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| 1990 - Ranking of Division I-A teams based on Chi Square fit to Win/Loss | ||||||||||||
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| ScoreDif | Win_Loss | Schedule | Team | Division | Global | Conference | ||||||
| Rank | Rating | Rank | Rating | Rank | Rating | Games | Record | Rank | Games | Record | ||
| 3 | 29.41 | 1 | 34.13 | 12 | 34.12 | Colorado | 13 | 11-1-1 | 1 | 13 | 11-1-1 | Big 8 |
| 4 | 28.45 | 2 | 32.71 | 13 | 34.59 | Georgia Tech | 11 | 10-0-1 | 2 | 12 | 11-0-1 | ACC |
| 1 | 31.34 | 3 | 27.81 | 11 | 33.46 | Miami FL | 12 | 10-2-0 | 3 | 12 | 10-2-0 | Southern Indep |
| 2 | 30.04 | 4 | 27.37 | 3 | 30.00 | Washington | 12 | 10-2-0 | 4 | 12 | 10-2-0 | PAC 10 |
| 6 | 24.71 | 5 | 27.11 | 6 | 30.71 | Notre Dame | 12 | 9-3-0 | 5 | 12 | 9-3-0 | Eastern Indep |
| 8 | 23.62 | 6 | 24.69 | 19 | 36.75 | Texas | 12 | 10-2-0 | 6 | 12 | 10-2-0 | Southwest AC |
| 5 | 25.65 | 7 | 24.28 | 34 | 42.55 | Florida State | 11 | 9-2-0 | 7 | 12 | 10-2-0 | Southern Indep |
| 12 | 21.07 | 8 | 22.96 | 26 | 39.09 | Clemson | 11 | 9-2-0 | 8 | 12 | 10-2-0 | ACC |
| 9 | 22.65 | 9 | 21.93 | 43 | 46.96 | Tennessee | 13 | 9-2-2 | 9 | 13 | 9-2-2 | SEC |
| 17 | 17.79 | 10 | 19.18 | 68 | 54.10 | Houston | 10 | 9-1-0 | 10 | 11 | 10-1-0 | Southwest AC |
| 20 | 15.64 | 11 | 19.15 | 9 | 32.71 | California | 12 | 7-4-1 | 11 | 12 | 7-4-1 | PAC 10 |
| 13 | 19.79 | 12 | 19.00 | 20 | 37.17 | Penn State | 12 | 9-3-0 | 12 | 12 | 9-3-0 | Eastern Indep |
| 11 | 21.93 | 13 | 18.86 | 17 | 36.58 | Michigan | 12 | 9-3-0 | 13 | 12 | 9-3-0 | Big 10 |
| 14 | 18.85 | 14 | 18.04 | 8 | 31.54 | Southern California | 13 | 8-4-1 | 14 | 13 | 8-4-1 | PAC 10 |
| 7 | 23.84 | 15 | 17.79 | 54 | 50.14 | Oklahoma | 11 | 8-3-0 | 15 | 11 | 8-3-0 | Big 8 |
| 25 | 12.44 | 16 | 16.20 | 51 | 48.85 | Florida | 10 | 8-2-0 | 16 | 11 | 9-2-0 | SEC |
| 16 | 17.85 | 17 | 16.17 | 36 | 44.21 | Iowa | 12 | 8-4-0 | 17 | 12 | 8-4-0 | Big 10 |
| 19 | 16.34 | 18 | 14.74 | 31 | 41.21 | Michigan State | 12 | 8-3-1 | 18 | 12 | 8-3-1 | Big 10 |
| 39 | 7.21 | 19 | 14.53 | 10 | 33.17 | Maryland | 12 | 6-5-1 | 20 | 12 | 6-5-1 | ACC |
