College Football 1989
Ranking of ALL Teams

Based on games played between 1989/8/31 and 1990/1/1
Ratings based on Chi Square fit to Win/Loss (Win_Loss)

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Ranking of teams in all divisions based on Chi Square fit to Win/Loss
ScoreDif Win_Loss Schedule Total Division Conference
Rank Rating Rank Rating Rank Rating Team Games Record Rank Games Record Name Rank Games Record Name
3 31.48 1 35.08 3 33.42 Notre Dame 13 12-1-0 1 13 12-1-0 I-A 1 3 3-0-0 Eastern Indep
1 33.33 2 31.62 2 32.75 Florida State 12 10-2-0 2 12 10-2-0 I-A 1 6 5-1-0 Southern Indep
4 31.33 3 30.00 9 37.14 Clemson 12 10-2-0 3 11 9-2-0 I-A 3 7 5-2-0 ACC
2 31.60 4 29.64 43 47.67 Miami FL 12 11-1-0 4 12 11-1-0 I-A 4 2 1-1-0 Southern Indep
5 28.53 5 29.26 57 50.08 Colorado 12 11-1-0 5 12 11-1-0 I-A 1 7 7-0-0 Big 8
10 22.60 6 28.23 11 37.54 Tennessee 12 11-1-0 6 12 11-1-0 I-A 2 7 6-1-0 SEC
11 21.51 7 24.85 29 43.25 Illinois 12 10-2-0 7 12 10-2-0 I-A 2 8 7-1-0 Big 10
6 26.37 8 24.53 13 37.92 Southern California 12 9-2-1 8 12 9-2-1 I-A 1 7 6-0-1 PAC 10
8 24.41 9 23.96 10 37.46 Michigan 12 10-2-0 9 12 10-2-0 I-A 1 8 8-0-0 Big 10
9 23.85 10 23.54 12 37.88 Auburn 12 10-2-0 10 12 10-2-0 I-A 1 7 6-1-0 SEC
12 20.88 11 22.90 52 49.17 Arkansas 12 10-2-0 11 12 10-2-0 I-A 1 8 7-1-0 Southwest AC
7 24.67 12 21.93 21 41.38 Alabama 12 10-2-0 12 12 10-2-0 I-A 3 7 6-1-0 SEC
16 19.12 13 21.79 6 36.25 Virginia 13 10-3-0 13 12 9-3-0 I-A 2 7 6-1-0 ACC
18 17.63 14 20.08 20 40.92 Penn State 12 8-3-1 14 12 8-3-1 I-A 2 7 6-1-0 Eastern Indep
22 12.93 15 16.62 49 48.67 Pittsburgh 12 8-3-1 15 12 8-3-1 I-A 3 8 5-2-1 Eastern Indep
13 20.20 16 16.45 72 57.75 Nebraska 12 10-2-0 16 12 10-2-0 I-A 2 7 6-1-0 Big 8
20 13.36 17 15.95 61 51.29 Texas Tech 12 9-3-0 18 12 9-3-0 I-A 4 8 5-3-0 Southwest AC
17 18.26 18 15.26 39 46.46 Michigan State 12 8-4-0 21 12 8-4-0 I-A 4 8 6-2-0 Big 10
21 13.22 19 15.21 47 47.92 West Virginia 12 8-3-1 19 12 8-3-1 I-A 4 6 4-1-1 Eastern Indep
25 11.46 20 15.15 23 42.32 Virginia Tech 11 6-4-1 17 11 6-4-1 I-A 8 4 1-2-1 Southern Indep
35 9.69 21 14.69 1 32.60 South Carolina 11 6-4-1 20 10 5-4-1 I-A 6 3 1-1-1 Southern Indep
14 20.13 22 14.32 69 56.86 Houston 11 9-2-0 22 11 9-2-0 I-A 2 8 6-2-0 Southwest AC
15 19.25 23 14.13 7 36.50 Washington 12 8-4-0 23 12 8-4-0 I-A 2 8 5-3-0 PAC 10
26 11.21 24 13.56 35 45.29 Mississippi 12 8-4-0 24 11 7-4-0 I-A 5 7 4-3-0 SEC
34 9.99 25 12.28 46 47.75 Ohio State 12 8-4-0 26 12 8-4-0 I-A 3 8 6-2-0 Big 10
33 10.07 26 12.26 33 45.04 Duke 12 8-4-0 25 12 8-4-0 I-A 1 7 6-1-0 ACC
23 12.08 27 11.62 26 42.54 Arizona 12 8-4-0 27 12 8-4-0 I-A 3 8 5-3-0 PAC 10
