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1989 Week 8 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
150.744Arkansas (ARKANSAS)IND SWC5–01.0001+17Beat Texas Tech 45–13
220.810Colorado (COLORADO)IND B86–01.0001+16Beat Iowa State 52–17
320.869Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)IND FBSI6–01.0001+19Beat Air Force 41–27
430.929Alabama (ALABAMA)SEC5–01.0001+14Beat Louisiana 24–17
5-30.941Nebraska (NEBRASKA)IND B86–01.0001+14Beat Missouri 50–7
6-30.956Tennessee (TENNESSEE)SEC5–01.0001+14BYE
7-61.121Houston (HOUSTON)IND SWC4–10.80018+7Lost to Texas A&M 13–17
831.197USCPAC5–10.83313+14Beat California 31–15
9-11.249Miami (MIAMI)IND FBSI6–01.0001+9Beat San José State 48–16
10-11.290West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)IND FBSI4–1–10.75024+10BYE
1121.460Illinois (ILLINOIS)B104–10.80018+10Beat Purdue 14–2
12-21.477Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)IND BW6–01.0001+9Beat Utah State 34–7
13-11.488South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)IND FBSI4–1–10.75024+9BYE
1411.525Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)PAC6–10.85711+12Beat Stanford 31–13
1521.571Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)IND FBSI5–0–10.91710+5Beat Navy 31–14
1651.649Auburn (AUBURN)SEC4–10.80018+8Beat LSU 10–6
1731.650NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)ACC6–01.0001+6BYE
1851.666Florida (FLORIDA)SEC5–10.83313+7Beat Vanderbilt 34–11
1961.671Penn State (PENN STATE)IND FBSI5–10.83313+6Beat Syracuse 34–12
20-61.730Air Force (AIR FORCE)IND WAC6–10.85711+9Lost to Notre Dame 27–41
2111.761Michigan (MICHIGAN)B104–10.80018+8Beat Michigan State 10–7
2291.950BYUIND WAC5–10.83313+6Beat Colorado State 45–16
2331.966Hawai'i (HAWAII)IND WAC5–10.83313+5BYE
2442.012Virginia (VIRGINIA)ACC5–20.71426+9Beat North Carolina 50–17
25132.080Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)SEC4–20.66729+9Beat Georgia 17–13
26192.107Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)IND SWC4–20.66729+6Beat Houston 17–13
27-82.142Clemson (CLEMSON)ACC5–20.71426+8Lost to Georgia Tech 14–30
2882.195Arizona (ARIZONA)PAC4–20.66729+6Beat UCLA 42–7
29-22.203Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)IND SWC4–20.66729+8Lost to Arkansas 13–45
30-62.206Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)IND B84–20.66729+3Lost to Texas 24–28
3122.231East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)IND FBSI3–1–10.70028+3BYE
3292.235Kentucky (KENTUCKY)SEC3–20.60036+5Beat Rutgers 33–26
33132.235Texas (TEXAS)IND SWC3–20.60036+5Beat Oklahoma 28–24
3482.252Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)IND FBSI4–20.66729+2Beat Virginia Tech 41–7
35-62.261Minnesota (MINNESOTA)B104–10.80018+4Beat Northwestern 20–18
36-202.442Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)IND FBSI3–2–10.58345+4Lost to Florida State 7–41
37112.474Washington (WASHINGTON)PAC3–30.50051+5Beat Oregon 20–14
38242.527Ohio State (OHIO STATE)B103–20.60036+4Beat Indiana 35–31
39-212.576Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)MAC5–1–10.78623+5Lost to Liberty 24–25
4032.704Duke (DUKE)ACC3–30.50051+5BYE
41-112.719Georgia (GEORGIA)SEC2–30.40068+3Lost to Ole Miss 13–17
42-102.742UCLAPAC3–30.50051+4Lost to Arizona 7–42
43-62.838Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)B102–30.40068+2Lost to Michigan 7–10
44253.052Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)ACC2–30.40068+4Beat Clemson 30–14
45-103.096Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)IND FBSI4–20.66729+1Lost to Louisiana Tech 21–42
46-73.109Indiana (INDIANA)B103–20.60036-1Lost to Ohio State 31–35
47-133.132Louisville (LOUISVILLE)IND FBSI3–20.600360Lost to Southern Miss 10–16
4833.138Iowa (IOWA)B103–20.60036+2Beat Wisconsin 31–24
49-93.144Oregon (OREGON)PAC3–30.500510Lost to Washington 14–20
50-63.211Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)PAC3–2–10.583450Tied Oregon State 17–17
5133.254Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)SEC3–20.600360BYE
5233.298Baylor (BAYLOR)IND SWC3–30.50051+1Beat SMU 49–3
5353.331Ball State (BALL STATE)MAC3–2–10.58345-2Beat Kent State 23–21
54-53.384Syracuse (SYRACUSE)IND FBSI2–30.400680Lost to Penn State 12–34
