1980 College Football Polls

AP Polls

AP Polls Table
Wk	Date	Rk	School	Prev	Chng	1st	Conf
16	Final	1	Georgia	1		58	SEC
16	Final	2	Pitt	3	1	3	Ind
16	Final	3	Oklahoma	4	1		Big 8
16	Final	4	Michigan	5	1		Big Ten
16	Final	5	Florida State	2	3	1	Ind
16	Final	6	Alabama	9	3		SEC
16	Final	7	Nebraska	8	1		Big 8
16	Final	8	Penn State	10	2		Ind
16	Final	9	Notre Dame	7	2		Ind
16	Final	10	North Carolina	13	3		ACC
16	Final	11	USC	12	1		Pac-10
16	Final	12	BYU	14	2		WAC
16	Final	13	UCLA	15	2		Pac-10
16	Final	14	Baylor	6	8		SWC
16	Final	15	Ohio State	11	4		Big Ten
16	Final	16	Washington	16			Pac-10
16	Final	17	Purdue				Big Ten
16	Final	18	Miami (FL)	20	2		Ind
16	Final	19	Mississippi State	17	2		SEC
16	Final	20	SMU	19	1		SWC
Wk	Date	Rk	School	Prev	Chng	1st	Conf
15	1980-12-08	1	Georgia (11-0-0)	1		60	SEC
15	1980-12-08	2	Florida State (10-1-0)	3	1	4	Ind
15	1980-12-08	3	Pitt (10-1-0)	4	1		Ind
15	1980-12-08	4	Oklahoma (9-2-0)	5	1		Big 8
15	1980-12-08	5	Michigan (9-2-0)	6	1		Big Ten
15	1980-12-08	6	Baylor (10-1-0)	7	1		SWC
15	1980-12-08	7	Notre Dame (9-1-1)	2	5		Ind
15	1980-12-08	8	Nebraska (9-2-0)	9	1		Big 8
15	1980-12-08	9	Alabama (9-2-0)	8	1		SEC
15	1980-12-08	10	Penn State (9-2-0)	10			Ind
15	1980-12-08	11	Ohio State (9-2-0)	11			Big Ten
15	1980-12-08	12	USC (8-2-1)	17	5		Pac-10
15	1980-12-08	13	North Carolina (10-1-0)	12	1		ACC
15	1980-12-08	14	BYU (11-1-0)	13	1		WAC
15	1980-12-08	15	UCLA (9-2-0)	14	1		Pac-10
15	1980-12-08	16	Washington (9-2-0)	15	1		Pac-10
15	1980-12-08	17	Mississippi State (9-2-0)	16	1		SEC
15	1980-12-08	18	South Carolina (8-3-0)	18			Ind
15	1980-12-08	19	SMU (8-3-0)	19			SWC
15	1980-12-08	20	Miami (FL) (8-3-0)	20			Ind
Wk	Date	Rk	School	Prev	Chng	1st	Conf
14	1980-12-01	1	Georgia (11-0-0)	1		54	SEC
14	1980-12-01	2	Notre Dame (9-0-1)	2		4	Ind
14	1980-12-01	3	Florida State (9-1-0)	3		4	Ind
14	1980-12-01	4	Pitt (10-1-0)	4			Ind
14	1980-12-01	5	Oklahoma (9-2-0)	6	1		Big 8
14	1980-12-01	6	Michigan (9-2-0)	7	1		Big Ten
14	1980-12-01	7	Baylor (10-1-0)	8	1		SWC
14	1980-12-01	8	Alabama (9-2-0)	9	1		SEC
14	1980-12-01	9	Nebraska (9-2-0)	10	1		Big 8
14	1980-12-01	10	Penn State (9-2-0)	5	5		Ind
14	1980-12-01	11	Ohio State (9-2-0)	11			Big Ten
14	1980-12-01	12	North Carolina (10-1-0)	13	1		ACC
14	1980-12-01	13	BYU (11-1-0)	12	1		WAC
14	1980-12-01	14	UCLA (9-2-0)	14			Pac-10
14	1980-12-01	15	Washington (9-2-0)	15			Pac-10
