1980 Reward Ranking (after bowl games)
| Rank | Name | W | L | T | Reward | AP | UPI |
| 1 | Georgia | 12 | 0 | 0 | 8.4346 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Pittsburgh | 11 | 1 | 0 | 7.6325 | 2 | 2 |
| 3 | FloridaState | 10 | 2 | 0 | 7.1151 | 5 | 5 |
| 4 | Oklahoma | 10 | 2 | 0 | 6.8089 | 3 | 3 |
| 5 | Nebraska | 10 | 2 | 0 | 6.7725 | 7 | 7 |
| 6 | NorthCarolina | 11 | 1 | 0 | 6.6942 | 10 | 9 |
| 7 | PennState | 10 | 2 | 0 | 6.5066 | 8 | 8 |
| 8 | NotreDame | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6.3302 | 9 | 10 |
| 9 | Alabama | 10 | 2 | 0 | 6.1855 | 6 | 6 |
| 10 | UCLA | 9 | 2 | 0 | 6.1677 | 13 | 14 |
| 11 | SouthernCalifornia | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5.9242 | 11 | 12 |
| 12 | BrighamYoung | 12 | 1 | 0 | 5.9098 | 12 | 11 |
| 13 | Michigan | 10 | 2 | 0 | 5.8733 | 4 | 4 |
| 14 | Miami(Florida) | 9 | 3 | 0 | 5.6900 | 18 | 18 |
| 15 | Baylor | 10 | 2 | 0 | 5.5855 | 14 | 13 |
| 16 | MississippiState | 9 | 3 | 0 | 5.3702 | 19 | |
| 17 | Washington | 9 | 3 | 0 | 4.9563 | 16 | 17 |
| 18 | OhioState | 9 | 3 | 0 | 4.4199 | 15 | 15 |
| 19 | Purdue | 9 | 3 | 0 | 4.3353 | 17 | 16 |
| 20 | SouthernMississippi | 9 | 3 | 0 | 4.1881 | ||
| 21 | Florida | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4.1863 | 19 | |
| 22 | SouthCarolina | 8 | 4 | 0 | 3.9542 | ||
| 23 | Oregon | 6 | 3 | 2 | 3.8517 | ||
| 24 | Furman | 9 | 1 | 1 | 3.7282 | ||
| 25 | LouisianaState | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3.6920 | ||
| 26 | ArizonaState | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3.6271 | ||
| 27 | Maryland | 8 | 4 | 0 | 3.5908 | ||
| 28 | TennesseeState | 9 | 1 | 0 | 3.5551 | ||
| 29 | SouthernMethodist | 8 | 4 | 0 | 3.3950 | 20 | 20 |
| 30 | Missouri | 8 | 4 | 0 | 3.2881 | ||
| 31 | LongBeachState | 8 | 3 | 0 | 2.9311 | ||
| 32 | Texas | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2.9000 | ||
| 33 | McNeeseState | 10 | 2 | 0 | 2.8287 | ||
| 34 | Hawaii | 8 | 3 | 0 | 2.8074 | ||
| 35 | Stanford | 6 | 5 | 0 | 2.7521 | ||
| 36 | Tulsa | 8 | 3 | 0 | 2.7380 | ||
| 37 | Navy | 8 | 4 | 0 | 2.7322 | ||
| 38 | BostonCollege | 7 | 4 | 0 | 2.7305 | ||
| 39 | SanJoseState | 7 | 4 | 0 | 2.5972 | ||
| 40 | Houston | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2.4901 | ||
| 41 | VirginiaTech | 8 | 4 | 0 | 2.2875 | ||
| 42 | Clemson | 6 | 5 | 0 | 2.2187 | ||
| 43 | Nevada-LasVegas | 7 | 4 | 0 | 2.1750 | ||
| 44 | Rice | 5 | 6 | 0 | 2.1115 | ||
| 45 | Yale | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2.0032 | ||
| 46 | Arkansas | 7 | 5 | 0 | 1.9754 | ||
| 47 | Arizona | 5 | 6 | 0 | 1.9728 | ||
| 48 | NorthCarolinaState | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1.9516 | ||
| 49 | TexasTech | 5 | 6 | 0 | 1.9301 | ||
| 50 | Auburn | 5 | 6 | 0 | 1.8851 | ||
| 51 | CentralMichigan | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1.8821 | ||
| 52 | ColoradoState | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1.7308 | ||
| 53 | Kansas | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1.7196 | ||
| 54 | Tennessee | 5 | 6 | 0 | 1.7161 | ||
| 55 | Tulane | 7 | 5 | 0 | 1.6212 | ||
| 56 | IowaState | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1.5999 | ||
| 57 | Louisville | 5 | 6 | 0 | 1.4573 | ||
| 58 | WestVirginia | 6 | 6 | 0 | 1.4280 | ||
| 59 | Drake | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1.4279 | ||
| 60 | Syracuse | 5 | 6 | 0 | 1.4178 | ||
| 61 | TexasA&M | 4 | 7 | 0 | 1.2703 | ||
| 62 | Rutgers | 7 | 4 | 0 | 1.2269 | ||
| 63 | Tennessee-Chattanooga | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1.1730 | ||
| 64 | WakeForest | 5 | 6 | 0 | 1.1715 | ||
| 65 | NorthTexas | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1.1599 | ||
| 66 | Minnesota | 5 | 6 | 0 | 1.0976 | ||
| 67 | Indiana | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1.0940 | ||
