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October 22, 1979 AP Football Poll

Rank

 

Team (FPV)

 

Conf

 

WLT

 

PTS

 

CP

 

Last Week

1

  <  1

 

Alabama (52)

 

SEC

 

6-0

 

1341

 

 

W 27-17 vs #18 Tennessee

2

  <  3

 

Nebraska (6)

 

Big 8

 

6-0

 

1266

 

 

 

3

  <  4

 

USC (9)

 

Pac-10

 

6-0-1

 

1198

 

 

 

4

  <  10

 

Arkansas

 

SWC

 

6-0

 

1089

 

 

 

4

  <  6

 

Ohio State (1)

 

Big Ten

 

7-0

 

1089

 

 

 

6

  <  5

 

Houston

 

SWC

 

6-0

 

1070

 

 

 

7

  <  8

 

Oklahoma

 

Big 8

 

5-1

 

883

 

 

W 38-6 at Kansas State

8

  <  7

 

Florida State

 

Ind

 

6-0

 

871

 

 

 

9

  <  2

 

Texas

 

SWC

 

4-1

 

864

 

 

 

10

  <  11

 

Michigan

 

Big Ten

 

6-1

 

757

 

 

 

11

  <  13

 

BYU

 

WAC

 

6-0

 

627

 

 

 

12

  <  17

 

Pittsburgh

 

Ind

 

5-1

 

494

 

 

 

13

  <  14

 

Auburn

 

SEC

 

5-1

 

488

 

 

 

14

  <  9

 

Notre Dame

 

Ind

 

4-2

 

437

 

 

 

15

  <  19

 

North Carolina

 

ACC

 

5-1

 

401

 

 

 

16

  <  16

 

Purdue

 

Big Ten

 

5-2

 

349

 

 

 

17

  <  20

 

Navy (MD)

 

Ind

 

6-0

 

237

 

 

 

18

  <  NR

 

Wake Forest (NC)

 

ACC

 

6-1

 

162

 

 

W 25-17 vs Maryland

19

  <  18

 

Tennessee

 

SEC

 

4-2

 

123

 

 

 

20

  <  12

 

Washington

 

Pac-10

 

5-2

 

89

 

 

 

NR

  <  15

 

NC State

 

ACC

 

 

 

 

 

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NOTES
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- CP = Coaches Poll (1950 to present)
- HP = Harris Poll (2005 to present; starts in late September)
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- Regular-season polls from 1936-60 had 20 teams, from 1961-67 had 10 teams (except for the 1961 final poll which had 20), and 1989-present had 25 teams.
- This weekly poll data was contributed to the ESPN College Football Encyclopedia

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