College Football 1977
Ranking of Division I Teams

Based on games played between 1977/9/2 and 1978/1/2
Ratings based on Chi Square fit to Score Difference (ScoreDif)

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1977 - Ranking of Division I teams based on Chi Square fit to Score Difference
ScoreDif		WinLoss		Schedule		Team	Other Rankings		Division		Global			Conference
Rank	Rating	Rank	Rating	Rank	Rating		AP	Coach	Games	Record	Rank	Games	Record
1	39.71	1	38.85	5	38.04	Notre Dame	1	1	12	11-1-0	1	12	11-1-0	EIC
2	33.58	2	35.25	25	42.67	Texas	4	5	12	11-1-0	2	12	11-1-0	SWAC
3	33.57	4	32.36	61	55.88	Arkansas	3	3	12	11-1-0	3	12	11-1-0	SWAC
4	31.53	6	27.73	39	47.33	Alabama	2	2	12	11-1-0	4	12	11-1-0	SEC
5	30.39	5	30.95	7	38.67	Penn State	5	4	12	11-1-0	5	12	11-1-0	EIC
6	29.28	8	24.96	22	42.42	Pittsburgh	8	18	12	9-2-1	6	12	9-2-1	EIC
7	28.34	7	27.22	35	46.42	Oklahoma	7	6	12	10-2-0	7	12	10-2-0	BIG 8
8	27.66	3	33.51	32	45.09	Kentucky	6	8	11	10-1-0	9	11	10-1-0	SEC
9	27.48	9	24.91	38	47.00	Michigan	9	7	12	10-2-0	8	12	10-2-0	BIG 10
10	26.29	17	19.32	27	42.92	Washington	10		12	8-4-0	10	12	8-4-0	PAC-8
11	24.38	11	21.97	3	37.62	Southern California	13	11	12	8-4-0	11	12	8-4-0	PAC-8
12	23.26	10	23.19	13	40.17	Nebraska	12	16	12	9-3-0	12	12	9-3-0	BIG 8
13	23.14	19	18.16	43	48.71	Ohio State	11	10	12	9-3-0	13	12	9-3-0	BIG 10
14	22.83	16	19.75	54	51.54	North Carolina	17		12	8-3-1	14	12	8-3-1	ACC
15	22.29	12	21.46	66	57.38	Florida State	14	9	12	10-2-0	15	12	10-2-0	SWIC
16	20.00	14	19.91	30	44.79	Clemson			12	8-3-1	17	12	8-3-1	ACC
17	19.96	13	19.96	24	42.58	Texas A&M		12	12	8-4-0	16	12	8-4-0	SWAC
18	18.81	20	17.89	34	45.96	North Carolina State	19	15	12	8-4-0	18	12	8-4-0	ACC
19	18.27	28	15.47	28	43.50	UCLA			11	7-4-0	19	11	7-4-0	PAC-8
20	17.65	22	16.65	55	52.04	Maryland		14	12	8-4-0	20	12	8-4-0	ACC
21	17.33	18	18.23	44	48.71	Stanford	15		12	9-3-0	21	12	9-3-0	PAC-8
22	16.75	26	15.84	52	51.09	Michigan State			11	7-3-1	22	11	7-3-1	BIG 10
23	16.15	21	17.66	58	54.32	Colorado			11	7-3-1	23	11	7-3-1	BIG 8
24	15.21	15	19.79	18	41.73	Houston			11	6-5-0	24	11	6-5-0	SWAC
25	14.80	35	12.02	86	80.23	Brigham Young			11	9-2-0	25	11	9-2-0	WAC
26	14.75	31	13.16	80	68.25	Arizona State	18	13	12	9-3-0	26	12	9-3-0	WAC
27	14.67	25	16.15	59	54.46	LSU			12	8-4-0	27	12	8-4-0	SEC
28	13.95	39	10.99	101	94.25	Fresno State			6	5-1-0	28	11	9-2-0	BWC
29	13.70	33	12.88	6	38.30	Washington State			10	5-5-0	31	11	6-5-0	PAC-8
30	13.64	24	16.29	114	103.83	Colgate			6	6-0-0	73	11	10-1-0	EIC
31	13.61	46	9.91	65	57.27	Iowa State	20	19	11	7-4-0	32	12	8-4-0	BIG 8
32	13.46	30	13.18	94	87.95	San Diego State	16	20	10	9-1-0	30	11	10-1-0	SWIC
33	13.38	47	9.67	47	50.18	California			11	7-4-0	29	11	7-4-0	PAC-8
