College Football 1990
Ranking of ALL Teams

Based on games played between 1990/8/26 and 1991/1/1
Ratings based on Strength of Schedule (Average Rank of Opponents) (Schedule)

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1990 - Ranking of all teams based on Strength of Schedule (Average Rank of Opponents)
ScoreDif WinLoss Schedule Total Division Conference
Rank Rating Rank Rating Rank Rating Team Games Record Rank Games Record Name Rank Games Record Name
29 11.17 34 10.90 1 28.00 Stanford 11 5-6-0 6 10 4-6-0 I-A 2 8 4-4-0 PAC-10
64 -2.91 71 -4.07 2 28.20 Purdue 11 2-9-0 4 9 1-8-0 I-A 1 8 1-7-0 BIG 10
2 30.54 4 28.01 3 29.88 Washington 12 10-2-0 9 12 10-2-0 I-A 7 8 7-1-0 PAC-10
36 10.00 38 8.70 4 30.77 UCLA 11 5-6-0 11 11 5-6-0 I-A 3 8 4-4-0 PAC-10
6 25.17 5 27.24 5 31.12 Notre Dame 12 9-3-0 12 3 2-1-0 NoDivi 44 3 2-1-0 Major-Ind
14 19.34 14 18.80 6 31.65 Southern California 13 8-4-1 17 10 6-3-1 I-A 10 8 5-2-1 PAC-10
20 16.12 11 19.92 7 32.46 California 12 7-4-1 14 12 7-4-1 I-A 4 8 4-3-1 PAC-10
39 7.71 20 14.64 8 33.29 Maryland 12 6-5-1 5 10 5-4-1 I-A 4 7 4-3-0 ACC
1 31.54 3 28.74 9 33.67 Miami FL 12 10-2-0 8 8 7-1-0 I-A 1 1 1-0-0 SIC
3 29.98 1 34.76 10 34.85 Colorado 13 11-1-1 16 12 10-1-1 I-A 8 7 7-0-0 BIG 8
4 28.88 2 32.41 11 35.14 Georgia Tech 12 11-0-1 12 11 10-0-1 I-A 7 7 6-0-1 ACC
40 6.75 44 6.51 12 36.32 Arizona State 11 4-7-0 18 11 4-7-0 I-A 1 7 2-5-0 PAC-10
30 11.13 32 11.96 13 36.41 Virginia Tech 11 6-5-0 3 9 5-4-0 I-A 3 4 2-2-0 SIC
61 -0.53 58 -0.52 14 36.59 Washington State 11 3-8-0 23 11 3-8-0 I-A 5 8 2-6-0 PAC-10
8 24.24 6 25.52 15 36.79 Texas 12 10-2-0 27 11 9-2-0 I-A 9 8 8-0-0 SWAC
27 12.23 29 12.43 16 37.14 North Carolina State 12 7-5-0 2 10 5-5-0 I-A 3 7 3-4-0 ACC
11 22.34 13 18.83 17 37.29 Michigan 12 9-3-0 26 11 9-2-0 I-A 4 8 6-2-0 BIG 10
13 20.36 12 19.46 18 37.54 Penn State 12 9-3-0 6 7 7-0-0 NoDivi 38 7 7-0-0 Major-Ind
50 2.31 53 1.69 19 38.05 Duke 11 4-7-0 10 9 2-7-0 I-A 2 7 1-6-0 ACC
99 -20.79 98 -19.44 20 38.17 Appalachian State 3 0-3-0 1 0 0-0-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Major-Ind
34 10.18 21 14.62 21 38.58 Arizona 12 7-5-0 29 11 7-4-0 I-A 6 9 5-4-0 PAC-10
21 15.05 24 14.09 22 38.60 South Carolina 11 6-5-0 1 8 4-4-0 I-A 2 3 2-1-0 SIC
9 23.16 22 14.17 23 39.09 Virginia 12 8-4-0 7 10 6-4-0 I-A 8 7 5-2-0 ACC
82 -10.47 87 -13.51 24 39.27 Wisconsin 11 1-10-0 20 10 1-9-0 I-A 2 8 0-8-0 BIG 10
35 10.12 39 7.88 25 39.55 North Carolina 11 6-4-1 19 10 5-4-1 I-A 5 7 3-3-1 ACC
102 -22.76 96 -18.97 26 41.10 Oregon State 11 1-10-0 33 10 1-9-0 I-A 9 7 1-6-0 PAC-10
63 -2.75 64 -1.59 27 41.14 Kansas 11 3-7-1 24 11 3-7-1 I-A 5 7 2-4-1 BIG 8
