College Football 1989
Ranking of Division I-A Teams

Based on games played between 1989/8/31 and 1990/1/1
Ratings based on Strength of Schedule (Average Rank of Opponents) (Schedule)

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1989 - Ranking of Division I-A teams based on Strength of Schedule (Average Rank of Opponents)
ScoreDif		WinLoss		Schedule		Team	Other Rankings		Division		Global			Conference
Rank	Rating	Rank	Rating	Rank	Rating		AP	Coach	Games	Record	Rank	Games	Record
1	33.18	2	32.16	1	31.71	Florida State	3	2	12	10-2-0	2	12	10-2-0	SIC
35	9.46	20	14.91	2	32.05	South Carolina			10	5-4-1	1	11	6-4-1	SIC
3	31.25	1	34.93	3	32.81	Notre Dame	2	3	13	12-1-0	3	13	12-1-0	EIC
99	-23.78	96	-19.60	4	33.78	Southern Methodist			9	0-9-0	4	11	2-9-0	SWAC
27	10.69	48	2.51	5	34.09	LSU			11	4-7-0	5	11	4-7-0	SEC
16	18.93	13	21.62	6	35.33	Virginia	18	15	12	9-3-0	6	13	10-3-0	ACC
41	4.54	52	0.41	7	36.14	UCLA			11	3-7-1	8	11	3-7-1	PAC-10
4	31.18	3	29.80	8	36.23	Clemson	12	11	11	9-2-0	9	12	10-2-0	ACC
15	19.02	23	13.94	9	36.42	Washington	23	20	12	8-4-0	7	12	8-4-0	PAC-10
10	22.76	6	28.34	10	36.54	Tennessee	5	5	12	11-1-0	11	12	11-1-0	SEC
9	23.81	10	23.60	11	37.29	Auburn	6	6	12	10-2-0	12	12	10-2-0	SEC
8	24.14	9	23.72	12	37.38	Michigan	7	8	12	10-2-0	10	12	10-2-0	BIG 10
6	26.11	8	24.36	13	37.50	Southern California	8	9	12	9-2-1	13	12	9-2-1	PAC-10
49	2.67	39	5.07	14	37.59	Texas			11	5-6-0	14	11	5-6-0	SWAC
84	-13.73	93	-18.49	15	37.75	North Carolina			10	0-10-0	16	11	1-10-0	ACC
56	-1.15	50	1.67	16	37.95	Oregon State			11	3-7-1	15	12	4-7-1	PAC-10
50	2.05	54	-0.92	17	38.05	Maryland			11	3-7-1	17	11	3-7-1	ACC
73	-8.02	61	-3.36	18	39.05	Purdue			11	3-8-0	18	11	3-8-0	BIG 10
67	-6.25	65	-4.00	19	39.23	California			11	4-7-0	19	11	4-7-0	PAC-10
18	17.37	14	20.31	20	40.17	Penn State	15	14	12	8-3-1	20	12	8-3-1	EIC
7	24.59	12	21.73	21	40.50	Alabama	9	7	12	10-2-0	21	12	10-2-0	SEC
24	11.66	17	16.20	22	40.59	Virginia Tech			11	6-4-1	23	11	6-4-1	SIC
76	-9.60	75	-9.07	23	41.82	Wisconsin			11	2-9-0	22	11	2-9-0	BIG 10
30	10.06	37	6.62	24	41.83	Georgia			12	6-6-0	25	12	6-6-0	SEC
65	-5.05	72	-7.66	25	41.86	Stanford			11	3-8-0	24	11	3-8-0	PAC-10
19	14.80	28	10.01	26	41.92	Texas A&M	20		12	8-4-0	27	12	8-4-0	SWAC
23	11.83	27	11.51	27	42.08	Arizona	25		12	8-4-0	26	12	8-4-0	PAC-10
25	11.63	24	13.32	28	42.27	Mississippi			11	7-4-0	35	12	8-4-0	SEC
26	11.27	38	5.11	29	42.50	Washington State			10	5-5-0	28	11	6-5-0	PAC-10
42	4.48	35	7.23	30	42.95	Georgia Tech		19	10	6-4-0	30	11	7-4-0	ACC
11	21.23	7	24.88	31	42.96	Illinois	10	10	12	10-2-0	29	12	10-2-0	BIG 10
87	-14.74	97	-19.60	32	43.32	Vanderbilt			11	1-10-0	31	11	1-10-0	SEC
51	1.68	57	-1.26	33	43.75	Mississippi State			10	4-6-0	55	11	5-6-0	SEC
