1988 Reward Ranking (after bowl games)
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Rank |
Name | W | L | T | Reward | AP | UPI |
| 1 | NotreDame | 12 | 0 | 0 | 9.1236 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Miami(Florida) | 11 | 1 | 0 | 7.7137 | 2 | 2 |
| 3 | FloridaState | 11 | 1 | 0 | 7.1784 | 3 | 3 |
| 4 | SouthernCalifornia | 10 | 2 | 0 | 6.4243 | 7 | 9 |
| 5 | WestVirginia | 11 | 1 | 0 | 6.3398 | 5 | 5 |
| 6 | UCLA | 10 | 2 | 0 | 5.9829 | 6 | 6 |
| 7 | Michigan | 9 | 2 | 1 | 5.8514 | 4 | 4 |
| 8 | Nebraska | 11 | 2 | 0 | 5.6140 | 10 | 10 |
| 9 | Auburn | 10 | 2 | 0 | 5.5465 | 8 | 7 |
| 10 | Clemson | 10 | 2 | 0 | 5.2831 | 9 | 8 |
| 11 | OklahomaState | 10 | 2 | 0 | 4.9461 | 11 | 11 |
| 12 | Arkansas | 10 | 2 | 0 | 4.8473 | 12 | 13 |
| 13 | SouthernMississippi | 10 | 2 | 0 | 4.8153 | 23 | "21T" |
| 14 | Syracuse | 10 | 2 | 0 | 4.8142 | 13 | 12 |
| 15 | Wyoming | 11 | 2 | 0 | 4.6976 | 21 | 20 |
| 16 | Oklahoma | 9 | 3 | 0 | 4.6103 | 14 | 14 |
| 17 | WashingtonState | 9 | 3 | 0 | 4.5479 | 16 | 16 |
| 18 | Arizona | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3.6096 | NR | NR |
| 19 | NorthCarolinaState | 8 | 3 | 1 | 3.5577 | 22 | 17T |
| 20 | Houston | 9 | 3 | 0 | 3.4628 | 18 | "21T" |
| 21 | Alabama | 9 | 3 | 0 | 3.3398 | 17 | 17T |
| 22 | LouisianaState | 8 | 4 | 0 | 3.3310 | 19 | "21T" |
| 23 | Georgia | 9 | 3 | 0 | 3.2992 | 15 | 15 |
| 24 | Louisville | 8 | 3 | 0 | 3.2910 | NR | NR |
| 25 | Texas-ElPaso | 10 | 3 | 0 | 3.0532 | 29 | NR |
| 26 | Hawaii | 9 | 3 | 0 | 3.0065 | 30 | NR |
| 27 | Duke | 7 | 3 | 1 | 2.8451 | NR | NR |
| 28 | Indiana | 8 | 3 | 1 | 2.8122 | 20 | 19 |
| 29 | FresnoState | 10 | 2 | 0 | 2.6684 | ||
| 30 | SouthCarolina | 8 | 4 | 0 | 2.6642 | ||
| 31 | Virginia | 7 | 4 | 0 | 2.6215 | ||
| 32 | Colorado | 8 | 4 | 0 | 2.3368 | ||
| 33 | ArizonaState | 6 | 5 | 0 | 2.2792 | ||
| 34 | BrighamYoung | 9 | 4 | 0 | 2.2732 | ||
| 35 | Army | 9 | 3 | 0 | 2.1414 | ||
| 36 | Washington | 6 | 5 | 0 | 2.1398 | ||
| 37 | Oregon | 6 | 6 | 0 | 2.0719 | ||
| 38 | WakeForest | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1.9886 | ||
| 39 | MichiganState | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1.9153 | ||
| 40 | California | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1.8822 | ||
| 41 | WesternMichigan | 9 | 3 | 0 | 1.7845 | ||
| 42 | Maryland | 5 | 6 | 0 | 1.7744 | ||
| 43 | TexasA&M | 7 | 5 | 0 | 1.6228 | ||
| 44 | Florida | 7 | 5 | 0 | 1.5862 | ||
| 45 | Pittsburgh | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1.4940 | ||
| 46 | PennState | 5 | 6 | 0 | 1.4739 | ||
| 47 | Illinois | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1.4382 | ||
| 48 | BallState | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1.4255 | ||
| 49 | EasternMichigan | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1.3693 | ||
| 50 | Iowa | 6 | 4 | 3 |