1977 Season

1977 Week 4 College Football Team Rankings

September 20, 1977By PowerUpRankings.com • Posted in 1977 Season Tags: • No Comments

1977 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	0.384	Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)	IND FBSI	1–0–1	0.750	41	+2	Tied Louisville 17–17
2	58	0.505	Florida (FLORIDA)	SEC	1–0	1.000	1	+1	Beat Rice 48–3
3	-2	0.524	Arkansas (ARKANSAS)	IND SWC	2–0	1.000	1	+3	Beat Oklahoma State 28–6
4	43	0.663	Colorado (COLORADO)	IND B8	2–0	1.000	1	+2	Beat Kent State 42–0
5	38	0.674	Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)	IND SWC	2–0	1.000	1	+2	Beat New Mexico 49–14
6	17	0.727	Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)	SEC	2–0	1.000	1	+3	BYE
7	38	0.802	Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)	PAC	2–0	1.000	1	+2	Beat Michigan State 23–21
8	11	0.954	Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)	IND SLC	3–0	1.000	1	+3	Beat Lamar 10–6
9	21	0.982	South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)	IND FBSI	3–0	1.000	1	+2	Beat Miami (OH) 42–19
10	2	0.998	Penn State (PENN STATE)	IND FBSI	2–0	1.000	1	+2	Beat Houston 31–14
11	-8	1.043	Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)	IND FBSI	2–0	1.000	1	+2	Beat Kansas State 18–10
12	2	1.092	West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)	IND FBSI	2–0	1.000	1	+1	Beat Maryland 24–16
13	29	1.104	Ohio State (OHIO STATE)	B10	2–0	1.000	1	+1	Beat Minnesota 38–7
14	2	1.108	Michigan (MICHIGAN)	B10	2–0	1.000	1	+1	Beat Duke 21–9
15	37	1.108	Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)	IND B8	2–0	1.000	1	+1	Beat Utah 62–24
16	-1	1.133	Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)	MAC	3–0	1.000	1	+4	Beat Illinois State 28–7
17	7	1.145	Mcneese State (MCNEESE STATE)	IND SLC	2–0	1.000	1	+1	Beat West Texas A&M 20–8
18	13	1.157	Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)	B10	2–0	1.000	1	+1	Beat Northern Illinois 14–3
19	-1	1.160	Iowa (IOWA)	B10	2–0	1.000	1	+1	Beat Iowa State 12–10
20	9	1.168	USC	PAC	2–0	1.000	1	+1	Beat Oregon State 17–10
21	4	1.179	Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)	IND WAC	2–0	1.000	1	+1	Beat Hawai'i 20–16
22	17	1.183	California (CALIFORNIA)	PAC	2–0	1.000	1	+1	Beat Air Force 24–14
23	-15	1.251	Texas (TEXAS)	IND SWC	2–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Virginia 68–0
24	-17	1.258	Navy (NAVY)	IND FBSI	2–0	1.000	1	+2	Beat UConn 38–7
25	1	1.298	East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)	IND FBSI	3–0	1.000	1	+2	Beat Toledo 22–9
26	-16	1.379	BYU	IND WAC	1–0	1.000	1	0	BYE
27	50	1.383	Army (ARMY)	IND FBSI	2–0	1.000	1	+1	Beat Virginia Military Institute 27–14
28	-17	1.386	Louisville (LOUISVILLE)	IND FBSI	1–0–1	0.750	41	0	Tied Cincinnati 17–17
29	26	1.432	Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)	IND WAC	1–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Northwestern 35–3
30	32	1.529	Long Beach State (LONG BEACH STATE)	IND PCAA	1–0	1.000	1	0	Beat CAL State Fullerton 50–31
31	2	1.541	Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)	IND SWC	2–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Virginia Tech 27–6
32	29	1.567	Harvard (HARVARD)	IND IVY	1–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Columbia 21–7
33	20	1.572	Tennessee State (TENNESSEE STATE)	IND FBSI	3–0	1.000	1	+2	Beat Alabama A&M 23–10
34	76	1.575	Northwestern State (NORTHWESTERN STATE)	IND FBSI	2–1	0.667	46	+2	Beat Arkansas State 30–7
35	-7	1.582	San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)	IND FBSI	2–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Arizona 21–14
36	29	1.597	Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)	IND IVY	1–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Cornell 17–7
37	32	1.597	Wyoming (WYOMING)	IND WAC	1–0–1	0.750	41	0	Beat UTEP 27–17
38	21	1.650	Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)	IND IVY	1–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Princeton 14–11
39	31	1.665	Yale (YALE)	IND IVY	1–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Brown 10–9
40	55	1.671	Baylor (BAYLOR)	IND SWC	1–1	0.500	56	+1	Beat Kentucky 21–6
41	7	1.682	Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)	B10	1–1	0.500	56	+1	Lost to Washington State 21–23
42	34	1.699	Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)	SEC	1–1	0.500	56	+1	Beat Wake Forest 3–0
43	-22	1.699	Colgate (COLGATE)	IND FBSI	2–0	1.000	1	+1	Beat Lafayette 38–12
44	2	1.720	Maryland (MARYLAND)	ACC	1–1	0.500	56	+1	Lost to West Virginia 16–24
45	-28	1.729	Grambling State (GRAMBLING STATE)	IND SWAC	2–0	1.000	1	+1	Beat Morgan State 35–19
46	47	1.729	Nebraska (NEBRASKA)	IND B8	1–1	0.500	56	+1	Beat Alabama 31–24
47	16	1.778	Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH)	IND SLC	1–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Sacramento State 56–0
48	23	1.809	North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)	IND FBSI	2–1	0.667	46	+1	Beat SMU 24–13
49	29	1.820	Tennessee Chattanooga (TENNESSEE-CHATTANOOGA)	IND SOCON	2–0	1.000	1	0	Beat App State 14–7
50	-1	1.829	Houston (HOUSTON)	IND SWC	1–1	0.500	56	+1	Lost to Penn State 14–31
51	23	1.868	Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	2–1	0.667	46	+1	Beat Bowling Green 16–6
52	29	1.995	Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)	SEC	2–1	0.667	46	+2	Beat Notre Dame 20–13
53	19	2.012	Mississippi Valley State (MISSISSIPPI VALLEY STATE)	IND SWAC	3–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Arkansas Pine Bluff 12–9
54	31	2.095	Texas Southern (TEXAS SOUTHERN)	IND SWAC	1–0–1	0.750	41	0	BYE
55	34	2.155	Southern (SOUTHERN)	IND SWAC	1–0–1	0.750	41	0	BYE
56	26	2.270	NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)	ACC	2–1	0.667	46	0	Beat Syracuse 38–0
57	75	2.289	Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)	IND FBSI	2–1	0.667	46	+1	Beat Auburn 24–13
58	-54	2.317	Iowa State (IOWA STATE)	IND B8	1–1	0.500	56	+1	Lost to Iowa 10–12
59	66	2.342	Memphis (MEMPHIS)	IND FBSI	2–1	0.667	46	0	Beat Utah State 31–26
60	26	2.410	New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)	IND MVC	2–1	0.667	46	+2	Beat Wichita State 24–12
