2008 Week 10 College Football Team Rankings
2008 rankings calculated with the Classic formula (Ken's 2016-based hybrid, applied retroactively); records, NOW and game results come from official ESPN scores.
| Rank | Change | Rating | Team | Conf | Record | Win % | Place | NOW | Game Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0.620 |  Texas (TEXAS) |  B12 | 8–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +38 | Beat Oklahoma State 28–24 |
| 2 | 0 | 1.074 |  Alabama (ALABAMA) |  SEC | 8–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +29 | Beat Tennessee 29–9 |
| 3 | 2 | 1.103 |  Boise State (BOISE STATE) | IND WAC | 7–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +23 | Beat San José State 33–16 |
| 4 | 2 | 1.111 |  USC |  PAC | 6–1 | 0.857 | 15 | +23 | Beat Arizona 17–10 |
| 5 | -2 | 1.135 |  Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA) | B12 | 7–1 | 0.875 | 10 | +25 | Beat Kansas State 58–35 |
| 6 | 1 | 1.156 |  Penn State (PENN STATE) |  B10 | 9–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +27 | Beat Ohio State 13–6 |
| 7 | 5 | 1.163 |  Florida (FLORIDA) | SEC | 6–1 | 0.857 | 15 | +21 | Beat Kentucky 63–5 |
| 8 | 0 | 1.172 |  Georgia (GEORGIA) | SEC | 7–1 | 0.875 | 10 | +26 | Beat LSU 52–38 |
| 9 | 2 | 1.228 |  Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH) | B12 | 8–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +22 | Beat Kansas 63–21 |
| 10 | -6 | 1.293 |  Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE) | B12 | 7–1 | 0.875 | 10 | +22 | Lost to Texas 24–28 |
| 11 | -2 | 1.294 |  Utah (UTAH) |  MWC | 8–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +22 | BYE |
| 12 | 1 | 1.414 |  Tulsa (TULSA) |  USA | 8–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +17 | Beat UCF 49–19 |
| 13 | 1 | 1.418 |  Ball State (BALL STATE) |  MAC | 8–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +20 | Beat Eastern Michigan 38–16 |
| 14 | -4 | 1.419 |  Ohio State (OHIO STATE) | B10 | 7–2 | 0.778 | 18 | +26 | Lost to Penn State 6–13 |
| 15 | 1 | 1.425 |  Missouri (MISSOURI) | B12 | 6–2 | 0.750 | 20 | +19 | Beat Colorado 58–0 |
| 16 | -1 | 1.467 |  TCU | MWC | 8–1 | 0.889 | 9 | +22 | Beat Wyoming 54–7 |
| 17 | 12 | 1.539 |  North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA) |  ACC | 6–2 | 0.750 | 20 | +18 | Beat Boston College 45–24 |
| 18 | -1 | 1.653 |  Minnesota (MINNESOTA) | B10 | 7–1 | 0.875 | 10 | +18 | Beat Purdue 17–6 |
| 19 | 2 | 1.664 |  Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE) | B10 | 7–2 | 0.778 | 18 | +22 | Beat Michigan 35–21 |
| 20 | 5 | 1.754 |  Florida State (FLORIDA STATE) | ACC | 6–1 | 0.857 | 15 | +13 | Beat Virginia Tech 30–20 |
