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1990 Post-Season Week 4 College Football Team Rankings

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1990 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
110.874Colorado (COLORADO)IND B810–1–10.8754+58BYE
2-10.889Texas (TEXAS)IND SWC10–10.9092+59BYE
300.963Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)ACC10–0–10.9551+53BYE
401.047Miami (MIAMI)IND FBSI9–20.8187+47BYE
501.133Washington (WASHINGTON)PAC9–20.8187+46BYE
601.146Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)IND FBSI9–20.8187+49BYE
751.202Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)IND FBSI10–20.8336+44Beat Penn State 24–17
811.258Tennessee (TENNESSEE)SEC8–2–20.75018+36BYE
911.316Houston (HOUSTON)IND SWC10–10.9092+40BYE
1011.341Nebraska (NEBRASKA)IND B89–20.8187+35BYE
1131.354San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)IND BW9–2–10.79215+36BYE
1211.362Clemson (CLEMSON)ACC9–20.8187+39BYE
1321.370Florida (FLORIDA)SEC9–20.8187+36BYE
14-71.465Penn State (PENN STATE)IND FBSI9–30.75018+43Lost to Florida State 17–24
1511.558Michigan (MICHIGAN)B108–30.72721+33BYE
16-81.608BYUIND WAC10–30.76917+45Lost to Texas A&M 14–65
1751.682Auburn (AUBURN)SEC8–3–10.70826+34Beat Indiana 27–23
1891.726Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)IND SWC9–3–10.73120+32Beat BYU 65–14
19-11.753Virginia (VIRGINIA)ACC8–30.72721+27BYE
20-11.754Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)IND B88–30.72721+28BYE
21-11.768Toledo (TOLEDO)MAC9–20.8187+27BYE
2211.848Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)SEC9–20.8187+28BYE
23-21.867Louisville (LOUISVILLE)IND FBSI9–1–10.8645+18BYE
2461.885Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)B108–3–10.70826+28Beat USC 17–16
2511.915Iowa (IOWA)B108–30.72721+23BYE
26-11.957Illinois (ILLINOIS)B108–30.72721+25BYE
27-102.023USCPAC8–4–10.65434+29Lost to Michigan State 16–17
2812.126Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)MAC8–3–10.70826+17BYE
2932.155Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)IND BW8–2–10.77316+17BYE
3032.224Alabama (ALABAMA)SEC7–40.63635+17BYE
31-72.236Oregon (OREGON)PAC8–40.66732+21Lost to Colorado State 31–32
3252.353California (CALIFORNIA)PAC7–4–10.62539+25Beat Wyoming 17–15
3352.381Syracuse (SYRACUSE)IND FBSI7–4–20.61541+16Beat Arizona 28–0
34-62.408Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)IND FBSI8–40.66732+19Lost to NC State 27–31
3512.446Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH)IND FBSI8–3–10.70826+10BYE
36-52.479Ohio State (OHIO STATE)B107–4–10.62539+12Lost to Air Force 11–23
3752.527Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)IND WAC9–40.69230+22Beat Oregon 32–31
38-32.536Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)IND FBSI6–50.54548+19BYE
39-52.541Wyoming (WYOMING)IND WAC9–40.69230+19Lost to California 15–17
40-12.653Maryland (MARYLAND)ACC6–5–10.54255+20BYE
4162.687NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)ACC7–50.58344+12Beat Southern Miss 31–27
4282.799Air Force (AIR FORCE)IND WAC7–50.58344+14Beat Ohio State 23–11
4312.820Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)MAC7–40.63635+9BYE
44-32.848San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)IND WAC6–50.54548+10BYE
45-22.855Temple (TEMPLE)IND FBSI7–40.63635+9BYE
46-12.885North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)ACC6–4–10.59142+7BYE
47-12.928Baylor (BAYLOR)IND SWC6–4–10.59142+7BYE
4813.009South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)IND FBSI6–50.54548+16BYE
49-93.049Arizona (ARIZONA)PAC7–50.58344+12Lost to Syracuse 0–28
50-23.071Stanford (STANFORD)PAC5–60.45559+8BYE
