1978 Week 6 College Football Team Rankings

October 3, 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	0.726	Penn State (PENN STATE)	IND FBSI	5–0	1.000	1	+9	Beat TCU 58–0
2	27	0.889	Michigan (MICHIGAN)	B10	3–0	1.000	1	+4	Beat Duke 52–0
3	0	0.971	Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)	IND B8	4–0	1.000	1	+6	Beat Missouri 45–23
4	2	1.062	Maryland (MARYLAND)	ACC	4–0	1.000	1	+5	Beat Kentucky 20–3
5	7	1.089	Arkansas (ARKANSAS)	IND SWC	3–0	1.000	1	+5	Beat Tulsa 21–13
6	10	1.094	Ball State (BALL STATE)	MAC	4–0	1.000	1	+5	Beat Central Michigan 27–0
7	-3	1.136	USC	PAC	4–0	1.000	1	+5	Beat Michigan State 30–9
8	20	1.170	Nebraska (NEBRASKA)	IND B8	3–1	0.750	27	+5	Beat Indiana 69–17
9	-2	1.205	Alabama (ALABAMA)	SEC	3–1	0.750	27	+6	Beat Vanderbilt 51–28
10	31	1.262	UL Monroe (LOUISIANA MONROE)	IND FBSI	4–0	1.000	1	+5	Beat Northwestern State 46–0
11	7	1.303	Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)	PAC	3–0–1	0.875	23	+3	Tied Army 21–21
12	11	1.319	Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)	IND FBSI	3–0	1.000	1	+3	Beat North Carolina 20–16
13	13	1.345	Colorado (COLORADO)	IND B8	4–0	1.000	1	+3	Beat Northwestern 55–7
14	8	1.353	Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)	IND FBSI	4–0	1.000	1	+3	Beat Dartmouth 35–0
15	-4	1.369	Texas (TEXAS)	IND SWC	3–0	1.000	1	+2	Beat Texas Tech 24–7
16	8	1.374	Auburn (AUBURN)	SEC	3–0	1.000	1	+3	Beat Tennessee 29–10
17	-4	1.397	NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)	ACC	4–0	1.000	1	+5	Beat Wake Forest 34–10
18	-3	1.403	Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)	IND SWC	3–0	1.000	1	+2	Beat Memphis 58–0
19	2	1.419	Tennessee Chattanooga (TENNESSEE-CHATTANOOGA)	IND SOCON	3–0–1	0.875	23	+3	Tied Middle Tennessee 14–14
20	18	1.476	Columbia (COLUMBIA)	IND IVY	2–0	1.000	1	+1	Beat Lafayette 21–0
21	-1	1.492	Iowa State (IOWA STATE)	IND B8	4–0	1.000	1	+3	Beat Drake 35–7
22	-13	1.527	LSU	SEC	3–0	1.000	1	+2	Beat Rice 37–7
23	-15	1.647	Duke (DUKE)	ACC	2–1	0.667	45	+4	Lost to Michigan 0–52
24	15	1.685	Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)	PAC	3–1	0.750	27	+5	Beat UTEP 27–0
25	11	1.692	Utah State (UTAH STATE)	IND PCAA	4–0	1.000	1	+2	Beat Wyoming 20–13
26	16	1.702	SMU	IND SWC	2–1	0.667	45	+2	BYE
27	24	1.711	South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)	IND FBSI	2–1–1	0.625	57	+3	Beat Georgia 27–10
28	-1	1.717	Navy (NAVY)	IND FBSI	3–0	1.000	1	+1	Beat Boston College 19–8
29	-19	1.724	Clemson (CLEMSON)	ACC	2–1	0.667	45	+3	Beat Villanova 31–0
30	17	1.763	Stanford (STANFORD)	PAC	3–1	0.750	27	+3	Beat Tulane 17–14
31	3	1.818	Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)	B10	3–0	1.000	1	+1	Beat Oregon 22–19
32	13	1.828	Cornell (CORNELL)	IND IVY	1–0–1	0.750	27	0	Beat Colgate 21–12
33	-2	1.894	Tulsa (TULSA)	IND MVC	4–1	0.800	25	+5	Lost to Arkansas 13–21
34	-4	1.911	Yale (YALE)	IND IVY	2–0	1.000	1	0	Beat UConn 21–7
35	90	1.984	Florida (FLORIDA)	SEC	1–1	0.500	59	+2	Beat Mississippi State 34–0
36	-11	2.010	Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)	IND SWC	1–2	0.333	88	+3	Lost to Texas 7–24
37	21	2.021	California (CALIFORNIA)	PAC	3–1	0.750	27	+3	Beat West Virginia 28–21
