1978 Week 14 College Football Team Rankings

November 28, 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	1	0.742	USC	PAC	10–1	0.909	2	+62	Beat Notre Dame 27–25
2	-1	0.792	Penn State (PENN STATE)	IND FBSI	11–0	1.000	1	+62	Beat Pittsburgh 17–10
3	0	1.028	Alabama (ALABAMA)	SEC	9–1	0.900	7	+49	BYE
4	0	1.088	Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)	IND FBSI	8–3	0.727	19	+44	Lost to USC 25–27
5	3	1.117	Michigan (MICHIGAN)	B10	10–1	0.909	2	+42	Beat Ohio State 14–3
6	0	1.124	Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)	IND B8	10–1	0.909	2	+45	BYE
7	0	1.133	Clemson (CLEMSON)	ACC	10–1	0.909	2	+47	Beat South Carolina 41–23
8	1	1.228	Nebraska (NEBRASKA)	IND B8	9–2	0.818	9	+43	BYE
9	-4	1.325	Houston (HOUSTON)	IND SWC	8–2	0.800	15	+36	Lost to Texas Tech 21–22
10	1	1.332	Ball State (BALL STATE)	MAC	10–1	0.909	2	+43	BYE
11	2	1.467	Georgia (GEORGIA)	SEC	8–1–1	0.850	8	+33	BYE
12	2	1.519	Maryland (MARYLAND)	ACC	9–2	0.818	9	+37	BYE
13	2	1.650	North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)	IND FBSI	9–2	0.818	9	+33	BYE
14	5	1.683	Tulsa (TULSA)	IND MVC	9–2	0.818	9	+34	BYE
15	3	1.714	Arkansas (ARKANSAS)	IND SWC	8–2	0.800	15	+27	Beat SMU 27–14
16	1	1.716	Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)	B10	8–3	0.727	19	+24	Beat Iowa 42–7
17	3	1.753	Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)	MAC	9–2	0.818	9	+37	BYE
18	6	1.763	Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)	IND FBSI	8–3	0.727	19	+28	Beat Florida 38–21
19	3	1.794	Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))	MAC	8–2–1	0.773	17	+28	BYE
20	-4	1.814	Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)	IND FBSI	8–3	0.727	19	+26	Lost to Penn State 10–17
21	-11	1.817	Texas (TEXAS)	IND SWC	7–3	0.700	30	+26	Lost to Baylor 14–38
22	-10	1.830	Rutgers (RUTGERS)	IND FBSI	9–2	0.818	9	+19	Lost to Colgate 9–14
23	0	1.839	Purdue (PURDUE)	B10	8–2–1	0.773	17	+22	Beat Indiana 20–7
24	1	1.900	NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)	ACC	8–3	0.727	19	+27	Beat Virginia 24–21
25	-4	1.912	Yale (YALE)	IND IVY	5–2–2	0.667	40	+12	BYE
26	6	1.969	BYU	IND WAC	8–3	0.727	19	+23	Beat Hawai'i 31–13
27	1	2.049	East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)	IND FBSI	8–3	0.727	19	+20	BYE
28	5	2.073	Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)	PAC	8–3	0.727	19	+22	Beat Arizona 18–17
29	7	2.084	Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)	IND SWC	7–3	0.700	30	+24	Beat Houston 22–21
30	0	2.135	UCLA	PAC	8–3	0.727	19	+21	BYE
31	-2	2.138	Stanford (STANFORD)	PAC	7–4	0.636	45	+22	BYE
32	-1	2.169	Missouri (MISSOURI)	IND B8	7–4	0.636	45	+21	BYE
33	-7	2.177	Ohio State (OHIO STATE)	B10	7–3–1	0.682	38	+17	Lost to Michigan 3–14
34	0	2.216	Iowa State (IOWA STATE)	IND B8	8–3	0.727	19	+19	BYE
35	-8	2.252	Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)	IND FBSI	7–3	0.700	30	+17	BYE
