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1978 Post-Season Week 3 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
100.772USCPAC11–10.9172+69BYE
200.812Penn State (PENN STATE)IND FBSI11–01.0001+64BYE
300.930Alabama (ALABAMA)SEC10–10.9093+58BYE
411.106Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)IND B810–10.9093+48BYE
511.124Michigan (MICHIGAN)B1010–10.9093+43BYE
6-21.129Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)IND FBSI8–30.72724+49BYE
701.143Clemson (CLEMSON)ACC10–10.9093+48BYE
801.230Nebraska (NEBRASKA)IND B89–20.8189+43BYE
911.326Houston (HOUSTON)IND SWC9–20.8189+42BYE
10-11.333Ball State (BALL STATE)MAC10–10.9093+42BYE
1131.380Texas (TEXAS)IND SWC9–30.75017+44Beat Maryland 42–0
12-11.428Georgia (GEORGIA)SEC9–1–10.8648+41BYE
13-11.473Arkansas (ARKANSAS)IND SWC9–2–10.79214+35Tied UCLA 10–10
1411.613North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)IND FBSI9–20.8189+33BYE
1511.640Tulsa (TULSA)IND MVC9–20.8189+34BYE
1681.690Purdue (PURDUE)B109–2–10.79214+29Beat Georgia Tech 41–21
17-41.707Maryland (MARYLAND)ACC9–30.75017+35Lost to Texas 0–42
18-11.736Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)MAC9–20.8189+37BYE
1971.740NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)ACC9–30.75017+35Beat Pittsburgh 30–17
20-11.756Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)B108–30.72724+24BYE
21-31.785Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)IND FBSI8–30.72724+30BYE
22-21.785Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))MAC8–2–10.77316+28BYE
2301.863Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)PAC9–30.75017+33BYE
2411.895East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)IND FBSI9–30.75017+26BYE
2521.898Yale (YALE)IND IVY5–2–20.66734+11BYE
2651.942Missouri (MISSOURI)IND B88–40.66734+29Beat LSU 20–15
2711.964Rutgers (RUTGERS)IND FBSI9–30.75017+18BYE
28-72.042Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)IND FBSI8–40.66734+24Lost to NC State 17–30
2902.084Stanford (STANFORD)PAC7–40.63642+24BYE
30-82.086BYUIND WAC9–40.69230+27Lost to Navy 16–23
3182.098Navy (NAVY)IND FBSI9–30.75017+21Beat BYU 23–16
32-22.129UCLAPAC8–3–10.70829+22Tied Arkansas 10–10
3312.149Ohio State (OHIO STATE)B107–3–10.68231+17BYE
34-12.201Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)IND FBSI7–40.63642+23BYE
3532.271Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)IND SWC7–40.63642+22BYE
3602.290Washington (WASHINGTON)PAC7–40.63642+18BYE
3702.323Utah (UTAH)IND WAC8–30.72724+14BYE
38-62.394LSUSEC8–40.66734+18Lost to Missouri 15–20
3912.441Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE)IND SLC7–40.63642+18BYE
40102.449Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)IND SWC8–40.66734+13Beat Iowa State 28–12
4112.460Temple (TEMPLE)IND FBSI7–3–10.68231+9BYE
42-72.505Iowa State (IOWA STATE)IND B88–40.66734+15Lost to Texas A&M 12–28
4322.573Brown (BROWN)IND IVY6–30.66734+18BYE
44-12.579Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH)IND SLC6–50.54561+16BYE
4512.580Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)IND IVY6–30.66734+15BYE
4612.618Tennessee Chattanooga (TENNESSEE-CHATTANOOGA)IND SOCON7–3–10.68231+16BYE
47-32.667Louisville (LOUISVILLE)IND FBSI7–40.63642+6BYE
4812.688Furman (FURMAN)IND SOCON8–30.72724+2BYE
49-12.699Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)SEC6–50.54561+15BYE
50-92.738Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)IND FBSI7–50.58358+15Lost to Purdue 21–41
5102.782Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)MAC7–40.63642+8BYE
5202.904Utah State (UTAH STATE)IND PCAA7–40.63642+19BYE
5302.907Mcneese State (MCNEESE STATE)IND SLC7–40.63642+3BYE
5402.944New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)IND WAC7–50.58358+9BYE
5532.981Cornell (CORNELL)IND IVY5–3–10.61155+4BYE
56-12.982Hawai'i (HAWAII)IND FBSI6–50.54561+12BYE
57-13.005California (CALIFORNIA)PAC6–50.54561+10BYE
5813.062UL Monroe (LOUISIANA MONROE)IND FBSI6–4–10.59156+14BYE
59-23.063South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)IND FBSI5–5–10.50070+4BYE
6013.104App State (APPALACHIAN STATE)IND SOCON7–40.63642+9BYE
61-13.118Auburn (AUBURN)SEC6–4–10.59156+4BYE
6213.221Tennessee (TENNESSEE)SEC5–5–10.50070+3BYE
6333.271Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)IND FBSI5–60.45574+1BYE
64-23.274Miami (MIAMI)IND FBSI6–50.54561+2BYE
6503.276Colorado (COLORADO)IND B86–50.54561+2BYE
66-23.315UNLVIND FBSI7–40.63642+6BYE
6713.329New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)IND MVC6–50.54561+2BYE
68-13.363North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)ACC5–60.455740BYE
