2008 Week 4 College Football Team Rankings

September 16, 2008By 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	4	0.591	Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)	ACC	2–0	1.000	1	+4	BYE
2	-1	0.741	USC	PAC	2–0	1.000	1	+3	Beat Ohio State 35–3
3	1	0.882	Nebraska (NEBRASKA)	B12	3–0	1.000	1	+4	Beat New Mexico State 38–7
4	-1	0.936	Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)	B10	3–0	1.000	1	+4	Beat Fresno State 13–10
5	-3	1.005	Florida (FLORIDA)	SEC	2–0	1.000	1	+2	BYE
6	7	1.064	Auburn (AUBURN)	SEC	3–0	1.000	1	+4	Beat Mississippi State 3–2
7	13	1.076	Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)	SEC	3–0	1.000	1	+4	Beat Rice 38–21
8	17	1.124	Missouri (MISSOURI)	B12	3–0	1.000	1	+3	Beat Nevada 69–17
9	6	1.139	Alabama (ALABAMA)	SEC	3–0	1.000	1	+3	Beat Western Kentucky 41–7
10	-2	1.142	Utah (UTAH)	MWC	3–0	1.000	1	+3	Beat Utah State 58–10
11	-4	1.176	East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)	USA	3–0	1.000	1	+3	Beat Tulane 28–24
12	14	1.191	South Florida (SOUTH FLORIDA)	IND BE	3–0	1.000	1	+3	Beat Kansas 37–34
13	9	1.248	Georgia (GEORGIA)	SEC	3–0	1.000	1	+3	Beat South Carolina 14–7
14	13	1.288	Air Force (AIR FORCE)	MWC	3–0	1.000	1	+3	Beat Houston 31–28
15	24	1.312	Iowa (IOWA)	B10	3–0	1.000	1	+2	Beat Iowa State 17–5
16	-6	1.350	Texas (TEXAS)	B12	2–0	1.000	1	+1	BYE
17	0	1.388	Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)	B12	3–0	1.000	1	+1	Beat Washington 55–14
18	22	1.400	TCU	MWC	3–0	1.000	1	+2	Beat Stanford 31–14
19	13	1.406	Oregon (OREGON)	PAC	3–0	1.000	1	+1	Beat Purdue 32–26
20	3	1.412	Kentucky (KENTUCKY)	SEC	3–0	1.000	1	+2	Beat Middle Tennessee 20–14
21	0	1.455	Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)	B10	3–0	1.000	1	+2	Beat FCS 33–7
22	16	1.458	Penn State (PENN STATE)	B10	3–0	1.000	1	+1	Beat Syracuse 55–13
23	-17	1.468	Troy (TROY)	SUN	2–0	1.000	1	+1	Beat FCS 65–0
24	5	1.470	Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)	B12	3–0	1.000	1	+2	Beat SMU 43–7
25	6	1.491	UConn (CONNECTICUT)	IND BE	3–0	1.000	1	+2	Beat Virginia 45–10
26	23	1.503	BYU	MWC	3–0	1.000	1	+1	Beat UCLA 59–0
27	1	1.512	Ball State (BALL STATE)	MAC	3–0	1.000	1	+2	Beat Akron 41–24
28	-4	1.555	Indiana (INDIANA)	B10	2–0	1.000	1	+1	BYE
29	15	1.555	Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)	IND FBSI	2–0	1.000	1	+1	Beat Michigan 35–17
30	4	1.564	Colorado (COLORADO)	B12	2–0	1.000	1	+1	BYE
31	17	1.577	Boise State (BOISE STATE)	IND WAC	2–0	1.000	1	+1	Beat Bowling Green 20–7
32	-18	1.579	Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)	B12	3–0	1.000	1	+1	Beat FCS 57–13
33	3	1.600	Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)	B12	2–0	1.000	1	0	BYE
34	1	1.650	Tulsa (TULSA)	USA	2–0	1.000	1	0	BYE
35	2	1.709	Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)	ACC	2–0	1.000	1	0	Beat FCS 46–7
36	-18	1.724	Minnesota (MINNESOTA)	B10	3–0	1.000	1	+1	Beat FCS 35–23
37	14	1.745	LSU	SEC	2–0	1.000	1	0	Beat North Texas 41–3
38	14	1.805	Arkansas (ARKANSAS)	SEC	2–0	1.000	1	+1	BYE
39	17	1.864	North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)	ACC	2–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Rutgers 44–12
40	21	1.976	Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)	USA	2–1	0.667	40	+2	Beat Arkansas State 27–24
41	-29	2.041	Kansas (KANSAS)	B12	2–1	0.667	40	+1	Lost to South Florida 34–37
42	23	2.125	UNLV	MWC	2–1	0.667	40	+2	Beat Arizona State 23–20
