1978 Week 2 College Football Team Rankings

September 5, 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	Game Status
1	0	-0.230	North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)	IND FBSI	1–0	1.000	1	Beat UTEP 49–0
2	-1	-0.063	Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)	SEC	1–0	1.000	1	Beat West Texas A&M 28–0
3	-2	0.024	Alabama (ALABAMA)	SEC	1–0	1.000	1	Beat Nebraska 20–3
4	-3	0.095	East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)	IND FBSI	1–0	1.000	1	Beat Western Carolina 14–6
5	-4	0.135	Penn State (PENN STATE)	IND FBSI	1–0	1.000	1	Beat Temple 10–7
6	-5	0.135	Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)	IND FBSI	1–0	1.000	1	Beat Richmond 10–7
7	-6	0.142	Drake (DRAKE)	IND MVC	1–0	1.000	1	Beat Texas Arlington 25–23
8	-7	0.150	Tulsa (TULSA)	IND MVC	1–0	1.000	1	Beat Arkansas State 21–20
9	-8	0.259	Air Force (AIR FORCE)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	19	BYE
10	-9	0.259	App State (APPALACHIAN STATE)	IND SOCON	0–0	0.000	19	BYE
11	-10	0.259	Arizona (ARIZONA)	PAC	0–0	0.000	19	BYE
12	-11	0.259	Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)	PAC	0–0	0.000	19	BYE
13	-12	0.259	Arkansas (ARKANSAS)	IND SWC	0–0	0.000	19	BYE
14	-13	0.259	Army (ARMY)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	19	BYE
15	-14	0.259	Auburn (AUBURN)	SEC	0–0	0.000	19	BYE
16	-15	0.259	Ball State (BALL STATE)	MAC	0–0	0.000	19	BYE
17	-16	0.259	Baylor (BAYLOR)	IND SWC	0–0	0.000	19	BYE
18	-17	0.259	Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	19	BYE
19	-18	0.259	Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)	MAC	0–0	0.000	19	BYE
20	-19	0.259	Brown (BROWN)	IND IVY	0–0	0.000	19	BYE
21	-20	0.259	BYU	IND WAC	0–0	0.000	19	BYE
22	-21	0.259	CAL State Fullerton (CAL STATE FULLERTON)	IND PCAA	0–0	0.000	19	BYE
23	-22	0.259	California (CALIFORNIA)	PAC	0–0	0.000	19	BYE
24	-23	0.259	Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)	MAC	0–0	0.000	19	BYE
25	-24	0.259	Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	19	BYE
26	-25	0.259	Citadel (CITADEL)	IND SOCON	0–0	0.000	19	BYE
27	-26	0.259	Clemson (CLEMSON)	ACC	0–0	0.000	19	BYE
28	-27	0.259	Colgate (COLGATE)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	19	BYE
29	-28	0.259	Colorado (COLORADO)	IND B8	0–0	0.000	19	BYE
30	-29	0.259	Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)	IND WAC	0–0	0.000	19	BYE
31	-30	0.259	Columbia (COLUMBIA)	IND IVY	0–0	0.000	19	BYE
32	-31	0.259	Cornell (CORNELL)	IND IVY	0–0	0.000	19	BYE
33	-32	0.259	Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)	IND IVY	0–0	0.000	19	BYE
34	-33	0.259	Duke (DUKE)	ACC	0–0	0.000	19	BYE
35	-34	0.259	Florida (FLORIDA)	SEC	0–0	0.000	19	BYE
36	-35	0.259	Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	19	BYE
37	-36	0.259	Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)	IND PCAA	0–0	0.000	19	BYE
38	-37	0.259	Furman (FURMAN)	IND SOCON	0–0	0.000	19	BYE
39	-38	0.259	Georgia (GEORGIA)	SEC	0–0	0.000	19	BYE
40	-39	0.259	Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	19	BYE
41	-40	0.259	Harvard (HARVARD)	IND IVY	0–0	0.000	19	BYE
42	-41	0.259	Hawai'i (HAWAII)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	19	BYE
43	-42	0.259	Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	19	BYE
44	-43	0.259	Houston (HOUSTON)	IND SWC	0–0	0.000	19	BYE
45	-44	0.259	Illinois (ILLINOIS)	B10	0–0	0.000	19	BYE
46	-45	0.259	Illinois State (ILLINOIS STATE)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	19	BYE
