1979 Post-Season Week 3 College Football Team Rankings

December 25, 1979By PowerUpRankings.com • Posted in 1979 Season Tags: • No Comments

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.

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Rank	Change	Rating	Team	Conf	Record	Win %	Place	NOW	Game Status
1	1	0.987	USC	PAC	10–0–1	0.955	4	+51	BYE
2	2	1.073	Ohio State (OHIO STATE)	B10	11–0	1.000	1	+52	BYE
3	0	1.076	Alabama (ALABAMA)	SEC	11–0	1.000	1	+48	BYE
4	-3	1.086	BYU	IND WAC	11–1	0.917	6	+52	Lost to Indiana 37–38
5	0	1.099	Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)	IND FBSI	10–1	0.909	8	+55	BYE
6	0	1.117	Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)	MAC	10–0–1	0.955	4	+45	BYE
7	0	1.133	Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)	IND FBSI	11–0	1.000	1	+51	BYE
8	0	1.176	Arkansas (ARKANSAS)	IND SWC	10–1	0.909	8	+49	BYE
9	0	1.208	Nebraska (NEBRASKA)	IND B8	10–1	0.909	8	+46	BYE
10	0	1.247	Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)	IND B8	10–1	0.909	8	+44	BYE
11	0	1.347	Houston (HOUSTON)	IND SWC	10–1	0.909	8	+41	BYE
12	1	1.367	Mcneese State (MCNEESE STATE)	IND SLC	11–1	0.917	6	+46	BYE
13	-1	1.403	South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)	IND FBSI	8–3	0.727	22	+41	BYE
14	0	1.494	Clemson (CLEMSON)	ACC	8–3	0.727	22	+35	BYE
15	6	1.552	Penn State (PENN STATE)	IND FBSI	8–4	0.667	34	+42	Beat Tulane 9–6
16	1	1.575	Temple (TEMPLE)	IND FBSI	10–2	0.833	14	+37	BYE
17	-2	1.576	Texas (TEXAS)	IND SWC	9–3	0.750	19	+38	Lost to Washington 7–14
18	0	1.607	Yale (YALE)	IND IVY	8–1	0.889	13	+23	BYE
19	6	1.675	Washington (WASHINGTON)	PAC	9–3	0.750	19	+37	Beat Texas 14–7
20	-1	1.700	NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)	ACC	7–4	0.636	38	+30	BYE
21	-1	1.721	North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)	ACC	7–3–1	0.682	30	+26	BYE
22	0	1.747	Purdue (PURDUE)	B10	9–2	0.818	16	+34	BYE
23	0	1.815	Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)	IND FBSI	7–4	0.636	38	+30	BYE
24	0	1.846	Michigan (MICHIGAN)	B10	8–3	0.727	22	+27	BYE
25	-9	1.889	Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)	ACC	8–4	0.667	34	+30	Lost to LSU 10–34
26	1	1.940	Texas Arlington (TEXAS-ARLINGTON)	IND SLC	9–2	0.818	16	+21	BYE
27	-1	1.961	Auburn (AUBURN)	SEC	8–3	0.727	22	+22	BYE
28	1	1.986	Tennessee Chattanooga (TENNESSEE-CHATTANOOGA)	IND SOCON	9–2	0.818	16	+21	BYE
29	1	2.040	UNLV	IND FBSI	9–1–2	0.833	14	+20	BYE
30	1	2.123	Rutgers (RUTGERS)	IND FBSI	8–3	0.727	22	+18	BYE
31	-3	2.130	Tulane (TULANE)	IND FBSI	9–3	0.750	19	+19	Lost to Penn State 6–9
32	0	2.158	East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)	IND FBSI	7–3–1	0.682	30	+14	BYE
33	0	2.165	Baylor (BAYLOR)	IND SWC	7–4	0.636	38	+20	BYE
34	0	2.185	San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)	IND WAC	8–3	0.727	22	+24	BYE
35	1	2.190	Utah State (UTAH STATE)	IND PCAA	7–3–1	0.682	30	+19	BYE
36	-1	2.236	Maryland (MARYLAND)	ACC	7–4	0.636	38	+17	BYE
37	0	2.341	Tennessee (TENNESSEE)	SEC	7–4	0.636	38	+18	BYE
38	7	2.367	Indiana (INDIANA)	B10	8–4	0.667	34	+20	Beat BYU 38–37
39	-1	2.430	Syracuse (SYRACUSE)	IND FBSI	7–5	0.583	52	+22	BYE
40	-1	2.465	Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)	IND B8	7–4	0.636	38	+18	BYE
41	9	2.514	LSU	SEC	7–5	0.583	52	+16	Beat Wake Forest 34–10
42	-2	2.528	Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)	IND SWC	6–5	0.545	57	+17	BYE
43	-2	2.554	Lamar (LAMAR)	IND SLC	6–3–2	0.636	38	+9	BYE
44	-2	2.583	Toledo (TOLEDO)	MAC	7–3–1	0.682	30	+10	BYE
45	-1	2.678	Arizona (ARIZONA)	PAC	6–4–1	0.591	48	+12	BYE
