1980 Week 10 College Football Team Rankings

October 28, 1980By 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	1	0.865	North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)	ACC	7–0	1.000	1	+25	Beat East Carolina 31–3
2	3	0.882	USC	PAC	5–0–1	0.917	7	+18	BYE
3	-2	0.923	Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)	IND FBSI	7–1	0.875	8	+25	Beat Memphis 24–3
4	-1	0.936	UCLA	PAC	6–0	1.000	1	+20	Beat California 32–9
5	-1	0.987	Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)	IND FBSI	6–0	1.000	1	+19	Beat Arizona 20–3
6	3	1.014	Penn State (PENN STATE)	IND FBSI	6–1	0.857	9	+23	Beat West Virginia 20–15
7	-1	1.116	Baylor (BAYLOR)	IND SWC	7–0	1.000	1	+20	Beat TCU 21–6
8	4	1.135	Ohio State (OHIO STATE)	B10	6–1	0.857	9	+18	Beat Wisconsin 21–0
9	4	1.157	Alabama (ALABAMA)	SEC	7–0	1.000	1	+18	Beat Southern Miss 42–7
10	4	1.218	Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)	IND FBSI	6–1	0.857	9	+19	Beat Tennessee 30–6
11	-4	1.224	Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)	IND FBSI	6–1	0.857	9	+21	Lost to Alabama 7–42
12	-1	1.227	South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)	IND FBSI	6–1	0.857	9	+17	BYE
13	-3	1.272	Nebraska (NEBRASKA)	IND B8	6–1	0.857	9	+13	Beat Colorado 45–7
14	4	1.370	BYU	IND WAC	6–1	0.857	9	+15	Beat Hawai'i 34–7
15	0	1.448	Georgia (GEORGIA)	SEC	7–0	1.000	1	+13	Beat Kentucky 27–0
16	-8	1.473	Texas (TEXAS)	IND SWC	5–1	0.833	19	+12	Lost to SMU 6–20
17	6	1.596	Furman (FURMAN)	IND SOCON	6–1	0.857	9	+16	Beat App State 21–20
18	4	1.719	Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)	SEC	6–2	0.750	22	+14	Beat Auburn 24–21
19	5	1.729	Florida (FLORIDA)	SEC	5–1	0.833	19	+12	Beat Louisville 13–0
20	1	1.738	Missouri (MISSOURI)	IND B8	6–1	0.857	9	+9	Beat Kansas State 13–3
21	-1	1.742	Miami (MIAMI)	IND FBSI	4–2	0.667	40	+12	BYE
22	12	1.753	SMU	IND SWC	5–2	0.714	29	+12	Beat Texas 20–6
23	2	1.924	Purdue (PURDUE)	B10	5–2	0.714	29	+12	Beat Michigan State 36–25
24	-8	2.018	Iowa State (IOWA STATE)	IND B8	5–2	0.714	29	+11	Lost to Oklahoma 7–42
25	8	2.032	Stanford (STANFORD)	PAC	5–3	0.625	46	+12	Beat Washington State 48–34
26	9	2.091	Michigan (MICHIGAN)	B10	5–2	0.714	29	+8	Beat Illinois 45–14
27	1	2.133	Mcneese State (MCNEESE STATE)	IND SLC	6–1	0.857	9	+13	Beat Arkansas State 36–28
28	19	2.134	Houston (HOUSTON)	IND SWC	4–3	0.571	51	+11	Beat Arkansas 24–17
29	0	2.141	LSU	SEC	5–2	0.714	29	+8	BYE
30	9	2.151	Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)	PAC	4–2	0.667	40	+8	Beat Pacific 37–9
31	5	2.208	Wyoming (WYOMING)	IND WAC	5–2	0.714	29	+7	Beat San Diego State 34–9
32	-13	2.216	UNLV	IND FBSI	5–2	0.714	29	+8	Lost to Oregon 9–32
33	-3	2.217	Tennessee Chattanooga (TENNESSEE-CHATTANOOGA)	IND SOCON	6–2	0.750	22	+7	Beat East Tennessee State 26–14
34	-17	2.276	Arkansas (ARKANSAS)	IND SWC	4–2	0.667	40	+5	Lost to Houston 17–24
35	10	2.294	Yale (YALE)	IND IVY	5–1	0.833	19	+3	Beat Pennsylvania 8–0
36	19	2.296	Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)	MAC	5–3	0.625	46	+10	Beat Wichita State 17–14
37	16	2.311	Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)	IND B8	4–2	0.667	40	+5	Beat Iowa State 42–7
