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1990 Week 7 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
1140.853Miami (MIAMI)IND FBSI3–10.75023+9Beat Florida State 31–22
2-10.856Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)ACC4–01.0001+10Beat Maryland 31–3
370.876Nebraska (NEBRASKA)IND B85–01.0001+10Beat Kansas State 45–8
400.988Auburn (AUBURN)SEC3–0–10.87510+8Beat Louisiana Tech 16–14
500.996Virginia (VIRGINIA)ACC5–01.0001+10BYE
6-31.069Tennessee (TENNESSEE)SEC3–0–20.80013+5BYE
761.096Florida (FLORIDA)SEC5–01.0001+9Beat LSU 34–8
8-11.151Wyoming (WYOMING)IND WAC6–01.0001+14Beat San Diego State 52–51
9-11.183Washington (WASHINGTON)PAC4–10.80013+9Beat Arizona State 42–14
10121.216Clemson (CLEMSON)ACC5–10.83311+11Beat Georgia 34–3
11-21.239Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)IND B85–01.0001+8Beat Oklahoma State 31–17
12-11.248Houston (HOUSTON)IND SWC4–01.0001+8Beat Baylor 31–15
13101.312Colorado (COLORADO)IND B84–1–10.75023+9Beat Missouri 33–31
14-81.332Indiana (INDIANA)B104–01.0001+6Beat Northwestern 42–0
1541.377Toledo (TOLEDO)MAC5–01.0001+10Beat Eastern Michigan 37–23
1681.396Arizona (ARIZONA)PAC4–10.80013+9Beat UCLA 28–21
1791.406South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)IND FBSI3–10.75023+9BYE
1831.431USCPAC4–10.80013+7Beat Washington State 30–17
19-11.556Oregon (OREGON)PAC4–10.80013+6Beat Utah State 52–7
20-31.570BYUIND WAC4–10.80013+8BYE
21-71.624Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)SEC4–10.80013+8Beat Kentucky 35–29
2271.658Illinois (ILLINOIS)B103–10.75023+5Beat Ohio State 31–20
23-111.823Michigan (MICHIGAN)B103–10.75023+5Beat Wisconsin 41–3
24281.929Texas (TEXAS)IND SWC2–10.66733+3Beat Rice 26–10
25-91.933Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)IND FBSI4–10.80013+6Lost to Miami 22–31
2642.104Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)IND SWC4–10.80013+3Beat Texas Tech 28–24
2752.119TCUIND SWC4–10.80013+3Beat Arkansas 54–26
28112.198Iowa (IOWA)B103–10.75023+3Beat Michigan State 12–7
2962.245Louisville (LOUISVILLE)IND FBSI4–1–10.75023+2Beat Tulsa 38–14
30-102.260Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)IND BW5–10.83311+4Lost to Northern Illinois 18–73
3152.313NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)ACC4–20.66733+3Beat App State 56–0
32-302.349Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)IND FBSI3–10.75023+2Lost to Stanford 31–36
3372.370Syracuse (SYRACUSE)IND FBSI2–1–20.60038+2Beat Vanderbilt 49–14
34-72.419LSUSEC3–20.60038+6Lost to Florida 8–34
3532.459Maryland (MARYLAND)ACC3–30.50047+7Lost to Georgia Tech 3–31
3672.550Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)IND FBSI4–20.66733+4Beat East Carolina 16–7
37-32.554San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)IND BW3–2–10.58344+3Lost to California 34–35
38282.590Penn State (PENN STATE)IND FBSI2–20.50047+2Beat Temple 48–10
39-112.604Georgia (GEORGIA)SEC3–20.60038+5Lost to Clemson 3–34
4022.608Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)SEC2–20.50047+5BYE
4162.654Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)MAC4–1–10.750230Beat Kent State 42–0
4272.661Memphis (MEMPHIS)IND FBSI3–1–10.70032+2Beat Tulane 21–14
4312.662San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)IND WAC2–30.40065+4Lost to Wyoming 51–52
44-112.737Arkansas (ARKANSAS)IND SWC2–20.50047+3Lost to TCU 26–54
45102.749California (CALIFORNIA)PAC3–20.60038+3Beat San José State 35–34
46242.837Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)IND FBSI3–30.50047+5Beat Fresno State 73–18
4712.846Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)IND WAC4–20.66733+3Beat Utah 28–13
4892.849North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)ACC4–20.66733+2Beat Wake Forest 31–24
49-82.972Ohio State (OHIO STATE)B102–20.50047+1Lost to Illinois 20–31
50-193.068Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)PAC2–20.50047+2Lost to Washington 14–42
51-143.092Missouri (MISSOURI)IND B82–30.40065+1Lost to Colorado 31–33
52173.164Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)MAC3–20.600380Beat Akron 24–20
53-73.164Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)IND B83–20.60038-1Lost to Nebraska 8–45
5453.264Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)IND FBSI2–2–10.500470BYE
