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