38	27	2.404	Navy (NAVY)	IND FBSI	5–2	0.714	29	+6	Beat Washington 24–10
39	10	2.412	Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)	MAC	6–2	0.750	22	+6	Beat Northwestern State 17–0
40	-3	2.438	Citadel (CITADEL)	IND SOCON	6–2	0.750	22	+4	Beat Wofford 35–3
41	11	2.441	NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)	ACC	4–3	0.571	51	+9	Beat Clemson 24–20
42	4	2.448	Tulsa (TULSA)	IND MVC	5–2	0.714	29	+5	Beat West Texas A&M 44–24
43	0	2.450	Maryland (MARYLAND)	ACC	5–3	0.625	46	+9	Beat Duke 17–14
44	4	2.478	Drake (DRAKE)	IND MVC	6–2	0.750	22	+3	Beat New Mexico State 28–22
45	-14	2.550	Washington (WASHINGTON)	PAC	5–2	0.714	29	+2	Lost to Navy 10–24
46	-20	2.568	Wichita State (WICHITA STATE)	IND MVC	4–3	0.571	51	+6	Lost to Northern Illinois 14–17
47	11	2.578	Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	6–2	0.750	22	+4	Beat Ball State 17–15
48	-21	2.628	Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)	IND FBSI	6–2	0.750	22	0	Lost to Richmond 7–18
49	21	2.637	Oregon (OREGON)	PAC	3–2–2	0.571	51	+3	Beat UNLV 32–9
50	-8	2.686	App State (APPALACHIAN STATE)	IND SOCON	5–3	0.625	46	+2	Lost to Furman 20–21
51	20	2.725	Syracuse (SYRACUSE)	IND FBSI	4–3	0.571	51	+5	Beat Rutgers 17–9
52	-20	2.778	Tennessee (TENNESSEE)	SEC	3–4	0.429	78	+6	Lost to Pittsburgh 6–30
53	-13	2.824	Clemson (CLEMSON)	ACC	4–3	0.571	51	+5	Lost to NC State 20–24
54	0	2.837	Indiana (INDIANA)	B10	5–2	0.714	29	-1	Beat Northwestern 35–20
55	11	2.869	Tulane (TULANE)	IND FBSI	5–3	0.625	46	+1	Beat Georgia Tech 31–14
56	19	2.925	Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)	IND FBSI	3–4	0.429	78	+4	Beat Army 30–14
57	3	3.034	New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)	IND WAC	4–4	0.500	71	+5	Beat UTEP 22–21
58	22	3.045	Brown (BROWN)	IND IVY	4–2	0.667	40	+7	Beat Holy Cross 21–3
59	-8	3.045	Rutgers (RUTGERS)	IND FBSI	4–3	0.571	51	-1	Lost to Syracuse 9–17
60	-19	3.057	Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)	ACC	3–4	0.429	78	+3	Lost to Virginia 21–24
61	-2	3.065	West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)	IND FBSI	4–4	0.500	71	+2	Lost to Penn State 15–20
62	7	3.099	North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)	IND FBSI	4–3	0.571	51	0	BYE
63	1	3.109	Utah (UTAH)	IND WAC	4–3–1	0.563	69	+9	Tied Colorado State 21–21
64	-3	3.201	Kansas (KANSAS)	IND B8	2–3–2	0.429	78	+3	Tied Oklahoma State 14–14
65	-9	3.246	Hawai'i (HAWAII)	IND WAC	4–3	0.571	51	+1	Lost to BYU 7–34
66	-22	3.277	Harvard (HARVARD)	IND IVY	4–2	0.667	40	0	Lost to Princeton 3–7
67	16	3.285	Ohio (OHIO)	MAC	4–3	0.571	51	-1	Beat Toledo 24–9
68	0	3.302	Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)	IND SWC	3–3	0.500	71	+3	BYE
69	13	3.306	Minnesota (MINNESOTA)	B10	3–4	0.429	78	+1	Beat Iowa 24–6
70	3	3.386	Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)	IND SLC	4–3	0.571	51	-2	Beat Lamar 38–10
71	8	3.400	Long Beach State (LONG BEACH STATE)	IND PCAA	4–3	0.571	51	+6	Beat Oregon State 31–21
72	-10	3.452	West Texas A&M (WEST TEXAS A&M)	IND MVC	4–4	0.500	71	-1	Lost to Tulsa 24–44
73	-6	3.456	Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)	IND WAC	4–3–1	0.563	69	0	Tied Utah 21–21
