1977 Final College Football Team Rankings

January 3, 1978By PowerUpRankings.com • Posted in 1977 Season Tags: • No Comments

1977 rankings calculated with the Classic formula (Ken's 2016-based hybrid, applied retroactively); records, NOW and game results come from James Howell's historical college football score archive.

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Rank	Change	Rating	Team	Conf	Record	Win %	Place	NOW	Game Status
1	0	0.792	Penn State (PENN STATE)	IND FBSI	11–1	0.917	1	+70	BYE
2	1	0.834	Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)	IND FBSI	11–1	0.917	1	+65	Beat Texas 38–10
3	-1	0.989	Texas (TEXAS)	IND SWC	11–1	0.917	1	+60	Lost to Notre Dame 10–38
4	4	1.016	Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)	IND FBSI	9–2–1	0.792	22	+49	Beat Clemson 34–3
5	-1	1.032	Alabama (ALABAMA)	SEC	11–1	0.917	1	+58	Beat Ohio State 35–6
6	3	1.150	Arkansas (ARKANSAS)	IND SWC	11–1	0.917	1	+53	Beat Oklahoma 31–6
7	-1	1.176	Kentucky (KENTUCKY)	SEC	10–1	0.909	6	+51	BYE
8	-1	1.361	Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)	IND B8	10–2	0.833	14	+48	Lost to Arkansas 6–31
9	1	1.387	Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH)	IND SLC	9–1–2	0.833	14	+38	BYE
10	-5	1.398	Michigan (MICHIGAN)	B10	10–2	0.833	14	+43	Lost to Washington 20–27
11	0	1.465	Grambling State (GRAMBLING STATE)	IND SWAC	10–1	0.909	6	+32	BYE
12	0	1.486	San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)	IND FBSI	10–1	0.909	6	+39	BYE
13	0	1.494	Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)	IND FBSI	10–2	0.833	14	+43	BYE
14	1	1.590	North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)	IND FBSI	9–2	0.818	18	+36	BYE
15	1	1.628	Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)	MAC	10–1	0.909	6	+33	BYE
16	2	1.672	Nebraska (NEBRASKA)	IND B8	9–3	0.750	26	+37	BYE
17	0	1.673	Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))	MAC	10–1	0.909	6	+30	BYE
18	-4	1.753	Ohio State (OHIO STATE)	B10	9–3	0.750	26	+32	Lost to Alabama 6–35
19	2	1.891	Tennessee State (TENNESSEE STATE)	IND FBSI	8–1–1	0.850	13	+27	BYE
20	12	1.903	USC	PAC	8–4	0.667	38	+30	Beat Texas A&M 47–28
21	1	1.912	BYU	IND WAC	9–2	0.818	18	+24	BYE
22	-2	1.914	Colorado (COLORADO)	IND B8	7–3–1	0.682	36	+28	BYE
23	0	1.929	Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)	IND WAC	9–2–1	0.792	22	+30	BYE
24	1	1.935	Yale (YALE)	IND IVY	7–2	0.778	24	+18	BYE
25	-1	1.948	Ball State (BALL STATE)	MAC	9–2	0.818	18	+23	BYE
26	-7	1.983	Clemson (CLEMSON)	ACC	8–3–1	0.708	34	+27	Lost to Pittsburgh 3–34
27	9	1.999	Stanford (STANFORD)	PAC	9–3	0.750	26	+31	Beat LSU 24–14
28	7	2.010	NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)	ACC	8–4	0.667	38	+29	Beat Iowa State 24–14
29	10	2.020	Washington (WASHINGTON)	PAC	8–4	0.667	38	+28	Beat Michigan 27–20
