1979 season · week 12
Polls
AP Top 25
20 ranked
- FBS Independents5
- Southwest4
- Big Ten3
- Other8
- 1–AlabamaSEC—
- 2–Ohio StateBig Ten—
- 3–NebraskaBig 8—
- 4–USCPac-10—
- 5–Florida StateFBS Independents—
- 6–TexasSouthwest—
- 7▲1ArkansasSouthwest—
- 8▼1OklahomaBig 8—
- 9–HoustonSouthwest—
- 10–BYUWestern Athletic—
- 11–PittsburghFBS Independents—
- 12–PurdueBig Ten—
- 13▲1ClemsonACC—
- 14▲1AuburnSEC—
- 14▲2WashingtonPac-10—
- 16▼3MichiganBig Ten—
- 17▲3BaylorSouthwest—
- 18▲2TulaneFBS Independents—
- 19NewSouth CarolinaFBS Independents—
- 20NewPenn StateFBS Independents—