1980 Preseason AP Football Poll

Rank

Team (FPV)

Conf

WLT

PTS

CP

Last Week

1

<  4

Ohio State (36)

Big Ten

11-1

1253

DNP

2

<  1

Alabama (24)

SEC

12-0

1217

DNP

3

<  7

Pittsburgh (3)

Ind

11-1

1102

DNP

4

<  2

USC (1)

Pac-10

11-0-1

1030

DNP

5

<  3

Oklahoma (1)

Big 8

11-1

1009

DNP

6

<  8

Arkansas

SWC

10-2

850

DNP

7

<  9

Nebraska

Big 8

10-2

812

DNP

8

<  5

Houston

SWC

11-1

774

DNP

9

<  10

Purdue

Big Ten

10-2

654

DNP

10

<  12

Texas

SWC

9-3

580

DNP

11

<  NR

Notre Dame

Ind

7-4

556

DNP

12

<  18

Michigan

Big Ten

8-4

441

DNP

13

<  6

Florida State

Ind

11-1

439

DNP

14

<  15

North Carolina

ACC

8-3-1

393

DNP

15

<  NR

Stanford

Pac-10

5-5-1

337

DNP

16

<  NR

Georgia

SEC

6-5

333

DNP

17

<  NR

Missouri

Big 8

7-5

308

DNP

18

<  20

Penn State

Ind

8-4

280

DNP

19

<  16

Auburn

SEC

8-3

261

DNP

20

<  11

Washington

Pac-10

10-2

200

DNP

NR

<  14

Baylor

SWC

8-4

DNP

NR

<  13

BYU

WAC

11-1

DNP

NR

<  19

Indiana

Big Ten

8-4

DNP

NR

<  17

Temple (PA)

Ind

10-2

DNP

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NOTES
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- * = Received first place votes (non-AP rankings)
- CP = Coaches Poll (1950 to present)
- HP = Harris Poll (2005 to present; starts in late September)
- BCS = BCS Rankings (1998 to present; starts in mid-October)
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- Regular-season polls from 1936-60 had 20 teams, from 1961-67 had 10 teams (except for the 1961 final poll which had 20), and 1989-present had 25 teams.
- This weekly poll data was contributed to the ESPN College Football Encyclopedia

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