College Football 1978
Ranking of Division I-A Teams

Based on games played between 1978/9/1 and 1979/1/1
Ratings based on Strength of Schedule (Average Rank of Opponents) (Schedule)

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1978 - Ranking of Division I-A teams based on Strength of Schedule (Average Rank of Opponents)
ScoreDif		WinLoss		Schedule		Team	Other Rankings		Division		Global			Conference
Rank	Rating	Rank	Rating	Rank	Rating		AP	Coach	Games	Record	Rank	Games	Record
50	5.34	43	8.18	1	22.64	Rice			11	2-9-0	1	11	2-9-0	SWAC
1	39.35	1	43.87	2	23.35	Southern California	2	1	13	12-1-0	2	13	12-1-0	PAC-10
24	17.08	26	13.97	3	25.86	Southern Methodist			11	4-6-1	3	11	4-6-1	SWAC
32	11.85	60	2.60	4	25.91	Baylor			11	3-8-0	4	11	3-8-0	SWAC
94	-8.05	85	-5.24	5	26.36	Kansas			11	1-10-0	5	11	1-10-0	BIG 8
20	18.16	18	21.15	6	28.32	Texas Tech			11	7-4-0	6	11	7-4-0	SWAC
59	2.26	58	2.79	7	28.86	Texas Christian			11	2-9-0	7	11	2-9-0	SWAC
9	27.32	6	29.26	8	29.46	Notre Dame	7	6	12	9-3-0	8	12	9-3-0	EIC
6	29.16	9	28.12	9	31.29	Texas	9	9	12	9-3-0	9	12	9-3-0	SWAC
60	1.88	51	5.88	10	32.14	Oregon State			11	3-7-1	10	11	3-7-1	PAC-10
3	35.28	2	36.85	11	33.29	Alabama	1	2	12	11-1-0	11	12	11-1-0	SEC
41	7.86	71	0.05	12	33.77	Oregon			11	2-9-0	13	11	2-9-0	PAC-10
5	30.07	7	28.77	13	33.79	Houston	10	11	12	9-3-0	12	12	9-3-0	SWAC
28	14.11	47	7.33	14	35.77	Florida			11	4-7-0	17	11	4-7-0	SEC
29	13.31	33	12.52	15	36.09	Arizona			11	5-6-0	15	11	5-6-0	PAC-10
8	27.68	11	25.68	16	36.58	Nebraska	8	8	12	9-3-0	14	12	9-3-0	BIG 8
11	26.12	12	25.43	17	36.68	Washington			11	7-4-0	19	11	7-4-0	PAC-10
14	24.53	14	24.02	18	36.75	Stanford	17	17	12	8-4-0	16	12	8-4-0	PAC-10
10	26.21	13	24.13	19	37.33	Arkansas	11	10	12	9-2-1	18	12	9-2-1	SWAC
16	23.04	10	26.13	20	38.08	Missouri	15	15	12	8-4-0	20	12	8-4-0	BIG 8
13	25.50	5	29.70	21	38.50	UCLA	14	12	12	8-3-1	21	12	8-3-1	PAC-10
52	4.25	76	-2.46	22	39.15	Washington State			10	2-7-1	47	11	3-7-1	PAC-10
86	-5.42	75	-2.01	23	39.45	Illinois			11	1-8-2	24	11	1-8-2	BIG 10
114	-16.07	100	-11.09	24	39.50	Northwestern			11	0-10-1	22	11	0-10-1	BIG 10
77	-2.93	77	-2.76	25	39.55	Iowa			11	2-9-0	26	11	2-9-0	BIG 10
27	14.42	23	16.60	26	39.82	California			11	6-5-0	27	11	6-5-0	PAC-10
2	36.64	3	34.71	27	39.83	Oklahoma	3	3	12	11-1-0	25	12	11-1-0	BIG 8
62	1.41	67	1.63	28	39.95	Oklahoma State			11	3-8-0	23	11	3-8-0	BIG 8
53	4.00	66	1.94	29	42.59	Indiana			11	4-7-0	29	11	4-7-0	BIG 10
57	2.89	52	5.42	30	42.68	Kansas State			11	4-7-0	28	11	4-7-0	BIG 8
4	31.24	4	30.04	31	44.04	Michigan	5	5	12	10-2-0	31	12	10-2-0	BIG 10
43	7.60	54	5.12	32	44.14	Kentucky			11	4-6-1	30	11	4-6-1	SEC
