2008 Week 2 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 | 0.691 |  Arizona (ARIZONA) |  PAC | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat Idaho 70–0 |
| 2 | -1 | 0.909 |  Florida (FLORIDA) |  SEC | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat Hawai'i 56–10 |
| 3 | -2 | 0.918 |  USC | PAC | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat Virginia 52–7 |
| 4 | -3 | 0.945 |  Texas (TEXAS) |  B12 | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat Florida Atlantic 52–10 |
| 5 | -4 | 0.973 |  Kansas State (KANSAS STATE) | B12 | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat North Texas 45–6 |
| 6 | -5 | 1.018 |  Auburn (AUBURN) | SEC | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat UL Monroe 34–0 |
| 6 | -5 | 1.018 |  Oregon (OREGON) | PAC | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat Washington 44–10 |
| 6 | -5 | 1.018 |  South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA) | SEC | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat NC State 34–0 |
| 9 | -8 | 1.055 |  Kansas (KANSAS) | B12 | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat Florida International 40–10 |
| 9 | -8 | 1.055 |  Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS) |  USA | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat Louisiana 51–21 |
| 11 | -10 | 1.064 |  Rice (RICE) | USA | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat SMU 56–27 |
| 12 | -11 | 1.073 |  Temple (TEMPLE) |  MAC | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat Army 35–7 |
| 12 | -11 | 1.073 |  Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST) |  ACC | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat Baylor 41–13 |
| 14 | -13 | 1.091 |  Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE) | B12 | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat Washington State 39–13 |
| 15 | -14 | 1.100 |  Buffalo (BUFFALO) | MAC | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat UTEP 42–17 |
| 15 | -14 | 1.100 |  Kentucky (KENTUCKY) | SEC | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat Louisville 27–2 |
| 17 | -16 | 1.109 |  Alabama (ALABAMA) | SEC | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat Clemson 34–10 |
| 18 | -17 | 1.118 |  Nebraska (NEBRASKA) | B12 | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat Western Michigan 47–24 |
| 18 | -17 | 1.118 |  TCU |  MWC | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat New Mexico 26–3 |
| 18 | -17 | 1.118 |  Tulsa (TULSA) | USA | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat UAB 45–22 |
| 21 | -20 | 1.136 |  Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE) | ACC | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat Kent State 21–0 |
| 21 | -20 | 1.136 |  Colorado (COLORADO) | B12 | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat Colorado State 38–17 |
| 21 | -20 | 1.136 |  Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT) | SEC | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat Miami (OH) 34–13 |
| 21 | -20 | 1.136 |  Wisconsin (WISCONSIN) |  B10 | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat Akron 38–17 |
| 25 | -24 | 1.145 |  Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN) | B10 | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat Syracuse 30–10 |
| 26 | -25 | 1.164 |  Indiana (INDIANA) | B10 | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat Western Kentucky 31–13 |
| 27 | -26 | 1.173 |  Fresno State (FRESNO STATE) | IND WAC | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat Rutgers 24–7 |
| 27 | -26 | 1.173 |  Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI) | SEC | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat Memphis 41–24 |
