1991 Final College Football Team Rankings

January 7, 1992By PowerUpRankings.com • Posted in 1991 Season Tags: • No Comments

1991 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	0.694	Washington (WASHINGTON)	PAC	12–0	1.000	1	+70	Beat Michigan 34–14
2	1	0.728	Miami (MIAMI)	IND BE	12–0	1.000	1	+75	Beat Nebraska 22–0
3	-1	0.940	Florida (FLORIDA)	SEC	10–2	0.833	9	+63	Lost to Notre Dame 28–39
4	4	1.083	Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)	IND FBSI	11–2	0.846	7	+58	Beat Texas A&M 10–2
5	1	1.123	Alabama (ALABAMA)	SEC	11–1	0.917	3	+54	BYE
6	-2	1.130	Michigan (MICHIGAN)	B10	10–2	0.833	9	+55	Lost to Washington 14–34
7	4	1.143	Penn State (PENN STATE)	IND FBSI	11–2	0.846	7	+57	Beat Tennessee 42–17
8	-3	1.248	Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)	IND SWC	10–2	0.833	9	+44	Lost to Florida State 2–10
9	0	1.270	Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)	MAC	11–1	0.917	3	+45	BYE
10	3	1.316	East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)	IND FBSI	11–1	0.917	3	+46	Beat NC State 37–34
11	5	1.319	California (CALIFORNIA)	PAC	10–2	0.833	9	+46	Beat Clemson 37–13
12	-5	1.335	Nebraska (NEBRASKA)	IND B8	9–2–1	0.792	17	+42	Lost to Miami 0–22
13	-3	1.337	Iowa (IOWA)	B10	10–1–1	0.875	6	+42	BYE
14	1	1.347	Syracuse (SYRACUSE)	IND BE	10–2	0.833	9	+47	Beat Ohio State 24–17
15	2	1.425	Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)	IND FBSI	10–3	0.769	19	+49	Beat Florida 39–28
16	-4	1.489	Tennessee (TENNESSEE)	SEC	9–3	0.750	21	+46	Lost to Penn State 17–42
17	1	1.579	Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)	MAC	6–1–4	0.727	26	+22	BYE
18	-4	1.721	Clemson (CLEMSON)	ACC	9–2–1	0.792	17	+33	Lost to California 13–37
19	5	1.749	UCLA	PAC	9–3	0.750	21	+34	Beat Illinois 6–3
20	1	1.784	BYU	IND WAC	8–3–2	0.692	29	+33	BYE
21	-2	1.789	Georgia (GEORGIA)	SEC	9–3	0.750	21	+34	BYE
22	0	1.796	Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)	IND BW	10–2	0.833	9	+24	BYE
23	-3	1.822	Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)	IND B8	9–3	0.750	21	+26	BYE
24	-1	1.846	Tulsa (TULSA)	IND FBSI	10–2	0.833	9	+29	BYE
25	0	1.907	Colorado (COLORADO)	IND B8	8–3–1	0.708	27	+25	BYE
26	0	2.048	NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)	ACC	9–3	0.750	21	+27	Lost to East Carolina 34–37
27	1	2.049	Air Force (AIR FORCE)	IND WAC	10–3	0.769	19	+27	BYE
28	2	2.148	Virginia (VIRGINIA)	ACC	8–3–1	0.708	27	+18	BYE
29	2	2.177	Stanford (STANFORD)	PAC	8–4	0.667	30	+23	BYE
30	2	2.204	Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH)	IND FBSI	8–1–2	0.818	16	+7	BYE
31	2	2.248	San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)	IND WAC	8–4–1	0.654	33	+24	BYE
32	-5	2.276	Baylor (BAYLOR)	IND SWC	8–4	0.667	30	+20	Lost to Indiana 0–24
33	-4	2.287	Ohio State (OHIO STATE)	B10	8–4	0.667	30	+19	Lost to Syracuse 17–24
34	2	2.320	Indiana (INDIANA)	B10	7–4–1	0.625	37	+18	Beat Baylor 24–0
35	-1	2.494	Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)	ACC	8–5	0.615	38	+20	BYE
36	-1	2.584	Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)	SEC	7–5	0.583	41	+11	BYE
37	0	2.698	North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)	ACC	7–4	0.636	34	+7	BYE
38	3	2.797	West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)	IND BE	6–5	0.545	43	+13	BYE
39	-1	2.801	Kansas (KANSAS)	IND B8	6–5	0.545	43	+8	BYE
40	-1	2.827	TCU	IND SWC	7–4	0.636	34	+6	BYE
41	-1	2.839	Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)	IND B8	7–4	0.636	34	+6	BYE
42	0	2.872	San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)	IND BW	6–4–1	0.591	39	+5	BYE
43	1	2.890	Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)	IND BE	6–5	0.545	43	+7	BYE
44	3	3.102	Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	6–5	0.545	43	+6	BYE
45	1	3.114	Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)	PAC	6–5	0.545	43	+4	BYE
46	-1	3.136	Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))	MAC	6–4–1	0.591	39	-1	BYE
47	-4	3.155	Illinois (ILLINOIS)	B10	6–6	0.500	51	+5	Lost to UCLA 3–6
48	1	3.209	Utah (UTAH)	IND WAC	7–5	0.583	41	+1	BYE
49	-1	3.226	Arkansas (ARKANSAS)	IND SWC	6–6	0.500	51	+3	BYE
