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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.

entries per pageSearch:

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.

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

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

1980 Week 5 College Football Team Rankings

September 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.

entries per pageSearch:

Rank	Change	Rating	Team	Conf	Record	Win %	Place	NOW	Game Status
1	8	0.554	North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)	ACC	2–0	1.000	1	+4	BYE
2	18	0.601	Iowa State (IOWA STATE)	IND B8	2–0	1.000	1	+3	Beat San José State 27–6
3	0	0.688	Missouri (MISSOURI)	IND B8	2–0	1.000	1	+3	Beat Illinois 52–7
4	11	0.740	Nebraska (NEBRASKA)	IND B8	2–0	1.000	1	+2	Beat Iowa 57–0
5	31	0.756	Ohio State (OHIO STATE)	B10	2–0	1.000	1	+2	Beat Minnesota 47–0
6	4	0.876	Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)	IND FBSI	3–0	1.000	1	+3	Beat East Carolina 63–7
7	38	0.938	USC	PAC	2–0	1.000	1	+3	Beat South Carolina 23–13
8	20	0.985	Wyoming (WYOMING)	IND WAC	2–0	1.000	1	+2	Beat Richmond 35–14
9	33	1.053	Texas (TEXAS)	IND SWC	2–0	1.000	1	+2	Beat Utah State 35–17
10	-3	1.056	Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)	IND FBSI	2–0	1.000	1	+2	Beat Michigan 29–27
11	-3	1.060	SMU	IND SWC	2–0	1.000	1	+2	Beat TCU 17–14
12	-10	1.064	Baylor (BAYLOR)	IND SWC	2–0	1.000	1	+2	Beat West Texas A&M 43–15
13	0	1.079	Georgia (GEORGIA)	SEC	3–0	1.000	1	+3	Beat Clemson 20–16
14	4	1.084	NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)	ACC	2–0	1.000	1	+1	Beat Virginia 27–13
15	-11	1.103	Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	3–0	1.000	1	+3	Beat Northern Illinois 35–6
16	-11	1.140	Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)	IND B8	1–0	1.000	1	+1	BYE
17	5	1.147	Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)	MAC	3–0	1.000	1	+3	Beat Illinois State 16–0
18	-17	1.183	South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)	IND FBSI	2–1	0.667	42	+3	Lost to USC 13–23
19	-13	1.195	Army (ARMY)	IND FBSI	2–0	1.000	1	+1	Beat California 26–19
20	19	1.215	Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)	IND FBSI	2–0	1.000	1	+1	Beat Kansas 18–3
21	14	1.224	Maryland (MARYLAND)	ACC	3–0	1.000	1	+2	Beat West Virginia 14–11
22	-6	1.235	Penn State (PENN STATE)	IND FBSI	2–0	1.000	1	+1	Beat Texas A&M 25–9
23	-4	1.270	UCLA	PAC	2–0	1.000	1	+1	Beat Purdue 23–14
24	3	1.286	Alabama (ALABAMA)	SEC	2–0	1.000	1	+1	Beat Ole Miss 59–35
25	4	1.306	Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)	IND FBSI	3–0	1.000	1	+1	Beat William & Mary 7–3
26	-9	1.310	Washington (WASHINGTON)	PAC	2–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Northwestern 45–7
27	17	1.353	Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)	IND FBSI	2–0	1.000	1	+1	Beat Louisiana Tech 38–11
28	-16	1.365	Indiana State (INDIANA STATE)	IND MVC	2–0	1.000	1	+2	Beat Eastern Illinois 14–0
29	28	1.369	Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)	IND IVY	1–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Pennsylvania 40–7
30	-6	1.389	Florida (FLORIDA)	SEC	2–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Georgia Tech 45–12
31	31	1.409	Yale (YALE)	IND IVY	1–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Brown 45–17
32	0	1.456	Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)	PAC	2–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Oregon State 42–14
33	25	1.472	Harvard (HARVARD)	IND IVY	1–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Columbia 26–6
34	-8	1.480	Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)	SEC	3–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Vanderbilt 24–14
35	-5	1.492	Rutgers (RUTGERS)	IND FBSI	2–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Cincinnati 24–7
36	20	1.551	Cornell (CORNELL)	IND IVY	1–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Princeton 17–7
37	26	1.551	Hawai'i (HAWAII)	IND WAC	2–0	1.000	1	+1	Beat Pacific 25–14
38	49	1.553	Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)	IND FBSI	1–1	0.500	62	+2	Beat Stanford 30–13
39	4	1.591	Auburn (AUBURN)	SEC	2–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Duke 35–28
40	28	1.596	Tennessee Chattanooga (TENNESSEE-CHATTANOOGA)	IND SOCON	3–0	1.000	1	+2	Beat App State 14–7
41	7	1.635	Miami (MIAMI)	IND FBSI	3–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Houston 14–7
42	-21	1.643	Mcneese State (MCNEESE STATE)	IND SLC	3–0	1.000	1	+1	Beat Nicholls State 21–0
43	-29	1.653	West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)	IND FBSI	2–1	0.667	42	+2	Lost to Maryland 11–14
44	6	1.828	CAL State Fullerton (CAL STATE FULLERTON)	IND PCAA	3–0	1.000	1	+1	Beat Northern Arizona 21–13
45	26	1.992	LSU	SEC	2–1	0.667	42	+1	Beat Colorado 23–20
46	21	2.067	Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)	IND SWC	2–1	0.667	42	+1	Beat New Mexico 28–17
47	-1	2.092	Virginia (VIRGINIA)	ACC	1–1	0.500	62	+1	Lost to NC State 13–27
48	70	2.118	UL Monroe (LOUISIANA MONROE)	IND FBSI	1–1	0.500	62	+1	Beat Arkansas State 35–12
49	3	2.142	Ball State (BALL STATE)	MAC	2–1	0.667	42	+1	Beat Toledo 27–7
50	-25	2.225	Minnesota (MINNESOTA)	B10	1–1	0.500	62	+1	Lost to Ohio State 0–47
51	52	2.230	Drake (DRAKE)	IND MVC	2–1	0.667	42	+1	Beat Lamar 38–7
52	38	2.292	Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)	ACC	1–1	0.500	62	+1	Beat Citadel 24–7
53	23	2.331	North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)	IND FBSI	2–1	0.667	42	0	Beat UTEP 35–15
54	-16	2.435	Richmond (RICHMOND)	IND FBSI	2–1	0.667	42	0	Lost to Wyoming 14–35
55	-8	2.448	App State (APPALACHIAN STATE)	IND SOCON	2–1	0.667	42	+1	Lost to Tennessee Chattanooga 7–14
56	-19	2.456	Iowa (IOWA)	B10	1–1	0.500	62	+1	Lost to Nebraska 0–57
57	-46	2.459	Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)	IND SLC	2–1	0.667	42	+1	Lost to Fresno State 14–16
58	-18	2.476	Stanford (STANFORD)	PAC	2–1	0.667	42	+1	Lost to Boston College 13–30
59	22	2.487	Wichita State (WICHITA STATE)	IND MVC	2–1	0.667	42	+1	Beat Tulsa 23–10
60	-26	2.501	Illinois (ILLINOIS)	B10	2–1	0.667	42	0	Lost to Missouri 7–52
61	52	2.506	Furman (FURMAN)	IND SOCON	2–1	0.667	42	+1	Beat Western Carolina 28–14
62	52	2.605	Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)	IND SOCON	2–1	0.667	42	0	Beat Marshall 17–3
63	-30	2.609	Clemson (CLEMSON)	ACC	1–1	0.500	62	0	Lost to Georgia 16–20
64	9	2.631	New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)	IND MVC	2–1	0.667	42	0	Beat Southern Illinois 18–17
65	43	2.652	BYU	IND WAC	2–1	0.667	42	-1	Beat Wisconsin 28–3
66	19	2.655	Arkansas (ARKANSAS)	IND SWC	1–1	0.500	62	0	Beat Oklahoma State 33–20
67	-26	2.670	Michigan (MICHIGAN)	B10	1–1	0.500	62	0	Lost to Notre Dame 27–29
68	25	2.703	Syracuse (SYRACUSE)	IND FBSI	1–1	0.500	62	0	Beat Miami (OH) 36–24
69	-18	2.763	San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)	IND PCAA	2–1	0.667	42	0	Lost to Iowa State 6–27
70	9	2.826	TCU	IND SWC	0–2	0.000	105	0	Lost to SMU 14–17
71	15	2.904	Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)	IND WAC	2–1	0.667	42	-1	Beat Arizona 15–13
72	2	2.911	Tennessee (TENNESSEE)	SEC	1–2	0.333	83	0	Beat Washington State 35–23
73	-8	3.035	New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)	IND WAC	1–2	0.333	83	+1	Lost to Texas Tech 17–28
74	-25	3.063	Marshall (MARSHALL)	IND SOCON	2–1	0.667	42	-1	Lost to Virginia Military Institute 3–17
75	-14	3.068	Princeton (PRINCETON)	IND IVY	0–1	0.000	105	0	Lost to Cornell 7–17
76	-6	3.116	Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)	IND SWC	1–2	0.333	83	+1	Lost to Penn State 9–25
77	19	3.119	Houston (HOUSTON)	IND SWC	0–2	0.000	105	0	Lost to Miami 7–14
78	6	3.163	Purdue (PURDUE)	B10	1–2	0.333	83	0	Lost to UCLA 14–23
79	-4	3.207	West Texas A&M (WEST TEXAS A&M)	IND MVC	1–2	0.333	83	0	Lost to Baylor 15–43
80	31	3.210	Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)	MAC	1–2	0.333	83	0	Lost to Western Michigan 6–35
81	-22	3.240	Kansas (KANSAS)	IND B8	0–1–1	0.250	103	0	Lost to Pittsburgh 3–18
82	27	3.327	California (CALIFORNIA)	PAC	0–2	0.000	105	0	Lost to Army 19–26
83	24	3.327	Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)	SEC	0–2	0.000	105	0	Lost to Mississippi State 14–24
84	8	3.357	Oregon (OREGON)	PAC	1–1–1	0.500	62	-1	Beat Michigan State 35–7
85	19	3.377	Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)	IND PCAA	1–2	0.333	83	+1	Beat Louisiana 16–14
86	-31	3.413	Columbia (COLUMBIA)	IND IVY	0–1	0.000	105	0	Lost to Harvard 6–26
87	-56	3.475	Tulsa (TULSA)	IND MVC	1–1	0.500	62	-1	Lost to Wichita State 10–23
88	29	3.495	Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)	IND FBSI	1–1	0.500	62	0	BYE
89	17	3.525	Ohio (OHIO)	MAC	1–1	0.500	62	0	Beat Eastern Michigan 34–6
90	-8	3.533	Tulane (TULANE)	IND FBSI	1–2	0.333	83	-1	Beat Rice 35–14
91	10	3.534	Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH)	IND SLC	0–2	0.000	105	0	Lost to Southern Miss 11–38
92	10	3.551	Oregon State (OREGON STATE)	PAC	0–2	0.000	105	0	Lost to Arizona State 14–42
93	-5	3.575	Indiana (INDIANA)	B10	1–1	0.500	62	0	Beat Kentucky 36–30
94	18	3.624	Illinois State (ILLINOIS STATE)	IND FBSI	1–2	0.333	83	0	Lost to Central Michigan 0–16
95	-17	3.677	Navy (NAVY)	IND FBSI	1–1	0.500	62	-1	Beat Kent State 31–3
96	-42	3.689	Brown (BROWN)	IND IVY	0–1	0.000	105	0	Lost to Yale 17–45
97	8	3.689	Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)	IND FBSI	0–2	0.000	105	0	Lost to Florida 12–45
98	36	3.715	San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)	IND WAC	1–1	0.500	62	-1	Beat Air Force 13–10
99	-35	3.822	Kentucky (KENTUCKY)	SEC	1–2	0.333	83	0	Lost to Indiana 30–36
100	-77	3.846	UNLV	IND FBSI	1–1	0.500	62	-1	Lost to Utah 29–45
101	-41	3.862	Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)	IND IVY	0–1	0.000	105	0	Lost to Dartmouth 7–40
102	-33	3.935	East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)	IND FBSI	1–2	0.333	83	-1	Lost to Florida State 7–63
103	-3	4.098	Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)	SEC	1–2	0.333	83	-2	Lost to Alabama 35–59
104	29	4.167	Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)	IND B8	1–1	0.500	62	-1	Beat South Dakota 24–3
105	21	4.230	William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)	IND FBSI	0–3	0.000	105	-1	Lost to Virginia Tech 3–7
106	15	4.242	Colgate (COLGATE)	IND FBSI	0–1–1	0.250	103	0	BYE
107	24	4.355	Long Beach State (LONG BEACH STATE)	IND PCAA	1–1	0.500	62	-2	Beat Bowling Green 23–21
108	7	4.436	Lamar (LAMAR)	IND SLC	1–2	0.333	83	-1	Lost to Drake 7–38
109	-15	4.447	Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	1–2	0.333	83	-1	Lost to Ohio 6–34
110	9	4.453	Pacific (PACIFIC)	IND PCAA	1–2	0.333	83	-1	Lost to Hawai'i 14–25
111	-31	4.535	Toledo (TOLEDO)	MAC	0–2	0.000	105	-1	Lost to Ball State 7–27
112	-46	4.584	Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE)	IND SLC	1–1	0.500	62	-1	Lost to UL Monroe 12–35
113	7	4.915	Colorado (COLORADO)	IND B8	0–2	0.000	105	-1	Lost to LSU 20–23
114	10	4.935	Southern Illinois (SOUTHERN ILLINOIS)	IND MVC	1–2	0.333	83	-2	Lost to New Mexico State 17–18
115	8	4.954	Utah State (UTAH STATE)	IND PCAA	1–2	0.333	83	-2	Lost to Texas 17–35
116	21	4.991	Utah (UTAH)	IND WAC	1–2	0.333	83	+1	Beat UNLV 45–29
117	-45	5.053	Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))	MAC	0–2	0.000	105	-1	Lost to Syracuse 24–36
118	7	5.160	Western Carolina (WESTERN CAROLINA)	IND SOCON	1–2	0.333	83	+1	Lost to Furman 14–28
119	-9	5.234	Citadel (CITADEL)	IND SOCON	1–2	0.333	83	-2	Lost to Wake Forest 7–24
120	-67	5.623	Arizona (ARIZONA)	PAC	0–1	0.000	105	-1	Lost to Colorado State 13–15
121	-26	5.635	Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)	IND FBSI	0–3	0.000	105	-2	Lost to Rutgers 7–24
122	5	5.738	Air Force (AIR FORCE)	IND WAC	0–3	0.000	105	-2	Lost to San Diego State 10–13
123	-25	5.888	Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)	B10	0–3	0.000	105	-2	Lost to Washington 7–45
124	11	6.106	Duke (DUKE)	ACC	0–2	0.000	105	-2	Lost to Auburn 28–35
125	7	6.141	UTEP	IND WAC	0–3	0.000	105	-3	Lost to North Texas 15–35
126	-10	6.705	Louisville (LOUISVILLE)	IND FBSI	0–3	0.000	105	0	Lost to Murray State 9–13
127	-50	6.780	Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)	B10	0–2	0.000	105	-2	Lost to Oregon 7–35
128	-37	6.901	Kent State (KENT STATE)	MAC	0–2	0.000	105	-2	Lost to Navy 3–31
129	-1	6.953	Memphis (MEMPHIS)	IND FBSI	0–2	0.000	105	-2	BYE
130	-8	7.039	Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)	MAC	0–3	0.000	105	-4	Lost to Long Beach State 21–23
131	-42	7.188	Villanova (VILLANOVA)	IND FBSI	0–3	0.000	105	-1	Lost to Massachusetts 12–24
132	-49	7.263	Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)	PAC	0–2	0.000	105	-3	Lost to Tennessee 23–35
133	-3	7.505	Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)	B10	0–2	0.000	105	-3	Lost to BYU 3–28
134	-5	7.902	Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)	IND B8	0–2	0.000	105	-3	Lost to Arkansas 20–33
135	-36	8.161	Temple (TEMPLE)	IND FBSI	0–2	0.000	105	0	Lost to Delaware 7–28
136	-39	8.299	Rice (RICE)	IND SWC	0–2	0.000	105	-3	Lost to Tulane 14–35
137	1	9.318	Texas Arlington (TEXAS-ARLINGTON)	IND SLC	0–2	0.000	105	-1	BYE
138	-2	9.525	East Tennessee State (EAST TENNESSEE STATE)	IND SOCON	0–3	0.000	105	0	Lost to Southeastern Louisiana 3–7

1980 Week 4 College Football Team Rankings

September 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.

