1979
MRI 2.0 · 138 teams rated · showing the top 138
| # | Team | Rec | Power | Résumé |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alabama | 12–0 | 25.74 | 6.34 |
| 2 | USC | 11–1 | 25.06 | 6.79 |
| 3 | Oklahoma | 11–1 | 24.80 | 5.21 |
| 4 | Nebraska | 10–2 | 22.52 | 4.47 |
| 5 | BYU | 11–1 | 21.62 | 4.46 |
| 6 | Ohio State | 11–1 | 19.05 | 4.92 |
| 7 | Arkansas | 10–2 | 18.54 | 5.19 |
| 8 | Texas | 9–3 | 18.54 | 5.05 |
| 9 | Houston | 11–1 | 17.93 | 6.47 |
| 10 | Florida State | 11–1 | 17.50 | 6.04 |
| 11 | Washington | 9–3 | 16.45 | 3.91 |
| 12 | Pittsburgh | 11–1 | 16.20 | 5.45 |
| 13 | Temple | 10–2 | 16.09 | 4.18 |
| 14 | Michigan | 8–4 | 15.32 | 2.29 |
| 15 | Clemson | 8–4 | 14.47 | 3.47 |
| 16 | Penn State | 8–4 | 14.32 | 3.71 |
| 17 | Texas A&M | 6–5 | 13.97 | 2.47 |
| 18 | East Carolina | 7–4 | 13.64 | 0.41 |
| 19 | North Carolina | 8–4 | 13.13 | 3.70 |
| 20 | LSU | 7–5 | 12.93 | 2.13 |
| 21 | Central Michigan | 10–1 | 12.24 | 2.91 |
| 22 | Maryland | 7–4 | 10.82 | 2.73 |
| 23 | Notre Dame | 7–4 | 10.67 | 2.82 |
| 24 | Missouri | 7–5 | 10.66 | 1.48 |
| 25 | Baylor | 8–4 | 10.45 | 3.57 |
| 26 | Auburn | 8–3 | 10.28 | 3.05 |
| 27 | NC State | 7–4 | 10.24 | 3.35 |
| 28 | Arizona State | 6–6 | 9.43 | 0.74 |
| 29 | California | 6–6 | 8.55 | 2.03 |
| 30 | Texas-Arlington | 9–2 | 8.47 | 1.66 |
| 31 | Tennessee | 7–5 | 8.30 | 1.94 |
| 32 | UCLA | 5–6 | 8.27 | 1.68 |
| 33 | South Carolina | 8–4 | 8.10 | 3.58 |
| 34 | Southern Miss | 6–5 | 7.87 | 0.37 |
| 35 | Tulane | 9–3 | 7.85 | 2.67 |
| 36 | Purdue | 10–2 | 7.04 | 4.39 |
| 37 | Utah State | 7–4 | 6.68 | 1.17 |
| 38 | Chattanooga | 9–2 | 6.68 | 1.35 |
| 39 | Miami (OH) | 6–5 | 6.52 | -0.01 |
| 40 | Rutgers | 8–3 | 6.03 | 1.80 |
| 41 | McNeese | 11–1 | 5.57 | 3.90 |
| 42 | Stanford | 5–6 | 5.21 | -0.19 |
| 43 | Ball State | 6–5 | 4.73 | -1.04 |
| 44 | Georgia | 6–5 | 4.65 | 0.98 |
| 45 | SMU | 5–6 | 4.41 | 0.60 |
| 46 | Virginia | 6–5 | 4.40 | 0.55 |
| 47 | Michigan State | 5–6 | 4.17 | -0.21 |
| 48 | Yale | 8–1 | 3.70 | 1.37 |
| 49 | Arizona | 6–6 | 3.62 | 0.77 |
| 50 | Kentucky | 5–6 | 3.50 | -0.21 |
| 51 | Indiana | 8–4 | 3.15 | 1.87 |
| 52 | Mississippi State | 3–8 | 3.15 | -1.10 |
| 53 | Texas Tech | 3–8 | 3.00 | -0.55 |
| 54 | UNLV | 9–3 | 2.94 | 1.57 |
| 55 | Syracuse | 7–5 | 2.59 | 1.46 |
| 56 | Hawaii | 6–5 | 2.20 | -0.49 |
| 57 | Utah | 6–6 | 1.54 | 0.54 |
| 58 | Western Michigan | 6–5 | 1.39 | -0.49 |
| 59 | Brown | 6–3 | 1.27 | -0.20 |
| 60 | Navy | 7–4 | 1.18 | 0.31 |
| 61 | Western Carolina | 6–5 | 0.77 | -1.39 |
| 62 | San Diego State | 8–3 | 0.46 | 2.10 |
| 63 | Oklahoma State | 7–4 | 0.39 | 2.22 |
| 64 | Louisville | 4–7 | -0.13 | -1.28 |
| 65 | Cornell | 5–4 | -0.13 | -1.26 |
| 66 | San Jose State | 6–5 | -0.13 | -0.16 |
| 67 | Wake Forest | 8–4 | -0.19 | 4.36 |
| 68 | Miami (FL) | 5–6 | -0.32 | 0.17 |
| 69 | Oregon | 6–5 | -0.42 | 1.02 |
| 70 | Minnesota | 4–7 | -0.50 | -0.80 |
| 71 | Iowa | 5–6 | -0.87 | -0.08 |
| 72 | Lamar | 6–5 | -1.15 | -0.40 |
| 73 | Virginia Tech | 5–6 | -1.15 | -0.51 |
| 74 | Tulsa | 6–5 | -1.88 | -0.43 |