74	-36	3.457	UL Monroe (LOUISIANA MONROE)	IND FBSI	4–3	0.571	51	+4	Lost to Southeastern Louisiana 30–55
75	-12	3.458	Auburn (AUBURN)	SEC	4–3	0.571	51	-3	Lost to Mississippi State 21–24
76	2	3.466	San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)	IND PCAA	4–3	0.571	51	-3	Beat Idaho 32–10
77	-27	3.520	Indiana State (INDIANA STATE)	IND MVC	4–3	0.571	51	-3	Lost to Illinois State 0–9
78	12	3.594	Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))	MAC	3–4	0.429	78	-2	Beat Bowling Green 7–3
79	-7	3.611	Ball State (BALL STATE)	MAC	3–4	0.429	78	-2	Lost to Western Michigan 15–17
80	-4	3.641	East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)	IND FBSI	3–4	0.429	78	+1	Lost to North Carolina 3–31
81	23	3.716	Princeton (PRINCETON)	IND IVY	3–3	0.500	71	-1	Beat Harvard 7–3
82	-25	3.791	Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH)	IND SLC	4–3	0.571	51	-7	Lost to Texas Arlington 20–21
83	10	3.830	Virginia (VIRGINIA)	ACC	3–4	0.429	78	-3	Beat Wake Forest 24–21
84	4	3.920	Rice (RICE)	IND SWC	3–4	0.429	78	-3	Beat Texas A&M 10–6
85	-11	3.938	Illinois (ILLINOIS)	B10	3–4–1	0.438	77	-4	Lost to Michigan 14–45
86	-5	3.942	Southern Illinois (SOUTHERN ILLINOIS)	IND MVC	3–4	0.429	78	-4	BYE
87	9	3.962	Utah State (UTAH STATE)	IND PCAA	3–4	0.429	78	-3	Beat Fresno State 14–0
88	-11	4.047	Louisville (LOUISVILLE)	IND FBSI	3–4	0.429	78	+3	Lost to Florida 0–13
89	-3	4.139	Kentucky (KENTUCKY)	SEC	2–5	0.286	106	0	Lost to Georgia 0–27
90	10	4.290	CAL State Fullerton (CAL STATE FULLERTON)	IND PCAA	4–3	0.571	51	-3	Beat Nevada 17–16
91	15	4.301	Colgate (COLGATE)	IND FBSI	3–3–1	0.500	71	+1	Beat Columbia 35–22
92	-1	4.376	Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)	B10	2–5	0.286	106	-4	Lost to Ohio State 0–21
93	-4	4.383	New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)	IND MVC	3–4	0.429	78	-8	Lost to Drake 22–28
94	-10	4.500	Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)	IND SWC	2–5	0.286	106	-3	Lost to Rice 6–10
95	15	4.509	Richmond (RICHMOND)	IND FBSI	3–5	0.375	94	-6	Beat Virginia Tech 18–7
96	-9	4.672	Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)	IND PCAA	3–5	0.375	94	-8	Lost to Utah State 0–14
97	-5	4.694	Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)	IND SOCON	3–5	0.375	94	-7	Lost to Villanova 6–17
98	-4	4.737	Arizona (ARIZONA)	PAC	2–4	0.333	102	-4	Lost to Notre Dame 3–20
99	-1	4.742	Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)	IND B8	2–5	0.286	106	-8	Lost to Missouri 3–13
100	21	4.744	Villanova (VILLANOVA)	IND FBSI	3–4	0.429	78	-4	Beat Virginia Military Institute 17–6
101	17	4.840	Cornell (CORNELL)	IND IVY	2–4	0.333	102	-5	Beat Dartmouth 7–3
102	5	4.913	Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)	SEC	2–6	0.250	116	-9	Beat Vanderbilt 27–14
103	17	5.085	Temple (TEMPLE)	IND FBSI	3–4	0.429	78	-7	Beat Cincinnati 23–7
104	-1	5.105	California (CALIFORNIA)	PAC	2–5	0.286	106	-8	Lost to UCLA 9–32
105	-8	5.124	Pacific (PACIFIC)	IND PCAA	3–5	0.375	94	-11	Lost to Arizona State 9–37
106	-21	5.183	Army (ARMY)	IND FBSI	2–4–1	0.357	100	-7	Lost to Boston College 14–30
