2008 Preseason Ratings
RANK TEAM RECORD RATING POWER SOS CLASS
1 Southern California 0-0 2.19921 44.06 (1) 0.00 (1) 1-A
2 Ohio State 0-0 2.01109 41.28 (2) 0.00 (1) 1-A
3 West Virginia 0-0 1.93361 40.14 (3) 0.00 (1) 1-A
4 Virginia Tech 0-0 1.85212 38.93 (4) 0.00 (1) 1-A
5 Texas 0-0 1.77360 37.77 (5) 0.00 (1) 1-A
6 Oklahoma 0-0 1.77134 37.74 (6) 0.00 (1) 1-A
7 Louisiana State 0-0 1.76155 37.59 (7) 0.00 (1) 1-A
8 Florida 0-0 1.63877 35.78 (8) 0.00 (1) 1-A
9 Oregon 0-0 1.59843 35.18 (9) 0.00 (1) 1-A
10 Georgia 0-0 1.56869 34.74 (10) 0.00 (1) 1-A
11 Missouri 0-0 1.56536 34.70 (11) 0.00 (1) 1-A
12 California 0-0 1.55976 34.61 (12) 0.00 (1) 1-A
13 Michigan 0-0 1.55683 34.57 (13) 0.00 (1) 1-A
14 Louisville 0-0 1.50119 33.75 (14) 0.00 (1) 1-A
15 Oregon State 0-0 1.45665 33.09 (15) 0.00 (1) 1-A
16 Auburn 0-0 1.44510 32.92 (16) 0.00 (1) 1-A
17 Clemson 0-0 1.42922 32.68 (17) 0.00 (1) 1-A
18 Wisconsin 0-0 1.42913 32.68 (17) 0.00 (1) 1-A
19 Arizona State 0-0 1.42182 32.57 (19) 0.00 (1) 1-A
20 UCLA 0-0 1.41063 32.41 (20) 0.00 (1) 1-A
21 Brigham Young 0-0 1.39510 32.18 (21) 0.00 (1) 1-A
22 Penn State 0-0 1.39380 32.16 (22) 0.00 (1) 1-A
23 Boston College 0-0 1.38834 32.08 (23) 0.00 (1) 1-A
24 South Florida 0-0 1.37624 31.90 (24) 0.00 (1) 1-A
25 Tennessee 0-0 1.36708 31.77 (25) 0.00 (1) 1-A
26 Kansas 0-0 1.32846 31.20 (26) 0.00 (1) 1-A
27 Utah 0-0 1.27598 30.42 (27) 0.00 (1) 1-A
28 Texas Tech 0-0 1.27494 30.40 (28) 0.00 (1) 1-A
29 Arkansas 0-0 1.24570 29.97 (29) 0.00 (1) 1-A
30 Wake Forest 0-0 1.23839 29.86 (30) 0.00 (1) 1-A
31 Cincinnati 0-0 1.23740 29.85 (31) 0.00 (1) 1-A
32 South Carolina 0-0 1.23410 29.80 (32) 0.00 (1) 1-A
33 Rutgers 0-0 1.23338 29.79 (33) 0.00 (1) 1-A
34 Boise State 0-0 1.23266 29.78 (34) 0.00 (1) 1-A
35 Florida State 0-0 1.20441 29.36 (35) 0.00 (1) 1-A
36 Arizona 0-0 1.17765 28.97 (36) 0.00 (1) 1-A
37 Texas Christian 0-0 1.16010 28.71 (37) 0.00 (1) 1-A
38 Texas A&M 0-0 1.15893 28.69 (38) 0.00 (1) 1-A
39 Washington State 0-0 1.14025 28.41 (39) 0.00 (1) 1-A
40 Georgia Tech 0-0 1.12351 28.17 (40) 0.00 (1) 1-A
40 Oklahoma State 0-0 1.12351 28.17 (40) 0.00 (1) 1-A
42 Kentucky 0-0 1.06322 27.28 (42) 0.00 (1) 1-A
43 Alabama 0-0 1.05993 27.23 (43) 0.00 (1) 1-A
44 Hawaii 0-0 1.05911 27.22 (44) 0.00 (1) 1-A