26	16.58	25	14.94	33	44.88	Ohio State		14	12	7-4-1	32	12	7-4-1	BIG 10
72	-0.09	64	2.16	34	45.64	Duke			11	4-7-0	33	11	4-7-0	ACC
7	28.74	8	28.54	35	45.83	Penn State	4	4	12	11-1-0	36	12	11-1-0	EIC
18	18.94	20	20.27	36	46.08	Texas A&M	19	19	12	8-4-0	37	12	8-4-0	SWAC
40	8.10	41	8.80	37	46.91	Tennessee			11	5-5-1	38	11	5-5-1	SEC
25	17.06	28	13.52	38	47.08	LSU			12	8-4-0	35	12	8-4-0	SEC
95	-8.13	98	-10.69	39	47.45	Wake Forest			11	1-10-0	34	11	1-10-0	ACC
79	-3.53	81	-4.01	40	48.14	Syracuse			11	3-8-0	42	11	3-8-0	EIC
12	25.57	19	20.81	41	48.36	Michigan State	12		11	8-3-0	41	11	8-3-0	BIG 10
19	18.86	17	21.57	42	48.92	Georgia	16	16	12	9-2-1	39	12	9-2-1	SEC
36	10.75	35	11.47	43	49.32	Auburn			11	6-4-1	43	11	6-4-1	SEC
34	10.98	37	10.00	44	49.68	Colorado			11	6-5-0	46	11	6-5-0	BIG 8
38	9.28	40	9.20	45	50.09	Mississippi State			11	6-5-0	40	11	6-5-0	SEC
22	17.46	21	19.86	46	50.25	Arizona State			12	9-3-0	52	12	9-3-0	PAC-10
35	10.91	30	13.48	47	50.33	Georgia Tech			12	7-5-0	44	12	7-5-0	SWIC
45	6.40	42	8.61	48	50.45	Miami (FL)			11	6-5-0	51	11	6-5-0	SWIC
31	12.50	24	15.04	49	51.04	Iowa State			12	8-4-0	49	12	8-4-0	BIG 8
54	3.89	59	2.73	50	51.18	Mississippi			11	5-6-0	45	11	5-6-0	SEC
103	-11.56	92	-8.02	51	51.86	Vanderbilt			11	2-9-0	50	11	2-9-0	SEC
23	17.08	29	13.50	52	52.05	Florida State			11	8-3-0	48	11	8-3-0	SWIC
73	-0.44	74	-1.09	53	55.05	Tulane			11	4-7-0	56	11	4-7-0	SWIC
70	0.37	55	5.03	54	55.18	Minnesota			11	5-6-0	55	11	5-6-0	BIG 10
37	9.89	39	9.58	55	55.27	Wisconsin			11	5-4-2	53	11	5-4-2	BIG 10
15	23.37	15	23.88	56	56.21	Purdue	13	13	12	9-2-1	58	12	9-2-1	BIG 10
21	17.66	22	17.29	57	57.62	Maryland	20		12	9-3-0	54	12	9-3-0	ACC
44	7.34	63	2.23	58	58.45	South Carolina			11	5-5-1	57	11	5-5-1	SWIC
106	-13.15	107	-12.94	59	58.45	West Virginia			11	2-9-0	59	11	2-9-0	EIC
42	7.64	36	10.92	60	60.21	Pittsburgh			12	8-4-0	64	12	8-4-0	EIC
69	0.43	79	-3.42	61	60.27	Wyoming			11	4-7-0	63	12	5-7-0	WAC
30	12.83	32	13.02	62	61.00	North Carolina State	18	20	12	9-3-0	61	12	9-3-0	ACC
66	0.67	57	3.45	63	62.68	North Carolina			11	5-6-0	62	11	5-6-0	ACC
39	8.39	46	7.61	64	63.50	Brigham Young			13	9-4-0	67	13	9-4-0	WAC
92	-7.88	87	-6.78	65	63.68	Memphis			11	4-7-0	60	11	4-7-0	SWIC
78	-3.41	83	-4.74	66	65.73	Virginia Tech			11	4-7-0	65	11	4-7-0	SWIC
17	20.91	16	22.26	67	66.42	Clemson	6	7	12	11-1-0	66	12	11-1-0	ACC
109	-13.60	116	-17.27	68	66.64	Virginia			11	2-9-0	68	11	2-9-0	ACC
61	1.62	38	9.63	69	66.94	Utah			9	6-3-0	74	11	8-3-0	WAC
122	-21.93	119	-20.11	70	68.54	Texas El Paso			12	1-11-0	70	12	1-11-0	WAC
