Final OAF ranking (& ratings) for the 1977 college football season:
| Rank | Team Name | Rating | Record | AP | UPI | Bowl Game Results |
| 1 | ARKANSAS | 114.6704 | 11-1 | 3 | 3 | Beat Oklahoma 31-6 |
| 2 | OKLAHOMA | 109.5963 | 10-2 | 7 | 6 | Lost to Arkansas |
| 3 | NOTRE DAME | 107.9846 | 11-1 | 1 | 1 | Beat Texas 38-10 |
| 4 | TEXAS | 107.4291 | 11-1 | 4 | 5 | Lost to Notre Dame |
| 5 | ALABAMA | 93.6224 | 11-1 | 2 | 2 | Beat Ohio State 35-6 |
| 6 | OHIO STATE | 92.6667 | 9-3 | 11 | 12 | Lost to Alabama |
| 7 | KENTUCKY | 89.8821 | 10-1 | 6 | Probation | No Bowl Game |
| 8 | PENN STATE | 88.7288 | 11-1 | 5 | 4 | Beat Arizona State 42-30 |
| 9 | WASHINGTON | 87.3917 | 8-4 | 10 | 9 | Beat Michigan 27-20 |
| 10 | MICHIGAN | 86.8362 | 10-2 | 9 | 8 | Lost to Washington |
| 11 | NEBRASKA | 86.0150 | 9-3 | 12 | 10 | Beat North Carolina 21-17 |
| 12 | USC | 82.6951 | 8-4 | 13 | 12 | Beat Texas A+M 47-28 |
| 13 | PITTSBURGH | 82.4060 | 9-2-1 | 8 | 7 | Beat Clemson 34-3 |
| 14 | TEXAS A+M | 82.1395 | ||||
| 15 | MICHIGAN STATE | 77.1667 | ||||
| 16 | STANFORD | 76.6868 | ||||
| 17 | UCLA | 76.1704 | ||||
| 18 | BAYLOR | 75.1164 | ||||
| 19 | NORTH CAROLINA | 74.9149 | ||||
| 20 | CALIFORNIA | 74.5787 | ||||
| 21 | HOUSTON | 73.5297 | ||||
| 22 | CLEMSON | 73.2449 | ||||
| 23 | LSU | 73.1511 | ||||
| 24 | WASHINGTON STATE | 73.0529 | ||||
| 25 | MARYLAND | 72.1074 | ||||
| 26 | MINNESOTA | 71.5540 | ||||
| 27 | FLORIDA STATE | 70.7376 | ||||
| 28 | TEXAS TECH | 70.1821 | ||||
| 29 | INDIANA | 70.0826 | ||||
| 30 | NORTH CAROLINA STATE | 69.5795 | ||||
| 31 | COLORADO | 69.3601 | ||||
| 32 | IOWA STATE | 69.0239 | ||||
| 33 | SYRACUSE | 68.9404 | ||||
| 34 | FLORIDA | 67.8288 | ||||
| 35 | SMU | 66.6323 | ||||
| 36 | NORTH TEXAS STATE | 65.3999 | ||||
| 37 | PURDUE | 65.1660 | ||||
| 38 | KANSAS | 64.9769 | ||||
| 39 | MISSOURI | 64.4214 | ||||
| 40 | BYU | 64.0678 | ||||
| 41 | IOWA | 63.7451 | ||||
| 42 | SAN DIEGO STATE | 63.6741 | ||||
| 43 | WISCONSIN | 63.1729 | ||||
| 44 | OKLAHOMA STATE | 63.1623 | ||||
| 45 | MISSISSIPPI STATE | 62.9882 | ||||
| 46 | AUBURN | 62.8195 | ||||
| 47 | MISSISSIPPI | 62.4326 | ||||
| 48 | ARIZONA STATE | 61.8749 | ||||
| 49 | ILLINOIS | 61.2941 | ||||
| 50 | MIAMI (O) | 60.7711 | ||||
| 51 | DUKE | 60.1457 | ||||
| 52 | GEORGIA TECH | 59.8029 | ||||
| 53 | GEORGIA | 59.7677 | ||||
| 54 | TENNESSEE | 59.4488 | ||||
| 55 | OREGON | 58.9641 | ||||
| 56 | TCU | 58.7776 | ||||
| 57 | MEMPHIS STATE | 58.5439 | ||||
| 58 | COLGATE | 58.4840 | ||||
| 59 | OREGON STATE | 58.4086 | ||||
| 60 | NORTHWESTERN | 58.0510 | ||||
| 61 | ARMY | 57.6231 | ||||
| 62 | NAVY | 57.0676 | ||||
| 63 | MIAMI (F) | 56.6155 | ||||
| 64 | FRESNO STATE | 55.8214 | ||||
| 65 | BOSTON COLLEGE | 55.4644 | ||||
| 66 | WEST VIRGINIA | 54.7226 | ||||
| 67 | COLORADO STATE | 54.5779 | ||||
