1979 Week 12 College Football Team Rankings

November 13, 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	0.964	USC	PAC	9–0–1	0.950	8	+38	Beat Washington 24–17
2	-1	0.986	Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)	IND FBSI	9–0	1.000	1	+38	Beat South Carolina 27–7
3	1	1.056	Nebraska (NEBRASKA)	IND B8	9–0	1.000	1	+34	Beat Kansas State 21–12
4	3	1.111	BYU	IND WAC	9–0	1.000	1	+32	Beat Long Beach State 31–17
5	-2	1.123	Mcneese State (MCNEESE STATE)	IND SLC	10–0	1.000	1	+42	Beat Louisiana Tech 41–7
6	2	1.148	Ohio State (OHIO STATE)	B10	10–0	1.000	1	+38	Beat Iowa 34–7
7	3	1.151	Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)	MAC	8–0–1	0.944	9	+31	Beat Eastern Michigan 37–14
8	3	1.164	Yale (YALE)	IND IVY	8–0	1.000	1	+25	Beat Princeton 35–10
9	-3	1.173	Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)	IND FBSI	8–1	0.889	11	+36	Beat West Virginia 24–17
10	-1	1.182	Alabama (ALABAMA)	SEC	9–0	1.000	1	+28	Beat LSU 3–0
11	6	1.208	Texas (TEXAS)	IND SWC	7–1	0.875	16	+31	Beat Houston 21–13
12	0	1.221	Arkansas (ARKANSAS)	IND SWC	8–1	0.889	11	+33	Beat Baylor 29–20
13	-8	1.318	Houston (HOUSTON)	IND SWC	8–1	0.889	11	+31	Lost to Texas 13–21
14	-1	1.439	Temple (TEMPLE)	IND FBSI	8–1	0.889	11	+26	Beat Akron 42–6
15	3	1.499	Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)	IND B8	8–1	0.889	11	+25	Beat Kansas 38–0
16	5	1.507	Clemson (CLEMSON)	ACC	7–2	0.778	22	+26	Beat North Carolina 19–10
17	-1	1.530	Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)	ACC	8–2	0.800	17	+29	Beat Duke 17–14
18	1	1.673	Michigan (MICHIGAN)	B10	8–2	0.800	17	+24	Lost to Purdue 21–24
19	-4	1.687	NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)	ACC	6–4	0.600	49	+25	Lost to Penn State 7–9
20	-6	1.690	Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)	IND FBSI	6–3	0.667	33	+24	Lost to Tennessee 18–40
21	7	1.769	Penn State (PENN STATE)	IND FBSI	6–3	0.667	33	+23	Beat NC State 9–7
22	2	1.832	Washington (WASHINGTON)	PAC	7–3	0.700	29	+23	Lost to USC 17–24
23	-3	1.870	North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)	ACC	5–3–1	0.611	44	+16	Lost to Clemson 10–19
24	-2	1.881	Baylor (BAYLOR)	IND SWC	6–3	0.667	33	+19	Lost to Arkansas 20–29
25	8	1.905	Purdue (PURDUE)	B10	8–2	0.800	17	+23	Beat Michigan 24–21
26	3	1.955	Rutgers (RUTGERS)	IND FBSI	7–2	0.778	22	+16	Beat Army 20–0
27	-4	1.967	South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)	IND FBSI	6–3	0.667	33	+19	Lost to Florida State 7–27
28	-1	1.994	Auburn (AUBURN)	SEC	7–2	0.778	22	+16	Beat Mississippi State 14–3
29	15	2.048	Tennessee (TENNESSEE)	SEC	5–3	0.625	41	+16	Beat Notre Dame 40–18
30	1	2.049	UNLV	IND FBSI	9–1	0.900	10	+16	Beat Tennessee State 36–28
31	7	2.056	Tennessee Chattanooga (TENNESSEE-CHATTANOOGA)	IND SOCON	8–2	0.800	17	+16	Beat Citadel 28–7
32	8	2.058	San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)	IND WAC	7–2	0.778	22	+19	Beat Arizona 42–10
33	-1	2.125	Texas Arlington (TEXAS-ARLINGTON)	IND SLC	7–2	0.778	22	+15	Beat Louisiana 24–10
34	0	2.176	Tulane (TULANE)	IND FBSI	8–2	0.800	17	+11	Beat Ole Miss 49–15
35	-5	2.210	Utah State (UTAH STATE)	IND PCAA	5–3–1	0.611	44	+16	BYE
36	5	2.249	Virginia (VIRGINIA)	ACC	6–3	0.667	33	+8	Beat Virginia Tech 20–18