45 Notre Dame 0-0 1.05230 27.12 (45) 0.00 (1) 1-A
46 Michigan State 0-0 1.05207 27.11 (46) 0.00 (1) 1-A
47 Maryland 0-0 1.03087 26.80 (47) 0.00 (1) 1-A
48 Virginia 0-0 1.02879 26.77 (48) 0.00 (1) 1-A
49 Purdue 0-0 1.02554 26.72 (49) 0.00 (1) 1-A
50 Nebraska 0-0 1.02121 26.66 (50) 0.00 (1) 1-A
51 Miami (FL) 0-0 1.01471 26.56 (51) 0.00 (1) 1-A
52 Washington 0-0 0.97568 25.98 (52) 0.00 (1) 1-A
53 Connecticut 0-0 0.96747 25.86 (53) 0.00 (1) 1-A
54 Pittsburgh 0-0 0.94071 25.47 (54) 0.00 (1) 1-A
55 Air Force 0-0 0.88503 24.64 (55) 0.00 (1) 1-A
56 Iowa 0-0 0.88079 24.58 (56) 0.00 (1) 1-A
57 Kansas State 0-0 0.86486 24.35 (57) 0.00 (1) 1-A
58 Vanderbilt 0-0 0.85249 24.16 (58) 0.00 (1) 1-A
59 Navy 0-0 0.84243 24.01 (59) 0.00 (1) 1-A
60 Illinois 0-0 0.80651 23.48 (60) 0.00 (1) 1-A
61 Colorado 0-0 0.80507 23.46 (61) 0.00 (1) 1-A
62 Tulsa 0-0 0.79609 23.33 (62) 0.00 (1) 1-A
63 Fresno State 0-0 0.78846 23.22 (63) 0.00 (1) 1-A
64 Mississippi State 0-0 0.77682 23.05 (64) 0.00 (1) 1-A
65 North Carolina 0-0 0.77064 22.95 (65) 0.00 (1) 1-A
66 North Carolina State 0-0 0.75038 22.65 (66) 0.00 (1) 1-A
67 Appalachian State 0-0 0.74117 22.52 (67) 0.00 (1) 1-AA
68 James Madison 0-0 0.72145 22.23 (68) 0.00 (1) 1-AA
69 New Mexico 0-0 0.70417 21.97 (69) 0.00 (1) 1-A
70 Massachusetts 0-0 0.70286 21.95 (70) 0.00 (1) 1-AA
71 Stanford 0-0 0.70264 21.95 (70) 0.00 (1) 1-A
72 Southern Mississippi 0-0 0.67854 21.59 (72) 0.00 (1) 1-A
73 Troy State 0-0 0.67394 21.53 (73) 0.00 (1) 1-A
74 Minnesota 0-0 0.65575 21.26 (74) 0.00 (1) 1-A
75 Indiana 0-0 0.62606 20.82 (75) 0.00 (1) 1-A
76 Central Florida 0-0 0.62114 20.75 (76) 0.00 (1) 1-A
77 Houston 0-0 0.61767 20.69 (77) 0.00 (1) 1-A
78 Northwestern 0-0 0.61086 20.59 (78) 0.00 (1) 1-A
79 East Carolina 0-0 0.59488 20.36 (79) 0.00 (1) 1-A
80 North Dakota State 0-0 0.58902 20.27 (80) 0.00 (1) 1-AA
81 Wyoming 0-0 0.57692 20.09 (81) 0.00 (1) 1-A
82 Nevada 0-0 0.53816 19.52 (82) 0.00 (1) 1-A
83 Colorado State 0-0 0.51858 19.23 (83) 0.00 (1) 1-A
84 Mississippi 0-0 0.50242 18.99 (84) 0.00 (1) 1-A
85 New Hampshire 0-0 0.49854 18.93 (85) 0.00 (1) 1-AA
86 Northern Iowa 0-0 0.48541 18.74 (86) 0.00 (1) 1-AA
87 Central Michigan 0-0 0.48243 18.70 (87) 0.00 (1) 1-A
