| 1980 |
| |
| 1. Georgia |
| 2. Pittsburgh |
| 3. Oklahoma |
| 4. Michigan |
| 5. Florida St |
| 6. Alabama |
| 7. Nebraska |
| 8. Penn St |
| 9. Notre Dame |
| 10. North Carolina |
| 11. USC |
| 12. BYU |
| 13. UCLA |
| 14. Baylor |
| 15. Ohio St |
| 16. Washington |
| 17. Purdue |
| 18. Miami-FL |
| 19. Mississippi St |
| 20. SMU |
|
| 1981 |
|
| 1. Clemson |
| 2. Texas |
| 3. Penn St |
| 4. Pittsburgh |
| 5. SMU |
| 6. Georgia |
| 7. Alabama |
| 8. Miami-FL |
| 9. North Carolina |
| 10. Washington |
| 11. Nebraska |
| 12. Michigan |
| 13. BYU |
| 14. USC |
| 15. Ohio St |
| 16. Arizona St |
| 17. West Virginia |
| 18. Iowa |
| 19. Missouri |
| 20. Oklahoma |
|
| 1982 |
|
| 1. Penn St |
| 2. SMU |
| 3. Nebraska |
| 4. Georgia |
| 5. UCLA |
| 6. Arizona St |
| 7. Washington |
| 8. Clemson |
| 9. Arkansas |
| 10. Pittsburgh |
| 11. LSU |
| 12. Ohio St |
| 13. Florida St |
| 14. Auburn |
| 15. USC |
| 16. Oklahoma |
| 17. Texas |
| 18. North Carolina |
| 19. West Virginia |
| 20. Maryland |
|
| 1983 |
|
| 1. Miami-FL |
| 2. Nebraska |
| 3. Auburn |
| 4. Georgia |
| 5. Texas |
| 6. Florida |
| 7. BYU |
| 8. Michigan |
| 9. Ohio St |
| 10. Illinois |
| 11. Clemson |
| 12. SMU |
| 13. Air Force |
| 14. Iowa |
| 15. Alabama |
| 16. West Virginia |
| 17. UCLA |
| 18. Pittsburgh |
| 19. Boston College |
| 20. East Carolina |
|
| 1984 |
| |
| 1. BYU |
| 2. Washington |
| 3. Florida |
| 4. Nebraska |
| 5. Boston College |
| 6. Oklahoma |
| 7. Oklahoma St |
| 8. SMU |
| 9. UCLA |
| 10. USC |
| 11. South Carolina |
| 12. Maryland |
| 13. Ohio St |
| 14. Auburn |
| 15. LSU |
| 16. Iowa |
| 17. Florida St |
| 18. Miami-FL |
| 19. Kentucky |
| 20. Virginia |
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