1980 Week 7 College Football Team Rankings

October 7, 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	6	0.732	USC	PAC	4–0	1.000	1	+10	Beat Arizona State 23–21
2	7	0.750	South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)	IND FBSI	4–1	0.800	18	+11	Beat NC State 30–10
3	1	0.811	Iowa State (IOWA STATE)	IND B8	4–0	1.000	1	+8	Beat Colorado State 69–0
4	-3	0.829	North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)	ACC	4–0	1.000	1	+10	Beat Georgia Tech 33–0
5	6	0.934	Georgia (GEORGIA)	SEC	4–0	1.000	1	+7	BYE
6	0	0.983	Baylor (BAYLOR)	IND SWC	4–0	1.000	1	+8	Beat Houston 24–12
7	14	1.039	UCLA	PAC	4–0	1.000	1	+6	Beat Ohio State 17–0
8	4	1.066	Harvard (HARVARD)	IND IVY	3–0	1.000	1	+5	Beat Army 15–10
9	8	1.097	Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)	IND FBSI	3–0	1.000	1	+5	Beat Michigan State 26–21
10	14	1.140	Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)	IND FBSI	4–1	0.800	18	+8	Beat Nebraska 18–14
11	-9	1.142	Nebraska (NEBRASKA)	IND B8	3–1	0.750	28	+6	Lost to Florida State 14–18
12	11	1.183	Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)	IND FBSI	4–0	1.000	1	+6	Beat Maryland 38–9
13	-10	1.241	Ohio State (OHIO STATE)	B10	3–1	0.750	28	+6	Lost to UCLA 0–17
14	-1	1.254	Texas (TEXAS)	IND SWC	4–0	1.000	1	+5	Beat Rice 41–28
15	1	1.272	Miami (MIAMI)	IND FBSI	4–0	1.000	1	+6	BYE
16	-2	1.306	Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)	IND FBSI	4–0	1.000	1	+6	Beat Ole Miss 28–22
17	1	1.365	SMU	IND SWC	4–0	1.000	1	+5	Beat Tulane 31–21
18	2	1.422	Alabama (ALABAMA)	SEC	4–0	1.000	1	+4	Beat Kentucky 45–0
19	6	1.425	Penn State (PENN STATE)	IND FBSI	3–1	0.750	28	+5	Beat Missouri 29–21
20	19	1.438	Clemson (CLEMSON)	ACC	3–1	0.750	28	+7	Beat Virginia Tech 13–10
21	-16	1.479	Missouri (MISSOURI)	IND B8	3–1	0.750	28	+5	Lost to Penn State 21–29
22	-3	1.523	Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)	MAC	5–0	1.000	1	+6	Beat Toledo 14–10
23	3	1.541	Rutgers (RUTGERS)	IND FBSI	4–0	1.000	1	+2	Beat Cornell 44–3
24	27	1.546	UNLV	IND FBSI	3–1	0.750	28	+5	Beat CAL State Fullerton 36–17
25	16	1.634	Wichita State (WICHITA STATE)	IND MVC	4–1	0.800	18	+6	Beat Indiana State 46–20
26	7	1.658	Stanford (STANFORD)	PAC	4–1	0.800	18	+5	Beat San José State 35–21
27	10	1.685	Furman (FURMAN)	IND SOCON	4–1	0.800	18	+7	Beat Tennessee Chattanooga 42–28
28	-1	1.702	Oregon (OREGON)	PAC	2–1–1	0.625	48	+3	BYE
29	-14	1.703	Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)	ACC	3–1	0.750	28	+4	Beat William & Mary 27–7
30	6	1.752	Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)	SEC	4–1	0.800	18	+4	Beat Illinois 28–21
31	3	1.781	Yale (YALE)	IND IVY	3–0	1.000	1	+1	Beat Air Force 17–16
32	-3	1.783	Tennessee (TENNESSEE)	SEC	2–2	0.500	61	+4	BYE
33	-2	1.833	West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)	IND FBSI	4–1	0.800	18	+4	Beat Virginia 45–21
34	8	1.957	App State (APPALACHIAN STATE)	IND SOCON	4–1	0.800	18	+3	Beat Marshall 23–6
35	-25	1.957	Florida (FLORIDA)	SEC	3–1	0.750	28	+3	Lost to LSU 7–24
36	-6	2.037	Maryland (MARYLAND)	ACC	3–2	0.600	49	+6	Lost to Pittsburgh 9–38