34	12.87	61	3.20	21	42.18	Missouri			11	4-7-0	35	11	4-7-0	BIG 8
35	12.74	23	16.55	23	42.50	Texas Tech			12	7-5-0	33	12	7-5-0	SWAC
36	12.72	29	14.27	26	42.91	Syracuse			11	6-5-0	34	11	6-5-0	EIC
37	12.59	34	12.07	84	78.68	North Texas			11	9-2-0	37	11	9-2-0	SWIC
38	12.40	37	11.62	51	50.77	Georgia Tech			11	6-5-0	36	11	6-5-0	SWIC
39	10.92	49	8.76	33	45.68	Duke			11	5-6-0	41	11	5-6-0	ACC
40	10.63	41	10.62	14	41.14	Mississippi State			11	5-6-0	39	11	5-6-0	SEC
41	10.30	62	3.09	41	48.27	Mississippi			11	5-6-0	40	11	5-6-0	SEC
42	10.18	38	11.28	8	38.73	Baylor			11	5-6-0	38	11	5-6-0	SWAC
43	9.95	32	13.09	37	46.77	Florida		17	11	6-4-1	42	11	6-4-1	SEC
44	9.70	50	8.74	20	42.14	Auburn			11	5-6-0	43	11	5-6-0	SEC
45	8.69	42	10.29	85	79.09	Colorado State			11	8-2-1	45	12	9-2-1	WAC
46	8.31	40	10.89	42	48.58	Minnesota			12	7-5-0	46	12	7-5-0	BIG 10
47	8.09	55	6.43	45	49.14	West Virginia			11	5-6-0	47	11	5-6-0	EIC
48	8.02	43	10.10	64	56.45	Boston College			10	5-5-0	44	11	6-5-0	EIC
49	7.92	44	10.06	40	47.91	Indiana			11	5-5-1	48	11	5-5-1	BIG 10
50	7.56	63	3.08	73	64.23	Memphis			11	6-5-0	49	11	6-5-0	SWIC
51	7.51	72	1.33	67	58.42	South Carolina			12	5-7-0	52	12	5-7-0	SWIC
52	6.99	56	6.15	70	59.27	Purdue			11	5-6-0	51	11	5-6-0	BIG 10
53	6.90	52	6.75	31	45.05	Navy			10	4-6-0	53	11	5-6-0	EIC
54	6.72	58	4.59	36	46.59	Tennessee			11	4-7-0	50	11	4-7-0	SEC
55	6.10	80	-0.44	62	56.18	Virginia Tech			11	3-7-1	59	11	3-7-1	SWIC
56	5.83	51	7.39	11	39.86	Southern Methodist			11	4-7-0	54	11	4-7-0	SWAC
57	5.36	65	2.98	49	50.59	Oklahoma State			11	4-7-0	58	11	4-7-0	BIG 8
58	5.32	54	6.49	46	50.00	Georgia			11	5-6-0	57	11	5-6-0	SEC
59	5.31	70	2.05	10	39.86	Miami (FL)			11	3-8-0	56	11	3-8-0	SWIC
60	5.20	45	10.02	60	54.50	Army			9	5-4-0	55	11	7-4-0	EIC
61	4.41	60	3.49	29	44.23	Iowa			11	4-7-0	60	11	4-7-0	BIG 10
62	4.37	57	5.16	117	106.86	Louisiana Tech			11	8-1-2	62	12	9-1-2	SLC
63	4.31	27	15.61	112	103.50	Tennessee State			5	4-0-1	66	10	8-1-1	SWIC
64	4.16	64	3.07	98	91.18	East Carolina			11	8-3-0	67	11	8-3-0	SWIC
65	3.84	69	2.18	71	60.71	Arizona			12	5-7-0	63	12	5-7-0	WAC
66	3.75	36	11.63	115	104.25	Miami (OH)			10	9-1-0	65	11	10-1-0	MAC
67	3.45	53	6.64	79	67.79	Rutgers			7	4-3-0	70	11	8-3-0	EIC
68	3.22	66	2.96	68	58.68	Wisconsin			11	5-6-0	68	11	5-6-0	BIG 10
69	2.97	68	2.55	83	73.25	Temple			10	4-5-1	61	11	5-5-1	EIC
70	1.33	74	0.76	82	71.50	William & Mary			10	5-5-0	71	11	6-5-0	SWIC
71	1.30	59	4.45	102	96.31	Yale			8	6-2-0	94	9	7-2-0	Ivy
72	0.62	78	0.29	93	86.69	Virginia Military			8	5-3-0	82	11	7-4-0	SoCon
73	0.60	85	-1.97	81	68.88	New Mexico			12	5-7-0	76	12	5-7-0	WAC
74	0.42	94	-5.01	91	85.25	Pacific			10	5-5-0	77	11	6-5-0	BWC
75	0.35	73	1.16	4	37.77	Kansas			11	3-7-1	74	11	3-7-1	BIG 8
