1978 NCAA Division I-A football rankings
1978 NCAA Division I-A football rankings | |
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Season | 1978 |
Bowl season | 1978–79 bowl games |
Preseason No. 1 | |
End of season champions | Alabama (AP) USC (Coaches) |
Two human polls comprised the AP Poll and the Coaches Poll.
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AP Poll
Preseason Preseason[1][2] | Week 1 Sep 11[1] | Week 2 Sep 18[1] | Week 3 Sep 25[1] | Week 4 Oct 2[1] | Week 5 Oct 9[1] | Week 6 Oct 16[1] | Week 7 Oct 23[1] | Week 8 Oct 30[1] | Week 9 Nov 6[1] | Week 10 Nov 13[1] | Week 11 Nov 20[1] | Week 12 Nov 27[1] | Week 13 Dec 4[1] | Week 14 (Final) Final[1][3] | ||
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1. | Alabama (31) | Alabama (1–0) | Alabama (2–0) | Oklahoma (3–0) | Oklahoma (4–0) | Oklahoma (5–0) | Oklahoma (6–0) | Oklahoma (7–0) | Oklahoma (8–0) | Oklahoma (9–0) | Penn State (10–0) | Penn State (10–0) | Penn State (11–0) | Penn State (11–0) | Alabama (11–1) (38) | 1. |
2. | Arkansas (13) | Arkansas (0–0) | Arkansas (1–0) | Arkansas (2–0) | USC (4–0) | USC (4–0) | Penn State (6–0) | Penn State (7–0) | Penn State (8–0) | Penn State (9–0) | Nebraska (9–1) | Alabama (9–1) | Alabama (9–1) | Alabama (10–1) | USC (12–1) (19) | 2. |
3. | Penn State (5) | Oklahoma (1–0) | Oklahoma (2–0) т | USC (3–0) | Michigan (3–0) | Arkansas (4–0) т | Arkansas (4–0) | Alabama (6–1) | Alabama (7–1) | Alabama (8–1) | Alabama (9–1) | USC (9–1) | USC (10–1) | USC (11–1) | Oklahoma (11–1) (1) | 3. |
4. | Oklahoma (1) | Michigan (0–0) | Penn State (3–0) т | Michigan (2–0) | Arkansas (3–0) | Penn State (6–0) т | Alabama (5–1) | Nebraska (6–1) | Nebraska (7–1) | Nebraska (8–1) | Oklahoma (9–1) | Oklahoma (10–1) | Oklahoma (10–1) | Oklahoma (10–1) | Penn State (11–1) | 4. |
5. | Notre Dame (9) | Penn State (2–0) | Michigan (1–0) | Penn State (4–0) | Penn State (5–0) | Michigan (4–0) | Nebraska (5–1) | Maryland (7–0) | Maryland (8–0) | USC (7–1) | USC (8–1) | Houston (8–1) | Michigan (10–1) | Michigan (10–1) | Michigan (10–2) | 5. |
6. | Michigan | Ohio State (0–0) | Texas (1–0) | Texas (2–0) | Texas (3–0) | Texas A&M (4–0) | Maryland (6–0) | USC (5–1) | USC (6–1) | Texas (6–1) | Houston (8–1) | Michigan (9–1) | Nebraska (9–2) | Nebraska (9–2) | Clemson (11–1) | 6. |
7. | Ohio State | Texas (0–0) | USC (2–0) | Alabama (2–1) | Texas A&M (3–0) | Alabama (4–1) | USC (4–1) | Texas (5–1) | Texas (6–1) | Michigan (7–1) | Michigan (8–1) | Nebraska (9–2) | Clemson (10–1) | Clemson (10–1) | Notre Dame (9–3) | 7. |
8. | Texas (1) | USC (1–0) | UCLA (2–0) | Texas A&M (2–0) | Alabama (3–1) | Nebraska (4–1) | Texas (4–1) | Michigan (5–1) | Michigan (6–1) | Houston (7–1) | Georgia (8–1) | Notre Dame (8–2) | Arkansas (8–2) | Arkansas (9–2) | Nebraska (9–3) | 8. |
9. | USC (2) | UCLA (1–0) | Texas A&M (1–0) | Pittsburgh (2–0) | Pittsburgh (3–0) | Pittsburgh (4–0) | Michigan (4–1) | Arkansas (4–1) | UCLA (7–1) | UCLA (8–1) | Texas (6–2) | Texas (7–2) | Houston (8–2) | Houston (9–2) | Texas (9–3) | 9. |
