1979 Season

1979 Final College Football Team Rankings

January 8, 1980By 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	0.913	USC	PAC	11–0–1	0.958	2	+62	Beat Ohio State 17–16
2	1	0.995	Alabama (ALABAMA)	SEC	12–0	1.000	1	+59	Beat Arkansas 24–9
3	-1	1.027	Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)	IND FBSI	11–1	0.917	4	+61	BYE
4	1	1.064	BYU	IND WAC	11–1	0.917	4	+52	BYE
5	5	1.092	Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)	IND B8	11–1	0.917	4	+56	Beat Florida State 24–7
6	0	1.116	Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)	MAC	10–0–1	0.955	3	+45	BYE
7	-3	1.187	Ohio State (OHIO STATE)	B10	11–1	0.917	4	+52	Lost to USC 16–17
8	3	1.204	Houston (HOUSTON)	IND SWC	11–1	0.917	4	+52	Beat Nebraska 17–14
9	-2	1.273	Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)	IND FBSI	11–1	0.917	4	+50	Lost to Oklahoma 7–24
10	-2	1.278	Arkansas (ARKANSAS)	IND SWC	10–2	0.833	12	+50	Lost to Alabama 9–24
11	-2	1.298	Nebraska (NEBRASKA)	IND B8	10–2	0.833	12	+46	Lost to Houston 14–17
12	0	1.347	Mcneese State (MCNEESE STATE)	IND SLC	11–1	0.917	4	+46	BYE
13	0	1.517	Penn State (PENN STATE)	IND FBSI	8–4	0.667	31	+41	BYE
14	2	1.540	Temple (TEMPLE)	IND FBSI	10–2	0.833	12	+37	BYE
15	0	1.540	Texas (TEXAS)	IND SWC	9–3	0.750	19	+41	BYE
16	-2	1.546	North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)	ACC	8–3–1	0.708	27	+34	BYE
17	0	1.584	Yale (YALE)	IND IVY	8–1	0.889	11	+23	BYE
18	0	1.642	Purdue (PURDUE)	B10	10–2	0.833	12	+41	BYE
19	1	1.667	Washington (WASHINGTON)	PAC	9–3	0.750	19	+37	BYE
20	-1	1.676	South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)	IND FBSI	8–4	0.667	31	+35	BYE
21	0	1.711	Clemson (CLEMSON)	ACC	8–4	0.667	31	+31	BYE
22	0	1.719	NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)	ACC	7–4	0.636	39	+29	BYE
23	0	1.877	Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)	ACC	8–4	0.667	31	+29	BYE
24	0	1.905	Baylor (BAYLOR)	IND SWC	8–4	0.667	31	+27	BYE
25	0	1.926	Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)	IND FBSI	7–4	0.636	39	+28	BYE
26	0	1.939	Texas Arlington (TEXAS-ARLINGTON)	IND SLC	9–2	0.818	17	+21	BYE
27	0	1.981	Auburn (AUBURN)	SEC	8–3	0.727	22	+21	BYE
28	0	1.993	Tennessee Chattanooga (TENNESSEE-CHATTANOOGA)	IND SOCON	9–2	0.818	17	+21	BYE
29	1	2.023	UNLV	IND FBSI	9–1–2	0.833	12	+20	BYE
30	-1	2.028	Michigan (MICHIGAN)	B10	8–4	0.667	31	+23	BYE
31	0	2.117	Tulane (TULANE)	IND FBSI	9–3	0.750	19	+19	BYE
32	0	2.128	East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)	IND FBSI	7–3–1	0.682	28	+14	BYE
33	0	2.135	Rutgers (RUTGERS)	IND FBSI	8–3	0.727	22	+18	BYE
34	0	2.180	Utah State (UTAH STATE)	IND PCAA	7–3–1	0.682	28	+18	BYE
35	0	2.183	San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)	IND WAC	8–3	0.727	22	+24	BYE
36	0	2.236	Maryland (MARYLAND)	ACC	7–4	0.636	39	+18	BYE
37	0	2.352	Indiana (INDIANA)	B10	8–4	0.667	31	+18	BYE
38	0	2.386	Syracuse (SYRACUSE)	IND FBSI	7–5	0.583	50	+21	BYE
39	0	2.489	LSU	SEC	7–5	0.583	50	+15	BYE
40	2	2.490	Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)	IND SWC	6–5	0.545	57	+16	BYE
41	0	2.491	Lamar (LAMAR)	IND SLC	6–3–2	0.636	39	+9	BYE
42	-2	2.502	Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)	IND B8	7–4	0.636	39	+16	BYE
43	0	2.536	Tennessee (TENNESSEE)	SEC	7–5	0.583	50	+16	BYE
44	0	2.562	Toledo (TOLEDO)	MAC	7–3–1	0.682	28	+10	BYE
45	0	2.573	Missouri (MISSOURI)	IND B8	7–5	0.583	50	+13	BYE
46	0	2.681	Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)	IND FBSI	6–4–1	0.591	47	+9	BYE
47	0	2.683	Brown (BROWN)	IND IVY	6–3	0.667	31	+3	BYE
48	0	2.747	Navy (NAVY)	IND FBSI	7–4	0.636	39	+9	BYE
49	0	2.769	Indiana State (INDIANA STATE)	IND MVC	8–3	0.727	22	+4	BYE
50	0	2.779	Southern Illinois (SOUTHERN ILLINOIS)	IND MVC	8–3	0.727	22	+14	BYE
51	0	2.818	Arizona (ARIZONA)	PAC	6–5–1	0.542	69	+11	BYE
52	0	2.862	Virginia (VIRGINIA)	ACC	6–5	0.545	57	0	BYE
53	0	2.878	Utah (UTAH)	IND WAC	6–6	0.500	70	+13	BYE
54	0	2.921	California (CALIFORNIA)	PAC	6–6	0.500	70	+7	BYE
55	1	2.940	UCLA	PAC	5–6	0.455	78	+14	BYE
56	-1	2.945	Princeton (PRINCETON)	IND IVY	5–4	0.556	54	+2	BYE
57	0	2.957	Long Beach State (LONG BEACH STATE)	IND PCAA	7–4	0.636	39	+5	BYE
58	0	2.985	Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)	MAC	5–5–1	0.500	70	+7	BYE
59	0	3.032	Georgia (GEORGIA)	SEC	6–5	0.545	57	+1	BYE
60	0	3.044	Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)	PAC	6–6	0.500	70	+4	BYE
61	2	3.088	West Texas A&M (WEST TEXAS A&M)	IND MVC	5–5–1	0.500	70	+5	BYE
62	-1	3.096	Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	6–5	0.545	57	+1	BYE
63	-1	3.096	San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)	IND PCAA	6–4–1	0.591	47	+2	BYE
64	1	3.150	Hawai'i (HAWAII)	IND WAC	6–5	0.545	57	0	BYE
65	-1	3.158	Ball State (BALL STATE)	MAC	6–5	0.545	57	-1	BYE
66	0	3.191	Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))	MAC	6–5	0.545	57	0	BYE
67	0	3.195	Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)	IND SOCON	6–4–1	0.591	47	+1	BYE
68	0	3.214	East Tennessee State (EAST TENNESSEE STATE)	IND SOCON	7–4	0.636	39	-8	BYE
69	0	3.308	Cornell (CORNELL)	IND IVY	5–4	0.556	54	+5	BYE
70	1	3.404	West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)	IND FBSI	5–6	0.455	78	+2	BYE
71	-1	3.407	Oregon (OREGON)	PAC	6–5	0.545	57	-2	BYE
72	0	3.435	Ohio (OHIO)	MAC	6–5	0.545	57	-3	BYE
73	0	3.490	Iowa (IOWA)	B10	5–6	0.455	78	-1	BYE
74	0	3.516	Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)	IND FBSI	5–6	0.455	78	-3	BYE
75	0	3.603	SMU	IND SWC	5–6	0.455	78	-6	BYE
76	0	3.608	Stanford (STANFORD)	PAC	5–5–1	0.500	70	-4	BYE
77	0	3.623	Minnesota (MINNESOTA)	B10	4–6–1	0.409	92	0	BYE
78	0	3.625	Citadel (CITADEL)	IND SOCON	6–5	0.545	57	+2	BYE
79	0	3.650	Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)	IND IVY	4–4–1	0.500	70	-5	BYE
80	0	3.683	Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)	B10	5–6	0.455	78	-5	BYE
81	0	3.717	Tulsa (TULSA)	IND MVC	6–5	0.545	57	-6	BYE
82	0	3.749	Miami (MIAMI)	IND FBSI	5–6	0.455	78	+6	BYE
83	0	3.775	Western Carolina (WESTERN CAROLINA)	IND SOCON	6–5	0.545	57	-16	BYE
84	0	3.838	Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)	IND FBSI	5–6	0.455	78	-7	BYE
85	0	3.870	Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)	IND FBSI	4–6–1	0.409	92	-5	BYE
86	0	3.871	Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)	IND SWC	3–6–2	0.364	96	-3	BYE
87	0	3.884	Colgate (COLGATE)	IND FBSI	5–4–1	0.550	56	-1	BYE
88	0	3.913	New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)	IND WAC	6–6	0.500	70	-7	BYE
89	0	3.959	Kentucky (KENTUCKY)	SEC	5–6	0.455	78	-14	BYE
90	0	4.077	Louisville (LOUISVILLE)	IND FBSI	4–6–1	0.409	92	-7	BYE
91	0	4.211	North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)	IND FBSI	5–6	0.455	78	-11	BYE
92	0	4.357	Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)	IND WAC	4–7–1	0.375	95	-12	BYE
93	0	4.416	Furman (FURMAN)	IND SOCON	5–6	0.455	78	+2	BYE
94	0	4.433	Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)	SEC	4–7	0.364	96	-16	BYE
95	0	4.460	Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)	B10	4–7	0.364	96	-14	BYE
96	0	4.658	Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)	MAC	4–7	0.364	96	-17	BYE
97	1	4.685	Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)	IND SLC	4–7	0.364	96	-18	BYE
98	-1	4.693	Memphis (MEMPHIS)	IND FBSI	5–6	0.455	78	-20	BYE
99	0	4.697	Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)	IND FBSI	5–6	0.455	78	-6	BYE
100	0	4.848	Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)	IND PCAA	4–7	0.364	96	-12	BYE
101	0	4.876	Villanova (VILLANOVA)	IND FBSI	5–6	0.455	78	-7	BYE
102	0	4.902	Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE)	IND SLC	4–7	0.364	96	-23	BYE
103	1	4.941	TCU	IND SWC	2–8–1	0.227	120	-19	BYE
104	-1	4.955	Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)	SEC	3–8	0.273	109	-22	BYE
105	0	4.972	App State (APPALACHIAN STATE)	IND SOCON	3–8	0.273	109	-23	BYE
106	0	5.046	Kansas (KANSAS)	IND B8	3–8	0.273	109	-19	BYE
107	0	5.091	Wyoming (WYOMING)	IND WAC	4–8	0.333	105	-25	BYE
108	1	5.277	William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)	IND FBSI	4–7	0.364	96	-18	BYE
109	-1	5.283	Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)	PAC	3–8	0.273	109	-25	BYE
110	0	5.293	Colorado (COLORADO)	IND B8	3–8	0.273	109	-24	BYE
111	0	5.456	Duke (DUKE)	ACC	2–8–1	0.227	120	-27	BYE
112	0	5.465	Iowa State (IOWA STATE)	IND B8	3–8	0.273	109	-26	BYE
113	0	5.597	Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)	IND B8	3–8	0.273	109	-29	BYE
114	0	5.605	Northwestern State (NORTHWESTERN STATE)	IND FBSI	3–6	0.333	105	-1	BYE
115	0	5.709	Harvard (HARVARD)	IND IVY	3–6	0.333	105	-6	BYE
116	0	5.797	Illinois (ILLINOIS)	B10	2–8–1	0.227	120	-29	BYE
117	0	5.807	Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)	IND FBSI	2–9	0.182	125	-28	BYE
118	0	5.812	Army (ARMY)	IND FBSI	2–8–1	0.227	120	-26	BYE
119	0	6.038	UConn (CONNECTICUT)	IND FBSI	3–6–2	0.364	96	-22	BYE
120	0	6.095	Drake (DRAKE)	IND MVC	3–8	0.273	109	-28	BYE
121	0	6.322	Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH)	IND SLC	2–9	0.182	125	-32	BYE
122	0	6.368	UL Monroe (LOUISIANA MONROE)	IND FBSI	3–8	0.273	109	-17	BYE
123	0	6.426	Pacific (PACIFIC)	IND PCAA	3–7	0.300	108	-28	BYE
124	1	6.589	CAL State Fullerton (CAL STATE FULLERTON)	IND PCAA	3–8	0.273	109	-24	BYE
125	-1	6.595	New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)	IND MVC	2–9	0.182	125	-37	BYE
126	0	6.630	Rice (RICE)	IND SWC	1–10	0.091	131	-32	BYE
127	0	6.665	Illinois State (ILLINOIS STATE)	IND FBSI	3–8	0.273	109	-16	BYE
128	0	6.723	UTEP	IND WAC	2–9	0.182	125	-39	BYE
129	0	7.088	Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)	SEC	1–10	0.091	131	-42	BYE
130	0	7.125	Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	2–8–1	0.227	120	-32	BYE
131	0	7.127	Wichita State (WICHITA STATE)	IND MVC	1–10	0.091	131	-42	BYE
132	0	7.182	Florida (FLORIDA)	SEC	0–10–1	0.045	138	-40	BYE
133	0	7.491	Oregon State (OREGON STATE)	PAC	1–10	0.091	131	-46	BYE
134	0	7.500	Marshall (MARSHALL)	IND SOCON	1–10	0.091	131	-47	BYE
135	0	7.628	Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)	B10	1–10	0.091	131	-45	BYE
136	0	7.668	Air Force (AIR FORCE)	IND FBSI	2–9	0.182	125	-51	BYE
137	0	7.727	Columbia (COLUMBIA)	IND IVY	1–8	0.111	130	-26	BYE
138	0	8.095	Kent State (KENT STATE)	MAC	1–10	0.091	131	-32	BYE
139	0	9.648	Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)	IND IVY	0–9	0.000	139	-30	BYE
140	0	9.699	Richmond (RICHMOND)	IND FBSI	0–11	0.000	139	-69	BYE

1979 Post-Season Week 4 College Football Team Rankings

January 1, 1980By 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.

entries per pageSearch:

Rank	Change	Rating	Team	Conf	Record	Win %	Place	NOW	Game Status
1	0	0.999	USC	PAC	10–0–1	0.955	4	+51	BYE
2	3	1.046	Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)	IND FBSI	11–1	0.917	6	+61	Beat Arizona 16–10
3	0	1.077	Alabama (ALABAMA)	SEC	11–0	1.000	1	+49	BYE
4	-2	1.079	Ohio State (OHIO STATE)	B10	11–0	1.000	1	+52	BYE
5	-1	1.080	BYU	IND WAC	11–1	0.917	6	+52	BYE
6	0	1.116	Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)	MAC	10–0–1	0.955	4	+45	BYE
7	0	1.141	Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)	IND FBSI	11–0	1.000	1	+51	BYE
8	0	1.174	Arkansas (ARKANSAS)	IND SWC	10–1	0.909	9	+50	BYE
9	0	1.199	Nebraska (NEBRASKA)	IND B8	10–1	0.909	9	+47	BYE
10	0	1.247	Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)	IND B8	10–1	0.909	9	+45	BYE
11	0	1.344	Houston (HOUSTON)	IND SWC	10–1	0.909	9	+42	BYE
12	0	1.363	Mcneese State (MCNEESE STATE)	IND SLC	11–1	0.917	6	+46	BYE
13	2	1.516	Penn State (PENN STATE)	IND FBSI	8–4	0.667	31	+42	BYE
14	7	1.551	North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)	ACC	8–3–1	0.708	27	+34	Beat Michigan 17–15
15	2	1.552	Texas (TEXAS)	IND SWC	9–3	0.750	19	+40	BYE
16	0	1.562	Temple (TEMPLE)	IND FBSI	10–2	0.833	14	+37	BYE
17	1	1.601	Yale (YALE)	IND IVY	8–1	0.889	13	+23	BYE
18	4	1.660	Purdue (PURDUE)	B10	10–2	0.833	14	+41	Beat Tennessee 27–22
19	-6	1.668	South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)	IND FBSI	8–4	0.667	31	+36	Lost to Missouri 14–24
20	-1	1.671	Washington (WASHINGTON)	PAC	9–3	0.750	19	+37	BYE
21	-7	1.711	Clemson (CLEMSON)	ACC	8–4	0.667	31	+31	Lost to Baylor 18–24
22	-2	1.719	NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)	ACC	7–4	0.636	39	+29	BYE
23	2	1.877	Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)	ACC	8–4	0.667	31	+29	BYE
24	9	1.908	Baylor (BAYLOR)	IND SWC	8–4	0.667	31	+28	Beat Clemson 24–18
25	-2	1.932	Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)	IND FBSI	7–4	0.636	39	+28	BYE
26	0	1.943	Texas Arlington (TEXAS-ARLINGTON)	IND SLC	9–2	0.818	17	+21	BYE
27	0	1.981	Auburn (AUBURN)	SEC	8–3	0.727	22	+21	BYE
28	0	1.997	Tennessee Chattanooga (TENNESSEE-CHATTANOOGA)	IND SOCON	9–2	0.818	17	+21	BYE
29	-5	2.026	Michigan (MICHIGAN)	B10	8–4	0.667	31	+24	Lost to North Carolina 15–17
30	-1	2.040	UNLV	IND FBSI	9–1–2	0.833	14	+20	BYE
31	0	2.117	Tulane (TULANE)	IND FBSI	9–3	0.750	19	+19	BYE
32	0	2.128	East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)	IND FBSI	7–3–1	0.682	28	+14	BYE
33	-3	2.140	Rutgers (RUTGERS)	IND FBSI	8–3	0.727	22	+18	BYE
34	1	2.174	Utah State (UTAH STATE)	IND PCAA	7–3–1	0.682	28	+19	BYE
35	-1	2.188	San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)	IND WAC	8–3	0.727	22	+24	BYE
36	0	2.236	Maryland (MARYLAND)	ACC	7–4	0.636	39	+18	BYE
37	1	2.354	Indiana (INDIANA)	B10	8–4	0.667	31	+19	BYE
38	1	2.394	Syracuse (SYRACUSE)	IND FBSI	7–5	0.583	50	+22	BYE
39	2	2.481	LSU	SEC	7–5	0.583	50	+16	BYE
40	0	2.493	Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)	IND B8	7–4	0.636	39	+18	BYE
41	2	2.497	Lamar (LAMAR)	IND SLC	6–3–2	0.636	39	+9	BYE
42	0	2.500	Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)	IND SWC	6–5	0.545	57	+17	BYE
43	-6	2.542	Tennessee (TENNESSEE)	SEC	7–5	0.583	50	+16	Lost to Purdue 22–27
44	0	2.562	Toledo (TOLEDO)	MAC	7–3–1	0.682	28	+10	BYE
45	9	2.576	Missouri (MISSOURI)	IND B8	7–5	0.583	50	+14	Beat South Carolina 24–14
46	0	2.671	Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)	IND FBSI	6–4–1	0.591	47	+10	BYE
47	0	2.690	Brown (BROWN)	IND IVY	6–3	0.667	31	+3	BYE
48	0	2.753	Navy (NAVY)	IND FBSI	7–4	0.636	39	+9	BYE
49	0	2.769	Indiana State (INDIANA STATE)	IND MVC	8–3	0.727	22	+4	BYE
50	0	2.779	Southern Illinois (SOUTHERN ILLINOIS)	IND MVC	8–3	0.727	22	+14	BYE
51	-6	2.824	Arizona (ARIZONA)	PAC	6–5–1	0.542	69	+11	Lost to Pittsburgh 10–16
52	-1	2.862	Virginia (VIRGINIA)	ACC	6–5	0.545	57	0	BYE
53	-1	2.891	Utah (UTAH)	IND WAC	6–6	0.500	70	+13	BYE
54	-1	2.927	California (CALIFORNIA)	PAC	6–6	0.500	70	+7	BYE
55	2	2.953	Princeton (PRINCETON)	IND IVY	5–4	0.556	54	+2	BYE
56	-1	2.954	UCLA	PAC	5–6	0.455	78	+15	BYE
57	-1	2.962	Long Beach State (LONG BEACH STATE)	IND PCAA	7–4	0.636	39	+5	BYE
58	0	2.985	Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)	MAC	5–5–1	0.500	70	+7	BYE
59	0	3.032	Georgia (GEORGIA)	SEC	6–5	0.545	57	+1	BYE
60	0	3.035	Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)	PAC	6–6	0.500	70	+5	BYE
61	0	3.096	Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	6–5	0.545	57	+1	BYE
62	0	3.096	San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)	IND PCAA	6–4–1	0.591	47	+2	BYE
63	0	3.115	West Texas A&M (WEST TEXAS A&M)	IND MVC	5–5–1	0.500	70	+5	BYE
64	0	3.158	Ball State (BALL STATE)	MAC	6–5	0.545	57	-1	BYE
65	0	3.169	Hawai'i (HAWAII)	IND WAC	6–5	0.545	57	0	BYE
66	0	3.191	Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))	MAC	6–5	0.545	57	0	BYE
67	1	3.195	Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)	IND SOCON	6–4–1	0.591	47	+1	BYE
68	-1	3.214	East Tennessee State (EAST TENNESSEE STATE)	IND SOCON	7–4	0.636	39	-8	BYE
69	0	3.316	Cornell (CORNELL)	IND IVY	5–4	0.556	54	+5	BYE
70	0	3.413	Oregon (OREGON)	PAC	6–5	0.545	57	-2	BYE
71	0	3.419	West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)	IND FBSI	5–6	0.455	78	+2	BYE
72	0	3.435	Ohio (OHIO)	MAC	6–5	0.545	57	-3	BYE
73	1	3.490	Iowa (IOWA)	B10	5–6	0.455	78	+1	BYE
74	-1	3.505	Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)	IND FBSI	5–6	0.455	78	-2	BYE
75	3	3.607	SMU	IND SWC	5–6	0.455	78	-5	BYE
76	-1	3.608	Stanford (STANFORD)	PAC	5–5–1	0.500	70	-4	BYE
77	-1	3.618	Minnesota (MINNESOTA)	B10	4–6–1	0.409	92	+1	BYE
78	-1	3.625	Citadel (CITADEL)	IND SOCON	6–5	0.545	57	+2	BYE
79	1	3.660	Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)	IND IVY	4–4–1	0.500	70	-5	BYE
80	-1	3.680	Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)	B10	5–6	0.455	78	-4	BYE
81	0	3.727	Tulsa (TULSA)	IND MVC	6–5	0.545	57	-5	BYE
82	0	3.738	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	1	3.846	Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)	IND FBSI	5–6	0.455	78	-7	BYE
85	-1	3.870	Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)	IND FBSI	4–6–1	0.409	92	-5	BYE
86	1	3.877	Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)	IND SWC	3–6–2	0.364	96	-2	BYE
87	-1	3.892	Colgate (COLGATE)	IND FBSI	5–4–1	0.550	56	-1	BYE
88	0	3.926	New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)	IND WAC	6–6	0.500	70	-7	BYE
89	0	3.959	Kentucky (KENTUCKY)	SEC	5–6	0.455	78	-14	BYE
90	0	4.064	Louisville (LOUISVILLE)	IND FBSI	4–6–1	0.409	92	-6	BYE
91	0	4.211	North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)	IND FBSI	5–6	0.455	78	-11	BYE
92	0	4.349	Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)	IND WAC	4–7–1	0.375	95	-11	BYE
93	0	4.416	Furman (FURMAN)	IND SOCON	5–6	0.455	78	+2	BYE
94	0	4.433	Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)	SEC	4–7	0.364	96	-16	BYE
95	0	4.456	Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)	B10	4–7	0.364	96	-13	BYE
96	0	4.658	Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)	MAC	4–7	0.364	96	-17	BYE
97	0	4.682	Memphis (MEMPHIS)	IND FBSI	5–6	0.455	78	-19	BYE
98	0	4.693	Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)	IND SLC	4–7	0.364	96	-18	BYE
99	0	4.697	Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)	IND FBSI	5–6	0.455	78	-6	BYE
100	0	4.856	Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)	IND PCAA	4–7	0.364	96	-12	BYE
101	0	4.884	Villanova (VILLANOVA)	IND FBSI	5–6	0.455	78	-7	BYE
102	1	4.910	Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE)	IND SLC	4–7	0.364	96	-23	BYE
103	-1	4.941	Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)	SEC	3–8	0.273	109	-21	BYE
104	0	4.947	TCU	IND SWC	2–8–1	0.227	120	-18	BYE
105	0	4.972	App State (APPALACHIAN STATE)	IND SOCON	3–8	0.273	109	-23	BYE
106	0	5.060	Kansas (KANSAS)	IND B8	3–8	0.273	109	-18	BYE
107	0	5.107	Wyoming (WYOMING)	IND WAC	4–8	0.333	105	-25	BYE
108	0	5.269	Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)	PAC	3–8	0.273	109	-24	BYE
109	0	5.277	William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)	IND FBSI	4–7	0.364	96	-18	BYE
110	0	5.297	Colorado (COLORADO)	IND B8	3–8	0.273	109	-23	BYE
111	0	5.456	Duke (DUKE)	ACC	2–8–1	0.227	120	-27	BYE
112	0	5.469	Iowa State (IOWA STATE)	IND B8	3–8	0.273	109	-25	BYE
113	0	5.602	Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)	IND B8	3–8	0.273	109	-28	BYE
114	0	5.616	Northwestern State (NORTHWESTERN STATE)	IND FBSI	3–6	0.333	105	-1	BYE
115	0	5.719	Harvard (HARVARD)	IND IVY	3–6	0.333	105	-6	BYE
116	0	5.791	Illinois (ILLINOIS)	B10	2–8–1	0.227	120	-28	BYE
117	0	5.813	Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)	IND FBSI	2–9	0.182	125	-27	BYE
118	0	5.823	Army (ARMY)	IND FBSI	2–8–1	0.227	120	-26	BYE
119	0	6.048	UConn (CONNECTICUT)	IND FBSI	3–6–2	0.364	96	-22	BYE
120	0	6.105	Drake (DRAKE)	IND MVC	3–8	0.273	109	-28	BYE
121	0	6.332	Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH)	IND SLC	2–9	0.182	125	-32	BYE
122	0	6.378	UL Monroe (LOUISIANA MONROE)	IND FBSI	3–8	0.273	109	-17	BYE
123	0	6.426	Pacific (PACIFIC)	IND PCAA	3–7	0.300	108	-28	BYE
124	0	6.574	New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)	IND MVC	2–9	0.182	125	-36	BYE
125	0	6.598	CAL State Fullerton (CAL STATE FULLERTON)	IND PCAA	3–8	0.273	109	-24	BYE
126	1	6.663	Rice (RICE)	IND SWC	1–10	0.091	131	-31	BYE
127	-1	6.665	Illinois State (ILLINOIS STATE)	IND FBSI	3–8	0.273	109	-16	BYE
128	0	6.742	UTEP	IND WAC	2–9	0.182	125	-39	BYE
129	0	7.088	Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)	SEC	1–10	0.091	131	-42	BYE
130	1	7.125	Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	2–8–1	0.227	120	-32	BYE
131	-1	7.127	Wichita State (WICHITA STATE)	IND MVC	1–10	0.091	131	-42	BYE
132	0	7.196	Florida (FLORIDA)	SEC	0–10–1	0.045	138	-39	BYE
133	0	7.491	Oregon State (OREGON STATE)	PAC	1–10	0.091	131	-46	BYE
134	0	7.500	Marshall (MARSHALL)	IND SOCON	1–10	0.091	131	-47	BYE
135	0	7.622	Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)	B10	1–10	0.091	131	-44	BYE
136	0	7.668	Air Force (AIR FORCE)	IND FBSI	2–9	0.182	125	-51	BYE
137	0	7.741	Columbia (COLUMBIA)	IND IVY	1–8	0.111	130	-26	BYE
138	0	8.095	Kent State (KENT STATE)	MAC	1–10	0.091	131	-32	BYE
139	0	9.663	Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)	IND IVY	0–9	0.000	139	-30	BYE
140	0	9.699	Richmond (RICHMOND)	IND FBSI	0–11	0.000	139	-69	BYE