64	0.93	61	2.54	71	69.45	Hawaii			11	6-5-0	69	11	6-5-0	SWIC
121	-21.21	132	-26.93	72	70.00	Boston College			10	0-10-0	78	11	0-11-0	EIC
49	5.61	27	13.60	73	72.61	Rutgers			9	6-3-0	103	12	9-3-0	EIC
87	-5.59	99	-10.83	74	73.59	Pacific			11	4-7-0	73	12	4-8-0	BWC
99	-9.78	94	-8.47	75	74.00	Army			10	3-6-1	93	11	4-6-1	EIC
33	11.73	31	13.11	76	74.23	Navy		18	11	8-3-0	85	12	9-3-0	EIC
80	-3.56	78	-3.03	77	74.31	San Jose State			8	4-4-0	76	12	7-5-0	BWC
65	0.69	62	2.28	78	75.23	Southern Mississippi			11	7-4-0	72	11	7-4-0	SWIC
84	-4.62	90	-7.69	79	75.68	San Diego State			11	4-7-0	75	11	4-7-0	WAC
74	-0.75	69	0.26	80	76.31	Nevada Las Vegas			8	5-3-0	89	11	7-4-0	SWIC
113	-15.82	110	-14.90	81	76.50	Air Force			11	3-8-0	87	11	3-8-0	SWIC
127	-22.86	82	-4.08	82	77.06	Columbia			8	2-5-1	120	9	3-5-1	Ivy
48	6.03	53	5.14	83	78.22	Utah State			9	6-3-0	86	11	7-4-0	BWC
51	5.28	68	1.57	84	78.38	New Mexico			12	7-5-0	79	12	7-5-0	WAC
85	-4.66	86	-6.10	85	78.73	Colorado State			11	5-6-0	82	11	5-6-0	WAC
120	-20.84	104	-11.99	86	81.57	Pennsylvania			7	1-5-1	132	9	2-6-1	Ivy
112	-15.40	89	-7.48	87	81.72	Princeton			9	2-5-2	118	9	2-5-2	Ivy
76	-2.42	72	-0.04	88	82.00	Temple			9	5-3-1	92	11	7-3-1	EIC
63	0.95	49	6.41	89	83.12	Yale			8	4-2-2	129	9	5-2-2	Ivy
47	6.24	45	7.79	90	83.59	North Texas			11	9-2-0	84	11	9-2-0	SWIC
90	-7.00	50	6.07	91	84.31	Brown			8	6-2-0	128	9	6-3-0	Ivy
81	-3.81	93	-8.06	92	84.45	Cincinnati			11	5-6-0	83	11	5-6-0	EIC
91	-7.84	120	-20.12	93	84.91	Richmond			11	3-8-0	81	11	3-8-0	SWIC
117	-17.79	113	-15.92	94	85.00	Colgate			7	2-5-0	138	11	3-8-0	EIC
75	-1.72	34	11.73	95	86.25	Dartmouth			8	6-2-0	122	9	6-3-0	Ivy
110	-14.16	121	-20.16	96	86.88	Citadel			8	2-6-0	99	11	5-6-0	SoCon
107	-13.21	91	-7.72	97	87.38	Harvard			8	3-4-1	133	9	4-4-1	Ivy
67	0.66	56	4.13	98	87.43	Holy Cross			7	5-2-0	130	11	7-4-0	EIC
108	-13.42	118	-18.72	99	87.88	Villanova			8	3-5-0	109	11	5-6-0	EIC
100	-10.34	73	-0.32	100	88.94	Cornell			8	4-3-1	140	9	5-3-1	Ivy
104	-11.88	109	-13.90	101	88.94	William & Mary			9	3-5-1	94	11	5-5-1	SWIC
130	-23.38	127	-23.59	102	89.07	Fresno State			7	1-6-0	115	11	3-8-0	BWC
119	-19.28	126	-22.10	103	89.83	Virginia Military			9	2-7-0	101	11	3-8-0	SoCon
89	-6.81	88	-7.29	104	90.22	Louisville			9	5-4-0	91	11	7-4-0	SWIC
101	-10.60	103	-11.87	105	90.50	Cal State Fullerton			6	2-4-0	80	12	5-7-0	BWC
55	3.79	44	8.00	106	93.32	Tulsa			11	9-2-0	95	11	9-2-0	MVC
134	-27.65	128	-23.59	107	94.18	Ohio University			11	3-8-0	104	11	3-8-0	MAC
82	-4.01	96	-9.56	108	94.64	Louisiana Tech			11	6-5-0	98	11	6-5-0	SLC
71	0.27	95	-8.80	109	95.79	Furman			7	4-3-0	105	11	8-3-0	SoCon
