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1989 College Football Rankings

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                                                                  STRENGTH OF
                                     AVERAGE   OVERALL     CONF     SCHEDULE     AP
RANK TEAM                       CONF   SCORE    W- L-T   W- L-T     AVG  RANK   RANK

   1 Notre Dame                  IND   97.30   12- 1-0   0- 0-0   68.81     4      2
   2 Miami (Florida)             IND   95.66   11- 1-0   0- 0-0   56.37    41      1
   3 Colorado                    BG8   95.61   11- 1-0   7- 0-0   57.23    35      4
   4 Florida State               IND   95.17   10- 2-0   0- 0-0   67.60     6      3
   5 Southern California         P10   93.88    9- 2-1   6- 0-1   67.85     5      8
   6 Houston                     SWC   92.36    9- 2-0   6- 2-0   52.27    58     14
   7 Michigan                    B10   91.89   10- 2-0   8- 0-0   62.27    16      7
   8 Tennessee                   SEC   91.83   11- 1-0   6- 1-0   63.96    14      5
   9 Clemson                     ACC   91.30   10- 2-0   5- 2-0   57.23    36     12
  10 Alabama                     SEC   90.97   10- 2-0   6- 1-0   62.28    15      9
  11 Auburn                      SEC   89.98   10- 2-0   6- 1-0   64.88    12      6
  12 Arkansas                    SWC   89.60   10- 2-0   7- 1-0   58.08    32     13
  13 Illinois                    B10   89.41   10- 2-0   7- 1-0   58.84    30     10
  14 Nebraska                    BG8   88.79   10- 2-0   6- 1-0   47.85    70     11
  15 Washington                  P10   88.03    8- 4-0   5- 3-0   69.56     2     23
  16 Texas A&M                   SWC   86.69    8- 4-0   6- 2-0   64.94    11     20
  17 Virginia                    ACC   84.68   10- 3-0   6- 1-0   59.85    27     18
  18 Michigan State              B10   82.93    8- 4-0   6- 2-0   55.21    47     16
  19 Texas Tech                  SWC   82.35    9- 3-0   5- 3-0   58.44    31     19
  20 Penn State                  IND   82.20    8- 3-1   0- 0-0   62.01    20     15
  21 Arizona                     P10   79.70    8- 4-0   5- 3-0   64.73    13     25
  22 Oregon                      P10   79.24    8- 4-0   5- 3-0   56.60    38       
  23 West Virginia               IND   76.17    8- 3-1   0- 0-0   52.92    56     21
  24 Pittsburgh                  IND   75.55    8- 3-1   0- 0-0   54.25    49     17
  25 Brigham Young               WAC   75.27   10- 3-0   7- 1-0   47.48    73     22
  26 Washington State            P10   74.58    6- 5-0   3- 5-0   61.81    21       
  27 Duke                        ACC   72.36    8- 4-0   6- 1-0   56.53    39       
  28 Ohio State                  B10   71.29    8- 4-0   6- 2-0   53.89    51     24
  29 Oklahoma                    BG8   71.14    7- 4-0   5- 2-0   47.79    71       
  30 Florida                     SEC   69.07    7- 5-0   4- 3-0   57.24    34       
  31 Mississippi                 SEC   68.57    8- 4-0   4- 3-0   56.52    40       
  32 Syracuse                    IND   68.00    8- 4-0   0- 0-0   52.01    59       
  33 Air Force                   WAC   67.73    8- 4-1   5- 1-1   46.91    74       
  34 Virginia Tech               IND   66.81    6- 4-1   0- 0-0   56.68    37       
  35 Hawaii                      WAC   66.38    9- 3-1   5- 2-1   41.15    86       
  36 Georgia                     SEC   66.14    6- 6-0   4- 3-0   60.45    25       
  37 South Carolina              IND   65.94    6- 4-1   0- 0-0   61.17    23       
  38 Baylor                      SWC   65.56    5- 6-0   4- 4-0   60.95    24       
  39 Texas                       SWC   65.37    5- 6-0   4- 4-0   69.14     3       
  40 Georgia Tech                ACC   65.23    7- 4-0   4- 3-0   51.80    60       
  41 Fresno State                BWC   64.47   11- 1-0   7- 0-0   23.21    98       
  42 Louisiana State             SEC   63.88    4- 7-0   2- 5-0   66.98     7       
  43 Arizona State               P10   63.13    6- 4-1   3- 3-1   57.89    33       
  44 Southern Mississippi        IND   61.65    5- 6-0   0- 0-0   59.94    26       
  45 North Carolina State        ACC   60.36    7- 5-0   4- 3-0   52.28    57       
  46 UCLA                        P10   58.18    3- 7-1   2- 5-1   70.49     1       
  47 Colorado State              WAC   57.78    5- 5-1   4- 3-0   50.80    64       
  48 Kentucky                    SEC   54.93    6- 5-0   2- 5-0   53.30    53       
  49 Northern Illinois           IND   54.06    9- 2-0   0- 0-0   28.48    96       
  50 Louisville                  IND   52.94    6- 5-0   0- 0-0   41.68    85       
  51 Mississippi State           SEC   52.92    5- 6-0   1- 6-0   54.21    50       
