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1978 Post-Season Week 1 College Football Team Rankings

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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.
RankChangeRatingTeamConfRecordWin %PlaceNOWGame Status
100.752USCPAC11–10.9172+69BYE
200.783Penn State (PENN STATE)IND FBSI11–01.0001+63BYE
300.913Alabama (ALABAMA)SEC10–10.9093+57BYE
401.042Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)IND FBSI8–30.72720+47BYE
501.093Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)IND B810–10.9093+46BYE
601.132Michigan (MICHIGAN)B1010–10.9093+42BYE
701.134Clemson (CLEMSON)ACC10–10.9093+47BYE
801.217Nebraska (NEBRASKA)IND B89–20.8189+43BYE
901.322Ball State (BALL STATE)MAC10–10.9093+43BYE
1001.322Houston (HOUSTON)IND SWC9–20.8189+40BYE
1101.365Georgia (GEORGIA)SEC9–1–10.8648+41BYE
1201.485Arkansas (ARKANSAS)IND SWC9–20.8189+34BYE
1301.499Maryland (MARYLAND)ACC9–20.8189+37BYE
1401.592Texas (TEXAS)IND SWC8–30.72720+34BYE
1501.612North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)IND FBSI9–20.8189+33BYE
1601.634Tulsa (TULSA)IND MVC9–20.8189+34BYE
1701.712Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)IND FBSI8–30.72720+30BYE
1801.727Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)B108–30.72720+24BYE
1901.734Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)MAC9–20.8189+37BYE
2001.783Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)IND FBSI8–30.72720+27BYE
2111.788Rutgers (RUTGERS)IND FBSI9–20.8189+21BYE
22-11.790Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))MAC8–2–10.77317+28BYE
2301.839BYUIND WAC9–30.75019+30BYE
2401.865Purdue (PURDUE)B108–2–10.77317+22BYE
2501.904NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)ACC8–30.72720+27BYE
2601.935Yale (YALE)IND IVY5–2–20.66737+12BYE
2702.040East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)IND FBSI8–30.72720+20BYE
2802.058Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)PAC8–30.72720+24BYE
2902.059Stanford (STANFORD)PAC7–40.63640+23BYE
3002.080UCLAPAC8–30.72720+22BYE
3102.101Missouri (MISSOURI)IND B87–40.63640+21BYE
3202.103LSUSEC8–30.72720+22BYE
3302.166Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)IND FBSI7–40.63640+22BYE
3402.211Iowa State (IOWA STATE)IND B88–30.72720+19BYE
3502.218Ohio State (OHIO STATE)B107–3–10.68234+17BYE
3602.247Utah (UTAH)IND WAC8–30.72720+14BYE
3702.257Washington (WASHINGTON)PAC7–40.63640+17BYE
3802.261Navy (NAVY)IND FBSI8–30.72720+12BYE
3902.277Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)IND SWC7–40.63640+22BYE
4002.390Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE)IND SLC7–40.63640+19BYE
4112.405Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH)IND SLC6–40.60057+19BYE
42-12.436Temple (TEMPLE)IND FBSI7–3–10.68234+11Beat Boston College 28–24
4302.441Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)IND FBSI7–40.63640+17BYE
4412.614Louisville (LOUISVILLE)IND FBSI7–40.63640+7BYE
45-12.628Brown (BROWN)IND IVY6–30.66737+18BYE
4612.629Tennessee Chattanooga (TENNESSEE-CHATTANOOGA)IND SOCON7–3–10.68234+16BYE
47-12.632Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)IND IVY6–30.66737+15BYE
4802.651Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)SEC6–50.54562+15BYE
4902.654Furman (FURMAN)IND SOCON8–30.72720+2BYE
5002.746Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)IND SWC7–40.63640+5BYE
5102.762Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)MAC7–40.63640+8BYE
5202.837Utah State (UTAH STATE)IND PCAA7–40.63640+19BYE
5302.876Mcneese State (MCNEESE STATE)IND SLC7–40.63640+4BYE
5402.909New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)IND WAC7–50.58360+10BYE
5502.954Hawai'i (HAWAII)IND FBSI6–50.54562+13BYE
5602.954California (CALIFORNIA)PAC6–50.54562+10BYE
5702.990South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)IND FBSI5–5–10.50070+5BYE
5803.033Cornell (CORNELL)IND IVY5–3–10.61156+4BYE
5903.046UL Monroe (LOUISIANA MONROE)IND FBSI6–4–10.59158+14BYE
6003.076Auburn (AUBURN)SEC6–4–10.59158+5BYE
6103.092App State (APPALACHIAN STATE)IND SOCON7–40.63640+9BYE
6203.198Tennessee (TENNESSEE)SEC5–5–10.50070+3BYE
6303.201Miami (MIAMI)IND FBSI6–50.54562+3BYE
6403.256UNLVIND FBSI7–40.63640+7BYE
6513.263Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)IND FBSI5–60.45574+1BYE
66-13.264Colorado (COLORADO)IND B86–50.54562+2BYE
6703.302North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)ACC5–60.45574+1BYE
6803.345New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)IND MVC6–50.54562+2BYE
