1998 Season

FBS Football Rankings

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FBS standings

112 ranked teams

Rank	Team	Champion	Record	Rating	Raw points	Opponent rating	Move
1	Florida State FBS · ACC	—	11–2	334.94	407.82	176.66	—
2	Kansas State FBS · Big 12	—	11–2	330.42	416.66	168.17	—
3	Tennessee FBS · SEC	★	13–0	327.55	384.99	167.58	▲ 1
4	Ohio State FBS · Big Ten	—	11–1	327.26	410.45	156.42	▼ 1
5	Florida FBS · SEC	—	10–2	290.14	350.54	169.58	—
6	Texas A&M FBS · Big 12	—	11–3	285.20	312.90	193.50	—
7	UCLA FBS · Pac-10	—	10–2	282.36	332.21	166.32	—
8	Wisconsin FBS · Big Ten	—	11–1	280.39	344.70	136.18	—
9	Nebraska FBS · Big 12	—	9–4	273.14	318.42	182.77	—
10	Arizona FBS · Pac-10	—	12–1	271.27	328.33	130.24	—
11	Michigan FBS · Big Ten	—	10–3	254.87	295.59	156.21	—
12	Texas FBS · Big 12	—	9–3	252.89	284.59	173.71	—
13	Air Force FBS · Western Athletic	—	12–1	244.17	309.28	92.65	—
14	Tulane FBS · Conference USA	—	12–0	239.46	297.03	89.59	—
15	Missouri FBS · Big 12	—	8–4	239.40	259.33	188.94	—
16	Arkansas FBS · SEC	—	9–3	234.36	277.98	143.47	—
17	Georgia Tech FBS · ACC	—	10–2	231.65	271.30	133.87	—
18	Penn State FBS · Big Ten	—	9–3	231.52	253.19	165.15	—
19	Purdue FBS · Big Ten	—	9–4	224.80	252.98	159.81	—
20	Syracuse FBS · Big East	—	8–4	222.44	244.87	165.27	—
21	Virginia FBS · ACC	—	9–3	218.14	249.92	142.42	—
22	Virginia Tech FBS · Big East	—	9–3	217.19	262.41	124.82	—
23	Georgia FBS · SEC	—	9–3	206.86	217.97	157.81	—
24	Miami FBS · Big East	—	9–3	203.63	216.71	151.23	—
25	Oregon FBS · Pac-10	—	8–4	192.66	213.64	144.91	—
26	USC FBS · Pac-10	—	8–5	190.84	200.68	164.95	—
27	West Virginia FBS · Big East	—	8–4	190.18	210.58	140.62	—
28	Notre Dame FBS · FBS Independents	—	9–3	188.33	199.87	142.49	—
29	Colorado FBS · Big 12	—	8–4	186.15	193.39	155.72	—
30	Miami (OH) FBS · Mid-American	—	10–1	183.44	218.22	81.22	—
31	Marshall FBS · Mid-American	—	12–1	179.57	209.90	79.28	—
32	Michigan State FBS · Big Ten	—	6–6	166.80	173.89	163.95	—
33	Kentucky FBS · SEC	—	7–5	165.86	164.76	165.23	—
34	Southern Miss FBS · Conference USA	—	7–5	162.31	178.25	133.46	—
35	UCF FBS · FBS Independents	—	9–2	159.97	185.51	88.64	—
36	Alabama FBS · SEC	—	7–5	157.90	140.15	172.19	—
37	Mississippi State FBS · SEC	—	8–5	156.17	159.20	147.66	—
38	Oklahoma State FBS · Big 12	—	5–6	149.71	140.36	175.21	—
39	Washington FBS · Pac-10	—	6–6	147.69	133.12	170.61	—
40	Texas Tech FBS · Big 12	—	7–5	146.03	144.13	145.71	▲ 1
41	NC State FBS · ACC	—	7–5	145.98	141.50	148.96	▼ 1
42	North Carolina FBS · ACC	—	7–5	143.52	145.90	135.94	—
43	Colorado State FBS · Western Athletic	—	8–4	138.66	140.56	115.22	—
44	Ole Miss FBS · SEC	—	7–5	138.10	152.43	120.43	—
45	LSU FBS · SEC	—	4–7	136.88	135.80	164.33	—
46	TCU FBS · Western Athletic	—	7–5	134.44	142.63	119.18	—
47	Arizona State FBS · Pac-10	—	5–6	133.83	140.32	142.67	—
48	Oklahoma FBS · Big 12	—	5–6	132.81	129.18	158.51	—
49	Auburn FBS · SEC	—	3–8	131.57	111.69	194.12	—
50	Oregon State FBS · Pac-10	—	5–6	130.88	125.14	152.04	—
51	Wyoming FBS · Western Athletic	—	8–3	126.49	109.78	122.62	—
52	Rice FBS · Western Athletic	—	5–6	123.21	128.79	130.17	—
53	Nevada FBS · Big West	—	6–5	121.71	149.88	84.22	—
54	Louisville FBS · Conference USA	—	7–5	121.46	122.79	112.54	—
55	BYU FBS · Western Athletic	—	9–5	117.16	114.99	100.30	—
