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| Atlantic Coast Conference [ACC] | - | Division I-A | - | College Football 1979 |
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| 1979 - Ranking of teams in ACC based on Strength of Schedule (Average Rank of Opponents) | ||||||||||||||
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| ScoreDif | WinLoss | Schedule | Conference | Division | Global | |||||||||
| Rank | Rating | Rank | Rating | Rank | Rating | Team | Games | Record | Rank | Games | Record | Rank | Games | Record |
| 7 | -18.881 | 7 | -18.857 | 1 | 3.50 | Duke | 6 | 0-6-0 | 47 | 11 | 2-8-1 | 48 | 11 | 2-8-1 |
| 6 | -4.806 | 6 | -11.943 | 2 | 3.50 | Virginia | 5 | 1-4-0 | 68 | 10 | 5-5-0 | 74 | 11 | 6-5-0 |
| 5 | -0.173 | 4 | 5.657 | 3 | 3.50 | Wake Forest | 5 | 3-2-0 | 32 | 12 | 8-4-0 | 30 | 12 | 8-4-0 |
| 4 | 3.498 | 5 | -0.000 | 4 | 3.92 | North Carolina | 6 | 3-3-0 | 35 | 12 | 8-3-1 | 34 | 12 | 8-3-1 |
| 2 | 6.996 | 3 | 6.286 | 5 | 4.25 | Maryland | 6 | 4-2-0 | 50 | 11 | 7-4-0 | 49 | 11 | 7-4-0 |
| 3 | 5.897 | 1 | 12.571 | 6 | 4.33 | North Carolina State | 6 | 5-1-0 | 10 | 11 | 7-4-0 | 9 | 11 | 7-4-0 |
| 1 | 7.469 | 2 | 6.286 | 7 | 4.42 | Clemson | 6 | 4-2-0 | 27 | 12 | 8-4-0 | 26 | 12 | 8-4-0 |
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| Big 10 Conference [BIG 10] | - | Division I-A | - | College Football 1979 |
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| 1979 - Ranking of teams in BIG 10 based on Strength of Schedule (Average Rank of Opponents) | ||||||||||||||
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| ScoreDif | WinLoss | Schedule | Conference | Division | Global | |||||||||
| Rank | Rating | Rank | Rating | Rank | Rating | Team | Games | Record | Rank | Games | Record | Rank | Games | Record |
| 9 | -12.254 | 9 | -11.825 | 1 | 4.88 | Illinois | 8 | 1-6-1 | 25 | 11 | 2-8-1 | 27 | 11 | 2-8-1 |
| 8 | -5.476 | 6 | -3.575 | 2 | 4.88 | Wisconsin | 8 | 3-5-0 | 18 | 11 | 4-7-0 | 21 | 11 | 4-7-0 |
| 10 | -22.198 | 10 | -19.800 | 3 | 5.00 | Northwestern | 9 | 0-9-0 | 16 | 11 | 1-10-0 | 16 | 11 | 1-10-0 |
| 4 | 4.128 | 4 | 5.500 | 4 | 5.44 | Indiana | 8 | 5-3-0 | 45 | 12 | 8-4-0 | 46 | 12 | 8-4-0 |
| 7 | -2.914 | 8 | -5.500 | 5 | 5.44 | Michigan State | 8 | 3-5-0 | 30 | 11 | 5-6-0 | 31 | 11 | 5-6-0 |
| 5 | -0.306 | 7 | -4.400 | 6 | 5.44 | Minnesota | 9 | 3-5-1 | 23 | 11 | 4-6-1 | 23 | 11 | 4-6-1 |
| 6 | -0.885 | 5 | -1.100 | 7 | 5.88 | Iowa | 8 | 4-4-0 | 17 | 11 | 5-6-0 | 15 | 11 | 5-6-0 |
| 2 | 13.417 | 3 | 9.900 | 8 | 5.88 | Michigan | 8 | 6-2-0 | 21 | 12 | 8-4-0 | 20 | 12 | 8-4-0 |
| 1 | 19.369 | 1 | 18.150 | 9 | 6.44 | Ohio State | 8 | 8-0-0 | 28 | 12 | 11-1-0 | 28 | 12 | 11-1-0 |