19 14.99 28 10.15 27 42.54 Texas A&M 12 8-4-0 28 12 8-4-0 I-A 3 8 6-2-0 Southwest AC
32 10.11 29 9.69 32 44.91 North Carolina State 12 7-5-0 29 11 6-5-0 I-A 5 7 4-3-0 ACC
37 6.79 30 9.24 58 50.54 Syracuse 12 8-4-0 30 12 8-4-0 I-A 7 8 5-3-0 Eastern Indep
36 9.11 31 8.94 81 60.46 Brigham Young 13 10-3-0 31 13 10-3-0 I-A 1 8 7-1-0 Western AC
45 3.54 32 8.19 109 87.41 Fresno State 12 11-1-0 32 11 10-1-0 I-A 1 7 7-0-0 Big West
27 10.71 33 7.98 62 51.71 Oregon 12 8-4-0 33 12 8-4-0 I-A 4 8 5-3-0 PAC 10
28 10.48 34 7.22 37 46.08 Florida 12 7-5-0 36 12 7-5-0 I-A 6 7 4-3-0 SEC
31 10.12 35 7.02 25 42.46 Georgia 12 6-6-0 37 12 6-6-0 I-A 4 7 4-3-0 SEC
42 4.67 36 6.86 30 43.95 Georgia Tech 11 7-4-0 35 10 6-4-0 I-A 4 7 4-3-0 ACC
58 -2.16 37 5.46 93 69.83 Youngstown State 3 2-1-0 -1 0 0-0-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 NoConf
24 11.54 38 5.29 28 43.10 Washington State 11 6-5-0 38 10 5-5-0 I-A 7 8 3-5-0 PAC 10
49 2.94 39 5.07 14 38.09 Texas 11 5-6-0 39 11 5-6-0 I-A 5 8 4-4-0 Southwest AC
40 5.08 40 4.95 45 47.70 Minnesota 11 6-5-0 40 10 5-5-0 I-A 5 8 4-4-0 Big 10
39 5.42 41 4.39 77 59.88 Air Force 13 8-4-1 41 13 8-4-1 I-A 2 7 5-1-1 Western AC
47 3.34 42 3.95 92 68.38 Hawaii 13 9-3-1 43 13 9-3-1 I-A 3 8 5-2-1 Western AC
30 10.19 43 3.91 79 60.09 Oklahoma 11 7-4-0 42 11 7-4-0 I-A 3 7 5-2-0 Big 8
53 -0.04 44 3.74 59 51.00 Arizona State 11 6-4-1 44 11 6-4-1 I-A 5 7 3-3-1 PAC 10
59 -2.39 45 3.41 87 63.50 Akron 11 6-4-1 34 7 5-2-0 I-A 6 1 1-0-0 Eastern Indep
43 4.16 46 3.35 54 49.95 Kentucky 11 6-5-0 45 11 6-5-0 I-A 8 7 2-5-0 SEC
29 10.44 47 2.57 5 34.77 Louisiana State 11 4-7-0 48 11 4-7-0 I-A 7 7 2-5-0 SEC
52 0.20 48 2.50 40 46.55 Iowa 11 5-6-0 49 11 5-6-0 I-A 7 8 3-5-0 Big 10
64 -4.00 49 2.46 97 75.72 Northern Illinois 11 9-2-0 47 9 7-2-0 I-A 5 2 2-0-0 Eastern Indep
46 3.48 50 2.40 76 59.80 Louisiana Tech 10 5-4-1 46 8 3-4-1 I-A 2 3 2-0-1 Southern Indep
55 -0.87 51 1.93 15 38.09 Oregon State 12 4-7-1 50 11 3-7-1 I-A 6 8 3-4-1 PAC 10
38 6.54 52 1.02 42 47.05 Baylor 11 5-6-0 51 11 5-6-0 I-A 6 8 4-4-0 Southwest AC
41 4.78 53 0.91 8 36.55 UCLA 11 3-7-1 52 11 3-7-1 I-A 9 8 2-5-1 PAC 10
57 -1.67 54 -0.33 51 49.10 East Carolina 11 5-5-1 53 10 4-5-1 I-A 7 5 1-3-1 Southern Indep
44 3.91 55 -0.59 63 51.86 Indiana 11 5-6-0 55 11 5-6-0 I-A 6 8 3-5-0 Big 10
50 2.30 56 -0.90 17 38.68 Maryland 11 3-7-1 54 11 3-7-1 I-A 6 7 2-5-0 ACC
56 -1.11 57 -1.12 70 57.23 Colorado State 11 5-5-1 59 11 5-5-1 I-A 6 7 4-3-0 Western AC
48 3.27 58 -1.49 34 45.14 Southern Mississippi 11 5-6-0 56 11 5-6-0 I-A 3 6 5-1-0 Southern Indep
51 1.77 59 -1.53 55 50.05 Mississippi State 11 5-6-0 57 10 4-6-0 I-A 9 7 1-6-0 SEC
