College Football 1978
Ranking of Teams in each division

Based on games played between 1978/9/1 and 1979/1/1
Ratings based on Chi Square fit to Score Difference (ScoreDif)

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Division FBS [FBS] - College Football 1978
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1978 - Ranking of teams in Division FBS based on Chi Square fit to Score Difference
ScoreDif WinLoss Schedule Division Global Conference
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Division I-A [I-A] - College Football 1978
Results for I-A for other years
1986 1985 1984 1983 1982 1981 1980 1979 1978 1977 1976 1975 1974 1973 1972 1971 1970
1978 - Ranking of teams in Division I-A based on Chi Square fit to Score Difference
ScoreDif WinLoss Schedule Division Global Conference
Rank Rating Rank Rating Rank Rating Team Games Record Rank Games Record
1 39.35 1 43.87 2 23.35 Southern California1312-1-011312-1-0PAC-10
2 36.64 3 34.71 27 39.83 Oklahoma1211-1-021211-1-0BIG 8
3 35.28 2 36.85 11 33.29 Alabama1211-1-031211-1-0SEC
4 31.24 4 30.04 31 44.04 Michigan1210-2-041210-2-0BIG 10
5 30.07 7 28.77 13 33.79 Houston129-3-05129-3-0SWAC
6 29.16 9 28.12 9 31.29 Texas129-3-06129-3-0SWAC
7 28.74 8 28.54 35 45.83 Penn State1211-1-071211-1-0EIC
8 27.68 11 25.68 16 36.58 Nebraska129-3-08129-3-0BIG 8
9 27.32 6 29.26 8 29.46 Notre Dame129-3-09129-3-0EIC
10 26.21 13 24.13 19 37.33 Arkansas129-2-110129-2-1SWAC
11 26.12 12 25.43 17 36.68 Washington117-4-011117-4-0PAC-10
12 25.57 19 20.81 41 48.36 Michigan State118-3-012118-3-0BIG 10
13 25.50 5 29.70 21 38.50 UCLA128-3-113128-3-1PAC-10
14 24.53 14 24.02 18 36.75 Stanford128-4-014128-4-0PAC-10
15 23.37 15 23.88 56 56.21 Purdue129-2-115129-2-1BIG 10
16 23.04 10 26.13 20 38.08 Missouri128-4-016128-4-0BIG 8
17 20.91 16 22.26 67 66.42 Clemson1211-1-0171211-1-0ACC
18 18.94 20 20.27 36 46.08 Texas A&M128-4-018128-4-0SWAC
19 18.86 17 21.57 42 48.92 Georgia129-2-119129-2-1SEC
20 18.16 18 21.15 6 28.32 Texas Tech117-4-020117-4-0SWAC
21 17.66 22 17.29 57 57.62 Maryland129-3-021129-3-0ACC
22 17.46 21 19.86 46 50.25 Arizona State129-3-022129-3-0PAC-10
23 17.08 29 13.50 52 52.05 Florida State118-3-023118-3-0SWIC
24 17.08 26 13.97 3 25.86 Southern Methodist114-6-124114-6-1SWAC
25 17.06 28 13.52 38 47.08 Louisiana State128-4-025128-4-0SEC
26 16.58 25 14.94 33 44.88 Ohio State127-4-126127-4-1BIG 10
27 14.42 23 16.60 26 39.82 California116-5-027116-5-0PAC-10
28 14.11 47 7.33 14 35.77 Florida114-7-028114-7-0SEC
29 13.31 33 12.52 15 36.09 Arizona115-6-030115-6-0PAC-10
30 12.83 32 13.02 62 61.00 North Carolina State129-3-029129-3-0ACC
31 12.50 24 15.04 49 51.04 Iowa State128-4-032128-4-0BIG 8
32 11.85 60 2.60 4 25.91 Baylor113-8-033113-8-0SWAC
33 11.73 31 13.11 76 74.23 Navy118-3-034129-3-0EIC
34 10.98 37 10.00 44 49.68 Colorado116-5-037116-5-0BIG 8
35 10.91 30 13.48 47 50.33 Georgia Tech127-5-036127-5-0SWIC
36 10.75 35 11.47 43 49.32 Auburn116-4-135116-4-1SEC
37 9.89 39 9.58 55 55.27 Wisconsin115-4-239115-4-2BIG 10
38 9.28 40 9.20 45 50.09 Mississippi State116-5-038116-5-0SEC
39 8.39 46 7.61 64 63.50 Brigham Young139-4-041139-4-0WAC
40 8.10 41 8.80 37 46.91 Tennessee115-5-140115-5-1SEC
41 7.86 71 0.05 12 33.77 Oregon112-9-045112-9-0PAC-10
42 7.64 36 10.92 60 60.21 Pittsburgh128-4-043128-4-0EIC
43 7.60 54 5.12 32 44.14 Kentucky114-6-144114-6-1SEC
44 7.34 63 2.23 58 58.45 South Carolina115-5-142115-5-1SWIC
