1988 Week 5 College Football Team Rankings

September 27, 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	9	0.680	Alabama (ALABAMA)	SEC	2–0	1.000	1	+3	Beat Vanderbilt 44–10
2	-1	0.740	Colorado (COLORADO)	IND B8	3–0	1.000	1	+7	Beat Oregon State 28–21
3	5	0.765	West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)	IND FBSI	4–0	1.000	1	+6	Beat Pittsburgh 31–10
4	-2	0.827	UCLA	PAC	3–0	1.000	1	+4	BYE
5	4	0.960	Wyoming (WYOMING)	IND WAC	4–0	1.000	1	+7	Beat Air Force 48–45
6	0	0.965	Houston (HOUSTON)	IND SWC	2–0	1.000	1	+2	BYE
7	15	1.023	BYU	IND WAC	2–1	0.667	35	+5	BYE
8	3	1.058	Miami (MIAMI)	IND FBSI	3–0	1.000	1	+4	Beat Wisconsin 23–3
9	-6	1.086	Oregon (OREGON)	PAC	3–0	1.000	1	+3	Beat Stanford 7–3
10	2	1.090	USC	PAC	3–0	1.000	1	+4	Beat Oklahoma 23–7
11	-7	1.142	Washington (WASHINGTON)	PAC	3–0	1.000	1	+4	Beat San José State 35–31
12	9	1.256	Indiana (INDIANA)	B10	2–0–1	0.833	22	+2	Tied Missouri 28–28
13	7	1.291	Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)	IND FBSI	3–1	0.750	23	+6	Beat Michigan State 30–7
14	5	1.311	Auburn (AUBURN)	SEC	3–0	1.000	1	+2	Beat Tennessee 38–6
15	16	1.314	Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)	IND FBSI	3–0	1.000	1	+2	Beat Purdue 52–7
16	13	1.321	South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)	IND FBSI	4–0	1.000	1	+4	Beat Georgia 23–10
17	-4	1.325	Arkansas (ARKANSAS)	IND SWC	3–0	1.000	1	+2	BYE
18	6	1.385	Hawai'i (HAWAII)	IND WAC	4–0	1.000	1	+4	Beat Utah 48–20
19	13	1.438	Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)	PAC	2–1	0.667	35	+3	BYE
20	6	1.453	Florida (FLORIDA)	SEC	4–0	1.000	1	+2	Beat Mississippi State 17–0
21	2	1.510	Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)	IND B8	2–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Texas A&M 52–15
22	8	1.512	Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)	IND FBSI	3–0	1.000	1	+2	Beat Rice 41–16
23	14	1.518	Arizona (ARIZONA)	PAC	3–1	0.750	23	+5	Beat Eastern Michigan 55–0
24	16	1.543	Nebraska (NEBRASKA)	IND B8	3–1	0.750	23	+3	Beat Arizona State 47–16
25	10	1.658	Duke (DUKE)	ACC	4–0	1.000	1	+2	Beat Virginia 38–34
26	7	1.695	Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	3–0	1.000	1	+1	BYE
27	7	1.698	Ball State (BALL STATE)	MAC	3–0	1.000	1	+1	BYE
28	-21	1.734	Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)	IND B8	2–1	0.667	35	+3	Lost to USC 7–23
29	22	1.742	Maryland (MARYLAND)	ACC	2–1	0.667	35	+4	Beat NC State 30–26
30	-13	1.835	Georgia (GEORGIA)	SEC	3–1	0.750	23	+3	Lost to South Carolina 10–23
31	-17	1.896	Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)	IND FBSI	2–1	0.667	35	+2	Lost to West Virginia 10–31
32	9	1.928	Ohio State (OHIO STATE)	B10	2–1	0.667	35	+3	Beat LSU 36–33
33	15	2.067	Kentucky (KENTUCKY)	SEC	2–2	0.500	55	+4	Beat Kent State 38–14
34	-19	2.131	Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)	SEC	2–1	0.667	35	+3	Lost to Alabama 10–44
35	4	2.170	Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)	IND BW	3–1	0.750	23	+1	Beat Mcneese State 49–0
36	14	2.269	Clemson (CLEMSON)	ACC	3–1	0.750	23	+1	Beat Georgia Tech 30–13
