1980 Week 4 College Football Team Rankings

September 16, 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	0.435	South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)	IND FBSI	2–0	1.000	1	+2	Beat Wichita State 73–0
2	38	0.594	Baylor (BAYLOR)	IND SWC	1–0	1.000	1	+1	Beat Lamar 42–7
3	62	0.625	Missouri (MISSOURI)	IND B8	1–0	1.000	1	+1	Beat New Mexico 47–16
4	0	0.669	Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	2–0	1.000	1	+2	Beat Illinois State 31–17
5	65	0.696	Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)	IND B8	1–0	1.000	1	+1	Beat Kentucky 29–7
6	32	0.704	Army (ARMY)	IND FBSI	1–0	1.000	1	+1	Beat Holy Cross 28–7
7	4	0.704	Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)	IND FBSI	1–0	1.000	1	+1	BYE
8	71	0.720	SMU	IND SWC	1–0	1.000	1	+1	Beat North Texas 28–9
9	1	0.760	North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)	ACC	2–0	1.000	1	+2	Beat Texas Tech 9–3
10	4	0.823	Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)	IND FBSI	2–0	1.000	1	+1	Beat Louisville 52–0
11	21	0.839	Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)	IND SLC	2–0	1.000	1	+2	Beat East Carolina 27–21
12	15	0.847	Indiana State (INDIANA STATE)	IND MVC	1–0	1.000	1	+1	BYE
13	21	0.922	Georgia (GEORGIA)	SEC	2–0	1.000	1	+1	Beat Texas A&M 42–0
14	3	0.926	West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)	IND FBSI	2–0	1.000	1	+1	Beat Colorado State 52–24
15	52	0.950	Nebraska (NEBRASKA)	IND B8	1–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Utah 55–9
16	-15	0.965	Penn State (PENN STATE)	IND FBSI	1–0	1.000	1	0	BYE
17	73	0.973	Washington (WASHINGTON)	PAC	1–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Air Force 50–7
18	-16	0.981	NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)	ACC	1–0	1.000	1	0	BYE
19	66	0.981	UCLA	PAC	1–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Colorado 56–14
20	35	1.037	Iowa State (IOWA STATE)	IND B8	1–0	1.000	1	0	Beat UL Monroe 42–7
21	7	1.068	Mcneese State (MCNEESE STATE)	IND SLC	2–0	1.000	1	+1	Beat Toledo 20–17
22	2	1.072	Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)	MAC	2–0	1.000	1	+1	Beat Miami (OH) 15–14
23	63	1.084	UNLV	IND FBSI	1–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Fresno State 35–6
24	25	1.092	Florida (FLORIDA)	SEC	1–0	1.000	1	0	Beat California 41–13
25	39	1.124	Minnesota (MINNESOTA)	B10	1–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Ohio 38–14
26	-20	1.128	Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)	SEC	2–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Louisiana Tech 31–11
27	-18	1.132	Alabama (ALABAMA)	SEC	1–0	1.000	1	0	BYE
28	65	1.155	Wyoming (WYOMING)	IND WAC	1–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Oregon State 30–10
29	-9	1.167	Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)	IND FBSI	2–0	1.000	1	0	Beat East Tennessee State 35–7
30	47	1.171	Rutgers (RUTGERS)	IND FBSI	1–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Temple 21–3
31	53	1.171	Tulsa (TULSA)	IND MVC	1–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Cincinnati 31–13
32	4	1.187	Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)	PAC	1–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Houston 29–13
33	11	1.187	Clemson (CLEMSON)	ACC	1–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Rice 19–3
