1989 Week 12 College Football Team Rankings

November 14, 1989By 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	0.725	Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)	IND FBSI	10–0	1.000	1	+50	Beat SMU 59–6
2	0	0.771	Colorado (COLORADO)	IND B8	10–0	1.000	1	+52	Beat Oklahoma State 41–17
3	0	0.885	Alabama (ALABAMA)	SEC	9–0	1.000	1	+41	Beat LSU 32–16
4	5	1.047	Tennessee (TENNESSEE)	SEC	7–1	0.875	9	+36	Beat Akron 52–9
5	-1	1.138	Nebraska (NEBRASKA)	IND B8	9–1	0.900	5	+36	Beat Kansas 51–14
6	6	1.181	Miami (MIAMI)	IND FBSI	8–1	0.889	6	+27	Beat Pittsburgh 24–3
7	1	1.194	USC	PAC	8–2	0.800	11	+36	Beat Arizona 24–3
8	-2	1.212	Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)	IND FBSI	7–2	0.778	16	+30	BYE
9	2	1.287	Houston (HOUSTON)	IND SWC	7–2	0.778	16	+21	Beat Texas 47–9
10	-3	1.289	Arkansas (ARKANSAS)	IND SWC	8–1	0.889	6	+32	Beat Baylor 19–10
11	3	1.294	Michigan (MICHIGAN)	B10	8–1	0.889	6	+31	Beat Illinois 24–10
12	-2	1.340	Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)	IND BW	10–0	1.000	1	+29	Beat New Mexico State 45–5
13	-8	1.391	Illinois (ILLINOIS)	B10	7–2	0.778	16	+30	Lost to Michigan 10–24
14	-1	1.395	Virginia (VIRGINIA)	ACC	9–2	0.818	10	+35	Beat Virginia Tech 32–25
15	1	1.490	Auburn (AUBURN)	SEC	7–2	0.778	16	+26	Beat Louisiana Tech 38–23
16	-1	1.534	Clemson (CLEMSON)	ACC	8–2	0.800	11	+27	BYE
17	0	1.677	Penn State (PENN STATE)	IND FBSI	6–2–1	0.722	24	+19	Tied Maryland 13–13
18	1	1.732	West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)	IND FBSI	7–2–1	0.750	23	+19	Beat Rutgers 21–20
19	5	1.771	BYU	IND WAC	8–2	0.800	11	+24	Beat Air Force 44–35
20	-2	1.788	Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)	IND SWC	7–2	0.778	16	+18	BYE
21	5	1.917	Ohio State (OHIO STATE)	B10	7–2	0.778	16	+18	Beat Iowa 28–0
22	0	1.918	Hawai'i (HAWAII)	IND WAC	8–2	0.800	11	+17	Beat Pacific 34–26
23	7	1.925	Duke (DUKE)	ACC	7–3	0.700	25	+23	Beat NC State 35–26
24	-1	1.928	Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)	IND SWC	7–2	0.778	16	+21	Beat TCU 37–7
25	6	2.123	Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)	IND FBSI	8–2	0.800	11	+16	Beat Toledo 39–27
26	8	2.139	Georgia (GEORGIA)	SEC	6–3	0.667	32	+15	Beat Florida 17–10
27	1	2.157	South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)	IND FBSI	6–3–1	0.650	37	+16	Beat North Carolina 27–20
28	-8	2.158	Air Force (AIR FORCE)	IND WAC	7–3	0.700	25	+16	Lost to BYU 35–44
29	-8	2.244	Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)	IND FBSI	5–2–1	0.688	30	+10	Lost to Miami 3–24
30	8	2.291	Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)	B10	5–4	0.556	47	+14	Beat Minnesota 21–7
31	10	2.306	Washington (WASHINGTON)	PAC	6–4	0.600	41	+17	Beat Oregon State 51–14
32	12	2.359	Ball State (BALL STATE)	MAC	6–2–2	0.700	25	+11	Beat Eastern Michigan 23–17
33	-1	2.367	Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)	IND B8	7–3	0.700	25	+11	Beat Kansas State 42–19
34	-9	2.374	NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)	ACC	7–3	0.700	25	+9	Lost to Duke 26–35
35	2	2.456	Syracuse (SYRACUSE)	IND FBSI	6–3	0.667	32	+10	Beat Navy 38–17
36	-7	2.520	Florida (FLORIDA)	SEC	6–3	0.667	32	+8	Lost to Georgia 10–17