47	-46	0.259	Indiana (INDIANA)	B10	0–0	0.000	19	BYE
48	-47	0.259	Indiana State (INDIANA STATE)	IND MVC	0–0	0.000	19	BYE
49	-48	0.259	Iowa (IOWA)	B10	0–0	0.000	19	BYE
50	-49	0.259	Iowa State (IOWA STATE)	IND B8	0–0	0.000	19	BYE
51	-50	0.259	Kansas (KANSAS)	IND B8	0–0	0.000	19	BYE
52	-51	0.259	Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)	IND B8	0–0	0.000	19	BYE
53	-52	0.259	Kent State (KENT STATE)	MAC	0–0	0.000	19	BYE
54	-53	0.259	Kentucky (KENTUCKY)	SEC	0–0	0.000	19	BYE
55	-54	0.259	Lamar (LAMAR)	IND SLC	0–0	0.000	19	BYE
56	-55	0.259	Long Beach State (LONG BEACH STATE)	IND PCAA	0–0	0.000	19	BYE
57	-56	0.259	Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)	IND SLC	0–0	0.000	19	BYE
58	-57	0.259	UL Monroe (LOUISIANA MONROE)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	19	BYE
59	-58	0.259	Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH)	IND SLC	0–0	0.000	19	BYE
60	-59	0.259	Louisville (LOUISVILLE)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	19	BYE
61	-60	0.259	LSU	SEC	0–0	0.000	19	BYE
62	-61	0.259	Marshall (MARSHALL)	IND SOCON	0–0	0.000	19	BYE
63	-62	0.259	Maryland (MARYLAND)	ACC	0–0	0.000	19	BYE
64	-63	0.259	Mcneese State (MCNEESE STATE)	IND SLC	0–0	0.000	19	BYE
65	-64	0.259	Memphis (MEMPHIS)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	19	BYE
66	-65	0.259	Miami (MIAMI)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	19	BYE
67	-66	0.259	Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))	MAC	0–0	0.000	19	BYE
68	-67	0.259	Michigan (MICHIGAN)	B10	0–0	0.000	19	BYE
69	-68	0.259	Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)	B10	0–0	0.000	19	BYE
70	-69	0.259	Minnesota (MINNESOTA)	B10	0–0	0.000	19	BYE
71	-70	0.259	Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)	SEC	0–0	0.000	19	BYE
72	-71	0.259	Missouri (MISSOURI)	IND B8	0–0	0.000	19	BYE
73	-72	0.259	Navy (NAVY)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	19	BYE
74	-73	0.259	New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)	IND WAC	0–0	0.000	19	BYE
75	-74	0.259	New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)	IND MVC	0–0	0.000	19	BYE
76	-75	0.259	North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)	ACC	0–0	0.000	19	BYE
77	-76	0.259	NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)	ACC	0–0	0.000	19	BYE
78	-77	0.259	Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)	MAC	0–0	0.000	19	BYE
79	-78	0.259	Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)	B10	0–0	0.000	19	BYE
80	-79	0.259	Northwestern State (NORTHWESTERN STATE)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	19	BYE
81	-80	0.259	Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	19	BYE
82	-81	0.259	Ohio (OHIO)	MAC	0–0	0.000	19	BYE
83	-82	0.259	Ohio State (OHIO STATE)	B10	0–0	0.000	19	BYE
84	-83	0.259	Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)	IND B8	0–0	0.000	19	BYE
85	-84	0.259	Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)	IND B8	0–0	0.000	19	BYE
86	-85	0.259	Oregon (OREGON)	PAC	0–0	0.000	19	BYE
87	-86	0.259	Oregon State (OREGON STATE)	PAC	0–0	0.000	19	BYE
88	-87	0.259	Pacific (PACIFIC)	IND PCAA	0–0	0.000	19	BYE
89	-88	0.259	Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)	IND IVY	0–0	0.000	19	BYE
90	-89	0.259	Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	19	BYE
91	-90	0.259	Princeton (PRINCETON)	IND IVY	0–0	0.000	19	BYE
92	-91	0.259	Purdue (PURDUE)	B10	0–0	0.000	19	BYE
93	-92	0.259	Rice (RICE)	IND SWC	0–0	0.000	19	BYE
