Standings
| Overall | Conference | Points Per Game | SRS | Polls | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| School | W | L | T | Pct | W | L | T | Pct | Off | Def | SRS | SOS | AP Pre | AP High | AP Rank | Notes |
| Nebraska | 11 | 2 | 0 | .846 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 36.7 | 15.8 | 13.55 | 1.01 | 2 | 2 | 10 | |
| Oklahoma | 9 | 3 | 0 | .750 | 6 | 1 | 0 | .857 | 27.7 | 13.3 | 12.93 | 2.76 | 3 | 3 | 14 | |
| Oklahoma State | 10 | 2 | 0 | .833 | 5 | 2 | 0 | .714 | 48.7 | 28.4 | 14.03 | -0.89 | 10 | 11 | ||
| Colorado | 8 | 4 | 0 | .667 | 4 | 3 | 0 | .571 | 26.8 | 16.3 | 7.10 | 0.77 | 19 | |||
| Iowa State | 5 | 6 | 0 | .455 | 3 | 4 | 0 | .429 | 17.7 | 23.5 | -3.78 | -0.41 | ||||
| Missouri | 3 | 7 | 1 | .318 | 2 | 5 | 0 | .286 | 21.3 | 30.0 | -2.22 | 4.05 | ||||
| Kansas | 1 | 10 | 0 | .091 | 1 | 6 | 0 | .143 | 17.2 | 45.1 | -15.45 | 1.64 | ||||
| Kansas State | 0 | 11 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 7 | 0 | .000 | 15.5 | 40.7 | -16.84 | 1.62 | ||||
4 Bowl Games
- Number in parentheses indicates AP rank at time of bowl game
| Date | Bowl | Pts | Pts | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989-01-02 | Citrus Bowl | Clemson (13) | 13 | Oklahoma (10) | 6 | Orlando, FL |
| 1989-01-02 | Orange Bowl | Miami (FL) (2) | 23 | Nebraska (6) | 3 | Miami, FL |
| 1988-12-30 | Holiday Bowl | Oklahoma State (12) | 62 | Wyoming (15) | 14 | San Diego, CA |
| 1988-12-29 | Freedom Bowl | Brigham Young | 20 | Colorado | 17 | Anaheim, CA |
1988 Conference Leaders