1980 Week 14 College Football Team Rankings

November 25, 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	0.727	Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)	IND FBSI	9–1	0.900	7	+55	BYE
2	-1	0.795	Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)	IND FBSI	9–0–1	0.950	2	+52	Beat Air Force 24–10
3	1	0.959	Penn State (PENN STATE)	IND FBSI	9–1	0.900	7	+50	BYE
4	3	1.072	BYU	IND WAC	10–1	0.909	3	+45	Beat Utah 56–6
5	0	1.137	Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)	IND FBSI	9–1	0.900	7	+44	BYE
6	-3	1.145	Nebraska (NEBRASKA)	IND B8	9–2	0.818	11	+40	Lost to Oklahoma 17–21
7	-1	1.171	North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)	ACC	10–1	0.909	3	+48	Beat Duke 44–21
8	0	1.200	Georgia (GEORGIA)	SEC	10–0	1.000	1	+42	BYE
9	1	1.245	Baylor (BAYLOR)	IND SWC	10–1	0.909	3	+43	Beat Texas 16–0
10	-1	1.389	USC	PAC	7–2–1	0.750	22	+33	Lost to UCLA 17–20
11	7	1.409	UCLA	PAC	8–2	0.800	17	+36	Beat USC 20–17
12	3	1.428	Michigan (MICHIGAN)	B10	9–2	0.818	11	+38	Beat Ohio State 9–3
13	3	1.458	Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)	IND B8	8–2	0.800	17	+36	Beat Nebraska 21–17
14	-1	1.462	Alabama (ALABAMA)	SEC	8–2	0.800	17	+33	BYE
15	-1	1.535	Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)	SEC	9–2	0.818	11	+37	Beat Ole Miss 19–14
16	-4	1.545	Ohio State (OHIO STATE)	B10	9–2	0.818	11	+32	Lost to Michigan 3–9
17	3	1.578	Furman (FURMAN)	IND SOCON	9–1–1	0.864	10	+30	Beat Citadel 28–15
18	3	1.629	Mcneese State (MCNEESE STATE)	IND SLC	10–1	0.909	3	+42	Beat Louisiana 14–0
19	-8	1.657	South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)	IND FBSI	8–3	0.727	23	+33	Lost to Clemson 6–27
20	-1	1.692	Washington (WASHINGTON)	PAC	9–2	0.818	11	+27	Beat Washington State 30–23
21	3	1.752	Maryland (MARYLAND)	ACC	8–3	0.727	23	+34	Beat Virginia 31–0
22	7	1.778	Miami (MIAMI)	IND FBSI	7–3	0.700	34	+29	Beat North Texas 26–8
23	0	1.847	Florida (FLORIDA)	SEC	7–2	0.778	21	+25	BYE
24	4	1.892	SMU	IND SWC	8–3	0.727	23	+26	Beat Arkansas 31–7
25	1	1.896	Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)	MAC	9–2	0.818	11	+25	BYE
26	6	1.951	Purdue (PURDUE)	B10	8–3	0.727	23	+26	Beat Indiana 24–23
27	6	2.002	Missouri (MISSOURI)	IND B8	8–3	0.727	23	+22	Beat Kansas 31–6
28	-6	2.036	Texas (TEXAS)	IND SWC	7–3	0.700	34	+21	Lost to Baylor 0–16
29	-12	2.041	Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)	IND FBSI	8–3	0.727	23	+25	Lost to Louisville 3–6
30	6	2.069	Yale (YALE)	IND IVY	8–2	0.800	17	+17	Beat Harvard 14–0
31	9	2.116	Long Beach State (LONG BEACH STATE)	IND PCAA	8–3	0.727	23	+33	Beat Drake 21–7
32	-2	2.167	UNLV	IND FBSI	7–3	0.700	34	+19	BYE
33	-6	2.343	Oregon (OREGON)	PAC	6–3–2	0.636	40	+14	Lost to Arizona State 37–42
34	1	2.373	Navy (NAVY)	IND FBSI	7–3	0.700	34	+17	BYE
35	17	2.374	Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)	PAC	6–4	0.600	50	+15	Beat Oregon 42–37
36	1	2.381	Tulsa (TULSA)	IND MVC	8–3	0.727	23	+18	Beat New Mexico State 21–20
37	9	2.383	Houston (HOUSTON)	IND SWC	6–4	0.600	50	+17	Beat Texas Tech 34–7
38	10	2.418	LSU	SEC	7–4	0.636	40	+18	Beat Tulane 24–7