94	-93	0.259	Rutgers (RUTGERS)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	19	BYE
95	-94	0.259	San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)	IND WAC	0–0	0.000	19	BYE
96	-95	0.259	San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)	IND PCAA	0–0	0.000	19	BYE
97	-96	0.259	SMU	IND SWC	0–0	0.000	19	BYE
98	-97	0.259	South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	19	BYE
99	-98	0.259	Southern Illinois (SOUTHERN ILLINOIS)	IND MVC	0–0	0.000	19	BYE
100	-99	0.259	Stanford (STANFORD)	PAC	0–0	0.000	19	BYE
101	-100	0.259	Syracuse (SYRACUSE)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	19	BYE
102	-101	0.259	TCU	IND SWC	0–0	0.000	19	BYE
103	-102	0.259	Tennessee (TENNESSEE)	SEC	0–0	0.000	19	BYE
104	-103	0.259	Tennessee Chattanooga (TENNESSEE-CHATTANOOGA)	IND SOCON	0–0	0.000	19	BYE
105	-104	0.259	Texas (TEXAS)	IND SWC	0–0	0.000	19	BYE
106	-105	0.259	Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)	IND SWC	0–0	0.000	19	BYE
107	-106	0.259	Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)	IND SWC	0–0	0.000	19	BYE
108	-107	0.259	Toledo (TOLEDO)	MAC	0–0	0.000	19	BYE
109	-108	0.259	Tulane (TULANE)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	19	BYE
110	-109	0.259	UCLA	PAC	0–0	0.000	19	BYE
111	-110	0.259	UNLV	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	19	BYE
112	-111	0.259	USC	PAC	0–0	0.000	19	BYE
113	-112	0.259	Utah (UTAH)	IND WAC	0–0	0.000	19	BYE
114	-113	0.259	Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)	SEC	0–0	0.000	19	BYE
115	-114	0.259	Villanova (VILLANOVA)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	19	BYE
116	-115	0.259	Virginia (VIRGINIA)	ACC	0–0	0.000	19	BYE
117	-116	0.259	Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)	IND SOCON	0–0	0.000	19	BYE
118	-117	0.259	Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	19	BYE
119	-118	0.259	Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)	ACC	0–0	0.000	19	BYE
120	-119	0.259	Washington (WASHINGTON)	PAC	0–0	0.000	19	BYE
121	-120	0.259	Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)	PAC	0–0	0.000	19	BYE
122	-121	0.259	West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	19	BYE
123	-122	0.259	Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	0–0	0.000	19	BYE
124	-123	0.259	Wichita State (WICHITA STATE)	IND MVC	0–0	0.000	19	BYE
125	-124	0.259	William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	19	BYE
126	-125	0.259	Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)	B10	0–0	0.000	19	BYE
127	-126	0.259	Wyoming (WYOMING)	IND WAC	0–0	0.000	19	BYE
128	-127	0.259	Yale (YALE)	IND IVY	0–0	0.000	19	BYE
129	-128	0.348	Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE)	IND SLC	0–1	0.000	10	Lost to Tulsa 20–21
130	-129	0.383	Texas Arlington (TEXAS-ARLINGTON)	IND SLC	0–1	0.000	10	Lost to Drake 23–25
131	-130	0.417	Richmond (RICHMOND)	IND FBSI	0–1	0.000	10	Lost to Southern Miss 7–10
132	-131	0.417	Temple (TEMPLE)	IND FBSI	0–1	0.000	10	Lost to Penn State 7–10
133	-132	0.590	Western Carolina (WESTERN CAROLINA)	IND SOCON	0–1	0.000	10	Lost to East Carolina 6–14
134	-133	0.901	Nebraska (NEBRASKA)	IND B8	0–1	0.000	10	Lost to Alabama 3–20
135	-134	1.281	West Texas A&M (WEST TEXAS A&M)	IND MVC	0–1	0.000	10	Lost to Mississippi State 0–28
136	-135	2.006	UTEP	IND WAC	0–1	0.000	10	Lost to North Texas 0–49
137	-136	2.121	Utah State (UTAH STATE)	IND PCAA	1–0	1.000	1	Beat Idaho State 10–0
138	-137	10.777	Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	0–1	0.000	10	Lost to Northern Michigan 3–30