1978 Final College Football Team RankingsJanuary 2, 1979By PowerUpRankings.com • Posted in 1978 Season Tags: • No Comments1978 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.102550100150entries per pageSearch:RankChangeRatingTeamConfRecordWin %PlaceNOWGame Status100.676USCPAC12–10.9231+82Beat Michigan 17–10210.837Alabama (ALABAMA)SEC11–10.9172+69Beat Penn State 14–73-10.898Penn State (PENN STATE)IND FBSI11–10.9172+63Lost to Alabama 7–14420.956Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)IND FBSI9–30.75015+57Beat Houston 35–345-11.003Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)IND B811–10.9172+57Beat Nebraska 31–24611.084Clemson (CLEMSON)ACC11–10.9172+54Beat Ohio State 17–157-21.228Michigan (MICHIGAN)B1010–20.8337+43Lost to USC 10–17801.331Nebraska (NEBRASKA)IND B89–30.75015+43Lost to Oklahoma 24–31911.352Ball State (BALL STATE)MAC10–10.9096+42BYE1011.361Texas (TEXAS)IND SWC9–30.75015+43BYE11-21.457Houston (HOUSTON)IND SWC9–30.75015+39Lost to Notre Dame 34–351211.468Arkansas (ARKANSAS)IND SWC9–2–10.79211+34BYE13-11.576Georgia (GEORGIA)SEC9–2–10.79211+38Lost to Stanford 22–251401.600North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)IND FBSI9–20.8188+33BYE1501.629Tulsa (TULSA)IND MVC9–20.8188+34BYE1611.678Maryland (MARYLAND)ACC9–30.75015+34BYE17-11.694Purdue (PURDUE)B109–2–10.79211+28BYE1811.710NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)ACC9–30.75015+34BYE19-11.729Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)MAC9–20.8188+37BYE2001.748Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)B108–30.72725+24BYE2111.771Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))MAC8–2–10.77314+28BYE2271.785Stanford (STANFORD)PAC8–40.66733+33Beat Georgia 25–2223-21.803Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)IND FBSI8–30.72725+29BYE24-11.816Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)PAC9–30.75015+34BYE25-11.871East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)IND FBSI9–30.75015+26BYE26-11.882Yale (YALE)IND IVY5–2–20.66733+11BYE27-11.914Missouri (MISSOURI)IND B88–40.66733+30BYE28-11.941Rutgers (RUTGERS)IND FBSI9–30.75015+17BYE29-12.002Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)IND FBSI8–40.66733+23BYE3012.055Navy (NAVY)IND FBSI9–30.75015+21BYE31-12.068BYUIND WAC9–40.69230+27BYE3202.118UCLAPAC8–3–10.70829+23BYE3312.196Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)IND FBSI7–40.63642+23BYE3422.260Washington (WASHINGTON)PAC7–40.63642+19BYE3502.273Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)IND SWC7–40.63642+22BYE36-32.328Ohio State (OHIO STATE)B107–4–10.62554+14Lost to Clemson 15–173702.347Utah (UTAH)IND WAC8–30.72725+13BYE3802.378LSUSEC8–40.66733+17BYE3902.438Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE)IND SLC7–40.63642+18BYE4002.443Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)IND SWC8–40.66733+12BYE4102.454Temple (TEMPLE)IND FBSI7–3–10.68231+8BYE4202.501Iowa State (IOWA STATE)IND B88–40.66733+14BYE4302.558Brown (BROWN)IND IVY6–30.66733+18BYE4412.565Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)IND IVY6–30.66733+15BYE45-12.578Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH)IND SLC6–50.54561+16BYE4602.621Tennessee Chattanooga (TENNESSEE-CHATTANOOGA)IND SOCON7–3–10.68231+16BYE4702.658Louisville (LOUISVILLE)IND FBSI7–40.63642+6BYE4812.693Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)SEC6–50.54561+15BYE49-12.699Furman (FURMAN)IND SOCON8–30.72725+2BYE5002.710Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)IND FBSI7–50.58358+14BYE5102.782Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)MAC7–40.63642+8BYE5202.904Utah State (UTAH STATE)IND PCAA7–40.63642+19BYE5302.907Mcneese State (MCNEESE STATE)IND SLC7–40.63642+3BYE5402.943New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)IND WAC7–50.58358+9BYE5502.972Cornell (CORNELL)IND IVY5–3–10.61155+4BYE5612.992California (CALIFORNIA)PAC6–50.54561+9BYE57-12.995Hawai'i (HAWAII)IND FBSI6–50.54561+11BYE5813.055South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)IND FBSI5–5–10.50070+4BYE59-13.059UL Monroe (LOUISIANA MONROE)IND FBSI6–4–10.59156+14BYE6003.101App State (APPALACHIAN STATE)IND SOCON7–40.63642+9BYE6103.114Auburn (AUBURN)SEC6–4–10.59156+4BYE6203.186Tennessee (TENNESSEE)SEC5–5–10.50070+3BYE6313.247Miami (MIAMI)IND FBSI6–50.54561+2BYE64-13.263Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)IND FBSI5–60.45574+1BYE6503.286Colorado (COLORADO)IND B86–50.54561+1BYE6603.312UNLVIND FBSI7–40.63642+6BYE6703.322New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)IND