1990 Week 14 College Football Team Rankings

November 27, 1990By 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	0.909	Colorado (COLORADO)	IND B8	10–1–1	0.875	6	+57	BYE
2	0	0.939	Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)	ACC	9–0–1	0.950	1	+48	BYE
3	0	0.962	Texas (TEXAS)	IND SWC	9–1	0.900	3	+49	Beat Baylor 23–13
4	1	1.038	BYU	IND WAC	10–1	0.909	2	+51	Beat Utah State 45–10
5	-1	1.114	Washington (WASHINGTON)	PAC	9–2	0.818	8	+44	BYE
6	4	1.168	Miami (MIAMI)	IND FBSI	8–2	0.800	15	+39	Beat Syracuse 33–7
7	5	1.181	Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)	IND FBSI	9–2	0.818	8	+46	Beat USC 10–6
8	0	1.233	Tennessee (TENNESSEE)	SEC	7–2–2	0.727	23	+35	Beat Kentucky 42–28
9	0	1.266	Florida (FLORIDA)	SEC	9–1	0.900	3	+36	BYE
10	-3	1.278	Penn State (PENN STATE)	IND FBSI	9–2	0.818	8	+44	Beat Pittsburgh 22–17
11	0	1.343	Houston (HOUSTON)	IND SWC	9–1	0.900	3	+35	BYE
12	-6	1.366	Nebraska (NEBRASKA)	IND B8	9–2	0.818	8	+35	Lost to Oklahoma 10–45
13	0	1.375	Clemson (CLEMSON)	ACC	9–2	0.818	8	+38	BYE
14	2	1.535	Auburn (AUBURN)	SEC	7–2–1	0.750	21	+32	BYE
15	3	1.613	Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)	IND FBSI	8–2	0.800	15	+27	BYE
16	1	1.627	San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)	IND BW	8–2–1	0.773	17	+28	BYE
17	5	1.629	Michigan (MICHIGAN)	B10	8–3	0.727	23	+33	Beat Ohio State 16–13
18	-3	1.757	USC	PAC	8–3–1	0.708	32	+32	Lost to Notre Dame 6–10
19	1	1.759	Toledo (TOLEDO)	MAC	9–2	0.818	8	+29	BYE
20	-6	1.790	Virginia (VIRGINIA)	ACC	8–3	0.727	23	+26	Lost to Virginia Tech 13–38
21	11	1.822	Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)	IND B8	8–3	0.727	23	+28	Beat Nebraska 45–10
22	-1	1.847	Louisville (LOUISVILLE)	IND FBSI	9–1–1	0.864	7	+19	BYE
23	5	1.870	Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)	IND SWC	8–2–1	0.773	17	+22	Beat TCU 56–10
24	3	1.879	Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)	SEC	9–2	0.818	8	+29	Beat Mississippi State 21–9
25	0	1.902	Oregon (OREGON)	PAC	8–3	0.727	23	+26	BYE
26	-2	1.946	Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)	MAC	8–2–1	0.773	17	+19	BYE
27	-1	1.999	Illinois (ILLINOIS)	B10	8–3	0.727	23	+25	Beat Northwestern 28–23
28	-9	2.031	Iowa (IOWA)	B10	8–3	0.727	23	+23	Lost to Minnesota 24–31
29	0	2.117	Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)	IND FBSI	8–3	0.727	23	+23	BYE
30	1	2.183	Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)	IND BW	8–2–1	0.773	17	+17	BYE
31	-1	2.201	Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)	B10	7–3–1	0.682	33	+20	Beat Wisconsin 14–9
32	-9	2.238	Ohio State (OHIO STATE)	B10	7–3–1	0.682	33	+18	Lost to Michigan 13–16
33	0	2.265	Wyoming (WYOMING)	IND WAC	9–3	0.750	21	+24	BYE
34	1	2.458	Alabama (ALABAMA)	SEC	6–4	0.600	40	+12	BYE
35	1	2.510	Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH)	IND FBSI	8–3	0.727	23	+10	BYE
