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1998 Post-Season Week 3 College Football Team Rankings

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1998 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
100.763Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)ACC11–10.9175+70BYE
200.807Tennessee (TENNESSEE)SEC12–01.0001+69BYE
300.966Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)B1211–10.9175+52BYE
401.022UCLAPAC10–10.9098+57BYE
501.032Ohio State (OHIO STATE)B1010–10.9098+52BYE
601.151Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)B1211–20.84612+63BYE
711.227Tulane (TULANE)USA11–01.0001+45BYE
8-11.230Arizona (ARIZONA)PAC11–10.9175+49BYE
911.231Air Force (AIR FORCE)IND WAC12–10.9233+52Beat Washington 45–25
10-11.247Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)B1010–10.9098+43BYE
1101.370Nebraska (NEBRASKA)B129–30.75019+43BYE
1201.459Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)ACC9–20.81813+39BYE
1301.468Florida (FLORIDA)SEC9–20.81813+36BYE
1401.479Virginia (VIRGINIA)ACC9–20.81813+39BYE
1501.529Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))MAC10–10.9098+35BYE
1621.564Marshall (MARSHALL)MAC12–10.9233+38Beat Louisville 48–29
17-11.597Syracuse (SYRACUSE)IND BE8–30.72721+32BYE
18-11.622Arkansas (ARKANSAS)SEC9–20.81813+33BYE
1901.660Texas (TEXAS)B128–30.72721+37BYE
2001.685Michigan (MICHIGAN)B109–30.75019+36BYE
2101.687Penn State (PENN STATE)B108–30.72721+34BYE
2201.726Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)IND FBSI9–20.81813+31BYE
2311.769Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)IND BE8–30.72721+26BYE
2411.778USCPAC8–40.66730+34BYE
2551.789Missouri (MISSOURI)B128–40.66730+33Beat West Virginia 34–31
2631.884Purdue (PURDUE)B108–40.66730+28BYE
27-11.895Miami (MIAMI)IND BE8–30.72721+26BYE
2801.909Georgia (GEORGIA)SEC8–30.72721+27BYE
29-62.020Oregon (OREGON)PAC8–40.66730+26Lost to Colorado 43–51
3012.051Wyoming (WYOMING)IND WAC8–30.72721+26BYE
3172.107Colorado (COLORADO)B128–40.66730+26Beat Oregon 51–43
3202.133Alabama (ALABAMA)SEC7–40.63638+29BYE
33-62.137West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)IND BE8–40.66730+20Lost to Missouri 31–34
3402.166UCF (CENTRAL FLORIDA)IND FBSI9–20.81813+14BYE
35-22.217Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)USA7–40.63638+20BYE
3602.278Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)IND WAC8–40.66730+19BYE
37-22.378Kentucky (KENTUCKY)SEC7–40.63638+19BYE
38-12.406NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)ACC7–40.63638+19BYE
3902.459Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)B127–40.63638+13BYE
4002.504Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)SEC8–40.66730+13BYE
4102.526BYUIND WAC9–40.69229+12BYE
4212.688Utah (UTAH)IND WAC7–40.63638+8BYE
4312.732North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)ACC7–50.58345+15BYE
4412.737Idaho (IDAHO)IND BW8–30.72721+3BYE
45-32.738Washington (WASHINGTON)PAC6–60.50055+16Lost to Air Force 25–45
4622.783Toledo (TOLEDO)MAC7–50.58345+14BYE
4702.789Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)B106–60.50055+11BYE
4812.856San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)IND WAC7–50.58345+11BYE
49-32.997Louisville (LOUISVILLE)USA7–50.58345+7Lost to Marshall 29–48
5003.095Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH)IND FBSI6–60.50055+3BYE
5103.273LSUSEC4–70.36471+1BYE
5223.276Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)MAC5–60.45558+4BYE
53-13.290Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)MAC7–40.63638-5BYE
5413.300TCUIND WAC6–50.545490BYE