  52 Minnesota                   B10   52.19    6- 5-0   4- 4-0   50.82    63       
  53 Louisiana Tech              IND   50.45    5- 4-1   0- 0-0   42.54    84       
  54 California                  P10   50.44    4- 7-0   2- 6-0   66.20     8       
  55 Indiana                     B10   49.49    5- 6-0   3- 5-0   49.81    66       
  56 Southwest Louisiana         IND   48.82    7- 4-0   0- 0-0   38.35    88       
  57 East Carolina               IND   48.24    5- 5-1   0- 0-0   47.95    69       
  58 Oregon State                P10   48.05    4- 7-1   3- 4-1   65.63     9       
  59 Maryland                    ACC   47.08    3- 7-1   2- 5-0   61.31    22       
  60 Iowa                        B10   45.95    5- 6-0   3- 5-0   56.20    42       
  61 Stanford                    P10   45.16    3- 8-0   3- 5-0   65.07    10       
  62 San Diego State             WAC   44.08    6- 5-1   4- 3-0   43.75    80       
  63 Texas Christian             SWC   43.50    4- 7-0   2- 6-0   62.05    19       
  64 Iowa State                  BG8   43.28    6- 5-0   4- 3-0   43.27    81       
  65 San Jose State              BWC   42.29    6- 5-0   5- 2-0   37.72    90       
  66 Wyoming                     WAC   41.80    5- 6-0   5- 3-0   48.54    67       
  67 Army                        IND   41.10    6- 5-0   0- 0-0   33.17    93       
  68 Tulsa                       IND   37.77    6- 6-0   0- 0-0   38.83    87       
  69 Cal-Fullerton               BWC   36.42    6- 4-1   5- 2-0   30.69    95       
  70 Purdue                      B10   36.10    3- 8-0   2- 6-0   62.11    18       
  71 Oklahoma State              BG8   34.77    4- 7-0   3- 4-0   53.00    54       
  72 Akron                       IND   34.41    6- 4-1   0- 0-0   27.54    97       
  73 Tulane                      IND   33.85    4- 8-0   0- 0-0   52.96    55       
  74 Rice                        SWC   31.13    2- 8-1   2- 6-0   59.13    29       
  75 Utah                        WAC   29.02    4- 8-0   2- 6-0   50.25    65       
  76 Boston College              IND   28.91    2- 9-0   0- 0-0   53.65    52       
  77 Ball State                  MID   27.88    7- 3-2   6- 1-1   21.89    99       
  78 Wisconsin                   B10   23.40    2- 9-0   1- 7-0   59.57    28       
  79 Eastern Michigan            MID   23.34    7- 3-1   6- 2-0   16.13   107       
  80 Navy                        IND   22.81    3- 8-0   0- 0-0   46.86    75       
  81 Rutgers                     IND   22.16    2- 7-2   0- 0-0   44.03    79       
  82 Wake Forest                 ACC   21.92    2- 8-1   1- 6-0   51.10    62       
  83 Kansas                      BG8   21.77    4- 7-0   2- 5-0   45.25    78       
  84 Vanderbilt                  SEC   20.72    1-10-0   0- 7-0   55.83    45       
  85 Southern Methodist          SWC   20.35    2- 9-0   0- 8-0   62.21    17       
  86 Utah State                  BWC   20.23    4- 7-0   4- 3-0   42.74    83       
  87 New Mexico                  WAC   19.91    2-10-0   0- 7-0   48.43    68       
  88 Missouri                    BG8   19.77    2- 9-0   1- 6-0   56.05    44       
  89 Memphis State               IND   16.25    2- 9-0   0- 0-0   51.58    61       
  90 Central Michigan            MID   16.18    5- 5-1   5- 2-1   17.71   106       
  91 North Carolina              ACC   15.85    1-10-0   0- 7-0   54.71    48       
  92 Toledo                      MID   15.34    6- 5-0   6- 2-0   20.37   103       
  93 Division I-AA                     15.24   13-36-1   0- 0-0   37.81    89       
  94 Nevada-Las Vegas            BWC   14.60    4- 7-0   3- 4-0   33.19    92       
  95 Long Beach State            BWC   12.90    4- 8-0   2- 5-0   34.18    91       
  96 Temple                      IND   12.68    1-10-0   0- 0-0   56.09    43       
  97 Western Michigan            MID   12.51    5- 6-0   3- 5-0   19.11   105       
  98 Texas-El Paso               WAC   11.47    2-10-0   1- 7-0   45.52    77       
  99 Northwestern                B10   10.70    0-11-0   0- 8-0   55.73    46       
 100 Pacific                     BWC   10.22    2-10-0   2- 5-0   45.69    76       
 101 Kansas State                BG8    9.40    1-10-0   0- 7-0   47.53    72       
 102 Bowling Green               MID    9.18    5- 6-0   5- 3-0   20.34   104       
 103 Cincinnati                  IND    6.25    1- 9-1   0- 0-0   43.10    82       
 104 Miami (Ohio)                MID    4.03    2- 8-1   2- 5-1   21.25   101       
 105 Ohio                        MID    2.76    1- 9-1   1- 6-1   21.60   100       
 106 New Mexico State            BWC    1.71    0-11-0   0- 7-0   31.04    94       
 107 Kent State                  MID    1.26    0-11-0   0- 8-0   20.71   102       

