1979 Reward Ranking (before bowl games)
| Rank | Name | W | L | T | Reward | AP | UPI |
| 1 | Alabama | 11 | 0 | 0 | 6.3744 | 2 | 1 |
| 2 | Houston | 10 | 1 | 0 | 6.2769 | 8 | 6 |
| 3 | FloridaState | 11 | 0 | 0 | 6.2713 | 4 | 4 |
| 4 | OhioState | 11 | 0 | 0 | 6.2611 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 | Arkansas | 10 | 1 | 0 | 6.1856 | 6 | 7 |
| 6 | BrighamYoung | 11 | 0 | 0 | 6.1132 | 9 | 9 |
| 7 | SouthernCalifornia | 10 | 0 | 1 | 5.9733 | 3 | 2 |
| 8 | Oklahoma | 10 | 1 | 0 | 5.6134 | 5 | 5 |
| 9 | Pittsburgh | 10 | 1 | 0 | 5.4053 | 10 | 10 |
| 10 | Nebraska | 10 | 1 | 0 | 5.3426 | 7 | 8 |
| 11 | Texas | 9 | 2 | 0 | 5.2795 | 11 | 11 |
| 12 | McNeeseState | 11 | 0 | 0 | 4.9984 | NR | NR |
| 13 | Purdue | 9 | 2 | 0 | 4.1448 | 12 | 12 |
| 14 | CentralMichigan | 10 | 0 | 1 | 4.1140 | NR | NR |
| 15 | Temple | 9 | 2 | 0 | 3.7744 | 20 | 19 |
| 16 | SouthCarolina | 8 | 3 | 0 | 3.6556 | 16 | 16 |
| 17 | Clemson | 8 | 3 | 0 | 3.5014 | 18 | 17 |
| 18 | WakeForest | 8 | 3 | 0 | 3.4538 | ||
| 19 | Tulane | 9 | 2 | 0 | 3.4172 | 15 | 15 |
| 20 | NorthCarolina | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3.2897 | ||
| 21 | Auburn | 8 | 3 | 0 | 3.1452 | 17 | Prob. |
| 22 | Michigan | 8 | 3 | 0 | 3.1306 | 14 | 14 |
| 23 | Washington | 8 | 3 | 0 | 3.1034 | 13 | 13 |
| 24 | Nevada-LasVegas | 9 | 1 | 2 | 2.9626 | ||
| 25 | TexasA&M | 6 | 5 | 0 | 2.7379 | ||
| 26 | Baylor | 7 | 4 | 0 | 2.7371 | 19 | 19 |
| 27 | SanDiegoState | 8 | 3 | 0 | 2.5428 | ||
| 28 | NotreDame | 7 | 4 | 0 | 2.5381 | ||
| 29 | NorthCarolinaState | 7 | 4 | 0 | 2.4591 | NR | 20 |
| 30 | PennState | 7 | 4 | 0 | 2.2964 | ||
| 31 | Maryland | 7 | 4 | 0 | 2.1201 | ||
| 32 | OklahomaState | 7 | 4 | 0 | 2.1200 | ||
| 33 | Tennessee-Chattanooga | 9 | 2 | 0 | 2.1025 | ||
| 34 | Rutgers | 8 | 3 | 0 | 2.0744 | ||
| 35 | UtahState | 7 | 3 | 1 | 2.0669 | ||
| 36 | UCLA | 5 | 6 | 0 | 2.0216 | ||
| 37 | SouthernMethodist | 5 | 6 | 0 | 1.9395 | ||
| 38 | TexasTech | 3 | 6 | 2 | 1.7643 | ||
| 39 | Texas-Arlington | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1.7568 | ||
| 40 | Yale | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1.7380 | ||
| 41 | California | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1.7212 | ||
| 42 | WestVirginia | 5 | 6 | 0 | 1.6883 | ||
| 43 | Indiana | 7 | 4 | 0 | 1.6875 | ||
| 44 | Arizona | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1.6481 | ||
| 45 | Minnesota | 4 | 6 | 1 | 1.6444 | ||
| 46 | Georgia | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1.6203 | ||
| 47 | Missouri | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1.6115 | ||
| 48 | Syracuse | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1.5847 | ||
| 49 | Tennessee | 7 | 4 | 0 | 1.5783 | ||
| 50 | ArizonaState | 6 | 6 | 0 | 1.5644 | ||
| 51 | Oregon | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1.5367 | ||
| 52 | EastCarolina | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1.5144 | ||
| 53 | Iowa | 5 | 6 | 0 | 1.5125 | ||
| 54 | Virginia | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1.4967 | ||
| 55 | LouisianaState | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1.4915 | ||
| 56 | MichiganState | 5 | 6 | 0 | 1.3785 | ||
| 57 | Miami(Florida) | 5 | 6 | 0 | 1.3136 | ||
| 58 | Navy | 7 | 4 | 0 | 1.2834 | ||
| 59 | Wisconsin | 4 | 7 | 0 | 1.2450 | ||
| 60 | GeorgiaTech | 4 | 6 | 1 | 1.2058 | ||
| 61 | Lamar | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1.2043 | ||
| 62 | Utah | 6 | 6 | 0 | 1.1658 | ||
| 63 | Stanford | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1.1086 | ||
| 64 | SouthernMississippi | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1.0252 | ||
| 65 | Kentucky | 5 | 6 | 0 | 1.0249 | ||
| 66 | SouthernIllinois | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1.0165 | ||
| 67 | WestTexasA&M | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1.0072 | ||
| 68 | Mississippi | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0.9867 | ||
| 69 | BostonCollege | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0.9775 | ||
