AP College Football Poll, Rankings: 1990 to 1999 Final Top 25
Where did all the top teams rank in the final 1990 to 1999 top 25 AP college football poll? Which programs made the cut and which ones just missed out, but received votes?
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According to the final AP rankings, how do the programs rank all-time, by decade, and by era? Which ones were the best over the 1990s?
Take all the AP final rankings and use our CFN scoring system – the AP national champion gets 25 points, the No. 2 team 24, No. 3 23, and so on down to the bottom.
Florida State won two national championships and owned the decade throughout with a top four finish in every season. It was also the start of the BCS era in 1998. The AP mattered as a big part of the puzzle, but it would still crown its own champion. That would become an issue in the 2000s.
1990s AP National Champions
1990 Colorado; 1991 Miami; 1992 Alabama; 1993 Florida State; 1994 Nebraska;
1995 Nebraska; 1996 Florida; 1997 Michigan; 1998 Tennessee; 1999 Florida State
AP Poll, All-Time Rankings
Greatest Programs of All-Time | 1930s | 1940s | 1950s
1960s | 1970s | 1980s | 1990s | 2000s | 2010s | 2020s
AP Top 25 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995
1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999
AP College Football Poll: 1990 to 1999 Final All-Time Rankings
1 Florida State 233
2 Florida 194
3 Nebraska 172
4 Tennessee 163
5 Michigan 154
6 Penn State 146
7 Miami 137
T8 Alabama 117
T8 Ohio State 117
10 Colorado 116
11 Texas A&M 114
12 Notre Dame 105
13 Kansas State 95
14 Washington 78
15 Auburn 67
16 Georgia 65
17 Virginia Tech 60
18 UCLA 54
19 Syracuse 53
20 North Carolina 50
21 Georgia Tech 48
22 Texas 46
23 Arizona 44
24 Wisconsin 42
25 BYU 36
Others Receiving Votes: 26 Arizona State 34, T27 Iowa 33, T27 USC 33, T27 Washington State 33, 30 Virginia 32, 31 Oregon 30, T32 Michigan State 29, T32 Northwestern 29, T34 Clemson 28, T34 Oklahoma 28, 36 LSU 27, 37 Ole Miss 23, 38 Auburn 22, T39 Boston College 21, T39 Kansas 21, T39 Stanford 21, 42 NC State 20, T43 Arkansas 19, T43 Cal 19, T43 Colorado State 19, T43 Southern Miss 19, T43 Tulane 19 , T43 West Virginia 19 ,49 Mississippi State 18, T50 Auburn 17 ,T50 East Carolina 17, T52 Houston 16, T52 Marshall 16, T52 Utah 16, T55 Air Force 14, T55 Louisville 14, T55 Purdue 14, T58 Minnesota 8, T58 Missouri 8, 60 Auburn 7, 61 Hawaii 6, 62 Tulsa 5, T63 Auburn 4, T63 Wyoming 4, T65 Illinois 3, T65 Texas Tech 3, T67 Auburn 2, T67 Oklahoma State 2, T67 Toledo 2, T70 Army 1, T70 Wake Forest 1
AP Poll, All-Time Rankings
AP Top 25 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995
1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999
NEXT: AP College Football Poll, Rankings: 1999 Final Top 25
AP College Football Poll, Rankings: 1999 Final Top 25
1 Florida State
2 Virginia Tech
3 Nebraska
4 Wisconsin
5 Michigan
6 Kansas State
7 Michigan State
8 Alabama
9 Tennessee
10 Marshall
11 Penn State
12 Florida
13 Mississippi State
14 Southern Miss
15 Miami
16 Georgia
17 Arkansas
18 Minnesota
19 Oregon
20 Georgia Tech
21 Texas
22 Ole Miss
23 Texas A&M
24 Illinois
25 Purdue
AP Poll, All-Time Rankings
AP Top 25 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995
1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999
NEXT: AP College Football Poll, Rankings: 1998 Final Top 25
AP College Football Poll, Rankings: 1998 Final Top 25
1 Tennessee
2 Ohio State
3 Florida State
4 Arizona
5 Florida
6 Wisconsin
7 Tulane
8 UCLA
9 Georgia Tech
10 Kansas State
11 Texas A&M
12 Michigan
13 Air Force
14 Georgia
15 Texas
16 Arkansas
17 Penn State
18 Virginia
19 Nebraska
20 Miami
21 Missouri
22 Notre Dame
23 Virginia Tech
24 Purdue
25 Syracuse
AP Poll, All-Time Rankings
AP Top 25 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995
1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999
NEXT: AP College Football Poll, Rankings: 1997 Final Top 25
AP College Football Poll, Rankings: 1997 Final Top 25
1 Michigan
2 Nebraska
3 Florida State
4 Florida
5 UCLA
6 North Carolina
7 Tennessee
8 Kansas State
9 Washington State
10 Georgia
11 Auburn
12 Ohio State
13 LSU
14 Arizona State
15 Purdue
16 Penn State
17 Colorado State
18 Washington
19 Southern Miss
20 Texas A&M
21 Syracuse
22 Ole Miss
