1980 Week 12 College Football Team Rankings

November 11, 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	0.808	Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)	IND FBSI	7–0–1	0.938	2	+33	Tied Georgia Tech 3–3
2	-1	0.810	Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)	IND FBSI	9–1	0.900	4	+44	Beat Virginia Tech 31–7
3	1	0.937	USC	PAC	7–0–1	0.938	2	+31	Beat Stanford 34–9
4	1	0.988	Penn State (PENN STATE)	IND FBSI	8–1	0.889	5	+36	Beat NC State 21–13
5	-2	1.024	Nebraska (NEBRASKA)	IND B8	8–1	0.889	5	+30	Beat Kansas State 55–8
6	1	1.100	North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)	ACC	8–1	0.889	5	+34	Beat Clemson 24–19
7	-1	1.166	Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)	IND FBSI	8–1	0.889	5	+31	Beat Louisville 41–23
8	1	1.207	Georgia (GEORGIA)	SEC	9–0	1.000	1	+30	Beat Florida 26–21
9	1	1.224	Alabama (ALABAMA)	SEC	8–1	0.889	5	+27	Beat LSU 28–7
10	2	1.308	Baylor (BAYLOR)	IND SWC	8–1	0.889	5	+27	Beat Arkansas 42–15
11	2	1.334	BYU	IND WAC	8–1	0.889	5	+25	Beat North Texas 41–23
12	3	1.344	South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)	IND FBSI	7–2	0.778	17	+27	Beat Citadel 45–24
13	-2	1.420	Ohio State (OHIO STATE)	B10	8–1	0.889	5	+24	Beat Illinois 49–42
14	2	1.599	Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)	SEC	7–2	0.778	17	+24	BYE
15	-7	1.610	Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)	IND FBSI	7–2	0.778	17	+23	Lost to Auburn 0–31
16	1	1.642	Furman (FURMAN)	IND SOCON	8–1	0.889	5	+20	Beat Davidson 21–7
17	2	1.650	SMU	IND SWC	7–2	0.778	17	+20	Beat Rice 34–14
18	6	1.776	UNLV	IND FBSI	7–2	0.778	17	+20	Beat Wyoming 33–26
19	4	1.776	Texas (TEXAS)	IND SWC	6–2	0.750	27	+18	Beat Houston 15–13
20	-6	1.819	UCLA	PAC	6–2	0.750	27	+19	Lost to Oregon 14–20
21	8	1.831	Mcneese State (MCNEESE STATE)	IND SLC	8–1	0.889	5	+24	Beat Louisiana Tech 45–8
22	-1	1.835	Michigan (MICHIGAN)	B10	7–2	0.778	17	+17	Beat Wisconsin 24–0
23	-3	1.865	Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)	IND B8	6–2	0.750	27	+16	Beat Kansas 21–19
24	-6	1.880	Florida (FLORIDA)	SEC	6–2	0.750	27	+17	Lost to Georgia 21–26
25	0	1.898	Missouri (MISSOURI)	IND B8	7–2	0.778	17	+16	Beat Iowa State 14–10
26	0	1.910	Purdue (PURDUE)	B10	7–2	0.778	17	+17	Beat Iowa 58–13
27	10	1.943	Oregon (OREGON)	PAC	5–2–2	0.667	35	+14	Beat UCLA 20–14
28	-1	2.000	Miami (MIAMI)	IND FBSI	5–3	0.625	50	+18	Beat East Carolina 23–10
29	3	2.029	Washington (WASHINGTON)	PAC	7–2	0.778	17	+12	Beat Arizona 45–22
30	0	2.109	Maryland (MARYLAND)	ACC	6–3	0.667	35	+17	BYE
31	-9	2.130	Stanford (STANFORD)	PAC	6–4	0.600	54	+18	Lost to USC 9–34
32	1	2.158	Tennessee Chattanooga (TENNESSEE-CHATTANOOGA)	IND SOCON	7–2	0.778	17	+10	Beat Western Carolina 39–14
33	7	2.162	Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)	MAC	8–2	0.800	15	+14	Beat Bowling Green 32–10
34	-6	2.327	LSU	SEC	6–3	0.667	35	+12	Lost to Alabama 7–28
35	-1	2.340	Drake (DRAKE)	IND MVC	8–2	0.800	15	+6	Beat Nebraska Omaha 17–0
36	12	2.430	Navy (NAVY)	IND FBSI	6–3	0.667	35	+11	Beat Syracuse 6–3
37	10	2.502	Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)	PAC	5–3	0.625	50	+10	Beat California 34–6
