1990 Final College Football Team Rankings

January 8, 1991By PowerUpRankings.com • Posted in 1990 Season Tags: • No Comments

1990 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	0.861	Colorado (COLORADO)	IND B8	11–1–1	0.885	3	+67	Beat Notre Dame 10–9
2	1	0.892	Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)	ACC	11–0–1	0.958	1	+63	Beat Nebraska 45–21
3	1	0.912	Miami (MIAMI)	IND FBSI	10–2	0.833	5	+56	Beat Texas 46–3
4	-2	1.023	Texas (TEXAS)	IND SWC	10–2	0.833	5	+57	Lost to Miami 3–46
5	0	1.039	Washington (WASHINGTON)	PAC	10–2	0.833	5	+54	Beat Iowa 46–34
6	1	1.188	Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)	IND FBSI	10–2	0.833	5	+44	BYE
7	1	1.208	Tennessee (TENNESSEE)	SEC	9–2–2	0.769	14	+42	Beat Virginia 23–22
8	4	1.248	Clemson (CLEMSON)	ACC	10–2	0.833	5	+46	Beat Illinois 30–0
9	-3	1.254	Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)	IND FBSI	9–3	0.750	16	+51	Lost to Colorado 9–10
10	-1	1.325	Houston (HOUSTON)	IND SWC	10–1	0.909	2	+39	BYE
11	0	1.381	San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)	IND BW	9–2–1	0.792	12	+36	BYE
12	3	1.409	Michigan (MICHIGAN)	B10	9–3	0.750	16	+40	Beat Ole Miss 35–3
13	0	1.409	Florida (FLORIDA)	SEC	9–2	0.818	10	+36	BYE
14	0	1.468	Penn State (PENN STATE)	IND FBSI	9–3	0.750	16	+42	BYE
15	1	1.531	BYU	IND WAC	10–3	0.769	14	+46	BYE
16	-6	1.535	Nebraska (NEBRASKA)	IND B8	9–3	0.750	16	+35	Lost to Georgia Tech 21–45
17	1	1.688	Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)	IND SWC	9–3–1	0.731	21	+31	BYE
18	5	1.710	Louisville (LOUISVILLE)	IND FBSI	10–1–1	0.875	4	+25	Beat Alabama 34–7
19	-2	1.748	Auburn (AUBURN)	SEC	8–3–1	0.708	23	+33	BYE
20	0	1.804	Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)	IND B8	8–3	0.727	22	+27	BYE
21	0	1.806	Toledo (TOLEDO)	MAC	9–2	0.818	10	+27	BYE
22	-3	1.924	Virginia (VIRGINIA)	ACC	8–4	0.667	29	+26	Lost to Tennessee 22–23
23	1	1.956	Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)	B10	8–3–1	0.708	23	+26	BYE
24	3	1.993	USC	PAC	8–4–1	0.654	34	+28	BYE
25	-3	2.096	Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)	SEC	9–3	0.750	16	+25	Lost to Michigan 3–35
26	-1	2.106	Iowa (IOWA)	B10	8–4	0.667	29	+22	Lost to Washington 34–46
27	2	2.140	Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)	IND BW	8–2–1	0.773	13	+17	BYE
28	0	2.158	Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)	MAC	8–3–1	0.708	23	+17	BYE
29	2	2.164	Oregon (OREGON)	PAC	8–4	0.667	29	+21	BYE
30	-4	2.182	Illinois (ILLINOIS)	B10	8–4	0.667	29	+23	Lost to Clemson 0–30
31	1	2.325	California (CALIFORNIA)	PAC	7–4–1	0.625	38	+25	BYE
32	1	2.347	Syracuse (SYRACUSE)	IND FBSI	7–4–2	0.615	40	+16	BYE
33	1	2.382	Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)	IND FBSI	8–4	0.667	29	+20	BYE
34	-4	2.406	Alabama (ALABAMA)	SEC	7–5	0.583	43	+17	Lost to Louisville 7–34
35	0	2.453	Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH)	IND FBSI	8–3–1	0.708	23	+10	BYE
36	1	2.458	Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)	IND WAC	9–4	0.692	27	+22	BYE
37	2	2.476	Wyoming (WYOMING)	IND WAC	9–4	0.692	27	+19	BYE
38	-2	2.503	Ohio State (OHIO STATE)	B10	7–4–1	0.625	38	+11	BYE
39	-1	2.548	Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)	IND FBSI	6–5	0.545	48	+19	BYE
40	0	2.634	Maryland (MARYLAND)	ACC	6–5–1	0.542	55	+20	BYE
41	0	2.680	NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)	ACC	7–5	0.583	43	+11	BYE
42	0	2.780	Air Force (AIR FORCE)	IND WAC	7–5	0.583	43	+13	BYE
43	1	2.793	San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)	IND WAC	6–5	0.545	48	+10	BYE
44	1	2.810	Temple (TEMPLE)	IND FBSI	7–4	0.636	35	+9	BYE
45	-2	2.839	Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	7–4	0.636	35	+9	BYE
46	0	2.891	North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)	ACC	6–4–1	0.591	41	+6	BYE
47	0	2.969	Baylor (BAYLOR)	IND SWC	6–4–1	0.591	41	+5	BYE
48	0	2.988	South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)	IND FBSI	6–5	0.545	48	+16	BYE
49	2	3.025	Hawai'i (HAWAII)	IND WAC	7–5	0.583	43	+5	BYE
50	-1	3.032	Arizona (ARIZONA)	PAC	7–5	0.583	43	+12	BYE
51	-1	3.082	Stanford (STANFORD)	PAC	5–6	0.455	59	+8	BYE
