1980 Regular Season Final College Football Team Rankings

December 9, 1980By PowerUpRankings.com • Posted in 1980 Season Tags: • No Comments

1980 rankings calculated with the Classic formula (Ken's 2016-based hybrid, applied retroactively); records, NOW and game results come from James Howell's historical college football score archive.

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