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Rank	Change	Rating	Team	Conf	Record	Win %	Place	NOW	Game Status
1	2	0.435	South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)	IND FBSI	2–0	1.000	1	+2	Beat Wichita State 73–0
2	38	0.594	Baylor (BAYLOR)	IND SWC	1–0	1.000	1	+1	Beat Lamar 42–7
3	62	0.625	Missouri (MISSOURI)	IND B8	1–0	1.000	1	+1	Beat New Mexico 47–16
4	0	0.669	Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	2–0	1.000	1	+2	Beat Illinois State 31–17
5	65	0.696	Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)	IND B8	1–0	1.000	1	+1	Beat Kentucky 29–7
6	32	0.704	Army (ARMY)	IND FBSI	1–0	1.000	1	+1	Beat Holy Cross 28–7
7	4	0.704	Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)	IND FBSI	1–0	1.000	1	+1	BYE
8	71	0.720	SMU	IND SWC	1–0	1.000	1	+1	Beat North Texas 28–9
9	1	0.760	North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)	ACC	2–0	1.000	1	+2	Beat Texas Tech 9–3
10	4	0.823	Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)	IND FBSI	2–0	1.000	1	+1	Beat Louisville 52–0
11	21	0.839	Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)	IND SLC	2–0	1.000	1	+2	Beat East Carolina 27–21
12	15	0.847	Indiana State (INDIANA STATE)	IND MVC	1–0	1.000	1	+1	BYE
13	21	0.922	Georgia (GEORGIA)	SEC	2–0	1.000	1	+1	Beat Texas A&M 42–0
14	3	0.926	West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)	IND FBSI	2–0	1.000	1	+1	Beat Colorado State 52–24
15	52	0.950	Nebraska (NEBRASKA)	IND B8	1–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Utah 55–9
16	-15	0.965	Penn State (PENN STATE)	IND FBSI	1–0	1.000	1	0	BYE
17	73	0.973	Washington (WASHINGTON)	PAC	1–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Air Force 50–7
18	-16	0.981	NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)	ACC	1–0	1.000	1	0	BYE
19	66	0.981	UCLA	PAC	1–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Colorado 56–14
20	35	1.037	Iowa State (IOWA STATE)	IND B8	1–0	1.000	1	0	Beat UL Monroe 42–7
21	7	1.068	Mcneese State (MCNEESE STATE)	IND SLC	2–0	1.000	1	+1	Beat Toledo 20–17
22	2	1.072	Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)	MAC	2–0	1.000	1	+1	Beat Miami (OH) 15–14
23	63	1.084	UNLV	IND FBSI	1–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Fresno State 35–6
24	25	1.092	Florida (FLORIDA)	SEC	1–0	1.000	1	0	Beat California 41–13
25	39	1.124	Minnesota (MINNESOTA)	B10	1–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Ohio 38–14
26	-20	1.128	Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)	SEC	2–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Louisiana Tech 31–11
27	-18	1.132	Alabama (ALABAMA)	SEC	1–0	1.000	1	0	BYE
28	65	1.155	Wyoming (WYOMING)	IND WAC	1–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Oregon State 30–10
29	-9	1.167	Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)	IND FBSI	2–0	1.000	1	0	Beat East Tennessee State 35–7
30	47	1.171	Rutgers (RUTGERS)	IND FBSI	1–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Temple 21–3
31	53	1.171	Tulsa (TULSA)	IND MVC	1–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Cincinnati 31–13
32	4	1.187	Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)	PAC	1–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Houston 29–13
33	11	1.187	Clemson (CLEMSON)	ACC	1–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Rice 19–3
34	-27	1.199	Illinois (ILLINOIS)	B10	2–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Michigan State 20–17
35	-10	1.199	Maryland (MARYLAND)	ACC	2–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Vanderbilt 31–6
36	33	1.235	Ohio State (OHIO STATE)	B10	1–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Syracuse 31–21
37	17	1.242	Iowa (IOWA)	B10	1–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Indiana 16–7
38	-9	1.246	Richmond (RICHMOND)	IND FBSI	2–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Villanova 21–7
39	35	1.250	Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)	IND FBSI	1–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Boston College 14–6
40	-21	1.254	Stanford (STANFORD)	PAC	2–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Tulane 19–14
41	21	1.258	Michigan (MICHIGAN)	B10	1–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Northwestern 17–10
42	-19	1.266	Texas (TEXAS)	IND SWC	1–0	1.000	1	0	BYE
43	-4	1.290	Auburn (AUBURN)	SEC	1–0	1.000	1	0	Beat TCU 10–7
44	-14	1.290	Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)	IND FBSI	1–0	1.000	1	0	BYE
45	42	1.290	USC	PAC	1–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Tennessee 20–17
46	43	1.290	Virginia (VIRGINIA)	ACC	1–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Navy 6–3
47	75	1.413	App State (APPALACHIAN STATE)	IND SOCON	2–0	1.000	1	+1	Beat Citadel 17–14
48	-32	1.508	Miami (MIAMI)	IND FBSI	2–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Florida A&M 49–0
49	74	1.610	Marshall (MARSHALL)	IND SOCON	2–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Kent State 17–7
50	-35	1.674	CAL State Fullerton (CAL STATE FULLERTON)	IND PCAA	2–0	1.000	1	0	Beat CAL Poly SAN Luis Obispo 30–23
51	76	1.682	San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)	IND PCAA	2–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Washington State 31–26
52	51	1.789	Ball State (BALL STATE)	MAC	1–1	0.500	55	+1	Beat Northern Illinois 18–17
53	-18	1.842	Arizona (ARIZONA)	PAC	0–0	0.000	130	0	BYE
54	-12	1.842	Brown (BROWN)	IND IVY	0–0	0.000	130	0	BYE
55	-9	1.842	Columbia (COLUMBIA)	IND IVY	0–0	0.000	130	0	BYE
56	-9	1.842	Cornell (CORNELL)	IND IVY	0–0	0.000	130	0	BYE
57	-9	1.842	Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)	IND IVY	0–0	0.000	130	0	BYE
58	-8	1.842	Harvard (HARVARD)	IND IVY	0–0	0.000	130	0	BYE
59	-3	1.842	Kansas (KANSAS)	IND B8	0–0–1	0.500	55	0	Tied Oregon 7–7
60	13	1.842	Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)	IND IVY	0–0	0.000	130	0	BYE
61	14	1.842	Princeton (PRINCETON)	IND IVY	0–0	0.000	130	0	BYE
62	32	1.842	Yale (YALE)	IND IVY	0–0	0.000	130	0	BYE
63	-12	1.876	Hawai'i (HAWAII)	IND WAC	1–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Abilene Christian 41–0
64	-43	1.911	Kentucky (KENTUCKY)	SEC	1–1	0.500	55	+1	Lost to Oklahoma 7–29
65	-39	2.025	New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)	IND WAC	1–1	0.500	55	+1	Lost to Missouri 16–47
66	-29	2.042	Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE)	IND SLC	1–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Tennessee Martin 29–9
67	-62	2.067	Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)	IND SWC	1–1	0.500	55	0	Lost to North Carolina 3–9
68	64	2.089	Tennessee Chattanooga (TENNESSEE-CHATTANOOGA)	IND SOCON	2–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Middle Tennessee 32–7
69	-61	2.094	East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)	IND FBSI	1–1	0.500	55	0	Lost to Louisiana 21–27
70	-39	2.141	Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)	IND SWC	1–1	0.500	55	+1	Lost to Georgia 0–42
71	44	2.227	LSU	SEC	1–1	0.500	55	0	Beat Kansas State 21–0
72	-11	2.239	Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))	MAC	0–1	0.000	86	0	Lost to Central Michigan 14–15
73	23	2.251	New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)	IND MVC	1–1	0.500	55	0	Beat UTEP 6–3
74	21	2.273	Tennessee (TENNESSEE)	SEC	0–2	0.000	86	0	Lost to USC 17–20
75	27	2.278	West Texas A&M (WEST TEXAS A&M)	IND MVC	1–1	0.500	55	0	Beat Oklahoma State 20–19
76	-64	2.291	North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)	IND FBSI	1–1	0.500	55	0	Lost to SMU 9–28
77	-14	2.308	Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)	B10	0–1	0.000	86	0	Lost to Illinois 17–20
78	-12	2.308	Navy (NAVY)	IND FBSI	0–1	0.000	86	0	Lost to Virginia 3–6
79	2	2.308	TCU	IND SWC	0–1	0.000	86	0	Lost to Auburn 7–10
80	3	2.308	Toledo (TOLEDO)	MAC	0–1	0.000	86	0	Lost to Mcneese State 17–20
81	-68	2.317	Wichita State (WICHITA STATE)	IND MVC	1–1	0.500	55	+1	Lost to South Carolina 0–73
82	19	2.342	Tulane (TULANE)	IND FBSI	0–2	0.000	86	0	Lost to Stanford 14–19
83	8	2.377	Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)	PAC	0–1	0.000	86	0	Lost to San José State 26–31
84	34	2.409	Purdue (PURDUE)	B10	1–1	0.500	55	0	Beat Wisconsin 12–6
85	21	2.412	Arkansas (ARKANSAS)	IND SWC	0–1	0.000	86	0	BYE
86	-68	2.423	Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)	IND WAC	1–1	0.500	55	0	Lost to West Virginia 24–52
87	-46	2.481	Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)	IND FBSI	0–1	0.000	86	0	Lost to Pittsburgh 6–14
88	-35	2.515	Indiana (INDIANA)	B10	0–1	0.000	86	0	Lost to Iowa 7–16
89	16	2.515	Villanova (VILLANOVA)	IND FBSI	0–2	0.000	86	0	Lost to Richmond 7–21
90	19	2.515	Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)	ACC	0–1	0.000	86	0	BYE
91	-33	2.550	Kent State (KENT STATE)	MAC	0–1	0.000	86	0	Lost to Marshall 7–17
92	18	2.550	Oregon (OREGON)	PAC	0–1–1	0.250	84	0	Tied Kansas 7–7
93	-13	2.550	Syracuse (SYRACUSE)	IND FBSI	0–1	0.000	86	0	Lost to Ohio State 21–31
94	39	2.600	Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	1–1	0.500	55	0	Beat Bowling Green 18–16
95	17	2.757	Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)	IND FBSI	0–2	0.000	86	0	Lost to Tulsa 13–31
96	-44	2.757	Houston (HOUSTON)	IND SWC	0–1	0.000	86	0	Lost to Arizona State 13–29
97	-21	2.757	Rice (RICE)	IND SWC	0–1	0.000	86	0	Lost to Clemson 3–19
98	27	2.774	Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)	B10	0–2	0.000	86	0	Lost to Michigan 10–17
99	-17	2.826	Temple (TEMPLE)	IND FBSI	0–1	0.000	86	0	Lost to Rutgers 3–21
100	0	2.855	Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)	SEC	1–1	0.500	55	-1	Beat Memphis 61–7
101	-41	2.895	Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH)	IND SLC	0–1	0.000	86	0	Lost to Mississippi State 11–31
102	-30	2.895	Oregon State (OREGON STATE)	PAC	0–1	0.000	86	0	Lost to Wyoming 10–30
103	-4	2.910	Drake (DRAKE)	IND MVC	1–1	0.500	55	0	Beat Augustana (SOUTH DAKOTA) 42–0
104	9	2.947	Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)	IND PCAA	0–2	0.000	86	0	Lost to UNLV 6–35
105	16	2.999	Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)	IND FBSI	0–1	0.000	86	0	BYE
106	-38	3.033	Ohio (OHIO)	MAC	0–1	0.000	86	0	Lost to Minnesota 14–38
107	-19	3.068	Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)	SEC	0–1	0.000	86	0	Lost to Maryland 6–31
108	-4	3.132	BYU	IND WAC	1–1	0.500	55	-1	Beat San Diego State 35–11
109	-66	3.171	California (CALIFORNIA)	PAC	0–1	0.000	86	0	Lost to Florida 13–41
110	20	3.222	Citadel (CITADEL)	IND SOCON	1–1	0.500	55	0	Lost to App State 14–17
111	-89	3.254	Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)	MAC	1–1	0.500	55	-1	Lost to Ball State 17–18
112	14	3.258	Illinois State (ILLINOIS STATE)	IND FBSI	1–1	0.500	55	0	Lost to Western Michigan 17–31
113	6	3.282	Furman (FURMAN)	IND SOCON	1–1	0.500	55	0	Beat Presbyterian 28–7
114	-17	3.300	Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)	IND SOCON	1–1	0.500	55	-1	Beat William & Mary 13–10
115	5	3.301	Lamar (LAMAR)	IND SLC	1–1	0.500	55	0	Lost to Baylor 7–42
116	-2	3.344	Louisville (LOUISVILLE)	IND FBSI	0–2	0.000	86	0	Lost to Florida State 0–52
117	14	3.397	Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)	IND FBSI	1–1	0.500	55	0	Lost to Army 7–28
118	-59	3.413	UL Monroe (LOUISIANA MONROE)	IND FBSI	0–1	0.000	86	0	Lost to Iowa State 7–42
119	15	3.517	Pacific (PACIFIC)	IND PCAA	1–1	0.500	55	0	Beat Idaho 24–13
120	-75	3.655	Colorado (COLORADO)	IND B8	0–1	0.000	86	0	Lost to UCLA 14–56
121	15	3.724	Colgate (COLGATE)	IND FBSI	0–1–1	0.250	84	0	Tied Lehigh 17–17
122	-24	4.155	Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)	MAC	0–2	0.000	86	-1	Lost to Eastern Michigan 16–18
123	-15	4.310	Utah State (UTAH STATE)	IND PCAA	1–1	0.500	55	-1	Beat Idaho State 14–7
124	-8	4.451	Southern Illinois (SOUTHERN ILLINOIS)	IND MVC	1–1	0.500	55	-1	Beat Eastern Illinois 37–35
125	-92	4.578	Western Carolina (WESTERN CAROLINA)	IND SOCON	1–1	0.500	55	+1	Lost to Tennessee Tech 10–26
126	9	4.846	William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)	IND FBSI	0–2	0.000	86	-1	Lost to Virginia Military Institute 10–13
127	-16	5.019	Air Force (AIR FORCE)	IND WAC	0–2	0.000	86	-1	Lost to Washington 7–50
128	0	5.468	Memphis (MEMPHIS)	IND FBSI	0–2	0.000	86	-1	Lost to Ole Miss 7–61
129	-58	5.968	Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)	IND B8	0–1	0.000	86	-1	Lost to West Texas A&M 19–20
130	-38	6.141	Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)	B10	0–1	0.000	86	-1	Lost to Purdue 6–12
131	-24	6.176	Long Beach State (LONG BEACH STATE)	IND PCAA	0–1	0.000	86	-1	BYE
132	-3	6.469	UTEP	IND WAC	0–2	0.000	86	-2	Lost to New Mexico State 3–6
133	-76	6.659	Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)	IND B8	0–1	0.000	86	-1	Lost to LSU 0–21
134	-56	6.763	San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)	IND WAC	0–1	0.000	86	-1	Lost to BYU 11–35
135	-11	6.797	Duke (DUKE)	ACC	0–1	0.000	86	-1	BYE
136	1	7.574	East Tennessee State (EAST TENNESSEE STATE)	IND SOCON	0–2	0.000	86	0	Lost to Virginia Tech 7–35
137	1	8.127	Utah (UTAH)	IND WAC	0–2	0.000	86	0	Lost to Nebraska 9–55
138	-21	9.249	Texas Arlington (TEXAS-ARLINGTON)	IND SLC	0–2	0.000	86	-1	Lost to Northwestern State 31–38

1980 Week 3 College Football Team Rankings

September 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.

