1989 Week 2 College Football Team Rankings

September 5, 1989By PowerUpRankings.com • Posted in 1989 Season Tags: • No Comments

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.

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Rank	Change	Rating	Team	Conf	Record	Win %	Place	Game Status
1	0	-0.041	Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)	IND B8	1–0	1.000	1	Beat New Mexico State 73–3
2	-1	-0.031	Houston (HOUSTON)	IND SWC	1–0	1.000	1	Beat UNLV 69–0
3	-2	0.319	Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)	SEC	1–0	1.000	1	Beat Vanderbilt 42–7
4	-3	0.319	Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)	IND FBSI	1–0	1.000	1	Beat Pacific 38–3
5	-4	0.370	Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)	IND BW	1–0	1.000	1	Beat Utah 52–22
6	-5	0.380	Rice (RICE)	IND SWC	1–0	1.000	1	Beat SMU 35–6
7	-6	0.411	Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH)	IND FBSI	1–0	1.000	1	Beat Louisiana 40–14
8	-7	0.411	Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)	IND FBSI	1–0	1.000	1	Beat Akron 29–3
9	-8	0.421	West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)	IND FBSI	1–0	1.000	1	Beat Ball State 35–10
10	-9	0.442	Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	1–0	1.000	1	Beat Kent State 30–7
11	-10	0.442	Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)	IND FBSI	1–0	1.000	1	Beat Virginia 36–13
12	-11	0.463	BYU	IND WAC	1–0	1.000	1	Beat New Mexico 24–3
13	-12	0.463	Colorado (COLORADO)	IND B8	1–0	1.000	1	Beat Texas 27–6
14	-13	0.514	Air Force (AIR FORCE)	IND WAC	1–0	1.000	1	Beat San Diego State 52–36
15	-14	0.514	Arizona (ARIZONA)	PAC	1–0	1.000	1	Beat Stanford 19–3
16	-15	0.555	Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)	IND SWC	1–0	1.000	1	Beat LSU 28–16
17	-16	0.586	Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)	IND FBSI	1–0	1.000	1	Beat CAL State Fullerton 26–17
18	-17	0.586	Toledo (TOLEDO)	MAC	1–0	1.000	1	Beat Ohio 27–18
19	-18	0.586	Tulsa (TULSA)	IND FBSI	1–0	1.000	1	Beat UTEP 23–14
20	-19	0.607	Louisville (LOUISVILLE)	IND FBSI	1–0	1.000	1	Beat Wyoming 28–21
21	-20	0.607	Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)	SEC	1–0	1.000	1	Beat Memphis 20–13
22	-21	0.607	Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	1–0	1.000	1	Beat Temple 31–24
23	-22	0.617	South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)	IND FBSI	1–0	1.000	1	Beat Duke 27–21
24	-23	0.627	Hawai'i (HAWAII)	IND WAC	1–0	1.000	1	Beat Tulane 31–26
25	-24	0.637	NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)	ACC	1–0	1.000	1	Beat Maryland 10–6
26	-25	0.637	Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)	IND FBSI	1–0	1.000	1	Beat Florida State 30–26
27	-26	0.648	Tennessee (TENNESSEE)	SEC	1–0	1.000	1	Beat Colorado State 17–14
28	-27	0.668	Illinois (ILLINOIS)	B10	1–0	1.000	1	Beat USC 14–13
29	-28	1.121	Alabama (ALABAMA)	SEC	0–0	0.000	63	BYE
30	-29	1.121	Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)	PAC	0–0	0.000	63	BYE
31	-30	1.121	Arkansas (ARKANSAS)	IND SWC	0–0	0.000	63	BYE
32	-31	1.121	Army (ARMY)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	63	BYE
33	-32	1.121	Auburn (AUBURN)	SEC	0–0	0.000	63	BYE
34	-33	1.121	Baylor (BAYLOR)	IND SWC	0–0	0.000	63	BYE
35	-34	1.121	Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	63	BYE
36	-35	1.121	Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)	MAC	0–0	0.000	63	BYE
37	-36	1.121	California (CALIFORNIA)	PAC	0–0	0.000	63	BYE
38	-37	1.121	Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)	MAC	0–0	0.000	63	BYE
39	-38	1.121	Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)	IND FBSI	0–0–1	0.500	33	Tied Rutgers 17–17
40	-39	1.121	East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	63	BYE
41	-40	1.121	Florida (FLORIDA)	SEC	0–0	0.000	63	BYE
42	-41	1.121	Georgia (GEORGIA)	SEC	0–0	0.000	63	BYE
43	-42	1.121	Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)	ACC	0–0	0.000	63	BYE
44	-43	1.121	Indiana (INDIANA)	B10	0–0	0.000	63	BYE
45	-44	1.121	Iowa (IOWA)	B10	0–0	0.000	63	BYE
46	-45	1.121	Iowa State (IOWA STATE)	IND B8	0–0	0.000	63	BYE
47	-46	1.121	Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)	IND B8	0–0	0.000	63	BYE
48	-47	1.121	Kentucky (KENTUCKY)	SEC	0–0	0.000	63	BYE
49	-48	1.121	Miami (MIAMI)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	63	BYE
50	-49	1.121	Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))	MAC	0–0	0.000	63	BYE
