1990 Week 9 College Football Team RankingsOctober 23, 1990By PowerUpRankings.com • Posted in 1990 Season Tags: • No Comments1990 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.102550100150entries per pageSearch:RankChangeRatingTeamConfRecordWin %PlaceNOWGame Status120.823Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)ACC5–0–10.9175+19Tied North Carolina 13–13200.835Nebraska (NEBRASKA)IND B87–01.0001+22Beat Oklahoma State 31–3350.970Auburn (AUBURN)SEC5–0–10.9175+16Beat Florida State 20–17401.000Virginia (VIRGINIA)ACC7–01.0001+19Beat Wake Forest 49–14501.103Houston (HOUSTON)IND SWC6–01.0001+17Beat SMU 44–17611.157Washington (WASHINGTON)PAC6–10.8577+19Beat Stanford 52–167-61.174Tennessee (TENNESSEE)SEC4–1–20.71424+12Lost to Alabama 6–9821.223Colorado (COLORADO)IND B86–1–10.81316+18Beat Kansas 41–10951.318Texas (TEXAS)IND SWC4–10.80020+13Beat Arkansas 49–171031.372Wyoming (WYOMING)IND WAC8–01.0001+19Beat Weber State 21–121191.377Florida (FLORIDA)SEC6–10.8577+14Beat Akron 59–012-61.401Miami (MIAMI)IND FBSI4–20.66731+13Lost to Notre Dame 20–2913-21.421BYUIND WAC5–10.83311+15BYE1441.513Clemson (CLEMSON)ACC6–20.75021+19Beat NC State 24–171521.552Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)SEC6–10.8577+16Beat Arkansas State 42–1316-41.624Toledo (TOLEDO)MAC6–10.8577+15Lost to Central Michigan 12–131741.653Illinois (ILLINOIS)B105–10.83311+10Beat Michigan State 15–131841.692Louisville (LOUISVILLE)IND FBSI6–1–10.81316+9Beat Pittsburgh 27–201981.710Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)MAC6–1–10.81316+12Beat Toledo 13–1220-41.728USCPAC5–20.71424+12Lost to Arizona 26–352191.842Penn State (PENN STATE)IND FBSI4–20.66731+8Beat Boston College 40–212221.897Iowa (IOWA)B105–10.83311+8Beat Michigan 24–2323-141.898Indiana (INDIANA)B104–1–10.75021+7Lost to Minnesota 0–1224-11.904Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)IND FBSI5–10.83311+8Beat Miami 29–202581.993Arizona (ARIZONA)PAC5–20.71424+12Beat USC 35–262622.071Oregon (OREGON)PAC5–20.71424+7Beat Arizona State 27–72742.085Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)IND BW6–1–10.81316+8Beat Long Beach State 28–1628-32.100San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)IND BW5–2–10.68830+10Beat Utah State 34–2729122.100Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)IND FBSI6–20.75021+11Beat Memphis 23–730-12.163TCUIND SWC5–10.83311+7BYE3152.231California (CALIFORNIA)PAC5–20.71424+10Beat UCLA 38–313222.234Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)IND SWC4–2–10.64337+6Tied Baylor 20–2033-142.291Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)IND B85–20.71424+6Lost to Iowa State 31–333452.407LSUSEC4–20.66731+7Beat Kentucky 30–2035192.428Minnesota (MINNESOTA)B104–20.66731+6Beat Indiana 12–036-212.430South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)IND FBSI4–20.66731+13Lost to Citadel 35–3837-22.470Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)IND FBSI5–30.62539+8Beat Murray State 49–738-122.475Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)IND FBSI4–20.66731+6Lost to Auburn 17–2039-22.493Maryland (MARYLAND)ACC5–30.62539+10Beat Duke 23–2040212.600Iowa State (IOWA STATE)IND B83–3–10.50048+5Beat Oklahoma 33–3141-32.654Ohio State (OHIO STATE)B103–2–10.58342+3Beat Purdue 42–242262.668Alabama (ALABAMA)SEC3–30.50048+2Beat Tennessee 9–64362.680Georgia (GEORGIA)SEC4–30.57143+8Beat Vanderbilt 39–284462.735Syracuse (SYRACUSE)IND FBSI3–2–20.57143+2Beat Rutgers 42–045-22.897North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)ACC4–2–10.64337+1Tied Georgia Tech 13–1346-42.932NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)ACC4–40.50048+1Lost to Clemson 17–2447-152.942Michigan (MICHIGAN)B103–30.50048+4Lost to Iowa 23–2448-13.082Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)PAC3–40.42965+4Beat Oregon State 55–2449103.205Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)MAC4–30.57143+2Beat Ball State 14–1350-63.237Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)IND FBSI3–3–10.500480Lost to Louisville 20–275103.256Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH)IND FBSI4–30.57143-1BYE5283.273Missouri (MISSOURI)IND B83–40.42965+4Beat Kansas State 31–105323.369Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)IND WAC5–30.62539+2Beat New Mexico 47–754-83.373Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)IND