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 Win/Loss (Win_Loss)

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Ranking of teams in all divisions based on Chi Square fit to Win/Loss
ScoreDif Win_Loss 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 Eastern Indep
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 Southern Indep
5 28.17 3 30.00 15 37.55 Florida State 12 11-1-0 3 11 10-1-0 I-A 2 7 6-1-0 Southern Indep
6 27.82 4 29.17 1 29.75 Southern California 12 10-2-0 4 12 10-2-0 I-A 1 8 8-0-0 PAC 10
8 24.62 5 25.44 56 50.04 Nebraska 13 11-2-0 5 13 11-2-0 I-A 1 7 7-0-0 Big 8
7 25.33 6 24.86 11 36.67 UCLA 12 10-2-0 6 12 10-2-0 I-A 2 8 6-2-0 PAC 10
3 29.23 7 24.40 73 55.96 West Virginia 12 11-1-0 7 12 11-1-0 I-A 2 7 6-1-0 Eastern Indep
4 29.16 8 24.24 34 43.38 Michigan 12 9-2-1 8 12 9-2-1 I-A 1 8 7-0-1 Big 10
10 24.30 9 23.22 42 45.62 Auburn 12 10-2-0 9 12 10-2-0 I-A 1 7 6-1-0 SEC
9 24.44 10 21.98 14 37.50 Clemson 12 10-2-0 10 11 9-2-0 I-A 1 7 6-1-0 ACC
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
14 18.54 12 20.81 53 49.33 Arkansas 12 10-2-0 12 12 10-2-0 I-A 1 7 7-0-0 Southwest AC
18 15.33 13 19.17 18 37.92 Washington State 12 9-3-0 15 12 9-3-0 I-A 4 8 5-3-0 PAC 10
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 Eastern Indep
20 15.06 15 18.43 19 38.79 Louisiana State 12 8-4-0 17 12 8-4-0 I-A 2 7 6-1-0 SEC
12 20.27 16 18.41 68 54.04 Oklahoma State 12 10-2-0 16 12 10-2-0 I-A 3 7 5-2-0 Big 8
19 15.23 17 18.21 5 33.50 Arizona 11 7-4-0 14 11 7-4-0 I-A 3 8 5-3-0 PAC 10
21 13.33 18 16.41 61 51.55 Southern Mississippi 12 10-2-0 18 11 9-2-0 I-A 3 8 7-1-0 Southern Indep
25 11.16 19 14.61 77 57.19 Wyoming 13 11-2-0 20 13 11-2-0 I-A 1 8 8-0-0 Western AC
34 8.43 20 14.39 78 57.42 Brigham Young 13 9-4-0 19 13 9-4-0 I-A 3 8 5-3-0 Western AC
16 15.79 21 13.04 50 47.77 Georgia 12 9-3-0 23 11 8-3-0 I-A 3 7 5-2-0 SEC
15 15.99 22 12.96 48 47.50 Alabama 12 9-3-0 21 12 9-3-0 I-A 5 7 4-3-0 SEC
17 15.43 23 12.41 60 51.38 Houston 12 9-3-0 22 12 9-3-0 I-A 3 7 5-2-0 Southwest AC
24 11.64 24 11.31 22 39.55 Washington 11 6-5-0 24 11 6-5-0 I-A 7 8 3-5-0 PAC 10
35 8.30 25 10.93 37 44.65 South Carolina 12 8-4-0 25 10 6-4-0 I-A 5 3 2-1-0 Southern Indep
47 5.22 26 10.52 6 33.80 Arizona State 11 6-5-0 26 10 5-5-0 I-A 5 7 3-4-0 PAC 10