| 21 | 14.75 | 20 | 14.36 | 7 | 30.94 | South Carolina | 9 | 5-4-0 | 24 | 11 | 6-5-0 | Southern Indep |
| 26 | 12.36 | 21 | 14.35 | 14 | 35.50 | Illinois | 11 | 7-4-0 | 27 | 12 | 8-4-0 | Big 10 |
| 18 | 16.39 | 22 | 14.04 | 33 | 42.27 | Oregon | 11 | 7-4-0 | 19 | 12 | 8-4-0 | PAC 10 |
| 34 | 9.75 | 23 | 13.91 | 22 | 38.00 | Arizona | 12 | 7-5-0 | 21 | 12 | 7-5-0 | PAC 10 |
| 10 | 22.34 | 24 | 13.74 | 23 | 38.23 | Virginia | 11 | 7-4-0 | 22 | 12 | 8-4-0 | ACC |
| 22 | 13.43 | 25 | 13.60 | 56 | 50.38 | Nebraska | 12 | 9-3-0 | 25 | 12 | 9-3-0 | Big 8 |
| 38 | 7.70 | 26 | 13.16 | 44 | 47.21 | Auburn | 12 | 8-3-1 | 26 | 12 | 8-3-1 | SEC |
| 24 | 12.69 | 27 | 12.37 | 55 | 50.27 | Syracuse | 13 | 7-4-2 | 28 | 13 | 7-4-2 | Eastern Indep |
| 15 | 18.05 | 28 | 12.19 | 62 | 51.96 | Texas A&M | 12 | 8-3-1 | 23 | 13 | 9-3-1 | Southwest AC |
| 27 | 11.74 | 29 | 12.09 | 4 | 30.45 | North Carolina State | 10 | 5-5-0 | 29 | 12 | 7-5-0 | ACC |
| 29 | 10.75 | 30 | 11.90 | 15 | 36.00 | Virginia Tech | 11 | 6-5-0 | 32 | 11 | 6-5-0 | Southern Indep |
| 28 | 11.67 | 31 | 11.77 | 81 | 60.75 | Louisville | 10 | 8-1-1 | 31 | 12 | 10-1-1 | Southern Indep |
| 23 | 13.22 | 32 | 11.64 | 87 | 66.96 | San Jose State | 12 | 9-2-1 | 30 | 12 | 9-2-1 | Big West |
| 35 | 9.65 | 33 | 10.72 | 66 | 53.65 | Brigham Young | 13 | 10-3-0 | 33 | 13 | 10-3-0 | Western AC |
| 30 | 10.67 | 34 | 10.27 | 2 | 28.00 | Stanford | 11 | 5-6-0 | 34 | 11 | 5-6-0 | PAC 10 |
| 32 | 9.89 | 35 | 10.23 | 49 | 48.18 | Southern Mississippi | 11 | 7-4-0 | 35 | 12 | 8-4-0 | Southern Indep |
| 42 | 5.04 | 36 | 9.42 | 76 | 58.25 | Mississippi | 12 | 9-3-0 | 36 | 12 | 9-3-0 | SEC |
| 31 | 10.32 | 37 | 9.13 | 39 | 46.29 | Ohio State | 12 | 7-4-1 | 37 | 12 | 7-4-1 | Big 10 |
| 33 | 9.88 | 38 | 8.26 | 25 | 38.95 | North Carolina | 10 | 5-4-1 | 39 | 11 | 6-4-1 | ACC |
| 36 | 9.52 | 39 | 8.08 | 5 | 30.64 | UCLA | 11 | 5-6-0 | 38 | 11 | 5-6-0 | PAC 10 |
| 47 | 3.14 | 40 | 7.42 | 79 | 59.83 | Wyoming | 12 | 8-4-0 | 40 | 13 | 9-4-0 | Western AC |
| 37 | 8.25 | 41 | 6.68 | 48 | 47.92 | Alabama | 12 | 7-5-0 | 42 | 12 | 7-5-0 | SEC |
| 45 | 3.45 | 42 | 6.68 | 37 | 44.35 | Baylor | 10 | 5-4-1 | 41 | 11 | 6-4-1 | Southwest AC |
