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November 10, 1980 AP Football Poll

Rank Team (FPV) Conf Rec Pts Last Week
1 < 2 Georgia (54.5) SEC 9-0 1299.5 W 26-21 N #20 Florida
2 < 4 USC (6) Pac-10 7-0-1 1180  
3 < 3 Florida State (3) Ind 9-1 1172  
4 < 5 Nebraska (2) Big 8 8-1 1105  
5 < 6 Alabama SEC 8-1 1067 W 28-7 H LSU
6 < 1 Notre Dame Ind 7-0-1 1045 T 3-3 A Georgia Tech
7 < 7 Ohio State (0.5) Big Ten 8-1 924.5  
8 < 9 Pittsburgh Ind 8-1 868  
9 < 10 Penn State Ind 8-1 765  
10 < 11 Oklahoma Big 8 6-2 618 W 21-19 A Kansas
11 < 12 Michigan Big Ten 7-2 577  
12 < 16 Baylor Southwest 8-1 550  
13 < 13 BYU WAC 8-1 464.5  
14 < 15 South Carolina Ind 7-2 455 W 45-24 H Citadel
15 < 14 North Carolina ACC 8-1 454  
16 < 17 Purdue Big Ten 7-2 339  
17 < 8 UCLA Pac-10 6-2 251  
18 < 18 SMU Southwest 7-2 243  
19 < 19 Mississippi State SEC 7-2 225  
20 < 20 Florida SEC 6-2 90.5  

Conference Breakdown

Conference Teams Avg Rank Total Points
Ind 5 8.0 4305
SEC 4 11.3 2682
Big Ten 3 11.3 1840.5
Big 8 2 7.0 1723
Pac-10 2 9.5 1431
Southwest 2 15.0 793
WAC 1 13.0 464.5
ACC 1 15.0 454

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.