50	0	3.278	LSU	SEC	5–6	0.455	54	0	BYE
51	0	3.304	Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)	IND SWC	6–5	0.545	43	-1	BYE
52	0	3.325	Texas (TEXAS)	IND SWC	5–6	0.455	54	-3	BYE
53	1	3.330	Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)	IND BE	5–6	0.455	54	-1	BYE
54	1	3.334	Ball State (BALL STATE)	MAC	6–5	0.545	43	-3	BYE
55	-2	3.386	Auburn (AUBURN)	SEC	5–6	0.455	54	-4	BYE
56	0	3.428	Rutgers (RUTGERS)	IND BE	6–5	0.545	43	-4	BYE
57	0	3.515	Toledo (TOLEDO)	MAC	5–5–1	0.500	51	-2	BYE
58	0	3.571	Memphis (MEMPHIS)	IND FBSI	5–6	0.455	54	-3	BYE
59	0	3.633	Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)	SEC	5–6	0.455	54	-2	BYE
60	1	3.748	Utah State (UTAH STATE)	IND BW	5–6	0.455	54	-3	BYE
61	1	3.751	Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)	IND BE	4–7	0.364	69	-7	BYE
62	-2	3.758	Houston (HOUSTON)	IND SWC	4–7	0.364	69	-9	BYE
63	0	3.862	Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)	SEC	5–6	0.455	54	-12	BYE
64	0	3.968	South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)	IND FBSI	3–6–2	0.364	69	-4	BYE
65	1	4.213	Arizona (ARIZONA)	PAC	4–7	0.364	69	-7	BYE
66	1	4.240	Hawai'i (HAWAII)	IND WAC	4–7–1	0.375	67	-10	BYE
67	2	4.284	Wyoming (WYOMING)	IND WAC	4–6–1	0.409	65	-11	BYE
68	-3	4.288	Duke (DUKE)	ACC	4–6–1	0.409	65	-12	BYE
69	-1	4.294	Purdue (PURDUE)	B10	4–7	0.364	69	-13	BYE
70	0	4.355	Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)	B10	5–6	0.455	54	-19	BYE
71	0	4.393	Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)	PAC	4–7	0.364	69	-14	BYE
72	0	4.491	UTEP	IND WAC	4–7–1	0.375	67	-19	BYE
73	0	4.502	USC	PAC	3–8	0.273	83	-12	BYE
74	0	4.696	Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)	IND FBSI	4–7	0.364	69	-22	BYE
75	0	4.746	Akron (AKRON)	IND FBSI	5–6	0.455	54	-15	BYE
76	0	4.816	Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)	IND FBSI	4–7	0.364	69	-19	BYE
77	0	4.817	Pacific (PACIFIC)	IND BW	5–7	0.417	64	-15	BYE
78	0	4.968	Rice (RICE)	IND SWC	4–7	0.364	69	-24	BYE
79	0	5.013	Iowa State (IOWA STATE)	IND B8	3–7–1	0.318	80	-17	BYE
80	0	5.123	Kentucky (KENTUCKY)	SEC	3–8	0.273	83	-24	BYE
81	0	5.194	Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)	B10	3–8	0.273	83	-21	BYE
82	1	5.210	Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	3–7–1	0.318	80	-20	BYE
83	1	5.304	Oregon (OREGON)	PAC	3–8	0.273	83	-25	BYE
84	-2	5.313	Missouri (MISSOURI)	IND B8	3–7–1	0.318	80	-17	BYE
85	0	5.507	Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)	B10	3–8	0.273	83	-24	BYE
86	0	5.595	Maryland (MARYLAND)	ACC	2–9	0.182	93	-23	BYE
87	0	5.630	Army (ARMY)	IND FBSI	4–7	0.364	69	-28	BYE
88	0	5.774	Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)	IND WAC	3–8	0.273	83	-30	BYE
89	1	6.032	UNLV	IND BW	4–7	0.364	69	-27	BYE
90	-1	6.057	Minnesota (MINNESOTA)	B10	2–9	0.182	93	-29	BYE
91	0	6.201	Temple (TEMPLE)	IND BE	2–9	0.182	93	-34	BYE
92	0	6.210	New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)	IND WAC	3–9	0.250	90	-30	BYE
93	0	6.374	Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)	ACC	3–8	0.273	83	-29	BYE
94	0	6.556	Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)	IND FBSI	2–9	0.182	93	-33	BYE
95	0	6.569	Ohio (OHIO)	MAC	2–8–1	0.227	91	-34	BYE
96	0	6.590	Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)	IND FBSI	2–8–1	0.227	91	-24	BYE
97	0	6.771	Louisville (LOUISVILLE)	IND FBSI	2–9	0.182	93	-40	BYE
98	1	7.105	Oregon State (OREGON STATE)	PAC	1–10	0.091	101	-39	BYE
99	-1	7.224	Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)	IND B8	0–10–1	0.045	107	-35	BYE
100	0	7.299	Long Beach State (LONG BEACH STATE)	IND BW	2–9	0.182	93	-33	BYE
101	0	7.406	CAL State Fullerton (CAL STATE FULLERTON)	IND BW	2–9	0.182	93	-46	BYE
102	0	7.423	Kent State (KENT STATE)	MAC	1–10	0.091	101	-44	BYE
103	0	7.507	New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)	IND BW	2–9	0.182	93	-51	BYE
104	1	7.592	Tulane (TULANE)	IND FBSI	1–10	0.091	101	-46	BYE
105	-1	7.603	SMU	IND SWC	1–10	0.091	101	-48	BYE
106	0	8.520	Navy (NAVY)	IND FBSI	1–10	0.091	101	-38	BYE
107	0	9.966	Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE)	IND FBSI	1–10	0.091	101	-44	BYE