| 3 | 7.119 | 2 | 12.650 | 10 | 6.44 | Purdue | 8 | 7-1-0 | 26 | 12 | 10-2-0 | 25 | 12 | 10-2-0 |
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| Big 8 Conference [BIG 8] | - | Division I-A | - | College Football 1979 |
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| 1979 - Ranking of teams in BIG 8 based on Strength of Schedule (Average Rank of Opponents) | ||||||||||||||
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| ScoreDif | WinLoss | Schedule | Conference | Division | Global | |||||||||
| Rank | Rating | Rank | Rating | Rank | Rating | Team | Games | Record | Rank | Games | Record | Rank | Games | Record |
| 7 | -11.670 | 8 | -13.750 | 1 | 4.07 | Kansas State | 7 | 1-6-0 | 59 | 11 | 3-8-0 | 60 | 11 | 3-8-0 |
| 8 | -11.883 | 6 | -8.250 | 2 | 4.14 | Kansas | 7 | 2-5-0 | 19 | 11 | 3-8-0 | 18 | 11 | 3-8-0 |
| 6 | -9.170 | 7 | -8.250 | 3 | 4.21 | Iowa State | 7 | 2-5-0 | 54 | 11 | 3-8-0 | 53 | 11 | 3-8-0 |
| 5 | -6.182 | 5 | -8.250 | 4 | 4.43 | Colorado | 7 | 2-5-0 | 36 | 11 | 3-8-0 | 35 | 11 | 3-8-0 |
| 3 | 2.302 | 4 | -2.750 | 5 | 4.64 | Missouri | 7 | 3-4-0 | 33 | 12 | 7-5-0 | 32 | 12 | 7-5-0 |
| 4 | 0.393 | 3 | 8.250 | 6 | 4.64 | Oklahoma State | 7 | 5-2-0 | 55 | 11 | 7-4-0 | 56 | 11 | 7-4-0 |
| 2 | 16.637 | 2 | 13.750 | 7 | 4.86 | Nebraska | 7 | 6-1-0 | 43 | 12 | 10-2-0 | 42 | 12 | 10-2-0 |
| 1 | 19.572 | 1 | 19.250 | 8 | 5.00 | Oklahoma | 7 | 7-0-0 | 42 | 12 | 11-1-0 | 40 | 12 | 11-1-0 |
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| Big West Conference [BWC] | - | Division I-A | - | College Football 1979 |
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| 1979 - Ranking of teams in BWC based on Strength of Schedule (Average Rank of Opponents) | ||||||||||||||
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| ScoreDif | WinLoss | Schedule | Conference | Division | Global | |||||||||
| Rank | Rating | Rank | Rating | Rank | Rating | Team | Games | Record | Rank | Games | Record | Rank | Games | Record |
| 6 | -9.416 | 6 | -18.333 | 1 | 3.00 | Pacific | 5 | 0-5-0 | 112 | 8 | 2-6-0 | 119 | 10 | 3-7-0 |
| 5 | -9.003 | 5 | -11.000 | 2 | 3.20 | Cal State Fullerton | 5 | 1-4-0 | 101 | 7 | 1-6-0 | 112 | 11 | 3-8-0 |
| 4 | -2.706 | 4 | -3.667 | 3 | 3.40 | Fresno State | 5 | 2-3-0 | 76 | 8 | 2-6-0 | 78 | 11 | 4-7-0 |
| 3 | -2.312 | 3 | 3.667 | 4 | 3.60 | Cal State Long Beach | 5 | 3-2-0 | 107 | 10 | 6-4-0 | 106 | 11 | 7-4-0 |
| 2 | 11.094 | 2 | 14.667 | 5 | 3.80 | San Jose State | 5 | 4-0-1 | 87 | 10 | 5-4-1 | 87 | 11 | 6-4-1 |
| 1 | 12.344 | 1 | 14.667 | 6 | 4.00 | Utah State | 5 | 4-0-1 | 79 | 10 | 6-3-1 | 83 | 11 | 7-3-1 |
