1977 NCAA Division I football rankings

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AP Poll

|Week1-1 = Oklahoma (23) |Week1-2 = Michigan (19) |Week1-3 = Notre Dame (10) |Week1-4 = USC (3) |Week1-5 = Ohio State (2) |Week1-6 = Alabama (1) |Week1-7 = Pittsburgh (2) |Week1-8 = Texas Tech (1) |Week1-9 = Texas A&M (1) |Week1-10 = Maryland |Week1-11 = UCLA |Week1-12 = Colorado |Week1-13 = Penn State |Week1-14 = Houston |Week1-15 = Nebraska |Week1-16 = Mississippi State |Week1-17 = Arizona State |Week1-18 = Florida |Week1-19 = Georgia |Week1-20 = Oklahoma State |Week2-1 = Michigan (1–0) |Week2-1-Color = u |Week2-2 = USC (1–0) |Week2-2-Color = u |Week2-3 = Notre Dame (1–0) |Week2-3-Color = |Week2-4 = Alabama (1–0) |Week2-4-Color = u |Week2-5 = Oklahoma (1–0) |Week2-5-Color = d |Week2-6 = Ohio State (1–0) |Week2-6-Color = d |Week2-7 = Texas A&M (1–0) |Week2-7-Color = u |Week2-8 = Texas Tech (1–0) |Week2-8-Color = |Week2-9 = Houston (0–0) |Week2-9-Color = u |Week2-10 = Penn State (1–0) |Week2-10-Color = u |Week2-11 = Maryland (1–0) |Week2-11-Color = d |Week2-12 = Colorado (1–0) |Week2-12-Color = |Week2-13 = Mississippi State (2–0) |Week2-13-Color = u |Week2-14 = UCLA (0–0) |Week2-14-Color = d |Week2-15 = Oklahoma State (1–0) |Week2-15-Color = u |Week2-16 = Pittsburgh (0–1) |Week2-16-Color = d |Week2-17 = Georgia (1–0) |Week2-17-Color = u |Week2-18 = Texas (1–0) |Week2-18-Color = npr |Week2-19 = Florida (0–0) |Week2-19-Color = d |Week2-20 = BYU (1–0) |Week2-20-Color = npr |Week3-1 = Michigan (2–0) |Week3-1-Color = |Week3-2 = USC (2–0) |Week3-2-Color = |Week3-3 = Oklahoma (2–0) |Week3-3-Color = u |Week3-4 = Ohio State (2–0) |Week3-4-Color = u |Week3-5 = Penn State (2–0) |Week3-5-Color = u |Week3-6 = Texas A&M (2–0) |Week3-6-Color = u |Week3-7 = Texas Tech (2–0) |Week3-7-Color = u |Week3-8 = Colorado (2–0) |Week3-8-Color = u |Week3-9 = Texas (2–0) |Week3-9-Color = u |Week3-10 = Alabama (1–1) |Week3-10-Color = d |Week3-11 = Notre Dame (1–1) |Week3-11-Color = d |Week3-12 = Mississippi State (2–0) |Week3-12-Color = u |Week3-13 = Florida (1–0) |Week3-13-Color = u |Week3-14 = Nebraska (1–1) |Week3-14-Color = npr |Week3-15 = Washington State (2–0) |Week3-15-Color = npr |Week3-16 = Arkansas (2–0) |Week3-16-Color = npr |Week3-17 = West Virginia (2–0) |Week3-17-Color = npr |Week3-18 = UCLA (1–1) |Week3-18-Color = d |Week3-19 = Houston (1–1) |Week3-19-Color = d |Week3-20 = BYU (1–0) |Week3-20-Color = |Week4-1 = Oklahoma (3–0) |Week4-1-Color = u |Week4-2 = USC (3–0) |Week4-2-Color = |Week4-3 = Michigan (3–0) |Week4-3-Color = d |Week4-4 = Penn State (3–0) |Week4-4-Color = u |Week4-5 = Texas A&M (3–0) |Week4-5-Color = u |Week4-6 = Ohio State (2–1) |Week4-6-Color = d |Week4-7 = Colorado (3–0) |Week4-7-Color = u |Week4-8 = Texas (2–0) |Week4-8-Color = u |Week4-9 = Florida (2–0) |Week4-9-Color = u |Week4-10 = Alabama (2–1) |Week4-10-Color = |Week4-11 = Nebraska (2–1) |Week4-11-Color = u |Week4-12 = Arkansas (3–0) |Week4-12-Color = u |Week4-13 = Texas Tech (2–1) |Week4-13-Color = d |Week4-14 = Notre Dame (2–1) |Week4-14-Color = d |Week4-15 = BYU (2–0) |Week4-15-Color = u |Week4-16 = Pittsburgh (2–1) |Week4-16-Color = npr |Week4-17 = California (3–0) |Week4-17-Color = npr |Week4-18 = Mississippi State (2–1) |Week4-18-Color = d |Week4-19 = Houston (2–1) |Week4-19-Color = |Week4-20 = Arizona State (2–0) |Week4-20-Color = npr |Week5-1 = USC (4–0) |Week5-1-Color = u |Week5-2 = Oklahoma (4–0) |Week5-2-Color = d |Week5-3 = Michigan (4–0) |Week5-3-Color = |Week5-4 = Ohio State (3–1) |Week5-4-Color = u |Week5-5 = Texas (3–0) |Week5-5-Color = u |Week5-6 = Colorado (4–0) |Week5-6-Color = u |Week5-7 = Alabama (3–1) т |Week5-7-Color = tu |Week5-8 = Arkansas (4–0) т |Week5-8-Color = u |Week5-9 = Nebraska (3–1) |Week5-9-Color = u |Week5-10 = Penn State (3–1) |Week5-10-Color = d |Week5-11 = Notre Dame (3–1) |Week5-11-Color = u |Week5-12 = Texas A&M (3–1) |Week5-12-Color = d |Week5-13 = BYU (3–0) |Week5-13-Color = u |Week5-14 = California (4–0) |Week5-14-Color = u |Week5-15 = Pittsburgh (3–1) |Week5-15-Color = u |Week5-16 = Kentucky (3–1) |Week5-16-Color = npr |Week5-17 = Texas Tech (3–1) |Week5-17-Color = d |Week5-18 = LSU (2–1) |Week5-18-Color = npr |Week5-19 = Wisconsin (4–0) |Week5-19-Color = npr |Week5-20 = Florida (2–1) |Week5-20-Color = d |Week6-1 = Michigan (5–0) |Week6-1-Color = u |Week6-2 = Texas (4–0) |Week6-2-Color = u |Week6-3 = Colorado (5–0) |Week6-3-Color = u |Week6-4 = Alabama (4–1) |Week6-4-Color = u |Week6-5 = Ohio State (4–1) |Week6-5-Color = d |Week6-6 = USC (4–1) |Week6-6-Color = d |Week6-7 = Oklahoma (4–1) |Week6-7-Color = d |Week6-8 = Arkansas (4–0) |Week6-8-Color = d |Week6-9 = Nebraska (4–1) |Week6-9-Color = |Week6-10 = Penn State (4–1) |Week6-10-Color = |Week6-11 = Notre Dame (3–1) |Week6-11-Color = |Week6-12 = Kentucky (4–1) |Week6-12-Color = u |Week6-13 = Texas A&M (3–1) |Week6-13-Color = d |Week6-14 = Wisconsin (5–0) |Week6-14-Color = u |Week6-15 = Texas Tech (4–1) |Week6-15-Color = u |Week6-16 = LSU (3–1) |Week6-16-Color = u |Week6-17 = Pittsburgh (3–1–1) |Week6-17-Color = d |Week6-18 = Florida (2–1–1) |Week6-18-Color = u |Week6-19 = Houston (3–1) |Week6-19-Color = npr |Week6-20 = California (4–1) |Week6-20-Color = d |Week7-1 = Michigan (6–0) |Week7-1-Color = |Week7-2 = Texas (5–0) |Week7-2-Color = |Week7-3 = Alabama (5–1) |Week7-3-Color = u |Week7-4 = Ohio State (5–1) |Week7-4-Color = u |Week7-5 = USC (5–1) |Week7-5-Color = u |Week7-6 = Oklahoma (5–1) |Week7-6-Color = u |Week7-7 = Colorado (5–0–1) |Week7-7-Color = d |Week7-8 = Kentucky (5–1) |Week7-8-Color = u |Week7-9 = Arkansas (4–1) |Week7-9-Color = d |Week7-10 = Penn State (5–1) |Week7-10-Color = |Week7-11 = Notre Dame (4–1) |Week7-11-Color = |Week7-12 = Texas A&M (4–1) |Week7-12-Color = u |Week7-13 = Texas Tech (5–1) |Week7-13-Color = u |Week7-14 = Pittsburgh (4–1–1) |Week7-14-Color = u |Week7-15 = California (5–1) |Week7-15-Color = u |Week7-16 = Iowa State (5–1) |Week7-16-Color = npr |Week7-17 = BYU (4–1) |Week7-17-Color = npr |Week7-18 = Nebraska (4–2) |Week7-18-Color = d |Week7-19 = Florida (2–1–1) |Week7-19-Color = d |Week7-20 = Clemson (5–1) |Week7-20-Color = npr |Week8-1 = Texas (6–0) |Week8-1-Color = u |Week8-2 = Alabama (6–1) |Week8-2-Color = u |Week8-3 = Ohio State (6–1) |Week8-3-Color = u |Week8-4 = Oklahoma (6–1) |Week8-4-Color = u |Week8-5 = Notre Dame (5–1) |Week8-5-Color = u |Week8-6 = Michigan (6–1) |Week8-6-Color = d |Week8-7 = Kentucky (6–1) |Week8-7-Color = u |Week8-8 = Arkansas (5–1) |Week8-8-Color = u |Week8-9 = Penn State (6–1) |Week8-9-Color = u |Week8-10 = USC (5–2) |Week8-10-Color = d |Week8-11 = Texas A&M (5–1) |Week8-11-Color = u |Week8-12 = Nebraska (5–2) |Week8-12-Color = u |Week8-13 = Pittsburgh (5–1–1) |Week8-13-Color = u |Week8-14 = Texas Tech (5–1) |Week8-14-Color = d |Week8-15 = Colorado (5–1–1) |Week8-15-Color = d |Week8-16 = Clemson (6–1) |Week8-16-Color = u |Week8-17 = BYU (5–1) |Week8-17-Color = |Week8-18 = Florida (3–1–1) |Week8-18-Color = u |Week8-19 = Minnesota (5–2) |Week8-19-Color = npr |Week8-20 = Florida State (5–1) |Week8-20-Color = npr |Week9-1 = Texas (7–0) |Week9-1-Color = |Week9-2 = Alabama (7–1) |Week9-2-Color = |Week9-3 = Oklahoma (7–1) |Week9-3-Color = u |Week9-4 = Ohio State (7–1) |Week9-4-Color = d |Week9-5 = Notre Dame (6–1) |Week9-5-Color = |Week9-6 = Michigan (7–1) |Week9-6-Color = |Week9-7 = Kentucky (7–1) |Week9-7-Color = |Week9-8 = Arkansas (6–1) |Week9-8-Color = |Week9-9 = Penn State (7–1) |Week9-9-Color = |Week9-10 = Texas A&M (6–1) |Week9-10-Color = u |Week9-11 = Nebraska (6–2) |Week9-11-Color = u |Week9-12 = Pittsburgh (6–1–1) |Week9-12-Color = u |Week9-13 = Clemson (7–1) |Week9-13-Color = u |Week9-14 = BYU (6–1) |Week9-14-Color = u |Week9-15 = Florida State (6–1) |Week9-15-Color = u |Week9-16 = USC (5–3) |Week9-16-Color = d |Week9-17 = California (6–2) |Week9-17-Color = npr |Week9-18 = LSU (5–2) |Week9-18-Color = npr |Week9-19 = Arizona State (6–1) т |Week9-19-Color = tnpr |Week9-20 = Iowa State (6–2) т |Week9-20-Color = npr |Week10-1 = Texas (8–0) |Week10-1-Color = |Week10-2 = Alabama (8–1) |Week10-2-Color = |Week10-3 = Oklahoma (8–1) |Week10-3-Color = |Week10-4 = Ohio State (8–1) |Week10-4-Color = |Week10-5 = Notre Dame (7–1) |Week10-5-Color = |Week10-6 = Michigan (8–1) |Week10-6-Color = |Week10-7 = Kentucky (8–1) |Week10-7-Color = |Week10-8 = Arkansas (7–1) |Week10-8-Color = |Week10-9 = Penn State (8–1) |Week10-9-Color = |Week10-10 = Pittsburgh (7–1–1) |Week10-10-Color = u |Week10-11 = Texas A&M (6–1) |Week10-11-Color = d |Week10-12 = Nebraska (7–2) |Week10-12-Color = d |Week10-13 = BYU (7–1) |Week10-13-Color = u |Week10-14 = USC (6–3) |Week10-14-Color = u |Week10-15 = Clemson (7–1–1) |Week10-15-Color = d |Week10-16 = Florida State (7–1) |Week10-16-Color = d |Week10-17 = Arizona State (7–1) |Week10-17-Color = u |Week10-18 = Texas Tech (6–2) |Week10-18-Color = npr |Week10-19 = North Carolina (6–2–1) |Week10-19-Color = npr |Week10-20 = Colgate (9–0) |Week10-20-Color = npr |Week11-1 = Texas (9–0) |Week11-1-Color = |Week11-2 = Alabama (9–1) |Week11-2-Color = |Week11-3 = Oklahoma (9–1) |Week11-3-Color = |Week11-4 = Ohio State (9–1) |Week11-4-Color = |Week11-5 = Michigan (9–1) |Week11-5-Color = u |Week11-6 = Notre Dame (8–1) |Week11-6-Color = d |Week11-7 = Kentucky (9–1) |Week11-7-Color = |Week11-8 = Arkansas (8–1) |Week11-8-Color = |Week11-9 = Penn State (9–1) |Week11-9-Color = |Week11-10 = Pittsburgh (8–1–1) |Week11-10-Color = |Week11-11 = Nebraska (8–2) |Week11-11-Color = u |Week11-12 = Arizona State (8–1) |Week11-12-Color = u |Week11-13 = Florida State (8–1) |Week11-13-Color = u |Week11-14 = Texas A&M (6–2) |Week11-14-Color = d |Week11-15 = Clemson (7–2–1) |Week11-15-Color = |Week11-16 = Texas Tech (7–2) |Week11-16-Color = u |Week11-17 = BYU (7–2) |Week11-17-Color = d |Week11-18 = North Carolina (7–2–1) |Week11-18-Color = u |Week11-19 = Washington (6–4) |Week11-19-Color = npr |Week11-20 = UCLA (7–3) |Week11-20-Color = npr |Week12-1 = Texas (10–0) |Week12-1-Color = |Week12-2 = Alabama (9–1) |Week12-2-Color = |Week12-3 = Oklahoma (9–1) |Week12-3-Color = |Week12-4 = Michigan (10–1) |Week12-4-Color = u |Week12-5 = Notre Dame (9–1) |Week12-5-Color = u |Week12-6 = Arkansas (9–1) |Week12-6-Color = u |Week12-7 = Kentucky (10–1) |Week12-7-Color = |Week12-8 = Ohio State (9–2) |Week12-8-Color = d |Week12-9 = Penn State (9–1) |Week12-9-Color = |Week12-10 = Pittsburgh (8–1–1) |Week12-10-Color = |Week12-11 = Nebraska (8–2) |Week12-11-Color = |Week12-12 = Texas A&M (7–2) |Week12-12-Color = u |Week12-13 = Clemson (8–2–1) |Week12-13-Color = u |Week12-14 = Washington (7–4) |Week12-14-Color = u |Week12-15 = North Carolina (8–2–1) |Week12-15-Color = u |Week12-16 = San Diego State (9–1) |Week12-16-Color = npr |Week12-17 = UCLA (7–3) |Week12-17-Color = u |Week12-18 = BYU (8–2) |Week12-18-Color = d |Week12-19 = Arizona State (8–2) |Week12-19-Color = d |Week12-20 = Florida State (8–2) |Week12-20-Color = d |Week13-1 = Texas (11–0) |Week13-1-Color = |Week13-2 = Oklahoma (10–1) |Week13-2-Color = u |Week13-3 = Alabama (10–1) |Week13-3-Color = d |Week13-4 = Michigan (10–1) |Week13-4-Color = |Week13-5 = Notre Dame (9–1) |Week13-5-Color = |Week13-6 = Arkansas (10–1) |Week13-6-Color = |Week13-7 = Kentucky (10–1) |Week13-7-Color = |Week13-8 = Penn State (10–1) |Week13-8-Color = u |Week13-9 = Ohio State (9–2) |Week13-9-Color = d |Week13-10 = Pittsburgh (8–2–1) |Week13-10-Color = |Week13-11 = Clemson (8–2–1) |Week13-11-Color = u |Week13-12 = Nebraska (8–3) |Week13-12-Color = d |Week13-13 = Washington (7–4) |Week13-13-Color = u |Week13-14 = North Carolina (8–2–1) |Week13-14-Color = u |Week13-15 = Arizona State (9–2) |Week13-15-Color = u |Week13-16 = San Diego State (9–1) |Week13-16-Color = |Week13-17 = BYU (9–2) т |Week13-17-Color = tu |Week13-18 = Texas A&M (7–3) т |Week13-18-Color = d |Week13-19 = Florida State (8–2) |Week13-19-Color = u |Week13-20 = USC (7–4) |Week13-20-Color = npr |Week14-1 = Notre Dame (11–1) (37 ) |Week14-1-Color = nc |Week14-2 = Alabama (11–1) (19 ) |Week14-2-Color = u |Week14-3 = Arkansas (11–1) (5 ) |Week14-3-Color = u |Week14-4 = Texas (11–1) (2) |Week14-4-Color = d |Week14-5 = Penn State (11–1) |Week14-5-Color = u |Week14-6 = Kentucky (10–1) |Week14-6-Color = u |Week14-7 = Oklahoma (10–2) |Week14-7-Color = d |Week14-8 = Pittsburgh (9–2–1) |Week14-8-Color = u |Week14-9 = Michigan (10–2) |Week14-9-Color = d |Week14-10 = Washington (8–4) |Week14-10-Color = u |Week14-11 = Ohio State (9–3) |Week14-11-Color = d |Week14-12 = Nebraska (9–3) |Week14-12-Color = |Week14-13 = USC (8–4) |Week14-13-Color = u |Week14-14 = Florida State (10–2) |Week14-14-Color = u |Week14-15 = Stanford (9–3) |Week14-15-Color = npr |Week14-16 = San Diego State (10–1) |Week14-16-Color = |Week14-17 = North Carolina (8–3–1) |Week14-17-Color = d |Week14-18 = Arizona State (9–3) |Week14-18-Color = d |Week14-19 = Clemson (8–3–1) |Week14-19-Color = d |Week14-20 = BYU (9–2) |Week14-20-Color = d

