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1979 Regular Season Final College Football Team Rankings

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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.
RankChangeRatingTeamConfRecordWin %PlaceNOWGame Status
100.913BYUIND WAC11–01.0001+56BYE
200.968USCPAC10–0–10.9556+49BYE
351.073Alabama (ALABAMA)SEC11–01.0001+47Beat Auburn 25–18
4-11.080Ohio State (OHIO STATE)B1011–01.0001+50BYE
5-11.106Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)MAC10–0–10.9556+45BYE
661.111Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)IND FBSI10–10.9098+51Beat Penn State 29–14
7-11.132Mcneese State (MCNEESE STATE)IND SLC11–01.0001+51BYE
8-31.137Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)IND FBSI11–01.0001+50BYE
9-21.156Arkansas (ARKANSAS)IND SWC10–10.9098+49BYE
10-11.208Nebraska (NEBRASKA)IND B810–10.9098+45BYE
1101.229Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)IND B810–10.9098+45BYE
1211.335Houston (HOUSTON)IND SWC10–10.9098+42Beat Rice 63–0
1311.340South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)IND FBSI8–30.72721+41BYE
14-41.428Texas (TEXAS)IND SWC9–20.81815+41Lost to Texas A&M 7–13
1501.430Clemson (CLEMSON)ACC8–30.72721+35BYE
1601.540Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)ACC8–30.72721+35BYE
1701.599Yale (YALE)IND IVY8–10.88913+23BYE
1821.629Temple (TEMPLE)IND FBSI9–20.81815+30BYE
19-11.637NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)ACC7–40.63636+30BYE
2011.672North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)ACC7–3–10.68231+27BYE
21-21.712Penn State (PENN STATE)IND FBSI7–40.63636+31Lost to Pittsburgh 14–29
2201.734Purdue (PURDUE)B109–20.81815+33BYE
2331.770Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)IND FBSI7–40.63636+30BYE
24-11.801Michigan (MICHIGAN)B108–30.72721+26BYE
25-11.828Washington (WASHINGTON)PAC8–30.72721+28BYE
26-11.904Auburn (AUBURN)SEC8–30.72721+23Lost to Alabama 18–25
2701.924Texas Arlington (TEXAS-ARLINGTON)IND SLC9–20.81815+22BYE
2801.953Tennessee Chattanooga (TENNESSEE-CHATTANOOGA)IND SOCON9–20.81815+22BYE
2901.960Tulane (TULANE)IND FBSI9–20.81815+22BYE
3002.040UNLVIND FBSI9–1–20.83314+20BYE
3112.111Rutgers (RUTGERS)IND FBSI8–30.72721+18BYE
32-12.115East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)IND FBSI7–3–10.68231+15BYE
3322.127Baylor (BAYLOR)IND SWC7–40.63636+21BYE
3422.162San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)IND WAC8–30.72721+25BYE
35-12.174Maryland (MARYLAND)ACC7–40.63636+18BYE
36-32.187Utah State (UTAH STATE)IND PCAA7–3–10.68231+20BYE
3702.310Tennessee (TENNESSEE)SEC7–40.63636+18Beat Vanderbilt 31–10
3802.434Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)IND B87–40.63636+18BYE
39212.476Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)IND SWC6–50.54555+17Beat Texas 13–7
4002.539Lamar (LAMAR)IND SLC6–3–20.63636+10BYE
41-22.579Toledo (TOLEDO)MAC7–3–10.68231+10BYE
4212.610California (CALIFORNIA)PAC6–50.54555+10BYE
43-12.624Arizona (ARIZONA)PAC6–4–10.59148+13BYE
4402.666Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)IND FBSI6–4–10.59148+11BYE
4502.679Indiana (INDIANA)B107–40.63636+9BYE
4662.719Navy (NAVY)IND FBSI7–40.63636+9Beat Army 31–7
4702.725Brown (BROWN)IND IVY6–30.66735+3BYE
48-22.754Indiana State (INDIANA STATE)IND MVC8–30.72721+4BYE
49-12.772Southern Illinois (SOUTHERN ILLINOIS)IND MVC8–30.72721+14BYE
50-12.781LSUSEC6–50.54555+9BYE
5132.793Syracuse (SYRACUSE)IND FBSI6–50.54555+11BYE
52-22.800Virginia (VIRGINIA)ACC6–50.54555+1BYE
5302.848Utah (UTAH)IND WAC6–60.50071+15BYE
54-32.856Missouri (MISSOURI)IND B86–50.54555+7BYE
5502.907UCLAPAC5–60.45578+14BYE
5602.913Georgia (GEORGIA)SEC6–50.54555+3BYE
5712.928Princeton (PRINCETON)IND IVY5–40.55652+2BYE
58-12.930Long Beach State (LONG BEACH STATE)IND PCAA7–40.63636+6BYE
5902.961Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)MAC5–5–10.50071+7BYE
60-192.992Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)PAC6–60.50071+6Lost to Hawai'i 17–29
6103.022San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)IND PCAA6–4–10.59148+4BYE
6203.032Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)MAC6–50.54555+2BYE
6303.091West Texas A&M (WEST TEXAS A&M)IND MVC5–5–10.50071+6BYE
6403.129Ball State (BALL STATE)MAC6–50.54555-1BYE
6593.136Hawai'i (HAWAII)IND WAC6–50.54555+1Beat Arizona State 29–17
6603.156Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))MAC6–50.545550BYE
67-23.174East Tennessee State (EAST TENNESSEE STATE)IND SOCON7–40.63636-8BYE
68-13.195Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)IND SOCON6–4–10.59148+1BYE
69-13.295Cornell (CORNELL)IND IVY5–40.55652+5BYE
7053.322Oregon (OREGON)PAC6–50.54555-1Beat Oregon State 24–3
71-23.410Ohio (OHIO)MAC6–50.54555-3BYE
72-23.427Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)IND FBSI5–60.455780BYE
