2008 Week 14 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 | 0.753 |  Texas (TEXAS) |  B12 | 10–1 | 0.909 | 6 | +64 | BYE |
| 2 | 0 | 0.861 |  Florida (FLORIDA) |  SEC | 10–1 | 0.909 | 6 | +52 | Beat FCS 70–19 |
| 3 | 4 | 0.948 |  Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA) | B12 | 10–1 | 0.909 | 6 | +54 | Beat Texas Tech 65–21 |
| 4 | 1 | 1.031 |  Alabama (ALABAMA) | SEC | 11–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +56 | BYE |
| 5 | -1 | 1.093 |  USC |  PAC | 9–1 | 0.900 | 10 | +44 | BYE |
| 6 | 0 | 1.100 |  Boise State (BOISE STATE) | IND WAC | 11–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +50 | Beat Nevada 41–34 |
| 7 | 1 | 1.123 |  Utah (UTAH) |  MWC | 12–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +62 | Beat BYU 48–24 |
| 8 | -5 | 1.204 |  Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH) | B12 | 10–1 | 0.909 | 6 | +47 | Lost to Oklahoma 21–65 |
| 9 | 2 | 1.228 |  Penn State (PENN STATE) |  B10 | 11–1 | 0.917 | 5 | +52 | Beat Michigan State 49–18 |
| 10 | 0 | 1.345 |  Georgia (GEORGIA) | SEC | 9–2 | 0.818 | 14 | +46 | BYE |
| 11 | -2 | 1.356 |  Ohio State (OHIO STATE) | B10 | 10–2 | 0.833 | 11 | +52 | Beat Michigan 42–7 |
| 12 | 1 | 1.376 |  Ball State (BALL STATE) |  MAC | 11–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +40 | Beat Central Michigan 31–24 |
| 13 | -1 | 1.449 |  Missouri (MISSOURI) | B12 | 9–2 | 0.818 | 14 | +38 | BYE |
| 14 | 0 | 1.494 |  Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE) | B12 | 9–2 | 0.818 | 14 | +38 | BYE |
| 15 | 1 | 1.498 |  TCU | MWC | 10–2 | 0.833 | 11 | +44 | Beat Air Force 44–10 |
| 16 | 4 | 1.537 |  Cincinnati (CINCINNATI) | IND BE | 9–2 | 0.818 | 14 | +38 | Beat Pittsburgh 28–21 |
| 17 | 5 | 1.721 |  Florida State (FLORIDA STATE) |  ACC | 8–3 | 0.727 | 22 | +26 | Beat Maryland 37–3 |
| 18 | -1 | 1.814 |  Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE) | B10 | 9–3 | 0.750 | 20 | +40 | Lost to Penn State 18–49 |
| 19 | 2 | 1.823 |  Oregon State (OREGON STATE) | PAC | 8–3 | 0.727 | 22 | +30 | Beat Arizona 19–17 |
| 20 | -2 | 1.848 |  BYU | MWC | 10–2 | 0.833 | 11 | +33 | Lost to Utah 24–48 |
| 21 | -2 | 1.858 |  Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH) | IND BE | 7–3 | 0.700 | 29 | +29 | Lost to Cincinnati 21–28 |
| 22 | 3 | 1.871 |  Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE) | ACC | 8–3 | 0.727 | 22 | +27 | Beat Wake Forest 24–21 |
| 23 | 11 | 1.993 |  Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH) | ACC | 8–3 | 0.727 | 22 | +23 | Beat Miami 41–23 |
| 24 | 0 | 2.011 |  Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN) | MAC | 9–2 | 0.818 | 14 | +25 | BYE |
| 25 | -10 | 2.026 |  North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA) | ACC | 7–4 | 0.636 | 33 | +22 | Lost to NC State 10–41 |
| 26 | 7 | 2.090 |  Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH) | ACC | 7–4 | 0.636 | 33 | +21 | Beat Duke 14–3 |
| 27 | 3 | 2.096 |  California (CALIFORNIA) | PAC | 7–4 | 0.636 | 33 | +25 | Beat Stanford 37–16 |
| 28 | 0 | 2.102 |  Nebraska (NEBRASKA) | B12 | 7–4 | 0.636 | 33 | +27 | BYE |
| 29 | 2 | 2.106 |  Tulsa (TULSA) |  USA | 9–2 | 0.818 | 14 | +17 | Beat Tulane 56–7 |