34	-27	1.199	Illinois (ILLINOIS)	B10	2–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Michigan State 20–17
35	-10	1.199	Maryland (MARYLAND)	ACC	2–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Vanderbilt 31–6
36	33	1.235	Ohio State (OHIO STATE)	B10	1–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Syracuse 31–21
37	17	1.242	Iowa (IOWA)	B10	1–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Indiana 16–7
38	-9	1.246	Richmond (RICHMOND)	IND FBSI	2–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Villanova 21–7
39	35	1.250	Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)	IND FBSI	1–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Boston College 14–6
40	-21	1.254	Stanford (STANFORD)	PAC	2–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Tulane 19–14
41	21	1.258	Michigan (MICHIGAN)	B10	1–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Northwestern 17–10
42	-19	1.266	Texas (TEXAS)	IND SWC	1–0	1.000	1	0	BYE
43	-4	1.290	Auburn (AUBURN)	SEC	1–0	1.000	1	0	Beat TCU 10–7
44	-14	1.290	Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)	IND FBSI	1–0	1.000	1	0	BYE
45	42	1.290	USC	PAC	1–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Tennessee 20–17
46	43	1.290	Virginia (VIRGINIA)	ACC	1–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Navy 6–3
47	75	1.413	App State (APPALACHIAN STATE)	IND SOCON	2–0	1.000	1	+1	Beat Citadel 17–14
48	-32	1.508	Miami (MIAMI)	IND FBSI	2–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Florida A&M 49–0
49	74	1.610	Marshall (MARSHALL)	IND SOCON	2–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Kent State 17–7
50	-35	1.674	CAL State Fullerton (CAL STATE FULLERTON)	IND PCAA	2–0	1.000	1	0	Beat CAL Poly SAN Luis Obispo 30–23
51	76	1.682	San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)	IND PCAA	2–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Washington State 31–26
52	51	1.789	Ball State (BALL STATE)	MAC	1–1	0.500	55	+1	Beat Northern Illinois 18–17
53	-18	1.842	Arizona (ARIZONA)	PAC	0–0	0.000	130	0	BYE
54	-12	1.842	Brown (BROWN)	IND IVY	0–0	0.000	130	0	BYE
55	-9	1.842	Columbia (COLUMBIA)	IND IVY	0–0	0.000	130	0	BYE
56	-9	1.842	Cornell (CORNELL)	IND IVY	0–0	0.000	130	0	BYE
57	-9	1.842	Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)	IND IVY	0–0	0.000	130	0	BYE
58	-8	1.842	Harvard (HARVARD)	IND IVY	0–0	0.000	130	0	BYE
59	-3	1.842	Kansas (KANSAS)	IND B8	0–0–1	0.500	55	0	Tied Oregon 7–7
60	13	1.842	Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)	IND IVY	0–0	0.000	130	0	BYE
61	14	1.842	Princeton (PRINCETON)	IND IVY	0–0	0.000	130	0	BYE
62	32	1.842	Yale (YALE)	IND IVY	0–0	0.000	130	0	BYE
63	-12	1.876	Hawai'i (HAWAII)	IND WAC	1–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Abilene Christian 41–0
64	-43	1.911	Kentucky (KENTUCKY)	SEC	1–1	0.500	55	+1	Lost to Oklahoma 7–29
65	-39	2.025	New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)	IND WAC	1–1	0.500	55	+1	Lost to Missouri 16–47
66	-29	2.042	Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE)	IND SLC	1–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Tennessee Martin 29–9
67	-62	2.067	Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)	IND SWC	1–1	0.500	55	0	Lost to North Carolina 3–9