37	9	2.283	Syracuse (SYRACUSE)	IND FBSI	6–4	0.600	49	+17	Beat Navy 30–14
38	-1	2.290	Lamar (LAMAR)	IND SLC	6–2–1	0.722	28	+12	Beat Northwestern State 28–13
39	-14	2.369	Navy (NAVY)	IND FBSI	6–3	0.667	33	+11	Lost to Syracuse 14–30
40	2	2.467	East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)	IND FBSI	5–3–1	0.611	44	+7	Beat Richmond 52–10
41	-15	2.526	Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)	PAC	5–4	0.556	52	+8	Lost to UCLA 28–31
42	6	2.586	Indiana (INDIANA)	B10	7–3	0.700	29	+8	Beat Illinois 45–14
43	4	2.617	Maryland (MARYLAND)	ACC	5–4	0.556	52	+7	BYE
44	-8	2.620	Toledo (TOLEDO)	MAC	6–3–1	0.650	39	+9	Lost to Northern Illinois 10–28
45	6	2.713	Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)	IND B8	5–4	0.556	52	+10	Beat Colorado 21–20
46	10	2.745	Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)	IND SOCON	6–3–1	0.650	39	+7	Beat Marshall 13–3
47	6	2.799	Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)	IND SWC	4–4	0.500	65	+7	BYE
48	-13	2.802	Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)	IND FBSI	5–4–1	0.550	61	+6	Lost to Bowling Green 27–31
49	6	2.804	Indiana State (INDIANA STATE)	IND MVC	8–3	0.727	27	+5	Beat UL Monroe 38–21
50	9	2.837	California (CALIFORNIA)	PAC	5–5	0.500	65	+4	Beat Washington State 45–13
51	3	2.848	Utah (UTAH)	IND WAC	6–5	0.545	63	+11	Beat UTEP 35–0
52	0	2.853	LSU	SEC	5–4	0.556	52	+4	Lost to Alabama 0–3
53	-8	2.891	Arizona (ARIZONA)	PAC	4–4–1	0.500	65	+6	Lost to San Diego State 10–42
54	29	2.895	Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)	MAC	4–4–1	0.500	65	+5	Beat Toledo 28–10
55	2	2.907	Georgia (GEORGIA)	SEC	5–4	0.556	52	+2	Beat Florida 33–10
56	9	2.909	East Tennessee State (EAST TENNESSEE STATE)	IND SOCON	7–3	0.700	29	-3	Beat Middle Tennessee 52–14
57	-14	2.910	Brown (BROWN)	IND IVY	5–3	0.625	41	+2	Lost to Dartmouth 10–24
58	3	2.932	Southern Illinois (SOUTHERN ILLINOIS)	IND MVC	7–3	0.700	29	+12	Beat Drake 22–21
59	9	2.949	Cornell (CORNELL)	IND IVY	5–3	0.625	41	+8	Beat Columbia 24–7
60	-21	2.953	Minnesota (MINNESOTA)	B10	4–5–1	0.450	81	+8	Lost to Michigan State 17–31
61	3	3.001	San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)	IND PCAA	5–3–1	0.611	44	+2	Beat Pacific 32–31
62	9	3.062	Missouri (MISSOURI)	IND B8	5–4	0.556	52	+3	Beat Iowa State 18–9
63	13	3.101	Oregon (OREGON)	PAC	5–4	0.556	52	+1	Beat Stanford 16–7
64	11	3.114	UCLA	PAC	4–5	0.444	83	+6	Beat Arizona State 31–28
65	8	3.115	Colgate (COLGATE)	IND FBSI	5–3–1	0.611	44	0	Beat Bucknell 20–2
66	-16	3.117	Stanford (STANFORD)	PAC	5–4–1	0.550	61	0	Lost to Oregon 7–16
67	-9	3.140	West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)	IND FBSI	5–5	0.500	65	+5	Lost to Pittsburgh 17–24
68	-6	3.177	Long Beach State (LONG BEACH STATE)	IND PCAA	5–4	0.556	52	+3	Lost to BYU 17–31
69	10	3.180	Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)	B10	5–5	0.500	65	+2	Beat Minnesota 31–17
70	-3	3.216	Hawai'i (HAWAII)	IND WAC	4–4	0.500	65	0	BYE
71	-5	3.245	Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)	IND SWC	3–4–2	0.444	83	+5	Tied TCU 3–3
72	13	3.285	Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	5–5	0.500	65	-2	Beat Ball State 20–10
