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1990 Post-Season Week 1 College Football Team Rankings

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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.
RankChangeRatingTeamConfRecordWin %PlaceNOWGame Status
100.865Texas (TEXAS)IND SWC10–10.9092+58BYE
200.874Colorado (COLORADO)IND B810–1–10.8754+58BYE
300.963Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)ACC10–0–10.9551+52BYE
401.045Miami (MIAMI)IND FBSI9–20.8187+45BYE
501.071Washington (WASHINGTON)PAC9–20.8187+45BYE
601.125Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)IND FBSI9–20.8187+48BYE
701.231Penn State (PENN STATE)IND FBSI9–20.8187+45BYE
801.271BYUIND WAC10–20.8336+47BYE
901.288Tennessee (TENNESSEE)SEC8–2–20.75019+36BYE
1001.318Houston (HOUSTON)IND SWC10–10.9092+39BYE
1101.333Nebraska (NEBRASKA)IND B89–20.8187+35BYE
1201.337Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)IND FBSI9–20.8187+35BYE
1301.359Clemson (CLEMSON)ACC9–20.8187+38BYE
1421.373San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)IND BW9–2–10.79217+36Beat Central Michigan 48–24
15-11.409Florida (FLORIDA)SEC9–20.8187+35BYE
16-11.558Michigan (MICHIGAN)B108–30.72721+33BYE
1701.707USCPAC8–3–10.70829+32BYE
1811.752Virginia (VIRGINIA)ACC8–30.72721+26BYE
1911.754Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)IND B88–30.72721+28BYE
20-21.770Toledo (TOLEDO)MAC9–20.8187+27BYE
2101.837Louisville (LOUISVILLE)IND FBSI9–1–10.8645+19BYE
2201.861Auburn (AUBURN)SEC7–3–10.68232+28BYE
2301.884Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)SEC9–20.8187+28BYE
2401.897Oregon (OREGON)PAC8–30.72721+26BYE
2511.934Illinois (ILLINOIS)B108–30.72721+25BYE
2611.935Iowa (IOWA)B108–30.72721+23BYE
2711.984Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)IND SWC8–3–10.70829+22BYE
2812.095Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)IND FBSI8–30.72721+23BYE
29-42.132Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)MAC8–3–10.70829+17Lost to San José State 24–48
3002.150Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)B107–3–10.68232+20BYE
3102.162Ohio State (OHIO STATE)B107–3–10.68232+18BYE
3202.173Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)IND BW8–2–10.77318+17BYE
3302.197Alabama (ALABAMA)SEC7–40.63636+18BYE
3402.248Wyoming (WYOMING)IND WAC9–30.75019+23BYE
3502.488Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)IND FBSI6–50.54547+18BYE
3602.500Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH)IND FBSI8–30.72721+9BYE
3722.575California (CALIFORNIA)PAC6–4–10.59141+16BYE
3802.578Syracuse (SYRACUSE)IND FBSI6–4–20.58345+11BYE
39-22.588Maryland (MARYLAND)ACC6–50.54547+20BYE
4002.668Arizona (ARIZONA)PAC7–40.63636+16BYE
4102.706San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)IND WAC6–50.54547+12BYE
4202.732Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)IND WAC8–40.66735+14BYE
4302.814Temple (TEMPLE)IND FBSI7–40.63636+11BYE
4402.839Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)MAC7–40.63636+9BYE
4502.874North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)ACC6–4–10.59141+7BYE
4602.912Baylor (BAYLOR)IND SWC6–4–10.59141+7BYE
4702.938NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)ACC6–50.54547+4BYE
4812.956Stanford (STANFORD)PAC5–60.45559+9BYE
49-13.002South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)IND FBSI6–50.54547+16BYE
5003.014Air Force (AIR FORCE)IND WAC6–50.54547+9BYE
5103.078Hawai'i (HAWAII)IND WAC7–50.58345+5BYE
5203.105Indiana (INDIANA)B106–4–10.59141+1BYE
