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September 18, 1978 AP Football Poll

Rank Team (FPV) Conf Rec Pts Last Week
1 < 1 Alabama (50) SEC 2-0 1207 W 38-20 A #11 Missouri
2 < 2 Arkansas (6) Southwest 1-0 1124  
3 < 3 Oklahoma (1) Big 8 2-0 1053 W 52-10 H West Virginia
3 < 5 Penn State (4) Ind 3-0 1053  
5 < 4 Michigan Big Ten 1-0 969  
6 < 7 Texas Southwest 1-0 894  
7 < 8 USC Pac-10 2-0 829  
8 < 9 UCLA Pac-10 2-0 824  
9 < 10 Texas A&M Southwest 1-0 647  
10 < 13 LSU SEC 1-0 551  
11 < 14 Pittsburgh Ind 1-0 537  
12 < 12 Nebraska Big 8 2-1 532  
13 < 16 Florida State Ind 2-0 432  
14 < 15 Notre Dame Ind 0-1 325  
15 < 18 Washington Pac-10 1-1 311  
16 < 6 Ohio State Big Ten 0-1 293  
17 < 11 Missouri Big 8 1-1 259  
18 < 20 Maryland ACC 2-0 204  
19 < NR Colorado Big 8 2-0 148  
20 < 19 Iowa State Big 8 2-0 139 W 14-13 H San Diego State
NR < 17 Kentucky SEC 0  

Conference Breakdown

Conference Teams Avg Rank Total Points
Big 8 5 14.2 2131
Ind 4 10.3 2347
Southwest 3 5.7 2665
Pac-10 3 10.0 1964
SEC 2 5.5 1758
Big Ten 2 10.5 1262
ACC 1 18.0 204

Notes

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  • Polls from 1936-60 had 20 teams, 1961-67 had 10 teams, 1968-88 had 20 teams, and 1989-present had 25 teams.