Rankings
See also: 2008 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings| Poll | Pre | Wk 1 | Wk 2 | Wk 3 | Wk 4 | Wk 5 | Wk 6 | Wk 7 | Wk 8 | Wk 9 | Wk 10 | Wk 11 | Wk 12 | Wk 13 | Wk 14 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AP | 20 | 24 | 24 | 22 | NR | NR | NR | |||||||||
| Coaches | 19 | 24 | NR | 23 | NR | NR | NR | |||||||||
| Harris | Not released | |||||||||||||||
| BCS | Not released | |||||||||||||||
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