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1989 Week 12 College Football Team Rankings

1989 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
100.725Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)IND FBSI10–01.0001+50Beat SMU 59–6
200.771Colorado (COLORADO)IND B810–01.0001+52Beat Oklahoma State 41–17
300.885Alabama (ALABAMA)SEC9–01.0001+41Beat LSU 32–16
451.047Tennessee (TENNESSEE)SEC7–10.8759+36Beat Akron 52–9
5-11.138Nebraska (NEBRASKA)IND B89–10.9005+36Beat Kansas 51–14
661.181Miami (MIAMI)IND FBSI8–10.8896+27Beat Pittsburgh 24–3
711.194USCPAC8–20.80011+36Beat Arizona 24–3
8-21.212Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)IND FBSI7–20.77816+30BYE
921.287Houston (HOUSTON)IND SWC7–20.77816+21Beat Texas 47–9
10-31.289Arkansas (ARKANSAS)IND SWC8–10.8896+32Beat Baylor 19–10
1131.294Michigan (MICHIGAN)B108–10.8896+31Beat Illinois 24–10
12-21.340Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)IND BW10–01.0001+29Beat New Mexico State 45–5
13-81.391Illinois (ILLINOIS)B107–20.77816+30Lost to Michigan 10–24
14-11.395Virginia (VIRGINIA)ACC9–20.81810+35Beat Virginia Tech 32–25
1511.490Auburn (AUBURN)SEC7–20.77816+26Beat Louisiana Tech 38–23
16-11.534Clemson (CLEMSON)ACC8–20.80011+27BYE
1701.677Penn State (PENN STATE)IND FBSI6–2–10.72224+19Tied Maryland 13–13
1811.732West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)IND FBSI7–2–10.75023+19Beat Rutgers 21–20
1951.771BYUIND WAC8–20.80011+24Beat Air Force 44–35
20-21.788Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)IND SWC7–20.77816+18BYE
2151.917Ohio State (OHIO STATE)B107–20.77816+18Beat Iowa 28–0
2201.918Hawai'i (HAWAII)IND WAC8–20.80011+17Beat Pacific 34–26
2371.925Duke (DUKE)ACC7–30.70025+23Beat NC State 35–26
24-11.928Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)IND SWC7–20.77816+21Beat TCU 37–7
2562.123Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)IND FBSI8–20.80011+16Beat Toledo 39–27
2682.139Georgia (GEORGIA)SEC6–30.66732+15Beat Florida 17–10
2712.157South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)IND FBSI6–3–10.65037+16Beat North Carolina 27–20
28-82.158Air Force (AIR FORCE)IND WAC7–30.70025+16Lost to BYU 35–44
29-82.244Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)IND FBSI5–2–10.68830+10Lost to Miami 3–24
3082.291Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)B105–40.55647+14Beat Minnesota 21–7
31102.306Washington (WASHINGTON)PAC6–40.60041+17Beat Oregon State 51–14
32122.359Ball State (BALL STATE)MAC6–2–20.70025+11Beat Eastern Michigan 23–17
33-12.367Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)IND B87–30.70025+11Beat Kansas State 42–19
34-92.374NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)ACC7–30.70025+9Lost to Duke 26–35
3522.456Syracuse (SYRACUSE)IND FBSI6–30.66732+10Beat Navy 38–17
36-72.520Florida (FLORIDA)SEC6–30.66732+8Lost to Georgia 10–17
3722.668Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)SEC6–30.66732+10BYE
3852.673Kentucky (KENTUCKY)SEC6–30.66732+7Beat Vanderbilt 15–11
39-122.686Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)PAC6–40.60041+9Lost to California 26–38
40-42.694Arizona (ARIZONA)PAC6–40.60041+11Lost to USC 3–24
4142.706Oregon (OREGON)PAC6–40.60041+8Beat UCLA 38–20
42-92.725Texas (TEXAS)IND SWC4–40.50058+12Lost to Houston 9–47
4332.731Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)PAC6–3–10.65037+9Beat Stanford 30–22
44-92.740Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)IND FBSI5–4–10.55054+8Lost to Virginia 25–32
4532.907East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)IND FBSI5–3–10.61140+4Beat Temple 31–24
46-62.946Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)MAC7–3–10.68231+11Lost to Ball State 17–23
4732.984San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)IND WAC6–3–10.65037+3Beat Wyoming 27–17
4883.046Indiana (INDIANA)B105–40.55647+4Beat Wisconsin 45–17
4963.048Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)IND WAC5–5–10.50058+8Beat UTEP 52–0
50-83.124Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH)IND FBSI5–4–10.55054+4Lost to Auburn 23–38
5133.168Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)IND FBSI6–40.60041+2Beat Lamar 42–33
52-53.193Baylor (BAYLOR)IND SWC4–50.44466+5Lost to Arkansas 10–19
5343.226Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)SEC5–40.55647+2Beat Tulane 27–7
54-13.321Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)ACC4–40.50058+1BYE
5593.434San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)IND BW5–40.55647-1Beat Utah State 33–7
5653.463Louisville (LOUISVILLE)IND FBSI5–40.55647-4Beat Memphis 40–10
57-63.519Minnesota (MINNESOTA)B105–40.55647-2Lost to Michigan State 7–21
58-63.579Akron (AKRON)IND FBSI6–4–10.59146+11Lost to Tennessee 9–52
59133.690CAL State Fullerton (CAL STATE FULLERTON)IND BW5–4–10.55054-5Beat Long Beach State 31–13
6023.705Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)IND FBSI4–50.44466-1BYE
6153.718Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)MAC5–4–10.55054+1Beat Ohio 24–15
62-133.838Army (ARMY)IND FBSI5–40.55647-12Lost to Boston College 17–24
6373.887Iowa State (IOWA STATE)IND B85–50.50058-3Beat Missouri 35–21
64-53.904Iowa (IOWA)B104–50.44466-1Lost to Ohio State 0–28
65103.994Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)MAC5–50.50058-4Beat Western Michigan 31–30
66-34.032Toledo (TOLEDO)MAC5–50.50058-8Lost to Northern Illinois 27–39
6704.033LSUSEC2–70.22285-6Lost to Alabama 16–32
68-34.158Wyoming (WYOMING)IND WAC4–60.40070-4Lost to San Diego State 17–27
6924.166Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)IND B84–60.40070-3Lost to Colorado 17–41
7084.169California (CALIFORNIA)PAC4–60.40070-4Beat Washington State 38–26
71-114.192Oregon State (OREGON STATE)PAC4–5–10.45065-2Lost to Washington 14–51
72-144.197Tulsa (TULSA)IND FBSI5–50.50058-9Lost to Wake Forest 17–29
7304.307Maryland (MARYLAND)ACC3–6–10.35076-8Tied Penn State 13–13
74-54.372TCUIND SWC4–60.40070-6Lost to Texas Tech 7–37
75-14.646UCLAPAC3–70.30079-11Lost to Oregon 20–38
7644.699Utah (UTAH)IND WAC4–60.40070-9Beat New Mexico 41–39
77-94.820UNLVIND BW4–50.44466-4Lost to Nevada 7–45
78-14.923Utah State (UTAH STATE)IND BW3–60.33377-10Lost to San José State 7–33
79-34.967Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)MAC4–60.40070-19Lost to Bowling Green 30–31
8055.193Purdue (PURDUE)B102–70.22285-15Beat Northwestern 46–15
8105.204Rutgers (RUTGERS)IND FBSI2–5–20.33377-12Lost to West Virginia 20–21
82-35.259Tulane (TULANE)IND FBSI3–70.30079-16Lost to Mississippi State 7–27
8385.529Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)IND FBSI2–70.22285-18Beat Army 24–17
84-15.722Stanford (STANFORD)PAC2–80.20091-19Lost to Arizona State 22–30
85-35.794Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)B102–70.22285-18Lost to Indiana 17–45
8605.873Kansas (KANSAS)IND B83–70.30079-23Lost to Nebraska 14–51
87-36.005Missouri (MISSOURI)IND B82–80.20091-18Lost to Iowa State 21–35
8866.043Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)ACC2–7–10.25083-14Beat Tulsa 29–17
89-16.376Long Beach State (LONG BEACH STATE)IND BW3–80.27382-32Lost to CAL State Fullerton 13–31
90-36.396Navy (NAVY)IND FBSI2–70.22285-7Lost to Syracuse 17–38
9116.690Rice (RICE)IND SWC1–7–10.16795-24BYE
92-26.726Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)SEC1–80.11198-27Lost to Kentucky 11–15
9376.822Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))MAC2–7–10.25083-28Beat Kent State 15–13
94-56.841UTEPIND WAC2–90.18294-26Lost to Colorado State 0–52
95-27.115Memphis (MEMPHIS)IND FBSI2–80.20091-24Lost to Louisville 10–40
9607.143Pacific (PACIFIC)IND BW1–100.091101-29Lost to Hawai'i 26–34
97-27.287SMUIND SWC2–70.22285-26Lost to Notre Dame 6–59
98-17.489New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)IND WAC1–100.091101-43Lost to Utah 39–41
9907.565North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)ACC1–90.10099-37Lost to South Carolina 20–27
100-27.833Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)IND FBSI1–8–10.15096-23Lost to Morehead State 10–13
10107.982Temple (TEMPLE)IND FBSI0–100.000103-34Lost to East Carolina 24–31
10218.293Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)IND B81–90.10099-35Lost to Oklahoma 19–42
10318.696Ohio (OHIO)MAC1–8–10.15096-43Lost to Central Michigan 15–24
104-28.915Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)B100–90.000103-40Lost to Purdue 15–46
10509.221Kent State (KENT STATE)MAC0–110.000103-54Lost to Miami (OH) 13–15
10609.987New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)IND BW0–100.000103-54Lost to Fresno State 5–45

1989 Week 11 College Football Team Rankings

1989 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
100.649Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)IND FBSI9–01.0001+43Beat Navy 41–0
200.724Colorado (COLORADO)IND B89–01.0001+43Beat Nebraska 27–21
300.829Alabama (ALABAMA)SEC8–01.0001+35Beat Mississippi State 23–10
401.080Nebraska (NEBRASKA)IND B88–10.8895+30Lost to Colorado 21–27
521.193Illinois (ILLINOIS)B107–10.8756+27Beat Iowa 31–7
661.208Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)IND FBSI7–20.77814+26Beat South Carolina 35–10
7-21.217Arkansas (ARKANSAS)IND SWC7–10.8756+27Beat Rice 38–17
831.234USCPAC7–20.77814+28Beat Oregon State 48–6
9-31.238Tennessee (TENNESSEE)SEC6–10.85710+26BYE
10-21.287Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)IND BW9–01.0001+26Beat San José State 31–30
1131.330Houston (HOUSTON)IND SWC6–20.75022+16Beat TCU 55–10
1211.352Miami (MIAMI)IND FBSI7–10.8756+18Beat East Carolina 40–10
1351.473Virginia (VIRGINIA)ACC8–20.80011+27Beat NC State 20–9
14-51.479Michigan (MICHIGAN)B107–10.8756+21Beat Purdue 42–27
1501.499Clemson (CLEMSON)ACC8–20.80011+25Beat North Carolina 35–3
1661.671Auburn (AUBURN)SEC6–20.75022+19Beat Florida 10–7
1771.684Penn State (PENN STATE)IND FBSI6–20.75022+16Beat West Virginia 19–9
1821.781Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)IND SWC7–20.77814+17Beat SMU 63–14
19-91.813West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)IND FBSI6–2–10.72229+14Lost to Penn State 9–19
2081.835Air Force (AIR FORCE)IND WAC7–20.77814+17Beat Army 29–3
2151.918Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)IND FBSI5–1–10.78613+9BYE
2251.938Hawai'i (HAWAII)IND WAC7–20.77814+14Beat UTEP 26–7
2361.941Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)IND SWC6–20.75022+18Beat Texas 24–17
2491.982BYUIND WAC7–20.77814+16Beat Oregon 45–41
25-62.059NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)ACC7–20.77814+10Lost to Virginia 9–20
2652.122Ohio State (OHIO STATE)B106–20.75022+12Beat Northwestern 52–27
2752.123Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)PAC6–30.66730+14BYE
28-112.146South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)IND FBSI5–3–10.61142+13Lost to Florida State 10–35
29-132.153Florida (FLORIDA)SEC6–20.75022+10Lost to Auburn 7–10
3042.183Duke (DUKE)ACC6–30.66730+15Beat Wake Forest 52–35
3192.269Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)IND FBSI7–20.77814+10Beat Louisiana 23–20
3242.275Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)IND B86–30.66730+11Beat Missouri 52–14
33-82.322Texas (TEXAS)IND SWC4–30.57147+12Lost to Texas Tech 17–24
3412.442Georgia (GEORGIA)SEC5–30.62537+7Beat Temple 37–10
3532.462Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)IND FBSI5–3–10.61142+9Beat Vanderbilt 18–0
36-152.482Arizona (ARIZONA)PAC6–30.66730+11Lost to California 28–29
3722.500Syracuse (SYRACUSE)IND FBSI5–30.62537+7Beat Boston College 23–11
38102.573Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)B104–40.50054+7Beat Indiana 51–20
39-162.588Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)SEC6–30.66730+10Lost to LSU 30–35
4052.617Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)MAC7–2–10.75022+11Beat Miami (OH) 20–7
41-112.629Washington (WASHINGTON)PAC5–40.55649+11Lost to Arizona State 32–34
42-12.709Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH)IND FBSI5–3–10.61142+7Beat UL Monroe 24–6
4362.799Kentucky (KENTUCKY)SEC5–30.62537+5Beat Cincinnati 31–0
44-12.817Ball State (BALL STATE)MAC5–2–20.66730+3Tied Central Michigan 13–13
45-82.860Oregon (OREGON)PAC5–40.55649+5Lost to BYU 41–45
4662.927Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)PAC5–3–10.61142+6Beat Washington 34–32
4743.017Baylor (BAYLOR)IND SWC4–40.50054+5BYE
48-63.032East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)IND FBSI4–3–10.56348+3Lost to Miami 10–40
49-23.204Army (ARMY)IND FBSI5–30.62537-5Lost to Air Force 3–29
5063.204San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)IND WAC5–3–10.611420Beat New Mexico 45–28
5173.215Minnesota (MINNESOTA)B105–30.625370Beat Wisconsin 24–22
5283.222Akron (AKRON)IND FBSI6–3–10.65036+11Beat Northern Arizona 52–7
5343.236Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)ACC4–40.50054+2Beat Western Carolina 34–7
54-43.239Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)IND FBSI5–40.55649+3Lost to Northern Illinois 20–23
55-113.301Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)IND WAC4–5–10.45066+5Lost to Wyoming 35–56
56-103.303Indiana (INDIANA)B104–40.50054+2Lost to Michigan State 20–51
57-43.512Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)SEC4–40.500540Lost to Alabama 10–23
5843.532Tulsa (TULSA)IND FBSI5–40.55649-1BYE
59-43.575Iowa (IOWA)B104–40.50054+1Lost to Illinois 7–31
60-63.609Oregon State (OREGON STATE)PAC4–4–10.50054+2Lost to USC 6–48
6153.718Louisville (LOUISVILLE)IND FBSI4–40.50054-5Beat Western Kentucky 55–7
6213.810Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)IND FBSI4–50.44467-1BYE
6363.843Toledo (TOLEDO)MAC5–40.55649-6Beat Western Michigan 19–18
6403.861San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)IND BW4–40.50054-4Lost to Fresno State 30–31
6563.901Wyoming (WYOMING)IND WAC4–50.44467-1Beat Colorado State 56–35
66-13.986Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)MAC4–4–10.500540Tied Ball State 13–13
6794.009LSUSEC2–60.25083-5Beat Ole Miss 35–30
6864.009UNLVIND BW4–40.50054-4Beat Long Beach State 43–21
69-84.027TCUIND SWC4–50.44467-2Lost to Houston 10–55
7004.047Iowa State (IOWA STATE)IND B84–50.44467-3Beat Kansas State 36–11
7114.062Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)IND B84–50.44467-2Beat Kansas 37–24
7214.066CAL State Fullerton (CAL STATE FULLERTON)IND BW4–4–10.50054-7Beat New Mexico State 45–10
73-54.275Maryland (MARYLAND)ACC3–60.33376-8BYE
74-154.335UCLAPAC3–60.33376-7Lost to Stanford 14–17
7504.368Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)MAC4–50.44467-7Beat Kent State 51–28
76-94.492Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)MAC4–50.44467-12Lost to Toledo 18–19
7724.628Utah State (UTAH STATE)IND BW3–50.37574-6Beat Pacific 38–10
7834.763California (CALIFORNIA)PAC3–60.33376-9Beat Arizona 29–28
7944.950Tulane (TULANE)IND FBSI3–60.33376-12Beat Memphis 38–34
80-34.994Utah (UTAH)IND WAC3–60.33376-9BYE
81-15.191Rutgers (RUTGERS)IND FBSI2–4–20.37574-10BYE
82-45.235Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)B102–60.25083-11Lost to Minnesota 22–24
8325.460Stanford (STANFORD)PAC2–70.22287-14Beat UCLA 17–14
84-25.693Missouri (MISSOURI)IND B82–70.22287-12Lost to Oklahoma 14–52
8545.764Purdue (PURDUE)B101–70.12596-14Lost to Michigan 27–42
86-25.872Kansas (KANSAS)IND B83–60.33376-20Lost to Oklahoma State 24–37
8746.192Navy (NAVY)IND FBSI2–60.25083-3Lost to Notre Dame 0–41
88-26.314Long Beach State (LONG BEACH STATE)IND BW3–70.30082-26Lost to UNLV 21–43
8946.362UTEPIND WAC2–80.20090-19Lost to Hawai'i 7–26
90-26.460Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)SEC1–70.12596-21Lost to Virginia Tech 0–18
91-16.461Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)IND FBSI1–70.12596-20Lost to Syracuse 11–23
9206.525Rice (RICE)IND SWC1–7–10.16791-21Lost to Arkansas 17–38
93-66.743Memphis (MEMPHIS)IND FBSI2–70.22287-18Lost to Tulane 34–38
9406.890Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)ACC1–7–10.16791-17Lost to Duke 35–52
9527.230SMUIND SWC2–60.25083-23Lost to Texas A&M 14–63
96-17.259Pacific (PACIFIC)IND BW1–90.100101-23Lost to Utah State 10–38
9717.280New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)IND WAC1–90.100101-33Lost to San Diego State 28–45
98-27.306Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)IND FBSI1–7–10.16791-22Lost to Kentucky 0–31
9907.646North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)ACC1–80.11199-32Lost to Clemson 3–35
10007.662Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))MAC1–7–10.16791-26Lost to Eastern Michigan 7–20
10118.032Temple (TEMPLE)IND FBSI0–90.000103-28Lost to Georgia 10–37
10218.247Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)B100–80.000103-28Lost to Ohio State 27–52
103-28.481Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)IND B81–80.11199-29Lost to Iowa State 11–36
10418.487Ohio (OHIO)MAC1–7–10.16791-34BYE
105-18.722Kent State (KENT STATE)MAC0–100.000103-40Lost to Bowling Green 28–51
106010.425New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)IND BW0–90.000103-48Lost to CAL State Fullerton 10–45

