1980 Week 15 College Football Team Rankings

December 2, 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	0	0.664	Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)	IND FBSI	9–1	0.900	8	+57	BYE
2	0	0.751	Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)	IND FBSI	9–0–1	0.950	2	+55	BYE
3	2	0.967	Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)	IND FBSI	10–1	0.909	4	+55	Beat Penn State 14–9
4	-1	0.983	Penn State (PENN STATE)	IND FBSI	9–2	0.818	10	+51	Lost to Pittsburgh 9–14
5	-1	0.985	BYU	IND WAC	11–1	0.917	3	+54	Beat UNLV 54–14
6	1	1.157	North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)	ACC	10–1	0.909	4	+48	BYE
7	-1	1.163	Nebraska (NEBRASKA)	IND B8	9–2	0.818	10	+40	BYE
8	1	1.199	Baylor (BAYLOR)	IND SWC	10–1	0.909	4	+46	BYE
9	-1	1.251	Georgia (GEORGIA)	SEC	11–0	1.000	1	+45	Beat Georgia Tech 38–20
10	0	1.298	USC	PAC	7–2–1	0.750	21	+35	BYE
11	3	1.337	Alabama (ALABAMA)	SEC	9–2	0.818	10	+39	Beat Auburn 34–18
12	1	1.402	Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)	IND B8	9–2	0.818	10	+38	Beat Oklahoma State 63–14
13	-1	1.403	Michigan (MICHIGAN)	B10	9–2	0.818	10	+38	BYE
14	-3	1.411	UCLA	PAC	9–2	0.818	10	+36	Beat Oregon State 34–3
15	1	1.480	Ohio State (OHIO STATE)	B10	9–2	0.818	10	+33	BYE
16	-1	1.514	Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)	SEC	9–2	0.818	10	+38	BYE
17	5	1.528	Miami (MIAMI)	IND FBSI	8–3	0.727	22	+35	Beat Florida 31–7
18	-1	1.582	Furman (FURMAN)	IND SOCON	9–1–1	0.864	9	+30	BYE
19	-1	1.613	Mcneese State (MCNEESE STATE)	IND SLC	10–1	0.909	4	+42	BYE
20	-1	1.616	South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)	IND FBSI	8–3	0.727	22	+33	BYE
21	-1	1.642	Washington (WASHINGTON)	PAC	9–2	0.818	10	+28	BYE
22	-1	1.721	Maryland (MARYLAND)	ACC	8–3	0.727	22	+33	BYE
23	1	1.819	SMU	IND SWC	8–3	0.727	22	+27	BYE
24	1	1.862	Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)	MAC	9–2	0.818	10	+25	BYE
25	1	1.902	Purdue (PURDUE)	B10	8–3	0.727	22	+26	BYE
26	1	1.967	Missouri (MISSOURI)	IND B8	8–3	0.727	22	+22	BYE
27	2	1.990	Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)	IND FBSI	8–3	0.727	22	+24	BYE
28	2	2.073	Yale (YALE)	IND IVY	8–2	0.800	20	+18	BYE
29	2	2.084	Long Beach State (LONG BEACH STATE)	IND PCAA	8–3	0.727	22	+33	BYE
30	5	2.114	Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)	PAC	7–4	0.636	38	+20	Beat Arizona 44–7
31	3	2.147	Navy (NAVY)	IND FBSI	8–3	0.727	22	+20	Beat Army 33–6
32	-9	2.154	Florida (FLORIDA)	SEC	7–3	0.700	36	+22	Lost to Miami 7–31
33	0	2.266	Oregon (OREGON)	PAC	6–3–2	0.636	38	+15	BYE
34	-2	2.299	UNLV	IND FBSI	7–4	0.636	38	+18	Lost to BYU 14–54
35	1	2.317	Tulsa (TULSA)	IND MVC	8–3	0.727	22	+18	BYE
36	-8	2.342	Texas (TEXAS)	IND SWC	7–4	0.636	38	+16	Lost to Texas A&M 14–24
37	1	2.382	LSU	SEC	7–4	0.636	38	+18	BYE
38	3	2.389	Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)	IND FBSI	7–4	0.636	38	+17	Beat Holy Cross 27–26
39	1	2.408	Stanford (STANFORD)	PAC	6–5	0.545	57	+15	BYE
40	3	2.439	Hawai'i (HAWAII)	IND WAC	8–3	0.727	22	+14	Beat Air Force 20–12
41	-2	2.442	Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)	IND FBSI	8–3	0.727	22	+10	BYE
42	0	2.570	Tennessee Chattanooga (TENNESSEE-CHATTANOOGA)	IND SOCON	8–3	0.727	22	+6	BYE
43	1	2.581	Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)	MAC	7–4	0.636	38	+12	BYE
44	1	2.616	Drake (DRAKE)	IND MVC	8–3	0.727	22	+4	BYE
45	3	2.631	Clemson (CLEMSON)	ACC	6–5	0.545	57	+15	BYE
46	-9	2.644	Houston (HOUSTON)	IND SWC	6–5	0.545	57	+12	Lost to Rice 7–35
47	0	2.672	Rutgers (RUTGERS)	IND FBSI	7–4	0.636	38	+6	BYE