88 Southern Illinois 0-0 0.45577 18.30 (88) 0.00 (1) 1-AA
89 Richmond 0-0 0.41380 17.68 (89) 0.00 (1) 1-AA
90 Iowa State 0-0 0.40658 17.58 (90) 0.00 (1) 1-A
91 Ball State 0-0 0.38244 17.22 (91) 0.00 (1) 1-A
92 Delaware 0-0 0.37603 17.12 (92) 0.00 (1) 1-AA
93 Middle Tennessee 0-0 0.36038 16.89 (93) 0.00 (1) 1-A
94 San Diego State 0-0 0.35649 16.84 (94) 0.00 (1) 1-A
95 Syracuse 0-0 0.33669 16.54 (95) 0.00 (1) 1-A
96 Western Michigan 0-0 0.29391 15.91 (96) 0.00 (1) 1-A
97 Bowling Green 0-0 0.25501 15.34 (97) 0.00 (1) 1-A
98 Youngstown State 0-0 0.24802 15.23 (98) 0.00 (1) 1-AA
99 Montana 0-0 0.23128 14.99 (99) 0.00 (1) 1-AA
100 Marshall 0-0 0.23001 14.97 (100) 0.00 (1) 1-A
101 Florida Atlantic 0-0 0.22442 14.88 (101) 0.00 (1) 1-A
102 Miami (OH) 0-0 0.22338 14.87 (102) 0.00 (1) 1-A
103 Baylor 0-0 0.21670 14.77 (103) 0.00 (1) 1-A
104 San Jose State 0-0 0.21386 14.73 (104) 0.00 (1) 1-A
105 Northern Illinois 0-0 0.21219 14.70 (105) 0.00 (1) 1-A
106 Louisiana-Monroe 0-0 0.20741 14.63 (106) 0.00 (1) 1-A
107 Memphis 0-0 0.19080 14.39 (107) 0.00 (1) 1-A
108 Ohio 0-0 0.18557 14.31 (108) 0.00 (1) 1-A
109 Toledo 0-0 0.16801 14.05 (109) 0.00 (1) 1-A
109 Texas-El Paso 0-0 0.16801 14.05 (109) 0.00 (1) 1-A
111 Duke 0-0 0.14455 13.70 (111) 0.00 (1) 1-A
112 Villanova 0-0 0.14410 13.70 (111) 0.00 (1) 1-AA
113 Wofford 0-0 0.12208 13.37 (113) 0.00 (1) 1-AA
114 Hofstra 0-0 0.11729 13.30 (114) 0.00 (1) 1-AA
115 UNLV 0-0 0.10475 13.12 (115) 0.00 (1) 1-A
116 Harvard 0-0 0.08760 12.86 (116) 0.00 (1) 1-AA
117 Eastern Washington 0-0 0.08350 12.80 (117) 0.00 (1) 1-AA
118 Furman 0-0 0.05927 12.44 (118) 0.00 (1) 1-AA
119 Georgia Southern 0-0 0.05259 12.35 (119) 0.00 (1) 1-AA
120 Louisiana Tech 0-0 0.05020 12.31 (120) 0.00 (1) 1-A
121 Akron 0-0 0.04726 12.27 (121) 0.00 (1) 1-A
122 Yale 0-0 0.02854 11.99 (122) 0.00 (1) 1-AA
123 Western Kentucky 0-0 0.02294 11.91 (123) 0.00 (1) 1-A
124 South Dakota State 0-0 0.01911 11.85 (124) 0.00 (1) 1-AA
125 Arkansas State 0-0 0.00855 11.69 (125) 0.00 (1) 1-A
126 Alabama-Birmingham 0-0 0.00552 11.65 (126) 0.00 (1) 1-A
127 Southern Methodist 0-0 0.00467 11.64 (127) 0.00 (1) 1-A
127 Cal Poly 0-0 0.00467 11.64 (127) 0.00 (1) 1-AA
129 Tulane 0-0 -0.02633 11.18 (129) 0.00 (1) 1-A
