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1989 Week 9 College Football Team Rankings

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
130.780Alabama (ALABAMA)SEC6–01.0001+22Beat Tennessee 47–30
200.786Colorado (COLORADO)IND B87–01.0001+23Beat Kansas 49–17
300.850Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)IND FBSI7–01.0001+26Beat USC 28–24
410.922Nebraska (NEBRASKA)IND B87–01.0001+20Beat Oklahoma State 48–23
5-41.097Arkansas (ARKANSAS)IND SWC5–10.83311+19Lost to Texas 20–24
631.177Miami (MIAMI)IND FBSI6–01.0001+12BYE
7-11.235Tennessee (TENNESSEE)SEC5–10.83311+17Lost to Alabama 30–47
8-11.242Houston (HOUSTON)IND SWC5–10.83311+8Beat SMU 95–21
931.342Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)IND BW7–01.0001+15Beat CAL State Fullerton 33–19
1031.346South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)IND FBSI5–1–10.78618+13Beat Western Carolina 24–3
11-11.350West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)IND FBSI5–1–10.78618+12Beat Cincinnati 69–3
12-41.366USCPAC5–20.71425+17Lost to Notre Dame 24–28
13-21.436Illinois (ILLINOIS)B105–10.83311+14Beat Michigan State 14–10
1411.497Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)IND FBSI5–0–10.9177+7BYE
1561.626Michigan (MICHIGAN)B105–10.83311+12Beat Iowa 26–12
1631.666Penn State (PENN STATE)IND FBSI5–10.83311+8BYE
1711.674Florida (FLORIDA)SEC6–10.8578+10Beat New Mexico 27–21
1891.678Clemson (CLEMSON)ACC6–20.75020+16Beat NC State 30–10
1931.750BYUIND WAC6–10.8578+10Beat UTEP 49–24
20-61.803Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)PAC6–20.75020+12Lost to Arizona 21–23
2171.811Arizona (ARIZONA)PAC5–20.71425+14Beat Washington State 23–21
22111.829Texas (TEXAS)IND SWC4–20.66734+11Beat Arkansas 24–20
2311.839Virginia (VIRGINIA)ACC6–20.75020+12Beat Wake Forest 47–28
2421.923Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)IND SWC5–20.71425+11Beat Baylor 14–11
2561.964East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)IND FBSI4–1–10.75020+6Beat Virginia Tech 14–10
2681.999Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)IND FBSI5–20.71425+6Beat Auburn 22–14
27-22.015Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)SEC5–20.71425+12Beat Tulane 32–28
28-112.050NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)ACC6–10.8578+5Lost to Clemson 10–30
29-92.072Air Force (AIR FORCE)IND WAC6–20.75020+9Lost to TCU 9–27
3002.130Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)IND B85–20.71425+6Beat Iowa State 43–40
31-22.254Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)IND SWC5–20.71425+9Beat Rice 41–25
3272.289Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)MAC6–1–10.81317+10Beat Bowling Green 21–13
33-172.293Auburn (AUBURN)SEC4–20.66734+6Lost to Florida State 14–22
3432.391Washington (WASHINGTON)PAC4–30.57145+8Beat California 29–16
35112.402Indiana (INDIANA)B104–20.66734+5Beat Minnesota 28–18
36-42.489Kentucky (KENTUCKY)SEC4–20.66734+6Beat LSU 27–21
3732.523Duke (DUKE)ACC4–30.57145+8Beat Maryland 46–25
3802.528Ohio State (OHIO STATE)B104–20.66734+5Beat Purdue 21–3
39-162.550Hawai'i (HAWAII)IND WAC5–20.71425+3Lost to Colorado State 16–31
4012.589Georgia (GEORGIA)SEC3–30.50050+4Beat Vanderbilt 35–16
4142.653Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)IND FBSI5–20.71425+4Beat UNLV 42–24
42-62.726Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)IND FBSI3–3–10.50050+4Lost to East Carolina 10–14
43112.818Syracuse (SYRACUSE)IND FBSI3–30.50050+3Beat Rutgers 49–28
4402.836Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)ACC3–30.50050+5Beat North Carolina 17–14
4542.836Oregon (OREGON)PAC4–30.57145+2Beat Arizona State 27–7
4652.865Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)SEC4–20.66734+2Beat Memphis 35–10
4762.912Ball State (BALL STATE)MAC4–2–10.64342+1Beat Western Michigan 14–13
48-132.941Minnesota (MINNESOTA)B104–20.66734+2Lost to Indiana 18–28
49113.029Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)IND WAC3–4–10.43862+5Beat Hawai'i 31–16
5093.149Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)IND FBSI5–30.62543+4Beat Southern Miss 24–21
51163.149TCUIND SWC4–30.57145+3Beat Air Force 27–9
5233.181Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH)IND FBSI3–3–10.50050+2Beat Arkansas State 40–37
5353.205Tulsa (TULSA)IND FBSI5–30.62543+1Beat Louisville 31–24
