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Western Athletic

1989 Season · 9 ranked teams

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Failing ＋
Avg Rank
56.7
Power Up Rank
Avg Rating
3.946
Failing ＋
Non-Conf Record
18-21
vs other conferences

1989 Standings

PlaceTeamConfConf %RecordWin %RankRatingTierNOWGame Status
1BYU7-1.87510–30.769181.782Developing −+36
2Air Force (AIR FORCE)5-1.8338–4–10.654322.317Rebuilding+16
3Hawai'i (HAWAII)5-2.7149–3–10.731282.156Rebuilding+23
4Wyoming (WYOMING)5-3.6255–60.455653.992Failing ＋-7
5Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)4-3.5715–5–10.500442.975Struggling ＋+8
6San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)4-3.5716–5–10.542543.440Struggling −+1
7Utah (UTAH)2-6.2504–80.333795.009Failing-18
8UTEP1-7.1252–100.167977.275Rock Bottom-40
9New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)0-7.0002–100.167936.572Rock Bottom-43

Place is by conference win %, then conference wins, then Power Up rank. Conference championship tiebreakers are not applied.

Rank by Week — Every Team
11345779102BYUBYU — RS Final: #16BYU — PS 1: #16BYU — PS 2: #16BYU — PS 3: #16BYU — Final: #18Air ForceAir Force — RS Final: #27Air Force — PS 1: #27Air Force — PS 2: #26Air Force — PS 3: #25Air Force — Final: #32Hawai'iHawai'i — RS Final: #22Hawai'i — PS 1: #22Hawai'i — PS 2: #22Hawai'i — PS 3: #28Hawai'i — Final: #28WyomingWyoming — RS Final: #66Wyoming — PS 1: #65Wyoming — PS 2: #65Wyoming — PS 3: #65Wyoming — Final: #65Colorado StateColorado State — RS Final: #43Colorado State — PS 1: #44Colorado State — PS 2: #43Colorado State — PS 3: #44Colorado State — Final: #44San Diego StateSan Diego State — RS Final: #52San Diego State — PS 1: #52San Diego State — PS 2: #52San Diego State — PS 3: #53San Diego State — Final: #54UtahUtah — RS Final: #78Utah — PS 1: #78Utah — PS 2: #78Utah — PS 3: #78Utah — Final: #79UTEPUTEP — RS Final: #97UTEP — PS 1: #96UTEP — PS 2: #97UTEP — PS 3: #97UTEP — Final: #97New MexicoNew Mexico — RS Final: #91New Mexico — PS 1: #92New Mexico — PS 2: #92New Mexico — PS 3: #92New Mexico — Final: #93RS FinalPS 1PS 2PS 3Final

Power Up rank each week; higher = better. Hover a logo for details, click to open the team page. Larger logo = latest week.

Average Rating Tier
3.946
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

Conference average on the 12-tier scale.

NOW by Team
BYU
+36
Hawai'i
+23
Air Force
+16
Colorado State
+8
San Diego State
+1
Wyoming
-7
Utah
-18
UTEP
-40
New Mexico
-43

Green = positive Net Opponent Wins, red = negative.

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