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1990 Week 8 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
150.654Tennessee (TENNESSEE)SEC4–0–20.8339+12Beat Florida 45–3
210.771Nebraska (NEBRASKA)IND B86–01.0001+17Beat Missouri 69–21
3-10.807Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)ACC5–01.0001+17Beat Clemson 21–19
410.893Virginia (VIRGINIA)ACC6–01.0001+16Beat NC State 31–0
570.988Houston (HOUSTON)IND SWC5–01.0001+15Beat Texas A&M 36–31
6-51.017Miami (MIAMI)IND FBSI4–10.80017+12Beat Kansas 34–0
721.038Washington (WASHINGTON)PAC5–10.8339+15Beat Oregon 38–17
8-41.062Auburn (AUBURN)SEC4–0–10.9007+11Beat Vanderbilt 56–6
951.271Indiana (INDIANA)B104–0–10.9007+7Tied Ohio State 27–27
1031.321Colorado (COLORADO)IND B85–1–10.78623+13Beat Iowa State 28–12
1191.337BYUIND WAC5–10.8339+13Beat Colorado State 52–9
1231.341Toledo (TOLEDO)MAC6–01.0001+14Beat Bowling Green 19–13
13-51.343Wyoming (WYOMING)IND WAC7–01.0001+16Beat New Mexico 25–22
14101.352Texas (TEXAS)IND SWC3–10.75027+9Beat Oklahoma 14–13
1521.392South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)IND FBSI4–10.80017+12Beat East Carolina 37–7
1621.431USCPAC5–10.8339+10Beat Stanford 37–22
1741.542Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)SEC5–10.8339+12Beat Georgia 28–12
18-81.560Clemson (CLEMSON)ACC5–20.71428+13Lost to Georgia Tech 19–21
19-81.607Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)IND B85–10.8339+9Lost to Texas 13–14
20-131.612Florida (FLORIDA)SEC5–10.8339+9Lost to Tennessee 3–45
2111.774Illinois (ILLINOIS)B104–10.80017+6Beat Purdue 34–0
2271.844Louisville (LOUISVILLE)IND FBSI5–1–10.78623+6Beat Memphis 19–17
2392.005Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)IND FBSI4–10.80017+5Beat Air Force 57–27
2442.049Iowa (IOWA)B104–10.80017+5Beat Wisconsin 30–10
25122.055San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)IND BW4–2–10.64336+8Beat Long Beach State 46–29
26-12.121Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)IND FBSI4–10.80017+6BYE
27142.132Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)MAC5–1–10.78623+4Beat Western Michigan 20–13
28-92.161Oregon (OREGON)PAC4–20.66730+5Lost to Washington 17–38
29-22.175TCUIND SWC5–10.8339+5Beat Rice 38–28
3082.197Penn State (PENN STATE)IND FBSI3–20.60037+4Beat Syracuse 27–21
31-12.241Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)IND BW5–1–10.78623+4Tied Utah State 24–24
32-92.360Michigan (MICHIGAN)B103–20.60037+5Lost to Michigan State 27–28
33-172.391Arizona (ARIZONA)PAC4–20.66730+6Lost to Oregon State 21–35
34-82.398Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)IND SWC4–20.66730+4Lost to Houston 31–36
35112.422Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)IND FBSI4–30.57144+8Beat Arkansas State 35–0
3692.440California (CALIFORNIA)PAC4–20.66730+6Beat Arizona State 31–24
37-22.511Maryland (MARYLAND)ACC4–30.57144+8Beat Wake Forest 41–13
38112.536Ohio State (OHIO STATE)B102–2–10.50050+3Tied Indiana 27–27
39-52.589LSUSEC3–20.60037+5BYE
40282.603Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)B102–2–10.50050+3Beat Michigan 28–27
41-52.660Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)IND FBSI5–20.71428+5Beat Tulane 20–14
42-112.662NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)ACC4–30.57144+3Lost to Virginia 0–31
4352.675North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)ACC4–20.66730+3BYE
44102.678Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)IND FBSI3–2–10.58342+2Beat Rutgers 45–21
4582.845Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)IND B84–20.66730+1Beat Oklahoma State 23–17
46162.925Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)IND FBSI3–20.60037+3Beat Army 41–20
47122.953Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)PAC2–40.33376+4BYE
48-63.065Memphis (MEMPHIS)IND FBSI3–2–10.58342+1Lost to Louisville 17–19
49-103.128Georgia (GEORGIA)SEC3–30.50050+4Lost to Ole Miss 12–28
50-173.225Syracuse (SYRACUSE)IND FBSI2–2–20.500500Lost to Penn State 21–27
5153.367Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH)IND FBSI4–30.57144-2Beat Tulsa 35–21
5283.385UCLAPAC3–30.50050+1Beat San Diego State 45–31
5353.438Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)IND FBSI3–30.50050+1BYE
54113.455Minnesota (MINNESOTA)B103–20.600370Beat Northwestern 35–25
