2008 Final College Football Team Rankings

January 13, 2009By PowerUpRankings.com • Posted in 2008 Season Tags: • No Comments

2008 rankings calculated with the Classic formula (Ken's 2016-based hybrid, applied retroactively); records, NOW and game results come from official ESPN scores.

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Rank	Change	Rating	Team	Conf	Record	Win %	Place	NOW	Game Status
1	2	0.652	Florida (FLORIDA)	SEC	13–1	0.929	2	+92	Beat Oklahoma 24–14
2	-1	0.693	Texas (TEXAS)	B12	12–1	0.923	3	+87	BYE
3	-1	0.795	Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)	B12	12–2	0.857	6	+80	Lost to Florida 14–24
4	0	0.876	USC	PAC	12–1	0.923	3	+72	BYE
5	0	0.978	Utah (UTAH)	MWC	13–0	1.000	1	+78	BYE
6	0	1.132	Boise State (BOISE STATE)	IND WAC	12–1	0.923	3	+64	BYE
7	0	1.176	Alabama (ALABAMA)	SEC	12–2	0.857	6	+69	BYE
8	1	1.275	Penn State (PENN STATE)	B10	11–2	0.846	9	+53	BYE
9	-1	1.280	TCU	MWC	11–2	0.846	9	+56	BYE
10	0	1.335	Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)	B12	11–2	0.846	9	+53	BYE
11	0	1.373	Georgia (GEORGIA)	SEC	10–3	0.769	14	+54	BYE
12	0	1.390	Ohio State (OHIO STATE)	B10	10–3	0.769	14	+52	BYE
13	1	1.545	Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)	IND BE	9–4	0.692	21	+47	BYE
14	1	1.599	Oregon (OREGON)	PAC	10–3	0.769	14	+43	BYE
15	1	1.614	Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)	IND BE	11–3	0.786	12	+49	BYE
16	1	1.628	Missouri (MISSOURI)	B12	10–4	0.714	19	+42	BYE
17	-4	1.657	Ball State (BALL STATE)	MAC	12–2	0.857	6	+44	Lost to Tulsa 13–45
18	0	1.662	Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)	ACC	10–4	0.714	19	+45	BYE
19	0	1.701	Oregon State (OREGON STATE)	PAC	9–4	0.692	21	+44	BYE
20	0	1.721	Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)	ACC	9–4	0.692	21	+35	BYE
21	0	1.773	California (CALIFORNIA)	PAC	9–4	0.692	21	+34	BYE
22	1	1.777	Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)	SEC	9–4	0.692	21	+37	BYE
23	-1	1.783	Nebraska (NEBRASKA)	B12	9–4	0.692	21	+37	BYE
24	1	1.792	Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)	B10	9–4	0.692	21	+40	BYE
25	-1	1.799	Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)	B12	9–4	0.692	21	+35	BYE
26	0	1.878	Rice (RICE)	USA	10–3	0.769	14	+36	BYE
27	0	1.923	Iowa (IOWA)	B10	9–4	0.692	21	+27	BYE
28	5	1.923	Tulsa (TULSA)	USA	11–3	0.786	12	+30	Beat Ball State 45–13
29	-1	1.946	West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)	IND BE	9–4	0.692	21	+30	BYE
30	-1	1.962	BYU	MWC	10–3	0.769	14	+30	BYE
31	-1	2.043	Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)	ACC	9–4	0.692	21	+29	BYE
32	-1	2.088	Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)	ACC	9–5	0.643	34	+31	BYE
33	-1	2.137	Kansas (KANSAS)	B12	8–5	0.615	36	+28	BYE
34	0	2.202	North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)	ACC	8–5	0.615	36	+25	BYE
35	0	2.275	Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)	ACC	8–5	0.615	36	+25	BYE
36	0	2.288	Rutgers (RUTGERS)	IND BE	8–5	0.615	36	+19	BYE