38	15	2.517	Rutgers (RUTGERS)	IND FBSI	6–3	0.667	35	+6	Beat Virginia 19–17
39	10	2.518	Harvard (HARVARD)	IND IVY	6–2	0.750	27	+8	Beat William & Mary 24–13
40	19	2.586	Minnesota (MINNESOTA)	B10	5–4	0.556	58	+11	Beat Indiana 31–7
41	-2	2.604	Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)	IND FBSI	7–3	0.700	33	+6	Lost to Florida State 7–31
42	15	2.622	Tulsa (TULSA)	IND MVC	6–3	0.667	35	+9	Beat Indiana State 30–7
43	1	2.637	Tulane (TULANE)	IND FBSI	6–3	0.667	35	+4	BYE
44	-6	2.648	Houston (HOUSTON)	IND SWC	5–4	0.556	58	+10	Lost to Texas 13–15
45	1	2.654	App State (APPALACHIAN STATE)	IND SOCON	6–3–1	0.650	48	+3	Tied Virginia Military Institute 16–16
46	5	2.675	San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)	IND PCAA	6–3	0.667	35	+7	Beat Pacific 28–23
47	-5	2.725	Citadel (CITADEL)	IND SOCON	6–3	0.667	35	+2	Lost to South Carolina 24–45
48	-12	2.728	Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	7–3	0.700	33	+7	Lost to Miami (OH) 24–34
49	9	2.729	Long Beach State (LONG BEACH STATE)	IND PCAA	6–3	0.667	35	+16	Beat CAL State Fullerton 20–10
50	-19	2.749	Yale (YALE)	IND IVY	6–2	0.750	27	+1	Lost to Cornell 6–24
51	15	2.778	West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)	IND FBSI	5–5	0.500	70	+8	Beat Temple 41–28
52	-11	2.795	Iowa State (IOWA STATE)	IND B8	5–4	0.556	58	+7	Lost to Missouri 10–14
53	-8	2.819	Wyoming (WYOMING)	IND WAC	5–4	0.556	58	+4	Lost to UNLV 26–33
54	14	2.846	Utah (UTAH)	IND WAC	5–3–1	0.611	53	+16	Beat New Mexico 49–21
55	-20	2.866	Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)	MAC	6–4	0.600	54	+8	Lost to Toledo 6–13
56	-2	2.887	Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)	IND FBSI	4–4	0.500	70	+6	BYE
57	3	2.892	Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)	IND SLC	6–3	0.667	35	+2	Beat Texas Arlington 30–13
58	-15	2.892	Clemson (CLEMSON)	ACC	5–4	0.556	58	+8	Lost to North Carolina 19–24
59	2	2.935	Hawai'i (HAWAII)	IND WAC	6–3	0.667	35	+3	Beat San Diego State 31–6
60	2	2.970	Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)	IND WAC	6–3–1	0.650	48	+4	Beat UTEP 37–7
61	-5	3.072	NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)	ACC	4–5	0.444	75	+5	Lost to Penn State 13–21
62	20	3.073	Auburn (AUBURN)	SEC	5–4	0.556	58	+3	Beat Southern Miss 31–0
63	-11	3.081	North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)	IND FBSI	5–4	0.556	58	+2	Lost to BYU 23–41
64	10	3.121	Princeton (PRINCETON)	IND IVY	5–3	0.625	50	+1	Beat Maine 24–7
65	6	3.170	UL Monroe (LOUISIANA MONROE)	IND FBSI	6–3	0.667	35	+5	Beat Mississippi College 40–22
66	-11	3.190	Syracuse (SYRACUSE)	IND FBSI	4–5	0.444	75	+4	Lost to Navy 3–6
67	-3	3.236	Arkansas (ARKANSAS)	IND SWC	4–4	0.500	70	+1	Lost to Baylor 15–42
68	11	3.275	Ohio (OHIO)	MAC	5–4	0.556	58	0	Beat Marshall 28–20
69	-2	3.306	Wichita State (WICHITA STATE)	IND MVC	4–4–1	0.500	70	+3	Tied New Mexico State 14–14
70	3	3.307	Brown (BROWN)	IND IVY	4–3	0.571	56	+8	BYE
71	13	3.447	Utah State (UTAH STATE)	IND PCAA	5–4	0.556	58	-1	Beat Weber State 50–13
72	3	3.461	Tennessee (TENNESSEE)	SEC	3–5	0.375	95	+2	BYE
73	3	3.501	Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)	ACC	4–5	0.444	75	-2	Beat Duke 27–24