1989 Week 10 College Football Team Rankings

1989 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
120.652Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)IND FBSI8–01.0001+35Beat Pittsburgh 45–7
200.740Colorado (COLORADO)IND B88–01.0001+32Beat Oklahoma 20–3
3-20.743Alabama (ALABAMA)SEC7–01.0001+29Beat Penn State 17–16
400.943Nebraska (NEBRASKA)IND B88–01.0001+26Beat Iowa State 49–17
501.049Arkansas (ARKANSAS)IND SWC6–10.8577+25Beat Houston 45–39
611.246Tennessee (TENNESSEE)SEC6–10.8577+22Beat LSU 45–39
761.322Illinois (ILLINOIS)B106–10.8577+19Beat Wisconsin 32–9
811.344Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)IND BW8–01.0001+19Beat UNLV 31–17
961.365Michigan (MICHIGAN)B106–10.8577+19Beat Indiana 38–10
1011.416West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)IND FBSI6–1–10.81313+15Beat Boston College 44–30
1111.428USCPAC6–20.75017+20Beat Stanford 19–0
12141.480Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)IND FBSI6–20.75017+15Beat Miami 24–10
13-71.495Miami (MIAMI)IND FBSI6–10.8577+12Lost to Florida State 10–24
14-61.519Houston (HOUSTON)IND SWC5–20.71427+10Lost to Arkansas 39–45
1531.546Clemson (CLEMSON)ACC7–20.77815+21Beat Wake Forest 44–10
1611.679Florida (FLORIDA)SEC6–10.8577+11BYE
17-71.740South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)IND FBSI5–2–10.68833+14Lost to NC State 10–20
1851.800Virginia (VIRGINIA)ACC7–20.77815+16Beat Louisville 16–15
1991.802NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)ACC7–10.8756+11Beat South Carolina 20–10
2041.855Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)IND SWC6–20.75017+14Beat Rice 45–7
2101.887Arizona (ARIZONA)PAC6–20.75017+16Beat Pacific 38–14
22111.930Auburn (AUBURN)SEC5–20.71427+11Beat Mississippi State 14–0
2341.943Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)SEC6–20.75017+14Beat Vanderbilt 24–16
24-81.945Penn State (PENN STATE)IND FBSI5–20.71427+9Lost to Alabama 16–17
25-31.949Texas (TEXAS)IND SWC4–20.66735+12BYE
26-121.962Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)IND FBSI5–1–10.78614+8Lost to Notre Dame 7–45
27122.013Hawai'i (HAWAII)IND WAC6–20.75017+10Beat BYU 56–14
2812.036Air Force (AIR FORCE)IND WAC6–20.75017+11BYE
2922.127Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)IND SWC5–20.71427+12BYE
3042.133Washington (WASHINGTON)PAC5–30.62538+13Beat UCLA 28–27
3172.141Ohio State (OHIO STATE)B105–20.71427+10Beat Minnesota 41–37
32-122.148Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)PAC6–30.66735+12Lost to Arizona State 39–44
33-142.179BYUIND WAC6–20.75017+9Lost to Hawai'i 14–56
3432.229Duke (DUKE)ACC5–30.62538+13Beat Georgia Tech 30–19
3552.319Georgia (GEORGIA)SEC4–30.57144+8Beat Kentucky 34–23
36-62.335Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)IND B85–30.62538+9Lost to Colorado 3–20
3782.522Oregon (OREGON)PAC5–30.62538+6Beat Long Beach State 52–10
3842.533Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)IND FBSI4–3–10.56352+7Beat Tulane 30–13
3942.540Syracuse (SYRACUSE)IND FBSI4–30.57144+6Beat East Carolina 18–16
4012.589Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)IND FBSI6–20.75017+4Beat Temple 20–17
41112.670Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH)IND FBSI4–3–10.56352+8Beat Tulsa 34–31
42-172.698East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)IND FBSI4–2–10.64337+3Lost to Syracuse 16–18
4342.709Ball State (BALL STATE)MAC5–2–10.68833+3Beat Indiana State 34–27
4452.784Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)IND WAC4–4–10.50058+8Beat Utah 50–10
45-132.819Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)MAC6–2–10.72226+8Lost to Central Michigan 9–24
46-112.838Indiana (INDIANA)B104–30.57144+4Lost to Michigan 10–38
4792.928Army (ARMY)IND FBSI5–20.71427-3Beat Rutgers 35–14
4862.936Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)B103–40.42966+3Beat Purdue 28–21
49-133.069Kentucky (KENTUCKY)SEC4–30.57144+3Lost to Georgia 23–34
5003.086Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)IND FBSI5–30.62538+5BYE
5173.153Baylor (BAYLOR)IND SWC4–40.50058+4Beat TCU 27–9
5293.205Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)PAC4–3–10.56352+3Beat Washington State 44–39
53-73.229Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)SEC4–30.57144+1Lost to Auburn 0–14
5433.308Oregon State (OREGON STATE)PAC4–3–10.56352+3Beat California 25–14
5543.361Iowa (IOWA)B104–30.57144+2Beat Northwestern 35–22
5643.389San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)IND WAC4–3–10.563520Beat UTEP 34–31
57-133.398Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)ACC3–40.42966+3Lost to Duke 19–30
58-103.448Minnesota (MINNESOTA)B104–30.57144-1Lost to Ohio State 37–41
59-43.555UCLAPAC3–50.375700Lost to Washington 27–28
6063.591Akron (AKRON)IND FBSI5–3–10.61143+9Beat Cincinnati 31–0
61-103.641TCUIND SWC4–40.500580Lost to Baylor 9–27
62-93.662Tulsa (TULSA)IND FBSI5–40.55657-1Lost to Louisiana Tech 31–34
6313.749Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)IND FBSI4–50.44464-1Beat Memphis 31–7
6433.840San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)IND BW4–30.57144-5Beat New Mexico State 34–6
65154.018Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)MAC4–40.500580Beat Eastern Michigan 24–9
66-44.050Louisville (LOUISVILLE)IND FBSI3–40.42966-5Lost to Virginia 15–16
6764.201Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)MAC4–40.50058-9Beat Ohio 28–13
6874.208Maryland (MARYLAND)ACC3–60.33377-6Beat North Carolina 38–0
6904.302Toledo (TOLEDO)MAC4–40.50058-8Beat Kent State 47–42
70-54.362Iowa State (IOWA STATE)IND B83–50.37570-3Lost to Nebraska 17–49
7114.537Wyoming (WYOMING)IND WAC3–50.37570-6Beat New Mexico 24–23
7254.568Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)IND B83–50.37570-5Beat Missouri 31–30
73-24.634CAL State Fullerton (CAL STATE FULLERTON)IND BW3–4–10.43865-7BYE
74-64.722UNLVIND BW3–40.42966-7Lost to Fresno State 17–31
75-124.732Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)MAC3–50.37570-6Lost to Miami (OH) 13–17
7634.777LSUSEC1–60.14394-10Lost to Tennessee 39–45
77-35.119Utah (UTAH)IND WAC3–60.33377-9Lost to Colorado State 10–50
7835.121Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)B102–50.28680-8Lost to Illinois 9–32
7935.209Utah State (UTAH STATE)IND BW2–50.28680-8BYE
80-45.277Rutgers (RUTGERS)IND FBSI2–4–20.37570-9Lost to Army 14–35
81-35.287California (CALIFORNIA)PAC2–60.25084-11Lost to Oregon State 14–25
82-125.331Missouri (MISSOURI)IND B82–60.25084-7Lost to Oklahoma State 30–31
8315.382Tulane (TULANE)IND FBSI2–60.25084-13Lost to Virginia Tech 13–30
8465.614Kansas (KANSAS)IND B83–50.37570-15Beat Kansas State 21–16
8535.823Stanford (STANFORD)PAC1–70.12598-14Lost to USC 0–19
8605.874Long Beach State (LONG BEACH STATE)IND BW3–60.33377-19Lost to Oregon 10–52
87-25.947Memphis (MEMPHIS)IND FBSI2–60.25084-9Lost to Southern Miss 7–31
8815.967Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)SEC1–60.14394-14Lost to Ole Miss 16–24
89-25.995Purdue (PURDUE)B101–60.14394-12Lost to Michigan State 21–28
9016.261Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)IND FBSI1–60.14394-15Lost to West Virginia 30–44
91-86.280Navy (NAVY)IND FBSI2–50.28680-3Lost to James Madison 20–24
9216.507Rice (RICE)IND SWC1–6–10.18889-17Lost to Texas A&M 7–45
93-16.577UTEPIND WAC2–70.22288-17Lost to San Diego State 31–34
9446.716Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)ACC1–6–10.18889-12Lost to Clemson 10–44
9516.913Pacific (PACIFIC)IND BW1–80.111101-16Lost to Arizona 14–38
96-27.028Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)IND FBSI1–6–10.18889-16Lost to Akron 0–31
9727.075SMUIND SWC2–50.28680-18Beat North Texas 35–9
98-37.220New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)IND WAC1–80.111101-27Lost to Wyoming 23–24
99-27.867North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)ACC1–70.12598-27Lost to Maryland 0–38
10068.162Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))MAC1–6–10.18889-23Beat Bowling Green 17–13
10108.226Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)IND B81–70.12598-21Lost to Kansas 16–21
10208.241Temple (TEMPLE)IND FBSI0–80.000103-23Lost to Northern Illinois 17–20
103-38.413Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)B100–70.000103-23Lost to Iowa 22–35
10408.586Kent State (KENT STATE)MAC0–90.000103-32Lost to Toledo 42–47
105-28.819Ohio (OHIO)MAC1–7–10.16793-32Lost to Western Michigan 13–28
106-110.652New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)IND BW0–80.000103-40Lost to San José State 6–34

