1980 Final College Football Team Rankings

January 6, 1981By PowerUpRankings.com • Posted in 1980 Season Tags: • No Comments

1980 rankings calculated with the Classic formula (Ken's 2016-based hybrid, applied retroactively); records, NOW and game results come from James Howell's historical college football score archive.

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Rank	Change	Rating	Team	Conf	Record	Win %	Place	NOW	Game Status
1	0	0.686	Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)	IND FBSI	10–2	0.833	6	+65	Lost to Oklahoma 17–18
2	1	0.897	Penn State (PENN STATE)	IND FBSI	10–2	0.833	6	+61	BYE
3	-1	0.899	Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)	IND FBSI	11–1	0.917	3	+63	BYE
4	0	0.949	BYU	IND WAC	12–1	0.923	2	+62	BYE
5	1	1.032	Nebraska (NEBRASKA)	IND B8	10–2	0.833	6	+49	BYE
6	-1	1.035	Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)	IND FBSI	9–2–1	0.792	17	+57	Lost to Georgia 10–17
7	1	1.126	North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)	ACC	11–1	0.917	3	+55	Beat Texas 16–7
8	2	1.169	Georgia (GEORGIA)	SEC	12–0	1.000	1	+55	Beat Notre Dame 17–10
9	-2	1.178	USC	PAC	8–2–1	0.773	18	+43	BYE
10	1	1.188	Alabama (ALABAMA)	SEC	10–2	0.833	6	+47	Beat Baylor 30–2
11	2	1.277	Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)	IND B8	10–2	0.833	6	+49	Beat Florida State 18–17
12	2	1.300	Michigan (MICHIGAN)	B10	10–2	0.833	6	+45	Beat Washington 23–6
13	-4	1.349	Baylor (BAYLOR)	IND SWC	10–2	0.833	6	+46	Lost to Alabama 2–30
14	1	1.417	Miami (MIAMI)	IND FBSI	9–3	0.750	19	+43	Beat Virginia Tech 20–10
15	-3	1.440	UCLA	PAC	9–2	0.818	14	+38	BYE
16	0	1.557	Furman (FURMAN)	IND SOCON	9–1–1	0.864	5	+30	BYE
17	1	1.646	Ohio State (OHIO STATE)	B10	9–3	0.750	19	+31	BYE
18	1	1.647	Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)	SEC	9–3	0.750	19	+37	BYE
19	2	1.754	Mcneese State (MCNEESE STATE)	IND SLC	10–2	0.833	6	+39	BYE
20	0	1.764	Purdue (PURDUE)	B10	9–3	0.750	19	+32	BYE
21	1	1.778	South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)	IND FBSI	8–4	0.667	31	+33	BYE
22	1	1.799	Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)	IND FBSI	9–3	0.750	19	+34	BYE
23	-6	1.814	Washington (WASHINGTON)	PAC	9–3	0.750	19	+26	Lost to Michigan 6–23
24	0	1.907	Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)	MAC	9–2	0.818	14	+25	BYE
25	0	1.947	Maryland (MARYLAND)	ACC	8–4	0.667	31	+29	BYE
26	1	1.985	Florida (FLORIDA)	SEC	8–4	0.667	31	+28	BYE
27	-1	2.020	SMU	IND SWC	8–4	0.667	31	+26	BYE
28	0	2.021	Yale (YALE)	IND IVY	8–2	0.800	16	+18	BYE
29	2	2.125	Missouri (MISSOURI)	IND B8	8–4	0.667	31	+19	BYE
30	-1	2.125	Long Beach State (LONG BEACH STATE)	IND PCAA	8–3	0.727	25	+33	BYE
31	-1	2.140	Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)	PAC	7–4	0.636	38	+19	BYE
32	0	2.235	Oregon (OREGON)	PAC	6–3–2	0.636	38	+15	BYE
33	0	2.284	UNLV	IND FBSI	7–4	0.636	38	+18	BYE
34	0	2.345	Tulsa (TULSA)	IND MVC	8–3	0.727	25	+17	BYE
35	2	2.409	Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)	IND FBSI	7–4	0.636	38	+15	BYE
36	2	2.418	LSU	SEC	7–4	0.636	38	+17	BYE
37	-1	2.420	Houston (HOUSTON)	IND SWC	7–5	0.583	54	+19	BYE
38	2	2.473	Hawai'i (HAWAII)	IND WAC	8–3	0.727	25	+14	BYE
39	2	2.477	Stanford (STANFORD)	PAC	6–5	0.545	59	+15	BYE
40	2	2.521	Navy (NAVY)	IND FBSI	8–4	0.667	31	+13	BYE
41	-6	2.575	Texas (TEXAS)	IND SWC	7–5	0.583	54	+16	Lost to North Carolina 7–16
42	1	2.589	Tennessee Chattanooga (TENNESSEE-CHATTANOOGA)	IND SOCON	8–3	0.727	25	+6	BYE
43	1	2.611	Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)	MAC	7–4	0.636	38	+12	BYE
