1989 Final College Football Team Rankings

January 2, 1990By PowerUpRankings.com • Posted in 1989 Season Tags: • No Comments

1989 rankings calculated with the Classic formula (Ken's 2016-based hybrid, applied retroactively); records, NOW and game results come from James Howell's historical college football score archive.

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Rank	Change	Rating	Team	Conf	Record	Win %	Place	NOW	Game Status
1	0	0.653	Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)	IND FBSI	12–1	0.923	1	+82	Beat Colorado 21–6
2	1	0.835	Miami (MIAMI)	IND FBSI	11–1	0.917	2	+62	Beat Alabama 33–25
3	-1	0.868	Colorado (COLORADO)	IND B8	11–1	0.917	2	+61	Lost to Notre Dame 6–21
4	4	0.902	Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)	IND FBSI	10–2	0.833	6	+60	Beat Nebraska 41–17
5	-1	0.927	Tennessee (TENNESSEE)	SEC	11–1	0.917	2	+65	Beat Arkansas 31–27
6	6	1.018	USC	PAC	9–2–1	0.792	16	+52	Beat Michigan 17–10
7	3	1.097	Auburn (AUBURN)	SEC	10–2	0.833	6	+55	Beat Ohio State 31–14
8	-2	1.117	Alabama (ALABAMA)	SEC	10–2	0.833	6	+54	Lost to Miami 25–33
9	-4	1.191	Nebraska (NEBRASKA)	IND B8	10–2	0.833	6	+44	Lost to Florida State 17–41
10	5	1.197	Illinois (ILLINOIS)	B10	10–2	0.833	6	+51	Beat Virginia 31–21
11	2	1.213	Clemson (CLEMSON)	ACC	10–2	0.833	6	+45	Beat West Virginia 27–7
12	-5	1.234	Michigan (MICHIGAN)	B10	10–2	0.833	6	+50	Lost to USC 10–17
13	-4	1.235	Houston (HOUSTON)	IND SWC	9–2	0.818	14	+32	BYE
14	-3	1.309	Arkansas (ARKANSAS)	IND SWC	10–2	0.833	6	+48	Lost to Tennessee 27–31
15	4	1.496	Penn State (PENN STATE)	IND FBSI	8–3–1	0.708	21	+38	Beat BYU 50–39
16	-2	1.535	Virginia (VIRGINIA)	ACC	10–3	0.769	17	+43	Lost to Illinois 21–31
17	0	1.572	Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)	IND BW	11–1	0.917	2	+31	BYE
18	-2	1.782	BYU	IND WAC	10–3	0.769	17	+36	Lost to Penn State 39–50
19	-1	1.803	West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)	IND FBSI	8–3–1	0.708	21	+26	Lost to Clemson 7–27
20	2	1.809	Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)	B10	8–4	0.667	25	+26	BYE
21	5	1.841	Washington (WASHINGTON)	PAC	8–4	0.667	25	+32	Beat Florida 34–7
22	2	1.852	Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)	IND SWC	9–3	0.750	19	+33	Beat Duke 49–21
23	-3	1.947	Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)	IND SWC	8–4	0.667	25	+24	Lost to Pittsburgh 28–31
24	5	1.964	Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)	IND FBSI	8–3–1	0.708	21	+26	Beat Texas A&M 31–28
25	-2	2.051	Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)	IND FBSI	9–2	0.818	14	+20	BYE
26	5	2.070	Arizona (ARIZONA)	PAC	8–4	0.667	25	+26	Beat NC State 17–10
27	-6	2.110	Duke (DUKE)	ACC	8–4	0.667	25	+25	Lost to Texas Tech 21–49
28	0	2.156	Hawai'i (HAWAII)	IND WAC	9–3–1	0.731	20	+23	BYE
29	1	2.218	Oregon (OREGON)	PAC	8–4	0.667	25	+20	BYE