38	11	2.085	Louisville (LOUISVILLE)	IND FBSI	3–1	0.750	27	+2	Beat Indiana State 31–12
39	-34	2.091	Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)	SEC	3–1	0.750	27	+5	Lost to Florida 0–34
40	26	2.115	Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH)	IND SLC	2–1	0.667	45	+2	Beat Mcneese State 34–20
41	-6	2.138	Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)	IND IVY	1–1	0.500	59	+1	Lost to Holy Cross 0–35
42	-25	2.163	William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)	IND FBSI	3–1	0.750	27	+2	Lost to Virginia Tech 19–22
43	-3	2.166	North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)	IND FBSI	4–1	0.800	25	+2	Beat Oklahoma State 12–7
44	19	2.197	Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)	IND FBSI	2–2	0.500	59	+3	Beat William & Mary 22–19
45	45	2.201	Houston (HOUSTON)	IND SWC	2–1	0.667	45	+2	Beat Florida State 27–21
46	19	2.230	BYU	IND WAC	3–1	0.750	27	+1	Beat New Mexico 27–23
47	-28	2.254	Northwestern State (NORTHWESTERN STATE)	IND FBSI	3–1	0.750	27	+3	Lost to UL Monroe 0–46
48	6	2.308	Missouri (MISSOURI)	IND B8	2–2	0.500	59	+2	Lost to Oklahoma 23–45
49	-6	2.370	North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)	ACC	1–2	0.333	88	+3	Lost to Pittsburgh 16–20
50	31	2.420	Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	3–1	0.750	27	+1	Beat Bowling Green 24–20
51	-7	2.430	Ohio State (OHIO STATE)	B10	2–1	0.667	45	+1	Beat Baylor 34–28
52	-20	2.440	Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)	IND FBSI	3–1	0.750	27	0	Lost to Houston 21–27
53	9	2.470	Hawai'i (HAWAII)	IND FBSI	2–1	0.667	45	+2	Beat CAL State Fullerton 42–33
54	22	2.528	UCLA	PAC	3–1	0.750	27	0	Beat Minnesota 17–3
55	-41	2.528	Georgia (GEORGIA)	SEC	2–1	0.667	45	+1	Lost to South Carolina 10–27
56	11	2.578	Southern Illinois (SOUTHERN ILLINOIS)	IND MVC	3–1	0.750	27	+1	Beat New Mexico State 43–39
57	13	2.614	Arizona (ARIZONA)	PAC	3–1	0.750	27	0	Beat Iowa 23–3
58	-2	2.697	Temple (TEMPLE)	IND FBSI	2–2	0.500	59	+2	Beat Delaware 38–7
59	24	2.734	Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)	SEC	2–1	0.667	45	+1	Beat Southern Miss 16–13
60	-7	2.776	New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)	IND WAC	2–2	0.500	59	+1	Lost to BYU 23–27
61	-28	2.807	App State (APPALACHIAN STATE)	IND SOCON	3–1	0.750	27	0	Lost to Furman 34–52
62	25	2.842	Rutgers (RUTGERS)	IND FBSI	2–1	0.667	45	0	Beat Princeton 24–0
63	-62	2.867	Purdue (PURDUE)	B10	2–1	0.667	45	0	Lost to Notre Dame 6–10
64	10	2.902	Wichita State (WICHITA STATE)	IND MVC	3–1	0.750	27	-1	Beat West Texas A&M 38–37
65	29	3.096	Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)	IND FBSI	2–2	0.500	59	0	Beat Citadel 28–0
66	38	3.100	Utah (UTAH)	IND WAC	2–1	0.667	45	-1	Beat Colorado State 30–6
67	-30	3.103	Kentucky (KENTUCKY)	SEC	1–1–1	0.500	59	0	Lost to Maryland 3–20
68	14	3.127	East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)	IND FBSI	3–2	0.600	58	+1	Beat Texas Arlington 23–17
69	-1	3.161	Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))	MAC	1–2–1	0.375	86	+1	Tied Dayton 10–10
70	-10	3.186	Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)	SEC	1–2	0.333	88	+1	Lost to Alabama 28–51
