1991

1991 saw Miami top the base ratings for the RPR following an undefeated season and a victory over Nebraska in the Orange Bowl to win the AP national championship. However, one other team finished within the CCT rating cutoff – fellow undefeated team, Washington. The Huskies claimed the remaining poll championships with a Rose Bowl victory over Michigan. The Hurricanes had the edge for SOS, while the Huskies posted the nation’s top Score Ratio. When comparing the two further, I felt that Washington warranted being named co-champion with Miami.

Co-champion Consideration Threshold: 0.0365; CCT Rating Cutoff: 0.7048

RankFBS TeamsWPSOSSRRatingAdj. Rating
T-1Miami, FL (AP)1.00000.58540.79420.74130.7394
T-1Washington (C/F/N )1.00000.56950.81150.73760.7394
3Florida State0.84620.62180.70490.69860.6986
4Florida0.83330.63680.67070.69440.6944
5Alabama0.91670.57110.69380.68820.6882
6Penn State0.84620.57640.72040.67980.6798
7Michigan0.83330.59240.67420.67310.6731
8Texas A&M0.83330.53160.72400.65510.6551
9Nebraska0.79170.57650.66370.65210.6521
10California0.83330.54960.64960.64550.6455
11Syracuse0.83330.56240.61610.64360.6436
12Notre Dame0.76920.58900.61670.64100.6410
13East Carolina0.91670.52380.59620.64010.6401
14Iowa0.87500.51220.65710.63910.6391
15Clemson0.79170.55960.63150.63560.6356
16Oklahoma0.75000.53330.70930.63150.6315
17Tennessee0.75000.60160.57240.63140.6314
18Bowling Green0.91670.48810.62420.62920.6292
19Georgia0.75000.56320.60540.62040.6204
20UCLA0.75000.54610.62960.61800.6180
21Colorado0.70830.55170.64640.61450.6145
22Virginia0.70830.53220.66190.60870.6087
23Brigham Young0.69230.57930.57280.60590.6059
24Stanford0.66670.57650.59930.60470.6047
25Tulsa0.83330.48580.59680.60040.6004
26North Carolina State0.75000.53590.57790.59990.5999
27Air Force0.76920.49490.59220.58780.5878
28Georgia Tech0.61540.57870.56940.58560.5856
29Fresno State0.83330.40680.68330.58250.5825
30Ohio State0.66670.51450.59700.57320.5732
31San Diego State0.65380.54140.53500.56790.5679
32Baylor +0.66670.50600.58020.56470.5647
33North Carolina0.63640.51790.58630.56460.5646
34Kansas State0.63640.54200.53780.56460.5646
35Mississippi State0.58330.53420.60000.56290.5629
36Indiana0.62500.52440.57660.56260.5626
37Central Michigan0.72730.46270.56630.55470.5547
38Kansas0.54550.53770.56190.54570.5457
39Louisiana Tech0.81820.38160.59070.54300.5430
40West Virginia0.54550.58530.45500.54270.5427
41Virginia Tech0.45450.58280.54560.54140.5414
42Illinois0.50000.53480.58410.53840.5384
43Pittsburgh0.54550.54950.50310.53690.5369
44Auburn0.45450.57410.52130.53100.5310
45South Carolina0.36360.63550.48260.52930.5293
46Miami, OH0.59090.45920.60450.52850.5285
47Arizona State0.54550.52250.50930.52500.5250
48Louisiana State0.45450.57120.48530.52050.5205
49San Jose State0.59090.46510.55520.51910.5191
50Texas0.45450.52310.57350.51860.5186
51Texas Christian0.63640.46050.51100.51710.5171
52Rutgers0.54550.49590.50000.50930.5093
53Boston College0.36360.58400.50100.50810.5081
54Arkansas +0.50000.53240.46300.50700.5070
55Utah0.58330.47020.49910.50570.5057
56Western Michigan0.54550.50510.46280.50460.5046
57Memphis0.45450.53180.49890.50430.5043
58Toledo0.50000.51980.47220.50290.5029
59Texas Tech +0.54550.45970.53660.50040.5004
60Ball State0.54550.46940.51460.49970.4997
61Houston +0.36360.55270.50650.49390.4939
62Vanderbilt0.45450.53400.43430.48920.4892
63Mississippi0.45450.48560.52040.48650.4865
64Southern California0.27270.60310.45350.48310.4831
65Duke0.40910.53110.45210.48080.4808
66Hawaii0.37500.54130.46330.48020.4802
67Arizona0.36360.57480.40720.48010.4801
68Utah State0.45450.49810.45470.47640.4764
69Purdue0.36360.54070.44600.47280.4728
70Texas-El Paso0.37500.50230.50200.47040.4704
71Wyoming0.40910.50280.46070.46880.4688
72Washington State0.36360.52730.45160.46750.4675
73Wisconsin0.45450.46340.46990.46280.4628
74Pacific0.41670.47240.47490.45910.4591
75Southern Mississippi0.36360.48740.48510.45590.4559
76Akron0.45450.44790.45490.45130.4513
77Cincinnati0.36360.51820.38360.44590.4459
78Missouri0.31820.54390.35620.44050.4405
79Iowa State0.31820.53390.37120.43930.4393
80Kentucky0.27270.53410.41480.43890.4389
81Oregon0.27270.52160.42860.43610.4361
82Rice +0.36360.45110.45440.43000.4300
83Army0.36360.43940.46450.42670.4267
84Michigan State0.27270.52890.37330.42590.4259
85Eastern Michigan0.31820.50040.38300.42550.4255
86Maryland0.18180.59680.31360.42230.4223
87Colorado State0.27270.49370.41410.41850.4185
88Wake Forest0.27270.49280.39390.41310.4131
89Temple0.18180.56420.33330.41090.4109
90Northwestern0.27270.51080.34330.40940.4094
91Louisiana-Lafayette0.22730.51810.35490.40460.4046
92Ohio0.22730.51120.36360.40330.4033
93New Mexico0.25000.49200.33660.39260.3926
94Northern Illinois0.18180.54350.28210.38770.3877
95Minnesota0.18180.55330.25620.38610.3861
96Louisville0.18180.52890.28720.38170.3817
97UNLV0.36360.38070.38130.37660.3766
98Oklahoma State0.04550.59100.25670.37110.3711
99Long Beach State0.18180.48140.33120.36890.3689
100Oregon State0.09090.55310.25510.36310.3631
101Kent State0.09090.49350.34120.35480.3548
102Navy0.09090.49360.33260.35270.3527
103Tulane0.09090.51930.27550.35120.3512
104New Mexico State0.18180.40240.39020.34420.3442
105Southern Methodist +0.09090.49440.28200.34040.3404
106California St-Fullerton +0.18180.45500.26850.34010.3401
+ – Texas Tech was supposed to forfeit 6 wins (Arkansas, Baylor, Cal St.-Fullerton, Houston, Rice, Southern Methodist) due to NCAA violations; however, official records were never changed by Texas Tech or for the affected schools.

Best Win Percentage: Miami, FL/Washington
Best SOS: Florida
Best Score Ratio: Washington