1979 Reward Ranking (after bowl games)
| Rank | Name | W | L | T | Reward | AP | UPI |
| 1 | Alabama | 12 | 0 | 0 | 7.0607 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | SouthernCalifornia | 11 | 0 | 1 | 6.6072 | 2 | 2 |
| 3 | Houston | 11 | 1 | 0 | 6.2519 | 5 | 5 |
| 4 | Oklahoma | 11 | 1 | 0 | 5.8387 | 3 | 3 |
| 5 | Pittsburgh | 11 | 1 | 0 | 5.6243 | 7 | 6 |
| 6 | OhioState | 11 | 1 | 0 | 5.4582 | 4 | 4 |
| 7 | FloridaState | 11 | 1 | 0 | 5.2857 | 6 | 8 |
| 8 | Arkansas | 10 | 2 | 0 | 5.1199 | 8 | 9 |
| 9 | BrighamYoung | 11 | 1 | 0 | 5.0399 | 13 | 12 |
| 10 | Nebraska | 10 | 2 | 0 | 4.6584 | 9 | 7 |
| 11 | Texas | 9 | 3 | 0 | 4.1724 | 12 | 13 |
| 12 | Purdue | 10 | 2 | 0 | 4.1327 | 10 | 10 |
| 13 | Temple | 10 | 2 | 0 | 4.0689 | 17 | 17 |
| 14 | CentralMichigan | 10 | 0 | 1 | 4.0654 | NR | NR |
| 15 | McNeeseState | 11 | 1 | 0 | 4.0480 | NR | NR |
| 16 | Washington | 9 | 3 | 0 | 3.6649 | 11 | 11 |
| 17 | NorthCarolina | 8 | 3 | 1 | 3.2232 | 15 | 14 |
| 18 | Auburn | 8 | 3 | 0 | 3.0552 | 16 | Prob? |
| 19 | Nevada-LasVegas | 9 | 1 | 2 | 2.8905 | NR | NR |
| 20 | Baylor | 8 | 4 | 0 | 2.8040 | 14 | 15 |
| 21 | TexasA&M | 6 | 5 | 0 | 2.6203 | ||
| 22 | Tulane | 9 | 3 | 0 | 2.5870 | ||
| 23 | SanDiegoState | 8 | 3 | 0 | 2.4910 | ||
| 24 | NotreDame | 7 | 4 | 0 | 2.4039 | ||
| 25 | SouthCarolina | 8 | 4 | 0 | 2.3480 | ||
| 26 | Clemson | 8 | 4 | 0 | 2.3453 | ||
| 27 | PennState | 8 | 4 | 0 | 2.3171 | 20 | 18 |
| 28 | NorthCarolinaState | 7 | 4 | 0 | 2.2978 | ||
| 29 | Michigan | 8 | 4 | 0 | 2.2480 | 18 | 19 |
| 30 | WakeForest | 8 | 4 | 0 | 2.2357 | ||
| 31 | OklahomaState | 7 | 4 | 0 | 2.1285 | ||
| 32 | Indiana | 8 | 4 | 0 | 2.0947 | 19 | 16 |
| 33 | Rutgers | 8 | 3 | 0 | 2.0912 | ||
| 34 | UCLA | 5 | 6 | 0 | 2.0716 | ||
| 35 | Maryland | 7 | 4 | 0 | 2.0239 | ||
| 36 | Tennessee-Chattanooga | 9 | 2 | 0 | 2.0149 | ||
| 37 | UtahState | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1.9672 | ||
| 38 | Missouri | 7 | 5 | 0 | 1.9568 |
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| 39 | LouisianaState | 7 | 5 | 0 | 1.9214 | ||
| 40 | Syracuse | 7 | 5 | 0 | 1.8749 | ||
| 41 | SouthernMethodist | 5 | 6 | 0 | 1.8623 | ||
| 42 | Yale | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1.7114 | ||
| 43 | Minnesota | 4 | 6 | 1 | 1.7102 | ||
| 44 | WestVirginia | 5 | 6 | 0 | 1.6944 | ||
| 45 | TexasTech | 3 | 6 | 2 | 1.6893 | ||
| 46 | California | 6 | 6 | 0 | 1.6878 | ||
| 47 | Texas-Arlington | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1.6589 | ||
| 48 | Arizona | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1.6056 | ||
| 49 | ArizonaState | 6 | 6 | 0 | 1.6025 | ||
| 50 | Georgia | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1.5791 | ||
| 51 | Iowa | 5 | 6 | 0 | 1.5783 | ||
| 52 | Oregon | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1.5523 | ||
| 53 | Tennessee | 7 | 5 | 0 | 1.5279 | ||
| 54 | Virginia | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1.4208 | ||
| 55 | EastCarolina | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1.4090 | ||
| 56 | MichiganState | 5 | 6 | 0 | 1.3873 | ||
| 57 | Miami(Florida) | 5 | 6 | 0 | 1.3841 | ||
| 58 | Navy | 7 | 4 | 0 | 1.3199 | ||
| 59 | Wisconsin | 4 | 7 | 0 | 1.3085 | ||
| 60 | GeorgiaTech | 4 | 6 | 1 | 1.1437 | ||
| 61 | Lamar | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1.1345 | ||
| 62 | Stanford | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1.1277 | ||
| 63 | Utah | 6 | 6 | 0 | 1.0936 | ||
| 64 | BostonCollege | 5 | 6 | 0 | 1.0541 | ||
| 65 | Kentucky | 5 | 6 | 0 | 1.0023 | ||
| 66 | Mississippi | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0.9780 | ||
| 67 | SouthernIllinois | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0.9649 | ||
| 68 | Hawaii | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0.9579 | ||
| 69 | SouthernMississippi | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0.9528 | ||
| 70 | WestTexasA&M | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0.9256 | ||