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

1979 Post-Season Week 2 College Football Team Rankings

December 18, 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.

entries per pageSearch:

Rank	Change	Rating	Team	Conf	Record	Win %	Place	NOW	Game Status
1	0	0.913	BYU	IND WAC	11–0	1.000	1	+56	BYE
2	0	0.993	USC	PAC	10–0–1	0.955	5	+49	BYE
3	0	1.074	Alabama (ALABAMA)	SEC	11–0	1.000	1	+47	BYE
4	0	1.076	Ohio State (OHIO STATE)	B10	11–0	1.000	1	+51	BYE
5	1	1.106	Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)	IND FBSI	10–1	0.909	8	+53	BYE
6	-1	1.111	Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)	MAC	10–0–1	0.955	5	+45	BYE
7	1	1.137	Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)	IND FBSI	11–0	1.000	1	+50	BYE
8	1	1.161	Arkansas (ARKANSAS)	IND SWC	10–1	0.909	8	+49	BYE
9	1	1.209	Nebraska (NEBRASKA)	IND B8	10–1	0.909	8	+45	BYE
10	1	1.235	Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)	IND B8	10–1	0.909	8	+45	BYE
11	1	1.337	Houston (HOUSTON)	IND SWC	10–1	0.909	8	+42	BYE
12	1	1.344	South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)	IND FBSI	8–3	0.727	21	+41	BYE
13	-6	1.375	Mcneese State (MCNEESE STATE)	IND SLC	11–1	0.917	7	+46	Lost to Syracuse 7–31
14	1	1.435	Clemson (CLEMSON)	ACC	8–3	0.727	21	+35	BYE
15	-1	1.441	Texas (TEXAS)	IND SWC	9–2	0.818	16	+41	BYE
16	0	1.542	Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)	ACC	8–3	0.727	21	+35	BYE
17	1	1.577	Temple (TEMPLE)	IND FBSI	10–2	0.833	14	+37	Beat California 28–17
18	-1	1.603	Yale (YALE)	IND IVY	8–1	0.889	13	+23	BYE
19	0	1.640	NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)	ACC	7–4	0.636	36	+30	BYE
20	0	1.675	North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)	ACC	7–3–1	0.682	31	+27	BYE
21	0	1.707	Penn State (PENN STATE)	IND FBSI	7–4	0.636	36	+33	BYE
22	0	1.745	Purdue (PURDUE)	B10	9–2	0.818	16	+33	BYE
23	0	1.773	Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)	IND FBSI	7–4	0.636	36	+30	BYE
24	0	1.838	Michigan (MICHIGAN)	B10	8–3	0.727	21	+26	BYE
25	0	1.859	Washington (WASHINGTON)	PAC	8–3	0.727	21	+28	BYE
26	0	1.906	Auburn (AUBURN)	SEC	8–3	0.727	21	+23	BYE
27	0	1.944	Texas Arlington (TEXAS-ARLINGTON)	IND SLC	9–2	0.818	16	+21	BYE
28	1	1.969	Tulane (TULANE)	IND FBSI	9–2	0.818	16	+22	BYE
29	-1	1.980	Tennessee Chattanooga (TENNESSEE-CHATTANOOGA)	IND SOCON	9–2	0.818	16	+21	BYE
30	0	2.038	UNLV	IND FBSI	9–1–2	0.833	14	+20	BYE
31	0	2.113	Rutgers (RUTGERS)	IND FBSI	8–3	0.727	21	+18	BYE
32	0	2.120	East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)	IND FBSI	7–3–1	0.682	31	+15	BYE
33	0	2.133	Baylor (BAYLOR)	IND SWC	7–4	0.636	36	+21	BYE
34	0	2.160	San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)	IND WAC	8–3	0.727	21	+25	BYE
35	0	2.176	Maryland (MARYLAND)	ACC	7–4	0.636	36	+18	BYE
36	0	2.181	Utah State (UTAH STATE)	IND PCAA	7–3–1	0.682	31	+20	BYE
37	0	2.307	Tennessee (TENNESSEE)	SEC	7–4	0.636	36	+18	BYE
38	13	2.436	Syracuse (SYRACUSE)	IND FBSI	7–5	0.583	52	+22	Beat Mcneese State 31–7
39	-1	2.437	Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)	IND B8	7–4	0.636	36	+18	BYE
40	-1	2.492	Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)	IND SWC	6–5	0.545	56	+17	BYE
41	-1	2.562	Lamar (LAMAR)	IND SLC	6–3–2	0.636	36	+9	BYE
42	-1	2.584	Toledo (TOLEDO)	MAC	7–3–1	0.682	31	+10	BYE
43	1	2.670	Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)	IND FBSI	6–4–1	0.591	48	+11	BYE
44	-1	2.671	Arizona (ARIZONA)	PAC	6–4–1	0.591	48	+12	BYE
45	0	2.682	Indiana (INDIANA)	B10	7–4	0.636	36	+9	BYE
46	0	2.716	Navy (NAVY)	IND FBSI	7–4	0.636	36	+9	BYE
47	0	2.728	Brown (BROWN)	IND IVY	6–3	0.667	35	+3	BYE
48	0	2.754	Indiana State (INDIANA STATE)	IND MVC	8–3	0.727	21	+4	BYE
49	0	2.767	Southern Illinois (SOUTHERN ILLINOIS)	IND MVC	8–3	0.727	21	+14	BYE
50	0	2.801	LSU	SEC	6–5	0.545	56	+9	BYE
51	1	2.816	Virginia (VIRGINIA)	ACC	6–5	0.545	56	+1	BYE
52	1	2.834	Utah (UTAH)	IND WAC	6–6	0.500	70	+15	BYE
53	1	2.872	Missouri (MISSOURI)	IND B8	6–5	0.545	56	+7	BYE
54	-12	2.875	California (CALIFORNIA)	PAC	6–6	0.500	70	+8	Lost to Temple 17–28
55	3	2.925	Long Beach State (LONG BEACH STATE)	IND PCAA	7–4	0.636	36	+6	BYE
56	0	2.932	Georgia (GEORGIA)	SEC	6–5	0.545	56	+3	BYE
57	0	2.945	Princeton (PRINCETON)	IND IVY	5–4	0.556	53	+2	BYE
58	-3	2.958	UCLA	PAC	5–6	0.455	78	+14	BYE
59	0	2.958	Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)	MAC	5–5–1	0.500	70	+7	BYE
60	0	3.026	Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)	PAC	6–6	0.500	70	+5	BYE
61	1	3.051	Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	6–5	0.545	56	+2	BYE
62	-1	3.069	San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)	IND PCAA	6–4–1	0.591	48	+3	BYE
63	0	3.104	West Texas A&M (WEST TEXAS A&M)	IND MVC	5–5–1	0.500	70	+5	BYE
64	1	3.140	Hawai'i (HAWAII)	IND WAC	6–5	0.545	56	+1	BYE
65	-1	3.145	Ball State (BALL STATE)	MAC	6–5	0.545	56	-1	BYE
66	1	3.176	East Tennessee State (EAST TENNESSEE STATE)	IND SOCON	7–4	0.636	36	-8	BYE
67	-1	3.178	Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))	MAC	6–5	0.545	56	0	BYE
68	0	3.201	Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)	IND SOCON	6–4–1	0.591	48	+1	BYE
69	0	3.311	Cornell (CORNELL)	IND IVY	5–4	0.556	53	+5	BYE
70	0	3.381	Oregon (OREGON)	PAC	6–5	0.545	56	-1	BYE
71	0	3.426	Ohio (OHIO)	MAC	6–5	0.545	56	-3	BYE
72	0	3.430	Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)	IND FBSI	5–6	0.455	78	0	BYE
73	0	3.434	West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)	IND FBSI	5–6	0.455	78	+2	BYE
74	0	3.509	Iowa (IOWA)	B10	5–6	0.455	78	+1	BYE
75	0	3.565	Stanford (STANFORD)	PAC	5–5–1	0.500	70	-3	BYE
76	0	3.596	SMU	IND SWC	5–6	0.455	78	-3	BYE
77	1	3.601	Minnesota (MINNESOTA)	B10	4–6–1	0.409	92	+1	BYE
78	-1	3.609	Citadel (CITADEL)	IND SOCON	6–5	0.545	56	+2	BYE
79	0	3.629	Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)	B10	5–6	0.455	78	-3	BYE
80	0	3.668	Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)	IND IVY	4–4–1	0.500	70	-5	BYE
81	0	3.710	Tulsa (TULSA)	IND MVC	6–5	0.545	56	-5	BYE
82	2	3.751	Miami (MIAMI)	IND FBSI	5–6	0.455	78	+6	BYE
83	-1	3.756	Western Carolina (WESTERN CAROLINA)	IND SOCON	6–5	0.545	56	-16	BYE
84	-1	3.766	Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)	IND FBSI	4–6–1	0.409	92	-3	BYE
85	0	3.801	Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)	IND FBSI	5–6	0.455	78	-5	BYE
86	0	3.871	Colgate (COLGATE)	IND FBSI	5–4–1	0.550	55	-1	BYE
87	0	3.877	Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)	IND SWC	3–6–2	0.364	96	-1	BYE
88	0	3.904	New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)	IND WAC	6–6	0.500	70	-6	BYE
89	0	3.938	Kentucky (KENTUCKY)	SEC	5–6	0.455	78	-13	BYE
90	0	4.039	Louisville (LOUISVILLE)	IND FBSI	4–6–1	0.409	92	-6	BYE
91	0	4.211	North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)	IND FBSI	5–6	0.455	78	-11	BYE
92	0	4.291	Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)	IND WAC	4–7–1	0.375	95	-9	BYE
93	0	4.361	Furman (FURMAN)	IND SOCON	5–6	0.455	78	+3	BYE
94	0	4.379	Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)	SEC	4–7	0.364	96	-14	BYE
95	0	4.439	Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)	B10	4–7	0.364	96	-12	BYE
96	0	4.658	Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)	MAC	4–7	0.364	96	-17	BYE
97	1	4.682	Memphis (MEMPHIS)	IND FBSI	5–6	0.455	78	-19	BYE
98	-1	4.701	Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)	IND SLC	4–7	0.364	96	-18	BYE
99	0	4.703	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	4.869	Villanova (VILLANOVA)	IND FBSI	5–6	0.455	78	-7	BYE
102	1	4.900	Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)	SEC	3–8	0.273	109	-21	BYE
103	2	4.918	App State (APPALACHIAN STATE)	IND SOCON	3–8	0.273	109	-22	BYE
104	-2	4.920	TCU	IND SWC	2–8–1	0.227	120	-16	BYE
105	-1	4.927	Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE)	IND SLC	4–7	0.364	96	-23	BYE
106	0	5.037	Kansas (KANSAS)	IND B8	3–8	0.273	109	-17	BYE
107	0	5.088	Wyoming (WYOMING)	IND WAC	4–8	0.333	105	-24	BYE
108	0	5.241	Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)	PAC	3–8	0.273	109	-23	BYE
109	0	5.274	William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)	IND FBSI	4–7	0.364	96	-18	BYE
110	0	5.317	Duke (DUKE)	ACC	2–8–1	0.227	120	-24	BYE
111	0	5.350	Colorado (COLORADO)	IND B8	3–8	0.273	109	-24	BYE
112	0	5.460	Iowa State (IOWA STATE)	IND B8	3–8	0.273	109	-24	BYE
113	0	5.595	Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)	IND B8	3–8	0.273	109	-29	BYE
114	0	5.637	Northwestern State (NORTHWESTERN STATE)	IND FBSI	3–6	0.333	105	-1	BYE
115	0	5.729	Harvard (HARVARD)	IND IVY	3–6	0.333	105	-6	BYE
116	0	5.791	Illinois (ILLINOIS)	B10	2–8–1	0.227	120	-27	BYE
117	0	5.864	Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)	IND FBSI	2–9	0.182	125	-27	BYE
118	0	5.928	Army (ARMY)	IND FBSI	2–8–1	0.227	120	-26	BYE
119	0	6.027	UConn (CONNECTICUT)	IND FBSI	3–6–2	0.364	96	-22	BYE
120	0	6.082	Drake (DRAKE)	IND MVC	3–8	0.273	109	-28	BYE
121	0	6.348	Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH)	IND SLC	2–9	0.182	125	-32	BYE
122	0	6.396	UL Monroe (LOUISIANA MONROE)	IND FBSI	3–8	0.273	109	-17	BYE
123	0	6.431	Pacific (PACIFIC)	IND PCAA	3–7	0.300	108	-28	BYE
124	0	6.549	New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)	IND MVC	2–9	0.182	125	-36	BYE
125	0	6.603	CAL State Fullerton (CAL STATE FULLERTON)	IND PCAA	3–8	0.273	109	-24	BYE
126	0	6.646	Illinois State (ILLINOIS STATE)	IND FBSI	3–8	0.273	109	-16	BYE
127	0	6.676	Rice (RICE)	IND SWC	1–10	0.091	131	-30	BYE
128	0	6.707	UTEP	IND WAC	2–9	0.182	125	-38	BYE
129	0	7.015	Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)	SEC	1–10	0.091	131	-40	BYE
130	0	7.076	Wichita State (WICHITA STATE)	IND MVC	1–10	0.091	131	-42	BYE
131	0	7.125	Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	2–8–1	0.227	120	-32	BYE
132	0	7.210	Florida (FLORIDA)	SEC	0–10–1	0.045	138	-39	BYE
133	0	7.451	Oregon State (OREGON STATE)	PAC	1–10	0.091	131	-45	BYE
134	0	7.493	Marshall (MARSHALL)	IND SOCON	1–10	0.091	131	-47	BYE
135	1	7.617	Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)	B10	1–10	0.091	131	-43	BYE
136	-1	7.627	Air Force (AIR FORCE)	IND FBSI	2–9	0.182	125	-51	BYE
137	0	7.747	Columbia (COLUMBIA)	IND IVY	1–8	0.111	130	-26	BYE
138	0	8.090	Kent State (KENT STATE)	MAC	1–10	0.091	131	-32	BYE
139	0	9.678	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

1979 Regular Season Final College Football Team Rankings

December 4, 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.

entries per pageSearch:

