1980 Week 5 College Football Team Rankings

September 23, 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	8	0.554	North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)	ACC	2–0	1.000	1	+4	BYE
2	18	0.601	Iowa State (IOWA STATE)	IND B8	2–0	1.000	1	+3	Beat San José State 27–6
3	0	0.688	Missouri (MISSOURI)	IND B8	2–0	1.000	1	+3	Beat Illinois 52–7
4	11	0.740	Nebraska (NEBRASKA)	IND B8	2–0	1.000	1	+2	Beat Iowa 57–0
5	31	0.756	Ohio State (OHIO STATE)	B10	2–0	1.000	1	+2	Beat Minnesota 47–0
6	4	0.876	Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)	IND FBSI	3–0	1.000	1	+3	Beat East Carolina 63–7
7	38	0.938	USC	PAC	2–0	1.000	1	+3	Beat South Carolina 23–13
8	20	0.985	Wyoming (WYOMING)	IND WAC	2–0	1.000	1	+2	Beat Richmond 35–14
9	33	1.053	Texas (TEXAS)	IND SWC	2–0	1.000	1	+2	Beat Utah State 35–17
10	-3	1.056	Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)	IND FBSI	2–0	1.000	1	+2	Beat Michigan 29–27
11	-3	1.060	SMU	IND SWC	2–0	1.000	1	+2	Beat TCU 17–14
12	-10	1.064	Baylor (BAYLOR)	IND SWC	2–0	1.000	1	+2	Beat West Texas A&M 43–15
13	0	1.079	Georgia (GEORGIA)	SEC	3–0	1.000	1	+3	Beat Clemson 20–16
14	4	1.084	NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)	ACC	2–0	1.000	1	+1	Beat Virginia 27–13
15	-11	1.103	Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	3–0	1.000	1	+3	Beat Northern Illinois 35–6
16	-11	1.140	Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)	IND B8	1–0	1.000	1	+1	BYE
17	5	1.147	Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)	MAC	3–0	1.000	1	+3	Beat Illinois State 16–0
18	-17	1.183	South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)	IND FBSI	2–1	0.667	42	+3	Lost to USC 13–23
19	-13	1.195	Army (ARMY)	IND FBSI	2–0	1.000	1	+1	Beat California 26–19
20	19	1.215	Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)	IND FBSI	2–0	1.000	1	+1	Beat Kansas 18–3
21	14	1.224	Maryland (MARYLAND)	ACC	3–0	1.000	1	+2	Beat West Virginia 14–11
22	-6	1.235	Penn State (PENN STATE)	IND FBSI	2–0	1.000	1	+1	Beat Texas A&M 25–9
23	-4	1.270	UCLA	PAC	2–0	1.000	1	+1	Beat Purdue 23–14
24	3	1.286	Alabama (ALABAMA)	SEC	2–0	1.000	1	+1	Beat Ole Miss 59–35
25	4	1.306	Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)	IND FBSI	3–0	1.000	1	+1	Beat William & Mary 7–3
26	-9	1.310	Washington (WASHINGTON)	PAC	2–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Northwestern 45–7
27	17	1.353	Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)	IND FBSI	2–0	1.000	1	+1	Beat Louisiana Tech 38–11
28	-16	1.365	Indiana State (INDIANA STATE)	IND MVC	2–0	1.000	1	+2	Beat Eastern Illinois 14–0
29	28	1.369	Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)	IND IVY	1–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Pennsylvania 40–7
30	-6	1.389	Florida (FLORIDA)	SEC	2–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Georgia Tech 45–12
31	31	1.409	Yale (YALE)	IND IVY	1–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Brown 45–17
32	0	1.456	Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)	PAC	2–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Oregon State 42–14
33	25	1.472	Harvard (HARVARD)	IND IVY	1–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Columbia 26–6
