1979 Week 11 College Football Team Rankings

November 6, 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	0	0.916	Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)	IND FBSI	8–0	1.000	1	+32	Beat Cincinnati 26–21
2	0	0.947	USC	PAC	8–0–1	0.944	9	+30	Beat Arizona 34–7
3	2	0.999	Mcneese State (MCNEESE STATE)	IND SLC	9–0	1.000	1	+37	Beat Northwestern State 44–13
4	-1	1.011	Nebraska (NEBRASKA)	IND B8	8–0	1.000	1	+28	Beat Missouri 23–20
5	1	1.092	Houston (HOUSTON)	IND SWC	8–0	1.000	1	+29	Beat TCU 21–10
6	2	1.121	Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)	IND FBSI	7–1	0.875	13	+30	Beat Syracuse 28–21
7	6	1.172	BYU	IND WAC	8–0	1.000	1	+25	Beat Colorado State 30–7
8	2	1.190	Ohio State (OHIO STATE)	B10	9–0	1.000	1	+29	Beat Illinois 44–7
9	2	1.200	Alabama (ALABAMA)	SEC	8–0	1.000	1	+21	Beat Mississippi State 24–7
10	4	1.203	Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)	MAC	7–0–1	0.938	10	+24	Tied Toledo 7–7
11	5	1.234	Yale (YALE)	IND IVY	7–0	1.000	1	+18	Beat Cornell 23–20
12	-5	1.314	Arkansas (ARKANSAS)	IND SWC	7–1	0.875	13	+25	Beat Rice 34–7
13	2	1.347	Temple (TEMPLE)	IND FBSI	7–1	0.875	13	+24	Beat Hawai'i 34–31
14	10	1.349	Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)	IND FBSI	6–2	0.750	23	+25	Beat Navy 14–0
15	-3	1.409	NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)	ACC	6–3	0.667	37	+26	Lost to South Carolina 28–30
16	-7	1.442	Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)	ACC	7–2	0.778	18	+25	Lost to Clemson 0–31
17	0	1.444	Texas (TEXAS)	IND SWC	6–1	0.857	17	+20	Beat Texas Tech 14–6
18	3	1.487	Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)	IND B8	7–1	0.875	13	+20	Beat Oklahoma State 38–7
19	-1	1.499	Michigan (MICHIGAN)	B10	8–1	0.889	11	+23	Beat Wisconsin 54–0
20	-16	1.548	North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)	ACC	5–2–1	0.688	35	+17	Lost to Maryland 14–17
21	8	1.664	Clemson (CLEMSON)	ACC	6–2	0.750	23	+18	Beat Wake Forest 31–0
22	-2	1.666	Baylor (BAYLOR)	IND SWC	6–2	0.750	23	+19	BYE
23	3	1.755	South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)	IND FBSI	6–2	0.750	23	+18	Beat NC State 30–28
24	1	1.789	Washington (WASHINGTON)	PAC	7–2	0.778	18	+18	Beat California 28–24
25	-2	1.975	Navy (NAVY)	IND FBSI	6–2	0.750	23	+14	Lost to Notre Dame 0–14
26	-4	1.975	Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)	PAC	5–3	0.625	42	+14	Lost to Stanford 21–28
27	0	2.010	Auburn (AUBURN)	SEC	6–2	0.750	23	+12	Beat Florida 19–13
28	-9	2.017	Penn State (PENN STATE)	IND FBSI	5–3	0.625	42	+15	Lost to Miami 10–26
29	7	2.017	Rutgers (RUTGERS)	IND FBSI	6–2	0.750	23	+11	Beat Tennessee 13–7
30	0	2.048	Utah State (UTAH STATE)	IND PCAA	5–3–1	0.611	47	+16	Beat CAL State Fullerton 35–7
31	0	2.080	UNLV	IND FBSI	8–1	0.889	11	+13	Beat Fresno State 31–28
32	7	2.107	Texas Arlington (TEXAS-ARLINGTON)	IND SLC	6–2	0.750	23	+11	Beat Arkansas State 56–18
33	5	2.153	Purdue (PURDUE)	B10	7–2	0.778	18	+13	Beat Iowa 20–14
34	7	2.224	Tulane (TULANE)	IND FBSI	7–2	0.778	18	+8	Beat Boston College 43–8
35	-2	2.254	Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)	IND FBSI	5–3–1	0.611	47	+11	Tied Louisville 10–10
36	-4	2.266	Toledo (TOLEDO)	MAC	6–2–1	0.722	32	+11	Tied Central Michigan 7–7
