1998 Week 1 College Football Team Rankings

September 1, 1998By PowerUpRankings.com • Posted in 1998 Season Tags: • No Comments

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.

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Rank	Change	Rating	Team	Conf	Record	Win %	Place	Game Status
1	0	-0.185	Nebraska (NEBRASKA)	B12	1–0	1.000	1	Beat Louisiana Tech 56–27
2	-1	0.000	USC	PAC	1–0	1.000	1	Beat Purdue 27–17
3	-2	0.010	Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)	ACC	1–0	1.000	1	Beat Texas A&M 23–14
4	-3	0.029	Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)	IND WAC	1–0	1.000	1	Beat Michigan State 23–16
5	-4	0.142	Air Force (AIR FORCE)	IND WAC	0–0	0.000	9	BYE
6	-5	0.142	Akron (AKRON)	MAC	0–0	0.000	9	BYE
7	-6	0.142	Alabama (ALABAMA)	SEC	0–0	0.000	9	BYE
8	-7	0.142	Arizona (ARIZONA)	PAC	0–0	0.000	9	BYE
9	-8	0.142	Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)	PAC	0–0	0.000	9	BYE
10	-9	0.142	Arkansas (ARKANSAS)	SEC	0–0	0.000	9	BYE
11	-10	0.142	Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	9	BYE
12	-11	0.142	Army (ARMY)	USA	0–0	0.000	9	BYE
13	-12	0.142	Auburn (AUBURN)	SEC	0–0	0.000	9	BYE
14	-13	0.142	Ball State (BALL STATE)	MAC	0–0	0.000	9	BYE
15	-14	0.142	Baylor (BAYLOR)	B12	0–0	0.000	9	BYE
16	-15	0.142	Boise State (BOISE STATE)	IND BW	0–0	0.000	9	BYE
17	-16	0.142	Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)	IND BE	0–0	0.000	9	BYE
18	-17	0.142	Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)	MAC	0–0	0.000	9	BYE
19	-18	0.142	BYU	IND WAC	0–0	0.000	9	BYE
20	-19	0.142	California (CALIFORNIA)	PAC	0–0	0.000	9	BYE
21	-20	0.142	UCF (CENTRAL FLORIDA)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	9	BYE
22	-21	0.142	Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)	MAC	0–0	0.000	9	BYE
23	-22	0.142	Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)	USA	0–0	0.000	9	BYE
24	-23	0.142	Clemson (CLEMSON)	ACC	0–0	0.000	9	BYE
25	-24	0.142	Colorado (COLORADO)	B12	0–0	0.000	9	BYE
26	-25	0.142	Duke (DUKE)	ACC	0–0	0.000	9	BYE
27	-26	0.142	East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)	USA	0–0	0.000	9	BYE
28	-27	0.142	Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	0–0	0.000	9	BYE
29	-28	0.142	Florida (FLORIDA)	SEC	0–0	0.000	9	BYE
30	-29	0.142	Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)	IND WAC	0–0	0.000	9	BYE
31	-30	0.142	Georgia (GEORGIA)	SEC	0–0	0.000	9	BYE
32	-31	0.142	Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)	ACC	0–0	0.000	9	BYE
33	-32	0.142	Hawai'i (HAWAII)	IND WAC	0–0	0.000	9	BYE
34	-33	0.142	Houston (HOUSTON)	USA	0–0	0.000	9	BYE
35	-34	0.142	Idaho (IDAHO)	IND BW	0–0	0.000	9	BYE
36	-35	0.142	Illinois (ILLINOIS)	B10	0–0	0.000	9	BYE
37	-36	0.142	Indiana (INDIANA)	B10	0–0	0.000	9	BYE
38	-37	0.142	Iowa (IOWA)	B10	0–0	0.000	9	BYE
39	-38	0.142	Iowa State (IOWA STATE)	B12	0–0	0.000	9	BYE
40	-39	0.142	Kansas (KANSAS)	B12	0–0	0.000	9	BYE
41	-40	0.142	Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)	B12	0–0	0.000	9	BYE
42	-41	0.142	Kent State (KENT STATE)	MAC	0–0	0.000	9	BYE
43	-42	0.142	Kentucky (KENTUCKY)	SEC	0–0	0.000	9	BYE
44	-43	0.142	Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	9	BYE
45	-44	0.142	UL Monroe (LOUISIANA MONROE)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	9	BYE
46	-45	0.142	Louisville (LOUISVILLE)	USA	0–0	0.000	9	BYE
47	-46	0.142	LSU	SEC	0–0	0.000	9	BYE
48	-47	0.142	Marshall (MARSHALL)	MAC	0–0	0.000	9	BYE
49	-48	0.142	Maryland (MARYLAND)	ACC	0–0	0.000	9	BYE
50	-49	0.142	Memphis (MEMPHIS)	USA	0–0	0.000	9	BYE
51	-50	0.142	Miami (MIAMI)	IND BE	0–0	0.000	9	BYE
52	-51	0.142	Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))	MAC	0–0	0.000	9	BYE
53	-52	0.142	Michigan (MICHIGAN)	B10	0–0	0.000	9	BYE
54	-53	0.142	Minnesota (MINNESOTA)	B10	0–0	0.000	9	BYE
55	-54	0.142	Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)	SEC	0–0	0.000	9	BYE
56	-55	0.142	Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)	SEC	0–0	0.000	9	BYE
57	-56	0.142	Missouri (MISSOURI)	B12	0–0	0.000	9	BYE
