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1977 Season · 7 ranked teams

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Failing
Avg Rank
87.1
Power Up Rank
Avg Rating
4.536
Failing
Non-Conf Record
18-16
vs other conferences

1977 Standings

PlaceTeamConfConf %RecordWin %RankRatingTierNOWGame Status
1Grambling State (GRAMBLING STATE)6-01.00010–10.909111.465Developing+32
2Jackson State (JACKSON STATE)5-1.8338–30.727442.563Rebuilding −+18
3Texas Southern (TEXAS SOUTHERN)3-2.6006–4–10.591633.273Struggling+6
4Mississippi Valley State (MISSISSIPPI VALLEY STATE)2-4.3335–50.5001034.449Failing-10
5Alcorn State (ALCORN STATE)2-4.3333–80.2731286.440Rock Bottom-8
6Southern (SOUTHERN)1-4.2003–7–10.3181246.359Rock Bottom-15
7Prairie View A&M (PRAIRIE VIEW A&M)1-5.1673–80.2731377.201Rock Bottom-18

Place is by conference win %, then conference wins, then Power Up rank. Conference championship tiebreakers are not applied.

Rank by Week — Every Team
23874109145Grambling StateGrambling State — RS Final: #13Grambling State — PS 1: #10Grambling State — PS 2: #11Grambling State — PS 3: #11Grambling State — Final: #11Jackson StateJackson State — RS Final: #47Jackson State — PS 1: #46Jackson State — PS 2: #46Jackson State — PS 3: #44Jackson State — Final: #44Texas SouthernTexas Southern — RS Final: #69Texas Southern — PS 1: #66Texas Southern — PS 2: #66Texas Southern — PS 3: #64Texas Southern — Final: #63Mississippi Valley StateMississippi Valley State — RS Final: #103Mississippi Valley State — PS 1: #103Mississippi Valley State — PS 2: #103Mississippi Valley State — PS 3: #103Mississippi Valley State — Final: #103Alcorn StateAlcorn State — RS Final: #129Alcorn State — PS 1: #129Alcorn State — PS 2: #129Alcorn State — PS 3: #129Alcorn State — Final: #128SouthernSouthern — RS Final: #128Southern — PS 1: #124Southern — PS 2: #124Southern — PS 3: #124Southern — Final: #124Prairie View A&MPrairie View A&M — RS Final: #137Prairie View A&M — PS 1: #136Prairie View A&M — PS 2: #136Prairie View A&M — PS 3: #136Prairie View A&M — Final: #137RS FinalPS 1PS 2PS 3Final

Power Up rank each week; higher = better. Hover a logo for details, click to open the team page. Larger logo = latest week.

Average Rating Tier
4.536
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

Conference average on the 12-tier scale.

NOW by Team
Grambling State
+32
Jackson State
+18
Texas Southern
+6
Alcorn State
-8
Mississippi Valley State
-10
Southern
-15
Prairie View A&M
-18

Green = positive Net Opponent Wins, red = negative.

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