58	2.78	80	-3.67	110	96.08	East Carolina			12	9-3-0	100	12	9-3-0	SWIC
125	-22.37	123	-20.61	111	96.55	Wichita State			10	3-7-0	116	11	4-7-0	MVC
115	-16.51	108	-13.02	112	97.77	New Mexico State			11	6-5-0	110	11	6-5-0	MVC
98	-9.26	111	-14.98	113	98.50	Western Carolina			7	4-3-0	106	11	6-5-0	SoCon
118	-18.20	124	-22.05	114	99.45	Bowling Green			10	3-7-0	119	11	4-7-0	MAC
116	-16.53	112	-15.73	115	99.45	Drake			11	4-7-0	113	11	4-7-0	MVC
123	-22.11	131	-26.69	116	99.73	West Texas A&M			11	3-8-0	114	11	3-8-0	MVC
131	-24.34	135	-30.35	117	100.27	Marshall			11	1-10-0	108	11	1-10-0	SoCon
88	-5.67	105	-12.28	118	100.38	Appalachian State			8	5-3-0	117	11	7-4-0	SoCon
128	-23.29	129	-25.05	119	101.00	Louisiana Lafayette			11	3-8-0	112	11	3-8-0	SLC
83	-4.18	70	0.07	120	101.10	Miami (OH)			10	8-2-0	125	11	8-2-1	MAC
135	-27.93	136	-32.85	121	101.68	Toledo			11	2-9-0	127	11	2-9-0	MAC
56	3.56	84	-4.86	122	102.14	Tennessee Chattanooga			7	5-2-0	111	11	7-3-1	SoCon
111	-14.87	106	-12.66	123	103.90	Cal State Long Beach			10	5-5-0	107	11	5-6-0	BWC
97	-9.07	102	-11.78	124	104.50	Arkansas State			11	7-4-0	123	11	7-4-0	SLC
105	-13.10	117	-18.59	125	105.27	Texas Arlington			11	5-6-0	126	11	5-6-0	SLC
96	-8.95	97	-10.65	126	105.78	Louisiana Monroe			9	5-3-1	135	11	6-4-1	SWIC
132	-26.35	134	-29.26	127	106.69	Northwestern State (LA)			8	2-6-0	134	11	5-6-0	SWIC
129	-23.35	125	-22.05	128	106.95	Kent State			11	4-7-0	139	11	4-7-0	MAC
137	-32.58	130	-25.05	129	107.00	Illinois State			8	2-6-0	144	11	2-9-0	EIC
124	-22.26	115	-17.18	130	107.10	Northern Illinois			10	4-6-0	141	11	5-6-0	MAC
133	-26.46	133	-28.41	131	109.19	Eastern Michigan			8	2-6-0	145	10	3-7-0	MAC
138	-33.75	137	-34.38	132	109.90	Indiana State			10	2-8-0	142	11	3-8-0	MVC
102	-10.95	101	-11.62	133	111.23	Western Michigan			11	7-4-0	146	11	7-4-0	MAC
93	-7.92	114	-16.01	134	112.00	McNeese State			10	6-4-0	143	11	7-4-0	SLC
136	-29.10	138	-36.54	135	112.05	Lamar			10	1-8-1	137	11	2-8-1	SLC
68	0.56	65	2.01	136	112.55	Central Michigan			10	9-1-0	148	11	9-2-0	MAC
46	6.38	48	6.43	137	112.77	Ball State			11	10-1-0	147	11	10-1-0	MAC
126	-22.48	122	-20.22	138	124.09	Southern Illinois			11	7-4-0	150	11	7-4-0	MVC

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College Football 1978Ranking of Division I-A Teams

Based on games played between 1978/9/1 and 1979/1/1Ratings based on Strength of Schedule (Average Rank of Opponents) (Schedule)

College Football 1978
Ranking of Division I-A Teams

Based on games played between 1978/9/1 and 1979/1/1
Ratings based on Strength of Schedule (Average Rank of Opponents) (Schedule)