54-113.250Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)B102–40.33375+1Lost to Illinois 10–14
55-133.370UCLAPAC3–40.42964+1Lost to Oregon State 17–18
5663.390Army (ARMY)IND FBSI4–20.66734-5Beat Lafayette 34–20
57123.437Oregon State (OREGON STATE)PAC3–3–10.50050+2Beat UCLA 18–17
58-63.505Baylor (BAYLOR)IND SWC3–40.429640Lost to Texas A&M 11–14
59-113.530Iowa (IOWA)B103–30.50050+2Lost to Michigan 12–26
6033.630San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)IND WAC3–3–10.50050-1Beat Pacific 35–7
61-113.703Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)PAC3–3–10.50050-2Lost to Oregon 7–27
62-153.816Louisville (LOUISVILLE)IND FBSI3–30.50050-4Lost to Tulsa 24–31
6323.950Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)MAC3–40.429640Lost to Eastern Michigan 13–21
64-74.007Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)IND FBSI3–50.37572-2Lost to Louisiana 21–24
65-94.042Iowa State (IOWA STATE)IND B83–40.42964-2Lost to Oklahoma 40–43
6624.058Akron (AKRON)IND FBSI4–3–10.56349+6Tied Murray State 31–31
6794.130San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)IND BW3–30.50050-3Beat Long Beach State 21–10
68-24.387UNLVIND BW3–30.50050-6Lost to Northern Illinois 24–42
69124.467Toledo (TOLEDO)MAC3–40.42964-6Beat Miami (OH) 17–14
70104.533Missouri (MISSOURI)IND B82–50.286780Beat Kansas State 21–9
7124.537CAL State Fullerton (CAL STATE FULLERTON)IND BW3–4–10.43862-7Lost to Fresno State 19–33
72-14.657Wyoming (WYOMING)IND WAC2–50.28678-5BYE
73-34.659Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)MAC3–40.42964-10Lost to Ball State 13–14
74104.737Utah (UTAH)IND WAC3–50.37572-5Beat Stanford 27–24
75-34.741Maryland (MARYLAND)ACC2–60.25086-7Lost to Duke 25–46
76-154.747Rutgers (RUTGERS)IND FBSI2–3–20.42964-5Lost to Syracuse 28–49
7714.906Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)IND B82–50.28678-6Lost to Nebraska 23–48
78-44.982California (CALIFORNIA)PAC2–50.28678-7Lost to Washington 16–29
79-45.027LSUSEC1–50.16792-8Lost to Kentucky 21–27
80-165.034Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)MAC3–40.42964-7Lost to Youngstown State 3–30
8165.058Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)B102–40.33375-6Beat Northwestern 35–31
8285.127Utah State (UTAH STATE)IND BW2–50.28678-6Beat New Mexico State 28–13
8385.171Navy (NAVY)IND FBSI2–40.33375-1Beat Boston College 27–24
84-75.235Tulane (TULANE)IND FBSI2–50.28678-9Lost to Ole Miss 28–32
85-65.346Memphis (MEMPHIS)IND FBSI2–50.28678-3Lost to Mississippi State 10–35
86-35.690Long Beach State (LONG BEACH STATE)IND BW3–50.37572-15Lost to San José State 10–21
87-25.776Purdue (PURDUE)B101–50.16792-8Lost to Ohio State 3–21
8805.901Stanford (STANFORD)PAC1–60.14397-11Lost to Utah 24–27
89-35.953Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)SEC1–50.16792-10Lost to Georgia 16–35
90-15.978Kansas (KANSAS)IND B82–50.28678-13Lost to Colorado 17–49
91-96.098Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)IND FBSI1–50.16792-10Lost to Navy 24–27
9226.281UTEPIND WAC2–60.25086-11Lost to BYU 24–49
9326.381Rice (RICE)IND SWC1–5–10.21488-14Lost to Texas Tech 25–41
94-16.561Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)IND FBSI1–5–10.21488-10Lost to West Virginia 3–69
9546.762New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)IND WAC1–70.125100-19Lost to Florida 21–27
96-46.823Pacific (PACIFIC)IND BW1–70.125100-12Lost to San Diego State 7–35
97-17.090North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)ACC1–60.14397-17Lost to Georgia Tech 14–17
98-17.093Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)ACC1–5–10.21488-10Lost to Virginia 28–47
9927.917SMUIND SWC1–50.16792-15Lost to Houston 21–95
100-28.168Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)B100–60.000103-16Lost to Wisconsin 31–35
101-18.172Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)IND B81–60.14397-15Lost to Missouri 9–21
10218.296Temple (TEMPLE)IND FBSI0–70.000103-17BYE
10318.473Ohio (OHIO)MAC1–6–10.18891-23Beat Kent State 37–14
104-28.763Kent State (KENT STATE)MAC0–80.000103-26Lost to Ohio 14–37
105010.251New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)IND BW0–70.000103-31Lost to Utah State 13–28
106010.471Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))MAC0–6–10.071102-24Lost to Toledo 14–17

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