1988 NCAA Division I-A football rankings
1988 NCAA Division I-A football rankings | |
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Season | 1988 |
Bowl season | 1988–89 bowl games |
Preseason No. 1 | |
End of season champions | Notre Dame |
Two human polls comprised the AP Poll and the Coaches Poll.
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AP Poll
Preseason Aug 21[1] | Week 1 Aug 30[2][3] | Week 2 Sep 6[4][5] | Week 3 Sep 13[6][7] | Week 4 Sep 20[8][9] | Week 5 Sep 27[10] | Week 6 Oct 4[11] | Week 7 Oct 11[12][13] | Week 8 Oct 18[14][15] | Week 9 Oct 25[16] | Week 10 Nov 1[17] | Week 11 Nov 8[18] | Week 12 Nov 15[19] | Week 13 Nov 22[20] | Week 14 Nov 29[21] | Week 15 Dec 6[22] | Week 16 (Final) Jan 3[23][24] | ||
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1. | Florida State (44) | Florida State (0–0) (41) | Miami (FL) (1–0) (38) | Miami (FL) (1–0) (46) | Miami (FL) (2–0) (46) | Miami (FL) (3–0) (55) | Miami (FL) (4–0) (53) | Miami (FL) (4–0) (52) | UCLA (6–0) (33) | UCLA (7–0) (35) | Notre Dame (8–0) (44) | Notre Dame (9–0) (42) | Notre Dame (9–0) (40) | Notre Dame (10–0) (35) | Notre Dame (11–0) (57) | Notre Dame (11–0) (49) | Notre Dame (12–0) (58 1⁄2) | 1. |
2. | Nebraska (2) | Nebraska (1–0) (4) | Nebraska (2–0) (14) | UCLA (2–0) (3) | UCLA (3–0) (3) | UCLA (3–0) (3) | UCLA (4–0) (3) | UCLA (5–0) (1) | Notre Dame (6–0) (22) | Notre Dame (7–0) (19) | USC (7–0) (11) | USC (8–0) (15) | USC (9–0) (18) | USC (10–0) (22) | Miami (FL) (9–1) (1) | Miami (FL) (10–1) (1) | Miami (FL) (11–1) (1 1⁄2) | 2. |
3. | Oklahoma (2) | Oklahoma (0–0) (1) | Clemson (1–0) (3) | Clemson (2–0) (4) | Oklahoma (2–0) (3) | USC (3–0) (2) | USC (4–0) (2) | USC (5–0) (3) | USC (6–0) (5) | USC (6–0) (5) | Miami (FL) (6–1) (1) | Miami (FL) (7–1) (1) | Miami (FL) (7–1) (1) | Miami (FL) (8–1) (1) | West Virginia (11–0) (2) | West Virginia (11–0) (3) | Florida State (11–1) | 3. |
4. | Clemson (3) | Clemson (0–0) (3) | Oklahoma (0–0) (2) | Oklahoma (1–0) (1) | Auburn (2–0) (2) | Auburn (3–0) | Auburn (4–0) | Notre Dame (5–0) | Miami (FL) (4–1) | Miami (FL) (5–1) | West Virginia (8–0) (2) | West Virginia (9–0) (1) | West Virginia (10–0) | West Virginia (11–0) (2) | Florida State (10–1) | Florida State (10–1) | Michigan (9–2–1) | 4. |
5. | UCLA (2) | UCLA (0–0) (2) | UCLA (1–0) (2) | USC (2–0) (1) | USC (2–0) (1) | Notre Dame (3–0) | Notre Dame (4–0) | Florida State (5–1) | Nebraska (6–1) | Nebraska (7–1) | Florida State (7–1) | Florida State (8–1) | Florida State (9–1) | Florida State (9–1) | USC (10–1) | USC (10–1) | West Virginia (11–1) | 5. |
6. | USC (3) | Miami (FL) (0–0) (1) | USC (1–0) (1) | Auburn (1–0) | Georgia (3–0) | Florida State (3–1) | Florida State (4–1) | West Virginia (6–0) | West Virginia (6–0) | Florida State (7–1) | UCLA (7–1) | UCLA (8–1) | UCLA (9–1) | Nebraska (11–1) | Nebraska (11–1) | Nebraska (11–1) | UCLA (10–2) | 6. |
