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1998 Week 6 College Football Team Rankings

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
100.409Ohio State (OHIO STATE)B104–01.0001+11Beat Penn State 28–9
220.703Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)IND BE4–01.0001+9BYE
3-10.759Nebraska (NEBRASKA)B125–01.0001+11Beat Oklahoma State 24–17
490.922UCLAPAC3–01.0001+7Beat Washington State 49–17
531.005Georgia (GEORGIA)SEC4–01.0001+7Beat LSU 28–27
601.008Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)B124–01.0001+5BYE
701.048Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)ACC4–10.80017+11Beat Maryland 24–10
8-51.088Tennessee (TENNESSEE)SEC4–01.0001+8Beat Auburn 17–9
911.185Arkansas (ARKANSAS)SEC4–01.0001+6Beat Kentucky 27–20
10111.236Marshall (MARSHALL)MAC5–01.0001+8Beat Miami (OH) 31–17
11-61.254LSUSEC3–10.75024+7Lost to Georgia 27–28
1231.264Colorado (COLORADO)B125–01.0001+9Beat Oklahoma 27–25
13-41.267Virginia (VIRGINIA)ACC5–01.0001+8Beat San José State 52–14
14-31.268Oregon (OREGON)PAC4–01.0001+5BYE
15-31.279Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)B105–01.0001+6Beat Indiana 24–20
1631.382Arizona (ARIZONA)PAC5–01.0001+6Beat Washington 31–28
17101.428Air Force (AIR FORCE)IND WAC4–10.80017+7Beat New Mexico 56–14
18131.451USCPAC4–10.80017+8Beat Arizona State 35–24
19-21.461Florida (FLORIDA)SEC4–10.80017+7Beat Alabama 16–10
2041.552Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)B125–01.0001+4Beat Baylor 31–29
2141.626Tulane (TULANE)USA4–01.0001+3Beat Southern Miss 21–7
22-61.644West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)IND BE3–10.75024+5Beat Navy 45–24
23271.702Purdue (PURDUE)B103–20.60041+6Beat Minnesota 56–21
24-101.744Penn State (PENN STATE)B103–10.75024+4Lost to Ohio State 9–28
25-31.748California (CALIFORNIA)PAC3–10.75024+6BYE
26121.832Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)ACC3–10.75024+4Beat Duke 41–13
2761.948Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)IND BE3–10.75024+3BYE
28-22.011Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)PAC3–20.60041+7Lost to UCLA 17–49
29112.021Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)B124–10.80017+4Beat Kansas 24–21
30162.032Miami (MIAMI)IND BE3–10.75024+2Beat Rutgers 53–17
31242.040Wyoming (WYOMING)IND WAC3–10.75024+5Beat Utah 27–24
32-122.058Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))MAC3–10.75024+4Lost to Marshall 17–31
33-32.069TCUIND WAC3–10.75024+4Beat Vanderbilt 19–16
34132.081NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)ACC3–10.75024+4Beat Syracuse 38–17
35-12.087Missouri (MISSOURI)B123–10.75024+3Beat Northwestern State 35–14
36-72.110Kentucky (KENTUCKY)SEC3–20.60041+4Lost to Arkansas 20–27
37-192.114Syracuse (SYRACUSE)IND BE2–20.50052+4Lost to NC State 17–38
38192.124Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)IND FBSI3–10.75024+4Beat Stanford 35–17
3942.165Texas (TEXAS)B123–20.60041+5Beat Iowa State 54–33
40132.189UCF (CENTRAL FLORIDA)IND FBSI4–10.80017+3Beat Toledo 31–24
41-52.422Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)B122–20.50052+2Lost to Colorado 25–27
42-192.435Minnesota (MINNESOTA)B103–10.75024+2Lost to Purdue 21–56
43-152.465Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)B122–20.50052+3Lost to Nebraska 17–24
44142.480Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)IND WAC4–20.66740+3Beat UTEP 20–17
4572.491East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)USA3–10.75024+2Beat Army 30–25
46-142.560Washington (WASHINGTON)PAC2–20.50052+4Lost to Arizona 28–31
4722.632Louisville (LOUISVILLE)USA3–20.60041+1Beat Cincinnati 62–19
48212.632Michigan (MICHIGAN)B103–20.60041+3Beat Iowa 12–9
49-72.730Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)SEC3–10.75024-1BYE
5092.802Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)SEC4–10.80017-1Beat South Carolina 30–28
51-162.832Utah (UTAH)IND WAC3–20.60041+1Lost to Wyoming 24–27
52-152.835Auburn (AUBURN)SEC1–30.25084+3Lost to Tennessee 9–17
53222.921Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)IND BE2–20.50052+1Beat Akron 35–0
54322.933Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)B102–30.40065+1Beat Central Michigan 38–7
55-72.994Indiana (INDIANA)B102–20.500520Lost to Wisconsin 20–24
56-153.004Alabama (ALABAMA)SEC2–20.50052+1Lost to Florida 10–16
57113.004Oregon State (OREGON STATE)PAC3–20.600410Beat Utah State 20–16
