1977 NCAA Division I football rankings
| 1977 NCAA Division I football rankings | |
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| Season | 1977 |
| Bowl season | 1977–78 bowl games |
| Preseason No. 1 | |
| End of season champions | Notre Dame |
Two human polls comprised the 1977 National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I football rankings. Unlike most sports, college football's governing body, the NCAA, does not bestow a national championship, instead that title is bestowed by one or more different polling agencies. There are two main weekly polls that begin in the preseason—the AP Poll and the Coaches' Poll.
Legend
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AP Poll
| Preseason Preseason[1][2] | Week 1 Sep 12[1] | Week 2 Sep 19[1] | Week 3 Sep 26[1] | Week 4 Oct 3[1] | Week 5 Oct 10[1] | Week 6 Oct 17[1] | Week 7 Oct 24[1] | Week 8 Oct 31[1] | Week 9 Nov 7[1] | Week 10 Nov 14[1] | Week 11 Nov 21[1] | Week 12 Nov 28[1] | Week 13 (Final) Final[1][3] | ||
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| 1. | Oklahoma (23) | Michigan (1-0) | Michigan (2-0) | Oklahoma (3-0) | USC (4-0) | Michigan (5-0) | Michigan (6-0) | Texas (6-0) | Texas (7-0) | Texas (8-0) | Texas (9-0) | Texas (10-0) | Texas (11-0) | Notre Dame (11-1) (37 ⅓) | 1. |
| 2. | Michigan (19) | USC (1-0) | USC (2-0) | USC (3-0) | Oklahoma (4-0) | Texas (4-0) | Texas (5-0) | Alabama (6-1) | Alabama (7-1) | Alabama (8-1) | Alabama (9-1) | Alabama (9-1) | Oklahoma (10-1) | Alabama (11-1) (19 ⅓) | 2. |
| 3. | Notre Dame (10) | Notre Dame (1-0) | Oklahoma (2-0) | Michigan (3-0) | Michigan (4-0) | Colorado (5-0) | Alabama (5-1) | Ohio State (6-1) | Oklahoma (7-1) | Oklahoma (8-1) | Oklahoma (9-1) | Oklahoma (9-1) | Alabama (10-1) | Arkansas (11-1) (5 ⅓) | 3. |
| 4. | USC (3) | Alabama (1-0) | Ohio State (2-0) | Penn State (3-0) | Ohio State (3-1) | Alabama (4-1) | Ohio State (5-1) | Oklahoma (6-1) | Ohio State (7-1) | Ohio State (8-1) | Ohio State (9-1) | Michigan (10-1) | Michigan (10-1) | Texas (11-1) (2) | 4. |
| 5. | Ohio State (2) | Oklahoma (1-0) | Penn State (2-0) | Texas A&M (3-0) | Texas (3-0) | Ohio State (4-1) | USC (5-1) | Notre Dame (5-1) | Notre Dame (6-1) | Notre Dame (7-1) | Michigan (9-1) | Notre Dame (9-1) | Notre Dame (9-1) | Penn State (11-1) | 5. |
| 6. | Alabama (1) | Ohio State (1-0) | Texas A&M (2-0) | Ohio State (2-1) | Colorado (4-0) | USC (4-1) | Oklahoma (5-1) | Michigan (6-1) | Michigan (7-1) | Michigan (8-1) | Notre Dame (8-1) | Arkansas (9-1) | Arkansas (10-1) | Kentucky (10-1) | 6. |
| 7. | Pittsburgh (2) | Texas A&M (1-0) | Texas Tech (2-0) | Colorado (3-0) | Alabama (3-1) т | Oklahoma (4-1) | Colorado (5-0-1) | Kentucky (6-1) | Kentucky (7-1) | Kentucky (8-1) | Kentucky (9-1) | Kentucky (10-1) | Kentucky (10-1) | Oklahoma (10-2) | 7. |
| 8. | Texas Tech (1) | Texas Tech (1-0) | Colorado (2-0) | Texas (2-0) | Arkansas (4-0) т | Arkansas (4-0) | Kentucky (5-1) | Arkansas (5-1) | Arkansas (6-1) | Arkansas (7-1) | Arkansas (8-1) | Ohio State (9-2) | Penn State (10-1) | Pittsburgh (9-2-1) | 8. |
| 9. | Texas A&M (1) | Houston (0-0) | Texas (2-0) | Florida (2-0) | Nebraska (3-1) | Nebraska (4-1) | Arkansas (4-1) | Penn State (6-1) | Penn State (7-1) | Penn State (8-1) | Penn State (9-1) | Penn State (9-1) | Ohio State (9-2) | Michigan (10-2) | 9. |
| 10. | Maryland | Penn State (1-0) | Alabama (1-1) | Alabama (2-1) | Penn State (3-1) | Penn State (4-1) | Penn State (5-1) | USC (5-2) | Texas A&M (6-1) | Pittsburgh (7-1-1) | Pittsburgh (8-1-1) | Pittsburgh (8-1-1) | Pittsburgh (8-2-1) | Washington (8-4) | 10. |
| 11. | UCLA | Maryland (1-0) | Notre Dame (1-1) | Nebraska (2-1) | Notre Dame (3-1) | Notre Dame (3-1) | Notre Dame (4-1) | Texas A&M (5-1) | Nebraska (6-2) | Texas A&M (6-1) | Nebraska (8-2) | Nebraska (8-2) | Clemson (8-2-1) | Ohio State (9-3) | 11. |
