January 2, 1990
1 Miami FL 39 11-1-0 1474
2 Notre Dame 19 12-1-0 1452
3 Florida State 2 10-2-0 1384
4 Colorado 11-1-0 1320
5 Tennessee 11-1-0 1228
6 Auburn 10-2-0 1161
7 Michigan 10-2-0 1091
8 Southern California 9-2-1 1067
9 Alabama 10-2-0 1029
10 Illinois 10-2-0 1019
11 Nebraska 10-2-0 860
12 Clemson 10-2-0 820
13 Arkansas 10-2-0 807
14 Houston 9-2-0 748
15 Penn State 8-3-1 633
16 Michigan State 8-4-0 507
17 Pittsburgh 8-3-1 478
18 Virginia 10-3-0 455
19 Texas Tech 9-3-0 451
20 Texas A&M 8-4-0 330
21 West Virginia 8-3-1 260
22 Brigham Young 10-3-0 231
23 Washington 8-4-0 200
24 Ohio State 8-4-0 154
25 Arizona 8-4-0 77
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