1991 Final Rankings

In the off-season, we will be running our computer analysis of each of the previous seasons of college football moving backward through time as far as it makes sense to do so. Here are the final rankings from 1991:

1. Washington Huskies (12-0) - 1.0
2. Miami Hurricanes (12-0) - 2.0
3. Florida State Seminoles (11-2) - 3.0
4. Michigan Wolverines (10-2) - 4.3
5. Florida Gators (10-2) - 4.9
6. Penn State Nittany Lions (11-2) - 5.8
7. California Golden Bears (10-2) - 7.5
8. Notre Dame Fighting Irish (10-3) - 8.2
9. Texas A&M Aggies (10-2) - 9.1
10. Nebraska Cornhuskers (9-2-1) - 10.1
11. Syracuse Orange (10-2) - 10.2
12. Oklahoma Sooners (9-3) - 12.1
13. Stanford Cardinal (8-4) - 14.6
14. Alabama Crimson Tide (11-1) - 15.3
(tie) Iowa Hawkeyes (10-1-1) - 15.3
16. Tennessee Volunteers (9-3) - 16.2
17. Clemson Tigers (9-2-1) - 17.2
18. Colorado Buffaloes (8-3-1) - 18.4
19. UCLA Bruins (9-3) - 19.3
20. BYU Cougars (8-3-2) - 19.7
21. Georgia Bulldogs (9-3) - 20.0
22. ECU Pirates (11-1) - 20.8
23. Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (8-5) - 23.4
24. Tulsa Golden Hurricane (10-2) - 24.1
25. Virginia Cavaliers (8-3-1) - 24.3
26. Ohio State Buckeyes (8-4) - 26.6
27. NC State Wolfpack (9-3) - 27.7
28. Baylor Bears (8-4) - 29.4
29. Air Force Falcons (10-3) - 29.8
(tie) Kansas Jayhawks (6-5) - 29.8
31. Bowling Green Falcons (11-1) - 30.6
32. Fresno State Bulldogs (10-2) - 31.6
33. Indiana Hoosiers (7-4-1) - 32.0
34. Mississippi State Bulldogs (7-5) - 33.9
35. Kansas State Wildcats (7-4) - 34.5
36. Illinois Fighting Illini (6-6) - 37.4
37. North Carolina Tar Heels (7-4) - 38.0
38. San Diego State Aztecs (8-4-1) - 38.6
39. Texas Longhorns (5-6) - 39.7
40. Pittsburgh Panthers (6-5) - 40.2
41. Virginia Tech Hokies (5-6) - 40.8
42. Arizona State Sun Devils (6-5) - 41.4
43. West Virginia Mountaineers (6-5) - 41.7
44. Arkansas Razorbacks (6-6) - 43.6
45. Ole Miss Rebels (5-6) - 46.8
46. San Jose State Spartans (6-4-1) - 47.9
47. Louisiana Tech Bulldogs (8-1-2) - 48.5
48. Memphis Tigers (5-6) - 48.8
49. Auburn Tigers (5-6) - 49.6
50. USC Trojans (3-8) - 49.8
51. Boston College Eagles (4-7) - 50.0
52. Texas Tech Red Raiders (6-5) - 50.1
53. Central Michigan Chippewas (6-1-4) - 52.1
54. South Carolina Gamecocks (3-6-2) - 53.8
55. Houston Cougars (4-7) - 54.5
56. TCU Horned Frogs (7-4) - 54.6
57. Miami University RedHawks (6-4-1) - 55.4
58. Utah Utes (7-5) - 58.5
59. Arizona Wildcats (4-7) - 59.2
60. LSU Tigers (5-6) - 60.6
61. Toledo Rockets (5-5-1) - 61.3
62. Vanderbilt Commodores (5-6) - 61.5
63. Washington State Cougars (4-7) - 63.2
64. Purdue Boilermakers (4-7) - 64.3
65. Ball State Cardinals (6-5) - 64.9
66. Hawaii Warriors (4-7-1) - 66.6
67. Western Michigan Broncos (6-5) - 67.6
68. Cincinnati Bearcats (4-7) - 68.6
69. Rutgers Scarlet Knights (6-5) - 68.9
70. Missouri Tigers (3-7-1) - 69.7
(tie) UTEP Miners (4-7-1) - 69.7
72. Duke Blue Devils (4-6-1) - 71.0
73. Kentucky Wildcats (3-8) - 72.7
74. Southern Miss Golden Eagles (4-7) - 73.7
75. Utah State Aggies (5-6) - 73.9
76. Oregon Ducks (3-8) - 76.2
77. Wisconsin Badgers (5-6) - 76.5
78. Wyoming Cowboys (4-6-1) - 77.5
79. Michigan State Spartans (3-8) - 80.5
80. Maryland Terrapins (2-9) - 80.8
81. Eastern Michigan Eagles (3-7-1) - 81.0
82. Rice Owls (4-7) - 82.1
83. Pacific Tigers (5-7) - 82.3
84. Iowa State Cyclones (3-7-1) - 82.8
85. Minnesota Golden Gophers (2-9) - 84.4
86. Colorado State Rams (3-8) - 85.6
87. Northwestern Wildcats (3-8) - 86.8
88. Ohio Bobcats (2-8-1) - 87.6
89. Army Black Knights (4-7) - 90.6
90. New Mexico Lobos (3-9) - 91.4
91. Wake Forest Demon Deacons (3-8) - 91.7
92. Kent State Golden Flashes (1-10) - 92.4
93. Louisiana-Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns (2-8-1) - 92.5
94. Oklahoma State Cowboys (0-10-1) - 92.6
95. Temple Owls (2-9) - 95.5
96. SMU Mustangs (1-10) - 96.5
97. Akron Zips (5-6) - 97.4
98. Oregon State Beavers (1-10) - 97.9
99. Louisville Cardinals (2-9) - 98.5
100. New Mexico State Aggies (2-9) - 99.4
101. UNLV Rebels (4-7) - 99.9
102. Long Beach State 49ers (2-9) - 102.4
103. Northern Illinois Huskies (2-9) - 103.1
104. Tulane Green Wave (1-10) - 104.9
105. Navy Midshipmen (1-10) - 106.1
106. Arkansas State Red Wolves (1-10) - 106.9
107. Cal State Fullerton Titans (2-9) - 107.9

Special acknowledgement and thanks to James Howell who provided the game score data used in this analysis on his website at http://homepages.cae.wisc.edu/~dwilson/rsfc/history/howell/