1978 NCAA Division I-AA football rankings

none August 2023 The 1978 NCAA Division I-AA football rankings are from the Associated Press. This is for the 1978 season. Legend   Increase in ranking   Decrease in ranking   Not ranked previous week (#–#)   Win–loss record (Italics)   Number of first place votes т Tied with team above or below also with this symbol Associated Press Poll 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Sept 20AP's Div. I-AA Top Ten Florida Today Cocoa, Florida September 22, 1978 2C https://www.newspapers.com/clip/11022722/poll_1978_0922_i_aa_ap/ Newspapers.com May 15, 2017 Sept 27NCAA Top Ten; Division 1-AA The Morning News Wilmington, Delaware September 27, 1978 38 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/11022763/poll_1978_0927_i_aa/ Newspapers.com May 15, 2017 Oct 4NCAA Top Ten; Division 1-AA Argus-Leader Sioux Falls, South Dakota October 4, 1978 3B https://www.newspapers.com/clip/11022837/poll_1978_1004_i_aa/ Newspapers.com May 15, 2017 Oct 11Division I-AA The News Journal Wilmington, Delaware October 11, 1978 24 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/11022863/poll_1978_1011_i_aa/ Newspapers.com May 15, 2017 Oct 18NCAA Top 10; Division I-AA Argus-Leader Sioux Falls, South Dakota October 19, 1978 3C https://www.newspapers.com/clip/11022884/poll_1978_1019_i_aa/ Newspapers.com May 15, 2017 Oct 25Division I-AA poll News-Press Fort Myers, Florida October 25, 1978 2C https://www.newspapers.com/clip/11022903/poll_1978_1025_i_aa/ Newspapers.com May 15, 2017 Nov 1NCAA Division 1-AA Poll The Akron Beacon Journal Akron, Ohio November 1, 1978 F6 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/11022929/poll_1978_1101_i_aa/ Newspapers.com May 15, 2017 Nov 8NCAA Top Ten, Div I-AA The Akron Beacon Journal Akron, Ohio November 8, 1978 E6 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/11022958/poll_1978_1108_i_aa/ Newspapers.com May 15, 2017 Nov 15NCAA Top Ten; Division 1-AA Arizona Daily Star Tucson, Arizona November 16, 1978 6-G https://www.newspapers.com/clip/11022989/poll_1978_1116_i_aa/ Newspapers.com May 15, 2017 Nov 22Division I-AA Tallahassee Democrat Tallahassee, Florida November 21, 1978 4B https://www.newspapers.com/clip/11023010/poll_1978_1121_i_aa/ Newspapers.com May 15, 2017 Lehigh (2–0) т t South Carolina State (3–0) т Boise State (2–0) Jackson State (3–0) Nevada (2–0) Montana State (2–0) Florida A&M (1–0) Northwestern State (2–0)In the actual printed polls, Northwestern State was listed as Northwestern Louisiana Northern Arizona (2–1) Austin Peay (1–0)     Lehigh (3–0) South Carolina State (4–0) Boise State (3–0) Nevada (3–0) u Jackson State (4–0) d Montana State (3–0) Florida A&M (2–0) Northwestern State (3–0) Northern Arizona (3–1) Boston University (2–0) т tnpr Grambling State (2–0) т npr   South Carolina State (5–0) u Montana State (4–0) u Nevada (4–0) u Jackson State (4–0) u Boston University (3–0) u Lehigh (3–1) d Florida A&M (3–0) Boise State (3–1) d Northern Arizona (4–1) Rhode Island (2–1) т tnpr Western Kentucky (4–0) т tnpr Eastern Kentucky (4–0) т npr South Carolina State (6–0) Montana State (5–0) Nevada (5–0) Jackson State (5–0) Boston University (4–0) Lehigh (4–1) Florida A&M (4–0) Eastern Kentucky (3–1) u Northern Arizona (5–1) Rhode Island (3–1)     Montana State (6–0) u Jackson State (6–0) u Nevada (6–0) Florida A&M (5–0) u Lehigh (5–1) u South Carolina State (6–0–1) d Eastern Kentucky (4–1) u Rhode Island (4–1) u Northern Arizona (5–1) UMass (3–2)In the actual printed polls, UMass was listed as Massachusetts npr     Montana State (7–0) Nevada (7–0) u Lehigh (6–1) u Jackson State (6–1) d Florida A&M (5–1) d UMass (4–2) u South Carolina State (6–1–1) d Western Kentucky (5–2) npr Eastern Kentucky (4–2) т td Boston University (4–2) т npr     Nevada (8–0) u Jackson State (7–1) u Florida A&M (6–1) u UMass (5–2) т tu South Carolina State (7–1–1) т tu Montana State (7–1) т d Western Kentucky (6–2) u Lehigh (6–2) d Eastern Kentucky (5–2) Northern Arizona (6–2) npr     Nevada (9–0) Jackson State (8–1) Florida A&M (7–1) South Carolina State (8–1–1) u Western Kentucky (7–2) т tu Lehigh (7–2) т u Northern Arizona (6–2) u Eastern Kentucky (6–2) u Boise State (7–2) т tnpr Rhode Island (6–2) т npr     Nevada (10–0) Jackson State (9–1) Florida A&M (7–1) Western Kentucky (7–2) u Northern Arizona (7–2) u South Carolina State (8–2–1) d Rhode Island (7–2) u Eastern Kentucky (7–2) UMass (6–3) npr Montana State (8–2) npr     Nevada (11–0) Jackson State (10–1) Florida A&M (8–1) UMass (7–3) т tu Western Kentucky (8–2) т d South Carolina State (8–2–1) Northern Arizona (8–2) d Eastern Kentucky (8–2) Lehigh (8–3) т tnpr Rhode Island (7–3) т td Montana State (8–2) т d   10 Austin Peay 8 Northwestern State 11 Grambling State 8 Boise State 11 Western Kentucky 5 Boston University 8 Rhode Island 9 Northern Arizona 10 Boston University 4 UMass 6 Montana State 6 Lehigh 9 Boise State Notes note References Rankings Category:NCAA Division I FCS football rankings