51	-50	1.121	Michigan (MICHIGAN)	B10	0–0	0.000	63	BYE
52	-51	1.121	Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)	B10	0–0	0.000	63	BYE
53	-52	1.121	Minnesota (MINNESOTA)	B10	0–0	0.000	63	BYE
54	-53	1.121	Missouri (MISSOURI)	IND B8	0–0	0.000	63	BYE
55	-54	1.121	Navy (NAVY)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	63	BYE
56	-55	1.121	Nebraska (NEBRASKA)	IND B8	0–0	0.000	63	BYE
57	-56	1.121	North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)	ACC	0–0	0.000	63	BYE
58	-57	1.121	Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)	B10	0–0	0.000	63	BYE
59	-58	1.121	Ohio State (OHIO STATE)	B10	0–0	0.000	63	BYE
60	-59	1.121	Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)	IND B8	0–0	0.000	63	BYE
61	-60	1.121	Oregon (OREGON)	PAC	0–0	0.000	63	BYE
62	-61	1.121	Oregon State (OREGON STATE)	PAC	0–0	0.000	63	BYE
63	-62	1.121	Penn State (PENN STATE)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	63	BYE
64	-63	1.121	Purdue (PURDUE)	B10	0–0	0.000	63	BYE
65	-64	1.121	Rutgers (RUTGERS)	IND FBSI	0–0–1	0.500	33	Tied Cincinnati 17–17
66	-65	1.121	San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)	IND BW	0–0	0.000	63	BYE
67	-66	1.121	Syracuse (SYRACUSE)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	63	BYE
68	-67	1.121	TCU	IND SWC	0–0	0.000	63	BYE
69	-68	1.121	Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)	IND SWC	0–0	0.000	63	BYE
70	-69	1.121	UCLA	PAC	0–0	0.000	63	BYE
71	-70	1.121	Utah State (UTAH STATE)	IND BW	0–0	0.000	63	BYE
72	-71	1.121	Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)	ACC	0–0	0.000	63	BYE
73	-72	1.121	Washington (WASHINGTON)	PAC	0–0	0.000	63	BYE
74	-73	1.121	Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)	B10	0–0	0.000	63	BYE
75	-74	1.226	USC	PAC	0–1	0.000	35	Lost to Illinois 13–14
76	-75	1.316	Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)	IND WAC	0–1	0.000	35	Lost to Tennessee 14–17
77	-76	1.361	Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)	IND FBSI	0–1	0.000	35	Lost to Southern Miss 26–30
78	-77	1.361	Maryland (MARYLAND)	ACC	0–1	0.000	35	Lost to NC State 6–10
79	-78	1.406	Tulane (TULANE)	IND FBSI	0–1	0.000	35	Lost to Hawai'i 26–31
80	-79	1.450	Duke (DUKE)	ACC	0–1	0.000	35	Lost to South Carolina 21–27
81	-80	1.495	Memphis (MEMPHIS)	IND FBSI	0–1	0.000	35	Lost to Ole Miss 13–20
82	-81	1.495	Temple (TEMPLE)	IND FBSI	0–1	0.000	35	Lost to Western Michigan 24–31
83	-82	1.495	Wyoming (WYOMING)	IND WAC	0–1	0.000	35	Lost to Louisville 21–28
84	-83	1.585	CAL State Fullerton (CAL STATE FULLERTON)	IND BW	0–1	0.000	35	Lost to Northern Illinois 17–26
85	-84	1.585	Ohio (OHIO)	MAC	0–1	0.000	35	Lost to Toledo 18–27
86	-85	1.585	UTEP	IND WAC	0–1	0.000	35	Lost to Tulsa 14–23
87	-86	1.720	LSU	SEC	0–1	0.000	35	Lost to Texas A&M 16–28
88	-87	1.850	Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)	PAC	1–0	1.000	1	Beat Idaho 41–7
89	-88	1.892	Clemson (CLEMSON)	ACC	1–0	1.000	1	Beat Furman 30–0
90	-89	1.899	San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)	IND WAC	0–1	0.000	35	Lost to Air Force 36–52
91	-90	1.899	Stanford (STANFORD)	PAC	0–1	0.000	35	Lost to Arizona 3–19
92	-91	1.953	Kansas (KANSAS)	IND B8	1–0	1.000	1	Beat Montana State 41–17
93	-92	2.005	Long Beach State (LONG BEACH STATE)	IND BW	1–0	1.000	1	Beat Northridge State 28–9
94	-93	2.123	New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)	IND WAC	0–1	0.000	35	Lost to BYU 3–24
95	-94	2.123	Texas (TEXAS)	IND SWC	0–1	0.000	35	Lost to Colorado 6–27
96	-95	2.213	Kent State (KENT STATE)	MAC	0–1	0.000	35	Lost to Eastern Michigan 7–30
97	-96	2.213	Virginia (VIRGINIA)	ACC	0–1	0.000	35	Lost to Notre Dame 13–36
98	-97	2.303	Ball State (BALL STATE)	MAC	0–1	0.000	35	Lost to West Virginia 10–35
99	-98	2.348	Akron (AKRON)	IND FBSI	0–1	0.000	35	Lost to Virginia Tech 3–29
100	-99	2.348	Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)	IND FBSI	0–1	0.000	35	Lost to Louisiana Tech 14–40
101	-100	2.482	SMU	IND SWC	0–1	0.000	35	Lost to Rice 6–35
102	-101	2.527	Utah (UTAH)	IND WAC	0–1	0.000	35	Lost to Fresno State 22–52
103	-102	2.751	Pacific (PACIFIC)	IND BW	0–1	0.000	35	Lost to Pittsburgh 3–38
104	-103	2.751	Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)	SEC	0–1	0.000	35	Lost to Mississippi State 7–42
105	-104	4.277	UNLV	IND BW	0–1	0.000	35	Lost to Houston 0–69
106	-105	4.322	New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)	IND BW	0–1	0.000	35	Lost to Oklahoma 3–73