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1979 Week 9 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
100.722Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)IND FBSI6–01.0001+22BYE
200.874Nebraska (NEBRASKA)IND B86–01.0001+18Beat Oklahoma State 36–0
350.936USCPAC6–0–10.92912+17Beat Notre Dame 42–23
450.975Arkansas (ARKANSAS)IND SWC6–01.0001+18Beat Texas 17–14
510.985North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)ACC5–10.83318+17Beat NC State 35–21
6-11.041Ohio State (OHIO STATE)B107–01.0001+21Beat Wisconsin 59–0
701.077Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)MAC6–01.0001+18Beat Ball State 31–30
831.184Mcneese State (MCNEESE STATE)IND SLC7–01.0001+19Beat Arkansas State 10–7
941.209Houston (HOUSTON)IND SWC6–01.0001+15Beat SMU 37–10
1041.217Alabama (ALABAMA)SEC6–01.0001+11Beat Tennessee 27–17
1111.247BYUIND WAC6–01.0001+13Beat Wyoming 54–14
1241.270Yale (YALE)IND IVY5–01.0001+10Beat Columbia 37–7
1321.340Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)ACC6–10.85713+17Beat Maryland 25–17
14-111.342NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)ACC5–20.71427+18Lost to North Carolina 21–35
15-111.349Texas (TEXAS)IND SWC4–10.80024+12Lost to Arkansas 14–17
16-61.384Temple (TEMPLE)IND FBSI6–10.85713+16Beat Cincinnati 35–14
17101.421Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)IND FBSI5–10.83318+14Beat Washington 26–14
1811.452Navy (NAVY)IND FBSI6–01.0001+12Beat Virginia 17–10
1941.546Utah State (UTAH STATE)IND PCAA4–2–10.64345+14Beat Pacific 15–14
2061.559Baylor (BAYLOR)IND SWC5–20.71427+13Beat Army 55–0
21-41.612Michigan (MICHIGAN)B106–10.85713+13Beat Illinois 27–7
2261.646Clemson (CLEMSON)ACC5–10.83318+11Beat Duke 28–10
23-51.692Auburn (AUBURN)SEC5–10.83318+10Beat Georgia Tech 38–14
24-41.729South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)IND FBSI5–10.83318+10Beat Ole Miss 21–14
25-41.827Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)IND B85–10.83318+9Beat Kansas State 38–6
26-21.850Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)PAC4–20.66736+9Beat Washington State 28–17
2781.878Penn State (PENN STATE)IND FBSI4–20.66736+10Beat Syracuse 35–7
28111.939Brown (BROWN)IND IVY4–10.80024+5Beat Cornell 28–7
2951.958Minnesota (MINNESOTA)B104–30.57152+12Beat Iowa 24–7
30-52.046Washington (WASHINGTON)PAC5–20.71427+8Lost to Pittsburgh 14–26
31-92.054Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)IND FBSI4–20.66736+8Lost to USC 23–42
32-32.083Tennessee (TENNESSEE)SEC4–20.66736+8Lost to Alabama 17–27
33112.142UNLVIND FBSI6–10.85713+6Beat Utah 43–41
34-32.266Arizona (ARIZONA)PAC4–2–10.64345+6Lost to Stanford 10–30
3582.282Tennessee Chattanooga (TENNESSEE-CHATTANOOGA)IND SOCON6–10.85713+3Beat Middle Tennessee 59–15
36112.284Texas Arlington (TEXAS-ARLINGTON)IND SLC4–20.66736+5Beat New Mexico State 42–14
37-72.305Tulane (TULANE)IND FBSI5–20.71427+4Lost to West Virginia 17–27
38172.311Stanford (STANFORD)PAC4–2–10.64345+6Beat Arizona 30–10
39102.321Purdue (PURDUE)B105–20.71427+6Beat Michigan State 14–7
40-42.415East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)IND FBSI3–30.50066+7BYE
4152.436Rutgers (RUTGERS)IND FBSI5–20.71427+4Beat William & Mary 24–0
42152.458Toledo (TOLEDO)MAC5–20.71427+6Beat Ohio 21–13
43-22.486Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)IND B83–30.50066+8Lost to Nebraska 0–36
44-112.532Virginia (VIRGINIA)ACC4–30.57152+3Lost to Navy 10–17
45-132.578San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)IND WAC4–20.66736+5Lost to Colorado State 3–37
4682.581Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)IND FBSI4–30.57152+5Beat Memphis 22–0
47-52.621Missouri (MISSOURI)IND B84–20.66736+3Beat Colorado 13–7
48-102.624Syracuse (SYRACUSE)IND FBSI4–30.57152+6Lost to Penn State 7–35
49-122.627California (CALIFORNIA)PAC4–30.57152+2Lost to UCLA 27–28