Rank	Change	Rating	Team	Conf	Record	Win %	Place	NOW	Game Status
1	0	0.913	BYU	IND WAC	11–0	1.000	1	+56	BYE
2	0	0.968	USC	PAC	10–0–1	0.955	6	+49	BYE
3	5	1.073	Alabama (ALABAMA)	SEC	11–0	1.000	1	+47	Beat Auburn 25–18
4	-1	1.080	Ohio State (OHIO STATE)	B10	11–0	1.000	1	+50	BYE
5	-1	1.106	Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)	MAC	10–0–1	0.955	6	+45	BYE
6	6	1.111	Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)	IND FBSI	10–1	0.909	8	+51	Beat Penn State 29–14
7	-1	1.132	Mcneese State (MCNEESE STATE)	IND SLC	11–0	1.000	1	+51	BYE
8	-3	1.137	Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)	IND FBSI	11–0	1.000	1	+50	BYE
9	-2	1.156	Arkansas (ARKANSAS)	IND SWC	10–1	0.909	8	+49	BYE
10	-1	1.208	Nebraska (NEBRASKA)	IND B8	10–1	0.909	8	+45	BYE
11	0	1.229	Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)	IND B8	10–1	0.909	8	+45	BYE
12	1	1.335	Houston (HOUSTON)	IND SWC	10–1	0.909	8	+42	Beat Rice 63–0
13	1	1.340	South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)	IND FBSI	8–3	0.727	21	+41	BYE
14	-4	1.428	Texas (TEXAS)	IND SWC	9–2	0.818	15	+41	Lost to Texas A&M 7–13
15	0	1.430	Clemson (CLEMSON)	ACC	8–3	0.727	21	+35	BYE
16	0	1.540	Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)	ACC	8–3	0.727	21	+35	BYE
17	0	1.599	Yale (YALE)	IND IVY	8–1	0.889	13	+23	BYE
18	2	1.629	Temple (TEMPLE)	IND FBSI	9–2	0.818	15	+30	BYE
19	-1	1.637	NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)	ACC	7–4	0.636	36	+30	BYE
20	1	1.672	North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)	ACC	7–3–1	0.682	31	+27	BYE
21	-2	1.712	Penn State (PENN STATE)	IND FBSI	7–4	0.636	36	+31	Lost to Pittsburgh 14–29
22	0	1.734	Purdue (PURDUE)	B10	9–2	0.818	15	+33	BYE
23	3	1.770	Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)	IND FBSI	7–4	0.636	36	+30	BYE
24	-1	1.801	Michigan (MICHIGAN)	B10	8–3	0.727	21	+26	BYE
25	-1	1.828	Washington (WASHINGTON)	PAC	8–3	0.727	21	+28	BYE
26	-1	1.904	Auburn (AUBURN)	SEC	8–3	0.727	21	+23	Lost to Alabama 18–25
27	0	1.924	Texas Arlington (TEXAS-ARLINGTON)	IND SLC	9–2	0.818	15	+22	BYE
28	0	1.953	Tennessee Chattanooga (TENNESSEE-CHATTANOOGA)	IND SOCON	9–2	0.818	15	+22	BYE
29	0	1.960	Tulane (TULANE)	IND FBSI	9–2	0.818	15	+22	BYE
30	0	2.040	UNLV	IND FBSI	9–1–2	0.833	14	+20	BYE
31	1	2.111	Rutgers (RUTGERS)	IND FBSI	8–3	0.727	21	+18	BYE
32	-1	2.115	East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)	IND FBSI	7–3–1	0.682	31	+15	BYE
33	2	2.127	Baylor (BAYLOR)	IND SWC	7–4	0.636	36	+21	BYE
34	2	2.162	San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)	IND WAC	8–3	0.727	21	+25	BYE
35	-1	2.174	Maryland (MARYLAND)	ACC	7–4	0.636	36	+18	BYE
36	-3	2.187	Utah State (UTAH STATE)	IND PCAA	7–3–1	0.682	31	+20	BYE
37	0	2.310	Tennessee (TENNESSEE)	SEC	7–4	0.636	36	+18	Beat Vanderbilt 31–10
38	0	2.434	Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)	IND B8	7–4	0.636	36	+18	BYE
39	21	2.476	Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)	IND SWC	6–5	0.545	55	+17	Beat Texas 13–7
40	0	2.539	Lamar (LAMAR)	IND SLC	6–3–2	0.636	36	+10	BYE
41	-2	2.579	Toledo (TOLEDO)	MAC	7–3–1	0.682	31	+10	BYE
42	1	2.610	California (CALIFORNIA)	PAC	6–5	0.545	55	+10	BYE
43	-1	2.624	Arizona (ARIZONA)	PAC	6–4–1	0.591	48	+13	BYE
44	0	2.666	Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)	IND FBSI	6–4–1	0.591	48	+11	BYE
45	0	2.679	Indiana (INDIANA)	B10	7–4	0.636	36	+9	BYE
46	6	2.719	Navy (NAVY)	IND FBSI	7–4	0.636	36	+9	Beat Army 31–7
47	0	2.725	Brown (BROWN)	IND IVY	6–3	0.667	35	+3	BYE
48	-2	2.754	Indiana State (INDIANA STATE)	IND MVC	8–3	0.727	21	+4	BYE
49	-1	2.772	Southern Illinois (SOUTHERN ILLINOIS)	IND MVC	8–3	0.727	21	+14	BYE
50	-1	2.781	LSU	SEC	6–5	0.545	55	+9	BYE
51	3	2.793	Syracuse (SYRACUSE)	IND FBSI	6–5	0.545	55	+11	BYE
52	-2	2.800	Virginia (VIRGINIA)	ACC	6–5	0.545	55	+1	BYE
53	0	2.848	Utah (UTAH)	IND WAC	6–6	0.500	71	+15	BYE
54	-3	2.856	Missouri (MISSOURI)	IND B8	6–5	0.545	55	+7	BYE
55	0	2.907	UCLA	PAC	5–6	0.455	78	+14	BYE
56	0	2.913	Georgia (GEORGIA)	SEC	6–5	0.545	55	+3	BYE
57	1	2.928	Princeton (PRINCETON)	IND IVY	5–4	0.556	52	+2	BYE
58	-1	2.930	Long Beach State (LONG BEACH STATE)	IND PCAA	7–4	0.636	36	+6	BYE
59	0	2.961	Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)	MAC	5–5–1	0.500	71	+7	BYE
60	-19	2.992	Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)	PAC	6–6	0.500	71	+6	Lost to Hawai'i 17–29
61	0	3.022	San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)	IND PCAA	6–4–1	0.591	48	+4	BYE
62	0	3.032	Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	6–5	0.545	55	+2	BYE
63	0	3.091	West Texas A&M (WEST TEXAS A&M)	IND MVC	5–5–1	0.500	71	+6	BYE
64	0	3.129	Ball State (BALL STATE)	MAC	6–5	0.545	55	-1	BYE
65	9	3.136	Hawai'i (HAWAII)	IND WAC	6–5	0.545	55	+1	Beat Arizona State 29–17
66	0	3.156	Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))	MAC	6–5	0.545	55	0	BYE
67	-2	3.174	East Tennessee State (EAST TENNESSEE STATE)	IND SOCON	7–4	0.636	36	-8	BYE
68	-1	3.195	Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)	IND SOCON	6–4–1	0.591	48	+1	BYE
69	-1	3.295	Cornell (CORNELL)	IND IVY	5–4	0.556	52	+5	BYE
70	5	3.322	Oregon (OREGON)	PAC	6–5	0.545	55	-1	Beat Oregon State 24–3
71	-2	3.410	Ohio (OHIO)	MAC	6–5	0.545	55	-3	BYE
72	-2	3.427	Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)	IND FBSI	5–6	0.455	78	0	BYE
73	-2	3.446	West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)	IND FBSI	5–6	0.455	78	+2	BYE
74	-1	3.505	Iowa (IOWA)	B10	5–6	0.455	78	+1	BYE
75	-3	3.517	Stanford (STANFORD)	PAC	5–5–1	0.500	71	-2	BYE
76	2	3.585	SMU	IND SWC	5–6	0.455	78	-3	BYE
77	0	3.590	Citadel (CITADEL)	IND SOCON	6–5	0.545	55	+2	BYE
78	-2	3.593	Minnesota (MINNESOTA)	B10	4–6–1	0.409	92	+1	BYE
79	1	3.618	Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)	B10	5–6	0.455	78	-3	BYE
80	1	3.672	Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)	IND IVY	4–4–1	0.500	71	-5	BYE
81	-2	3.678	Tulsa (TULSA)	IND MVC	6–5	0.545	55	-4	BYE
82	0	3.737	Western Carolina (WESTERN CAROLINA)	IND SOCON	6–5	0.545	55	-16	BYE
83	0	3.758	Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)	IND FBSI	4–6–1	0.409	92	-3	BYE
84	4	3.762	Miami (MIAMI)	IND FBSI	5–6	0.455	78	+6	Beat Florida 30–24
85	7	3.811	Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)	IND FBSI	5–6	0.455	78	-6	Beat Holy Cross 13–10
86	-2	3.851	Colgate (COLGATE)	IND FBSI	5–4–1	0.550	54	-1	BYE
87	-1	3.872	Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)	IND SWC	3–6–2	0.364	96	-1	BYE
88	-3	3.918	New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)	IND WAC	6–6	0.500	71	-6	BYE
89	-2	3.927	Kentucky (KENTUCKY)	SEC	5–6	0.455	78	-13	BYE
90	-1	4.035	Louisville (LOUISVILLE)	IND FBSI	4–6–1	0.409	92	-6	BYE
91	-1	4.211	North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)	IND FBSI	5–6	0.455	78	-11	BYE
92	-1	4.295	Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)	IND WAC	4–7–1	0.375	95	-9	BYE
93	0	4.351	Furman (FURMAN)	IND SOCON	5–6	0.455	78	+3	BYE
94	0	4.362	Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)	SEC	4–7	0.364	96	-14	BYE
95	0	4.435	Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)	B10	4–7	0.364	96	-12	BYE
96	0	4.642	Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)	MAC	4–7	0.364	96	-17	BYE
97	0	4.672	Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)	IND SLC	4–7	0.364	96	-17	BYE
98	0	4.679	Memphis (MEMPHIS)	IND FBSI	5–6	0.455	78	-19	BYE
99	4	4.703	Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)	IND FBSI	5–6	0.455	78	-6	Beat UConn 28–12; Lost to BOSTON COLLEGE 10–13
100	-1	4.865	Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)	IND PCAA	4–7	0.364	96	-12	BYE
101	3	4.869	Villanova (VILLANOVA)	IND FBSI	5–6	0.455	78	-7	BYE
102	3	4.893	TCU	IND SWC	2–8–1	0.227	120	-16	BYE
103	-1	4.895	Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)	SEC	3–8	0.273	109	-21	BYE
104	-3	4.898	Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE)	IND SLC	4–7	0.364	96	-22	BYE
105	-5	4.904	App State (APPALACHIAN STATE)	IND SOCON	3–8	0.273	109	-22	BYE
106	0	5.046	Kansas (KANSAS)	IND B8	3–8	0.273	109	-17	BYE
107	0	5.092	Wyoming (WYOMING)	IND WAC	4–8	0.333	105	-24	BYE
108	0	5.186	Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)	PAC	3–8	0.273	109	-22	BYE
109	0	5.270	William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)	IND FBSI	4–7	0.364	96	-18	BYE
110	0	5.311	Duke (DUKE)	ACC	2–8–1	0.227	120	-24	BYE
111	0	5.336	Colorado (COLORADO)	IND B8	3–8	0.273	109	-24	BYE
112	0	5.451	Iowa State (IOWA STATE)	IND B8	3–8	0.273	109	-24	BYE
113	0	5.586	Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)	IND B8	3–8	0.273	109	-29	BYE
114	0	5.600	Northwestern State (NORTHWESTERN STATE)	IND FBSI	3–6	0.333	105	0	BYE
115	1	5.724	Harvard (HARVARD)	IND IVY	3–6	0.333	105	-6	BYE
116	2	5.780	Illinois (ILLINOIS)	B10	2–8–1	0.227	120	-27	BYE
117	0	5.853	Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)	IND FBSI	2–9	0.182	125	-27	BYE
118	1	5.933	Army (ARMY)	IND FBSI	2–8–1	0.227	120	-26	Lost to Navy 7–31
119	-4	6.027	UConn (CONNECTICUT)	IND FBSI	3–6–2	0.364	96	-22	Lost to Holy Cross 12–28
120	0	6.086	Drake (DRAKE)	IND MVC	3–8	0.273	109	-28	BYE
121	1	6.312	Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH)	IND SLC	2–9	0.182	125	-31	BYE
122	-1	6.368	UL Monroe (LOUISIANA MONROE)	IND FBSI	3–8	0.273	109	-16	BYE
123	0	6.431	Pacific (PACIFIC)	IND PCAA	3–7	0.300	108	-28	BYE
124	0	6.549	New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)	IND MVC	2–9	0.182	125	-36	BYE
125	0	6.603	CAL State Fullerton (CAL STATE FULLERTON)	IND PCAA	3–8	0.273	109	-24	BYE
126	0	6.642	Illinois State (ILLINOIS STATE)	IND FBSI	3–8	0.273	109	-16	BYE
127	1	6.654	Rice (RICE)	IND SWC	1–10	0.091	131	-30	Lost to Houston 0–63
128	-1	6.712	UTEP	IND WAC	2–9	0.182	125	-38	BYE
129	1	6.998	Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)	SEC	1–10	0.091	131	-40	Lost to Tennessee 10–31
130	2	7.076	Wichita State (WICHITA STATE)	IND MVC	1–10	0.091	131	-42	BYE
131	0	7.109	Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	2–8–1	0.227	120	-32	BYE
132	-3	7.189	Florida (FLORIDA)	SEC	0–10–1	0.045	138	-39	Lost to Miami 24–30
133	0	7.377	Oregon State (OREGON STATE)	PAC	1–10	0.091	131	-44	Lost to Oregon 3–24
134	0	7.464	Marshall (MARSHALL)	IND SOCON	1–10	0.091	131	-47	BYE
135	2	7.617	Air Force (AIR FORCE)	IND FBSI	2–9	0.182	125	-51	BYE
136	-1	7.628	Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)	B10	1–10	0.091	131	-43	BYE
137	-1	7.734	Columbia (COLUMBIA)	IND IVY	1–8	0.111	130	-26	BYE
138	0	8.074	Kent State (KENT STATE)	MAC	1–10	0.091	131	-32	BYE
139	0	9.671	Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)	IND IVY	0–9	0.000	139	-30	BYE
140	0	9.711	Richmond (RICHMOND)	IND FBSI	0–11	0.000	139	-69	BYE

1979 Week 14 College Football Team Rankings

November 27, 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	4	0.953	BYU	IND WAC	11–0	1.000	1	+54	Beat San Diego State 63–14
2	-1	0.967	USC	PAC	10–0–1	0.955	6	+49	Beat UCLA 49–14
3	1	1.087	Ohio State (OHIO STATE)	B10	11–0	1.000	1	+50	BYE
4	4	1.109	Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)	MAC	10–0–1	0.955	6	+45	Beat San José State 34–32
5	-3	1.127	Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)	IND FBSI	11–0	1.000	1	+49	Beat Florida 27–16
6	1	1.138	Mcneese State (MCNEESE STATE)	IND SLC	11–0	1.000	1	+51	BYE
7	2	1.187	Arkansas (ARKANSAS)	IND SWC	10–1	0.909	8	+48	Beat SMU 31–7
8	-2	1.189	Alabama (ALABAMA)	SEC	10–0	1.000	1	+37	BYE
9	-6	1.199	Nebraska (NEBRASKA)	IND B8	10–1	0.909	8	+45	Lost to Oklahoma 14–17
10	2	1.212	Texas (TEXAS)	IND SWC	9–1	0.900	11	+45	Beat Baylor 13–0
11	3	1.224	Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)	IND B8	10–1	0.909	8	+46	Beat Nebraska 17–14
12	-2	1.249	Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)	IND FBSI	9–1	0.900	11	+42	BYE
13	-2	1.344	Houston (HOUSTON)	IND SWC	9–1	0.900	11	+41	Beat Texas Tech 14–10
14	5	1.366	South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)	IND FBSI	8–3	0.727	22	+41	Beat Clemson 13–9
15	-2	1.455	Clemson (CLEMSON)	ACC	8–3	0.727	22	+35	Lost to South Carolina 9–13
16	1	1.562	Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)	ACC	8–3	0.727	22	+35	BYE
17	-2	1.590	Yale (YALE)	IND IVY	8–1	0.889	14	+23	BYE
18	0	1.645	NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)	ACC	7–4	0.636	37	+32	BYE
19	1	1.654	Penn State (PENN STATE)	IND FBSI	7–3	0.700	31	+32	BYE
20	3	1.662	Temple (TEMPLE)	IND FBSI	9–2	0.818	16	+30	Beat Villanova 42–10
21	-5	1.697	North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)	ACC	7–3–1	0.682	32	+26	Beat Duke 37–16
22	-1	1.783	Purdue (PURDUE)	B10	9–2	0.818	16	+32	BYE
23	2	1.825	Michigan (MICHIGAN)	B10	8–3	0.727	22	+26	BYE
24	-2	1.837	Washington (WASHINGTON)	PAC	8–3	0.727	22	+28	BYE
25	-1	1.854	Auburn (AUBURN)	SEC	8–2	0.800	21	+23	BYE
26	1	1.869	Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)	IND FBSI	7–4	0.636	37	+28	Beat Miami 40–15
27	-1	1.939	Texas Arlington (TEXAS-ARLINGTON)	IND SLC	9–2	0.818	16	+22	Beat Idaho State 48–0
28	1	1.971	Tennessee Chattanooga (TENNESSEE-CHATTANOOGA)	IND SOCON	9–2	0.818	16	+22	BYE
29	4	1.985	Tulane (TULANE)	IND FBSI	9–2	0.818	16	+22	Beat LSU 24–13
30	0	2.046	UNLV	IND FBSI	9–1–2	0.833	15	+19	Tied Lamar 24–24
31	4	2.120	East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)	IND FBSI	7–3–1	0.682	32	+15	Beat William & Mary 38–14
32	4	2.134	Rutgers (RUTGERS)	IND FBSI	8–3	0.727	22	+17	Beat Louisville 31–7
33	-1	2.143	Utah State (UTAH STATE)	IND PCAA	7–3–1	0.682	32	+21	Beat Fresno State 41–31
34	3	2.174	Maryland (MARYLAND)	ACC	7–4	0.636	37	+19	Beat Virginia 17–7
35	-7	2.181	Baylor (BAYLOR)	IND SWC	7–4	0.636	37	+21	Lost to Texas 0–13
36	-5	2.195	San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)	IND WAC	8–3	0.727	22	+24	Lost to BYU 14–63
37	9	2.407	Tennessee (TENNESSEE)	SEC	6–4	0.600	46	+16	Beat Kentucky 20–17
38	4	2.456	Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)	IND B8	7–4	0.636	37	+18	Beat Iowa State 13–10
39	-1	2.549	Toledo (TOLEDO)	MAC	7–3–1	0.682	32	+11	BYE
40	0	2.566	Lamar (LAMAR)	IND SLC	6–3–2	0.636	37	+10	Tied UNLV 24–24
41	-7	2.570	Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)	PAC	6–5	0.545	55	+11	Lost to Arizona 24–27
42	9	2.588	Arizona (ARIZONA)	PAC	6–4–1	0.591	48	+12	Beat Arizona State 27–24
43	-2	2.596	California (CALIFORNIA)	PAC	6–5	0.545	55	+10	BYE
44	1	2.655	Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)	IND FBSI	6–4–1	0.591	48	+12	BYE
45	3	2.704	Indiana (INDIANA)	B10	7–4	0.636	37	+9	BYE
46	3	2.764	Indiana State (INDIANA STATE)	IND MVC	8–3	0.727	22	+4	BYE
47	0	2.773	Brown (BROWN)	IND IVY	6–3	0.667	36	+4	BYE
48	5	2.786	Southern Illinois (SOUTHERN ILLINOIS)	IND MVC	8–3	0.727	22	+14	BYE
49	-6	2.787	LSU	SEC	6–5	0.545	55	+9	Lost to Tulane 13–24
50	-11	2.837	Virginia (VIRGINIA)	ACC	6–5	0.545	55	+1	Lost to Maryland 7–17
51	14	2.855	Missouri (MISSOURI)	IND B8	6–5	0.545	55	+8	Beat Kansas 55–7
52	-2	2.874	Navy (NAVY)	IND FBSI	6–4	0.600	46	+7	BYE
53	1	2.893	Utah (UTAH)	IND WAC	6–6	0.500	69	+14	BYE
54	1	2.898	Syracuse (SYRACUSE)	IND FBSI	6–5	0.545	55	+10	BYE
55	-11	2.915	UCLA	PAC	5–6	0.455	78	+13	Lost to USC 14–49
56	3	2.920	Georgia (GEORGIA)	SEC	6–5	0.545	55	+4	Beat Georgia Tech 16–3
57	1	2.935	Long Beach State (LONG BEACH STATE)	IND PCAA	7–4	0.636	37	+6	Beat CAL State Fullerton 16–13
58	-2	2.936	Princeton (PRINCETON)	IND IVY	5–4	0.556	52	+2	BYE
59	14	2.955	Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)	MAC	5–5–1	0.500	69	+7	Beat Ohio 28–27
60	2	2.973	Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)	IND SWC	5–5	0.500	69	+8	Beat TCU 30–7
61	-9	2.991	San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)	IND PCAA	6–4–1	0.591	48	+4	Lost to Central Michigan 32–34
62	1	3.045	Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	6–5	0.545	55	+2	BYE
63	-3	3.100	West Texas A&M (WEST TEXAS A&M)	IND MVC	5–5–1	0.500	69	+6	BYE
64	3	3.141	Ball State (BALL STATE)	MAC	6–5	0.545	55	-1	BYE
65	1	3.176	East Tennessee State (EAST TENNESSEE STATE)	IND SOCON	7–4	0.636	37	-8	BYE
66	-2	3.177	Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))	MAC	6–5	0.545	55	0	BYE
67	-6	3.186	Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)	IND SOCON	6–4–1	0.591	48	+1	BYE
68	0	3.299	Cornell (CORNELL)	IND IVY	5–4	0.556	52	+5	BYE
69	-12	3.421	Ohio (OHIO)	MAC	6–5	0.545	55	-3	Lost to Northern Illinois 27–28
70	-1	3.424	Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)	IND FBSI	5–6	0.455	78	0	BYE
71	-1	3.427	West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)	IND FBSI	5–6	0.455	78	+3	BYE
72	-1	3.519	Stanford (STANFORD)	PAC	5–5–1	0.500	69	-1	BYE
73	1	3.522	Iowa (IOWA)	B10	5–6	0.455	78	+1	BYE
74	14	3.546	Hawai'i (HAWAII)	IND WAC	5–5	0.500	69	-5	Beat Colorado State 24–10
75	2	3.573	Oregon (OREGON)	PAC	5–5	0.500	69	-2	BYE
76	0	3.590	Minnesota (MINNESOTA)	B10	4–6–1	0.409	90	+1	BYE
77	2	3.626	Citadel (CITADEL)	IND SOCON	6–5	0.545	55	+2	BYE
78	-6	3.657	SMU	IND SWC	5–6	0.455	78	-2	Lost to Arkansas 7–31
79	1	3.686	Tulsa (TULSA)	IND MVC	6–5	0.545	55	-4	BYE
80	1	3.687	Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)	B10	5–6	0.455	78	-4	BYE
81	-3	3.711	Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)	IND IVY	4–4–1	0.500	69	-4	BYE
82	2	3.752	Western Carolina (WESTERN CAROLINA)	IND SOCON	6–5	0.545	55	-16	BYE
83	-8	3.818	Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)	IND FBSI	4–6–1	0.409	90	-3	Lost to Georgia 3–16
84	2	3.898	Colgate (COLGATE)	IND FBSI	5–4–1	0.550	54	-2	BYE
85	6	3.934	New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)	IND WAC	6–6	0.500	69	-6	Beat Wyoming 17–3
86	-1	3.947	Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)	IND SWC	3–6–2	0.364	97	-1	Lost to Houston 10–14
87	-5	3.974	Kentucky (KENTUCKY)	SEC	5–6	0.455	78	-13	Lost to Tennessee 17–20
88	-5	3.988	Miami (MIAMI)	IND FBSI	4–6	0.400	93	+5	Lost to Notre Dame 15–40
89	-2	4.068	Louisville (LOUISVILLE)	IND FBSI	4–6–1	0.409	90	-6	Lost to Rutgers 7–31
90	0	4.204	North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)	IND FBSI	5–6	0.455	78	-11	BYE
91	-2	4.353	Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)	IND WAC	4–7–1	0.375	96	-9	Lost to Hawai'i 10–24
92	6	4.355	Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)	IND FBSI	4–6	0.400	93	-11	Beat Massachusetts 41–3
93	-1	4.365	Furman (FURMAN)	IND SOCON	5–6	0.455	78	+3	BYE
94	10	4.413	Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)	SEC	4–7	0.364	97	-15	Beat Mississippi State 14–9
95	-2	4.472	Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)	B10	4–7	0.364	97	-12	BYE
96	0	4.666	Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)	MAC	4–7	0.364	97	-17	BYE
97	2	4.697	Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)	IND SLC	4–7	0.364	97	-17	BYE
98	13	4.730	Memphis (MEMPHIS)	IND FBSI	5–6	0.455	78	-18	Beat Cincinnati 23–17
99	-2	4.877	Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)	IND PCAA	4–7	0.364	97	-12	Lost to Utah State 31–41
100	6	4.926	App State (APPALACHIAN STATE)	IND SOCON	3–8	0.273	109	-22	BYE
101	4	4.927	Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE)	IND SLC	4–7	0.364	97	-22	BYE
102	-7	4.946	Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)	SEC	3–8	0.273	109	-21	Lost to Ole Miss 9–14
103	-1	4.969	Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)	IND FBSI	4–5	0.444	89	-3	BYE
104	-3	4.972	Villanova (VILLANOVA)	IND FBSI	5–6	0.455	78	-8	Lost to Temple 10–42
105	-11	5.001	TCU	IND SWC	2–8–1	0.227	121	-15	Lost to Texas A&M 7–30
106	-6	5.069	Kansas (KANSAS)	IND B8	3–8	0.273	109	-17	Lost to Missouri 7–55
107	-4	5.163	Wyoming (WYOMING)	IND WAC	4–8	0.333	105	-25	Lost to New Mexico 3–17
108	2	5.172	Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)	PAC	3–8	0.273	109	-21	BYE
109	-1	5.311	William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)	IND FBSI	4–7	0.364	97	-18	Lost to East Carolina 14–38
110	-1	5.348	Duke (DUKE)	ACC	2–8–1	0.227	121	-24	Lost to North Carolina 16–37
111	8	5.410	Colorado (COLORADO)	IND B8	3–8	0.273	109	-24	Beat Kansas State 21–6
112	1	5.441	Iowa State (IOWA STATE)	IND B8	3–8	0.273	109	-23	Lost to Oklahoma State 10–13
113	-6	5.590	Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)	IND B8	3–8	0.273	109	-28	Lost to Colorado 6–21
114	0	5.627	Northwestern State (NORTHWESTERN STATE)	IND FBSI	3–6	0.333	105	0	BYE
115	0	5.685	UConn (CONNECTICUT)	IND FBSI	3–5–2	0.400	93	-15	BYE
116	0	5.741	Harvard (HARVARD)	IND IVY	3–6	0.333	105	-6	BYE
117	-5	5.853	Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)	IND FBSI	2–9	0.182	125	-27	Lost to Memphis 17–23
118	0	5.882	Illinois (ILLINOIS)	B10	2–8–1	0.227	121	-27	BYE
119	-2	5.883	Army (ARMY)	IND FBSI	2–7–1	0.250	120	-21	BYE
120	0	6.100	Drake (DRAKE)	IND MVC	3–8	0.273	109	-28	BYE
121	3	6.391	UL Monroe (LOUISIANA MONROE)	IND FBSI	3–8	0.273	109	-16	BYE
122	0	6.393	Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH)	IND SLC	2–9	0.182	125	-31	BYE
123	-2	6.436	Pacific (PACIFIC)	IND PCAA	3–7	0.300	108	-28	BYE
124	1	6.558	New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)	IND MVC	2–9	0.182	125	-36	BYE
125	-2	6.593	CAL State Fullerton (CAL STATE FULLERTON)	IND PCAA	3–8	0.273	109	-24	Lost to Long Beach State 13–16
126	2	6.650	Illinois State (ILLINOIS STATE)	IND FBSI	3–8	0.273	109	-16	BYE
127	0	6.769	UTEP	IND WAC	2–9	0.182	125	-38	BYE
128	-2	6.792	Rice (RICE)	IND SWC	1–9	0.100	131	-28	BYE
129	4	7.008	Florida (FLORIDA)	SEC	0–9–1	0.050	138	-32	Lost to Florida State 16–27
130	1	7.051	Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)	SEC	1–9	0.100	131	-35	BYE
131	-2	7.150	Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	2–8–1	0.227	121	-32	BYE
132	0	7.156	Wichita State (WICHITA STATE)	IND MVC	1–10	0.091	134	-42	BYE
133	-3	7.195	Oregon State (OREGON STATE)	PAC	1–9	0.100	131	-38	BYE
134	0	7.528	Marshall (MARSHALL)	IND SOCON	1–10	0.091	134	-47	BYE
135	2	7.719	Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)	B10	1–10	0.091	134	-43	BYE
136	-1	7.741	Columbia (COLUMBIA)	IND IVY	1–8	0.111	130	-26	BYE
137	-1	7.745	Air Force (AIR FORCE)	IND FBSI	2–9	0.182	125	-51	BYE
138	0	8.142	Kent State (KENT STATE)	MAC	1–10	0.091	134	-32	BYE
139	1	9.678	Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)	IND IVY	0–9	0.000	139	-30	BYE
140	-1	9.724	Richmond (RICHMOND)	IND FBSI	0–11	0.000	139	-69	BYE