30	5	2.262	Syracuse (SYRACUSE)	IND FBSI	8–4	0.667	25	+20	Beat Georgia 19–18
31	-4	2.269	Ohio State (OHIO STATE)	B10	8–4	0.667	25	+19	Lost to Auburn 14–31
32	-7	2.317	Air Force (AIR FORCE)	IND WAC	8–4–1	0.654	35	+16	Lost to Ole Miss 29–42
33	7	2.376	Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)	SEC	8–4	0.667	25	+21	Beat Air Force 42–29
34	-1	2.421	Ball State (BALL STATE)	MAC	7–3–2	0.667	25	+11	BYE
35	-3	2.475	Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)	IND B8	7–4	0.636	36	+9	BYE
36	0	2.490	Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)	IND FBSI	6–4–1	0.591	39	+15	BYE
37	0	2.549	South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)	IND FBSI	6–4–1	0.591	39	+15	BYE
38	1	2.762	Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)	ACC	7–4	0.636	36	+8	BYE
39	-5	2.801	Florida (FLORIDA)	SEC	7–5	0.583	44	+7	Lost to Washington 7–34
40	2	2.830	Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)	PAC	6–5	0.545	47	+9	BYE
41	4	2.892	Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)	PAC	6–4–1	0.591	39	+9	BYE
42	1	2.903	Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	7–3–1	0.682	24	+11	BYE
43	-5	2.944	NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)	ACC	7–5	0.583	44	+2	Lost to Arizona 10–17
44	0	2.975	Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)	IND WAC	5–5–1	0.500	56	+8	BYE
45	1	3.041	Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH)	IND FBSI	5–4–1	0.550	46	+5	BYE
46	-5	3.071	Georgia (GEORGIA)	SEC	6–6	0.500	56	+6	Lost to Syracuse 18–19
47	0	3.094	Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)	IND FBSI	7–4	0.636	36	+2	BYE
48	0	3.196	CAL State Fullerton (CAL STATE FULLERTON)	IND BW	6–4–1	0.591	39	+1	BYE
49	1	3.330	Texas (TEXAS)	IND SWC	5–6	0.455	61	+6	BYE
50	1	3.339	Minnesota (MINNESOTA)	B10	6–5	0.545	47	-2	BYE
51	-2	3.350	Kentucky (KENTUCKY)	SEC	6–5	0.545	47	-2	BYE
52	0	3.375	San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)	IND BW	6–5	0.545	47	0	BYE
53	3	3.439	Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)	IND FBSI	5–6	0.455	61	+2	BYE
54	-1	3.440	San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)	IND WAC	6–5–1	0.542	55	+1	BYE
55	-1	3.444	Louisville (LOUISVILLE)	IND FBSI	6–5	0.545	47	-8	BYE
56	2	3.471	LSU	SEC	4–7	0.364	71	-3	BYE
57	0	3.489	Iowa State (IOWA STATE)	IND B8	6–5	0.545	47	-2	BYE
58	1	3.538	Akron (AKRON)	IND FBSI	6–4–1	0.591	39	+11	BYE
59	-4	3.543	Baylor (BAYLOR)	IND SWC	5–6	0.455	61	-2	BYE
60	1	3.615	East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)	IND FBSI	5–5–1	0.500	56	-5	BYE
61	-1	3.621	Toledo (TOLEDO)	MAC	6–5	0.545	47	-6	BYE
62	1	3.737	Iowa (IOWA)	B10	5–6	0.455	61	-4	BYE
63	-1	3.752	Indiana (INDIANA)	B10	5–6	0.455	61	-9	BYE
64	0	3.878	Tulsa (TULSA)	IND FBSI	6–6	0.500	56	-9	BYE
65	0	3.992	Wyoming (WYOMING)	IND WAC	5–6	0.455	61	-7	BYE
66	0	4.056	Army (ARMY)	IND FBSI	6–5	0.545	47	-25	BYE
