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1998 College Football Rankings

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                                                                  STRENGTH OF
                                     AVERAGE   OVERALL     CONF     SCHEDULE     AP
RANK TEAM                       CONF   SCORE    W- L-T   W- L-T     AVG  RANK   RANK

   1 Ohio State                  B10   97.12   11- 1-0   7- 1-0   61.60    21      2
   2 Tennessee                   SEC   96.41   13- 0-0   9- 0-0   60.56    26      1
   3 Florida State               ACC   95.59   11- 2-0   7- 1-0   65.46     8      3
   4 Kansas State                B12   94.53   11- 2-0   8- 1-0   56.72    41     10
   5 Wisconsin                   B10   93.87   11- 1-0   7- 1-0   53.45    51      6
   6 Florida                     SEC   91.48   10- 2-0   7- 1-0   55.86    43      5
   7 Arizona                     P10   91.06   12- 1-0   7- 1-0   52.69    55      4
   8 Texas A&M                   B12   90.96   11- 3-0   8- 1-0   68.79     3     11
   9 UCLA                        P10   90.89   10- 2-0   8- 0-0   66.72     4      8
  10 Nebraska                    B12   90.30    9- 4-0   5- 3-0   66.49     6     19
  11 Purdue                      B10   88.60    9- 4-0   6- 2-0   63.71    15     24
  12 Penn State                  B10   88.28    9- 3-0   5- 3-0   62.15    19     17
  13 Air Force                   WAC   88.09   12- 1-0   8- 1-0   40.66    89     13
  14 Texas                       B12   86.92    9- 3-0   6- 2-0   64.25    13     15
  15 Michigan                    B10   86.74   10- 3-0   7- 1-0   60.16    29     12
  16 Missouri                    B12   85.64    8- 4-0   5- 3-0   64.19    14     21
  17 Arkansas                    SEC   84.67    9- 3-0   6- 2-0   53.66    49     16
  18 Georgia Tech                ACC   84.65   10- 2-0   7- 1-0   53.12    53      9
  19 Tulane                      USA   84.08   12- 0-0   6- 0-0   33.95    99      7
  20 Virginia                    ACC   83.83    9- 3-0   6- 2-0   54.50    47     18
  21 Virginia Tech               BEC   83.31    9- 3-0   5- 2-0   48.03    71     23
  22 Southern California         P10   82.95    8- 5-0   5- 3-0   65.83     7       
  23 Syracuse                    BEC   82.45    8- 4-0   6- 1-0   57.33    38     25
  24 Notre Dame                  IND   81.74    9- 3-0   0- 0-0   57.77    37     22
  25 Oregon                      P10   81.49    8- 4-0   5- 3-0   58.85    34       
  26 Miami (Florida)             BEC   80.39    9- 3-0   5- 2-0   50.67    64     20
  27 Georgia                     SEC   78.36    9- 3-0   6- 2-0   57.94    36     14
  28 Colorado                    B12   77.17    8- 4-0   4- 4-0   59.82    30       
  29 West Virginia               BEC   76.32    8- 4-0   5- 2-0   50.07    65       
  30 Mississippi State           SEC   72.14    8- 5-0   6- 3-0   53.67    48       
  31 Michigan State              B10   71.42    6- 6-0   4- 4-0   64.71    10       
  32 Southern Mississippi        USA   71.11    7- 5-0   5- 1-0   49.36    66       
  33 Kentucky                    SEC   70.75    7- 5-0   4- 4-0   59.62    33       
  34 Colorado State              WAC   69.50    8- 4-0   5- 3-0   47.28    74       
  35 Texas Tech                  B12   68.96    7- 5-0   4- 4-0   55.59    44       
  36 Alabama                     SEC   68.51    7- 5-0   4- 4-0   64.68    11       
  37 Miami (Ohio)                MID   67.57   10- 1-0   7- 1-0   25.39   110       
  38 Washington                  P10   66.32    6- 6-0   4- 4-0   66.61     5       
  39 North Carolina State        ACC   65.69    7- 5-0   5- 3-0   55.59    45       
  40 Central Florida             IND   64.46    9- 2-0   0- 0-0   27.53   105       
  41 Wyoming                     WAC   64.08    8- 3-0   6- 2-0   48.53    70       
  42 Oklahoma State              B12   63.87    5- 6-0   3- 5-0   62.24    18       
  43 North Carolina              ACC   61.16    7- 5-0   5- 3-0   51.55    59       
  44 Louisiana State             SEC   59.96    4- 7-0   2- 6-0   64.48    12       
  45 Minnesota                   B10   59.15    5- 6-0   2- 6-0   60.91    24       
  46 Oregon State                P10   58.44    5- 6-0   2- 6-0   59.82    31       
  47 Texas Christian             WAC   57.82    7- 5-0   4- 4-0   49.09    67       
  48 Marshall                    MID   57.64   12- 1-0   8- 1-0   22.17   112       
  49 Arizona State               P10   57.10    5- 6-0   4- 4-0   60.46    27       
  50 Brigham Young               WAC   56.81    9- 5-0   7- 2-0   40.67    88       
  51 Oklahoma                    B12   56.39    5- 6-0   3- 5-0   62.04    20       
  52 California                  P10   55.82    5- 6-0   3- 5-0   63.34    17       
  53 Mississippi                 SEC   54.11    7- 5-0   3- 5-0   48.92    68       
  54 Louisiana Tech              IND   51.52    6- 6-0   0- 0-0   44.37    79       
