1979 Season

1979 Week 4 College Football Team Rankings

September 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.

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Rank	Change	Rating	Team	Conf	Record	Win %	Place	NOW	Game Status
1	72	0.570	Penn State (PENN STATE)	IND FBSI	1–0	1.000	1	+1	Beat Rutgers 45–10
2	58	0.624	Iowa State (IOWA STATE)	IND B8	1–0	1.000	1	+1	Beat Bowling Green 38–10
3	5	0.624	North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)	ACC	1–0	1.000	1	+1	BYE
4	11	0.737	Ohio State (OHIO STATE)	B10	2–0	1.000	1	+2	Beat Minnesota 21–17
5	30	0.753	Maryland (MARYLAND)	ACC	2–0	1.000	1	+2	Beat Clemson 19–0
6	63	0.788	Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)	MAC	1–0	1.000	1	+1	Beat East Tennessee State 21–14
7	59	0.811	Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)	SEC	1–0	1.000	1	+1	Beat Memphis 38–34
8	-3	0.811	Washington (WASHINGTON)	PAC	2–0	1.000	1	+2	Beat Utah 41–7
9	62	0.827	Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)	IND FBSI	1–0	1.000	1	+1	Beat Michigan 12–10
10	17	0.948	USC	PAC	2–0	1.000	1	+1	Beat Oregon State 42–5
11	-8	0.975	Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)	IND B8	2–0	1.000	1	+2	Beat Wichita State 16–6
12	11	0.987	Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)	B10	2–0	1.000	1	+1	Beat Oregon 41–17
13	8	0.999	SMU	IND SWC	2–0	1.000	1	+1	Beat TCU 27–7
14	23	1.026	Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)	IND FBSI	2–0	1.000	1	+1	Beat Arizona State 31–3
15	-11	1.030	NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)	ACC	2–0	1.000	1	+2	Beat Virginia 31–27
16	15	1.041	California (CALIFORNIA)	PAC	2–0	1.000	1	+2	Beat Arizona 10–7
17	12	1.057	Baylor (BAYLOR)	IND SWC	2–0	1.000	1	+1	Beat Texas A&M 17–7
18	18	1.092	Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)	IND SOCON	2–0	1.000	1	+1	Beat Richmond 17–7
19	13	1.100	Houston (HOUSTON)	IND SWC	2–0	1.000	1	+1	Beat Florida 14–10
20	44	1.108	LSU	SEC	1–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Colorado 44–0
21	24	1.194	Arkansas (ARKANSAS)	IND SWC	1–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Colorado State 36–3
22	-5	1.233	Temple (TEMPLE)	IND FBSI	2–0	1.000	1	+1	Beat Drake 43–21
23	33	1.248	Duke (DUKE)	ACC	1–0	1.000	1	+1	Beat East Carolina 28–14
24	-12	1.264	Alabama (ALABAMA)	SEC	1–0	1.000	1	0	BYE
25	50	1.264	Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)	IND FBSI	1–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Kansas 24–0
26	42	1.287	Nebraska (NEBRASKA)	IND B8	1–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Utah State 35–14
27	-20	1.303	Missouri (MISSOURI)	IND B8	2–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Illinois 14–6
28	39	1.303	Navy (NAVY)	IND FBSI	1–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Citadel 26–7
29	5	1.315	Indiana (INDIANA)	B10	2–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Vanderbilt 44–13
30	16	1.326	Army (ARMY)	IND FBSI	1–0	1.000	1	0	Beat UConn 26–10
31	41	1.334	Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)	IND B8	1–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Iowa 21–6
32	12	1.344	Mcneese State (MCNEESE STATE)	IND SLC	3–0	1.000	1	+3	Beat West Texas A&M 21–0
33	-19	1.354	Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))	MAC	2–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Kentucky 15–14
34	-32	1.354	Michigan (MICHIGAN)	B10	1–1	0.500	54	+1	Lost to Notre Dame 10–12
35	30	1.357	Miami (MIAMI)	IND FBSI	1–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Louisville 24–12
36	43	1.357	Tennessee (TENNESSEE)	SEC	1–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Boston College 28–16
37	-7	1.373	Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)	MAC	1–0	1.000	1	0	BYE
38	9	1.389	Auburn (AUBURN)	SEC	1–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Kansas State 26–18
39	1	1.412	Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)	IND FBSI	2–0	1.000	1	0	Beat App State 41–32
40	-7	1.420	Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)	ACC	2–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Georgia 22–21
41	-28	1.594	Indiana State (INDIANA STATE)	IND MVC	3–0	1.000	1	+1	Beat Western Illinois 17–14
42	60	1.609	Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)	IND SWC	1–1	0.500	54	+2	Beat New Mexico 17–7
43	-18	1.619	Minnesota (MINNESOTA)	B10	1–1	0.500	54	+1	Lost to Ohio State 17–21
44	-6	1.646	BYU	IND WAC	2–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Weber State 48–3
45	51	1.692	UCLA	PAC	1–1	0.500	54	+1	Beat Purdue 31–21
46	62	1.709	Tennessee Chattanooga (TENNESSEE-CHATTANOOGA)	IND SOCON	2–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Louisiana Tech 24–7
47	-6	1.723	North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)	IND FBSI	2–1	0.667	46	+2	Beat Texas Arlington 19–14
48	-28	1.724	UNLV	IND FBSI	2–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Nevada 26–21
49	-25	1.744	Arizona (ARIZONA)	PAC	2–1	0.667	46	+1	Lost to California 7–10
50	60	1.840	Rice (RICE)	IND SWC	1–1	0.500	54	+1	Beat Tulane 21–17
51	-2	1.858	Brown (BROWN)	IND IVY	0–0	0.000	132	0	BYE
52	0	1.858	Columbia (COLUMBIA)	IND IVY	0–0	0.000	132	0	BYE
53	1	1.858	Cornell (CORNELL)	IND IVY	0–0	0.000	132	0	BYE
54	1	1.858	Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)	IND IVY	0–0	0.000	132	0	BYE
55	4	1.858	Harvard (HARVARD)	IND IVY	0–0	0.000	132	0	BYE
56	18	1.858	Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)	IND IVY	0–0	0.000	132	0	BYE
57	19	1.858	Princeton (PRINCETON)	IND IVY	0–0	0.000	132	0	BYE
58	22	1.858	Texas (TEXAS)	IND SWC	0–0	0.000	132	0	BYE
59	24	1.858	Yale (YALE)	IND IVY	0–0	0.000	132	0	BYE
60	-32	1.914	Utah (UTAH)	IND WAC	2–1	0.667	46	+1	Lost to Washington 7–41
61	24	2.077	Tulsa (TULSA)	IND MVC	2–1	0.667	46	+1	Beat Louisiana 28–20