48	1	2.688	San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)	IND PCAA	7–4	0.636	38	+9	BYE
49	-3	2.757	Harvard (HARVARD)	IND IVY	7–3	0.700	36	+9	BYE
50	0	2.761	Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	7–4	0.636	38	+8	BYE
51	0	2.812	NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)	ACC	6–5	0.545	57	+9	BYE
52	1	2.832	North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)	IND FBSI	6–5	0.545	57	+8	BYE
53	-1	2.840	Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)	IND SLC	7–4	0.636	38	+7	BYE
54	2	2.868	West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)	IND FBSI	6–6	0.500	71	+10	BYE
55	-1	2.874	Iowa State (IOWA STATE)	IND B8	6–5	0.545	57	+8	BYE
56	1	2.893	Ball State (BALL STATE)	MAC	6–5	0.545	57	+7	BYE
57	9	2.897	Arkansas (ARKANSAS)	IND SWC	6–5	0.545	57	+7	Beat Texas Tech 22–16
58	-3	2.900	Citadel (CITADEL)	IND SOCON	7–4	0.636	38	0	BYE
59	-1	2.910	Tulane (TULANE)	IND FBSI	7–4	0.636	38	+3	BYE
60	-1	3.095	Princeton (PRINCETON)	IND IVY	6–4	0.600	52	+3	BYE
61	0	3.110	App State (APPALACHIAN STATE)	IND SOCON	6–4–1	0.591	54	-1	BYE
62	0	3.194	Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)	IND WAC	6–4–1	0.591	54	+6	BYE
63	2	3.208	Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)	ACC	5–6	0.455	75	+1	BYE
64	-1	3.215	UL Monroe (LOUISIANA MONROE)	IND FBSI	7–4	0.636	38	+6	BYE
65	5	3.216	Syracuse (SYRACUSE)	IND FBSI	5–6	0.455	75	+5	BYE
66	-2	3.299	Utah State (UTAH STATE)	IND PCAA	6–5	0.545	57	-1	BYE
67	0	3.317	Wyoming (WYOMING)	IND WAC	6–5	0.545	57	-2	BYE
68	3	3.354	Ohio (OHIO)	MAC	6–5	0.545	57	-2	BYE
69	16	3.370	Rice (RICE)	IND SWC	5–6	0.455	75	+1	Beat Houston 35–7
70	-2	3.423	Auburn (AUBURN)	SEC	5–6	0.455	75	0	Lost to Alabama 18–34
71	2	3.495	Brown (BROWN)	IND IVY	6–4	0.600	52	+5	Beat Rhode Island 9–3
72	3	3.512	Wichita State (WICHITA STATE)	IND MVC	5–5–1	0.500	71	0	BYE
73	1	3.546	Indiana (INDIANA)	B10	6–5	0.545	57	-7	BYE
74	-5	3.581	Arizona (ARIZONA)	PAC	5–6	0.455	75	+1	Lost to Arizona State 7–44
75	1	3.594	Kansas (KANSAS)	IND B8	4–5–2	0.455	75	+1	BYE
76	1	3.607	Indiana State (INDIANA STATE)	IND MVC	6–5	0.545	57	-7	BYE
77	-5	3.681	Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)	IND SWC	5–6	0.455	75	-4	Lost to Arkansas 16–22
78	-18	3.695	Utah (UTAH)	IND WAC	5–5–1	0.500	71	+7	Lost to San Diego State 20–21
79	7	3.710	Tennessee (TENNESSEE)	SEC	5–6	0.455	75	-5	Beat Vanderbilt 51–13
80	1	3.724	Minnesota (MINNESOTA)	B10	5–6	0.455	75	-5	BYE
81	-1	3.732	Louisville (LOUISVILLE)	IND FBSI	5–6	0.455	75	+7	BYE
82	-3	3.777	Cornell (CORNELL)	IND IVY	5–5	0.500	71	+5	BYE
83	0	3.784	Villanova (VILLANOVA)	IND FBSI	6–5	0.545	57	+8	BYE
84	-6	3.793	Colgate (COLGATE)	IND FBSI	5–4–1	0.550	56	-1	BYE
85	-3	3.843	West Texas A&M (WEST TEXAS A&M)	IND MVC	5–6	0.455	75	-6	BYE
86	-2	3.883	Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))	MAC	5–6	0.455	75	-10	BYE
87	0	4.025	Virginia (VIRGINIA)	ACC	4–7	0.364	91	-7	BYE
88	14	4.066	Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)	IND SWC	4–7	0.364	91	-6	Beat Texas 24–14
89	1	4.166	Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)	B10	4–7	0.364	91	-10	BYE
90	-1	4.183	Richmond (RICHMOND)	IND FBSI	5–6	0.455	75	-12	BYE
91	0	4.186	Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH)	IND SLC	5–6	0.455	75	-15	BYE
92	-4	4.233	Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)	IND PCAA	5–6	0.455	75	-14	BYE
93	0	4.483	Toledo (TOLEDO)	MAC	4–7	0.364	91	-17	BYE
94	-2	4.535	New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)	IND WAC	4–7	0.364	91	-12	BYE
95	0	4.613	Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)	SEC	3–8	0.273	111	-16	BYE
