1978 Week 13 College Football Team Rankings

November 21, 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	0.795	Penn State (PENN STATE)	IND FBSI	10–0	1.000	1	+53	BYE
2	1	0.903	USC	PAC	9–1	0.900	4	+50	Beat UCLA 17–10
3	2	1.040	Alabama (ALABAMA)	SEC	9–1	0.900	4	+46	BYE
4	4	1.088	Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)	IND FBSI	8–2	0.800	16	+41	Beat Georgia Tech 38–21
5	-1	1.129	Houston (HOUSTON)	IND SWC	8–1	0.889	9	+35	BYE
6	0	1.136	Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)	IND B8	10–1	0.909	2	+45	Beat Oklahoma State 62–7
7	4	1.195	Clemson (CLEMSON)	ACC	9–1	0.900	4	+40	Beat Maryland 28–24
8	4	1.200	Michigan (MICHIGAN)	B10	9–1	0.900	4	+33	Beat Purdue 24–6
9	-7	1.217	Nebraska (NEBRASKA)	IND B8	9–2	0.818	11	+43	Lost to Missouri 31–35
10	-3	1.296	Texas (TEXAS)	IND SWC	7–2	0.778	18	+32	Beat TCU 41–0
11	-1	1.387	Ball State (BALL STATE)	MAC	10–1	0.909	2	+42	Beat Northern Illinois 31–13
12	2	1.475	Rutgers (RUTGERS)	IND FBSI	9–1	0.900	4	+26	Beat Holy Cross 31–21
13	0	1.489	Georgia (GEORGIA)	SEC	8–1–1	0.850	10	+30	Tied Auburn 22–22
14	-5	1.517	Maryland (MARYLAND)	ACC	9–2	0.818	11	+35	Lost to Clemson 24–28
15	0	1.627	North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)	IND FBSI	9–2	0.818	11	+34	Beat Memphis 41–24
16	3	1.708	Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)	IND FBSI	8–2	0.800	16	+25	Beat Army 35–17
17	-1	1.743	Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)	B10	7–3	0.700	27	+21	Beat Northwestern 52–3
18	9	1.767	Arkansas (ARKANSAS)	IND SWC	7–2	0.778	18	+23	Beat Texas A&M 26–7
19	-1	1.770	Tulsa (TULSA)	IND MVC	9–2	0.818	11	+33	BYE
20	5	1.820	Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)	MAC	9–2	0.818	11	+36	Beat Western Michigan 35–14
21	9	1.844	Yale (YALE)	IND IVY	5–2–2	0.667	36	+13	Beat Harvard 35–28
22	0	1.876	Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))	MAC	8–2–1	0.773	20	+26	Beat Cincinnati 28–24
23	-6	1.878	Purdue (PURDUE)	B10	7–2–1	0.750	21	+18	Lost to Michigan 6–24
24	14	1.911	Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)	IND FBSI	7–3	0.700	27	+25	Beat Navy 38–6
25	7	1.936	NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)	ACC	7–3	0.700	27	+24	Beat Duke 24–10
26	3	1.976	Ohio State (OHIO STATE)	B10	7–2–1	0.750	21	+16	Beat Indiana 21–18
27	-7	2.156	Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)	IND FBSI	7–3	0.700	27	+18	Lost to Notre Dame 21–38
28	7	2.172	East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)	IND FBSI	8–3	0.727	23	+20	Beat Marshall 45–0
29	8	2.214	Stanford (STANFORD)	PAC	7–4	0.636	47	+21	Beat California 30–10
30	-2	2.228	UCLA	PAC	8–3	0.727	23	+19	Lost to USC 10–17
31	9	2.241	Missouri (MISSOURI)	IND B8	7–4	0.636	47	+20	Beat Nebraska 35–31
32	-6	2.272	BYU	IND WAC	7–3	0.700	27	+14	Lost to Utah 22–23
33	3	2.302	Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)	PAC	7–3	0.700	27	+16	Beat Oregon State 44–22
34	7	2.314	Iowa State (IOWA STATE)	IND B8	8–3	0.727	23	+18	Beat Colorado 20–16
35	18	2.324	Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)	SEC	6–4	0.600	57	+19	Beat LSU 16–14
36	7	2.329	Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)	IND SWC	6–3	0.667	36	+16	Beat SMU 19–16