62	42	2.114	Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)	IND PCAA	2–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Montana State 22–20
63	7	2.153	Northwestern State (NORTHWESTERN STATE)	IND FBSI	1–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Stephen F. Austin 27–21
64	-58	2.154	Virginia (VIRGINIA)	ACC	1–1	0.500	54	0	Lost to NC State 27–31
65	-23	2.210	East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)	IND FBSI	1–2	0.333	87	+2	Lost to Duke 14–28
66	23	2.259	Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)	IND FBSI	1–1	0.500	54	0	Beat Cincinnati 24–6
67	26	2.312	William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)	IND FBSI	1–1	0.500	54	0	Beat Colgate 28–15
68	-67	2.322	Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)	MAC	1–1	0.500	54	+1	Lost to Iowa State 10–38
69	-51	2.385	Clemson (CLEMSON)	ACC	1–1	0.500	54	0	Lost to Maryland 0–19
70	14	2.391	Drake (DRAKE)	IND MVC	1–2	0.333	87	+2	Lost to Temple 21–43
71	-32	2.417	Memphis (MEMPHIS)	IND FBSI	1–1	0.500	54	0	Lost to Ole Miss 34–38
72	-14	2.462	Georgia (GEORGIA)	SEC	0–1	0.000	95	0	Lost to Wake Forest 21–22
73	-10	2.462	Kentucky (KENTUCKY)	SEC	0–1	0.000	95	0	Lost to Miami (OH) 14–15
74	-65	2.477	Rutgers (RUTGERS)	IND FBSI	1–1	0.500	54	0	Lost to Penn State 10–45
75	-49	2.495	Oregon (OREGON)	PAC	1–1	0.500	54	0	Lost to Michigan State 17–41
76	48	2.507	South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)	IND FBSI	1–1	0.500	54	0	Beat Western Michigan 24–7
77	40	2.520	Syracuse (SYRACUSE)	IND FBSI	1–1	0.500	54	0	Beat West Virginia 24–14
78	-62	2.555	Tulane (TULANE)	IND FBSI	1–1	0.500	54	0	Lost to Rice 17–21
79	-22	2.565	Florida (FLORIDA)	SEC	0–1	0.000	95	0	Lost to Houston 10–14
80	-70	2.573	New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)	IND WAC	2–1	0.667	46	-1	Lost to Texas Tech 7–17
81	7	2.616	Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)	IND SWC	0–2	0.000	95	0	Lost to Baylor 7–17
82	-63	2.630	Purdue (PURDUE)	B10	1–1	0.500	54	0	Lost to UCLA 21–31
83	-61	2.645	Marshall (MARSHALL)	IND SOCON	1–1	0.500	54	0	Lost to Western Carolina 0–24
84	2	2.650	Louisville (LOUISVILLE)	IND FBSI	0–2	0.000	95	0	Lost to Miami 12–24
85	9	2.701	App State (APPALACHIAN STATE)	IND SOCON	0–2	0.000	95	0	Lost to Virginia Tech 32–41
86	-24	2.701	Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)	IND B8	0–1	0.000	95	0	Lost to Auburn 18–26
87	4	2.752	Iowa (IOWA)	B10	0–2	0.000	95	0	Lost to Oklahoma 6–21
88	-40	2.837	Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)	IND FBSI	0–1	0.000	95	0	Lost to Tennessee 16–28
89	17	2.854	Illinois (ILLINOIS)	B10	0–2	0.000	95	0	Lost to Missouri 6–14
90	-37	2.973	UConn (CONNECTICUT)	IND FBSI	0–1	0.000	95	0	Lost to Army 10–26
91	31	2.999	New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)	IND MVC	2–1	0.667	46	-1	Beat UTEP 14–13
92	0	3.023	Villanova (VILLANOVA)	IND FBSI	1–1	0.500	54	0	Beat Massachusetts 35–7
93	6	3.025	East Tennessee State (EAST TENNESSEE STATE)	IND SOCON	1–1	0.500	54	0	Lost to Northern Illinois 14–21
94	1	3.041	Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)	PAC	0–2	0.000	95	0	Lost to Florida State 3–31
95	3	3.083	Lamar (LAMAR)	IND SLC	1–1	0.500	54	0	Beat Western Kentucky 58–27
96	-53	3.101	West Texas A&M (WEST TEXAS A&M)	IND MVC	1–2	0.333	87	+1	Lost to Mcneese State 0–21
97	-19	3.109	TCU	IND SWC	0–1	0.000	95	0	Lost to SMU 7–27
98	36	3.120	Western Carolina (WESTERN CAROLINA)	IND SOCON	2–1	0.667	46	-1	Beat Marshall 24–0
99	13	3.143	CAL State Fullerton (CAL STATE FULLERTON)	IND PCAA	0–1	0.000	95	0	BYE
100	-19	3.143	Utah State (UTAH STATE)	IND PCAA	0–1–1	0.250	93	0	Lost to Nebraska 14–35
101	-90	3.157	Texas Arlington (TEXAS-ARLINGTON)	IND SLC	1–1	0.500	54	0	Lost to North Texas 14–19
102	17	3.245	Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)	IND FBSI	0–1	0.000	95	0	BYE
103	-42	3.245	Kansas (KANSAS)	IND B8	0–1	0.000	95	0	Lost to Pittsburgh 0–24
104	10	3.270	Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)	B10	1–1	0.500	54	-1	Beat Air Force 38–0
105	-4	3.317	Ohio (OHIO)	MAC	1–1	0.500	54	0	Beat Eastern Michigan 20–7
106	29	3.380	UL Monroe (LOUISIANA MONROE)	IND FBSI	1–1	0.500	54	-1	Beat Arkansas State 18–17
107	0	3.416	Toledo (TOLEDO)	MAC	1–1	0.500	54	-1	Beat Ball State 31–14
108	17	3.450	San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)	IND WAC	0–1	0.000	95	0	BYE
109	7	3.482	Stanford (STANFORD)	PAC	1–1	0.500	54	-1	Beat San José State 45–29
110	-28	3.484	Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)	SEC	0–1	0.000	95	0	Lost to Indiana 13–44
111	10	3.504	Southern Illinois (SOUTHERN ILLINOIS)	IND MVC	2–1	0.667	46	-1	Beat Tennessee State 18–16
112	19	3.761	Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)	B10	1–1	0.500	54	-1	Beat Wyoming 27–22
113	15	3.814	UTEP	IND WAC	1–2	0.333	87	-1	Lost to New Mexico State 13–14
114	13	3.817	Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)	IND SLC	1–2	0.333	87	-1	Lost to Tulsa 20–28
115	18	3.892	Wichita State (WICHITA STATE)	IND MVC	0–3	0.000	95	-1	Lost to Oklahoma State 6–16
116	-13	4.060	Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)	PAC	1–1	0.500	54	-1	Beat Montana 34–14
117	-8	4.167	Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE)	IND SLC	1–1	0.500	54	-1	Lost to UL Monroe 17–18
118	2	4.304	Long Beach State (LONG BEACH STATE)	IND PCAA	1–1	0.500	54	-1	Beat Boise State 9–7
119	-22	4.692	Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	0–2	0.000	95	-1	Lost to South Carolina 7–24
120	-5	4.777	West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)	IND FBSI	0–2	0.000	95	-1	Lost to Syracuse 14–24
121	-16	4.794	Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)	IND WAC	0–2	0.000	95	-1	Lost to Arkansas 3–36