31	9.94	29	9.85	34	43.77	North Carolina State			11	6-5-0	32	12	7-5-0	ACC
33	9.87	25	12.37	35	44.00	Duke			12	8-4-0	33	12	8-4-0	ACC
48	3.01	56	-1.22	36	44.05	Southern Mississippi			11	5-6-0	34	11	5-6-0	SIC
28	10.52	36	7.07	37	44.79	Florida			12	7-5-0	37	12	7-5-0	SEC
97	-20.70	99	-23.15	38	45.09	Northwestern			11	0-11-0	36	11	0-11-0	BIG 10
66	-6.08	58	-2.08	39	45.31	Navy			8	3-5-0	38	11	3-8-0	EIC
94	-19.09	94	-19.40	40	45.82	Temple			11	1-10-0	41	11	1-10-0	EIC
17	17.97	21	14.91	41	46.00	Michigan State	16	17	12	8-4-0	39	12	8-4-0	BIG 10
53	-0.13	49	2.01	42	46.09	Iowa			11	5-6-0	40	11	5-6-0	BIG 10
38	6.28	51	0.97	43	46.45	Baylor			11	5-6-0	42	11	5-6-0	SWAC
21	12.92	19	15.41	44	46.54	West Virginia	21		12	8-3-1	47	12	8-3-1	EIC
2	31.50	4	29.61	45	46.71	Miami (FL)	1	1	12	11-1-0	43	12	11-1-0	SIC
60	-3.32	64	-3.49	46	46.86	Texas Christian			11	4-7-0	44	11	4-7-0	SWAC
34	9.69	26	12.01	47	46.96	Ohio State	24		12	8-4-0	46	12	8-4-0	BIG 10
40	4.70	40	4.55	48	47.35	Minnesota			10	5-5-0	45	11	6-5-0	BIG 10
22	12.68	15	16.65	49	47.50	Pittsburgh	17		12	8-3-1	49	12	8-3-1	EIC
75	-9.50	78	-9.45	50	47.60	Wake Forest			10	2-7-1	50	11	2-8-1	ACC
79	-10.42	80	-11.27	51	47.73	Rice			11	2-8-1	48	11	2-8-1	SWAC
58	-1.87	53	-0.32	52	47.90	East Carolina			10	4-5-1	51	11	5-5-1	SIC
68	-6.32	81	-11.48	53	48.09	Boston College			11	2-9-0	53	11	2-9-0	EIC
81	-11.97	83	-12.41	54	48.25	Memphis			10	2-8-0	60	11	2-9-0	SIC
12	20.76	11	22.98	55	48.38	Arkansas	13	13	12	10-2-0	52	12	10-2-0	SWAC
43	4.07	45	3.28	56	49.05	Kentucky			11	6-5-0	54	11	6-5-0	SEC
83	-13.65	89	-17.45	57	49.18	Missouri			11	2-9-0	56	11	2-9-0	BIG 8
5	28.27	5	29.07	58	49.21	Colorado	4	4	12	11-1-0	57	12	11-1-0	BIG 8
37	6.56	30	9.47	59	49.33	Syracuse			12	8-4-0	58	12	8-4-0	EIC
54	-0.30	44	3.52	60	50.09	Arizona State			11	6-4-1	59	11	6-4-1	PAC-10
20	13.12	18	16.17	61	50.25	Texas Tech	19	16	12	9-3-0	61	12	9-3-0	SWAC
63	-4.83	67	-5.71	62	51.04	Tulane			12	4-8-0	64	12	4-8-0	SIC
29	10.44	33	7.74	63	51.08	Oregon			12	8-4-0	62	12	8-4-0	PAC-10
44	3.58	55	-1.05	64	51.18	Indiana			11	5-6-0	63	11	5-6-0	BIG 10
100	-24.40	102	-26.97	65	51.78	Kansas State			9	0-9-0	65	11	1-10-0	BIG 8
45	3.32	46	3.16	66	52.50	Louisiana Tech			8	3-4-1	76	10	5-4-1	SIC
77	-9.96	71	-7.52	67	52.73	Oklahoma State			11	4-7-0	66	11	4-7-0	BIG 8
96	-20.60	91	-17.92	68	55.00	Cincinnati			10	1-8-1	71	11	1-9-1	EIC
14	19.90	22	14.31	69	56.00	Houston	14		11	9-2-0	69	11	9-2-0	SWAC
13	19.93	16	16.29	70	56.33	Nebraska	11	12	12	10-2-0	72	12	10-2-0	BIG 8
64	-4.94	63	-3.39	71	56.94	Louisiana Lafayette			8	4-4-0	88	11	7-4-0	SIC
57	-1.53	59	-2.29	72	57.23	Colorado State			11	5-5-1	70	11	5-5-1	WAC
71	-7.18	73	-8.42	73	57.36	Army			7	2-5-0	73	11	6-5-0	EIC
