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 |
| Furman | 9 | 1 | 1 | .864 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 25.8 | 16.1 | 1.87 | -7.58 | ||||
| Chattanooga | 8 | 3 | 0 | .727 | 5 | 2 | 0 | .714 | 27.3 | 17.9 | -2.55 | -9.73 | ||||
| Appalachian State | 6 | 4 | 1 | .591 | 4 | 2 | 1 | .643 | 24.8 | 16.9 | -0.52 | -6.88 | ||||
| The Citadel | 7 | 4 | 0 | .636 | 3 | 2 | 0 | .600 | 24.5 | 16.2 | 0.15 | -5.48 | ||||
| Western Carolina | 3 | 7 | 1 | .318 | 2 | 4 | 1 | .357 | 16.4 | 22.1 | -11.85 | -6.67 | ||||
| Virginia Military Institute | 3 | 7 | 1 | .318 | 1 | 4 | 1 | .250 | 12.9 | 22.0 | -12.18 | -5.27 | ||||
| East Tennessee State | 2 | 9 | 0 | .182 | 1 | 4 | 0 | .200 | 13.1 | 22.7 | -17.41 | -7.87 | ||||
| Marshall | 2 | 8 | 1 | .227 | 0 | 5 | 1 | .083 | 12.5 | 22.3 | -17.61 | -9.06 | ||||
1980 Conference Leaders