122	7	4.828	Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH)	IND SLC	0–2	0.000	95	-1	Lost to Tennessee Chattanooga 7–24
123	-12	4.913	Oregon State (OREGON STATE)	PAC	0–2	0.000	95	-1	Lost to USC 5–42
124	-6	4.931	Ball State (BALL STATE)	MAC	0–2	0.000	95	-1	Lost to Toledo 14–31
125	1	4.931	Richmond (RICHMOND)	IND FBSI	0–2	0.000	95	-1	Lost to Virginia Military Institute 7–17
126	4	4.931	Wyoming (WYOMING)	IND WAC	0–2	0.000	95	-1	Lost to Northwestern 22–27
127	10	4.984	Pacific (PACIFIC)	IND PCAA	1–1	0.500	54	-2	Beat CAL Poly SAN Luis Obispo 31–17
128	-28	5.220	Colorado (COLORADO)	IND B8	0–2	0.000	95	-1	Lost to LSU 0–44
129	3	5.419	Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	1–2	0.333	87	-2	Lost to Ohio 7–20
130	-40	5.628	Hawai'i (HAWAII)	IND WAC	0–1	0.000	95	-1	BYE
131	8	5.723	Illinois State (ILLINOIS STATE)	IND FBSI	1–1	0.500	54	0	Beat Fort Hays State 35–7
132	-45	6.071	Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)	SEC	0–1	0.000	95	-1	BYE
133	-82	6.479	Colgate (COLGATE)	IND FBSI	0–1	0.000	95	-1	Lost to William & Mary 15–28
134	-57	6.582	San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)	IND PCAA	0–1–1	0.250	93	-1	Lost to Stanford 29–45
135	-85	6.650	Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)	IND FBSI	0–1	0.000	95	-1	Lost to Southern Miss 6–24
136	0	6.701	Air Force (AIR FORCE)	IND FBSI	0–2	0.000	95	-2	Lost to Wisconsin 0–38
137	3	7.654	Citadel (CITADEL)	IND SOCON	0–2	0.000	95	0	Lost to Navy 7–26
138	-25	9.475	Furman (FURMAN)	IND SOCON	0–2	0.000	95	-1	Lost to Presbyterian 10–17
139	-16	9.628	Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)	IND FBSI	0–2	0.000	95	-1	Lost to NEW Hampshire 17–26
140	-2	12.045	Kent State (KENT STATE)	MAC	0–2	0.000	95	0	Lost to Akron 13–15

1979 Week 3 College Football Team Rankings

September 11, 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	21	0.515	Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)	MAC	1–0	1.000	1	+1	Beat Eastern Michigan 32–6
2	64	0.562	Michigan (MICHIGAN)	B10	1–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Northwestern 49–7
3	80	0.577	Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)	IND B8	1–0	1.000	1	+1	Beat North Texas 25–7
4	71	0.609	NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)	ACC	1–0	1.000	1	+1	Beat East Carolina 34–20
5	117	0.609	Washington (WASHINGTON)	PAC	1–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Wyoming 38–2
6	112	0.648	Virginia (VIRGINIA)	ACC	1–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Richmond 31–0
7	64	0.655	Missouri (MISSOURI)	IND B8	1–0	1.000	1	0	Beat San Diego State 45–15
8	66	0.671	North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)	ACC	1–0	1.000	1	0	Beat South Carolina 28–0
9	85	0.671	Rutgers (RUTGERS)	IND FBSI	1–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Holy Cross 28–0
10	-8	0.683	New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)	IND WAC	2–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Oregon State 35–16
11	98	0.687	Texas Arlington (TEXAS-ARLINGTON)	IND SLC	1–0	1.000	1	+1	Beat West Texas A&M 10–6
12	0	0.702	Alabama (ALABAMA)	SEC	1–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Georgia Tech 30–6
13	-5	0.702	Indiana State (INDIANA STATE)	IND MVC	2–0	1.000	1	+1	Beat Wichita State 28–9
14	51	0.702	Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))	MAC	1–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Ball State 27–3
15	66	0.710	Ohio State (OHIO STATE)	B10	1–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Syracuse 31–8
16	95	0.710	Tulane (TULANE)	IND FBSI	1–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Stanford 33–10
17	86	0.718	Temple (TEMPLE)	IND FBSI	1–0	1.000	1	0	Beat West Virginia 38–16
18	12	0.726	Clemson (CLEMSON)	ACC	1–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Furman 21–0
19	72	0.726	Purdue (PURDUE)	B10	1–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Wisconsin 41–20
20	93	0.726	UNLV	IND FBSI	1–0	1.000	1	0	Beat CAL State Fullerton 35–14
21	76	0.749	SMU	IND SWC	1–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Rice 35–17
22	39	0.757	Marshall (MARSHALL)	IND SOCON	1–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Toledo 31–14
23	44	0.757	Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)	B10	1–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Illinois 33–16
24	-19	0.768	Arizona (ARIZONA)	PAC	2–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Washington State 22–7
25	43	0.780	Minnesota (MINNESOTA)	B10	1–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Ohio 24–10
26	58	0.780	Oregon (OREGON)	PAC	1–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Colorado 33–19
27	87	0.780	USC	PAC	1–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Texas Tech 21–7
28	-24	0.780	Utah (UTAH)	IND WAC	2–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Hawai'i 27–23
29	-9	0.788	Baylor (BAYLOR)	IND SWC	1–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Lamar 20–7
30	-3	0.811	Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)	MAC	1–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Western Michigan 10–0
31	-5	0.827	California (CALIFORNIA)	PAC	1–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Arizona State 17–9
32	16	0.827	Houston (HOUSTON)	IND SWC	1–0	1.000	1	0	Beat UCLA 24–16
33	88	0.835	Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)	ACC	1–0	1.000	1	0	Beat App State 30–23
34	17	0.858	Indiana (INDIANA)	B10	1–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Iowa 30–26
35	27	0.858	Maryland (MARYLAND)	ACC	1–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Villanova 24–20
36	83	0.858	Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)	IND SOCON	1–0	1.000	1	0	Beat William & Mary 7–3
37	3	0.866	Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)	IND FBSI	1–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Southern Miss 17–14
