1998 Week 5 College Football Team Rankings

September 29, 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	NOW	Game Status
1	0	0.529	Ohio State (OHIO STATE)	B10	3–0	1.000	1	+6	BYE
2	4	0.786	Nebraska (NEBRASKA)	B12	4–0	1.000	1	+7	Beat Washington 55–7
3	-1	0.853	Tennessee (TENNESSEE)	SEC	3–0	1.000	1	+5	Beat Houston 42–7
4	-1	0.879	Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)	IND BE	4–0	1.000	1	+6	Beat Pittsburgh 27–7
5	3	0.944	LSU	SEC	3–0	1.000	1	+5	Beat Idaho 53–20
6	7	0.993	Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)	B12	4–0	1.000	1	+4	Beat UL Monroe 62–7
7	8	1.052	Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)	ACC	3–1	0.750	21	+7	Beat USC 30–10
8	1	1.149	Georgia (GEORGIA)	SEC	3–0	1.000	1	+3	BYE
9	5	1.175	Virginia (VIRGINIA)	ACC	4–0	1.000	1	+6	Beat Duke 24–0
10	20	1.188	Arkansas (ARKANSAS)	SEC	3–0	1.000	1	+2	Beat Alabama 42–6
11	0	1.229	Oregon (OREGON)	PAC	4–0	1.000	1	+4	Beat Stanford 63–28
12	13	1.278	Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)	B10	4–0	1.000	1	+3	Beat Northwestern 38–7
13	8	1.285	UCLA	PAC	2–0	1.000	1	+2	BYE
14	3	1.343	Penn State (PENN STATE)	B10	3–0	1.000	1	+2	BYE
15	5	1.365	Colorado (COLORADO)	B12	4–0	1.000	1	+5	Beat Baylor 18–16
16	31	1.373	West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)	IND BE	2–1	0.667	35	+4	Beat Tulsa 44–21
17	17	1.378	Florida (FLORIDA)	SEC	3–1	0.750	21	+5	Beat Kentucky 51–35
18	14	1.382	Syracuse (SYRACUSE)	IND BE	2–1	0.667	35	+4	BYE
19	0	1.404	Arizona (ARIZONA)	PAC	4–0	1.000	1	+3	Beat San Diego State 35–16
20	3	1.408	Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))	MAC	3–0	1.000	1	+3	Beat Toledo 28–14
21	1	1.424	Marshall (MARSHALL)	MAC	4–0	1.000	1	+4	Beat Eastern Michigan 26–23
22	14	1.437	California (CALIFORNIA)	PAC	3–1	0.750	21	+5	Beat Washington State 24–14
23	6	1.470	Minnesota (MINNESOTA)	B10	3–0	1.000	1	+2	BYE
24	7	1.472	Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)	B12	4–0	1.000	1	+2	Beat Iowa State 31–24
25	8	1.577	Tulane (TULANE)	USA	3–0	1.000	1	+1	Beat Navy 42–24
26	-22	1.580	Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)	PAC	3–1	0.750	21	+5	Lost to California 14–24
27	-20	1.613	Air Force (AIR FORCE)	IND WAC	3–1	0.750	21	+4	Lost to TCU 34–35
28	-1	1.719	Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)	B12	2–1	0.667	35	+4	BYE
29	-13	1.719	Kentucky (KENTUCKY)	SEC	3–1	0.750	21	+3	Lost to Florida 35–51
30	10	1.735	TCU	IND WAC	2–1	0.667	35	+4	Beat Air Force 35–34
31	-26	1.842	USC	PAC	3–1	0.750	21	+3	Lost to Florida State 10–30
32	-14	1.978	Washington (WASHINGTON)	PAC	2–1	0.667	35	+4	Lost to Nebraska 7–55
33	-21	1.981	Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)	IND BE	3–1	0.750	21	+2	Lost to Louisville 28–52
34	3	2.033	Missouri (MISSOURI)	B12	2–1	0.667	35	+2	BYE
35	-7	2.064	Utah (UTAH)	IND WAC	3–1	0.750	21	+2	Lost to Boise State 28–31
36	5	2.078	Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)	B12	2–1	0.667	35	+1	BYE
37	1	2.174	Auburn (AUBURN)	SEC	1–2	0.333	76	+3	BYE
38	1	2.204	Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)	ACC	2–1	0.667	35	+1	Beat North Carolina 43–21
39	21	2.223	Boise State (BOISE STATE)	IND BW	3–1	0.750	21	+2	Beat Utah 31–28
