1980 Season

1980 Final College Football Team Rankings

January 6, 1981By 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	0.686	Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)	IND FBSI	10–2	0.833	6	+65	Lost to Oklahoma 17–18
2	1	0.897	Penn State (PENN STATE)	IND FBSI	10–2	0.833	6	+61	BYE
3	-1	0.899	Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)	IND FBSI	11–1	0.917	3	+63	BYE
4	0	0.949	BYU	IND WAC	12–1	0.923	2	+62	BYE
5	1	1.032	Nebraska (NEBRASKA)	IND B8	10–2	0.833	6	+49	BYE
6	-1	1.035	Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)	IND FBSI	9–2–1	0.792	17	+57	Lost to Georgia 10–17
7	1	1.126	North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)	ACC	11–1	0.917	3	+55	Beat Texas 16–7
8	2	1.169	Georgia (GEORGIA)	SEC	12–0	1.000	1	+55	Beat Notre Dame 17–10
9	-2	1.178	USC	PAC	8–2–1	0.773	18	+43	BYE
10	1	1.188	Alabama (ALABAMA)	SEC	10–2	0.833	6	+47	Beat Baylor 30–2
11	2	1.277	Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)	IND B8	10–2	0.833	6	+49	Beat Florida State 18–17
12	2	1.300	Michigan (MICHIGAN)	B10	10–2	0.833	6	+45	Beat Washington 23–6
13	-4	1.349	Baylor (BAYLOR)	IND SWC	10–2	0.833	6	+46	Lost to Alabama 2–30
14	1	1.417	Miami (MIAMI)	IND FBSI	9–3	0.750	19	+43	Beat Virginia Tech 20–10
15	-3	1.440	UCLA	PAC	9–2	0.818	14	+38	BYE
16	0	1.557	Furman (FURMAN)	IND SOCON	9–1–1	0.864	5	+30	BYE
17	1	1.646	Ohio State (OHIO STATE)	B10	9–3	0.750	19	+31	BYE
18	1	1.647	Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)	SEC	9–3	0.750	19	+37	BYE
19	2	1.754	Mcneese State (MCNEESE STATE)	IND SLC	10–2	0.833	6	+39	BYE
20	0	1.764	Purdue (PURDUE)	B10	9–3	0.750	19	+32	BYE
21	1	1.778	South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)	IND FBSI	8–4	0.667	31	+33	BYE
22	1	1.799	Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)	IND FBSI	9–3	0.750	19	+34	BYE
23	-6	1.814	Washington (WASHINGTON)	PAC	9–3	0.750	19	+26	Lost to Michigan 6–23
24	0	1.907	Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)	MAC	9–2	0.818	14	+25	BYE
25	0	1.947	Maryland (MARYLAND)	ACC	8–4	0.667	31	+29	BYE
26	1	1.985	Florida (FLORIDA)	SEC	8–4	0.667	31	+28	BYE
27	-1	2.020	SMU	IND SWC	8–4	0.667	31	+26	BYE
28	0	2.021	Yale (YALE)	IND IVY	8–2	0.800	16	+18	BYE
29	2	2.125	Missouri (MISSOURI)	IND B8	8–4	0.667	31	+19	BYE
30	-1	2.125	Long Beach State (LONG BEACH STATE)	IND PCAA	8–3	0.727	25	+33	BYE
31	-1	2.140	Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)	PAC	7–4	0.636	38	+19	BYE
32	0	2.235	Oregon (OREGON)	PAC	6–3–2	0.636	38	+15	BYE
33	0	2.284	UNLV	IND FBSI	7–4	0.636	38	+18	BYE
34	0	2.345	Tulsa (TULSA)	IND MVC	8–3	0.727	25	+17	BYE
35	2	2.409	Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)	IND FBSI	7–4	0.636	38	+15	BYE
36	2	2.418	LSU	SEC	7–4	0.636	38	+17	BYE
37	-1	2.420	Houston (HOUSTON)	IND SWC	7–5	0.583	54	+19	BYE
38	2	2.473	Hawai'i (HAWAII)	IND WAC	8–3	0.727	25	+14	BYE
39	2	2.477	Stanford (STANFORD)	PAC	6–5	0.545	59	+15	BYE
40	2	2.521	Navy (NAVY)	IND FBSI	8–4	0.667	31	+13	BYE
41	-6	2.575	Texas (TEXAS)	IND SWC	7–5	0.583	54	+16	Lost to North Carolina 7–16
42	1	2.589	Tennessee Chattanooga (TENNESSEE-CHATTANOOGA)	IND SOCON	8–3	0.727	25	+6	BYE
43	1	2.611	Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)	MAC	7–4	0.636	38	+12	BYE
44	-5	2.638	Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)	IND FBSI	8–4	0.667	31	+6	Lost to Miami 10–20
45	0	2.660	Drake (DRAKE)	IND MVC	8–3	0.727	25	+4	BYE
46	0	2.660	Rutgers (RUTGERS)	IND FBSI	7–4	0.636	38	+6	BYE
47	0	2.673	Harvard (HARVARD)	IND IVY	7–3	0.700	30	+9	BYE
48	1	2.720	San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)	IND PCAA	7–4	0.636	38	+9	BYE
49	-1	2.735	Arkansas (ARKANSAS)	IND SWC	7–5	0.583	54	+11	BYE
50	0	2.745	Clemson (CLEMSON)	ACC	6–5	0.545	59	+14	BYE
51	0	2.784	Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	7–4	0.636	38	+8	BYE
52	0	2.852	Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)	IND SLC	7–4	0.636	38	+6	BYE
53	0	2.875	North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)	IND FBSI	6–5	0.545	59	+7	BYE
54	1	2.881	NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)	ACC	6–5	0.545	59	+7	BYE
55	2	2.898	Iowa State (IOWA STATE)	IND B8	6–5	0.545	59	+7	BYE
56	-2	2.914	West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)	IND FBSI	6–6	0.500	71	+8	BYE
57	-1	2.920	Citadel (CITADEL)	IND SOCON	7–4	0.636	38	-1	BYE
58	0	2.952	Ball State (BALL STATE)	MAC	6–5	0.545	59	+6	BYE
59	0	3.041	Princeton (PRINCETON)	IND IVY	6–4	0.600	50	+3	BYE
60	0	3.093	App State (APPALACHIAN STATE)	IND SOCON	6–4–1	0.591	52	-1	BYE
61	0	3.179	Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)	IND WAC	6–4–1	0.591	52	+6	BYE
62	0	3.232	UL Monroe (LOUISIANA MONROE)	IND FBSI	7–4	0.636	38	+5	BYE
63	0	3.265	Syracuse (SYRACUSE)	IND FBSI	5–6	0.455	75	+3	BYE
64	2	3.311	Tulane (TULANE)	IND FBSI	7–5	0.583	54	-3	BYE
65	-1	3.313	Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)	ACC	5–6	0.455	75	-2	BYE
66	1	3.343	Wyoming (WYOMING)	IND WAC	6–5	0.545	59	-2	BYE
67	-2	3.382	Utah State (UTAH STATE)	IND PCAA	6–5	0.545	59	-2	BYE
68	0	3.399	Ohio (OHIO)	MAC	6–5	0.545	59	-2	BYE
69	0	3.413	Auburn (AUBURN)	SEC	5–6	0.455	75	-1	BYE
70	0	3.434	Brown (BROWN)	IND IVY	6–4	0.600	50	+5	BYE
71	0	3.511	Rice (RICE)	IND SWC	5–6	0.455	75	-1	BYE
72	0	3.565	Wichita State (WICHITA STATE)	IND MVC	5–5–1	0.500	71	-1	BYE
73	1	3.579	Indiana (INDIANA)	B10	6–5	0.545	59	-8	BYE
74	1	3.602	Kansas (KANSAS)	IND B8	4–5–2	0.455	75	0	BYE
75	-2	3.655	Arizona (ARIZONA)	PAC	5–6	0.455	75	-2	BYE
76	0	3.659	Indiana State (INDIANA STATE)	IND MVC	6–5	0.545	59	-7	BYE
77	2	3.676	Tennessee (TENNESSEE)	SEC	5–6	0.455	75	-5	BYE
78	2	3.687	Louisville (LOUISVILLE)	IND FBSI	5–6	0.455	75	+6	BYE
79	-1	3.690	Utah (UTAH)	IND WAC	5–5–1	0.500	71	+7	BYE
80	2	3.730	Minnesota (MINNESOTA)	B10	5–6	0.455	75	-6	BYE
81	0	3.736	Cornell (CORNELL)	IND IVY	5–5	0.500	71	+5	BYE
82	-5	3.745	Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)	IND SWC	5–6	0.455	75	-5	BYE
83	0	3.795	Colgate (COLGATE)	IND FBSI	5–4–1	0.550	58	-1	BYE
84	0	3.871	Villanova (VILLANOVA)	IND FBSI	6–5	0.545	59	+6	BYE
85	0	3.888	West Texas A&M (WEST TEXAS A&M)	IND MVC	5–6	0.455	75	-8	BYE
86	0	3.901	Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))	MAC	5–6	0.455	75	-10	BYE
87	0	4.128	Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)	IND SWC	4–7	0.364	91	-8	BYE
88	0	4.148	Virginia (VIRGINIA)	ACC	4–7	0.364	91	-9	BYE
89	1	4.196	Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)	B10	4–7	0.364	91	-11	BYE
90	1	4.216	Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH)	IND SLC	5–6	0.455	75	-17	BYE
91	-2	4.217	Richmond (RICHMOND)	IND FBSI	5–6	0.455	75	-12	BYE
92	0	4.252	Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)	IND PCAA	5–6	0.455	75	-14	BYE
93	0	4.525	Toledo (TOLEDO)	MAC	4–7	0.364	91	-18	BYE
94	0	4.580	New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)	IND WAC	4–7	0.364	91	-12	BYE
95	0	4.593	East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)	IND FBSI	4–7	0.364	91	-6	BYE
96	0	4.668	Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)	PAC	4–7	0.364	91	-22	BYE
97	1	4.669	Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)	SEC	3–8	0.273	111	-19	BYE
98	-1	4.717	Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)	MAC	4–7	0.364	91	-19	BYE
99	0	4.735	Iowa (IOWA)	B10	4–7	0.364	91	-19	BYE
100	0	4.767	Kentucky (KENTUCKY)	SEC	3–8	0.273	111	-16	BYE
101	0	4.791	Illinois (ILLINOIS)	B10	3–7–1	0.318	105	-19	BYE
102	0	4.927	Army (ARMY)	IND FBSI	3–7–1	0.318	105	-17	BYE
103	0	4.936	Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)	IND B8	3–7–1	0.318	105	-19	BYE
104	0	4.991	Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)	IND IVY	4–6	0.400	90	-13	BYE
105	0	5.049	Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)	B10	3–8	0.273	111	-22	BYE
106	1	5.128	California (CALIFORNIA)	PAC	3–8	0.273	111	-22	BYE
107	-1	5.160	Pacific (PACIFIC)	IND PCAA	4–8	0.333	103	-26	BYE
108	0	5.188	San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)	IND WAC	4–8	0.333	103	-23	BYE
109	0	5.190	Temple (TEMPLE)	IND FBSI	4–7	0.364	91	-17	BYE
110	0	5.321	CAL State Fullerton (CAL STATE FULLERTON)	IND PCAA	4–7	0.364	91	-22	BYE
111	1	5.474	New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)	IND MVC	3–7–1	0.318	105	-26	BYE
112	-1	5.510	Air Force (AIR FORCE)	IND WAC	2–9–1	0.208	122	-24	BYE
113	0	5.581	Southern Illinois (SOUTHERN ILLINOIS)	IND MVC	3–8	0.273	111	-28	BYE
114	0	5.603	Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)	IND SOCON	3–7–1	0.318	105	-15	BYE
115	0	5.619	Lamar (LAMAR)	IND SLC	3–8	0.273	111	-30	BYE
116	1	5.645	Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)	IND B8	3–8	0.273	111	-29	BYE
117	-1	5.661	Illinois State (ILLINOIS STATE)	IND FBSI	4–7	0.364	91	-3	BYE
118	0	5.748	Kent State (KENT STATE)	MAC	3–8	0.273	111	-29	BYE
119	0	5.754	Western Carolina (WESTERN CAROLINA)	IND SOCON	3–7–1	0.318	105	-19	BYE
120	0	5.851	Texas Arlington (TEXAS-ARLINGTON)	IND SLC	3–8	0.273	111	-21	BYE
121	0	5.999	Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)	SEC	2–9	0.182	123	-29	BYE
122	0	6.321	Duke (DUKE)	ACC	2–9	0.182	123	-38	BYE
123	0	6.600	TCU	IND SWC	1–10	0.091	134	-38	BYE
124	2	6.617	Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)	IND FBSI	1–9–1	0.136	130	-35	BYE
125	-1	6.645	Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)	IND FBSI	2–9	0.182	123	-39	BYE
126	-1	6.661	Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)	IND FBSI	3–8	0.273	111	-22	BYE
127	0	6.803	William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)	IND FBSI	2–9	0.182	123	-31	BYE
128	1	7.023	Colorado (COLORADO)	IND B8	1–10	0.091	134	-36	BYE
129	-1	7.025	Marshall (MARSHALL)	IND SOCON	2–8–1	0.227	121	-39	BYE
130	0	7.441	Memphis (MEMPHIS)	IND FBSI	2–9	0.182	123	-49	BYE
131	0	7.508	Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE)	IND SLC	2–9	0.182	123	-52	BYE
132	0	7.720	East Tennessee State (EAST TENNESSEE STATE)	IND SOCON	2–9	0.182	123	-23	BYE
133	0	8.029	Oregon State (OREGON STATE)	PAC	0–11	0.000	137	-51	BYE
134	0	8.049	UTEP	IND WAC	1–11	0.083	136	-52	BYE
135	0	8.138	Columbia (COLUMBIA)	IND IVY	1–9	0.100	131	-45	BYE
136	1	8.222	Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)	IND IVY	1–9	0.100	131	-28	BYE
137	-1	8.252	Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	1–9	0.100	131	-38	BYE
138	0	8.660	Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)	B10	0–11	0.000	137	-57	BYE

1980 Post-Season Week 3 College Football Team Rankings

December 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.

entries per pageSearch:

Rank	Change	Rating	Team	Conf	Record	Win %	Place	NOW	Game Status
1	0	0.625	Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)	IND FBSI	10–1	0.909	4	+67	BYE
2	2	0.903	Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)	IND FBSI	11–1	0.917	3	+64	Beat South Carolina 37–9
3	2	0.945	Penn State (PENN STATE)	IND FBSI	10–2	0.833	9	+60	Beat Ohio State 31–19
4	-2	0.949	BYU	IND WAC	12–1	0.923	2	+62	BYE
5	-2	0.950	Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)	IND FBSI	9–1–1	0.864	7	+54	BYE
6	1	1.076	Nebraska (NEBRASKA)	IND B8	10–2	0.833	9	+50	Beat Mississippi State 31–17
7	-1	1.151	USC	PAC	8–2–1	0.773	19	+44	BYE
8	0	1.183	North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)	ACC	10–1	0.909	4	+48	BYE
9	0	1.210	Baylor (BAYLOR)	IND SWC	10–1	0.909	4	+48	BYE
10	0	1.263	Georgia (GEORGIA)	SEC	11–0	1.000	1	+46	BYE
11	0	1.386	Alabama (ALABAMA)	SEC	9–2	0.818	12	+38	BYE
12	0	1.430	UCLA	PAC	9–2	0.818	12	+38	BYE
13	0	1.447	Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)	IND B8	9–2	0.818	12	+39	BYE
14	0	1.476	Michigan (MICHIGAN)	B10	9–2	0.818	12	+37	BYE
15	2	1.568	Miami (MIAMI)	IND FBSI	8–3	0.727	24	+36	BYE
16	2	1.576	Furman (FURMAN)	IND SOCON	9–1–1	0.864	7	+30	BYE
17	3	1.667	Washington (WASHINGTON)	PAC	9–2	0.818	12	+28	BYE
18	-3	1.672	Ohio State (OHIO STATE)	B10	9–3	0.750	20	+31	Lost to Penn State 19–31
19	-3	1.691	Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)	SEC	9–3	0.750	20	+35	Lost to Nebraska 17–31
20	4	1.770	Purdue (PURDUE)	B10	9–3	0.750	20	+33	Beat Missouri 28–25
21	0	1.783	Mcneese State (MCNEESE STATE)	IND SLC	10–2	0.833	9	+39	BYE
22	-3	1.806	South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)	IND FBSI	8–4	0.667	32	+32	Lost to Pittsburgh 9–37
23	-1	1.832	Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)	IND FBSI	9–3	0.750	20	+34	BYE
24	-1	1.889	Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)	MAC	9–2	0.818	12	+25	BYE
25	2	1.971	Maryland (MARYLAND)	ACC	8–4	0.667	32	+29	BYE
26	0	1.999	SMU	IND SWC	8–4	0.667	32	+27	BYE
27	1	2.008	Florida (FLORIDA)	SEC	8–4	0.667	32	+29	BYE
28	1	2.038	Yale (YALE)	IND IVY	8–2	0.800	18	+18	BYE
29	1	2.112	Long Beach State (LONG BEACH STATE)	IND PCAA	8–3	0.727	24	+33	BYE
30	1	2.125	Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)	PAC	7–4	0.636	38	+20	BYE
31	-6	2.169	Missouri (MISSOURI)	IND B8	8–4	0.667	32	+19	Lost to Purdue 25–28
32	0	2.218	Oregon (OREGON)	PAC	6–3–2	0.636	38	+15	BYE
33	0	2.287	UNLV	IND FBSI	7–4	0.636	38	+18	BYE
34	0	2.332	Tulsa (TULSA)	IND MVC	8–3	0.727	24	+18	BYE
35	1	2.371	Texas (TEXAS)	IND SWC	7–4	0.636	38	+17	BYE
36	3	2.406	Houston (HOUSTON)	IND SWC	7–5	0.583	55	+21	BYE
37	1	2.409	Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)	IND FBSI	7–4	0.636	38	+16	BYE
38	-3	2.437	LSU	SEC	7–4	0.636	38	+18	BYE
39	1	2.458	Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)	IND FBSI	8–3	0.727	24	+10	BYE
40	1	2.463	Hawai'i (HAWAII)	IND WAC	8–3	0.727	24	+14	BYE
41	-4	2.475	Stanford (STANFORD)	PAC	6–5	0.545	59	+15	BYE
42	0	2.500	Navy (NAVY)	IND FBSI	8–4	0.667	32	+14	BYE
43	0	2.586	Tennessee Chattanooga (TENNESSEE-CHATTANOOGA)	IND SOCON	8–3	0.727	24	+6	BYE
44	0	2.603	Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)	MAC	7–4	0.636	38	+12	BYE
45	0	2.647	Drake (DRAKE)	IND MVC	8–3	0.727	24	+4	BYE
46	0	2.680	Rutgers (RUTGERS)	IND FBSI	7–4	0.636	38	+6	BYE
47	2	2.692	Harvard (HARVARD)	IND IVY	7–3	0.700	31	+9	BYE
48	10	2.704	Arkansas (ARKANSAS)	IND SWC	7–5	0.583	55	+13	Beat Tulane 34–15
49	-1	2.711	San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)	IND PCAA	7–4	0.636	38	+9	BYE
50	-3	2.733	Clemson (CLEMSON)	ACC	6–5	0.545	59	+14	BYE
51	-1	2.778	Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	7–4	0.636	38	+8	BYE
52	-1	2.861	Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)	IND SLC	7–4	0.636	38	+6	BYE
53	0	2.894	North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)	IND FBSI	6–5	0.545	59	+7	BYE
54	2	2.904	West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)	IND FBSI	6–6	0.500	71	+9	BYE
55	-3	2.904	NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)	ACC	6–5	0.545	59	+7	BYE
56	-1	2.929	Citadel (CITADEL)	IND SOCON	7–4	0.636	38	-1	BYE
57	-3	2.934	Iowa State (IOWA STATE)	IND B8	6–5	0.545	59	+7	BYE
58	-1	2.955	Ball State (BALL STATE)	MAC	6–5	0.545	59	+6	BYE
59	1	3.063	Princeton (PRINCETON)	IND IVY	6–4	0.600	51	+3	BYE
60	1	3.108	App State (APPALACHIAN STATE)	IND SOCON	6–4–1	0.591	53	-1	BYE
61	1	3.191	Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)	IND WAC	6–4–1	0.591	53	+6	BYE
62	1	3.241	UL Monroe (LOUISIANA MONROE)	IND FBSI	7–4	0.636	38	+5	BYE
63	1	3.283	Syracuse (SYRACUSE)	IND FBSI	5–6	0.455	75	+3	BYE
64	1	3.302	Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)	ACC	5–6	0.455	75	-1	BYE
65	1	3.329	Utah State (UTAH STATE)	IND PCAA	6–5	0.545	59	-1	BYE
66	-7	3.333	Tulane (TULANE)	IND FBSI	7–5	0.583	55	-3	Lost to Arkansas 15–34
67	0	3.343	Wyoming (WYOMING)	IND WAC	6–5	0.545	59	-2	BYE
68	0	3.393	Ohio (OHIO)	MAC	6–5	0.545	59	-2	BYE
69	1	3.447	Auburn (AUBURN)	SEC	5–6	0.455	75	-1	BYE
70	1	3.456	Brown (BROWN)	IND IVY	6–4	0.600	51	+5	BYE
71	-2	3.461	Rice (RICE)	IND SWC	5–6	0.455	75	+1	BYE
72	0	3.565	Wichita State (WICHITA STATE)	IND MVC	5–5–1	0.500	71	-1	BYE
73	2	3.603	Arizona (ARIZONA)	PAC	5–6	0.455	75	0	BYE
74	-1	3.606	Indiana (INDIANA)	B10	6–5	0.545	59	-8	BYE
75	-1	3.649	Kansas (KANSAS)	IND B8	4–5–2	0.455	75	0	BYE
76	0	3.653	Indiana State (INDIANA STATE)	IND MVC	6–5	0.545	59	-7	BYE
77	3	3.700	Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)	IND SWC	5–6	0.455	75	-4	BYE
78	-1	3.702	Utah (UTAH)	IND WAC	5–5–1	0.500	71	+7	BYE
79	-1	3.702	Tennessee (TENNESSEE)	SEC	5–6	0.455	75	-5	BYE
80	-1	3.705	Louisville (LOUISVILLE)	IND FBSI	5–6	0.455	75	+7	BYE
81	1	3.751	Cornell (CORNELL)	IND IVY	5–5	0.500	71	+5	BYE
82	-1	3.764	Minnesota (MINNESOTA)	B10	5–6	0.455	75	-6	BYE
83	0	3.811	Colgate (COLGATE)	IND FBSI	5–4–1	0.550	58	-1	BYE
84	1	3.877	Villanova (VILLANOVA)	IND FBSI	6–5	0.545	59	+6	BYE
85	-1	3.884	West Texas A&M (WEST TEXAS A&M)	IND MVC	5–6	0.455	75	-7	BYE
86	0	3.897	Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))	MAC	5–6	0.455	75	-10	BYE
87	0	4.087	Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)	IND SWC	4–7	0.364	91	-7	BYE
88	0	4.131	Virginia (VIRGINIA)	ACC	4–7	0.364	91	-8	BYE
89	1	4.197	Richmond (RICHMOND)	IND FBSI	5–6	0.455	75	-12	BYE
90	-1	4.221	Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)	B10	4–7	0.364	91	-11	BYE
91	0	4.235	Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH)	IND SLC	5–6	0.455	75	-17	BYE
92	0	4.248	Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)	IND PCAA	5–6	0.455	75	-14	BYE
93	0	4.529	Toledo (TOLEDO)	MAC	4–7	0.364	91	-18	BYE
94	0	4.585	New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)	IND WAC	4–7	0.364	91	-12	BYE
95	1	4.614	East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)	IND FBSI	4–7	0.364	91	-5	BYE
96	1	4.643	Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)	PAC	4–7	0.364	91	-21	BYE
97	1	4.705	Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)	MAC	4–7	0.364	91	-19	BYE
98	-3	4.716	Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)	SEC	3–8	0.273	111	-19	BYE
99	1	4.756	Iowa (IOWA)	B10	4–7	0.364	91	-19	BYE
100	1	4.833	Kentucky (KENTUCKY)	SEC	3–8	0.273	111	-16	BYE
101	-2	4.841	Illinois (ILLINOIS)	B10	3–7–1	0.318	105	-19	BYE
102	1	4.902	Army (ARMY)	IND FBSI	3–7–1	0.318	105	-16	BYE
103	-1	4.956	Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)	IND B8	3–7–1	0.318	105	-18	BYE
104	1	5.008	Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)	IND IVY	4–6	0.400	90	-13	BYE
105	-1	5.058	Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)	B10	3–8	0.273	111	-21	BYE
106	0	5.156	Pacific (PACIFIC)	IND PCAA	4–8	0.333	103	-26	BYE
107	1	5.161	California (CALIFORNIA)	PAC	3–8	0.273	111	-22	BYE
108	-1	5.192	San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)	IND WAC	4–8	0.333	103	-23	BYE
109	0	5.203	Temple (TEMPLE)	IND FBSI	4–7	0.364	91	-17	BYE
110	0	5.313	CAL State Fullerton (CAL STATE FULLERTON)	IND PCAA	4–7	0.364	91	-22	BYE
111	0	5.452	Air Force (AIR FORCE)	IND WAC	2–9–1	0.208	122	-22	BYE
112	0	5.464	New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)	IND MVC	3–7–1	0.318	105	-26	BYE
113	1	5.572	Southern Illinois (SOUTHERN ILLINOIS)	IND MVC	3–8	0.273	111	-28	BYE
114	-1	5.573	Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)	IND SOCON	3–7–1	0.318	105	-14	BYE
115	0	5.624	Lamar (LAMAR)	IND SLC	3–8	0.273	111	-29	BYE
116	1	5.649	Illinois State (ILLINOIS STATE)	IND FBSI	4–7	0.364	91	-3	BYE
117	-1	5.687	Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)	IND B8	3–8	0.273	111	-29	BYE
118	0	5.743	Kent State (KENT STATE)	MAC	3–8	0.273	111	-29	BYE
119	0	5.764	Western Carolina (WESTERN CAROLINA)	IND SOCON	3–7–1	0.318	105	-19	BYE
120	0	5.865	Texas Arlington (TEXAS-ARLINGTON)	IND SLC	3–8	0.273	111	-21	BYE
121	0	6.066	Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)	SEC	2–9	0.182	123	-29	BYE
122	0	6.337	Duke (DUKE)	ACC	2–9	0.182	123	-38	BYE
123	0	6.514	TCU	IND SWC	1–10	0.091	134	-36	BYE
124	1	6.645	Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)	IND FBSI	2–9	0.182	123	-39	BYE
125	1	6.670	Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)	IND FBSI	3–8	0.273	111	-22	BYE
126	-2	6.679	Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)	IND FBSI	1–9–1	0.136	130	-35	BYE
127	0	6.777	William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)	IND FBSI	2–9	0.182	123	-30	BYE
128	1	7.037	Marshall (MARSHALL)	IND SOCON	2–8–1	0.227	121	-39	BYE
129	-1	7.063	Colorado (COLORADO)	IND B8	1–10	0.091	134	-36	BYE
130	0	7.441	Memphis (MEMPHIS)	IND FBSI	2–9	0.182	123	-48	BYE
131	0	7.529	Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE)	IND SLC	2–9	0.182	123	-52	BYE
132	0	7.694	East Tennessee State (EAST TENNESSEE STATE)	IND SOCON	2–9	0.182	123	-22	BYE
133	0	7.879	Oregon State (OREGON STATE)	PAC	0–11	0.000	137	-49	BYE
134	0	8.049	UTEP	IND WAC	1–11	0.083	136	-52	BYE
135	0	8.163	Columbia (COLUMBIA)	IND IVY	1–9	0.100	131	-45	BYE
136	0	8.239	Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	1–9	0.100	131	-38	BYE
137	0	8.247	Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)	IND IVY	1–9	0.100	131	-28	BYE
138	0	8.667	Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)	B10	0–11	0.000	137	-56	BYE

1980 Post-Season Week 2 College Football Team Rankings

December 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	0	0.617	Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)	IND FBSI	10–1	0.909	3	+65	BYE
2	2	0.946	BYU	IND WAC	12–1	0.923	2	+62	Beat SMU 46–45
3	0	0.954	Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)	IND FBSI	9–1–1	0.864	7	+53	BYE
4	-2	0.970	Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)	IND FBSI	10–1	0.909	3	+55	BYE
5	0	1.013	Penn State (PENN STATE)	IND FBSI	9–2	0.818	10	+51	BYE
6	0	1.138	USC	PAC	8–2–1	0.773	21	+44	BYE
7	1	1.156	Nebraska (NEBRASKA)	IND B8	9–2	0.818	10	+40	BYE
8	-1	1.172	North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)	ACC	10–1	0.909	3	+48	BYE
9	0	1.212	Baylor (BAYLOR)	IND SWC	10–1	0.909	3	+47	BYE
10	0	1.251	Georgia (GEORGIA)	SEC	11–0	1.000	1	+46	BYE
11	0	1.350	Alabama (ALABAMA)	SEC	9–2	0.818	10	+39	BYE
12	1	1.404	UCLA	PAC	9–2	0.818	10	+37	BYE
13	-1	1.406	Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)	IND B8	9–2	0.818	10	+38	BYE
14	0	1.422	Michigan (MICHIGAN)	B10	9–2	0.818	10	+37	BYE
15	0	1.482	Ohio State (OHIO STATE)	B10	9–2	0.818	10	+33	BYE
16	0	1.512	Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)	SEC	9–2	0.818	10	+37	BYE
17	0	1.537	Miami (MIAMI)	IND FBSI	8–3	0.727	23	+37	BYE
18	0	1.574	Furman (FURMAN)	IND SOCON	9–1–1	0.864	7	+30	BYE
19	0	1.628	South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)	IND FBSI	8–3	0.727	23	+33	BYE
20	0	1.659	Washington (WASHINGTON)	PAC	9–2	0.818	10	+28	BYE
21	1	1.785	Mcneese State (MCNEESE STATE)	IND SLC	10–2	0.833	9	+39	BYE
22	1	1.795	Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)	IND FBSI	9–3	0.750	22	+34	BYE
23	2	1.866	Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)	MAC	9–2	0.818	10	+25	BYE
24	2	1.930	Purdue (PURDUE)	B10	8–3	0.727	23	+25	BYE
25	2	1.980	Missouri (MISSOURI)	IND B8	8–3	0.727	23	+22	BYE
26	-2	1.988	SMU	IND SWC	8–4	0.667	34	+26	Lost to BYU 45–46
27	-6	1.992	Maryland (MARYLAND)	ACC	8–4	0.667	34	+29	Lost to Florida 20–35
28	3	2.007	Florida (FLORIDA)	SEC	8–4	0.667	34	+29	Beat Maryland 35–20
29	-1	2.066	Yale (YALE)	IND IVY	8–2	0.800	20	+18	BYE
30	0	2.097	Long Beach State (LONG BEACH STATE)	IND PCAA	8–3	0.727	23	+33	BYE
31	-2	2.098	Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)	PAC	7–4	0.636	38	+21	BYE
32	0	2.224	Oregon (OREGON)	PAC	6–3–2	0.636	38	+15	BYE
33	0	2.290	UNLV	IND FBSI	7–4	0.636	38	+18	BYE
34	0	2.322	Tulsa (TULSA)	IND MVC	8–3	0.727	23	+18	BYE
35	1	2.362	LSU	SEC	7–4	0.636	38	+19	BYE
36	-1	2.376	Texas (TEXAS)	IND SWC	7–4	0.636	38	+16	BYE
37	1	2.406	Stanford (STANFORD)	PAC	6–5	0.545	58	+15	BYE
38	1	2.412	Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)	IND FBSI	7–4	0.636	38	+16	BYE
39	-2	2.428	Houston (HOUSTON)	IND SWC	7–5	0.583	56	+20	BYE
40	0	2.443	Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)	IND FBSI	8–3	0.727	23	+10	BYE
41	0	2.450	Hawai'i (HAWAII)	IND WAC	8–3	0.727	23	+14	BYE
42	0	2.519	Navy (NAVY)	IND FBSI	8–4	0.667	34	+14	BYE
43	1	2.578	Tennessee Chattanooga (TENNESSEE-CHATTANOOGA)	IND SOCON	8–3	0.727	23	+6	BYE
44	-1	2.589	Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)	MAC	7–4	0.636	38	+12	BYE
45	0	2.631	Drake (DRAKE)	IND MVC	8–3	0.727	23	+4	BYE
46	1	2.674	Rutgers (RUTGERS)	IND FBSI	7–4	0.636	38	+6	BYE
47	-1	2.690	Clemson (CLEMSON)	ACC	6–5	0.545	58	+14	BYE
48	0	2.697	San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)	IND PCAA	7–4	0.636	38	+9	BYE
49	0	2.725	Harvard (HARVARD)	IND IVY	7–3	0.700	33	+9	BYE
50	0	2.767	Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	7–4	0.636	38	+8	BYE
51	2	2.858	Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)	IND SLC	7–4	0.636	38	+6	BYE
52	-1	2.868	NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)	ACC	6–5	0.545	58	+8	BYE
53	-1	2.885	North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)	IND FBSI	6–5	0.545	58	+7	BYE
54	1	2.891	Iowa State (IOWA STATE)	IND B8	6–5	0.545	58	+8	BYE
55	1	2.903	Citadel (CITADEL)	IND SOCON	7–4	0.636	38	0	BYE
56	-2	2.910	West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)	IND FBSI	6–6	0.500	71	+9	BYE
57	2	2.929	Ball State (BALL STATE)	MAC	6–5	0.545	58	+6	BYE
58	0	2.947	Arkansas (ARKANSAS)	IND SWC	6–5	0.545	58	+6	BYE
59	-2	2.948	Tulane (TULANE)	IND FBSI	7–4	0.636	38	+2	BYE
60	0	3.089	Princeton (PRINCETON)	IND IVY	6–4	0.600	52	+3	BYE
61	0	3.114	App State (APPALACHIAN STATE)	IND SOCON	6–4–1	0.591	54	-1	BYE
62	0	3.197	Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)	IND WAC	6–4–1	0.591	54	+6	BYE
63	1	3.235	UL Monroe (LOUISIANA MONROE)	IND FBSI	7–4	0.636	38	+5	BYE
64	1	3.257	Syracuse (SYRACUSE)	IND FBSI	5–6	0.455	75	+4	BYE
65	-2	3.264	Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)	ACC	5–6	0.455	75	0	BYE
66	0	3.312	Utah State (UTAH STATE)	IND PCAA	6–5	0.545	58	-1	BYE
67	0	3.330	Wyoming (WYOMING)	IND WAC	6–5	0.545	58	-2	BYE
68	1	3.371	Ohio (OHIO)	MAC	6–5	0.545	58	-2	BYE
69	-1	3.415	Rice (RICE)	IND SWC	5–6	0.455	75	+1	BYE
70	0	3.416	Auburn (AUBURN)	SEC	5–6	0.455	75	0	BYE
71	0	3.485	Brown (BROWN)	IND IVY	6–4	0.600	52	+5	BYE
72	0	3.531	Wichita State (WICHITA STATE)	IND MVC	5–5–1	0.500	71	0	BYE
73	0	3.562	Indiana (INDIANA)	B10	6–5	0.545	58	-7	BYE
74	1	3.598	Kansas (KANSAS)	IND B8	4–5–2	0.455	75	+1	BYE
75	-1	3.600	Arizona (ARIZONA)	PAC	5–6	0.455	75	0	BYE
76	0	3.630	Indiana State (INDIANA STATE)	IND MVC	6–5	0.545	58	-7	BYE
77	1	3.698	Utah (UTAH)	IND WAC	5–5–1	0.500	71	+7	BYE
78	1	3.702	Tennessee (TENNESSEE)	SEC	5–6	0.455	75	-5	BYE
79	1	3.709	Louisville (LOUISVILLE)	IND FBSI	5–6	0.455	75	+7	BYE
80	-3	3.715	Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)	IND SWC	5–6	0.455	75	-4	BYE
81	0	3.731	Minnesota (MINNESOTA)	B10	5–6	0.455	75	-5	BYE
82	0	3.769	Cornell (CORNELL)	IND IVY	5–5	0.500	71	+5	BYE
83	0	3.806	Colgate (COLGATE)	IND FBSI	5–4–1	0.550	57	-1	BYE
84	1	3.869	West Texas A&M (WEST TEXAS A&M)	IND MVC	5–6	0.455	75	-7	BYE
85	-1	3.877	Villanova (VILLANOVA)	IND FBSI	6–5	0.545	58	+6	BYE
86	0	3.894	Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))	MAC	5–6	0.455	75	-10	BYE
87	0	4.112	Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)	IND SWC	4–7	0.364	91	-7	BYE
88	0	4.131	Virginia (VIRGINIA)	ACC	4–7	0.364	91	-8	BYE
89	0	4.170	Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)	B10	4–7	0.364	91	-10	BYE
90	0	4.193	Richmond (RICHMOND)	IND FBSI	5–6	0.455	75	-12	BYE
91	0	4.205	Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH)	IND SLC	5–6	0.455	75	-16	BYE
92	0	4.240	Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)	IND PCAA	5–6	0.455	75	-14	BYE
93	0	4.513	Toledo (TOLEDO)	MAC	4–7	0.364	91	-18	BYE
94	0	4.543	New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)	IND WAC	4–7	0.364	91	-11	BYE
95	1	4.604	Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)	SEC	3–8	0.273	111	-17	BYE
96	-1	4.606	East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)	IND FBSI	4–7	0.364	91	-5	BYE
97	0	4.638	Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)	PAC	4–7	0.364	91	-21	BYE
98	0	4.684	Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)	MAC	4–7	0.364	91	-19	BYE
99	0	4.696	Illinois (ILLINOIS)	B10	3–7–1	0.318	105	-16	BYE
100	0	4.722	Iowa (IOWA)	B10	4–7	0.364	91	-18	BYE
101	0	4.739	Kentucky (KENTUCKY)	SEC	3–8	0.273	111	-15	BYE
102	0	4.906	Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)	IND B8	3–7–1	0.318	105	-17	BYE
103	0	4.922	Army (ARMY)	IND FBSI	3–7–1	0.318	105	-16	BYE
104	0	5.026	Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)	B10	3–8	0.273	111	-20	BYE
105	0	5.034	Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)	IND IVY	4–6	0.400	90	-13	BYE
106	0	5.108	Pacific (PACIFIC)	IND PCAA	4–8	0.333	103	-25	BYE
107	0	5.152	San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)	IND WAC	4–8	0.333	103	-22	BYE
108	0	5.165	California (CALIFORNIA)	PAC	3–8	0.273	111	-22	BYE
109	0	5.203	Temple (TEMPLE)	IND FBSI	4–7	0.364	91	-17	BYE
110	0	5.300	CAL State Fullerton (CAL STATE FULLERTON)	IND PCAA	4–7	0.364	91	-22	BYE
111	0	5.374	Air Force (AIR FORCE)	IND WAC	2–9–1	0.208	122	-21	BYE
112	0	5.444	New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)	IND MVC	3–7–1	0.318	105	-26	BYE
113	1	5.558	Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)	IND SOCON	3–7–1	0.318	105	-14	BYE
114	-1	5.558	Southern Illinois (SOUTHERN ILLINOIS)	IND MVC	3–8	0.273	111	-28	BYE
115	0	5.624	Lamar (LAMAR)	IND SLC	3–8	0.273	111	-29	BYE
116	1	5.631	Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)	IND B8	3–8	0.273	111	-28	BYE
117	-1	5.632	Illinois State (ILLINOIS STATE)	IND FBSI	4–7	0.364	91	-3	BYE
118	0	5.734	Kent State (KENT STATE)	MAC	3–8	0.273	111	-29	BYE
119	0	5.759	Western Carolina (WESTERN CAROLINA)	IND SOCON	3–7–1	0.318	105	-19	BYE
120	0	5.865	Texas Arlington (TEXAS-ARLINGTON)	IND SLC	3–8	0.273	111	-21	BYE
121	0	5.922	Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)	SEC	2–9	0.182	123	-27	BYE
122	0	6.280	Duke (DUKE)	ACC	2–9	0.182	123	-37	BYE
123	0	6.537	TCU	IND SWC	1–10	0.091	134	-36	BYE
124	1	6.586	Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)	IND FBSI	1–9–1	0.136	130	-34	BYE
125	-1	6.588	Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)	IND FBSI	2–9	0.182	123	-38	BYE
126	0	6.675	Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)	IND FBSI	3–8	0.273	111	-22	BYE
127	0	6.787	William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)	IND FBSI	2–9	0.182	123	-30	BYE
128	0	6.977	Colorado (COLORADO)	IND B8	1–10	0.091	134	-35	BYE
129	0	7.031	Marshall (MARSHALL)	IND SOCON	2–8–1	0.227	121	-39	BYE
130	0	7.296	Memphis (MEMPHIS)	IND FBSI	2–9	0.182	123	-46	BYE
131	0	7.539	Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE)	IND SLC	2–9	0.182	123	-52	BYE
132	0	7.689	East Tennessee State (EAST TENNESSEE STATE)	IND SOCON	2–9	0.182	123	-22	BYE
133	0	7.847	Oregon State (OREGON STATE)	PAC	0–11	0.000	137	-49	BYE
134	0	8.039	UTEP	IND WAC	1–11	0.083	136	-52	BYE
135	1	8.194	Columbia (COLUMBIA)	IND IVY	1–9	0.100	131	-45	BYE
136	-1	8.215	Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	1–9	0.100	131	-38	BYE
137	0	8.278	Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)	IND IVY	1–9	0.100	131	-28	BYE
138	0	8.591	Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)	B10	0–11	0.000	137	-55	BYE

1980 Post-Season Week 1 College Football Team Rankings

December 16, 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.

