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1980 Post-Season Week 1 College Football Team Rankings

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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.
RankChangeRatingTeamConfRecordWin %PlaceNOWGame Status
100.620Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)IND FBSI10–10.9093+64BYE
210.950Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)IND FBSI10–10.9093+55BYE
3-10.958Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)IND FBSI9–1–10.8647+53BYE
400.983BYUIND WAC11–10.9172+54BYE
500.991Penn State (PENN STATE)IND FBSI9–20.81810+51BYE
601.135USCPAC8–2–10.77321+44BYE
701.153North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)ACC10–10.9093+48BYE
801.156Nebraska (NEBRASKA)IND B89–20.81810+40BYE
901.189Baylor (BAYLOR)IND SWC10–10.9093+47BYE
1001.257Georgia (GEORGIA)SEC11–01.0001+45BYE
1101.346Alabama (ALABAMA)SEC9–20.81810+39BYE
1201.404Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)IND B89–20.81810+38BYE
1301.406UCLAPAC9–20.81810+37BYE
1401.422Michigan (MICHIGAN)B109–20.81810+37BYE
1501.480Ohio State (OHIO STATE)B109–20.81810+33BYE
1601.519Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)SEC9–20.81810+37BYE
1701.547Miami (MIAMI)IND FBSI8–30.72723+36BYE
1801.572Furman (FURMAN)IND SOCON9–1–10.8647+30BYE
1911.626South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)IND FBSI8–30.72723+33BYE
2011.666Washington (WASHINGTON)PAC9–20.81810+28BYE
2111.733Maryland (MARYLAND)ACC8–30.72723+33BYE
22-31.782Mcneese State (MCNEESE STATE)IND SLC10–20.8339+39Lost to Southern Miss 14–16
2341.793Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)IND FBSI9–30.75022+34Beat Mcneese State 16–14
24-11.824SMUIND SWC8–30.72723+27BYE
25-11.862Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)MAC9–20.81810+25BYE
26-11.930Purdue (PURDUE)B108–30.72723+25BYE
27-11.980Missouri (MISSOURI)IND B88–30.72723+22BYE
2802.068Yale (YALE)IND IVY8–20.80020+18BYE
2912.092Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)PAC7–40.63637+21BYE
30-12.092Long Beach State (LONG BEACH STATE)IND PCAA8–30.72723+33BYE
3112.226Florida (FLORIDA)SEC7–40.63637+21BYE
3212.241Oregon (OREGON)PAC6–3–20.63637+15BYE
3312.284UNLVIND FBSI7–40.63637+18BYE
3412.322Tulsa (TULSA)IND MVC8–30.72723+18BYE
3512.332Texas (TEXAS)IND SWC7–40.63637+17BYE
3612.358LSUSEC7–40.63637+18BYE
3792.399Houston (HOUSTON)IND SWC7–50.58356+20Beat Navy 35–0
3812.403Stanford (STANFORD)PAC6–50.54558+15BYE
39-12.406Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)IND FBSI7–40.63637+16BYE
4002.443Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)IND FBSI8–30.72723+10BYE
4102.447Hawai'i (HAWAII)IND WAC8–30.72723+14BYE
42-112.539Navy (NAVY)IND FBSI8–40.66736+14Lost to Houston 0–35
43-12.574Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)MAC7–40.63637+12BYE
44-12.576Tennessee Chattanooga (TENNESSEE-CHATTANOOGA)IND SOCON8–30.72723+6BYE
45-12.631Drake (DRAKE)IND MVC8–30.72723+4BYE
46-12.653Clemson (CLEMSON)ACC6–50.54558+15BYE
4702.663Rutgers (RUTGERS)IND FBSI7–40.63637+6BYE
4802.685San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)IND PCAA7–40.63637+9BYE
4912.747Harvard (HARVARD)IND IVY7–30.70035+9BYE
50-12.752Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)MAC7–40.63637+8BYE
5102.831NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)ACC6–50.54558+9BYE
5202.842North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)IND FBSI6–50.54558+8BYE
5302.843Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)IND SLC7–40.63637+6BYE
5402.872West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)IND FBSI6–60.50071+10BYE
5502.885Iowa State (IOWA STATE)IND B86–50.54558+8BYE
5612.891Citadel (CITADEL)IND SOCON7–40.636370BYE
5722.901Tulane (TULANE)IND FBSI7–40.63637+3BYE
5802.907Arkansas (ARKANSAS)IND SWC6–50.54558+7BYE
59-32.923Ball State (BALL STATE)MAC6–50.54558+6BYE
6003.091Princeton (PRINCETON)IND IVY6–40.60052+3BYE
6103.111App State (APPALACHIAN STATE)IND SOCON6–4–10.59154-1BYE
6203.194Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)IND WAC6–4–10.59154+6BYE
6313.220Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)ACC5–60.45575+1BYE
64-13.221UL Monroe (LOUISIANA MONROE)IND FBSI7–40.63637+5BYE
6503.257Syracuse (SYRACUSE)IND FBSI5–60.45575+4BYE
6603.306Utah State (UTAH STATE)IND PCAA6–50.54558-1BYE
6703.327Wyoming (WYOMING)IND WAC6–50.54558-2BYE
6813.363Rice (RICE)IND SWC5–60.45575+2BYE
69-13.364Ohio (OHIO)MAC6–50.54558-2BYE
7003.427Auburn (AUBURN)SEC5–60.455750BYE
7103.492Brown (BROWN)IND IVY6–40.60052+5BYE
