1980 Week 8 College Football Team Rankings

October 14, 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	0.707	USC	PAC	5–0	1.000	1	+15	Beat Arizona 27–10
2	8	0.733	Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)	IND FBSI	5–1	0.833	12	+15	Beat Pittsburgh 36–22
3	3	0.771	Baylor (BAYLOR)	IND SWC	5–0	1.000	1	+14	Beat SMU 32–28
4	5	0.795	Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)	IND FBSI	4–0	1.000	1	+11	Beat Miami 32–14
5	-1	0.844	North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)	ACC	5–0	1.000	1	+14	Beat Wake Forest 27–9
6	-3	0.861	Iowa State (IOWA STATE)	IND B8	5–0	1.000	1	+12	Beat Kansas State 31–7
7	0	0.894	UCLA	PAC	5–0	1.000	1	+12	Beat Stanford 35–21
8	8	0.962	Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)	IND FBSI	5–0	1.000	1	+13	Beat Mississippi State 42–14
9	-7	1.018	South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)	IND FBSI	5–1	0.833	12	+13	Beat Duke 20–7
10	4	1.037	Texas (TEXAS)	IND SWC	5–0	1.000	1	+10	Beat Oklahoma 20–13
11	0	1.077	Nebraska (NEBRASKA)	IND B8	4–1	0.800	18	+9	Beat Kansas 54–0
12	7	1.120	Penn State (PENN STATE)	IND FBSI	4–1	0.800	18	+10	Beat Maryland 24–10
13	-8	1.125	Georgia (GEORGIA)	SEC	5–0	1.000	1	+10	Beat Ole Miss 28–21
14	4	1.249	Alabama (ALABAMA)	SEC	5–0	1.000	1	+8	Beat Rutgers 17–13
15	-2	1.269	Ohio State (OHIO STATE)	B10	4–1	0.800	18	+8	Beat Northwestern 63–0
16	4	1.328	Clemson (CLEMSON)	ACC	4–1	0.800	18	+11	Beat Virginia 27–24
17	-9	1.333	Harvard (HARVARD)	IND IVY	4–0	1.000	1	+6	Beat Cornell 20–12
18	-3	1.449	Miami (MIAMI)	IND FBSI	4–1	0.800	18	+9	Lost to Notre Dame 14–32
19	20	1.565	Arkansas (ARKANSAS)	IND SWC	4–1	0.800	18	+7	Beat Wichita State 27–7
20	1	1.595	Missouri (MISSOURI)	IND B8	4–1	0.800	18	+6	Beat Oklahoma State 30–7
21	3	1.615	UNLV	IND FBSI	4–1	0.800	18	+7	Beat San Diego State 28–17
22	-10	1.701	Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)	IND FBSI	4–1	0.800	18	+6	Lost to Florida State 22–36
23	-6	1.781	SMU	IND SWC	4–1	0.800	18	+6	Lost to Baylor 28–32
24	3	1.827	Furman (FURMAN)	IND SOCON	5–1	0.833	12	+8	Beat East Tennessee State 33–21
25	17	1.853	BYU	IND WAC	4–1	0.800	18	+4	Beat Wyoming 52–17
26	3	1.862	Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)	ACC	3–2	0.600	47	+7	Lost to North Carolina 9–27
27	-1	1.882	Stanford (STANFORD)	PAC	4–2	0.667	35	+7	Lost to UCLA 21–35
28	-5	1.998	Rutgers (RUTGERS)	IND FBSI	4–1	0.800	18	+3	Lost to Alabama 13–17
29	-4	2.008	Wichita State (WICHITA STATE)	IND MVC	4–2	0.667	35	+7	Lost to Arkansas 7–27
30	16	2.011	Mcneese State (MCNEESE STATE)	IND SLC	5–1	0.833	12	+10	Beat UL Monroe 48–28
31	4	2.012	Florida (FLORIDA)	SEC	3–1	0.750	33	+4	BYE
32	-2	2.068	Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)	SEC	4–2	0.667	35	+6	Lost to Southern Miss 14–42
33	-1	2.070	Tennessee (TENNESSEE)	SEC	3–2	0.600	47	+5	Beat Georgia Tech 23–10
34	3	2.079	Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)	IND FBSI	5–1	0.833	12	+3	Beat Rhode Island 34–7
35	-13	2.083	Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)	MAC	5–1	0.833	12	+5	Lost to Ohio 9–24
36	14	2.153	LSU	SEC	4–2	0.667	35	+4	Beat Auburn 21–17
