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1990 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
1200.499Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)IND B82–01.0001+3Beat Pittsburgh 52–10
280.591Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)ACC1–01.0001+2BYE
340.647South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)IND FBSI2–01.0001+3BYE
4-20.686Virginia (VIRGINIA)ACC3–01.0001+4Beat Navy 56–14
500.733Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)IND BW3–01.0001+5Beat Utah 31–7
630.845Tennessee (TENNESSEE)SEC3–0–10.87530+3Beat UTEP 56–0
7160.906Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)IND SWC2–01.0001+2Beat Louisiana 63–14
8-70.993Florida (FLORIDA)SEC2–01.0001+2Beat Alabama 17–13
9-61.044Auburn (AUBURN)SEC2–01.0001+2Beat Ole Miss 24–10
1091.069Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)PAC2–01.0001+2Beat Colorado State 31–20
11141.085Arizona (ARIZONA)PAC2–01.0001+2Beat New Mexico 25–10
1211.165Wyoming (WYOMING)IND WAC3–01.0001+3Beat Arkansas State 34–27
1311.171BYUIND WAC3–01.0001+3Beat Washington State 50–36
14151.207LSUSEC2–01.0001+1Beat Miami (OH) 35–7
15241.232Arkansas (ARKANSAS)IND SWC1–01.0001+1Beat Tulsa 28–3
16261.253Iowa (IOWA)B101–01.00010Beat Cincinnati 63–10
17-111.258USCPAC2–01.0001+1Beat Penn State 19–14
18231.273Indiana (INDIANA)B101–01.0001+1Beat Kentucky 45–24
1911.309Oregon (OREGON)PAC2–01.0001+1Beat Idaho 55–23
20121.329Washington (WASHINGTON)PAC2–01.0001+1Beat Purdue 20–14
21-91.339Nebraska (NEBRASKA)IND B82–01.0001+1BYE
22-51.416Houston (HOUSTON)IND SWC2–01.0001+1Beat Texas Tech 51–35
23111.436Louisville (LOUISVILLE)IND FBSI2–0–10.83331+1Beat Kansas 28–16
24-201.523Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)IND FBSI2–01.0001+1Beat Georgia Southern 48–6
2531.563Toledo (TOLEDO)MAC2–01.0001+1Beat Northern Illinois 23–14
2611.650Ohio State (OHIO STATE)B102–01.00010Beat Boston College 31–10
27241.660Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)IND B82–01.00010Beat New Mexico State 52–7
28191.665Clemson (CLEMSON)ACC2–10.66733+2Beat Maryland 18–17
29421.667Georgia (GEORGIA)SEC1–10.50047+2Beat Southern Miss 18–17
30451.703Miami (MIAMI)IND FBSI1–10.50047+1Beat California 52–24
31-231.706Rutgers (RUTGERS)IND FBSI2–01.0001+1Beat Colgate 28–17
32131.752Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)IND FBSI1–01.00010Beat Michigan 28–24
33-21.752Texas (TEXAS)IND SWC1–01.00010BYE
3411.803Akron (AKRON)IND FBSI2–0–10.833310Tied Central Michigan 14–14
35-241.808Maryland (MARYLAND)ACC2–10.66733+2Lost to Clemson 17–18
36-211.936Utah (UTAH)IND WAC2–10.66733+2Lost to Fresno State 7–31
3771.963Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)B100–0–10.500470Tied Syracuse 23–23
38-122.026Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)IND WAC2–10.66733+2Lost to Arizona State 20–31
3912.027Army (ARMY)IND FBSI1–01.00010Beat Holy Cross 24–7
40152.030Tulane (TULANE)IND FBSI2–10.66733+1Beat SMU 43–7
41372.075Illinois (ILLINOIS)B101–10.50047+1Beat Colorado 23–22
42-182.234Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)IND FBSI2–10.66733+2Lost to Texas A&M 14–63
43342.278Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)MAC2–10.66733+1Beat Ohio 21–18
44232.284NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)ACC2–10.66733+1Beat Wake Forest 20–15
45-92.306Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)IND FBSI2–10.66733+1Beat East Carolina 24–23
46202.410San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)IND BW1–1–10.50047+1Beat Pacific 28–14
47-292.550Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)IND FBSI2–10.667330Lost to Oklahoma 10–52
48102.623North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)ACC2–10.667330Beat UConn 48–21
49142.643Syracuse (SYRACUSE)IND FBSI1–1–10.50047+1Tied Michigan State 23–23
50-122.730Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)PAC1–20.33374+1Lost to BYU 36–50
51212.766Minnesota (MINNESOTA)B101–10.500470Beat Iowa State 20–16
52402.785Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)SEC1–10.50047+1Beat CAL State Fullerton 27–13
5342.846Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)IND B82–10.66733+1Beat Northern Iowa 33–23