34	-8	1.480	Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)	SEC	3–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Vanderbilt 24–14
35	-5	1.492	Rutgers (RUTGERS)	IND FBSI	2–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Cincinnati 24–7
36	20	1.551	Cornell (CORNELL)	IND IVY	1–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Princeton 17–7
37	26	1.551	Hawai'i (HAWAII)	IND WAC	2–0	1.000	1	+1	Beat Pacific 25–14
38	49	1.553	Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)	IND FBSI	1–1	0.500	62	+2	Beat Stanford 30–13
39	4	1.591	Auburn (AUBURN)	SEC	2–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Duke 35–28
40	28	1.596	Tennessee Chattanooga (TENNESSEE-CHATTANOOGA)	IND SOCON	3–0	1.000	1	+2	Beat App State 14–7
41	7	1.635	Miami (MIAMI)	IND FBSI	3–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Houston 14–7
42	-21	1.643	Mcneese State (MCNEESE STATE)	IND SLC	3–0	1.000	1	+1	Beat Nicholls State 21–0
43	-29	1.653	West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)	IND FBSI	2–1	0.667	42	+2	Lost to Maryland 11–14
44	6	1.828	CAL State Fullerton (CAL STATE FULLERTON)	IND PCAA	3–0	1.000	1	+1	Beat Northern Arizona 21–13
45	26	1.992	LSU	SEC	2–1	0.667	42	+1	Beat Colorado 23–20
46	21	2.067	Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)	IND SWC	2–1	0.667	42	+1	Beat New Mexico 28–17
47	-1	2.092	Virginia (VIRGINIA)	ACC	1–1	0.500	62	+1	Lost to NC State 13–27
48	70	2.118	UL Monroe (LOUISIANA MONROE)	IND FBSI	1–1	0.500	62	+1	Beat Arkansas State 35–12
49	3	2.142	Ball State (BALL STATE)	MAC	2–1	0.667	42	+1	Beat Toledo 27–7
50	-25	2.225	Minnesota (MINNESOTA)	B10	1–1	0.500	62	+1	Lost to Ohio State 0–47
51	52	2.230	Drake (DRAKE)	IND MVC	2–1	0.667	42	+1	Beat Lamar 38–7
52	38	2.292	Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)	ACC	1–1	0.500	62	+1	Beat Citadel 24–7
53	23	2.331	North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)	IND FBSI	2–1	0.667	42	0	Beat UTEP 35–15
54	-16	2.435	Richmond (RICHMOND)	IND FBSI	2–1	0.667	42	0	Lost to Wyoming 14–35
55	-8	2.448	App State (APPALACHIAN STATE)	IND SOCON	2–1	0.667	42	+1	Lost to Tennessee Chattanooga 7–14
56	-19	2.456	Iowa (IOWA)	B10	1–1	0.500	62	+1	Lost to Nebraska 0–57
57	-46	2.459	Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)	IND SLC	2–1	0.667	42	+1	Lost to Fresno State 14–16
58	-18	2.476	Stanford (STANFORD)	PAC	2–1	0.667	42	+1	Lost to Boston College 13–30
59	22	2.487	Wichita State (WICHITA STATE)	IND MVC	2–1	0.667	42	+1	Beat Tulsa 23–10
60	-26	2.501	Illinois (ILLINOIS)	B10	2–1	0.667	42	0	Lost to Missouri 7–52
61	52	2.506	Furman (FURMAN)	IND SOCON	2–1	0.667	42	+1	Beat Western Carolina 28–14
62	52	2.605	Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)	IND SOCON	2–1	0.667	42	0	Beat Marshall 17–3
63	-30	2.609	Clemson (CLEMSON)	ACC	1–1	0.500	62	0	Lost to Georgia 16–20
64	9	2.631	New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)	IND MVC	2–1	0.667	42	0	Beat Southern Illinois 18–17
65	43	2.652	BYU	IND WAC	2–1	0.667	42	-1	Beat Wisconsin 28–3
66	19	2.655	Arkansas (ARKANSAS)	IND SWC	1–1	0.500	62	0	Beat Oklahoma State 33–20
67	-26	2.670	Michigan (MICHIGAN)	B10	1–1	0.500	62	0	Lost to Notre Dame 27–29
68	25	2.703	Syracuse (SYRACUSE)	IND FBSI	1–1	0.500	62	0	Beat Miami (OH) 36–24
