1980 Week 9 College Football Team Rankings

October 21, 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	1	0.749	Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)	IND FBSI	6–1	0.857	10	+21	Beat Boston College 41–7
2	3	0.848	North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)	ACC	6–0	1.000	1	+19	Beat NC State 28–8
3	4	0.850	UCLA	PAC	5–0	1.000	1	+15	BYE
4	0	0.875	Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)	IND FBSI	5–0	1.000	1	+15	Beat Army 30–3
5	-4	0.891	USC	PAC	5–0–1	0.917	9	+16	Tied Oregon 7–7
6	-3	0.902	Baylor (BAYLOR)	IND SWC	6–0	1.000	1	+18	Beat Texas A&M 46–7
7	1	0.964	Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)	IND FBSI	6–0	1.000	1	+18	Beat Arkansas State 35–0
8	2	1.116	Texas (TEXAS)	IND SWC	5–0	1.000	1	+11	BYE
9	3	1.130	Penn State (PENN STATE)	IND FBSI	5–1	0.833	13	+15	Beat Syracuse 24–7
10	1	1.133	Nebraska (NEBRASKA)	IND B8	5–1	0.833	13	+12	Beat Oklahoma State 48–7
11	-2	1.194	South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)	IND FBSI	6–1	0.857	10	+15	Beat Cincinnati 49–7
12	3	1.229	Ohio State (OHIO STATE)	B10	5–1	0.833	13	+12	Beat Indiana 27–17
13	1	1.285	Alabama (ALABAMA)	SEC	6–0	1.000	1	+11	Beat Tennessee 27–0
14	8	1.346	Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)	IND FBSI	5–1	0.833	13	+13	Beat West Virginia 42–14
15	-2	1.366	Georgia (GEORGIA)	SEC	6–0	1.000	1	+10	Beat Vanderbilt 41–0
16	-10	1.423	Iowa State (IOWA STATE)	IND B8	5–1	0.833	13	+12	Lost to Kansas 17–28
17	2	1.585	Arkansas (ARKANSAS)	IND SWC	4–1	0.800	24	+8	BYE
18	7	1.662	BYU	IND WAC	5–1	0.833	13	+8	Beat Utah State 70–46
19	2	1.708	UNLV	IND FBSI	5–1	0.833	13	+9	Beat UTEP 53–14
20	-2	1.732	Miami (MIAMI)	IND FBSI	4–2	0.667	36	+10	Lost to Mississippi State 31–34
21	-1	1.765	Missouri (MISSOURI)	IND B8	5–1	0.833	13	+6	Beat Colorado 45–7
22	10	1.769	Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)	SEC	5–2	0.714	28	+11	Beat Miami 34–31
23	1	1.793	Furman (FURMAN)	IND SOCON	5–1	0.833	13	+10	BYE
24	7	1.893	Florida (FLORIDA)	SEC	4–1	0.800	24	+7	Beat Ole Miss 15–3
25	13	1.928	Purdue (PURDUE)	B10	4–2	0.667	36	+9	Beat Illinois 45–20
26	3	1.993	Wichita State (WICHITA STATE)	IND MVC	4–2	0.667	36	+9	BYE
27	7	2.005	Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)	IND FBSI	6–1	0.857	10	+5	Beat Virginia 30–0
28	2	2.024	Mcneese State (MCNEESE STATE)	IND SLC	5–1	0.833	13	+12	BYE
29	7	2.069	LSU	SEC	5–2	0.714	28	+7	Beat Kentucky 17–10
30	11	2.142	Tennessee Chattanooga (TENNESSEE-CHATTANOOGA)	IND SOCON	5–2	0.714	28	+7	Beat Marshall 21–11
31	12	2.204	Washington (WASHINGTON)	PAC	5–1	0.833	13	+3	Beat Stanford 27–24
32	1	2.274	Tennessee (TENNESSEE)	SEC	3–3	0.500	64	+7	Lost to Alabama 0–27
33	-6	2.296	Stanford (STANFORD)	PAC	4–3	0.571	55	+7	Lost to Washington 24–27
34	-11	2.321	SMU	IND SWC	4–2	0.667	36	+5	Lost to Houston 11–13
35	18	2.363	Michigan (MICHIGAN)	B10	4–2	0.667	36	+4	Beat Minnesota 37–14
36	18	2.370	Wyoming (WYOMING)	IND WAC	4–2	0.667	36	+5	Beat Utah 24–21
37	5	2.388	Citadel (CITADEL)	IND SOCON	5–2	0.714	28	+5	Beat Newberry 37–0
38	7	2.394	UL Monroe (LOUISIANA MONROE)	IND FBSI	4–2	0.667	36	+4	Beat Lamar 28–6