71	38	3.203	Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)	IND FBSI	1–2	0.333	88	0	Beat Purdue 10–6
72	-17	3.226	Indiana (INDIANA)	B10	1–2	0.333	88	+1	Lost to Nebraska 17–69
73	-2	3.242	Harvard (HARVARD)	IND IVY	1–1	0.500	59	0	Beat Massachusetts 10–0
74	-15	3.289	New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)	IND MVC	2–2	0.500	59	0	Lost to Southern Illinois 39–43
75	-11	3.322	Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)	MAC	2–2	0.500	59	-1	Lost to Western Michigan 20–24
76	2	3.370	Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)	MAC	2–2	0.500	59	+3	Lost to Ball State 0–27
77	2	3.376	Miami (MIAMI)	IND FBSI	1–2	0.333	88	0	Beat Kansas 38–6
78	19	3.385	Kent State (KENT STATE)	MAC	2–2	0.500	59	-1	Beat Ohio 20–14
79	-31	3.402	Mcneese State (MCNEESE STATE)	IND SLC	2–2	0.500	59	0	Lost to Louisiana Tech 20–34
80	-30	3.410	Villanova (VILLANOVA)	IND FBSI	2–2	0.500	59	0	Lost to Clemson 0–31
81	4	3.575	Wyoming (WYOMING)	IND WAC	1–2	0.333	88	0	Lost to Utah State 13–20
82	41	3.624	Furman (FURMAN)	IND SOCON	2–2	0.500	59	0	Beat App State 52–34
83	25	3.667	San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)	IND PCAA	2–2	0.500	59	-1	Beat Santa Clara 17–7
84	17	3.678	Washington (WASHINGTON)	PAC	2–2	0.500	59	-2	Beat Oregon State 34–0
85	22	3.685	Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)	IND B8	1–3	0.250	103	0	Beat Air Force 34–21
86	25	3.742	Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)	MAC	1–2	0.333	88	-1	Beat Illinois State 49–21
87	19	3.819	Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)	IND SOCON	2–2	0.500	59	-2	Beat Virginia 17–9
88	-4	3.895	Citadel (CITADEL)	IND SOCON	2–2	0.500	59	-1	Lost to Georgia Tech 0–28
89	-17	3.983	Iowa (IOWA)	B10	1–2	0.333	88	-1	Lost to Arizona 3–23
90	-29	3.990	Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)	B10	1–2	0.333	88	-1	Lost to USC 9–30
91	-34	3.994	Air Force (AIR FORCE)	IND FBSI	2–2	0.500	59	-2	Lost to Kansas State 21–34
92	-4	4.032	Memphis (MEMPHIS)	IND FBSI	1–3	0.250	103	0	Lost to Texas A&M 0–58
93	-18	4.041	Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)	IND FBSI	2–2	0.500	59	-1	Lost to Ole Miss 13–16
94	2	4.045	Drake (DRAKE)	IND MVC	2–3	0.400	83	-2	Lost to Iowa State 7–35
95	23	4.045	Illinois (ILLINOIS)	B10	1–2–1	0.375	86	-1	Beat Syracuse 28–14
96	-7	4.184	West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)	IND FBSI	1–3	0.250	103	0	Lost to California 21–28
97	-11	4.206	Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE)	IND SLC	1–3	0.250	103	-1	BYE
98	5	4.252	Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)	ACC	1–3	0.250	103	-1	Lost to NC State 10–34
99	-1	4.259	Rice (RICE)	IND SWC	0–4	0.000	124	0	Lost to LSU 7–37
100	-5	4.460	Minnesota (MINNESOTA)	B10	1–2	0.333	88	-2	Lost to UCLA 3–17
101	-21	4.464	Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)	IND IVY	1–1	0.500	59	-1	Beat Lehigh 21–13
102	-33	4.589	Ohio (OHIO)	MAC	1–2	0.333	88	-1	Lost to Kent State 14–20
103	23	4.647	Tennessee (TENNESSEE)	SEC	0–2–1	0.167	121	-1	Lost to Auburn 10–29
104	-12	4.654	TCU	IND SWC	1–2	0.333	88	-1	Lost to Penn State 0–58