entries per pageSearch:

Rank	Change	Rating	Team	Conf	Record	Win %	Place	NOW	Game Status
1	0	0.620	Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)	IND FBSI	10–1	0.909	3	+64	BYE
2	1	0.950	Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)	IND FBSI	10–1	0.909	3	+55	BYE
3	-1	0.958	Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)	IND FBSI	9–1–1	0.864	7	+53	BYE
4	0	0.983	BYU	IND WAC	11–1	0.917	2	+54	BYE
5	0	0.991	Penn State (PENN STATE)	IND FBSI	9–2	0.818	10	+51	BYE
6	0	1.135	USC	PAC	8–2–1	0.773	21	+44	BYE
7	0	1.153	North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)	ACC	10–1	0.909	3	+48	BYE
8	0	1.156	Nebraska (NEBRASKA)	IND B8	9–2	0.818	10	+40	BYE
9	0	1.189	Baylor (BAYLOR)	IND SWC	10–1	0.909	3	+47	BYE
10	0	1.257	Georgia (GEORGIA)	SEC	11–0	1.000	1	+45	BYE
11	0	1.346	Alabama (ALABAMA)	SEC	9–2	0.818	10	+39	BYE
12	0	1.404	Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)	IND B8	9–2	0.818	10	+38	BYE
13	0	1.406	UCLA	PAC	9–2	0.818	10	+37	BYE
14	0	1.422	Michigan (MICHIGAN)	B10	9–2	0.818	10	+37	BYE
15	0	1.480	Ohio State (OHIO STATE)	B10	9–2	0.818	10	+33	BYE
16	0	1.519	Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)	SEC	9–2	0.818	10	+37	BYE
17	0	1.547	Miami (MIAMI)	IND FBSI	8–3	0.727	23	+36	BYE
18	0	1.572	Furman (FURMAN)	IND SOCON	9–1–1	0.864	7	+30	BYE
19	1	1.626	South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)	IND FBSI	8–3	0.727	23	+33	BYE
20	1	1.666	Washington (WASHINGTON)	PAC	9–2	0.818	10	+28	BYE
21	1	1.733	Maryland (MARYLAND)	ACC	8–3	0.727	23	+33	BYE
22	-3	1.782	Mcneese State (MCNEESE STATE)	IND SLC	10–2	0.833	9	+39	Lost to Southern Miss 14–16
23	4	1.793	Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)	IND FBSI	9–3	0.750	22	+34	Beat Mcneese State 16–14
24	-1	1.824	SMU	IND SWC	8–3	0.727	23	+27	BYE
25	-1	1.862	Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)	MAC	9–2	0.818	10	+25	BYE
26	-1	1.930	Purdue (PURDUE)	B10	8–3	0.727	23	+25	BYE
27	-1	1.980	Missouri (MISSOURI)	IND B8	8–3	0.727	23	+22	BYE
28	0	2.068	Yale (YALE)	IND IVY	8–2	0.800	20	+18	BYE
29	1	2.092	Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)	PAC	7–4	0.636	37	+21	BYE
30	-1	2.092	Long Beach State (LONG BEACH STATE)	IND PCAA	8–3	0.727	23	+33	BYE
31	1	2.226	Florida (FLORIDA)	SEC	7–4	0.636	37	+21	BYE
32	1	2.241	Oregon (OREGON)	PAC	6–3–2	0.636	37	+15	BYE
33	1	2.284	UNLV	IND FBSI	7–4	0.636	37	+18	BYE
34	1	2.322	Tulsa (TULSA)	IND MVC	8–3	0.727	23	+18	BYE
35	1	2.332	Texas (TEXAS)	IND SWC	7–4	0.636	37	+17	BYE
36	1	2.358	LSU	SEC	7–4	0.636	37	+18	BYE
37	9	2.399	Houston (HOUSTON)	IND SWC	7–5	0.583	56	+20	Beat Navy 35–0
38	1	2.403	Stanford (STANFORD)	PAC	6–5	0.545	58	+15	BYE
39	-1	2.406	Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)	IND FBSI	7–4	0.636	37	+16	BYE
40	0	2.443	Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)	IND FBSI	8–3	0.727	23	+10	BYE
41	0	2.447	Hawai'i (HAWAII)	IND WAC	8–3	0.727	23	+14	BYE
42	-11	2.539	Navy (NAVY)	IND FBSI	8–4	0.667	36	+14	Lost to Houston 0–35
43	-1	2.574	Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)	MAC	7–4	0.636	37	+12	BYE
44	-1	2.576	Tennessee Chattanooga (TENNESSEE-CHATTANOOGA)	IND SOCON	8–3	0.727	23	+6	BYE
45	-1	2.631	Drake (DRAKE)	IND MVC	8–3	0.727	23	+4	BYE
46	-1	2.653	Clemson (CLEMSON)	ACC	6–5	0.545	58	+15	BYE
47	0	2.663	Rutgers (RUTGERS)	IND FBSI	7–4	0.636	37	+6	BYE
48	0	2.685	San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)	IND PCAA	7–4	0.636	37	+9	BYE
49	1	2.747	Harvard (HARVARD)	IND IVY	7–3	0.700	35	+9	BYE
50	-1	2.752	Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	7–4	0.636	37	+8	BYE
51	0	2.831	NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)	ACC	6–5	0.545	58	+9	BYE
52	0	2.842	North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)	IND FBSI	6–5	0.545	58	+8	BYE
53	0	2.843	Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)	IND SLC	7–4	0.636	37	+6	BYE
54	0	2.872	West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)	IND FBSI	6–6	0.500	71	+10	BYE
55	0	2.885	Iowa State (IOWA STATE)	IND B8	6–5	0.545	58	+8	BYE
56	1	2.891	Citadel (CITADEL)	IND SOCON	7–4	0.636	37	0	BYE
57	2	2.901	Tulane (TULANE)	IND FBSI	7–4	0.636	37	+3	BYE
58	0	2.907	Arkansas (ARKANSAS)	IND SWC	6–5	0.545	58	+7	BYE
59	-3	2.923	Ball State (BALL STATE)	MAC	6–5	0.545	58	+6	BYE
60	0	3.091	Princeton (PRINCETON)	IND IVY	6–4	0.600	52	+3	BYE
61	0	3.111	App State (APPALACHIAN STATE)	IND SOCON	6–4–1	0.591	54	-1	BYE
62	0	3.194	Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)	IND WAC	6–4–1	0.591	54	+6	BYE
63	1	3.220	Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)	ACC	5–6	0.455	75	+1	BYE
64	-1	3.221	UL Monroe (LOUISIANA MONROE)	IND FBSI	7–4	0.636	37	+5	BYE
65	0	3.257	Syracuse (SYRACUSE)	IND FBSI	5–6	0.455	75	+4	BYE
66	0	3.306	Utah State (UTAH STATE)	IND PCAA	6–5	0.545	58	-1	BYE
67	0	3.327	Wyoming (WYOMING)	IND WAC	6–5	0.545	58	-2	BYE
68	1	3.363	Rice (RICE)	IND SWC	5–6	0.455	75	+2	BYE
69	-1	3.364	Ohio (OHIO)	MAC	6–5	0.545	58	-2	BYE
70	0	3.427	Auburn (AUBURN)	SEC	5–6	0.455	75	0	BYE
71	0	3.492	Brown (BROWN)	IND IVY	6–4	0.600	52	+5	BYE
72	0	3.527	Wichita State (WICHITA STATE)	IND MVC	5–5–1	0.500	71	0	BYE
73	0	3.562	Indiana (INDIANA)	B10	6–5	0.545	58	-7	BYE
74	1	3.596	Arizona (ARIZONA)	PAC	5–6	0.455	75	0	BYE
75	-1	3.598	Kansas (KANSAS)	IND B8	4–5–2	0.455	75	+1	BYE
76	0	3.630	Indiana State (INDIANA STATE)	IND MVC	6–5	0.545	58	-7	BYE
77	0	3.674	Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)	IND SWC	5–6	0.455	75	-4	BYE
78	0	3.695	Utah (UTAH)	IND WAC	5–5–1	0.500	71	+7	BYE
79	0	3.702	Tennessee (TENNESSEE)	SEC	5–6	0.455	75	-5	BYE
80	0	3.724	Louisville (LOUISVILLE)	IND FBSI	5–6	0.455	75	+7	BYE
81	0	3.731	Minnesota (MINNESOTA)	B10	5–6	0.455	75	-5	BYE
82	0	3.773	Cornell (CORNELL)	IND IVY	5–5	0.500	71	+5	BYE
83	1	3.802	Colgate (COLGATE)	IND FBSI	5–4–1	0.550	57	-1	BYE
84	-1	3.844	Villanova (VILLANOVA)	IND FBSI	6–5	0.545	58	+7	BYE
85	0	3.869	West Texas A&M (WEST TEXAS A&M)	IND MVC	5–6	0.455	75	-7	BYE
86	0	3.890	Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))	MAC	5–6	0.455	75	-10	BYE
87	1	4.062	Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)	IND SWC	4–7	0.364	91	-6	BYE
88	-1	4.088	Virginia (VIRGINIA)	ACC	4–7	0.364	91	-7	BYE
89	0	4.170	Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)	B10	4–7	0.364	91	-10	BYE
90	1	4.193	Richmond (RICHMOND)	IND FBSI	5–6	0.455	75	-12	BYE
91	-1	4.197	Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH)	IND SLC	5–6	0.455	75	-16	BYE
92	0	4.229	Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)	IND PCAA	5–6	0.455	75	-14	BYE
93	0	4.505	Toledo (TOLEDO)	MAC	4–7	0.364	91	-18	BYE
94	0	4.539	New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)	IND WAC	4–7	0.364	91	-12	BYE
95	0	4.601	East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)	IND FBSI	4–7	0.364	91	-5	BYE
96	0	4.613	Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)	SEC	3–8	0.273	111	-17	BYE
97	0	4.638	Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)	PAC	4–7	0.364	91	-21	BYE
98	0	4.680	Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)	MAC	4–7	0.364	91	-19	BYE
99	0	4.696	Illinois (ILLINOIS)	B10	3–7–1	0.318	105	-16	BYE
100	0	4.722	Iowa (IOWA)	B10	4–7	0.364	91	-18	BYE
101	0	4.749	Kentucky (KENTUCKY)	SEC	3–8	0.273	111	-15	BYE
102	1	4.906	Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)	IND B8	3–7–1	0.318	105	-17	BYE
103	-1	4.932	Army (ARMY)	IND FBSI	3–7–1	0.318	105	-16	BYE
104	0	5.031	Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)	B10	3–8	0.273	111	-20	BYE
105	0	5.042	Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)	IND IVY	4–6	0.400	90	-13	BYE
106	0	5.100	Pacific (PACIFIC)	IND PCAA	4–8	0.333	103	-25	BYE
107	0	5.148	San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)	IND WAC	4–8	0.333	103	-22	BYE
108	0	5.188	California (CALIFORNIA)	PAC	3–8	0.273	111	-22	BYE
109	0	5.199	Temple (TEMPLE)	IND FBSI	4–7	0.364	91	-17	BYE
110	0	5.292	CAL State Fullerton (CAL STATE FULLERTON)	IND PCAA	4–7	0.364	91	-22	BYE
111	0	5.373	Air Force (AIR FORCE)	IND WAC	2–9–1	0.208	122	-21	BYE
112	0	5.439	New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)	IND MVC	3–7–1	0.318	105	-26	BYE
113	0	5.549	Southern Illinois (SOUTHERN ILLINOIS)	IND MVC	3–8	0.273	111	-28	BYE
114	0	5.553	Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)	IND SOCON	3–7–1	0.318	105	-14	BYE
115	0	5.615	Lamar (LAMAR)	IND SLC	3–8	0.273	111	-29	BYE
116	1	5.624	Illinois State (ILLINOIS STATE)	IND FBSI	4–7	0.364	91	-3	BYE
117	-1	5.627	Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)	IND B8	3–8	0.273	111	-28	BYE
118	0	5.734	Kent State (KENT STATE)	MAC	3–8	0.273	111	-29	BYE
119	0	5.754	Western Carolina (WESTERN CAROLINA)	IND SOCON	3–7–1	0.318	105	-19	BYE
120	0	5.809	Texas Arlington (TEXAS-ARLINGTON)	IND SLC	3–8	0.273	111	-20	BYE
121	0	5.859	Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)	SEC	2–9	0.182	123	-26	BYE
122	0	6.223	Duke (DUKE)	ACC	2–9	0.182	123	-36	BYE
123	0	6.468	TCU	IND SWC	1–10	0.091	134	-35	BYE
124	1	6.583	Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)	IND FBSI	2–9	0.182	123	-38	BYE
125	-1	6.617	Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)	IND FBSI	1–9–1	0.136	130	-34	BYE
126	0	6.679	Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)	IND FBSI	3–8	0.273	111	-22	BYE
127	0	6.803	William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)	IND FBSI	2–9	0.182	123	-30	BYE
128	0	6.972	Colorado (COLORADO)	IND B8	1–10	0.091	134	-35	BYE
129	0	7.031	Marshall (MARSHALL)	IND SOCON	2–8–1	0.227	121	-39	BYE
130	0	7.291	Memphis (MEMPHIS)	IND FBSI	2–9	0.182	123	-46	BYE
131	0	7.529	Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE)	IND SLC	2–9	0.182	123	-52	BYE
132	0	7.689	East Tennessee State (EAST TENNESSEE STATE)	IND SOCON	2–9	0.182	123	-22	BYE
133	0	7.847	Oregon State (OREGON STATE)	PAC	0–11	0.000	137	-49	BYE
134	0	8.034	UTEP	IND WAC	1–11	0.083	136	-52	BYE
135	0	8.202	Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	1–9	0.100	131	-38	BYE
136	0	8.206	Columbia (COLUMBIA)	IND IVY	1–9	0.100	131	-45	BYE
137	0	8.290	Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)	IND IVY	1–9	0.100	131	-28	BYE
138	0	8.591	Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)	B10	0–11	0.000	137	-55	BYE

1980 Regular Season Final College Football Team Rankings

December 9, 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.

entries per pageSearch:

Rank	Change	Rating	Team	Conf	Record	Win %	Place	NOW	Game Status
1	0	0.615	Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)	IND FBSI	10–1	0.909	3	+64	Beat Florida 17–13
2	0	0.935	Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)	IND FBSI	9–1–1	0.864	8	+53	Lost to USC 3–20
3	0	0.948	Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)	IND FBSI	10–1	0.909	3	+55	BYE
4	1	0.975	BYU	IND WAC	11–1	0.917	2	+54	BYE
5	-1	0.981	Penn State (PENN STATE)	IND FBSI	9–2	0.818	10	+51	BYE
6	4	1.133	USC	PAC	8–2–1	0.773	21	+44	Beat Notre Dame 20–3
7	-1	1.149	North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)	ACC	10–1	0.909	3	+48	BYE
8	-1	1.152	Nebraska (NEBRASKA)	IND B8	9–2	0.818	10	+40	BYE
9	-1	1.188	Baylor (BAYLOR)	IND SWC	10–1	0.909	3	+46	BYE
10	-1	1.254	Georgia (GEORGIA)	SEC	11–0	1.000	1	+45	BYE
11	0	1.348	Alabama (ALABAMA)	SEC	9–2	0.818	10	+38	BYE
12	0	1.398	Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)	IND B8	9–2	0.818	10	+38	BYE
13	1	1.405	UCLA	PAC	9–2	0.818	10	+37	BYE
14	-1	1.418	Michigan (MICHIGAN)	B10	9–2	0.818	10	+37	BYE
15	0	1.478	Ohio State (OHIO STATE)	B10	9–2	0.818	10	+33	BYE
16	0	1.517	Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)	SEC	9–2	0.818	10	+37	BYE
17	0	1.539	Miami (MIAMI)	IND FBSI	8–3	0.727	22	+35	BYE
18	0	1.578	Furman (FURMAN)	IND SOCON	9–1–1	0.864	8	+30	BYE
19	0	1.602	Mcneese State (MCNEESE STATE)	IND SLC	10–1	0.909	3	+42	BYE
20	0	1.611	South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)	IND FBSI	8–3	0.727	22	+33	BYE
21	0	1.635	Washington (WASHINGTON)	PAC	9–2	0.818	10	+29	BYE
22	0	1.716	Maryland (MARYLAND)	ACC	8–3	0.727	22	+33	BYE
23	0	1.811	SMU	IND SWC	8–3	0.727	22	+27	BYE
24	0	1.858	Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)	MAC	9–2	0.818	10	+25	BYE
25	0	1.920	Purdue (PURDUE)	B10	8–3	0.727	22	+25	BYE
26	0	1.967	Missouri (MISSOURI)	IND B8	8–3	0.727	22	+22	BYE
27	0	1.987	Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)	IND FBSI	8–3	0.727	22	+24	BYE
28	0	2.070	Yale (YALE)	IND IVY	8–2	0.800	20	+18	BYE
29	0	2.077	Long Beach State (LONG BEACH STATE)	IND PCAA	8–3	0.727	22	+33	BYE
30	0	2.097	Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)	PAC	7–4	0.636	37	+20	BYE
31	0	2.162	Navy (NAVY)	IND FBSI	8–3	0.727	22	+19	BYE
32	0	2.223	Florida (FLORIDA)	SEC	7–4	0.636	37	+21	Lost to Florida State 13–17
33	0	2.248	Oregon (OREGON)	PAC	6–3–2	0.636	37	+15	BYE
34	0	2.281	UNLV	IND FBSI	7–4	0.636	37	+18	BYE
35	0	2.304	Tulsa (TULSA)	IND MVC	8–3	0.727	22	+18	BYE
36	0	2.327	Texas (TEXAS)	IND SWC	7–4	0.636	37	+16	BYE
37	0	2.358	LSU	SEC	7–4	0.636	37	+18	BYE
38	0	2.360	Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)	IND FBSI	7–4	0.636	37	+17	BYE
39	0	2.392	Stanford (STANFORD)	PAC	6–5	0.545	57	+15	BYE
40	1	2.430	Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)	IND FBSI	8–3	0.727	22	+10	BYE
41	-1	2.434	Hawai'i (HAWAII)	IND WAC	8–3	0.727	22	+14	BYE
42	1	2.566	Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)	MAC	7–4	0.636	37	+12	BYE
43	-1	2.568	Tennessee Chattanooga (TENNESSEE-CHATTANOOGA)	IND SOCON	8–3	0.727	22	+6	BYE
44	0	2.616	Drake (DRAKE)	IND MVC	8–3	0.727	22	+4	BYE
45	0	2.627	Clemson (CLEMSON)	ACC	6–5	0.545	57	+15	BYE
46	0	2.634	Houston (HOUSTON)	IND SWC	6–5	0.545	57	+12	BYE
47	0	2.660	Rutgers (RUTGERS)	IND FBSI	7–4	0.636	37	+6	BYE
48	0	2.674	San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)	IND PCAA	7–4	0.636	37	+9	BYE
49	1	2.747	Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	7–4	0.636	37	+8	BYE
50	-1	2.757	Harvard (HARVARD)	IND IVY	7–3	0.700	36	+9	BYE
51	0	2.808	NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)	ACC	6–5	0.545	57	+9	BYE
52	0	2.822	North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)	IND FBSI	6–5	0.545	57	+8	BYE
53	0	2.823	Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)	IND SLC	7–4	0.636	37	+7	BYE
54	0	2.862	West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)	IND FBSI	6–6	0.500	71	+10	BYE
55	0	2.868	Iowa State (IOWA STATE)	IND B8	6–5	0.545	57	+8	BYE
56	0	2.884	Ball State (BALL STATE)	MAC	6–5	0.545	57	+7	BYE
57	1	2.888	Citadel (CITADEL)	IND SOCON	7–4	0.636	37	0	BYE
58	-1	2.890	Arkansas (ARKANSAS)	IND SWC	6–5	0.545	57	+7	BYE
59	0	2.895	Tulane (TULANE)	IND FBSI	7–4	0.636	37	+3	BYE
60	0	3.091	Princeton (PRINCETON)	IND IVY	6–4	0.600	52	+3	BYE
61	0	3.107	App State (APPALACHIAN STATE)	IND SOCON	6–4–1	0.591	54	-1	BYE
62	0	3.187	Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)	IND WAC	6–4–1	0.591	54	+6	BYE
63	1	3.197	UL Monroe (LOUISIANA MONROE)	IND FBSI	7–4	0.636	37	+6	BYE
64	-1	3.201	Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)	ACC	5–6	0.455	75	+1	BYE
65	0	3.205	Syracuse (SYRACUSE)	IND FBSI	5–6	0.455	75	+5	BYE
66	0	3.289	Utah State (UTAH STATE)	IND PCAA	6–5	0.545	57	-1	BYE
67	0	3.311	Wyoming (WYOMING)	IND WAC	6–5	0.545	57	-2	BYE
68	0	3.347	Ohio (OHIO)	MAC	6–5	0.545	57	-2	BYE
69	0	3.355	Rice (RICE)	IND SWC	5–6	0.455	75	+1	BYE
70	0	3.427	Auburn (AUBURN)	SEC	5–6	0.455	75	-1	BYE
71	0	3.495	Brown (BROWN)	IND IVY	6–4	0.600	52	+5	BYE
72	0	3.508	Wichita State (WICHITA STATE)	IND MVC	5–5–1	0.500	71	0	BYE
73	0	3.546	Indiana (INDIANA)	B10	6–5	0.545	57	-7	BYE
74	1	3.589	Kansas (KANSAS)	IND B8	4–5–2	0.455	75	+1	BYE
75	-1	3.600	Arizona (ARIZONA)	PAC	5–6	0.455	75	0	BYE
76	0	3.607	Indiana State (INDIANA STATE)	IND MVC	6–5	0.545	57	-7	BYE
77	0	3.670	Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)	IND SWC	5–6	0.455	75	-4	BYE
78	0	3.687	Utah (UTAH)	IND WAC	5–5–1	0.500	71	+7	BYE
79	0	3.702	Tennessee (TENNESSEE)	SEC	5–6	0.455	75	-5	BYE
80	1	3.717	Louisville (LOUISVILLE)	IND FBSI	5–6	0.455	75	+6	BYE
81	-1	3.720	Minnesota (MINNESOTA)	B10	5–6	0.455	75	-5	BYE
82	0	3.773	Cornell (CORNELL)	IND IVY	5–5	0.500	71	+5	BYE
83	0	3.781	Villanova (VILLANOVA)	IND FBSI	6–5	0.545	57	+8	BYE
84	0	3.789	Colgate (COLGATE)	IND FBSI	5–4–1	0.550	56	-1	BYE
85	0	3.835	West Texas A&M (WEST TEXAS A&M)	IND MVC	5–6	0.455	75	-6	BYE
86	0	3.879	Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))	MAC	5–6	0.455	75	-10	BYE
87	0	4.017	Virginia (VIRGINIA)	ACC	4–7	0.364	91	-7	BYE
88	0	4.058	Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)	IND SWC	4–7	0.364	91	-6	BYE
89	0	4.162	Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)	B10	4–7	0.364	91	-10	BYE
90	1	4.175	Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH)	IND SLC	5–6	0.455	75	-15	BYE
91	-1	4.183	Richmond (RICHMOND)	IND FBSI	5–6	0.455	75	-12	BYE
92	0	4.222	Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)	IND PCAA	5–6	0.455	75	-14	BYE
93	0	4.471	Toledo (TOLEDO)	MAC	4–7	0.364	91	-17	BYE
94	0	4.527	New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)	IND WAC	4–7	0.364	91	-12	BYE
95	1	4.593	East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)	IND FBSI	4–7	0.364	91	-5	BYE
96	-1	4.613	Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)	SEC	3–8	0.273	111	-17	BYE
97	0	4.638	Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)	PAC	4–7	0.364	91	-21	BYE
98	0	4.668	Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)	MAC	4–7	0.364	91	-19	BYE
99	0	4.681	Illinois (ILLINOIS)	B10	3–7–1	0.318	105	-16	BYE
100	0	4.710	Iowa (IOWA)	B10	4–7	0.364	91	-18	BYE
101	0	4.740	Kentucky (KENTUCKY)	SEC	3–8	0.273	111	-15	BYE
102	0	4.872	Army (ARMY)	IND FBSI	3–7–1	0.318	105	-15	BYE
103	0	4.891	Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)	IND B8	3–7–1	0.318	105	-17	BYE
104	0	5.035	Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)	B10	3–8	0.273	111	-20	BYE
105	0	5.046	Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)	IND IVY	4–6	0.400	90	-13	BYE
106	0	5.084	Pacific (PACIFIC)	IND PCAA	4–8	0.333	103	-25	BYE
107	0	5.136	San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)	IND WAC	4–8	0.333	103	-22	BYE
108	0	5.188	California (CALIFORNIA)	PAC	3–8	0.273	111	-22	BYE
109	0	5.194	Temple (TEMPLE)	IND FBSI	4–7	0.364	91	-17	BYE
110	1	5.279	CAL State Fullerton (CAL STATE FULLERTON)	IND PCAA	4–7	0.364	91	-22	BYE
111	-1	5.302	Air Force (AIR FORCE)	IND WAC	2–9–1	0.208	122	-21	BYE
112	0	5.419	New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)	IND MVC	3–7–1	0.318	105	-26	BYE
113	0	5.535	Southern Illinois (SOUTHERN ILLINOIS)	IND MVC	3–8	0.273	111	-28	BYE
114	0	5.543	Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)	IND SOCON	3–7–1	0.318	105	-14	BYE
115	0	5.582	Lamar (LAMAR)	IND SLC	3–8	0.273	111	-28	BYE
116	0	5.612	Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)	IND B8	3–8	0.273	111	-28	BYE
117	0	5.616	Illinois State (ILLINOIS STATE)	IND FBSI	4–7	0.364	91	-3	BYE
118	0	5.660	Kent State (KENT STATE)	MAC	3–8	0.273	111	-28	BYE
119	0	5.749	Western Carolina (WESTERN CAROLINA)	IND SOCON	3–7–1	0.318	105	-19	BYE
120	0	5.767	Texas Arlington (TEXAS-ARLINGTON)	IND SLC	3–8	0.273	111	-19	BYE
121	0	5.844	Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)	SEC	2–9	0.182	123	-26	BYE
122	0	6.197	Duke (DUKE)	ACC	2–9	0.182	123	-36	BYE
123	0	6.457	TCU	IND SWC	1–10	0.091	134	-35	BYE
124	0	6.530	Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)	IND FBSI	1–9–1	0.136	130	-33	BYE
125	0	6.568	Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)	IND FBSI	2–9	0.182	123	-38	BYE
126	0	6.675	Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)	IND FBSI	3–8	0.273	111	-22	BYE
127	0	6.725	William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)	IND FBSI	2–9	0.182	123	-29	BYE
128	0	6.949	Colorado (COLORADO)	IND B8	1–10	0.091	134	-35	BYE
129	0	7.025	Marshall (MARSHALL)	IND SOCON	2–8–1	0.227	121	-39	BYE
130	0	7.286	Memphis (MEMPHIS)	IND FBSI	2–9	0.182	123	-46	BYE
131	0	7.497	Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE)	IND SLC	2–9	0.182	123	-51	BYE
132	0	7.684	East Tennessee State (EAST TENNESSEE STATE)	IND SOCON	2–9	0.182	123	-22	BYE
133	0	7.835	Oregon State (OREGON STATE)	PAC	0–11	0.000	137	-49	BYE
134	0	8.019	UTEP	IND WAC	1–11	0.083	136	-52	BYE
135	0	8.190	Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	1–9	0.100	131	-38	BYE
136	0	8.206	Columbia (COLUMBIA)	IND IVY	1–9	0.100	131	-45	BYE
137	0	8.290	Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)	IND IVY	1–9	0.100	131	-28	BYE
138	0	8.579	Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)	B10	0–11	0.000	137	-55	BYE