1979 Week 13 College Football Team Rankings

November 20, 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.

entries per pageSearch:

Rank	Change	Rating	Team	Conf	Record	Win %	Place	NOW	Game Status
1	0	0.981	USC	PAC	9–0–1	0.950	7	+42	BYE
2	0	1.000	Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)	IND FBSI	10–0	1.000	1	+47	Beat Memphis 66–17
3	0	1.081	Nebraska (NEBRASKA)	IND B8	10–0	1.000	1	+42	Beat Iowa State 34–3
4	2	1.099	Ohio State (OHIO STATE)	B10	11–0	1.000	1	+50	Beat Michigan 18–15
5	-1	1.113	BYU	IND WAC	10–0	1.000	1	+41	Beat Utah 27–0
6	4	1.150	Alabama (ALABAMA)	SEC	10–0	1.000	1	+36	Beat Miami 30–0
7	-2	1.157	Mcneese State (MCNEESE STATE)	IND SLC	11–0	1.000	1	+50	Beat Louisiana 10–6
8	-1	1.189	Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)	MAC	9–0–1	0.950	7	+38	Beat Northwestern State 28–0
9	3	1.219	Arkansas (ARKANSAS)	IND SWC	9–1	0.900	9	+40	Beat Texas A&M 22–10
10	-1	1.263	Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)	IND FBSI	9–1	0.900	9	+40	Beat Army 40–0
11	2	1.278	Houston (HOUSTON)	IND SWC	8–1	0.889	12	+36	BYE
12	-1	1.301	Texas (TEXAS)	IND SWC	8–1	0.889	12	+35	Beat TCU 35–10
13	3	1.346	Clemson (CLEMSON)	ACC	8–2	0.800	18	+35	Beat Notre Dame 16–10
14	1	1.416	Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)	IND B8	9–1	0.900	9	+33	Beat Missouri 24–22
15	-7	1.582	Yale (YALE)	IND IVY	8–1	0.889	12	+23	Lost to Harvard 7–22
16	7	1.619	North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)	ACC	6–3–1	0.650	35	+24	Beat Virginia 13–7
17	0	1.648	Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)	ACC	8–3	0.727	24	+32	Lost to South Carolina 14–35
18	1	1.662	NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)	ACC	7–4	0.636	40	+30	Beat Duke 28–7
19	8	1.678	South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)	IND FBSI	7–3	0.700	29	+30	Beat Wake Forest 35–14
20	1	1.695	Penn State (PENN STATE)	IND FBSI	7–3	0.700	29	+31	Beat Temple 22–7
21	4	1.785	Purdue (PURDUE)	B10	9–2	0.818	16	+32	Beat Indiana 37–21
22	0	1.788	Washington (WASHINGTON)	PAC	8–3	0.727	24	+29	Beat Washington State 17–7
23	-9	1.804	Temple (TEMPLE)	IND FBSI	8–2	0.800	18	+23	Lost to Penn State 7–22
24	4	1.855	Auburn (AUBURN)	SEC	8–2	0.800	18	+22	Beat Georgia 33–13
25	-7	1.881	Michigan (MICHIGAN)	B10	8–3	0.727	24	+26	Lost to Ohio State 15–18
26	7	1.944	Texas Arlington (TEXAS-ARLINGTON)	IND SLC	8–2	0.800	18	+22	Beat Lamar 47–37
27	-7	1.962	Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)	IND FBSI	6–4	0.600	43	+24	Lost to Clemson 10–16
28	-4	1.989	Baylor (BAYLOR)	IND SWC	7–3	0.700	29	+21	Beat Rice 45–14
29	2	2.013	Tennessee Chattanooga (TENNESSEE-CHATTANOOGA)	IND SOCON	9–2	0.818	16	+22	Beat Illinois State 42–31
30	0	2.055	UNLV	IND FBSI	9–1–1	0.864	15	+17	Tied Colorado State 21–21
31	1	2.062	San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)	IND WAC	8–2	0.800	18	+23	Beat UTEP 42–20
32	3	2.142	Utah State (UTAH STATE)	IND PCAA	6–3–1	0.650	35	+18	Beat Weber State 34–10
33	1	2.148	Tulane (TULANE)	IND FBSI	8–2	0.800	18	+14	BYE
34	7	2.247	Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)	PAC	6–4	0.600	43	+15	Beat West Virginia 42–7
35	5	2.251	East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)	IND FBSI	6–3–1	0.650	35	+12	Beat North Texas 49–16
36	-10	2.270	Rutgers (RUTGERS)	IND FBSI	7–3	0.700	29	+13	Lost to Villanova 17–32
37	6	2.286	Maryland (MARYLAND)	ACC	6–4	0.600	43	+13	Beat Louisville 28–7
38	6	2.549	Toledo (TOLEDO)	MAC	7–3–1	0.682	33	+12	Beat Kent State 29–3
39	-3	2.554	Virginia (VIRGINIA)	ACC	6–4	0.600	43	+5	Lost to North Carolina 7–13
40	-2	2.557	Lamar (LAMAR)	IND SLC	6–3–1	0.650	35	+11	Lost to Texas Arlington 37–47
41	9	2.580	California (CALIFORNIA)	PAC	6–5	0.545	59	+10	Beat Stanford 21–14
42	3	2.603	Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)	IND B8	6–4	0.600	43	+14	Beat Kansas State 42–15
43	9	2.634	LSU	SEC	6–4	0.600	43	+9	Beat Mississippi State 21–3
44	20	2.695	UCLA	PAC	5–5	0.500	67	+13	Beat Oregon 35–0
45	3	2.695	Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)	IND FBSI	6–4–1	0.591	52	+10	Beat Arkansas State 14–6
46	-17	2.701	Tennessee (TENNESSEE)	SEC	5–4	0.556	54	+10	Lost to Ole Miss 20–44
47	10	2.736	Brown (BROWN)	IND IVY	6–3	0.667	34	+4	Beat Columbia 31–14
48	-6	2.757	Indiana (INDIANA)	B10	7–4	0.636	40	+9	Lost to Purdue 21–37
49	0	2.818	Indiana State (INDIANA STATE)	IND MVC	8–3	0.727	24	+5	BYE
50	-11	2.820	Navy (NAVY)	IND FBSI	6–4	0.600	43	+8	Lost to Georgia Tech 14–24
51	2	2.848	Arizona (ARIZONA)	PAC	5–4–1	0.550	57	+7	Beat Oregon State 42–18
52	9	2.851	San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)	IND PCAA	6–3–1	0.650	35	+3	Beat Santa Clara 23–14
53	5	2.883	Southern Illinois (SOUTHERN ILLINOIS)	IND MVC	8–3	0.727	24	+13	Beat New Mexico State 45–28
54	-3	2.952	Utah (UTAH)	IND WAC	6–6	0.500	67	+12	Lost to BYU 0–27
55	-18	2.974	Syracuse (SYRACUSE)	IND FBSI	6–5	0.545	59	+10	Lost to Boston College 10–27
56	23	2.982	Princeton (PRINCETON)	IND IVY	5–4	0.556	54	+2	Beat Cornell 26–14
57	19	3.075	Ohio (OHIO)	MAC	6–4	0.600	43	+2	Beat Bowling Green 48–21
58	10	3.100	Long Beach State (LONG BEACH STATE)	IND PCAA	6–4	0.600	43	+3	Beat Wichita State 16–10
59	-4	3.131	Georgia (GEORGIA)	SEC	5–5	0.500	67	+1	Lost to Auburn 13–33
60	14	3.135	West Texas A&M (WEST TEXAS A&M)	IND MVC	5–5–1	0.500	67	+6	Beat Drake 28–18
61	-15	3.142	Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)	IND SOCON	6–4–1	0.591	52	+2	Lost to Virginia Tech 20–27
62	-15	3.161	Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)	IND SWC	4–5	0.444	88	+7	Lost to Arkansas 10–22
63	9	3.163	Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	6–5	0.545	59	+1	Beat Eastern Michigan 17–7
64	11	3.175	Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))	MAC	6–5	0.545	59	+1	Beat Cincinnati 27–14
65	-3	3.193	Missouri (MISSOURI)	IND B8	5–5	0.500	67	+5	Lost to Oklahoma 22–24
66	-10	3.263	East Tennessee State (EAST TENNESSEE STATE)	IND SOCON	7–4	0.636	40	-8	Lost to Western Carolina 9–13
67	13	3.294	Ball State (BALL STATE)	MAC	6–5	0.545	59	-2	Beat Northern Illinois 42–0
68	-9	3.317	Cornell (CORNELL)	IND IVY	5–4	0.556	54	+5	Lost to Princeton 14–26
69	14	3.349	Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)	IND FBSI	5–6	0.455	78	+2	Beat Virginia Military Institute 27–20
70	-3	3.414	West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)	IND FBSI	5–6	0.455	78	+2	Lost to Arizona State 7–42
71	-5	3.457	Stanford (STANFORD)	PAC	5–5–1	0.500	67	-3	Lost to California 14–21
72	10	3.474	SMU	IND SWC	5–5	0.500	67	0	Beat Texas Tech 35–10
73	-19	3.515	Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)	MAC	4–5–1	0.450	85	+1	Lost to Ball State 0–42
74	10	3.521	Iowa (IOWA)	B10	5–6	0.455	78	+2	Beat Michigan State 33–23
75	14	3.528	Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)	IND FBSI	4–5–1	0.450	85	+2	Beat Navy 24–14
76	-16	3.604	Minnesota (MINNESOTA)	B10	4–6–1	0.409	92	+1	Lost to Wisconsin 37–42
77	-14	3.615	Oregon (OREGON)	PAC	5–5	0.500	67	-2	Lost to UCLA 0–35
78	8	3.665	Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)	IND IVY	4–4–1	0.500	67	-4	Beat Pennsylvania 20–6
79	-6	3.696	Citadel (CITADEL)	IND SOCON	6–5	0.545	59	+2	Lost to Furman 44–45
80	1	3.731	Tulsa (TULSA)	IND MVC	6–5	0.545	59	-2	BYE
81	-12	3.741	Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)	B10	5–6	0.455	78	-4	Lost to Iowa 23–33
82	3	3.768	Kentucky (KENTUCKY)	SEC	5–5	0.500	67	-10	Beat Florida 31–3
83	-5	3.769	Miami (MIAMI)	IND FBSI	4–5	0.444	88	+9	Lost to Alabama 0–30
84	9	3.849	Western Carolina (WESTERN CAROLINA)	IND SOCON	6–5	0.545	59	-16	Beat East Tennessee State 13–9
85	-14	3.855	Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)	IND SWC	3–5–2	0.400	94	0	Lost to SMU 10–35
86	-21	3.901	Colgate (COLGATE)	IND FBSI	5–4–1	0.550	57	-1	Lost to Delaware 16–24
87	-10	3.993	Louisville (LOUISVILLE)	IND FBSI	4–5–1	0.450	85	-2	Lost to Maryland 7–28
88	-18	3.997	Hawai'i (HAWAII)	IND WAC	4–5	0.444	88	-9	Lost to Wyoming 13–21
89	2	4.087	Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)	IND WAC	4–6–1	0.409	92	-4	Tied UNLV 21–21
90	-3	4.236	North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)	IND FBSI	5–6	0.455	78	-10	Lost to East Carolina 16–49
91	-1	4.267	New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)	IND WAC	5–6	0.455	78	-8	BYE
92	11	4.390	Furman (FURMAN)	IND SOCON	5–6	0.455	78	+4	Beat Citadel 45–44
93	8	4.487	Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)	B10	4–7	0.364	99	-10	Beat Minnesota 42–37
94	1	4.588	TCU	IND SWC	2–7–1	0.250	119	-8	Lost to Texas 10–35
95	-3	4.594	Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)	SEC	3–7	0.300	107	-14	Lost to LSU 3–21
96	-2	4.644	Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)	MAC	4–7	0.364	99	-14	Lost to Ohio 21–48
97	1	4.698	Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)	IND PCAA	4–6	0.400	94	-7	BYE
98	8	4.703	Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)	IND FBSI	3–6	0.333	104	-10	Beat Syracuse 27–10
99	-2	4.794	Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)	IND SLC	4–7	0.364	99	-17	Lost to Mcneese State 6–10
100	-12	4.841	Kansas (KANSAS)	IND B8	3–7	0.300	107	-11	Lost to Colorado 17–31
101	13	4.844	Villanova (VILLANOVA)	IND FBSI	5–5	0.500	67	-6	Beat Rutgers 32–17
102	0	4.884	Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)	IND FBSI	4–5	0.444	88	-2	BYE
103	6	4.910	Wyoming (WYOMING)	IND WAC	4–7	0.364	99	-18	Beat Hawai'i 21–13
104	9	4.925	Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)	SEC	3–7	0.300	107	-18	Beat Tennessee 44–20
105	-9	4.987	Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE)	IND SLC	4–7	0.364	99	-21	Lost to Southern Miss 6–14
106	4	5.053	App State (APPALACHIAN STATE)	IND SOCON	3–8	0.273	114	-21	Beat Marshall 45–7
107	-8	5.190	Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)	IND B8	3–7	0.300	107	-18	Lost to Oklahoma State 15–42
108	3	5.195	William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)	IND FBSI	4–6	0.400	94	-14	Beat Richmond 24–10
109	-5	5.228	Duke (DUKE)	ACC	2–7–1	0.250	119	-19	Lost to NC State 7–28
110	-5	5.236	Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)	PAC	3–8	0.273	114	-20	Lost to Washington 7–17
111	-11	5.286	Memphis (MEMPHIS)	IND FBSI	4–6	0.400	94	-20	Lost to Florida State 17–66
112	-5	5.420	Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)	IND FBSI	2–8	0.200	124	-19	Lost to Miami (OH) 14–27
113	-5	5.459	Iowa State (IOWA STATE)	IND B8	3–7	0.300	107	-18	Lost to Nebraska 3–34
114	-2	5.656	Northwestern State (NORTHWESTERN STATE)	IND FBSI	3–6	0.333	104	0	Lost to Central Michigan 0–28
115	4	5.723	UConn (CONNECTICUT)	IND FBSI	3–5–2	0.400	94	-15	Beat Rhode Island 10–9
116	17	5.731	Harvard (HARVARD)	IND IVY	3–6	0.333	104	-6	Beat Yale 22–7
117	0	5.935	Army (ARMY)	IND FBSI	2–7–1	0.250	119	-20	Lost to Pittsburgh 0–40
118	0	5.979	Illinois (ILLINOIS)	B10	2–8–1	0.227	122	-27	Beat Northwestern 29–13
119	1	6.009	Colorado (COLORADO)	IND B8	2–8	0.200	124	-24	Beat Kansas 31–17
120	-4	6.270	Drake (DRAKE)	IND MVC	3–8	0.273	114	-28	Lost to West Texas A&M 18–28
121	0	6.378	Pacific (PACIFIC)	IND PCAA	3–7	0.300	107	-25	BYE
122	4	6.487	Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH)	IND SLC	2–9	0.182	126	-30	Beat UL Monroe 13–10
123	11	6.545	CAL State Fullerton (CAL STATE FULLERTON)	IND PCAA	3–7	0.300	107	-18	Beat Idaho State 42–7
124	-9	6.565	UL Monroe (LOUISIANA MONROE)	IND FBSI	3–8	0.273	114	-17	Lost to Louisiana Tech 10–13
125	-1	6.660	New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)	IND MVC	2–9	0.182	126	-35	Lost to Southern Illinois 28–45
126	-3	6.675	Rice (RICE)	IND SWC	1–9	0.100	131	-24	Lost to Baylor 14–45
127	-2	6.832	UTEP	IND WAC	2–9	0.182	126	-35	Lost to San Diego State 20–42
128	-1	6.857	Illinois State (ILLINOIS STATE)	IND FBSI	3–8	0.273	114	-16	Lost to Tennessee Chattanooga 31–42
129	1	7.181	Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	2–8–1	0.227	122	-31	Lost to Western Michigan 7–17
130	-1	7.196	Oregon State (OREGON STATE)	PAC	1–9	0.100	131	-35	Lost to Arizona 18–42
131	-9	7.241	Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)	SEC	1–9	0.100	131	-35	Lost to Air Force 29–30
132	3	7.295	Wichita State (WICHITA STATE)	IND MVC	1–10	0.091	134	-41	Lost to Long Beach State 10–16
133	-5	7.305	Florida (FLORIDA)	SEC	0–8–1	0.056	138	-29	Lost to Kentucky 3–31
134	-3	7.455	Marshall (MARSHALL)	IND SOCON	1–10	0.091	134	-44	Lost to App State 7–45
135	1	7.741	Columbia (COLUMBIA)	IND IVY	1–8	0.111	130	-26	Lost to Brown 14–31
136	2	7.746	Air Force (AIR FORCE)	IND FBSI	2–9	0.182	126	-48	Beat Vanderbilt 30–29
137	-5	7.772	Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)	B10	1–10	0.091	134	-43	Lost to Illinois 13–29
138	-1	8.242	Kent State (KENT STATE)	MAC	1–10	0.091	134	-31	Lost to Toledo 3–29
139	0	9.513	Richmond (RICHMOND)	IND FBSI	0–11	0.000	139	-63	Lost to William & Mary 10–24
140	0	9.663	Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)	IND IVY	0–9	0.000	139	-30	Lost to Dartmouth 6–20

