College Football 1979
Ranking of Teams in each division

Based on games played between 1979/9/1 and 1980/1/1
Ratings based on Chi Square fit to Score Difference (ScoreDif)

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Division FBS [FBS] - College Football 1979
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1987 1986 1985 1984 1983 1982 1981 1980 1979 1978 1977 1976 1975 1974 1973 1972 1971
1979 - Ranking of teams in Division FBS based on Chi Square fit to Score Difference
ScoreDif WinLoss Schedule Division Global Conference
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1987 1986 1985 1984 1983 1982 1981 1980 1979 1978 1977 1976 1975 1974 1973 1972 1971
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Division I-A [I-A] - College Football 1979
Results for I-A for other years
1987 1986 1985 1984 1983 1982 1981 1980 1979 1978 1977 1976 1975 1974 1973 1972 1971
1979 - Ranking of teams in Division I-A based on Chi Square fit to Score Difference
ScoreDif WinLoss Schedule Division Global Conference
Rank Rating Rank Rating Rank Rating Team Games Record Rank Games Record
1 35.04 3 34.42 64 58.88 Alabama1212-0-011212-0-0SEC
2 31.96 1 36.07 15 41.25 Southern California1211-0-121211-0-1PAC-10
3 30.29 7 29.55 28 45.00 Ohio State1211-1-031211-1-0BIG 10
4 29.64 8 29.33 3 31.42 Texas129-3-04129-3-0SWAC
5 29.06 5 30.05 42 49.71 Oklahoma1211-1-051211-1-0BIG 8
6 28.91 6 29.97 11 38.54 Arkansas1210-2-061210-2-0SWAC
7 27.97 2 34.87 12 38.58 Houston1211-1-071211-1-0SWAC
8 27.29 10 26.29 43 49.96 Nebraska1210-2-081210-2-0BIG 8
9 26.03 15 22.19 73 65.45 Brigham Young1110-1-091211-1-0WAC
10 25.33 4 30.41 39 49.58 Pittsburgh1211-1-0101211-1-0EIC
11 23.38 20 18.53 5 32.41 Texas A&M116-5-011116-5-0SWAC
12 22.91 11 24.14 66 60.04 Florida State1211-1-0121211-1-0SWIC
13 21.77 13 23.10 9 37.54 Baylor128-4-013128-4-0SWAC
14 21.49 12 23.28 46 51.00 Washington129-3-014129-3-0PAC-10
15 21.13 16 20.23 35 48.08 North Carolina128-3-115128-3-1ACC
16 20.96 14 22.64 7 35.29 Penn State128-4-017128-4-0EIC
17 20.95 23 17.54 61 56.04 Tulane129-3-016129-3-0SWIC
18 20.62 24 17.23 21 42.04 Michigan128-4-018128-4-0BIG 10
19 20.22 18 19.91 62 57.70 Temple108-2-0191210-2-0EIC
20 19.11 9 26.77 26 44.25 Purdue1210-2-0211210-2-0BIG 10
21 19.07 31 14.12 63 57.77 Auburn118-3-020118-3-0SEC
22 18.67 29 15.68 33 47.00 Missouri127-5-022127-5-0BIG 8
23 16.85 21 17.86 27 44.71 Clemson128-4-023128-4-0ACC
24 16.76 22 17.57 2 30.86 UCLA115-6-024115-6-0PAC-10
25 16.05 38 11.94 37 49.00 Louisiana State127-5-025127-5-0SEC
26 16.02 33 12.94 52 52.67 Tennessee127-5-026127-5-0SEC
27 15.39 25 16.59 10 38.36 North Carolina State117-4-027117-4-0ACC
28 14.91 27 16.19 45 51.00 Indiana128-4-028128-4-0BIG 10
