1978 Week 11 College Football Team Rankings

November 7, 1978By PowerUpRankings.com • Posted in 1978 Season Tags: • No Comments

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.

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Rank	Change	Rating	Team	Conf	Record	Win %	Place	NOW	Game Status
1	0	0.871	Penn State (PENN STATE)	IND FBSI	9–0	1.000	1	+36	Beat Maryland 27–3
2	1	1.037	Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)	IND B8	9–0	1.000	1	+34	Beat Colorado 28–7
3	4	1.111	Alabama (ALABAMA)	SEC	8–1	0.889	3	+32	Beat Mississippi State 35–14
4	-2	1.146	Nebraska (NEBRASKA)	IND B8	8–1	0.889	3	+29	Beat Kansas 63–21
5	3	1.153	USC	PAC	7–1	0.875	8	+28	Beat Stanford 13–7
6	-2	1.160	Texas (TEXAS)	IND SWC	6–1	0.857	16	+24	BYE
7	5	1.234	Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)	IND FBSI	6–2	0.750	24	+26	Beat Navy 27–7
8	-3	1.279	Maryland (MARYLAND)	ACC	8–1	0.889	3	+28	Lost to Penn State 3–27
9	-3	1.317	Clemson (CLEMSON)	ACC	7–1	0.875	8	+23	Beat Wake Forest 51–6
10	-1	1.322	Houston (HOUSTON)	IND SWC	7–1	0.875	8	+22	Beat TCU 63–6
11	0	1.394	Michigan (MICHIGAN)	B10	7–1	0.875	8	+19	Beat Iowa 34–0
12	1	1.471	Georgia (GEORGIA)	SEC	7–1	0.875	8	+21	Beat Virginia Military Institute 41–3
13	2	1.485	Ball State (BALL STATE)	MAC	8–1	0.889	3	+23	Beat Bowling Green 39–14
14	0	1.600	UCLA	PAC	8–1	0.889	3	+21	Beat Oregon 23–21
15	-5	1.600	Navy (NAVY)	IND FBSI	7–1	0.875	8	+17	Lost to Notre Dame 7–27
16	0	1.636	Rutgers (RUTGERS)	IND FBSI	7–1	0.875	8	+13	Beat Massachusetts 21–11
17	1	1.751	Purdue (PURDUE)	B10	7–1	0.875	8	+13	Beat Northwestern 31–0
18	6	1.791	North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)	IND FBSI	7–2	0.778	19	+22	Beat Southern Miss 25–12
19	7	1.824	LSU	SEC	6–1	0.857	16	+13	Beat Ole Miss 30–8
20	7	1.842	Louisville (LOUISVILLE)	IND FBSI	7–2	0.778	19	+15	Beat Wichita State 38–20
21	-2	1.870	Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)	IND FBSI	6–2	0.750	24	+15	Beat Syracuse 18–17
22	0	1.871	Tulsa (TULSA)	IND MVC	8–2	0.800	18	+23	Beat West Texas A&M 44–23
23	6	1.879	Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)	PAC	6–2	0.750	24	+16	Beat California 35–21
24	8	1.973	NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)	ACC	6–2	0.750	24	+15	Beat South Carolina 22–13
25	0	1.974	Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)	B10	5–3	0.625	46	+12	Beat Illinois 59–19
26	-3	1.986	Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))	MAC	6–2–1	0.722	31	+15	Beat Ohio 31–16
27	3	2.056	Arkansas (ARKANSAS)	IND SWC	5–2	0.714	33	+13	Beat Rice 37–7
28	15	2.066	Ohio State (OHIO STATE)	B10	5–2–1	0.688	36	+10	Beat Wisconsin 49–14
29	8	2.068	BYU	IND WAC	6–2	0.750	24	+12	Beat Wyoming 48–14
30	-9	2.077	Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)	IND FBSI	6–2	0.750	24	+14	BYE
31	0	2.084	Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)	MAC	7–2	0.778	19	+19	Beat Toledo 27–3
32	-15	2.088	Tennessee Chattanooga (TENNESSEE-CHATTANOOGA)	IND SOCON	6–2–1	0.722	31	+11	Lost to Western Carolina 21–31
33	3	2.160	Utah State (UTAH STATE)	IND PCAA	7–2	0.778	19	+13	Beat Pacific 40–14
34	12	2.192	New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)	IND WAC	6–3	0.667	38	+14	Beat Utah 24–12
