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1990 Regular Season Final 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
120.874Texas (TEXAS)IND SWC10–10.9092+58Beat Texas A&M 28–27
2-10.883Colorado (COLORADO)IND B810–1–10.8754+58BYE
3-10.965Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)ACC10–0–10.9551+52Beat Georgia 40–23
421.047Miami (MIAMI)IND FBSI9–20.8187+45Beat San Diego State 30–28
501.107Washington (WASHINGTON)PAC9–20.8187+44BYE
611.122Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)IND FBSI9–20.8187+48BYE
731.234Penn State (PENN STATE)IND FBSI9–20.8187+45BYE
8-41.274BYUIND WAC10–20.8336+47Lost to Hawai'i 28–59
9-11.279Tennessee (TENNESSEE)SEC8–2–20.75020+36Beat Vanderbilt 49–20
1011.325Houston (HOUSTON)IND SWC10–10.9092+39Beat Arizona State 62–45
1111.338Nebraska (NEBRASKA)IND B89–20.8187+35BYE
1231.342Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)IND FBSI9–20.8187+35Beat Florida 45–30
1301.362Clemson (CLEMSON)ACC9–20.8187+38BYE
14-51.411Florida (FLORIDA)SEC9–20.8187+35Lost to Florida State 30–45
1521.580Michigan (MICHIGAN)B108–30.72722+33BYE
1601.642San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)IND BW8–2–10.77317+28BYE
1711.726USCPAC8–3–10.70830+32BYE
1811.748Toledo (TOLEDO)MAC9–20.8187+29BYE
1911.757Virginia (VIRGINIA)ACC8–30.72722+26BYE
2011.773Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)IND B88–30.72722+28BYE
2111.840Louisville (LOUISVILLE)IND FBSI9–1–10.8645+19BYE
22-81.871Auburn (AUBURN)SEC7–3–10.68232+28Lost to Alabama 7–16
2311.887Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)SEC9–20.8187+28BYE
2411.914Oregon (OREGON)PAC8–30.72722+26BYE
2511.953Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)MAC8–2–10.77317+19BYE
2611.953Illinois (ILLINOIS)B108–30.72722+25BYE
2711.954Iowa (IOWA)B108–30.72722+23BYE
28-52.010Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)IND SWC8–3–10.70830+22Lost to Texas 27–28
2902.118Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)IND FBSI8–30.72722+23BYE
3012.161Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)B107–3–10.68232+20BYE
3112.177Ohio State (OHIO STATE)B107–3–10.68232+18BYE
32-22.193Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)IND BW8–2–10.77317+17BYE
3312.208Alabama (ALABAMA)SEC7–40.63636+18Beat Auburn 16–7
34-12.261Wyoming (WYOMING)IND WAC9–30.75020+23BYE
3512.500Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)IND FBSI6–50.54547+18BYE
36-12.520Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH)IND FBSI8–30.72722+9BYE
3712.597Maryland (MARYLAND)ACC6–50.54547+20BYE
3822.619Syracuse (SYRACUSE)IND FBSI6–4–20.58345+10BYE
3902.628California (CALIFORNIA)PAC6–4–10.59141+15BYE
4012.686Arizona (ARIZONA)PAC7–40.63636+16BYE
41-42.719San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)IND WAC6–50.54547+12Lost to Miami 28–30
4202.738Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)IND WAC8–40.66735+14BYE
4312.817Temple (TEMPLE)IND FBSI7–40.63636+11BYE
44-12.824Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)MAC7–40.63636+10BYE
4502.874North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)ACC6–4–10.59141+7BYE
4602.920Baylor (BAYLOR)IND SWC6–4–10.59141+7BYE
4702.942NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)ACC6–50.54547+4BYE
4813.006South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)IND FBSI6–50.54547+16BYE
4913.038Stanford (STANFORD)PAC5–60.45560+9BYE
50-23.042Air Force (AIR FORCE)IND WAC6–50.54547+8BYE
5153.085Hawai'i (HAWAII)IND WAC7–50.58345+5Beat BYU 59–28
52-13.114Indiana (INDIANA)B106–4–10.59141+1BYE
