1980 Reward Ranking (before bowl games)
| Rank | Name | W | L | T | Reward | AP | UPI |
| 1 | FloridaState | 10 | 1 | 0 | 7.9576 | 2 | 2 |
| 2 | Georgia | 11 | 0 | 0 | 7.6173 | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | Pittsburgh | 10 | 1 | 0 | 7.5159 | 3 | 3 |
| 4 | NotreDame | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7.0117 | 7 | 6 |
| 5 | NorthCarolina | 10 | 1 | 0 | 6.6150 | 13 | 11 |
| 6 | Baylor | 10 | 1 | 0 | 6.5866 | 6 | 7 |
| 7 | Nebraska | 9 | 2 | 0 | 6.4278 | 8 | 9 |
| 8 | PennState | 9 | 2 | 0 | 6.3867 | 10 | 10 |
| 9 | Oklahoma | 9 | 2 | 0 | 6.3758 | 4 | 4 |
| 10 | UCLA | 9 | 2 | 0 | 6.2146 | 15 | 12 |
| 11 | MississippiState | 9 | 2 | 0 | 6.0825 | 17 | 17 |
| 12 | SouthernCalifornia | 8 | 2 | 1 | 6.0796 | 12 | 13 |
| 13 | Washington | 9 | 2 | 0 | 5.9925 | 16 | 16 |
| 14 | Miami(Florida) | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5.7316 | 20 | NR |
| 15 | Michigan | 9 | 2 | 0 | 5.6488 | 5 | 5 |
| 16 | Alabama | 9 | 2 | 0 | 5.5287 | 9 | 6 |
| 17 | BrighamYoung | 11 | 1 | 0 | 5.3240 | 14 | 15 |
| 18 | OhioState | 9 | 2 | 0 | 5.1326 | 11 | 14 |
| 19 | SouthCarolina | 8 | 3 | 0 | 4.6246 | 18 | 18 |
| 20 | Maryland | 8 | 3 | 0 | 4.4192 | NR | 20 |
| 21 | SouthernMethodist | 8 | 3 | 0 | 4.3206 | 19 | 19 |
| 22 | SouthernMississippi | 8 | 3 | 0 | 4.1230 | ||
| 23 | Missouri | 8 | 3 | 0 | 4.0008 | ||
| 24 | Oregon | 6 | 3 | 2 | 3.9190 | ||
| 25 | Florida | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3.9165 | ||
| 26 | Navy | 8 | 3 | 0 | 3.8426 | ||
| 27 | Furman | 9 | 1 | 1 | 3.7515 | ||
| 28 | Texas | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3.7279 | ||
| 29 | ArizonaState | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3.6687 | ||
| 30 | LouisianaState | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3.6489 | ||
| 31 | McNeeseState | 10 | 1 | 0 | 3.6304 | ||
| 32 | Purdue | 8 | 3 | 0 | 3.5803 | ||
| 33 | TennesseeState | 9 | 1 | 0 | 3.5715 | ||
| 34 | VirginiaTech | 8 | 3 | 0 | 3.0465 | ||
| 35 | LongBeachState | 8 | 3 | 0 | 2.9337 | ||
| 36 | BostonCollege | 7 | 4 | 0 | 2.8227 | ||
| 37 | Tulsa | 8 | 3 | 0 | 2.7616 | ||
| 38 | Hawaii | 8 | 3 | 0 | 2.7599 | ||
| 39 | Stanford | 6 | 5 | 0 | 2.7292 | ||
| 40 | SanJoseState | 7 | 4 | 0 | 2.7134 | ||
| 41 | Houston | 6 | 5 | 0 | 2.5843 | ||
| 42 | Tulane | 7 | 4 | 0 | 2.5328 | ||
| 43 | Clemson | 6 | 5 | 0 | 2.2688 | ||
| 44 | Rice | 5 | 6 | 0 | 2.1573 | ||
| 45 | Nevada-LasVegas | 7 | 4 | 0 | 2.1265 | ||
| 46 | Yale | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2.0596 | ||
| 47 | TexasTech | 5 | 6 | 0 | 2.0320 | ||
| 48 | Arizona | 5 | 6 | 0 | 2.0264 | ||
| 49 | Arkansas | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1.9945 | ||
| 50 | NorthCarolinaState | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1.9916 | ||
| 51 | CentralMichigan | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1.9004 | ||
| 52 | Auburn | 5 | 6 | 0 | 1.7650 | ||
| 53 | ColoradoState | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1.7010 | ||
| 54 | Kansas | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1.6362 | ||
| 55 | Tennessee | 5 | 6 | 0 | 1.6352 | ||
| 56 | IowaState | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1.5336 | ||
| 57 | WestVirginia | 6 | 6 | 0 | 1.4514 | ||
| 58 | Syracuse | 5 | 6 | 0 | 1.4504 | ||
| 59 | Drake | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1.4449 | ||
| 60 | Louisville | 5 | 6 | 0 | 1.3632 | ||
| 61 | TexasA&M | 4 | 7 | 0 | 1.3238 | ||
| 62 | WakeForest | 5 | 6 | 0 | 1.2623 | ||
| 63 | Rutgers | 7 | 4 | 0 | 1.2228 | ||
| 64 | Tennessee-Chattanooga | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1.1987 | ||
| 65 | NorthTexas | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1.1699 | ||
| 66 | Minnesota | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0.9828 | ||
| 67 | Indiana | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0.9719 | ||