58	-57	0.142	Navy (NAVY)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	9	BYE
59	-58	0.142	Nevada (NEVADA)	IND BW	0–0	0.000	9	BYE
60	-59	0.142	New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)	IND WAC	0–0	0.000	9	BYE
61	-60	0.142	New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)	IND BW	0–0	0.000	9	BYE
62	-61	0.142	North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)	ACC	0–0	0.000	9	BYE
63	-62	0.142	NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)	ACC	0–0	0.000	9	BYE
64	-63	0.142	North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)	IND BW	0–0	0.000	9	BYE
65	-64	0.142	Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)	MAC	0–0	0.000	9	BYE
66	-65	0.142	Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)	B10	0–0	0.000	9	BYE
67	-66	0.142	Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	9	BYE
68	-67	0.142	Ohio (OHIO)	MAC	0–0	0.000	9	BYE
69	-68	0.142	Ohio State (OHIO STATE)	B10	0–0	0.000	9	BYE
70	-69	0.142	Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)	B12	0–0	0.000	9	BYE
71	-70	0.142	Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)	B12	0–0	0.000	9	BYE
72	-71	0.142	Oregon (OREGON)	PAC	0–0	0.000	9	BYE
73	-72	0.142	Oregon State (OREGON STATE)	PAC	0–0	0.000	9	BYE
74	-73	0.142	Penn State (PENN STATE)	B10	0–0	0.000	9	BYE
75	-74	0.142	Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)	IND BE	0–0	0.000	9	BYE
76	-75	0.142	Rice (RICE)	IND WAC	0–0	0.000	9	BYE
77	-76	0.142	Rutgers (RUTGERS)	IND BE	0–0	0.000	9	BYE
78	-77	0.142	San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)	IND WAC	0–0	0.000	9	BYE
79	-78	0.142	San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)	IND WAC	0–0	0.000	9	BYE
80	-79	0.142	SMU	IND WAC	0–0	0.000	9	BYE
81	-80	0.142	South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)	SEC	0–0	0.000	9	BYE
82	-81	0.142	Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)	USA	0–0	0.000	9	BYE
83	-82	0.142	Stanford (STANFORD)	PAC	0–0	0.000	9	BYE
84	-83	0.142	Syracuse (SYRACUSE)	IND BE	0–0	0.000	9	BYE
85	-84	0.142	TCU	IND WAC	0–0	0.000	9	BYE
86	-85	0.142	Temple (TEMPLE)	IND BE	0–0	0.000	9	BYE
87	-86	0.142	Tennessee (TENNESSEE)	SEC	0–0	0.000	9	BYE
88	-87	0.142	Texas (TEXAS)	B12	0–0	0.000	9	BYE
89	-88	0.142	Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)	B12	0–0	0.000	9	BYE
90	-89	0.142	Toledo (TOLEDO)	MAC	0–0	0.000	9	BYE
91	-90	0.142	Tulane (TULANE)	USA	0–0	0.000	9	BYE
92	-91	0.142	Tulsa (TULSA)	IND WAC	0–0	0.000	9	BYE
93	-92	0.142	UAB	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	9	BYE
94	-93	0.142	UCLA	PAC	0–0	0.000	9	BYE
95	-94	0.142	UNLV	IND WAC	0–0	0.000	9	BYE
96	-95	0.142	Utah (UTAH)	IND WAC	0–0	0.000	9	BYE
97	-96	0.142	Utah State (UTAH STATE)	IND BW	0–0	0.000	9	BYE
98	-97	0.142	UTEP	IND WAC	0–0	0.000	9	BYE
99	-98	0.142	Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)	SEC	0–0	0.000	9	BYE
100	-99	0.142	Virginia (VIRGINIA)	ACC	0–0	0.000	9	BYE
101	-100	0.142	Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)	IND BE	0–0	0.000	9	BYE
102	-101	0.142	Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)	ACC	0–0	0.000	9	BYE
103	-102	0.142	Washington (WASHINGTON)	PAC	0–0	0.000	9	BYE
104	-103	0.142	Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)	PAC	0–0	0.000	9	BYE
105	-104	0.142	West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)	IND BE	0–0	0.000	9	BYE
106	-105	0.142	Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	0–0	0.000	9	BYE
107	-106	0.142	Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)	B10	0–0	0.000	9	BYE
108	-107	0.142	Wyoming (WYOMING)	IND WAC	0–0	0.000	9	BYE
109	-108	0.524	Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)	B10	0–1	0.000	5	Lost to Colorado State 16–23
110	-109	0.609	Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)	B12	0–1	0.000	5	Lost to Florida State 14–23
111	-110	0.651	Purdue (PURDUE)	B10	0–1	0.000	5	Lost to USC 17–27
112	-111	1.458	Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH)	IND FBSI	0–1	0.000	5	Lost to Nebraska 27–56