44	-5	2.638	Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)	IND FBSI	8–4	0.667	31	+6	Lost to Miami 10–20
45	0	2.660	Drake (DRAKE)	IND MVC	8–3	0.727	25	+4	BYE
46	0	2.660	Rutgers (RUTGERS)	IND FBSI	7–4	0.636	38	+6	BYE
47	0	2.673	Harvard (HARVARD)	IND IVY	7–3	0.700	30	+9	BYE
48	1	2.720	San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)	IND PCAA	7–4	0.636	38	+9	BYE
49	-1	2.735	Arkansas (ARKANSAS)	IND SWC	7–5	0.583	54	+11	BYE
50	0	2.745	Clemson (CLEMSON)	ACC	6–5	0.545	59	+14	BYE
51	0	2.784	Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	7–4	0.636	38	+8	BYE
52	0	2.852	Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)	IND SLC	7–4	0.636	38	+6	BYE
53	0	2.875	North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)	IND FBSI	6–5	0.545	59	+7	BYE
54	1	2.881	NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)	ACC	6–5	0.545	59	+7	BYE
55	2	2.898	Iowa State (IOWA STATE)	IND B8	6–5	0.545	59	+7	BYE
56	-2	2.914	West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)	IND FBSI	6–6	0.500	71	+8	BYE
57	-1	2.920	Citadel (CITADEL)	IND SOCON	7–4	0.636	38	-1	BYE
58	0	2.952	Ball State (BALL STATE)	MAC	6–5	0.545	59	+6	BYE
59	0	3.041	Princeton (PRINCETON)	IND IVY	6–4	0.600	50	+3	BYE
60	0	3.093	App State (APPALACHIAN STATE)	IND SOCON	6–4–1	0.591	52	-1	BYE
61	0	3.179	Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)	IND WAC	6–4–1	0.591	52	+6	BYE
62	0	3.232	UL Monroe (LOUISIANA MONROE)	IND FBSI	7–4	0.636	38	+5	BYE
63	0	3.265	Syracuse (SYRACUSE)	IND FBSI	5–6	0.455	75	+3	BYE
64	2	3.311	Tulane (TULANE)	IND FBSI	7–5	0.583	54	-3	BYE
65	-1	3.313	Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)	ACC	5–6	0.455	75	-2	BYE
66	1	3.343	Wyoming (WYOMING)	IND WAC	6–5	0.545	59	-2	BYE
67	-2	3.382	Utah State (UTAH STATE)	IND PCAA	6–5	0.545	59	-2	BYE
68	0	3.399	Ohio (OHIO)	MAC	6–5	0.545	59	-2	BYE
69	0	3.413	Auburn (AUBURN)	SEC	5–6	0.455	75	-1	BYE
70	0	3.434	Brown (BROWN)	IND IVY	6–4	0.600	50	+5	BYE
71	0	3.511	Rice (RICE)	IND SWC	5–6	0.455	75	-1	BYE
72	0	3.565	Wichita State (WICHITA STATE)	IND MVC	5–5–1	0.500	71	-1	BYE
73	1	3.579	Indiana (INDIANA)	B10	6–5	0.545	59	-8	BYE
74	1	3.602	Kansas (KANSAS)	IND B8	4–5–2	0.455	75	0	BYE
75	-2	3.655	Arizona (ARIZONA)	PAC	5–6	0.455	75	-2	BYE
76	0	3.659	Indiana State (INDIANA STATE)	IND MVC	6–5	0.545	59	-7	BYE
77	2	3.676	Tennessee (TENNESSEE)	SEC	5–6	0.455	75	-5	BYE
78	2	3.687	Louisville (LOUISVILLE)	IND FBSI	5–6	0.455	75	+6	BYE
79	-1	3.690	Utah (UTAH)	IND WAC	5–5–1	0.500	71	+7	BYE
80	2	3.730	Minnesota (MINNESOTA)	B10	5–6	0.455	75	-6	BYE
81	0	3.736	Cornell (CORNELL)	IND IVY	5–5	0.500	71	+5	BYE
82	-5	3.745	Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)	IND SWC	5–6	0.455	75	-5	BYE
83	0	3.795	Colgate (COLGATE)	IND FBSI	5–4–1	0.550	58	-1	BYE
84	0	3.871	Villanova (VILLANOVA)	IND FBSI	6–5	0.545	59	+6	BYE
85	0	3.888	West Texas A&M (WEST TEXAS A&M)	IND MVC	5–6	0.455	75	-8	BYE
86	0	3.901	Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))	MAC	5–6	0.455	75	-10	BYE
87	0	4.128	Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)	IND SWC	4–7	0.364	91	-8	BYE
88	0	4.148	Virginia (VIRGINIA)	ACC	4–7	0.364	91	-9	BYE
89	1	4.196	Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)	B10	4–7	0.364	91	-11	BYE
90	1	4.216	Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH)	IND SLC	5–6	0.455	75	-17	BYE
91	-2	4.217	Richmond (RICHMOND)	IND FBSI	5–6	0.455	75	-12	BYE
92	0	4.252	Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)	IND PCAA	5–6	0.455	75	-14	BYE
93	0	4.525	Toledo (TOLEDO)	MAC	4–7	0.364	91	-18	BYE