130 Louisiana-Lafayette 0-0 -0.06112 10.67 (130) 0.00 (1) 1-A
131 Maine 0-0 -0.06735 10.57 (131) 0.00 (1) 1-AA
132 Kent State 0-0 -0.07407 10.47 (132) 0.00 (1) 1-A
133 Rice 0-0 -0.07629 10.44 (133) 0.00 (1) 1-A
134 Army 0-0 -0.07696 10.43 (134) 0.00 (1) 1-A
135 Illinois State 0-0 -0.07922 10.40 (135) 0.00 (1) 1-AA
136 San Diego 0-0 -0.09790 10.12 (136) 0.00 (1) 1-AA
137 Eastern Michigan 0-0 -0.10264 10.05 (137) 0.00 (1) 1-A
138 Northeastern 0-0 -0.11807 9.82 (138) 0.00 (1) 1-AA
139 Western Illinois 0-0 -0.15805 9.23 (139) 0.00 (1) 1-AA
140 McNeese State 0-0 -0.16179 9.18 (140) 0.00 (1) 1-AA
141 California-Davis 0-0 -0.16396 9.15 (141) 0.00 (1) 1-AA
142 Buffalo 0-0 -0.17447 8.99 (142) 0.00 (1) 1-A
143 William & Mary 0-0 -0.19248 8.72 (143) 0.00 (1) 1-AA
144 Citadel 0-0 -0.21549 8.38 (144) 0.00 (1) 1-AA
145 New Mexico State 0-0 -0.21572 8.38 (144) 0.00 (1) 1-A
146 Eastern Kentucky 0-0 -0.23341 8.12 (146) 0.00 (1) 1-AA
147 Towson 0-0 -0.24252 7.99 (147) 0.00 (1) 1-AA
148 Elon 0-0 -0.26793 7.61 (148) 0.00 (1) 1-AA
149 Central Arkansas 0-0 -0.28958 7.29 (149) 0.00 (1) 1-AA
150 Lehigh 0-0 -0.29347 7.23 (150) 0.00 (1) 1-AA
151 Hampton 0-0 -0.29635 7.19 (151) 0.00 (1) 1-AA
152 South Carolina State 0-0 -0.29834 7.16 (152) 0.00 (1) 1-AA
153 Utah State 0-0 -0.30664 7.04 (153) 0.00 (1) 1-A
154 Temple 0-0 -0.30777 7.02 (154) 0.00 (1) 1-A
155 North Texas 0-0 -0.32492 6.77 (155) 0.00 (1) 1-A
156 Liberty 0-0 -0.33272 6.65 (156) 0.00 (1) 1-AA
157 Holy Cross 0-0 -0.33290 6.65 (156) 0.00 (1) 1-AA
158 Lafayette 0-0 -0.34730 6.44 (158) 0.00 (1) 1-AA
159 Portland State 0-0 -0.37148 6.08 (159) 0.00 (1) 1-AA
160 Northern Arizona 0-0 -0.37194 6.07 (160) 0.00 (1) 1-AA
161 Rhode Island 0-0 -0.37419 6.04 (161) 0.00 (1) 1-AA
162 Idaho 0-0 -0.37798 5.98 (162) 0.00 (1) 1-A
163 Pennsylvania 0-0 -0.39725 5.70 (163) 0.00 (1) 1-AA
164 Colgate 0-0 -0.39982 5.66 (164) 0.00 (1) 1-AA
165 Eastern Illinois 0-0 -0.40266 5.62 (165) 0.00 (1) 1-AA
166 Florida International 0-0 -0.42374 5.31 (166) 0.00 (1) 1-A
167 Brown 0-0 -0.42550 5.28 (167) 0.00 (1) 1-AA
168 Montana State 0-0 -0.42784 5.25 (168) 0.00 (1) 1-AA
169 Coastal Carolina 0-0 -0.46945 4.63 (169) 0.00 (1) 1-AA
170 Sam Houston State 0-0 -0.49594 4.24 (170) 0.00 (1) 1-AA
