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1977 Final AP Football Poll

Rank Team (FPV) Conf Rec Pts Last Week
1 < 5 Notre Dame (37.33) Ind 11-1 1180 W 38-10 N #1 Texas (Cotton)
2 < 3 Alabama (19.33) SEC 11-1 1132 W 35-6 N #9 Ohio State (Sugar)
3 < 6 Arkansas (5.33) Southwest 11-1 1011  
4 < 1 Texas (2) Southwest 11-1 797 L 38-10 N #5 Notre Dame (Cotton)
5 < 8 Penn State Ind 11-1 768  
6 < 7 Kentucky SEC 10-1 605  
7 < 2 Oklahoma Big 8 10-2 592 L 31-6 N #6 Arkansas (Orange)
8 < 10 Pittsburgh Ind 9-2-1 508  
9 < 4 Michigan Big Ten 10-2 443  
10 < 13 Washington Pac-8 8-4 437  
11 < 9 Ohio State Big Ten 9-3 242  
12 < 12 Nebraska Big 8 9-3 240  
13 < 20 USC Pac-8 8-4 140  
14 < 19 Florida State Ind 10-2 138  
15 < NR Stanford Pac-8 9-3 68  
16 < 16 San Diego State Ind 10-1 62 DNP
17 < 14 North Carolina ACC 8-3-1 53  
18 < 15 Arizona State WAC 9-3 39  
19 < 11 Clemson ACC 8-3-1 37  
20 < 17 BYU WAC 9-2 23  
NR < 17 Texas A&M Southwest 0  

Conference Breakdown

Conference Teams Avg Rank Total Points
Ind 5 8.8 2656
Pac-8 3 12.7 645
Southwest 2 3.5 1808
SEC 2 4.0 1737
Big 8 2 9.5 832
Big Ten 2 10.0 685
ACC 2 18.0 90
WAC 2 19.0 62

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.