28 12.21 27 13.25 28 41.62 Illinois 12 8-4-0 15 11 7-4-0 I-A 3 8 6-2-0 BIG 10
72 -5.13 51 2.15 29 41.64 Georgia 11 4-7-0 25 11 4-7-0 I-A 6 7 2-5-0 SEC
57 -0.07 60 -1.05 30 41.86 Pittsburgh 11 3-7-1 4 7 2-4-1 NoDivi 37 7 2-4-1 Major-Ind
19 16.72 18 14.97 31 42.25 Michigan State 12 8-3-1 35 9 7-2-0 I-A 9 8 6-2-0 BIG 10
18 16.92 19 14.69 32 42.36 Oregon 12 8-4-0 32 11 7-4-0 I-A 8 7 4-3-0 PAC-10
5 26.22 7 24.66 33 43.27 Florida State 12 10-2-0 22 9 7-2-0 I-A 4 6 5-1-0 SIC
46 3.99 41 7.52 34 44.30 Baylor 11 6-4-1 39 10 5-4-1 I-A 6 8 5-2-1 SWAC
58 -0.28 59 -0.73 35 44.36 Texas Tech 11 4-7-0 37 11 4-7-0 I-A 5 8 3-5-0 SWAC
12 20.95 8 22.24 36 44.92 Clemson 12 10-2-0 21 11 9-2-0 I-A 6 7 5-2-0 ACC
74 -5.94 69 -3.99 37 45.40 Iowa State 11 4-6-1 34 10 3-6-1 I-A 4 7 2-4-1 BIG 8
17 18.21 17 16.41 38 45.42 Iowa 12 8-4-0 28 11 7-4-0 I-A 8 8 6-2-0 BIG 10
78 -7.27 75 -6.66 39 46.50 Wake Forest 11 3-8-0 13 9 1-8-0 I-A 1 7 0-7-0 ACC
44 4.15 46 6.42 40 47.10 Temple 11 7-4-0 5 6 4-2-0 NoDivi 42 6 4-2-0 Major-Ind
31 10.95 37 9.19 41 47.25 Ohio State 12 7-4-1 46 11 6-4-1 I-A 10 8 5-2-1 BIG 10
76 -6.73 77 -7.54 42 47.41 Northwestern 11 2-9-0 36 10 1-9-0 I-A 6 8 1-7-0 BIG 10
67 -3.14 73 -5.93 43 47.50 Oklahoma State 11 4-7-0 40 10 3-7-0 I-A 3 7 2-5-0 BIG 8
75 -6.45 81 -8.45 44 47.73 Arkansas 11 3-8-0 50 11 3-8-0 I-A 2 8 1-7-0 SWAC
10 23.12 9 22.16 45 47.85 Tennessee 13 9-2-2 51 11 8-1-2 I-A 4 7 5-1-1 SEC
38 8.30 26 13.48 46 47.88 Auburn 12 8-3-1 41 12 8-3-1 I-A 2 7 4-2-1 SEC
42 5.56 43 6.99 47 48.09 Minnesota 11 6-5-0 47 11 6-5-0 I-A 5 8 5-3-0 BIG 10
101 -22.45 108 -32.83 48 48.33 Southern Illinois 3 0-3-0 3 0 0-0-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Major-Ind
68 -3.42 65 -2.42 49 48.36 Boston College 11 4-7-0 11 8 4-4-0 NoDivi 43 8 4-4-0 Major-Ind
32 10.44 35 10.77 50 48.45 Southern Mississippi 12 8-4-0 43 11 7-4-0 I-A 7 6 5-1-0 SIC
37 8.94 42 7.43 51 48.62 Alabama 12 7-5-0 38 10 6-4-0 I-A 7 7 5-2-0 SEC
53 1.02 66 -2.95 52 49.05 Missouri 11 4-7-0 44 11 4-7-0 I-A 2 7 2-5-0 BIG 8
25 12.99 16 16.57 53 49.65 Florida 11 9-2-0 31 9 7-2-0 I-A 5 7 6-1-0 SEC
59 -0.33 54 0.54 54 50.32 Texas Christian 11 5-6-0 54 11 5-6-0 I-A 4 8 3-5-0 SWAC
51 2.28 47 4.10 55 50.36 Mississippi State 11 5-6-0 49 11 5-6-0 I-A 1 7 1-6-0 SEC
7 24.40 15 18.39 56 50.86 Oklahoma 11 8-3-0 45 10 7-3-0 I-A 7 7 5-2-0 BIG 8
24 13.20 28 13.04 57 50.96 Syracuse 13 7-4-2 9 7 5-1-1 NoDivi 39 7 5-1-1 Major-Ind
22 13.97 25 13.98 58 51.21 Nebraska 12 9-3-0 42 11 8-3-0 I-A 6 7 5-2-0 BIG 8
49 2.45 52 1.76 59 52.23 East Carolina 11 5-6-0 30 8 3-5-0 I-A 5 7 3-4-0 SIC
