1990 NCAA Division I-A football rankings

1990 NCAA Division I-A football rankings
Season1990
Bowl season1990–91 bowl games
Preseason No. 1
Miami (FL)
End of season championsColorado (AP, USAT/CNN)
Georgia Tech (Coaches)
Conference with most
teams in final AP poll		Big Ten and SEC (4)
NCAA Division I-A football rankings
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Two human polls comprised the 1990 National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I-A football rankings. Unlike most sports, college football's governing body, the NCAA, does not bestow a national championship, instead that title is bestowed by one or more different polling agencies. There are two main weekly polls that begin in the preseason—the AP Poll and the Coaches Poll.

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AP Poll

Preseason
Aug 26[1]		Week 1
Sep 4[2]		Week 2
Sep 11[3]		Week 3
Sep 18[4]		Week 4
Sep 25[5]		Week 5
Oct 2[6]		Week 6
Oct 9[7]		Week 7
Oct 16[8][9]		Week 8
Oct 23[10]		Week 9
Oct 30[11]		Week 10
Nov 6[12]		Week 11
Nov 13[13]		Week 12
Nov 20[14]		Week 13
Nov 27[15]		Week 14
Dec 4[16]		Week 15 (Final)
Jan 3[17]
1.Miami (FL) (24)Miami (FL) (0–0) (27)Notre Dame (0–0) (37)Notre Dame (1–0) (44)Notre Dame (2–0) (43)Notre Dame (3–0) (48)Michigan (3–1) (34)Virginia (6–0) (38)Virginia (7–0) (45)Virginia (7–0) (44)Notre Dame (7–1) (37)Notre Dame (8–1) (55)Colorado (10–1–1) (45)Colorado (10–1–1) (41)Colorado (10–1–1) (42)Colorado (11–1–1) (39)1.
2.Notre Dame (22)Notre Dame (0–0) (20)Auburn (1–0) (8)Florida State (2–0) (10)Florida State (3–0) (11)Florida State (4–0) (10)Virginia (5–0) (14)Miami (FL) (4–1) (15)Auburn (5–0–1) (4)Notre Dame (6–1) (6)Washington (8–1) (13)Colorado (9–1–1) (5)Miami (FL) (7–2) (3)Georgia Tech (9–0–1) (10)Georgia Tech (10–0–1) (16)Georgia Tech (11–0–1) (20)2.
3.Auburn (3)Auburn (0–0) (4) тFlorida State (1–0) (11)Auburn (2–0) (4)Auburn (2–0) (3)Michigan (2–1)Miami (FL) (3–1) (6)Tennessee (4–0–2) (2)Notre Dame (5–1) (5)Nebraska (8–0) (5)Houston (8–0) (5)Miami (FL) (6–2)Georgia Tech (9–0–1) (8)Miami (FL) (8–2) (2)Texas (10–1) (2)Miami (FL) (10–2) (1)3.
4.Florida State (6)Florida State (0–0) (7) тMichigan (0–0)BYU (3–0) (2)BYU (4–0) (3)Virginia (5–0) (1)Oklahoma (5–0) (1)Nebraska (6–0) (3)Nebraska (7–0) (5)Auburn (6–0–1) (2)Colorado (8–1–1) (5)Georgia Tech (8–0–1)BYU (9–1) (2)BYU (10–1) (3)Miami (FL) (9–2)Florida State (10–2)4.
5.Colorado (4)Michigan (0–0)BYU (2–0) (3)USC (2–0)Tennessee (3–0–1)Auburn (2–0–1)Tennessee (3–0–2) (1)Auburn (4–0–1)Illinois (5–1)Illinois (6–1)Miami (FL) (6–2)BYU (8–1)Florida (9–1) (1)Texas (9–1) (3)Notre Dame (9–2)Washington (10–2)5.
6.MichiganColorado (0–0–1)USC (1–0)Tennessee (3–0–1)Michigan (1–1)Tennessee (3–0–2)Auburn (3–0–1)Notre Dame (4–1)Houston (6–0) (1)Houston (7–0) (2)Iowa (7–1)Florida (8–1)Texas (8–1) (1)Florida (9–1) (1)Florida State (9–2)Notre Dame (9–3)6.
7.NebraskaUSC (1–0)Tennessee (2–0–1)Michigan (0–1)Virginia (4–0)Oklahoma (4–0)Nebraska (5–0) (2)Florida State (4–1)Washington (6–1)Washington (7–1) (1)Georgia Tech (7–0–1)Texas (7–1)Notre Dame (8–2)Notre Dame (9–2)Penn State (9–2)Michigan (9–3)7.
