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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

1978 Pre-Season College Football Team Rankings

August 29, 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.

entries per pageSearch:

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

1977 Final College Football Team Rankings

January 3, 1978By 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	0	0.792	Penn State (PENN STATE)	IND FBSI	11–1	0.917	1	+70	BYE
2	1	0.834	Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)	IND FBSI	11–1	0.917	1	+65	Beat Texas 38–10
3	-1	0.989	Texas (TEXAS)	IND SWC	11–1	0.917	1	+60	Lost to Notre Dame 10–38
4	4	1.016	Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)	IND FBSI	9–2–1	0.792	22	+49	Beat Clemson 34–3
5	-1	1.032	Alabama (ALABAMA)	SEC	11–1	0.917	1	+58	Beat Ohio State 35–6
6	3	1.150	Arkansas (ARKANSAS)	IND SWC	11–1	0.917	1	+53	Beat Oklahoma 31–6
7	-1	1.176	Kentucky (KENTUCKY)	SEC	10–1	0.909	6	+51	BYE
8	-1	1.361	Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)	IND B8	10–2	0.833	14	+48	Lost to Arkansas 6–31
9	1	1.387	Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH)	IND SLC	9–1–2	0.833	14	+38	BYE
10	-5	1.398	Michigan (MICHIGAN)	B10	10–2	0.833	14	+43	Lost to Washington 20–27
11	0	1.465	Grambling State (GRAMBLING STATE)	IND SWAC	10–1	0.909	6	+32	BYE
12	0	1.486	San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)	IND FBSI	10–1	0.909	6	+39	BYE
13	0	1.494	Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)	IND FBSI	10–2	0.833	14	+43	BYE
14	1	1.590	North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)	IND FBSI	9–2	0.818	18	+36	BYE
15	1	1.628	Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)	MAC	10–1	0.909	6	+33	BYE
16	2	1.672	Nebraska (NEBRASKA)	IND B8	9–3	0.750	26	+37	BYE
17	0	1.673	Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))	MAC	10–1	0.909	6	+30	BYE
18	-4	1.753	Ohio State (OHIO STATE)	B10	9–3	0.750	26	+32	Lost to Alabama 6–35
19	2	1.891	Tennessee State (TENNESSEE STATE)	IND FBSI	8–1–1	0.850	13	+27	BYE
20	12	1.903	USC	PAC	8–4	0.667	38	+30	Beat Texas A&M 47–28
21	1	1.912	BYU	IND WAC	9–2	0.818	18	+24	BYE
22	-2	1.914	Colorado (COLORADO)	IND B8	7–3–1	0.682	36	+28	BYE
23	0	1.929	Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)	IND WAC	9–2–1	0.792	22	+30	BYE
24	1	1.935	Yale (YALE)	IND IVY	7–2	0.778	24	+18	BYE
25	-1	1.948	Ball State (BALL STATE)	MAC	9–2	0.818	18	+23	BYE
26	-7	1.983	Clemson (CLEMSON)	ACC	8–3–1	0.708	34	+27	Lost to Pittsburgh 3–34
27	9	1.999	Stanford (STANFORD)	PAC	9–3	0.750	26	+31	Beat LSU 24–14
28	7	2.010	NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)	ACC	8–4	0.667	38	+29	Beat Iowa State 24–14
29	10	2.020	Washington (WASHINGTON)	PAC	8–4	0.667	38	+28	Beat Michigan 27–20
30	-3	2.041	Tennessee Chattanooga (TENNESSEE-CHATTANOOGA)	IND SOCON	9–1–1	0.864	12	+18	BYE
31	-2	2.067	North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)	ACC	8–3–1	0.708	34	+23	BYE
32	-2	2.128	Colgate (COLGATE)	IND FBSI	10–1	0.909	6	+20	BYE
33	-2	2.129	Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)	B10	7–3–1	0.682	36	+21	BYE
34	-1	2.153	Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)	IND WAC	9–3	0.750	26	+22	BYE
35	-1	2.188	Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)	IND PCAA	9–2	0.818	18	+24	BYE
36	-10	2.231	Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)	IND SWC	8–4	0.667	38	+23	Lost to USC 28–47
37	0	2.257	East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)	IND FBSI	8–3	0.727	30	+19	BYE
38	2	2.271	Maryland (MARYLAND)	ACC	8–4	0.667	38	+21	BYE
39	-11	2.276	LSU	SEC	8–4	0.667	38	+18	Lost to Stanford 14–24
40	1	2.279	Brown (BROWN)	IND IVY	7–2	0.778	24	+12	BYE
41	1	2.467	UCLA	PAC	7–4	0.636	46	+15	BYE
42	-4	2.534	Iowa State (IOWA STATE)	IND B8	8–4	0.667	38	+15	Lost to NC State 14–24
43	0	2.552	Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	8–3	0.727	30	+11	BYE
44	0	2.563	Jackson State (JACKSON STATE)	IND SWAC	8–3	0.727	30	+18	BYE
45	0	2.589	Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)	IND SWC	7–5	0.583	56	+17	BYE
46	0	2.598	Rutgers (RUTGERS)	IND FBSI	8–3	0.727	30	+6	BYE
47	0	2.686	California (CALIFORNIA)	PAC	7–4	0.636	46	+10	BYE
48	0	2.735	Army (ARMY)	IND FBSI	7–4	0.636	46	+9	BYE
49	1	2.758	Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)	IND SLC	6–4–2	0.583	56	+10	BYE
50	-1	2.765	Minnesota (MINNESOTA)	B10	7–5	0.583	56	+16	BYE
51	0	2.804	Houston (HOUSTON)	IND SWC	6–5	0.545	60	+11	BYE
52	0	2.853	Florida (FLORIDA)	SEC	6–4–1	0.591	52	+8	BYE
53	0	2.864	Louisville (LOUISVILLE)	IND FBSI	7–4–1	0.625	51	+17	BYE
54	0	2.887	Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)	IND IVY	6–3	0.667	38	+4	BYE
55	0	2.957	Syracuse (SYRACUSE)	IND FBSI	6–5	0.545	60	+8	BYE
56	0	3.016	Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)	PAC	6–5	0.545	60	+5	BYE
57	0	3.087	Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)	SEC	5–6	0.455	76	+7	BYE
58	1	3.097	Memphis (MEMPHIS)	IND FBSI	6–5	0.545	60	+5	BYE
59	-1	3.112	Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE)	IND SLC	7–4	0.636	46	+4	BYE
60	0	3.131	William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)	IND FBSI	6–5	0.545	60	+5	BYE
61	0	3.137	Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)	IND FBSI	6–6	0.500	71	+7	BYE
62	0	3.155	Kent State (KENT STATE)	MAC	6–5	0.545	60	+7	BYE
63	1	3.273	Texas Southern (TEXAS SOUTHERN)	IND SWAC	6–4–1	0.591	52	+6	BYE
64	-1	3.297	Indiana (INDIANA)	B10	5–5–1	0.500	71	+4	BYE
65	1	3.300	Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)	IND FBSI	5–4–2	0.545	60	-2	BYE
66	1	3.307	West Texas A&M (WEST TEXAS A&M)	IND MVC	6–4–1	0.591	52	-2	BYE
67	-2	3.316	Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)	IND SOCON	7–4	0.636	46	+5	BYE
68	0	3.348	Baylor (BAYLOR)	IND SWC	5–6	0.455	76	0	BYE
69	0	3.365	Duke (DUKE)	ACC	5–6	0.455	76	-1	BYE
70	2	3.367	Auburn (AUBURN)	SEC	5–6	0.455	76	+1	BYE
71	2	3.391	Temple (TEMPLE)	IND FBSI	5–5–1	0.500	71	+2	BYE
72	-2	3.391	Navy (NAVY)	IND FBSI	5–6	0.455	76	-1	BYE
73	-2	3.392	Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)	IND FBSI	6–5	0.545	60	-1	BYE
74	0	3.421	Pacific (PACIFIC)	IND PCAA	6–5	0.545	60	-2	BYE
75	0	3.474	Texas Arlington (TEXAS-ARLINGTON)	IND SLC	5–6	0.455	76	-1	BYE
76	0	3.499	Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)	SEC	5–6	0.455	76	-1	BYE
77	1	3.536	West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)	IND FBSI	5–6	0.455	76	-1	BYE
78	-1	3.537	Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)	IND FBSI	6–5	0.545	60	-3	BYE
79	0	3.696	Georgia (GEORGIA)	SEC	5–6	0.455	76	-3	BYE
80	0	3.753	Mcneese State (MCNEESE STATE)	IND SLC	5–5–1	0.500	71	+5	BYE
81	0	3.757	Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)	IND IVY	5–4	0.556	59	+3	BYE
82	0	3.787	Northwestern State (NORTHWESTERN STATE)	IND FBSI	6–5	0.545	60	+12	BYE
83	0	3.869	South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)	IND FBSI	5–7	0.417	92	-7	BYE
84	0	3.993	Purdue (PURDUE)	B10	5–6	0.455	76	-10	BYE
85	0	4.018	Arizona (ARIZONA)	IND WAC	5–7	0.417	92	-7	BYE
86	1	4.082	Western Carolina (WESTERN CAROLINA)	IND SOCON	6–4–1	0.591	52	0	BYE
87	-1	4.107	Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)	MAC	5–7	0.417	92	-9	BYE
88	0	4.154	Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)	B10	5–6	0.455	76	-12	BYE
89	2	4.157	Harvard (HARVARD)	IND IVY	4–5	0.444	91	+3	BYE
90	-1	4.179	Missouri (MISSOURI)	IND B8	4–7	0.364	98	-11	BYE
91	2	4.211	Tennessee (TENNESSEE)	SEC	4–7	0.364	98	-11	BYE
92	0	4.234	SMU	IND SWC	4–7	0.364	98	-10	BYE
93	1	4.246	New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)	IND WAC	5–7	0.417	92	-10	BYE
94	-4	4.259	Iowa (IOWA)	B10	4–7	0.364	98	-9	BYE
95	0	4.284	Citadel (CITADEL)	IND SOCON	5–6	0.455	76	-7	BYE
96	0	4.316	Hawai'i (HAWAII)	IND FBSI	5–6	0.455	76	-18	BYE
97	1	4.370	Long Beach State (LONG BEACH STATE)	IND PCAA	4–6	0.400	97	-10	BYE
98	3	4.378	Princeton (PRINCETON)	IND IVY	3–6	0.333	109	-8	BYE
99	0	4.388	Wyoming (WYOMING)	IND WAC	4–6–1	0.409	96	-7	BYE
100	2	4.389	San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)	IND PCAA	4–7	0.364	98	-13	BYE
101	-4	4.394	Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)	IND B8	4–7	0.364	98	-14	BYE
102	-2	4.422	Wichita State (WICHITA STATE)	IND MVC	5–6	0.455	76	-19	BYE
103	0	4.449	Mississippi Valley State (MISSISSIPPI VALLEY STATE)	IND SWAC	5–5	0.500	71	-10	BYE
104	1	4.643	Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	4–7	0.364	98	-19	BYE
105	-1	4.669	Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)	IND FBSI	3–7–1	0.318	110	-15	BYE
106	0	4.778	Miami (MIAMI)	IND FBSI	3–8	0.273	115	-13	BYE
107	0	4.940	Utah State (UTAH STATE)	IND FBSI	4–7	0.364	98	-11	BYE
108	1	5.193	Villanova (VILLANOVA)	IND FBSI	4–7	0.364	98	-7	BYE
109	1	5.200	Furman (FURMAN)	IND SOCON	4–5–2	0.455	76	-15	BYE
110	2	5.262	Tulane (TULANE)	IND FBSI	3–8	0.273	115	-24	BYE
111	-3	5.297	Kansas (KANSAS)	IND B8	3–7–1	0.318	110	-21	BYE
112	-1	5.323	Illinois (ILLINOIS)	B10	3–8	0.273	115	-23	BYE
113	0	5.343	New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)	IND MVC	4–7	0.364	98	-17	BYE
114	1	5.409	Richmond (RICHMOND)	IND FBSI	3–8	0.273	115	-24	BYE
115	1	5.436	Illinois State (ILLINOIS STATE)	IND FBSI	3–7–1	0.318	110	-24	BYE
116	-2	5.445	Utah (UTAH)	IND WAC	3–8	0.273	115	-23	BYE
117	0	5.672	Tulsa (TULSA)	IND MVC	3–8	0.273	115	-23	BYE
118	0	5.692	Oregon State (OREGON STATE)	PAC	2–9	0.182	127	-28	BYE
119	0	5.822	Indiana State (INDIANA STATE)	IND FBSI	3–7	0.300	114	-17	BYE
120	0	5.858	Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)	MAC	3–8	0.273	115	-29	BYE
121	0	5.933	CAL State Fullerton (CAL STATE FULLERTON)	IND PCAA	4–7	0.364	98	-19	BYE
122	0	5.933	Air Force (AIR FORCE)	IND FBSI	2–8–1	0.227	125	-26	BYE
123	0	6.129	Columbia (COLUMBIA)	IND IVY	2–7	0.222	126	-22	BYE
124	0	6.359	Southern (SOUTHERN)	IND SWAC	3–7–1	0.318	110	-15	BYE
125	2	6.388	Oregon (OREGON)	PAC	2–9	0.182	127	-36	BYE
126	2	6.406	Southern Illinois (SOUTHERN ILLINOIS)	IND MVC	3–8	0.273	115	-36	BYE
127	-1	6.413	Toledo (TOLEDO)	MAC	2–9	0.182	127	-34	BYE
128	1	6.440	Alcorn State (ALCORN STATE)	IND SWAC	3–8	0.273	115	-8	BYE
129	-4	6.468	Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)	SEC	2–9	0.182	127	-37	BYE
130	0	6.566	Cornell (CORNELL)	IND IVY	1–8	0.111	139	-24	BYE
131	1	6.743	TCU	IND SWC	2–9	0.182	127	-38	BYE
132	-1	6.778	Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)	IND B8	1–10	0.091	140	-38	BYE
133	0	6.787	Lamar (LAMAR)	IND SLC	2–9	0.182	127	-40	BYE
134	0	6.810	Virginia (VIRGINIA)	ACC	1–9–1	0.136	138	-35	BYE
135	0	7.089	Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)	B10	1–10	0.091	140	-40	BYE
136	1	7.199	App State (APPALACHIAN STATE)	IND SOCON	2–9	0.182	127	-34	BYE
137	-1	7.201	Prairie View A&M (PRAIRIE VIEW A&M)	IND SWAC	3–8	0.273	115	-18	BYE
138	0	7.447	Drake (DRAKE)	IND MVC	2–9	0.182	127	-46	BYE
139	0	7.480	UL Monroe (LOUISIANA MONROE)	IND FBSI	2–9	0.182	127	-48	BYE
140	0	7.551	UTEP	IND WAC	1–10	0.091	140	-41	BYE
141	0	7.648	Rice (RICE)	IND SWC	1–10	0.091	140	-46	BYE
142	0	7.679	Marshall (MARSHALL)	IND SOCON	2–9	0.182	127	-39	BYE
143	0	7.703	Ohio (OHIO)	MAC	1–10	0.091	140	-49	BYE
144	0	7.731	Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)	IND FBSI	2–9	0.182	127	-11	BYE
145	0	8.085	Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)	ACC	1–10	0.091	140	-54	BYE

1977 Post-Season Week 3 College Football Team Rankings

December 27, 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	1	0.818	Penn State (PENN STATE)	IND FBSI	11–1	0.917	2	+68	Beat Arizona State 42–30
2	-1	0.872	Texas (TEXAS)	IND SWC	11–0	1.000	1	+60	BYE
3	0	0.967	Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)	IND FBSI	10–1	0.909	3	+52	BYE
4	1	1.132	Alabama (ALABAMA)	SEC	10–1	0.909	3	+48	BYE
5	-1	1.139	Michigan (MICHIGAN)	B10	10–1	0.909	3	+47	BYE
6	0	1.141	Kentucky (KENTUCKY)	SEC	10–1	0.909	3	+51	BYE
7	0	1.157	Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)	IND B8	10–1	0.909	3	+50	BYE
8	0	1.159	Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)	IND FBSI	8–2–1	0.773	26	+41	BYE
9	0	1.271	Arkansas (ARKANSAS)	IND SWC	10–1	0.909	3	+44	BYE
10	0	1.391	Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH)	IND SLC	9–1–2	0.833	16	+38	BYE
11	0	1.445	Grambling State (GRAMBLING STATE)	IND SWAC	10–1	0.909	3	+32	BYE
12	0	1.466	San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)	IND FBSI	10–1	0.909	3	+39	BYE
13	1	1.506	Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)	IND FBSI	10–2	0.833	16	+43	Beat Texas Tech 40–17
14	-1	1.541	Ohio State (OHIO STATE)	B10	9–2	0.818	18	+35	BYE
15	0	1.598	North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)	IND FBSI	9–2	0.818	18	+36	BYE
16	0	1.604	Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)	MAC	10–1	0.909	3	+33	BYE
17	0	1.652	Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))	MAC	10–1	0.909	3	+30	BYE
18	0	1.658	Nebraska (NEBRASKA)	IND B8	9–3	0.750	28	+38	BYE
19	0	1.808	Clemson (CLEMSON)	ACC	8–2–1	0.773	26	+28	BYE
20	1	1.899	Colorado (COLORADO)	IND B8	7–3–1	0.682	39	+28	BYE
21	2	1.901	Tennessee State (TENNESSEE STATE)	IND FBSI	8–1–1	0.850	15	+27	BYE
22	-2	1.916	BYU	IND WAC	9–2	0.818	18	+24	BYE
23	-1	1.933	Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)	IND WAC	9–2–1	0.792	23	+30	BYE
24	0	1.942	Ball State (BALL STATE)	MAC	9–2	0.818	18	+23	BYE
25	1	1.958	Yale (YALE)	IND IVY	7–2	0.778	24	+18	BYE
26	-1	1.970	Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)	IND SWC	8–3	0.727	30	+29	BYE
27	2	2.056	Tennessee Chattanooga (TENNESSEE-CHATTANOOGA)	IND SOCON	9–1–1	0.864	14	+18	BYE
28	2	2.076	LSU	SEC	8–3	0.727	30	+21	BYE
29	-1	2.082	North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)	ACC	8–3–1	0.708	38	+22	BYE
30	2	2.105	Colgate (COLGATE)	IND FBSI	10–1	0.909	3	+20	BYE
31	0	2.132	Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)	B10	7–3–1	0.682	39	+22	BYE
32	1	2.135	USC	PAC	7–4	0.636	43	+21	BYE
33	-6	2.174	Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)	IND WAC	9–3	0.750	28	+22	Lost to Penn State 30–42
34	0	2.182	Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)	IND PCAA	9–2	0.818	18	+24	BYE
35	1	2.219	NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)	ACC	7–4	0.636	43	+22	BYE
36	-1	2.222	Stanford (STANFORD)	PAC	8–3	0.727	30	+23	BYE
37	1	2.262	East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)	IND FBSI	8–3	0.727	30	+18	BYE
38	1	2.289	Iowa State (IOWA STATE)	IND B8	8–3	0.727	30	+20	BYE
39	-2	2.298	Washington (WASHINGTON)	PAC	7–4	0.636	43	+16	BYE
40	4	2.305	Maryland (MARYLAND)	ACC	8–4	0.667	41	+21	Beat Minnesota 17–7
41	0	2.310	Brown (BROWN)	IND IVY	7–2	0.778	24	+12	BYE
42	0	2.464	UCLA	PAC	7–4	0.636	43	+14	BYE
43	2	2.545	Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	8–3	0.727	30	+11	BYE
44	2	2.560	Jackson State (JACKSON STATE)	IND SWAC	8–3	0.727	30	+18	BYE
45	-5	2.578	Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)	IND SWC	7–5	0.583	56	+19	Lost to Florida State 17–40
46	1	2.593	Rutgers (RUTGERS)	IND FBSI	8–3	0.727	30	+6	BYE
47	1	2.682	California (CALIFORNIA)	PAC	7–4	0.636	43	+9	BYE
48	1	2.724	Army (ARMY)	IND FBSI	7–4	0.636	43	+9	BYE
49	-6	2.734	Minnesota (MINNESOTA)	B10	7–5	0.583	56	+16	Lost to Maryland 7–17
50	1	2.748	Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)	IND SLC	6–4–2	0.583	56	+10	BYE
51	-1	2.779	Houston (HOUSTON)	IND SWC	6–5	0.545	60	+13	BYE
52	1	2.824	Florida (FLORIDA)	SEC	6–4–1	0.591	52	+9	BYE
53	-1	2.842	Louisville (LOUISVILLE)	IND FBSI	7–4–1	0.625	51	+17	BYE
54	0	2.932	Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)	IND IVY	6–3	0.667	41	+4	BYE
55	0	3.019	Syracuse (SYRACUSE)	IND FBSI	6–5	0.545	60	+7	BYE
56	0	3.057	Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)	PAC	6–5	0.545	60	+5	BYE
57	0	3.071	Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)	SEC	5–6	0.455	76	+7	BYE
58	0	3.084	Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE)	IND SLC	7–4	0.636	43	+4	BYE
59	0	3.094	Memphis (MEMPHIS)	IND FBSI	6–5	0.545	60	+5	BYE
60	0	3.131	William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)	IND FBSI	6–5	0.545	60	+5	BYE
61	0	3.140	Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)	IND FBSI	6–6	0.500	71	+7	BYE
62	0	3.145	Kent State (KENT STATE)	MAC	6–5	0.545	60	+7	BYE
63	0	3.236	Indiana (INDIANA)	B10	5–5–1	0.500	71	+5	BYE
64	2	3.270	Texas Southern (TEXAS SOUTHERN)	IND SWAC	6–4–1	0.591	52	+6	BYE
65	-1	3.274	Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)	IND SOCON	7–4	0.636	43	+5	BYE
66	1	3.296	Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)	IND FBSI	5–4–2	0.545	60	-2	BYE
67	1	3.307	West Texas A&M (WEST TEXAS A&M)	IND MVC	6–4–1	0.591	52	-2	BYE
68	-3	3.324	Baylor (BAYLOR)	IND SWC	5–6	0.455	76	+2	BYE
69	0	3.329	Duke (DUKE)	ACC	5–6	0.455	76	+1	BYE
70	0	3.366	Navy (NAVY)	IND FBSI	5–6	0.455	76	0	BYE
71	0	3.380	Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)	IND FBSI	6–5	0.545	60	0	BYE
72	0	3.399	Auburn (AUBURN)	SEC	5–6	0.455	76	+1	BYE
73	1	3.406	Temple (TEMPLE)	IND FBSI	5–5–1	0.500	71	+2	BYE
74	-1	3.412	Pacific (PACIFIC)	IND PCAA	6–5	0.545	60	-2	BYE
75	1	3.471	Texas Arlington (TEXAS-ARLINGTON)	IND SLC	5–6	0.455	76	-1	BYE
76	-1	3.484	Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)	SEC	5–6	0.455	76	-1	BYE
77	0	3.547	Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)	IND FBSI	6–5	0.545	60	-2	BYE
78	0	3.560	West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)	IND FBSI	5–6	0.455	76	-1	BYE
79	0	3.671	Georgia (GEORGIA)	SEC	5–6	0.455	76	-2	BYE
80	0	3.750	Mcneese State (MCNEESE STATE)	IND SLC	5–5–1	0.500	71	+5	BYE
81	1	3.782	Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)	IND IVY	5–4	0.556	59	+3	BYE
82	-1	3.785	Northwestern State (NORTHWESTERN STATE)	IND FBSI	6–5	0.545	60	+12	BYE
83	0	3.856	South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)	IND FBSI	5–7	0.417	92	-6	BYE
84	1	3.940	Purdue (PURDUE)	B10	5–6	0.455	76	-8	BYE
85	-1	4.014	Arizona (ARIZONA)	IND WAC	5–7	0.417	92	-7	BYE
86	1	4.065	Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)	MAC	5–7	0.417	92	-8	BYE
87	4	4.088	Western Carolina (WESTERN CAROLINA)	IND SOCON	6–4–1	0.591	52	0	BYE
88	-2	4.093	Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)	B10	5–6	0.455	76	-10	BYE
89	0	4.133	Missouri (MISSOURI)	IND B8	4–7	0.364	98	-9	BYE
90	-2	4.150	Iowa (IOWA)	B10	4–7	0.364	98	-7	BYE
91	2	4.174	Harvard (HARVARD)	IND IVY	4–5	0.444	91	+3	BYE
92	-2	4.178	SMU	IND SWC	4–7	0.364	98	-7	BYE
93	1	4.195	Tennessee (TENNESSEE)	SEC	4–7	0.364	98	-11	BYE
94	-2	4.263	New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)	IND WAC	5–7	0.417	92	-10	BYE
95	0	4.280	Citadel (CITADEL)	IND SOCON	5–6	0.455	76	-7	BYE
96	0	4.316	Hawai'i (HAWAII)	IND FBSI	5–6	0.455	76	-18	BYE
97	2	4.350	Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)	IND B8	4–7	0.364	98	-12	BYE
98	0	4.358	Long Beach State (LONG BEACH STATE)	IND PCAA	4–6	0.400	97	-10	BYE
99	-2	4.375	Wyoming (WYOMING)	IND WAC	4–6–1	0.409	96	-6	BYE
100	1	4.383	Wichita State (WICHITA STATE)	IND MVC	5–6	0.455	76	-18	BYE
101	1	4.398	Princeton (PRINCETON)	IND IVY	3–6	0.333	109	-8	BYE
102	-2	4.401	San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)	IND PCAA	4–7	0.364	98	-13	BYE
103	0	4.438	Mississippi Valley State (MISSISSIPPI VALLEY STATE)	IND SWAC	5–5	0.500	71	-10	BYE
104	1	4.585	Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)	IND FBSI	3–7–1	0.318	110	-13	BYE
105	-1	4.619	Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	4–7	0.364	98	-19	BYE
106	0	4.773	Miami (MIAMI)	IND FBSI	3–8	0.273	115	-12	BYE
107	0	4.932	Utah State (UTAH STATE)	IND FBSI	4–7	0.364	98	-11	BYE
108	0	5.160	Kansas (KANSAS)	IND B8	3–7–1	0.318	110	-18	BYE
109	0	5.193	Villanova (VILLANOVA)	IND FBSI	4–7	0.364	98	-7	BYE
110	1	5.194	Furman (FURMAN)	IND SOCON	4–5–2	0.455	76	-15	BYE
111	-1	5.265	Illinois (ILLINOIS)	B10	3–8	0.273	115	-21	BYE
112	0	5.271	Tulane (TULANE)	IND FBSI	3–8	0.273	115	-23	BYE
113	1	5.351	New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)	IND MVC	4–7	0.364	98	-17	BYE
114	-1	5.400	Utah (UTAH)	IND WAC	3–8	0.273	115	-22	BYE
115	0	5.409	Richmond (RICHMOND)	IND FBSI	3–8	0.273	115	-24	BYE
116	0	5.431	Illinois State (ILLINOIS STATE)	IND FBSI	3–7–1	0.318	110	-24	BYE
117	0	5.654	Tulsa (TULSA)	IND MVC	3–8	0.273	115	-23	BYE
118	0	5.742	Oregon State (OREGON STATE)	PAC	2–9	0.182	127	-28	BYE
119	0	5.807	Indiana State (INDIANA STATE)	IND FBSI	3–7	0.300	114	-17	BYE
120	0	5.831	Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)	MAC	3–8	0.273	115	-29	BYE
121	1	5.921	CAL State Fullerton (CAL STATE FULLERTON)	IND PCAA	4–7	0.364	98	-19	BYE
122	-1	5.923	Air Force (AIR FORCE)	IND FBSI	2–8–1	0.227	125	-26	BYE
123	0	6.152	Columbia (COLUMBIA)	IND IVY	2–7	0.222	126	-22	BYE
124	0	6.354	Southern (SOUTHERN)	IND SWAC	3–7–1	0.318	110	-15	BYE
125	0	6.365	Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)	SEC	2–9	0.182	127	-35	BYE
126	1	6.384	Toledo (TOLEDO)	MAC	2–9	0.182	127	-34	BYE
127	-1	6.388	Oregon (OREGON)	PAC	2–9	0.182	127	-35	BYE
128	0	6.392	Southern Illinois (SOUTHERN ILLINOIS)	IND MVC	3–8	0.273	115	-36	BYE
129	0	6.414	Alcorn State (ALCORN STATE)	IND SWAC	3–8	0.273	115	-8	BYE
130	0	6.592	Cornell (CORNELL)	IND IVY	1–8	0.111	139	-24	BYE
131	1	6.707	Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)	IND B8	1–10	0.091	140	-36	BYE
132	-1	6.738	TCU	IND SWC	2–9	0.182	127	-36	BYE
133	0	6.782	Lamar (LAMAR)	IND SLC	2–9	0.182	127	-40	BYE
134	0	6.804	Virginia (VIRGINIA)	ACC	1–9–1	0.136	138	-33	BYE
135	0	7.007	Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)	B10	1–10	0.091	140	-38	BYE
136	0	7.187	Prairie View A&M (PRAIRIE VIEW A&M)	IND SWAC	3–8	0.273	115	-18	BYE
137	0	7.209	App State (APPALACHIAN STATE)	IND SOCON	2–9	0.182	127	-34	BYE
138	0	7.418	Drake (DRAKE)	IND MVC	2–9	0.182	127	-46	BYE
139	1	7.475	UL Monroe (LOUISIANA MONROE)	IND FBSI	2–9	0.182	127	-48	BYE
140	-1	7.546	UTEP	IND WAC	1–10	0.091	140	-41	BYE
141	0	7.572	Rice (RICE)	IND SWC	1–10	0.091	140	-43	BYE
142	0	7.659	Marshall (MARSHALL)	IND SOCON	2–9	0.182	127	-39	BYE
143	0	7.671	Ohio (OHIO)	MAC	1–10	0.091	140	-49	BYE
144	0	7.726	Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)	IND FBSI	2–9	0.182	127	-11	BYE
145	0	8.096	Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)	ACC	1–10	0.091	140	-53	BYE