Team Rankings | Conference Rankings


                        # OF AVERAGE AVERAGE      OVERALL     NON-CONF                                   
CONFERENCE      ABBREV TEAMS   SCORE    RANK     W-  L- T     W-  L- T  BEST TEAM            RANK   SCORE

Pac 10             P10    10   68.04   35.10    59- 52- 4    22- 15- 0  Southern California     5   93.88
Southeastern       SEC    10   66.90   35.10    68- 48- 0    33- 13- 0  Tennessee               8   91.83
Southwest          SWC     9   64.10   39.11    54- 47- 1    18- 11- 1  Houston                 6   92.36
Atlantic Coast     ACC     8   57.35   46.25    48- 43- 2    20- 15- 2  Clemson                 9   91.30
Big 10             B10    10   55.34   48.00    57- 57- 0    17- 17- 0  Michigan                7   91.89
Independent        IND    25   51.81   51.64   147-126-11   147-126-11  Notre Dame              1   97.30
Big 8              BG8     8   48.07   56.63    45- 45- 0    17- 17- 0  Colorado                3   95.61
Western Athletic   WAC     9   45.94   58.67    51- 54- 4    18- 21- 2  Brigham Young          25   75.27
Big West           BWC     8   25.35   82.00    37- 53- 1     9- 25- 1  Fresno State           41   64.47
Mid American       MID     9   12.50   94.78    38- 56- 6     4- 22- 2  Ball State             77   27.88

The database used to produce the above rankings was constructed from data listed on James Howell's website.
Click here for criteria used for determining what scores to use and which team was the home team.

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