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1988 Week 7 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
120.648USCPAC5–01.0001+15Beat Oregon 42–14
230.781Miami (MIAMI)IND FBSI4–01.0001+10BYE
3-20.803UCLAPAC5–01.0001+13Beat Oregon State 38–21
4-20.901Wyoming (WYOMING)IND WAC6–01.0001+17Beat San Diego State 55–27
591.058Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)IND B84–01.0001+7Beat Colorado 41–21
641.125Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)IND FBSI5–01.0001+9Beat Pittsburgh 30–20
711.199BYUIND WAC4–10.80020+10Beat Colorado State 42–7
841.218Arkansas (ARKANSAS)IND SWC5–01.0001+8Beat Texas Tech 31–10
901.257West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)IND FBSI6–01.0001+10Beat East Carolina 30–10
1051.274Nebraska (NEBRASKA)IND B85–10.83314+9Beat Kansas 63–10
1171.336Indiana (INDIANA)B104–0–10.90013+4Beat Ohio State 41–7
1211.365Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)IND FBSI5–10.83314+12Beat Georgia Southern 28–10
1391.408Washington (WASHINGTON)PAC4–10.80020+10Beat Arizona State 10–0
1491.414Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)PAC4–10.80020+7Beat California 44–13
15121.458Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)IND B84–10.80020+8Beat Texas 28–13
16-91.498Colorado (COLORADO)IND B84–10.80020+10Lost to Oklahoma State 21–41
1721.524South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)IND FBSI6–01.0001+7Beat Virginia Tech 26–24
18111.594Georgia (GEORGIA)SEC5–10.83314+8Beat Vanderbilt 41–22
19-81.617Oregon (OREGON)PAC4–10.80020+7Lost to USC 14–42
2051.629Ball State (BALL STATE)MAC5–01.0001+5Beat Kent State 31–20
2101.650Duke (DUKE)ACC5–01.0001+4BYE
2241.685Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)MAC5–01.0001+3Beat Miami (OH) 41–18
23131.824UTEPIND WAC5–10.83314+6Beat Hawai'i 42–25
2441.838Penn State (PENN STATE)IND FBSI4–10.80020+5Beat Cincinnati 35–9
25-211.886Houston (HOUSTON)IND SWC3–10.75035+6Lost to Texas A&M 16–30
26-101.919Florida (FLORIDA)SEC5–10.83314+3Lost to Memphis 11–17
27-101.956Hawai'i (HAWAII)IND WAC4–10.80020+5Lost to UTEP 25–42
2861.994Syracuse (SYRACUSE)IND FBSI4–10.80020+5Beat Rutgers 34–20
2981.998Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)IND FBSI5–10.83314+7Beat Tulane 38–13
3002.124Arizona (ARIZONA)PAC3–20.60041+6BYE
3172.146Clemson (CLEMSON)ACC4–10.80020+3Beat Virginia 10–7
3272.209NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)ACC4–10.80020+2Beat East Tennessee State 49–0
3382.210Maryland (MARYLAND)ACC3–20.60041+7Beat Georgia Tech 13–8
3482.216Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)MAC4–10.80020+4Beat Eastern Michigan 20–6
35-152.232Auburn (AUBURN)SEC4–10.800200Lost to LSU 6–7
36-42.267Michigan (MICHIGAN)B103–20.60041+3Beat Michigan State 17–3
37-312.403Alabama (ALABAMA)SEC3–10.75035+2Lost to Ole Miss 12–22
38-142.562Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)IND FBSI4–10.800200Lost to Louisiana Tech 16–19
3982.586Army (ARMY)IND FBSI4–10.80020-1Beat Yale 33–18
40202.620LSUSEC3–20.60041+2Beat Auburn 7–6
41222.668Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)SEC2–30.40062+4Beat Alabama 22–12
42112.687Illinois (ILLINOIS)B103–20.60041+3Beat Purdue 20–0
43-122.729Rutgers (RUTGERS)IND FBSI3–20.60041+2Lost to Syracuse 20–34
4412.809Iowa (IOWA)B103–2–10.583530Beat Wisconsin 31–6
45102.847TCUIND SWC3–20.60041+2Beat Rice 21–10
46102.853Air Force (AIR FORCE)IND WAC4–20.667370Beat Navy 34–24
47-142.853Oregon State (OREGON STATE)PAC3–30.50054+5Lost to UCLA 21–38
4822.926Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)IND BW4–20.667370Beat CAL State Fullerton 23–10
49-142.977Kentucky (KENTUCKY)SEC2–30.40062+4BYE
50-72.992Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)PAC3–20.60041+1Lost to Washington 0–10
5113.092Baylor (BAYLOR)IND SWC4–20.66737-1Beat Texas State 45–7
5223.279Stanford (STANFORD)PAC2–30.40062+1Beat San José State 44–12
53203.335Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)IND SWC2–30.40062+1Beat Houston 30–16
5473.375Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)IND FBSI2–30.40062+1BYE
55-73.381Texas (TEXAS)IND SWC3–20.60041-1Lost to Oklahoma 13–28
56123.396Louisville (LOUISVILLE)IND FBSI3–30.50054+1Beat Tulsa 9–3
