1980 Week 6 College Football Team Rankings

September 30, 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	0.480	North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)	ACC	3–0	1.000	1	+8	Beat Maryland 17–3
2	2	0.673	Nebraska (NEBRASKA)	IND B8	3–0	1.000	1	+5	Beat Penn State 21–7
3	2	0.675	Ohio State (OHIO STATE)	B10	3–0	1.000	1	+5	Beat Arizona State 38–21
4	-2	0.715	Iowa State (IOWA STATE)	IND B8	3–0	1.000	1	+5	Beat Iowa 10–7
5	-2	0.718	Missouri (MISSOURI)	IND B8	3–0	1.000	1	+5	Beat San Diego State 31–7
6	6	0.762	Baylor (BAYLOR)	IND SWC	3–0	1.000	1	+6	Beat Texas Tech 11–3
7	0	0.834	USC	PAC	3–0	1.000	1	+6	Beat Minnesota 24–7
8	0	0.960	Wyoming (WYOMING)	IND WAC	3–0	1.000	1	+4	Beat Hawai'i 45–20
9	9	1.015	South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)	IND FBSI	3–1	0.750	26	+6	Beat Michigan 17–14
10	20	1.031	Florida (FLORIDA)	SEC	3–0	1.000	1	+4	Beat Mississippi State 21–15
11	2	1.041	Georgia (GEORGIA)	SEC	4–0	1.000	1	+5	Beat TCU 34–3
12	21	1.080	Harvard (HARVARD)	IND IVY	2–0	1.000	1	+2	Beat Holy Cross 14–13
13	-4	1.121	Texas (TEXAS)	IND SWC	3–0	1.000	1	+3	Beat Oregon State 35–0
14	13	1.192	Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)	IND FBSI	3–0	1.000	1	+4	Beat East Carolina 35–7
15	37	1.242	Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)	ACC	2–1	0.667	39	+4	Beat NC State 27–7
16	25	1.284	Miami (MIAMI)	IND FBSI	4–0	1.000	1	+5	Beat Florida State 10–9
17	-7	1.286	Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)	IND FBSI	2–0	1.000	1	+2	BYE
18	-7	1.388	SMU	IND SWC	3–0	1.000	1	+2	Beat Texas Arlington 52–16
19	-2	1.397	Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)	MAC	4–0	1.000	1	+4	Beat Kent State 21–6
20	4	1.409	Alabama (ALABAMA)	SEC	3–0	1.000	1	+2	Beat Vanderbilt 41–0
21	2	1.456	UCLA	PAC	3–0	1.000	1	+1	Beat Wisconsin 35–0
22	3	1.478	Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)	IND FBSI	4–0	1.000	1	+2	Beat James Madison 38–6
23	-3	1.533	Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)	IND FBSI	3–0	1.000	1	+1	Beat Temple 36–2
24	-18	1.587	Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)	IND FBSI	3–1	0.750	26	+4	Lost to Miami 9–10
25	-3	1.610	Penn State (PENN STATE)	IND FBSI	2–1	0.667	39	+2	Lost to Nebraska 7–21
26	9	1.662	Rutgers (RUTGERS)	IND FBSI	3–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Princeton 44–13
27	57	1.686	Oregon (OREGON)	PAC	2–1–1	0.625	58	+2	Beat Washington 34–10
28	0	1.691	Indiana State (INDIANA STATE)	IND MVC	3–0	1.000	1	+2	Beat Akron 27–9
29	43	1.751	Tennessee (TENNESSEE)	SEC	2–2	0.500	60	+3	Beat Auburn 42–0
30	-9	1.755	Maryland (MARYLAND)	ACC	3–1	0.750	26	+4	Lost to North Carolina 3–17
31	12	1.760	West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)	IND FBSI	3–1	0.750	26	+3	Beat Richmond 31–28
32	16	1.779	UL Monroe (LOUISIANA MONROE)	IND FBSI	2–1	0.667	39	+3	Beat Louisiana 24–0
33	25	1.782	Stanford (STANFORD)	PAC	3–1	0.750	26	+3	Beat Oklahoma 31–14
34	-3	1.868	Yale (YALE)	IND IVY	2–0	1.000	1	0	Beat UConn 20–10
35	9	1.960	CAL State Fullerton (CAL STATE FULLERTON)	IND PCAA	3–0	1.000	1	+1	BYE
36	-2	2.077	Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)	SEC	3–1	0.750	26	+1	Lost to Florida 15–21
