1979 Week 6 College Football Team Rankings

October 2, 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	0.374	North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)	ACC	3–0	1.000	1	+7	Beat Army 41–3
2	9	0.626	Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)	IND FBSI	4–0	1.000	1	+9	Beat Virginia Tech 17–10
3	2	0.739	Alabama (ALABAMA)	SEC	3–0	1.000	1	+4	Beat Vanderbilt 66–3
4	-1	0.761	Texas (TEXAS)	IND SWC	2–0	1.000	1	+4	Beat Missouri 21–0
5	15	0.813	NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)	ACC	4–0	1.000	1	+9	Beat Wake Forest 17–14
6	2	0.880	Ohio State (OHIO STATE)	B10	4–0	1.000	1	+8	Beat UCLA 17–13
7	-5	0.960	Tennessee (TENNESSEE)	SEC	3–0	1.000	1	+5	Beat Auburn 35–17
8	-2	0.999	Arkansas (ARKANSAS)	IND SWC	3–0	1.000	1	+5	Beat Tulsa 33–8
9	41	1.019	Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)	IND FBSI	2–1	0.667	44	+5	Beat Michigan State 27–3
10	4	1.073	USC	PAC	4–0	1.000	1	+5	Beat LSU 17–12
11	6	1.090	Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)	MAC	3–0	1.000	1	+5	Beat Miami (OH) 19–18
12	9	1.116	Nebraska (NEBRASKA)	IND B8	3–0	1.000	1	+4	Beat Penn State 42–17
13	-4	1.164	Washington (WASHINGTON)	PAC	4–0	1.000	1	+6	Beat Fresno State 49–14
14	1	1.277	Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)	IND B8	3–0	1.000	1	+4	Beat Rice 63–21
15	17	1.295	BYU	IND WAC	3–0	1.000	1	+4	Beat UTEP 31–7
16	-6	1.414	Auburn (AUBURN)	SEC	2–1	0.667	44	+4	Lost to Tennessee 17–35
17	24	1.420	Yale (YALE)	IND IVY	2–0	1.000	1	+1	Beat UConn 24–17
18	7	1.433	Navy (NAVY)	IND FBSI	3–0	1.000	1	+3	Beat Illinois 13–12
19	16	1.455	Baylor (BAYLOR)	IND SWC	3–1	0.750	22	+5	Beat Texas Tech 27–17
20	44	1.461	Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)	IND FBSI	2–1	0.667	44	+4	Beat Temple 10–9
21	5	1.467	Cornell (CORNELL)	IND IVY	2–0	1.000	1	+1	Beat Colgate 36–21
22	-9	1.474	Houston (HOUSTON)	IND SWC	3–0	1.000	1	+3	Beat West Texas A&M 49–10
23	-19	1.549	Missouri (MISSOURI)	IND B8	3–1	0.750	22	+4	Lost to Texas 0–21
24	-8	1.595	California (CALIFORNIA)	PAC	3–1	0.750	22	+4	Lost to Michigan 10–14
25	36	1.628	Michigan (MICHIGAN)	B10	3–1	0.750	22	+4	Beat California 14–10
26	3	1.695	Mcneese State (MCNEESE STATE)	IND SLC	4–0	1.000	1	+4	BYE
27	3	1.705	Virginia (VIRGINIA)	ACC	3–1	0.750	22	+3	Beat Duke 30–12
28	-5	1.709	Indiana State (INDIANA STATE)	IND MVC	5–0	1.000	1	+4	Beat Akron 28–27
29	11	1.763	Tennessee Chattanooga (TENNESSEE-CHATTANOOGA)	IND SOCON	4–0	1.000	1	+1	Beat Marshall 27–0
30	-8	1.798	Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)	IND FBSI	3–1	0.750	22	+4	Lost to Florida State 10–17
31	-7	1.871	UCLA	PAC	2–2	0.500	61	+4	Lost to Ohio State 13–17
32	20	1.956	Minnesota (MINNESOTA)	B10	2–2	0.500	61	+4	Beat Northwestern 38–8
33	18	2.000	Syracuse (SYRACUSE)	IND FBSI	3–1	0.750	22	+3	Beat Washington State 52–25
34	-16	2.051	LSU	SEC	2–1	0.667	44	+2	Lost to USC 12–17
35	38	2.056	Tulane (TULANE)	IND FBSI	3–1	0.750	22	+2	Beat SMU 24–17
36	-2	2.081	South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)	IND FBSI	3–1	0.750	22	+2	Beat Georgia 27–20
37	28	2.094	Utah State (UTAH STATE)	IND PCAA	2–1–1	0.625	57	+3	Beat Utah 47–21
