2018 Week 8 College Football Team Rankings

October 16, 2018By PowerUpRankings.com • Posted in 2018 Season Tags: • No Comments

2018 rankings as originally published from Ken's records; records, NOW and game results come from official ESPN scores. A +0.200 adjustment was added to every rating this season.

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Rank	Change	Rating	Team	Conf	Record	Win %	Place	NOW	Game Status
1	0	0.192	Clemson (CLEMSON)	ACC	6–0	1.000	1	+20	BYE
2	2	0.198	Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)	IND FBSI	7–0	1.000	1	+26	Beat Pittsburgh 19–14
3	0	0.203	Alabama (ALABAMA)	SEC	7–0	1.000	1	+22	Beat Missouri 39–10
4	1	0.252	LSU	SEC	6–1	0.857	9	+23	Beat Georgia 36–16
5	2	0.332	Michigan (MICHIGAN)	B10	6–1	0.857	9	+18	Beat Wisconsin 38–13
6	0	0.359	Ohio State (OHIO STATE)	B10	7–0	1.000	1	+18	Beat Minnesota 30–14
7	5	0.416	Texas (TEXAS)	B12	6–1	0.857	9	+18	Beat Baylor 23–17
8	-6	0.420	Georgia (GEORGIA)	SEC	6–1	0.857	9	+14	Lost to LSU 16–36
9	0	0.446	NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)	ACC	5–0	1.000	1	+15	BYE
10	3	0.481	Florida (FLORIDA)	SEC	6–1	0.857	9	+18	Beat Vanderbilt 37–27
11	-1	0.505	Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)	B12	5–1	0.833	16	+14	BYE
12	-1	0.534	UCF (CENTRAL FLORIDA)	IND AAC	6–0	1.000	1	+13	Beat Memphis 31–30
13	5	0.733	Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)	IND AAC	6–0	1.000	1	+10	BYE
14	8	0.745	Duke (DUKE)	ACC	5–1	0.833	16	+12	Beat Georgia Tech 28–14
15	2	0.767	South Florida (SOUTH FLORIDA)	IND AAC	6–0	1.000	1	+11	Beat Tulsa 25–24
16	0	0.798	Kentucky (KENTUCKY)	SEC	5–1	0.833	16	+12	BYE
17	6	0.832	Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)	SEC	5–2	0.714	32	+12	Beat South Carolina 26–23
18	10	0.856	Iowa (IOWA)	B10	5–1	0.833	16	+12	Beat Indiana 42–16
19	-11	0.922	West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)	B12	5–1	0.833	16	+9	Lost to Iowa State 14–30
20	-6	1.086	Penn State (PENN STATE)	B10	4–2	0.667	39	+9	Lost to Michigan State 17–21
21	3	1.113	Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)	SEC	4–2	0.667	39	+8	BYE
22	-1	1.125	Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)	PAC	5–1	0.833	16	+5	BYE
23	-8	1.125	Miami (MIAMI)	ACC	5–2	0.714	32	+8	Lost to Virginia 13–16
24	1	1.129	Stanford (STANFORD)	PAC	4–2	0.667	39	+12	BYE
25	8	1.163	Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)	B12	4–2	0.667	39	+9	Beat TCU 17–14
26	-7	1.207	Washington (WASHINGTON)	PAC	5–2	0.714	32	+8	Lost to Oregon 27–30
27	7	1.237	UAB	USA	5–1	0.833	16	+7	Beat Rice 42–0
28	17	1.241	USC	PAC	4–2	0.667	39	+12	Beat Colorado 31–20
29	7	1.265	San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)	MWC	5–1	0.833	16	+10	Beat Air Force 21–17
30	1	1.268	Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)	MWC	5–1	0.833	16	+6	Beat Wyoming 27–3
31	15	1.294	Utah (UTAH)	PAC	4–2	0.667	39	+8	Beat Arizona 42–10