76	0.33	93	-4.53	97	90.41	Cincinnati			11	5-4-2	75	11	5-4-2	EIC
77	-0.31	75	0.65	48	50.55	Tulane			11	3-8-0	79	11	3-8-0	SWIC
78	-1.20	92	-4.15	2	33.36	Oregon State			11	2-9-0	81	11	2-9-0	PAC-8
79	-1.35	81	-0.99	77	65.68	Southern Mississippi			11	5-6-0	83	12	6-6-0	SWIC
80	-1.63	71	1.95	72	61.23	Wyoming			11	4-6-1	84	11	4-6-1	WAC
81	-1.94	48	9.09	124	109.00	Grambling			8	7-1-0	80	11	10-1-0	SWAC
82	-2.05	79	-0.02	110	102.62	Brown			8	6-2-0	101	9	7-2-0	Ivy
83	-2.27	91	-3.83	103	96.36	Louisville			11	7-3-1	86	12	7-4-1	SWIC
84	-3.13	87	-2.43	76	65.38	Villanova			8	3-5-0	78	11	4-7-0	EIC
85	-3.15	89	-3.05	56	53.19	Utah State			8	2-6-0	88	11	4-7-0	SWIC
86	-3.23	67	2.68	16	41.55	Illinois			11	3-8-0	87	11	3-8-0	BIG 10
87	-3.53	76	0.62	19	41.95	Oregon			11	2-9-0	89	11	2-9-0	PAC-8
88	-3.76	83	-1.43	57	53.86	Utah			11	3-8-0	91	11	3-8-0	WAC
89	-4.22	102	-7.74	143	121.90	Ball State			10	8-2-0	90	11	9-2-0	MAC
90	-4.28	99	-7.32	17	41.55	Kansas State			11	1-10-0	93	11	1-10-0	BIG 8
91	-4.91	111	-11.56	87	81.78	Hawaii			9	3-6-0	92	11	5-6-0	SWIC
92	-5.31	105	-9.28	78	66.05	San Jose State			10	3-7-0	95	11	4-7-0	BWC
93	-5.62	77	0.51	50	50.77	Air Force			11	2-8-1	97	11	2-8-1	SWIC
94	-5.91	86	-2.30	96	90.19	Harvard			8	4-4-0	124	9	4-5-0	Ivy
95	-6.20	107	-9.49	105	98.62	Louisiana Lafayette			12	6-4-2	99	12	6-4-2	SLC
96	-6.36	82	-1.03	9	39.32	Texas Christian			11	2-9-0	96	11	2-9-0	SWAC
97	-6.68	95	-5.76	15	41.27	Virginia			11	1-9-1	103	11	1-9-1	ACC
98	-6.89	98	-6.51	145	126.15	Central Michigan			10	9-1-0	100	11	10-1-0	MAC
99	-7.08	88	-2.82	106	98.71	Pennsylvania			7	4-3-0	121	9	5-4-0	Ivy
100	-7.32	96	-6.12	12	40.00	Northwestern			11	1-10-0	102	11	1-10-0	BIG 10
101	-7.86	104	-8.98	92	85.44	Princeton			9	3-6-0	123	9	3-6-0	Ivy
102	-8.48	97	-6.43	108	100.25	Dartmouth			8	5-3-0	120	9	6-3-0	Ivy
103	-8.57	100	-7.37	53	51.32	Vanderbilt			11	2-9-0	104	11	2-9-0	SEC
104	-9.00	90	-3.54	141	117.88	Tennessee Chattanooga			8	6-1-1	106	11	9-1-1	SoCon
105	-9.26	103	-8.10	125	109.38	Northwestern State (LA)			8	5-3-0	108	11	6-5-0	SWIC
106	-9.66	118	-14.51	63	56.32	Wake Forest			11	1-10-0	111	11	1-10-0	ACC
107	-9.69	110	-11.42	109	101.23	Texas Arlington			11	5-6-0	109	11	5-6-0	SLC
108	-10.10	116	-13.51	107	99.50	Wichita State			11	5-6-0	107	11	5-6-0	MVC
109	-10.20	120	-16.35	123	108.91	West Texas A&M			11	6-4-1	110	11	6-4-1	MVC
110	-10.72	119	-16.20	104	97.20	New Mexico State			10	4-6-0	117	11	4-7-0	MVC
111	-10.79	109	-10.77	100	93.25	Citadel			8	3-5-0	113	11	5-6-0	SoCon
112	-11.15	101	-7.74	75	65.18	Richmond			11	3-8-0	115	11	3-8-0	SWIC
113	-12.94	113	-12.31	134	114.30	McNeese State			10	5-4-1	125	11	5-5-1	SLC
114	-13.20	112	-11.92	121	107.86	Kent State			11	6-5-0	118	11	6-5-0	MAC