5883.117Baylor (BAYLOR)B121–30.25084+1Lost to Texas Tech 29–31
5953.205Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE)IND FBSI3–20.600410Beat New Mexico State 34–31
6013.271Idaho (IDAHO)IND BW3–20.60041-1Beat Idaho State 52–3
61243.466San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)IND WAC1–30.25084+1Beat Tulsa 24–14
62-83.490Iowa State (IOWA STATE)B122–30.400650Lost to Texas 33–54
63-73.530Iowa (IOWA)B102–30.40065-1Lost to Michigan 9–12
64-43.562Toledo (TOLEDO)MAC2–30.400650Lost to UCF 24–31
65253.653Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH)IND FBSI2–40.333830Beat Boise State 63–28
66-213.692Akron (AKRON)MAC2–20.50052-1Lost to Pittsburgh 0–35
67-43.700San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)IND WAC2–30.40065+1Lost to Virginia 14–52
68-293.745Boise State (BOISE STATE)IND BW3–20.60041-3Lost to Louisiana Tech 28–63
69-73.801Duke (DUKE)ACC2–30.400650Lost to Georgia Tech 13–41
7043.865Kansas (KANSAS)B122–30.40065-2Lost to Texas A&M 21–24
71233.879Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)IND WAC1–30.250840Beat BYU 31–21
72-283.905Tulsa (TULSA)IND WAC2–20.50052-2Lost to San Diego State 14–24
73143.989UABIND FBSI2–20.50052-3Beat Louisiana 24–13
74-14.031Maryland (MARYLAND)ACC2–30.40065-2Lost to Florida State 10–24
75-54.133Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)PAC2–30.40065-3Lost to USC 24–35
76224.135Nevada (NEVADA)IND BW2–20.50052-3Beat UNLV 31–20
77-64.250Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)USA1–30.25084-2Lost to Tulane 7–21
78-14.397New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)IND BW2–30.40065-3Lost to Arkansas State 31–34
79-14.400South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)SEC1–40.20094-1Lost to Ole Miss 28–30
80-294.535Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)ACC2–20.50052+1Lost to App State 27–30
8104.627Houston (HOUSTON)USA1–40.20094-2Beat Memphis 35–14
82-104.694Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)B102–30.40065-5Lost to Illinois 10–13
83-74.734UL Monroe (LOUISIANA MONROE)IND FBSI2–30.40065-4Lost to Western Michigan 14–27
84154.782Illinois (ILLINOIS)B102–30.40065-5Beat Northwestern 13–10
85-184.875Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)MAC2–20.50052-6Lost to Michigan State 7–38
86-74.893Rutgers (RUTGERS)IND BE2–30.40065-3Lost to Miami 17–53
8794.941Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)MAC1–30.25084-2Beat Ohio 35–7
88-234.956BYUIND WAC2–30.40065-5Lost to Fresno State 21–31
89-95.051Navy (NAVY)IND FBSI1–30.25084-3Lost to West Virginia 24–45
90125.069Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)MAC2–30.40065-1Beat Kent State 26–17
91-95.088New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)IND WAC2–30.40065-6Lost to Air Force 14–56
92-35.201Stanford (STANFORD)PAC1–40.20094-3Lost to Notre Dame 17–35
9325.216SMUIND WAC1–40.20094-4Beat Hawai'i 28–0
9495.329Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)MAC2–30.40065-7Beat UL Monroe 27–14
95-125.346Army (ARMY)USA1–30.25084-5Lost to East Carolina 25–30
96-85.553Ohio (OHIO)MAC1–40.20094-3Lost to Bowling Green 7–35
97-135.846Clemson (CLEMSON)ACC1–40.20094-5Lost to North Carolina 14–21
98-75.851Utah State (UTAH STATE)IND BW1–40.20094-7Lost to Oregon State 16–20
9965.854North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)ACC1–30.25084-5Beat Clemson 21–14
100-76.046UTEPIND WAC0–40.000102-5Lost to Colorado State 17–20
10106.114Rice (RICE)IND WAC1–30.25084-6BYE
10226.715Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)SEC0–40.000102-5Lost to TCU 16–19
103-37.119North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)IND BW0–40.000102-6BYE
104-127.416Memphis (MEMPHIS)USA0–40.000102-7Lost to Houston 14–35
10537.514UNLVIND WAC0–50.000102-8Lost to Nevada 20–31
106-97.819Hawai'i (HAWAII)IND WAC0–40.000102-8Lost to SMU 0–28
10707.836Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)USA0–50.000102-8Lost to Louisville 19–62
10828.086Ball State (BALL STATE)MAC1–40.20094-12Beat Northern Illinois 18–13
109-39.162Temple (TEMPLE)IND BE0–50.000102-9Lost to William & Mary 38–45
110-19.680Kent State (KENT STATE)MAC0–50.000102-8Lost to Eastern Michigan 17–26
111010.081Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)MAC0–40.000102-7Lost to Ball State 13–18
112010.181Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)IND FBSI0–50.000102-9Lost to UAB 13–24

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