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1989 Week 13 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
100.692Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)IND FBSI11–01.0001+61Beat Penn State 34–23
200.813Colorado (COLORADO)IND B811–01.0001+59Beat Kansas State 59–11
300.954Alabama (ALABAMA)SEC10–01.0001+48Beat Southern Miss 37–14
400.989Tennessee (TENNESSEE)SEC8–10.8898+45Beat Ole Miss 33–21
501.099Nebraska (NEBRASKA)IND B810–10.9094+46Beat Oklahoma 42–25
601.144Miami (MIAMI)IND FBSI9–10.9006+35Beat San Diego State 42–6
701.191USCPAC8–2–10.77322+40Tied UCLA 10–10
801.229Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)IND FBSI8–20.80014+36Beat Memphis 57–20
921.257Michigan (MICHIGAN)B109–10.9006+39Beat Minnesota 49–15
1001.292Arkansas (ARKANSAS)IND SWC8–10.8898+35BYE
1121.304Illinois (ILLINOIS)B108–20.80014+39Beat Indiana 41–28
12-31.376Houston (HOUSTON)IND SWC7–20.77820+23BYE
1311.385Virginia (VIRGINIA)ACC10–20.83310+42Beat Maryland 48–21
1421.387Clemson (CLEMSON)ACC9–20.81811+36Beat South Carolina 45–0
1501.389Auburn (AUBURN)SEC8–20.80014+35Beat Georgia 20–3
1631.699BYUIND WAC9–20.81811+31Beat Utah 70–31
17-51.735Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)IND BW10–10.9094+22Lost to New Mexico 22–45
1801.801West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)IND FBSI7–2–10.75023+20BYE
1911.824Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)IND SWC7–20.77820+20BYE
20-31.841Penn State (PENN STATE)IND FBSI6–3–10.65031+21Lost to Notre Dame 23–34
2131.856Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)IND SWC8–20.80014+25Beat SMU 48–24
2201.918Hawai'i (HAWAII)IND WAC8–20.80014+21BYE
2301.946Duke (DUKE)ACC8–30.72724+26Beat North Carolina 41–0
24-31.960Ohio State (OHIO STATE)B108–20.80014+21Beat Wisconsin 42–22
2502.029Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)IND FBSI9–20.81811+21Beat Cincinnati 56–3
2632.061Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)IND FBSI6–2–10.72226+17Beat East Carolina 47–42
2742.111Washington (WASHINGTON)PAC7–40.63633+24Beat Washington State 20–9
2802.159Air Force (AIR FORCE)IND WAC7–30.70027+17BYE
2912.239Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)B106–40.60038+15Beat Northwestern 76–14
3062.312Florida (FLORIDA)SEC7–30.70027+14Beat Kentucky 38–28
3112.327Ball State (BALL STATE)MAC7–2–20.72724+13Beat Ohio 33–14
32122.402Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)IND FBSI6–4–10.59145+16Beat NC State 25–23
3382.448Oregon (OREGON)PAC7–40.63633+12Beat Oregon State 30–21
34-82.472Georgia (GEORGIA)SEC6–40.60038+13Lost to Auburn 3–20
3502.473Syracuse (SYRACUSE)IND FBSI6–30.66730+11BYE
36-32.505Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)IND B87–40.63633+12Lost to Nebraska 25–42
37-102.505South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)IND FBSI6–4–10.59145+15Lost to Clemson 0–45
3842.587Texas (TEXAS)IND SWC5–40.55650+16Beat TCU 31–17
3912.616Arizona (ARIZONA)PAC6–40.60038+13BYE
40-62.667NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)ACC7–40.63633+6Lost to Virginia Tech 23–25
4122.737Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)PAC6–3–10.65031+11BYE
42-52.842Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)SEC6–40.60038+11Lost to Tennessee 21–33
4362.981Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)IND WAC5–5–10.50058+10BYE
4422.990Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)MAC7–3–10.68229+12BYE
45-63.014Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)PAC6–50.54554+8Lost to Washington 9–20
46-83.017Kentucky (KENTUCKY)SEC6–40.60038+4Lost to Florida 28–38
4743.031Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)IND FBSI7–40.63633+4Beat Arkansas State 29–28
4823.039Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH)IND FBSI5–4–10.55052+7BYE
4953.135Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)ACC5–40.55650+2Beat Wake Forest 43–14
5063.172Louisville (LOUISVILLE)IND FBSI6–40.60038-1Beat Boston College 36–22
51-43.174San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)IND WAC6–4–10.59145+5Lost to Miami 6–42
5273.228CAL State Fullerton (CAL STATE FULLERTON)IND BW6–4–10.591450Beat San José State 28–14
