| Rank | Year | Team | W | L | T | PF | PA | EWP | EWPN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1979 | Alabama | 12 | 0 | 0 | 383 | 67 | 0.952 | 91.75 |
| 2 | 1979 | Southern Cal | 11 | 0 | 1 | 389 | 171 | 0.942 | 91.16 |
| 3 | 1979 | Oklahoma | 11 | 1 | 0 | 406 | 145 | 0.934 | 90.67 |
| 4 | 1979 | Ohio St. | 11 | 1 | 0 | 390 | 126 | 0.909 | 89.22 |
| 5 | 1979 | Houston | 11 | 1 | 0 | 295 | 135 | 0.907 | 89.09 |
| 6 | 1979 | Nebraska | 10 | 2 | 0 | 380 | 131 | 0.900 | 88.65 |
| 7 | 1979 | Arkansas | 10 | 2 | 0 | 284 | 132 | 0.896 | 88.45 |
| 8 | 1979 | Pittsburgh | 11 | 1 | 0 | 291 | 116 | 0.884 | 87.71 |
| 9 | 1979 | Florida St. | 11 | 1 | 0 | 326 | 160 | 0.880 | 87.50 |
| 10 | 1979 | Texas | 9 | 3 | 0 | 221 | 104 | 0.877 | 87.34 |
| 11 | 1979 | BYU | 10 | 1 | 0 | 436 | 160 | 0.874 | 87.13 |
| 12 | 1979 | Washington | 9 | 3 | 0 | 321 | 154 | 0.846 | 85.52 |
| 13 | 1979 | Temple | 8 | 2 | 0 | 326 | 178 | 0.824 | 84.20 |
| 14 | 1979 | North Carolina | 8 | 3 | 1 | 290 | 167 | 0.821 | 84.02 |
| 15 | 1979 | Michigan | 8 | 4 | 0 | 312 | 151 | 0.808 | 83.27 |
| 16 | 1979 | Baylor | 8 | 4 | 0 | 258 | 187 | 0.808 | 83.23 |
| 17 | 1979 | Purdue | 10 | 2 | 0 | 287 | 226 | 0.797 | 82.59 |
| 18 | 1979 | Penn St. | 8 | 4 | 0 | 257 | 177 | 0.795 | 82.50 |
| 19 | 1979 | Texas A&M | 6 | 5 | 0 | 243 | 159 | 0.787 | 82.03 |
| 20 | 1979 | Auburn | 8 | 3 | 0 | 330 | 238 | 0.785 | 81.89 |
| 21 | 1979 | Clemson | 8 | 4 | 0 | 205 | 116 | 0.784 | 81.84 |
| 22 | 1979 | LSU | 7 | 5 | 0 | 275 | 151 | 0.782 | 81.71 |
| 23 | 1979 | North Carolina St. | 7 | 4 | 0 | 258 | 213 | 0.782 | 81.69 |
| 24 | 1979 | Tulane | 9 | 3 | 0 | 318 | 179 | 0.769 | 80.93 |
| 25 | 1979 | South Carolina | 8 | 4 | 0 | 246 | 205 | 0.766 | 80.77 |
| 26 | 1979 | Notre Dame | 7 | 4 | 0 | 243 | 197 | 0.760 | 80.43 |
| 27 | 1979 | Central Michigan | 10 | 0 | 1 | 291 | 133 | 0.742 | 79.35 |
| 28 | 1979 | Maryland | 7 | 4 | 0 | 198 | 135 | 0.741 | 79.32 |
| 29 | 1979 | Indiana | 8 | 4 | 0 | 314 | 252 | 0.738 | 79.14 |
| 30 | 1979 | Missouri | 7 | 5 | 0 | 260 | 166 | 0.726 | 78.42 |
| 31 | 1979 | California | 6 | 6 | 0 | 257 | 194 | 0.724 | 78.29 |
| 32 | 1979 | Wake Forest | 8 | 4 | 0 | 240 | 283 | 0.719 | 77.99 |
| 33 | 1979 | UCLA | 5 | 6 | 0 | 257 | 256 | 0.714 | 77.70 |
| 34 | 1979 | Tennessee | 7 | 5 | 0 | 311 | 235 | 0.696 | 76.63 |
| 35 | 1979 | McNeese St. | 10 | 1 | 0 | 223 | 132 | 0.696 | 76.63 |