| 29 | -28 | 1.200 |  Troy (TROY) |  SUN | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat Middle Tennessee 31–17 |
| 30 | -29 | 1.236 |  Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN) | MAC | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat Pittsburgh 27–17 |
| 30 | -29 | 1.236 |  Missouri (MISSOURI) | B12 | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat Illinois 52–42 |
| 30 | -29 | 1.236 |  UNLV | MWC | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat Utah State 27–17 |
| 33 | -32 | 1.255 |  Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH) | IND WAC | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat Mississippi State 22–14 |
| 33 | -32 | 1.255 |  Stanford (STANFORD) | PAC | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat Oregon State 36–28 |
| 35 | -34 | 1.264 |  California (CALIFORNIA) | PAC | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat Michigan State 38–31 |
| 36 | -35 | 1.282 |  East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA) | USA | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat Virginia Tech 27–22 |
| 37 | -36 | 1.291 |  Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE) | SUN | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat Texas A&M 18–14 |
| 37 | -36 | 1.291 |  Minnesota (MINNESOTA) | B10 | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat Northern Illinois 31–27 |
| 39 | -38 | 1.300 |  UCLA | PAC | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat Tennessee 27–24 |
| 40 | -39 | 1.309 |  Utah (UTAH) | MWC | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat Michigan 25–23 |
| 41 | -40 | 1.318 |  Wyoming (WYOMING) | MWC | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat Ohio 21–20 |
| 42 | -41 | 1.691 |  Penn State (PENN STATE) | B10 | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat FCS 66–10 |
| 43 | -42 | 1.700 |  Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA) | B12 | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat FCS 57–2 |
| 44 | -43 | 1.727 |  Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN) | MAC | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat FCS 52–0 |
| 44 | -43 | 1.727 |  Houston (HOUSTON) | USA | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat FCS 55–3 |
| 46 | -45 | 1.755 |  South Florida (SOUTH FLORIDA) | IND BE | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat FCS 56–7 |
| 47 | -46 | 1.791 |  Miami (MIAMI) | ACC | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat FCS 52–7 |
| 48 | -47 | 1.809 |  Iowa (IOWA) | B10 | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat FCS 46–3 |
| 48 | -47 | 1.809 |  Ohio State (OHIO STATE) | B10 | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat FCS 43–0 |
| 50 | -49 | 1.818 |  Boise State (BOISE STATE) | IND WAC | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat FCS 49–7 |
| 51 | -50 | 1.873 |  Nevada (NEVADA) | IND WAC | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat FCS 49–13 |
| 52 | -51 | 1.884 |  Florida State (FLORIDA STATE) | ACC | 0–0 | 0.000 | 73 | 0 | BYE |
| 52 | -51 | 1.884 |  New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE) | IND WAC | 0–0 | 0.000 | 73 | 0 | BYE |
| 52 | -51 | 1.884 |  Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME) | IND FBSI | 0–0 | 0.000 | 73 | 0 | BYE |
| 52 | -51 | 1.884 |  Purdue (PURDUE) | B10 | 0–0 | 0.000 | 73 | 0 | BYE |
| 52 | -51 | 1.884 |  Toledo (TOLEDO) | MAC | 0–0 | 0.000 | 73 | 0 | BYE |
| 52 | -51 | 1.884 |  Tulane (TULANE) | USA | 0–0 | 0.000 | 73 | 0 | BYE |
| 58 | -57 | 1.891 |  Air Force (AIR FORCE) | MWC | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat FCS 41–7 |