39	7	2.416	Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)	PAC	3–2	0.600	52	+4	BYE
40	-24	2.431	Clemson (CLEMSON)	ACC	4–2	0.667	36	+7	Lost to Duke 17–34
41	-15	2.441	Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)	ACC	3–3	0.500	64	+6	Lost to Maryland 10–11
42	-2	2.461	App State (APPALACHIAN STATE)	IND SOCON	5–2	0.714	28	+2	Beat Lenoir Rhyne 57–25
43	6	2.475	Maryland (MARYLAND)	ACC	4–3	0.571	55	+7	Beat Wake Forest 11–10
44	-27	2.487	Harvard (HARVARD)	IND IVY	4–1	0.800	24	+3	Lost to Dartmouth 12–30
45	7	2.524	Yale (YALE)	IND IVY	4–1	0.800	24	+1	Beat Columbia 30–10
46	1	2.593	Tulsa (TULSA)	IND MVC	4–2	0.667	36	+3	Beat TCU 23–17
47	13	2.612	Houston (HOUSTON)	IND SWC	3–3	0.500	64	+6	Beat SMU 13–11
48	10	2.626	Drake (DRAKE)	IND MVC	5–2	0.714	28	0	Beat West Texas A&M 27–21
49	-14	2.655	Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)	MAC	5–2	0.714	28	+3	Lost to Northern Illinois 0–21
50	-13	2.703	Indiana State (INDIANA STATE)	IND MVC	4–2	0.667	36	+3	Lost to Louisville 17–27
51	-23	2.730	Rutgers (RUTGERS)	IND FBSI	4–2	0.667	36	0	Lost to William & Mary 18–21
52	-13	2.769	NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)	ACC	3–3	0.500	64	+5	Lost to North Carolina 8–28
53	3	2.816	Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)	IND B8	3–2	0.600	52	+1	Beat Kansas State 35–21
54	-6	2.831	Indiana (INDIANA)	B10	4–2	0.667	36	0	Lost to Ohio State 17–27
55	28	2.836	Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)	MAC	4–3	0.571	55	+4	Beat Central Michigan 21–0
56	10	2.852	Hawai'i (HAWAII)	IND WAC	4–2	0.667	36	+2	Beat New Mexico 31–14
57	0	2.891	Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH)	IND SLC	4–2	0.667	36	0	Beat Northwestern State 27–23
58	6	2.921	Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	5–2	0.714	28	0	Beat Toledo 17–7
59	-15	2.938	West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)	IND FBSI	4–3	0.571	55	+2	Lost to Pittsburgh 14–42
60	-5	2.971	New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)	IND WAC	3–4	0.429	81	+3	Lost to Hawai'i 14–31
61	34	3.029	Kansas (KANSAS)	IND B8	2–3–1	0.417	87	+3	Beat Iowa State 28–17
62	-12	3.081	West Texas A&M (WEST TEXAS A&M)	IND MVC	4–3	0.571	55	0	Lost to Drake 21–27
63	5	3.100	Auburn (AUBURN)	SEC	4–2	0.667	36	-1	Beat Georgia Tech 17–14
64	-13	3.133	Utah (UTAH)	IND WAC	4–3	0.571	55	+8	Lost to Wyoming 21–24
65	8	3.206	Navy (NAVY)	IND FBSI	4–2	0.667	36	-2	Beat Villanova 24–15
66	-3	3.214	Tulane (TULANE)	IND FBSI	4–3	0.571	55	-1	Beat Air Force 28–7
67	-6	3.225	Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)	IND WAC	4–3	0.571	55	+2	Beat San Diego State 26–7
68	4	3.268	Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)	IND SWC	3–3	0.500	64	+2	Beat Rice 10–3
69	9	3.342	North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)	IND FBSI	4–3	0.571	55	-2	Beat Memphis 29–10
70	0	3.429	Oregon (OREGON)	PAC	2–2–2	0.500	64	-1	Tied USC 7–7
71	-4	3.461	Syracuse (SYRACUSE)	IND FBSI	3–3	0.500	64	-1	Lost to Penn State 7–24
72	9	3.517	Ball State (BALL STATE)	MAC	3–3	0.500	64	-1	Beat Eastern Michigan 26–0
73	11	3.519	Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)	IND SLC	3–3	0.500	64	-2	BYE
