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October 17, 1977 AP Football Poll

Rank Team (FPV) Conf Rec Pts Last Week
1 < 1 Michigan (47) Big Ten 6-0 1100 W 56-0 H #14 Wisconsin
2 < 2 Texas (8) Southwest 5-0 1014  
3 < 4 Alabama SEC 5-1 811 W 24-10 H Tennessee
4 < 5 Ohio State Big Ten 5-1 700  
5 < 6 USC Pac-8 5-1 689  
6 < 7 Oklahoma Big 8 5-1 638 W 21-17 A Missouri
7 < 3 Colorado Big 8 5-0-1 431  
8 < 12 Kentucky (1) SEC 5-1 369  
9 < 8 Arkansas Southwest 4-1 340  
10 < 10 Penn State Ind 5-1 328  
11 < 11 Notre Dame Ind 4-1 296  
12 < 13 Texas A&M Southwest 4-1 220  
13 < 15 Texas Tech Southwest 5-1 151  
14 < 17 Pittsburgh Ind 4-1-1 143  
15 < 20 California Pac-8 5-1 111  
16 < NR Iowa State Big 8 5-1 44 W 24-21 A Nebraska
17 < NR BYU WAC 4-1 40  
18 < 9 Nebraska Big 8 4-2 38  
19 < 18 Florida SEC 2-1-1 33  
20 < NR Clemson ACC 5-1 31  
NR < 14 Wisconsin Big Ten 0  
NR < 16 LSU SEC 0  
NR < 19 Houston Southwest 0  

Conference Breakdown

Conference Teams Avg Rank Total Points
Southwest 4 9.0 1725
Big 8 4 11.8 1151
SEC 3 10.0 1213
Ind 3 11.7 767
Big Ten 2 2.5 1800
Pac-8 2 10.0 800
WAC 1 17.0 40
ACC 1 20.0 31

Notes

  • * = Received first place votes (non-AP rankings); Hold the mouse cursor over these rankings to see the first place votes (where available) in a tooltip (for browsers that support tooltips)
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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.