1977 Post-Season Week 2 College Football Team Rankings

December 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	0	0.849	Texas (TEXAS)	IND SWC	11–0	1.000	1	+60	BYE
2	0	0.869	Penn State (PENN STATE)	IND FBSI	10–1	0.909	2	+58	BYE
3	0	0.960	Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)	IND FBSI	10–1	0.909	2	+52	BYE
4	0	1.103	Michigan (MICHIGAN)	B10	10–1	0.909	2	+48	BYE
5	0	1.123	Alabama (ALABAMA)	SEC	10–1	0.909	2	+48	BYE
6	0	1.136	Kentucky (KENTUCKY)	SEC	10–1	0.909	2	+50	BYE
7	0	1.149	Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)	IND B8	10–1	0.909	2	+50	BYE
8	0	1.164	Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)	IND FBSI	8–2–1	0.773	27	+41	BYE
9	0	1.239	Arkansas (ARKANSAS)	IND SWC	10–1	0.909	2	+44	BYE
10	2	1.386	Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH)	IND SLC	9–1–2	0.833	16	+38	Beat Louisville 24–14
11	-1	1.441	Grambling State (GRAMBLING STATE)	IND SWAC	10–1	0.909	2	+32	BYE
12	-1	1.456	San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)	IND FBSI	10–1	0.909	2	+38	BYE
13	0	1.499	Ohio State (OHIO STATE)	B10	9–2	0.818	17	+35	BYE
14	0	1.585	Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)	IND FBSI	9–2	0.818	17	+36	BYE
15	1	1.594	North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)	IND FBSI	9–2	0.818	17	+36	BYE
16	-1	1.595	Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)	MAC	10–1	0.909	2	+33	BYE
17	0	1.646	Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))	MAC	10–1	0.909	2	+30	BYE
18	0	1.664	Nebraska (NEBRASKA)	IND B8	9–3	0.750	29	+38	Beat North Carolina 21–17
19	0	1.815	Clemson (CLEMSON)	ACC	8–2–1	0.773	27	+28	BYE
20	1	1.882	BYU	IND WAC	9–2	0.818	17	+25	BYE
21	3	1.897	Colorado (COLORADO)	IND B8	7–3–1	0.682	39	+28	BYE
22	1	1.901	Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)	IND WAC	9–2–1	0.792	24	+30	BYE
23	-1	1.903	Tennessee State (TENNESSEE STATE)	IND FBSI	8–1–1	0.850	15	+27	BYE
24	1	1.931	Ball State (BALL STATE)	MAC	9–2	0.818	17	+23	BYE
25	1	1.932	Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)	IND SWC	8–3	0.727	30	+29	BYE
26	1	1.967	Yale (YALE)	IND IVY	7–2	0.778	25	+18	BYE
27	1	1.986	Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)	IND WAC	9–2	0.818	17	+23	BYE
28	-8	2.046	North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)	ACC	8–3–1	0.708	38	+22	Lost to Nebraska 17–21
29	0	2.060	Tennessee Chattanooga (TENNESSEE-CHATTANOOGA)	IND SOCON	9–1–1	0.864	14	+18	BYE
30	0	2.076	LSU	SEC	8–3	0.727	30	+21	BYE
31	0	2.088	Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)	B10	7–3–1	0.682	39	+22	BYE
32	0	2.097	Colgate (COLGATE)	IND FBSI	10–1	0.909	2	+20	BYE
33	0	2.110	USC	PAC	7–4	0.636	42	+21	BYE
34	0	2.175	Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)	IND PCAA	9–2	0.818	17	+24	BYE
35	1	2.212	Stanford (STANFORD)	PAC	8–3	0.727	30	+23	BYE
36	-1	2.213	NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)	ACC	7–4	0.636	42	+21	BYE
37	0	2.238	Washington (WASHINGTON)	PAC	7–4	0.636	42	+17	BYE
38	0	2.262	East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)	IND FBSI	8–3	0.727	30	+18	BYE
39	0	2.289	Iowa State (IOWA STATE)	IND B8	8–3	0.727	30	+20	BYE
40	0	2.303	Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)	IND SWC	7–4	0.636	42	+21	BYE
41	0	2.322	Brown (BROWN)	IND IVY	7–2	0.778	25	+12	BYE
42	1	2.403	UCLA	PAC	7–4	0.636	42	+15	BYE
43	-1	2.405	Minnesota (MINNESOTA)	B10	7–4	0.636	42	+20	BYE
44	0	2.465	Maryland (MARYLAND)	ACC	7–4	0.636	42	+14	BYE
45	0	2.540	Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	8–3	0.727	30	+11	BYE
46	0	2.562	Jackson State (JACKSON STATE)	IND SWAC	8–3	0.727	30	+18	BYE
47	0	2.590	Rutgers (RUTGERS)	IND FBSI	8–3	0.727	30	+6	BYE
48	0	2.663	California (CALIFORNIA)	PAC	7–4	0.636	42	+9	BYE
49	1	2.710	Army (ARMY)	IND FBSI	7–4	0.636	42	+9	BYE
50	1	2.730	Houston (HOUSTON)	IND SWC	6–5	0.545	60	+13	BYE
51	1	2.766	Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)	IND SLC	6–4–2	0.583	58	+10	BYE
52	-3	2.828	Louisville (LOUISVILLE)	IND FBSI	7–4–1	0.625	53	+17	Lost to Louisiana Tech 14–24
53	0	2.844	Florida (FLORIDA)	SEC	6–4–1	0.591	54	+9	BYE
54	0	2.938	Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)	IND IVY	6–3	0.667	41	+4	BYE
55	0	3.020	Syracuse (SYRACUSE)	IND FBSI	6–5	0.545	60	+7	BYE
56	0	3.048	Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)	PAC	6–5	0.545	60	+5	BYE
57	0	3.064	Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)	SEC	5–6	0.455	76	+7	BYE
58	1	3.078	Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE)	IND SLC	7–4	0.636	42	+4	BYE
59	-1	3.087	Memphis (MEMPHIS)	IND FBSI	6–5	0.545	60	+5	BYE
60	0	3.129	William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)	IND FBSI	6–5	0.545	60	+5	BYE
61	1	3.134	Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)	IND FBSI	6–6	0.500	71	+7	BYE
62	-1	3.136	Kent State (KENT STATE)	MAC	6–5	0.545	60	+7	BYE
63	0	3.182	Indiana (INDIANA)	B10	5–5–1	0.500	71	+5	BYE
64	0	3.260	Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)	IND SOCON	7–4	0.636	42	+5	BYE
65	0	3.267	Baylor (BAYLOR)	IND SWC	5–6	0.455	76	+3	BYE
66	0	3.290	Texas Southern (TEXAS SOUTHERN)	IND SWAC	6–4–1	0.591	54	+6	BYE
67	0	3.293	Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)	IND FBSI	5–4–2	0.545	60	-2	BYE
68	1	3.327	West Texas A&M (WEST TEXAS A&M)	IND MVC	6–4–1	0.591	54	-2	BYE
69	-1	3.329	Duke (DUKE)	ACC	5–6	0.455	76	+1	BYE
70	0	3.359	Navy (NAVY)	IND FBSI	5–6	0.455	76	0	BYE
71	0	3.380	Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)	IND FBSI	6–5	0.545	60	0	BYE
72	0	3.398	Auburn (AUBURN)	SEC	5–6	0.455	76	+1	BYE
73	0	3.402	Pacific (PACIFIC)	IND PCAA	6–5	0.545	60	-2	BYE
74	0	3.413	Temple (TEMPLE)	IND FBSI	5–5–1	0.500	71	+2	BYE
75	0	3.477	Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)	SEC	5–6	0.455	76	-1	BYE
76	0	3.478	Texas Arlington (TEXAS-ARLINGTON)	IND SLC	5–6	0.455	76	-1	BYE
77	0	3.547	Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)	IND FBSI	6–5	0.545	60	-2	BYE
78	0	3.563	West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)	IND FBSI	5–6	0.455	76	-2	BYE
79	0	3.674	Georgia (GEORGIA)	SEC	5–6	0.455	76	-2	BYE
80	0	3.754	Mcneese State (MCNEESE STATE)	IND SLC	5–5–1	0.500	71	+5	BYE
81	0	3.788	Northwestern State (NORTHWESTERN STATE)	IND FBSI	6–5	0.545	60	+12	BYE
82	0	3.789	Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)	IND IVY	5–4	0.556	59	+3	BYE
83	0	3.853	South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)	IND FBSI	5–7	0.417	92	-6	BYE
84	0	3.915	Arizona (ARIZONA)	IND WAC	5–7	0.417	92	-5	BYE
85	0	3.929	Purdue (PURDUE)	B10	5–6	0.455	76	-8	BYE
86	0	4.033	Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)	B10	5–6	0.455	76	-9	BYE
87	0	4.059	Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)	MAC	5–7	0.417	92	-8	BYE
88	0	4.083	Iowa (IOWA)	B10	4–7	0.364	98	-7	BYE
89	0	4.085	Missouri (MISSOURI)	IND B8	4–7	0.364	98	-9	BYE
90	0	4.106	SMU	IND SWC	4–7	0.364	98	-6	BYE
91	0	4.112	Western Carolina (WESTERN CAROLINA)	IND SOCON	6–4–1	0.591	54	0	BYE
92	0	4.167	New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)	IND WAC	5–7	0.417	92	-8	BYE
93	0	4.178	Harvard (HARVARD)	IND IVY	4–5	0.444	91	+3	BYE
94	0	4.191	Tennessee (TENNESSEE)	SEC	4–7	0.364	98	-11	BYE
95	0	4.283	Citadel (CITADEL)	IND SOCON	5–6	0.455	76	-7	BYE
96	0	4.319	Hawai'i (HAWAII)	IND FBSI	5–6	0.455	76	-18	BYE
97	0	4.321	Wyoming (WYOMING)	IND WAC	4–6–1	0.409	96	-5	BYE
98	0	4.345	Long Beach State (LONG BEACH STATE)	IND PCAA	4–6	0.400	97	-10	BYE
99	0	4.346	Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)	IND B8	4–7	0.364	98	-12	BYE
100	1	4.385	San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)	IND PCAA	4–7	0.364	98	-13	BYE
101	-1	4.386	Wichita State (WICHITA STATE)	IND MVC	5–6	0.455	76	-18	BYE
102	0	4.403	Princeton (PRINCETON)	IND IVY	3–6	0.333	109	-8	BYE
103	0	4.442	Mississippi Valley State (MISSISSIPPI VALLEY STATE)	IND SWAC	5–5	0.500	71	-10	BYE
104	0	4.547	Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	4–7	0.364	98	-18	BYE
105	0	4.581	Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)	IND FBSI	3–7–1	0.318	110	-13	BYE
106	0	4.769	Miami (MIAMI)	IND FBSI	3–8	0.273	115	-13	BYE
107	0	4.920	Utah State (UTAH STATE)	IND FBSI	4–7	0.364	98	-11	BYE
108	0	5.155	Kansas (KANSAS)	IND B8	3–7–1	0.318	110	-18	BYE
109	2	5.189	Villanova (VILLANOVA)	IND FBSI	4–7	0.364	98	-7	BYE
110	-1	5.189	Illinois (ILLINOIS)	B10	3–8	0.273	115	-20	BYE
111	-1	5.190	Furman (FURMAN)	IND SOCON	4–5–2	0.455	76	-15	BYE
112	0	5.275	Tulane (TULANE)	IND FBSI	3–8	0.273	115	-23	BYE
113	0	5.347	Utah (UTAH)	IND WAC	3–8	0.273	115	-21	BYE
114	0	5.351	New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)	IND MVC	4–7	0.364	98	-17	BYE
115	0	5.405	Richmond (RICHMOND)	IND FBSI	3–8	0.273	115	-24	BYE
116	0	5.421	Illinois State (ILLINOIS STATE)	IND FBSI	3–7–1	0.318	110	-24	BYE
117	0	5.658	Tulsa (TULSA)	IND MVC	3–8	0.273	115	-23	BYE
118	0	5.663	Oregon State (OREGON STATE)	PAC	2–9	0.182	127	-27	BYE
119	0	5.817	Indiana State (INDIANA STATE)	IND FBSI	3–7	0.300	114	-17	BYE
120	0	5.818	Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)	MAC	3–8	0.273	115	-29	BYE
121	0	5.848	Air Force (AIR FORCE)	IND FBSI	2–8–1	0.227	125	-25	BYE
122	0	5.913	CAL State Fullerton (CAL STATE FULLERTON)	IND PCAA	4–7	0.364	98	-19	BYE
123	0	6.158	Columbia (COLUMBIA)	IND IVY	2–7	0.222	126	-22	BYE
124	0	6.349	Southern (SOUTHERN)	IND SWAC	3–7–1	0.318	110	-15	BYE
125	0	6.350	Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)	SEC	2–9	0.182	127	-35	BYE
126	1	6.369	Oregon (OREGON)	PAC	2–9	0.182	127	-35	BYE
127	-1	6.369	Toledo (TOLEDO)	MAC	2–9	0.182	127	-34	BYE
128	0	6.406	Southern Illinois (SOUTHERN ILLINOIS)	IND MVC	3–8	0.273	115	-36	BYE
129	0	6.414	Alcorn State (ALCORN STATE)	IND SWAC	3–8	0.273	115	-8	BYE
130	0	6.599	Cornell (CORNELL)	IND IVY	1–8	0.111	139	-24	BYE
131	0	6.654	TCU	IND SWC	2–9	0.182	127	-35	BYE
132	0	6.702	Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)	IND B8	1–10	0.091	140	-36	BYE
133	1	6.797	Lamar (LAMAR)	IND SLC	2–9	0.182	127	-40	BYE
134	-1	6.804	Virginia (VIRGINIA)	ACC	1–9–1	0.136	138	-33	BYE
135	0	6.855	Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)	B10	1–10	0.091	140	-36	BYE
136	0	7.192	Prairie View A&M (PRAIRIE VIEW A&M)	IND SWAC	3–8	0.273	115	-18	BYE
137	0	7.214	App State (APPALACHIAN STATE)	IND SOCON	2–9	0.182	127	-34	BYE
138	0	7.418	Drake (DRAKE)	IND MVC	2–9	0.182	127	-46	BYE
139	0	7.464	UTEP	IND WAC	1–10	0.091	140	-40	BYE
140	0	7.471	UL Monroe (LOUISIANA MONROE)	IND FBSI	2–9	0.182	127	-48	BYE
141	0	7.496	Rice (RICE)	IND SWC	1–10	0.091	140	-42	BYE
142	0	7.659	Marshall (MARSHALL)	IND SOCON	2–9	0.182	127	-39	BYE
143	0	7.660	Ohio (OHIO)	MAC	1–10	0.091	140	-49	BYE
144	0	7.721	Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)	IND FBSI	2–9	0.182	127	-11	BYE
145	0	8.102	Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)	ACC	1–10	0.091	140	-53	BYE

1977 Post-Season Week 1 College Football Team Rankings

December 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	0	0.850	Texas (TEXAS)	IND SWC	11–0	1.000	1	+60	BYE
2	0	0.872	Penn State (PENN STATE)	IND FBSI	10–1	0.909	2	+58	BYE
3	0	0.963	Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)	IND FBSI	10–1	0.909	2	+52	BYE
4	0	1.105	Michigan (MICHIGAN)	B10	10–1	0.909	2	+48	BYE
5	0	1.122	Alabama (ALABAMA)	SEC	10–1	0.909	2	+48	BYE
6	0	1.128	Kentucky (KENTUCKY)	SEC	10–1	0.909	2	+50	BYE
7	1	1.151	Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)	IND B8	10–1	0.909	2	+49	BYE
8	-1	1.166	Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)	IND FBSI	8–2–1	0.773	27	+41	BYE
9	0	1.240	Arkansas (ARKANSAS)	IND SWC	10–1	0.909	2	+44	BYE
10	3	1.439	Grambling State (GRAMBLING STATE)	IND SWAC	10–1	0.909	2	+32	Beat Temple 35–32
11	-1	1.456	San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)	IND FBSI	10–1	0.909	2	+38	BYE
12	-1	1.492	Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH)	IND SLC	8–1–2	0.818	16	+31	BYE
13	-1	1.501	Ohio State (OHIO STATE)	B10	9–2	0.818	16	+35	BYE
14	0	1.585	Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)	IND FBSI	9–2	0.818	16	+36	BYE
15	0	1.595	Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)	MAC	10–1	0.909	2	+33	BYE
16	0	1.595	North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)	IND FBSI	9–2	0.818	16	+35	BYE
17	0	1.648	Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))	MAC	10–1	0.909	2	+30	BYE
18	0	1.802	Nebraska (NEBRASKA)	IND B8	8–3	0.727	30	+30	BYE
19	0	1.820	Clemson (CLEMSON)	ACC	8–2–1	0.773	27	+28	BYE
20	0	1.868	North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)	ACC	8–2–1	0.773	27	+25	BYE
21	0	1.882	BYU	IND WAC	9–2	0.818	16	+25	BYE
22	2	1.895	Tennessee State (TENNESSEE STATE)	IND FBSI	8–1–1	0.850	15	+27	BYE
23	-1	1.901	Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)	IND WAC	9–2–1	0.792	24	+30	BYE
24	-1	1.902	Colorado (COLORADO)	IND B8	7–3–1	0.682	39	+28	BYE
25	0	1.931	Ball State (BALL STATE)	MAC	9–2	0.818	16	+23	BYE
26	0	1.934	Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)	IND SWC	8–3	0.727	30	+29	BYE
27	0	1.982	Yale (YALE)	IND IVY	7–2	0.778	25	+18	BYE
28	0	1.986	Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)	IND WAC	9–2	0.818	16	+23	BYE
29	0	2.060	Tennessee Chattanooga (TENNESSEE-CHATTANOOGA)	IND SOCON	9–1–1	0.864	14	+18	BYE
30	0	2.076	LSU	SEC	8–3	0.727	30	+21	BYE
31	0	2.091	Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)	B10	7–3–1	0.682	39	+22	BYE
32	0	2.097	Colgate (COLGATE)	IND FBSI	10–1	0.909	2	+20	BYE
33	0	2.129	USC	PAC	7–4	0.636	43	+21	BYE
34	0	2.175	Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)	IND PCAA	9–2	0.818	16	+24	BYE
35	0	2.213	NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)	ACC	7–4	0.636	43	+22	BYE
36	0	2.222	Stanford (STANFORD)	PAC	8–3	0.727	30	+23	BYE
37	0	2.259	Washington (WASHINGTON)	PAC	7–4	0.636	43	+17	BYE
38	0	2.267	East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)	IND FBSI	8–3	0.727	30	+18	BYE
39	0	2.291	Iowa State (IOWA STATE)	IND B8	8–3	0.727	30	+19	BYE
40	0	2.302	Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)	IND SWC	7–4	0.636	43	+21	BYE
41	0	2.337	Brown (BROWN)	IND IVY	7–2	0.778	25	+12	BYE
42	0	2.421	Minnesota (MINNESOTA)	B10	7–4	0.636	43	+20	BYE
43	0	2.425	UCLA	PAC	7–4	0.636	43	+15	BYE
44	0	2.465	Maryland (MARYLAND)	ACC	7–4	0.636	43	+15	BYE
45	0	2.540	Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	8–3	0.727	30	+11	BYE
46	1	2.560	Jackson State (JACKSON STATE)	IND SWAC	8–3	0.727	30	+18	BYE
47	-1	2.590	Rutgers (RUTGERS)	IND FBSI	8–3	0.727	30	+6	BYE
48	0	2.682	California (CALIFORNIA)	PAC	7–4	0.636	43	+9	BYE
49	0	2.706	Louisville (LOUISVILLE)	IND FBSI	7–3–1	0.682	39	+18	BYE
50	0	2.724	Army (ARMY)	IND FBSI	7–4	0.636	43	+9	BYE
51	1	2.735	Houston (HOUSTON)	IND SWC	6–5	0.545	60	+13	BYE
52	-1	2.769	Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)	IND SLC	6–4–2	0.583	58	+10	BYE
53	0	2.844	Florida (FLORIDA)	SEC	6–4–1	0.591	54	+9	BYE
54	0	2.955	Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)	IND IVY	6–3	0.667	42	+4	BYE
55	0	3.029	Syracuse (SYRACUSE)	IND FBSI	6–5	0.545	60	+7	BYE
56	1	3.063	Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)	PAC	6–5	0.545	60	+4	BYE
57	-1	3.068	Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)	SEC	5–6	0.455	76	+7	BYE
58	0	3.078	Memphis (MEMPHIS)	IND FBSI	6–5	0.545	60	+6	BYE
59	0	3.092	Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE)	IND SLC	7–4	0.636	43	+4	BYE
60	0	3.123	William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)	IND FBSI	6–5	0.545	60	+5	BYE
61	0	3.136	Kent State (KENT STATE)	MAC	6–5	0.545	60	+7	BYE
62	0	3.140	Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)	IND FBSI	6–6	0.500	71	+7	BYE
63	0	3.189	Indiana (INDIANA)	B10	5–5–1	0.500	71	+5	BYE
64	1	3.274	Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)	IND SOCON	7–4	0.636	43	+5	BYE
65	1	3.275	Baylor (BAYLOR)	IND SWC	5–6	0.455	76	+3	BYE
66	3	3.287	Texas Southern (TEXAS SOUTHERN)	IND SWAC	6–4–1	0.591	54	+6	BYE
67	0	3.293	Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)	IND FBSI	5–4–2	0.545	60	-2	BYE
68	0	3.319	Duke (DUKE)	ACC	5–6	0.455	76	+2	BYE
69	1	3.327	West Texas A&M (WEST TEXAS A&M)	IND MVC	6–4–1	0.591	54	-2	BYE
70	1	3.363	Navy (NAVY)	IND FBSI	5–6	0.455	76	0	BYE
71	1	3.380	Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)	IND FBSI	6–5	0.545	60	0	BYE
72	1	3.402	Auburn (AUBURN)	SEC	5–6	0.455	76	+1	BYE
73	1	3.402	Pacific (PACIFIC)	IND PCAA	6–5	0.545	60	-2	BYE
74	-10	3.413	Temple (TEMPLE)	IND FBSI	5–5–1	0.500	71	+2	Lost to Grambling State 32–35
75	0	3.477	Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)	SEC	5–6	0.455	76	-1	BYE
76	0	3.485	Texas Arlington (TEXAS-ARLINGTON)	IND SLC	5–6	0.455	76	-1	BYE
77	1	3.550	Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)	IND FBSI	6–5	0.545	60	-2	BYE
78	-1	3.566	West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)	IND FBSI	5–6	0.455	76	-2	BYE
79	0	3.674	Georgia (GEORGIA)	SEC	5–6	0.455	76	-2	BYE
80	0	3.761	Mcneese State (MCNEESE STATE)	IND SLC	5–5–1	0.500	71	+5	BYE
81	1	3.794	Northwestern State (NORTHWESTERN STATE)	IND FBSI	6–5	0.545	60	+12	BYE
82	-1	3.800	Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)	IND IVY	5–4	0.556	59	+3	BYE
83	0	3.840	South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)	IND FBSI	5–7	0.417	92	-5	BYE
84	0	3.918	Arizona (ARIZONA)	IND WAC	5–7	0.417	92	-5	BYE
85	0	3.929	Purdue (PURDUE)	B10	5–6	0.455	76	-8	BYE
86	0	4.036	Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)	B10	5–6	0.455	76	-9	BYE
87	0	4.059	Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)	MAC	5–7	0.417	92	-8	BYE
88	0	4.090	Iowa (IOWA)	B10	4–7	0.364	98	-7	BYE
89	0	4.097	Missouri (MISSOURI)	IND B8	4–7	0.364	98	-9	BYE
90	1	4.110	SMU	IND SWC	4–7	0.364	98	-6	BYE
91	-1	4.112	Western Carolina (WESTERN CAROLINA)	IND SOCON	6–4–1	0.591	54	0	BYE
92	0	4.171	New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)	IND WAC	5–7	0.417	92	-8	BYE
93	0	4.191	Harvard (HARVARD)	IND IVY	4–5	0.444	91	+3	BYE
94	0	4.195	Tennessee (TENNESSEE)	SEC	4–7	0.364	98	-11	BYE
95	0	4.287	Citadel (CITADEL)	IND SOCON	5–6	0.455	76	-7	BYE
96	1	4.319	Hawai'i (HAWAII)	IND FBSI	5–6	0.455	76	-18	BYE
97	-1	4.321	Wyoming (WYOMING)	IND WAC	4–6–1	0.409	96	-5	BYE
98	0	4.345	Long Beach State (LONG BEACH STATE)	IND PCAA	4–6	0.400	97	-10	BYE
99	0	4.350	Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)	IND B8	4–7	0.364	98	-12	BYE
100	0	4.375	Wichita State (WICHITA STATE)	IND MVC	5–6	0.455	76	-17	BYE
101	0	4.393	San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)	IND PCAA	4–7	0.364	98	-13	BYE
102	0	4.419	Princeton (PRINCETON)	IND IVY	3–6	0.333	109	-8	BYE
103	0	4.442	Mississippi Valley State (MISSISSIPPI VALLEY STATE)	IND SWAC	5–5	0.500	71	-10	BYE
104	0	4.551	Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	4–7	0.364	98	-18	BYE
105	0	4.585	Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)	IND FBSI	3–7–1	0.318	110	-13	BYE
106	0	4.769	Miami (MIAMI)	IND FBSI	3–8	0.273	115	-13	BYE
107	0	4.920	Utah State (UTAH STATE)	IND FBSI	4–7	0.364	98	-11	BYE
108	1	5.164	Kansas (KANSAS)	IND B8	3–7–1	0.318	110	-18	BYE
109	2	5.194	Illinois (ILLINOIS)	B10	3–8	0.273	115	-20	BYE
110	0	5.194	Furman (FURMAN)	IND SOCON	4–5–2	0.455	76	-15	BYE
111	-3	5.197	Villanova (VILLANOVA)	IND FBSI	4–7	0.364	98	-7	BYE
112	0	5.275	Tulane (TULANE)	IND FBSI	3–8	0.273	115	-23	BYE
113	1	5.347	Utah (UTAH)	IND WAC	3–8	0.273	115	-21	BYE
114	-1	5.351	New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)	IND MVC	4–7	0.364	98	-17	BYE
115	0	5.392	Richmond (RICHMOND)	IND FBSI	3–8	0.273	115	-23	BYE
116	0	5.421	Illinois State (ILLINOIS STATE)	IND FBSI	3–7–1	0.318	110	-24	BYE
117	0	5.645	Tulsa (TULSA)	IND MVC	3–8	0.273	115	-22	BYE
118	0	5.683	Oregon State (OREGON STATE)	PAC	2–9	0.182	127	-27	BYE
119	0	5.803	Indiana State (INDIANA STATE)	IND FBSI	3–7	0.300	114	-16	BYE
120	0	5.804	Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)	MAC	3–8	0.273	115	-28	BYE
121	0	5.859	Air Force (AIR FORCE)	IND FBSI	2–8–1	0.227	125	-25	BYE
122	0	5.913	CAL State Fullerton (CAL STATE FULLERTON)	IND PCAA	4–7	0.364	98	-19	BYE
123	0	6.175	Columbia (COLUMBIA)	IND IVY	2–7	0.222	126	-22	BYE
124	4	6.345	Southern (SOUTHERN)	IND SWAC	3–7–1	0.318	110	-15	BYE
125	-1	6.350	Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)	SEC	2–9	0.182	127	-35	BYE
126	0	6.369	Toledo (TOLEDO)	MAC	2–9	0.182	127	-34	BYE
127	0	6.388	Oregon (OREGON)	PAC	2–9	0.182	127	-35	BYE
128	-3	6.410	Southern Illinois (SOUTHERN ILLINOIS)	IND MVC	3–8	0.273	115	-36	BYE
129	0	6.414	Alcorn State (ALCORN STATE)	IND SWAC	3–8	0.273	115	-8	BYE
130	0	6.618	Cornell (CORNELL)	IND IVY	1–8	0.111	139	-24	BYE
131	0	6.664	TCU	IND SWC	2–9	0.182	127	-35	BYE
132	0	6.707	Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)	IND B8	1–10	0.091	140	-36	BYE
133	0	6.792	Virginia (VIRGINIA)	ACC	1–9–1	0.136	138	-32	BYE
134	0	6.807	Lamar (LAMAR)	IND SLC	2–9	0.182	127	-40	BYE
135	0	6.833	Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)	B10	1–10	0.091	140	-35	BYE
136	1	7.192	Prairie View A&M (PRAIRIE VIEW A&M)	IND SWAC	3–8	0.273	115	-18	BYE
137	-1	7.214	App State (APPALACHIAN STATE)	IND SOCON	2–9	0.182	127	-34	BYE
138	0	7.408	Drake (DRAKE)	IND MVC	2–9	0.182	127	-45	BYE
139	0	7.464	UTEP	IND WAC	1–10	0.091	140	-40	BYE
140	0	7.480	UL Monroe (LOUISIANA MONROE)	IND FBSI	2–9	0.182	127	-48	BYE
141	0	7.501	Rice (RICE)	IND SWC	1–10	0.091	140	-42	BYE
142	0	7.644	Marshall (MARSHALL)	IND SOCON	2–9	0.182	127	-38	BYE
143	0	7.660	Ohio (OHIO)	MAC	1–10	0.091	140	-49	BYE
144	0	7.736	Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)	IND FBSI	2–9	0.182	127	-11	BYE
145	0	8.085	Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)	ACC	1–10	0.091	140	-52	BYE

