1979 NCAA Football Rankings

  # Team                        W      L     Rating 
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  1 Alabama                    12   -  0     2.9961 
  2 Southern California        11.5 -  0.5   2.7202 
  3 Houston                    11   -  1     2.3382 
  4 Pittsburgh                 11   -  1     2.2646 
  5 Oklahoma                   11   -  1     2.0020 
  6 Ohio State                 11   -  1     1.8469 
  7 Arkansas                   10   -  2     1.7697 
  8 Florida State              11   -  1     1.7131 
  9 Brigham Young              10   -  1     1.5815 
 10 McNeese State              11   -  1     1.5417 

 11 Central Michigan           10.5 -  0.5   1.5018 
 12 Temple                     10   -  2     1.5003 
 13 Nebraska                   10   -  2     1.4586 
 14 Texas                       9   -  3     1.3135 
 15 Purdue                     10   -  2     1.1240 
 16 Penn State                  8   -  4     1.0265 
 17 Washington                  9   -  3     0.9953 
 18 Baylor                      8   -  4     0.9713 
 19 North Carolina              8.5 -  3.5   0.9297 
 20 Yale                        8   -  1     0.8368 

 21 South Carolina              8   -  4     0.8306 
 22 Wake Forest                 8   -  4     0.8098 
 23 Clemson                     8   -  4     0.8069 
 24 North Carolina State        7   -  4     0.7801 
 25 Texas-Arlington             8   -  2     0.7734 
 26 Auburn                      8   -  3     0.7508 
 27 Notre Dame                  7   -  4     0.7213 
 28 Tulane                      9   -  3     0.7092 
 29 Syracuse                    7   -  5     0.7009 
 30 Rutgers                     7   -  3     0.6778 

 31 Michigan                    8   -  4     0.6668 
 32 San Diego State             8   -  3     0.6655 
 33 Texas A&M                   6   -  5     0.6388 
 34 Delaware                    3   -  1     0.6336 
 35 Maryland                    7   -  4     0.6243 
 36 Indiana                     8   -  4     0.6104 
 37 Oklahoma State              7   -  4     0.6100 
 38 Tennessee-Chattanooga       7   -  2     0.5975 
 39 Nevada-Las Vegas            7   -  2     0.5768 
 40 Utah State                  6.5 -  3.5   0.5730 

 41 Louisiana State             7   -  5     0.5182 
 42 East Carolina               7.5 -  3.5   0.5155 
 43 Missouri                    7   -  5     0.5045 
 44 Southern Illinois           7   -  2     0.4958 
 45 Tennessee                   7   -  5     0.4904 
 46 Toledo                      7.5 -  3.5   0.4798 
 47 Navy                        7   -  4     0.4576 
 48 Lamar                       6   -  4     0.4574 
 49 UCLA                        5   -  6     0.4501 
 50 Miami (Florida)             5   -  5     0.4498 

 51 California                  6   -  6     0.4394 
 52 Indiana State               7   -  3     0.4183 
 53 Arizona                     6.5 -  5.5   0.4110 
 54 Southern Mississippi        6.5 -  4.5   0.3992 
 55 Utah                        6   -  6     0.3913 
 56 Georgia                     6   -  5     0.3789 
 57 West Virginia               5   -  6     0.3776 
 58 Long Beach State            6   -  4     0.3739 
 59 Cornell                     5   -  3     0.3735 
 60 Brown                       5   -  3     0.3725 

 61 Oregon                      6   -  5     0.3674 
 62 Southern Methodist          5   -  6     0.3660 
 63 Virginia                    5   -  5     0.3645 
 64 Arizona State               6   -  6     0.3623 
 65 San Jose State              5.5 -  4.5   0.3471 
 66 West Texas A&M              5.5 -  5.5   0.3438 
 67 Stanford                    5.5 -  5.5   0.3369 
 68 Iowa                        5   -  6     0.3281 
 69 Boston College              5   -  6     0.3245 
 70 Princeton                   5   -  4     0.3238 

