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 Win/Loss (WinLoss)

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