56	Idaho FBS · Big West	—	9–3	115.13	127.14	68.65	—
57	Minnesota FBS · Big Ten	—	5–6	114.24	92.32	159.89	—
58	San Diego State FBS · Western Athletic	—	7–5	113.08	102.54	115.84	—
59	Utah FBS · Western Athletic	—	7–4	109.61	130.28	69.16	—
60	Louisiana Tech FBS · FBS Independents	—	6–6	109.31	97.93	131.97	—
61	Western Michigan FBS · Mid-American	—	7–4	105.64	129.05	67.16	—
62	Kansas FBS · Big 12	—	4–7	103.32	77.86	166.91	—
63	Toledo FBS · Mid-American	—	7–5	102.90	87.68	109.84	—
64	California FBS · Pac-10	—	5–6	102.84	72.21	162.33	—
65	Stanford FBS · Pac-10	—	3–8	100.67	90.38	157.44	—
66	Iowa State FBS · Big 12	—	3–8	99.59	78.23	170.26	—
67	UAB FBS · FBS Independents	—	4–7	98.28	100.32	125.63	—
68	Tulsa FBS · Western Athletic	—	4–7	97.00	98.23	123.31	—
69	Cincinnati FBS · Conference USA	—	2–9	96.51	118.61	121.75	—
70	UL Monroe FBS · FBS Independents	—	5–6	95.42	77.00	126.28	—
71	SMU FBS · Western Athletic	—	5–7	95.38	81.59	129.21	—
72	Ohio FBS · Mid-American	—	5–6	94.99	88.76	111.59	—
73	Bowling Green FBS · Mid-American	—	5–6	94.73	78.65	126.55	—
74	Illinois FBS · Big Ten	—	3–8	92.89	85.34	148.90	—
75	Indiana FBS · Big Ten	—	4–7	88.59	45.30	171.40	—
76	Rutgers FBS · Big East	—	5–6	85.49	65.24	127.65	—
77	Fresno State FBS · Western Athletic	—	5–6	84.05	86.36	93.13	—
78	East Carolina FBS · Conference USA	—	6–5	83.29	70.17	104.98	—
79	Maryland FBS · ACC	—	3–8	81.65	71.04	138.30	—
80	Boston College FBS · Big East	—	4–7	81.14	55.34	144.78	—
81	Baylor FBS · Big 12	—	2–9	78.26	41.09	186.52	—
82	Louisiana FBS · FBS Independents	—	2–9	72.11	71.42	127.35	—
83	Vanderbilt FBS · SEC	—	2–9	71.52	47.42	160.86	—
84	North Texas FBS · Big West	—	3–8	69.14	69.00	112.01	▲ 1
85	Wake Forest FBS · ACC	—	3–8	68.81	38.21	148.46	▼ 1
86	Army FBS · Conference USA	—	3–8	68.49	44.75	137.31	—
87	Clemson FBS · ACC	—	3–8	66.84	43.26	141.13	—
88	Houston FBS · Conference USA	—	3–8	64.25	35.28	144.29	—
89	Eastern Michigan FBS · Mid-American	—	3–8	59.79	64.00	90.31	—
90	Central Michigan FBS · Mid-American	—	6–5	59.35	51.15	72.73	—
91	Washington State FBS · Pac-10	—	3–8	57.87	19.37	152.92	—
92	Iowa FBS · Big Ten	—	3–8	56.13	3.53	169.77	—
93	Northwestern FBS · Big Ten	—	3–9	54.26	16.47	152.79	—
94	Boise State FBS · Big West	—	6–5	51.92	43.26	64.09	—
95	Utah State FBS · Big West	—	3–8	50.35	50.12	90.45	—
96	Temple FBS · Big East	—	2–9	47.13	34.16	121.18	—
97	South Carolina FBS · SEC	—	1–10	44.24	1.00	168.64	—
98	Pittsburgh FBS · Big East	—	2–9	43.41	15.41	135.56	—
99	Duke FBS · ACC	—	4–7	42.61	1.00	130.35	—
100	Northern Illinois FBS · Mid-American	—	2–9	41.78	21.67	117.32	—
101	Navy FBS · FBS Independents	—	3–8	41.65	16.78	116.74	—
102	Akron FBS · Mid-American	—	4–7	41.33	32.25	81.36	—
103	Memphis FBS · Conference USA	—	2–9	41.00	14.07	130.30	—
104	San José State FBS · Western Athletic	—	4–8	37.41	13.13	102.71	—
105	UTEP FBS · Western Athletic	—	3–8	33.23	22.59	90.17	—
106	New Mexico State FBS · Big West	—	3–8	27.59	1.00	100.63	—
107	UNLV FBS · Western Athletic	—	0–11	26.41	1.00	139.35	—
108	Arkansas State FBS · FBS Independents	—	4–8	23.19	8.39	80.63	—
109	New Mexico FBS · Western Athletic	—	3–9	19.04	4.05	83.52	—
110	Ball State FBS · Mid-American	—	1–10	18.12	8.50	97.96	—
111	Kent State FBS · Mid-American	—	0–11	11.54	1.00	104.26	—
112	Hawai'i FBS · Western Athletic	—	0–12	6.55	1.00	101.05	—