8.TennesseeTennessee (1–0–1)Nebraska (2–0) (1)Nebraska (2–0)Nebraska (3–0)Nebraska (4–0)Notre Dame (3–1)Illinois (4–1)Miami (FL) (4–2)Miami (FL) (5–2)BYU (7–1)Virginia (8–1)Florida State (8–2)Florida State (8–2)Washington (9–2)Tennessee (9–2–2)8.
9.USCClemson (1–0)Colorado (1–0–1)Miami (FL) (1–1)Oklahoma (3–0)Miami (FL) (2–1)Florida (5–0) (1)Houston (5–0)BYU (5–1)Colorado (7–1–1)Tennessee (5–1–2)Florida State (7–2)Washington (9–2)Washington (9–2)Houston (10–1)Clemson (10–2)9.
10.ClemsonNebraska (1–0)Miami (FL) (0–1)Virginia (3–0)Miami (FL) (1–1)Florida (4–0)Florida State (4–1)Michigan (3–2)Colorado (6–1–1)BYU (6–1)Florida (7–1)Washington (8–2)Nebraska (9–1)Penn State (9–2)Tennessee (8–2–2)Houston (10–1)10.
11.IllinoisIllinois (0–0)Virginia (2–0)Oklahoma (2–0)Texas A&M (3–0)BYU (4–1)Illinois (3–1)Georgia Tech (5–0)Tennessee (4–1–2)Tennessee (4–1–2)Virginia (7–1)Nebraska (9–1)Penn State (8–2)Houston (9–1)Florida (9–2)Penn State (9–3)11.
12.AlabamaTexas A&M (1–0)Texas A&M (1–0)Texas A&M (2–0)Washington (3–0)Colorado (3–1–1)Houston (4–0) (1)BYU (5–1)Florida State (4–2)Florida State (5–2)Florida State (6–2)Houston (8–1)Houston (9–1)Tennessee (7–2–2)Michigan (8–3)Texas (10–2)12.
13.Texas A&MAlabama (0–0)Pittsburgh (2–0)Arkansas (1–0)Houston (2–0)Houston (3–0)BYU (4–1)Washington (5–1)Texas (4–1)Iowa (6–1)Nebraska (8–1)Iowa (7–2)Iowa (8–2)Michigan (8–3)BYU (10–2)Florida (9–2)13.
14.ArkansasVirginia (1–0)Oklahoma (1–0)Houston (2–0)Illinois (2–1)Illinois (2–1)Colorado (4–1–1)Colorado (5–1–1)Florida (6–1)Texas (5–1)Texas (6–1)Tennessee (5–2–2)Tennessee (6–2–2)Clemson (9–2)Clemson (9–2)Louisville (10–1–1)14.
15.VirginiaArkansas (0–0)Arkansas (0–0)Illinois (1–1)Ohio State (2–0)USC (3–1)Clemson (5–1)USC (5–1)Iowa (5–1)Florida (6–1)Auburn (6–1–1)Ole Miss (8–1)Michigan (7–3)Ole Miss (9–2)Ole Miss (9–2)Texas A&M (9–3–1)15.
16.BYUBYU (1–0)Clemson (1–1)Ohio State (2–0)Arizona (3–0)Clemson (4–1)USC (4–1)Oklahoma (5–1)Georgia Tech (5–0–1)Georgia Tech (6–0–1)Ole Miss (8–1)Michigan (6–3)Clemson (9–2)Illinois (8–3)Illinois (8–3)Michigan State (8–3–1)16.
17.Ohio StatePittsburgh (1–0)Ohio State (1–0)Clemson (2–1)Florida (3–0)Washington (3–1)Washington (4–1)Florida (5–1)Ole Miss (6–1)Ole Miss (7–1)Illinois (6–2)Clemson (8–2)Virginia (8–2)Louisville (9–1–1)Iowa (8–3)Oklahoma (8–4)17.
18.PittsburghOhio State (0–0)Houston (1–0)Arizona (2–0)USC (2–1)Michigan State (1–1–1)Georgia Tech (4–0)Ole Miss (5–1)Wyoming (8–0)Clemson (7–2)Clemson (8–2)Penn State (7–2)USC (8–2–1)Iowa (8–3)Louisville (9–1–1)Iowa (8–4)18.