32	5	1.295	Maryland (MARYLAND)	B10	4–2	0.667	39	+7	Beat Rutgers 34–7
33	11	1.296	Oregon (OREGON)	PAC	5–1	0.833	16	+7	Beat Washington 30–27
34	4	1.333	North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)	USA	6–1	0.857	9	+6	Beat Southern Miss 30–7
35	15	1.369	App State (APPALACHIAN STATE)	SUN	4–1	0.800	30	+6	Beat Arkansas State 35–9
36	6	1.382	Buffalo (BUFFALO)	MAC	6–1	0.857	9	+9	Beat Akron 24–6
37	2	1.385	Utah State (UTAH STATE)	MWC	5–1	0.833	16	+8	Beat UNLV 59–28
38	11	1.386	Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)	ACC	5–2	0.714	32	+8	Beat Louisville 38–20
39	-19	1.398	Colorado (COLORADO)	PAC	5–1	0.833	16	+5	Lost to USC 20–31
40	0	1.462	Georgia Southern (GEORGIA SOUTHERN)	SUN	5–1	0.833	16	+8	Beat Texas State 15–13
41	7	1.573	Boise State (BOISE STATE)	MWC	4–2	0.667	39	+7	Beat Nevada 31–27
42	5	1.598	Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)	SEC	5–2	0.714	32	+8	Beat Arkansas 37–33
43	8	1.617	Houston (HOUSTON)	IND AAC	5–1	0.833	16	+5	Beat East Carolina 42–20
44	15	1.628	Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)	B10	4–2	0.667	39	+8	Beat Penn State 21–17
45	10	1.675	Army (ARMY)	IND FBSI	4–2	0.667	39	+13	Beat San José State 52–3
46	-5	1.779	Syracuse (SYRACUSE)	ACC	4–2	0.667	39	+5	BYE
47	-18	1.827	Indiana (INDIANA)	B10	4–3	0.571	56	+9	Lost to Iowa 16–42
48	-22	1.930	Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)	B10	4–2	0.667	39	+5	Lost to Michigan 13–38
49	7	1.999	Virginia (VIRGINIA)	ACC	4–2	0.667	39	+7	Beat Miami 16–13
50	8	2.097	Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)	ACC	4–2	0.667	39	+3	Beat North Carolina 22–19
51	-21	2.174	Hawai'i (HAWAII)	MWC	6–2	0.750	31	+3	Lost to BYU 23–49
52	14	2.239	Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH)	USA	4–2	0.667	39	+9	Beat UTSA 31–3
53	7	2.272	Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	5–2	0.714	32	+6	Beat Bowling Green 42–35
54	-19	2.285	Troy (TROY)	SUN	5–2	0.714	32	+3	Lost to Liberty 16–22
55	-23	2.312	South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)	SEC	3–3	0.500	64	+5	Lost to Texas A&M 23–26
56	-29	2.323	Auburn (AUBURN)	SEC	4–3	0.571	56	+2	Lost to Tennessee 24–30
57	5	2.400	Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)	PAC	3–3	0.500	64	+4	BYE
58	-15	2.497	Baylor (BAYLOR)	B12	4–3	0.571	56	+5	Lost to Texas 17–23
59	-5	2.528	Minnesota (MINNESOTA)	B10	3–3	0.500	64	+7	Lost to Ohio State 14–30
60	10	2.538	Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)	ACC	3–3	0.500	64	0	BYE
61	20	2.554	Iowa State (IOWA STATE)	B12	3–3	0.500	64	+6	Beat West Virginia 30–14
62	16	2.574	Temple (TEMPLE)	IND AAC	4–3	0.571	56	+6	Beat Navy 24–17
63	10	2.595	Marshall (MARSHALL)	USA	4–2	0.667	39	+2	Beat Old Dominion 42–20
64	15	2.605	BYU	IND FBSI	4–3	0.571	56	+7	Beat Hawai'i 49–23
65	9	2.639	Florida International (FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL)	USA	4–2	0.667	39	+1	Beat Middle Tennessee 24–21