1977 Regular Season Final College Football Team Rankings

December 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.

entries per pageSearch:

Rank	Change	Rating	Team	Conf	Record	Win %	Place	NOW	Game Status
1	1	0.853	Texas (TEXAS)	IND SWC	11–0	1.000	1	+60	BYE
2	-1	0.856	Penn State (PENN STATE)	IND FBSI	10–1	0.909	2	+58	BYE
3	0	0.965	Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)	IND FBSI	10–1	0.909	2	+52	Beat Miami 48–10
4	2	1.105	Michigan (MICHIGAN)	B10	10–1	0.909	2	+48	BYE
5	0	1.122	Alabama (ALABAMA)	SEC	10–1	0.909	2	+48	BYE
6	-2	1.128	Kentucky (KENTUCKY)	SEC	10–1	0.909	2	+50	BYE
7	1	1.147	Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)	IND FBSI	8–2–1	0.773	27	+41	BYE
8	-1	1.151	Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)	IND B8	10–1	0.909	2	+49	BYE
9	0	1.242	Arkansas (ARKANSAS)	IND SWC	10–1	0.909	2	+44	BYE
10	2	1.458	San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)	IND FBSI	10–1	0.909	2	+38	Beat San José State 37–34
11	0	1.499	Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH)	IND SLC	8–1–2	0.818	16	+31	BYE
12	-2	1.503	Ohio State (OHIO STATE)	B10	9–2	0.818	16	+35	BYE
13	0	1.570	Grambling State (GRAMBLING STATE)	IND SWAC	9–1	0.900	13	+27	BYE
14	3	1.589	Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)	IND FBSI	9–2	0.818	16	+36	Beat Florida 37–9
15	-1	1.596	Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)	MAC	10–1	0.909	2	+33	BYE
16	-1	1.599	North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)	IND FBSI	9–2	0.818	16	+35	BYE
17	-1	1.651	Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))	MAC	10–1	0.909	2	+30	BYE
18	0	1.807	Nebraska (NEBRASKA)	IND B8	8–3	0.727	30	+30	BYE
19	0	1.822	Clemson (CLEMSON)	ACC	8–2–1	0.773	27	+28	BYE
20	0	1.868	North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)	ACC	8–2–1	0.773	27	+25	BYE
21	0	1.882	BYU	IND WAC	9–2	0.818	16	+25	BYE
22	1	1.903	Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)	IND WAC	9–2–1	0.792	24	+30	BYE
23	-1	1.905	Colorado (COLORADO)	IND B8	7–3–1	0.682	39	+28	BYE
24	0	1.918	Tennessee State (TENNESSEE STATE)	IND FBSI	8–1–1	0.850	15	+26	BYE
25	0	1.933	Ball State (BALL STATE)	MAC	9–2	0.818	16	+23	BYE
26	6	1.936	Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)	IND SWC	8–3	0.727	30	+29	Beat Houston 27–7
27	-1	1.982	Yale (YALE)	IND IVY	7–2	0.778	25	+18	BYE
28	-1	1.986	Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)	IND WAC	9–2	0.818	16	+23	BYE
29	-1	2.052	Tennessee Chattanooga (TENNESSEE-CHATTANOOGA)	IND SOCON	9–1–1	0.864	14	+18	BYE
30	-1	2.078	LSU	SEC	8–3	0.727	30	+21	BYE
31	0	2.094	Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)	B10	7–3–1	0.682	39	+22	BYE
32	-2	2.097	Colgate (COLGATE)	IND FBSI	10–1	0.909	2	+20	BYE
33	0	2.132	USC	PAC	7–4	0.636	43	+21	BYE
34	0	2.177	Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)	IND PCAA	9–2	0.818	16	+24	BYE
35	1	2.216	NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)	ACC	7–4	0.636	43	+22	BYE
36	-1	2.224	Stanford (STANFORD)	PAC	8–3	0.727	30	+23	BYE
37	0	2.265	Washington (WASHINGTON)	PAC	7–4	0.636	43	+17	BYE
38	0	2.269	East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)	IND FBSI	8–3	0.727	30	+18	BYE
39	0	2.291	Iowa State (IOWA STATE)	IND B8	8–3	0.727	30	+19	BYE
40	0	2.304	Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)	IND SWC	7–4	0.636	43	+21	BYE
41	0	2.337	Brown (BROWN)	IND IVY	7–2	0.778	25	+12	BYE
42	1	2.424	Minnesota (MINNESOTA)	B10	7–4	0.636	43	+20	BYE
43	-1	2.430	UCLA	PAC	7–4	0.636	43	+15	BYE
44	0	2.468	Maryland (MARYLAND)	ACC	7–4	0.636	43	+15	BYE
45	1	2.545	Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	8–3	0.727	30	+11	BYE
46	1	2.563	Rutgers (RUTGERS)	IND FBSI	8–3	0.727	30	+7	BYE
47	2	2.589	Jackson State (JACKSON STATE)	IND SWAC	8–3	0.727	30	+18	BYE
48	2	2.685	California (CALIFORNIA)	PAC	7–4	0.636	43	+9	BYE
49	2	2.712	Louisville (LOUISVILLE)	IND FBSI	7–3–1	0.682	39	+18	BYE
50	3	2.727	Army (ARMY)	IND FBSI	7–4	0.636	43	+9	BYE
51	1	2.733	Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)	IND SLC	6–4–2	0.583	58	+11	BYE
52	-7	2.748	Houston (HOUSTON)	IND SWC	6–5	0.545	61	+13	Lost to Texas A&M 7–27
53	-5	2.844	Florida (FLORIDA)	SEC	6–4–1	0.591	54	+9	Lost to Florida State 9–37
54	0	2.955	Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)	IND IVY	6–3	0.667	42	+4	BYE
55	1	3.044	Syracuse (SYRACUSE)	IND FBSI	6–5	0.545	61	+7	BYE
56	-1	3.075	Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)	SEC	5–6	0.455	76	+7	BYE
57	0	3.075	Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)	PAC	6–5	0.545	61	+4	BYE
58	1	3.093	Memphis (MEMPHIS)	IND FBSI	6–5	0.545	61	+6	BYE
59	-1	3.100	Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE)	IND SLC	7–4	0.636	43	+4	BYE
60	0	3.136	William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)	IND FBSI	6–5	0.545	61	+5	BYE
61	0	3.149	Kent State (KENT STATE)	MAC	6–5	0.545	61	+7	BYE
62	0	3.157	Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)	IND FBSI	6–6	0.500	72	+7	BYE
63	0	3.202	Indiana (INDIANA)	B10	5–5–1	0.500	72	+5	BYE
64	0	3.260	Temple (TEMPLE)	IND FBSI	5–4–1	0.550	60	+3	BYE
65	0	3.276	Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)	IND SOCON	7–4	0.636	43	+5	BYE
66	0	3.278	Baylor (BAYLOR)	IND SWC	5–6	0.455	76	+3	BYE
67	2	3.300	Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)	IND FBSI	5–4–2	0.545	61	-2	BYE
68	0	3.322	Duke (DUKE)	ACC	5–6	0.455	76	+2	BYE
69	-2	3.325	Texas Southern (TEXAS SOUTHERN)	IND SWAC	6–4–1	0.591	54	+6	BYE
70	0	3.330	West Texas A&M (WEST TEXAS A&M)	IND MVC	6–4–1	0.591	54	-2	BYE
71	2	3.373	Navy (NAVY)	IND FBSI	5–6	0.455	76	0	BYE
72	0	3.392	Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)	IND FBSI	6–5	0.545	61	0	BYE
73	1	3.409	Auburn (AUBURN)	SEC	5–6	0.455	76	+1	BYE
74	-3	3.415	Pacific (PACIFIC)	IND PCAA	6–5	0.545	61	-2	BYE
75	1	3.484	Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)	SEC	5–6	0.455	76	-1	BYE
76	-1	3.495	Texas Arlington (TEXAS-ARLINGTON)	IND SLC	5–6	0.455	76	-1	BYE
77	0	3.534	West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)	IND FBSI	5–6	0.455	76	-2	BYE
78	0	3.566	Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)	IND FBSI	6–5	0.545	61	-2	BYE
79	0	3.678	Georgia (GEORGIA)	SEC	5–6	0.455	76	-2	BYE
80	0	3.777	Mcneese State (MCNEESE STATE)	IND SLC	5–5–1	0.500	72	+5	BYE
81	0	3.800	Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)	IND IVY	5–4	0.556	59	+3	BYE
82	0	3.810	Northwestern State (NORTHWESTERN STATE)	IND FBSI	6–5	0.545	61	+12	BYE
83	0	3.843	South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)	IND FBSI	5–7	0.417	92	-5	BYE
84	12	3.918	Arizona (ARIZONA)	IND WAC	5–7	0.417	92	-5	Beat Hawai'i 17–10
85	0	3.933	Purdue (PURDUE)	B10	5–6	0.455	76	-8	BYE
86	1	4.039	Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)	B10	5–6	0.455	76	-9	BYE
87	-1	4.058	Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)	MAC	5–7	0.417	92	-8	BYE
88	2	4.094	Iowa (IOWA)	B10	4–7	0.364	98	-7	BYE
89	-1	4.097	Missouri (MISSOURI)	IND B8	4–7	0.364	98	-9	BYE
90	-1	4.108	Western Carolina (WESTERN CAROLINA)	IND SOCON	6–4–1	0.591	54	0	BYE
91	0	4.114	SMU	IND SWC	4–7	0.364	98	-6	BYE
92	1	4.171	New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)	IND WAC	5–7	0.417	92	-8	BYE
93	1	4.191	Harvard (HARVARD)	IND IVY	4–5	0.444	91	+3	BYE
94	-2	4.206	Tennessee (TENNESSEE)	SEC	4–7	0.364	98	-11	BYE
95	0	4.287	Citadel (CITADEL)	IND SOCON	5–6	0.455	76	-7	BYE
96	1	4.321	Wyoming (WYOMING)	IND WAC	4–6–1	0.409	96	-5	BYE
97	-13	4.326	Hawai'i (HAWAII)	IND FBSI	5–6	0.455	76	-18	Lost to Arizona 10–17
98	0	4.349	Long Beach State (LONG BEACH STATE)	IND PCAA	4–6	0.400	97	-10	BYE
99	0	4.350	Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)	IND B8	4–7	0.364	98	-12	BYE
100	0	4.378	Wichita State (WICHITA STATE)	IND MVC	5–6	0.455	76	-17	BYE
101	0	4.397	San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)	IND PCAA	4–7	0.364	98	-13	Lost to San Diego State 34–37
102	0	4.419	Princeton (PRINCETON)	IND IVY	3–6	0.333	109	-8	BYE
103	0	4.496	Mississippi Valley State (MISSISSIPPI VALLEY STATE)	IND SWAC	5–5	0.500	72	-10	BYE
104	0	4.555	Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	4–7	0.364	98	-18	BYE
105	0	4.594	Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)	IND FBSI	3–7–1	0.318	110	-13	BYE
106	0	4.777	Miami (MIAMI)	IND FBSI	3–8	0.273	115	-13	Lost to Notre Dame 10–48
107	0	4.924	Utah State (UTAH STATE)	IND FBSI	4–7	0.364	98	-11	BYE
108	0	5.157	Villanova (VILLANOVA)	IND FBSI	4–7	0.364	98	-6	BYE
109	0	5.169	Kansas (KANSAS)	IND B8	3–7–1	0.318	110	-18	BYE
110	0	5.190	Furman (FURMAN)	IND SOCON	4–5–2	0.455	76	-15	BYE
111	0	5.202	Illinois (ILLINOIS)	B10	3–8	0.273	115	-20	BYE
112	0	5.289	Tulane (TULANE)	IND FBSI	3–8	0.273	115	-23	BYE
113	1	5.351	New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)	IND MVC	4–7	0.364	98	-17	BYE
114	-1	5.351	Utah (UTAH)	IND WAC	3–8	0.273	115	-21	BYE
115	1	5.396	Richmond (RICHMOND)	IND FBSI	3–8	0.273	115	-23	BYE
116	-1	5.421	Illinois State (ILLINOIS STATE)	IND FBSI	3–7–1	0.318	110	-24	BYE
117	0	5.645	Tulsa (TULSA)	IND MVC	3–8	0.273	115	-22	BYE
118	0	5.692	Oregon State (OREGON STATE)	PAC	2–9	0.182	127	-27	BYE
119	0	5.807	Indiana State (INDIANA STATE)	IND FBSI	3–7	0.300	114	-16	BYE
120	0	5.808	Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)	MAC	3–8	0.273	115	-28	BYE
121	1	5.874	Air Force (AIR FORCE)	IND FBSI	2–8–1	0.227	125	-25	BYE
122	-1	5.917	CAL State Fullerton (CAL STATE FULLERTON)	IND PCAA	4–7	0.364	98	-19	BYE
123	0	6.175	Columbia (COLUMBIA)	IND IVY	2–7	0.222	126	-22	BYE
124	0	6.350	Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)	SEC	2–9	0.182	127	-35	BYE
125	1	6.361	Southern Illinois (SOUTHERN ILLINOIS)	IND MVC	3–8	0.273	115	-36	BYE
126	-1	6.374	Toledo (TOLEDO)	MAC	2–9	0.182	127	-34	BYE
127	1	6.393	Oregon (OREGON)	PAC	2–9	0.182	127	-35	BYE
128	-1	6.402	Southern (SOUTHERN)	IND SWAC	3–7–1	0.318	110	-15	BYE
129	0	6.467	Alcorn State (ALCORN STATE)	IND SWAC	3–8	0.273	115	-8	BYE
130	0	6.618	Cornell (CORNELL)	IND IVY	1–8	0.111	139	-24	BYE
131	0	6.669	TCU	IND SWC	2–9	0.182	127	-35	BYE
132	0	6.707	Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)	IND B8	1–10	0.091	140	-36	BYE
133	0	6.798	Virginia (VIRGINIA)	ACC	1–9–1	0.136	138	-32	BYE
134	0	6.816	Lamar (LAMAR)	IND SLC	2–9	0.182	127	-40	BYE
135	0	6.838	Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)	B10	1–10	0.091	140	-35	BYE
136	0	7.209	App State (APPALACHIAN STATE)	IND SOCON	2–9	0.182	127	-34	BYE
137	0	7.245	Prairie View A&M (PRAIRIE VIEW A&M)	IND SWAC	3–8	0.273	115	-18	BYE
138	0	7.349	Drake (DRAKE)	IND MVC	2–9	0.182	127	-44	BYE
139	2	7.464	UTEP	IND WAC	1–10	0.091	140	-40	BYE
140	0	7.495	UL Monroe (LOUISIANA MONROE)	IND FBSI	2–9	0.182	127	-48	BYE
141	-2	7.507	Rice (RICE)	IND SWC	1–10	0.091	140	-42	BYE
142	0	7.639	Marshall (MARSHALL)	IND SOCON	2–9	0.182	127	-38	BYE
143	0	7.665	Ohio (OHIO)	MAC	1–10	0.091	140	-49	BYE
144	0	7.741	Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)	IND FBSI	2–9	0.182	127	-11	BYE
145	0	8.085	Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)	ACC	1–10	0.091	140	-52	BYE

