1990 NCAA Division I-A football rankings
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Season1990
Bowl season1990–91 bowl games
Preseason No. 1
End of season championsColorado (AP, USAT/CNN)
Georgia Tech (Coaches)
Georgia Tech (Coaches)
| 1990 NCAA Division I-A football rankings | |
|---|---|
| Season | 1990 |
| Bowl season | 1990–91 bowl games |
| Preseason No. 1 | |
| End of season champions | Colorado (AP, USAT/CNN) Georgia Tech (Coaches) |
| Conference with most teams in final AP poll | Big Ten and SEC (4) |
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 | Week 2 Sep 11 | Week 3 Sep 18 | Week 4 Sep 25 | Week 5 Oct 2 | Week 6 Oct 9 | Week 7 Oct 16[2] | Week 8 Oct 23 | Week 9 Oct 30 | Week 10 Nov 6 | Week 11 Nov 13 | Week 12 Nov 20 | Week 13 Nov 27 | Week 14 Dec 4 | Week 15 (Final) Jan 3[3] | ||
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| 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) т | Florida 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) т | Michigan (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. | Michigan | Colorado (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. | Nebraska | USC (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. | Tennessee | Tennessee (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. | USC | Clemson (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. | Clemson | Nebraska (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. | Illinois | Illinois (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. | Alabama | Texas 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&M | Alabama (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. | Arkansas | Virginia (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. | Virginia | Arkansas (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. | BYU | BYU (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 State | Pittsburgh (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. | Pittsburgh | Ohio 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. | UCLA | UCLA (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. | Washington | Washington (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 State | Penn 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. | Oklahoma | Michigan 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 State | Oklahoma (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. | Houston | Houston (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 Virginia | West 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[4] | Week 1 Sep 4 | Week 2 Sep 11 | Week 3 Sep 18 | Week 4 Sep 25 | Week 5 Oct 2 | Week 6 Oct 9 | Week 7 Oct 16[5] | Week 8 Oct 23 | Week 9 Oct 30 | Week 10 Nov 6 | Week 11 Nov 13 | Week 12 Nov 20 | Week 13 Nov 27 | Week 14 Dec 4 | Week 15 (Final) Jan 3[3] | ||
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