1978 Preseason AP Football Poll

Rank

Team (FPV)

Conf

WLT

PTS

CP

Last Week

1

<  2

Alabama (31)

SEC

11-1

1215

DNP

2

<  3

Arkansas (13)

SWC

11-1

1111

DNP

3

<  5

Penn State (5)

Ind

11-1

1013

DNP

4

<  7

Oklahoma (1)

Big 8

10-2

997

DNP

5

<  1

Notre Dame (9)

Ind

11-1

987

DNP

6

<  9

Michigan

Big Ten

10-2

908

DNP

7

<  11

Ohio State

Big Ten

9-3

884

DNP

8

<  4

Texas (1)

SWC

11-1

759

DNP

9

<  13

USC (2)

Pac-10

8-4

747

DNP

10

<  12

Nebraska

Big 8

9-3

563

DNP

11

<  10

Washington

Pac-10

10-2

546

DNP

12

<  NR

UCLA

Pac-10

0-11

494

DNP

13

<  NR

LSU

SEC

8-4

486

DNP

14

<  8

Pittsburgh

Ind

9-2-1

434

DNP

15

<  6

Kentucky

SEC

10-1

419

DNP

16

<  NR

Texas A&M (1)

SWC

8-4

410

DNP

17

<  14

Florida State

Ind

10-2

192

DNP

18

<  19

Clemson

ACC

8-3-1

152

DNP

19

<  17

North Carolina

ACC

8-3-1

150

DNP

20

<  NR

Iowa State

Big 8

8-4

148

DNP

NR

<  18

Arizona State

Pac-10

9-3

DNP

NR

<  20

BYU

WAC

9-2

DNP

NR

<  16

San Diego State

WAC

10-1

DNP

NR

<  15

Stanford

Pac-10

9-3

DNP

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NOTES
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- Regular-season polls from 1936-60 had 20 teams, from 1961-67 had 10 teams (except for the 1961 final poll which had 20), and 1989-present had 25 teams.
- This weekly poll data was contributed to the ESPN College Football Encyclopedia

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