69	-18	2.763	San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)	IND PCAA	2–1	0.667	42	0	Lost to Iowa State 6–27
70	9	2.826	TCU	IND SWC	0–2	0.000	105	0	Lost to SMU 14–17
71	15	2.904	Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)	IND WAC	2–1	0.667	42	-1	Beat Arizona 15–13
72	2	2.911	Tennessee (TENNESSEE)	SEC	1–2	0.333	83	0	Beat Washington State 35–23
73	-8	3.035	New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)	IND WAC	1–2	0.333	83	+1	Lost to Texas Tech 17–28
74	-25	3.063	Marshall (MARSHALL)	IND SOCON	2–1	0.667	42	-1	Lost to Virginia Military Institute 3–17
75	-14	3.068	Princeton (PRINCETON)	IND IVY	0–1	0.000	105	0	Lost to Cornell 7–17
76	-6	3.116	Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)	IND SWC	1–2	0.333	83	+1	Lost to Penn State 9–25
77	19	3.119	Houston (HOUSTON)	IND SWC	0–2	0.000	105	0	Lost to Miami 7–14
78	6	3.163	Purdue (PURDUE)	B10	1–2	0.333	83	0	Lost to UCLA 14–23
79	-4	3.207	West Texas A&M (WEST TEXAS A&M)	IND MVC	1–2	0.333	83	0	Lost to Baylor 15–43
80	31	3.210	Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)	MAC	1–2	0.333	83	0	Lost to Western Michigan 6–35
81	-22	3.240	Kansas (KANSAS)	IND B8	0–1–1	0.250	103	0	Lost to Pittsburgh 3–18
82	27	3.327	California (CALIFORNIA)	PAC	0–2	0.000	105	0	Lost to Army 19–26
83	24	3.327	Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)	SEC	0–2	0.000	105	0	Lost to Mississippi State 14–24
84	8	3.357	Oregon (OREGON)	PAC	1–1–1	0.500	62	-1	Beat Michigan State 35–7
85	19	3.377	Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)	IND PCAA	1–2	0.333	83	+1	Beat Louisiana 16–14
86	-31	3.413	Columbia (COLUMBIA)	IND IVY	0–1	0.000	105	0	Lost to Harvard 6–26
87	-56	3.475	Tulsa (TULSA)	IND MVC	1–1	0.500	62	-1	Lost to Wichita State 10–23
88	29	3.495	Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)	IND FBSI	1–1	0.500	62	0	BYE
89	17	3.525	Ohio (OHIO)	MAC	1–1	0.500	62	0	Beat Eastern Michigan 34–6
90	-8	3.533	Tulane (TULANE)	IND FBSI	1–2	0.333	83	-1	Beat Rice 35–14
91	10	3.534	Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH)	IND SLC	0–2	0.000	105	0	Lost to Southern Miss 11–38
92	10	3.551	Oregon State (OREGON STATE)	PAC	0–2	0.000	105	0	Lost to Arizona State 14–42
93	-5	3.575	Indiana (INDIANA)	B10	1–1	0.500	62	0	Beat Kentucky 36–30
94	18	3.624	Illinois State (ILLINOIS STATE)	IND FBSI	1–2	0.333	83	0	Lost to Central Michigan 0–16
95	-17	3.677	Navy (NAVY)	IND FBSI	1–1	0.500	62	-1	Beat Kent State 31–3
96	-42	3.689	Brown (BROWN)	IND IVY	0–1	0.000	105	0	Lost to Yale 17–45
97	8	3.689	Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)	IND FBSI	0–2	0.000	105	0	Lost to Florida 12–45
98	36	3.715	San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)	IND WAC	1–1	0.500	62	-1	Beat Air Force 13–10
99	-35	3.822	Kentucky (KENTUCKY)	SEC	1–2	0.333	83	0	Lost to Indiana 30–36
100	-77	3.846	UNLV	IND FBSI	1–1	0.500	62	-1	Lost to Utah 29–45
101	-41	3.862	Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)	IND IVY	0–1	0.000	105	0	Lost to Dartmouth 7–40
102	-33	3.935	East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)	IND FBSI	1–2	0.333	83	-1	Lost to Florida State 7–63
103	-3	4.098	Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)	SEC	1–2	0.333	83	-2	Lost to Alabama 35–59