171 Dayton 0-0 -0.50140 4.16 (171) 0.00 (1) 1-AA
172 Princeton 0-0 -0.50902 4.05 (172) 0.00 (1) 1-AA
173 Missouri State 0-0 -0.51529 3.96 (173) 0.00 (1) 1-AA
174 Albany 0-0 -0.53357 3.69 (174) 0.00 (1) 1-AA
175 Jacksonville State 0-0 -0.53443 3.67 (175) 0.00 (1) 1-AA
176 Delaware State 0-0 -0.53573 3.65 (176) 0.00 (1) 1-AA
177 Weber State 0-0 -0.60829 2.58 (177) 0.00 (1) 1-AA
178 Cornell 0-0 -0.65197 1.94 (178) 0.00 (1) 1-AA
179 Nicholls State 0-0 -0.65585 1.88 (179) 0.00 (1) 1-AA
180 Stony Brook 0-0 -0.68175 1.50 (180) 0.00 (1) 1-AA
181 Northwestern State 0-0 -0.70454 1.16 (181) 0.00 (1) 1-AA
182 Chattanooga 0-0 -0.72476 0.86 (182) 0.00 (1) 1-AA
183 Western Carolina 0-0 -0.72530 0.85 (183) 0.00 (1) 1-AA
184 Texas State-San Marcos 0-0 -0.72931 0.79 (184) 0.00 (1) 1-AA
185 Winston-Salem State 0-0 -0.74014 0.63 (185) 0.00 (1) 1-AA
186 Tennessee-Martin 0-0 -0.75522 0.41 (186) 0.00 (1) 1-AA
187 Drake 0-0 -0.75788 0.37 (187) 0.00 (1) 1-AA
188 Presbyterian 0-0 -0.78301 0.00 (188) 0.00 (1) 1-AA
189 Sacramento State 0-0 -0.79822 -0.22 (189) 0.00 (1) 1-AA
190 Dartmouth 0-0 -0.80043 -0.26 (190) 0.00 (1) 1-AA
191 Grambling 0-0 -0.80160 -0.27 (191) 0.00 (1) 1-AA
192 Fordham 0-0 -0.80517 -0.33 (192) 0.00 (1) 1-AA
193 Southern 0-0 -0.81180 -0.43 (193) 0.00 (1) 1-AA
194 Monmouth 0-0 -0.82263 -0.59 (194) 0.00 (1) 1-AA
195 Alabama A&M 0-0 -0.86672 -1.24 (195) 0.00 (1) 1-AA
196 Gardner-Webb 0-0 -0.89961 -1.72 (196) 0.00 (1) 1-AA
197 Tennessee State 0-0 -0.90047 -1.74 (197) 0.00 (1) 1-AA
198 Idaho State 0-0 -0.90715 -1.83 (198) 0.00 (1) 1-AA
199 Central Connecticut State 0-0 -0.91743 -1.99 (199) 0.00 (1) 1-AA
200 Southeastern Louisiana 0-0 -0.93079 -2.18 (200) 0.00 (1) 1-AA
201 Norfolk State 0-0 -0.99446 -3.12 (201) 0.00 (1) 1-AA
202 Charleston Southern 0-0 -1.00524 -3.28 (202) 0.00 (1) 1-AA
203 Bucknell 0-0 -1.05429 -4.01 (203) 0.00 (1) 1-AA
204 Jackson State 0-0 -1.06350 -4.14 (204) 0.00 (1) 1-AA
205 Bethune-Cookman 0-0 -1.07036 -4.25 (205) 0.00 (1) 1-AA
206 Morgan State 0-0 -1.08426 -4.45 (206) 0.00 (1) 1-AA
207 Southern Utah 0-0 -1.09310 -4.58 (207) 0.00 (1) 1-AA
208 Florida A&M 0-0 -1.10777 -4.80 (208) 0.00 (1) 1-AA
209 Stephen F. Austin 0-0 -1.11201 -4.86 (209) 0.00 (1) 1-AA
210 Tennessee Tech 0-0 -1.12848 -5.10 (210) 0.00 (1) 1-AA
