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November 5, 1979 AP Football Poll

Rank

 

Team (FPV)

 

Conf

 

WLT

 

PTS

 

CP

 

Last Week

1

  <  1

 

Alabama (46)

 

SEC

 

8-0

 

1290

 

 

W 24-7 vs Mississippi State

2

  <  2

 

Nebraska (4)

 

Big 8

 

8-0

 

1190

 

 

 

3

  <  5

 

Ohio State (8)

 

Big Ten

 

9-0

 

1154

 

 

 

4

  <  3

 

USC (7)

 

Pac-10

 

8-0-1

 

1151

 

 

 

5

  <  4

 

Houston (1)

 

SWC

 

8-0

 

1093

 

 

 

6

  <  7

 

Oklahoma

 

Big 8

 

7-1

 

911

 

 

W 38-7 at Oklahoma State

7

  <  6

 

Florida State

 

Ind

 

8-0

 

897

 

 

 

8

  <  8

 

Texas

 

SWC

 

6-1

 

857

 

 

 

9

  <  9

 

Arkansas

 

SWC

 

7-1

 

818

 

 

 

10

  <  10

 

Michigan

 

Big Ten

 

8-1

 

748

 

 

 

11

  <  11

 

BYU

 

WAC

 

8-0

 

676

 

 

 

12

  <  12

 

Pittsburgh

 

Ind

 

7-1

 

573

 

 

 

13

  <  13

 

Notre Dame

 

Ind

 

6-2

 

536

 

 

 

14

  <  15

 

Purdue

 

Big Ten

 

7-2

 

432

 

 

 

15

  <  16

 

Washington

 

Pac-10

 

7-2

 

400

 

 

 

16

  <  20

 

Auburn

 

SEC

 

6-2

 

232

 

 

 

17

  <  NR

 

Baylor

 

SWC

 

6-2

 

155

 

 

 

18

  <  NR

 

Clemson

 

ACC

 

6-2

 

139

 

 

 

19

  <  NR

 

South Carolina

 

Ind

 

6-2

 

109

 

 

W 30-28 vs NC State

20

  <  14

 

Wake Forest (NC)

 

ACC

 

7-2

 

73

 

 

L 31-0 at Clemson

NR

  <  18

 

North Carolina

 

ACC

 

 

 

 

 

NR

  <  19

 

Penn State

 

Ind

 

 

 

 

 

NR

  <  17

 

Tennessee

 

SEC

 

 

 

 

 

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



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