68	64	2.089	Tennessee Chattanooga (TENNESSEE-CHATTANOOGA)	IND SOCON	2–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Middle Tennessee 32–7
69	-61	2.094	East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)	IND FBSI	1–1	0.500	55	0	Lost to Louisiana 21–27
70	-39	2.141	Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)	IND SWC	1–1	0.500	55	+1	Lost to Georgia 0–42
71	44	2.227	LSU	SEC	1–1	0.500	55	0	Beat Kansas State 21–0
72	-11	2.239	Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))	MAC	0–1	0.000	86	0	Lost to Central Michigan 14–15
73	23	2.251	New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)	IND MVC	1–1	0.500	55	0	Beat UTEP 6–3
74	21	2.273	Tennessee (TENNESSEE)	SEC	0–2	0.000	86	0	Lost to USC 17–20
75	27	2.278	West Texas A&M (WEST TEXAS A&M)	IND MVC	1–1	0.500	55	0	Beat Oklahoma State 20–19
76	-64	2.291	North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)	IND FBSI	1–1	0.500	55	0	Lost to SMU 9–28
77	-14	2.308	Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)	B10	0–1	0.000	86	0	Lost to Illinois 17–20
78	-12	2.308	Navy (NAVY)	IND FBSI	0–1	0.000	86	0	Lost to Virginia 3–6
79	2	2.308	TCU	IND SWC	0–1	0.000	86	0	Lost to Auburn 7–10
80	3	2.308	Toledo (TOLEDO)	MAC	0–1	0.000	86	0	Lost to Mcneese State 17–20
81	-68	2.317	Wichita State (WICHITA STATE)	IND MVC	1–1	0.500	55	+1	Lost to South Carolina 0–73
82	19	2.342	Tulane (TULANE)	IND FBSI	0–2	0.000	86	0	Lost to Stanford 14–19
83	8	2.377	Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)	PAC	0–1	0.000	86	0	Lost to San José State 26–31
84	34	2.409	Purdue (PURDUE)	B10	1–1	0.500	55	0	Beat Wisconsin 12–6
85	21	2.412	Arkansas (ARKANSAS)	IND SWC	0–1	0.000	86	0	BYE
86	-68	2.423	Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)	IND WAC	1–1	0.500	55	0	Lost to West Virginia 24–52
87	-46	2.481	Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)	IND FBSI	0–1	0.000	86	0	Lost to Pittsburgh 6–14
88	-35	2.515	Indiana (INDIANA)	B10	0–1	0.000	86	0	Lost to Iowa 7–16
89	16	2.515	Villanova (VILLANOVA)	IND FBSI	0–2	0.000	86	0	Lost to Richmond 7–21
90	19	2.515	Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)	ACC	0–1	0.000	86	0	BYE
91	-33	2.550	Kent State (KENT STATE)	MAC	0–1	0.000	86	0	Lost to Marshall 7–17
92	18	2.550	Oregon (OREGON)	PAC	0–1–1	0.250	84	0	Tied Kansas 7–7
93	-13	2.550	Syracuse (SYRACUSE)	IND FBSI	0–1	0.000	86	0	Lost to Ohio State 21–31
94	39	2.600	Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	1–1	0.500	55	0	Beat Bowling Green 18–16
95	17	2.757	Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)	IND FBSI	0–2	0.000	86	0	Lost to Tulsa 13–31
96	-44	2.757	Houston (HOUSTON)	IND SWC	0–1	0.000	86	0	Lost to Arizona State 13–29
97	-21	2.757	Rice (RICE)	IND SWC	0–1	0.000	86	0	Lost to Clemson 3–19
98	27	2.774	Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)	B10	0–2	0.000	86	0	Lost to Michigan 10–17
99	-17	2.826	Temple (TEMPLE)	IND FBSI	0–1	0.000	86	0	Lost to Rutgers 3–21
100	0	2.855	Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)	SEC	1–1	0.500	55	-1	Beat Memphis 61–7
101	-41	2.895	Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH)	IND SLC	0–1	0.000	86	0	Lost to Mississippi State 11–31
102	-30	2.895	Oregon State (OREGON STATE)	PAC	0–1	0.000	86	0	Lost to Wyoming 10–30
103	-4	2.910	Drake (DRAKE)	IND MVC	1–1	0.500	55	0	Beat Augustana (SOUTH DAKOTA) 42–0