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| Eastern Independent Conference [EIC] | - | Division I-A | - | College Football 1979 |
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| 1979 - Ranking of teams in EIC based on Global ranking | The teams in this conference cannot be ranked, since they are not fully connected within the conference | |||||||||||||
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| ScoreDif | WinLoss | Schedule | Conference | Division | Global | |||||||||
| Rank | Rating | Rank | Rating | Rank | Rating | Team | Games | Record | Rank | Games | Record | Rank | Games | Record |
| Pittsburgh | 8 | 8-0-0 | 12 | 11-1-0 | 10 | 12 | 11-1-0 | |||||||
| Penn State | 6 | 5-1-0 | 12 | 8-4-0 | 17 | 12 | 8-4-0 | |||||||
| Temple | 7 | 5-2-0 | 10 | 8-2-0 | 19 | 12 | 10-2-0 | |||||||
| Notre Dame | 1 | 1-0-0 | 11 | 7-4-0 | 29 | 11 | 7-4-0 | |||||||
| Syracuse | 6 | 2-4-0 | 12 | 7-5-0 | 34 | 12 | 7-5-0 | |||||||
| West Virginia | 5 | 1-4-0 | 11 | 5-6-0 | 56 | 11 | 5-6-0 | |||||||
| Rutgers | 6 | 3-3-0 | 10 | 7-3-0 | 59 | 11 | 8-3-0 | |||||||
| Navy | 5 | 2-3-0 | 11 | 7-4-0 | 66 | 11 | 7-4-0 | |||||||
| Boston College | 6 | 4-2-0 | 10 | 4-6-0 | 67 | 11 | 5-6-0 | |||||||
| Villanova | 5 | 2-3-0 | 8 | 4-4-0 | 95 | 11 | 5-6-0 | |||||||
| Cincinnati | 3 | 1-2-0 | 11 | 2-9-0 | 100 | 11 | 2-9-0 | |||||||
| Army | 6 | 1-5-0 | 11 | 2-8-1 | 118 | 11 | 2-8-1 | |||||||
| Holy Cross | 5 | 1-4-0 | 7 | 3-4-0 | 126 | 11 | 5-6-0 | |||||||
| Illinois State | 6 | 1-5-0 | 135 | 11 | 3-8-0 | |||||||||
| Connecticut | 4 | 0-4-0 | 6 | 0-5-1 | 136 | 11 | 3-6-2 | |||||||
| Colgate | 1 | 1-0-0 | 6 | 3-3-0 | 137 | 10 | 5-4-1 | |||||||
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| Ivy League Conference [Ivy] | - | Division I-A | - | College Football 1979 |
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| 1979 - Ranking of teams in Ivy based on Strength of Schedule (Average Rank of Opponents) | ||||||||||||||
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| ScoreDif | WinLoss | Schedule | Conference | Division | Global | |||||||||
| Rank | Rating | Rank | Rating | Rank | Rating | Team | Games | Record | Rank | Games | Record | Rank | Games | Record |
| 8 | -17.999 | 8 | -19.250 | 1 | 4.00 | Pennsylvania | 7 | 0-7-0 | 135 | 7 | 0-7-0 | 149 | 9 | 0-9-0 |
| 7 | -17.420 | 7 | -13.750 | 2 | 4.14 | Columbia | 7 | 1-6-0 | 137 | 8 | 1-7-0 | 147 | 9 | 1-8-0 |
| 6 | 1.292 | 6 | -2.750 | 3 | 4.29 | Harvard | 7 | 3-4-0 | 138 | 7 | 3-4-0 | 143 | 9 | 3-6-0 |
| 4 | 5.923 | 5 | 2.750 | 4 | 4.50 | Cornell | 7 | 4-3-0 | 139 | 8 | 5-3-0 | 148 | 9 | 5-4-0 |
| 5 | 2.881 | 4 | 2.750 | 5 | 4.50 | Dartmouth | 7 | 4-3-0 | 134 | 8 | 4-4-0 | 144 | 9 | 4-4-1 |