65 -4.13 60 -1.78 88 64.00 Louisiana Lafayette 11 7-4-0 63 8 4-4-0 I-A 5 4 2-2-0 Southern Indep
68 -5.82 61 -2.01 38 46.38 Navy 11 3-8-0 58 8 3-5-0 I-A 8 5 2-3-0 Eastern Indep
62 -3.77 62 -2.34 84 61.68 Iowa State 11 6-5-0 60 11 6-5-0 I-A 4 7 4-3-0 Big 8
75 -7.70 63 -2.96 18 39.18 Purdue 11 3-8-0 61 11 3-8-0 I-A 8 8 2-6-0 Big 10
81 -10.66 64 -3.36 108 85.85 Eastern Michigan 11 7-3-1 79 9 6-2-1 I-A 2 8 6-2-0 Mid-American
61 -3.02 65 -3.48 44 47.68 Texas Christian 11 4-7-0 64 11 4-7-0 I-A 8 8 2-6-0 Southwest AC
54 -0.69 66 -3.60 83 61.65 Louisville 11 6-5-0 62 10 5-5-0 I-A 11 3 1-2-0 Southern Indep
69 -5.97 67 -4.01 19 39.59 California 11 4-7-0 65 11 4-7-0 I-A 10 8 2-6-0 PAC 10
60 -2.82 68 -4.71 90 66.83 San Diego State 12 6-5-1 66 12 6-5-1 I-A 5 7 4-3-0 Western AC
71 -6.14 69 -5.21 91 67.25 Tulsa 12 6-6-0 68 12 6-6-0 I-A 10 3 1-2-0 Southern Indep
63 -3.86 70 -5.80 68 55.75 Arkansas State 4 1-3-0 -1 0 0-0-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 NoConf
83 -11.10 71 -6.10 101 81.55 Ball State 12 7-3-2 69 11 6-3-2 I-A 1 8 6-1-1 Mid-American
66 -4.54 72 -6.17 64 52.33 Tulane 12 4-8-0 67 12 4-8-0 I-A 9 5 2-3-0 Southern Indep
74 -7.69 73 -7.01 95 73.50 San Jose State 11 6-5-0 70 11 6-5-0 I-A 3 7 5-2-0 Big West
79 -9.67 74 -7.34 66 53.91 Oklahoma State 11 4-7-0 71 11 4-7-0 I-A 5 7 3-4-0 Big 8
67 -4.78 75 -7.44 24 42.36 Stanford 11 3-8-0 72 11 3-8-0 I-A 8 8 3-5-0 PAC 10
76 -9.10 76 -8.11 22 42.05 Wisconsin 11 2-9-0 75 11 2-9-0 I-A 9 8 1-7-0 Big 10
73 -6.91 77 -8.43 73 58.93 Army 11 6-5-0 73 7 2-5-0 I-A 13 4 1-3-0 Eastern Indep
84 -11.72 78 -8.52 78 60.08 Utah 12 4-8-0 74 12 4-8-0 I-A 7 8 2-6-0 Western AC
78 -9.63 79 -8.98 98 79.00 Cal State Fullerton 11 6-4-1 77 10 5-4-1 I-A 2 7 5-2-0 Big West
72 -6.34 80 -9.03 82 61.59 Wyoming 11 5-6-0 76 11 5-6-0 I-A 4 8 5-3-0 Western AC
77 -9.20 81 -9.42 50 48.80 Wake Forest 11 2-8-1 78 10 2-7-1 I-A 7 7 1-6-0 ACC
100 -20.75 82 -10.25 104 83.05 Bowling Green 11 5-6-0 84 11 5-6-0 I-A 5 8 5-3-0 Mid-American
91 -15.66 83 -10.69 106 83.82 Toledo 11 6-5-0 82 11 6-5-0 I-A 3 8 6-2-0 Mid-American
80 -9.89 84 -11.36 48 48.55 Rice 11 2-8-1 80 11 2-8-1 I-A 7 8 2-6-0 Southwest AC
70 -6.00 85 -11.60 53 49.18 Boston College 11 2-9-0 81 11 2-9-0 I-A 9 8 2-6-0 Eastern Indep
89 -13.59 86 -12.65 80 60.20 Kansas 11 4-7-0 85 10 3-7-0 I-A 6 7 2-5-0 Big 8
97 -19.03 87 -13.08 89 66.36 Utah State 11 4-7-0 86 11 4-7-0 I-A 4 7 4-3-0 Big West
82 -10.98 88 -13.82 102 82.18 Central Michigan 11 5-5-1 88 10 5-4-1 I-A 4 8 5-2-1 Mid-American
88 -13.55 89 -13.95 75 59.64 Rutgers 11 2-7-2 87 11 2-7-2 I-A 12 8 1-6-1 Eastern Indep
