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1978 Post-Season Week 2 College Football Team Rankings

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1978 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.
RankChangeRatingTeamConfRecordWin %PlaceNOWGame Status
100.755USCPAC11–10.9172+69BYE
200.802Penn State (PENN STATE)IND FBSI11–01.0001+63BYE
300.915Alabama (ALABAMA)SEC10–10.9093+57BYE
401.072Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)IND FBSI8–30.72722+47BYE
501.098Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)IND B810–10.9093+46BYE
601.135Michigan (MICHIGAN)B1010–10.9093+42BYE
701.138Clemson (CLEMSON)ACC10–10.9093+47BYE
801.215Nebraska (NEBRASKA)IND B89–20.8189+43BYE
901.329Ball State (BALL STATE)MAC10–10.9093+42BYE
1001.334Houston (HOUSTON)IND SWC9–20.8189+40BYE
1101.368Georgia (GEORGIA)SEC9–1–10.8648+41BYE
1201.490Arkansas (ARKANSAS)IND SWC9–20.8189+34BYE
1301.503Maryland (MARYLAND)ACC9–20.8189+37BYE
1401.613Texas (TEXAS)IND SWC8–30.72722+34BYE
1501.622North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)IND FBSI9–20.8189+33BYE
1601.632Tulsa (TULSA)IND MVC9–20.8189+34BYE
1721.732Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)MAC9–20.8189+37BYE
18-11.738Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)IND FBSI8–30.72722+30BYE
19-11.748Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)B108–30.72722+24BYE
2021.780Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))MAC8–2–10.77316+28BYE
21-11.819Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)IND FBSI8–30.72722+27BYE
2211.825BYUIND WAC9–30.75018+30BYE
2351.833Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)PAC9–30.75018+33Beat Rutgers 34–18
2401.865Purdue (PURDUE)B108–2–10.77316+22BYE
2521.908East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)IND FBSI9–30.75018+26Beat Louisiana Tech 35–13
26-11.920NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)ACC8–30.72722+28BYE
27-11.972Yale (YALE)IND IVY5–2–20.66737+11BYE
28-71.988Rutgers (RUTGERS)IND FBSI9–30.75018+18Lost to Arizona State 18–34
2902.055Stanford (STANFORD)PAC7–40.63640+24BYE
3002.099UCLAPAC8–30.72722+22BYE
3102.109Missouri (MISSOURI)IND B87–40.63640+21BYE
3202.121LSUSEC8–30.72722+22BYE
3302.164Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)IND FBSI7–40.63640+23BYE
3412.212Ohio State (OHIO STATE)B107–3–10.68234+17BYE
35-12.230Iowa State (IOWA STATE)IND B88–30.72722+19BYE
3612.258Washington (WASHINGTON)PAC7–40.63640+18BYE
37-12.263Utah (UTAH)IND WAC8–30.72722+14BYE
3812.280Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)IND SWC7–40.63640+22BYE
39-12.297Navy (NAVY)IND FBSI8–30.72722+12BYE
4002.404Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE)IND SLC7–40.63640+18BYE
4122.441Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)IND FBSI7–40.63640+17BYE
4202.468Temple (TEMPLE)IND FBSI7–3–10.68234+10BYE
43-22.587Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH)IND SLC6–50.54561+16Lost to East Carolina 13–35
4402.614Louisville (LOUISVILLE)IND FBSI7–40.63640+7BYE
4502.628Brown (BROWN)IND IVY6–30.66737+18BYE
4612.632Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)IND IVY6–30.66737+15BYE
47-12.645Tennessee Chattanooga (TENNESSEE-CHATTANOOGA)IND SOCON7–3–10.68234+16BYE
4802.650Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)SEC6–50.54561+15BYE
4902.673Furman (FURMAN)IND SOCON8–30.72722+2BYE
5002.752Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)IND SWC7–40.63640+5BYE
5102.759Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)MAC7–40.63640+8BYE
5202.834Utah State (UTAH STATE)IND PCAA7–40.63640+19BYE
5302.891Mcneese State (MCNEESE STATE)IND SLC7–40.63640+3BYE
5402.894New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)IND WAC7–50.58359+10BYE
5502.928Hawai'i (HAWAII)IND FBSI6–50.54561+13BYE
5602.941California (CALIFORNIA)PAC6–50.54561+10BYE
5703.005South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)IND FBSI5–5–10.50070+5BYE
5803.033Cornell (CORNELL)IND IVY5–3–10.61156+4BYE
5903.061UL Monroe (LOUISIANA MONROE)IND FBSI6–4–10.59157+14BYE
6003.069Auburn (AUBURN)SEC6–4–10.59157+5BYE
6103.089App State (APPALACHIAN STATE)IND SOCON7–40.63640+9BYE
6213.198Miami (MIAMI)IND FBSI6–50.54561+3BYE
63-13.209Tennessee (TENNESSEE)SEC5–5–10.50070+3BYE
6403.247UNLVIND FBSI7–40.63640+7BYE
6513.251Colorado (COLORADO)IND B86–50.54561+2BYE
66-13.267Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)IND FBSI5–60.45574+1BYE
6703.306North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)ACC5–60.45574+2BYE
6803.325New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)IND MVC6–50.54561+2BYE