19.UCLAUCLA (0–0)Michigan State (0–0)Florida (2–0)Clemson (3–1)Texas A&M (3–1)Oregon (4–1)Texas (3–1)Clemson (6–2)Wyoming (9–0)Michigan (5–3)USC (7–2–1)Ohio State (7–2–1)Nebraska (9–2)Nebraska (9–2)Auburn (8–3–1)19.
20.WashingtonWashington (0–0)Arizona (1–0)Colorado (1–1–1)Colorado (2–1–1)Ohio State (2–1)Texas A&M (4–1)Indiana (4–0–1)Michigan (3–3)Michigan (4–3)Oregon (7–2)Louisville (9–1–1)Louisville (9–1–1)Auburn (7–2–1)Oklahoma (8–3)USC (8–4–1)20.
21.Penn StatePenn State (0–0)Illinois (0–1)Washington (2–0)Arizona State (2–0)Arkansas (2–1)Arizona (4–1)Wyoming (7–0)USC (5–2)USC (6–2)Penn State (6–2)Ohio State (6–2–1)Ole Miss (8–2)USC (8–3–1)USC (8–3–1)Ole Miss (9–3)21.
22.OklahomaMichigan State (0–0)Washington (1–0)Texas (1–0)Michigan State (0–1–1)Oregon (3–1)Indiana (4–0)Clemson (5–2)Oklahoma (5–2)Oregon (6–2)Louisville (8–1–1)Illinois (6–3)Illinois (7–3)Oklahoma (8–3)Michigan State (7–3–1)BYU (10–3)22.
23.Michigan StateOklahoma (0–0)Texas (1–0)Arizona State (2–0)Arkansas (1–1)Georgia Tech (3–0)Wyoming (6–0)Iowa (4–1)Arizona (5–2)Arizona (6–2)USC (6–2–1)Michigan State (5–3–1)Auburn (7–2–1)Michigan State (7–3–1)Southern Miss (8–3)Virginia (8–4)23.
24.HoustonHouston (0–0)Florida (1–0)Michigan State (0–0–1)Fresno State (4–0)Fresno State (5–0)Ole Miss (4–1)Michigan State (2–2–1)TCU (5–1)Penn State (5–2)Michigan State (4–3–1)Auburn (6–2–1)Michigan State (6–3–1)Southern Miss (8–3)Ohio State (7–3–1)Nebraska (9–3)24.
25.West VirginiaWest Virginia (1–0)Arizona State (1–0)Pittsburgh (2–1)South Carolina (3–0)Arizona (3–1)Iowa (3–1)Texas A&M (4–2)Oregon (5–2)Louisville (7–1–1)Wyoming (9–1)Southern Miss (8–3)Southern Miss (8–3)Ohio State (7–3–1)Alabama (7–4)Illinois (8–4)25.
Preseason
Aug 26[1]		Week 1
Sep 4[2]		Week 2
Sep 11[3]		Week 3
Sep 18[4]		Week 4
Sep 25[5]		Week 5
Oct 2[6]		Week 6
Oct 9[7]		Week 7
Oct 16[8][9]		Week 8
Oct 23[10]		Week 9
Oct 30[11]		Week 10
Nov 6[12]		Week 11
Nov 13[13]		Week 12
Nov 20[14]		Week 13
Nov 27[15]		Week 14
Dec 4[16]		Week 15 (Final)
Jan 3[17]
NoneDropped:
  • UCLA
  • Penn State
  • Alabama
  • West Virginia
NoneDropped:
  • Texas
  • Syracuse
Dropped:
  • Arizona State
  • South Carolina
Dropped:
  • Michigan State
  • Ohio State
  • Arkansas
  • Fresno State
Dropped:
  • Oregon
  • Arizona
Dropped:
  • Indiana
  • Michigan State
  • Texas A&M
Dropped:
  • Oklahoma
  • TCU
Dropped:
  • Arizona
Dropped:
  • Oregon
  • Wyoming
NoneDropped:
  • Virginia
Dropped:
  • Auburn
Dropped:
  • Southern Miss
  • Ohio State
  • Alabama

Coaches Poll

The Coaches Poll expanded to 25 teams in 1990, joining the AP poll which had done so in 1989. Florida, Houston, and Oklahoma were on probation by the NCAA during the 1990 season; they were therefore ineligible to receive votes in the Coaches Poll.