1989 Week 9 College Football Team Rankings

1989 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
130.780Alabama (ALABAMA)SEC6–01.0001+22Beat Tennessee 47–30
200.786Colorado (COLORADO)IND B87–01.0001+23Beat Kansas 49–17
300.850Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)IND FBSI7–01.0001+26Beat USC 28–24
410.922Nebraska (NEBRASKA)IND B87–01.0001+20Beat Oklahoma State 48–23
5-41.097Arkansas (ARKANSAS)IND SWC5–10.83311+19Lost to Texas 20–24
631.177Miami (MIAMI)IND FBSI6–01.0001+12BYE
7-11.235Tennessee (TENNESSEE)SEC5–10.83311+17Lost to Alabama 30–47
8-11.242Houston (HOUSTON)IND SWC5–10.83311+8Beat SMU 95–21
931.342Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)IND BW7–01.0001+15Beat CAL State Fullerton 33–19
1031.346South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)IND FBSI5–1–10.78618+13Beat Western Carolina 24–3
11-11.350West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)IND FBSI5–1–10.78618+12Beat Cincinnati 69–3
12-41.366USCPAC5–20.71425+17Lost to Notre Dame 24–28
13-21.436Illinois (ILLINOIS)B105–10.83311+14Beat Michigan State 14–10
1411.497Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)IND FBSI5–0–10.9177+7BYE
1561.626Michigan (MICHIGAN)B105–10.83311+12Beat Iowa 26–12
1631.666Penn State (PENN STATE)IND FBSI5–10.83311+8BYE
1711.674Florida (FLORIDA)SEC6–10.8578+10Beat New Mexico 27–21
1891.678Clemson (CLEMSON)ACC6–20.75020+16Beat NC State 30–10
1931.750BYUIND WAC6–10.8578+10Beat UTEP 49–24
20-61.803Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)PAC6–20.75020+12Lost to Arizona 21–23
2171.811Arizona (ARIZONA)PAC5–20.71425+14Beat Washington State 23–21
22111.829Texas (TEXAS)IND SWC4–20.66734+11Beat Arkansas 24–20
2311.839Virginia (VIRGINIA)ACC6–20.75020+12Beat Wake Forest 47–28
2421.923Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)IND SWC5–20.71425+11Beat Baylor 14–11
2561.964East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)IND FBSI4–1–10.75020+6Beat Virginia Tech 14–10
2681.999Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)IND FBSI5–20.71425+6Beat Auburn 22–14
27-22.015Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)SEC5–20.71425+12Beat Tulane 32–28
28-112.050NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)ACC6–10.8578+5Lost to Clemson 10–30
29-92.072Air Force (AIR FORCE)IND WAC6–20.75020+9Lost to TCU 9–27
3002.130Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)IND B85–20.71425+6Beat Iowa State 43–40
31-22.254Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)IND SWC5–20.71425+9Beat Rice 41–25
3272.289Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)MAC6–1–10.81317+10Beat Bowling Green 21–13
33-172.293Auburn (AUBURN)SEC4–20.66734+6Lost to Florida State 14–22
3432.391Washington (WASHINGTON)PAC4–30.57145+8Beat California 29–16
35112.402Indiana (INDIANA)B104–20.66734+5Beat Minnesota 28–18
36-42.489Kentucky (KENTUCKY)SEC4–20.66734+6Beat LSU 27–21
3732.523Duke (DUKE)ACC4–30.57145+8Beat Maryland 46–25
3802.528Ohio State (OHIO STATE)B104–20.66734+5Beat Purdue 21–3
39-162.550Hawai'i (HAWAII)IND WAC5–20.71425+3Lost to Colorado State 16–31
4012.589Georgia (GEORGIA)SEC3–30.50050+4Beat Vanderbilt 35–16
4142.653Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)IND FBSI5–20.71425+4Beat UNLV 42–24
42-62.726Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)IND FBSI3–3–10.50050+4Lost to East Carolina 10–14
43112.818Syracuse (SYRACUSE)IND FBSI3–30.50050+3Beat Rutgers 49–28
4402.836Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)ACC3–30.50050+5Beat North Carolina 17–14
4542.836Oregon (OREGON)PAC4–30.57145+2Beat Arizona State 27–7
4652.865Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)SEC4–20.66734+2Beat Memphis 35–10
4762.912Ball State (BALL STATE)MAC4–2–10.64342+1Beat Western Michigan 14–13
48-132.941Minnesota (MINNESOTA)B104–20.66734+2Lost to Indiana 18–28
49113.029Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)IND WAC3–4–10.43862+5Beat Hawai'i 31–16
5093.149Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)IND FBSI5–30.62543+4Beat Southern Miss 24–21
51163.149TCUIND SWC4–30.57145+3Beat Air Force 27–9
5233.181Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH)IND FBSI3–3–10.50050+2Beat Arkansas State 40–37
5353.205Tulsa (TULSA)IND FBSI5–30.62543+1Beat Louisville 31–24
54-113.250Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)B102–40.33375+1Lost to Illinois 10–14
55-133.370UCLAPAC3–40.42964+1Lost to Oregon State 17–18
5663.390Army (ARMY)IND FBSI4–20.66734-5Beat Lafayette 34–20
57123.437Oregon State (OREGON STATE)PAC3–3–10.50050+2Beat UCLA 18–17
58-63.505Baylor (BAYLOR)IND SWC3–40.429640Lost to Texas A&M 11–14
59-113.530Iowa (IOWA)B103–30.50050+2Lost to Michigan 12–26
6033.630San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)IND WAC3–3–10.50050-1Beat Pacific 35–7
61-113.703Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)PAC3–3–10.50050-2Lost to Oregon 7–27
62-153.816Louisville (LOUISVILLE)IND FBSI3–30.50050-4Lost to Tulsa 24–31
6323.950Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)MAC3–40.429640Lost to Eastern Michigan 13–21
64-74.007Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)IND FBSI3–50.37572-2Lost to Louisiana 21–24
65-94.042Iowa State (IOWA STATE)IND B83–40.42964-2Lost to Oklahoma 40–43
6624.058Akron (AKRON)IND FBSI4–3–10.56349+6Tied Murray State 31–31
6794.130San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)IND BW3–30.50050-3Beat Long Beach State 21–10
68-24.387UNLVIND BW3–30.50050-6Lost to Northern Illinois 24–42
69124.467Toledo (TOLEDO)MAC3–40.42964-6Beat Miami (OH) 17–14
70104.533Missouri (MISSOURI)IND B82–50.286780Beat Kansas State 21–9
7124.537CAL State Fullerton (CAL STATE FULLERTON)IND BW3–4–10.43862-7Lost to Fresno State 19–33
72-14.657Wyoming (WYOMING)IND WAC2–50.28678-5BYE
73-34.659Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)MAC3–40.42964-10Lost to Ball State 13–14
74104.737Utah (UTAH)IND WAC3–50.37572-5Beat Stanford 27–24
75-34.741Maryland (MARYLAND)ACC2–60.25086-7Lost to Duke 25–46
76-154.747Rutgers (RUTGERS)IND FBSI2–3–20.42964-5Lost to Syracuse 28–49
7714.906Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)IND B82–50.28678-6Lost to Nebraska 23–48
78-44.982California (CALIFORNIA)PAC2–50.28678-7Lost to Washington 16–29
79-45.027LSUSEC1–50.16792-8Lost to Kentucky 21–27
80-165.034Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)MAC3–40.42964-7Lost to Youngstown State 3–30
8165.058Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)B102–40.33375-6Beat Northwestern 35–31
8285.127Utah State (UTAH STATE)IND BW2–50.28678-6Beat New Mexico State 28–13
8385.171Navy (NAVY)IND FBSI2–40.33375-1Beat Boston College 27–24
84-75.235Tulane (TULANE)IND FBSI2–50.28678-9Lost to Ole Miss 28–32
85-65.346Memphis (MEMPHIS)IND FBSI2–50.28678-3Lost to Mississippi State 10–35
86-35.690Long Beach State (LONG BEACH STATE)IND BW3–50.37572-15Lost to San José State 10–21
87-25.776Purdue (PURDUE)B101–50.16792-8Lost to Ohio State 3–21
8805.901Stanford (STANFORD)PAC1–60.14397-11Lost to Utah 24–27
89-35.953Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)SEC1–50.16792-10Lost to Georgia 16–35
90-15.978Kansas (KANSAS)IND B82–50.28678-13Lost to Colorado 17–49
91-96.098Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)IND FBSI1–50.16792-10Lost to Navy 24–27
9226.281UTEPIND WAC2–60.25086-11Lost to BYU 24–49
9326.381Rice (RICE)IND SWC1–5–10.21488-14Lost to Texas Tech 25–41
94-16.561Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)IND FBSI1–5–10.21488-10Lost to West Virginia 3–69
9546.762New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)IND WAC1–70.125100-19Lost to Florida 21–27
96-46.823Pacific (PACIFIC)IND BW1–70.125100-12Lost to San Diego State 7–35
97-17.090North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)ACC1–60.14397-17Lost to Georgia Tech 14–17
98-17.093Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)ACC1–5–10.21488-10Lost to Virginia 28–47
9927.917SMUIND SWC1–50.16792-15Lost to Houston 21–95
100-28.168Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)B100–60.000103-16Lost to Wisconsin 31–35
101-18.172Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)IND B81–60.14397-15Lost to Missouri 9–21
10218.296Temple (TEMPLE)IND FBSI0–70.000103-17BYE
10318.473Ohio (OHIO)MAC1–6–10.18891-23Beat Kent State 37–14
104-28.763Kent State (KENT STATE)MAC0–80.000103-26Lost to Ohio 14–37
105010.251New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)IND BW0–70.000103-31Lost to Utah State 13–28
106010.471Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))MAC0–6–10.071102-24Lost to Toledo 14–17

1989 Week 8 College Football Team Rankings

1989 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
150.744Arkansas (ARKANSAS)IND SWC5–01.0001+17Beat Texas Tech 45–13
220.810Colorado (COLORADO)IND B86–01.0001+16Beat Iowa State 52–17
320.869Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)IND FBSI6–01.0001+19Beat Air Force 41–27
430.929Alabama (ALABAMA)SEC5–01.0001+14Beat Louisiana 24–17
5-30.941Nebraska (NEBRASKA)IND B86–01.0001+14Beat Missouri 50–7
6-30.956Tennessee (TENNESSEE)SEC5–01.0001+14BYE
7-61.121Houston (HOUSTON)IND SWC4–10.80018+7Lost to Texas A&M 13–17
831.197USCPAC5–10.83313+14Beat California 31–15
9-11.249Miami (MIAMI)IND FBSI6–01.0001+9Beat San José State 48–16
10-11.290West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)IND FBSI4–1–10.75024+10BYE
1121.460Illinois (ILLINOIS)B104–10.80018+10Beat Purdue 14–2
12-21.477Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)IND BW6–01.0001+9Beat Utah State 34–7
13-11.488South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)IND FBSI4–1–10.75024+9BYE
1411.525Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)PAC6–10.85711+12Beat Stanford 31–13
1521.571Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)IND FBSI5–0–10.91710+5Beat Navy 31–14
1651.649Auburn (AUBURN)SEC4–10.80018+8Beat LSU 10–6
1731.650NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)ACC6–01.0001+6BYE
1851.666Florida (FLORIDA)SEC5–10.83313+7Beat Vanderbilt 34–11
1961.671Penn State (PENN STATE)IND FBSI5–10.83313+6Beat Syracuse 34–12
20-61.730Air Force (AIR FORCE)IND WAC6–10.85711+9Lost to Notre Dame 27–41
2111.761Michigan (MICHIGAN)B104–10.80018+8Beat Michigan State 10–7
2291.950BYUIND WAC5–10.83313+6Beat Colorado State 45–16
2331.966Hawai'i (HAWAII)IND WAC5–10.83313+5BYE
2442.012Virginia (VIRGINIA)ACC5–20.71426+9Beat North Carolina 50–17
25132.080Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)SEC4–20.66729+9Beat Georgia 17–13
26192.107Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)IND SWC4–20.66729+6Beat Houston 17–13
27-82.142Clemson (CLEMSON)ACC5–20.71426+8Lost to Georgia Tech 14–30
2882.195Arizona (ARIZONA)PAC4–20.66729+6Beat UCLA 42–7
29-22.203Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)IND SWC4–20.66729+8Lost to Arkansas 13–45
30-62.206Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)IND B84–20.66729+3Lost to Texas 24–28
3122.231East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)IND FBSI3–1–10.70028+3BYE
3292.235Kentucky (KENTUCKY)SEC3–20.60036+5Beat Rutgers 33–26
33132.235Texas (TEXAS)IND SWC3–20.60036+5Beat Oklahoma 28–24
3482.252Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)IND FBSI4–20.66729+2Beat Virginia Tech 41–7
35-62.261Minnesota (MINNESOTA)B104–10.80018+4Beat Northwestern 20–18
36-202.442Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)IND FBSI3–2–10.58345+4Lost to Florida State 7–41
37112.474Washington (WASHINGTON)PAC3–30.50051+5Beat Oregon 20–14
38242.527Ohio State (OHIO STATE)B103–20.60036+4Beat Indiana 35–31
39-212.576Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)MAC5–1–10.78623+5Lost to Liberty 24–25
4032.704Duke (DUKE)ACC3–30.50051+5BYE
41-112.719Georgia (GEORGIA)SEC2–30.40068+3Lost to Ole Miss 13–17
42-102.742UCLAPAC3–30.50051+4Lost to Arizona 7–42
43-62.838Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)B102–30.40068+2Lost to Michigan 7–10
44253.052Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)ACC2–30.40068+4Beat Clemson 30–14
45-103.096Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)IND FBSI4–20.66729+1Lost to Louisiana Tech 21–42
46-73.109Indiana (INDIANA)B103–20.60036-1Lost to Ohio State 31–35
47-133.132Louisville (LOUISVILLE)IND FBSI3–20.600360Lost to Southern Miss 10–16
4833.138Iowa (IOWA)B103–20.60036+2Beat Wisconsin 31–24
49-93.144Oregon (OREGON)PAC3–30.500510Lost to Washington 14–20
50-63.211Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)PAC3–2–10.583450Tied Oregon State 17–17
5133.254Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)SEC3–20.600360BYE
5233.298Baylor (BAYLOR)IND SWC3–30.50051+1Beat SMU 49–3
5353.331Ball State (BALL STATE)MAC3–2–10.58345-2Beat Kent State 23–21
54-53.384Syracuse (SYRACUSE)IND FBSI2–30.400680Lost to Penn State 12–34
55103.398Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH)IND FBSI2–3–10.41765+1Beat Northern Illinois 42–21
56-33.407Iowa State (IOWA STATE)IND B83–30.50051+1Lost to Colorado 17–52
57133.413Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)IND FBSI3–40.42963+1Beat Louisville 16–10
5833.445Tulsa (TULSA)IND FBSI4–30.571480Beat New Mexico State 34–13
59-33.446Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)IND FBSI4–30.57148+1Lost to Alabama 17–24
60-133.551Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)IND WAC2–4–10.35773+2Lost to BYU 16–45
61-93.749Rutgers (RUTGERS)IND FBSI2–2–20.50051-2Lost to Kentucky 26–33
6243.751Army (ARMY)IND FBSI3–20.60036-5Beat Holy Cross 45–9
6313.767San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)IND WAC2–3–10.417650Beat Long Beach State 30–26
64123.827Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)MAC3–30.50051-6Beat Western Michigan 34–6
6583.844Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)MAC3–30.50051-1Beat Toledo 27–23
66-63.861UNLVIND BW3–20.60036-3BYE
6743.873TCUIND SWC3–30.50051-2Beat Rice 30–16
68-183.969Akron (AKRON)IND FBSI4–30.57148+6Lost to Eastern Illinois 17–21
69-64.014Oregon State (OREGON STATE)PAC2–3–10.417650Tied Arizona State 17–17
70-134.277Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)MAC3–30.50051-7Lost to Central Michigan 6–34
71124.350Wyoming (WYOMING)IND WAC2–50.28680-2Beat Utah 45–24
7284.370Maryland (MARYLAND)ACC2–50.28680-3Beat Wake Forest 27–7
7364.516CAL State Fullerton (CAL STATE FULLERTON)IND BW3–3–10.50051-7Beat Pacific 35–26
74-154.602California (CALIFORNIA)PAC2–40.33374-4Lost to USC 15–31
7524.735LSUSEC1–40.20087-6Lost to Auburn 6–10
76-84.794San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)IND BW2–30.40068-4Lost to Miami 16–48
77-24.803Tulane (TULANE)IND FBSI2–40.33374-5BYE
78135.017Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)IND B82–40.33374-6Beat Kansas State 17–13
79175.021Memphis (MEMPHIS)IND FBSI2–40.33374-1Beat Cincinnati 34–17
80-25.046Missouri (MISSOURI)IND B81–50.16794-1Lost to Nebraska 7–50
81-145.046Toledo (TOLEDO)MAC2–40.33374-7Lost to Bowling Green 23–27
82105.102Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)IND FBSI1–40.20087-5Beat Temple 35–14
83-115.266Long Beach State (LONG BEACH STATE)IND BW3–40.42963-10Lost to San Diego State 26–30
84-105.299Utah (UTAH)IND WAC2–50.28680-6Lost to Wyoming 24–45
8525.434Purdue (PURDUE)B101–40.20087-5Lost to Illinois 2–14
8635.537Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)SEC1–40.20087-7Lost to Florida 11–34
87-55.589Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)B101–40.20087-5Lost to Iowa 24–31
88-45.653Stanford (STANFORD)PAC1–50.16794-6Lost to Washington State 13–31
89-45.666Kansas (KANSAS)IND B82–40.33374-10BYE
9045.841Utah State (UTAH STATE)IND BW1–50.16794-5Lost to Fresno State 7–34
91-15.857Navy (NAVY)IND FBSI1–40.20087-1Lost to Pittsburgh 14–31
92-66.136Pacific (PACIFIC)IND BW1–60.14399-6Lost to CAL State Fullerton 26–35
93-126.153Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)IND FBSI1–4–10.25084-7Lost to Memphis 17–34
9476.161UTEPIND WAC2–50.28680-8Beat New Mexico 26–7
95-76.385Rice (RICE)IND SWC1–4–10.25084-11Lost to TCU 16–30
9626.986North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)ACC1–50.16794-12Lost to Virginia 17–50
97-46.995Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)ACC1–4–10.25084-6Lost to Maryland 7–27
98-17.040Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)B100–50.000103-9Lost to Minnesota 18–20
99-47.088New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)IND WAC1–60.14399-16Lost to UTEP 7–26
10007.543Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)IND B81–50.16794-8Lost to Oklahoma State 13–17
10117.764SMUIND SWC1–40.20087-12Lost to Baylor 3–49
10217.808Kent State (KENT STATE)MAC0–70.000103-16Lost to Ball State 21–23
103-48.186Temple (TEMPLE)IND FBSI0–70.000103-14Lost to Boston College 14–35
10409.727Ohio (OHIO)MAC0–6–10.071102-19Tied Miami (OH) 22–22
10509.764New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)IND BW0–60.000103-22Lost to Tulsa 13–34
106010.225Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))MAC0–5–10.083101-16Tied Ohio 22–22

