1978 NCAA Football Rankings

  # Team                        W      L     Rating 
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  1 Southern California        12   -  1     3.4466 
  2 Alabama                    11   -  1     3.0987 
  3 Oklahoma                   11   -  1     2.3813 
  4 Penn State                 11   -  1     2.3075 
  5 Clemson                    11   -  1     1.8538 
  6 Michigan                   10   -  2     1.4245 
  7 Notre Dame                  9   -  3     1.4190 
  8 Ball State                 10   -  1     1.3804 
  9 Central Michigan            9   -  1     1.2393 
 10 Arkansas                    9.5 -  2.5   1.2386 

 11 Nebraska                    9   -  3     1.2150 
 12 Houston                     9   -  3     1.1779 
 13 Texas                       9   -  3     1.1682 
 14 Georgia                     9.5 -  2.5   1.0712 
 15 North Texas                 9   -  2     1.0492 
 16 Maryland                    9   -  3     1.0245 
 17 North Carolina State        9   -  3     0.9941 
 18 Purdue                      9.5 -  2.5   0.9607 
 19 Arizona State               9   -  3     0.9290 
 20 Stanford                    8   -  4     0.9077 

 21 Tulsa                       9   -  2     0.8894 
 22 Missouri                    8   -  4     0.8841 
 23 Rutgers                     9   -  3     0.8701 
 24 Florida State               8   -  3     0.8517 
 25 East Carolina               9   -  3     0.8506 
 26 Michigan State              8   -  3     0.8453 
 27 Miami (Ohio)                8   -  2     0.8419 
 28 UCLA                        8.5 -  3.5   0.8350 
 29 Dartmouth                   6   -  2     0.7894 
 30 Texas Tech                  7   -  4     0.7635 

 31 Navy                        9   -  3     0.7324 
 32 Brown                       6   -  2     0.7303 
 33 Pittsburgh                  8   -  4     0.7282 
 34 Washington                  7   -  4     0.6856 
 35 Brigham Young               9   -  4     0.6753 
 36 Iowa State                  8   -  4     0.6295 
 37 Texas A&M                   8   -  4     0.6274 
 38 Louisiana State             8   -  4     0.6185 
 39 Southern Mississippi        7   -  4     0.5897 
 40 Tennessee-Chattanooga       5   -  2     0.5860 

 41 Utah                        6   -  3     0.5692 
 42 Yale                        6   -  3     0.5622 
 43 Ohio State                  7.5 -  4.5   0.5607 
 44 Temple                      6.5 -  3.5   0.5405 
 45 Mississippi State           6   -  5     0.5356 
 46 Utah State                  6   -  3     0.5272 
 47 California                  6   -  5     0.5176 
 48 Auburn                      6.5 -  4.5   0.5052 
 49 Arkansas State              7   -  4     0.4904 
 50 Georgia Tech                7   -  5     0.4893 

 51 Holy Cross                  6   -  3     0.4568 
 52 Miami (Florida)             6   -  5     0.4447 
 53 Western Carolina            5   -  3     0.4408 
 54 Appalachian State           6   -  3     0.4402 
 55 Cornell                     5.5 -  3.5   0.4319 
 56 Furman                      5   -  3     0.4186 
 57 Western Michigan            7   -  4     0.4155 
 58 Nevada-Las Vegas            6   -  3     0.4147 
 59 Louisiana-Monroe            5.5 -  3.5   0.4094 
 60 Louisiana Tech              6   -  5     0.4052 

 61 New Mexico                  7   -  5     0.4025 
 62 Hawaii                      6   -  5     0.3777 
 63 Colorado                    6   -  5     0.3761 
 64 Southern Methodist          4.5 -  6.5   0.3712 
 65 San Jose State              5   -  4     0.3641 
 66 Louisville                  5   -  4     0.3627 
 67 Mississippi                 5   -  6     0.3569 
 68 South Carolina              5.5 -  5.5   0.3568 
 69 Tennessee                   5.5 -  5.5   0.3544 
 70 North Carolina              5   -  6     0.3458 