37	0	2.304	Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	9–4	0.692	21	+22	BYE
38	0	2.373	Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)	B10	9–4	0.692	21	+19	BYE
39	0	2.383	LSU	SEC	8–5	0.615	36	+19	BYE
40	0	2.442	UConn (CONNECTICUT)	IND BE	8–5	0.615	36	+18	BYE
41	0	2.443	South Florida (SOUTH FLORIDA)	IND BE	8–5	0.615	36	+17	BYE
42	0	2.472	Maryland (MARYLAND)	ACC	8–5	0.615	36	+21	BYE
43	0	2.505	Air Force (AIR FORCE)	MWC	8–5	0.615	36	+18	BYE
44	0	2.520	East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)	USA	9–5	0.643	34	+24	BYE
45	0	2.539	Houston (HOUSTON)	USA	8–5	0.615	36	+14	BYE
46	0	2.547	Arizona (ARIZONA)	PAC	8–5	0.615	36	+12	BYE
47	0	2.592	Navy (NAVY)	IND FBSI	8–5	0.615	36	+14	BYE
48	0	2.734	Troy (TROY)	SUN	8–5	0.615	36	+6	BYE
49	0	2.773	Clemson (CLEMSON)	ACC	7–6	0.538	52	+7	BYE
50	0	2.836	Miami (MIAMI)	ACC	7–6	0.538	52	+10	BYE
51	0	2.858	Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)	SEC	7–6	0.538	52	+17	BYE
52	0	2.874	South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)	SEC	7–6	0.538	52	+11	BYE
53	0	2.920	Buffalo (BUFFALO)	MAC	8–6	0.571	51	+12	BYE
54	0	2.972	Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)	MAC	8–5	0.615	36	+10	BYE
55	0	3.079	Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)	B10	7–6	0.538	52	+5	BYE
56	0	3.108	Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)	MWC	7–6	0.538	52	+9	BYE
57	0	3.137	Nevada (NEVADA)	IND WAC	7–6	0.538	52	+3	BYE
58	0	3.140	Kentucky (KENTUCKY)	SEC	7–6	0.538	52	+5	BYE
59	0	3.155	Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH)	IND WAC	8–5	0.615	36	+3	BYE
60	0	3.197	Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)	USA	7–6	0.538	52	+5	BYE
61	0	3.241	Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)	IND FBSI	7–6	0.538	52	+1	BYE
62	0	3.349	Minnesota (MINNESOTA)	B10	7–6	0.538	52	0	BYE
63	0	3.423	Florida Atlantic (FLORIDA ATLANTIC)	SUN	7–6	0.538	52	+1	BYE
64	0	3.432	NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)	ACC	6–7	0.462	70	0	BYE
65	0	3.494	Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)	IND WAC	7–6	0.538	52	-2	BYE
66	0	3.578	Virginia (VIRGINIA)	ACC	5–7	0.417	73	-1	BYE
67	0	3.608	Illinois (ILLINOIS)	B10	5–7	0.417	73	-8	BYE
68	0	3.694	Hawai'i (HAWAII)	IND WAC	7–7	0.500	65	-1	BYE
69	0	3.717	Arkansas (ARKANSAS)	SEC	5–7	0.417	73	0	BYE
70	0	3.784	Stanford (STANFORD)	PAC	5–7	0.417	73	-6	BYE
71	0	3.833	Colorado (COLORADO)	B12	5–7	0.417	73	-7	BYE
72	0	3.858	Auburn (AUBURN)	SEC	5–7	0.417	73	-11	BYE
73	0	3.949	Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)	MAC	6–7	0.462	70	-16	BYE
74	0	3.952	Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE)	SUN	6–6	0.500	65	-12	BYE
75	1	3.981	Tennessee (TENNESSEE)	SEC	5–7	0.417	73	-7	BYE
76	-1	3.984	Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)	MAC	6–6	0.500	65	-10	BYE
77	0	4.019	Louisville (LOUISVILLE)	IND BE	5–7	0.417	73	-12	BYE
78	0	4.040	Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)	PAC	5–7	0.417	73	-16	BYE
