College Football 1988
Teams in each conference

Based on games played between 1988/8/27 and 1989/1/2
Ratings based on Strength of Schedule (Average Rank of Opponents) (Schedule)

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Atlantic Coast Conference [ACC] - Division I-A - College Football 1988
1988 - Ranking of teams in ACC based on Strength of Schedule (Average Rank of Opponents)
ScoreDif WinLoss Schedule Conference Division Global
Rank Rating Rank Rating Rank Rating Team Games Record Rank Games Record Rank Games Record
7 -10.258 8 -19.250 1 4.07 Georgia Tech 7 0-7-0 5 9 1-8-0 4 11 3-8-0
8 -12.244 7 -13.750 2 4.07 North Carolina 7 1-6-0 2 11 1-10-0 2 11 1-10-0
6 -4.184 6 -0.000 3 4.29 Duke 7 3-3-1 46 10 6-3-1 46 11 7-3-1
4 0.457 5 2.750 4 4.50 Maryland 7 4-3-0 7 11 5-6-0 7 11 5-6-0
5 0.174 4 2.750 5 4.50 Wake Forest 7 4-3-0 11 8 4-4-0 10 11 6-4-1
2 6.707 3 5.500 6 4.79 North Carolina State 7 4-2-1 26 10 6-3-1 25 12 8-3-1
3 4.269 2 8.250 7 4.79 Virginia 7 5-2-0 30 10 6-4-0 29 11 7-4-0
1 15.079 1 13.750 8 5.00 Clemson 7 6-1-0 15 11 9-2-0 14 12 10-2-0
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Big 10 Conference [BIG 10] - Division I-A - College Football 1988
1988 - Ranking of teams in BIG 10 based on Strength of Schedule (Average Rank of Opponents)
ScoreDif WinLoss Schedule Conference Division Global
Rank Rating Rank Rating Rank Rating Team Games Record Rank Games Record Rank Games Record
3 10.103 4 6.600 1 5.25 Indiana 8 5-3-0 75 12 8-3-1 76 12 8-3-1
7 -7.932 7 -6.600 2 5.25 Northwestern 8 2-5-1 64 11 2-8-1 64 11 2-8-1
6 -4.449 6 -6.600 3 5.25 Ohio State 8 2-5-1 37 11 4-6-1 35 11 4-6-1
10 -19.099 9 -15.400 4 5.25 Wisconsin 8 1-7-0 71 11 1-10-0 70 11 1-10-0
2 15.358 2 14.025 5 5.50 Michigan State 8 6-1-1 40 12 6-5-1 38 12 6-5-1
8 -12.199 10 -16.225 6 5.50 Minnesota 8 0-6-2 81 11 2-7-2 82 11 2-7-2
1 20.084 1 17.875 7 5.69 Michigan 8 7-0-1 36 12 9-2-1 34 12 9-2-1
9 -14.818 8 -6.875 8 5.69 Purdue 8 3-5-0 70 11 4-7-0 69 11 4-7-0
5 4.709 3 6.600 9 5.81 Illinois 8 5-2-1 65 12 6-5-1 63 12 6-5-1
4 8.242 5 6.600 10 5.81 Iowa 8 4-1-3 74 13 6-4-3 74 13 6-4-3
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Big 8 Conference [BIG 8] - Division I-A - College Football 1988
1988 - Ranking of teams in BIG 8 based on Strength of Schedule (Average Rank of Opponents)
ScoreDif WinLoss Schedule Conference Division Global
Rank Rating Rank Rating Rank Rating Team Games Record Rank Games Record Rank Games Record
8 -22.763 8 -19.250 1 4.00 Kansas State 7 0-7-0 57 11 0-11-0 57 11 0-11-0
7 -18.137 7 -13.750 2 4.14 Kansas 7 1-6-0 47 11 1-10-0 47 11 1-10-0
6 -6.452 6 -8.250 3 4.29 Missouri 7 2-5-0 31 11 3-7-1 31 11 3-7-1
5 -4.257 5 -2.750 4 4.43 Iowa State 7 3-4-0 58 10 4-6-0 58 11 5-6-0
4 6.526 4 2.750 5 4.57 Colorado 7 4-3-0 67 12 8-4-0 66 12 8-4-0
3 12.301 3 8.250 6 4.71 Oklahoma State 7 5-2-0 69 12 10-2-0 68 12 10-2-0
