1977 Week 2 College Football Team Rankings

September 6, 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	Game Status
1	0	0.030	Penn State (PENN STATE)	IND FBSI	1–0	1.000	1	Beat Rutgers 45–7
2	-1	0.090	Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)	MAC	1–0	1.000	1	Beat Alcorn State 37–7
3	-2	0.113	Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)	IND SLC	1–0	1.000	1	Beat Tulsa 48–21
4	-3	0.143	Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	1–0	1.000	1	Beat Northern Illinois 25–2
5	-4	0.151	New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)	IND MVC	1–0	1.000	1	Beat Southern Illinois 29–7
6	-5	0.203	South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)	IND FBSI	1–0	1.000	1	Beat App State 32–17
7	-6	0.279	East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)	IND FBSI	1–0	1.000	1	Beat NC State 28–23
8	-7	0.286	Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)	SEC	1–0	1.000	1	Beat Memphis 7–3
9	-8	0.286	Northwestern State (NORTHWESTERN STATE)	IND FBSI	1–0	1.000	1	Beat Texas Arlington 28–24
10	-9	0.286	Wichita State (WICHITA STATE)	IND MVC	1–0	1.000	1	Beat West Texas A&M 14–10
11	-10	0.301	Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)	SEC	1–0	1.000	1	Beat North Texas 17–15
12	-11	0.438	Air Force (AIR FORCE)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	33	BYE
13	-12	0.438	Alabama (ALABAMA)	SEC	0–0	0.000	33	BYE
14	-13	0.438	Arizona (ARIZONA)	IND WAC	0–0	0.000	33	BYE
15	-14	0.438	Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)	IND WAC	0–0	0.000	33	BYE
16	-15	0.438	Arkansas (ARKANSAS)	IND SWC	0–0	0.000	33	BYE
17	-16	0.438	Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE)	IND SLC	0–0	0.000	33	BYE
18	-17	0.438	Army (ARMY)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	33	BYE
19	-18	0.438	Auburn (AUBURN)	SEC	0–0	0.000	33	BYE
20	-19	0.438	Ball State (BALL STATE)	MAC	0–0	0.000	33	BYE
21	-20	0.438	Baylor (BAYLOR)	IND SWC	0–0	0.000	33	BYE
22	-21	0.438	Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	33	BYE
23	-22	0.438	Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)	MAC	0–0	0.000	33	BYE
24	-23	0.438	Brown (BROWN)	IND IVY	0–0	0.000	33	BYE
25	-24	0.438	BYU	IND WAC	0–0	0.000	33	BYE
26	-25	0.438	CAL State Fullerton (CAL STATE FULLERTON)	IND PCAA	0–0	0.000	33	BYE
27	-26	0.438	California (CALIFORNIA)	PAC	0–0	0.000	33	BYE
28	-27	0.438	Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	33	BYE
29	-28	0.438	Clemson (CLEMSON)	ACC	0–0	0.000	33	BYE
30	-29	0.438	Colgate (COLGATE)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	33	BYE
31	-30	0.438	Colorado (COLORADO)	IND B8	0–0	0.000	33	BYE
32	-31	0.438	Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)	IND WAC	0–0	0.000	33	BYE
33	-32	0.438	Columbia (COLUMBIA)	IND IVY	0–0	0.000	33	BYE
34	-33	0.438	Cornell (CORNELL)	IND IVY	0–0	0.000	33	BYE
35	-34	0.438	Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)	IND IVY	0–0	0.000	33	BYE
36	-35	0.438	Drake (DRAKE)	IND MVC	0–0	0.000	33	BYE
37	-36	0.438	Duke (DUKE)	ACC	0–0	0.000	33	BYE
38	-37	0.438	Florida (FLORIDA)	SEC	0–0	0.000	33	BYE
39	-38	0.438	Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	33	BYE
40	-39	0.438	Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)	IND PCAA	0–0	0.000	33	BYE
41	-40	0.438	Furman (FURMAN)	IND SOCON	0–0	0.000	33	BYE
42	-41	0.438	Georgia (GEORGIA)	SEC	0–0	0.000	33	BYE
43	-42	0.438	Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	33	BYE
44	-43	0.438	Grambling State (GRAMBLING STATE)	IND SWAC	0–0	0.000	33	BYE
45	-44	0.438	Harvard (HARVARD)	IND IVY	0–0	0.000	33	BYE
46	-45	0.438	Hawai'i (HAWAII)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	33	BYE
47	-46	0.438	Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	33	BYE
48	-47	0.438	Houston (HOUSTON)	IND SWC	0–0	0.000	33	BYE
