1990 Week 11 College Football Team Rankings

November 6, 1990By PowerUpRankings.com • Posted in 1990 Season Tags: • No Comments

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.

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Rank	Change	Rating	Team	Conf	Record	Win %	Place	NOW	Game Status
1	4	0.839	Washington (WASHINGTON)	PAC	8–1	0.889	4	+36	Beat Arizona 54–10
2	1	0.841	Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)	ACC	7–0–1	0.938	2	+33	Beat Virginia 41–38
3	4	0.987	Colorado (COLORADO)	IND B8	8–1–1	0.850	14	+38	Beat Nebraska 27–12
4	-3	1.054	Nebraska (NEBRASKA)	IND B8	8–1	0.889	4	+29	Lost to Colorado 12–27
5	1	1.124	Houston (HOUSTON)	IND SWC	8–0	1.000	1	+28	Beat TCU 56–35
6	-2	1.228	Virginia (VIRGINIA)	ACC	7–1	0.875	8	+25	Lost to Georgia Tech 38–41
7	2	1.260	Miami (MIAMI)	IND FBSI	6–2	0.750	20	+24	Beat Pittsburgh 45–0
8	2	1.272	Tennessee (TENNESSEE)	SEC	5–1–2	0.750	20	+17	Beat Temple 41–20
9	2	1.324	BYU	IND WAC	7–1	0.875	8	+25	Beat Air Force 54–7
10	5	1.381	Florida (FLORIDA)	SEC	7–1	0.875	8	+22	Beat Auburn 48–7
11	-9	1.393	Auburn (AUBURN)	SEC	6–1–1	0.813	17	+24	Lost to Florida 7–48
12	8	1.462	Toledo (TOLEDO)	MAC	8–1	0.889	4	+25	Beat Western Michigan 37–9
13	4	1.476	Clemson (CLEMSON)	ACC	8–2	0.800	18	+28	Beat North Carolina 20–3
14	8	1.476	Iowa (IOWA)	B10	7–1	0.875	8	+20	Beat Illinois 54–28
15	-3	1.484	Texas (TEXAS)	IND SWC	6–1	0.857	13	+20	Beat Texas Tech 41–22
16	2	1.540	Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)	IND FBSI	7–1	0.875	8	+20	Beat Navy 52–31
17	-4	1.569	Penn State (PENN STATE)	IND FBSI	6–2	0.750	20	+20	Beat West Virginia 31–19
18	-2	1.580	Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)	SEC	8–1	0.889	4	+23	Beat LSU 19–10
19	2	1.634	USC	PAC	6–2–1	0.722	26	+21	Tied California 31–31
20	6	1.710	Oregon (OREGON)	PAC	7–2	0.778	19	+19	Beat UCLA 28–24
21	-13	1.728	Wyoming (WYOMING)	IND WAC	9–1	0.900	3	+22	Lost to Colorado State 8–17
22	3	1.763	Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)	IND FBSI	6–2	0.750	20	+17	Beat South Carolina 41–10
23	0	1.800	Louisville (LOUISVILLE)	IND FBSI	8–1–1	0.850	14	+13	Beat Cincinnati 41–16
24	-10	1.859	Illinois (ILLINOIS)	B10	6–2	0.750	20	+15	Lost to Iowa 28–54
25	6	1.967	Syracuse (SYRACUSE)	IND FBSI	5–2–2	0.667	31	+12	Beat Boston College 35–6
26	2	2.005	San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)	IND BW	6–2–1	0.722	26	+15	Beat CAL State Fullerton 44–6
27	3	2.009	Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)	IND BW	7–1–1	0.833	16	+13	Beat UNLV 45–18
28	-9	2.060	Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)	MAC	7–2–1	0.750	20	+15	Lost to Ball State 3–13
29	-2	2.120	Ohio State (OHIO STATE)	B10	5–2–1	0.688	30	+10	Beat Northwestern 48–7
30	-1	2.144	Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)	IND SWC	6–2–1	0.722	26	+11	Beat SMU 38–17
31	1	2.240	Michigan (MICHIGAN)	B10	5–3	0.625	37	+10	Beat Purdue 38–13
32	7	2.323	Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)	B10	4–3–1	0.563	43	+9	Beat Indiana 45–20
33	-9	2.330	Arizona (ARIZONA)	PAC	6–3	0.667	31	+16	Lost to Washington 10–54
34	-1	2.378	Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)	IND B8	6–3	0.667	31	+11	Beat Missouri 55–10
35	0	2.448	Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)	IND FBSI	6–3	0.667	31	+10	Beat Akron 31–28
