2008 Week 8 College Football Team Rankings

October 14, 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	0.777	Texas (TEXAS)	B12	6–0	1.000	1	+18	Beat Oklahoma 45–35
2	-1	0.892	Alabama (ALABAMA)	SEC	6–0	1.000	1	+19	BYE
3	6	1.111	Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)	B12	6–0	1.000	1	+14	Beat Missouri 28–23
4	-1	1.151	Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)	B12	5–1	0.833	16	+14	Lost to Texas 35–45
5	1	1.189	Boise State (BOISE STATE)	IND WAC	5–0	1.000	1	+12	Beat Southern Miss 24–7
6	1	1.210	Penn State (PENN STATE)	B10	7–0	1.000	1	+14	Beat Wisconsin 48–7
7	20	1.273	Florida (FLORIDA)	SEC	5–1	0.833	16	+12	Beat LSU 51–21
8	9	1.274	USC	PAC	4–1	0.800	29	+13	Beat Arizona State 28–0
9	-1	1.304	Utah (UTAH)	MWC	7–0	1.000	1	+15	Beat Wyoming 40–7
10	1	1.305	Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)	B12	6–0	1.000	1	+11	Beat Nebraska 37–31
11	-9	1.383	Missouri (MISSOURI)	B12	5–1	0.833	16	+11	Lost to Oklahoma State 23–28
12	8	1.419	Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)	B10	6–1	0.857	11	+17	Beat Northwestern 37–20
13	-3	1.426	Ball State (BALL STATE)	MAC	7–0	1.000	1	+14	Beat Western Kentucky 24–7
14	11	1.474	Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)	ACC	4–1	0.800	29	+11	Beat Clemson 12–7
15	13	1.479	North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)	ACC	5–1	0.833	16	+12	Beat Notre Dame 29–24
16	0	1.487	Georgia (GEORGIA)	SEC	5–1	0.833	16	+13	Beat Tennessee 26–14
17	6	1.540	Ohio State (OHIO STATE)	B10	6–1	0.857	11	+15	Beat Purdue 16–3
18	-6	1.588	Tulsa (TULSA)	USA	6–0	1.000	1	+8	Beat SMU 37–31
19	5	1.598	South Florida (SOUTH FLORIDA)	IND BE	5–1	0.833	16	+11	BYE
20	1	1.612	BYU	MWC	6–0	1.000	1	+8	Beat New Mexico 21–3
21	-2	1.625	Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)	ACC	5–1	0.833	16	+12	BYE
22	-8	1.642	California (CALIFORNIA)	PAC	4–1	0.800	29	+10	BYE
23	9	1.654	Minnesota (MINNESOTA)	B10	6–1	0.857	11	+11	Beat Illinois 27–20
24	6	1.693	Kansas (KANSAS)	B12	5–1	0.833	16	+9	Beat Colorado 30–14
25	1	1.711	TCU	MWC	6–1	0.857	11	+11	Beat Colorado State 13–7
26	-21	1.721	Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)	SEC	5–1	0.833	16	+12	Lost to Mississippi State 14–17
27	-5	1.722	Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)	ACC	5–1	0.833	16	+8	Beat FCS 10–7
28	6	1.722	UConn (CONNECTICUT)	IND BE	5–1	0.833	16	+10	BYE
29	-16	1.735	Nebraska (NEBRASKA)	B12	3–3	0.500	57	+11	Lost to Texas Tech 31–37
30	-15	1.905	Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)	B10	5–1	0.833	16	+9	Lost to Michigan State 20–37
31	4	1.961	Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)	IND BE	4–1	0.800	29	+9	BYE
32	4	2.026	Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)	ACC	4–1	0.800	29	+5	BYE
33	0	2.061	Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)	IND BE	5–1	0.833	16	+7	Beat Rutgers 13–10
34	10	2.171	Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	6–1	0.857	11	+7	Beat Buffalo 34–28
35	11	2.240	South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)	SEC	5–2	0.714	36	+8	Beat Kentucky 24–17
36	-18	2.255	LSU	SEC	4–1	0.800	29	+5	Lost to Florida 21–51
37	0	2.272	Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)	ACC	4–1	0.800	29	+4	BYE
38	3	2.320	Navy (NAVY)	IND FBSI	4–2	0.667	38	+7	BYE
39	-8	2.351	Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)	IND FBSI	4–2	0.667	38	+7	Lost to North Carolina 24–29
40	-11	2.377	Kentucky (KENTUCKY)	SEC	4–2	0.667	38	+5	Lost to South Carolina 17–24