29 14.71 17 20.21 13 39.36 Notre Dame117-4-029117-4-0EIC
30 14.43 35 12.83 22 42.18 Southern Methodist115-6-031115-6-0SWAC
31 14.32 19 19.32 14 40.25 South Carolina128-4-030128-4-0SWIC
32 13.75 37 12.34 24 42.88 California126-6-033126-6-0PAC-10
33 13.72 36 12.74 50 51.86 Maryland117-4-032117-4-0ACC
34 12.30 26 16.58 31 46.67 Syracuse127-5-034127-5-0EIC
35 12.09 57 5.31 77 70.82 Southern Mississippi116-4-135116-4-1SWIC
36 12.01 42 10.14 51 51.91 Stanford115-5-136115-5-1PAC-10
37 11.61 32 13.54 74 66.05 San Diego State118-3-037118-3-0WAC
38 10.57 40 11.13 17 41.32 Iowa115-6-038115-6-0BIG 10
39 10.02 51 7.39 38 49.21 Arizona State126-6-039126-6-0PAC-10
40 9.59 56 5.37 23 42.86 Minnesota114-6-141114-6-1BIG 10
41 9.54 28 16.06 55 53.41 Oklahoma State117-4-040117-4-0BIG 8
42 9.49 46 8.77 30 46.14 Michigan State115-6-042115-6-0BIG 10
43 9.28 55 5.60 68 60.15 Virginia105-5-044116-5-0ACC
44 8.79 30 15.54 32 46.83 Wake Forest128-4-043128-4-0ACC
45 8.13 41 10.47 4 31.55 Texas Tech113-6-247113-6-2SWAC
46 8.00 52 7.35 57 54.27 Georgia116-5-045116-5-0SEC
47 7.84 54 6.46 79 71.70 Utah State106-3-149117-3-1BWC
48 7.65 39 11.80 119 96.82 Central Michigan1110-0-1461110-0-1MAC
49 7.41 43 9.86 41 49.71 Arizona126-5-150126-5-1PAC-10
50 6.29 34 12.90 99 85.23 McNeese State1110-1-0571211-1-0SLC
51 6.13 62 2.99 98 85.05 East Carolina117-3-148117-3-1SWIC
52 6.01 72 -0.32 71 63.41 Kentucky115-6-051115-6-0SEC
53 5.98 47 8.45 34 47.95 Miami FL105-5-052115-6-0SWIC
54 5.93 45 9.78 106 88.39 Nevada Las Vegas96-1-255129-1-2SWIC
55 5.83 44 9.82 53 52.73 Oregon116-5-054116-5-0PAC-10
56 5.73 53 6.54 95 83.45 Rutgers107-3-059118-3-0EIC
57 5.67 59 4.05 105 88.15 Texas Arlington107-3-058118-3-0SLC
58 5.50 49 7.51 18 41.64 Wisconsin114-7-053114-7-0BIG 10
59 4.46 48 7.91 29 45.05 West Virginia115-6-056115-6-0EIC
60 3.91 60 4.02 67 60.08 Utah126-6-062126-6-0WAC
61 3.68 65 2.23 70 62.67 Hawaii94-5-063116-5-0WAC
62 3.28 63 2.97 60 55.55 Georgia Tech114-6-161114-6-1SWIC
63 3.23 75 -0.75 44 50.86 Mississippi114-7-060114-7-0SEC
64 3.09 58 4.18 6 33.14 Texas Christian112-8-164112-8-1SWAC
65 1.73 93 -7.53 49 51.64 Mississippi State113-8-065113-8-0SEC
66 1.48 70 0.78 58 54.90 Boston College104-6-067115-6-0EIC
67 1.18 50 7.39 80 72.27 Navy117-4-066117-4-0EIC
68 0.94 64 2.93 19 41.68 Kansas113-8-070113-8-0BIG 8
69 0.64 66 1.29 118 96.14 Toledo117-3-168117-3-1MAC
70 0.42 68 0.99 87 76.05 San Jose State105-4-174116-4-1BWC
71 0.25 91 -6.72 108 88.68 Miami OH116-5-069116-5-0MAC
72 -0.05 73 -0.35 36 48.27 Colorado113-8-073113-8-0BIG 8
73 -0.08 67 1.21 90 77.95 Lamar105-3-281116-3-2SLC
74 -0.27 69 0.90 72 65.14 Virginia Tech115-6-071115-6-0SWIC