2 13.743 2 13.750 7 4.86 Oklahoma 7 6-1-0 41 12 9-3-0 41 12 9-3-0
1 19.040 1 19.250 8 5.00 Nebraska 7 7-0-0 55 13 11-2-0 56 13 11-2-0
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Big West Conference [BWC] - Division I-A - College Football 1988
1988 - Ranking of teams in BWC based on Strength of Schedule (Average Rank of Opponents)
ScoreDif WinLoss Schedule Conference Division Global
Rank Rating Rank Rating Rank Rating Team Games Record Rank Games Record Rank Games Record
8 -16.638 8 -19.250 1 4.00 New Mexico State 7 0-7-0 100 11 1-10-0 102 11 1-10-0
7 -8.093 7 -8.250 2 4.14 Pacific 7 2-5-0 92 9 2-7-0 94 11 2-9-0
6 -5.534 6 -2.750 3 4.29 Nevada Las Vegas 7 3-4-0 93 11 4-7-0 95 11 4-7-0
5 -2.820 5 -2.750 4 4.43 Cal State Long Beach 7 3-4-0 89 11 3-8-0 92 12 3-9-0
4 -0.782 4 2.750 5 4.57 Utah State 7 4-3-0 88 11 4-7-0 91 11 4-7-0
3 4.184 3 2.750 6 4.71 San Jose State 7 4-3-0 87 12 4-8-0 89 12 4-8-0
2 8.834 2 8.250 7 4.86 Cal State Fullerton 7 5-2-0 90 11 5-6-0 93 11 5-6-0
1 20.848 1 19.250 8 5.00 Fresno State 7 7-0-0 97 11 9-2-0 98 12 10-2-0
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Eastern Independent Conference [EIC] - Division I-A - College Football 1988
1988 - Ranking of teams in EIC based on Strength of Schedule (Average Rank of Opponents)
ScoreDif WinLoss Schedule Conference Division Global
Rank Rating Rank Rating Rank Rating Team Games Record Rank Games Record Rank Games Record
10 -9.397 11 -12.986 1 4.30 Navy 5 0-5-0 13 7 0-7-0 16 11 3-8-0
1 27.049 1 24.168 2 5.75 Notre Dame 4 4-0-0 21 12 12-0-0 21 12 12-0-0
5 3.600 8 -1.033 3 5.81 Penn State 8 3-5-0 29 11 5-6-0 27 11 5-6-0
4 10.071 4 4.586 4 5.94 Pittsburgh 8 4-4-0 39 10 5-5-0 36 11 6-5-0
9 -1.853 10 -3.655 5 6.06 Boston College 8 3-5-0 35 11 3-8-0 33 11 3-8-0
2 24.230 2 18.106 6 6.21 West Virginia 7 6-1-0 73 12 11-1-0 73 12 11-1-0
6 0.974 9 -3.655 7 6.31 Rutgers 8 3-5-0 49 10 4-6-0 49 11 5-6-0
12 -22.158 12 -19.559 8 6.38 Cincinnati 4 0-4-0 56 9 1-8-0 72 11 3-8-0
3 19.071 3 15.889 9 6.79 Syracuse 7 6-1-0 62 12 10-2-0 62 12 10-2-0
8 -1.849 7 -0.142 10 7.71 Temple 7 4-3-0 72 11 4-7-0 71 11 4-7-0
13 -26.286 13 -22.142 11 8.00 Akron 2 0-2-0 98 9 4-5-0 100 11 5-6-0
7 -1.487 5 0.568 12 9.17 Army 3 2-1-0 80 8 5-3-0 80 12 9-3-0
11 -21.966 6 -0.142 13 13.00 Northern Illinois 1 1-0-0 95 7 3-4-0 99 11 7-4-0
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Mid-American Conference [MAC] - Division I-A - College Football 1988
1988 - Ranking of teams in MAC based on Strength of Schedule (Average Rank of Opponents)
ScoreDif WinLoss Schedule Conference Division Global
Rank Rating Rank Rating Rank Rating Team Games Record Rank Games Record Rank Games Record
9 -15.851 9 -17.111 1 4.50 Miami OH 8 0-7-1 94 11 0-10-1 97 11 0-10-1
8 -13.462 8 -12.222 2 4.62 Bowling Green 8 1-6-1 91 10 1-8-1 96 11 2-8-1
7 -3.263 7 -4.889 3 4.75 Kent State 8 3-5-0 99 10 4-6-0 104 11 5-6-0