30	-3	2.041	Tennessee Chattanooga (TENNESSEE-CHATTANOOGA)	IND SOCON	9–1–1	0.864	12	+18	BYE
31	-2	2.067	North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)	ACC	8–3–1	0.708	34	+23	BYE
32	-2	2.128	Colgate (COLGATE)	IND FBSI	10–1	0.909	6	+20	BYE
33	-2	2.129	Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)	B10	7–3–1	0.682	36	+21	BYE
34	-1	2.153	Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)	IND WAC	9–3	0.750	26	+22	BYE
35	-1	2.188	Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)	IND PCAA	9–2	0.818	18	+24	BYE
36	-10	2.231	Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)	IND SWC	8–4	0.667	38	+23	Lost to USC 28–47
37	0	2.257	East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)	IND FBSI	8–3	0.727	30	+19	BYE
38	2	2.271	Maryland (MARYLAND)	ACC	8–4	0.667	38	+21	BYE
39	-11	2.276	LSU	SEC	8–4	0.667	38	+18	Lost to Stanford 14–24
40	1	2.279	Brown (BROWN)	IND IVY	7–2	0.778	24	+12	BYE
41	1	2.467	UCLA	PAC	7–4	0.636	46	+15	BYE
42	-4	2.534	Iowa State (IOWA STATE)	IND B8	8–4	0.667	38	+15	Lost to NC State 14–24
43	0	2.552	Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	8–3	0.727	30	+11	BYE
44	0	2.563	Jackson State (JACKSON STATE)	IND SWAC	8–3	0.727	30	+18	BYE
45	0	2.589	Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)	IND SWC	7–5	0.583	56	+17	BYE
46	0	2.598	Rutgers (RUTGERS)	IND FBSI	8–3	0.727	30	+6	BYE
47	0	2.686	California (CALIFORNIA)	PAC	7–4	0.636	46	+10	BYE
48	0	2.735	Army (ARMY)	IND FBSI	7–4	0.636	46	+9	BYE
49	1	2.758	Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)	IND SLC	6–4–2	0.583	56	+10	BYE
50	-1	2.765	Minnesota (MINNESOTA)	B10	7–5	0.583	56	+16	BYE
51	0	2.804	Houston (HOUSTON)	IND SWC	6–5	0.545	60	+11	BYE
52	0	2.853	Florida (FLORIDA)	SEC	6–4–1	0.591	52	+8	BYE
53	0	2.864	Louisville (LOUISVILLE)	IND FBSI	7–4–1	0.625	51	+17	BYE
54	0	2.887	Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)	IND IVY	6–3	0.667	38	+4	BYE
55	0	2.957	Syracuse (SYRACUSE)	IND FBSI	6–5	0.545	60	+8	BYE
56	0	3.016	Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)	PAC	6–5	0.545	60	+5	BYE
57	0	3.087	Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)	SEC	5–6	0.455	76	+7	BYE
58	1	3.097	Memphis (MEMPHIS)	IND FBSI	6–5	0.545	60	+5	BYE
59	-1	3.112	Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE)	IND SLC	7–4	0.636	46	+4	BYE
60	0	3.131	William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)	IND FBSI	6–5	0.545	60	+5	BYE
61	0	3.137	Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)	IND FBSI	6–6	0.500	71	+7	BYE
62	0	3.155	Kent State (KENT STATE)	MAC	6–5	0.545	60	+7	BYE
63	1	3.273	Texas Southern (TEXAS SOUTHERN)	IND SWAC	6–4–1	0.591	52	+6	BYE
64	-1	3.297	Indiana (INDIANA)	B10	5–5–1	0.500	71	+4	BYE
65	1	3.300	Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)	IND FBSI	5–4–2	0.545	60	-2	BYE
66	1	3.307	West Texas A&M (WEST TEXAS A&M)	IND MVC	6–4–1	0.591	52	-2	BYE
