1980 NCAA Football Rankings

  # Team                        W      L     Rating 
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  1 Georgia                    12   -  0     2.8182 
  2 Pittsburgh                 11   -  1     2.5768 
  3 North Carolina             11   -  1     2.0205 
  4 Florida State              10   -  2     1.9915 
  5 Brigham Young              12   -  1     1.8902 
  6 Penn State                 10   -  2     1.8336 
  7 Nebraska                   10   -  2     1.5648 
  8 Oklahoma                   10   -  2     1.5492 
  9 Notre Dame                  9.5 -  2.5   1.5053 
 10 Alabama                    10   -  2     1.3838 

 11 Miami (Florida)             8   -  3     1.3223 
 12 Michigan                   10   -  2     1.3185 
 13 Southern California         8.5 -  2.5   1.2592 
 14 UCLA                        9   -  2     1.1970 
 15 Baylor                     10   -  2     1.1763 
 16 Mississippi State           9   -  3     1.0978 
 17 Furman                      7   -  1     1.0620 
 18 Maryland                    8   -  4     0.8691 
 19 Purdue                      9   -  3     0.8601 
 20 Southern Mississippi        9   -  3     0.8565 

 21 Long Beach State            8   -  2     0.8547 
 22 Florida                     8   -  4     0.8480 
 23 Ohio State                  9   -  3     0.8341 
 24 Washington                  9   -  3     0.8213 
 25 South Carolina              8   -  4     0.8102 
 26 Central Michigan            9   -  2     0.7832 
 27 McNeese State               9   -  2     0.7795 
 28 Southern Methodist          8   -  4     0.7160 
 29 Yale                        7   -  2     0.6914 
 30 Missouri                    8   -  4     0.6702 

 31 Louisiana State             7   -  4     0.6217 
 32 Boston College              6   -  4     0.6115 
 33 Arizona State               7   -  4     0.6080 
 34 Navy                        8   -  4     0.5997 
 35 Houston                     7   -  5     0.5970 
 36 Tulsa                       8   -  3     0.5967 
 37 Oregon                      7   -  4     0.5952 
 38 Texas                       7   -  5     0.5492 
 39 Stanford                    6   -  5     0.5290 
 40 Clemson                     6   -  5     0.5226 

 41 Hawaii                      7   -  3     0.5176 
 42 Arkansas                    7   -  5     0.5134 
 43 Nevada-Las Vegas            7   -  4     0.5073 
 44 Virginia Tech               6   -  4     0.4925 
 45 Villanova                   6   -  3     0.4879 
 46 North Carolina State        6   -  5     0.4816 
 47 Rutgers                     7   -  4     0.4775 
 48 North Texas                 6   -  5     0.4564 
 49 Northern Illinois           7   -  4     0.4562 
 50 Louisville                  5   -  5     0.4503 

 51 Colorado State              6.5 -  4.5   0.4484 
 52 Harvard                     7   -  3     0.4445 
 53 West Virginia               6   -  6     0.4349 
 54 Louisiana-Monroe            5   -  3     0.4225 
 55 Western Michigan            7   -  4     0.4201 
 56 Iowa State                  6   -  5     0.4153 
 57 Utah                        5.5 -  4.5   0.4121 
 58 San Jose State              5   -  4     0.3963 
 59 Tulane                      7   -  5     0.3928 
 60 Tennessee-Chattanooga       6   -  3     0.3910 

 61 Kansas                      5   -  6     0.3822 
 62 Brown                       5   -  3     0.3788 
 63 Rice                        5   -  6     0.3696 
 64 Drake                       6   -  3     0.3689 
 65 Syracuse                    5   -  6     0.3565 
 66 Louisiana-Lafayette         7   -  4     0.3551 
 67 Auburn                      5   -  6     0.3467 
 68 Cornell                     5   -  4     0.3360 
 69 Princeton                   5   -  4     0.3359 
 70 Ball State                  6   -  5     0.3341 

