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Big Eight

1979 Season · 8 ranked teams

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Struggling −
Avg Rank
68.0
Power Up Rank
Avg Rating
3.608
Struggling −
Non-Conf Record
19-16
vs other conferences

1979 Standings

PlaceTeamConfConf %RecordWin %RankRatingTierNOWGame Status
1Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)7-01.00011–10.91751.092Developing ++56
2Nebraska (NEBRASKA)6-1.85710–20.833111.298Developing+46
3Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)5-2.7147–40.636422.502Rebuilding −+16
4Missouri (MISSOURI)3-4.4297–50.583452.573Rebuilding −+13
5Kansas (KANSAS)2-5.2863–80.2731065.046Failing −-19
6Colorado (COLORADO)2-5.2863–80.2731105.293Failing −-24
7Iowa State (IOWA STATE)2-5.2863–80.2731125.465Failing −-26
8Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)1-6.1433–80.2731135.597Failing −-29

Place is by conference win %, then conference wins, then Power Up rank. Conference championship tiebreakers are not applied.

Rank by Week — Every Team
1316090119OklahomaOklahoma — RS Final: #11Oklahoma — PS 2: #10Oklahoma — PS 3: #10Oklahoma — PS 4: #10Oklahoma — Final: #5NebraskaNebraska — RS Final: #10Nebraska — PS 2: #9Nebraska — PS 3: #9Nebraska — PS 4: #9Nebraska — Final: #11Oklahoma StateOklahoma State — RS Final: #38Oklahoma State — PS 2: #39Oklahoma State — PS 3: #40Oklahoma State — PS 4: #40Oklahoma State — Final: #42MissouriMissouri — RS Final: #54Missouri — PS 2: #53Missouri — PS 3: #54Missouri — PS 4: #45Missouri — Final: #45KansasKansas — RS Final: #106Kansas — PS 2: #106Kansas — PS 3: #106Kansas — PS 4: #106Kansas — Final: #106ColoradoColorado — RS Final: #111Colorado — PS 2: #111Colorado — PS 3: #110Colorado — PS 4: #110Colorado — Final: #110Iowa StateIowa State — RS Final: #112Iowa State — PS 2: #112Iowa State — PS 3: #112Iowa State — PS 4: #112Iowa State — Final: #112Kansas StateKansas State — RS Final: #113Kansas State — PS 2: #113Kansas State — PS 3: #113Kansas State — PS 4: #113Kansas State — Final: #113RS FinalPS 2PS 3PS 4Final

Power Up rank each week; higher = better. Hover a logo for details, click to open the team page. Larger logo = latest week.

Average Rating Tier
3.608
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

Conference average on the 12-tier scale.

NOW by Team
Oklahoma
+56
Nebraska
+46
Oklahoma State
+16
Missouri
+13
Kansas
-19
Colorado
-24
Iowa State
-26
Kansas State
-29

Green = positive Net Opponent Wins, red = negative.

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