55103.398Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH)IND FBSI2–3–10.41765+1Beat Northern Illinois 42–21
56-33.407Iowa State (IOWA STATE)IND B83–30.50051+1Lost to Colorado 17–52
57133.413Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)IND FBSI3–40.42963+1Beat Louisville 16–10
5833.445Tulsa (TULSA)IND FBSI4–30.571480Beat New Mexico State 34–13
59-33.446Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)IND FBSI4–30.57148+1Lost to Alabama 17–24
60-133.551Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)IND WAC2–4–10.35773+2Lost to BYU 16–45
61-93.749Rutgers (RUTGERS)IND FBSI2–2–20.50051-2Lost to Kentucky 26–33
6243.751Army (ARMY)IND FBSI3–20.60036-5Beat Holy Cross 45–9
6313.767San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)IND WAC2–3–10.417650Beat Long Beach State 30–26
64123.827Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)MAC3–30.50051-6Beat Western Michigan 34–6
6583.844Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)MAC3–30.50051-1Beat Toledo 27–23
66-63.861UNLVIND BW3–20.60036-3BYE
6743.873TCUIND SWC3–30.50051-2Beat Rice 30–16
68-183.969Akron (AKRON)IND FBSI4–30.57148+6Lost to Eastern Illinois 17–21
69-64.014Oregon State (OREGON STATE)PAC2–3–10.417650Tied Arizona State 17–17
70-134.277Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)MAC3–30.50051-7Lost to Central Michigan 6–34
71124.350Wyoming (WYOMING)IND WAC2–50.28680-2Beat Utah 45–24
7284.370Maryland (MARYLAND)ACC2–50.28680-3Beat Wake Forest 27–7
7364.516CAL State Fullerton (CAL STATE FULLERTON)IND BW3–3–10.50051-7Beat Pacific 35–26
74-154.602California (CALIFORNIA)PAC2–40.33374-4Lost to USC 15–31
7524.735LSUSEC1–40.20087-6Lost to Auburn 6–10
76-84.794San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)IND BW2–30.40068-4Lost to Miami 16–48
77-24.803Tulane (TULANE)IND FBSI2–40.33374-5BYE
78135.017Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)IND B82–40.33374-6Beat Kansas State 17–13
79175.021Memphis (MEMPHIS)IND FBSI2–40.33374-1Beat Cincinnati 34–17
80-25.046Missouri (MISSOURI)IND B81–50.16794-1Lost to Nebraska 7–50
81-145.046Toledo (TOLEDO)MAC2–40.33374-7Lost to Bowling Green 23–27
82105.102Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)IND FBSI1–40.20087-5Beat Temple 35–14
83-115.266Long Beach State (LONG BEACH STATE)IND BW3–40.42963-10Lost to San Diego State 26–30
84-105.299Utah (UTAH)IND WAC2–50.28680-6Lost to Wyoming 24–45
8525.434Purdue (PURDUE)B101–40.20087-5Lost to Illinois 2–14
8635.537Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)SEC1–40.20087-7Lost to Florida 11–34
87-55.589Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)B101–40.20087-5Lost to Iowa 24–31
88-45.653Stanford (STANFORD)PAC1–50.16794-6Lost to Washington State 13–31
89-45.666Kansas (KANSAS)IND B82–40.33374-10BYE
9045.841Utah State (UTAH STATE)IND BW1–50.16794-5Lost to Fresno State 7–34
91-15.857Navy (NAVY)IND FBSI1–40.20087-1Lost to Pittsburgh 14–31
92-66.136Pacific (PACIFIC)IND BW1–60.14399-6Lost to CAL State Fullerton 26–35
93-126.153Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)IND FBSI1–4–10.25084-7Lost to Memphis 17–34
9476.161UTEPIND WAC2–50.28680-8Beat New Mexico 26–7
95-76.385Rice (RICE)IND SWC1–4–10.25084-11Lost to TCU 16–30
9626.986North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)ACC1–50.16794-12Lost to Virginia 17–50
97-46.995Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)ACC1–4–10.25084-6Lost to Maryland 7–27
98-17.040Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)B100–50.000103-9Lost to Minnesota 18–20
99-47.088New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)IND WAC1–60.14399-16Lost to UTEP 7–26
10007.543Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)IND B81–50.16794-8Lost to Oklahoma State 13–17
10117.764SMUIND SWC1–40.20087-12Lost to Baylor 3–49
10217.808Kent State (KENT STATE)MAC0–70.000103-16Lost to Ball State 21–23
103-48.186Temple (TEMPLE)IND FBSI0–70.000103-14Lost to Boston College 14–35
10409.727Ohio (OHIO)MAC0–6–10.071102-19Tied Miami (OH) 22–22
10509.764New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)IND BW0–60.000103-22Lost to Tulsa 13–34
106010.225Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))MAC0–5–10.083101-16Tied Ohio 22–22

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