1988 Regular Season Final College Football Team Rankings

December 6, 1988By 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	2	0.863	Miami (MIAMI)	IND FBSI	10–1	0.909	5	+58	Beat BYU 41–17
2	-1	0.881	Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)	IND FBSI	11–0	1.000	1	+60	BYE
3	-1	0.928	USC	PAC	10–1	0.909	5	+58	BYE
4	0	0.940	Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)	IND FBSI	10–1	0.909	5	+52	BYE
5	0	0.995	Wyoming (WYOMING)	IND WAC	11–1	0.917	3	+59	BYE
6	0	1.001	Nebraska (NEBRASKA)	IND B8	11–1	0.917	3	+54	BYE
7	0	1.049	West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)	IND FBSI	11–0	1.000	1	+49	BYE
8	0	1.076	Auburn (AUBURN)	SEC	10–1	0.909	5	+46	BYE
9	0	1.267	Arkansas (ARKANSAS)	IND SWC	10–1	0.909	5	+45	BYE
10	0	1.316	UCLA	PAC	9–2	0.818	11	+44	BYE
11	1	1.435	Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)	IND B8	9–2	0.818	11	+36	BYE
12	-1	1.447	Houston (HOUSTON)	IND SWC	9–2	0.818	11	+35	BYE
13	0	1.460	Clemson (CLEMSON)	ACC	9–2	0.818	11	+36	BYE
14	0	1.501	Michigan (MICHIGAN)	B10	8–2–1	0.773	21	+33	BYE
15	0	1.584	Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)	IND B8	9–2	0.818	11	+30	Beat Texas Tech 45–42
16	0	1.702	Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)	IND FBSI	9–2	0.818	11	+34	BYE
17	6	1.771	Syracuse (SYRACUSE)	IND FBSI	9–2	0.818	11	+31	Beat Pittsburgh 24–7
18	1	1.820	LSU	SEC	8–3	0.727	23	+34	BYE
19	-1	1.831	Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	9–2	0.818	11	+24	BYE
20	-3	1.849	UTEP	IND WAC	10–2	0.833	10	+26	BYE
21	-1	1.871	Colorado (COLORADO)	IND B8	8–3	0.727	23	+24	BYE
22	-1	1.915	Arizona (ARIZONA)	PAC	7–4	0.636	36	+31	BYE
23	6	1.945	Alabama (ALABAMA)	SEC	8–3	0.727	23	+26	Beat Texas A&M 30–10
24	-2	1.962	Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)	PAC	8–3	0.727	23	+25	BYE
25	0	2.038	Hawai'i (HAWAII)	IND WAC	9–3	0.750	22	+29	Beat Oregon 41–17
26	0	2.120	Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)	IND BW	9–2	0.818	11	+16	BYE
27	1	2.202	Georgia (GEORGIA)	SEC	8–3	0.727	23	+17	BYE
28	2	2.288	Ball State (BALL STATE)	MAC	8–3	0.727	23	+16	BYE
29	2	2.288	Louisville (LOUISVILLE)	IND FBSI	8–3	0.727	23	+20	BYE
30	-6	2.312	BYU	IND WAC	8–4	0.667	34	+24	Lost to Miami 17–41
31	1	2.341	NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)	ACC	7–3–1	0.682	31	+12	BYE
32	-5	2.402	Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)	IND SWC	7–5	0.583	44	+22	Lost to Alabama 10–30
33	0	2.410	Indiana (INDIANA)	B10	7–3–1	0.682	31	+13	BYE
34	1	2.467	Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)	B10	6–4–1	0.591	41	+15	BYE
35	-1	2.470	South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)	IND FBSI	8–3	0.727	23	+14	BYE
36	0	2.474	Army (ARMY)	IND FBSI	9–2	0.818	11	+5	Beat Navy 20–15
37	0	2.639	Washington (WASHINGTON)	PAC	6–5	0.545	45	+15	BYE
38	0	2.687	Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	6–3–1	0.650	35	+11	BYE
39	0	2.700	Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)	MAC	7–4	0.636	36	+6	BYE
40	1	2.716	Iowa (IOWA)	B10	6–3–3	0.625	40	+5	BYE
41	1	2.758	Virginia (VIRGINIA)	ACC	7–4	0.636	36	+11	BYE
42	1	2.797	Duke (DUKE)	ACC	7–3–1	0.682	31	+9	BYE
43	-3	2.862	Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)	IND FBSI	6–5	0.545	45	+8	Lost to Syracuse 7–24
44	0	2.884	Illinois (ILLINOIS)	B10	6–4–1	0.591	41	+10	BYE
45	0	2.963	Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)	ACC	6–4–1	0.591	41	+5	BYE
46	1	3.100	Florida (FLORIDA)	SEC	6–5	0.545	45	+1	BYE
47	1	3.158	Maryland (MARYLAND)	ACC	5–6	0.455	56	+8	BYE
48	3	3.189	Penn State (PENN STATE)	IND FBSI	5–6	0.455	56	+6	BYE
49	0	3.256	Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)	PAC	6–5	0.545	45	+8	BYE
50	0	3.276	Utah (UTAH)	IND WAC	6–5	0.545	45	+1	BYE
51	2	3.341	Kentucky (KENTUCKY)	SEC	5–6	0.455	56	+2	BYE
52	2	3.351	Tennessee (TENNESSEE)	SEC	5–6	0.455	56	+6	BYE
53	-7	3.367	Oregon (OREGON)	PAC	6–6	0.500	54	+2	Lost to Hawai'i 17–41
