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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

Week 1
Sept 20 [1]		Week 2
Sept 27 [2]		Week 3
Oct 4 [3]		Week 4
Oct 11 [4]		Week 5
Oct 18 [5]		Week 6
Oct 25 [6]		Week 7
Nov 1 [7]		Week 8
Nov 8 [8]		Week 9
Nov 15 [9]		Week 10
Nov 22 [10]
1. Lehigh (2–0) тLehigh (3–0)South Carolina State (5–0)South Carolina State (6–0)Montana State (6–0)Montana State (7–0)Nevada (8–0)Nevada (9–0)Nevada (10–0)Nevada (11–0)1.
2. South Carolina State (3–0) тSouth Carolina State (4–0)Montana State (4–0)Montana State (5–0)Jackson State (6–0)Nevada (7–0)Jackson State (7–1)Jackson State (8–1)Jackson State (9–1)Jackson State (10–1)2.
3. Boise State (2–0)Boise State (3–0)Nevada (4–0)Nevada (5–0)Nevada (6–0)Lehigh (6–1)Florida A&M (6–1)Florida A&M (7–1)Florida A&M (7–1)Florida A&M (8–1)3.
4. Jackson State (3–0)Nevada (3–0)Jackson State (4–0)Jackson State (5–0)Florida A&M (5–0)Jackson State (6–1)UMass (5–2) тSouth Carolina State (8–1–1)Western Kentucky (7–2)UMass (7–3) т4.
5. Nevada (2–0)Jackson State (4–0)Boston University (3–0)Boston University (4–0)Lehigh (5–1)Florida A&M (5–1)South Carolina State (7–1–1) тWestern Kentucky (7–2) тNorthern Arizona (7–2)Western Kentucky (8–2) т5.
6. Montana State (2–0)Montana State (3–0)Lehigh (3–1)Lehigh (4–1)South Carolina State (6–0–1)UMass (4–2)Montana State (7–1) тLehigh (7–2) тSouth Carolina State (8–2–1)South Carolina State (8–2–1)6.
7. Florida A&M (1–0)Florida A&M (2–0)Florida A&M (3–0)Florida A&M (4–0)Eastern Kentucky (4–1)South Carolina State (6–1–1)Western Kentucky (6–2)Northern Arizona (6–2)Rhode Island (7–2)Northern Arizona (8–2)7.
8. Northwestern State (2–0) [note 1]Northwestern State (3–0)Boise State (3–1)Eastern Kentucky (3–1)Rhode Island (4–1)Western Kentucky (5–2)Lehigh (6–2)Eastern Kentucky (6–2)Eastern Kentucky (7–2)Eastern Kentucky (8–2)8.
9. Northern Arizona (2–1)Northern Arizona (3–1)Northern Arizona (4–1)Northern Arizona (5–1)Northern Arizona (5–1)Eastern Kentucky (4–2) тEastern Kentucky (5–2)Boise State (7–2) тUMass (6–3)Lehigh (8–3) т9.
10. Austin Peay (1–0) Boston University (2–0) т Rhode Island (2–1) тRhode Island (3–1) UMass (3–2) [note 2]Boston University (4–2) тNorthern Arizona (6–2)Rhode Island (6–2) тMontana State (8–2)Rhode Island (7–3) т10.
11.  Grambling State (2–0) т Western Kentucky (4–0) т      Montana State (8–2) т11.
12.   Eastern Kentucky (4–0) т       12.
Week 1
Sept 20 [1]		Week 2
Sept 27 [2]		Week 3
Oct 4 [3]		Week 4
Oct 11 [4]		Week 5
Oct 18 [5]		Week 6
Oct 25 [6]		Week 7
Nov 1 [7]		Week 8
Nov 8 [8]		Week 9
Nov 15 [9]		Week 10
Nov 22 [10]
Dropped:
10 Austin Peay		Dropped:
  • 8 Northwestern State
  • 11 Grambling State
Dropped:
  • 8 Boise State
  • 11 Western Kentucky
Dropped:
5 Boston University		Dropped:
  • 8 Rhode Island
  • 9 Northern Arizona
Dropped:
10 Boston University		Dropped:
  • 4 UMass
  • 6 Montana State
Dropped:
  • 6 Lehigh
  • 9 Boise State
None

Notes

  1. ^ In the actual printed polls, Northwestern State was listed as Northwestern Louisiana
  2. ^ In the actual printed polls, UMass was listed as Massachusetts

References

  1. ^ "AP's Div. I-AA Top Ten". Florida Today. Cocoa, Florida. September 22, 1978. p. 2C. Retrieved May 15, 2017 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  2. ^ "NCAA Top Ten; Division 1-AA". The Morning News. Wilmington, Delaware. September 27, 1978. p. 38. Retrieved May 15, 2017 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  3. ^ "NCAA Top Ten; Division 1-AA". Argus-Leader. Sioux Falls, South Dakota. October 4, 1978. p. 3B. Retrieved May 15, 2017 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  4. ^ "Division I-AA". The News Journal. Wilmington, Delaware. October 11, 1978. p. 24. Retrieved May 15, 2017 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  5. ^ "NCAA Top 10; Division I-AA". Argus-Leader. Sioux Falls, South Dakota. October 19, 1978. p. 3C. Retrieved May 15, 2017 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  6. ^ "Division I-AA poll". News-Press. Fort Myers, Florida. October 25, 1978. p. 2C. Retrieved May 15, 2017 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  7. ^ "NCAA Division 1-AA Poll". The Akron Beacon Journal. Akron, Ohio. November 1, 1978. p. F6. Retrieved May 15, 2017 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  8. ^ "NCAA Top Ten, Div I-AA". The Akron Beacon Journal. Akron, Ohio. November 8, 1978. p. E6. Retrieved May 15, 2017 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  9. ^ "NCAA Top Ten; Division 1-AA". Arizona Daily Star. Tucson, Arizona. November 16, 1978. p. 6-G. Retrieved May 15, 2017 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  10. ^ "Division I-AA". Tallahassee Democrat. Tallahassee, Florida. November 21, 1978. p. 4B. Retrieved May 15, 2017 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
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