Standings
| Overall | Conference | Points Per Game | SRS | Polls | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| School | W | L | T | Pct | W | L | T | Pct | Off | Def | SRS | SOS | AP Pre | AP High | AP Rank | Notes |
| Central Michigan | 10 | 0 | 1 | .955 | 8 | 0 | 1 | .944 | 26.5 | 12.1 | 8.70 | -6.66 | ||||
| Toledo | 7 | 3 | 1 | .682 | 7 | 1 | 1 | .833 | 19.4 | 17.3 | -0.99 | -5.08 | record adjusted to 8-2-1 by NCAA | |||
| Western Michigan | 6 | 5 | 0 | .545 | 5 | 4 | 0 | .556 | 16.9 | 11.5 | -0.84 | -4.47 | ||||
| Ball State | 6 | 5 | 0 | .545 | 4 | 4 | 0 | .500 | 24.7 | 17.4 | -2.74 | -7.29 | ||||
| Ohio | 6 | 5 | 0 | .545 | 4 | 4 | 0 | .500 | 21.6 | 15.8 | -1.45 | -5.54 | ||||
| Northern Illinois | 5 | 5 | 1 | .500 | 3 | 3 | 1 | .500 | 16.1 | 18.7 | -6.34 | -5.89 | ||||
| Miami (OH) | 6 | 5 | 0 | .545 | 3 | 4 | 0 | .429 | 20.3 | 12.9 | 1.98 | -3.56 | ||||
| Bowling Green | 4 | 7 | 0 | .364 | 3 | 5 | 0 | .375 | 17.6 | 24.1 | -7.96 | -2.05 | ||||
| Eastern Michigan | 2 | 8 | 1 | .227 | 1 | 6 | 1 | .188 | 10.3 | 21.5 | -17.18 | -7.00 | ||||
| Kent State | 1 | 10 | 0 | .091 | 1 | 8 | 0 | .111 | 11.5 | 27.1 | -20.34 | -5.07 | ||||
1979 Conference Leaders