1980 Week 15 College Football Team Rankings

December 2, 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	0.664	Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)	IND FBSI	9–1	0.900	8	+57	BYE
2	0	0.751	Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)	IND FBSI	9–0–1	0.950	2	+55	BYE
3	2	0.967	Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)	IND FBSI	10–1	0.909	4	+55	Beat Penn State 14–9
4	-1	0.983	Penn State (PENN STATE)	IND FBSI	9–2	0.818	10	+51	Lost to Pittsburgh 9–14
5	-1	0.985	BYU	IND WAC	11–1	0.917	3	+54	Beat UNLV 54–14
6	1	1.157	North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)	ACC	10–1	0.909	4	+48	BYE
7	-1	1.163	Nebraska (NEBRASKA)	IND B8	9–2	0.818	10	+40	BYE
8	1	1.199	Baylor (BAYLOR)	IND SWC	10–1	0.909	4	+46	BYE
9	-1	1.251	Georgia (GEORGIA)	SEC	11–0	1.000	1	+45	Beat Georgia Tech 38–20
10	0	1.298	USC	PAC	7–2–1	0.750	21	+35	BYE
11	3	1.337	Alabama (ALABAMA)	SEC	9–2	0.818	10	+39	Beat Auburn 34–18
12	1	1.402	Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)	IND B8	9–2	0.818	10	+38	Beat Oklahoma State 63–14
13	-1	1.403	Michigan (MICHIGAN)	B10	9–2	0.818	10	+38	BYE
14	-3	1.411	UCLA	PAC	9–2	0.818	10	+36	Beat Oregon State 34–3
15	1	1.480	Ohio State (OHIO STATE)	B10	9–2	0.818	10	+33	BYE
16	-1	1.514	Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)	SEC	9–2	0.818	10	+38	BYE
17	5	1.528	Miami (MIAMI)	IND FBSI	8–3	0.727	22	+35	Beat Florida 31–7
18	-1	1.582	Furman (FURMAN)	IND SOCON	9–1–1	0.864	9	+30	BYE
19	-1	1.613	Mcneese State (MCNEESE STATE)	IND SLC	10–1	0.909	4	+42	BYE
20	-1	1.616	South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)	IND FBSI	8–3	0.727	22	+33	BYE
21	-1	1.642	Washington (WASHINGTON)	PAC	9–2	0.818	10	+28	BYE
22	-1	1.721	Maryland (MARYLAND)	ACC	8–3	0.727	22	+33	BYE
23	1	1.819	SMU	IND SWC	8–3	0.727	22	+27	BYE
24	1	1.862	Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)	MAC	9–2	0.818	10	+25	BYE
25	1	1.902	Purdue (PURDUE)	B10	8–3	0.727	22	+26	BYE
26	1	1.967	Missouri (MISSOURI)	IND B8	8–3	0.727	22	+22	BYE
27	2	1.990	Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)	IND FBSI	8–3	0.727	22	+24	BYE
28	2	2.073	Yale (YALE)	IND IVY	8–2	0.800	20	+18	BYE
29	2	2.084	Long Beach State (LONG BEACH STATE)	IND PCAA	8–3	0.727	22	+33	BYE
30	5	2.114	Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)	PAC	7–4	0.636	38	+20	Beat Arizona 44–7
31	3	2.147	Navy (NAVY)	IND FBSI	8–3	0.727	22	+20	Beat Army 33–6
32	-9	2.154	Florida (FLORIDA)	SEC	7–3	0.700	36	+22	Lost to Miami 7–31
33	0	2.266	Oregon (OREGON)	PAC	6–3–2	0.636	38	+15	BYE
34	-2	2.299	UNLV	IND FBSI	7–4	0.636	38	+18	Lost to BYU 14–54
35	1	2.317	Tulsa (TULSA)	IND MVC	8–3	0.727	22	+18	BYE
36	-8	2.342	Texas (TEXAS)	IND SWC	7–4	0.636	38	+16	Lost to Texas A&M 14–24
37	1	2.382	LSU	SEC	7–4	0.636	38	+18	BYE
38	3	2.389	Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)	IND FBSI	7–4	0.636	38	+17	Beat Holy Cross 27–26
39	1	2.408	Stanford (STANFORD)	PAC	6–5	0.545	57	+15	BYE
40	3	2.439	Hawai'i (HAWAII)	IND WAC	8–3	0.727	22	+14	Beat Air Force 20–12
41	-2	2.442	Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)	IND FBSI	8–3	0.727	22	+10	BYE
42	0	2.570	Tennessee Chattanooga (TENNESSEE-CHATTANOOGA)	IND SOCON	8–3	0.727	22	+6	BYE
43	1	2.581	Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)	MAC	7–4	0.636	38	+12	BYE
44	1	2.616	Drake (DRAKE)	IND MVC	8–3	0.727	22	+4	BYE
45	3	2.631	Clemson (CLEMSON)	ACC	6–5	0.545	57	+15	BYE
46	-9	2.644	Houston (HOUSTON)	IND SWC	6–5	0.545	57	+12	Lost to Rice 7–35
47	0	2.672	Rutgers (RUTGERS)	IND FBSI	7–4	0.636	38	+6	BYE
48	1	2.688	San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)	IND PCAA	7–4	0.636	38	+9	BYE
49	-3	2.757	Harvard (HARVARD)	IND IVY	7–3	0.700	36	+9	BYE
50	0	2.761	Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	7–4	0.636	38	+8	BYE
51	0	2.812	NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)	ACC	6–5	0.545	57	+9	BYE
52	1	2.832	North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)	IND FBSI	6–5	0.545	57	+8	BYE
53	-1	2.840	Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)	IND SLC	7–4	0.636	38	+7	BYE
54	2	2.868	West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)	IND FBSI	6–6	0.500	71	+10	BYE
55	-1	2.874	Iowa State (IOWA STATE)	IND B8	6–5	0.545	57	+8	BYE
56	1	2.893	Ball State (BALL STATE)	MAC	6–5	0.545	57	+7	BYE
57	9	2.897	Arkansas (ARKANSAS)	IND SWC	6–5	0.545	57	+7	Beat Texas Tech 22–16
58	-3	2.900	Citadel (CITADEL)	IND SOCON	7–4	0.636	38	0	BYE
59	-1	2.910	Tulane (TULANE)	IND FBSI	7–4	0.636	38	+3	BYE
60	-1	3.095	Princeton (PRINCETON)	IND IVY	6–4	0.600	52	+3	BYE
61	0	3.110	App State (APPALACHIAN STATE)	IND SOCON	6–4–1	0.591	54	-1	BYE
62	0	3.194	Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)	IND WAC	6–4–1	0.591	54	+6	BYE
63	2	3.208	Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)	ACC	5–6	0.455	75	+1	BYE
64	-1	3.215	UL Monroe (LOUISIANA MONROE)	IND FBSI	7–4	0.636	38	+6	BYE
65	5	3.216	Syracuse (SYRACUSE)	IND FBSI	5–6	0.455	75	+5	BYE
66	-2	3.299	Utah State (UTAH STATE)	IND PCAA	6–5	0.545	57	-1	BYE
67	0	3.317	Wyoming (WYOMING)	IND WAC	6–5	0.545	57	-2	BYE
68	3	3.354	Ohio (OHIO)	MAC	6–5	0.545	57	-2	BYE
69	16	3.370	Rice (RICE)	IND SWC	5–6	0.455	75	+1	Beat Houston 35–7
70	-2	3.423	Auburn (AUBURN)	SEC	5–6	0.455	75	0	Lost to Alabama 18–34
71	2	3.495	Brown (BROWN)	IND IVY	6–4	0.600	52	+5	Beat Rhode Island 9–3
72	3	3.512	Wichita State (WICHITA STATE)	IND MVC	5–5–1	0.500	71	0	BYE
73	1	3.546	Indiana (INDIANA)	B10	6–5	0.545	57	-7	BYE
74	-5	3.581	Arizona (ARIZONA)	PAC	5–6	0.455	75	+1	Lost to Arizona State 7–44
75	1	3.594	Kansas (KANSAS)	IND B8	4–5–2	0.455	75	+1	BYE
76	1	3.607	Indiana State (INDIANA STATE)	IND MVC	6–5	0.545	57	-7	BYE
77	-5	3.681	Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)	IND SWC	5–6	0.455	75	-4	Lost to Arkansas 16–22
78	-18	3.695	Utah (UTAH)	IND WAC	5–5–1	0.500	71	+7	Lost to San Diego State 20–21
79	7	3.710	Tennessee (TENNESSEE)	SEC	5–6	0.455	75	-5	Beat Vanderbilt 51–13
80	1	3.724	Minnesota (MINNESOTA)	B10	5–6	0.455	75	-5	BYE
81	-1	3.732	Louisville (LOUISVILLE)	IND FBSI	5–6	0.455	75	+7	BYE
82	-3	3.777	Cornell (CORNELL)	IND IVY	5–5	0.500	71	+5	BYE
83	0	3.784	Villanova (VILLANOVA)	IND FBSI	6–5	0.545	57	+8	BYE
84	-6	3.793	Colgate (COLGATE)	IND FBSI	5–4–1	0.550	56	-1	BYE
85	-3	3.843	West Texas A&M (WEST TEXAS A&M)	IND MVC	5–6	0.455	75	-6	BYE
86	-2	3.883	Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))	MAC	5–6	0.455	75	-10	BYE
87	0	4.025	Virginia (VIRGINIA)	ACC	4–7	0.364	91	-7	BYE
88	14	4.066	Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)	IND SWC	4–7	0.364	91	-6	Beat Texas 24–14
89	1	4.166	Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)	B10	4–7	0.364	91	-10	BYE
90	-1	4.183	Richmond (RICHMOND)	IND FBSI	5–6	0.455	75	-12	BYE
91	0	4.186	Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH)	IND SLC	5–6	0.455	75	-15	BYE
92	-4	4.233	Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)	IND PCAA	5–6	0.455	75	-14	BYE
93	0	4.483	Toledo (TOLEDO)	MAC	4–7	0.364	91	-17	BYE
94	-2	4.535	New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)	IND WAC	4–7	0.364	91	-12	BYE
95	0	4.613	Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)	SEC	3–8	0.273	111	-16	BYE
96	-2	4.622	East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)	IND FBSI	4–7	0.364	91	-5	BYE
97	2	4.651	Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)	PAC	4–7	0.364	91	-21	BYE
98	-1	4.672	Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)	MAC	4–7	0.364	91	-19	BYE
99	-3	4.681	Illinois (ILLINOIS)	B10	3–7–1	0.318	105	-16	BYE
100	-2	4.710	Iowa (IOWA)	B10	4–7	0.364	91	-18	BYE
101	0	4.740	Kentucky (KENTUCKY)	SEC	3–8	0.273	111	-14	BYE
102	-2	4.852	Army (ARMY)	IND FBSI	3–7–1	0.318	105	-14	Lost to Navy 6–33
103	0	4.891	Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)	IND B8	3–7–1	0.318	105	-17	Lost to Oklahoma 14–63
104	1	5.011	Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)	B10	3–8	0.273	111	-19	BYE
105	-1	5.046	Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)	IND IVY	4–6	0.400	90	-13	BYE
106	0	5.092	Pacific (PACIFIC)	IND PCAA	4–8	0.333	103	-25	BYE
107	11	5.144	San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)	IND WAC	4–8	0.333	103	-22	Beat Utah 21–20
108	-1	5.192	California (CALIFORNIA)	PAC	3–8	0.273	111	-21	BYE
109	-1	5.203	Temple (TEMPLE)	IND FBSI	4–7	0.364	91	-17	BYE
110	0	5.276	Air Force (AIR FORCE)	IND WAC	2–9–1	0.208	122	-20	Lost to Hawai'i 12–20
111	-2	5.287	CAL State Fullerton (CAL STATE FULLERTON)	IND PCAA	4–7	0.364	91	-22	BYE
112	-1	5.424	New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)	IND MVC	3–7–1	0.318	105	-26	BYE
113	0	5.545	Southern Illinois (SOUTHERN ILLINOIS)	IND MVC	3–8	0.273	111	-28	BYE
114	-2	5.548	Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)	IND SOCON	3–7–1	0.318	105	-14	BYE
115	-1	5.601	Lamar (LAMAR)	IND SLC	3–8	0.273	111	-28	BYE
116	1	5.617	Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)	IND B8	3–8	0.273	111	-28	BYE
117	-1	5.624	Illinois State (ILLINOIS STATE)	IND FBSI	4–7	0.364	91	-3	BYE
118	2	5.669	Kent State (KENT STATE)	MAC	3–8	0.273	111	-28	BYE
119	0	5.754	Western Carolina (WESTERN CAROLINA)	IND SOCON	3–7–1	0.318	105	-19	BYE
120	1	5.776	Texas Arlington (TEXAS-ARLINGTON)	IND SLC	3–8	0.273	111	-19	BYE
121	-6	5.849	Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)	SEC	2–9	0.182	123	-26	Lost to Tennessee 13–51
122	0	6.203	Duke (DUKE)	ACC	2–9	0.182	123	-36	BYE
123	0	6.468	TCU	IND SWC	1–10	0.091	134	-35	BYE
124	3	6.530	Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)	IND FBSI	1–9–1	0.136	130	-32	Lost to Georgia 20–38
125	0	6.573	Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)	IND FBSI	2–9	0.182	123	-38	BYE
126	-2	6.679	Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)	IND FBSI	3–8	0.273	111	-22	Lost to Boston College 26–27
127	-1	6.730	William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)	IND FBSI	2–9	0.182	123	-29	BYE
128	1	6.955	Colorado (COLORADO)	IND B8	1–10	0.091	134	-35	BYE
129	-1	7.025	Marshall (MARSHALL)	IND SOCON	2–8–1	0.227	121	-39	BYE
130	0	7.317	Memphis (MEMPHIS)	IND FBSI	2–9	0.182	123	-46	BYE
131	0	7.513	Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE)	IND SLC	2–9	0.182	123	-51	BYE
132	0	7.684	East Tennessee State (EAST TENNESSEE STATE)	IND SOCON	2–9	0.182	123	-22	BYE
133	2	7.854	Oregon State (OREGON STATE)	PAC	0–11	0.000	137	-49	Lost to UCLA 3–34
134	-1	8.029	UTEP	IND WAC	1–11	0.083	136	-52	BYE
135	1	8.202	Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	1–9	0.100	131	-38	BYE
136	-2	8.206	Columbia (COLUMBIA)	IND IVY	1–9	0.100	131	-45	BYE
137	0	8.290	Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)	IND IVY	1–9	0.100	131	-28	BYE
138	0	8.579	Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)	B10	0–11	0.000	137	-55	BYE