55-83.510Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)IND WAC4–30.57144+1Lost to BYU 9–52
56143.547West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)IND FBSI3–30.50050-3Beat Cincinnati 28–20
5743.605Duke (DUKE)ACC3–30.500500Beat Western Carolina 49–18
58163.632Baylor (BAYLOR)IND SWC3–30.500500Beat SMU 52–17
59-73.659Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)MAC3–30.50050-1Lost to Central Michigan 13–20
60-93.684Missouri (MISSOURI)IND B82–40.33376+1Lost to Nebraska 21–69
61-63.747Iowa State (IOWA STATE)IND B82–3–10.41768-1Lost to Colorado 12–28
6253.817Stanford (STANFORD)PAC2–40.33376-2Lost to USC 22–37
63193.831Kentucky (KENTUCKY)SEC2–40.333760Beat Mississippi State 17–15
64-143.831Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)PAC2–30.400690Lost to California 24–31
65153.847Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))MAC3–40.429640Beat Ohio 40–18
66-233.925San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)IND WAC2–40.333760Lost to UCLA 31–45
67-273.930Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)SEC2–30.40069+1Lost to Kentucky 15–17
68-43.938Alabama (ALABAMA)SEC2–30.40069-3BYE
6993.970UNLVIND BW4–30.57144+2Beat New Mexico State 24–20
70163.998Navy (NAVY)IND FBSI3–30.50050-3Beat Akron 17–13
71-274.038Arkansas (ARKANSAS)IND SWC2–30.40069-1Lost to Texas Tech 44–49
72-154.120Air Force (AIR FORCE)IND WAC3–40.42964-3Lost to Notre Dame 27–57
73-74.357Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE)IND FBSI3–3–10.50050-6Lost to Northern Illinois 0–35
74-14.407Utah (UTAH)IND WAC2–40.33376-3BYE
75134.551Ball State (BALL STATE)MAC3–30.50050-7Beat Kent State 31–0
76-74.591Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)IND B82–40.33376-4Lost to Kansas State 17–23
77-54.644Rice (RICE)IND SWC2–40.33376-4Lost to TCU 28–38
78154.653Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)IND SWC2–40.33376-3Beat Arkansas 49–44
79-24.669Temple (TEMPLE)IND FBSI2–30.40069-3BYE
8014.685Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)MAC2–40.33376+3BYE
81104.818UTEPIND WAC3–40.42964-7Beat Hawai'i 12–10
82-114.842Akron (AKRON)IND FBSI3–3–10.50050-5Lost to Navy 13–17
83-74.942East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)IND FBSI2–50.28691-4Lost to South Carolina 7–37
84-55.017Kansas (KANSAS)IND B81–4–10.25094-2Lost to Miami 0–34
85-225.053Hawai'i (HAWAII)IND WAC2–30.40069-8Lost to UTEP 10–12
8615.055New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)IND WAC2–50.28691-6Lost to Wyoming 22–25
87-45.357Tulane (TULANE)IND FBSI2–50.28691-7Lost to Southern Miss 14–20
8845.360Rutgers (RUTGERS)IND FBSI2–40.33376-6Lost to Pittsburgh 21–45
89-145.391Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)ACC2–40.33376-10Lost to Maryland 13–41
90115.402Pacific (PACIFIC)IND BW2–40.33376-8Beat CAL State Fullerton 67–37
91-75.445Long Beach State (LONG BEACH STATE)IND BW3–40.42964-9Lost to San José State 29–46
92-35.536Purdue (PURDUE)B101–40.20097-5Lost to Illinois 0–34
93-85.614Army (ARMY)IND FBSI2–30.40069-9Lost to Boston College 20–41
9425.643Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)MAC1–4–10.25094-6Lost to Toledo 13–19
95-55.801Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)B101–40.20097-5Lost to Minnesota 25–35
96-25.823Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)B101–40.20097-5Lost to Iowa 10–30
97-26.194Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)IND FBSI2–40.33376-11BYE
98-16.836Ohio (OHIO)MAC1–4–10.25094-10Lost to Miami (OH) 18–40
9937.090Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)SEC1–40.20097-6Lost to Auburn 6–56
100-27.110Utah State (UTAH STATE)IND BW1–3–10.30090-7Tied Fresno State 24–24
101-17.290Tulsa (TULSA)IND FBSI1–60.143104-14Lost to Louisiana Tech 21–35
102-37.471CAL State Fullerton (CAL STATE FULLERTON)IND BW1–60.143104-14Lost to Pacific 37–67
10317.644Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)IND FBSI1–50.167102-13Lost to West Virginia 20–28
10437.778Oregon State (OREGON STATE)PAC1–50.167102-7Beat Arizona 35–21
105-27.877SMUIND SWC1–40.20097-8Lost to Baylor 17–52
10608.819New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)IND BW0–60.000106-19Lost to UNLV 20–24
107-29.189Kent State (KENT STATE)MAC0–60.000106-18Lost to Ball State 0–31

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