85 -11.90 90 -14.22 60 51.09 Memphis 11 2-9-0 83 10 2-8-0 I-A 12 4 0-4-0 Southern Indep
95 -18.61 91 -17.25 96 74.78 Nevada Las Vegas 11 4-7-0 90 9 3-6-0 I-A 5 7 3-4-0 Big West
86 -13.38 92 -17.33 56 50.05 Missouri 11 2-9-0 89 11 2-9-0 I-A 7 7 1-6-0 Big 8
93 -16.82 93 -17.79 85 62.05 Texas El Paso 12 2-10-0 92 11 2-9-0 I-A 8 8 1-7-0 Western AC
94 -16.96 94 -18.23 107 84.59 Western Michigan 11 5-6-0 95 11 5-6-0 I-A 6 8 3-5-0 Mid-American
87 -13.51 95 -18.49 16 38.60 North Carolina 11 1-10-0 93 10 0-10-0 I-A 8 7 0-7-0 ACC
98 -20.39 96 -18.87 71 57.30 Cincinnati 11 1-9-1 91 10 1-8-1 I-A 11 4 0-3-1 Eastern Indep
96 -18.94 97 -19.18 41 46.68 Temple 11 1-10-0 94 11 1-10-0 I-A 10 6 1-5-0 Eastern Indep
102 -23.45 98 -19.64 4 34.17 Southern Methodist 11 2-9-0 96 9 0-9-0 I-A 9 8 0-8-0 Southwest AC
90 -14.75 99 -20.65 31 44.64 Vanderbilt 11 1-10-0 97 11 1-10-0 I-A 10 7 0-7-0 SEC
101 -21.03 100 -22.32 67 55.17 Louisiana Monroe 3 0-3-0 -1 0 0-0-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 NoConf
106 -28.01 101 -22.72 86 62.46 Pacific 12 2-10-0 98 12 2-10-0 I-A 7 7 2-5-0 Big West
99 -20.47 102 -22.84 36 45.32 Northwestern 11 0-11-0 99 11 0-11-0 I-A 10 8 0-8-0 Big 10
92 -15.73 103 -24.68 74 59.54 New Mexico 12 2-10-0 100 12 2-10-0 I-A 9 7 0-7-0 Western AC
107 -28.69 104 -25.79 103 82.27 Miami OH 11 2-8-1 103 11 2-8-1 I-A 7 8 2-5-1 Mid-American
104 -25.07 105 -26.42 94 72.55 Cal State Long Beach 12 4-8-0 101 10 2-8-0 I-A 6 7 2-5-0 Big West
103 -24.12 106 -26.87 65 52.89 Kansas State 11 1-10-0 102 9 0-9-0 I-A 8 7 0-7-0 Big 8
105 -27.90 107 -28.74 105 83.23 Ohio University 11 1-9-1 104 11 1-9-1 I-A 8 8 1-6-1 Mid-American
108 -34.98 108 -37.83 99 80.05 New Mexico State 11 0-11-0 105 11 0-11-0 I-A 8 7 0-7-0 Big West
109 -37.42 109 -38.46 100 80.73 Kent State 11 0-11-0 106 11 0-11-0 I-A 9 8 0-8-0 Mid-American
Unrated teams with less than 3 games against rated teams
Appalachian State 1 1-0-0
Boise State 2 0-2-0
Connecticut 1 0-1-0
James Madison 1 1-0-0
Liberty 1 1-0-0
Middle Tennessee 1 0-1-0
Nevada Reno 1 1-0-0
North Texas 2 0-2-0
Western Kentucky 1 0-1-0
Citadel 1 1-0-0
Colgate 1 0-1-0
Delaware 1 1-0-0
Eastern Illinois 1 1-0-0
Furman 1 0-1-0
Harvard 1 0-1-0
Holy Cross 1 0-1-0
Idaho 1 0-1-0
Illinois State 1 0-1-0
Indiana State 2 0-2-0
Lafayette 1 0-1-0
Lamar 2 1-1-0
Montana 1 0-1-0
Montana State 1 0-1-0
Morehead State 1 1-0-0
Murray State 1 0-0-1
Northern Arizona 1 0-1-0
Northern Iowa 1 1-0-0
Southern Illinois 1 0-1-0
Virginia Military 1 0-1-0
Weber State 1 0-1-0
Western Carolina 2 0-2-0
Western Illinois 1 0-1-0
William & Mary 1 0-1-0
Cal State Northridge 2 0-2-0
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