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October 29, 1979 AP Football Poll

Rank

 

Team (FPV)

 

Conf

 

WLT

 

PTS

 

CP

 

Last Week

1

  <  1

 

Alabama (46)

 

SEC

 

7-0

 

1235

 

 

W 31-7 vs Virginia Tech

2

  <  2

 

Nebraska (7)

 

Big 8

 

7-0

 

1176

 

 

 

3

  <  3

 

USC (4)

 

Pac-10

 

7-0-1

 

1083

 

 

 

4

  <  6

 

Houston (1)

 

SWC

 

7-0

 

1058

 

 

 

5

  <  4

 

Ohio State (5)

 

Big Ten

 

8-0

 

1052

 

 

 

6

  <  8

 

Florida State

 

Ind

 

7-0

 

900

 

 

 

7

  <  7

 

Oklahoma

 

Big 8

 

6-1

 

837

 

 

W 38-9 vs Iowa State

8

  <  9

 

Texas

 

SWC

 

5-1

 

811

 

 

 

9

  <  4

 

Arkansas

 

SWC

 

6-1

 

755

 

 

 

10

  <  10

 

Michigan

 

Big Ten

 

7-1

 

662

 

 

 

11

  <  11

 

BYU

 

WAC

 

7-0

 

653

 

 

 

12

  <  12

 

Pittsburgh

 

Ind

 

6-1

 

546

 

 

 

13

  <  14

 

Notre Dame

 

Ind

 

5-2

 

472

 

 

 

14

  <  18

 

Wake Forest (NC)

 

ACC

 

7-1

 

458

 

 

W 42-38 vs Auburn

15

  <  16

 

Purdue

 

Big Ten

 

6-2

 

301

 

 

 

16

  <  20

 

Washington

 

Pac-10

 

6-2

 

259

 

 

 

17

  <  19

 

Tennessee

 

SEC

 

4-2

 

177

 

 

 

18

  <  15

 

North Carolina

 

ACC

 

5-1-1

 

140

 

 

 

19

  <  NR

 

Penn State

 

Ind

 

5-2

 

126

 

 

 

20

  <  13

 

Auburn

 

SEC

 

5-2

 

92

 

 

 

NR

  <  17

 

Navy (MD)

 

Ind

 

 

 

 

 

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- This weekly poll data was contributed to the ESPN College Football Encyclopedia

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