36	10	2.565	Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)	IND FBSI	6–5	0.545	47	+18	Beat Virginia 38–13
37	3	2.567	San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)	IND WAC	6–4	0.600	40	+14	Beat UTEP 58–31
38	0	2.633	Maryland (MARYLAND)	ACC	6–5	0.545	47	+20	BYE
39	-2	2.643	California (CALIFORNIA)	PAC	6–4–1	0.591	42	+15	BYE
40	-6	2.671	Syracuse (SYRACUSE)	IND FBSI	6–4–2	0.583	46	+10	Lost to Miami 7–33
41	2	2.700	Arizona (ARIZONA)	PAC	7–4	0.636	36	+16	Beat Arizona State 21–17
42	2	2.736	Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)	IND WAC	8–4	0.667	35	+15	Beat Hawai'i 30–27
43	-2	2.834	Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	7–4	0.636	36	+10	BYE
44	5	2.850	Temple (TEMPLE)	IND FBSI	7–4	0.636	36	+11	Beat Boston College 29–10
45	-3	2.888	North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)	ACC	6–4–1	0.591	42	+7	BYE
46	-7	2.925	Baylor (BAYLOR)	IND SWC	6–4–1	0.591	42	+8	Lost to Texas 13–23
47	-2	2.959	NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)	ACC	6–5	0.545	47	+4	BYE
48	-1	3.019	Air Force (AIR FORCE)	IND WAC	6–5	0.545	47	+9	BYE
49	3	3.056	South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)	IND FBSI	6–5	0.545	47	+16	Beat West Virginia 29–10
50	-2	3.057	Stanford (STANFORD)	PAC	5–6	0.455	60	+9	BYE
51	3	3.140	Indiana (INDIANA)	B10	6–4–1	0.591	42	+1	Beat Purdue 28–14
52	-2	3.200	Ball State (BALL STATE)	MAC	7–4	0.636	36	-5	BYE
53	6	3.320	Minnesota (MINNESOTA)	B10	6–5	0.545	47	+5	Beat Iowa 31–24
54	2	3.359	UCLA	PAC	5–6	0.455	60	+4	BYE
55	0	3.452	Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)	IND FBSI	6–5	0.545	47	-6	BYE
56	-5	3.494	Hawai'i (HAWAII)	IND WAC	6–5	0.545	47	-3	Lost to Colorado State 27–30
57	-4	3.503	Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)	SEC	5–6	0.455	60	+4	Lost to Ole Miss 9–21
58	6	3.647	LSU	SEC	5–6	0.455	60	+1	Beat Tulane 16–13
59	2	3.660	East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)	IND FBSI	5–6	0.455	60	-1	BYE
60	0	3.787	Long Beach State (LONG BEACH STATE)	IND BW	6–5	0.545	47	-5	BYE
61	2	3.826	Georgia (GEORGIA)	SEC	4–6	0.400	71	0	BYE
62	0	3.833	Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))	MAC	5–5–1	0.500	56	-5	BYE
63	-6	3.876	Utah State (UTAH STATE)	IND BW	5–5–1	0.500	56	-4	Lost to BYU 10–45
64	-6	3.993	Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)	PAC	4–6	0.400	71	-5	Lost to Arizona 17–21
65	1	4.001	Iowa State (IOWA STATE)	IND B8	4–6–1	0.409	69	-5	BYE
66	2	4.088	Rice (RICE)	IND SWC	5–6	0.455	60	-8	BYE
67	-2	4.150	TCU	IND SWC	5–6	0.455	60	-6	Lost to Texas A&M 10–56
68	2	4.157	Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)	IND FBSI	5–6	0.455	60	-8	BYE
69	0	4.169	Memphis (MEMPHIS)	IND FBSI	4–6–1	0.409	69	-8	BYE
70	4	4.342	Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)	IND SWC	4–7	0.364	74	-8	BYE
71	1	4.406	Navy (NAVY)	IND FBSI	5–5	0.500	56	-5	BYE
