The McComas Power Index for 1980 NCAA Football. These ratings were lasted updated on June 16, 2011, 5:56 p.m.
| Rank | Team | W | L | T | MPI | Sched (Rk) | Conference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Georgia | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0.9020 | 0.4807 (87) | SEC |
| 2 | Pittsburgh | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0.8748 | 0.5839 (20) | Eastern Independent |
| 3 | Brigham Young | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0.8658 | 0.5230 (58) | WAC |
| 4 | North Carolina | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0.8615 | 0.5455 (40) | ACC |
| 5 | Alabama | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0.8288 | 0.5639 (28) | SEC |
| 6 | Florida State | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0.8167 | 0.6496 (1) | South/West Independent |
| 7 | Penn State | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0.8148 | 0.6228 (3) | Eastern Independent |
| 8 | Oklahoma | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0.8094 | 0.5431 (42) | Big 8 |
| 9 | Furman | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0.7925 | 0.3571 (133) | Southern |
| 10 | Notre Dame | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0.7837 | 0.6043 (8) | Eastern Independent |
| 11 | McNeese State | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0.7674 | 0.3996 (124) | Southland |
| 12 | Baylor | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0.7595 | 0.5332 (52) | SWC |
| 13 | Michigan | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0.7575 | 0.5116 (65) | Big Ten |
| 14 | Nebraska | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0.7443 | 0.5572 (35) | Big 8 |
| 15 | Southern California | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0.7404 | 0.5983 (9) | Pac 10 |
| 16 | Mississippi State | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0.7381 | 0.5584 (33) | SEC |
| 17 | Miami (Florida) | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0.7335 | 0.5828 (21) | South/West Independent |
| 18 | UCLA | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0.7286 | 0.5093 (67) | Pac 10 |
| 19 | Central Michigan | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0.7269 | 0.3954 (126) | MAC |
| 20 | Yale | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0.7196 | 0.4191 (119) | Ivy |
| 21 | Purdue | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0.7117 | 0.4951 (75) | Big Ten |
| 22 | Southern Mississippi | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0.7032 | 0.5205 (59) | South/West Independent |
| 23 | Ohio State | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0.6993 | 0.5064 (70) | Big Ten |
| 24 | Washington | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0.6861 | 0.4863 (84) | Pac 10 |
| 25 | Long Beach State | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0.6814 | 0.4728 (95) | PCAA |
| 26 | Florida | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0.6793 | 0.5929 (12) | SEC |
| 27 | Drake | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0.6688 | 0.3603 (131) | MVC |
| 28 | Louisiana State | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0.6604 | 0.5472 (39) | SEC |
| 29 | Maryland | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0.6585 | 0.5898 (17) | ACC |
| 30 | Tulsa | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0.6517 | 0.4660 (99) | MVC |
| 31 | Hawaii | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0.6489 | 0.4257 (115) | WAC |
| 32 | South Carolina | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0.6398 | 0.5911 (15) | South/West Independent |
| 33 | Southern Methodist | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0.6273 | 0.5479 (38) | SWC |
| 34 | Arizona State | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0.6270 | 0.5394 (45) | Pac 10 |
| 35 | Virginia Tech | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0.6259 | 0.4210 (117) | South/West Independent |
| 36 | Boston College | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0.6214 | 0.5242 (57) | Eastern Independent |
| 37 | Missouri | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0.6142 | 0.5140 (64) | Big 8 |
| 38 | Oregon | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0.6139 | 0.5181 (61) | Pac 10 |
| 39 | Harvard | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0.6131 | 0.4236 (116) | Ivy |
| 40 | Navy | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0.6112 | 0.4903 (80) | Eastern Independent |
| 41 | Nevada-Las Vegas | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0.6029 | 0.5204 (60) | South/West Independent |
| 42 | San Jose State | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0.5998 | 0.4399 (109) | PCAA |
| 43 | Louisiana-Monroe | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0.5997 | 0.3308 (137) | South/West Independent |