| 36 | 1979 | Oklahoma St. | 7 | 4 | 0 | 191 | 212 | 0.679 | 75.61 |
| 37 | 1979 | Arizona St. | 6 | 6 | 0 | 306 | 208 | 0.668 | 74.99 |
| 38 | 1979 | East Carolina | 7 | 3 | 1 | 380 | 193 | 0.665 | 74.79 |
| 39 | 1979 | Georgia | 6 | 5 | 0 | 206 | 189 | 0.664 | 74.76 |
| 40 | 1979 | Iowa | 5 | 6 | 0 | 239 | 216 | 0.662 | 74.65 |
| 41 | 1979 | Syracuse | 7 | 5 | 0 | 324 | 293 | 0.662 | 74.64 |
| 42 | 1979 | Utah St. | 6 | 3 | 1 | 313 | 260 | 0.662 | 74.62 |
| 43 | 1979 | Southern Miss | 6 | 4 | 1 | 228 | 146 | 0.647 | 73.74 |
| 44 | 1979 | Arizona | 6 | 5 | 1 | 244 | 243 | 0.642 | 73.46 |
| 45 | 1979 | SMU | 5 | 6 | 0 | 226 | 236 | 0.635 | 73.05 |
| 46 | 1979 | Texas Tech | 3 | 6 | 2 | 141 | 182 | 0.634 | 73.01 |
| 47 | 1979 | Virginia | 5 | 5 | 0 | 189 | 125 | 0.631 | 72.78 |
| 48 | 1979 | San Diego St. | 8 | 3 | 0 | 286 | 276 | 0.628 | 72.60 |
| 49 | 1979 | Stanford | 5 | 5 | 1 | 259 | 239 | 0.624 | 72.40 |
| 50 | 1979 | Minnesota | 4 | 6 | 1 | 264 | 271 | 0.606 | 71.36 |
| 51 | 1979 | Oregon | 6 | 5 | 0 | 200 | 212 | 0.602 | 71.07 |
| 52 | 1979 | Michigan St. | 5 | 6 | 0 | 240 | 253 | 0.599 | 70.94 |
| 53 | 1979 | Miami (FL) | 5 | 5 | 0 | 178 | 220 | 0.594 | 70.63 |
| 54 | 1979 | Rutgers | 7 | 3 | 0 | 227 | 160 | 0.591 | 70.45 |
| 55 | 1979 | Kentucky | 5 | 6 | 0 | 180 | 143 | 0.587 | 70.18 |
| 56 | 1979 | UNLV | 6 | 1 | 2 | 273 | 220 | 0.584 | 70.02 |
| 57 | 1979 | UT-Arlington | 7 | 3 | 0 | 290 | 166 | 0.577 | 69.63 |
| 58 | 1979 | West Virginia | 5 | 6 | 0 | 185 | 279 | 0.568 | 69.07 |
| 59 | 1979 | Navy | 7 | 4 | 0 | 180 | 154 | 0.565 | 68.93 |
| 60 | 1979 | Mississippi | 4 | 7 | 0 | 251 | 298 | 0.538 | 67.30 |
| 61 | 1979 | Georgia Tech | 4 | 6 | 1 | 152 | 190 | 0.530 | 66.87 |
| 62 | 1979 | Virginia Tech | 5 | 6 | 0 | 224 | 222 | 0.524 | 66.48 |
| 63 | 1979 | San Jose St. | 5 | 4 | 1 | 304 | 287 | 0.518 | 66.12 |
| 64 | 1979 | Utah | 6 | 6 | 0 | 267 | 296 | 0.515 | 65.96 |
| 65 | 1979 | Hawaii | 4 | 5 | 0 | 213 | 210 | 0.514 | 65.90 |
| 66 | 1979 | Mississippi St. | 3 | 8 | 0 | 162 | 179 | 0.513 | 65.87 |
| 67 | 1979 | Tennessee-Chattanooga | 7 | 2 | 0 | 249 | 174 | 0.506 | 65.45 |
| 68 | 1979 | Lamar | 5 | 3 | 2 | 214 | 191 | 0.505 | 65.35 |
| 69 | 1979 | Toledo | 7 | 3 | 1 | 213 | 190 | 0.502 | 65.19 |
| 70 | 1979 | Miami (OH) | 6 | 5 | 0 | 223 | 142 | 0.499 | 65.01 |