39	3	2.479	Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)	IND FBSI	8–3	0.727	23	+10	BYE
40	-15	2.537	Stanford (STANFORD)	PAC	6–5	0.545	59	+14	Lost to California 23–28
41	0	2.561	Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)	IND FBSI	6–4	0.600	50	+14	Beat Massachusetts 13–12
42	-11	2.581	Tennessee Chattanooga (TENNESSEE-CHATTANOOGA)	IND SOCON	8–3	0.727	23	+7	Lost to Vanderbilt 29–31
43	0	2.600	Hawai'i (HAWAII)	IND WAC	7–3	0.700	34	+11	BYE
44	9	2.629	Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)	MAC	7–4	0.636	40	+12	Beat Eastern Michigan 38–6
45	-11	2.641	Drake (DRAKE)	IND MVC	8–3	0.727	23	+4	Lost to Long Beach State 7–21
46	-7	2.713	Harvard (HARVARD)	IND IVY	7–3	0.700	34	+8	Lost to Yale 0–14
47	14	2.722	Rutgers (RUTGERS)	IND FBSI	7–4	0.636	40	+6	Beat Colgate 35–13
48	15	2.725	Clemson (CLEMSON)	ACC	6–5	0.545	59	+14	Beat South Carolina 27–6
49	-11	2.735	San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)	IND PCAA	7–4	0.636	40	+9	Lost to Utah State 38–44
50	5	2.815	Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	7–4	0.636	40	+8	BYE
51	7	2.854	NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)	ACC	6–5	0.545	59	+10	Beat East Carolina 36–14
52	-5	2.895	Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)	IND SLC	7–4	0.636	40	+7	Lost to Mcneese State 0–14
53	-2	2.899	North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)	IND FBSI	6–5	0.545	59	+9	Lost to Miami 8–26
54	6	2.921	Iowa State (IOWA STATE)	IND B8	6–5	0.545	59	+8	Beat Oklahoma State 23–21
55	-6	2.929	Citadel (CITADEL)	IND SOCON	7–4	0.636	40	0	Lost to Furman 15–28
56	-12	2.938	West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)	IND FBSI	6–6	0.500	71	+11	Lost to Syracuse 7–20
57	8	2.958	Ball State (BALL STATE)	MAC	6–5	0.545	59	+7	Beat Indiana State 28–21
58	-13	2.986	Tulane (TULANE)	IND FBSI	7–4	0.636	40	+2	Lost to LSU 7–24
59	11	3.074	Princeton (PRINCETON)	IND IVY	6–4	0.600	50	+3	Beat Dartmouth 27–24
60	-6	3.110	Utah (UTAH)	IND WAC	5–4–1	0.550	57	+15	Lost to BYU 6–56
61	-11	3.115	App State (APPALACHIAN STATE)	IND SOCON	6–4–1	0.591	54	-1	Lost to Wake Forest 16–28
62	0	3.174	Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)	IND WAC	6–4–1	0.591	54	+6	BYE
63	12	3.266	UL Monroe (LOUISIANA MONROE)	IND FBSI	7–4	0.636	40	+6	Beat Louisiana Tech 19–14
64	14	3.274	Utah State (UTAH STATE)	IND PCAA	6–5	0.545	59	+1	Beat San José State 44–38
65	12	3.289	Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)	ACC	5–6	0.455	78	+1	Beat App State 28–16
66	-9	3.295	Arkansas (ARKANSAS)	IND SWC	5–5	0.500	71	+3	Lost to SMU 7–31
67	5	3.342	Wyoming (WYOMING)	IND WAC	6–5	0.545	59	-2	Beat UTEP 52–7
68	-1	3.344	Auburn (AUBURN)	SEC	5–5	0.500	71	+3	BYE
69	7	3.347	Arizona (ARIZONA)	PAC	5–5	0.500	71	+4	Beat Oregon State 24–7
70	4	3.360	Syracuse (SYRACUSE)	IND FBSI	5–6	0.455	78	+6	Beat West Virginia 20–7
71	8	3.426	Ohio (OHIO)	MAC	6–5	0.545	59	-2	Beat Bowling Green 21–20
72	-13	3.474	Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)	IND SWC	5–5	0.500	71	+1	Lost to Houston 7–34