6903.397Southern Illinois (SOUTHERN ILLINOIS)IND MVC7–40.63642-4BYE
7003.400Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)IND FBSI7–40.63642+10BYE
7103.597Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)B105–4–20.54561-2BYE
7213.612SMUIND SWC4–6–10.40988-4BYE
73-13.624Arizona (ARIZONA)PAC5–60.45574-6BYE
7413.692Texas Arlington (TEXAS-ARLINGTON)IND SLC5–60.45574-6BYE
7513.769Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)SEC5–60.45574-2BYE
7633.782Harvard (HARVARD)IND IVY4–4–10.50070-2BYE
77-33.784Florida (FLORIDA)SEC4–70.36492-5BYE
7803.809San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)IND PCAA7–50.58358-1BYE
7913.882Western Carolina (WESTERN CAROLINA)IND SOCON6–50.54561+6BYE
80-33.911Wyoming (WYOMING)IND WAC5–70.41786-11BYE
8113.945William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)IND FBSI5–5–10.50070-12BYE
82-13.996Kentucky (KENTUCKY)SEC4–6–10.40988-6BYE
8314.080Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)MAC5–60.45574-10BYE
84-14.140Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)IND WAC5–60.45574-12BYE
8504.144Duke (DUKE)ACC4–70.36492-7BYE
8604.223Minnesota (MINNESOTA)B105–60.45574-12BYE
8704.348Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)IND B84–70.36492-10BYE
8814.359Indiana (INDIANA)B104–70.36492-14BYE
89-14.386Drake (DRAKE)IND MVC4–70.36492-13BYE
9014.392Memphis (MEMPHIS)IND FBSI4–70.36492-12BYE
91-14.423Citadel (CITADEL)IND SOCON5–60.45574-19BYE
9204.527Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)IND B83–80.273110-13BYE
9304.529Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)MAC4–70.36492-18BYE
9414.628Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)IND FBSI4–70.36492-15BYE
9524.662Villanova (VILLANOVA)IND FBSI5–60.45574-13BYE
9634.687Baylor (BAYLOR)IND SWC3–80.273110-14BYE
9734.765Northwestern State (NORTHWESTERN STATE)IND FBSI5–60.45574-22BYE
98-24.783San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)IND WAC4–70.36492-21BYE
99-54.801Tulane (TULANE)IND FBSI4–70.36492-23BYE
100-24.824Oregon State (OREGON STATE)PAC3–7–10.318106-15BYE
10104.841Long Beach State (LONG BEACH STATE)IND PCAA5–60.45574-13BYE
10204.920Syracuse (SYRACUSE)IND FBSI3–80.273110-18BYE
10304.979Columbia (COLUMBIA)IND IVY3–5–10.38991-12BYE
10405.049Kent State (KENT STATE)MAC4–70.36492-22BYE
10515.121Wichita State (WICHITA STATE)IND MVC4–70.36492-25BYE
106-15.126Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)IND SLC3–80.273110-22BYE
10705.211Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)PAC3–7–10.318106-22BYE
10815.221Princeton (PRINCETON)IND IVY2–5–20.333104-11BYE
109-15.234Army (ARMY)IND FBSI4–6–10.40988-26BYE
11005.346Pacific (PACIFIC)IND PCAA4–80.333104-16BYE
11105.349Richmond (RICHMOND)IND FBSI3–80.273110-26BYE
11205.407West Texas A&M (WEST TEXAS A&M)IND MVC3–80.273110-26BYE
11305.532Ohio (OHIO)MAC3–80.273110-25BYE
11405.724Rice (RICE)IND SWC2–90.182123-25BYE
11505.832Iowa (IOWA)B102–90.182123-30BYE
11605.849CAL State Fullerton (CAL STATE FULLERTON)IND PCAA5–70.41786-14BYE
11716.142Indiana State (INDIANA STATE)IND MVC3–80.273110-34BYE
118-16.174Oregon (OREGON)PAC2–90.182123-35BYE
11916.247Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)IND SOCON3–80.273110-26BYE
120-16.287Air Force (AIR FORCE)IND FBSI3–80.273110-38BYE
12106.369West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)IND FBSI2–90.182123-32BYE
12206.402Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)SEC2–90.182123-28BYE
12306.457Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)MAC3–70.300108-26BYE
12406.468TCUIND SWC2–90.182123-32BYE
12516.527Illinois (ILLINOIS)B101–8–20.182123-27BYE
126-16.609Kansas (KANSAS)IND B81–100.091133-36BYE
12706.658Toledo (TOLEDO)MAC2–90.182123-38BYE
12806.700Virginia (VIRGINIA)ACC2–90.182123-42BYE
12906.771Marshall (MARSHALL)IND SOCON1–100.091133-39BYE
13016.790Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)IND IVY2–6–10.278109-15BYE
13116.847Colgate (COLGATE)IND FBSI3–80.273110-8BYE
132-26.876Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)ACC1–100.091133-40BYE
13306.967Lamar (LAMAR)IND SLC2–8–10.227122-40BYE
13407.024Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)IND PCAA3–80.273110-30BYE
13507.398UTEPIND WAC1–110.083136-48BYE
13607.588Illinois State (ILLINOIS STATE)IND FBSI2–90.182123-18BYE
13708.161Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)B100–10–10.045137-43BYE
13808.817Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)IND FBSI0–110.000138-53BYE

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