MVC6–50.54561+2BYE6803.326North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)ACC5–60.455740BYE6913.388Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)IND FBSI7–40.63642+10BYE70-13.397Southern Illinois (SOUTHERN ILLINOIS)IND MVC7–40.63642-4BYE7113.626SMUIND SWC4–6–10.40988-6BYE7213.635Arizona (ARIZONA)PAC5–60.45574-7BYE73-23.661Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)B105–4–20.54561-4BYE7403.680Texas Arlington (TEXAS-ARLINGTON)IND SLC5–60.45574-6BYE7503.762Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)SEC5–60.45574-3BYE7603.772Harvard (HARVARD)IND IVY4–4–10.50070-2BYE7703.779Florida (FLORIDA)SEC4–70.36492-6BYE7803.786San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)IND PCAA7–50.58358-1BYE7903.878Western Carolina (WESTERN CAROLINA)IND SOCON6–50.54561+6BYE8003.900Wyoming (WYOMING)IND WAC5–70.41786-11BYE8103.930William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)IND FBSI5–5–10.50070-12BYE8203.988Kentucky (KENTUCKY)SEC4–6–10.40988-8BYE8304.088Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)MAC5–60.45574-10BYE8414.132Duke (DUKE)ACC4–70.36492-8BYE85-14.140Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)IND WAC5–60.45574-12BYE8604.287Minnesota (MINNESOTA)B105–60.45574-14BYE8704.356Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)IND B84–70.36492-11BYE8814.378Drake (DRAKE)IND MVC4–70.36492-13BYE8914.406Memphis (MEMPHIS)IND FBSI4–70.36492-12BYE9014.423Citadel (CITADEL)IND SOCON5–60.45574-19BYE91-34.427Indiana (INDIANA)B104–70.36492-16BYE9214.529Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)MAC4–70.36492-18BYE93-14.536Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)IND B83–80.273110-14BYE9404.620Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)IND FBSI4–70.36492-15BYE9504.650Villanova (VILLANOVA)IND FBSI5–60.45574-13BYE9604.749Baylor (BAYLOR)IND SWC3–80.273110-17BYE9724.751Tulane (TULANE)IND FBSI4–70.36492-23BYE98-14.765Northwestern State (NORTHWESTERN STATE)IND FBSI5–60.45574-22BYE9914.769Oregon State (OREGON STATE)PAC3–7–10.318106-15BYE100-24.779San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)IND WAC4–70.36492-21BYE10104.841Long Beach State (LONG BEACH STATE)IND PCAA5–60.45574-13BYE10204.903Syracuse (SYRACUSE)IND FBSI3–80.273110-19BYE10304.956Columbia (COLUMBIA)IND IVY3–5–10.38991-12BYE10405.049Kent State (KENT STATE)MAC4–70.36492-22BYE10515.112Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)IND SLC3–80.273110-22BYE106-15.117Wichita State (WICHITA STATE)IND MVC4–70.36492-25BYE10705.167Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)PAC3–7–10.318106-22BYE10805.192Princeton (PRINCETON)IND IVY2–5–20.333104-11BYE10905.220Army (ARMY)IND FBSI4–6–10.40988-26BYE11005.338Pacific (PACIFIC)IND PCAA4–80.333104-16BYE11105.339Richmond (RICHMOND)IND FBSI3–80.273110-26BYE11205.398West Texas A&M (WEST TEXAS A&M)IND MVC3–80.273110-26BYE11305.513Ohio (OHIO)MAC3–80.273110-25BYE11405.719Rice (RICE)IND SWC2–90.182123-26BYE11515.849CAL State Fullerton (CAL STATE FULLERTON)IND PCAA5–70.41786-14BYE116-15.909Iowa (IOWA)B102–90.182123-32BYE11706.156Indiana State (INDIANA STATE)IND MVC3–80.273110-34BYE11806.169Oregon (OREGON)PAC2–90.182123-35BYE11916.235Air Force (AIR FORCE)IND FBSI3–80.273110-38BYE120-16.238Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)IND SOCON3–80.273110-27BYE12106.353West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)IND FBSI2–90.182123-33BYE12206.397Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)SEC2–90.182123-29BYE12306.467Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)MAC3–70.300108-26BYE12406.484TCUIND SWC2–90.182123-34BYE12506.568Illinois (ILLINOIS)B101–8–20.182123-29BYE12606.626Kansas (KANSAS)IND B81–100.091133-37BYE12706.658Toledo (TOLEDO)MAC2–90.182123-38BYE12806.663Virginia (VIRGINIA)ACC2–90.182123-42BYE12906.754Marshall (MARSHALL)IND SOCON1–100.091133-39BYE13006.777Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)IND IVY2–6–10.278109-15BYE13116.836Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)ACC1–100.091133-40BYE132-16.839COColgate (COLGATE)IND FBSI3–80.273110-8BYE13306.967Lamar (LAMAR)IND SLC2–8–10.227122-40BYE13407.024Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)IND PCAA3–80.273110-30BYE13507.382UTEPIND WAC1–110.083136-48BYE13607.598Illinois State (ILLINOIS STATE)IND FBSI2–90.182123-18BYE13708.251Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)B100–10–10.045137-45BYE13808.792Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)IND FBSI0–110.000138-53BYE
