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1980 Post-Season Week 2 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
100.617Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)IND FBSI10–10.9093+65BYE
220.946BYUIND WAC12–10.9232+62Beat SMU 46–45
300.954Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)IND FBSI9–1–10.8647+53BYE
4-20.970Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)IND FBSI10–10.9093+55BYE
501.013Penn State (PENN STATE)IND FBSI9–20.81810+51BYE
601.138USCPAC8–2–10.77321+44BYE
711.156Nebraska (NEBRASKA)IND B89–20.81810+40BYE
8-11.172North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)ACC10–10.9093+48BYE
901.212Baylor (BAYLOR)IND SWC10–10.9093+47BYE
1001.251Georgia (GEORGIA)SEC11–01.0001+46BYE
1101.350Alabama (ALABAMA)SEC9–20.81810+39BYE
1211.404UCLAPAC9–20.81810+37BYE
13-11.406Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)IND B89–20.81810+38BYE
1401.422Michigan (MICHIGAN)B109–20.81810+37BYE
1501.482Ohio State (OHIO STATE)B109–20.81810+33BYE
1601.512Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)SEC9–20.81810+37BYE
1701.537Miami (MIAMI)IND FBSI8–30.72723+37BYE
1801.574Furman (FURMAN)IND SOCON9–1–10.8647+30BYE
1901.628South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)IND FBSI8–30.72723+33BYE
2001.659Washington (WASHINGTON)PAC9–20.81810+28BYE
2111.785Mcneese State (MCNEESE STATE)IND SLC10–20.8339+39BYE
2211.795Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)IND FBSI9–30.75022+34BYE
2321.866Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)MAC9–20.81810+25BYE
2421.930Purdue (PURDUE)B108–30.72723+25BYE
2521.980Missouri (MISSOURI)IND B88–30.72723+22BYE
26-21.988SMUIND SWC8–40.66734+26Lost to BYU 45–46
27-61.992Maryland (MARYLAND)ACC8–40.66734+29Lost to Florida 20–35
2832.007Florida (FLORIDA)SEC8–40.66734+29Beat Maryland 35–20
29-12.066Yale (YALE)IND IVY8–20.80020+18BYE
3002.097Long Beach State (LONG BEACH STATE)IND PCAA8–30.72723+33BYE
31-22.098Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)PAC7–40.63638+21BYE
3202.224Oregon (OREGON)PAC6–3–20.63638+15BYE
3302.290UNLVIND FBSI7–40.63638+18BYE
3402.322Tulsa (TULSA)IND MVC8–30.72723+18BYE
3512.362LSUSEC7–40.63638+19BYE
36-12.376Texas (TEXAS)IND SWC7–40.63638+16BYE
3712.406Stanford (STANFORD)PAC6–50.54558+15BYE
3812.412Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)IND FBSI7–40.63638+16BYE
39-22.428Houston (HOUSTON)IND SWC7–50.58356+20BYE
4002.443Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)IND FBSI8–30.72723+10BYE
4102.450Hawai'i (HAWAII)IND WAC8–30.72723+14BYE
4202.519Navy (NAVY)IND FBSI8–40.66734+14BYE
4312.578Tennessee Chattanooga (TENNESSEE-CHATTANOOGA)IND SOCON8–30.72723+6BYE
44-12.589Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)MAC7–40.63638+12BYE
4502.631Drake (DRAKE)IND MVC8–30.72723+4BYE
4612.674Rutgers (RUTGERS)IND FBSI7–40.63638+6BYE
47-12.690Clemson (CLEMSON)ACC6–50.54558+14BYE
4802.697San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)IND PCAA7–40.63638+9BYE
4902.725Harvard (HARVARD)IND IVY7–30.70033+9BYE
5002.767Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)MAC7–40.63638+8BYE
5122.858Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)IND SLC7–40.63638+6BYE
52-12.868NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)ACC6–50.54558+8BYE
53-12.885North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)IND FBSI6–50.54558+7BYE
5412.891Iowa State (IOWA STATE)IND B86–50.54558+8BYE
5512.903Citadel (CITADEL)IND SOCON7–40.636380BYE
56-22.910West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)IND FBSI6–60.50071+9BYE
5722.929Ball State (BALL STATE)MAC6–50.54558+6BYE
5802.947Arkansas (ARKANSAS)IND SWC6–50.54558+6BYE
59-22.948Tulane (TULANE)IND FBSI7–40.63638+2BYE
6003.089Princeton (PRINCETON)IND IVY6–40.60052+3BYE
6103.114App State (APPALACHIAN STATE)IND SOCON6–4–10.59154-1BYE
6203.197Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)IND WAC6–4–10.59154+6BYE
6313.235UL Monroe (LOUISIANA MONROE)IND FBSI7–40.63638+5BYE
6413.257Syracuse (SYRACUSE)IND FBSI5–60.45575+4BYE
65-23.264Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)ACC5–60.455750BYE
6603.312Utah State (UTAH STATE)IND PCAA6–50.54558-1BYE
6703.330Wyoming (WYOMING)IND WAC6–50.54558-2BYE
6813.371Ohio (OHIO)MAC6–50.54558-2BYE
69-13.415Rice (RICE)IND SWC5–60.45575+1BYE
7003.416Auburn (AUBURN)SEC5–60.455750BYE
7103.485Brown (BROWN)IND IVY6–40.60052+5BYE