1989 Week 7 College Football Team Rankings

1989 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
100.678Houston (HOUSTON)IND SWC4–01.0001+8Beat Baylor 66–10
200.740Nebraska (NEBRASKA)IND B85–01.0001+12Beat Kansas State 58–7
340.812Tennessee (TENNESSEE)SEC5–01.0001+13Beat Georgia 17–14
420.892Colorado (COLORADO)IND B85–01.0001+10Beat Missouri 49–3
5-20.960Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)IND FBSI5–01.0001+11Beat Stanford 27–17
6-11.049Arkansas (ARKANSAS)IND SWC4–01.0001+9Beat TCU 41–19
711.082Alabama (ALABAMA)SEC4–01.0001+7Beat Ole Miss 62–27
811.096Miami (MIAMI)IND FBSI5–01.0001+7Beat Cincinnati 56–0
9-51.296West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)IND FBSI4–1–10.75024+9Lost to Virginia Tech 10–12
1041.322Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)IND BW5–01.0001+8Beat Oregon State 35–18
1101.322USCPAC4–10.80017+9Beat Washington 24–16
1291.409South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)IND FBSI4–1–10.75024+8Beat East Carolina 47–14
13111.470Illinois (ILLINOIS)B103–10.75024+7Beat Ohio State 34–14
14-11.486Air Force (AIR FORCE)IND WAC6–01.0001+6Beat Navy 35–7
1511.507Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)PAC5–10.83314+9Beat Oregon 51–38
16231.548Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)IND FBSI3–1–10.70032+7Beat West Virginia 12–10
17-71.550Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)IND FBSI4–0–10.90013+3Beat Temple 27–3
18-31.556Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)MAC5–0–10.91712+5Beat Toledo 31–14
19111.582Clemson (CLEMSON)ACC5–10.83314+8Beat Virginia 34–20
20-31.688NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)ACC6–01.0001+4Beat Middle Tennessee 35–14
21171.751Auburn (AUBURN)SEC3–10.75024+5Beat Kentucky 24–12
22111.859Michigan (MICHIGAN)B103–10.75024+5Beat Wisconsin 24–0
2331.881Florida (FLORIDA)SEC4–10.80017+4Beat LSU 16–13
24-41.895Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)IND B84–10.80017+3Beat Oklahoma State 37–15
25171.930Penn State (PENN STATE)IND FBSI4–10.80017+2Beat Rutgers 17–0
2681.979Hawai'i (HAWAII)IND WAC5–10.83314+4Beat San Diego State 31–24
27162.071Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)IND SWC4–10.80017+5Beat Texas A&M 27–24
28-92.080Virginia (VIRGINIA)ACC4–20.66734+7Lost to Clemson 20–34
29172.123Minnesota (MINNESOTA)B103–10.75024+4Beat Purdue 35–15
30-72.139Georgia (GEORGIA)SEC2–20.50049+4Lost to Tennessee 14–17
3142.149BYUIND WAC4–10.80017+3Beat Wyoming 36–20
32192.174UCLAPAC3–20.60037+5Beat Arizona State 33–14
33-212.238East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)IND FBSI3–1–10.70032+2Lost to South Carolina 14–47
34-62.342Louisville (LOUISVILLE)IND FBSI3–10.75024+3BYE
3522.347Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)IND FBSI4–10.80017+3Beat Southern Illinois 29–24
3642.407Arizona (ARIZONA)PAC3–20.60037+4BYE
37122.415Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)B102–20.50049+2Beat Iowa 17–14
38-72.446Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)SEC3–20.60037+5Lost to Alabama 27–62
3922.503Indiana (INDIANA)B103–10.75024+1Beat Northwestern 43–11
40-112.513Oregon (OREGON)PAC3–20.60037+2Lost to Washington State 38–51
41-162.632Kentucky (KENTUCKY)SEC2–20.50049+3Lost to Auburn 12–24
42152.639Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)IND FBSI3–20.600370Beat Syracuse 41–10
4392.702Duke (DUKE)ACC3–30.50049+4Beat Army 35–29
44-262.745Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)PAC3–20.60037+2Lost to UCLA 14–33
45-92.787Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)IND SWC3–20.60037+1Lost to Texas Tech 24–27
4692.831Texas (TEXAS)IND SWC2–20.50049+1Beat Rice 31–30
4733.039Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)IND WAC2–3–10.41762+3Beat New Mexico 34–20
48-43.051Washington (WASHINGTON)PAC2–30.40064+1Lost to USC 16–24
49-273.085Syracuse (SYRACUSE)IND FBSI2–20.500490Lost to Florida State 10–41
50143.127Akron (AKRON)IND FBSI4–20.66734+4Beat Louisiana Tech 31–24
51-193.137Iowa (IOWA)B102–20.50049+2Lost to Michigan State 14–17
52-253.183Rutgers (RUTGERS)IND FBSI2–1–20.60037-1Lost to Penn State 0–17
5363.189Iowa State (IOWA STATE)IND B83–20.60037+1Beat Kansas 24–20
5423.189Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)SEC3–20.600370Beat UL Monroe 28–14
55-103.214Baylor (BAYLOR)IND SWC2–30.40064+3Lost to Houston 10–66
5673.252Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)IND FBSI4–20.66734-1Beat Tulsa 21–13
5713.637Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)MAC3–20.60037-4BYE
58103.645Ball State (BALL STATE)MAC2–2–10.50049-2Beat Miami (OH) 37–9
59183.766California (CALIFORNIA)PAC2–30.40064-1Beat San José State 26–21
60133.791UNLVIND BW3–20.60037-2Beat Pacific 30–7
61-83.795Tulsa (TULSA)IND FBSI3–30.50049-1Lost to Louisiana 13–21
62-143.800Ohio State (OHIO STATE)B102–20.50049-1Lost to Illinois 14–34
63-33.923Oregon State (OREGON STATE)PAC2–30.400640Lost to Fresno State 18–35
6484.059San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)IND WAC1–3–10.30076-1Lost to Hawai'i 24–31
65-44.064Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH)IND FBSI1–3–10.30076-1Lost to Akron 24–31
66-124.104Army (ARMY)IND FBSI2–20.50049-4Lost to Duke 29–35
6724.222Toledo (TOLEDO)MAC2–30.40064-2Lost to Eastern Michigan 14–31
68-214.240San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)IND BW2–20.50049-3Lost to California 21–26
69114.477Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)ACC1–30.25081-2Beat Maryland 28–24
70214.516Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)IND FBSI2–40.33372-3Beat Tulane 30–21
7104.541TCUIND SWC2–30.40064-3Lost to Arkansas 19–41
72144.559Long Beach State (LONG BEACH STATE)IND BW3–30.50049-6Beat New Mexico State 55–48
73204.613Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)MAC2–30.40064-3Beat Ohio 31–28
74134.630Utah (UTAH)IND WAC2–40.33372-2Beat UTEP 50–45
75-84.633Tulane (TULANE)IND FBSI2–40.33372-4Lost to Southern Miss 21–30
76204.638Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)MAC2–30.40064-7Beat Kent State 38–0
77-24.864LSUSEC1–30.25081-5Lost to Florida 13–16
78-84.874Missouri (MISSOURI)IND B81–40.20088-1Lost to Colorado 3–49
79-134.878CAL State Fullerton (CAL STATE FULLERTON)IND BW2–3–10.41762-5Lost to Utah State 23–34
80-154.946Maryland (MARYLAND)ACC1–50.16795-3Lost to Georgia Tech 24–28
81-194.950Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)IND FBSI1–3–10.30076-2Lost to Miami 0–56
82-64.951Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)B101–30.25081-2Lost to Michigan 0–24
83-55.119Wyoming (WYOMING)IND WAC1–50.16795-2Lost to BYU 20–36
84-55.265Stanford (STANFORD)PAC1–40.20088-4Lost to Notre Dame 17–27
85-35.385Kansas (KANSAS)IND B82–40.33372-7Lost to Iowa State 20–24
86-25.457Pacific (PACIFIC)IND BW1–50.16795-2Lost to UNLV 7–30
87-45.552Purdue (PURDUE)B101–30.25081-4Lost to Minnesota 15–35
88-35.655Rice (RICE)IND SWC1–3–10.30076-7Lost to Texas 30–31
89-155.666Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)SEC1–30.25081-6Lost to Memphis 10–13
9045.827Navy (NAVY)IND FBSI1–30.250810Lost to Air Force 7–35
91-35.891Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)IND B81–40.20088-6Lost to Oklahoma 15–37
92-115.948Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)IND FBSI0–40.000100-4BYE
9396.116Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)ACC1–3–10.30076-1Beat North Carolina 17–16
9496.129Utah State (UTAH STATE)IND BW1–40.20088-5Beat CAL State Fullerton 34–23
95-56.136New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)IND WAC1–50.16795-9Lost to Colorado State 20–34
9646.143Memphis (MEMPHIS)IND FBSI1–40.20088-2Beat Vanderbilt 13–10
97-56.598Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)B100–40.000100-5Lost to Indiana 11–43
98-96.740North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)ACC1–40.20088-8Lost to Wake Forest 16–17
9906.748Temple (TEMPLE)IND FBSI0–60.000100-6Lost to Pittsburgh 3–27
100-36.825Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)IND B81–40.20088-3Lost to Nebraska 7–58
101-67.044UTEPIND WAC1–50.16795-7Lost to Utah 45–50
102-17.445SMUIND SWC1–30.25081-8BYE
103-57.525Kent State (KENT STATE)MAC0–60.000100-11Lost to Central Michigan 0–38
10409.080Ohio (OHIO)MAC0–60.000100-14Lost to Bowling Green 28–31
10509.725New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)IND BW0–50.000100-16Lost to Long Beach State 48–55
106010.048Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))MAC0–50.000100-13Lost to Ball State 9–37

1989 Week 6 College Football Team Rankings

1989 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
100.624Houston (HOUSTON)IND SWC3–01.0001+5Beat Temple 65–7
230.702Nebraska (NEBRASKA)IND B84–01.0001+8Beat Oregon State 35–7
300.774Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)IND FBSI4–01.0001+8Beat Purdue 40–7
430.858West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)IND FBSI4–0–10.90012+8Tied Pittsburgh 31–31
5-30.877Arkansas (ARKANSAS)IND SWC3–01.0001+7Beat UTEP 39–7
6-20.951Colorado (COLORADO)IND B84–01.0001+6Beat Washington 45–28
791.043Tennessee (TENNESSEE)SEC4–01.0001+7Beat Auburn 21–14
811.193Alabama (ALABAMA)SEC3–01.0001+3Beat Vanderbilt 20–14
9-11.211Miami (MIAMI)IND FBSI4–01.0001+4Beat Michigan State 26–20
1021.292Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)IND FBSI3–0–10.87514+3Tied West Virginia 31–31
11171.362USCPAC3–10.75020+5Beat Washington State 18–17
1221.432East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)IND FBSI3–0–10.87514+2Tied Louisiana Tech 29–29
1381.495Air Force (AIR FORCE)IND WAC5–01.0001+4Beat Colorado State 46–21
1451.506Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)IND BW4–01.0001+4BYE
15101.676Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)MAC4–0–10.90012+3Beat Western Michigan 21–20
16-61.684Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)PAC4–10.80016+5Lost to USC 17–18
1731.715NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)ACC5–01.0001+2Beat Kent State 42–22
18161.725Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)PAC3–10.75020+4Beat Missouri 19–3
1971.836Virginia (VIRGINIA)ACC4–10.80016+5Beat William & Mary 24–12
20121.842Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)IND B83–10.75020+2Beat Kansas 45–6
21251.844South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)IND FBSI3–1–10.70033+4Beat Georgia 24–20
2251.868Syracuse (SYRACUSE)IND FBSI2–10.66734+2BYE
23-171.883Georgia (GEORGIA)SEC2–10.66734+3Lost to South Carolina 20–24
24-11.888Illinois (ILLINOIS)B102–10.66734+3BYE
25-11.895Kentucky (KENTUCKY)SEC2–10.66734+3BYE
26111.904Florida (FLORIDA)SEC3–10.75020+2Beat Mississippi State 21–0
27-51.907Rutgers (RUTGERS)IND FBSI2–0–20.750200BYE
2831.943Louisville (LOUISVILLE)IND FBSI3–10.75020+4Beat Cincinnati 37–17
29112.005Oregon (OREGON)PAC3–10.75020+3Beat Arizona 16–10
30-192.036Clemson (CLEMSON)ACC4–10.80016+2Lost to Duke 17–21
3142.043Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)SEC3–10.75020+3BYE
32302.115Iowa (IOWA)B102–10.66734+4Beat Tulsa 30–22
33102.123Michigan (MICHIGAN)B102–10.66734+3Beat Maryland 41–21
34-12.142Hawai'i (HAWAII)IND WAC4–10.80016+2Beat New Mexico 60–14
3512.182BYUIND WAC3–10.75020+1Beat Utah State 37–10
3662.182Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)IND SWC3–10.75020+2Beat Southern Miss 31–14
3742.188Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)IND FBSI3–10.75020+3Beat Western Illinois 34–27
38-212.252Auburn (AUBURN)SEC2–10.66734+2Lost to Tennessee 14–21
39-92.289Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)IND FBSI2–1–10.62546+2BYE
40-252.316Arizona (ARIZONA)PAC3–20.60047+4Lost to Oregon 10–16
41122.329Indiana (INDIANA)B102–10.66734+2Beat Toledo 32–12
4252.340Penn State (PENN STATE)IND FBSI3–10.750200Beat Texas 16–12
43-302.376Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)IND SWC3–10.75020+3Lost to Baylor 15–29
44-262.440Washington (WASHINGTON)PAC2–20.50052+2Lost to Colorado 28–45
4592.509Baylor (BAYLOR)IND SWC2–20.50052+3Beat Texas Tech 29–15
4652.573Minnesota (MINNESOTA)B102–10.66734+2Beat Indiana State 34–14
47182.762San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)IND BW2–10.66734+1Beat Stanford 40–33
48222.980Ohio State (OHIO STATE)B102–10.667340Beat Boston College 34–29
49-53.040Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)B101–20.333720Lost to Miami 20–26
50-13.059Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)IND WAC1–3–10.30079+2Lost to Air Force 21–46
51273.062UCLAPAC2–20.50052+1Beat California 24–6
52313.134Duke (DUKE)ACC2–30.40063+2Beat Clemson 21–17
53-143.153Tulsa (TULSA)IND FBSI3–20.60047+2Lost to Iowa 22–30
54123.237Army (ARMY)IND FBSI2–10.66734-1Beat Harvard 56–28
55-173.408Texas (TEXAS)IND SWC1–20.333720Lost to Penn State 12–16
56-273.452Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)SEC2–20.500520Lost to Florida 0–21
5713.522Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)IND FBSI2–20.50052-2BYE
58-63.591Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)MAC3–20.60047-3Lost to Eastern Michigan 20–21
59263.606Iowa State (IOWA STATE)IND B82–20.500520Beat Tulane 25–24
60-123.665Oregon State (OREGON STATE)PAC2–20.500520Lost to Nebraska 7–35
6123.873Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH)IND FBSI1–2–10.375670Tied East Carolina 29–29
62-123.904Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)IND FBSI1–2–10.37567-1Lost to Louisville 17–37
63103.942Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)IND FBSI3–20.60047-3Beat UL Monroe 24–10
64173.961Akron (AKRON)IND FBSI3–20.60047+1Beat Bowling Green 38–24
65-203.964Maryland (MARYLAND)ACC1–40.20089+1Lost to Michigan 21–41
66234.146CAL State Fullerton (CAL STATE FULLERTON)IND BW2–2–10.50052-2Beat UNLV 34–20
67-74.158Tulane (TULANE)IND FBSI2–30.40063-1Lost to Iowa State 24–25
68-74.191Ball State (BALL STATE)MAC1–2–10.37567-1BYE
69-144.209Toledo (TOLEDO)MAC2–20.50052-2Lost to Indiana 12–32
7044.252Missouri (MISSOURI)IND B81–30.250800Lost to Arizona State 3–19
71174.281TCUIND SWC2–20.50052-2Beat SMU 28–10
72214.380San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)IND WAC1–2–10.37567-1Beat Utah 38–27
73-174.381UNLVIND BW2–20.50052-2Lost to CAL State Fullerton 20–34
74-104.427Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)SEC1–20.33372-2Lost to Alabama 14–20
75224.579LSUSEC1–20.33372-3Beat Ohio 57–6
76-74.580Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)B101–20.33372-1BYE
77-104.765California (CALIFORNIA)PAC1–30.25080-2Lost to UCLA 6–24
78-194.767Wyoming (WYOMING)IND WAC1–40.20089-1Lost to Oklahoma State 7–27
79-224.793Stanford (STANFORD)PAC1–30.25080-2Lost to San José State 33–40
8044.796Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)ACC0–30.00097-2BYE
81-64.826Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)IND FBSI0–40.00097-2Lost to Ohio State 29–34
82-34.842Kansas (KANSAS)IND B82–30.40063-4Lost to Oklahoma 6–45
83-154.902Purdue (PURDUE)B101–20.33372-2Lost to Notre Dame 7–40
8435.007Pacific (PACIFIC)IND BW1–40.200890Beat Long Beach State 26–25
85-35.170Rice (RICE)IND SWC1–2–10.37567-4Tied Wake Forest 17–17
86-145.263Long Beach State (LONG BEACH STATE)IND BW2–30.40063-5Lost to Pacific 25–26
87-105.365Utah (UTAH)IND WAC1–40.20089-3Lost to San Diego State 27–38
8825.379Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)IND B81–30.25080-3Beat Wyoming 27–7
89-185.454North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)ACC1–30.25080-3Lost to Navy 7–12
90-145.502New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)IND WAC1–40.20089-5Lost to Hawai'i 14–60
91-115.632Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)IND FBSI1–40.20089-4Lost to Texas A&M 14–31
9205.723Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)B100–30.00097-3BYE
93-75.776Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)MAC1–30.25080-3Lost to Akron 24–38
94125.866Navy (NAVY)IND FBSI1–20.333720Beat North Carolina 12–7
95-46.312UTEPIND WAC1–40.20089-2Lost to Arkansas 7–39
9646.394Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)MAC1–30.25080-7Beat Miami (OH) 20–7
9766.603Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)IND B81–30.25080-2Beat North Texas 20–17
98-27.006Kent State (KENT STATE)MAC0–50.00097-7Lost to NC State 22–42
99-47.168Temple (TEMPLE)IND FBSI0–50.00097-5Lost to Houston 7–65
100-17.293Memphis (MEMPHIS)IND FBSI0–40.00097-2BYE
101-77.503SMUIND SWC1–30.25080-6Lost to TCU 10–28
102-17.742Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)ACC0–3–10.12596-1Tied Rice 17–17
10318.673Utah State (UTAH STATE)IND BW0–40.00097-7Lost to BYU 10–37
104-68.702Ohio (OHIO)MAC0–50.00097-8Lost to LSU 6–57
105010.142New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)IND BW0–40.00097-11BYE
106-410.557Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))MAC0–40.00097-9Lost to Central Michigan 7–20