 71 McNeese State               6   -  4     0.3415 
 72 New Mexico State            6   -  5     0.3298 
 73 Arizona                     5   -  6     0.3212 
 74 Cincinnati                  5   -  6     0.3187 
 75 Wisconsin                   6   -  5     0.3100 
 76 Southern Illinois           7   -  4     0.3085 
 77 Kentucky                    4.5 -  6.5   0.2929 
 78 Florida                     4   -  7     0.2924 
 79 Delaware                    2   -  2     0.2894 
 80 Harvard                     4.5 -  4.5   0.2829 

 81 Duke                        4   -  7     0.2772 
 82 William & Mary              4.5 -  5.5   0.2754 
 83 Columbia                    3.5 -  5.5   0.2539 
 84 Wyoming                     4   -  7     0.2537 
 85 Kansas State                4   -  7     0.2492 
 86 Oregon State                3.5 -  7.5   0.2470 
 87 Colorado State              5   -  6     0.2462 
 88 Long Beach State            5   -  5     0.2434 
 89 Texas-Arlington             5   -  6     0.2376 
 90 Baylor                      3   -  8     0.2362 

 91 Fullerton State             2   -  4     0.2362 
 92 Citadel                     4   -  6     0.2361 
 93 Minnesota                   5   -  6     0.2356 
 94 Northern Illinois           4   -  6     0.2303 
 95 Pacific                     4   -  7     0.2233 
 96 Indiana                     4   -  7     0.2200 
 97 Memphis                     4   -  7     0.2199 
 98 Oklahoma State              3   -  8     0.2185 
 99 Massachusetts               2   -  3     0.2174 
100 Tulane                      4   -  7     0.2113 

101 Princeton                   3   -  6     0.2070 
102 Virginia Tech               4   -  7     0.2037 
103 Washington State            3.5 -  7.5   0.1994 
104 Villanova                   4   -  6     0.1960 
105 Drake                       4   -  7     0.1952 
106 San Diego State             4   -  7     0.1952 
107 Syracuse                    3   -  8     0.1873 
108 Bucknell                    1   -  3     0.1833 
109 Bowling Green State         3   -  7     0.1745 
110 Virginia Military Institute 3   -  7     0.1689 

111 Colgate                     3   -  7     0.1678 
112 Kent                        4   -  7     0.1642 
113 Army                        4.5 -  6.5   0.1614 
114 Rice                        2   -  9     0.1601 
115 Wichita State               4   -  7     0.1531 
116 Richmond                    3   -  8     0.1524 
117 Lafayette                   1   -  3     0.1480 
118 Ohio                        3   -  8     0.1470 
119 Texas Christian             2   -  9     0.1421 
120 Pennsylvania                1.5 -  6.5   0.1376 

121 Illinois State              2   -  6     0.1373 
122 Louisiana-Lafayette         3   -  8     0.1359 
123 West Texas A&M              3   -  8     0.1329 
124 Oregon                      2   -  9     0.1315 
125 Fresno State                2   -  6     0.1307 
126 Illinois                    2   -  9     0.1274 
127 Northwestern State          2   -  6     0.1239 
128 Iowa                        2   -  9     0.1237 
129 Eastern Michigan            2   -  6     0.1230 
130 West Virginia               2   -  9     0.1192 

131 Wofford                     0   -  4     0.1161 
132 Vanderbilt                  2   -  9     0.1153 
133 Air Force                   3   -  8     0.1137 
134 Kansas                      1   - 10     0.1122 
135 Connecticut                 0   -  5     0.1101 
136 Virginia                    2   -  9     0.1046 
137 Indiana State               2   -  8     0.0946 
138 Wake Forest                 1   - 10     0.0890 
139 Toledo                      2   -  9     0.0890 
140 Lamar                       1.5 -  8.5   0.0830 

141 Marshall                    1   - 10     0.0806 
142 Idaho                       0   -  5     0.0741 
143 Texas-El Paso               1   - 11     0.0721 
144 Northwestern                0.5 - 10.5   0.0658 
145 Boston College              0   - 11     0.0395 

Home Field Coefficient: 1.4242