74	-9	3.555	Illinois (ILLINOIS)	B10	3–3–1	0.500	64	-2	Lost to Purdue 20–45
75	-13	3.560	Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)	IND FBSI	2–4	0.333	93	0	Lost to Florida State 7–41
76	11	3.572	East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)	IND FBSI	3–3	0.500	64	+1	Beat Western Carolina 24–14
77	24	3.617	Louisville (LOUISVILLE)	IND FBSI	3–3	0.500	64	+4	Beat Indiana State 27–17
78	-19	3.627	San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)	IND PCAA	3–3	0.500	64	-2	Lost to Long Beach State 21–23
79	21	3.671	Long Beach State (LONG BEACH STATE)	IND PCAA	3–3	0.500	64	+5	Beat San José State 23–21
80	13	3.686	Brown (BROWN)	IND IVY	3–2	0.600	52	+3	Beat Cornell 32–25
81	18	3.913	Southern Illinois (SOUTHERN ILLINOIS)	IND MVC	3–4	0.429	81	-3	Beat Illinois State 42–0
82	-6	3.921	Minnesota (MINNESOTA)	B10	2–4	0.333	93	-2	Lost to Michigan 14–37
83	9	3.955	Ohio (OHIO)	MAC	3–3	0.500	64	-4	Beat Miami (OH) 17–7
84	1	3.980	Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)	IND SWC	2–4	0.333	93	0	Lost to Baylor 7–46
85	-8	4.010	Army (ARMY)	IND FBSI	2–3–1	0.417	87	-1	Lost to Notre Dame 3–30
86	-7	4.099	Kentucky (KENTUCKY)	SEC	2–4	0.333	93	-1	Lost to LSU 10–17
87	10	4.137	Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)	IND PCAA	3–4	0.429	81	-4	Beat Pacific 27–3
88	-17	4.180	Rice (RICE)	IND SWC	2–4	0.333	93	-3	Lost to Texas Tech 3–10
89	9	4.243	New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)	IND MVC	3–3	0.500	64	-6	Beat Texas Arlington 30–10
90	-21	4.252	Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))	MAC	2–4	0.333	93	-5	Lost to Ohio 7–17
91	11	4.254	Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)	B10	2–4	0.333	93	-3	Beat Michigan State 17–7
92	14	4.271	Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)	IND SOCON	3–4	0.429	81	-4	Beat Richmond 22–17
93	-13	4.308	Virginia (VIRGINIA)	ACC	2–4	0.333	93	-4	Lost to Virginia Tech 0–30
94	-20	4.353	Arizona (ARIZONA)	PAC	2–3	0.400	90	-3	Lost to Washington State 14–38
95	-5	4.388	Iowa (IOWA)	B10	2–4	0.333	93	-4	Beat Northwestern 25–3
96	-14	4.527	Utah State (UTAH STATE)	IND PCAA	2–4	0.333	93	-5	Lost to BYU 46–70
97	-8	4.566	Pacific (PACIFIC)	IND PCAA	3–4	0.429	81	-7	Lost to Fresno State 3–27
98	-12	4.596	Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)	IND B8	2–4	0.333	93	-6	Lost to Oklahoma 21–35
99	-8	4.622	Lamar (LAMAR)	IND SLC	2–4	0.333	93	-6	Lost to UL Monroe 6–28
100	-25	4.664	CAL State Fullerton (CAL STATE FULLERTON)	IND PCAA	3–3	0.500	64	-2	Lost to Boise State 11–26
101	10	4.924	Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)	PAC	2–4	0.333	93	-8	Beat Arizona 38–14
102	15	4.985	Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)	MAC	3–4	0.429	81	-10	Beat Kent State 24–3
103	10	4.990	California (CALIFORNIA)	PAC	2–4	0.333	93	-7	Beat Oregon State 27–6
104	16	4.998	Princeton (PRINCETON)	IND IVY	2–3	0.400	90	-5	Beat Colgate 14–10
105	21	5.064	William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)	IND FBSI	2–5	0.286	111	-7	Beat Rutgers 21–18
106	-18	5.200	Colgate (COLGATE)	IND FBSI	2–3–1	0.417	87	-1	Lost to Princeton 10–14