1989 Week 5 College Football Team Rankings

1989 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
100.072Houston (HOUSTON)IND SWC2–01.0001+4Beat Arizona State 36–7
200.319Arkansas (ARKANSAS)IND SWC2–01.0001+6Beat Ole Miss 24–17
380.685Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)IND FBSI3–01.0001+5Beat Michigan State 21–13
490.709Colorado (COLORADO)IND B83–01.0001+4BYE
530.771Nebraska (NEBRASKA)IND B83–01.0001+4Beat Minnesota 48–0
6220.817Georgia (GEORGIA)SEC2–01.0001+3Beat Mississippi State 23–6
700.889West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)IND FBSI4–01.0001+6Beat Louisville 30–21
8-30.990Miami (MIAMI)IND FBSI3–01.0001+3Beat Missouri 38–7
9110.997Alabama (ALABAMA)SEC2–01.0001+2Beat Kentucky 15–3
1021.046Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)PAC4–01.0001+5Beat Wyoming 29–23
1181.144Clemson (CLEMSON)ACC4–01.0001+5Beat Maryland 31–7
12101.203Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)IND FBSI3–01.0001+2Beat Syracuse 30–23
13-41.210Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)IND SWC3–01.0001+4Beat Oklahoma State 31–15
14111.213East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)IND FBSI3–01.0001+2Beat Illinois State 56–10
15201.222Arizona (ARIZONA)PAC3–10.75021+5Beat Washington 20–17
16-21.319Tennessee (TENNESSEE)SEC3–01.0001+3BYE
17-21.367Auburn (AUBURN)SEC2–01.0001+1BYE
18-151.381Washington (WASHINGTON)PAC2–10.66728+2Lost to Arizona 17–20
19101.393Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)IND BW4–01.0001+3Beat Long Beach State 52–0
2071.527NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)ACC4–01.0001+2Beat North Carolina 40–6
21-41.532Air Force (AIR FORCE)IND WAC4–01.0001+2Beat UTEP 43–26
22101.763Rutgers (RUTGERS)IND FBSI2–0–20.750210Beat Northwestern 38–27
23221.800Illinois (ILLINOIS)B102–10.66728+2Beat Utah State 41–2
24-181.820Kentucky (KENTUCKY)SEC2–10.66728+2Lost to Alabama 3–15
2581.820Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)MAC3–0–10.875200Tied Colorado State 35–35
26131.841Virginia (VIRGINIA)ACC3–10.75021+3Beat Duke 49–28
27-31.866Syracuse (SYRACUSE)IND FBSI2–10.66728+1Lost to Pittsburgh 23–30
28391.868USCPAC2–10.667280Beat Ohio State 42–3
29-111.877Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)SEC2–10.66728+2Lost to Georgia 6–23
3011.915Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)IND FBSI2–1–10.62546+2Beat Temple 23–0
31-211.982Louisville (LOUISVILLE)IND FBSI2–10.66728+3Lost to West Virginia 21–30
32102.015Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)IND B82–10.667280BYE
3332.026Hawai'i (HAWAII)IND WAC3–10.75021+2Beat Utah 67–20
34-82.042Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)PAC2–10.66728+1Lost to Houston 7–36
35-52.056Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)SEC3–10.75021+2Lost to Arkansas 17–24
3622.273BYUIND WAC2–10.66728+1BYE
3732.296Florida (FLORIDA)SEC2–10.667280Beat Memphis 38–13
38322.307Texas (TEXAS)IND SWC1–10.50048+1Beat SMU 45–13
3942.317Tulsa (TULSA)IND FBSI3–10.75021+2Beat New Mexico 35–33
40-192.342Oregon (OREGON)PAC2–10.667280Lost to Stanford 17–18
41112.348Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)IND FBSI2–10.66728+1Beat Kansas State 37–20
42-12.447Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)IND SWC2–10.667280BYE
43152.464Michigan (MICHIGAN)B101–10.50048+1Beat UCLA 24–23
44-282.479Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)B101–10.500480Lost to Notre Dame 13–21
45-82.520Maryland (MARYLAND)ACC1–30.25082+3Lost to Clemson 7–31
4642.551South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)IND FBSI2–1–10.62546+1Beat Georgia Tech 21–10
47192.651Penn State (PENN STATE)IND FBSI2–10.66728-1Beat Boston College 7–3
48162.705Oregon State (OREGON STATE)PAC2–10.66728+1Beat Boise State 37–30
4952.792Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)IND WAC1–2–10.37566+1Tied Eastern Michigan 35–35
50122.848Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)IND FBSI1–1–10.500480Beat Miami (OH) 30–14
51-472.903Minnesota (MINNESOTA)B101–10.50048+1Lost to Nebraska 0–48
52172.924Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)MAC3–10.75021-2Beat Kent State 26–4
53-192.935Indiana (INDIANA)B101–10.500480BYE
54322.971Baylor (BAYLOR)IND SWC1–20.33369+1Beat Kansas 46–3
55193.153Toledo (TOLEDO)MAC2–10.66728-1Beat Ball State 29–22
56213.161UNLVIND BW2–10.667280Beat New Mexico State 26–14
57423.239Stanford (STANFORD)PAC1–20.333690Beat Oregon 18–17
58223.240Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)IND FBSI2–20.50048-1Beat Tulane 59–9
59-103.289Wyoming (WYOMING)IND WAC1–30.25082+2Lost to Washington State 23–29
60-163.363Tulane (TULANE)IND FBSI2–20.500480Lost to Florida State 9–59
61-83.422Ball State (BALL STATE)MAC1–2–10.375660Lost to Toledo 22–29
62193.458Iowa (IOWA)B101–10.500480Beat Iowa State 31–21
63193.496Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH)IND FBSI1–20.333690BYE
64153.559Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)SEC1–10.50048-1Beat Ohio 54–10
65-23.610San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)IND BW1–10.50048-1Beat Pacific 41–32
66-103.618Army (ARMY)IND FBSI1–10.50048-1Beat Wake Forest 14–10
6753.728California (CALIFORNIA)PAC1–20.333690Beat Wisconsin 20–14
68-133.795Purdue (PURDUE)B101–10.50048-1BYE
69-233.831Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)B101–20.333690Lost to California 14–20
70-473.840Ohio State (OHIO STATE)B101–10.50048-1Lost to USC 3–42
71-124.135North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)ACC1–20.33369-1Lost to NC State 6–40
7214.161Long Beach State (LONG BEACH STATE)IND BW2–20.50048-1Lost to Fresno State 0–52
73154.202Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)IND FBSI2–20.50048-3Beat Rice 18–3
7414.204Missouri (MISSOURI)IND B81–20.333690Lost to Miami 7–38
75-74.247Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)IND FBSI0–30.00090-1Lost to Penn State 3–7
76-54.311New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)IND WAC1–30.25082-2Lost to Tulsa 33–35
77-124.331Utah (UTAH)IND WAC1–30.25082-1Lost to Hawai'i 20–67
78-214.350UCLAPAC1–20.33369-1Lost to Michigan 23–24
79-284.437Kansas (KANSAS)IND B82–20.50048-3Lost to Baylor 3–46
80-194.608Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)IND FBSI1–30.25082-1Lost to TCU 17–19
81-214.609Akron (AKRON)IND FBSI2–20.50048-1Lost to Youngstown State 17–20
82-354.610Rice (RICE)IND SWC1–20.33369-3Lost to Louisiana 3–18
83-74.648Duke (DUKE)ACC1–30.25082-2Lost to Virginia 28–49
84-14.920Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)ACC0–30.00090-2Lost to South Carolina 10–21
85-375.127Iowa State (IOWA STATE)IND B81–20.33369-2Lost to Iowa 21–31
8665.140Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)MAC1–20.33369-2Beat Central Michigan 24–20
87-95.376Pacific (PACIFIC)IND BW0–40.00090-1Lost to San José State 32–41
88125.389TCUIND SWC1–20.33369-2Beat Southern Miss 19–17
8945.776CAL State Fullerton (CAL STATE FULLERTON)IND BW1–2–10.37566-3Tied San Diego State 41–41
90-55.847Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)IND B80–30.00090-2Lost to Texas Tech 15–31
9105.887UTEPIND WAC1–30.25082-1Lost to Air Force 26–43
9236.056Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)B100–30.00090-3Lost to Rutgers 27–38
93-66.407San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)IND WAC0–2–10.16789-2Tied CAL State Fullerton 41–41
94-106.498SMUIND SWC1–20.33369-3Lost to Texas 13–45
9516.576Temple (TEMPLE)IND FBSI0–40.00090-4Lost to Virginia Tech 0–23
96-76.598Kent State (KENT STATE)MAC0–40.00090-5Lost to Western Michigan 4–26
9756.878LSUSEC0–20.00090-3BYE
98-87.114Ohio (OHIO)MAC0–40.00090-4Lost to Vanderbilt 10–54
99-27.237Memphis (MEMPHIS)IND FBSI0–40.00090-2Lost to Florida 13–38
10017.925Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)MAC0–30.00090-6Lost to Bowling Green 20–24
10127.925Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)ACC0–30.00090-1Lost to Army 10–14
102-88.508Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))MAC0–30.00090-3Lost to Cincinnati 14–30
10318.598Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)IND B80–30.00090-2Lost to Northern Illinois 20–37
10429.047Utah State (UTAH STATE)IND BW0–30.00090-5Lost to Illinois 2–41
10509.211New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)IND BW0–40.00090-8Lost to UNLV 14–26
106-89.593Navy (NAVY)IND FBSI0–20.00090-1Lost to Citadel 10–14

1989 Week 4 College Football Team Rankings

1989 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
100.216Houston (HOUSTON)IND SWC1–01.0001+1BYE
2400.483Arkansas (ARKANSAS)IND SWC1–01.0001+2Beat Tulsa 26–7
340.586Washington (WASHINGTON)PAC2–01.0001+3Beat Purdue 38–9
4450.822Minnesota (MINNESOTA)B101–01.0001+1Beat Iowa State 30–20
530.864Miami (MIAMI)IND FBSI2–01.0001+1Beat California 31–3
6260.874Kentucky (KENTUCKY)SEC2–01.0001+2Beat North Carolina 13–6
7170.881West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)IND FBSI3–01.0001+3Beat South Carolina 45–21
8-60.910Nebraska (NEBRASKA)IND B82–01.0001+2Beat Utah 42–30
910.920Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)IND SWC2–01.0001+3Beat New Mexico 27–20
1090.946Louisville (LOUISVILLE)IND FBSI2–01.0001+3BYE
11-60.987Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)IND FBSI2–01.0001+2Beat Michigan 24–19
12231.004Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)PAC3–01.0001+3Beat Oregon State 41–3
1381.018Colorado (COLORADO)IND B83–01.0001+2Beat Illinois 38–7
14111.052Tennessee (TENNESSEE)SEC3–01.0001+3Beat Duke 28–6
15-91.069Auburn (AUBURN)SEC2–01.0001+1Beat Southern Miss 24–3
16321.079Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)B101–01.00010Beat Miami (OH) 49–0
17-11.258Air Force (AIR FORCE)IND WAC3–01.0001+1Beat Northwestern 48–31
18-51.264Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)SEC2–01.0001+1BYE
19191.278Clemson (CLEMSON)ACC3–01.0001+2Beat Virginia Tech 27–7
20211.295Alabama (ALABAMA)SEC1–01.00010Beat Memphis 35–7
2121.306Oregon (OREGON)PAC2–01.00010Beat Iowa 44–6
22-51.306Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)IND FBSI2–01.00010BYE
23281.336Ohio State (OHIO STATE)B101–01.00010Beat Oklahoma State 37–13
24-121.362Syracuse (SYRACUSE)IND FBSI2–01.00010Beat Army 10–7
25-111.367East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)IND FBSI2–01.00010Beat Cincinnati 21–14
26-111.388Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)PAC2–01.00010Beat San José State 28–21
2711.419NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)ACC3–01.0001+1Beat Wake Forest 27–17
28171.460Georgia (GEORGIA)SEC1–01.00010Beat Baylor 15–3
2951.508Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)IND BW3–01.0001+1Beat Pacific 27–14
30-11.518Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)SEC3–01.0001+1Beat Arkansas State 34–31
31-271.546Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)IND FBSI1–1–10.50045+2Lost to Clemson 7–27
32201.563Rutgers (RUTGERS)IND FBSI1–0–20.667320Beat Boston College 9–7
3361.655Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)MAC3–01.00010Beat Ohio 30–25
34291.713Indiana (INDIANA)B101–10.50045+1Beat Missouri 24–7
35211.776Arizona (ARIZONA)PAC2–10.66732+2Beat Oklahoma 6–3
36-331.820Hawai'i (HAWAII)IND WAC2–10.66732+2Lost to Wyoming 15–20
37271.981Maryland (MARYLAND)ACC1–20.33365+2Beat Western Michigan 23–0
38-11.993BYUIND WAC2–10.66732+1Beat Navy 31–10
39282.033Virginia (VIRGINIA)ACC2–10.66732+1Beat Georgia Tech 17–10
40262.086Florida (FLORIDA)SEC1–10.50045+1Beat Louisiana Tech 34–7
41212.149Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)IND SWC2–10.667320Beat TCU 44–7
42-332.222Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)IND B82–10.66732-1Lost to Arizona 3–6
43-172.226Tulsa (TULSA)IND FBSI2–10.66732+1Lost to Arkansas 7–26
44-42.235Tulane (TULANE)IND FBSI2–10.66732+1Beat Louisiana 17–10
45-122.252Illinois (ILLINOIS)B101–10.50045+1Lost to Colorado 7–38
46482.327Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)B101–10.50045+1Beat Toledo 23–10
47242.357Rice (RICE)IND SWC1–10.500450BYE
48-302.449Iowa State (IOWA STATE)IND B81–10.500450Lost to Minnesota 20–30
49322.536Wyoming (WYOMING)IND WAC1–20.33365+2Beat Hawai'i 20–15
50-392.568South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)IND FBSI1–1–10.50045+1Lost to West Virginia 21–45
51292.571Kansas (KANSAS)IND B82–10.667320Beat Kent State 28–21
5232.622Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)IND FBSI1–10.50045+1BYE
53302.639Ball State (BALL STATE)MAC1–1–10.500450Beat Bowling Green 28–3
54162.750Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)IND WAC1–20.33365+1Beat CAL State Fullerton 42–14
55-332.782Purdue (PURDUE)B101–10.500450Lost to Washington 9–38
56-132.796Army (ARMY)IND FBSI0–10.000780Lost to Syracuse 7–10
57192.805UCLAPAC1–10.500450Beat San Diego State 28–25
58-112.886Michigan (MICHIGAN)B100–10.000780Lost to Notre Dame 19–24
59-52.909North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)ACC1–10.500450Lost to Kentucky 6–13
60-32.912Akron (AKRON)IND FBSI2–10.66732-1Beat Central Michigan 27–26
61-12.937Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)IND FBSI1–20.33365+1Lost to Auburn 3–24
62-182.976Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)IND FBSI0–1–10.250770Lost to East Carolina 14–21
63-102.976San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)IND BW0–10.000780Lost to Arizona State 21–28
64-333.046Oregon State (OREGON STATE)PAC1–10.500450Lost to Washington State 3–41
65-63.057Utah (UTAH)IND WAC1–20.333650Lost to Nebraska 30–42
66323.070Penn State (PENN STATE)IND FBSI1–10.50045-1Beat Temple 42–3
67-63.088USCPAC1–10.50045-1Beat Utah State 66–10
6893.133Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)IND FBSI0–20.000780Lost to Rutgers 7–9
69-493.152Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)MAC2–10.66732-1Lost to Maryland 0–23
7093.604Texas (TEXAS)IND SWC0–10.000780BYE
7173.605New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)IND WAC1–20.33365-1Lost to Texas Tech 20–27
7203.649California (CALIFORNIA)PAC0–20.000780Lost to Miami 3–31
73163.736Long Beach State (LONG BEACH STATE)IND BW2–10.66732-1Beat Boise State 17–14
74-473.783Toledo (TOLEDO)MAC1–10.50045-1Lost to Wisconsin 10–23
75-453.891Missouri (MISSOURI)IND B81–10.50045-1Lost to Indiana 7–24
76-184.064Duke (DUKE)ACC1–20.33365-1Lost to Tennessee 6–28
77144.131UNLVIND BW1–10.500450BYE
78124.202Pacific (PACIFIC)IND BW0–30.000780Lost to Fresno State 14–27
7994.232Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)SEC0–10.000780BYE
80124.344Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)IND FBSI1–20.33365-2Beat LSU 31–21
81-354.366Iowa (IOWA)B100–10.000780Lost to Oregon 6–44
82-464.379Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH)IND FBSI1–20.33365-1Lost to Florida 7–34
83-154.479Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)ACC0–20.00078-1Lost to Virginia 10–17
84184.771SMUIND SWC1–10.50045-1Beat UConn 31–30
85-164.860Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)IND B80–20.00078-1Lost to Ohio State 13–37
86-24.950Baylor (BAYLOR)IND SWC0–20.00078-1Lost to Georgia 3–15
87-145.062San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)IND WAC0–20.00078-1Lost to UCLA 25–28
88-35.272Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)IND FBSI1–20.33365-3Lost to Tulane 10–17
8975.518Kent State (KENT STATE)MAC0–30.00078-2Lost to Kansas 21–28
90-155.877Ohio (OHIO)MAC0–30.00078-2Lost to Eastern Michigan 25–30
91145.916UTEPIND WAC1–20.33365-1Beat New Mexico State 29–27
92-55.981Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)MAC0–20.00078-1Lost to Ball State 3–28
9326.086CAL State Fullerton (CAL STATE FULLERTON)IND BW1–20.33365-3Lost to Colorado State 14–42
94-206.116Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))MAC0–20.00078-1Lost to Michigan State 0–49
9546.138Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)B100–20.00078-2Lost to Air Force 31–48
96-146.221Temple (TEMPLE)IND FBSI0–30.00078-2Lost to Penn State 3–42
9776.415Memphis (MEMPHIS)IND FBSI0–30.000780Lost to Alabama 7–35
98-486.475Navy (NAVY)IND FBSI0–10.00078-1Lost to BYU 10–31
99-66.520Stanford (STANFORD)PAC0–20.00078-2BYE
100-356.991TCUIND SWC0–20.00078-2Lost to Texas A&M 7–44
101-47.036Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)MAC0–20.00078-3Lost to Akron 26–27
102-27.462LSUSEC0–20.00078-3Lost to Florida State 21–31
10337.753Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)ACC0–20.000780Lost to NC State 17–27
104-188.157Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)IND B80–20.000780Lost to Northern Iowa 8–10
105-49.002New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)IND BW0–30.00078-5Lost to UTEP 27–29
106-39.548Utah State (UTAH STATE)IND BW0–20.00078-3Lost to USC 10–66