6 -1.769 5 2.444 4 4.94 Ohio University 8 4-3-1 102 10 4-5-1 105 11 4-6-1
5 1.133 6 0.000 5 4.94 Toledo 8 4-4-0 104 9 5-4-0 107 11 6-5-0
3 8.268 4 4.889 6 5.19 Central Michigan 8 5-3-0 101 10 6-4-0 103 11 7-4-0
4 3.582 2 7.333 7 5.25 Eastern Michigan 8 5-2-1 96 9 5-3-1 101 10 6-3-1
2 8.903 3 4.889 8 5.31 Ball State 8 5-3-0 105 9 6-3-0 108 11 8-3-0
1 12.459 1 14.667 9 5.50 Western Michigan 8 7-1-0 103 11 8-3-0 106 12 9-3-0
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Pacific Ten Conference [PAC-10] - Division I-A - College Football 1988
1988 - Ranking of teams in PAC-10 based on Strength of Schedule (Average Rank of Opponents)
ScoreDif WinLoss Schedule Conference Division Global
Rank Rating Rank Rating Rank Rating Team Games Record Rank Games Record Rank Games Record
9 -8.560 9 -10.188 1 4.57 California 7 1-5-1 45 11 5-5-1 45 11 5-5-1
7 -4.476 6 -3.757 2 4.94 Oregon 8 3-5-0 16 11 5-6-0 13 12 6-6-0
8 -7.649 8 -6.875 3 5.19 Oregon State 8 2-5-1 10 11 4-6-1 9 11 4-6-1
4 0.080 7 -4.125 4 5.19 Washington 8 3-5-0 22 11 6-5-0 22 11 6-5-0
10 -8.737 5 -2.737 5 5.21 Arizona State 7 3-4-0 6 10 5-5-0 6 11 6-5-0
3 2.921 3 6.050 6 5.50 Arizona 8 5-3-0 4 11 7-4-0 5 11 7-4-0
6 -2.757 10 -10.450 7 5.50 Stanford 8 1-5-2 8 11 3-6-2 8 11 3-6-2
2 11.169 2 10.082 8 5.69 UCLA 8 6-2-0 12 12 10-2-0 11 12 10-2-0
1 18.621 1 19.250 9 6.19 Southern California 8 8-0-0 1 12 10-2-0 1 12 10-2-0
5 -0.611 4 2.750 10 6.19 Washington State 8 5-3-0 18 12 9-3-0 18 12 9-3-0
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Southeastern Conference [SEC] - Division I-A - College Football 1988
1988 - Ranking of teams in SEC based on Strength of Schedule (Average Rank of Opponents)
ScoreDif WinLoss Schedule Conference Division Global
Rank Rating Rank Rating Rank Rating Team Games Record Rank Games Record Rank Games Record
10 -17.750 10 -18.474 1 4.43 Mississippi State 7 0-7-0 27 11 1-10-0 24 11 1-10-0
6 -1.548 8 -5.436 2 4.43 Kentucky 7 2-5-0 33 10 4-6-0 30 11 5-6-0
8 -4.308 6 -0.771 3 4.79 Tennessee 7 3-4-0 19 11 5-6-0 17 11 5-6-0
1 16.654 1 15.759 4 5.43 Auburn 7 6-1-0 44 12 10-2-0 42 12 10-2-0
5 0.033 4 2.641 5 5.57 Florida 7 4-3-0 28 10 5-5-0 44 12 7-5-0
7 -4.135 7 -4.040 6 5.71 Mississippi 7 3-4-0 32 10 4-6-0 32 11 5-6-0
3 8.108 2 14.474 7 5.86 Louisiana State 7 6-1-0 20 12 8-4-0 19 12 8-4-0
9 -9.870 9 -12.029 8 6.07 Vanderbilt 7 2-5-0 43 11 3-8-0 39 11 3-8-0
4 4.571 5 1.640 9 6.21 Alabama 7 4-3-0 48 12 9-3-0 48 12 9-3-0
2 8.245 3 6.236 10 6.50 Georgia 7 5-2-0 50 11 8-3-0 50 12 9-3-0
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Southern Independent Conference [SIC] - Division I-A - College Football 1988
1988 - Ranking of teams in SIC based on Strength of Schedule (Average Rank of Opponents)
ScoreDif WinLoss Schedule Conference Division Global
Rank Rating Rank Rating Rank Rating Team Games Record Rank Games Record Rank Games Record
