1979 season · final
Polls
AP Top 25
20 ranked
- Big Ten4
- FBS Independents4
- Southwest4
- Other8
- 1▲1AlabamaSEC—
- 2▲1USCPac-10—
- 3▲2OklahomaBig 8—
- 4▼3Ohio StateBig Ten—
- 5▲3HoustonSouthwest—
- 6▼2Florida StateFBS Independents—
- 7▲3PittsburghFBS Independents—
- 8▼2ArkansasSouthwest—
- 9▼2NebraskaBig 8—
- 10▲2PurdueBig Ten—
- 11▲2WashingtonPac-10—
- 12▼1TexasSouthwest—
- 13▼4BYUWestern Athletic—
- 14▲5BaylorSouthwest—
- 15NewNorth CarolinaACC—
- 16▲1AuburnSEC—
- 17▲3TempleFBS Independents—
- 18▼4MichiganBig Ten—
- 19NewIndianaBig Ten—
- 20NewPenn StateFBS Independents—