36	1	2.503	Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)	IND FBSI	7–3	0.700	29	+13	Beat Louisiana 14–13
37	-1	2.610	California (CALIFORNIA)	PAC	5–3–1	0.611	41	+11	Tied USC 31–31
38	16	2.848	Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)	IND WAC	6–3	0.667	31	+9	Beat Wyoming 17–8
39	-5	2.854	North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)	ACC	5–3–1	0.611	41	+3	Lost to Clemson 3–20
40	3	2.877	Maryland (MARYLAND)	ACC	5–4	0.556	46	+11	BYE
41	1	2.959	LSU	SEC	4–4	0.500	51	+7	Lost to Ole Miss 10–19
42	13	2.999	Alabama (ALABAMA)	SEC	4–4	0.500	51	+2	Beat Mississippi State 22–0
43	14	3.026	Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)	IND FBSI	5–4	0.556	46	+8	Beat NC State 20–16
44	3	3.080	Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH)	IND FBSI	6–3	0.667	31	-3	Beat UL Monroe 31–7
45	-4	3.143	NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)	ACC	5–5	0.500	51	0	Lost to Virginia Tech 16–20
46	-6	3.150	TCU	IND SWC	5–3	0.625	37	+4	Lost to Houston 35–56
47	5	3.203	Minnesota (MINNESOTA)	B10	5–3	0.625	37	+2	Beat Wisconsin 21–3
48	3	3.206	Baylor (BAYLOR)	IND SWC	4–3–1	0.563	43	+2	BYE
49	-11	3.228	Indiana (INDIANA)	B10	4–3–1	0.563	43	+1	Lost to Michigan State 20–45
50	-6	3.259	South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)	IND FBSI	4–4	0.500	51	+11	Lost to Florida State 10–41
51	-1	3.355	Temple (TEMPLE)	IND FBSI	4–4	0.500	51	+4	Lost to Tennessee 20–41
52	6	3.372	Georgia (GEORGIA)	SEC	4–4	0.500	51	+4	BYE
53	12	3.398	San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)	IND WAC	3–4	0.429	69	+2	Beat Utah 66–14
54	7	3.428	Hawai'i (HAWAII)	IND WAC	5–3	0.625	37	-3	Beat New Mexico 43–16
55	-7	3.464	Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	5–4	0.556	46	+1	Lost to Toledo 9–37
56	15	3.578	Ball State (BALL STATE)	MAC	5–4	0.556	46	-5	Beat Central Michigan 13–3
57	-12	3.582	Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)	IND FBSI	4–4	0.500	51	+2	Lost to Syracuse 6–35
58	-9	3.627	Iowa State (IOWA STATE)	IND B8	3–5–1	0.389	72	+1	Lost to Kansas State 14–28
59	-13	3.632	Memphis (MEMPHIS)	IND FBSI	4–4–1	0.500	51	-3	Lost to East Carolina 17–24
60	4	3.676	Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))	MAC	4–4–1	0.500	51	-1	Beat Eastern Michigan 34–14
61	-8	3.685	Air Force (AIR FORCE)	IND WAC	4–5	0.444	61	+1	Lost to BYU 7–54
62	6	3.826	Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)	IND B8	5–4	0.556	46	-7	Beat Iowa State 28–14
63	7	3.934	Duke (DUKE)	ACC	4–5	0.444	61	-3	Beat Wake Forest 57–20
64	13	3.996	Kansas (KANSAS)	IND B8	3–5–1	0.389	72	+1	Beat Oklahoma State 31–30
65	-2	4.019	UCLA	PAC	4–5	0.444	61	-4	Lost to Oregon 24–28
66	6	4.021	Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)	PAC	3–5	0.375	76	-3	Beat Oregon State 34–9
67	9	4.062	Stanford (STANFORD)	PAC	3–6	0.333	82	-2	Beat Washington State 31–13
68	5	4.146	Rice (RICE)	IND SWC	4–5	0.444	61	-4	Beat Arkansas 19–11
69	-7	4.236	Kentucky (KENTUCKY)	SEC	3–5	0.375	76	-3	BYE
70	-11	4.252	Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)	IND FBSI	3–5–1	0.389	72	-4	Lost to Miami 0–45
71	9	4.307	East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)	IND FBSI	4–6	0.400	70	-7	Beat Memphis 24–17