41	2	2.384	Duke (DUKE)	ACC	3–2	0.600	50	+5	BYE
42	13	2.512	Oregon State (OREGON STATE)	PAC	3–3	0.500	57	+5	Beat Washington State 66–13
43	5	2.553	Oregon (OREGON)	PAC	5–2	0.714	36	+5	Beat UCLA 31–24
44	7	2.614	Air Force (AIR FORCE)	MWC	4–2	0.667	38	+4	Beat San Diego State 35–10
45	4	2.624	Iowa (IOWA)	B10	4–3	0.571	54	+4	Beat Indiana 45–9
46	13	2.631	Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)	B12	4–2	0.667	38	+3	Beat Texas A&M 44–30
47	10	2.740	Louisville (LOUISVILLE)	IND BE	3–2	0.600	50	+4	Beat Memphis 35–28
48	-10	2.791	Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)	B10	3–3	0.500	57	+5	Lost to Penn State 7–48
49	-9	2.831	Colorado (COLORADO)	B12	3–3	0.500	57	+5	Lost to Kansas 14–30
50	-5	2.839	Illinois (ILLINOIS)	B10	3–3	0.500	57	+3	Lost to Minnesota 20–27
51	5	2.883	Troy (TROY)	SUN	3–2	0.600	50	+2	Beat Florida Atlantic 30–17
52	-2	2.908	Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)	SEC	3–3	0.500	57	+4	BYE
53	13	2.954	Stanford (STANFORD)	PAC	4–3	0.571	54	+4	Beat Arizona 24–23
54	-1	2.981	Maryland (MARYLAND)	ACC	4–2	0.667	38	+2	BYE
55	-13	3.069	Arizona (ARIZONA)	PAC	4–2	0.667	38	-2	Lost to Stanford 23–24
56	6	3.149	West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)	IND BE	4–2	0.667	38	-1	Beat Syracuse 17–6
57	7	3.179	Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)	IND WAC	4–2	0.667	38	0	Beat Idaho 45–32
58	-19	3.181	Auburn (AUBURN)	SEC	4–3	0.571	54	+2	Lost to Arkansas 22–25
59	14	3.205	Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)	MAC	3–3	0.500	57	+3	Beat Akron 37–33
60	9	3.207	San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)	IND WAC	4–2	0.667	38	-1	Beat Utah State 30–7
61	-3	3.214	Rice (RICE)	USA	3–3	0.500	57	+3	BYE
62	14	3.217	Miami (MIAMI)	ACC	3–3	0.500	57	+1	Beat UCF 20–14
63	23	3.276	Virginia (VIRGINIA)	ACC	3–3	0.500	57	+3	Beat East Carolina 35–20
64	8	3.328	Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)	MAC	4–2	0.667	38	+1	Beat Temple 24–14
65	24	3.337	Arkansas (ARKANSAS)	SEC	3–3	0.500	57	+4	Beat Auburn 25–22
66	-19	3.342	Nevada (NEVADA)	IND WAC	3–3	0.500	57	+1	Lost to New Mexico State 45–48
67	-4	3.371	Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE)	SUN	4–2	0.667	38	-3	Beat UL Monroe 37–29
68	-16	3.373	East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)	USA	3–3	0.500	57	+1	Lost to Virginia 20–35
69	1	3.384	Houston (HOUSTON)	USA	3–3	0.500	57	-1	Beat UAB 45–20
70	-9	3.396	Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)	MWC	3–3	0.500	57	+1	Lost to TCU 7–13
71	-11	3.420	Clemson (CLEMSON)	ACC	3–3	0.500	57	-1	Lost to Wake Forest 7–12
72	7	3.432	Baylor (BAYLOR)	B12	3–3	0.500	57	0	Beat Iowa State 38–10
73	14	3.469	New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)	IND WAC	3–2	0.600	50	-1	Beat Nevada 48–45
74	-20	3.495	New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)	MWC	3–4	0.429	81	+4	Lost to BYU 3–21
75	18	3.603	Hawai'i (HAWAII)	IND WAC	3–3	0.500	57	0	Beat Louisiana Tech 24–14
76	16	3.606	Florida International (FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL)	SUN	3–3	0.500	57	-1	Beat Middle Tennessee 31–21
77	6	3.687	UTEP	USA	3–3	0.500	57	0	Beat Tulane 24–21
78	6	3.700	Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)	MAC	3–3	0.500	57	-3	Beat Miami (OH) 17–13
79	-14	3.804	UNLV	MWC	3–3	0.500	57	-1	BYE
80	-13	3.871	Purdue (PURDUE)	B10	2–4	0.333	85	-1	Lost to Ohio State 3–16
81	-4	3.889	Marshall (MARSHALL)	USA	3–3	0.500	57	-1	BYE
