1998 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. Here are the final rankings from 1998:

1. Ohio State Buckeyes (11-1) - 1.4
2. Tennessee Volunteers (13-0) - 2.2
3. Florida State Seminoles (11-2) - 3.9
4. Florida Gators (10-2) - 4.4
5. Kansas State Wildcats (11-2) - 4.6
6. Tulane Green Wave (12-0) - 5.9
7. Wisconsin Badgers (11-1) - 6.8
8. UCLA Bruins (10-2) - 7.7
9. Arizona Wildcats (12-1) - 8.5
10. Texas A&M Aggies (11-3) - 9.9
11. Penn State Nittany Lions (9-3) - 12.3
12. Nebraska Cornhuskers (9-4) - 12.9
13. Miami Hurricanes (9-3) - 13.9
14. Michigan Wolverines (10-3) - 14.3
15. Air Force Falcons (12-1) - 14.4
16. Missouri Tigers (8-4) - 16.2
17. Purdue Boilermakers (9-4) - 16.8
18. Arkansas Razorbacks (9-3) - 17.9
19. Syracuse Orange (8-4) - 19.3
20. Texas Longhorns (9-3) - 19.9
21. West Virginia Mountaineers (8-4) - 21.2
22. Virginia Cavaliers (9-3) - 22.0
23. Virginia Tech Hokies (9-3) - 22.3
24. Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (10-2) - 24.2
25. Oregon Ducks (8-4) - 25.0
26. USC Trojans (8-5) - 27.4
27. Notre Dame Fighting Irish (9-3) - 27.5
28. Georgia Bulldogs (9-3) - 27.7
29. Miami University RedHawks (10-1) - 29.5
30. UCF Knights (9-2) - 30.5
31. Marshall Thundering Herd (12-1) - 31.2
32. Colorado Buffaloes (8-4) - 31.7
(tie) Kentucky Wildcats (7-5) - 31.7
34. Michigan State Spartans (6-6) - 32.8
35. NC State Wolfpack (7-5) - 35.4
36. Colorado State Rams (8-4) - 36.5
37. Mississippi State Bulldogs (8-5) - 36.8
38. BYU Cougars (9-5) - 37.1
39. Southern Miss Golden Eagles (7-5) - 39.2
40. Alabama Crimson Tide (7-5) - 39.6
41. LSU Tigers (4-7) - 41.0
42. Oklahoma State Cowboys (5-6) - 42.0
43. Texas Tech Red Raiders (7-5) - 42.6
44. Utah Utes (7-4) - 45.4
45. TCU Horned Frogs (7-5) - 45.7
46. Washington Huskies (6-6) - 46.3
47. Wyoming Cowboys (8-3) - 47.3
48. Bowling Green Falcons (5-6) - 49.0
49. Ole Miss Rebels (7-5) - 49.6
50. Auburn Tigers (3-8) - 50.7
51. North Carolina Tar Heels (7-5) - 52.4
52. Arizona State Sun Devils (5-6) - 53.3
53. Louisville Cardinals (7-5) - 54.1
54. San Diego State Aztecs (7-5) - 54.2
55. Minnesota Golden Gophers (5-6) - 54.4
56. Oregon State Beavers (5-6) - 54.9
57. Louisiana Tech Bulldogs (6-6) - 56.6
58. Fresno State Bulldogs (5-6) - 57.0
59. Oklahoma Sooners (5-6) - 58.1
60. Toledo Rockets (7-5) - 58.7
61. California Golden Bears (5-6) - 60.3
62. Rice Owls (5-6) - 60.6
63. Idaho Vandals (9-3) - 62.2
64. Indiana Hoosiers (4-7) - 63.7
65. SMU Mustangs (5-7) - 64.9
66. Kansas Jayhawks (4-7) - 67.3
67. Nevada Wolf Pack (6-5) - 67.5
68. Ohio Bobcats (5-6) - 67.6
69. Boston College Eagles (4-7) - 69.4
(tie) Tulsa Golden Hurricane (4-7) - 69.4
71. Western Michigan Broncos (7-4) - 70.1
72. ECU Pirates (6-5) - 71.8
73. Stanford Cardinal (3-8) - 73.1
74. Baylor Bears (2-9) - 73.2
75. San Jose State Spartans (4-8) - 75.3
76. Iowa State Cyclones (3-8) - 76.2
77. Clemson Tigers (3-8) - 76.5
78. Army Black Knights (3-8) - 79.2
79. Boise State Broncos (6-5) - 79.4
80. Washington State Cougars (3-8) - 79.8
81. Houston Cougars (3-8) - 81.6
82. Iowa Hawkeyes (3-8) - 82.2
83. UTEP Miners (3-8) - 83.6
84. Wake Forest Demon Deacons (3-8) - 86.5
85. Duke Blue Devils (4-7) - 87.0
86. New Mexico State Aggies (3-8) - 87.1
87. South Carolina Gamecocks (1-10) - 88.2
88. Rutgers Scarlet Knights (5-6) - 88.8
89. Central Michigan Chippewas (6-5) - 89.4
90. Utah State Aggies (3-8) - 90.3
91. Northwestern Wildcats (3-9) - 90.5
92. Akron Zips (4-7) - 93.0
93. Illinois Fighting Illini (3-8) - 93.1
(tie) UAB Blazers (4-7) - 93.1
95. Memphis Tigers (2-9) - 94.5
96. Maryland Terrapins (3-8) - 95.4
97. Louisiana-Monroe Warhawks (5-6) - 95.5
98. New Mexico Lobos (3-9) - 97.3
99. Temple Owls (2-9) - 98.4
100. Pittsburgh Panthers (2-9) - 98.9
101. North Texas Mean Green (3-8) - 99.8
102. Navy Midshipmen (3-8) - 100.9
103. Vanderbilt Commodores (2-9) - 101.1
104. Eastern Michigan Eagles (3-8) - 101.3
105. Arkansas State Red Wolves (4-8) - 105.4
106. Cincinnati Bearcats (2-9) - 105.5
107. Northern Illinois Huskies (2-9) - 106.3
108. UNLV Rebels (0-11) - 108.4
109. Ball State Cardinals (1-10) - 109.2
110. Louisiana-Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns (2-9) - 109.4
111. Hawaii Warriors (0-12) - 112.0
112. Kent State Golden Flashes (0-11) - 112.8