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1989 Regular Season Final College Football Team Rankings

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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.
RankChangeRatingTeamConfRecordWin %PlaceNOWGame Status
100.760Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)IND FBSI11–10.9172+66BYE
200.787Colorado (COLORADO)IND B811–01.0001+60BYE
320.976Miami (MIAMI)IND FBSI10–10.9093+49BYE
401.026Tennessee (TENNESSEE)SEC10–10.9093+54Beat Vanderbilt 17–10
511.041Nebraska (NEBRASKA)IND B810–10.9093+47BYE
6-31.044Alabama (ALABAMA)SEC10–10.9093+52Lost to Auburn 20–30
741.111Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)IND FBSI9–20.81812+47Beat Florida 24–17
8-11.117Michigan (MICHIGAN)B1010–10.9093+50BYE
9-11.185Arkansas (ARKANSAS)IND SWC10–10.9093+47Beat SMU 38–24
1001.201Houston (HOUSTON)IND SWC9–20.81812+33Beat Rice 64–0
1141.209Auburn (AUBURN)SEC9–20.81812+47Beat Alabama 30–20
12-31.229USCPAC8–2–10.77319+40BYE
1301.335Clemson (CLEMSON)ACC9–20.81812+37BYE
14-21.353Virginia (VIRGINIA)ACC10–20.83310+44BYE
15-11.377Illinois (ILLINOIS)B109–20.81812+41BYE
1601.571BYUIND WAC10–20.83310+38BYE
1701.702West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)IND FBSI8–2–10.77319+27BYE
1801.721Penn State (PENN STATE)IND FBSI7–3–10.68227+28BYE
1901.725Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)IND BW10–10.9093+24BYE
2021.784Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)IND SWC8–30.72721+28Beat Texas 21–10
21-11.831Duke (DUKE)ACC8–30.72721+28BYE
22-11.890Hawai'i (HAWAII)IND WAC9–20.81812+27BYE
2302.014Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)IND FBSI9–20.81812+21BYE
2412.055Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)IND SWC8–30.72721+25BYE
25-12.060Washington (WASHINGTON)PAC7–40.63630+25BYE
2612.076Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)B107–40.63630+18BYE
27-12.095Air Force (AIR FORCE)IND WAC8–30.72721+20BYE
2802.156Ohio State (OHIO STATE)B108–30.72721+22BYE
2902.270Ball State (BALL STATE)MAC7–2–20.72721+13BYE
3032.281Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)IND FBSI7–3–10.68227+16Beat Rutgers 46–29
3102.295Arizona (ARIZONA)PAC7–40.63630+18BYE
3202.378Oregon (OREGON)PAC7–40.63630+14BYE
3312.387Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)IND B87–40.63630+11BYE
34-42.450Florida (FLORIDA)SEC7–40.63630+12Lost to Florida State 17–24
3552.469Syracuse (SYRACUSE)IND FBSI7–40.63630+14Beat Louisville 24–13
36-12.497Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)IND FBSI6–4–10.59142+16BYE
37-12.499South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)IND FBSI6–4–10.59142+17BYE
3812.566NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)ACC7–40.63630+8BYE
39-12.572Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)SEC7–40.63630+15BYE
4012.573Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)ACC7–40.63630+10Beat Georgia 33–22
41-42.794Georgia (GEORGIA)SEC6–50.54548+10Lost to Georgia Tech 22–33
4202.900Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)PAC6–50.54548+8BYE
4312.933Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)IND WAC5–5–10.50058+11BYE
44-12.942Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)MAC7–3–10.68227+12BYE
4512.950Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH)IND FBSI5–4–10.55047+6BYE
46-12.962Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)IND FBSI7–40.63630+3BYE
4702.974Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)PAC6–4–10.59142+8BYE
4823.236CAL State Fullerton (CAL STATE FULLERTON)IND BW6–4–10.59142+1BYE
4923.286Kentucky (KENTUCKY)SEC6–50.54548+1BYE