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.

entries per pageSearch:

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

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

1979 Week 10 College Football Team Rankings

October 30, 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	0.796	Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)	IND FBSI	7–0	1.000	1	+28	Beat LSU 24–19
2	1	0.954	USC	PAC	7–0–1	0.938	10	+23	Beat California 24–14
3	-1	0.970	Nebraska (NEBRASKA)	IND B8	7–0	1.000	1	+22	Beat Colorado 38–10
4	1	0.973	North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)	ACC	5–1–1	0.786	20	+20	Tied East Carolina 24–24
5	3	1.031	Mcneese State (MCNEESE STATE)	IND SLC	8–0	1.000	1	+29	Beat Tennessee Chattanooga 24–17
6	3	1.067	Houston (HOUSTON)	IND SWC	7–0	1.000	1	+24	Beat Arkansas 13–10
7	-3	1.090	Arkansas (ARKANSAS)	IND SWC	6–1	0.857	14	+22	Lost to Houston 10–13
8	9	1.092	Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)	IND FBSI	6–1	0.857	14	+23	Beat Navy 24–7
9	4	1.107	Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)	ACC	7–1	0.875	11	+25	Beat Auburn 42–38
10	-4	1.125	Ohio State (OHIO STATE)	B10	8–0	1.000	1	+25	Beat Michigan State 42–0
11	-1	1.175	Alabama (ALABAMA)	SEC	7–0	1.000	1	+16	Beat Virginia Tech 31–7
12	2	1.194	NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)	ACC	6–2	0.750	22	+24	Beat Clemson 16–13
13	-2	1.198	BYU	IND WAC	7–0	1.000	1	+19	Beat New Mexico 59–7
14	-7	1.227	Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)	MAC	7–0	1.000	1	+21	Beat Kent State 44–21
15	1	1.366	Temple (TEMPLE)	IND FBSI	6–1	0.857	14	+18	BYE
16	-4	1.376	Yale (YALE)	IND IVY	6–0	1.000	1	+12	Beat Pennsylvania 24–6
17	-2	1.437	Texas (TEXAS)	IND SWC	5–1	0.833	19	+15	Beat SMU 30–6
18	3	1.527	Michigan (MICHIGAN)	B10	7–1	0.875	11	+18	Beat Indiana 27–21
19	8	1.580	Penn State (PENN STATE)	IND FBSI	5–2	0.714	29	+16	Beat West Virginia 31–6
20	0	1.586	Baylor (BAYLOR)	IND SWC	6–2	0.750	22	+17	Beat TCU 16–3
21	4	1.639	Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)	IND B8	6–1	0.857	14	+14	Beat Iowa State 38–9
22	4	1.645	Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)	PAC	5–2	0.714	29	+15	Beat Utah State 28–14
23	-5	1.761	Navy (NAVY)	IND FBSI	6–1	0.857	14	+13	Lost to Pittsburgh 7–24
24	7	1.767	Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)	IND FBSI	5–2	0.714	29	+14	Beat South Carolina 18–17
25	5	1.854	Washington (WASHINGTON)	PAC	6–2	0.750	22	+14	Beat UCLA 34–14
26	-2	1.877	South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)	IND FBSI	5–2	0.714	29	+12	Lost to Notre Dame 17–18
27	-4	1.888	Auburn (AUBURN)	SEC	5–2	0.714	29	+12	Lost to Wake Forest 38–42
28	1	1.908	Minnesota (MINNESOTA)	B10	4–3–1	0.563	60	+14	Tied Illinois 17–17
29	-7	1.946	Clemson (CLEMSON)	ACC	5–2	0.714	29	+10	Lost to NC State 13–16
30	-11	2.061	Utah State (UTAH STATE)	IND PCAA	4–3–1	0.563	60	+13	Lost to Arizona State 14–28
31	2	2.093	UNLV	IND FBSI	7–1	0.875	11	+9	Beat Wyoming 28–24
32	10	2.182	Toledo (TOLEDO)	MAC	6–2	0.750	22	+11	Beat Miami (OH) 24–21
33	13	2.251	Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)	IND FBSI	5–3	0.625	43	+10	Beat Mississippi State 21–7
34	-2	2.256	Tennessee (TENNESSEE)	SEC	4–2	0.667	38	+8	BYE
35	-1	2.263	Arizona (ARIZONA)	PAC	4–2–1	0.643	41	+7	BYE
36	5	2.267	Rutgers (RUTGERS)	IND FBSI	5–2	0.714	29	+7	BYE
37	3	2.279	East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)	IND FBSI	3–3–1	0.500	64	+8	Tied North Carolina 24–24
38	1	2.327	Purdue (PURDUE)	B10	6–2	0.750	22	+8	Beat Northwestern 20–16
39	-3	2.341	Texas Arlington (TEXAS-ARLINGTON)	IND SLC	5–2	0.714	29	+6	Beat Louisiana Tech 30–16
40	21	2.363	Lamar (LAMAR)	IND SLC	4–2–1	0.643	41	+7	Beat Arkansas State 20–10
41	-4	2.411	Tulane (TULANE)	IND FBSI	6–2	0.750	22	+4	Beat Georgia Tech 12–7
42	3	2.423	San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)	IND WAC	5–2	0.714	29	+9	Beat Utah 17–13
43	-15	2.467	Brown (BROWN)	IND IVY	4–2	0.667	38	+3	Lost to Holy Cross 7–14
44	4	2.488	Syracuse (SYRACUSE)	IND FBSI	5–3	0.625	43	+9	Beat Miami 25–15
45	-10	2.561	Tennessee Chattanooga (TENNESSEE-CHATTANOOGA)	IND SOCON	6–2	0.750	22	+3	Lost to Mcneese State 17–24
46	-3	2.568	Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)	IND B8	4–3	0.571	51	+8	Beat Kansas 30–17
47	-3	2.627	Virginia (VIRGINIA)	ACC	4–3	0.571	51	+2	BYE
48	10	2.660	Indiana State (INDIANA STATE)	IND MVC	7–2	0.778	21	+4	Beat Illinois State 23–21
49	0	2.676	California (CALIFORNIA)	PAC	4–4	0.500	64	+4	Lost to USC 14–24
50	9	2.711	Georgia (GEORGIA)	SEC	4–3	0.571	51	+3	Beat Kentucky 20–6
51	3	2.736	Louisville (LOUISVILLE)	IND FBSI	4–3	0.571	51	+8	BYE
52	3	2.841	Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)	IND SWC	3–3–1	0.500	64	+5	BYE
53	-3	2.890	Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)	IND FBSI	4–4	0.500	64	+5	Lost to Alabama 7–31
54	-1	2.951	LSU	SEC	4–3	0.571	51	+1	Lost to Florida State 19–24
55	12	2.953	Maryland (MARYLAND)	ACC	4–4	0.500	64	+3	Beat Duke 27–0
56	12	3.032	Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)	IND SWC	3–4	0.429	84	+4	Beat Rice 41–15
57	-5	3.032	Indiana (INDIANA)	B10	5–3	0.625	43	+2	Lost to Michigan 21–27
58	8	3.059	Hawai'i (HAWAII)	IND WAC	4–3	0.571	51	0	Beat UTEP 27–12
59	21	3.070	San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)	IND PCAA	4–3–1	0.563	60	+1	Beat Long Beach State 53–42
60	-13	3.097	Missouri (MISSOURI)	IND B8	4–3	0.571	51	+1	Lost to Kansas State 3–19
61	-23	3.115	Stanford (STANFORD)	PAC	4–3–1	0.563	60	0	Lost to Oregon State 31–33
62	7	3.153	Citadel (CITADEL)	IND SOCON	5–3	0.625	43	+8	Beat Wofford 49–30
63	0	3.161	West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)	IND FBSI	4–4	0.500	64	+2	Lost to Penn State 6–31
64	-8	3.164	Utah (UTAH)	IND WAC	4–5	0.444	79	+4	Lost to San Diego State 13–17
65	5	3.168	Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)	IND SOCON	5–3	0.625	43	+2	Beat Furman 21–20
66	6	3.188	Cornell (CORNELL)	IND IVY	4–2	0.667	38	+4	Beat Dartmouth 21–10
67	-7	3.299	Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))	MAC	4–4	0.500	64	-1	Lost to Toledo 21–24
68	18	3.342	Colgate (COLGATE)	IND FBSI	4–3	0.571	51	-1	Beat Columbia 24–14
69	5	3.388	Iowa (IOWA)	B10	4–4	0.500	64	-1	Beat Wisconsin 24–13
70	-8	3.417	SMU	IND SWC	3–4	0.429	84	+2	Lost to Texas 6–30
71	11	3.417	Ball State (BALL STATE)	MAC	4–4	0.500	64	-2	Beat Bowling Green 38–23
72	-21	3.460	East Tennessee State (EAST TENNESSEE STATE)	IND SOCON	5–3	0.625	43	-5	Lost to App State 10–24
73	-16	3.511	Ohio (OHIO)	MAC	4–4	0.500	64	-2	Lost to Western Michigan 6–20
74	15	3.537	West Texas A&M (WEST TEXAS A&M)	IND MVC	3–5–1	0.389	91	+1	Beat Wichita State 58–0
75	-2	3.547	Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)	IND WAC	4–4	0.500	64	-2	Beat Air Force 20–6
76	-11	3.569	UCLA	PAC	3–5	0.375	92	+1	Lost to Washington 14–34
77	-13	3.593	Long Beach State (LONG BEACH STATE)	IND PCAA	4–3	0.571	51	-3	Lost to San José State 42–53
78	10	3.662	Oregon (OREGON)	PAC	4–4	0.500	64	-4	Beat Washington State 37–26
79	13	3.725	Southern Illinois (SOUTHERN ILLINOIS)	IND MVC	5–3	0.625	43	0	Beat Northern Illinois 21–11
80	7	3.780	Western Carolina (WESTERN CAROLINA)	IND SOCON	5–3	0.625	43	-11	BYE
81	-10	3.788	Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE)	IND SLC	4–4	0.500	64	-6	Lost to Lamar 10–20
82	12	3.836	Princeton (PRINCETON)	IND IVY	3–3	0.500	64	-4	Beat Harvard 9–7
83	-7	3.927	Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)	B10	3–5	0.375	92	-2	Lost to Ohio State 0–42
84	9	3.955	Tulsa (TULSA)	IND MVC	4–5	0.444	79	-3	Beat Florida 20–10
85	-10	4.000	Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)	SEC	3–4	0.429	84	-6	Lost to Southern Miss 7–21
86	-2	4.029	New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)	IND WAC	4–5	0.444	79	-3	Lost to BYU 7–59
87	-6	4.158	Miami (MIAMI)	IND FBSI	3–4	0.429	84	+2	Lost to Syracuse 15–25
88	-10	4.256	Kansas (KANSAS)	IND B8	2–5	0.286	106	-2	Lost to Oklahoma State 17–30
89	-6	4.398	North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)	IND FBSI	4–5	0.444	79	-7	Lost to Memphis 0–22
90	18	4.408	Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)	IND B8	3–4	0.429	84	-8	Beat Missouri 19–3
91	-12	4.428	Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)	MAC	2–4–1	0.357	100	-4	Lost to Southern Illinois 11–21
92	11	4.530	Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	3–5	0.375	92	-10	Beat Ohio 20–6
93	9	4.539	Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)	IND SLC	4–5	0.444	79	-12	Beat CAL Poly Pomona 31–9
94	-17	4.594	Army (ARMY)	IND FBSI	2–4–1	0.357	100	-4	Lost to Boston College 16–29
95	0	4.622	TCU	IND SWC	2–5	0.286	106	-6	Lost to Baylor 3–16
96	14	4.656	App State (APPALACHIAN STATE)	IND SOCON	2–6	0.250	114	-9	Beat East Tennessee State 24–10
97	10	4.679	Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)	IND FBSI	2–5	0.286	106	-6	Beat Richmond 17–14
98	-7	4.705	Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)	MAC	3–5	0.375	92	-9	Lost to Ball State 23–38
99	-14	4.742	Duke (DUKE)	ACC	2–4–1	0.357	100	-8	Lost to Maryland 0–27
100	16	4.839	Memphis (MEMPHIS)	IND FBSI	3–4	0.429	84	-9	Beat North Texas 22–0
101	24	4.841	Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)	IND FBSI	3–4	0.429	84	-5	Beat Brown 14–7
102	4	4.919	UConn (CONNECTICUT)	IND FBSI	2–4–1	0.357	100	-7	Beat Massachusetts 24–0
103	-5	4.964	Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)	PAC	2–6	0.250	114	-8	Lost to Oregon 26–37
104	-8	4.999	Kentucky (KENTUCKY)	SEC	2–5	0.286	106	-11	Lost to Georgia 6–20
105	6	5.036	Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)	IND FBSI	2–5	0.286	106	-9	Beat Army 29–16
106	-6	5.041	Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)	IND FBSI	1–5–1	0.214	124	-6	Lost to Tulane 7–12
107	-17	5.091	Northwestern State (NORTHWESTERN STATE)	IND FBSI	3–3	0.500	64	+2	Lost to Nicholls State 24–27
108	14	5.181	Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)	IND PCAA	3–5	0.375	92	-7	Beat Pacific 33–10
109	-12	5.216	UL Monroe (LOUISIANA MONROE)	IND FBSI	3–5	0.375	92	+1	Lost to Southeastern Louisiana 0–13
110	-5	5.336	Iowa State (IOWA STATE)	IND B8	2–5	0.286	106	-10	Lost to Oklahoma 9–38
111	-12	5.400	Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)	B10	2–6	0.250	114	-13	Lost to Iowa 13–24
112	14	5.472	Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)	SEC	2–5	0.286	106	-13	Beat Vanderbilt 63–28
113	-12	5.716	Drake (DRAKE)	IND MVC	3–6	0.333	104	-13	Lost to Northern Michigan 26–30
114	-2	5.915	Colorado (COLORADO)	IND B8	1–6	0.143	128	-12	Lost to Nebraska 10–38
115	2	5.937	Wyoming (WYOMING)	IND WAC	2–6	0.250	114	-17	Lost to UNLV 24–28
116	4	5.962	Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)	IND IVY	1–4–1	0.250	114	-8	Lost to Cornell 10–21
117	-2	6.052	New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)	IND MVC	2–6	0.250	114	-17	BYE
118	-9	6.089	Pacific (PACIFIC)	IND PCAA	3–5	0.375	92	-14	Lost to Fresno State 10–33
119	5	6.098	Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)	B10	1–7	0.125	129	-14	Lost to Purdue 16–20
120	-2	6.138	Illinois (ILLINOIS)	B10	1–6–1	0.188	125	-16	Tied Minnesota 17–17
121	-8	6.250	UTEP	IND WAC	2–7	0.222	123	-19	Lost to Hawai'i 12–27
122	-18	6.289	William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)	IND FBSI	2–6	0.250	114	-11	Lost to Delaware 0–40
123	9	6.398	Oregon State (OREGON STATE)	PAC	1–7	0.125	129	-16	Beat Stanford 33–31
124	9	6.417	Villanova (VILLANOVA)	IND FBSI	3–5	0.375	92	-10	Beat Marshall 24–14
125	-4	6.496	Furman (FURMAN)	IND SOCON	2–6	0.250	114	-7	Lost to Virginia Military Institute 20–21
126	-3	6.505	Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH)	IND SLC	1–7	0.125	129	-18	Lost to Texas Arlington 16–30
127	7	6.692	CAL State Fullerton (CAL STATE FULLERTON)	IND PCAA	2–5	0.286	106	-6	Beat Northridge State 49–3
128	-9	6.787	Rice (RICE)	IND SWC	1–7	0.125	129	-15	Lost to Texas A&M 15–41
129	-15	6.978	Florida (FLORIDA)	SEC	0–5–1	0.083	136	-12	Lost to Tulsa 10–20
130	-1	7.008	Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	2–5–1	0.313	105	-16	BYE
131	0	7.117	Illinois State (ILLINOIS STATE)	IND FBSI	2–6	0.250	114	-11	Lost to Indiana State 21–23
132	-2	7.136	Wichita State (WICHITA STATE)	IND MVC	1–7	0.125	129	-20	Lost to West Texas A&M 0–58
133	-6	7.207	Marshall (MARSHALL)	IND SOCON	1–7	0.125	129	-22	Lost to Villanova 14–24
134	-6	7.329	Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)	SEC	0–7	0.000	137	-18	Lost to Ole Miss 28–63
135	0	7.832	Columbia (COLUMBIA)	IND IVY	1–5	0.167	126	-11	Lost to Colgate 14–24
136	2	8.342	Kent State (KENT STATE)	MAC	1–7	0.125	129	-15	Lost to Central Michigan 21–44
137	0	8.653	Harvard (HARVARD)	IND IVY	1–5	0.167	126	-8	Lost to Princeton 7–9
138	1	8.892	Air Force (AIR FORCE)	IND FBSI	0–8	0.000	137	-32	Lost to Colorado State 6–20
139	-3	9.160	Richmond (RICHMOND)	IND FBSI	0–8	0.000	137	-33	Lost to Cincinnati 14–17
140	0	9.472	Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)	IND IVY	0–6	0.000	137	-9	Lost to Yale 6–24

1979 Week 9 College Football Team Rankings

October 23, 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.

entries per pageSearch:

