College Football 1988
Ranking of ALL Teams

Based on games played between 1988/8/27 and 1989/1/2
Ratings based on Chi Square fit to Score Difference (ScoreDif)

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