107	15	5.216	Kent State (KENT STATE)	MAC	2–5	0.286	106	-10	Beat Eastern Michigan 35–12
108	20	5.231	Illinois State (ILLINOIS STATE)	IND FBSI	3–5	0.375	94	+1	Beat Indiana State 9–0
109	-14	5.305	Iowa (IOWA)	B10	2–5	0.286	106	-10	Lost to Minnesota 6–24
110	-11	5.325	Lamar (LAMAR)	IND SLC	2–5	0.286	106	-11	Lost to Louisiana 10–38
111	-9	5.331	Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)	MAC	3–5	0.375	94	-14	Lost to Miami (OH) 3–7
112	-1	5.446	Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)	B10	1–6	0.143	121	-9	Lost to Purdue 25–36
113	-12	5.504	Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)	PAC	2–5	0.286	106	-13	Lost to Stanford 34–48
114	-2	5.559	Marshall (MARSHALL)	IND SOCON	2–4–1	0.357	100	-12	Tied Western Carolina 13–13
115	-6	5.698	Duke (DUKE)	ACC	1–6	0.143	121	-13	Lost to Maryland 14–17
116	1	5.716	Air Force (AIR FORCE)	IND WAC	1–5–1	0.214	118	-10	BYE
117	-9	5.728	Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)	IND FBSI	1–6	0.143	121	-10	Lost to Tulane 14–31
118	-2	5.775	Western Carolina (WESTERN CAROLINA)	IND SOCON	2–5–1	0.313	105	-7	Tied Marshall 13–13
119	5	5.845	Colorado (COLORADO)	IND B8	0–7	0.000	132	-10	Lost to Nebraska 7–45
120	-5	6.028	Toledo (TOLEDO)	MAC	1–6	0.143	121	-16	Lost to Ohio 9–24
121	-2	6.059	San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)	IND WAC	1–6	0.143	121	-13	Lost to Wyoming 9–34
122	5	6.126	TCU	IND SWC	0–7	0.000	132	-13	Lost to Baylor 6–21
123	-9	6.141	Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)	IND B8	0–5–1	0.083	131	-10	Tied Kansas 14–14
124	-19	6.217	William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)	IND FBSI	2–6	0.250	116	-10	Lost to Delaware 3–7
125	-12	6.508	Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)	IND IVY	2–4	0.333	102	-10	Lost to Cornell 3–7
126	-3	6.533	Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)	IND FBSI	2–5	0.286	106	-9	Lost to Brown 3–21
127	9	6.786	Texas Arlington (TEXAS-ARLINGTON)	IND SLC	1–6	0.143	121	-11	Beat Louisiana Tech 21–20
128	-3	6.924	Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)	SEC	0–6	0.000	132	-14	Lost to Ole Miss 14–27
129	-3	7.057	UTEP	IND WAC	1–7	0.125	130	-20	Lost to New Mexico 21–22
130	2	7.084	Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE)	IND SLC	1–6	0.143	121	-19	Lost to Mcneese State 28–36
131	-2	7.153	Columbia (COLUMBIA)	IND IVY	1–5	0.167	119	-14	Lost to Colgate 22–35
132	-2	7.390	Oregon State (OREGON STATE)	PAC	0–6	0.000	132	-15	Lost to Long Beach State 21–31
133	0	7.518	Memphis (MEMPHIS)	IND FBSI	1–6	0.143	121	-21	Lost to Florida State 3–24
134	-3	7.636	Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)	IND FBSI	0–7	0.000	132	-21	Lost to Temple 7–23
135	0	7.842	Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)	B10	0–8	0.000	132	-23	Lost to Indiana 20–35
136	1	8.168	Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)	IND IVY	1–5	0.167	119	-6	Lost to Yale 0–8
137	-3	8.458	Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	1–6	0.143	121	-17	Lost to Kent State 12–35
138	0	8.770	East Tennessee State (EAST TENNESSEE STATE)	IND SOCON	0–8	0.000	132	-11	Lost to Tennessee Chattanooga 14–26