5103.087Hawai'i (HAWAII)IND WAC7–50.58344+5BYE
5213.191Ball State (BALL STATE)MAC7–40.63635-5BYE
53-13.281Indiana (INDIANA)B106–5–10.54255-2Lost to Auburn 23–27
5403.285Minnesota (MINNESOTA)B106–50.54548+4BYE
5503.424UCLAPAC5–60.45559+1BYE
5603.452Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)IND FBSI6–50.54548-6BYE
5703.457Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)SEC5–60.45559+2BYE
5813.587LSUSEC5–60.455590BYE
59-13.638East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)IND FBSI5–60.45559-3BYE
6003.788Long Beach State (LONG BEACH STATE)IND BW6–50.54548-6BYE
6113.867Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))MAC5–5–10.50057-6BYE
6213.893Georgia (GEORGIA)SEC4–70.36472-1BYE
63-23.936Utah State (UTAH STATE)IND BW5–5–10.50057-7BYE
6403.936Iowa State (IOWA STATE)IND B84–6–10.40969-5BYE
6514.051Rice (RICE)IND SWC5–60.45559-9BYE
6634.105TCUIND SWC5–60.45559-7BYE
67-24.119Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)PAC4–70.36472-8BYE
68-14.136Memphis (MEMPHIS)IND FBSI4–6–10.40969-9BYE
69-14.148Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)IND FBSI5–60.45559-10BYE
7004.262Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)IND SWC4–70.36472-10BYE
7104.331Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)IND FBSI4–70.36472-7BYE
7214.337Army (ARMY)IND FBSI6–50.54548-22BYE
73-14.350Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)IND B85–60.45559-14BYE
7404.476Kentucky (KENTUCKY)SEC4–70.36472-11BYE
7504.522Duke (DUKE)ACC4–70.36472-13BYE
7604.599Utah (UTAH)IND WAC4–70.36472-12BYE
7724.612Navy (NAVY)IND FBSI5–60.45559-10BYE
7824.615Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)MAC3–5–20.40071-13BYE
79-24.629Missouri (MISSOURI)IND B84–70.36472-13BYE
80-24.636Tulane (TULANE)IND FBSI4–70.36472-18BYE
8114.688Kansas (KANSAS)IND B83–7–10.31885-9BYE
8214.720Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)IND B84–70.36472-16BYE
83-24.753Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)IND FBSI3–7–10.31885-14BYE
8404.922West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)IND FBSI4–70.36472-21BYE
8515.214Pacific (PACIFIC)IND BW4–70.36472-26BYE
8615.222Arkansas (ARKANSAS)IND SWC3–80.27389-17BYE
87-25.436Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)PAC3–80.27389-24BYE
8805.534UNLVIND BW4–70.36472-8BYE
8905.647Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)ACC3–80.27389-25BYE
9005.854Purdue (PURDUE)B102–90.18295-28BYE
9106.032Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE)IND FBSI3–7–10.31885-22BYE
9206.130UTEPIND WAC3–80.27389-32BYE
9306.256Akron (AKRON)IND FBSI3–7–10.31885-25BYE
9406.316Rutgers (RUTGERS)IND FBSI3–80.27389-33BYE
9506.389Tulsa (TULSA)IND FBSI3–80.27389-37BYE
9606.606Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)B101–100.091101-36BYE
9716.793Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)B102–90.18295-38BYE
9816.828Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)MAC2–90.18295-27BYE
99-26.856New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)IND WAC2–100.16799-44BYE
10007.473Kent State (KENT STATE)MAC2–90.18295-44BYE
10107.795Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)IND FBSI1–100.091101-41BYE
10207.905Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)SEC1–100.091101-47BYE
10308.401SMUIND SWC1–100.091101-42BYE
10408.643Oregon State (OREGON STATE)PAC1–100.091101-44BYE
10518.744CAL State Fullerton (CAL STATE FULLERTON)IND BW1–110.083107-59BYE
106-18.780Ohio (OHIO)MAC1–9–10.136100-43BYE
10709.034New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)IND BW1–100.091101-59BYE

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