37	24	2.109	Furman (FURMAN)	IND SOCON	3–1	0.750	26	+3	Beat Virginia Military Institute 21–16
38	-24	2.124	NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)	ACC	2–1	0.667	39	+1	Lost to Wake Forest 7–27
39	24	2.183	Clemson (CLEMSON)	ACC	2–1	0.667	39	+2	Beat Western Carolina 17–10
40	-3	2.192	Hawai'i (HAWAII)	IND WAC	2–1	0.667	39	+2	Lost to Wyoming 20–45
41	18	2.193	Wichita State (WICHITA STATE)	IND MVC	3–1	0.750	26	+2	Beat Cincinnati 13–8
42	13	2.221	App State (APPALACHIAN STATE)	IND SOCON	3–1	0.750	26	+1	Beat East Tennessee State 42–15
43	-11	2.226	Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)	PAC	2–1	0.667	39	+1	Lost to Ohio State 21–38
44	29	2.228	New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)	IND WAC	2–2	0.500	60	+3	Beat New Mexico State 52–19
45	23	2.242	Syracuse (SYRACUSE)	IND FBSI	2–1	0.667	39	+1	Beat Northwestern 42–21
46	19	2.264	BYU	IND WAC	3–1	0.750	26	0	Beat Long Beach State 41–25
47	19	2.301	Arkansas (ARKANSAS)	IND SWC	2–1	0.667	39	+1	Beat Tulsa 13–10
48	-2	2.312	Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)	IND SWC	2–2	0.500	60	+2	Lost to Baylor 3–11
49	-2	2.327	Virginia (VIRGINIA)	ACC	2–1	0.667	39	+1	Beat Duke 20–17
50	-34	2.374	Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)	IND B8	1–1	0.500	60	+1	Lost to Stanford 14–31
51	49	2.374	UNLV	IND FBSI	2–1	0.667	39	+1	Beat Colorado State 56–15
52	-37	2.388	Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	3–1	0.750	26	+2	Lost to Michigan State 7–33
53	7	2.439	Illinois (ILLINOIS)	B10	2–1–1	0.625	58	+1	Tied Air Force 20–20
54	-14	2.484	Tennessee Chattanooga (TENNESSEE-CHATTANOOGA)	IND SOCON	3–1	0.750	26	+1	Lost to Citadel 13–29
55	1	2.512	Iowa (IOWA)	B10	1–2	0.333	87	+2	Lost to Iowa State 7–10
56	13	2.579	San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)	IND PCAA	2–1	0.667	39	+1	BYE
57	38	2.707	Navy (NAVY)	IND FBSI	2–1	0.667	39	-1	Beat William & Mary 45–6
58	-32	2.749	Washington (WASHINGTON)	PAC	2–1	0.667	39	-1	Lost to Oregon 10–34
59	31	2.766	Tulane (TULANE)	IND FBSI	2–2	0.500	60	+1	Beat Ole Miss 26–24
60	33	2.793	Indiana (INDIANA)	B10	2–1	0.667	39	0	Beat Colorado 49–7
61	56	2.876	Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))	MAC	1–2	0.333	87	+1	Beat Ball State 42–9
62	-20	2.886	Mcneese State (MCNEESE STATE)	IND SLC	3–1	0.750	26	+3	Lost to Northwestern State 10–13
63	-12	2.914	Drake (DRAKE)	IND MVC	2–2	0.500	60	0	Lost to Southern Illinois 28–34
64	42	2.924	Colgate (COLGATE)	IND FBSI	1–1–1	0.500	60	0	Beat Cornell 38–20
65	54	2.926	Citadel (CITADEL)	IND SOCON	2–2	0.500	60	+1	Beat Tennessee Chattanooga 29–13
66	38	3.061	Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)	IND B8	2–1	0.667	39	-1	Beat Arkansas State 31–7
67	-18	3.081	Ball State (BALL STATE)	MAC	2–2	0.500	60	+1	Lost to Miami (OH) 9–42
68	-14	3.128	Richmond (RICHMOND)	IND FBSI	2–2	0.500	60	0	Lost to West Virginia 28–31
69	-19	3.137	Minnesota (MINNESOTA)	B10	1–2	0.333	87	+1	Lost to USC 7–24
70	7	3.146	Houston (HOUSTON)	IND SWC	1–2	0.333	87	+1	Beat North Texas 24–17
71	-52	3.160	Army (ARMY)	IND FBSI	2–1	0.667	39	-1	Lost to Washington State 18–31
