Lost to San José State 0–51
103-283.898San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)IND WAC0–10.000420Lost to UCLA 6–59
104-1911.234Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)IND SWC0–10.000420Lost to North Texas 24–29
105-6511.868Long Beach State (LONG BEACH STATE)IND BW0–10.000420Lost to Boise State 10–29

1988 Week 1 College Football Team Rankings

1988 rankings calculated with the Classic formula (Ken's 2016-based hybrid, applied retroactively); records, NOW and game results come from James Howell's historical college football score archive.
RankChangeRatingTeamConfRecordWin %PlaceNOWGame Status
10-0.052Nebraska (NEBRASKA)IND B81–01.00010Beat Texas A&M 23–14
2-10.038Air Force (AIR FORCE)IND WAC0–00.00030BYE
3-20.038Akron (AKRON)IND FBSI0–00.00030BYE
4-30.038Alabama (ALABAMA)SEC0–00.00030BYE
5-40.038Arizona (ARIZONA)PAC0–00.00030BYE
6-50.038Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)PAC0–00.00030BYE
7-60.038Arkansas (ARKANSAS)IND SWC0–00.00030BYE
8-70.038Army (ARMY)IND FBSI0–00.00030BYE
9-80.038Auburn (AUBURN)SEC0–00.00030BYE
10-90.038Ball State (BALL STATE)MAC0–00.00030BYE
11-100.038Baylor (BAYLOR)IND SWC0–00.00030BYE
12-110.038Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)IND FBSI0–00.00030BYE
13-120.038Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)MAC0–00.00030BYE
14-130.038BYUIND WAC0–00.00030BYE
15-140.038CAL State Fullerton (CAL STATE FULLERTON)IND BW0–00.00030BYE
16-150.038California (CALIFORNIA)PAC0–00.00030BYE
17-160.038Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)MAC0–00.00030BYE
18-170.038Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)IND FBSI0–00.00030BYE
19-180.038Clemson (CLEMSON)ACC0–00.00030BYE
20-190.038Colorado (COLORADO)IND B80–00.00030BYE
21-200.038Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)IND WAC0–00.00030BYE
22-210.038Duke (DUKE)ACC0–00.00030BYE
23-220.038East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)IND FBSI0–00.00030BYE
24-230.038Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)MAC0–00.00030BYE
25-240.038Florida (FLORIDA)SEC0–00.00030BYE
26-250.038Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)IND FBSI0–00.00030BYE
27-260.038Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)IND BW0–00.00030BYE
28-270.038Georgia (GEORGIA)SEC0–00.00030BYE
29-280.038Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)ACC0–00.00030BYE
30-290.038Hawai'i (HAWAII)IND WAC0–00.00030BYE
31-300.038Houston (HOUSTON)IND SWC0–00.00030BYE
32-310.038Illinois (ILLINOIS)B100–00.00030BYE
33-320.038Indiana (INDIANA)B100–00.00030BYE
34-330.038Iowa (IOWA)B100–00.00030BYE
35-340.038Iowa State (IOWA STATE)IND B80–00.00030BYE
36-350.038Kansas (KANSAS)IND B80–00.00030BYE
37-360.038Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)IND B80–00.00030BYE
38-370.038Kent State (KENT STATE)MAC0–00.00030BYE
39-380.038Kentucky (KENTUCKY)SEC0–00.00030BYE
40-390.038Long Beach State (LONG BEACH STATE)IND BW0–00.00030BYE
41-400.038Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)IND FBSI0–00.00030BYE
42-410.038Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH)IND FBSI0–00.00030BYE
43-420.038Louisville (LOUISVILLE)IND FBSI0–00.00030BYE
44-430.038LSUSEC0–00.00030BYE
45-440.038Maryland (MARYLAND)ACC0–00.00030BYE
46-450.038Memphis (MEMPHIS)IND FBSI0–00.00030BYE
47-460.038Miami (MIAMI)IND FBSI0–00.00030BYE
48-470.038Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))MAC0–00.00030BYE
49-480.038Michigan (MICHIGAN)B100–00.00030BYE
50-490.038Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)B100–00.00030BYE
