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1979 NCAA football ratings
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Champion: Alabama
Rank
Team
Record against NCAA opponents
BRR
1.
Alabama
12-0
1.98
2.
Southern California
11-0-1
1.84
3.
Houston
11-1
1.75
4.
Pittsburgh
11-1
1.70
5.
Oklahoma
11-1
1.66
6.
Ohio State
11-1
1.61
7.
Florida State
11-1
1.56
8.
Arkansas
10-2
1.53
9.
Brigham Young
10-1
1.42
10.
Central Michigan
10-0-1
1.40
11.
Nebraska
10-2
1.37
12.
McNeese State
10-1
1.34
13.
Texas
9-3
1.25
14.
Temple
8-2
1.15
15.
Purdue
10-2
1.14
16.
Penn State
8-4
1.03
17.
Washington
9-3
1.02
18.
North Carolina
8-3-1
1.00
19.
Yale
8-1
0.98
20.
Baylor
8-4
0.97
21.
South Carolina
8-4
0.92
22.
Clemson
8-4
0.88
23.
North Carolina State
7-4
0.84
24.
Wake Forest
8-4
0.84
25.
Auburn
8-3
0.80
26.
Notre Dame
7-4
0.78
27.
Texas-Arlington
8-2
0.75
28.
Michigan
8-4
0.73
29.
Tulane
9-3
0.71
30.
San Diego State
8-3
0.67
31.
Maryland
7-4
0.62
32.
Syracuse
7-5
0.60
33.
Rutgers
7-3
0.60
34.
Indiana
8-4
0.59
35.
Oklahoma State
7-4
0.59
36.
Texas A&M
6-5
0.57
37.
Chattanooga
7-2
0.52
38.
Nevada-Las Vegas
6-1-2
0.51
39.
Utah State
6-3-1
0.48
40.
Louisiana State
7-5
0.47
41.
Missouri
7-5
0.44
42.
East Carolina
7-3-1
0.42
43.
Tennessee
7-5
0.41
44.
Southern Illinois
7-2
0.37
45.
Navy
7-4
0.32
46.
Lamar
5-3-2
0.31
47.
Toledo
7-3-1
0.31
48.
UCLA
5-6
0.29
49.
Miami (FL)
5-5
0.29
50.
Arizona
6-5-1
0.28
51.
California
6-6
0.23
52.
Cornell
5-3
0.22
53.
Brown
5-3
0.20
54.
Georgia
6-5
0.20
55.
Southern Mississippi
6-4-1
0.18
56.
Arizona State
6-6
0.16
57.
Utah
6-6
0.13
58.
West Virginia
5-6
0.13
59.
Oregon
6-5
0.10
60.
Virginia
5-5
0.10
61.
Indiana State
6-3
0.09
62.
Princeton
5-4
0.09
63.
Stanford
5-5-1
0.08
64.
Southern Methodist
5-6
0.08
65.
Long Beach State
6-4
0.07
66.
San Jose State
5-4-1
0.04
67.
Iowa
5-6
0.04
68.
West Texas A&M
5-5-1
-0.03
69.
Michigan State
5-6
-0.03
70.
Texas Tech
3-6-2
-0.04
71.
Virginia Tech
5-6
-0.06
72.
Minnesota
4-6-1
-0.08
73.
Miami (OH)
6-5
-0.08
74.
Tulsa
6-5
-0.09
75.
Colgate
3-3
-0.09
76.
Citadel
5-4
-0.09
77.
Western Michigan
5-5
-0.11
78.
Hawaii
4-5
-0.11
79.
Boston College
4-6
-0.13
80.
Virginia Military Institute
6-4-1
-0.13
81.
Dartmouth
4-4
-0.14
82.
Ohio
6-5
-0.14
83.
Northern Illinois
5-5-1
-0.16
84.
Villanova
4-4
-0.19
85.
Ball State
5-5
-0.19
86.
New Mexico
6-6
-0.20
87.
Kentucky
5-6
-0.21
88.
Furman
4-4
-0.22
89.
Georgia Tech
4-6-1
-0.25
90.
Louisville
4-6-1
-0.25
91.
Holy Cross
3-4
-0.26
92.
Harvard
3-4
-0.29
93.
North Texas
5-6
-0.29
94.
Northwestern State
2-4
-0.29
95.
Wisconsin
4-7
-0.29
96.
Colorado State
4-7-1
-0.32
97.
Mississippi
4-7
-0.38
98.
Memphis
5-6
-0.43
99.
Kansas
3-8
-0.50
100.
Texas Christian
2-8-1
-0.52
101.
Bowling Green State
4-7
-0.57
102.
East Tennessee State
2-4
-0.59
103.
Colorado
3-8
-0.62
104.
Mississippi State
3-8
-0.64
105.
William & Mary
3-6
-0.66
106.
Washington State
2-8
-0.68
107.
Iowa State
3-8
-0.69
108.
Wyoming
4-8
-0.72
109.
Fresno State
2-6
-0.73
110.
Louisiana-Lafayette
3-7
-0.73
111.
Duke
2-8-1
-0.74
112.
Louisiana-Monroe
3-6
-0.75
113.
Kansas State
3-8
-0.76
114.
Army
2-8-1
-0.80
115.
Illinois
2-8-1
-0.81
116.
Arkansas State
3-7
-0.81
117.
Western Carolina
2-5
-0.82
118.
Appalachian State
3-8
-0.90
119.
Rice
1-10
-0.91
120.
Illinois State
1-5
-0.96
121.
Cincinnati
2-9
-0.99
122.
Drake
2-7
-1.03
123.
Pacific
2-6
-1.05
124.
Louisiana Tech
2-9
-1.08
125.
Connecticut
0-5-1
-1.09
126.
Texas-El Paso
2-9
-1.13
127.
Cal State Fullerton
1-6
-1.17
128.
Eastern Michigan
1-7-1
-1.20
129.
New Mexico State
2-9
-1.22
130.
Columbia
1-7
-1.22
131.
Oregon State
1-10
-1.29
132.
Air Force
2-9
-1.29
133.
Kent State
1-8
-1.29
134.
Northwestern
1-10
-1.30
135.
Vanderbilt
1-10
-1.33
136.
Florida
0-10-1
-1.36
137.
Wichita State
1-10
-1.46
138.
Marshall
1-10
-1.48
139.
Pennsylvania
0-7
-1.55
140.
Richmond
0-11
-2.03