49	-48	0.438	Illinois (ILLINOIS)	B10	0–0	0.000	33	BYE
50	-49	0.438	Indiana (INDIANA)	B10	0–0	0.000	33	BYE
51	-50	0.438	Indiana State (INDIANA STATE)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	33	BYE
52	-51	0.438	Iowa (IOWA)	B10	0–0	0.000	33	BYE
53	-52	0.438	Iowa State (IOWA STATE)	IND B8	0–0	0.000	33	BYE
54	-53	0.438	Kansas (KANSAS)	IND B8	0–0	0.000	33	BYE
55	-54	0.438	Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)	IND B8	0–0	0.000	33	BYE
56	-55	0.438	Kent State (KENT STATE)	MAC	0–0	0.000	33	BYE
57	-56	0.438	Kentucky (KENTUCKY)	SEC	0–0	0.000	33	BYE
58	-57	0.438	Lamar (LAMAR)	IND SLC	0–0	0.000	33	BYE
59	-58	0.438	Long Beach State (LONG BEACH STATE)	IND PCAA	0–0	0.000	33	BYE
60	-59	0.438	UL Monroe (LOUISIANA MONROE)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	33	BYE
61	-60	0.438	Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH)	IND SLC	0–0	0.000	33	BYE
62	-61	0.438	Louisville (LOUISVILLE)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	33	BYE
63	-62	0.438	LSU	SEC	0–0	0.000	33	BYE
64	-63	0.438	Marshall (MARSHALL)	IND SOCON	0–0	0.000	33	BYE
65	-64	0.438	Maryland (MARYLAND)	ACC	0–0	0.000	33	BYE
66	-65	0.438	Mcneese State (MCNEESE STATE)	IND SLC	0–0	0.000	33	BYE
67	-66	0.438	Miami (MIAMI)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	33	BYE
68	-67	0.438	Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))	MAC	0–0	0.000	33	BYE
69	-68	0.438	Michigan (MICHIGAN)	B10	0–0	0.000	33	BYE
70	-69	0.438	Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)	B10	0–0	0.000	33	BYE
71	-70	0.438	Minnesota (MINNESOTA)	B10	0–0	0.000	33	BYE
72	-71	0.438	Missouri (MISSOURI)	IND B8	0–0	0.000	33	BYE
73	-72	0.438	Navy (NAVY)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	33	BYE
74	-73	0.438	Nebraska (NEBRASKA)	IND B8	0–0	0.000	33	BYE
75	-74	0.438	New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)	IND WAC	0–0	0.000	33	BYE
76	-75	0.438	North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)	ACC	0–0	0.000	33	BYE
77	-76	0.438	Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)	B10	0–0	0.000	33	BYE
78	-77	0.438	Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	33	BYE
79	-78	0.438	Ohio (OHIO)	MAC	0–0	0.000	33	BYE
80	-79	0.438	Ohio State (OHIO STATE)	B10	0–0	0.000	33	BYE
81	-80	0.438	Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)	IND B8	0–0	0.000	33	BYE
82	-81	0.438	Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)	IND B8	0–0	0.000	33	BYE
83	-82	0.438	Oregon (OREGON)	PAC	0–0	0.000	33	BYE
84	-83	0.438	Oregon State (OREGON STATE)	PAC	0–0	0.000	33	BYE
85	-84	0.438	Pacific (PACIFIC)	IND PCAA	0–0	0.000	33	BYE
86	-85	0.438	Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)	IND IVY	0–0	0.000	33	BYE
87	-86	0.438	Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	33	BYE
88	-87	0.438	Prairie View A&M (PRAIRIE VIEW A&M)	IND SWAC	0–0	0.000	33	BYE
89	-88	0.438	Princeton (PRINCETON)	IND IVY	0–0	0.000	33	BYE
90	-89	0.438	Purdue (PURDUE)	B10	0–0	0.000	33	BYE
91	-90	0.438	Rice (RICE)	IND SWC	0–0	0.000	33	BYE
92	-91	0.438	Richmond (RICHMOND)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	33	BYE
93	-92	0.438	San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	33	BYE
94	-93	0.438	San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)	IND PCAA	0–0	0.000	33	BYE
95	-94	0.438	SMU	IND SWC	0–0	0.000	33	BYE
96	-95	0.438	Stanford (STANFORD)	PAC	0–0	0.000	33	BYE
97	-96	0.438	Syracuse (SYRACUSE)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	33	BYE
98	-97	0.438	TCU	IND SWC	0–0	0.000	33	BYE
99	-98	0.438	Temple (TEMPLE)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	33	BYE
100	-99	0.438	Tennessee (TENNESSEE)	SEC	0–0	0.000	33	BYE
101	-100	0.438	Tennessee Chattanooga (TENNESSEE-CHATTANOOGA)	IND SOCON	0–0	0.000	33	BYE
