2008 Week 11 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 | 0.732 |  Texas (TEXAS) |  B12 | 8–1 | 0.889 | 8 | +43 | Lost to Texas Tech 33–39 |
| 2 | 5 | 0.904 |  Florida (FLORIDA) |  SEC | 7–1 | 0.875 | 13 | +32 | Beat Georgia 49–10 |
| 3 | -1 | 1.018 |  Alabama (ALABAMA) | SEC | 9–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +37 | Beat Arkansas State 35–0 |
| 4 | -1 | 1.050 |  Boise State (BOISE STATE) | IND WAC | 8–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +30 | Beat New Mexico State 49–0 |
| 5 | 0 | 1.091 |  Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA) | B12 | 8–1 | 0.889 | 8 | +32 | Beat Nebraska 62–28 |
| 6 | 3 | 1.108 |  Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH) | B12 | 9–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +32 | Beat Texas 39–33 |
| 7 | -1 | 1.113 |  Penn State (PENN STATE) |  B10 | 9–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +31 | BYE |
| 8 | -4 | 1.262 |  USC |  PAC | 7–1 | 0.875 | 13 | +23 | Beat Washington 56–0 |
| 9 | 2 | 1.291 |  Utah (UTAH) |  MWC | 9–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +30 | Beat New Mexico 13–10 |
| 10 | 0 | 1.373 |  Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE) | B12 | 8–1 | 0.889 | 8 | +25 | Beat Iowa State 59–17 |
| 11 | -3 | 1.394 |  Georgia (GEORGIA) | SEC | 7–2 | 0.778 | 16 | +28 | Lost to Florida 10–49 |
| 12 | 4 | 1.434 |  TCU | MWC | 9–1 | 0.900 | 7 | +28 | Beat UNLV 44–14 |
| 13 | 1 | 1.459 |  Ohio State (OHIO STATE) | B10 | 7–2 | 0.778 | 16 | +28 | BYE |
| 14 | -1 | 1.461 |  Ball State (BALL STATE) |  MAC | 8–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +21 | BYE |
| 15 | 0 | 1.484 |  Missouri (MISSOURI) | B12 | 7–2 | 0.778 | 16 | +23 | Beat Baylor 31–28 |
| 16 | 3 | 1.697 |  Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE) | B10 | 8–2 | 0.800 | 15 | +27 | Beat Wisconsin 25–24 |
| 17 | 0 | 1.766 |  North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA) |  ACC | 6–2 | 0.750 | 25 | +18 | BYE |
| 18 | 4 | 1.792 |  BYU | MWC | 8–1 | 0.889 | 8 | +18 | Beat Colorado State 45–42 |
| 19 | 4 | 1.806 |  California (CALIFORNIA) | PAC | 6–2 | 0.750 | 25 | +19 | Beat Oregon 26–16 |
| 20 | -2 | 1.810 |  Minnesota (MINNESOTA) | B10 | 7–2 | 0.778 | 16 | +19 | Lost to Northwestern 17–24 |
| 21 | -9 | 1.859 |  Tulsa (TULSA) |  USA | 8–1 | 0.889 | 8 | +14 | Lost to Arkansas 23–30 |
| 22 | 4 | 1.939 |  Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH) | ACC | 7–2 | 0.778 | 16 | +15 | Beat Florida State 31–28 |
| 23 | 11 | 1.988 |  Cincinnati (CINCINNATI) | IND BE | 6–2 | 0.750 | 25 | +15 | Beat South Florida 24–10 |
| 24 | 12 | 1.998 |  Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH) | IND BE | 6–2 | 0.750 | 25 | +18 | Beat Notre Dame 36–33 |
| 25 | -5 | 2.004 |  Florida State (FLORIDA STATE) | ACC | 6–2 | 0.750 | 25 | +12 | Lost to Georgia Tech 28–31 |
| 26 | 11 | 2.057 |  Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN) | B10 | 7–2 | 0.778 | 16 | +15 | Beat Minnesota 24–17 |
| 27 | 1 | 2.087 |  Air Force (AIR FORCE) | MWC | 7–2 | 0.778 | 16 | +15 | Beat Army 16–7 |
| 28 | 2 | 2.152 |  LSU | SEC | 6–2 | 0.750 | 25 | +13 | Beat Tulane 35–10 |
| 29 | 10 | 2.165 |  Miami (MIAMI) | ACC | 6–3 | 0.667 | 33 | +15 | Beat Virginia 24–17 |