Rank	Change	Rating	Team	Conf	Record	Win %	Place	NOW	Game Status
1	0	0.722	Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)	IND FBSI	6–0	1.000	1	+22	BYE
2	0	0.874	Nebraska (NEBRASKA)	IND B8	6–0	1.000	1	+18	Beat Oklahoma State 36–0
3	5	0.936	USC	PAC	6–0–1	0.929	12	+17	Beat Notre Dame 42–23
4	5	0.975	Arkansas (ARKANSAS)	IND SWC	6–0	1.000	1	+18	Beat Texas 17–14
5	1	0.985	North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)	ACC	5–1	0.833	18	+17	Beat NC State 35–21
6	-1	1.041	Ohio State (OHIO STATE)	B10	7–0	1.000	1	+21	Beat Wisconsin 59–0
7	0	1.077	Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)	MAC	6–0	1.000	1	+18	Beat Ball State 31–30
8	3	1.184	Mcneese State (MCNEESE STATE)	IND SLC	7–0	1.000	1	+19	Beat Arkansas State 10–7
9	4	1.209	Houston (HOUSTON)	IND SWC	6–0	1.000	1	+15	Beat SMU 37–10
10	4	1.217	Alabama (ALABAMA)	SEC	6–0	1.000	1	+11	Beat Tennessee 27–17
11	1	1.247	BYU	IND WAC	6–0	1.000	1	+13	Beat Wyoming 54–14
12	4	1.270	Yale (YALE)	IND IVY	5–0	1.000	1	+10	Beat Columbia 37–7
13	2	1.340	Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)	ACC	6–1	0.857	13	+17	Beat Maryland 25–17
14	-11	1.342	NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)	ACC	5–2	0.714	27	+18	Lost to North Carolina 21–35
15	-11	1.349	Texas (TEXAS)	IND SWC	4–1	0.800	24	+12	Lost to Arkansas 14–17
16	-6	1.384	Temple (TEMPLE)	IND FBSI	6–1	0.857	13	+16	Beat Cincinnati 35–14
17	10	1.421	Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)	IND FBSI	5–1	0.833	18	+14	Beat Washington 26–14
18	1	1.452	Navy (NAVY)	IND FBSI	6–0	1.000	1	+12	Beat Virginia 17–10
19	4	1.546	Utah State (UTAH STATE)	IND PCAA	4–2–1	0.643	45	+14	Beat Pacific 15–14
20	6	1.559	Baylor (BAYLOR)	IND SWC	5–2	0.714	27	+13	Beat Army 55–0
21	-4	1.612	Michigan (MICHIGAN)	B10	6–1	0.857	13	+13	Beat Illinois 27–7
22	6	1.646	Clemson (CLEMSON)	ACC	5–1	0.833	18	+11	Beat Duke 28–10
23	-5	1.692	Auburn (AUBURN)	SEC	5–1	0.833	18	+10	Beat Georgia Tech 38–14
24	-4	1.729	South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)	IND FBSI	5–1	0.833	18	+10	Beat Ole Miss 21–14
25	-4	1.827	Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)	IND B8	5–1	0.833	18	+9	Beat Kansas State 38–6
26	-2	1.850	Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)	PAC	4–2	0.667	36	+9	Beat Washington State 28–17
27	8	1.878	Penn State (PENN STATE)	IND FBSI	4–2	0.667	36	+10	Beat Syracuse 35–7
28	11	1.939	Brown (BROWN)	IND IVY	4–1	0.800	24	+5	Beat Cornell 28–7
29	5	1.958	Minnesota (MINNESOTA)	B10	4–3	0.571	52	+12	Beat Iowa 24–7
30	-5	2.046	Washington (WASHINGTON)	PAC	5–2	0.714	27	+8	Lost to Pittsburgh 14–26
31	-9	2.054	Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)	IND FBSI	4–2	0.667	36	+8	Lost to USC 23–42
32	-3	2.083	Tennessee (TENNESSEE)	SEC	4–2	0.667	36	+8	Lost to Alabama 17–27
33	11	2.142	UNLV	IND FBSI	6–1	0.857	13	+6	Beat Utah 43–41
34	-3	2.266	Arizona (ARIZONA)	PAC	4–2–1	0.643	45	+6	Lost to Stanford 10–30
35	8	2.282	Tennessee Chattanooga (TENNESSEE-CHATTANOOGA)	IND SOCON	6–1	0.857	13	+3	Beat Middle Tennessee 59–15
36	11	2.284	Texas Arlington (TEXAS-ARLINGTON)	IND SLC	4–2	0.667	36	+5	Beat New Mexico State 42–14
37	-7	2.305	Tulane (TULANE)	IND FBSI	5–2	0.714	27	+4	Lost to West Virginia 17–27
38	17	2.311	Stanford (STANFORD)	PAC	4–2–1	0.643	45	+6	Beat Arizona 30–10
39	10	2.321	Purdue (PURDUE)	B10	5–2	0.714	27	+6	Beat Michigan State 14–7
40	-4	2.415	East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)	IND FBSI	3–3	0.500	66	+7	BYE
41	5	2.436	Rutgers (RUTGERS)	IND FBSI	5–2	0.714	27	+4	Beat William & Mary 24–0
42	15	2.458	Toledo (TOLEDO)	MAC	5–2	0.714	27	+6	Beat Ohio 21–13
43	-2	2.486	Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)	IND B8	3–3	0.500	66	+8	Lost to Nebraska 0–36
44	-11	2.532	Virginia (VIRGINIA)	ACC	4–3	0.571	52	+3	Lost to Navy 10–17
45	-13	2.578	San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)	IND WAC	4–2	0.667	36	+5	Lost to Colorado State 3–37
46	8	2.581	Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)	IND FBSI	4–3	0.571	52	+5	Beat Memphis 22–0
47	-5	2.621	Missouri (MISSOURI)	IND B8	4–2	0.667	36	+3	Beat Colorado 13–7
48	-10	2.624	Syracuse (SYRACUSE)	IND FBSI	4–3	0.571	52	+6	Lost to Penn State 7–35
49	-12	2.627	California (CALIFORNIA)	PAC	4–3	0.571	52	+2	Lost to UCLA 27–28
50	1	2.640	Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)	IND FBSI	4–3	0.571	52	+5	Beat Richmond 34–0
51	7	2.670	East Tennessee State (EAST TENNESSEE STATE)	IND SOCON	5–2	0.714	27	+2	Beat Southeastern Louisiana 31–3
52	-4	2.705	Indiana (INDIANA)	B10	5–2	0.714	27	+3	Beat Northwestern 30–0
53	9	2.727	LSU	SEC	4–2	0.667	36	+1	Beat Kentucky 23–19
54	17	2.732	Louisville (LOUISVILLE)	IND FBSI	4–3	0.571	52	+7	Beat Indiana State 34–10
55	10	2.800	Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)	IND SWC	3–3–1	0.500	66	+5	Beat Rice 30–7
56	-3	2.822	Utah (UTAH)	IND WAC	4–4	0.500	66	+5	Lost to UNLV 41–43
57	-12	2.845	Ohio (OHIO)	MAC	4–3	0.571	52	+3	Lost to Toledo 13–21
58	-18	2.877	Indiana State (INDIANA STATE)	IND MVC	6–2	0.750	26	+1	Lost to Louisville 10–34
59	5	2.880	Georgia (GEORGIA)	SEC	3–3	0.500	66	+2	Beat Vanderbilt 31–10
60	-4	2.887	Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))	MAC	4–3	0.571	52	+2	Beat Bowling Green 21–3
61	11	2.910	Lamar (LAMAR)	IND SLC	3–2–1	0.583	51	+2	Beat Louisiana 21–17
62	-12	2.919	SMU	IND SWC	3–3	0.500	66	+3	Lost to Houston 10–37
63	6	2.929	West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)	IND FBSI	4–3	0.571	52	+2	Beat Tulane 27–17
64	9	2.950	Long Beach State (LONG BEACH STATE)	IND PCAA	4–2	0.667	36	+1	Beat Fresno State 24–14
65	15	3.000	UCLA	PAC	3–4	0.429	79	+4	Beat California 28–27
66	13	3.206	Hawai'i (HAWAII)	IND WAC	3–3	0.500	66	-1	Beat Prairie View A&M 65–0
67	-6	3.258	Maryland (MARYLAND)	ACC	3–4	0.429	79	+1	Lost to Wake Forest 17–25
68	7	3.305	Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)	IND SWC	2–4	0.333	96	+1	BYE
69	21	3.389	Citadel (CITADEL)	IND SOCON	4–3	0.571	52	+7	Beat Virginia Military Institute 37–6
70	-18	3.422	Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)	IND SOCON	4–3	0.571	52	-1	Lost to Citadel 6–37
71	-5	3.489	Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE)	IND SLC	4–3	0.571	52	-4	Lost to Mcneese State 7–10
72	-12	3.493	Cornell (CORNELL)	IND IVY	3–2	0.600	49	+3	Lost to Brown 7–28
73	21	3.515	Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)	IND WAC	3–4	0.429	79	0	Beat San Diego State 37–3
74	-15	3.614	Iowa (IOWA)	B10	3–4	0.429	79	-2	Lost to Minnesota 7–24
75	7	3.638	Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)	SEC	3–3	0.500	66	-3	Beat Marshall 48–0
76	-8	3.727	Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)	B10	3–4	0.429	79	-2	Lost to Purdue 7–14
77	-10	3.739	Army (ARMY)	IND FBSI	2–3–1	0.417	89	0	Lost to Baylor 0–55
78	17	3.743	Kansas (KANSAS)	IND B8	2–4	0.333	96	+1	Beat Iowa State 24–7
79	27	3.765	Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)	MAC	2–3–1	0.417	89	0	Beat Illinois State 33–7
80	4	3.796	San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)	IND PCAA	3–3–1	0.500	66	-4	Beat Oregon State 24–14
81	10	3.814	Miami (MIAMI)	IND FBSI	3–3	0.500	66	+4	Beat Boston College 19–8
82	-5	3.837	Ball State (BALL STATE)	MAC	3–4	0.429	79	-4	Lost to Central Michigan 30–31
83	10	3.880	North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)	IND FBSI	4–4	0.500	66	-3	Beat West Texas A&M 28–14
84	13	3.888	New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)	IND WAC	4–4	0.500	66	-4	Beat UTEP 20–0
85	-22	3.905	Duke (DUKE)	ACC	2–3–1	0.417	89	-2	Lost to Clemson 10–28
86	12	3.913	Colgate (COLGATE)	IND FBSI	3–3	0.500	66	-3	Beat Princeton 17–6
87	5	3.928	Western Carolina (WESTERN CAROLINA)	IND SOCON	5–3	0.625	48	-11	Beat Lenoir Rhyne 42–6
88	-5	3.962	Oregon (OREGON)	PAC	3–4	0.429	79	-5	Beat Air Force 17–9
89	-19	4.003	West Texas A&M (WEST TEXAS A&M)	IND MVC	2–5–1	0.313	104	-1	Lost to North Texas 14–28
90	12	4.003	Northwestern State (NORTHWESTERN STATE)	IND FBSI	3–2	0.600	49	+2	Beat Louisiana Tech 25–21
91	-10	4.180	Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)	MAC	3–4	0.429	79	-4	Lost to Miami (OH) 3–21
92	-4	4.211	Southern Illinois (SOUTHERN ILLINOIS)	IND MVC	4–3	0.571	52	-2	BYE
93	-19	4.283	Tulsa (TULSA)	IND MVC	3–5	0.375	93	-3	Lost to TCU 17–24
94	-16	4.327	Princeton (PRINCETON)	IND IVY	2–3	0.400	92	-4	Lost to Colgate 6–17
95	8	4.353	TCU	IND SWC	2–4	0.333	96	-3	Beat Tulsa 24–17
96	-10	4.397	Kentucky (KENTUCKY)	SEC	2–4	0.333	96	-6	Lost to LSU 19–23
97	3	4.398	UL Monroe (LOUISIANA MONROE)	IND FBSI	3–4	0.429	79	0	Beat CAL State Fullerton 28–17
98	-11	4.488	Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)	PAC	2–5	0.286	107	-4	Lost to Arizona State 17–28
99	0	4.745	Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)	B10	2–5	0.286	107	-7	Lost to Ohio State 0–59
100	-11	4.765	Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)	IND FBSI	1–4–1	0.250	116	-3	Lost to Auburn 14–38
101	-16	4.904	Drake (DRAKE)	IND MVC	3–5	0.375	93	-11	Lost to Wichita State 17–24
102	-6	5.028	Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)	IND SLC	3–5	0.375	93	-11	Lost to Lamar 17–21
103	17	5.184	Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	2–5	0.286	107	-11	Beat Grand Valley State 37–0
104	1	5.192	William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)	IND FBSI	2–5	0.286	107	-9	Lost to Rutgers 0–24
105	-29	5.195	Iowa State (IOWA STATE)	IND B8	2–4	0.333	96	-8	Lost to Kansas 7–24
106	3	5.281	UConn (CONNECTICUT)	IND FBSI	1–4–1	0.250	116	-5	Beat Maine 19–7
107	6	5.317	Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)	IND FBSI	1–5	0.167	122	-7	Lost to Temple 14–35
108	-1	5.467	Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)	IND B8	2–4	0.333	96	-11	Lost to Oklahoma 6–38
109	-5	5.511	Pacific (PACIFIC)	IND PCAA	3–4	0.429	79	-8	Lost to Utah State 14–15
110	-9	5.625	App State (APPALACHIAN STATE)	IND SOCON	1–6	0.143	127	-11	Lost to Furman 17–31
111	-3	5.627	Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)	IND FBSI	1–5	0.167	122	-9	Lost to Miami 8–19
112	7	5.716	Colorado (COLORADO)	IND B8	1–5	0.167	122	-9	Lost to Missouri 7–13
113	-3	5.816	UTEP	IND WAC	2–6	0.250	116	-14	Lost to New Mexico 0–20
114	11	5.841	Florida (FLORIDA)	SEC	0–4–1	0.100	135	-5	BYE
115	-3	5.880	New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)	IND MVC	2–6	0.250	116	-14	Lost to Texas Arlington 14–42
116	-2	5.892	Memphis (MEMPHIS)	IND FBSI	2–4	0.333	96	-12	Lost to Southern Miss 0–22
117	-1	5.920	Wyoming (WYOMING)	IND WAC	2–5	0.286	107	-14	Lost to BYU 14–54
118	0	5.979	Illinois (ILLINOIS)	B10	1–6	0.143	127	-13	Lost to Michigan 7–27
119	-8	6.129	Rice (RICE)	IND SWC	1–6	0.143	127	-9	Lost to Texas Tech 7–30
120	8	6.143	Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)	IND IVY	1–3–1	0.300	106	-6	Beat Harvard 10–7
121	8	6.147	Furman (FURMAN)	IND SOCON	2–5	0.286	107	-2	Beat App State 31–17
122	-1	6.166	Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)	IND PCAA	2–5	0.286	107	-9	Lost to Long Beach State 14–24
123	0	6.184	Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH)	IND SLC	1–6	0.143	127	-12	Lost to Northwestern State 21–25
124	-9	6.205	Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)	B10	1–6	0.143	127	-11	Lost to Indiana 0–30
125	-8	6.222	Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)	IND FBSI	2–4	0.333	96	-9	Lost to Villanova 14–29
126	0	6.287	Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)	SEC	1–5	0.167	122	-11	Lost to South Carolina 14–21
127	-5	6.398	Marshall (MARSHALL)	IND SOCON	1–6	0.143	127	-13	Lost to Mississippi State 0–48
128	-4	6.582	Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)	SEC	0–6	0.000	136	-11	Lost to Georgia 10–31
129	5	6.770	Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	2–5–1	0.313	104	-13	Beat Kent State 14–10
130	1	6.847	Wichita State (WICHITA STATE)	IND MVC	1–6	0.143	127	-15	Beat Drake 24–17
131	-4	7.253	Illinois State (ILLINOIS STATE)	IND FBSI	2–5	0.286	107	-8	Lost to Northern Illinois 7–33
132	-2	7.766	Oregon State (OREGON STATE)	PAC	0–7	0.000	136	-18	Lost to San José State 14–24
133	6	7.789	Villanova (VILLANOVA)	IND FBSI	2–5	0.286	107	-12	Beat Holy Cross 29–14
134	-1	7.862	CAL State Fullerton (CAL STATE FULLERTON)	IND PCAA	1–5	0.167	122	-5	Lost to UL Monroe 17–28
135	1	8.014	Columbia (COLUMBIA)	IND IVY	1–4	0.200	120	-7	Lost to Yale 7–37
136	-4	8.456	Richmond (RICHMOND)	IND FBSI	0–7	0.000	136	-23	Lost to Virginia Tech 0–34
137	-2	8.637	Harvard (HARVARD)	IND IVY	1–4	0.200	120	-4	Lost to Dartmouth 7–10
138	-1	8.818	Kent State (KENT STATE)	MAC	1–6	0.143	127	-14	Lost to Eastern Michigan 10–14
139	-1	9.196	Air Force (AIR FORCE)	IND FBSI	0–7	0.000	136	-26	Lost to Oregon 9–17
140	0	10.391	Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)	IND IVY	0–5	0.000	136	-7	Lost to Lafayette 7–9

1979 Week 8 College Football Team Rankings

October 16, 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.

entries per pageSearch:

Rank	Change	Rating	Team	Conf	Record	Win %	Place	NOW	Game Status
1	1	0.906	Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)	IND FBSI	6–0	1.000	1	+16	Beat Mississippi State 17–6
2	1	0.942	Nebraska (NEBRASKA)	IND B8	5–0	1.000	1	+12	Beat Kansas 42–0
3	9	0.961	NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)	ACC	5–1	0.833	15	+17	Beat Maryland 7–0
4	5	0.965	Texas (TEXAS)	IND SWC	4–0	1.000	1	+10	Beat Oklahoma 16–7
5	1	1.026	Ohio State (OHIO STATE)	B10	6–0	1.000	1	+16	Beat Indiana 47–6
6	-5	1.062	North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)	ACC	4–1	0.800	23	+10	Lost to Wake Forest 19–24
7	-3	1.078	Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)	MAC	5–0	1.000	1	+12	Beat Northern Illinois 31–11
8	-3	1.122	USC	PAC	5–0–1	0.917	13	+10	Tied Stanford 21–21
9	4	1.162	Arkansas (ARKANSAS)	IND SWC	5–0	1.000	1	+11	Beat Texas Tech 20–6
10	13	1.253	Temple (TEMPLE)	IND FBSI	5–1	0.833	15	+13	Beat Syracuse 49–17
11	5	1.294	Mcneese State (MCNEESE STATE)	IND SLC	6–0	1.000	1	+12	Beat Lamar 34–25
12	6	1.303	BYU	IND WAC	5–0	1.000	1	+9	Beat Utah State 48–24
13	2	1.331	Houston (HOUSTON)	IND SWC	5–0	1.000	1	+10	Beat Texas A&M 17–14
14	-3	1.361	Alabama (ALABAMA)	SEC	5–0	1.000	1	+5	Beat Florida 40–0
15	14	1.384	Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)	ACC	5–1	0.833	15	+12	Beat North Carolina 24–19
16	-2	1.412	Yale (YALE)	IND IVY	4–0	1.000	1	+5	Beat Dartmouth 3–0
17	2	1.438	Michigan (MICHIGAN)	B10	5–1	0.833	15	+11	Beat Minnesota 31–21
18	-10	1.536	Auburn (AUBURN)	SEC	4–1	0.800	23	+9	Beat Vanderbilt 52–35
19	2	1.607	Navy (NAVY)	IND FBSI	5–0	1.000	1	+6	Beat William & Mary 24–7
20	11	1.641	South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)	IND FBSI	4–1	0.800	23	+7	BYE
21	-11	1.648	Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)	IND B8	4–1	0.800	23	+8	Lost to Texas 7–16
22	-5	1.684	Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)	IND FBSI	4–1	0.800	23	+7	Beat Air Force 38–13
23	-1	1.725	Utah State (UTAH STATE)	IND PCAA	3–2–1	0.583	55	+9	Lost to BYU 24–48
24	26	1.732	Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)	PAC	3–2	0.600	47	+7	Beat Washington 12–7
25	-18	1.740	Washington (WASHINGTON)	PAC	5–1	0.833	15	+8	Lost to Arizona State 7–12
26	0	1.755	Baylor (BAYLOR)	IND SWC	4–2	0.667	35	+9	Beat SMU 24–21
27	-7	1.766	Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)	IND FBSI	4–1	0.800	23	+7	Beat Cincinnati 35–0
28	9	1.767	Clemson (CLEMSON)	ACC	4–1	0.800	23	+7	Beat Virginia Tech 21–0
29	-1	1.819	Tennessee (TENNESSEE)	SEC	4–1	0.800	23	+7	Beat Georgia Tech 31–0
30	4	1.887	Tulane (TULANE)	IND FBSI	5–1	0.833	15	+5	Beat Southern Miss 20–19
31	14	1.917	Arizona (ARIZONA)	PAC	4–1–1	0.750	32	+6	Beat Oregon 24–13
32	1	1.982	San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)	IND WAC	4–1	0.800	23	+7	Beat Miami 31–20
33	7	2.013	Virginia (VIRGINIA)	ACC	4–2	0.667	35	+4	Beat James Madison 69–9
34	-7	2.020	Minnesota (MINNESOTA)	B10	3–3	0.500	60	+8	Lost to Michigan 21–31
35	7	2.051	Penn State (PENN STATE)	IND FBSI	3–2	0.600	47	+5	Beat Army 24–3
36	28	2.084	East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)	IND FBSI	3–3	0.500	60	+7	Beat Citadel 49–7
37	6	2.149	California (CALIFORNIA)	PAC	4–2	0.667	35	+4	Beat Oregon State 45–0
38	-6	2.204	Syracuse (SYRACUSE)	IND FBSI	4–2	0.667	35	+6	Lost to Temple 17–49
39	7	2.229	Brown (BROWN)	IND IVY	3–1	0.750	32	+2	Beat Pennsylvania 24–18
40	-16	2.292	Indiana State (INDIANA STATE)	IND MVC	6–1	0.857	14	+4	Lost to West Texas A&M 17–33
41	20	2.301	Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)	IND B8	3–2	0.600	47	+5	Beat Missouri 14–13
42	-17	2.337	Missouri (MISSOURI)	IND B8	3–2	0.600	47	+4	Lost to Oklahoma State 13–14
43	-13	2.379	Tennessee Chattanooga (TENNESSEE-CHATTANOOGA)	IND SOCON	5–1	0.833	15	+2	Lost to East Tennessee State 0–35
44	10	2.428	UNLV	IND FBSI	5–1	0.833	15	+1	Beat New Mexico 28–20
45	11	2.559	Ohio (OHIO)	MAC	4–2	0.667	35	+3	Beat Miami (OH) 9–7
46	13	2.610	Rutgers (RUTGERS)	IND FBSI	4–2	0.667	35	+1	Beat UConn 26–14
47	8	2.663	Texas Arlington (TEXAS-ARLINGTON)	IND SLC	3–2	0.600	47	+1	BYE
48	1	2.680	Indiana (INDIANA)	B10	4–2	0.667	35	+3	Lost to Ohio State 6–47
49	4	2.680	Purdue (PURDUE)	B10	4–2	0.667	35	+2	Beat Illinois 28–14
50	-9	2.699	SMU	IND SWC	3–2	0.600	47	+2	Lost to Baylor 21–24
51	-13	2.703	Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)	IND FBSI	3–3	0.500	60	+4	Lost to Clemson 0–21
52	8	2.704	Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)	IND SOCON	4–2	0.667	35	+2	Beat App State 27–22
53	9	2.733	Utah (UTAH)	IND WAC	4–3	0.571	57	+5	Beat Wyoming 24–14
54	-10	2.748	Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)	IND FBSI	3–3	0.500	60	+3	Lost to Tulane 19–20
55	-3	2.834	Stanford (STANFORD)	PAC	3–2–1	0.583	55	+2	Tied USC 21–21
56	-9	2.847	Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))	MAC	3–3	0.500	60	+1	Lost to Ohio 7–9
57	15	2.906	Toledo (TOLEDO)	MAC	4–2	0.667	35	+1	Beat Western Michigan 17–0
58	21	2.909	East Tennessee State (EAST TENNESSEE STATE)	IND SOCON	4–2	0.667	35	+1	Beat Tennessee Chattanooga 35–0
59	7	2.957	Iowa (IOWA)	B10	3–3	0.500	60	+1	Beat Northwestern 58–6
60	17	3.031	Cornell (CORNELL)	IND IVY	3–1	0.750	32	+3	Beat Harvard 41–14
61	-3	3.065	Maryland (MARYLAND)	ACC	3–3	0.500	60	+1	Lost to NC State 0–7
62	-26	3.092	LSU	SEC	3–2	0.600	47	-1	Lost to Georgia 14–21
63	23	3.133	Duke (DUKE)	ACC	2–2–1	0.500	60	0	Beat Richmond 34–7
64	23	3.142	Georgia (GEORGIA)	SEC	2–3	0.400	86	+1	Beat LSU 21–14
65	-14	3.150	Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)	IND SWC	2–3–1	0.417	84	+3	Lost to Arkansas 6–20
66	9	3.254	Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE)	IND SLC	4–2	0.667	35	-3	Beat Louisiana Tech 14–7
67	-32	3.255	Army (ARMY)	IND FBSI	2–2–1	0.500	60	0	Lost to Penn State 3–24
68	-29	3.316	Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)	B10	3–3	0.500	60	0	Lost to Wisconsin 29–38
69	9	3.320	West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)	IND FBSI	3–3	0.500	60	-1	Beat Boston College 20–18
70	23	3.328	West Texas A&M (WEST TEXAS A&M)	IND MVC	2–4–1	0.357	96	+4	Beat Indiana State 33–17
71	3	3.376	Louisville (LOUISVILLE)	IND FBSI	3–3	0.500	60	+1	Beat Tulsa 24–7
72	-9	3.380	Lamar (LAMAR)	IND SLC	2–2–1	0.500	60	-1	Lost to Mcneese State 25–34
73	10	3.397	Long Beach State (LONG BEACH STATE)	IND PCAA	3–2	0.600	47	-1	Beat Drake 17–14
74	-26	3.486	Tulsa (TULSA)	IND MVC	3–4	0.429	79	+1	Lost to Louisville 7–24
75	-10	3.503	Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)	IND SWC	2–4	0.333	97	0	Lost to Houston 14–17
76	36	3.564	Iowa State (IOWA STATE)	IND B8	2–3	0.400	86	-1	Beat Kansas State 7–3
77	11	3.572	Ball State (BALL STATE)	MAC	3–3	0.500	60	-3	Beat Illinois State 42–14
78	31	3.607	Princeton (PRINCETON)	IND IVY	2–2	0.500	60	-2	Beat Columbia 35–7
79	2	3.630	Hawai'i (HAWAII)	IND WAC	2–3	0.400	86	-1	Beat Santa Clara 52–3
80	-23	3.661	UCLA	PAC	2–4	0.333	97	0	Lost to Washington State 14–17
81	13	3.751	Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)	MAC	3–3	0.500	60	-2	Beat Kent State 28–17
82	-15	3.822	Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)	SEC	2–3	0.400	86	-2	Lost to Florida State 6–17
83	-13	3.860	Oregon (OREGON)	PAC	2–4	0.333	97	-2	Lost to Arizona 13–24
84	20	3.927	San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)	IND PCAA	2–3–1	0.417	84	-2	Beat Fresno State 35–22
85	-12	4.016	Drake (DRAKE)	IND MVC	3–4	0.429	79	-4	Lost to Long Beach State 14–17
86	6	4.033	Kentucky (KENTUCKY)	SEC	2–3	0.400	86	-4	Beat Ole Miss 14–3
87	13	4.072	Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)	PAC	2–4	0.333	97	-1	Beat UCLA 17–14
88	7	4.073	Southern Illinois (SOUTHERN ILLINOIS)	IND MVC	4–3	0.571	57	-1	Beat Wichita State 31–7
89	-21	4.084	Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)	IND FBSI	1–3–1	0.300	108	0	Lost to Tennessee 0–31
90	-19	4.096	Citadel (CITADEL)	IND SOCON	3–3	0.500	60	+2	Lost to East Carolina 7–49
91	-11	4.255	Miami (MIAMI)	IND FBSI	2–3	0.400	86	+3	Lost to San Diego State 20–31
92	10	4.264	Western Carolina (WESTERN CAROLINA)	IND SOCON	4–3	0.571	57	-10	Beat Wofford 56–21
93	4	4.298	North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)	IND FBSI	3–4	0.429	79	-4	Beat New Mexico State 21–7
94	12	4.352	Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)	IND WAC	2–4	0.333	97	-2	Beat UTEP 17–3
95	-5	4.379	Kansas (KANSAS)	IND B8	1–4	0.200	115	-1	Lost to Nebraska 0–42
96	-12	4.406	Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)	IND SLC	3–4	0.429	79	-7	Lost to Pacific 7–10
97	-12	4.414	New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)	IND WAC	3–4	0.429	79	-5	Lost to UNLV 20–28
98	22	4.446	Colgate (COLGATE)	IND FBSI	2–3	0.400	86	-3	Beat Holy Cross 17–16
99	23	4.554	Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)	B10	2–4	0.333	97	-6	Beat Michigan State 38–29
100	21	4.769	UL Monroe (LOUISIANA MONROE)	IND FBSI	2–4	0.333	97	0	Beat Memphis 21–20
101	-12	4.868	App State (APPALACHIAN STATE)	IND SOCON	1–5	0.167	122	-6	Lost to Virginia Military Institute 22–27
102	-33	4.881	Northwestern State (NORTHWESTERN STATE)	IND FBSI	2–2	0.500	60	0	Lost to Southeastern Louisiana 7–33
103	14	4.910	TCU	IND SWC	1–4	0.200	115	-4	Beat Rice 17–7
104	22	4.937	Pacific (PACIFIC)	IND PCAA	3–3	0.500	60	-4	Beat Louisiana 10–7
105	0	4.978	William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)	IND FBSI	2–4	0.333	97	-6	Lost to Navy 7–24
106	10	5.000	Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)	MAC	1–3–1	0.300	108	-3	Lost to Central Michigan 11–31
107	-25	5.027	Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)	IND B8	2–3	0.400	86	-8	Lost to Iowa State 3–7
108	-5	5.353	Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)	IND FBSI	1–4	0.200	115	-6	Lost to West Virginia 18–20
109	-10	5.399	UConn (CONNECTICUT)	IND FBSI	0–4–1	0.100	133	-4	Lost to Rutgers 14–26
110	-9	5.402	UTEP	IND WAC	2–5	0.286	110	-9	Lost to Colorado State 3–17
111	-35	5.472	Rice (RICE)	IND SWC	1–5	0.167	122	-4	Lost to TCU 7–17
112	-16	5.649	New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)	IND MVC	2–5	0.286	110	-11	Lost to North Texas 7–21
113	0	5.689	Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)	IND FBSI	1–4	0.200	115	-7	Lost to Pittsburgh 0–35
114	-23	5.738	Memphis (MEMPHIS)	IND FBSI	2–3	0.400	86	-10	Lost to UL Monroe 20–21
115	-17	5.761	Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)	B10	1–5	0.167	122	-7	Lost to Iowa 6–58
116	-2	5.776	Wyoming (WYOMING)	IND WAC	2–4	0.333	97	-11	Lost to Utah 14–24
117	-7	5.780	Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)	IND FBSI	2–3	0.400	86	-5	Lost to Colgate 16–17
118	1	5.795	Illinois (ILLINOIS)	B10	1–5	0.167	122	-10	Lost to Purdue 14–28
119	-12	5.812	Colorado (COLORADO)	IND B8	1–4	0.200	115	-7	BYE
120	3	5.940	Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	1–5	0.167	122	-10	Lost to Toledo 0–17
121	-6	5.984	Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)	IND PCAA	2–4	0.333	97	-5	Lost to San José State 22–35
122	-14	6.091	Marshall (MARSHALL)	IND SOCON	1–5	0.167	122	-10	Lost to Furman 24–34
123	-12	6.103	Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH)	IND SLC	1–5	0.167	122	-9	Lost to Arkansas State 7–14
124	1	6.216	Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)	SEC	0–5	0.000	135	-7	Lost to Auburn 35–52
125	-1	6.258	Florida (FLORIDA)	SEC	0–4–1	0.100	133	-5	Lost to Alabama 0–40
126	-8	6.529	Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)	SEC	1–4	0.200	115	-9	Lost to Kentucky 3–14
127	0	6.771	Illinois State (ILLINOIS STATE)	IND FBSI	2–4	0.333	97	-5	Lost to Ball State 14–42
128	11	6.931	Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)	IND IVY	0–3–1	0.125	132	-5	Lost to Yale 0–3
129	8	7.269	Furman (FURMAN)	IND SOCON	1–5	0.167	122	-3	Beat Marshall 34–24
130	1	7.413	Oregon State (OREGON STATE)	PAC	0–6	0.000	135	-12	Lost to California 0–45
131	-1	7.492	Wichita State (WICHITA STATE)	IND MVC	0–6	0.000	135	-14	Lost to Southern Illinois 7–31
132	2	7.526	Richmond (RICHMOND)	IND FBSI	0–6	0.000	135	-15	Lost to Duke 7–34
133	-5	7.530	CAL State Fullerton (CAL STATE FULLERTON)	IND PCAA	1–4	0.200	115	-1	Lost to Eastern Kentucky 7–33
134	-5	7.621	Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	1–5–1	0.214	114	-11	Lost to Akron 12–24
135	-2	7.662	Harvard (HARVARD)	IND IVY	1–3	0.250	112	0	Lost to Cornell 14–41
136	-4	8.021	Columbia (COLUMBIA)	IND IVY	1–3	0.250	112	-5	Lost to Princeton 7–35
137	-1	8.063	Kent State (KENT STATE)	MAC	1–5	0.167	122	-7	Lost to Bowling Green 17–28
138	0	8.536	Air Force (AIR FORCE)	IND FBSI	0–6	0.000	135	-17	Lost to Notre Dame 13–38
139	-4	9.310	Villanova (VILLANOVA)	IND FBSI	1–5	0.167	122	-11	Lost to Delaware 20–21
140	0	9.382	Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)	IND IVY	0–4	0.000	135	-5	Lost to Brown 18–24

1979 Week 7 College Football Team Rankings

October 9, 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	0.548	North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)	ACC	4–0	1.000	1	+10	Beat Cincinnati 35–14
2	0	0.789	Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)	IND FBSI	5–0	1.000	1	+12	Beat Louisville 27–0
3	9	0.827	Nebraska (NEBRASKA)	IND B8	4–0	1.000	1	+9	Beat New Mexico State 57–0
4	7	0.981	Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)	MAC	4–0	1.000	1	+9	Beat Ohio 26–0
5	5	0.997	USC	PAC	5–0	1.000	1	+9	Beat Washington State 50–21
6	0	1.070	Ohio State (OHIO STATE)	B10	5–0	1.000	1	+11	Beat Northwestern 16–7
7	6	1.117	Washington (WASHINGTON)	PAC	5–0	1.000	1	+9	Beat Oregon State 41–0
8	8	1.153	Auburn (AUBURN)	SEC	3–1	0.750	28	+8	Beat NC State 44–31
9	-5	1.155	Texas (TEXAS)	IND SWC	3–0	1.000	1	+5	Beat Rice 26–9
10	4	1.217	Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)	IND B8	4–0	1.000	1	+7	Beat Colorado 49–24
11	-8	1.221	Alabama (ALABAMA)	SEC	4–0	1.000	1	+4	Beat Wichita State 38–0
12	-7	1.239	NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)	ACC	4–1	0.800	19	+10	Lost to Auburn 31–44
13	-5	1.285	Arkansas (ARKANSAS)	IND SWC	4–0	1.000	1	+6	Beat TCU 16–13
14	3	1.324	Yale (YALE)	IND IVY	3–0	1.000	1	+3	Beat Colgate 27–0
15	7	1.330	Houston (HOUSTON)	IND SWC	4–0	1.000	1	+6	Beat Baylor 13–10
16	10	1.432	Mcneese State (MCNEESE STATE)	IND SLC	5–0	1.000	1	+8	Beat Texas Arlington 14–13
17	-8	1.436	Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)	IND FBSI	3–1	0.750	28	+6	Beat Georgia Tech 21–13
18	-3	1.449	BYU	IND WAC	4–0	1.000	1	+5	Beat Hawai'i 38–15
19	6	1.499	Michigan (MICHIGAN)	B10	4–1	0.800	19	+7	Beat Michigan State 21–7
20	0	1.541	Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)	IND FBSI	3–1	0.750	28	+6	Beat Boston College 28–7
21	-3	1.562	Navy (NAVY)	IND FBSI	4–0	1.000	1	+4	Beat Air Force 13–9
22	15	1.587	Utah State (UTAH STATE)	IND PCAA	3–1–1	0.700	37	+6	Beat Long Beach State 51–28
23	25	1.598	Temple (TEMPLE)	IND FBSI	4–1	0.800	19	+7	Beat Rutgers 41–20
24	4	1.620	Indiana State (INDIANA STATE)	IND MVC	6–0	1.000	1	+7	Beat Ball State 18–13
25	-2	1.645	Missouri (MISSOURI)	IND B8	3–1	0.750	28	+5	BYE
26	-7	1.711	Baylor (BAYLOR)	IND SWC	3–2	0.600	44	+6	Lost to Houston 10–13
27	5	1.714	Minnesota (MINNESOTA)	B10	3–2	0.600	44	+7	Beat Purdue 31–14
28	-21	1.743	Tennessee (TENNESSEE)	SEC	3–1	0.750	28	+5	Lost to Mississippi State 9–28
29	9	1.766	Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)	ACC	4–1	0.800	19	+6	Beat Virginia Tech 19–14
30	-1	1.771	Tennessee Chattanooga (TENNESSEE-CHATTANOOGA)	IND SOCON	5–0	1.000	1	+3	Beat App State 24–21
31	5	1.775	South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)	IND FBSI	4–1	0.800	19	+5	Beat Oklahoma State 23–16
32	1	1.879	Syracuse (SYRACUSE)	IND FBSI	4–1	0.800	19	+5	Beat Kansas 45–27
33	14	1.989	San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)	IND WAC	3–1	0.750	28	+5	Beat New Mexico 35–7
34	1	2.067	Tulane (TULANE)	IND FBSI	4–1	0.800	19	+2	Beat Vanderbilt 42–14
35	11	2.143	Army (ARMY)	IND FBSI	2–1–1	0.625	42	+3	Tied Duke 17–17
36	-2	2.156	LSU	SEC	3–1	0.750	28	+2	Beat Florida 20–3
37	26	2.205	Clemson (CLEMSON)	ACC	3–1	0.750	28	+2	Beat Virginia 17–7
38	-8	2.279	Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)	IND FBSI	3–2	0.600	44	+4	Lost to Wake Forest 14–19
39	1	2.286	Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)	B10	3–2	0.600	44	+4	Lost to Michigan 7–21
40	-13	2.316	Virginia (VIRGINIA)	ACC	3–2	0.600	44	+2	Lost to Clemson 7–17
41	0	2.331	SMU	IND SWC	3–1	0.750	28	+2	BYE
42	18	2.349	Penn State (PENN STATE)	IND FBSI	2–2	0.500	63	+3	Beat Maryland 27–7
43	-19	2.359	California (CALIFORNIA)	PAC	3–2	0.600	44	+2	Lost to Oregon 14–19
44	14	2.429	Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)	IND FBSI	3–2	0.600	44	+3	Beat North Texas 30–10
45	-1	2.435	Arizona (ARIZONA)	PAC	3–1–1	0.700	37	+1	BYE
46	23	2.442	Brown (BROWN)	IND IVY	2–1	0.667	39	+1	Beat Princeton 31–12
47	-2	2.493	Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))	MAC	3–2	0.600	44	+2	Beat Marshall 28–0
48	13	2.500	Tulsa (TULSA)	IND MVC	3–3	0.500	63	+5	Beat Kansas State 9–6
49	8	2.545	Indiana (INDIANA)	B10	4–1	0.800	19	0	Beat Wisconsin 3–0
50	1	2.578	Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)	PAC	2–2	0.500	63	+1	BYE
51	8	2.613	Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)	IND SWC	2–2–1	0.500	63	+3	Beat Texas A&M 21–20
52	20	2.635	Stanford (STANFORD)	PAC	3–2	0.600	44	+2	Beat UCLA 27–24
53	-14	2.699	Purdue (PURDUE)	B10	3–2	0.600	44	+1	Lost to Minnesota 14–31
54	1	2.722	UNLV	IND FBSI	4–1	0.800	19	-2	Beat Northern Colorado 35–31
55	-3	2.806	Texas Arlington (TEXAS-ARLINGTON)	IND SLC	3–2	0.600	44	-1	Lost to Mcneese State 13–14
56	-2	2.812	Ohio (OHIO)	MAC	3–2	0.600	44	+1	Lost to Central Michigan 0–26
57	-26	2.834	UCLA	PAC	2–3	0.400	80	+2	Lost to Stanford 24–27
58	-16	2.842	Maryland (MARYLAND)	ACC	3–2	0.600	44	+1	Lost to Penn State 7–27
59	-6	2.916	Rutgers (RUTGERS)	IND FBSI	3–2	0.600	44	0	Lost to Temple 20–41
60	27	3.012	Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)	IND SOCON	3–2	0.600	44	0	Beat East Tennessee State 24–14
61	-11	3.024	Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)	IND B8	2–2	0.500	63	+1	Lost to South Carolina 16–23
62	4	3.063	Utah (UTAH)	IND WAC	3–3	0.500	63	+2	Beat Colorado State 21–16
63	1	3.093	Lamar (LAMAR)	IND SLC	2–1–1	0.625	42	-1	Tied West Texas A&M 12–12
64	3	3.146	East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)	IND FBSI	2–3	0.400	80	+2	BYE
65	-16	3.153	Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)	IND SWC	2–3	0.400	80	0	Lost to Texas Tech 20–21
66	7	3.170	Iowa (IOWA)	B10	2–3	0.400	80	+1	Beat Illinois 13–7
67	43	3.232	Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)	SEC	2–2	0.500	63	-1	Beat Tennessee 28–9
68	-12	3.270	Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)	IND FBSI	1–2–1	0.375	94	+1	Lost to Notre Dame 13–21
69	-4	3.287	Northwestern State (NORTHWESTERN STATE)	IND FBSI	2–1	0.667	39	-1	BYE
70	15	3.355	Oregon (OREGON)	PAC	2–3	0.400	80	0	Beat California 19–14
71	30	3.391	Citadel (CITADEL)	IND SOCON	3–2	0.600	44	+4	Beat Western Carolina 21–19
72	22	3.440	Toledo (TOLEDO)	MAC	3–2	0.600	44	-1	Beat Bowling Green 23–17
73	5	3.548	Drake (DRAKE)	IND MVC	3–3	0.500	63	-1	Beat Truman State 41–6
74	-12	3.635	Louisville (LOUISVILLE)	IND FBSI	2–3	0.400	80	0	Lost to Florida State 0–27
75	27	3.646	Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE)	IND SLC	3–2	0.600	44	-4	Beat Richmond 24–3
76	4	3.760	Rice (RICE)	IND SWC	1–4	0.200	116	+2	Lost to Texas 9–26
77	-56	3.802	Cornell (CORNELL)	IND IVY	2–1	0.667	39	+1	Lost to Bucknell 0–10
78	26	3.823	West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)	IND FBSI	2–3	0.400	80	-2	Beat Kentucky 10–6
79	-9	3.894	East Tennessee State (EAST TENNESSEE STATE)	IND SOCON	3–2	0.600	44	-4	Lost to Virginia Military Institute 14–24
80	-37	3.940	Miami (MIAMI)	IND FBSI	2–2	0.500	63	+3	Lost to Florida A&M 13–16
81	7	3.957	Hawai'i (HAWAII)	IND WAC	1–3	0.250	104	-1	Lost to BYU 15–38
82	-11	3.983	Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)	IND B8	2–2	0.500	63	-4	Lost to Tulsa 6–9
83	-8	3.984	Long Beach State (LONG BEACH STATE)	IND PCAA	2–2	0.500	63	-3	Lost to Utah State 28–51
84	-7	4.046	Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)	IND SLC	3–3	0.500	63	-5	Lost to Louisiana Tech 0–17
85	-3	4.056	New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)	IND WAC	3–3	0.500	63	-3	Lost to San Diego State 7–35
86	-7	4.058	Duke (DUKE)	ACC	1–2–1	0.375	94	-1	Tied Army 17–17
87	29	4.094	Georgia (GEORGIA)	SEC	1–3	0.250	104	-2	Beat Ole Miss 24–21
88	15	4.118	Ball State (BALL STATE)	MAC	2–3	0.400	80	-3	Lost to Indiana State 13–18
89	2	4.179	App State (APPALACHIAN STATE)	IND SOCON	1–4	0.200	116	-2	Lost to Tennessee Chattanooga 21–24
90	-4	4.217	Kansas (KANSAS)	IND B8	1–3	0.250	104	-1	Lost to Syracuse 27–45
91	5	4.343	Memphis (MEMPHIS)	IND FBSI	2–2	0.500	63	-4	BYE
92	-24	4.369	Kentucky (KENTUCKY)	SEC	1–3	0.250	104	-3	Lost to West Virginia 6–10
93	14	4.452	West Texas A&M (WEST TEXAS A&M)	IND MVC	1–4–1	0.250	104	-2	Tied Lamar 12–12
94	-13	4.457	Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)	MAC	2–3	0.400	80	-3	Lost to Toledo 17–23
95	25	4.471	Southern Illinois (SOUTHERN ILLINOIS)	IND MVC	3–3	0.500	63	-1	Beat Illinois State 7–0
96	3	4.531	New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)	IND MVC	2–4	0.333	97	-4	Lost to Nebraska 0–57
97	-23	4.589	North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)	IND FBSI	2–4	0.333	97	-3	Lost to Southern Miss 10–30
98	17	4.609	Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)	B10	1–4	0.200	116	-2	Lost to Ohio State 7–16
99	10	4.621	UConn (CONNECTICUT)	IND FBSI	0–3–1	0.125	131	-1	Tied NEW Hampshire 3–3
100	6	4.626	Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)	PAC	1–4	0.200	116	-2	Lost to USC 21–50
101	-17	4.649	UTEP	IND WAC	2–4	0.333	97	-5	Lost to Wyoming 3–23
102	-2	4.651	Western Carolina (WESTERN CAROLINA)	IND SOCON	3–3	0.500	63	-8	Lost to Citadel 19–21
103	-13	4.780	Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)	IND FBSI	1–3	0.250	104	-3	Lost to Pittsburgh 7–28
104	19	4.796	San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)	IND PCAA	1–3–1	0.300	103	-4	Beat CAL State Fullerton 23–0
105	8	4.819	William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)	IND FBSI	2–3	0.400	80	-5	Beat James Madison 33–0
106	2	4.823	Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)	IND WAC	1–4	0.200	116	-3	Lost to Utah 16–21
107	11	4.845	Colorado (COLORADO)	IND B8	1–4	0.200	116	-3	Lost to Oklahoma 24–49
108	-11	4.945	Marshall (MARSHALL)	IND SOCON	1–4	0.200	116	-4	Lost to Miami (OH) 0–28
109	-33	5.003	Princeton (PRINCETON)	IND IVY	1–2	0.333	97	-3	Lost to Brown 12–31
110	14	5.034	Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)	IND FBSI	2–2	0.500	63	-2	Beat Dartmouth 13–7
111	14	5.043	Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH)	IND SLC	1–4	0.200	116	-3	Beat Louisiana 17–0
112	-23	5.091	Iowa State (IOWA STATE)	IND B8	1–3	0.250	104	-4	Lost to Pacific 7–24
113	-2	5.118	Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)	IND FBSI	1–3	0.250	104	-4	Lost to North Carolina 14–35
114	14	5.138	Wyoming (WYOMING)	IND WAC	2–3	0.400	80	-6	Beat UTEP 23–3
115	-32	5.197	Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)	IND PCAA	2–3	0.400	80	-1	Lost to CAL Poly SAN Luis Obispo 0–26
116	-11	5.236	Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)	MAC	1–2–1	0.375	94	-3	Tied Eastern Michigan 0–0
117	-5	5.245	TCU	IND SWC	0–4	0.000	133	-4	Lost to Arkansas 13–16
118	-25	5.331	Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)	SEC	1–3	0.250	104	-4	Lost to Georgia 21–24
119	-24	5.419	Illinois (ILLINOIS)	B10	1–4	0.200	116	-6	Lost to Iowa 7–13
120	-3	5.502	Colgate (COLGATE)	IND FBSI	1–3	0.250	104	-4	Lost to Yale 0–27
121	-29	5.517	UL Monroe (LOUISIANA MONROE)	IND FBSI	1–4	0.200	116	-1	Lost to Nicholls State 16–23
122	-8	5.598	Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)	B10	1–4	0.200	116	-7	Lost to Indiana 0–3
123	-25	5.693	Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	1–4	0.200	116	-7	Lost to Kent State 13–18
124	6	5.790	Florida (FLORIDA)	SEC	0–3–1	0.125	131	-3	Lost to LSU 3–20
125	1	5.867	Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)	SEC	0–4	0.000	133	-4	Lost to Tulane 14–42
126	9	6.182	Pacific (PACIFIC)	IND PCAA	2–3	0.400	80	-6	Beat Iowa State 24–7
127	-6	6.285	Illinois State (ILLINOIS STATE)	IND FBSI	2–3	0.400	80	-2	Lost to Southern Illinois 0–7
128	-6	6.671	CAL State Fullerton (CAL STATE FULLERTON)	IND PCAA	1–3	0.250	104	-2	Lost to San José State 0–23
129	0	6.801	Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	1–4–1	0.250	104	-10	Tied Northern Illinois 0–0
130	1	6.893	Wichita State (WICHITA STATE)	IND MVC	0–5	0.000	133	-8	Lost to Alabama 0–38
131	1	6.913	Oregon State (OREGON STATE)	PAC	0–5	0.000	133	-7	Lost to Washington 0–41
132	8	7.344	Columbia (COLUMBIA)	IND IVY	1–2	0.333	97	-2	Beat Pennsylvania 12–7
133	-14	7.392	Harvard (HARVARD)	IND IVY	1–2	0.333	97	+1	Lost to Boston University 10–14
134	2	7.731	Richmond (RICHMOND)	IND FBSI	0–5	0.000	133	-12	Lost to Arkansas State 3–24
135	-8	8.153	Villanova (VILLANOVA)	IND FBSI	1–4	0.200	116	-8	Lost to Youngstown State 22–27
136	3	8.217	Kent State (KENT STATE)	MAC	1–4	0.200	116	-4	Beat Western Michigan 18–13
137	-4	8.636	Furman (FURMAN)	IND SOCON	0–5	0.000	133	-3	Lost to Wofford 17–27
138	0	8.684	Air Force (AIR FORCE)	IND FBSI	0–5	0.000	133	-13	Lost to Navy 9–13
139	-5	9.024	Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)	IND IVY	0–2–1	0.167	130	-4	Lost to Holy Cross 7–13
140	-3	10.295	Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)	IND IVY	0–3	0.000	133	-3	Lost to Columbia 7–12