1980 Week 14 College Football Team Rankings

November 25, 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.

entries per pageSearch:

Rank	Change	Rating	Team	Conf	Record	Win %	Place	NOW	Game Status
1	1	0.727	Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)	IND FBSI	9–1	0.900	7	+55	BYE
2	-1	0.795	Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)	IND FBSI	9–0–1	0.950	2	+52	Beat Air Force 24–10
3	1	0.959	Penn State (PENN STATE)	IND FBSI	9–1	0.900	7	+50	BYE
4	3	1.072	BYU	IND WAC	10–1	0.909	3	+45	Beat Utah 56–6
5	0	1.137	Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)	IND FBSI	9–1	0.900	7	+44	BYE
6	-3	1.145	Nebraska (NEBRASKA)	IND B8	9–2	0.818	11	+40	Lost to Oklahoma 17–21
7	-1	1.171	North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)	ACC	10–1	0.909	3	+48	Beat Duke 44–21
8	0	1.200	Georgia (GEORGIA)	SEC	10–0	1.000	1	+42	BYE
9	1	1.245	Baylor (BAYLOR)	IND SWC	10–1	0.909	3	+43	Beat Texas 16–0
10	-1	1.389	USC	PAC	7–2–1	0.750	22	+33	Lost to UCLA 17–20
11	7	1.409	UCLA	PAC	8–2	0.800	17	+36	Beat USC 20–17
12	3	1.428	Michigan (MICHIGAN)	B10	9–2	0.818	11	+38	Beat Ohio State 9–3
13	3	1.458	Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)	IND B8	8–2	0.800	17	+36	Beat Nebraska 21–17
14	-1	1.462	Alabama (ALABAMA)	SEC	8–2	0.800	17	+33	BYE
15	-1	1.535	Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)	SEC	9–2	0.818	11	+37	Beat Ole Miss 19–14
16	-4	1.545	Ohio State (OHIO STATE)	B10	9–2	0.818	11	+32	Lost to Michigan 3–9
17	3	1.578	Furman (FURMAN)	IND SOCON	9–1–1	0.864	10	+30	Beat Citadel 28–15
18	3	1.629	Mcneese State (MCNEESE STATE)	IND SLC	10–1	0.909	3	+42	Beat Louisiana 14–0
19	-8	1.657	South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)	IND FBSI	8–3	0.727	23	+33	Lost to Clemson 6–27
20	-1	1.692	Washington (WASHINGTON)	PAC	9–2	0.818	11	+27	Beat Washington State 30–23
21	3	1.752	Maryland (MARYLAND)	ACC	8–3	0.727	23	+34	Beat Virginia 31–0
22	7	1.778	Miami (MIAMI)	IND FBSI	7–3	0.700	34	+29	Beat North Texas 26–8
23	0	1.847	Florida (FLORIDA)	SEC	7–2	0.778	21	+25	BYE
24	4	1.892	SMU	IND SWC	8–3	0.727	23	+26	Beat Arkansas 31–7
25	1	1.896	Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)	MAC	9–2	0.818	11	+25	BYE
26	6	1.951	Purdue (PURDUE)	B10	8–3	0.727	23	+26	Beat Indiana 24–23
27	6	2.002	Missouri (MISSOURI)	IND B8	8–3	0.727	23	+22	Beat Kansas 31–6
28	-6	2.036	Texas (TEXAS)	IND SWC	7–3	0.700	34	+21	Lost to Baylor 0–16
29	-12	2.041	Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)	IND FBSI	8–3	0.727	23	+25	Lost to Louisville 3–6
30	6	2.069	Yale (YALE)	IND IVY	8–2	0.800	17	+17	Beat Harvard 14–0
31	9	2.116	Long Beach State (LONG BEACH STATE)	IND PCAA	8–3	0.727	23	+33	Beat Drake 21–7
32	-2	2.167	UNLV	IND FBSI	7–3	0.700	34	+19	BYE
33	-6	2.343	Oregon (OREGON)	PAC	6–3–2	0.636	40	+14	Lost to Arizona State 37–42
34	1	2.373	Navy (NAVY)	IND FBSI	7–3	0.700	34	+17	BYE
35	17	2.374	Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)	PAC	6–4	0.600	50	+15	Beat Oregon 42–37
36	1	2.381	Tulsa (TULSA)	IND MVC	8–3	0.727	23	+18	Beat New Mexico State 21–20
37	9	2.383	Houston (HOUSTON)	IND SWC	6–4	0.600	50	+17	Beat Texas Tech 34–7
38	10	2.418	LSU	SEC	7–4	0.636	40	+18	Beat Tulane 24–7
39	3	2.479	Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)	IND FBSI	8–3	0.727	23	+10	BYE
40	-15	2.537	Stanford (STANFORD)	PAC	6–5	0.545	59	+14	Lost to California 23–28
41	0	2.561	Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)	IND FBSI	6–4	0.600	50	+14	Beat Massachusetts 13–12
42	-11	2.581	Tennessee Chattanooga (TENNESSEE-CHATTANOOGA)	IND SOCON	8–3	0.727	23	+7	Lost to Vanderbilt 29–31
43	0	2.600	Hawai'i (HAWAII)	IND WAC	7–3	0.700	34	+11	BYE
44	9	2.629	Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)	MAC	7–4	0.636	40	+12	Beat Eastern Michigan 38–6
45	-11	2.641	Drake (DRAKE)	IND MVC	8–3	0.727	23	+4	Lost to Long Beach State 7–21
46	-7	2.713	Harvard (HARVARD)	IND IVY	7–3	0.700	34	+8	Lost to Yale 0–14
47	14	2.722	Rutgers (RUTGERS)	IND FBSI	7–4	0.636	40	+6	Beat Colgate 35–13
48	15	2.725	Clemson (CLEMSON)	ACC	6–5	0.545	59	+14	Beat South Carolina 27–6
49	-11	2.735	San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)	IND PCAA	7–4	0.636	40	+9	Lost to Utah State 38–44
50	5	2.815	Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	7–4	0.636	40	+8	BYE
51	7	2.854	NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)	ACC	6–5	0.545	59	+10	Beat East Carolina 36–14
52	-5	2.895	Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)	IND SLC	7–4	0.636	40	+7	Lost to Mcneese State 0–14
53	-2	2.899	North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)	IND FBSI	6–5	0.545	59	+9	Lost to Miami 8–26
54	6	2.921	Iowa State (IOWA STATE)	IND B8	6–5	0.545	59	+8	Beat Oklahoma State 23–21
55	-6	2.929	Citadel (CITADEL)	IND SOCON	7–4	0.636	40	0	Lost to Furman 15–28
56	-12	2.938	West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)	IND FBSI	6–6	0.500	71	+11	Lost to Syracuse 7–20
57	8	2.958	Ball State (BALL STATE)	MAC	6–5	0.545	59	+7	Beat Indiana State 28–21
58	-13	2.986	Tulane (TULANE)	IND FBSI	7–4	0.636	40	+2	Lost to LSU 7–24
59	11	3.074	Princeton (PRINCETON)	IND IVY	6–4	0.600	50	+3	Beat Dartmouth 27–24
60	-6	3.110	Utah (UTAH)	IND WAC	5–4–1	0.550	57	+15	Lost to BYU 6–56
61	-11	3.115	App State (APPALACHIAN STATE)	IND SOCON	6–4–1	0.591	54	-1	Lost to Wake Forest 16–28
62	0	3.174	Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)	IND WAC	6–4–1	0.591	54	+6	BYE
63	12	3.266	UL Monroe (LOUISIANA MONROE)	IND FBSI	7–4	0.636	40	+6	Beat Louisiana Tech 19–14
64	14	3.274	Utah State (UTAH STATE)	IND PCAA	6–5	0.545	59	+1	Beat San José State 44–38
65	12	3.289	Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)	ACC	5–6	0.455	78	+1	Beat App State 28–16
66	-9	3.295	Arkansas (ARKANSAS)	IND SWC	5–5	0.500	71	+3	Lost to SMU 7–31
67	5	3.342	Wyoming (WYOMING)	IND WAC	6–5	0.545	59	-2	Beat UTEP 52–7
68	-1	3.344	Auburn (AUBURN)	SEC	5–5	0.500	71	+3	BYE
69	7	3.347	Arizona (ARIZONA)	PAC	5–5	0.500	71	+4	Beat Oregon State 24–7
70	4	3.360	Syracuse (SYRACUSE)	IND FBSI	5–6	0.455	78	+6	Beat West Virginia 20–7
71	8	3.426	Ohio (OHIO)	MAC	6–5	0.545	59	-2	Beat Bowling Green 21–20
72	-13	3.474	Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)	IND SWC	5–5	0.500	71	+1	Lost to Houston 7–34
73	7	3.560	Brown (BROWN)	IND IVY	5–4	0.556	56	+5	Beat Columbia 31–13
74	-5	3.598	Indiana (INDIANA)	B10	6–5	0.545	59	-7	Lost to Purdue 23–24
75	-19	3.618	Wichita State (WICHITA STATE)	IND MVC	5–5–1	0.500	71	0	Lost to Memphis 0–6
76	-10	3.655	Kansas (KANSAS)	IND B8	4–5–2	0.455	78	+1	Lost to Missouri 6–31
77	-9	3.666	Indiana State (INDIANA STATE)	IND MVC	6–5	0.545	59	-7	Lost to Ball State 21–28
78	-5	3.762	Colgate (COLGATE)	IND FBSI	5–4–1	0.550	57	0	Lost to Rutgers 13–35
79	7	3.775	Cornell (CORNELL)	IND IVY	5–5	0.500	71	+5	Beat Pennsylvania 31–9
80	10	3.790	Louisville (LOUISVILLE)	IND FBSI	5–6	0.455	78	+8	Beat Southern Miss 6–3
81	-17	3.793	Minnesota (MINNESOTA)	B10	5–6	0.455	78	-5	Lost to Wisconsin 7–25
82	3	3.884	West Texas A&M (WEST TEXAS A&M)	IND MVC	5–6	0.455	78	-6	Beat Southern Illinois 23–20
83	10	3.888	Villanova (VILLANOVA)	IND FBSI	6–5	0.545	59	+7	Beat Temple 23–7
84	-13	3.975	Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))	MAC	5–6	0.455	78	-10	Lost to Cincinnati 13–23
85	-4	3.987	Rice (RICE)	IND SWC	4–6	0.400	88	-5	BYE
86	3	4.073	Tennessee (TENNESSEE)	SEC	4–6	0.400	88	-7	Beat Kentucky 45–14
87	0	4.170	Virginia (VIRGINIA)	ACC	4–7	0.364	91	-9	Lost to Maryland 0–31
88	0	4.225	Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)	IND PCAA	5–6	0.455	78	-12	BYE
89	5	4.248	Richmond (RICHMOND)	IND FBSI	5–6	0.455	78	-11	Beat William & Mary 26–14
90	13	4.259	Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)	B10	4–7	0.364	91	-11	Beat Minnesota 25–7
91	-8	4.263	Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH)	IND SLC	5–6	0.455	78	-15	Lost to UL Monroe 14–19
92	-10	4.521	New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)	IND WAC	4–7	0.364	91	-10	Lost to San Diego State 22–24
93	-9	4.532	Toledo (TOLEDO)	MAC	4–7	0.364	91	-17	Lost to Kent State 14–34
94	-2	4.712	East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)	IND FBSI	4–7	0.364	91	-5	Lost to NC State 14–36
95	5	4.729	Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)	SEC	3–8	0.273	111	-16	Lost to Mississippi State 14–19
96	1	4.731	Illinois (ILLINOIS)	B10	3–7–1	0.318	105	-16	BYE
97	-1	4.733	Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)	MAC	4–7	0.364	91	-19	Lost to Ohio 20–21
98	12	4.735	Iowa (IOWA)	B10	4–7	0.364	91	-17	Beat Michigan State 41–0
99	3	4.750	Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)	PAC	4–7	0.364	91	-21	Lost to Washington 23–30
100	-1	4.776	Army (ARMY)	IND FBSI	3–6–1	0.350	102	-11	BYE
101	-10	4.828	Kentucky (KENTUCKY)	SEC	3–8	0.273	111	-13	Lost to Tennessee 14–45
102	4	4.833	Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)	IND SWC	3–7	0.300	109	-11	Beat TCU 13–10
103	-5	4.939	Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)	IND B8	3–6–1	0.350	102	-16	Lost to Iowa State 21–23
104	-3	4.990	Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)	IND IVY	4–6	0.400	88	-13	Lost to Princeton 24–27
105	-10	5.056	Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)	B10	3–8	0.273	111	-19	Lost to Iowa 0–41
106	9	5.187	Pacific (PACIFIC)	IND PCAA	4–8	0.333	104	-24	Beat CAL State Fullerton 32–26
107	9	5.195	California (CALIFORNIA)	PAC	3–8	0.273	111	-18	Beat Stanford 28–23
108	-1	5.252	Temple (TEMPLE)	IND FBSI	4–7	0.364	91	-16	Lost to Villanova 7–23
109	-5	5.345	CAL State Fullerton (CAL STATE FULLERTON)	IND PCAA	4–7	0.364	91	-21	Lost to Pacific 26–32
110	2	5.419	Air Force (AIR FORCE)	IND WAC	2–8–1	0.227	121	-17	Lost to Notre Dame 10–24
111	-2	5.479	New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)	IND MVC	3–7–1	0.318	105	-26	Lost to Tulsa 20–21
112	-1	5.596	Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)	IND SOCON	3–7–1	0.318	105	-14	BYE
113	-5	5.610	Southern Illinois (SOUTHERN ILLINOIS)	IND MVC	3–8	0.273	111	-28	Lost to West Texas A&M 20–23
114	-9	5.642	Lamar (LAMAR)	IND SLC	3–8	0.273	111	-28	Lost to Texas Arlington 27–44
115	12	5.651	Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)	SEC	2–8	0.200	123	-20	Beat Tennessee Chattanooga 31–29
116	-2	5.660	Illinois State (ILLINOIS STATE)	IND FBSI	4–7	0.364	91	-3	BYE
117	1	5.668	Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)	IND B8	3–8	0.273	111	-27	Beat Colorado 17–14
118	3	5.727	San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)	IND WAC	3–8	0.273	111	-25	Beat New Mexico 24–22
119	-6	5.773	Western Carolina (WESTERN CAROLINA)	IND SOCON	3–7–1	0.318	105	-19	BYE
120	3	5.785	Kent State (KENT STATE)	MAC	3–8	0.273	111	-28	Beat Toledo 34–14
121	-1	5.835	Texas Arlington (TEXAS-ARLINGTON)	IND SLC	3–8	0.273	111	-19	Beat Lamar 44–27
122	-3	6.275	Duke (DUKE)	ACC	2–9	0.182	124	-35	Lost to North Carolina 21–44
123	-6	6.596	TCU	IND SWC	1–10	0.091	134	-32	Lost to Texas A&M 10–13
124	1	6.609	Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)	IND FBSI	3–7	0.300	109	-17	BYE
125	4	6.701	Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)	IND FBSI	2–9	0.182	124	-38	Beat Miami (OH) 23–13
126	0	6.870	William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)	IND FBSI	2–9	0.182	124	-29	Lost to Richmond 14–26
127	1	6.893	Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)	IND FBSI	1–8–1	0.150	130	-30	BYE
128	-6	7.053	Marshall (MARSHALL)	IND SOCON	2–8–1	0.227	121	-39	Lost to East Tennessee State 16–21
129	-5	7.057	Colorado (COLORADO)	IND B8	1–10	0.091	134	-34	Lost to Kansas State 14–17
130	5	7.409	Memphis (MEMPHIS)	IND FBSI	2–9	0.182	124	-44	Beat Wichita State 6–0
131	3	7.601	Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE)	IND SLC	2–9	0.182	124	-51	Beat Austin Peay 14–9
132	5	7.736	East Tennessee State (EAST TENNESSEE STATE)	IND SOCON	2–9	0.182	124	-22	Beat Marshall 21–16
133	-3	8.008	UTEP	IND WAC	1–11	0.083	136	-50	Lost to Wyoming 7–52
134	-3	8.167	Columbia (COLUMBIA)	IND IVY	1–9	0.100	131	-44	Lost to Brown 13–31
135	-3	8.178	Oregon State (OREGON STATE)	PAC	0–10	0.000	137	-45	Lost to Arizona 7–24
136	0	8.281	Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	1–9	0.100	131	-38	Lost to Northern Illinois 6–38
137	-4	8.300	Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)	IND IVY	1–9	0.100	131	-28	Lost to Cornell 9–31
138	0	8.654	Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)	B10	0–11	0.000	137	-55	BYE

1980 Week 13 College Football Team Rankings

November 18, 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.

entries per pageSearch:

Rank	Change	Rating	Team	Conf	Record	Win %	Place	NOW	Game Status
1	0	0.702	Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)	IND FBSI	8–0–1	0.944	2	+46	Beat Alabama 7–0
2	0	0.761	Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)	IND FBSI	9–1	0.900	3	+50	BYE
3	2	0.956	Nebraska (NEBRASKA)	IND B8	9–1	0.900	3	+38	Beat Iowa State 35–0
4	0	0.961	Penn State (PENN STATE)	IND FBSI	9–1	0.900	3	+45	Beat Temple 50–7
5	2	1.104	Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)	IND FBSI	9–1	0.900	3	+39	Beat Army 45–7
6	0	1.107	North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)	ACC	9–1	0.900	3	+41	Beat Virginia 26–3
7	4	1.175	BYU	IND WAC	9–1	0.900	3	+36	Beat Colorado State 45–14
8	0	1.204	Georgia (GEORGIA)	SEC	10–0	1.000	1	+38	Beat Auburn 31–21
9	-6	1.218	USC	PAC	7–1–1	0.833	13	+31	Lost to Washington 10–20
10	0	1.300	Baylor (BAYLOR)	IND SWC	9–1	0.900	3	+33	Beat Rice 16–6
11	1	1.349	South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)	IND FBSI	8–2	0.800	15	+34	Beat Wake Forest 39–38
12	1	1.395	Ohio State (OHIO STATE)	B10	9–1	0.900	3	+30	Beat Iowa 41–7
13	-4	1.460	Alabama (ALABAMA)	SEC	8–2	0.800	15	+29	Lost to Notre Dame 0–7
14	0	1.522	Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)	SEC	8–2	0.800	15	+31	Beat LSU 55–31
15	7	1.598	Michigan (MICHIGAN)	B10	8–2	0.800	15	+27	Beat Purdue 26–0
16	7	1.608	Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)	IND B8	7–2	0.778	23	+25	Beat Missouri 17–7
17	-2	1.622	Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)	IND FBSI	8–2	0.800	15	+28	Beat Richmond 33–12
18	2	1.645	UCLA	PAC	7–2	0.778	23	+26	Beat Arizona State 23–14
19	10	1.689	Washington (WASHINGTON)	PAC	8–2	0.800	15	+22	Beat USC 20–10
20	-4	1.711	Furman (FURMAN)	IND SOCON	8–1–1	0.850	12	+22	Tied Wofford 14–14
21	0	1.769	Mcneese State (MCNEESE STATE)	IND SLC	9–1	0.900	3	+30	Beat Lamar 35–3
22	-3	1.818	Texas (TEXAS)	IND SWC	7–2	0.778	23	+20	Beat TCU 51–26
23	1	1.865	Florida (FLORIDA)	SEC	7–2	0.778	23	+22	Beat Kentucky 17–15
24	6	1.897	Maryland (MARYLAND)	ACC	7–3	0.700	30	+25	Beat Clemson 34–7
25	6	1.945	Stanford (STANFORD)	PAC	6–4	0.600	49	+22	BYE
26	7	1.947	Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)	MAC	9–2	0.818	14	+23	Beat Western Michigan 22–10
27	0	1.951	Oregon (OREGON)	PAC	6–2–2	0.700	30	+17	Beat Oregon State 40–21
28	-11	2.001	SMU	IND SWC	7–3	0.700	30	+20	Lost to Texas Tech 0–14
29	-1	2.013	Miami (MIAMI)	IND FBSI	6–3	0.667	44	+20	Beat Vanderbilt 24–17
30	-12	2.070	UNLV	IND FBSI	7–3	0.700	30	+19	Lost to Hawai'i 19–24
31	1	2.111	Tennessee Chattanooga (TENNESSEE-CHATTANOOGA)	IND SOCON	8–2	0.800	15	+15	Beat Illinois State 27–19
32	-6	2.146	Purdue (PURDUE)	B10	7–3	0.700	30	+18	Lost to Michigan 0–26
33	-8	2.153	Missouri (MISSOURI)	IND B8	7–3	0.700	30	+16	Lost to Oklahoma 7–17
34	1	2.332	Drake (DRAKE)	IND MVC	8–2	0.800	15	+7	BYE
35	1	2.358	Navy (NAVY)	IND FBSI	7–3	0.700	30	+14	Beat Georgia Tech 19–8
36	14	2.387	Yale (YALE)	IND IVY	7–2	0.778	23	+8	Beat Princeton 25–13
37	5	2.392	Tulsa (TULSA)	IND MVC	7–3	0.700	30	+14	Beat Southern Illinois 41–7
38	8	2.421	San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)	IND PCAA	7–3	0.700	30	+13	Beat CAL State Fullerton 33–21
39	0	2.457	Harvard (HARVARD)	IND IVY	7–2	0.778	23	+9	Beat Pennsylvania 28–17
40	9	2.462	Long Beach State (LONG BEACH STATE)	IND PCAA	7–3	0.700	30	+23	Beat Utah State 28–27
41	15	2.513	Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)	IND FBSI	5–4	0.556	58	+12	Beat Syracuse 27–16
42	-1	2.554	Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)	IND FBSI	8–3	0.727	29	+8	Beat Virginia Military Institute 21–6
43	16	2.578	Hawai'i (HAWAII)	IND WAC	7–3	0.700	30	+10	Beat UNLV 24–19
44	7	2.601	West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)	IND FBSI	6–5	0.545	65	+14	Beat Rutgers 24–15
45	-2	2.609	Tulane (TULANE)	IND FBSI	7–3	0.700	30	+6	Beat Memphis 21–16
46	-2	2.632	Houston (HOUSTON)	IND SWC	5–4	0.556	58	+11	BYE
47	10	2.646	Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)	IND SLC	7–3	0.700	30	+7	Beat Louisiana Tech 27–9
48	-14	2.680	LSU	SEC	6–4	0.600	49	+10	Lost to Mississippi State 31–55
49	-2	2.687	Citadel (CITADEL)	IND SOCON	7–3	0.700	30	+3	Beat Davidson 31–13
50	-5	2.706	App State (APPALACHIAN STATE)	IND SOCON	6–3–1	0.650	45	+5	BYE
51	12	2.718	North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)	IND FBSI	6–4	0.600	49	+9	Beat UL Monroe 26–18
52	-15	2.750	Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)	PAC	5–4	0.556	58	+8	Lost to UCLA 14–23
53	2	2.795	Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)	MAC	6–4	0.600	49	+9	BYE
54	0	2.865	Utah (UTAH)	IND WAC	5–3–1	0.611	47	+16	BYE
55	-7	2.868	Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	7–4	0.636	46	+7	Lost to Central Michigan 10–22
56	13	2.875	Wichita State (WICHITA STATE)	IND MVC	5–4–1	0.550	64	+9	Beat West Texas A&M 20–18
57	10	2.947	Arkansas (ARKANSAS)	IND SWC	5–4	0.556	58	+5	Beat Texas A&M 27–24
58	3	3.011	NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)	ACC	5–5	0.500	66	+6	Beat Duke 38–21
59	17	3.030	Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)	IND SWC	5–4	0.556	58	+5	Beat SMU 14–0
60	-8	3.054	Iowa State (IOWA STATE)	IND B8	5–5	0.500	66	+5	Lost to Nebraska 0–35
61	-23	3.061	Rutgers (RUTGERS)	IND FBSI	6–4	0.600	49	0	Lost to West Virginia 15–24
62	-2	3.190	Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)	IND WAC	6–4–1	0.591	57	+4	Lost to BYU 14–45
63	-5	3.192	Clemson (CLEMSON)	ACC	5–5	0.500	66	+6	Lost to Maryland 7–34
64	-24	3.246	Minnesota (MINNESOTA)	B10	5–5	0.500	66	+3	Lost to Michigan State 12–30
65	18	3.266	Ball State (BALL STATE)	MAC	5–5	0.500	66	0	Beat Ohio 37–18
66	15	3.278	Kansas (KANSAS)	IND B8	4–4–2	0.500	66	+2	Beat Colorado 42–3
67	-5	3.315	Auburn (AUBURN)	SEC	5–5	0.500	66	+2	Lost to Georgia 21–31
68	10	3.317	Indiana State (INDIANA STATE)	IND MVC	6–4	0.600	49	-2	Beat New Mexico State 33–28
69	5	3.358	Indiana (INDIANA)	B10	6–4	0.600	49	-3	Beat Illinois 26–24
70	-6	3.367	Princeton (PRINCETON)	IND IVY	5–4	0.556	58	-1	Lost to Yale 13–25
71	4	3.430	Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))	MAC	5–5	0.500	66	-2	Beat Kent State 49–14
72	-19	3.456	Wyoming (WYOMING)	IND WAC	5–5	0.500	66	-3	Lost to Air Force 7–25
73	6	3.463	Colgate (COLGATE)	IND FBSI	5–3–1	0.611	47	+3	Beat Bucknell 17–14
74	-8	3.487	Syracuse (SYRACUSE)	IND FBSI	4–6	0.400	84	+1	Lost to Boston College 16–27
75	-10	3.551	UL Monroe (LOUISIANA MONROE)	IND FBSI	6–4	0.600	49	+1	Lost to North Texas 18–26
76	9	3.585	Arizona (ARIZONA)	PAC	4–5	0.444	81	+2	Beat Pacific 63–35
77	-4	3.642	Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)	ACC	4–6	0.400	84	-4	Lost to South Carolina 38–39
78	-7	3.656	Utah State (UTAH STATE)	IND PCAA	5–5	0.500	66	-4	Lost to Long Beach State 27–28
79	-11	3.658	Ohio (OHIO)	MAC	5–5	0.500	66	-5	Lost to Ball State 18–37
80	-10	3.802	Brown (BROWN)	IND IVY	4–4	0.500	66	+4	Lost to Dartmouth 24–28
81	-1	3.844	Rice (RICE)	IND SWC	4–6	0.400	84	-4	Lost to Baylor 6–16
82	4	3.918	New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)	IND WAC	4–6	0.400	84	-2	BYE
83	-1	3.961	Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH)	IND SLC	5–5	0.500	66	-11	Lost to Louisiana 9–27
84	9	3.975	Toledo (TOLEDO)	MAC	4–6	0.400	84	-9	Beat Marshall 38–10
85	-1	3.999	West Texas A&M (WEST TEXAS A&M)	IND MVC	4–6	0.400	84	-7	Lost to Wichita State 18–20
86	6	4.026	Cornell (CORNELL)	IND IVY	4–5	0.444	81	+4	Beat Columbia 24–0
87	0	4.097	Virginia (VIRGINIA)	ACC	4–6	0.400	84	-7	Lost to North Carolina 3–26
88	2	4.181	Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)	IND PCAA	5–6	0.455	80	-10	Beat Montana State 21–14
89	-17	4.251	Tennessee (TENNESSEE)	SEC	3–6	0.333	102	-7	Lost to Ole Miss 9–20
90	8	4.263	Louisville (LOUISVILLE)	IND FBSI	4–6	0.400	84	-1	Beat Cincinnati 20–0
91	-3	4.269	Kentucky (KENTUCKY)	SEC	3–7	0.300	106	-7	Lost to Florida 15–17
92	-15	4.304	East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)	IND FBSI	4–6	0.400	84	+1	Lost to Eastern Kentucky 16–28
93	7	4.324	Villanova (VILLANOVA)	IND FBSI	5–5	0.500	66	+1	Beat Holy Cross 45–13
94	-5	4.462	Richmond (RICHMOND)	IND FBSI	4–6	0.400	84	-12	Lost to Southern Miss 12–33
95	7	4.466	Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)	B10	3–7	0.300	106	-10	Beat Minnesota 30–12
96	-2	4.467	Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)	MAC	4–6	0.400	84	-13	BYE
97	-6	4.683	Illinois (ILLINOIS)	B10	3–7–1	0.318	103	-14	Lost to Indiana 24–26
98	8	4.698	Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)	IND B8	3–5–1	0.389	98	-11	Beat Kansas State 10–0
99	-4	4.705	Army (ARMY)	IND FBSI	3–6–1	0.350	100	-10	Lost to Pittsburgh 7–45
100	4	4.725	Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)	SEC	3–7	0.300	106	-15	Beat Tennessee 20–9
101	13	4.732	Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)	IND IVY	4–5	0.444	81	-9	Beat Brown 28–24
102	6	4.740	Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)	PAC	4–6	0.400	84	-18	Beat California 31–17
103	6	4.855	Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)	B10	3–7	0.300	106	-15	Beat Northwestern 39–19
104	-7	4.904	CAL State Fullerton (CAL STATE FULLERTON)	IND PCAA	4–6	0.400	84	-12	Lost to San José State 21–33
105	-6	4.945	Lamar (LAMAR)	IND SLC	3–7	0.300	106	-17	Lost to Mcneese State 3–35
106	-10	4.973	Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)	IND SWC	2–7	0.222	117	-11	Lost to Arkansas 24–27
107	-6	5.018	Temple (TEMPLE)	IND FBSI	4–6	0.400	84	-12	Lost to Penn State 7–50
108	-3	5.133	Southern Illinois (SOUTHERN ILLINOIS)	IND MVC	3–7	0.300	106	-18	Lost to Tulsa 7–41
109	-6	5.222	New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)	IND MVC	3–6–1	0.350	100	-19	Lost to Indiana State 28–33
110	-3	5.251	Iowa (IOWA)	B10	3–7	0.300	106	-18	Lost to Ohio State 7–41
111	0	5.527	Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)	IND SOCON	3–7–1	0.318	103	-13	Lost to Virginia Tech 6–21
112	11	5.529	Air Force (AIR FORCE)	IND WAC	2–7–1	0.250	115	-17	Beat Wyoming 25–7
113	6	5.661	Western Carolina (WESTERN CAROLINA)	IND SOCON	3–7–1	0.318	103	-16	Beat East Tennessee State 20–17
114	1	5.729	Illinois State (ILLINOIS STATE)	IND FBSI	4–7	0.364	99	-2	Lost to Tennessee Chattanooga 19–27
115	-3	5.795	Pacific (PACIFIC)	IND PCAA	3–8	0.273	114	-26	Lost to Arizona 35–63
116	-6	5.867	California (CALIFORNIA)	PAC	2–8	0.200	118	-22	Lost to Washington State 17–31
117	1	5.989	TCU	IND SWC	1–9	0.100	130	-23	Lost to Texas 26–51
118	-5	6.079	Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)	IND B8	2–8	0.200	118	-26	Lost to Oklahoma State 0–10
119	-3	6.225	Duke (DUKE)	ACC	2–8	0.200	118	-31	Lost to NC State 21–38
120	7	6.242	Texas Arlington (TEXAS-ARLINGTON)	IND SLC	2–8	0.200	118	-19	Beat Arkansas State 36–14
121	7	6.373	San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)	IND WAC	2–8	0.200	118	-28	Beat UTEP 28–7
122	-5	6.386	Marshall (MARSHALL)	IND SOCON	2–7–1	0.250	115	-27	Lost to Toledo 10–38
123	-3	6.407	Kent State (KENT STATE)	MAC	2–8	0.200	118	-30	Lost to Miami (OH) 14–49
124	-3	6.481	Colorado (COLORADO)	IND B8	1–9	0.100	130	-22	Lost to Kansas 3–42
125	-3	6.488	Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)	IND FBSI	3–7	0.300	106	-15	Lost to Villanova 13–45
126	-1	6.546	William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)	IND FBSI	2–8	0.200	118	-22	BYE
127	-3	6.593	Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)	SEC	1–8	0.111	126	-26	Lost to Miami 17–24
128	-2	6.735	Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)	IND FBSI	1–8–1	0.150	125	-29	Lost to Navy 8–19
129	0	7.559	Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)	IND FBSI	1–9	0.100	130	-40	Lost to Louisville 0–20
130	0	7.729	UTEP	IND WAC	1–10	0.091	136	-40	Lost to San Diego State 7–28
131	1	7.978	Columbia (COLUMBIA)	IND IVY	1–8	0.111	126	-36	Lost to Cornell 0–24
132	3	8.046	Oregon State (OREGON STATE)	PAC	0–9	0.000	137	-36	Lost to Oregon 21–40
133	4	8.134	Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)	IND IVY	1–8	0.111	126	-21	Lost to Harvard 17–28
134	-3	8.176	Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE)	IND SLC	1–9	0.100	130	-47	Lost to Texas Arlington 14–36
135	3	8.327	Memphis (MEMPHIS)	IND FBSI	1–9	0.100	130	-47	Lost to Tulane 16–21
136	0	8.395	Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	1–8	0.111	126	-33	BYE
137	-4	8.402	East Tennessee State (EAST TENNESSEE STATE)	IND SOCON	1–9	0.100	130	-21	Lost to Western Carolina 17–20
138	-4	8.692	Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)	B10	0–11	0.000	137	-51	Lost to Wisconsin 19–39

1980 Week 12 College Football Team Rankings

November 11, 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	0.808	Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)	IND FBSI	7–0–1	0.938	2	+33	Tied Georgia Tech 3–3
2	-1	0.810	Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)	IND FBSI	9–1	0.900	4	+44	Beat Virginia Tech 31–7
3	1	0.937	USC	PAC	7–0–1	0.938	2	+31	Beat Stanford 34–9
4	1	0.988	Penn State (PENN STATE)	IND FBSI	8–1	0.889	5	+36	Beat NC State 21–13
5	-2	1.024	Nebraska (NEBRASKA)	IND B8	8–1	0.889	5	+30	Beat Kansas State 55–8
6	1	1.100	North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)	ACC	8–1	0.889	5	+34	Beat Clemson 24–19
7	-1	1.166	Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)	IND FBSI	8–1	0.889	5	+31	Beat Louisville 41–23
8	1	1.207	Georgia (GEORGIA)	SEC	9–0	1.000	1	+30	Beat Florida 26–21
9	1	1.224	Alabama (ALABAMA)	SEC	8–1	0.889	5	+27	Beat LSU 28–7
10	2	1.308	Baylor (BAYLOR)	IND SWC	8–1	0.889	5	+27	Beat Arkansas 42–15
11	2	1.334	BYU	IND WAC	8–1	0.889	5	+25	Beat North Texas 41–23
12	3	1.344	South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)	IND FBSI	7–2	0.778	17	+27	Beat Citadel 45–24
13	-2	1.420	Ohio State (OHIO STATE)	B10	8–1	0.889	5	+24	Beat Illinois 49–42
14	2	1.599	Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)	SEC	7–2	0.778	17	+24	BYE
15	-7	1.610	Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)	IND FBSI	7–2	0.778	17	+23	Lost to Auburn 0–31
16	1	1.642	Furman (FURMAN)	IND SOCON	8–1	0.889	5	+20	Beat Davidson 21–7
17	2	1.650	SMU	IND SWC	7–2	0.778	17	+20	Beat Rice 34–14
18	6	1.776	UNLV	IND FBSI	7–2	0.778	17	+20	Beat Wyoming 33–26
19	4	1.776	Texas (TEXAS)	IND SWC	6–2	0.750	27	+18	Beat Houston 15–13
20	-6	1.819	UCLA	PAC	6–2	0.750	27	+19	Lost to Oregon 14–20
21	8	1.831	Mcneese State (MCNEESE STATE)	IND SLC	8–1	0.889	5	+24	Beat Louisiana Tech 45–8
22	-1	1.835	Michigan (MICHIGAN)	B10	7–2	0.778	17	+17	Beat Wisconsin 24–0
23	-3	1.865	Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)	IND B8	6–2	0.750	27	+16	Beat Kansas 21–19
24	-6	1.880	Florida (FLORIDA)	SEC	6–2	0.750	27	+17	Lost to Georgia 21–26
25	0	1.898	Missouri (MISSOURI)	IND B8	7–2	0.778	17	+16	Beat Iowa State 14–10
26	0	1.910	Purdue (PURDUE)	B10	7–2	0.778	17	+17	Beat Iowa 58–13
27	10	1.943	Oregon (OREGON)	PAC	5–2–2	0.667	35	+14	Beat UCLA 20–14
28	-1	2.000	Miami (MIAMI)	IND FBSI	5–3	0.625	50	+18	Beat East Carolina 23–10
29	3	2.029	Washington (WASHINGTON)	PAC	7–2	0.778	17	+12	Beat Arizona 45–22
30	0	2.109	Maryland (MARYLAND)	ACC	6–3	0.667	35	+17	BYE
31	-9	2.130	Stanford (STANFORD)	PAC	6–4	0.600	54	+18	Lost to USC 9–34
32	1	2.158	Tennessee Chattanooga (TENNESSEE-CHATTANOOGA)	IND SOCON	7–2	0.778	17	+10	Beat Western Carolina 39–14
33	7	2.162	Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)	MAC	8–2	0.800	15	+14	Beat Bowling Green 32–10
34	-6	2.327	LSU	SEC	6–3	0.667	35	+12	Lost to Alabama 7–28
35	-1	2.340	Drake (DRAKE)	IND MVC	8–2	0.800	15	+6	Beat Nebraska Omaha 17–0
36	12	2.430	Navy (NAVY)	IND FBSI	6–3	0.667	35	+11	Beat Syracuse 6–3
37	10	2.502	Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)	PAC	5–3	0.625	50	+10	Beat California 34–6
38	15	2.517	Rutgers (RUTGERS)	IND FBSI	6–3	0.667	35	+6	Beat Virginia 19–17
39	10	2.518	Harvard (HARVARD)	IND IVY	6–2	0.750	27	+8	Beat William & Mary 24–13
40	19	2.586	Minnesota (MINNESOTA)	B10	5–4	0.556	58	+11	Beat Indiana 31–7
41	-2	2.604	Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)	IND FBSI	7–3	0.700	33	+6	Lost to Florida State 7–31
42	15	2.622	Tulsa (TULSA)	IND MVC	6–3	0.667	35	+9	Beat Indiana State 30–7
43	1	2.637	Tulane (TULANE)	IND FBSI	6–3	0.667	35	+4	BYE
44	-6	2.648	Houston (HOUSTON)	IND SWC	5–4	0.556	58	+10	Lost to Texas 13–15
45	1	2.654	App State (APPALACHIAN STATE)	IND SOCON	6–3–1	0.650	48	+3	Tied Virginia Military Institute 16–16
46	5	2.675	San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)	IND PCAA	6–3	0.667	35	+7	Beat Pacific 28–23
47	-5	2.725	Citadel (CITADEL)	IND SOCON	6–3	0.667	35	+2	Lost to South Carolina 24–45
48	-12	2.728	Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	7–3	0.700	33	+7	Lost to Miami (OH) 24–34
49	9	2.729	Long Beach State (LONG BEACH STATE)	IND PCAA	6–3	0.667	35	+16	Beat CAL State Fullerton 20–10
50	-19	2.749	Yale (YALE)	IND IVY	6–2	0.750	27	+1	Lost to Cornell 6–24
51	15	2.778	West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)	IND FBSI	5–5	0.500	70	+8	Beat Temple 41–28
52	-11	2.795	Iowa State (IOWA STATE)	IND B8	5–4	0.556	58	+7	Lost to Missouri 10–14
53	-8	2.819	Wyoming (WYOMING)	IND WAC	5–4	0.556	58	+4	Lost to UNLV 26–33
54	14	2.846	Utah (UTAH)	IND WAC	5–3–1	0.611	53	+16	Beat New Mexico 49–21
55	-20	2.866	Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)	MAC	6–4	0.600	54	+8	Lost to Toledo 6–13
56	-2	2.887	Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)	IND FBSI	4–4	0.500	70	+6	BYE
57	3	2.892	Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)	IND SLC	6–3	0.667	35	+2	Beat Texas Arlington 30–13
58	-15	2.892	Clemson (CLEMSON)	ACC	5–4	0.556	58	+8	Lost to North Carolina 19–24
59	2	2.935	Hawai'i (HAWAII)	IND WAC	6–3	0.667	35	+3	Beat San Diego State 31–6
60	2	2.970	Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)	IND WAC	6–3–1	0.650	48	+4	Beat UTEP 37–7
61	-5	3.072	NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)	ACC	4–5	0.444	75	+5	Lost to Penn State 13–21
62	20	3.073	Auburn (AUBURN)	SEC	5–4	0.556	58	+3	Beat Southern Miss 31–0
63	-11	3.081	North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)	IND FBSI	5–4	0.556	58	+2	Lost to BYU 23–41
64	10	3.121	Princeton (PRINCETON)	IND IVY	5–3	0.625	50	+1	Beat Maine 24–7
65	6	3.170	UL Monroe (LOUISIANA MONROE)	IND FBSI	6–3	0.667	35	+5	Beat Mississippi College 40–22
66	-11	3.190	Syracuse (SYRACUSE)	IND FBSI	4–5	0.444	75	+4	Lost to Navy 3–6
67	-3	3.236	Arkansas (ARKANSAS)	IND SWC	4–4	0.500	70	+1	Lost to Baylor 15–42
68	11	3.275	Ohio (OHIO)	MAC	5–4	0.556	58	0	Beat Marshall 28–20
69	-2	3.306	Wichita State (WICHITA STATE)	IND MVC	4–4–1	0.500	70	+3	Tied New Mexico State 14–14
70	3	3.307	Brown (BROWN)	IND IVY	4–3	0.571	56	+8	BYE
71	13	3.447	Utah State (UTAH STATE)	IND PCAA	5–4	0.556	58	-1	Beat Weber State 50–13
72	3	3.461	Tennessee (TENNESSEE)	SEC	3–5	0.375	95	+2	BYE
73	3	3.501	Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)	ACC	4–5	0.444	75	-2	Beat Duke 27–24
74	-9	3.603	Indiana (INDIANA)	B10	5–4	0.556	58	-5	Lost to Minnesota 7–31
75	17	3.618	Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))	MAC	4–5	0.444	75	-2	Beat Western Michigan 34–24
76	-26	3.619	Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)	IND SWC	4–4	0.500	70	-1	Lost to TCU 17–24
77	-8	3.642	East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)	IND FBSI	4–5	0.444	75	0	Lost to Miami 10–23
78	-8	3.651	Indiana State (INDIANA STATE)	IND MVC	5–4	0.556	58	-4	Lost to Tulsa 7–30
79	4	3.657	Colgate (COLGATE)	IND FBSI	4–3–1	0.563	57	+3	BYE
80	-8	3.686	Rice (RICE)	IND SWC	4–5	0.444	75	-2	Lost to SMU 14–34
81	-18	3.705	Kansas (KANSAS)	IND B8	3–4–2	0.444	75	+1	Lost to Oklahoma 19–21
82	-5	3.748	Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH)	IND SLC	5–4	0.556	58	-8	Lost to Mcneese State 8–45
83	3	3.782	Ball State (BALL STATE)	MAC	4–5	0.444	75	-5	Beat Kent State 34–7
84	1	3.794	West Texas A&M (WEST TEXAS A&M)	IND MVC	4–5	0.444	75	-5	BYE
85	-4	3.841	Arizona (ARIZONA)	PAC	3–5	0.375	95	0	Lost to Washington 22–45
86	-8	3.852	New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)	IND WAC	4–6	0.400	89	0	Lost to Utah 21–49
87	-7	3.878	Virginia (VIRGINIA)	ACC	4–5	0.444	75	-5	Lost to Rutgers 17–19
88	-1	4.105	Kentucky (KENTUCKY)	SEC	3–6	0.333	101	-3	Beat Vanderbilt 31–10
89	-1	4.246	Richmond (RICHMOND)	IND FBSI	4–5	0.444	75	-8	BYE
90	9	4.302	Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)	IND PCAA	4–6	0.400	89	-8	Beat Southern Illinois 31–14
91	-2	4.335	Illinois (ILLINOIS)	B10	3–6–1	0.350	99	-8	Lost to Ohio State 42–49
92	25	4.371	Cornell (CORNELL)	IND IVY	3–5	0.375	95	+3	Beat Yale 24–6
93	14	4.465	Toledo (TOLEDO)	MAC	3–6	0.333	101	-10	Beat Northern Illinois 13–6
94	1	4.593	Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)	MAC	4–6	0.400	89	-13	Lost to Central Michigan 10–32
95	10	4.676	Army (ARMY)	IND FBSI	3–5–1	0.389	93	-9	Beat Air Force 47–24
96	-2	4.678	Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)	IND SWC	2–6	0.250	112	-7	BYE
97	-1	4.686	CAL State Fullerton (CAL STATE FULLERTON)	IND PCAA	4–5	0.444	75	-8	Lost to Long Beach State 10–20
98	-7	4.815	Louisville (LOUISVILLE)	IND FBSI	3–6	0.333	101	-3	Lost to Pittsburgh 23–41
99	4	4.832	Lamar (LAMAR)	IND SLC	3–6	0.333	101	-14	Beat Arkansas State 23–22
100	12	4.835	Villanova (VILLANOVA)	IND FBSI	4–5	0.444	75	-2	Beat Pennsylvania 34–3
101	-8	4.863	Temple (TEMPLE)	IND FBSI	4–5	0.444	75	-10	Lost to West Virginia 28–41
102	7	5.031	Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)	B10	2–7	0.222	114	-13	Beat Northwestern 42–10
103	-5	5.053	New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)	IND MVC	3–5–1	0.389	93	-15	Tied Wichita State 14–14
104	-4	5.073	Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)	SEC	2–7	0.222	114	-15	BYE
105	-15	5.083	Southern Illinois (SOUTHERN ILLINOIS)	IND MVC	3–6	0.333	101	-14	Lost to Fresno State 14–31
106	13	5.189	Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)	IND B8	2–5–1	0.313	109	-12	Beat Colorado 42–7
107	-10	5.217	Iowa (IOWA)	B10	3–6	0.333	101	-15	Lost to Purdue 13–58
108	7	5.268	Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)	PAC	3–6	0.333	101	-18	Beat Oregon State 28–7
109	-7	5.293	Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)	B10	2–7	0.222	114	-15	Lost to Michigan 0–24
110	-9	5.435	California (CALIFORNIA)	PAC	2–7	0.222	114	-14	Lost to Arizona State 6–34
111	-1	5.485	Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)	IND SOCON	3–6–1	0.350	99	-10	Tied App State 16–16
112	1	5.521	Pacific (PACIFIC)	IND PCAA	3–7	0.300	110	-20	Lost to San José State 23–28
113	-5	5.571	Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)	IND B8	2–7	0.222	114	-18	Lost to Nebraska 8–55
114	9	5.584	Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)	IND IVY	3–5	0.375	95	-13	Beat Columbia 48–0
115	5	5.622	Illinois State (ILLINOIS STATE)	IND FBSI	4–6	0.400	89	+1	Beat Eastern Michigan 15–7
116	-10	5.754	Duke (DUKE)	ACC	2–7	0.222	114	-22	Lost to Wake Forest 24–27
117	-3	5.820	Marshall (MARSHALL)	IND SOCON	2–6–1	0.278	111	-19	Lost to Ohio 20–28
118	9	5.927	TCU	IND SWC	1–8	0.111	127	-19	Beat Texas Tech 24–17
119	-1	5.978	Western Carolina (WESTERN CAROLINA)	IND SOCON	2–7–1	0.250	112	-15	Lost to Tennessee Chattanooga 14–39
120	-9	6.095	Kent State (KENT STATE)	MAC	2–7	0.222	114	-23	Lost to Ball State 7–34
121	-17	6.109	Colorado (COLORADO)	IND B8	1–8	0.111	127	-16	Lost to Oklahoma State 7–42
122	-6	6.245	Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)	IND FBSI	3–6	0.333	101	-9	Lost to Massachusetts 13–17
123	-2	6.518	Air Force (AIR FORCE)	IND WAC	1–7–1	0.167	122	-21	Lost to Army 24–47
124	-2	6.567	Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)	SEC	1–7	0.125	124	-21	Lost to Kentucky 10–31
125	1	6.602	William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)	IND FBSI	2–8	0.200	121	-20	Lost to Harvard 13–24
126	-1	6.603	Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)	IND FBSI	1–7–1	0.167	122	-22	Tied Notre Dame 3–3
127	-3	6.685	Texas Arlington (TEXAS-ARLINGTON)	IND SLC	1–8	0.111	127	-17	Lost to Louisiana 13–30
128	0	6.858	San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)	IND WAC	1–8	0.111	127	-26	Lost to Hawai'i 6–31
129	8	7.253	Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)	IND FBSI	1–8	0.111	127	-31	Beat Memphis 14–10
130	0	7.283	UTEP	IND WAC	1–9	0.100	136	-29	Lost to Colorado State 7–37
131	-2	7.531	Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE)	IND SLC	1–8	0.111	127	-34	Lost to Lamar 22–23
132	-1	7.824	Columbia (COLUMBIA)	IND IVY	1–7	0.125	124	-28	Lost to Dartmouth 0–48
133	5	7.996	East Tennessee State (EAST TENNESSEE STATE)	IND SOCON	1–8	0.111	127	-13	Beat James Madison 28–23
134	-2	8.330	Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)	B10	0–10	0.000	137	-39	Lost to Michigan State 10–42
135	-2	8.364	Oregon State (OREGON STATE)	PAC	0–8	0.000	137	-31	Lost to Washington State 7–28
136	-1	8.403	Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	1–8	0.111	127	-29	Lost to Illinois State 7–15
137	-1	8.413	Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)	IND IVY	1–7	0.125	124	-17	Lost to Villanova 3–34
138	-4	8.688	Memphis (MEMPHIS)	IND FBSI	1–8	0.111	127	-41	Lost to Cincinnati 10–14

