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1991 Week 9 College Football Team Rankings

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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.
RankChangeRatingTeamConfRecordWin %PlaceNOWGame Status
100.530Washington (WASHINGTON)PAC6–01.0001+21Beat California 24–17
220.893Miami (MIAMI)IND BE6–01.0001+18Beat Long Beach State 55–0
3-10.906Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)IND FBSI7–01.0001+22Beat Middle Tennessee 39–10
4-10.962Florida (FLORIDA)SEC6–10.8576+20Beat Northern Illinois 41–10
520.967Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)IND FBSI6–10.8576+20Beat Air Force 28–15
621.108Michigan (MICHIGAN)B105–10.83310+16Beat Indiana 24–16
7-21.254California (CALIFORNIA)PAC5–10.83310+14Lost to Washington 17–24
841.331Nebraska (NEBRASKA)IND B85–10.83310+12Beat Kansas State 38–31
9-31.395NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)ACC6–01.0001+11Beat Marshall 15–14
1081.439Alabama (ALABAMA)SEC6–10.8576+12Beat Tennessee 24–19
1141.452Iowa (IOWA)B105–10.83310+12Beat Illinois 24–21
1221.503East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)IND FBSI5–10.83310+13BYE
1301.594Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)IND BW6–01.0001+6Beat New Mexico State 42–28
14191.626Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)IND SWC4–10.80017+8Beat Baylor 34–12
15121.667Syracuse (SYRACUSE)IND BE5–20.71422+14Beat Pittsburgh 31–27
16-61.729Illinois (ILLINOIS)B104–20.66735+11Lost to Iowa 21–24
17-81.759Tennessee (TENNESSEE)SEC4–20.66735+12Lost to Alabama 19–24
1841.781Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)MAC6–10.8576+9Beat Toledo 24–21
1911.791Ohio State (OHIO STATE)B105–10.83310+9Beat Northwestern 34–3
2051.808TCUIND SWC5–10.83310+8Beat Rice 39–28
2151.810Penn State (PENN STATE)IND FBSI6–20.75019+14Beat Rutgers 37–17
22-51.913Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)IND BE5–20.71422+12Lost to Syracuse 27–31
23-41.947Air Force (AIR FORCE)IND WAC6–20.75019+12Lost to Notre Dame 15–28
24142.008Colorado (COLORADO)IND B84–20.66735+7Beat Oklahoma 34–17
25-142.023Georgia (GEORGIA)SEC5–20.71422+6Lost to Vanderbilt 25–27
26-22.056UCLAPAC4–20.66735+8Beat Oregon State 44–7
27-112.056Baylor (BAYLOR)IND SWC5–20.71422+9Lost to Texas A&M 12–34
28122.172Arkansas (ARKANSAS)IND SWC5–20.71422+8Beat Texas 14–13
2902.173Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)SEC5–20.71422+8BYE
3072.183Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))MAC5–1–10.78618+5Beat Ohio 34–0
3152.212Duke (DUKE)ACC3–1–10.70032+5BYE
3292.240Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)MAC4–1–30.68834+3Beat Kent State 23–7
3362.241West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)IND BE5–20.71422+8Beat Boston College 31–24
34-32.326Clemson (CLEMSON)ACC3–1–10.70032+3BYE
3572.359Utah (UTAH)IND WAC5–20.71422+6Beat Colorado State 21–16
3682.398Kansas (KANSAS)IND B84–20.66735+4Beat Iowa State 41–0
3782.414San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)IND WAC5–20.71422+6Beat UTEP 28–21
38172.464Virginia (VIRGINIA)ACC4–2–10.64347+3Beat North Carolina 14–9
39-162.599North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)ACC4–20.66735+4Lost to Virginia 9–14
40-192.603Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)PAC4–20.66735+3Lost to Washington State 3–17
41102.623BYUIND WAC4–30.57151+9Beat Hawai'i 35–18
42-142.630Rutgers (RUTGERS)IND BE5–20.71422+3Lost to Penn State 17–37
4362.673Tulsa (TULSA)IND FBSI4–20.66735+2BYE
44-122.692Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)IND B84–20.66735+4Lost to Nebraska 31–38
4532.759Auburn (AUBURN)SEC4–20.66735+4BYE
46-162.775Indiana (INDIANA)B103–2–10.58349+2Lost to Michigan 16–24
47122.800South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)IND FBSI3–2–20.57151+3Beat Georgia Tech 23–14
4822.911Missouri (MISSOURI)IND B83–2–10.58349+4Beat Oklahoma State 41–7
4992.924Memphis (MEMPHIS)IND FBSI4–30.57151+6Beat Mississippi State 28–23
5022.986Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH)IND FBSI4–1–10.75019-1BYE
51-163.015Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)IND B84–20.66735+1Lost to Colorado 17–34
52123.188San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)IND BW4–20.66735-1Beat Pacific 64–47
53-193.226Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)SEC4–30.57151-1Lost to Memphis 23–28
