1990 Week 12 College Football Team Rankings

November 13, 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	1	0.877	Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)	ACC	8–0–1	0.944	1	+41	Beat Virginia Tech 6–3
2	1	1.071	Colorado (COLORADO)	IND B8	9–1–1	0.864	10	+45	Beat Oklahoma State 41–22
3	6	1.079	BYU	IND WAC	8–1	0.889	3	+36	Beat Wyoming 45–14
4	0	1.109	Nebraska (NEBRASKA)	IND B8	9–1	0.900	2	+34	Beat Kansas 41–9
5	-4	1.121	Washington (WASHINGTON)	PAC	8–2	0.800	14	+37	Lost to UCLA 22–25
6	9	1.146	Texas (TEXAS)	IND SWC	7–1	0.875	9	+32	Beat Houston 45–24
7	-1	1.151	Virginia (VIRGINIA)	ACC	8–1	0.889	3	+32	Beat North Carolina 24–10
8	8	1.276	Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)	IND FBSI	8–1	0.889	3	+30	Beat Tennessee 34–29
9	-2	1.281	Miami (MIAMI)	IND FBSI	6–2	0.750	21	+27	BYE
10	-5	1.324	Houston (HOUSTON)	IND SWC	8–1	0.889	3	+30	Lost to Texas 24–45
11	-1	1.354	Florida (FLORIDA)	SEC	8–1	0.889	3	+27	Beat Georgia 38–7
12	5	1.444	Penn State (PENN STATE)	IND FBSI	7–2	0.778	17	+28	Beat Maryland 24–10
13	-5	1.457	Tennessee (TENNESSEE)	SEC	5–2–2	0.667	32	+19	Lost to Notre Dame 29–34
14	-1	1.490	Clemson (CLEMSON)	ACC	8–2	0.800	14	+30	BYE
15	-4	1.610	Auburn (AUBURN)	SEC	6–2–1	0.722	25	+24	Lost to Southern Miss 12–13
16	3	1.654	USC	PAC	7–2–1	0.750	21	+24	Beat Oregon State 56–7
17	1	1.701	Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)	SEC	8–1	0.889	3	+24	BYE
18	-4	1.726	Iowa (IOWA)	B10	7–2	0.778	17	+21	Lost to Ohio State 26–27
19	3	1.764	Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)	IND FBSI	7–2	0.778	17	+20	Beat Cincinnati 70–21
20	3	1.770	Louisville (LOUISVILLE)	IND FBSI	9–1–1	0.864	10	+18	Beat Boston College 17–10
21	8	1.848	Ohio State (OHIO STATE)	B10	6–2–1	0.722	25	+18	Beat Iowa 27–26
22	5	1.867	Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)	IND BW	8–1–1	0.850	12	+18	Beat Pacific 48–17
23	-11	1.869	Toledo (TOLEDO)	MAC	8–2	0.800	14	+23	Lost to Navy 10–14
24	7	1.925	Michigan (MICHIGAN)	B10	6–3	0.667	32	+18	Beat Illinois 22–17
25	-5	1.931	Oregon (OREGON)	PAC	7–3	0.700	28	+20	Lost to California 3–28
26	-5	1.934	Wyoming (WYOMING)	IND WAC	9–2	0.818	13	+25	Lost to BYU 14–45
27	1	1.959	Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)	MAC	8–2–1	0.773	20	+18	Beat Ohio 52–7
28	-2	1.967	San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)	IND BW	7–2–1	0.750	21	+17	Beat New Mexico State 56–20
29	3	2.054	Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)	B10	5–3–1	0.611	36	+15	Beat Minnesota 28–16
30	0	2.171	Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)	IND SWC	6–2–1	0.722	25	+12	BYE
31	3	2.204	Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)	IND B8	7–3	0.700	28	+17	Beat Kansas State 34–7
32	4	2.209	Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)	IND FBSI	8–3	0.727	24	+22	Beat Auburn 13–12
33	-9	2.211	Illinois (ILLINOIS)	B10	6–3	0.667	32	+14	Lost to Michigan 17–22
34	3	2.273	California (CALIFORNIA)	PAC	6–3–1	0.650	35	+19	Beat Oregon 28–3
35	-10	2.587	Syracuse (SYRACUSE)	IND FBSI	5–3–2	0.600	39	+7	Lost to Tulane 24–26
36	6	2.670	Alabama (ALABAMA)	SEC	5–4	0.556	44	+7	Beat LSU 24–3
37	1	2.681	Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)	IND WAC	7–3	0.700	28	+12	Beat Tulsa 31–13