45 6.40 42 8.61 48 50.45 Miami FL116-5-049116-5-0SWIC
46 6.38 48 6.43 137 112.77 Ball State1110-1-0471110-1-0MAC
47 6.24 45 7.79 90 83.59 North Texas119-2-046119-2-0SWIC
48 6.03 53 5.14 83 78.22 Utah State96-3-060117-4-0BWC
49 5.61 27 13.60 73 72.61 Rutgers96-3-059129-3-0EIC
50 5.34 43 8.18 1 22.64 Rice112-9-051112-9-0SWAC
51 5.28 68 1.57 84 78.38 New Mexico127-5-052127-5-0WAC
52 4.25 76 -2.46 22 39.15 Washington State102-7-156113-7-1PAC-10
53 4.00 66 1.94 29 42.59 Indiana114-7-055114-7-0BIG 10
54 3.89 59 2.73 50 51.18 Mississippi115-6-054115-6-0SEC
55 3.79 44 8.00 106 93.32 Tulsa119-2-048119-2-0MVC
56 3.56 84 -4.86 122 102.14 Tennessee Chattanooga75-2-050117-3-1SoCon
57 2.89 52 5.42 30 42.68 Kansas State114-7-057114-7-0BIG 8
58 2.78 80 -3.67 110 96.08 East Carolina129-3-053129-3-0SWIC
59 2.26 58 2.79 7 28.86 Texas Christian112-9-062112-9-0SWAC
60 1.88 51 5.88 10 32.14 Oregon State113-7-164113-7-1PAC-10
61 1.62 38 9.63 69 66.94 Utah96-3-068118-3-0WAC
62 1.41 67 1.63 28 39.95 Oklahoma State113-8-063113-8-0BIG 8
63 0.95 49 6.41 89 83.12 Yale84-2-27695-2-2Ivy
64 0.93 61 2.54 71 69.45 Hawaii116-5-067116-5-0SWIC
65 0.69 62 2.28 78 75.23 Southern Mississippi117-4-058117-4-0SWIC
66 0.67 57 3.45 63 62.68 North Carolina115-6-065115-6-0ACC
67 0.66 56 4.13 98 87.43 Holy Cross75-2-0102117-4-0EIC
68 0.56 65 2.01 136 112.55 Central Michigan109-1-066119-2-0MAC
69 0.43 79 -3.42 61 60.27 Wyoming114-7-073125-7-0WAC
70 0.37 55 5.03 54 55.18 Minnesota115-6-069115-6-0BIG 10
71 0.27 95 -8.80 109 95.79 Furman74-3-061118-3-0SoCon
72 -0.09 64 2.16 34 45.64 Duke114-7-070114-7-0ACC
73 -0.44 74 -1.09 53 55.05 Tulane114-7-072114-7-0SWIC
74 -0.75 69 0.26 80 76.31 Nevada Las Vegas85-3-071117-4-0SWIC
75 -1.72 34 11.73 95 86.25 Dartmouth86-2-010196-3-0Ivy
76 -2.42 72 -0.04 88 82.00 Temple95-3-174117-3-1EIC
77 -2.93 77 -2.76 25 39.55 Iowa112-9-080112-9-0BIG 10
78 -3.41 83 -4.74 66 65.73 Virginia Tech114-7-079114-7-0SWIC
79 -3.53 81 -4.01 40 48.14 Syracuse113-8-085113-8-0EIC
80 -3.56 78 -3.03 77 74.31 San Jose State84-4-081127-5-0BWC
81 -3.81 93 -8.06 92 84.45 Cincinnati115-6-078115-6-0EIC
82 -4.01 96 -9.56 108 94.64 Louisiana Tech116-5-075116-5-0SLC
83 -4.18 70 0.07 120 101.10 Miami OH108-2-084118-2-1MAC
84 -4.62 90 -7.69 79 75.68 San Diego State114-7-086114-7-0WAC
85 -4.66 86 -6.10 85 78.73 Colorado State115-6-087115-6-0WAC
86 -5.42 75 -2.01 23 39.45 Illinois111-8-289111-8-2BIG 10
87 -5.59 99 -10.83 74 73.59 Pacific114-7-088124-8-0BWC
88 -5.67 105 -12.28 118 100.38 Appalachian State85-3-083117-4-0SoCon
89 -6.81 88 -7.29 104 90.22 Louisville95-4-077117-4-0SWIC
90 -7.00 50 6.07 91 84.31 Brown86-2-010396-3-0Ivy
91 -7.84 120 -20.12 93 84.91 Richmond113-8-091113-8-0SWIC
92 -7.88 87 -6.78 65 63.68 Memphis114-7-095114-7-0SWIC
93 -7.92 114 -16.01 134 112.00 McNeese State106-4-092117-4-0SLC
94 -8.05 85 -5.24 5 26.36 Kansas111-10-098111-10-0BIG 8
95 -8.13 98 -10.69 39 47.45 Wake Forest111-10-0100111-10-0ACC
96 -8.95 97 -10.65 126 105.78 Louisiana Monroe95-3-196116-4-1SWIC
97 -9.07 102 -11.78 124 104.50 Arkansas State117-4-094117-4-0SLC
98 -9.26 111 -14.98 113 98.50 Western Carolina74-3-099116-5-0SoCon
99 -9.78 94 -8.47 75 74.00 Army103-6-1117114-6-1EIC
100 -10.34 73 -0.32 100 88.94 Cornell84-3-110995-3-1Ivy
101 -10.60 103 -11.87 105 90.50 Cal State Fullerton62-4-097125-7-0BWC
102 -10.95 101 -11.62 133 111.23 Western Michigan117-4-0105117-4-0MAC
103 -11.56 92 -8.02 51 51.86 Vanderbilt112-9-0111112-9-0SEC