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Rank	Change	Rating	Team	Conf	Record	Win %	Place	Game Status
1	88	0.332	Penn State (PENN STATE)	IND FBSI	1–0	1.000	1	Beat Colgate 54–10
2	75	0.348	NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)	ACC	1–0	1.000	1	Beat William & Mary 42–0
3	97	0.388	South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)	IND FBSI	1–0	1.000	1	Beat Pacific 37–0
4	128	0.388	Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	1–0	1.000	1	Beat Eastern Michigan 37–0
5	105	0.459	Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)	IND SWC	1–0	1.000	1	Beat UTEP 35–7
6	64	0.467	Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)	SEC	1–0	1.000	1	Beat Memphis 34–7
7	36	0.475	Illinois (ILLINOIS)	B10	1–0	1.000	1	Beat Northwestern 35–9
8	22	0.483	East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)	IND FBSI	1–0	1.000	1	Beat Duke 35–10
9	-6	0.499	Alabama (ALABAMA)	SEC	1–0	1.000	1	Beat Georgia Tech 26–3
10	66	0.506	North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)	ACC	1–0	1.000	1	Beat Furman 35–13
11	70	0.514	Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)	IND FBSI	1–0	1.000	1	Beat Purdue 31–10
12	66	0.546	North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)	IND FBSI	1–0	1.000	1	Beat Texas Arlington 31–14
13	120	0.546	Wichita State (WICHITA STATE)	IND MVC	1–0	1.000	1	Beat Southern Illinois 31–14
14	20	0.554	Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)	IND FBSI	1–0	1.000	1	Beat LSU 16–0
15	1	0.570	CAL State Fullerton (CAL STATE FULLERTON)	IND PCAA	1–0	1.000	1	Beat Fresno State 39–25
16	48	0.570	Miami (MIAMI)	IND FBSI	1–0	1.000	1	Beat Louisville 24–10
17	113	0.570	West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)	IND FBSI	1–0	1.000	1	Beat Cincinnati 41–27
18	6	0.586	Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)	IND WAC	1–0	1.000	1	Beat Air Force 21–9
19	84	0.601	Stanford (STANFORD)	PAC	1–0	1.000	1	Beat Oregon 35–25
20	105	0.609	Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)	IND FBSI	1–0	1.000	1	Beat Wake Forest 16–7
21	31	0.625	Kentucky (KENTUCKY)	SEC	1–0	1.000	1	Beat Utah State 17–10
22	57	0.625	Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)	MAC	1–0	1.000	1	Beat Long Beach State 16–9
23	-22	0.633	Texas (TEXAS)	IND SWC	1–0	1.000	1	BYE
24	-6	0.649	Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)	MAC	1–0	1.000	1	Beat Ball State 21–17
25	36	0.649	Maryland (MARYLAND)	ACC	1–0	1.000	1	Beat Villanova 7–3
26	48	0.649	New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)	IND WAC	1–0	1.000	1	Beat BYU 25–21
27	19	0.657	Indiana State (INDIANA STATE)	IND MVC	1–0	1.000	1	Beat Drake 13–10
28	34	0.657	Mcneese State (MCNEESE STATE)	IND SLC	1–0	1.000	1	Beat West Texas A&M 20–17
29	66	0.657	Richmond (RICHMOND)	IND FBSI	1–0	1.000	1	Beat Bowling Green 20–17
30	72	0.657	Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)	IND FBSI	1–0	1.000	1	Beat Tulane 17–14
31	78	0.657	Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)	IND SWC	1–0	1.000	1	Beat Ole Miss 23–20
32	23	0.665	Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)	IND SLC	1–0	1.000	1	Beat New Mexico State 14–12
33	98	0.665	Western Carolina (WESTERN CAROLINA)	IND SOCON	1–0	1.000	1	Beat Virginia Military Institute 16–14
34	3	0.673	Georgia (GEORGIA)	SEC	1–0	1.000	1	Beat Tennessee 16–15
35	-30	1.122	Arizona (ARIZONA)	PAC	0–0	0.000	79	BYE
36	-30	1.122	Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)	PAC	0–0	0.000	79	BYE
37	-30	1.122	Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE)	IND SLC	0–0	0.000	79	BYE
38	-30	1.122	Army (ARMY)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	79	BYE
39	-30	1.122	Auburn (AUBURN)	SEC	0–0	0.000	79	BYE
40	-29	1.122	Baylor (BAYLOR)	IND SWC	0–0	0.000	79	BYE
41	-29	1.122	Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	79	BYE
42	-28	1.122	Brown (BROWN)	IND IVY	0–0	0.000	79	BYE
43	-26	1.122	California (CALIFORNIA)	PAC	0–0	0.000	79	BYE
44	-23	1.122	Clemson (CLEMSON)	ACC	0–0	0.000	79	BYE
45	-22	1.122	Colorado (COLORADO)	IND B8	0–0	0.000	79	BYE
46	-21	1.122	Columbia (COLUMBIA)	IND IVY	0–0	0.000	79	BYE
47	-21	1.122	Cornell (CORNELL)	IND IVY	0–0	0.000	79	BYE
48	-21	1.122	Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)	IND IVY	0–0	0.000	79	BYE
49	-16	1.122	Florida (FLORIDA)	SEC	0–0	0.000	79	BYE
50	-11	1.122	Harvard (HARVARD)	IND IVY	0–0	0.000	79	BYE
51	-11	1.122	Hawai'i (HAWAII)	IND WAC	0–0	0.000	79	BYE
52	-10	1.122	Houston (HOUSTON)	IND SWC	0–0	0.000	79	BYE
53	-8	1.122	Indiana (INDIANA)	B10	0–0	0.000	79	BYE
54	-7	1.122	Iowa (IOWA)	B10	0–0	0.000	79	BYE
55	-7	1.122	Iowa State (IOWA STATE)	IND B8	0–0	0.000	79	BYE
56	-7	1.122	Kansas (KANSAS)	IND B8	0–0	0.000	79	BYE
57	-7	1.122	Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)	IND B8	0–0	0.000	79	BYE
58	-7	1.122	Kent State (KENT STATE)	MAC	0–0	0.000	79	BYE
59	-3	1.122	UL Monroe (LOUISIANA MONROE)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	79	BYE
60	-3	1.122	Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH)	IND SLC	0–0	0.000	79	BYE
61	4	1.122	Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))	MAC	0–0	0.000	79	BYE
62	4	1.122	Michigan (MICHIGAN)	B10	0–0	0.000	79	BYE
63	4	1.122	Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)	B10	0–0	0.000	79	BYE
64	4	1.122	Minnesota (MINNESOTA)	B10	0–0	0.000	79	BYE
65	6	1.122	Missouri (MISSOURI)	IND B8	0–0	0.000	79	BYE
66	6	1.122	Navy (NAVY)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	79	BYE
67	6	1.122	Nebraska (NEBRASKA)	IND B8	0–0	0.000	79	BYE
68	14	1.122	Ohio (OHIO)	MAC	0–0	0.000	79	BYE
69	14	1.122	Ohio State (OHIO STATE)	B10	0–0	0.000	79	BYE
70	14	1.122	Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)	IND B8	0–0	0.000	79	BYE
71	14	1.122	Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)	IND B8	0–0	0.000	79	BYE
72	15	1.122	Oregon State (OREGON STATE)	PAC	0–0	0.000	79	BYE
73	17	1.122	Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)	IND IVY	0–0	0.000	79	BYE
74	17	1.122	Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	79	BYE
75	17	1.122	Princeton (PRINCETON)	IND IVY	0–0	0.000	79	BYE
76	18	1.122	Rice (RICE)	IND SWC	0–0	0.000	79	BYE
77	19	1.122	Rutgers (RUTGERS)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	79	BYE
78	19	1.122	San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)	IND WAC	0–0	0.000	79	BYE
79	20	1.122	SMU	IND SWC	0–0	0.000	79	BYE
80	24	1.122	Syracuse (SYRACUSE)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	79	BYE
81	24	1.122	TCU	IND SWC	0–0	0.000	79	BYE
82	24	1.122	Temple (TEMPLE)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	79	BYE
83	29	1.122	Toledo (TOLEDO)	MAC	0–0	0.000	79	BYE
84	30	1.122	Tulsa (TULSA)	IND MVC	0–0	0.000	79	BYE
85	30	1.122	UCLA	PAC	0–0	0.000	79	BYE
86	30	1.122	UNLV	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	79	BYE
87	30	1.122	USC	PAC	0–0	0.000	79	BYE
88	33	1.122	Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)	SEC	0–0	0.000	79	BYE
89	34	1.122	Virginia (VIRGINIA)	ACC	0–0	0.000	79	BYE
90	37	1.122	Washington (WASHINGTON)	PAC	0–0	0.000	79	BYE
91	37	1.122	Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)	PAC	0–0	0.000	79	BYE
92	43	1.122	Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)	B10	0–0	0.000	79	BYE
93	43	1.122	Wyoming (WYOMING)	IND WAC	0–0	0.000	79	BYE
94	43	1.122	Yale (YALE)	IND IVY	0–0	0.000	79	BYE
95	12	1.203	Tennessee (TENNESSEE)	SEC	0–1	0.000	43	Lost to Georgia 15–16
96	-21	1.237	New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)	IND MVC	0–1	0.000	43	Lost to Louisiana 12–14
97	27	1.237	Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)	IND SOCON	0–1	0.000	43	Lost to Western Carolina 14–16
98	-85	1.272	Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)	MAC	0–1	0.000	43	Lost to Richmond 17–20
99	-71	1.272	Drake (DRAKE)	IND MVC	0–1	0.000	43	Lost to Indiana State 10–13
100	-31	1.272	Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)	SEC	0–1	0.000	43	Lost to Texas A&M 20–23
101	12	1.272	Tulane (TULANE)	IND FBSI	0–1	0.000	43	Lost to Southern Miss 14–17
102	27	1.272	West Texas A&M (WEST TEXAS A&M)	IND MVC	0–1	0.000	43	Lost to Mcneese State 17–20
103	-93	1.306	Ball State (BALL STATE)	MAC	0–1	0.000	43	Lost to Central Michigan 17–21
104	-89	1.306	BYU	IND WAC	0–1	0.000	43	Lost to New Mexico 21–25
105	17	1.306	Villanova (VILLANOVA)	IND FBSI	0–1	0.000	43	Lost to Maryland 3–7
106	32	1.376	Arkansas (ARKANSAS)	IND SWC	0–1	0.000	43	BYE
107	-53	1.410	Long Beach State (LONG BEACH STATE)	IND PCAA	0–1	0.000	43	Lost to Northern Illinois 9–16
108	11	1.410	Utah State (UTAH STATE)	IND PCAA	0–1	0.000	43	Lost to Kentucky 10–17
109	17	1.479	Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)	ACC	0–1	0.000	43	Lost to Virginia Tech 7–16
110	-24	1.514	Oregon (OREGON)	PAC	0–1	0.000	43	Lost to Stanford 25–35
111	-109	1.583	Air Force (AIR FORCE)	IND WAC	0–1	0.000	43	Lost to Colorado State 9–21
112	-93	1.652	Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)	IND FBSI	0–1	0.000	43	Lost to West Virginia 27–41
113	-78	1.652	Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)	IND PCAA	0–1	0.000	43	Lost to CAL State Fullerton 25–39
114	-56	1.652	Louisville (LOUISVILLE)	IND FBSI	0–1	0.000	43	Lost to Miami 10–24
115	-56	1.721	LSU	SEC	0–1	0.000	43	Lost to Florida State 0–16
116	-15	1.755	Southern Illinois (SOUTHERN ILLINOIS)	IND MVC	0–1	0.000	43	Lost to Wichita State 14–31
117	-6	1.755	Texas Arlington (TEXAS-ARLINGTON)	IND SLC	0–1	0.000	43	Lost to North Texas 14–31
118	-25	1.894	Purdue (PURDUE)	B10	0–1	0.000	43	Lost to Notre Dame 10–31
119	-83	1.928	Furman (FURMAN)	IND SOCON	0–1	0.000	43	Lost to North Carolina 13–35
120	-67	1.939	Lamar (LAMAR)	IND SLC	1–0	1.000	1	Beat Texas Southern 41–8
121	-83	1.963	Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)	IND FBSI	0–1	0.000	43	Lost to Alabama 3–26
122	-118	1.978	App State (APPALACHIAN STATE)	IND SOCON	1–0	1.000	1	Beat James Madison 34–6
123	-63	1.986	Marshall (MARSHALL)	IND SOCON	1–0	1.000	1	Beat Morehead State 35–8
124	-95	2.032	Duke (DUKE)	ACC	0–1	0.000	43	Lost to East Carolina 10–35
125	-45	2.066	Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)	B10	0–1	0.000	43	Lost to Illinois 9–35
126	-82	2.081	Illinois State (ILLINOIS STATE)	IND FBSI	1–0	1.000	1	Beat Nicholls State 28–13
127	-29	2.089	San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)	IND PCAA	1–0	1.000	1	Beat Santa Clara 28–14
128	-65	2.101	Memphis (MEMPHIS)	IND FBSI	0–1	0.000	43	Lost to Mississippi State 7–34
129	-9	2.135	UTEP	IND WAC	0–1	0.000	43	Lost to Texas Tech 7–35
130	-110	2.145	Citadel (CITADEL)	IND SOCON	1–0	1.000	1	Beat Presbyterian 21–14
131	-90	2.145	Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)	IND FBSI	1–0	1.000	1	Beat Rhode Island 21–14
132	-24	2.176	Tennessee Chattanooga (TENNESSEE-CHATTANOOGA)	IND SOCON	1–0	1.000	1	Beat Jacksonville State 16–13
133	-101	2.446	Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	0–1	0.000	43	Lost to Western Michigan 0–37
134	-46	2.446	Pacific (PACIFIC)	IND PCAA	0–1	0.000	43	Lost to South Carolina 0–37
135	-1	2.619	William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)	IND FBSI	0–1	0.000	43	Lost to NC State 0–42
136	-114	2.688	Colgate (COLGATE)	IND FBSI	0–1	0.000	43	Lost to Penn State 10–54
137	-106	10.941	East Tennessee State (EAST TENNESSEE STATE)	IND SOCON	0–1	0.000	43	Lost to Wofford 9–16
138	-20	11.424	Utah (UTAH)	IND WAC	0–1	0.000	43	Lost to Boise State 7–28

1980 Week 2 College Football Team Rankings

September 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.

entries per pageSearch:

Rank	Change	Rating	Team	Conf	Record	Win %	Place	Game Status
1	0	-0.016	Texas (TEXAS)	IND SWC	1–0	1.000	1	Beat Arkansas 23–17
2	-1	0.029	Air Force (AIR FORCE)	IND WAC	0–0	0.000	3	BYE
3	-2	0.029	Alabama (ALABAMA)	SEC	0–0	0.000	3	BYE
4	-3	0.029	App State (APPALACHIAN STATE)	IND SOCON	0–0	0.000	3	BYE
5	-4	0.029	Arizona (ARIZONA)	PAC	0–0	0.000	3	BYE
6	-5	0.029	Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)	PAC	0–0	0.000	3	BYE
7	-6	0.029	Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE)	IND SLC	0–0	0.000	3	BYE
8	-7	0.029	Army (ARMY)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	3	BYE
9	-8	0.029	Auburn (AUBURN)	SEC	0–0	0.000	3	BYE
10	-9	0.029	Ball State (BALL STATE)	MAC	0–0	0.000	3	BYE
11	-10	0.029	Baylor (BAYLOR)	IND SWC	0–0	0.000	3	BYE
12	-11	0.029	Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	3	BYE
13	-12	0.029	Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)	MAC	0–0	0.000	3	BYE
14	-13	0.029	Brown (BROWN)	IND IVY	0–0	0.000	3	BYE
15	-14	0.029	BYU	IND WAC	0–0	0.000	3	BYE
16	-15	0.029	CAL State Fullerton (CAL STATE FULLERTON)	IND PCAA	0–0	0.000	3	BYE
17	-16	0.029	California (CALIFORNIA)	PAC	0–0	0.000	3	BYE
18	-17	0.029	Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)	MAC	0–0	0.000	3	BYE
19	-18	0.029	Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	3	BYE
20	-19	0.029	Citadel (CITADEL)	IND SOCON	0–0	0.000	3	BYE
21	-20	0.029	Clemson (CLEMSON)	ACC	0–0	0.000	3	BYE
22	-21	0.029	Colgate (COLGATE)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	3	BYE
23	-22	0.029	Colorado (COLORADO)	IND B8	0–0	0.000	3	BYE
24	-23	0.029	Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)	IND WAC	0–0	0.000	3	BYE
25	-24	0.029	Columbia (COLUMBIA)	IND IVY	0–0	0.000	3	BYE
26	-25	0.029	Cornell (CORNELL)	IND IVY	0–0	0.000	3	BYE
27	-26	0.029	Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)	IND IVY	0–0	0.000	3	BYE
28	-27	0.029	Drake (DRAKE)	IND MVC	0–0	0.000	3	BYE
29	-28	0.029	Duke (DUKE)	ACC	0–0	0.000	3	BYE
30	-29	0.029	East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	3	BYE
31	-30	0.029	East Tennessee State (EAST TENNESSEE STATE)	IND SOCON	0–0	0.000	3	BYE
32	-31	0.029	Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	0–0	0.000	3	BYE
33	-32	0.029	Florida (FLORIDA)	SEC	0–0	0.000	3	BYE
34	-33	0.029	Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	3	BYE
35	-34	0.029	Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)	IND PCAA	0–0	0.000	3	BYE
36	-35	0.029	Furman (FURMAN)	IND SOCON	0–0	0.000	3	BYE
37	-36	0.029	Georgia (GEORGIA)	SEC	0–0	0.000	3	BYE
38	-37	0.029	Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	3	BYE
39	-38	0.029	Harvard (HARVARD)	IND IVY	0–0	0.000	3	BYE
40	-39	0.029	Hawai'i (HAWAII)	IND WAC	0–0	0.000	3	BYE
41	-40	0.029	Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	3	BYE
42	-41	0.029	Houston (HOUSTON)	IND SWC	0–0	0.000	3	BYE
43	-42	0.029	Illinois (ILLINOIS)	B10	0–0	0.000	3	BYE
44	-43	0.029	Illinois State (ILLINOIS STATE)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	3	BYE
45	-44	0.029	Indiana (INDIANA)	B10	0–0	0.000	3	BYE
46	-45	0.029	Indiana State (INDIANA STATE)	IND MVC	0–0	0.000	3	BYE
47	-46	0.029	Iowa (IOWA)	B10	0–0	0.000	3	BYE
48	-47	0.029	Iowa State (IOWA STATE)	IND B8	0–0	0.000	3	BYE
49	-48	0.029	Kansas (KANSAS)	IND B8	0–0	0.000	3	BYE
50	-49	0.029	Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)	IND B8	0–0	0.000	3	BYE
51	-50	0.029	Kent State (KENT STATE)	MAC	0–0	0.000	3	BYE
52	-51	0.029	Kentucky (KENTUCKY)	SEC	0–0	0.000	3	BYE
53	-52	0.029	Lamar (LAMAR)	IND SLC	0–0	0.000	3	BYE
54	-53	0.029	Long Beach State (LONG BEACH STATE)	IND PCAA	0–0	0.000	3	BYE
55	-54	0.029	Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)	IND SLC	0–0	0.000	3	BYE
56	-55	0.029	UL Monroe (LOUISIANA MONROE)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	3	BYE
57	-56	0.029	Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH)	IND SLC	0–0	0.000	3	BYE
58	-57	0.029	Louisville (LOUISVILLE)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	3	BYE
59	-58	0.029	LSU	SEC	0–0	0.000	3	BYE
60	-59	0.029	Marshall (MARSHALL)	IND SOCON	0–0	0.000	3	BYE
61	-60	0.029	Maryland (MARYLAND)	ACC	0–0	0.000	3	BYE
62	-61	0.029	Mcneese State (MCNEESE STATE)	IND SLC	0–0	0.000	3	BYE
63	-62	0.029	Memphis (MEMPHIS)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	3	BYE
64	-63	0.029	Miami (MIAMI)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	3	BYE
65	-64	0.029	Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))	MAC	0–0	0.000	3	BYE
66	-65	0.029	Michigan (MICHIGAN)	B10	0–0	0.000	3	BYE
67	-66	0.029	Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)	B10	0–0	0.000	3	BYE
68	-67	0.029	Minnesota (MINNESOTA)	B10	0–0	0.000	3	BYE
69	-68	0.029	Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)	SEC	0–0	0.000	3	BYE
70	-69	0.029	Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)	SEC	0–0	0.000	3	BYE
71	-70	0.029	Missouri (MISSOURI)	IND B8	0–0	0.000	3	BYE
72	-71	0.029	Navy (NAVY)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	3	BYE
73	-72	0.029	Nebraska (NEBRASKA)	IND B8	0–0	0.000	3	BYE
74	-73	0.029	New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)	IND WAC	0–0	0.000	3	BYE
75	-74	0.029	New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)	IND MVC	0–0	0.000	3	BYE
76	-75	0.029	North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)	ACC	0–0	0.000	3	BYE
77	-76	0.029	NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)	ACC	0–0	0.000	3	BYE
78	-77	0.029	North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	3	BYE
79	-78	0.029	Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)	MAC	0–0	0.000	3	BYE
80	-79	0.029	Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)	B10	0–0	0.000	3	BYE
81	-80	0.029	Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	3	BYE
82	-81	0.029	Ohio (OHIO)	MAC	0–0	0.000	3	BYE
83	-82	0.029	Ohio State (OHIO STATE)	B10	0–0	0.000	3	BYE
84	-83	0.029	Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)	IND B8	0–0	0.000	3	BYE
85	-84	0.029	Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)	IND B8	0–0	0.000	3	BYE
86	-85	0.029	Oregon (OREGON)	PAC	0–0	0.000	3	BYE
87	-86	0.029	Oregon State (OREGON STATE)	PAC	0–0	0.000	3	BYE
88	-87	0.029	Pacific (PACIFIC)	IND PCAA	0–0	0.000	3	BYE
89	-88	0.029	Penn State (PENN STATE)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	3	BYE
90	-89	0.029	Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)	IND IVY	0–0	0.000	3	BYE
91	-90	0.029	Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	3	BYE
92	-91	0.029	Princeton (PRINCETON)	IND IVY	0–0	0.000	3	BYE
93	-92	0.029	Purdue (PURDUE)	B10	0–0	0.000	3	BYE
94	-93	0.029	Rice (RICE)	IND SWC	0–0	0.000	3	BYE
95	-94	0.029	Richmond (RICHMOND)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	3	BYE
96	-95	0.029	Rutgers (RUTGERS)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	3	BYE
97	-96	0.029	San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)	IND WAC	0–0	0.000	3	BYE
98	-97	0.029	San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)	IND PCAA	0–0	0.000	3	BYE
99	-98	0.029	SMU	IND SWC	0–0	0.000	3	BYE
100	-99	0.029	South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	3	BYE
101	-100	0.029	Southern Illinois (SOUTHERN ILLINOIS)	IND MVC	0–0	0.000	3	BYE
102	-101	0.029	Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	3	BYE
103	-102	0.029	Stanford (STANFORD)	PAC	0–0	0.000	3	BYE
104	-103	0.029	Syracuse (SYRACUSE)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	3	BYE
105	-104	0.029	TCU	IND SWC	0–0	0.000	3	BYE
106	-105	0.029	Temple (TEMPLE)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	3	BYE
107	-106	0.029	Tennessee (TENNESSEE)	SEC	0–0	0.000	3	BYE
108	-107	0.029	Tennessee Chattanooga (TENNESSEE-CHATTANOOGA)	IND SOCON	0–0	0.000	3	BYE
109	-108	0.029	Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)	IND SWC	0–0	0.000	3	BYE
110	-109	0.029	Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)	IND SWC	0–0	0.000	3	BYE
111	-110	0.029	Texas Arlington (TEXAS-ARLINGTON)	IND SLC	0–0	0.000	3	BYE
112	-111	0.029	Toledo (TOLEDO)	MAC	0–0	0.000	3	BYE
113	-112	0.029	Tulane (TULANE)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	3	BYE
114	-113	0.029	Tulsa (TULSA)	IND MVC	0–0	0.000	3	BYE
115	-114	0.029	UCLA	PAC	0–0	0.000	3	BYE
116	-115	0.029	UNLV	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	3	BYE
117	-116	0.029	USC	PAC	0–0	0.000	3	BYE
118	-117	0.029	Utah (UTAH)	IND WAC	0–0	0.000	3	BYE
119	-118	0.029	Utah State (UTAH STATE)	IND PCAA	0–0	0.000	3	BYE
120	-119	0.029	UTEP	IND WAC	0–0	0.000	3	BYE
121	-120	0.029	Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)	SEC	0–0	0.000	3	BYE
122	-121	0.029	Villanova (VILLANOVA)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	3	BYE
123	-122	0.029	Virginia (VIRGINIA)	ACC	0–0	0.000	3	BYE
124	-123	0.029	Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)	IND SOCON	0–0	0.000	3	BYE
125	-124	0.029	Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	3	BYE
126	-125	0.029	Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)	ACC	0–0	0.000	3	BYE
127	-126	0.029	Washington (WASHINGTON)	PAC	0–0	0.000	3	BYE
128	-127	0.029	Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)	PAC	0–0	0.000	3	BYE
129	-128	0.029	West Texas A&M (WEST TEXAS A&M)	IND MVC	0–0	0.000	3	BYE
130	-129	0.029	West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	3	BYE
131	-130	0.029	Western Carolina (WESTERN CAROLINA)	IND SOCON	0–0	0.000	3	BYE
132	-131	0.029	Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	0–0	0.000	3	BYE
133	-132	0.029	Wichita State (WICHITA STATE)	IND MVC	0–0	0.000	3	BYE
134	-133	0.029	William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	3	BYE
135	-134	0.029	Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)	B10	0–0	0.000	3	BYE
136	-135	0.029	Wyoming (WYOMING)	IND WAC	0–0	0.000	3	BYE
137	-136	0.029	Yale (YALE)	IND IVY	0–0	0.000	3	BYE
138	-137	0.314	Arkansas (ARKANSAS)	IND SWC	0–1	0.000	2	Lost to Texas 17–23