38	15	2.748	San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)	IND WAC	4–4	0.500	53	+8	Beat Hawai'i 44–38
39	5	2.893	Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH)	IND FBSI	7–3	0.700	28	0	Beat Akron 36–15
40	8	2.912	Baylor (BAYLOR)	IND SWC	5–3–1	0.611	36	+4	Beat Arkansas 34–3
41	-8	2.917	Arizona (ARIZONA)	PAC	6–4	0.600	39	+10	Lost to Stanford 10–23
42	-3	2.939	North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)	ACC	5–4–1	0.550	50	+4	Lost to Virginia 10–24
43	-8	2.987	Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)	IND FBSI	6–4	0.600	39	+3	Lost to East Carolina 20–24
44	5	3.022	Indiana (INDIANA)	B10	5–3–1	0.611	36	+2	Beat Wisconsin 20–7
45	0	3.055	NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)	ACC	6–5	0.545	52	+3	Beat Duke 16–0
46	-3	3.073	Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)	IND FBSI	5–5	0.500	53	+11	Lost to Georgia Tech 3–6
47	-7	3.163	Maryland (MARYLAND)	ACC	5–5	0.500	53	+10	Lost to Penn State 10–24
48	13	3.185	Air Force (AIR FORCE)	IND WAC	5–5	0.500	53	+6	Beat Army 15–3
49	1	3.190	South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)	IND FBSI	5–4	0.556	44	+12	Beat Southern Illinois 38–13
50	5	3.198	Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	6–4	0.600	39	+4	Beat Bowling Green 19–13
51	0	3.226	Temple (TEMPLE)	IND FBSI	5–4	0.556	44	+5	Beat Pittsburgh 28–18
52	13	3.343	UCLA	PAC	5–5	0.500	53	+4	Beat Washington 25–22
53	-6	3.363	Minnesota (MINNESOTA)	B10	5–4	0.556	44	+2	Lost to Michigan State 16–28
54	2	3.397	Ball State (BALL STATE)	MAC	6–4	0.600	39	-4	Beat Eastern Michigan 20–13
55	-14	3.436	LSU	SEC	4–5	0.444	65	+4	Lost to Alabama 3–24
56	2	3.456	Iowa State (IOWA STATE)	IND B8	4–5–1	0.450	63	+3	Beat Missouri 27–25
57	3	3.555	Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))	MAC	5–4–1	0.550	50	-2	Beat Kent State 31–10
58	9	3.567	Stanford (STANFORD)	PAC	4–6	0.400	74	+3	Beat Arizona 23–10
59	-7	3.581	Georgia (GEORGIA)	SEC	4–5	0.444	65	+5	Lost to Florida 7–38
60	6	3.697	Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)	PAC	4–5	0.444	65	-1	Beat Washington State 51–26
61	11	3.756	Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)	SEC	4–5	0.444	65	+3	Beat Memphis 27–23
62	-16	3.774	TCU	IND SWC	5–4	0.556	44	-4	Lost to Texas Tech 28–40
63	8	3.783	East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)	IND FBSI	5–6	0.455	62	-1	Beat Northern Illinois 24–20
64	-7	3.834	Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)	IND FBSI	4–5	0.444	65	+1	Lost to Louisville 10–17
65	-11	3.835	Hawai'i (HAWAII)	IND WAC	5–4	0.556	44	-6	Lost to San Diego State 38–44
66	2	3.866	Rice (RICE)	IND SWC	5–5	0.500	53	-4	Beat SMU 30–28
67	2	4.043	Kentucky (KENTUCKY)	SEC	4–5	0.444	65	-3	Beat Vanderbilt 28–21
68	-9	4.062	Memphis (MEMPHIS)	IND FBSI	4–5–1	0.450	63	-6	Lost to Mississippi State 23–27
69	10	4.195	Utah State (UTAH STATE)	IND BW	4–4–1	0.500	53	-8	Beat CAL State Fullerton 45–17
70	7	4.197	Long Beach State (LONG BEACH STATE)	IND BW	5–5	0.500	53	-8	Beat Northridge State 25–24
71	-9	4.223	Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)	IND B8	5–5	0.500	53	-12	Lost to Oklahoma 7–34
72	-8	4.262	Kansas (KANSAS)	IND B8	3–6–1	0.350	82	0	Lost to Nebraska 9–41
