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November 27, 1978 AP Football Poll

Rank

 

Team (FPV)

 

Conf

 

WLT

 

PTS

 

CP

 

Last Week

1

  <  1

 

Penn State (52)

 

Ind

 

11-0

 

1256

 

 

W 17-10 vs #15 Pittsburgh

2

  <  2

 

Alabama (2)

 

SEC

 

9-1

 

1173

 

 

 

3

  <  3

 

USC (7)

 

Pac-10

 

10-1

 

1145

 

 

 

4

  <  4

 

Oklahoma (3)

 

Big 8

 

10-1

 

1133

 

 

DNP

5

  <  6

 

Michigan

 

Big Ten

 

10-1

 

1028

 

 

 

6

  <  7

 

Nebraska

 

Big 8

 

9-2

 

940

 

 

 

7

  <  10

 

Clemson

 

ACC

 

10-1

 

864

 

 

 

8

  <  11

 

Arkansas

 

SWC

 

8-2

 

722

 

 

 

9

  <  5

 

Houston

 

SWC

 

8-2

 

698

 

 

 

10

  <  8

 

Notre Dame

 

Ind

 

8-3

 

689

 

 

 

11

  <  12

 

Georgia

 

SEC

 

8-1-1

 

658

 

 

 

12

  <  14

 

Michigan State

 

Big Ten

 

8-3

 

548

 

 

 

13

  <  13

 

Maryland

 

ACC

 

9-2

 

519

 

 

 

14

  <  9

 

Texas

 

SWC

 

7-3

 

396

 

 

 

15

  <  17

 

UCLA

 

Pac-10

 

8-3

 

367

 

 

 

16

  <  15

 

Pittsburgh

 

Ind

 

8-3

 

310

 

 

 

17

  <  18

 

Purdue

 

Big Ten

 

8-2-1

 

297

 

 

 

18

  <  19

 

Missouri

 

Big 8

 

7-4

 

200

 

 

 

19

  <  20

 

Iowa State

 

Big 8

 

8-3

 

98

 

 

DNP

20

  <  16

 

Ohio State

 

Big Ten

 

7-3-1

 

96

 

 

 

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NOTES
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- * = Received first place votes (non-AP rankings)
- CP = Coaches Poll (1950 to present)
- HP = Harris Poll (2005 to present; starts in late September)
- BCS = BCS Rankings (1998 to present; starts in mid-October)
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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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