1990 Week 6 College Football Team Rankings

October 2, 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	16	0.917	Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)	ACC	3–0	1.000	1	+6	Beat South Carolina 27–6
2	19	0.995	Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)	IND FBSI	3–0	1.000	1	+4	Beat Purdue 37–11
3	6	1.002	Tennessee (TENNESSEE)	SEC	3–0–2	0.800	14	+5	Tied Auburn 26–26
4	6	1.003	Auburn (AUBURN)	SEC	2–0–1	0.833	13	+4	Tied Tennessee 26–26
5	-4	1.049	Virginia (VIRGINIA)	ACC	5–0	1.000	1	+8	Beat William & Mary 63–35
6	9	1.063	Indiana (INDIANA)	B10	3–0	1.000	1	+5	Beat Eastern Michigan 37–6
7	0	1.086	Wyoming (WYOMING)	IND WAC	5–0	1.000	1	+10	Beat Utah 28–10
8	-6	1.139	Washington (WASHINGTON)	PAC	3–1	0.750	17	+6	Lost to Colorado 14–20
9	-1	1.156	Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)	IND B8	4–0	1.000	1	+6	Beat Kansas 31–17
10	-5	1.189	Nebraska (NEBRASKA)	IND B8	4–0	1.000	1	+5	Beat Oregon State 31–7
11	9	1.256	Houston (HOUSTON)	IND SWC	3–0	1.000	1	+5	Beat Rice 24–22
12	24	1.286	Michigan (MICHIGAN)	B10	2–1	0.667	33	+5	Beat Maryland 45–17
13	9	1.288	Florida (FLORIDA)	SEC	4–0	1.000	1	+5	Beat Mississippi State 34–21
14	10	1.290	Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)	SEC	3–1	0.750	17	+6	Beat Tulane 31–21
15	20	1.357	Miami (MIAMI)	IND FBSI	2–1	0.667	33	+3	Beat Iowa 48–21
16	-5	1.370	Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)	IND FBSI	4–0	1.000	1	+6	Beat Virginia Tech 39–28
17	-5	1.414	BYU	IND WAC	4–1	0.800	14	+7	Lost to Oregon 16–32
18	19	1.465	Oregon (OREGON)	PAC	3–1	0.750	17	+5	Beat BYU 32–16
19	-3	1.477	Toledo (TOLEDO)	MAC	4–0	1.000	1	+6	Beat Ohio 27–20
20	-7	1.520	Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)	IND BW	5–0	1.000	1	+6	Beat CAL State Fullerton 38–3
21	7	1.654	USC	PAC	3–1	0.750	17	+3	Beat Ohio State 35–26
22	3	1.666	Clemson (CLEMSON)	ACC	4–1	0.800	14	+6	Beat Duke 26–7
23	10	1.674	Colorado (COLORADO)	IND B8	3–1–1	0.700	28	+4	Beat Washington 20–14
24	-18	1.706	Arizona (ARIZONA)	PAC	3–1	0.750	17	+4	Lost to California 25–30
25	39	1.715	Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)	B10	1–1–1	0.500	48	+2	Beat Rutgers 34–10
26	-22	1.742	South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)	IND FBSI	3–1	0.750	17	+6	Lost to Georgia Tech 6–27
27	11	1.817	LSU	SEC	3–1	0.750	17	+5	Beat Texas A&M 17–8
28	18	1.963	Georgia (GEORGIA)	SEC	3–1	0.750	17	+5	Beat East Carolina 19–15
29	0	2.062	Illinois (ILLINOIS)	B10	2–1	0.667	33	+2	BYE
30	-16	2.067	Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)	IND SWC	3–1	0.750	17	+2	Lost to LSU 8–17
31	-28	2.131	Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)	PAC	2–1	0.667	33	+3	Lost to Missouri 9–30
32	11	2.168	TCU	IND SWC	3–1	0.750	17	+2	Beat SMU 42–21
33	29	2.202	Arkansas (ARKANSAS)	IND SWC	2–1	0.667	33	+3	Beat Colorado State 31–20
34	5	2.216	San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)	IND BW	3–1–1	0.700	28	+3	Beat Stanford 29–23
35	-17	2.266	Louisville (LOUISVILLE)	IND FBSI	3–1–1	0.700	28	+1	Lost to Southern Miss 13–25
36	14	2.349	NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)	ACC	3–2	0.600	42	+3	Beat North Carolina 12–9