1980 Pre-Season College Football Team Rankings

August 26, 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	Team	Conf	Record	Place	Game Status
1	135	Air Force (AIR FORCE)	IND WAC	0–0	1	Preseason
1	1	Alabama (ALABAMA)	SEC	0–0	1	Preseason
1	104	App State (APPALACHIAN STATE)	IND SOCON	0–0	1	Preseason
1	50	Arizona (ARIZONA)	PAC	0–0	1	Preseason
1	59	Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)	PAC	0–0	1	Preseason
1	9	Arkansas (ARKANSAS)	IND SWC	0–0	1	Preseason
1	101	Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE)	IND SLC	0–0	1	Preseason
1	117	Army (ARMY)	IND FBSI	0–0	1	Preseason
1	26	Auburn (AUBURN)	SEC	0–0	1	Preseason
1	64	Ball State (BALL STATE)	MAC	0–0	1	Preseason
1	23	Baylor (BAYLOR)	IND SWC	0–0	1	Preseason
1	83	Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)	IND FBSI	0–0	1	Preseason
1	95	Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)	MAC	0–0	1	Preseason
1	46	Brown (BROWN)	IND IVY	0–0	1	Preseason
1	3	BYU	IND WAC	0–0	1	Preseason
1	123	CAL State Fullerton (CAL STATE FULLERTON)	IND PCAA	0–0	1	Preseason
1	53	California (CALIFORNIA)	PAC	0–0	1	Preseason
1	5	Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)	MAC	0–0	1	Preseason
1	116	Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)	IND FBSI	0–0	1	Preseason
1	77	Citadel (CITADEL)	IND SOCON	0–0	1	Preseason
1	20	Clemson (CLEMSON)	ACC	0–0	1	Preseason
1	86	Colgate (COLGATE)	IND FBSI	0–0	1	Preseason
1	109	Colorado (COLORADO)	IND B8	0–0	1	Preseason
1	91	Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)	IND WAC	0–0	1	Preseason
1	136	Columbia (COLUMBIA)	IND IVY	0–0	1	Preseason
1	68	Cornell (CORNELL)	IND IVY	0–0	1	Preseason
1	78	Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)	IND IVY	0–0	1	Preseason
1	119	Drake (DRAKE)	IND MVC	0–0	1	Preseason
1	110	Duke (DUKE)	ACC	0–0	1	Preseason
1	31	East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)	IND FBSI	0–0	1	Preseason
1	67	East Tennessee State (EAST TENNESSEE STATE)	IND SOCON	0–0	1	Preseason
1	129	Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	0–0	1	Preseason
1	131	Florida (FLORIDA)	SEC	0–0	1	Preseason
1	8	Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)	IND FBSI	0–0	1	Preseason
1	99	Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)	IND PCAA	0–0	1	Preseason
1	92	Furman (FURMAN)	IND SOCON	0–0	1	Preseason
1	58	Georgia (GEORGIA)	SEC	0–0	1	Preseason
1	84	Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)	IND FBSI	0–0	1	Preseason
1	114	Harvard (HARVARD)	IND IVY	0–0	1	Preseason
1	63	Hawai'i (HAWAII)	IND WAC	0–0	1	Preseason
1	98	Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)	IND FBSI	0–0	1	Preseason
1	7	Houston (HOUSTON)	IND SWC	0–0	1	Preseason
1	115	Illinois (ILLINOIS)	B10	0–0	1	Preseason
1	126	Illinois State (ILLINOIS STATE)	IND FBSI	0–0	1	Preseason
1	36	Indiana (INDIANA)	B10	0–0	1	Preseason
1	48	Indiana State (INDIANA STATE)	IND MVC	0–0	1	Preseason
1	72	Iowa (IOWA)	B10	0–0	1	Preseason
1	111	Iowa State (IOWA STATE)	IND B8	0–0	1	Preseason
1	105	Kansas (KANSAS)	IND B8	0–0	1	Preseason
1	112	Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)	IND B8	0–0	1	Preseason
1	137	Kent State (KENT STATE)	MAC	0–0	1	Preseason
1	88	Kentucky (KENTUCKY)	SEC	0–0	1	Preseason
1	40	Lamar (LAMAR)	IND SLC	0–0	1	Preseason
1	56	Long Beach State (LONG BEACH STATE)	IND PCAA	0–0	1	Preseason
1	96	Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)	IND SLC	0–0	1	Preseason
1	121	UL Monroe (LOUISIANA MONROE)	IND FBSI	0–0	1	Preseason
1	120	Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH)	IND SLC	0–0	1	Preseason
1	89	Louisville (LOUISVILLE)	IND FBSI	0–0	1	Preseason
1	38	LSU	SEC	0–0	1	Preseason
1	133	Marshall (MARSHALL)	IND SOCON	0–0	1	Preseason
1	35	Maryland (MARYLAND)	ACC	0–0	1	Preseason
1	11	Mcneese State (MCNEESE STATE)	IND SLC	0–0	1	Preseason
1	97	Memphis (MEMPHIS)	IND FBSI	0–0	1	Preseason
1	81	Miami (MIAMI)	IND FBSI	0–0	1	Preseason
1	65	Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))	MAC	0–0	1	Preseason
1	29	Michigan (MICHIGAN)	B10	0–0	1	Preseason
1	79	Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)	B10	0–0	1	Preseason
1	76	Minnesota (MINNESOTA)	B10	0–0	1	Preseason
1	93	Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)	SEC	0–0	1	Preseason
1	103	Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)	SEC	0–0	1	Preseason
1	44	Missouri (MISSOURI)	IND B8	0–0	1	Preseason
1	47	Navy (NAVY)	IND FBSI	0–0	1	Preseason
1	10	Nebraska (NEBRASKA)	IND B8	0–0	1	Preseason
1	87	New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)	IND WAC	0–0	1	Preseason
1	124	New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)	IND MVC	0–0	1	Preseason
1	15	North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)	ACC	0–0	1	Preseason
1	21	NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)	ACC	0–0	1	Preseason
1	90	North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)	IND FBSI	0–0	1	Preseason
1	57	Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)	MAC	0–0	1	Preseason
1	134	Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)	B10	0–0	1	Preseason
1	24	Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)	IND FBSI	0–0	1	Preseason
1	71	Ohio (OHIO)	MAC	0–0	1	Preseason
1	6	Ohio State (OHIO STATE)	B10	0–0	1	Preseason
1	4	Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)	IND B8	0–0	1	Preseason
1	41	Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)	IND B8	0–0	1	Preseason
1	70	Oregon (OREGON)	PAC	0–0	1	Preseason
1	132	Oregon State (OREGON STATE)	PAC	0–0	1	Preseason
1	122	Pacific (PACIFIC)	IND PCAA	0–0	1	Preseason
1	12	Penn State (PENN STATE)	IND FBSI	0–0	1	Preseason
1	138	Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)	IND IVY	0–0	1	Preseason
1	2	Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)	IND FBSI	0–0	1	Preseason
1	55	Princeton (PRINCETON)	IND IVY	0–0	1	Preseason
1	17	Purdue (PURDUE)	B10	0–0	1	Preseason
1	125	Rice (RICE)	IND SWC	0–0	1	Preseason
1	139	Richmond (RICHMOND)	IND FBSI	0–0	1	Preseason
1	32	Rutgers (RUTGERS)	IND FBSI	0–0	1	Preseason
1	34	San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)	IND WAC	0–0	1	Preseason
1	62	San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)	IND PCAA	0–0	1	Preseason
1	74	SMU	IND SWC	0–0	1	Preseason
1	19	South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)	IND FBSI	0–0	1	Preseason
1	49	Southern Illinois (SOUTHERN ILLINOIS)	IND MVC	0–0	1	Preseason
1	45	Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)	IND FBSI	0–0	1	Preseason
1	75	Stanford (STANFORD)	PAC	0–0	1	Preseason
1	37	Syracuse (SYRACUSE)	IND FBSI	0–0	1	Preseason
1	102	TCU	IND SWC	0–0	1	Preseason
1	13	Temple (TEMPLE)	IND FBSI	0–0	1	Preseason
1	42	Tennessee (TENNESSEE)	SEC	0–0	1	Preseason
1	27	Tennessee Chattanooga (TENNESSEE-CHATTANOOGA)	IND SOCON	0–0	1	Preseason
1	14	Texas (TEXAS)	IND SWC	0–0	1	Preseason
1	39	Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)	IND SWC	0–0	1	Preseason
1	85	Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)	IND SWC	0–0	1	Preseason
1	25	Texas Arlington (TEXAS-ARLINGTON)	IND SLC	0–0	1	Preseason
1	43	Toledo (TOLEDO)	MAC	0–0	1	Preseason
1	30	Tulane (TULANE)	IND FBSI	0–0	1	Preseason
1	80	Tulsa (TULSA)	IND MVC	0–0	1	Preseason
1	54	UCLA	PAC	0–0	1	Preseason
1	28	UNLV	IND FBSI	0–0	1	Preseason
1	0	USC	PAC	0–0	1	Preseason
1	52	Utah (UTAH)	IND WAC	0–0	1	Preseason
1	33	Utah State (UTAH STATE)	IND PCAA	0–0	1	Preseason
1	127	UTEP	IND WAC	0–0	1	Preseason
1	128	Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)	SEC	0–0	1	Preseason
1	100	Villanova (VILLANOVA)	IND FBSI	0–0	1	Preseason
1	51	Virginia (VIRGINIA)	ACC	0–0	1	Preseason
1	66	Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)	IND SOCON	0–0	1	Preseason
1	73	Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)	IND FBSI	0–0	1	Preseason
1	22	Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)	ACC	0–0	1	Preseason
1	18	Washington (WASHINGTON)	PAC	0–0	1	Preseason
1	108	Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)	PAC	0–0	1	Preseason
1	60	West Texas A&M (WEST TEXAS A&M)	IND MVC	0–0	1	Preseason
1	69	West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)	IND FBSI	0–0	1	Preseason
1	82	Western Carolina (WESTERN CAROLINA)	IND SOCON	0–0	1	Preseason
1	61	Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	0–0	1	Preseason
1	130	Wichita State (WICHITA STATE)	IND MVC	0–0	1	Preseason
1	107	William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)	IND FBSI	0–0	1	Preseason
1	94	Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)	B10	0–0	1	Preseason
1	106	Wyoming (WYOMING)	IND WAC	0–0	1	Preseason
1	16	Yale (YALE)	IND IVY	0–0	1	Preseason

1979 Final College Football Team Rankings

January 8, 1980By PowerUpRankings.com • Posted in 1979 Season Tags: • No Comments

1979 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	0.913	USC	PAC	11–0–1	0.958	2	+62	Beat Ohio State 17–16
2	1	0.995	Alabama (ALABAMA)	SEC	12–0	1.000	1	+59	Beat Arkansas 24–9
3	-1	1.027	Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)	IND FBSI	11–1	0.917	4	+61	BYE
4	1	1.064	BYU	IND WAC	11–1	0.917	4	+52	BYE
5	5	1.092	Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)	IND B8	11–1	0.917	4	+56	Beat Florida State 24–7
6	0	1.116	Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)	MAC	10–0–1	0.955	3	+45	BYE
7	-3	1.187	Ohio State (OHIO STATE)	B10	11–1	0.917	4	+52	Lost to USC 16–17
8	3	1.204	Houston (HOUSTON)	IND SWC	11–1	0.917	4	+52	Beat Nebraska 17–14
9	-2	1.273	Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)	IND FBSI	11–1	0.917	4	+50	Lost to Oklahoma 7–24
10	-2	1.278	Arkansas (ARKANSAS)	IND SWC	10–2	0.833	12	+50	Lost to Alabama 9–24
11	-2	1.298	Nebraska (NEBRASKA)	IND B8	10–2	0.833	12	+46	Lost to Houston 14–17
12	0	1.347	Mcneese State (MCNEESE STATE)	IND SLC	11–1	0.917	4	+46	BYE
13	0	1.517	Penn State (PENN STATE)	IND FBSI	8–4	0.667	31	+41	BYE
14	2	1.540	Temple (TEMPLE)	IND FBSI	10–2	0.833	12	+37	BYE
15	0	1.540	Texas (TEXAS)	IND SWC	9–3	0.750	19	+41	BYE
16	-2	1.546	North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)	ACC	8–3–1	0.708	27	+34	BYE
17	0	1.584	Yale (YALE)	IND IVY	8–1	0.889	11	+23	BYE
18	0	1.642	Purdue (PURDUE)	B10	10–2	0.833	12	+41	BYE
19	1	1.667	Washington (WASHINGTON)	PAC	9–3	0.750	19	+37	BYE
20	-1	1.676	South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)	IND FBSI	8–4	0.667	31	+35	BYE
21	0	1.711	Clemson (CLEMSON)	ACC	8–4	0.667	31	+31	BYE
22	0	1.719	NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)	ACC	7–4	0.636	39	+29	BYE
23	0	1.877	Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)	ACC	8–4	0.667	31	+29	BYE
24	0	1.905	Baylor (BAYLOR)	IND SWC	8–4	0.667	31	+27	BYE
25	0	1.926	Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)	IND FBSI	7–4	0.636	39	+28	BYE
26	0	1.939	Texas Arlington (TEXAS-ARLINGTON)	IND SLC	9–2	0.818	17	+21	BYE
27	0	1.981	Auburn (AUBURN)	SEC	8–3	0.727	22	+21	BYE
28	0	1.993	Tennessee Chattanooga (TENNESSEE-CHATTANOOGA)	IND SOCON	9–2	0.818	17	+21	BYE
29	1	2.023	UNLV	IND FBSI	9–1–2	0.833	12	+20	BYE
30	-1	2.028	Michigan (MICHIGAN)	B10	8–4	0.667	31	+23	BYE
31	0	2.117	Tulane (TULANE)	IND FBSI	9–3	0.750	19	+19	BYE
32	0	2.128	East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)	IND FBSI	7–3–1	0.682	28	+14	BYE
33	0	2.135	Rutgers (RUTGERS)	IND FBSI	8–3	0.727	22	+18	BYE
34	0	2.180	Utah State (UTAH STATE)	IND PCAA	7–3–1	0.682	28	+18	BYE
35	0	2.183	San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)	IND WAC	8–3	0.727	22	+24	BYE
36	0	2.236	Maryland (MARYLAND)	ACC	7–4	0.636	39	+18	BYE
37	0	2.352	Indiana (INDIANA)	B10	8–4	0.667	31	+18	BYE
38	0	2.386	Syracuse (SYRACUSE)	IND FBSI	7–5	0.583	50	+21	BYE
39	0	2.489	LSU	SEC	7–5	0.583	50	+15	BYE
40	2	2.490	Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)	IND SWC	6–5	0.545	57	+16	BYE
41	0	2.491	Lamar (LAMAR)	IND SLC	6–3–2	0.636	39	+9	BYE
42	-2	2.502	Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)	IND B8	7–4	0.636	39	+16	BYE
43	0	2.536	Tennessee (TENNESSEE)	SEC	7–5	0.583	50	+16	BYE
44	0	2.562	Toledo (TOLEDO)	MAC	7–3–1	0.682	28	+10	BYE
45	0	2.573	Missouri (MISSOURI)	IND B8	7–5	0.583	50	+13	BYE
46	0	2.681	Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)	IND FBSI	6–4–1	0.591	47	+9	BYE
47	0	2.683	Brown (BROWN)	IND IVY	6–3	0.667	31	+3	BYE
48	0	2.747	Navy (NAVY)	IND FBSI	7–4	0.636	39	+9	BYE
49	0	2.769	Indiana State (INDIANA STATE)	IND MVC	8–3	0.727	22	+4	BYE
50	0	2.779	Southern Illinois (SOUTHERN ILLINOIS)	IND MVC	8–3	0.727	22	+14	BYE
51	0	2.818	Arizona (ARIZONA)	PAC	6–5–1	0.542	69	+11	BYE
52	0	2.862	Virginia (VIRGINIA)	ACC	6–5	0.545	57	0	BYE
53	0	2.878	Utah (UTAH)	IND WAC	6–6	0.500	70	+13	BYE
54	0	2.921	California (CALIFORNIA)	PAC	6–6	0.500	70	+7	BYE
55	1	2.940	UCLA	PAC	5–6	0.455	78	+14	BYE
56	-1	2.945	Princeton (PRINCETON)	IND IVY	5–4	0.556	54	+2	BYE
57	0	2.957	Long Beach State (LONG BEACH STATE)	IND PCAA	7–4	0.636	39	+5	BYE
58	0	2.985	Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)	MAC	5–5–1	0.500	70	+7	BYE
59	0	3.032	Georgia (GEORGIA)	SEC	6–5	0.545	57	+1	BYE
60	0	3.044	Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)	PAC	6–6	0.500	70	+4	BYE
61	2	3.088	West Texas A&M (WEST TEXAS A&M)	IND MVC	5–5–1	0.500	70	+5	BYE
62	-1	3.096	Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	6–5	0.545	57	+1	BYE
63	-1	3.096	San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)	IND PCAA	6–4–1	0.591	47	+2	BYE
64	1	3.150	Hawai'i (HAWAII)	IND WAC	6–5	0.545	57	0	BYE
65	-1	3.158	Ball State (BALL STATE)	MAC	6–5	0.545	57	-1	BYE
66	0	3.191	Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))	MAC	6–5	0.545	57	0	BYE
67	0	3.195	Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)	IND SOCON	6–4–1	0.591	47	+1	BYE
68	0	3.214	East Tennessee State (EAST TENNESSEE STATE)	IND SOCON	7–4	0.636	39	-8	BYE
69	0	3.308	Cornell (CORNELL)	IND IVY	5–4	0.556	54	+5	BYE
70	1	3.404	West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)	IND FBSI	5–6	0.455	78	+2	BYE
71	-1	3.407	Oregon (OREGON)	PAC	6–5	0.545	57	-2	BYE
72	0	3.435	Ohio (OHIO)	MAC	6–5	0.545	57	-3	BYE
73	0	3.490	Iowa (IOWA)	B10	5–6	0.455	78	-1	BYE
74	0	3.516	Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)	IND FBSI	5–6	0.455	78	-3	BYE
75	0	3.603	SMU	IND SWC	5–6	0.455	78	-6	BYE
76	0	3.608	Stanford (STANFORD)	PAC	5–5–1	0.500	70	-4	BYE
77	0	3.623	Minnesota (MINNESOTA)	B10	4–6–1	0.409	92	0	BYE
78	0	3.625	Citadel (CITADEL)	IND SOCON	6–5	0.545	57	+2	BYE
79	0	3.650	Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)	IND IVY	4–4–1	0.500	70	-5	BYE
80	0	3.683	Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)	B10	5–6	0.455	78	-5	BYE
81	0	3.717	Tulsa (TULSA)	IND MVC	6–5	0.545	57	-6	BYE
82	0	3.749	Miami (MIAMI)	IND FBSI	5–6	0.455	78	+6	BYE
83	0	3.775	Western Carolina (WESTERN CAROLINA)	IND SOCON	6–5	0.545	57	-16	BYE
84	0	3.838	Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)	IND FBSI	5–6	0.455	78	-7	BYE
85	0	3.870	Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)	IND FBSI	4–6–1	0.409	92	-5	BYE
86	0	3.871	Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)	IND SWC	3–6–2	0.364	96	-3	BYE
87	0	3.884	Colgate (COLGATE)	IND FBSI	5–4–1	0.550	56	-1	BYE
88	0	3.913	New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)	IND WAC	6–6	0.500	70	-7	BYE
89	0	3.959	Kentucky (KENTUCKY)	SEC	5–6	0.455	78	-14	BYE
90	0	4.077	Louisville (LOUISVILLE)	IND FBSI	4–6–1	0.409	92	-7	BYE
91	0	4.211	North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)	IND FBSI	5–6	0.455	78	-11	BYE
92	0	4.357	Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)	IND WAC	4–7–1	0.375	95	-12	BYE
93	0	4.416	Furman (FURMAN)	IND SOCON	5–6	0.455	78	+2	BYE
94	0	4.433	Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)	SEC	4–7	0.364	96	-16	BYE
95	0	4.460	Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)	B10	4–7	0.364	96	-14	BYE
96	0	4.658	Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)	MAC	4–7	0.364	96	-17	BYE
97	1	4.685	Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)	IND SLC	4–7	0.364	96	-18	BYE
98	-1	4.693	Memphis (MEMPHIS)	IND FBSI	5–6	0.455	78	-20	BYE
99	0	4.697	Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)	IND FBSI	5–6	0.455	78	-6	BYE
100	0	4.848	Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)	IND PCAA	4–7	0.364	96	-12	BYE
101	0	4.876	Villanova (VILLANOVA)	IND FBSI	5–6	0.455	78	-7	BYE
102	0	4.902	Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE)	IND SLC	4–7	0.364	96	-23	BYE
103	1	4.941	TCU	IND SWC	2–8–1	0.227	120	-19	BYE
104	-1	4.955	Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)	SEC	3–8	0.273	109	-22	BYE
105	0	4.972	App State (APPALACHIAN STATE)	IND SOCON	3–8	0.273	109	-23	BYE
106	0	5.046	Kansas (KANSAS)	IND B8	3–8	0.273	109	-19	BYE
107	0	5.091	Wyoming (WYOMING)	IND WAC	4–8	0.333	105	-25	BYE
108	1	5.277	William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)	IND FBSI	4–7	0.364	96	-18	BYE
109	-1	5.283	Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)	PAC	3–8	0.273	109	-25	BYE
110	0	5.293	Colorado (COLORADO)	IND B8	3–8	0.273	109	-24	BYE
111	0	5.456	Duke (DUKE)	ACC	2–8–1	0.227	120	-27	BYE
112	0	5.465	Iowa State (IOWA STATE)	IND B8	3–8	0.273	109	-26	BYE
113	0	5.597	Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)	IND B8	3–8	0.273	109	-29	BYE
114	0	5.605	Northwestern State (NORTHWESTERN STATE)	IND FBSI	3–6	0.333	105	-1	BYE
115	0	5.709	Harvard (HARVARD)	IND IVY	3–6	0.333	105	-6	BYE
116	0	5.797	Illinois (ILLINOIS)	B10	2–8–1	0.227	120	-29	BYE
117	0	5.807	Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)	IND FBSI	2–9	0.182	125	-28	BYE
118	0	5.812	Army (ARMY)	IND FBSI	2–8–1	0.227	120	-26	BYE
119	0	6.038	UConn (CONNECTICUT)	IND FBSI	3–6–2	0.364	96	-22	BYE
120	0	6.095	Drake (DRAKE)	IND MVC	3–8	0.273	109	-28	BYE
121	0	6.322	Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH)	IND SLC	2–9	0.182	125	-32	BYE
122	0	6.368	UL Monroe (LOUISIANA MONROE)	IND FBSI	3–8	0.273	109	-17	BYE
123	0	6.426	Pacific (PACIFIC)	IND PCAA	3–7	0.300	108	-28	BYE
124	1	6.589	CAL State Fullerton (CAL STATE FULLERTON)	IND PCAA	3–8	0.273	109	-24	BYE
125	-1	6.595	New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)	IND MVC	2–9	0.182	125	-37	BYE
126	0	6.630	Rice (RICE)	IND SWC	1–10	0.091	131	-32	BYE
127	0	6.665	Illinois State (ILLINOIS STATE)	IND FBSI	3–8	0.273	109	-16	BYE
128	0	6.723	UTEP	IND WAC	2–9	0.182	125	-39	BYE
129	0	7.088	Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)	SEC	1–10	0.091	131	-42	BYE
130	0	7.125	Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	2–8–1	0.227	120	-32	BYE
131	0	7.127	Wichita State (WICHITA STATE)	IND MVC	1–10	0.091	131	-42	BYE
132	0	7.182	Florida (FLORIDA)	SEC	0–10–1	0.045	138	-40	BYE
133	0	7.491	Oregon State (OREGON STATE)	PAC	1–10	0.091	131	-46	BYE
134	0	7.500	Marshall (MARSHALL)	IND SOCON	1–10	0.091	131	-47	BYE
135	0	7.628	Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)	B10	1–10	0.091	131	-45	BYE
136	0	7.668	Air Force (AIR FORCE)	IND FBSI	2–9	0.182	125	-51	BYE
137	0	7.727	Columbia (COLUMBIA)	IND IVY	1–8	0.111	130	-26	BYE
138	0	8.095	Kent State (KENT STATE)	MAC	1–10	0.091	131	-32	BYE
139	0	9.648	Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)	IND IVY	0–9	0.000	139	-30	BYE
140	0	9.699	Richmond (RICHMOND)	IND FBSI	0–11	0.000	139	-69	BYE