| 58 | -57 | 1.891 |  Ball State (BALL STATE) | MAC | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat FCS 48–14 |
| 60 | -59 | 1.900 |  Cincinnati (CINCINNATI) | IND BE | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat FCS 40–7 |
| 61 | -60 | 1.909 |  UConn (CONNECTICUT) | IND BE | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat FCS 35–3 |
| 62 | -61 | 1.945 |  LSU | SEC | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat FCS 41–13 |
| 62 | -61 | 1.945 |  Navy (NAVY) | IND FBSI | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat FCS 41–13 |
| 64 | -63 | 1.955 |  Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH) | ACC | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat FCS 41–14 |
| 64 | -63 | 1.955 |  Iowa State (IOWA STATE) | B12 | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat FCS 44–17 |
| 64 | -63 | 1.955 |  West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA) | IND BE | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat FCS 48–21 |
| 67 | -66 | 1.973 |  Marshall (MARSHALL) | USA | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat FCS 35–10 |
| 67 | -66 | 1.973 |  Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH) | B12 | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat FCS 49–24 |
| 69 | -68 | 1.982 |  BYU | MWC | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat FCS 41–17 |
| 69 | -68 | 1.982 |  Duke (DUKE) | ACC | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat FCS 31–7 |
| 69 | -68 | 1.982 |  Georgia (GEORGIA) | SEC | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat FCS 45–21 |
| 72 | -71 | 2.027 |  Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN) | MAC | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat FCS 31–12 |
| 73 | -72 | 2.045 |  Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE) | PAC | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat FCS 30–13 |
| 73 | -72 | 2.045 |  UCF (CENTRAL FLORIDA) | USA | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat FCS 17–0 |
| 75 | -74 | 2.127 |  North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA) | ACC | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat FCS 35–27 |
| 76 | -75 | 2.136 |  Maryland (MARYLAND) | ACC | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat FCS 14–7 |
| 77 | -76 | 2.164 |  Arkansas (ARKANSAS) | SEC | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat FCS 28–24 |
| 78 | -77 | 2.173 |  San José State (SAN JOSE STATE) | IND WAC | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat FCS 13–10 |
| 79 | -78 | 2.274 |  Ohio (OHIO) | MAC | 0–1 | 0.000 | 73 | 0 | Lost to Wyoming 20–21 |
| 80 | -79 | 2.314 |  Michigan (MICHIGAN) | B10 | 0–1 | 0.000 | 73 | 0 | Lost to Utah 23–25 |
| 81 | -80 | 2.354 |  Tennessee (TENNESSEE) | SEC | 0–1 | 0.000 | 73 | 0 | Lost to UCLA 24–27 |
| 82 | -81 | 2.393 |  Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS) | MAC | 0–1 | 0.000 | 73 | 0 | Lost to Minnesota 27–31 |
| 82 | -81 | 2.393 |  Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M) | B12 | 0–1 | 0.000 | 73 | 0 | Lost to Arkansas State 14–18 |
| 84 | -83 | 2.433 |  Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH) | ACC | 0–1 | 0.000 | 73 | 0 | Lost to East Carolina 22–27 |
| 85 | -84 | 2.512 |  Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE) | B10 | 0–1 | 0.000 | 73 | 0 | Lost to California 31–38 |
| 86 | -85 | 2.552 |  Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE) | SEC | 0–1 | 0.000 | 73 | 0 | Lost to Louisiana Tech 14–22 |
| 86 | -85 | 2.552 |  Oregon State (OREGON STATE) | PAC | 0–1 | 0.000 | 73 | 0 | Lost to Stanford 28–36 |
