1979 season · week 1
Polls
Poll
AP Top 25
20 ranked
- FBS Independents4
- Pac-104
- Southwest4
- Other8
- 1USCPac-10—
- 2AlabamaSEC—
- 3OklahomaBig 8—
- 4TexasSouthwest—
- 5Penn StateFBS Independents—
- 6PurdueBig Ten—
- 7MichiganBig Ten—
- 8NebraskaBig 8—
- 9Notre DameFBS Independents—
- 10Michigan StateBig Ten—
- 11GeorgiaSEC—
- 12MissouriBig 8—
- 13StanfordPac-10—
- 14Texas A&MSouthwest—
- 15WashingtonPac-10—
- 16HoustonSouthwest—
- 17PittsburghFBS Independents—
- 18Arizona StatePac-10—
- 19Florida StateFBS Independents—
- 20ArkansasSouthwest—