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1990 Week 13 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
110.970Colorado (COLORADO)IND B810–1–10.8757+55Beat Kansas State 64–3
2-10.973Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)ACC9–0–10.9501+45Beat Wake Forest 42–7
331.068Texas (TEXAS)IND SWC8–10.8896+40Beat TCU 38–10
411.113Washington (WASHINGTON)PAC9–20.8189+43Beat Washington State 55–10
5-21.140BYUIND WAC9–10.9002+43Beat Utah 45–22
6-21.171Nebraska (NEBRASKA)IND B89–10.9002+37BYE
751.206Penn State (PENN STATE)IND FBSI8–20.80012+40Beat Notre Dame 24–21
851.240Tennessee (TENNESSEE)SEC6–2–20.70030+29Beat Ole Miss 22–13
921.278Florida (FLORIDA)SEC9–10.9002+35Beat Kentucky 47–15
10-11.289Miami (MIAMI)IND FBSI7–20.77818+33Beat Boston College 42–12
11-11.363Houston (HOUSTON)IND SWC9–10.9002+33Beat Eastern Washington 84–21
12-41.386Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)IND FBSI8–20.80012+34Lost to Penn State 21–24
1311.407Clemson (CLEMSON)ACC9–20.8189+37Beat South Carolina 24–15
14-71.427Virginia (VIRGINIA)ACC8–20.80012+30Lost to Maryland 30–35
1511.513USCPAC8–2–10.77319+33Beat UCLA 45–42
16-11.555Auburn (AUBURN)SEC7–2–10.75023+31Beat Georgia 33–10
17111.596San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)IND BW8–2–10.77319+28Beat Fresno State 42–7
1811.666Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)IND FBSI8–20.80012+24Beat Memphis 35–3
19-11.679Iowa (IOWA)B108–20.80012+26Beat Purdue 38–9
2031.788Toledo (TOLEDO)MAC9–20.8189+29Beat Arkansas State 43–28
21-11.832Louisville (LOUISVILLE)IND FBSI9–1–10.8648+19BYE
2221.871Michigan (MICHIGAN)B107–30.70030+24Beat Minnesota 35–18
23-21.873Ohio State (OHIO STATE)B107–2–10.75023+21Beat Wisconsin 35–10
2431.929Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)MAC8–2–10.77319+20BYE
2501.978Oregon (OREGON)PAC8–30.72727+24Beat Oregon State 6–3
2672.012Illinois (ILLINOIS)B107–30.70030+22Beat Indiana 24–10
27-102.043Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)SEC8–20.80012+22Lost to Tennessee 13–22
2822.140Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)IND SWC7–2–10.75023+16Beat Arkansas 20–16
2932.171Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)IND FBSI8–30.72727+24BYE
30-12.196Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)B106–3–10.65034+17Beat Northwestern 29–22
31-92.196Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)IND BW8–2–10.77319+17Lost to San José State 7–42
32-12.250Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)IND B87–30.70030+19BYE
33-72.332Wyoming (WYOMING)IND WAC9–30.75023+23Lost to Hawai'i 17–38
3412.340Syracuse (SYRACUSE)IND FBSI6–3–20.63636+13Beat West Virginia 31–7
3512.536Alabama (ALABAMA)SEC6–40.60040+10Beat Cincinnati 45–7
3632.598Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH)IND FBSI8–30.72727+9Beat Colorado State 31–30
37-32.711California (CALIFORNIA)PAC6–4–10.59144+14Lost to Stanford 25–27
3892.718Maryland (MARYLAND)ACC6–50.54549+18Beat Virginia 35–30
3912.745Baylor (BAYLOR)IND SWC6–3–10.65034+10Beat Rice 17–16
40-22.761San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)IND WAC5–40.55646+11Beat New Mexico 40–34
4192.887Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)MAC7–40.63636+10Beat Miami (OH) 31–17
4202.891North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)ACC6–4–10.59144+7Beat Duke 24–22
43-22.897Arizona (ARIZONA)PAC6–40.60040+11BYE
44-73.001Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)IND WAC7–40.63636+10Lost to Louisiana Tech 30–31
4503.043NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)ACC6–50.54549+3BYE
4603.071Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)IND FBSI5–50.50054+10BYE
4713.083Air Force (AIR FORCE)IND WAC6–50.54549+9Beat UTEP 14–13
48103.105Stanford (STANFORD)PAC5–60.45562+8Beat California 27–25
4923.114Temple (TEMPLE)IND FBSI6–40.60040+7Beat Rutgers 29–22
5043.232Ball State (BALL STATE)MAC7–40.63636-4Beat Ohio 23–6
51143.317Hawai'i (HAWAII)IND WAC6–40.60040+2Beat Wyoming 38–17
52-33.379South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)IND FBSI5–50.50054+11Lost to Clemson 15–24
5383.382Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)SEC5–50.50054+6Beat LSU 34–22
54-103.426Indiana (INDIANA)B105–4–10.55047-1Lost to Illinois 10–24
