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1990 Week 10 College Football Team Rankings

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
110.861Nebraska (NEBRASKA)IND B88–01.0001+27Beat Iowa State 45–13
210.979Auburn (AUBURN)SEC6–0–10.9295+22Beat Mississippi State 17–16
3-20.979Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)ACC6–0–10.9295+24Beat Duke 48–31
401.061Virginia (VIRGINIA)ACC7–01.0001+22BYE
511.072Washington (WASHINGTON)PAC7–10.8757+26Beat California 46–7
6-11.199Houston (HOUSTON)IND SWC7–01.0001+21Beat Arkansas 62–28
711.202Colorado (COLORADO)IND B87–1–10.83315+26Beat Oklahoma 32–23
821.404Wyoming (WYOMING)IND WAC9–01.0001+24Beat UTEP 17–10
931.410Miami (MIAMI)IND FBSI5–20.71424+18Beat Texas Tech 45–10
10-31.451Tennessee (TENNESSEE)SEC4–1–20.71424+11BYE
1121.492BYUIND WAC6–10.85710+18Beat New Mexico 55–31
12-31.497Texas (TEXAS)IND SWC5–10.83315+15Beat SMU 52–3
1381.526Penn State (PENN STATE)IND FBSI5–20.71424+15Beat Alabama 9–0
1431.565Illinois (ILLINOIS)B106–10.85710+14Beat Wisconsin 21–3
15-41.566Florida (FLORIDA)SEC6–10.85710+15BYE
16-11.584Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)SEC7–10.8757+20Beat Vanderbilt 14–13
17-31.621Clemson (CLEMSON)ACC7–20.77820+23Beat Wake Forest 24–6
1861.643Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)IND FBSI6–10.85710+14Beat Pittsburgh 31–22
1901.677Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)MAC7–1–10.83315+16Beat Eastern Michigan 16–12
20-41.679Toledo (TOLEDO)MAC7–10.8757+17Beat Kent State 28–14
21-11.707USCPAC6–20.75021+17Beat Arizona State 13–6
2201.742Iowa (IOWA)B106–10.85710+12Beat Northwestern 56–14
23-51.784Louisville (LOUISVILLE)IND FBSI7–1–10.83315+11Beat Western Kentucky 41–7
2411.910Arizona (ARIZONA)PAC6–20.75021+17Beat Washington State 42–34
25131.948Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)IND FBSI5–20.71424+12Beat LSU 42–3
2601.979Oregon (OREGON)PAC6–20.75021+11Beat Stanford 31–0
27142.110Ohio State (OHIO STATE)B104–2–10.64333+8Beat Minnesota 52–23
2802.134San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)IND BW5–2–10.68829+11BYE
2932.136Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)IND SWC5–2–10.68829+9Beat Rice 41–15
30-32.140Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)IND BW6–1–10.81319+9BYE
31132.190Syracuse (SYRACUSE)IND FBSI4–2–20.62535+7Beat Army 26–14
32152.258Michigan (MICHIGAN)B104–30.57142+9Beat Indiana 45–19
3302.497Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)IND B85–30.62535+8Lost to Colorado 23–32
34112.502North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)ACC5–2–10.68829+6Beat Maryland 34–10
3522.528Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)IND FBSI5–30.62535+7BYE
36-52.573California (CALIFORNIA)PAC5–30.62535+10Lost to Washington 7–46
37-82.632Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)IND FBSI6–30.66732+8Lost to Virginia Tech 16–20
38-152.637Indiana (INDIANA)B104–2–10.64333+4Lost to Michigan 19–45
39162.734Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)B103–3–10.50053+5Beat Purdue 55–33
40-102.736TCUIND SWC5–20.71424+4Lost to Baylor 21–27
4152.786NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)ACC5–40.55651+5Beat South Carolina 38–29
42-82.878LSUSEC4–30.57142+6Lost to Florida State 3–42
43-42.963Maryland (MARYLAND)ACC5–40.55651+10Lost to North Carolina 10–34
44-82.974South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)IND FBSI4–30.57142+11Lost to NC State 29–38
4593.031Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)IND FBSI4–30.57142+4Beat West Virginia 27–14
46103.037Memphis (MEMPHIS)IND FBSI4–3–10.56349+3Beat Louisiana 20–6
4743.071Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH)IND FBSI5–30.62535-1Beat Stephen F. Austin 31–22
4813.076Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)MAC5–30.62535+3Beat Ohio 31–23
49-93.080Iowa State (IOWA STATE)IND B83–4–10.43862+5Lost to Nebraska 13–45
50113.165Temple (TEMPLE)IND FBSI4–30.57142+4Beat East Carolina 30–27
51113.190Baylor (BAYLOR)IND SWC4–3–10.56349+3Beat TCU 27–21
52-173.197Minnesota (MINNESOTA)B104–30.57142+3Lost to Ohio State 23–52
53103.406Air Force (AIR FORCE)IND WAC4–40.50053+2Beat Utah 52–21
54-13.410Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)IND WAC5–30.62535+1BYE
55-133.410Alabama (ALABAMA)SEC3–40.42966-2Lost to Penn State 0–9