67	-2	3.316	Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)	IND SOCON	7–4	0.636	46	+5	BYE
68	0	3.348	Baylor (BAYLOR)	IND SWC	5–6	0.455	76	0	BYE
69	0	3.365	Duke (DUKE)	ACC	5–6	0.455	76	-1	BYE
70	2	3.367	Auburn (AUBURN)	SEC	5–6	0.455	76	+1	BYE
71	2	3.391	Temple (TEMPLE)	IND FBSI	5–5–1	0.500	71	+2	BYE
72	-2	3.391	Navy (NAVY)	IND FBSI	5–6	0.455	76	-1	BYE
73	-2	3.392	Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)	IND FBSI	6–5	0.545	60	-1	BYE
74	0	3.421	Pacific (PACIFIC)	IND PCAA	6–5	0.545	60	-2	BYE
75	0	3.474	Texas Arlington (TEXAS-ARLINGTON)	IND SLC	5–6	0.455	76	-1	BYE
76	0	3.499	Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)	SEC	5–6	0.455	76	-1	BYE
77	1	3.536	West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)	IND FBSI	5–6	0.455	76	-1	BYE
78	-1	3.537	Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)	IND FBSI	6–5	0.545	60	-3	BYE
79	0	3.696	Georgia (GEORGIA)	SEC	5–6	0.455	76	-3	BYE
80	0	3.753	Mcneese State (MCNEESE STATE)	IND SLC	5–5–1	0.500	71	+5	BYE
81	0	3.757	Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)	IND IVY	5–4	0.556	59	+3	BYE
82	0	3.787	Northwestern State (NORTHWESTERN STATE)	IND FBSI	6–5	0.545	60	+12	BYE
83	0	3.869	South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)	IND FBSI	5–7	0.417	92	-7	BYE
84	0	3.993	Purdue (PURDUE)	B10	5–6	0.455	76	-10	BYE
85	0	4.018	Arizona (ARIZONA)	IND WAC	5–7	0.417	92	-7	BYE
86	1	4.082	Western Carolina (WESTERN CAROLINA)	IND SOCON	6–4–1	0.591	52	0	BYE
87	-1	4.107	Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)	MAC	5–7	0.417	92	-9	BYE
88	0	4.154	Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)	B10	5–6	0.455	76	-12	BYE
89	2	4.157	Harvard (HARVARD)	IND IVY	4–5	0.444	91	+3	BYE
90	-1	4.179	Missouri (MISSOURI)	IND B8	4–7	0.364	98	-11	BYE
91	2	4.211	Tennessee (TENNESSEE)	SEC	4–7	0.364	98	-11	BYE
92	0	4.234	SMU	IND SWC	4–7	0.364	98	-10	BYE
93	1	4.246	New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)	IND WAC	5–7	0.417	92	-10	BYE
94	-4	4.259	Iowa (IOWA)	B10	4–7	0.364	98	-9	BYE
95	0	4.284	Citadel (CITADEL)	IND SOCON	5–6	0.455	76	-7	BYE
96	0	4.316	Hawai'i (HAWAII)	IND FBSI	5–6	0.455	76	-18	BYE
97	1	4.370	Long Beach State (LONG BEACH STATE)	IND PCAA	4–6	0.400	97	-10	BYE
98	3	4.378	Princeton (PRINCETON)	IND IVY	3–6	0.333	109	-8	BYE
99	0	4.388	Wyoming (WYOMING)	IND WAC	4–6–1	0.409	96	-7	BYE
100	2	4.389	San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)	IND PCAA	4–7	0.364	98	-13	BYE
101	-4	4.394	Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)	IND B8	4–7	0.364	98	-14	BYE
102	-2	4.422	Wichita State (WICHITA STATE)	IND MVC	5–6	0.455	76	-19	BYE
103	0	4.449	Mississippi Valley State (MISSISSIPPI VALLEY STATE)	IND SWAC	5–5	0.500	71	-10	BYE
104	1	4.643	Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	4–7	0.364	98	-19	BYE