37	-14	2.373	LSU	SEC	6–3	0.667	36	+13	Lost to Mississippi State 14–16
38	12	2.376	Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)	IND FBSI	7–4	0.636	47	+22	Beat Louisville 37–3
39	6	2.386	Hawai'i (HAWAII)	IND FBSI	6–3	0.667	36	+16	Beat Wyoming 27–22
40	7	2.438	Temple (TEMPLE)	IND FBSI	6–3–1	0.650	45	+12	Beat Villanova 27–17
41	-10	2.438	Navy (NAVY)	IND FBSI	7–3	0.700	27	+10	Lost to Florida State 6–38
42	6	2.468	New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)	IND WAC	7–4	0.636	47	+15	Beat Pacific 44–6
43	-22	2.484	Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH)	IND SLC	6–4	0.600	57	+18	Lost to UL Monroe 0–18
44	-5	2.549	Washington (WASHINGTON)	PAC	6–4	0.600	57	+13	BYE
45	-1	2.597	Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE)	IND SLC	7–4	0.636	47	+17	Beat Lamar 6–3
46	-13	2.619	Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)	IND SWC	6–3	0.667	36	+6	Lost to Arkansas 7–26
47	-23	2.646	Tennessee Chattanooga (TENNESSEE-CHATTANOOGA)	IND SOCON	7–3–1	0.682	35	+16	Lost to Tennessee State 23–27
48	7	2.663	Furman (FURMAN)	IND SOCON	8–3	0.727	23	+4	Beat Citadel 17–13
49	5	2.673	Brown (BROWN)	IND IVY	6–3	0.667	36	+16	Beat Columbia 24–12
50	2	2.677	Utah State (UTAH STATE)	IND PCAA	7–3	0.700	27	+19	BYE
51	0	2.686	Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)	IND IVY	6–3	0.667	36	+15	Beat Princeton 28–21
52	11	2.746	Utah (UTAH)	IND WAC	6–3	0.667	36	+3	Beat BYU 23–22
53	-19	2.762	Louisville (LOUISVILLE)	IND FBSI	7–4	0.636	47	+7	Lost to Southern Miss 3–37
54	5	2.826	Auburn (AUBURN)	SEC	6–3–1	0.650	45	+7	Tied Georgia 22–22
55	2	2.879	South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)	IND FBSI	5–4–1	0.550	64	+6	Beat Wake Forest 37–14
56	-10	2.921	Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	7–4	0.636	47	+8	Lost to Central Michigan 14–35
57	1	2.922	Florida (FLORIDA)	SEC	4–5	0.444	83	+7	Beat Kentucky 18–16
58	-16	3.017	California (CALIFORNIA)	PAC	6–5	0.545	65	+9	Lost to Stanford 10–30
59	3	3.041	Cornell (CORNELL)	IND IVY	5–3–1	0.611	56	+3	Beat Pennsylvania 35–17
60	8	3.201	App State (APPALACHIAN STATE)	IND SOCON	7–4	0.636	47	+9	Beat Western Carolina 39–13
61	12	3.219	UL Monroe (LOUISIANA MONROE)	IND FBSI	6–4–1	0.591	61	+13	Beat Louisiana Tech 18–0
62	-13	3.235	Mcneese State (MCNEESE STATE)	IND SLC	6–4	0.600	57	0	Lost to Texas Arlington 17–20
63	4	3.254	UNLV	IND FBSI	6–3	0.667	36	+5	Beat UTEP 27–0
64	-4	3.421	SMU	IND SWC	4–5–1	0.450	80	+1	Lost to Texas Tech 16–19
65	-4	3.449	Colorado (COLORADO)	IND B8	6–5	0.545	65	-2	Lost to Iowa State 16–20
66	3	3.456	New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)	IND MVC	5–5	0.500	69	+2	BYE
67	13	3.544	Miami (MIAMI)	IND FBSI	4–5	0.444	83	-2	Beat San Diego State 16–14
68	8	3.582	Southern Illinois (SOUTHERN ILLINOIS)	IND MVC	7–4	0.636	47	-6	Beat Louisiana 10–9
69	13	3.593	North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)	ACC	4–6	0.400	85	-2	Beat Virginia 38–20
70	9	3.599	Arizona (ARIZONA)	PAC	5–5	0.500	69	-3	Beat Washington State 31–24
71	-15	3.603	Kentucky (KENTUCKY)	SEC	4–5–1	0.450	80	+1	Lost to Florida 16–18