37	36	2.316	Minnesota (MINNESOTA)	B10	2–1	0.667	35	+2	Beat Northern Illinois 31–20
38	16	2.464	Rutgers (RUTGERS)	IND FBSI	2–1	0.667	35	+1	Beat Penn State 21–16
39	-34	2.479	Penn State (PENN STATE)	IND FBSI	2–1	0.667	35	+2	Lost to Rutgers 16–21
40	17	2.517	Michigan (MICHIGAN)	B10	1–2	0.333	66	+2	Beat Wake Forest 19–9
41	-23	2.518	Baylor (BAYLOR)	IND SWC	3–1	0.750	23	0	Lost to Texas Tech 6–36
42	33	2.609	Syracuse (SYRACUSE)	IND FBSI	2–1	0.667	35	+1	Beat Virginia Tech 35–0
43	18	2.615	UTEP	IND WAC	3–1	0.750	23	0	Beat Tulsa 27–24
44	11	2.637	Iowa (IOWA)	B10	2–2	0.500	55	+1	Beat Iowa State 10–3
45	14	2.654	Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)	IND FBSI	3–1	0.750	23	+1	Beat East Carolina 45–42
46	-3	2.673	Oregon State (OREGON STATE)	PAC	2–2	0.500	55	+2	Lost to Colorado 21–28
47	-5	2.676	Stanford (STANFORD)	PAC	1–2	0.333	66	+1	Lost to Oregon 3–7
48	-32	2.693	NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)	ACC	2–1	0.667	35	+1	Lost to Maryland 26–30
49	-22	2.698	Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	3–1	0.750	23	+1	Lost to Arizona 0–55
50	8	2.706	Missouri (MISSOURI)	IND B8	1–1–1	0.500	55	+1	Tied Indiana 28–28
51	1	2.780	TCU	IND SWC	2–1	0.667	35	0	Beat Boston College 31–17
52	13	2.803	Army (ARMY)	IND FBSI	2–1	0.667	35	0	Beat Northwestern 23–7
53	-25	2.843	Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)	PAC	2–1	0.667	35	0	Lost to Nebraska 16–47
54	-18	2.861	Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)	IND FBSI	3–1	0.750	23	0	Lost to Minnesota 20–31
55	-30	2.890	LSU	SEC	2–1	0.667	35	-1	Lost to Ohio State 33–36
56	14	3.087	CAL State Fullerton (CAL STATE FULLERTON)	IND BW	2–2	0.500	55	+1	Beat Pacific 13–10
57	-1	3.099	Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)	SEC	1–2	0.333	66	+1	BYE
58	9	3.113	Tulane (TULANE)	IND FBSI	3–1	0.750	23	-1	Beat Memphis 20–19
59	7	3.132	California (CALIFORNIA)	PAC	2–1	0.667	35	-2	Beat Kansas 52–21
60	4	3.231	Texas (TEXAS)	IND SWC	2–1	0.667	35	0	Beat North Texas 27–24
61	22	3.304	Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)	MAC	2–1	0.667	35	-1	Beat Montana State 48–10
62	-15	3.539	Tulsa (TULSA)	IND FBSI	1–2	0.333	66	-1	Lost to UTEP 24–27
63	-18	3.615	Virginia (VIRGINIA)	ACC	2–2	0.500	55	0	Lost to Duke 34–38
64	17	3.646	Louisville (LOUISVILLE)	IND FBSI	2–2	0.500	55	0	Beat North Carolina 38–34
65	-16	3.652	Purdue (PURDUE)	B10	1–2	0.333	66	0	Lost to Notre Dame 7–52
66	6	3.740	Temple (TEMPLE)	IND FBSI	1–2	0.333	66	+1	BYE
67	-5	3.751	Air Force (AIR FORCE)	IND WAC	2–2	0.500	55	-2	Lost to Wyoming 45–48
68	-30	3.837	Iowa State (IOWA STATE)	IND B8	1–2	0.333	66	0	Lost to Iowa 3–10
69	18	3.843	Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)	IND FBSI	2–1	0.667	35	-3	Beat Miami (OH) 34–18
70	-26	3.896	Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)	IND FBSI	1–3	0.250	80	0	Lost to TCU 17–31
71	-25	4.062	Kent State (KENT STATE)	MAC	2–2	0.500	55	-2	Lost to Kentucky 14–38
72	-1	4.245	San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)	IND BW	1–3	0.250	80	-2	Lost to Washington 31–35