Preseason
Aug 26[18]		Week 1
Sep 3		Week 2
Sep 10[19]		Week 3
Sep 17[20]		Week 4
Sep 24[21]		Week 5
Oct 1[22]		Week 6
Oct 8[23]		Week 7
Oct 15[24]		Week 8
Oct 22[25]		Week 9
Oct 29[26]		Week 10
Nov 5[27]		Week 11
Nov 12[28]		Week 12
Nov 19[29]		Week 13
Nov 26[30]		Week 14
Dec 3[31]		Week 15 (Final)
Jan 3[17]
1.Miami (FL) (25)Miami (FL) (0–0)Notre Dame (0–0) (30)Notre Dame (1–0) (39)Notre Dame (2–0) (34)Notre Dame (3–0) (45)Michigan (3–1) (22)Virginia (6–0) (29)Virginia (7–0) (39)Virginia (7–0) (35)Notre Dame (7–1) (38)Notre Dame (8–1) (51)Colorado (10–1–1) (45)Colorado (10–1–1) (39)Colorado (10–1–1) (38)Georgia Tech (11–0–1) (30)1.
2.Notre Dame (15)Notre Dame (0–0)Florida State (1–0) (10)Florida State (2–0) (9)Florida State (3–0) (13)Florida State (4–0) (10)Nebraska (5–0) (16)Miami (FL) (4–1) (7)Nebraska (7–0) (14)Nebraska (8–0) (16)Washington (8–1) (18)Colorado (9–1–1) (3)Miami (7–2) (3)Miami (FL) (8–2) (3)Georgia Tech (10–0–1) (7)Colorado (11–1–1) (27)2.
3.Florida State (8)Florida State (0–0)Auburn (1–0) (4)Auburn (2–0) (5)Auburn (2–0) (4)Nebraska (4–0)Virginia (5–0) (10)Nebraska (6–0) (13)Auburn (5–0–1) (3)Notre Dame (6–1) (1)Colorado (8–1–1) (2)Miami (FL) (6–2)Georgia Tech (9–0–1) (4)Georgia Tech (9–0–1) (3)Texas (10–1)Miami (FL) (10–2) (2)3.
4.Auburn (8)Auburn (0–0)USC (1–0) (1)BYU (3–0) (1)BYU (4–0) (2)Michigan (2–1)Miami (FL) (3–1) (4)Tennessee (4–0–2) (3)Notre Dame (5–1)Auburn (6–0–1) (3)Miami (FL) (6–2)BYU (8–1)BYU (9–1) (2)BYU (10–1) (3) тMiami (FL) (9–2) (2)Florida State (10–2)4.
5.Colorado (2)USC (1–0)Michigan (0–0)USC (2–0) (1)Tennessee (3–0–1)Virginia (5–0)Tennessee (3–0–2) (1)Auburn (4–0–1) (2)Illinois (5–1)Washington (7–1) (1)Iowa (7–1)Georgia Tech (8–0–1)Texas (8–1) (1)Texas (9–1) (2) тFlorida State (9–2)Washington (10–2)5.
6.USCMichigan (0–0)Tennessee (2–0–1)Tennessee (3–0–1)Nebraska (3–0) (1)Auburn (2–0–1)Auburn (3–0–1) (3)Notre Dame (4–1)Washington (6–1)Illinois (6–1)BYU (7–1)Texas (7–1) (1)Nebraska (9–1)Notre Dame (9–2)Notre Dame (9–2)Notre Dame (9–3)6.
7.MichiganColorado (0–0–1)BYU (2–0) (2)Nebraska (2–0) (1)Michigan (1–1)Tennessee (3–0–2)Notre Dame (3–1)Florida State (4–1)BYU (5–1)Colorado (7–1–1)Georgia Tech (7–0–1)Virginia (8–1)Washington (9–2)Washington (9–2)Washington (9–2)Tennessee (9–2–2)7.
8.NebraskaTennessee (0–0–1)Nebraska (2–0) (1)Miami (FL) (1–1)Virginia (4–0)Miami (FL) (2–1)Florida State (4–1)Michigan (3–2)Colorado (6–1–1)Miami (FL) (5–2)Tennessee (5–1–2)Washington (8–2)Notre Dame (8–2)Florida State (8–2)Penn State (9–2)Michigan (9–3)8.
9.TennesseeNebraska (0–0)Colorado (1–0–1)Virginia (3–0)Miami (FL) (1–1)Colorado (3–1–1)BYU (4–1)Illinois (4–1)Miami (FL) (4–2)BYU (6–1)Virginia (7–1)Nebraska (9–1)Florida State (8–2)Penn State (9–2)BYU (10–2)Clemson (10–2)9.