66	18	2.717	Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)	B10	3–3	0.500	64	+2	Beat Nebraska 34–31
67	-15	2.760	TCU	B12	3–3	0.500	64	+2	Lost to Texas Tech 14–17
68	17	2.852	Tennessee (TENNESSEE)	SEC	3–3	0.500	64	+1	Beat Auburn 30–24
69	17	2.902	Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)	MAC	4–3	0.571	56	+4	Beat Ohio 24–21
70	-17	2.905	Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)	B12	4–3	0.571	56	-1	Lost to Kansas State 12–31
71	19	3.019	Purdue (PURDUE)	B10	3–3	0.500	64	-2	Beat Illinois 46–7
72	-15	3.126	Missouri (MISSOURI)	SEC	3–3	0.500	64	+1	Lost to Alabama 10–39
73	7	3.148	Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)	ACC	3–3	0.500	64	+1	BYE
74	-10	3.378	Middle Tennessee (MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE)	USA	3–3	0.500	64	0	Lost to Florida International 21–24
75	8	3.419	Florida Atlantic (FLORIDA ATLANTIC)	USA	3–3	0.500	64	-1	BYE
76	-13	3.432	Memphis (MEMPHIS)	IND AAC	4–3	0.571	56	-3	Lost to UCF 30–31
77	-16	3.513	Coastal Carolina (COASTAL CAROLINA)	SUN	3–3	0.500	64	-1	Lost to UL Monroe 20–45
78	17	3.673	Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)	SUN	3–3	0.500	64	-2	Beat New Mexico State 66–38
79	-10	3.675	Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)	ACC	3–4	0.429	87	+1	Lost to Notre Dame 14–19
80	-13	3.720	Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)	SEC	3–4	0.429	87	+1	Lost to Florida 27–37
81	-16	3.731	California (CALIFORNIA)	PAC	3–3	0.500	64	-5	Lost to UCLA 7–37
82	20	3.774	Liberty (LIBERTY)	IND FBSI	3–3	0.500	64	+1	Beat Troy 22–16
83	-15	3.779	Toledo (TOLEDO)	MAC	3–3	0.500	64	-3	Lost to Eastern Michigan 26–28
84	-12	3.784	Illinois (ILLINOIS)	B10	3–3	0.500	64	-3	Lost to Purdue 7–46
85	-14	3.803	New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)	MWC	3–3	0.500	64	-5	Lost to Colorado State 18–20
86	-9	3.805	Ohio (OHIO)	MAC	3–3	0.500	64	-2	Lost to Northern Illinois 21–24
87	-12	3.843	Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE)	SUN	3–3	0.500	64	+1	Lost to App State 9–35
88	-12	3.897	Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)	ACC	3–4	0.429	87	-2	Lost to Duke 14–28
89	4	3.912	Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)	B12	3–4	0.429	87	0	Beat Oklahoma State 31–12
90	15	4.048	Charlotte (CHARLOTTE)	USA	3–3	0.500	64	-5	Beat Western Kentucky 40–14
91	-9	4.054	Arizona (ARIZONA)	PAC	3–4	0.429	87	-4	Lost to Utah 10–42
92	15	4.169	Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	3–4	0.429	87	-1	Beat Toledo 28–26
93	7	4.229	Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))	MAC	3–4	0.429	87	-3	Beat Kent State 31–6
94	0	4.679	Tulane (TULANE)	IND AAC	2–4	0.333	101	0	BYE
95	13	4.771	Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)	MWC	3–4	0.429	87	0	Beat New Mexico 20–18
96	14	4.821	UL Monroe (LOUISIANA MONROE)	SUN	3–4	0.429	87	-5	Beat Coastal Carolina 45–20
