1978 Week 9 College Football Team Rankings

October 24, 1978By PowerUpRankings.com • Posted in 1978 Season Tags: • No Comments

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.

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Rank	Change	Rating	Team	Conf	Record	Win %	Place	NOW	Game Status
1	0	0.878	Penn State (PENN STATE)	IND FBSI	7–0	1.000	1	+20	Beat Syracuse 45–15
2	0	0.896	Nebraska (NEBRASKA)	IND B8	6–1	0.857	7	+20	Beat Colorado 52–14
3	1	0.985	Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)	IND B8	7–0	1.000	1	+21	Beat Iowa State 34–6
4	10	1.115	Texas (TEXAS)	IND SWC	5–1	0.833	12	+16	Beat Arkansas 28–21
5	-2	1.186	Maryland (MARYLAND)	ACC	7–0	1.000	1	+18	Beat Wake Forest 39–0
6	-1	1.208	Alabama (ALABAMA)	SEC	6–1	0.857	7	+18	Beat Tennessee 30–17
7	1	1.260	Tennessee Chattanooga (TENNESSEE-CHATTANOOGA)	IND SOCON	6–0–1	0.929	6	+14	Beat Furman 13–9
8	11	1.281	Michigan (MICHIGAN)	B10	5–1	0.833	12	+12	Beat Wisconsin 42–0
9	0	1.390	Clemson (CLEMSON)	ACC	5–1	0.833	12	+13	Beat Duke 28–8
10	3	1.395	Navy (NAVY)	IND FBSI	6–0	1.000	1	+11	Beat William & Mary 9–0
11	4	1.424	USC	PAC	5–1	0.833	12	+12	Beat Oregon State 38–7
12	0	1.430	Georgia (GEORGIA)	SEC	5–1	0.833	12	+12	Beat Vanderbilt 31–10
13	8	1.446	UCLA	PAC	6–1	0.857	7	+14	Beat California 45–0
14	-4	1.481	Houston (HOUSTON)	IND SWC	5–1	0.833	12	+12	Beat SMU 42–28
15	-8	1.498	Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)	PAC	5–1	0.833	12	+12	BYE
16	8	1.540	Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)	IND FBSI	4–2	0.667	40	+12	Beat Air Force 38–15
17	1	1.561	Ball State (BALL STATE)	MAC	6–1	0.857	7	+13	Beat Illinois State 14–7
18	-7	1.641	Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)	IND FBSI	5–0	1.000	1	+6	BYE
19	-13	1.677	Arkansas (ARKANSAS)	IND SWC	4–1	0.800	24	+10	Lost to Texas 21–28
20	2	1.723	Missouri (MISSOURI)	IND B8	5–2	0.714	27	+12	Beat Kansas State 56–14
21	10	1.748	Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)	IND FBSI	5–1	0.833	12	+10	Beat Florida State 7–3
22	6	1.765	Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	6–1	0.857	7	+11	Beat Eastern Michigan 32–0
23	9	1.877	Purdue (PURDUE)	B10	5–1	0.833	12	+7	Beat Illinois 13–0
24	6	1.905	NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)	ACC	5–1	0.833	12	+9	Beat North Carolina 34–7
25	10	1.907	Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)	IND FBSI	5–2	0.714	27	+11	Beat Auburn 24–10
26	8	1.911	LSU	SEC	5–1	0.833	12	+7	Beat Kentucky 21–0
27	12	1.963	Rutgers (RUTGERS)	IND FBSI	5–1	0.833	12	+6	Beat Villanova 24–9
28	17	1.982	Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))	MAC	4–2–1	0.643	46	+10	Beat Bowling Green 18–7
29	11	2.002	Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH)	IND SLC	4–2	0.667	40	+12	Beat Northwestern State 45–20
30	-14	2.013	California (CALIFORNIA)	PAC	5–2	0.714	27	+10	Lost to UCLA 0–45
31	-2	2.073	Tulsa (TULSA)	IND MVC	6–2	0.750	25	+12	Beat Cincinnati 27–26
32	4	2.139	South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)	IND FBSI	4–2–1	0.643	46	+7	Beat Ole Miss 18–17
33	9	2.239	Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)	SEC	4–2	0.667	40	+9	BYE