104	29	4.167	Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)	IND B8	1–1	0.500	62	-1	Beat South Dakota 24–3
105	21	4.230	William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)	IND FBSI	0–3	0.000	105	-1	Lost to Virginia Tech 3–7
106	15	4.242	Colgate (COLGATE)	IND FBSI	0–1–1	0.250	103	0	BYE
107	24	4.355	Long Beach State (LONG BEACH STATE)	IND PCAA	1–1	0.500	62	-2	Beat Bowling Green 23–21
108	7	4.436	Lamar (LAMAR)	IND SLC	1–2	0.333	83	-1	Lost to Drake 7–38
109	-15	4.447	Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	1–2	0.333	83	-1	Lost to Ohio 6–34
110	9	4.453	Pacific (PACIFIC)	IND PCAA	1–2	0.333	83	-1	Lost to Hawai'i 14–25
111	-31	4.535	Toledo (TOLEDO)	MAC	0–2	0.000	105	-1	Lost to Ball State 7–27
112	-46	4.584	Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE)	IND SLC	1–1	0.500	62	-1	Lost to UL Monroe 12–35
113	7	4.915	Colorado (COLORADO)	IND B8	0–2	0.000	105	-1	Lost to LSU 20–23
114	10	4.935	Southern Illinois (SOUTHERN ILLINOIS)	IND MVC	1–2	0.333	83	-2	Lost to New Mexico State 17–18
115	8	4.954	Utah State (UTAH STATE)	IND PCAA	1–2	0.333	83	-2	Lost to Texas 17–35
116	21	4.991	Utah (UTAH)	IND WAC	1–2	0.333	83	+1	Beat UNLV 45–29
117	-45	5.053	Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))	MAC	0–2	0.000	105	-1	Lost to Syracuse 24–36
118	7	5.160	Western Carolina (WESTERN CAROLINA)	IND SOCON	1–2	0.333	83	+1	Lost to Furman 14–28
119	-9	5.234	Citadel (CITADEL)	IND SOCON	1–2	0.333	83	-2	Lost to Wake Forest 7–24
120	-67	5.623	Arizona (ARIZONA)	PAC	0–1	0.000	105	-1	Lost to Colorado State 13–15
121	-26	5.635	Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)	IND FBSI	0–3	0.000	105	-2	Lost to Rutgers 7–24
122	5	5.738	Air Force (AIR FORCE)	IND WAC	0–3	0.000	105	-2	Lost to San Diego State 10–13
123	-25	5.888	Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)	B10	0–3	0.000	105	-2	Lost to Washington 7–45
124	11	6.106	Duke (DUKE)	ACC	0–2	0.000	105	-2	Lost to Auburn 28–35
125	7	6.141	UTEP	IND WAC	0–3	0.000	105	-3	Lost to North Texas 15–35
126	-10	6.705	Louisville (LOUISVILLE)	IND FBSI	0–3	0.000	105	0	Lost to Murray State 9–13
127	-50	6.780	Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)	B10	0–2	0.000	105	-2	Lost to Oregon 7–35
128	-37	6.901	Kent State (KENT STATE)	MAC	0–2	0.000	105	-2	Lost to Navy 3–31
129	-1	6.953	Memphis (MEMPHIS)	IND FBSI	0–2	0.000	105	-2	BYE
130	-8	7.039	Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)	MAC	0–3	0.000	105	-4	Lost to Long Beach State 21–23
131	-42	7.188	Villanova (VILLANOVA)	IND FBSI	0–3	0.000	105	-1	Lost to Massachusetts 12–24
132	-49	7.263	Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)	PAC	0–2	0.000	105	-3	Lost to Tennessee 23–35
133	-3	7.505	Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)	B10	0–2	0.000	105	-3	Lost to BYU 3–28
134	-5	7.902	Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)	IND B8	0–2	0.000	105	-3	Lost to Arkansas 20–33
135	-36	8.161	Temple (TEMPLE)	IND FBSI	0–2	0.000	105	0	Lost to Delaware 7–28
136	-39	8.299	Rice (RICE)	IND SWC	0–2	0.000	105	-3	Lost to Tulane 14–35
137	1	9.318	Texas Arlington (TEXAS-ARLINGTON)	IND SLC	0–2	0.000	105	-1	BYE
138	-2	9.525	East Tennessee State (EAST TENNESSEE STATE)	IND SOCON	0–3	0.000	105	0	Lost to Southeastern Louisiana 3–7