72	14	3.652	Tennessee (TENNESSEE)	SEC	3–5–1	0.389	95	-1	Beat Ole Miss 41–17
73	2	3.683	Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)	IND FBSI	4–6	0.400	85	-3	Lost to Miami (OH) 24–28
74	-2	3.730	Wyoming (WYOMING)	IND WAC	4–6	0.400	85	-5	Lost to Hawai'i 22–27
75	-10	3.783	Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)	IND FBSI	5–4	0.556	62	+11	Lost to Rutgers 21–31
76	-6	3.795	Duke (DUKE)	ACC	4–6	0.400	85	0	Lost to NC State 10–24
77	6	3.830	Minnesota (MINNESOTA)	B10	5–5	0.500	69	-6	Beat Illinois 24–6
78	-4	3.836	Harvard (HARVARD)	IND IVY	4–4–1	0.500	69	-3	Lost to Yale 28–35
79	11	3.847	Texas Arlington (TEXAS-ARLINGTON)	IND SLC	5–6	0.455	75	-7	Beat Mcneese State 20–17
80	-9	3.961	Western Carolina (WESTERN CAROLINA)	IND SOCON	6–5	0.545	65	+6	Lost to App State 13–39
81	11	4.027	Long Beach State (LONG BEACH STATE)	IND PCAA	5–4	0.556	62	0	Beat Drake 25–0
82	-4	4.052	Memphis (MEMPHIS)	IND FBSI	4–6	0.400	85	-4	Lost to North Texas 24–41
83	6	4.058	San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)	IND PCAA	6–5	0.545	65	-3	Beat Montana 35–7
84	-20	4.073	William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)	IND FBSI	5–5–1	0.500	69	-12	Lost to Richmond 3–17
85	-19	4.100	Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)	B10	4–4–2	0.500	69	-6	Lost to Iowa 24–38
86	-1	4.294	Indiana (INDIANA)	B10	4–6	0.400	85	-10	Lost to Ohio State 18–21
87	-6	4.301	Oregon State (OREGON STATE)	PAC	3–6–1	0.350	104	-4	Lost to Arizona State 22–44
88	-11	4.350	Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)	SEC	4–6	0.400	85	-5	Lost to Tennessee 17–41
89	-2	4.365	Citadel (CITADEL)	IND SOCON	5–6	0.455	75	-17	Lost to Furman 13–17
90	6	4.385	Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)	IND B8	4–7	0.364	97	-7	Beat Kansas 36–20
91	0	4.441	Tulane (TULANE)	IND FBSI	4–6	0.400	85	-15	BYE
92	1	4.498	Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)	MAC	4–6	0.400	85	-11	Lost to Ball State 13–31
93	11	4.504	Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)	IND WAC	4–6	0.400	85	-11	Beat West Virginia 50–14
94	-6	4.504	Drake (DRAKE)	IND MVC	4–7	0.364	97	-10	Lost to Long Beach State 0–25
95	10	4.646	Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)	IND FBSI	4–7	0.364	97	-12	Beat Virginia Military Institute 28–2
96	6	4.696	Syracuse (SYRACUSE)	IND FBSI	3–7	0.300	108	-12	Beat Boston College 37–23
97	-13	4.697	Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)	MAC	4–7	0.364	97	-17	Lost to Ohio 15–19
98	-4	4.723	Villanova (VILLANOVA)	IND FBSI	5–6	0.455	75	-11	Lost to Temple 17–27
99	-2	4.736	Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)	IND B8	3–8	0.273	114	-13	Lost to Oklahoma 7–62
100	9	4.878	Northwestern State (NORTHWESTERN STATE)	IND FBSI	5–6	0.455	75	-22	Beat Southeastern Louisiana 13–12
101	-1	4.885	Pacific (PACIFIC)	IND PCAA	4–7	0.364	97	-7	Lost to New Mexico 6–44
102	-1	5.004	Columbia (COLUMBIA)	IND IVY	3–5–1	0.389	95	-10	Lost to Brown 12–24
103	0	5.059	Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)	IND SLC	3–7	0.300	108	-17	Lost to Southern Illinois 9–10
104	-5	5.122	Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)	PAC	3–6–1	0.350	104	-19	Lost to Arizona 24–31