34	14	2.262	North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)	IND FBSI	5–2	0.714	27	+9	BYE
35	-15	2.276	Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)	PAC	3–2–1	0.583	54	+4	Lost to Stanford 27–43
36	8	2.349	Louisville (LOUISVILLE)	IND FBSI	5–2	0.714	27	+4	Beat Boston University 35–7
37	6	2.352	BYU	IND WAC	5–2	0.714	27	+5	Beat UTEP 44–0
38	3	2.393	Duke (DUKE)	ACC	3–3	0.500	70	+9	Lost to Clemson 8–28
39	-22	2.412	Cornell (CORNELL)	IND IVY	3–1–1	0.700	38	+2	Lost to Brown 13–21
40	17	2.466	Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)	MAC	5–2	0.714	27	+9	Beat Northern Illinois 34–7
41	10	2.467	Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE)	IND SLC	4–3	0.571	57	+8	Beat Mcneese State 6–3
42	-19	2.516	Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)	B10	4–1–1	0.750	25	+2	Lost to Michigan 0–42
43	-17	2.522	Utah State (UTAH STATE)	IND PCAA	5–2	0.714	27	+5	Lost to Miami 16–17
44	2	2.527	SMU	IND SWC	3–2–1	0.583	54	+4	Lost to Houston 28–42
45	17	2.527	Stanford (STANFORD)	PAC	4–3	0.571	57	+5	Beat Washington State 43–27
46	17	2.561	Ohio State (OHIO STATE)	B10	3–2–1	0.583	54	+4	Beat Iowa 31–7
47	9	2.572	Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)	IND FBSI	5–2	0.714	27	+6	Beat Memphis 13–10
48	6	2.610	Temple (TEMPLE)	IND FBSI	4–2–1	0.643	46	+4	Beat West Virginia 28–27
49	21	2.676	Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)	B10	3–3	0.500	70	+4	Beat Indiana 49–14
50	5	2.698	Columbia (COLUMBIA)	IND IVY	3–1–1	0.700	38	+1	Tied Yale 3–3
51	-4	2.699	Colorado (COLORADO)	IND B8	5–2	0.714	27	+1	Lost to Nebraska 14–52
52	22	2.706	New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)	IND WAC	4–3	0.571	57	+6	Beat New Mexico State 35–20
53	-20	2.746	Auburn (AUBURN)	SEC	4–2	0.667	40	+2	Lost to Georgia Tech 10–24
54	12	2.747	Hawai'i (HAWAII)	IND FBSI	3–2	0.600	51	+5	BYE
55	12	2.790	App State (APPALACHIAN STATE)	IND SOCON	5–2	0.714	27	+2	Beat Citadel 42–14
56	-7	2.797	Iowa State (IOWA STATE)	IND B8	4–3	0.571	57	+4	Lost to Oklahoma 6–34
57	-20	2.801	William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)	IND FBSI	4–2–1	0.643	46	+2	Lost to Navy 0–9
58	11	2.850	Miami (MIAMI)	IND FBSI	3–3	0.500	70	+3	Beat Utah State 17–16
59	0	2.870	East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)	IND FBSI	4–3	0.571	57	+5	BYE
60	0	2.890	Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)	IND SWC	3–3	0.500	70	+4	Beat Rice 42–28
61	-34	2.900	Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)	IND SWC	4–2	0.667	40	0	Lost to Baylor 6–24
62	-9	2.934	Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)	IND FBSI	4–3	0.571	57	+3	Lost to Pittsburgh 3–7
63	-25	3.004	Utah (UTAH)	IND WAC	4–2	0.667	40	-1	Lost to Wyoming 21–34
64	-39	3.089	UL Monroe (LOUISIANA MONROE)	IND FBSI	4–2–1	0.643	46	+6	Lost to Southeastern Louisiana 21–25
65	12	3.098	Harvard (HARVARD)	IND IVY	3–2	0.600	51	+1	Beat Dartmouth 24–19
66	-16	3.123	Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)	MAC	4–3	0.571	57	0	Lost to Miami (OH) 7–18
67	-2	3.147	Washington (WASHINGTON)	PAC	4–3	0.571	57	0	Beat Oregon 20–14
68	24	3.168	Wyoming (WYOMING)	IND WAC	3–3	0.500	70	0	Beat Utah 34–21
69	4	3.228	Florida (FLORIDA)	SEC	2–3	0.400	92	+1	Beat Army 31–7
