College Football 1980
Ranking of Teams Within College Conference

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College Conferences

 The Atlantic Coast Conference
 The Big 10 Conference
 The Big 8 Conference
 The Big West Conference
 The Eastern Independent Conference
 The Ivy League Conference
 The Mid-America Conference
 The MVC
 The Pacific Ten Conference
 The Southeastern Conference
 The Southern Conference
 The Southern Independent Conference
 The Southland Conference
 The Southwestern Athletic Conference
 The Western Athletic Conference

The Atlantic Coast Conference

Level: 0
Division FBS (I-A)
#: 13
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		            Record    Record 
   No   Team                            Conf    Total           Conference CWDR

    1   North Carolina              6- 0-0   11- 1-0        1   2712
    2   Maryland                    5- 1-0    8- 4-0        2   1737
    3   North Carolina State        3- 3-0    6- 5-0        3   -299
    4   Wake Forest                 2- 4-0    5- 6-0        4   -592
    5   Clemson                     2- 4-0    6- 5-0        5   -989
    6   Virginia                    2- 4-0    4- 7-0        6  -1153
    7   Duke                        1- 5-0    2- 9-0        7  -1414

The Big 10 Conference

Level: 0
Division FBS (I-A)
#: 17
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		            Record    Record 
   No   Team                            Conf    Total           Conference CWDR

    1   Michigan                    8- 0-0   10- 2-0        1   2914
    2   Ohio State                  7- 1-0    9- 3-0        2   2142
    3   Purdue                      7- 1-0    9- 3-0        3   1636
    4   Iowa                        4- 4-0    4- 7-0        4   -342
    5   Minnesota                   4- 5-0    5- 6-0        5   -444
    6   Illinois                    3- 5-0    3- 7-1        6   -507
    7   Indiana                     3- 5-0    6- 5-0        7   -564
    8   Wisconsin                   3- 5-0    4- 7-0        8   -733
    9   Michigan State              2- 6-0    3- 8-0        9  -1136
   10   Northwestern                0- 9-0    0-11-0       10  -2963

The Big 8 Conference

Level: 0
Division FBS (I-A)
#: 21
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		            Record    Record 
   No   Team                            Conf    Total           Conference CWDR

    1   Oklahoma                    7- 0-0   10- 2-0        1   2633
    2   Nebraska                    6- 1-0   10- 2-0        2   2496
    3   Missouri                    5- 2-0    8- 4-0        3   1256
    4   Kansas                      3- 3-1    4- 5-2        4   -111
    5   Oklahoma State              2- 4-1    3- 7-1        5   -756
    6   Iowa State                  2- 5-0    6- 5-0        6  -1230
    7   Kansas State                1- 6-0    3- 8-0        7  -2057
    8   Colorado                    1- 6-0    1-10-0        8  -2230

The Big West Conference

Level: 0
Division FBS (I-A)
#: 26
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		            Record    Record 
   No   Team                            Conf    Total           Conference CWDR

    1   Cal State Long Beach        5- 0-0    8- 3-0        1   2165
    2   Utah State                  4- 1-0    6- 5-0        2   1605
    3   San Jose State              3- 2-0    7- 4-0        3    580
    4   Cal State Fullerton         1- 4-0    4- 7-0        4  -1325
    5   Fresno State                1- 4-0    5- 6-0        5  -1502
    6   Pacific                     1- 4-0    4- 8-0        6  -1523

The Eastern Independent Conference

Level: 0
Division FBS (I-A)
#: 45
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		            Record    Record 
   No   Team                            Conf    Total           Conference CWDR

    1   Notre Dame                  2- 0-0    9- 2-1        1   4399
    2   Pittsburgh                  6- 0-0   11- 1-0        2   3113
    3   Navy                        4- 1-0    8- 4-0        3   2559
    4   Penn State                  4- 1-0   10- 2-0        4   1969
    5   Villanova                   4- 1-0    6- 5-0        5    660
    6   Syracuse                    3- 4-0    5- 6-0        6    283
    7   Boston College              3- 3-0    7- 4-0        7     23
    8   Rutgers                     4- 2-0    7- 4-0        8   -216
    9   West Virginia               3- 3-0    6- 6-0        9   -225
   10   Army                        1- 5-0    3- 7-1       10  -1233
   11   Colgate                     1- 2-0    5- 4-1       11  -1793
   12   Temple                      1- 6-0    4- 7-0       12  -2177
   13   Cincinnati                  0- 4-0    2- 9-0       13  -3626
   14   Holy Cross                  0- 4-0    3- 8-0       14  -3736

