Final OAF ranking (& ratings) for the 1990 college football season:
| Rank | Team Name | Rating | Record | AP | UPI | Bowl Game Results |
| 1 | COLORADO | 109.9604 | 11-1-1 | 1 | 2 | Beat Notre Dame 10-9 |
| 2 | MIAMI (F) | 109.5027 | 10-2 | 3 | 3 | Beat Texas 46-3 |
| 3 | GEORGIA TECH | 109.4836 | 11-0-1 | 2 | 1 | Beat Nebraska 45-21 |
| 4 | WASHINGTON | 108.9940 | 10-2 | 5 | 5 | Beat Iowa 46-34 |
| 5 | FLORIDA STATE | 105.7220 | 10-2 | 4 | 4 | Beat Penn State 24-17 |
| 6 | CLEMSON | 105.3216 | 10-2 | 9 | 9 | Beat Illinois 30-0 |
| 7 | FLORIDA | 102.8771 | 9-2 | 13 | Probation | No Bowl Game |
| 8 | TEXAS | 102.4141 | 10-2 | 12 | 11 | Lost to Miami (F) |
| 9 | NOTRE DAME | 99.2532 | 9-3 | 6 | 6 | Lost to Colorado |
| 10 | PENN STATE | 99.0684 | 9-3 | 11 | 10 | Lost to Florida State |
| 11 | TENNESSEE | 98.3129 | 9-2-2 | 8 | 7 | Beat Virginia 23-22 |
| 12 | MICHIGAN | 96.5770 | 9-3 | 7 | 8 | Beat Mississippi 35-3 |
| 13 | OKLAHOMA | 95.9014 | 8-3 | 17 | Probation | No Bowl Game |
| 14 | HOUSTON | 95.6718 | 10-1 | 10 | Probation | No Bowl Game |
| 15 | NEBRASKA | 95.1429 | 9-3 | 24 | 17T | Lost to Georgia Tech |
| 16 | UCLA | 91.9752 | ||||
| 17 | MICHIGAN STATE | 91.7554 | ||||
| 18 | STANFORD | 91.5074 | ||||
| 19 | CALIFORNIA | 91.1251 | ||||
| 20 | USC | 91.0007 | ||||
| 21 | ILLINOIS | 90.7675 | ||||
| 22 | AUBURN | 90.5210 | ||||
| 23 | NORTH CAROLINA | 90.5139 | ||||
| 24 | VIRGINIA | 89.3196 | ||||
| 25 | MISSISSIPPI | 88.1144 | ||||
| 26 | VIRGINIA TECH | 86.9176 | ||||
| 27 | OREGON | 86.5103 | ||||
| 28 | BYU | 86.4324 | ||||
| 29 | ALABAMA | 85.5864 | ||||
| 30 | SOUTH CAROLINA | 85.2208 | ||||
| 31 | SAN JOSE STATE | 84.9448 | ||||
| 32 | ARIZONA | 84.5300 | ||||
| 33 | TEXAS A+M | 84.4807 | ||||
| 34 | NORTH CAROLINA STATE | 84.0872 | ||||
| 35 | MARYLAND | 84.0734 | ||||
| 36 | IOWA | 83.9063 | ||||
| 37 | LOUISVILLE | 83.7217 | ||||
| 38 | SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI | 83.3325 | ||||
| 39 | SYRACUSE | 82.9371 | ||||
| 40 | OHIO STATE | 82.3580 | ||||
| 41 | MINNESOTA | 81.5029 | ||||
| 42 | AIR FORCE | 81.3041 | ||||
| 43 | SAN DIEGO STATE | 80.4528 | ||||
| 44 | TEMPLE | 79.6729 | ||||
| 45 | BAYLOR | 79.1419 | ||||
| 46 | COLORADO STATE | 78.9207 | ||||
| 47 | HAWAII | 78.1950 | ||||
| 48 | INDIANA | 77.2946 | ||||
| 49 | ARIZONA STATE | 76.6657 | ||||
| 50 | GEORGIA | 76.2986 | ||||
| 51 | WASHINGTON STATE | 76.1051 | ||||
| 52 | WYOMING | 75.3996 | ||||
| 53 | LOUISIANA TECH | 75.2412 | ||||
| 54 | KENTUCKY | 74.6130 | ||||
| 55 | MISSISSIPPI STATE | 74.5785 |