1990 Week 4 College Football Team Rankings

September 18, 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	20	0.499	Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)	IND B8	2–0	1.000	1	+3	Beat Pittsburgh 52–10
2	8	0.591	Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)	ACC	1–0	1.000	1	+2	BYE
3	4	0.647	South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)	IND FBSI	2–0	1.000	1	+3	BYE
4	-2	0.686	Virginia (VIRGINIA)	ACC	3–0	1.000	1	+4	Beat Navy 56–14
5	0	0.733	Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)	IND BW	3–0	1.000	1	+5	Beat Utah 31–7
6	3	0.845	Tennessee (TENNESSEE)	SEC	3–0–1	0.875	30	+3	Beat UTEP 56–0
7	16	0.906	Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)	IND SWC	2–0	1.000	1	+2	Beat Louisiana 63–14
8	-7	0.993	Florida (FLORIDA)	SEC	2–0	1.000	1	+2	Beat Alabama 17–13
9	-6	1.044	Auburn (AUBURN)	SEC	2–0	1.000	1	+2	Beat Ole Miss 24–10
10	9	1.069	Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)	PAC	2–0	1.000	1	+2	Beat Colorado State 31–20
11	14	1.085	Arizona (ARIZONA)	PAC	2–0	1.000	1	+2	Beat New Mexico 25–10
12	1	1.165	Wyoming (WYOMING)	IND WAC	3–0	1.000	1	+3	Beat Arkansas State 34–27
13	1	1.171	BYU	IND WAC	3–0	1.000	1	+3	Beat Washington State 50–36
14	15	1.207	LSU	SEC	2–0	1.000	1	+1	Beat Miami (OH) 35–7
15	24	1.232	Arkansas (ARKANSAS)	IND SWC	1–0	1.000	1	+1	Beat Tulsa 28–3
16	26	1.253	Iowa (IOWA)	B10	1–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Cincinnati 63–10
17	-11	1.258	USC	PAC	2–0	1.000	1	+1	Beat Penn State 19–14
18	23	1.273	Indiana (INDIANA)	B10	1–0	1.000	1	+1	Beat Kentucky 45–24
19	1	1.309	Oregon (OREGON)	PAC	2–0	1.000	1	+1	Beat Idaho 55–23
20	12	1.329	Washington (WASHINGTON)	PAC	2–0	1.000	1	+1	Beat Purdue 20–14
21	-9	1.339	Nebraska (NEBRASKA)	IND B8	2–0	1.000	1	+1	BYE
22	-5	1.416	Houston (HOUSTON)	IND SWC	2–0	1.000	1	+1	Beat Texas Tech 51–35
23	11	1.436	Louisville (LOUISVILLE)	IND FBSI	2–0–1	0.833	31	+1	Beat Kansas 28–16
24	-20	1.523	Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)	IND FBSI	2–0	1.000	1	+1	Beat Georgia Southern 48–6
25	3	1.563	Toledo (TOLEDO)	MAC	2–0	1.000	1	+1	Beat Northern Illinois 23–14
26	1	1.650	Ohio State (OHIO STATE)	B10	2–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Boston College 31–10
27	24	1.660	Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)	IND B8	2–0	1.000	1	0	Beat New Mexico State 52–7
28	19	1.665	Clemson (CLEMSON)	ACC	2–1	0.667	33	+2	Beat Maryland 18–17
29	42	1.667	Georgia (GEORGIA)	SEC	1–1	0.500	47	+2	Beat Southern Miss 18–17
30	45	1.703	Miami (MIAMI)	IND FBSI	1–1	0.500	47	+1	Beat California 52–24
31	-23	1.706	Rutgers (RUTGERS)	IND FBSI	2–0	1.000	1	+1	Beat Colgate 28–17
32	13	1.752	Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)	IND FBSI	1–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Michigan 28–24
33	-2	1.752	Texas (TEXAS)	IND SWC	1–0	1.000	1	0	BYE
34	1	1.803	Akron (AKRON)	IND FBSI	2–0–1	0.833	31	0	Tied Central Michigan 14–14
35	-24	1.808	Maryland (MARYLAND)	ACC	2–1	0.667	33	+2	Lost to Clemson 17–18
36	-21	1.936	Utah (UTAH)	IND WAC	2–1	0.667	33	+2	Lost to Fresno State 7–31
37	7	1.963	Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)	B10	0–0–1	0.500	47	0	Tied Syracuse 23–23