1989 Week 3 College Football Team Rankings

1989 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
110.093Houston (HOUSTON)IND SWC1–01.0001+1BYE
2540.483Nebraska (NEBRASKA)IND B81–01.0001+1Beat Northern Illinois 48–17
3210.504Hawai'i (HAWAII)IND WAC2–01.0001+2Beat Long Beach State 63–10
440.535Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)IND FBSI1–0–10.75037+1Tied South Carolina 17–17
560.565Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)IND FBSI1–01.0001+1BYE
6270.607Auburn (AUBURN)SEC1–01.00010Beat Pacific 55–0
7660.668Washington (WASHINGTON)PAC1–01.0001+1Beat Texas A&M 19–6
8410.678Miami (MIAMI)IND FBSI1–01.00010Beat Wisconsin 51–3
9-80.678Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)IND B82–01.00010Beat Baylor 33–7
10590.699Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)IND SWC1–01.0001+1Beat Arizona 24–14
11120.740South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)IND FBSI1–0–10.75037+1Tied Virginia Tech 17–17
12550.761Syracuse (SYRACUSE)IND FBSI1–01.00010Beat Temple 43–3
13-100.792Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)SEC2–01.0001+1Beat Southern Miss 26–23
14260.812East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)IND FBSI1–01.00010Beat Bowling Green 41–6
15150.853Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)PAC1–01.00010Beat Kansas State 31–0
16-20.894Air Force (AIR FORCE)IND WAC2–01.00010Beat Wyoming 45–7
17-130.894Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)IND FBSI2–01.00010Beat Boston College 29–10
18280.915Iowa State (IOWA STATE)IND B81–01.00010Beat Ohio 28–3
1910.925Louisville (LOUISVILLE)IND FBSI2–01.0001+1Beat Kansas 33–28
2020.930Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)MAC2–01.0001+1Beat Louisiana Tech 24–20
21-80.936Colorado (COLORADO)IND B82–01.00010Beat Colorado State 45–20
22420.997Purdue (PURDUE)B101–01.00010Beat Miami (OH) 27–10
23381.007Oregon (OREGON)PAC1–01.00010Beat California 35–19
24-151.023West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)IND FBSI2–01.00010Beat Maryland 14–10
2521.064Tennessee (TENNESSEE)SEC2–01.00010Beat UCLA 24–6
26-71.074Tulsa (TULSA)IND FBSI2–01.00010Beat Oklahoma State 20–10
27-91.079Toledo (TOLEDO)MAC1–01.00010BYE
28-31.100NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)ACC2–01.00010Beat Georgia Tech 38–28
29-81.110Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)SEC2–01.00010Beat Florida 24–19
30241.131Missouri (MISSOURI)IND B81–01.00010Beat TCU 14–10
31311.131Oregon State (OREGON STATE)PAC1–01.00010Beat Stanford 20–16
32161.141Kentucky (KENTUCKY)SEC1–01.00010Beat Indiana 17–14
33-51.162Illinois (ILLINOIS)B101–01.00010BYE
34-291.270Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)IND BW2–01.0001+1Beat Montana 52–37
35531.300Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)PAC2–01.0001+1Beat BYU 46–41
36-291.374Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH)IND FBSI1–10.50039+1Lost to Western Michigan 20–24
37-251.444BYUIND WAC1–10.50039+1Lost to Washington State 41–46
38511.475Clemson (CLEMSON)ACC2–01.00010Beat Florida State 34–23
39-291.511Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)MAC2–01.00010Beat Youngstown State 14–3
40391.676Tulane (TULANE)IND FBSI1–10.50039+1Beat Rice 20–19
41-121.738Alabama (ALABAMA)SEC0–00.000960BYE
42-111.738Arkansas (ARKANSAS)IND SWC0–00.000960BYE
43-111.738Army (ARMY)IND FBSI0–00.000960BYE
44-51.738Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)IND FBSI0–0–10.500390BYE
45-31.738Georgia (GEORGIA)SEC0–00.000960BYE
46-11.738Iowa (IOWA)B100–00.000960BYE
4741.738Michigan (MICHIGAN)B100–00.000960BYE
4841.738Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)B100–00.000960BYE
4941.738Minnesota (MINNESOTA)B100–00.000960BYE
5051.738Navy (NAVY)IND FBSI0–00.000960BYE
5181.738Ohio State (OHIO STATE)B100–00.000960BYE
52131.738Rutgers (RUTGERS)IND FBSI0–0–20.500390Tied Ball State 31–31
53131.738San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)IND BW0–00.000960BYE
5431.768North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)ACC1–01.00010Beat Virginia Military Institute 49–7
55-381.911Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)IND FBSI1–10.50039+1Lost to Nebraska 17–48
56-411.982Arizona (ARIZONA)PAC1–10.500390Lost to Texas Tech 14–24
57421.987Akron (AKRON)IND FBSI1–10.500390Beat Kent State 40–7
58222.000Duke (DUKE)ACC1–10.500390Beat Northwestern 41–31
59432.014Utah (UTAH)IND WAC1–10.500390Beat Utah State 45–10
60-342.032Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)IND FBSI1–10.500390Lost to Mississippi State 23–26
61142.034USCPAC0–10.000600BYE
62-462.066Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)IND SWC1–10.500390Lost to Washington 6–19
63-192.123Indiana (INDIANA)B100–10.000600Lost to Kentucky 14–17
64142.168Maryland (MARYLAND)ACC0–20.000600Lost to West Virginia 10–14
6532.168TCUIND SWC0–10.000600Lost to Missouri 10–14
66-252.213Florida (FLORIDA)SEC0–10.000600Lost to Ole Miss 19–24
67302.238Virginia (VIRGINIA)ACC1–10.500390Beat Penn State 14–6
68-252.437Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)ACC0–10.000600Lost to NC State 28–38
69-92.437Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)IND B80–10.000600Lost to Tulsa 10–20
7062.617Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)IND WAC0–20.000600Lost to Colorado 20–45
71-652.677Rice (RICE)IND SWC1–10.50039-1Lost to Tulane 19–20
72-352.707California (CALIFORNIA)PAC0–10.000600Lost to Oregon 19–35
73172.707San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)IND WAC0–10.000600BYE
74-242.751Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))MAC0–10.000600Lost to Purdue 10–27
75102.751Ohio (OHIO)MAC0–20.000600Lost to Iowa State 3–28
76-62.796UCLAPAC0–10.000600Lost to Tennessee 6–24
77-422.841Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)IND FBSI0–10.000600Lost to Pittsburgh 10–29
78162.894New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)IND WAC1–10.50039-1Beat New Mexico State 45–13
79162.931Texas (TEXAS)IND SWC0–10.000600BYE
80122.982Kansas (KANSAS)IND B81–10.500390Lost to Louisville 28–33
8122.998Wyoming (WYOMING)IND WAC0–20.000600Lost to Air Force 7–45
8203.043Temple (TEMPLE)IND FBSI0–20.000600Lost to Syracuse 3–43
83153.110Ball State (BALL STATE)MAC0–1–10.250590Tied Rutgers 31–31
84-503.155Baylor (BAYLOR)IND SWC0–10.000600Lost to Oklahoma 7–33
85153.304Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)IND FBSI1–10.50039-1Beat Central Michigan 22–20
86-393.379Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)IND B80–10.000600Lost to Arizona State 0–31
87-513.559Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)MAC0–10.000600Lost to East Carolina 6–41
88163.559Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)SEC0–10.000600BYE
8943.646Long Beach State (LONG BEACH STATE)IND BW1–10.500390Lost to Hawai'i 10–63
90134.007Pacific (PACIFIC)IND BW0–20.000600Lost to Auburn 0–55
91144.021UNLVIND BW1–10.500390Beat Weber State 16–12
92-154.030Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)IND FBSI0–20.00060-1Lost to Clemson 23–34
93-24.142Stanford (STANFORD)PAC0–20.00060-1Lost to Oregon State 16–20
94-204.142Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)B100–10.000600Lost to Miami 3–51
95-114.188CAL State Fullerton (CAL STATE FULLERTON)IND BW1–10.50039-1Beat Northridge State 27–20
9604.950Kent State (KENT STATE)MAC0–20.00060-1Lost to Akron 7–40
97-595.488Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)MAC0–10.00060-1Lost to Louisiana 20–22
98-355.757Penn State (PENN STATE)IND FBSI0–10.00060-1Lost to Virginia 6–14
99-415.847Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)B100–10.00060-1Lost to Duke 31–41
100-135.936LSUSEC0–10.00060-1BYE
10155.981New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)IND BW0–20.00060-1Lost to New Mexico 13–45
102-16.699SMUIND SWC0–10.00060-1BYE
103-326.968Utah State (UTAH STATE)IND BW0–10.00060-1Lost to Utah 10–45
104-236.991Memphis (MEMPHIS)IND FBSI0–20.000600Lost to Arkansas State 13–17
105-196.991UTEPIND WAC0–20.000600Lost to Lamar 19–21
106-3411.723Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)ACC0–10.000600Lost to App State 10–15

1989 Week 2 College Football Team Rankings

1989 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
10-0.041Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)IND B81–01.00010Beat New Mexico State 73–3
2-1-0.031Houston (HOUSTON)IND SWC1–01.00010Beat UNLV 69–0
3-20.319Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)SEC1–01.00010Beat Vanderbilt 42–7
4-30.319Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)IND FBSI1–01.00010Beat Pacific 38–3
5-40.370Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)IND BW1–01.00010Beat Utah 52–22
6-50.380Rice (RICE)IND SWC1–01.00010Beat SMU 35–6
7-60.411Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH)IND FBSI1–01.00010Beat Louisiana 40–14
8-70.411Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)IND FBSI1–01.00010Beat Akron 29–3
9-80.421West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)IND FBSI1–01.00010Beat Ball State 35–10
10-90.442Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)MAC1–01.00010Beat Kent State 30–7
11-100.442Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)IND FBSI1–01.00010Beat Virginia 36–13
12-110.463BYUIND WAC1–01.00010Beat New Mexico 24–3
13-120.463Colorado (COLORADO)IND B81–01.00010Beat Texas 27–6
14-130.514Air Force (AIR FORCE)IND WAC1–01.00010Beat San Diego State 52–36
15-140.514Arizona (ARIZONA)PAC1–01.00010Beat Stanford 19–3
16-150.555Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)IND SWC1–01.00010Beat LSU 28–16
17-160.586Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)IND FBSI1–01.00010Beat CAL State Fullerton 26–17
18-170.586Toledo (TOLEDO)MAC1–01.00010Beat Ohio 27–18
19-180.586Tulsa (TULSA)IND FBSI1–01.00010Beat UTEP 23–14
20-190.607Louisville (LOUISVILLE)IND FBSI1–01.00010Beat Wyoming 28–21
21-200.607Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)SEC1–01.00010Beat Memphis 20–13
22-210.607Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)MAC1–01.00010Beat Temple 31–24
23-220.617South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)IND FBSI1–01.00010Beat Duke 27–21
24-230.627Hawai'i (HAWAII)IND WAC1–01.00010Beat Tulane 31–26
25-240.637NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)ACC1–01.00010Beat Maryland 10–6
26-250.637Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)IND FBSI1–01.00010Beat Florida State 30–26
27-260.648Tennessee (TENNESSEE)SEC1–01.00010Beat Colorado State 17–14
28-270.668Illinois (ILLINOIS)B101–01.00010Beat USC 14–13
29-281.121Alabama (ALABAMA)SEC0–00.000630BYE
30-291.121Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)PAC0–00.000630BYE
31-301.121Arkansas (ARKANSAS)IND SWC0–00.000630BYE
32-311.121Army (ARMY)IND FBSI0–00.000630BYE
33-321.121Auburn (AUBURN)SEC0–00.000630BYE
34-331.121Baylor (BAYLOR)IND SWC0–00.000630BYE
35-341.121Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)IND FBSI0–00.000630BYE
36-351.121Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)MAC0–00.000630BYE
37-361.121California (CALIFORNIA)PAC0–00.000630BYE
38-371.121Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)MAC0–00.000630BYE
39-381.121Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)IND FBSI0–0–10.500330Tied Rutgers 17–17
40-391.121East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)IND FBSI0–00.000630BYE
41-401.121Florida (FLORIDA)SEC0–00.000630BYE
42-411.121Georgia (GEORGIA)SEC0–00.000630BYE
43-421.121Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)ACC0–00.000630BYE
44-431.121Indiana (INDIANA)B100–00.000630BYE
45-441.121Iowa (IOWA)B100–00.000630BYE
46-451.121Iowa State (IOWA STATE)IND B80–00.000630BYE
47-461.121Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)IND B80–00.000630BYE
48-471.121Kentucky (KENTUCKY)SEC0–00.000630BYE
49-481.121Miami (MIAMI)IND FBSI0–00.000630BYE
50-491.121Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))MAC0–00.000630BYE
51-501.121Michigan (MICHIGAN)B100–00.000630BYE
52-511.121Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)B100–00.000630BYE
53-521.121Minnesota (MINNESOTA)B100–00.000630BYE
54-531.121Missouri (MISSOURI)IND B80–00.000630BYE
55-541.121Navy (NAVY)IND FBSI0–00.000630BYE
56-551.121Nebraska (NEBRASKA)IND B80–00.000630BYE
57-561.121North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)ACC0–00.000630BYE
58-571.121Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)B100–00.000630BYE
59-581.121Ohio State (OHIO STATE)B100–00.000630BYE
60-591.121Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)IND B80–00.000630BYE
61-601.121Oregon (OREGON)PAC0–00.000630BYE
62-611.121Oregon State (OREGON STATE)PAC0–00.000630BYE
63-621.121Penn State (PENN STATE)IND FBSI0–00.000630BYE
64-631.121Purdue (PURDUE)B100–00.000630BYE
65-641.121Rutgers (RUTGERS)IND FBSI0–0–10.500330Tied Cincinnati 17–17
66-651.121San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)IND BW0–00.000630BYE
67-661.121Syracuse (SYRACUSE)IND FBSI0–00.000630BYE
68-671.121TCUIND SWC0–00.000630BYE
69-681.121Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)IND SWC0–00.000630BYE
70-691.121UCLAPAC0–00.000630BYE
71-701.121Utah State (UTAH STATE)IND BW0–00.000630BYE
72-711.121Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)ACC0–00.000630BYE
73-721.121Washington (WASHINGTON)PAC0–00.000630BYE
74-731.121Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)B100–00.000630BYE
75-741.226USCPAC0–10.000350Lost to Illinois 13–14
76-751.316Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)IND WAC0–10.000350Lost to Tennessee 14–17
77-761.361Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)IND FBSI0–10.000350Lost to Southern Miss 26–30
78-771.361Maryland (MARYLAND)ACC0–10.000350Lost to NC State 6–10
79-781.406Tulane (TULANE)IND FBSI0–10.000350Lost to Hawai'i 26–31
80-791.450Duke (DUKE)ACC0–10.000350Lost to South Carolina 21–27
81-801.495Memphis (MEMPHIS)IND FBSI0–10.000350Lost to Ole Miss 13–20
82-811.495Temple (TEMPLE)IND FBSI0–10.000350Lost to Western Michigan 24–31
83-821.495Wyoming (WYOMING)IND WAC0–10.000350Lost to Louisville 21–28
84-831.585CAL State Fullerton (CAL STATE FULLERTON)IND BW0–10.000350Lost to Northern Illinois 17–26
85-841.585Ohio (OHIO)MAC0–10.000350Lost to Toledo 18–27
86-851.585UTEPIND WAC0–10.000350Lost to Tulsa 14–23
87-861.720LSUSEC0–10.000350Lost to Texas A&M 16–28
88-871.850Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)PAC1–01.00010Beat Idaho 41–7
89-881.892Clemson (CLEMSON)ACC1–01.00010Beat Furman 30–0
90-891.899San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)IND WAC0–10.000350Lost to Air Force 36–52
91-901.899Stanford (STANFORD)PAC0–10.000350Lost to Arizona 3–19
92-911.953Kansas (KANSAS)IND B81–01.00010Beat Montana State 41–17
93-922.005Long Beach State (LONG BEACH STATE)IND BW1–01.00010Beat Northridge State 28–9
94-932.123New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)IND WAC0–10.000350Lost to BYU 3–24
95-942.123Texas (TEXAS)IND SWC0–10.000350Lost to Colorado 6–27
96-952.213Kent State (KENT STATE)MAC0–10.000350Lost to Eastern Michigan 7–30
97-962.213Virginia (VIRGINIA)ACC0–10.000350Lost to Notre Dame 13–36
98-972.303Ball State (BALL STATE)MAC0–10.000350Lost to West Virginia 10–35
99-982.348Akron (AKRON)IND FBSI0–10.000350Lost to Virginia Tech 3–29
100-992.348Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)IND FBSI0–10.000350Lost to Louisiana Tech 14–40
101-1002.482SMUIND SWC0–10.000350Lost to Rice 6–35
102-1012.527Utah (UTAH)IND WAC0–10.000350Lost to Fresno State 22–52
103-1022.751Pacific (PACIFIC)IND BW0–10.000350Lost to Pittsburgh 3–38
104-1032.751Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)SEC0–10.000350Lost to Mississippi State 7–42
105-1044.277UNLVIND BW0–10.000350Lost to Houston 0–69
106-1054.322New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)IND BW0–10.000350Lost to Oklahoma 3–73