73	-13	3.306	Citadel (CITADEL)	IND SOCON	6–4	0.600	49	+7	Lost to Tennessee Chattanooga 7–28
74	-11	3.315	West Texas A&M (WEST TEXAS A&M)	IND MVC	4–5–1	0.450	81	+4	BYE
75	7	3.360	Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))	MAC	5–5	0.500	65	-2	Beat Kent State 35–8
76	1	3.362	Ohio (OHIO)	MAC	5–4	0.556	52	-2	Beat Cincinnati 27–7
77	-28	3.401	Louisville (LOUISVILLE)	IND FBSI	4–4–1	0.500	65	+4	Lost to Memphis 6–10
78	-4	3.417	Miami (MIAMI)	IND FBSI	4–4	0.500	65	+7	BYE
79	-9	3.467	Princeton (PRINCETON)	IND IVY	4–4	0.500	65	-2	Lost to Yale 10–35
80	-11	3.632	Ball State (BALL STATE)	MAC	5–5	0.500	65	-6	Lost to Western Michigan 10–20
81	0	3.675	Tulsa (TULSA)	IND MVC	6–5	0.545	63	-1	Beat New Mexico State 38–16
82	4	3.720	SMU	IND SWC	4–5	0.444	83	-2	Beat Wichita State 34–0
83	-11	3.752	Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)	IND FBSI	4–6	0.400	91	-3	Lost to Virginia 18–20
84	-6	3.876	Iowa (IOWA)	B10	4–6	0.400	91	-3	Lost to Ohio State 7–34
85	7	4.008	Kentucky (KENTUCKY)	SEC	4–5	0.444	83	-9	Beat Vanderbilt 29–10
86	17	4.027	Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)	IND IVY	3–4–1	0.438	90	-4	Beat Brown 24–10
87	1	4.032	North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)	IND FBSI	5–5	0.500	65	-8	BYE
88	-4	4.043	Kansas (KANSAS)	IND B8	3–6	0.333	101	-1	Lost to Oklahoma 0–38
89	4	4.132	Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)	IND FBSI	3–5–1	0.389	99	-4	Beat Air Force 21–0
90	5	4.180	New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)	IND WAC	5–6	0.455	80	-6	Beat Colorado State 24–9
91	-11	4.206	Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)	IND WAC	4–6	0.400	91	-6	Lost to New Mexico 9–24
92	-2	4.310	Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)	SEC	3–6	0.333	101	-9	Lost to Auburn 3–14
93	-6	4.439	Western Carolina (WESTERN CAROLINA)	IND SOCON	5–5	0.500	65	-22	Lost to Furman 14–23
94	10	4.501	Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)	MAC	4–6	0.400	91	-11	Beat Southern Miss 31–27
95	-1	4.591	TCU	IND SWC	2–6–1	0.278	114	-7	Tied Texas Tech 3–3
96	-7	4.750	Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE)	IND SLC	4–6	0.400	91	-16	Lost to Wyoming 14–17
97	-6	4.787	Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)	IND SLC	4–6	0.400	91	-17	Lost to Texas Arlington 10–24
98	7	4.840	Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)	IND PCAA	4–6	0.400	91	-8	Beat CAL State Fullerton 28–24
99	-2	4.865	Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)	IND B8	3–6	0.333	101	-13	Lost to Nebraska 12–21
100	10	4.899	Memphis (MEMPHIS)	IND FBSI	4–5	0.444	83	-17	Beat Louisville 10–6
101	8	4.907	Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)	B10	3–7	0.300	107	-13	Beat Northwestern 28–3
102	5	4.919	Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)	IND FBSI	4–5	0.444	83	-2	Beat Massachusetts 20–18
103	12	5.007	Furman (FURMAN)	IND SOCON	4–6	0.400	91	-2	Beat Western Carolina 23–14
104	2	5.122	Duke (DUKE)	ACC	2–6–1	0.278	114	-14	Lost to Wake Forest 14–17
105	-7	5.138	Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)	PAC	3–7	0.300	107	-16	Lost to California 13–45
106	-4	5.152	Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)	IND FBSI	2–6	0.250	117	-13	BYE