| 30 | 22 | 2.239 |  West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA) | IND BE | 6–2 | 0.750 | 25 | +11 | Beat UConn 35–13 |
| 31 | 0 | 2.250 |  Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN) | MAC | 7–2 | 0.778 | 16 | +12 | Beat Eastern Michigan 31–10 |
| 32 | 17 | 2.254 |  Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST) | ACC | 5–3 | 0.625 | 43 | +14 | Beat Duke 33–30 |
| 33 | 5 | 2.268 |  Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN) | MAC | 7–2 | 0.778 | 16 | +13 | Beat Indiana 37–34 |
| 34 | 9 | 2.306 |  Kansas (KANSAS) | B12 | 6–3 | 0.667 | 33 | +13 | Beat Kansas State 52–21 |
| 35 | -14 | 2.361 |  UConn (CONNECTICUT) | IND BE | 6–3 | 0.667 | 33 | +13 | Lost to West Virginia 13–35 |
| 36 | 12 | 2.383 |  Navy (NAVY) | IND FBSI | 6–3 | 0.667 | 33 | +13 | Beat Temple 33–27 |
| 37 | 14 | 2.432 |  South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA) | SEC | 6–3 | 0.667 | 33 | +11 | Beat Tennessee 27–6 |
| 38 | 9 | 2.444 |  Kentucky (KENTUCKY) | SEC | 6–3 | 0.667 | 33 | +12 | Beat Mississippi State 14–13 |
| 39 | -7 | 2.451 |  Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH) | ACC | 5–3 | 0.625 | 43 | +12 | BYE |
| 40 | -16 | 2.452 |  Nebraska (NEBRASKA) | B12 | 5–4 | 0.556 | 56 | +15 | Lost to Oklahoma 28–62 |
| 41 | 0 | 2.476 |  Maryland (MARYLAND) | ACC | 6–2 | 0.750 | 25 | +9 | BYE |
| 42 | 8 | 2.491 |  Oregon State (OREGON STATE) | PAC | 5–3 | 0.625 | 43 | +10 | Beat Arizona State 27–25 |
| 43 | -14 | 2.507 |  South Florida (SOUTH FLORIDA) | IND BE | 6–3 | 0.667 | 33 | +8 | Lost to Cincinnati 10–24 |
| 44 | 0 | 2.537 |  Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT) | SEC | 5–3 | 0.625 | 43 | +11 | BYE |
| 45 | -12 | 2.555 |  Oregon (OREGON) | PAC | 6–3 | 0.667 | 33 | +8 | Lost to California 16–26 |
| 46 | -21 | 2.559 |  Virginia (VIRGINIA) | ACC | 5–4 | 0.556 | 56 | +13 | Lost to Miami 17–24 |
| 47 | 7 | 2.657 |  Rice (RICE) | USA | 6–3 | 0.667 | 33 | +9 | Beat UTEP 49–44 |
| 48 | 13 | 2.772 |  Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI) | SEC | 5–4 | 0.556 | 56 | +10 | Beat Auburn 17–7 |
| 49 | 4 | 2.855 |  Arizona (ARIZONA) | PAC | 5–3 | 0.625 | 43 | +2 | BYE |
| 50 | -5 | 2.862 |  Duke (DUKE) | ACC | 4–4 | 0.500 | 62 | +6 | Lost to Wake Forest 30–33 |
| 51 | -5 | 2.868 |  Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME) | IND FBSI | 5–3 | 0.625 | 43 | +5 | Lost to Pittsburgh 33–36 |
| 52 | -17 | 2.927 |  Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE) | ACC | 5–3 | 0.625 | 43 | +3 | Lost to Clemson 21–27 |
| 53 | 9 | 2.941 |  Illinois (ILLINOIS) | B10 | 5–4 | 0.556 | 56 | +6 | Beat Iowa 27–24 |
| 54 | -27 | 2.964 |  Louisville (LOUISVILLE) | IND BE | 5–3 | 0.625 | 43 | +4 | Lost to Syracuse 21–28 |
| 55 | 5 | 3.018 |  East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA) | USA | 5–3 | 0.625 | 43 | +5 | Beat UCF 13–10 |
| 56 | 3 | 3.020 |  San José State (SAN JOSE STATE) | IND WAC | 6–3 | 0.667 | 33 | +4 | Beat Idaho 30–24 |
| 57 | -17 | 3.021 |  Iowa (IOWA) | B10 | 5–4 | 0.556 | 56 | +2 | Lost to Illinois 24–27 |
| 58 | -2 | 3.074 |  Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS) | MAC | 5–3 | 0.625 | 43 | 0 | BYE |
