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