College Football 1988
Ranking of Teams Globally

Based on games played between 1988/8/27 and 1989/1/2
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Record Schedule Rank Strength Team Games Total Rank OppoRank 1 21972 Notre Dame 12 12 - 0 - 0 29 43 2 21077 Miami FL 12 11 - 1 - 0 30 43 3 18520 Florida State 12 11 - 1 - 0 23 40 4 18109 Southern California 12 10 - 2 - 0 7 29 5 16880 UCLA 12 10 - 2 - 0 17 37 6 15924 Michigan 12 9 - 2 - 1 35 46 7 15479 West Virginia 12 11 - 1 - 0 94 62 8 15210 Clemson 12 10 - 2 - 0 27 42 9 15129 Auburn 12 10 - 2 - 0 55 52 10 15037 Nebraska 13 11 - 2 - 0 76 56 11 13032 Washington State 12 9 - 3 - 0 18 38 12 13013 Arkansas 12 10 - 2 - 0 67 55 13 12887 Oklahoma 12 9 - 3 - 0 45 50 14 12783 Oklahoma State 12 10 - 2 - 0 90 61 15 12645 Syracuse 12 10 - 2 - 0 68 55 16 11700 Arizona 11 7 - 4 - 0 11 33 17 11443 Louisiana State 12 8 - 4 - 0 24 41 18 11281 Southern Mississippi 12 10 - 2 - 0 74 56 19 11032 Wyoming 13 11 - 2 - 0 92 61 20 10993 Alabama 12 9 - 3 - 0 49 51 21 10778 Houston 12 9 - 3 - 0 69 55 22 10275 Georgia 12 9 - 3 - 0 75 56 23 9776 North Carolina State 12 8 - 3 - 1 56 52 24 9381 Washington 11 6 - 5 - 0 22 40 25 8759 Indiana 12 8 - 3 - 1 87 60 26 8582 South Carolina 12 8 - 4 - 0 65 54 27 8536 Michigan State 12 6 - 5 - 1 41 47 28 8474 Colorado 12 8 - 4 - 0 77 57 29 8352 Brigham Young 13 9 - 4 - 0 95 62 30 8002 Texas A&M 12 7 - 5 - 0 36 46 31 7622 Pittsburgh 11 6 - 5 - 0 58 53 32 7560 Louisville 11 8 - 3 - 0 86 60 33 7499 Virginia 11 7 - 4 - 0 44 49 34 7365 Duke 11 7 - 3 - 1 62 54 35 7050 Texas El Paso 13 10 - 3 - 0 110 75 36 6954 Hawaii 12 9 - 3 - 0 102 70 37 6885 Arizona State 11 6 - 5 - 0 21 40 38 6885 Stanford 11 3 - 6 - 2 16 36 39 6819 Oregon State 11 4 - 6 - 1 12 34 40 6681 Wake Forest 11 6 - 4 - 1 71 56 41 6631 Maryland 11 5 - 6 - 0 15 36 42 6616 Penn State 11 5 - 6 - 0 31 44 43 6408 Oregon 12 6 - 6 - 0 33 45 44 6266 Tennessee 11 5 - 6 - 0 19 39 45 6220 Florida 12 7 - 5 - 0 79 58 46 6193 Georgia Southern 1 0 - 1 - 0 1 3 47 5687 California 11 5 - 5 - 1 46 51 48 5364 Iowa 13 6 - 4 - 3 88 60 49 5084 Illinois 12 6 - 5 - 1 70 55 50 4865 Memphis 11 6 - 5 - 0 72 56 51 4819 Mississippi 11 5 - 6 - 0 34 46 52 4819 Army 12 9 - 3 - 0 122 84 53 4462 North Texas 3 2 - 1 - 0 113 76 54 4247 Texas Tech 11 5 - 6 - 0 47 51 55 4062 Marshall 1 1 - 0 - 0 148 120 56 4032 Fresno State 12 10 - 2 - 0 130 97 57 3697 Kentucky 11 5 - 6 - 0 63 54 58 3517 Boise State 1 1 - 0 - 0 149 124 59 3041 Rutgers 11 5 - 6 - 0 81 59 60 2883 Arkansas State 5 3 - 2 - 0 108 74 61 2492 Ohio State 11 4 - 6 - 1 38 47 62 2323 Baylor 11 6 - 5 - 0 105 72 63 2016 Utah 11 6 - 5 - 0 103 71 64 1989 Iowa State 11 5 - 6 - 0 89 61 65 1985 Virginia Tech 11 3 - 8 - 0 25 42 66 1896 Tulsa 11 4 - 7 - 0 59 53 67 1858 Louisiana Lafayette 11 6 - 5 - 0 109 74 68 1839 Texas 11 4 - 7 - 0 53 52 69 1835 Furman 1 0 - 1 - 0 2 8 70 1731 Air Force 12 5 - 7 - 0 91 61 71 1294 Appalachian State 2 0 - 1 - 1 10 33 72 1067 Tulane 11 5 - 6 - 0 82 59 73 806 Missouri 11 3 - 7 - 1 39 47 74 625 East Carolina 11 3 - 8 - 0 42 48 75 610 Texas Christian 11 4 - 7 - 0 73 56 76 583 Vanderbilt 11 3 - 8 - 0 43 48 77 145 Citadel 2 1 - 1 - 0 98 67 