73	3	4.333	West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)	IND FBSI	4–5	0.444	65	-10	Beat Rutgers 28–3
74	6	4.393	Utah (UTAH)	IND WAC	4–6	0.400	74	-5	Beat New Mexico 29–27
75	-12	4.483	Duke (DUKE)	ACC	4–6	0.400	74	-9	Lost to NC State 0–16
76	7	4.506	Tulane (TULANE)	IND FBSI	4–6	0.400	74	-10	Beat Syracuse 26–24
77	12	4.577	Navy (NAVY)	IND FBSI	4–5	0.444	65	-1	Beat Toledo 14–10
78	-8	4.704	Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)	IND FBSI	3–6–1	0.350	82	-8	Lost to Temple 18–28
79	12	4.775	Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)	IND SWC	3–7	0.300	87	-7	Beat TCU 40–28
80	-7	4.927	Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)	PAC	3–7	0.300	87	-13	Lost to Arizona State 26–51
81	7	4.944	Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)	IND FBSI	4–6	0.400	74	-14	Beat Arkansas State 17–16
82	-4	4.976	Missouri (MISSOURI)	IND B8	3–7	0.300	87	-11	Lost to Iowa State 25–27
83	-9	5.011	Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)	MAC	3–5–2	0.400	74	-13	Lost to Western Michigan 13–19
84	-3	5.170	Pacific (PACIFIC)	IND BW	4–6	0.400	74	-19	Lost to Fresno State 17–48
85	-10	5.326	Army (ARMY)	IND FBSI	4–5	0.444	65	-23	Lost to Air Force 3–15
86	-4	5.363	Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)	IND B8	3–7	0.300	87	-16	Lost to Colorado 22–41
87	-1	5.456	UNLV	IND BW	4–6	0.400	74	-2	BYE
88	-4	5.536	Arkansas (ARKANSAS)	IND SWC	2–7	0.222	92	-13	Lost to Baylor 3–34
89	-2	5.560	UTEP	IND WAC	3–6	0.333	85	-18	BYE
90	7	5.705	Purdue (PURDUE)	B10	2–7	0.222	92	-16	Beat Northwestern 33–13
91	-6	6.035	Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE)	IND FBSI	3–6–1	0.350	82	-16	Lost to Louisiana 16–17
92	-2	6.213	Rutgers (RUTGERS)	IND FBSI	3–7	0.300	87	-22	Lost to West Virginia 3–28
93	1	6.255	Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)	ACC	2–7	0.222	92	-24	BYE
94	1	6.329	Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	2–8	0.200	96	-14	Lost to Ball State 13–20
95	1	6.346	Akron (AKRON)	IND FBSI	3–7–1	0.318	86	-22	Lost to Louisiana Tech 15–36
96	-3	6.497	New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)	IND WAC	2–9	0.182	98	-30	Lost to Utah 27–29
97	-5	6.577	Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)	B10	2–7	0.222	92	-22	Lost to Purdue 13–33
98	0	6.706	Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)	B10	1–8	0.111	101	-23	Lost to Indiana 7–20
99	1	7.262	Tulsa (TULSA)	IND FBSI	2–8	0.200	96	-35	Lost to Colorado State 13–31
100	-1	7.481	Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)	SEC	1–7	0.125	100	-24	Lost to Kentucky 21–28
101	0	7.556	SMU	IND SWC	1–8	0.111	101	-21	Lost to Rice 28–30
102	0	7.811	Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)	IND FBSI	1–9	0.100	103	-32	Lost to Florida State 21–70
103	1	8.279	Kent State (KENT STATE)	MAC	1–9	0.100	103	-41	Lost to Miami (OH) 10–31
104	-1	8.359	CAL State Fullerton (CAL STATE FULLERTON)	IND BW	1–10	0.091	106	-42	Lost to Utah State 17–45
105	0	8.692	Oregon State (OREGON STATE)	PAC	1–9	0.100	103	-32	Lost to USC 7–56
106	0	8.914	Ohio (OHIO)	MAC	1–8–1	0.150	99	-35	Lost to Central Michigan 7–52
107	0	10.073	New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)	IND BW	0–10	0.000	107	-52	Lost to San José State 20–56