5513.330Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)B125–60.45558+1BYE
56-33.340Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)PAC5–60.45558-2BYE
5713.491Nevada (NEVADA)IND BW6–50.54549-8BYE
58-13.500Oregon State (OREGON STATE)PAC5–60.45558-2BYE
5903.507Minnesota (MINNESOTA)B105–60.45558-1BYE
6013.544Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)SEC6–50.54549-3BYE
61-13.551California (CALIFORNIA)PAC5–60.45558-1BYE
6203.586Ohio (OHIO)MAC5–60.45558-2BYE
6303.599Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)B125–60.45558-4BYE
6413.664Rice (RICE)IND WAC5–60.45558-5BYE
65-13.713East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)USA6–50.54549-8BYE
6603.798Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)IND WAC5–60.45558-8BYE
6703.822Auburn (AUBURN)SEC3–80.27381-3BYE
6803.883SMUIND WAC5–70.41770-8BYE
6913.959Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)MAC6–50.54549-14BYE
7014.029Boise State (BOISE STATE)IND BW6–50.54549-17BYE
71-24.039Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)IND BE4–70.36471-10BYE
7204.158Indiana (INDIANA)B104–70.36471-10BYE
7304.214Rutgers (RUTGERS)IND BE5–60.45558-10BYE
7404.336UL Monroe (LOUISIANA MONROE)IND FBSI5–60.45558-16BYE
7504.459Tulsa (TULSA)IND WAC4–70.36471-19BYE
7614.589Kansas (KANSAS)B124–70.36471-18BYE
77-14.670Army (ARMY)USA3–80.27381-16BYE
7804.740Stanford (STANFORD)PAC3–80.27381-17BYE
7904.884Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)PAC3–80.27381-19BYE
8004.980Duke (DUKE)ACC4–70.36471-22BYE
8114.980Iowa State (IOWA STATE)B123–80.27381-22BYE
82-15.008Iowa (IOWA)B103–80.27381-19BYE
8305.066San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)IND WAC4–80.33379-25BYE
8405.097Akron (AKRON)MAC4–70.36471-27BYE
8515.141UABIND FBSI4–70.36471-28BYE
86-15.158Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)ACC3–80.27381-13BYE
8705.239Houston (HOUSTON)USA3–80.27381-23BYE
8805.264Clemson (CLEMSON)ACC3–80.27381-28BYE
8905.369Maryland (MARYLAND)ACC3–80.27381-28BYE
9005.469Baylor (BAYLOR)B122–90.182100-23BYE
9105.480New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)IND BW3–80.27381-29BYE
9215.572North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)IND BW3–80.27381-29BYE
93-15.605UTEPIND WAC3–80.27381-32BYE
9405.693Navy (NAVY)IND FBSI3–80.27381-32BYE
9505.750Illinois (ILLINOIS)B103–80.27381-29BYE
9605.805Utah State (UTAH STATE)IND BW3–80.27381-36BYE
9716.056Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)B103–90.25098-36BYE
98-16.092Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)SEC2–90.182100-26BYE
9906.104Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)MAC3–80.27381-27BYE
10006.294Memphis (MEMPHIS)USA2–90.182100-33BYE
10106.434Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)IND BE2–90.182100-39BYE
10206.445Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE)IND FBSI4–80.33379-46BYE
10306.467New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)IND WAC3–90.25098-43BYE
10406.661Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)USA2–90.182100-34BYE
10506.665South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)SEC1–100.091108-37BYE
10606.703Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)MAC2–90.182100-26BYE
10707.038Temple (TEMPLE)IND BE2–90.182100-33BYE
10807.169Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)IND FBSI2–90.182100-29BYE
10907.897Ball State (BALL STATE)MAC1–100.091108-49BYE
11008.140UNLVIND WAC0–110.000110-52BYE
11109.152Kent State (KENT STATE)MAC0–110.000110-49BYE
11209.402Hawai'i (HAWAII)IND WAC0–120.000110-72BYE

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