7. | Auburn | Auburn (0–0) | Auburn (0–0) | Georgia (2–0) | LSU (2–0) | West Virginia (4–0) | West Virginia (5–0) | Nebraska (5–1) | Florida State (6–1) | West Virginia (7–0) (1) | Nebraska (8–1) | Nebraska (9–1) | Nebraska (10–1) | Auburn (9–1) | Auburn (10–1) | Auburn (10–1) | USC (10–2) | 7. |
8. | Miami (FL) (1) | USC (0–0) (1) | Georgia (1–0) | Notre Dame (1–0) | Notre Dame (2–0) | South Carolina (4–0) | South Carolina (5–0) | South Carolina (6–0) | Oklahoma (5–1) | Oklahoma (6–1) | Oklahoma (7–1) | Oklahoma (8–1) | Auburn (9–1) | Arkansas (10–0) | UCLA (9–2) | Arkansas (10–1) | Auburn (10–2) | 8. |
9. | Iowa (1) | Iowa (0–0) | Michigan (0–0) | LSU (1–0) | Florida State (2–1) | Nebraska (3–1) | Nebraska (4–1) | Oklahoma (4–1) | Clemson (5–1) | Auburn (6–1) | Auburn (7–1) | Auburn (8–1) | Oklahoma (9–1) | UCLA (9–2) | Arkansas (10–1) | UCLA (9–2) | Clemson (10–2) | 9. |
10. | Texas A&M | Michigan (0–0) | Florida State (0–1) | Florida State (1–1) | Nebraska (2–1) | Oklahoma (2–1) | Oklahoma (3–1) | Oklahoma State (4–0) | Auburn (5–1) | Wyoming (8–0) | Wyoming (9–0) | Wyoming (10–0) | Arkansas (10–0) | Oklahoma (9–2) | Oklahoma (9–2) | Oklahoma (9–2) | Nebraska (11–2) | 10. |
11. | Michigan (1) | Texas A&M (0–1) | LSU (1–0) | Nebraska (2–1) | West Virginia (3–0) | Clemson (3–1) | Clemson (3–1) | Clemson (4–1) | Georgia (5–1) | Arkansas (7–0) | Arkansas (8–0) | Arkansas (9–0) | LSU (7–2) | Michigan (8–2–1) | Michigan (8–2–1) | Michigan (8–2–1) | Oklahoma State (10–2) | 11. |
12. | Georgia | Georgia (0–0) | West Virginia (1–0) | West Virginia (2–0) | Clemson (2–1) | Alabama (2–0) | Alabama (3–0) | Auburn (4–1) | Wyoming (7–0) | Oklahoma State (5–1) | Oklahoma State (6–1) | LSU (6–2) | Michigan (7–2–1) | Oklahoma State (8–2) | Oklahoma State (8–2) | Oklahoma State (9–2) | Arkansas (10–2) | 12. |
13. | Notre Dame (1) | Notre Dame (0–0) | Notre Dame (0–0) | Alabama (1–0) | Alabama (1–0) | Oklahoma State (2–0) | Oklahoma State (3–0) | Georgia (5–1) | Arkansas (6–0) | LSU (4–2) | LSU (5–2) | Michigan (6–2–1) | Oklahoma State (7–2) | Clemson (9–2) | Clemson (9–2) | Clemson (9–2) | Syracuse (10–2) | 13. |
14. | Alabama | Alabama (0–0) | Alabama (0–0) | South Carolina (2–0) | South Carolina (3–0) | LSU (2–1) | Florida (5–0) | Wyoming (6–0) | Indiana (5–0–1) | Michigan (4–2–1) | Michigan (5–2–1) | Oklahoma State (6–2) | Syracuse (8–1) | Houston (8–2) | Houston (9–2) | Houston (9–2) | Oklahoma (9–3) | 14. |
15. | Michigan State | Michigan State (0–0) | Michigan State (0–0) | Michigan (0–1) | Penn State (2–0) | Georgia (3–1) | Georgia (4–1) | Michigan (3–2) | Oklahoma State (4–1) | Clemson (5–2) | South Carolina (7–1) | Syracuse (7–1) | Clemson (8–2) | Wyoming (11–1) | Wyoming (11–1) | Wyoming (11–1) | Georgia (9–3) | 15. |
16. | West Virginia | West Virginia (0–0) | South Carolina (1–0) | Penn State (1–0) | Pittsburgh (2–0) | Washington (3–0) | Wyoming (5–0) | Washington (4–1) | LSU (4–2) | Syracuse (6–1) | Syracuse (6–1) | Clemson (7–2) | Wyoming (10–1) | LSU (7–3) | LSU (8–3) | LSU (8–3) | Washington State (9–3) | 16. |