1989 Pre-Season College Football Team Rankings

1989 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
1620.000Air Force (AIR FORCE)IND WAC0–00.00010Preseason
1720.000Akron (AKRON)IND FBSI0–00.00010Preseason
1180.000Alabama (ALABAMA)SEC0–00.00010Preseason
1190.000Arizona (ARIZONA)PAC0–00.00010Preseason
1480.000Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)PAC0–00.00010Preseason
1120.000Arkansas (ARKANSAS)IND SWC0–00.00010Preseason
1360.000Army (ARMY)IND FBSI0–00.00010Preseason
170.000Auburn (AUBURN)SEC0–00.00010Preseason
1310.000Ball State (BALL STATE)MAC0–00.00010Preseason
1590.000Baylor (BAYLOR)IND SWC0–00.00010Preseason
1780.000Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)IND FBSI0–00.00010Preseason
1920.000Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)MAC0–00.00010Preseason
1260.000BYUIND WAC0–00.00010Preseason
1660.000CAL State Fullerton (CAL STATE FULLERTON)IND BW0–00.00010Preseason
1570.000California (CALIFORNIA)PAC0–00.00010Preseason
1370.000Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)MAC0–00.00010Preseason
1930.000Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)IND FBSI0–00.00010Preseason
1100.000Clemson (CLEMSON)ACC0–00.00010Preseason
1290.000Colorado (COLORADO)IND B80–00.00010Preseason
1960.000Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)IND WAC0–00.00010Preseason
1400.000Duke (DUKE)ACC0–00.00010Preseason
1730.000East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)IND FBSI0–00.00010Preseason
1350.000Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)MAC0–00.00010Preseason
1420.000Florida (FLORIDA)SEC0–00.00010Preseason
120.000Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)IND FBSI0–00.00010Preseason
1200.000Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)IND BW0–00.00010Preseason
1250.000Georgia (GEORGIA)SEC0–00.00010Preseason
1810.000Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)ACC0–00.00010Preseason
1230.000Hawai'i (HAWAII)IND WAC0–00.00010Preseason
1160.000Houston (HOUSTON)IND SWC0–00.00010Preseason
1450.000Illinois (ILLINOIS)B100–00.00010Preseason
1280.000Indiana (INDIANA)B100–00.00010Preseason
1440.000Iowa (IOWA)B100–00.00010Preseason
1650.000Iowa State (IOWA STATE)IND B80–00.00010Preseason
1990.000Kansas (KANSAS)IND B80–00.00010Preseason
11030.000Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)IND B80–00.00010Preseason
1680.000Kent State (KENT STATE)MAC0–00.00010Preseason
1500.000Kentucky (KENTUCKY)SEC0–00.00010Preseason
1950.000Long Beach State (LONG BEACH STATE)IND BW0–00.00010Preseason
1550.000Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)IND FBSI0–00.00010Preseason
1830.000Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH)IND FBSI0–00.00010Preseason
1300.000Louisville (LOUISVILLE)IND FBSI0–00.00010Preseason
1210.000LSUSEC0–00.00010Preseason
1460.000Maryland (MARYLAND)ACC0–00.00010Preseason
1530.000Memphis (MEMPHIS)IND FBSI0–00.00010Preseason
100.000Miami (MIAMI)IND FBSI0–00.00010Preseason
11020.000Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))MAC0–00.00010Preseason
190.000Michigan (MICHIGAN)B100–00.00010Preseason
1330.000Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)B100–00.00010Preseason
1900.000Minnesota (MINNESOTA)B100–00.00010Preseason
1600.000Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)SEC0–00.00010Preseason
1940.000Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)SEC0–00.00010Preseason
1750.000Missouri (MISSOURI)IND B80–00.00010Preseason
1880.000Navy (NAVY)IND FBSI0–00.00010Preseason
140.000Nebraska (NEBRASKA)IND B80–00.00010Preseason
1970.000New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)IND WAC0–00.00010Preseason
11040.000New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)IND BW0–00.00010Preseason
1890.000North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)ACC0–00.00010Preseason
1270.000NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)ACC0–00.00010Preseason
1560.000Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)IND FBSI0–00.00010Preseason
1910.000Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)B100–00.00010Preseason
110.000Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)IND FBSI0–00.00010Preseason
1800.000Ohio (OHIO)MAC0–00.00010Preseason
1700.000Ohio State (OHIO STATE)B100–00.00010Preseason
1150.000Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)IND B80–00.00010Preseason
1110.000Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)IND B80–00.00010Preseason
1510.000Oregon (OREGON)PAC0–00.00010Preseason
1540.000Oregon State (OREGON STATE)PAC0–00.00010Preseason
11000.000Pacific (PACIFIC)IND BW0–00.00010Preseason
1470.000Penn State (PENN STATE)IND FBSI0–00.00010Preseason
1410.000Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)IND FBSI0–00.00010Preseason
1820.000Purdue (PURDUE)B100–00.00010Preseason
11010.000Rice (RICE)IND SWC0–00.00010Preseason
1610.000Rutgers (RUTGERS)IND FBSI0–00.00010Preseason
1860.000San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)IND WAC0–00.00010Preseason
1870.000San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)IND BW0–00.00010Preseason
1—0.000SMUIND SWC0–00.00010Preseason
1390.000South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)IND FBSI0–00.00010Preseason
1130.000Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)IND FBSI0–00.00010Preseason
1670.000Stanford (STANFORD)PAC0–00.00010Preseason
1140.000Syracuse (SYRACUSE)IND FBSI0–00.00010Preseason
1740.000TCUIND SWC0–00.00010Preseason
1770.000Temple (TEMPLE)IND FBSI0–00.00010Preseason
1520.000Tennessee (TENNESSEE)SEC0–00.00010Preseason
1760.000Texas (TEXAS)IND SWC0–00.00010Preseason
1320.000Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)IND SWC0–00.00010Preseason
1640.000Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)IND SWC0–00.00010Preseason
1580.000Toledo (TOLEDO)MAC0–00.00010Preseason
1630.000Tulane (TULANE)IND FBSI0–00.00010Preseason
1690.000Tulsa (TULSA)IND FBSI0–00.00010Preseason
150.000UCLAPAC0–00.00010Preseason
1850.000UNLVIND BW0–00.00010Preseason
130.000USCPAC0–00.00010Preseason
1490.000Utah (UTAH)IND WAC0–00.00010Preseason
1840.000Utah State (UTAH STATE)IND BW0–00.00010Preseason
1240.000UTEPIND WAC0–00.00010Preseason
1790.000Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)SEC0–00.00010Preseason
1380.000Virginia (VIRGINIA)ACC0–00.00010Preseason
1710.000Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)IND FBSI0–00.00010Preseason
1430.000Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)ACC0–00.00010Preseason
1340.000Washington (WASHINGTON)PAC0–00.00010Preseason
1170.000Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)PAC0–00.00010Preseason
160.000West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)IND FBSI0–00.00010Preseason
1220.000Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)MAC0–00.00010Preseason
1980.000Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)B100–00.00010Preseason
180.000Wyoming (WYOMING)IND WAC0–00.00010Preseason

1988 Final College Football Team Rankings

1988 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
100.742Miami (MIAMI)IND FBSI11–10.9172+72Beat Nebraska 23–3
200.793Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)IND FBSI12–01.0001+73Beat West Virginia 34–21
310.825Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)IND FBSI11–10.9172+65Beat Auburn 13–7
4-11.051USCPAC10–20.8337+57Lost to Michigan 14–22
501.111Nebraska (NEBRASKA)IND B811–20.8465+54Lost to Miami 3–23
641.131UCLAPAC10–20.8337+53Beat Arkansas 17–3
701.146West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)IND FBSI11–10.9172+50Lost to Notre Dame 21–34
801.151Auburn (AUBURN)SEC10–20.8337+48Lost to Florida State 7–13
9-31.159Wyoming (WYOMING)IND WAC11–20.8465+57Lost to Oklahoma State 14–62
1011.285Michigan (MICHIGAN)B109–2–10.79216+44Beat USC 22–14
1121.295Clemson (CLEMSON)ACC10–20.8337+45Beat Oklahoma 13–6
1231.373Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)IND B810–20.8337+39Beat Wyoming 62–14
13-41.393Arkansas (ARKANSAS)IND SWC10–20.8337+43Lost to UCLA 3–17
1401.499Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)IND FBSI10–20.8337+43BYE
1541.605Syracuse (SYRACUSE)IND FBSI10–20.8337+38Beat LSU 23–10
16-41.627Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)IND B89–30.75018+33Lost to Clemson 6–13
17-11.645Houston (HOUSTON)IND SWC9–30.75018+31BYE
1801.729Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)PAC9–30.75018+35BYE
19-21.751Alabama (ALABAMA)SEC9–30.75018+33BYE
2021.887Arizona (ARIZONA)PAC7–40.63636+30BYE
2121.917Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)IND BW10–20.8337+24BYE
22-21.998LSUSEC8–40.66732+33Lost to Syracuse 10–23
2322.002Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)MAC9–30.75018+22BYE
2402.016Hawai'i (HAWAII)IND WAC9–30.75018+27BYE
2512.027UTEPIND WAC10–30.76917+23BYE
2612.040Georgia (GEORGIA)SEC9–30.75018+22Beat Michigan State 34–27
2722.134BYUIND WAC9–40.69230+31Beat Colorado 20–17
2832.134NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)ACC8–3–10.70828+18Beat Iowa 28–23
2932.154Indiana (INDIANA)B108–3–10.70828+19Beat South Carolina 34–10
30-92.171Colorado (COLORADO)IND B88–40.66732+19Lost to BYU 17–20
31-32.317Louisville (LOUISVILLE)IND FBSI8–30.72726+19BYE
32-22.337Ball State (BALL STATE)MAC8–30.72726+15BYE
3302.405Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)IND SWC7–50.58341+19BYE
3402.584Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)B106–5–10.54252+13Lost to Georgia 27–34
3512.611Washington (WASHINGTON)PAC6–50.54544+14BYE
3632.688Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)MAC6–3–10.65035+10BYE
3702.690Army (ARMY)IND FBSI9–30.75018+2BYE
3822.712Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)MAC7–40.63636+5BYE
3922.714Virginia (VIRGINIA)ACC7–40.63636+12BYE
40-52.715South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)IND FBSI8–40.66732+13Lost to Indiana 10–34
4112.760Duke (DUKE)ACC7–3–10.68231+9BYE
4222.810Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)IND FBSI6–50.54544+7BYE
4332.860Florida (FLORIDA)SEC7–50.58341+6Beat Illinois 14–10
4412.876Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)ACC6–4–10.59140+5BYE
45-72.967Iowa (IOWA)B106–4–30.57743+1Lost to NC State 23–28
46-33.076Illinois (ILLINOIS)B106–5–10.54252+5Lost to Florida 10–14
4713.100Maryland (MARYLAND)ACC5–60.45556+8BYE
48-13.140Penn State (PENN STATE)IND FBSI5–60.45556+5BYE
4903.239Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)PAC6–50.54544+7BYE
5003.282Utah (UTAH)IND WAC6–50.54544-1BYE
5113.304Kentucky (KENTUCKY)SEC5–60.45556+1BYE
5213.310Oregon (OREGON)PAC6–60.50054+2BYE
53-23.322Tennessee (TENNESSEE)SEC5–60.45556+4BYE
5403.365Memphis (MEMPHIS)IND FBSI6–50.54544-2BYE
5503.405Oregon State (OREGON STATE)PAC4–6–10.40969+5BYE
5603.450Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)IND FBSI6–50.54544+3BYE
5703.482Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)IND FBSI7–40.63636-5BYE
5803.512California (CALIFORNIA)PAC5–5–10.500540BYE
5903.526Toledo (TOLEDO)MAC6–50.54544+6BYE
6003.563Baylor (BAYLOR)IND SWC6–50.54544-9BYE
6103.701Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)SEC5–60.45556-7BYE
6203.834Rutgers (RUTGERS)IND FBSI5–60.45556-9BYE
6323.935Air Force (AIR FORCE)IND WAC5–70.41768-9BYE
6403.938Tulane (TULANE)IND FBSI5–60.45556-9BYE
6523.954Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)IND SWC5–60.45556-2BYE
66-33.966Iowa State (IOWA STATE)IND B85–60.45556-11BYE
67-13.968CAL State Fullerton (CAL STATE FULLERTON)IND BW5–60.45556-10BYE
6803.987Stanford (STANFORD)PAC3–6–20.36472-5BYE
6904.067Kent State (KENT STATE)MAC5–60.45556-11BYE
7004.154Tulsa (TULSA)IND FBSI4–70.36472-10BYE
7104.232Ohio State (OHIO STATE)B104–6–10.40969-6BYE
7214.563Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)IND FBSI3–80.27383-13BYE
73-14.602Akron (AKRON)IND FBSI5–60.45556-12BYE
7414.743East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)IND FBSI3–80.27383-17BYE
7524.773TCUIND SWC4–70.36472-19BYE
76-24.796Missouri (MISSOURI)IND B83–7–10.31882-16BYE
77-14.813Texas (TEXAS)IND SWC4–70.36472-22BYE
7815.118Temple (TEMPLE)IND FBSI4–70.36472-20BYE
79-15.133Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)IND FBSI3–80.27383-19BYE
8015.167Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)SEC3–80.27383-22BYE
81-15.222Ohio (OHIO)MAC4–6–10.40969-10BYE
8215.294Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)ACC3–80.27383-27BYE
83-15.322Purdue (PURDUE)B104–70.36472-19BYE
8405.371Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH)IND FBSI4–70.36472-17BYE
8505.445Utah State (UTAH STATE)IND BW4–70.36472-24BYE
8605.574UNLVIND BW4–70.36472-27BYE
8705.649San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)IND WAC3–80.27383-21BYE
8805.684San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)IND BW4–80.33381-31BYE
8906.125Navy (NAVY)IND FBSI3–80.27383-28BYE
9006.252North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)ACC1–100.09197-31BYE
9116.297Minnesota (MINNESOTA)B102–7–20.27383-28BYE
92-16.299Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)B102–8–10.22793-27BYE
9306.399Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)MAC2–8–10.22793-28BYE
9406.757Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)IND FBSI3–80.27383-41BYE
9506.762Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)SEC1–100.09197-40BYE
9606.861Long Beach State (LONG BEACH STATE)IND BW3–90.25092-32BYE
9707.303Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)IND WAC1–100.09197-47BYE
9807.433New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)IND WAC2–100.16796-45BYE
9907.613Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)B101–100.09197-43BYE
10007.823Kansas (KANSAS)IND B81–100.09197-46BYE
10108.079Pacific (PACIFIC)IND BW2–90.18295-33BYE
10208.292Rice (RICE)IND SWC0–110.000104-43BYE
10308.551Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))MAC0–10–10.045103-47BYE
10409.041Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)IND B80–110.000104-58BYE
10509.202New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)IND BW1–100.09197-66BYE