55-123.481Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)IND FBSI6–50.54549-4Lost to Louisiana 20–24
56-43.498UCLAPAC5–60.45562+4Lost to USC 42–45
57123.728Utah State (UTAH STATE)IND BW5–4–10.55047-3Beat Pacific 51–45
5823.776Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)PAC4–50.44468-1BYE
59-63.815Minnesota (MINNESOTA)B105–50.50054-2Lost to Michigan 18–35
60103.821Long Beach State (LONG BEACH STATE)IND BW6–50.54549-4Beat UNLV 29–20
6123.835East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)IND FBSI5–60.45562-1BYE
62-53.874Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))MAC5–5–10.50054-5Lost to Western Michigan 17–31
63-43.909Georgia (GEORGIA)SEC4–60.40071+1Lost to Auburn 10–33
64-93.950LSUSEC4–60.40071-2Lost to Mississippi State 22–34
65-33.967TCUIND SWC5–50.50054-4Lost to Texas 10–38
66-104.041Iowa State (IOWA STATE)IND B84–6–10.40969-4Lost to Oklahoma State 17–25
67-34.041Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)IND FBSI4–60.40071+1Lost to Miami 12–42
68-24.132Rice (RICE)IND SWC5–60.45562-7Lost to Baylor 16–17
69-14.158Memphis (MEMPHIS)IND FBSI4–6–10.40969-7Lost to Florida State 3–35
70114.273Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)IND FBSI5–60.45562-8Beat Northern Illinois 24–20
71-44.318Kentucky (KENTUCKY)SEC4–60.40071-7Lost to Florida 15–47
7254.324Navy (NAVY)IND FBSI5–50.50054-3Beat Delaware 31–27
7334.376Tulane (TULANE)IND FBSI4–60.40071-11BYE
7454.424Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)IND SWC4–70.36478-7Beat SMU 62–7
75-44.515Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)IND B85–60.45562-13Lost to Colorado 3–64
76-24.596Utah (UTAH)IND WAC4–70.36478-8Lost to BYU 22–45
77-44.637West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)IND FBSI4–60.40071-13Lost to Syracuse 7–31
78-34.707Duke (DUKE)ACC4–70.36478-14Lost to North Carolina 22–24
7934.730Missouri (MISSOURI)IND B84–70.36478-10Beat Kansas 31–21
8034.811Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)MAC3–5–20.40071-12BYE
81-94.885Kansas (KANSAS)IND B83–7–10.31886-7Lost to Missouri 21–31
8244.889Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)IND B84–70.36478-13Beat Iowa State 25–17
8324.901Army (ARMY)IND FBSI5–50.50054-25Beat Vanderbilt 42–38
84-64.915Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)IND FBSI3–6–10.35085-10BYE
85-55.241Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)PAC3–80.27390-17Lost to Washington 10–55
86-25.374Pacific (PACIFIC)IND BW4–70.36478-24Lost to Utah State 45–51
8715.637Arkansas (ARKANSAS)IND SWC2–80.20093-17Lost to Texas A&M 16–20
88-15.679UNLVIND BW4–70.36478-7Lost to Long Beach State 20–29
8915.769Purdue (PURDUE)B102–80.20093-20Lost to Iowa 9–38
90-15.910UTEPIND WAC3–70.30089-25Lost to Air Force 13–14
9106.145Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE)IND FBSI3–7–10.31886-21Lost to Toledo 28–43
9216.145Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)ACC2–80.20093-26Lost to Georgia Tech 7–42
9326.304Akron (AKRON)IND FBSI3–7–10.31886-23BYE
94-26.389Rutgers (RUTGERS)IND FBSI3–80.27390-28Lost to Temple 22–29
9546.641Tulsa (TULSA)IND FBSI3–80.27390-37Beat Montana State 20–2
9606.787New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)IND WAC2–100.16799-38Lost to San Diego State 34–40
9716.802Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)B101–90.100102-28Lost to Ohio State 10–35
98-46.860Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)MAC2–90.18297-25Lost to Kent State 24–25
99-26.869Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)B102–80.20093-30Lost to Michigan State 22–29
10037.552Kent State (KENT STATE)MAC2–90.18297-42Beat Eastern Michigan 25–24
101-17.759Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)SEC1–80.111101-33Lost to Army 38–42
10207.832Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)IND FBSI1–100.091104-37Lost to Alabama 7–45
103-28.102SMUIND SWC1–90.100102-30Lost to Texas Tech 7–62
10418.573Oregon State (OREGON STATE)PAC1–100.091104-39Lost to Oregon 3–6
105-18.737CAL State Fullerton (CAL STATE FULLERTON)IND BW1–110.083107-55Lost to New Mexico State 9–43
10608.794Ohio (OHIO)MAC1–9–10.136100-41Lost to Ball State 6–23
10709.153New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)IND BW1–100.091104-57Beat CAL State Fullerton 43–9

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