1980 Week 11 College Football Team Rankings

November 4, 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	2	0.833	Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)	IND FBSI	8–1	0.889	4	+34	Beat Tulsa 45–2
2	3	0.915	Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)	IND FBSI	7–0	1.000	1	+27	Beat Navy 33–0
3	10	0.937	Nebraska (NEBRASKA)	IND B8	7–1	0.875	5	+24	Beat Missouri 38–16
4	-2	1.010	USC	PAC	6–0–1	0.929	3	+22	Beat California 60–7
5	1	1.015	Penn State (PENN STATE)	IND FBSI	7–1	0.875	5	+29	Beat Miami 27–12
6	4	1.045	Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)	IND FBSI	7–1	0.875	5	+27	Beat Syracuse 43–6
7	-6	1.127	North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)	ACC	7–1	0.875	5	+27	Lost to Oklahoma 7–41
8	3	1.199	Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)	IND FBSI	7–1	0.875	5	+26	Beat Lamar 36–10
9	6	1.314	Georgia (GEORGIA)	SEC	8–0	1.000	1	+21	Beat South Carolina 13–10
10	-1	1.361	Alabama (ALABAMA)	SEC	7–1	0.875	5	+19	Lost to Mississippi State 3–6
11	-3	1.366	Ohio State (OHIO STATE)	B10	7–1	0.875	5	+19	Beat Michigan State 48–16
12	-5	1.381	Baylor (BAYLOR)	IND SWC	7–1	0.875	5	+20	Lost to San José State 22–30
13	1	1.387	BYU	IND WAC	7–1	0.875	5	+18	Beat UTEP 83–7
14	-10	1.411	UCLA	PAC	6–1	0.857	16	+20	Lost to Arizona 17–23
15	-3	1.518	South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)	IND FBSI	6–2	0.750	24	+19	Lost to Georgia 10–13
16	2	1.529	Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)	SEC	7–2	0.778	19	+23	Beat Alabama 6–3
17	0	1.561	Furman (FURMAN)	IND SOCON	7–1	0.875	5	+18	Beat Marshall 35–0
18	1	1.635	Florida (FLORIDA)	SEC	6–1	0.857	16	+17	Beat Auburn 21–10
19	3	1.721	SMU	IND SWC	6–2	0.750	24	+15	Beat Texas A&M 27–0
20	17	1.865	Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)	IND B8	5–2	0.714	34	+12	Beat North Carolina 41–7
21	5	1.880	Michigan (MICHIGAN)	B10	6–2	0.750	24	+13	Beat Indiana 35–0
22	3	1.902	Stanford (STANFORD)	PAC	6–3	0.667	37	+15	Beat Oregon State 54–13
23	-7	1.944	Texas (TEXAS)	IND SWC	5–2	0.714	34	+12	Lost to Texas Tech 20–24
24	8	2.012	UNLV	IND FBSI	6–2	0.750	24	+13	Beat New Mexico 72–7
25	-5	2.054	Missouri (MISSOURI)	IND B8	6–2	0.750	24	+10	Lost to Nebraska 16–38
26	-3	2.070	Purdue (PURDUE)	B10	6–2	0.750	24	+12	Beat Northwestern 52–31
27	-6	2.074	Miami (MIAMI)	IND FBSI	4–3	0.571	60	+13	Lost to Penn State 12–27
28	1	2.078	LSU	SEC	6–2	0.750	24	+12	Beat Ole Miss 38–16
29	-2	2.086	Mcneese State (MCNEESE STATE)	IND SLC	7–1	0.875	5	+16	Beat Texas Arlington 31–17
30	13	2.195	Maryland (MARYLAND)	ACC	6–3	0.667	37	+14	Beat NC State 24–0
31	4	2.204	Yale (YALE)	IND IVY	6–1	0.857	16	+5	Beat Dartmouth 35–7
32	13	2.209	Washington (WASHINGTON)	PAC	6–2	0.750	24	+7	Beat Arizona State 25–0
33	0	2.237	Tennessee Chattanooga (TENNESSEE-CHATTANOOGA)	IND SOCON	6–2	0.750	24	+8	BYE
34	10	2.313	Drake (DRAKE)	IND MVC	7–2	0.778	19	+7	Beat Wichita State 38–15
35	1	2.320	Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)	MAC	6–3	0.667	37	+12	Beat Kent State 35–14
36	11	2.331	Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	7–2	0.778	19	+9	Beat Ohio 13–7
37	12	2.348	Oregon (OREGON)	PAC	4–2–2	0.625	42	+6	Beat Washington State 20–10
