Final OAF ranking (& ratings) for the
1979 college football season:
|
Rank |
Team Name |
Rating |
Record |
AP |
UPI |
Bowl Game Results |
|
1 |
|
116.4805 |
12-0 |
1 |
1 |
Beat |
|
2 |
USC |
99.2575 |
11-0-1 |
2 |
2 |
|
|
3 |
|
98.6820 |
11-1 |
4 |
4 |
Lost to USC |
|
4 |
|
94.6041 |
10-2 |
8 |
9 |
Lost to |
|
5 |
|
88.8778 |
11-1 |
5 |
5 |
Beat |
|
6 |
|
87.8806 |
11-1 |
3 |
3 |
|
|
7 |
|
86.6324 |
11-1 |
6 |
8 |
Lost to |
|
8 |
BAYLOR |
85.9223 |
8-4 |
14 |
15 |
Beat Clemson 24-18 |
|
9 |
|
84.7080 |
10-2 |
9 |
7 |
Lost to |
|
10 |
|
81.1942 |
6-5 |
NR |
NR |
No Bowl Game |
|
11 |
PITTSBURGH |
79.4517 |
11-1 |
7 |
6 |
Beat Arizona 16-10 |
|
12 |
WASHINGTON |
76.7939 |
10-2 |
11 |
11 |
Beat Texas 14-7 |
|
13 |
TEXAS |
76.2184 |
9-3 |
12 |
13 |
Lost to Washington |
|
14 |
TEMPLE |
73.7855 |
10-2 |
17 |
17 |
Beat California 28-17 |
|
15 |
INDIANA |
73.4086 |
8-4 |
19 |
16 |
Beat BYU 38-7 |
|
16 |
PENN
STATE |
72.9229 |
8-4 |
20 |
18 |
Beat Tulane 9-6 |
|
17 |
BYU |
72.8330 |
11-1 |
13 |
12 |
Lost to Indiana |
|
18 |
PURDUE |
68.9266 |
10-2 |
10 |
10 |
Beat Tennessee 27-22 |
|
19 |
CLEMSON |
65.7353 |
8-4 |
NR |
NR |
Lost to Baylor |
|
20 |
NORTH
CAROLINA |
64.2132 |
|
|
|
|
|
21 |
OREGON |
63.8642 |
|
|
|
|
|
22 |
SYRACUSE |
63.8528 |
|
|
|
|
|
23 |
AUBURN |
63.7719 |
|
|
|
|
|
24 |
MICHIGAN |
63.6920 |
|
|
|
|
|
25 |
LSU |
63.6684 |
|
|
|
|
|
26 |
CALIFORNIA |
63.6487 |
|
|
|
|
|
27 |
SOUTH
CAROLINA |
63.5764 |
|
|
|
|
|
28 |
UCLA |
63.4380 |
|
|
|
|
|
29 |
STANFORD |
63.2686 |
|
|
|
|
|
30 |
NORTH
CAROLINA STATE |
63.1582 |
|
|
|
|
|
31 |
WAKE
FOREST |
63.0005 |
|
|
|
|
|
32 |
TULANE |
62.9554 |
|
|
|
|
|
33 |
MIAMI (F) |
62.7829 |
|
|
|
|
|
34 |
NOTRE
DAME |
62.5096 |
|
|
|
|
|
35 |
OKLAHOMA
STATE |
62.4297 |
|
|
|
|
|
36 |
ARIZONA |
61.9492 |
|
|
|
|
|
37 |
MISSOURI |
61.6989 |
|
|
|
|
|
38 |
SMU |
61.3692 |
|
|
|
|
|
39 |
MARYLAND |
61.1168 |
|
|
|
|
|
40 |
TEXAS
TECH |
60.5998 |
|
|
|
|
|
41 |
WEST
VIRGINIA |
58.8607 |
|
|
|
|
|
42 |
IOWA |
58.5522 |
|
|
|
|
|
43 |
SAN DIEGO
STATE |
58.5137 |
|
|
|
|
|
44 |
ARIZONA
STATE |
57.2915 |
|
|
|
|
|
45 |
GEORGIA |
57.2070 |
|
|
|
|
|
46 |
MICHIGAN
STATE |
57.1236 |
|
|
|
|
|
47 |
WISCONSIN |
57.0183 |
|
|
|
|
|
48 |
WASHINGTON
STATE |
56.4287 |
|
|
|
|
|
49 |
BOSTON
COLLEGE |
56.2920 |
|
|
|
|
|
50 |
EAST
CAROLINA |
55.3186 |
|
|
|
|
|
51 |
TCU |
54.7101 |
|
|
|
|
|
52 |
MCNEESE
STATE |
54.5039 |
|
|
|
|
|
53 |
VIRGINIA |
54.4168 |
|
|
|
|
|
54 |
MINNESOTA |
54.1050 |
|
|
|
|
|
55 |
TENNESSEE |
52.9789 |
|
|
|
|
|
56 |
ILLINOIS |
51.9799 |
|
|
|
|
|
57 |
UT
ARLINGTON |
51.9588 |
|
|
|
|
|
58 |
RICE |
50.8378 |
|
|
|
|
|
59 |
UTAH
STATE |
50.7341 |
|
|
|
|
|
60 |
HAWAII |
50.3461 |
|
|
|
|
|
61 |
NAVY |
50.2631 |
|
|
|
|
|
62 |
RUTGERS |
50.0858 |
|
|
|
|
|
63 |
MISSISSIPPI |
50.0261 |
|
|
|
|
|
64 |
GEORGIA
TECH |
49.9395 |
|
|
|
|
|
65 |