Coaches Poll

Per an agreement with the AFCA, teams under NCAA probation were ineligible to be ranked in the Coaches Poll. Notable teams on probation included Kentucky (10–1) and Michigan State (7–3–1). |Week1-1 = Michigan (1–0) |Week1-2 = USC (1–0) |Week1-3 = Alabama (1–0) |Week1-4 = Notre Dame (1–0) |Week1-5 = Ohio State (1–0) |Week1-6 = Oklahoma (1–0) |Week1-7 = Texas A&M (1–0) |Week1-8 = Texas Tech (1–0) |Week1-9 = Penn State (1–0) |Week1-10 = Maryland (1–0) |Week1-11 = Colorado (1–0) |Week1-12 = Houston (1–0) |Week1-13 = Texas (1–0) т |Week1-13-Color = tw |Week1-14 = UCLA (1–0) т |Week1-15 = Florida (0–0) |Week1-16 = Pittsburgh (0–1) |Week1-17 = BYU (1–0) |Week1-18 = South Carolina (2–0) |Week1-19 = Iowa State (1–0) т |Week1-19-Color = tw |Week1-20 = Georgia (1–0) т Oklahoma State (1–0) т |Week2-1 = Michigan (2–0) |Week2-1-Color = |Week2-2 = USC (2–0) |Week2-2-Color = |Week2-3 = Ohio State (2–0) |Week2-3-Color = u |Week2-4 = Oklahoma (2–0) |Week2-4-Color = u |Week2-5 = Penn State (2–0) |Week2-5-Color = u |Week2-6 = Texas Tech (2–0) |Week2-6-Color = 6 |Week2-7 = Texas A&M (2–0) |Week2-7-Color = |Week2-8 = Colorado (2–0) |Week2-8-Color = u |Week2-9 = Texas (2–0) |Week2-9-Color = u |Week2-10 = Florida (1–0) |Week2-10-Color = u |Week2-11 = Nebraska (1–1) |Week2-11-Color = npr |Week2-12 = Alabama (1–1) |Week2-12-Color = d |Week2-13 = Washington State (2–0) |Week2-13-Color = npr |Week2-14 = Notre Dame (1–1) |Week2-14-Color = d |Week2-15 = Arkansas (2–0) |Week2-15-Color = npr |Week2-16 = Mississippi State (2–0) |Week2-16-Color = npr |Week2-17 = BYU (1–0) т |Week2-17-Color = tw |Week2-18 = Pittsburgh (1–1) т |Week2-18-Color = d |Week2-19 = Oklahoma State (1–1) |Week2-19-Color = |Week2-20 = West Virginia (2–0) |Week2-20-Color = npr |Week3-1 = USC (3–0) |Week3-1-Color = u |Week3-2 = Oklahoma (3–0) |Week3-2-Color = u |Week3-3 = Michigan (3–0) |Week3-3-Color = d |Week3-4 = Penn State (3–0) |Week3-4-Color = u |Week3-5 = Texas A&M (3–0) |Week3-5-Color = u |Week3-6 = Colorado (3–0) |Week3-6-Color = u |Week3-7 = Ohio State (2–1) |Week3-7-Color = d |Week3-8 = Texas (2–0) |Week3-8-Color = u |Week3-9 = Florida (2–0) |Week3-9-Color = u |Week3-10 = Nebraska (2–1) |Week3-10-Color = u |Week3-11 = Arkansas (3–0) |Week3-11-Color = u |Week3-12 = Alabama (2–1) |Week3-12-Color = |Week3-13 = Pittsburgh (2–1) |Week3-13-Color = u |Week3-14 = BYU (2–0) |Week3-14-Color = u |Week3-15 = Notre Dame (2–1) |Week3-15-Color = d |Week3-16 = California (3–0) |Week3-16-Color = npr |Week3-17 = Houston (2–1) |Week3-17-Color = npr |Week3-18 = Arizona State (2–0) |Week3-18-Color = npr |Week3-19 = Texas Tech (2–1) |Week3-19-Color = d |Week3-20 = Wisconsin (3–0) |Week3-20-Color = npr |Week4-1 = USC (4–0) |Week4-1-Color = |Week4-2 = Michigan (4–0) |Week4-2-Color = u |Week4-3 = Oklahoma (4–0) |Week4-3-Color = d |Week4-4 = Texas (3–0) |Week4-4-Color = u |Week4-5 = Colorado (4–0) |Week4-5-Color = u |Week4-6 = Ohio State (3–1) |Week4-6-Color = u |Week4-7 = Nebraska (3–1) |Week4-7-Color = u |Week4-8 = Alabama (3–1) |Week4-8-Color = u |Week4-9 = Arkansas (4–0) |Week4-9-Color = u |Week4-10 = California (4–0) |Week4-10-Color = u |Week4-11 = Penn State (3–1) |Week4-11-Color = d |Week4-12 = BYU (3–0) |Week4-12-Color = u |Week4-13 = Notre Dame (3–1) |Week4-13-Color = u |Week4-14 = Pittsburgh (3–1) |Week4-14-Color = d |Week4-15 = Houston (3–1) |Week4-15-Color = u |Week4-16 = Texas Tech (3–1) |Week4-16-Color = u |Week4-17 = Texas A&M (3–1) |Week4-17-Color = d |Week4-18 = Florida (2–1) |Week4-18-Color = d |Week4-19 = LSU (2–1) |Week4-19-Color = npr |Week4-20 = Wisconsin (4–0) |Week4-20-Color = |Week5-1 = Michigan (5–0) |Week5-1-Color = u |Week5-2 = Texas (4–0) |Week5-2-Color = u |Week5-3 = Colorado (5–0) |Week5-3-Color = u |Week5-4 = Alabama (4–1) |Week5-4-Color = u |Week5-5 = Ohio State (4–1) |Week5-5-Color = u |Week5-6 = Oklahoma (4–1) |Week5-6-Color = d |Week5-7 = USC (4–1) |Week5-7-Color = d |Week5-8 = Arkansas (4–0) |Week5-8-Color = u |Week5-9 = Nebraska (4–1) |Week5-9-Color = d |Week5-10 = Penn State (4–1) |Week5-10-Color = u |Week5-11 = LSU (3–1) |Week5-11-Color = u |Week5-12 = Notre Dame (3–1) т |Week5-12-Color = tu |Week5-13 = Pittsburgh (3–1–1) т |Week5-13-Color = u |Week5-14 = Texas A&M (3–1) |Week5-14-Color = u |Week5-15 = Texas Tech (4–1) т |Week5-15-Color = tu |Week5-16 = Wisconsin (5–0) т |Week5-16-Color = u |Week5-17 = Houston (3–1) |Week5-17-Color = d |Week5-18 = BYU (3–1) т |Week5-18-Color = td |Week5-19 = North Texas State (5–1) т |Week5-19-Color = npr |Week5-20 = NC State (5–1) |Week5-20-Color = npr |Week6-1 = Michigan (6–0) |Week6-1-Color = |Week6-2 = Texas (5–0) |Week6-2-Color = |Week6-3 = Alabama (5–1) |Week6-3-Color = u |Week6-4 = USC (5–1) |Week6-4-Color = u |Week6-5 = Ohio State (5–1) |Week6-5-Color = |Week6-6 = Oklahoma (5–1) |Week6-6-Color = |Week6-7 = Colorado (5–0–1) |Week6-7-Color = d |Week6-8 = Arkansas (4–1) |Week6-8-Color = |Week6-9 = Penn State (5–1) |Week6-9-Color = u |Week6-10 = Notre Dame (4–1) |Week6-10-Color = u |Week6-11 = Texas A&M (4–1) |Week6-11-Color = u |Week6-12 = Pittsburgh (4–1–1) |Week6-12-Color = |Week6-13 = Texas Tech (5–1) |Week6-13-Color = u |Week6-14 = California (5–1) |Week6-14-Color = npr |Week6-15 = BYU (4–1) |Week6-15-Color = u |Week6-16 = North Texas State (6–1) |Week6-16-Color = u |Week6-17 = Nebraska (4–2) |Week6-17-Color = d |Week6-18 = Iowa State (5–1) |Week6-18-Color = npr |Week6-19 = Clemson (5–1) |Week6-19-Color = npr |Week6-20 = Arizona State (4–1) |Week6-20-Color = npr |Week7-1 = Texas (6–0) |Week7-1-Color = u |Week7-2 = Alabama (6–1) |Week7-2-Color = u |Week7-3 = Oklahoma (6–1) |Week7-3-Color = u |Week7-4 = Ohio State (6–1) |Week7-4-Color = u |Week7-5 = Notre Dame (5–1) |Week7-5-Color = u |Week7-6 = Michigan (6–1) |Week7-6-Color = d |Week7-7 = Arkansas (5–1) |Week7-7-Color = u |Week7-8 = Penn State (6–1) |Week7-8-Color = u |Week7-9 = Texas A&M (5–1) |Week7-9-Color = u |Week7-10 = Nebraska (5–2) |Week7-10-Color = u |Week7-11 = USC (5–2) |Week7-11-Color = d |Week7-12 = Pittsburgh (5–1–1) |Week7-12-Color = |Week7-13 = Texas Tech (5–1) |Week7-13-Color = |Week7-14 = Colorado (5–1–1) |Week7-14-Color = d |Week7-15 = BYU (5–1) |Week7-15-Color = |Week7-16 = Clemson (6–1) т |Week7-16-Color = tu |Week7-17 = North Texas State (7–1) т |Week7-17-Color = |Week7-18 = Oklahoma State (4–3) |Week7-18-Color = npr |Week7-19 = Iowa State (5–2) |Week7-19-Color = d |Week7-20 = Arizona State (5–1) |Week7-20-Color = |Week8-1 = Texas (7–0) |Week8-1-Color = |Week8-2 = Alabama (7–1) |Week8-2-Color = |Week8-3 = Oklahoma (7–1) |Week8-3-Color = |Week8-4 = Ohio State (7–1) |Week8-4-Color = |Week8-5 = Notre Dame (6–1) |Week8-5-Color = |Week8-6 = Michigan (7–1) |Week8-6-Color = |Week8-7 = Penn State (7–1) |Week8-7-Color = u |Week8-8 = Arkansas (6–1) |Week8-8-Color = d |Week8-9 = Pittsburgh (6–1–1) |Week8-9-Color = u |Week8-10 = Nebraska (6–2) |Week8-10-Color = |Week8-11 = Texas A&M (6–1) |Week8-11-Color = d |Week8-12 = Iowa State (6–2) |Week8-12-Color = u |Week8-13 = BYU (6–1) т |Week8-13-Color = tu |Week8-14 = Clemson (7–1) т |Week8-14-Color = |Week8-15 = Florida State (6–1) |Week8-15-Color = npr |Week8-16 = Arizona State (6–1) т |Week8-16-Color = tu |Week8-17 = California (6–2) т |Week8-17-Color = npr |Week8-18 = Stanford (6–2) |Week8-18-Color = npr |Week8-19 = NC State (6–3) |Week8-19-Color = npr |Week8-20 = North Texas State (7–2) |Week8-20-Color = d |Week9-1 = Texas (8–0) |Week9-1-Color = |Week9-2 = Alabama (8–1) |Week9-2-Color = |Week9-3 = Oklahoma (8–1) |Week9-3-Color = |Week9-4 = Ohio State (8–1) |Week9-4-Color = |Week9-5 = Notre Dame (7–1) |Week9-5-Color = |Week9-6 = Michigan (8–1) |Week9-6-Color = |Week9-7 = Arkansas (7–1) |Week9-7-Color = u |Week9-8 = Penn State (8–1) |Week9-8-Color = d |Week9-9 = Pittsburgh (7–1–1) |Week9-9-Color = |Week9-10 = Nebraska (7–2) |Week9-10-Color = |Week9-11 = Texas A&M (6–1) |Week9-11-Color = |Week9-12 = BYU (7–1) |Week9-12-Color = u |Week9-13 = Arizona State (7–1) |Week9-13-Color = u |Week9-14 = USC (6–3) |Week9-14-Color = npr |Week9-15 = Colorado (6–2–1) |Week9-15-Color = npr |Week9-16 = Clemson (7–1–1) т |Week9-16-Color = td |Week9-17 = Florida State (7–1) т |Week9-17-Color = d |Week9-18 = North Texas State (8–2) |Week9-18-Color = u |Week9-19 = |Week9-19-Color = |Week9-20 = |Week9-20-Color = |Week10-1 = Texas (9–0) |Week10-1-Color = |Week10-2 = Oklahoma (9–1) |Week10-2-Color = u |Week10-3 = Alabama (9–1) |Week10-3-Color = d |Week10-4 = Ohio State (9–1) |Week10-4-Color = |Week10-5 = Michigan (9–1) |Week10-5-Color = u |Week10-6 = Notre Dame (8–1) |Week10-6-Color = d |Week10-7 = Arkansas (8–1) |Week10-7-Color = |Week10-8 = Penn State (9–1) |Week10-8-Color = |Week10-9 = Pittsburgh (8–1–1) |Week10-9-Color = |Week10-10 = Nebraska (8–2) |Week10-10-Color= |Week10-11 = Arizona State (8–1) |Week10-11-Color= u |Week10-12 = Texas A&M (6–2) |Week10-12-Color= d |Week10-13 = Florida State (8–1) |Week10-13-Color= u |Week10-14 = North Texas State (8–2) |Week10-14-Color= u |Week10-15 = Clemson (7–2–1) |Week10-15-Color= u |Week10-16 = North Carolina (7–2–1) т |Week10-16-Color= tnpr |Week10-17 = Texas Tech (7–2) т |Week10-17-Color= tnpr |Week10-18 = UCLA (7–3) т |Week10-18-Color= npr |Week10-19 = Iowa State (7–3) |Week10-19-Color= npr |Week10-20 = |Week10-20-Color= |Week11-1 = Texas (10–0) |Week11-1-Color = |Week11-2 = Oklahoma (9–1) |Week11-2-Color = |Week11-3 = Alabama (9–1) |Week11-3-Color = |Week11-4 = Michigan (10–1) |Week11-4-Color = u |Week11-5 = Notre Dame (9–1) |Week11-5-Color = u |Week11-6 = Arkansas (9–1) |Week11-6-Color = u |Week11-7 = Ohio State (9–2) |Week11-7-Color = d |Week11-8 = Penn State (9–1) |Week11-8-Color = |Week11-9 = Pittsburgh (8–1–1) |Week11-9-Color = |Week11-10 = Nebraska (8–2) |Week11-10-Color= |Week11-11 = Texas A&M (7–2) |Week11-11-Color= u |Week11-12 = Iowa State (8–3) |Week11-12-Color= u |Week11-13 = North Texas State (9–2) |Week11-13-Color= u |Week11-14 = Clemson (8–2–1) |Week11-14-Color= u |Week11-15 = North Carolina (8–2–1) |Week11-15-Color= u |Week11-16 = Washington (7–4) |Week11-16-Color= npr |Week11-17 = UCLA (7–3) |Week11-17-Color= d |Week11-18 = BYU (8–2) |Week11-18-Color= npr |Week11-19 = Colorado State (8–2–1) |Week11-19-Color= npr |Week11-20 = Stanford (8–3) |Week11-20-Color= npr |Week12-1 = Texas (11–0) |Week12-1-Color = |Week12-2 = Oklahoma (10–1) |Week12-2-Color = |Week12-3 = Alabama (10–1) |Week12-3-Color = |Week12-4 = Michigan (10–1) |Week12-4-Color = |Week12-5 = Notre Dame (9–1) |Week12-5-Color = |Week12-6 = Arkansas (10–1) |Week12-6-Color = |Week12-7 = Penn State (10–1) |Week12-7-Color = u |Week12-8 = Ohio State (9–2) |Week12-8-Color = d |Week12-9 = Pittsburgh (8–2–1) |Week12-9-Color = |Week12-10 = Clemson (8–2–1) |Week12-10-Color= u |Week12-11 = North Carolina (8–2–1) |Week12-11-Color= u |Week12-12 = Arizona State (9–2) |Week12-12-Color= npr |Week12-13 = Nebraska (8–3) |Week12-13-Color= d |Week12-14 = BYU (9–2) т |Week12-14-Color= tu |Week12-15 = Iowa State (8–3) т |Week12-15-Color= td |Week12-16 = Washington (7–4) т |Week12-16-Color= u |Week12-17 = North Texas State (9–2) |Week12-17-Color= d |Week12-18 = San Diego State (10–1) т |Week12-18-Color= tnpr |Week12-19 = Texas A&M (7–3) т |Week12-19-Color= d |Week12-20 = USC (7–4) |Week12-20-Color= npr |Week13-1 = Notre Dame (11–1) (23) |Week13-1-Color = nc |Week13-2 = Alabama (11–1) (13) |Week13-2-Color = u |Week13-3 = Arkansas (11–1) (2) |Week13-3-Color = u |Week13-4 = Penn State (11–1) |Week13-4-Color = u |Week13-5 = Texas (11–1) (1) |Week13-5-Color = d |Week13-6 = Oklahoma (10–2) |Week13-6-Color = d |Week13-7 = Pittsburgh (9–2–1) |Week13-7-Color = u |Week13-8 = Michigan (10–2) |Week13-8-Color = d |Week13-9 = Washington (8–4) |Week13-9-Color = u |Week13-10 = Nebraska (9–3) |Week13-10-Color= u |Week13-11 = Florida State (10–2) |Week13-11-Color= npr |Week13-12 = Ohio State (9–3) т |Week13-12-Color= td |Week13-13 = USC (8–4) т |Week13-13-Color= u |Week13-14 = North Carolina (8–3–1) |Week13-14-Color= d |Week13-15 = Stanford (9–3) |Week13-15-Color= npr |Week13-16 = BYU (9–2) т |Week13-16-Color= td |Week13-17 = North Texas State (9–2) т |Week13-17-Color= u |Week13-18 = Arizona State (9–3) |Week13-18-Color= d |Week13-19 = NC State (8–4) т |Week13-19-Color= tnpr |Week13-20 = San Diego State (10–1) т |Week13-20-Color= d

Notes:

References

References

1. "1977 Polls".
2. MacCambridge, Michael. (2005). "ESPN College Football Encyclopedia". ESPN Books.
3. (January 4, 1978). "It might not add up, but Irish are clearly No. 1". Eugene Register-Guard.