38	-10	2.353	Houston (HOUSTON)	IND SWC	5–3	0.625	42	+10	Beat TCU 37–5
39	9	2.371	Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)	IND FBSI	7–2	0.778	19	+5	Beat West Virginia 34–11
40	-1	2.385	Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)	MAC	7–2	0.778	19	+7	Beat Eastern Michigan 51–15
41	-17	2.467	Iowa State (IOWA STATE)	IND B8	5–3	0.625	42	+8	Lost to Colorado 9–17
42	-2	2.493	Citadel (CITADEL)	IND SOCON	6–2	0.750	24	+3	BYE
43	10	2.524	Clemson (CLEMSON)	ACC	5–3	0.625	42	+10	Beat Wake Forest 35–33
44	11	2.595	Tulane (TULANE)	IND FBSI	6–3	0.667	37	+5	Beat Kentucky 24–22
45	-14	2.602	Wyoming (WYOMING)	IND WAC	5–3	0.625	42	+5	Lost to Colorado State 25–28
46	4	2.606	App State (APPALACHIAN STATE)	IND SOCON	6–3	0.667	37	+3	Beat Western Carolina 27–24
47	-17	2.607	Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)	PAC	4–3	0.571	60	+7	Lost to Washington 0–25
48	-10	2.661	Navy (NAVY)	IND FBSI	5–3	0.625	42	+7	Lost to Notre Dame 0–33
49	17	2.771	Harvard (HARVARD)	IND IVY	5–2	0.714	34	+4	Beat Brown 17–16
50	18	2.779	Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)	IND SWC	4–3	0.571	60	+6	Beat Texas 24–20
51	25	2.796	San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)	IND PCAA	5–3	0.625	42	+3	Beat Baylor 30–22
52	10	2.803	North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)	IND FBSI	5–3	0.625	42	+3	Beat New Mexico State 38–28
53	6	2.834	Rutgers (RUTGERS)	IND FBSI	5–3	0.625	42	0	Beat Army 37–21
54	2	2.871	Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)	IND FBSI	4–4	0.500	68	+5	Beat Air Force 23–0
55	-4	2.876	Syracuse (SYRACUSE)	IND FBSI	4–4	0.500	68	+6	Lost to Pittsburgh 6–43
56	-15	2.939	NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)	ACC	4–4	0.500	68	+6	Lost to Maryland 0–24
57	-15	2.943	Tulsa (TULSA)	IND MVC	5–3	0.625	42	+3	Lost to Florida State 2–45
58	13	2.950	Long Beach State (LONG BEACH STATE)	IND PCAA	5–3	0.625	42	+11	Beat Fresno State 34–9
59	10	2.971	Minnesota (MINNESOTA)	B10	4–4	0.500	68	+5	Beat Illinois 21–18
60	10	2.989	Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)	IND SLC	5–3	0.625	42	+1	Beat Southern Illinois 21–3
61	4	2.993	Hawai'i (HAWAII)	IND WAC	5–3	0.625	42	+3	Beat CAL State Fullerton 31–21
62	11	3.029	Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)	IND WAC	5–3–1	0.611	59	+4	Beat Wyoming 28–25
63	1	3.038	Kansas (KANSAS)	IND B8	3–3–2	0.500	68	+4	Beat Kansas State 20–18
64	-30	3.038	Arkansas (ARKANSAS)	IND SWC	4–3	0.571	60	+1	Lost to Rice 16–17
65	-11	3.079	Indiana (INDIANA)	B10	5–3	0.625	42	-1	Lost to Michigan 0–35
66	-5	3.118	West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)	IND FBSI	4–5	0.444	82	+3	Lost to Virginia Tech 11–34
67	-21	3.147	Wichita State (WICHITA STATE)	IND MVC	4–4	0.500	68	+3	Lost to Drake 15–38
68	-5	3.234	Utah (UTAH)	IND WAC	4–3–1	0.563	66	+10	BYE
69	11	3.249	East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)	IND FBSI	4–4	0.500	68	+4	Beat William & Mary 31–23
70	7	3.257	Indiana State (INDIANA STATE)	IND MVC	5–3	0.625	42	-1	Beat West Texas A&M 37–18
71	3	3.322	UL Monroe (LOUISIANA MONROE)	IND FBSI	5–3	0.625	42	+4	Beat Nicholls State 29–28
