1977 Post-Season Week 1 College Football Team Rankings

December 13, 1977By 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	0.850	Texas (TEXAS)	IND SWC	11–0	1.000	1	+60	BYE
2	0	0.872	Penn State (PENN STATE)	IND FBSI	10–1	0.909	2	+58	BYE
3	0	0.963	Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)	IND FBSI	10–1	0.909	2	+52	BYE
4	0	1.105	Michigan (MICHIGAN)	B10	10–1	0.909	2	+48	BYE
5	0	1.122	Alabama (ALABAMA)	SEC	10–1	0.909	2	+48	BYE
6	0	1.128	Kentucky (KENTUCKY)	SEC	10–1	0.909	2	+50	BYE
7	1	1.151	Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)	IND B8	10–1	0.909	2	+49	BYE
8	-1	1.166	Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)	IND FBSI	8–2–1	0.773	27	+41	BYE
9	0	1.240	Arkansas (ARKANSAS)	IND SWC	10–1	0.909	2	+44	BYE
10	3	1.439	Grambling State (GRAMBLING STATE)	IND SWAC	10–1	0.909	2	+32	Beat Temple 35–32
11	-1	1.456	San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)	IND FBSI	10–1	0.909	2	+38	BYE
12	-1	1.492	Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH)	IND SLC	8–1–2	0.818	16	+31	BYE
13	-1	1.501	Ohio State (OHIO STATE)	B10	9–2	0.818	16	+35	BYE
14	0	1.585	Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)	IND FBSI	9–2	0.818	16	+36	BYE
15	0	1.595	Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)	MAC	10–1	0.909	2	+33	BYE
16	0	1.595	North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)	IND FBSI	9–2	0.818	16	+35	BYE
17	0	1.648	Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))	MAC	10–1	0.909	2	+30	BYE
18	0	1.802	Nebraska (NEBRASKA)	IND B8	8–3	0.727	30	+30	BYE
19	0	1.820	Clemson (CLEMSON)	ACC	8–2–1	0.773	27	+28	BYE
20	0	1.868	North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)	ACC	8–2–1	0.773	27	+25	BYE
21	0	1.882	BYU	IND WAC	9–2	0.818	16	+25	BYE
22	2	1.895	Tennessee State (TENNESSEE STATE)	IND FBSI	8–1–1	0.850	15	+27	BYE
23	-1	1.901	Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)	IND WAC	9–2–1	0.792	24	+30	BYE
24	-1	1.902	Colorado (COLORADO)	IND B8	7–3–1	0.682	39	+28	BYE
25	0	1.931	Ball State (BALL STATE)	MAC	9–2	0.818	16	+23	BYE
26	0	1.934	Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)	IND SWC	8–3	0.727	30	+29	BYE
27	0	1.982	Yale (YALE)	IND IVY	7–2	0.778	25	+18	BYE
28	0	1.986	Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)	IND WAC	9–2	0.818	16	+23	BYE
29	0	2.060	Tennessee Chattanooga (TENNESSEE-CHATTANOOGA)	IND SOCON	9–1–1	0.864	14	+18	BYE
30	0	2.076	LSU	SEC	8–3	0.727	30	+21	BYE
31	0	2.091	Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)	B10	7–3–1	0.682	39	+22	BYE
32	0	2.097	Colgate (COLGATE)	IND FBSI	10–1	0.909	2	+20	BYE
33	0	2.129	USC	PAC	7–4	0.636	43	+21	BYE
34	0	2.175	Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)	IND PCAA	9–2	0.818	16	+24	BYE
35	0	2.213	NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)	ACC	7–4	0.636	43	+22	BYE
36	0	2.222	Stanford (STANFORD)	PAC	8–3	0.727	30	+23	BYE
37	0	2.259	Washington (WASHINGTON)	PAC	7–4	0.636	43	+17	BYE
38	0	2.267	East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)	IND FBSI	8–3	0.727	30	+18	BYE
39	0	2.291	Iowa State (IOWA STATE)	IND B8	8–3	0.727	30	+19	BYE
40	0	2.302	Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)	IND SWC	7–4	0.636	43	+21	BYE
41	0	2.337	Brown (BROWN)	IND IVY	7–2	0.778	25	+12	BYE
42	0	2.421	Minnesota (MINNESOTA)	B10	7–4	0.636	43	+20	BYE
43	0	2.425	UCLA	PAC	7–4	0.636	43	+15	BYE
44	0	2.465	Maryland (MARYLAND)	ACC	7–4	0.636	43	+15	BYE
45	0	2.540	Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	8–3	0.727	30	+11	BYE
46	1	2.560	Jackson State (JACKSON STATE)	IND SWAC	8–3	0.727	30	+18	BYE