31 8.83 27 9.98 28 40.92 Texas A&M 12 7-5-0 27 12 7-5-0 I-A 2 7 6-1-0 Southwest AC
27 11.14 28 9.89 66 53.08 Colorado 12 8-4-0 28 12 8-4-0 I-A 4 7 4-3-0 Big 8
22 13.03 29 9.81 38 44.67 Michigan State 12 6-5-1 29 12 6-5-1 I-A 2 8 6-1-1 Big 10
43 5.74 30 9.76 65 52.00 Louisville 11 8-3-0 30 10 7-3-0 I-A 4 5 4-1-0 Southern Indep
23 12.91 31 9.54 25 40.60 North Carolina State 12 8-3-1 31 10 6-3-1 I-A 3 7 4-2-1 ACC
36 7.59 32 9.11 10 36.50 Wake Forest 11 6-4-1 32 8 4-4-0 I-A 4 7 4-3-0 ACC
42 5.79 33 9.01 46 46.60 Duke 11 7-3-1 34 10 6-3-1 I-A 6 7 3-3-1 ACC
26 11.14 34 8.93 76 56.79 Indiana 12 8-3-1 33 12 8-3-1 I-A 4 8 5-3-0 Big 10
38 6.33 35 8.69 44 46.14 Florida 12 7-5-0 38 10 5-5-0 I-A 4 7 4-3-0 SEC
33 8.43 36 8.45 29 41.55 Virginia 11 7-4-0 37 10 6-4-0 I-A 2 7 5-2-0 ACC
37 6.60 37 8.26 83 61.91 Texas El Paso 13 10-3-0 35 11 8-3-0 I-A 2 8 6-2-0 Western AC
41 5.82 38 8.00 17 37.77 Tennessee 11 5-6-0 40 11 5-6-0 I-A 6 7 3-4-0 SEC
29 10.91 39 7.84 36 44.45 Pittsburgh 11 6-5-0 36 10 5-5-0 I-A 4 8 4-4-0 Eastern Indep
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
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 NoConf
39 6.29 42 5.81 86 64.88 Hawaii 12 9-3-0 42 12 9-3-0 I-A 4 8 5-3-0 Western AC
30 8.90 43 5.79 7 34.09 Maryland 11 5-6-0 43 11 5-6-0 I-A 5 7 4-3-0 ACC
54 2.54 44 5.02 13 36.91 Oregon 12 6-6-0 44 11 5-6-0 I-A 6 8 3-5-0 PAC 10
28 11.10 45 4.44 27 40.91 Penn State 11 5-6-0 45 11 5-6-0 I-A 8 8 3-5-0 Eastern Indep
32 8.46 46 4.00 8 35.91 Stanford 11 3-6-2 47 11 3-6-2 I-A 10 8 1-5-2 PAC 10
51 3.36 47 3.99 26 40.80 Texas Tech 11 5-6-0 41 9 4-5-0 I-A 4 7 4-3-0 Southwest AC
49 3.92 48 3.88 63 51.92 Illinois 12 6-5-1 46 12 6-5-1 I-A 3 8 5-2-1 Big 10
55 1.58 49 3.19 67 53.23 Memphis 11 6-5-0 50 10 5-5-0 I-A 7 5 2-3-0 Southern Indep
50 3.61 50 3.08 32 42.77 Mississippi 11 5-6-0 54 10 4-6-0 I-A 7 7 3-4-0 SEC
44 5.66 51 2.51 80 59.31 Army 12 9-3-0 48 8 5-3-0 I-A 5 3 2-1-0 Eastern Indep
46 5.31 52 2.32 45 46.36 California 11 5-5-1 49 11 5-5-1 I-A 9 7 1-5-1 PAC 10
45 5.63 53 0.85 74 55.96 Iowa 13 6-4-3 51 13 6-4-3 I-A 5 8 4-1-3 Big 10
52 2.84 54 0.22 30 41.75 Kentucky 11 5-6-0 56 10 4-6-0 I-A 8 7 2-5-0 SEC
61 -1.06 55 0.08 79 57.75 Baylor 11 6-5-0 53 10 5-5-0 I-A 7 7 2-5-0 Southwest AC
58 0.37 56 -0.05 3 32.20 Virginia Tech 11 3-8-0 52 10 2-8-0 I-A 9 5 1-4-0 Southern Indep