37	-15	2.043	Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)	IND FBSI	4–1	0.800	18	+2	Lost to Clemson 10–13
38	-30	2.055	Wyoming (WYOMING)	IND WAC	3–1	0.750	28	+2	Lost to New Mexico 21–24
39	8	2.060	Arkansas (ARKANSAS)	IND SWC	3–1	0.750	28	+2	Beat TCU 44–7
40	-8	2.152	UL Monroe (LOUISIANA MONROE)	IND FBSI	3–1	0.750	28	+3	Beat Northwestern State 38–14
41	3	2.187	New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)	IND WAC	3–2	0.600	49	+4	Beat Wyoming 24–21
42	4	2.272	BYU	IND WAC	3–1	0.750	28	+1	BYE
43	-15	2.397	Indiana State (INDIANA STATE)	IND MVC	3–1	0.750	28	+2	Lost to Wichita State 20–46
44	6	2.413	Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)	IND B8	2–1	0.667	46	+1	Beat Colorado 82–42
45	12	2.433	Navy (NAVY)	IND FBSI	3–1	0.750	28	0	Beat Boston College 21–0
46	16	2.438	Mcneese State (MCNEESE STATE)	IND SLC	4–1	0.800	18	+6	Beat Ball State 24–7
47	18	2.478	Citadel (CITADEL)	IND SOCON	3–2	0.600	49	+3	Beat Virginia Military Institute 28–0
48	-13	2.651	CAL State Fullerton (CAL STATE FULLERTON)	IND PCAA	3–1	0.750	28	+1	Lost to UNLV 17–36
49	29	2.653	Purdue (PURDUE)	B10	2–2	0.500	61	+2	Beat Miami (OH) 28–3
50	25	2.681	LSU	SEC	3–2	0.600	49	+1	Beat Florida 24–7
51	7	2.715	Washington (WASHINGTON)	PAC	3–1	0.750	28	-1	Beat Oklahoma State 24–18
52	25	2.716	Auburn (AUBURN)	SEC	3–1	0.750	28	0	Beat Richmond 55–16
53	7	2.840	Indiana (INDIANA)	B10	3–1	0.750	28	-1	Beat Duke 31–21
54	0	2.877	Tennessee Chattanooga (TENNESSEE-CHATTANOOGA)	IND SOCON	3–2	0.600	49	+1	Lost to Furman 28–42
55	-17	2.893	NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)	ACC	2–2	0.500	61	0	Lost to South Carolina 10–30
56	25	2.928	West Texas A&M (WEST TEXAS A&M)	IND MVC	3–2	0.600	49	+1	Beat New Mexico State 17–15
57	43	2.932	Tulsa (TULSA)	IND MVC	2–2	0.500	61	0	Beat Kansas State 3–0
58	-15	3.026	Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)	PAC	2–2	0.500	61	0	Lost to USC 21–23
59	39	3.095	Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)	IND SWC	2–2	0.500	61	+2	Beat Texas Tech 41–21
60	3	3.114	Drake (DRAKE)	IND MVC	3–2	0.600	49	-2	Beat Texas Arlington 30–20
61	-12	3.132	Virginia (VIRGINIA)	ACC	2–2	0.500	61	0	Lost to West Virginia 21–45
62	24	3.133	Utah (UTAH)	IND WAC	3–2	0.600	49	+5	Beat Utah State 23–19
63	21	3.137	Michigan (MICHIGAN)	B10	2–2	0.500	61	-1	Beat California 38–13
64	-16	3.190	Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)	IND SWC	2–3	0.400	80	+2	Lost to Texas A&M 21–41
65	4	3.209	Minnesota (MINNESOTA)	B10	2–2	0.500	61	0	Beat Northwestern 49–21
66	-7	3.217	Tulane (TULANE)	IND FBSI	2–3	0.400	80	+1	Lost to SMU 21–31
67	-11	3.243	San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)	IND PCAA	2–2	0.500	61	0	Lost to Stanford 21–35
68	21	3.267	North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)	IND FBSI	3–2	0.600	49	0	Beat Louisiana 22–20
69	5	3.272	Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)	MAC	3–2	0.600	49	-1	Beat Southern Illinois 20–17
70	25	3.407	Arizona (ARIZONA)	PAC	2–1	0.667	46	-2	Beat Iowa 5–3
71	-18	3.418	Illinois (ILLINOIS)	B10	2–2–1	0.500	61	-1	Lost to Mississippi State 21–28
72	24	3.430	Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH)	IND SLC	2–2	0.500	61	-1	Beat East Tennessee State 7–3
