College Football 1988
Ranking of ALL Teams

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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1988 - Ranking of all teams based on Strength of Schedule (Average Rank of Opponents)
ScoreDif WinLoss Schedule Total Division Conference
Rank Rating Rank Rating Rank Rating Team Games Record Rank Games Record Name Rank Games Record Name
6 27.82 4 29.17 1 29.75 Southern California 12 10-2-0 1 12 10-2-0 I-A 9 8 8-0-0 PAC-10
70 -4.30 71 -4.70 2 30.59 North Carolina 11 1-10-0 2 11 1-10-0 I-A 2 7 1-6-0 ACC
58 0.37 56 -0.05 3 32.20 Virginia Tech 11 3-8-0 3 10 2-8-0 I-A 5 5 1-4-0 SIC
57 1.03 84 -12.36 4 33.11 Georgia Tech 11 3-8-0 5 9 1-8-0 I-A 1 7 0-7-0 ACC
19 15.23 17 18.21 5 33.50 Arizona 11 7-4-0 4 11 7-4-0 I-A 6 8 5-3-0 PAC-10
47 5.22 26 10.52 6 33.80 Arizona State 11 6-5-0 6 10 5-5-0 I-A 5 7 3-4-0 PAC-10
30 8.90 43 5.79 7 34.09 Maryland 11 5-6-0 7 11 5-6-0 I-A 4 7 4-3-0 ACC
32 8.46 46 4.00 8 35.91 Stanford 11 3-6-2 8 11 3-6-2 I-A 7 8 1-5-2 PAC-10
40 6.06 40 7.43 9 36.18 Oregon State 11 4-6-1 10 11 4-6-1 I-A 3 8 2-5-1 PAC-10
36 7.59 32 9.11 10 36.50 Wake Forest 11 6-4-1 11 8 4-4-0 I-A 5 7 4-3-0 ACC
7 25.33 6 24.86 11 36.67 UCLA 12 10-2-0 12 12 10-2-0 I-A 8 8 6-2-0 PAC-10
71 -4.87 73 -5.53 12 36.85 East Carolina 11 3-8-0 9 10 2-8-0 I-A 4 6 0-6-0 SIC
54 2.54 44 5.02 13 36.91 Oregon 12 6-6-0 16 11 5-6-0 I-A 2 8 3-5-0 PAC-10
9 24.44 10 21.98 14 37.50 Clemson 12 10-2-0 15 11 9-2-0 I-A 8 7 6-1-0 ACC
5 28.17 3 30.00 15 37.55 Florida State 12 11-1-0 14 11 10-1-0 I-A 6 7 6-1-0 SIC
81 -11.63 94 -18.26 16 37.71 Navy 11 3-8-0 13 7 0-7-0 I-A 1 5 0-5-0 EIC
41 5.82 38 8.00 17 37.77 Tennessee 11 5-6-0 19 11 5-6-0 I-A 3 7 3-4-0 SEC
18 15.33 13 19.17 18 37.92 Washington State 12 9-3-0 18 12 9-3-0 I-A 10 8 5-3-0 PAC-10
20 15.06 15 18.43 19 38.79 Louisiana State 12 8-4-0 20 12 8-4-0 I-A 7 7 6-1-0 SEC
87 -14.52 92 -17.44 20 39.36 Rice 11 0-11-0 17 10 0-10-0 I-A 1 7 0-7-0 SWAC
1 38.82 1 42.05 21 39.50 Notre Dame 12 12-0-0 21 12 12-0-0 I-A 2 4 4-0-0 EIC
24 11.64 24 11.31 22 39.55 Washington 11 6-5-0 22 11 6-5-0 I-A 4 8 3-5-0 PAC-10
2 38.00 2 36.88 23 39.88 Miami FL 12 11-1-0 23 12 11-1-0 I-A 12 3 3-0-0 SIC
80 -11.56 82 -10.94 24 40.00 Mississippi State 11 1-10-0 27 11 1-10-0 I-A 1 7 0-7-0 SEC
23 12.91 31 9.54 25 40.60 North Carolina State 12 8-3-1 26 10 6-3-1 I-A 6 7 4-2-1 ACC
51 3.36 47 3.99 26 40.80 Texas Tech 11 5-6-0 24 9 4-5-0 I-A 5 7 4-3-0 SWAC
28 11.10 45 4.44 27 40.91 Penn State 11 5-6-0 29 11 5-6-0 I-A 3 8 3-5-0 EIC
31 8.83 27 9.98 28 40.92 Texas A&M 12 7-5-0 25 12 7-5-0 I-A 7 7 6-1-0 SWAC