1977 Week 14 College Football Team Rankings

November 29, 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	0.843	Penn State (PENN STATE)	IND FBSI	10–1	0.909	2	+58	Beat Pittsburgh 15–13
2	-1	0.858	Texas (TEXAS)	IND SWC	11–0	1.000	1	+59	Beat Texas A&M 57–28
3	0	0.979	Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)	IND FBSI	9–1	0.900	11	+49	BYE
4	3	1.114	Kentucky (KENTUCKY)	SEC	10–1	0.909	2	+50	BYE
5	1	1.120	Alabama (ALABAMA)	SEC	10–1	0.909	2	+48	Beat Auburn 48–21
6	-1	1.126	Michigan (MICHIGAN)	B10	10–1	0.909	2	+47	BYE
7	1	1.151	Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)	IND B8	10–1	0.909	2	+49	Beat Nebraska 38–7
8	-4	1.176	Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)	IND FBSI	8–2–1	0.773	27	+41	Lost to Penn State 13–15
9	0	1.248	Arkansas (ARKANSAS)	IND SWC	10–1	0.909	2	+43	Beat Texas Tech 17–14
10	3	1.501	Ohio State (OHIO STATE)	B10	9–2	0.818	16	+35	BYE
11	-1	1.505	Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH)	IND SLC	8–1–2	0.818	16	+31	Beat UL Monroe 20–0
12	-1	1.550	San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)	IND FBSI	9–1	0.900	11	+32	BYE
13	-1	1.560	Grambling State (GRAMBLING STATE)	IND SWAC	9–1	0.900	11	+27	BYE
14	0	1.601	Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)	MAC	10–1	0.909	2	+33	BYE
15	0	1.624	North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)	IND FBSI	9–2	0.818	16	+35	BYE
16	1	1.654	Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))	MAC	10–1	0.909	2	+30	Beat Cincinnati 12–7
17	1	1.779	Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)	IND FBSI	8–2	0.800	23	+31	BYE
18	-2	1.809	Nebraska (NEBRASKA)	IND B8	8–3	0.727	30	+30	Lost to Oklahoma 7–38
19	1	1.845	Clemson (CLEMSON)	ACC	8–2–1	0.773	27	+28	BYE
20	-1	1.870	North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)	ACC	8–2–1	0.773	27	+25	BYE
21	2	1.892	BYU	IND WAC	9–2	0.818	16	+24	Beat UTEP 68–19
22	0	1.900	Colorado (COLORADO)	IND B8	7–3–1	0.682	39	+28	BYE
23	5	1.908	Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)	IND WAC	9–2–1	0.792	24	+29	Beat Utah State 13–10
24	-3	1.915	Tennessee State (TENNESSEE STATE)	IND FBSI	8–1–1	0.850	15	+26	BYE
25	-1	1.937	Ball State (BALL STATE)	MAC	9–2	0.818	16	+23	BYE
26	0	1.984	Yale (YALE)	IND IVY	7–2	0.778	25	+18	BYE
27	4	1.997	Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)	IND WAC	9–2	0.818	16	+22	Beat Arizona 23–7
28	-3	2.040	Tennessee Chattanooga (TENNESSEE-CHATTANOOGA)	IND SOCON	9–1–1	0.864	14	+18	BYE
29	10	2.056	LSU	SEC	8–3	0.727	30	+21	Beat Wyoming 66–7
30	-1	2.097	Colgate (COLGATE)	IND FBSI	10–1	0.909	2	+20	BYE
31	-1	2.119	Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)	B10	7–3–1	0.682	39	+22	BYE
32	-5	2.145	Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)	IND SWC	7–3	0.700	38	+23	Lost to Texas 28–57
33	10	2.178	USC	PAC	7–4	0.636	44	+21	Beat UCLA 29–27
34	-2	2.191	Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)	IND PCAA	9–2	0.818	16	+23	BYE
35	3	2.231	Stanford (STANFORD)	PAC	8–3	0.727	30	+23	BYE
36	-3	2.232	NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)	ACC	7–4	0.636	44	+22	BYE
37	3	2.287	Washington (WASHINGTON)	PAC	7–4	0.636	44	+17	BYE
38	-2	2.287	East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)	IND FBSI	8–3	0.727	30	+18	BYE
39	-2	2.291	Iowa State (IOWA STATE)	IND B8	8–3	0.727	30	+19	BYE
40	-6	2.334	Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)	IND SWC	7–4	0.636	44	+21	Lost to Arkansas 14–17
41	0	2.340	Brown (BROWN)	IND IVY	7–2	0.778	25	+12	BYE
42	-7	2.435	UCLA	PAC	7–4	0.636	44	+16	Lost to USC 27–29
43	-1	2.443	Minnesota (MINNESOTA)	B10	7–4	0.636	44	+20	BYE
44	0	2.487	Maryland (MARYLAND)	ACC	7–4	0.636	44	+15	BYE
45	1	2.533	Houston (HOUSTON)	IND SWC	6–4	0.600	55	+16	Beat Rice 51–21
46	-1	2.549	Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	8–3	0.727	30	+11	BYE
47	0	2.570	Rutgers (RUTGERS)	IND FBSI	8–3	0.727	30	+7	BYE
48	2	2.576	Florida (FLORIDA)	SEC	6–3–1	0.650	43	+11	Beat Miami 31–14
49	-1	2.590	Jackson State (JACKSON STATE)	IND SWAC	8–3	0.727	30	+18	BYE
50	1	2.699	California (CALIFORNIA)	PAC	7–4	0.636	44	+9	BYE
51	-2	2.714	Louisville (LOUISVILLE)	IND FBSI	7–3–1	0.682	39	+18	BYE
52	0	2.751	Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)	IND SLC	6–4–2	0.583	59	+12	BYE
53	1	2.765	Army (ARMY)	IND FBSI	7–4	0.636	44	+9	Beat Navy 17–14
54	1	2.959	Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)	IND IVY	6–3	0.667	42	+4	BYE
55	6	3.059	Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)	SEC	5–6	0.455	77	+8	BYE
56	0	3.075	Syracuse (SYRACUSE)	IND FBSI	6–5	0.545	62	+7	BYE
57	1	3.098	Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)	PAC	6–5	0.545	62	+4	BYE
58	1	3.122	Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE)	IND SLC	7–4	0.636	44	+4	BYE
59	7	3.137	Memphis (MEMPHIS)	IND FBSI	6–5	0.545	62	+6	BYE
60	0	3.154	William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)	IND FBSI	6–5	0.545	62	+5	BYE
61	1	3.161	Kent State (KENT STATE)	MAC	6–5	0.545	62	+7	BYE
62	2	3.188	Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)	IND FBSI	6–6	0.500	72	+7	BYE
63	4	3.216	Indiana (INDIANA)	B10	5–5–1	0.500	72	+5	BYE
64	4	3.280	Temple (TEMPLE)	IND FBSI	5–4–1	0.550	61	+3	BYE
65	-12	3.298	Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)	IND SOCON	7–4	0.636	44	+5	Lost to Virginia Tech 7–27
66	9	3.299	Baylor (BAYLOR)	IND SWC	5–6	0.455	77	+4	Beat TCU 48–9
67	2	3.336	Texas Southern (TEXAS SOUTHERN)	IND SWAC	6–4–1	0.591	56	+6	BYE
68	2	3.343	Duke (DUKE)	ACC	5–6	0.455	77	+2	BYE
69	-4	3.350	Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)	IND FBSI	5–4–2	0.545	62	-2	Lost to Miami (OH) 7–12
70	9	3.355	West Texas A&M (WEST TEXAS A&M)	IND MVC	6–4–1	0.591	56	-2	Beat Southern Illinois 28–9
71	3	3.417	Pacific (PACIFIC)	IND PCAA	6–5	0.545	62	-1	BYE
72	9	3.431	Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)	IND FBSI	6–5	0.545	62	0	Beat Georgia 16–7
73	-10	3.436	Navy (NAVY)	IND FBSI	5–6	0.455	77	0	Lost to Army 14–17
74	-2	3.446	Auburn (AUBURN)	SEC	5–6	0.455	77	0	Lost to Alabama 21–48
75	2	3.523	Texas Arlington (TEXAS-ARLINGTON)	IND SLC	5–6	0.455	77	-1	BYE
76	0	3.542	Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)	SEC	5–6	0.455	77	-2	BYE
77	1	3.562	West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)	IND FBSI	5–6	0.455	77	-2	BYE
78	-21	3.587	Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)	IND FBSI	6–5	0.545	62	-2	Lost to Holy Cross 20–35
79	-8	3.659	Georgia (GEORGIA)	SEC	5–6	0.455	77	-1	Lost to Georgia Tech 7–16
80	3	3.791	Mcneese State (MCNEESE STATE)	IND SLC	5–5–1	0.500	72	+5	BYE
81	1	3.812	Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)	IND IVY	5–4	0.556	60	+3	BYE
82	2	3.834	Northwestern State (NORTHWESTERN STATE)	IND FBSI	6–5	0.545	62	+12	BYE
83	-10	3.839	South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)	IND FBSI	5–7	0.417	92	-4	Lost to Hawai'i 7–24
84	17	3.973	Hawai'i (HAWAII)	IND FBSI	5–5	0.500	72	-10	Beat South Carolina 24–7
85	0	3.982	Purdue (PURDUE)	B10	5–6	0.455	77	-8	BYE
86	-6	4.037	Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)	MAC	5–7	0.417	92	-7	Lost to Long Beach State 28–29
87	2	4.064	Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)	B10	5–6	0.455	77	-9	BYE
88	4	4.105	Missouri (MISSOURI)	IND B8	4–7	0.364	98	-9	BYE
89	-2	4.117	Western Carolina (WESTERN CAROLINA)	IND SOCON	6–4–1	0.591	56	0	BYE
90	-2	4.130	Iowa (IOWA)	B10	4–7	0.364	98	-7	BYE
91	0	4.132	SMU	IND SWC	4–7	0.364	98	-6	BYE
92	12	4.181	Tennessee (TENNESSEE)	SEC	4–7	0.364	98	-10	Beat Vanderbilt 42–7
93	5	4.182	New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)	IND WAC	5–7	0.417	92	-8	Beat Utah 41–24
94	-1	4.195	Harvard (HARVARD)	IND IVY	4–5	0.444	91	+3	BYE
95	-1	4.308	Citadel (CITADEL)	IND SOCON	5–6	0.455	77	-7	BYE
96	-6	4.309	Arizona (ARIZONA)	IND WAC	4–7	0.364	98	-10	Lost to Arizona State 7–23
97	-11	4.329	Wyoming (WYOMING)	IND WAC	4–6–1	0.409	95	-6	Lost to LSU 7–66
98	8	4.368	Long Beach State (LONG BEACH STATE)	IND PCAA	4–6	0.400	96	-9	Beat Bowling Green 29–28
99	-4	4.378	Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)	IND B8	4–7	0.364	98	-12	BYE
100	0	4.396	Wichita State (WICHITA STATE)	IND MVC	5–6	0.455	77	-17	BYE
101	-2	4.408	San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)	IND PCAA	4–6	0.400	96	-12	BYE
102	-6	4.424	Princeton (PRINCETON)	IND IVY	3–6	0.333	109	-8	BYE
103	-6	4.499	Mississippi Valley State (MISSISSIPPI VALLEY STATE)	IND SWAC	5–5	0.500	72	-10	BYE
104	-1	4.571	Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	4–7	0.364	98	-18	BYE
105	11	4.684	Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)	IND FBSI	3–7–1	0.318	110	-13	Beat Virginia Military Institute 27–7
106	-4	4.691	Miami (MIAMI)	IND FBSI	3–7	0.300	114	-12	Lost to Florida 14–31
107	-2	4.954	Utah State (UTAH STATE)	IND FBSI	4–7	0.364	98	-11	Lost to Colorado State 10–13
108	2	5.181	Villanova (VILLANOVA)	IND FBSI	4–7	0.364	98	-6	BYE
109	-1	5.192	Kansas (KANSAS)	IND B8	3–7–1	0.318	110	-17	BYE
110	-1	5.196	Furman (FURMAN)	IND SOCON	4–5–2	0.455	77	-15	BYE
111	1	5.233	Illinois (ILLINOIS)	B10	3–8	0.273	116	-20	BYE
112	-1	5.299	Tulane (TULANE)	IND FBSI	3–8	0.273	116	-23	BYE
113	-6	5.307	Utah (UTAH)	IND WAC	3–8	0.273	116	-19	Lost to New Mexico 24–41
114	0	5.370	New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)	IND MVC	4–7	0.364	98	-17	BYE
115	-2	5.426	Illinois State (ILLINOIS STATE)	IND FBSI	3–7–1	0.318	110	-24	BYE
116	-1	5.432	Richmond (RICHMOND)	IND FBSI	3–8	0.273	116	-23	BYE
117	0	5.716	Tulsa (TULSA)	IND MVC	3–8	0.273	116	-22	BYE
118	2	5.722	Oregon State (OREGON STATE)	PAC	2–9	0.182	127	-27	BYE
119	-1	5.821	Indiana State (INDIANA STATE)	IND FBSI	3–7	0.300	114	-16	BYE
120	-1	5.834	Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)	MAC	3–8	0.273	116	-28	BYE
121	0	5.941	CAL State Fullerton (CAL STATE FULLERTON)	IND PCAA	4–7	0.364	98	-18	BYE
122	1	5.959	Air Force (AIR FORCE)	IND FBSI	2–8–1	0.227	125	-25	BYE
123	1	6.181	Columbia (COLUMBIA)	IND IVY	2–7	0.222	126	-22	BYE
124	-2	6.369	Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)	SEC	2–9	0.182	127	-35	Lost to Tennessee 7–42
125	3	6.383	Toledo (TOLEDO)	MAC	2–9	0.182	127	-34	BYE
126	-1	6.401	Southern Illinois (SOUTHERN ILLINOIS)	IND MVC	3–8	0.273	116	-36	Lost to West Texas A&M 9–28
127	-1	6.401	Southern (SOUTHERN)	IND SWAC	3–7–1	0.318	110	-15	BYE
128	2	6.428	Oregon (OREGON)	PAC	2–9	0.182	127	-35	BYE
129	0	6.484	Alcorn State (ALCORN STATE)	IND SWAC	3–8	0.273	116	-8	BYE
130	1	6.625	Cornell (CORNELL)	IND IVY	1–8	0.111	139	-24	BYE
131	-4	6.666	TCU	IND SWC	2–9	0.182	127	-34	Lost to Baylor 9–48
132	1	6.751	Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)	IND B8	1–10	0.091	140	-36	BYE
133	-1	6.822	Virginia (VIRGINIA)	ACC	1–9–1	0.136	138	-32	BYE
134	1	6.841	Lamar (LAMAR)	IND SLC	2–9	0.182	127	-40	BYE
135	-1	6.849	Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)	B10	1–10	0.091	140	-35	BYE
136	0	7.214	App State (APPALACHIAN STATE)	IND SOCON	2–9	0.182	127	-34	BYE
137	0	7.263	Prairie View A&M (PRAIRIE VIEW A&M)	IND SWAC	3–8	0.273	116	-18	BYE
138	1	7.368	Drake (DRAKE)	IND MVC	2–9	0.182	127	-44	BYE
139	-1	7.458	Rice (RICE)	IND SWC	1–10	0.091	140	-40	Lost to Houston 21–51
140	1	7.520	UL Monroe (LOUISIANA MONROE)	IND FBSI	2–9	0.182	127	-48	Lost to Louisiana Tech 0–20
141	-1	7.546	UTEP	IND WAC	1–10	0.091	140	-40	Lost to BYU 19–68
142	1	7.629	Marshall (MARSHALL)	IND SOCON	2–9	0.182	127	-38	BYE
143	-1	7.687	Ohio (OHIO)	MAC	1–10	0.091	140	-49	BYE
144	1	7.750	Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)	IND FBSI	2–9	0.182	127	-11	Beat Boston College 35–20
145	-1	8.096	Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)	ACC	1–10	0.091	140	-52	BYE

1977 Week 13 College Football Team Rankings

November 22, 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	0.925	Texas (TEXAS)	IND SWC	10–0	1.000	1	+48	Beat Baylor 29–7
2	1	0.944	Penn State (PENN STATE)	IND FBSI	9–1	0.900	6	+49	BYE
3	-2	0.968	Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)	IND FBSI	9–1	0.900	6	+46	Beat Air Force 49–0
4	0	1.016	Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)	IND FBSI	8–1–1	0.850	15	+41	BYE
5	1	1.121	Michigan (MICHIGAN)	B10	10–1	0.909	2	+47	Beat Ohio State 14–6
6	1	1.195	Alabama (ALABAMA)	SEC	9–1	0.900	6	+41	BYE
7	1	1.214	Kentucky (KENTUCKY)	SEC	10–1	0.909	2	+45	Beat Tennessee 21–17
8	1	1.288	Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)	IND B8	9–1	0.900	6	+41	BYE
9	2	1.369	Arkansas (ARKANSAS)	IND SWC	9–1	0.900	6	+34	Beat SMU 47–7
10	-5	1.475	Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH)	IND SLC	7–1–2	0.800	21	+29	Lost to North Texas 14–41
11	7	1.517	San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)	IND FBSI	9–1	0.900	6	+31	Beat Florida State 41–16
12	1	1.524	Grambling State (GRAMBLING STATE)	IND SWAC	9–1	0.900	6	+27	Beat Southern 55–20
13	-3	1.528	Ohio State (OHIO STATE)	B10	9–2	0.818	17	+35	Lost to Michigan 6–14
14	0	1.598	Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)	MAC	10–1	0.909	2	+33	Beat Western Michigan 28–23
15	7	1.648	North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)	IND FBSI	9–2	0.818	17	+33	Beat Louisiana Tech 41–14
16	0	1.690	Nebraska (NEBRASKA)	IND B8	8–2	0.800	21	+29	BYE
17	-2	1.743	Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))	MAC	9–1	0.900	6	+26	BYE
18	-6	1.748	Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)	IND FBSI	8–2	0.800	21	+31	Lost to San Diego State 16–41
19	4	1.831	North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)	ACC	8–2–1	0.773	29	+26	Beat Duke 16–3
20	4	1.837	Clemson (CLEMSON)	ACC	8–2–1	0.773	29	+26	Beat South Carolina 31–27
21	4	1.907	Tennessee State (TENNESSEE STATE)	IND FBSI	8–1–1	0.850	15	+26	BYE
22	-3	1.947	Colorado (COLORADO)	IND B8	7–3–1	0.682	42	+27	Beat Kansas State 23–0
23	5	1.956	BYU	IND WAC	8–2	0.800	21	+20	Beat Long Beach State 30–27
24	8	1.965	Ball State (BALL STATE)	MAC	9–2	0.818	17	+23	Beat Eastern Michigan 45–21
25	2	1.990	Tennessee Chattanooga (TENNESSEE-CHATTANOOGA)	IND SOCON	9–1–1	0.864	14	+18	Beat Marshall 37–20
26	0	2.005	Yale (YALE)	IND IVY	7–2	0.778	26	+18	BYE
27	2	2.016	Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)	IND SWC	7–2	0.778	26	+21	Beat TCU 52–23
28	13	2.023	Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)	IND WAC	8–2–1	0.773	29	+23	Beat Arizona State 25–14
29	-12	2.112	Colgate (COLGATE)	IND FBSI	10–1	0.909	2	+19	Lost to Delaware 3–21
30	0	2.118	Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)	B10	7–3–1	0.682	42	+22	Beat Iowa 22–16
31	-10	2.118	Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)	IND WAC	8–2	0.800	21	+16	Lost to Colorado State 14–25
32	1	2.211	Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)	IND PCAA	9–2	0.818	17	+22	Beat Santa Clara 35–7
33	-2	2.227	NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)	ACC	7–4	0.636	46	+22	BYE
34	-14	2.247	Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)	IND SWC	7–3	0.700	38	+21	Lost to Houston 7–45
35	0	2.262	UCLA	PAC	7–3	0.700	38	+20	BYE
36	-2	2.278	East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)	IND FBSI	8–3	0.727	32	+19	BYE
37	0	2.283	Iowa State (IOWA STATE)	IND B8	8–3	0.727	32	+19	Beat Oklahoma State 21–13
38	7	2.289	Stanford (STANFORD)	PAC	8–3	0.727	32	+23	Beat California 21–3
39	3	2.290	LSU	SEC	7–3	0.700	38	+16	Beat Tulane 20–17
40	6	2.358	Washington (WASHINGTON)	PAC	7–4	0.636	46	+17	Beat Washington State 35–15
41	-3	2.377	Brown (BROWN)	IND IVY	7–2	0.778	26	+11	BYE
42	5	2.468	Minnesota (MINNESOTA)	B10	7–4	0.636	46	+20	Beat Wisconsin 13–7
43	-3	2.496	USC	PAC	6–4	0.600	53	+14	BYE
44	0	2.534	Maryland (MARYLAND)	ACC	7–4	0.636	46	+15	Beat Virginia 28–0
45	-9	2.556	Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	8–3	0.727	32	+11	Lost to Ball State 21–45
46	8	2.567	Houston (HOUSTON)	IND SWC	5–4	0.556	60	+14	Beat Texas Tech 45–7
47	1	2.598	Rutgers (RUTGERS)	IND FBSI	8–3	0.727	32	+7	Beat Boston University 63–8
48	1	2.598	Jackson State (JACKSON STATE)	IND SWAC	8–3	0.727	32	+18	Beat Alcorn State 23–16
49	4	2.756	Louisville (LOUISVILLE)	IND FBSI	7–3–1	0.682	42	+18	Beat Indiana State 27–16
50	6	2.781	Florida (FLORIDA)	SEC	5–3–1	0.611	52	+8	Beat Utah 38–29
51	-8	2.788	California (CALIFORNIA)	PAC	7–4	0.636	46	+8	Lost to Stanford 3–21
52	-1	2.816	Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)	IND SLC	6–4–2	0.583	59	+12	Tied Mcneese State 9–9
53	2	2.904	Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)	IND SOCON	7–3	0.700	38	+12	Beat Rhode Island 20–7
54	4	2.988	Army (ARMY)	IND FBSI	6–4	0.600	53	+5	BYE
55	2	3.018	Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)	IND IVY	6–3	0.667	45	+3	BYE
56	13	3.062	Syracuse (SYRACUSE)	IND FBSI	6–5	0.545	64	+8	Beat West Virginia 28–9
57	5	3.099	Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)	IND FBSI	6–4	0.600	53	+7	Beat Massachusetts 34–7
58	-8	3.135	Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)	PAC	6–5	0.545	64	+5	Lost to Washington 15–35
59	13	3.147	Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE)	IND SLC	7–4	0.636	46	+4	Beat Southern Miss 14–10
60	11	3.166	William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)	IND FBSI	6–5	0.545	64	+8	Beat Richmond 29–13
61	17	3.169	Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)	SEC	5–6	0.455	79	+8	Beat Ole Miss 18–14
62	4	3.172	Kent State (KENT STATE)	MAC	6–5	0.545	64	+8	Beat Toledo 23–12
63	2	3.209	Navy (NAVY)	IND FBSI	5–5	0.500	71	+4	BYE
64	-12	3.213	Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)	IND FBSI	6–6	0.500	71	+7	Lost to Arkansas State 10–14
65	-26	3.227	Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)	IND FBSI	5–3–2	0.600	53	0	Lost to Vanderbilt 9–13
66	8	3.231	Memphis (MEMPHIS)	IND FBSI	6–5	0.545	64	+5	Beat Wichita State 28–14
67	15	3.250	Indiana (INDIANA)	B10	5–5–1	0.500	71	+5	Beat Purdue 21–10
68	7	3.260	Temple (TEMPLE)	IND FBSI	5–4–1	0.550	62	+5	Beat Villanova 38–15
69	10	3.318	Texas Southern (TEXAS SOUTHERN)	IND SWAC	6–4–1	0.591	57	+6	Beat Prairie View A&M 29–28
70	-11	3.345	Duke (DUKE)	ACC	5–6	0.455	79	+1	Lost to North Carolina 3–16
71	-3	3.357	Georgia (GEORGIA)	SEC	5–5	0.500	71	+5	BYE
72	-2	3.414	Auburn (AUBURN)	SEC	5–5	0.500	71	-1	BYE
73	-12	3.449	South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)	IND FBSI	5–6	0.455	79	0	Lost to Clemson 27–31
74	12	3.504	Pacific (PACIFIC)	IND PCAA	6–5	0.545	64	-2	Beat CAL State Fullerton 49–7
75	-2	3.551	Baylor (BAYLOR)	IND SWC	4–6	0.400	94	+5	Lost to Texas 7–29
76	-16	3.554	Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)	SEC	5–6	0.455	79	-1	Lost to Mississippi State 14–18
77	4	3.588	Texas Arlington (TEXAS-ARLINGTON)	IND SLC	5–6	0.455	79	-2	Beat Lamar 14–7
78	-11	3.596	West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)	IND FBSI	5–6	0.455	79	-1	Lost to Syracuse 9–28
79	8	3.619	West Texas A&M (WEST TEXAS A&M)	IND MVC	5–4–1	0.550	62	-5	Beat Tulsa 57–21
80	-17	3.649	Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)	MAC	5–6	0.455	79	-1	Lost to Hawai'i 21–41
81	-5	3.714	Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)	IND FBSI	5–5	0.500	71	-4	BYE
82	2	3.816	Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)	IND IVY	5–4	0.556	60	+3	BYE
83	0	3.835	Mcneese State (MCNEESE STATE)	IND SLC	5–5–1	0.500	71	+4	Tied Louisiana 9–9
84	-20	3.839	Northwestern State (NORTHWESTERN STATE)	IND FBSI	6–5	0.545	64	+13	Lost to Southeastern Louisiana 21–38
85	-8	4.022	Purdue (PURDUE)	B10	5–6	0.455	79	-8	Lost to Indiana 10–21
86	18	4.081	Wyoming (WYOMING)	IND WAC	4–5–1	0.450	91	-3	Beat New Mexico 23–21
87	12	4.113	Western Carolina (WESTERN CAROLINA)	IND SOCON	6–4–1	0.591	57	0	Beat App State 44–14
88	0	4.127	Iowa (IOWA)	B10	4–7	0.364	98	-5	Lost to Michigan State 16–22
89	-4	4.129	Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)	B10	5–6	0.455	79	-9	Lost to Minnesota 7–13
90	5	4.158	Arizona (ARIZONA)	IND WAC	4–6	0.400	94	-6	Beat UTEP 41–24
91	-2	4.175	SMU	IND SWC	4–7	0.364	98	-5	Lost to Arkansas 7–47
92	-12	4.175	Missouri (MISSOURI)	IND B8	4–7	0.364	98	-9	Lost to Kansas 22–24
93	-2	4.199	Harvard (HARVARD)	IND IVY	4–5	0.444	92	+3	BYE
94	12	4.293	Citadel (CITADEL)	IND SOCON	5–6	0.455	79	-5	Beat Furman 10–3
95	-2	4.381	Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)	IND B8	4–7	0.364	98	-11	Lost to Iowa State 13–21
96	-2	4.417	Princeton (PRINCETON)	IND IVY	3–6	0.333	107	-8	BYE
97	-1	4.478	Mississippi Valley State (MISSISSIPPI VALLEY STATE)	IND SWAC	5–5	0.500	71	-10	BYE
98	-8	4.509	New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)	IND WAC	4–7	0.364	98	-9	Lost to Wyoming 21–23
99	1	4.526	San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)	IND PCAA	4–6	0.400	94	-13	BYE
100	-8	4.532	Wichita State (WICHITA STATE)	IND MVC	5–6	0.455	79	-19	Lost to Memphis 14–28
101	10	4.540	Hawai'i (HAWAII)	IND FBSI	4–5	0.444	92	-15	Beat Bowling Green 41–21
102	-5	4.582	Miami (MIAMI)	IND FBSI	3–6	0.333	107	-8	BYE
103	-2	4.592	Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	4–7	0.364	98	-17	Lost to Central Michigan 23–28
104	-6	4.605	Tennessee (TENNESSEE)	SEC	3–7	0.300	113	-11	Lost to Kentucky 17–21
105	10	4.895	Utah State (UTAH STATE)	IND FBSI	4–6	0.400	94	-8	Beat Idaho State 35–7
106	-1	4.912	Long Beach State (LONG BEACH STATE)	IND PCAA	3–6	0.333	107	-14	Lost to BYU 27–30
107	1	4.966	Utah (UTAH)	IND WAC	3–7	0.300	113	-11	Lost to Florida 29–38
108	9	5.110	Kansas (KANSAS)	IND B8	3–7–1	0.318	110	-13	Beat Missouri 24–22
109	-7	5.195	Furman (FURMAN)	IND SOCON	4–5–2	0.455	79	-14	Lost to Citadel 3–10
110	-1	5.248	Villanova (VILLANOVA)	IND FBSI	4–7	0.364	98	-6	Lost to Temple 15–38
111	-1	5.281	Tulane (TULANE)	IND FBSI	3–8	0.273	117	-21	Lost to LSU 17–20
112	-9	5.300	Illinois (ILLINOIS)	B10	3–8	0.273	117	-20	Lost to Northwestern 7–21
113	3	5.397	Illinois State (ILLINOIS STATE)	IND FBSI	3–7–1	0.318	110	-23	BYE
114	-7	5.434	New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)	IND MVC	4–7	0.364	98	-16	Lost to Idaho 44–47
115	-3	5.492	Richmond (RICHMOND)	IND FBSI	3–8	0.273	117	-22	Lost to William & Mary 13–29
116	5	5.525	Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)	IND FBSI	2–7–1	0.250	124	-19	Beat Wake Forest 28–10
117	-3	5.729	Tulsa (TULSA)	IND MVC	3–8	0.273	117	-21	Lost to West Texas A&M 21–57
118	1	5.837	Indiana State (INDIANA STATE)	IND FBSI	3–7	0.300	113	-16	Lost to Louisville 16–27
119	6	5.876	Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)	MAC	3–8	0.273	117	-28	Beat Ohio 20–6
120	-7	5.961	Oregon State (OREGON STATE)	PAC	2–9	0.182	130	-27	Lost to Oregon 16–28
121	-3	5.970	CAL State Fullerton (CAL STATE FULLERTON)	IND PCAA	4–7	0.364	98	-18	Lost to Pacific 7–49
122	11	6.021	Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)	SEC	2–8	0.200	127	-27	Beat Cincinnati 13–9
123	-1	6.076	Air Force (AIR FORCE)	IND FBSI	2–8–1	0.227	125	-23	Lost to Notre Dame 0–49
124	-1	6.173	Columbia (COLUMBIA)	IND IVY	2–7	0.222	126	-22	BYE
125	-5	6.255	Southern Illinois (SOUTHERN ILLINOIS)	IND MVC	3–7	0.300	113	-32	Lost to Drake 9–13
126	1	6.391	Southern (SOUTHERN)	IND SWAC	3–7–1	0.318	110	-15	Lost to Grambling State 20–55
127	-1	6.415	TCU	IND SWC	2–8	0.200	127	-26	Lost to Texas A&M 23–52
128	-4	6.456	Toledo (TOLEDO)	MAC	2–9	0.182	130	-33	Lost to Kent State 12–23
129	0	6.484	Alcorn State (ALCORN STATE)	IND SWAC	3–8	0.273	117	-8	Lost to Jackson State 16–23
130	5	6.571	Oregon (OREGON)	PAC	2–9	0.182	130	-33	Beat Oregon State 28–16
131	-3	6.630	Cornell (CORNELL)	IND IVY	1–8	0.111	138	-24	BYE
132	-2	6.805	Virginia (VIRGINIA)	ACC	1–9–1	0.136	137	-31	Lost to Maryland 0–28
133	-1	6.821	Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)	IND B8	1–10	0.091	142	-35	Lost to Colorado 0–23
134	5	6.947	Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)	B10	1–10	0.091	142	-35	Beat Illinois 21–7
135	-4	6.990	Lamar (LAMAR)	IND SLC	2–9	0.182	130	-39	Lost to Texas Arlington 7–14
136	0	7.223	App State (APPALACHIAN STATE)	IND SOCON	2–9	0.182	130	-33	Lost to Western Carolina 14–44
137	1	7.263	Prairie View A&M (PRAIRIE VIEW A&M)	IND SWAC	3–8	0.273	117	-18	Lost to Texas Southern 28–29
138	3	7.493	Rice (RICE)	IND SWC	1–9	0.100	139	-33	BYE
139	5	7.523	Drake (DRAKE)	IND MVC	2–9	0.182	130	-44	Beat Southern Illinois 13–9
140	-3	7.604	UTEP	IND WAC	1–9	0.100	139	-35	Lost to Arizona 24–41
141	1	7.698	UL Monroe (LOUISIANA MONROE)	IND FBSI	2–8	0.200	127	-46	BYE
142	-8	7.703	Ohio (OHIO)	MAC	1–10	0.091	142	-47	Lost to Northern Illinois 6–20
143	0	7.717	Marshall (MARSHALL)	IND SOCON	2–9	0.182	130	-38	Lost to Tennessee Chattanooga 20–37
144	-4	8.157	Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)	ACC	1–10	0.091	142	-50	Lost to Virginia Tech 10–28
145	0	9.087	Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)	IND FBSI	1–9	0.100	139	-17	Beat UConn 14–3

