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1980 Post-Season Week 3 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
100.625Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)IND FBSI10–10.9094+67BYE
220.903Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)IND FBSI11–10.9173+64Beat South Carolina 37–9
320.945Penn State (PENN STATE)IND FBSI10–20.8339+60Beat Ohio State 31–19
4-20.949BYUIND WAC12–10.9232+62BYE
5-20.950Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)IND FBSI9–1–10.8647+54BYE
611.076Nebraska (NEBRASKA)IND B810–20.8339+50Beat Mississippi State 31–17
7-11.151USCPAC8–2–10.77319+44BYE
801.183North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)ACC10–10.9094+48BYE
901.210Baylor (BAYLOR)IND SWC10–10.9094+48BYE
1001.263Georgia (GEORGIA)SEC11–01.0001+46BYE
1101.386Alabama (ALABAMA)SEC9–20.81812+38BYE
1201.430UCLAPAC9–20.81812+38BYE
1301.447Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)IND B89–20.81812+39BYE
1401.476Michigan (MICHIGAN)B109–20.81812+37BYE
1521.568Miami (MIAMI)IND FBSI8–30.72724+36BYE
1621.576Furman (FURMAN)IND SOCON9–1–10.8647+30BYE
1731.667Washington (WASHINGTON)PAC9–20.81812+28BYE
18-31.672Ohio State (OHIO STATE)B109–30.75020+31Lost to Penn State 19–31
19-31.691Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)SEC9–30.75020+35Lost to Nebraska 17–31
2041.770Purdue (PURDUE)B109–30.75020+33Beat Missouri 28–25
2101.783Mcneese State (MCNEESE STATE)IND SLC10–20.8339+39BYE
22-31.806South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)IND FBSI8–40.66732+32Lost to Pittsburgh 9–37
23-11.832Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)IND FBSI9–30.75020+34BYE
24-11.889Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)MAC9–20.81812+25BYE
2521.971Maryland (MARYLAND)ACC8–40.66732+29BYE
2601.999SMUIND SWC8–40.66732+27BYE
2712.008Florida (FLORIDA)SEC8–40.66732+29BYE
2812.038Yale (YALE)IND IVY8–20.80018+18BYE
2912.112Long Beach State (LONG BEACH STATE)IND PCAA8–30.72724+33BYE
3012.125Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)PAC7–40.63638+20BYE
31-62.169Missouri (MISSOURI)IND B88–40.66732+19Lost to Purdue 25–28
3202.218Oregon (OREGON)PAC6–3–20.63638+15BYE
3302.287UNLVIND FBSI7–40.63638+18BYE
3402.332Tulsa (TULSA)IND MVC8–30.72724+18BYE
3512.371Texas (TEXAS)IND SWC7–40.63638+17BYE
3632.406Houston (HOUSTON)IND SWC7–50.58355+21BYE
3712.409Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)IND FBSI7–40.63638+16BYE
38-32.437LSUSEC7–40.63638+18BYE
3912.458Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)IND FBSI8–30.72724+10BYE
4012.463Hawai'i (HAWAII)IND WAC8–30.72724+14BYE
41-42.475Stanford (STANFORD)PAC6–50.54559+15BYE
4202.500Navy (NAVY)IND FBSI8–40.66732+14BYE
4302.586Tennessee Chattanooga (TENNESSEE-CHATTANOOGA)IND SOCON8–30.72724+6BYE
4402.603Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)MAC7–40.63638+12BYE
4502.647Drake (DRAKE)IND MVC8–30.72724+4BYE
4602.680Rutgers (RUTGERS)IND FBSI7–40.63638+6BYE
4722.692Harvard (HARVARD)IND IVY7–30.70031+9BYE
48102.704Arkansas (ARKANSAS)IND SWC7–50.58355+13Beat Tulane 34–15
49-12.711San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)IND PCAA7–40.63638+9BYE
50-32.733Clemson (CLEMSON)ACC6–50.54559+14BYE
51-12.778Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)MAC7–40.63638+8BYE
52-12.861Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)IND SLC7–40.63638+6BYE
5302.894North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)IND FBSI6–50.54559+7BYE
5422.904West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)IND FBSI6–60.50071+9BYE
55-32.904NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)ACC6–50.54559+7BYE
56-12.929Citadel (CITADEL)IND SOCON7–40.63638-1BYE
57-32.934Iowa State (IOWA STATE)IND B86–50.54559+7BYE
58-12.955Ball State (BALL STATE)MAC6–50.54559+6BYE
5913.063Princeton (PRINCETON)IND IVY6–40.60051+3BYE
6013.108App State (APPALACHIAN STATE)IND SOCON6–4–10.59153-1BYE
6113.191Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)IND WAC6–4–10.59153+6BYE
6213.241UL Monroe (LOUISIANA MONROE)IND FBSI7–40.63638+5BYE
6313.283Syracuse (SYRACUSE)IND FBSI5–60.45575+3BYE
6413.302Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)ACC5–60.45575-1BYE
6513.329Utah State (UTAH STATE)IND PCAA6–50.54559-1BYE
66-73.333Tulane (TULANE)IND FBSI7–50.58355-3Lost to Arkansas 15–34
6703.343Wyoming (WYOMING)IND WAC6–50.54559-2BYE
6803.393Ohio (OHIO)MAC6–50.54559-2BYE
6913.447Auburn (AUBURN)SEC5–60.45575-1BYE
7013.456Brown (BROWN)IND IVY6–40.60051+5BYE
71-23.461Rice (RICE)IND SWC5–60.45575+1BYE