47	-1	2.590	Rutgers (RUTGERS)	IND FBSI	8–3	0.727	30	+6	BYE
48	0	2.682	California (CALIFORNIA)	PAC	7–4	0.636	43	+9	BYE
49	0	2.706	Louisville (LOUISVILLE)	IND FBSI	7–3–1	0.682	39	+18	BYE
50	0	2.724	Army (ARMY)	IND FBSI	7–4	0.636	43	+9	BYE
51	1	2.735	Houston (HOUSTON)	IND SWC	6–5	0.545	60	+13	BYE
52	-1	2.769	Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)	IND SLC	6–4–2	0.583	58	+10	BYE
53	0	2.844	Florida (FLORIDA)	SEC	6–4–1	0.591	54	+9	BYE
54	0	2.955	Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)	IND IVY	6–3	0.667	42	+4	BYE
55	0	3.029	Syracuse (SYRACUSE)	IND FBSI	6–5	0.545	60	+7	BYE
56	1	3.063	Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)	PAC	6–5	0.545	60	+4	BYE
57	-1	3.068	Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)	SEC	5–6	0.455	76	+7	BYE
58	0	3.078	Memphis (MEMPHIS)	IND FBSI	6–5	0.545	60	+6	BYE
59	0	3.092	Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE)	IND SLC	7–4	0.636	43	+4	BYE
60	0	3.123	William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)	IND FBSI	6–5	0.545	60	+5	BYE
61	0	3.136	Kent State (KENT STATE)	MAC	6–5	0.545	60	+7	BYE
62	0	3.140	Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)	IND FBSI	6–6	0.500	71	+7	BYE
63	0	3.189	Indiana (INDIANA)	B10	5–5–1	0.500	71	+5	BYE
64	1	3.274	Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)	IND SOCON	7–4	0.636	43	+5	BYE
65	1	3.275	Baylor (BAYLOR)	IND SWC	5–6	0.455	76	+3	BYE
66	3	3.287	Texas Southern (TEXAS SOUTHERN)	IND SWAC	6–4–1	0.591	54	+6	BYE
67	0	3.293	Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)	IND FBSI	5–4–2	0.545	60	-2	BYE
68	0	3.319	Duke (DUKE)	ACC	5–6	0.455	76	+2	BYE
69	1	3.327	West Texas A&M (WEST TEXAS A&M)	IND MVC	6–4–1	0.591	54	-2	BYE
70	1	3.363	Navy (NAVY)	IND FBSI	5–6	0.455	76	0	BYE
71	1	3.380	Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)	IND FBSI	6–5	0.545	60	0	BYE
72	1	3.402	Auburn (AUBURN)	SEC	5–6	0.455	76	+1	BYE
73	1	3.402	Pacific (PACIFIC)	IND PCAA	6–5	0.545	60	-2	BYE
74	-10	3.413	Temple (TEMPLE)	IND FBSI	5–5–1	0.500	71	+2	Lost to Grambling State 32–35
75	0	3.477	Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)	SEC	5–6	0.455	76	-1	BYE
76	0	3.485	Texas Arlington (TEXAS-ARLINGTON)	IND SLC	5–6	0.455	76	-1	BYE
77	1	3.550	Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)	IND FBSI	6–5	0.545	60	-2	BYE
78	-1	3.566	West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)	IND FBSI	5–6	0.455	76	-2	BYE
79	0	3.674	Georgia (GEORGIA)	SEC	5–6	0.455	76	-2	BYE
80	0	3.761	Mcneese State (MCNEESE STATE)	IND SLC	5–5–1	0.500	71	+5	BYE
81	1	3.794	Northwestern State (NORTHWESTERN STATE)	IND FBSI	6–5	0.545	60	+12	BYE
82	-1	3.800	Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)	IND IVY	5–4	0.556	59	+3	BYE
83	0	3.840	South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)	IND FBSI	5–7	0.417	92	-5	BYE
84	0	3.918	Arizona (ARIZONA)	IND WAC	5–7	0.417	92	-5	BYE
85	0	3.929	Purdue (PURDUE)	B10	5–6	0.455	76	-8	BYE
86	0	4.036	Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)	B10	5–6	0.455	76	-9	BYE
87	0	4.059	Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)	MAC	5–7	0.417	92	-8	BYE
88	0	4.090	Iowa (IOWA)	B10	4–7	0.364	98	-7	BYE
89	0	4.097	Missouri (MISSOURI)	IND B8	4–7	0.364	98	-9	BYE
90	1	4.110	SMU	IND SWC	4–7	0.364	98	-6	BYE
91	-1	4.112	Western Carolina (WESTERN CAROLINA)	IND SOCON	6–4–1	0.591	54	0	BYE
92	0	4.171	New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)	IND WAC	5–7	0.417	92	-8	BYE
93	0	4.191	Harvard (HARVARD)	IND IVY	4–5	0.444	91	+3	BYE
94	0	4.195	Tennessee (TENNESSEE)	SEC	4–7	0.364	98	-11	BYE