78 130 Idaho 1 1 - 0 - 0 150 128 79 96 Cal State Sacramento 1 1 - 0 - 0 151 128 80 -7 Georgia Tech 11 3 - 8 - 0 54 52 81 -69 Western Michigan 12 9 - 3 - 0 142 109 82 -172 Boston College 11 3 - 8 - 0 40 47 83 -257 Temple 11 4 - 7 - 0 78 58 84 -372 North Carolina 11 1 - 10 - 0 8 30 85 -729 Stephen F Austin 1 0 - 1 - 0 3 18 86 -1470 McNeese State 2 1 - 1 - 0 117 82 87 -1639 San Diego State 11 3 - 8 - 0 48 51 88 -1651 Purdue 11 4 - 7 - 0 83 59 89 -2234 Ball State 11 8 - 3 - 0 147 116 90 -2307 Northwestern 11 2 - 8 - 1 66 55 91 -2565 William & Mary 2 0 - 2 - 0 6 27 92 -2580 Central Michigan 11 7 - 4 - 0 141 108 93 -2607 Louisiana Tech 11 4 - 7 - 0 96 66 94 -2991 Cal State Fullerton 11 5 - 6 - 0 124 88 95 -3202 Mississippi State 11 1 - 10 - 0 28 43 96 -3482 Eastern Michigan 10 6 - 3 - 1 139 105 97 -3870 Minnesota 11 2 - 7 - 2 99 67 98 -4266 Western Kentucky 1 0 - 1 - 0 9 32 99 -4343 San Jose State 12 4 - 8 - 0 114 79 100 -4650 Navy 11 3 - 8 - 0 104 71 101 -4919 Lafayette 1 0 - 1 - 0 50 52 102 -5233 Colorado State 11 1 - 10 - 0 61 53 103 -5352 East Tennessee State 1 0 - 1 - 0 4 23 104 -5495 Western Carolina 2 0 - 2 - 0 5 24 105 -5594 Northern Illinois 11 7 - 4 - 0 145 112 106 -5610 Rice 11 0 - 11 - 0 26 42 107 -5652 Weber State 1 0 - 1 - 0 13 35 108 -5825 Toledo 11 6 - 5 - 0 143 110 109 -5829 Villanova 1 0 - 1 - 0 20 40 110 -5840 Utah State 11 4 - 7 - 0 121 84 111 -6017 Akron 11 5 - 6 - 0 132 99 112 -6405 Lamar 2 0 - 2 - 0 32 45 113 -6750 Northern Iowa 2 0 - 2 - 0 37 47 114 -6792 Kansas 11 1 - 10 - 0 60 53 115 -6984 Cincinnati 11 3 - 8 - 0 106 72 116 -7303 Nevada Las Vegas 11 4 - 7 - 0 126 91 117 -7334 Wisconsin 11 1 - 10 - 0 84 59 118 -7372 Minnesota State Mankato 1 0 - 1 - 0 14 35 119 -7537 Kent State 11 5 - 6 - 0 140 107 120 -7802 Ohio University 11 4 - 6 - 1 135 102 121 -8221 New Mexico 12 2 - 10 - 0 101 68 122 -8551 Holy Cross 1 0 - 1 - 0 52 52 123 -8682 Colgate 1 0 - 1 - 0 80 59 124 -8939 Cal State Long Beach 12 3 - 9 - 0 120 83 125 -9235 Kansas State 11 0 - 11 - 0 64 54 126 -9565 Idaho State 2 0 - 2 - 0 57 53 127 -9634 Bucknell 1 0 - 1 - 0 51 52 128 -9926 Pacific 11 2 - 9 - 0 123 86 129 -10882 Tennessee Chattanooga 2 0 - 2 - 0 112 76 130 -11063 Illinois State 2 0 - 2 - 0 85 60 131 -11466 Sam Houston 1 0 - 1 - 0 97 67 132 -11496 Southern Illinois 2 0 - 2 - 0 116 81 133 -11957 Texas State 1 0 - 1 - 0 93 62 134 -12192 Bowling Green 11 2 - 8 - 1 131 98 135 -13324 Tennessee Tech 1 0 - 1 - 0 107 74 136 -13428 Montana State 2 0 - 2 - 0 100 68 137 -13605 Virginia Military 1 0 - 1 - 0 115 80 138 -13766 James Madison 2 0 - 2 - 0 118 82 139 -13774 Yale 2 0 - 2 - 0 111 76 140 -14618 New Mexico State 11 1 - 10 - 0 134 100 141 -14741 Indiana State 3 0 - 3 - 0 119 83 142 -14918 Middle Tennessee 1 0 - 1 - 0 136 105 143 -15137 Massachusetts 1 0 - 1 - 0 125 89 144 -15152 Miami OH 11 0 - 10 - 1 129 96 145 -15329 Nicholls State 1 0 - 1 - 0 128 93 146 -16723 Louisiana Monroe 1 0 - 1 - 0 127 93 147 -16992 Western Illinois 1 0 - 1 - 0 138 105 148 -18213 Missouri State 1 0 - 1 - 0 137 105 149 -18654 Delaware 1 0 - 1 - 0 133 100 150 -19230 Youngstown State 4 0 - 4 - 0 146 115 151 -20098 Austin Peay 2 0 - 2 - 0 144 111