94	0	4.580	New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)	IND WAC	4–7	0.364	91	-12	BYE
95	0	4.593	East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)	IND FBSI	4–7	0.364	91	-6	BYE
96	0	4.668	Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)	PAC	4–7	0.364	91	-22	BYE
97	1	4.669	Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)	SEC	3–8	0.273	111	-19	BYE
98	-1	4.717	Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)	MAC	4–7	0.364	91	-19	BYE
99	0	4.735	Iowa (IOWA)	B10	4–7	0.364	91	-19	BYE
100	0	4.767	Kentucky (KENTUCKY)	SEC	3–8	0.273	111	-16	BYE
101	0	4.791	Illinois (ILLINOIS)	B10	3–7–1	0.318	105	-19	BYE
102	0	4.927	Army (ARMY)	IND FBSI	3–7–1	0.318	105	-17	BYE
103	0	4.936	Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)	IND B8	3–7–1	0.318	105	-19	BYE
104	0	4.991	Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)	IND IVY	4–6	0.400	90	-13	BYE
105	0	5.049	Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)	B10	3–8	0.273	111	-22	BYE
106	1	5.128	California (CALIFORNIA)	PAC	3–8	0.273	111	-22	BYE
107	-1	5.160	Pacific (PACIFIC)	IND PCAA	4–8	0.333	103	-26	BYE
108	0	5.188	San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)	IND WAC	4–8	0.333	103	-23	BYE
109	0	5.190	Temple (TEMPLE)	IND FBSI	4–7	0.364	91	-17	BYE
110	0	5.321	CAL State Fullerton (CAL STATE FULLERTON)	IND PCAA	4–7	0.364	91	-22	BYE
111	1	5.474	New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)	IND MVC	3–7–1	0.318	105	-26	BYE
112	-1	5.510	Air Force (AIR FORCE)	IND WAC	2–9–1	0.208	122	-24	BYE
113	0	5.581	Southern Illinois (SOUTHERN ILLINOIS)	IND MVC	3–8	0.273	111	-28	BYE
114	0	5.603	Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)	IND SOCON	3–7–1	0.318	105	-15	BYE
115	0	5.619	Lamar (LAMAR)	IND SLC	3–8	0.273	111	-30	BYE
116	1	5.645	Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)	IND B8	3–8	0.273	111	-29	BYE
117	-1	5.661	Illinois State (ILLINOIS STATE)	IND FBSI	4–7	0.364	91	-3	BYE
118	0	5.748	Kent State (KENT STATE)	MAC	3–8	0.273	111	-29	BYE
119	0	5.754	Western Carolina (WESTERN CAROLINA)	IND SOCON	3–7–1	0.318	105	-19	BYE
120	0	5.851	Texas Arlington (TEXAS-ARLINGTON)	IND SLC	3–8	0.273	111	-21	BYE
121	0	5.999	Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)	SEC	2–9	0.182	123	-29	BYE
122	0	6.321	Duke (DUKE)	ACC	2–9	0.182	123	-38	BYE
123	0	6.600	TCU	IND SWC	1–10	0.091	134	-38	BYE
124	2	6.617	Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)	IND FBSI	1–9–1	0.136	130	-35	BYE
125	-1	6.645	Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)	IND FBSI	2–9	0.182	123	-39	BYE
126	-1	6.661	Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)	IND FBSI	3–8	0.273	111	-22	BYE
127	0	6.803	William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)	IND FBSI	2–9	0.182	123	-31	BYE
128	1	7.023	Colorado (COLORADO)	IND B8	1–10	0.091	134	-36	BYE
129	-1	7.025	Marshall (MARSHALL)	IND SOCON	2–8–1	0.227	121	-39	BYE
130	0	7.441	Memphis (MEMPHIS)	IND FBSI	2–9	0.182	123	-49	BYE
131	0	7.508	Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE)	IND SLC	2–9	0.182	123	-52	BYE
132	0	7.720	East Tennessee State (EAST TENNESSEE STATE)	IND SOCON	2–9	0.182	123	-23	BYE
133	0	8.029	Oregon State (OREGON STATE)	PAC	0–11	0.000	137	-51	BYE
134	0	8.049	UTEP	IND WAC	1–11	0.083	136	-52	BYE
135	0	8.138	Columbia (COLUMBIA)	IND IVY	1–9	0.100	131	-45	BYE
136	1	8.222	Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)	IND IVY	1–9	0.100	131	-28	BYE
137	-1	8.252	Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	1–9	0.100	131	-38	BYE
138	0	8.660	Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)	B10	0–11	0.000	137	-57	BYE