33 8.43 36 8.45 29 41.55 Virginia 11 7-4-0 30 10 6-4-0 I-A 7 7 5-2-0 ACC
52 2.84 54 0.22 30 41.75 Kentucky 11 5-6-0 33 10 4-6-0 I-A 2 7 2-5-0 SEC
75 -6.99 72 -5.50 31 42.23 Missouri 11 3-7-1 31 11 3-7-1 I-A 3 7 2-5-0 BIG 8
50 3.61 50 3.08 32 42.77 Mississippi 11 5-6-0 32 10 4-6-0 I-A 6 7 3-4-0 SEC
73 -5.56 81 -10.58 33 43.14 Boston College 11 3-8-0 35 11 3-8-0 I-A 5 8 3-5-0 EIC
4 29.16 8 24.24 34 43.38 Michigan 12 9-2-1 36 12 9-2-1 I-A 7 8 7-0-1 BIG 10
62 -2.03 67 -4.08 35 44.27 Ohio State 11 4-6-1 37 11 4-6-1 I-A 3 8 2-5-1 BIG 10
29 10.91 39 7.84 36 44.45 Pittsburgh 11 6-5-0 39 10 5-5-0 I-A 4 8 4-4-0 EIC
35 8.30 25 10.93 37 44.65 South Carolina 12 8-4-0 38 10 6-4-0 I-A 10 3 2-1-0 SIC
22 13.03 29 9.81 38 44.67 Michigan State 12 6-5-1 40 12 6-5-1 I-A 5 8 6-1-1 BIG 10
65 -2.60 68 -4.08 39 44.82 Vanderbilt 11 3-8-0 43 11 3-8-0 I-A 8 7 2-5-0 SEC
88 -14.97 78 -9.79 40 44.89 Louisiana Tech 11 4-7-0 34 8 2-6-0 I-A 2 3 1-2-0 SIC
11 20.34 11 21.17 41 45.33 Oklahoma 12 9-3-0 41 12 9-3-0 I-A 7 7 6-1-0 BIG 8
10 24.30 9 23.22 42 45.62 Auburn 12 10-2-0 44 12 10-2-0 I-A 4 7 6-1-0 SEC
59 -0.73 58 -0.93 43 45.77 Texas 11 4-7-0 42 10 3-7-0 I-A 4 7 2-5-0 SWAC
38 6.33 35 8.69 44 46.14 Florida 12 7-5-0 28 10 5-5-0 I-A 5 7 4-3-0 SEC
46 5.31 52 2.32 45 46.36 California 11 5-5-1 45 11 5-5-1 I-A 1 7 1-5-1 PAC-10
42 5.79 33 9.01 46 46.60 Duke 11 7-3-1 46 10 6-3-1 I-A 3 7 3-3-1 ACC
97 -20.26 93 -17.65 47 47.45 Kansas 11 1-10-0 47 11 1-10-0 I-A 2 7 1-6-0 BIG 8
15 15.99 22 12.96 48 47.50 Alabama 12 9-3-0 48 12 9-3-0 I-A 9 7 4-3-0 SEC
53 2.62 65 -3.98 49 47.65 Rutgers 11 5-6-0 49 10 4-6-0 I-A 7 8 3-5-0 EIC
16 15.79 21 13.04 50 47.77 Georgia 12 9-3-0 50 11 8-3-0 I-A 10 7 5-2-0 SEC
63 -2.18 61 -2.25 51 49.14 Tulsa 11 4-7-0 54 11 4-7-0 I-A 1 3 0-3-0 SIC
77 -8.76 60 -1.61 52 49.30 Tulane 11 5-6-0 51 10 4-6-0 I-A 3 5 1-4-0 SIC
14 18.54 12 20.81 53 49.33 Arkansas 12 10-2-0 53 12 10-2-0 I-A 8 7 7-0-0 SWAC
64 -2.55 63 -3.09 54 49.50 Texas Christian 11 4-7-0 52 11 4-7-0 I-A 3 7 2-5-0 SWAC
82 -12.13 76 -7.71 55 49.55 San Diego State 11 3-8-0 59 11 3-8-0 I-A 3 8 3-5-0 WAC
8 24.62 5 25.44 56 50.04 Nebraska 13 11-2-0 55 13 11-2-0 I-A 8 7 7-0-0 BIG 8
103 -27.09 103 -25.23 57 50.27 Kansas State 11 0-11-0 57 11 0-11-0 I-A 1 7 0-7-0 BIG 8
67 -2.71 59 -1.15 58 50.60 Iowa State 11 5-6-0 58 10 4-6-0 I-A 4 7 3-4-0 BIG 8
86 -14.15 99 -19.92 59 51.18 Colorado State 11 1-10-0 63 11 1-10-0 I-A 1 8 1-7-0 WAC
17 15.43 23 12.41 60 51.38 Houston 12 9-3-0 61 12 9-3-0 I-A 6 7 5-2-0 SWAC