| 2 | 9.165 | 3 | 8.250 | 6 | 4.79 | Brown | 7 | 5-2-0 | 136 | 8 | 5-3-0 | 150 | 9 | 6-3-0 |
| 3 | 6.456 | 2 | 8.250 | 7 | 4.79 | Princeton | 7 | 5-2-0 | 132 | 9 | 5-4-0 | 141 | 9 | 5-4-0 |
| 1 | 9.702 | 1 | 13.750 | 8 | 5.00 | Yale | 7 | 6-1-0 | 140 | 9 | 8-1-0 | 151 | 9 | 8-1-0 |
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| Mid-American Conference [MAC] | - | Division I-A | - | College Football 1979 |
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| 1979 - Ranking of teams in MAC based on Strength of Schedule (Average Rank of Opponents) | ||||||||||||||
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| ScoreDif | WinLoss | Schedule | Conference | Division | Global | |||||||||
| Rank | Rating | Rank | Rating | Rank | Rating | Team | Games | Record | Rank | Games | Record | Rank | Games | Record |
| 10 | -18.036 | 10 | -15.400 | 1 | 5.00 | Kent State | 9 | 1-8-0 | 110 | 9 | 1-8-0 | 111 | 11 | 1-10-0 |
| 3 | 6.906 | 7 | -1.340 | 2 | 5.07 | Miami OH | 7 | 3-4-0 | 108 | 11 | 6-5-0 | 99 | 11 | 6-5-0 |
| 9 | -15.524 | 9 | -12.073 | 3 | 5.12 | Eastern Michigan | 8 | 1-6-1 | 117 | 9 | 1-7-1 | 118 | 11 | 2-8-1 |
| 8 | -4.785 | 8 | -4.977 | 4 | 5.19 | Bowling Green | 8 | 3-5-0 | 93 | 11 | 4-7-0 | 89 | 11 | 4-7-0 |
| 7 | -3.814 | 4 | 0.790 | 5 | 5.21 | Northern Illinois | 7 | 3-3-1 | 121 | 11 | 5-5-1 | 116 | 11 | 5-5-1 |
| 5 | 3.437 | 5 | 0.000 | 6 | 5.50 | Ball State | 8 | 4-4-0 | 120 | 10 | 5-5-0 | 123 | 11 | 6-5-0 |
| 6 | 1.315 | 6 | -0.000 | 7 | 5.50 | Ohio University | 8 | 4-4-0 | 115 | 11 | 6-5-0 | 114 | 11 | 6-5-0 |
| 4 | 3.770 | 3 | 2.200 | 8 | 5.72 | Western Michigan | 9 | 5-4-0 | 109 | 10 | 5-5-0 | 101 | 11 | 6-5-0 |
| 2 | 11.060 | 2 | 13.200 | 9 | 5.89 | Toledo | 9 | 7-1-1 | 118 | 11 | 7-3-1 | 117 | 11 | 7-3-1 |
| 1 | 15.670 | 1 | 17.600 | 10 | 6.00 | Central Michigan | 9 | 8-0-1 | 119 | 11 | 10-0-1 | 122 | 11 | 10-0-1 |
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| Missouri Valley Conference [MVC] | - | Division I-A | - | College Football 1979 |
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| 1979 - Ranking of teams in MVC based on Strength of Schedule (Average Rank of Opponents) | ||||||||||||||
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| ScoreDif | WinLoss | Schedule | Conference | Division | Global | |||||||||
| Rank | Rating | Rank | Rating | Rank | Rating | Team | Games | Record | Rank | Games | Record | Rank | Games | Record |
| 7 | -13.067 | 5 | -12.571 | 1 | 3.67 | Wichita State | 6 | 1-5-0 | 83 | 11 | 1-10-0 | 82 | 11 | 1-10-0 |
| 6 | -12.496 | 6 | -12.571 | 2 | 3.67 | New Mexico State | 6 | 1-5-0 | 97 | 11 | 2-9-0 | 95 | 11 | 2-9-0 |
| 5 | -7.269 | 7 | -12.571 | 3 | 3.70 | Drake | 5 | 1-4-0 | 96 | 9 | 2-7-0 | 91 | 11 | 3-8-0 |