54163.239Stanford (STANFORD)PAC3–30.50057+2Beat USC 24–21
55-93.285USCPAC3–30.50057+4Lost to Stanford 21–24
56113.367Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)IND BE3–40.42968+3Beat Cincinnati 56–9
57-43.412Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)ACC3–40.42968+2Lost to South Carolina 14–23
58143.482LSUSEC3–30.500570Beat Kentucky 29–26
59143.519Purdue (PURDUE)B103–30.500570Beat Wisconsin 28–7
60143.530Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)PAC3–40.429680Beat Arizona State 17–3
61-143.571Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)MAC5–30.625480Lost to Eastern Michigan 24–42
6213.595Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)IND FBSI4–30.57151-3Beat Tulane 47–14
63-13.620Houston (HOUSTON)IND SWC2–40.33376-1Beat SMU 49–20
6413.621Ball State (BALL STATE)MAC4–30.57151-3BYE
65-43.640Oregon (OREGON)PAC3–30.50057-1BYE
66-233.679Texas (TEXAS)IND SWC2–30.400750Lost to Arkansas 13–14
67-103.757Toledo (TOLEDO)MAC2–3–10.41774+3Lost to Bowling Green 21–24
68-143.772Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)B103–30.50057-1Lost to Purdue 7–28
69-133.964Rice (RICE)IND SWC3–30.50057-2Lost to TCU 28–39
70-104.081Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)IND WAC3–40.42968-2Lost to Utah 16–21
7154.178Arizona (ARIZONA)PAC2–40.333760BYE
72-34.491Hawai'i (HAWAII)IND WAC3–40.42968-4Lost to BYU 18–35
73204.552Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)SEC2–50.28683-3Beat Georgia 27–25
7464.556Army (ARMY)IND FBSI3–30.50057-2Beat Louisville 37–12
7544.557Wyoming (WYOMING)IND WAC3–4–10.43866-7Beat New Mexico 39–19
7664.612Maryland (MARYLAND)ACC2–40.33376-5Beat Wake Forest 23–22
77-94.767Kentucky (KENTUCKY)SEC2–40.33376-5Lost to LSU 26–29
78-34.836UTEPIND WAC3–4–10.43866-10Lost to San Diego State 21–28
79-134.850Minnesota (MINNESOTA)B102–40.33376-4Lost to Michigan State 12–20
80-94.925Iowa State (IOWA STATE)IND B82–40.33376-5Lost to Kansas 0–41
8134.929Temple (TEMPLE)IND BE2–50.28683-8Beat Navy 21–14
82-14.997Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)IND SWC2–40.33376-7BYE
8345.135Akron (AKRON)IND FBSI3–40.42968-5Beat Arkansas State 28–23
8475.274Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)B101–50.16790-5Beat Minnesota 20–12
8595.378Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)MAC2–60.25088-7Beat Western Michigan 42–24
86-85.390Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)IND BE1–50.16790-9Lost to West Virginia 24–31
87-105.459Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)IND FBSI2–50.28683-8Lost to Virginia Tech 9–56
88-35.715UNLVIND BW3–30.50057-8BYE
89-36.032Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)IND FBSI1–60.14396-8Lost to Florida 10–41
9096.033Utah State (UTAH STATE)IND BW1–50.16790-9Beat CAL State Fullerton 26–3
91-26.221Pacific (PACIFIC)IND BW2–50.28683-8Lost to San José State 47–64
92-96.249Louisville (LOUISVILLE)IND FBSI2–50.28683-12Lost to Army 12–37
93-16.299Ohio (OHIO)MAC1–5–10.21489-10Lost to Miami (OH) 0–34
94-46.397Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)B101–50.16790-10Lost to Ohio State 3–34
95-76.433Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)IND B80–60.000100-8Lost to Missouri 7–41
9626.925Long Beach State (LONG BEACH STATE)IND BW1–60.14396-5Lost to Miami 0–55
9777.397Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)IND FBSI0–70.000100-11BYE
98-27.526New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)IND WAC1–70.12599-18Lost to Wyoming 19–39
9917.537Oregon State (OREGON STATE)PAC0–60.000100-13Lost to UCLA 7–44
100-57.680SMUIND SWC1–50.16790-17Lost to Houston 20–49
101-47.921Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)ACC1–50.16790-11Lost to Maryland 22–23
10208.037Tulane (TULANE)IND FBSI0–80.000100-19Lost to Southern Miss 14–47
10308.463Navy (NAVY)IND FBSI0–60.000100-13Lost to Temple 14–21
10428.478New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)IND BW0–60.000100-18Lost to Fresno State 28–42
10508.629Kent State (KENT STATE)MAC0–70.000100-22Lost to Central Michigan 7–23
106-58.814CAL State Fullerton (CAL STATE FULLERTON)IND BW1–60.14396-22Lost to Utah State 3–26
107010.515Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE)IND FBSI0–80.000100-21Lost to Akron 23–28

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