23 Missouri
24 Oklahoma State
25 Georgia Tech
AP Poll, All-Time Rankings
AP Top 25 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995
1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999
NEXT: AP College Football Poll, Rankings: 1996 Final Top 25
AP College Football Poll, Rankings: 1996 Final Top 25
1 Florida
2 Ohio State
3 Florida State
4 Arizona State
5 BYU
6 Nebraska
7 Penn State
8 Colorado
9 Tennessee
10 North Carolina
11 Alabama
12 LSU
13 Virginia Tech
14 Miami
15 Northwestern
16 Washington
17 Kansas State
18 Iowa
19 Notre Dame
20 Michigan
21 Syracuse
22 Wyoming
23 Texas
24 Auburn
25 Army
AP Poll, All-Time Rankings
AP Top 25 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995
1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999
NEXT: AP College Football Poll, Rankings: 1995 Final Top 25
AP College Football Poll, Rankings: 1995 Final Top 25
1 Nebraska
2 Florida
3 Tennessee
4 Florida State
5 Colorado
6 Ohio State
7 Kansas State
8 Northwestern
9 Kansas
10 Virginia Tech
11 Notre Dame
12 USC
13 Penn State
14 Texas
15 Texas A&M
16 Virginia
17 Michigan
18 Oregon
19 Syracuse
20 Miami
21 Alabama
22 Auburn
23 Texas Tech
24 Toledo
25 Iowa
AP Poll, All-Time Rankings
AP Top 25 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995
1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999
NEXT: AP College Football Poll, Rankings: 1994 Final Top 25
AP College Football Poll, Rankings: 1994 Final Top 25
1 Nebraska
2 Penn State
3 Colorado
4 Florida State
5 Alabama
6 Miami
7 Florida
8 Texas A&M
9 Auburn
10 Utah
11 Oregon
12 Michigan
13 USC
14 Ohio State
15 Virginia
16 Colorado State
17 NC State
18 BYU
19 Kansas State
20 Arizona
21 Washington State
22 Tennessee
23 Boston College
24 Mississippi State
25 Texas
AP Poll, All-Time Rankings
AP Top 25 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995
1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999
NEXT: AP College Football Poll, Rankings: 1993 Final Top 25
AP College Football Poll, Rankings: 1993 Final Top 25
1 Florida State
2 Notre Dame
3 Nebraska
4 Auburn
5 Florida
6 Wisconsin
7 West Virginia
8 Penn State
9 Texas A&M
10 Arizona
11 Ohio State
12 Tennessee
13 Boston College
14 Alabama
15 Miami
16 Colorado
17 Oklahoma
18 UCLA
19 North Carolina
20 Kansas State
21 Michigan
22 Virginia Tech
23 Clemson
24 Louisville
25 Cal
AP Poll, All-Time Rankings
AP Top 25 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995
1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999
NEXT: AP College Football Poll, Rankings: 1992 Final Top 25
AP College Football Poll, Rankings: 1992 Final Top 25
1 Alabama
2 Florida State
3 Miami
4 Notre Dame
5 Michigan
6 Syracuse
7 Texas A&M
8 Georgia
9 Stanford
10 Florida
11 Washington
12 Tennessee
13 Colorado
14 Nebraska
15 Washington State
16 Ole Miss
17 NC State
18 Ohio State
19 North Carolina
20 Hawaii
21 Boston College
22 Kansas
23 Mississippi State
24 Fresno State
25 Wake Forest
AP Poll, All-Time Rankings
AP Top 25 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995
1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999
NEXT: AP College Football Poll, Rankings: 1991 Final Top 25
AP College Football Poll, Rankings: 1991 Final Top 25
1 Miami
2 Washington
3 Penn State
4 Florida State
5 Alabama
6 Michigan
7 Florida
8 Cal
9 East Carolina
10 Iowa
11 Syracuse
12 Texas A&M
13 Notre Dame
14 Tennessee
15 Nebraska
16 Oklahoma
17 Georgia
18 Clemson
19 UCLA
20 Colorado
21 Tulsa
22 Stanford
23 BYU
24 NC State
25 Air Force
AP Poll, All-Time Rankings
AP Top 25 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995
1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999
NEXT: AP College Football Poll, Rankings: 1990 Final Top 25
AP College Football Poll, Rankings: 1990 Final Top 25
1 Colorado
2 Georgia Tech
3 Miami
4 Florida State
5 Washington
6 Notre Dame
7 Michigan
8 Tennessee
9 Clemson
10 Houston
11 Penn State
12 Texas
13 Florida
14 Louisville
15 Texas A&M
16 Michigan State
17 Oklahoma
18 Iowa
19 Auburn
20 USC
21 Ole Miss
22 BYU
23 Virginia
24 Nebraska
25 Illinois
AP Poll, All-Time Rankings
Greatest Programs of All-Time | 1930s | 1940s | 1950s
1960s | 1970s | 1980s | 1990s | 2000s | 2010s | 2020s
AP Top 25 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995
1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999