40	13	2.257	Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)	B12	3–1	0.750	21	+1	Beat North Texas 28–9
41	-17	2.260	Alabama (ALABAMA)	SEC	2–1	0.667	35	+2	Lost to Arkansas 6–42
42	12	2.369	Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)	SEC	3–1	0.750	21	0	Beat South Carolina 38–0
43	19	2.462	Texas (TEXAS)	B12	2–2	0.500	55	+3	Beat Rice 59–21
44	-34	2.479	Tulsa (TULSA)	IND WAC	2–1	0.667	35	+1	Lost to West Virginia 21–44
45	16	2.489	Akron (AKRON)	MAC	2–1	0.667	35	0	Beat Ball State 52–14
46	-1	2.498	Miami (MIAMI)	IND BE	2–1	0.667	35	0	BYE
47	-1	2.546	NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)	ACC	2–1	0.667	35	+2	BYE
48	-6	2.547	Indiana (INDIANA)	B10	2–1	0.667	35	0	Beat Cincinnati 48–14
49	14	2.654	Louisville (LOUISVILLE)	USA	2–2	0.500	55	+2	Beat Boston College 52–28
50	-24	2.656	Purdue (PURDUE)	B10	2–2	0.500	55	+2	Lost to Notre Dame 30–31
51	-1	2.722	Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)	ACC	2–1	0.667	35	+1	Beat Clemson 29–19
52	5	2.761	East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)	USA	2–1	0.667	35	+1	BYE
53	6	2.781	UCF (CENTRAL FLORIDA)	IND FBSI	3–1	0.750	21	-1	Beat Bowling Green 38–31
54	-2	2.804	Iowa State (IOWA STATE)	B12	2–2	0.500	55	+1	Lost to Texas Tech 24–31
55	14	2.804	Wyoming (WYOMING)	IND WAC	2–1	0.667	35	+1	Beat Louisiana Tech 31–19
56	8	2.825	Iowa (IOWA)	B10	2–2	0.500	55	+1	Beat Illinois 37–14
57	23	2.841	Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)	IND FBSI	2–1	0.667	35	+1	Beat Purdue 31–30
58	0	2.908	Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)	IND WAC	3–2	0.600	54	+1	Beat UNLV 38–16
59	7	2.925	Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)	SEC	3–1	0.750	21	-2	Beat SMU 48–41
60	-17	3.077	Toledo (TOLEDO)	MAC	2–2	0.500	55	+1	Lost to Miami (OH) 14–28
61	-13	3.163	Idaho (IDAHO)	IND BW	2–2	0.500	55	+1	Lost to LSU 20–53
62	-13	3.212	Duke (DUKE)	ACC	2–2	0.500	55	+1	Lost to Virginia 0–24
63	13	3.327	San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)	IND WAC	2–2	0.500	55	+1	Beat New Mexico 37–20
64	15	3.339	Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE)	IND FBSI	2–2	0.500	55	0	Beat Hawai'i 20–0
65	-10	3.418	BYU	IND WAC	2–2	0.500	55	0	Beat Murray State 43–9
66	-22	3.428	Baylor (BAYLOR)	B12	1–2	0.333	76	0	Lost to Colorado 16–18
67	29	3.460	Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)	MAC	2–1	0.667	35	-2	Beat Kent State 46–7
68	-33	3.469	Oregon State (OREGON STATE)	PAC	2–2	0.500	55	-1	Lost to Arizona State 3–24
69	15	3.488	Michigan (MICHIGAN)	B10	2–2	0.500	55	0	Beat Michigan State 29–17
70	16	3.578	Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)	PAC	2–2	0.500	55	-1	Beat Oregon State 24–3
71	24	3.706	Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)	USA	1–2	0.333	76	-1	Beat Louisiana 55–0
72	-21	3.718	Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)	B10	2–2	0.500	55	-1	Lost to Wisconsin 7–38
73	17	3.748	Maryland (MARYLAND)	ACC	2–2	0.500	55	-1	Beat Temple 30–20
74	13	3.768	Kansas (KANSAS)	B12	2–2	0.500	55	-1	Beat UAB 39–37
75	-5	3.883	Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)	IND BE	1–2	0.333	76	0	Lost to Virginia Tech 7–27
76	-8	3.947	UL Monroe (LOUISIANA MONROE)	IND FBSI	2–2	0.500	55	-1	Lost to Kansas State 7–62
