1990 AP Rankings
| Final Poll For 1990 Season |
| Rank |
Team |
Record |
Votes |
| 1990 AP |
| 1 | Colorado | 11-1-1 | | | 2 | Georgia Tech | 11-0-1 | |
| 3 | Miami | 10-2-0 | | | 4 | Florida State | 10-2-0 | |
| 5 | Washington | 10-2-0 | | | 6 | Notre Dame | 9-3-0 | |
| 7 | Michigan | 9-3-0 | | | 8 | Tennessee | 9-2-2 | |
| 9 | Clemson | 10-2-0 | | | 10 | Houston | 10-1-0 | |
| 11 | Penn State | 9-3-0 | | | 12 | Texas | 10-2-0 | |
| 13 | Florida | 9-2-0 | | | 14 | Louisville | 10-1-1 | |
| 15 | Texas A&M | 9-3-1 | | | 16 | Michigan State | 8-3-1 | |
| 17 | Oklahoma | 8-3-0 | | | 18 | Iowa | 8-4-0 | |
| 19 | Auburn | 8-3-1 | | | 20 | Southern California | 8-4-1 | |
| 21 | Mississippi | 9-3-0 | | | 22 | Brigham Young | 10-3-0 | |
| 23 | Virginia | 8-4-0 | | | 24 | Nebraska | 9-3-0 | |
| 25 | Illinois | 8-4-0 | |
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