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1988 Week 10 College Football Team Rankings

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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

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