38	-14	0.882	BYU	IND WAC	1–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Texas A&M 18–17
39	24	0.882	Memphis (MEMPHIS)	IND FBSI	1–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Mississippi State 14–13
40	80	0.882	Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)	IND FBSI	1–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Louisville 15–14
41	-40	1.317	North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)	IND FBSI	1–1	0.500	46	+1	Lost to Oklahoma State 7–25
42	-39	1.367	East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)	IND FBSI	1–1	0.500	46	+1	Lost to NC State 20–34
43	-37	1.368	West Texas A&M (WEST TEXAS A&M)	IND MVC	1–1	0.500	46	+1	Lost to Texas Arlington 6–10
44	-34	1.420	Mcneese State (MCNEESE STATE)	IND SLC	2–0	1.000	1	+1	Beat Southeastern Louisiana 10–3
45	-30	1.433	Arkansas (ARKANSAS)	IND SWC	0–0	0.000	104	0	BYE
46	-29	1.433	Army (ARMY)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	104	0	BYE
47	-29	1.433	Auburn (AUBURN)	SEC	0–0	0.000	104	0	BYE
48	-27	1.433	Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	104	0	BYE
49	-26	1.433	Brown (BROWN)	IND IVY	0–0	0.000	104	0	BYE
50	-22	1.433	Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	104	0	BYE
51	-20	1.433	Colgate (COLGATE)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	104	0	BYE
52	-19	1.433	Columbia (COLUMBIA)	IND IVY	0–0	0.000	104	0	BYE
53	-19	1.433	UConn (CONNECTICUT)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	104	0	BYE
54	-19	1.433	Cornell (CORNELL)	IND IVY	0–0	0.000	104	0	BYE
55	-19	1.433	Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)	IND IVY	0–0	0.000	104	0	BYE
56	-19	1.433	Duke (DUKE)	ACC	0–0	0.000	104	0	BYE
57	-18	1.433	Florida (FLORIDA)	SEC	0–0	0.000	104	0	BYE
58	-15	1.433	Georgia (GEORGIA)	SEC	0–0	0.000	104	0	BYE
59	-14	1.433	Harvard (HARVARD)	IND IVY	0–0	0.000	104	0	BYE
60	-7	1.433	Iowa State (IOWA STATE)	IND B8	0–0	0.000	104	0	BYE
61	-7	1.433	Kansas (KANSAS)	IND B8	0–0	0.000	104	0	BYE
62	-7	1.433	Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)	IND B8	0–0	0.000	104	0	BYE
63	-6	1.433	Kentucky (KENTUCKY)	SEC	0–0	0.000	104	0	BYE
64	-4	1.433	LSU	SEC	0–0	0.000	104	0	BYE
65	-1	1.433	Miami (MIAMI)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	104	0	BYE
66	3	1.433	Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)	SEC	0–0	0.000	104	0	BYE
67	5	1.433	Navy (NAVY)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	104	0	BYE
68	5	1.433	Nebraska (NEBRASKA)	IND B8	0–0	0.000	104	0	BYE
69	7	1.433	Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)	MAC	0–0	0.000	104	0	BYE
70	8	1.433	Northwestern State (NORTHWESTERN STATE)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	104	0	BYE
71	8	1.433	Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	104	0	BYE
72	10	1.433	Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)	IND B8	0–0	0.000	104	0	BYE
73	14	1.433	Penn State (PENN STATE)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	104	0	BYE
74	14	1.433	Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)	IND IVY	0–0	0.000	104	0	BYE
75	14	1.433	Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	104	0	BYE
76	14	1.433	Princeton (PRINCETON)	IND IVY	0–0	0.000	104	0	BYE
77	19	1.433	San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)	IND PCAA	0–0–1	0.500	46	0	Tied Utah State 48–48
78	24	1.433	TCU	IND SWC	0–0	0.000	104	0	BYE
79	25	1.433	Tennessee (TENNESSEE)	SEC	0–0	0.000	104	0	BYE
80	26	1.433	Texas (TEXAS)	IND SWC	0–0	0.000	104	0	BYE
81	34	1.433	Utah State (UTAH STATE)	IND PCAA	0–0–1	0.500	46	0	Tied San José State 48–48
82	34	1.433	Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)	SEC	0–0	0.000	104	0	BYE
83	46	1.433	Yale (YALE)	IND IVY	0–0	0.000	104	0	BYE
84	48	1.510	Drake (DRAKE)	IND MVC	1–1	0.500	46	+1	Beat New Mexico State 14–13
85	45	1.525	Tulsa (TULSA)	IND MVC	1–1	0.500	46	0	Beat Air Force 24–7
86	-27	1.543	Louisville (LOUISVILLE)	IND FBSI	0–1	0.000	59	0	Lost to Virginia Tech 14–15
87	-17	1.543	Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)	SEC	0–1	0.000	59	0	Lost to Memphis 13–14
88	19	1.543	Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)	IND SWC	0–1	0.000	59	0	Lost to BYU 17–18
89	10	1.611	Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)	IND FBSI	0–1	0.000	59	0	Lost to Florida State 14–17
90	-44	1.645	Hawai'i (HAWAII)	IND WAC	0–1	0.000	59	0	Lost to Utah 23–27
91	-39	1.645	Iowa (IOWA)	B10	0–1	0.000	59	0	Lost to Indiana 26–30
92	25	1.645	Villanova (VILLANOVA)	IND FBSI	0–1	0.000	59	0	Lost to Maryland 20–24
93	33	1.645	William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)	IND FBSI	0–1	0.000	59	0	Lost to Virginia Military Institute 3–7
94	-81	1.748	App State (APPALACHIAN STATE)	IND SOCON	0–1	0.000	59	0	Lost to Wake Forest 23–30
95	-81	1.782	Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)	PAC	0–1	0.000	59	0	Lost to California 9–17
96	16	1.782	UCLA	PAC	0–1	0.000	59	0	Lost to Houston 16–24
97	28	1.850	Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	0–1	0.000	59	0	Lost to Central Michigan 0–10
98	-40	1.952	Lamar (LAMAR)	IND SLC	0–1	0.000	59	0	Lost to Baylor 7–20
99	-61	1.958	East Tennessee State (EAST TENNESSEE STATE)	IND SOCON	1–0	1.000	1	0	Beat James Madison 31–0
100	-68	1.986	Colorado (COLORADO)	IND B8	0–1	0.000	59	0	Lost to Oregon 19–33
101	-21	1.986	Ohio (OHIO)	MAC	0–1	0.000	59	0	Lost to Minnesota 10–24
102	6	1.986	Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)	IND SWC	0–1	0.000	59	0	Lost to USC 7–21
103	20	2.020	Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)	PAC	0–1	0.000	59	0	Lost to Arizona 7–22
104	-63	2.044	Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)	IND PCAA	1–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Idaho 30–10