| 3 | 4.576 | 4 | 2.095 | 4 | 4.20 | Indiana State | 5 | 3-2-0 | 127 | 9 | 6-3-0 | 132 | 11 | 8-3-0 |
| 2 | 6.101 | 2 | 9.429 | 5 | 4.50 | Southern Illinois | 5 | 4-1-0 | 130 | 9 | 7-2-0 | 136 | 11 | 8-3-0 |
| 1 | 19.362 | 1 | 16.762 | 6 | 4.70 | West Texas A&M | 5 | 5-0-0 | 92 | 11 | 6-4-1 | 97 | 11 | 6-4-1 |
| 4 | 2.793 | 3 | 9.429 | 7 | 6.00 | Tulsa | 2 | 2-0-0 | 88 | 11 | 6-5-0 | 88 | 11 | 6-5-0 |
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| Pacific Ten Conference [PAC-10] | - | Division I-A | - | College Football 1979 |
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| 1979 - Ranking of teams in PAC-10 based on Strength of Schedule (Average Rank of Opponents) | ||||||||||||||
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| ScoreDif | WinLoss | Schedule | Conference | Division | Global | |||||||||
| Rank | Rating | Rank | Rating | Rank | Rating | Team | Games | Record | Rank | Games | Record | Rank | Games | Record |
| 10 | -19.461 | 10 | -14.537 | 1 | 4.69 | Oregon State | 8 | 1-7-0 | 40 | 11 | 1-10-0 | 41 | 11 | 1-10-0 |
| 8 | -1.028 | 7 | -1.170 | 2 | 4.71 | UCLA | 7 | 3-4-0 | 2 | 11 | 5-6-0 | 2 | 11 | 5-6-0 |
| 9 | -12.957 | 9 | -9.803 | 3 | 5.12 | Washington State | 8 | 2-6-0 | 8 | 10 | 2-8-0 | 8 | 11 | 3-8-0 |
| 4 | 1.981 | 6 | 0.227 | 4 | 5.57 | Stanford | 7 | 3-3-1 | 51 | 11 | 5-5-1 | 52 | 11 | 5-5-1 |
| 3 | 5.523 | 3 | 2.200 | 5 | 5.78 | California | 9 | 5-4-0 | 24 | 12 | 6-6-0 | 24 | 12 | 6-6-0 |
| 5 | 0.642 | 4 | 1.898 | 6 | 5.86 | Arizona | 7 | 4-3-0 | 41 | 12 | 6-5-1 | 43 | 12 | 6-5-1 |
| 6 | 0.082 | 8 | -5.029 | 7 | 5.86 | Arizona State | 7 | 3-4-0 | 38 | 12 | 6-6-0 | 39 | 12 | 6-6-0 |
| 7 | -0.806 | 5 | 1.257 | 8 | 5.86 | Oregon | 7 | 4-3-0 | 53 | 11 | 6-5-0 | 54 | 11 | 6-5-0 |
| 1 | 18.121 | 1 | 16.971 | 9 | 5.86 | Southern California | 7 | 6-0-1 | 15 | 12 | 11-0-1 | 19 | 12 | 11-0-1 |
| 2 | 7.904 | 2 | 7.984 | 10 | 6.21 | Washington | 7 | 5-2-0 | 46 | 12 | 9-3-0 | 50 | 12 | 9-3-0 |
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| Southeastern Conference [SEC] | - | Division I-A | - | College Football 1979 |
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| 1979 - Ranking of teams in SEC based on Strength of Schedule (Average Rank of Opponents) | ||||||||||||||
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| ScoreDif | WinLoss | Schedule | Conference | Division | Global | |||||||||
| Rank | Rating | Rank | Rating | Rank | Rating | Team | Games | Record | Rank | Games | Record | Rank | Games | Record |
| 9 | -17.374 | 9 | -16.235 | 1 | 4.17 | Florida | 6 | 0-6-0 | 20 | 11 | 0-10-1 | 17 | 11 | 0-10-1 |
| 10 | -20.867 | 10 | -16.955 | 2 | 4.25 | Vanderbilt | 6 | 0-6-0 | 48 | 11 | 1-10-0 | 45 | 11 | 1-10-0 |
