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1979 Post-Season Week 2 College Football Team Rankings

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1979 rankings calculated with the Classic formula (Ken's 2016-based hybrid, applied retroactively); records, NOW and game results come from James Howell's historical college football score archive.
RankChangeRatingTeamConfRecordWin %PlaceNOWGame Status
100.913BYUIND WAC11–01.0001+56BYE
200.993USCPAC10–0–10.9555+49BYE
301.074Alabama (ALABAMA)SEC11–01.0001+47BYE
401.076Ohio State (OHIO STATE)B1011–01.0001+51BYE
511.106Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)IND FBSI10–10.9098+53BYE
6-11.111Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)MAC10–0–10.9555+45BYE
711.137Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)IND FBSI11–01.0001+50BYE
811.161Arkansas (ARKANSAS)IND SWC10–10.9098+49BYE
911.209Nebraska (NEBRASKA)IND B810–10.9098+45BYE
1011.235Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)IND B810–10.9098+45BYE
1111.337Houston (HOUSTON)IND SWC10–10.9098+42BYE
1211.344South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)IND FBSI8–30.72721+41BYE
13-61.375Mcneese State (MCNEESE STATE)IND SLC11–10.9177+46Lost to Syracuse 7–31
1411.435Clemson (CLEMSON)ACC8–30.72721+35BYE
15-11.441Texas (TEXAS)IND SWC9–20.81816+41BYE
1601.542Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)ACC8–30.72721+35BYE
1711.577Temple (TEMPLE)IND FBSI10–20.83314+37Beat California 28–17
18-11.603Yale (YALE)IND IVY8–10.88913+23BYE
1901.640NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)ACC7–40.63636+30BYE
2001.675North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)ACC7–3–10.68231+27BYE
2101.707Penn State (PENN STATE)IND FBSI7–40.63636+33BYE
2201.745Purdue (PURDUE)B109–20.81816+33BYE
2301.773Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)IND FBSI7–40.63636+30BYE
2401.838Michigan (MICHIGAN)B108–30.72721+26BYE
2501.859Washington (WASHINGTON)PAC8–30.72721+28BYE
2601.906Auburn (AUBURN)SEC8–30.72721+23BYE
2701.944Texas Arlington (TEXAS-ARLINGTON)IND SLC9–20.81816+21BYE
2811.969Tulane (TULANE)IND FBSI9–20.81816+22BYE
29-11.980Tennessee Chattanooga (TENNESSEE-CHATTANOOGA)IND SOCON9–20.81816+21BYE
3002.038UNLVIND FBSI9–1–20.83314+20BYE
3102.113Rutgers (RUTGERS)IND FBSI8–30.72721+18BYE
3202.120East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)IND FBSI7–3–10.68231+15BYE
3302.133Baylor (BAYLOR)IND SWC7–40.63636+21BYE
3402.160San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)IND WAC8–30.72721+25BYE
3502.176Maryland (MARYLAND)ACC7–40.63636+18BYE
3602.181Utah State (UTAH STATE)IND PCAA7–3–10.68231+20BYE
3702.307Tennessee (TENNESSEE)SEC7–40.63636+18BYE
38132.436Syracuse (SYRACUSE)IND FBSI7–50.58352+22Beat Mcneese State 31–7
39-12.437Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)IND B87–40.63636+18BYE
40-12.492Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)IND SWC6–50.54556+17BYE
41-12.562Lamar (LAMAR)IND SLC6–3–20.63636+9BYE
42-12.584Toledo (TOLEDO)MAC7–3–10.68231+10BYE
4312.670Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)IND FBSI6–4–10.59148+11BYE
44-12.671Arizona (ARIZONA)PAC6–4–10.59148+12BYE
4502.682Indiana (INDIANA)B107–40.63636+9BYE
4602.716Navy (NAVY)IND FBSI7–40.63636+9BYE
4702.728Brown (BROWN)IND IVY6–30.66735+3BYE
4802.754Indiana State (INDIANA STATE)IND MVC8–30.72721+4BYE
4902.767Southern Illinois (SOUTHERN ILLINOIS)IND MVC8–30.72721+14BYE
5002.801LSUSEC6–50.54556+9BYE
5112.816Virginia (VIRGINIA)ACC6–50.54556+1BYE
5212.834Utah (UTAH)IND WAC6–60.50070+15BYE
5312.872Missouri (MISSOURI)IND B86–50.54556+7BYE
54-122.875California (CALIFORNIA)PAC6–60.50070+8Lost to Temple 17–28
5532.925Long Beach State (LONG BEACH STATE)IND PCAA7–40.63636+6BYE
5602.932Georgia (GEORGIA)SEC6–50.54556+3BYE
5702.945Princeton (PRINCETON)IND IVY5–40.55653+2BYE
58-32.958UCLAPAC5–60.45578+14BYE
5902.958Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)MAC5–5–10.50070+7BYE
6003.026Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)PAC6–60.50070+5BYE
6113.051Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)MAC6–50.54556+2BYE
62-13.069San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)IND PCAA6–4–10.59148+3BYE
6303.104West Texas A&M (WEST TEXAS A&M)IND MVC5–5–10.50070+5BYE
6413.140Hawai'i (HAWAII)IND WAC6–50.54556+1BYE
65-13.145Ball State (BALL STATE)MAC6–50.54556-1BYE
6613.176East Tennessee State (EAST TENNESSEE STATE)IND SOCON7–40.63636-8BYE
67-13.178Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))MAC6–50.545560BYE
6803.201Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)IND SOCON6–4–10.59148+1BYE
6903.311Cornell (CORNELL)IND IVY5–40.55653+5BYE
7003.381Oregon (OREGON)PAC6–50.54556-1BYE
