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November 26, 1979 AP Football Poll

Rank Team (FPV) Conf Rec Pts Last Week
1 < 1 Alabama (34) SEC 10-0 1193 DNP
2 < 4 USC (12) Pac-10 10-0-1 1142  
3 < 2 Ohio State (13) Big Ten 11-0 1141  
4 < 5 Florida State Ind 11-0 997  
5 < 8 Oklahoma (1) Big 8 10-1 963 W 17-14 H #3 Nebraska
6 < 6 Texas (0.33) Southwest 9-1 934  
7 < 3 Nebraska Big 8 10-1 850  
8 < 7 Arkansas (0.33) Southwest 10-1 848  
9 < 10 BYU (1) WAC 11-0 760  
10 < 9 Houston (0.33) Southwest 9-1 751  
11 < 11 Pittsburgh Ind 9-1 611  
12 < 12 Purdue Big Ten 9-2 544  
13 < 14 Washington Pac-10 7-3 454  
14 < 14 Auburn SEC 8-2 392  
15 < 16 Michigan Big Ten 8-3 376  
16 < 18 Tulane Ind 9-2 354 W 24-13 H LSU
17 < 19 South Carolina Ind 8-3 266 W 13-9 H Clemson
18 < 13 Clemson ACC 8-3 122  
19 < 20 Penn State Ind 7-3 114  
20 < 17 Baylor Southwest 7-4 73  

Conference Breakdown

Conference Teams Avg Rank Total Points
Ind 5 13.4 2342
Southwest 4 11.0 2606
Big Ten 3 10.0 2061
Big 8 2 6.0 1813
Pac-10 2 7.5 1596
SEC 2 7.5 1585
WAC 1 9.0 760
ACC 1 18.0 122

Notes

  • * = Received first place votes (non-AP rankings); Hold the mouse cursor over these rankings to see the first place votes (where available) in a tooltip (for browsers that support tooltips)
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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.