2008 College Football Power Ratings

Last updated: Friday, January 9, 2009

These ratings are based on several factors, including win-loss record, schedule
strength, and margin of victory in games.  The most recent games are counted 
with more emphasis than those played earlier in the season.

Overall Ratings W L Rating
1 Florida I-A 13 1 152.1
2 Southern California I-A 12 1 150.1
3 Oklahoma I-A 12 2 148.0
4 Texas I-A 12 1 147.1
5 Penn State I-A 11 2 140.1
6 Alabama I-A 12 2 139.6
7 Utah I-A 13 0 139.1
8 Oregon I-A 10 3 138.5
9 Texas Tech I-A 11 2 137.8
10 Ohio State I-A 10 3 136.3
11 Texas Christian I-A 11 2 135.6
12 Boise State I-A 12 1 134.7
13 Mississippi I-A 9 4 134.6
14 Oregon State I-A 9 4 134.1
15 California I-A 9 4 133.8
16 Missouri I-A 10 4 133.5
17 Georgia I-A 10 3 133.2
18 Oklahoma State I-A 9 4 132.7
19 Iowa I-A 9 4 131.8
20 Arizona I-A 8 5 130.8
21 Pittsburgh I-A 9 4 130.5
22 Florida State I-A 9 4 130.2
23 Nebraska I-A 9 4 129.0
24 Cincinnati I-A 11 3 128.1
25 Michigan State I-A 9 4 128.0
26 Brigham Young I-A 10 3 128.0
27 West Virginia I-A 9 4 127.7
28 Virginia Tech I-A 10 4 127.6
29 LSU I-A 8 5 127.5
30 Wake Forest I-A 8 5 127.2
31 South Carolina I-A 7 6 126.8
32 North Carolina I-A 8 5 126.3
33 Tulsa I-A 11 3 126.3
34 Rutgers I-A 8 5 126.1
35 Boston College I-A 9 5 125.9
36 Kansas I-A 8 5 125.6
37 Northwestern I-A 9 4 124.9
38 South Florida I-A 8 5 124.9
39 Clemson I-A 7 6 124.8
40 Connecticut I-A 8 5 124.6
41 Georgia Tech I-A 9 4 124.5
42 Miami(Florida) I-A 7 6 124.1
43 Vanderbilt I-A 7 6 123.6
44 Rice I-A 10 3 123.5
45 Stanford I-A 5 7 122.5
46 Ball State I-A 12 2 122.2
47 Maryland I-A 8 5 121.9
48 East Carolina I-A 9 5 121.7
49 Notre Dame I-A 7 6 121.6
50 Tennessee I-A 5 7 121.2
51 N.C. State I-A 6 7 121.1
52 Navy I-A 8 5 120.3
53 Arizona State I-A 5 7 120.2
54 Kentucky I-A 7 6 120.0
55 Houston I-A 8 5 119.9
56 Troy I-A 8 5 119.8
57 Wisconsin I-A 7 6 119.8
58 Arkansas I-A 5 7 119.6
59 Auburn I-A 5 7 119.4
60 Baylor I-A 4 8 119.1
61 Virginia I-A 5 7 119.1
62 Southern Mississippi I-A 7 6 118.9
63 Air Force I-A 8 5 118.6
64 Illinois I-A 5 7 118.0
65 Purdue I-A 4 8 117.1
66 Minnesota I-A 7 6 117.1
67 Nevada I-A 7 6 116.2
68 Buffalo I-A 8 6 116.1
69 Duke I-A 4 8 116.0
70 Colorado I-A 5 7 115.8
71 Western Michigan I-A 9 4 115.4
72 UCLA I-A 4 8 115.4
73 Bowling Green I-A 6 6 114.8
74 Richmond I-AA 13 3 114.6
75 Kansas State I-A 5 7 114.5
76 Colorado State I-A 7 6 114.2
77 James Madison I-AA 12 2 113.8
78 Fresno State I-A 7 6 113.3
79 Louisiana Tech I-A 8 5 112.9
80 Central Michigan I-A 8 5 112.8