61	-56	2.440	Alabama (ALABAMA)	SEC	1–1	0.500	56	+1	Lost to Nebraska 24–31
62	22	2.455	Purdue (PURDUE)	B10	1–1	0.500	56	0	Beat Ohio 44–7
63	-22	2.518	Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)	IND FBSI	1–1	0.500	56	0	Lost to Ole Miss 13–20
64	30	2.543	Washington (WASHINGTON)	PAC	1–1	0.500	56	0	Beat San José State 24–3
65	-52	2.555	Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)	IND SOCON	1–1	0.500	56	+1	Lost to Army 14–27
66	-34	2.556	Lamar (LAMAR)	IND SLC	1–1	0.500	56	0	Lost to Louisiana 6–10
67	-40	2.579	Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)	IND B8	1–1	0.500	56	+1	Lost to Arkansas 6–28
68	-34	2.601	Oregon State (OREGON STATE)	PAC	1–1	0.500	56	0	Lost to USC 10–17
69	-32	2.639	Georgia (GEORGIA)	SEC	1–1	0.500	56	0	Lost to Clemson 6–7
70	45	2.643	Indiana State (INDIANA STATE)	IND FBSI	1–1	0.500	56	+1	Beat Southern Illinois 14–9
71	-33	2.657	Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)	ACC	1–1	0.500	56	0	Lost to Vanderbilt 0–3
72	16	2.659	Stanford (STANFORD)	PAC	1–1	0.500	56	0	Beat Tulane 21–17
73	56	2.678	Jackson State (JACKSON STATE)	IND SWAC	2–1	0.667	46	0	Beat Prairie View A&M 27–2
74	24	2.679	Tennessee (TENNESSEE)	SEC	1–1	0.500	56	0	Beat Boston College 24–18
75	-69	2.746	Kent State (KENT STATE)	MAC	1–1	0.500	56	+1	Lost to Colorado 0–42
76	33	2.760	Indiana (INDIANA)	B10	1–1	0.500	56	0	Beat LSU 24–21
77	35	2.761	Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)	IND FBSI	1–1	0.500	56	0	Beat Miami 10–6
78	56	2.762	Citadel (CITADEL)	IND SOCON	2–1	0.667	46	0	Beat Western Carolina 20–0
79	11	2.779	Clemson (CLEMSON)	ACC	1–1	0.500	56	0	Beat Georgia 7–6
80	-24	2.822	Brown (BROWN)	IND IVY	0–1	0.000	112	0	Lost to Yale 9–10
81	-31	2.836	Kentucky (KENTUCKY)	SEC	1–1	0.500	56	0	Lost to Baylor 6–21
82	-42	2.840	Minnesota (MINNESOTA)	B10	1–1	0.500	56	0	Lost to Ohio State 7–38
83	39	2.863	Illinois (ILLINOIS)	B10	1–1	0.500	56	0	Beat Missouri 11–7
84	-62	2.878	Ohio (OHIO)	MAC	1–1	0.500	56	0	Lost to Purdue 7–44
85	-41	2.885	New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)	IND WAC	1–1	0.500	56	0	Lost to Texas Tech 14–49
86	-20	2.888	Princeton (PRINCETON)	IND IVY	0–1	0.000	112	0	Lost to Dartmouth 11–14
87	-14	3.003	Duke (DUKE)	ACC	0–2	0.000	112	0	Lost to Michigan 9–21
88	-34	3.118	Air Force (AIR FORCE)	IND FBSI	0–1–1	0.250	111	0	Lost to California 14–24
89	-31	3.118	Cornell (CORNELL)	IND IVY	0–1	0.000	112	0	Lost to Pennsylvania 7–17
90	26	3.129	Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)	IND PCAA	1–1	0.500	56	0	Beat Boise State 42–7
91	17	3.151	App State (APPALACHIAN STATE)	IND SOCON	0–2	0.000	112	0	Lost to Tennessee Chattanooga 7–14
92	-35	3.249	Columbia (COLUMBIA)	IND IVY	0–1	0.000	112	0	Lost to Harvard 7–21
93	21	3.304	Pacific (PACIFIC)	IND PCAA	1–1	0.500	56	0	Beat Idaho 31–21
94	-74	3.368	SMU	IND SWC	1–1	0.500	56	-1	Lost to North Texas 13–24
95	16	3.381	CAL State Fullerton (CAL STATE FULLERTON)	IND PCAA	0–2	0.000	112	0	Lost to Long Beach State 31–50
96	-61	3.415	Utah State (UTAH STATE)	IND FBSI	1–1	0.500	56	-1	Lost to Memphis 26–31
97	-6	3.418	Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))	MAC	1–1	0.500	56	0	Lost to South Carolina 19–42
98	-19	3.420	North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)	ACC	1–1	0.500	56	-1	Beat Richmond 31–0
99	-2	3.442	Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)	IND FBSI	1–1	0.500	56	0	Beat William & Mary 28–6
100	37	3.448	Texas Arlington (TEXAS-ARLINGTON)	IND SLC	1–1	0.500	56	-1	Beat Western Michigan 17–10
101	-21	3.469	Rice (RICE)	IND SWC	1–1	0.500	56	0	Lost to Florida 3–48
102	-66	3.479	Auburn (AUBURN)	SEC	1–1	0.500	56	-1	Lost to Southern Miss 13–24
103	-35	3.479	Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)	IND FBSI	0–1	0.000	112	0	Lost to Texas A&M 6–27
104	-95	3.519	Ball State (BALL STATE)	MAC	1–1	0.500	56	-1	Lost to Villanova 16–38
105	21	3.562	Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)	IND B8	0–2	0.000	112	0	Lost to Florida State 10–18
106	-23	3.607	UCLA	PAC	1–1	0.500	56	-1	Beat Kansas 17–7
107	-56	3.666	Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE)	IND SLC	1–1	0.500	56	-1	Lost to Northwestern State 7–30
108	11	3.710	Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)	B10	0–2	0.000	112	0	Lost to Arizona State 3–35
109	-7	3.714	Oregon (OREGON)	PAC	1–1	0.500	56	-1	Beat TCU 29–24
110	-43	4.038	Utah (UTAH)	IND WAC	0–1	0.000	112	0	Lost to Oklahoma 24–62
111	-24	4.063	Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)	MAC	1–1	0.500	56	-1	Lost to Eastern Michigan 6–16
112	11	4.082	Rutgers (RUTGERS)	IND FBSI	1–2	0.333	104	0	Beat Bucknell 36–14
113	-12	4.096	Furman (FURMAN)	IND SOCON	1–1	0.500	56	-1	Beat East Tennessee State 42–12
114	7	4.134	Alcorn State (ALCORN STATE)	IND SWAC	1–2	0.333	104	0	Beat Alabama State 15–7
115	18	4.215	Southern Illinois (SOUTHERN ILLINOIS)	IND MVC	1–2	0.333	104	-1	Lost to Indiana State 9–14
116	20	4.224	Temple (TEMPLE)	IND FBSI	1–1	0.500	56	-2	Beat Drake 42–0
117	25	4.228	Villanova (VILLANOVA)	IND FBSI	1–1	0.500	56	+1	Beat Ball State 38–16
118	-1	4.350	Marshall (MARSHALL)	IND SOCON	1–1	0.500	56	-1	Beat Morehead State 38–26
119	-1	4.441	Tulsa (TULSA)	IND MVC	1–2	0.333	104	-1	Beat UL Monroe 37–35
120	15	4.564	Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)	MAC	0–3	0.000	112	-1	Lost to Wisconsin 3–14
121	9	4.773	Illinois State (ILLINOIS STATE)	IND FBSI	1–2	0.333	104	-1	Lost to Central Michigan 7–28
122	-30	4.811	Hawai'i (HAWAII)	IND FBSI	0–2	0.000	112	-1	Lost to Colorado State 16–20
123	-27	4.827	Miami (MIAMI)	IND FBSI	0–2	0.000	112	-1	Lost to Georgia Tech 6–10
124	-24	4.893	Arizona (ARIZONA)	IND WAC	0–2	0.000	112	-1	Lost to San Diego State 14–21
125	-12	4.942	Missouri (MISSOURI)	IND B8	0–2	0.000	112	-1	Lost to Illinois 7–11
126	15	4.942	UTEP	IND WAC	0–2	0.000	112	-1	Lost to Wyoming 17–27
127	-21	4.992	Kansas (KANSAS)	IND B8	0–2	0.000	112	-1	Lost to UCLA 7–17
128	-23	5.066	Wichita State (WICHITA STATE)	IND MVC	1–2	0.333	104	-2	Lost to New Mexico State 12–24