| 8 | -2.776 | 8 | -5.028 | 3 | 4.67 | Mississippi State | 6 | 2-4-0 | 49 | 11 | 3-8-0 | 47 | 11 | 3-8-0 |
| 2 | 8.797 | 3 | 7.948 | 4 | 5.33 | Louisiana State | 6 | 4-2-0 | 37 | 12 | 7-5-0 | 36 | 12 | 7-5-0 |
| 7 | -1.488 | 5 | -0.358 | 5 | 5.83 | Tennessee | 6 | 3-3-0 | 52 | 12 | 7-5-0 | 51 | 12 | 7-5-0 |
| 6 | 2.611 | 7 | -2.641 | 6 | 5.83 | Kentucky | 6 | 3-3-0 | 71 | 11 | 5-6-0 | 67 | 11 | 5-6-0 |
| 4 | 4.510 | 6 | -1.040 | 7 | 5.92 | Mississippi | 6 | 3-3-0 | 44 | 11 | 4-7-0 | 44 | 11 | 4-7-0 |
| 5 | 3.437 | 4 | 5.676 | 8 | 6.08 | Auburn | 6 | 4-2-0 | 63 | 11 | 8-3-0 | 61 | 11 | 8-3-0 |
| 3 | 7.962 | 2 | 10.792 | 9 | 6.25 | Georgia | 6 | 5-1-0 | 57 | 11 | 6-5-0 | 55 | 11 | 6-5-0 |
| 1 | 15.188 | 1 | 17.841 | 10 | 6.67 | Alabama | 6 | 6-0-0 | 64 | 12 | 12-0-0 | 62 | 12 | 12-0-0 |
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| Southern Conference [SoCon] | - | Division I-A | - | College Football 1979 |
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| 1979 - Ranking of teams in SoCon based on Strength of Schedule (Average Rank of Opponents) | ||||||||||||||
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| ScoreDif | WinLoss | Schedule | Conference | Division | Global | |||||||||
| Rank | Rating | Rank | Rating | Rank | Rating | Team | Games | Record | Rank | Games | Record | Rank | Games | Record |
| 8 | -17.656 | 8 | -18.621 | 1 | 3.83 | Marshall | 6 | 0-6-0 | 114 | 11 | 1-10-0 | 107 | 11 | 1-10-0 |
| 5 | 1.587 | 5 | -1.650 | 2 | 4.00 | East Tennessee State | 5 | 2-3-0 | 128 | 6 | 2-4-0 | 135 | 11 | 7-4-0 |
| 7 | -1.733 | 7 | -7.779 | 3 | 4.17 | Western Carolina | 6 | 2-4-0 | 125 | 7 | 2-5-0 | 128 | 11 | 6-5-0 |
| 2 | 2.871 | 6 | -2.750 | 4 | 4.57 | Appalachian State | 7 | 3-4-0 | 116 | 11 | 3-8-0 | 105 | 11 | 3-8-0 |
| 4 | 1.689 | 4 | 2.750 | 5 | 4.57 | Furman | 7 | 4-3-0 | 124 | 8 | 4-4-0 | 125 | 11 | 5-6-0 |
| 3 | 1.717 | 3 | 6.521 | 6 | 4.67 | Citadel | 6 | 4-2-0 | 123 | 9 | 5-4-0 | 127 | 11 | 6-5-0 |
| 6 | 1.530 | 2 | 10.450 | 7 | 4.80 | Virginia Military | 5 | 4-1-0 | 126 | 11 | 6-4-1 | 126 | 11 | 6-4-1 |
| 1 | 9.996 | 1 | 11.079 | 8 | 5.17 | Tennessee Chattanooga | 6 | 5-1-0 | 131 | 9 | 7-2-0 | 134 | 11 | 9-2-0 |
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| Southland Conference [SLC] | - | Division I-A | - | College Football 1979 |
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| 1979 - Ranking of teams in SLC based on Strength of Schedule (Average Rank of Opponents) | ||||||||||||||
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| ScoreDif | WinLoss | Schedule | Conference | Division | Global | |||||||||