6903.369Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)IND FBSI7–40.63640+11BYE
7003.370Southern Illinois (SOUTHERN ILLINOIS)IND MVC7–40.63640-4BYE
7103.609Arizona (ARIZONA)PAC5–60.45574-6BYE
7203.610Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)B105–4–20.54562-2BYE
7303.639SMUIND SWC4–6–10.40988-4BYE
7403.640Florida (FLORIDA)SEC4–70.36492-3BYE
7503.673Texas Arlington (TEXAS-ARLINGTON)IND SLC5–60.45574-5BYE
7603.729Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)SEC5–60.45574-1BYE
7703.797Wyoming (WYOMING)IND WAC5–70.41786-9BYE
7813.829San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)IND PCAA7–50.58360-1BYE
79-13.834Harvard (HARVARD)IND IVY4–4–10.50070-2BYE
8003.895Kentucky (KENTUCKY)SEC4–6–10.40988-4BYE
8103.897Western Carolina (WESTERN CAROLINA)IND SOCON6–50.54562+6BYE
8203.961William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)IND FBSI5–5–10.50070-12BYE
8304.060Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)IND WAC5–60.45574-11BYE
8404.067Duke (DUKE)ACC4–70.36492-6BYE
8504.070Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)MAC5–60.45574-10BYE
8604.212Minnesota (MINNESOTA)B105–60.45574-12BYE
8704.314Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)IND B84–70.36492-9BYE
8804.327Indiana (INDIANA)B104–70.36492-13BYE
8904.328Drake (DRAKE)IND MVC4–70.36492-12BYE
9004.337Citadel (CITADEL)IND SOCON5–60.45574-18BYE
9104.401Memphis (MEMPHIS)IND FBSI4–70.36492-12BYE
9204.463Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)IND B83–80.273110-13BYE
9304.516Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)MAC4–70.36492-18BYE
9404.561Tulane (TULANE)IND FBSI4–70.36492-19BYE
9504.615Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)IND FBSI4–70.36492-15BYE
9614.647Villanova (VILLANOVA)IND FBSI5–60.45574-12BYE
97-14.652San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)IND WAC4–70.36492-19BYE
9804.726Oregon State (OREGON STATE)PAC3–7–10.318106-14BYE
9904.729Northwestern State (NORTHWESTERN STATE)IND FBSI5–60.45574-21BYE
10004.731Baylor (BAYLOR)IND SWC3–80.273110-16BYE
10104.807Syracuse (SYRACUSE)IND FBSI3–80.273110-17BYE
10204.842Long Beach State (LONG BEACH STATE)IND PCAA5–60.45574-13BYE
10304.973Columbia (COLUMBIA)IND IVY3–5–10.38991-11BYE
10405.045Kent State (KENT STATE)MAC4–70.36492-22BYE
10505.090Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)IND SLC3–80.273110-22BYE
10605.118Wichita State (WICHITA STATE)IND MVC4–70.36492-25BYE
10705.172Army (ARMY)IND FBSI4–6–10.40988-25BYE
10805.180Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)PAC3–7–10.318106-23BYE
10905.236Princeton (PRINCETON)IND IVY2–5–20.333104-10BYE
11005.367Richmond (RICHMOND)IND FBSI3–80.273110-26BYE
11105.374Pacific (PACIFIC)IND PCAA4–80.333104-16BYE
11205.398West Texas A&M (WEST TEXAS A&M)IND MVC3–80.273110-26BYE
11305.566Ohio (OHIO)MAC3–80.273110-25BYE
11405.599Rice (RICE)IND SWC2–90.182123-23BYE
11505.779Iowa (IOWA)B102–90.182123-29BYE
11605.852CAL State Fullerton (CAL STATE FULLERTON)IND PCAA5–70.41786-14BYE
11706.081Oregon (OREGON)PAC2–90.182123-34BYE
11806.132Indiana State (INDIANA STATE)IND MVC3–80.273110-34BYE
11906.189Air Force (AIR FORCE)IND FBSI3–80.273110-37BYE
12006.256Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)IND SOCON3–80.273110-26BYE
12106.333West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)IND FBSI2–90.182123-31BYE
12206.388Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)SEC2–90.182123-28BYE
12306.447Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)MAC3–70.300108-26BYE
12406.499TCUIND SWC2–90.182123-32BYE
12506.559Kansas (KANSAS)IND B81–100.091133-35BYE
12606.602Illinois (ILLINOIS)B101–8–20.182123-27BYE
12706.653Toledo (TOLEDO)MAC2–90.182123-38BYE
12806.689Virginia (VIRGINIA)ACC2–90.182123-41BYE
12906.765Marshall (MARSHALL)IND SOCON1–100.091133-39BYE
13006.808Colgate (COLGATE)IND FBSI3–80.273110-8BYE
13106.813Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)ACC1–100.091133-38BYE
13206.836Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)IND IVY2–6–10.278109-15BYE
13306.905Lamar (LAMAR)IND SLC2–8–10.227122-39BYE
13407.015Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)IND PCAA3–80.273110-30BYE
13507.324UTEPIND WAC1–110.083136-47BYE
13607.567Illinois State (ILLINOIS STATE)IND FBSI2–90.182123-18BYE
13708.251Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)B100–10–10.045137-43BYE
13808.786Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)IND FBSI0–110.000138-52Lost to Temple 24–28

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