The Ivy League Conference

Level: 0
Division FBS (I-A)
#: 67
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		            Record    Record 
   No   Team                            Conf    Total           Conference CWDR

    1   Yale                        6- 1-0    8- 2-0        1   2066
    2   Cornell                     5- 2-0    5- 5-0        2   1359
    3   Dartmouth                   4- 3-0    4- 6-0        3    568
    4   Brown                       4- 3-0    6- 4-0        4    510
    5   Harvard                     4- 3-0    7- 3-0        5    197
    6   Princeton                   4- 3-0    6- 4-0        6    156
    7   Pennsylvania                1- 6-0    1- 9-0        7  -1976
    8   Columbia                    0- 7-0    1- 9-0        8  -2883

The Mid-America Conference

Level: 0
Division FBS (I-A)
#: 75
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		            Record    Record 
   No   Team                            Conf    Total           Conference CWDR

    1   Central Michigan            7- 2-0    9- 2-0        1   1317
    2   Western Michigan            6- 3-0    7- 4-0        2    988
    3   Miami OH                    4- 3-0    5- 6-0        3    938
    4   Ball State                  5- 4-0    6- 5-0        4    545
    5   Ohio University             5- 4-0    6- 5-0        5    486
    6   Northern Illinois           4- 3-0    7- 4-0        6    394
    7   Bowling Green               4- 4-0    4- 7-0        7     36
    8   Toledo                      3- 6-0    4- 7-0        8   -922
    9   Kent State                  3- 6-0    3- 8-0        9  -1091
   10   Eastern Michigan            1- 7-0    1- 9-0       10  -2695

The MVC

Level: 0
Division FBS (I-A)
#: 90
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		            Record    Record 
   No   Team                            Conf    Total           Conference CWDR

    1   Tulsa                       4- 1-0    8- 3-0        1   1490
    2   Wichita State               4- 1-1    5- 5-1        2   1182
    3   Indiana State               4- 2-0    6- 5-0        3    592
    4   Drake                       3- 2-0    8- 3-0        4    320
    5   West Texas A&M              2- 4-0    5- 6-0        5   -907
    6   New Mexico State            1- 4-1    3- 7-1        6   -990
    7   Southern Illinois           1- 5-0    3- 8-0        7  -1688

The Pacific Ten Conference

Level: 0
Division FBS (I-A)
#: 114
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		            Record    Record 
   No   Team                            Conf    Total           Conference CWDR

    1   Washington                  6- 1-0    9- 3-0        1   1830
    2   Southern California         4- 2-1    8- 2-1        2   1394
    3   UCLA                        5- 2-0    9- 2-0        3   1066
    4   Arizona State               5- 3-0    7- 4-0        4    791
    5   Oregon                      4- 3-1    6- 3-2        5    450
    6   Stanford                    3- 4-0    6- 5-0        6   -244
    7   Washington State            3- 4-0    4- 7-0        7   -418
    8   Arizona                     3- 4-0    5- 6-0        8   -675
    9   California                  3- 5-0    3- 8-0        9   -971
   10   Oregon State                0- 8-0    0-11-0       10  -3223

The Southeastern Conference

Level: 0
Division FBS (I-A)
#: 126
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		            Record    Record 
   No   Team                            Conf    Total           Conference CWDR

    1   Alabama                     6- 1-0   10- 2-0        1   1961
    2   Georgia                     6- 0-0   12- 0-0        2   1842
    3   Mississippi State           5- 1-0    9- 3-0        3   1525
    4   Florida                     4- 2-0    8- 4-0        4    898
    5   Louisiana State             4- 2-0    7- 4-0        5    885
    6   Tennessee                   3- 3-0    5- 6-0        6   -151
    7   Mississippi                 2- 5-0    3- 8-0        7   -657
    8   Auburn                      0- 6-0    5- 6-0        8  -1676
    9   Kentucky                    1- 5-0    3- 8-0        9  -1697
   10   Vanderbilt                  0- 6-0    2- 9-0       10  -2930