21 13.33 18 16.41 61 51.55 Southern Mississippi 12 10-2-0 60 11 9-2-0 I-A 8 8 7-1-0 SIC
13 20.04 14 18.67 62 51.67 Syracuse 12 10-2-0 62 12 10-2-0 I-A 9 7 6-1-0 EIC
49 3.92 48 3.88 63 51.92 Illinois 12 6-5-1 65 12 6-5-1 I-A 9 8 5-2-1 BIG 10
76 -7.31 79 -9.93 64 51.95 Northwestern 11 2-8-1 64 11 2-8-1 I-A 2 8 2-5-1 BIG 10
43 5.74 30 9.76 65 52.00 Louisville 11 8-3-0 66 10 7-3-0 I-A 11 5 4-1-0 SIC
27 11.14 28 9.89 66 53.08 Colorado 12 8-4-0 67 12 8-4-0 I-A 5 7 4-3-0 BIG 8
55 1.58 49 3.19 67 53.23 Memphis 11 6-5-0 68 10 5-5-0 I-A 7 5 2-3-0 SIC
12 20.27 16 18.41 68 54.04 Oklahoma State 12 10-2-0 69 12 10-2-0 I-A 6 7 5-2-0 BIG 8
85 -13.14 74 -6.23 69 54.41 Purdue 11 4-7-0 70 11 4-7-0 I-A 8 8 3-5-0 BIG 10
96 -20.05 101 -20.11 70 54.45 Wisconsin 11 1-10-0 71 11 1-10-0 I-A 4 8 1-7-0 BIG 10
72 -5.24 75 -6.41 71 54.82 Temple 11 4-7-0 72 11 4-7-0 I-A 10 7 4-3-0 EIC
98 -20.81 97 -19.25 72 55.90 Cincinnati 11 3-8-0 56 9 1-8-0 I-A 8 4 0-4-0 EIC
3 29.23 7 24.40 73 55.96 West Virginia 12 11-1-0 73 12 11-1-0 I-A 6 7 6-1-0 EIC
45 5.63 53 0.85 74 55.96 Iowa 13 6-4-3 74 13 6-4-3 I-A 10 8 4-1-3 BIG 10
60 -1.04 69 -4.10 75 56.54 Air Force 12 5-7-0 76 12 5-7-0 I-A 4 8 3-5-0 WAC
26 11.14 34 8.93 76 56.79 Indiana 12 8-3-1 75 12 8-3-1 I-A 1 8 5-3-0 BIG 10
25 11.16 19 14.61 77 57.19 Wyoming 13 11-2-0 78 13 11-2-0 I-A 9 8 8-0-0 WAC
34 8.43 20 14.39 78 57.42 Brigham Young 13 9-4-0 79 13 9-4-0 I-A 6 8 5-3-0 WAC
61 -1.06 55 0.08 79 57.75 Baylor 11 6-5-0 77 10 5-5-0 I-A 2 7 2-5-0 SWAC
44 5.66 51 2.51 80 59.31 Army 12 9-3-0 80 8 5-3-0 I-A 12 3 2-1-0 EIC
66 -2.70 70 -4.58 81 60.25 Utah 11 6-5-0 82 10 5-5-0 I-A 5 8 4-4-0 WAC
83 -12.19 87 -14.35 82 60.68 Minnesota 11 2-7-2 81 11 2-7-2 I-A 6 8 0-6-2 BIG 10
37 6.60 37 8.26 83 61.91 Texas El Paso 13 10-3-0 83 11 8-3-0 I-A 8 8 6-2-0 WAC
100 -23.30 98 -19.37 84 62.71 New Mexico 12 2-10-0 84 12 2-10-0 I-A 2 8 1-7-0 WAC
69 -3.38 64 -3.33 85 63.60 Louisiana Lafayette 11 6-5-0 85 9 5-4-0 I-A 9 5 2-3-0 SIC
39 6.29 42 5.81 86 64.88 Hawaii 12 9-3-0 86 12 9-3-0 I-A 7 8 5-3-0 WAC
48 4.54 41 5.87 87 65.67 North Texas 3 2-1-0 2 0 0-0-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Major-Ind
56 1.05 62 -3.05 88 69.10 Arkansas State 5 3-2-0 1 0 0-0-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Major-Ind
91 -17.33 88 -15.38 89 70.00 San Jose State 12 4-8-0 87 12 4-8-0 I-A 6 7 4-3-0 BWC
108 -36.50 106 -33.32 90 71.00 Indiana State 3 0-3-0 3 0 0-0-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Major-Ind
94 -19.33 91 -17.42 91 74.50 Utah State 11 4-7-0 88 11 4-7-0 I-A 5 7 4-3-0 BWC
