1988 Final College Football Team Rankings

January 3, 1989By PowerUpRankings.com • Posted in 1988 Season Tags: • No Comments

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.

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Rank	Change	Rating	Team	Conf	Record	Win %	Place	NOW	Game Status
1	0	0.742	Miami (MIAMI)	IND FBSI	11–1	0.917	2	+72	Beat Nebraska 23–3
2	0	0.793	Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)	IND FBSI	12–0	1.000	1	+73	Beat West Virginia 34–21
3	1	0.825	Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)	IND FBSI	11–1	0.917	2	+65	Beat Auburn 13–7
4	-1	1.051	USC	PAC	10–2	0.833	7	+57	Lost to Michigan 14–22
5	0	1.111	Nebraska (NEBRASKA)	IND B8	11–2	0.846	5	+54	Lost to Miami 3–23
6	4	1.131	UCLA	PAC	10–2	0.833	7	+53	Beat Arkansas 17–3
7	0	1.146	West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)	IND FBSI	11–1	0.917	2	+50	Lost to Notre Dame 21–34
8	0	1.151	Auburn (AUBURN)	SEC	10–2	0.833	7	+48	Lost to Florida State 7–13
9	-3	1.159	Wyoming (WYOMING)	IND WAC	11–2	0.846	5	+57	Lost to Oklahoma State 14–62
10	1	1.285	Michigan (MICHIGAN)	B10	9–2–1	0.792	16	+44	Beat USC 22–14
11	2	1.295	Clemson (CLEMSON)	ACC	10–2	0.833	7	+45	Beat Oklahoma 13–6
12	3	1.373	Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)	IND B8	10–2	0.833	7	+39	Beat Wyoming 62–14
13	-4	1.393	Arkansas (ARKANSAS)	IND SWC	10–2	0.833	7	+43	Lost to UCLA 3–17
14	0	1.499	Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)	IND FBSI	10–2	0.833	7	+43	BYE
15	4	1.605	Syracuse (SYRACUSE)	IND FBSI	10–2	0.833	7	+38	Beat LSU 23–10
16	-4	1.627	Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)	IND B8	9–3	0.750	18	+33	Lost to Clemson 6–13
17	-1	1.645	Houston (HOUSTON)	IND SWC	9–3	0.750	18	+31	BYE
18	0	1.729	Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)	PAC	9–3	0.750	18	+35	BYE
19	-2	1.751	Alabama (ALABAMA)	SEC	9–3	0.750	18	+33	BYE
20	2	1.887	Arizona (ARIZONA)	PAC	7–4	0.636	36	+30	BYE
21	2	1.917	Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)	IND BW	10–2	0.833	7	+24	BYE
22	-2	1.998	LSU	SEC	8–4	0.667	32	+33	Lost to Syracuse 10–23
23	2	2.002	Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	9–3	0.750	18	+22	BYE
24	0	2.016	Hawai'i (HAWAII)	IND WAC	9–3	0.750	18	+27	BYE
25	1	2.027	UTEP	IND WAC	10–3	0.769	17	+23	BYE
26	1	2.040	Georgia (GEORGIA)	SEC	9–3	0.750	18	+22	Beat Michigan State 34–27
27	2	2.134	BYU	IND WAC	9–4	0.692	30	+31	Beat Colorado 20–17
28	3	2.134	NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)	ACC	8–3–1	0.708	28	+18	Beat Iowa 28–23
29	3	2.154	Indiana (INDIANA)	B10	8–3–1	0.708	28	+19	Beat South Carolina 34–10
30	-9	2.171	Colorado (COLORADO)	IND B8	8–4	0.667	32	+19	Lost to BYU 17–20
31	-3	2.317	Louisville (LOUISVILLE)	IND FBSI	8–3	0.727	26	+19	BYE
32	-2	2.337	Ball State (BALL STATE)	MAC	8–3	0.727	26	+15	BYE
33	0	2.405	Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)	IND SWC	7–5	0.583	41	+19	BYE
34	0	2.584	Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)	B10	6–5–1	0.542	52	+13	Lost to Georgia 27–34
35	1	2.611	Washington (WASHINGTON)	PAC	6–5	0.545	44	+14	BYE
36	3	2.688	Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	6–3–1	0.650	35	+10	BYE
37	0	2.690	Army (ARMY)	IND FBSI	9–3	0.750	18	+2	BYE
38	2	2.712	Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)	MAC	7–4	0.636	36	+5	BYE
39	2	2.714	Virginia (VIRGINIA)	ACC	7–4	0.636	36	+12	BYE
40	-5	2.715	South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)	IND FBSI	8–4	0.667	32	+13	Lost to Indiana 10–34
41	1	2.760	Duke (DUKE)	ACC	7–3–1	0.682	31	+9	BYE
42	2	2.810	Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)	IND FBSI	6–5	0.545	44	+7	BYE
43	3	2.860	Florida (FLORIDA)	SEC	7–5	0.583	41	+6	Beat Illinois 14–10
44	1	2.876	Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)	ACC	6–4–1	0.591	40	+5	BYE
45	-7	2.967	Iowa (IOWA)	B10	6–4–3	0.577	43	+1	Lost to NC State 23–28
46	-3	3.076	Illinois (ILLINOIS)	B10	6–5–1	0.542	52	+5	Lost to Florida 10–14
47	1	3.100	Maryland (MARYLAND)	ACC	5–6	0.455	56	+8	BYE
48	-1	3.140	Penn State (PENN STATE)	IND FBSI	5–6	0.455	56	+5	BYE
49	0	3.239	Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)	PAC	6–5	0.545	44	+7	BYE