46	-3	2.683	Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)	IND FBSI	6–4–1	0.591	48	+10	BYE
47	0	2.723	Brown (BROWN)	IND IVY	6–3	0.667	34	+3	BYE
48	-2	2.750	Navy (NAVY)	IND FBSI	7–4	0.636	38	+9	BYE
49	-1	2.769	Indiana State (INDIANA STATE)	IND MVC	8–3	0.727	22	+4	BYE
50	-1	2.779	Southern Illinois (SOUTHERN ILLINOIS)	IND MVC	8–3	0.727	22	+14	BYE
51	0	2.852	Virginia (VIRGINIA)	ACC	6–5	0.545	57	+1	BYE
52	0	2.859	Utah (UTAH)	IND WAC	6–6	0.500	70	+14	BYE
53	1	2.875	California (CALIFORNIA)	PAC	6–6	0.500	70	+8	BYE
54	-1	2.905	Missouri (MISSOURI)	IND B8	6–5	0.545	57	+6	BYE
55	3	2.954	UCLA	PAC	5–6	0.455	78	+14	BYE
56	-1	2.959	Long Beach State (LONG BEACH STATE)	IND PCAA	7–4	0.636	38	+5	BYE
57	0	2.965	Princeton (PRINCETON)	IND IVY	5–4	0.556	54	+2	BYE
58	1	2.984	Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)	MAC	5–5–1	0.500	70	+7	BYE
59	-3	2.989	Georgia (GEORGIA)	SEC	6–5	0.545	57	+3	BYE
60	0	3.018	Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)	PAC	6–6	0.500	70	+6	BYE
61	0	3.073	Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	6–5	0.545	57	+2	BYE
62	0	3.075	San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)	IND PCAA	6–4–1	0.591	48	+3	BYE
63	0	3.107	West Texas A&M (WEST TEXAS A&M)	IND MVC	5–5–1	0.500	70	+5	BYE
64	1	3.165	Ball State (BALL STATE)	MAC	6–5	0.545	57	-1	BYE
65	-1	3.169	Hawai'i (HAWAII)	IND WAC	6–5	0.545	57	0	BYE
66	1	3.197	Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))	MAC	6–5	0.545	57	0	BYE
67	-1	3.202	East Tennessee State (EAST TENNESSEE STATE)	IND SOCON	7–4	0.636	38	-8	BYE
68	0	3.211	Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)	IND SOCON	6–4–1	0.591	48	+1	BYE
69	0	3.328	Cornell (CORNELL)	IND IVY	5–4	0.556	54	+5	BYE
70	0	3.387	Oregon (OREGON)	PAC	6–5	0.545	57	-1	BYE
71	2	3.441	West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)	IND FBSI	5–6	0.455	78	+2	BYE
72	-1	3.442	Ohio (OHIO)	MAC	6–5	0.545	57	-3	BYE
73	-1	3.486	Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)	IND FBSI	5–6	0.455	78	-1	BYE
74	0	3.498	Iowa (IOWA)	B10	5–6	0.455	78	+1	BYE
75	0	3.580	Stanford (STANFORD)	PAC	5–5–1	0.500	70	-4	BYE
76	1	3.596	Minnesota (MINNESOTA)	B10	4–6–1	0.409	92	+1	BYE
77	1	3.628	Citadel (CITADEL)	IND SOCON	6–5	0.545	57	+2	BYE
78	-2	3.629	SMU	IND SWC	5–6	0.455	78	-5	BYE
79	0	3.646	Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)	B10	5–6	0.455	78	-3	BYE
80	0	3.673	Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)	IND IVY	4–4–1	0.500	70	-5	BYE
81	0	3.720	Tulsa (TULSA)	IND MVC	6–5	0.545	57	-5	BYE
82	0	3.752	Miami (MIAMI)	IND FBSI	5–6	0.455	78	+7	BYE
83	0	3.775	Western Carolina (WESTERN CAROLINA)	IND SOCON	6–5	0.545	57	-16	BYE
84	0	3.814	Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)	IND FBSI	4–6–1	0.409	92	-4	BYE
85	0	3.819	Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)	IND FBSI	5–6	0.455	78	-6	BYE
86	0	3.892	Colgate (COLGATE)	IND FBSI	5–4–1	0.550	56	-1	BYE
87	0	3.908	Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)	IND SWC	3–6–2	0.364	96	-2	BYE
88	0	3.926	New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)	IND WAC	6–6	0.500	70	-7	BYE
89	0	3.934	Kentucky (KENTUCKY)	SEC	5–6	0.455	78	-13	BYE
90	0	4.060	Louisville (LOUISVILLE)	IND FBSI	4–6–1	0.409	92	-6	BYE
91	0	4.215	North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)	IND FBSI	5–6	0.455	78	-11	BYE
92	0	4.316	Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)	IND WAC	4–7–1	0.375	95	-10	BYE
93	0	4.379	Furman (FURMAN)	IND SOCON	5–6	0.455	78	+3	BYE