129	2	5.419	Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)	IND FBSI	0–2	0.000	112	-1	Lost to Tennessee 18–24
130	-3	5.468	Toledo (TOLEDO)	MAC	0–2	0.000	112	-1	Lost to East Carolina 9–22
131	-3	5.591	William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)	IND FBSI	1–2	0.333	104	-2	Lost to Pittsburgh 6–28
132	7	5.616	Virginia (VIRGINIA)	ACC	0–2	0.000	112	-1	Lost to Texas 0–68
133	-9	5.699	Richmond (RICHMOND)	IND FBSI	0–2	0.000	112	-1	Lost to North Carolina 0–31
134	6	6.438	Tulane (TULANE)	IND FBSI	0–2	0.000	112	-2	Lost to Stanford 17–21
135	3	6.438	West Texas A&M (WEST TEXAS A&M)	IND MVC	0–2	0.000	112	-2	Lost to Mcneese State 8–20
136	-72	6.504	LSU	SEC	0–1	0.000	112	-1	Lost to Indiana 21–24
137	-38	6.685	Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	0–2	0.000	112	-2	Lost to Texas Arlington 10–17
138	-18	6.882	TCU	IND SWC	0–2	0.000	112	-2	Lost to Oregon 24–29
139	-35	6.899	Syracuse (SYRACUSE)	IND FBSI	0–2	0.000	112	-2	Lost to NC State 0–38
140	-37	6.948	San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)	IND PCAA	0–2	0.000	112	-2	Lost to Washington 3–24
141	-66	7.129	Drake (DRAKE)	IND MVC	0–2	0.000	112	-2	Lost to Temple 0–42
142	-35	8.247	UL Monroe (LOUISIANA MONROE)	IND FBSI	0–2	0.000	112	-3	Lost to Tulsa 35–37
143	2	9.907	Prairie View A&M (PRAIRIE VIEW A&M)	IND SWAC	0–2	0.000	112	-1	Lost to Jackson State 2–27
144	-1	10.625	Western Carolina (WESTERN CAROLINA)	IND SOCON	0–3	0.000	112	-1	Lost to Citadel 0–20
145	-1	12.767	Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)	IND FBSI	0–2	0.000	112	0	Lost to Rhode Island 0–14

1977 Week 3 College Football Team Rankings

September 13, 1977By PowerUpRankings.com • Posted in 1977 Season Tags: • No Comments

1977 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.

entries per pageSearch:

Rank	Change	Rating	Team	Conf	Record	Win %	Place	NOW	Game Status
1	15	0.610	Arkansas (ARKANSAS)	IND SWC	1–0	1.000	1	+1	Beat New Mexico State 53–10
2	26	0.625	Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)	IND FBSI	1–0	1.000	1	+1	Beat Northwestern State 41–0
3	36	0.716	Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)	IND FBSI	1–0	1.000	1	+1	Beat Southern Miss 35–6
4	49	0.738	Iowa State (IOWA STATE)	IND B8	1–0	1.000	1	+1	Beat Wichita State 35–9
5	8	0.776	Alabama (ALABAMA)	SEC	1–0	1.000	1	+1	Beat Ole Miss 34–13
6	50	0.791	Kent State (KENT STATE)	MAC	1–0	1.000	1	+1	Beat Illinois State 33–14
7	66	0.791	Navy (NAVY)	IND FBSI	1–0	1.000	1	+1	Beat Citadel 21–2
8	94	0.814	Texas (TEXAS)	IND SWC	1–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Boston College 44–0
9	11	0.844	Ball State (BALL STATE)	MAC	1–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Toledo 43–3
10	15	0.851	BYU	IND WAC	1–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Kansas State 39–0
11	51	0.859	Louisville (LOUISVILLE)	IND FBSI	1–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Northern Illinois 38–0
12	-11	0.859	Penn State (PENN STATE)	IND FBSI	1–0	1.000	1	0	BYE
13	102	0.859	Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)	IND SOCON	1–0	1.000	1	+1	Beat William & Mary 23–13
14	106	0.874	West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)	IND FBSI	1–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Richmond 36–0
15	-13	0.904	Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)	MAC	2–0	1.000	1	+1	Beat Eastern Michigan 9–3
16	53	0.934	Michigan (MICHIGAN)	B10	1–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Illinois 37–9
17	27	0.957	Grambling State (GRAMBLING STATE)	IND SWAC	1–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Alcorn State 42–17
18	34	0.964	Iowa (IOWA)	B10	1–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Northwestern 24–0
19	-16	0.964	Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)	IND SLC	2–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Fresno State 34–13
20	75	0.964	SMU	IND SWC	1–0	1.000	1	0	Beat TCU 45–21
21	9	0.972	Colgate (COLGATE)	IND FBSI	1–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Rutgers 23–0
22	57	0.979	Ohio (OHIO)	MAC	1–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Marshall 49–27
23	-12	0.998	Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)	SEC	2–0	1.000	1	+1	Beat Washington 27–18
24	42	1.010	Mcneese State (MCNEESE STATE)	IND SLC	1–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Indiana State 25–7
25	7	1.017	Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)	IND WAC	1–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Pacific 20–3
26	-19	1.017	East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)	IND FBSI	2–0	1.000	1	+1	Beat Duke 17–16
27	55	1.017	Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)	IND B8	1–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Tulsa 34–17
28	65	1.017	San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)	IND FBSI	1–0	1.000	1	0	Beat CAL State Fullerton 34–17
29	79	1.017	USC	PAC	1–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Missouri 27–10
30	-24	1.025	South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)	IND FBSI	2–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Georgia Tech 17–0
31	91	1.025	Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)	B10	1–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Indiana 30–14
32	26	1.040	Lamar (LAMAR)	IND SLC	1–0	1.000	1	0	Beat UL Monroe 21–7
33	70	1.040	Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)	IND SWC	1–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Kansas 28–14
34	50	1.055	Oregon State (OREGON STATE)	PAC	1–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Syracuse 24–12
35	75	1.055	Utah State (UTAH STATE)	IND FBSI	1–0	1.000	1	0	Beat San José State 22–10
36	-17	1.062	Auburn (AUBURN)	SEC	1–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Arizona 21–10
37	5	1.062	Georgia (GEORGIA)	SEC	1–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Oregon 27–16
38	79	1.062	Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)	ACC	1–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Furman 24–13
39	-12	1.070	California (CALIFORNIA)	PAC	1–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Tennessee 27–17