73	19	3.441	Pacific (PACIFIC)	IND PCAA	3–2	0.600	49	-1	Beat Washington State 24–22
74	-3	3.445	Army (ARMY)	IND FBSI	2–2	0.500	61	-1	Lost to Harvard 10–15
75	-5	3.523	Houston (HOUSTON)	IND SWC	1–3	0.250	100	+1	Lost to Baylor 12–24
76	25	3.539	Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)	IND FBSI	2–2	0.500	61	-1	Beat Dartmouth 17–6
77	-22	3.593	Iowa (IOWA)	B10	1–3	0.250	100	+1	Lost to Arizona 3–5
78	-26	3.615	Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	3–2	0.600	49	-2	Lost to Bowling Green 14–17
79	-6	3.617	Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)	IND WAC	2–3	0.400	80	0	Lost to Iowa State 0–69
80	-13	3.676	Ball State (BALL STATE)	MAC	2–3	0.400	80	0	Lost to Mcneese State 7–24
81	4	3.728	Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)	IND FBSI	1–3	0.250	100	0	Lost to Navy 0–21
82	-14	3.756	Richmond (RICHMOND)	IND FBSI	2–3	0.400	80	0	Lost to Auburn 16–55
83	10	3.872	Lamar (LAMAR)	IND SLC	2–2	0.500	61	-2	BYE
84	-8	3.910	Marshall (MARSHALL)	IND SOCON	2–2	0.500	61	-3	Lost to App State 6–23
85	-45	3.953	Hawai'i (HAWAII)	IND WAC	2–2	0.500	61	-2	Lost to UTEP 14–34
86	-20	3.957	Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)	IND B8	2–2	0.500	61	-3	Lost to Tulsa 0–3
87	-42	3.998	Syracuse (SYRACUSE)	IND FBSI	2–2	0.500	61	-2	Lost to Kansas 8–23
88	0	4.007	Kentucky (KENTUCKY)	SEC	2–3	0.400	80	0	Lost to Alabama 0–45
89	-17	4.009	Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)	B10	1–3	0.250	100	0	Lost to Notre Dame 21–26
90	-7	4.049	Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)	IND FBSI	1–3	0.250	100	0	Lost to North Carolina 0–33
91	-9	4.146	Southern Illinois (SOUTHERN ILLINOIS)	IND MVC	2–3	0.400	80	-3	Lost to Northern Illinois 17–20
92	-12	4.156	Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)	IND SOCON	2–3	0.400	80	-4	Lost to Citadel 0–28
93	35	4.181	Kansas (KANSAS)	IND B8	1–2–1	0.375	93	-1	Beat Syracuse 23–8
94	10	4.190	Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)	IND PCAA	2–3	0.400	80	-2	Beat CAL Poly SAN Luis Obispo 31–25
95	-4	4.201	Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)	IND SLC	2–3	0.400	80	-3	Lost to North Texas 20–22
96	3	4.212	Rice (RICE)	IND SWC	1–3	0.250	100	-1	Lost to Texas 28–41
97	5	4.352	Toledo (TOLEDO)	MAC	1–3	0.250	100	-3	Lost to Central Michigan 10–14
98	-37	4.554	Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))	MAC	1–3	0.250	100	-2	Lost to Purdue 3–28
99	25	4.606	Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)	B10	1–3	0.250	100	-2	Beat San Diego State 35–12
100	-10	4.613	New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)	IND MVC	2–3	0.400	80	-4	Lost to West Texas A&M 15–17
101	11	4.653	Kent State (KENT STATE)	MAC	1–3	0.250	100	-2	Beat Ohio 15–14
102	13	4.772	Western Carolina (WESTERN CAROLINA)	IND SOCON	2–3	0.400	80	0	Beat Middle Tennessee 24–10
103	0	4.863	TCU	IND SWC	0–4	0.000	126	-2	Lost to Arkansas 7–44
104	-17	4.954	Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)	PAC	1–3	0.250	100	-4	Lost to Pacific 22–24