1980 Week 11 College Football Team Rankings

November 4, 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.

entries per pageSearch:

Rank	Change	Rating	Team	Conf	Record	Win %	Place	NOW	Game Status
1	2	0.833	Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)	IND FBSI	8–1	0.889	4	+34	Beat Tulsa 45–2
2	3	0.915	Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)	IND FBSI	7–0	1.000	1	+27	Beat Navy 33–0
3	10	0.937	Nebraska (NEBRASKA)	IND B8	7–1	0.875	5	+24	Beat Missouri 38–16
4	-2	1.010	USC	PAC	6–0–1	0.929	3	+22	Beat California 60–7
5	1	1.015	Penn State (PENN STATE)	IND FBSI	7–1	0.875	5	+29	Beat Miami 27–12
6	4	1.045	Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)	IND FBSI	7–1	0.875	5	+27	Beat Syracuse 43–6
7	-6	1.127	North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)	ACC	7–1	0.875	5	+27	Lost to Oklahoma 7–41
8	3	1.199	Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)	IND FBSI	7–1	0.875	5	+26	Beat Lamar 36–10
9	6	1.314	Georgia (GEORGIA)	SEC	8–0	1.000	1	+21	Beat South Carolina 13–10
10	-1	1.361	Alabama (ALABAMA)	SEC	7–1	0.875	5	+19	Lost to Mississippi State 3–6
11	-3	1.366	Ohio State (OHIO STATE)	B10	7–1	0.875	5	+19	Beat Michigan State 48–16
12	-5	1.381	Baylor (BAYLOR)	IND SWC	7–1	0.875	5	+20	Lost to San José State 22–30
13	1	1.387	BYU	IND WAC	7–1	0.875	5	+18	Beat UTEP 83–7
14	-10	1.411	UCLA	PAC	6–1	0.857	16	+20	Lost to Arizona 17–23
15	-3	1.518	South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)	IND FBSI	6–2	0.750	24	+19	Lost to Georgia 10–13
16	2	1.529	Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)	SEC	7–2	0.778	19	+23	Beat Alabama 6–3
17	0	1.561	Furman (FURMAN)	IND SOCON	7–1	0.875	5	+18	Beat Marshall 35–0
18	1	1.635	Florida (FLORIDA)	SEC	6–1	0.857	16	+17	Beat Auburn 21–10
19	3	1.721	SMU	IND SWC	6–2	0.750	24	+15	Beat Texas A&M 27–0
20	17	1.865	Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)	IND B8	5–2	0.714	34	+12	Beat North Carolina 41–7
21	5	1.880	Michigan (MICHIGAN)	B10	6–2	0.750	24	+13	Beat Indiana 35–0
22	3	1.902	Stanford (STANFORD)	PAC	6–3	0.667	37	+15	Beat Oregon State 54–13
23	-7	1.944	Texas (TEXAS)	IND SWC	5–2	0.714	34	+12	Lost to Texas Tech 20–24
24	8	2.012	UNLV	IND FBSI	6–2	0.750	24	+13	Beat New Mexico 72–7
25	-5	2.054	Missouri (MISSOURI)	IND B8	6–2	0.750	24	+10	Lost to Nebraska 16–38
26	-3	2.070	Purdue (PURDUE)	B10	6–2	0.750	24	+12	Beat Northwestern 52–31
27	-6	2.074	Miami (MIAMI)	IND FBSI	4–3	0.571	60	+13	Lost to Penn State 12–27
28	1	2.078	LSU	SEC	6–2	0.750	24	+12	Beat Ole Miss 38–16
29	-2	2.086	Mcneese State (MCNEESE STATE)	IND SLC	7–1	0.875	5	+16	Beat Texas Arlington 31–17
30	13	2.195	Maryland (MARYLAND)	ACC	6–3	0.667	37	+14	Beat NC State 24–0
31	4	2.204	Yale (YALE)	IND IVY	6–1	0.857	16	+5	Beat Dartmouth 35–7
32	13	2.209	Washington (WASHINGTON)	PAC	6–2	0.750	24	+7	Beat Arizona State 25–0
33	0	2.237	Tennessee Chattanooga (TENNESSEE-CHATTANOOGA)	IND SOCON	6–2	0.750	24	+8	BYE
34	10	2.313	Drake (DRAKE)	IND MVC	7–2	0.778	19	+7	Beat Wichita State 38–15
35	1	2.320	Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)	MAC	6–3	0.667	37	+12	Beat Kent State 35–14
36	11	2.331	Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	7–2	0.778	19	+9	Beat Ohio 13–7
37	12	2.348	Oregon (OREGON)	PAC	4–2–2	0.625	42	+6	Beat Washington State 20–10
38	-10	2.353	Houston (HOUSTON)	IND SWC	5–3	0.625	42	+10	Beat TCU 37–5
39	9	2.371	Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)	IND FBSI	7–2	0.778	19	+5	Beat West Virginia 34–11
40	-1	2.385	Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)	MAC	7–2	0.778	19	+7	Beat Eastern Michigan 51–15
41	-17	2.467	Iowa State (IOWA STATE)	IND B8	5–3	0.625	42	+8	Lost to Colorado 9–17
42	-2	2.493	Citadel (CITADEL)	IND SOCON	6–2	0.750	24	+3	BYE
43	10	2.524	Clemson (CLEMSON)	ACC	5–3	0.625	42	+10	Beat Wake Forest 35–33
44	11	2.595	Tulane (TULANE)	IND FBSI	6–3	0.667	37	+5	Beat Kentucky 24–22
45	-14	2.602	Wyoming (WYOMING)	IND WAC	5–3	0.625	42	+5	Lost to Colorado State 25–28
46	4	2.606	App State (APPALACHIAN STATE)	IND SOCON	6–3	0.667	37	+3	Beat Western Carolina 27–24
47	-17	2.607	Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)	PAC	4–3	0.571	60	+7	Lost to Washington 0–25
48	-10	2.661	Navy (NAVY)	IND FBSI	5–3	0.625	42	+7	Lost to Notre Dame 0–33
49	17	2.771	Harvard (HARVARD)	IND IVY	5–2	0.714	34	+4	Beat Brown 17–16
50	18	2.779	Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)	IND SWC	4–3	0.571	60	+6	Beat Texas 24–20
51	25	2.796	San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)	IND PCAA	5–3	0.625	42	+3	Beat Baylor 30–22
52	10	2.803	North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)	IND FBSI	5–3	0.625	42	+3	Beat New Mexico State 38–28
53	6	2.834	Rutgers (RUTGERS)	IND FBSI	5–3	0.625	42	0	Beat Army 37–21
54	2	2.871	Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)	IND FBSI	4–4	0.500	68	+5	Beat Air Force 23–0
55	-4	2.876	Syracuse (SYRACUSE)	IND FBSI	4–4	0.500	68	+6	Lost to Pittsburgh 6–43
56	-15	2.939	NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)	ACC	4–4	0.500	68	+6	Lost to Maryland 0–24
57	-15	2.943	Tulsa (TULSA)	IND MVC	5–3	0.625	42	+3	Lost to Florida State 2–45
58	13	2.950	Long Beach State (LONG BEACH STATE)	IND PCAA	5–3	0.625	42	+11	Beat Fresno State 34–9
59	10	2.971	Minnesota (MINNESOTA)	B10	4–4	0.500	68	+5	Beat Illinois 21–18
60	10	2.989	Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)	IND SLC	5–3	0.625	42	+1	Beat Southern Illinois 21–3
61	4	2.993	Hawai'i (HAWAII)	IND WAC	5–3	0.625	42	+3	Beat CAL State Fullerton 31–21
62	11	3.029	Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)	IND WAC	5–3–1	0.611	59	+4	Beat Wyoming 28–25
63	1	3.038	Kansas (KANSAS)	IND B8	3–3–2	0.500	68	+4	Beat Kansas State 20–18
64	-30	3.038	Arkansas (ARKANSAS)	IND SWC	4–3	0.571	60	+1	Lost to Rice 16–17
65	-11	3.079	Indiana (INDIANA)	B10	5–3	0.625	42	-1	Lost to Michigan 0–35
66	-5	3.118	West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)	IND FBSI	4–5	0.444	82	+3	Lost to Virginia Tech 11–34
67	-21	3.147	Wichita State (WICHITA STATE)	IND MVC	4–4	0.500	68	+3	Lost to Drake 15–38
68	-5	3.234	Utah (UTAH)	IND WAC	4–3–1	0.563	66	+10	BYE
69	11	3.249	East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)	IND FBSI	4–4	0.500	68	+4	Beat William & Mary 31–23
70	7	3.257	Indiana State (INDIANA STATE)	IND MVC	5–3	0.625	42	-1	Beat West Texas A&M 37–18
71	3	3.322	UL Monroe (LOUISIANA MONROE)	IND FBSI	5–3	0.625	42	+4	Beat Nicholls State 29–28
72	12	3.331	Rice (RICE)	IND SWC	4–4	0.500	68	+1	Beat Arkansas 17–16
73	-15	3.375	Brown (BROWN)	IND IVY	4–3	0.571	60	+7	Lost to Harvard 16–17
74	7	3.428	Princeton (PRINCETON)	IND IVY	4–3	0.571	60	0	Beat Pennsylvania 28–21
75	-23	3.449	Tennessee (TENNESSEE)	SEC	3–5	0.375	89	+1	Lost to Virginia 13–16
76	-16	3.458	Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)	ACC	3–5	0.375	89	-1	Lost to Clemson 33–35
77	5	3.466	Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH)	IND SLC	5–3	0.625	42	-7	Beat Arkansas State 28–0
78	-21	3.481	New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)	IND WAC	4–5	0.444	82	+3	Lost to UNLV 7–72
79	-12	3.500	Ohio (OHIO)	MAC	4–4	0.500	68	-2	Lost to Western Michigan 7–13
80	3	3.570	Virginia (VIRGINIA)	ACC	4–4	0.500	68	-1	Beat Tennessee 16–13
81	17	3.570	Arizona (ARIZONA)	PAC	3–4	0.429	87	+2	Beat UCLA 23–17
82	-7	3.681	Auburn (AUBURN)	SEC	4–4	0.500	68	-3	Lost to Florida 10–21
83	8	3.749	Colgate (COLGATE)	IND FBSI	4–3–1	0.563	66	+2	Beat Lafayette 44–0
84	3	3.773	Utah State (UTAH STATE)	IND PCAA	4–4	0.500	68	-2	Beat Pacific 21–7
85	-13	3.894	West Texas A&M (WEST TEXAS A&M)	IND MVC	4–5	0.444	82	-5	Lost to Indiana State 18–37
86	-7	4.100	Ball State (BALL STATE)	MAC	3–5	0.375	89	-6	Lost to Bowling Green 21–24
87	2	4.238	Kentucky (KENTUCKY)	SEC	2–6	0.250	108	-3	Lost to Tulane 22–24
88	7	4.342	Richmond (RICHMOND)	IND FBSI	4–5	0.444	82	-8	Beat Cincinnati 24–10
89	-4	4.379	Illinois (ILLINOIS)	B10	3–5–1	0.389	88	-8	Lost to Minnesota 18–21
90	-4	4.385	Southern Illinois (SOUTHERN ILLINOIS)	IND MVC	3–5	0.375	89	-8	Lost to Louisiana 3–21
91	-3	4.445	Louisville (LOUISVILLE)	IND FBSI	3–5	0.375	89	0	Lost to Temple 12–17
92	-14	4.467	Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))	MAC	3–5	0.375	89	-9	Lost to Toledo 14–17
93	10	4.471	Temple (TEMPLE)	IND FBSI	4–4	0.500	68	-5	Beat Louisville 17–12
94	0	4.472	Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)	IND SWC	2–6	0.250	108	-5	Lost to SMU 0–27
95	16	4.602	Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)	MAC	4–5	0.444	82	-12	Beat Ball State 24–21
96	-6	4.637	CAL State Fullerton (CAL STATE FULLERTON)	IND PCAA	4–4	0.500	68	-6	Lost to Hawai'i 21–31
97	12	4.718	Iowa (IOWA)	B10	3–5	0.375	89	-10	Beat Wisconsin 22–13
98	-5	4.864	New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)	IND MVC	3–5	0.375	89	-13	Lost to North Texas 28–38
99	-3	4.918	Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)	IND PCAA	3–6	0.333	99	-11	Lost to Long Beach State 9–34
100	2	4.925	Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)	SEC	2–7	0.222	118	-12	Lost to LSU 16–38
101	3	5.044	California (CALIFORNIA)	PAC	2–6	0.250	108	-9	Lost to USC 7–60
102	-10	5.049	Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)	B10	2–6	0.250	108	-11	Lost to Iowa 13–22
103	7	5.097	Lamar (LAMAR)	IND SLC	2–6	0.250	108	-13	Lost to Southern Miss 10–36
104	15	5.145	Colorado (COLORADO)	IND B8	1–7	0.125	125	-8	Beat Iowa State 17–9
105	1	5.196	Army (ARMY)	IND FBSI	2–5–1	0.313	103	-10	Lost to Rutgers 21–37
106	9	5.230	Duke (DUKE)	ACC	2–6	0.250	108	-14	Beat Georgia Tech 17–12
107	13	5.262	Toledo (TOLEDO)	MAC	2–6	0.250	108	-15	Beat Miami (OH) 17–14
108	-9	5.309	Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)	IND B8	2–6	0.250	108	-14	Lost to Kansas 18–20
109	3	5.344	Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)	B10	1–7	0.125	125	-11	Lost to Ohio State 16–48
110	-13	5.477	Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)	IND SOCON	3–6	0.333	99	-8	Lost to Boston University 22–38
111	-4	5.478	Kent State (KENT STATE)	MAC	2–6	0.250	108	-15	Lost to Northern Illinois 14–35
112	-12	5.553	Villanova (VILLANOVA)	IND FBSI	3–5	0.375	89	-4	Lost to Delaware 7–17
113	-8	5.601	Pacific (PACIFIC)	IND PCAA	3–6	0.333	99	-18	Lost to Utah State 7–21
114	0	5.603	Marshall (MARSHALL)	IND SOCON	2–5–1	0.313	103	-15	Lost to Furman 0–35
115	-2	5.649	Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)	PAC	2–6	0.250	108	-17	Lost to Oregon 10–20
116	10	5.679	Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)	IND FBSI	3–5	0.375	89	-10	Beat Columbia 26–0
117	-16	5.682	Cornell (CORNELL)	IND IVY	2–5	0.286	105	-5	Lost to Bucknell 16–33
118	0	5.712	Western Carolina (WESTERN CAROLINA)	IND SOCON	2–6–1	0.278	107	-10	Lost to App State 24–27
119	4	5.897	Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)	IND B8	1–5–1	0.214	120	-12	Beat San Diego State 15–6
120	-12	5.911	Illinois State (ILLINOIS STATE)	IND FBSI	3–6	0.333	99	+2	Lost to Western Illinois 0–27
121	-5	6.065	Air Force (AIR FORCE)	IND WAC	1–6–1	0.188	121	-15	Lost to Boston College 0–23
122	6	6.084	Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)	SEC	1–6	0.143	122	-15	Beat Memphis 14–10
123	2	6.332	Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)	IND IVY	2–5	0.286	105	-12	Lost to Yale 7–35
124	3	6.550	Texas Arlington (TEXAS-ARLINGTON)	IND SLC	1–7	0.125	125	-13	Lost to Mcneese State 17–31
125	-8	6.573	Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)	IND FBSI	1–7	0.125	125	-20	Lost to Duke 12–17
126	-2	6.667	William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)	IND FBSI	2–7	0.222	118	-17	Lost to East Carolina 23–31
127	-5	6.715	TCU	IND SWC	0–8	0.000	134	-20	Lost to Houston 5–37
128	-7	6.900	San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)	IND WAC	1–7	0.125	125	-21	Lost to Oklahoma State 6–15
129	1	7.030	Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE)	IND SLC	1–7	0.125	125	-24	Lost to Louisiana Tech 0–28
130	-1	7.072	UTEP	IND WAC	1–8	0.111	133	-23	Lost to BYU 7–83
131	0	7.351	Columbia (COLUMBIA)	IND IVY	1–6	0.143	122	-20	Lost to Holy Cross 0–26
132	3	7.696	Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)	B10	0–9	0.000	134	-28	Lost to Purdue 31–52
133	-1	7.827	Oregon State (OREGON STATE)	PAC	0–7	0.000	134	-22	Lost to Stanford 13–54
134	-1	8.105	Memphis (MEMPHIS)	IND FBSI	1–7	0.125	125	-30	Lost to Vanderbilt 10–14
135	2	8.263	Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	1–7	0.125	125	-21	Lost to Central Michigan 15–51
136	0	8.357	Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)	IND IVY	1–6	0.143	122	-11	Lost to Princeton 21–28
137	-3	8.373	Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)	IND FBSI	0–8	0.000	134	-31	Lost to Richmond 10–24
138	0	8.649	East Tennessee State (EAST TENNESSEE STATE)	IND SOCON	0–8	0.000	134	-11	BYE