54	1	3.402	Memphis (MEMPHIS)	IND FBSI	6–5	0.545	45	-3	BYE
55	-3	3.426	Oregon State (OREGON STATE)	PAC	4–6–1	0.409	69	+6	BYE
56	0	3.469	Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)	IND FBSI	7–4	0.636	36	-5	BYE
57	3	3.515	Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)	IND FBSI	6–5	0.545	45	+3	BYE
58	0	3.517	Toledo (TOLEDO)	MAC	6–5	0.545	45	+7	BYE
59	-2	3.550	Baylor (BAYLOR)	IND SWC	6–5	0.545	45	-7	BYE
60	-1	3.558	California (CALIFORNIA)	PAC	5–5–1	0.500	54	+1	BYE
61	0	3.713	Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)	SEC	5–6	0.455	56	-6	BYE
62	2	3.806	Rutgers (RUTGERS)	IND FBSI	5–6	0.455	56	-7	BYE
63	2	3.873	Iowa State (IOWA STATE)	IND B8	5–6	0.455	56	-7	BYE
64	-2	3.897	Air Force (AIR FORCE)	IND WAC	5–7	0.417	68	-6	BYE
65	1	3.923	Tulane (TULANE)	IND FBSI	5–6	0.455	56	-8	BYE
66	-3	3.948	Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)	IND SWC	5–6	0.455	56	0	Lost to Oklahoma State 42–45
67	1	3.978	CAL State Fullerton (CAL STATE FULLERTON)	IND BW	5–6	0.455	56	-8	BYE
68	1	4.041	Kent State (KENT STATE)	MAC	5–6	0.455	56	-11	BYE
69	-2	4.050	Stanford (STANFORD)	PAC	3–6–2	0.364	72	-4	BYE
70	0	4.094	Tulsa (TULSA)	IND FBSI	4–7	0.364	72	-7	BYE
71	0	4.234	Ohio State (OHIO STATE)	B10	4–6–1	0.409	69	-5	BYE
72	1	4.581	Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)	IND FBSI	3–8	0.273	83	-11	BYE
73	-1	4.602	Akron (AKRON)	IND FBSI	5–6	0.455	56	-11	BYE
74	2	4.678	Missouri (MISSOURI)	IND B8	3–7–1	0.318	82	-12	BYE
75	-1	4.758	Texas (TEXAS)	IND SWC	4–7	0.364	72	-19	BYE
76	1	4.773	East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)	IND FBSI	3–8	0.273	83	-15	BYE
77	-2	4.783	TCU	IND SWC	4–7	0.364	72	-17	BYE
78	1	5.105	Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)	IND FBSI	3–8	0.273	83	-17	BYE
79	1	5.173	Temple (TEMPLE)	IND FBSI	4–7	0.364	72	-20	BYE
80	-2	5.177	Ohio (OHIO)	MAC	4–6–1	0.409	69	-9	BYE
81	2	5.214	Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)	SEC	3–8	0.273	83	-22	BYE
82	-1	5.289	Purdue (PURDUE)	B10	4–7	0.364	72	-16	BYE
83	1	5.348	Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)	ACC	3–8	0.273	83	-27	BYE
84	-2	5.376	Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH)	IND FBSI	4–7	0.364	72	-15	BYE
85	0	5.478	Utah State (UTAH STATE)	IND BW	4–7	0.364	72	-23	BYE
86	1	5.590	UNLV	IND BW	4–7	0.364	72	-26	BYE
87	-1	5.666	San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)	IND WAC	3–8	0.273	83	-20	BYE
88	0	5.731	San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)	IND BW	4–8	0.333	81	-31	BYE
89	0	6.057	Navy (NAVY)	IND FBSI	3–8	0.273	83	-26	Lost to Army 15–20
90	0	6.184	North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)	ACC	1–10	0.091	97	-28	BYE
91	0	6.240	Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)	B10	2–8–1	0.227	93	-23	BYE
92	1	6.348	Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)	MAC	2–8–1	0.227	93	-26	BYE
93	-1	6.376	Minnesota (MINNESOTA)	B10	2–7–2	0.273	83	-27	BYE
94	0	6.751	Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)	IND FBSI	3–8	0.273	83	-40	BYE
95	1	6.815	Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)	SEC	1–10	0.091	97	-38	BYE
96	-1	6.930	Long Beach State (LONG BEACH STATE)	IND BW	3–9	0.250	92	-32	BYE
97	0	7.235	Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)	IND WAC	1–10	0.091	97	-44	BYE
98	0	7.452	New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)	IND WAC	2–10	0.167	96	-43	BYE
99	0	7.538	Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)	B10	1–10	0.091	97	-39	BYE
100	0	7.710	Kansas (KANSAS)	IND B8	1–10	0.091	97	-42	BYE
101	0	8.093	Pacific (PACIFIC)	IND BW	2–9	0.182	95	-32	BYE
102	0	8.292	Rice (RICE)	IND SWC	0–11	0.000	104	-41	BYE
103	0	8.533	Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))	MAC	0–10–1	0.045	103	-46	BYE
104	0	8.876	Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)	IND B8	0–11	0.000	104	-54	BYE
105	0	9.179	New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)	IND BW	1–10	0.091	97	-65	BYE