40	31	1.070	Minnesota (MINNESOTA)	B10	1–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Western Michigan 10–0
41	37	1.070	Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)	IND FBSI	1–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Pittsburgh 19–9
42	38	1.070	Ohio State (OHIO STATE)	B10	1–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Miami 10–0
43	61	1.070	Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)	IND SWC	1–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Baylor 17–7
44	31	1.077	New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)	IND WAC	1–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Hawai'i 35–26
45	74	1.077	Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)	PAC	1–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Nebraska 19–10
46	19	1.092	Maryland (MARYLAND)	ACC	1–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Clemson 21–14
47	-16	1.100	Colorado (COLORADO)	IND B8	1–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Stanford 27–21
48	22	1.108	Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)	B10	1–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Purdue 19–14
49	-1	1.115	Houston (HOUSTON)	IND SWC	1–0	1.000	1	0	Beat UCLA 17–13
50	7	1.123	Kentucky (KENTUCKY)	SEC	1–0	1.000	1	0	Beat North Carolina 10–7
51	-34	1.130	Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE)	IND SLC	1–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Drake 31–29
52	29	1.130	Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)	IND B8	1–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Vanderbilt 25–23
53	83	1.428	Tennessee State (TENNESSEE STATE)	IND FBSI	2–0	1.000	1	+1	Beat Jackson State 17–7
54	-42	1.753	Air Force (AIR FORCE)	IND FBSI	0–0–1	0.500	62	0	Tied Wyoming 0–0
55	-40	1.753	Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)	IND WAC	0–0	0.000	131	0	BYE
56	-32	1.753	Brown (BROWN)	IND IVY	0–0	0.000	131	0	BYE
57	-24	1.753	Columbia (COLUMBIA)	IND IVY	0–0	0.000	131	0	BYE
58	-24	1.753	Cornell (CORNELL)	IND IVY	0–0	0.000	131	0	BYE
59	-24	1.753	Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)	IND IVY	0–0	0.000	131	0	BYE
60	-22	1.753	Florida (FLORIDA)	SEC	0–0	0.000	131	0	BYE
61	-16	1.753	Harvard (HARVARD)	IND IVY	0–0	0.000	131	0	BYE
62	-3	1.753	Long Beach State (LONG BEACH STATE)	IND PCAA	0–0	0.000	131	0	BYE
63	-2	1.753	Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH)	IND SLC	0–0	0.000	131	0	BYE
64	-1	1.753	LSU	SEC	0–0	0.000	131	0	BYE
65	21	1.753	Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)	IND IVY	0–0	0.000	131	0	BYE
66	23	1.753	Princeton (PRINCETON)	IND IVY	0–0	0.000	131	0	BYE
67	42	1.753	Utah (UTAH)	IND WAC	0–0	0.000	131	0	BYE
68	48	1.753	Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	131	0	BYE
69	54	1.753	Wyoming (WYOMING)	IND WAC	0–0–1	0.500	62	0	Tied Air Force 0–0
70	54	1.753	Yale (YALE)	IND IVY	0–0	0.000	131	0	BYE
71	54	1.880	North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)	IND FBSI	1–1	0.500	62	0	Beat UTEP 41–10
72	67	1.929	Mississippi Valley State (MISSISSIPPI VALLEY STATE)	IND SWAC	2–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Lincoln 55–0
73	-36	1.959	Duke (DUKE)	ACC	0–1	0.000	78	0	Lost to East Carolina 16–17
74	-70	1.985	Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	1–1	0.500	62	0	Lost to Central Michigan 3–9
75	-39	1.992	Drake (DRAKE)	IND MVC	0–1	0.000	78	0	Lost to Arkansas State 29–31
76	36	1.992	Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)	SEC	0–1	0.000	78	0	Lost to Oklahoma 23–25
77	-59	2.019	Army (ARMY)	IND FBSI	1–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Massachusetts 34–10
78	23	2.019	Tennessee Chattanooga (TENNESSEE-CHATTANOOGA)	IND SOCON	1–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Western Kentucky 27–3
79	-3	2.025	North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)	ACC	0–1	0.000	78	0	Lost to Kentucky 7–10
80	11	2.042	Rice (RICE)	IND SWC	1–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Idaho 31–10
81	-73	2.048	Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)	SEC	1–1	0.500	62	+1	Lost to Alabama 13–34
82	47	2.052	NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)	ACC	1–1	0.500	62	0	Beat Virginia 14–0
83	24	2.058	UCLA	PAC	0–1	0.000	78	0	Lost to Houston 13–17
84	6	2.090	Purdue (PURDUE)	B10	0–1	0.000	78	0	Lost to Michigan State 14–19
85	55	2.095	Texas Southern (TEXAS SOUTHERN)	IND SWAC	1–0–1	0.750	60	0	Tied Southern 14–14
86	-81	2.098	New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)	IND MVC	1–1	0.500	62	+1	Lost to Arkansas 10–53
87	-64	2.117	Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)	MAC	1–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Grand Valley State 17–6
88	8	2.123	Stanford (STANFORD)	PAC	0–1	0.000	78	0	Lost to Colorado 21–27
89	55	2.155	Southern (SOUTHERN)	IND SWAC	1–0–1	0.750	60	0	Tied Texas Southern 14–14
90	-61	2.156	Clemson (CLEMSON)	ACC	0–1	0.000	78	0	Lost to Maryland 14–21
91	-23	2.177	Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))	MAC	1–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Dayton 26–23
92	-46	2.222	Hawai'i (HAWAII)	IND FBSI	0–1	0.000	78	0	Lost to New Mexico 26–35
93	-19	2.222	Nebraska (NEBRASKA)	IND B8	0–1	0.000	78	0	Lost to Washington State 10–19
94	24	2.222	Washington (WASHINGTON)	PAC	0–1	0.000	78	0	Lost to Mississippi State 18–27
95	-74	2.255	Baylor (BAYLOR)	IND SWC	0–1	0.000	78	0	Lost to Texas Tech 7–17
96	-29	2.255	Miami (MIAMI)	IND FBSI	0–1	0.000	78	0	Lost to Ohio State 0–10
97	-10	2.255	Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)	IND FBSI	0–1	0.000	78	0	Lost to Notre Dame 9–19
98	2	2.255	Tennessee (TENNESSEE)	SEC	0–1	0.000	78	0	Lost to California 17–27
99	22	2.255	Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	0–1	0.000	78	0	Lost to Minnesota 0–10
100	-86	2.288	Arizona (ARIZONA)	IND WAC	0–1	0.000	78	0	Lost to Auburn 10–21
101	-60	2.288	Furman (FURMAN)	IND SOCON	0–1	0.000	78	0	Lost to Wake Forest 13–24
102	-19	2.288	Oregon (OREGON)	PAC	0–1	0.000	78	0	Lost to Georgia 16–27
103	-9	2.321	San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)	IND PCAA	0–1	0.000	78	0	Lost to Utah State 10–22