| 75 | West Texas | 5–6 | -1.92 | -1.55 |
| 76 | New Mexico | 6–6 | -1.93 | -1.08 |
| 77 | Georgia Tech | 4–7 | -1.96 | -1.15 |
| 78 | Appalachian State | 3–8 | -2.00 | -3.14 |
| 79 | Ole Miss | 4–7 | -2.26 | -0.25 |
| 80 | Ohio | 6–5 | -2.31 | -0.68 |
| 81 | Toledo | 7–4 | -2.55 | 0.81 |
| 82 | Tennessee State | 0–2 | -2.65 | -1.20 |
| 83 | Dartmouth | 4–5 | -2.98 | -2.09 |
| 84 | North Texas | 5–6 | -3.28 | -0.94 |
| 85 | Holy Cross | 5–6 | -3.94 | -2.15 |
| 86 | Villanova | 5–6 | -3.94 | -1.54 |
| 87 | Iowa State | 3–8 | -4.01 | -2.20 |
| 88 | Boston College | 5–6 | -4.09 | -0.52 |
| 89 | Southern Illinois | 8–3 | -4.35 | 0.08 |
| 90 | Florida | 0–11 | -4.46 | -3.11 |
| 91 | Furman | 5–6 | -4.57 | -2.22 |
| 92 | Cincinnati | 2–9 | -4.68 | -2.15 |
| 93 | Colorado State | 4–8 | -4.89 | -1.73 |
| 94 | Arkansas State | 4–7 | -5.03 | -2.80 |
| 95 | Colorado | 3–8 | -5.35 | -1.93 |
| 96 | Princeton | 5–4 | -5.81 | -0.65 |
| 97 | The Citadel | 6–5 | -6.27 | -0.88 |
| 98 | Long Beach State | 7–4 | -6.29 | 0.52 |
| 99 | Bowling Green | 4–7 | -6.44 | -1.45 |
| 100 | Washington State | 3–8 | -6.68 | -1.18 |
| 101 | TCU | 2–9 | -6.77 | -1.56 |
| 102 | Memphis | 5–6 | -6.84 | -1.03 |
| 103 | Wisconsin | 4–7 | -6.88 | -1.00 |
| 104 | Harvard | 3–6 | -6.92 | -3.00 |
| 105 | Kansas State | 3–8 | -7.09 | -2.30 |
| 106 | West Virginia | 5–6 | -7.28 | 0.97 |
| 107 | Wyoming | 4–8 | -7.29 | -2.53 |
| 108 | Indiana State | 8–3 | -7.71 | -0.20 |
| 109 | Louisiana | 4–7 | -8.00 | -2.72 |
| 110 | Northern Illinois | 5–6 | -8.25 | -2.07 |
| 111 | Colgate | 5–5 | -8.34 | -1.73 |
| 112 | Duke | 2–9 | -8.52 | -2.31 |
| 113 | Louisiana-Monroe | 3–8 | -8.83 | -4.33 |
| 114 | Fresno State | 4–7 | -9.22 | -2.29 |
| 115 | William & Mary | 4–7 | -9.56 | -2.54 |
| 116 | Pacific | 3–7 | -9.57 | -3.83 |
| 117 | Louisiana Tech | 2–9 | -9.67 | -4.14 |
| 118 | VMI | 6–5 | -10.28 | -1.09 |
| 119 | Cal State Fullerton | 3–8 | -10.31 | -4.27 |
| 120 | Drake | 3–8 | -10.32 | -4.49 |
| 121 | Kansas | 3–8 | -11.39 | -1.27 |
| 122 | Illinois | 2–9 | -12.09 | -3.14 |
| 123 | Army | 2–9 | -15.85 | -2.82 |
| 124 | Rice | 1–10 | -16.20 | -1.51 |
| 125 | Oregon State | 1–10 | -16.47 | -3.23 |
| 126 | Richmond | 0–11 | -16.89 | -6.48 |
| 127 | Illinois State | 3–8 | -17.26 | -4.77 |
| 128 | Eastern Michigan | 2–9 | -17.38 | -4.96 |
| 129 | New Mexico State | 2–9 | -17.44 | -4.53 |
| 130 | Air Force | 2–9 | -18.23 | -4.93 |
| 131 | Wichita State | 1–10 | -18.53 | -5.57 |
| 132 | UTEP | 2–9 | -18.61 | -3.94 |
| 133 | Kent State | 1–10 | -19.22 | -5.50 |
| 134 | Vanderbilt | 1–10 | -20.00 | -3.73 |
| 135 | Pennsylvania | 0–9 | -20.00 | -5.95 |
| 136 | Marshall | 1–10 | -20.57 | -4.98 |
| 137 | Columbia | 1–8 | -20.95 | -4.92 |
| 138 | Northwestern | 1–10 | -24.76 | -3.96 |
MRI 2.0 did not exist for this season - this is the same formula that rates the current one, computed after the fact from the season's game log.
One of the rating chain's first three seasons, with no real prior behind it yet - treat this one as less settled than the rest of the archive.