105	30	2.054	Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)	IND WAC	0–1	0.000	59	0	BYE
106	-57	2.088	Illinois (ILLINOIS)	B10	0–1	0.000	59	0	Lost to Michigan State 16–33
107	3	2.088	Toledo (TOLEDO)	MAC	0–1	0.000	59	0	Lost to Marshall 14–31
108	-3	2.099	Tennessee Chattanooga (TENNESSEE-CHATTANOOGA)	IND SOCON	1–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Western Kentucky 41–28
109	-93	2.122	Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE)	IND SLC	1–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Texas A&M Commerce 24–14
110	-18	2.122	Rice (RICE)	IND SWC	0–1	0.000	59	0	Lost to SMU 17–35
111	-26	2.156	Oregon State (OREGON STATE)	PAC	0–1	0.000	59	0	Lost to New Mexico 16–35
112	-87	2.224	CAL State Fullerton (CAL STATE FULLERTON)	IND PCAA	0–1	0.000	59	0	Lost to UNLV 14–35
113	-71	2.224	Furman (FURMAN)	IND SOCON	0–1	0.000	59	0	Lost to Clemson 0–21
114	13	2.224	Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)	B10	0–1	0.000	59	0	Lost to Purdue 20–41
115	9	2.258	West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)	IND FBSI	0–1	0.000	59	0	Lost to Temple 16–38
116	-16	2.292	Stanford (STANFORD)	PAC	0–1	0.000	59	0	Lost to Tulane 10–33
117	-16	2.292	Syracuse (SYRACUSE)	IND FBSI	0–1	0.000	59	0	Lost to Ohio State 8–31
118	-99	2.326	Ball State (BALL STATE)	MAC	0–1	0.000	59	0	Lost to Miami (OH) 3–27
119	-75	2.326	Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)	IND FBSI	0–1	0.000	59	0	Lost to Alabama 6–30
120	16	2.326	Long Beach State (LONG BEACH STATE)	IND PCAA	0–1	0.000	59	0	BYE
121	13	2.360	Southern Illinois (SOUTHERN ILLINOIS)	IND MVC	1–1	0.500	46	0	Beat Louisiana 17–7
122	-115	2.429	New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)	IND MVC	1–1	0.500	46	-1	Lost to Drake 13–14
123	-76	2.462	Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)	IND FBSI	0–1	0.000	59	0	Lost to Rutgers 0–28
124	-26	2.462	South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)	IND FBSI	0–1	0.000	59	0	Lost to North Carolina 0–28
125	-30	2.530	San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)	IND WAC	0–1	0.000	59	0	Lost to Missouri 15–45
126	-33	2.565	Richmond (RICHMOND)	IND FBSI	0–1	0.000	59	0	Lost to Virginia 0–31
127	-118	2.568	Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)	IND SLC	1–1	0.500	46	-1	Lost to Southern Illinois 7–17
128	11	2.631	UTEP	IND WAC	1–1	0.500	46	-1	Beat Pacific 31–7
129	9	2.667	Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH)	IND SLC	0–1	0.000	59	0	BYE
130	-2	2.735	Wyoming (WYOMING)	IND WAC	0–1	0.000	59	0	Lost to Washington 2–38
131	-54	2.939	Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)	B10	0–1	0.000	59	0	Lost to Michigan 7–49
132	8	3.246	Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	1–1	0.500	46	0	Lost to Bowling Green 6–32
133	0	3.535	Wichita State (WICHITA STATE)	IND MVC	0–2	0.000	59	-1	Lost to Indiana State 9–28
134	3	4.072	Western Carolina (WESTERN CAROLINA)	IND SOCON	1–1	0.500	46	-1	Beat Tennessee Tech 24–7
135	-4	4.709	UL Monroe (LOUISIANA MONROE)	IND FBSI	0–1	0.000	59	-1	BYE
136	-125	5.152	Air Force (AIR FORCE)	IND FBSI	0–1	0.000	59	-1	Lost to Tulsa 7–24
137	-51	5.390	Pacific (PACIFIC)	IND PCAA	0–1	0.000	59	-1	Lost to UTEP 7–31
138	-82	11.143	Kent State (KENT STATE)	MAC	0–1	0.000	59	0	Lost to Eastern Kentucky 14–17
139	-89	11.245	Illinois State (ILLINOIS STATE)	IND FBSI	0–1	0.000	59	0	Lost to Youngstown State 27–33
140	-111	11.313	Citadel (CITADEL)	IND SOCON	0–1	0.000	59	0	Lost to Presbyterian 13–21

1979 Week 2 College Football Team Rankings

September 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.

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Rank	Change	Rating	Team	Conf	Record	Win %	Place	Game Status
1	0	-0.086	North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)	IND FBSI	1–0	1.000	1	Beat UTEP 35–0
2	-1	-0.078	New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)	IND WAC	1–0	1.000	1	Beat Louisiana Tech 34–0
3	-2	-0.008	East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)	IND FBSI	1–0	1.000	1	Beat Western Carolina 31–6
4	-3	0.000	Utah (UTAH)	IND WAC	1–0	1.000	1	Beat Long Beach State 34–10
5	-4	0.062	Arizona (ARIZONA)	PAC	1–0	1.000	1	Beat Colorado State 33–17
6	-5	0.078	West Texas A&M (WEST TEXAS A&M)	IND MVC	1–0	1.000	1	Beat Southern Illinois 14–0
7	-6	0.109	New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)	IND MVC	1–0	1.000	1	Beat Wichita State 23–13
8	-7	0.133	Indiana State (INDIANA STATE)	IND MVC	1–0	1.000	1	Beat Drake 19–12
9	-8	0.156	Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)	IND SLC	1–0	1.000	1	Beat UL Monroe 17–13
10	-9	0.164	Mcneese State (MCNEESE STATE)	IND SLC	1–0	1.000	1	Beat Tulsa 6–3
11	-10	0.298	Air Force (AIR FORCE)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	22	BYE
12	-11	0.298	Alabama (ALABAMA)	SEC	0–0	0.000	22	BYE
13	-12	0.298	App State (APPALACHIAN STATE)	IND SOCON	0–0	0.000	22	BYE
14	-13	0.298	Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)	PAC	0–0	0.000	22	BYE
15	-14	0.298	Arkansas (ARKANSAS)	IND SWC	0–0	0.000	22	BYE
16	-15	0.298	Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE)	IND SLC	0–0	0.000	22	BYE
17	-16	0.298	Army (ARMY)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	22	BYE
18	-17	0.298	Auburn (AUBURN)	SEC	0–0	0.000	22	BYE
19	-18	0.298	Ball State (BALL STATE)	MAC	0–0	0.000	22	BYE
20	-19	0.298	Baylor (BAYLOR)	IND SWC	0–0	0.000	22	BYE
21	-20	0.298	Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	22	BYE
22	-21	0.298	Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)	MAC	0–0	0.000	22	BYE
23	-22	0.298	Brown (BROWN)	IND IVY	0–0	0.000	22	BYE
24	-23	0.298	BYU	IND WAC	0–0	0.000	22	BYE
25	-24	0.298	CAL State Fullerton (CAL STATE FULLERTON)	IND PCAA	0–0	0.000	22	BYE