104	-7	2.321	Syracuse (SYRACUSE)	IND FBSI	0–1	0.000	78	0	Lost to Oregon State 12–24
105	-95	2.331	Wichita State (WICHITA STATE)	IND MVC	1–1	0.500	62	0	Lost to Iowa State 9–35
106	-52	2.386	Kansas (KANSAS)	IND B8	0–1	0.000	78	0	Lost to Texas A&M 14–28
107	-47	2.386	UL Monroe (LOUISIANA MONROE)	IND FBSI	0–1	0.000	78	0	Lost to Lamar 7–21
108	22	2.419	App State (APPALACHIAN STATE)	IND SOCON	0–1	0.000	78	0	BYE
109	-59	2.452	Indiana (INDIANA)	B10	0–1	0.000	78	0	Lost to Wisconsin 14–30
110	-101	2.470	Northwestern State (NORTHWESTERN STATE)	IND FBSI	1–1	0.500	62	0	Lost to Cincinnati 0–41
111	-85	2.485	CAL State Fullerton (CAL STATE FULLERTON)	IND PCAA	0–1	0.000	78	0	Lost to San Diego State 17–34
112	-69	2.485	Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)	IND FBSI	0–1	0.000	78	0	Lost to South Carolina 0–17
113	-41	2.485	Missouri (MISSOURI)	IND B8	0–1	0.000	78	0	Lost to USC 10–27
114	-29	2.485	Pacific (PACIFIC)	IND PCAA	0–1	0.000	78	0	Lost to Colorado State 3–20
115	-64	2.518	Indiana State (INDIANA STATE)	IND FBSI	0–1	0.000	78	0	Lost to Mcneese State 7–25
116	-76	2.616	Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)	IND PCAA	0–1	0.000	78	0	Lost to Louisiana 13–34
117	-53	2.649	Marshall (MARSHALL)	IND SOCON	0–1	0.000	78	0	Lost to Ohio 27–49
118	15	2.649	Tulsa (TULSA)	IND MVC	0–2	0.000	78	0	Lost to Oklahoma State 17–34
119	-42	2.715	Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)	B10	0–1	0.000	78	0	Lost to Iowa 0–24
120	-22	2.715	TCU	IND SWC	0–1	0.000	78	0	Lost to SMU 21–45
121	13	2.830	Alcorn State (ALCORN STATE)	IND SWAC	0–2	0.000	78	0	Lost to Grambling State 17–42
122	-73	2.847	Illinois (ILLINOIS)	B10	0–1	0.000	78	0	Lost to Michigan 9–37
123	12	2.929	Rutgers (RUTGERS)	IND FBSI	0–2	0.000	78	0	Lost to Colgate 0–23
124	-32	3.110	Richmond (RICHMOND)	IND FBSI	0–1	0.000	78	0	Lost to West Virginia 0–36
125	1	3.137	Memphis (MEMPHIS)	IND FBSI	1–1	0.500	62	-1	Beat Tulane 27–9
126	-71	3.208	Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)	IND B8	0–1	0.000	78	0	Lost to BYU 0–39
127	-22	3.241	Toledo (TOLEDO)	MAC	0–1	0.000	78	0	Lost to Ball State 3–43
128	13	3.285	William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)	IND FBSI	1–1	0.500	62	0	Lost to Virginia Military Institute 13–23
129	13	3.311	Jackson State (JACKSON STATE)	IND SWAC	1–1	0.500	62	0	Lost to Tennessee State 7–17
130	8	3.317	Illinois State (ILLINOIS STATE)	IND FBSI	1–1	0.500	62	0	Lost to Kent State 14–33
131	-109	3.373	Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)	IND FBSI	0–1	0.000	78	0	Lost to Texas 0–44
132	5	3.385	Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)	IND FBSI	1–1	0.500	62	0	Lost to Florida State 6–35
133	-2	3.422	Southern Illinois (SOUTHERN ILLINOIS)	IND MVC	1–1	0.500	62	-1	Beat Temple 24–20
134	9	3.428	Citadel (CITADEL)	IND SOCON	1–1	0.500	62	0	Lost to Navy 2–21
135	-3	4.934	Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)	MAC	0–2	0.000	78	-1	Lost to Louisville 0–38
136	-37	6.068	Temple (TEMPLE)	IND FBSI	0–1	0.000	78	-1	Lost to Southern Illinois 20–24
137	-10	6.068	Texas Arlington (TEXAS-ARLINGTON)	IND SLC	0–1	0.000	78	-1	BYE
138	-10	6.068	West Texas A&M (WEST TEXAS A&M)	IND MVC	0–1	0.000	78	-1	BYE
139	-25	6.397	Virginia (VIRGINIA)	ACC	0–1	0.000	78	-1	Lost to NC State 0–14
140	-34	6.529	Tulane (TULANE)	IND FBSI	0–1	0.000	78	-1	Lost to Memphis 9–27
141	-30	6.956	UTEP	IND WAC	0–1	0.000	78	-1	Lost to North Texas 10–41
142	-29	11.559	Villanova (VILLANOVA)	IND FBSI	0–1	0.000	78	0	Lost to Youngstown State 10–13
143	2	11.871	Western Carolina (WESTERN CAROLINA)	IND SOCON	0–2	0.000	78	0	Lost to Tennessee Tech 21–41
144	-97	11.888	Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)	IND FBSI	0–1	0.000	78	0	Lost to NEW Hampshire 14–27
145	-57	12.381	Prairie View A&M (PRAIRIE VIEW A&M)	IND SWAC	0–1	0.000	78	0	Lost to Texas A&M Commerce 10–38

1977 Week 2 College Football Team Rankings

September 6, 1977By PowerUpRankings.com • Posted in 1977 Season Tags: • No Comments

1977 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	0.030	Penn State (PENN STATE)	IND FBSI	1–0	1.000	1	Beat Rutgers 45–7
2	-1	0.090	Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)	MAC	1–0	1.000	1	Beat Alcorn State 37–7
3	-2	0.113	Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)	IND SLC	1–0	1.000	1	Beat Tulsa 48–21
4	-3	0.143	Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	1–0	1.000	1	Beat Northern Illinois 25–2
5	-4	0.151	New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)	IND MVC	1–0	1.000	1	Beat Southern Illinois 29–7
6	-5	0.203	South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)	IND FBSI	1–0	1.000	1	Beat App State 32–17
7	-6	0.279	East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)	IND FBSI	1–0	1.000	1	Beat NC State 28–23
8	-7	0.286	Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)	SEC	1–0	1.000	1	Beat Memphis 7–3
9	-8	0.286	Northwestern State (NORTHWESTERN STATE)	IND FBSI	1–0	1.000	1	Beat Texas Arlington 28–24
10	-9	0.286	Wichita State (WICHITA STATE)	IND MVC	1–0	1.000	1	Beat West Texas A&M 14–10
11	-10	0.301	Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)	SEC	1–0	1.000	1	Beat North Texas 17–15
12	-11	0.438	Air Force (AIR FORCE)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	33	BYE
13	-12	0.438	Alabama (ALABAMA)	SEC	0–0	0.000	33	BYE
14	-13	0.438	Arizona (ARIZONA)	IND WAC	0–0	0.000	33	BYE
15	-14	0.438	Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)	IND WAC	0–0	0.000	33	BYE
16	-15	0.438	Arkansas (ARKANSAS)	IND SWC	0–0	0.000	33	BYE
17	-16	0.438	Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE)	IND SLC	0–0	0.000	33	BYE
18	-17	0.438	Army (ARMY)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	33	BYE
19	-18	0.438	Auburn (AUBURN)	SEC	0–0	0.000	33	BYE
20	-19	0.438	Ball State (BALL STATE)	MAC	0–0	0.000	33	BYE
21	-20	0.438	Baylor (BAYLOR)	IND SWC	0–0	0.000	33	BYE
22	-21	0.438	Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	33	BYE
23	-22	0.438	Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)	MAC	0–0	0.000	33	BYE