38	-7	2.095	Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)	ACC	3–1	0.750	22	+3	Lost to NC State 14–17
39	6	2.097	Purdue (PURDUE)	B10	3–1	0.750	22	+2	Beat Oregon 13–7
40	-33	2.101	Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)	B10	3–1	0.750	22	+3	Lost to Notre Dame 3–27
41	-22	2.132	SMU	IND SWC	3–1	0.750	22	+2	Lost to Tulane 17–24
42	-30	2.155	Maryland (MARYLAND)	ACC	3–1	0.750	22	+2	Lost to Kentucky 7–14
43	11	2.213	Miami (MIAMI)	IND FBSI	2–1	0.667	44	+2	Beat Louisiana Tech 6–0
44	3	2.253	Arizona (ARIZONA)	PAC	3–1–1	0.700	43	+1	Beat San José State 38–18
45	3	2.288	Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))	MAC	2–2	0.500	61	+2	Lost to Central Michigan 18–19
46	-18	2.310	Army (ARMY)	IND FBSI	2–1	0.667	44	+2	Lost to North Carolina 3–41
47	-10	2.315	San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)	IND WAC	2–1	0.667	44	+2	Beat Wisconsin 24–17
48	-21	2.320	Temple (TEMPLE)	IND FBSI	3–1	0.750	22	+2	Lost to Pittsburgh 9–10
49	19	2.330	Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)	IND SWC	2–2	0.500	61	+2	Beat Memphis 17–7
50	-6	2.376	Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)	IND B8	2–1	0.667	44	+2	BYE
51	12	2.445	Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)	PAC	2–2	0.500	61	+1	Beat Oregon State 45–0
52	5	2.448	Texas Arlington (TEXAS-ARLINGTON)	IND SLC	3–1	0.750	22	0	Beat TCU 21–14
53	29	2.540	Rutgers (RUTGERS)	IND FBSI	3–1	0.750	22	0	Beat Princeton 38–14
54	17	2.576	Ohio (OHIO)	MAC	3–1	0.750	22	0	Beat Kent State 43–13
55	30	2.588	UNLV	IND FBSI	3–1	0.750	22	-1	Beat Hawai'i 48–31
56	41	2.697	Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)	IND FBSI	1–1–1	0.500	61	+1	Beat William & Mary 33–7
57	-19	2.731	Indiana (INDIANA)	B10	3–1	0.750	22	-1	Lost to Colorado 16–17
58	25	2.753	Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)	IND FBSI	2–2	0.500	61	+1	Beat Ole Miss 38–8
59	-17	2.842	Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)	IND SWC	1–2–1	0.375	90	+2	Lost to Baylor 17–27
60	9	2.866	Penn State (PENN STATE)	IND FBSI	1–2	0.333	91	+1	Lost to Nebraska 17–42
61	-5	2.944	Tulsa (TULSA)	IND MVC	2–3	0.400	82	+3	Lost to Arkansas 8–33
62	40	2.980	Louisville (LOUISVILLE)	IND FBSI	2–2	0.500	61	+1	Beat Drake 31–21
63	-3	2.990	Clemson (CLEMSON)	ACC	2–1	0.667	44	-1	BYE
64	11	3.029	Lamar (LAMAR)	IND SLC	2–1	0.667	44	-1	BYE
65	38	3.038	Northwestern State (NORTHWESTERN STATE)	IND FBSI	2–1	0.667	44	0	Beat UL Monroe 20–14
66	-20	3.041	Utah (UTAH)	IND WAC	2–3	0.400	82	+2	Lost to Utah State 21–47
67	27	3.107	East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)	IND FBSI	2–3	0.400	82	+2	Beat Virginia Military Institute 45–10
68	41	3.171	Kentucky (KENTUCKY)	SEC	1–2	0.333	91	0	Beat Maryland 14–7
69	8	3.179	Brown (BROWN)	IND IVY	1–1	0.500	61	0	Beat Rhode Island 31–13
70	20	3.185	East Tennessee State (EAST TENNESSEE STATE)	IND SOCON	3–1	0.750	22	-2	Beat Furman 28–24
71	-5	3.188	Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)	IND B8	2–1	0.667	44	-1	Beat Air Force 19–6
72	26	3.328	Stanford (STANFORD)	PAC	2–2	0.500	61	-1	Beat Boston College 33–14
73	11	3.411	Iowa (IOWA)	B10	1–3	0.250	105	0	Beat Iowa State 30–14
74	-31	3.516	North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)	IND FBSI	2–3	0.400	82	+1	Lost to Kansas 18–37