7203.527Wichita State (WICHITA STATE)IND MVC5–5–10.500710BYE
7303.562Indiana (INDIANA)B106–50.54558-7BYE
7413.596Arizona (ARIZONA)PAC5–60.455750BYE
75-13.598Kansas (KANSAS)IND B84–5–20.45575+1BYE
7603.630Indiana State (INDIANA STATE)IND MVC6–50.54558-7BYE
7703.674Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)IND SWC5–60.45575-4BYE
7803.695Utah (UTAH)IND WAC5–5–10.50071+7BYE
7903.702Tennessee (TENNESSEE)SEC5–60.45575-5BYE
8003.724Louisville (LOUISVILLE)IND FBSI5–60.45575+7BYE
8103.731Minnesota (MINNESOTA)B105–60.45575-5BYE
8203.773Cornell (CORNELL)IND IVY5–50.50071+5BYE
8313.802Colgate (COLGATE)IND FBSI5–4–10.55057-1BYE
84-13.844Villanova (VILLANOVA)IND FBSI6–50.54558+7BYE
8503.869West Texas A&M (WEST TEXAS A&M)IND MVC5–60.45575-7BYE
8603.890Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))MAC5–60.45575-10BYE
8714.062Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)IND SWC4–70.36491-6BYE
88-14.088Virginia (VIRGINIA)ACC4–70.36491-7BYE
8904.170Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)B104–70.36491-10BYE
9014.193Richmond (RICHMOND)IND FBSI5–60.45575-12BYE
91-14.197Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH)IND SLC5–60.45575-16BYE
9204.229Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)IND PCAA5–60.45575-14BYE
9304.505Toledo (TOLEDO)MAC4–70.36491-18BYE
9404.539New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)IND WAC4–70.36491-12BYE
9504.601East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)IND FBSI4–70.36491-5BYE
9604.613Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)SEC3–80.273111-17BYE
9704.638Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)PAC4–70.36491-21BYE
9804.680Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)MAC4–70.36491-19BYE
9904.696Illinois (ILLINOIS)B103–7–10.318105-16BYE
10004.722Iowa (IOWA)B104–70.36491-18BYE
10104.749Kentucky (KENTUCKY)SEC3–80.273111-15BYE
10214.906Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)IND B83–7–10.318105-17BYE
103-14.932Army (ARMY)IND FBSI3–7–10.318105-16BYE
10405.031Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)B103–80.273111-20BYE
10505.042Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)IND IVY4–60.40090-13BYE
10605.100Pacific (PACIFIC)IND PCAA4–80.333103-25BYE
10705.148San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)IND WAC4–80.333103-22BYE
10805.188California (CALIFORNIA)PAC3–80.273111-22BYE
10905.199Temple (TEMPLE)IND FBSI4–70.36491-17BYE
11005.292CAL State Fullerton (CAL STATE FULLERTON)IND PCAA4–70.36491-22BYE
11105.373Air Force (AIR FORCE)IND WAC2–9–10.208122-21BYE
11205.439New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)IND MVC3–7–10.318105-26BYE
11305.549Southern Illinois (SOUTHERN ILLINOIS)IND MVC3–80.273111-28BYE
11405.553Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)IND SOCON3–7–10.318105-14BYE
11505.615Lamar (LAMAR)IND SLC3–80.273111-29BYE
11615.624Illinois State (ILLINOIS STATE)IND FBSI4–70.36491-3BYE
117-15.627Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)IND B83–80.273111-28BYE
11805.734Kent State (KENT STATE)MAC3–80.273111-29BYE
11905.754Western Carolina (WESTERN CAROLINA)IND SOCON3–7–10.318105-19BYE
12005.809Texas Arlington (TEXAS-ARLINGTON)IND SLC3–80.273111-20BYE
12105.859Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)SEC2–90.182123-26BYE
12206.223Duke (DUKE)ACC2–90.182123-36BYE
12306.468TCUIND SWC1–100.091134-35BYE
12416.583Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)IND FBSI2–90.182123-38BYE
125-16.617Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)IND FBSI1–9–10.136130-34BYE
12606.679Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)IND FBSI3–80.273111-22BYE
12706.803William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)IND FBSI2–90.182123-30BYE
12806.972Colorado (COLORADO)IND B81–100.091134-35BYE
12907.031Marshall (MARSHALL)IND SOCON2–8–10.227121-39BYE
13007.291Memphis (MEMPHIS)IND FBSI2–90.182123-46BYE
13107.529Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE)IND SLC2–90.182123-52BYE
13207.689East Tennessee State (EAST TENNESSEE STATE)IND SOCON2–90.182123-22BYE
13307.847Oregon State (OREGON STATE)PAC0–110.000137-49BYE
13408.034UTEPIND WAC1–110.083136-52BYE
13508.202Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)MAC1–90.100131-38BYE
13608.206Columbia (COLUMBIA)IND IVY1–90.100131-45BYE
13708.290Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)IND IVY1–90.100131-28BYE
13808.591Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)B100–110.000137-55BYE

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