| Rank | Rating | Rank | Rating | Rank | Rating | Team | Games | Record | Rank | Games | Record | Rank | Games | Record |
| 4 | -8.216 | 6 | -11.000 | 1 | 3.20 | Arkansas State | 5 | 1-4-0 | 102 | 10 | 3-7-0 | 110 | 11 | 4-7-0 |
| 5 | -8.645 | 5 | -11.000 | 2 | 3.20 | Louisiana Lafayette | 5 | 1-4-0 | 103 | 10 | 3-7-0 | 108 | 11 | 4-7-0 |
| 6 | -9.595 | 4 | -11.000 | 3 | 3.20 | Louisiana Tech | 5 | 1-4-0 | 91 | 11 | 2-9-0 | 100 | 11 | 2-9-0 |
| 3 | 2.084 | 3 | 3.667 | 4 | 3.60 | Lamar | 5 | 3-2-0 | 90 | 10 | 5-3-2 | 94 | 11 | 6-3-2 |
| 2 | 10.756 | 1 | 18.333 | 5 | 3.90 | McNeese State | 5 | 5-0-0 | 99 | 11 | 10-1-0 | 113 | 12 | 11-1-0 |
| 1 | 13.615 | 2 | 11.000 | 6 | 3.90 | Texas Arlington | 5 | 4-1-0 | 105 | 10 | 7-3-0 | 115 | 11 | 8-3-0 |
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| Southwestern Athletic Conference [SWAC] | - | Division I-A | - | College Football 1979 |
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| 1979 - Ranking of teams in SWAC based on Strength of Schedule (Average Rank of Opponents) | ||||||||||||||
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| ScoreDif | WinLoss | Schedule | Conference | Division | Global | |||||||||
| Rank | Rating | Rank | Rating | Rank | Rating | Team | Games | Record | Rank | Games | Record | Rank | Games | Record |
| 9 | -22.657 | 9 | -19.556 | 1 | 4.50 | Rice | 8 | 0-8-0 | 1 | 11 | 1-10-0 | 1 | 11 | 1-10-0 |
| 8 | -11.747 | 8 | -12.222 | 2 | 4.62 | Texas Christian | 8 | 1-6-1 | 6 | 11 | 2-8-1 | 6 | 11 | 2-8-1 |
| 7 | -6.159 | 7 | -7.333 | 3 | 4.75 | Texas Tech | 8 | 2-5-1 | 4 | 11 | 3-6-2 | 4 | 11 | 3-6-2 |
| 6 | -4.739 | 6 | -4.889 | 4 | 4.88 | Southern Methodist | 8 | 3-5-0 | 22 | 11 | 5-6-0 | 22 | 11 | 5-6-0 |
| 5 | 5.098 | 4 | 4.889 | 5 | 5.06 | Baylor | 8 | 5-3-0 | 9 | 12 | 8-4-0 | 10 | 12 | 8-4-0 |
| 4 | 5.384 | 5 | -0.000 | 6 | 5.06 | Texas A&M | 8 | 4-4-0 | 5 | 11 | 6-5-0 | 5 | 11 | 6-5-0 |
| 2 | 11.729 | 3 | 9.778 | 7 | 5.31 | Texas | 8 | 6-2-0 | 3 | 12 | 9-3-0 | 3 | 12 | 9-3-0 |
| 3 | 10.312 | 1 | 14.667 | 8 | 5.38 | Houston | 8 | 7-1-0 | 12 | 12 | 11-1-0 | 12 | 12 | 11-1-0 |
| 1 | 12.781 | 2 | 14.667 | 9 | 5.44 | Arkansas | 8 | 7-1-0 | 11 | 12 | 10-2-0 | 11 | 12 | 10-2-0 |
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| Southwestern Independent Conference [SWIC] | - | Division I-A | - | College Football 1979 |
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| 1979 - Ranking of teams in SWIC based on Global ranking | The teams in this conference cannot be ranked, since they are not fully connected within the conference | |||||||||||||
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| ScoreDif | WinLoss | Schedule | Conference | Division | Global | |||||||||