105	6	5.001	Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)	SEC	1–4	0.200	121	-4	Lost to Southern Miss 22–28
106	3	5.174	East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)	IND FBSI	1–3	0.250	100	-4	BYE
107	-10	5.332	Cornell (CORNELL)	IND IVY	1–2	0.333	95	-2	Lost to Rutgers 3–44
108	-29	5.342	Columbia (COLUMBIA)	IND IVY	1–2	0.333	95	-2	Lost to Pennsylvania 13–24
109	-4	5.460	Utah State (UTAH STATE)	IND PCAA	1–3	0.250	100	-5	Lost to Utah 19–23
110	12	5.475	Villanova (VILLANOVA)	IND FBSI	2–3	0.400	80	-4	Beat Cincinnati 23–6
111	8	5.537	Louisville (LOUISVILLE)	IND FBSI	1–3	0.250	100	0	BYE
112	15	5.653	Temple (TEMPLE)	IND FBSI	1–3	0.250	100	0	Beat Boston University 53–6
113	-3	5.663	Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)	SEC	0–3	0.000	126	-3	BYE
114	20	5.832	Brown (BROWN)	IND IVY	1–2	0.333	95	0	Beat Princeton 28–11
115	10	5.870	Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)	IND B8	0–3	0.000	126	-4	Lost to Washington 18–24
116	-52	5.875	Colgate (COLGATE)	IND FBSI	1–2–1	0.375	93	0	Lost to UConn 21–24
117	-4	5.897	Ohio (OHIO)	MAC	1–3	0.250	100	-6	Lost to Kent State 14–15
118	-24	5.935	San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)	IND WAC	1–3	0.250	100	-5	Lost to Wisconsin 12–35
119	-5	6.141	Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)	IND IVY	1–2	0.333	95	-1	Lost to Holy Cross 6–17
120	-2	6.172	Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)	IND FBSI	0–5	0.000	126	-7	Lost to Villanova 6–23
121	10	6.230	UTEP	IND WAC	1–4	0.200	121	-8	Beat Hawai'i 34–14
122	-15	6.250	Oregon State (OREGON STATE)	PAC	0–3	0.000	126	-3	BYE
123	-15	6.418	Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE)	IND SLC	1–3	0.250	100	-6	Lost to Memphis 3–24
124	-1	6.460	Colorado (COLORADO)	IND B8	0–4	0.000	126	-4	Lost to Oklahoma 42–82
125	-19	6.481	Long Beach State (LONG BEACH STATE)	IND PCAA	1–3	0.250	100	-2	Lost to Tennessee State 18–35
126	11	6.746	Memphis (MEMPHIS)	IND FBSI	1–3	0.250	100	-7	Beat Arkansas State 24–3
127	-6	6.939	William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)	IND FBSI	0–5	0.000	126	-8	Lost to Wake Forest 7–27
128	7	7.016	Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)	MAC	1–4	0.200	121	-9	Beat Western Michigan 17–14
129	9	7.086	Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)	IND IVY	1–2	0.333	95	-1	Beat Columbia 24–13
130	-14	7.186	California (CALIFORNIA)	PAC	0–4	0.000	126	-6	Lost to Michigan 13–38
131	1	7.341	Air Force (AIR FORCE)	IND WAC	0–4–1	0.100	125	-7	Lost to Yale 16–17
132	-2	7.358	Duke (DUKE)	ACC	0–4	0.000	126	-7	Lost to Indiana 21–31
133	-7	7.360	Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	1–3	0.250	100	-7	BYE
134	-14	7.777	Illinois State (ILLINOIS STATE)	IND FBSI	1–4	0.200	121	-2	Lost to Eastern Illinois 14–31
135	-6	7.809	Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)	B10	0–5	0.000	126	-9	Lost to Minnesota 21–49
136	-3	7.937	Texas Arlington (TEXAS-ARLINGTON)	IND SLC	0–4	0.000	126	-4	Lost to Drake 20–30
137	-20	8.196	Princeton (PRINCETON)	IND IVY	0–3	0.000	126	-4	Lost to Brown 11–28
138	-2	8.886	East Tennessee State (EAST TENNESSEE STATE)	IND SOCON	0–5	0.000	126	-4	Lost to Louisiana Tech 3–7