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1991 Regular Season Final 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
110.750Washington (WASHINGTON)PAC11–01.0001+59BYE
2-10.753Florida (FLORIDA)SEC10–10.9093+63BYE
300.793Miami (MIAMI)IND BE11–01.0001+63BYE
400.960Michigan (MICHIGAN)B1010–10.9093+53BYE
501.056Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)IND SWC10–10.9093+46BYE
601.149Alabama (ALABAMA)SEC10–10.9093+46BYE
701.164Nebraska (NEBRASKA)IND B89–1–10.86411+41BYE
801.218Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)IND FBSI10–20.83313+48BYE
901.269Iowa (IOWA)B1010–10.9093+42BYE
1001.294Tennessee (TENNESSEE)SEC9–20.81815+47BYE
1101.319Penn State (PENN STATE)IND FBSI10–20.83313+46BYE
1211.402Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)MAC10–10.9093+35BYE
13-11.403East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)IND FBSI10–10.9093+37BYE
1411.495Syracuse (SYRACUSE)IND BE9–20.81815+39BYE
15-11.497Clemson (CLEMSON)ACC9–1–10.86411+34BYE
1601.517California (CALIFORNIA)PAC9–20.81815+37BYE
1711.598Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)IND FBSI9–30.75023+39BYE
18-11.605Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)IND BW10–10.9093+25BYE
1901.647Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)MAC6–1–40.72725+22BYE
2001.747Colorado (COLORADO)IND B88–2–10.77321+27BYE
2101.831UCLAPAC8–30.72725+30BYE
2201.835BYUIND WAC8–3–10.70832+32BYE
2301.871Georgia (GEORGIA)SEC8–30.72725+28BYE
2401.881NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)ACC9–20.81815+29BYE
2501.884Virginia (VIRGINIA)ACC8–2–10.77321+21BYE
2601.962Baylor (BAYLOR)IND SWC8–30.72725+25BYE
2701.982Stanford (STANFORD)PAC8–30.72725+26BYE
2802.017Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)IND B88–30.72725+20BYE
2902.043Tulsa (TULSA)IND FBSI9–20.81815+21BYE
3002.091Ohio 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
3302.268Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH)IND FBSI8–1–20.81815+7BYE
3402.288Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)SEC7–40.63634+16BYE
3502.578Indiana (INDIANA)B106–4–10.59138+12BYE
3602.645North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)ACC7–40.63634+10BYE
3702.699Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)ACC7–50.58341+14BYE
3802.752TCUIND SWC7–40.63634+9BYE
3902.777Kansas (KANSAS)IND B86–50.54543+10BYE
4002.809Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)IND B87–40.63634+8BYE
4102.812San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)IND BW6–4–10.59138+7BYE
4202.848West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)IND BE6–50.54543+12BYE
4302.862Illinois (ILLINOIS)B106–50.54543+8BYE
4402.933Arkansas (ARKANSAS)IND SWC6–50.54543+8BYE
4502.958Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)IND BE6–50.54543+7BYE
4603.126Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)PAC6–50.54543+5BYE
4703.129Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))MAC6–4–10.59138-1BYE
4803.158Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)MAC6–50.54543+6BYE
4903.205Utah (UTAH)IND WAC7–50.58341+2BYE
5013.212Texas (TEXAS)IND SWC5–60.455540BYE
51-13.215LSUSEC5–60.45554+3BYE
5203.223Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)IND SWC6–50.545430BYE
5303.308Auburn (AUBURN)SEC5–60.45554-1BYE
5403.330Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)IND BE5–60.45554+1BYE
5503.363Ball State (BALL STATE)MAC6–50.54543-3BYE
5603.479Rutgers (RUTGERS)IND BE6–50.54543-4BYE
5713.545Memphis (MEMPHIS)IND FBSI5–60.45554-2BYE
58-13.547Toledo (TOLEDO)MAC5–5–10.50053-2BYE
5913.637Houston (HOUSTON)IND SWC4–70.36469-5BYE
60-13.656Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)SEC5–60.45554-2BYE
6103.688Utah 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
6403.945South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)IND FBSI3–6–20.36469-3BYE
6504.208Duke (DUKE)ACC4–6–10.40965-9BYE
6604.226Arizona (ARIZONA)PAC4–70.36469-6BYE
6714.240Hawai'i (HAWAII)IND WAC4–7–10.37567-9BYE
68-14.249Wyoming (WYOMING)IND WAC4–6–10.40965-9BYE
6904.267Purdue (PURDUE)B104–70.36469-11BYE
7004.301Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)B105–60.45554-17BYE
7104.328Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)PAC4–70.36469-11BYE
7204.496UTEPIND WAC4–7–10.37567-17BYE
7304.595USCPAC3–80.27383-12BYE
7414.761Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)IND FBSI4–70.36469-22BYE
75-14.775Akron (AKRON)IND FBSI5–60.45554-15BYE
7604.785Pacific (PACIFIC)IND BW5–70.41764-13BYE
7704.843Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)IND FBSI4–70.36469-19BYE
7804.861Rice (RICE)IND SWC4–70.36469-22BYE
7904.942Iowa State (IOWA STATE)IND B83–7–10.31880-15BYE
8005.045Kentucky (KENTUCKY)SEC3–80.27383-21BYE
8115.162Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)B103–80.27383-19BYE
8215.189Missouri (MISSOURI)IND B83–7–10.31880-14BYE
8315.255Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)MAC3–7–10.31880-20BYE
8415.340Oregon (OREGON)PAC3–80.27383-24BYE
8515.396Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)B103–80.27383-22BYE
8615.584Maryland (MARYLAND)ACC2–90.18293-21BYE
87-65.652Army (ARMY)IND FBSI4–70.36469-28Lost to Navy 3–24
8805.726Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)IND WAC3–80.27383-28BYE
8905.891Minnesota (MINNESOTA)B102–90.18293-25BYE
9005.983UNLVIND BW4–70.36469-26BYE
9106.157New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)IND WAC3–90.25090-29BYE
9206.234Temple (TEMPLE)IND BE2–90.18293-33BYE
9306.289Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)ACC3–80.27383-26BYE
9406.482Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)IND FBSI2–90.18293-31BYE
9506.553Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)IND FBSI2–8–10.22791-22BYE
9606.619Ohio (OHIO)MAC2–8–10.22791-34BYE
9706.791Louisville (LOUISVILLE)IND FBSI2–90.18293-38BYE
9807.090Oregon State (OREGON STATE)PAC1–100.091101-37BYE
9907.206Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)IND B80–10–10.045107-33BYE
10007.212Long Beach State (LONG BEACH STATE)IND BW2–90.18293-31BYE
10107.326CAL State Fullerton (CAL STATE FULLERTON)IND BW2–90.18293-44BYE
10207.437Kent State (KENT STATE)MAC1–100.091101-43BYE
10307.447New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)IND BW2–90.18293-50BYE
10407.500SMUIND SWC1–100.091101-45BYE
10507.629Tulane (TULANE)IND FBSI1–100.091101-45BYE
10608.542Navy (NAVY)IND FBSI1–100.091101-37Beat Army 24–3
107010.010Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE)IND FBSI1–100.091101-44BYE

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