55133.273Iowa State (IOWA STATE)IND B82–2–10.500470Tied Kansas 34–34
56-53.281Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH)IND FBSI3–30.50047-1Lost to Auburn 14–16
57213.356Air Force (AIR FORCE)IND WAC3–30.50047-1Beat Navy 24–7
5873.399Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)IND FBSI3–30.500470Beat West Virginia 26–21
59-143.401Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)PAC2–40.33381+2Lost to USC 17–30
60-63.524UCLAPAC2–30.40065+2Lost to Arizona 21–28
61243.676Duke (DUKE)ACC2–30.40065+1Beat Army 17–16
62193.683Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)IND FBSI2–20.500470Beat Rutgers 19–14
63263.691Hawai'i (HAWAII)IND WAC2–20.50047-2Beat Maine 44–3
64113.706Alabama (ALABAMA)SEC2–30.40065-1Beat Louisiana 25–6
65173.713Minnesota (MINNESOTA)B102–20.50047-1Beat Purdue 19–7
6653.722Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE)IND FBSI3–2–10.58344-3Beat Northwestern State 16–8
67213.886Stanford (STANFORD)PAC2–30.40065-3Beat Notre Dame 36–31
68-433.899Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)B101–2–10.375800Lost to Iowa 7–12
69-73.993Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)IND B82–30.400650Lost to Oklahoma 17–31
70-174.064West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)IND FBSI2–30.40065-5Lost to Virginia Tech 21–26
71-154.173Akron (AKRON)IND FBSI3–2–10.58344-1Lost to Western Michigan 20–24
72-224.224Rice (RICE)IND SWC2–30.40065-2Lost to Texas 10–26
73-14.254Utah (UTAH)IND WAC2–40.33381-2Lost to Colorado State 13–28
74-104.267Baylor (BAYLOR)IND SWC2–30.40065-1Lost to Houston 15–31
75-174.329Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)ACC2–30.40065-5Lost to North Carolina 24–31
76-164.420East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)IND FBSI2–40.33381-3Lost to Southern Miss 7–16
77-164.486Temple (TEMPLE)IND FBSI2–30.40065-2Lost to Penn State 10–48
78124.498UNLVIND BW3–30.500470Beat CAL State Fullerton 29–10
7914.553Kansas (KANSAS)IND B81–3–10.30090-1Tied Iowa State 34–34
80154.598Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))MAC2–40.33381-2Beat Ball State 24–10
81-44.654Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)MAC2–40.33381+3Lost to Toledo 23–37
82-64.707Kentucky (KENTUCKY)SEC1–40.20099-2Lost to Ole Miss 29–35
83-164.783Tulane (TULANE)IND FBSI2–40.33381-4Lost to Memphis 14–21
8494.890Long Beach State (LONG BEACH STATE)IND BW3–30.50047-6Beat New Mexico State 31–27
85-224.944Army (ARMY)IND FBSI2–20.50047-6Lost to Duke 16–17
86-74.982Navy (NAVY)IND FBSI2–30.40065-5Lost to Air Force 7–24
87115.313New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)IND WAC2–40.33381-6Beat UTEP 48–28
88-155.469Ball State (BALL STATE)MAC2–30.40065-6Lost to Miami (OH) 10–24
89-155.528Purdue (PURDUE)B101–30.25093-4Lost to Minnesota 7–19
9075.564Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)B101–30.25093-3Lost to Indiana 0–42
91-75.633UTEPIND WAC2–40.33381-7Lost to New Mexico 28–48
92-55.640Rutgers (RUTGERS)IND FBSI2–30.40065-5Lost to Boston College 14–19
93-15.693Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)IND SWC1–40.20099-4Lost to Texas A&M 24–28
94-115.811Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)B101–30.25093-4Lost to Michigan 3–41
95-95.921Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)IND FBSI2–40.33381-9Lost to Alabama 6–25
9656.135Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)MAC1–3–10.30090-6Tied Ohio 10–10
9736.349Ohio (OHIO)MAC1–3–10.30090-6Tied Bowling Green 10–10
98-26.379Utah State (UTAH STATE)IND BW1–30.25093-5Lost to Oregon 7–52
99-56.517CAL State Fullerton (CAL STATE FULLERTON)IND BW1–50.167103-8Lost to UNLV 10–29
100-16.548Tulsa (TULSA)IND FBSI1–50.167103-7Lost to Louisville 14–38
10126.549Pacific (PACIFIC)IND BW1–40.20099-8BYE
10206.867Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)SEC1–30.25093-4Lost to Syracuse 14–49
103-127.304SMUIND SWC1–30.25093-4Lost to North Texas 7–14
10407.730Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)IND FBSI1–40.20099-9BYE
10519.019Kent State (KENT STATE)MAC0–50.000105-12Lost to Central Michigan 0–42
106-19.028New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)IND BW0–50.000105-14Lost to Long Beach State 27–31
107010.041Oregon State (OREGON STATE)PAC0–50.000105-9BYE

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