| 71 | 1979 | West Texas A&M | 6 | 4 | 1 | 243 | 191 | 0.498 | 64.98 |
| 72 | 1979 | TCU | 2 | 8 | 1 | 127 | 226 | 0.492 | 64.60 |
| 73 | 1979 | Wisconsin | 4 | 7 | 0 | 208 | 311 | 0.489 | 64.40 |
| 74 | 1979 | Tulsa | 6 | 5 | 0 | 195 | 221 | 0.482 | 64.00 |
| 75 | 1979 | Boston College | 4 | 6 | 0 | 174 | 212 | 0.470 | 63.29 |
| 76 | 1979 | Southern Illinois | 7 | 2 | 0 | 200 | 150 | 0.462 | 62.86 |
| 77 | 1979 | Louisville | 4 | 6 | 1 | 167 | 202 | 0.455 | 62.44 |
| 78 | 1979 | Colorado | 3 | 8 | 0 | 168 | 274 | 0.438 | 61.45 |
| 79 | 1979 | Iowa St. | 3 | 8 | 0 | 137 | 221 | 0.436 | 61.33 |
| 80 | 1979 | Ohio | 6 | 5 | 0 | 238 | 174 | 0.430 | 60.95 |
| 81 | 1979 | Memphis | 5 | 6 | 0 | 166 | 223 | 0.429 | 60.91 |
| 82 | 1979 | Washington St. | 2 | 8 | 0 | 207 | 352 | 0.429 | 60.88 |
| 83 | 1979 | Long Beach St. | 6 | 4 | 0 | 196 | 238 | 0.426 | 60.73 |
| 84 | 1979 | Kansas | 3 | 8 | 0 | 172 | 346 | 0.425 | 60.68 |
| 85 | 1979 | Western Michigan | 5 | 5 | 0 | 149 | 127 | 0.425 | 60.65 |
| 86 | 1979 | New Mexico | 6 | 6 | 0 | 211 | 229 | 0.419 | 60.32 |
| 87 | 1979 | Colorado St. | 4 | 7 | 1 | 177 | 241 | 0.418 | 60.26 |
| 88 | 1979 | Indiana St. | 6 | 3 | 0 | 231 | 207 | 0.408 | 59.63 |
| 89 | 1979 | Illinois | 2 | 8 | 1 | 156 | 266 | 0.402 | 59.28 |
| 90 | 1979 | Kansas St. | 3 | 8 | 0 | 154 | 225 | 0.400 | 59.15 |
| 91 | 1979 | North Texas | 5 | 6 | 0 | 182 | 235 | 0.399 | 59.14 |
| 92 | 1979 | Ball St. | 5 | 5 | 0 | 255 | 184 | 0.395 | 58.91 |
| 93 | 1979 | Yale | 8 | 1 | 0 | 193 | 94 | 0.395 | 58.89 |
| 94 | 1979 | Villanova | 4 | 4 | 0 | 144 | 175 | 0.394 | 58.82 |
| 95 | 1979 | Duke | 2 | 8 | 1 | 152 | 264 | 0.384 | 58.24 |
| 96 | 1979 | VMI | 6 | 4 | 1 | 158 | 210 | 0.359 | 56.78 |
| 97 | 1979 | Citadel | 5 | 4 | 0 | 191 | 226 | 0.354 | 56.44 |
| 98 | 1979 | Rice | 1 | 10 | 0 | 121 | 418 | 0.335 | 55.35 |
| 99 | 1979 | Northern Illinois | 5 | 5 | 1 | 177 | 206 | 0.334 | 55.27 |
| 100 | 1979 | Furman | 4 | 4 | 0 | 191 | 214 | 0.331 | 55.11 |
| 101 | 1979 | Bowling Green St. | 4 | 7 | 0 | 194 | 265 | 0.328 | 54.92 |
| 102 | 1979 | Florida | 0 | 10 | 1 | 106 | 265 | 0.320 | 54.46 |
| 103 | 1979 | Wyoming | 4 | 8 | 0 | 186 | 276 | 0.310 | 53.85 |
| 104 | 1979 | Cincinnati | 2 | 9 | 0 | 156 | 281 | 0.305 | 53.56 |
| 105 | 1979 | Fresno St. | 2 | 6 | 0 | 193 | 246 | 0.302 | 53.39 |
| 106 | 1979 | East Tennessee St. | 2 | 4 | 0 | 110 | 106 | 0.292 | 52.82 |