35	4	2.308	Washington (WASHINGTON)	PAC	6–3	0.667	38	+11	Beat Arizona 31–21
36	4	2.320	Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH)	IND SLC	5–3	0.625	46	+12	Beat Lamar 40–3
37	-2	2.325	Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE)	IND SLC	6–3	0.667	38	+14	Beat Louisiana 16–6
38	0	2.373	Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	7–2	0.778	19	+8	Beat Marshall 24–6
39	10	2.389	Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)	IND SWC	6–2	0.750	24	+5	Beat SMU 20–17
40	-7	2.401	Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)	SEC	5–3	0.625	46	+11	Lost to Alabama 14–35
41	23	2.409	Yale (YALE)	IND IVY	3–2–2	0.571	54	+4	Beat Cornell 42–14
42	11	2.446	Brown (BROWN)	IND IVY	5–2	0.714	33	+13	Beat Harvard 31–30
43	2	2.527	Temple (TEMPLE)	IND FBSI	5–2–1	0.688	36	+6	BYE
44	0	2.545	Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)	IND FBSI	5–3	0.625	46	+9	BYE
45	11	2.550	East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)	IND FBSI	6–3	0.667	38	+11	Beat App State 33–8
46	-5	2.587	Stanford (STANFORD)	PAC	5–4	0.556	61	+9	Lost to USC 7–13
47	7	2.631	Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)	IND SWC	4–3	0.571	54	+8	Beat Baylor 27–9
48	-14	2.651	California (CALIFORNIA)	PAC	5–4	0.556	61	+11	Lost to Arizona State 21–35
49	-2	2.679	Mcneese State (MCNEESE STATE)	IND SLC	5–3	0.625	46	+5	BYE
50	-8	2.684	Colorado (COLORADO)	IND B8	6–3	0.667	38	+7	Lost to Oklahoma 7–28
51	-31	2.687	Missouri (MISSOURI)	IND B8	5–4	0.556	61	+8	Lost to Oklahoma State 20–35
52	-24	2.717	Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)	IND FBSI	5–2	0.714	33	+10	Lost to Boston University 7–15
53	4	2.748	Iowa State (IOWA STATE)	IND B8	6–3	0.667	38	+6	Beat Kansas State 24–0
54	19	2.922	Florida (FLORIDA)	SEC	3–4	0.429	88	+5	Beat Auburn 31–7
55	10	2.924	William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)	IND FBSI	5–3–1	0.611	52	+3	Beat Citadel 12–8
56	10	3.018	Hawai'i (HAWAII)	IND FBSI	4–3	0.571	54	+5	Beat UTEP 35–13
57	-2	3.055	Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)	IND FBSI	5–4	0.556	61	+7	Lost to North Texas 12–25
58	-8	3.085	South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)	IND FBSI	4–4–1	0.500	69	+4	Lost to NC State 13–22
59	-1	3.194	Wyoming (WYOMING)	IND WAC	4–4	0.500	69	+1	Lost to BYU 14–48
60	-12	3.236	UL Monroe (LOUISIANA MONROE)	IND FBSI	5–3–1	0.611	52	+8	Lost to Cincinnati 7–20
61	16	3.242	Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)	IND IVY	4–3	0.571	54	+6	Beat Columbia 37–7
62	14	3.254	Kentucky (KENTUCKY)	SEC	3–4–1	0.438	84	+5	Beat Virginia Tech 28–0
63	12	3.273	New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)	IND MVC	5–4	0.556	61	+3	Beat Drake 21–20
64	-5	3.288	SMU	IND SWC	3–4–1	0.438	84	+3	Lost to Texas A&M 17–20
65	14	3.301	Western Carolina (WESTERN CAROLINA)	IND SOCON	6–3	0.667	38	+11	Beat Tennessee Chattanooga 31–21
66	3	3.343	Furman (FURMAN)	IND SOCON	6–3	0.667	38	-7	Beat Davidson 56–14
67	-16	3.410	Auburn (AUBURN)	SEC	5–3	0.625	46	-2	Lost to Florida 7–31
68	-7	3.512	Utah (UTAH)	IND WAC	4–3	0.571	54	-5	Lost to New Mexico 12–24
69	-7	3.540	Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)	B10	4–3–1	0.563	60	0	Lost to Ohio State 14–49