26	-25	0.298	California (CALIFORNIA)	PAC	0–0	0.000	22	BYE
27	-26	0.298	Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)	MAC	0–0	0.000	22	BYE
28	-27	0.298	Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	22	BYE
29	-28	0.298	Citadel (CITADEL)	IND SOCON	0–0	0.000	22	BYE
30	-29	0.298	Clemson (CLEMSON)	ACC	0–0	0.000	22	BYE
31	-30	0.298	Colgate (COLGATE)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	22	BYE
32	-31	0.298	Colorado (COLORADO)	IND B8	0–0	0.000	22	BYE
33	-32	0.298	Columbia (COLUMBIA)	IND IVY	0–0	0.000	22	BYE
34	-33	0.298	UConn (CONNECTICUT)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	22	BYE
35	-34	0.298	Cornell (CORNELL)	IND IVY	0–0	0.000	22	BYE
36	-35	0.298	Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)	IND IVY	0–0	0.000	22	BYE
37	-36	0.298	Duke (DUKE)	ACC	0–0	0.000	22	BYE
38	-37	0.298	East Tennessee State (EAST TENNESSEE STATE)	IND SOCON	0–0	0.000	22	BYE
39	-38	0.298	Florida (FLORIDA)	SEC	0–0	0.000	22	BYE
40	-39	0.298	Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	22	BYE
41	-40	0.298	Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)	IND PCAA	0–0	0.000	22	BYE
42	-41	0.298	Furman (FURMAN)	IND SOCON	0–0	0.000	22	BYE
43	-42	0.298	Georgia (GEORGIA)	SEC	0–0	0.000	22	BYE
44	-43	0.298	Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	22	BYE
45	-44	0.298	Harvard (HARVARD)	IND IVY	0–0	0.000	22	BYE
46	-45	0.298	Hawai'i (HAWAII)	IND WAC	0–0	0.000	22	BYE
47	-46	0.298	Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	22	BYE
48	-47	0.298	Houston (HOUSTON)	IND SWC	0–0	0.000	22	BYE
49	-48	0.298	Illinois (ILLINOIS)	B10	0–0	0.000	22	BYE
50	-49	0.298	Illinois State (ILLINOIS STATE)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	22	BYE
51	-50	0.298	Indiana (INDIANA)	B10	0–0	0.000	22	BYE
52	-51	0.298	Iowa (IOWA)	B10	0–0	0.000	22	BYE
53	-52	0.298	Iowa State (IOWA STATE)	IND B8	0–0	0.000	22	BYE
54	-53	0.298	Kansas (KANSAS)	IND B8	0–0	0.000	22	BYE
55	-54	0.298	Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)	IND B8	0–0	0.000	22	BYE
56	-55	0.298	Kent State (KENT STATE)	MAC	0–0	0.000	22	BYE
57	-56	0.298	Kentucky (KENTUCKY)	SEC	0–0	0.000	22	BYE
58	-57	0.298	Lamar (LAMAR)	IND SLC	0–0	0.000	22	BYE
59	-58	0.298	Louisville (LOUISVILLE)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	22	BYE
60	-59	0.298	LSU	SEC	0–0	0.000	22	BYE
61	-60	0.298	Marshall (MARSHALL)	IND SOCON	0–0	0.000	22	BYE
62	-61	0.298	Maryland (MARYLAND)	ACC	0–0	0.000	22	BYE
63	-62	0.298	Memphis (MEMPHIS)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	22	BYE
64	-63	0.298	Miami (MIAMI)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	22	BYE
65	-64	0.298	Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))	MAC	0–0	0.000	22	BYE
66	-65	0.298	Michigan (MICHIGAN)	B10	0–0	0.000	22	BYE
67	-66	0.298	Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)	B10	0–0	0.000	22	BYE
68	-67	0.298	Minnesota (MINNESOTA)	B10	0–0	0.000	22	BYE
69	-68	0.298	Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)	SEC	0–0	0.000	22	BYE
70	-69	0.298	Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)	SEC	0–0	0.000	22	BYE
71	-70	0.298	Missouri (MISSOURI)	IND B8	0–0	0.000	22	BYE
72	-71	0.298	Navy (NAVY)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	22	BYE
73	-72	0.298	Nebraska (NEBRASKA)	IND B8	0–0	0.000	22	BYE
74	-73	0.298	North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)	ACC	0–0	0.000	22	BYE
75	-74	0.298	NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)	ACC	0–0	0.000	22	BYE
76	-75	0.298	Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)	MAC	0–0	0.000	22	BYE
77	-76	0.298	Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)	B10	0–0	0.000	22	BYE
78	-77	0.298	Northwestern State (NORTHWESTERN STATE)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	22	BYE
79	-78	0.298	Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	22	BYE
80	-79	0.298	Ohio (OHIO)	MAC	0–0	0.000	22	BYE
81	-80	0.298	Ohio State (OHIO STATE)	B10	0–0	0.000	22	BYE
82	-81	0.298	Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)	IND B8	0–0	0.000	22	BYE
83	-82	0.298	Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)	IND B8	0–0	0.000	22	BYE
84	-83	0.298	Oregon (OREGON)	PAC	0–0	0.000	22	BYE
85	-84	0.298	Oregon State (OREGON STATE)	PAC	0–0	0.000	22	BYE
86	-85	0.298	Pacific (PACIFIC)	IND PCAA	0–0	0.000	22	BYE
87	-86	0.298	Penn State (PENN STATE)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	22	BYE
88	-87	0.298	Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)	IND IVY	0–0	0.000	22	BYE
89	-88	0.298	Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	22	BYE
90	-89	0.298	Princeton (PRINCETON)	IND IVY	0–0	0.000	22	BYE
91	-90	0.298	Purdue (PURDUE)	B10	0–0	0.000	22	BYE
92	-91	0.298	Rice (RICE)	IND SWC	0–0	0.000	22	BYE
93	-92	0.298	Richmond (RICHMOND)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	22	BYE
94	-93	0.298	Rutgers (RUTGERS)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	22	BYE
95	-94	0.298	San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)	IND WAC	0–0	0.000	22	BYE
96	-95	0.298	San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)	IND PCAA	0–0	0.000	22	BYE
97	-96	0.298	SMU	IND SWC	0–0	0.000	22	BYE
98	-97	0.298	South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	22	BYE
99	-98	0.298	Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	22	BYE
100	-99	0.298	Stanford (STANFORD)	PAC	0–0	0.000	22	BYE
101	-100	0.298	Syracuse (SYRACUSE)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	22	BYE
102	-101	0.298	TCU	IND SWC	0–0	0.000	22	BYE
103	-102	0.298	Temple (TEMPLE)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	22	BYE
104	-103	0.298	Tennessee (TENNESSEE)	SEC	0–0	0.000	22	BYE
105	-104	0.298	Tennessee Chattanooga (TENNESSEE-CHATTANOOGA)	IND SOCON	0–0	0.000	22	BYE