10. | Nebraska | Texas A&M (1–0) | LSU (1–0) | Florida State (3–0) | Nebraska (3–1) | Maryland (5–0) | UCLA (5–1) | UCLA (6–1) | Houston (6–1) | LSU (6–1) | Notre Dame (7–2) | Clemson (9–1) | Notre Dame (8–3) | Notre Dame (8–3) | Houston (9–3) | 10. |
11. | Washington | Missouri (1–0) | Pittsburgh (1–0) | LSU (2–0) | LSU (3–0) | LSU (4–0) | Houston (4–1) | Houston (5–1) | Navy (7–0) | Georgia (7–1) | Maryland (9–1) | Arkansas (7–2) | Georgia (8–1–1) | Georgia (9–1–1) | Arkansas (9–2–1) | 11. |
12. | UCLA | Nebraska (1–1) | Nebraska (2–1) | Nebraska (2–1) | Maryland (4–0) | Texas (3–1) | Texas A&M (4–1) | Arizona State (5–1) | LSU (5–1) | Purdue (7–1) | Clemson (8–1) | Georgia (8–1–1) | Michigan State (8–3) | Michigan State (8–3) | Michigan State (8–3) | 12. |
13. | LSU | LSU (0–0) | Florida State (2–0) | Ohio State (1–1) | Colorado (4–0) | Colorado (5–0) | Missouri (4–2) | Missouri (5–2) | Georgia (6–1) | Maryland (8–1) | Arkansas (6–2) | Maryland (9–2) | Maryland (9–2) | Maryland (9–2) | Purdue (9–2–1) | 13. |
14. | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh (0–0) | Notre Dame (0–1) | Missouri (2–1) | Ohio State (2–1) | UCLA (4–1) | Arizona State (5–1) | LSU (5–1) | Purdue (6–1) | Notre Dame (6–2) | UCLA (8–2) | Michigan State (7–3) | Texas (7–3) | Texas (8–3) | UCLA (8–3–1) | 14. |
15. | Kentucky | Notre Dame (0–1) | Washington (1–1) | Maryland (3–0) | Iowa State (4–0) | Florida State (4–1) | Pittsburgh (4–1) | Pittsburgh (5–1) | Notre Dame (5–2) | Clemson (7–1) | Purdue (7–1–1) | Pittsburgh (8–2) | UCLA (8–3) | UCLA (8–3) | Missouri (8–4) | 15. |
16. | Texas A&M (1) | Florida State (1–0) | Ohio State (0–1) | Colorado (3–0) | UCLA (3–1) | Ohio State (2–1–1) | LSU (4–1) | Georgia (5–1) | Clemson (6–1) | Arkansas (5–2) | Michigan State (6–3) | Ohio State (7–2–1) | Pittsburgh (8–3) | Pittsburgh (8–3) | Georgia (9–2–1) | 16. |
17. | Florida State | Kentucky (0–0) | Missouri (1–1) | Iowa State (3–0) | Stanford (3–1) | Houston (3–1) | Navy (5–0) | Purdue (5–1) | Arkansas (4–2) | Michigan State (5–3) | LSU (6–2) | UCLA (8–3) | Purdue (8–2–1) | Purdue (8–2–1) | Stanford (8–4) | 17. |
18. | Clemson | Washington (0–1) | Maryland (2–0) | UCLA (2–1) | Florida State (3–1) | Stanford (3–2) | Georgia (4–1) | Navy (6–0) | Michigan State (4–3) | Navy (7–1) | Pittsburgh (7–2) | Purdue (7–2–1) | Missouri (7–4) | Missouri (7–4) | NC State (9–3) | 18. |
19. | North Carolina | Iowa State (1–0) | Colorado (2–0) | Georgia (2–0) | Auburn (3–0) | Missouri (3–2) | Purdue (4–1) | Notre Dame (4–2) | Pittsburgh (5–2) | Washington (6–3) | Ohio State (6–2–1) | Missouri (7–4) | Iowa State (8–3) | Iowa State (8–3) | Texas A&M (8–4) | 19. |
20. | Iowa State | Maryland (1–0) | Iowa State (2–0) | Stanford (2–1) | NC State (4–0) | Iowa State (4–1) | Notre Dame (3–2) | Clemson (5–1) | Washington (5–3) | Pittsburgh (6–2) | Georgia Tech (7–2) | Iowa State (8–3) | Ohio State (7–3–1) | Ohio State (7–3–1) | Maryland (9–3) | 20. |
Preseason Preseason[1][2] | Week 1 Sep 11[1] | Week 2 Sep 18[1] | Week 3 Sep 25[1] | Week 4 Oct 2[1] | Week 5 Oct 9[1] | Week 6 Oct 16[1] | Week 7 Oct 23[1] | Week 8 Oct 30[1] | Week 9 Nov 6[1] | Week 10 Nov 13[1] | Week 11 Nov 20[1] | Week 12 Nov 27[1] | Week 13 Dec 4[1] | Week 14 (Final) Final[1][3] | ||