14	1980-12-01	16	Mississippi State (9-2-0)	16			SEC
14	1980-12-01	17	USC (7-2-1)	17			Pac-10
14	1980-12-01	18	South Carolina (8-3-0)	19	1		Ind
14	1980-12-01	19	SMU (8-3-0)	20	1		SWC
14	1980-12-01	20	Miami (FL) (8-3-0)				Ind
Wk	Date	Rk	School	Prev	Chng	1st	Conf
13	1980-11-24	1	Georgia (10-0-0)	1		59	SEC
13	1980-11-24	2	Notre Dame (9-0-1)	2		3	Ind
13	1980-11-24	3	Florida State (9-1-0)	3		4	Ind
13	1980-11-24	4	Pitt (9-1-0)	6	2		Ind
13	1980-11-24	5	Penn State (9-1-0)	7	2		Ind
13	1980-11-24	6	Oklahoma (8-2-0)	9	3		Big 8
13	1980-11-24	7	Michigan (9-2-0)	10	3		Big Ten
13	1980-11-24	8	Baylor (10-1-0)	11	3		SWC
13	1980-11-24	9	Alabama (8-2-0)	8	1		SEC
13	1980-11-24	10	Nebraska (9-2-0)	4	6		Big 8
13	1980-11-24	11	Ohio State (9-2-0)	5	6		Big Ten
13	1980-11-24	12	BYU (10-1-0)	13	1		WAC
13	1980-11-24	13	North Carolina (10-1-0)	15	2		ACC
13	1980-11-24	14	UCLA (8-2-0)	18	4		Pac-10
13	1980-11-24	15	Washington (9-2-0)	16	1		Pac-10
13	1980-11-24	16	Mississippi State (9-2-0)	17	1		SEC
13	1980-11-24	17	USC (7-2-1)	12	5		Pac-10
13	1980-11-24	18	Florida (7-2-0)	19	1		SEC
13	1980-11-24	19	South Carolina (8-3-0)	14	5		Ind
13	1980-11-24	20	SMU (8-3-0)				SWC
Wk	Date	Rk	School	Prev	Chng	1st	Conf
12	1980-11-17	1	Georgia (10-0-0)	1		55	SEC
12	1980-11-17	2	Notre Dame (8-0-1)	6	4	4	Ind
12	1980-11-17	3	Florida State (9-1-0)	3		3	Ind
12	1980-11-17	4	Nebraska (9-1-0)	4		4	Big 8
12	1980-11-17	5	Ohio State (9-1-0)	7	2		Big Ten
12	1980-11-17	6	Pitt (9-1-0)	8	2		Ind
12	1980-11-17	7	Penn State (9-1-0)	9	2		Ind
12	1980-11-17	8	Alabama (8-2-0)	5	3		SEC
12	1980-11-17	9	Oklahoma (7-2-0)	10	1		Big 8
12	1980-11-17	10	Michigan (8-2-0)	11	1		Big Ten
12	1980-11-17	11	Baylor (9-1-0)	12	1		SWC
12	1980-11-17	12	USC (7-1-1)	2	10		Pac-10
12	1980-11-17	13	BYU (9-1-0)	13			WAC
12	1980-11-17	14	South Carolina (8-2-0)	14			Ind
12	1980-11-17	15	North Carolina (9-1-0)	15			ACC
12	1980-11-17	16	Washington (8-2-0)				Pac-10
12	1980-11-17	17	Mississippi State (8-2-0)	19	2		SEC
12	1980-11-17	18	UCLA (7-2-0)	17	1		Pac-10
12	1980-11-17	19	Florida (7-2-0)	20	1		SEC
12	1980-11-17	20	Texas (7-2-0)				SWC
Wk	Date	Rk	School	Prev	Chng	1st	Conf
11	1980-11-10	1	Georgia (9-0-0)	2	1	54	SEC
11	1980-11-10	2	USC (7-0-1)	4	2	6	Pac-10
11	1980-11-10	3	Florida State (9-1-0)	3		3	Ind
11	1980-11-10	4	Nebraska (8-1-0)	5	1	2	Big 8
11	1980-11-10	5	Alabama (8-1-0)	6	1		SEC
11	1980-11-10	6	Notre Dame (7-0-1)	1	5		Ind