| 30 | -1 | 2.181 |  Oregon (OREGON) | PAC | 8–3 | 0.727 | 22 | +22 | BYE |
| 31 | 8 | 2.200 |  Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI) | SEC | 7–4 | 0.636 | 33 | +21 | Beat LSU 31–13 |
| 32 | 11 | 2.212 |  West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA) | IND BE | 7–3 | 0.700 | 29 | +18 | Beat Louisville 35–21 |
| 33 | -1 | 2.233 |  Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN) | MAC | 8–3 | 0.727 | 22 | +25 | Lost to Ball State 24–31 |
| 34 | 6 | 2.250 |  Iowa (IOWA) | B10 | 8–4 | 0.667 | 31 | +22 | Beat Minnesota 55–0 |
| 35 | -12 | 2.279 |  Miami (MIAMI) | ACC | 7–4 | 0.636 | 33 | +19 | Lost to Georgia Tech 23–41 |
| 36 | -10 | 2.288 |  LSU | SEC | 7–4 | 0.636 | 33 | +19 | Lost to Ole Miss 13–31 |
| 37 | 1 | 2.341 |  Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN) | B10 | 9–3 | 0.750 | 20 | +23 | Beat Illinois 27–10 |
| 38 | -1 | 2.352 |  Rice (RICE) | USA | 8–3 | 0.727 | 22 | +18 | Beat Marshall 35–10 |
| 39 | -12 | 2.422 |  Air Force (AIR FORCE) | MWC | 8–4 | 0.667 | 31 | +23 | Lost to TCU 10–44 |
| 40 | 1 | 2.432 |  South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA) | SEC | 7–4 | 0.636 | 33 | +17 | BYE |
| 41 | 4 | 2.491 |  Buffalo (BUFFALO) | MAC | 7–4 | 0.636 | 33 | +17 | Beat Bowling Green 40–34 |
| 42 | -7 | 2.495 |  UConn (CONNECTICUT) | IND BE | 7–4 | 0.636 | 33 | +14 | Lost to South Florida 13–17 |
| 43 | -7 | 2.535 |  Maryland (MARYLAND) | ACC | 7–4 | 0.636 | 33 | +14 | Lost to Florida State 3–37 |
| 44 | 11 | 2.544 |  South Florida (SOUTH FLORIDA) | IND BE | 7–4 | 0.636 | 33 | +13 | Beat UConn 17–13 |
| 45 | 5 | 2.618 |  Houston (HOUSTON) | USA | 7–4 | 0.636 | 33 | +8 | Beat UTEP 42–37 |
| 46 | 10 | 2.711 |  Troy (TROY) |  SUN | 7–4 | 0.636 | 33 | +6 | Beat Louisiana 48–3 |
| 47 | 4 | 2.730 |  Rutgers (RUTGERS) | IND BE | 6–5 | 0.545 | 53 | +10 | Beat Army 30–3 |
| 48 | -6 | 2.782 |  Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST) | ACC | 6–5 | 0.545 | 53 | +13 | Lost to Boston College 21–24 |
| 49 | 8 | 2.794 |  East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA) | USA | 7–4 | 0.636 | 33 | +10 | Beat UAB 17–13 |
| 50 | 4 | 2.813 |  Kansas (KANSAS) | B12 | 6–5 | 0.545 | 53 | +12 | BYE |
| 51 | 8 | 2.840 |  Clemson (CLEMSON) | ACC | 6–5 | 0.545 | 53 | +7 | Beat Virginia 13–3 |
| 52 | -4 | 2.911 |  Wisconsin (WISCONSIN) | B10 | 7–5 | 0.583 | 51 | +12 | Beat FCS 36–35 |
| 53 | 9 | 2.936 |  Fresno State (FRESNO STATE) | IND WAC | 7–4 | 0.636 | 33 | +7 | Beat San José State 24–10 |
| 54 | -8 | 2.967 |  Navy (NAVY) | IND FBSI | 6–4 | 0.600 | 50 | +10 | BYE |
| 55 | -11 | 2.974 |  Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT) | SEC | 6–5 | 0.545 | 53 | +11 | Lost to Tennessee 10–20 |
| 56 | 4 | 3.049 |  Kentucky (KENTUCKY) | SEC | 6–5 | 0.545 | 53 | +8 | BYE |
| 57 | 4 | 3.056 |  Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH) | IND WAC | 7–4 | 0.636 | 33 | +6 | Beat New Mexico State 35–31 |
| 58 | -5 | 3.167 |  Nevada (NEVADA) | IND WAC | 6–5 | 0.545 | 53 | +6 | Lost to Boise State 34–41 |
| 59 | 5 | 3.241 |  Hawai'i (HAWAII) | IND WAC | 6–5 | 0.545 | 53 | +6 | Beat Idaho 49–17 |
| 60 | -11 | 3.266 |  Minnesota (MINNESOTA) | B10 | 7–5 | 0.583 | 51 | +5 | Lost to Iowa 0–55 |