The Southern Conference

Level: 0
Division FBS (I-A)
#: 130
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		            Record    Record 
   No   Team                            Conf    Total           Conference CWDR

    1   Furman                      7- 0-0    9- 1-1        1   2471
    2   Citadel                     3- 2-0    7- 4-0        2   1342
    3   Tennessee Chattanooga       5- 2-0    8- 3-0        3   1212
    4   Appalachian State           4- 2-1    6- 4-1        4    792
    5   Western Carolina            2- 4-1    3- 7-1        5   -821
    6   Virginia Military           1- 4-1    3- 7-1        6  -1042
    7   East Tennessee State        1- 4-0    2- 9-0        7  -1527
    8   Marshall                    0- 5-1    2- 8-1        8  -2427

The Southern Independent Conference

Level: 0
Division FBS (I-A)
#: 131
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		            Record    Record 
   No   Team                            Conf    Total           Conference CWDR

    1   Miami FL                    5- 0-0    9- 3-0        1   3480
    2   Florida State               4- 1-0   10- 2-0        2   2736
    3   Southern Mississippi        3- 1-0    9- 3-0        3   1844
    4   Louisville                  2- 2-0    5- 6-0        4   1198
    5   Tulane                      2- 1-0    7- 5-0        5    654
    6   North Texas                 2- 1-0    6- 5-0        6    632
    7   East Carolina               2- 3-0    4- 7-0        7   -341
    8   Richmond                    2- 2-0    5- 6-0        8   -644
    9   Georgia Tech                1- 1-0    1- 9-1        9   -899
   10   Virginia Tech               1- 3-0    8- 4-0       10  -1102
   11   Louisiana Monroe            0- 1-0    7- 4-0       11  -1953
   12   Memphis                     0- 5-0    2- 9-0       12  -2203
   13   William & Mary              0- 3-0    2- 9-0       13  -3401

The Southland Conference

Level: 0
Division FBS (I-A)
#: 133
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		            Record    Record 
   No   Team                            Conf    Total           Conference CWDR

    1   McNeese State               5- 0-0   10- 2-0        1   2715
    2   Louisiana Lafayette         4- 1-0    7- 4-0        2   1580
    3   Texas Arlington             3- 2-0    3- 8-0        3    376
    4   Louisiana Tech              2- 3-0    5- 6-0        4   -395
    5   Lamar                       1- 4-0    3- 8-0        5  -1825
    6   Arkansas State              0- 5-0    2- 9-0        6  -2452

The Southwestern Athletic Conference

Level: 0
Division FBS (I-A)
#: 134
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		            Record    Record 
   No   Team                            Conf    Total           Conference CWDR

    1   Baylor                      8- 0-0   10- 2-0        1   2776
    2   Southern Methodist          5- 3-0    8- 4-0        2    863
    3   Houston                     5- 3-0    7- 5-0        3    693
    4   Texas                       4- 4-0    7- 5-0        4   -124
    5   Rice                        4- 4-0    5- 6-0        5   -153
    6   Arkansas                    3- 5-0    7- 5-0        6   -616
    7   Texas Tech                  3- 5-0    5- 6-0        7   -661
    8   Texas A&M                   3- 5-0    4- 7-0        8   -759
    9   Texas Christian             1- 7-0    1-10-0        9  -2018

The Western Athletic Conference

Level: 0
Division FBS (I-A)
#: 150
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		            Record    Record 
   No   Team                            Conf    Total           Conference CWDR

    1   Brigham Young               6- 1-0   12- 1-0        1   2542
    2   Colorado State              5- 1-1    6- 4-1        2   1407
    3   Wyoming                     4- 4-0    6- 5-0        3    164
    4   Utah                        2- 3-1    5- 5-1        4    -12
    5   Hawaii                      3- 3-0    8- 3-0        5   -302
    6   San Diego State             4- 4-0    4- 8-0        6   -412
    7   New Mexico                  3- 4-0    4- 7-0        7   -417
    8   Air Force                   1- 3-0    2- 9-1        8   -961
    9   Texas El Paso               1- 6-0    1-11-0        9  -2008