95	0	4.287	Citadel (CITADEL)	IND SOCON	5–6	0.455	76	-7	BYE
96	1	4.319	Hawai'i (HAWAII)	IND FBSI	5–6	0.455	76	-18	BYE
97	-1	4.321	Wyoming (WYOMING)	IND WAC	4–6–1	0.409	96	-5	BYE
98	0	4.345	Long Beach State (LONG BEACH STATE)	IND PCAA	4–6	0.400	97	-10	BYE
99	0	4.350	Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)	IND B8	4–7	0.364	98	-12	BYE
100	0	4.375	Wichita State (WICHITA STATE)	IND MVC	5–6	0.455	76	-17	BYE
101	0	4.393	San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)	IND PCAA	4–7	0.364	98	-13	BYE
102	0	4.419	Princeton (PRINCETON)	IND IVY	3–6	0.333	109	-8	BYE
103	0	4.442	Mississippi Valley State (MISSISSIPPI VALLEY STATE)	IND SWAC	5–5	0.500	71	-10	BYE
104	0	4.551	Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	4–7	0.364	98	-18	BYE
105	0	4.585	Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)	IND FBSI	3–7–1	0.318	110	-13	BYE
106	0	4.769	Miami (MIAMI)	IND FBSI	3–8	0.273	115	-13	BYE
107	0	4.920	Utah State (UTAH STATE)	IND FBSI	4–7	0.364	98	-11	BYE
108	1	5.164	Kansas (KANSAS)	IND B8	3–7–1	0.318	110	-18	BYE
109	2	5.194	Illinois (ILLINOIS)	B10	3–8	0.273	115	-20	BYE
110	0	5.194	Furman (FURMAN)	IND SOCON	4–5–2	0.455	76	-15	BYE
111	-3	5.197	Villanova (VILLANOVA)	IND FBSI	4–7	0.364	98	-7	BYE
112	0	5.275	Tulane (TULANE)	IND FBSI	3–8	0.273	115	-23	BYE
113	1	5.347	Utah (UTAH)	IND WAC	3–8	0.273	115	-21	BYE
114	-1	5.351	New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)	IND MVC	4–7	0.364	98	-17	BYE
115	0	5.392	Richmond (RICHMOND)	IND FBSI	3–8	0.273	115	-23	BYE
116	0	5.421	Illinois State (ILLINOIS STATE)	IND FBSI	3–7–1	0.318	110	-24	BYE
117	0	5.645	Tulsa (TULSA)	IND MVC	3–8	0.273	115	-22	BYE
118	0	5.683	Oregon State (OREGON STATE)	PAC	2–9	0.182	127	-27	BYE
119	0	5.803	Indiana State (INDIANA STATE)	IND FBSI	3–7	0.300	114	-16	BYE
120	0	5.804	Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)	MAC	3–8	0.273	115	-28	BYE
121	0	5.859	Air Force (AIR FORCE)	IND FBSI	2–8–1	0.227	125	-25	BYE
122	0	5.913	CAL State Fullerton (CAL STATE FULLERTON)	IND PCAA	4–7	0.364	98	-19	BYE
123	0	6.175	Columbia (COLUMBIA)	IND IVY	2–7	0.222	126	-22	BYE
124	4	6.345	Southern (SOUTHERN)	IND SWAC	3–7–1	0.318	110	-15	BYE
125	-1	6.350	Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)	SEC	2–9	0.182	127	-35	BYE
126	0	6.369	Toledo (TOLEDO)	MAC	2–9	0.182	127	-34	BYE
127	0	6.388	Oregon (OREGON)	PAC	2–9	0.182	127	-35	BYE
128	-3	6.410	Southern Illinois (SOUTHERN ILLINOIS)	IND MVC	3–8	0.273	115	-36	BYE
129	0	6.414	Alcorn State (ALCORN STATE)	IND SWAC	3–8	0.273	115	-8	BYE
130	0	6.618	Cornell (CORNELL)	IND IVY	1–8	0.111	139	-24	BYE
131	0	6.664	TCU	IND SWC	2–9	0.182	127	-35	BYE
132	0	6.707	Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)	IND B8	1–10	0.091	140	-36	BYE
133	0	6.792	Virginia (VIRGINIA)	ACC	1–9–1	0.136	138	-32	BYE
134	0	6.807	Lamar (LAMAR)	IND SLC	2–9	0.182	127	-40	BYE
135	0	6.833	Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)	B10	1–10	0.091	140	-35	BYE
136	1	7.192	Prairie View A&M (PRAIRIE VIEW A&M)	IND SWAC	3–8	0.273	115	-18	BYE
137	-1	7.214	App State (APPALACHIAN STATE)	IND SOCON	2–9	0.182	127	-34	BYE
138	0	7.408	Drake (DRAKE)	IND MVC	2–9	0.182	127	-45	BYE
139	0	7.464	UTEP	IND WAC	1–10	0.091	140	-40	BYE
140	0	7.480	UL Monroe (LOUISIANA MONROE)	IND FBSI	2–9	0.182	127	-48	BYE
141	0	7.501	Rice (RICE)	IND SWC	1–10	0.091	140	-42	BYE
142	0	7.644	Marshall (MARSHALL)	IND SOCON	2–9	0.182	127	-38	BYE
143	0	7.660	Ohio (OHIO)	MAC	1–10	0.091	140	-49	BYE
144	0	7.736	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	-52	BYE