75 -0.85 84 -3.02 75 67.91 Louisville114-6-177114-6-1SWIC
76 -0.89 76 -0.95 25 44.05 Illinois112-8-175112-8-1BIG 10
77 -1.22 79 -1.48 86 75.62 New Mexico126-6-079126-6-0WAC
78 -1.47 61 3.87 92 82.82 West Texas A&M116-4-182116-4-1MVC
79 -1.71 71 -0.05 54 52.91 Iowa State113-8-078113-8-0BIG 8
80 -2.28 81 -2.27 89 76.95 Memphis115-6-080115-6-0SWIC
81 -2.30 83 -2.78 109 88.70 Western Michigan105-5-076116-5-0MAC
82 -2.96 77 -1.12 131 109.67 Tennessee Chattanooga97-2-083119-2-0SoCon
83 -3.37 86 -4.54 65 60.04 Colorado State124-7-184124-7-1WAC
84 -3.75 82 -2.45 88 76.91 Tulsa116-5-085116-5-0MVC
85 -5.05 74 -0.54 8 35.70 Washington State102-8-087113-8-0PAC-10
86 -5.24 80 -1.82 1 21.64 Rice111-10-088111-10-0SWAC
87 -5.51 98 -8.71 115 94.91 Ohio University116-5-086116-5-0MAC
88 -5.94 88 -5.51 47 51.41 Duke112-8-189112-8-1ACC
89 -6.61 94 -7.67 59 55.50 Kansas State113-8-090113-8-0BIG 8
90 -6.85 85 -4.15 82 72.64 North Texas115-6-091115-6-0SWIC
91 -7.28 78 -1.18 130 108.33 Southern Illinois97-2-094118-3-0MVC
92 -7.87 100 -9.72 78 71.29 Wyoming124-8-097124-8-0WAC
93 -7.98 87 -4.68 107 88.40 Cal State Long Beach106-4-096117-4-0BWC
94 -8.43 109 -13.48 20 41.91 Florida110-10-198110-10-1SEC
95 -8.49 92 -7.18 127 103.78 Indiana State96-3-0101118-3-0MVC
96 -8.75 99 -9.63 120 97.30 Ball State105-5-093116-5-0MAC
97 -9.31 96 -8.46 123 98.94 Citadel95-4-092116-5-0SoCon
98 -9.48 97 -8.64 94 83.44 Villanova84-4-095115-6-0EIC
99 -9.56 102 -10.76 76 69.19 Fresno State82-6-0104114-7-0BWC
100 -9.95 112 -15.13 69 60.18 Cincinnati112-9-0100112-9-0EIC
101 -10.49 121 -18.73 102 87.00 Arkansas State103-7-0110114-7-0SLC
102 -11.29 89 -6.57 85 74.08 Northwestern State (LA)62-4-012793-6-0SWIC
103 -11.56 107 -13.15 124 100.69 Furman84-4-0102115-6-0SoCon
104 -11.76 90 -6.67 16 41.32 Northwestern111-10-0107111-10-0BIG 10
105 -12.74 104 -11.16 81 72.59 Air Force112-9-0111112-9-0SWIC
106 -13.09 103 -10.93 121 97.95 Northern Illinois115-5-1105115-5-1MAC
107 -13.26 101 -9.78 126 103.00 Virginia Military116-4-1103116-4-1SoCon
108 -13.31 110 -14.07 93 83.05 Bowling Green114-7-0109114-7-0MAC
109 -13.68 111 -14.39 103 87.30 Louisiana Lafayette103-7-0122114-7-0SLC
110 -13.89 113 -15.86 48 51.50 Vanderbilt111-10-0112111-10-0SEC
111 -14.25 108 -13.46 40 49.68 Oregon State111-10-0120111-10-0PAC-10
112 -14.29 106 -13.11 104 87.44 William & Mary93-6-0114114-7-0SWIC
113 -14.36 116 -16.35 91 81.64 Louisiana Tech112-9-0123112-9-0SLC
114 -14.65 119 -18.64 116 95.09 Appalachian State113-8-0106113-8-0SoCon
115 -14.98 95 -8.29 56 54.14 Army112-8-1118112-8-1EIC
116 -15.02 117 -16.43 113 93.33 Louisiana Monroe93-6-0129113-8-0SWIC
117 -15.83 118 -18.21 129 106.43 Holy Cross73-4-0126115-6-0EIC