7103.426Ohio (OHIO)MAC6–50.54556-3BYE
7203.430Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)IND FBSI5–60.455780BYE
7303.434West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)IND FBSI5–60.45578+2BYE
7403.509Iowa (IOWA)B105–60.45578+1BYE
7503.565Stanford (STANFORD)PAC5–5–10.50070-3BYE
7603.596SMUIND SWC5–60.45578-3BYE
7713.601Minnesota (MINNESOTA)B104–6–10.40992+1BYE
78-13.609Citadel (CITADEL)IND SOCON6–50.54556+2BYE
7903.629Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)B105–60.45578-3BYE
8003.668Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)IND IVY4–4–10.50070-5BYE
8103.710Tulsa (TULSA)IND MVC6–50.54556-5BYE
8223.751Miami (MIAMI)IND FBSI5–60.45578+6BYE
83-13.756Western Carolina (WESTERN CAROLINA)IND SOCON6–50.54556-16BYE
84-13.766Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)IND FBSI4–6–10.40992-3BYE
8503.801Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)IND FBSI5–60.45578-5BYE
8603.871Colgate (COLGATE)IND FBSI5–4–10.55055-1BYE
8703.877Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)IND SWC3–6–20.36496-1BYE
8803.904New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)IND WAC6–60.50070-6BYE
8903.938Kentucky (KENTUCKY)SEC5–60.45578-13BYE
9004.039Louisville (LOUISVILLE)IND FBSI4–6–10.40992-6BYE
9104.211North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)IND FBSI5–60.45578-11BYE
9204.291Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)IND WAC4–7–10.37595-9BYE
9304.361Furman (FURMAN)IND SOCON5–60.45578+3BYE
9404.379Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)SEC4–70.36496-14BYE
9504.439Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)B104–70.36496-12BYE
9604.658Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)MAC4–70.36496-17BYE
9714.682Memphis (MEMPHIS)IND FBSI5–60.45578-19BYE
98-14.701Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)IND SLC4–70.36496-18BYE
9904.703Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)IND FBSI5–60.45578-6BYE
10004.865Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)IND PCAA4–70.36496-12BYE
10104.869Villanova (VILLANOVA)IND FBSI5–60.45578-7BYE
10214.900Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)SEC3–80.273109-21BYE
10324.918App State (APPALACHIAN STATE)IND SOCON3–80.273109-22BYE
104-24.920TCUIND SWC2–8–10.227120-16BYE
105-14.927Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE)IND SLC4–70.36496-23BYE
10605.037Kansas (KANSAS)IND B83–80.273109-17BYE
10705.088Wyoming (WYOMING)IND WAC4–80.333105-24BYE
10805.241Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)PAC3–80.273109-23BYE
10905.274William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)IND FBSI4–70.36496-18BYE
11005.317Duke (DUKE)ACC2–8–10.227120-24BYE
11105.350Colorado (COLORADO)IND B83–80.273109-24BYE
11205.460Iowa State (IOWA STATE)IND B83–80.273109-24BYE
11305.595Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)IND B83–80.273109-29BYE
11405.637Northwestern State (NORTHWESTERN STATE)IND FBSI3–60.333105-1BYE
11505.729Harvard (HARVARD)IND IVY3–60.333105-6BYE
11605.791Illinois (ILLINOIS)B102–8–10.227120-27BYE
11705.864Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)IND FBSI2–90.182125-27BYE
11805.928Army (ARMY)IND FBSI2–8–10.227120-26BYE
11906.027UConn (CONNECTICUT)IND FBSI3–6–20.36496-22BYE
12006.082Drake (DRAKE)IND MVC3–80.273109-28BYE
12106.348Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH)IND SLC2–90.182125-32BYE
12206.396UL Monroe (LOUISIANA MONROE)IND FBSI3–80.273109-17BYE
12306.431Pacific (PACIFIC)IND PCAA3–70.300108-28BYE
12406.549New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)IND MVC2–90.182125-36BYE
12506.603CAL State Fullerton (CAL STATE FULLERTON)IND PCAA3–80.273109-24BYE
12606.646Illinois State (ILLINOIS STATE)IND FBSI3–80.273109-16BYE
12706.676Rice (RICE)IND SWC1–100.091131-30BYE
12806.707UTEPIND WAC2–90.182125-38BYE
12907.015Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)SEC1–100.091131-40BYE
13007.076Wichita State (WICHITA STATE)IND MVC1–100.091131-42BYE
13107.125Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)MAC2–8–10.227120-32BYE
13207.210Florida (FLORIDA)SEC0–10–10.045138-39BYE
13307.451Oregon State (OREGON STATE)PAC1–100.091131-45BYE
13407.493Marshall (MARSHALL)IND SOCON1–100.091131-47BYE
13517.617Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)B101–100.091131-43BYE
136-17.627Air Force (AIR FORCE)IND FBSI2–90.182125-51BYE
13707.747Columbia (COLUMBIA)IND IVY1–80.111130-26BYE
13808.090Kent State (KENT STATE)MAC1–100.091131-32BYE
13909.678Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)IND IVY0–90.000139-30BYE
14009.717Richmond (RICHMOND)IND FBSI0–110.000139-69BYE

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