43	37	2.176	Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)	ACC	2–1	0.667	40	+2	Beat Georgia Tech 20–17
44	-33	2.200	California (CALIFORNIA)	PAC	2–1	0.667	40	+1	Lost to Maryland 27–35
45	8	2.388	Middle Tennessee (MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE)	SUN	1–2	0.333	80	+2	Lost to Kentucky 14–20
46	-30	2.408	Rice (RICE)	USA	2–1	0.667	40	+1	Lost to Vanderbilt 21–38
47	-4	2.479	Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)	B10	2–1	0.667	40	+1	Beat Florida Atlantic 17–0
48	22	2.497	Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	2–1	0.667	40	+1	Beat Idaho 51–28
49	-2	2.503	Iowa State (IOWA STATE)	B12	2–1	0.667	40	+1	Lost to Iowa 5–17
50	23	2.526	Duke (DUKE)	ACC	2–1	0.667	40	+1	Beat Navy 41–31
51	-42	2.546	Arizona (ARIZONA)	PAC	2–1	0.667	40	0	Lost to New Mexico 28–36
52	33	2.579	Clemson (CLEMSON)	ACC	2–1	0.667	40	+1	Beat NC State 27–9
53	-35	2.585	Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE)	SUN	2–1	0.667	40	0	Lost to Southern Miss 24–27
54	24	2.715	Baylor (BAYLOR)	B12	2–1	0.667	40	0	Beat Washington State 45–17
55	5	2.735	Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)	SEC	2–1	0.667	40	0	Beat FCS 34–10
56	-14	2.804	South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)	SEC	1–2	0.333	80	+1	Lost to Georgia 7–14
57	-12	2.836	Ohio State (OHIO STATE)	B10	2–1	0.667	40	0	Lost to USC 3–35
58	-25	2.838	Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)	ACC	2–1	0.667	40	0	Lost to Virginia Tech 17–20
59	17	2.847	Illinois (ILLINOIS)	B10	2–1	0.667	40	0	Beat Louisiana 20–17
60	30	2.928	San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)	IND WAC	2–1	0.667	40	0	Beat San Diego State 35–10
61	-31	2.941	Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)	PAC	2–1	0.667	40	0	Lost to UNLV 20–23
62	-7	2.974	Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)	MAC	1–2	0.333	80	+1	Lost to Boise State 7–20
63	-17	3.015	UCLA	PAC	1–1	0.500	65	+1	Lost to BYU 0–59
64	22	3.021	Marshall (MARSHALL)	USA	2–1	0.667	40	0	Beat Memphis 17–16
65	3	3.040	Wyoming (WYOMING)	MWC	2–1	0.667	40	0	Beat FCS 16–13
66	-25	3.044	Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)	IND WAC	1–1	0.500	65	0	Lost to Wisconsin 10–13
67	24	3.055	Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)	MAC	2–1	0.667	40	0	Beat Ohio 31–28
68	-6	3.061	Michigan (MICHIGAN)	B10	1–2	0.333	80	+1	Lost to Notre Dame 17–35
69	35	3.161	Maryland (MARYLAND)	ACC	2–1	0.667	40	0	Beat California 35–27
70	27	3.174	Buffalo (BUFFALO)	MAC	2–1	0.667	40	0	Beat Temple 30–28
71	-21	3.272	Purdue (PURDUE)	B10	1–1	0.500	65	0	Lost to Oregon 26–32
72	0	3.329	Miami (MIAMI)	ACC	1–1	0.500	65	0	BYE
73	-14	3.383	Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)	ACC	1–1	0.500	65	0	BYE
74	5	3.392	Louisville (LOUISVILLE)	IND BE	1–1	0.500	65	0	BYE
75	-9	3.416	Houston (HOUSTON)	USA	1–2	0.333	80	0	Lost to Air Force 28–31
76	5	3.437	UCF (CENTRAL FLORIDA)	USA	1–1	0.500	65	0	BYE
77	5	3.485	Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)	IND BE	1–1	0.500	65	0	BYE
78	6	3.491	West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)	IND BE	1–1	0.500	65	0	BYE
79	8	3.514	Tulane (TULANE)	USA	0–2	0.000	104	0	Lost to East Carolina 24–28
80	-17	3.547	Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)	B12	1–1	0.500	65	0	BYE
81	-17	3.597	Akron (AKRON)	MAC	1–2	0.333	80	0	Lost to Ball State 24–41