74	-9	3.603	Indiana (INDIANA)	B10	5–4	0.556	58	-5	Lost to Minnesota 7–31
75	17	3.618	Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))	MAC	4–5	0.444	75	-2	Beat Western Michigan 34–24
76	-26	3.619	Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)	IND SWC	4–4	0.500	70	-1	Lost to TCU 17–24
77	-8	3.642	East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)	IND FBSI	4–5	0.444	75	0	Lost to Miami 10–23
78	-8	3.651	Indiana State (INDIANA STATE)	IND MVC	5–4	0.556	58	-4	Lost to Tulsa 7–30
79	4	3.657	Colgate (COLGATE)	IND FBSI	4–3–1	0.563	57	+3	BYE
80	-8	3.686	Rice (RICE)	IND SWC	4–5	0.444	75	-2	Lost to SMU 14–34
81	-18	3.705	Kansas (KANSAS)	IND B8	3–4–2	0.444	75	+1	Lost to Oklahoma 19–21
82	-5	3.748	Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH)	IND SLC	5–4	0.556	58	-8	Lost to Mcneese State 8–45
83	3	3.782	Ball State (BALL STATE)	MAC	4–5	0.444	75	-5	Beat Kent State 34–7
84	1	3.794	West Texas A&M (WEST TEXAS A&M)	IND MVC	4–5	0.444	75	-5	BYE
85	-4	3.841	Arizona (ARIZONA)	PAC	3–5	0.375	95	0	Lost to Washington 22–45
86	-8	3.852	New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)	IND WAC	4–6	0.400	89	0	Lost to Utah 21–49
87	-7	3.878	Virginia (VIRGINIA)	ACC	4–5	0.444	75	-5	Lost to Rutgers 17–19
88	-1	4.105	Kentucky (KENTUCKY)	SEC	3–6	0.333	101	-3	Beat Vanderbilt 31–10
89	-1	4.246	Richmond (RICHMOND)	IND FBSI	4–5	0.444	75	-8	BYE
90	9	4.302	Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)	IND PCAA	4–6	0.400	89	-8	Beat Southern Illinois 31–14
91	-2	4.335	Illinois (ILLINOIS)	B10	3–6–1	0.350	99	-8	Lost to Ohio State 42–49
92	25	4.371	Cornell (CORNELL)	IND IVY	3–5	0.375	95	+3	Beat Yale 24–6
93	14	4.465	Toledo (TOLEDO)	MAC	3–6	0.333	101	-10	Beat Northern Illinois 13–6
94	1	4.593	Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)	MAC	4–6	0.400	89	-13	Lost to Central Michigan 10–32
95	10	4.676	Army (ARMY)	IND FBSI	3–5–1	0.389	93	-9	Beat Air Force 47–24
96	-2	4.678	Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)	IND SWC	2–6	0.250	112	-7	BYE
97	-1	4.686	CAL State Fullerton (CAL STATE FULLERTON)	IND PCAA	4–5	0.444	75	-8	Lost to Long Beach State 10–20
98	-7	4.815	Louisville (LOUISVILLE)	IND FBSI	3–6	0.333	101	-3	Lost to Pittsburgh 23–41
99	4	4.832	Lamar (LAMAR)	IND SLC	3–6	0.333	101	-14	Beat Arkansas State 23–22
100	12	4.835	Villanova (VILLANOVA)	IND FBSI	4–5	0.444	75	-2	Beat Pennsylvania 34–3
101	-8	4.863	Temple (TEMPLE)	IND FBSI	4–5	0.444	75	-10	Lost to West Virginia 28–41
102	7	5.031	Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)	B10	2–7	0.222	114	-13	Beat Northwestern 42–10
103	-5	5.053	New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)	IND MVC	3–5–1	0.389	93	-15	Tied Wichita State 14–14
104	-4	5.073	Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)	SEC	2–7	0.222	114	-15	BYE
105	-15	5.083	Southern Illinois (SOUTHERN ILLINOIS)	IND MVC	3–6	0.333	101	-14	Lost to Fresno State 14–31
106	13	5.189	Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)	IND B8	2–5–1	0.313	109	-12	Beat Colorado 42–7
107	-10	5.217	Iowa (IOWA)	B10	3–6	0.333	101	-15	Lost to Purdue 13–58
