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November 19, 1979 AP Football Poll

Rank Team (FPV) Conf Rec Pts Last Week
1 < 1 Alabama (32) SEC 10-0 1238 W 30-0 H Miami (FL)
2 < 2 Ohio State (18) Big Ten 11-0 1214  
3 < 3 Nebraska (4) Big 8 10-0 1157  
4 < 4 USC (10) Pac-10 9-0-1 1151  
5 < 5 Florida State Ind 10-0 1019  
6 < 6 Texas (0.33) Southwest 8-1 959  
7 < 8 Arkansas (0.33) Southwest 9-1 865  
8 < 7 Oklahoma Big 8 9-1 848 W 24-22 A Missouri
9 < 9 Houston (0.33) Southwest 8-1 811  
10 < 10 BYU WAC 10-0 705  
11 < 11 Pittsburgh Ind 9-1 652  
12 < 12 Purdue Big Ten 9-2 598  
13 < 14 Clemson ACC 8-2 487  
14 < 15 Auburn SEC 8-2 376  
14 < 16 Washington Pac-10 7-2 376  
16 < 13 Michigan Big Ten 8-3 357  
17 < 20 Baylor Southwest 7-3 215  
18 < 20 Tulane Ind 8-2 184 DNP
19 < NR South Carolina Ind 7-3 124 W 35-14 H Wake Forest
20 < NR Penn State Ind 7-3 93  
NR < 17 Wake Forest ACC 0  
NR < 18 Temple Ind 0  
NR < 19 Tennessee SEC 0  

Conference Breakdown

Conference Teams Avg Rank Total Points
Ind 5 14.6 2072
Southwest 4 9.8 2850
Big Ten 3 10.0 2169
Big 8 2 5.5 2005
SEC 2 7.5 1614
Pac-10 2 9.0 1527
WAC 1 10.0 705
ACC 1 13.0 487

Notes

  • * = Received first place votes (non-AP rankings); Hold the mouse cursor over these rankings to see the first place votes (where available) in a tooltip (for browsers that support tooltips)
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  • Polls from 1936-60 had 20 teams, 1961-67 had 10 teams, 1968-88 had 20 teams, and 1989-present had 25 teams.