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October 30, 1978 AP Football Poll

Rank Team (FPV) Conf Rec Pts Last Week
1 < 1 Oklahoma (52) Big 8 8-0 1228 W 56-19 H Kansas State
2 < 2 Penn State (10) Ind 8-0 1168  
3 < 3 Alabama SEC 7-1 1074  
4 < 4 Nebraska Big 8 7-1 995  
5 < 5 Maryland ACC 8-0 966  
6 < 6 USC Pac-10 6-1 948  
7 < 7 Texas Southwest 6-1 835  
8 < 8 Michigan Big Ten 6-1 783  
9 < 10 UCLA Pac-10 7-1 761  
10 < 11 Houston Southwest 6-1 759  
11 < 18 Navy Ind 7-0 549  
12 < 14 LSU SEC 5-1 477  
13 < 16 Georgia SEC 6-1 475  
14 < 17 Purdue Big Ten 6-1 452  
15 < 19 Notre Dame Ind 5-2 339  
16 < 20 Clemson ACC 6-1 311  
17 < 9 Arkansas Southwest 4-2 298  
18 < NR Michigan State Big Ten 4-3 101  
19 < 15 Pittsburgh Ind 5-2 80  
20 < NR Washington Pac-10 5-3 75  
NR < 12 Arizona State Pac-10 0  
NR < 13 Missouri Big 8 0  

Conference Breakdown

Conference Teams Avg Rank Total Points
Ind 4 11.8 2136
SEC 3 9.3 2026
Southwest 3 11.3 1892
Pac-10 3 11.7 1784
Big Ten 3 13.3 1336
Big 8 2 2.5 2223
ACC 2 10.5 1277

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.