2008 Week 5 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 | 1 | 0.641 |  USC |  PAC | 2–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +4 | BYE |
| 2 | 2 | 0.645 |  Wisconsin (WISCONSIN) |  B10 | 3–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +7 | BYE |
| 3 | 0 | 0.712 |  Nebraska (NEBRASKA) |  B12 | 3–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +6 | BYE |
| 4 | 5 | 0.748 |  Alabama (ALABAMA) |  SEC | 4–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +8 | Beat Arkansas 49–14 |
| 5 | 5 | 0.882 |  Utah (UTAH) |  MWC | 4–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +8 | Beat Air Force 30–23 |
| 6 | -5 | 0.930 |  Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST) |  ACC | 3–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +6 | Beat Florida State 12–3 |
| 7 | -2 | 0.973 |  Florida (FLORIDA) | SEC | 3–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +4 | Beat Tennessee 30–6 |
| 8 | 0 | 1.114 |  Missouri (MISSOURI) | B12 | 4–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +5 | Beat Buffalo 42–21 |
| 9 | 18 | 1.143 |  Ball State (BALL STATE) |  MAC | 4–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +6 | Beat Indiana 42–20 |
| 10 | -3 | 1.193 |  Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT) | SEC | 4–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +7 | Beat Ole Miss 23–17 |
| 11 | 20 | 1.212 |  Boise State (BOISE STATE) | IND WAC | 3–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +4 | Beat Oregon 37–32 |
| 12 | 1 | 1.225 |  Georgia (GEORGIA) | SEC | 4–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +6 | Beat Arizona State 27–10 |
| 13 | 3 | 1.312 |  Texas (TEXAS) | B12 | 3–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +3 | Beat Rice 52–10 |
| 14 | 3 | 1.321 |  Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA) | B12 | 3–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +2 | BYE |
| 15 | 22 | 1.373 |  LSU | SEC | 3–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +3 | Beat Auburn 26–21 |
| 16 | 4 | 1.388 |  Kentucky (KENTUCKY) | SEC | 3–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +3 | BYE |
| 17 | 1 | 1.393 |  TCU | MWC | 4–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +4 | Beat SMU 48–7 |
| 18 | 4 | 1.402 |  Penn State (PENN STATE) | B10 | 4–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +3 | Beat Temple 45–3 |
| 19 | 11 | 1.403 |  Colorado (COLORADO) | B12 | 3–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +3 | Beat West Virginia 17–14 |
| 20 | -8 | 1.407 |  South Florida (SOUTH FLORIDA) | IND BE | 4–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +4 | Beat Florida International 17–9 |
| 21 | 5 | 1.432 |  BYU | MWC | 4–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +3 | Beat Wyoming 44–0 |
| 22 | 3 | 1.480 |  UConn (CONNECTICUT) | IND BE | 4–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +4 | Beat Baylor 31–28 |
| 23 | 13 | 1.552 |  Minnesota (MINNESOTA) | B10 | 4–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +3 | Beat Florida Atlantic 37–3 |
| 24 | 10 | 1.561 |  Tulsa (TULSA) |  USA | 3–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +2 | Beat New Mexico 56–14 |
| 25 | -4 | 1.573 |  Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN) | B10 | 4–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +3 | Beat Ohio 16–8 |
