1989 Week 14 College Football Team Rankings

November 28, 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	0.771	Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)	IND FBSI	11–1	0.917	3	+65	Lost to Miami 10–27
2	0	0.794	Colorado (COLORADO)	IND B8	11–0	1.000	1	+60	BYE
3	0	0.925	Alabama (ALABAMA)	SEC	10–0	1.000	1	+53	BYE
4	0	0.944	Tennessee (TENNESSEE)	SEC	9–1	0.900	8	+53	Beat Kentucky 31–10
5	1	1.021	Miami (MIAMI)	IND FBSI	10–1	0.909	4	+48	Beat Notre Dame 27–10
6	-1	1.067	Nebraska (NEBRASKA)	IND B8	10–1	0.909	4	+47	BYE
7	2	1.143	Michigan (MICHIGAN)	B10	10–1	0.909	4	+50	Beat Ohio State 28–18
8	2	1.193	Arkansas (ARKANSAS)	IND SWC	9–1	0.900	8	+44	Beat Texas A&M 23–22
9	-2	1.207	USC	PAC	8–2–1	0.773	19	+40	BYE
10	2	1.248	Houston (HOUSTON)	IND SWC	8–2	0.800	16	+31	Beat Texas Tech 40–24
11	-3	1.253	Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)	IND FBSI	8–2	0.800	16	+38	BYE
12	1	1.356	Virginia (VIRGINIA)	ACC	10–2	0.833	10	+43	BYE
13	1	1.369	Clemson (CLEMSON)	ACC	9–2	0.818	12	+36	BYE
14	-3	1.382	Illinois (ILLINOIS)	B10	9–2	0.818	12	+41	Beat Northwestern 63–14
15	0	1.420	Auburn (AUBURN)	SEC	8–2	0.800	16	+37	BYE
16	0	1.588	BYU	IND WAC	10–2	0.833	10	+38	Beat San Diego State 48–27
17	1	1.652	West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)	IND FBSI	8–2–1	0.773	19	+26	Beat Syracuse 24–17
18	2	1.731	Penn State (PENN STATE)	IND FBSI	7–3–1	0.682	28	+27	Beat Pittsburgh 16–13
19	-2	1.735	Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)	IND BW	10–1	0.909	4	+24	BYE
20	3	1.871	Duke (DUKE)	ACC	8–3	0.727	21	+27	BYE
21	1	1.899	Hawai'i (HAWAII)	IND WAC	9–2	0.818	12	+27	Beat Oregon State 23–21
22	-3	1.913	Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)	IND SWC	7–3	0.700	26	+22	Lost to Arkansas 22–23
23	2	2.030	Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)	IND FBSI	9–2	0.818	12	+21	BYE
24	3	2.085	Washington (WASHINGTON)	PAC	7–4	0.636	31	+24	BYE
25	-4	2.085	Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)	IND SWC	8–3	0.727	21	+24	Lost to Houston 24–40
26	2	2.104	Air Force (AIR FORCE)	IND WAC	8–3	0.727	21	+20	Beat Utah 42–38
27	2	2.124	Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)	B10	7–4	0.636	31	+18	Beat Wisconsin 31–3
28	-4	2.168	Ohio State (OHIO STATE)	B10	8–3	0.727	21	+22	Lost to Michigan 18–28
29	2	2.273	Ball State (BALL STATE)	MAC	7–2–2	0.727	21	+13	BYE
30	0	2.297	Florida (FLORIDA)	SEC	7–3	0.700	26	+15	BYE
31	8	2.309	Arizona (ARIZONA)	PAC	7–4	0.636	31	+18	Beat Arizona State 28–10
32	1	2.405	Oregon (OREGON)	PAC	7–4	0.636	31	+14	BYE
33	-7	2.407	Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)	IND FBSI	6–3–1	0.650	30	+13	Lost to Penn State 13–16
34	2	2.415	Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)	IND B8	7–4	0.636	31	+12	BYE
35	-3	2.462	Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)	IND FBSI	6–4–1	0.591	44	+16	BYE
