1978 NCAA Division II football rankings

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The 1978 NCAA Division II 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
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 Tied with team above or below also with this symbol

Associated Press poll[]

Week 1
Sept 27[1]		Week 2
Oct 4[2]		Week 3
Oct 11[3]		Week 4
Oct 18[4]		Week 5
Oct 25[5]		Week 6
Nov 1[6]		Week 7
Nov 8[7]		Week 8
Nov 15[8]
1.Delaware (3–0)Winston-Salem State (5–0)Winston-Salem State (6–0)Winston-Salem State (7–0)Winston-Salem State (8–0)Winston-Salem State (9–0)Winston-Salem State (9–0)Winston-Salem State (10–0)1.
2.Winston-Salem State (4–0)Delaware (3–1)Cal Poly (4–0)Youngstown State (6–0)Youngstown State (7–0)Youngstown State (7–1)Youngstown State (8–1)Youngstown State (9–1)2.
3.North Dakota (3–1)Cal Poly (3–0)Youngstown State (5–0)Delaware (4–2)Delaware (5–2)Nebraska–Omaha (8–1)Cal Poly (6–1)Delaware (7–3)3.
4.Eastern Illinois (4–0)Youngstown State (4–0)Akron (4–1)Cal Poly (4–1)Cal Poly (5–1)Cal Poly (5–1)Delaware (6–3)UC Davis (7–2)4.
5.Northern Michigan (2–1)Northern Michigan (3–1)Delaware (3–2)Nebraska–Omaha (6–1)UC Davis (5–1)Troy State (6–1)Troy State (7–1)Eastern Illinois (8–2)5.
6.Youngstown State (3–0)Akron (3–1)UC Davis (3–1)Akron (4–2)Nebraska–Omaha (7–1)Delaware (5–3)UC Davis (6–2)Nebraska–Omaha (8–2–1)6.
7.Bethune–Cookman (3–0)Troy State (3–0)Nebraska–Omaha (5–1)North Alabama (5–0–1)Troy State (5–1)UC Davis (5–2)Eastern Illinois (7–2)Jacksonville State (6–2)7.
8.North Dakota State (3–1)Eastern Illinois (4–1)Mississippi College (5–0)Northern Michigan (4–1–1)Eastern Illinois (5–2)Akron (5–3)South Dakota (7–3)Cal Poly (6–2)8.
9.Cal Poly (2–0)UC Davis (2–1)Jacksonville State (3–1)UC Davis (4–1)Northern Michigan (4–2–1)Eastern Illinois (6–2)Jacksonville State (5–2)American International (6–2–1)9.
10.Jacksonville State (2–1)Jacksonville State (3–1) тNorthern Michigan (3–1–1)Troy State (4–1)Jacksonville State (3–2)Jacksonville State (4–2)Nebraska–Omaha (8–2)Puget Sound (10–0)10.
11. Virginia Union (2–1) т      11.
Week 1
Sept 27[1]		Week 2
Oct 4[2]		Week 3
Oct 11[3]		Week 4
Oct 18[4]		Week 5
Oct 25[5]		Week 6
Nov 1[6]		Week 7
Nov 8[7]		Week 8
Nov 15[8]
Dropped:
  • 3 North Dakota
  • 7 Bethune–Cookman
  • 8 North Dakota State
Dropped:
  • 7 Troy State
  • 8 Eastern Illinois
  • 10 Virginia Union
Dropped:
  • 8 Mississippi College
  • 9 Jacksonville State
Dropped:
  • 6 Akron
  • 7 North Alabama
Dropped:
9 Northern Michigan		Dropped:
8 Akron		Dropped:
  • 5 Troy State
  • 8 South Dakota

References[]

  1. ^ "NCAA Top Ten; Division II". The Morning News. Wilmington, Delaware. September 27, 1978. p. 38. Retrieved May 19, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.open access
  2. ^ "NCAA Top Ten; Division II". Argus-Leader. Sioux Falls, South Dakota. October 4, 1978. p. 3B. Retrieved April 29, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.open access
  3. ^ "Division II". The News Journal. Wilmington, Delaware. October 11, 1978. p. 24. Retrieved April 29, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.open access
  4. ^ "NCAA Division II poll". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. October 18, 1978. p. 2-C. Retrieved April 29, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.open access
  5. ^ "Division II poll". News-Press. Fort Myers, Florida. October 25, 1978. p. 2C. Retrieved April 29, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.open access
  6. ^ "NCAA Division II Poll". The Akron Beacon Journal. Akron, Ohio. November 1, 1978. p. F6. Retrieved April 29, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.open access
  7. ^ "NCAA Top Ten, Div II". The Akron Beacon Journal. Akron, Ohio. November 8, 1978. p. E6. Retrieved April 29, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.open access
  8. ^ "NCAA Top Ten Division II". Arizona Daily Star. Tucson, Arizona. November 16, 1978. p. G-6. Retrieved April 29, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.open access


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