Sports headlines for Thursday July 24, 1980:
- Comaneci Loses Title After Dispute, Making Soviet Gymnast Overall Winner
- Brett Signs 5-Year Deal With Royals For $1 Million Per Year
- Hawks' Johnson, Facing Cocaine Charge, Arrested Again For Auto Theft
- Record-Tying 62 Gives Simons Lead By 2
Associated Press Final Poll for 1979: 1 Alabama (46) 12-0 1317 2 Southern California (21) 11-0-1 1289 3 Oklahoma 11-1 1163 4 Ohio State 11-1 1060 5 Houston 11-1 1084 6 Florida State 11-1 893 7 Pittsburgh 11-1 872 8 Arkansas 10-2 857 9 Nebraska 10-2 852 10 Purdue 10-2 739 11 Washington 10-2 690 12 Texas 9-3 484 13 Brigham Young 11-1 474 14 Baylor 8-4 358 15 North Carolina 8-3-1 311 16 Auburn 8-3 263 17 Temple 10-2 213 18 Michigan 8-4 207 19 Indiana 8-4 206 20 Penn State 8-4 168 |
Associated Press Preseason Poll for 1980: 1 Ohio State (36) 0-0 1253 2 Alabama (24) 0-0 1217 3 Pittsburgh (3) 0-0 1102 4 Southern California (1) 0-0 1030 5 Oklahoma (1) 0-0 1009 6 Arkansas 0-0 850 7 Nebraska 0-0 812 8 Houston 0-0 774 9 Purdue 0-0 654 10 Texas 0-0 580 11 Notre Dame 0-0 556 12 Michigan 0-0 441 13 Florida State 0-0 439 14 North Carolina 0-0 393 15 Stanford 0-0 337 16 Georgia 0-0 333 17 Missouri 0-0 308 18 Penn State 0-0 280 19 Auburn 0-0 261 20 Washington 0-0 200 |