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.

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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