91 -15.28 92 -16.04 60 52.32 Southern Methodist 11 1-10-0 57 10 1-9-0 I-A 1 8 0-8-0 SWAC
62 -1.82 67 -3.37 61 52.36 West Virginia 11 4-7-0 8 6 3-3-0 NoDivi 41 6 3-3-0 Major-Ind
65 -2.99 50 2.95 62 52.36 Louisiana State 11 5-6-0 52 11 5-6-0 I-A 8 7 2-5-0 SEC
43 5.14 48 3.79 63 52.75 Indiana 12 6-5-1 56 12 6-5-1 I-A 7 8 3-4-1 BIG 10
15 19.07 23 14.10 64 52.96 Texas A&M 13 9-3-1 61 12 8-3-1 I-A 7 8 5-2-1 SWAC
104 -24.14 101 -21.78 65 53.18 Vanderbilt 11 1-10-0 53 9 1-8-0 I-A 3 7 1-6-0 SEC
80 -8.96 61 -1.07 66 53.77 Kentucky 11 4-7-0 48 10 4-6-0 I-A 9 7 3-4-0 SEC
79 -7.86 82 -8.81 67 54.00 Tulane 11 4-7-0 55 9 2-7-0 I-A 6 4 0-4-0 SIC
33 10.39 33 11.28 68 54.04 Brigham Young 13 10-3-0 64 13 10-3-0 I-A 7 8 7-1-0 WAC
16 18.72 10 20.15 69 54.40 Houston 11 10-1-0 62 10 9-1-0 I-A 8 8 7-1-0 SWAC
87 -13.11 90 -14.44 70 54.50 Rutgers 11 3-8-0 10 9 2-7-0 NoDivi 45 9 2-7-0 Major-Ind
52 1.84 56 -0.15 71 54.59 Rice 11 5-6-0 63 11 5-6-0 I-A 3 8 3-5-0 SWAC
60 -0.51 63 -1.58 72 54.95 Memphis 11 4-6-1 60 10 3-6-1 I-A 8 8 3-4-1 SIC
45 4.03 49 3.17 73 54.95 San Diego State 11 6-5-0 65 11 6-5-0 I-A 9 7 5-2-0 WAC
55 0.79 55 -0.01 74 56.36 Air Force 12 7-5-0 67 8 4-4-0 I-A 1 7 3-4-0 WAC
92 -15.41 89 -14.31 75 57.21 Navy 11 5-6-0 14 8 4-4-0 NoDivi 53 8 4-4-0 Major-Ind
100 -21.83 95 -18.66 76 57.25 Texas El Paso 11 3-8-0 70 10 2-8-0 I-A 3 8 1-7-0 WAC
66 -3.08 74 -6.19 77 57.75 Kansas State 11 5-6-0 59 9 4-5-0 I-A 1 7 2-5-0 BIG 8
41 5.58 36 9.32 78 59.12 Mississippi 12 9-3-0 66 12 9-3-0 I-A 10 7 5-2-0 SEC
95 -18.24 99 -20.87 79 59.17 Tulsa 11 3-8-0 69 9 1-8-0 I-A 9 4 0-4-0 SIC
47 3.43 40 7.84 80 60.33 Wyoming 13 9-4-0 75 11 7-4-0 I-A 6 8 5-3-0 WAC
106 -28.43 105 -27.69 81 60.55 Cincinnati 11 1-10-0 7 1 0-1-0 NoDivi 40 1 0-1-0 Major-Ind
81 -9.63 76 -6.79 82 61.27 Utah 11 4-7-0 73 11 4-7-0 I-A 4 8 2-6-0 WAC
70 -4.25 72 -5.91 83 61.35 Louisiana Lafayette 11 5-6-0 68 9 3-6-0 I-A 12 7 3-4-0 SIC
26 12.25 31 12.37 84 61.65 Louisville 12 10-1-1 58 6 4-1-1 I-A 11 3 2-1-0 SIC
88 -13.14 91 -15.81 85 62.12 New Mexico 12 2-10-0 72 12 2-10-0 I-A 2 7 1-6-0 WAC
48 2.87 45 6.46 86 62.71 Colorado State 13 9-4-0 77 12 8-4-0 I-A 8 7 6-1-0 WAC
56 0.54 68 -3.94 87 65.82 Hawaii 12 7-5-0 78 11 6-5-0 I-A 5 8 4-4-0 WAC
93 -17.55 97 -19.06 88 66.00 Arkansas State 11 3-7-1 71 6 0-5-1 I-A 10 3 0-2-1 SIC
69 -4.15 57 -0.36 89 68.50 North Texas 3 2-1-0 2 0 0-0-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Major-Ind
23 13.76 30 12.37 90 68.50 San Jose State 12 9-2-1 76 12 9-2-1 I-A 8 7 7-0-0 BWC
54 0.94 62 -1.25 91 68.61 Louisiana Tech 12 8-3-1 74 8 4-3-1 I-A 13 4 3-1-0 SIC
86 -12.43 78 -7.95 92 69.62 Army 11 6-5-0 13 7 5-2-0 NoDivi 52 7 5-2-0 Major-Ind
