2008 Final Rankings

In the off-season, we will be running our computer analysis of each of the previous seasons of college football moving backward through time as far as it makes sense to do so. We begin with the 2008 season. Here are the final rankings from last season's set of games:

1. Florida Gators (13-1) - 1.5
2. Oklahoma Sooners (12-2) - 1.6
3. Texas Longhorns (12-1) - 3.1
4. Boise State Broncos (12-1) - 4.9
5. Utah Utes (13-0) - 5.3
6. USC Trojans (11-2) - 5.8
7. TCU Horned Frogs (11-2) - 6.3
8. Penn State Nittany Lions (11-2) - 7.7
9. Alabama Crimson Tide (12-2) - 9.1
10. Texas Tech Red Raiders (11-2) - 9.7
11. Ohio State Buckeyes (10-3) - 11.1
12. Ole Miss Rebels (9-4) - 12.4
13. Oklahoma State Cowboys (9-4) - 13.3
14. Oregon Ducks (10-3) - 14.7
15. Missouri Tigers (10-4) - 15.5
16. Georgia Bulldogs (10-3) - 15.9
17. Ball State Cardinals (12-2) - 18.3
(tie) Iowa Hawkeyes (9-4) - 18.3
(tie) Nebraska Cornhuskers (9-4) - 18.3
20. Oregon State Beavers (9-4) - 19.2
21. Florida State Seminoles (9-4) - 21.6
22. Tulsa Golden Hurricane (11-3) - 22.6
23. California Golden Bears (9-4) - 22.7
24. Virginia Tech Hokies (10-4) - 24.8
25. Kansas Jayhawks (8-5) - 25.0
26. Michigan State Spartans (9-4) - 27.2
27. North Carolina Tar Heels (8-5) - 27.3
(tie) Pittsburgh Panthers (9-4) - 27.3
29. BYU Cougars (10-3) - 30.3
30. LSU Tigers (8-5) - 31.1
31. West Virginia Mountaineers (9-4) - 32.2
32. Arizona Wildcats (8-5) - 32.6
(tie) Cincinnati Bearcats (11-3) - 32.6
34. Boston College Eagles (9-5) - 33.1
35. Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (9-4) - 34.1
36. Rice Owls (10-3) - 34.2
37. Wake Forest Demon Deacons (8-5) - 37.8
38. Clemson Tigers (7-6) - 39.5
39. Rutgers Scarlet Knights (8-5) - 39.6
40. Connecticut Huskies (8-5) - 39.9
41. South Carolina Gamecocks (7-6) - 40.2
42. Northwestern Wildcats (9-4) - 42.0
43. Miami Hurricanes (7-6) - 42.4
44. Air Force Falcons (8-5) - 43.6
45. Virginia Cavaliers (6-6) - 44.4
46. Houston Cougars (8-5) - 44.9
47. Vanderbilt Commodores (7-6) - 46.3
48. ECU Pirates (9-5) - 47.9
49. Maryland Terrapins (8-5) - 48.4
50. South Florida Bulls (8-5) - 49.1
51. Kentucky Wildcats (7-6) - 51.5
52. Troy Trojans (8-5) - 51.9
53. Navy Midshipmen (8-5) - 53.5
54. Illinois Fighting Illini (5-7) - 54.7
55. Wisconsin Badgers (7-6) - 55.6
56. Notre Dame Fighting Irish (7-6) - 56.3
57. Southern Miss Golden Eagles (7-6) - 56.9
58. Western Michigan Broncos (9-4) - 57.5
59. Auburn Tigers (5-7) - 59.3
60. NC State Wolfpack (6-7) - 59.6
61. Nevada Wolf Pack (7-6) - 61.3
62. Minnesota Golden Gophers (7-6) - 62.6
63. Buffalo Bulls (8-6) - 63.3
64. Baylor Bears (4-8) - 63.8
65. Duke Blue Devils (4-8) - 65.3
66. Arizona State Sun Devils (5-7) - 66.7
67. Tennessee Volunteers (5-7) - 67.6
68. Arkansas Razorbacks (5-7) - 68.2
69. Northern Illinois Huskies (6-7) - 68.9
(tie) Stanford Cardinal (5-7) - 68.9
71. Fresno State Bulldogs (7-6) - 70.9
72. Temple Owls (5-7) - 73.2
73. Bowling Green Falcons (6-6) - 73.3
74. Central Michigan Chippewas (8-5) - 73.9
75. Colorado Buffaloes (5-7) - 74.5
76. Purdue Boilermakers (4-8) - 76.0
77. Colorado State Rams (7-6) - 77.0
78. Louisiana Tech Bulldogs (8-5) - 77.5
79. Louisiana-Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns (6-6) - 77.7
80. Hawaii Warriors (7-7) - 81.4
81. Mississippi State Bulldogs (4-8) - 81.5
82. Arkansas State Red Wolves (6-6) - 81.8
83. Louisville Cardinals (5-7) - 84.2
84. UTEP Miners (5-7) - 84.6
85. Memphis Tigers (6-7) - 85.6
86. Marshall Thundering Herd (4-8) - 86.3
87. Florida Atlantic Owls (7-6) - 87.0
88. New Mexico Lobos (4-8) - 88.5
89. Kansas State Wildcats (5-7) - 88.6
90. FIU Golden Panthers (5-7) - 88.7
91. Michigan Wolverines (3-9) - 90.0
92. UCF Knights (4-8) - 90.7
93. Akron Zips (5-7) - 91.2
94. San Jose State Spartans (6-6) - 93.6
95. Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders (5-7) - 93.9
96. UCLA Bruins (4-8) - 95.2
97. UAB Blazers (4-8) - 97.5
98. Ohio Bobcats (4-8) - 98.5
99. Texas A&M Aggies (4-8) - 99.9
100. Louisiana-Monroe Warhawks (4-8) - 100.6
101. Utah State Aggies (3-9) - 100.9
102. Syracuse Orange (3-9) - 103.3
103. Indiana Hoosiers (3-9) - 103.7
104. UNLV Rebels (5-7) - 104.0
105. Iowa State Cyclones (2-10) - 104.1
106. Kent State Golden Flashes (4-8) - 104.8
107. Toledo Rockets (3-9) - 105.3
108. Wyoming Cowboys (4-8) - 107.8
109. Eastern Michigan Eagles (3-9) - 108.4
110. New Mexico State Aggies (3-9) - 109.4
111. Army Black Knights (3-9) - 112.1
(tie) Tulane Green Wave (2-10) - 112.1
113. Miami University RedHawks (2-10) - 112.7
114. SMU Mustangs (1-11) - 114.6
115. Western Kentucky Hilltoppers (2-10) - 114.7
116. North Texas Mean Green (1-11) - 116.5
117. Idaho Vandals (2-10) - 117.1
118. San Diego State Aztecs (2-10) - 117.6
119. Washington Huskies (0-12) - 118.6
120. Washington State Cougars (2-11) - 118.9