| 71 | ColoradoState | 4 | 7 | 1 | 0.8547 | ||
| 72 | SanJoseState | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0.8408 | ||
| 73 | VirginiaTech | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0.8394 | ||
| 74 | IndianaState | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0.8051 | ||
| 75 | Tulsa | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0.6709 | ||
| 76 | NewMexico | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0.6291 | ||
| 77 | Toledo | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0.5769 | ||
| 78 | NorthTexas | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0.5635 | ||
| 79 | Louisville | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0.5071 | ||
| 80 | LongBeachState | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0.4902 | ||
| 81 | TennesseeState | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0.3900 | ||
| 82 | Miami(Ohio) | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0.2081 | ||
| 83 | WashingtonState | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0.1825 | ||
| 84 | Wyoming | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0.1451 | ||
| 85 | VMI | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0.1405 | ||
| 86 | NorthernIllinois | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0.1192 | ||
| 87 | Kansas | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0.0387 | ||
| 88 | TexasChristian | 2 | 8 | 1 | 0.0348 | ||
| 89 | BowlingGreenState | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0.0078 | ||
| 90 | Ohio | 6 | 5 | 0 | -0.0343 | ||
| 91 | Memphis | 5 | 6 | 0 | -0.0497 | ||
| 92 | Colorado | 3 | 8 | 0 | -0.1040 | ||
| 93 | Citadel | 6 | 5 | 0 | -0.1534 | ||
| 94 | WesternMichigan | 6 | 5 | 0 | -0.1824 | ||
| 95 | BallState | 6 | 5 | 0 | -0.2062 | ||
| 96 | EastTennesseeState | 7 | 4 | 0 | -0.2296 | ||
| 97 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 4 | 7 | 0 | -0.2302 | ||
| 98 | Brown | 6 | 3 | 0 | -0.2595 | ||
| 99 | MississippiState | 3 | 8 | 0 | -0.2610 | ||
| 100 | Villanova | 5 | 6 | 0 | -0.3007 | ||
| 101 | KansasState | 3 | 8 | 0 | -0.3446 | ||
| 102 | FresnoState | 4 | 7 | 0 | -0.4138 | ||
| 103 | WesternCarolina | 6 | 5 | 0 | -0.4178 | ||
| 104 | ArkansasState | 4 | 7 | 0 | -0.4289 | ||
| 105 | IowaState | 3 | 8 | 0 | -0.4732 | ||
| 106 | Duke | 2 | 8 | 1 | -0.4765 | ||
| 107 | Furman | 5 | 6 | 0 | -0.5299 | ||
| 108 | Illinois | 2 | 8 | 1 | -0.5576 | ||
| 109 | William&Mary | 4 | 7 | 0 | -0.5655 | ||
| 110 | Army | 2 | 8 | 1 | -0.7835 | ||
| 111 | Colgate | 5 | 4 | 1 | -1.0369 | ||
| 112 | HolyCross | 5 | 6 | 0 | -1.0850 | ||
| 113 | Princeton | 5 | 4 | 0 | -1.1090 | ||
| 114 | Rice | 1 | 10 | 0 | -1.2188 | ||
| 115 | Cornell | 5 | 4 | 0 | -1.3077 | ||
| 116 | AppalachianState | 3 | 8 | 0 | -1.3629 | ||
| 117 | Drake | 3 | 8 | 0 | -1.3667 | ||
| 118 | Dartmouth | 4 | 4 | 1 | -1.3819 | ||
| 119 | Pacific | 3 | 7 | 0 | -1.6141 | ||
| 120 | AirForce | 2 | 9 | 0 | -1.8253 | ||
| 121 | NON_DIV1A | 33 | 69 | 3 | -1.8664 | ||
| 122 | Cincinnati | 2 | 9 | 0 | -1.9388 | ||
| 123 | Louisiana-Monroe | 3 | 8 | 0 | -1.9416 | ||
| 124 | FullertonState | 3 | 8 | 0 | -1.9673 | ||
| 125 | Texas-ElPaso | 2 | 9 | 0 | -1.9810 | ||
| 126 | IllinoisState | 3 | 8 | 0 | -2.0378 | ||
| 127 | Northwestern | 1 | 10 | 0 | -2.0407 | ||
| 128 | NewMexicoState | 2 | 9 | 0 | -2.2058 | ||
| 129 | OregonState | 1 | 10 | 0 | -2.2872 | ||
| 130 | LouisianaTech | 2 | 9 | 0 | -2.3193 | ||
| 131 | EasternMichigan | 2 | 8 | 1 | -2.4597 | ||
| 132 | Florida | 0 | 10 | 1 | -2.4995 | ||
| 133 | Vanderbilt | 1 | 10 | 0 | -2.5184 | ||
| 134 | Harvard | 3 | 6 | 0 | -2.5703 | ||
| 135 | WichitaState | 1 | 10 | 0 | -2.9963 | ||
| 136 | Marshall | 1 | 10 | 0 | -3.5061 | ||
| 137 | Kent | 1 | 10 | 0 | -3.8725 | ||
| 138 | Richmond | 0 | 11 | 0 | -4.2218 | ||
| 139 | Columbia | 1 | 8 | 0 | -4.7890 | ||
| 140 | Pennsylvania | 0 | 9 | 0 | -5.7375 |
(This page last modified April 26, 2007 .)