56-83.448Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)PAC3–50.37572+2Lost to Arizona 34–42
5793.452Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)IND FBSI4–40.50053+2Beat Southern Miss 20–16
58-153.514Georgia (GEORGIA)SEC4–40.50053+2Lost to Kentucky 24–26
59-93.651Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)IND FBSI3–4–10.43862-1Lost to Notre Dame 22–31
60-33.671Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)SEC3–40.42966+3Lost to Auburn 16–17
61103.701Hawai'i (HAWAII)IND WAC4–30.57142-5Beat Pacific 35–24
62123.788Kentucky (KENTUCKY)SEC3–50.37572+1Beat Georgia 26–24
6343.868UCLAPAC4–40.50053-3Beat Oregon State 26–17
6413.889Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))MAC3–4–10.43862-1Tied Bowling Green 10–10
6573.897San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)IND WAC2–40.33384+1BYE
66-84.172Utah (UTAH)IND WAC3–50.37572-2Lost to Air Force 21–52
67-154.173Missouri (MISSOURI)IND B83–50.37572-2Lost to Oklahoma State 28–48
68-84.271Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)IND B84–40.50053-8Lost to Kansas 24–27
69-104.312West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)IND FBSI3–40.42966-7Lost to Boston College 14–27
70-64.355Duke (DUKE)ACC3–50.37572-4Lost to Georgia Tech 31–48
7194.380Ball State (BALL STATE)MAC4–40.50053-11Beat Indiana State 42–0
72-34.457Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)PAC2–50.28689-4Lost to USC 6–13
73-54.488Rice (RICE)IND SWC3–50.37572-5Lost to Texas A&M 15–41
7434.517Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE)IND FBSI3–4–10.43862-7BYE
7574.521Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)IND B83–50.37572-5Beat Missouri 48–28
76-34.562Stanford (STANFORD)PAC2–60.25092-5Lost to Oregon 0–31
77114.637Kansas (KANSAS)IND B82–5–10.31388-2Beat Kansas State 27–24
7804.864Arkansas (ARKANSAS)IND SWC2–50.28689-3Lost to Houston 28–62
79124.910Long Beach State (LONG BEACH STATE)IND BW4–50.44460-9Beat CAL State Fullerton 37–35
80-54.922East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)IND FBSI3–60.33384-10Lost to Temple 27–30
8135.015Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)MAC2–4–20.37572-7Tied Miami (OH) 10–10
82145.088Rutgers (RUTGERS)IND FBSI3–50.37572-8Beat Akron 20–17
83-135.122Navy (NAVY)IND FBSI3–40.42966-4Lost to James Madison 7–16
8485.239Tulane (TULANE)IND FBSI3–60.33384-13Beat Cincinnati 49–7
85135.250Utah State (UTAH STATE)IND BW2–4–10.35783-6Beat UNLV 31–6
86-55.286Pacific (PACIFIC)IND BW3–50.37572-15Lost to Hawai'i 24–35
87-85.331Army (ARMY)IND FBSI3–40.42966-16Lost to Syracuse 14–26
88-125.364UNLVIND BW4–50.44460-1Lost to Utah State 6–31
89-35.419Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)IND FBSI3–50.37572-13Lost to Memphis 6–20
9005.479UTEPIND WAC3–60.33384-13Lost to Wyoming 10–17
91-25.711Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)IND SWC2–60.25092-10Lost to Miami 10–45
92-55.727Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)ACC2–60.25092-14Lost to Clemson 6–24
93-105.764Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)B102–50.28689-10Lost to Iowa 14–56
94-95.789Akron (AKRON)IND FBSI3–5–10.38971-11Lost to Rutgers 17–20
95-25.822Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)MAC2–60.25092-3Lost to Central Michigan 12–16
96-25.932New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)IND WAC2–70.22296-14Lost to BYU 31–55
97-26.203Purdue (PURDUE)B101–60.14399-11Lost to Michigan State 33–55
98-16.341Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)B101–60.14399-12Lost to Illinois 3–21
9906.821Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)SEC1–60.14399-13Lost to Ole Miss 13–14
10047.110Tulsa (TULSA)IND FBSI2–70.22296-25Beat New Mexico State 35–10
10107.530SMUIND SWC1–60.14399-11Lost to Texas 3–52
10217.764Kent State (KENT STATE)MAC1–70.125103-24Lost to Toledo 14–28
103-38.020CAL State Fullerton (CAL STATE FULLERTON)IND BW1–80.111106-28Lost to Long Beach State 35–37
10418.291Ohio (OHIO)MAC1–6–10.18898-25Lost to Western Michigan 23–31
10518.459Oregon State (OREGON STATE)PAC1–70.125103-19Lost to UCLA 17–26
106-48.536Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)IND FBSI1–70.125103-25Lost to Tulane 7–49
107010.420New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)IND BW0–80.000107-40Lost to Tulsa 10–35

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