2008 Week 6 College Football Team Rankings

September 30, 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	3	0.796	Alabama (ALABAMA)	SEC	5–0	1.000	1	+13	Beat Georgia 41–30
2	12	0.970	Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)	B12	4–0	1.000	1	+7	Beat TCU 35–10
3	7	0.984	Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)	SEC	4–0	1.000	1	+10	BYE
4	9	0.998	Texas (TEXAS)	B12	4–0	1.000	1	+7	Beat Arkansas 52–10
5	6	1.048	Boise State (BOISE STATE)	IND WAC	3–0	1.000	1	+6	BYE
6	-1	1.120	Utah (UTAH)	MWC	5–0	1.000	1	+9	Beat FCS 37–21
7	1	1.200	Missouri (MISSOURI)	B12	4–0	1.000	1	+6	BYE
8	12	1.338	South Florida (SOUTH FLORIDA)	IND BE	5–0	1.000	1	+7	Beat NC State 41–10
9	9	1.347	Penn State (PENN STATE)	B10	5–0	1.000	1	+6	Beat Illinois 38–24
10	-1	1.353	Ball State (BALL STATE)	MAC	5–0	1.000	1	+8	Beat Kent State 41–20
11	-8	1.356	Nebraska (NEBRASKA)	B12	3–1	0.750	29	+7	Lost to Virginia Tech 30–35
12	4	1.395	Kentucky (KENTUCKY)	SEC	4–0	1.000	1	+5	Beat Western Kentucky 41–3
13	12	1.398	Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)	B10	5–0	1.000	1	+8	Beat Iowa 22–17
14	12	1.432	Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)	B12	4–0	1.000	1	+5	Beat Troy 55–24
15	0	1.480	LSU	SEC	4–0	1.000	1	+5	Beat Mississippi State 34–24
16	14	1.481	California (CALIFORNIA)	PAC	3–1	0.750	29	+6	Beat Colorado State 42–7
17	5	1.484	UConn (CONNECTICUT)	IND BE	5–0	1.000	1	+6	Beat Louisville 26–21
18	-6	1.493	Georgia (GEORGIA)	SEC	4–1	0.800	19	+8	Lost to Alabama 30–41
19	9	1.512	Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)	ACC	4–1	0.800	19	+7	Beat Nebraska 35–30
20	1	1.591	BYU	MWC	4–0	1.000	1	+3	BYE
21	6	1.607	Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)	B12	4–0	1.000	1	+3	BYE
22	-16	1.611	Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)	ACC	3–1	0.750	29	+6	Lost to Navy 17–24
23	1	1.675	Tulsa (TULSA)	USA	4–0	1.000	1	+3	Beat FCS 62–34
24	12	1.707	Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)	B10	4–1	0.800	19	+6	Beat Indiana 42–29
25	-23	1.757	Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)	B10	3–1	0.750	29	+6	Lost to Michigan 25–27
26	-9	1.800	TCU	MWC	4–1	0.800	19	+6	Lost to Oklahoma 10–35
27	2	1.869	Oregon (OREGON)	PAC	4–1	0.800	19	+4	Beat Washington State 63–14
28	5	1.905	Kansas (KANSAS)	B12	3–1	0.750	29	+3	BYE
29	-6	1.921	Minnesota (MINNESOTA)	B10	4–1	0.800	19	+4	Lost to Ohio State 21–34
30	31	1.931	Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)	IND FBSI	3–1	0.750	29	+4	Beat Purdue 38–21
31	1	1.942	Auburn (AUBURN)	SEC	4–1	0.800	19	+5	Beat Tennessee 14–12
32	5	1.966	Ohio State (OHIO STATE)	B10	4–1	0.800	19	+6	Beat Minnesota 34–21
33	11	1.998	Duke (DUKE)	ACC	3–1	0.750	29	+4	Beat Virginia 31–3
34	19	2.064	Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)	ACC	3–1	0.750	29	+2	Beat Colorado 39–21
35	3	2.101	Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)	ACC	3–1	0.750	29	+3	BYE
36	-29	2.142	Florida (FLORIDA)	SEC	3–1	0.750	29	+2	Lost to Ole Miss 30–31
37	-36	2.169	USC	PAC	2–1	0.667	48	+3	Lost to Oregon State 21–27
38	-3	2.198	Air Force (AIR FORCE)	MWC	3–1	0.750	29	+4	BYE
39	20	2.246	Maryland (MARYLAND)	ACC	4–1	0.800	19	+4	Beat Clemson 20–17
40	-21	2.265	Colorado (COLORADO)	B12	3–1	0.750	29	+3	Lost to Florida State 21–39
41	29	2.290	North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)	ACC	3–1	0.750	29	+2	Beat Miami 28–24
42	15	2.324	Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)	IND BE	3–1	0.750	29	+3	Beat Akron 17–15
