Football
1990 Final AP Football Poll
Rank |
Team (FPV) |
Conf |
Rec |
Pts |
Last Week |
1 |
< |
1 |
Colorado (39) |
Big 8 |
11-1-1 |
1475 |
W 10-9 N #6 Notre Dame (Orange) |
2 |
< |
2 |
Georgia Tech (20) |
ACC |
11-0-1 |
1441 |
W 45-21 N #19 Nebraska (Citrus) |
3 |
< |
4 |
Miami (FL) (1) |
Ind |
10-2 |
1388 |
W 46-3 N #3 Texas (Cotton) |
4 |
< |
6 |
Florida State |
Ind |
10-2 |
1303 |
W 24-17 N #7 Penn State (Blockbuster) |
5 |
< |
8 |
Washington |
Pac-10 |
10-2 |
1246 |
W 46-34 N #17 Iowa (Rose) |
6 |
< |
5 |
Notre Dame |
Ind |
9-3 |
1179 |
L 10-9 N #1 Colorado (Orange) |
7 |
< |
12 |
Michigan |
Big Ten |
9-3 |
1025 |
W 35-3 N #15 Mississippi (Gator) |
8 |
< |
10 |
Tennessee |
SEC |
9-2-2 |
993 |
W 23-22 N Virginia (Sugar) |
9 |
< |
14 |
Clemson |
ACC |
10-2 |
950 |
W 30-0 N #16 Illinois (Hall of Fame) |
10 |
< |
9 |
Houston |
Southwest |
10-1 |
940 |
DNP |
11 |
< |
7 |
Penn State |
Ind |
9-3 |
907 |
L 24-17 N #6 Florida State (Blockbuster) |
12 |
< |
3 |
Texas |
Southwest |
10-2 |
887 |
L 46-3 N #4 Miami (FL) (Cotton) |
13 |
< |
11 |
Florida |
SEC |
9-2 |
863 |
DNP |
14 |
< |
18 |
Louisville |
Ind |
10-1-1 |
775 |
W 34-7 N #25 Alabama (Fiesta) |
15 |
< |
NR |
Texas A&M |
Southwest |
9-3-1 |
627 |
|
16 |
< |
22 |
Michigan State |
Big Ten |
8-3-1 |
610 |
W 17-16 N #21 USC (Sun) |
17 |
< |
20 |
Oklahoma |
Big 8 |
8-3 |
452 |
DNP |
18 |
< |
17 |
Iowa |
Big Ten |
8-4 |
370.5 |
L 46-34 N #8 Washington (Rose) |
19 |
< |
NR |
Auburn |
SEC |
8-3-1 |
288 |
|
20 |
< |
21 |
USC |
Pac-10 |
8-4-1 |
266 |
L 17-16 N #22 Michigan State (Sun) |
21 |
< |
15 |
Mississippi |
SEC |
9-3 |
253 |
L 35-3 N #12 Michigan (Gator) |
22 |
< |
13 |
BYU |
WAC |
10-3 |
246 |
L 65-14 N Texas A&M (Holiday) |
23 |
< |
NR |
Virginia |
ACC |
8-4 |
188 |
|
24 |
< |
19 |
Nebraska |
Big 8 |
9-3 |
185 |
L 45-21 N #2 Georgia Tech (Citrus) |
25 |
< |
16 |
Illinois |
Big Ten |
8-4 |
146.5 |
L 30-0 N #14 Clemson (Hall of Fame) |
NR |
< |
23 |
Southern Miss |
Ind |
|
0 |
L 31-27 N NC State (All-American) |
NR |
< |
24 |
Ohio State |
Big Ten |
|
0 |
L 23-11 N Air Force (Liberty) |
NR |
< |
25 |
Alabama |
SEC |
|
0 |
L 34-7 N #18 Louisville (Fiesta) |
|
Others Receiving Votes
San Jose State 138, Syracuse 121, Colorado State 67, Southern Miss 48, California 37, NC State 30, Alabama 13, Ohio State 7, Wyoming 7, Oregon 6, UCLA 6, Air Force 5, Virginia Tech 5, North Carolina 4, Hawaii 2
Conference Breakdown
Conference |
Teams |
Avg Rank |
Total Points |
Ind |
5 |
7.6 |
5552 |
SEC |
4 |
15.3 |
2397 |
Big Ten |
4 |
16.5 |
2152 |
ACC |
3 |
11.3 |
2579 |
Southwest |
3 |
12.3 |
2454 |
Big 8 |
3 |
14.0 |
2112 |
Pac-10 |
2 |
12.5 |
1512 |
WAC |
1 |
22.0 |
246 |
|
Notes
- * = Received first place votes (non-AP rankings); Hold the mouse cursor over these rankings to see the first place votes (where available) in a tooltip (for browsers that support tooltips)
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- Polls from 1936-60 had 20 teams, 1961-67 had 10 teams, 1968-88 had 20 teams, and 1989-present had 25 teams.
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