1979 Post-Season Week 4 College Football Team Rankings

January 1, 1980By PowerUpRankings.com • Posted in 1979 Season Tags: • No Comments

1979 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	0.999	USC	PAC	10–0–1	0.955	4	+51	BYE
2	3	1.046	Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)	IND FBSI	11–1	0.917	6	+61	Beat Arizona 16–10
3	0	1.077	Alabama (ALABAMA)	SEC	11–0	1.000	1	+49	BYE
4	-2	1.079	Ohio State (OHIO STATE)	B10	11–0	1.000	1	+52	BYE
5	-1	1.080	BYU	IND WAC	11–1	0.917	6	+52	BYE
6	0	1.116	Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)	MAC	10–0–1	0.955	4	+45	BYE
7	0	1.141	Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)	IND FBSI	11–0	1.000	1	+51	BYE
8	0	1.174	Arkansas (ARKANSAS)	IND SWC	10–1	0.909	9	+50	BYE
9	0	1.199	Nebraska (NEBRASKA)	IND B8	10–1	0.909	9	+47	BYE
10	0	1.247	Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)	IND B8	10–1	0.909	9	+45	BYE
11	0	1.344	Houston (HOUSTON)	IND SWC	10–1	0.909	9	+42	BYE
12	0	1.363	Mcneese State (MCNEESE STATE)	IND SLC	11–1	0.917	6	+46	BYE
13	2	1.516	Penn State (PENN STATE)	IND FBSI	8–4	0.667	31	+42	BYE
14	7	1.551	North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)	ACC	8–3–1	0.708	27	+34	Beat Michigan 17–15
15	2	1.552	Texas (TEXAS)	IND SWC	9–3	0.750	19	+40	BYE
16	0	1.562	Temple (TEMPLE)	IND FBSI	10–2	0.833	14	+37	BYE
17	1	1.601	Yale (YALE)	IND IVY	8–1	0.889	13	+23	BYE
18	4	1.660	Purdue (PURDUE)	B10	10–2	0.833	14	+41	Beat Tennessee 27–22
19	-6	1.668	South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)	IND FBSI	8–4	0.667	31	+36	Lost to Missouri 14–24
20	-1	1.671	Washington (WASHINGTON)	PAC	9–3	0.750	19	+37	BYE
21	-7	1.711	Clemson (CLEMSON)	ACC	8–4	0.667	31	+31	Lost to Baylor 18–24
22	-2	1.719	NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)	ACC	7–4	0.636	39	+29	BYE
23	2	1.877	Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)	ACC	8–4	0.667	31	+29	BYE
24	9	1.908	Baylor (BAYLOR)	IND SWC	8–4	0.667	31	+28	Beat Clemson 24–18
25	-2	1.932	Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)	IND FBSI	7–4	0.636	39	+28	BYE
26	0	1.943	Texas Arlington (TEXAS-ARLINGTON)	IND SLC	9–2	0.818	17	+21	BYE
27	0	1.981	Auburn (AUBURN)	SEC	8–3	0.727	22	+21	BYE
28	0	1.997	Tennessee Chattanooga (TENNESSEE-CHATTANOOGA)	IND SOCON	9–2	0.818	17	+21	BYE
29	-5	2.026	Michigan (MICHIGAN)	B10	8–4	0.667	31	+24	Lost to North Carolina 15–17
30	-1	2.040	UNLV	IND FBSI	9–1–2	0.833	14	+20	BYE
31	0	2.117	Tulane (TULANE)	IND FBSI	9–3	0.750	19	+19	BYE
32	0	2.128	East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)	IND FBSI	7–3–1	0.682	28	+14	BYE
33	-3	2.140	Rutgers (RUTGERS)	IND FBSI	8–3	0.727	22	+18	BYE
34	1	2.174	Utah State (UTAH STATE)	IND PCAA	7–3–1	0.682	28	+19	BYE
35	-1	2.188	San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)	IND WAC	8–3	0.727	22	+24	BYE
36	0	2.236	Maryland (MARYLAND)	ACC	7–4	0.636	39	+18	BYE
37	1	2.354	Indiana (INDIANA)	B10	8–4	0.667	31	+19	BYE
38	1	2.394	Syracuse (SYRACUSE)	IND FBSI	7–5	0.583	50	+22	BYE
39	2	2.481	LSU	SEC	7–5	0.583	50	+16	BYE
40	0	2.493	Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)	IND B8	7–4	0.636	39	+18	BYE
41	2	2.497	Lamar (LAMAR)	IND SLC	6–3–2	0.636	39	+9	BYE
42	0	2.500	Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)	IND SWC	6–5	0.545	57	+17	BYE
43	-6	2.542	Tennessee (TENNESSEE)	SEC	7–5	0.583	50	+16	Lost to Purdue 22–27
44	0	2.562	Toledo (TOLEDO)	MAC	7–3–1	0.682	28	+10	BYE
45	9	2.576	Missouri (MISSOURI)	IND B8	7–5	0.583	50	+14	Beat South Carolina 24–14
46	0	2.671	Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)	IND FBSI	6–4–1	0.591	47	+10	BYE
47	0	2.690	Brown (BROWN)	IND IVY	6–3	0.667	31	+3	BYE
48	0	2.753	Navy (NAVY)	IND FBSI	7–4	0.636	39	+9	BYE
49	0	2.769	Indiana State (INDIANA STATE)	IND MVC	8–3	0.727	22	+4	BYE
50	0	2.779	Southern Illinois (SOUTHERN ILLINOIS)	IND MVC	8–3	0.727	22	+14	BYE
51	-6	2.824	Arizona (ARIZONA)	PAC	6–5–1	0.542	69	+11	Lost to Pittsburgh 10–16
52	-1	2.862	Virginia (VIRGINIA)	ACC	6–5	0.545	57	0	BYE
53	-1	2.891	Utah (UTAH)	IND WAC	6–6	0.500	70	+13	BYE
54	-1	2.927	California (CALIFORNIA)	PAC	6–6	0.500	70	+7	BYE
55	2	2.953	Princeton (PRINCETON)	IND IVY	5–4	0.556	54	+2	BYE
56	-1	2.954	UCLA	PAC	5–6	0.455	78	+15	BYE
57	-1	2.962	Long Beach State (LONG BEACH STATE)	IND PCAA	7–4	0.636	39	+5	BYE
58	0	2.985	Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)	MAC	5–5–1	0.500	70	+7	BYE
59	0	3.032	Georgia (GEORGIA)	SEC	6–5	0.545	57	+1	BYE
60	0	3.035	Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)	PAC	6–6	0.500	70	+5	BYE
61	0	3.096	Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	6–5	0.545	57	+1	BYE
62	0	3.096	San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)	IND PCAA	6–4–1	0.591	47	+2	BYE
63	0	3.115	West Texas A&M (WEST TEXAS A&M)	IND MVC	5–5–1	0.500	70	+5	BYE
64	0	3.158	Ball State (BALL STATE)	MAC	6–5	0.545	57	-1	BYE
65	0	3.169	Hawai'i (HAWAII)	IND WAC	6–5	0.545	57	0	BYE
66	0	3.191	Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))	MAC	6–5	0.545	57	0	BYE
67	1	3.195	Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)	IND SOCON	6–4–1	0.591	47	+1	BYE
68	-1	3.214	East Tennessee State (EAST TENNESSEE STATE)	IND SOCON	7–4	0.636	39	-8	BYE
69	0	3.316	Cornell (CORNELL)	IND IVY	5–4	0.556	54	+5	BYE
70	0	3.413	Oregon (OREGON)	PAC	6–5	0.545	57	-2	BYE
71	0	3.419	West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)	IND FBSI	5–6	0.455	78	+2	BYE
72	0	3.435	Ohio (OHIO)	MAC	6–5	0.545	57	-3	BYE
73	1	3.490	Iowa (IOWA)	B10	5–6	0.455	78	+1	BYE
74	-1	3.505	Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)	IND FBSI	5–6	0.455	78	-2	BYE
75	3	3.607	SMU	IND SWC	5–6	0.455	78	-5	BYE
76	-1	3.608	Stanford (STANFORD)	PAC	5–5–1	0.500	70	-4	BYE
77	-1	3.618	Minnesota (MINNESOTA)	B10	4–6–1	0.409	92	+1	BYE
78	-1	3.625	Citadel (CITADEL)	IND SOCON	6–5	0.545	57	+2	BYE
79	1	3.660	Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)	IND IVY	4–4–1	0.500	70	-5	BYE
80	-1	3.680	Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)	B10	5–6	0.455	78	-4	BYE
81	0	3.727	Tulsa (TULSA)	IND MVC	6–5	0.545	57	-5	BYE
82	0	3.738	Miami (MIAMI)	IND FBSI	5–6	0.455	78	+7	BYE
83	0	3.775	Western Carolina (WESTERN CAROLINA)	IND SOCON	6–5	0.545	57	-16	BYE
84	1	3.846	Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)	IND FBSI	5–6	0.455	78	-7	BYE
85	-1	3.870	Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)	IND FBSI	4–6–1	0.409	92	-5	BYE
86	1	3.877	Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)	IND SWC	3–6–2	0.364	96	-2	BYE
87	-1	3.892	Colgate (COLGATE)	IND FBSI	5–4–1	0.550	56	-1	BYE
88	0	3.926	New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)	IND WAC	6–6	0.500	70	-7	BYE
89	0	3.959	Kentucky (KENTUCKY)	SEC	5–6	0.455	78	-14	BYE
90	0	4.064	Louisville (LOUISVILLE)	IND FBSI	4–6–1	0.409	92	-6	BYE
91	0	4.211	North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)	IND FBSI	5–6	0.455	78	-11	BYE
92	0	4.349	Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)	IND WAC	4–7–1	0.375	95	-11	BYE
93	0	4.416	Furman (FURMAN)	IND SOCON	5–6	0.455	78	+2	BYE
94	0	4.433	Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)	SEC	4–7	0.364	96	-16	BYE
95	0	4.456	Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)	B10	4–7	0.364	96	-13	BYE
96	0	4.658	Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)	MAC	4–7	0.364	96	-17	BYE
97	0	4.682	Memphis (MEMPHIS)	IND FBSI	5–6	0.455	78	-19	BYE
98	0	4.693	Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)	IND SLC	4–7	0.364	96	-18	BYE
99	0	4.697	Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)	IND FBSI	5–6	0.455	78	-6	BYE
100	0	4.856	Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)	IND PCAA	4–7	0.364	96	-12	BYE
101	0	4.884	Villanova (VILLANOVA)	IND FBSI	5–6	0.455	78	-7	BYE
102	1	4.910	Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE)	IND SLC	4–7	0.364	96	-23	BYE
103	-1	4.941	Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)	SEC	3–8	0.273	109	-21	BYE
104	0	4.947	TCU	IND SWC	2–8–1	0.227	120	-18	BYE
105	0	4.972	App State (APPALACHIAN STATE)	IND SOCON	3–8	0.273	109	-23	BYE
106	0	5.060	Kansas (KANSAS)	IND B8	3–8	0.273	109	-18	BYE
107	0	5.107	Wyoming (WYOMING)	IND WAC	4–8	0.333	105	-25	BYE
108	0	5.269	Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)	PAC	3–8	0.273	109	-24	BYE
109	0	5.277	William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)	IND FBSI	4–7	0.364	96	-18	BYE
110	0	5.297	Colorado (COLORADO)	IND B8	3–8	0.273	109	-23	BYE
111	0	5.456	Duke (DUKE)	ACC	2–8–1	0.227	120	-27	BYE
112	0	5.469	Iowa State (IOWA STATE)	IND B8	3–8	0.273	109	-25	BYE
113	0	5.602	Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)	IND B8	3–8	0.273	109	-28	BYE
114	0	5.616	Northwestern State (NORTHWESTERN STATE)	IND FBSI	3–6	0.333	105	-1	BYE
115	0	5.719	Harvard (HARVARD)	IND IVY	3–6	0.333	105	-6	BYE
116	0	5.791	Illinois (ILLINOIS)	B10	2–8–1	0.227	120	-28	BYE
117	0	5.813	Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)	IND FBSI	2–9	0.182	125	-27	BYE
118	0	5.823	Army (ARMY)	IND FBSI	2–8–1	0.227	120	-26	BYE
119	0	6.048	UConn (CONNECTICUT)	IND FBSI	3–6–2	0.364	96	-22	BYE
120	0	6.105	Drake (DRAKE)	IND MVC	3–8	0.273	109	-28	BYE
121	0	6.332	Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH)	IND SLC	2–9	0.182	125	-32	BYE
122	0	6.378	UL Monroe (LOUISIANA MONROE)	IND FBSI	3–8	0.273	109	-17	BYE
123	0	6.426	Pacific (PACIFIC)	IND PCAA	3–7	0.300	108	-28	BYE
124	0	6.574	New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)	IND MVC	2–9	0.182	125	-36	BYE
125	0	6.598	CAL State Fullerton (CAL STATE FULLERTON)	IND PCAA	3–8	0.273	109	-24	BYE
126	1	6.663	Rice (RICE)	IND SWC	1–10	0.091	131	-31	BYE
127	-1	6.665	Illinois State (ILLINOIS STATE)	IND FBSI	3–8	0.273	109	-16	BYE
128	0	6.742	UTEP	IND WAC	2–9	0.182	125	-39	BYE
129	0	7.088	Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)	SEC	1–10	0.091	131	-42	BYE
130	1	7.125	Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	2–8–1	0.227	120	-32	BYE
131	-1	7.127	Wichita State (WICHITA STATE)	IND MVC	1–10	0.091	131	-42	BYE
132	0	7.196	Florida (FLORIDA)	SEC	0–10–1	0.045	138	-39	BYE
133	0	7.491	Oregon State (OREGON STATE)	PAC	1–10	0.091	131	-46	BYE
134	0	7.500	Marshall (MARSHALL)	IND SOCON	1–10	0.091	131	-47	BYE
135	0	7.622	Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)	B10	1–10	0.091	131	-44	BYE
136	0	7.668	Air Force (AIR FORCE)	IND FBSI	2–9	0.182	125	-51	BYE
137	0	7.741	Columbia (COLUMBIA)	IND IVY	1–8	0.111	130	-26	BYE
138	0	8.095	Kent State (KENT STATE)	MAC	1–10	0.091	131	-32	BYE
139	0	9.663	Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)	IND IVY	0–9	0.000	139	-30	BYE
140	0	9.699	Richmond (RICHMOND)	IND FBSI	0–11	0.000	139	-69	BYE

1979 Post-Season Week 3 College Football Team Rankings

December 25, 1979By PowerUpRankings.com • Posted in 1979 Season Tags: • No Comments