105	-12	4.792	Kansas (KANSAS)	IND B8	1–3	0.250	103	-1	Lost to Miami 6–38
106	-54	4.868	Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)	IND FBSI	1–2	0.333	88	-3	Lost to Richmond 28–51
107	-2	4.915	Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)	IND B8	0–4	0.000	124	-3	Lost to North Texas 7–12
108	-31	5.008	Marshall (MARSHALL)	IND SOCON	1–3	0.250	103	-4	Lost to Western Carolina 14–21
109	4	5.071	Oregon (OREGON)	PAC	0–4	0.000	124	-2	Lost to Wisconsin 19–22
110	10	5.105	Tulane (TULANE)	IND FBSI	0–4	0.000	124	-3	Lost to Stanford 14–17
111	4	5.154	Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)	IND FBSI	0–3	0.000	124	-2	Lost to Navy 8–19
112	-12	5.167	Virginia (VIRGINIA)	ACC	1–3	0.250	103	-4	Lost to Virginia Military Institute 9–17
113	1	5.242	Army (ARMY)	IND FBSI	1–1–1	0.500	59	-3	Tied Washington State 21–21
114	3	5.337	Richmond (RICHMOND)	IND FBSI	1–4	0.200	118	-5	Beat Cincinnati 51–28
115	-5	5.384	Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)	IND WAC	0–3	0.000	124	-2	Lost to Utah 6–30
116	-4	5.584	West Texas A&M (WEST TEXAS A&M)	IND MVC	1–4	0.200	118	-5	Lost to Wichita State 37–38
117	11	5.722	Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)	IND SLC	1–3	0.250	103	-4	Beat Lamar 23–16
118	11	5.819	Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	2–3	0.400	83	-3	Beat Toledo 17–12
119	-17	5.825	Lamar (LAMAR)	IND SLC	1–3	0.250	103	-5	Lost to Louisiana 16–23
120	17	5.963	Pacific (PACIFIC)	IND PCAA	1–3	0.250	103	-1	Beat Long Beach State 14–0
121	-2	5.986	UTEP	IND WAC	1–4	0.200	118	-6	Lost to Arizona State 0–27
122	0	6.109	Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)	B10	0–3–1	0.125	122	-2	Lost to Colorado 7–55
123	4	6.114	Indiana State (INDIANA STATE)	IND MVC	1–3	0.250	103	-6	Lost to Louisville 12–31
124	11	6.248	Western Carolina (WESTERN CAROLINA)	IND SOCON	2–3	0.400	83	-1	Beat Marshall 21–14
125	-26	6.296	Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)	IND PCAA	1–3	0.250	103	-2	Lost to CAL Poly SAN Luis Obispo 12–24
126	-2	6.340	Oregon State (OREGON STATE)	PAC	0–3–1	0.125	122	-4	Lost to Washington 0–34
127	-54	6.662	Baylor (BAYLOR)	IND SWC	0–3	0.000	124	-3	Lost to Ohio State 28–34
128	-7	6.942	Long Beach State (LONG BEACH STATE)	IND PCAA	1–2	0.333	88	-2	Lost to Pacific 0–14
129	7	6.950	Colgate (COLGATE)	IND FBSI	0–3	0.000	124	0	Lost to Cornell 12–21
130	-84	7.030	Princeton (PRINCETON)	IND IVY	0–1–1	0.250	103	-1	Lost to Rutgers 0–24
131	-15	7.237	Syracuse (SYRACUSE)	IND FBSI	0–4	0.000	124	-5	Lost to Illinois 14–28
132	-2	7.306	San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)	IND WAC	0–2	0.000	124	-4	BYE
133	-1	7.831	Texas Arlington (TEXAS-ARLINGTON)	IND SLC	0–5	0.000	124	-11	Lost to East Carolina 17–23
134	0	8.179	CAL State Fullerton (CAL STATE FULLERTON)	IND PCAA	1–3	0.250	103	-1	Lost to Hawai'i 33–42
135	-2	8.365	UNLV	IND FBSI	0–3	0.000	124	-2	BYE
136	-5	8.394	Toledo (TOLEDO)	MAC	0–4	0.000	124	-8	Lost to Eastern Michigan 12–17
137	-46	8.532	Brown (BROWN)	IND IVY	0–2	0.000	124	0	Lost to Rhode Island 3–17
138	0	9.266	Illinois State (ILLINOIS STATE)	IND FBSI	0–4	0.000	124	-5	Lost to Northern Illinois 21–49