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October 24, 1977 AP Football Poll

Rank Team (FPV) Conf Rec Pts Last Week
1 < 2 Texas (65) Southwest 6-0 1336 W 30-14 A SMU
2 < 3 Alabama SEC 6-1 1077 W 55-6 H Louisville
3 < 4 Ohio State (1) Big Ten 6-1 963  
4 < 6 Oklahoma Big 8 6-1 952 W 35-16 H #16 Iowa State
5 < 11 Notre Dame Ind 5-1 740  
6 < 1 Michigan Big Ten 6-1 719 L 16-0 A Minnesota
7 < 8 Kentucky (1) SEC 6-1 610  
8 < 9 Arkansas Southwest 5-1 505  
9 < 10 Penn State Ind 6-1 484  
10 < 5 USC Pac-8 5-2 315  
11 < 12 Texas A&M Southwest 5-1 285  
12 < 18 Nebraska Big 8 5-2 260  
13 < 14 Pittsburgh Ind 5-1-1 194  
14 < 13 Texas Tech Southwest 5-1 177  
15 < 7 Colorado Big 8 5-1-1 132  
16 < 20 Clemson ACC 6-1 94  
17 < 17 BYU WAC 5-1 60  
18 < 19 Florida SEC 3-1-1 24  
19 < NR Minnesota Big Ten 5-2 22 W 16-0 H #1 Michigan
20 < NR Florida State Ind 5-1 14  
NR < 15 California Pac-8 0  
NR < 16 Iowa State Big 8 0  

Conference Breakdown

Conference Teams Avg Rank Total Points
Southwest 4 8.5 2303
Ind 4 11.8 1432
SEC 3 9.0 1711
Big Ten 3 9.3 1704
Big 8 3 10.3 1344
Pac-8 1 10.0 315
ACC 1 16.0 94
WAC 1 17.0 60

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.