1979 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	0.987	USC	PAC	10–0–1	0.955	4	+51	BYE
2	2	1.073	Ohio State (OHIO STATE)	B10	11–0	1.000	1	+52	BYE
3	0	1.076	Alabama (ALABAMA)	SEC	11–0	1.000	1	+48	BYE
4	-3	1.086	BYU	IND WAC	11–1	0.917	6	+52	Lost to Indiana 37–38
5	0	1.099	Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)	IND FBSI	10–1	0.909	8	+55	BYE
6	0	1.117	Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)	MAC	10–0–1	0.955	4	+45	BYE
7	0	1.133	Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)	IND FBSI	11–0	1.000	1	+51	BYE
8	0	1.176	Arkansas (ARKANSAS)	IND SWC	10–1	0.909	8	+49	BYE
9	0	1.208	Nebraska (NEBRASKA)	IND B8	10–1	0.909	8	+46	BYE
10	0	1.247	Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)	IND B8	10–1	0.909	8	+44	BYE
11	0	1.347	Houston (HOUSTON)	IND SWC	10–1	0.909	8	+41	BYE
12	1	1.367	Mcneese State (MCNEESE STATE)	IND SLC	11–1	0.917	6	+46	BYE
13	-1	1.403	South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)	IND FBSI	8–3	0.727	22	+41	BYE
14	0	1.494	Clemson (CLEMSON)	ACC	8–3	0.727	22	+35	BYE
15	6	1.552	Penn State (PENN STATE)	IND FBSI	8–4	0.667	34	+42	Beat Tulane 9–6
16	1	1.575	Temple (TEMPLE)	IND FBSI	10–2	0.833	14	+37	BYE
17	-2	1.576	Texas (TEXAS)	IND SWC	9–3	0.750	19	+38	Lost to Washington 7–14
18	0	1.607	Yale (YALE)	IND IVY	8–1	0.889	13	+23	BYE
19	6	1.675	Washington (WASHINGTON)	PAC	9–3	0.750	19	+37	Beat Texas 14–7
20	-1	1.700	NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)	ACC	7–4	0.636	38	+30	BYE
21	-1	1.721	North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)	ACC	7–3–1	0.682	30	+26	BYE
22	0	1.747	Purdue (PURDUE)	B10	9–2	0.818	16	+34	BYE
23	0	1.815	Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)	IND FBSI	7–4	0.636	38	+30	BYE
24	0	1.846	Michigan (MICHIGAN)	B10	8–3	0.727	22	+27	BYE
25	-9	1.889	Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)	ACC	8–4	0.667	34	+30	Lost to LSU 10–34
26	1	1.940	Texas Arlington (TEXAS-ARLINGTON)	IND SLC	9–2	0.818	16	+21	BYE
27	-1	1.961	Auburn (AUBURN)	SEC	8–3	0.727	22	+22	BYE
28	1	1.986	Tennessee Chattanooga (TENNESSEE-CHATTANOOGA)	IND SOCON	9–2	0.818	16	+21	BYE
29	1	2.040	UNLV	IND FBSI	9–1–2	0.833	14	+20	BYE
30	1	2.123	Rutgers (RUTGERS)	IND FBSI	8–3	0.727	22	+18	BYE
31	-3	2.130	Tulane (TULANE)	IND FBSI	9–3	0.750	19	+19	Lost to Penn State 6–9
32	0	2.158	East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)	IND FBSI	7–3–1	0.682	30	+14	BYE
33	0	2.165	Baylor (BAYLOR)	IND SWC	7–4	0.636	38	+20	BYE
34	0	2.185	San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)	IND WAC	8–3	0.727	22	+24	BYE
35	1	2.190	Utah State (UTAH STATE)	IND PCAA	7–3–1	0.682	30	+19	BYE
36	-1	2.236	Maryland (MARYLAND)	ACC	7–4	0.636	38	+17	BYE
37	0	2.341	Tennessee (TENNESSEE)	SEC	7–4	0.636	38	+18	BYE
38	7	2.367	Indiana (INDIANA)	B10	8–4	0.667	34	+20	Beat BYU 38–37
39	-1	2.430	Syracuse (SYRACUSE)	IND FBSI	7–5	0.583	52	+22	BYE
40	-1	2.465	Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)	IND B8	7–4	0.636	38	+18	BYE
41	9	2.514	LSU	SEC	7–5	0.583	52	+16	Beat Wake Forest 34–10
42	-2	2.528	Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)	IND SWC	6–5	0.545	57	+17	BYE
43	-2	2.554	Lamar (LAMAR)	IND SLC	6–3–2	0.636	38	+9	BYE
44	-2	2.583	Toledo (TOLEDO)	MAC	7–3–1	0.682	30	+10	BYE
45	-1	2.678	Arizona (ARIZONA)	PAC	6–4–1	0.591	48	+12	BYE
46	-3	2.683	Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)	IND FBSI	6–4–1	0.591	48	+10	BYE
47	0	2.723	Brown (BROWN)	IND IVY	6–3	0.667	34	+3	BYE
48	-2	2.750	Navy (NAVY)	IND FBSI	7–4	0.636	38	+9	BYE
49	-1	2.769	Indiana State (INDIANA STATE)	IND MVC	8–3	0.727	22	+4	BYE
50	-1	2.779	Southern Illinois (SOUTHERN ILLINOIS)	IND MVC	8–3	0.727	22	+14	BYE
51	0	2.852	Virginia (VIRGINIA)	ACC	6–5	0.545	57	+1	BYE
52	0	2.859	Utah (UTAH)	IND WAC	6–6	0.500	70	+14	BYE
53	1	2.875	California (CALIFORNIA)	PAC	6–6	0.500	70	+8	BYE
54	-1	2.905	Missouri (MISSOURI)	IND B8	6–5	0.545	57	+6	BYE
55	3	2.954	UCLA	PAC	5–6	0.455	78	+14	BYE
56	-1	2.959	Long Beach State (LONG BEACH STATE)	IND PCAA	7–4	0.636	38	+5	BYE
57	0	2.965	Princeton (PRINCETON)	IND IVY	5–4	0.556	54	+2	BYE
58	1	2.984	Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)	MAC	5–5–1	0.500	70	+7	BYE
59	-3	2.989	Georgia (GEORGIA)	SEC	6–5	0.545	57	+3	BYE
60	0	3.018	Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)	PAC	6–6	0.500	70	+6	BYE
61	0	3.073	Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	6–5	0.545	57	+2	BYE
62	0	3.075	San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)	IND PCAA	6–4–1	0.591	48	+3	BYE
63	0	3.107	West Texas A&M (WEST TEXAS A&M)	IND MVC	5–5–1	0.500	70	+5	BYE
64	1	3.165	Ball State (BALL STATE)	MAC	6–5	0.545	57	-1	BYE
65	-1	3.169	Hawai'i (HAWAII)	IND WAC	6–5	0.545	57	0	BYE
66	1	3.197	Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))	MAC	6–5	0.545	57	0	BYE
67	-1	3.202	East Tennessee State (EAST TENNESSEE STATE)	IND SOCON	7–4	0.636	38	-8	BYE
68	0	3.211	Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)	IND SOCON	6–4–1	0.591	48	+1	BYE
69	0	3.328	Cornell (CORNELL)	IND IVY	5–4	0.556	54	+5	BYE
70	0	3.387	Oregon (OREGON)	PAC	6–5	0.545	57	-1	BYE
71	2	3.441	West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)	IND FBSI	5–6	0.455	78	+2	BYE
72	-1	3.442	Ohio (OHIO)	MAC	6–5	0.545	57	-3	BYE
73	-1	3.486	Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)	IND FBSI	5–6	0.455	78	-1	BYE
74	0	3.498	Iowa (IOWA)	B10	5–6	0.455	78	+1	BYE
75	0	3.580	Stanford (STANFORD)	PAC	5–5–1	0.500	70	-4	BYE
76	1	3.596	Minnesota (MINNESOTA)	B10	4–6–1	0.409	92	+1	BYE
77	1	3.628	Citadel (CITADEL)	IND SOCON	6–5	0.545	57	+2	BYE
78	-2	3.629	SMU	IND SWC	5–6	0.455	78	-5	BYE
79	0	3.646	Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)	B10	5–6	0.455	78	-3	BYE
80	0	3.673	Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)	IND IVY	4–4–1	0.500	70	-5	BYE
81	0	3.720	Tulsa (TULSA)	IND MVC	6–5	0.545	57	-5	BYE
82	0	3.752	Miami (MIAMI)	IND FBSI	5–6	0.455	78	+7	BYE
83	0	3.775	Western Carolina (WESTERN CAROLINA)	IND SOCON	6–5	0.545	57	-16	BYE
84	0	3.814	Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)	IND FBSI	4–6–1	0.409	92	-4	BYE
85	0	3.819	Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)	IND FBSI	5–6	0.455	78	-6	BYE
86	0	3.892	Colgate (COLGATE)	IND FBSI	5–4–1	0.550	56	-1	BYE
87	0	3.908	Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)	IND SWC	3–6–2	0.364	96	-2	BYE
88	0	3.926	New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)	IND WAC	6–6	0.500	70	-7	BYE
89	0	3.934	Kentucky (KENTUCKY)	SEC	5–6	0.455	78	-13	BYE
90	0	4.060	Louisville (LOUISVILLE)	IND FBSI	4–6–1	0.409	92	-6	BYE
91	0	4.215	North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)	IND FBSI	5–6	0.455	78	-11	BYE
92	0	4.316	Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)	IND WAC	4–7–1	0.375	95	-10	BYE
93	0	4.379	Furman (FURMAN)	IND SOCON	5–6	0.455	78	+3	BYE
94	0	4.395	Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)	SEC	4–7	0.364	96	-15	BYE
95	0	4.435	Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)	B10	4–7	0.364	96	-12	BYE
96	0	4.670	Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)	MAC	4–7	0.364	96	-17	BYE
97	0	4.686	Memphis (MEMPHIS)	IND FBSI	5–6	0.455	78	-19	BYE
98	0	4.701	Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)	IND SLC	4–7	0.364	96	-18	BYE
99	0	4.707	Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)	IND FBSI	5–6	0.455	78	-6	BYE
100	0	4.865	Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)	IND PCAA	4–7	0.364	96	-12	BYE
101	0	4.880	Villanova (VILLANOVA)	IND FBSI	5–6	0.455	78	-7	BYE
102	0	4.903	Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)	SEC	3–8	0.273	109	-21	BYE
103	2	4.923	Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE)	IND SLC	4–7	0.364	96	-23	BYE
104	0	4.974	TCU	IND SWC	2–8–1	0.227	120	-18	BYE
105	-2	4.991	App State (APPALACHIAN STATE)	IND SOCON	3–8	0.273	109	-23	BYE
106	0	5.056	Kansas (KANSAS)	IND B8	3–8	0.273	109	-17	BYE
107	0	5.107	Wyoming (WYOMING)	IND WAC	4–8	0.333	105	-25	BYE
108	0	5.237	Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)	PAC	3–8	0.273	109	-23	BYE
109	0	5.286	William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)	IND FBSI	4–7	0.364	96	-18	BYE
110	1	5.338	Colorado (COLORADO)	IND B8	3–8	0.273	109	-23	BYE
111	-1	5.417	Duke (DUKE)	ACC	2–8–1	0.227	120	-25	BYE
112	0	5.488	Iowa State (IOWA STATE)	IND B8	3–8	0.273	109	-25	BYE
113	0	5.617	Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)	IND B8	3–8	0.273	109	-29	BYE
114	0	5.626	Northwestern State (NORTHWESTERN STATE)	IND FBSI	3–6	0.333	105	-1	BYE
115	0	5.734	Harvard (HARVARD)	IND IVY	3–6	0.333	105	-6	BYE
116	0	5.797	Illinois (ILLINOIS)	B10	2–8–1	0.227	120	-27	BYE
117	0	5.869	Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)	IND FBSI	2–9	0.182	125	-27	BYE
118	0	5.933	Army (ARMY)	IND FBSI	2–8–1	0.227	120	-26	BYE
119	0	6.043	UConn (CONNECTICUT)	IND FBSI	3–6–2	0.364	96	-22	BYE
120	0	6.100	Drake (DRAKE)	IND MVC	3–8	0.273	109	-28	BYE
121	0	6.337	Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH)	IND SLC	2–9	0.182	125	-32	BYE
122	0	6.391	UL Monroe (LOUISIANA MONROE)	IND FBSI	3–8	0.273	109	-17	BYE
123	0	6.436	Pacific (PACIFIC)	IND PCAA	3–7	0.300	108	-28	BYE
124	0	6.564	New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)	IND MVC	2–9	0.182	125	-36	BYE
125	0	6.607	CAL State Fullerton (CAL STATE FULLERTON)	IND PCAA	3–8	0.273	109	-24	BYE
126	0	6.660	Illinois State (ILLINOIS STATE)	IND FBSI	3–8	0.273	109	-16	BYE
127	0	6.703	Rice (RICE)	IND SWC	1–10	0.091	131	-31	BYE
128	0	6.742	UTEP	IND WAC	2–9	0.182	125	-39	BYE
129	0	7.043	Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)	SEC	1–10	0.091	131	-41	BYE
130	0	7.115	Wichita State (WICHITA STATE)	IND MVC	1–10	0.091	131	-42	BYE
131	0	7.137	Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	2–8–1	0.227	120	-32	BYE
132	0	7.203	Florida (FLORIDA)	SEC	0–10–1	0.045	138	-39	BYE
133	0	7.445	Oregon State (OREGON STATE)	PAC	1–10	0.091	131	-45	BYE
134	0	7.510	Marshall (MARSHALL)	IND SOCON	1–10	0.091	131	-47	BYE
135	0	7.605	Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)	B10	1–10	0.091	131	-43	BYE
136	0	7.658	Air Force (AIR FORCE)	IND FBSI	2–9	0.182	125	-51	BYE
137	0	7.761	Columbia (COLUMBIA)	IND IVY	1–8	0.111	130	-26	BYE
138	0	8.106	Kent State (KENT STATE)	MAC	1–10	0.091	131	-32	BYE
139	0	9.686	Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)	IND IVY	0–9	0.000	139	-30	BYE
140	0	9.717	Richmond (RICHMOND)	IND FBSI	0–11	0.000	139	-69	BYE

1979 Post-Season Week 2 College Football Team Rankings

December 18, 1979By PowerUpRankings.com • Posted in 1979 Season Tags: • No Comments