85	-13.84	87	-13.88	74	58.05	Rutgers			11	2-7-2	75	11	2-7-2	EIC
39	5.24	41	3.91	75	58.62	Air Force			13	8-4-1	77	13	8-4-1	WAC
32	9.93	42	3.81	76	58.64	Oklahoma			11	7-4-0	79	11	7-4-0	BIG 8
86	-13.85	85	-12.73	77	58.70	Kansas			10	3-7-0	80	11	4-7-0	BIG 8
89	-16.03	100	-25.04	78	58.75	New Mexico			12	2-10-0	74	12	2-10-0	WAC
82	-12.03	74	-8.89	79	59.21	Utah			12	4-8-0	78	12	4-8-0	WAC
36	8.84	31	8.65	80	59.54	Brigham Young	22	18	13	10-3-0	81	13	10-3-0	WAC
55	-0.96	62	-3.37	81	59.70	Louisville			10	5-5-0	83	11	6-5-0	SIC
61	-4.03	60	-2.50	82	60.23	Iowa State			11	6-5-0	84	11	6-5-0	BIG 8
70	-6.64	76	-9.07	83	60.68	Wyoming			11	5-6-0	82	11	5-6-0	WAC
91	-17.18	92	-18.20	84	60.86	Texas El Paso			11	2-9-0	85	12	2-10-0	WAC
102	-28.31	98	-22.99	85	61.33	Pacific			12	2-10-0	86	12	2-10-0	BWC
52	1.26	34	7.58	86	63.64	Akron			7	5-2-0	87	11	6-4-1	EIC
95	-19.34	86	-13.37	87	64.77	Utah State			11	4-7-0	89	11	4-7-0	BWC
59	-3.12	66	-5.03	88	65.29	San Diego State			12	6-5-1	90	12	6-5-1	WAC
69	-6.51	68	-5.76	89	66.12	Tulsa			12	6-6-0	91	12	6-6-0	SIC
47	3.05	43	3.58	90	66.85	Hawaii			13	9-3-1	92	13	9-3-1	WAC
101	-25.38	101	-26.70	91	71.30	Cal State Long Beach			10	2-8-0	94	12	4-8-0	BWC
72	-7.98	70	-7.25	92	71.91	San Jose State			11	6-5-0	95	11	6-5-0	BWC
93	-18.93	90	-17.52	93	72.94	Nevada Las Vegas			9	3-6-0	96	11	4-7-0	BWC
62	-4.43	47	2.54	94	74.11	Northern Illinois			9	7-2-0	97	11	9-2-0	EIC
78	-9.97	77	-9.34	95	77.30	Cal State Fullerton			10	5-4-1	98	11	6-4-1	BWC
105	-35.30	105	-38.15	96	78.36	New Mexico State			11	0-11-0	99	11	0-11-0	BWC
106	-37.99	106	-39.94	97	79.55	Kent State			11	0-11-0	100	11	0-11-0	MAC
80	-11.65	69	-7.18	98	81.18	Ball State			11	6-3-2	101	12	7-3-2	MAC
98	-21.62	84	-12.60	99	81.68	Bowling Green			11	5-6-0	104	11	5-6-0	MAC
104	-29.28	103	-27.04	100	81.68	Miami (OH)			11	2-8-1	103	11	2-8-1	MAC
103	-28.57	104	-30.12	101	82.64	Ohio University			11	1-9-1	105	11	1-9-1	MAC
90	-17.11	82	-12.40	102	83.27	Toledo			11	6-5-0	106	11	6-5-0	MAC
92	-17.21	95	-19.46	103	83.68	Western Michigan			11	5-6-0	107	11	5-6-0	MAC
74	-9.28	88	-14.98	104	84.80	Central Michigan			10	5-4-1	102	11	5-5-1	MAC
46	3.22	32	7.79	105	85.14	Fresno State			11	10-1-0	109	12	11-1-0	BWC
88	-15.30	79	-10.82	106	88.56	Eastern Michigan			9	6-2-1	108	11	7-3-1	MAC

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College Football 1989Ranking of Division I-A Teams

Based on games played between 1989/8/31 and 1990/1/1Ratings based on Strength of Schedule (Average Rank of Opponents) (Schedule)

College Football 1989
Ranking of Division I-A Teams

Based on games played between 1989/8/31 and 1990/1/1
Ratings based on Strength of Schedule (Average Rank of Opponents) (Schedule)