Standings
| Overall | Conference | Points Per Game | SRS | Polls | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| School | W | L | T | Pct | W | L | T | Pct | Off | Def | SRS | SOS | AP Pre | AP High | AP Rank | Notes |
| Central Michigan | 9 | 2 | 0 | .818 | 7 | 2 | 0 | .778 | 19.8 | 11.5 | -3.65 | -11.93 | ||||
| Western Michigan | 7 | 4 | 0 | .636 | 6 | 3 | 0 | .667 | 21.2 | 16.3 | -6.64 | -10.28 | ||||
| Northern Illinois | 7 | 4 | 0 | .636 | 4 | 3 | 0 | .571 | 19.6 | 15.9 | -6.55 | -10.73 | ||||
| Miami (OH) | 5 | 6 | 0 | .455 | 4 | 3 | 0 | .571 | 21.9 | 17.5 | -5.22 | -6.94 | ||||
| Ball State | 6 | 5 | 0 | .545 | 5 | 4 | 0 | .556 | 21.7 | 18.0 | -5.69 | -9.24 | ||||
| Ohio | 6 | 5 | 0 | .545 | 5 | 4 | 0 | .556 | 20.2 | 17.8 | -8.61 | -9.98 | ||||
| Bowling Green | 4 | 7 | 0 | .364 | 4 | 4 | 0 | .500 | 17.2 | 16.9 | -10.07 | -8.43 | ||||
| Toledo | 4 | 7 | 0 | .364 | 3 | 6 | 0 | .333 | 17.0 | 17.3 | -12.21 | -9.67 | ||||
| Kent State | 3 | 8 | 0 | .273 | 3 | 6 | 0 | .333 | 14.5 | 25.4 | -17.64 | -8.92 | ||||
| Eastern Michigan | 1 | 9 | 0 | .100 | 1 | 7 | 0 | .125 | 8.1 | 32.2 | -28.06 | -10.16 | ||||
1980 Conference Leaders