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October 22, 1979 AP Football Poll

Rank Team (FPV) Conf Rec Pts Last Week
1 < 1 Alabama (52) SEC 6-0 1341 W 27-17 H #18 Tennessee
2 < 3 Nebraska (6) Big 8 6-0 1266  
3 < 4 USC (9) Pac-10 6-0-1 1198  
4 < 6 Ohio State (1) Big Ten 7-0 1089  
4 < 10 Arkansas Southwest 6-0 1089  
6 < 5 Houston Southwest 6-0 1070  
7 < 8 Oklahoma Big 8 5-1 883 W 38-6 A Kansas State
8 < 7 Florida State Ind 6-0 871  
9 < 2 Texas Southwest 4-1 864  
10 < 11 Michigan Big Ten 6-1 757  
11 < 13 BYU WAC 6-0 627  
12 < 17 Pittsburgh Ind 5-1 494  
13 < 14 Auburn SEC 5-1 488  
14 < 9 Notre Dame Ind 4-2 437  
15 < 19 North Carolina ACC 5-1 401  
16 < 16 Purdue Big Ten 5-2 349  
17 < 20 Navy Ind 6-0 237  
18 < NR Wake Forest ACC 6-1 162 W 25-17 H Maryland
19 < 18 Tennessee SEC 4-2 123  
20 < 12 Washington Pac-10 5-2 89  
NR < 15 NC State ACC 0  

Conference Breakdown

Conference Teams Avg Rank Total Points
Ind 4 12.8 2039
Southwest 3 6.3 3023
Big Ten 3 10.0 2195
SEC 3 11.0 1952
Big 8 2 4.5 2149
Pac-10 2 11.5 1287
ACC 2 16.5 563
WAC 1 11.0 627

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.