1977 Week 12 College Football Team Rankings

November 15, 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	1	0.826	Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)	IND FBSI	8–1	0.889	11	+43	Beat Clemson 21–17
2	-1	0.864	Texas (TEXAS)	IND SWC	9–0	1.000	1	+41	Beat TCU 44–14
3	0	0.956	Penn State (PENN STATE)	IND FBSI	9–1	0.900	3	+43	Beat Temple 44–7
4	0	0.965	Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)	IND FBSI	8–1–1	0.850	18	+37	Beat Army 52–26
5	1	1.097	Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH)	IND SLC	7–0–2	0.889	11	+29	Beat Southern Miss 28–10
6	1	1.155	Michigan (MICHIGAN)	B10	9–1	0.900	3	+35	Beat Purdue 40–7
7	-2	1.168	Alabama (ALABAMA)	SEC	9–1	0.900	3	+37	Beat Miami 36–0
8	1	1.195	Kentucky (KENTUCKY)	SEC	9–1	0.900	3	+37	Beat Florida 14–7
9	1	1.254	Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)	IND B8	9–1	0.900	3	+37	Beat Colorado 52–14
10	-2	1.270	Ohio State (OHIO STATE)	B10	9–1	0.900	3	+33	Beat Indiana 35–7
11	1	1.391	Arkansas (ARKANSAS)	IND SWC	8–1	0.889	11	+28	Beat Texas A&M 26–20
12	2	1.463	Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)	IND FBSI	8–1	0.889	11	+29	Beat Memphis 30–9
13	0	1.569	Grambling State (GRAMBLING STATE)	IND SWAC	8–1	0.889	11	+22	Beat Norfolk State 48–12
14	2	1.594	Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)	MAC	9–1	0.900	3	+27	Beat Toledo 44–0
15	4	1.657	Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))	MAC	9–1	0.900	3	+25	Beat Kent State 25–0
16	2	1.661	Nebraska (NEBRASKA)	IND B8	8–2	0.800	21	+27	Beat Kansas 52–7
17	-2	1.691	Colgate (COLGATE)	IND FBSI	10–0	1.000	1	+17	Beat Northeastern 48–39
18	6	1.762	San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)	IND FBSI	8–1	0.889	11	+20	Beat Long Beach State 33–22
19	-8	1.809	Colorado (COLORADO)	IND B8	6–3–1	0.650	45	+24	Lost to Oklahoma 14–52
20	7	1.832	Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)	IND SWC	7–2	0.778	26	+23	Beat SMU 45–7
21	11	1.835	Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)	IND WAC	8–1	0.889	11	+16	Beat BYU 24–13
22	-2	1.842	North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)	IND FBSI	8–2	0.800	21	+24	BYE
23	3	1.871	North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)	ACC	7–2–1	0.750	30	+20	Beat Virginia 35–14
24	-7	1.899	Clemson (CLEMSON)	ACC	7–2–1	0.750	30	+20	Lost to Notre Dame 17–21
25	-2	1.906	Tennessee State (TENNESSEE STATE)	IND FBSI	8–1–1	0.850	18	+23	Tied Tennessee Chattanooga 14–14
26	3	1.931	Yale (YALE)	IND IVY	7–2	0.778	26	+18	Beat Harvard 24–7
27	1	1.994	Tennessee Chattanooga (TENNESSEE-CHATTANOOGA)	IND SOCON	8–1–1	0.850	18	+15	Tied Tennessee State 14–14
28	-7	2.029	BYU	IND WAC	7–2	0.778	26	+15	Lost to Arizona State 13–24
29	-7	2.054	Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)	IND SWC	6–2	0.750	30	+17	Lost to Arkansas 20–26
30	1	2.124	Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)	B10	6–3–1	0.650	45	+16	Beat Northwestern 44–3
31	10	2.164	NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)	ACC	7–4	0.636	48	+20	Beat Duke 37–32
32	1	2.169	Ball State (BALL STATE)	MAC	8–2	0.800	21	+14	Beat Western Michigan 29–25
33	1	2.198	Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)	IND PCAA	8–2	0.800	21	+20	Beat CAL State Fullerton 44–19
34	-9	2.223	East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)	IND FBSI	8–3	0.727	34	+18	Lost to William & Mary 17–21
35	5	2.236	UCLA	PAC	7–3	0.700	35	+17	Beat Oregon State 48–18
36	1	2.277	Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	8–2	0.800	21	+12	Beat Illinois State 41–28
37	2	2.292	Iowa State (IOWA STATE)	IND B8	7–3	0.700	35	+15	Beat Kansas State 22–15
38	0	2.323	Brown (BROWN)	IND IVY	7–2	0.778	26	+10	Beat Columbia 21–14
39	-4	2.342	Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)	IND FBSI	5–2–2	0.667	41	+10	BYE
40	-10	2.372	USC	PAC	6–4	0.600	49	+13	Lost to Washington 10–28
41	-5	2.374	Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)	IND WAC	7–2–1	0.750	30	+12	Tied West Texas A&M 21–21
42	2	2.434	LSU	SEC	6–3	0.667	41	+9	Beat Mississippi State 27–24
43	0	2.437	California (CALIFORNIA)	PAC	7–3	0.700	35	+11	Beat Oregon 48–16
44	4	2.441	Maryland (MARYLAND)	ACC	6–4	0.600	49	+13	Beat Richmond 27–24
45	0	2.491	Stanford (STANFORD)	PAC	7–3	0.700	35	+15	Beat San José State 31–26
46	13	2.560	Washington (WASHINGTON)	PAC	6–4	0.600	49	+9	Beat USC 28–10
47	6	2.595	Minnesota (MINNESOTA)	B10	6–4	0.600	49	+14	Beat Illinois 21–0
48	9	2.674	Rutgers (RUTGERS)	IND FBSI	7–3	0.700	35	+7	Beat Tulane 47–8
49	1	2.688	Jackson State (JACKSON STATE)	IND SWAC	7–3	0.700	35	+14	Beat Morgan State 31–14
50	8	2.789	Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)	PAC	6–4	0.600	49	+7	Beat Idaho 45–17
51	-9	2.791	Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)	IND SLC	6–4–1	0.591	57	+11	Lost to Northwestern State 13–20
52	3	2.876	Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)	IND FBSI	6–5	0.545	63	+11	Lost to Louisiana Tech 10–28
53	11	2.888	Louisville (LOUISVILLE)	IND FBSI	6–3–1	0.650	45	+12	Beat Drake 18–13
54	7	2.895	Houston (HOUSTON)	IND SWC	4–4	0.500	64	+8	BYE
55	13	2.902	Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)	IND SOCON	6–3	0.667	41	+10	Beat Furman 31–28
56	-9	2.942	Florida (FLORIDA)	SEC	4–3–1	0.563	58	+4	Lost to Kentucky 7–14
57	-11	2.954	Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)	IND IVY	6–3	0.667	41	+2	Lost to Pennsylvania 3–7
58	-6	2.962	Army (ARMY)	IND FBSI	6–4	0.600	49	+3	Lost to Pittsburgh 26–52
59	-8	2.981	Duke (DUKE)	ACC	5–5	0.500	64	+3	Lost to NC State 32–37
60	15	2.989	Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)	SEC	5–5	0.500	64	+3	Beat Tennessee 43–14
61	6	3.017	South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)	IND FBSI	5–5	0.500	64	+4	Beat Wake Forest 24–14
62	-13	3.043	Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)	IND FBSI	5–4	0.556	59	+8	Lost to Syracuse 3–20
63	2	3.050	Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)	MAC	5–5	0.500	64	+4	Beat Ohio 39–27
64	13	3.054	Northwestern State (NORTHWESTERN STATE)	IND FBSI	6–4	0.600	49	+13	Beat Louisiana 20–13
65	17	3.078	Navy (NAVY)	IND FBSI	5–5	0.500	64	+3	Beat Georgia Tech 20–16
66	-6	3.143	Kent State (KENT STATE)	MAC	5–5	0.500	64	+6	Lost to Miami (OH) 0–25
67	5	3.163	West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)	IND FBSI	5–5	0.500	64	+2	Beat Virginia Tech 20–14
68	-14	3.220	Georgia (GEORGIA)	SEC	5–5	0.500	64	+3	Lost to Auburn 14–33
69	16	3.227	Syracuse (SYRACUSE)	IND FBSI	5–5	0.500	64	+2	Beat Boston College 20–3
70	11	3.249	Auburn (AUBURN)	SEC	5–5	0.500	64	-1	Beat Georgia 33–14
71	22	3.303	William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)	IND FBSI	5–5	0.500	64	+3	Beat East Carolina 21–17
72	-16	3.323	Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE)	IND SLC	6–4	0.600	49	-1	Lost to Texas Arlington 14–44
73	5	3.391	Baylor (BAYLOR)	IND SWC	4–5	0.444	88	+5	Beat Rice 24–14
74	-5	3.442	Memphis (MEMPHIS)	IND FBSI	5–5	0.500	64	0	Lost to Florida State 9–30
75	-4	3.458	Temple (TEMPLE)	IND FBSI	4–4–1	0.500	64	+1	Lost to Penn State 7–44
76	-10	3.459	Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)	IND FBSI	5–5	0.500	64	-2	Lost to Navy 16–20
77	-4	3.469	Purdue (PURDUE)	B10	5–5	0.500	64	-2	Lost to Michigan 7–40
78	-15	3.477	Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)	SEC	4–6	0.400	90	+2	Lost to LSU 24–27
79	8	3.498	Texas Southern (TEXAS SOUTHERN)	IND SWAC	5–4–1	0.550	61	+3	Beat Langston 85–13
80	4	3.516	Missouri (MISSOURI)	IND B8	4–6	0.400	90	-1	Beat Oklahoma State 41–14
81	8	3.554	Texas Arlington (TEXAS-ARLINGTON)	IND SLC	4–6	0.400	90	-2	Beat Arkansas State 44–14
82	-8	3.556	Indiana (INDIANA)	B10	4–5–1	0.450	87	0	Lost to Ohio State 7–35
83	-21	3.627	Mcneese State (MCNEESE STATE)	IND SLC	5–5	0.500	64	+5	Lost to Lamar 7–35
84	14	3.738	Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)	IND IVY	5–4	0.556	59	+3	Beat Dartmouth 7–3
85	-15	3.792	Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)	B10	5–5	0.500	64	-6	Lost to Iowa 8–24
86	5	3.798	Pacific (PACIFIC)	IND PCAA	5–5	0.500	64	-6	Beat UL Monroe 31–0
87	1	3.852	West Texas A&M (WEST TEXAS A&M)	IND MVC	4–4–1	0.500	64	-8	Tied Colorado State 21–21
88	12	3.870	Iowa (IOWA)	B10	4–6	0.400	90	-3	Beat Wisconsin 24–8
89	-10	3.893	SMU	IND SWC	4–6	0.400	90	-2	Lost to Texas Tech 7–45
90	-14	4.043	New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)	IND WAC	4–6	0.400	90	-3	Lost to Arizona 13–15
91	-8	4.084	Harvard (HARVARD)	IND IVY	4–5	0.444	88	+4	Lost to Yale 7–24
92	10	4.093	Wichita State (WICHITA STATE)	IND MVC	5–5	0.500	64	-13	Beat Indiana State 41–14
93	-13	4.147	Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)	IND B8	4–6	0.400	90	-7	Lost to Missouri 14–41
94	9	4.328	Princeton (PRINCETON)	IND IVY	3–6	0.333	107	-7	Beat Cornell 34–0
95	15	4.389	Arizona (ARIZONA)	IND WAC	3–6	0.333	107	-6	Beat New Mexico 15–13
96	5	4.413	Mississippi Valley State (MISSISSIPPI VALLEY STATE)	IND SWAC	5–5	0.500	64	-9	BYE
97	-3	4.417	Miami (MIAMI)	IND FBSI	3–6	0.333	107	-7	Lost to Alabama 0–36
98	-12	4.455	Tennessee (TENNESSEE)	SEC	3–6	0.333	107	-10	Lost to Ole Miss 14–43
99	9	4.485	Western Carolina (WESTERN CAROLINA)	IND SOCON	5–4–1	0.550	61	-2	Beat Marshall 41–26
100	-3	4.519	San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)	IND PCAA	4–6	0.400	90	-13	Lost to Stanford 26–31
101	-2	4.528	Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	4–6	0.400	90	-16	Lost to Ball State 25–29
102	-10	4.541	Furman (FURMAN)	IND SOCON	4–4–2	0.500	64	-7	Lost to Virginia Military Institute 28–31
103	-8	4.594	Illinois (ILLINOIS)	B10	3–7	0.300	116	-9	Lost to Minnesota 0–21
104	-14	4.650	Wyoming (WYOMING)	IND WAC	3–5–1	0.389	103	-7	Lost to Utah State 31–32
105	0	4.778	Long Beach State (LONG BEACH STATE)	IND PCAA	3–5	0.375	104	-12	Lost to San Diego State 22–33
106	11	4.800	Citadel (CITADEL)	IND SOCON	4–6	0.400	90	-10	Beat App State 28–20
107	-11	4.819	New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)	IND MVC	4–6	0.400	90	-15	Lost to Tulsa 24–27
108	6	4.906	Utah (UTAH)	IND WAC	3–6	0.333	107	-9	Beat UTEP 29–17
109	10	4.938	Villanova (VILLANOVA)	IND FBSI	4–6	0.400	90	-4	Beat Holy Cross 24–0
110	-6	5.134	Tulane (TULANE)	IND FBSI	3–7	0.300	116	-18	Lost to Rutgers 8–47
111	-4	5.149	Hawai'i (HAWAII)	IND FBSI	3–5	0.375	104	-18	BYE
112	-6	5.152	Richmond (RICHMOND)	IND FBSI	3–7	0.300	116	-17	Lost to Maryland 24–27
113	-4	5.180	Oregon State (OREGON STATE)	PAC	2–8	0.200	126	-16	Lost to UCLA 18–48
114	10	5.357	Tulsa (TULSA)	IND MVC	3–7	0.300	116	-15	Beat New Mexico State 27–24
115	7	5.380	Utah State (UTAH STATE)	IND FBSI	3–6	0.333	107	-8	Beat Wyoming 32–31
116	-5	5.484	Illinois State (ILLINOIS STATE)	IND FBSI	3–7–1	0.318	115	-21	Lost to Eastern Michigan 28–41
117	-5	5.573	Kansas (KANSAS)	IND B8	2–7–1	0.250	122	-16	Lost to Nebraska 7–52
118	-3	5.654	CAL State Fullerton (CAL STATE FULLERTON)	IND PCAA	4–6	0.400	90	-12	Lost to Fresno State 19–44
119	-3	5.734	Indiana State (INDIANA STATE)	IND FBSI	3–6	0.333	107	-13	Lost to Wichita State 14–41
120	-2	5.748	Southern Illinois (SOUTHERN ILLINOIS)	IND MVC	3–6	0.333	107	-22	BYE
121	-8	5.807	Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)	IND FBSI	1–7–1	0.167	133	-18	Lost to West Virginia 14–20
122	7	5.870	Air Force (AIR FORCE)	IND FBSI	2–7–1	0.250	122	-21	Beat Vanderbilt 34–28
123	0	6.032	Columbia (COLUMBIA)	IND IVY	2–7	0.222	124	-21	Lost to Brown 14–21
124	2	6.105	Toledo (TOLEDO)	MAC	2–8	0.200	126	-25	Lost to Central Michigan 0–44
125	0	6.178	Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)	MAC	2–8	0.200	126	-26	BYE
126	2	6.311	TCU	IND SWC	2–7	0.222	124	-22	Lost to Texas 14–44
127	-7	6.387	Southern (SOUTHERN)	IND SWAC	3–6–1	0.350	106	-13	Lost to Florida A&M 6–19
128	-7	6.481	Cornell (CORNELL)	IND IVY	1–8	0.111	135	-23	Lost to Princeton 0–34
129	12	6.504	Alcorn State (ALCORN STATE)	IND SWAC	3–7	0.300	116	-5	Beat Prairie View A&M 31–12
130	5	6.532	Virginia (VIRGINIA)	ACC	1–8–1	0.150	134	-25	Lost to North Carolina 14–35
131	12	6.574	Lamar (LAMAR)	IND SLC	2–8	0.200	126	-29	Beat Mcneese State 35–7
132	1	6.667	Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)	IND B8	1–9	0.100	138	-29	Lost to Iowa State 15–22
133	-6	6.780	Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)	SEC	1–8	0.111	135	-29	Lost to Air Force 28–34
134	-3	6.818	Ohio (OHIO)	MAC	1–9	0.100	138	-33	Lost to Bowling Green 27–39
135	1	6.866	Oregon (OREGON)	PAC	1–9	0.100	138	-32	Lost to California 16–48
136	-4	6.954	App State (APPALACHIAN STATE)	IND SOCON	2–8	0.200	126	-26	Lost to Citadel 20–28
137	-7	7.187	UTEP	IND WAC	1–8	0.111	135	-25	Lost to Utah 17–29
138	-4	7.230	Prairie View A&M (PRAIRIE VIEW A&M)	IND SWAC	3–7	0.300	116	-12	Lost to Alcorn State 12–31
139	0	7.262	Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)	B10	0–10	0.000	144	-33	Lost to Michigan State 3–44
140	-2	7.389	Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)	ACC	1–9	0.100	138	-39	Lost to South Carolina 14–24
141	-4	7.428	Rice (RICE)	IND SWC	1–9	0.100	138	-29	Lost to Baylor 14–24
142	-2	7.432	UL Monroe (LOUISIANA MONROE)	IND FBSI	2–8	0.200	126	-41	Lost to Pacific 0–31
143	-1	7.702	Marshall (MARSHALL)	IND SOCON	2–8	0.200	126	-33	Lost to Western Carolina 26–41
144	0	8.245	Drake (DRAKE)	IND MVC	1–9	0.100	138	-42	Lost to Louisville 13–18
145	0	9.930	Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)	IND FBSI	0–9	0.000	144	-15	Lost to Villanova 0–24