94	0	4.395	Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)	SEC	4–7	0.364	96	-15	BYE
95	0	4.435	Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)	B10	4–7	0.364	96	-12	BYE
96	0	4.670	Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)	MAC	4–7	0.364	96	-17	BYE
97	0	4.686	Memphis (MEMPHIS)	IND FBSI	5–6	0.455	78	-19	BYE
98	0	4.701	Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)	IND SLC	4–7	0.364	96	-18	BYE
99	0	4.707	Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)	IND FBSI	5–6	0.455	78	-6	BYE
100	0	4.865	Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)	IND PCAA	4–7	0.364	96	-12	BYE
101	0	4.880	Villanova (VILLANOVA)	IND FBSI	5–6	0.455	78	-7	BYE
102	0	4.903	Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)	SEC	3–8	0.273	109	-21	BYE
103	2	4.923	Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE)	IND SLC	4–7	0.364	96	-23	BYE
104	0	4.974	TCU	IND SWC	2–8–1	0.227	120	-18	BYE
105	-2	4.991	App State (APPALACHIAN STATE)	IND SOCON	3–8	0.273	109	-23	BYE
106	0	5.056	Kansas (KANSAS)	IND B8	3–8	0.273	109	-17	BYE
107	0	5.107	Wyoming (WYOMING)	IND WAC	4–8	0.333	105	-25	BYE
108	0	5.237	Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)	PAC	3–8	0.273	109	-23	BYE
109	0	5.286	William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)	IND FBSI	4–7	0.364	96	-18	BYE
110	1	5.338	Colorado (COLORADO)	IND B8	3–8	0.273	109	-23	BYE
111	-1	5.417	Duke (DUKE)	ACC	2–8–1	0.227	120	-25	BYE
112	0	5.488	Iowa State (IOWA STATE)	IND B8	3–8	0.273	109	-25	BYE
113	0	5.617	Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)	IND B8	3–8	0.273	109	-29	BYE
114	0	5.626	Northwestern State (NORTHWESTERN STATE)	IND FBSI	3–6	0.333	105	-1	BYE
115	0	5.734	Harvard (HARVARD)	IND IVY	3–6	0.333	105	-6	BYE
116	0	5.797	Illinois (ILLINOIS)	B10	2–8–1	0.227	120	-27	BYE
117	0	5.869	Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)	IND FBSI	2–9	0.182	125	-27	BYE
118	0	5.933	Army (ARMY)	IND FBSI	2–8–1	0.227	120	-26	BYE
119	0	6.043	UConn (CONNECTICUT)	IND FBSI	3–6–2	0.364	96	-22	BYE
120	0	6.100	Drake (DRAKE)	IND MVC	3–8	0.273	109	-28	BYE
121	0	6.337	Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH)	IND SLC	2–9	0.182	125	-32	BYE
122	0	6.391	UL Monroe (LOUISIANA MONROE)	IND FBSI	3–8	0.273	109	-17	BYE
123	0	6.436	Pacific (PACIFIC)	IND PCAA	3–7	0.300	108	-28	BYE
124	0	6.564	New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)	IND MVC	2–9	0.182	125	-36	BYE
125	0	6.607	CAL State Fullerton (CAL STATE FULLERTON)	IND PCAA	3–8	0.273	109	-24	BYE
126	0	6.660	Illinois State (ILLINOIS STATE)	IND FBSI	3–8	0.273	109	-16	BYE
127	0	6.703	Rice (RICE)	IND SWC	1–10	0.091	131	-31	BYE
128	0	6.742	UTEP	IND WAC	2–9	0.182	125	-39	BYE
129	0	7.043	Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)	SEC	1–10	0.091	131	-41	BYE
130	0	7.115	Wichita State (WICHITA STATE)	IND MVC	1–10	0.091	131	-42	BYE
131	0	7.137	Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	2–8–1	0.227	120	-32	BYE
132	0	7.203	Florida (FLORIDA)	SEC	0–10–1	0.045	138	-39	BYE
133	0	7.445	Oregon State (OREGON STATE)	PAC	1–10	0.091	131	-45	BYE
134	0	7.510	Marshall (MARSHALL)	IND SOCON	1–10	0.091	131	-47	BYE
135	0	7.605	Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)	B10	1–10	0.091	131	-43	BYE
136	0	7.658	Air Force (AIR FORCE)	IND FBSI	2–9	0.182	125	-51	BYE
137	0	7.761	Columbia (COLUMBIA)	IND IVY	1–8	0.111	130	-26	BYE
138	0	8.106	Kent State (KENT STATE)	MAC	1–10	0.091	131	-32	BYE
139	0	9.686	Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)	IND IVY	0–9	0.000	139	-30	BYE
140	0	9.717	Richmond (RICHMOND)	IND FBSI	0–11	0.000	139	-69	BYE