72	3	4.406	Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)	IND B8	5–6	0.455	60	-14	BYE
73	-6	4.409	Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)	IND FBSI	4–7	0.364	74	-6	Lost to Temple 10–29
74	-3	4.441	Kentucky (KENTUCKY)	SEC	4–7	0.364	74	-9	Lost to Tennessee 28–42
75	1	4.518	Utah (UTAH)	IND WAC	4–7	0.364	74	-8	BYE
76	2	4.621	Duke (DUKE)	ACC	4–7	0.364	74	-14	BYE
77	3	4.635	Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)	MAC	3–5–2	0.400	71	-12	BYE
78	1	4.652	Missouri (MISSOURI)	IND B8	4–7	0.364	74	-12	BYE
79	-6	4.745	Tulane (TULANE)	IND FBSI	4–7	0.364	74	-18	Lost to LSU 13–16
80	4	4.784	Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)	IND FBSI	3–7–1	0.318	85	-13	Lost to Penn State 17–22
81	1	4.789	Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)	IND B8	4–7	0.364	74	-15	BYE
82	-1	4.814	Kansas (KANSAS)	IND B8	3–7–1	0.318	85	-9	BYE
83	-6	4.927	West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)	IND FBSI	4–7	0.364	74	-20	Lost to South Carolina 10–29
84	-1	4.938	Army (ARMY)	IND FBSI	5–5	0.500	56	-27	BYE
85	0	5.239	Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)	PAC	3–8	0.273	89	-19	BYE
86	1	5.273	Arkansas (ARKANSAS)	IND SWC	3–8	0.273	89	-17	Beat SMU 42–29
87	-1	5.343	Pacific (PACIFIC)	IND BW	4–7	0.364	74	-26	BYE
88	0	5.634	UNLV	IND BW	4–7	0.364	74	-8	BYE
89	3	5.728	Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)	ACC	3–8	0.273	89	-26	Beat Vanderbilt 56–28
90	-1	5.934	Purdue (PURDUE)	B10	2–9	0.182	95	-26	Lost to Indiana 14–28
91	0	6.019	Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE)	IND FBSI	3–7–1	0.318	85	-21	BYE
92	-2	6.056	UTEP	IND WAC	3–8	0.273	89	-29	Lost to San Diego State 31–58
93	0	6.237	Akron (AKRON)	IND FBSI	3–7–1	0.318	85	-23	BYE
94	0	6.441	Rutgers (RUTGERS)	IND FBSI	3–8	0.273	89	-32	BYE
95	0	6.473	Tulsa (TULSA)	IND FBSI	3–8	0.273	89	-37	BYE
96	0	6.694	New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)	IND WAC	2–10	0.167	99	-39	BYE
97	1	6.754	Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	2–9	0.182	95	-25	BYE
98	-1	6.761	Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)	B10	1–10	0.091	102	-34	Lost to Michigan State 9–14
99	0	6.860	Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)	B10	2–9	0.182	95	-36	Lost to Illinois 23–28
100	0	7.479	Kent State (KENT STATE)	MAC	2–9	0.182	95	-43	BYE
101	1	7.942	Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)	IND FBSI	1–10	0.091	102	-40	BYE
102	-1	8.197	Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)	SEC	1–9	0.100	101	-43	Lost to Wake Forest 28–56
103	0	8.454	SMU	IND SWC	1–10	0.091	102	-41	Lost to Arkansas 29–42
104	0	8.516	Oregon State (OREGON STATE)	PAC	1–10	0.091	102	-41	BYE
105	1	8.748	Ohio (OHIO)	MAC	1–9–1	0.136	100	-42	BYE
106	-1	8.839	CAL State Fullerton (CAL STATE FULLERTON)	IND BW	1–11	0.083	107	-58	BYE
107	0	9.137	New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)	IND BW	1–10	0.091	102	-59	BYE