37	6	2.169	Indiana State (INDIANA STATE)	IND MVC	4–1	0.800	18	+4	Beat Southern Illinois 19–6
38	11	2.208	Purdue (PURDUE)	B10	3–2	0.600	47	+5	Beat Minnesota 21–7
39	16	2.404	NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)	ACC	3–2	0.600	47	+4	Beat App State 17–14
40	-6	2.442	App State (APPALACHIAN STATE)	IND SOCON	4–2	0.667	35	+2	Lost to NC State 14–17
41	13	2.448	Tennessee Chattanooga (TENNESSEE-CHATTANOOGA)	IND SOCON	4–2	0.667	35	+3	Beat Virginia Military Institute 55–10
42	5	2.465	Citadel (CITADEL)	IND SOCON	4–2	0.667	35	+4	Beat Western Carolina 28–21
43	8	2.536	Washington (WASHINGTON)	PAC	4–1	0.800	18	-1	Beat Oregon State 41–6
44	-11	2.542	West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)	IND FBSI	4–2	0.667	35	+2	Lost to Hawai'i 13–16
45	-5	2.578	UL Monroe (LOUISIANA MONROE)	IND FBSI	3–2	0.600	47	+3	Lost to Mcneese State 28–48
46	12	2.586	Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)	PAC	3–2	0.600	47	+2	Beat Washington State 27–21
47	10	2.595	Tulsa (TULSA)	IND MVC	3–2	0.600	47	+2	Beat North Texas 28–27
48	5	2.596	Indiana (INDIANA)	B10	4–1	0.800	18	-1	Beat Wisconsin 24–0
49	-13	2.653	Maryland (MARYLAND)	ACC	3–3	0.500	64	+4	Lost to Penn State 10–24
50	6	2.705	West Texas A&M (WEST TEXAS A&M)	IND MVC	4–2	0.667	35	+1	Beat Texas Arlington 38–26
51	11	2.727	Utah (UTAH)	IND WAC	4–2	0.667	35	+8	Beat UTEP 31–7
52	-21	2.739	Yale (YALE)	IND IVY	3–1	0.750	33	0	Lost to Boston College 9–27
53	10	2.753	Michigan (MICHIGAN)	B10	3–2	0.600	47	+1	Beat Michigan State 27–23
54	-16	2.754	Wyoming (WYOMING)	IND WAC	3–2	0.600	47	+1	Lost to BYU 17–52
55	-14	2.805	New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)	IND WAC	3–3	0.500	64	+2	Lost to Colorado State 26–31
56	-12	2.920	Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)	IND B8	2–2	0.500	64	0	Lost to Texas 13–20
57	15	2.967	Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH)	IND SLC	3–2	0.600	47	0	Beat Lamar 16–7
58	2	2.996	Drake (DRAKE)	IND MVC	4–2	0.667	35	-3	Beat Colorado 41–22
59	8	3.007	San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)	IND PCAA	3–2	0.600	47	+1	Beat Fresno State 26–14
60	15	3.051	Houston (HOUSTON)	IND SWC	2–3	0.400	78	+2	Beat Texas A&M 17–7
61	18	3.052	Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)	IND WAC	3–3	0.500	64	+3	Beat New Mexico 31–26
62	19	3.081	Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)	IND FBSI	2–3	0.400	78	+1	Beat Yale 27–9
63	3	3.138	Tulane (TULANE)	IND FBSI	3–3	0.500	64	0	Beat Vanderbilt 43–21
64	14	3.150	Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	4–2	0.667	35	-1	Beat Kent State 28–21
65	6	3.186	Illinois (ILLINOIS)	B10	3–2–1	0.583	63	-1	Beat Iowa 20–14
66	19	3.199	Hawai'i (HAWAII)	IND WAC	3–2	0.600	47	0	Beat West Virginia 16–13
67	20	3.296	Syracuse (SYRACUSE)	IND FBSI	3–2	0.600	47	-1	Beat Temple 31–7
68	-16	3.343	Auburn (AUBURN)	SEC	3–2	0.600	47	-2	Lost to LSU 17–21
69	29	3.353	Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))	MAC	2–3	0.400	78	-1	Beat Marshall 34–6
70	-42	3.411	Oregon (OREGON)	PAC	2–2–1	0.500	64	-1	Lost to California 6–31
71	25	3.458	Rice (RICE)	IND SWC	2–3	0.400	78	0	Beat TCU 28–24