9 -7.883 11 -15.575 1 3.83 Tulsa 3 0-3-0 54 11 4-7-0 51 11 4-7-0
7 -5.543 6 0.238 2 4.33 Louisiana Tech 3 1-2-0 34 8 2-6-0 40 11 4-7-0
11 -11.123 10 -8.199 3 4.70 Tulane 5 1-4-0 51 10 4-6-0 52 11 5-6-0
12 -13.438 12 -15.822 4 4.75 East Carolina 6 0-6-0 9 10 2-8-0 12 11 3-8-0
10 -8.629 9 -7.610 5 5.20 Virginia Tech 5 1-4-0 3 10 2-8-0 3 11 3-8-0
2 19.522 2 16.361 6 6.79 Florida State 7 6-1-0 14 11 10-1-0 15 12 11-1-0
6 -2.906 7 -6.189 7 7.10 Memphis 5 2-3-0 68 10 5-5-0 67 11 6-5-0
3 7.525 3 13.957 8 7.38 Southern Mississippi 8 7-1-0 60 11 9-2-0 61 12 10-2-0
8 -6.905 8 -7.603 9 7.70 Louisiana Lafayette 5 2-3-0 85 9 5-4-0 85 11 6-5-0
5 -1.765 5 4.976 10 7.83 South Carolina 3 2-1-0 38 10 6-4-0 37 12 8-4-0
4 3.369 4 8.477 11 7.90 Louisville 5 4-1-0 66 10 7-3-0 65 11 8-3-0
1 27.776 1 16.988 12 8.00 Miami FL 3 3-0-0 23 12 11-1-0 23 12 11-1-0
SIC results for other seasons
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Southwestern Athletic Conference [SWAC] - Division I-A - College Football 1988
1988 - Ranking of teams in SWAC based on Strength of Schedule (Average Rank of Opponents)
ScoreDif WinLoss Schedule Conference Division Global
Rank Rating Rank Rating Rank Rating Team Games Record Rank Games Record Rank Games Record
8 -14.110 8 -19.250 1 4.00 Rice 7 0-7-0 17 10 0-10-0 20 11 0-11-0
6 -9.692 7 -8.250 2 4.21 Baylor 7 2-5-0 77 10 5-5-0 79 11 6-5-0
7 -10.407 6 -8.250 3 4.21 Texas Christian 7 2-5-0 52 11 4-7-0 54 11 4-7-0
5 -3.795 5 -8.250 4 4.43 Texas 7 2-5-0 42 10 3-7-0 43 11 4-7-0
4 -0.148 4 2.750 5 4.57 Texas Tech 7 4-3-0 24 9 4-5-0 26 11 5-6-0
3 8.659 3 8.250 6 4.71 Houston 7 5-2-0 61 12 9-3-0 60 12 9-3-0
2 14.035 2 13.750 7 4.86 Texas A&M 7 6-1-0 25 12 7-5-0 28 12 7-5-0
1 15.458 1 19.250 8 5.00 Arkansas 7 7-0-0 53 12 10-2-0 53 12 10-2-0
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Western Athletic Conference [WAC] - Division I-A - College Football 1988
1988 - Ranking of teams in WAC based on Strength of Schedule (Average Rank of Opponents)
ScoreDif WinLoss Schedule Conference Division Global
Rank Rating Rank Rating Rank Rating Team Games Record Rank Games Record Rank Games Record
8 -14.605 9 -14.667 1 4.56 Colorado State 8 1-7-0 63 11 1-10-0 59 11 1-10-0
9 -19.457 8 -14.667 2 4.56 New Mexico 8 1-7-0 84 12 2-10-0 84 12 2-10-0
7 -6.884 7 -4.889 3 4.75 San Diego State 8 3-5-0 59 11 3-8-0 55 11 3-8-0
6 -0.540 6 -4.889 4 4.88 Air Force 8 3-5-0 76 12 5-7-0 75 12 5-7-0
5 0.888 5 0.000 5 5.00 Utah 8 4-4-0 82 10 5-5-0 81 11 6-5-0
4 3.842 3 4.889 6 5.19 Brigham Young 8 5-3-0 79 13 9-4-0 78 13 9-4-0
3 5.561 4 4.889 7 5.19 Hawaii 8 5-3-0 86 12 9-3-0 86 12 9-3-0
2 10.795 2 9.778 8 5.38 Texas El Paso 8 6-2-0 83 11 8-3-0 83 13 10-3-0
1 20.401 1 19.556 9 5.50 Wyoming 8 8-0-0 78 13 11-2-0 77 13 11-2-0
WAC results for other seasons
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