| 61 | -3 | 3.358 |  Arizona (ARIZONA) | PAC | 6–5 | 0.545 | 53 | -4 | Lost to Oregon State 17–19 |
| 62 | 18 | 3.366 |  NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE) | ACC | 5–6 | 0.455 | 67 | +1 | Beat North Carolina 41–10 |
| 63 | -11 | 3.396 |  Virginia (VIRGINIA) | ACC | 5–6 | 0.455 | 67 | +3 | Lost to Clemson 3–13 |
| 64 | 1 | 3.407 |  Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS) | MAC | 6–5 | 0.545 | 53 | -2 | Beat Kent State 42–14 |
| 65 | -18 | 3.491 |  Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME) | IND FBSI | 6–5 | 0.545 | 53 | -1 | Lost to Syracuse 23–24 |
| 66 | 6 | 3.572 |  Colorado State (COLORADO STATE) | MWC | 6–6 | 0.500 | 64 | +4 | Beat Wyoming 31–20 |
| 67 | -4 | 3.718 |  Illinois (ILLINOIS) | B10 | 5–7 | 0.417 | 80 | -1 | Lost to Northwestern 10–27 |
| 68 | 6 | 3.736 |  Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS) | USA | 5–6 | 0.455 | 67 | -4 | BYE |
| 69 | -3 | 3.738 |  Louisville (LOUISVILLE) | IND BE | 5–6 | 0.455 | 67 | -3 | Lost to West Virginia 21–35 |
| 70 | 7 | 3.808 |  Colorado (COLORADO) | B12 | 5–6 | 0.455 | 67 | 0 | BYE |
| 71 | -4 | 3.849 |  UTEP | USA | 5–6 | 0.455 | 67 | -5 | Lost to Houston 37–42 |
| 72 | 9 | 3.964 |  Auburn (AUBURN) | SEC | 5–6 | 0.455 | 67 | -8 | BYE |
| 73 | 14 | 3.975 |  Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE) | SUN | 5–5 | 0.500 | 64 | -6 | Beat Florida Atlantic 28–14 |
| 74 | -5 | 4.046 |  San José State (SAN JOSE STATE) | IND WAC | 6–6 | 0.500 | 64 | -9 | Lost to Fresno State 10–24 |
| 75 | -7 | 4.112 |  Stanford (STANFORD) | PAC | 5–7 | 0.417 | 80 | -5 | Lost to California 16–37 |
| 76 | -5 | 4.171 |  Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN) | MAC | 5–6 | 0.455 | 67 | -10 | Lost to Buffalo 34–40 |
| 77 | -4 | 4.238 |  Florida Atlantic (FLORIDA ATLANTIC) | SUN | 5–6 | 0.455 | 67 | -9 | Lost to Arkansas State 14–28 |
| 78 | -8 | 4.284 |  Akron (AKRON) | MAC | 5–6 | 0.455 | 67 | -11 | Lost to Ohio 42–49 |
| 79 | -3 | 4.303 |  Arkansas (ARKANSAS) | SEC | 4–7 | 0.364 | 87 | -4 | Lost to Mississippi State 28–31 |
| 80 | -1 | 4.388 |  Duke (DUKE) | ACC | 4–7 | 0.364 | 87 | -13 | Lost to Virginia Tech 3–14 |
| 81 | 1 | 4.397 |  Baylor (BAYLOR) | B12 | 4–7 | 0.364 | 87 | -11 | BYE |
| 82 | 4 | 4.407 |  Purdue (PURDUE) | B10 | 4–8 | 0.333 | 96 | -12 | Beat Indiana 62–10 |
| 83 | 6 | 4.411 |  Kansas State (KANSAS STATE) | B12 | 5–7 | 0.417 | 80 | -13 | Beat Iowa State 38–30 |
| 84 | -6 | 4.438 |  Memphis (MEMPHIS) | USA | 5–6 | 0.455 | 67 | -17 | Lost to UCF 21–28 |
| 85 | 8 | 4.445 |  Tennessee (TENNESSEE) | SEC | 4–7 | 0.364 | 87 | -8 | Beat Vanderbilt 20–10 |
| 86 | -3 | 4.492 |  Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE) | PAC | 4–6 | 0.400 | 84 | -13 | BYE |
| 87 | 9 | 4.508 |  Middle Tennessee (MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE) | SUN | 5–6 | 0.455 | 67 | -14 | Beat North Texas 52–13 |
| 88 | -3 | 4.513 |  UCLA | PAC | 4–6 | 0.400 | 84 | -10 | BYE |
| 89 | -14 | 4.676 |  UNLV | MWC | 5–7 | 0.417 | 80 | -13 | Lost to San Diego State 21–42 |
| 90 | 7 | 4.706 |  Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE) | SEC | 4–7 | 0.364 | 87 | -14 | Beat Arkansas 31–28 |