| 41 | 5.11 | 43 | 6.43 | 45 | 47.36 | Minnesota | 11 | 6-5-0 | 43 | 11 | 6-5-0 | Big 10 |
| 46 | 3.31 | 44 | 6.00 | 41 | 46.50 | Temple | 10 | 6-4-0 | 46 | 11 | 7-4-0 | Eastern Indep |
| 48 | 2.31 | 45 | 5.98 | 85 | 62.25 | Colorado State | 12 | 8-4-0 | 45 | 13 | 9-4-0 | Western AC |
| 40 | 6.22 | 46 | 5.80 | 16 | 36.18 | Arizona State | 11 | 4-7-0 | 44 | 11 | 4-7-0 | PAC 10 |
| 50 | 1.72 | 47 | 3.43 | 52 | 49.64 | Mississippi State | 11 | 5-6-0 | 47 | 11 | 5-6-0 | SEC |
| 43 | 4.70 | 48 | 3.38 | 59 | 51.42 | Indiana | 12 | 6-5-1 | 48 | 12 | 6-5-1 | Big 10 |
| 44 | 3.54 | 49 | 2.58 | 70 | 54.50 | San Diego State | 11 | 6-5-0 | 49 | 11 | 6-5-0 | Western AC |
| 65 | -3.48 | 50 | 2.19 | 61 | 51.64 | Louisiana State | 11 | 5-6-0 | 50 | 11 | 5-6-0 | SEC |
| 71 | -5.69 | 51 | 2.10 | 30 | 41.09 | Georgia | 11 | 4-7-0 | 51 | 11 | 4-7-0 | SEC |
| 51 | 1.59 | 52 | 1.20 | 21 | 37.45 | Duke | 10 | 3-7-0 | 53 | 11 | 4-7-0 | ACC |
| 49 | 2.09 | 53 | 0.87 | 60 | 51.64 | East Carolina | 11 | 5-6-0 | 52 | 11 | 5-6-0 | Southern Indep |
| 59 | -0.92 | 54 | -0.34 | 53 | 50.05 | Texas Christian | 11 | 5-6-0 | 54 | 11 | 5-6-0 | Southwest AC |
| 54 | 0.29 | 55 | -0.49 | 72 | 55.77 | Air Force | 11 | 6-5-0 | 55 | 12 | 7-5-0 | Western AC |
| 52 | 1.17 | 56 | -1.07 | 69 | 54.18 | Rice | 11 | 5-6-0 | 56 | 11 | 5-6-0 | Southwest AC |
| 60 | -1.03 | 57 | -1.30 | 18 | 36.68 | Washington State | 11 | 3-8-0 | 58 | 11 | 3-8-0 | PAC 10 |
| 79 | -9.47 | 58 | -1.50 | 64 | 52.77 | Kentucky | 11 | 4-7-0 | 61 | 11 | 4-7-0 | SEC |
| 58 | -0.85 | 59 | -1.55 | 35 | 44.14 | Texas Tech | 11 | 4-7-0 | 59 | 11 | 4-7-0 | Southwest AC |
| 64 | -3.30 | 60 | -1.99 | 28 | 40.73 | Kansas | 11 | 3-7-1 | 64 | 11 | 3-7-1 | Big 8 |
| 57 | -0.66 | 61 | -2.00 | 32 | 41.23 | Pittsburgh | 11 | 3-7-1 | 60 | 11 | 3-7-1 | Eastern Indep |
| 61 | -1.14 | 62 | -2.39 | 71 | 54.65 | Memphis | 10 | 3-6-1 | 63 | 11 | 4-6-1 | Southern Indep |
| 68 | -3.98 | 63 | -2.66 | 47 | 47.91 | Boston College | 11 | 4-7-0 | 65 | 11 | 4-7-0 | Eastern Indep |
| 56 | -0.05 | 64 | -2.81 | 88 | 67.83 | Louisiana Tech | 9 | 5-3-1 | 62 | 12 | 8-3-1 | Southern Indep |
| 53 | 0.48 | 65 | -3.29 | 50 | 48.55 | Missouri | 11 | 4-7-0 | 66 | 11 | 4-7-0 | Big 8 |