211 Prairie View A&M 0-0 -1.12902 -5.11 (211) 0.00 (1) 1-AA
212 Duquesne 0-0 -1.17189 -5.75 (212) 0.00 (1) 1-AA
213 Samford 0-0 -1.18312 -5.91 (213) 0.00 (1) 1-AA
214 Howard 0-0 -1.18606 -5.95 (214) 0.00 (1) 1-AA
215 Arkansas-Pine Bluff 0-0 -1.18610 -5.96 (215) 0.00 (1) 1-AA
216 Morehead State 0-0 -1.20938 -6.30 (216) 0.00 (1) 1-AA
217 Alabama State 0-0 -1.21940 -6.45 (217) 0.00 (1) 1-AA
218 Columbia 0-0 -1.24038 -6.76 (218) 0.00 (1) 1-AA
219 Davidson 0-0 -1.25758 -7.01 (219) 0.00 (1) 1-AA
220 Robert Morris 0-0 -1.29128 -7.51 (220) 0.00 (1) 1-AA
221 Virginia Military Institute 0-0 -1.32910 -8.07 (221) 0.00 (1) 1-AA
222 Southeast Missouri State 0-0 -1.33844 -8.21 (222) 0.00 (1) 1-AA
223 Northern Colorado 0-0 -1.34462 -8.30 (223) 0.00 (1) 1-AA
224 Alcorn State 0-0 -1.37860 -8.80 (224) 0.00 (1) 1-AA
225 Wagner 0-0 -1.38564 -8.90 (225) 0.00 (1) 1-AA
226 Murray State 0-0 -1.38830 -8.94 (226) 0.00 (1) 1-AA
227 Austin Peay State 0-0 -1.48667 -10.40 (227) 0.00 (1) 1-AA
228 Georgetown 0-0 -1.49921 -10.58 (228) 0.00 (1) 1-AA
229 Mississippi Valley State 0-0 -1.50210 -10.62 (229) 0.00 (1) 1-AA
230 Division II Opponent 0-0 -1.53698 -11.14 (230) 0.00 (1) Div II
231 South Dakota 0-0 -1.56748 -11.59 (231) 0.00 (1) 1-AA
231 North Dakota 0-0 -1.56748 -11.59 (231) 0.00 (1) 1-AA
231 Campbell 0-0 -1.56748 -11.59 (231) 0.00 (1) 1-AA
231 Bryant 0-0 -1.56748 -11.59 (231) 0.00 (1) 1-AA
235 Jacksonville 0-0 -1.64523 -12.74 (235) 0.00 (1) 1-AA
236 Iona 0-0 -1.67574 -13.19 (236) 0.00 (1) 1-AA
237 Sacred Heart 0-0 -1.69609 -13.49 (237) 0.00 (1) 1-AA
238 Indiana State 0-0 -1.69961 -13.54 (238) 0.00 (1) 1-AA
239 St. Francis (PA) 0-0 -1.79676 -14.98 (239) 0.00 (1) 1-AA
240 Marist 0-0 -1.80601 -15.11 (240) 0.00 (1) 1-AA
241 Valparaiso 0-0 -1.85280 -15.81 (241) 0.00 (1) 1-AA
242 North Carolina Central 0-0 -1.89761 -16.47 (242) 0.00 (1) 1-AA
243 Texas Southern 0-0 -1.95081 -17.25 (243) 0.00 (1) 1-AA
244 NAIA Opponent 0-0 -1.98750 -17.80 (244) 0.00 (1) NAIA
245 North Carolina A&T 0-0 -1.99530 -17.91 (245) 0.00 (1) 1-AA
246 Butler 0-0 -2.04904 -18.70 (246) 0.00 (1) 1-AA
247 Division III Opponent 0-0 -2.15432 -20.26 (247) 0.00 (1) Div III
248 Savannah State 0-0 -2.37461 -23.51 (248) 0.00 (1) 1-AA