| 44 | Rutgers | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0.5937 | 0.4907 (79) | Eastern Independent |
| 45 | Tennessee-Chattanooga | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0.5916 | 0.3508 (134) | Southern |
| 46 | Houston | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0.5904 | 0.5712 (25) | SWC |
| 47 | Citadel | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0.5884 | 0.3591 (132) | Southern |
| 48 | Colorado State | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0.5827 | 0.4952 (74) | WAC |
| 49 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0.5817 | 0.4532 (104) | Southland |
| 50 | Texas | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0.5809 | 0.5571 (36) | SWC |
| 51 | Northern Illinois | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0.5789 | 0.4741 (94) | MAC |
| 52 | Princeton | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0.5787 | 0.4520 (105) | Ivy |
| 53 | Arkansas | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0.5766 | 0.5276 (54) | SWC |
| 54 | Clemson | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0.5659 | 0.5912 (14) | ACC |
| 55 | North Texas | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0.5534 | 0.5454 (41) | South/West Independent |
| 56 | Western Michigan | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0.5515 | 0.4370 (111) | MAC |
| 57 | North Carolina State | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0.5496 | 0.5586 (32) | ACC |
| 58 | Brown | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0.5490 | 0.3709 (128) | Ivy |
| 59 | Tulane | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0.5439 | 0.4705 (98) | South/West Independent |
| 60 | Utah State | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0.5437 | 0.4599 (103) | PCAA |
| 61 | Colgate | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0.5422 | 0.3189 (138) | Eastern Independent |
| 62 | Indiana State | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0.5399 | 0.4194 (118) | MVC |
| 63 | Ball State | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0.5307 | 0.4996 (71) | MAC |
| 64 | Iowa State | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0.5291 | 0.5254 (55) | Big 8 |
| 65 | Appalachian State | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0.5210 | 0.3971 (125) | Southern |
| 66 | Stanford | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0.5207 | 0.5847 (19) | Pac 10 |
| 67 | Tennessee | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0.5151 | 0.5587 (31) | SEC |
| 68 | Utah | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0.5109 | 0.4969 (72) | WAC |
| 69 | Ohio | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0.5083 | 0.4437 (107) | MAC |
| 70 | West Virginia | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0.5075 | 0.5923 (13) | Eastern Independent |
| 71 | Indiana | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0.5056 | 0.4400 (108) | Big Ten |
| 72 | Villanova | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0.5054 | 0.3704 (129) | Eastern Independent |
| 73 | Auburn | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0.5047 | 0.5872 (18) | SEC |
| 74 | Wyoming | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0.4959 | 0.4785 (91) | WAC |
| 75 | Cornell | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0.4942 | 0.4605 (102) | Ivy |
| 76 | Louisville | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0.4924 | 0.5386 (46) | South/West Independent |
| 77 | Syracuse | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0.4884 | 0.5733 (24) | Eastern Independent |
| 78 | Rice | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0.4850 | 0.5619 (30) | SWC |
| 79 | Wake Forest | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0.4809 | 0.5666 (26) | ACC |
| 80 | Wichita State | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0.4798 | 0.5077 (69) | MVC |
| 81 | West Texas A&M | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0.4789 | 0.4957 (73) | MVC |
| 82 | Fresno State | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0.4652 | 0.4382 (110) | PCAA |
| 83 | Virginia | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0.4497 | 0.5908 (16) | ACC |
| 84 | Texas Tech | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0.4443 | 0.5366 (48) | SWC |
| 85 | Arizona | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0.4435 | 0.5416 (44) | Pac 10 |
| 86 | New Mexico | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0.4298 | 0.5340 (51) | WAC |
| 87 | Richmond | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0.4290 | 0.4723 (96) | South/West Independent |
| 88 | Minnesota | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0.4270 | 0.5115 (66) | Big Ten |
| 89 | Kansas | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0.4228 | 0.5632 (29) | Big 8 |