11	1980-11-10	7	Ohio State (8-1-0)	7			Big Ten
11	1980-11-10	8	Pitt (8-1-0)	9	1		Ind
11	1980-11-10	9	Penn State (8-1-0)	10	1		Ind
11	1980-11-10	10	Oklahoma (6-2-0)	11	1		Big 8
11	1980-11-10	11	Michigan (7-2-0)	12	1		Big Ten
11	1980-11-10	12	Baylor (8-1-0)	16	4		SWC
11	1980-11-10	13	BYU (8-1-0)	13			WAC
11	1980-11-10	14	South Carolina (7-2-0)	15	1		Ind
11	1980-11-10	15	North Carolina (8-1-0)	14	1		ACC
11	1980-11-10	16	Purdue (7-2-0)	17	1		Big Ten
11	1980-11-10	17	UCLA (6-2-0)	8	9		Pac-10
11	1980-11-10	18	SMU (7-2-0)	18			SWC
11	1980-11-10	19	Mississippi State (7-2-0)	19			SEC
11	1980-11-10	20	Florida (6-2-0)	20			SEC
Wk	Date	Rk	School	Prev	Chng	1st	Conf
10	1980-11-03	1	Notre Dame (7-0-0)	3	2	47	Ind
10	1980-11-03	2	Georgia (8-0-0)	4	2	15	SEC
10	1980-11-03	3	Florida State (8-1-0)	5	2	1	Ind
10	1980-11-03	4	USC (6-0-1)	7	3	1	Pac-10
10	1980-11-03	5	Nebraska (7-1-0)	8	3		Big 8
10	1980-11-03	6	Alabama (7-1-0)	1	5		SEC
10	1980-11-03	7	Ohio State (7-1-0)	9	2	1	Big Ten
10	1980-11-03	8	UCLA (6-1-0)	2	6		Pac-10
10	1980-11-03	9	Pitt (7-1-0)	11	2		Ind
10	1980-11-03	10	Penn State (7-1-0)	13	3		Ind
10	1980-11-03	11	Oklahoma (5-2-0)	16	5		Big 8
10	1980-11-03	12	Michigan (6-2-0)	18	6		Big Ten
10	1980-11-03	13	BYU (7-1-0)	17	4		WAC
10	1980-11-03	14	North Carolina (7-1-0)	6	8		ACC
10	1980-11-03	15	South Carolina (6-2-0)	14	1		Ind
10	1980-11-03	16	Baylor (7-1-0)	10	6		SWC
10	1980-11-03	17	Purdue (6-2-0)	20	3		Big Ten
10	1980-11-03	18	SMU (6-2-0)	19	1		SWC
10	1980-11-03	19	Mississippi State (7-2-0)				SEC
10	1980-11-03	20	Florida (6-1-0)				SEC
Wk	Date	Rk	School	Prev	Chng	1st	Conf
9	1980-10-27	1	Alabama (7-0-0)	1		57	SEC
9	1980-10-27	2	UCLA (6-0-0)	3	1	8	Pac-10
9	1980-10-27	3	Notre Dame (6-0-0)	4	1		Ind
9	1980-10-27	4	Georgia (7-0-0)	5	1		SEC
9	1980-10-27	5	Florida State (7-1-0)	6	1		Ind
9	1980-10-27	6	North Carolina (7-0-0)	7	1		ACC
9	1980-10-27	7	USC (5-0-1)	8	1		Pac-10
9	1980-10-27	8	Nebraska (6-1-0)	9	1		Big 8
9	1980-10-27	9	Ohio State (6-1-0)	10	1		Big Ten
9	1980-10-27	10	Baylor (7-0-0)	11	1		SWC
9	1980-10-27	11	Pitt (6-1-0)	12	1		Ind
9	1980-10-27	12	Texas (5-1-0)	2	10		SWC
9	1980-10-27	13	Penn State (6-1-0)	13			Ind
9	1980-10-27	14	South Carolina (6-1-0)	14			Ind
9	1980-10-27	15	Missouri (6-1-0)	16	1		Big 8
9	1980-10-27	16	Oklahoma (4-2-0)	17	1		Big 8
9	1980-10-27	17	BYU (6-1-0)	19	2		WAC
9	1980-10-27	18	Michigan (5-2-0)				Big Ten