102 -25.99 102 -25.14 92 75.00 Cal State Long Beach 12 3-9-0 89 11 3-8-0 I-A 4 7 3-4-0 BWC
79 -11.54 86 -13.91 93 76.55 Cal State Fullerton 11 5-6-0 90 11 5-6-0 I-A 7 7 5-2-0 BWC
104 -27.11 104 -25.59 94 77.22 Pacific 11 2-9-0 92 9 2-7-0 I-A 2 7 2-5-0 BWC
99 -21.60 95 -18.63 95 78.32 Nevada Las Vegas 11 4-7-0 93 11 4-7-0 I-A 3 7 3-4-0 BWC
105 -29.74 105 -26.69 96 80.00 Bowling Green 11 2-8-1 91 10 1-8-1 I-A 2 8 1-6-1 MAC
107 -34.99 107 -33.60 97 81.55 Miami OH 11 0-10-1 94 11 0-10-1 I-A 1 8 0-7-1 MAC
68 -2.95 57 -0.37 98 82.82 Fresno State 12 10-2-0 97 11 9-2-0 I-A 8 7 7-0-0 BWC
93 -19.09 90 -17.41 99 82.93 Northern Illinois 11 7-4-0 95 7 3-4-0 I-A 13 1 1-0-0 EIC
92 -18.46 96 -19.22 100 83.09 Akron 11 5-6-0 98 9 4-5-0 I-A 11 2 0-2-0 EIC
89 -15.05 77 -9.44 101 85.15 Eastern Michigan 10 6-3-1 96 9 5-3-1 I-A 7 8 5-2-1 MAC
106 -31.97 108 -35.31 102 86.82 New Mexico State 11 1-10-0 100 11 1-10-0 I-A 1 7 0-7-0 BWC
84 -12.56 83 -12.28 103 87.10 Central Michigan 11 7-4-0 101 10 6-4-0 I-A 6 8 5-3-0 MAC
95 -19.84 100 -20.10 104 87.82 Kent State 11 5-6-0 99 10 4-6-0 I-A 3 8 3-5-0 MAC
101 -23.90 89 -17.14 105 88.90 Ohio University 11 4-6-1 102 10 4-5-1 I-A 4 8 4-3-1 MAC
74 -6.75 66 -4.06 106 90.00 Western Michigan 12 9-3-0 103 11 8-3-0 I-A 9 8 7-1-0 MAC
90 -15.39 85 -13.91 107 90.17 Toledo 11 6-5-0 104 9 5-4-0 I-A 5 8 4-4-0 MAC
78 -9.90 80 -10.51 108 92.70 Ball State 11 8-3-0 105 9 6-3-0 I-A 8 8 5-3-0 MAC
109 -39.34 109 -42.52 109 94.88 Youngstown State 4 0-4-0 4 0 0-0-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Major-Ind
Unrated teams with less than 3 games against rated teams
Appalachian State 2 0-1-1
Boise State 1 1-0-0
Georgia Southern 1 0-1-0
James Madison 2 0-2-0
Louisiana Monroe 1 0-1-0
Marshall 1 1-0-0
Massachusetts 1 0-1-0
Middle Tennessee 1 0-1-0
Texas State 1 0-1-0
Western Kentucky 1 0-1-0
Austin Peay 2 0-2-0
Bucknell 1 0-1-0
Cal State Sacramento 1 1-0-0
Citadel 2 1-1-0
Colgate 1 0-1-0
Delaware 1 0-1-0
East Tennessee State 1 0-1-0
Furman 1 0-1-0
Holy Cross 1 0-1-0
Idaho 1 1-0-0
Idaho State 2 0-2-0
Illinois State 2 0-2-0
Lafayette 1 0-1-0
Lamar 2 0-2-0
McNeese State 2 1-1-0
Missouri State 1 0-1-0
Montana State 2 0-2-0
Nicholls State 1 0-1-0
Northern Iowa 2 0-2-0
Sam Houston 1 0-1-0
Southern Illinois 2 0-2-0
Stephen F Austin 1 0-1-0
Tennessee Chattanooga 2 0-2-0
Tennessee Tech 1 0-1-0
Villanova 1 0-1-0
Virginia Military 1 0-1-0
Weber State 1 0-1-0
Western Carolina 2 0-2-0
Western Illinois 1 0-1-0
William & Mary 2 0-2-0
Yale 2 0-2-0
Minnesota Mankato 1 0-1-0
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