24	-23	0.438	Brown (BROWN)	IND IVY	0–0	0.000	33	BYE
25	-24	0.438	BYU	IND WAC	0–0	0.000	33	BYE
26	-25	0.438	CAL State Fullerton (CAL STATE FULLERTON)	IND PCAA	0–0	0.000	33	BYE
27	-26	0.438	California (CALIFORNIA)	PAC	0–0	0.000	33	BYE
28	-27	0.438	Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	33	BYE
29	-28	0.438	Clemson (CLEMSON)	ACC	0–0	0.000	33	BYE
30	-29	0.438	Colgate (COLGATE)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	33	BYE
31	-30	0.438	Colorado (COLORADO)	IND B8	0–0	0.000	33	BYE
32	-31	0.438	Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)	IND WAC	0–0	0.000	33	BYE
33	-32	0.438	Columbia (COLUMBIA)	IND IVY	0–0	0.000	33	BYE
34	-33	0.438	Cornell (CORNELL)	IND IVY	0–0	0.000	33	BYE
35	-34	0.438	Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)	IND IVY	0–0	0.000	33	BYE
36	-35	0.438	Drake (DRAKE)	IND MVC	0–0	0.000	33	BYE
37	-36	0.438	Duke (DUKE)	ACC	0–0	0.000	33	BYE
38	-37	0.438	Florida (FLORIDA)	SEC	0–0	0.000	33	BYE
39	-38	0.438	Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	33	BYE
40	-39	0.438	Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)	IND PCAA	0–0	0.000	33	BYE
41	-40	0.438	Furman (FURMAN)	IND SOCON	0–0	0.000	33	BYE
42	-41	0.438	Georgia (GEORGIA)	SEC	0–0	0.000	33	BYE
43	-42	0.438	Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	33	BYE
44	-43	0.438	Grambling State (GRAMBLING STATE)	IND SWAC	0–0	0.000	33	BYE
45	-44	0.438	Harvard (HARVARD)	IND IVY	0–0	0.000	33	BYE
46	-45	0.438	Hawai'i (HAWAII)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	33	BYE
47	-46	0.438	Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	33	BYE
48	-47	0.438	Houston (HOUSTON)	IND SWC	0–0	0.000	33	BYE
49	-48	0.438	Illinois (ILLINOIS)	B10	0–0	0.000	33	BYE
50	-49	0.438	Indiana (INDIANA)	B10	0–0	0.000	33	BYE
51	-50	0.438	Indiana State (INDIANA STATE)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	33	BYE
52	-51	0.438	Iowa (IOWA)	B10	0–0	0.000	33	BYE
53	-52	0.438	Iowa State (IOWA STATE)	IND B8	0–0	0.000	33	BYE
54	-53	0.438	Kansas (KANSAS)	IND B8	0–0	0.000	33	BYE
55	-54	0.438	Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)	IND B8	0–0	0.000	33	BYE
56	-55	0.438	Kent State (KENT STATE)	MAC	0–0	0.000	33	BYE
57	-56	0.438	Kentucky (KENTUCKY)	SEC	0–0	0.000	33	BYE
58	-57	0.438	Lamar (LAMAR)	IND SLC	0–0	0.000	33	BYE
59	-58	0.438	Long Beach State (LONG BEACH STATE)	IND PCAA	0–0	0.000	33	BYE
60	-59	0.438	UL Monroe (LOUISIANA MONROE)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	33	BYE
61	-60	0.438	Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH)	IND SLC	0–0	0.000	33	BYE
62	-61	0.438	Louisville (LOUISVILLE)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	33	BYE
63	-62	0.438	LSU	SEC	0–0	0.000	33	BYE
64	-63	0.438	Marshall (MARSHALL)	IND SOCON	0–0	0.000	33	BYE
65	-64	0.438	Maryland (MARYLAND)	ACC	0–0	0.000	33	BYE
66	-65	0.438	Mcneese State (MCNEESE STATE)	IND SLC	0–0	0.000	33	BYE
67	-66	0.438	Miami (MIAMI)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	33	BYE
68	-67	0.438	Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))	MAC	0–0	0.000	33	BYE
69	-68	0.438	Michigan (MICHIGAN)	B10	0–0	0.000	33	BYE
70	-69	0.438	Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)	B10	0–0	0.000	33	BYE
71	-70	0.438	Minnesota (MINNESOTA)	B10	0–0	0.000	33	BYE
72	-71	0.438	Missouri (MISSOURI)	IND B8	0–0	0.000	33	BYE
73	-72	0.438	Navy (NAVY)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	33	BYE
74	-73	0.438	Nebraska (NEBRASKA)	IND B8	0–0	0.000	33	BYE
75	-74	0.438	New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)	IND WAC	0–0	0.000	33	BYE
76	-75	0.438	North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)	ACC	0–0	0.000	33	BYE
77	-76	0.438	Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)	B10	0–0	0.000	33	BYE
78	-77	0.438	Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	33	BYE
79	-78	0.438	Ohio (OHIO)	MAC	0–0	0.000	33	BYE
80	-79	0.438	Ohio State (OHIO STATE)	B10	0–0	0.000	33	BYE
81	-80	0.438	Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)	IND B8	0–0	0.000	33	BYE
82	-81	0.438	Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)	IND B8	0–0	0.000	33	BYE
83	-82	0.438	Oregon (OREGON)	PAC	0–0	0.000	33	BYE
84	-83	0.438	Oregon State (OREGON STATE)	PAC	0–0	0.000	33	BYE
85	-84	0.438	Pacific (PACIFIC)	IND PCAA	0–0	0.000	33	BYE
86	-85	0.438	Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)	IND IVY	0–0	0.000	33	BYE
87	-86	0.438	Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	33	BYE
88	-87	0.438	Prairie View A&M (PRAIRIE VIEW A&M)	IND SWAC	0–0	0.000	33	BYE
89	-88	0.438	Princeton (PRINCETON)	IND IVY	0–0	0.000	33	BYE
90	-89	0.438	Purdue (PURDUE)	B10	0–0	0.000	33	BYE
91	-90	0.438	Rice (RICE)	IND SWC	0–0	0.000	33	BYE
92	-91	0.438	Richmond (RICHMOND)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	33	BYE
93	-92	0.438	San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	33	BYE
94	-93	0.438	San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)	IND PCAA	0–0	0.000	33	BYE
95	-94	0.438	SMU	IND SWC	0–0	0.000	33	BYE
96	-95	0.438	Stanford (STANFORD)	PAC	0–0	0.000	33	BYE
97	-96	0.438	Syracuse (SYRACUSE)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	33	BYE
98	-97	0.438	TCU	IND SWC	0–0	0.000	33	BYE
99	-98	0.438	Temple (TEMPLE)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	33	BYE
100	-99	0.438	Tennessee (TENNESSEE)	SEC	0–0	0.000	33	BYE
101	-100	0.438	Tennessee Chattanooga (TENNESSEE-CHATTANOOGA)	IND SOCON	0–0	0.000	33	BYE
102	-101	0.438	Texas (TEXAS)	IND SWC	0–0	0.000	33	BYE
103	-102	0.438	Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)	IND SWC	0–0	0.000	33	BYE
104	-103	0.438	Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)	IND SWC	0–0	0.000	33	BYE
105	-104	0.438	Toledo (TOLEDO)	MAC	0–0	0.000	33	BYE
106	-105	0.438	Tulane (TULANE)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	33	BYE
107	-106	0.438	UCLA	PAC	0–0	0.000	33	BYE
108	-107	0.438	USC	PAC	0–0	0.000	33	BYE
109	-108	0.438	Utah (UTAH)	IND WAC	0–0	0.000	33	BYE
110	-109	0.438	Utah State (UTAH STATE)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	33	BYE
111	-110	0.438	UTEP	IND WAC	0–0	0.000	33	BYE