72	-8	3.470	Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)	IND SWC	2–3	0.400	78	+1	BYE
73	-28	3.556	Navy (NAVY)	IND FBSI	3–2	0.600	47	-3	Lost to Air Force 20–21
74	-4	3.565	Arizona (ARIZONA)	PAC	2–2	0.500	64	-1	Lost to USC 10–27
75	-27	3.570	CAL State Fullerton (CAL STATE FULLERTON)	IND PCAA	3–2	0.600	47	-2	Lost to Utah State 17–28
76	-11	3.626	Minnesota (MINNESOTA)	B10	2–3	0.400	78	-1	Lost to Purdue 7–21
77	-3	3.639	Army (ARMY)	IND FBSI	2–2–1	0.500	64	-1	Tied Lehigh 24–24
78	-10	3.678	North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)	IND FBSI	3–3	0.500	64	-2	Lost to Tulsa 27–28
79	9	3.689	Kentucky (KENTUCKY)	SEC	2–3	0.400	78	+1	BYE
80	-19	3.698	Virginia (VIRGINIA)	ACC	2–3	0.400	78	-2	Lost to Clemson 24–27
81	-1	3.713	Ball State (BALL STATE)	MAC	2–3	0.400	78	-1	BYE
82	27	3.801	Utah State (UTAH STATE)	IND PCAA	2–3	0.400	78	-2	Beat CAL State Fullerton 28–17
83	-14	3.870	Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)	MAC	3–3	0.500	64	-3	Lost to Illinois State 18–28
84	11	3.895	Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)	IND SLC	3–3	0.500	64	-4	Beat Arkansas State 3–0
85	-26	3.949	Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)	IND SWC	2–3	0.400	78	-1	Lost to Houston 7–17
86	0	4.029	Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)	IND B8	2–3	0.400	78	-3	Lost to Iowa State 7–31
87	19	4.048	East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)	IND FBSI	2–3	0.400	78	-2	Beat Richmond 24–22
88	28	4.060	Colgate (COLGATE)	IND FBSI	2–2–1	0.500	64	+2	Beat Holy Cross 38–7
89	-16	4.103	Pacific (PACIFIC)	IND PCAA	3–3	0.500	64	-4	Lost to Long Beach State 12–17
90	-13	4.246	Iowa (IOWA)	B10	1–4	0.200	113	-1	Lost to Illinois 14–20
91	-8	4.318	Lamar (LAMAR)	IND SLC	2–3	0.400	78	-4	Lost to Louisiana Tech 7–16
92	25	4.422	Ohio (OHIO)	MAC	2–3	0.400	78	-4	Beat Central Michigan 24–9
93	21	4.455	Brown (BROWN)	IND IVY	2–2	0.500	64	+1	Beat Pennsylvania 42–22
94	-5	4.501	Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)	B10	1–4	0.200	113	-2	Lost to Michigan 23–27
95	-2	4.517	Kansas (KANSAS)	IND B8	1–3–1	0.300	106	-2	Lost to Nebraska 0–54
96	-20	4.518	Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)	IND FBSI	2–3	0.400	78	-3	Lost to Colgate 7–38
97	-3	4.616	Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)	IND PCAA	2–4	0.333	99	-4	Lost to San José State 14–26
98	2	4.643	New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)	IND MVC	2–3	0.400	78	-5	BYE
99	-8	4.643	Southern Illinois (SOUTHERN ILLINOIS)	IND MVC	2–4	0.333	99	-5	Lost to Indiana State 6–19
100	25	4.654	Long Beach State (LONG BEACH STATE)	IND PCAA	2–3	0.400	78	+1	Beat Pacific 17–12
101	10	4.671	Louisville (LOUISVILLE)	IND FBSI	2–3	0.400	78	0	Beat Memphis 38–14
102	-3	4.747	Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)	B10	1–4	0.200	113	-3	Lost to Indiana 0–24
103	4	4.787	Cornell (CORNELL)	IND IVY	1–3	0.250	107	-2	Lost to Harvard 12–20
104	-22	4.852	Richmond (RICHMOND)	IND FBSI	2–4	0.333	99	-5	Lost to East Carolina 22–24
105	-15	4.863	Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)	IND FBSI	1–4	0.200	113	-2	Lost to Tennessee 10–23