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

1979 Week 5 College Football Team Rankings

September 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	2	0.593	North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)	ACC	2–0	1.000	1	+3	Beat Pittsburgh 17–7
2	34	0.745	Tennessee (TENNESSEE)	SEC	2–0	1.000	1	+3	Beat Utah 51–18
3	55	0.858	Texas (TEXAS)	IND SWC	1–0	1.000	1	+1	Beat Iowa State 17–9
4	23	0.895	Missouri (MISSOURI)	IND B8	3–0	1.000	1	+3	Beat Ole Miss 33–7
5	19	0.901	Alabama (ALABAMA)	SEC	2–0	1.000	1	+2	Beat Baylor 45–0
6	15	0.963	Arkansas (ARKANSAS)	IND SWC	2–0	1.000	1	+2	Beat Oklahoma State 27–7
7	5	0.967	Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)	B10	3–0	1.000	1	+4	Beat Miami (OH) 24–21
8	-4	0.970	Ohio State (OHIO STATE)	B10	3–0	1.000	1	+4	Beat Washington State 45–29
9	-1	1.009	Washington (WASHINGTON)	PAC	3–0	1.000	1	+4	Beat Oregon 21–17
10	28	1.014	Auburn (AUBURN)	SEC	2–0	1.000	1	+2	Beat Southern Miss 31–9
11	3	1.077	Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)	IND FBSI	3–0	1.000	1	+3	Beat Miami 40–23
12	-7	1.113	Maryland (MARYLAND)	ACC	3–0	1.000	1	+3	Beat Mississippi State 35–14
13	6	1.123	Houston (HOUSTON)	IND SWC	2–0	1.000	1	+2	BYE
14	-4	1.126	USC	PAC	3–0	1.000	1	+2	Beat Minnesota 48–14
15	16	1.151	Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)	IND B8	2–0	1.000	1	+2	Beat Tulsa 49–13
16	0	1.191	California (CALIFORNIA)	PAC	3–0	1.000	1	+3	Beat San José State 13–10
17	20	1.209	Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)	MAC	2–0	1.000	1	+2	Beat Bowling Green 24–0
18	2	1.217	LSU	SEC	2–0	1.000	1	+1	Beat Rice 47–3
19	-6	1.220	SMU	IND SWC	3–0	1.000	1	+3	Beat North Texas 20–9
20	-5	1.248	NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)	ACC	3–0	1.000	1	+3	Beat West Virginia 38–14
21	5	1.256	Nebraska (NEBRASKA)	IND B8	2–0	1.000	1	+1	Beat Iowa 24–21
22	17	1.261	Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)	IND FBSI	3–0	1.000	1	+3	Beat William & Mary 35–14
23	18	1.365	Indiana State (INDIANA STATE)	IND MVC	4–0	1.000	1	+4	Beat New Mexico State 40–23
24	21	1.408	UCLA	PAC	2–1	0.667	36	+3	Beat Wisconsin 37–12
25	3	1.443	Navy (NAVY)	IND FBSI	2–0	1.000	1	+1	Beat UConn 21–10
26	27	1.474	Cornell (CORNELL)	IND IVY	1–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Pennsylvania 52–13
27	-5	1.474	Temple (TEMPLE)	IND FBSI	3–0	1.000	1	+2	Beat Delaware 31–14
28	2	1.482	Army (ARMY)	IND FBSI	2–0	1.000	1	+1	Beat Stanford 17–13
29	3	1.484	Mcneese State (MCNEESE STATE)	IND SLC	4–0	1.000	1	+4	Beat UL Monroe 12–10
30	34	1.578	Virginia (VIRGINIA)	ACC	2–1	0.667	36	+2	Beat Virginia Military Institute 19–0
31	9	1.589	Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)	ACC	3–0	1.000	1	+2	Beat East Carolina 23–20
32	12	1.591	BYU	IND WAC	2–0	1.000	1	+1	BYE
33	22	1.631	Harvard (HARVARD)	IND IVY	1–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Columbia 26–7
34	42	1.643	South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)	IND FBSI	2–1	0.667	36	+2	Beat Duke 35–0
35	-18	1.650	Baylor (BAYLOR)	IND SWC	2–1	0.667	36	+3	Lost to Alabama 0–45
36	21	1.654	Princeton (PRINCETON)	IND IVY	1–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Dartmouth 16–0
37	71	1.665	San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)	IND WAC	1–1	0.500	59	+2	Beat Fresno State 32–23
38	-9	1.667	Indiana (INDIANA)	B10	3–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Kentucky 18–10
39	-32	1.670	Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)	SEC	1–1	0.500	59	+2	Lost to Missouri 7–33
40	6	1.761	Tennessee Chattanooga (TENNESSEE-CHATTANOOGA)	IND SOCON	3–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Furman 45–14
41	18	1.771	Yale (YALE)	IND IVY	1–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Brown 13–12
42	0	1.906	Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)	IND SWC	1–1–1	0.500	59	+2	Tied Arizona 14–14
43	4	1.957	North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)	IND FBSI	2–2	0.500	59	+3	Lost to SMU 9–20
44	-33	1.973	Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)	IND B8	2–1	0.667	36	+2	Lost to Arkansas 7–27
45	37	2.021	Purdue (PURDUE)	B10	2–1	0.667	36	+1	Beat Notre Dame 28–22
46	14	2.058	Utah (UTAH)	IND WAC	2–2	0.500	59	+2	Lost to Tennessee 18–51
47	2	2.123	Arizona (ARIZONA)	PAC	2–1–1	0.625	58	+1	Tied Texas Tech 14–14
48	-15	2.150	Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))	MAC	2–1	0.667	36	+1	Lost to Michigan State 21–24
49	-47	2.165	Iowa State (IOWA STATE)	IND B8	1–1	0.500	59	+1	Lost to Texas 9–17
50	-41	2.166	Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)	IND FBSI	1–1	0.500	59	+1	Lost to Purdue 22–28
51	26	2.168	Syracuse (SYRACUSE)	IND FBSI	2–1	0.667	36	+1	Beat Northwestern 54–21
52	-9	2.206	Minnesota (MINNESOTA)	B10	1–2	0.333	86	+2	Lost to USC 14–48
53	35	2.212	Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)	IND FBSI	1–1	0.500	59	+1	Beat Villanova 34–7
54	-19	2.391	Miami (MIAMI)	IND FBSI	1–1	0.500	59	+1	Lost to Florida State 23–40
55	30	2.409	App State (APPALACHIAN STATE)	IND SOCON	1–2	0.333	86	+2	Beat Western Carolina 35–27
56	5	2.420	Tulsa (TULSA)	IND MVC	2–2	0.500	59	+2	Lost to Oklahoma 13–49
57	44	2.459	Texas Arlington (TEXAS-ARLINGTON)	IND SLC	2–1	0.667	36	0	Beat Northwestern State 37–14
58	12	2.460	Drake (DRAKE)	IND MVC	2–2	0.500	59	+2	Beat Colorado 13–9
59	-9	2.468	Rice (RICE)	IND SWC	1–2	0.333	86	+2	Lost to LSU 3–47
60	9	2.485	Clemson (CLEMSON)	ACC	2–1	0.667	36	0	Beat Georgia 12–7
61	-27	2.555	Michigan (MICHIGAN)	B10	2–1	0.667	36	0	Beat Kansas 28–7
62	-44	2.635	Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)	IND SOCON	2–1	0.667	36	0	Lost to Virginia 0–19
63	31	2.660	Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)	PAC	1–2	0.333	86	+1	Beat Toledo 49–0
64	-39	2.711	Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)	IND FBSI	1–1	0.500	59	0	Lost to North Carolina 7–17
65	35	2.816	Utah State (UTAH STATE)	IND PCAA	1–1–1	0.500	59	0	Beat Colorado State 24–0
66	20	2.849	Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)	IND B8	1–1	0.500	59	0	Beat Oregon State 22–16
67	63	2.860	Hawai'i (HAWAII)	IND WAC	1–1	0.500	59	0	Beat New Mexico 20–3
68	13	2.885	Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)	IND SWC	1–2	0.333	86	0	Beat Penn State 27–14
69	-68	2.901	Penn State (PENN STATE)	IND FBSI	1–1	0.500	59	0	Lost to Texas A&M 14–27
70	49	2.903	Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	1–2	0.333	86	0	Beat Northern Illinois 45–17
71	34	2.929	Ohio (OHIO)	MAC	2–1	0.667	36	0	Beat Marshall 35–0
72	19	2.936	New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)	IND MVC	2–2	0.500	59	0	Lost to Indiana State 23–40
73	5	2.957	Tulane (TULANE)	IND FBSI	2–1	0.667	36	-1	Beat TCU 33–19
74	32	2.962	UL Monroe (LOUISIANA MONROE)	IND FBSI	1–2	0.333	86	0	Lost to Mcneese State 10–12
75	20	2.979	Lamar (LAMAR)	IND SLC	2–1	0.667	36	-1	Beat Louisiana Tech 19–7
76	-9	2.995	William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)	IND FBSI	1–2	0.333	86	0	Lost to Virginia Tech 14–35
77	-26	2.999	Brown (BROWN)	IND IVY	0–1	0.000	117	0	Lost to Yale 12–13
78	39	3.030	Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE)	IND SLC	2–1	0.667	36	0	Beat Southern Illinois 24–16
79	34	3.064	UTEP	IND WAC	2–2	0.500	59	-1	Beat UNLV 17–15
80	-9	3.083	Memphis (MEMPHIS)	IND FBSI	2–1	0.667	36	-1	Beat Wichita State 16–10
81	-2	3.101	Florida (FLORIDA)	SEC	0–1–1	0.250	111	0	Tied Georgia Tech 7–7
82	-8	3.123	Rutgers (RUTGERS)	IND FBSI	2–1	0.667	36	0	Beat Bucknell 16–14
83	-17	3.202	Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)	IND FBSI	1–2	0.333	86	0	Lost to Auburn 9–31
84	3	3.214	Iowa (IOWA)	B10	0–3	0.000	117	0	Lost to Nebraska 21–24
85	-37	3.234	UNLV	IND FBSI	2–1	0.667	36	-2	Lost to UTEP 15–17
86	-11	3.255	Oregon (OREGON)	PAC	1–2	0.333	86	0	Lost to Washington 17–21
87	2	3.274	Illinois (ILLINOIS)	B10	1–2	0.333	86	0	Beat Air Force 27–19
88	-82	3.291	Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)	MAC	1–1	0.500	59	0	Lost to Western Michigan 17–45
89	1	3.424	UConn (CONNECTICUT)	IND FBSI	0–2	0.000	117	0	Lost to Navy 10–21
90	3	3.454	East Tennessee State (EAST TENNESSEE STATE)	IND SOCON	2–1	0.667	36	-1	Beat Eastern Kentucky 27–20
91	-37	3.509	Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)	IND IVY	0–1	0.000	117	0	Lost to Princeton 0–16
92	-30	3.538	Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)	IND PCAA	2–1	0.667	36	-1	Lost to San Diego State 23–32
93	-41	3.611	Columbia (COLUMBIA)	IND IVY	0–1	0.000	117	0	Lost to Harvard 7–26
94	-29	3.641	East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)	IND FBSI	1–3	0.250	111	+1	Lost to Wake Forest 20–23
95	-72	3.655	Duke (DUKE)	ACC	1–1	0.500	59	0	Lost to South Carolina 0–35
96	18	3.693	Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)	IND SLC	2–2	0.500	59	-2	Beat West Texas A&M 19–10
97	5	3.782	Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)	IND FBSI	0–1–1	0.250	111	0	Tied Florida 7–7
98	11	3.784	Stanford (STANFORD)	PAC	1–2	0.333	86	-1	Lost to Army 13–17
99	-19	3.833	New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)	IND WAC	2–2	0.500	59	-2	Lost to Hawai'i 3–20
100	31	4.003	Illinois State (ILLINOIS STATE)	IND FBSI	2–1	0.667	36	+1	Beat Eastern Michigan 24–15
101	10	4.021	Southern Illinois (SOUTHERN ILLINOIS)	IND MVC	2–2	0.500	59	-2	Lost to Arkansas State 16–24
102	-18	4.130	Louisville (LOUISVILLE)	IND FBSI	1–2	0.333	86	-1	Beat Cincinnati 22–19
103	-40	4.137	Northwestern State (NORTHWESTERN STATE)	IND FBSI	1–1	0.500	59	-1	Lost to Texas Arlington 14–37
104	12	4.177	Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)	PAC	1–2	0.333	86	-1	Lost to Ohio State 29–45
105	-9	4.182	West Texas A&M (WEST TEXAS A&M)	IND MVC	1–3	0.250	111	-1	Lost to Louisiana 10–19
106	-38	4.228	Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)	MAC	1–2	0.333	86	0	Lost to Central Michigan 0–24
107	-35	4.258	Georgia (GEORGIA)	SEC	0–2	0.000	117	-1	Lost to Clemson 7–12
108	-52	4.292	Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)	IND IVY	0–1	0.000	117	0	Lost to Cornell 13–52
109	-36	4.309	Kentucky (KENTUCKY)	SEC	0–2	0.000	117	-1	Lost to Indiana 10–18
110	-6	4.326	Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)	B10	1–2	0.333	86	-2	Lost to UCLA 12–37
111	1	4.389	Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)	B10	1–2	0.333	86	-1	Lost to Syracuse 21–54
112	8	4.394	West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)	IND FBSI	0–3	0.000	117	-1	Lost to NC State 14–38
113	-21	4.481	Villanova (VILLANOVA)	IND FBSI	1–2	0.333	86	-1	Lost to Boston College 7–34
114	18	4.530	Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)	SEC	0–2	0.000	117	-1	Lost to Maryland 14–35
115	-32	4.538	Marshall (MARSHALL)	IND SOCON	1–2	0.333	86	-2	Lost to Ohio 0–35
116	2	4.622	Long Beach State (LONG BEACH STATE)	IND PCAA	1–1	0.500	59	-2	BYE
117	-19	4.662	Western Carolina (WESTERN CAROLINA)	IND SOCON	2–2	0.500	59	-4	Lost to App State 27–35
118	-21	4.735	TCU	IND SWC	0–2	0.000	117	-1	Lost to Tulane 19–33
119	7	4.783	Wyoming (WYOMING)	IND WAC	1–2	0.333	86	-2	Beat Richmond 9–7
120	13	4.990	Colgate (COLGATE)	IND FBSI	1–1	0.500	59	-2	Beat Lehigh 10–3
121	3	5.169	Ball State (BALL STATE)	MAC	1–2	0.333	86	-3	Beat Kent State 35–10
122	15	5.460	Citadel (CITADEL)	IND SOCON	1–2	0.333	86	0	Beat Vanderbilt 27–14
123	-8	5.526	Wichita State (WICHITA STATE)	IND MVC	0–4	0.000	117	-4	Lost to Memphis 10–16
124	-2	5.790	Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH)	IND SLC	0–3	0.000	117	-3	Lost to Lamar 7–19
125	-18	5.807	Toledo (TOLEDO)	MAC	1–2	0.333	86	-3	Lost to Arizona State 0–49
126	-5	5.904	Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)	IND WAC	0–3	0.000	117	-2	Lost to Utah State 0–24
127	2	6.061	Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	1–3	0.250	111	-4	Lost to Illinois State 15–24
128	6	6.182	San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)	IND PCAA	0–2–1	0.167	116	-2	Lost to California 10–13
129	-6	6.301	Oregon State (OREGON STATE)	PAC	0–3	0.000	117	-3	Lost to Kansas State 16–22
130	9	6.365	Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)	IND FBSI	1–2	0.333	86	-1	Beat Rhode Island 35–6
131	-21	6.607	Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)	SEC	0–2	0.000	117	-2	Lost to Citadel 14–27
132	-5	6.765	Pacific (PACIFIC)	IND PCAA	1–2	0.333	86	-2	Lost to Idaho 13–17
133	-30	6.896	Kansas (KANSAS)	IND B8	0–2	0.000	117	-2	Lost to Michigan 7–28
134	-6	6.913	Colorado (COLORADO)	IND B8	0–3	0.000	117	-4	Lost to Drake 9–13
135	-10	6.970	Richmond (RICHMOND)	IND FBSI	0–3	0.000	117	-4	Lost to Wyoming 7–9
136	2	7.606	Furman (FURMAN)	IND SOCON	0–3	0.000	117	-1	Lost to Tennessee Chattanooga 14–45
137	-1	8.854	Air Force (AIR FORCE)	IND FBSI	0–3	0.000	117	-6	Lost to Illinois 19–27
138	-3	9.109	Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)	IND FBSI	0–2	0.000	117	-4	Lost to Louisville 19–22
139	-40	9.603	CAL State Fullerton (CAL STATE FULLERTON)	IND PCAA	0–2	0.000	117	-1	Lost to Boise State 3–22
140	0	11.589	Kent State (KENT STATE)	MAC	0–3	0.000	117	-2	Lost to Ball State 10–35