17. | Tennessee | LSU (0–0) | Iowa (0–1) | Washington (1–0) | Washington (2–0) | Florida (4–0) | Michigan (2–2) | Arkansas (5–0) | Washington (4–2) | South Carolina (6–1) | Clemson (6–2) | Georgia (7–2) | Houston (7–2) | Alabama (7–2) | Washington State (8–3) | Syracuse (9–2) | Alabama (9–3) | 17. |
18. | LSU | Tennessee (0–0) | Penn State (0–0) | Ohio State (1–0) | Oklahoma State (1–0) | Wyoming (4–0) | Oregon (4–0) | Indiana (4–0–1) | South Carolina (6–1) | Georgia (5–2) | Alabama (6–1) | Alabama (6–2) | Alabama (7–2) | Washington State (8–3) | Syracuse (8–2) | Washington State (8–3) | Houston (9–3) | 18. |
19. | South Carolina | South Carolina (0–0) | Texas (0–0) | Iowa (1–1) | Michigan (0–2) | Michigan (1–2) | Washington (3–1) | LSU (3–2) | Syracuse (5–1) | Alabama (5–1) | Georgia (6–2) | Colorado (7–2) | Washington State (7–3) | Syracuse (8–2) | Georgia (8–3) | Georgia (8–3) | LSU (8–4) | 19. |
20. | Penn State | Penn State (0–0) | Washington (0–0) | Oklahoma State (1–0) | Florida (3–0) | Oregon (3–0) | Arkansas (4–0) | Florida (5–1) | Michigan (3–2–1) | Oregon (6–1) | BYU (7–1) т Indiana (6–1–1) т | Washington State (5–3) | Georgia (7–3) | Georgia (7–3) | Alabama (7–3) | Alabama (8–3) | Indiana (8–3–1) | 20. |
Preseason Aug 21[1] | Week 1 Aug 30[2][3] | Week 2 Sep 6[4][5] | Week 3 Sep 13[6][7] | Week 4 Sep 20[8][9] | Week 5 Sep 27[10] | Week 6 Oct 4[11] | Week 7 Oct 11[12][13] | Week 8 Oct 18[14][15] | Week 9 Oct 25[16] | Week 10 Nov 1[17] | Week 11 Nov 8[18] | Week 12 Nov 15[19] | Week 13 Nov 22[20] | Week 14 Nov 29[21] | Week 15 Dec 6[22] | Week 16 (Final) Jan 3[23][24] | ||
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Coaches Poll
Preseason Aug 21[25] | Week 1 Aug 30 | Week 2 Sep 6[26] | Week 3 Sep 13[27] | Week 4 Sep 20[28] | Week 5 Sep 27[29] | Week 6 Oct 4[30] | Week 7 Oct 11[31] | Week 8 Oct 18[32] | Week 9 Oct 25[33] | Week 10 Nov 1[34] | Week 11 Nov 8[35] | Week 12 Nov 15[36] | Week 13 Nov 22[37] | Week 14 Nov 29[38] | Week 15 Dec 6[39] | Week 16 (Final) Jan 3[40] | ||
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1. | Florida State (37) | Florida State (0–0) | Miami (FL) (1–0) (29) | Miami (FL) (1–0) (37) | Miami (FL) (2–0) (45) | Miami (FL) (3–0) (45) | Miami (FL) (4–0) (43) | Miami (FL) (4–0) (44) | UCLA (6–0) (37) | UCLA (7–0) (41) | Notre Dame (8–0) (30) | Notre Dame (9–0) (32) | Notre Dame (9–0) (31) | Notre Dame (10–0) (29) | Notre Dame (11–0) (42) | Notre Dame (11–0) (42) | Notre Dame (12–0) (42) | 1. |
2. | Oklahoma (4) | Oklahoma (0–0) | Nebraska (2–0) (19) | UCLA (2–0) (13) | UCLA (3–0) (5) | UCLA (3–0) (7) | UCLA (4–0) (6) | UCLA (5–0) (5) | Notre Dame (6–0) (10) | Notre Dame (7–0) (8) | USC (7–0) (16) | USC (8–0) (14) | USC (9–0) (13) | USC (10–0) (16) | Miami (FL) (9–1) (2) | Miami (FL) (10–1) (3) | Miami (FL) (11–1) (2) | 2. |
