College Football Conference Standings
1977 Season · 15 conferences · 145 ranked teams
| Place | Conference | Teams | Avg Rating | Avg Rank | NOW | Record | Win % | Non-Conf | NC % | Top Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SEC | 10 | 3.167 | 60.5 | 91 | 61-50 | .550 | 30-19 | .612 |  Alabama (ALABAMA) #5 |
| 2 | Pac-12 | 8 | 3.271 | 57.9 | 55 | 49-42 | .538 | 21-14 | .600 |  USC #20 |
| 3 | Big Eight | 8 | 3.516 | 65.3 | 44 | 46-43 | .517 | 19-16 | .543 |  Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA) #8 |
| 4 | Southwest Conference | 9 | 3.526 | 63.7 | 70 | 55-48 | .534 | 19-12 | .613 |  Texas (TEXAS) #3 |
| 5 | Southland | 6 | 3.545 | 67.5 | 16 | 34-29 | .540 | 21-16 | .568 |  Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH) #9 |
| 6 | FBS Independents | 36 | 3.588 | 69.5 | 186 | 212-180 | .541 | 212-180 | .541 |  Penn State (PENN STATE) #1 |
| 7 | Big Ten | 10 | 3.616 | 68.8 | 22 | 56-55 | .505 | 16-15 | .516 |  Michigan (MICHIGAN) #10 |
| 8 | ACC | 7 | 3.799 | 67.3 | 10 | 39-39 | .500 | 19-19 | .500 |  Clemson (CLEMSON) #26 |
| 9 | Western Athletic | 8 | 3.955 | 76.4 | -12 | 45-45 | .500 | 17-17 | .500 |  BYU #21 |
| 10 | Mid-American | 10 | 3.968 | 74.3 | -36 | 58-53 | .523 | 21-16 | .568 |  Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN) #15 |
| 11 | Ivy League | 8 | 4.011 | 79.9 | -14 | 35-37 | .486 | 7-9 | .438 |  Yale (YALE) #24 |
| 12 | Pacific Coast Athletic | 5 | 4.060 | 85.4 | -20 | 27-27 | .500 | 17-17 | .500 |  Fresno State (FRESNO STATE) #35 |
| 13 | SWAC | 7 | 4.536 | 87.1 | 5 | 38-36 | .514 | 18-16 | .529 |  Grambling State (GRAMBLING STATE) #11 |
| 14 | Southern Conference | 7 | 4.829 | 95.0 | -72 | 35-38 | .479 | 20-23 | .465 |  Tennessee Chattanooga (TENNESSEE-CHATTANOOGA) #30 |
| 15 | Missouri Valley | 6 | 5.433 | 110.3 | -143 | 23-42 | .354 | 10-29 | .256 |  West Texas A&M (WEST TEXAS A&M) #66 |
Conferences are ordered by average Power Up rating (lower is better). Non-conference records exclude games between members of the same conference. Click a conference for full standings.