73	7	3.560	Brown (BROWN)	IND IVY	5–4	0.556	56	+5	Beat Columbia 31–13
74	-5	3.598	Indiana (INDIANA)	B10	6–5	0.545	59	-7	Lost to Purdue 23–24
75	-19	3.618	Wichita State (WICHITA STATE)	IND MVC	5–5–1	0.500	71	0	Lost to Memphis 0–6
76	-10	3.655	Kansas (KANSAS)	IND B8	4–5–2	0.455	78	+1	Lost to Missouri 6–31
77	-9	3.666	Indiana State (INDIANA STATE)	IND MVC	6–5	0.545	59	-7	Lost to Ball State 21–28
78	-5	3.762	Colgate (COLGATE)	IND FBSI	5–4–1	0.550	57	0	Lost to Rutgers 13–35
79	7	3.775	Cornell (CORNELL)	IND IVY	5–5	0.500	71	+5	Beat Pennsylvania 31–9
80	10	3.790	Louisville (LOUISVILLE)	IND FBSI	5–6	0.455	78	+8	Beat Southern Miss 6–3
81	-17	3.793	Minnesota (MINNESOTA)	B10	5–6	0.455	78	-5	Lost to Wisconsin 7–25
82	3	3.884	West Texas A&M (WEST TEXAS A&M)	IND MVC	5–6	0.455	78	-6	Beat Southern Illinois 23–20
83	10	3.888	Villanova (VILLANOVA)	IND FBSI	6–5	0.545	59	+7	Beat Temple 23–7
84	-13	3.975	Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))	MAC	5–6	0.455	78	-10	Lost to Cincinnati 13–23
85	-4	3.987	Rice (RICE)	IND SWC	4–6	0.400	88	-5	BYE
86	3	4.073	Tennessee (TENNESSEE)	SEC	4–6	0.400	88	-7	Beat Kentucky 45–14
87	0	4.170	Virginia (VIRGINIA)	ACC	4–7	0.364	91	-9	Lost to Maryland 0–31
88	0	4.225	Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)	IND PCAA	5–6	0.455	78	-12	BYE
89	5	4.248	Richmond (RICHMOND)	IND FBSI	5–6	0.455	78	-11	Beat William & Mary 26–14
90	13	4.259	Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)	B10	4–7	0.364	91	-11	Beat Minnesota 25–7
91	-8	4.263	Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH)	IND SLC	5–6	0.455	78	-15	Lost to UL Monroe 14–19
92	-10	4.521	New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)	IND WAC	4–7	0.364	91	-10	Lost to San Diego State 22–24
93	-9	4.532	Toledo (TOLEDO)	MAC	4–7	0.364	91	-17	Lost to Kent State 14–34
94	-2	4.712	East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)	IND FBSI	4–7	0.364	91	-5	Lost to NC State 14–36
95	5	4.729	Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)	SEC	3–8	0.273	111	-16	Lost to Mississippi State 14–19
96	1	4.731	Illinois (ILLINOIS)	B10	3–7–1	0.318	105	-16	BYE
97	-1	4.733	Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)	MAC	4–7	0.364	91	-19	Lost to Ohio 20–21
98	12	4.735	Iowa (IOWA)	B10	4–7	0.364	91	-17	Beat Michigan State 41–0
99	3	4.750	Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)	PAC	4–7	0.364	91	-21	Lost to Washington 23–30
100	-1	4.776	Army (ARMY)	IND FBSI	3–6–1	0.350	102	-11	BYE
101	-10	4.828	Kentucky (KENTUCKY)	SEC	3–8	0.273	111	-13	Lost to Tennessee 14–45
102	4	4.833	Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)	IND SWC	3–7	0.300	109	-11	Beat TCU 13–10
103	-5	4.939	Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)	IND B8	3–6–1	0.350	102	-16	Lost to Iowa State 21–23
104	-3	4.990	Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)	IND IVY	4–6	0.400	88	-13	Lost to Princeton 24–27
105	-10	5.056	Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)	B10	3–8	0.273	111	-19	Lost to Iowa 0–41
106	9	5.187	Pacific (PACIFIC)	IND PCAA	4–8	0.333	104	-24	Beat CAL State Fullerton 32–26