53-83.245East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)IND FBSI5–4–10.55052+3Lost to Pittsburgh 42–47
54-63.377Indiana (INDIANA)B105–50.50058+2Lost to Illinois 28–41
5593.476Iowa (IOWA)B105–50.50058+3Beat Purdue 24–0
5663.542Army (ARMY)IND FBSI6–40.60038-13Beat Colgate 59–14
5713.584Akron (AKRON)IND FBSI6–4–10.59145+11BYE
5853.638Iowa State (IOWA STATE)IND B86–50.54554+1Beat Oklahoma State 31–21
59133.729Tulsa (TULSA)IND FBSI6–50.54554-3Beat Bowling Green 45–10
6073.734LSUSEC3–70.30081-2Beat Mississippi State 44–20
6153.736Toledo (TOLEDO)MAC6–50.54554-4Beat Central Michigan 29–6
62-73.760San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)IND BW5–50.50058-4Lost to CAL State Fullerton 14–28
63-33.773Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)IND FBSI4–60.400690Lost to Alabama 14–37
64-73.823Minnesota (MINNESOTA)B105–50.50058-3Lost to Michigan 15–49
65-133.865Baylor (BAYLOR)IND SWC4–60.40069-2Lost to Rice 3–6
66-133.877Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)SEC5–50.50058-5Lost to LSU 20–44
6713.970Wyoming (WYOMING)IND WAC5–60.45565-4Beat UTEP 41–10
68-74.205Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)MAC5–5–10.50058-4Lost to Toledo 6–29
6924.433Oregon State (OREGON STATE)PAC4–6–10.40968-7Lost to Oregon 21–30
70-14.440Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)IND B84–70.36473-7Lost to Iowa State 21–31
7174.444Utah State (UTAH STATE)IND BW4–60.40069-7Beat UNLV 27–22
7214.448Maryland (MARYLAND)ACC3–7–10.31879-10Lost to Virginia 21–48
73-84.494Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)MAC5–60.45565-9Lost to Tulsa 10–45
7414.543UCLAPAC3–7–10.31879-12Tied USC 10–10
7544.692Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)MAC5–60.45565-19Beat Miami (OH) 14–7
76-64.713California (CALIFORNIA)PAC4–70.36473-13Lost to Stanford 14–24
77-34.733TCUIND SWC4–70.36473-11Lost to Texas 17–31
78-24.760Utah (UTAH)IND WAC4–70.36473-10Lost to BYU 31–70
7934.863Tulane (TULANE)IND FBSI4–70.36473-16Beat Vanderbilt 37–13
80-35.157UNLVIND BW4–60.40069-10Lost to Utah State 22–27
8135.268Stanford (STANFORD)PAC3–80.27383-18Beat California 24–14
8245.450Kansas (KANSAS)IND B84–70.36473-24Beat Missouri 46–44
83-35.557Purdue (PURDUE)B102–80.20088-21Lost to Iowa 0–24
8475.733Rice (RICE)IND SWC2–7–10.25085-21Beat Baylor 6–3
85-25.745Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)IND FBSI2–80.20088-23Lost to Louisville 22–36
86-15.919Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)B102–80.20088-22Lost to Ohio State 22–42
87-66.039Rutgers (RUTGERS)IND FBSI2–6–20.30081-24Lost to Temple 33–36
88106.314New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)IND WAC2–100.16795-36Beat Fresno State 45–22
89-16.327Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)ACC2–8–10.22786-19Lost to Georgia Tech 14–43
90-16.400Long Beach State (LONG BEACH STATE)IND BW3–80.27383-36BYE
91-46.468Missouri (MISSOURI)IND B82–90.18293-28Lost to Kansas 44–46
9246.684Pacific (PACIFIC)IND BW2–100.16795-33Beat New Mexico State 14–10
93-36.996Navy (NAVY)IND FBSI2–80.20088-7Lost to Delaware 9–10
9417.131Memphis (MEMPHIS)IND FBSI2–90.18293-29Lost to Florida State 20–57
95-27.148Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))MAC2–8–10.22786-37Lost to Western Michigan 7–14
96-27.162UTEPIND WAC2–100.16795-33Lost to Wyoming 10–41
9707.200SMUIND SWC2–80.20088-30Lost to Texas Tech 24–48
98-67.315Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)SEC1–90.100100-39Lost to Tulane 13–37
9927.451Temple (TEMPLE)IND FBSI1–100.091101-36Beat Rutgers 36–33
100-17.764North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)ACC1–100.091101-46Lost to Duke 0–41
101-17.897Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)IND FBSI1–9–10.13698-28Lost to Northern Illinois 3–56
10208.124Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)IND B81–100.091101-38Lost to Colorado 11–59
10308.547Ohio (OHIO)MAC1–9–10.13698-48Lost to Ball State 14–33
10409.209Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)B100–100.000104-49Lost to Michigan State 14–76
10509.328Kent State (KENT STATE)MAC0–110.000104-59BYE
106010.193New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)IND BW0–110.000104-69Lost to Pacific 10–14

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