| 62 | -2.30 | 66 | -3.73 | 58 | 51.23 | West Virginia | 11 | 4-7-0 | 67 | 11 | 4-7-0 | Eastern Indep |
| 63 | -3.24 | 67 | -4.28 | 1 | 27.60 | Purdue | 10 | 1-9-0 | 71 | 11 | 2-9-0 | Big 10 |
| 72 | -6.49 | 68 | -4.33 | 38 | 44.80 | Iowa State | 10 | 3-6-1 | 69 | 11 | 4-6-1 | Big 8 |
| 55 | 0.02 | 69 | -4.76 | 86 | 64.86 | Hawaii | 11 | 6-5-0 | 68 | 12 | 7-5-0 | Western AC |
| 77 | -7.73 | 70 | -4.81 | 98 | 85.91 | Fresno State | 11 | 8-2-1 | 70 | 11 | 8-2-1 | Big West |
| 67 | -3.70 | 71 | -6.38 | 42 | 46.70 | Oklahoma State | 10 | 3-7-0 | 73 | 11 | 4-7-0 | Big 8 |
| 66 | -3.64 | 72 | -6.42 | 74 | 56.60 | Kansas State | 10 | 4-6-0 | 74 | 11 | 5-6-0 | Big 8 |
| 69 | -4.95 | 73 | -6.97 | 83 | 61.25 | Louisiana Lafayette | 10 | 4-6-0 | 72 | 11 | 5-6-0 | Southern Indep |
| 76 | -7.68 | 74 | -7.47 | 27 | 40.70 | Wake Forest | 10 | 2-8-0 | 75 | 11 | 3-8-0 | ACC |
| 80 | -10.13 | 75 | -7.47 | 80 | 60.68 | Utah | 11 | 4-7-0 | 76 | 11 | 4-7-0 | Western AC |
| 75 | -7.23 | 76 | -7.97 | 40 | 46.50 | Northwestern | 11 | 2-9-0 | 77 | 11 | 2-9-0 | Big 10 |
| 82 | -11.10 | 77 | -8.82 | 102 | 88.46 | Central Michigan | 12 | 8-3-1 | 80 | 12 | 8-3-1 | Mid-American |
| 84 | -12.95 | 78 | -9.03 | 89 | 68.06 | Army | 8 | 3-5-0 | 78 | 11 | 6-5-0 | Eastern Indep |
| 74 | -6.96 | 79 | -9.09 | 46 | 47.55 | Arkansas | 11 | 3-8-0 | 81 | 11 | 3-8-0 | Southwest AC |
| 78 | -8.46 | 80 | -9.48 | 65 | 53.45 | Tulane | 11 | 4-7-0 | 82 | 11 | 4-7-0 | Southern Indep |
| 70 | -5.57 | 81 | -9.69 | 107 | 93.73 | Toledo | 11 | 9-2-0 | 79 | 11 | 9-2-0 | Mid-American |
| 83 | -12.31 | 82 | -10.21 | 91 | 70.86 | Utah State | 11 | 5-5-1 | 83 | 11 | 5-5-1 | Big West |
| 73 | -6.53 | 83 | -12.56 | 90 | 70.28 | Northern Illinois | 9 | 4-5-0 | 85 | 11 | 6-5-0 | Eastern Indep |
| 88 | -15.31 | 84 | -13.84 | 92 | 71.33 | Cal State Long Beach | 9 | 4-5-0 | 86 | 11 | 6-5-0 | Big West |
| 81 | -10.97 | 85 | -13.91 | 24 | 38.50 | Wisconsin | 11 | 1-10-0 | 87 | 11 | 1-10-0 | Big 10 |
| 90 | -15.95 | 86 | -14.15 | 75 | 56.71 | Navy | 7 | 2-5-0 | 89 | 11 | 5-6-0 | Eastern Indep |
| 87 | -15.01 | 87 | -14.85 | 100 | 86.64 | Miami OH | 11 | 6-4-1 | 88 | 11 | 6-4-1 | Mid-American |