72	12	3.331	Rice (RICE)	IND SWC	4–4	0.500	68	+1	Beat Arkansas 17–16
73	-15	3.375	Brown (BROWN)	IND IVY	4–3	0.571	60	+7	Lost to Harvard 16–17
74	7	3.428	Princeton (PRINCETON)	IND IVY	4–3	0.571	60	0	Beat Pennsylvania 28–21
75	-23	3.449	Tennessee (TENNESSEE)	SEC	3–5	0.375	89	+1	Lost to Virginia 13–16
76	-16	3.458	Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)	ACC	3–5	0.375	89	-1	Lost to Clemson 33–35
77	5	3.466	Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH)	IND SLC	5–3	0.625	42	-7	Beat Arkansas State 28–0
78	-21	3.481	New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)	IND WAC	4–5	0.444	82	+3	Lost to UNLV 7–72
79	-12	3.500	Ohio (OHIO)	MAC	4–4	0.500	68	-2	Lost to Western Michigan 7–13
80	3	3.570	Virginia (VIRGINIA)	ACC	4–4	0.500	68	-1	Beat Tennessee 16–13
81	17	3.570	Arizona (ARIZONA)	PAC	3–4	0.429	87	+2	Beat UCLA 23–17
82	-7	3.681	Auburn (AUBURN)	SEC	4–4	0.500	68	-3	Lost to Florida 10–21
83	8	3.749	Colgate (COLGATE)	IND FBSI	4–3–1	0.563	66	+2	Beat Lafayette 44–0
84	3	3.773	Utah State (UTAH STATE)	IND PCAA	4–4	0.500	68	-2	Beat Pacific 21–7
85	-13	3.894	West Texas A&M (WEST TEXAS A&M)	IND MVC	4–5	0.444	82	-5	Lost to Indiana State 18–37
86	-7	4.100	Ball State (BALL STATE)	MAC	3–5	0.375	89	-6	Lost to Bowling Green 21–24
87	2	4.238	Kentucky (KENTUCKY)	SEC	2–6	0.250	108	-3	Lost to Tulane 22–24
88	7	4.342	Richmond (RICHMOND)	IND FBSI	4–5	0.444	82	-8	Beat Cincinnati 24–10
89	-4	4.379	Illinois (ILLINOIS)	B10	3–5–1	0.389	88	-8	Lost to Minnesota 18–21
90	-4	4.385	Southern Illinois (SOUTHERN ILLINOIS)	IND MVC	3–5	0.375	89	-8	Lost to Louisiana 3–21
91	-3	4.445	Louisville (LOUISVILLE)	IND FBSI	3–5	0.375	89	0	Lost to Temple 12–17
92	-14	4.467	Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))	MAC	3–5	0.375	89	-9	Lost to Toledo 14–17
93	10	4.471	Temple (TEMPLE)	IND FBSI	4–4	0.500	68	-5	Beat Louisville 17–12
94	0	4.472	Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)	IND SWC	2–6	0.250	108	-5	Lost to SMU 0–27
95	16	4.602	Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)	MAC	4–5	0.444	82	-12	Beat Ball State 24–21
96	-6	4.637	CAL State Fullerton (CAL STATE FULLERTON)	IND PCAA	4–4	0.500	68	-6	Lost to Hawai'i 21–31
97	12	4.718	Iowa (IOWA)	B10	3–5	0.375	89	-10	Beat Wisconsin 22–13
98	-5	4.864	New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)	IND MVC	3–5	0.375	89	-13	Lost to North Texas 28–38
99	-3	4.918	Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)	IND PCAA	3–6	0.333	99	-11	Lost to Long Beach State 9–34
100	2	4.925	Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)	SEC	2–7	0.222	118	-12	Lost to LSU 16–38
101	3	5.044	California (CALIFORNIA)	PAC	2–6	0.250	108	-9	Lost to USC 7–60
102	-10	5.049	Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)	B10	2–6	0.250	108	-11	Lost to Iowa 13–22
103	7	5.097	Lamar (LAMAR)	IND SLC	2–6	0.250	108	-13	Lost to Southern Miss 10–36
104	15	5.145	Colorado (COLORADO)	IND B8	1–7	0.125	125	-8	Beat Iowa State 17–9
105	1	5.196	Army (ARMY)	IND FBSI	2–5–1	0.313	103	-10	Lost to Rutgers 21–37
106	9	5.230	Duke (DUKE)	ACC	2–6	0.250	108	-14	Beat Georgia Tech 17–12
107	13	5.262	Toledo (TOLEDO)	MAC	2–6	0.250	108	-15	Beat Miami (OH) 17–14
