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1989 Week 6 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
100.624Houston (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

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