37	33	2.388	Missouri (MISSOURI)	IND B8	2–2	0.500	48	+2	Beat Arizona State 30–9
38	-11	2.420	Maryland (MARYLAND)	ACC	3–2	0.600	42	+5	Lost to Michigan 17–45
39	-20	2.474	Iowa (IOWA)	B10	2–1	0.667	33	+2	Lost to Miami 21–48
40	9	2.488	Syracuse (SYRACUSE)	IND FBSI	1–1–2	0.500	48	+1	BYE
41	-18	2.658	Ohio State (OHIO STATE)	B10	2–1	0.667	33	+1	Lost to USC 26–35
42	-8	2.684	Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)	SEC	2–2	0.500	48	+4	Lost to Florida 21–34
43	31	2.854	Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)	IND FBSI	3–2	0.600	42	+1	Beat Louisville 25–13
44	36	2.865	San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)	IND WAC	2–2	0.500	48	+2	Beat Air Force 48–18
45	-14	2.916	Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)	PAC	2–3	0.400	69	+2	Lost to UCLA 20–30
46	10	2.932	Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)	IND B8	3–1	0.750	17	-2	Beat New Mexico 38–6
47	13	3.014	Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)	MAC	3–1–1	0.700	28	0	Beat Miami (OH) 31–7
48	-16	3.065	Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)	IND WAC	3–2	0.600	42	+2	Lost to Arkansas 20–31
49	28	3.077	Memphis (MEMPHIS)	IND FBSI	2–1–1	0.625	41	0	Beat Tulsa 22–10
50	1	3.098	Rice (RICE)	IND SWC	2–2	0.500	48	0	Lost to Houston 22–24
51	14	3.160	Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH)	IND FBSI	3–2	0.600	42	-1	Beat Louisiana 24–10
52	5	3.176	Texas (TEXAS)	IND SWC	1–1	0.500	48	0	BYE
53	23	3.238	West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)	IND FBSI	2–2	0.500	48	-1	Beat Pittsburgh 38–24
54	27	3.317	UCLA	PAC	2–2	0.500	48	+2	Beat Washington State 30–20
55	31	3.368	California (CALIFORNIA)	PAC	2–2	0.500	48	0	Beat Arizona 30–25
56	-30	3.377	Akron (AKRON)	IND FBSI	3–1–1	0.700	28	+1	Lost to Youngstown State 23–28
57	-15	3.400	North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)	ACC	3–2	0.600	42	-1	Lost to NC State 9–12
58	34	3.444	Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)	ACC	2–2	0.500	48	-2	Beat Army 52–14
59	-18	3.471	Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)	IND FBSI	2–2–1	0.500	48	0	Lost to West Virginia 24–38
60	-16	3.591	East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)	IND FBSI	2–3	0.400	69	+1	Lost to Georgia 15–19
61	2	3.592	Temple (TEMPLE)	IND FBSI	2–2	0.500	48	0	BYE
62	9	3.684	Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)	IND B8	2–2	0.500	48	0	BYE
63	-33	3.710	Army (ARMY)	IND FBSI	2–1	0.667	33	-2	Lost to Wake Forest 14–52
64	11	3.713	Baylor (BAYLOR)	IND SWC	2–2	0.500	48	0	Beat Texas Tech 21–15
65	-20	3.838	Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)	IND FBSI	2–3	0.400	69	0	Lost to Florida State 28–39
66	1	3.861	Penn State (PENN STATE)	IND FBSI	1–2	0.333	81	0	BYE
67	-27	3.888	Tulane (TULANE)	IND FBSI	2–3	0.400	69	-1	Lost to Ole Miss 21–31
68	15	3.906	Iowa State (IOWA STATE)	IND B8	2–2	0.500	48	-1	Beat Western Michigan 34–20
69	-22	3.917	Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	2–2	0.500	48	-2	Lost to Iowa State 20–34
70	-22	3.964	Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)	IND FBSI	2–3	0.400	69	+1	Lost to Northwestern 7–24