54-52.892Kentucky (KENTUCKY)SEC1–20.33374+1Lost to Indiana 24–45
55282.933San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)IND WAC1–10.500470Beat Long Beach State 38–20
5662.980Duke (DUKE)ACC1–10.500470BYE
57-243.028Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)SEC1–10.500470Lost to Auburn 10–24
58223.092Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)B101–10.500470Beat Ball State 24–7
59233.115UCLAPAC1–10.500470Beat Stanford 32–31
60-63.118Air Force (AIR FORCE)IND WAC2–10.66733-1Beat Citadel 10–7
61-183.181Michigan (MICHIGAN)B100–10.000900Lost to Notre Dame 24–28
6263.204Penn State (PENN STATE)IND FBSI0–20.000900Lost to USC 14–19
63-413.253California (CALIFORNIA)PAC1–10.500470Lost to Miami 24–52
64-183.270Purdue (PURDUE)B100–10.000900Lost to Washington 14–20
6593.287Rice (RICE)IND SWC1–10.500470BYE
66343.294Missouri (MISSOURI)IND B81–10.500470Beat Utah State 45–10
67353.301Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)MAC1–10.500470Beat Louisiana Tech 27–21
68-123.365Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE)IND FBSI1–1–10.500470Lost to Wyoming 27–34
69-323.368Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)IND FBSI2–10.66733-1Lost to Georgia 17–18
70-113.379New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)IND WAC1–20.333740Lost to Arizona 10–25
7153.515Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)IND SWC0–20.000900Lost to Houston 35–51
72-123.600West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)IND FBSI1–10.50047-1BYE
73123.691Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)MAC1–10.50047-1BYE
74-13.695Kansas (KANSAS)IND B81–20.333740Lost to Louisville 16–28
75-593.702SMUIND SWC1–10.50047-1Lost to Tulane 7–43
76-243.734Navy (NAVY)IND FBSI1–10.500470Lost to Virginia 14–56
7743.759Baylor (BAYLOR)IND SWC0–20.000900BYE
78-303.820East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)IND FBSI1–20.333740Lost to Virginia Tech 23–24
7983.950TCUIND SWC1–10.50047-1BYE
80-503.993Colorado (COLORADO)IND B81–1–10.50047-1Lost to Illinois 22–23
81-114.066UTEPIND WAC1–20.333740Lost to Tennessee 0–56
8264.152Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)IND FBSI1–20.333740Lost to Toledo 14–23
83-334.202Iowa State (IOWA STATE)IND B81–10.50047-1Lost to Minnesota 16–20
84-54.324Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)MAC1–1–10.50047-2Tied Akron 14–14
8594.555Tulsa (TULSA)IND FBSI1–20.33374-1Lost to Arkansas 3–28
86-214.581Alabama (ALABAMA)SEC0–20.00090-1Lost to Florida 13–17
87-344.583Ball State (BALL STATE)MAC1–10.50047-1Lost to Wisconsin 7–24
8884.630Temple (TEMPLE)IND FBSI1–20.33374-1Beat Austin Peay 28–0
89-54.865CAL State Fullerton (CAL STATE FULLERTON)IND BW1–20.33374-1Lost to Mississippi State 13–27
9094.959Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))MAC0–30.00090-1Lost to LSU 7–35
91-25.199Pacific (PACIFIC)IND BW1–20.33374-1Lost to San José State 14–28
9255.293Hawai'i (HAWAII)IND WAC0–20.00090-1BYE
93-325.341Utah State (UTAH STATE)IND BW1–20.33374-2Lost to Missouri 10–45
94-85.404Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)IND FBSI0–20.00090-1Lost to Ohio State 10–31
9505.407Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)ACC1–20.33374-2Lost to NC State 15–20
96105.639UNLVIND BW1–20.333740Beat Oregon State 45–20
97-65.830Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH)IND FBSI1–20.33374-3Lost to Western Michigan 21–27
9805.915Kent State (KENT STATE)MAC0–20.00090-1BYE
99-96.626Ohio (OHIO)MAC0–20.00090-2Lost to Eastern Michigan 18–21
100-367.181Memphis (MEMPHIS)IND FBSI0–1–10.25089-1BYE
101-327.204Stanford (STANFORD)PAC0–20.00090-2Lost to UCLA 31–32
10227.226Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)IND FBSI0–30.00090-2Lost to Iowa 10–63
103-27.226Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)B100–10.00090-1BYE
104-18.233New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)IND BW0–30.00090-4Lost to Kansas State 7–52
105-128.737Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)SEC0–10.00090-1BYE
106-18.796Long Beach State (LONG BEACH STATE)IND BW0–30.00090-4Lost to San Diego State 20–38
107011.300Oregon State (OREGON STATE)PAC0–30.00090-4Lost to UNLV 20–45

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