52	0	3.206	Ball State (BALL STATE)	MAC	7–4	0.636	35	-5	BYE
53	0	3.302	Indiana (INDIANA)	B10	6–5–1	0.542	55	-3	BYE
54	0	3.337	Minnesota (MINNESOTA)	B10	6–5	0.545	48	+3	BYE
55	0	3.363	UCLA	PAC	5–6	0.455	59	+2	BYE
56	0	3.495	Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)	IND FBSI	6–5	0.545	48	-7	BYE
57	0	3.516	Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)	SEC	5–6	0.455	59	0	BYE
58	1	3.623	East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)	IND FBSI	5–6	0.455	59	-3	BYE
59	-1	3.666	LSU	SEC	5–6	0.455	59	-2	BYE
60	0	3.784	Long Beach State (LONG BEACH STATE)	IND BW	6–5	0.545	48	-6	BYE
61	0	3.882	Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))	MAC	5–5–1	0.500	57	-6	BYE
62	1	3.921	Utah State (UTAH STATE)	IND BW	5–5–1	0.500	57	-7	BYE
63	-1	3.977	Georgia (GEORGIA)	SEC	4–7	0.364	72	-2	BYE
64	0	4.038	Iowa State (IOWA STATE)	IND B8	4–6–1	0.409	69	-7	BYE
65	0	4.051	Rice (RICE)	IND SWC	5–6	0.455	59	-10	BYE
66	1	4.056	Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)	PAC	4–7	0.364	72	-8	BYE
67	-1	4.105	TCU	IND SWC	5–6	0.455	59	-8	BYE
68	0	4.153	Memphis (MEMPHIS)	IND FBSI	4–6–1	0.409	69	-10	BYE
69	0	4.162	Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)	IND FBSI	5–6	0.455	59	-11	BYE
70	0	4.252	Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)	IND SWC	4–7	0.364	72	-11	BYE
71	0	4.293	Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)	IND FBSI	4–7	0.364	72	-7	BYE
72	0	4.332	Army (ARMY)	IND FBSI	6–5	0.545	48	-22	BYE
73	0	4.398	Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)	IND B8	5–6	0.455	59	-15	BYE
74	0	4.508	Kentucky (KENTUCKY)	SEC	4–7	0.364	72	-12	BYE
75	1	4.529	Utah (UTAH)	IND WAC	4–7	0.364	72	-12	BYE
76	-1	4.544	Duke (DUKE)	ACC	4–7	0.364	72	-14	BYE
77	1	4.644	Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)	MAC	3–5–2	0.400	71	-13	BYE
78	2	4.663	Tulane (TULANE)	IND FBSI	4–7	0.364	72	-19	BYE
79	0	4.683	Missouri (MISSOURI)	IND B8	4–7	0.364	72	-14	BYE
80	-3	4.703	Navy (NAVY)	IND FBSI	5–6	0.455	59	-12	BYE
81	2	4.772	Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)	IND FBSI	3–7–1	0.318	85	-15	BYE
82	-1	4.778	Kansas (KANSAS)	IND B8	3–7–1	0.318	85	-11	BYE
83	-1	4.790	Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)	IND B8	4–7	0.364	72	-17	BYE
84	0	4.895	West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)	IND FBSI	4–7	0.364	72	-21	BYE
85	0	5.182	Pacific (PACIFIC)	IND BW	4–7	0.364	72	-26	BYE
86	0	5.260	Arkansas (ARKANSAS)	IND SWC	3–8	0.273	89	-19	BYE
87	0	5.364	Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)	PAC	3–8	0.273	89	-24	BYE
88	0	5.545	UNLV	IND BW	4–7	0.364	72	-8	BYE
89	0	5.671	Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)	ACC	3–8	0.273	89	-26	BYE
90	0	5.981	Purdue (PURDUE)	B10	2–9	0.182	95	-31	BYE
91	1	6.028	UTEP	IND WAC	3–8	0.273	89	-32	BYE
92	-1	6.096	Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE)	IND FBSI	3–7–1	0.318	85	-23	BYE
93	0	6.282	Akron (AKRON)	IND FBSI	3–7–1	0.318	85	-25	BYE
94	0	6.304	Rutgers (RUTGERS)	IND FBSI	3–8	0.273	89	-33	BYE
95	0	6.371	Tulsa (TULSA)	IND FBSI	3–8	0.273	89	-37	BYE
96	0	6.694	Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)	B10	1–10	0.091	101	-38	BYE
97	2	6.775	New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)	IND WAC	2–10	0.167	99	-44	BYE
98	0	6.842	Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	2–9	0.182	95	-27	BYE
99	-2	6.907	Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)	B10	2–9	0.182	95	-40	BYE
100	0	7.500	Kent State (KENT STATE)	MAC	2–9	0.182	95	-44	BYE
101	0	7.898	Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)	IND FBSI	1–10	0.091	101	-43	BYE
102	0	7.993	Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)	SEC	1–10	0.091	101	-49	BYE
103	0	8.401	SMU	IND SWC	1–10	0.091	101	-43	BYE
104	0	8.658	Oregon State (OREGON STATE)	PAC	1–10	0.091	101	-45	BYE
105	0	8.750	CAL State Fullerton (CAL STATE FULLERTON)	IND BW	1–11	0.083	107	-59	BYE
106	0	8.813	Ohio (OHIO)	MAC	1–9–1	0.136	100	-43	BYE
107	0	9.041	New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)	IND BW	1–10	0.091	101	-59	BYE