70	-18	3.319	Mcneese State (MCNEESE STATE)	IND SLC	4–3	0.571	57	-1	Lost to Arkansas State 3–6
71	25	3.424	Brown (BROWN)	IND IVY	3–2	0.600	51	+4	Beat Cornell 21–13
72	0	3.509	Furman (FURMAN)	IND SOCON	4–3	0.571	57	-2	Lost to Tennessee Chattanooga 9–13
73	-2	3.546	Yale (YALE)	IND IVY	2–2–1	0.500	70	-1	Tied Columbia 3–3
74	-13	3.568	Kentucky (KENTUCKY)	SEC	2–3–1	0.417	91	+2	Lost to LSU 0–21
75	0	3.613	Arizona (ARIZONA)	PAC	3–3	0.500	70	-2	BYE
76	3	3.657	North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)	ACC	2–4	0.333	98	+1	Lost to NC State 7–34
77	-13	3.700	Southern Illinois (SOUTHERN ILLINOIS)	IND MVC	4–3	0.571	57	-3	Lost to Wichita State 7–33
78	20	3.706	Wichita State (WICHITA STATE)	IND MVC	4–3	0.571	57	-2	Beat Southern Illinois 33–7
79	11	4.006	Drake (DRAKE)	IND MVC	3–4	0.429	80	-2	BYE
80	-22	4.027	Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)	IND FBSI	3–4	0.429	80	-4	Lost to Virginia 7–17
81	13	4.096	Kent State (KENT STATE)	MAC	3–4	0.429	80	-5	Beat Marshall 20–17
82	2	4.123	Citadel (CITADEL)	IND SOCON	3–4	0.429	80	-4	Lost to App State 14–42
83	-2	4.138	Memphis (MEMPHIS)	IND FBSI	2–4	0.333	98	-1	Lost to Southern Miss 10–13
84	-4	4.178	New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)	IND MVC	3–4	0.429	80	-4	Lost to New Mexico 20–35
85	21	4.249	UNLV	IND FBSI	3–3	0.500	70	0	Beat Colorado State 33–6
86	1	4.256	Villanova (VILLANOVA)	IND FBSI	3–4	0.429	80	-4	Lost to Rutgers 9–24
87	-1	4.266	Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)	SEC	2–4	0.333	98	-1	Lost to South Carolina 17–18
88	15	4.297	Minnesota (MINNESOTA)	B10	3–3	0.500	70	-5	Beat Northwestern 38–14
89	-6	4.321	Northwestern State (NORTHWESTERN STATE)	IND FBSI	3–4	0.429	80	-4	Lost to Louisiana Tech 20–45
90	-14	4.351	Indiana (INDIANA)	B10	2–4	0.333	98	-2	Lost to Michigan State 14–49
91	-2	4.453	Tennessee (TENNESSEE)	SEC	1–3–1	0.300	106	-3	Lost to Alabama 17–30
92	-24	4.465	Long Beach State (LONG BEACH STATE)	IND PCAA	3–3	0.500	70	0	Lost to CAL State Fullerton 9–34
93	-15	4.553	Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)	IND IVY	2–3	0.400	92	+2	Lost to Harvard 19–24
94	8	4.575	Western Carolina (WESTERN CAROLINA)	IND SOCON	4–3	0.571	57	+1	Beat Wofford 26–11
95	-10	4.632	Pacific (PACIFIC)	IND PCAA	3–4	0.429	80	0	Lost to San Diego State 28–31
96	13	4.721	West Texas A&M (WEST TEXAS A&M)	IND MVC	3–5	0.375	96	-7	Beat Indiana State 36–7
97	14	4.778	Texas Arlington (TEXAS-ARLINGTON)	IND SLC	3–5	0.375	96	-10	Beat Lamar 37–17
98	-10	4.937	Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)	IND WAC	2–4	0.333	98	-6	Lost to UNLV 6–33
99	25	4.970	Baylor (BAYLOR)	IND SWC	1–5	0.167	119	-5	Beat Texas A&M 24–6
100	-3	4.982	Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)	IND B8	2–5	0.286	108	-6	Lost to Missouri 14–56
101	-8	4.995	Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)	MAC	2–4	0.333	98	-8	Lost to Central Michigan 7–34
102	5	5.010	Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)	IND SLC	2–4	0.333	98	-8	BYE
103	5	5.087	Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)	IND B8	2–5	0.286	108	-8	Beat Kansas 21–7