82	16	3.598	Toledo (TOLEDO)	MAC	1–1	0.500	65	0	Beat Eastern Michigan 41–17
83	-14	3.638	Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)	IND BE	1–1	0.500	65	0	BYE
84	26	3.662	New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)	MWC	1–2	0.333	80	+1	Beat Arizona 36–28
85	3	3.736	Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)	MWC	1–1	0.500	65	0	BYE
86	8	3.788	UL Monroe (LOUISIANA MONROE)	SUN	1–2	0.333	80	0	Beat FCS 37–15
87	-30	3.806	Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH)	IND WAC	1–1	0.500	65	0	BYE
88	-30	3.892	Temple (TEMPLE)	MAC	1–2	0.333	80	-1	Lost to Buffalo 28–30
89	-6	3.927	Western Kentucky (WESTERN KENTUCKY)	IND FBSI	1–2	0.333	80	0	Lost to Alabama 7–41
90	-16	3.973	Nevada (NEVADA)	IND WAC	1–2	0.333	80	0	Lost to Missouri 17–69
91	-24	3.987	Stanford (STANFORD)	PAC	1–2	0.333	80	0	Lost to TCU 14–31
92	2	4.162	Washington (WASHINGTON)	PAC	0–3	0.000	104	0	Lost to Oklahoma 14–55
93	3	4.252	Virginia (VIRGINIA)	ACC	1–2	0.333	80	0	Lost to UConn 10–45
94	-23	4.319	Tennessee (TENNESSEE)	SEC	1–1	0.500	65	-1	Beat UAB 35–3
95	-18	4.334	Navy (NAVY)	IND FBSI	1–2	0.333	80	-1	Lost to Duke 31–41
96	-42	4.387	New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)	IND WAC	0–1	0.000	104	0	Lost to Nebraska 7–38
97	17	4.451	Oregon State (OREGON STATE)	PAC	1–2	0.333	80	-1	Beat Hawai'i 45–7
98	-23	4.497	Florida Atlantic (FLORIDA ATLANTIC)	SUN	1–2	0.333	80	-1	Lost to Michigan State 0–17
99	3	4.572	North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)	SUN	0–3	0.000	104	0	Lost to LSU 3–41
100	1	4.708	Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)	SEC	1–2	0.333	80	-1	Lost to Auburn 2–3
101	6	4.843	Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)	MAC	0–2	0.000	104	-1	BYE
102	-13	4.872	SMU	USA	1–2	0.333	80	-1	Lost to Texas Tech 7–43
103	8	5.295	Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))	MAC	1–2	0.333	80	-2	Beat FCS 38–27
104	12	5.511	Utah State (UTAH STATE)	IND WAC	0–3	0.000	104	-1	Lost to Utah 10–58
105	-5	5.620	Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	1–2	0.333	80	-2	Lost to Toledo 17–41
106	-13	5.714	Hawai'i (HAWAII)	IND WAC	1–2	0.333	80	-2	Lost to Oregon State 7–45
107	8	5.743	Kent State (KENT STATE)	MAC	1–2	0.333	80	-2	Beat FCS 24–3
108	9	5.775	UTEP	USA	0–2	0.000	104	-1	BYE
109	-10	5.812	Idaho (IDAHO)	IND WAC	1–2	0.333	80	-2	Lost to Western Michigan 28–51
110	-7	6.132	Florida International (FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL)	SUN	0–2	0.000	104	-1	BYE
111	-5	6.212	NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)	ACC	1–2	0.333	80	-3	Lost to Clemson 9–27
112	0	6.251	Syracuse (SYRACUSE)	IND BE	0–3	0.000	104	-2	Lost to Penn State 13–55
113	-5	6.463	Ohio (OHIO)	MAC	0–3	0.000	104	-3	Lost to Central Michigan 28–31
114	-5	6.582	Memphis (MEMPHIS)	USA	0–3	0.000	104	-3	Lost to Marshall 16–17
115	-23	6.668	Rutgers (RUTGERS)	IND BE	0–2	0.000	104	-1	Lost to North Carolina 12–44
116	-11	6.767	Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)	PAC	0–3	0.000	104	-2	Lost to Baylor 17–45
117	2	6.906	Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)	SUN	0–2	0.000	104	-2	Lost to Illinois 17–20
118	0	7.825	San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)	MWC	0–3	0.000	104	-1	Lost to San José State 10–35
119	-6	7.864	UAB	USA	0–3	0.000	104	-3	Lost to Tennessee 3–35
120	0	11.964	Army (ARMY)	IND FBSI	0–2	0.000	104	-2	BYE