5012.640Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)IND FBSI4–30.57152+5Beat Richmond 34–0
5172.670East Tennessee State (EAST TENNESSEE STATE)IND SOCON5–20.71427+2Beat Southeastern Louisiana 31–3
52-42.705Indiana (INDIANA)B105–20.71427+3Beat Northwestern 30–0
5392.727LSUSEC4–20.66736+1Beat Kentucky 23–19
54172.732Louisville (LOUISVILLE)IND FBSI4–30.57152+7Beat Indiana State 34–10
55102.800Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)IND SWC3–3–10.50066+5Beat Rice 30–7
56-32.822Utah (UTAH)IND WAC4–40.50066+5Lost to UNLV 41–43
57-122.845Ohio (OHIO)MAC4–30.57152+3Lost to Toledo 13–21
58-182.877Indiana State (INDIANA STATE)IND MVC6–20.75026+1Lost to Louisville 10–34
5952.880Georgia (GEORGIA)SEC3–30.50066+2Beat Vanderbilt 31–10
60-42.887Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))MAC4–30.57152+2Beat Bowling Green 21–3
61112.910Lamar (LAMAR)IND SLC3–2–10.58351+2Beat Louisiana 21–17
62-122.919SMUIND SWC3–30.50066+3Lost to Houston 10–37
6362.929West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)IND FBSI4–30.57152+2Beat Tulane 27–17
6492.950Long Beach State (LONG BEACH STATE)IND PCAA4–20.66736+1Beat Fresno State 24–14
65153.000UCLAPAC3–40.42979+4Beat California 28–27
66133.206Hawai'i (HAWAII)IND WAC3–30.50066-1Beat Prairie View A&M 65–0
67-63.258Maryland (MARYLAND)ACC3–40.42979+1Lost to Wake Forest 17–25
6873.305Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)IND SWC2–40.33396+1BYE
69213.389Citadel (CITADEL)IND SOCON4–30.57152+7Beat Virginia Military Institute 37–6
70-183.422Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)IND SOCON4–30.57152-1Lost to Citadel 6–37
71-53.489Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE)IND SLC4–30.57152-4Lost to Mcneese State 7–10
72-123.493Cornell (CORNELL)IND IVY3–20.60049+3Lost to Brown 7–28
73213.515Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)IND WAC3–40.429790Beat San Diego State 37–3
74-153.614Iowa (IOWA)B103–40.42979-2Lost to Minnesota 7–24
7573.638Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)SEC3–30.50066-3Beat Marshall 48–0
76-83.727Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)B103–40.42979-2Lost to Purdue 7–14
77-103.739Army (ARMY)IND FBSI2–3–10.417890Lost to Baylor 0–55
78173.743Kansas (KANSAS)IND B82–40.33396+1Beat Iowa State 24–7
79273.765Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)MAC2–3–10.417890Beat Illinois State 33–7
8043.796San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)IND PCAA3–3–10.50066-4Beat Oregon State 24–14
81103.814Miami (MIAMI)IND FBSI3–30.50066+4Beat Boston College 19–8
82-53.837Ball State (BALL STATE)MAC3–40.42979-4Lost to Central Michigan 30–31
83103.880North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)IND FBSI4–40.50066-3Beat West Texas A&M 28–14
84133.888New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)IND WAC4–40.50066-4Beat UTEP 20–0
85-223.905Duke (DUKE)ACC2–3–10.41789-2Lost to Clemson 10–28
86123.913Colgate (COLGATE)IND FBSI3–30.50066-3Beat Princeton 17–6
8753.928Western Carolina (WESTERN CAROLINA)IND SOCON5–30.62548-11Beat Lenoir Rhyne 42–6
88-53.962Oregon (OREGON)PAC3–40.42979-5Beat Air Force 17–9
89-194.003West Texas A&M (WEST TEXAS A&M)IND MVC2–5–10.313104-1Lost to North Texas 14–28
90124.003Northwestern State (NORTHWESTERN STATE)IND FBSI3–20.60049+2Beat Louisiana Tech 25–21
91-104.180Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)MAC3–40.42979-4Lost to Miami (OH) 3–21
92-44.211Southern Illinois (SOUTHERN ILLINOIS)IND MVC4–30.57152-2BYE
93-194.283Tulsa (TULSA)IND MVC3–50.37593-3Lost to TCU 17–24
94-164.327Princeton (PRINCETON)IND IVY2–30.40092-4Lost to Colgate 6–17
9584.353TCUIND SWC2–40.33396-3Beat Tulsa 24–17
96-104.397Kentucky (KENTUCKY)SEC2–40.33396-6Lost to LSU 19–23
9734.398UL Monroe (LOUISIANA MONROE)IND FBSI3–40.429790Beat CAL State Fullerton 28–17