| 91 | -7 | 4.713 |  Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE) | SUN | 5–6 | 0.455 | 67 | -19 | Lost to Troy 3–48 |
| 92 | -1 | 4.760 |  Marshall (MARSHALL) | USA | 4–7 | 0.364 | 87 | -15 | Lost to Rice 10–35 |
| 93 | -1 | 4.796 |  Temple (TEMPLE) | MAC | 4–7 | 0.364 | 87 | -16 | Beat Eastern Michigan 55–52 |
| 94 | -4 | 4.863 |  New Mexico (NEW MEXICO) | MWC | 4–8 | 0.333 | 96 | -15 | BYE |
| 95 | 5 | 4.883 |  UCF (CENTRAL FLORIDA) | USA | 4–7 | 0.364 | 87 | -19 | Beat Memphis 28–21 |
| 96 | -8 | 4.906 |  Florida International (FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL) | SUN | 4–6 | 0.400 | 84 | -17 | Lost to UL Monroe 27–31 |
| 97 | -3 | 4.991 |  Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M) | B12 | 4–7 | 0.364 | 87 | -13 | BYE |
| 98 | 4 | 5.187 |  Syracuse (SYRACUSE) | IND BE | 3–8 | 0.273 | 100 | -18 | Beat Notre Dame 24–23 |
| 99 | -1 | 5.549 |  Michigan (MICHIGAN) | B10 | 3–9 | 0.250 | 107 | -21 | Lost to Ohio State 7–42 |
| 100 | 7 | 5.584 |  Ohio (OHIO) | MAC | 3–8 | 0.273 | 100 | -27 | Beat Akron 49–42 |
| 101 | 4 | 5.720 |  Toledo (TOLEDO) | MAC | 3–8 | 0.273 | 100 | -24 | Beat Miami (OH) 42–14 |
| 102 | -3 | 5.752 |  Wyoming (WYOMING) | MWC | 4–8 | 0.333 | 96 | -26 | Lost to Colorado State 20–31 |
| 103 | -8 | 5.774 |  Indiana (INDIANA) | B10 | 3–9 | 0.250 | 107 | -25 | Lost to Purdue 10–62 |
| 104 | -1 | 5.812 |  Utah State (UTAH STATE) | IND WAC | 2–9 | 0.182 | 109 | -23 | BYE |
| 105 | -4 | 5.888 |  New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE) | IND WAC | 3–8 | 0.273 | 100 | -30 | Lost to Louisiana Tech 31–35 |
| 106 | 0 | 6.178 |  UAB | USA | 3–8 | 0.273 | 100 | -33 | Lost to East Carolina 13–17 |
| 107 | 5 | 6.184 |  UL Monroe (LOUISIANA MONROE) | SUN | 4–8 | 0.333 | 96 | -37 | Beat Florida International 31–27 |
| 108 | -4 | 6.269 |  Army (ARMY) | IND FBSI | 3–8 | 0.273 | 100 | -25 | Lost to Rutgers 3–30 |
| 109 | -1 | 6.550 |  Kent State (KENT STATE) | MAC | 3–8 | 0.273 | 100 | -38 | Lost to Northern Illinois 14–42 |
| 110 | 0 | 6.696 |  Tulane (TULANE) | USA | 2–9 | 0.182 | 109 | -34 | Lost to Tulsa 7–56 |
| 111 | -2 | 6.833 |  Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN) | MAC | 2–9 | 0.182 | 109 | -38 | Lost to Temple 52–55 |
| 112 | 2 | 7.071 |  Western Kentucky (WESTERN KENTUCKY) | IND FBSI | 2–9 | 0.182 | 109 | -44 | BYE |
| 113 | 0 | 7.287 |  Iowa State (IOWA STATE) | B12 | 2–10 | 0.167 | 114 | -48 | Lost to Kansas State 30–38 |
| 114 | -3 | 7.361 |  Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH)) | MAC | 2–9 | 0.182 | 109 | -43 | Lost to Toledo 14–42 |
| 115 | 3 | 7.409 |  San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE) | MWC | 2–10 | 0.167 | 114 | -34 | Beat UNLV 42–21 |
| 116 | 0 | 7.544 |  SMU | USA | 1–10 | 0.091 | 118 | -44 | BYE |
| 117 | -2 | 7.598 |  Idaho (IDAHO) | IND WAC | 2–10 | 0.167 | 114 | -47 | Lost to Hawai'i 17–49 |
| 118 | 1 | 7.807 |  Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE) | PAC | 2–10 | 0.167 | 114 | -44 | Beat Washington 16–13 |
| 119 | -2 | 8.390 |  Washington (WASHINGTON) | PAC | 0–11 | 0.000 | 120 | -49 | Lost to Washington State 13–16 |
| 120 | 0 | 8.569 |  North Texas (NORTH TEXAS) | SUN | 1–10 | 0.091 | 118 | -50 | Lost to Middle Tennessee 13–52 |