1980 NCAA Division I-AA football rankings

none August 2023 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 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Sept 24NCAA Division I-AA Top 10 The Pensacola News Pensacola, Florida September 24, 1980 2B https://www.newspapers.com/clip/11121313/poll_1980_0924_i_aa_first/ Newspapers.com May 19, 2017 Oct 1NCAA Division I-AA News-Press Fort Myers, Florida October 2, 1980 2C https://www.newspapers.com/clip/11121337/poll_1980_1002_i_aa/ Newspapers.com May 19, 2017 Oct 8Division I-AA News-Press Fort Myers, Florida October 9, 1980 2C https://www.newspapers.com/clip/11121351/poll_1980_1009_i_aa/ Newspapers.com May 19, 2017 Oct 15Division I-AA Pensacola News Journal Pensacola, Florida October 17, 1980 2B https://www.newspapers.com/clip/11121370/poll_1980_1017_i_aa/ Newspapers.com May 19, 2017 Oct 22NCAA Division I-AA News-Press Fort Myers, Florida October 23, 1980 2C https://www.newspapers.com/clip/11121386/poll_1980_1023_i_aa/ Newspapers.com May 19, 2017 Oct 29NCAA Division I-AA The Palm Beach Post West Palm Beach, Florida October 31, 1980 D6 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/11121409/poll_1980_1031_i_aa/ Newspapers.com May 19, 2017 Nov 5Division I-AA News-Press Fort Myers, Florida November 5, 1980 2C https://www.newspapers.com/clip/11121428/poll_1980_1105_i_aa/ Newspapers.com May 19, 2017 Nov 12Division I-AA News-Press Fort Myers, Florida November 13, 1980 2C https://www.newspapers.com/clip/11121441/poll_1980_1113_i_aa/ Newspapers.com May 19, 2017 Nov 19Division I-AA Florida Today Cocoa, Florida November 19, 1980 2C https://www.newspapers.com/clip/11121464/poll_1980_1119_i_aa/ Newspapers.com May 19, 2017 Nov 26Final I-AA poll Tallahassee Democrat Tallahassee, Florida November 26, 1980 8B https://www.newspapers.com/clip/11121486/poll_1980_1126_i_aa_final/ Newspapers.com May 19, 2017 Murray State (3–0) Connecticut (3–0) т t South Carolina State (3–0) т Delaware (2–0) Alcorn State (2–0) Nevada (2–0–1) Boston University (2–0) Western Kentucky (3–0) Northwestern State (3–0) Boise State (2–1) т t Portland State (2–0) т t UMass (1–0) т In the actual printed polls, UMass was listed as Massachusetts   Murray State (4–0) Delaware (3–0) u South Carolina State (4–0) Boston University (3–0) т tu Northwestern State (4–0) т u Western Kentucky (4–0) u Alcorn State (2–0) d UMass (2–0) u Weber State (2–1) npr Lehigh (2–0) npr       Murray State (5–0) т t South Carolina State (5–0) т u UMass (3–0) т tu Lehigh (3–0–1) т u Western Kentucky (4–0) u Weber State (3–1) u Connecticut (4–1) npr Eastern Kentucky (3–1) npr Idaho (3–1) npr Delaware (3–1) т td Northwestern State (4–1) т td Alcorn State (2–1) т d   Murray State (6–0) т t South Carolina State (6–0) т Lehigh (3–0–2) u Western Kentucky (5–0) u Weber State (4–1) u Delaware (4–1) u Eastern Kentucky (4–1) u Connecticut (4–1) d Boise State (4–2) npr Alcorn State (3–1) т tu Boston University (4–1) т tnpr UMass (3–1) т td Northwestern State (5–1) т d Murray State (7–0) South Carolina State (7–0) Lehigh (4–0–2) Western Kentucky (6–0) Connecticut (5–1) т tu Eastern Kentucky (5–1) т u Boise State (5–2) u Boston University (5–1) u UMass (4–1) u Alcorn State (4–1) т t Delaware (4–2) т td Grambling State (5–1–0) т tnpr Nevada (4–1–1) т npr Murray State (8–0) т t South Carolina State (8–0) т Lehigh (5–0–2) Western Kentucky (7–0) Connecticut (6–1) Boise State (6–2) u Boston University (6–1) т tu Grambling State (6–1) т u Delaware (5–2) u Bethune–Cookman (4–1–1) т tnpr Eastern Kentucky (5–2) т td UMass (4–2) т td Nevada (4–2–1) т South Carolina State (9–0) u Lehigh (6–0–2) u Western Kentucky (8–0) u Boston University (7–1) u Eastern Kentucky (6–2) т tu Grambling State (7–1) т u Boise State (6–2) d Murray State (8–1) d Delaware (6–2) Alcorn State (5–2) т tnpr Connecticut (6–2) т td UMass (5–2) т   South Carolina State (10–0) Lehigh (7–0–2) Western Kentucky (9–0) Boston University (8–1) Boise State (7–2) т tu Eastern Kentucky (7–2) т td Grambling State (8–1) т d Delaware (7–2) u UMass (6–2) u Connecticut (6–3) т tu Murray State (8–2) т td New Hampshire (6–3) т tnpr North Carolina A&T (7–2) т npr Lehigh (8–0–2) т tu Western Kentucky (9–0) т u Grambling State (9–1) u Eastern Kentucky (8–2) u South Carolina State (10–1) d Delaware (8–2) u Boston University (8–2) т td UMass (7–2) т u Boise State (7–3) d Connecticut (7–3) т t Idaho State (6–4) т tnpr Murray State (8–2) т td Northwestern State (7–3) т npr Lehigh (9–0–2) Grambling State (9–1) u Eastern Kentucky (9–2) т tu South Carolina State (10–1) т u Western Kentucky (9–1) d Delaware (9–2) Boise State (8–3) u Northwestern State (8–3) u Boston University (9–2) d Connecticut (7–3) т t UMass (7–3) т td Murray State (9–2) т   2 Connecticut 6 Nevada 10 Boise State 10 Portland State 4 Boston University 9 Idaho 5 Weber State 10 Northwestern State 10 Alcorn State 10 Bethune–Cookman 10 Nevada 10 Alcorn State 10 New Hampshire 10 North Carolina A&T 10 Idaho State Notes note References Rankings Category:NCAA Division I FCS football rankings