10.ClemsonClemson (1–0)Miami (FL) (0–1)Michigan (0–1)Texas A&M (3–0)BYU (4–1)USC (4–1)BYU (5–1)Tennessee (4–1–2)Tennessee (4–1–2)Nebraska (8–1)Florida State (7–2)Penn State (8–2)Tennessee (7–2–2)Tennessee (8–2–2)Penn State (9–3)10.
11.Texas A&MTexas A&M (0–0)Virginia (2–0)Texas A&M (2–0)Washington (3–0)USC (3–1)Colorado (4–1–1)Georgia Tech (5–0)Florida State (4–2)Florida State (5–2)Florida State (6–2)Ole Miss (8–1)Iowa (8–2)Clemson (9–2)Clemson (9–2)Texas (10–2)11.
12.IllinoisIllinois (0–0)Texas A&M (1–0)Ohio State (2–0)Ohio State (2–0)Illinois (2–1)Illinois (3–1)Washington (5–1)Georgia Tech (5–0–1)Texas (5–1)Texas (6–1)Iowa (7–2)Tennessee (6–2–2)Michigan (8–3)Michigan (8–3)Louisville (10–1–1)12.
13.Ohio StateVirginia (1–0)Pittsburgh (2–0)Arkansas (1–0)Arizona (3–0)Clemson (4–1)Washington (4–1)USC (5–1)Iowa (5–1)Iowa (6–1)Auburn (6–1–1)Tennessee (5–2–2)Clemson (9–2)Ole Miss (9–2)Nebraska (9–2)Texas A&M (9–3–1)13.
14.BYUOhio State (0–0)Ohio State (1–0)Arizona (2–0)USC (2–1)Washington (3–1)Clemson (5–1)Colorado (5–1–1)Texas (4–1)Georgia Tech (6–0–1)Ole Miss (8–1)Penn State (7–2)Virginia (8–2)Nebraska (9–2)Ole Miss (9–2)Michigan State (8–3–1)14.
15.ArkansasArkansas (0–0)Arkansas (0–0)Florida (2–0)Illinois (2–1)Texas A&M (3–1)Georgia Tech (4–0)Texas (3–1)Ole Miss (6–1)Ole Miss (7–1)Illinois (6–2)Clemson (8–2)Michigan (7–3)Iowa (8–3)Iowa (8–3)Virginia (8–4)15.
16.WashingtonWashington (0–0)Arizona (1–0)Washington (2–0)Colorado (2–1–1)Arkansas (2–1)Texas A&M (4–1)Indiana (4–0–1)Wyoming (8–0)Wyoming (9–0)Clemson (8–2)Michigan (6–3)USC (8–2–1)Louisville (9–1–1)Louisville (9–1–1)Iowa (8–4)16.
17.AlabamaAlabama (0–0)Texas (1–0) тIllinois (1–1)Florida (3–0)Oregon (3–1)Oregon (4–1)Wyoming (7–0)Clemson (6–2)Clemson (7–2)Michigan (5–3)Louisville (9–1–1)Ole Miss (8–2) тTexas A&M (8–2–1)Illinois (8–3)BYU (10–3) т17.
18.Penn StateBYU (1–0)Illinois (0–1) тColorado (1–1–1)Clemson (3–1)Georgia Tech (3–0)Indiana (4–0)Ole Miss (5–1)Michigan (3–3)Michigan (4–3)Oregon (7–2)Ohio State (6–2–1)Ohio State (7–2–1) тUSC (8–3–1)USC (8–3–1)Nebraska (9–3) т18.
19.UCLAPittsburgh (1–0)Clemson (1–1)Clemson (2–1)Fresno State (4–0)Michigan State (1–1–1)Wyoming (6–0)TCU (5–1) тTCU (5–1)Arizona (6–2)Penn State (6–2)USC (7–2–1)Louisville (9–1–1)Illinois (8–3)Texas A&M (8–3–1)Auburn (8–3–1)19.
20.PittsburghPenn State (0–0)Washington (1–0)Texas (1–0)Michigan State (0–1–1)Fresno State (5–0)Arizona (4–1) тIowa (4–1) тUSC (5–2)Oregon (6–2)Louisville (8–1–1)Texas A&M (6–2–1)Illinois (7–3)Auburn (7–2–1)Michigan State (7–3–1) тSan Jose State (9–2–1)20.
21.VirginiaUCLA (0–0)Florida (1–0)Fresno State (3–0) тOle Miss (2–1)Arizona (3–1)Ole Miss (4–1) тTexas A&M (4–2)Arizona (5–2)Penn State (5–2)Wyoming (9–1)Auburn (6–2–1)Auburn (7–2–1)Michigan State (7–3–1)Ohio State (7–3–1) тSyracuse (7–4–2)21.