51-500.038Minnesota (MINNESOTA)B100–00.00030BYE
52-510.038Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)SEC0–00.00030BYE
53-520.038Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)SEC0–00.00030BYE
54-530.038Missouri (MISSOURI)IND B80–00.00030BYE
55-540.038Navy (NAVY)IND FBSI0–00.00030BYE
56-550.038New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)IND WAC0–00.00030BYE
57-560.038New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)IND BW0–00.00030BYE
58-570.038North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)ACC0–00.00030BYE
59-580.038NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)ACC0–00.00030BYE
60-590.038Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)IND FBSI0–00.00030BYE
61-600.038Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)B100–00.00030BYE
62-610.038Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)IND FBSI0–00.00030BYE
63-620.038Ohio (OHIO)MAC0–00.00030BYE
64-630.038Ohio State (OHIO STATE)B100–00.00030BYE
65-640.038Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)IND B80–00.00030BYE
66-650.038Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)IND B80–00.00030BYE
67-660.038Oregon (OREGON)PAC0–00.00030BYE
68-670.038Oregon State (OREGON STATE)PAC0–00.00030BYE
69-680.038Pacific (PACIFIC)IND BW0–00.00030BYE
70-690.038Penn State (PENN STATE)IND FBSI0–00.00030BYE
71-700.038Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)IND FBSI0–00.00030BYE
72-710.038Purdue (PURDUE)B100–00.00030BYE
73-720.038Rice (RICE)IND SWC0–00.00030BYE
74-730.038Rutgers (RUTGERS)IND FBSI0–00.00030BYE
75-740.038San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)IND WAC0–00.00030BYE
76-750.038San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)IND BW0–00.00030BYE
77-760.038South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)IND FBSI0–00.00030BYE
78-770.038Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)IND FBSI0–00.00030BYE
79-780.038Stanford (STANFORD)PAC0–00.00030BYE
80-790.038Syracuse (SYRACUSE)IND FBSI0–00.00030BYE
81-800.038TCUIND SWC0–00.00030BYE
82-810.038Temple (TEMPLE)IND FBSI0–00.00030BYE
83-820.038Tennessee (TENNESSEE)SEC0–00.00030BYE
84-830.038Texas (TEXAS)IND SWC0–00.00030BYE
85-840.038Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)IND SWC0–00.00030BYE
86-850.038Toledo (TOLEDO)MAC0–00.00030BYE
87-860.038Tulane (TULANE)IND FBSI0–00.00030BYE
88-870.038Tulsa (TULSA)IND FBSI0–00.00030BYE
89-880.038UCLAPAC0–00.00030BYE
90-890.038UNLVIND BW0–00.00030BYE
91-900.038USCPAC0–00.00030BYE
92-910.038Utah (UTAH)IND WAC0–00.00030BYE
93-920.038Utah State (UTAH STATE)IND BW0–00.00030BYE
94-930.038UTEPIND WAC0–00.00030BYE
95-940.038Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)SEC0–00.00030BYE
96-950.038Virginia (VIRGINIA)ACC0–00.00030BYE
97-960.038Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)IND FBSI0–00.00030BYE
98-970.038Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)ACC0–00.00030BYE
99-980.038Washington (WASHINGTON)PAC0–00.00030BYE
100-990.038Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)PAC0–00.00030BYE
101-1000.038West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)IND FBSI0–00.00030BYE
102-1010.038Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)MAC0–00.00030BYE
103-1020.038Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)B100–00.00030BYE
104-1030.038Wyoming (WYOMING)IND WAC0–00.00030BYE
105-1040.547Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)IND SWC0–10.00020Lost to Nebraska 14–23

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