71	14	4.069	Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE)	IND FBSI	2–2–1	0.500	48	-2	Beat Southern Illinois 20–17
72	-11	4.211	Utah (UTAH)	IND WAC	2–3	0.400	69	0	Lost to Wyoming 10–28
73	18	4.225	Ball State (BALL STATE)	MAC	2–2	0.500	48	-1	Beat Bowling Green 16–6
74	-22	4.263	Purdue (PURDUE)	B10	1–2	0.333	81	-1	Lost to Notre Dame 11–37
75	22	4.343	Alabama (ALABAMA)	SEC	1–3	0.250	91	-2	Beat Vanderbilt 59–28
76	2	4.363	Kentucky (KENTUCKY)	SEC	1–3	0.250	91	-1	BYE
77	-9	4.480	Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	2–3	0.400	69	+3	Lost to Indiana 6–37
78	-23	4.516	Air Force (AIR FORCE)	IND WAC	2–3	0.400	69	-3	Lost to San Diego State 18–48
79	-21	4.610	Navy (NAVY)	IND FBSI	2–2	0.500	48	-2	Lost to Boston College 17–28
80	-7	4.629	Kansas (KANSAS)	IND B8	1–3	0.250	91	-1	Lost to Oklahoma 17–31
81	15	4.711	Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)	IND FBSI	1–2	0.333	81	-1	Beat Navy 28–17
82	0	4.736	Minnesota (MINNESOTA)	B10	1–2	0.333	81	-1	BYE
83	11	4.737	Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)	B10	1–2	0.333	81	-2	BYE
84	3	4.764	UTEP	IND WAC	2–3	0.400	69	-3	Beat SAM Houston State 17–10
85	-6	4.791	Duke (DUKE)	ACC	1–3	0.250	91	-1	Lost to Clemson 7–26
86	-27	4.883	Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)	IND FBSI	2–3	0.400	69	-4	Lost to Louisiana Tech 10–24
87	-15	4.916	Rutgers (RUTGERS)	IND FBSI	2–2	0.500	48	-2	Lost to Michigan State 10–34
88	2	5.094	Stanford (STANFORD)	PAC	1–3	0.250	91	-4	Lost to San José State 23–29
89	-20	5.149	Hawai'i (HAWAII)	IND WAC	1–2	0.333	81	-2	BYE
90	10	5.176	UNLV	IND BW	2–3	0.400	69	0	Beat Pacific 37–28
91	-38	5.325	SMU	IND SWC	1–2	0.333	81	-3	Lost to TCU 21–42
92	-26	5.403	Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)	IND SWC	1–3	0.250	91	-2	Lost to Baylor 15–21
93	9	5.600	Long Beach State (LONG BEACH STATE)	IND BW	2–3	0.400	69	-4	Beat Boise State 21–20
94	-10	5.609	CAL State Fullerton (CAL STATE FULLERTON)	IND BW	1–4	0.200	99	-3	Lost to Fresno State 3–38
95	-2	5.635	Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))	MAC	1–4	0.200	99	-3	Lost to Central Michigan 7–31
96	3	5.923	Utah State (UTAH STATE)	IND BW	1–2	0.333	81	-3	BYE
97	7	5.997	Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)	B10	1–2	0.333	81	-3	Beat Northern Illinois 24–7
98	-10	6.075	New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)	IND WAC	1–4	0.200	99	-5	Lost to Kansas State 6–38
99	-1	6.199	Tulsa (TULSA)	IND FBSI	1–4	0.200	99	-4	Lost to Memphis 10–22
100	-5	6.204	Ohio (OHIO)	MAC	1–3	0.250	91	-5	Lost to Toledo 20–27
101	-12	6.296	Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)	MAC	1–3	0.250	91	-5	Lost to Ball State 6–16
102	-48	6.321	Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)	SEC	1–2	0.333	81	-2	Lost to Alabama 28–59
103	-2	6.865	Pacific (PACIFIC)	IND BW	1–4	0.200	99	-7	Lost to UNLV 28–37
104	1	8.162	Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)	IND FBSI	1–4	0.200	99	-9	Beat Kent State 27–24
105	1	8.770	New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)	IND BW	0–4	0.000	105	-8	BYE
106	-3	8.959	Kent State (KENT STATE)	MAC	0–4	0.000	105	-9	Lost to Cincinnati 24–27
107	0	10.913	Oregon State (OREGON STATE)	PAC	0–5	0.000	105	-9	Lost to Nebraska 7–31