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1989 Week 7 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
100.678Houston (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

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