36	2	2.256	Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)	IND FBSI	7–4	0.636	45	+22	BYE
37	0	2.304	LSU	SEC	7–3	0.700	30	+17	Beat Tulane 40–21
38	6	2.347	Washington (WASHINGTON)	PAC	7–4	0.636	45	+17	Beat Washington State 38–8
39	4	2.420	Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH)	IND SLC	6–4	0.600	57	+19	BYE
40	12	2.436	Utah (UTAH)	IND WAC	7–3	0.700	30	+10	Beat Utah State 23–20
41	-1	2.457	Temple (TEMPLE)	IND FBSI	6–3–1	0.650	43	+11	BYE
42	-1	2.493	Navy (NAVY)	IND FBSI	7–3	0.700	30	+8	BYE
43	2	2.495	Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE)	IND SLC	7–4	0.636	45	+19	BYE
44	2	2.552	Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)	IND SWC	7–3	0.700	30	+8	Beat TCU 15–7
45	2	2.611	Tennessee Chattanooga (TENNESSEE-CHATTANOOGA)	IND SOCON	7–3–1	0.682	38	+16	BYE
46	2	2.640	Furman (FURMAN)	IND SOCON	8–3	0.727	19	+3	BYE
47	6	2.696	Louisville (LOUISVILLE)	IND FBSI	7–4	0.636	45	+7	BYE
48	-13	2.703	Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)	SEC	6–5	0.545	62	+15	Lost to Ole Miss 7–27
49	0	2.714	Brown (BROWN)	IND IVY	6–3	0.667	40	+17	BYE
50	1	2.724	Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)	IND IVY	6–3	0.667	40	+15	BYE
51	-12	2.781	Hawai'i (HAWAII)	IND FBSI	6–4	0.600	57	+14	Lost to BYU 13–31
52	4	2.833	Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	7–4	0.636	45	+8	BYE
53	-11	2.849	New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)	IND WAC	7–5	0.583	61	+12	Lost to San Diego State 24–27
54	0	2.853	Auburn (AUBURN)	SEC	6–3–1	0.650	43	+7	BYE
55	-5	2.907	Utah State (UTAH STATE)	IND PCAA	7–4	0.636	45	+18	Lost to Utah 20–23
56	-1	2.938	South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)	IND FBSI	5–5–1	0.500	69	+5	Lost to Clemson 23–41
57	5	2.939	Mcneese State (MCNEESE STATE)	IND SLC	7–4	0.636	45	+4	Beat Louisiana 44–18
58	0	2.949	California (CALIFORNIA)	PAC	6–5	0.545	62	+10	BYE
59	4	3.019	UNLV	IND FBSI	7–3	0.700	30	+10	Beat CAL State Fullerton 24–7
60	-1	3.045	Cornell (CORNELL)	IND IVY	5–3–1	0.611	56	+4	BYE
61	0	3.078	UL Monroe (LOUISIANA MONROE)	IND FBSI	6–4–1	0.591	60	+14	BYE
62	-2	3.133	App State (APPALACHIAN STATE)	IND SOCON	7–4	0.636	45	+9	BYE
63	6	3.290	North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)	ACC	5–6	0.455	74	+1	Beat Duke 16–15
64	-7	3.310	Florida (FLORIDA)	SEC	4–6	0.400	91	+3	Lost to Florida State 21–38
65	0	3.312	Colorado (COLORADO)	IND B8	6–5	0.545	62	0	BYE
66	7	3.317	Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)	IND FBSI	5–6	0.455	74	+1	Beat Memphis 34–14
67	0	3.328	Miami (MIAMI)	IND FBSI	5–5	0.500	69	0	Beat Syracuse 21–9
68	-2	3.357	New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)	IND MVC	6–5	0.545	62	+3	Beat West Texas A&M 33–31
69	3	3.416	Tennessee (TENNESSEE)	SEC	4–5–1	0.450	86	+2	Beat Kentucky 29–14
70	-2	3.460	Southern Illinois (SOUTHERN ILLINOIS)	IND MVC	7–4	0.636	45	-4	BYE