 71 Texas Tech                  4   -  7     0.3202 
 72 Miami (Ohio)                6   -  5     0.3143 
 73 Ball State                  6   -  5     0.3110 
 74 Citadel                     5   -  4     0.3096 
 75 Michigan State              5   -  6     0.3048 
 76 Holy Cross                  4   -  4     0.3010 
 77 Tulsa                       6   -  5     0.3004 
 78 Western Michigan            5   -  5     0.2995 
 79 Virginia Tech               5   -  6     0.2973 
 80 Villanova                   5   -  5     0.2917 

 81 Minnesota                   4.5 -  6.5   0.2906 
 82 Virginia Military Institute 6.5 -  4.5   0.2874 
 83 Ohio                        6   -  5     0.2859 
 84 Colgate                     3   -  4     0.2856 
 85 Akron                       2   -  2     0.2767 
 86 Northern Illinois           5.5 -  5.5   0.2766 
 87 Hawaii                      4   -  5     0.2658 
 88 New Mexico                  6   -  6     0.2603 
 89 Southeastern Louisiana      2   -  3     0.2592 
 90 Kentucky                    5   -  6     0.2589 

 91 Furman                      4   -  4     0.2576 
 92 North Texas                 5   -  6     0.2565 
 93 Dartmouth                   4   -  4     0.2551 
 94 Louisville                  4.5 -  6.5   0.2535 
 95 Georgia Tech                4.5 -  6.5   0.2380 
 96 Colorado State              4.5 -  7.5   0.2357 
 97 East Tennessee State        3   -  4     0.2302 
 98 Wisconsin                   4   -  7     0.2292 
 99 Mississippi                 4   -  7     0.2233 
100 Northwestern State          2   -  5     0.2012 

101 Texas Christian             2.5 -  8.5   0.1993 
102 Memphis                     5   -  6     0.1973 
103 Kansas                      3   -  8     0.1867 
104 Bowling Green State         4   -  7     0.1834 
105 Harvard                     3   -  5     0.1672 
106 Mississippi State           3   -  8     0.1641 
107 Washington State            2   -  8     0.1629 
108 Fresno State                2   -  6     0.1607 
109 Colorado                    3   -  8     0.1601 
110 William & Mary              3   -  7     0.1572 

111 Louisiana-Lafayette         3   -  7     0.1535 
112 Wyoming                     4   -  8     0.1514 
113 Duke                        2.5 -  8.5   0.1510 
114 Iowa State                  3   -  8     0.1496 
115 Western Carolina            2   -  5     0.1451 
116 Kansas State                3   -  8     0.1437 
117 Connecticut                 1.5 -  5.5   0.1409 
118 Army                        2.5 -  8.5   0.1402 
119 Arkansas State              3   -  7     0.1389 
120 Illinois                    2.5 -  8.5   0.1386 

121 Massachusetts               1   -  4     0.1369 
122 Appalachian State           3   -  8     0.1364 
123 Louisiana-Monroe            3   -  7     0.1334 
124 Rice                        1   - 10     0.1223 
125 Illinois State              1   -  5     0.1206 
126 Cincinnati                  2   -  9     0.1204 
127 Drake                       2   -  7     0.1133 
128 Pacific                     2   -  6     0.1115 
129 Fullerton State             1   -  6     0.1025 
130 Louisiana Tech              2   -  9     0.0979 

131 Texas-El Paso               2   -  9     0.0937 
132 New Mexico State            2   -  9     0.0927 
133 Eastern Michigan            1.5 -  8.5   0.0816 
134 Oregon State                1   - 10     0.0805 
135 Northwestern                1   - 10     0.0789 
136 Air Force                   2   -  9     0.0789 
137 Vanderbilt                  1   - 10     0.0774 
138 Columbia                    1   -  7     0.0770 
139 Kent                        1   -  9     0.0761 
140 Florida                     0.5 - 10.5   0.0725 

141 Wichita State               1   - 10     0.0669 
142 Marshall                    1   - 10     0.0626 
143 Pennsylvania                0   -  7     0.0538 
144 Richmond                    0   - 11     0.0352 

Home Field Coefficient: 1.2880