College Football 1980
Ranking of Teams Within College Division

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		                     Record    Record 
   No   Team                       Division     Total          Division CWDR

    1   Florida State              10- 2-0   10- 2-0       1   4547
    2   Pittsburgh                 11- 1-0   11- 1-0       2   4393
    3   Georgia                    12- 0-0   12- 0-0       3   4198
    4   Nebraska                   10- 2-0   10- 2-0       4   4153
    5   Oklahoma                   10- 2-0   10- 2-0       5   4001
    6   Penn State                 10- 2-0   10- 2-0       6   3781
    7   Notre Dame                  9- 2-1    9- 2-1       7   3771
    8   Southern California         8- 2-1    8- 2-1       8   3584
    9   UCLA                        9- 2-0    9- 2-0       9   3544
   10   Alabama                    10- 2-0   10- 2-0      10   3515
   11   North Carolina             11- 1-0   11- 1-0      11   3491
   12   Michigan                   10- 2-0   10- 2-0      12   3429
   13   Miami FL                    8- 3-0    9- 3-0      13   3206
   14   Brigham Young              12- 1-0   12- 1-0      14   3195
   15   Baylor                     10- 2-0   10- 2-0      15   3033
   16   Florida                     8- 4-0    8- 4-0      16   2736
   17   Ohio State                  9- 3-0    9- 3-0      17   2593
   18   Mississippi State           9- 3-0    9- 3-0      18   2545
   19   Washington                  9- 3-0    9- 3-0      19   2348
   20   Maryland                    8- 4-0    8- 4-0      20   2330
   21   Purdue                      9- 3-0    9- 3-0      21   2262
   22   Missouri                    8- 4-0    8- 4-0      22   2231
   23   Southern Methodist          8- 4-0    8- 4-0      23   2231
   24   Oregon                      6- 3-2    6- 3-2      24   2161
   25   South Carolina              8- 4-0    8- 4-0      25   2144
   26   Arizona State               7- 4-0    7- 4-0      26   2127
   27   Louisiana State             7- 4-0    7- 4-0      27   1991
   28   Houston                     7- 5-0    7- 5-0      28   1927
   29   Stanford                    6- 5-0    6- 5-0      29   1730
   30   Texas                       7- 5-0    7- 5-0      30   1710
   31   Clemson                     6- 5-0    6- 5-0      31   1628
   32   Navy                        8- 4-0    8- 4-0      32   1601
   33   Tennessee                   5- 6-0    5- 6-0      33   1498
   34   Southern Mississippi        9- 3-0    9- 3-0      34   1456
   35   Boston College              6- 4-0    7- 4-0      35   1356
   36   Virginia Tech               6- 4-0    8- 4-0      36   1340
   37   Arkansas                    7- 5-0    7- 5-0      37   1326
   38   Kansas                      4- 5-2    4- 5-2      38   1314
   39   Louisville                  5- 5-0    5- 6-0      39   1262
   40   Iowa State                  6- 5-0    6- 5-0      40   1210
   41   Auburn                      5- 6-0    5- 6-0      41   1116
   42   North Carolina State        6- 5-0    6- 5-0      42   1005
   43   Furman                      7- 1-0    9- 1-1      43    909
   44   Tulane                      7- 5-0    7- 5-0      44    882
   45   Syracuse                    5- 6-0    5- 6-0      45    850
   46   Rice                        5- 6-0    5- 6-0      46    843
   47   Cal State Long Beach        8- 2-0    8- 3-0      47    840
   48   Texas A&M                   4- 7-0    4- 7-0      48    831
   49   West Virginia               6- 6-0    6- 6-0      49    823
   50   Nevada Las Vegas            7- 4-0    7- 4-0      50    756
   51   Texas Tech                  5- 6-0    5- 6-0      51    744
   52   Hawaii                      7- 3-0    8- 3-0      52    691
   53   Wake Forest                 5- 6-0    5- 6-0      53    664
   54   Indiana                     6- 5-0    6- 5-0      54    582
   55   Utah                        5- 4-1    5- 5-1      55    574
   56   McNeese State               9- 1-0   10- 2-0      56    562
   57   Rutgers                     7- 4-0    7- 4-0      57    555
   58   Tulsa                       8- 3-0    8- 3-0      58    542
