1 - Expected Difference Rating (11-7, 2-0) 2 - Power Rating (10-8, 4-0)
3 - Discrete Rating Model (10-7-1, 2-0-1) 4 - Virtual Game Model (13-5, 8-0)
5 - Overtake and Feedback (Ranking) (10-8, 2-2) + - Result if disagree with the team who was favored

Inside the (...) above is each system's won/loss record: first "straight up", and then against the spread (when disagreeing with the favorite listed by "the bookies"). The 3rd number listed is for ties: the number of games that the model thinks is dead even. The favorites won 10 and lost 7 (with one tie game), and 7 of the 18 favorites covered the spread in 1990.

  W/L Cover Score 1 2 3 4 5 1+ 2+ 3+ 4+ 5+
Rose (Bowl): Washington by 9.5
over Iowa
W Y 46-34 W W W W W          
Orange: Colorado EVEN
against Notre Dame
--- --- 10-9 W W T W W Y Y T Y Y
Sugar: Tennessee by 5.5
over Virginia
W N 23-22 W L L L W   Y Y Y  
Cotton: Miami (Florida) by 6.5
over Texas
W Y 46-3 W W W W L         N
Sun: USC by 1
over Michigan State
L N 16-17 L L L W L       Y  
Gator: Michigan by 11.5
over Mississippi
W Y 35-3 W W W W W          
Liberty: Ohio State by 17
over Air Force
L N 11-23 L L L L L          
Peach: Auburn by 9
over Indiana
W N 27-23 W L W L W   Y   Y  
Citrus: Nebraska by 2
over Georgia Tech
L N 21-45 L L L L W         Y
Fiesta: Alabama by 9
over Louisville
L N 7-34 L L L W L       Y  
Independence: Maryland by 2
over Louisiana Tech
T N 34-34 --- --- --- --- --- Y     Y  
All-American: Southern Mississippi State by 1
over North Carolina State
L N 27-31 L W W W L   Y Y Y  
Holiday: BYU by 3
over Texas A+M
L N 14-65 L L L L L          
California: San Jose State by 14.5
over Central Michigan
W Y 48-24 W W W W W          
Aloha: Syracuse by 4
over Arizona
W Y 28-0 W W W W L         N
Freedom: Oregon by 8.5
over Colorado State
L N 31-32 L L L W L       Y  
Hall of Fame: Clemson by 2.5
over Illinois
W Y 30-0 W W W W W          
Copper: California by 8
over Wyoming
W N 17-15 W W W W W          
Blockbuster: Florida State by 6.5
over Penn State
W Y 24-17 W W W W W          

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