72	-12	4.332	Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)	SEC	3–5	0.375	76	-1	Lost to Alabama 0–22
73	-17	4.439	Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)	PAC	3–6	0.333	82	-7	Lost to Stanford 13–31
74	7	4.452	Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)	MAC	3–4–2	0.444	61	-7	Beat Kent State 20–16
75	12	4.625	Army (ARMY)	IND FBSI	4–4	0.500	51	-15	Beat Rutgers 35–31
76	-7	4.638	West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)	IND FBSI	3–5	0.375	76	-10	Lost to Penn State 19–31
77	2	4.647	Long Beach State (LONG BEACH STATE)	IND BW	4–5	0.444	61	-8	BYE
78	-11	4.662	Missouri (MISSOURI)	IND B8	3–6	0.333	82	-6	Lost to Oklahoma 10–55
79	6	4.734	Utah State (UTAH STATE)	IND BW	3–4–1	0.438	68	-8	Beat New Mexico State 55–10
80	-14	4.792	Utah (UTAH)	IND WAC	3–6	0.333	82	-6	Lost to San Diego State 14–66
81	5	4.843	Pacific (PACIFIC)	IND BW	4–5	0.444	61	-16	Beat Portland State 41–35
82	-7	5.175	Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)	IND B8	3–6	0.333	82	-12	Lost to Kansas 30–31
83	1	5.311	Tulane (TULANE)	IND FBSI	3–6	0.333	82	-15	BYE
84	-6	5.342	Arkansas (ARKANSAS)	IND SWC	2–6	0.250	91	-9	Lost to Rice 11–19
85	-11	5.361	Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE)	IND FBSI	3–5–1	0.389	72	-8	Lost to North Texas 26–35
86	2	5.414	UNLV	IND BW	4–6	0.400	70	-1	Lost to Fresno State 18–45
87	3	5.453	UTEP	IND WAC	3–6	0.333	82	-15	BYE
88	1	5.514	Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)	IND FBSI	3–6	0.333	82	-17	Lost to Southern Miss 13–14
89	-6	5.575	Navy (NAVY)	IND FBSI	3–5	0.375	76	-8	Lost to Notre Dame 31–52
90	-8	5.610	Rutgers (RUTGERS)	IND FBSI	3–6	0.333	82	-14	Lost to Army 31–35
91	0	5.616	Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)	IND SWC	2–7	0.222	93	-11	Lost to Texas 22–41
92	1	5.858	Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)	B10	2–6	0.250	91	-12	Lost to Ohio State 7–48
93	3	6.083	New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)	IND WAC	2–8	0.200	97	-20	Lost to Hawai'i 16–43
94	-2	6.117	Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)	ACC	2–7	0.222	93	-21	Lost to Duke 20–57
95	0	6.210	Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	2–7	0.222	93	-9	Lost to Miami (OH) 14–34
96	-2	6.227	Akron (AKRON)	IND FBSI	3–6–1	0.350	81	-17	Lost to Northern Illinois 28–31
97	0	6.254	Purdue (PURDUE)	B10	1–7	0.125	100	-15	Lost to Michigan 13–38
98	0	6.563	Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)	B10	1–7	0.125	100	-17	Lost to Minnesota 3–21
99	0	6.878	Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)	SEC	1–6	0.143	99	-15	BYE
100	0	7.197	Tulsa (TULSA)	IND FBSI	2–7	0.222	93	-29	BYE
101	0	7.506	SMU	IND SWC	1–7	0.125	100	-14	Lost to Texas A&M 17–38
102	4	8.016	Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)	IND FBSI	1–8	0.111	103	-28	Lost to Louisville 16–41
103	0	8.173	CAL State Fullerton (CAL STATE FULLERTON)	IND BW	1–9	0.100	106	-34	Lost to San José State 6–44
104	-2	8.248	Kent State (KENT STATE)	MAC	1–8	0.111	103	-33	Lost to Bowling Green 16–20
105	0	8.829	Oregon State (OREGON STATE)	PAC	1–8	0.111	103	-28	Lost to Arizona State 9–34
106	-2	9.035	Ohio (OHIO)	MAC	1–7–1	0.167	98	-29	Lost to Youngstown State 0–27
107	0	10.422	New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)	IND BW	0–9	0.000	107	-46	Lost to Utah State 10–55