81 New Mexico I-A 4 8 112.4
82 Hawaii I-A 7 7 112.4
83 Mississippi State I-A 4 8 112.1
84 Michigan I-A 3 9 112.1
85 Texas A&M I-A 4 8 111.8
86 Florida Atlantic I-A 7 6 111.6
87 Temple I-A 5 7 111.3
88 UTEP I-A 5 7 110.8
89 Louisiana-Lafayette I-A 6 6 110.7
90 Louisville I-A 5 7 110.7
91 Northern Illinois I-A 6 7 110.6
92 UNLV I-A 5 7 110.3
93 Montana I-AA 14 2 110.1
94 Memphis I-A 6 7 110.0
95 Arkansas State I-A 6 6 109.7
96 Marshall I-A 4 8 109.1
97 Akron I-A 5 7 109.0
98 Florida International I-A 5 7 108.5
99 Villanova I-AA 10 3 108.3
100 Northern Iowa I-AA 12 3 108.1
101 Syracuse I-A 3 9 108.0
102 San Jose State I-A 6 6 108.0
103 Middle Tennessee I-A 5 7 107.9
104 Appalachian State I-AA 11 3 107.9
105 New Hampshire I-AA 10 3 106.8
106 Central Florida I-A 4 8 106.8
107 Iowa State I-A 2 10 106.0
108 Ohio I-A 4 8 106.0
109 Utah State I-A 3 9 105.8
110 Weber State I-AA 10 4 105.5
111 Wyoming I-A 4 8 105.1
112 UAB I-A 4 8 105.0
113 Washington I-A 0 12 104.4
114 Cal Poly I-AA 8 3 104.0
115 Wofford I-AA 9 3 103.7
116 Army I-A 3 9 103.0
117 Indiana I-A 3 9 103.0
118 Louisiana-Monroe I-A 4 8 102.9
119 William & Mary I-AA 7 4 102.8
120 Southern Illinois I-AA 9 3 102.5
121 Kent State I-A 4 8 102.5
122 Toledo I-A 3 9 102.0
123 Eastern Michigan I-A 3 9 99.8
124 Washington State I-A 2 11 99.6
125 Massachusetts I-AA 7 5 99.5
126 South Dakota State I-AA 7 5 98.8
127 Maine I-AA 8 5 98.7
128 San Diego State I-A 2 10 98.6
129 Tulane I-A 2 10 98.4
130 Southern Methodist I-A 1 11 98.0
131 Eastern Washington I-AA 6 5 97.9
132 New Mexico State I-A 3 9 97.7
133 North Dakota State I-AA 6 5 97.6
134 Western Kentucky I-A 2 10 97.2
135 Central Arkansas I-AA 10 2 96.4
136 Miami(Ohio) I-A 2 10 96.1
137 Elon I-AA 8 4 96.0
138 Western Illinois I-AA 6 5 95.9
139 South Carolina State I-AA 10 3 95.6
140 Harvard I-AA 9 1 95.5
141 Samford I-AA 6 5 94.6
142 Furman I-AA 7 5 94.1
143 Liberty I-AA 10 2 93.6
144 Georgia Southern I-AA 6 5 93.3
145 McNeese State I-AA 7 4 93.1
146 Grambling State I-AA 11 2 92.7
147 Northern Arizona I-AA 6 5 91.9
148 Delaware I-AA 4 8 91.7
149 Idaho I-A 2 10 91.6
150 Holy Cross I-AA 7 4 91.5
151 Montana State I-AA 7 5 91.4
152 Jacksonville State I-AA 8 3 91.2
153 North Texas I-A 1 11 90.9
154 Brown I-AA 7 3 90.5
155 Texas State I-AA 8 5 90.0
156 Colgate I-AA 9 3 89.8
157 Tennessee-Martin I-AA 8 4 89.7
158 Eastern Kentucky I-AA 8 4 89.5
159 Hofstra I-AA 4 8 89.0
160 Albany I-AA 9 3 88.9
161 Citadel I-AA 4 8 88.9
162 Lafayette I-AA 7 4 88.8
163 Sacramento State I-AA 6 6 88.7
164 Missouri State I-AA 4 7 87.7
