1991 Week 8 College Football Team Rankings

October 15, 1991By 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	0.528	Washington (WASHINGTON)	PAC	5–0	1.000	1	+14	Beat Toledo 48–0
2	0	0.798	Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)	IND FBSI	6–0	1.000	1	+18	Beat Virginia Tech 33–20
3	5	0.839	Florida (FLORIDA)	SEC	5–1	0.833	8	+16	Beat Tennessee 35–18
4	2	0.939	Miami (MIAMI)	IND BE	5–0	1.000	1	+14	Beat Penn State 26–20
5	2	1.037	California (CALIFORNIA)	PAC	5–0	1.000	1	+12	Beat Oregon 45–7
6	3	1.126	NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)	ACC	5–0	1.000	1	+10	BYE
7	8	1.134	Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)	IND FBSI	5–1	0.833	8	+11	Beat Pittsburgh 42–7
8	3	1.281	Michigan (MICHIGAN)	B10	4–1	0.800	17	+10	Beat Michigan State 45–28
9	-6	1.334	Tennessee (TENNESSEE)	SEC	4–1	0.800	17	+12	Lost to Florida 18–35
10	9	1.388	Illinois (ILLINOIS)	B10	4–1	0.800	17	+10	Beat Ohio State 10–7
11	9	1.412	Georgia (GEORGIA)	SEC	5–1	0.833	8	+10	Beat Ole Miss 37–17
12	1	1.438	Nebraska (NEBRASKA)	IND B8	4–1	0.800	17	+7	Beat Oklahoma State 49–15
13	-1	1.509	Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)	IND BW	5–0	1.000	1	+5	Beat Long Beach State 42–14
14	13	1.533	East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)	IND FBSI	5–1	0.833	8	+10	Beat Syracuse 23–20
15	7	1.548	Iowa (IOWA)	B10	4–1	0.800	17	+8	Beat Wisconsin 10–6
16	-12	1.581	Baylor (BAYLOR)	IND SWC	5–1	0.833	8	+8	Lost to Rice 17–20
17	-7	1.588	Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)	IND BE	5–1	0.833	8	+10	Lost to Notre Dame 7–42
18	0	1.609	Alabama (ALABAMA)	SEC	5–1	0.833	8	+6	Beat Tulane 62–0
19	4	1.722	Air Force (AIR FORCE)	IND WAC	6–1	0.857	7	+10	Beat Navy 46–6
20	-15	1.725	Ohio State (OHIO STATE)	B10	4–1	0.800	17	+8	Lost to Illinois 7–10
21	5	1.809	Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)	PAC	4–1	0.800	17	+6	Beat Oregon State 24–7
22	9	1.932	Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)	MAC	5–1	0.833	8	+5	Beat Ohio 45–14
23	5	1.987	North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)	ACC	4–1	0.800	17	+5	Beat Wake Forest 24–10
24	6	2.014	UCLA	PAC	3–2	0.600	46	+8	Beat Arizona 54–14
25	4	2.114	TCU	IND SWC	4–1	0.800	17	+5	BYE
26	-1	2.145	Penn State (PENN STATE)	IND FBSI	5–2	0.714	31	+8	Lost to Miami 20–26
27	-11	2.163	Syracuse (SYRACUSE)	IND BE	4–2	0.667	37	+6	Lost to East Carolina 20–23
28	4	2.227	Rutgers (RUTGERS)	IND BE	5–1	0.833	8	+3	Beat Maine 40–17
29	-12	2.241	Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)	SEC	5–2	0.714	31	+7	Lost to Georgia 17–37
30	11	2.247	Indiana (INDIANA)	B10	3–1–1	0.700	34	+2	Beat Northwestern 44–6
31	4	2.272	Clemson (CLEMSON)	ACC	3–1–1	0.700	34	+3	Tied Virginia 20–20
32	15	2.279	Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)	IND B8	4–1	0.800	17	+4	Beat Kansas 16–12
33	7	2.281	Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)	IND SWC	3–1	0.750	28	+2	BYE
34	9	2.293	Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)	SEC	4–2	0.667	37	+3	Beat Kentucky 31–6
35	-21	2.303	Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)	IND B8	4–1	0.800	17	+2	Lost to Texas 7–10
36	-3	2.353	Duke (DUKE)	ACC	3–1–1	0.700	34	+4	BYE
