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September 10, 1979 AP Football Poll

Rank Team (FPV) Conf Rec Pts Last Week
1 < 1 USC (45) Pac-10 1-0 1222 W 21-7 A Texas Tech
2 < 2 Alabama (14) SEC 1-0 1172  
3 < 3 Oklahoma (2) Big 8 0-0 1068 DNP
4 < 4 Texas (1) Southwest 0-0 962 DNP
5 < 6 Purdue Big Ten 1-0 931  
6 < 7 Michigan Big Ten 1-0 898  
7 < 5 Penn State Ind 0-0 823 DNP
8 < 8 Nebraska Big 8 0-0 742 DNP
9 < 9 Notre Dame Ind 0-0 644 DNP
10 < 10 Michigan State Big Ten 1-0 594  
11 < 12 Missouri Big 8 1-0 575  
12 < 11 Georgia SEC 0-0 521 DNP
13 < 16 Houston Southwest 1-0 477  
14 < 15 Washington Pac-10 1-0 444  
15 < NR Ohio State Big Ten 1-0 342  
16 < 17 Pittsburgh Ind 0-0 278 DNP
17 < 20 Arkansas Southwest 0-0 241 DNP
18 < 19 Florida State Ind 1-0 170  
19 < NR NC State ACC 1-0 163  
20 < NR SMU Southwest 1-0 118  
NR < 13 Stanford Pac-10 0  
NR < 14 Texas A&M Southwest 0  
NR < 18 Arizona State Pac-10 0  

Conference Breakdown

Conference Teams Avg Rank Total Points
Big Ten 4 9.0 2765
Ind 4 12.5 1915
Southwest 4 13.5 1798
Big 8 3 7.3 2385
SEC 2 7.0 1693
Pac-10 2 7.5 1666
ACC 1 19.0 163

Notes

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  • Polls from 1936-60 had 20 teams, 1961-67 had 10 teams, 1968-88 had 20 teams, and 1989-present had 25 teams.