70	0	3.648	Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)	MAC	4–5	0.444	77	-4	Lost to Ball State 14–39
71	-19	3.670	Duke (DUKE)	ACC	3–5	0.375	92	+4	Lost to Tennessee 0–34
72	13	3.712	Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)	MAC	4–4	0.500	69	-3	Beat Kent State 27–21
73	-13	3.759	Miami (MIAMI)	IND FBSI	3–5	0.375	92	-2	Lost to Tulane 16–20
74	13	3.776	Villanova (VILLANOVA)	IND FBSI	5–4	0.556	61	-5	Beat Boston College 28–16
75	-8	3.802	Cornell (CORNELL)	IND IVY	3–3–1	0.500	69	-2	Lost to Yale 14–42
76	17	3.852	Tennessee (TENNESSEE)	SEC	2–4–1	0.357	101	-2	Beat Duke 34–0
77	-5	3.853	Harvard (HARVARD)	IND IVY	3–3–1	0.500	69	-2	Lost to Brown 30–31
78	10	3.895	Southern Illinois (SOUTHERN ILLINOIS)	IND MVC	5–4	0.556	61	-7	Beat Indiana State 28–7
79	16	3.907	Minnesota (MINNESOTA)	B10	4–4	0.500	69	-4	Beat Indiana 32–31
80	-17	3.944	North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)	ACC	3–5	0.375	92	-3	Lost to Richmond 18–27
81	17	3.985	Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)	IND FBSI	3–5	0.375	92	-4	Beat UL Monroe 20–7
82	-8	3.987	App State (APPALACHIAN STATE)	IND SOCON	5–4	0.556	61	-1	Lost to East Carolina 8–33
83	3	4.016	UNLV	IND FBSI	4–3	0.571	54	-1	BYE
84	-13	4.067	Columbia (COLUMBIA)	IND IVY	3–3–1	0.500	69	-3	Lost to Dartmouth 7–37
85	11	4.096	Tulane (TULANE)	IND FBSI	4–5	0.444	77	-8	Beat Miami 20–16
86	-2	4.228	Pacific (PACIFIC)	IND PCAA	4–5	0.444	77	+1	Lost to Utah State 14–40
87	22	4.279	Princeton (PRINCETON)	IND IVY	2–3–2	0.429	88	-2	Beat Pennsylvania 21–0
88	-5	4.279	Arizona (ARIZONA)	PAC	3–5	0.375	92	-7	Lost to Washington 21–31
89	-9	4.287	Citadel (CITADEL)	IND SOCON	4–5	0.444	77	-9	Lost to William & Mary 8–12
90	-22	4.299	Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)	PAC	3–4–1	0.438	84	-8	Lost to Oregon State 31–32
91	-10	4.336	Indiana (INDIANA)	B10	3–5	0.375	92	-5	Lost to Minnesota 31–32
92	0	4.337	Wichita State (WICHITA STATE)	IND MVC	4–5	0.444	77	-9	Lost to Louisville 20–38
93	-15	4.377	Long Beach State (LONG BEACH STATE)	IND PCAA	4–4	0.500	69	-2	Lost to Fresno State 41–42
94	7	4.408	Texas Arlington (TEXAS-ARLINGTON)	IND SLC	4–6	0.400	91	-11	Beat Northwestern State 30–7
95	-13	4.454	Northwestern State (NORTHWESTERN STATE)	IND FBSI	4–5	0.444	77	-11	Lost to Texas Arlington 7–30
96	-7	4.508	Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)	SEC	3–5	0.375	92	-5	Lost to LSU 8–30
97	2	4.515	Memphis (MEMPHIS)	IND FBSI	3–5	0.375	92	-7	Beat Vanderbilt 35–14
98	7	4.529	Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)	IND B8	3–6	0.333	103	-8	Beat Missouri 35–20
99	-8	4.581	Drake (DRAKE)	IND MVC	3–6	0.333	103	-8	Lost to New Mexico State 20–21
100	8	4.811	San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)	IND PCAA	4–5	0.444	77	-7	Beat CAL State Fullerton 30–21
101	-7	4.813	Baylor (BAYLOR)	IND SWC	2–6	0.250	112	-7	Lost to Texas Tech 9–27
102	-12	4.841	Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)	IND FBSI	3–6	0.333	103	-9	Lost to Kentucky 0–28
103	7	4.857	San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)	IND WAC	3–4	0.429	88	-11	Beat Colorado State 34–31
104	-7	4.950	West Texas A&M (WEST TEXAS A&M)	IND MVC	3–6	0.333	103	-12	Lost to Tulsa 23–44