37	3	2.273	Lamar (LAMAR)	IND SLC	5–2–1	0.688	35	+10	Beat UL Monroe 21–7
38	7	2.273	Tennessee Chattanooga (TENNESSEE-CHATTANOOGA)	IND SOCON	7–2	0.778	18	+9	Beat Western Carolina 42–35
39	-11	2.364	Minnesota (MINNESOTA)	B10	4–4–1	0.500	64	+12	Lost to Indiana 24–42
40	2	2.388	San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)	IND WAC	6–2	0.750	23	+11	Beat Wyoming 31–21
41	6	2.393	Virginia (VIRGINIA)	ACC	5–3	0.625	42	+4	Beat Georgia 31–0
42	-5	2.432	East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)	IND FBSI	4–3–1	0.563	54	+8	Beat App State 38–21
43	0	2.452	Brown (BROWN)	IND IVY	5–2	0.714	33	+4	Beat Harvard 23–14
44	-10	2.487	Tennessee (TENNESSEE)	SEC	4–3	0.571	51	+8	Lost to Rutgers 7–13
45	-10	2.530	Arizona (ARIZONA)	PAC	4–3–1	0.563	54	+7	Lost to USC 7–34
46	-2	2.628	Syracuse (SYRACUSE)	IND FBSI	5–4	0.556	59	+11	Lost to Pittsburgh 21–28
47	8	2.645	Maryland (MARYLAND)	ACC	5–4	0.556	59	+7	Beat North Carolina 17–14
48	9	2.680	Indiana (INDIANA)	B10	6–3	0.667	37	+7	Beat Minnesota 42–24
49	2	2.733	Louisville (LOUISVILLE)	IND FBSI	4–3–1	0.563	54	+8	Tied Southern Miss 10–10
50	11	2.744	Stanford (STANFORD)	PAC	5–3–1	0.611	47	+3	Beat Arizona State 28–21
51	-5	2.778	Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)	IND B8	4–4	0.500	64	+9	Lost to Oklahoma 7–38
52	2	2.784	LSU	SEC	5–3	0.625	42	+3	Beat Ole Miss 28–24
53	3	2.820	Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)	IND SWC	4–4	0.500	64	+6	Beat SMU 47–14
54	10	2.887	Utah (UTAH)	IND WAC	5–5	0.500	64	+8	Beat New Mexico 26–7
55	-7	2.923	Indiana State (INDIANA STATE)	IND MVC	7–3	0.700	34	+3	Lost to Southern Illinois 38–41
56	9	2.996	Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)	IND SOCON	5–3–1	0.611	47	+4	Tied UConn 13–13
57	-7	3.025	Georgia (GEORGIA)	SEC	4–4	0.500	64	+2	Lost to Virginia 0–31
58	5	3.030	West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)	IND FBSI	5–4	0.556	59	+5	Beat Virginia Tech 34–23
59	-10	3.044	California (CALIFORNIA)	PAC	4–5	0.444	77	+2	Lost to Washington 24–28
60	2	3.046	Citadel (CITADEL)	IND SOCON	6–3	0.667	37	+9	Beat Marshall 17–16
61	18	3.109	Southern Illinois (SOUTHERN ILLINOIS)	IND MVC	6–3	0.667	37	+8	Beat Indiana State 41–38
62	15	3.137	Long Beach State (LONG BEACH STATE)	IND PCAA	5–3	0.625	42	+1	Beat Pacific 17–15
63	11	3.173	West Texas A&M (WEST TEXAS A&M)	IND MVC	4–5–1	0.450	76	+4	Beat New Mexico State 54–21
64	-5	3.190	San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)	IND PCAA	4–3–1	0.563	54	0	BYE
65	7	3.201	East Tennessee State (EAST TENNESSEE STATE)	IND SOCON	6–3	0.667	37	-4	Beat North Alabama 27–7
66	-14	3.239	Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)	IND SWC	3–4–1	0.438	87	+5	Lost to Texas 6–14
67	-9	3.252	Hawai'i (HAWAII)	IND WAC	4–4	0.500	64	-1	Lost to Temple 31–34
68	-2	3.260	Cornell (CORNELL)	IND IVY	4–3	0.571	51	+5	Lost to Yale 20–23
69	2	3.318	Ball State (BALL STATE)	MAC	5–4	0.556	59	-1	Beat Eastern Michigan 28–10
70	12	3.350	Princeton (PRINCETON)	IND IVY	4–3	0.571	51	-3	Beat Pennsylvania 38–10
71	-11	3.359	Missouri (MISSOURI)	IND B8	4–4	0.500	64	0	Lost to Nebraska 20–23
72	-19	3.374	Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)	IND FBSI	4–5	0.444	77	0	Lost to West Virginia 23–34
