Standings
| Overall | Conference | Points Per Game | SRS | Polls | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| School | W | L | T | Pct | W | L | T | Pct | Off | Def | SRS | SOS | AP Pre | AP High | AP Rank | Notes |
| Colorado | 11 | 1 | 0 | .917 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 38.2 | 14.3 | 21.54 | 3.63 | 14 | 1 | 4 | |
| Nebraska | 10 | 2 | 0 | .833 | 6 | 1 | 0 | .857 | 42.4 | 17.9 | 16.03 | 0.20 | 3 | 3 | 11 | |
| Oklahoma | 7 | 4 | 0 | .636 | 5 | 2 | 0 | .714 | 34.5 | 18.2 | 8.87 | -0.22 | 15 | 6 | ||
| Iowa State | 6 | 5 | 0 | .545 | 4 | 3 | 0 | .571 | 26.7 | 27.7 | -0.65 | -1.65 | ||||
| Oklahoma State | 4 | 7 | 0 | .364 | 3 | 4 | 0 | .429 | 20.5 | 29.0 | -5.01 | 2.54 | ||||
| Kansas | 4 | 7 | 0 | .364 | 2 | 5 | 0 | .286 | 22.5 | 34.8 | -8.68 | -1.59 | ||||
| Missouri | 2 | 9 | 0 | .182 | 1 | 6 | 0 | .143 | 15.5 | 33.0 | -8.97 | 3.57 | ||||
| Kansas State | 1 | 10 | 0 | .091 | 0 | 7 | 0 | .000 | 12.2 | 31.7 | -15.11 | -0.38 | ||||
2 Bowl Games
- Number in parentheses indicates AP rank at time of bowl game
| Date | Bowl | Pts | Pts | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990-01-01 | Fiesta Bowl | Florida State (5) | 41 | Nebraska (6) | 17 | Tempe, AZ |
| 1990-01-01 | Orange Bowl | Notre Dame (4) | 21 | Colorado (1) | 6 | Miami, FL |


1989 Conference Leaders