105	2	5.201	Army (ARMY)	IND FBSI	4–5–1	0.450	80	-19	Lost to Pittsburgh 17–35
106	-11	5.252	Wichita State (WICHITA STATE)	IND MVC	4–7	0.364	97	-23	Lost to Indiana State 18–42
107	4	5.265	Kent State (KENT STATE)	MAC	4–7	0.364	97	-22	Beat Toledo 17–13
108	-2	5.297	Princeton (PRINCETON)	IND IVY	2–5–2	0.333	106	-10	Lost to Dartmouth 21–28
109	1	5.416	West Texas A&M (WEST TEXAS A&M)	IND MVC	3–7	0.300	108	-21	BYE
110	4	5.442	Ohio (OHIO)	MAC	3–7	0.300	108	-18	Beat Bowling Green 19–15
111	-13	5.448	Baylor (BAYLOR)	IND SWC	2–8	0.200	120	-19	Lost to Rice 10–24
112	-4	5.468	San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)	IND WAC	3–6	0.333	106	-20	Lost to Miami 14–16
113	3	5.490	CAL State Fullerton (CAL STATE FULLERTON)	IND PCAA	5–6	0.455	75	-7	Beat CAL Poly Pomona 30–22
114	7	5.654	Richmond (RICHMOND)	IND FBSI	3–8	0.273	114	-28	Beat William & Mary 17–3
115	14	5.684	Iowa (IOWA)	B10	2–8	0.200	120	-23	Beat Wisconsin 38–24
116	1	5.722	Rice (RICE)	IND SWC	2–8	0.200	120	-18	Beat Baylor 24–10
117	9	6.036	Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)	SEC	2–8	0.200	120	-19	Beat Air Force 41–27
118	13	6.358	Indiana State (INDIANA STATE)	IND MVC	3–8	0.273	114	-33	Beat Wichita State 42–18
119	-7	6.361	Air Force (AIR FORCE)	IND FBSI	3–8	0.273	114	-33	Lost to Vanderbilt 27–41
120	-7	6.420	Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)	IND SOCON	3–8	0.273	114	-26	Lost to Virginia Tech 2–28
121	3	6.488	TCU	IND SWC	2–8	0.200	120	-24	Lost to Texas 0–41
122	0	6.524	Illinois (ILLINOIS)	B10	1–8–2	0.182	127	-24	Lost to Minnesota 6–24
123	-5	6.530	West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)	IND FBSI	2–9	0.182	127	-29	Lost to Colorado State 14–50
124	-9	6.594	Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	3–7	0.300	108	-25	Lost to Illinois State 13–14
125	0	6.828	Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)	IND IVY	2–6–1	0.278	113	-15	Lost to Cornell 17–35
126	-3	6.852	Toledo (TOLEDO)	MAC	2–9	0.182	127	-38	Lost to Kent State 13–17
127	1	6.860	Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)	ACC	1–10	0.091	133	-35	Lost to South Carolina 14–37
128	-8	6.878	Kansas (KANSAS)	IND B8	1–10	0.091	133	-34	Lost to Kansas State 20–36
129	-10	6.888	Virginia (VIRGINIA)	ACC	2–8	0.200	120	-37	Lost to North Carolina 20–38
130	-3	6.929	Oregon (OREGON)	PAC	1–9	0.100	132	-35	BYE
131	-1	6.940	Marshall (MARSHALL)	IND SOCON	1–10	0.091	133	-39	Lost to East Carolina 0–45
132	2	7.056	Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)	IND PCAA	3–8	0.273	114	-26	Beat Idaho 41–28
133	-1	7.138	UTEP	IND WAC	1–10	0.091	133	-37	Lost to UNLV 0–27
134	4	7.840	Illinois State (ILLINOIS STATE)	IND FBSI	2–9	0.182	127	-18	Beat Eastern Michigan 14–13
135	1	8.107	Lamar (LAMAR)	IND SLC	1–8–1	0.150	131	-42	Lost to Arkansas State 3–6
136	-3	8.220	Colgate (COLGATE)	IND FBSI	2–8	0.200	120	-16	Lost to Delaware 29–38
137	0	8.230	Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)	B10	0–10–1	0.045	137	-39	Lost to Michigan State 3–52
138	-3	8.675	Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)	IND FBSI	0–8	0.000	138	-40	Lost to Syracuse 23–37