9	1980-10-27	19	SMU (5-2-0)				SWC
9	1980-10-27	20	Purdue (5-2-0)				Big Ten
Wk	Date	Rk	School	Prev	Chng	1st	Conf
8	1980-10-20	1	Alabama (6-0-0)	1		57	SEC
8	1980-10-20	2	Texas (5-0-0)	3	1	2	SWC
8	1980-10-20	3	UCLA (5-0-0)	4	1	4	Pac-10
8	1980-10-20	4	Notre Dame (5-0-0)	5	1		Ind
8	1980-10-20	5	Georgia (6-0-0)	6	1		SEC
8	1980-10-20	6	Florida State (6-1-0)	7	1		Ind
8	1980-10-20	7	North Carolina (6-0-0)	8	1		ACC
8	1980-10-20	8	USC (5-0-1)	2	6		Pac-10
8	1980-10-20	9	Nebraska (5-1-0)	10	1		Big 8
8	1980-10-20	10	Ohio State (5-1-0)	9	1		Big Ten
8	1980-10-20	11	Baylor (6-0-0)	13	2		SWC
8	1980-10-20	12	Pitt (5-1-0)	11	1		Ind
8	1980-10-20	13	Penn State (5-1-0)	12	1		Ind
8	1980-10-20	14	South Carolina (6-1-0)	15	1		Ind
8	1980-10-20	15	Arkansas (4-1-0)	14	1		SWC
8	1980-10-20	16	Missouri (5-1-0)	16			Big 8
8	1980-10-20	17	Oklahoma (3-2-0)	17			Big 8
8	1980-10-20	18	Washington (5-1-0)				Pac-10
8	1980-10-20	19	BYU (5-1-0)				WAC
8	1980-10-20	20	Southern Mississippi (6-0-0)				Ind
Wk	Date	Rk	School	Prev	Chng	1st	Conf
7	1980-10-13	1	Alabama (5-0-0)	1		52	SEC
7	1980-10-13	2	USC (5-0-0)	2		8	Pac-10
7	1980-10-13	3	Texas (5-0-0)	3		4	SWC
7	1980-10-13	4	UCLA (5-0-0)	5	1	4	Pac-10
7	1980-10-13	5	Notre Dame (4-0-0)	7	2		Ind
7	1980-10-13	6	Georgia (5-0-0)	6			SEC
7	1980-10-13	7	Florida State (5-1-0)	11	4		Ind
7	1980-10-13	8	North Carolina (5-0-0)	8			ACC
7	1980-10-13	9	Ohio State (4-1-0)	9			Big Ten
7	1980-10-13	10	Nebraska (4-1-0)	10			Big 8
7	1980-10-13	11	Pitt (4-1-0)	4	7		Ind
7	1980-10-13	12	Penn State (4-1-0)	14	2		Ind
7	1980-10-13	13	Baylor (5-0-0)	18	5		SWC
7	1980-10-13	14	Arkansas (4-1-0)	15	1		SWC
7	1980-10-13	15	South Carolina (5-1-0)	17	2		Ind
7	1980-10-13	16	Missouri (4-1-0)	19	3		Big 8
7	1980-10-13	17	Oklahoma (2-2-0)	12	5		Big 8
7	1980-10-13	18	Miami (FL) (4-1-0)	13	5		Ind
7	1980-10-13	19	Iowa State (5-0-0)				Big 8
7	1980-10-13	20	Stanford (4-2-0)	16	4		Pac-10
Wk	Date	Rk	School	Prev	Chng	1st	Conf
6	1980-10-06	1	Alabama (4-0-0)	1		60	SEC
6	1980-10-06	2	USC (4-0-0)	4	2	1	Pac-10
6	1980-10-06	3	Texas (4-0-0)	5	2		SWC
6	1980-10-06	4	Pitt (4-0-0)	6	2	1	Ind
6	1980-10-06	5	UCLA (4-0-0)	11	6	1	Pac-10
6	1980-10-06	6	Georgia (4-0-0)	8	2		SEC
6	1980-10-06	7	Notre Dame (3-0-0)	7			Ind
6	1980-10-06	8	North Carolina (4-0-0)	10	2		ACC
6	1980-10-06	9	Ohio State (3-1-0)	2	7		Big Ten
6	1980-10-06	10	Nebraska (3-1-0)	3	7		Big 8
6	1980-10-06	11	Florida State (4-1-0)	16	5		Ind