1980 Week 10 College Football Team Rankings

October 28, 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	0.865	North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)	ACC	7–0	1.000	1	+25	Beat East Carolina 31–3
2	3	0.882	USC	PAC	5–0–1	0.917	7	+18	BYE
3	-2	0.923	Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)	IND FBSI	7–1	0.875	8	+25	Beat Memphis 24–3
4	-1	0.936	UCLA	PAC	6–0	1.000	1	+20	Beat California 32–9
5	-1	0.987	Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)	IND FBSI	6–0	1.000	1	+19	Beat Arizona 20–3
6	3	1.014	Penn State (PENN STATE)	IND FBSI	6–1	0.857	9	+23	Beat West Virginia 20–15
7	-1	1.116	Baylor (BAYLOR)	IND SWC	7–0	1.000	1	+20	Beat TCU 21–6
8	4	1.135	Ohio State (OHIO STATE)	B10	6–1	0.857	9	+18	Beat Wisconsin 21–0
9	4	1.157	Alabama (ALABAMA)	SEC	7–0	1.000	1	+18	Beat Southern Miss 42–7
10	4	1.218	Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)	IND FBSI	6–1	0.857	9	+19	Beat Tennessee 30–6
11	-4	1.224	Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)	IND FBSI	6–1	0.857	9	+21	Lost to Alabama 7–42
12	-1	1.227	South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)	IND FBSI	6–1	0.857	9	+17	BYE
13	-3	1.272	Nebraska (NEBRASKA)	IND B8	6–1	0.857	9	+13	Beat Colorado 45–7
14	4	1.370	BYU	IND WAC	6–1	0.857	9	+15	Beat Hawai'i 34–7
15	0	1.448	Georgia (GEORGIA)	SEC	7–0	1.000	1	+13	Beat Kentucky 27–0
16	-8	1.473	Texas (TEXAS)	IND SWC	5–1	0.833	19	+12	Lost to SMU 6–20
17	6	1.596	Furman (FURMAN)	IND SOCON	6–1	0.857	9	+16	Beat App State 21–20
18	4	1.719	Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)	SEC	6–2	0.750	22	+14	Beat Auburn 24–21
19	5	1.729	Florida (FLORIDA)	SEC	5–1	0.833	19	+12	Beat Louisville 13–0
20	1	1.738	Missouri (MISSOURI)	IND B8	6–1	0.857	9	+9	Beat Kansas State 13–3
21	-1	1.742	Miami (MIAMI)	IND FBSI	4–2	0.667	40	+12	BYE
22	12	1.753	SMU	IND SWC	5–2	0.714	29	+12	Beat Texas 20–6
23	2	1.924	Purdue (PURDUE)	B10	5–2	0.714	29	+12	Beat Michigan State 36–25
24	-8	2.018	Iowa State (IOWA STATE)	IND B8	5–2	0.714	29	+11	Lost to Oklahoma 7–42
25	8	2.032	Stanford (STANFORD)	PAC	5–3	0.625	46	+12	Beat Washington State 48–34
26	9	2.091	Michigan (MICHIGAN)	B10	5–2	0.714	29	+8	Beat Illinois 45–14
27	1	2.133	Mcneese State (MCNEESE STATE)	IND SLC	6–1	0.857	9	+13	Beat Arkansas State 36–28
28	19	2.134	Houston (HOUSTON)	IND SWC	4–3	0.571	51	+11	Beat Arkansas 24–17
29	0	2.141	LSU	SEC	5–2	0.714	29	+8	BYE
30	9	2.151	Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)	PAC	4–2	0.667	40	+8	Beat Pacific 37–9
31	5	2.208	Wyoming (WYOMING)	IND WAC	5–2	0.714	29	+7	Beat San Diego State 34–9
32	-13	2.216	UNLV	IND FBSI	5–2	0.714	29	+8	Lost to Oregon 9–32
33	-3	2.217	Tennessee Chattanooga (TENNESSEE-CHATTANOOGA)	IND SOCON	6–2	0.750	22	+7	Beat East Tennessee State 26–14
34	-17	2.276	Arkansas (ARKANSAS)	IND SWC	4–2	0.667	40	+5	Lost to Houston 17–24
35	10	2.294	Yale (YALE)	IND IVY	5–1	0.833	19	+3	Beat Pennsylvania 8–0
36	19	2.296	Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)	MAC	5–3	0.625	46	+10	Beat Wichita State 17–14
37	16	2.311	Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)	IND B8	4–2	0.667	40	+5	Beat Iowa State 42–7
38	27	2.404	Navy (NAVY)	IND FBSI	5–2	0.714	29	+6	Beat Washington 24–10
39	10	2.412	Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)	MAC	6–2	0.750	22	+6	Beat Northwestern State 17–0
40	-3	2.438	Citadel (CITADEL)	IND SOCON	6–2	0.750	22	+4	Beat Wofford 35–3
41	11	2.441	NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)	ACC	4–3	0.571	51	+9	Beat Clemson 24–20
42	4	2.448	Tulsa (TULSA)	IND MVC	5–2	0.714	29	+5	Beat West Texas A&M 44–24
43	0	2.450	Maryland (MARYLAND)	ACC	5–3	0.625	46	+9	Beat Duke 17–14
44	4	2.478	Drake (DRAKE)	IND MVC	6–2	0.750	22	+3	Beat New Mexico State 28–22
45	-14	2.550	Washington (WASHINGTON)	PAC	5–2	0.714	29	+2	Lost to Navy 10–24
46	-20	2.568	Wichita State (WICHITA STATE)	IND MVC	4–3	0.571	51	+6	Lost to Northern Illinois 14–17
47	11	2.578	Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	6–2	0.750	22	+4	Beat Ball State 17–15
48	-21	2.628	Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)	IND FBSI	6–2	0.750	22	0	Lost to Richmond 7–18
49	21	2.637	Oregon (OREGON)	PAC	3–2–2	0.571	51	+3	Beat UNLV 32–9
50	-8	2.686	App State (APPALACHIAN STATE)	IND SOCON	5–3	0.625	46	+2	Lost to Furman 20–21
51	20	2.725	Syracuse (SYRACUSE)	IND FBSI	4–3	0.571	51	+5	Beat Rutgers 17–9
52	-20	2.778	Tennessee (TENNESSEE)	SEC	3–4	0.429	78	+6	Lost to Pittsburgh 6–30
53	-13	2.824	Clemson (CLEMSON)	ACC	4–3	0.571	51	+5	Lost to NC State 20–24
54	0	2.837	Indiana (INDIANA)	B10	5–2	0.714	29	-1	Beat Northwestern 35–20
55	11	2.869	Tulane (TULANE)	IND FBSI	5–3	0.625	46	+1	Beat Georgia Tech 31–14
56	19	2.925	Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)	IND FBSI	3–4	0.429	78	+4	Beat Army 30–14
57	3	3.034	New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)	IND WAC	4–4	0.500	71	+5	Beat UTEP 22–21
58	22	3.045	Brown (BROWN)	IND IVY	4–2	0.667	40	+7	Beat Holy Cross 21–3
59	-8	3.045	Rutgers (RUTGERS)	IND FBSI	4–3	0.571	51	-1	Lost to Syracuse 9–17
60	-19	3.057	Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)	ACC	3–4	0.429	78	+3	Lost to Virginia 21–24
61	-2	3.065	West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)	IND FBSI	4–4	0.500	71	+2	Lost to Penn State 15–20
62	7	3.099	North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)	IND FBSI	4–3	0.571	51	0	BYE
63	1	3.109	Utah (UTAH)	IND WAC	4–3–1	0.563	69	+9	Tied Colorado State 21–21
64	-3	3.201	Kansas (KANSAS)	IND B8	2–3–2	0.429	78	+3	Tied Oklahoma State 14–14
65	-9	3.246	Hawai'i (HAWAII)	IND WAC	4–3	0.571	51	+1	Lost to BYU 7–34
66	-22	3.277	Harvard (HARVARD)	IND IVY	4–2	0.667	40	0	Lost to Princeton 3–7
67	16	3.285	Ohio (OHIO)	MAC	4–3	0.571	51	-1	Beat Toledo 24–9
68	0	3.302	Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)	IND SWC	3–3	0.500	71	+3	BYE
69	13	3.306	Minnesota (MINNESOTA)	B10	3–4	0.429	78	+1	Beat Iowa 24–6
70	3	3.386	Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)	IND SLC	4–3	0.571	51	-2	Beat Lamar 38–10
71	8	3.400	Long Beach State (LONG BEACH STATE)	IND PCAA	4–3	0.571	51	+6	Beat Oregon State 31–21
72	-10	3.452	West Texas A&M (WEST TEXAS A&M)	IND MVC	4–4	0.500	71	-1	Lost to Tulsa 24–44
73	-6	3.456	Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)	IND WAC	4–3–1	0.563	69	0	Tied Utah 21–21
74	-36	3.457	UL Monroe (LOUISIANA MONROE)	IND FBSI	4–3	0.571	51	+4	Lost to Southeastern Louisiana 30–55
75	-12	3.458	Auburn (AUBURN)	SEC	4–3	0.571	51	-3	Lost to Mississippi State 21–24
76	2	3.466	San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)	IND PCAA	4–3	0.571	51	-3	Beat Idaho 32–10
77	-27	3.520	Indiana State (INDIANA STATE)	IND MVC	4–3	0.571	51	-3	Lost to Illinois State 0–9
78	12	3.594	Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))	MAC	3–4	0.429	78	-2	Beat Bowling Green 7–3
79	-7	3.611	Ball State (BALL STATE)	MAC	3–4	0.429	78	-2	Lost to Western Michigan 15–17
80	-4	3.641	East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)	IND FBSI	3–4	0.429	78	+1	Lost to North Carolina 3–31
81	23	3.716	Princeton (PRINCETON)	IND IVY	3–3	0.500	71	-1	Beat Harvard 7–3
82	-25	3.791	Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH)	IND SLC	4–3	0.571	51	-7	Lost to Texas Arlington 20–21
83	10	3.830	Virginia (VIRGINIA)	ACC	3–4	0.429	78	-3	Beat Wake Forest 24–21
84	4	3.920	Rice (RICE)	IND SWC	3–4	0.429	78	-3	Beat Texas A&M 10–6
85	-11	3.938	Illinois (ILLINOIS)	B10	3–4–1	0.438	77	-4	Lost to Michigan 14–45
86	-5	3.942	Southern Illinois (SOUTHERN ILLINOIS)	IND MVC	3–4	0.429	78	-4	BYE
87	9	3.962	Utah State (UTAH STATE)	IND PCAA	3–4	0.429	78	-3	Beat Fresno State 14–0
88	-11	4.047	Louisville (LOUISVILLE)	IND FBSI	3–4	0.429	78	+3	Lost to Florida 0–13
89	-3	4.139	Kentucky (KENTUCKY)	SEC	2–5	0.286	106	0	Lost to Georgia 0–27
90	10	4.290	CAL State Fullerton (CAL STATE FULLERTON)	IND PCAA	4–3	0.571	51	-3	Beat Nevada 17–16
91	15	4.301	Colgate (COLGATE)	IND FBSI	3–3–1	0.500	71	+1	Beat Columbia 35–22
92	-1	4.376	Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)	B10	2–5	0.286	106	-4	Lost to Ohio State 0–21
93	-4	4.383	New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)	IND MVC	3–4	0.429	78	-8	Lost to Drake 22–28
94	-10	4.500	Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)	IND SWC	2–5	0.286	106	-3	Lost to Rice 6–10
95	15	4.509	Richmond (RICHMOND)	IND FBSI	3–5	0.375	94	-6	Beat Virginia Tech 18–7
96	-9	4.672	Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)	IND PCAA	3–5	0.375	94	-8	Lost to Utah State 0–14
97	-5	4.694	Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)	IND SOCON	3–5	0.375	94	-7	Lost to Villanova 6–17
98	-4	4.737	Arizona (ARIZONA)	PAC	2–4	0.333	102	-4	Lost to Notre Dame 3–20
99	-1	4.742	Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)	IND B8	2–5	0.286	106	-8	Lost to Missouri 3–13
100	21	4.744	Villanova (VILLANOVA)	IND FBSI	3–4	0.429	78	-4	Beat Virginia Military Institute 17–6
101	17	4.840	Cornell (CORNELL)	IND IVY	2–4	0.333	102	-5	Beat Dartmouth 7–3
102	5	4.913	Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)	SEC	2–6	0.250	116	-9	Beat Vanderbilt 27–14
103	17	5.085	Temple (TEMPLE)	IND FBSI	3–4	0.429	78	-7	Beat Cincinnati 23–7
104	-1	5.105	California (CALIFORNIA)	PAC	2–5	0.286	106	-8	Lost to UCLA 9–32
105	-8	5.124	Pacific (PACIFIC)	IND PCAA	3–5	0.375	94	-11	Lost to Arizona State 9–37
106	-21	5.183	Army (ARMY)	IND FBSI	2–4–1	0.357	100	-7	Lost to Boston College 14–30
107	15	5.216	Kent State (KENT STATE)	MAC	2–5	0.286	106	-10	Beat Eastern Michigan 35–12
108	20	5.231	Illinois State (ILLINOIS STATE)	IND FBSI	3–5	0.375	94	+1	Beat Indiana State 9–0
109	-14	5.305	Iowa (IOWA)	B10	2–5	0.286	106	-10	Lost to Minnesota 6–24
110	-11	5.325	Lamar (LAMAR)	IND SLC	2–5	0.286	106	-11	Lost to Louisiana 10–38
111	-9	5.331	Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)	MAC	3–5	0.375	94	-14	Lost to Miami (OH) 3–7
112	-1	5.446	Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)	B10	1–6	0.143	121	-9	Lost to Purdue 25–36
113	-12	5.504	Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)	PAC	2–5	0.286	106	-13	Lost to Stanford 34–48
114	-2	5.559	Marshall (MARSHALL)	IND SOCON	2–4–1	0.357	100	-12	Tied Western Carolina 13–13
115	-6	5.698	Duke (DUKE)	ACC	1–6	0.143	121	-13	Lost to Maryland 14–17
116	1	5.716	Air Force (AIR FORCE)	IND WAC	1–5–1	0.214	118	-10	BYE
117	-9	5.728	Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)	IND FBSI	1–6	0.143	121	-10	Lost to Tulane 14–31
118	-2	5.775	Western Carolina (WESTERN CAROLINA)	IND SOCON	2–5–1	0.313	105	-7	Tied Marshall 13–13
119	5	5.845	Colorado (COLORADO)	IND B8	0–7	0.000	132	-10	Lost to Nebraska 7–45
120	-5	6.028	Toledo (TOLEDO)	MAC	1–6	0.143	121	-16	Lost to Ohio 9–24
121	-2	6.059	San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)	IND WAC	1–6	0.143	121	-13	Lost to Wyoming 9–34
122	5	6.126	TCU	IND SWC	0–7	0.000	132	-13	Lost to Baylor 6–21
123	-9	6.141	Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)	IND B8	0–5–1	0.083	131	-10	Tied Kansas 14–14
124	-19	6.217	William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)	IND FBSI	2–6	0.250	116	-10	Lost to Delaware 3–7
125	-12	6.508	Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)	IND IVY	2–4	0.333	102	-10	Lost to Cornell 3–7
126	-3	6.533	Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)	IND FBSI	2–5	0.286	106	-9	Lost to Brown 3–21
127	9	6.786	Texas Arlington (TEXAS-ARLINGTON)	IND SLC	1–6	0.143	121	-11	Beat Louisiana Tech 21–20
128	-3	6.924	Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)	SEC	0–6	0.000	132	-14	Lost to Ole Miss 14–27
129	-3	7.057	UTEP	IND WAC	1–7	0.125	130	-20	Lost to New Mexico 21–22
130	2	7.084	Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE)	IND SLC	1–6	0.143	121	-19	Lost to Mcneese State 28–36
131	-2	7.153	Columbia (COLUMBIA)	IND IVY	1–5	0.167	119	-14	Lost to Colgate 22–35
132	-2	7.390	Oregon State (OREGON STATE)	PAC	0–6	0.000	132	-15	Lost to Long Beach State 21–31
133	0	7.518	Memphis (MEMPHIS)	IND FBSI	1–6	0.143	121	-21	Lost to Florida State 3–24
134	-3	7.636	Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)	IND FBSI	0–7	0.000	132	-21	Lost to Temple 7–23
135	0	7.842	Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)	B10	0–8	0.000	132	-23	Lost to Indiana 20–35
136	1	8.168	Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)	IND IVY	1–5	0.167	119	-6	Lost to Yale 0–8
137	-3	8.458	Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	1–6	0.143	121	-17	Lost to Kent State 12–35
138	0	8.770	East Tennessee State (EAST TENNESSEE STATE)	IND SOCON	0–8	0.000	132	-11	Lost to Tennessee Chattanooga 14–26

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

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

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.

entries per pageSearch:

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

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.

entries per pageSearch:

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