73	-13	4.275	Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)	B10	0–3	0.000	90	-1	Lost to Miami 3–23
74	5	4.306	Rice (RICE)	IND SWC	0–2	0.000	90	0	Lost to Louisiana 16–41
75	-12	4.479	Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)	SEC	1–3	0.250	80	-1	Lost to Florida 0–17
76	-23	4.553	Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)	ACC	2–2	0.500	55	-3	Lost to Michigan 9–19
77	-8	4.554	Illinois (ILLINOIS)	B10	1–2	0.333	66	-1	BYE
78	26	4.561	Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)	IND SWC	1–2	0.333	66	+2	Beat Baylor 36–6
79	-3	4.692	San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)	IND WAC	1–2	0.333	66	0	BYE
80	6	5.093	Utah (UTAH)	IND WAC	1–2	0.333	66	-2	Lost to Hawai'i 20–48
81	15	5.128	UNLV	IND BW	1–2	0.333	66	-3	Beat Ohio 26–18
82	-4	5.210	Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)	ACC	1–2	0.333	66	-3	Lost to Clemson 13–30
83	-15	5.223	Tennessee (TENNESSEE)	SEC	0–4	0.000	90	-2	Lost to Auburn 6–38
84	0	5.366	Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)	IND FBSI	1–3	0.250	80	-2	Lost to Syracuse 0–35
85	15	5.404	Utah State (UTAH STATE)	IND BW	1–2	0.333	66	-2	Beat New Mexico State 32–20
86	-1	5.444	East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)	IND FBSI	1–3	0.250	80	-4	Lost to Southern Miss 42–45
87	4	5.483	Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)	B10	0–3	0.000	90	-2	Lost to Florida State 7–30
88	4	5.489	Akron (AKRON)	IND FBSI	1–3	0.250	80	-3	Beat New Mexico 30–28
89	-15	5.506	Navy (NAVY)	IND FBSI	2–2	0.500	55	-2	Lost to Citadel 35–42
90	8	5.581	Toledo (TOLEDO)	MAC	1–3	0.250	80	0	Beat Bowling Green 34–5
91	4	5.795	Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH)	IND FBSI	1–3	0.250	80	-3	Beat Nicholls State 31–10
92	-4	5.921	Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)	IND SWC	0–3	0.000	90	-2	Lost to Oklahoma State 15–52
93	-3	6.151	Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))	MAC	0–4	0.000	90	-3	Lost to Cincinnati 18–34
94	-14	6.162	Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)	IND WAC	0–3	0.000	90	-3	BYE
95	-13	6.223	Kansas (KANSAS)	IND B8	0–3	0.000	90	-2	Lost to California 21–52
96	1	6.422	Memphis (MEMPHIS)	IND FBSI	1–3	0.250	80	-5	Lost to Tulane 19–20
97	-20	6.585	North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)	ACC	0–3	0.000	90	-3	Lost to Louisville 34–38
98	-5	6.636	New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)	IND WAC	1–3	0.250	80	-5	Lost to Akron 28–30
99	-10	6.706	Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)	B10	0–3	0.000	90	-3	Lost to Army 7–23
100	-6	7.249	Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)	MAC	0–4	0.000	90	-4	Lost to Toledo 5–34
101	-2	8.125	Long Beach State (LONG BEACH STATE)	IND BW	0–3	0.000	90	0	BYE
102	-1	8.366	Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)	IND B8	0–3	0.000	90	-5	BYE
103	-1	8.460	Pacific (PACIFIC)	IND BW	0–4	0.000	90	-3	Lost to CAL State Fullerton 10–13
104	-1	9.875	New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)	IND BW	0–4	0.000	90	-9	Lost to Utah State 20–32
105	0	10.947	Ohio (OHIO)	MAC	0–3	0.000	90	-4	Lost to UNLV 18–26