College Football 1977
Ranking of Teams Within College Division

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		                     Record    Record 
   No   Team                       Division     Total          Division CWDR

    1   Notre Dame                 11- 1-0   11- 1-0       1   5066
    2   Texas                      11- 1-0   11- 1-0       2   4693
    3   Arkansas                   11- 1-0   11- 1-0       3   4303
    4   Penn State                 11- 1-0   11- 1-0       4   4266
    5   Alabama                    11- 1-0   11- 1-0       5   4223

    6   Kentucky                   10- 1-0   10- 1-0       6   4121
    7   Oklahoma                   10- 2-0   10- 2-0       7   3759
    8   Pittsburgh                  9- 2-1    9- 2-1       8   3732
    9   Michigan                   10- 2-0   10- 2-0       9   3616
   10   Nebraska                    9- 3-0    9- 3-0      10   3225

   11   Southern California         8- 4-0    8- 4-0      11   3177
   12   Ohio State                  9- 3-0    9- 3-0      12   3084
   13   Florida State              10- 2-0   10- 2-0      13   3028
   14   Washington                  8- 4-0    8- 4-0      14   2962
   15   North Carolina              8- 3-1    8- 3-1      15   2765

   16   Texas A&M                   8- 4-0    8- 4-0      16   2747
   17   Clemson                     8- 3-1    8- 3-1      17   2688
   18   Stanford                    9- 3-0    9- 3-0      18   2478
   19   North Carolina State        8- 4-0    8- 4-0      19   2448
   20   Colorado                    7- 3-1    7- 3-1      20   2343

   21   Michigan State              7- 3-1    7- 3-1      21   2331
   22   UCLA                        7- 4-0    7- 4-0      22   2319
   23   Maryland                    8- 4-0    8- 4-0      23   2245
   24   Houston                     6- 5-0    6- 5-0      24   2224
   25   Louisiana State             8- 4-0    8- 4-0      25   2137

   26   Texas Tech                  7- 5-0    7- 5-0      26   2068
   27   Arizona State               9- 3-0    9- 3-0      27   1916
   28   Colgate                     6- 0-0   10- 1-0      28   1915
   29   Brigham Young               9- 2-0    9- 2-0      29   1888
   30   North Texas                 9- 2-0    9- 2-0      30   1827

   31   San Diego State             9- 1-0   10- 1-0      31   1821
   32   Washington State            5- 5-0    6- 5-0      32   1810
   33   Syracuse                    6- 5-0    6- 5-0      33   1767
   34   California                  7- 4-0    7- 4-0      34   1764
   35   Iowa State                  7- 4-0    8- 4-0      35   1730

   36   Florida                     6- 4-1    6- 4-1      36   1710
   37   Baylor                      5- 6-0    5- 6-0      37   1568
   38   Minnesota                   7- 5-0    7- 5-0      38   1564
   39   Georgia Tech                6- 5-0    6- 5-0      39   1514
   40   Mississippi State           5- 6-0    5- 6-0      40   1438

   41   Fresno State                5- 1-0    9- 2-0      41   1327
   42   Colorado State              8- 2-1    9- 2-1      42   1305
   43   Auburn                      5- 6-0    5- 6-0      43   1282
   44   Tennessee State             4- 0-1    8- 1-1      44   1198
   45   Indiana                     5- 5-1    5- 5-1      45   1197

   46   Army                        5- 4-0    7- 4-0      46   1190
   47   Duke                        5- 6-0    5- 6-0      47   1135
   48   Mississippi                 5- 6-0    5- 6-0      48   1067
   49   Missouri                    4- 7-0    4- 7-0      49   1037
   50   West Virginia               5- 6-0    5- 6-0      50   1024

   51   Boston College              5- 5-0    6- 5-0      51    998
   52   Navy                        4- 6-0    5- 6-0      52    919
   53   Miami OH                    9- 1-0   10- 1-0      53    854
   54   Southern Methodist          4- 7-0    4- 7-0      54    852
   55   Georgia                     5- 6-0    5- 6-0      55    830

   56   Tennessee                   4- 7-0    4- 7-0      56    802
   57   Memphis                     6- 5-0    6- 5-0      57    766
   58   Purdue                      5- 6-0    5- 6-0      58    719
   59   Louisiana Tech              8- 1-2    9- 1-2      59    656
   60   Iowa                        4- 7-0    4- 7-0      60    605

   61   Rutgers                     4- 3-0    8- 3-0      61    583
   62   Yale                        6- 2-0    7- 2-0      62    534
   63   Oklahoma State              4- 7-0    4- 7-0      63    506
   64   East Carolina               8- 3-0    8- 3-0      64    423
   65   Miami FL                    3- 8-0    3- 8-0      65    404

   66   Wisconsin                   5- 6-0    5- 6-0      66    388
   67   Grambling                   7- 1-0   10- 1-0      67    385
   68   South Carolina              5- 7-0    5- 7-0      68    333
   69   Arizona                     5- 7-0    5- 7-0      69    242
   70   Brown                       6- 2-0    7- 2-0      70    183