112	-111	0.438	Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)	SEC	0–0	0.000	33	BYE
113	-112	0.438	Villanova (VILLANOVA)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	33	BYE
114	-113	0.438	Virginia (VIRGINIA)	ACC	0–0	0.000	33	BYE
115	-114	0.438	Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)	IND SOCON	0–0	0.000	33	BYE
116	-115	0.438	Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	33	BYE
117	-116	0.438	Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)	ACC	0–0	0.000	33	BYE
118	-117	0.438	Washington (WASHINGTON)	PAC	0–0	0.000	33	BYE
119	-118	0.438	Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)	PAC	0–0	0.000	33	BYE
120	-119	0.438	West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	33	BYE
121	-120	0.438	Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	0–0	0.000	33	BYE
122	-121	0.438	Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)	B10	0–0	0.000	33	BYE
123	-122	0.438	Wyoming (WYOMING)	IND WAC	0–0	0.000	33	BYE
124	-123	0.438	Yale (YALE)	IND IVY	0–0	0.000	33	BYE
125	-124	0.636	North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)	IND FBSI	0–1	0.000	21	Lost to Mississippi State 15–17
126	-125	0.701	Memphis (MEMPHIS)	IND FBSI	0–1	0.000	21	Lost to Ole Miss 3–7
127	-126	0.701	Texas Arlington (TEXAS-ARLINGTON)	IND SLC	0–1	0.000	21	Lost to Northwestern State 24–28
128	-127	0.701	West Texas A&M (WEST TEXAS A&M)	IND MVC	0–1	0.000	21	Lost to Wichita State 10–14
129	-128	0.734	NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)	ACC	0–1	0.000	21	Lost to East Carolina 23–28
130	-129	1.063	App State (APPALACHIAN STATE)	IND SOCON	0–1	0.000	21	Lost to South Carolina 17–32
131	-130	1.293	Southern Illinois (SOUTHERN ILLINOIS)	IND MVC	0–1	0.000	21	Lost to New Mexico State 7–29
132	-131	1.326	Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)	MAC	0–1	0.000	21	Lost to Eastern Michigan 2–25
133	-132	1.458	Tulsa (TULSA)	IND MVC	0–1	0.000	21	Lost to Louisiana 21–48
134	-133	1.556	Alcorn State (ALCORN STATE)	IND SWAC	0–1	0.000	21	Lost to Central Michigan 7–37
135	-134	1.819	Rutgers (RUTGERS)	IND FBSI	0–1	0.000	21	Lost to Penn State 7–45
136	-135	1.997	Tennessee State (TENNESSEE STATE)	IND FBSI	1–0	1.000	1	Beat Middle Tennessee 27–0
137	-136	2.027	Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)	IND FBSI	1–0	1.000	1	Beat Troy 42–19
138	-137	2.049	Illinois State (ILLINOIS STATE)	IND FBSI	1–0	1.000	1	Beat Eastern Illinois 20–0
139	-138	2.072	Mississippi Valley State (MISSISSIPPI VALLEY STATE)	IND SWAC	1–0	1.000	1	Beat Bishop 27–10
140	-139	2.095	Texas Southern (TEXAS SOUTHERN)	IND SWAC	1–0	1.000	1	Beat Bethune Cookman 14–0
141	-140	2.095	William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)	IND FBSI	1–0	1.000	1	Beat Norfolk State 27–13
142	-141	2.117	Jackson State (JACKSON STATE)	IND SWAC	1–0	1.000	1	Beat Alabama State 17–6
143	-142	2.147	Citadel (CITADEL)	IND SOCON	1–0	1.000	1	Beat Wofford 7–0
144	-143	2.155	Southern (SOUTHERN)	IND SWAC	1–0	1.000	1	Beat Tuskegee 13–7
145	-144	10.268	Western Carolina (WESTERN CAROLINA)	IND SOCON	0–1	0.000	21	Lost to Jacksonville State 16–21

1977 Pre-Season College Football Team Rankings

August 30, 1977By PowerUpRankings.com • Posted in 1977 Season Tags: • No Comments

1977 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	Team	Conf	Record	Place	Game Status
1	99	Air Force (AIR FORCE)	IND FBSI	0–0	1	Preseason
1	21	Alabama (ALABAMA)	SEC	0–0	1	Preseason
1	—	Alcorn State (ALCORN STATE)	IND SWAC	0–0	1	Preseason
1	59	App State (APPALACHIAN STATE)	IND SOCON	0–0	1	Preseason
1	82	Arizona (ARIZONA)	IND WAC	0–0	1	Preseason
1	98	Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)	IND WAC	0–0	1	Preseason
1	62	Arkansas (ARKANSAS)	IND SWC	0–0	1	Preseason
1	71	Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE)	IND SLC	0–0	1	Preseason
1	77	Army (ARMY)	IND FBSI	0–0	1	Preseason
1	96	Auburn (AUBURN)	SEC	0–0	1	Preseason
1	37	Ball State (BALL STATE)	MAC	0–0	1	Preseason
1	31	Baylor (BAYLOR)	IND SWC	0–0	1	Preseason
1	36	Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)	IND FBSI	0–0	1	Preseason
1	49	Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)	MAC	0–0	1	Preseason
1	20	Brown (BROWN)	IND IVY	0–0	1	Preseason
1	30	BYU	IND WAC	0–0	1	Preseason
1	126	CAL State Fullerton (CAL STATE FULLERTON)	IND PCAA	0–0	1	Preseason
1	69	California (CALIFORNIA)	PAC	0–0	1	Preseason
1	60	Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)	MAC	0–0	1	Preseason
1	27	Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)	IND FBSI	0–0	1	Preseason
1	68	Citadel (CITADEL)	IND SOCON	0–0	1	Preseason
1	89	Clemson (CLEMSON)	ACC	0–0	1	Preseason
1	41	Colgate (COLGATE)	IND FBSI	0–0	1	Preseason
1	26	Colorado (COLORADO)	IND B8	0–0	1	Preseason
1	76	Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)	IND WAC	0–0	1	Preseason
1	102	Columbia (COLUMBIA)	IND IVY	0–0	1	Preseason
1	104	Cornell (CORNELL)	IND IVY	0–0	1	Preseason
1	34	Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)	IND IVY	0–0	1	Preseason
1	133	Drake (DRAKE)	IND MVC	0–0	1	Preseason
1	66	Duke (DUKE)	ACC	0–0	1	Preseason
1	12	East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)	IND FBSI	0–0	1	Preseason
1	127	Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	0–0	1	Preseason
1	22	Florida (FLORIDA)	SEC	0–0	1	Preseason
1	84	Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)	IND FBSI	0–0	1	Preseason
1	88	Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)	IND PCAA	0–0	1	Preseason
1	58	Furman (FURMAN)	IND SOCON	0–0	1	Preseason
1	4	Georgia (GEORGIA)	SEC	0–0	1	Preseason
1	92	Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)	IND FBSI	0–0	1	Preseason
1	—	Grambling State (GRAMBLING STATE)	IND SWAC	0–0	1	Preseason
1	44	Harvard (HARVARD)	IND IVY	0–0	1	Preseason
1	135	Hawai'i (HAWAII)	IND FBSI	0–0	1	Preseason
1	124	Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)	IND FBSI	0–0	1	Preseason
1	8	Houston (HOUSTON)	IND SWC	0–0	1	Preseason
1	64	Illinois (ILLINOIS)	B10	0–0	1	Preseason
1	97	Illinois State (ILLINOIS STATE)	IND FBSI	0–0	1	Preseason
1	78	Indiana (INDIANA)	B10	0–0	1	Preseason
1	117	Indiana State (INDIANA STATE)	IND FBSI	0–0	1	Preseason