22.Michigan StateFresno State (1–0)Michigan State (0–0)Arizona State (2–0) тArkansas (1–1)Indiana (3–0)Texas (2–1)Clemson (5–2)Oregon (5–2)Louisville (7–1–1)Texas A&M (6–2–1)Michigan State (5–3–1)Texas A&M (7–2–1)Ohio State (7–3–1)Alabama (7–4)USC (8–4–1)22.
23.ArizonaMichigan State (0–0) тFresno State (2–0)Oregon (2–0)Wyoming (4–0) тOle Miss (3–1)Arkansas (2–2)Michigan State (2–2–1)Louisville (6–1–1)USC (6–2)Fresno State (7–1–1)Fresno State (8–1–1)San Jose State (8–2–1) тSouthern Miss (8–3) тVirginia (8–3)Ole Miss (9–3)23.
24.Syracuse тTexas (0–0) тArizona State (1–0)Michigan State (0–0–1)Arizona State (2–0) тWyoming (5–0)Iowa (3–1)Oregon (4–2)Penn State (4–2)Texas A&M (5–2–1) тOhio State (5–2–1) тIllinois (6–3)Michigan State (6–3–1) тVirginia (8–3) тSouthern Miss (8–3)Illinois (8–4)24.
25.Texas тFlorida (0–0) тGeorgia Tech (1–0)Syracuse (1–1–1)Iowa (2–0)Ohio State (2–1)TCU (4–1)Louisville (5–1–1)Texas A&M (4–2–1)North Carolina (5–2–1) тArizona (6–3) тSouthern Miss (8–3) т
California (6–3–1) т		Baylor (7–2–1)
  • San Jose State (8–2–1) т
  • Oregon (8–3) т
San Jose State (8–2–1)Virginia Tech (6–5)25.
Preseason
Aug 26[18]		Week 1
Sep 3		Week 2
Sep 10[19]		Week 3
Sep 17[20]		Week 4
Sep 24[21]		Week 5
Oct 1[22]		Week 6
Oct 8[23]		Week 7
Oct 15[24]		Week 8
Oct 22[25]		Week 9
Oct 29[26]		Week 10
Nov 5[27]		Week 11
Nov 12[28]		Week 12
Nov 19[29]		Week 13
Nov 26[30]		Week 14
Dec 3[31]		Week 15 (Final)
Jan 3[17]
Dropped:
  • Arizona
  • Syracuse
Dropped:
  • Alabama
  • Penn State
  • UCLA
Dropped:
  • Pittsburgh
  • Georgia Tech
Dropped:
  • Texas
  • Oregon
  • Syracuse
Dropped:
  • Florida
  • Arizona State
  • Iowa
Dropped:
  • Michigan State
  • Fresno State
  • Ohio State
Dropped:
  • Arizona
  • Arkansas
Dropped:
  • Indiana
  • Michigan State
Dropped:
  • TCU
Dropped:
  • USC
  • North Carolina
Dropped:
  • Oregon
  • Wyoming
  • Arizona
Dropped:
  • Fresno State
  • Southern Miss
  • California
Dropped:
  • Baylor
Dropped:
  • Auburn
  • Oregon
Dropped:
  • Ohio State
  • Alabama
  • Southern Miss

USAT/CNN Poll

Week 16 Final
Jan 2
1.Colorado (11–1–1) (30)1.
2.Georgia Tech (11–0–1) (19)2.
3.Miami (FL) (10–2) (1)3.
4.Florida State (10–2)4.
5.Washington (10–2)5.
6.Notre Dame (9–3)6.
7.Tennessee (9–2–2)7.
8.Michigan (9–3)8.
9.Clemson (10–2)9.
10.Texas (10–2)10.
11.Penn State (9–3)11.
12.Houston (10–1)12.
13.Florida (9–2)13.
14.Louisville (10–1–1)14.
15.Michigan State (8–3–1)15.
16.Texas A&M (8–3–1)16.
17.Oklahoma (8–3)17.
18.Iowa (8–4)18.
19.Auburn (8–3–1)19.
20.BYU (10–3)20.
21.Ole Miss (9–3)21.
22.USC (8–4–1)22.
23.Nebraska (9–3)23.
24.Illinois (8–4)24.
25.Virginia (8–4)25.
Week 16 Final
Jan 2

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