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Coaches Poll
Preseason [4] | Week 1 Sep 9[5] | Week 2 Sep 16[6] | Week 3 Sep 23[7] | Week 4 Sep 30[8] | Week 5 Oct 7[9] | Week 6 Oct 14[10] | Week 7 Oct 21[11] | Week 8 Oct 28[12] | Week 9 Nov 4[13] | Week 10 Nov 11[14] | Week 11 Nov 18[15] | Week 12 Nov 25[16] | Week 13 Dec 2[17] | Week 14 (Final) Jan 2[18] | ||
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1. | Alabama (18) | Alabama (1–0) (30) | Alabama (2–0) (34) | Oklahoma (3–0) (25) | Oklahoma (4–0) (29) | Oklahoma (5–0) (35) | Oklahoma (6–0) (31) | Oklahoma (7–0) (32) | Oklahoma (8–0) (32) | Oklahoma (9–0) (34) | Penn State (10–0) (32) | Penn State (10–0) (39) | Penn State (11–0) (30) | Penn State (11–0) (31) | USC (12–1) (15) | 1. |
2. | Oklahoma (4) | Oklahoma (1–0) (4) | Oklahoma (2–0) (4) | USC (3–0) (7) | USC (4–0) (11) | USC (4–0) (5) | Penn State (6–0) (10) | Penn State (7–0) (7) | Penn State (8–0) (7) | Penn State (9–0) (6) | Nebraska (9–1) (5) | Alabama (9–1) | Alabama (9–1) | Alabama (10–1) | Alabama (11–1) (15) | 2. |
3. | Penn State (3) | Arkansas (0–0) (2) | Arkansas (1–0) (1) | Michigan (2–0) (3) | Michigan (3–0) (1) | Penn State (6–0) (1) | Arkansas (4–0) | Alabama (6–1) | Alabama (7–1) | Alabama (8–1) | Alabama (9–1) (2) | Oklahoma (10–1) | USC (10–1) (3) | USC (11–1) (3) | Oklahoma (11–1) (5) | 3. |
4. | Notre Dame (6) | Michigan (0–0) (1) | Penn State (1–0) (3) | Arkansas (2–0) (3) | Penn State (5–0) (1) | Michigan (4–0) | Alabama (5–1) | Nebraska (6–1) | Nebraska (7–1) | Nebraska (8–1) | Oklahoma (9–1) | USC (9–1) (1) | Oklahoma (10–1) | Oklahoma (10–1) | Penn State (11–1) | 4. |
5. | Arkansas (3) | USC (1–0) | Michigan (1–0) (1) | Penn State (4–0) (1) | Arkansas (3–0) | Arkansas (4–0) | Nebraska (5–1) | Maryland (7–0) | Maryland (8–0) | USC (7–1) | USC (8–1) | Houston (8–1) | Michigan (10–1) (1) | Michigan (10–1) (1) | Michigan (10–2) | 5. |
6. | Michigan | Ohio State (0–0) | Texas (1–0) | Texas (2–0) | Texas (3–0) | Texas A&M (4–0) | Maryland (6–0) | USC (5–1) | USC (6–1) | Texas (6–1) | Houston (8–1) | Michigan (9–1) | Nebraska (9–2) | Nebraska (9–2) | Clemson (11–1) т | 6. |
7. | USC (1) | Texas (0–0) | USC (2–0) | Alabama (2–1) | Texas A&M (3–0) | Alabama (4–1) | USC (4–1) | Texas (5–1) | Texas (6–1) | Michigan (7–1) | Michigan (8–1) | Nebraska (9–2) | Clemson (10–1) | Georgia (9–1–1) | Notre Dame (9–3) т | 7. |
8. | Ohio State (1) | Penn State (2–0) | UCLA (2–0) | Texas A&M (2–0) | Alabama (3–1) | Nebraska (4–1) | Texas (4–1) | UCLA (6–1) | Houston (6–1) | Houston (7–1) | Georgia (8–1) | Notre Dame (8–2) | Georgia (8–1–1) | Clemson (10–1) | Nebraska (9–3) | 8. |
9. | Texas | UCLA (1–0) | Pittsburgh (1–0) | Florida State (3–0) | Pittsburgh (3–0) | Pittsburgh (4–0) | Michigan (4–1) | Michigan (5–1) | Michigan (6–1) | UCLA (8–1) | Texas (6–2) | Texas (7–2) | Notre Dame (8–3) | Notre Dame (8–3) | Texas (9–3) | 9. |