7203.565Wichita State (WICHITA STATE)IND MVC5–5–10.50071-1BYE
7323.603Arizona (ARIZONA)PAC5–60.455750BYE
74-13.606Indiana (INDIANA)B106–50.54559-8BYE
75-13.649Kansas (KANSAS)IND B84–5–20.455750BYE
7603.653Indiana State (INDIANA STATE)IND MVC6–50.54559-7BYE
7733.700Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)IND SWC5–60.45575-4BYE
78-13.702Utah (UTAH)IND WAC5–5–10.50071+7BYE
79-13.702Tennessee (TENNESSEE)SEC5–60.45575-5BYE
80-13.705Louisville (LOUISVILLE)IND FBSI5–60.45575+7BYE
8113.751Cornell (CORNELL)IND IVY5–50.50071+5BYE
82-13.764Minnesota (MINNESOTA)B105–60.45575-6BYE
8303.811Colgate (COLGATE)IND FBSI5–4–10.55058-1BYE
8413.877Villanova (VILLANOVA)IND FBSI6–50.54559+6BYE
85-13.884West Texas A&M (WEST TEXAS A&M)IND MVC5–60.45575-7BYE
8603.897Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))MAC5–60.45575-10BYE
8704.087Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)IND SWC4–70.36491-7BYE
8804.131Virginia (VIRGINIA)ACC4–70.36491-8BYE
8914.197Richmond (RICHMOND)IND FBSI5–60.45575-12BYE
90-14.221Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)B104–70.36491-11BYE
9104.235Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH)IND SLC5–60.45575-17BYE
9204.248Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)IND PCAA5–60.45575-14BYE
9304.529Toledo (TOLEDO)MAC4–70.36491-18BYE
9404.585New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)IND WAC4–70.36491-12BYE
9514.614East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)IND FBSI4–70.36491-5BYE
9614.643Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)PAC4–70.36491-21BYE
9714.705Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)MAC4–70.36491-19BYE
98-34.716Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)SEC3–80.273111-19BYE
9914.756Iowa (IOWA)B104–70.36491-19BYE
10014.833Kentucky (KENTUCKY)SEC3–80.273111-16BYE
101-24.841Illinois (ILLINOIS)B103–7–10.318105-19BYE
10214.902Army (ARMY)IND FBSI3–7–10.318105-16BYE
103-14.956Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)IND B83–7–10.318105-18BYE
10415.008Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)IND IVY4–60.40090-13BYE
105-15.058Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)B103–80.273111-21BYE
10605.156Pacific (PACIFIC)IND PCAA4–80.333103-26BYE
10715.161California (CALIFORNIA)PAC3–80.273111-22BYE
108-15.192San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)IND WAC4–80.333103-23BYE
10905.203Temple (TEMPLE)IND FBSI4–70.36491-17BYE
11005.313CAL State Fullerton (CAL STATE FULLERTON)IND PCAA4–70.36491-22BYE
11105.452Air Force (AIR FORCE)IND WAC2–9–10.208122-22BYE
11205.464New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)IND MVC3–7–10.318105-26BYE
11315.572Southern Illinois (SOUTHERN ILLINOIS)IND MVC3–80.273111-28BYE
114-15.573Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)IND SOCON3–7–10.318105-14BYE
11505.624Lamar (LAMAR)IND SLC3–80.273111-29BYE
11615.649Illinois State (ILLINOIS STATE)IND FBSI4–70.36491-3BYE
117-15.687Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)IND B83–80.273111-29BYE
11805.743Kent State (KENT STATE)MAC3–80.273111-29BYE
11905.764Western Carolina (WESTERN CAROLINA)IND SOCON3–7–10.318105-19BYE
12005.865Texas Arlington (TEXAS-ARLINGTON)IND SLC3–80.273111-21BYE
12106.066Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)SEC2–90.182123-29BYE
12206.337Duke (DUKE)ACC2–90.182123-38BYE
12306.514TCUIND SWC1–100.091134-36BYE
12416.645Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)IND FBSI2–90.182123-39BYE
12516.670Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)IND FBSI3–80.273111-22BYE
126-26.679Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)IND FBSI1–9–10.136130-35BYE
12706.777William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)IND FBSI2–90.182123-30BYE
12817.037Marshall (MARSHALL)IND SOCON2–8–10.227121-39BYE
129-17.063Colorado (COLORADO)IND B81–100.091134-36BYE
13007.441Memphis (MEMPHIS)IND FBSI2–90.182123-48BYE
13107.529Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE)IND SLC2–90.182123-52BYE
13207.694East Tennessee State (EAST TENNESSEE STATE)IND SOCON2–90.182123-22BYE
13307.879Oregon State (OREGON STATE)PAC0–110.000137-49BYE
13408.049UTEPIND WAC1–110.083136-52BYE
13508.163Columbia (COLUMBIA)IND IVY1–90.100131-45BYE
13608.239Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)MAC1–90.100131-38BYE
13708.247Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)IND IVY1–90.100131-28BYE
13808.667Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)B100–110.000137-56BYE

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