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 |
KENTUCKY |
49.8068 |
|
|
|
|
66 |
OREGON
STATE |
49.0997 |
|
|
|
|
67 |
COLORADO |
47.6658 |
|
|
|
|
68 |
UTAH |
47.6549 |
|
|
|
|
69 |
NEW
MEXICO |
47.2594 |
|
|
|
|
70 |
UNLV |
46.5422 |
|
|
|
|
71 |
MISSISSIPPI
STATE |
46.3706 |
|
|
|
|
72 |
VIRGINIA
TECH |
46.1202 |
|
|
|
|
73 |
DUKE |
46.0231 |
|
|
|
|
74 |
KANSAS |
45.9271 |
|
|
|
|
75 |
KANSAS
STATE |
45.8331 |
|
|
|
|
76 |
COLORADO
STATE |
45.6738 |
|
|
|
|
77 |
LAMAR |
45.6462 |
|
|
|
|
78 |
SAN JOSE
STATE |
45.5543 |
|
|
|
|
79 |
IOWA
STATE |
44.9746 |
|
|
|
|
80 |
TULSA |
44.7463 |
|
|
|
|
81 |
CENTRAL
MICHIGAN |
44.3088 |
|
|
|
|
82 |
MEMPHIS
STATE |
42.8879 |
|
|
|
|
83 |
VILLANOVA |
42.7319 |
|
|
|
|
84 |
SOUTHERN
MISSISSIPPI |
42.3969 |
|
|
|
|
85 |
ARMY |
42.3632 |
|
|
|
|
86 |
WYOMING |
42.2712 |
|
|
|
|
87 |
LOUISVILLE |
42.2366 |
|
|
|
|
88 |
NORTH
TEXAS STATE |
41.6552 |
|
|
|
|
89 |
WEST
TEXAS STATE |
41.4797 |
|
|
|
|
90 |
AIR FORCE |
40.7660 |
|
|
|
|
91 |
TENNESSEE
STATE |
40.6581 |
|
|
|
|
92 |
INDIANA
STATE |
40.2097 |
|
|
|
|
93 |
SOUTHERN
ILLINOIS |
40.1893 |
|
|
|
|
94 |
FLORIDA |
40.1669 |
|
|
|
|
95 |
NORTHWESTERN |
39.7551 |
|
|
|
|
96 |
LONG
BEACH |
39.2667 |
|
|
|
|
97 |
LOUISIANA
TECH |
38.3199 |
|
|
|
|
98 |
NELOUISIANA |
37.7444 |
|
|
|
|
99 |
UT
CHATTANOOGA |
37.3645 |
|
|
|
|
100 |
ARKANSAS
STATE |
37.0641 |
|
|
|
|
101 |
VANDERBILT |
36.8198 |
|
|
|
|
102 |
SWLOUISIANA |
36.4817 |
|
|
|
|
103 |
FRESNO
STATE |
36.3209 |
|
|
|
|
104 |
YALE |
36.0095 |
|
|
|
|
105 |
PACIFIC |
35.5002 |
|
|
|
|
106 |
COLGATE |
35.3322 |
|
|
|
|
107 |
HOLY
CROSS |
34.9554 |
|
|
|
|
108 |
FURMAN |
34.1940 |
|
|
|
|
109 |
WILLIAM&MARY |
34.0691 |
|
|
|
|
110 |
HARVARD |
34.0128 |
|
|
|
|
111 |
DARTMOUTH |
33.8864 |
|
|
|
|
112 |
CITADEL |
33.6185 |
|
|
|
|
113 |
BROWN |
33.3104 |
|
|
|
|
114 |
VMI |
32.8913 |
|
|
|
|
115 |
PRINCETON |
32.5945 |
|
|
|
|
116 |
CORNELL |
32.0190 |
|
|
|
|
117 |
WEST
CAROLINA |
31.2327 |
|
|
|
|
118 |
APPALACHIAN
STATE |
30.9045 |
|
|
|
|
119 |
FULLERTON |
30.8364 |
|
|
|
|
120 |
EAST
TENNESSEE STATE |
30.6571 |
|
|
|
|
121 |
UTEP |
28.4419 |
|
|
|
|
122 |
DRAKE |
26.3263 |
|
|
|
|
123 |
TOLEDO |
25.7997 |
|
|
|
|
124 |
WESTERN
MICHIGAN |
25.1957 |
|
|
|
|
125 |
MIAMI (O) |
24.6288 |
|
|
|
|
126 |
WICHITA
STATE |
24.3079 |
|
|
|
|
127 |
NEW
MEXICO STATE |
23.4909 |
|
|
|
|
128 |
NORTHERN
ILLINOIS |
23.3388 |
|
|
|
|
129 |
OHIOU |
22.7632 |
|
|
|
|
130 |
CINCINNATI |
22.0423 |
|
|
|
|
131 |
BGU |
21.6261 |
|
|
|
|
132 |
BALL
STATE |
21.2359 |
|
|
|
|
133 |
EASTERN
MICHIGAN |
13.5137 |
|
|
|
|
134 |
ILLINOIS
STATE |
7.0477 |
|
|
|
|
135 |
KENT
STATE |
3.8283 |
|
|
|
|
136 |
RICHMOND |
3.1453 |
|
|
|
|
137 |
MARSHALL |
-4.0015 |
|
|
|
|
138 |
PENNSYLVANIA |
-11.6387 |
|
|
|
|
139 |
COLUMBIA |
-13.3492 |
|
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