| 59 | -17 | 3.089 |  Troy (TROY) |  SUN | 5–3 | 0.625 | 43 | 0 | Lost to UL Monroe 30–31 |
| 60 | 12 | 3.254 |  Clemson (CLEMSON) | ACC | 4–4 | 0.500 | 62 | 0 | Beat Boston College 27–21 |
| 61 | 6 | 3.262 |  Buffalo (BUFFALO) | MAC | 4–4 | 0.500 | 62 | +3 | Beat Ohio 32–19 |
| 62 | 6 | 3.321 |  Stanford (STANFORD) | PAC | 5–4 | 0.556 | 56 | +2 | Beat Washington State 58–0 |
| 63 | -6 | 3.356 |  Wisconsin (WISCONSIN) | B10 | 4–5 | 0.444 | 71 | +3 | Lost to Michigan State 24–25 |
| 64 | 11 | 3.446 |  Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE) | SUN | 5–3 | 0.625 | 43 | -2 | Beat Florida International 49–20 |
| 65 | 17 | 3.475 |  Arkansas (ARKANSAS) | SEC | 4–5 | 0.444 | 71 | +6 | Beat Tulsa 30–23 |
| 66 | -11 | 3.553 |  Fresno State (FRESNO STATE) | IND WAC | 5–3 | 0.625 | 43 | -2 | Lost to Louisiana Tech 35–38 |
| 67 | -1 | 3.584 |  New Mexico (NEW MEXICO) | MWC | 4–6 | 0.400 | 81 | +2 | Lost to Utah 10–13 |
| 68 | 1 | 3.618 |  Rutgers (RUTGERS) | IND BE | 3–5 | 0.375 | 82 | 0 | BYE |
| 69 | -11 | 3.689 |  Colorado (COLORADO) | B12 | 4–5 | 0.444 | 71 | +1 | Lost to Texas A&M 17–24 |
| 70 | -7 | 3.695 |  Houston (HOUSTON) | USA | 4–4 | 0.500 | 62 | -4 | Lost to Marshall 23–37 |
| 71 | -6 | 3.721 |  Kansas State (KANSAS STATE) | B12 | 4–5 | 0.444 | 71 | -2 | Lost to Kansas 21–52 |
| 72 | -8 | 3.906 |  Hawai'i (HAWAII) | IND WAC | 4–5 | 0.444 | 71 | -1 | Lost to Utah State 14–30 |
| 73 | -3 | 3.910 |  Colorado State (COLORADO STATE) | MWC | 4–5 | 0.444 | 71 | -1 | Lost to BYU 42–45 |
| 74 | 2 | 3.950 |  Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE) | SUN | 4–4 | 0.500 | 62 | -5 | Lost to Alabama 0–35 |
| 75 | 8 | 3.988 |  Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M) | B12 | 4–5 | 0.444 | 71 | 0 | Beat Colorado 24–17 |
| 76 | 3 | 3.999 |  Purdue (PURDUE) | B10 | 3–6 | 0.333 | 88 | -3 | Beat Michigan 48–42 |
| 77 | 14 | 4.013 |  Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH) | IND WAC | 4–4 | 0.500 | 62 | -4 | Beat Fresno State 38–35 |
| 78 | 0 | 4.023 |  Akron (AKRON) | MAC | 4–4 | 0.500 | 62 | -3 | BYE |
| 79 | 7 | 4.044 |  Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN) | MAC | 4–5 | 0.444 | 71 | -4 | Beat Kent State 45–30 |
| 80 | -6 | 4.045 |  Nevada (NEVADA) | IND WAC | 4–4 | 0.500 | 62 | -5 | BYE |
| 81 | -10 | 4.081 |  Auburn (AUBURN) | SEC | 4–5 | 0.444 | 71 | -4 | Lost to Ole Miss 7–17 |
| 82 | 11 | 4.127 |  Marshall (MARSHALL) | USA | 4–4 | 0.500 | 62 | -5 | Beat Houston 37–23 |
| 83 | -6 | 4.294 |  Indiana (INDIANA) | B10 | 3–6 | 0.333 | 88 | -5 | Lost to Central Michigan 34–37 |
| 84 | 4 | 4.363 |  Memphis (MEMPHIS) | USA | 4–5 | 0.444 | 71 | -8 | BYE |
| 85 | -4 | 4.368 |  UCLA | PAC | 3–5 | 0.375 | 82 | -3 | BYE |
| 86 | -6 | 4.437 |  Temple (TEMPLE) | MAC | 3–6 | 0.333 | 88 | -7 | Lost to Navy 27–33 |
| 87 | -14 | 4.458 |  Tennessee (TENNESSEE) | SEC | 3–6 | 0.333 | 88 | -6 | Lost to South Carolina 6–27 |
| 88 | -3 | 4.696 |  UTEP | USA | 3–5 | 0.375 | 82 | -7 | Lost to Rice 44–49 |
| 89 | -2 | 4.713 |  Baylor (BAYLOR) | B12 | 3–6 | 0.333 | 88 | -11 | Lost to Missouri 28–31 |
| 90 | -1 | 4.746 |  UNLV | MWC | 3–6 | 0.333 | 88 | -7 | Lost to TCU 14–44 |
| 91 | 7 | 4.795 |  Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS) | USA | 3–6 | 0.333 | 88 | -11 | Beat UAB 70–14 |