37	-3	2.360	Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))	MAC	4–1–1	0.750	28	+4	Tied Central Michigan 10–10
38	19	2.508	Colorado (COLORADO)	IND B8	3–2	0.600	46	+2	Beat Missouri 55–7
39	0	2.515	West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)	IND BE	4–2	0.667	37	+4	Beat Temple 10–9
40	-3	2.522	Arkansas (ARKANSAS)	IND SWC	4–2	0.667	37	+4	Beat Houston 29–17
41	3	2.548	Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)	MAC	3–1–3	0.643	45	+1	Tied Miami (OH) 10–10
42	9	2.578	Utah (UTAH)	IND WAC	4–2	0.667	37	+3	Beat Wyoming 57–42
43	32	2.582	Texas (TEXAS)	IND SWC	2–2	0.500	55	+3	Beat Oklahoma 10–7
44	-20	2.585	Kansas (KANSAS)	IND B8	3–2	0.600	46	+3	Lost to Kansas State 12–16
45	5	2.595	San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)	IND WAC	4–2	0.667	37	+4	Beat New Mexico 38–24
46	-1	2.617	USC	PAC	3–2	0.600	46	+6	Beat Washington State 34–27
47	-1	2.697	Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	5–2	0.714	31	+6	Beat Northern Illinois 22–10
48	-6	2.698	Auburn (AUBURN)	SEC	4–2	0.667	37	+4	Beat Vanderbilt 24–22
49	-1	2.838	Tulsa (TULSA)	IND FBSI	4–2	0.667	37	+1	Beat Louisiana 34–20
50	-29	2.861	Missouri (MISSOURI)	IND B8	2–2–1	0.500	55	+4	Lost to Colorado 7–55
51	8	2.916	BYU	IND WAC	3–3	0.500	55	+5	Beat UTEP 31–29
52	2	3.031	Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH)	IND FBSI	4–1–1	0.750	28	-2	Tied South Carolina 12–12
53	5	3.087	Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)	ACC	3–3	0.500	55	+2	Beat Maryland 34–10
54	-16	3.132	Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)	B10	3–2	0.600	46	+1	Lost to Iowa 6–10
55	0	3.179	Virginia (VIRGINIA)	ACC	3–2–1	0.583	53	-1	Tied Clemson 20–20
56	21	3.238	Rice (RICE)	IND SWC	3–2	0.600	46	+1	Beat Baylor 20–17
57	-21	3.294	Toledo (TOLEDO)	MAC	2–2–1	0.500	55	+4	Lost to Washington 0–48
58	9	3.318	Memphis (MEMPHIS)	IND FBSI	3–3	0.500	55	+1	Beat Southern Miss 17–12
59	5	3.436	South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)	IND FBSI	2–2–2	0.500	55	-1	Tied Louisiana Tech 12–12
60	2	3.500	Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)	IND WAC	3–3	0.500	55	+1	BYE
61	-1	3.592	Oregon (OREGON)	PAC	3–3	0.500	55	0	Lost to California 7–45
62	-13	3.594	Houston (HOUSTON)	IND SWC	1–4	0.200	85	0	Lost to Arkansas 17–29
63	-11	3.636	Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)	IND FBSI	3–3	0.500	55	-1	Lost to Memphis 12–17
64	10	3.647	San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)	IND BW	3–2	0.600	46	-3	Beat New Mexico State 39–13
65	4	3.684	Ball State (BALL STATE)	MAC	4–3	0.571	54	-3	Beat Eastern Michigan 10–8
66	12	3.784	Minnesota (MINNESOTA)	B10	2–3	0.400	68	+1	Beat Purdue 6–3
67	-2	3.820	Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)	IND BE	2–4	0.333	76	+1	Lost to Florida State 20–33
68	-15	3.920	Kentucky (KENTUCKY)	SEC	2–3	0.400	68	-1	Lost to Mississippi State 6–31
69	3	3.937	Hawai'i (HAWAII)	IND WAC	3–3	0.500	55	-1	BYE
70	6	3.963	Stanford (STANFORD)	PAC	2–3	0.400	68	-2	Beat Cornell 56–6
71	-3	3.973	Iowa State (IOWA STATE)	IND B8	2–3	0.400	68	-1	BYE
72	7	3.998	LSU	SEC	2–3	0.400	68	-2	Beat Arkansas State 70–14
73	-17	4.173	Purdue (PURDUE)	B10	2–3	0.400	68	-2	Lost to Minnesota 3–6