108	7	5.268	Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)	PAC	3–6	0.333	101	-18	Beat Oregon State 28–7
109	-7	5.293	Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)	B10	2–7	0.222	114	-15	Lost to Michigan 0–24
110	-9	5.435	California (CALIFORNIA)	PAC	2–7	0.222	114	-14	Lost to Arizona State 6–34
111	-1	5.485	Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)	IND SOCON	3–6–1	0.350	99	-10	Tied App State 16–16
112	1	5.521	Pacific (PACIFIC)	IND PCAA	3–7	0.300	110	-20	Lost to San José State 23–28
113	-5	5.571	Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)	IND B8	2–7	0.222	114	-18	Lost to Nebraska 8–55
114	9	5.584	Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)	IND IVY	3–5	0.375	95	-13	Beat Columbia 48–0
115	5	5.622	Illinois State (ILLINOIS STATE)	IND FBSI	4–6	0.400	89	+1	Beat Eastern Michigan 15–7
116	-10	5.754	Duke (DUKE)	ACC	2–7	0.222	114	-22	Lost to Wake Forest 24–27
117	-3	5.820	Marshall (MARSHALL)	IND SOCON	2–6–1	0.278	111	-19	Lost to Ohio 20–28
118	9	5.927	TCU	IND SWC	1–8	0.111	127	-19	Beat Texas Tech 24–17
119	-1	5.978	Western Carolina (WESTERN CAROLINA)	IND SOCON	2–7–1	0.250	112	-15	Lost to Tennessee Chattanooga 14–39
120	-9	6.095	Kent State (KENT STATE)	MAC	2–7	0.222	114	-23	Lost to Ball State 7–34
121	-17	6.109	Colorado (COLORADO)	IND B8	1–8	0.111	127	-16	Lost to Oklahoma State 7–42
122	-6	6.245	Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)	IND FBSI	3–6	0.333	101	-9	Lost to Massachusetts 13–17
123	-2	6.518	Air Force (AIR FORCE)	IND WAC	1–7–1	0.167	122	-21	Lost to Army 24–47
124	-2	6.567	Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)	SEC	1–7	0.125	124	-21	Lost to Kentucky 10–31
125	1	6.602	William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)	IND FBSI	2–8	0.200	121	-20	Lost to Harvard 13–24
126	-1	6.603	Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)	IND FBSI	1–7–1	0.167	122	-22	Tied Notre Dame 3–3
127	-3	6.685	Texas Arlington (TEXAS-ARLINGTON)	IND SLC	1–8	0.111	127	-17	Lost to Louisiana 13–30
128	0	6.858	San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)	IND WAC	1–8	0.111	127	-26	Lost to Hawai'i 6–31
129	8	7.253	Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)	IND FBSI	1–8	0.111	127	-31	Beat Memphis 14–10
130	0	7.283	UTEP	IND WAC	1–9	0.100	136	-29	Lost to Colorado State 7–37
131	-2	7.531	Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE)	IND SLC	1–8	0.111	127	-34	Lost to Lamar 22–23
132	-1	7.824	Columbia (COLUMBIA)	IND IVY	1–7	0.125	124	-28	Lost to Dartmouth 0–48
133	5	7.996	East Tennessee State (EAST TENNESSEE STATE)	IND SOCON	1–8	0.111	127	-13	Beat James Madison 28–23
134	-2	8.330	Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)	B10	0–10	0.000	137	-39	Lost to Michigan State 10–42
135	-2	8.364	Oregon State (OREGON STATE)	PAC	0–8	0.000	137	-31	Lost to Washington State 7–28
136	-1	8.403	Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	1–8	0.111	127	-29	Lost to Illinois State 7–15
137	-1	8.413	Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)	IND IVY	1–7	0.125	124	-17	Lost to Villanova 3–34
138	-4	8.688	Memphis (MEMPHIS)	IND FBSI	1–8	0.111	127	-41	Lost to Cincinnati 10–14