   59   Villanova                   6- 3-0    6- 5-0      59    496
   60   Minnesota                   5- 6-0    5- 6-0      60    416
   61   Arizona                     5- 6-0    5- 6-0      61    391
   62   Mississippi                 3- 8-0    3- 8-0      62    342
   63   Colorado State              6- 4-1    6- 4-1      63    267
   64   Wyoming                     6- 5-0    6- 5-0      64    229
   65   Washington State            4- 7-0    4- 7-0      65    191
   66   Virginia                    4- 7-0    4- 7-0      66    170
   67   Wisconsin                   4- 7-0    4- 7-0      67    166
   68   San Jose State              5- 4-0    7- 4-0      68    160
   69   Kentucky                    3- 8-0    3- 8-0      69    107
   70   North Texas                 6- 5-0    6- 5-0      70    103
   71   Oklahoma State              3- 7-1    3- 7-1      71     70
   72   Iowa                        4- 7-0    4- 7-0      72     65
   73   Illinois                    3- 7-1    3- 7-1      73    -47
   74   Utah State                  4- 5-0    6- 5-0      74   -128
   75   Yale                        7- 2-0    8- 2-0      75   -213
   76   East Carolina               4- 6-0    4- 7-0      76   -233
   77   California                  3- 8-0    3- 8-0      77   -239
   78   Michigan State              3- 8-0    3- 8-0      78   -412
   79   Richmond                    5- 6-0    5- 6-0      79   -558
   80   Citadel                     3- 4-0    7- 4-0      80   -602
   81   Central Michigan            8- 2-0    9- 2-0      81   -633
   82   Drake                       6- 3-0    8- 3-0      82   -702
   83   Temple                      2- 6-0    4- 7-0      83   -750
   84   Duke                        2- 9-0    2- 9-0      84   -766
   85   Army                        3- 7-0    3- 7-1      85   -768
   86   Texas Christian             1-10-0    1-10-0      86   -789
   87   Tennessee Chattanooga       6- 3-0    8- 3-0      87   -804
   88   Georgia Tech                1- 9-1    1- 9-1      88   -836
   89   Louisiana Monroe            4- 3-0    7- 4-0      89   -842
   90   Vanderbilt                  2- 9-0    2- 9-0      90   -928
   91   New Mexico                  4- 7-0    4- 7-0      91  -1035
   92   San Diego State             4- 8-0    4- 8-0      92  -1039
   93   Appalachian State           4- 4-1    6- 4-1      93  -1068
   94   Western Michigan            7- 4-0    7- 4-0      94  -1165
   95   Colgate                     3- 3-0    5- 4-1      95  -1193
   96   Kansas State                2- 8-0    3- 8-0      96  -1210
   97   Louisiana Lafayette         7- 4-0    7- 4-0      97  -1221
   98   Wichita State               5- 5-1    5- 5-1      98  -1274
   99   Northern Illinois           7- 4-0    7- 4-0      99  -1277
  100   Harvard                     7- 3-0    7- 3-0     100  -1280
  101   Air Force                   2- 9-1    2- 9-1     101  -1315
  102   Miami OH                    5- 6-0    5- 6-0     102  -1455
  103   Ball State                  6- 5-0    6- 5-0     103  -1465
  104   Brown                       5- 3-0    6- 4-0     104  -1472
  105   Fresno State                3- 6-0    5- 6-0     105  -1577
  106   Ohio University             6- 5-0    6- 5-0     106  -1644
  107   Pacific                     3- 8-0    4- 8-0     107  -1662
  108   West Texas A&M              4- 6-0    5- 6-0     108  -1681
  109   Cornell                     5- 4-0    5- 5-0     109  -1681
  110   Indiana State               4- 5-0    6- 5-0     110  -1712
  111   Colorado                    1-10-0    1-10-0     111  -1719
  112   Princeton                   5- 4-0    6- 4-0     112  -1860
  113   Bowling Green               4- 7-0    4- 7-0     113  -1935
  114   Virginia Military           3- 6-1    3- 7-1     114  -1944
  115   Cal State Fullerton         1- 6-0    4- 7-0     115  -1979
  116   Cincinnati                  2- 9-0    2- 9-0     116  -2000
  117   Memphis                     2- 9-0    2- 9-0     117  -2173
  118   Oregon State                0-11-0    0-11-0     118  -2219
  119   New Mexico State            3- 7-1    3- 7-1     119  -2249