50	0	3.282	Utah (UTAH)	IND WAC	6–5	0.545	44	-1	BYE
51	1	3.304	Kentucky (KENTUCKY)	SEC	5–6	0.455	56	+1	BYE
52	1	3.310	Oregon (OREGON)	PAC	6–6	0.500	54	+2	BYE
53	-2	3.322	Tennessee (TENNESSEE)	SEC	5–6	0.455	56	+4	BYE
54	0	3.365	Memphis (MEMPHIS)	IND FBSI	6–5	0.545	44	-2	BYE
55	0	3.405	Oregon State (OREGON STATE)	PAC	4–6–1	0.409	69	+5	BYE
56	0	3.450	Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)	IND FBSI	6–5	0.545	44	+3	BYE
57	0	3.482	Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)	IND FBSI	7–4	0.636	36	-5	BYE
58	0	3.512	California (CALIFORNIA)	PAC	5–5–1	0.500	54	0	BYE
59	0	3.526	Toledo (TOLEDO)	MAC	6–5	0.545	44	+6	BYE
60	0	3.563	Baylor (BAYLOR)	IND SWC	6–5	0.545	44	-9	BYE
61	0	3.701	Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)	SEC	5–6	0.455	56	-7	BYE
62	0	3.834	Rutgers (RUTGERS)	IND FBSI	5–6	0.455	56	-9	BYE
63	2	3.935	Air Force (AIR FORCE)	IND WAC	5–7	0.417	68	-9	BYE
64	0	3.938	Tulane (TULANE)	IND FBSI	5–6	0.455	56	-9	BYE
65	2	3.954	Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)	IND SWC	5–6	0.455	56	-2	BYE
66	-3	3.966	Iowa State (IOWA STATE)	IND B8	5–6	0.455	56	-11	BYE
67	-1	3.968	CAL State Fullerton (CAL STATE FULLERTON)	IND BW	5–6	0.455	56	-10	BYE
68	0	3.987	Stanford (STANFORD)	PAC	3–6–2	0.364	72	-5	BYE
69	0	4.067	Kent State (KENT STATE)	MAC	5–6	0.455	56	-11	BYE
70	0	4.154	Tulsa (TULSA)	IND FBSI	4–7	0.364	72	-10	BYE
71	0	4.232	Ohio State (OHIO STATE)	B10	4–6–1	0.409	69	-6	BYE
72	1	4.563	Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)	IND FBSI	3–8	0.273	83	-13	BYE
73	-1	4.602	Akron (AKRON)	IND FBSI	5–6	0.455	56	-12	BYE
74	1	4.743	East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)	IND FBSI	3–8	0.273	83	-17	BYE
75	2	4.773	TCU	IND SWC	4–7	0.364	72	-19	BYE
76	-2	4.796	Missouri (MISSOURI)	IND B8	3–7–1	0.318	82	-16	BYE
77	-1	4.813	Texas (TEXAS)	IND SWC	4–7	0.364	72	-22	BYE
78	1	5.118	Temple (TEMPLE)	IND FBSI	4–7	0.364	72	-20	BYE
79	-1	5.133	Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)	IND FBSI	3–8	0.273	83	-19	BYE
80	1	5.167	Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)	SEC	3–8	0.273	83	-22	BYE
81	-1	5.222	Ohio (OHIO)	MAC	4–6–1	0.409	69	-10	BYE
82	1	5.294	Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)	ACC	3–8	0.273	83	-27	BYE
83	-1	5.322	Purdue (PURDUE)	B10	4–7	0.364	72	-19	BYE
84	0	5.371	Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH)	IND FBSI	4–7	0.364	72	-17	BYE
85	0	5.445	Utah State (UTAH STATE)	IND BW	4–7	0.364	72	-24	BYE
86	0	5.574	UNLV	IND BW	4–7	0.364	72	-27	BYE
87	0	5.649	San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)	IND WAC	3–8	0.273	83	-21	BYE
88	0	5.684	San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)	IND BW	4–8	0.333	81	-31	BYE
89	0	6.125	Navy (NAVY)	IND FBSI	3–8	0.273	83	-28	BYE
90	0	6.252	North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)	ACC	1–10	0.091	97	-31	BYE
91	1	6.297	Minnesota (MINNESOTA)	B10	2–7–2	0.273	83	-28	BYE
92	-1	6.299	Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)	B10	2–8–1	0.227	93	-27	BYE
93	0	6.399	Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)	MAC	2–8–1	0.227	93	-28	BYE
94	0	6.757	Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)	IND FBSI	3–8	0.273	83	-41	BYE
95	0	6.762	Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)	SEC	1–10	0.091	97	-40	BYE
96	0	6.861	Long Beach State (LONG BEACH STATE)	IND BW	3–9	0.250	92	-32	BYE
97	0	7.303	Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)	IND WAC	1–10	0.091	97	-47	BYE
98	0	7.433	New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)	IND WAC	2–10	0.167	96	-45	BYE
99	0	7.613	Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)	B10	1–10	0.091	97	-43	BYE
100	0	7.823	Kansas (KANSAS)	IND B8	1–10	0.091	97	-46	BYE
101	0	8.079	Pacific (PACIFIC)	IND BW	2–9	0.182	95	-33	BYE
102	0	8.292	Rice (RICE)	IND SWC	0–11	0.000	104	-43	BYE
103	0	8.551	Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))	MAC	0–10–1	0.045	103	-47	BYE
104	0	9.041	Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)	IND B8	0–11	0.000	104	-58	BYE
105	0	9.202	New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)	IND BW	1–10	0.091	97	-66	BYE