| 26 | 6 | 1.627 |  Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE) | B12 | 3–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +2 | BYE |
| 27 | -3 | 1.634 |  Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH) | B12 | 4–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +2 | Beat FCS 56–14 |
| 28 | 15 | 1.848 |  Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH) | ACC | 3–1 | 0.750 | 28 | +4 | Beat North Carolina 20–17 |
| 29 | -10 | 1.855 |  Oregon (OREGON) | PAC | 3–1 | 0.750 | 28 | +3 | Lost to Boise State 32–37 |
| 30 | 14 | 1.908 |  California (CALIFORNIA) | PAC | 2–1 | 0.667 | 45 | +3 | BYE |
| 31 | 11 | 1.938 |  UNLV | MWC | 3–1 | 0.750 | 28 | +5 | Beat Iowa State 34–31 |
| 32 | -26 | 1.986 |  Auburn (AUBURN) | SEC | 3–1 | 0.750 | 28 | +4 | Lost to LSU 21–26 |
| 33 | 8 | 2.021 |  Kansas (KANSAS) | B12 | 3–1 | 0.750 | 28 | +2 | Beat FCS 38–14 |
| 34 | -23 | 2.077 |  East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA) | USA | 3–1 | 0.750 | 28 | +3 | Lost to NC State 24–30 |
| 35 | -21 | 2.143 |  Air Force (AIR FORCE) | MWC | 3–1 | 0.750 | 28 | +3 | Lost to Utah 23–30 |
| 36 | 11 | 2.143 |  Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE) | B10 | 3–1 | 0.750 | 28 | +3 | Beat Notre Dame 23–7 |
| 37 | 20 | 2.169 |  Ohio State (OHIO STATE) | B10 | 3–1 | 0.750 | 28 | +2 | Beat Troy 28–10 |
| 38 | 20 | 2.188 |  Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH) | ACC | 3–1 | 0.750 | 28 | +2 | Beat Mississippi State 38–7 |
| 39 | 13 | 2.234 |  Clemson (CLEMSON) | ACC | 3–1 | 0.750 | 28 | +2 | Beat FCS 54–0 |
| 40 | 34 | 2.251 |  Louisville (LOUISVILLE) | IND BE | 2–1 | 0.667 | 45 | +2 | Beat Kansas State 38–29 |
| 41 | 7 | 2.315 |  Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN) | MAC | 3–1 | 0.750 | 28 | +2 | Beat FCS 41–7 |
| 42 | 22 | 2.345 |  Marshall (MARSHALL) | USA | 3–1 | 0.750 | 28 | +3 | Beat Southern Miss 34–27 |
| 43 | -15 | 2.384 |  Indiana (INDIANA) | B10 | 2–1 | 0.667 | 45 | +2 | Lost to Ball State 20–42 |
| 44 | 6 | 2.418 |  Duke (DUKE) | ACC | 2–1 | 0.667 | 45 | +2 | BYE |
| 45 | -30 | 2.440 |  Iowa (IOWA) | B10 | 3–1 | 0.750 | 28 | +1 | Lost to Pittsburgh 20–21 |
| 46 | 5 | 2.510 |  Arizona (ARIZONA) | PAC | 3–1 | 0.750 | 28 | 0 | Beat UCLA 31–10 |
| 47 | 36 | 2.510 |  Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH) | IND BE | 2–1 | 0.667 | 45 | +3 | Beat Iowa 21–20 |
| 48 | 24 | 2.557 |  Miami (MIAMI) | ACC | 2–1 | 0.667 | 45 | +1 | Beat Texas A&M 41–23 |
| 49 | 24 | 2.568 |  Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE) | ACC | 2–1 | 0.667 | 45 | +1 | Beat UCF 34–7 |
| 50 | 16 | 2.596 |  Fresno State (FRESNO STATE) | IND WAC | 2–1 | 0.667 | 45 | +1 | Beat Toledo 55–54 |
| 51 | 2 | 2.605 |  Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE) |  SUN | 3–1 | 0.750 | 28 | 0 | Beat Middle Tennessee 31–14 |
| 52 | 10 | 2.657 |  Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN) | MAC | 1–2 | 0.333 | 81 | +2 | BYE |
| 53 | -18 | 2.663 |  Florida State (FLORIDA STATE) | ACC | 2–1 | 0.667 | 45 | 0 | Lost to Wake Forest 3–12 |
| 54 | 5 | 2.664 |  Illinois (ILLINOIS) | B10 | 2–1 | 0.667 | 45 | +1 | BYE |
| 55 | -15 | 2.707 |  Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS) | USA | 2–2 | 0.500 | 64 | +2 | Lost to Marshall 27–34 |
| 56 | 15 | 2.721 |  Purdue (PURDUE) | B10 | 2–1 | 0.667 | 45 | +1 | Beat Central Michigan 32–25 |
| 57 | 20 | 2.763 |  Cincinnati (CINCINNATI) | IND BE | 2–1 | 0.667 | 45 | +1 | Beat Miami (OH) 45–20 |