37	2	2.668	Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)	SEC	6–3	0.667	32	+10	BYE
38	5	2.673	Kentucky (KENTUCKY)	SEC	6–3	0.667	32	+7	Beat Vanderbilt 15–11
39	-12	2.686	Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)	PAC	6–4	0.600	41	+9	Lost to California 26–38
40	-4	2.694	Arizona (ARIZONA)	PAC	6–4	0.600	41	+11	Lost to USC 3–24
41	4	2.706	Oregon (OREGON)	PAC	6–4	0.600	41	+8	Beat UCLA 38–20
42	-9	2.725	Texas (TEXAS)	IND SWC	4–4	0.500	58	+12	Lost to Houston 9–47
43	3	2.731	Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)	PAC	6–3–1	0.650	37	+9	Beat Stanford 30–22
44	-9	2.740	Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)	IND FBSI	5–4–1	0.550	54	+8	Lost to Virginia 25–32
45	3	2.907	East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)	IND FBSI	5–3–1	0.611	40	+4	Beat Temple 31–24
46	-6	2.946	Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	7–3–1	0.682	31	+11	Lost to Ball State 17–23
47	3	2.984	San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)	IND WAC	6–3–1	0.650	37	+3	Beat Wyoming 27–17
48	8	3.046	Indiana (INDIANA)	B10	5–4	0.556	47	+4	Beat Wisconsin 45–17
49	6	3.048	Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)	IND WAC	5–5–1	0.500	58	+8	Beat UTEP 52–0
50	-8	3.124	Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH)	IND FBSI	5–4–1	0.550	54	+4	Lost to Auburn 23–38
51	3	3.168	Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)	IND FBSI	6–4	0.600	41	+2	Beat Lamar 42–33
52	-5	3.193	Baylor (BAYLOR)	IND SWC	4–5	0.444	66	+5	Lost to Arkansas 10–19
53	4	3.226	Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)	SEC	5–4	0.556	47	+2	Beat Tulane 27–7
54	-1	3.321	Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)	ACC	4–4	0.500	58	+1	BYE
55	9	3.434	San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)	IND BW	5–4	0.556	47	-1	Beat Utah State 33–7
56	5	3.463	Louisville (LOUISVILLE)	IND FBSI	5–4	0.556	47	-4	Beat Memphis 40–10
57	-6	3.519	Minnesota (MINNESOTA)	B10	5–4	0.556	47	-2	Lost to Michigan State 7–21
58	-6	3.579	Akron (AKRON)	IND FBSI	6–4–1	0.591	46	+11	Lost to Tennessee 9–52
59	13	3.690	CAL State Fullerton (CAL STATE FULLERTON)	IND BW	5–4–1	0.550	54	-5	Beat Long Beach State 31–13
60	2	3.705	Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)	IND FBSI	4–5	0.444	66	-1	BYE
61	5	3.718	Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)	MAC	5–4–1	0.550	54	+1	Beat Ohio 24–15
62	-13	3.838	Army (ARMY)	IND FBSI	5–4	0.556	47	-12	Lost to Boston College 17–24
63	7	3.887	Iowa State (IOWA STATE)	IND B8	5–5	0.500	58	-3	Beat Missouri 35–21
64	-5	3.904	Iowa (IOWA)	B10	4–5	0.444	66	-1	Lost to Ohio State 0–28
65	10	3.994	Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)	MAC	5–5	0.500	58	-4	Beat Western Michigan 31–30
66	-3	4.032	Toledo (TOLEDO)	MAC	5–5	0.500	58	-8	Lost to Northern Illinois 27–39
67	0	4.033	LSU	SEC	2–7	0.222	85	-6	Lost to Alabama 16–32
68	-3	4.158	Wyoming (WYOMING)	IND WAC	4–6	0.400	70	-4	Lost to San Diego State 17–27
69	2	4.166	Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)	IND B8	4–6	0.400	70	-3	Lost to Colorado 17–41
70	8	4.169	California (CALIFORNIA)	PAC	4–6	0.400	70	-4	Beat Washington State 38–26
