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.

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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