79	0	4.087	San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)	IND WAC	6–6	0.500	65	-12	BYE
80	0	4.113	UTEP	USA	5–7	0.417	73	-12	BYE
81	0	4.128	Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)	SUN	6–6	0.500	65	-13	BYE
82	0	4.236	Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)	B12	5–7	0.417	73	-18	BYE
83	0	4.251	Purdue (PURDUE)	B10	4–8	0.333	89	-18	BYE
84	0	4.271	Temple (TEMPLE)	MAC	5–7	0.417	73	-18	BYE
85	0	4.311	Memphis (MEMPHIS)	USA	6–7	0.462	70	-20	BYE
86	0	4.354	Baylor (BAYLOR)	B12	4–8	0.333	89	-19	BYE
87	0	4.380	UNLV	MWC	5–7	0.417	73	-14	BYE
88	0	4.458	Duke (DUKE)	ACC	4–8	0.333	89	-21	BYE
89	0	4.563	New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)	MWC	4–8	0.333	89	-17	BYE
90	0	4.574	Florida International (FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL)	SUN	5–7	0.417	73	-22	BYE
91	0	4.621	Marshall (MARSHALL)	USA	4–8	0.333	89	-19	BYE
92	0	4.681	Akron (AKRON)	MAC	5–7	0.417	73	-22	BYE
93	0	4.765	UCLA	PAC	4–8	0.333	89	-21	BYE
94	0	4.777	Middle Tennessee (MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE)	SUN	5–7	0.417	73	-23	BYE
95	0	4.826	Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)	SEC	4–8	0.333	89	-23	BYE
96	0	5.147	Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)	B12	4–8	0.333	89	-22	BYE
97	0	5.187	Syracuse (SYRACUSE)	IND BE	3–9	0.250	103	-27	BYE
98	0	5.211	Ohio (OHIO)	MAC	4–8	0.333	89	-32	BYE
99	0	5.394	Wyoming (WYOMING)	MWC	4–8	0.333	89	-26	BYE
100	0	5.403	UCF (CENTRAL FLORIDA)	USA	4–8	0.333	89	-34	BYE
101	0	5.463	Utah State (UTAH STATE)	IND WAC	3–9	0.250	103	-25	BYE
102	0	5.464	Michigan (MICHIGAN)	B10	3–9	0.250	103	-27	BYE
103	0	5.479	UAB	USA	4–8	0.333	89	-35	BYE
104	0	5.710	Indiana (INDIANA)	B10	3–9	0.250	103	-33	BYE
105	0	5.787	Kent State (KENT STATE)	MAC	4–8	0.333	89	-36	BYE
106	0	5.883	UL Monroe (LOUISIANA MONROE)	SUN	4–8	0.333	89	-39	BYE
107	0	6.160	Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	3–9	0.250	103	-40	BYE
108	0	6.200	Toledo (TOLEDO)	MAC	3–9	0.250	103	-41	BYE
109	0	6.375	Army (ARMY)	IND FBSI	3–9	0.250	103	-33	BYE
110	0	6.528	New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)	IND WAC	3–9	0.250	103	-44	BYE
111	1	6.976	Tulane (TULANE)	USA	2–10	0.167	111	-49	BYE
112	-1	6.986	Iowa State (IOWA STATE)	B12	2–10	0.167	111	-54	BYE
113	0	7.173	San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)	MWC	2–10	0.167	111	-37	BYE
114	0	7.253	Western Kentucky (WESTERN KENTUCKY)	IND FBSI	2–10	0.167	111	-59	BYE
115	0	7.559	SMU	USA	1–11	0.083	118	-58	BYE
116	0	7.634	Idaho (IDAHO)	IND WAC	2–10	0.167	111	-56	BYE
117	0	7.721	Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))	MAC	2–10	0.167	111	-59	BYE
118	0	7.722	Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)	PAC	2–11	0.154	117	-58	BYE
119	0	7.990	Washington (WASHINGTON)	PAC	0–12	0.000	120	-61	BYE
120	0	8.363	North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)	SUN	1–11	0.083	118	-61	BYE