105	-1	4.669	Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)	IND FBSI	3–7–1	0.318	110	-15	BYE
106	0	4.778	Miami (MIAMI)	IND FBSI	3–8	0.273	115	-13	BYE
107	0	4.940	Utah State (UTAH STATE)	IND FBSI	4–7	0.364	98	-11	BYE
108	1	5.193	Villanova (VILLANOVA)	IND FBSI	4–7	0.364	98	-7	BYE
109	1	5.200	Furman (FURMAN)	IND SOCON	4–5–2	0.455	76	-15	BYE
110	2	5.262	Tulane (TULANE)	IND FBSI	3–8	0.273	115	-24	BYE
111	-3	5.297	Kansas (KANSAS)	IND B8	3–7–1	0.318	110	-21	BYE
112	-1	5.323	Illinois (ILLINOIS)	B10	3–8	0.273	115	-23	BYE
113	0	5.343	New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)	IND MVC	4–7	0.364	98	-17	BYE
114	1	5.409	Richmond (RICHMOND)	IND FBSI	3–8	0.273	115	-24	BYE
115	1	5.436	Illinois State (ILLINOIS STATE)	IND FBSI	3–7–1	0.318	110	-24	BYE
116	-2	5.445	Utah (UTAH)	IND WAC	3–8	0.273	115	-23	BYE
117	0	5.672	Tulsa (TULSA)	IND MVC	3–8	0.273	115	-23	BYE
118	0	5.692	Oregon State (OREGON STATE)	PAC	2–9	0.182	127	-28	BYE
119	0	5.822	Indiana State (INDIANA STATE)	IND FBSI	3–7	0.300	114	-17	BYE
120	0	5.858	Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)	MAC	3–8	0.273	115	-29	BYE
121	0	5.933	CAL State Fullerton (CAL STATE FULLERTON)	IND PCAA	4–7	0.364	98	-19	BYE
122	0	5.933	Air Force (AIR FORCE)	IND FBSI	2–8–1	0.227	125	-26	BYE
123	0	6.129	Columbia (COLUMBIA)	IND IVY	2–7	0.222	126	-22	BYE
124	0	6.359	Southern (SOUTHERN)	IND SWAC	3–7–1	0.318	110	-15	BYE
125	2	6.388	Oregon (OREGON)	PAC	2–9	0.182	127	-36	BYE
126	2	6.406	Southern Illinois (SOUTHERN ILLINOIS)	IND MVC	3–8	0.273	115	-36	BYE
127	-1	6.413	Toledo (TOLEDO)	MAC	2–9	0.182	127	-34	BYE
128	1	6.440	Alcorn State (ALCORN STATE)	IND SWAC	3–8	0.273	115	-8	BYE
129	-4	6.468	Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)	SEC	2–9	0.182	127	-37	BYE
130	0	6.566	Cornell (CORNELL)	IND IVY	1–8	0.111	139	-24	BYE
131	1	6.743	TCU	IND SWC	2–9	0.182	127	-38	BYE
132	-1	6.778	Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)	IND B8	1–10	0.091	140	-38	BYE
133	0	6.787	Lamar (LAMAR)	IND SLC	2–9	0.182	127	-40	BYE
134	0	6.810	Virginia (VIRGINIA)	ACC	1–9–1	0.136	138	-35	BYE
135	0	7.089	Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)	B10	1–10	0.091	140	-40	BYE
136	1	7.199	App State (APPALACHIAN STATE)	IND SOCON	2–9	0.182	127	-34	BYE
137	-1	7.201	Prairie View A&M (PRAIRIE VIEW A&M)	IND SWAC	3–8	0.273	115	-18	BYE
138	0	7.447	Drake (DRAKE)	IND MVC	2–9	0.182	127	-46	BYE
139	0	7.480	UL Monroe (LOUISIANA MONROE)	IND FBSI	2–9	0.182	127	-48	BYE
140	0	7.551	UTEP	IND WAC	1–10	0.091	140	-41	BYE
141	0	7.648	Rice (RICE)	IND SWC	1–10	0.091	140	-46	BYE
142	0	7.679	Marshall (MARSHALL)	IND SOCON	2–9	0.182	127	-39	BYE
143	0	7.703	Ohio (OHIO)	MAC	1–10	0.091	140	-49	BYE
144	0	7.731	Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)	IND FBSI	2–9	0.182	127	-11	BYE
145	0	8.085	Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)	ACC	1–10	0.091	140	-54	BYE