107	9	5.195	California (CALIFORNIA)	PAC	3–8	0.273	111	-18	Beat Stanford 28–23
108	-1	5.252	Temple (TEMPLE)	IND FBSI	4–7	0.364	91	-16	Lost to Villanova 7–23
109	-5	5.345	CAL State Fullerton (CAL STATE FULLERTON)	IND PCAA	4–7	0.364	91	-21	Lost to Pacific 26–32
110	2	5.419	Air Force (AIR FORCE)	IND WAC	2–8–1	0.227	121	-17	Lost to Notre Dame 10–24
111	-2	5.479	New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)	IND MVC	3–7–1	0.318	105	-26	Lost to Tulsa 20–21
112	-1	5.596	Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)	IND SOCON	3–7–1	0.318	105	-14	BYE
113	-5	5.610	Southern Illinois (SOUTHERN ILLINOIS)	IND MVC	3–8	0.273	111	-28	Lost to West Texas A&M 20–23
114	-9	5.642	Lamar (LAMAR)	IND SLC	3–8	0.273	111	-28	Lost to Texas Arlington 27–44
115	12	5.651	Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)	SEC	2–8	0.200	123	-20	Beat Tennessee Chattanooga 31–29
116	-2	5.660	Illinois State (ILLINOIS STATE)	IND FBSI	4–7	0.364	91	-3	BYE
117	1	5.668	Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)	IND B8	3–8	0.273	111	-27	Beat Colorado 17–14
118	3	5.727	San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)	IND WAC	3–8	0.273	111	-25	Beat New Mexico 24–22
119	-6	5.773	Western Carolina (WESTERN CAROLINA)	IND SOCON	3–7–1	0.318	105	-19	BYE
120	3	5.785	Kent State (KENT STATE)	MAC	3–8	0.273	111	-28	Beat Toledo 34–14
121	-1	5.835	Texas Arlington (TEXAS-ARLINGTON)	IND SLC	3–8	0.273	111	-19	Beat Lamar 44–27
122	-3	6.275	Duke (DUKE)	ACC	2–9	0.182	124	-35	Lost to North Carolina 21–44
123	-6	6.596	TCU	IND SWC	1–10	0.091	134	-32	Lost to Texas A&M 10–13
124	1	6.609	Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)	IND FBSI	3–7	0.300	109	-17	BYE
125	4	6.701	Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)	IND FBSI	2–9	0.182	124	-38	Beat Miami (OH) 23–13
126	0	6.870	William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)	IND FBSI	2–9	0.182	124	-29	Lost to Richmond 14–26
127	1	6.893	Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)	IND FBSI	1–8–1	0.150	130	-30	BYE
128	-6	7.053	Marshall (MARSHALL)	IND SOCON	2–8–1	0.227	121	-39	Lost to East Tennessee State 16–21
129	-5	7.057	Colorado (COLORADO)	IND B8	1–10	0.091	134	-34	Lost to Kansas State 14–17
130	5	7.409	Memphis (MEMPHIS)	IND FBSI	2–9	0.182	124	-44	Beat Wichita State 6–0
131	3	7.601	Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE)	IND SLC	2–9	0.182	124	-51	Beat Austin Peay 14–9
132	5	7.736	East Tennessee State (EAST TENNESSEE STATE)	IND SOCON	2–9	0.182	124	-22	Beat Marshall 21–16
133	-3	8.008	UTEP	IND WAC	1–11	0.083	136	-50	Lost to Wyoming 7–52
134	-3	8.167	Columbia (COLUMBIA)	IND IVY	1–9	0.100	131	-44	Lost to Brown 13–31
135	-3	8.178	Oregon State (OREGON STATE)	PAC	0–10	0.000	137	-45	Lost to Arizona 7–24
136	0	8.281	Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	1–9	0.100	131	-38	Lost to Northern Illinois 6–38
137	-4	8.300	Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)	IND IVY	1–9	0.100	131	-28	Lost to Cornell 9–31
138	0	8.654	Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)	B10	0–11	0.000	137	-55	BYE