Final OAF ranking (& ratings) for the 1988 college football season:
Rank | Team Name | Rating | Record | AP | UPI | Bowl Game Results |
1 | MIAMI (F) | 117.6786 | 11-1 | 2 | 2 | Beat Nebraska 23-3 |
2 | NOTRE DAME | 116.4823 | 12-0 | 1 | 1 | Beat West Virginia 34-21 |
3 | FLORIDA STATE | 114.1980 | 11-1 | 3 | 3 | Beat Auburn 13-7 |
4 | MICHIGAN | 99.7068 | 9-2-1 | 4 | 4 | Beat USC 22-14 |
5 | USC | 98.9375 | 10-2 | 7 | 9 | Lost to Michigan |
6 | WEST VIRGINIA | 94.5764 | 11-1 | 5 | 5 | Lost to Notre Dame |
7 | NEBRASKA | 88.1322 | 11-2 | 10 | 10 | Lost to Miami (F) |
8 | OKLAHOMA STATE | 83.9628 | 10-2 | 11 | 11 | Beat Wyoming 62-14 |
9 | UCLA | 81.2627 | 10-2 | 6 | 6 | Beat Arkansas 17-3 |
10 | WASHINGTON STATE | 78.0280 | 9-3 | 15 | 15 | Beat Houston 24-22 |
11 | CLEMSON | 77.8318 | 10-2 | 9 | 8 | Beat Oklahoma 13-6 |
12 | OKLAHOMA | 77.0626 | 9-3 | 14 | 14 | Lost to Clemson |
13 | ARKANSAS | 75.8334 | 10-2 | 12 | 13 | Lost to UCLA |
14 | AUBURN | 74.0131 | 10-2 | 8 | 7 | Lost to Florida State |
15 | SYRACUSE | 73.6512 | 10-2 | 13 | 12 | Beat LSU 23-10 |
16 | SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI | 70.8426 | 10-2 | 23 | NR | Beat UTEP 38-18 |
17 | LSU | 70.3189 | 8-4 | 19 | NR | Lost to Syracuse |
18 | ARIZONA | 70.1707 | 7-4 | NR | NR | No Bowl Game |
19 | ALABAMA | 67.2470 | 9-3 | 17 | 17 | Beat Army 29-28 |
20 | HOUSTON | 66.7680 | 9-3 | 18 | Probation | Lost to Washington State |
21 | WYOMING | 66.1618 | 11-2 | 21 | 20 | Lost to Oklahoma State |
22 | TEXAS A+M | 63.7836 | ||||
23 | ARIZONA STATE | 63.4614 | ||||
24 | INDIANA | 62.0385 | ||||
25 | WASHINGTON | 61.5393 | ||||
26 | GEORGIA | 60.8431 | ||||
27 | VIRGINIA | 60.1967 | ||||
28 | NORTH CAROLINA STATE | 60.0335 | ||||
29 | MICHIGAN STATE | 59.7910 | ||||
30 | CALIFORNIA | 59.4234 | ||||
31 | IOWA | 59.2558 | ||||
32 | SOUTH CAROLINA | 59.1495 | ||||
33 | STANFORD | 58.5636 | ||||
34 | OREGON STATE | 58.3970 | ||||
35 | WAKE FOREST | 58.2630 | ||||
36 | DUKE | 57.5482 | ||||
37 | TENNESSEE | 57.1979 | ||||
38 | OHIO STATE | 57.0487 | ||||
39 | LOUISVILLE | 56.9252 | ||||
40 | OREGON | 56.0696 | ||||
41 | MARYLAND | 55.6910 | ||||
42 | PITTSBURGH | 55.4943 | ||||
43 | PENN STATE | 55.1718 | ||||
44 | HAWAII | 54.6052 | ||||
45 | FLORIDA | 54.5626 | ||||
46 | COLORADO | 53.8696 | ||||
47 | ILLINOIS | 53.7934 | ||||
48 | MEMPHIS STATE | 53.7193 | ||||
49 | UTEP | 53.5952 | ||||
50 | MISSISSIPPI | 53.2529 | ||||
51 | TEXAS TECH | 52.5330 | ||||
52 | KENTUCKY | 52.3002 | ||||
53 | TULANE | 51.6677 | ||||
54 | SWLOUISIANA | 49.6432 | ||||
55 | ARMY | 48.8547 | ||||
56 | VANDERBILT | 48.7922 | ||||
57 | BYU | 48.4402 | ||||
58 | IOWA STATE | 48.1731 | ||||
59 | BOSTON COLLEGE | 47.1082 | ||||
60 | MISSOURI | 47.0806 | ||||
61 | TEMPLE | 46.7001 | ||||
62 | NORTH CAROLINA | 46.2772 | ||||
63 | RUTGERS | 46.0803 | ||||
64 | BAYLOR | 45.9237 | ||||
65 | EAST CAROLINA | 45.8959 | ||||
66 | VIRGINIA TECH | 45.8848 | ||||
67 | GEORGIA TECH | 45.1911 | ||||
68 | TULSA | 45.0698 | ||||
69 | UTAH | 43.7287 | ||||
70 | TEXAS | 43.4941 | ||||
71 | TCU | 43.2595 | ||||
72 | FRESNO STATE | 43.0473 | ||||
73 | NORTHWESTERN | 39.8052 | ||||
74 | PURDUE | 38.8547 | ||||
75 | AIR FORCE | 38.4680 | ||||
76 | WISCONSIN | 34.3333 | ||||
77 | MINNESOTA | 33.7855 | ||||
78 | SAN DIEGO STATE | 32.8869 | ||||
79 | NORTHERN ILLINOIS | 29.9471 | ||||
80 | NAVY | 29.7709 | ||||
81 | MISSISSIPPI STATE | 28.8177 | ||||
82 | TOLEDO | 28.6720 | ||||
83 | WESTERN MICHIGAN | 28.2353 | ||||
84 | EASTERN MICHIGAN | 28.0610 | ||||
85 | CENTRAL MICHIGAN | 27.9061 | ||||
86 | BALL STATE | 25.6889 | ||||
87 | OHIOU | 24.8734 | ||||
88 | RICE | 24.5369 | ||||
89 | FULLERTON | 19.7514 | ||||
90 | AKRON | 19.1720 | ||||
91 | KENT STATE | 16.6442 | ||||
92 | CINCINNATI | 15.0840 | ||||
93 | UTAH STATE | 14.9960 | ||||
94 | UNLV | 14.0742 | ||||
95 | LONG BEACH | 13.3049 | ||||
96 | SAN JOSE STATE | 12.9817 | ||||
97 | COLORADO STATE | 12.0759 | ||||
98 | PACIFIC | 9.7682 | ||||
99 | NEW MEXICO | 7.7314 | ||||
100 | KANSAS | 0.7663 | ||||
101 | KANSAS STATE | 0.3707 | ||||
102 | NEW MEXICO STATE | -13.7627 | ||||
103 | MIAMI (O) | -14.4805 | ||||
104 | BGU | -14.9569 |
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