| 107 | 1979 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 3 | 7 | 0 | 116 | 159 | 0.284 | 52.35 |
| 108 | 1979 | Arkansas St. | 3 | 7 | 0 | 143 | 174 | 0.279 | 52.05 |
| 109 | 1979 | Appalachian St. | 3 | 8 | 0 | 263 | 268 | 0.276 | 51.86 |
| 110 | 1979 | Army | 2 | 8 | 1 | 96 | 308 | 0.271 | 51.55 |
| 111 | 1979 | Pacific | 2 | 6 | 0 | 118 | 159 | 0.256 | 50.69 |
| 112 | 1979 | Northwestern St. | 2 | 4 | 0 | 85 | 172 | 0.254 | 50.58 |
| 113 | 1979 | William & Mary | 3 | 6 | 0 | 106 | 186 | 0.250 | 50.32 |
| 114 | 1979 | Louisiana-Monroe | 3 | 6 | 0 | 142 | 175 | 0.244 | 49.97 |
| 115 | 1979 | Western Carolina | 2 | 5 | 0 | 138 | 161 | 0.241 | 49.82 |
| 116 | 1979 | Cornell | 5 | 3 | 0 | 215 | 142 | 0.233 | 49.32 |
| 117 | 1979 | Holy Cross | 3 | 4 | 0 | 95 | 113 | 0.233 | 49.31 |
| 118 | 1979 | Brown | 5 | 3 | 0 | 166 | 116 | 0.232 | 49.29 |
| 119 | 1979 | Air Force | 2 | 9 | 0 | 127 | 253 | 0.225 | 48.84 |
| 120 | 1979 | Northwestern | 1 | 10 | 0 | 115 | 386 | 0.224 | 48.81 |
| 121 | 1979 | Drake | 2 | 7 | 0 | 151 | 206 | 0.224 | 48.77 |
| 122 | 1979 | Oregon St. | 1 | 10 | 0 | 147 | 396 | 0.220 | 48.58 |
| 123 | 1979 | Vanderbilt | 1 | 10 | 0 | 179 | 418 | 0.203 | 47.53 |
| 124 | 1979 | Louisiana Tech | 2 | 9 | 0 | 112 | 222 | 0.200 | 47.39 |
| 125 | 1979 | Princeton | 5 | 4 | 0 | 166 | 159 | 0.198 | 47.25 |
| 126 | 1979 | UTEP | 2 | 9 | 0 | 106 | 266 | 0.197 | 47.23 |
| 127 | 1979 | Fullerton St. | 1 | 6 | 0 | 92 | 172 | 0.175 | 45.90 |
| 128 | 1979 | Colgate | 3 | 3 | 0 | 94 | 127 | 0.158 | 44.91 |
| 129 | 1979 | Dartmouth | 4 | 4 | 0 | 88 | 76 | 0.158 | 44.91 |
| 130 | 1979 | Illinois St. | 1 | 5 | 0 | 97 | 162 | 0.147 | 44.24 |
| 131 | 1979 | Wichita St. | 1 | 10 | 0 | 105 | 305 | 0.145 | 44.13 |
| 132 | 1979 | New Mexico St. | 2 | 9 | 0 | 175 | 367 | 0.139 | 43.76 |
| 133 | 1979 | Harvard | 3 | 4 | 0 | 131 | 123 | 0.136 | 43.61 |
| 134 | 1979 | Connecticut | 0 | 5 | 1 | 76 | 138 | 0.134 | 43.48 |
| 135 | 1979 | Eastern Michigan | 1 | 7 | 1 | 80 | 205 | 0.129 | 43.18 |
| 136 | 1979 | Kent St. | 1 | 8 | 0 | 100 | 266 | 0.116 | 42.40 |
| 137 | 1979 | Marshall | 1 | 10 | 0 | 95 | 309 | 0.114 | 42.30 |
| 138 | 1979 | Richmond | 0 | 11 | 0 | 79 | 271 | 0.096 | 41.26 |
| 139 | 1979 | Columbia | 1 | 7 | 0 | 68 | 201 | 0.027 | 37.20 |
| 140 | 1979 | Pennsylvania | 0 | 7 | 0 | 86 | 211 | 0.020 | 36.78 |