| Rank | Rating | Rank | Rating | Rank | Rating | Team | Games | Record | Rank | Games | Record | Rank | Games | Record |
| Florida State | 6 | 6-0-0 | 12 | 11-1-0 | 12 | 12 | 11-1-0 | |||||||
| Tulane | 2 | 2-0-0 | 12 | 9-3-0 | 16 | 12 | 9-3-0 | |||||||
| South Carolina | 1 | 0-1-0 | 12 | 8-4-0 | 30 | 12 | 8-4-0 | |||||||
| Southern Mississippi | 5 | 2-2-1 | 11 | 6-4-1 | 35 | 11 | 6-4-1 | |||||||
| East Carolina | 3 | 3-0-0 | 11 | 7-3-1 | 48 | 11 | 7-3-1 | |||||||
| Miami FL | 2 | 1-1-0 | 10 | 5-5-0 | 52 | 11 | 5-6-0 | |||||||
| Nevada Las Vegas | 9 | 6-1-2 | 55 | 12 | 9-1-2 | |||||||||
| Georgia Tech | 3 | 2-1-0 | 11 | 4-6-1 | 61 | 11 | 4-6-1 | |||||||
| Virginia Tech | 4 | 3-1-0 | 11 | 5-6-0 | 71 | 11 | 5-6-0 | |||||||
| Louisville | 5 | 0-4-1 | 11 | 4-6-1 | 77 | 11 | 4-6-1 | |||||||
| Memphis | 5 | 2-3-0 | 11 | 5-6-0 | 80 | 11 | 5-6-0 | |||||||
| North Texas | 3 | 0-3-0 | 11 | 5-6-0 | 91 | 11 | 5-6-0 | |||||||
| Air Force | 1 | 0-1-0 | 11 | 2-9-0 | 111 | 11 | 2-9-0 | |||||||
| William & Mary | 4 | 1-3-0 | 9 | 3-6-0 | 114 | 11 | 4-7-0 | |||||||
| Northwestern State (LA) | 1 | 1-0-0 | 6 | 2-4-0 | 127 | 9 | 3-6-0 | |||||||
| Louisiana Monroe | 2 | 1-1-0 | 9 | 3-6-0 | 129 | 11 | 3-8-0 | |||||||
| Richmond | 3 | 0-3-0 | 11 | 0-11-0 | 141 | 11 | 0-11-0 | |||||||
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| Western Athletic Conference [WAC] | - | Division I-A | - | College Football 1979 |
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| 1979 - Ranking of teams in WAC based on Strength of Schedule (Average Rank of Opponents) | ||||||||||||||
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| ScoreDif | WinLoss | Schedule | Conference | Division | Global | |||||||||
| Rank | Rating | Rank | Rating | Rank | Rating | Team | Games | Record | Rank | Games | Record | Rank | Games | Record |
| 8 | -21.710 | 8 | -19.250 | 1 | 4.00 | Texas El Paso | 7 | 0-7-0 | 84 | 11 | 2-9-0 | 84 | 11 | 2-9-0 |
| 7 | -6.569 | 7 | -8.250 | 2 | 4.14 | Wyoming | 7 | 2-5-0 | 78 | 12 | 4-8-0 | 80 | 12 | 4-8-0 |
| 6 | -4.967 | 6 | -2.750 | 3 | 4.29 | New Mexico | 7 | 3-4-0 | 86 | 12 | 6-6-0 | 85 | 12 | 6-6-0 |
| 5 | -2.333 | 5 | -2.750 | 4 | 4.43 | Colorado State | 7 | 3-4-0 | 65 | 12 | 4-7-1 | 66 | 12 | 4-7-1 |
| 4 | 1.956 | 4 | -0.917 | 5 | 4.83 | Hawaii | 6 | 3-3-0 | 70 | 9 | 4-5-0 | 70 | 11 | 6-5-0 |
| 3 | 2.211 | 3 | 6.417 | 6 | 4.83 | San Diego State | 6 | 4-2-0 | 74 | 11 | 8-3-0 | 73 | 11 | 8-3-0 |
| 2 | 6.459 | 2 | 8.250 | 7 | 4.86 | Utah | 7 | 5-2-0 | 67 | 12 | 6-6-0 | 65 | 12 | 6-6-0 |
| 1 | 24.952 | 1 | 19.250 | 8 | 5.00 | Brigham Young | 7 | 7-0-0 | 73 | 11 | 10-1-0 | 72 | 12 | 11-1-0 |
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