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1989 Week 5 College Football Team Rankings

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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

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