1980 Season
FBS Conference Rankings
Conference standings
14 conferences · six-team sample adjustment| Rank | Conference | Teams | Adjusted rating | Team average | Average raw points | Average strength |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SEC | 10 | 154.88 | 175.93 | 184.72 | 168.51 |
| 2 | Big 8 | 8 | 142.00 | 158.66 | 163.40 | 164.47 |
| 3 | Southwest | 9 | 139.15 | 152.06 | 155.11 | 157.99 |
| 4 | Pac-10 | 10 | 138.41 | 149.58 | 154.65 | 150.79 |
| 5 | ACC | 7 | 132.55 | 143.50 | 146.77 | 145.83 |
| 6 | FBS Independents | 31 | 129.00 | 130.78 | 132.44 | 133.17 |
| 7 | Big Ten | 10 | 121.04 | 121.79 | 121.39 | 137.22 |
| 8 | Western Athletic | 9 | 115.99 | 113.46 | 117.70 | 119.77 |
| 9 | PCAA | 6 | 113.02 | 106.26 | 108.95 | 108.37 |
| 10 | Southern | 7 | 102.59 | 87.86 | 93.91 | 79.28 |
| 11 | Southland | 6 | 98.52 | 77.27 | 82.25 | 81.80 |
| 12 | Missouri Valley | 7 | 91.81 | 67.83 | 64.38 | 75.13 |
| 13 | Ivy | 8 | 87.49 | 63.28 | 64.17 | 67.51 |
| 14 | Mid-American | 10 | 84.98 | 64.10 | 65.95 | 66.88 |