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1991 Post-Season Week 1 College Football Team Rankings

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1991 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
100.748Washington (WASHINGTON)PAC11–01.0001+59BYE
200.763Florida (FLORIDA)SEC10–10.9094+63BYE
300.789Miami (MIAMI)IND BE11–01.0001+63BYE
400.970Michigan (MICHIGAN)B1010–10.9094+53BYE
501.067Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)IND SWC10–10.9094+46BYE
611.153Nebraska (NEBRASKA)IND B89–1–10.86410+41BYE
7-11.162Alabama (ALABAMA)SEC10–10.9094+46BYE
801.211Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)IND FBSI10–20.83312+48BYE
901.282Iowa (IOWA)B1010–10.9094+42BYE
1021.288Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)MAC11–10.9173+45Beat Fresno State 28–21
11-11.300Tennessee (TENNESSEE)SEC9–20.81815+47BYE
12-11.307Penn State (PENN STATE)IND FBSI10–20.83312+46BYE
1301.413East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)IND FBSI10–10.9094+37BYE
1411.486Clemson (CLEMSON)ACC9–1–10.86410+34BYE
15-11.498Syracuse (SYRACUSE)IND BE9–20.81815+39BYE
1601.517California (CALIFORNIA)PAC9–20.81815+37BYE
1701.598Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)IND FBSI9–30.75023+39BYE
1811.636Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)MAC6–1–40.72725+22BYE
1911.747Colorado (COLORADO)IND B88–2–10.77321+27BYE
2021.828BYUIND WAC8–3–10.70832+32BYE
21-31.829Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)IND BW10–20.83312+24Lost to Bowling Green 21–28
22-11.831UCLAPAC8–30.72725+30BYE
2301.875Georgia (GEORGIA)SEC8–30.72725+28BYE
2401.878NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)ACC9–20.81815+29BYE
2501.884Virginia (VIRGINIA)ACC8–2–10.77321+21BYE
2601.965Baylor (BAYLOR)IND SWC8–30.72725+25BYE
2701.982Stanford (STANFORD)PAC8–30.72725+26BYE
2802.014Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)IND B88–30.72725+20BYE
2902.045Tulsa (TULSA)IND FBSI9–20.81815+21BYE
3002.098Ohio State (OHIO STATE)B108–30.72725+22BYE
3102.122San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)IND WAC8–3–10.70832+26BYE
3202.240Air Force (AIR FORCE)IND WAC9–30.75023+20BYE
3302.258Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH)IND FBSI8–1–20.81815+7BYE
3402.295Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)SEC7–40.63634+16BYE
3502.587Indiana (INDIANA)B106–4–10.59138+12BYE
3602.641North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)ACC7–40.63634+10BYE
3702.692Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)ACC7–50.58341+14BYE
3802.756TCUIND SWC7–40.63634+9BYE
3902.773Kansas (KANSAS)IND B86–50.54543+10BYE
4002.806Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)IND B87–40.63634+8BYE
4112.844West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)IND BE6–50.54543+13BYE
42-12.865San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)IND BW6–4–10.59138+6BYE
4302.875Illinois (ILLINOIS)B106–50.54543+8BYE
4402.937Arkansas (ARKANSAS)IND SWC6–50.54543+8BYE
4502.958Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)IND BE6–50.54543+7BYE
4603.122Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)PAC6–50.54543+5BYE
4703.129Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))MAC6–4–10.59138-1BYE
4803.149Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)MAC6–50.54543+6BYE
4903.205Utah (UTAH)IND WAC7–50.58341+2BYE
5003.217Texas (TEXAS)IND SWC5–60.455540BYE
5103.225LSUSEC5–60.45554+3BYE
5203.227Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)IND SWC6–50.545430BYE
5303.318Auburn (AUBURN)SEC5–60.45554-1BYE
5403.330Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)IND BE5–60.45554+1BYE
5503.359Ball State (BALL STATE)MAC6–50.54543-3BYE
5603.475Rutgers (RUTGERS)IND BE6–50.54543-4BYE
5713.547Toledo (TOLEDO)MAC5–5–10.50053-2BYE
58-13.555Memphis (MEMPHIS)IND FBSI5–60.45554-2BYE
5903.637Houston (HOUSTON)IND SWC4–70.36469-5BYE
6003.661Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)SEC5–60.45554-2BYE
6103.732Utah State (UTAH STATE)IND BW5–60.45554-2BYE
6203.788Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)SEC5–60.45554-10BYE
6303.789Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)IND BE4–70.36469-6BYE
6403.939South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)IND FBSI3–6–20.36469-3BYE
6504.202Duke (DUKE)ACC4–6–10.40965-9BYE
6604.226Arizona (ARIZONA)PAC4–70.36469-6BYE
6704.246Hawai'i (HAWAII)IND WAC4–7–10.37567-9BYE
6804.249Wyoming (WYOMING)IND WAC4–6–10.40965-9BYE
6904.278Purdue (PURDUE)B104–70.36469-11BYE
7004.306Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)B105–60.45554-17BYE
7104.388Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)PAC4–70.36469-12BYE
7204.491UTEPIND WAC4–7–10.37567-17BYE
7304.590USCPAC3–80.27383-12BYE
7404.761Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)IND FBSI4–70.36469-22BYE
7504.775Akron (AKRON)IND FBSI5–60.45554-15BYE
7604.836Pacific (PACIFIC)IND BW5–70.41764-14BYE
7704.843Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)IND FBSI4–70.36469-19BYE
7804.867Rice (RICE)IND SWC4–70.36469-22BYE
7904.942Iowa State (IOWA STATE)IND B83–7–10.31880-15BYE
8005.051Kentucky (KENTUCKY)SEC3–80.27383-21BYE
8105.162Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)B103–80.27383-19BYE
8205.182Missouri (MISSOURI)IND B83–7–10.31880-14BYE
8305.249Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)MAC3–7–10.31880-20BYE
8405.340Oregon (OREGON)PAC3–80.27383-24BYE
8505.408Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)B103–80.27383-22BYE
8605.571Maryland (MARYLAND)ACC2–90.18293-21BYE
8705.652Army (ARMY)IND FBSI4–70.36469-28BYE
8805.720Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)IND WAC3–80.27383-28BYE
8905.904Minnesota (MINNESOTA)B102–90.18293-25BYE
9006.043UNLVIND BW4–70.36469-27BYE
9106.219New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)IND WAC3–90.25090-30BYE
9206.227Temple (TEMPLE)IND BE2–90.18293-33BYE
9306.283Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)ACC3–80.27383-26BYE
9416.553Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)IND FBSI2–8–10.22791-22BYE
95-16.563Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)IND FBSI2–90.18293-32BYE
9606.619Ohio (OHIO)MAC2–8–10.22791-34BYE
9706.784Louisville (LOUISVILLE)IND FBSI2–90.18293-38BYE
9807.171Oregon State (OREGON STATE)PAC1–100.091101-38BYE
9907.197Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)IND B80–10–10.045107-33BYE
10007.285Long Beach State (LONG BEACH STATE)IND BW2–90.18293-32BYE
10107.400CAL State Fullerton (CAL STATE FULLERTON)IND BW2–90.18293-45BYE
10207.429Kent State (KENT STATE)MAC1–100.091101-43BYE
10317.507SMUIND SWC1–100.091101-45BYE
104-17.520New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)IND BW2–90.18293-51BYE
10507.636Tulane (TULANE)IND FBSI1–100.091101-45BYE
10608.542Navy (NAVY)IND FBSI1–100.091101-37BYE
107010.003Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE)IND FBSI1–100.091101-44BYE

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