6	1980-10-06	12	Oklahoma (2-1-0)	12			Big 8
6	1980-10-06	13	Miami (FL) (4-0-0)	13			Ind
6	1980-10-06	14	Penn State (3-1-0)	17	3		Ind
6	1980-10-06	15	Arkansas (3-1-0)	14	1		SWC
6	1980-10-06	16	Stanford (4-1-0)	15	1		Pac-10
6	1980-10-06	17	South Carolina (4-1-0)	18	1		Ind
6	1980-10-06	18	Baylor (4-0-0)	20	2		SWC
6	1980-10-06	19	Missouri (3-1-0)	9	10		Big 8
6	1980-10-06	20	SMU (4-0-0)				SWC
Wk	Date	Rk	School	Prev	Chng	1st	Conf
5	1980-09-29	1	Alabama (3-0-0)	1		36	SEC
5	1980-09-29	2	Ohio State (3-0-0)	2		22	Big Ten
5	1980-09-29	3	Nebraska (3-0-0)	3		7	Big 8
5	1980-09-29	4	USC (3-0-0)	5	1		Pac-10
5	1980-09-29	5	Texas (3-0-0)	7	2		SWC
5	1980-09-29	6	Pitt (3-0-0)	6		1	Ind
5	1980-09-29	7	Notre Dame (2-0-0)	8	1		Ind
5	1980-09-29	8	Georgia (4-0-0)	10	2		SEC
5	1980-09-29	9	Missouri (3-0-0)	12	3		Big 8
5	1980-09-29	10	North Carolina (3-0-0)	14	4		ACC
5	1980-09-29	11	UCLA (3-0-0)	16	5		Pac-10
5	1980-09-29	12	Oklahoma (1-1-0)	4	8		Big 8
5	1980-09-29	13	Miami (FL) (4-0-0)				Ind
5	1980-09-29	14	Arkansas (2-1-0)	15	1		SWC
5	1980-09-29	15	Stanford (3-1-0)				Pac-10
5	1980-09-29	16	Florida State (3-1-0)	9	7		Ind
5	1980-09-29	17	Penn State (2-1-0)	11	6		Ind
5	1980-09-29	18	South Carolina (3-1-0)				Ind
5	1980-09-29	19	Florida (3-0-0)				SEC
5	1980-09-29	20	Baylor (3-0-0)				SWC
Wk	Date	Rk	School	Prev	Chng	1st	Conf
4	1980-09-22	1	Alabama (2-0-0)	1		34	SEC
4	1980-09-22	2	Ohio State (2-0-0)	2		26	Big Ten
4	1980-09-22	3	Nebraska (2-0-0)	6	3	2	Big 8
4	1980-09-22	4	Oklahoma (1-0-0)	3	1		Big 8
4	1980-09-22	5	USC (2-0-0)	4	1		Pac-10
4	1980-09-22	6	Pitt (2-0-0)	5	1	1	Ind
4	1980-09-22	7	Texas (2-0-0)	7			SWC
4	1980-09-22	8	Notre Dame (2-0-0)	8			Ind
4	1980-09-22	9	Florida State (3-0-0)	9			Ind
4	1980-09-22	10	Georgia (3-0-0)	10			SEC
4	1980-09-22	11	Penn State (2-0-0)	12	1		Ind
4	1980-09-22	12	Missouri (2-0-0)	15	3		Big 8
4	1980-09-22	13	Washington (2-0-0)	16	3		Pac-10
4	1980-09-22	14	North Carolina (2-0-0)	13	1		ACC
4	1980-09-22	15	Arkansas (1-1-0)	17	2		SWC
4	1980-09-22	16	UCLA (2-0-0)				Pac-10
4	1980-09-22	17	Michigan (1-1-0)	14	3		Big Ten
4	1980-09-22	18	Auburn (2-0-0)	19	1		SEC
4	1980-09-22	19	Maryland (3-0-0)				ACC
4	1980-09-22	20	Arizona State (2-0-0)				Pac-10
Wk	Date	Rk	School	Prev	Chng	1st	Conf
3	1980-09-15	1	Alabama (1-0-0)	2	1	30	SEC
3	1980-09-15	2	Ohio State (1-0-0)	1	1	30	Big Ten
3	1980-09-15	3	Oklahoma (1-0-0)	4	1	2	Big 8
