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1980 Final AP Football Poll

Rank Team (FPV) Conf Rec Pts Last Week
1 < 1 Georgia (58.5) SEC 12-0 1251.5 W 17-10 N #7 Notre Dame (Sugar)
2 < 3 Pittsburgh (3.5) Ind 11-1 1187.5  
3 < 4 Oklahoma Big 8 10-2 1100 W 18-17 N #2 Florida State (Orange)
4 < 5 Michigan Big Ten 10-2 1033  
5 < 2 Florida State (1) Ind 10-2 970  
6 < 9 Alabama SEC 10-2 928 W 30-2 N #6 Baylor (Cotton)
7 < 8 Nebraska Big 8 10-2 879  
8 < 10 Penn State Ind 10-2 797  
9 < 7 Notre Dame Ind 9-2-1 699  
10 < 13 North Carolina ACC 11-1 665  
11 < 12 USC Pac-10 8-2-1 610  
12 < 14 BYU WAC 12-1 584  
13 < 15 UCLA Pac-10 9-2 502  
14 < 6 Baylor Southwest 10-2 494  
15 < 11 Ohio State Big Ten 9-3 389  
16 < 16 Washington Pac-10 9-3 253  
17 < NR Purdue Big Ten 9-3 198.33  
18 < 20 Miami (FL) Ind 9-3 192  
19 < 17 Mississippi State SEC 9-3 159  
20 < 19 SMU Southwest 8-4 98.33  
NR < 18 South Carolina Ind 0  

Conference Breakdown

Conference Teams Avg Rank Total Points
Ind 5 8.4 3845.5
SEC 3 8.7 2338.5
Big Ten 3 12.0 1620.33
Pac-10 3 13.3 1365
Big 8 2 5.0 1979
Southwest 2 17.0 592.33
ACC 1 10.0 665
WAC 1 12.0 584

Notes

  • * = Received first place votes (non-AP rankings); Hold the mouse cursor over these rankings to see the first place votes (where available) in a tooltip (for browsers that support tooltips)
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  • Polls from 1936-60 had 20 teams, 1961-67 had 10 teams, 1968-88 had 20 teams, and 1989-present had 25 teams.