98-114.488Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)PAC2–50.286107-4Lost to Arizona State 17–28
9904.745Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)B102–50.286107-7Lost to Ohio State 0–59
100-114.765Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)IND FBSI1–4–10.250116-3Lost to Auburn 14–38
101-164.904Drake (DRAKE)IND MVC3–50.37593-11Lost to Wichita State 17–24
102-65.028Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)IND SLC3–50.37593-11Lost to Lamar 17–21
103175.184Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)MAC2–50.286107-11Beat Grand Valley State 37–0
10415.192William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)IND FBSI2–50.286107-9Lost to Rutgers 0–24
105-295.195Iowa State (IOWA STATE)IND B82–40.33396-8Lost to Kansas 7–24
10635.281UConn (CONNECTICUT)IND FBSI1–4–10.250116-5Beat Maine 19–7
10765.317Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)IND FBSI1–50.167122-7Lost to Temple 14–35
108-15.467Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)IND B82–40.33396-11Lost to Oklahoma 6–38
109-55.511Pacific (PACIFIC)IND PCAA3–40.42979-8Lost to Utah State 14–15
110-95.625App State (APPALACHIAN STATE)IND SOCON1–60.143127-11Lost to Furman 17–31
111-35.627Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)IND FBSI1–50.167122-9Lost to Miami 8–19
11275.716Colorado (COLORADO)IND B81–50.167122-9Lost to Missouri 7–13
113-35.816UTEPIND WAC2–60.250116-14Lost to New Mexico 0–20
114115.841Florida (FLORIDA)SEC0–4–10.100135-5BYE
115-35.880New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)IND MVC2–60.250116-14Lost to Texas Arlington 14–42
116-25.892Memphis (MEMPHIS)IND FBSI2–40.33396-12Lost to Southern Miss 0–22
117-15.920Wyoming (WYOMING)IND WAC2–50.286107-14Lost to BYU 14–54
11805.979Illinois (ILLINOIS)B101–60.143127-13Lost to Michigan 7–27
119-86.129Rice (RICE)IND SWC1–60.143127-9Lost to Texas Tech 7–30
12086.143Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)IND IVY1–3–10.300106-6Beat Harvard 10–7
12186.147Furman (FURMAN)IND SOCON2–50.286107-2Beat App State 31–17
122-16.166Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)IND PCAA2–50.286107-9Lost to Long Beach State 14–24
12306.184Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH)IND SLC1–60.143127-12Lost to Northwestern State 21–25
124-96.205Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)B101–60.143127-11Lost to Indiana 0–30
125-86.222Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)IND FBSI2–40.33396-9Lost to Villanova 14–29
12606.287Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)SEC1–50.167122-11Lost to South Carolina 14–21
127-56.398Marshall (MARSHALL)IND SOCON1–60.143127-13Lost to Mississippi State 0–48
128-46.582Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)SEC0–60.000136-11Lost to Georgia 10–31
12956.770Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)MAC2–5–10.313104-13Beat Kent State 14–10
13016.847Wichita State (WICHITA STATE)IND MVC1–60.143127-15Beat Drake 24–17
131-47.253Illinois State (ILLINOIS STATE)IND FBSI2–50.286107-8Lost to Northern Illinois 7–33
132-27.766Oregon State (OREGON STATE)PAC0–70.000136-18Lost to San José State 14–24
13367.789Villanova (VILLANOVA)IND FBSI2–50.286107-12Beat Holy Cross 29–14
134-17.862CAL State Fullerton (CAL STATE FULLERTON)IND PCAA1–50.167122-5Lost to UL Monroe 17–28
13518.014Columbia (COLUMBIA)IND IVY1–40.200120-7Lost to Yale 7–37
136-48.456Richmond (RICHMOND)IND FBSI0–70.000136-23Lost to Virginia Tech 0–34
137-28.637Harvard (HARVARD)IND IVY1–40.200120-4Lost to Dartmouth 7–10
138-18.818Kent State (KENT STATE)MAC1–60.143127-14Lost to Eastern Michigan 10–14
139-19.196Air Force (AIR FORCE)IND FBSI0–70.000136-26Lost to Oregon 9–17
140010.391Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)IND IVY0–50.000136-7Lost to Lafayette 7–9

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