 71 Wake Forest                 5   -  6     0.3323 
 72 Wyoming                     6   -  5     0.3298 
 73 Indiana                     6   -  5     0.3202 
 74 Tennessee                   5   -  6     0.3176 
 75 Texas Tech                  5   -  6     0.3168 
 76 Colgate                     3   -  3     0.3162 
 77 East Carolina               4   -  6     0.3129 
 78 Utah State                  4   -  5     0.3107 
 79 Arizona                     5   -  6     0.3069 
 80 Citadel                     3   -  4     0.3048 

 81 Texas A&M                   4   -  7     0.3022 
 82 Ohio                        6   -  5     0.2970 
 83 Northwestern State          2   -  3     0.2961 
 84 Minnesota                   5   -  6     0.2864 
 85 Virginia                    4   -  7     0.2854 
 86 Wichita State               5.5 -  5.5   0.2816 
 87 Appalachian State           4.5 -  4.5   0.2806 
 88 Indiana State               4   -  5     0.2650 
 89 Richmond                    5   -  6     0.2616 
 90 Illinois State              3   -  4     0.2530 

 91 Miami (Ohio)                5   -  6     0.2462 
 92 Wisconsin                   4   -  7     0.2387 
 93 West Texas A&M              4   -  6     0.2355 
 94 New Mexico                  4   -  7     0.2278 
 95 Dartmouth                   4   -  5     0.2201 
 96 Louisiana Tech              4   -  6     0.2177 
 97 Temple                      2   -  6     0.2046 
 98 Washington State            4   -  7     0.2018 
 99 Mississippi                 3   -  8     0.2008 
100 Iowa                        4   -  7     0.2008 

101 San Diego State             4   -  8     0.1931 
102 Kentucky                    3   -  8     0.1897 
103 Bowling Green State         4   -  7     0.1879 
104 Army                        3   -  7     0.1854 
105 Virginia Military Institute 3.5 -  6.5   0.1847 
106 Oklahoma State              3.5 -  7.5   0.1841 
107 Illinois                    3.5 -  7.5   0.1833 
108 California                  3   -  8     0.1815 
109 Toledo                      4   -  7     0.1815 
110 Fresno State                3   -  6     0.1777 

111 Michigan State              3   -  8     0.1658 
112 Air Force                   2.5 -  9.5   0.1546 
113 Pacific                     3   -  8     0.1526 
114 Holy Cross                  2   -  6     0.1471 
115 New Mexico State            3.5 -  7.5   0.1452 
116 William & Mary              2   -  8     0.1388 
117 Western Carolina            2.5 -  6.5   0.1362 
118 Vanderbilt                  2   -  9     0.1316 
119 Kent                        3   -  8     0.1314 
120 Duke                        2   -  9     0.1299 

121 Fullerton State             1   -  6     0.1284 
122 Cincinnati                  2   -  9     0.1186 
123 Southern Illinois           2   -  8     0.1173 
124 Kansas State                2   -  8     0.1152 
125 Georgia Tech                1.5 -  9.5   0.1116 
126 Texas-Arlington             3   -  8     0.1090 
127 Texas Christian             1   - 10     0.1044 
128 East Tennessee State        1   -  6     0.0921 
129 Pennsylvania                1   -  7     0.0916 
130 Colorado                    1   - 10     0.0912 

131 Eastern Michigan            1   -  8     0.0889 
132 Memphis                     2   -  9     0.0855 
133 Marshall                    1.5 -  8.5   0.0772 
134 Lamar                       1   -  8     0.0752 
135 Texas-El Paso               1   - 11     0.0704 
136 Oregon State                0   - 11     0.0597 
137 Northwestern                0   - 11     0.0487 
138 Columbia                    0   -  9     0.0470 
139 Arkansas State              0   -  9     0.0400 

Home Field Coefficient: 1.3050