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1988 Week 4 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
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

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