1979 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	0.913	BYU	IND WAC	11–0	1.000	1	+56	BYE
2	0	0.993	USC	PAC	10–0–1	0.955	5	+49	BYE
3	0	1.074	Alabama (ALABAMA)	SEC	11–0	1.000	1	+47	BYE
4	0	1.076	Ohio State (OHIO STATE)	B10	11–0	1.000	1	+51	BYE
5	1	1.106	Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)	IND FBSI	10–1	0.909	8	+53	BYE
6	-1	1.111	Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)	MAC	10–0–1	0.955	5	+45	BYE
7	1	1.137	Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)	IND FBSI	11–0	1.000	1	+50	BYE
8	1	1.161	Arkansas (ARKANSAS)	IND SWC	10–1	0.909	8	+49	BYE
9	1	1.209	Nebraska (NEBRASKA)	IND B8	10–1	0.909	8	+45	BYE
10	1	1.235	Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)	IND B8	10–1	0.909	8	+45	BYE
11	1	1.337	Houston (HOUSTON)	IND SWC	10–1	0.909	8	+42	BYE
12	1	1.344	South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)	IND FBSI	8–3	0.727	21	+41	BYE
13	-6	1.375	Mcneese State (MCNEESE STATE)	IND SLC	11–1	0.917	7	+46	Lost to Syracuse 7–31
14	1	1.435	Clemson (CLEMSON)	ACC	8–3	0.727	21	+35	BYE
15	-1	1.441	Texas (TEXAS)	IND SWC	9–2	0.818	16	+41	BYE
16	0	1.542	Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)	ACC	8–3	0.727	21	+35	BYE
17	1	1.577	Temple (TEMPLE)	IND FBSI	10–2	0.833	14	+37	Beat California 28–17
18	-1	1.603	Yale (YALE)	IND IVY	8–1	0.889	13	+23	BYE
19	0	1.640	NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)	ACC	7–4	0.636	36	+30	BYE
20	0	1.675	North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)	ACC	7–3–1	0.682	31	+27	BYE
21	0	1.707	Penn State (PENN STATE)	IND FBSI	7–4	0.636	36	+33	BYE
22	0	1.745	Purdue (PURDUE)	B10	9–2	0.818	16	+33	BYE
23	0	1.773	Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)	IND FBSI	7–4	0.636	36	+30	BYE
24	0	1.838	Michigan (MICHIGAN)	B10	8–3	0.727	21	+26	BYE
25	0	1.859	Washington (WASHINGTON)	PAC	8–3	0.727	21	+28	BYE
26	0	1.906	Auburn (AUBURN)	SEC	8–3	0.727	21	+23	BYE
27	0	1.944	Texas Arlington (TEXAS-ARLINGTON)	IND SLC	9–2	0.818	16	+21	BYE
28	1	1.969	Tulane (TULANE)	IND FBSI	9–2	0.818	16	+22	BYE
29	-1	1.980	Tennessee Chattanooga (TENNESSEE-CHATTANOOGA)	IND SOCON	9–2	0.818	16	+21	BYE
30	0	2.038	UNLV	IND FBSI	9–1–2	0.833	14	+20	BYE
31	0	2.113	Rutgers (RUTGERS)	IND FBSI	8–3	0.727	21	+18	BYE
32	0	2.120	East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)	IND FBSI	7–3–1	0.682	31	+15	BYE
33	0	2.133	Baylor (BAYLOR)	IND SWC	7–4	0.636	36	+21	BYE
34	0	2.160	San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)	IND WAC	8–3	0.727	21	+25	BYE
35	0	2.176	Maryland (MARYLAND)	ACC	7–4	0.636	36	+18	BYE
36	0	2.181	Utah State (UTAH STATE)	IND PCAA	7–3–1	0.682	31	+20	BYE
37	0	2.307	Tennessee (TENNESSEE)	SEC	7–4	0.636	36	+18	BYE
38	13	2.436	Syracuse (SYRACUSE)	IND FBSI	7–5	0.583	52	+22	Beat Mcneese State 31–7
39	-1	2.437	Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)	IND B8	7–4	0.636	36	+18	BYE
40	-1	2.492	Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)	IND SWC	6–5	0.545	56	+17	BYE
41	-1	2.562	Lamar (LAMAR)	IND SLC	6–3–2	0.636	36	+9	BYE
42	-1	2.584	Toledo (TOLEDO)	MAC	7–3–1	0.682	31	+10	BYE
43	1	2.670	Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)	IND FBSI	6–4–1	0.591	48	+11	BYE
44	-1	2.671	Arizona (ARIZONA)	PAC	6–4–1	0.591	48	+12	BYE
45	0	2.682	Indiana (INDIANA)	B10	7–4	0.636	36	+9	BYE
46	0	2.716	Navy (NAVY)	IND FBSI	7–4	0.636	36	+9	BYE
47	0	2.728	Brown (BROWN)	IND IVY	6–3	0.667	35	+3	BYE
48	0	2.754	Indiana State (INDIANA STATE)	IND MVC	8–3	0.727	21	+4	BYE
49	0	2.767	Southern Illinois (SOUTHERN ILLINOIS)	IND MVC	8–3	0.727	21	+14	BYE
50	0	2.801	LSU	SEC	6–5	0.545	56	+9	BYE
51	1	2.816	Virginia (VIRGINIA)	ACC	6–5	0.545	56	+1	BYE
52	1	2.834	Utah (UTAH)	IND WAC	6–6	0.500	70	+15	BYE
53	1	2.872	Missouri (MISSOURI)	IND B8	6–5	0.545	56	+7	BYE
54	-12	2.875	California (CALIFORNIA)	PAC	6–6	0.500	70	+8	Lost to Temple 17–28
55	3	2.925	Long Beach State (LONG BEACH STATE)	IND PCAA	7–4	0.636	36	+6	BYE
56	0	2.932	Georgia (GEORGIA)	SEC	6–5	0.545	56	+3	BYE
57	0	2.945	Princeton (PRINCETON)	IND IVY	5–4	0.556	53	+2	BYE
58	-3	2.958	UCLA	PAC	5–6	0.455	78	+14	BYE
59	0	2.958	Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)	MAC	5–5–1	0.500	70	+7	BYE
60	0	3.026	Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)	PAC	6–6	0.500	70	+5	BYE
61	1	3.051	Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	6–5	0.545	56	+2	BYE
62	-1	3.069	San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)	IND PCAA	6–4–1	0.591	48	+3	BYE
63	0	3.104	West Texas A&M (WEST TEXAS A&M)	IND MVC	5–5–1	0.500	70	+5	BYE
64	1	3.140	Hawai'i (HAWAII)	IND WAC	6–5	0.545	56	+1	BYE
65	-1	3.145	Ball State (BALL STATE)	MAC	6–5	0.545	56	-1	BYE
66	1	3.176	East Tennessee State (EAST TENNESSEE STATE)	IND SOCON	7–4	0.636	36	-8	BYE
67	-1	3.178	Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))	MAC	6–5	0.545	56	0	BYE
68	0	3.201	Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)	IND SOCON	6–4–1	0.591	48	+1	BYE
69	0	3.311	Cornell (CORNELL)	IND IVY	5–4	0.556	53	+5	BYE
70	0	3.381	Oregon (OREGON)	PAC	6–5	0.545	56	-1	BYE
71	0	3.426	Ohio (OHIO)	MAC	6–5	0.545	56	-3	BYE
72	0	3.430	Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)	IND FBSI	5–6	0.455	78	0	BYE
73	0	3.434	West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)	IND FBSI	5–6	0.455	78	+2	BYE
74	0	3.509	Iowa (IOWA)	B10	5–6	0.455	78	+1	BYE
75	0	3.565	Stanford (STANFORD)	PAC	5–5–1	0.500	70	-3	BYE
76	0	3.596	SMU	IND SWC	5–6	0.455	78	-3	BYE
77	1	3.601	Minnesota (MINNESOTA)	B10	4–6–1	0.409	92	+1	BYE
78	-1	3.609	Citadel (CITADEL)	IND SOCON	6–5	0.545	56	+2	BYE
79	0	3.629	Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)	B10	5–6	0.455	78	-3	BYE
80	0	3.668	Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)	IND IVY	4–4–1	0.500	70	-5	BYE
81	0	3.710	Tulsa (TULSA)	IND MVC	6–5	0.545	56	-5	BYE
82	2	3.751	Miami (MIAMI)	IND FBSI	5–6	0.455	78	+6	BYE
83	-1	3.756	Western Carolina (WESTERN CAROLINA)	IND SOCON	6–5	0.545	56	-16	BYE
84	-1	3.766	Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)	IND FBSI	4–6–1	0.409	92	-3	BYE
85	0	3.801	Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)	IND FBSI	5–6	0.455	78	-5	BYE
86	0	3.871	Colgate (COLGATE)	IND FBSI	5–4–1	0.550	55	-1	BYE
87	0	3.877	Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)	IND SWC	3–6–2	0.364	96	-1	BYE
88	0	3.904	New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)	IND WAC	6–6	0.500	70	-6	BYE
89	0	3.938	Kentucky (KENTUCKY)	SEC	5–6	0.455	78	-13	BYE
90	0	4.039	Louisville (LOUISVILLE)	IND FBSI	4–6–1	0.409	92	-6	BYE
91	0	4.211	North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)	IND FBSI	5–6	0.455	78	-11	BYE
92	0	4.291	Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)	IND WAC	4–7–1	0.375	95	-9	BYE
93	0	4.361	Furman (FURMAN)	IND SOCON	5–6	0.455	78	+3	BYE
94	0	4.379	Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)	SEC	4–7	0.364	96	-14	BYE
95	0	4.439	Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)	B10	4–7	0.364	96	-12	BYE
96	0	4.658	Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)	MAC	4–7	0.364	96	-17	BYE
97	1	4.682	Memphis (MEMPHIS)	IND FBSI	5–6	0.455	78	-19	BYE
98	-1	4.701	Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)	IND SLC	4–7	0.364	96	-18	BYE
99	0	4.703	Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)	IND FBSI	5–6	0.455	78	-6	BYE
100	0	4.865	Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)	IND PCAA	4–7	0.364	96	-12	BYE
101	0	4.869	Villanova (VILLANOVA)	IND FBSI	5–6	0.455	78	-7	BYE
102	1	4.900	Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)	SEC	3–8	0.273	109	-21	BYE
103	2	4.918	App State (APPALACHIAN STATE)	IND SOCON	3–8	0.273	109	-22	BYE
104	-2	4.920	TCU	IND SWC	2–8–1	0.227	120	-16	BYE
105	-1	4.927	Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE)	IND SLC	4–7	0.364	96	-23	BYE
106	0	5.037	Kansas (KANSAS)	IND B8	3–8	0.273	109	-17	BYE
107	0	5.088	Wyoming (WYOMING)	IND WAC	4–8	0.333	105	-24	BYE
108	0	5.241	Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)	PAC	3–8	0.273	109	-23	BYE
109	0	5.274	William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)	IND FBSI	4–7	0.364	96	-18	BYE
110	0	5.317	Duke (DUKE)	ACC	2–8–1	0.227	120	-24	BYE
111	0	5.350	Colorado (COLORADO)	IND B8	3–8	0.273	109	-24	BYE
112	0	5.460	Iowa State (IOWA STATE)	IND B8	3–8	0.273	109	-24	BYE
113	0	5.595	Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)	IND B8	3–8	0.273	109	-29	BYE
114	0	5.637	Northwestern State (NORTHWESTERN STATE)	IND FBSI	3–6	0.333	105	-1	BYE
115	0	5.729	Harvard (HARVARD)	IND IVY	3–6	0.333	105	-6	BYE
116	0	5.791	Illinois (ILLINOIS)	B10	2–8–1	0.227	120	-27	BYE
117	0	5.864	Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)	IND FBSI	2–9	0.182	125	-27	BYE
118	0	5.928	Army (ARMY)	IND FBSI	2–8–1	0.227	120	-26	BYE
119	0	6.027	UConn (CONNECTICUT)	IND FBSI	3–6–2	0.364	96	-22	BYE
120	0	6.082	Drake (DRAKE)	IND MVC	3–8	0.273	109	-28	BYE
121	0	6.348	Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH)	IND SLC	2–9	0.182	125	-32	BYE
122	0	6.396	UL Monroe (LOUISIANA MONROE)	IND FBSI	3–8	0.273	109	-17	BYE
123	0	6.431	Pacific (PACIFIC)	IND PCAA	3–7	0.300	108	-28	BYE
124	0	6.549	New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)	IND MVC	2–9	0.182	125	-36	BYE
125	0	6.603	CAL State Fullerton (CAL STATE FULLERTON)	IND PCAA	3–8	0.273	109	-24	BYE
126	0	6.646	Illinois State (ILLINOIS STATE)	IND FBSI	3–8	0.273	109	-16	BYE
127	0	6.676	Rice (RICE)	IND SWC	1–10	0.091	131	-30	BYE
128	0	6.707	UTEP	IND WAC	2–9	0.182	125	-38	BYE
129	0	7.015	Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)	SEC	1–10	0.091	131	-40	BYE
130	0	7.076	Wichita State (WICHITA STATE)	IND MVC	1–10	0.091	131	-42	BYE
131	0	7.125	Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	2–8–1	0.227	120	-32	BYE
132	0	7.210	Florida (FLORIDA)	SEC	0–10–1	0.045	138	-39	BYE
133	0	7.451	Oregon State (OREGON STATE)	PAC	1–10	0.091	131	-45	BYE
134	0	7.493	Marshall (MARSHALL)	IND SOCON	1–10	0.091	131	-47	BYE
135	1	7.617	Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)	B10	1–10	0.091	131	-43	BYE
136	-1	7.627	Air Force (AIR FORCE)	IND FBSI	2–9	0.182	125	-51	BYE
137	0	7.747	Columbia (COLUMBIA)	IND IVY	1–8	0.111	130	-26	BYE
138	0	8.090	Kent State (KENT STATE)	MAC	1–10	0.091	131	-32	BYE
139	0	9.678	Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)	IND IVY	0–9	0.000	139	-30	BYE
140	0	9.717	Richmond (RICHMOND)	IND FBSI	0–11	0.000	139	-69	BYE

1979 Regular Season Final College Football Team Rankings

December 4, 1979By PowerUpRankings.com • Posted in 1979 Season Tags: • No Comments

1979 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	0.913	BYU	IND WAC	11–0	1.000	1	+56	BYE
2	0	0.968	USC	PAC	10–0–1	0.955	6	+49	BYE
3	5	1.073	Alabama (ALABAMA)	SEC	11–0	1.000	1	+47	Beat Auburn 25–18
4	-1	1.080	Ohio State (OHIO STATE)	B10	11–0	1.000	1	+50	BYE
5	-1	1.106	Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)	MAC	10–0–1	0.955	6	+45	BYE
6	6	1.111	Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)	IND FBSI	10–1	0.909	8	+51	Beat Penn State 29–14
7	-1	1.132	Mcneese State (MCNEESE STATE)	IND SLC	11–0	1.000	1	+51	BYE
8	-3	1.137	Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)	IND FBSI	11–0	1.000	1	+50	BYE
9	-2	1.156	Arkansas (ARKANSAS)	IND SWC	10–1	0.909	8	+49	BYE
10	-1	1.208	Nebraska (NEBRASKA)	IND B8	10–1	0.909	8	+45	BYE
11	0	1.229	Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)	IND B8	10–1	0.909	8	+45	BYE
12	1	1.335	Houston (HOUSTON)	IND SWC	10–1	0.909	8	+42	Beat Rice 63–0
13	1	1.340	South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)	IND FBSI	8–3	0.727	21	+41	BYE
14	-4	1.428	Texas (TEXAS)	IND SWC	9–2	0.818	15	+41	Lost to Texas A&M 7–13
15	0	1.430	Clemson (CLEMSON)	ACC	8–3	0.727	21	+35	BYE
16	0	1.540	Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)	ACC	8–3	0.727	21	+35	BYE
17	0	1.599	Yale (YALE)	IND IVY	8–1	0.889	13	+23	BYE
18	2	1.629	Temple (TEMPLE)	IND FBSI	9–2	0.818	15	+30	BYE
19	-1	1.637	NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)	ACC	7–4	0.636	36	+30	BYE
20	1	1.672	North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)	ACC	7–3–1	0.682	31	+27	BYE
21	-2	1.712	Penn State (PENN STATE)	IND FBSI	7–4	0.636	36	+31	Lost to Pittsburgh 14–29
22	0	1.734	Purdue (PURDUE)	B10	9–2	0.818	15	+33	BYE
23	3	1.770	Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)	IND FBSI	7–4	0.636	36	+30	BYE
24	-1	1.801	Michigan (MICHIGAN)	B10	8–3	0.727	21	+26	BYE
25	-1	1.828	Washington (WASHINGTON)	PAC	8–3	0.727	21	+28	BYE
26	-1	1.904	Auburn (AUBURN)	SEC	8–3	0.727	21	+23	Lost to Alabama 18–25
27	0	1.924	Texas Arlington (TEXAS-ARLINGTON)	IND SLC	9–2	0.818	15	+22	BYE
28	0	1.953	Tennessee Chattanooga (TENNESSEE-CHATTANOOGA)	IND SOCON	9–2	0.818	15	+22	BYE
29	0	1.960	Tulane (TULANE)	IND FBSI	9–2	0.818	15	+22	BYE
30	0	2.040	UNLV	IND FBSI	9–1–2	0.833	14	+20	BYE
31	1	2.111	Rutgers (RUTGERS)	IND FBSI	8–3	0.727	21	+18	BYE
32	-1	2.115	East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)	IND FBSI	7–3–1	0.682	31	+15	BYE
33	2	2.127	Baylor (BAYLOR)	IND SWC	7–4	0.636	36	+21	BYE
34	2	2.162	San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)	IND WAC	8–3	0.727	21	+25	BYE
35	-1	2.174	Maryland (MARYLAND)	ACC	7–4	0.636	36	+18	BYE
36	-3	2.187	Utah State (UTAH STATE)	IND PCAA	7–3–1	0.682	31	+20	BYE
37	0	2.310	Tennessee (TENNESSEE)	SEC	7–4	0.636	36	+18	Beat Vanderbilt 31–10
38	0	2.434	Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)	IND B8	7–4	0.636	36	+18	BYE
39	21	2.476	Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)	IND SWC	6–5	0.545	55	+17	Beat Texas 13–7
40	0	2.539	Lamar (LAMAR)	IND SLC	6–3–2	0.636	36	+10	BYE
41	-2	2.579	Toledo (TOLEDO)	MAC	7–3–1	0.682	31	+10	BYE
42	1	2.610	California (CALIFORNIA)	PAC	6–5	0.545	55	+10	BYE
43	-1	2.624	Arizona (ARIZONA)	PAC	6–4–1	0.591	48	+13	BYE
44	0	2.666	Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)	IND FBSI	6–4–1	0.591	48	+11	BYE
45	0	2.679	Indiana (INDIANA)	B10	7–4	0.636	36	+9	BYE
46	6	2.719	Navy (NAVY)	IND FBSI	7–4	0.636	36	+9	Beat Army 31–7
47	0	2.725	Brown (BROWN)	IND IVY	6–3	0.667	35	+3	BYE
48	-2	2.754	Indiana State (INDIANA STATE)	IND MVC	8–3	0.727	21	+4	BYE
49	-1	2.772	Southern Illinois (SOUTHERN ILLINOIS)	IND MVC	8–3	0.727	21	+14	BYE
50	-1	2.781	LSU	SEC	6–5	0.545	55	+9	BYE
51	3	2.793	Syracuse (SYRACUSE)	IND FBSI	6–5	0.545	55	+11	BYE
52	-2	2.800	Virginia (VIRGINIA)	ACC	6–5	0.545	55	+1	BYE
53	0	2.848	Utah (UTAH)	IND WAC	6–6	0.500	71	+15	BYE
54	-3	2.856	Missouri (MISSOURI)	IND B8	6–5	0.545	55	+7	BYE
55	0	2.907	UCLA	PAC	5–6	0.455	78	+14	BYE
56	0	2.913	Georgia (GEORGIA)	SEC	6–5	0.545	55	+3	BYE
57	1	2.928	Princeton (PRINCETON)	IND IVY	5–4	0.556	52	+2	BYE
58	-1	2.930	Long Beach State (LONG BEACH STATE)	IND PCAA	7–4	0.636	36	+6	BYE
59	0	2.961	Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)	MAC	5–5–1	0.500	71	+7	BYE
60	-19	2.992	Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)	PAC	6–6	0.500	71	+6	Lost to Hawai'i 17–29
61	0	3.022	San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)	IND PCAA	6–4–1	0.591	48	+4	BYE
62	0	3.032	Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	6–5	0.545	55	+2	BYE
63	0	3.091	West Texas A&M (WEST TEXAS A&M)	IND MVC	5–5–1	0.500	71	+6	BYE
64	0	3.129	Ball State (BALL STATE)	MAC	6–5	0.545	55	-1	BYE
65	9	3.136	Hawai'i (HAWAII)	IND WAC	6–5	0.545	55	+1	Beat Arizona State 29–17
66	0	3.156	Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))	MAC	6–5	0.545	55	0	BYE
67	-2	3.174	East Tennessee State (EAST TENNESSEE STATE)	IND SOCON	7–4	0.636	36	-8	BYE
68	-1	3.195	Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)	IND SOCON	6–4–1	0.591	48	+1	BYE
69	-1	3.295	Cornell (CORNELL)	IND IVY	5–4	0.556	52	+5	BYE
70	5	3.322	Oregon (OREGON)	PAC	6–5	0.545	55	-1	Beat Oregon State 24–3
71	-2	3.410	Ohio (OHIO)	MAC	6–5	0.545	55	-3	BYE
72	-2	3.427	Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)	IND FBSI	5–6	0.455	78	0	BYE
73	-2	3.446	West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)	IND FBSI	5–6	0.455	78	+2	BYE
74	-1	3.505	Iowa (IOWA)	B10	5–6	0.455	78	+1	BYE
75	-3	3.517	Stanford (STANFORD)	PAC	5–5–1	0.500	71	-2	BYE
76	2	3.585	SMU	IND SWC	5–6	0.455	78	-3	BYE
77	0	3.590	Citadel (CITADEL)	IND SOCON	6–5	0.545	55	+2	BYE
78	-2	3.593	Minnesota (MINNESOTA)	B10	4–6–1	0.409	92	+1	BYE
79	1	3.618	Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)	B10	5–6	0.455	78	-3	BYE
80	1	3.672	Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)	IND IVY	4–4–1	0.500	71	-5	BYE
81	-2	3.678	Tulsa (TULSA)	IND MVC	6–5	0.545	55	-4	BYE
82	0	3.737	Western Carolina (WESTERN CAROLINA)	IND SOCON	6–5	0.545	55	-16	BYE
83	0	3.758	Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)	IND FBSI	4–6–1	0.409	92	-3	BYE
84	4	3.762	Miami (MIAMI)	IND FBSI	5–6	0.455	78	+6	Beat Florida 30–24
85	7	3.811	Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)	IND FBSI	5–6	0.455	78	-6	Beat Holy Cross 13–10
86	-2	3.851	Colgate (COLGATE)	IND FBSI	5–4–1	0.550	54	-1	BYE
87	-1	3.872	Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)	IND SWC	3–6–2	0.364	96	-1	BYE
88	-3	3.918	New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)	IND WAC	6–6	0.500	71	-6	BYE
89	-2	3.927	Kentucky (KENTUCKY)	SEC	5–6	0.455	78	-13	BYE
90	-1	4.035	Louisville (LOUISVILLE)	IND FBSI	4–6–1	0.409	92	-6	BYE
91	-1	4.211	North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)	IND FBSI	5–6	0.455	78	-11	BYE
92	-1	4.295	Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)	IND WAC	4–7–1	0.375	95	-9	BYE
93	0	4.351	Furman (FURMAN)	IND SOCON	5–6	0.455	78	+3	BYE
94	0	4.362	Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)	SEC	4–7	0.364	96	-14	BYE
95	0	4.435	Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)	B10	4–7	0.364	96	-12	BYE
96	0	4.642	Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)	MAC	4–7	0.364	96	-17	BYE
97	0	4.672	Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)	IND SLC	4–7	0.364	96	-17	BYE
98	0	4.679	Memphis (MEMPHIS)	IND FBSI	5–6	0.455	78	-19	BYE
99	4	4.703	Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)	IND FBSI	5–6	0.455	78	-6	Beat UConn 28–12; Lost to BOSTON COLLEGE 10–13
100	-1	4.865	Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)	IND PCAA	4–7	0.364	96	-12	BYE
101	3	4.869	Villanova (VILLANOVA)	IND FBSI	5–6	0.455	78	-7	BYE
102	3	4.893	TCU	IND SWC	2–8–1	0.227	120	-16	BYE
103	-1	4.895	Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)	SEC	3–8	0.273	109	-21	BYE
104	-3	4.898	Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE)	IND SLC	4–7	0.364	96	-22	BYE
105	-5	4.904	App State (APPALACHIAN STATE)	IND SOCON	3–8	0.273	109	-22	BYE
106	0	5.046	Kansas (KANSAS)	IND B8	3–8	0.273	109	-17	BYE
107	0	5.092	Wyoming (WYOMING)	IND WAC	4–8	0.333	105	-24	BYE
108	0	5.186	Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)	PAC	3–8	0.273	109	-22	BYE
109	0	5.270	William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)	IND FBSI	4–7	0.364	96	-18	BYE
110	0	5.311	Duke (DUKE)	ACC	2–8–1	0.227	120	-24	BYE
111	0	5.336	Colorado (COLORADO)	IND B8	3–8	0.273	109	-24	BYE
112	0	5.451	Iowa State (IOWA STATE)	IND B8	3–8	0.273	109	-24	BYE
113	0	5.586	Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)	IND B8	3–8	0.273	109	-29	BYE
114	0	5.600	Northwestern State (NORTHWESTERN STATE)	IND FBSI	3–6	0.333	105	0	BYE
115	1	5.724	Harvard (HARVARD)	IND IVY	3–6	0.333	105	-6	BYE
116	2	5.780	Illinois (ILLINOIS)	B10	2–8–1	0.227	120	-27	BYE
117	0	5.853	Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)	IND FBSI	2–9	0.182	125	-27	BYE
118	1	5.933	Army (ARMY)	IND FBSI	2–8–1	0.227	120	-26	Lost to Navy 7–31
119	-4	6.027	UConn (CONNECTICUT)	IND FBSI	3–6–2	0.364	96	-22	Lost to Holy Cross 12–28
120	0	6.086	Drake (DRAKE)	IND MVC	3–8	0.273	109	-28	BYE
121	1	6.312	Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH)	IND SLC	2–9	0.182	125	-31	BYE
122	-1	6.368	UL Monroe (LOUISIANA MONROE)	IND FBSI	3–8	0.273	109	-16	BYE
123	0	6.431	Pacific (PACIFIC)	IND PCAA	3–7	0.300	108	-28	BYE
124	0	6.549	New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)	IND MVC	2–9	0.182	125	-36	BYE
125	0	6.603	CAL State Fullerton (CAL STATE FULLERTON)	IND PCAA	3–8	0.273	109	-24	BYE
126	0	6.642	Illinois State (ILLINOIS STATE)	IND FBSI	3–8	0.273	109	-16	BYE
127	1	6.654	Rice (RICE)	IND SWC	1–10	0.091	131	-30	Lost to Houston 0–63
128	-1	6.712	UTEP	IND WAC	2–9	0.182	125	-38	BYE
129	1	6.998	Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)	SEC	1–10	0.091	131	-40	Lost to Tennessee 10–31
130	2	7.076	Wichita State (WICHITA STATE)	IND MVC	1–10	0.091	131	-42	BYE
131	0	7.109	Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	2–8–1	0.227	120	-32	BYE
132	-3	7.189	Florida (FLORIDA)	SEC	0–10–1	0.045	138	-39	Lost to Miami 24–30
133	0	7.377	Oregon State (OREGON STATE)	PAC	1–10	0.091	131	-44	Lost to Oregon 3–24
134	0	7.464	Marshall (MARSHALL)	IND SOCON	1–10	0.091	131	-47	BYE
135	2	7.617	Air Force (AIR FORCE)	IND FBSI	2–9	0.182	125	-51	BYE
136	-1	7.628	Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)	B10	1–10	0.091	131	-43	BYE
137	-1	7.734	Columbia (COLUMBIA)	IND IVY	1–8	0.111	130	-26	BYE
138	0	8.074	Kent State (KENT STATE)	MAC	1–10	0.091	131	-32	BYE
139	0	9.671	Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)	IND IVY	0–9	0.000	139	-30	BYE
140	0	9.711	Richmond (RICHMOND)	IND FBSI	0–11	0.000	139	-69	BYE

