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October 1, 1979 AP Football Poll

Rank Team (FPV) Conf Rec Pts Last Week
1 < 1 USC (47) Pac-10 4-0 1222 W 17-12 A #20 LSU
2 < 2 Alabama (14) SEC 3-0 1180  
3 < 3 Oklahoma Big 8 3-0 1080 W 63-21 A Rice
4 < 4 Texas (1) Southwest 2-0 1053  
5 < 6 Nebraska Big 8 3-0 999  
6 < 8 Houston Southwest 3-0 838  
7 < 9 Washington Pac-10 4-0 777  
8 < 14 Ohio State Big Ten 4-0 683  
9 < 12 Florida State Ind 4-0 662  
10 < 15 Notre Dame Ind 2-1 656  
11 < 11 Michigan Big Ten 3-1 654  
12 < 10 Purdue Big Ten 3-1 648  
13 < 13 Arkansas Southwest 3-0 619  
14 < 16 NC State ACC 4-0 388  
15 < 5 Missouri Big 8 3-1 342  
16 < 7 Michigan State Big Ten 3-1 290  
17 < 20 LSU SEC 2-1 266  
18 < NR North Carolina ACC 3-0 256  
19 < NR Tennessee SEC 3-0 174  
20 < NR BYU WAC 3-0 122  
NR < 17 UCLA Pac-10 0  
NR < 18 Penn State Ind 0  
NR < 19 SMU Southwest 0  

Conference Breakdown

Conference Teams Avg Rank Total Points
Big Ten 4 11.8 2275
Big 8 3 7.7 2421
Southwest 3 7.7 2510
SEC 3 12.7 1620
Pac-10 2 4.0 1999
Ind 2 9.5 1318
ACC 2 16.0 644
WAC 1 20.0 122

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.