1990 Week 5 College Football Team Rankings

September 25, 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	3	0.583	Virginia (VIRGINIA)	ACC	4–0	1.000	1	+7	Beat Duke 59–0
2	18	0.591	Washington (WASHINGTON)	PAC	3–0	1.000	1	+5	Beat USC 31–0
3	7	0.815	Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)	PAC	2–0	1.000	1	+4	BYE
4	-1	0.822	South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)	IND FBSI	3–0	1.000	1	+6	Beat Virginia Tech 35–24
5	16	0.879	Nebraska (NEBRASKA)	IND B8	3–0	1.000	1	+4	Beat Minnesota 56–0
6	5	0.917	Arizona (ARIZONA)	PAC	3–0	1.000	1	+5	Beat Oregon 22–17
7	5	0.934	Wyoming (WYOMING)	IND WAC	4–0	1.000	1	+7	Beat Air Force 24–12
8	-7	0.944	Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)	IND B8	3–0	1.000	1	+4	Beat Tulsa 52–10
9	-3	0.974	Tennessee (TENNESSEE)	SEC	3–0–1	0.875	23	+4	BYE
10	-1	1.054	Auburn (AUBURN)	SEC	2–0	1.000	1	+3	BYE
11	13	1.097	Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)	IND FBSI	3–0	1.000	1	+4	Beat Tulane 31–13
12	1	1.123	BYU	IND WAC	4–0	1.000	1	+5	Beat San Diego State 62–34
13	-8	1.194	Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)	IND BW	4–0	1.000	1	+5	Beat New Mexico State 42–3
14	-7	1.202	Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)	IND SWC	3–0	1.000	1	+3	Beat North Texas 40–8
15	3	1.273	Indiana (INDIANA)	B10	2–0	1.000	1	+2	Beat Missouri 58–7
16	9	1.321	Toledo (TOLEDO)	MAC	3–0	1.000	1	+4	Beat Ball State 28–16
17	-15	1.360	Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)	ACC	2–0	1.000	1	+2	Beat Tennessee Chattanooga 44–9
18	5	1.406	Louisville (LOUISVILLE)	IND FBSI	3–0–1	0.875	23	+2	Beat West Virginia 9–7
19	-3	1.411	Iowa (IOWA)	B10	2–0	1.000	1	+1	Beat Iowa State 45–35
20	2	1.416	Houston (HOUSTON)	IND SWC	2–0	1.000	1	+2	BYE
21	11	1.472	Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)	IND FBSI	2–0	1.000	1	+1	Beat Michigan State 20–19
22	-14	1.490	Florida (FLORIDA)	SEC	3–0	1.000	1	+2	Beat Furman 27–3
23	3	1.589	Ohio State (OHIO STATE)	B10	2–0	1.000	1	+1	BYE
24	33	1.628	Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)	SEC	2–1	0.667	30	+2	Beat Arkansas 21–17
25	3	1.753	Clemson (CLEMSON)	ACC	3–1	0.750	26	+4	Beat App State 48–0
26	8	1.796	Akron (AKRON)	IND FBSI	3–0–1	0.875	23	+1	Beat CAL State Fullerton 48–17
27	8	1.814	Maryland (MARYLAND)	ACC	3–1	0.750	26	+4	Beat NC State 13–12
28	-11	1.915	USC	PAC	2–1	0.667	30	+2	Lost to Washington 0–31
29	12	1.965	Illinois (ILLINOIS)	B10	2–1	0.667	30	+2	Beat Southern Illinois 56–21
30	9	1.991	Army (ARMY)	IND FBSI	2–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Virginia Military Institute 41–17
31	19	2.064	Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)	PAC	2–2	0.500	47	+3	Beat California 41–31
32	6	2.118	Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)	IND WAC	3–1	0.750	26	+3	Beat UTEP 38–20
33	47	2.171	Colorado (COLORADO)	IND B8	2–1–1	0.625	43	+1	Beat Texas 29–22
34	18	2.218	Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)	SEC	2–1	0.667	30	+3	Beat Southern Miss 13–10
35	-5	2.231	Miami (MIAMI)	IND FBSI	1–1	0.500	47	+1	BYE
36	25	2.250	Michigan (MICHIGAN)	B10	1–1	0.500	47	+1	Beat UCLA 38–15
37	-18	2.299	Oregon (OREGON)	PAC	2–1	0.667	30	+1	Lost to Arizona 17–22