71	3	3.600	Wyoming (WYOMING)	IND WAC	5–6	0.455	74	-5	Beat UTEP 51–21
72	-2	3.604	Arizona (ARIZONA)	PAC	5–6	0.455	74	-5	Lost to Arizona State 17–18
73	12	3.609	Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)	B10	5–4–2	0.545	62	-2	Beat Minnesota 48–10
74	1	3.655	Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)	IND FBSI	6–4	0.600	57	+11	Beat UConn 20–16
75	-11	3.669	SMU	IND SWC	4–6–1	0.409	89	-2	Lost to Arkansas 14–27
76	3	3.713	Texas Arlington (TEXAS-ARLINGTON)	IND SLC	5–6	0.455	74	-5	BYE
77	1	3.838	Harvard (HARVARD)	IND IVY	4–4–1	0.500	69	-2	BYE
78	10	3.876	Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)	SEC	5–6	0.455	74	-1	Beat Mississippi State 27–7
79	1	3.895	Western Carolina (WESTERN CAROLINA)	IND SOCON	6–5	0.545	62	+6	BYE
80	4	4.013	William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)	IND FBSI	5–5–1	0.500	69	-12	BYE
81	-10	4.021	Kentucky (KENTUCKY)	SEC	4–6–1	0.409	89	-3	Lost to Tennessee 14–29
82	11	4.041	Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)	IND WAC	5–6	0.455	74	-8	Beat Pacific 20–13
83	9	4.105	Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)	MAC	5–6	0.455	74	-9	Beat Ohio 23–14
84	-8	4.170	Duke (DUKE)	ACC	4–7	0.364	94	-6	Lost to North Carolina 15–16
85	-2	4.190	San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)	IND PCAA	6–5	0.545	62	-5	BYE
86	-9	4.206	Minnesota (MINNESOTA)	B10	5–6	0.455	74	-12	Lost to Wisconsin 10–48
87	3	4.292	Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)	IND B8	4–7	0.364	94	-8	BYE
88	1	4.310	Citadel (CITADEL)	IND SOCON	5–6	0.455	74	-17	BYE
89	-3	4.404	Indiana (INDIANA)	B10	4–7	0.364	94	-13	Lost to Purdue 7–20
90	4	4.409	Drake (DRAKE)	IND MVC	4–7	0.364	94	-11	BYE
91	-9	4.472	Memphis (MEMPHIS)	IND FBSI	4–7	0.364	94	-12	Lost to Cincinnati 14–34
92	7	4.518	Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)	IND B8	3–8	0.273	110	-13	BYE
93	19	4.556	San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)	IND WAC	4–6	0.400	91	-14	Beat New Mexico 27–24
94	3	4.594	Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)	MAC	4–7	0.364	94	-18	BYE
95	-14	4.600	Long Beach State (LONG BEACH STATE)	IND PCAA	5–5	0.500	69	-8	Lost to Lamar 31–36
96	-1	4.606	Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)	IND FBSI	4–7	0.364	94	-14	BYE
97	-6	4.655	Tulane (TULANE)	IND FBSI	4–7	0.364	94	-19	Lost to LSU 21–40
98	0	4.669	Villanova (VILLANOVA)	IND FBSI	5–6	0.455	74	-12	BYE
99	12	4.748	Baylor (BAYLOR)	IND SWC	3–8	0.273	110	-15	Beat Texas 38–14
100	-13	4.776	Oregon State (OREGON STATE)	PAC	3–7–1	0.318	106	-14	Lost to Oregon 3–24
101	-1	4.783	Northwestern State (NORTHWESTERN STATE)	IND FBSI	5–6	0.455	74	-21	BYE
102	-6	4.872	Syracuse (SYRACUSE)	IND FBSI	3–8	0.273	110	-18	Lost to Miami 9–21
103	-1	5.035	Columbia (COLUMBIA)	IND IVY	3–5–1	0.389	93	-11	BYE