107	-11	5.231	Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)	IND FBSI	2–7	0.222	120	-13	Lost to Ohio 7–27
108	-9	5.371	Iowa State (IOWA STATE)	IND B8	3–6	0.333	101	-17	Lost to Missouri 9–18
109	8	5.385	Wyoming (WYOMING)	IND WAC	3–7	0.300	107	-20	Beat Arkansas State 17–14
110	-10	5.487	App State (APPALACHIAN STATE)	IND SOCON	2–8	0.200	123	-20	Lost to William & Mary 0–9
111	9	5.597	William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)	IND FBSI	3–6	0.333	101	-12	Beat App State 9–0
112	-4	5.644	Northwestern State (NORTHWESTERN STATE)	IND FBSI	3–5	0.375	100	0	Lost to Lamar 13–28
113	-1	5.720	Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)	SEC	2–7	0.222	120	-21	Lost to Tulane 15–49
114	0	5.843	Villanova (VILLANOVA)	IND FBSI	4–5	0.444	83	-12	BYE
115	-4	5.909	UL Monroe (LOUISIANA MONROE)	IND FBSI	3–7	0.300	107	-6	Lost to Indiana State 21–38
116	-3	5.933	Drake (DRAKE)	IND MVC	3–7	0.300	107	-21	Lost to Southern Illinois 21–22
117	-1	6.062	Army (ARMY)	IND FBSI	2–6–1	0.278	114	-19	Lost to Rutgers 0–20
118	0	6.133	Illinois (ILLINOIS)	B10	1–8–1	0.150	126	-24	Lost to Indiana 14–45
119	-18	6.165	UConn (CONNECTICUT)	IND FBSI	2–5–2	0.333	101	-11	Lost to Boston University 12–16
120	3	6.347	Colorado (COLORADO)	IND B8	1–8	0.111	128	-23	Lost to Oklahoma State 20–21
121	-2	6.450	Pacific (PACIFIC)	IND PCAA	3–7	0.300	107	-24	Lost to San José State 31–32
122	0	6.563	Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)	SEC	1–8	0.111	128	-23	Lost to Kentucky 10–29
123	4	6.584	Rice (RICE)	IND SWC	1–8	0.111	128	-18	BYE
124	1	6.696	New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)	IND MVC	2–8	0.200	123	-30	Lost to Tulsa 16–38
125	-1	6.711	UTEP	IND WAC	2–8	0.200	123	-29	Lost to Utah 0–35
126	2	6.716	Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH)	IND SLC	1–9	0.100	132	-28	Lost to Mcneese State 7–41
127	-6	6.815	Illinois State (ILLINOIS STATE)	IND FBSI	3–7	0.300	107	-13	Lost to Eastern Illinois 0–24
128	-2	7.001	Florida (FLORIDA)	SEC	0–7–1	0.063	138	-22	Lost to Georgia 10–33
129	2	7.046	Oregon State (OREGON STATE)	PAC	1–8	0.111	128	-29	BYE
130	3	7.079	Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	2–7–1	0.250	117	-24	Lost to Central Michigan 14–37
131	1	7.117	Marshall (MARSHALL)	IND SOCON	1–9	0.100	132	-34	Lost to Virginia Military Institute 3–13
132	-3	7.166	Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)	B10	1–9	0.100	132	-31	Lost to Wisconsin 3–28
133	4	7.185	Harvard (HARVARD)	IND IVY	2–6	0.250	117	-13	Beat Pennsylvania 41–26
134	-4	7.325	CAL State Fullerton (CAL STATE FULLERTON)	IND PCAA	2–7	0.222	120	-17	Lost to Fresno State 24–28
135	-1	7.489	Wichita State (WICHITA STATE)	IND MVC	1–9	0.100	132	-35	Lost to SMU 0–34
136	0	7.850	Columbia (COLUMBIA)	IND IVY	1–7	0.125	127	-20	Lost to Cornell 7–24
137	1	8.342	Kent State (KENT STATE)	MAC	1–9	0.100	132	-26	Lost to Miami (OH) 8–35
138	-3	8.352	Air Force (AIR FORCE)	IND FBSI	1–9	0.100	132	-45	Lost to Georgia Tech 0–21
139	1	9.385	Richmond (RICHMOND)	IND FBSI	0–10	0.000	139	-51	Lost to East Carolina 10–52
140	-1	9.794	Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)	IND IVY	0–8	0.000	139	-23	Lost to Harvard 26–41