38	-24	2.324	LSU	SEC	2–1	0.667	30	+2	Lost to Vanderbilt 21–24
39	7	2.364	San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)	IND BW	2–1–1	0.625	43	+2	Beat UNLV 47–13
40	0	2.423	Tulane (TULANE)	IND FBSI	2–2	0.500	47	+1	Lost to Florida State 13–31
41	6	2.434	Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)	IND FBSI	2–1–1	0.625	43	+1	Tied Syracuse 20–20
42	6	2.484	North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)	ACC	3–1	0.750	26	+2	Beat Kentucky 16–13
43	36	2.507	TCU	IND SWC	2–1	0.667	30	+1	Beat Oklahoma State 31–21
44	34	2.535	East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)	IND FBSI	2–2	0.500	47	+2	Beat Louisiana 20–10
45	0	2.539	Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)	IND FBSI	2–2	0.500	47	+2	Lost to South Carolina 24–35
46	-17	2.614	Georgia (GEORGIA)	SEC	2–1	0.667	30	+1	Beat Alabama 17–16
47	20	2.638	Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	2–1	0.667	30	0	Beat Kent State 37–10
48	34	2.682	Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)	IND FBSI	2–2	0.500	47	+2	Beat Kansas State 42–35
49	0	2.772	Syracuse (SYRACUSE)	IND FBSI	1–1–2	0.500	47	+1	Tied Pittsburgh 20–20
50	-6	2.856	NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)	ACC	2–2	0.500	47	0	Lost to Maryland 12–13
51	14	2.968	Rice (RICE)	IND SWC	2–1	0.667	30	-1	Beat Northwestern 31–14
52	12	3.089	Purdue (PURDUE)	B10	1–1	0.500	47	0	Beat Indiana State 41–13
53	22	3.113	SMU	IND SWC	1–1	0.500	47	-1	BYE
54	51	3.125	Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)	SEC	1–1	0.500	47	+1	Beat LSU 24–21
55	5	3.145	Air Force (AIR FORCE)	IND WAC	2–2	0.500	47	0	Lost to Wyoming 12–24
56	-29	3.201	Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)	IND B8	2–1	0.667	30	-2	Lost to Northern Illinois 35–42
57	-24	3.231	Texas (TEXAS)	IND SWC	1–1	0.500	47	0	Lost to Colorado 22–29
58	18	3.243	Navy (NAVY)	IND FBSI	2–1	0.667	30	0	Beat Villanova 23–21
59	-17	3.322	Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)	IND FBSI	2–2	0.500	47	0	Lost to East Carolina 10–20
60	24	3.386	Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)	MAC	2–1–1	0.625	43	-2	Beat Bowling Green 17–0
61	-25	3.408	Utah (UTAH)	IND WAC	2–2	0.500	47	0	Lost to Hawai'i 7–19
62	-47	3.434	Arkansas (ARKANSAS)	IND SWC	1–1	0.500	47	0	Lost to Ole Miss 17–21
63	25	3.436	Temple (TEMPLE)	IND FBSI	2–2	0.500	47	0	Beat Wisconsin 24–18
64	-27	3.448	Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)	B10	0–1–1	0.250	91	0	Lost to Notre Dame 19–20
65	32	3.473	Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH)	IND FBSI	2–2	0.500	47	-2	Beat Arkansas State 40–7
66	5	3.520	Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)	IND SWC	1–2	0.333	71	+1	Beat New Mexico 34–32
67	-5	3.524	Penn State (PENN STATE)	IND FBSI	1–2	0.333	71	0	Beat Rutgers 28–0
68	-25	3.565	Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	2–2	0.500	47	+3	Lost to Youngstown State 14–24
69	23	3.707	Hawai'i (HAWAII)	IND WAC	1–2	0.333	71	0	Beat Utah 19–7
70	-4	3.708	Missouri (MISSOURI)	IND B8	1–2	0.333	71	0	Lost to Indiana 7–58
71	-18	3.736	Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)	IND B8	2–2	0.500	47	0	Lost to TCU 21–31
72	-41	3.769	Rutgers (RUTGERS)	IND FBSI	2–1	0.667	30	-1	Lost to Penn State 0–28