53-13.193Ball State (BALL STATE)MAC7–40.63636-5BYE
54-13.283Minnesota (MINNESOTA)B106–50.54547+5BYE
55-13.347UCLAPAC5–60.45560+4BYE
56-13.451Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)IND FBSI6–50.54547-6BYE
5703.499Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)SEC5–60.45560+2BYE
5813.613East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)IND FBSI5–60.45560-2BYE
59-13.630LSUSEC5–60.45560-1BYE
6003.810Long Beach State (LONG BEACH STATE)IND BW6–50.54547-6BYE
6113.839Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))MAC5–5–10.50056-5BYE
6213.853Utah State (UTAH STATE)IND BW5–5–10.50056-5BYE
63-23.918Georgia (GEORGIA)SEC4–70.36472-1Lost to Georgia Tech 23–40
6413.952Iowa State (IOWA STATE)IND B84–6–10.40969-5BYE
65-14.020Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)PAC4–70.36472-6Lost to Houston 45–62
6604.084Rice (RICE)IND SWC5–60.45560-9BYE
6724.101Memphis (MEMPHIS)IND FBSI4–6–10.40969-8BYE
68-14.138TCUIND SWC5–60.45560-7BYE
69-14.143Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)IND FBSI5–60.45560-9BYE
7004.267Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)IND SWC4–70.36472-9BYE
7124.312Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)IND FBSI4–70.36472-6BYE
7204.369Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)IND B85–60.45560-14BYE
73-24.377Navy (NAVY)IND FBSI5–50.50056-5BYE
7404.428Kentucky (KENTUCKY)SEC4–70.36472-10BYE
7504.529Utah (UTAH)IND WAC4–70.36472-10BYE
7604.568Duke (DUKE)ACC4–70.36472-14BYE
7704.593Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)MAC3–5–20.40071-12BYE
7804.602Missouri (MISSOURI)IND B84–70.36472-12BYE
7904.638Tulane (TULANE)IND FBSI4–70.36472-18BYE
8004.689Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)IND FBSI3–7–10.31885-13BYE
8114.707Kansas (KANSAS)IND B83–7–10.31885-9BYE
82-14.736Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)IND B84–70.36472-16BYE
8304.874West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)IND FBSI4–70.36472-20BYE
8404.927Army (ARMY)IND FBSI5–50.50056-27BYE
8505.252Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)PAC3–80.27389-21BYE
8605.274Arkansas (ARKANSAS)IND SWC3–80.27389-18BYE
8705.279Pacific (PACIFIC)IND BW4–70.36472-26BYE
8805.583UNLVIND BW4–70.36472-8BYE
8905.710Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)ACC3–80.27389-26BYE
9005.874Purdue (PURDUE)B102–90.18295-26BYE
9105.980Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE)IND FBSI3–7–10.31885-21BYE
9206.063UTEPIND WAC3–80.27389-30BYE
9306.243Akron (AKRON)IND FBSI3–7–10.31885-24BYE
9406.400Rutgers (RUTGERS)IND FBSI3–80.27389-32BYE
9506.438Tulsa (TULSA)IND FBSI3–80.27389-37BYE
9626.686Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)B101–100.091101-34BYE
97-16.725New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)IND WAC2–100.16799-41BYE
98-16.768Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)MAC2–90.18295-25BYE
9906.807Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)B102–90.18295-36BYE
10007.453Kent State (KENT STATE)MAC2–90.18295-43BYE
10107.787Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)IND FBSI1–100.091101-40BYE
10208.111Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)SEC1–100.091101-47Lost to Tennessee 20–49
10308.431SMUIND SWC1–100.091101-42BYE
10408.456Oregon State (OREGON STATE)PAC1–100.091101-42BYE
10508.756Ohio (OHIO)MAC1–9–10.136100-42BYE
10608.900CAL State Fullerton (CAL STATE FULLERTON)IND BW1–110.083107-59BYE
10709.107New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)IND BW1–100.091101-59BYE

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