96	-2	4.622	East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)	IND FBSI	4–7	0.364	91	-5	BYE
97	2	4.651	Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)	PAC	4–7	0.364	91	-21	BYE
98	-1	4.672	Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)	MAC	4–7	0.364	91	-19	BYE
99	-3	4.681	Illinois (ILLINOIS)	B10	3–7–1	0.318	105	-16	BYE
100	-2	4.710	Iowa (IOWA)	B10	4–7	0.364	91	-18	BYE
101	0	4.740	Kentucky (KENTUCKY)	SEC	3–8	0.273	111	-14	BYE
102	-2	4.852	Army (ARMY)	IND FBSI	3–7–1	0.318	105	-14	Lost to Navy 6–33
103	0	4.891	Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)	IND B8	3–7–1	0.318	105	-17	Lost to Oklahoma 14–63
104	1	5.011	Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)	B10	3–8	0.273	111	-19	BYE
105	-1	5.046	Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)	IND IVY	4–6	0.400	90	-13	BYE
106	0	5.092	Pacific (PACIFIC)	IND PCAA	4–8	0.333	103	-25	BYE
107	11	5.144	San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)	IND WAC	4–8	0.333	103	-22	Beat Utah 21–20
108	-1	5.192	California (CALIFORNIA)	PAC	3–8	0.273	111	-21	BYE
109	-1	5.203	Temple (TEMPLE)	IND FBSI	4–7	0.364	91	-17	BYE
110	0	5.276	Air Force (AIR FORCE)	IND WAC	2–9–1	0.208	122	-20	Lost to Hawai'i 12–20
111	-2	5.287	CAL State Fullerton (CAL STATE FULLERTON)	IND PCAA	4–7	0.364	91	-22	BYE
112	-1	5.424	New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)	IND MVC	3–7–1	0.318	105	-26	BYE
113	0	5.545	Southern Illinois (SOUTHERN ILLINOIS)	IND MVC	3–8	0.273	111	-28	BYE
114	-2	5.548	Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)	IND SOCON	3–7–1	0.318	105	-14	BYE
115	-1	5.601	Lamar (LAMAR)	IND SLC	3–8	0.273	111	-28	BYE
116	1	5.617	Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)	IND B8	3–8	0.273	111	-28	BYE
117	-1	5.624	Illinois State (ILLINOIS STATE)	IND FBSI	4–7	0.364	91	-3	BYE
118	2	5.669	Kent State (KENT STATE)	MAC	3–8	0.273	111	-28	BYE
119	0	5.754	Western Carolina (WESTERN CAROLINA)	IND SOCON	3–7–1	0.318	105	-19	BYE
120	1	5.776	Texas Arlington (TEXAS-ARLINGTON)	IND SLC	3–8	0.273	111	-19	BYE
121	-6	5.849	Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)	SEC	2–9	0.182	123	-26	Lost to Tennessee 13–51
122	0	6.203	Duke (DUKE)	ACC	2–9	0.182	123	-36	BYE
123	0	6.468	TCU	IND SWC	1–10	0.091	134	-35	BYE
124	3	6.530	Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)	IND FBSI	1–9–1	0.136	130	-32	Lost to Georgia 20–38
125	0	6.573	Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)	IND FBSI	2–9	0.182	123	-38	BYE
126	-2	6.679	Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)	IND FBSI	3–8	0.273	111	-22	Lost to Boston College 26–27
127	-1	6.730	William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)	IND FBSI	2–9	0.182	123	-29	BYE
128	1	6.955	Colorado (COLORADO)	IND B8	1–10	0.091	134	-35	BYE
129	-1	7.025	Marshall (MARSHALL)	IND SOCON	2–8–1	0.227	121	-39	BYE
130	0	7.317	Memphis (MEMPHIS)	IND FBSI	2–9	0.182	123	-46	BYE
131	0	7.513	Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE)	IND SLC	2–9	0.182	123	-51	BYE
132	0	7.684	East Tennessee State (EAST TENNESSEE STATE)	IND SOCON	2–9	0.182	123	-22	BYE
133	2	7.854	Oregon State (OREGON STATE)	PAC	0–11	0.000	137	-49	Lost to UCLA 3–34
134	-1	8.029	UTEP	IND WAC	1–11	0.083	136	-52	BYE
135	1	8.202	Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	1–9	0.100	131	-38	BYE
136	-2	8.206	Columbia (COLUMBIA)	IND IVY	1–9	0.100	131	-45	BYE
137	0	8.290	Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)	IND IVY	1–9	0.100	131	-28	BYE
138	0	8.579	Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)	B10	0–11	0.000	137	-55	BYE