43	-2	2.355	Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	4–1	0.800	19	+3	Beat Temple 7–3
44	8	2.384	Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)	MAC	2–2	0.500	63	+4	Beat Wyoming 45–16
45	5	2.442	Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)	IND WAC	3–1	0.750	29	+2	Beat UCLA 36–31
46	-6	2.471	Louisville (LOUISVILLE)	IND BE	2–2	0.500	63	+3	Lost to UConn 21–26
47	17	2.472	Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)	SEC	3–2	0.600	50	+4	Beat Florida 31–30
48	-1	2.487	Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)	IND BE	3–1	0.750	29	+4	Beat Syracuse 34–24
49	0	2.523	Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)	ACC	3–1	0.750	29	+1	Beat FCS 42–0
50	-5	2.575	Iowa (IOWA)	B10	3–2	0.600	50	+2	Lost to Northwestern 17–22
51	29	2.608	Navy (NAVY)	IND FBSI	3–2	0.600	50	+3	Beat Wake Forest 24–17
52	33	2.625	Michigan (MICHIGAN)	B10	2–2	0.500	63	+3	Beat Wisconsin 27–25
53	-7	2.663	Arizona (ARIZONA)	PAC	3–1	0.750	29	0	BYE
54	14	2.812	Rice (RICE)	USA	3–2	0.600	50	+3	Beat North Texas 77–20
55	12	2.824	Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)	B12	3–1	0.750	29	-1	Beat Louisiana 45–37
56	26	2.857	Nevada (NEVADA)	IND WAC	2–2	0.500	63	+3	Beat UNLV 49–27
57	-26	2.858	UNLV	MWC	3–2	0.600	50	+3	Lost to Nevada 27–49
58	-19	2.917	Clemson (CLEMSON)	ACC	3–2	0.600	50	+1	Lost to Maryland 17–20
59	-1	2.927	South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)	SEC	3–2	0.600	50	+2	Beat UAB 26–13
60	27	2.996	Oregon State (OREGON STATE)	PAC	2–2	0.500	63	+1	Beat USC 27–21
61	-27	3.003	East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)	USA	3–2	0.600	50	+2	Lost to Houston 24–41
62	10	3.040	Stanford (STANFORD)	PAC	3–2	0.600	50	+2	Beat Washington 35–28
63	-8	3.173	Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)	USA	2–2	0.500	63	+1	BYE
64	-10	3.189	Illinois (ILLINOIS)	B10	2–2	0.500	63	+1	Lost to Penn State 24–38
65	-22	3.201	Indiana (INDIANA)	B10	2–2	0.500	63	+1	Lost to Michigan State 29–42
66	-10	3.216	Purdue (PURDUE)	B10	2–2	0.500	63	+1	Lost to Notre Dame 21–38
67	-7	3.274	Troy (TROY)	SUN	2–2	0.500	63	0	Lost to Oklahoma State 24–55
68	-20	3.360	Miami (MIAMI)	ACC	2–2	0.500	63	0	Lost to North Carolina 24–28
69	10	3.389	Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)	MAC	2–2	0.500	63	-1	Beat Eastern Michigan 37–0
70	-4	3.424	Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)	PAC	2–2	0.500	63	0	BYE
71	-29	3.434	Marshall (MARSHALL)	USA	3–2	0.600	50	+1	Lost to West Virginia 3–27
72	-1	3.467	Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH)	IND WAC	2–1	0.667	48	0	BYE
73	-10	3.479	Baylor (BAYLOR)	B12	2–2	0.500	63	0	BYE
74	12	3.506	West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)	IND BE	2–2	0.500	63	0	Beat Marshall 27–3
75	13	3.514	San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)	IND WAC	3–2	0.600	50	-1	Beat Hawai'i 20–17
76	-25	3.522	Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE)	SUN	3–2	0.600	50	-2	Lost to Memphis 17–29
77	-12	3.608	Arkansas (ARKANSAS)	SEC	2–2	0.500	63	+1	Lost to Texas 10–52
78	-1	3.610	Tulane (TULANE)	USA	2–2	0.500	63	0	Beat SMU 34–27
79	4	3.651	Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)	MAC	3–2	0.600	50	0	Beat Buffalo 27–25
80	10	3.738	New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)	MWC	2–3	0.400	83	+1	Beat New Mexico State 35–24