104	9	2.947	Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)	IND PCAA	0–2	0.000	86	0	Lost to UNLV 6–35
105	16	2.999	Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)	IND FBSI	0–1	0.000	86	0	BYE
106	-38	3.033	Ohio (OHIO)	MAC	0–1	0.000	86	0	Lost to Minnesota 14–38
107	-19	3.068	Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)	SEC	0–1	0.000	86	0	Lost to Maryland 6–31
108	-4	3.132	BYU	IND WAC	1–1	0.500	55	-1	Beat San Diego State 35–11
109	-66	3.171	California (CALIFORNIA)	PAC	0–1	0.000	86	0	Lost to Florida 13–41
110	20	3.222	Citadel (CITADEL)	IND SOCON	1–1	0.500	55	0	Lost to App State 14–17
111	-89	3.254	Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)	MAC	1–1	0.500	55	-1	Lost to Ball State 17–18
112	14	3.258	Illinois State (ILLINOIS STATE)	IND FBSI	1–1	0.500	55	0	Lost to Western Michigan 17–31
113	6	3.282	Furman (FURMAN)	IND SOCON	1–1	0.500	55	0	Beat Presbyterian 28–7
114	-17	3.300	Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)	IND SOCON	1–1	0.500	55	-1	Beat William & Mary 13–10
115	5	3.301	Lamar (LAMAR)	IND SLC	1–1	0.500	55	0	Lost to Baylor 7–42
116	-2	3.344	Louisville (LOUISVILLE)	IND FBSI	0–2	0.000	86	0	Lost to Florida State 0–52
117	14	3.397	Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)	IND FBSI	1–1	0.500	55	0	Lost to Army 7–28
118	-59	3.413	UL Monroe (LOUISIANA MONROE)	IND FBSI	0–1	0.000	86	0	Lost to Iowa State 7–42
119	15	3.517	Pacific (PACIFIC)	IND PCAA	1–1	0.500	55	0	Beat Idaho 24–13
120	-75	3.655	Colorado (COLORADO)	IND B8	0–1	0.000	86	0	Lost to UCLA 14–56
121	15	3.724	Colgate (COLGATE)	IND FBSI	0–1–1	0.250	84	0	Tied Lehigh 17–17
122	-24	4.155	Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)	MAC	0–2	0.000	86	-1	Lost to Eastern Michigan 16–18
123	-15	4.310	Utah State (UTAH STATE)	IND PCAA	1–1	0.500	55	-1	Beat Idaho State 14–7
124	-8	4.451	Southern Illinois (SOUTHERN ILLINOIS)	IND MVC	1–1	0.500	55	-1	Beat Eastern Illinois 37–35
125	-92	4.578	Western Carolina (WESTERN CAROLINA)	IND SOCON	1–1	0.500	55	+1	Lost to Tennessee Tech 10–26
126	9	4.846	William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)	IND FBSI	0–2	0.000	86	-1	Lost to Virginia Military Institute 10–13
127	-16	5.019	Air Force (AIR FORCE)	IND WAC	0–2	0.000	86	-1	Lost to Washington 7–50
128	0	5.468	Memphis (MEMPHIS)	IND FBSI	0–2	0.000	86	-1	Lost to Ole Miss 7–61
129	-58	5.968	Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)	IND B8	0–1	0.000	86	-1	Lost to West Texas A&M 19–20
130	-38	6.141	Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)	B10	0–1	0.000	86	-1	Lost to Purdue 6–12
131	-24	6.176	Long Beach State (LONG BEACH STATE)	IND PCAA	0–1	0.000	86	-1	BYE
132	-3	6.469	UTEP	IND WAC	0–2	0.000	86	-2	Lost to New Mexico State 3–6
133	-76	6.659	Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)	IND B8	0–1	0.000	86	-1	Lost to LSU 0–21
134	-56	6.763	San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)	IND WAC	0–1	0.000	86	-1	Lost to BYU 11–35
135	-11	6.797	Duke (DUKE)	ACC	0–1	0.000	86	-1	BYE
136	1	7.574	East Tennessee State (EAST TENNESSEE STATE)	IND SOCON	0–2	0.000	86	0	Lost to Virginia Tech 7–35
137	1	8.127	Utah (UTAH)	IND WAC	0–2	0.000	86	0	Lost to Nebraska 9–55
138	-21	9.249	Texas Arlington (TEXAS-ARLINGTON)	IND SLC	0–2	0.000	86	-1	Lost to Northwestern State 31–38