| 21 | 16 | 1.868 |  UConn (CONNECTICUT) | IND BE | 6–2 | 0.750 | 20 | +14 | Beat Cincinnati 40–16 |
| 22 | 1 | 1.892 |  BYU | MWC | 7–1 | 0.875 | 10 | +12 | Beat UNLV 42–35 |
| 23 | 12 | 2.012 |  California (CALIFORNIA) | PAC | 5–2 | 0.714 | 31 | +12 | Beat UCLA 41–20 |
| 24 | 7 | 2.056 |  Nebraska (NEBRASKA) | B12 | 5–3 | 0.625 | 41 | +14 | Beat Baylor 32–20 |
| 25 | 26 | 2.085 |  Virginia (VIRGINIA) | ACC | 5–3 | 0.625 | 41 | +16 | Beat Georgia Tech 24–17 |
| 26 | -6 | 2.113 |  Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH) | ACC | 6–2 | 0.750 | 20 | +9 | Lost to Virginia 17–24 |
| 27 | 19 | 2.157 |  Louisville (LOUISVILLE) | IND BE | 5–2 | 0.714 | 31 | +11 | Beat South Florida 24–20 |
| 28 | 8 | 2.171 |  Air Force (AIR FORCE) | MWC | 6–2 | 0.750 | 20 | +11 | Beat New Mexico 23–10 |
| 29 | -10 | 2.181 |  South Florida (SOUTH FLORIDA) | IND BE | 6–2 | 0.750 | 20 | +9 | Lost to Louisville 20–24 |
| 30 | -4 | 2.223 |  LSU | SEC | 5–2 | 0.714 | 31 | +10 | Lost to Georgia 38–52 |
| 31 | 8 | 2.239 |  Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN) | MAC | 6–2 | 0.750 | 20 | +10 | BYE |
| 32 | -4 | 2.270 |  Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH) | ACC | 5–3 | 0.625 | 41 | +13 | Lost to Florida State 20–30 |
| 33 | 5 | 2.270 |  Oregon (OREGON) | PAC | 6–2 | 0.750 | 20 | +8 | Beat Arizona State 54–20 |
| 34 | -7 | 2.321 |  Cincinnati (CINCINNATI) | IND BE | 5–2 | 0.714 | 31 | +9 | Lost to UConn 16–40 |
| 35 | -13 | 2.337 |  Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE) | ACC | 5–2 | 0.714 | 31 | +7 | Lost to North Carolina 24–45 |
| 36 | -18 | 2.352 |  Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH) | IND BE | 5–2 | 0.714 | 31 | +10 | Lost to Rutgers 34–54 |
| 37 | -13 | 2.367 |  Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN) | B10 | 6–2 | 0.750 | 20 | +7 | Lost to Indiana 19–21 |
| 38 | 5 | 2.404 |  Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN) | MAC | 6–2 | 0.750 | 20 | +9 | Beat Toledo 24–23 |
| 39 | 15 | 2.406 |  Miami (MIAMI) | ACC | 5–3 | 0.625 | 41 | +9 | Beat Wake Forest 16–10 |
| 40 | 2 | 2.444 |  Iowa (IOWA) | B10 | 5–3 | 0.625 | 41 | +6 | BYE |
| 41 | 3 | 2.456 |  Maryland (MARYLAND) | ACC | 6–2 | 0.750 | 20 | +7 | Beat NC State 27–24 |
| 42 | -2 | 2.459 |  Troy (TROY) |  SUN | 5–2 | 0.714 | 31 | +5 | Beat North Texas 45–17 |
| 43 | -13 | 2.469 |  Kansas (KANSAS) | B12 | 5–3 | 0.625 | 41 | +9 | Lost to Texas Tech 21–63 |
| 44 | -12 | 2.472 |  Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT) | SEC | 5–3 | 0.625 | 41 | +11 | Lost to Duke 7–10 |
| 45 | 11 | 2.528 |  Duke (DUKE) | ACC | 4–3 | 0.571 | 55 | +8 | Beat Vanderbilt 10–7 |