38	-12	2.026	Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)	IND WAC	2–1	0.667	33	+2	Lost to Arizona State 20–31
39	1	2.027	Army (ARMY)	IND FBSI	1–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Holy Cross 24–7
40	15	2.030	Tulane (TULANE)	IND FBSI	2–1	0.667	33	+1	Beat SMU 43–7
41	37	2.075	Illinois (ILLINOIS)	B10	1–1	0.500	47	+1	Beat Colorado 23–22
42	-18	2.234	Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)	IND FBSI	2–1	0.667	33	+2	Lost to Texas A&M 14–63
43	34	2.278	Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	2–1	0.667	33	+1	Beat Ohio 21–18
44	23	2.284	NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)	ACC	2–1	0.667	33	+1	Beat Wake Forest 20–15
45	-9	2.306	Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)	IND FBSI	2–1	0.667	33	+1	Beat East Carolina 24–23
46	20	2.410	San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)	IND BW	1–1–1	0.500	47	+1	Beat Pacific 28–14
47	-29	2.550	Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)	IND FBSI	2–1	0.667	33	0	Lost to Oklahoma 10–52
48	10	2.623	North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)	ACC	2–1	0.667	33	0	Beat UConn 48–21
49	14	2.643	Syracuse (SYRACUSE)	IND FBSI	1–1–1	0.500	47	+1	Tied Michigan State 23–23
50	-12	2.730	Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)	PAC	1–2	0.333	74	+1	Lost to BYU 36–50
51	21	2.766	Minnesota (MINNESOTA)	B10	1–1	0.500	47	0	Beat Iowa State 20–16
52	40	2.785	Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)	SEC	1–1	0.500	47	+1	Beat CAL State Fullerton 27–13
53	4	2.846	Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)	IND B8	2–1	0.667	33	+1	Beat Northern Iowa 33–23
54	-5	2.892	Kentucky (KENTUCKY)	SEC	1–2	0.333	74	+1	Lost to Indiana 24–45
55	28	2.933	San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)	IND WAC	1–1	0.500	47	0	Beat Long Beach State 38–20
56	6	2.980	Duke (DUKE)	ACC	1–1	0.500	47	0	BYE
57	-24	3.028	Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)	SEC	1–1	0.500	47	0	Lost to Auburn 10–24
58	22	3.092	Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)	B10	1–1	0.500	47	0	Beat Ball State 24–7
59	23	3.115	UCLA	PAC	1–1	0.500	47	0	Beat Stanford 32–31
60	-6	3.118	Air Force (AIR FORCE)	IND WAC	2–1	0.667	33	-1	Beat Citadel 10–7
61	-18	3.181	Michigan (MICHIGAN)	B10	0–1	0.000	90	0	Lost to Notre Dame 24–28
62	6	3.204	Penn State (PENN STATE)	IND FBSI	0–2	0.000	90	0	Lost to USC 14–19
63	-41	3.253	California (CALIFORNIA)	PAC	1–1	0.500	47	0	Lost to Miami 24–52
64	-18	3.270	Purdue (PURDUE)	B10	0–1	0.000	90	0	Lost to Washington 14–20
65	9	3.287	Rice (RICE)	IND SWC	1–1	0.500	47	0	BYE
66	34	3.294	Missouri (MISSOURI)	IND B8	1–1	0.500	47	0	Beat Utah State 45–10
67	35	3.301	Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	1–1	0.500	47	0	Beat Louisiana Tech 27–21
68	-12	3.365	Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE)	IND FBSI	1–1–1	0.500	47	0	Lost to Wyoming 27–34
69	-32	3.368	Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)	IND FBSI	2–1	0.667	33	-1	Lost to Georgia 17–18
70	-11	3.379	New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)	IND WAC	1–2	0.333	74	0	Lost to Arizona 10–25