  55 San Diego State             WAC   50.94    7- 5-0   7- 1-0   46.70    75       
  56 Auburn                      SEC   50.14    3- 8-0   1- 7-0   73.22     1       
  57 Rice                        WAC   49.86    5- 6-0   5- 3-0   53.59    50       
  58 Indiana                     B10   49.71    4- 7-0   2- 6-0   61.17    23       
  59 Idaho                       BWC   49.62    9- 3-0   4- 1-0   26.37   106       
  60 Louisville                  USA   49.51    7- 5-0   4- 2-0   41.64    84       
  61 Utah                        WAC   48.16    7- 4-0   5- 3-0   31.68   103       
  62 Kansas                      B12   42.15    4- 7-0   1- 7-0   56.91    39       
  63 Boston College              BEC   40.49    4- 7-0   3- 4-0   55.31    46       
  64 Southern Methodist          WAC   40.23    5- 7-0   4- 4-0   51.14    63       
  65 Baylor                      B12   39.56    2- 9-0   1- 7-0   71.53     2       
  66 Nevada                      BWC   39.31    6- 5-0   3- 2-0   34.08    98       
  67 Stanford                    P10   39.10    3- 8-0   2- 6-0   64.93     9       
  68 Toledo                      MID   38.75    7- 5-0   6- 3-0   33.90   100       
  69 Fresno State                WAC   38.62    5- 6-0   5- 3-0   41.07    86       
  70 East Carolina               USA   37.23    6- 5-0   3- 3-0   37.82    91       
  71 Iowa                        B10   36.84    3- 8-0   2- 6-0   61.52    22       
  72 Iowa State                  B12   36.36    3- 8-0   1- 7-0   63.65    16       
  73 Tulsa                       WAC   35.20    4- 7-0   2- 6-0   52.34    56       
  74 Bowling Green               MID   33.86    5- 6-0   5- 3-0   43.31    82       
  75 Houston                     USA   32.27    3- 8-0   2- 4-0   51.93    58       
  76 Washington State            P10   31.96    3- 8-0   0- 8-0   60.26    28       
  77 Duke                        ACC   30.25    4- 7-0   2- 6-0   47.96    72       
  78 Clemson                     ACC   30.00    3- 8-0   1- 7-0   53.07    54       
  79 Western Michigan            MID   29.40    7- 4-0   5- 3-0   20.54   113       
  80 Northwestern                B10   28.46    3- 9-0   0- 8-0   56.78    40       
  81 Army                        USA   27.72    3- 8-0   2- 4-0   51.36    61       
  82 Illinois                    B10   26.93    3- 8-0   2- 6-0   58.35    35       
  83 Wake Forest                 ACC   26.86    3- 8-0   2- 6-0   53.33    52       
  84 Rutgers                     BEC   26.35    5- 6-0   2- 5-0   47.68    73       
  85 Maryland                    ACC   26.31    3- 8-0   1- 7-0   51.94    57       
  86 Ohio                        MID   25.99    5- 6-0   5- 3-0   37.26    94       
  87 Northeast Louisiana         IND   23.24    5- 6-0   0- 0-0   37.61    92       
  88 Alabama-Birmingham          IND   22.12    4- 7-0   0- 0-0   40.91    87       
  89 San Jose State              WAC   21.62    4- 8-0   3- 5-0   44.12    80       
  90 Boise State                 BWC   21.62    6- 5-0   2- 3-0   26.35   107       
  91 South Carolina              SEC   19.99    1-10-0   0- 8-0   59.80    32       
  92 North Texas                 BWC   19.36    3- 8-0   3- 2-0   44.54    77       
  93 Vanderbilt                  SEC   18.87    2- 9-0   1- 7-0   60.84    25       
  94 Central Michigan            MID   18.74    6- 5-0   5- 3-0   24.38   111       
  95 Texas-El Paso               WAC   18.13    3- 8-0   3- 5-0   42.37    83       
  96 Pittsburgh                  BEC   17.81    2- 9-0   0- 7-0   51.55    60       
  97 Memphis                     USA   17.38    2- 9-0   1- 5-0   51.28    62       
  98 New Mexico State            BWC   17.16    3- 8-0   1- 4-0   38.33    90       
  99 Navy                        IND   14.92    3- 8-0   0- 0-0   45.36    76       
 100 Utah State                  BWC   14.38    3- 8-0   2- 3-0   37.60    93       
 101 Cincinnati                  USA   12.06    2- 9-0   1- 5-0   48.73    69       
 102 Akron                       MID   11.23    4- 7-0   3- 6-0   25.60   109       
 103 Temple                      BEC   10.91    2- 9-0   2- 5-0   44.50    78       
 104 New Mexico                  WAC   10.34    3- 9-0   1- 7-0   35.58    96       
 105 Nevada-Las Vegas            WAC    8.92    0-11-0   0- 8-0   56.66    42       
 106 Arkansas State              IND    7.78    4- 8-0   0- 0-0   30.03   104       
 107 Southwest Louisiana         IND    7.53    2- 9-0   0- 0-0   44.10    81       
 108 Northern Illinois           MID    6.48    2- 9-0   2- 6-0   35.34    97       
 109 Division I-AA                      6.11    6-41-0   0- 0-0   36.28    95       
 110 Eastern Michigan            MID    5.91    3- 8-0   3- 6-0   25.96   108       
 111 Ball State                  MID    3.43    1-10-0   1- 7-0   32.41   101       
 112 Hawaii                      WAC    2.49    0-12-0   0- 8-0   41.57    85       
 113 Kent                        MID    1.01    0-11-0   0- 8-0   31.79   102       