  120   William & Mary              2- 8-0    2- 9-0     120  -2284
  121   Western Carolina            2- 6-1    3- 7-1     121  -2345
  122   Northwestern                0-11-0    0-11-0     122  -2479
  123   Illinois State              3- 4-0    4- 7-0     123  -2535
  124   Dartmouth                   4- 5-0    4- 6-0     124  -2627
  125   Louisiana Tech              3- 6-0    5- 6-0     125  -2637
  126   Holy Cross                  2- 6-0    3- 8-0     126  -2770
  127   Toledo                      4- 7-0    4- 7-0     127  -2839
  128   Texas Arlington             3- 7-0    3- 8-0     128  -2860
  129   Southern Illinois           2- 8-0    3- 8-0     129  -3000
  130   Texas El Paso               1-11-0    1-11-0     130  -3024
  131   Kent State                  3- 8-0    3- 8-0     131  -3408
  132   East Tennessee State        1- 6-0    2- 9-0     132  -3532
  133   Marshall                    1- 8-1    2- 8-1     133  -4056
  134   Lamar                       1- 8-0    3- 8-0     134  -4077
  135   Pennsylvania                1- 7-0    1- 9-0     135  -4227
  136   Eastern Michigan            1- 8-0    1- 9-0     136  -4888
  137   Arkansas State              0- 9-0    2- 9-0     137  -5042
  138   Columbia                    0- 9-0    1- 9-0     138  -5458

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		                     Record    Record 
   No   Team                       Division     Total   

    1   Akron                       0- 0-0    1- 2-0   
    2   Boise State                 0- 0-0    2- 0-0   
    3   Connecticut                 0- 0-0    2- 1-0   
    4   James Madison               0- 0-0    0- 3-0   
    5   Massachusetts               0- 0-0    2- 1-0   
    6   Middle Tennessee            0- 0-0    0- 2-0   
    7   Nevada Reno                 0- 0-0    0- 1-0   
    8   Texas State                 0- 0-0    0- 1-0   
    9   Abilene Christian           0- 0-0    0- 1-0   
   10   Austin Peay                 0- 0-0    0- 1-0   
   11   Bucknell                    0- 0-0    2- 1-0   
   12   California Poly             0- 0-0    0- 2-0   
   13   Davidson                    0- 0-0    0- 2-0   
   14   Delaware                    0- 0-0    3- 0-0   
   15   Eastern Illinois            0- 0-0    1- 2-0   
   16   Eastern Kentucky            0- 0-0    2- 0-0   
   17   Florida A&M                 0- 0-0    0- 1-0   
   18   Idaho                       0- 0-0    0- 2-0   
   19   Idaho State                 0- 0-0    0- 1-0   
   20   Jacksonville State          0- 0-0    0- 1-0   
   21   Lafayette                   0- 0-0    1- 2-0   
   22   Lehigh                      0- 0-0    1- 0-2   
   23   Maine                       0- 0-0    0- 1-0   
   24   Montana State               0- 0-0    0- 1-0   
   25   Morehead State              0- 0-0    0- 1-0   
   26   Murray State                0- 0-0    1- 0-0   
   27   New Hampshire               0- 0-0    1- 0-0   
   28   Nicholls State              0- 0-0    0- 3-0   
   29   Northern Arizona            0- 0-0    0- 1-0   
   30   Northwestern State LA       0- 0-0    2- 3-0   
   31   Presbyterian                0- 0-0    0- 2-0   
   32   Rhode Island                0- 0-0    0- 3-0   
   33   South Dakota                0- 0-0    0- 1-0   
   34   Stephen F Austin            0- 0-0    0- 1-0   
   35   Tennessee Martin            0- 0-0    0- 1-0   
   36   Tennessee State             0- 0-0    1- 0-0   
   37   Tennessee Tech              0- 0-0    1- 0-0   
   38   Texas Southern              0- 0-0    0- 1-0   
   39   Weber State                 0- 0-0    0- 1-0   
   40   Western Illinois            0- 0-0    1- 1-0   
   41   Wofford                     0- 0-0    1- 1-1   
   42   Mississippi College         0- 0-0    0- 1-0   
   43   Augustana IL                0- 0-0    0- 1-0   
   44   Lenoir-Rhyne College        0- 0-0    0- 1-0   
   45   Newberry College            0- 0-0    0- 1-0   
   46   Boston University           0- 0-0    1- 1-0   
   47   Nebraska Omaha              0- 0-0    0- 1-0   
   48   Santa Clara                 0- 0-0    0- 1-0   
   49   Southeastern Louisiana      0- 0-0    3- 0-0