106	-105	0.298	Texas (TEXAS)	IND SWC	0–0	0.000	22	BYE
107	-106	0.298	Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)	IND SWC	0–0	0.000	22	BYE
108	-107	0.298	Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)	IND SWC	0–0	0.000	22	BYE
109	-108	0.298	Texas Arlington (TEXAS-ARLINGTON)	IND SLC	0–0	0.000	22	BYE
110	-109	0.298	Toledo (TOLEDO)	MAC	0–0	0.000	22	BYE
111	-110	0.298	Tulane (TULANE)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	22	BYE
112	-111	0.298	UCLA	PAC	0–0	0.000	22	BYE
113	-112	0.298	UNLV	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	22	BYE
114	-113	0.298	USC	PAC	0–0	0.000	22	BYE
115	-114	0.298	Utah State (UTAH STATE)	IND PCAA	0–0	0.000	22	BYE
116	-115	0.298	Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)	SEC	0–0	0.000	22	BYE
117	-116	0.298	Villanova (VILLANOVA)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	22	BYE
118	-117	0.298	Virginia (VIRGINIA)	ACC	0–0	0.000	22	BYE
119	-118	0.298	Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)	IND SOCON	0–0	0.000	22	BYE
120	-119	0.298	Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	22	BYE
121	-120	0.298	Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)	ACC	0–0	0.000	22	BYE
122	-121	0.298	Washington (WASHINGTON)	PAC	0–0	0.000	22	BYE
123	-122	0.298	Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)	PAC	0–0	0.000	22	BYE
124	-123	0.298	West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	22	BYE
125	-124	0.298	Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	0–0	0.000	22	BYE
126	-125	0.298	William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	22	BYE
127	-126	0.298	Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)	B10	0–0	0.000	22	BYE
128	-127	0.298	Wyoming (WYOMING)	IND WAC	0–0	0.000	22	BYE
129	-128	0.298	Yale (YALE)	IND IVY	0–0	0.000	22	BYE
130	-129	0.462	Tulsa (TULSA)	IND MVC	0–1	0.000	12	Lost to Mcneese State 3–6
131	-130	0.496	UL Monroe (LOUISIANA MONROE)	IND FBSI	0–1	0.000	12	Lost to Louisiana 13–17
132	-131	0.599	Drake (DRAKE)	IND MVC	0–1	0.000	12	Lost to Indiana State 12–19
133	-132	0.701	Wichita State (WICHITA STATE)	IND MVC	0–1	0.000	12	Lost to New Mexico State 13–23
134	-133	0.837	Southern Illinois (SOUTHERN ILLINOIS)	IND MVC	0–1	0.000	12	Lost to West Texas A&M 0–14
135	-134	0.905	Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)	IND WAC	0–1	0.000	12	Lost to Arizona 17–33
136	-135	1.177	Long Beach State (LONG BEACH STATE)	IND PCAA	0–1	0.000	12	Lost to Utah 10–34
137	-136	1.211	Western Carolina (WESTERN CAROLINA)	IND SOCON	0–1	0.000	12	Lost to East Carolina 6–31
138	-137	1.518	Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH)	IND SLC	0–1	0.000	12	Lost to New Mexico 0–34
139	-138	1.552	UTEP	IND WAC	0–1	0.000	12	Lost to North Texas 0–35
140	-139	2.091	Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	1–0	1.000	1	Beat Northern Michigan 21–7

1979 Pre-Season College Football Team Rankings

August 28, 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	Team	Conf	Record	Place	Game Status
1	118	Air Force (AIR FORCE)	IND FBSI	0–0	1	Preseason
1	1	Alabama (ALABAMA)	SEC	0–0	1	Preseason
1	59	App State (APPALACHIAN STATE)	IND SOCON	0–0	1	Preseason
1	71	Arizona (ARIZONA)	PAC	0–0	1	Preseason
1	23	Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)	PAC	0–0	1	Preseason
1	11	Arkansas (ARKANSAS)	IND SWC	0–0	1	Preseason
1	38	Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE)	IND SLC	0–0	1	Preseason
1	108	Army (ARMY)	IND FBSI	0–0	1	Preseason
1	60	Auburn (AUBURN)	SEC	0–0	1	Preseason
1	8	Ball State (BALL STATE)	MAC	0–0	1	Preseason
1	95	Baylor (BAYLOR)	IND SWC	0–0	1	Preseason
1	137	Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)	IND FBSI	0–0	1	Preseason
1	91	Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)	MAC	0–0	1	Preseason
1	42	Brown (BROWN)	IND IVY	0–0	1	Preseason
1	30	BYU	IND WAC	0–0	1	Preseason
1	114	CAL State Fullerton (CAL STATE FULLERTON)	IND PCAA	0–0	1	Preseason
1	55	California (CALIFORNIA)	PAC	0–0	1	Preseason
1	18	Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)	MAC	0–0	1	Preseason
1	63	Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)	IND FBSI	0–0	1	Preseason
1	89	Citadel (CITADEL)	IND SOCON	0–0	1	Preseason
1	5	Clemson (CLEMSON)	ACC	0–0	1	Preseason
1	131	Colgate (COLGATE)	IND FBSI	0–0	1	Preseason
1	64	Colorado (COLORADO)	IND B8	0–0	1	Preseason
1	84	Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)	IND WAC	0–0	1	Preseason
1	102	Columbia (COLUMBIA)	IND IVY	0–0	1	Preseason
1	—	UConn (CONNECTICUT)	IND FBSI	0–0	1	Preseason
1	54	Cornell (CORNELL)	IND IVY	0–0	1	Preseason
1	43	Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)	IND IVY	0–0	1	Preseason
1	87	Drake (DRAKE)	IND MVC	0–0	1	Preseason
1	83	Duke (DUKE)	ACC	0–0	1	Preseason
1	24	East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)	IND FBSI	0–0	1	Preseason
1	—	East Tennessee State (EAST TENNESSEE STATE)	IND SOCON	0–0	1	Preseason
1	122	Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	0–0	1	Preseason
1	76	Florida (FLORIDA)	SEC	0–0	1	Preseason
1	22	Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)	IND FBSI	0–0	1	Preseason
1	133	Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)	IND PCAA	0–0	1	Preseason
1	48	Furman (FURMAN)	IND SOCON	0–0	1	Preseason
1	12	Georgia (GEORGIA)	SEC	0–0	1	Preseason
1	49	Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)	IND FBSI	0–0	1	Preseason
1	75	Harvard (HARVARD)	IND IVY	0–0	1	Preseason
1	56	Hawai'i (HAWAII)	IND WAC	0–0	1	Preseason
1	68	Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)	IND FBSI	0–0	1	Preseason
1	10	Houston (HOUSTON)	IND SWC	0–0	1	Preseason
1	124	Illinois (ILLINOIS)	B10	0–0	1	Preseason
1	135	Illinois State (ILLINOIS STATE)	IND FBSI	0–0	1	Preseason
1	90	Indiana (INDIANA)	B10	0–0	1	Preseason
1	116	Indiana State (INDIANA STATE)	IND MVC	0–0	1	Preseason
