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October 10, 1977 AP Football Poll

Rank Team (FPV) Conf Rec Pts Last Week
1 < 3 Michigan (44) Big Ten 5-0 1180 W 24-14 A Michigan State
2 < 5 Texas (15) Southwest 4-0 1100  
3 < 6 Colorado (1) Big 8 5-0 775  
4 < 7 Alabama SEC 4-1 762 W 21-20 A #1 USC
5 < 4 Ohio State (1) Big Ten 4-1 735  
6 < 1 USC Pac-8 4-1 659 L 21-20 H #7 Alabama
7 < 2 Oklahoma Big 8 4-1 657 L 13-6 N #5 Texas
8 < 7 Arkansas Southwest 4-0 475  
9 < 9 Nebraska Big 8 4-1 471  
10 < 10 Penn State Ind 4-1 304  
11 < 11 Notre Dame Ind 3-1 219  
12 < 16 Kentucky SEC 4-1 184  
13 < 12 Texas A&M Southwest 3-1 169  
14 < 19 Wisconsin Big Ten 5-0 144  
15 < 17 Texas Tech Southwest 4-1 95  
16 < 18 LSU SEC 3-1 93  
17 < 15 Pittsburgh Ind 3-1-1 77  
18 < 20 Florida SEC 2-1-1 23  
19 < NR Houston Southwest 3-1 20  
20 < 14 California Pac-8 4-1 18  
NR < 13 BYU WAC 0  

Conference Breakdown

Conference Teams Avg Rank Total Points
Southwest 5 11.4 1859
SEC 4 12.5 1062
Big 8 3 6.3 1903
Big Ten 3 6.7 2059
Ind 3 12.7 600
Pac-8 2 13.0 677

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.