105	11	5.013	Oregon State (OREGON STATE)	PAC	2–5–1	0.313	111	-8	Beat Washington State 32–31
106	-6	5.311	Kent State (KENT STATE)	MAC	3–6	0.333	103	-17	Lost to Northern Illinois 21–27
107	20	5.353	Army (ARMY)	IND FBSI	3–4–1	0.438	84	-11	Beat Air Force 28–14
108	-2	5.416	Ohio (OHIO)	MAC	2–6	0.250	112	-13	Lost to Miami (OH) 16–31
109	-6	5.556	Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)	IND B8	2–7	0.222	119	-12	Lost to Iowa State 0–24
110	1	5.572	Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)	IND SOCON	3–6	0.333	103	-11	Lost to Georgia 3–41
111	1	5.658	Rice (RICE)	IND SWC	1–7	0.125	126	-10	Lost to Arkansas 7–37
112	5	5.709	Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)	IND SLC	2–6	0.250	112	-17	Lost to Arkansas State 6–16
113	0	5.767	Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	3–5	0.375	92	-11	BYE
114	-12	5.771	Air Force (AIR FORCE)	IND FBSI	3–6	0.333	103	-18	Lost to Army 14–28
115	-11	5.776	Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)	IND WAC	2–6	0.250	112	-14	Lost to San Diego State 31–34
116	3	5.790	Kansas (KANSAS)	IND B8	1–8	0.111	130	-15	Lost to Nebraska 21–63
117	-10	5.906	Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)	IND IVY	2–4–1	0.357	101	-5	Lost to Princeton 0–21
118	-4	5.927	Oregon (OREGON)	PAC	1–8	0.111	130	-20	Lost to UCLA 21–23
119	4	6.078	Syracuse (SYRACUSE)	IND FBSI	1–7	0.125	126	-15	Lost to Pittsburgh 17–18
120	6	6.092	West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)	IND FBSI	2–7	0.222	119	-17	Beat Virginia 20–17
121	0	6.179	Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)	ACC	1–8	0.111	130	-18	Lost to Clemson 6–51
122	-4	6.286	Indiana State (INDIANA STATE)	IND MVC	2–7	0.222	119	-22	Lost to Southern Illinois 7–28
123	8	6.407	Richmond (RICHMOND)	IND FBSI	2–7	0.222	119	-25	Beat North Carolina 27–18
124	0	6.425	TCU	IND SWC	2–6	0.250	112	-15	Lost to Houston 6–63
125	-5	6.456	Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)	SEC	1–7	0.125	126	-16	Lost to Memphis 14–35
126	-11	6.508	Virginia (VIRGINIA)	ACC	2–6	0.250	112	-22	Lost to West Virginia 17–20
127	1	6.526	Iowa (IOWA)	B10	1–7	0.125	126	-19	Lost to Michigan 0–34
128	-6	6.706	Illinois (ILLINOIS)	B10	1–6–2	0.222	119	-17	Lost to Michigan State 19–59
129	5	6.771	Colgate (COLGATE)	IND FBSI	2–6	0.250	112	-10	Beat Lafayette 17–7
130	-5	6.777	CAL State Fullerton (CAL STATE FULLERTON)	IND PCAA	3–6	0.333	103	-7	Lost to San José State 21–30
131	-2	6.830	Marshall (MARSHALL)	IND SOCON	1–8	0.111	130	-26	Lost to Western Michigan 6–24
132	4	7.034	Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)	IND PCAA	2–7	0.222	119	-21	Beat Long Beach State 42–41
133	-1	7.045	Toledo (TOLEDO)	MAC	1–8	0.111	130	-27	Lost to Central Michigan 3–27
134	-4	7.048	UTEP	IND WAC	1–8	0.111	130	-25	Lost to Hawai'i 13–35
135	-2	7.433	Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)	IND FBSI	0–6	0.000	137	-20	Lost to Villanova 16–28
136	-1	8.381	Lamar (LAMAR)	IND SLC	1–6–1	0.188	125	-30	Lost to Louisiana Tech 3–40
137	0	8.446	Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)	B10	0–8–1	0.056	136	-27	Lost to Purdue 0–31
138	0	9.574	Illinois State (ILLINOIS STATE)	IND FBSI	0–9	0.000	137	-19	Lost to Eastern Illinois 7–42