7203.531Wichita State (WICHITA STATE)IND MVC5–5–10.500710BYE
7303.562Indiana (INDIANA)B106–50.54558-7BYE
7413.598Kansas (KANSAS)IND B84–5–20.45575+1BYE
75-13.600Arizona (ARIZONA)PAC5–60.455750BYE
7603.630Indiana State (INDIANA STATE)IND MVC6–50.54558-7BYE
7713.698Utah (UTAH)IND WAC5–5–10.50071+7BYE
7813.702Tennessee (TENNESSEE)SEC5–60.45575-5BYE
7913.709Louisville (LOUISVILLE)IND FBSI5–60.45575+7BYE
80-33.715Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)IND SWC5–60.45575-4BYE
8103.731Minnesota (MINNESOTA)B105–60.45575-5BYE
8203.769Cornell (CORNELL)IND IVY5–50.50071+5BYE
8303.806Colgate (COLGATE)IND FBSI5–4–10.55057-1BYE
8413.869West Texas A&M (WEST TEXAS A&M)IND MVC5–60.45575-7BYE
85-13.877Villanova (VILLANOVA)IND FBSI6–50.54558+6BYE
8603.894Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))MAC5–60.45575-10BYE
8704.112Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)IND SWC4–70.36491-7BYE
8804.131Virginia (VIRGINIA)ACC4–70.36491-8BYE
8904.170Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)B104–70.36491-10BYE
9004.193Richmond (RICHMOND)IND FBSI5–60.45575-12BYE
9104.205Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH)IND SLC5–60.45575-16BYE
9204.240Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)IND PCAA5–60.45575-14BYE
9304.513Toledo (TOLEDO)MAC4–70.36491-18BYE
9404.543New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)IND WAC4–70.36491-11BYE
9514.604Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)SEC3–80.273111-17BYE
96-14.606East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)IND FBSI4–70.36491-5BYE
9704.638Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)PAC4–70.36491-21BYE
9804.684Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)MAC4–70.36491-19BYE
9904.696Illinois (ILLINOIS)B103–7–10.318105-16BYE
10004.722Iowa (IOWA)B104–70.36491-18BYE
10104.739Kentucky (KENTUCKY)SEC3–80.273111-15BYE
10204.906Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)IND B83–7–10.318105-17BYE
10304.922Army (ARMY)IND FBSI3–7–10.318105-16BYE
10405.026Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)B103–80.273111-20BYE
10505.034Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)IND IVY4–60.40090-13BYE
10605.108Pacific (PACIFIC)IND PCAA4–80.333103-25BYE
10705.152San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)IND WAC4–80.333103-22BYE
10805.165California (CALIFORNIA)PAC3–80.273111-22BYE
10905.203Temple (TEMPLE)IND FBSI4–70.36491-17BYE
11005.300CAL State Fullerton (CAL STATE FULLERTON)IND PCAA4–70.36491-22BYE
11105.374Air Force (AIR FORCE)IND WAC2–9–10.208122-21BYE
11205.444New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)IND MVC3–7–10.318105-26BYE
11315.558Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)IND SOCON3–7–10.318105-14BYE
114-15.558Southern Illinois (SOUTHERN ILLINOIS)IND MVC3–80.273111-28BYE
11505.624Lamar (LAMAR)IND SLC3–80.273111-29BYE
11615.631Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)IND B83–80.273111-28BYE
117-15.632Illinois State (ILLINOIS STATE)IND FBSI4–70.36491-3BYE
11805.734Kent State (KENT STATE)MAC3–80.273111-29BYE
11905.759Western Carolina (WESTERN CAROLINA)IND SOCON3–7–10.318105-19BYE
12005.865Texas Arlington (TEXAS-ARLINGTON)IND SLC3–80.273111-21BYE
12105.922Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)SEC2–90.182123-27BYE
12206.280Duke (DUKE)ACC2–90.182123-37BYE
12306.537TCUIND SWC1–100.091134-36BYE
12416.586Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)IND FBSI1–9–10.136130-34BYE
125-16.588Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)IND FBSI2–90.182123-38BYE
12606.675Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)IND FBSI3–80.273111-22BYE
12706.787William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)IND FBSI2–90.182123-30BYE
12806.977Colorado (COLORADO)IND B81–100.091134-35BYE
12907.031Marshall (MARSHALL)IND SOCON2–8–10.227121-39BYE
13007.296Memphis (MEMPHIS)IND FBSI2–90.182123-46BYE
13107.539Arkansas 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
13408.039UTEPIND WAC1–110.083136-52BYE
13518.194Columbia (COLUMBIA)IND IVY1–90.100131-45BYE
136-18.215Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)MAC1–90.100131-38BYE
13708.278Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)IND IVY1–90.100131-28BYE
13808.591Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)B100–110.000137-55BYE

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