| 12. | Colorado | Colorado (1-0) | Mississippi State (2-0) | Arkansas (3-0) | Texas A&M (3-1) | Kentucky (4-1) | Texas A&M (4-1) | Nebraska (5-2) | Pittsburgh (6-1-1) | Nebraska (7-2) | Arizona State (8-1) | Texas A&M (7-2) | Nebraska (8-3) | Nebraska (9-3) | 12. |
| 13. | Penn State | Mississippi State (2-0) | Florida (1-0) | Texas Tech (2-1) | BYU (3-0) | Texas A&M (3-1) | Texas Tech (5-1) | Pittsburgh (5-1-1) | Clemson (7-1) | BYU (7-1) | Florida State (8-1) | Clemson (8-2-1) | Washington (7-4) | USC (8-4) | 13. |
| 14. | Houston | UCLA (0-0) | Nebraska (1-1) | Notre Dame (2-1) | California (4-0) | Wisconsin (5-0) | Pittsburgh (4-1-1) | Texas Tech (5-1) | BYU (6-1) | USC (6-3) | Texas A&M (6-2) | Washington (7-4) | North Carolina (8-2-1) | Florida State (10-2) | 14. |
| 15. | Nebraska | Oklahoma State (1-0) | Washington State (2-0) | BYU (2-0) | Pittsburgh (3-1) | Texas Tech (4-1) | California (5-1) | Colorado (5-1-1) | Florida State (6-1) | Clemson (7-1-1) | Clemson (7-2-1) | North Carolina (8-2-1) | Arizona State (9-2) | Stanford (9-3) | 15. |
| 16. | Mississippi State | Pittsburgh (0-1) | Arkansas (2-0) | Pittsburgh (2-1) | Kentucky (3-1) | LSU (3-1) | Iowa State (5-1) | Clemson (6-1) | USC (5-3) | Florida State (7-1) | Texas Tech (7-2) | San Diego State (9-1) | San Diego State (9-1) | San Diego State (10-1) | 16. |
| 17. | Arizona State | Georgia (1-0) | West Virginia (2-0) | California (3-0) | Texas Tech (3-1) | Pittsburgh (3-1-1) | BYU (4-1) | BYU (5-1) | California (6-2) | Arizona State (7-1) | BYU (7-2) | UCLA (7-3) | BYU (9-2) т | North Carolina (8-3-1) | 17. |
| 18. | Florida | Texas (1-0) | UCLA (1-1) | Mississippi State (2-1) | LSU (2-1) | Florida (2-1-1) | Nebraska (4-2) | Florida (3-1-1) | LSU (5-2) | Texas Tech (6-2) | North Carolina (7-2-1) | BYU (8-2) | Texas A&M (7-3) т | Arizona State (9-3) | 18. |
| 19. | Georgia | Florida (0-0) | Houston (1-1) | Houston (2-1) | Wisconsin (4-0) | Houston (3-1) | Florida (2-1-1) | Minnesota (5-2) | Arizona State (6-1) т | North Carolina (6-2-1) | Washington (6-4) | Arizona State (8-2) | Florida State (8-2) | Clemson (8-3-1) | 19. |
| 20. | Oklahoma State | BYU (1-0) | BYU (1-0) | Arizona State (2-0) | Florida (2-1) | California (4-1) | Clemson (5-1) | Florida State(5-1) | Iowa State (6-2) т | Colgate (9-0) | UCLA (7-3) | Florida State (8-2) | USC (7-4) | BYU (9-2) | 20. |
| Preseason Preseason[1][2] | Week 1 Sep 12[1] | Week 2 Sep 19[1] | Week 3 Sep 26[1] | Week 4 Oct 3[1] | Week 5 Oct 10[1] | Week 6 Oct 17[1] | Week 7 Oct 24[1] | Week 8 Oct 31[1] | Week 9 Nov 7[1] | Week 10 Nov 14[1] | Week 11 Nov 21[1] | Week 12 Nov 28[1] | Week 13 (Final) Final[1][3] | ||
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Final Coaches' poll
The final UPI Coaches Poll was released after the bowl games, on January 3, 1978.[4]
Notre Dame received 23 of the 39 first-place votes; Alabama received thirteen, Arkansas two, and Texas one.[5]
| Ranking | Team |
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| 1 | Notre Dame |
| 2 | Alabama |
| 3 | Arkansas |
| 4 | Penn State |
| 5 | Texas |
| 6 | Oklahoma |
| 7 | Pittsburgh |
| 8 | Michigan |
| 9 | Washington |
| 10 | Nebraska |
| 11 | Florida State |
| 12 | Ohio State |
| USC | |
| 14 | North Carolina |
| 15 | Stanford |
| 16 | North Texas |
| BYU | |
| 18 | Arizona State |
| 19 | San Diego State |
| North Carolina State |
Source:[6]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n "1977 Polls". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 20, 2017.
- ^ "1977 Preseason AP Football Poll". College Poll Archive. Retrieved February 20, 2017.
- ^ "1977 Final AP Football Poll". College Poll Archive. Retrieved February 20, 2017.
- ^ "AP, UPI agree – it's Notre Dame". St. Petersburg Times. (Florida). AP, UPI. January 4, 1978. p. 1C.
- ^ "It might not add up, but Irish are clearly No. 1". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). AP, UPI. January 4, 1978. p. 3C.
- ^ http://homepages.cae.wisc.edu/~dwilson/rfsc/history/CoachPolls.txt