1	115	Iowa (IOWA)	B10	0–0	1	Preseason
1	41	Iowa State (IOWA STATE)	IND B8	0–0	1	Preseason
1	125	Kansas (KANSAS)	IND B8	0–0	1	Preseason
1	86	Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)	IND B8	0–0	1	Preseason
1	103	Kent State (KENT STATE)	MAC	0–0	1	Preseason
1	81	Kentucky (KENTUCKY)	SEC	0–0	1	Preseason
1	132	Lamar (LAMAR)	IND SLC	0–0	1	Preseason
1	100	Long Beach State (LONG BEACH STATE)	IND PCAA	0–0	1	Preseason
1	104	Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)	IND SLC	0–0	1	Preseason
1	58	UL Monroe (LOUISIANA MONROE)	IND FBSI	0–0	1	Preseason
1	44	Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH)	IND SLC	0–0	1	Preseason
1	46	Louisville (LOUISVILLE)	IND FBSI	0–0	1	Preseason
1	37	LSU	SEC	0–0	1	Preseason
1	128	Marshall (MARSHALL)	IND SOCON	0–0	1	Preseason
1	15	Maryland (MARYLAND)	ACC	0–0	1	Preseason
1	52	Mcneese State (MCNEESE STATE)	IND SLC	0–0	1	Preseason
1	88	Memphis (MEMPHIS)	IND FBSI	0–0	1	Preseason
1	62	Miami (MIAMI)	IND FBSI	0–0	1	Preseason
1	20	Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))	MAC	0–0	1	Preseason
1	6	Michigan (MICHIGAN)	B10	0–0	1	Preseason
1	19	Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)	B10	0–0	1	Preseason
1	85	Minnesota (MINNESOTA)	B10	0–0	1	Preseason
1	74	Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)	SEC	0–0	1	Preseason
1	47	Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)	SEC	0–0	1	Preseason
1	26	Missouri (MISSOURI)	IND B8	0–0	1	Preseason
1	29	Navy (NAVY)	IND FBSI	0–0	1	Preseason
1	7	Nebraska (NEBRASKA)	IND B8	0–0	1	Preseason
1	53	New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)	IND WAC	0–0	1	Preseason
1	66	New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)	IND MVC	0–0	1	Preseason
1	67	North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)	ACC	0–0	1	Preseason
1	17	NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)	ACC	0–0	1	Preseason
1	13	North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)	IND FBSI	0–0	1	Preseason
1	82	Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)	MAC	0–0	1	Preseason
1	136	Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)	B10	0–0	1	Preseason
1	97	Northwestern State (NORTHWESTERN STATE)	IND FBSI	0–0	1	Preseason
1	3	Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)	IND FBSI	0–0	1	Preseason
1	112	Ohio (OHIO)	MAC	0–0	1	Preseason
1	35	Ohio State (OHIO STATE)	B10	0–0	1	Preseason
1	4	Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)	IND B8	0–0	1	Preseason
1	92	Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)	IND B8	0–0	1	Preseason
1	117	Oregon (OREGON)	PAC	0–0	1	Preseason
1	98	Oregon State (OREGON STATE)	PAC	0–0	1	Preseason
1	109	Pacific (PACIFIC)	IND PCAA	0–0	1	Preseason
1	2	Penn State (PENN STATE)	IND FBSI	0–0	1	Preseason
1	129	Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)	IND IVY	0–0	1	Preseason
1	28	Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)	IND FBSI	0–0	1	Preseason
1	107	Princeton (PRINCETON)	IND IVY	0–0	1	Preseason
1	16	Purdue (PURDUE)	B10	0–0	1	Preseason
1	113	Rice (RICE)	IND SWC	0–0	1	Preseason
1	110	Richmond (RICHMOND)	IND FBSI	0–0	1	Preseason
1	27	Rutgers (RUTGERS)	IND FBSI	0–0	1	Preseason
1	99	San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)	IND WAC	0–0	1	Preseason
1	77	San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)	IND PCAA	0–0	1	Preseason
1	70	SMU	IND SWC	0–0	1	Preseason
1	57	South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)	IND FBSI	0–0	1	Preseason
1	69	Southern Illinois (SOUTHERN ILLINOIS)	IND MVC	0–0	1	Preseason
1	32	Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)	IND FBSI	0–0	1	Preseason
1	21	Stanford (STANFORD)	PAC	0–0	1	Preseason
1	101	Syracuse (SYRACUSE)	IND FBSI	0–0	1	Preseason
1	123	TCU	IND SWC	0–0	1	Preseason
1	40	Temple (TEMPLE)	IND FBSI	0–0	1	Preseason
1	61	Tennessee (TENNESSEE)	SEC	0–0	1	Preseason
1	45	Tennessee Chattanooga (TENNESSEE-CHATTANOOGA)	IND SOCON	0–0	1	Preseason
1	9	Texas (TEXAS)	IND SWC	0–0	1	Preseason
1	39	Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)	IND SWC	0–0	1	Preseason
1	34	Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)	IND SWC	0–0	1	Preseason
1	73	Texas Arlington (TEXAS-ARLINGTON)	IND SLC	0–0	1	Preseason
1	126	Toledo (TOLEDO)	MAC	0–0	1	Preseason
1	96	Tulane (TULANE)	IND FBSI	0–0	1	Preseason
1	14	Tulsa (TULSA)	IND MVC	0–0	1	Preseason
1	31	UCLA	PAC	0–0	1	Preseason
1	65	UNLV	IND FBSI	0–0	1	Preseason
1	0	USC	PAC	0–0	1	Preseason
1	36	Utah (UTAH)	IND WAC	0–0	1	Preseason
1	51	Utah State (UTAH STATE)	IND PCAA	0–0	1	Preseason
1	134	UTEP	IND WAC	0–0	1	Preseason
1	121	Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)	SEC	0–0	1	Preseason
1	94	Villanova (VILLANOVA)	IND FBSI	0–0	1	Preseason
1	127	Virginia (VIRGINIA)	ACC	0–0	1	Preseason
1	119	Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)	IND SOCON	0–0	1	Preseason
1	93	Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)	IND FBSI	0–0	1	Preseason
1	130	Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)	ACC	0–0	1	Preseason
1	33	Washington (WASHINGTON)	PAC	0–0	1	Preseason
1	106	Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)	PAC	0–0	1	Preseason
1	111	West Texas A&M (WEST TEXAS A&M)	IND MVC	0–0	1	Preseason
1	120	West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)	IND FBSI	0–0	1	Preseason
1	78	Western Carolina (WESTERN CAROLINA)	IND SOCON	0–0	1	Preseason
1	50	Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	0–0	1	Preseason
1	105	Wichita State (WICHITA STATE)	IND MVC	0–0	1	Preseason
1	80	William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)	IND FBSI	0–0	1	Preseason
1	72	Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)	B10	0–0	1	Preseason
1	79	Wyoming (WYOMING)	IND WAC	0–0	1	Preseason
1	25	Yale (YALE)	IND IVY	0–0	1	Preseason