| 46 | 4 | 2.544 |  Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME) | IND FBSI | 5–2 | 0.714 | 31 | +5 | Beat Washington 33–7 |
| 47 | -14 | 2.599 |  Kentucky (KENTUCKY) | SEC | 5–3 | 0.625 | 41 | +8 | Lost to Florida 5–63 |
| 48 | 4 | 2.610 |  Navy (NAVY) | IND FBSI | 5–3 | 0.625 | 41 | +9 | Beat SMU 34–7 |
| 49 | -15 | 2.623 |  Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST) | ACC | 4–3 | 0.571 | 55 | +8 | Lost to Miami 10–16 |
| 50 | -2 | 2.624 |  Oregon State (OREGON STATE) | PAC | 4–3 | 0.571 | 55 | +7 | BYE |
| 51 | -4 | 2.636 |  South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA) | SEC | 5–3 | 0.625 | 41 | +7 | BYE |
| 52 | 7 | 2.736 |  West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA) | IND BE | 5–2 | 0.714 | 31 | +4 | Beat Auburn 34–17 |
| 53 | -12 | 2.836 |  Arizona (ARIZONA) | PAC | 5–3 | 0.625 | 41 | +2 | Lost to USC 10–17 |
| 54 | 3 | 2.870 |  Rice (RICE) | USA | 5–3 | 0.625 | 41 | +6 | Beat Tulane 42–17 |
| 55 | 9 | 2.980 |  Fresno State (FRESNO STATE) | IND WAC | 5–2 | 0.714 | 31 | +3 | Beat Utah State 30–28 |
| 56 | 7 | 3.039 |  Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS) | MAC | 5–3 | 0.625 | 41 | +1 | Beat Bowling Green 16–13 |
| 57 | 11 | 3.052 |  Wisconsin (WISCONSIN) | B10 | 4–4 | 0.500 | 62 | +5 | Beat Illinois 27–17 |
| 58 | -13 | 3.069 |  Colorado (COLORADO) | B12 | 4–4 | 0.500 | 62 | +7 | Lost to Missouri 0–58 |
| 59 | -6 | 3.107 |  San José State (SAN JOSE STATE) | IND WAC | 5–3 | 0.625 | 41 | +2 | Lost to Boise State 16–33 |
| 60 | -2 | 3.168 |  East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA) | USA | 4–3 | 0.571 | 55 | +4 | BYE |
| 61 | 6 | 3.185 |  Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI) | SEC | 4–4 | 0.500 | 62 | +4 | Beat Arkansas 23–21 |
| 62 | -13 | 3.195 |  Illinois (ILLINOIS) | B10 | 4–4 | 0.500 | 62 | +2 | Lost to Wisconsin 17–27 |
| 63 | -1 | 3.214 |  Houston (HOUSTON) | USA | 4–3 | 0.571 | 55 | 0 | BYE |
| 64 | 7 | 3.288 |  Hawai'i (HAWAII) | IND WAC | 4–4 | 0.500 | 62 | +5 | Beat Nevada 38–31 |
| 65 | -10 | 3.364 |  Kansas State (KANSAS STATE) | B12 | 4–4 | 0.500 | 62 | 0 | Lost to Oklahoma 35–58 |
| 66 | -5 | 3.522 |  New Mexico (NEW MEXICO) | MWC | 4–5 | 0.444 | 73 | +2 | Lost to Air Force 10–23 |
| 67 | 3 | 3.524 |  Buffalo (BUFFALO) | MAC | 3–4 | 0.429 | 75 | +1 | BYE |
| 68 | -2 | 3.575 |  Stanford (STANFORD) | PAC | 4–4 | 0.500 | 62 | +1 | BYE |
| 69 | 18 | 3.595 |  Rutgers (RUTGERS) | IND BE | 3–5 | 0.375 | 82 | 0 | Beat Pittsburgh 54–34 |
| 70 | 4 | 3.675 |  Colorado State (COLORADO STATE) | MWC | 4–4 | 0.500 | 62 | +1 | Beat San Diego State 38–34 |