57-133.421California (CALIFORNIA)PAC3–20.60041-2Lost to Washington State 13–44
58-183.459Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)SEC2–30.40062+2Lost to Georgia 22–41
59103.472Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)ACC3–20.60041-3Beat North Carolina 42–24
6053.511Missouri (MISSOURI)IND B82–2–10.50054+1Beat Kansas State 52–21
61-23.520Ohio State (OHIO STATE)B102–30.40062+2Lost to Indiana 7–41
62-53.543Minnesota (MINNESOTA)B102–2–10.500540Tied Northwestern 28–28
63-53.574Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)IND FBSI2–30.40062-1Lost to Notre Dame 20–30
64-133.682Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)MAC3–20.60041-1Lost to Central Michigan 6–20
65-163.758Purdue (PURDUE)B102–30.400620Lost to Illinois 0–20
66-203.792Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)IND FBSI4–20.66737-4Lost to Toledo 20–33
67-33.908Virginia (VIRGINIA)ACC2–30.40062-1Lost to Clemson 7–10
68-23.917Tulane (TULANE)IND FBSI3–30.50054-2Lost to Southern Miss 13–38
69194.009Memphis (MEMPHIS)IND FBSI3–30.50054-3Beat Florida 17–11
7084.016Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH)IND FBSI3–30.50054-1Beat Louisiana 19–16
71-94.170CAL State Fullerton (CAL STATE FULLERTON)IND BW2–40.333770Lost to Fresno State 10–23
7284.341Utah (UTAH)IND WAC2–30.40062-3Beat New Mexico 33–27
7384.416Iowa State (IOWA STATE)IND B82–30.40062-2Beat Northern Iowa 20–17
74-74.557Tulsa (TULSA)IND FBSI1–40.20082-4Lost to Louisville 3–9
75184.654Utah State (UTAH STATE)IND BW2–30.40062-3Beat Long Beach State 31–24
76-24.790San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)IND WAC1–40.200820Lost to Wyoming 27–55
7764.803Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)IND FBSI1–50.16789-2Lost to South Carolina 24–26
78-84.861Temple (TEMPLE)IND FBSI1–30.250810BYE
79-74.892Kent State (KENT STATE)MAC2–40.33377-4Lost to Ball State 20–31
80104.905UNLVIND BW2–30.40062-5Beat Pacific 30–16
81-105.034Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)IND FBSI2–30.40062-6Lost to Penn State 9–35
82135.095Toledo (TOLEDO)MAC2–40.33377+1Beat Northern Illinois 33–20
83-85.162Navy (NAVY)IND FBSI3–30.50054-5Lost to Air Force 24–34
8435.329Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)SEC1–40.20082-5BYE
85-15.453East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)IND FBSI1–50.16789-7Lost to West Virginia 10–30
8655.585Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)B100–4–10.10095-3Tied Minnesota 28–28
87135.753Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)MAC1–50.16789-5Beat Ohio 42–0
88-25.834Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)ACC1–40.20082-7Lost to Maryland 8–13
8935.861Tennessee (TENNESSEE)SEC0–50.00097-5BYE
90-136.037San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)IND BW1–50.16789-9Lost to Stanford 12–44
91-66.060Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)B100–4–10.10095-5Lost to Michigan 3–17
9256.119Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)IND SWC1–40.20082-1Lost to Arkansas 10–31
93-176.161Akron (AKRON)IND FBSI2–40.33377-6Lost to Arkansas State 12–13
94-126.287Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)IND WAC0–50.00097-7Lost to BYU 7–42
95-166.332Rice (RICE)IND SWC0–40.00097-5Lost to TCU 10–21
96-76.350Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)B100–50.00097-6Lost to Iowa 6–31
97-36.549North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)ACC0–50.00097-7Lost to Wake Forest 24–42
98-26.687Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))MAC0–60.00097-7Lost to Western Michigan 18–41
9907.584New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)IND WAC1–50.16789-12Lost to Utah 27–33
100-27.765Pacific (PACIFIC)IND BW1–50.16789-9Lost to UNLV 16–30
10118.162Kansas (KANSAS)IND B80–50.00097-10Lost to Nebraska 10–63
10218.209New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)IND BW1–40.20082-15BYE
103-28.486Ohio (OHIO)MAC1–40.20082-9Lost to Bowling Green 0–42
10419.266Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)IND B80–50.00097-14Lost to Missouri 21–52
105-19.511Long Beach State (LONG BEACH STATE)IND BW0–50.00097-9Lost to Utah State 24–31

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