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.

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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