December 4, 1978
1 Penn State 48 11-0-0 1159
2 Alabama 5 10-1-0 1091
3 Southern California 3 11-1-0 1058
4 Oklahoma 3 10-1-0 1027
5 Michigan 10-1-0 950
6 Nebraska 9-2-0 856
7 Clemson 10-1-0 775
8 Arkansas 9-2-0 733
9 Houston 9-2-0 682
10 Notre Dame 8-3-0 630
11 Georgia 9-1-1 615
12 Michigan State 8-3-0 516
13 Maryland 9-2-0 442
14 Texas 8-3-0 401
15 UCLA 8-3-0 355
16 Pittsburgh 8-3-0 271
17 Purdue 8-2-1 256
18 Missouri 7-4-0 173
19 Iowa State 8-3-0 86
20 Ohio State 7-3-1 60
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