10. | Nebraska | Missouri (1–0) | Texas A&M (1–0) | Pittsburgh (2–0) | Nebraska (3–1) | LSU (4–0) | Arkansas (5–0) | Houston (5–1) | UCLA (7–1) | Georgia (7–1) | Notre Dame (7–2) | Clemson (9–1) | Arkansas (8–2) | Arkansas (9–2) | Arkansas (9–2–1) | 10. |
11. | Washington | Texas A&M (1–0) | LSU (1–0) | LSU (2–0) | LSU (3–0) | Maryland (5–0) | Houston (4–1) | Arkansas (4–1) | Navy (7–0) | LSU (6–1) | Maryland (9–1) | Georgia (8–1–1) | Houston (8–2) | Houston (9–2) | Houston (9–3) | 11. |
12. | UCLA | Pittsburgh (0–0) | Nebraska (2–1) | Nebraska (2–1) | Colorado (4–0) | Colorado (5–0) | Arizona State (5–1) | Arizona State (5–1) | Georgia (6–1) | Purdue (7–1) | Clemson (8–1) | Arkansas (7–2) | Maryland (9–2) | Maryland (9–2) | UCLA (8–3–1) | 12. |
13. | LSU | LSU (0–0) | Florida State (2–0) | Maryland (3–0) | Maryland (4–0) | Texas (3–1) | LSU (4–1) | Georgia (5–1) | LSU (5–1) | Notre Dame (6–2) | Arkansas (6–2) | Pittsburgh (8–2) | Pittsburgh (8–3) | Pittsburgh (8–3) | Purdue (9–2–1) | 13. |
14. | Pittsburgh | Nebraska (1–1) | Notre Dame (0–1) | Colorado (3–0) | Ohio State (2–1) | UCLA (4–1) | Texas A&M (4–1) | LSU (5–1) | Purdue (6–1) | Maryland (8–1) | LSU (6–2) | Ohio State (7–2–1) | Purdue (8–2–1) | Texas (8–3) | Missouri (8–4) | 14. |
15. | Texas A&M | Florida State (1–0) | Colorado (2–0) | Ohio State (1–1) | Iowa State (4–0) | Missouri (3–2) | Pittsburgh (4–1) | Pittsburgh (5–1) | Notre Dame (5–2) | Clemson (7–1) | UCLA (8–2) | UCLA (8–3) | UCLA (8–3) | Missouri (7–4) | Georgia (9–2–1) | 15. |
16. | Florida State | Notre Dame (0–1) | Maryland (2–0) | Iowa State (3–0) | UCLA (3–1) | Houston (3–1) | Georgia (4–1) | Missouri (5–2) | Clemson (6–1) | Arkansas (5–2) | Purdue (7–1–1) | Maryland (9–2) | Missouri (7–4) | UCLA (8–3) | Stanford (8–4) | 16. |
17. | Kentucky | Maryland (1–0) | Washington (1–1) | Missouri (2–1) | Houston (2–1) | Florida State (4–1) | Missouri (4–2) | Purdue (5–1) | Arkansas (4–2) | Washington (6–3) | Ohio State (6–2–1) | Missouri (7–4) | Texas (7–3) | Purdue (8–2–1) | Navy (9–3) | 17. |
18. | North Carolina | Kentucky (0–0) | Clemson (1–0) | Kentucky (1–0–1) | Stanford (3–1) | Utah State (5–0) | Notre Dame (3–2) | Navy (6–0) | Colorado (6–2) | Navy (7–1) | Pittsburgh (7–2) | Stanford (7–4) | LSU (7–3) | LSU (8–3) | Texas A&M (8–4) | 18. |
19. | Iowa State | Washington (0–1) | Ohio State (0–1) | Stanford (2–1) | NC State (4–0) | Navy (4–0) | Purdue (4–1) | Notre Dame (4–2) | Georgia Tech (6–2) | Georgia Tech (6–2) | Georgia Tech (7–2) | Purdue (7–2–1) | Stanford (7–4) | Georgia Tech (7–4) | Arizona State (9–3) т | 19. |
20. | Maryland | Colorado (1–0) | Arizona State (2–0) | Purdue (2–0) | Auburn (3–0) | Stanford (3–2) | Navy (5–0) | Clemson (5–1) | Ohio State (4–2–1) | Pittsburgh (6–2) |
| Iowa State (8–3) | Ohio State (7–3–1) | Stanford (7–4) | NC State (9–3) т | 20. |
Preseason [4] | Week 1 Sep 9[5] | Week 2 Sep 16[6] | Week 3 Sep 23[7] | Week 4 Sep 30[8] | Week 5 Oct 7[9] | Week 6 Oct 14[10] | Week 7 Oct 21[11] | Week 8 Oct 28[12] | Week 9 Nov 4[13] | Week 10 Nov 11[14] | Week 11 Nov 18[15] | Week 12 Nov 25[16] | Week 13 Dec 2[17] | Week 14 (Final) Jan 2[18] | ||
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