118 -15.94 114 -16.10 96 83.67 Drake92-7-0124113-8-0MVC
119 -16.83 105 -11.49 140 133.67 Yale98-1-011998-1-0Ivy
120 -17.02 126 -22.09 125 102.57 Western Carolina72-5-0113116-5-0SoCon
121 -17.24 120 -18.68 84 73.59 Texas El Paso112-9-0125112-9-0WAC
122 -18.17 124 -20.67 101 85.71 Cal State Fullerton71-6-0138113-8-0BWC
123 -18.25 125 -21.79 112 92.31 Pacific82-6-0130103-7-0BWC
124 -18.97 128 -23.30 136 130.44 Brown85-3-012896-3-0Ivy
125 -19.06 131 -26.28 128 105.42 East Tennessee State62-4-099117-4-0SoCon
126 -19.52 115 -16.24 97 84.00 New Mexico State112-9-0131112-9-0MVC
127 -21.18 122 -19.23 83 73.32 Wichita State111-10-0133111-10-0MVC
128 -22.97 123 -20.06 122 98.42 Illinois State61-5-0135113-8-0EIC
129 -24.22 132 -26.87 139 131.50 Cornell85-3-013995-4-0Ivy
130 -25.19 135 -29.98 100 85.64 Richmond110-11-0141110-11-0SWIC
131 -25.28 130 -26.16 132 122.94 Princeton95-4-014095-4-0Ivy
132 -26.76 133 -27.14 111 91.92 Connecticut60-5-1136113-6-2EIC
133 -26.84 129 -24.66 117 95.28 Eastern Michigan91-7-1143112-8-1MAC
134 -27.50 127 -22.95 133 123.08 Colgate63-3-0137105-4-1EIC
135 -27.54 137 -30.67 114 94.73 Marshall111-10-0142111-10-0SoCon
136 -27.95 136 -30.31 134 129.19 Dartmouth84-4-014594-4-1Ivy
137 -29.52 134 -29.26 110 89.83 Kent State91-8-0144111-10-0MAC
138 -30.51 138 -38.65 138 130.57 Harvard73-4-014893-6-0Ivy
139 -45.68 139 -45.72 137 130.44 Columbia81-7-015191-8-0Ivy
140 -50.32 140 -55.22 135 130.29 Pennsylvania70-7-015290-9-0Ivy
Results for I-A for other seasons
1987 1986 1985 1984 1983 1982 1981 1980 1979 1978 1977 1976 1975 1974 1973 1972 1971
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Division I [Div I] - College Football 1979
Results for Div I for other years
1987 1986 1985 1984 1983 1982 1981 1980 1979 1978 1977 1976 1975 1974 1973 1972 1971
1979 - Ranking of teams in Division I based on Chi Square fit to Score Difference
ScoreDif WinLoss Schedule Division Global Conference
Rank Rating Rank Rating Rank Rating Team Games Record Rank Games Record
Results for Div I for other seasons
1987 1986 1985 1984 1983 1982 1981 1980 1979 1978 1977 1976 1975 1974 1973 1972 1971
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University Division [Uni] - College Football 1979
Results for Uni for other years
1987 1986 1985 1984 1983 1982 1981 1980 1979 1978 1977 1976 1975 1974 1973 1972 1971
1979 - Ranking of teams in University Division based on Chi Square fit to Score Difference
ScoreDif WinLoss Schedule Division Global Conference
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Results for Uni for other seasons
1987 1986 1985 1984 1983 1982 1981 1980 1979 1978 1977 1976 1975 1974 1973 1972 1971
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