72	55	3.180	Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)	B10	1–2	0.333	87	+1	Beat Western Michigan 33–7
73	-2	3.302	Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)	IND WAC	2–2	0.500	60	-1	Lost to UNLV 15–56
74	6	3.325	Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)	MAC	2–2	0.500	60	-1	Beat Ohio 22–21
75	-30	3.328	LSU	SEC	2–2	0.500	60	-1	Lost to Rice 7–17
76	-2	3.335	Marshall (MARSHALL)	IND SOCON	2–1	0.667	39	-2	BYE
77	-38	3.389	Auburn (AUBURN)	SEC	2–1	0.667	39	-2	Lost to Tennessee 0–42
78	0	3.423	Purdue (PURDUE)	B10	1–2	0.333	87	0	BYE
79	7	3.466	Columbia (COLUMBIA)	IND IVY	1–1	0.500	60	0	Beat Lafayette 6–0
80	-18	3.471	Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)	IND SOCON	2–2	0.500	60	-2	Lost to Furman 16–21
81	-2	3.474	West Texas A&M (WEST TEXAS A&M)	IND MVC	2–2	0.500	60	-1	Beat Texas State 21–13
82	32	3.490	Southern Illinois (SOUTHERN ILLINOIS)	IND MVC	2–2	0.500	60	-1	Beat Drake 34–28
83	14	3.608	Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)	IND FBSI	1–2	0.333	87	0	Beat Memphis 17–8
84	-17	3.615	Michigan (MICHIGAN)	B10	1–2	0.333	87	-1	Lost to South Carolina 14–17
85	-47	3.646	Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)	IND FBSI	1–2	0.333	87	0	Lost to Villanova 9–20
86	30	3.687	Utah (UTAH)	IND WAC	2–2	0.500	60	+3	Beat Fresno State 27–12
87	45	3.690	Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)	PAC	1–2	0.333	87	-1	Beat Army 31–18
88	11	3.700	Kentucky (KENTUCKY)	SEC	2–2	0.500	60	-1	Beat Bowling Green 21–20
89	-36	3.713	North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)	IND FBSI	2–2	0.500	60	-2	Lost to Houston 17–24
90	-26	3.715	New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)	IND MVC	2–2	0.500	60	-2	Lost to New Mexico 19–52
91	-34	3.845	Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)	IND SLC	2–2	0.500	60	-1	Lost to UL Monroe 0–24
92	18	3.854	Pacific (PACIFIC)	IND PCAA	2–2	0.500	60	-2	Beat UTEP 28–14
93	15	3.965	Lamar (LAMAR)	IND SLC	2–2	0.500	60	-2	Beat Stephen F. Austin 45–21
94	4	3.988	San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)	IND WAC	1–2	0.333	87	-1	Lost to Missouri 7–31
95	25	4.019	Arizona (ARIZONA)	PAC	1–1	0.500	60	-2	Beat California 31–24
96	-5	4.075	Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH)	IND SLC	1–2	0.333	87	-1	Beat Western Illinois 42–6
97	-61	4.148	Cornell (CORNELL)	IND IVY	1–1	0.500	60	-1	Lost to Colgate 20–38
98	-22	4.159	Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)	IND SWC	1–2	0.333	87	0	BYE
99	37	4.179	Rice (RICE)	IND SWC	1–2	0.333	87	-1	Beat LSU 17–7
100	-13	4.230	Tulsa (TULSA)	IND MVC	1–2	0.333	87	-2	Lost to Arkansas 10–13
101	-13	4.296	Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)	IND FBSI	1–2	0.333	87	-1	Lost to Harvard 13–14
102	9	4.329	Toledo (TOLEDO)	MAC	1–2	0.333	87	-2	Beat Eastern Michigan 49–7
103	-33	4.360	TCU	IND SWC	0–3	0.000	118	-1	Lost to Georgia 3–34
104	-19	4.481	Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)	IND PCAA	1–3	0.250	108	-1	Lost to Utah 12–27
105	10	4.656	Utah State (UTAH STATE)	IND PCAA	1–2	0.333	87	-2	BYE