67	1	4.106	Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)	MAC	5–5–1	0.500	56	-4	BYE
68	-1	4.148	Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)	SEC	5–6	0.455	61	-14	BYE
69	3	4.387	Oregon State (OREGON STATE)	PAC	4–7–1	0.375	70	-11	BYE
70	1	4.407	Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)	MAC	5–6	0.455	61	-12	BYE
71	-1	4.419	Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)	IND B8	4–7	0.364	71	-13	BYE
72	1	4.447	California (CALIFORNIA)	PAC	4–7	0.364	71	-11	BYE
73	-4	4.465	Maryland (MARYLAND)	ACC	3–7–1	0.318	81	-15	BYE
74	2	4.491	UCLA	PAC	3–7–1	0.318	81	-14	BYE
75	-1	4.544	Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	5–6	0.455	61	-20	BYE
76	-1	4.669	TCU	IND SWC	4–7	0.364	71	-15	BYE
77	0	4.825	Utah State (UTAH STATE)	IND BW	4–7	0.364	71	-17	BYE
78	1	4.957	Purdue (PURDUE)	B10	3–8	0.273	83	-21	BYE
79	-1	5.009	Utah (UTAH)	IND WAC	4–8	0.333	78	-18	BYE
80	1	5.162	Stanford (STANFORD)	PAC	3–8	0.273	83	-21	BYE
81	-1	5.179	Tulane (TULANE)	IND FBSI	4–8	0.333	78	-25	BYE
82	1	5.329	UNLV	IND BW	4–7	0.364	71	-15	BYE
83	-1	5.354	Kansas (KANSAS)	IND B8	4–7	0.364	71	-27	BYE
84	0	5.804	Long Beach State (LONG BEACH STATE)	IND BW	4–8	0.333	78	-35	BYE
85	1	5.967	Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)	IND FBSI	2–9	0.182	90	-34	BYE
86	1	5.986	Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)	B10	2–9	0.182	90	-31	BYE
87	-2	6.060	Rice (RICE)	IND SWC	2–8–1	0.227	87	-29	BYE
88	1	6.128	Rutgers (RUTGERS)	IND FBSI	2–7–2	0.273	83	-31	BYE
89	-1	6.214	Navy (NAVY)	IND FBSI	3–8	0.273	83	-6	BYE
90	1	6.369	Missouri (MISSOURI)	IND B8	2–9	0.182	90	-32	BYE
91	-1	6.432	Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)	ACC	2–8–1	0.227	87	-23	BYE
92	1	6.548	Pacific (PACIFIC)	IND BW	2–10	0.167	95	-37	BYE
93	-1	6.572	New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)	IND WAC	2–10	0.167	95	-43	BYE
94	0	6.944	Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))	MAC	2–8–1	0.227	87	-38	BYE
95	0	7.129	SMU	IND SWC	2–9	0.182	90	-39	BYE
96	0	7.143	Memphis (MEMPHIS)	IND FBSI	2–9	0.182	90	-36	BYE
97	0	7.275	UTEP	IND WAC	2–10	0.167	95	-40	BYE
98	0	7.406	Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)	SEC	1–10	0.091	100	-49	BYE
99	0	7.464	Temple (TEMPLE)	IND FBSI	1–10	0.091	100	-42	BYE
100	0	7.801	North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)	ACC	1–10	0.091	100	-50	BYE
101	1	8.074	Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)	IND FBSI	1–9–1	0.136	98	-32	BYE
102	-1	8.108	Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)	IND B8	1–10	0.091	100	-41	BYE
103	0	8.296	Ohio (OHIO)	MAC	1–9–1	0.136	98	-50	BYE
104	0	8.912	Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)	B10	0–11	0.000	104	-59	BYE
105	0	9.271	Kent State (KENT STATE)	MAC	0–11	0.000	104	-61	BYE
106	0	10.136	New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)	IND BW	0–11	0.000	104	-72	BYE