   71   Virginia Military           5- 3-0    7- 4-0      71    151
   72   Virginia Tech               3- 7-1    3- 7-1      72    131
   73   Kansas                      3- 7-1    3- 7-1      73    129
   74   William & Mary              5- 5-0    6- 5-0      74    118
   75   Temple                      4- 5-1    5- 5-1      75     70

   76   Southern Mississippi        5- 6-0    6- 6-0      76    -38
   77   Illinois                    3- 8-0    3- 8-0      77   -105
   78   Tulane                      3- 8-0    3- 8-0      78   -152
   79   Wyoming                     4- 6-1    4- 6-1      79   -191
   80   Louisville                  7- 3-1    7- 4-1      80   -247

   81   New Mexico                  5- 7-0    5- 7-0      81   -261
   82   Oregon State                2- 9-0    2- 9-0      82   -282
   83   Cincinnati                  5- 4-2    5- 4-2      83   -347
   84   Villanova                   3- 5-0    4- 7-0      84   -372
   85   Pennsylvania                4- 3-0    5- 4-0      85   -437

   86   Oregon                      2- 9-0    2- 9-0      86   -462
   87   Central Michigan            9- 1-0   10- 1-0      87   -470
   88   Pacific                     5- 5-0    6- 5-0      88   -517
   89   Utah                        3- 8-0    3- 8-0      89   -522
   90   Texas Christian             2- 9-0    2- 9-0      90   -547

   91   Harvard                     4- 4-0    4- 5-0      91   -550
   92   Ball State                  8- 2-0    9- 2-0      92   -581
   93   Dartmouth                   5- 3-0    6- 3-0      93   -598
   94   Air Force                   2- 8-1    2- 8-1      94   -629
   95   Utah State                  2- 6-0    4- 7-0      95   -686

   96   Tennessee Chattanooga       6- 1-1    9- 1-1      96   -833
   97   Louisiana Lafayette         6- 4-2    6- 4-2      97   -903
   98   Kansas State                1-10-0    1-10-0      98   -952
   99   Jackson State               5- 2-0    8- 3-0      99   -967
  100   Vanderbilt                  2- 9-0    2- 9-0     100   -977

  101   San Jose State              3- 7-0    4- 7-0     101  -1037
  102   Northwestern State LA       5- 3-0    6- 5-0     102  -1122
  103   Virginia                    1- 9-1    1- 9-1     103  -1130
  104   Northwestern                1-10-0    1-10-0     104  -1136
  105   Princeton                   3- 6-0    3- 6-0     105  -1137

  106   Hawaii                      3- 6-0    5- 6-0     106  -1161
  107   Texas Arlington             5- 6-0    5- 6-0     107  -1379
  108   Richmond                    3- 8-0    3- 8-0     108  -1428
  109   West Texas A&M              6- 4-1    6- 4-1     109  -1523
  110   Rice                        0-10-0    1-10-0     110  -1546

  111   Wichita State               5- 6-0    5- 6-0     111  -1563
  112   Citadel                     3- 5-0    5- 6-0     112  -1588
  113   McNeese State               5- 4-1    5- 5-1     113  -1624
  114   Eastern Michigan            6- 3-0    8- 3-0     114  -1659
  115   Kent State                  6- 5-0    6- 5-0     115  -1737

  116   New Mexico State            4- 6-0    4- 7-0     116  -1793
  117   Holy Cross                  1- 5-0    2- 9-0     117  -1831
  118   Cal State Long Beach        4- 6-0    4- 6-0     118  -1932
  119   Wake Forest                 1-10-0    1-10-0     119  -1990
  120   Arkansas State              6- 4-0    7- 4-0     120  -2084

  121   Texas El Paso               1-10-0    1-10-0     121  -2202
  122   Bowling Green               4- 7-0    5- 7-0     122  -2216
  123   Texas Southern              3- 3-1    6- 4-1     123  -2390
  124   Western Carolina            3- 2-1    6- 4-1     124  -2544
  125   Furman                      3- 4-1    4- 5-2     125  -2576

  126   Cornell                     1- 8-0    1- 8-0     126  -2578
  127   Western Michigan            4- 7-0    4- 7-0     127  -2678
  128   Tulsa                       3- 8-0    3- 8-0     128  -2807
  129   Columbia                    1- 7-0    2- 7-0     129  -2913
  130   Indiana State               3- 6-0    3- 7-0     130  -3180

  131   Cal State Fullerton         1- 5-0    4- 7-0     131  -3263
  132   Mississippi Valley          2- 4-0    5- 5-0     132  -3419
  133   Alcorn State                2- 5-0    3- 8-0     133  -3443
  134   Northern Illinois           3- 8-0    3- 8-0     134  -3785
  135   Illinois State              1- 7-1    3- 7-1     135  -3846

