1978 season · week 5
Polls
AP Top 25
20 ranked
- Big 84
- FBS Independents3
- Pac-103
- Other10
- 1–OklahomaBig 8—
- 2▲1USCPac-10—
- 3▲1MichiganBig Ten—
- 4▼2ArkansasSouthwest—
- 5–Penn StateFBS Independents—
- 6–TexasSouthwest—
- 7▲1Texas A&MSouthwest—
- 8▼1AlabamaSEC—
- 9–PittsburghFBS Independents—
- 10▲2NebraskaBig 8—
- 11–LSUSEC—
- 12▲3MarylandACC—
- 13▲3ColoradoBig 8—
- 14▼1Ohio StateBig Ten—
- 15▲2Iowa StateBig 8—
- 16▲2UCLAPac-10—
- 17▲3StanfordPac-10—
- 18▼8Florida StateFBS Independents—
- 19NewAuburnSEC—
- 20NewNC StateACC—