107	0	5.214	Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)	SEC	1–6	0.143	128	-7	Lost to Florida 3–15
108	-3	5.227	Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)	IND FBSI	1–5	0.167	119	-5	Lost to Auburn 14–17
109	20	5.330	Duke (DUKE)	ACC	1–5	0.167	119	-8	Beat Clemson 34–17
110	-6	5.352	Richmond (RICHMOND)	IND FBSI	2–5	0.286	111	-9	Lost to Virginia Military Institute 17–22
111	-17	5.365	Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)	B10	1–5	0.167	119	-6	Lost to Wisconsin 7–17
112	-2	5.461	Marshall (MARSHALL)	IND SOCON	2–4	0.333	93	-11	Lost to Tennessee Chattanooga 11–21
113	20	5.463	Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)	IND IVY	2–3	0.400	90	-4	Beat Harvard 30–12
114	-5	5.563	Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)	IND B8	0–5	0.000	130	-7	Lost to Nebraska 7–48
115	1	5.656	Toledo (TOLEDO)	MAC	1–5	0.167	119	-11	Lost to Western Michigan 7–17
116	-8	5.661	Western Carolina (WESTERN CAROLINA)	IND SOCON	2–5	0.286	111	-5	Lost to East Carolina 14–24
117	-2	5.759	Air Force (AIR FORCE)	IND WAC	1–5–1	0.214	115	-9	Lost to Tulane 7–28
118	-15	5.816	Cornell (CORNELL)	IND IVY	1–4	0.200	116	-6	Lost to Brown 25–32
119	-1	5.824	San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)	IND WAC	1–5	0.167	119	-9	Lost to Colorado State 7–26
120	4	5.833	Temple (TEMPLE)	IND FBSI	2–4	0.333	93	-6	Beat Akron 16–7
121	-7	6.012	Villanova (VILLANOVA)	IND FBSI	2–4	0.333	93	-8	Lost to Navy 15–24
122	-10	6.022	Kent State (KENT STATE)	MAC	1–5	0.167	119	-11	Lost to Bowling Green 3–24
123	-27	6.098	Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)	IND FBSI	2–4	0.333	93	-5	Lost to UConn 17–18
124	-1	6.230	Colorado (COLORADO)	IND B8	0–6	0.000	130	-9	Lost to Missouri 7–45
125	5	6.246	Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)	SEC	0–5	0.000	130	-8	Lost to Georgia 0–41
126	-1	6.357	UTEP	IND WAC	1–6	0.143	128	-13	Lost to UNLV 14–53
127	-6	6.437	TCU	IND SWC	0–6	0.000	130	-11	Lost to Tulsa 17–23
128	-9	6.589	Illinois State (ILLINOIS STATE)	IND FBSI	2–5	0.286	111	-4	Lost to Southern Illinois 0–42
129	-1	6.878	Columbia (COLUMBIA)	IND IVY	1–4	0.200	116	-9	Lost to Yale 10–30
130	-8	7.006	Oregon State (OREGON STATE)	PAC	0–5	0.000	130	-9	Lost to California 6–27
131	-4	7.065	Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)	IND FBSI	0–6	0.000	130	-14	Lost to South Carolina 7–49
132	0	7.168	Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE)	IND SLC	1–5	0.167	119	-14	Lost to Southern Miss 0–35
133	2	7.892	Memphis (MEMPHIS)	IND FBSI	1–5	0.167	119	-18	Lost to North Texas 10–29
134	3	7.895	Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	1–5	0.167	119	-10	Lost to Ball State 0–26
135	-4	8.074	Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)	B10	0–7	0.000	130	-18	Lost to Iowa 3–25
136	0	8.279	Texas Arlington (TEXAS-ARLINGTON)	IND SLC	0–6	0.000	130	-13	Lost to New Mexico State 10–30
137	-3	8.598	Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)	IND IVY	1–4	0.200	116	-4	Lost to Lafayette 0–3
138	0	8.823	East Tennessee State (EAST TENNESSEE STATE)	IND SOCON	0–7	0.000	130	-6	Lost to Eastern Kentucky 6–25