| 88 | -87 | 2.631 |  Illinois (ILLINOIS) | B10 | 0–1 | 0.000 | 73 | 0 | Lost to Missouri 42–52 |
| 88 | -87 | 2.631 |  Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH) | IND BE | 0–1 | 0.000 | 73 | 0 | Lost to Bowling Green 17–27 |
| 88 | -87 | 2.631 |  Utah State (UTAH STATE) | IND WAC | 0–1 | 0.000 | 73 | 0 | Lost to UNLV 17–27 |
| 91 | -90 | 2.790 |  Middle Tennessee (MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE) | SUN | 0–1 | 0.000 | 73 | 0 | Lost to Troy 17–31 |
| 92 | -91 | 2.909 |  Memphis (MEMPHIS) | USA | 0–1 | 0.000 | 73 | 0 | Lost to Ole Miss 24–41 |
| 92 | -91 | 2.909 |  Rutgers (RUTGERS) | IND BE | 0–1 | 0.000 | 73 | 0 | Lost to Fresno State 7–24 |
| 94 | -93 | 2.949 |  Western Kentucky (WESTERN KENTUCKY) | IND FBSI | 0–1 | 0.000 | 73 | 0 | Lost to Indiana 13–31 |
| 95 | -94 | 3.028 |  Syracuse (SYRACUSE) | IND BE | 0–1 | 0.000 | 73 | 0 | Lost to Northwestern 10–30 |
| 96 | -95 | 3.068 |  Akron (AKRON) | MAC | 0–1 | 0.000 | 73 | 0 | Lost to Wisconsin 17–38 |
| 96 | -95 | 3.068 |  Colorado State (COLORADO STATE) | MWC | 0–1 | 0.000 | 73 | 0 | Lost to Colorado 17–38 |
| 96 | -95 | 3.068 |  Kent State (KENT STATE) | MAC | 0–1 | 0.000 | 73 | 0 | Lost to Boston College 0–21 |
| 96 | -95 | 3.068 |  Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH)) | MAC | 0–1 | 0.000 | 73 | 0 | Lost to Vanderbilt 13–34 |
| 100 | -99 | 3.147 |  New Mexico (NEW MEXICO) | MWC | 0–1 | 0.000 | 73 | 0 | Lost to TCU 3–26 |
| 100 | -99 | 3.147 |  UAB | USA | 0–1 | 0.000 | 73 | 0 | Lost to Tulsa 22–45 |
| 100 | -99 | 3.147 |  Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN) | MAC | 0–1 | 0.000 | 73 | 0 | Lost to Nebraska 24–47 |
| 103 | -102 | 3.187 |  Clemson (CLEMSON) | ACC | 0–1 | 0.000 | 73 | 0 | Lost to Alabama 10–34 |
| 104 | -103 | 3.226 |  Louisville (LOUISVILLE) | IND BE | 0–1 | 0.000 | 73 | 0 | Lost to Kentucky 2–27 |
| 104 | -103 | 3.226 |  UTEP | USA | 0–1 | 0.000 | 73 | 0 | Lost to Buffalo 17–42 |
| 106 | -105 | 3.266 |  Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE) | PAC | 0–1 | 0.000 | 73 | 0 | Lost to Oklahoma State 13–39 |
| 107 | -106 | 3.345 |  Army (ARMY) | IND FBSI | 0–1 | 0.000 | 73 | 0 | Lost to Temple 7–35 |
| 107 | -106 | 3.345 |  Baylor (BAYLOR) | B12 | 0–1 | 0.000 | 73 | 0 | Lost to Wake Forest 13–41 |
| 109 | -108 | 3.385 |  SMU | USA | 0–1 | 0.000 | 73 | 0 | Lost to Rice 27–56 |
| 110 | -109 | 3.425 |  Florida International (FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL) | SUN | 0–1 | 0.000 | 73 | 0 | Lost to Kansas 10–40 |
| 110 | -109 | 3.425 |  Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE) | SUN | 0–1 | 0.000 | 73 | 0 | Lost to Southern Miss 21–51 |
| 112 | -111 | 3.583 |  UL Monroe (LOUISIANA MONROE) | SUN | 0–1 | 0.000 | 73 | 0 | Lost to Auburn 0–34 |
| 112 | -111 | 3.583 |  NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE) | ACC | 0–1 | 0.000 | 73 | 0 | Lost to South Carolina 0–34 |
| 112 | -111 | 3.583 |  Washington (WASHINGTON) | PAC | 0–1 | 0.000 | 73 | 0 | Lost to Oregon 10–44 |
| 115 | -114 | 3.782 |  North Texas (NORTH TEXAS) | SUN | 0–1 | 0.000 | 73 | 0 | Lost to Kansas State 6–45 |
| 116 | -115 | 3.901 |  Florida Atlantic (FLORIDA ATLANTIC) | SUN | 0–1 | 0.000 | 73 | 0 | Lost to Texas 10–52 |
| 117 | -116 | 4.020 |  Virginia (VIRGINIA) | ACC | 0–1 | 0.000 | 73 | 0 | Lost to USC 7–52 |
| 118 | -117 | 4.059 |  Hawai'i (HAWAII) | IND WAC | 0–1 | 0.000 | 73 | 0 | Lost to Florida 10–56 |
| 119 | -118 | 5.012 |  Idaho (IDAHO) | IND WAC | 0–1 | 0.000 | 73 | 0 | Lost to Arizona 0–70 |
| 120 | -119 | 11.835 |  San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE) | MWC | 0–1 | 0.000 | 73 | 0 | Lost to FCS 27–29 |