The 1980 NCAA Division I-AA football rankings are from the Associated Press. This is for the 1980 season.
Legend
Increase in ranking | ||
Decrease in ranking | ||
Not ranked previous week | ||
(#–#) | Win–loss record | |
(Italics) | Number of first place votes | |
т | Tied with team above or below also with this symbol |
Associated Press poll
Week 1 Sept 24[1] | Week 2 Oct 1[2] | Week 3 Oct 8[3] | Week 4 Oct 15[4] | Week 5 Oct 22[5] | Week 6 Oct 29[6] | Week 7 Nov 5[7] | Week 8 Nov 12[8] | Week 9 Nov 19[9] | Week 10 Nov 26[10] | ||
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1. | Murray State (3–0) | Murray State (4–0) | Murray State (5–0) т | Murray State (6–0) т | Murray State (7–0) | Murray State (8–0) т | South Carolina State (9–0) | South Carolina State (10–0) | Lehigh (8–0–2) т | Lehigh (9–0–2) | 1. |
2. | Connecticut (3–0) т | Delaware (3–0) | South Carolina State (5–0) т | South Carolina State (6–0) т | South Carolina State (7–0) | South Carolina State (8–0) т | Lehigh (6–0–2) | Lehigh (7–0–2) | Western Kentucky (9–0) т | Grambling State (9–1) | 2. |
3. | South Carolina State (3–0) т | South Carolina State (4–0) | UMass (3–0) т | Lehigh (3–0–2) | Lehigh (4–0–2) | Lehigh (5–0–2) | Western Kentucky (8–0) | Western Kentucky (9–0) | Grambling State (9–1) | Eastern Kentucky (9–2) т | 3. |
4. | Delaware (2–0) | Boston University (3–0) т | Lehigh (3–0–1) т | Western Kentucky (5–0) | Western Kentucky (6–0) | Western Kentucky (7–0) | Boston University (7–1) | Boston University (8–1) | Eastern Kentucky (8–2) | South Carolina State (10–1) т | 4. |
5. | Alcorn State (2–0) | Northwestern State (4–0) т | Western Kentucky (4–0) | Weber State (4–1) | Connecticut (5–1) т | Connecticut (6–1) | Eastern Kentucky (6–2) т | Boise State (7–2) т | South Carolina State (10–1) | Western Kentucky (9–1) | 5. |
6. | Nevada (2–0–1) | Western Kentucky (4–0) | Weber State (3–1) | Delaware (4–1) | Eastern Kentucky (5–1) т | Boise State (6–2) | Grambling State (7–1) т | Eastern Kentucky (7–2) т | Delaware (8–2) | Delaware (9–2) | 6. |
7. | Boston University (2–0) | Alcorn State (2–0) | Connecticut (4–1) | Eastern Kentucky (4–1) | Boise State (5–2) | Boston University (6–1) т | Boise State (6–2) | Grambling State (8–1) т | Boston University (8–2) т | Boise State (8–3) | 7. |
8. | Western Kentucky (3–0) | UMass (2–0) | Eastern Kentucky (3–1) | Connecticut (4–1) | Boston University (5–1) | Grambling State (6–1) т | Murray State (8–1) | Delaware (7–2) | UMass (7–2) т | Northwestern State (8–3) | 8. |
9. | Northwestern State (3–0) | Weber State (2–1) | Idaho (3–1) | Boise State (4–2) | UMass (4–1) | Delaware (5–2) | Delaware (6–2) | UMass (6–2) | Boise State (7–3) | Boston University (9–2) | 9. |
10. | Boise State (2–1) т | Lehigh (2–0) | Delaware (3–1) т | Alcorn State (3–1) т | Alcorn State (4–1) т | Bethune–Cookman (4–1–1) т | Alcorn State (5–2) т | Connecticut (6–3) т | Connecticut (7–3) т | Connecticut (7–3) т | 10. |
11. | Portland State (2–0) т | Northwestern State (4–1) т | Boston University (4–1) т | Delaware (4–2) т | Eastern Kentucky (5–2) т | Connecticut (6–2) т | Murray State (8–2) т | Idaho State (6–4) т | UMass (7–3) т | 11. | |
12. | UMass (1–0) т [note 1] | Alcorn State (2–1) т | UMass (3–1) т | Grambling State (5–1–0) т | UMass (4–2) т | UMass (5–2) т | New Hampshire (6–3) т | Murray State (8–2) т | Murray State (9–2) т | 12. | |
13. | Northwestern State (5–1) т | Nevada (4–1–1) т | Nevada (4–2–1) т | North Carolina A&T (7–2) т | Northwestern State (7–3) т | 13. | |||||
Week 1 Sept 24[1] | Week 2 Oct 1[2] | Week 3 Oct 8[3] | Week 4 Oct 15[4] | Week 5 Oct 22[5] | Week 6 Oct 29[6] | Week 7 Nov 5[7] | Week 8 Nov 12[8] | Week 9 Nov 19[9] | Week 10 Nov 26[10] | ||
Dropped:
| Dropped: 4 Boston University | Dropped: 9 Idaho | Dropped:
| Dropped: 10 Alcorn State | Dropped:
| Dropped: 10 Alcorn State | Dropped:
| Dropped: 10 Idaho State |
Notes
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