1979 NCAA Division I-AA football rankings

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The 1979 NCAA Division I-AA football rankings are from the Associated Press. This is for the 1979 season.

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Associated Press poll

Week 1
Sept 18 [1] 		Week 2
Sept 25 [2] 		Week 3
Oct 2 [3] 		Week 4
Oct 9 [4] 		Week 5
Oct 16 [5] 		Week 6
Oct 23 [6] 		Week 7
Oct 30 [7] 		Week 8
Nov 6 [8] 		Week 9
Nov 13 [9] 		Week 10
Nov 20 [10] 		Week 11
Nov 27 [11]
1. Jackson State (3–0)Florida A&M (2–0)Florida A&M (3–0)Florida A&M (4–0)Florida A&M (5–0)Eastern Kentucky (6–1)Grambling State (6–2)Grambling State (7–2)Grambling State (8–2)Grambling State (8–2)Grambling State (8–2)1.
2. Florida A&M (1–0)Jackson State (4–0)Jackson State (4–0)Jackson State (5–0)Jackson State (6–0)Florida A&M (5–1)Jackson State (6–1)Jackson State (7–1)Boston University (8–1)Murray State (9–1–1)Murray State (9–1–1)2.
3. Grambling State (2–0)Northern Arizona (3–0)Boston University (3–0) тBoston University (4–0)Eastern Kentucky (5–1)UMass (5–1)Boston University (6–1)Boston University (7–1)Murray State (8–1–1)Eastern Kentucky (9–2)Eastern Kentucky (9–2)3.
4. New Hampshire (2–0)Boston University (2–0)Northern Arizona (4–0) тNorthern Arizona (5–0)UMass (4–1)Grambling State (5–2)Murray State (7–1–1)Murray State (8–1–1)Eastern Kentucky (8–2)Lehigh (9–2)Lehigh (9–2)4.
5. Eastern Kentucky (2–0) Southern (3–0)Grambling State (3–1)Southern (5–0)Boston University (4–1)Jackson State (6–1)Florida A&M (5–2) тEastern Kentucky (7–2)Jackson State (7–2)Jackson State (8–2) тNevada (8–3)5.
6. Northern Arizona (2–0)Grambling State (2–1)Southern (4–0)Bucknell (3–1)Northern Arizona (5–1)Boston University (5–1)Eastern Kentucky (6–2) тMontana State (6–3)Lehigh (8–2)Boston University (8–1–1) тAlcorn State (8–2)6.
7. Lafayette (2–0)Eastern Kentucky (2–1) Bucknell (2–1) тEastern Kentucky (4–1)Southern (5–1)Lafayette (4–1–1)Lehigh (6–2)Lehigh (7–2)Alcorn State (7–2)Nevada (7–3) тBoston University (8–1–1)7.
8. Austin Peay (2–0)New Hampshire (2–1)Eastern Kentucky (3–1) тLafayette (3–1) тBucknell (3–1–1) тMurray State (6–1–1)Montana State (5–3)Alcorn State (6–2)Nevada (6–3)Northern Arizona (7–2) тJackson State (8–3)8.
9. Lehigh (2–0)Nevada (2–1)Lafayette (3–1)Nevada (3–1) тLafayette (3–1–1) т Montana State (4–3)UMass (5–2)UMass (5–2)Montana State (6–4) тAlcorn State (7–2) тMontana State (6–4)9.
10. Boston University (1–0) т Davidson (2–1) тNevada (2–1) UMass (4–0)Grambling State (4–2) тLehigh (5–2) тAlcorn State (5–2) тNevada (6–2) тNorthern Arizona (6–3) тMontana State (6–4) тNorthern Arizona (7–4) т10.
11. Nevada (1–1) тLafayette (2–1) т   Murray State (6–0) т Alcorn State (5–1) т Morehead State (6–2) тNew Hampshire (5–2–2) т Florida A&M (6–3) тSouthern (6–4) т11.
Week 1
Sept 18 [12] 		Week 2
Sept 25 [13] 		Week 3
Oct 2 [14] 		Week 4
Oct 9 [15] 		Week 5
Oct 16 [16] 		Week 6
Oct 23 [17] 		Week 7
Oct 30 [18] 		Week 8
Nov 6 [19] 		Week 9
Nov 13 [20] 		Week 10
Nov 20 [21] 		Week 11
Nov 27 [22]
Dropped:
  • 8 Austin Peay
  • 9 Lehigh
Dropped:
  • 8 New Hampshire
  • 10 Davidson
Dropped:
5 Grambling State		Dropped:
9 Nevada		Dropped:
  • 6 Northern Arizona
  • 7 Southern
  • 8 Bucknell
Dropped:
7 Lafayette		Dropped:
  • 5 Florida A&M
  • 10 Morehead State
Dropped:
  • 9 UMass
  • 10 New Hampshire
NoneDropped:
10 Florida A&M

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