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                        # OF AVERAGE AVERAGE      OVERALL     NON-CONF                                   
CONFERENCE      ABBREV TEAMS   SCORE    RANK     W-  L- T     W-  L- T  BEST TEAM            RANK   SCORE

Big 12             B12    12   69.40   33.92    82- 61- 0    33- 12- 0  Kansas State            4   94.53
Big 10             B10    11   66.10   37.36    74- 56- 0    30- 12- 0  Ohio State              1   97.12
Pac 10             P10    10   65.51   39.10    65- 52- 0    25- 12- 0  Arizona                 7   91.06
Southeastern       SEC    12   63.78   40.67    80- 62- 0    31- 13- 0  Tennessee               2   96.41
Atlantic Coast     ACC     9   56.04   49.56    57- 48- 0    21- 12- 0  Florida State           3   95.59
Big East           BEC     8   52.25   55.63    47- 45- 0    19- 17- 0  Virginia Tech          21   83.31
Conference USA     USA     8   41.42   66.88    42- 49- 0    18- 25- 0  Tulane                 19   84.08
Western Athletic   WAC    16   41.30   66.81    87-101- 0    22- 36- 0  Air Force              13   88.09
Independent        IND     8   34.16   75.63    42- 49- 0    42- 49- 0  Notre Dame             24   81.74
Big West           BWC     6   26.91   84.17    30- 37- 0    15- 22- 0  Idaho                  59   49.62
Mid American       MID    12   25.00   85.83    62- 73- 0    12- 23- 0  Miami (Ohio)           37   67.57

The database used to produce the above rankings was constructed from data listed on James Howell's website.
Click here for criteria used for determining what scores to use and which team was the home team.

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