1977 season · final
Polls
AP Top 25
20 ranked
- FBS Independents5
- Pac-83
- ACC2
- Other10
- 1▲4Notre DameFBS Independents—
- 2▲1AlabamaSEC—
- 3▲3ArkansasSouthwest—
- 4▼3TexasSouthwest—
- 5▲3Penn StateFBS Independents—
- 6▲1KentuckySEC—
- 7▼5OklahomaBig 8—
- 8▲2PittsburghFBS Independents—
- 9▼5MichiganBig Ten—
- 10▲3WashingtonPac-8—
- 11▼2Ohio StateBig Ten—
- 12–NebraskaBig 8—
- 13▲7USCPac-8—
- 14▲5Florida StateFBS Independents—
- 15NewStanfordPac-8—
- 16–San Diego StateFBS Independents—
- 17▼3North CarolinaACC—
- 18▼3Arizona StateWestern Athletic—
- 19▼8ClemsonACC—
- 20▼3BYUWestern Athletic—