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1977 Preseason AP Football Poll

Rank Team (FPV) Conf Rec Pts Last Week
1 < 5 Oklahoma (23) Big 8 0-0 1068 DNP
2 < 3 Michigan (19) Big Ten 0-0 1020 DNP
3 < 12 Notre Dame (10) Ind 0-0 948 DNP
4 < 2 USC (3) Pac-8 0-0 766 DNP
5 < 6 Ohio State (2) Big Ten 0-0 673 DNP
6 < 11 Alabama (1) SEC 0-0 541 DNP
7 < 1 Pittsburgh (2) Ind 0-0 408 DNP
8 < 13 Texas Tech (1) Southwest 0-0 388 DNP
9 < 7 Texas A&M (1) Southwest 0-0 376 DNP
10 < 8 Maryland ACC 0-0 361 DNP
11 < 15 UCLA Pac-8 0-0 324 DNP
12 < 16 Colorado Big 8 0-0 313 DNP
13 < NR Penn State Ind 0-0 238 DNP
14 < 4 Houston Southwest 0-0 219 DNP
15 < 9 Nebraska Big 8 0-0 190 DNP
16 < 20 Mississippi State SEC 0-0 124 DNP
17 < NR Arizona State WAC 0-0 69 DNP
17 < NR Florida SEC 0-0 69 DNP
19 < 10 Georgia SEC 0-0 40 DNP
20 < 14 Oklahoma State Big 8 0-0 37 DNP
NR < 17 Rutgers Ind 0-0 0 DNP
NR < 18 Kentucky SEC 0-0 0 DNP
NR < 19 Iowa State Big 8 0-0 0 DNP

Conference Breakdown

Conference Teams Avg Rank Total Points
Big 8 4 12.0 1608
SEC 4 14.5 774
Ind 3 7.7 1594
Southwest 3 10.3 983
Big Ten 2 3.5 1693
Pac-8 2 7.5 1090
ACC 1 10.0 361
WAC 1 17.0 69

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.