3. | Nebraska | Nebraska (1–0) | Clemson (1–0) | Oklahoma (1–0) | Oklahoma (2–0) | USC (3–0) (1) | USC (4–0) | USC (5–0) | USC (6–0) (2) | USC (6–0) | Miami (FL) (6–1) | Miami (FL) (7–1) | Miami (FL) (7–1) (1) | Miami (FL) (8–1) (1) | West Virginia (11–0) (4) | West Virginia (11–0) (3) | Florida State (11–1) (1) | 3. |
4. | Clemson | Clemson (0–0) | Oklahoma (0–0) | Clemson (2–0) | USC (2–0) | Auburn (3–0) | Auburn (4–0) | Notre Dame (5–0) | Miami (FL) (4–1) | Miami (FL) (5–1) | West Virginia (8–0) (2) | West Virginia (9–0) (2) | West Virginia (10–0) (2) | West Virginia (11–0) (2) | Florida State (10–1) (1) | Florida State (10–1) (1) | Michigan (9–2–1) | 4. |
5. | Miami (FL) (4) | Miami (FL) (0–0) | UCLA (1–0) | USC (2–0) | Auburn (2–0) | Notre Dame (3–0) | Notre Dame (4–0) | West Virginia (6–0) | West Virginia (6–0) | Nebraska (7–1) | Nebraska (8–1) | Florida State (8–1) (1) | Florida State (8–1) (1) | Florida State (9–1) (1) | Nebraska (11–1) | USC (10–1) | West Virginia (11–1) | 5. |
6. | Texas A&M (1) | Texas A&M (0–1) | USC (1–0) | Georgia (2–0) | LSU (2–0) | West Virginia (4–0) | West Virginia (5–0) | Florida State (5–1) | Nebraska (6–1) | West Virginia (7–0) | UCLA (7–1) | UCLA (8–1) | UCLA (9–1) | Nebraska (11–1) | USC (10–1) | Nebraska (11–1) | UCLA (10–2) | 6. |
7. | Auburn | Auburn (0–0) | Auburn (0–0) | Auburn (1–0) | Georgia (3–0) | South Carolina (4–0) | Florida State (4–1) | South Carolina (6–0) | Florida State (6–1) | Florida State (7–1) | Oklahoma (7–1) | Nebraska (9–1) | Nebraska (10–1) | Auburn (9–1) | Auburn (10–1) | Auburn (10–1) | Auburn (10–2) | 7. |
8. | USC | USC (0–0) | Georgia (1–0) | LSU (1–0) | Notre Dame (2–0) | Florida State (3–1) | South Carolina (5–0) | Nebraska (5–1) | Oklahoma (5–1) | Oklahoma (6–1) | Florida State (7–1) (1) | Oklahoma (8–1) | Oklahoma (9–1) | Arkansas (10–0) | Arkansas (10–1) | Arkansas (10–1) | Clemson (10–2) | 8. |
9. | UCLA (2) | UCLA (0–0) | LSU (1–0) (1) | Notre Dame (1–0) | Florida State (2–1) | Nebraska (3–1) | Nebraska (4–1) | Oklahoma (4–1) | Auburn (5–1) | Auburn (6–1) | Auburn (7–1) | Auburn (8–1) | Auburn (9–1) | UCLA (9–2) | UCLA (9–2) | UCLA (9–2) | USC (10–2) | 9. |
10. | Michigan (1) | Michigan (0–0) | Michigan (0–0) | Nebraska (2–1) | West Virginia (3–0) | Oklahoma (2–1) | Oklahoma (3–1) | Oklahoma State (4–0) | Clemson (5–1) | Wyoming (8–0) | Wyoming (9–0) | Wyoming (10–0) | Arkansas (10–0) | Michigan (8–2–1) | Oklahoma (9–2) | Oklahoma (9–2) | Nebraska (11–2) | 10. |
11. | Iowa | Iowa (0–0) | Notre Dame (0–0) | West Virginia (2–0) | Nebraska (2–1) | Clemson (3–1) | Florida (5–0) | Clemson (4–1) | Arkansas (6–0) | Arkansas (7–0) | Arkansas (8–0) | Arkansas (9–0) | Michigan (7–2–1) | Oklahoma (9–2) | Michigan (8–2–1) | Michigan (8–2–1) | Oklahoma State (10–2) | 11. |
12. | Notre Dame | Notre Dame (0–0) | Florida State (0–1) | Florida State (1–1) | Clemson (2–1) | Alabama (2–0) | Clemson (3–1) | Auburn (4–1) | Wyoming (7–0) | Oklahoma State (5–1) | Oklahoma State (6–1) | Michigan (6–2–1) | LSU (7–2) | Oklahoma State (8–2) | Oklahoma State (8–2) | Oklahoma State (9–2) | Syracuse (10–2) | 12. |