73	1	3.855	Kansas (KANSAS)	IND B8	1–2	0.333	71	0	BYE
74	-5	3.907	Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)	IND FBSI	2–2	0.500	47	-2	Lost to Mississippi State 10–13
75	2	3.935	Baylor (BAYLOR)	IND SWC	1–2	0.333	71	0	Beat SAM Houston State 13–9
76	-4	3.945	West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)	IND FBSI	1–2	0.333	71	-1	Lost to Louisville 7–9
77	23	3.982	Memphis (MEMPHIS)	IND FBSI	1–1–1	0.500	47	-1	Beat UCF 37–28
78	-24	3.987	Kentucky (KENTUCKY)	SEC	1–3	0.250	91	0	Lost to North Carolina 13–16
79	-23	4.164	Duke (DUKE)	ACC	1–2	0.333	71	0	Lost to Virginia 0–59
80	-25	4.234	San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)	IND WAC	1–2	0.333	71	0	Lost to BYU 34–62
81	-22	4.286	UCLA	PAC	1–2	0.333	71	0	Lost to Michigan 15–38
82	-31	4.453	Minnesota (MINNESOTA)	B10	1–2	0.333	71	-1	Lost to Nebraska 0–56
83	0	4.913	Iowa State (IOWA STATE)	IND B8	1–2	0.333	71	-2	Lost to Iowa 35–45
84	5	4.914	CAL State Fullerton (CAL STATE FULLERTON)	IND BW	1–3	0.250	91	-1	Lost to Akron 17–48
85	-17	4.934	Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE)	IND FBSI	1–2–1	0.375	70	-2	Lost to Louisiana Tech 7–40
86	-23	5.039	California (CALIFORNIA)	PAC	1–2	0.333	71	-2	Lost to Washington State 31–41
87	-6	5.045	UTEP	IND WAC	1–3	0.250	91	-1	Lost to Colorado State 20–38
88	-18	5.089	New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)	IND WAC	1–3	0.250	91	-2	Lost to Texas Tech 32–34
89	-16	5.202	Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)	MAC	1–2	0.333	71	-3	Lost to Central Michigan 0–17
90	11	5.219	Stanford (STANFORD)	PAC	1–2	0.333	71	-3	Beat Oregon State 37–3
91	-4	5.247	Ball State (BALL STATE)	MAC	1–2	0.333	71	-2	Lost to Toledo 16–28
92	3	5.279	Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)	ACC	1–2	0.333	71	-3	BYE
93	-3	5.309	Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))	MAC	1–3	0.250	91	-2	Beat Cincinnati 16–12
94	-36	5.339	Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)	B10	1–2	0.333	71	-3	Lost to Temple 18–24
95	4	5.432	Ohio (OHIO)	MAC	1–2	0.333	71	-3	Beat Tennessee Tech 42–32
96	-2	5.670	Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)	IND FBSI	0–2	0.000	101	-1	BYE
97	-11	5.744	Alabama (ALABAMA)	SEC	0–3	0.000	101	-3	Lost to Georgia 16–17
98	-13	6.061	Tulsa (TULSA)	IND FBSI	1–3	0.250	91	-3	Lost to Oklahoma 10–52
99	-6	6.092	Utah State (UTAH STATE)	IND BW	1–2	0.333	71	-3	BYE
100	-4	6.549	UNLV	IND BW	1–3	0.250	91	-1	Lost to San José State 13–47
101	-10	6.636	Pacific (PACIFIC)	IND BW	1–3	0.250	91	-4	Lost to Long Beach State 7–28
102	4	7.086	Long Beach State (LONG BEACH STATE)	IND BW	1–3	0.250	91	-4	Beat Pacific 28–7
103	-5	7.285	Kent State (KENT STATE)	MAC	0–3	0.000	101	-3	Lost to Western Michigan 10–37
104	-1	8.204	Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)	B10	0–2	0.000	101	-3	Lost to Rice 14–31
105	-3	8.748	Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)	IND FBSI	0–4	0.000	101	-6	Lost to Miami (OH) 12–16
106	-2	9.204	New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)	IND BW	0–4	0.000	101	-7	Lost to Fresno State 3–42
107	0	11.870	Oregon State (OREGON STATE)	PAC	0–4	0.000	101	-7	Lost to Stanford 3–37