College Football 1990
Ranking of ALL Teams

Based on games played between 1990/8/26 and 1991/1/1
Ratings based on Chi Square fit to Score Difference (ScoreDif)

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