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| 1979 - Ranking of Division I-A teams based on Associated Press Poll | ||||||||||||||
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| ScoreDif | WinLoss | Schedule | Team | Other Rankings | Division | Global | Conference | |||||||
| Rank | Rating | Rank | Rating | Rank | Rating | AP | Coach | Games | Record | Rank | Games | Record | ||
| 1 | 35.04 | 3 | 34.42 | 64 | 58.88 | Alabama | 1 | 1 | 12 | 12-0-0 | 1 | 12 | 12-0-0 | SEC |
| 2 | 31.96 | 1 | 36.07 | 15 | 41.25 | Southern California | 2 | 2 | 12 | 11-0-1 | 2 | 12 | 11-0-1 | PAC-10 |
| 5 | 29.06 | 5 | 30.05 | 42 | 49.71 | Oklahoma | 3 | 3 | 12 | 11-1-0 | 5 | 12 | 11-1-0 | BIG 8 |
| 3 | 30.29 | 7 | 29.55 | 28 | 45.00 | Ohio State | 4 | 4 | 12 | 11-1-0 | 3 | 12 | 11-1-0 | BIG 10 |
| 7 | 27.97 | 2 | 34.87 | 12 | 38.58 | Houston | 5 | 5 | 12 | 11-1-0 | 7 | 12 | 11-1-0 | SWAC |
| 12 | 22.91 | 11 | 24.14 | 66 | 60.04 | Florida State | 6 | 8 | 12 | 11-1-0 | 12 | 12 | 11-1-0 | SWIC |
| 10 | 25.33 | 4 | 30.41 | 39 | 49.58 | Pittsburgh | 7 | 6 | 12 | 11-1-0 | 10 | 12 | 11-1-0 | EIC |
| 6 | 28.91 | 6 | 29.97 | 11 | 38.54 | Arkansas | 8 | 9 | 12 | 10-2-0 | 6 | 12 | 10-2-0 | SWAC |
| 8 | 27.29 | 10 | 26.29 | 43 | 49.96 | Nebraska | 9 | 7 | 12 | 10-2-0 | 8 | 12 | 10-2-0 | BIG 8 |
| 20 | 19.11 | 9 | 26.77 | 26 | 44.25 | Purdue | 10 | 10 | 12 | 10-2-0 | 21 | 12 | 10-2-0 | BIG 10 |
| 14 | 21.49 | 12 | 23.28 | 46 | 51.00 | Washington | 11 | 11 | 12 | 9-3-0 | 14 | 12 | 9-3-0 | PAC-10 |
| 4 | 29.64 | 8 | 29.33 | 3 | 31.42 | Texas | 12 | 14 | 12 | 9-3-0 | 4 | 12 | 9-3-0 | SWAC |
| 21 | 19.07 | 31 | 14.12 | 63 | 57.77 | Auburn | 13 | 18 | 11 | 8-3-0 | 20 | 11 | 8-3-0 | SEC |
| 13 | 21.77 | 13 | 23.10 | 9 | 37.54 | Baylor | 14 | 12 | 8-4-0 | 13 | 12 | 8-4-0 | SWAC | |
| 18 | 20.62 | 24 | 17.23 | 21 | 42.04 | Michigan | 15 | 12 | 12 | 8-4-0 | 18 | 12 | 8-4-0 | BIG 10 |
| 28 | 14.91 | 27 | 16.19 | 45 | 51.00 | Indiana | 16 | 12 | 8-4-0 | 28 | 12 | 8-4-0 | BIG 10 | |
| 19 | 20.22 | 18 | 19.91 | 62 | 57.70 | Temple | 17 | 10 | 8-2-0 | 19 | 12 | 10-2-0 | EIC | |
| 16 | 20.96 | 14 | 22.64 | 7 | 35.29 | Penn State | 18 | 15 | 12 | 8-4-0 | 17 | 12 | 8-4-0 | EIC |
| 9 | 26.03 | 15 | 22.19 | 73 | 65.45 | Brigham Young | 20 | 13 | 11 | 10-1-0 | 9 | 12 | 11-1-0 | WAC |
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