68 -2.95 57 -0.37 98 82.82 Fresno State 12 10-2-0 55 11 9-2-0 I-A 1 7 7-0-0 Big West
59 -0.73 58 -0.93 43 45.77 Texas 11 4-7-0 60 10 3-7-0 I-A 5 7 2-5-0 Southwest AC
67 -2.71 59 -1.15 58 50.60 Iowa State 11 5-6-0 58 10 4-6-0 I-A 5 7 3-4-0 Big 8
77 -8.76 60 -1.61 52 49.30 Tulane 11 5-6-0 57 10 4-6-0 I-A 10 5 1-4-0 Southern Indep
63 -2.18 61 -2.25 51 49.14 Tulsa 11 4-7-0 61 11 4-7-0 I-A 11 3 0-3-0 Southern Indep
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 NoConf
64 -2.55 63 -3.09 54 49.50 Texas Christian 11 4-7-0 62 11 4-7-0 I-A 6 7 2-5-0 Southwest AC
69 -3.38 64 -3.33 85 63.60 Louisiana Lafayette 11 6-5-0 59 9 5-4-0 I-A 8 5 2-3-0 Southern Indep
53 2.62 65 -3.98 49 47.65 Rutgers 11 5-6-0 64 10 4-6-0 I-A 9 8 3-5-0 Eastern Indep
74 -6.75 66 -4.06 106 90.00 Western Michigan 12 9-3-0 63 11 8-3-0 I-A 1 8 7-1-0 Mid-American
62 -2.03 67 -4.08 35 44.27 Ohio State 11 4-6-1 67 11 4-6-1 I-A 6 8 2-5-1 Big 10
65 -2.60 68 -4.08 39 44.82 Vanderbilt 11 3-8-0 70 11 3-8-0 I-A 9 7 2-5-0 SEC
60 -1.04 69 -4.10 75 56.54 Air Force 12 5-7-0 66 12 5-7-0 I-A 6 8 3-5-0 Western AC
66 -2.70 70 -4.58 81 60.25 Utah 11 6-5-0 65 10 5-5-0 I-A 5 8 4-4-0 Western AC
70 -4.30 71 -4.70 2 30.59 North Carolina 11 1-10-0 68 11 1-10-0 I-A 7 7 1-6-0 ACC
75 -6.99 72 -5.50 31 42.23 Missouri 11 3-7-1 71 11 3-7-1 I-A 6 7 2-5-0 Big 8
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 Southern Indep
85 -13.14 74 -6.23 69 54.41 Purdue 11 4-7-0 73 11 4-7-0 I-A 8 8 3-5-0 Big 10
72 -5.24 75 -6.41 71 54.82 Temple 11 4-7-0 74 11 4-7-0 I-A 7 7 4-3-0 Eastern Indep
82 -12.13 76 -7.71 55 49.55 San Diego State 11 3-8-0 75 11 3-8-0 I-A 7 8 3-5-0 Western AC
89 -15.05 77 -9.44 101 85.15 Eastern Michigan 10 6-3-1 76 9 5-3-1 I-A 2 8 5-2-1 Mid-American
88 -14.97 78 -9.79 40 44.89 Louisiana Tech 11 4-7-0 72 8 2-6-0 I-A 6 3 1-2-0 Southern Indep
76 -7.31 79 -9.93 64 51.95 Northwestern 11 2-8-1 77 11 2-8-1 I-A 7 8 2-5-1 Big 10
78 -9.90 80 -10.51 108 92.70 Ball State 11 8-3-0 78 9 6-3-0 I-A 3 8 5-3-0 Mid-American
73 -5.56 81 -10.58 33 43.14 Boston College 11 3-8-0 79 11 3-8-0 I-A 10 8 3-5-0 Eastern Indep
80 -11.56 82 -10.94 24 40.00 Mississippi State 11 1-10-0 80 11 1-10-0 I-A 10 7 0-7-0 SEC
84 -12.56 83 -12.28 103 87.10 Central Michigan 11 7-4-0 81 10 6-4-0 I-A 4 8 5-3-0 Mid-American