50-13.295Texas (TEXAS)IND SWC5–60.45561+8Lost to Texas A&M 10–21
5113.334Minnesota (MINNESOTA)B106–50.54548+1BYE
5213.384San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)IND WAC6–5–10.54257+4BYE
53-53.405Louisville (LOUISVILLE)IND FBSI6–50.54548-5Lost to Syracuse 13–24
5403.418San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)IND BW6–50.545480BYE
5503.439Baylor (BAYLOR)IND SWC5–60.455610BYE
5603.446Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)IND FBSI5–60.45561+3BYE
5713.453LSUSEC4–70.36471-1BYE
58-13.467Iowa State (IOWA STATE)IND B86–50.545480BYE
5913.573Army (ARMY)IND FBSI6–40.60041-15BYE
60-13.595Akron (AKRON)IND FBSI6–4–10.59142+11BYE
6103.603Tulsa (TULSA)IND FBSI6–50.54548-4BYE
6203.634Toledo (TOLEDO)MAC6–50.54548-6BYE
6303.726East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)IND FBSI5–5–10.50058-5BYE
6403.745Iowa (IOWA)B105–60.45561-2BYE
6503.780Indiana (INDIANA)B105–60.45561-7BYE
6603.931Wyoming (WYOMING)IND WAC5–60.45561-5BYE
6704.075Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)SEC5–60.45561-11BYE
6804.136Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)MAC5–5–10.50058-4BYE
6904.264Maryland (MARYLAND)ACC3–7–10.31881-10BYE
7004.320Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)IND B84–70.36471-9BYE
7104.396Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)MAC5–60.45561-10BYE
7204.414Oregon State (OREGON STATE)PAC4–7–10.37570-9BYE
7304.553California (CALIFORNIA)PAC4–70.36471-12BYE
7404.558Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)MAC5–60.45561-19BYE
7504.573UCLAPAC3–7–10.31881-13BYE
7604.611TCUIND SWC4–70.36471-13BYE
7704.868Utah State (UTAH STATE)IND BW4–70.36471-16BYE
7804.921Utah (UTAH)IND WAC4–80.33378-14BYE
7905.006Purdue (PURDUE)B103–80.27383-19BYE
8005.177Tulane (TULANE)IND FBSI4–80.33378-24BYE
8105.270Stanford (STANFORD)PAC3–80.27383-22BYE
8205.310Kansas (KANSAS)IND B84–70.36471-25BYE
8305.329UNLVIND BW4–70.36471-15BYE
8405.815Long Beach State (LONG BEACH STATE)IND BW4–80.33378-34BYE
8505.946Rice (RICE)IND SWC2–8–10.22786-27Lost to Houston 0–64
8605.978Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)IND FBSI2–90.18290-32BYE
8706.026Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)B102–90.18290-29BYE
8816.127Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)ACC2–8–10.22786-19BYE
89-16.173Rutgers (RUTGERS)IND FBSI2–7–20.27383-29Lost to Pittsburgh 29–46
9006.329Missouri (MISSOURI)IND B82–90.18290-30BYE
9106.390New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)IND WAC2–100.16795-40BYE
9206.636Pacific (PACIFIC)IND BW2–100.16795-36BYE
9306.969Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))MAC2–8–10.22786-37BYE
9416.994Navy (NAVY)IND FBSI2–80.20089-10BYE
9527.089SMUIND SWC2–90.18290-37Lost to Arkansas 24–38
96-27.103Memphis (MEMPHIS)IND FBSI2–90.18290-34BYE
97-17.112UTEPIND WAC2–100.16795-35BYE
9807.279Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)SEC1–100.091100-46Lost to Tennessee 10–17
9907.516Temple (TEMPLE)IND FBSI1–100.091100-41BYE
10007.652North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)ACC1–100.091100-47BYE
10118.041Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)IND B81–100.091100-39BYE
102-18.091Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)IND FBSI1–9–10.13698-31BYE
10308.328Ohio (OHIO)MAC1–9–10.13698-49BYE
10408.896Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)B100–110.000104-56BYE
10509.190Kent State (KENT STATE)MAC0–110.000104-59BYE
106010.054New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)IND BW0–110.000104-71BYE

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