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1978-1979
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1978-1979 rankings by position
Rank
School
Nov 25
Dec 5
Dec 12
Dec 19
Dec 26
Jan 2
Jan 9
Jan 16
Jan 23
Jan 30
Feb 6
Feb 13
Feb 20
Feb 27
Mar 6
Mar 13
Mar 20
1
Tennessee
Old Dominion
2
Maryland
Old Dominion
Stephen F. Austin
Texas
Louisiana Tech
3
UCLA
NC State
Maryland
Stephen F. Austin
Louisiana Tech
Texas
Rutgers
Tennessee
4
NC State
UCLA
Maryland
Tennessee
Louisiana Tech
Stephen F. Austin
Texas
5
Wayland Baptist
Old Dominion
Stephen F. Austin
Tennessee
Texas
Maryland
NC State
Cheyney
6
Old Dominion
Wayland Baptist
LSU
NC State
Tennessee
Maryland
UCLA
7
LSU
Wayland Baptist
Delta State
Texas
NC State
Tennessee
Maryland
Rutgers
8
Stephen F. Austin
Delta State
Texas
NC State
Louisiana Tech
Tennessee
Cheyney
Maryland
Rutgers
9
Delta State
Stephen F. Austin
NC State
Wayland Baptist
Penn State
Cheyney
Rutgers
10
Penn State
Texas
NC State
UCLA
Cheyney
UNLV
Rutgers
Wayland Baptist
11
Texas
Penn State
UNLV
Rutgers
Wayland Baptist
Valdosta State
NC State
12
Queens College
Louisiana Tech
Cheyney
Delta State
Penn State
UCLA
Wayland Baptist
Valdosta State
13
Valdosta State
UNLV
Delta State
Penn State
UCLA
Wayland Baptist
14
Rutgers
Mississippi
UNLV
Louisiana Tech
LSU
Valdosta State
UCLA
Long Beach State
Delta State
Kansas
15
Kansas
Rutgers
Louisiana Tech
Long Beach State
UCLA
Valdosta State
Delta State
Memphis
South Carolina
16
Mississippi
Southern Connecticut State
Kansas
Louisiana Tech
Queens College
Rutgers
Valdosta State
Long Beach State
South Carolina
Northwestern
17
Louisiana Tech
Montclair State
Mississippi
Long Beach State
UCLA
LSU
Kansas
Memphis
Northwestern
UNLV
18
Louisiana Tech
Southern Connecticut State
Mississippi
Montclair State
Long Beach State
Kansas
LSU
Memphis
South Carolina
Northwestern
19
Missouri
Cheyney
Drake
Kansas
Memphis
Mississippi
Northwestern
Long Beach State
Montclair State
Fordham
20
Montclair State
Missouri
Memphis
Clemson
Mississippi
Northwestern
USC
Oregon
Delta State