Run Date: 11/25/2007 22:31
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1978 College Football Rankings
Team Rankings | Conference Rankings
STRENGTH OF
AVERAGE OVERALL CONF SCHEDULE AP
RANK TEAM CONF SCORE W- L-T W- L-T AVG RANK RANK
1 Oklahoma BG8 98.36 11- 1-0 7- 1-0 68.80 23 3
2 Alabama SEC 98.10 11- 1-0 6- 0-0 76.71 8 1
3 Southern California P10 97.94 12- 1-0 6- 1-0 79.98 2 2
4 Penn State IND 96.74 11- 1-0 0- 0-0 67.70 28 4
5 Michigan B10 95.88 10- 2-0 7- 1-0 61.25 48 5
6 Nebraska BG8 95.79 9- 3-0 6- 2-0 70.33 16 8
7 Houston SWC 95.48 9- 3-0 7- 1-0 74.56 12 10
8 Arkansas SWC 95.36 9- 2-1 6- 2-0 70.21 17 11
9 Texas SWC 95.30 9- 3-0 6- 2-0 76.52 9 9
10 Notre Dame IND 94.90 9- 3-0 0- 0-0 77.97 6 7
11 Clemson ACC 93.62 11- 1-0 6- 0-0 54.22 63 6
12 Missouri BG8 91.49 8- 4-0 4- 3-0 70.87 15 15
13 Michigan State B10 90.64 8- 3-0 7- 1-0 57.38 60 12
14 Stanford P10 90.26 8- 4-0 4- 3-0 69.41 20 17
15 Washington P10 90.11 7- 4-0 6- 2-0 69.51 18
16 UCLA P10 88.61 8- 3-1 6- 2-0 68.06 25 14
17 Georgia SEC 88.53 9- 2-1 5- 0-1 65.71 36 16
18 Florida State IND 87.90 8- 3-0 0- 0-0 66.61 33
19 Maryland ACC 87.49 9- 3-0 5- 1-0 61.10 49 20
20 Texas A&M SWC 86.83 8- 4-0 4- 4-0 64.31 41 19
21 Texas Tech SWC 86.61 7- 4-0 5- 3-0 76.29 10
22 Louisiana State SEC 84.64 8- 4-0 3- 3-0 64.34 40
23 Arizona State P10 84.14 9- 3-0 4- 3-0 58.58 58
24 Purdue B10 83.84 9- 2-1 6- 1-1 53.40 65 13
25 North Carolina State ACC 83.38 9- 3-0 4- 2-0 59.47 55 18
26 Southern Methodist SWC 83.29 4- 6-1 3- 5-0 78.64 4
27 Ohio State B10 81.91 7- 4-1 6- 2-0 61.60 46
28 North Texas IND 80.75 9- 2-0 0- 0-0 46.61 73
29 Pittsburgh IND 79.58 8- 4-0 0- 0-0 58.49 59
30 Mississippi State SEC 78.53 6- 5-0 2- 4-0 68.97 21
31 Iowa State BG8 77.75 8- 4-0 4- 3-0 59.11 57
32 Navy IND 76.36 9- 3-0 0- 0-0 45.71 74
33 Auburn SEC 76.14 6- 4-1 3- 2-1 62.61 44
34 Brigham Young WAC 74.80 9- 4-0 5- 1-0 50.38 70
35 California P10 72.48 6- 5-0 3- 4-0 67.36 30
36 Arizona P10 72.45 5- 6-0 3- 4-0 67.73 27
37 East Carolina IND 72.22 9- 3-0 0- 0-0 37.92 89
38 Tennessee SEC 71.55 5- 5-1 3- 3-0 64.52 38
39 Tulsa MVC 71.31 9- 2-0 3- 1-0 40.50 82
40 Florida SEC 71.20 4- 7-0 3- 3-0 74.90 11
41 Baylor SWC 70.63 3- 8-0 3- 5-0 78.56 5
42 Georgia Tech IND 70.20 7- 5-0 0- 0-0 63.06 42
43 Utah WAC 69.42 8- 3-0 4- 2-0 41.52 79
44 Southern Mississippi IND 69.33 7- 4-0 0- 0-0 56.46 61
45 Miami (Florida) IND 69.01 6- 5-0 0- 0-0 61.42 47
46 Colorado BG8 68.68 6- 5-0 2- 5-0 60.75 51
47 Kentucky SEC 65.89 4- 6-1 2- 4-0 69.50 19
48 South Carolina IND 65.28 5- 5-1 0- 0-0 59.68 53
49 Rutgers IND 63.26 9- 3-0 0- 0-0 34.36 102
50 Mississippi SEC 62.09 5- 6-0 2- 4-0 65.95 35
51 Temple IND 61.61 7- 3-1 0- 0-0 39.69 84
52 Ball State MID 61.25 10- 1-0 8- 0-0 22.14 128
53 Central Michigan MID 57.23 9- 2-0 8- 1-0 19.87 137
