1978 season · week 9
Polls
AP Top 25
20 ranked
- FBS Independents4
- Big Ten3
- Pac-103
- Other10
- 1–OklahomaBig 8—
- 2–Penn StateFBS Independents—
- 3–AlabamaSEC—
- 4–NebraskaBig 8—
- 5–MarylandACC—
- 6–USCPac-10—
- 7–TexasSouthwest—
- 8–MichiganBig Ten—
- 9▲1UCLAPac-10—
- 10▲1HoustonSouthwest—
- 11▲7NavyFBS Independents—
- 12▲2LSUSEC—
- 13▲3GeorgiaSEC—
- 14▲3PurdueBig Ten—
- 15▲4Notre DameFBS Independents—
- 16▲4ClemsonACC—
- 17▼8ArkansasSouthwest—
- 18NewMichigan StateBig Ten—
- 19▼4PittsburghFBS Independents—
- 20NewWashingtonPac-10—