  136   Drake                       2- 9-0    2- 9-0     136  -3893
  137   Appalachian State           1- 8-0    2- 9-0     137  -3941
  138   Southern University         1- 5-1    3- 7-1     138  -4136
  139   Southern Illinois           3- 8-0    3- 8-0     139  -4158
  140   Toledo                      2- 9-0    2- 9-0     140  -4166

  141   Lamar                       2- 9-0    2- 9-0     141  -4276
  142   Ohio University             1-10-0    1-10-0     142  -4422
  143   Prairie View                1- 5-0    3- 8-0     143  -4720
  144   Marshall                    1- 8-0    2- 9-0     144  -4767
  145   Louisiana Monroe            0- 9-0    2- 9-0     145  -5279


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		                     Record    Record 
   No   Team                       Division     Total   

    1   Akron                       0- 0-0    2- 2-0   
    2   Boise State                 0- 0-0    1- 1-0   
    3   Connecticut                 0- 0-0    0- 4-0   
    4   Massachusetts               0- 0-0    2- 2-0   
    5   Middle Tennessee            0- 0-0    0- 2-0   

    6   Nevada Las Vegas            0- 0-0    1- 1-0   
    7   Texas State                 0- 0-0    0- 1-0   
    8   Troy                        0- 0-0    0- 1-0   
    9   Western Kentucky            0- 0-0    0- 1-0   
   10   Alabama A&M                 0- 0-0    0- 1-0   

   11   Alabama State               0- 0-0    0- 2-0   
   12   Arkansas Pine Bluff         0- 0-0    1- 2-0   
   13   Bethune-Cookman             0- 0-0    1- 1-0   
   14   Bucknell                    0- 0-0    0- 2-0   
   15   Cal State Sacramento        0- 0-0    0- 1-0   

   16   California Poly             0- 0-0    0- 2-0   
   17   Davidson                    0- 0-0    0- 1-0   
   18   Dayton                      0- 0-0    2- 2-0   
   19   Delaware                    0- 0-0    2- 2-0   
   20   East Tennessee State        0- 0-0    1- 2-0   

   21   Eastern Illinois            0- 0-0    0- 1-0   
   22   Florida A&M                 0- 0-0    3- 0-0   
   23   Howard                      0- 0-0    1- 0-0   
   24   Idaho                       0- 0-0    1- 4-0   
   25   Idaho State                 0- 0-0    0- 2-0   

   26   Jacksonville State          0- 0-0    1- 1-0   
   27   Lafayette                   0- 0-0    0- 4-0   
   28   Lehigh                      0- 0-0    2- 1-0   
   29   Maine                       0- 0-0    0- 1-0   
   30   Montana State               0- 0-0    1- 0-0   

   31   Morehead State              0- 0-0    0- 1-0   
   32   Morgan State                0- 0-0    0- 2-0   
   33   New Hampshire               0- 0-0    1- 0-0   
   34   Nicholls State              0- 0-0    2- 1-0   
   35   Norfolk State               0- 0-0    0- 2-0   

   36   North Carolina A&T          0- 0-0    0- 1-0   
   37   Northern Arizona            0- 0-0    1- 0-0   
   38   Northern Colorado           0- 0-0    0- 1-0   
   39   Portland State              0- 0-0    0- 1-0   
   40   Presbyterian                0- 0-0    0- 1-1   

   41   Rhode Island                0- 0-0    1- 2-0   
   42   South Carolina State        0- 0-0    1- 0-0   
   43   Stephen F Austin            0- 0-0    0- 1-0   
   44   Tennessee Martin            0- 0-0    0- 1-0   
   45   Tennessee Tech              0- 0-0    1- 0-0   

   46   Texas A&M Commerce          0- 0-0    1- 1-0   
   47   Weber State                 0- 0-0    0- 1-0   
   48   Western Illinois            0- 0-0    0- 1-0   
   49   Wofford                     0- 0-0    1- 2-0   
   50   Youngstown State            0- 0-0    1- 0-0   

   51   Central State OH            0- 0-0    0- 1-0   
   52   Grand Valley State          0- 0-0    0- 1-0   
   53   Lincoln MO                  0- 0-0    0- 1-0   
   54   Texas A&M Kingsville        0- 0-0    1- 0-0   
   55   Tuskegee University         0- 0-0    0- 1-0   

   56   Lenoir-Rhyne College        0- 0-0    0- 1-0   
   57   Texas Lutheran              0- 0-0    1- 0-0   
   58   Langston University         0- 0-0    1- 2-0   
   59   Bishop                      0- 0-0    1- 4-0   
   60   Boston University           0- 0-0    1- 3-0   

   61   Cal State Northridge        0- 0-0    0- 1-0   
   62   California Poly Ponoma      0- 0-0    0- 2-0   
   63   Northeastern                0- 0-0    0- 1-0   
   64   Santa Clara                 0- 0-0    0- 2-0   
   65   Southeastern Louisiana      0- 0-0    1- 1-0