71	-11	4.192	Oregon State (OREGON STATE)	PAC	4–5–1	0.450	65	-2	Lost to Washington 14–51
72	-14	4.197	Tulsa (TULSA)	IND FBSI	5–5	0.500	58	-9	Lost to Wake Forest 17–29
73	0	4.307	Maryland (MARYLAND)	ACC	3–6–1	0.350	76	-8	Tied Penn State 13–13
74	-5	4.372	TCU	IND SWC	4–6	0.400	70	-6	Lost to Texas Tech 7–37
75	-1	4.646	UCLA	PAC	3–7	0.300	79	-11	Lost to Oregon 20–38
76	4	4.699	Utah (UTAH)	IND WAC	4–6	0.400	70	-9	Beat New Mexico 41–39
77	-9	4.820	UNLV	IND BW	4–5	0.444	66	-4	Lost to Nevada 7–45
78	-1	4.923	Utah State (UTAH STATE)	IND BW	3–6	0.333	77	-10	Lost to San José State 7–33
79	-3	4.967	Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	4–6	0.400	70	-19	Lost to Bowling Green 30–31
80	5	5.193	Purdue (PURDUE)	B10	2–7	0.222	85	-15	Beat Northwestern 46–15
81	0	5.204	Rutgers (RUTGERS)	IND FBSI	2–5–2	0.333	77	-12	Lost to West Virginia 20–21
82	-3	5.259	Tulane (TULANE)	IND FBSI	3–7	0.300	79	-16	Lost to Mississippi State 7–27
83	8	5.529	Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)	IND FBSI	2–7	0.222	85	-18	Beat Army 24–17
84	-1	5.722	Stanford (STANFORD)	PAC	2–8	0.200	91	-19	Lost to Arizona State 22–30
85	-3	5.794	Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)	B10	2–7	0.222	85	-18	Lost to Indiana 17–45
86	0	5.873	Kansas (KANSAS)	IND B8	3–7	0.300	79	-23	Lost to Nebraska 14–51
87	-3	6.005	Missouri (MISSOURI)	IND B8	2–8	0.200	91	-18	Lost to Iowa State 21–35
88	6	6.043	Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)	ACC	2–7–1	0.250	83	-14	Beat Tulsa 29–17
89	-1	6.376	Long Beach State (LONG BEACH STATE)	IND BW	3–8	0.273	82	-32	Lost to CAL State Fullerton 13–31
90	-3	6.396	Navy (NAVY)	IND FBSI	2–7	0.222	85	-7	Lost to Syracuse 17–38
91	1	6.690	Rice (RICE)	IND SWC	1–7–1	0.167	95	-24	BYE
92	-2	6.726	Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)	SEC	1–8	0.111	98	-27	Lost to Kentucky 11–15
93	7	6.822	Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))	MAC	2–7–1	0.250	83	-28	Beat Kent State 15–13
94	-5	6.841	UTEP	IND WAC	2–9	0.182	94	-26	Lost to Colorado State 0–52
95	-2	7.115	Memphis (MEMPHIS)	IND FBSI	2–8	0.200	91	-24	Lost to Louisville 10–40
96	0	7.143	Pacific (PACIFIC)	IND BW	1–10	0.091	101	-29	Lost to Hawai'i 26–34
97	-2	7.287	SMU	IND SWC	2–7	0.222	85	-26	Lost to Notre Dame 6–59
98	-1	7.489	New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)	IND WAC	1–10	0.091	101	-43	Lost to Utah 39–41
99	0	7.565	North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)	ACC	1–9	0.100	99	-37	Lost to South Carolina 20–27
100	-2	7.833	Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)	IND FBSI	1–8–1	0.150	96	-23	Lost to Morehead State 10–13
101	0	7.982	Temple (TEMPLE)	IND FBSI	0–10	0.000	103	-34	Lost to East Carolina 24–31
102	1	8.293	Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)	IND B8	1–9	0.100	99	-35	Lost to Oklahoma 19–42
103	1	8.696	Ohio (OHIO)	MAC	1–8–1	0.150	96	-43	Lost to Central Michigan 15–24
104	-2	8.915	Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)	B10	0–9	0.000	103	-40	Lost to Purdue 15–46
105	0	9.221	Kent State (KENT STATE)	MAC	0–11	0.000	103	-54	Lost to Miami (OH) 13–15
106	0	9.987	New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)	IND BW	0–10	0.000	103	-54	Lost to Fresno State 5–45