| 92 | -2 | 4.823 |  Florida Atlantic (FLORIDA ATLANTIC) | SUN | 3–5 | 0.375 | 82 | -7 | BYE |
| 93 | 14 | 4.975 |  Syracuse (SYRACUSE) | IND BE | 2–6 | 0.250 | 99 | -8 | Beat Louisville 28–21 |
| 94 | -10 | 4.988 |  Florida International (FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL) | SUN | 3–5 | 0.375 | 82 | -11 | Lost to Louisiana 20–49 |
| 95 | 0 | 5.169 |  Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE) | SEC | 3–6 | 0.333 | 88 | -15 | Lost to Kentucky 13–14 |
| 96 | -2 | 5.248 |  New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE) | IND WAC | 3–5 | 0.375 | 82 | -14 | Lost to Boise State 0–49 |
| 97 | -5 | 5.270 |  Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE) | PAC | 2–6 | 0.250 | 99 | -12 | Lost to Oregon State 25–27 |
| 98 | 5 | 5.316 |  Wyoming (WYOMING) | MWC | 3–6 | 0.333 | 88 | -12 | Beat San Diego State 35–10 |
| 99 | -2 | 5.320 |  NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE) | ACC | 2–6 | 0.250 | 99 | -12 | BYE |
| 100 | 0 | 5.755 |  Toledo (TOLEDO) | MAC | 2–6 | 0.250 | 99 | -12 | BYE |
| 101 | -2 | 5.825 |  Middle Tennessee (MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE) | SUN | 2–6 | 0.250 | 99 | -15 | BYE |
| 102 | -6 | 5.922 |  Michigan (MICHIGAN) | B10 | 2–7 | 0.222 | 107 | -15 | Lost to Purdue 42–48 |
| 103 | 8 | 5.943 |  Utah State (UTAH STATE) | IND WAC | 2–7 | 0.222 | 107 | -14 | Beat Hawai'i 30–14 |
| 104 | 1 | 5.968 |  Tulane (TULANE) | USA | 2–6 | 0.250 | 99 | -15 | Lost to LSU 10–35 |
| 105 | 1 | 5.982 |  Army (ARMY) | IND FBSI | 3–6 | 0.333 | 88 | -13 | Lost to Air Force 7–16 |
| 106 | -5 | 5.996 |  UCF (CENTRAL FLORIDA) | USA | 2–6 | 0.250 | 99 | -17 | Lost to East Carolina 10–13 |
| 107 | 9 | 6.035 |  UL Monroe (LOUISIANA MONROE) | SUN | 3–6 | 0.333 | 88 | -22 | Beat Troy 31–30 |
| 108 | -6 | 6.116 |  Ohio (OHIO) | MAC | 2–7 | 0.222 | 107 | -22 | Lost to Buffalo 19–32 |
| 109 | 0 | 6.429 |  Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN) | MAC | 2–8 | 0.200 | 114 | -21 | Lost to Western Michigan 10–31 |
| 110 | -6 | 6.774 |  Western Kentucky (WESTERN KENTUCKY) | IND FBSI | 2–7 | 0.222 | 107 | -25 | Lost to North Texas 40–51 |
| 111 | 1 | 6.968 |  Iowa State (IOWA STATE) | B12 | 2–7 | 0.222 | 107 | -27 | Lost to Oklahoma State 17–59 |
| 112 | 1 | 7.000 |  Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH)) | MAC | 2–6 | 0.250 | 99 | -24 | BYE |
| 113 | -3 | 7.044 |  Kent State (KENT STATE) | MAC | 2–7 | 0.222 | 107 | -27 | Lost to Bowling Green 30–45 |
| 114 | -6 | 7.068 |  UAB | USA | 2–7 | 0.222 | 107 | -26 | Lost to Southern Miss 14–70 |
| 115 | -1 | 7.094 |  Washington (WASHINGTON) | PAC | 0–8 | 0.000 | 120 | -19 | Lost to USC 0–56 |
| 116 | -1 | 7.186 |  SMU | USA | 1–8 | 0.111 | 116 | -24 | BYE |
| 117 | 2 | 7.635 |  Idaho (IDAHO) | IND WAC | 2–8 | 0.200 | 114 | -31 | Lost to San José State 24–30 |
| 118 | 2 | 7.875 |  North Texas (NORTH TEXAS) | SUN | 1–8 | 0.111 | 116 | -26 | Beat Western Kentucky 51–40 |
| 119 | -1 | 7.938 |  Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE) | PAC | 1–8 | 0.111 | 116 | -25 | Lost to Stanford 0–58 |
| 120 | -3 | 8.081 |  San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE) | MWC | 1–8 | 0.111 | 116 | -24 | Lost to Wyoming 10–35 |