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 |
| Chattanooga | 9 | 2 | 0 | .818 | 5 | 1 | 0 | .833 | 31.7 | 19.7 | 1.62 | -9.02 | ||||
| Virginia Military Institute | 6 | 4 | 1 | .591 | 4 | 1 | 0 | .800 | 14.4 | 19.1 | -7.94 | -5.85 | ||||
| The Citadel | 6 | 5 | 0 | .545 | 4 | 2 | 0 | .667 | 23.0 | 25.2 | -6.63 | -6.45 | ||||
| Furman | 5 | 6 | 0 | .455 | 4 | 3 | 0 | .571 | 25.5 | 28.5 | -9.01 | -6.46 | ||||
| Appalachian State | 3 | 8 | 0 | .273 | 3 | 4 | 0 | .429 | 23.9 | 24.4 | -6.43 | -3.61 | ||||
| East Tennessee State | 7 | 4 | 0 | .636 | 2 | 3 | 0 | .400 | 25.3 | 13.6 | -1.06 | -9.43 | ||||
| Western Carolina | 6 | 5 | 0 | .545 | 2 | 4 | 0 | .333 | 25.5 | 18.4 | -3.16 | -8.07 | ||||
| Marshall | 1 | 10 | 0 | .091 | 0 | 6 | 0 | .000 | 8.6 | 28.1 | -18.27 | -3.36 | ||||
1979 Conference Leaders