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