1979 season · week 8
Polls
AP Top 25
20 ranked
- FBS Independents4
- Big Ten3
- SEC3
- Other10
- 1–AlabamaSEC—
- 2▲1NebraskaBig 8—
- 3▲1USCPac-10—
- 4▲6ArkansasSouthwest—
- 4▲2Ohio StateBig Ten—
- 6▼1HoustonSouthwest—
- 7▲1OklahomaBig 8—
- 8▼1Florida StateFBS Independents—
- 9▼7TexasSouthwest—
- 10▲1MichiganBig Ten—
- 11▲2BYUWestern Athletic—
- 12▲5PittsburghFBS Independents—
- 13▲1AuburnSEC—
- 14▼5Notre DameFBS Independents—
- 15▲4North CarolinaACC—
- 16–PurdueBig Ten—
- 17▲3NavyFBS Independents—
- 18NewWake ForestACC—
- 19▼1TennesseeSEC—
- 20▼8WashingtonPac-10—