| 90 | Louisiana Tech | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0.4196 | 0.4268 (114) | Southland |
| 91 | Temple | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0.3981 | 0.4360 (112) | Eastern Independent |
| 92 | Dartmouth | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0.3969 | 0.4105 (121) | Ivy |
| 93 | Miami (Ohio) | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0.3965 | 0.4793 (90) | MAC |
| 94 | East Carolina | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0.3799 | 0.5245 (56) | South/West Independent |
| 95 | Texas A&M | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0.3792 | 0.5968 (10) | SWC |
| 96 | Iowa | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0.3780 | 0.4897 (81) | Big Ten |
| 97 | Fullerton State | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0.3762 | 0.3768 (127) | PCAA |
| 98 | Kentucky | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0.3753 | 0.6228 (4) | SEC |
| 99 | New Mexico State | 3 | 7 | 1 | 0.3730 | 0.4949 (76) | MVC |
| 100 | Bowling Green State | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0.3674 | 0.4780 (92) | MAC |
| 101 | Washington State | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0.3606 | 0.4930 (78) | Pac 10 |
| 102 | Illinois State | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0.3569 | 0.3403 (136) | Eastern Independent |
| 103 | Toledo | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0.3511 | 0.4889 (83) | MAC |
| 104 | Army | 3 | 7 | 1 | 0.3473 | 0.5160 (62) | Eastern Independent |
| 105 | Virginia Military Institute | 3 | 7 | 1 | 0.3428 | 0.4656 (100) | Southern |
| 106 | Pacific | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0.3426 | 0.4858 (85) | PCAA |
| 107 | Wisconsin | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0.3393 | 0.5488 (37) | Big Ten |
| 108 | Illinois | 3 | 7 | 1 | 0.3384 | 0.5279 (53) | Big Ten |
| 109 | California | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0.3357 | 0.5646 (27) | Pac 10 |
| 110 | Mississippi | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0.3316 | 0.6075 (7) | SEC |
| 111 | Lamar | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0.3310 | 0.4796 (89) | Southland |
| 112 | Air Force | 2 | 9 | 1 | 0.3268 | 0.5816 (22) | WAC |
| 113 | Western Carolina | 3 | 7 | 1 | 0.3210 | 0.4076 (123) | Southern |
| 114 | Southern Illinois | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0.3207 | 0.4941 (77) | MVC |
| 115 | Texas-Arlington | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0.3190 | 0.4779 (93) | Southland |
| 116 | San Diego State | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0.3154 | 0.5145 (63) | WAC |
| 117 | Oklahoma State | 3 | 7 | 1 | 0.3129 | 0.5357 (49) | Big 8 |
| 118 | Holy Cross | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0.2950 | 0.3647 (130) | Eastern Independent |
| 119 | Michigan State | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0.2826 | 0.5424 (43) | Big Ten |
| 120 | Georgia Tech | 1 | 9 | 1 | 0.2823 | 0.6361 (2) | South/West Independent |
| 121 | Kansas State | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0.2759 | 0.4891 (82) | Big 8 |
| 122 | Kent | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0.2742 | 0.4817 (86) | MAC |
| 123 | Duke | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0.2686 | 0.5581 (34) | ACC |
| 124 | Cincinnati | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0.2586 | 0.5083 (68) | Eastern Independent |
| 125 | William & Mary | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0.2437 | 0.4803 (88) | South/West Independent |
| 126 | Marshall | 2 | 8 | 1 | 0.2431 | 0.4143 (120) | Southern |
| 127 | Memphis | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0.2375 | 0.4716 (97) | South/West Independent |
| 128 | Vanderbilt | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0.2351 | 0.6106 (6) | SEC |
| 129 | Pennsylvania | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0.1991 | 0.4269 (113) | Ivy |
| 130 | East Tennessee State | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0.1982 | 0.3432 (135) | Southern |
| 131 | Arkansas State | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0.1958 | 0.4087 (122) | Southland |
| 132 | Texas Christian | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0.1925 | 0.6147 (5) | SWC |
| 133 | Colorado | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0.1791 | 0.5939 (11) | Big 8 |
| 134 | Columbia | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0.1757 | 0.4624 (101) | Ivy |
| 135 | Eastern Michigan | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0.1730 | 0.4483 (106) | MAC |
| 136 | Texas-El Paso | 1 | 11 | 0 | 0.1595 | 0.5375 (47) | WAC |
| 137 | Oregon State | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0.1315 | 0.5759 (23) | Pac 10 |
| 138 | Northwestern | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0.1054 | 0.5340 (50) | Big Ten |