3	1980-09-15	4	USC (1-0-0)	5	1	1	Pac-10
3	1980-09-15	5	Pitt (1-0-0)	3	2	1	Ind
3	1980-09-15	6	Nebraska (1-0-0)	8	2		Big 8
3	1980-09-15	7	Texas (1-0-0)	6	1		SWC
3	1980-09-15	8	Notre Dame (1-0-0)	7	1		Ind
3	1980-09-15	9	Florida State (2-0-0)	10	1		Ind
3	1980-09-15	10	Georgia (2-0-0)	12	2		SEC
3	1980-09-15	11	Stanford (2-0-0)	13	2		Pac-10
3	1980-09-15	12	Penn State (1-0-0)	14	2		Ind
3	1980-09-15	13	North Carolina (2-0-0)	15	2		ACC
3	1980-09-15	14	Michigan (1-0-0)	11	3		Big Ten
3	1980-09-15	15	Missouri (1-0-0)	17	2		Big 8
3	1980-09-15	16	Washington (1-0-0)	19	3		Pac-10
3	1980-09-15	17	Arkansas (0-1-0)	16	1		SWC
3	1980-09-15	18	Houston (0-1-0)	9	9		SWC
3	1980-09-15	19	Auburn (1-0-0)	18	1		SEC
3	1980-09-15	20	South Carolina (2-0-0)				Ind
Wk	Date	Rk	School	Prev	Chng	1st	Conf
2	1980-09-08	1	Ohio State	1		33	Big Ten
2	1980-09-08	2	Alabama (1-0-0)	2		22	SEC
2	1980-09-08	3	Pitt	3		3	Ind
2	1980-09-08	4	Oklahoma	5	1	1	Big 8
2	1980-09-08	5	USC	4	1		Pac-10
2	1980-09-08	6	Texas (1-0-0)	10	4		SWC
2	1980-09-08	7	Notre Dame (1-0-0)	11	4		Ind
2	1980-09-08	8	Nebraska	7	1		Big 8
2	1980-09-08	9	Houston	8	1		SWC
2	1980-09-08	10	Florida State (1-0-0)	13	3		Ind
2	1980-09-08	11	Michigan	12	1		Big Ten
2	1980-09-08	12	Georgia (1-0-0)	16	4		SEC
2	1980-09-08	13	Stanford (1-0-0)	15	2		Pac-10
2	1980-09-08	14	Penn State (1-0-0)	18	4		Ind
2	1980-09-08	15	North Carolina (1-0-0)	14	1		ACC
2	1980-09-08	16	Arkansas (0-1-0)	6	10		SWC
2	1980-09-08	17	Missouri	17			Big 8
2	1980-09-08	18	Auburn	19	1		SEC
2	1980-09-08	19	Washington	20	1		Pac-10
2	1980-09-08	20	Purdue (0-1-0)	9	11		Big Ten
Wk	Date	Rk	School	Prev	Chng	1st	Conf
1	Preseason	1	Ohio State	NA	—	36	Big Ten
1	Preseason	2	Alabama	NA	—	24	SEC
1	Preseason	3	Pitt	NA	—	3	Ind
1	Preseason	4	USC	NA	—	1	Pac-10
1	Preseason	5	Oklahoma	NA	—	1	Big 8
1	Preseason	6	Arkansas	NA	—		SWC
1	Preseason	7	Nebraska	NA	—		Big 8
1	Preseason	8	Houston	NA	—		SWC
1	Preseason	9	Purdue	NA	—		Big Ten
1	Preseason	10	Texas	NA	—		SWC
1	Preseason	11	Notre Dame	NA	—		Ind
1	Preseason	12	Michigan	NA	—		Big Ten
1	Preseason	13	Florida State	NA	—		Ind
1	Preseason	14	North Carolina	NA	—		ACC
1	Preseason	15	Stanford	NA	—		Pac-10
1	Preseason	16	Georgia	NA	—		SEC
1	Preseason	17	Missouri	NA	—		Big 8
1	Preseason	18	Penn State	NA	—		Ind
1	Preseason	19	Auburn	NA	—		SEC
1	Preseason	20	Washington	NA	—		Pac-10

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