| 68 | UtahState | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0.9083 | ||
| 69 | Utah | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0.9063 | ||
| 70 | Wyoming | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0.8127 | ||
| 71 | Citadel | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0.7742 | ||
| 72 | Louisiana-Monroe | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0.6683 | ||
| 73 | NorthernIllinois | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0.6454 | ||
| 74 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0.5923 | ||
| 75 | Harvard | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0.5171 | ||
| 76 | WichitaState | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0.4052 | ||
| 77 | Wisconsin | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0.3707 | ||
| 78 | Virginia | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0.2945 | ||
| 79 | AppalachianState | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0.2300 | ||
| 80 | NewMexico | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0.0823 | ||
| 81 | Iowa | 4 | 7 | 0 | -0.0005 | ||
| 82 | WashingtonState | 4 | 7 | 0 | -0.0084 | ||
| 83 | WesternMichigan | 7 | 4 | 0 | -0.0291 | ||
| 84 | Richmond | 5 | 6 | 0 | -0.0652 | ||
| 85 | Villanova | 6 | 5 | 0 | -0.0799 | ||
| 86 | FresnoState | 5 | 6 | 0 | -0.1644 | ||
| 87 | Mississippi | 3 | 8 | 0 | -0.1816 | ||
| 88 | Princeton | 6 | 4 | 0 | -0.2144 | ||
| 89 | WestTexasA&M | 5 | 6 | 0 | -0.2447 | ||
| 90 | California | 3 | 8 | 0 | -0.3103 | ||
| 91 | OklahomaState | 3 | 7 | 1 | -0.3128 | ||
| 92 | Illinois | 3 | 7 | 1 | -0.3425 | ||
| 93 | Kentucky | 3 | 8 | 0 | -0.3592 | ||
| 94 | IndianaState | 6 | 5 | 0 | -0.3922 | ||
| 95 | EastCarolina | 4 | 7 | 0 | -0.5461 | ||
| 96 | Colgate | 5 | 4 | 1 | -0.6046 | ||
| 97 | SanDiegoState | 4 | 8 | 0 | -0.6104 | ||
| 98 | Brown | 6 | 4 | 0 | -0.7525 | ||
| 99 | BallState | 6 | 5 | 0 | -0.8012 | ||
| 100 | Pacific | 4 | 8 | 0 | -0.8603 | ||
| 101 | Temple | 4 | 7 | 0 | -0.8920 | ||
| 102 | MichiganState | 3 | 8 | 0 | -0.9358 | ||
| 103 | Ohio | 6 | 5 | 0 | -0.9614 | ||
| 104 | LouisianaTech | 5 | 6 | 0 | -0.9690 | ||
| 105 | KansasState | 3 | 8 | 0 | -1.1423 | ||
| 106 | Cornell | 5 | 5 | 0 | -1.1562 | ||
| 107 | Miami(Ohio) | 5 | 6 | 0 | -1.2025 | ||
| 108 | Army | 3 | 7 | 1 | -1.2028 | ||
| 109 | FullertonState | 4 | 7 | 0 | -1.4394 | ||
| 110 | Vanderbilt | 2 | 9 | 0 | -1.5476 | ||
| 111 | GeorgiaTech | 1 | 9 | 1 | -1.8102 | ||
| 112 | AirForce | 2 | 9 | 1 | -1.9138 | ||
| 113 | Duke | 2 | 9 | 0 | -2.0155 | ||
| 114 | TexasChristian | 1 | 10 | 0 | -2.1887 | ||
| 115 | NewMexicoState | 3 | 7 | 1 | -2.2851 | ||
| 116 | BowlingGreenState | 4 | 7 | 0 | -2.3601 | ||
| 117 | IllinoisState | 4 | 7 | 0 | -2.4641 | ||
| 118 | VMI | 3 | 7 | 1 | -2.5061 | ||
| 119 | Toledo | 4 | 7 | 0 | -2.5196 | ||
| 120 | Colorado | 1 | 10 | 0 | -2.5377 | ||
| 121 | WesternCarolina | 3 | 7 | 1 | -2.6880 | ||
| 122 | Lamar | 3 | 8 | 0 | -2.7051 | ||
| 123 | Texas-Arlington | 3 | 8 | 0 | -2.7962 | ||
| 124 | SouthernIllinois | 3 | 8 | 0 | -2.8104 | ||
| 125 | Dartmouth | 4 | 6 | 0 | -2.9840 | ||
| 126 | Memphis | 2 | 9 | 0 | -3.0302 | ||
| 127 | Cincinnati | 2 | 9 | 0 | -3.3059 | ||
| 128 | OregonState | 0 | 11 | 0 | -3.3519 | ||
| 129 | William&Mary | 2 | 9 | 0 | -3.6340 | ||
| 130 | Kent | 3 | 8 | 0 | -3.7155 | ||
| 131 | Northwestern | 0 | 11 | 0 | -3.8118 | ||
| 132 | HolyCross | 3 | 8 | 0 | -3.9098 | ||
| 133 | Texas-ElPaso | 1 | 11 | 0 | -4.0642 | ||
| 134 | ArkansasState | 2 | 9 | 0 | -4.1964 | ||
| 135 | NON_DIV1A | 29 | 64 | 3 | -4.3029 | ||
| 136 | Marshall | 2 | 8 | 1 | -4.4662 | ||
| 137 | EastTennesseeState | 2 | 9 | 0 | -4.5598 | ||
| 138 | EasternMichigan | 1 | 9 | 0 | -5.7641 | ||
| 139 | Pennsylvania | 1 | 9 | 0 | -5.8966 | ||
| 140 | Columbia | 1 | 9 | 0 | -6.1763 |
(This page last modified April 23, 2007 .)