115	-13.32	84	-1.45	127	109.79	Jackson State			7	5-2-0	112	11	8-3-0	SWAC
116	-14.11	117	-13.92	142	121.72	Eastern Michigan			9	6-3-0	116	11	8-3-0	MAC
117	-14.28	121	-16.43	99	91.55	Cal State Long Beach			10	4-6-0	119	10	4-6-0	BWC
118	-14.48	125	-18.78	113	103.77	Bowling Green			11	4-7-0	122	12	5-7-0	MAC
119	-15.06	115	-13.17	74	65.08	Holy Cross			6	1-5-0	138	11	2-9-0	EIC
120	-15.82	106	-9.31	1	31.50	Rice			10	0-10-0	114	11	1-10-0	SWAC
121	-16.01	129	-21.94	131	113.00	Furman			8	3-4-1	128	11	4-5-2	SoCon
122	-16.81	114	-12.58	69	59.18	Texas El Paso			11	1-10-0	127	11	1-10-0	WAC
123	-17.74	124	-17.17	88	83.11	Cornell			9	1-8-0	139	9	1-8-0	Ivy
124	-18.08	131	-23.39	122	108.18	Western Michigan			11	4-7-0	130	11	4-7-0	MAC
125	-18.73	126	-19.27	144	123.42	Western Carolina			6	3-2-1	129	11	6-4-1	SoCon
126	-18.84	123	-16.63	129	112.40	Arkansas State			10	6-4-0	133	11	7-4-0	SLC
127	-21.98	127	-19.64	95	89.73	Tulsa			11	3-8-0	137	11	3-8-0	MVC
128	-22.04	132	-24.16	90	85.19	Columbia			8	1-7-0	145	9	2-7-0	Ivy
129	-22.71	108	-9.85	118	107.07	Texas Southern			7	3-3-1	132	11	6-4-1	SWAC
130	-22.73	134	-26.39	89	85.08	Cal State Fullerton			6	1-5-0	134	11	4-7-0	BWC
131	-23.04	130	-23.21	140	117.72	Indiana State			9	3-6-0	140	10	3-7-0	EIC
132	-26.42	135	-28.14	139	116.14	Drake			11	2-9-0	142	11	2-9-0	MVC
133	-27.68	137	-29.44	111	103.11	Appalachian State			9	1-8-0	157	11	2-9-0	SoCon
134	-27.74	139	-31.14	136	114.82	Northern Illinois			11	3-8-0	147	11	3-8-0	MAC
135	-27.83	141	-32.75	126	109.67	Illinois State			9	1-7-1	149	11	3-7-1	EIC
136	-27.85	122	-16.52	138	115.67	Mississippi Valley			6	2-4-0	150	10	5-5-0	SWAC
137	-28.90	142	-35.81	135	114.77	Lamar			11	2-9-0	144	11	2-9-0	SLC
138	-29.59	128	-20.79	130	112.57	Alcorn State			7	2-5-0	148	11	3-8-0	SWAC
139	-30.29	138	-30.51	128	109.82	Toledo			11	2-9-0	151	11	2-9-0	MAC
140	-30.80	143	-36.32	120	107.64	Ohio University			11	1-10-0	152	11	1-10-0	MAC
141	-31.43	140	-31.80	137	115.00	Southern Illinois			11	3-8-0	155	11	3-8-0	MVC
142	-33.78	144	-39.73	133	114.22	Marshall			9	1-8-0	159	11	2-9-0	SoCon
143	-36.26	133	-25.80	116	104.29	Southern University			7	1-5-1	158	11	3-7-1	SWAC
144	-36.85	145	-41.44	119	107.56	Louisiana Monroe			9	0-9-0	154	11	2-9-0	SWIC
145	-42.93	136	-28.17	132	113.75	Prairie View			6	1-5-0	161	11	3-8-0	SWAC

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College Football 1977Ranking of Division I Teams

Based on games played between 1977/9/2 and 1978/1/2Ratings based on Chi Square fit to Score Difference (ScoreDif)

College Football 1977
Ranking of Division I Teams

Based on games played between 1977/9/2 and 1978/1/2
Ratings based on Chi Square fit to Score Difference (ScoreDif)