54 New Mexico WAC 56.99 7- 5-0 3- 3-0 43.64 78
55 Louisville IND 56.63 7- 4-0 0- 0-0 38.98 88
56 Oklahoma State BG8 56.33 3- 8-0 3- 4-0 72.72 14
57 North Carolina ACC 55.56 5- 6-0 3- 3-0 59.40 56
58 Furman SOU 53.27 8- 3-0 4- 1-0 26.76 117
59 Oregon State P10 52.49 3- 7-1 2- 6-0 73.59 13
60 Wisconsin B10 51.99 5- 4-2 3- 4-2 53.77 64
61 Tennessee-Chattanooga SOU 50.75 7- 3-1 3- 1-0 26.86 116
62 Cincinnati IND 50.30 5- 6-0 0- 0-0 47.65 72
63 Indiana B10 50.16 4- 7-0 3- 5-0 62.91 43
64 Kansas State BG8 50.13 4- 7-0 3- 4-0 68.76 24
65 Utah State PCA 49.15 7- 4-0 3- 1-0 37.15 93
66 Miami (Ohio) MID 48.57 8- 2-1 5- 2-0 28.70 112
67 Wyoming WAC 48.40 5- 7-0 4- 2-0 51.20 69
68 Duke ACC 48.21 4- 7-0 2- 4-0 67.84 26
69 Washington State P10 48.13 3- 7-1 1- 7-0 61.91 45
70 Oregon P10 47.86 2- 9-0 2- 5-0 68.87 22
71 Hawaii IND 47.71 6- 5-0 0- 0-0 48.99 71
72 Tulane IND 47.48 4- 7-0 0- 0-0 59.48 54
73 Nevada-Las Vegas IND 47.03 7- 4-0 0- 0-0 34.57 101
74 Louisiana Tech SLC 45.09 6- 5-0 4- 1-0 41.20 80
75 Rice SWC 45.07 2- 9-0 2- 6-0 83.11 1
76 Arkansas State SLC 44.38 7- 4-0 4- 1-0 33.90 103
77 Minnesota B10 43.67 5- 6-0 4- 4-0 53.31 66
78 Syracuse IND 43.42 3- 8-0 0- 0-0 66.66 32
79 Virginia Tech IND 43.20 4- 7-0 0- 0-0 56.37 62
80 Yale IVY 41.09 5- 2-2 4- 1-2 23.48 124
81 William & Mary IND 40.25 5- 5-1 0- 0-0 39.23 86
82 Texas Christian SWC 39.90 2- 9-0 0- 8-0 77.33 7
83 McNeese State SLC 39.83 7- 4-0 2- 3-0 25.95 120
84 Memphis State IND 39.52 4- 7-0 0- 0-0 60.89 50
85 Appalachian State SOU 38.89 7- 4-0 4- 2-0 29.28 109
86 Northeast Louisiana IND 37.33 6- 4-1 0- 0-0 30.35 107
87 San Jose State PCA 35.46 7- 5-0 4- 1-0 31.61 105
88 Colorado State WAC 35.01 5- 6-0 2- 4-0 40.49 83
89 Kansas BG8 34.47 1-10-0 0- 7-0 79.37 3
90 New Mexico State MVC 34.07 6- 5-0 5- 1-0 35.00 99
91 Dartmouth IVY 33.37 6- 3-0 6- 1-0 20.97 135
92 Holy Cross IND 32.91 7- 4-0 0- 0-0 21.51 133
93 San Diego State WAC 32.02 4- 7-0 2- 4-0 44.40 77
94 Texas-Arlington SLC 31.33 5- 6-0 3- 2-0 35.52 96
95 Brown IVY 31.11 6- 3-0 5- 2-0 21.22 134
96 Western Carolina SOU 29.85 6- 5-0 4- 2-0 28.81 110
97 Illinois B10 29.17 1- 8-2 0- 6-2 66.81 31
98 Iowa B10 28.59 2- 9-0 2- 6-0 66.30 34
99 Richmond IND 28.07 3- 8-0 0- 0-0 44.86 76
100 Western Michigan MID 27.93 7- 4-0 5- 4-0 21.68 131
101 Citadel SOU 26.00 5- 6-0 2- 3-0 35.27 97
102 Cornell IVY 25.79 5- 3-1 3- 3-1 19.20 138
103 Wake Forest ACC 25.10 1-10-0 1- 5-0 67.57 29
104 West Virginia IND 24.58 2- 9-0 0- 0-0 60.34 52
105 Villanova IND 24.15 5- 6-0 0- 0-0 33.38 104
106 Vanderbilt SEC 23.18 2- 9-0 0- 6-0 64.68 37
107 Virginia ACC 21.85 2- 9-0 0- 6-0 52.23 67
108 Southern Illinois MVC 21.80 7- 4-0 3- 2-0 17.04 139
109 Army IND 21.63 4- 6-1 0- 0-0 40.63 81
110 Drake MVC 21.51 4- 7-0 3- 3-0 36.85 94
111 Pacific PCA 21.00 4- 8-0 3- 2-0 39.47 85