1977 Week 11 College Football Team Rankings

November 8, 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	0	0.752	Texas (TEXAS)	IND SWC	8–0	1.000	1	+36	Beat Houston 35–21
2	2	0.916	Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)	IND FBSI	7–1	0.875	13	+33	Beat Georgia Tech 69–14
3	3	1.104	Penn State (PENN STATE)	IND FBSI	8–1	0.889	3	+33	Beat NC State 21–17
4	4	1.113	Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)	IND FBSI	7–1–1	0.833	22	+27	Beat West Virginia 44–3
5	4	1.135	Alabama (ALABAMA)	SEC	8–1	0.889	3	+31	Beat LSU 24–3
6	-4	1.189	Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH)	IND SLC	6–0–2	0.875	13	+20	Beat Lamar 23–6
7	-4	1.239	Michigan (MICHIGAN)	B10	8–1	0.889	3	+27	Beat Northwestern 63–20
8	-1	1.253	Ohio State (OHIO STATE)	B10	8–1	0.889	3	+27	Beat Illinois 35–0
9	-4	1.278	Kentucky (KENTUCKY)	SEC	8–1	0.889	3	+29	Beat Vanderbilt 28–6
10	1	1.385	Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)	IND B8	8–1	0.889	3	+27	Beat Oklahoma State 61–28
11	6	1.528	Colorado (COLORADO)	IND B8	6–2–1	0.722	35	+23	Beat Iowa State 12–7
12	0	1.532	Arkansas (ARKANSAS)	IND SWC	7–1	0.875	13	+20	Beat Baylor 35–9
13	0	1.533	Grambling State (GRAMBLING STATE)	IND SWAC	7–1	0.875	13	+19	Beat Langston 65–0
14	-4	1.538	Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)	IND FBSI	7–1	0.875	13	+24	Beat Virginia Tech 23–21
15	0	1.622	Colgate (COLGATE)	IND FBSI	9–0	1.000	1	+15	Beat Bucknell 49–17
16	2	1.632	Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)	MAC	8–1	0.889	3	+22	Beat Kent State 49–10
17	-3	1.640	Clemson (CLEMSON)	ACC	7–1–1	0.833	22	+20	Tied North Carolina 13–13
18	-2	1.690	Nebraska (NEBRASKA)	IND B8	7–2	0.778	26	+22	Beat Missouri 21–10
19	3	1.775	Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))	MAC	8–1	0.889	3	+18	Beat Western Michigan 14–8
20	4	1.789	North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)	IND FBSI	8–2	0.800	24	+24	Beat New Mexico State 45–17
21	-1	1.794	BYU	IND WAC	7–1	0.875	13	+14	Beat Utah 38–8
22	-3	1.797	Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)	IND SWC	6–1	0.857	21	+16	BYE
23	-2	1.861	Tennessee State (TENNESSEE STATE)	IND FBSI	8–1	0.889	3	+20	Beat Tennessee Martin 55–7
24	5	1.889	San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)	IND FBSI	7–1	0.875	13	+13	Beat Pacific 29–7
25	2	1.924	East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)	IND FBSI	8–2	0.800	24	+21	Beat App State 45–14
26	-3	1.926	North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)	ACC	6–2–1	0.722	35	+16	Tied Clemson 13–13
27	-1	1.958	Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)	IND SWC	6–2	0.750	31	+17	Beat TCU 49–17
28	-3	1.972	Tennessee Chattanooga (TENNESSEE-CHATTANOOGA)	IND SOCON	8–1	0.889	3	+13	Beat Bowling Green 37–33
29	1	2.078	Yale (YALE)	IND IVY	6–2	0.750	31	+12	Beat Princeton 44–8
30	12	2.092	USC	PAC	6–3	0.667	37	+14	Beat Stanford 49–0
31	6	2.094	Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)	B10	5–3–1	0.611	52	+15	Beat Minnesota 29–10
32	1	2.106	Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)	IND WAC	7–1	0.875	13	+7	Beat Wyoming 45–0
33	6	2.281	Ball State (BALL STATE)	MAC	7–2	0.778	26	+10	Beat Indiana State 42–18
34	10	2.334	Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)	IND PCAA	7–2	0.778	26	+15	Beat Long Beach State 23–14
35	11	2.345	Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)	IND FBSI	5–2–2	0.667	37	+9	Beat Ohio 38–26
36	4	2.370	Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)	IND WAC	7–2	0.778	26	+11	Beat Arizona 35–14
37	1	2.384	Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	7–2	0.778	26	+9	Beat North Carolina A&T 21–20
38	17	2.399	Brown (BROWN)	IND IVY	6–2	0.750	31	+7	Beat Dartmouth 13–10
39	-11	2.400	Iowa State (IOWA STATE)	IND B8	6–3	0.667	37	+11	Lost to Colorado 7–12
40	1	2.402	UCLA	PAC	6–3	0.667	37	+11	Beat Oregon 21–3
41	-7	2.436	NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)	ACC	6–4	0.600	54	+13	Lost to Penn State 17–21
42	-11	2.480	Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)	IND SLC	6–3–1	0.650	47	+13	Lost to Arkansas State 15–17
43	-11	2.506	California (CALIFORNIA)	PAC	6–3	0.667	37	+8	Lost to Washington 31–50
44	-1	2.521	LSU	SEC	5–3	0.625	49	+5	Lost to Alabama 3–24
45	-10	2.548	Stanford (STANFORD)	PAC	6–3	0.667	37	+11	Lost to USC 0–49
46	-10	2.563	Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)	IND IVY	6–2	0.750	31	+5	Lost to Brown 10–13
47	22	2.640	Florida (FLORIDA)	SEC	4–2–1	0.643	48	+5	Beat Georgia 22–17
48	4	2.671	Maryland (MARYLAND)	ACC	5–4	0.556	57	+8	Beat Villanova 19–13
49	1	2.678	Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)	IND FBSI	5–3	0.625	49	+11	BYE
50	10	2.696	Jackson State (JACKSON STATE)	IND SWAC	6–3	0.667	37	+13	Beat Texas Southern 10–0
51	0	2.744	Duke (DUKE)	ACC	5–4	0.556	57	+7	Beat Wake Forest 38–14
52	6	2.767	Army (ARMY)	IND FBSI	6–3	0.667	37	+3	Beat Air Force 31–6
53	-8	2.769	Minnesota (MINNESOTA)	B10	5–4	0.556	57	+9	Lost to Michigan State 10–29
54	-7	2.816	Georgia (GEORGIA)	SEC	5–4	0.556	57	+8	Lost to Florida 17–22
55	7	2.816	Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)	IND FBSI	6–4	0.600	54	+9	Beat Texas Arlington 20–3
56	14	2.833	Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE)	IND SLC	6–3	0.667	37	+5	Beat Louisiana 17–15
57	-9	2.860	Rutgers (RUTGERS)	IND FBSI	6–3	0.667	37	+3	Lost to Temple 14–24
58	3	2.865	Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)	PAC	5–4	0.556	57	+6	Beat Oregon State 24–10
59	22	2.949	Washington (WASHINGTON)	PAC	5–4	0.556	57	+2	Beat California 50–31
60	-11	3.005	Kent State (KENT STATE)	MAC	5–4	0.556	57	+6	Lost to Central Michigan 10–49
61	-5	3.023	Houston (HOUSTON)	IND SWC	4–4	0.500	71	+6	Lost to Texas 21–35
62	15	3.103	Mcneese State (MCNEESE STATE)	IND SLC	5–4	0.556	57	+12	Beat Northwestern State 14–7
63	22	3.110	Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)	SEC	4–5	0.444	79	+6	Beat Auburn 27–13
64	19	3.113	Louisville (LOUISVILLE)	IND FBSI	5–3–1	0.611	52	+9	Beat Wichita State 51–21
65	-12	3.137	Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)	MAC	4–5	0.444	79	+3	Lost to Tennessee Chattanooga 33–37
66	-12	3.153	Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)	IND FBSI	5–4	0.556	57	+3	Lost to Notre Dame 14–69
67	-3	3.164	South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)	IND FBSI	4–5	0.444	79	+4	BYE
68	16	3.250	Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)	IND SOCON	5–3	0.625	49	+6	Beat Virginia 30–6
69	-10	3.293	Memphis (MEMPHIS)	IND FBSI	5–4	0.556	57	+1	Lost to Tennessee 14–27
70	-13	3.298	Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)	B10	5–4	0.556	57	+1	Lost to Purdue 0–22
71	20	3.307	Temple (TEMPLE)	IND FBSI	4–3–1	0.563	56	+1	Beat Rutgers 24–14
72	-9	3.352	West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)	IND FBSI	4–5	0.444	79	+1	Lost to Pittsburgh 3–44
73	16	3.358	Purdue (PURDUE)	B10	5–4	0.556	57	-1	Beat Wisconsin 22–0
74	4	3.361	Indiana (INDIANA)	B10	4–4–1	0.500	71	0	Beat Iowa 24–21
75	-4	3.381	Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)	SEC	4–5	0.444	79	0	BYE
76	4	3.395	New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)	IND WAC	4–5	0.444	79	+4	Beat UTEP 33–17
77	-12	3.523	Northwestern State (NORTHWESTERN STATE)	IND FBSI	5–4	0.556	57	+6	Lost to Mcneese State 7–14
78	-11	3.566	Baylor (BAYLOR)	IND SWC	3–5	0.375	100	+3	Lost to Arkansas 9–35
79	7	3.572	SMU	IND SWC	4–5	0.444	79	+1	Beat Rice 41–24
80	-5	3.585	Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)	IND B8	4–5	0.444	79	-1	Lost to Oklahoma 28–61
81	-15	3.687	Auburn (AUBURN)	SEC	4–5	0.444	79	-5	Lost to Mississippi State 13–27
82	-14	3.759	Navy (NAVY)	IND FBSI	4–5	0.444	79	-4	Lost to Syracuse 34–45
83	19	3.797	Harvard (HARVARD)	IND IVY	4–4	0.500	71	+5	Beat Pennsylvania 34–15
84	-8	3.864	Missouri (MISSOURI)	IND B8	3–6	0.333	106	-4	Lost to Nebraska 10–21
85	15	3.875	Syracuse (SYRACUSE)	IND FBSI	4–5	0.444	79	-4	Beat Navy 45–34
86	13	3.877	Tennessee (TENNESSEE)	SEC	3–5	0.375	100	-3	Beat Memphis 27–14
87	-5	3.883	Texas Southern (TEXAS SOUTHERN)	IND SWAC	4–4–1	0.500	71	+2	Lost to Jackson State 0–10
88	0	4.036	West Texas A&M (WEST TEXAS A&M)	IND MVC	4–4	0.500	71	-8	BYE
89	-16	4.071	Texas Arlington (TEXAS-ARLINGTON)	IND SLC	3–6	0.333	106	-5	Lost to Southern Miss 3–20
90	-11	4.133	Wyoming (WYOMING)	IND WAC	3–4–1	0.438	97	-1	Lost to Arizona State 0–45
91	-4	4.162	Pacific (PACIFIC)	IND PCAA	4–5	0.444	79	-7	Lost to San Diego State 7–29
92	-20	4.182	Furman (FURMAN)	IND SOCON	4–3–2	0.556	57	-2	Lost to Richmond 13–19
93	12	4.186	William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)	IND FBSI	4–5	0.444	79	-7	Beat Citadel 14–13
94	-20	4.222	Miami (MIAMI)	IND FBSI	3–5	0.375	100	-5	Lost to Tulane 10–13
95	2	4.285	Illinois (ILLINOIS)	B10	3–6	0.333	106	-5	Lost to Ohio State 0–35
96	-2	4.355	New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)	IND MVC	4–5	0.444	79	-8	Lost to North Texas 17–45
97	13	4.372	San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)	IND PCAA	4–5	0.444	79	-10	Beat Hawai'i 24–14
98	-8	4.402	Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)	IND IVY	4–4	0.500	71	-3	Lost to Harvard 15–34
99	-4	4.488	Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	4–5	0.444	79	-13	Lost to Miami (OH) 8–14
100	-8	4.493	Iowa (IOWA)	B10	3–6	0.333	106	-8	Lost to Indiana 21–24
101	8	4.532	Mississippi Valley State (MISSISSIPPI VALLEY STATE)	IND SWAC	5–5	0.500	71	-9	Beat Alcorn State 12–10
102	-9	4.600	Wichita State (WICHITA STATE)	IND MVC	4–5	0.444	79	-14	Lost to Louisville 21–51
103	-7	4.602	Princeton (PRINCETON)	IND IVY	2–6	0.250	117	-7	Lost to Yale 8–44
104	8	4.643	Tulane (TULANE)	IND FBSI	3–6	0.333	106	-11	Beat Miami 13–10
105	-7	4.836	Long Beach State (LONG BEACH STATE)	IND PCAA	3–4	0.429	98	-11	Lost to Fresno State 14–23
106	14	4.878	Richmond (RICHMOND)	IND FBSI	3–6	0.333	106	-11	Beat Furman 19–13
107	-6	4.945	Hawai'i (HAWAII)	IND FBSI	3–5	0.375	100	-15	Lost to San José State 14–24
108	-2	5.002	Western Carolina (WESTERN CAROLINA)	IND SOCON	4–4–1	0.500	71	-4	BYE
109	-2	5.044	Oregon State (OREGON STATE)	PAC	2–7	0.222	123	-12	Lost to Washington State 10–24
110	-6	5.054	Arizona (ARIZONA)	IND WAC	2–6	0.250	117	-10	Lost to Colorado State 14–35
111	-8	5.271	Illinois State (ILLINOIS STATE)	IND FBSI	3–6–1	0.350	105	-17	Lost to Southern Illinois 17–23
112	7	5.303	Kansas (KANSAS)	IND B8	2–6–1	0.278	116	-12	Beat Kansas State 29–21
113	4	5.345	Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)	IND FBSI	1–6–1	0.188	131	-10	Lost to Florida State 21–23
114	-1	5.368	Utah (UTAH)	IND WAC	2–6	0.250	117	-10	Lost to BYU 8–38
115	11	5.411	CAL State Fullerton (CAL STATE FULLERTON)	IND PCAA	4–5	0.444	79	-8	Beat CAL Poly Pomona 48–0
116	-1	5.431	Indiana State (INDIANA STATE)	IND FBSI	3–5	0.375	100	-7	Lost to Ball State 18–42
117	-6	5.460	Citadel (CITADEL)	IND SOCON	3–6	0.333	106	-12	Lost to William & Mary 13–14
118	6	5.465	Southern Illinois (SOUTHERN ILLINOIS)	IND MVC	3–6	0.333	106	-18	Beat Illinois State 23–17
119	-3	5.535	Villanova (VILLANOVA)	IND FBSI	3–6	0.333	106	-4	Lost to Maryland 13–19
120	-12	5.683	Southern (SOUTHERN)	IND SWAC	3–5–1	0.389	99	-13	Lost to Howard 16–26
121	9	5.832	Cornell (CORNELL)	IND IVY	1–7	0.125	134	-15	Beat Columbia 20–7
122	11	5.935	Utah State (UTAH STATE)	IND FBSI	2–6	0.250	117	-9	Beat Weber State 23–14
123	-9	5.978	Columbia (COLUMBIA)	IND IVY	2–6	0.250	117	-17	Lost to Cornell 7–20
124	7	5.981	Tulsa (TULSA)	IND MVC	2–7	0.222	123	-17	Beat Drake 33–23
125	-7	6.152	Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)	MAC	2–8	0.200	130	-22	Lost to Toledo 9–27
126	9	6.162	Toledo (TOLEDO)	MAC	2–7	0.222	123	-21	Beat Northern Illinois 27–9
127	1	6.246	Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)	SEC	1–7	0.125	134	-20	Lost to Kentucky 6–28
128	-1	6.283	TCU	IND SWC	2–6	0.250	117	-19	Lost to Texas Tech 17–49
129	-7	6.530	Air Force (AIR FORCE)	IND FBSI	1–7–1	0.167	132	-20	Lost to Army 6–31
130	-9	6.530	UTEP	IND WAC	1–7	0.125	134	-16	Lost to New Mexico 17–33
131	-2	6.532	Ohio (OHIO)	MAC	1–8	0.111	137	-24	Lost to Cincinnati 26–38
132	2	6.560	App State (APPALACHIAN STATE)	IND SOCON	2–7	0.222	123	-17	Lost to East Carolina 14–45
133	-10	6.679	Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)	IND B8	1–8	0.111	137	-23	Lost to Kansas 21–29
134	-9	6.729	Prairie View A&M (PRAIRIE VIEW A&M)	IND SWAC	3–6	0.333	106	-4	Lost to Arkansas Pine Bluff 20–33
135	-3	6.748	Virginia (VIRGINIA)	ACC	1–7–1	0.167	132	-21	Lost to Virginia Military Institute 6–30
136	0	6.847	Oregon (OREGON)	PAC	1–8	0.111	137	-26	Lost to UCLA 3–21
137	0	6.985	Rice (RICE)	IND SWC	1–8	0.111	137	-20	Lost to SMU 24–41
138	1	7.207	Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)	ACC	1–8	0.111	137	-29	Lost to Duke 14–38
139	2	7.241	Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)	B10	0–9	0.000	144	-27	Lost to Michigan 20–63
140	4	7.282	UL Monroe (LOUISIANA MONROE)	IND FBSI	2–7	0.222	123	-33	Beat Nicholls State 19–2
141	-1	7.356	Alcorn State (ALCORN STATE)	IND SWAC	2–7	0.222	123	-8	Lost to Mississippi Valley State 10–12
142	-4	7.530	Marshall (MARSHALL)	IND SOCON	2–7	0.222	123	-25	Lost to Akron 7–28
143	0	7.605	Lamar (LAMAR)	IND SLC	1–8	0.111	137	-30	Lost to Louisiana Tech 6–23
144	-2	8.388	Drake (DRAKE)	IND MVC	1–8	0.111	137	-35	Lost to Tulsa 23–33
145	0	9.751	Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)	IND FBSI	0–8	0.000	144	-7	Lost to Massachusetts 6–28

1977 Week 10 College Football Team Rankings

November 1, 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	0	0.751	Texas (TEXAS)	IND SWC	7–0	1.000	1	+28	Beat Texas Tech 26–0
2	2	1.031	Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH)	IND SLC	5–0–2	0.857	14	+17	Beat Texas Arlington 34–12
3	-1	1.035	Michigan (MICHIGAN)	B10	7–1	0.875	3	+26	Beat Iowa 23–6
4	2	1.081	Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)	IND FBSI	6–1	0.857	14	+23	Beat Navy 43–10
5	-2	1.097	Kentucky (KENTUCKY)	SEC	7–1	0.875	3	+27	Beat Virginia Tech 32–0
6	1	1.135	Penn State (PENN STATE)	IND FBSI	7–1	0.875	3	+24	Beat Miami 49–7
7	1	1.198	Ohio State (OHIO STATE)	B10	7–1	0.875	3	+22	Beat Wisconsin 42–0
8	1	1.270	Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)	IND FBSI	6–1–1	0.813	24	+19	Beat Tulane 48–0
9	2	1.314	Alabama (ALABAMA)	SEC	7–1	0.875	3	+22	Beat Mississippi State 37–7
10	7	1.388	Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)	IND FBSI	6–1	0.857	14	+21	Beat North Texas 35–14
11	1	1.395	Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)	IND B8	7–1	0.875	3	+21	Beat Kansas State 42–7
12	-2	1.465	Arkansas (ARKANSAS)	IND SWC	6–1	0.857	14	+16	Beat Rice 30–7
13	2	1.481	Grambling State (GRAMBLING STATE)	IND SWAC	6–1	0.857	14	+17	Beat Texas Southern 28–14
14	-1	1.487	Clemson (CLEMSON)	ACC	7–1	0.875	3	+19	Beat Wake Forest 26–0
15	-1	1.599	Colgate (COLGATE)	IND FBSI	8–0	1.000	1	+13	Beat Boston University 43–22
16	5	1.670	Nebraska (NEBRASKA)	IND B8	6–2	0.750	27	+17	Beat Oklahoma State 31–14
17	-12	1.686	Colorado (COLORADO)	IND B8	5–2–1	0.688	42	+16	Lost to Missouri 14–24
18	9	1.711	Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)	MAC	7–1	0.875	3	+16	Beat Bowling Green 35–28
19	1	1.781	Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)	IND SWC	6–1	0.857	14	+13	Beat SMU 38–21
20	5	1.786	BYU	IND WAC	6–1	0.857	14	+10	Beat Arizona 34–14
21	1	1.826	Tennessee State (TENNESSEE STATE)	IND FBSI	7–1	0.875	3	+18	Beat Southern 15–7
22	4	1.919	Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))	MAC	7–1	0.875	3	+11	Beat Toledo 27–3
23	6	1.951	North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)	ACC	6–2	0.750	27	+14	Beat Maryland 16–7
24	-8	1.970	North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)	IND FBSI	7–2	0.778	25	+17	Lost to Florida State 14–35
25	9	1.994	Tennessee Chattanooga (TENNESSEE-CHATTANOOGA)	IND SOCON	7–1	0.875	3	+10	Beat Citadel 21–14
26	-8	1.994	Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)	IND SWC	5–2	0.714	38	+14	Lost to Texas 0–26
27	-8	2.017	East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)	IND FBSI	7–2	0.778	25	+15	Lost to Louisiana 7–9
28	2	2.037	Iowa State (IOWA STATE)	IND B8	6–2	0.750	27	+12	Beat Kansas 41–3
29	2	2.116	San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)	IND FBSI	6–1	0.857	14	+6	Beat Tulsa 41–7
30	5	2.136	Yale (YALE)	IND IVY	5–2	0.714	38	+9	Beat Cornell 28–0
31	17	2.228	Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)	IND SLC	6–2–1	0.722	37	+13	Beat East Carolina 9–7
32	19	2.234	California (CALIFORNIA)	PAC	6–2	0.750	27	+9	Beat USC 17–14
33	9	2.236	Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)	IND WAC	6–1	0.857	14	+4	Beat Utah 47–19
34	7	2.259	NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)	ACC	6–3	0.667	43	+12	Beat South Carolina 7–3
35	2	2.264	Stanford (STANFORD)	PAC	6–2	0.750	27	+11	Beat Oregon State 26–7
36	3	2.272	Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)	IND IVY	6–1	0.857	14	+5	Beat Columbia 14–7
37	22	2.284	Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)	B10	4–3–1	0.563	63	+9	Beat Illinois 49–20
38	-2	2.310	Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	6–2	0.750	27	+8	Beat Akron 42–28
39	6	2.318	Ball State (BALL STATE)	MAC	6–2	0.750	27	+7	Beat App State 38–7
40	-17	2.327	Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)	IND WAC	6–2	0.750	27	+9	Lost to Wyoming 13–29
41	14	2.356	UCLA	PAC	5–3	0.625	44	+10	Beat Washington 20–12
42	-10	2.408	USC	PAC	5–3	0.625	44	+8	Lost to California 14–17
43	9	2.421	LSU	SEC	5–2	0.714	38	+5	Beat Ole Miss 28–21
44	0	2.437	Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)	IND PCAA	6–2	0.750	27	+11	Beat Idaho State 28–7
45	-21	2.441	Minnesota (MINNESOTA)	B10	5–3	0.625	44	+10	Lost to Indiana 22–34
46	-3	2.511	Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)	IND FBSI	4–2–2	0.625	44	+5	Tied Temple 17–17
47	2	2.534	Georgia (GEORGIA)	SEC	5–3	0.625	44	+9	Beat Richmond 23–7
48	9	2.562	Rutgers (RUTGERS)	IND FBSI	6–2	0.750	27	+4	Beat William & Mary 22–21
49	-21	2.643	Kent State (KENT STATE)	MAC	5–3	0.625	44	+7	Lost to Northern Illinois 18–21
50	10	2.684	Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)	IND FBSI	5–3	0.625	44	+9	Beat Air Force 36–14
51	10	2.731	Duke (DUKE)	ACC	4–4	0.500	67	+6	Beat Georgia Tech 25–24
52	-2	2.760	Maryland (MARYLAND)	ACC	4–4	0.500	67	+5	Lost to North Carolina 7–16
53	5	2.859	Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)	MAC	4–4	0.500	67	+4	Lost to Central Michigan 28–35
54	-16	2.869	Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)	IND FBSI	5–3	0.625	44	+2	Lost to Duke 24–25
55	20	2.894	Brown (BROWN)	IND IVY	5–2	0.714	38	0	Beat Harvard 20–15
56	10	2.896	Houston (HOUSTON)	IND SWC	4–3	0.571	60	+5	Beat TCU 42–14
57	-1	2.928	Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)	B10	5–3	0.625	44	+4	Lost to Ohio State 0–42
58	12	2.947	Army (ARMY)	IND FBSI	5–3	0.625	44	+1	Beat Holy Cross 48–7
59	15	2.988	Memphis (MEMPHIS)	IND FBSI	5–3	0.625	44	+2	Beat Southern Miss 42–14
60	-27	3.026	Jackson State (JACKSON STATE)	IND SWAC	5–3	0.625	44	+8	Lost to Bethune Cookman 3–10
61	17	3.068	Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)	PAC	4–4	0.500	67	+3	Beat Oregon 56–20
62	-15	3.069	Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)	IND FBSI	5–4	0.556	66	+6	Lost to Memphis 14–42
63	-17	3.126	West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)	IND FBSI	4–4	0.500	67	0	Lost to Villanova 36–41
64	-11	3.170	South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)	IND FBSI	4–5	0.444	87	+4	Lost to NC State 3–7
65	8	3.185	Northwestern State (NORTHWESTERN STATE)	IND FBSI	5–3	0.625	44	+8	BYE
66	17	3.284	Auburn (AUBURN)	SEC	4–4	0.500	67	0	Beat Florida 29–14
67	2	3.321	Baylor (BAYLOR)	IND SWC	3–4	0.429	92	+3	BYE
68	-6	3.325	Navy (NAVY)	IND FBSI	4–4	0.500	67	0	Lost to Notre Dame 10–43
69	-29	3.330	Florida (FLORIDA)	SEC	3–2–1	0.583	59	0	Lost to Auburn 14–29
70	9	3.334	Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE)	IND SLC	5–3	0.625	44	-2	Beat UL Monroe 31–20
71	-8	3.362	Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)	SEC	4–5	0.444	87	+2	Lost to LSU 21–28
72	5	3.430	Furman (FURMAN)	IND SOCON	4–2–2	0.625	44	+4	Tied Presbyterian 13–13
73	-1	3.463	Texas Arlington (TEXAS-ARLINGTON)	IND SLC	3–5	0.375	98	+1	Lost to Louisiana Tech 12–34
74	-10	3.463	Miami (MIAMI)	IND FBSI	3–4	0.429	92	+1	Lost to Penn State 7–49
75	-10	3.463	Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)	IND B8	4–4	0.500	67	-2	Lost to Nebraska 14–31
76	16	3.529	Missouri (MISSOURI)	IND B8	3–5	0.375	98	-1	Beat Colorado 24–14
77	-23	3.544	Mcneese State (MCNEESE STATE)	IND SLC	4–4	0.500	67	+6	Lost to Nicholls State 7–24
78	18	3.557	Indiana (INDIANA)	B10	3–4–1	0.438	90	-1	Beat Minnesota 34–22
79	34	3.560	Wyoming (WYOMING)	IND WAC	3–3–1	0.500	67	0	Beat Colorado State 29–13
80	6	3.609	New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)	IND WAC	3–5	0.375	98	+3	Beat New Mexico State 35–13
81	-14	3.618	Washington (WASHINGTON)	PAC	4–4	0.500	67	-4	Lost to UCLA 12–20
82	-11	3.621	Texas Southern (TEXAS SOUTHERN)	IND SWAC	4–3–1	0.563	63	+4	Lost to Grambling State 14–28
83	11	3.638	Louisville (LOUISVILLE)	IND FBSI	4–3–1	0.563	63	+4	Beat Marshall 56–0
84	-2	3.672	Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)	IND SOCON	4–3	0.571	60	+3	Beat Davidson 21–0
85	-17	3.734	Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)	SEC	3–5	0.375	98	+1	Lost to Alabama 7–37
86	-10	3.779	SMU	IND SWC	3–5	0.375	98	0	Lost to Texas A&M 21–38
87	2	3.805	Pacific (PACIFIC)	IND PCAA	4–4	0.500	67	-5	Beat San José State 24–7
88	7	3.814	West Texas A&M (WEST TEXAS A&M)	IND MVC	4–4	0.500	67	-6	Beat Indiana State 31–20
89	1	3.843	Purdue (PURDUE)	B10	4–4	0.500	67	-5	Beat Northwestern 28–16
90	13	4.002	Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)	IND IVY	4–3	0.571	60	0	Beat Princeton 21–10
91	0	4.014	Temple (TEMPLE)	IND FBSI	3–3–1	0.500	67	-4	Tied Cincinnati 17–17
92	-7	4.031	Iowa (IOWA)	B10	3–5	0.375	98	-3	Lost to Michigan 6–23
93	18	4.066	Wichita State (WICHITA STATE)	IND MVC	4–4	0.500	67	-9	Beat Long Beach State 35–21
94	-13	4.091	New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)	IND MVC	4–4	0.500	67	-6	Lost to New Mexico 13–35
95	4	4.153	Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	4–4	0.500	67	-9	Beat Ohio 28–22
96	-16	4.225	Princeton (PRINCETON)	IND IVY	2–5	0.286	112	-3	Lost to Pennsylvania 10–21
97	-10	4.266	Illinois (ILLINOIS)	B10	3–5	0.375	98	-4	Lost to Michigan State 20–49
98	-14	4.360	Long Beach State (LONG BEACH STATE)	IND PCAA	3–3	0.500	67	-8	Lost to Wichita State 21–35
99	-2	4.448	Tennessee (TENNESSEE)	SEC	2–5	0.286	112	-5	BYE
100	6	4.469	Syracuse (SYRACUSE)	IND FBSI	3–5	0.375	98	-7	Beat Virginia 6–3
101	-1	4.511	Hawai'i (HAWAII)	IND FBSI	3–4	0.429	92	-9	BYE
102	-14	4.534	Harvard (HARVARD)	IND IVY	3–4	0.429	92	+1	Lost to Brown 15–20
103	4	4.586	Illinois State (ILLINOIS STATE)	IND FBSI	3–5–1	0.389	97	-9	Beat Western Illinois 17–7
104	0	4.623	Arizona (ARIZONA)	IND WAC	2–5	0.286	112	-6	Lost to BYU 14–34
105	-3	4.677	William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)	IND FBSI	3–5	0.375	98	-8	Lost to Rutgers 21–22
106	11	4.874	Western Carolina (WESTERN CAROLINA)	IND SOCON	4–4–1	0.500	67	-3	Beat Wofford 41–6
107	-2	4.878	Oregon State (OREGON STATE)	PAC	2–6	0.250	118	-8	Lost to Stanford 7–26
108	-7	4.928	Southern (SOUTHERN)	IND SWAC	3–4–1	0.438	90	-12	Lost to Tennessee State 7–15
109	-16	4.956	Mississippi Valley State (MISSISSIPPI VALLEY STATE)	IND SWAC	4–5	0.444	87	-9	Lost to Prairie View A&M 0–3
110	-12	4.959	San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)	IND PCAA	3–5	0.375	98	-12	Lost to Pacific 7–24
111	-1	5.055	Citadel (CITADEL)	IND SOCON	3–5	0.375	98	-6	Lost to Tennessee Chattanooga 14–21
112	-3	5.094	Tulane (TULANE)	IND FBSI	2–6	0.250	118	-12	Lost to Pittsburgh 0–48
113	2	5.112	Utah (UTAH)	IND WAC	2–5	0.286	112	-8	Lost to Arizona State 19–47
114	0	5.207	Columbia (COLUMBIA)	IND IVY	2–5	0.286	112	-8	Lost to Dartmouth 7–14
115	-7	5.256	Indiana State (INDIANA STATE)	IND FBSI	3–4	0.429	92	-6	Lost to West Texas A&M 20–31
116	18	5.326	Villanova (VILLANOVA)	IND FBSI	3–5	0.375	98	-1	Beat West Virginia 41–36
117	1	5.385	Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)	IND FBSI	1–5–1	0.214	126	-9	Lost to Kentucky 0–32
118	20	5.429	Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)	MAC	2–7	0.222	125	-13	Beat Kent State 21–18
119	0	5.563	Kansas (KANSAS)	IND B8	1–6–1	0.188	127	-11	Lost to Iowa State 3–41
120	-8	5.604	Richmond (RICHMOND)	IND FBSI	2–6	0.250	118	-13	Lost to Georgia 7–23
121	1	5.717	UTEP	IND WAC	1–6	0.143	130	-9	BYE
122	1	5.948	Air Force (AIR FORCE)	IND FBSI	1–6–1	0.188	127	-13	Lost to Boston College 14–36
123	6	6.011	Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)	IND B8	1–7	0.125	133	-15	Lost to Oklahoma 7–42
124	0	6.066	Southern Illinois (SOUTHERN ILLINOIS)	IND MVC	2–6	0.250	118	-18	BYE
125	14	6.116	Prairie View A&M (PRAIRIE VIEW A&M)	IND SWAC	3–5	0.375	98	-4	Beat Mississippi Valley State 3–0
126	-10	6.156	CAL State Fullerton (CAL STATE FULLERTON)	IND PCAA	3–5	0.375	98	-8	Lost to UNLV 21–24
127	-7	6.201	TCU	IND SWC	2–5	0.286	112	-15	Lost to Houston 14–42
128	3	6.333	Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)	SEC	1–6	0.143	130	-17	BYE
129	-2	6.414	Ohio (OHIO)	MAC	1–7	0.125	133	-20	Lost to Western Michigan 22–28
130	3	6.471	Cornell (CORNELL)	IND IVY	0–7	0.000	143	-14	Lost to Yale 0–28
131	6	6.482	Tulsa (TULSA)	IND MVC	1–7	0.125	133	-16	Lost to San Diego State 7–41
132	-4	6.491	Virginia (VIRGINIA)	ACC	1–6–1	0.188	127	-16	Lost to Syracuse 3–6
133	-12	6.526	Utah State (UTAH STATE)	IND FBSI	1–6	0.143	130	-8	Lost to Boise State 16–23
134	-4	6.553	App State (APPALACHIAN STATE)	IND SOCON	2–6	0.250	118	-14	Lost to Ball State 7–38
135	1	6.616	Toledo (TOLEDO)	MAC	1–7	0.125	133	-20	Lost to Miami (OH) 3–27
136	-11	6.626	Oregon (OREGON)	PAC	1–7	0.125	133	-19	Lost to Washington State 20–56
137	-2	6.700	Rice (RICE)	IND SWC	1–7	0.125	133	-13	Lost to Arkansas 7–30
138	-6	6.759	Marshall (MARSHALL)	IND SOCON	2–6	0.250	118	-22	Lost to Louisville 0–56
139	3	6.821	Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)	ACC	1–7	0.125	133	-22	Lost to Clemson 0–26
140	-14	7.073	Alcorn State (ALCORN STATE)	IND SWAC	2–6	0.250	118	-2	Lost to Bishop 16–21
141	-1	7.412	Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)	B10	0–8	0.000	143	-23	Lost to Purdue 16–28
142	2	7.547	Drake (DRAKE)	IND MVC	1–7	0.125	133	-24	Beat Lamar 43–21
143	-2	7.685	Lamar (LAMAR)	IND SLC	1–7	0.125	133	-27	Lost to Drake 21–43
144	-1	8.375	UL Monroe (LOUISIANA MONROE)	IND FBSI	1–7	0.125	133	-31	Lost to Arkansas State 20–31
145	0	9.130	Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)	IND FBSI	0–7	0.000	143	-6	Lost to Army 7–48