102	-101	0.438	Texas (TEXAS)	IND SWC	0–0	0.000	33	BYE
103	-102	0.438	Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)	IND SWC	0–0	0.000	33	BYE
104	-103	0.438	Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)	IND SWC	0–0	0.000	33	BYE
105	-104	0.438	Toledo (TOLEDO)	MAC	0–0	0.000	33	BYE
106	-105	0.438	Tulane (TULANE)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	33	BYE
107	-106	0.438	UCLA	PAC	0–0	0.000	33	BYE
108	-107	0.438	USC	PAC	0–0	0.000	33	BYE
109	-108	0.438	Utah (UTAH)	IND WAC	0–0	0.000	33	BYE
110	-109	0.438	Utah State (UTAH STATE)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	33	BYE
111	-110	0.438	UTEP	IND WAC	0–0	0.000	33	BYE
112	-111	0.438	Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)	SEC	0–0	0.000	33	BYE
113	-112	0.438	Villanova (VILLANOVA)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	33	BYE
114	-113	0.438	Virginia (VIRGINIA)	ACC	0–0	0.000	33	BYE
115	-114	0.438	Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)	IND SOCON	0–0	0.000	33	BYE
116	-115	0.438	Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	33	BYE
117	-116	0.438	Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)	ACC	0–0	0.000	33	BYE
118	-117	0.438	Washington (WASHINGTON)	PAC	0–0	0.000	33	BYE
119	-118	0.438	Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)	PAC	0–0	0.000	33	BYE
120	-119	0.438	West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	33	BYE
121	-120	0.438	Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	0–0	0.000	33	BYE
122	-121	0.438	Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)	B10	0–0	0.000	33	BYE
123	-122	0.438	Wyoming (WYOMING)	IND WAC	0–0	0.000	33	BYE
124	-123	0.438	Yale (YALE)	IND IVY	0–0	0.000	33	BYE
125	-124	0.636	North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)	IND FBSI	0–1	0.000	21	Lost to Mississippi State 15–17
126	-125	0.701	Memphis (MEMPHIS)	IND FBSI	0–1	0.000	21	Lost to Ole Miss 3–7
127	-126	0.701	Texas Arlington (TEXAS-ARLINGTON)	IND SLC	0–1	0.000	21	Lost to Northwestern State 24–28
128	-127	0.701	West Texas A&M (WEST TEXAS A&M)	IND MVC	0–1	0.000	21	Lost to Wichita State 10–14
129	-128	0.734	NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)	ACC	0–1	0.000	21	Lost to East Carolina 23–28
130	-129	1.063	App State (APPALACHIAN STATE)	IND SOCON	0–1	0.000	21	Lost to South Carolina 17–32
131	-130	1.293	Southern Illinois (SOUTHERN ILLINOIS)	IND MVC	0–1	0.000	21	Lost to New Mexico State 7–29
132	-131	1.326	Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)	MAC	0–1	0.000	21	Lost to Eastern Michigan 2–25
133	-132	1.458	Tulsa (TULSA)	IND MVC	0–1	0.000	21	Lost to Louisiana 21–48
134	-133	1.556	Alcorn State (ALCORN STATE)	IND SWAC	0–1	0.000	21	Lost to Central Michigan 7–37
135	-134	1.819	Rutgers (RUTGERS)	IND FBSI	0–1	0.000	21	Lost to Penn State 7–45
136	-135	1.997	Tennessee State (TENNESSEE STATE)	IND FBSI	1–0	1.000	1	Beat Middle Tennessee 27–0
137	-136	2.027	Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)	IND FBSI	1–0	1.000	1	Beat Troy 42–19
138	-137	2.049	Illinois State (ILLINOIS STATE)	IND FBSI	1–0	1.000	1	Beat Eastern Illinois 20–0
139	-138	2.072	Mississippi Valley State (MISSISSIPPI VALLEY STATE)	IND SWAC	1–0	1.000	1	Beat Bishop 27–10
140	-139	2.095	Texas Southern (TEXAS SOUTHERN)	IND SWAC	1–0	1.000	1	Beat Bethune Cookman 14–0
141	-140	2.095	William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)	IND FBSI	1–0	1.000	1	Beat Norfolk State 27–13
142	-141	2.117	Jackson State (JACKSON STATE)	IND SWAC	1–0	1.000	1	Beat Alabama State 17–6
143	-142	2.147	Citadel (CITADEL)	IND SOCON	1–0	1.000	1	Beat Wofford 7–0
144	-143	2.155	Southern (SOUTHERN)	IND SWAC	1–0	1.000	1	Beat Tuskegee 13–7
145	-144	10.268	Western Carolina (WESTERN CAROLINA)	IND SOCON	0–1	0.000	21	Lost to Jacksonville State 16–21