97	-10	4.878	Nevada (NEVADA)	MWC	3–4	0.429	87	-7	Lost to Boise State 27–31
98	-9	4.941	UTSA (TEXAS-SAN ANTONIO)	USA	3–4	0.429	87	-10	Lost to Louisiana Tech 3–31
99	2	4.963	Georgia State (GEORGIA STATE)	SUN	2–4	0.333	101	-4	BYE
100	-1	4.973	SMU	IND AAC	2–4	0.333	101	-3	BYE
101	-13	5.011	Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)	USA	2–3	0.400	99	-7	Lost to North Texas 7–30
102	10	5.013	Ball State (BALL STATE)	MAC	3–4	0.429	87	-9	Beat Central Michigan 24–23
103	-12	5.239	Navy (NAVY)	IND AAC	2–4	0.333	101	-9	Lost to Temple 17–24
104	7	5.266	Massachusetts (MASSACHUSETTS)	IND FBSI	2–5	0.286	109	-5	BYE
105	-9	5.306	East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)	IND AAC	2–4	0.333	101	-2	Lost to Houston 20–42
106	-14	5.406	Akron (AKRON)	MAC	2–3	0.400	99	-5	Lost to Buffalo 6–24
107	-9	5.422	Air Force (AIR FORCE)	MWC	2–4	0.333	101	-7	Lost to San Diego State 17–21
108	12	5.474	UCLA	PAC	1–5	0.167	115	-2	Beat California 37–7
109	-6	5.550	Louisville (LOUISVILLE)	ACC	2–5	0.286	109	-10	Lost to Boston College 20–38
110	-4	5.598	Kansas (KANSAS)	B12	2–4	0.333	101	-5	BYE
111	-14	5.641	UNLV	MWC	2–4	0.333	101	-9	Lost to Utah State 28–59
112	6	5.897	South Alabama (SOUTH ALABAMA)	SUN	2–5	0.286	109	-9	Beat Alabama State Hornets 45–7
113	-9	5.900	Wyoming (WYOMING)	MWC	2–5	0.286	109	-7	Lost to Fresno State 3–27
114	-5	6.299	North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)	ACC	1–4	0.200	114	-8	Lost to Virginia Tech 19–22
115	-1	6.355	Oregon State (OREGON STATE)	PAC	1–5	0.167	115	-12	BYE
116	-3	6.390	New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)	IND FBSI	2–5	0.286	109	-12	Lost to Louisiana 38–66
117	-2	6.665	Rutgers (RUTGERS)	B10	1–6	0.143	121	-12	Lost to Maryland 7–34
118	-2	6.710	Arkansas (ARKANSAS)	SEC	1–6	0.143	121	-12	Lost to Ole Miss 33–37
119	2	6.732	UConn (CONNECTICUT)	IND AAC	1–5	0.167	115	-7	BYE
120	-3	6.750	Tulsa (TULSA)	IND AAC	1–5	0.167	115	-8	Lost to South Florida 24–25
121	-2	7.216	Rice (RICE)	USA	1–6	0.143	121	-14	Lost to UAB 0–42
122	0	7.279	Western Kentucky (WESTERN KENTUCKY)	USA	1–5	0.167	115	-9	Lost to Charlotte 14–40
123	0	7.287	Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)	MAC	1–6	0.143	121	-15	Lost to Ball State 23–24
124	4	7.313	Old Dominion (OLD DOMINION)	USA	1–6	0.143	121	-13	Lost to Marshall 20–42
125	0	7.391	Texas State (TEXAS STATE)	SUN	1–5	0.167	115	-19	Lost to Georgia Southern 13–15
126	0	7.477	Nebraska (NEBRASKA)	B10	0–6	0.000	128	-12	Lost to Northwestern 31–34
127	0	7.554	Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)	MAC	1–6	0.143	121	-16	Lost to Western Michigan 35–42
128	-4	7.593	Kent State (KENT STATE)	MAC	1–6	0.143	121	-18	Lost to Miami (OH) 6–31
129	0	7.988	San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)	MWC	0–6	0.000	128	-10	Lost to Army 3–52
130	0	8.750	UTEP	USA	0–6	0.000	128	-17	BYE