104	24	5.127	Princeton (PRINCETON)	IND IVY	1–3–1	0.300	106	-3	Beat Colgate 13–12
105	-10	5.129	Tulane (TULANE)	IND FBSI	2–5	0.286	108	-9	Lost to TCU 7–13
106	-15	5.220	Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)	IND SOCON	3–4	0.429	80	-6	Lost to Lehigh 10–14
107	12	5.274	San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)	IND PCAA	3–4	0.429	80	-6	Beat Fresno State 26–16
108	-26	5.289	Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)	IND IVY	2–3	0.400	92	-2	Lost to Lafayette 19–20
109	20	5.338	San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)	IND WAC	2–3	0.400	92	-8	Beat Pacific 31–28
110	3	5.381	Oregon State (OREGON STATE)	PAC	1–4–1	0.250	116	-6	Lost to USC 7–38
111	4	5.406	Illinois (ILLINOIS)	B10	1–4–2	0.286	108	-6	Lost to Purdue 0–13
112	-7	5.442	Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	3–4	0.429	80	-6	Lost to Western Michigan 0–32
113	-9	5.484	Rice (RICE)	IND SWC	1–5	0.167	119	-6	Lost to Texas Tech 28–42
114	6	5.505	TCU	IND SWC	2–4	0.333	98	-6	Beat Tulane 13–7
115	-16	5.532	Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)	SEC	1–5	0.167	119	-6	Lost to Georgia 10–31
116	9	5.558	Virginia (VIRGINIA)	ACC	2–5	0.286	108	-10	Beat Virginia Tech 17–7
117	0	5.610	Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)	IND FBSI	1–5	0.167	119	-10	Lost to Tulsa 26–27
118	-17	5.714	Indiana State (INDIANA STATE)	IND MVC	2–5	0.286	108	-13	Lost to West Texas A&M 7–36
119	-9	5.749	Air Force (AIR FORCE)	IND FBSI	2–5	0.286	108	-10	Lost to Notre Dame 15–38
120	-4	5.764	Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)	ACC	1–6	0.143	126	-9	Lost to Maryland 0–39
121	-21	5.839	Kansas (KANSAS)	IND B8	1–6	0.143	126	-9	Lost to Oklahoma State 7–21
122	-8	6.338	Ohio (OHIO)	MAC	1–5	0.167	119	-12	Lost to Toledo 14–28
123	3	6.363	Syracuse (SYRACUSE)	IND FBSI	1–6	0.143	126	-10	Lost to Penn State 15–45
124	-6	6.526	Oregon (OREGON)	PAC	0–7	0.000	136	-15	Lost to Washington 14–20
125	-2	6.534	Marshall (MARSHALL)	IND SOCON	1–6	0.143	126	-14	Lost to Kent State 17–20
126	-4	6.562	West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)	IND FBSI	1–6	0.143	126	-14	Lost to Temple 27–28
127	-15	6.644	Colgate (COLGATE)	IND FBSI	1–5	0.167	119	-3	Lost to Princeton 12–13
128	-7	6.793	Iowa (IOWA)	B10	1–5	0.167	119	-13	Lost to Ohio State 7–31
129	-2	6.835	Richmond (RICHMOND)	IND FBSI	1–6	0.143	126	-18	BYE
130	6	6.968	Toledo (TOLEDO)	MAC	1–6	0.143	126	-17	Beat Ohio 28–14
131	-1	7.040	UTEP	IND WAC	1–6	0.143	126	-16	Lost to BYU 0–44
132	6	7.504	CAL State Fullerton (CAL STATE FULLERTON)	IND PCAA	2–5	0.286	108	-3	Beat Long Beach State 34–9
133	-2	7.619	Army (ARMY)	IND FBSI	1–4–1	0.250	116	-11	Lost to Florida 7–31
134	-2	7.695	Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)	IND FBSI	0–5	0.000	136	-13	BYE
135	-1	8.086	Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)	IND PCAA	1–6	0.143	126	-16	Lost to San José State 16–26
136	-3	8.196	Lamar (LAMAR)	IND SLC	1–5–1	0.214	118	-21	Lost to Texas Arlington 17–37
137	0	8.395	Illinois State (ILLINOIS STATE)	IND FBSI	0–7	0.000	136	-15	Lost to Ball State 7–14
138	-3	8.558	Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)	B10	0–6–1	0.071	135	-16	Lost to Minnesota 14–38