75	41	3.528	Long Beach State (LONG BEACH STATE)	IND PCAA	2–1	0.667	44	-2	Beat Northern Illinois 9–3
76	-40	3.538	Princeton (PRINCETON)	IND IVY	1–1	0.500	61	-1	Lost to Rutgers 14–38
77	19	3.565	Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)	IND SLC	3–2	0.600	58	-2	Beat Arkansas State 13–9
78	-20	3.652	Drake (DRAKE)	IND MVC	2–3	0.400	82	0	Lost to Louisville 21–31
79	16	3.719	Duke (DUKE)	ACC	1–2	0.333	91	0	Lost to Virginia 12–30
80	-21	3.765	Rice (RICE)	IND SWC	1–3	0.250	105	+1	Lost to Oklahoma 21–63
81	25	3.788	Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)	MAC	2–2	0.500	61	0	Beat Western Michigan 15–3
82	17	3.812	New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)	IND WAC	3–2	0.600	58	-2	Beat New Mexico State 30–16
83	9	3.853	Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)	IND PCAA	2–2	0.500	61	-1	Lost to Washington 14–49
84	-5	3.887	UTEP	IND WAC	2–3	0.400	82	-2	Lost to BYU 7–31
85	1	3.954	Oregon (OREGON)	PAC	1–3	0.250	105	-1	Lost to Purdue 7–13
86	47	3.967	Kansas (KANSAS)	IND B8	1–2	0.333	91	0	Beat North Texas 37–18
87	-25	4.044	Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)	IND SOCON	2–2	0.500	61	-3	Lost to East Carolina 10–45
88	-21	4.045	Hawai'i (HAWAII)	IND WAC	1–2	0.333	91	-1	Lost to UNLV 31–48
89	-40	4.064	Iowa State (IOWA STATE)	IND B8	1–2	0.333	91	-1	Lost to Iowa 14–30
90	-37	4.068	Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)	IND FBSI	1–2	0.333	91	-1	Lost to Stanford 14–33
91	-36	4.099	App State (APPALACHIAN STATE)	IND SOCON	1–3	0.250	105	-1	Lost to Citadel 23–24
92	-18	4.118	UL Monroe (LOUISIANA MONROE)	IND FBSI	1–3	0.250	105	-1	Lost to Northwestern State 14–20
93	-54	4.127	Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)	SEC	1–2	0.333	91	-1	Lost to Southern Miss 8–38
94	31	4.147	Toledo (TOLEDO)	MAC	2–2	0.500	61	-2	Beat Eastern Michigan 37–7
95	-8	4.176	Illinois (ILLINOIS)	B10	1–3	0.250	105	-2	Lost to Navy 12–13
96	-16	4.202	Memphis (MEMPHIS)	IND FBSI	2–2	0.500	61	-3	Lost to Texas A&M 7–17
97	18	4.218	Marshall (MARSHALL)	IND SOCON	1–3	0.250	105	-1	Lost to Tennessee Chattanooga 0–27
98	-28	4.232	Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	1–3	0.250	105	-2	Lost to Bowling Green 3–15
99	-27	4.254	New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)	IND MVC	2–3	0.400	82	-3	Lost to New Mexico 16–30
100	17	4.255	Western Carolina (WESTERN CAROLINA)	IND SOCON	3–2	0.600	58	-5	Beat Elon 20–7
101	21	4.279	Citadel (CITADEL)	IND SOCON	2–2	0.500	61	+1	Beat App State 24–23
102	-24	4.296	Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE)	IND SLC	2–2	0.500	61	-3	Lost to Louisiana 9–13
103	18	4.378	Ball State (BALL STATE)	MAC	2–2	0.500	61	-4	Beat Southeastern Louisiana 17–7
104	8	4.408	West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)	IND FBSI	1–3	0.250	105	-2	Beat Richmond 20–18
105	-17	4.408	Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)	MAC	1–2	0.333	91	-1	Lost to Long Beach State 3–9
106	-2	4.504	Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)	PAC	1–3	0.250	105	-2	Lost to Syracuse 25–52
107	-2	4.527	West Texas A&M (WEST TEXAS A&M)	IND MVC	1–4	0.200	124	-1	Lost to Houston 10–49