1977 Week 9 College Football Team Rankings

October 25, 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	2	0.811	Texas (TEXAS)	IND SWC	6–0	1.000	1	+20	Beat SMU 30–14
2	-1	0.920	Michigan (MICHIGAN)	B10	6–1	0.857	5	+21	Lost to Minnesota 0–16
3	3	0.988	Kentucky (KENTUCKY)	SEC	6–1	0.857	5	+22	Beat Georgia 33–0
4	1	0.995	Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH)	IND SLC	4–0–2	0.833	17	+13	Beat Northwestern State 30–8
5	-3	1.055	Colorado (COLORADO)	IND B8	5–1–1	0.786	28	+18	Lost to Nebraska 15–33
6	17	1.179	Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)	IND FBSI	5–1	0.833	17	+16	Beat USC 49–19
7	0	1.186	Penn State (PENN STATE)	IND FBSI	6–1	0.857	5	+18	Beat West Virginia 49–28
8	-4	1.237	Ohio State (OHIO STATE)	B10	6–1	0.857	5	+16	Beat Northwestern 35–15
9	-1	1.258	Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)	IND FBSI	5–1–1	0.786	28	+15	Beat Syracuse 28–21
10	2	1.305	Arkansas (ARKANSAS)	IND SWC	5–1	0.833	17	+14	Beat Houston 34–0
11	-2	1.325	Alabama (ALABAMA)	SEC	6–1	0.857	5	+17	Beat Louisville 55–6
12	-1	1.376	Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)	IND B8	6–1	0.857	5	+17	Beat Iowa State 35–16
13	0	1.458	Clemson (CLEMSON)	ACC	6–1	0.857	5	+16	Beat NC State 7–3
14	-4	1.469	Colgate (COLGATE)	IND FBSI	7–0	1.000	1	+12	Beat Columbia 48–36
15	15	1.550	Grambling State (GRAMBLING STATE)	IND SWAC	5–1	0.833	17	+12	Beat Jackson State 34–7
16	-2	1.553	North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)	IND FBSI	7–1	0.875	3	+17	Beat Memphis 20–19
17	4	1.554	Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)	IND FBSI	5–1	0.833	17	+14	Beat Auburn 24–3
18	-2	1.668	Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)	IND SWC	5–1	0.833	17	+12	BYE
19	-4	1.670	East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)	IND FBSI	7–1	0.875	3	+15	Beat Citadel 34–16
20	-3	1.768	Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)	IND SWC	5–1	0.833	17	+10	Beat Rice 28–14
21	12	1.850	Nebraska (NEBRASKA)	IND B8	5–2	0.714	30	+11	Beat Colorado 33–15
22	2	1.854	Tennessee State (TENNESSEE STATE)	IND FBSI	6–1	0.857	5	+14	BYE
23	6	1.863	Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)	IND WAC	6–1	0.857	5	+10	Beat New Mexico 14–9
24	22	1.883	Minnesota (MINNESOTA)	B10	5–2	0.714	30	+12	Beat Michigan 16–0
25	0	1.890	BYU	IND WAC	5–1	0.833	17	+7	Beat Wyoming 10–7
26	6	1.898	Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))	MAC	6–1	0.857	5	+9	Beat Bowling Green 33–13
27	-1	1.932	Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)	MAC	6–1	0.857	5	+9	BYE
28	9	1.953	Kent State (KENT STATE)	MAC	5–2	0.714	30	+12	Beat Eastern Michigan 29–13
29	6	2.007	North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)	ACC	5–2	0.714	30	+10	Beat South Carolina 17–0
30	-8	2.125	Iowa State (IOWA STATE)	IND B8	5–2	0.714	30	+9	Lost to Oklahoma 16–35
31	8	2.134	San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)	IND FBSI	5–1	0.833	17	+5	Beat UNLV 31–7
32	-14	2.157	USC	PAC	5–2	0.714	30	+8	Lost to Notre Dame 19–49
33	-14	2.179	Jackson State (JACKSON STATE)	IND SWAC	5–2	0.714	30	+7	Lost to Grambling State 7–34
34	0	2.181	Tennessee Chattanooga (TENNESSEE-CHATTANOOGA)	IND SOCON	6–1	0.857	5	+5	Beat Jacksonville State 18–14
35	13	2.213	Yale (YALE)	IND IVY	4–2	0.667	47	+7	Beat Pennsylvania 27–21
36	-16	2.213	Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	5–2	0.714	30	+8	Lost to Kent State 13–29
37	8	2.253	Stanford (STANFORD)	PAC	5–2	0.714	30	+9	Beat Washington State 31–29
38	0	2.303	Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)	IND FBSI	5–2	0.714	30	+6	Beat Tulane 38–14
39	5	2.325	Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)	IND IVY	5–1	0.833	17	+3	Beat Cornell 17–13
40	12	2.398	Florida (FLORIDA)	SEC	3–1–1	0.700	45	+4	Beat Tennessee 27–17
41	-5	2.452	NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)	ACC	5–3	0.625	53	+7	Lost to Clemson 3–7
42	11	2.467	Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)	IND WAC	5–1	0.833	17	+1	Beat UTEP 66–3
43	7	2.481	Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)	IND FBSI	4–2–1	0.643	50	+6	Beat Tulsa 28–0
44	18	2.505	Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)	IND PCAA	5–2	0.714	30	+9	Beat San José State 45–24
45	9	2.537	Ball State (BALL STATE)	MAC	5–2	0.714	30	+3	Beat CAL Poly Pomona 66–10
46	3	2.541	West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)	IND FBSI	4–3	0.571	57	+5	Lost to Penn State 28–49
47	19	2.543	Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)	IND FBSI	5–3	0.625	53	+9	Beat Mississippi State 14–7
48	-20	2.569	Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)	IND SLC	5–2–1	0.688	46	+5	Lost to Temple 20–27
49	-9	2.583	Georgia (GEORGIA)	SEC	4–3	0.571	57	+7	Lost to Kentucky 0–33
50	8	2.619	Maryland (MARYLAND)	ACC	4–3	0.571	57	+5	Beat Duke 31–13
51	-24	2.623	California (CALIFORNIA)	PAC	5–2	0.714	30	+3	Lost to UCLA 19–21
52	5	2.631	LSU	SEC	4–2	0.667	47	+1	Beat Oregon 56–17
53	-11	2.652	South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)	IND FBSI	4–4	0.500	71	+7	Lost to North Carolina 0–17
54	19	2.684	Mcneese State (MCNEESE STATE)	IND SLC	4–3	0.571	57	+5	Beat Arkansas State 17–14
55	17	2.712	UCLA	PAC	4–3	0.571	57	+5	Beat California 21–19
56	-25	2.721	Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)	B10	5–2	0.714	30	+3	Lost to Michigan State 7–9
57	4	2.734	Rutgers (RUTGERS)	IND FBSI	5–2	0.714	30	+1	BYE
58	-15	2.739	Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)	MAC	4–3	0.571	57	+4	Lost to Miami (OH) 13–33
59	22	2.838	Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)	B10	3–3–1	0.500	71	+4	Beat Wisconsin 9–7
60	8	2.898	Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)	IND FBSI	4–3	0.571	57	+6	Beat Villanova 17–0
61	-14	2.993	Duke (DUKE)	ACC	3–4	0.429	85	+3	Lost to Maryland 13–31
62	17	3.050	Navy (NAVY)	IND FBSI	4–3	0.571	57	+1	Beat William & Mary 42–17
63	8	3.052	Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)	SEC	4–4	0.500	71	+3	Beat Vanderbilt 26–14
64	-23	3.061	Miami (MIAMI)	IND FBSI	3–3	0.500	71	+2	Lost to TCU 17–21
65	10	3.103	Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)	IND B8	4–3	0.571	57	+1	Beat Kansas 21–0
66	-10	3.121	Houston (HOUSTON)	IND SWC	3–3	0.500	71	+3	Lost to Arkansas 0–34
67	9	3.128	Washington (WASHINGTON)	PAC	4–3	0.571	57	0	Beat Oregon State 14–6
68	-13	3.139	Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)	SEC	3–4	0.429	85	+4	Lost to Southern Miss 7–14
69	5	3.158	Baylor (BAYLOR)	IND SWC	3–4	0.429	85	+3	Beat Air Force 38–7
70	8	3.230	Army (ARMY)	IND FBSI	4–3	0.571	57	0	Beat Lafayette 42–6
71	23	3.243	Texas Southern (TEXAS SOUTHERN)	IND SWAC	4–2–1	0.643	50	+5	Beat Mississippi Valley State 35–33
72	-13	3.250	Texas Arlington (TEXAS-ARLINGTON)	IND SLC	3–4	0.429	85	+1	Lost to New Mexico State 6–7
73	-9	3.252	Northwestern State (NORTHWESTERN STATE)	IND FBSI	5–3	0.625	53	+7	Lost to Louisiana Tech 8–30
74	-11	3.288	Memphis (MEMPHIS)	IND FBSI	4–3	0.571	57	-1	Lost to North Texas 19–20
75	9	3.323	Brown (BROWN)	IND IVY	4–2	0.667	47	-3	Beat Holy Cross 44–13
76	-6	3.348	SMU	IND SWC	3–4	0.429	85	+1	Lost to Texas 14–30
77	9	3.405	Furman (FURMAN)	IND SOCON	4–2–1	0.643	50	+4	Beat App State 28–20
78	-11	3.440	Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)	PAC	3–4	0.429	85	+1	Lost to Stanford 29–31
79	-14	3.643	Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE)	IND SLC	4–3	0.571	57	-3	Lost to Mcneese State 14–17
80	20	3.674	Princeton (PRINCETON)	IND IVY	2–4	0.333	106	0	Beat Harvard 20–7
81	18	3.684	New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)	IND MVC	4–3	0.571	57	-3	Beat Texas Arlington 7–6
82	-31	3.720	Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)	IND SOCON	3–3	0.500	71	+4	Lost to Lehigh 20–30
83	0	3.740	Auburn (AUBURN)	SEC	3–4	0.429	85	-1	Lost to Florida State 3–24
84	-24	3.789	Long Beach State (LONG BEACH STATE)	IND PCAA	3–2	0.600	56	-4	Lost to Pacific 7–22
85	-8	3.912	Iowa (IOWA)	B10	3–4	0.429	85	-2	Lost to Purdue 21–34
86	6	3.939	New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)	IND WAC	2–5	0.286	112	+1	Lost to Colorado State 9–14
87	14	4.008	Illinois (ILLINOIS)	B10	3–4	0.429	85	-3	Beat Indiana 21–7
88	-19	4.049	Harvard (HARVARD)	IND IVY	3–3	0.500	71	+3	Lost to Princeton 7–20
89	23	4.106	Pacific (PACIFIC)	IND PCAA	3–4	0.429	85	-5	Beat Long Beach State 22–7
90	23	4.116	Purdue (PURDUE)	B10	3–4	0.429	85	-4	Beat Iowa 34–21
91	28	4.135	Temple (TEMPLE)	IND FBSI	3–3	0.500	71	-5	Beat Louisiana 27–20
92	4	4.169	Missouri (MISSOURI)	IND B8	2–5	0.286	112	-5	Beat Kansas State 28–13
93	-4	4.177	Mississippi Valley State (MISSISSIPPI VALLEY STATE)	IND SWAC	4–4	0.500	71	-2	Lost to Texas Southern 33–35
94	-9	4.249	Louisville (LOUISVILLE)	IND FBSI	3–3–1	0.500	71	+1	Lost to Alabama 6–55
95	13	4.265	West Texas A&M (WEST TEXAS A&M)	IND MVC	3–4	0.429	85	-7	Beat Lamar 27–9
96	-16	4.284	Indiana (INDIANA)	B10	2–4–1	0.357	105	-5	Lost to Illinois 7–21
97	-7	4.311	Tennessee (TENNESSEE)	SEC	2–5	0.286	112	-4	Lost to Florida 17–27
98	-5	4.325	San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)	IND PCAA	3–4	0.429	85	-6	Lost to Fresno State 24–45
99	11	4.351	Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	3–4	0.429	85	-7	Beat Marshall 53–29
100	5	4.427	Hawai'i (HAWAII)	IND FBSI	3–4	0.429	85	-8	Beat Portland State 21–12
101	-19	4.583	Southern (SOUTHERN)	IND SWAC	3–3–1	0.500	71	-9	Lost to Alcorn State 0–23
102	-11	4.597	William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)	IND FBSI	3–4	0.429	85	-6	Lost to Navy 17–42
103	-8	4.614	Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)	IND IVY	3–3	0.500	71	-2	Lost to Yale 21–27
104	2	4.622	Arizona (ARIZONA)	IND WAC	2–4	0.333	106	-4	Beat Utah 45–17
105	-18	4.652	Oregon State (OREGON STATE)	PAC	2–5	0.286	112	-6	Lost to Washington 6–14
106	-3	4.744	Syracuse (SYRACUSE)	IND FBSI	2–5	0.286	112	-6	Lost to Pittsburgh 21–28
107	-9	4.875	Illinois State (ILLINOIS STATE)	IND FBSI	2–5–1	0.313	111	-8	Lost to Indiana State 10–20
108	20	4.898	Indiana State (INDIANA STATE)	IND FBSI	3–3	0.500	71	-3	Beat Illinois State 20–10
109	-7	4.926	Tulane (TULANE)	IND FBSI	2–5	0.286	112	-9	Lost to Georgia Tech 14–38
110	-3	4.941	Citadel (CITADEL)	IND SOCON	3–4	0.429	85	-4	Lost to East Carolina 16–34
111	11	5.041	Wichita State (WICHITA STATE)	IND MVC	3–4	0.429	85	-12	Beat Drake 47–17
112	5	5.044	Richmond (RICHMOND)	IND FBSI	2–5	0.286	112	-7	Beat Virginia Tech 17–14
113	-9	5.100	Wyoming (WYOMING)	IND WAC	2–3–1	0.417	104	-5	Lost to BYU 7–10
114	-3	5.121	Columbia (COLUMBIA)	IND IVY	2–4	0.333	106	-6	Lost to Colgate 36–48
115	-27	5.126	Utah (UTAH)	IND WAC	2–4	0.333	106	-6	Lost to Arizona 17–45
116	7	5.194	CAL State Fullerton (CAL STATE FULLERTON)	IND PCAA	3–4	0.429	85	-6	Beat CAL Poly SAN Luis Obispo 45–18
117	14	5.374	Western Carolina (WESTERN CAROLINA)	IND SOCON	3–4–1	0.438	84	-2	Beat Maine 41–20
118	-21	5.467	Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)	IND FBSI	1–4–1	0.250	124	-7	Lost to Richmond 14–17
119	-10	5.470	Kansas (KANSAS)	IND B8	1–5–1	0.214	126	-8	Lost to Oklahoma State 0–21
120	14	5.481	TCU	IND SWC	2–4	0.333	106	-9	Beat Miami 21–17
121	-3	5.589	Utah State (UTAH STATE)	IND FBSI	1–5	0.167	129	-7	BYE
122	-2	5.633	UTEP	IND WAC	1–6	0.143	130	-6	Lost to Arizona State 3–66
123	-9	5.705	Air Force (AIR FORCE)	IND FBSI	1–5–1	0.214	126	-9	Lost to Baylor 7–38
124	-8	6.062	Southern Illinois (SOUTHERN ILLINOIS)	IND MVC	2–6	0.250	124	-15	Lost to Northern Illinois 0–28
125	-4	6.095	Oregon (OREGON)	PAC	1–6	0.143	130	-12	Lost to LSU 17–56
126	15	6.134	Alcorn State (ALCORN STATE)	IND SWAC	2–5	0.286	112	-1	Beat Southern 23–0
127	-12	6.166	Ohio (OHIO)	MAC	1–6	0.143	130	-14	Lost to Toledo 29–31
128	5	6.167	Virginia (VIRGINIA)	ACC	1–5–1	0.214	126	-10	Beat Wake Forest 12–10
129	-4	6.236	Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)	IND B8	1–6	0.143	130	-13	Lost to Missouri 13–28
130	-3	6.309	App State (APPALACHIAN STATE)	IND SOCON	2–5	0.286	112	-10	Lost to Furman 20–28
131	-7	6.381	Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)	SEC	1–6	0.143	130	-15	Lost to Ole Miss 14–26
132	-6	6.454	Marshall (MARSHALL)	IND SOCON	2–5	0.286	112	-17	Lost to Western Michigan 29–53
133	-1	6.458	Cornell (CORNELL)	IND IVY	0–6	0.000	142	-11	Lost to Dartmouth 13–17
134	-4	6.467	Villanova (VILLANOVA)	IND FBSI	2–5	0.286	112	-5	Lost to Boston College 0–17
135	2	6.478	Rice (RICE)	IND SWC	1–6	0.143	130	-9	Lost to Texas A&M 14–28
136	4	6.697	Toledo (TOLEDO)	MAC	1–6	0.143	130	-16	Beat Ohio 31–29
137	-2	6.758	Tulsa (TULSA)	IND MVC	1–6	0.143	130	-14	Lost to Cincinnati 0–28
138	0	6.850	Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)	MAC	1–7	0.125	141	-17	Beat Southern Illinois 28–0
139	3	7.037	Prairie View A&M (PRAIRIE VIEW A&M)	IND SWAC	2–5	0.286	112	-6	Beat Bishop 39–7
140	-1	7.081	Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)	B10	0–7	0.000	142	-16	Lost to Ohio State 15–35
141	-12	7.240	Lamar (LAMAR)	IND SLC	1–6	0.143	130	-19	Lost to West Texas A&M 9–27
142	-6	7.262	Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)	ACC	1–6	0.143	130	-19	Lost to Virginia 10–12
143	1	8.364	UL Monroe (LOUISIANA MONROE)	IND FBSI	1–6	0.143	130	-24	Beat Southeastern Louisiana 24–19
144	-1	8.673	Drake (DRAKE)	IND MVC	0–7	0.000	142	-22	Lost to Wichita State 17–47
145	0	9.444	Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)	IND FBSI	0–6	0.000	142	-3	Lost to Brown 13–44

