1977 season · week 9
Polls
AP Top 25
20 ranked
- FBS Independents4
- Big 83
- SEC3
- Other10
- 1–TexasSouthwest—
- 2–AlabamaSEC—
- 3▲1OklahomaBig 8—
- 4▼1Ohio StateBig Ten—
- 5–Notre DameFBS Independents—
- 6–MichiganBig Ten—
- 7–KentuckySEC—
- 8–ArkansasSouthwest—
- 9–Penn StateFBS Independents—
- 10▲1Texas A&MSouthwest—
- 11▲1NebraskaBig 8—
- 12▲1PittsburghFBS Independents—
- 13▲3ClemsonACC—
- 14▲3BYUWestern Athletic—
- 15▲5Florida StateFBS Independents—
- 16▼6USCPac-8—
- 17NewCaliforniaPac-8—
- 18NewLSUSEC—
- 19NewIowa StateBig 8—
- 19NewArizona StateWestern Athletic—