82	-8	3.949	Buffalo (BUFFALO)	MAC	2–4	0.333	85	0	Lost to Western Michigan 28–34
83	2	4.078	Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)	USA	2–4	0.333	85	-2	Lost to Boise State 7–24
84	-9	4.335	Akron (AKRON)	MAC	3–4	0.429	81	-3	Lost to Bowling Green 33–37
85	-14	4.376	Indiana (INDIANA)	B10	2–4	0.333	85	-3	Lost to Iowa 9–45
86	-5	4.447	Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)	PAC	2–4	0.333	85	-2	Lost to USC 0–28
87	-9	4.462	Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH)	IND WAC	2–3	0.400	84	-2	Lost to Hawai'i 14–24
88	11	4.528	Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)	SUN	3–3	0.500	57	-7	Beat North Texas 59–30
89	1	4.557	Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)	B12	2–4	0.333	85	-2	Lost to Kansas State 30–44
90	12	4.627	Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)	SEC	2–4	0.333	85	-3	Beat Vanderbilt 17–14
91	-11	4.695	UCLA	PAC	2–4	0.333	85	-3	Lost to Oregon 24–31
92	-4	4.711	Memphis (MEMPHIS)	USA	3–4	0.429	81	-6	Lost to Louisville 28–35
93	12	4.717	Toledo (TOLEDO)	MAC	2–4	0.333	85	-3	Beat Michigan 13–10
94	-3	4.724	Tennessee (TENNESSEE)	SEC	2–4	0.333	85	-5	Lost to Georgia 14–26
95	-13	4.748	Middle Tennessee (MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE)	SUN	2–4	0.333	85	-4	Lost to Florida International 21–31
96	-1	4.789	NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)	ACC	2–4	0.333	85	-4	BYE
97	-29	4.890	Michigan (MICHIGAN)	B10	2–4	0.333	85	-5	Lost to Toledo 10–13
98	-4	4.940	Temple (TEMPLE)	MAC	2–5	0.286	102	-5	Lost to Central Michigan 14–24
99	-3	5.354	Iowa State (IOWA STATE)	B12	2–4	0.333	85	-9	Lost to Baylor 10–38
100	-3	5.375	UCF (CENTRAL FLORIDA)	USA	2–4	0.333	85	-7	Lost to Miami 14–20
101	-1	5.416	Western Kentucky (WESTERN KENTUCKY)	IND FBSI	2–5	0.286	102	-7	Lost to Ball State 7–24
102	7	5.499	Ohio (OHIO)	MAC	2–5	0.286	102	-9	Beat Kent State 26–19
103	-5	5.525	Tulane (TULANE)	USA	2–4	0.333	85	-8	Lost to UTEP 21–24
104	2	5.597	Rutgers (RUTGERS)	IND BE	1–5	0.167	107	-8	Lost to Cincinnati 10–13
105	-1	5.903	Utah State (UTAH STATE)	IND WAC	1–5	0.167	107	-6	Lost to San José State 7–30
106	2	5.932	Wyoming (WYOMING)	MWC	2–5	0.286	102	-7	Lost to Utah 7–40
107	-4	6.032	Florida Atlantic (FLORIDA ATLANTIC)	SUN	1–5	0.167	107	-7	Lost to Troy 17–30
108	-1	6.102	Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	2–5	0.286	102	-11	Lost to Army 13–17
109	-8	6.156	Syracuse (SYRACUSE)	IND BE	1–5	0.167	107	-8	Lost to West Virginia 6–17
110	0	6.753	Washington (WASHINGTON)	PAC	0–5	0.000	119	-8	BYE
111	0	6.871	San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)	MWC	1–5	0.167	107	-6	Lost to Air Force 10–35
112	2	6.879	SMU	USA	1–6	0.143	114	-12	Lost to Tulsa 31–37
113	6	6.993	Army (ARMY)	IND FBSI	2–4	0.333	85	-9	Beat Eastern Michigan 17–13
114	-2	7.273	Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))	MAC	1–5	0.167	107	-14	Lost to Northern Illinois 13–17
115	2	7.317	UL Monroe (LOUISIANA MONROE)	SUN	1–5	0.167	107	-15	Lost to Arkansas State 29–37
116	-1	7.540	Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)	PAC	1–6	0.143	114	-13	Lost to Oregon State 13–66
117	-4	7.743	Kent State (KENT STATE)	MAC	1–6	0.143	114	-17	Lost to Ohio 19–26
118	-2	7.905	UAB	USA	1–6	0.143	114	-18	Lost to Houston 20–45
119	-1	8.172	North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)	SUN	0–6	0.000	119	-12	Lost to Louisiana 30–59
120	0	8.312	Idaho (IDAHO)	IND WAC	1–6	0.143	114	-18	Lost to Fresno State 32–45