108	18	4.554	Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)	IND WAC	1–3	0.250	105	-1	Beat Wyoming 20–16
109	-20	4.607	UConn (CONNECTICUT)	IND FBSI	0–3	0.000	128	-1	Lost to Yale 17–24
110	4	4.711	Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)	SEC	1–2	0.333	91	-3	Beat Florida 24–10
111	27	5.029	Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)	IND FBSI	1–2	0.333	91	-3	Beat Villanova 27–13
112	6	5.140	TCU	IND SWC	0–3	0.000	128	-3	Lost to Texas Arlington 14–21
113	-37	5.181	William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)	IND FBSI	1–3	0.250	105	-3	Lost to Georgia Tech 7–33
114	-4	5.242	Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)	B10	1–3	0.250	105	-4	Lost to San Diego State 17–24
115	-4	5.252	Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)	B10	1–3	0.250	105	-3	Lost to Minnesota 8–38
116	-9	5.322	Georgia (GEORGIA)	SEC	0–3	0.000	128	-3	Lost to South Carolina 20–27
117	3	5.403	Colgate (COLGATE)	IND FBSI	1–2	0.333	91	-3	Lost to Cornell 21–36
118	16	5.646	Colorado (COLORADO)	IND B8	1–3	0.250	105	-4	Beat Indiana 17–16
119	-86	5.685	Harvard (HARVARD)	IND IVY	1–1	0.500	61	0	Lost to Massachusetts 7–20
120	-19	5.781	Southern Illinois (SOUTHERN ILLINOIS)	IND MVC	2–3	0.400	82	-3	Lost to Eastern Illinois 14–22
121	-21	5.812	Illinois State (ILLINOIS STATE)	IND FBSI	2–2	0.500	61	+1	Lost to North Dakota 0–20
122	17	5.854	CAL State Fullerton (CAL STATE FULLERTON)	IND PCAA	1–2	0.333	91	0	Beat Pacific 17–7
123	5	6.003	San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)	IND PCAA	0–3–1	0.125	127	-4	Lost to Arizona 18–38
124	6	6.213	Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)	IND FBSI	1–2	0.333	91	-1	BYE
125	-1	6.267	Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH)	IND SLC	0–4	0.000	128	-4	Lost to Miami 0–6
126	5	6.298	Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)	SEC	0–3	0.000	128	-3	Lost to Alabama 3–66
127	-14	6.418	Villanova (VILLANOVA)	IND FBSI	1–3	0.250	105	-5	Lost to Cincinnati 13–27
128	-9	6.499	Wyoming (WYOMING)	IND WAC	1–3	0.250	105	-6	Lost to Colorado State 16–20
129	-2	6.508	Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	1–4	0.200	124	-7	Lost to Toledo 7–37
130	-49	6.582	Florida (FLORIDA)	SEC	0–2–1	0.167	126	-2	Lost to Mississippi State 10–24
131	-8	6.760	Wichita State (WICHITA STATE)	IND MVC	0–4	0.000	128	-6	BYE
132	-3	6.879	Oregon State (OREGON STATE)	PAC	0–4	0.000	128	-5	Lost to Arizona State 0–45
133	3	7.254	Furman (FURMAN)	IND SOCON	0–4	0.000	128	-2	Lost to East Tennessee State 24–28
134	-43	7.875	Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)	IND IVY	0–1–1	0.250	105	-1	Tied NEW Hampshire 10–10
135	-3	7.902	Pacific (PACIFIC)	IND PCAA	1–3	0.250	105	-5	Lost to CAL State Fullerton 7–17
136	-1	8.548	Richmond (RICHMOND)	IND FBSI	0–4	0.000	128	-9	Lost to West Virginia 18–20
137	-29	9.084	Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)	IND IVY	0–2	0.000	128	0	Lost to Lehigh 7–31
138	-1	9.543	Air Force (AIR FORCE)	IND FBSI	0–4	0.000	128	-10	Lost to Kansas State 6–19
139	1	9.901	Kent State (KENT STATE)	MAC	0–4	0.000	128	-3	Lost to Ohio 13–43
140	-47	10.496	Columbia (COLUMBIA)	IND IVY	0–2	0.000	128	-1	Lost to Lafayette 7–14