106	-14	4.902	Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)	IND SOCON	2–4	0.333	99	-6	Lost to Tennessee Chattanooga 10–55
107	-2	5.023	Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)	SEC	1–5	0.167	126	-5	Lost to Georgia 21–28
108	-6	5.195	Western Carolina (WESTERN CAROLINA)	IND SOCON	2–4	0.333	99	-2	Lost to Citadel 21–28
109	6	5.235	Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)	IND B8	0–4	0.000	129	-5	Lost to Missouri 7–30
110	-26	5.250	Marshall (MARSHALL)	IND SOCON	2–3	0.400	78	-8	Lost to Miami (OH) 6–34
111	-7	5.296	Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)	PAC	1–4	0.200	113	-7	Lost to Arizona State 21–27
112	-11	5.328	Kent State (KENT STATE)	MAC	1–4	0.200	113	-6	Lost to Western Michigan 21–28
113	17	5.503	California (CALIFORNIA)	PAC	1–4	0.200	113	-5	Beat Oregon 31–6
114	-4	5.597	Villanova (VILLANOVA)	IND FBSI	2–3	0.400	78	-5	BYE
115	16	5.620	Air Force (AIR FORCE)	IND WAC	1–4–1	0.250	107	-6	Beat Navy 21–20
116	-19	5.668	Toledo (TOLEDO)	MAC	1–4	0.200	113	-8	Lost to Bowling Green 6–17
117	11	5.694	Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)	MAC	2–4	0.333	99	-9	Beat Toledo 17–6
118	0	5.722	San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)	IND WAC	1–4	0.200	113	-6	Lost to UNLV 17–28
119	15	5.912	Illinois State (ILLINOIS STATE)	IND FBSI	2–4	0.333	99	0	Beat Northern Illinois 28–18
120	17	6.103	Princeton (PRINCETON)	IND IVY	1–3	0.250	107	-5	Beat Columbia 31–19
121	-18	6.103	TCU	IND SWC	0–5	0.000	129	-7	Lost to Rice 24–28
122	0	6.296	Oregon State (OREGON STATE)	PAC	0–4	0.000	129	-5	Lost to Washington 6–41
123	1	6.448	Colorado (COLORADO)	IND B8	0–5	0.000	129	-7	Lost to Drake 22–41
124	-12	6.484	Temple (TEMPLE)	IND FBSI	1–4	0.200	113	-4	Lost to Syracuse 7–31
125	-4	6.508	UTEP	IND WAC	1–5	0.167	126	-11	Lost to Utah 7–31
126	1	6.551	William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)	IND FBSI	1–5	0.167	126	-10	Beat Dartmouth 17–14
127	-7	6.759	Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)	IND FBSI	0–5	0.000	129	-10	BYE
128	-20	6.771	Columbia (COLUMBIA)	IND IVY	1–3	0.250	107	-6	Lost to Princeton 19–31
129	3	6.946	Duke (DUKE)	ACC	0–5	0.000	129	-10	Lost to South Carolina 7–20
130	-17	7.004	Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)	SEC	0–4	0.000	129	-8	Lost to Tulane 21–43
131	4	7.315	Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)	B10	0–6	0.000	129	-11	Lost to Ohio State 0–63
132	-9	7.361	Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE)	IND SLC	1–4	0.200	113	-12	Lost to Louisiana 0–3
133	-14	7.846	Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)	IND IVY	1–3	0.250	107	-7	Lost to William & Mary 14–17
134	-5	7.867	Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)	IND IVY	1–3	0.250	107	-4	Lost to Brown 22–42
135	-9	7.879	Memphis (MEMPHIS)	IND FBSI	1–4	0.200	113	-13	Lost to Louisville 14–38
136	0	7.913	Texas Arlington (TEXAS-ARLINGTON)	IND SLC	0–5	0.000	129	-8	Lost to West Texas A&M 26–38
137	-4	8.011	Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	1–4	0.200	113	-7	Lost to Akron 10–21
138	0	8.219	East Tennessee State (EAST TENNESSEE STATE)	IND SOCON	0–6	0.000	129	-6	Lost to Furman 21–33