| 70 | Hawaii | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0.9772 | ||
| 71 | VirginiaTech | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0.9590 | ||
| 72 | ColoradoState | 4 | 7 | 1 | 0.9139 | ||
| 73 | SanJoseState | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0.8962 | ||
| 74 | IndianaState | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0.8428 | ||
| 75 | NewMexico | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0.6896 | ||
| 76 | Tulsa | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0.6856 | ||
| 77 | Toledo | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0.6181 | ||
| 78 | NorthTexas | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0.6159 | ||
| 79 | LongBeachState | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0.5759 | ||
| 80 | Louisville | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0.5411 | ||
| 81 | TennesseeState | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0.4309 | ||
| 82 | Miami(Ohio) | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0.2195 | ||
| 83 | VMI | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0.2091 | ||
| 84 | Wyoming | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0.1971 | ||
| 85 | NorthernIllinois | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0.1693 | ||
| 86 | WashingtonState | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0.1506 | ||
| 87 | TexasChristian | 2 | 8 | 1 | 0.0881 | ||
| 88 | BowlingGreenState | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0.0412 | ||
| 89 | Ohio | 6 | 5 | 0 | -0.0156 | ||
| 90 | Memphis | 5 | 6 | 0 | -0.0173 | ||
| 91 | Kansas | 3 | 8 | 0 | -0.0233 | ||
| 92 | Citadel | 6 | 5 | 0 | -0.0922 | ||
| 93 | WesternMichigan | 6 | 5 | 0 | -0.1523 | ||
| 94 | EastTennesseeState | 7 | 4 | 0 | -0.1626 | ||
| 95 | BallState | 6 | 5 | 0 | -0.1664 | ||
| 96 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 4 | 7 | 0 | -0.1739 | ||
| 97 | Brown | 6 | 3 | 0 | -0.2337 | ||
| 98 | MississippiState | 3 | 8 | 0 | -0.2534 | ||
| 99 | Colorado | 3 | 8 | 0 | -0.2543 | ||
| 100 | Villanova | 5 | 6 | 0 | -0.2930 | ||
| 101 | WesternCarolina | 6 | 5 | 0 | -0.3576 | ||
| 102 | FresnoState | 4 | 7 | 0 | -0.3673 | ||
| 103 | ArkansasState | 4 | 7 | 0 | -0.3733 | ||
| 104 | Duke | 2 | 8 | 1 | -0.3931 | ||
| 105 | KansasState | 3 | 8 | 0 | -0.4277 | ||
| 106 | Furman | 5 | 6 | 0 | -0.4799 | ||
| 107 | William&Mary | 4 | 7 | 0 | -0.5113 | ||
| 108 | IowaState | 3 | 8 | 0 | -0.5498 | ||
| 109 | Illinois | 2 | 8 | 1 | -0.6651 | ||
| 110 | Army | 2 | 8 | 1 | -0.7892 | ||
| 111 | Colgate | 5 | 4 | 1 | -1.0091 | ||
| 112 | HolyCross | 5 | 6 | 0 | -1.0585 | ||
| 113 | Princeton | 5 | 4 | 0 | -1.0885 | ||
| 114 | Rice | 1 | 10 | 0 | -1.2290 | ||
| 115 | Cornell | 5 | 4 | 0 | -1.2818 | ||
| 116 | AppalachianState | 3 | 8 | 0 | -1.3057 | ||
| 117 | Dartmouth | 4 | 4 | 1 | -1.3589 | ||
| 118 | Drake | 3 | 8 | 0 | -1.3610 | ||
| 119 | Pacific | 3 | 7 | 0 | -1.5846 | ||
| 120 | AirForce | 2 | 9 | 0 | -1.8350 | ||
| 121 | NON_DIV1A | 33 | 69 | 3 | -1.8440 | ||
| 122 | Louisiana-Monroe | 3 | 8 | 0 | -1.8932 | ||
| 123 | Texas-ElPaso | 2 | 9 | 0 | -1.9235 | ||
| 124 | FullertonState | 3 | 8 | 0 | -1.9284 | ||
| 125 | Cincinnati | 2 | 9 | 0 | -1.9364 | ||
| 126 | IllinoisState | 3 | 8 | 0 | -2.0033 | ||
| 127 | Northwestern | 1 | 10 | 0 | -2.1440 | ||
| 128 | NewMexicoState | 2 | 9 | 0 | -2.1620 | ||
| 129 | LouisianaTech | 2 | 9 | 0 | -2.2549 | ||
| 130 | OregonState | 1 | 10 | 0 | -2.2803 | ||
| 131 | EasternMichigan | 2 | 8 | 1 | -2.4292 | ||
| 132 | Florida | 0 | 10 | 1 | -2.5157 | ||
| 133 | Vanderbilt | 1 | 10 | 0 | -2.5303 | ||
| 134 | Harvard | 3 | 6 | 0 | -2.5464 | ||
| 135 | WichitaState | 1 | 10 | 0 | -2.9496 | ||
| 136 | Marshall | 1 | 10 | 0 | -3.4591 | ||
| 137 | Kent | 1 | 10 | 0 | -3.8401 | ||
| 138 | Richmond | 0 | 11 | 0 | -4.1704 | ||
| 139 | Columbia | 1 | 8 | 0 | -4.7680 | ||
| 140 | Pennsylvania | 0 | 9 | 0 | -5.7153 |
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