73-23.446West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)IND FBSI5–60.45578+2BYE
74-13.505Iowa (IOWA)B105–60.45578+1BYE
75-33.517Stanford (STANFORD)PAC5–5–10.50071-2BYE
7623.585SMUIND SWC5–60.45578-3BYE
7703.590Citadel (CITADEL)IND SOCON6–50.54555+2BYE
78-23.593Minnesota (MINNESOTA)B104–6–10.40992+1BYE
7913.618Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)B105–60.45578-3BYE
8013.672Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)IND IVY4–4–10.50071-5BYE
81-23.678Tulsa (TULSA)IND MVC6–50.54555-4BYE
8203.737Western Carolina (WESTERN CAROLINA)IND SOCON6–50.54555-16BYE
8303.758Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)IND FBSI4–6–10.40992-3BYE
8443.762Miami (MIAMI)IND FBSI5–60.45578+6Beat Florida 30–24
8573.811Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)IND FBSI5–60.45578-6Beat Holy Cross 13–10
86-23.851Colgate (COLGATE)IND FBSI5–4–10.55054-1BYE
87-13.872Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)IND SWC3–6–20.36496-1BYE
88-33.918New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)IND WAC6–60.50071-6BYE
89-23.927Kentucky (KENTUCKY)SEC5–60.45578-13BYE
90-14.035Louisville (LOUISVILLE)IND FBSI4–6–10.40992-6BYE
91-14.211North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)IND FBSI5–60.45578-11BYE
92-14.295Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)IND WAC4–7–10.37595-9BYE
9304.351Furman (FURMAN)IND SOCON5–60.45578+3BYE
9404.362Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)SEC4–70.36496-14BYE
9504.435Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)B104–70.36496-12BYE
9604.642Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)MAC4–70.36496-17BYE
9704.672Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)IND SLC4–70.36496-17BYE
9804.679Memphis (MEMPHIS)IND FBSI5–60.45578-19BYE
9944.703Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)IND FBSI5–60.45578-6Beat UConn 28–12; Lost to BOSTON COLLEGE 10–13
100-14.865Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)IND PCAA4–70.36496-12BYE
10134.869Villanova (VILLANOVA)IND FBSI5–60.45578-7BYE
10234.893TCUIND SWC2–8–10.227120-16BYE
103-14.895Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)SEC3–80.273109-21BYE
104-34.898Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE)IND SLC4–70.36496-22BYE
105-54.904App State (APPALACHIAN STATE)IND SOCON3–80.273109-22BYE
10605.046Kansas (KANSAS)IND B83–80.273109-17BYE
10705.092Wyoming (WYOMING)IND WAC4–80.333105-24BYE
10805.186Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)PAC3–80.273109-22BYE
10905.270William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)IND FBSI4–70.36496-18BYE
11005.311Duke (DUKE)ACC2–8–10.227120-24BYE
11105.336Colorado (COLORADO)IND B83–80.273109-24BYE
11205.451Iowa State (IOWA STATE)IND B83–80.273109-24BYE
11305.586Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)IND B83–80.273109-29BYE
11405.600Northwestern State (NORTHWESTERN STATE)IND FBSI3–60.3331050BYE
11515.724Harvard (HARVARD)IND IVY3–60.333105-6BYE
11625.780Illinois (ILLINOIS)B102–8–10.227120-27BYE
11705.853Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)IND FBSI2–90.182125-27BYE
11815.933Army (ARMY)IND FBSI2–8–10.227120-26Lost to Navy 7–31
119-46.027UConn (CONNECTICUT)IND FBSI3–6–20.36496-22Lost to Holy Cross 12–28
12006.086Drake (DRAKE)IND MVC3–80.273109-28BYE
12116.312Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH)IND SLC2–90.182125-31BYE
122-16.368UL Monroe (LOUISIANA MONROE)IND FBSI3–80.273109-16BYE
12306.431Pacific (PACIFIC)IND PCAA3–70.300108-28BYE
12406.549New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)IND MVC2–90.182125-36BYE
12506.603CAL State Fullerton (CAL STATE FULLERTON)IND PCAA3–80.273109-24BYE
12606.642Illinois State (ILLINOIS STATE)IND FBSI3–80.273109-16BYE
12716.654Rice (RICE)IND SWC1–100.091131-30Lost to Houston 0–63
128-16.712UTEPIND WAC2–90.182125-38BYE
12916.998Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)SEC1–100.091131-40Lost to Tennessee 10–31
13027.076Wichita State (WICHITA STATE)IND MVC1–100.091131-42BYE
13107.109Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)MAC2–8–10.227120-32BYE
132-37.189Florida (FLORIDA)SEC0–10–10.045138-39Lost to Miami 24–30
13307.377Oregon State (OREGON STATE)PAC1–100.091131-44Lost to Oregon 3–24
13407.464Marshall (MARSHALL)IND SOCON1–100.091131-47BYE
13527.617Air Force (AIR FORCE)IND FBSI2–90.182125-51BYE
136-17.628Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)B101–100.091131-43BYE
137-17.734Columbia (COLUMBIA)IND IVY1–80.111130-26BYE
13808.074Kent State (KENT STATE)MAC1–100.091131-32BYE
13909.671Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)IND IVY0–90.000139-30BYE
14009.711Richmond (RICHMOND)IND FBSI0–110.000139-69BYE

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