74	-11	4.232	Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)	PAC	2–4	0.333	76	-3	Lost to USC 27–34
75	-9	4.264	UTEP	IND WAC	3–3–1	0.500	55	-6	Lost to BYU 29–31
76	-15	4.305	Arizona (ARIZONA)	PAC	2–4	0.333	76	0	Lost to UCLA 14–54
77	4	4.566	Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)	IND FBSI	2–4	0.333	76	-3	Beat Kent State 38–19
78	14	5.012	Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)	IND BE	1–4	0.200	85	-5	Beat Louisville 33–3
79	1	5.065	Wyoming (WYOMING)	IND WAC	2–4–1	0.357	75	-6	Lost to Utah 42–57
80	-10	5.080	Army (ARMY)	IND FBSI	2–3	0.400	68	-2	Lost to Citadel 14–20
81	6	5.147	Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)	IND SWC	2–4	0.333	76	-7	Beat SMU 38–14
82	-11	5.244	Maryland (MARYLAND)	ACC	1–4	0.200	85	-5	Lost to Georgia Tech 10–34
83	-10	5.467	Louisville (LOUISVILLE)	IND FBSI	2–4	0.333	76	-7	Lost to Boston College 3–33
84	-2	5.611	Temple (TEMPLE)	IND BE	1–5	0.167	91	-7	Lost to West Virginia 9–10
85	8	5.636	UNLV	IND BW	3–3	0.500	55	-7	Beat CAL State Fullerton 25–3
86	-1	5.676	Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)	IND FBSI	1–5	0.167	91	-5	Lost to Western Michigan 10–22
87	7	5.751	Akron (AKRON)	IND FBSI	2–4	0.333	76	-4	Beat Youngstown State 38–24
88	1	5.799	Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)	IND B8	0–5	0.000	98	-5	Lost to Nebraska 15–49
89	6	5.803	Pacific (PACIFIC)	IND BW	2–4	0.333	76	-4	Beat CAL Poly SAN Luis Obispo 63–28
90	-7	5.842	Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)	B10	1–4	0.200	85	-6	Lost to Indiana 6–44
91	0	5.888	Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)	B10	0–5	0.000	98	-5	Lost to Michigan 28–45
92	-8	6.004	Ohio (OHIO)	MAC	1–4–1	0.250	84	-7	Lost to Bowling Green 14–45
93	-7	6.090	Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)	SEC	1–5	0.167	91	-8	Lost to Auburn 22–24
94	-6	6.527	Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	1–6	0.143	96	-11	Lost to Ball State 8–10
95	-5	6.991	SMU	IND SWC	1–4	0.200	85	-12	Lost to Texas Tech 14–38
96	0	7.055	New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)	IND WAC	1–6	0.143	96	-12	Lost to San Diego State 24–38
97	0	7.124	Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)	ACC	1–4	0.200	85	-5	Lost to North Carolina 10–24
98	2	7.201	Long Beach State (LONG BEACH STATE)	IND BW	1–5	0.167	91	-5	Lost to Fresno State 14–42
99	0	7.319	Utah State (UTAH STATE)	IND BW	0–5	0.000	98	-9	BYE
100	3	7.399	Oregon State (OREGON STATE)	PAC	0–5	0.000	98	-10	Lost to Arizona State 7–24
101	0	7.666	CAL State Fullerton (CAL STATE FULLERTON)	IND BW	1–5	0.167	91	-14	Lost to UNLV 3–25
102	-4	7.712	Tulane (TULANE)	IND FBSI	0–7	0.000	98	-13	Lost to Alabama 0–62
103	2	7.906	Navy (NAVY)	IND FBSI	0–5	0.000	98	-7	Lost to Air Force 6–46
104	-2	8.042	Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)	IND FBSI	0–7	0.000	98	-11	Lost to Tulsa 20–34
105	-1	8.781	Kent State (KENT STATE)	MAC	0–6	0.000	98	-18	Lost to Cincinnati 19–38
106	0	9.408	New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)	IND BW	0–5	0.000	98	-16	Lost to San José State 13–39
107	0	10.569	Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE)	IND FBSI	0–7	0.000	98	-15	Lost to LSU 14–70