1	80	Iowa (IOWA)	B10	0–0	1	Preseason
1	23	Iowa State (IOWA STATE)	IND B8	0–0	1	Preseason
1	—	Jackson State (JACKSON STATE)	IND SWAC	0–0	1	Preseason
1	43	Kansas (KANSAS)	IND B8	0–0	1	Preseason
1	119	Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)	IND B8	0–0	1	Preseason
1	35	Kent State (KENT STATE)	MAC	0–0	1	Preseason
1	24	Kentucky (KENTUCKY)	SEC	0–0	1	Preseason
1	123	Lamar (LAMAR)	IND SLC	0–0	1	Preseason
1	42	Long Beach State (LONG BEACH STATE)	IND PCAA	0–0	1	Preseason
1	16	Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)	IND SLC	0–0	1	Preseason
1	129	UL Monroe (LOUISIANA MONROE)	IND FBSI	0–0	1	Preseason
1	50	Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH)	IND SLC	0–0	1	Preseason
1	86	Louisville (LOUISVILLE)	IND FBSI	0–0	1	Preseason
1	48	LSU	SEC	0–0	1	Preseason
1	105	Marshall (MARSHALL)	IND SOCON	0–0	1	Preseason
1	2	Maryland (MARYLAND)	ACC	0–0	1	Preseason
1	18	Mcneese State (MCNEESE STATE)	IND SLC	0–0	1	Preseason
1	52	Memphis (MEMPHIS)	IND FBSI	0–0	1	Preseason
1	87	Miami (MIAMI)	IND FBSI	0–0	1	Preseason
1	103	Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))	MAC	0–0	1	Preseason
1	3	Michigan (MICHIGAN)	B10	0–0	1	Preseason
1	81	Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)	B10	0–0	1	Preseason
1	61	Minnesota (MINNESOTA)	B10	0–0	1	Preseason
1	73	Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)	SEC	0–0	1	Preseason
1	15	Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)	SEC	0–0	1	Preseason
1	—	Mississippi Valley State (MISSISSIPPI VALLEY STATE)	IND SWAC	0–0	1	Preseason
1	28	Missouri (MISSOURI)	IND B8	0–0	1	Preseason
1	85	Navy (NAVY)	IND FBSI	0–0	1	Preseason
1	14	Nebraska (NEBRASKA)	IND B8	0–0	1	Preseason
1	91	New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)	IND WAC	0–0	1	Preseason
1	115	New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)	IND MVC	0–0	1	Preseason
1	29	North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)	ACC	0–0	1	Preseason
1	95	NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)	ACC	0–0	1	Preseason
1	67	North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)	IND FBSI	0–0	1	Preseason
1	132	Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)	MAC	0–0	1	Preseason
1	130	Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)	B10	0–0	1	Preseason
1	94	Northwestern State (NORTHWESTERN STATE)	IND FBSI	0–0	1	Preseason
1	25	Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)	IND FBSI	0–0	1	Preseason
1	40	Ohio (OHIO)	MAC	0–0	1	Preseason
1	5	Ohio State (OHIO STATE)	B10	0–0	1	Preseason
1	6	Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)	IND B8	0–0	1	Preseason
1	11	Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)	IND B8	0–0	1	Preseason
1	101	Oregon (OREGON)	PAC	0–0	1	Preseason
1	128	Oregon State (OREGON STATE)	PAC	0–0	1	Preseason
1	131	Pacific (PACIFIC)	IND PCAA	0–0	1	Preseason
1	38	Penn State (PENN STATE)	IND FBSI	0–0	1	Preseason
1	113	Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)	IND IVY	0–0	1	Preseason
1	0	Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)	IND FBSI	0–0	1	Preseason
1	—	Prairie View A&M (PRAIRIE VIEW A&M)	IND SWAC	0–0	1	Preseason
1	106	Princeton (PRINCETON)	IND IVY	0–0	1	Preseason
1	70	Purdue (PURDUE)	B10	0–0	1	Preseason
1	108	Rice (RICE)	IND SWC	0–0	1	Preseason
1	46	Richmond (RICHMOND)	IND FBSI	0–0	1	Preseason
1	17	Rutgers (RUTGERS)	IND FBSI	0–0	1	Preseason
1	10	San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)	IND FBSI	0–0	1	Preseason
1	45	San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)	IND PCAA	0–0	1	Preseason
1	100	SMU	IND SWC	0–0	1	Preseason
1	56	South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)	IND FBSI	0–0	1	Preseason
1	—	Southern (SOUTHERN)	IND SWAC	0–0	1	Preseason
1	53	Southern Illinois (SOUTHERN ILLINOIS)	IND MVC	0–0	1	Preseason
1	109	Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)	IND FBSI	0–0	1	Preseason
1	51	Stanford (STANFORD)	PAC	0–0	1	Preseason
1	112	Syracuse (SYRACUSE)	IND FBSI	0–0	1	Preseason
1	136	TCU	IND SWC	0–0	1	Preseason
1	110	Temple (TEMPLE)	IND FBSI	0–0	1	Preseason
1	63	Tennessee (TENNESSEE)	SEC	0–0	1	Preseason
1	—	Tennessee State (TENNESSEE STATE)	IND FBSI	0–0	1	Preseason
1	75	Tennessee Chattanooga (TENNESSEE-CHATTANOOGA)	IND SOCON	0–0	1	Preseason
1	55	Texas (TEXAS)	IND SWC	0–0	1	Preseason
1	9	Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)	IND SWC	0–0	1	Preseason
1	—	Texas Southern (TEXAS SOUTHERN)	IND SWAC	0–0	1	Preseason
1	7	Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)	IND SWC	0–0	1	Preseason
1	90	Texas Arlington (TEXAS-ARLINGTON)	IND SLC	0–0	1	Preseason
1	116	Toledo (TOLEDO)	MAC	0–0	1	Preseason
1	122	Tulane (TULANE)	IND FBSI	0–0	1	Preseason
1	32	Tulsa (TULSA)	IND MVC	0–0	1	Preseason
1	13	UCLA	PAC	0–0	1	Preseason
1	1	USC	PAC	0–0	1	Preseason
1	120	Utah (UTAH)	IND WAC	0–0	1	Preseason
1	111	Utah State (UTAH STATE)	IND FBSI	0–0	1	Preseason
1	134	UTEP	IND WAC	0–0	1	Preseason
1	118	Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)	SEC	0–0	1	Preseason
1	57	Villanova (VILLANOVA)	IND FBSI	0–0	1	Preseason
1	125	Virginia (VIRGINIA)	ACC	0–0	1	Preseason
1	72	Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)	IND SOCON	0–0	1	Preseason
1	54	Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)	IND FBSI	0–0	1	Preseason
1	83	Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)	ACC	0–0	1	Preseason
1	74	Washington (WASHINGTON)	PAC	0–0	1	Preseason
1	114	Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)	PAC	0–0	1	Preseason
1	93	West Texas A&M (WEST TEXAS A&M)	IND MVC	0–0	1	Preseason
1	65	West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)	IND FBSI	0–0	1	Preseason
1	—	Western Carolina (WESTERN CAROLINA)	IND SOCON	0–0	1	Preseason
1	39	Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	0–0	1	Preseason
1	107	Wichita State (WICHITA STATE)	IND MVC	0–0	1	Preseason
1	33	William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)	IND FBSI	0–0	1	Preseason
1	79	Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)	B10	0–0	1	Preseason
1	47	Wyoming (WYOMING)	IND WAC	0–0	1	Preseason
1	19	Yale (YALE)	IND IVY	0–0	1	Preseason