36	1	2.480	South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)	IND FBSI	6–4–1	0.591	44	+16	BYE
37	-3	2.507	Georgia (GEORGIA)	SEC	6–4	0.600	39	+14	BYE
38	4	2.572	Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)	SEC	7–4	0.636	31	+16	Beat Mississippi State 21–11
39	1	2.605	NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)	ACC	7–4	0.636	31	+7	BYE
40	-5	2.804	Syracuse (SYRACUSE)	IND FBSI	6–4	0.600	39	+8	Lost to West Virginia 17–24
41	8	2.915	Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)	ACC	6–4	0.600	39	+4	Beat Boston College 13–12
42	3	2.930	Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)	PAC	6–5	0.545	50	+8	BYE
43	1	2.945	Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	7–3–1	0.682	28	+12	BYE
44	-1	2.954	Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)	IND WAC	5–5–1	0.500	58	+11	BYE
45	2	2.988	Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)	IND FBSI	7–4	0.636	31	+4	BYE
46	2	2.993	Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH)	IND FBSI	5–4–1	0.550	49	+7	BYE
47	-6	2.997	Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)	PAC	6–4–1	0.591	44	+8	Lost to Arizona 10–28
48	2	3.110	Louisville (LOUISVILLE)	IND FBSI	6–4	0.600	39	-1	BYE
49	-11	3.146	Texas (TEXAS)	IND SWC	5–5	0.500	58	+10	Lost to Baylor 7–50
50	2	3.216	CAL State Fullerton (CAL STATE FULLERTON)	IND BW	6–4–1	0.591	44	+1	BYE
51	-5	3.294	Kentucky (KENTUCKY)	SEC	6–5	0.545	50	+4	Lost to Tennessee 10–31
52	12	3.401	Minnesota (MINNESOTA)	B10	6–5	0.545	50	+1	Beat Iowa 43–7
53	-2	3.426	San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)	IND WAC	6–5–1	0.542	57	+4	Lost to BYU 27–48
54	8	3.443	San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)	IND BW	6–5	0.545	50	0	Beat UNLV 38–28
55	10	3.456	Baylor (BAYLOR)	IND SWC	5–6	0.455	62	+2	Beat Texas 50–7
56	7	3.486	Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)	IND FBSI	5–6	0.455	62	+3	Beat East Carolina 41–27
57	1	3.531	Iowa State (IOWA STATE)	IND B8	6–5	0.545	50	0	BYE
58	2	3.534	LSU	SEC	4–7	0.364	71	+1	Beat Tulane 27–7
59	-2	3.588	Akron (AKRON)	IND FBSI	6–4–1	0.591	44	+11	BYE
60	-4	3.588	Army (ARMY)	IND FBSI	6–4	0.600	39	-15	BYE
61	-2	3.649	Tulsa (TULSA)	IND FBSI	6–5	0.545	50	-4	BYE
62	-1	3.685	Toledo (TOLEDO)	MAC	6–5	0.545	50	-6	BYE
63	-10	3.787	East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)	IND FBSI	5–5–1	0.500	58	-5	Lost to Southern Miss 27–41
64	-9	3.811	Iowa (IOWA)	B10	5–6	0.455	62	-2	Lost to Minnesota 7–43
65	-11	3.846	Indiana (INDIANA)	B10	5–6	0.455	62	-7	Lost to Purdue 14–15
66	1	3.926	Wyoming (WYOMING)	IND WAC	5–6	0.455	62	-4	BYE
67	-1	4.045	Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)	SEC	5–6	0.455	62	-8	Lost to Ole Miss 11–21
68	0	4.151	Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)	MAC	5–5–1	0.500	58	-4	BYE
69	3	4.334	Maryland (MARYLAND)	ACC	3–7–1	0.318	81	-10	BYE
