RealClearSports Rankings
NFL RANKING - 9/17/08
1
CBS Sportsline (Prisco) (1)
2
Covers (Stetson) (1)
3
ESPN (1)
4
Fox Sports (1)
5
SI (Dr. Z) (1)
6
USA Today (1)
7
What If Sports (1)
8
Yahoo! (Silver) (1)
RCS Rank | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | RCS Avg. | |
| 1 |  | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1.38 |
| 2 |  | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2.63 |
| 3 |  | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 3.5 |
| 4 |  | 4 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 4.25 |
| 5 |  | 8 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 5.75 |
| 6 |  | 12 | 11 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 7.38 |
| 7 |  | 5 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 7.75 |
| 8 |  | 6 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 7 | 12 | 9 | 8.13 |
| 9 |  | 10 | 5 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8.5 |
| 9 |  | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 12 | 10 | 5 | 11 | 8.5 |
| 11 |  | 7 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 8.88 |
| 12 |  | 11 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 12 | 10 | 13 | 13.75 |
| 12 |  | 15 | 16 | 13 | 10 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13.75 |
| 14 |  | 13 | 14 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 12 | 13.88 |
| 15 |  | 14 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 15.13 |
| 16 |  | 23 | 13 | 19 | 14 | 13 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 17.13 |
| 17 |  | 16 | 18 | 16 | 20 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 22 | 17.5 |
| 18 |  | 19 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 19 | 16 | 20 | 18 | 18 |
| 19 |  | 18 | 12 | 18 | 18 | 22 | 20 | 26 | 15 | 18.63 |
| 20 |  | 22 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 15 | 19 | 19.38 |
| 21 |  | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 14 | 23 | 20.63 |
| 22 |  | 17 | 27 | 20 | 25 | 15 | 22 | 24 | 20 | 21.25 |
| 23 |  | 20 | 20 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 24 | 22.5 |
| 24 |  | 24 | 25 | 23 | 24 | 27 | 24 | 21 | 25 | 24.13 |
| 25 |  | 27 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 21 | 24.63 |
| 26 |  | 25 | 29 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 26 | 25.63 |
| 27 |  | 26 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 24 | 26 | 28 | 27 | 26.63 |
| 28 |  | 29 | 28 | 29 | 32 | 31 | 28 | 25 | 28 | 28.75 |
| 29 |  | 30 | 24 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 29.5 |
| 29 |  | 32 | 30 | 30 | 27 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 29.5 |
| 31 |  | 28 | 31 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 32 | 31 | 29.63 |
| 32 |  | 31 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 32 | 31.38 |