| 68 | SOUTH CAROLINA | 54.1301 | ||||
| 69 | WILLIAM&MARY | 53.6038 | ||||
| 70 | GRAMBLING | 53.2275 | ||||
| 71 | RUTGERS | 52.9815 | ||||
| 72 | TULANE | 52.8345 | ||||
| 73 | EAST CAROLINA | 52.6780 | ||||
| 74 | TEMPLE | 52.5696 | ||||
| 75 | VILLANOVA | 52.3841 | ||||
| 76 | ARIZONA | 52.2032 | ||||
| 77 | VMI | 51.9420 | ||||
| 78 | TENNESSEE STATE | 51.8567 | ||||
| 79 | UTAH STATE | 51.4605 | ||||
| 80 | UT CHATTANOOGA | 51.3024 | ||||
| 81 | WYOMING | 51.1574 | ||||
| 82 | LOUISIANA TECH | 51.0260 | ||||
| 83 | VIRGINIA TECH | 50.7841 | ||||
| 84 | LOUISVILLE | 50.6224 | ||||
| 85 | SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI | 50.4985 | ||||
| 86 | NEW MEXICO | 48.7422 | ||||
| 87 | VANDERBILT | 48.5464 | ||||
| 88 | VIRGINIA | 48.5221 | ||||
| 89 | CINCINNATI | 48.4036 | ||||
| 90 | YALE | 48.1343 | ||||
| 91 | AIR FORCE | 48.0093 | ||||
| 92 | UTAH | 47.8241 | ||||
| 93 | KANSAS STATE | 46.9107 | ||||
| 94 | RICHMOND | 46.8259 | ||||
| 95 | HAWAII | 46.8132 | ||||
| 96 | JACKSON STATE | 46.5394 | ||||
| 97 | RICE | 46.5247 | ||||
| 98 | CITADEL | 46.3518 | ||||
| 99 | WEST CAROLINA | 46.2094 | ||||
| 100 | FURMAN | 45.7963 | ||||
| 101 | PACIFIC | 45.5390 | ||||
| 102 | BROWN | 45.3150 | ||||
| 103 | SAN JOSE STATE | 44.5463 | ||||
| 104 | BALL STATE | 44.2882 | ||||
| 105 | WEST TEXAS STATE | 44.0288 | ||||
| 106 | HOLY CROSS | 43.9893 | ||||
| 107 | CENTRAL MICHIGAN | 43.8977 | ||||
| 108 | NWLOUISIANA | 43.4989 | ||||
| 109 | WAKE FOREST | 43.3511 | ||||
| 110 | ARKANSAS STATE | 42.9466 | ||||
| 111 | PENNSYLVANIA | 42.9294 | ||||
| 112 | DARTMOUTH | 42.5072 | ||||
| 113 | HARVARD | 41.8236 | ||||
| 114 | UTARLINGTON | 40.5323 | ||||
| 115 | SWLOUISIANA | 39.7297 | ||||
| 116 | PRINCETON | 39.6902 | ||||
| 117 | MCNEESE STATE | 38.1555 | ||||
| 118 | WICHITA STATE | 37.6890 | ||||
| 119 | TEXAS SOUTHERN | 37.5971 | ||||
| 120 | EASTERN MICHIGAN | 37.4727 | ||||
| 121 | IDAHO | 35.7815 | ||||
| 122 | ALCORN STATE | 35.2699 | ||||
| 123 | UTEP | 34.8355 | ||||
| 124 | SOUTHERNU | 33.9439 | ||||
| 125 | LONG BEACH | 33.8663 | ||||
| 126 | NEW MEXICO STATE | 33.4691 | ||||
| 127 | BGU | 33.3108 | ||||
| 128 | TULSA | 32.6428 | ||||
| 129 | KENT STATE | 30.0350 | ||||
| 130 | COLUMBIA | 27.0449 | ||||
| 131 | CORNELL | 25.8729 | ||||
| 132 | WESTERN MICHIGAN | 25.1694 | ||||
| 133 | FULLERTON | 24.6256 | ||||
| 134 | LAMAR | 20.9656 | ||||
| 135 | NORTHERN ILLINOIS | 20.0612 | ||||
| 136 | INDIANA STATE | 19.9277 | ||||
| 137 | ILLINOIS STATE | 19.8098 | ||||
| 138 | DRAKE | 18.6669 | ||||
| 139 | SOUTHERN ILLINOIS | 16.5088 | ||||
| 140 | APPALACHIAN STATE | 16.3089 | ||||
| 141 | TOLEDO | 16.2076 | ||||
| 142 | MARSHALL | 10.7180 | ||||
| 143 | OHIOU | 5.5652 | ||||
| 144 | NELOUISIANA | -15.3546 |
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