73 -5.92 85 -10.91 93 70.67 Northern Illinois 11 6-5-0 16 3 3-0-0 NoDivi 61 3 3-0-0 Major-Ind
85 -11.77 83 -9.63 94 72.18 Utah State 11 5-5-1 81 11 5-5-1 I-A 7 7 5-1-1 BWC
105 -25.33 103 -24.87 95 72.89 Pacific 11 4-7-0 80 9 2-7-0 I-A 4 7 2-5-0 BWC
90 -14.82 86 -13.26 96 73.06 Cal State Long Beach 11 6-5-0 82 9 4-5-0 I-A 5 7 4-3-0 BWC
111 -43.52 110 -41.17 97 74.73 Cal State Fullerton 12 1-11-0 79 10 0-10-0 I-A 1 7 0-7-0 BWC
94 -18.21 94 -16.62 98 78.50 Nevada Las Vegas 11 4-7-0 83 9 4-5-0 I-A 3 7 3-4-0 BWC
98 -19.34 104 -26.20 99 81.45 Akron 11 3-7-1 15 5 1-4-0 NoDivi 58 5 1-4-0 Major-Ind
109 -31.07 107 -32.46 100 84.95 New Mexico State 11 1-10-0 84 11 1-10-0 I-A 2 7 1-6-0 BWC
107 -30.53 109 -33.43 101 87.36 Eastern Michigan 11 2-9-0 85 10 2-8-0 I-A 2 8 2-6-0 MAC
77 -7.17 70 -4.04 102 88.18 Fresno State 11 8-2-1 87 10 8-1-1 I-A 6 7 5-1-1 BWC
89 -14.37 88 -13.89 103 88.86 Miami OH 11 6-4-1 86 10 5-4-1 I-A 7 8 5-2-1 MAC
110 -39.77 111 -42.17 104 89.80 Ohio University 11 1-9-1 91 8 0-7-1 I-A 1 8 0-7-1 MAC
103 -22.76 102 -23.38 105 90.00 Bowling Green 10 3-5-2 88 9 2-5-2 I-A 4 8 2-4-2 MAC
83 -10.50 80 -8.07 106 90.67 Central Michigan 12 8-3-1 89 10 7-3-0 I-A 8 8 7-1-0 MAC
97 -19.23 93 -16.45 107 91.05 Western Michigan 11 6-5-0 90 10 5-5-0 I-A 5 8 4-4-0 MAC
108 -30.77 106 -32.44 108 93.64 Kent State 11 2-9-0 93 8 2-6-0 I-A 3 8 2-6-0 MAC
96 -19.11 100 -21.75 109 94.72 Ball State 11 7-4-0 92 9 5-4-0 I-A 6 8 5-3-0 MAC
71 -4.94 79 -7.98 110 95.95 Toledo 11 9-2-0 94 9 8-1-0 I-A 9 8 7-1-0 MAC
84 -11.24 84 -10.38 111 106.50 Youngstown State 3 3-0-0 17 1 1-0-0 NoDivi 60 1 1-0-0 Major-Ind
Unrated teams with less than 3 games against rated teams
Boise State 1 0-1-0
Central Florida 1 0-1-0
Connecticut 1 0-1-0
Georgia Southern 1 0-1-0
James Madison 1 1-0-0
Louisiana Monroe 2 0-2-0
Nevada Reno 1 1-0-0
Western Kentucky 1 0-1-0
Austin Peay 1 0-1-0
Cal State Sacramento 1 0-1-0
Citadel 2 1-1-0
Colgate 1 0-1-0
Delaware 1 0-1-0
Eastern Illinois 1 0-1-0
Eastern Washington 1 0-1-0
Furman 1 0-1-0
Holy Cross 1 0-1-0
Idaho 1 0-1-0
Illinois State 2 0-2-0
Indiana State 2 0-2-0
Lafayette 1 0-1-0
Maine 1 0-1-0
McNeese State 1 0-1-0
Missouri State 2 1-1-0
Montana 1 1-0-0
Montana State 2 0-2-0
Murray State 2 0-2-0
Nicholls State 1 0-1-0
Northern Iowa 2 0-2-0
Northwestern State (LA) 1 0-1-0
Portland State 1 0-1-0
Richmond 1 0-1-0
Sam Houston 2 0-2-0
Stephen F Austin 1 0-1-0
Tennessee Chattanooga 1 0-1-0
Tennessee Tech 1 0-1-0
Villanova 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
Delta State 1 0-1-0
Cal State Northridge 1 0-1-0
Sonoma State 1 0-1-0
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