71	5	3.515	Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)	IND SWC	0–2	0.000	90	0	Lost to Houston 35–51
72	-12	3.600	West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)	IND FBSI	1–1	0.500	47	-1	BYE
73	12	3.691	Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)	MAC	1–1	0.500	47	-1	BYE
74	-1	3.695	Kansas (KANSAS)	IND B8	1–2	0.333	74	0	Lost to Louisville 16–28
75	-59	3.702	SMU	IND SWC	1–1	0.500	47	-1	Lost to Tulane 7–43
76	-24	3.734	Navy (NAVY)	IND FBSI	1–1	0.500	47	0	Lost to Virginia 14–56
77	4	3.759	Baylor (BAYLOR)	IND SWC	0–2	0.000	90	0	BYE
78	-30	3.820	East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)	IND FBSI	1–2	0.333	74	0	Lost to Virginia Tech 23–24
79	8	3.950	TCU	IND SWC	1–1	0.500	47	-1	BYE
80	-50	3.993	Colorado (COLORADO)	IND B8	1–1–1	0.500	47	-1	Lost to Illinois 22–23
81	-11	4.066	UTEP	IND WAC	1–2	0.333	74	0	Lost to Tennessee 0–56
82	6	4.152	Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)	IND FBSI	1–2	0.333	74	0	Lost to Toledo 14–23
83	-33	4.202	Iowa State (IOWA STATE)	IND B8	1–1	0.500	47	-1	Lost to Minnesota 16–20
84	-5	4.324	Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)	MAC	1–1–1	0.500	47	-2	Tied Akron 14–14
85	9	4.555	Tulsa (TULSA)	IND FBSI	1–2	0.333	74	-1	Lost to Arkansas 3–28
86	-21	4.581	Alabama (ALABAMA)	SEC	0–2	0.000	90	-1	Lost to Florida 13–17
87	-34	4.583	Ball State (BALL STATE)	MAC	1–1	0.500	47	-1	Lost to Wisconsin 7–24
88	8	4.630	Temple (TEMPLE)	IND FBSI	1–2	0.333	74	-1	Beat Austin Peay 28–0
89	-5	4.865	CAL State Fullerton (CAL STATE FULLERTON)	IND BW	1–2	0.333	74	-1	Lost to Mississippi State 13–27
90	9	4.959	Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))	MAC	0–3	0.000	90	-1	Lost to LSU 7–35
91	-2	5.199	Pacific (PACIFIC)	IND BW	1–2	0.333	74	-1	Lost to San José State 14–28
92	5	5.293	Hawai'i (HAWAII)	IND WAC	0–2	0.000	90	-1	BYE
93	-32	5.341	Utah State (UTAH STATE)	IND BW	1–2	0.333	74	-2	Lost to Missouri 10–45
94	-8	5.404	Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)	IND FBSI	0–2	0.000	90	-1	Lost to Ohio State 10–31
95	0	5.407	Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)	ACC	1–2	0.333	74	-2	Lost to NC State 15–20
96	10	5.639	UNLV	IND BW	1–2	0.333	74	0	Beat Oregon State 45–20
97	-6	5.830	Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH)	IND FBSI	1–2	0.333	74	-3	Lost to Western Michigan 21–27
98	0	5.915	Kent State (KENT STATE)	MAC	0–2	0.000	90	-1	BYE
99	-9	6.626	Ohio (OHIO)	MAC	0–2	0.000	90	-2	Lost to Eastern Michigan 18–21
100	-36	7.181	Memphis (MEMPHIS)	IND FBSI	0–1–1	0.250	89	-1	BYE
101	-32	7.204	Stanford (STANFORD)	PAC	0–2	0.000	90	-2	Lost to UCLA 31–32
102	2	7.226	Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)	IND FBSI	0–3	0.000	90	-2	Lost to Iowa 10–63
103	-2	7.226	Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)	B10	0–1	0.000	90	-1	BYE
104	-1	8.233	New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)	IND BW	0–3	0.000	90	-4	Lost to Kansas State 7–52
105	-12	8.737	Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)	SEC	0–1	0.000	90	-1	BYE
106	-1	8.796	Long Beach State (LONG BEACH STATE)	IND BW	0–3	0.000	90	-4	Lost to San Diego State 20–38
107	0	11.300	Oregon State (OREGON STATE)	PAC	0–3	0.000	90	-4	Lost to UNLV 20–45