1988 NCAA Football Rankings

  # Team                        W      L     Rating 
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  1 Notre Dame                 12   -  0     4.1434 
  2 Miami (Florida)            11   -  1     3.0338 
  3 Florida State              10   -  1     2.2580 
  4 Southern California        10   -  2     1.8784 
  5 UCLA                       10   -  2     1.5568 
  6 West Virginia              11   -  1     1.5301 
  7 Nebraska                   11   -  2     1.5027 
  8 Michigan                    9.5 -  2.5   1.2622 
  9 Arkansas                   10   -  2     1.2613 
 10 Wyoming                    11   -  2     1.2388 

 11 Auburn                     10   -  2     1.1941 
 12 Clemson                     9   -  2     1.1756 
 13 Southern Mississippi        9   -  2     1.1551 
 14 Oklahoma State             10   -  2     1.1136 
 15 Oklahoma                    9   -  3     0.9603 
 16 Syracuse                   10   -  2     0.9594 
 17 Washington State            9   -  3     0.9492 
 18 Alabama                     9   -  3     0.7743 
 19 Houston                     9   -  3     0.7418 
 20 Louisiana State             8   -  4     0.7261 

 21 Arizona                     7   -  4     0.7174 
 22 Texas-El Paso               8   -  3     0.6691 
 23 Fresno State                9   -  2     0.6648 
 24 Brigham Young               9   -  4     0.6456 
 25 Georgia                     8   -  3     0.6067 
 26 Hawaii                      9   -  3     0.5880 
 27 Louisville                  7   -  3     0.5722 
 28 Colorado                    8   -  4     0.5700 
 29 Indiana                     8.5 -  3.5   0.5400 
 30 Western Michigan            8   -  3     0.5318 

 31 Texas A&M                   7   -  5     0.5134 
 32 North Carolina State        6.5 -  3.5   0.5130 
 33 Washington                  6   -  5     0.4783 
 34 Duke                        6.5 -  3.5   0.4748 
 35 Michigan State              6.5 -  5.5   0.4412 
 36 Arizona State               5   -  5     0.4406 
 37 Virginia                    6   -  4     0.4370 
 38 South Carolina              6   -  4     0.4313 
 39 Ball State                  6   -  3     0.4178 
 40 Eastern Michigan            6.5 -  3.5   0.3992 

 41 Arkansas State              3   -  2     0.3811 
 42 Oregon                      5   -  6     0.3797 
 43 Wake Forest                 4   -  4     0.3688 
 44 Florida                     5   -  5     0.3665 
 45 Oregon State                4.5 -  6.5   0.3569 
 46 Iowa                        7.5 -  5.5   0.3534 
 47 Pittsburgh                  5   -  5     0.3495 
 48 Maryland                    5   -  6     0.3486 
 49 Central Michigan            6   -  4     0.3468 
 50 California                  5.5 -  5.5   0.3390 

 51 Tennessee                   5   -  6     0.3377 
 52 Illinois                    6.5 -  5.5   0.3353 
 53 Memphis                     6   -  5     0.3321 
 54 Army                        5   -  3     0.3301 
 55 Mississippi                 5   -  6     0.3071 
 56 Texas Tech                  4   -  5     0.3025 
 57 Penn State                  5   -  6     0.3013 
 58 Utah                        5   -  5     0.2837 
 59 Toledo                      5   -  4     0.2829 
 60 Stanford                    4   -  7     0.2802 

 61 Kentucky                    4   -  6     0.2732 
 62 Louisiana-Lafayette         5   -  5     0.2641 
 63 Baylor                      5   -  5     0.2546 
 64 Ohio State                  4.5 -  6.5   0.2491 
 65 Rutgers                     4   -  6     0.2290 
 66 Air Force                   5   -  7     0.2262 
 67 Tulsa                       4   -  7     0.2251 
 68 Tulane                      4   -  6     0.2171 
 69 Iowa State                  4   -  6     0.2144 
 70 Ohio                        4.5 -  5.5   0.2103 

 71 Fullerton State             5   -  6     0.2034 
 72 Northern Illinois           3   -  4     0.2001 
 73 Kent                        5   -  6     0.1985 
 74 Temple                      4   -  7     0.1839 
 75 Missouri                    3.5 -  7.5   0.1770 
 76 Texas Christian             4   -  7     0.1763 
 77 Purdue                      4   -  7     0.1744 
 78 Texas                       3   -  7     0.1664 
 79 Akron                       5   -  6     0.1662 
 80 Virginia Tech               2   -  8     0.1594 

 81 San Diego State             3   -  8     0.1568 
 82 Boston College              3   -  8     0.1530 
 83 East Carolina               2   -  8     0.1485 
 84 Vanderbilt                  3   -  8     0.1481 
 85 Louisiana Tech              2   -  7     0.1426 
 86 Utah State                  4   -  7     0.1404 
 87 San Jose State              4   -  8     0.1382 
 88 Nevada-Las Vegas            4   -  7     0.1300 
 89 Northwestern                2.5 -  8.5   0.1156 
 90 Long Beach State            3   -  8     0.1102 

 91 Minnesota                   3   -  8     0.1041 
 92 Georgia Tech                1   -  8     0.1016 
 93 Bowling Green State         2.5 -  8.5   0.0974 
 94 Pacific                     2   -  7     0.0881 
 95 North Carolina              1   - 10     0.0866 
 96 Mississippi State           1   - 10     0.0825 
 97 Navy                        0   -  7     0.0744 
 98 New Mexico                  2   - 10     0.0727 
 99 Colorado State              1   - 10     0.0720 
100 Cincinnati                  1   -  8     0.0698 

101 Youngstown State            0   -  4     0.0692 
102 Wisconsin                   1   - 10     0.0631 
103 Rice                        0   - 10     0.0510 
104 Kansas                      1   - 10     0.0501 
105 Miami (Ohio)                0.5 - 10.5   0.0425 
106 New Mexico State            1   - 10     0.0381 
107 Kansas State                0   - 11     0.0350 

Home Field Coefficient: 1.3445