| 58 | -2 | 2.786 |  South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA) | SEC | 2–2 | 0.500 | 64 | +2 | Beat FCS 23–13 |
| 59 | 10 | 2.809 |  Maryland (MARYLAND) | ACC | 3–1 | 0.750 | 28 | 0 | Beat Eastern Michigan 51–24 |
| 60 | -37 | 2.920 |  Troy (TROY) | SUN | 2–1 | 0.667 | 45 | 0 | Lost to Ohio State 10–28 |
| 61 | -32 | 2.946 |  Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME) | IND FBSI | 2–1 | 0.667 | 45 | 0 | Lost to Michigan State 7–23 |
| 62 | 23 | 3.014 |  Colorado State (COLORADO STATE) | MWC | 2–1 | 0.667 | 45 | +1 | Beat Houston 28–25 |
| 63 | -9 | 3.060 |  Baylor (BAYLOR) | B12 | 2–2 | 0.500 | 64 | +1 | Lost to UConn 28–31 |
| 64 | -9 | 3.096 |  Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI) | SEC | 2–2 | 0.500 | 64 | +1 | Lost to Vanderbilt 17–23 |
| 65 | -27 | 3.102 |  Arkansas (ARKANSAS) | SEC | 2–1 | 0.667 | 45 | +1 | Lost to Alabama 14–49 |
| 66 | -5 | 3.137 |  Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE) | PAC | 2–2 | 0.500 | 64 | +1 | Lost to Georgia 10–27 |
| 67 | -34 | 3.148 |  Kansas State (KANSAS STATE) | B12 | 2–1 | 0.667 | 45 | -1 | Lost to Louisville 29–38 |
| 68 | -22 | 3.150 |  Rice (RICE) | USA | 2–2 | 0.500 | 64 | +2 | Lost to Texas 10–52 |
| 69 | 12 | 3.222 |  Akron (AKRON) | MAC | 2–2 | 0.500 | 64 | +1 | Beat Army 22–3 |
| 70 | -31 | 3.225 |  North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA) | ACC | 2–1 | 0.667 | 45 | -1 | Lost to Virginia Tech 17–20 |
| 71 | 16 | 3.287 |  Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH) | IND WAC | 2–1 | 0.667 | 45 | 0 | Beat FCS 41–26 |
| 72 | 19 | 3.349 |  Stanford (STANFORD) | PAC | 2–2 | 0.500 | 64 | +1 | Beat San José State 23–10 |
| 73 | 23 | 3.688 |  New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE) | IND WAC | 1–1 | 0.500 | 64 | 0 | Beat UTEP 34–33 |
| 74 | -25 | 3.706 |  Iowa State (IOWA STATE) | B12 | 2–2 | 0.500 | 64 | -1 | Lost to UNLV 31–34 |
| 75 | -5 | 3.710 |  Buffalo (BUFFALO) | MAC | 2–2 | 0.500 | 64 | 0 | Lost to Missouri 21–42 |
| 76 | 35 | 3.778 |  NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE) | ACC | 2–2 | 0.500 | 64 | 0 | Beat East Carolina 30–24 |
| 77 | 2 | 3.794 |  Tulane (TULANE) | USA | 1–2 | 0.333 | 81 | 0 | Beat UL Monroe 24–10 |
| 78 | -33 | 3.828 |  Middle Tennessee (MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE) | SUN | 1–3 | 0.250 | 96 | +1 | Lost to Arkansas State 14–31 |
| 79 | 22 | 3.853 |  Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS) | MAC | 1–2 | 0.333 | 81 | -1 | Beat FCS 48–3 |
| 80 | 15 | 3.895 |  Navy (NAVY) | IND FBSI | 2–2 | 0.500 | 64 | -1 | Beat Rutgers 23–21 |
| 81 | 8 | 3.965 |  Western Kentucky (WESTERN KENTUCKY) | IND FBSI | 2–2 | 0.500 | 64 | -1 | Beat FCS 50–9 |
| 82 | 8 | 3.993 |  Nevada (NEVADA) | IND WAC | 1–2 | 0.333 | 81 | 0 | BYE |
| 83 | -16 | 4.070 |  Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN) | MAC | 2–2 | 0.500 | 64 | -1 | Lost to Purdue 25–32 |
| 84 | -19 | 4.072 |  Wyoming (WYOMING) | MWC | 2–2 | 0.500 | 64 | -1 | Lost to BYU 0–44 |
| 85 | -17 | 4.158 |  Michigan (MICHIGAN) | B10 | 1–2 | 0.333 | 81 | 0 | BYE |
| 86 | -8 | 4.161 |  West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA) | IND BE | 1–2 | 0.333 | 81 | -1 | Lost to Colorado 14–17 |
| 87 | 10 | 4.193 |  Oregon State (OREGON STATE) | PAC | 1–2 | 0.333 | 81 | -1 | BYE |