6913.367Southern Illinois (SOUTHERN ILLINOIS)IND MVC7–40.63640-4BYE
70-13.396Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)IND FBSI7–40.63640+10BYE
7113.605Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)B105–4–20.54561-2BYE
72-13.605Arizona (ARIZONA)PAC5–60.45574-6BYE
7303.648SMUIND SWC4–6–10.40988-4BYE
7403.649Florida (FLORIDA)SEC4–70.36492-3BYE
7503.681Texas Arlington (TEXAS-ARLINGTON)IND SLC5–60.45574-6BYE
7603.733Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)SEC5–60.45574-1BYE
7703.807Wyoming (WYOMING)IND WAC5–70.41786-9BYE
7803.810San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)IND PCAA7–50.58359-1BYE
7903.834Harvard (HARVARD)IND IVY4–4–10.50070-2BYE
8013.884Western Carolina (WESTERN CAROLINA)IND SOCON6–50.54561+6BYE
81-13.904Kentucky (KENTUCKY)SEC4–6–10.40988-4BYE
8203.961William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)IND FBSI5–5–10.50070-12BYE
8304.061Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)IND WAC5–60.45574-11BYE
8414.070Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)MAC5–60.45574-10BYE
85-14.083Duke (DUKE)ACC4–70.36492-6BYE
8604.223Minnesota (MINNESOTA)B105–60.45574-12BYE
8704.318Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)IND B84–70.36492-9BYE
8814.332Drake (DRAKE)IND MVC4–70.36492-12BYE
89-14.335Indiana (INDIANA)B104–70.36492-13BYE
9004.340Citadel (CITADEL)IND SOCON5–60.45574-18BYE
9104.396Memphis (MEMPHIS)IND FBSI4–70.36492-12BYE
9204.478Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)IND B83–80.273110-13BYE
9304.512Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)MAC4–70.36492-18BYE
9404.574Tulane (TULANE)IND FBSI4–70.36492-19BYE
9504.624Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)IND FBSI4–70.36492-15BYE
9614.657San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)IND WAC4–70.36492-19BYE
97-14.680Villanova (VILLANOVA)IND FBSI5–60.45574-13BYE
9804.720Oregon State (OREGON STATE)PAC3–7–10.318106-14BYE
9914.739Baylor (BAYLOR)IND SWC3–80.273110-16BYE
100-14.747Northwestern State (NORTHWESTERN STATE)IND FBSI5–60.45574-22BYE
10114.838Long Beach State (LONG BEACH STATE)IND PCAA5–60.45574-13BYE
102-14.848Syracuse (SYRACUSE)IND FBSI3–80.273110-17BYE
10305.025Columbia (COLUMBIA)IND IVY3–5–10.38991-12BYE
10405.041Kent State (KENT STATE)MAC4–70.36492-22BYE
10505.102Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)IND SLC3–80.273110-22BYE
10605.109Wichita State (WICHITA STATE)IND MVC4–70.36492-25BYE
10715.176Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)PAC3–7–10.318106-22BYE
108-15.190Army (ARMY)IND FBSI4–6–10.40988-25BYE
10905.301Princeton (PRINCETON)IND IVY2–5–20.333104-11BYE
11015.350Pacific (PACIFIC)IND PCAA4–80.333104-16BYE
111-15.353Richmond (RICHMOND)IND FBSI3–80.273110-26BYE
11205.389West Texas A&M (WEST TEXAS A&M)IND MVC3–80.273110-26BYE
11305.556Ohio (OHIO)MAC3–80.273110-25BYE
11405.630Rice (RICE)IND SWC2–90.182123-23BYE
11505.800Iowa (IOWA)B102–90.182123-29BYE
11605.845CAL State Fullerton (CAL STATE FULLERTON)IND PCAA5–70.41786-14BYE
11706.071Oregon (OREGON)PAC2–90.182123-34BYE
11806.128Indiana State (INDIANA STATE)IND MVC3–80.273110-34BYE
11906.207Air Force (AIR FORCE)IND FBSI3–80.273110-37BYE
12006.242Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)IND SOCON3–80.273110-26BYE
12106.348West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)IND FBSI2–90.182123-31BYE
12206.398Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)SEC2–90.182123-28BYE
12306.447Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)MAC3–70.300108-26BYE
12406.510TCUIND SWC2–90.182123-32BYE
12506.570Kansas (KANSAS)IND B81–100.091133-35BYE
12606.609Illinois (ILLINOIS)B101–8–20.182123-27BYE
12706.648Toledo (TOLEDO)MAC2–90.182123-38BYE
12806.710Virginia (VIRGINIA)ACC2–90.182123-41BYE
12906.754Marshall (MARSHALL)IND SOCON1–100.091133-39BYE
13016.830Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)ACC1–100.091133-38BYE
13116.836Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)IND IVY2–6–10.278109-15BYE
132-26.847Colgate (COLGATE)IND FBSI3–80.273110-8BYE
13306.933Lamar (LAMAR)IND SLC2–8–10.227122-40BYE
13407.010Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)IND PCAA3–80.273110-30BYE
13507.303UTEPIND WAC1–110.083136-47BYE
13607.567Illinois State (ILLINOIS STATE)IND FBSI2–90.182123-18BYE
13708.230Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)B100–10–10.045137-43BYE
13808.811Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)IND FBSI0–110.000138-52BYE

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