73	-5	3.378	Colgate (COLGATE)	IND FBSI	4–3–1	0.563	54	-1	Tied Lafayette 7–7
74	13	3.421	Miami (MIAMI)	IND FBSI	4–4	0.500	64	+6	Beat Penn State 26–10
75	1	3.490	UCLA	PAC	3–5	0.375	91	+2	BYE
76	2	3.579	Oregon (OREGON)	PAC	4–4	0.500	64	-3	BYE
77	-4	3.603	Ohio (OHIO)	MAC	4–4	0.500	64	-3	BYE
78	-9	3.614	Iowa (IOWA)	B10	4–5	0.444	77	-3	Lost to Purdue 14–20
79	4	3.628	Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)	B10	4–5	0.444	77	-2	Beat Northwestern 42–7
80	-5	3.641	Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)	IND WAC	4–5	0.444	77	-1	Lost to BYU 7–30
81	3	3.688	Tulsa (TULSA)	IND MVC	5–5	0.500	64	-2	Beat Wichita State 28–26
82	-15	3.729	Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))	MAC	4–5	0.444	77	-4	Lost to Western Michigan 3–24
83	8	3.746	Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)	MAC	3–4–1	0.438	87	-1	Beat Kent State 25–0
84	4	3.780	Kansas (KANSAS)	IND B8	3–5	0.375	91	+1	Beat Kansas State 36–28
85	7	3.858	Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	4–5	0.444	77	-7	Beat Miami (OH) 24–3
86	-16	3.873	SMU	IND SWC	3–5	0.375	91	-1	Lost to Texas A&M 14–47
87	-7	4.008	Western Carolina (WESTERN CAROLINA)	IND SOCON	5–4	0.556	59	-14	Lost to Tennessee Chattanooga 35–42
88	1	4.022	North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)	IND FBSI	5–5	0.500	64	-7	Beat Louisiana Tech 19–17
89	-8	4.086	Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE)	IND SLC	4–5	0.444	77	-8	Lost to Texas Arlington 18–56
90	-5	4.167	Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)	SEC	3–5	0.375	91	-7	Lost to Alabama 7–24
91	2	4.446	Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)	IND SLC	4–5	0.444	77	-13	BYE
92	12	4.451	Kentucky (KENTUCKY)	SEC	3–5	0.375	91	-9	Beat Bowling Green 20–14
93	13	4.481	Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)	IND FBSI	2–5–1	0.313	110	-5	Beat Duke 24–14
94	1	4.557	TCU	IND SWC	2–6	0.250	114	-6	Lost to Houston 10–21
95	-9	4.607	New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)	IND WAC	4–6	0.400	90	-10	Lost to Utah 7–26
96	1	4.686	Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)	IND FBSI	2–6	0.250	114	-6	Lost to Florida State 21–26
97	-7	4.781	Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)	IND B8	3–5	0.375	91	-12	Lost to Kansas 28–36
98	5	4.808	Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)	PAC	3–6	0.333	102	-10	Beat Oregon State 45–42
99	11	4.896	Iowa State (IOWA STATE)	IND B8	3–5	0.375	91	-11	Beat Colorado 24–10
100	-4	5.015	App State (APPALACHIAN STATE)	IND SOCON	2–7	0.222	120	-13	Lost to East Carolina 21–38
101	1	5.021	UConn (CONNECTICUT)	IND FBSI	2–4–2	0.375	91	-9	Tied Virginia Military Institute 13–13
102	3	5.053	Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)	IND FBSI	2–6	0.250	114	-11	Lost to Tulane 8–43
103	13	5.100	Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)	IND IVY	2–4–1	0.357	101	-9	Beat Columbia 17–0
104	-6	5.160	Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)	MAC	3–6	0.333	102	-14	Lost to Kentucky 14–20
105	3	5.181	Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)	IND PCAA	3–6	0.333	102	-8	Lost to UNLV 28–31
