1979 season · week 11
Polls
AP Top 25
21 ranked
- FBS Independents4
- Southwest4
- Big Ten3
- Other10
- 1–AlabamaSEC—
- 2▲1Ohio StateBig Ten—
- 3▼1NebraskaBig 8—
- 4–USCPac-10—
- 5▲2Florida StateFBS Independents—
- 6▲2TexasSouthwest—
- 7▼1OklahomaBig 8—
- 8▲1ArkansasSouthwest—
- 9▼4HoustonSouthwest—
- 10▲1BYUWestern Athletic—
- 11▲1PittsburghFBS Independents—
- 12▲2PurdueBig Ten—
- 13▼3MichiganBig Ten—
- 14▲4ClemsonACC—
- 15▲1AuburnSEC—
- 16▼1WashingtonPac-10—
- 17▲3Wake ForestACC—
- 18NewTempleFBS Independents—
- 19NewTennesseeSEC—
- 20▼3BaylorSouthwest—
- 20NewTulaneFBS Independents—