1979 Week 14 College Football Team Rankings

November 27, 1979By PowerUpRankings.com • Posted in 1979 Season Tags: • No Comments

1979 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	4	0.953	BYU	IND WAC	11–0	1.000	1	+54	Beat San Diego State 63–14
2	-1	0.967	USC	PAC	10–0–1	0.955	6	+49	Beat UCLA 49–14
3	1	1.087	Ohio State (OHIO STATE)	B10	11–0	1.000	1	+50	BYE
4	4	1.109	Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)	MAC	10–0–1	0.955	6	+45	Beat San José State 34–32
5	-3	1.127	Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)	IND FBSI	11–0	1.000	1	+49	Beat Florida 27–16
6	1	1.138	Mcneese State (MCNEESE STATE)	IND SLC	11–0	1.000	1	+51	BYE
7	2	1.187	Arkansas (ARKANSAS)	IND SWC	10–1	0.909	8	+48	Beat SMU 31–7
8	-2	1.189	Alabama (ALABAMA)	SEC	10–0	1.000	1	+37	BYE
9	-6	1.199	Nebraska (NEBRASKA)	IND B8	10–1	0.909	8	+45	Lost to Oklahoma 14–17
10	2	1.212	Texas (TEXAS)	IND SWC	9–1	0.900	11	+45	Beat Baylor 13–0
11	3	1.224	Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)	IND B8	10–1	0.909	8	+46	Beat Nebraska 17–14
12	-2	1.249	Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)	IND FBSI	9–1	0.900	11	+42	BYE
13	-2	1.344	Houston (HOUSTON)	IND SWC	9–1	0.900	11	+41	Beat Texas Tech 14–10
14	5	1.366	South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)	IND FBSI	8–3	0.727	22	+41	Beat Clemson 13–9
15	-2	1.455	Clemson (CLEMSON)	ACC	8–3	0.727	22	+35	Lost to South Carolina 9–13
16	1	1.562	Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)	ACC	8–3	0.727	22	+35	BYE
17	-2	1.590	Yale (YALE)	IND IVY	8–1	0.889	14	+23	BYE
18	0	1.645	NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)	ACC	7–4	0.636	37	+32	BYE
19	1	1.654	Penn State (PENN STATE)	IND FBSI	7–3	0.700	31	+32	BYE
20	3	1.662	Temple (TEMPLE)	IND FBSI	9–2	0.818	16	+30	Beat Villanova 42–10
21	-5	1.697	North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)	ACC	7–3–1	0.682	32	+26	Beat Duke 37–16
22	-1	1.783	Purdue (PURDUE)	B10	9–2	0.818	16	+32	BYE
23	2	1.825	Michigan (MICHIGAN)	B10	8–3	0.727	22	+26	BYE
24	-2	1.837	Washington (WASHINGTON)	PAC	8–3	0.727	22	+28	BYE
25	-1	1.854	Auburn (AUBURN)	SEC	8–2	0.800	21	+23	BYE
26	1	1.869	Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)	IND FBSI	7–4	0.636	37	+28	Beat Miami 40–15
27	-1	1.939	Texas Arlington (TEXAS-ARLINGTON)	IND SLC	9–2	0.818	16	+22	Beat Idaho State 48–0
28	1	1.971	Tennessee Chattanooga (TENNESSEE-CHATTANOOGA)	IND SOCON	9–2	0.818	16	+22	BYE
29	4	1.985	Tulane (TULANE)	IND FBSI	9–2	0.818	16	+22	Beat LSU 24–13
30	0	2.046	UNLV	IND FBSI	9–1–2	0.833	15	+19	Tied Lamar 24–24
31	4	2.120	East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)	IND FBSI	7–3–1	0.682	32	+15	Beat William & Mary 38–14
32	4	2.134	Rutgers (RUTGERS)	IND FBSI	8–3	0.727	22	+17	Beat Louisville 31–7
33	-1	2.143	Utah State (UTAH STATE)	IND PCAA	7–3–1	0.682	32	+21	Beat Fresno State 41–31
34	3	2.174	Maryland (MARYLAND)	ACC	7–4	0.636	37	+19	Beat Virginia 17–7
35	-7	2.181	Baylor (BAYLOR)	IND SWC	7–4	0.636	37	+21	Lost to Texas 0–13
36	-5	2.195	San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)	IND WAC	8–3	0.727	22	+24	Lost to BYU 14–63
37	9	2.407	Tennessee (TENNESSEE)	SEC	6–4	0.600	46	+16	Beat Kentucky 20–17
38	4	2.456	Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)	IND B8	7–4	0.636	37	+18	Beat Iowa State 13–10
39	-1	2.549	Toledo (TOLEDO)	MAC	7–3–1	0.682	32	+11	BYE
40	0	2.566	Lamar (LAMAR)	IND SLC	6–3–2	0.636	37	+10	Tied UNLV 24–24
41	-7	2.570	Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)	PAC	6–5	0.545	55	+11	Lost to Arizona 24–27
42	9	2.588	Arizona (ARIZONA)	PAC	6–4–1	0.591	48	+12	Beat Arizona State 27–24
43	-2	2.596	California (CALIFORNIA)	PAC	6–5	0.545	55	+10	BYE
44	1	2.655	Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)	IND FBSI	6–4–1	0.591	48	+12	BYE
45	3	2.704	Indiana (INDIANA)	B10	7–4	0.636	37	+9	BYE
46	3	2.764	Indiana State (INDIANA STATE)	IND MVC	8–3	0.727	22	+4	BYE
47	0	2.773	Brown (BROWN)	IND IVY	6–3	0.667	36	+4	BYE
48	5	2.786	Southern Illinois (SOUTHERN ILLINOIS)	IND MVC	8–3	0.727	22	+14	BYE
49	-6	2.787	LSU	SEC	6–5	0.545	55	+9	Lost to Tulane 13–24
50	-11	2.837	Virginia (VIRGINIA)	ACC	6–5	0.545	55	+1	Lost to Maryland 7–17
51	14	2.855	Missouri (MISSOURI)	IND B8	6–5	0.545	55	+8	Beat Kansas 55–7
52	-2	2.874	Navy (NAVY)	IND FBSI	6–4	0.600	46	+7	BYE
53	1	2.893	Utah (UTAH)	IND WAC	6–6	0.500	69	+14	BYE
54	1	2.898	Syracuse (SYRACUSE)	IND FBSI	6–5	0.545	55	+10	BYE
55	-11	2.915	UCLA	PAC	5–6	0.455	78	+13	Lost to USC 14–49
56	3	2.920	Georgia (GEORGIA)	SEC	6–5	0.545	55	+4	Beat Georgia Tech 16–3
57	1	2.935	Long Beach State (LONG BEACH STATE)	IND PCAA	7–4	0.636	37	+6	Beat CAL State Fullerton 16–13
58	-2	2.936	Princeton (PRINCETON)	IND IVY	5–4	0.556	52	+2	BYE
59	14	2.955	Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)	MAC	5–5–1	0.500	69	+7	Beat Ohio 28–27
60	2	2.973	Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)	IND SWC	5–5	0.500	69	+8	Beat TCU 30–7
61	-9	2.991	San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)	IND PCAA	6–4–1	0.591	48	+4	Lost to Central Michigan 32–34
62	1	3.045	Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	6–5	0.545	55	+2	BYE
63	-3	3.100	West Texas A&M (WEST TEXAS A&M)	IND MVC	5–5–1	0.500	69	+6	BYE
64	3	3.141	Ball State (BALL STATE)	MAC	6–5	0.545	55	-1	BYE
65	1	3.176	East Tennessee State (EAST TENNESSEE STATE)	IND SOCON	7–4	0.636	37	-8	BYE
66	-2	3.177	Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))	MAC	6–5	0.545	55	0	BYE
67	-6	3.186	Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)	IND SOCON	6–4–1	0.591	48	+1	BYE
68	0	3.299	Cornell (CORNELL)	IND IVY	5–4	0.556	52	+5	BYE
69	-12	3.421	Ohio (OHIO)	MAC	6–5	0.545	55	-3	Lost to Northern Illinois 27–28
70	-1	3.424	Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)	IND FBSI	5–6	0.455	78	0	BYE
71	-1	3.427	West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)	IND FBSI	5–6	0.455	78	+3	BYE
72	-1	3.519	Stanford (STANFORD)	PAC	5–5–1	0.500	69	-1	BYE
73	1	3.522	Iowa (IOWA)	B10	5–6	0.455	78	+1	BYE
74	14	3.546	Hawai'i (HAWAII)	IND WAC	5–5	0.500	69	-5	Beat Colorado State 24–10
75	2	3.573	Oregon (OREGON)	PAC	5–5	0.500	69	-2	BYE
76	0	3.590	Minnesota (MINNESOTA)	B10	4–6–1	0.409	90	+1	BYE
77	2	3.626	Citadel (CITADEL)	IND SOCON	6–5	0.545	55	+2	BYE
78	-6	3.657	SMU	IND SWC	5–6	0.455	78	-2	Lost to Arkansas 7–31
79	1	3.686	Tulsa (TULSA)	IND MVC	6–5	0.545	55	-4	BYE
80	1	3.687	Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)	B10	5–6	0.455	78	-4	BYE
81	-3	3.711	Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)	IND IVY	4–4–1	0.500	69	-4	BYE
82	2	3.752	Western Carolina (WESTERN CAROLINA)	IND SOCON	6–5	0.545	55	-16	BYE
83	-8	3.818	Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)	IND FBSI	4–6–1	0.409	90	-3	Lost to Georgia 3–16
84	2	3.898	Colgate (COLGATE)	IND FBSI	5–4–1	0.550	54	-2	BYE
85	6	3.934	New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)	IND WAC	6–6	0.500	69	-6	Beat Wyoming 17–3
86	-1	3.947	Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)	IND SWC	3–6–2	0.364	97	-1	Lost to Houston 10–14
87	-5	3.974	Kentucky (KENTUCKY)	SEC	5–6	0.455	78	-13	Lost to Tennessee 17–20
88	-5	3.988	Miami (MIAMI)	IND FBSI	4–6	0.400	93	+5	Lost to Notre Dame 15–40
89	-2	4.068	Louisville (LOUISVILLE)	IND FBSI	4–6–1	0.409	90	-6	Lost to Rutgers 7–31
90	0	4.204	North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)	IND FBSI	5–6	0.455	78	-11	BYE
91	-2	4.353	Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)	IND WAC	4–7–1	0.375	96	-9	Lost to Hawai'i 10–24
92	6	4.355	Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)	IND FBSI	4–6	0.400	93	-11	Beat Massachusetts 41–3
93	-1	4.365	Furman (FURMAN)	IND SOCON	5–6	0.455	78	+3	BYE
94	10	4.413	Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)	SEC	4–7	0.364	97	-15	Beat Mississippi State 14–9
95	-2	4.472	Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)	B10	4–7	0.364	97	-12	BYE
96	0	4.666	Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)	MAC	4–7	0.364	97	-17	BYE
97	2	4.697	Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)	IND SLC	4–7	0.364	97	-17	BYE
98	13	4.730	Memphis (MEMPHIS)	IND FBSI	5–6	0.455	78	-18	Beat Cincinnati 23–17
99	-2	4.877	Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)	IND PCAA	4–7	0.364	97	-12	Lost to Utah State 31–41
100	6	4.926	App State (APPALACHIAN STATE)	IND SOCON	3–8	0.273	109	-22	BYE
101	4	4.927	Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE)	IND SLC	4–7	0.364	97	-22	BYE
102	-7	4.946	Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)	SEC	3–8	0.273	109	-21	Lost to Ole Miss 9–14
103	-1	4.969	Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)	IND FBSI	4–5	0.444	89	-3	BYE
104	-3	4.972	Villanova (VILLANOVA)	IND FBSI	5–6	0.455	78	-8	Lost to Temple 10–42
105	-11	5.001	TCU	IND SWC	2–8–1	0.227	121	-15	Lost to Texas A&M 7–30
106	-6	5.069	Kansas (KANSAS)	IND B8	3–8	0.273	109	-17	Lost to Missouri 7–55
107	-4	5.163	Wyoming (WYOMING)	IND WAC	4–8	0.333	105	-25	Lost to New Mexico 3–17
108	2	5.172	Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)	PAC	3–8	0.273	109	-21	BYE
109	-1	5.311	William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)	IND FBSI	4–7	0.364	97	-18	Lost to East Carolina 14–38
110	-1	5.348	Duke (DUKE)	ACC	2–8–1	0.227	121	-24	Lost to North Carolina 16–37
111	8	5.410	Colorado (COLORADO)	IND B8	3–8	0.273	109	-24	Beat Kansas State 21–6
112	1	5.441	Iowa State (IOWA STATE)	IND B8	3–8	0.273	109	-23	Lost to Oklahoma State 10–13
113	-6	5.590	Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)	IND B8	3–8	0.273	109	-28	Lost to Colorado 6–21
114	0	5.627	Northwestern State (NORTHWESTERN STATE)	IND FBSI	3–6	0.333	105	0	BYE
115	0	5.685	UConn (CONNECTICUT)	IND FBSI	3–5–2	0.400	93	-15	BYE
116	0	5.741	Harvard (HARVARD)	IND IVY	3–6	0.333	105	-6	BYE
117	-5	5.853	Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)	IND FBSI	2–9	0.182	125	-27	Lost to Memphis 17–23
118	0	5.882	Illinois (ILLINOIS)	B10	2–8–1	0.227	121	-27	BYE
119	-2	5.883	Army (ARMY)	IND FBSI	2–7–1	0.250	120	-21	BYE
120	0	6.100	Drake (DRAKE)	IND MVC	3–8	0.273	109	-28	BYE
121	3	6.391	UL Monroe (LOUISIANA MONROE)	IND FBSI	3–8	0.273	109	-16	BYE
122	0	6.393	Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH)	IND SLC	2–9	0.182	125	-31	BYE
123	-2	6.436	Pacific (PACIFIC)	IND PCAA	3–7	0.300	108	-28	BYE
124	1	6.558	New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)	IND MVC	2–9	0.182	125	-36	BYE
125	-2	6.593	CAL State Fullerton (CAL STATE FULLERTON)	IND PCAA	3–8	0.273	109	-24	Lost to Long Beach State 13–16
126	2	6.650	Illinois State (ILLINOIS STATE)	IND FBSI	3–8	0.273	109	-16	BYE
127	0	6.769	UTEP	IND WAC	2–9	0.182	125	-38	BYE
128	-2	6.792	Rice (RICE)	IND SWC	1–9	0.100	131	-28	BYE
129	4	7.008	Florida (FLORIDA)	SEC	0–9–1	0.050	138	-32	Lost to Florida State 16–27
130	1	7.051	Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)	SEC	1–9	0.100	131	-35	BYE
131	-2	7.150	Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	2–8–1	0.227	121	-32	BYE
132	0	7.156	Wichita State (WICHITA STATE)	IND MVC	1–10	0.091	134	-42	BYE
133	-3	7.195	Oregon State (OREGON STATE)	PAC	1–9	0.100	131	-38	BYE
134	0	7.528	Marshall (MARSHALL)	IND SOCON	1–10	0.091	134	-47	BYE
135	2	7.719	Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)	B10	1–10	0.091	134	-43	BYE
136	-1	7.741	Columbia (COLUMBIA)	IND IVY	1–8	0.111	130	-26	BYE
137	-1	7.745	Air Force (AIR FORCE)	IND FBSI	2–9	0.182	125	-51	BYE
138	0	8.142	Kent State (KENT STATE)	MAC	1–10	0.091	134	-32	BYE
139	1	9.678	Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)	IND IVY	0–9	0.000	139	-30	BYE
140	-1	9.724	Richmond (RICHMOND)	IND FBSI	0–11	0.000	139	-69	BYE