57 1.03 84 -12.36 4 33.11 Georgia Tech 11 3-8-0 82 9 1-8-0 I-A 8 7 0-7-0 ACC
90 -15.39 85 -13.91 107 90.17 Toledo 11 6-5-0 84 9 5-4-0 I-A 6 8 4-4-0 Mid-American
79 -11.54 86 -13.91 93 76.55 Cal State Fullerton 11 5-6-0 83 11 5-6-0 I-A 2 7 5-2-0 Big West
83 -12.19 87 -14.35 82 60.68 Minnesota 11 2-7-2 85 11 2-7-2 I-A 10 8 0-6-2 Big 10
91 -17.33 88 -15.38 89 70.00 San Jose State 12 4-8-0 86 12 4-8-0 I-A 3 7 4-3-0 Big West
101 -23.90 89 -17.14 105 88.90 Ohio University 11 4-6-1 87 10 4-5-1 I-A 5 8 4-3-1 Mid-American
93 -19.09 90 -17.41 99 82.93 Northern Illinois 11 7-4-0 91 7 3-4-0 I-A 6 1 1-0-0 Eastern Indep
94 -19.33 91 -17.42 91 74.50 Utah State 11 4-7-0 88 11 4-7-0 I-A 4 7 4-3-0 Big West
87 -14.52 92 -17.44 20 39.36 Rice 11 0-11-0 90 10 0-10-0 I-A 8 7 0-7-0 Southwest AC
97 -20.26 93 -17.65 47 47.45 Kansas 11 1-10-0 89 11 1-10-0 I-A 7 7 1-6-0 Big 8
81 -11.63 94 -18.26 16 37.71 Navy 11 3-8-0 93 7 0-7-0 I-A 11 5 0-5-0 Eastern Indep
99 -21.60 95 -18.63 95 78.32 Nevada Las Vegas 11 4-7-0 92 11 4-7-0 I-A 6 7 3-4-0 Big West
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 Eastern Indep
98 -20.81 97 -19.25 72 55.90 Cincinnati 11 3-8-0 98 9 1-8-0 I-A 12 4 0-4-0 Eastern Indep
100 -23.30 98 -19.37 84 62.71 New Mexico 12 2-10-0 94 12 2-10-0 I-A 8 8 1-7-0 Western AC
86 -14.15 99 -19.92 59 51.18 Colorado State 11 1-10-0 97 11 1-10-0 I-A 9 8 1-7-0 Western AC
95 -19.84 100 -20.10 104 87.82 Kent State 11 5-6-0 99 10 4-6-0 I-A 7 8 3-5-0 Mid-American
96 -20.05 101 -20.11 70 54.45 Wisconsin 11 1-10-0 96 11 1-10-0 I-A 9 8 1-7-0 Big 10
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 Big West
103 -27.09 103 -25.23 57 50.27 Kansas State 11 0-11-0 100 11 0-11-0 I-A 8 7 0-7-0 Big 8
104 -27.11 104 -25.59 94 77.22 Pacific 11 2-9-0 102 9 2-7-0 I-A 7 7 2-5-0 Big West
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 Mid-American
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 NoConf
107 -34.99 107 -33.60 97 81.55 Miami OH 11 0-10-1 104 11 0-10-1 I-A 9 8 0-7-1 Mid-American
106 -31.97 108 -35.31 102 86.82 New Mexico State 11 1-10-0 105 11 1-10-0 I-A 8 7 0-7-0 Big West
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 NoConf
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 State Mankato 1 0-1-0
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