5303.210Ball State (BALL STATE)MAC7–40.63636-5BYE
5403.274Minnesota (MINNESOTA)B106–50.54547+5BYE
5503.304UCLAPAC5–60.45559+4BYE
5603.442Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)IND FBSI6–50.54547-6BYE
5703.476Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)SEC5–60.45559+2BYE
5803.580East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)IND FBSI5–60.45559-2BYE
5903.606LSUSEC5–60.45559-1BYE
6003.776Long Beach State (LONG BEACH STATE)IND BW6–50.54547-6BYE
6113.816Utah State (UTAH STATE)IND BW5–5–10.50057-5BYE
62-13.872Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))MAC5–5–10.50057-6BYE
6303.903Georgia (GEORGIA)SEC4–70.36472-1BYE
6403.936Iowa State (IOWA STATE)IND B84–6–10.40969-5BYE
6504.009Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)PAC4–70.36472-6BYE
6604.056Rice (RICE)IND SWC5–60.45559-9BYE
6704.079Memphis (MEMPHIS)IND FBSI4–6–10.40969-8BYE
6814.105Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)IND FBSI5–60.45559-9BYE
69-14.109TCUIND SWC5–60.45559-7BYE
7004.252Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)IND SWC4–70.36472-9BYE
7104.283Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)IND FBSI4–70.36472-5BYE
7204.345Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)IND B85–60.45559-14BYE
73114.358Army (ARMY)IND FBSI6–50.54547-22Beat Navy 30–20
7404.443Kentucky (KENTUCKY)SEC4–70.36472-10BYE
7514.518Duke (DUKE)ACC4–70.36472-13BYE
76-14.534Utah (UTAH)IND WAC4–70.36472-10BYE
7714.591Missouri (MISSOURI)IND B84–70.36472-12BYE
7814.612Tulane (TULANE)IND FBSI4–70.36472-18BYE
79-64.622Navy (NAVY)IND FBSI5–60.45559-10Lost to Army 20–30
80-34.622Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)MAC3–5–20.40071-13BYE
81-14.682Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)IND FBSI3–7–10.31885-13BYE
82-14.688Kansas (KANSAS)IND B83–7–10.31885-9BYE
83-14.720Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)IND B84–70.36472-16BYE
84-14.874West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)IND FBSI4–70.36472-20BYE
8505.222Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)PAC3–80.27389-21BYE
8615.242Pacific (PACIFIC)IND BW4–70.36472-26BYE
87-15.256Arkansas (ARKANSAS)IND SWC3–80.27389-18BYE
8805.539UNLVIND BW4–70.36472-8BYE
8905.648Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)ACC3–80.27389-25BYE
9005.854Purdue (PURDUE)B102–90.18295-26BYE
9105.961Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE)IND FBSI3–7–10.31885-21BYE
9206.063UTEPIND WAC3–80.27389-30BYE
9306.256Akron (AKRON)IND FBSI3–7–10.31885-25BYE
9406.346Rutgers (RUTGERS)IND FBSI3–80.27389-32BYE
9506.420Tulsa (TULSA)IND FBSI3–80.27389-37BYE
9606.664Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)B101–100.091101-34BYE
9706.719New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)IND WAC2–100.16799-41BYE
9816.787Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)B102–90.18295-36BYE
99-16.808Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)MAC2–90.18295-26BYE
10007.486Kent State (KENT STATE)MAC2–90.18295-44BYE
10107.809Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)IND FBSI1–100.091101-41BYE
10208.045Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)SEC1–100.091101-47BYE
10308.409SMUIND SWC1–100.091101-42BYE
10408.427Oregon State (OREGON STATE)PAC1–100.091101-42BYE
10508.797Ohio (OHIO)MAC1–9–10.136100-43BYE
10608.839CAL State Fullerton (CAL STATE FULLERTON)IND BW1–110.083107-59BYE
10709.041New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)IND BW1–100.091101-59BYE

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