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| 1988 - Ranking of Division I-A teams based on Associated Press Poll | ||||||||||||||
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| ScoreDif | WinLoss | Schedule | Team | Other Rankings | Division | Global | Conference | |||||||
| Rank | Rating | Rank | Rating | Rank | Rating | AP | Coach | Games | Record | Rank | Games | Record | ||
| 1 | 38.71 | 1 | 42.44 | 21 | 38.71 | Notre Dame | 1 | 1 | 12 | 12-0-0 | 1 | 12 | 12-0-0 | EIC |
| 2 | 38.16 | 2 | 36.99 | 23 | 39.29 | Miami (FL) | 2 | 2 | 12 | 11-1-0 | 2 | 12 | 11-1-0 | SIC |
| 5 | 27.21 | 3 | 29.56 | 14 | 36.50 | Florida State | 3 | 3 | 11 | 10-1-0 | 5 | 12 | 11-1-0 | SIC |
| 3 | 29.10 | 8 | 24.05 | 36 | 42.46 | Michigan | 4 | 4 | 12 | 9-2-1 | 4 | 12 | 9-2-1 | BIG 10 |
| 4 | 28.83 | 7 | 24.28 | 73 | 54.58 | West Virginia | 5 | 5 | 12 | 11-1-0 | 3 | 12 | 11-1-0 | EIC |
| 7 | 24.67 | 6 | 24.33 | 12 | 36.33 | UCLA | 6 | 6 | 12 | 10-2-0 | 7 | 12 | 10-2-0 | PAC-10 |
| 6 | 27.20 | 4 | 28.96 | 1 | 29.25 | Southern California | 7 | 12 | 10-2-0 | 6 | 12 | 10-2-0 | PAC-10 | |
| 10 | 23.82 | 9 | 22.42 | 44 | 45.29 | Auburn | 8 | 7 | 12 | 10-2-0 | 10 | 12 | 10-2-0 | SEC |
| 9 | 23.82 | 10 | 21.61 | 15 | 36.77 | Clemson | 9 | 8 | 11 | 9-2-0 | 9 | 12 | 10-2-0 | ACC |
| 8 | 24.53 | 5 | 25.50 | 55 | 48.77 | Nebraska | 10 | 9 | 13 | 11-2-0 | 8 | 13 | 11-2-0 | BIG 8 |
| 12 | 19.80 | 16 | 17.93 | 69 | 52.79 | Oklahoma State | 11 | 10 | 12 | 10-2-0 | 12 | 12 | 10-2-0 | BIG 8 |
| 14 | 18.20 | 12 | 20.74 | 53 | 48.33 | Arkansas | 12 | 11 | 12 | 10-2-0 | 14 | 12 | 10-2-0 | SWAC |
| 13 | 19.22 | 13 | 18.24 | 62 | 50.58 | Syracuse | 13 | 12 | 12 | 10-2-0 | 13 | 12 | 10-2-0 | EIC |
| 11 | 20.23 | 11 | 21.41 | 41 | 44.21 | Oklahoma | 14 | 13 | 12 | 9-3-0 | 11 | 12 | 9-3-0 | BIG 8 |
| 16 | 15.22 | 23 | 11.86 | 50 | 47.64 | Georgia | 15 | 14 | 11 | 8-3-0 | 16 | 12 | 9-3-0 | SEC |
| 18 | 14.63 | 15 | 18.18 | 18 | 37.33 | Washington State | 16 | 15 | 12 | 9-3-0 | 18 | 12 | 9-3-0 | PAC-10 |
| 15 | 15.44 | 21 | 12.19 | 48 | 46.79 | Alabama | 17 | 17 | 12 | 9-3-0 | 15 | 12 | 9-3-0 | SEC |
| 17 | 14.73 | 22 | 11.95 | 61 | 50.46 | Houston | 18 | 12 | 9-3-0 | 17 | 12 | 9-3-0 | SWAC | |
| 20 | 14.40 | 17 | 17.67 | 20 | 38.58 | LSU | 19 | 12 | 8-4-0 | 20 | 12 | 8-4-0 | SEC | |
| 27 | 10.35 | 33 | 8.32 | 75 | 55.67 | Indiana | 20 | 18 | 12 | 8-3-1 | 26 | 12 | 8-3-1 | BIG 10 |
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