1979 season · week 4
Polls
AP Top 25
20 ranked
- Big Ten4
- Southwest4
- Big 83
- Other9
- 1–USCPac-10—
- 2–AlabamaSEC—
- 3–OklahomaBig 8—
- 4–TexasSouthwest—
- 5▲4MissouriBig 8—
- 6▲1NebraskaBig 8—
- 7▲1Michigan StateBig Ten—
- 8▲2HoustonSouthwest—
- 9▲3WashingtonPac-10—
- 10▲7PurdueBig Ten—
- 11–MichiganBig Ten—
- 12▲2Florida StateFBS Independents—
- 13▲2ArkansasSouthwest—
- 14▲2Ohio StateBig Ten—
- 15▼10Notre DameFBS Independents—
- 16▲3NC StateACC—
- 17▲3UCLAPac-10—
- 18▼12Penn StateFBS Independents—
- 19▼1SMUSouthwest—
- 20NewLSUSEC—