106	-7	5.306	Duke (DUKE)	ACC	2–5–1	0.313	110	-12	Lost to Georgia Tech 14–24
107	-6	5.368	Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)	IND FBSI	3–5	0.375	91	-3	Lost to Boston University 7–16
108	-1	5.391	Northwestern State (NORTHWESTERN STATE)	IND FBSI	3–4	0.429	89	+2	Lost to Mcneese State 13–44
109	2	5.411	Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)	B10	2–7	0.222	120	-13	Lost to Michigan 0–54
110	-10	5.494	Memphis (MEMPHIS)	IND FBSI	3–5	0.375	91	-17	Lost to Vanderbilt 3–13
111	-2	5.650	UL Monroe (LOUISIANA MONROE)	IND FBSI	3–6	0.333	102	-2	Lost to Lamar 7–21
112	0	5.700	Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)	SEC	2–6	0.250	114	-17	Lost to LSU 24–28
113	0	5.777	Drake (DRAKE)	IND MVC	3–6	0.333	102	-15	BYE
114	10	5.803	Villanova (VILLANOVA)	IND FBSI	4–5	0.444	77	-12	Beat Richmond 9–3
115	10	5.808	Furman (FURMAN)	IND SOCON	3–6	0.333	102	-7	Beat Davidson 63–55
116	-22	5.811	Army (ARMY)	IND FBSI	2–5–1	0.313	110	-14	Lost to Air Force 7–28
117	-2	5.947	Wyoming (WYOMING)	IND WAC	2–7	0.222	120	-21	Lost to San Diego State 21–31
118	2	6.045	Illinois (ILLINOIS)	B10	1–7–1	0.167	125	-18	Lost to Ohio State 7–44
119	-1	6.196	Pacific (PACIFIC)	IND PCAA	3–6	0.333	102	-18	Lost to Long Beach State 15–17
120	2	6.270	William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)	IND FBSI	2–6	0.250	114	-13	BYE
121	10	6.307	Illinois State (ILLINOIS STATE)	IND FBSI	3–6	0.333	102	-12	Beat Western Illinois 35–7
122	12	6.343	Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)	SEC	1–7	0.125	128	-17	Beat Memphis 13–3
123	-9	6.344	Colorado (COLORADO)	IND B8	1–7	0.125	128	-17	Lost to Iowa State 10–24
124	-3	6.458	UTEP	IND WAC	2–7	0.222	120	-23	BYE
125	-8	6.498	New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)	IND MVC	2–7	0.222	120	-24	Lost to West Texas A&M 21–54
126	3	6.545	Florida (FLORIDA)	SEC	0–6–1	0.071	138	-15	Lost to Auburn 13–19
127	1	6.664	Rice (RICE)	IND SWC	1–8	0.111	130	-18	Lost to Arkansas 7–34
128	-2	6.709	Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH)	IND SLC	1–8	0.111	130	-26	Lost to North Texas 17–19
129	-10	6.725	Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)	B10	1–8	0.111	130	-22	Lost to Michigan State 7–42
130	-3	6.982	CAL State Fullerton (CAL STATE FULLERTON)	IND PCAA	2–6	0.250	114	-10	Lost to Utah State 7–35
131	-8	7.011	Oregon State (OREGON STATE)	PAC	1–8	0.111	130	-25	Lost to Washington State 42–45
132	1	7.120	Marshall (MARSHALL)	IND SOCON	1–8	0.111	130	-28	Lost to Citadel 16–17
133	-3	7.216	Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	2–6–1	0.278	113	-21	Lost to Ball State 10–28
134	-2	7.358	Wichita State (WICHITA STATE)	IND MVC	1–8	0.111	130	-29	Lost to Tulsa 26–28
135	3	7.909	Air Force (AIR FORCE)	IND FBSI	1–8	0.111	130	-35	Beat Army 28–7
136	-1	8.122	Columbia (COLUMBIA)	IND IVY	1–6	0.143	126	-16	Lost to Dartmouth 0–17
137	0	8.149	Harvard (HARVARD)	IND IVY	1–6	0.143	126	-11	Lost to Brown 14–23
138	-2	8.531	Kent State (KENT STATE)	MAC	1–8	0.111	130	-20	Lost to Northern Illinois 0–25
139	1	9.384	Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)	IND IVY	0–7	0.000	139	-14	Lost to Princeton 10–38
140	-1	9.425	Richmond (RICHMOND)	IND FBSI	0–9	0.000	139	-43	Lost to Villanova 3–9