165 Yale I-AA 6 4 87.4
166 Northwestern State I-AA 7 5 87.2
167 Florida A&M I-AA 9 3 87.0
168 Illinois State I-AA 3 8 86.9
169 Youngstown State I-AA 4 8 86.7
170 Penn I-AA 6 4 86.6
171 Tennessee State I-AA 8 4 86.0
172 Sam Houston State I-AA 4 6 85.6
173 Prairie View A&M I-AA 9 1 85.5
174 Lehigh I-AA 5 6 85.1
175 California-Davis I-AA 5 7 84.9
176 Charleston Southern I-AA 7 5 84.4
177 Portland State I-AA 4 7 84.0
178 Northeastern I-AA 2 10 83.9
179 Nicholls State I-AA 3 6 83.6
180 Southeastern Louisiana I-AA 5 7 83.4
181 South Dakota I-AA 6 5 83.3
182 Southern Utah I-AA 4 7 82.9
183 Eastern Illinois I-AA 5 7 82.9
184 Rhode Island I-AA 3 9 82.3
185 Stony Brook I-AA 5 6 81.7
186 Southern I-AA 6 5 81.7
187 Towson I-AA 3 9 81.4
188 Coastal Carolina I-AA 6 6 81.1
189 Princeton I-AA 4 6 80.6
190 Northern Colorado I-AA 1 10 80.5
191 North Dakota I-AA 6 4 80.5
192 Central Connecticut State I-AA 7 4 80.3
193 Gardner-Webb I-AA 5 6 80.3
194 Monmouth I-AA 7 4 80.3
195 Bethune-Cookman I-AA 8 3 80.2
196 Stephen F. Austin I-AA 4 8 80.0
197 Jacksonville I-AA 9 4 80.0
198 San Diego I-AA 9 2 79.8
199 Western Carolina I-AA 3 9 79.8
200 Morgan State I-AA 6 6 79.6
201 Virginia Military I-AA 4 7 79.3
202 Fordham I-AA 5 6 78.5
203 Hampton I-AA 6 5 78.4
204 Norfolk State I-AA 5 7 78.0
205 Cornell I-AA 4 6 77.6
206 Dayton I-AA 9 3 77.2
207 Delaware State I-AA 5 6 77.2
208 Jackson State I-AA 7 5 77.1
209 Idaho State I-AA 1 11 76.7
210 Murray State I-AA 5 7 76.3
211 Alabama A&M I-AA 5 7 75.5
212 Chattanooga I-AA 1 11 74.6
213 Bucknell I-AA 5 6 74.3
214 Southeast Missouri State I-AA 4 8 74.2
215 Columbia I-AA 2 8 73.5
216 Sacred Heart I-AA 8 3 73.0
217 Presbyterian I-AA 4 8 71.6
218 Bryant I-AA 7 4 71.6
219 Austin Peay I-AA 2 9 71.6
220 Alabama State I-AA 3 8 71.4
221 Robert Morris I-AA 5 6 70.6
222 Arkansas-Pine Bluff I-AA 3 9 70.0
223 Tennessee Tech I-AA 3 9 69.5
224 Georgetown I-AA 2 8 68.2
225 Dartmouth I-AA 0 10 67.3
226 Morehead State I-AA 6 6 67.0
227 North Carolina Central I-AA 4 7 67.0
228 Drake I-AA 6 5 66.8
229 Indiana State I-AA 0 12 66.6
230 Butler I-AA 6 5 66.6
231 Winston-Salem State I-AA 3 8 66.5
232 Alcorn State I-AA 2 10 66.3
233 Duquesne I-AA 3 7 65.6
234 Marist I-AA 4 7 64.9
235 Davidson I-AA 4 7 64.2
236 Texas Southern I-AA 4 8 62.3
237 Savannah State I-AA 5 7 61.3
238 Wagner I-AA 3 8 60.1
239 Howard I-AA 1 10 60.1
240 Mississippi Valley State I-AA 3 8 58.5
241 North Carolina A&T I-AA 3 9 58.4
242 Valparaiso I-AA 3 8 54.3
243 Iona I-AA 3 8 53.8
244 St. Francis(PA) I-AA 0 11 51.6
245 Campbell I-AA 1 10 39.2