108	-9	5.309	Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)	IND B8	2–6	0.250	108	-14	Lost to Kansas 18–20
109	3	5.344	Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)	B10	1–7	0.125	125	-11	Lost to Ohio State 16–48
110	-13	5.477	Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)	IND SOCON	3–6	0.333	99	-8	Lost to Boston University 22–38
111	-4	5.478	Kent State (KENT STATE)	MAC	2–6	0.250	108	-15	Lost to Northern Illinois 14–35
112	-12	5.553	Villanova (VILLANOVA)	IND FBSI	3–5	0.375	89	-4	Lost to Delaware 7–17
113	-8	5.601	Pacific (PACIFIC)	IND PCAA	3–6	0.333	99	-18	Lost to Utah State 7–21
114	0	5.603	Marshall (MARSHALL)	IND SOCON	2–5–1	0.313	103	-15	Lost to Furman 0–35
115	-2	5.649	Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)	PAC	2–6	0.250	108	-17	Lost to Oregon 10–20
116	10	5.679	Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)	IND FBSI	3–5	0.375	89	-10	Beat Columbia 26–0
117	-16	5.682	Cornell (CORNELL)	IND IVY	2–5	0.286	105	-5	Lost to Bucknell 16–33
118	0	5.712	Western Carolina (WESTERN CAROLINA)	IND SOCON	2–6–1	0.278	107	-10	Lost to App State 24–27
119	4	5.897	Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)	IND B8	1–5–1	0.214	120	-12	Beat San Diego State 15–6
120	-12	5.911	Illinois State (ILLINOIS STATE)	IND FBSI	3–6	0.333	99	+2	Lost to Western Illinois 0–27
121	-5	6.065	Air Force (AIR FORCE)	IND WAC	1–6–1	0.188	121	-15	Lost to Boston College 0–23
122	6	6.084	Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)	SEC	1–6	0.143	122	-15	Beat Memphis 14–10
123	2	6.332	Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)	IND IVY	2–5	0.286	105	-12	Lost to Yale 7–35
124	3	6.550	Texas Arlington (TEXAS-ARLINGTON)	IND SLC	1–7	0.125	125	-13	Lost to Mcneese State 17–31
125	-8	6.573	Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)	IND FBSI	1–7	0.125	125	-20	Lost to Duke 12–17
126	-2	6.667	William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)	IND FBSI	2–7	0.222	118	-17	Lost to East Carolina 23–31
127	-5	6.715	TCU	IND SWC	0–8	0.000	134	-20	Lost to Houston 5–37
128	-7	6.900	San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)	IND WAC	1–7	0.125	125	-21	Lost to Oklahoma State 6–15
129	1	7.030	Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE)	IND SLC	1–7	0.125	125	-24	Lost to Louisiana Tech 0–28
130	-1	7.072	UTEP	IND WAC	1–8	0.111	133	-23	Lost to BYU 7–83
131	0	7.351	Columbia (COLUMBIA)	IND IVY	1–6	0.143	122	-20	Lost to Holy Cross 0–26
132	3	7.696	Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)	B10	0–9	0.000	134	-28	Lost to Purdue 31–52
133	-1	7.827	Oregon State (OREGON STATE)	PAC	0–7	0.000	134	-22	Lost to Stanford 13–54
134	-1	8.105	Memphis (MEMPHIS)	IND FBSI	1–7	0.125	125	-30	Lost to Vanderbilt 10–14
135	2	8.263	Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	1–7	0.125	125	-21	Lost to Central Michigan 15–51
136	0	8.357	Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)	IND IVY	1–6	0.143	122	-11	Lost to Princeton 21–28
137	-3	8.373	Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)	IND FBSI	0–8	0.000	134	-31	Lost to Richmond 10–24
138	0	8.649	East Tennessee State (EAST TENNESSEE STATE)	IND SOCON	0–8	0.000	134	-11	BYE