112 Bowling Green MID 20.68 4- 7-0 3- 5-0 30.12 108
113 Wichita State MVC 19.22 4- 7-0 2- 4-0 36.19 95
114 Cal-Fullerton PCA 19.03 5- 7-0 2- 2-0 21.88 129
115 Long Beach State PCA 17.88 5- 6-0 1- 4-0 21.57 132
116 West Texas A&M MVC 17.46 3- 8-0 1- 5-0 37.64 92
117 Harvard IVY 15.69 4- 4-1 2- 4-1 20.32 136
118 Virginia Military Institute SOU 15.39 3- 8-0 0- 3-0 37.89 90
119 Northwestern State IND 14.96 5- 6-0 0- 0-0 28.80 111
120 Northern Illinois MID 14.93 5- 6-0 2- 4-0 23.99 123
121 Division I-AA 13.95 31-61-2 0- 0-0 31.38 106
122 Air Force IND 13.61 3- 8-0 0- 0-0 39.03 87
123 Southwest Louisiana SLC 13.26 3- 8-0 2- 3-0 37.84 91
124 Northwestern B10 11.63 0-10-1 0- 8-1 64.42 39
125 Columbia IVY 10.63 3- 5-1 2- 4-1 26.87 115
126 Ohio MID 10.59 3- 8-0 3- 5-0 35.19 98
127 Fresno State PCA 9.78 3- 8-0 1- 4-0 24.56 121
128 Princeton IVY 9.78 2- 5-2 1- 4-2 26.46 118
129 Colgate IND 9.44 3- 8-0 0- 0-0 22.64 125
130 Indiana State MVC 8.49 3- 8-0 2- 3-0 26.39 119
131 Texas-El Paso WAC 8.38 1-11-0 1- 5-0 52.00 68
132 Boston College IND 8.36 0-11-0 0- 0-0 45.59 75
133 Kent State MID 8.23 4- 7-0 2- 6-0 24.28 122
134 Pennsylvania IVY 7.75 2- 6-1 1- 5-1 21.71 130
135 Lamar SLC 7.15 2- 8-1 0- 5-0 27.02 114
136 Toledo MID 5.35 2- 9-0 2- 7-0 27.49 113
137 Eastern Michigan MID 4.71 3- 7-0 1- 5-0 22.18 127
138 Marshall SOU 4.62 1-10-0 0- 5-0 34.80 100
139 Illinois State IND 2.37 2- 9-0 0- 0-0 22.40 126
Team Rankings | Conference Rankings
# OF AVERAGE AVERAGE OVERALL NON-CONF
CONFERENCE ABBREV TEAMS SCORE RANK W- L- T W- L- T BEST TEAM RANK SCORE
Southwest SWC 9 77.61 32.11 53- 48- 2 17- 12- 2 Houston 7 95.48
Pac 10 P10 10 74.45 34.00 63- 49- 3 26- 12- 3 Southern California 3 97.94
Southeastern SEC 10 71.99 38.50 60- 49- 4 31- 20- 2 Alabama 2 98.10
Big 8 BG8 8 71.63 38.13 50- 42- 0 21- 13- 0 Oklahoma 1 98.36
Atlantic Coast ACC 7 59.32 55.71 41- 39- 0 20- 18- 0 Clemson 11 93.62
Big 10 B10 10 56.75 58.80 51- 55- 7 13- 17- 1 Michigan 5 95.88
Independent IND 33 49.09 70.55 189-176- 5 189-176- 5 Penn State 4 96.74
Western Athletic WAC 7 46.43 72.86 39- 43- 0 18- 22- 0 Brigham Young 34 74.80
Southern SOU 7 31.25 93.86 37- 39- 1 20- 22- 1 Furman 58 53.27
Southland SLC 6 30.17 97.50 30- 35- 1 15- 20- 1 Louisiana Tech 74 45.09
Missouri Valley MVC 7 27.69 100.86 36- 41- 0 17- 22- 0 Tulsa 39 71.31
Mid American MID 10 25.95 103.50 55- 53- 1 16- 14- 1 Ball State 52 61.25
Pacific Coast Athl PCA 6 25.38 103.17 31- 38- 0 17- 24- 0 Utah State 65 49.15
Ivy League IVY 8 21.90 109.00 33- 31- 8 9- 7- 0 Yale 80 41.09
The database used to produce the above rankings was constructed from data listed on
James Howell's website.
Click here for criteria used for determining what scores to use and which team was the home team.
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