| 71 | -11 | 3.802 |  Auburn (AUBURN) | SEC | 4–4 | 0.500 | 62 | -2 | Lost to West Virginia 17–34 |
| 72 | 1 | 3.969 |  Clemson (CLEMSON) | ACC | 3–4 | 0.429 | 75 | -5 | BYE |
| 73 | 2 | 3.973 |  Tennessee (TENNESSEE) | SEC | 3–5 | 0.375 | 82 | -1 | Lost to Alabama 9–29 |
| 74 | -9 | 3.978 |  Nevada (NEVADA) | IND WAC | 4–4 | 0.500 | 62 | -4 | Lost to Hawai'i 31–38 |
| 75 | -3 | 4.001 |  Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE) | SUN | 4–3 | 0.571 | 55 | -6 | BYE |
| 76 | 3 | 4.006 |  Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE) | SUN | 4–3 | 0.571 | 55 | -7 | BYE |
| 77 | 19 | 4.047 |  Indiana (INDIANA) | B10 | 3–5 | 0.375 | 82 | -2 | Beat Northwestern 21–19 |
| 78 | 6 | 4.058 |  Akron (AKRON) | MAC | 4–4 | 0.500 | 62 | -3 | BYE |
| 79 | 2 | 4.067 |  Purdue (PURDUE) | B10 | 2–6 | 0.250 | 98 | -3 | Lost to Minnesota 6–17 |
| 80 | 8 | 4.144 |  Temple (TEMPLE) | MAC | 3–5 | 0.375 | 82 | -3 | Beat Ohio 14–10 |
| 81 | -4 | 4.237 |  UCLA | PAC | 3–5 | 0.375 | 82 | -2 | Lost to California 20–41 |
| 82 | -13 | 4.347 |  Arkansas (ARKANSAS) | SEC | 3–5 | 0.375 | 82 | -2 | Lost to Ole Miss 21–23 |
| 83 | 6 | 4.356 |  Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M) | B12 | 3–5 | 0.375 | 82 | -2 | Beat Iowa State 49–35 |
| 84 | 1 | 4.381 |  Florida International (FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL) | SUN | 3–4 | 0.429 | 75 | -6 | BYE |
| 85 | -3 | 4.397 |  UTEP | USA | 3–4 | 0.429 | 75 | -2 | BYE |
| 86 | -8 | 4.435 |  Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN) | MAC | 3–5 | 0.375 | 82 | -6 | Lost to Northern Illinois 13–16 |
| 87 | -7 | 4.464 |  Baylor (BAYLOR) | B12 | 3–5 | 0.375 | 82 | -7 | Lost to Nebraska 20–32 |
| 88 | 11 | 4.512 |  Memphis (MEMPHIS) | USA | 4–5 | 0.444 | 73 | -8 | Beat Southern Miss 36–30 |
| 89 | -3 | 4.560 |  UNLV | MWC | 3–5 | 0.375 | 82 | -6 | Lost to BYU 35–42 |
| 90 | 10 | 4.624 |  Florida Atlantic (FLORIDA ATLANTIC) | SUN | 3–5 | 0.375 | 82 | -5 | Beat UL Monroe 29–28 |
| 91 | -8 | 4.740 |  Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH) | IND WAC | 3–4 | 0.429 | 75 | -7 | Lost to Army 7–14 |
| 92 | -2 | 4.930 |  Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE) | PAC | 2–5 | 0.286 | 95 | -7 | Lost to Oregon 20–54 |
| 93 | 2 | 4.932 |  Marshall (MARSHALL) | USA | 3–4 | 0.429 | 75 | -8 | BYE |
| 94 | -18 | 4.936 |  New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE) | IND WAC | 3–4 | 0.429 | 75 | -11 | Lost to Idaho 14–20 |
| 95 | 2 | 5.020 |  Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE) | SEC | 3–5 | 0.375 | 82 | -10 | Beat Middle Tennessee 31–22 |
| 96 | -4 | 5.166 |  Michigan (MICHIGAN) | B10 | 2–6 | 0.250 | 98 | -8 | Lost to Michigan State 21–35 |