104 -11.88 109 -13.90 101 88.94 William & Mary93-5-1104115-5-1SWIC
105 -13.10 117 -18.59 125 105.27 Texas Arlington115-6-0106115-6-0SLC
106 -13.15 107 -12.94 59 58.45 West Virginia112-9-0113112-9-0EIC
107 -13.21 91 -7.72 97 87.38 Harvard83-4-111094-4-1Ivy
108 -13.42 118 -18.72 99 87.88 Villanova83-5-0107115-6-0EIC
109 -13.60 116 -17.27 68 66.64 Virginia112-9-0116112-9-0ACC
110 -14.16 121 -20.16 96 86.88 Citadel82-6-0108115-6-0SoCon
111 -14.87 106 -12.66 123 103.90 Cal State Long Beach105-5-0112115-6-0BWC
112 -15.40 89 -7.48 87 81.72 Princeton92-5-212592-5-2Ivy
113 -15.82 110 -14.90 81 76.50 Air Force113-8-0124113-8-0SWIC
114 -16.07 100 -11.09 24 39.50 Northwestern110-10-1119110-10-1BIG 10
115 -16.51 108 -13.02 112 97.77 New Mexico State116-5-0118116-5-0MVC
116 -16.53 112 -15.73 115 99.45 Drake114-7-0114114-7-0MVC
117 -17.79 113 -15.92 94 85.00 Colgate72-5-0141113-8-0EIC
118 -18.20 124 -22.05 114 99.45 Bowling Green103-7-0123114-7-0MAC
119 -19.28 126 -22.10 103 89.83 Virginia Military92-7-0122113-8-0SoCon
120 -20.84 104 -11.99 86 81.57 Pennsylvania71-5-113192-6-1Ivy
121 -21.21 132 -26.93 72 70.00 Boston College100-10-0136110-11-0EIC
122 -21.93 119 -20.11 70 68.54 Texas El Paso121-11-0132121-11-0WAC
123 -22.11 131 -26.69 116 99.73 West Texas A&M113-8-0126113-8-0MVC
124 -22.26 115 -17.18 130 107.10 Northern Illinois104-6-0130115-6-0MAC
125 -22.37 123 -20.61 111 96.55 Wichita State103-7-0127114-7-0MVC
126 -22.48 122 -20.22 138 124.09 Southern Illinois117-4-0128117-4-0MVC
127 -22.86 82 -4.08 82 77.06 Columbia82-5-113593-5-1Ivy
128 -23.29 129 -25.05 119 101.00 Louisiana Lafayette113-8-0129113-8-0SLC
129 -23.35 125 -22.05 128 106.95 Kent State114-7-0137114-7-0MAC
130 -23.38 127 -23.59 102 89.07 Fresno State71-6-0121113-8-0BWC
131 -24.34 135 -30.35 117 100.27 Marshall111-10-0138111-10-0SoCon
132 -26.35 134 -29.26 127 106.69 Northwestern State (LA)82-6-0133115-6-0SWIC
133 -26.46 133 -28.41 131 109.19 Eastern Michigan82-6-0140103-7-0MAC
134 -27.65 128 -23.59 107 94.18 Ohio University113-8-0144113-8-0MAC
135 -27.93 136 -32.85 121 101.68 Toledo112-9-0145112-9-0MAC
136 -29.10 138 -36.54 135 112.05 Lamar101-8-1143112-8-1SLC
137 -32.58 130 -25.05 129 107.00 Illinois State82-6-0150112-9-0EIC
138 -33.75 137 -34.38 132 109.90 Indiana State102-8-0146113-8-0MVC
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Division I [Div I] - College Football 1978
Results for Div I for other years
1986 1985 1984 1983 1982 1981 1980 1979 1978 1977 1976 1975 1974 1973 1972 1971 1970
1978 - Ranking of teams in Division I based on Chi Square fit to Score Difference
ScoreDif WinLoss Schedule Division Global Conference
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Results for Div I for other seasons
1986 1985 1984 1983 1982 1981 1980 1979 1978 1977 1976 1975 1974 1973 1972 1971 1970
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University Division [Uni] - College Football 1978
Results for Uni for other years
1986 1985 1984 1983 1982 1981 1980 1979 1978 1977 1976 1975 1974 1973 1972 1971 1970
1978 - Ranking of teams in University Division based on Chi Square fit to Score Difference
ScoreDif WinLoss Schedule Division Global Conference
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Results for Uni for other seasons
1986 1985 1984 1983 1982 1981 1980 1979 1978 1977 1976 1975 1974 1973 1972 1971 1970
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