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 |
| Arkansas | 10 | 2 | 0 | .833 | 7 | 1 | 0 | .875 | 32.1 | 19.2 | 15.17 | 3.50 | 10 | 7 | 13 | |
| Houston | 9 | 2 | 0 | .818 | 6 | 2 | 0 | .750 | 53.5 | 13.6 | 18.57 | 0.93 | 21 | 8 | 14 | |
| Texas A&M | 8 | 4 | 0 | .667 | 6 | 2 | 0 | .750 | 28.6 | 16.0 | 13.64 | 5.97 | 14 | 20 | ||
| Texas Tech | 9 | 3 | 0 | .750 | 5 | 3 | 0 | .625 | 30.0 | 23.4 | 10.60 | 3.85 | 18 | 19 | ||
| Baylor | 5 | 6 | 0 | .455 | 4 | 4 | 0 | .500 | 22.3 | 17.3 | 6.74 | 4.84 | ||||
| Texas | 5 | 6 | 0 | .455 | 4 | 4 | 0 | .500 | 20.0 | 26.3 | 4.96 | 8.15 | 22 | |||
| Texas Christian | 4 | 7 | 0 | .364 | 2 | 6 | 0 | .250 | 16.6 | 27.4 | -1.87 | 5.04 | ||||
| Rice | 2 | 8 | 1 | .227 | 2 | 6 | 0 | .250 | 15.9 | 28.5 | -4.93 | 3.89 | ||||
| SMU | 2 | 9 | 0 | .182 | 0 | 8 | 0 | .000 | 17.0 | 45.4 | -10.14 | 5.22 | ||||
3 Bowl Games
- Number in parentheses indicates AP rank at time of bowl game
| Date | Bowl | Pts | Pts | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990-01-01 | Cotton Bowl | Tennessee (8) | 31 | Arkansas (10) | 27 | Dallas, TX |
| 1989-12-30 | Sun Bowl | Pittsburgh (23) | 31 | Texas A&M (16) | 28 | El Paso, TX |
| 1989-12-28 | All-American Bowl | Texas Tech (24) | 49 | Duke (20) | 21 | Birmingham, AL |
1989 Conference Leaders