1977 Week 8 College Football Team Rankings

October 18, 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	0.737	Michigan (MICHIGAN)	B10	6–0	1.000	1	+19	Beat Wisconsin 56–0
2	-1	0.775	Colorado (COLORADO)	IND B8	5–0–1	0.917	4	+16	Tied Kansas 17–17
3	0	0.844	Texas (TEXAS)	IND SWC	5–0	1.000	1	+13	Beat Arkansas 13–9
4	1	1.033	Ohio State (OHIO STATE)	B10	5–1	0.833	9	+14	Beat Iowa 27–6
5	6	1.105	Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH)	IND SLC	3–0–2	0.800	25	+7	Beat Arkansas State 20–7
6	-2	1.118	Kentucky (KENTUCKY)	SEC	5–1	0.833	9	+15	Beat LSU 33–13
7	0	1.290	Penn State (PENN STATE)	IND FBSI	5–1	0.833	9	+13	Beat Syracuse 31–24
8	12	1.378	Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)	IND FBSI	4–1–1	0.750	36	+10	Beat Navy 34–17
9	0	1.393	Alabama (ALABAMA)	SEC	5–1	0.833	9	+13	Beat Tennessee 24–10
10	3	1.458	Colgate (COLGATE)	IND FBSI	6–0	1.000	1	+9	Beat Princeton 31–13
11	5	1.596	Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)	IND B8	5–1	0.833	9	+10	Beat Missouri 21–17
12	-6	1.627	Arkansas (ARKANSAS)	IND SWC	4–1	0.800	25	+8	Lost to Texas 9–13
13	22	1.629	Clemson (CLEMSON)	ACC	5–1	0.833	9	+9	Beat Duke 17–11
14	14	1.674	North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)	IND FBSI	6–1	0.857	5	+11	Beat Texas Arlington 15–6
15	-3	1.678	East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)	IND FBSI	6–1	0.857	5	+11	Beat Richmond 35–14
16	11	1.697	Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)	IND SWC	5–1	0.833	9	+9	Beat Rice 42–7
17	8	1.701	Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)	IND SWC	4–1	0.800	25	+9	Beat Baylor 38–31
18	-3	1.732	USC	PAC	5–1	0.833	9	+7	Beat Oregon 33–15
19	15	1.741	Jackson State (JACKSON STATE)	IND SWAC	5–1	0.833	9	+7	Beat Southern 38–0
20	10	1.756	Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	5–1	0.833	9	+7	BYE
21	-3	1.762	Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)	IND FBSI	4–1	0.800	25	+9	BYE
22	15	1.793	Iowa State (IOWA STATE)	IND B8	5–1	0.833	9	+8	Beat Nebraska 24–21
23	18	1.822	Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)	IND FBSI	4–1	0.800	25	+7	Beat Army 24–0
24	-16	1.843	Tennessee State (TENNESSEE STATE)	IND FBSI	6–1	0.857	5	+12	Lost to Florida A&M 28–31
25	27	1.867	BYU	IND WAC	4–1	0.800	25	+5	Beat Colorado State 63–17
26	3	1.878	Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)	MAC	6–1	0.857	5	+7	Beat Akron 17–14
27	6	1.928	California (CALIFORNIA)	PAC	5–1	0.833	9	+6	Beat Oregon State 41–17
28	8	1.953	Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)	IND SLC	5–1–1	0.786	35	+7	Beat Southern Illinois 24–0
29	-19	1.986	Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)	IND WAC	5–1	0.833	9	+6	Lost to BYU 17–63
30	18	2.040	Grambling State (GRAMBLING STATE)	IND SWAC	4–1	0.800	25	+5	Beat Mississippi Valley State 42–21
31	-10	2.071	Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)	B10	5–1	0.833	9	+5	Lost to Michigan 0–56
32	6	2.080	Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))	MAC	5–1	0.833	9	+5	Beat Ohio 28–24
33	-16	2.162	Nebraska (NEBRASKA)	IND B8	4–2	0.667	41	+6	Lost to Iowa State 21–24
34	21	2.175	Tennessee Chattanooga (TENNESSEE-CHATTANOOGA)	IND SOCON	5–1	0.833	9	+4	Beat Illinois State 31–28
35	24	2.216	North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)	ACC	4–2	0.667	41	+5	Beat NC State 27–14
36	-17	2.228	NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)	ACC	5–2	0.714	38	+6	Lost to North Carolina 14–27
37	-13	2.260	Kent State (KENT STATE)	MAC	4–2	0.667	41	+7	Lost to Bowling Green 10–14
38	13	2.283	Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)	IND FBSI	4–2	0.667	41	+5	Beat Auburn 38–21
39	10	2.310	San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)	IND FBSI	4–1	0.800	25	+3	Beat UTEP 49–7
40	7	2.313	Georgia (GEORGIA)	SEC	4–2	0.667	41	+7	Beat Vanderbilt 24–13
41	4	2.351	Miami (MIAMI)	IND FBSI	3–2	0.600	55	+4	BYE
42	-16	2.376	South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)	IND FBSI	4–3	0.571	68	+8	Lost to Ole Miss 10–17
43	27	2.380	Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)	MAC	4–2	0.667	41	+4	Beat Kent State 14–10
44	-22	2.395	Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)	IND IVY	4–1	0.800	25	+2	Lost to Harvard 25–31
45	-13	2.532	Stanford (STANFORD)	PAC	4–2	0.667	41	+5	Lost to Washington 21–45
46	14	2.547	Minnesota (MINNESOTA)	B10	4–2	0.667	41	+4	Beat Northwestern 13–7
47	-8	2.554	Duke (DUKE)	ACC	3–3	0.500	71	+5	Lost to Clemson 11–17
48	19	2.559	Yale (YALE)	IND IVY	3–2	0.600	55	+3	Beat Columbia 42–20
49	-18	2.594	West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)	IND FBSI	4–2	0.667	41	+2	Lost to Boston College 24–28
50	-27	2.598	Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)	IND FBSI	3–2–1	0.583	63	+4	Lost to Tulane 13–16
51	18	2.598	Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)	IND SOCON	3–2	0.600	55	+3	Beat Citadel 19–3
52	-8	2.606	Florida (FLORIDA)	SEC	2–1–1	0.625	54	+2	BYE
53	10	2.654	Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)	IND WAC	4–1	0.800	25	0	Beat Air Force 37–14
54	4	2.656	Ball State (BALL STATE)	MAC	4–2	0.667	41	+2	Beat Northern Illinois 31–6
55	-9	2.682	Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)	SEC	3–3	0.500	71	+6	Lost to Memphis 13–21
56	-16	2.723	Houston (HOUSTON)	IND SWC	3–2	0.600	55	+3	Lost to SMU 23–37
57	-15	2.744	LSU	SEC	3–2	0.600	55	0	Lost to Kentucky 13–33
58	-8	2.752	Maryland (MARYLAND)	ACC	3–3	0.500	71	+3	Beat Wake Forest 35–7
59	2	2.771	Texas Arlington (TEXAS-ARLINGTON)	IND SLC	3–3	0.500	71	+3	Lost to North Texas 6–15
60	-46	2.830	Long Beach State (LONG BEACH STATE)	IND PCAA	3–1	0.750	36	0	Lost to San José State 16–33
61	7	2.856	Rutgers (RUTGERS)	IND FBSI	5–2	0.714	38	0	Beat Lehigh 20–0
62	16	2.866	Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)	IND PCAA	4–2	0.667	41	+5	Beat Pacific 24–10
63	18	2.919	Memphis (MEMPHIS)	IND FBSI	4–2	0.667	41	+1	Beat Mississippi State 21–13
64	2	2.920	Northwestern State (NORTHWESTERN STATE)	IND FBSI	5–2	0.714	38	+6	Beat Lamar 43–0
65	-12	3.004	Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE)	IND SLC	4–2	0.667	41	+1	Lost to Louisiana Tech 7–20
66	5	3.054	Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)	IND FBSI	4–3	0.571	68	+4	Beat Hawai'i 28–26
67	-24	3.073	Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)	PAC	3–3	0.500	71	+3	Lost to UCLA 16–27
68	15	3.096	Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)	IND FBSI	3–3	0.500	71	+4	Beat West Virginia 28–24
69	19	3.122	Harvard (HARVARD)	IND IVY	3–2	0.600	55	+6	Beat Dartmouth 31–25
70	16	3.186	SMU	IND SWC	3–3	0.500	71	0	Beat Houston 37–23
71	14	3.202	Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)	SEC	3–4	0.429	91	+3	Beat South Carolina 17–10
72	7	3.215	UCLA	PAC	3–3	0.500	71	+1	Beat Washington State 27–16
73	4	3.230	Mcneese State (MCNEESE STATE)	IND SLC	3–3	0.500	71	0	Beat UL Monroe 29–7
74	-17	3.279	Baylor (BAYLOR)	IND SWC	2–4	0.333	100	+2	Lost to Texas A&M 31–38
75	0	3.301	Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)	IND B8	3–3	0.500	71	+1	Beat Kansas State 21–14
76	13	3.326	Washington (WASHINGTON)	PAC	3–3	0.500	71	-1	Beat Stanford 45–21
77	-4	3.357	Iowa (IOWA)	B10	3–3	0.500	71	+1	Lost to Ohio State 6–27
78	-6	3.362	Army (ARMY)	IND FBSI	3–3	0.500	71	+1	Lost to Notre Dame 0–24
79	-23	3.408	Navy (NAVY)	IND FBSI	3–3	0.500	71	0	Lost to Pittsburgh 17–34
80	-15	3.426	Indiana (INDIANA)	B10	2–3–1	0.417	92	-1	Tied Michigan State 13–13
81	-7	3.525	Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)	B10	2–3–1	0.417	92	0	Tied Indiana 13–13
82	-20	3.579	Southern (SOUTHERN)	IND SWAC	3–2–1	0.583	63	-3	Lost to Jackson State 0–38
83	-19	3.623	Auburn (AUBURN)	SEC	3–3	0.500	71	-1	Lost to Georgia Tech 21–38
84	13	3.636	Brown (BROWN)	IND IVY	3–2	0.600	55	-3	Beat Cornell 21–3
85	-31	3.669	Louisville (LOUISVILLE)	IND FBSI	3–2–1	0.583	63	+2	Lost to Dayton 10–14
86	19	3.760	Furman (FURMAN)	IND SOCON	3–2–1	0.583	63	+2	Beat Marshall 42–24
87	-7	3.764	Oregon State (OREGON STATE)	PAC	2–4	0.333	100	-1	Lost to California 17–41
88	-1	3.813	Utah (UTAH)	IND WAC	2–3	0.400	94	-1	Beat Utah State 20–0
89	-13	3.818	Mississippi Valley State (MISSISSIPPI VALLEY STATE)	IND SWAC	4–3	0.571	68	+1	Lost to Grambling State 21–42
90	-8	3.819	Tennessee (TENNESSEE)	SEC	2–4	0.333	100	-2	Lost to Alabama 10–24
91	-7	3.851	William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)	IND FBSI	3–3	0.500	71	-1	BYE
92	12	3.897	New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)	IND WAC	2–4	0.333	100	+1	Beat Wichita State 22–17
93	24	3.901	San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)	IND PCAA	3–3	0.500	71	-4	Beat Long Beach State 33–16
94	13	3.933	Texas Southern (TEXAS SOUTHERN)	IND SWAC	3–2–1	0.583	63	0	Beat Bishop 44–0
95	17	4.096	Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)	IND IVY	3–2	0.600	55	0	Beat Lafayette 42–7
96	2	4.111	Missouri (MISSOURI)	IND B8	1–5	0.167	124	-4	Lost to Oklahoma 17–21
97	-1	4.146	Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)	IND FBSI	1–3–1	0.300	117	-1	Tied Virginia 14–14
98	-5	4.436	Illinois State (ILLINOIS STATE)	IND FBSI	2–4–1	0.357	98	-6	Lost to Tennessee Chattanooga 28–31
99	-9	4.446	New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)	IND MVC	3–3	0.500	71	-6	BYE
100	-6	4.534	Princeton (PRINCETON)	IND IVY	1–4	0.200	121	-3	Lost to Colgate 13–31
101	10	4.549	Illinois (ILLINOIS)	B10	2–4	0.333	100	-4	Beat Purdue 29–22
102	26	4.557	Tulane (TULANE)	IND FBSI	2–4	0.333	100	-6	Beat Cincinnati 16–13
103	-2	4.663	Syracuse (SYRACUSE)	IND FBSI	2–4	0.333	100	-5	Lost to Penn State 24–31
104	5	4.782	Wyoming (WYOMING)	IND WAC	2–2–1	0.500	71	-4	BYE
105	-13	4.834	Hawai'i (HAWAII)	IND FBSI	2–4	0.333	100	-7	Lost to Southern Miss 26–28
106	-3	4.867	Arizona (ARIZONA)	IND WAC	1–4	0.200	121	-4	BYE
107	-12	4.882	Citadel (CITADEL)	IND SOCON	3–3	0.500	71	-3	Lost to Virginia Military Institute 3–19
108	16	4.958	West Texas A&M (WEST TEXAS A&M)	IND MVC	2–4	0.333	100	-8	Beat Drake 31–7
109	6	4.965	Kansas (KANSAS)	IND B8	1–4–1	0.250	119	-4	Tied Colorado 17–17
110	12	4.991	Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	2–4	0.333	100	-9	Beat Toledo 28–7
111	-9	5.014	Columbia (COLUMBIA)	IND IVY	2–3	0.400	94	-5	Lost to Yale 20–42
112	-13	5.085	Pacific (PACIFIC)	IND PCAA	2–4	0.333	100	-7	Lost to Fresno State 10–24
113	-22	5.149	Purdue (PURDUE)	B10	2–4	0.333	100	-7	Lost to Illinois 22–29
114	-4	5.170	Air Force (AIR FORCE)	IND FBSI	1–4–1	0.250	119	-5	Lost to Arizona State 14–37
115	-7	5.192	Ohio (OHIO)	MAC	1–5	0.167	124	-7	Lost to Miami (OH) 24–28
116	-3	5.236	Southern Illinois (SOUTHERN ILLINOIS)	IND MVC	2–5	0.286	118	-7	Lost to Louisiana 0–24
117	9	5.334	Richmond (RICHMOND)	IND FBSI	1–5	0.167	124	-6	Lost to East Carolina 14–35
118	-4	5.375	Utah State (UTAH STATE)	IND FBSI	1–5	0.167	124	-5	Lost to Utah 0–20
119	-1	5.388	Temple (TEMPLE)	IND FBSI	2–3	0.400	94	-8	BYE
120	0	5.463	UTEP	IND WAC	1–5	0.167	124	-5	Lost to San Diego State 7–49
121	0	5.556	Oregon (OREGON)	PAC	1–5	0.167	124	-8	Lost to USC 15–33
122	-6	5.594	Wichita State (WICHITA STATE)	IND MVC	2–4	0.333	100	-10	Lost to New Mexico 17–22
123	-23	5.779	CAL State Fullerton (CAL STATE FULLERTON)	IND PCAA	2–4	0.333	100	-5	Lost to Northern Arizona 9–24
124	1	5.809	Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)	SEC	1–5	0.167	124	-9	Lost to Georgia 13–24
125	-19	5.817	Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)	IND B8	1–5	0.167	124	-8	Lost to Oklahoma State 14–21
126	-3	5.865	Marshall (MARSHALL)	IND SOCON	2–4	0.333	100	-12	Lost to Furman 24–42
127	6	6.061	App State (APPALACHIAN STATE)	IND SOCON	2–4	0.333	100	-7	Beat Lenoir Rhyne 35–21
128	3	6.124	Indiana State (INDIANA STATE)	IND FBSI	2–3	0.400	94	-5	BYE
129	-10	6.157	Lamar (LAMAR)	IND SLC	1–5	0.167	124	-11	Lost to Northwestern State 0–43
130	10	6.186	Villanova (VILLANOVA)	IND FBSI	2–4	0.333	100	-2	Beat Delaware 33–16
131	8	6.191	Western Carolina (WESTERN CAROLINA)	IND SOCON	2–4–1	0.357	98	-2	Beat East Tennessee State 35–0
132	6	6.466	Cornell (CORNELL)	IND IVY	0–5	0.000	139	-8	Lost to Brown 3–21
133	-6	6.493	Virginia (VIRGINIA)	ACC	0–5–1	0.083	138	-8	Tied Virginia Tech 14–14
134	-4	6.502	TCU	IND SWC	1–4	0.200	121	-9	BYE
135	-3	6.622	Tulsa (TULSA)	IND MVC	1–5	0.167	124	-11	BYE
136	-7	6.745	Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)	ACC	1–5	0.167	124	-13	Lost to Maryland 7–35
137	-3	6.798	Rice (RICE)	IND SWC	1–5	0.167	124	-8	Lost to Texas Tech 7–42
138	-3	7.024	Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)	MAC	0–7	0.000	139	-15	Lost to Ball State 6–31
139	2	7.208	Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)	B10	0–6	0.000	139	-12	Lost to Minnesota 7–13
140	-4	7.247	Toledo (TOLEDO)	MAC	0–6	0.000	139	-14	Lost to Western Michigan 7–28
141	2	7.760	Alcorn State (ALCORN STATE)	IND SWAC	1–5	0.167	124	-4	BYE
142	-5	7.955	Prairie View A&M (PRAIRIE VIEW A&M)	IND SWAC	1–5	0.167	124	-4	Lost to Texas Lutheran 14–19
143	-1	8.737	Drake (DRAKE)	IND MVC	0–6	0.000	139	-16	Lost to West Texas A&M 7–31
144	1	9.718	UL Monroe (LOUISIANA MONROE)	IND FBSI	0–6	0.000	139	-21	Lost to Mcneese State 7–29
145	-1	9.833	Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)	IND FBSI	0–5	0.000	139	-1	Lost to Boston University 13–14

1977 Week 7 College Football Team Rankings

October 11, 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	0	0.663	Colorado (COLORADO)	IND B8	5–0	1.000	1	+14	Beat Oklahoma State 29–13
2	1	0.888	Michigan (MICHIGAN)	B10	5–0	1.000	1	+12	Beat Michigan State 24–14
3	5	0.995	Texas (TEXAS)	IND SWC	4–0	1.000	1	+7	Beat Oklahoma 13–6
4	17	1.112	Kentucky (KENTUCKY)	SEC	4–1	0.800	16	+11	Beat Mississippi State 23–7
5	-1	1.176	Ohio State (OHIO STATE)	B10	4–1	0.800	16	+9	Beat Purdue 46–0
6	0	1.271	Arkansas (ARKANSAS)	IND SWC	4–0	1.000	1	+7	BYE
7	6	1.285	Penn State (PENN STATE)	IND FBSI	4–1	0.800	16	+9	Beat Utah State 16–7
8	10	1.290	Tennessee State (TENNESSEE STATE)	IND FBSI	6–0	1.000	1	+9	Beat Grambling State 26–8
9	23	1.414	Alabama (ALABAMA)	SEC	4–1	0.800	16	+9	Beat USC 21–20
10	6	1.451	Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)	IND WAC	5–0	1.000	1	+6	Beat UTEP 40–31
11	1	1.496	Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH)	IND SLC	2–0–2	0.750	35	+2	Tied Louisiana 21–21
12	8	1.502	East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)	IND FBSI	5–1	0.833	11	+10	Beat Southern Illinois 33–0
13	4	1.502	Colgate (COLGATE)	IND FBSI	5–0	1.000	1	+6	Beat Holy Cross 31–14
14	5	1.557	Long Beach State (LONG BEACH STATE)	IND PCAA	3–0	1.000	1	+3	BYE
15	-4	1.571	USC	PAC	4–1	0.800	16	+6	Lost to Alabama 20–21
16	-7	1.572	Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)	IND B8	4–1	0.800	16	+7	Lost to Texas 6–13
17	20	1.578	Nebraska (NEBRASKA)	IND B8	4–1	0.800	16	+7	Beat Kansas State 26–9
18	17	1.615	Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)	IND FBSI	4–1	0.800	16	+7	Beat Cincinnati 14–0
19	10	1.621	NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)	ACC	5–1	0.833	11	+7	Beat Auburn 17–15
20	-5	1.630	Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)	IND FBSI	3–1–1	0.700	45	+6	Tied Florida 17–17
21	1	1.650	Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)	B10	5–0	1.000	1	+4	Beat Illinois 26–0
22	16	1.663	Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)	IND IVY	4–0	1.000	1	+3	Beat Yale 3–0
23	-21	1.688	Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)	IND FBSI	3–1–1	0.700	45	+6	Lost to Florida State 0–14
24	-1	1.731	Kent State (KENT STATE)	MAC	4–1	0.800	16	+7	Beat Western Michigan 20–16
25	2	1.733	Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)	IND SWC	3–1	0.750	35	+6	BYE
26	-16	1.804	South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)	IND FBSI	4–2	0.667	49	+9	Lost to Duke 21–25
27	9	1.820	Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)	IND SWC	4–1	0.800	16	+6	Beat Arizona 32–26
28	2	1.823	North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)	IND FBSI	5–1	0.833	11	+6	Beat Southern Miss 27–14
29	-5	1.844	Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)	MAC	5–1	0.833	11	+7	Beat Northern Illinois 25–21
30	3	1.847	Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	5–1	0.833	11	+5	Beat Ohio 31–14
31	16	1.908	West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)	IND FBSI	4–1	0.800	16	+4	Beat Temple 38–16
32	8	1.932	Stanford (STANFORD)	PAC	4–1	0.800	16	+5	Beat UCLA 32–28
33	-26	1.945	California (CALIFORNIA)	PAC	4–1	0.800	16	+4	Lost to Washington State 10–17
34	0	1.946	Jackson State (JACKSON STATE)	IND SWAC	4–1	0.800	16	+5	BYE
35	14	1.954	Clemson (CLEMSON)	ACC	4–1	0.800	16	+4	Beat Virginia 31–0
36	3	1.990	Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)	IND SLC	4–1–1	0.750	35	+5	Tied Louisiana Tech 21–21
37	11	2.018	Iowa State (IOWA STATE)	IND B8	4–1	0.800	16	+4	Beat Missouri 7–0
38	5	2.046	Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))	MAC	4–1	0.800	16	+4	Beat Marshall 29–19
39	16	2.055	Duke (DUKE)	ACC	3–2	0.600	54	+6	Beat South Carolina 25–21
40	5	2.066	Houston (HOUSTON)	IND SWC	3–1	0.750	35	+4	BYE
41	-16	2.185	Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)	IND FBSI	3–1	0.750	35	+3	BYE
42	9	2.186	LSU	SEC	3–1	0.750	35	+1	Beat Vanderbilt 28–15
43	15	2.222	Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)	PAC	3–2	0.600	54	+5	Beat California 17–10
44	-2	2.267	Florida (FLORIDA)	SEC	2–1–1	0.625	53	+3	Tied Pittsburgh 17–17
45	18	2.290	Miami (MIAMI)	IND FBSI	3–2	0.600	54	+4	Beat Kansas 14–7
46	-15	2.301	Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)	SEC	3–2	0.600	54	+6	Lost to Kentucky 7–23
47	3	2.420	Georgia (GEORGIA)	SEC	3–2	0.600	54	+5	Beat Ole Miss 14–13
48	-20	2.431	Grambling State (GRAMBLING STATE)	IND SWAC	3–1	0.750	35	+2	Lost to Tennessee State 8–26
49	-35	2.457	San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)	IND FBSI	3–1	0.750	35	+2	Lost to Fresno State 14–34
50	28	2.475	Maryland (MARYLAND)	ACC	2–3	0.400	85	+3	Beat Syracuse 24–10
51	5	2.479	Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)	IND FBSI	3–2	0.600	54	+3	Beat Tennessee 24–8
52	-47	2.507	BYU	IND WAC	3–1	0.750	35	0	Lost to Oregon State 19–24
53	0	2.571	Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE)	IND SLC	4–1	0.800	16	+1	Beat Lamar 10–6
54	7	2.574	Louisville (LOUISVILLE)	IND FBSI	3–1–1	0.700	45	+1	Beat Tulsa 33–0
55	5	2.599	Tennessee Chattanooga (TENNESSEE-CHATTANOOGA)	IND SOCON	4–1	0.800	16	0	Beat Western Carolina 21–10
56	8	2.709	Navy (NAVY)	IND FBSI	3–2	0.600	54	+2	Beat Air Force 10–7
57	25	2.718	Baylor (BAYLOR)	IND SWC	2–3	0.400	85	+3	Beat SMU 9–6
58	18	2.720	Ball State (BALL STATE)	MAC	3–2	0.600	54	+2	Beat Illinois State 27–16
59	13	2.759	North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)	ACC	3–2	0.600	54	0	Beat Wake Forest 24–3
60	-19	2.803	Minnesota (MINNESOTA)	B10	3–2	0.600	54	+2	Lost to Iowa 6–18
61	14	2.843	Texas Arlington (TEXAS-ARLINGTON)	IND SLC	3–2	0.600	54	+1	Beat Mcneese State 24–7
62	8	2.908	Southern (SOUTHERN)	IND SWAC	3–1–1	0.700	45	-1	Beat Bishop 28–3
63	23	2.932	Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)	IND WAC	3–1	0.750	35	-1	Beat New Mexico 45–24
64	-20	2.947	Auburn (AUBURN)	SEC	3–2	0.600	54	+1	Lost to NC State 15–17
65	16	2.947	Indiana (INDIANA)	B10	2–3	0.400	85	+1	Beat Northwestern 28–3
66	-40	2.983	Northwestern State (NORTHWESTERN STATE)	IND FBSI	4–2	0.667	49	+6	Lost to Nicholls State 6–10
67	-13	2.993	Yale (YALE)	IND IVY	2–2	0.500	72	+1	Lost to Dartmouth 0–3
68	16	3.013	Rutgers (RUTGERS)	IND FBSI	4–2	0.667	49	0	Beat UConn 42–18
69	23	3.046	Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)	IND SOCON	2–2	0.500	72	+1	Beat Richmond 25–0
70	13	3.118	Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)	MAC	3–2	0.600	54	-1	Beat Toledo 21–13
71	-19	3.138	Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)	IND FBSI	3–3	0.500	72	+2	Lost to North Texas 14–27
72	25	3.179	Army (ARMY)	IND FBSI	3–2	0.600	54	0	Beat Villanova 34–32
73	23	3.183	Iowa (IOWA)	B10	3–2	0.600	54	0	Beat Minnesota 18–6
74	-17	3.245	Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)	B10	2–3	0.400	85	+1	Lost to Michigan 14–24
75	-10	3.264	Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)	IND B8	2–3	0.400	85	+1	Lost to Colorado 13–29
76	-30	3.338	Mississippi Valley State (MISSISSIPPI VALLEY STATE)	IND SWAC	4–2	0.667	49	+2	Lost to Langston 8–34
77	-11	3.341	Mcneese State (MCNEESE STATE)	IND SLC	2–3	0.400	85	0	Lost to Texas Arlington 7–24
78	31	3.411	Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)	IND PCAA	3–2	0.600	54	+2	Beat San Diego State 34–14
79	-17	3.445	UCLA	PAC	2–3	0.400	85	0	Lost to Stanford 28–32
80	22	3.461	Oregon State (OREGON STATE)	PAC	2–3	0.400	85	0	Beat BYU 24–19
81	7	3.476	Memphis (MEMPHIS)	IND FBSI	3–2	0.600	54	-2	BYE
82	-23	3.586	Tennessee (TENNESSEE)	SEC	2–3	0.400	85	-1	Lost to Georgia Tech 8–24
83	17	3.860	Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)	IND FBSI	2–3	0.400	85	0	Beat Tulane 30–28
84	-7	3.959	William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)	IND FBSI	3–3	0.500	72	-2	Lost to Virginia Tech 8–17
85	-12	3.986	Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)	SEC	2–4	0.333	107	-2	Lost to Georgia 13–14
86	-6	4.023	SMU	IND SWC	2–3	0.400	85	-3	Lost to Baylor 6–9
87	31	4.056	Utah (UTAH)	IND WAC	1–3	0.250	110	0	Beat Wyoming 23–13
88	22	4.146	Harvard (HARVARD)	IND IVY	2–2	0.500	72	+2	Beat Cornell 17–7
89	17	4.164	Washington (WASHINGTON)	PAC	2–3	0.400	85	-4	Beat Oregon 54–0
90	-16	4.188	New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)	IND MVC	3–3	0.500	72	-4	Lost to West Texas A&M 14–17
91	-12	4.235	Purdue (PURDUE)	B10	2–3	0.400	85	-3	Lost to Ohio State 0–46
92	-21	4.241	Hawai'i (HAWAII)	IND FBSI	2–3	0.400	85	-3	Lost to Pacific 7–37
93	-2	4.255	Illinois State (ILLINOIS STATE)	IND FBSI	2–3–1	0.417	84	-4	Lost to Ball State 16–27
94	31	4.288	Princeton (PRINCETON)	IND IVY	1–3	0.250	110	-2	Beat Columbia 28–7
95	-27	4.321	Citadel (CITADEL)	IND SOCON	3–2	0.600	54	-1	Lost to Delaware 7–23
96	34	4.370	Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)	IND FBSI	1–3	0.250	110	-1	Beat William & Mary 17–8
97	-12	4.392	Brown (BROWN)	IND IVY	2–2	0.500	72	-3	Lost to Pennsylvania 7–14
98	-5	4.405	Missouri (MISSOURI)	IND B8	1–4	0.200	114	-4	Lost to Iowa State 0–7
99	24	4.432	Pacific (PACIFIC)	IND PCAA	2–3	0.400	85	-3	Beat Hawai'i 37–7
100	15	4.478	CAL State Fullerton (CAL STATE FULLERTON)	IND PCAA	2–3	0.400	85	-4	Beat UL Monroe 31–10
101	-7	4.521	Syracuse (SYRACUSE)	IND FBSI	2–3	0.400	85	-4	Lost to Maryland 10–24
102	-12	4.537	Columbia (COLUMBIA)	IND IVY	2–2	0.500	72	-3	Lost to Princeton 7–28
103	-16	4.595	Arizona (ARIZONA)	IND WAC	1–4	0.200	114	-3	Lost to Texas Tech 26–32
104	-15	4.611	New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)	IND WAC	1–4	0.200	114	-1	Lost to Arizona State 24–45
105	-38	4.637	Furman (FURMAN)	IND SOCON	2–2–1	0.500	72	0	Lost to Wofford 7–13
106	-11	4.658	Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)	IND B8	1–4	0.200	114	-3	Lost to Nebraska 9–26
107	20	4.687	Texas Southern (TEXAS SOUTHERN)	IND SWAC	2–2–1	0.500	72	+1	Beat Alcorn State 37–14
108	-5	4.718	Ohio (OHIO)	MAC	1–4	0.200	114	-4	Lost to Eastern Michigan 14–31
109	-40	4.734	Wyoming (WYOMING)	IND WAC	2–2–1	0.500	72	-4	Lost to Utah 13–23
110	-9	4.763	Air Force (AIR FORCE)	IND FBSI	1–3–1	0.300	109	-3	Lost to Navy 7–10
111	-6	4.774	Illinois (ILLINOIS)	B10	1–4	0.200	114	-3	Lost to Wisconsin 0–26
112	19	4.786	Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)	IND IVY	2–2	0.500	72	0	Beat Brown 14–7
113	-9	4.793	Southern Illinois (SOUTHERN ILLINOIS)	IND MVC	2–4	0.333	107	-5	Lost to East Carolina 0–33
114	-15	4.979	Utah State (UTAH STATE)	IND FBSI	1–4	0.200	114	-3	Lost to Penn State 7–16
115	-17	4.991	Kansas (KANSAS)	IND B8	1–4	0.200	114	-4	Lost to Miami 7–14
116	5	5.012	Wichita State (WICHITA STATE)	IND MVC	2–3	0.400	85	-6	BYE
117	9	5.056	San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)	IND PCAA	2–3	0.400	85	-6	Beat Santa Clara 44–22
118	-11	5.065	Temple (TEMPLE)	IND FBSI	2–3	0.400	85	-6	Lost to West Virginia 16–38
119	-7	5.113	Lamar (LAMAR)	IND SLC	1–4	0.200	114	-6	Lost to Arkansas State 6–10
120	-7	5.231	UTEP	IND WAC	1–4	0.200	114	-3	Lost to Colorado State 31–40
121	-10	5.387	Oregon (OREGON)	PAC	1–4	0.200	114	-5	Lost to Washington 0–54
122	0	5.519	Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	1–4	0.200	114	-7	Lost to Kent State 16–20
123	-3	5.529	Marshall (MARSHALL)	IND SOCON	2–3	0.400	85	-9	Lost to Miami (OH) 19–29
124	17	5.529	West Texas A&M (WEST TEXAS A&M)	IND MVC	1–4	0.200	114	-6	Beat New Mexico State 17–14
125	-11	5.530	Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)	SEC	1–4	0.200	114	-6	Lost to LSU 15–28
126	-7	5.564	Richmond (RICHMOND)	IND FBSI	1–4	0.200	114	-5	Lost to Virginia Military Institute 0–25
127	1	5.704	Virginia (VIRGINIA)	ACC	0–5	0.000	138	-5	Lost to Clemson 0–31
128	-11	5.845	Tulane (TULANE)	IND FBSI	1–4	0.200	114	-8	Lost to Boston College 28–30
129	-13	5.954	Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)	ACC	1–4	0.200	114	-8	Lost to North Carolina 3–24
130	4	6.097	TCU	IND SWC	1–4	0.200	114	-7	Beat Rice 35–15
131	4	6.161	Indiana State (INDIANA STATE)	IND FBSI	2–3	0.400	85	-5	Beat Drake 23–20
132	-3	6.515	Tulsa (TULSA)	IND MVC	1–5	0.167	136	-8	Lost to Louisville 0–33
133	-25	6.682	App State (APPALACHIAN STATE)	IND SOCON	1–4	0.200	114	-5	Lost to East Tennessee State 20–38
134	-10	6.697	Rice (RICE)	IND SWC	1–4	0.200	114	-6	Lost to TCU 15–35
135	3	6.847	Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)	MAC	0–6	0.000	138	-10	Lost to Central Michigan 21–25
136	-3	6.854	Toledo (TOLEDO)	MAC	0–5	0.000	138	-9	Lost to Bowling Green 13–21
137	7	6.906	Prairie View A&M (PRAIRIE VIEW A&M)	IND SWAC	1–4	0.200	114	-3	Beat Texas State 19–7
138	-2	6.923	Cornell (CORNELL)	IND IVY	0–4	0.000	138	-6	Lost to Harvard 7–17
139	1	7.164	Western Carolina (WESTERN CAROLINA)	IND SOCON	1–4–1	0.250	110	-1	Lost to Tennessee Chattanooga 10–21
140	-3	7.210	Villanova (VILLANOVA)	IND FBSI	1–4	0.200	114	-2	Lost to Army 32–34
141	-2	7.249	Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)	B10	0–5	0.000	138	-8	Lost to Indiana 3–28
142	-10	7.374	Drake (DRAKE)	IND MVC	0–5	0.000	138	-10	Lost to Indiana State 20–23
143	-1	8.307	Alcorn State (ALCORN STATE)	IND SWAC	1–5	0.167	136	-4	Lost to Texas Southern 14–37
144	1	8.608	Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)	IND FBSI	0–4	0.000	138	0	Lost to Colgate 14–31
145	-2	9.642	UL Monroe (LOUISIANA MONROE)	IND FBSI	0–5	0.000	138	-15	Lost to CAL State Fullerton 10–31