1988 Post-Season Week 3 College Football Team Rankings

1988 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
100.859Miami (MIAMI)IND FBSI10–10.9095+58BYE
200.874Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)IND FBSI11–01.0001+60BYE
300.932USCPAC10–10.9095+58BYE
400.944Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)IND FBSI10–10.9095+53BYE
511.011Nebraska (NEBRASKA)IND B811–10.9173+54BYE
6-11.027Wyoming (WYOMING)IND WAC11–10.9173+58BYE
701.051West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)IND FBSI11–01.0001+49BYE
801.075Auburn (AUBURN)SEC10–10.9095+48BYE
901.285Arkansas (ARKANSAS)IND SWC10–10.9095+45BYE
1001.317UCLAPAC9–20.81812+44BYE
1131.451Michigan (MICHIGAN)B108–2–10.77317+33BYE
12-11.455Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)IND B89–20.81812+36BYE
1301.477Clemson (CLEMSON)ACC9–20.81812+36BYE
1421.542Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)IND FBSI10–20.83310+44Beat UTEP 38–18
1501.605Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)IND B89–20.81812+30BYE
16-41.658Houston (HOUSTON)IND SWC9–30.75019+32Lost to Washington State 22–24
1761.748Alabama (ALABAMA)SEC9–30.75019+35Beat Army 29–28
1861.759Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)PAC9–30.75019+34Beat Houston 24–22
19-21.783Syracuse (SYRACUSE)IND FBSI9–20.81812+31BYE
20-21.835LSUSEC8–30.72725+35BYE
21-11.902Colorado (COLORADO)IND B88–30.72725+25BYE
22-11.908Arizona (ARIZONA)PAC7–40.63636+32BYE
23-11.937Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)IND BW10–20.83310+25BYE
2412.021Hawai'i (HAWAII)IND WAC9–30.75019+28BYE
2512.035Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)MAC9–30.75019+22BYE
26-72.055UTEPIND WAC10–30.76918+24Lost to Southern Miss 18–38
2702.236Georgia (GEORGIA)SEC8–30.72725+17BYE
2802.312Louisville (LOUISVILLE)IND FBSI8–30.72725+20BYE
2902.328BYUIND WAC8–40.66734+24BYE
3002.342Ball State (BALL STATE)MAC8–30.72725+15BYE
3102.352NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)ACC7–3–10.68231+12BYE
3202.394Indiana (INDIANA)B107–3–10.68231+13BYE
3302.426Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)IND SWC7–50.58344+22BYE
3402.449Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)B106–4–10.59141+15BYE
3502.506South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)IND FBSI8–30.72725+14BYE
3612.658Washington (WASHINGTON)PAC6–50.54545+15BYE
37-12.709Army (ARMY)IND FBSI9–30.75019+2Lost to Alabama 28–29
3802.711Iowa (IOWA)B106–3–30.62540+5BYE
3902.731Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)MAC6–3–10.65035+10BYE
4002.739Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)MAC7–40.63636+5BYE
4102.769Virginia (VIRGINIA)ACC7–40.63636+11BYE
4202.801Duke (DUKE)ACC7–3–10.68231+9BYE
4312.849Illinois (ILLINOIS)B106–4–10.59141+10BYE
44-12.867Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)IND FBSI6–50.54545+8BYE
4502.949Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)ACC6–4–10.59141+5BYE
4603.117Florida (FLORIDA)SEC6–50.54545+1BYE
4713.174Penn State (PENN STATE)IND FBSI5–60.45556+6BYE
48-13.177Maryland (MARYLAND)ACC5–60.45556+8BYE
4903.240Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)PAC6–50.54545+9BYE
5003.298Utah (UTAH)IND WAC6–50.545450BYE
5113.331Tennessee (TENNESSEE)SEC5–60.45556+6BYE
52-13.340Kentucky (KENTUCKY)SEC5–60.45556+2BYE
5303.343Oregon (OREGON)PAC6–60.50054+3BYE
5403.407Memphis (MEMPHIS)IND FBSI6–50.54545-3BYE
5503.415Oregon State (OREGON STATE)PAC4–6–10.40969+7BYE
5613.493Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)IND FBSI6–50.54545+3BYE
57-13.505Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)IND FBSI7–40.63636-5BYE
5823.542California (CALIFORNIA)PAC5–5–10.50054+1BYE
5903.560Toledo (TOLEDO)MAC6–50.54545+6BYE
60-23.584Baylor (BAYLOR)IND SWC6–50.54545-8BYE
6103.715Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)SEC5–60.45556-5BYE
6203.850Rutgers (RUTGERS)IND FBSI5–60.45556-8BYE
6303.892Iowa State (IOWA STATE)IND B85–60.45556-7BYE
6413.937Tulane (TULANE)IND FBSI5–60.45556-8BYE
65-13.958Air Force (AIR FORCE)IND WAC5–70.41768-8BYE
6613.973CAL State Fullerton (CAL STATE FULLERTON)IND BW5–60.45556-8BYE
67-13.993Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)IND SWC5–60.45556-1BYE
6804.029Stanford (STANFORD)PAC3–6–20.36472-4BYE
6904.087Kent State (KENT STATE)MAC5–60.45556-11BYE
7004.198Tulsa (TULSA)IND FBSI4–70.36472-9BYE
7104.227Ohio State (OHIO STATE)B104–6–10.40969-5BYE
7214.602Akron (AKRON)IND FBSI5–60.45556-11BYE
73-14.612Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)IND FBSI3–80.27383-11BYE
7404.757Missouri (MISSOURI)IND B83–7–10.31882-13BYE
7514.786East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)IND FBSI3–80.27383-15BYE
76-14.807Texas (TEXAS)IND SWC4–70.36472-20BYE
7704.838TCUIND SWC4–70.36472-18BYE
7805.156Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)IND FBSI3–80.27383-17BYE
7905.157Temple (TEMPLE)IND FBSI4–70.36472-20BYE
8015.234Ohio (OHIO)MAC4–6–10.40969-10BYE
81-15.251Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)SEC3–80.27383-23BYE
8205.289Purdue (PURDUE)B104–70.36472-16BYE
8305.377Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)ACC3–80.27383-27BYE
8405.415Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH)IND FBSI4–70.36472-16BYE
8505.473Utah State (UTAH STATE)IND BW4–70.36472-23BYE
8605.585UNLVIND BW4–70.36472-26BYE
8705.703San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)IND WAC3–80.27383-21BYE
8805.710San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)IND BW4–80.33381-31BYE
8906.125Navy (NAVY)IND FBSI3–80.27383-27BYE
9006.229North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)ACC1–100.09197-28BYE
9106.269Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)B102–8–10.22793-24BYE
9206.312Minnesota (MINNESOTA)B102–7–20.27383-27BYE
9306.421Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)MAC2–8–10.22793-27BYE
9406.763Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)IND FBSI3–80.27383-40BYE
9506.807Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)SEC1–100.09197-38BYE
9606.913Long Beach State (LONG BEACH STATE)IND BW3–90.25092-32BYE
9707.288Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)IND WAC1–100.09197-45BYE
9807.477New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)IND WAC2–100.16796-44BYE
9907.568Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)B101–100.09197-40BYE
10007.740Kansas (KANSAS)IND B81–100.09197-42BYE
10108.086Pacific (PACIFIC)IND BW2–90.18295-32BYE
10208.357Rice (RICE)IND SWC0–110.000104-42BYE
10308.632Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))MAC0–10–10.045103-47BYE
10408.909Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)IND B80–110.000104-54BYE
10509.232New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)IND BW1–100.09197-66BYE

1988 Post-Season Week 1 College Football Team Rankings

1988 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
100.861Miami (MIAMI)IND FBSI10–10.9095+58BYE
200.879Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)IND FBSI11–01.0001+60BYE
300.932USCPAC10–10.9095+58BYE
400.944Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)IND FBSI10–10.9095+52BYE
500.995Wyoming (WYOMING)IND WAC11–10.9173+59BYE
601.007Nebraska (NEBRASKA)IND B811–10.9173+54BYE
701.051West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)IND FBSI11–01.0001+49BYE
801.079Auburn (AUBURN)SEC10–10.9095+46BYE
901.269Arkansas (ARKANSAS)IND SWC10–10.9095+45BYE
1001.328UCLAPAC9–20.81812+44BYE
1101.450Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)IND B89–20.81812+36BYE
1201.459Houston (HOUSTON)IND SWC9–20.81812+35BYE
1301.472Clemson (CLEMSON)ACC9–20.81812+36BYE
1401.488Michigan (MICHIGAN)B108–2–10.77320+33BYE
1501.599Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)IND B89–20.81812+30BYE
1601.714Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)IND FBSI9–20.81812+34BYE
1701.783Syracuse (SYRACUSE)IND FBSI9–20.81812+31BYE
1801.820LSUSEC8–30.72723+34BYE
1911.846UTEPIND WAC10–20.83310+26BYE
2011.874Colorado (COLORADO)IND B88–30.72723+25BYE
2111.922Arizona (ARIZONA)PAC7–40.63636+31BYE
2241.936Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)IND BW10–20.83310+25Beat Western Michigan 35–30
2301.945Alabama (ALABAMA)SEC8–30.72723+26BYE
2401.965Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)PAC8–30.72723+25BYE
2502.024Hawai'i (HAWAII)IND WAC9–30.75021+29BYE
26-72.056Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)MAC9–30.75021+22Lost to Fresno State 30–35
2702.202Georgia (GEORGIA)SEC8–30.72723+17BYE
2812.292Louisville (LOUISVILLE)IND FBSI8–30.72723+20BYE
2912.309BYUIND WAC8–40.66734+24BYE
30-22.322Ball State (BALL STATE)MAC8–30.72723+15BYE
3102.345NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)ACC7–3–10.68231+12BYE
3212.406Indiana (INDIANA)B107–3–10.68231+13BYE
33-12.409Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)IND SWC7–50.58344+22BYE
3402.462Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)B106–4–10.59141+15BYE
3502.473South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)IND FBSI8–30.72723+14BYE
3602.486Army (ARMY)IND FBSI9–20.81812+5BYE
3702.648Washington (WASHINGTON)PAC6–50.54545+15BYE
3822.711Iowa (IOWA)B106–3–30.62540+5BYE
39-12.732Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)MAC6–3–10.65035+10BYE
40-12.739Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)MAC7–40.63636+5BYE
4102.762Virginia (VIRGINIA)ACC7–40.63636+11BYE
4202.801Duke (DUKE)ACC7–3–10.68231+9BYE
4302.867Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)IND FBSI6–50.54545+8BYE
4402.880Illinois (ILLINOIS)B106–4–10.59141+10BYE
4502.963Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)ACC6–4–10.59141+5BYE
4603.100Florida (FLORIDA)SEC6–50.54545+1BYE
4703.168Maryland (MARYLAND)ACC5–60.45556+8BYE
4803.194Penn State (PENN STATE)IND FBSI5–60.45556+6BYE
4903.256Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)PAC6–50.54545+8BYE
5003.272Utah (UTAH)IND WAC6–50.54545+1BYE
5103.341Kentucky (KENTUCKY)SEC5–60.45556+2BYE
5203.351Tennessee (TENNESSEE)SEC5–60.45556+6BYE
5303.367Oregon (OREGON)PAC6–60.50054+2BYE
5403.407Memphis (MEMPHIS)IND FBSI6–50.54545-3BYE
5503.426Oregon State (OREGON STATE)PAC4–6–10.40969+7BYE
5603.504Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)IND FBSI7–40.63636-5BYE
5703.519Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)IND FBSI6–50.54545+3BYE
5813.554Baylor (BAYLOR)IND SWC6–50.54545-7BYE
59-13.560Toledo (TOLEDO)MAC6–50.54545+6BYE
6003.563California (CALIFORNIA)PAC5–5–10.50054+1BYE
6103.713Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)SEC5–60.45556-6BYE
6203.816Rutgers (RUTGERS)IND FBSI5–60.45556-7BYE
6303.882Iowa State (IOWA STATE)IND B85–60.45556-7BYE
6403.897Air Force (AIR FORCE)IND WAC5–70.41768-6BYE
6503.928Tulane (TULANE)IND FBSI5–60.45556-8BYE
6603.958Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)IND SWC5–60.455560BYE
6703.973CAL State Fullerton (CAL STATE FULLERTON)IND BW5–60.45556-8BYE
6814.057Stanford (STANFORD)PAC3–6–20.36472-4BYE
69-14.086Kent State (KENT STATE)MAC5–60.45556-11BYE
7004.105Tulsa (TULSA)IND FBSI4–70.36472-7BYE
7104.234Ohio State (OHIO STATE)B104–6–10.40969-5BYE
7204.600Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)IND FBSI3–80.27383-11BYE
7304.602Akron (AKRON)IND FBSI5–60.45556-11BYE
7404.698Missouri (MISSOURI)IND B83–7–10.31882-12BYE
7504.769Texas (TEXAS)IND SWC4–70.36472-19BYE
7604.786East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)IND FBSI3–80.27383-15BYE
7704.789TCUIND SWC4–70.36472-17BYE
7805.117Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)IND FBSI3–80.27383-17BYE
7905.179Temple (TEMPLE)IND FBSI4–70.36472-20BYE
8015.220Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)SEC3–80.27383-22BYE
81-15.235Ohio (OHIO)MAC4–6–10.40969-10BYE
8205.289Purdue (PURDUE)B104–70.36472-16BYE
8305.354Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)ACC3–80.27383-27BYE
8405.387Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH)IND FBSI4–70.36472-15BYE
8505.473Utah State (UTAH STATE)IND BW4–70.36472-23BYE
8605.585UNLVIND BW4–70.36472-26BYE
8705.666San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)IND WAC3–80.27383-20BYE
8805.721San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)IND BW4–80.33381-31BYE
8906.069Navy (NAVY)IND FBSI3–80.27383-26BYE
9006.199North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)ACC1–100.09197-28BYE
9106.240Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)B102–8–10.22793-23BYE
9216.368Minnesota (MINNESOTA)B102–7–20.27383-27BYE
93-16.421Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)MAC2–8–10.22793-27BYE
9406.751Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)IND FBSI3–80.27383-40BYE
9506.822Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)SEC1–100.09197-38BYE
9606.925Long Beach State (LONG BEACH STATE)IND BW3–90.25092-32BYE
9707.228Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)IND WAC1–100.09197-44BYE
9807.439New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)IND WAC2–100.16796-43BYE
9907.605Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)B101–100.09197-40BYE
10007.725Kansas (KANSAS)IND B81–100.09197-42BYE
10108.086Pacific (PACIFIC)IND BW2–90.18295-32BYE
10208.300Rice (RICE)IND SWC0–110.000104-41BYE
10308.632Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))MAC0–10–10.045103-47BYE
10408.893Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)IND B80–110.000104-54BYE
10509.172New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)IND BW1–100.09197-65BYE

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