| 68 | UtahState | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0.8971 | ||
| 69 | Utah | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0.8341 | ||
| 70 | Citadel | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0.8181 | ||
| 71 | Wyoming | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0.7711 | ||
| 72 | Louisiana-Monroe | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0.7257 | ||
| 73 | NorthernIllinois | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0.6661 | ||
| 74 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0.6412 | ||
| 75 | Harvard | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0.5567 | ||
| 76 | WichitaState | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0.4268 | ||
| 77 | Virginia | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0.4149 | ||
| 78 | AppalachianState | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0.2687 | ||
| 79 | Wisconsin | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0.2448 | ||
| 80 | WashingtonState | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0.0170 | ||
| 81 | NewMexico | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0.0121 | ||
| 82 | Villanova | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0.0119 | ||
| 83 | WesternMichigan | 7 | 4 | 0 | -0.0188 | ||
| 84 | Richmond | 5 | 6 | 0 | -0.0201 | ||
| 85 | Iowa | 4 | 7 | 0 | -0.0794 | ||
| 86 | FresnoState | 5 | 6 | 0 | -0.1514 | ||
| 87 | Princeton | 6 | 4 | 0 | -0.1900 | ||
| 88 | WestTexasA&M | 5 | 6 | 0 | -0.2149 | ||
| 89 | Mississippi | 3 | 8 | 0 | -0.2393 | ||
| 90 | California | 3 | 8 | 0 | -0.3363 | ||
| 91 | OklahomaState | 3 | 7 | 1 | -0.3406 | ||
| 92 | IndianaState | 6 | 5 | 0 | -0.3664 | ||
| 93 | Illinois | 3 | 7 | 1 | -0.3861 | ||
| 94 | Kentucky | 3 | 8 | 0 | -0.4595 | ||
| 95 | EastCarolina | 4 | 7 | 0 | -0.5754 | ||
| 96 | Colgate | 5 | 4 | 1 | -0.6058 | ||
| 97 | SanDiegoState | 4 | 8 | 0 | -0.6573 | ||
| 98 | Brown | 6 | 4 | 0 | -0.7261 | ||
| 99 | BallState | 6 | 5 | 0 | -0.7562 | ||
| 100 | Pacific | 4 | 8 | 0 | -0.8423 | ||
| 101 | Temple | 4 | 7 | 0 | -0.9019 | ||
| 102 | LouisianaTech | 5 | 6 | 0 | -0.9221 | ||
| 103 | Ohio | 6 | 5 | 0 | -0.9520 | ||
| 104 | MichiganState | 3 | 8 | 0 | -1.0263 | ||
| 105 | Army | 3 | 7 | 1 | -1.1235 | ||
| 106 | Cornell | 5 | 5 | 0 | -1.1297 | ||
| 107 | Miami(Ohio) | 5 | 6 | 0 | -1.1838 | ||
| 108 | KansasState | 3 | 8 | 0 | -1.1915 | ||
| 109 | FullertonState | 4 | 7 | 0 | -1.4323 | ||
| 110 | Vanderbilt | 2 | 9 | 0 | -1.5380 | ||
| 111 | GeorgiaTech | 1 | 9 | 1 | -1.8226 | ||
| 112 | AirForce | 2 | 9 | 1 | -1.8355 | ||
| 113 | Duke | 2 | 9 | 0 | -1.9744 | ||
| 114 | TexasChristian | 1 | 10 | 0 | -2.1397 | ||
| 115 | NewMexicoState | 3 | 7 | 1 | -2.2558 | ||
| 116 | BowlingGreenState | 4 | 7 | 0 | -2.3614 | ||
| 117 | IllinoisState | 4 | 7 | 0 | -2.4418 | ||
| 118 | VMI | 3 | 7 | 1 | -2.4623 | ||
| 119 | Toledo | 4 | 7 | 0 | -2.5030 | ||
| 120 | Colorado | 1 | 10 | 0 | -2.5879 | ||
| 121 | WesternCarolina | 3 | 7 | 1 | -2.6618 | ||
| 122 | Lamar | 3 | 8 | 0 | -2.6638 | ||
| 123 | Texas-Arlington | 3 | 8 | 0 | -2.7328 | ||
| 124 | SouthernIllinois | 3 | 8 | 0 | -2.7812 | ||
| 125 | Dartmouth | 4 | 6 | 0 | -2.9541 | ||
| 126 | Memphis | 2 | 9 | 0 | -3.0031 | ||
| 127 | OregonState | 0 | 11 | 0 | -3.2806 | ||
| 128 | Cincinnati | 2 | 9 | 0 | -3.2980 | ||
| 129 | William&Mary | 2 | 9 | 0 | -3.5938 | ||
| 130 | Kent | 3 | 8 | 0 | -3.7014 | ||
| 131 | Northwestern | 0 | 11 | 0 | -3.8555 | ||
| 132 | HolyCross | 3 | 8 | 0 | -3.8801 | ||
| 133 | Texas-ElPaso | 1 | 11 | 0 | -4.0817 | ||
| 134 | ArkansasState | 2 | 9 | 0 | -4.1377 | ||
| 135 | NON_DIV1A | 29 | 64 | 3 | -4.2458 | ||
| 136 | Marshall | 2 | 8 | 1 | -4.4451 | ||
| 137 | EastTennesseeState | 2 | 9 | 0 | -4.5194 | ||
| 138 | EasternMichigan | 1 | 9 | 0 | -5.7414 | ||
| 139 | Pennsylvania | 1 | 9 | 0 | -5.8660 | ||
| 140 | Columbia | 1 | 9 | 0 | -6.1538 |
(This page last modified November 08, 2006 .)