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September 17, 1979 AP Football Poll

Rank Team (FPV) Conf Rec Pts Last Week
1 < 1 USC (49) Pac-10 2-0 1227 W 42-5 A Oregon State
2 < 2 Alabama (12) SEC 1-0 1153  
3 < 3 Oklahoma Big 8 1-0 1017 W 21-6 H Iowa
4 < 4 Texas (1) Southwest 0-0 976 DNP
5 < 9 Notre Dame Ind 1-0 953  
6 < 7 Penn State Ind 1-0 947  
7 < 8 Nebraska Big 8 1-0 815  
8 < 10 Michigan State Big Ten 2-0 781  
9 < 11 Missouri Big 8 2-0 613  
10 < 13 Houston Southwest 2-0 578  
11 < 6 Michigan Big Ten 1-1 527  
12 < 14 Washington Pac-10 2-0 514  
13 < 16 Pittsburgh Ind 1-0 406  
14 < 18 Florida State Ind 2-0 386  
15 < 17 Arkansas Southwest 1-0 384  
16 < 15 Ohio State Big Ten 2-0 364  
17 < 5 Purdue Big Ten 1-1 293 L 31-21 A UCLA
18 < 20 SMU Southwest 2-0 204  
19 < 19 NC State ACC 2-0 198  
20 < NR UCLA Pac-10 1-1 162 W 31-21 H #5 Purdue
NR < 12 Georgia SEC 0  

Conference Breakdown

Conference Teams Avg Rank Total Points
Ind 4 9.5 2692
Southwest 4 11.8 2142
Big Ten 4 13.0 1965
Big 8 3 6.3 2445
Pac-10 3 11.0 1903
SEC 1 2.0 1153
ACC 1 19.0 198

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.