| 88 | -28 | 4.195 |  San José State (SAN JOSE STATE) | IND WAC | 2–2 | 0.500 | 64 | -2 | Lost to Stanford 10–23 |
| 89 | -26 | 4.203 |  UCLA | PAC | 1–2 | 0.333 | 81 | 0 | Lost to Arizona 10–31 |
| 90 | -6 | 4.237 |  New Mexico (NEW MEXICO) | MWC | 1–3 | 0.250 | 96 | +1 | Lost to Tulsa 14–56 |
| 91 | 2 | 4.271 |  Virginia (VIRGINIA) | ACC | 1–2 | 0.333 | 81 | 0 | BYE |
| 92 | 6 | 4.497 |  Florida Atlantic (FLORIDA ATLANTIC) | SUN | 1–3 | 0.250 | 96 | 0 | Lost to Minnesota 3–37 |
| 93 | -11 | 4.591 |  Toledo (TOLEDO) | MAC | 1–2 | 0.333 | 81 | -1 | Lost to Fresno State 54–55 |
| 94 | -18 | 4.649 |  UCF (CENTRAL FLORIDA) | USA | 1–2 | 0.333 | 81 | -1 | Lost to Boston College 7–34 |
| 95 | -1 | 4.699 |  Tennessee (TENNESSEE) | SEC | 1–2 | 0.333 | 81 | -1 | Lost to Florida 6–30 |
| 96 | -16 | 4.706 |  Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M) | B12 | 1–2 | 0.333 | 81 | -1 | Lost to Miami 23–41 |
| 97 | -22 | 4.739 |  Houston (HOUSTON) | USA | 1–3 | 0.250 | 96 | -2 | Lost to Colorado State 25–28 |
| 98 | -10 | 4.840 |  Temple (TEMPLE) | MAC | 1–3 | 0.250 | 96 | -2 | Lost to Penn State 3–45 |
| 99 | 5 | 4.890 |  Utah State (UTAH STATE) | IND WAC | 1–3 | 0.250 | 96 | -1 | Beat Idaho 42–17 |
| 100 | -8 | 5.144 |  Washington (WASHINGTON) | PAC | 0–3 | 0.000 | 113 | -1 | BYE |
| 101 | 11 | 5.304 |  Syracuse (SYRACUSE) | IND BE | 1–3 | 0.250 | 96 | -2 | Beat FCS 30–21 |
| 102 | 15 | 5.376 |  Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE) | SUN | 1–2 | 0.333 | 81 | -2 | Beat Kent State 44–27 |
| 103 | -3 | 5.458 |  Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE) | SEC | 1–3 | 0.250 | 96 | -3 | Lost to Georgia Tech 7–38 |
| 104 | -2 | 5.518 |  SMU | USA | 1–3 | 0.250 | 96 | -2 | Lost to TCU 7–48 |
| 105 | 1 | 5.752 |  Hawai'i (HAWAII) | IND WAC | 1–2 | 0.333 | 81 | -2 | BYE |
| 106 | 4 | 5.911 |  Florida International (FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL) | SUN | 0–3 | 0.000 | 113 | -2 | Lost to South Florida 9–17 |
| 107 | -8 | 6.003 |  North Texas (NORTH TEXAS) | SUN | 0–3 | 0.000 | 113 | -1 | BYE |
| 108 | -5 | 6.065 |  Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH)) | MAC | 1–3 | 0.250 | 96 | -3 | Lost to Cincinnati 20–45 |
| 109 | 7 | 6.075 |  Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE) | PAC | 1–3 | 0.250 | 96 | -3 | Beat FCS 48–9 |
| 110 | -5 | 6.136 |  Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN) | MAC | 1–3 | 0.250 | 96 | -4 | Lost to Maryland 24–51 |
| 111 | 3 | 6.200 |  Memphis (MEMPHIS) | USA | 1–3 | 0.250 | 96 | -5 | Beat FCS 31–10 |
| 112 | -26 | 6.345 |  UL Monroe (LOUISIANA MONROE) | SUN | 1–3 | 0.250 | 96 | -4 | Lost to Tulane 10–24 |
| 113 | 0 | 6.698 |  Ohio (OHIO) | MAC | 0–4 | 0.000 | 113 | -5 | Lost to Northwestern 8–16 |
| 114 | 5 | 6.778 |  UAB | USA | 1–3 | 0.250 | 96 | -5 | Beat FCS 45–10 |
| 115 | -6 | 6.887 |  Idaho (IDAHO) | IND WAC | 1–3 | 0.250 | 96 | -5 | Lost to Utah State 17–42 |
| 116 | -9 | 6.967 |  Kent State (KENT STATE) | MAC | 1–3 | 0.250 | 96 | -5 | Lost to Louisiana 27–44 |
| 117 | -9 | 7.484 |  UTEP | USA | 0–3 | 0.000 | 113 | -3 | Lost to New Mexico State 33–34 |
| 118 | -3 | 8.093 |  Rutgers (RUTGERS) | IND BE | 0–3 | 0.000 | 113 | -4 | Lost to Navy 21–23 |
| 119 | -1 | 9.891 |  San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE) | MWC | 0–3 | 0.000 | 113 | -3 | BYE |
| 120 | 0 | 11.636 |  Army (ARMY) | IND FBSI | 0–3 | 0.000 | 113 | -5 | Lost to Akron 3–22 |