13. | LSU | LSU (0–0) | West Virginia (1–0) | Penn State (1–0) | Penn State (2–0) | LSU (2–1) | Oklahoma State (3–0) | Georgia (5–1) | Georgia (5–1) | Syracuse (6–1) | Michigan (5–2–1) | Syracuse (7–1) | Syracuse (8–1) | Clemson (9–2) | Clemson (9–2) | Clemson (9–2) | Arkansas (10–2) | 13. |
14. | Georgia | Georgia (0–0) | Michigan State (0–0) | Alabama (1–0) | South Carolina (3–0) | Oklahoma State (2–0) | Alabama (3–0) | Wyoming (6–0) | Indiana (5–0–1) | Michigan (4–2–1) | Syracuse (6–1) | LSU (6–2) | Oklahoma State (7–2) | Wyoming (11–1) | Wyoming (11–1) | Houston (9–2) | Oklahoma (9–3) | 14. |
15. | Michigan State т | Michigan State (0–0) | South Carolina (1–0) | South Carolina (2–0) | Pittsburgh (2–0) | Florida (4–0) | Georgia (4–1) | Arkansas (5–0) | Oklahoma State (4–1) | LSU (5–2) | South Carolina (7–1) | Oklahoma State (6–2) | Clemson (8–2) | Alabama (7–2) | Houston (9–2) | Wyoming (11–1) | Georgia (9–3) | 15. |
16. | Penn State т | Penn State (0–0) | Alabama (0–0) | Michigan (0–1) | Alabama (1–0) | Georgia (3–1) | Wyoming (5–0) | Washington (4–1) | Syracuse (5–1) | Alabama (5–2) | LSU (5–2) т | Clemson (7–2) | Wyoming (10–1) | Houston (8–2) | Syracuse (8–2) | Syracuse (8–2) | Washington State (9–3) | 16. |
17. | Tennessee | Tennessee (0–0) | Penn State (0–0) | Ohio State (1–0) | Washington (2–0) | Washington (3–0) | Arkansas (4–0) | Michigan (3–2) | South Carolina (6–1) | South Carolina (6–1) | Alabama (6–1) т | Georgia (7–2) | Houston (7–2) т | LSU (7–3) | LSU (8–3) | LSU (8–3) | Alabama (9–3) т | 17. |
18. | South Carolina | South Carolina (0–0) | Iowa (0–1) | Florida (2–0) | Florida (3–0) | Wyoming (1–0) | Oregon (4–0) | Indiana (4–0–1) | Washington (4–2) | Clemson (5–2) | Indiana (6–1–1) | BYU (7–2) | Colorado (7–3) т | Washington State (8–3) | Washington State (8–3) | Washington State (8–3) | NC State (8–3–1) т | 18. |
19. | Alabama | Alabama (0–0) | Syracuse (1–0) | Washington (1–0) | Wyoming (3–0) | Arkansas (3–0) т | Washington (3–1) т | LSU (3–2) | LSU (4–2) | Oregon (6–1) | BYU (7–1) | Alabama (6–2) т | BYU (8–2) | Syracuse (8–2) | Colorado (8–3) | Georgia (8–3) | Indiana (8–3–1) | 19. |
20. | Texas | Texas (0–0) | Pittsburgh (1–0) | Pittsburgh (1–0) | Oklahoma State (1–0) | Michigan (1–2) т | Michigan (2–2) т | Syracuse (4–1) т Washington State (4–1) т | Washington State (4–2) | Georgia (5–2) | Clemson (6–2) | Colorado (7–2) т | Washington State (7–3) | Colorado (8–3) | Georgia (8–3) |
| Wyoming (11–2) | 20. |
Preseason Aug 21[25] | Week 1 Aug 30 | Week 2 Sep 6[26] | Week 3 Sep 13[27] | Week 4 Sep 20[28] | Week 5 Sep 27[29] | Week 6 Oct 4[30] | Week 7 Oct 11[31] | Week 8 Oct 18[32] | Week 9 Oct 25[33] | Week 10 Nov 1[34] | Week 11 Nov 8[35] | Week 12 Nov 15[36] | Week 13 Nov 22[37] | Week 14 Nov 29[38] | Week 15 Dec 6[39] | Week 16 (Final) Jan 3[40] | ||
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