| 97 | -4 | 5.237 |  NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE) | ACC | 2–6 | 0.250 | 98 | -10 | Lost to Maryland 24–27 |
| 98 | -7 | 5.478 |  Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS) | USA | 2–6 | 0.250 | 98 | -12 | Lost to Memphis 30–36 |
| 99 | -5 | 5.495 |  Middle Tennessee (MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE) | SUN | 2–6 | 0.250 | 98 | -10 | Lost to Mississippi State 22–31 |
| 100 | 1 | 5.512 |  Toledo (TOLEDO) | MAC | 2–6 | 0.250 | 98 | -10 | Lost to Central Michigan 23–24 |
| 101 | 1 | 5.575 |  UCF (CENTRAL FLORIDA) | USA | 2–5 | 0.286 | 95 | -10 | Lost to Tulsa 19–49 |
| 102 | -4 | 5.722 |  Ohio (OHIO) | MAC | 2–6 | 0.250 | 98 | -17 | Lost to Temple 10–14 |
| 103 | 1 | 5.886 |  Wyoming (WYOMING) | MWC | 2–6 | 0.250 | 98 | -12 | Lost to TCU 7–54 |
| 104 | 4 | 5.963 |  Western Kentucky (WESTERN KENTUCKY) | IND FBSI | 2–6 | 0.250 | 98 | -16 | BYE |
| 105 | -2 | 5.995 |  Tulane (TULANE) | USA | 2–5 | 0.286 | 95 | -12 | Lost to Rice 17–42 |
| 106 | 9 | 6.100 |  Army (ARMY) | IND FBSI | 3–5 | 0.375 | 82 | -11 | Beat Louisiana Tech 14–7 |
| 107 | -2 | 6.135 |  Syracuse (SYRACUSE) | IND BE | 1–6 | 0.143 | 114 | -12 | BYE |
| 108 | 3 | 6.340 |  UAB | USA | 2–6 | 0.250 | 98 | -18 | BYE |
| 109 | 3 | 6.437 |  Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN) | MAC | 2–7 | 0.222 | 112 | -19 | Lost to Ball State 16–38 |
| 110 | 6 | 6.441 |  Kent State (KENT STATE) | MAC | 2–6 | 0.250 | 98 | -19 | Beat Miami (OH) 54–21 |
| 111 | -2 | 6.634 |  Utah State (UTAH STATE) | IND WAC | 1–7 | 0.125 | 115 | -15 | Lost to Fresno State 28–30 |
| 112 | -5 | 6.640 |  Iowa State (IOWA STATE) | B12 | 2–6 | 0.250 | 98 | -22 | Lost to Texas A&M 35–49 |
| 113 | -7 | 6.888 |  Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH)) | MAC | 2–6 | 0.250 | 98 | -22 | Lost to Kent State 21–54 |
| 114 | 0 | 7.049 |  Washington (WASHINGTON) | PAC | 0–7 | 0.000 | 119 | -16 | Lost to Notre Dame 7–33 |
| 115 | -2 | 7.206 |  SMU | USA | 1–8 | 0.111 | 118 | -20 | Lost to Navy 7–34 |
| 116 | -6 | 7.226 |  UL Monroe (LOUISIANA MONROE) | SUN | 2–6 | 0.250 | 98 | -25 | Lost to Florida Atlantic 28–29 |
| 117 | 0 | 7.532 |  San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE) | MWC | 1–7 | 0.125 | 115 | -15 | Lost to Colorado State 34–38 |
| 118 | 0 | 7.682 |  Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE) | PAC | 1–7 | 0.125 | 115 | -19 | BYE |
| 119 | 1 | 7.710 |  Idaho (IDAHO) | IND WAC | 2–7 | 0.222 | 112 | -26 | Beat New Mexico State 20–14 |
| 120 | -1 | 8.745 |  North Texas (NORTH TEXAS) | SUN | 0–8 | 0.000 | 119 | -24 | Lost to Troy 17–45 |