106	1	4.739	Long Beach State (LONG BEACH STATE)	IND PCAA	1–2	0.333	87	-3	Lost to BYU 25–41
107	-15	4.889	Oregon State (OREGON STATE)	PAC	0–3	0.000	118	-1	Lost to Texas 0–35
108	4	5.008	Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE)	IND SLC	1–2	0.333	87	-2	Lost to Kansas State 7–31
109	-7	5.060	East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)	IND FBSI	1–3	0.250	108	-3	Lost to Southern Miss 7–35
110	-27	5.085	Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)	SEC	0–3	0.000	118	-2	Lost to Alabama 0–41
111	-8	5.288	Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)	SEC	1–3	0.250	108	-4	Lost to Tulane 24–26
112	16	5.419	Kent State (KENT STATE)	MAC	0–3	0.000	118	-2	Lost to Central Michigan 6–21
113	-24	5.422	Ohio (OHIO)	MAC	1–2	0.333	87	-3	Lost to Northern Illinois 21–22
114	-85	5.468	Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)	IND IVY	1–1	0.500	60	0	Lost to NEW Hampshire 7–24
115	3	5.717	Western Carolina (WESTERN CAROLINA)	IND SOCON	1–3	0.250	108	0	Lost to Clemson 10–17
116	-34	5.776	California (CALIFORNIA)	PAC	0–3	0.000	118	-2	Lost to Arizona 24–31
117	-42	5.804	Princeton (PRINCETON)	IND IVY	0–2	0.000	118	-1	Lost to Rutgers 13–44
118	3	5.873	Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)	IND FBSI	0–4	0.000	118	-4	Lost to Wichita State 8–13
119	7	6.075	Louisville (LOUISVILLE)	IND FBSI	1–3	0.250	108	-1	Beat Kansas 17–9
120	-26	6.093	Illinois State (ILLINOIS STATE)	IND FBSI	1–3	0.250	108	-1	Lost to Southeastern Louisiana 21–28
121	-16	6.150	William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)	IND FBSI	0–4	0.000	118	-4	Lost to Navy 6–45
122	9	6.221	Villanova (VILLANOVA)	IND FBSI	1–3	0.250	108	-2	Beat Boston College 20–9
123	-10	6.294	Colorado (COLORADO)	IND B8	0–3	0.000	118	-3	Lost to Indiana 7–49
124	9	6.374	Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)	B10	0–3	0.000	118	-3	Lost to UCLA 0–35
125	9	6.650	Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)	IND B8	0–2	0.000	118	-3	BYE
126	-17	6.806	Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	1–3	0.250	108	-5	Lost to Toledo 7–49
127	8	7.076	Temple (TEMPLE)	IND FBSI	0–3	0.000	118	0	Lost to Pittsburgh 2–36
128	-47	7.151	Kansas (KANSAS)	IND B8	0–2–1	0.167	116	-3	Lost to Louisville 9–17
129	-6	7.306	Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)	B10	0–4	0.000	118	-5	Lost to Syracuse 21–42
130	-6	7.675	Duke (DUKE)	ACC	0–3	0.000	118	-5	Lost to Virginia 17–20
131	-6	7.695	UTEP	IND WAC	0–4	0.000	118	-8	Lost to Pacific 14–28
132	-10	7.940	Air Force (AIR FORCE)	IND WAC	0–3–1	0.125	117	-5	Tied Illinois 20–20
133	4	8.285	Texas Arlington (TEXAS-ARLINGTON)	IND SLC	0–3	0.000	118	-2	Lost to SMU 16–52
134	-38	8.446	Brown (BROWN)	IND IVY	0–2	0.000	118	0	Lost to Bucknell 20–28
135	-5	8.498	Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)	MAC	0–4	0.000	118	-9	Lost to Kentucky 20–21
136	2	8.826	East Tennessee State (EAST TENNESSEE STATE)	IND SOCON	0–4	0.000	118	-1	Lost to App State 15–42
137	-8	9.114	Memphis (MEMPHIS)	IND FBSI	0–3	0.000	118	-6	Lost to Georgia Tech 8–17
138	-37	10.932	Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)	IND IVY	0–2	0.000	118	-1	Lost to Lehigh 6–35