104	3	5.111	Kent State (KENT STATE)	MAC	4–7	0.364	94	-22	BYE
105	-2	5.132	Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)	IND SLC	3–8	0.273	110	-21	Lost to Mcneese State 18–44
106	-2	5.189	Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)	PAC	3–7–1	0.318	106	-23	Lost to Washington 8–38
107	-1	5.212	Wichita State (WICHITA STATE)	IND MVC	4–7	0.364	94	-25	BYE
108	-3	5.241	Army (ARMY)	IND FBSI	4–5–1	0.450	86	-21	BYE
109	-1	5.265	Princeton (PRINCETON)	IND IVY	2–5–2	0.333	104	-10	BYE
110	-9	5.361	Pacific (PACIFIC)	IND PCAA	4–8	0.333	104	-15	Lost to Colorado State 13–20
111	3	5.396	Richmond (RICHMOND)	IND FBSI	3–8	0.273	110	-26	BYE
112	-3	5.463	West Texas A&M (WEST TEXAS A&M)	IND MVC	3–8	0.273	110	-26	Lost to New Mexico State 31–33
113	-3	5.591	Ohio (OHIO)	MAC	3–8	0.273	110	-25	Lost to Northern Illinois 14–23
114	2	5.704	Rice (RICE)	IND SWC	2–8	0.200	123	-19	BYE
115	-2	5.824	CAL State Fullerton (CAL STATE FULLERTON)	IND PCAA	5–7	0.417	88	-12	Lost to UNLV 7–24
116	-1	5.842	Iowa (IOWA)	B10	2–9	0.182	125	-29	Lost to Michigan State 7–42
117	0	6.137	Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)	SEC	2–8	0.200	123	-22	BYE
118	12	6.154	Oregon (OREGON)	PAC	2–9	0.182	125	-34	Beat Oregon State 24–3
119	-1	6.201	Indiana State (INDIANA STATE)	IND MVC	3–8	0.273	110	-34	BYE
120	-1	6.277	Air Force (AIR FORCE)	IND FBSI	3–8	0.273	110	-34	BYE
121	-1	6.288	Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)	IND SOCON	3–8	0.273	110	-26	BYE
122	1	6.410	West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)	IND FBSI	2–9	0.182	125	-31	BYE
123	1	6.496	Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	3–7	0.300	108	-26	BYE
124	-3	6.586	TCU	IND SWC	2–9	0.182	125	-29	Lost to Texas A&M 7–15
125	3	6.594	Kansas (KANSAS)	IND B8	1–10	0.091	133	-34	BYE
126	-4	6.630	Illinois (ILLINOIS)	B10	1–8–2	0.182	125	-27	BYE
127	-1	6.726	Toledo (TOLEDO)	MAC	2–9	0.182	125	-38	BYE
128	-1	6.789	Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)	ACC	1–10	0.091	133	-37	BYE
129	0	6.798	Virginia (VIRGINIA)	ACC	2–9	0.182	125	-41	Lost to NC State 21–24
130	1	6.827	Marshall (MARSHALL)	IND SOCON	1–10	0.091	133	-39	BYE
131	5	6.874	Colgate (COLGATE)	IND FBSI	3–8	0.273	110	-7	Beat Rutgers 14–9
132	-7	6.881	Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)	IND IVY	2–6–1	0.278	109	-15	BYE
133	2	6.963	Lamar (LAMAR)	IND SLC	2–8–1	0.227	122	-39	Beat Long Beach State 36–31
134	-2	7.049	Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)	IND PCAA	3–8	0.273	110	-29	BYE
135	-2	7.225	UTEP	IND WAC	1–11	0.083	136	-44	Lost to Wyoming 21–51
136	-2	7.666	Illinois State (ILLINOIS STATE)	IND FBSI	2–9	0.182	125	-18	BYE
137	0	8.216	Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)	B10	0–10–1	0.045	137	-43	BYE
138	0	9.366	Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)	IND FBSI	0–9	0.000	138	-43	Lost to Massachusetts 0–27