70	0	4.368	Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)	IND B8	4–7	0.364	71	-9	BYE
71	2	4.429	Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)	MAC	5–6	0.455	62	-10	BYE
72	-3	4.431	Oregon State (OREGON STATE)	PAC	4–7–1	0.375	70	-9	Lost to Hawai'i 21–23
73	3	4.583	California (CALIFORNIA)	PAC	4–7	0.364	71	-12	BYE
74	1	4.605	Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	5–6	0.455	62	-19	BYE
75	-1	4.632	UCLA	PAC	3–7–1	0.318	81	-13	BYE
76	1	4.667	TCU	IND SWC	4–7	0.364	71	-12	BYE
77	-6	4.858	Utah State (UTAH STATE)	IND BW	4–7	0.364	71	-16	Lost to Long Beach State 18–31
78	0	4.947	Utah (UTAH)	IND WAC	4–8	0.333	78	-14	Lost to Air Force 38–42
79	4	5.060	Purdue (PURDUE)	B10	3–8	0.273	84	-19	Beat Indiana 15–14
80	-1	5.213	Tulane (TULANE)	IND FBSI	4–8	0.333	78	-24	Lost to LSU 7–27
81	0	5.282	Stanford (STANFORD)	PAC	3–8	0.273	84	-22	BYE
82	0	5.299	Kansas (KANSAS)	IND B8	4–7	0.364	71	-24	BYE
83	-3	5.356	UNLV	IND BW	4–7	0.364	71	-15	Lost to San José State 28–38
84	6	5.835	Long Beach State (LONG BEACH STATE)	IND BW	4–8	0.333	78	-34	Beat Utah State 31–18
85	-1	5.888	Rice (RICE)	IND SWC	2–7–1	0.250	86	-24	BYE
86	-1	6.059	Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)	IND FBSI	2–9	0.182	91	-30	Lost to Georgia Tech 12–13
87	-1	6.112	Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)	B10	2–9	0.182	91	-29	Lost to Michigan State 3–31
88	-1	6.215	Rutgers (RUTGERS)	IND FBSI	2–6–2	0.300	83	-26	BYE
89	0	6.232	Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)	ACC	2–8–1	0.227	87	-19	BYE
90	1	6.389	Missouri (MISSOURI)	IND B8	2–9	0.182	91	-30	BYE
91	-3	6.402	New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)	IND WAC	2–10	0.167	95	-39	BYE
92	0	6.705	Pacific (PACIFIC)	IND BW	2–10	0.167	95	-36	BYE
93	2	7.024	Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))	MAC	2–8–1	0.227	87	-37	BYE
94	0	7.063	Memphis (MEMPHIS)	IND FBSI	2–9	0.182	91	-31	BYE
95	-2	7.129	Navy (NAVY)	IND FBSI	2–8	0.200	89	-10	BYE
96	0	7.174	UTEP	IND WAC	2–10	0.167	95	-35	BYE
97	0	7.299	SMU	IND SWC	2–8	0.200	89	-34	BYE
98	0	7.420	Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)	SEC	1–9	0.100	100	-42	BYE
99	0	7.591	Temple (TEMPLE)	IND FBSI	1–10	0.091	101	-40	BYE
100	0	7.772	North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)	ACC	1–10	0.091	101	-47	BYE
101	0	8.017	Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)	IND FBSI	1–9–1	0.136	98	-30	BYE
102	0	8.094	Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)	IND B8	1–10	0.091	101	-39	BYE
103	0	8.352	Ohio (OHIO)	MAC	1–9–1	0.136	98	-48	BYE
104	0	8.945	Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)	B10	0–11	0.000	104	-55	Lost to Illinois 14–63
105	0	9.214	Kent State (KENT STATE)	MAC	0–11	0.000	104	-59	BYE
106	0	10.087	New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)	IND BW	0–11	0.000	104	-71	BYE