FBSI3–30.50048+1Lost to Penn State 21–4055-153.389Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)B102–3–10.41777+2Lost to Illinois 13–1556-83.475Memphis (MEMPHIS)IND FBSI3–3–10.50048-1Lost to Southern Miss 7–2357103.538Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)SEC3–30.50048+2Beat Tulane 38–1758163.572Utah (UTAH)IND WAC3–40.42965+1Beat UTEP 37–2359-33.606West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)IND FBSI3–30.50048-3BYE60-153.620Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)IND B84–30.57143-3Lost to Missouri 10–3161183.630Temple (TEMPLE)IND FBSI3–30.500480Beat Virginia Tech 31–2862-43.796Baylor (BAYLOR)IND SWC3–3–10.50048-1Tied Texas A&M 20–206393.895Air Force (AIR FORCE)IND WAC3–40.42965-2BYE64-73.906Duke (DUKE)ACC3–40.42965-2Lost to Maryland 20–236503.920Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))MAC3–40.42965-1BYE66-133.941Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)IND FBSI3–40.42965-2Lost to Temple 28–3167-153.982UCLAPAC3–40.42965-2Lost to California 31–386894.020Rice (RICE)IND SWC3–40.42965-2Beat Texas Tech 42–2169-54.085Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)PAC2–40.33382-1Lost to Oregon 7–277004.144Navy (NAVY)IND FBSI3–30.50048-4BYE71144.271Hawai'i (HAWAII)IND WAC3–30.50048-7Beat CAL State Fullerton 45–2172-64.293San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)IND WAC2–40.33382-1BYE73-114.326Stanford (STANFORD)PAC2–50.28686-4Lost to Washington 16–5274-114.361Kentucky (KENTUCKY)SEC2–50.28686-2Lost to LSU 20–307584.539East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)IND FBSI3–50.37578-5Beat Cincinnati 56–3276-74.615UNLVIND BW4–40.50048+3Lost to Nevada 14–2677-44.623Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE)IND FBSI3–4–10.43863-7Lost to Ole Miss 13–4278-74.650Arkansas (ARKANSAS)IND SWC2–40.33382-2Lost to Texas 17–4979144.849Army (ARMY)IND FBSI3–30.50048-12Beat Lafayette 56–080-54.958Ball State (BALL STATE)MAC3–40.42965-10Lost to Western Michigan 13–148194.959Pacific (PACIFIC)IND BW3–40.42965-11Beat New Mexico State 62–2482-65.096Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)IND B82–50.28686-6Lost to Nebraska 3–3183125.127Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)B102–40.33382-5Beat Wisconsin 44–3484105.132Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)MAC2–4–10.35781-7Beat Eastern Michigan 25–1585-35.152Akron (AKRON)IND FBSI3–4–10.43863-5Lost to Florida 0–5986115.162Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)IND FBSI3–40.42965-10Beat Tulsa 25–138725.265Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)ACC2–50.28686-10Lost to Virginia 14–4988-45.379Kansas (KANSAS)IND B81–5–10.21496-5Lost to Colorado 10–4189-115.454Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)IND SWC2–50.28686-7Lost to Rice 21–4290-95.520UTEPIND WAC3–50.37578-12Lost to Utah 23–379105.552Long Beach State (LONG BEACH STATE)IND BW3–50.37578-10Lost to Fresno State 16–2892-55.652Tulane (TULANE)IND FBSI2–60.25093-11Lost to Mississippi State 17–3893-135.718Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)MAC2–50.28686-2Lost to Bowling Green 15–2594-85.720New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)IND WAC2–60.25093-11Lost to Colorado State 7–4795-35.785Purdue (PURDUE)B101–50.16798-7Lost to Ohio State 2–4296-86.430Rutgers (RUTGERS)IND FBSI2–50.28686-11Lost to Syracuse 0–4297-16.492Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)B101–50.16798-10Lost to Northwestern 34–449826.713Utah State (UTAH STATE)IND BW1–4–10.25093-9Lost to San José State 27–349906.842Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)SEC1–50.16798-9Lost to Georgia 28–3910027.470CAL State Fullerton (CAL STATE FULLERTON)IND BW1–70.125105-19Lost to Hawai'i 21–4510147.576SMUIND SWC1–50.16798-9Lost to Houston 17–4410217.809Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)IND FBSI1–60.143102-17Lost to East Carolina 32–5610348.029Kent State (KENT STATE)MAC1–60.143102-20Beat Ohio 44–15104-38.032Tulsa (TULSA)IND FBSI1–70.125105-22Lost to Louisiana 13–25105-78.172Ohio (OHIO)MAC1–5–10.21496-19Lost to Kent State 15–44106-28.241Oregon State (OREGON STATE)PAC1–60.143102-13Lost to Washington State 24–55107-19.720New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)IND BW0–70.000107-28Lost to Pacific 24–62