| 85 | -13.64 | 88 | -15.00 | 67 | 53.75 | Rutgers | 10 | 2-8-0 | 90 | 11 | 3-8-0 | Eastern Indep |
| 86 | -13.66 | 89 | -16.37 | 84 | 61.54 | New Mexico | 12 | 2-10-0 | 91 | 12 | 2-10-0 | Western AC |
| 89 | -15.67 | 90 | -16.68 | 57 | 50.80 | Southern Methodist | 10 | 1-9-0 | 92 | 11 | 1-10-0 | Southwest AC |
| 91 | -18.74 | 91 | -17.20 | 95 | 76.67 | Nevada Las Vegas | 9 | 4-5-0 | 94 | 11 | 4-7-0 | Big West |
| 96 | -19.96 | 92 | -17.51 | 104 | 89.00 | Western Michigan | 11 | 6-5-0 | 93 | 11 | 6-5-0 | Mid-American |
| 97 | -22.34 | 93 | -18.87 | 73 | 56.50 | Texas El Paso | 10 | 2-8-0 | 95 | 11 | 3-8-0 | Western AC |
| 98 | -23.29 | 94 | -19.48 | 29 | 41.00 | Oregon State | 10 | 1-9-0 | 96 | 11 | 1-10-0 | PAC 10 |
| 92 | -18.91 | 95 | -21.62 | 77 | 58.78 | Tulsa | 9 | 1-8-0 | 99 | 11 | 3-8-0 | Southern Indep |
| 100 | -24.57 | 96 | -21.79 | 63 | 52.45 | Vanderbilt | 11 | 1-10-0 | 101 | 11 | 1-10-0 | SEC |
| 94 | -19.78 | 97 | -22.67 | 106 | 92.50 | Ball State | 9 | 5-4-0 | 100 | 11 | 7-4-0 | Mid-American |
| 93 | -19.09 | 98 | -22.71 | 82 | 61.21 | Arkansas State | 7 | 0-6-1 | 97 | 11 | 3-7-1 | Southern Indep |
| 99 | -23.46 | 99 | -24.32 | 101 | 87.75 | Bowling Green | 10 | 3-5-2 | 102 | 10 | 3-5-2 | Mid-American |
| 101 | -25.86 | 100 | -25.43 | 93 | 71.33 | Pacific | 9 | 2-7-0 | 103 | 11 | 4-7-0 | Big West |
| 95 | -19.81 | 101 | -26.61 | 96 | 79.67 | Akron | 9 | 2-6-1 | 104 | 11 | 3-7-1 | Eastern Indep |
| 102 | -29.07 | 102 | -28.41 | 78 | 59.50 | Cincinnati | 11 | 1-10-0 | 105 | 11 | 1-10-0 | Eastern Indep |
| 105 | -31.61 | 103 | -33.01 | 97 | 82.95 | New Mexico State | 11 | 1-10-0 | 107 | 11 | 1-10-0 | Big West |
| 104 | -31.49 | 104 | -33.39 | 105 | 91.36 | Kent State | 11 | 2-9-0 | 106 | 11 | 2-9-0 | Mid-American |
| 103 | -31.46 | 105 | -34.63 | 99 | 86.00 | Eastern Michigan | 10 | 2-8-0 | 109 | 11 | 2-9-0 | Mid-American |
| 107 | -44.03 | 106 | -41.54 | 94 | 73.23 | Cal State Fullerton | 11 | 0-11-0 | 110 | 12 | 1-11-0 | Big West |
| 106 | -40.53 | 107 | -43.72 | 103 | 88.61 | Ohio University | 9 | 0-8-1 | 111 | 11 | 1-9-1 | Mid-American |
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