77	17	3.987	New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)	IND BW	2–2	0.500	55	-1	Beat UTEP 33–24
78	-13	4.071	South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)	SEC	1–3	0.250	84	-1	Lost to Mississippi State 0–38
79	12	4.099	Rutgers (RUTGERS)	IND BE	2–2	0.500	55	-1	Beat Army 27–15
80	1	4.194	Navy (NAVY)	IND FBSI	1–2	0.333	76	-1	Lost to Tulane 24–42
81	1	4.198	Houston (HOUSTON)	USA	0–4	0.000	95	-1	Lost to Tennessee 7–42
82	-10	4.340	New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)	IND WAC	2–2	0.500	55	-3	Lost to San José State 20–37
83	-27	4.393	Army (ARMY)	USA	1–2	0.333	76	-2	Lost to Rutgers 15–27
84	-10	4.407	Clemson (CLEMSON)	ACC	1–3	0.250	84	-1	Lost to Wake Forest 19–29
85	-7	4.510	San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)	IND WAC	0–3	0.000	95	-1	Lost to Arizona 16–35
86	-11	4.546	Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)	B10	1–3	0.250	84	-2	Lost to Michigan 17–29
87	-16	4.779	UAB	IND FBSI	1–2	0.333	76	-2	Lost to Kansas 37–39
88	10	4.807	Ohio (OHIO)	MAC	1–3	0.250	84	-1	Beat Western Michigan 37–35
89	0	4.809	Stanford (STANFORD)	PAC	1–3	0.250	84	-2	Lost to Oregon 28–63
90	-2	4.879	Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH)	IND FBSI	1–4	0.200	94	-3	Lost to Wyoming 19–31
91	-8	4.925	Utah State (UTAH STATE)	IND BW	1–3	0.250	84	-3	Beat SAM Houston State 47–17
92	5	5.005	Memphis (MEMPHIS)	USA	0–3	0.000	95	-2	BYE
93	-16	5.303	UTEP	IND WAC	0–3	0.000	95	-2	Lost to New Mexico State 24–33
94	-27	5.458	Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)	IND WAC	0–3	0.000	95	-2	Lost to Nevada 24–27
95	4	5.812	SMU	IND WAC	0–4	0.000	95	-4	Lost to Ole Miss 41–48
96	7	5.883	Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)	MAC	0–3	0.000	95	-2	Lost to UCF 31–38
97	-24	5.897	Hawai'i (HAWAII)	IND WAC	0–3	0.000	95	-3	Lost to Arkansas State 0–20
98	10	5.964	Nevada (NEVADA)	IND BW	1–2	0.333	76	-4	Beat Fresno State 27–24
99	-7	6.030	Illinois (ILLINOIS)	B10	1–3	0.250	84	-5	Lost to Iowa 14–37
100	6	6.407	North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)	IND BW	0–4	0.000	95	-4	Lost to Texas A&M 9–28
101	-16	6.421	Rice (RICE)	IND WAC	1–3	0.250	84	-6	Lost to Texas 21–59
102	5	6.454	Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	1–3	0.250	84	-2	Lost to Marshall 23–26
103	-10	6.475	Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	1–3	0.250	84	-6	Lost to Ohio 35–37
104	-2	6.478	Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)	SEC	0–3	0.000	95	-3	BYE
105	-1	6.804	North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)	ACC	0–3	0.000	95	-4	Lost to Georgia Tech 21–43
106	-5	7.097	Temple (TEMPLE)	IND BE	0–4	0.000	95	-6	Lost to Maryland 20–30
107	-2	7.140	Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)	USA	0–4	0.000	95	-4	Lost to Indiana 14–48
108	-8	7.310	UNLV	IND WAC	0–4	0.000	95	-5	Lost to Colorado State 16–38
109	1	9.062	Kent State (KENT STATE)	MAC	0–4	0.000	95	-3	Lost to Central Michigan 7–46
110	-1	9.550	Ball State (BALL STATE)	MAC	0–4	0.000	95	-9	Lost to Akron 14–52
111	0	9.947	Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)	MAC	0–3	0.000	95	-3	BYE
112	0	10.538	Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)	IND FBSI	0–4	0.000	95	-6	Lost to Southern Miss 0–55