81	16	3.848	Houston (HOUSTON)	USA	2–3	0.400	83	0	Beat East Carolina 41–24
82	-20	4.018	Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)	MWC	2–2	0.500	63	0	Lost to California 7–42
83	-5	4.222	Middle Tennessee (MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE)	SUN	1–3	0.250	92	0	BYE
84	-9	4.227	Buffalo (BUFFALO)	MAC	2–3	0.400	83	-1	Lost to Central Michigan 25–27
85	-16	4.258	Akron (AKRON)	MAC	2–3	0.400	83	-1	Lost to Cincinnati 15–17
86	-12	4.304	Iowa State (IOWA STATE)	B12	2–2	0.500	63	-3	BYE
87	9	4.391	Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)	B12	2–2	0.500	63	-2	Beat Army 21–17
88	-12	4.470	NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)	ACC	2–3	0.400	83	-1	Lost to South Florida 10–41
89	-8	4.573	Western Kentucky (WESTERN KENTUCKY)	IND FBSI	2–3	0.400	83	-2	Lost to Kentucky 3–41
90	21	4.594	Memphis (MEMPHIS)	USA	2–3	0.400	83	-3	Beat Arkansas State 29–17
91	1	4.712	Florida Atlantic (FLORIDA ATLANTIC)	SUN	1–3	0.250	92	-1	BYE
92	-3	4.816	UCLA	PAC	1–3	0.250	92	-1	Lost to Fresno State 31–36
93	13	4.985	Florida International (FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL)	SUN	1–3	0.250	92	-2	Beat Toledo 35–16
94	-10	5.036	Wyoming (WYOMING)	MWC	2–3	0.400	83	-2	Lost to Bowling Green 16–45
95	4	5.166	Utah State (UTAH STATE)	IND WAC	1–3	0.250	92	-2	BYE
96	7	5.369	Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)	SEC	1–4	0.200	108	-3	Lost to LSU 24–34
97	1	5.407	Temple (TEMPLE)	MAC	1–4	0.200	108	-4	Lost to Western Michigan 3–7
98	10	5.460	Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))	MAC	1–3	0.250	92	-3	BYE
99	19	5.462	Rutgers (RUTGERS)	IND BE	1–3	0.250	92	-4	Beat FCS 38–0
100	-9	5.592	Virginia (VIRGINIA)	ACC	1–3	0.250	92	-2	Lost to Duke 3–31
101	-6	5.642	Tennessee (TENNESSEE)	SEC	1–3	0.250	92	-4	Lost to Auburn 12–14
102	-2	5.726	Washington (WASHINGTON)	PAC	0–4	0.000	118	-3	Lost to Stanford 28–35
103	-30	5.780	New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)	IND WAC	1–2	0.333	91	-3	Lost to New Mexico 24–35
104	-3	5.908	Syracuse (SYRACUSE)	IND BE	1–4	0.200	108	-4	Lost to Pittsburgh 24–34
105	8	5.946	Ohio (OHIO)	MAC	1–4	0.200	108	-6	Beat FCS 51–31
106	-13	5.971	Toledo (TOLEDO)	MAC	1–3	0.250	92	-4	Lost to Florida International 16–35
107	-13	6.033	UCF (CENTRAL FLORIDA)	USA	1–3	0.250	92	-4	Lost to UTEP 13–58
108	9	6.057	UTEP	USA	1–3	0.250	92	-4	Beat UCF 58–13
109	-7	6.065	Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)	SUN	1–3	0.250	92	-4	Lost to Kansas State 37–45
110	2	6.120	UL Monroe (LOUISIANA MONROE)	SUN	1–3	0.250	92	-5	BYE
111	-2	6.219	Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)	PAC	1–4	0.200	108	-4	Lost to Oregon 14–63
112	-8	6.314	SMU	USA	1–4	0.200	108	-5	Lost to Tulane 27–34
113	-8	6.384	Hawai'i (HAWAII)	IND WAC	1–3	0.250	92	-5	Lost to San José State 17–20
114	5	6.626	San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)	MWC	1–3	0.250	92	-2	Beat Idaho 45–17
115	1	6.705	Kent State (KENT STATE)	MAC	1–4	0.200	108	-6	Lost to Ball State 20–41
116	-9	6.727	North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)	SUN	0–4	0.000	118	-3	Lost to Rice 20–77
117	-7	6.888	Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	1–4	0.200	108	-7	Lost to Northern Illinois 0–37
118	-4	7.290	UAB	USA	1–4	0.200	108	-8	Lost to South Carolina 13–26
119	-4	7.775	Idaho (IDAHO)	IND WAC	1–4	0.200	108	-8	Lost to San Diego State 17–45
120	0	11.617	Army (ARMY)	IND FBSI	0–4	0.000	118	-9	Lost to Texas A&M 17–21