1978 Reward Ranking (after bowl games)
| Rank | Name | W | L | T | Reward | AP | UPI |
| 1 | SouthernCalifornia | 12 | 1 | 0 | 5.9192 | 2 | 1 |
| 2 | Alabama | 11 | 1 | 0 | 5.7732 | 1 | 2 |
| 3 | Oklahoma | 11 | 1 | 0 | 5.4038 | 3 | 3 |
| 4 | PennState | 11 | 1 | 0 | 4.7872 | 4 | 4 |
| 5 | Clemson | 11 | 1 | 0 | 4.4899 | 6 | 7 |
| 6 | Michigan | 10 | 2 | 0 | 4.2002 | 5 | 5 |
| 7 | Nebraska | 9 | 3 | 0 | 3.4182 | 8 | 8 |
| 8 | Arkansas | 9 | 2 | 1 | 3.3810 | 11 | 10 |
| 9 | NotreDame | 9 | 3 | 0 | 3.2636 | 7 | 6 |
| 10 | Purdue | 9 | 2 | 1 | 3.1420 | 13 | 13 |
| 11 | Georgia | 9 | 2 | 1 | 3.0595 | 16 | 15 |
| 12 | Texas | 9 | 3 | 0 | 2.9506 | 9 | 9 |
| 13 | Houston | 9 | 3 | 0 | 2.8403 | 10 | 11 |
| 14 | MichiganState | 8 | 3 | 0 | 2.7728 | 12 | Prob. |
| 15 | ArizonaState | 9 | 3 | 0 | 2.7715 | NR | 19T |
| 16 | NorthTexas | 9 | 2 | 0 | 2.4250 | NR | NR |
| 17 | Maryland | 9 | 3 | 0 | 2.4115 | 20 | NR |
| 18 | NorthCarolinaState | 9 | 3 | 0 | 2.1726 | 18 | 19T |
| 19 | BallState | 10 | 1 | 0 | 2.1154 | NR | NR |
| 20 | Stanford | 8 | 4 | 0 | 2.0417 | 17 | 16 |
| 21 | UCLA | 8 | 3 | 1 | 2.0104 | 14 | 12 |
| 22 | Missouri | 8 | 4 | 0 | 1.9845 | 15 | 14 |
| 23 | Tulsa | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1.9590 | ||
| 24 | TexasTech | 7 | 4 | 0 | 1.9309 | ||
| 25 | FloridaState | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1.8631 | ||
| 26 | Washington | 7 | 4 | 0 | 1.7881 | ||
| 27 | Navy | 9 | 3 | 0 | 1.7319 | ||
| 28 | TexasA&M | 8 | 4 | 0 | 1.5086 | 19 | 18 |
| 29 | Pittsburgh | 8 | 4 | 0 | 1.2900 | ||
| 30 | IowaState | 8 | 4 | 0 | 1.2193 | ||
| 31 | California | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1.1021 | ||
| 32 | OhioState | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1.0968 | ||
| 33 | LouisianaState | 8 | 4 | 0 | 1.0914 | ||
| 34 | Utah | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1.0069 | ||
| 35 | SouthernMethodist | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0.9550 | ||
| 36 | Auburn | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0.8993 | ||
| 37 | Colorado | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0.8553 | ||
| 38 | MississippiState | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0.8355 | ||
| 39 | Rutgers | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0.8142 | ||
| 40 | GeorgiaTech | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0.7961 | ||
| 41 | Tennessee | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0.7590 | ||
| 42 | Miami(Ohio) | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0.7351 | ||
| 43 | CentralMichigan | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0.7331 | ||
| 44 | Florida | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0.6676 | ||
| 45 | SouthCarolina | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0.6229 | ||
| 46 | Arizona | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0.5968 | ||
| 47 | EastCarolina | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0.5268 | ||
| 48 | Miami(Florida) | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0.4395 | ||
| 49 | Mississippi | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0.4365 | ||
| 50 | Kentucky | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0.3818 | ||
| 51 | SouthernMississippi | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0.3770 | ||
| 52 | Indiana | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0.3665 | ||
| 53 | KansasState | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0.3604 | ||
| 54 | Wisconsin | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0.3468 | ||
| 55 | Duke | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0.3062 | ||
| 56 | Temple | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0.2526 | ||
| 57 | Memphis | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0.2224 | ||
| 58 | OregonState | 3 | 7 | 1 | 0.0999 | ||
| 59 | BrighamYoung | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0.0889 | ||
| 60 | Yale | 5 | 2 | 2 | -0.0119 | ||
| 61 | Minnesota | 5 | 6 | 0 | -0.0507 | ||
| 62 | Tulane | 4 | 7 | 0 | -0.0678 | ||
| 63 | NorthCarolina | 5 | 6 | 0 | -0.1147 | ||
| 64 | Baylor | 3 | 8 | 0 | -0.1226 | ||
| 65 | Furman | 8 | 3 | 0 | -0.1755 | ||
| 66 | Dartmouth | 6 | 3 | 0 | -0.2978 | ||
| 67 | Hawaii | 6 | 5 | 0 | -0.3477 | ||
| 68 | Louisville | 7 | 4 | 0 | -0.3848 | ||
| 69 | Brown | 6 | 3 | 0 | -0.3963 | ||
| 70 | WashingtonState | 3 | 7 | 1 | -0.4716 | ||
| 71 | OklahomaState | 3 | 8 | 0 | -0.4891 | ||
| 72 | NewMexico | 7 | 5 | 0 | -0.5270 | ||
| 73 | Cincinnati | 5 | 6 | 0 | -0.5897 | ||
| 74 | Wyoming | 5 | 7 | 0 | -0.5925 | ||
| 75 | Tennessee-Chattanooga | 7 | 3 | 1 | -0.5991 | ||
| 76 | UtahState | 7 | 4 | 0 | -0.7017 | ||
| 77 | VirginiaTech | 4 | 7 | 0 | -0.7976 | ||
| 78 | Nevada-LasVegas | 7 | 4 | 0 | -0.7978 | ||
| 79 | NewMexicoState | 6 | 5 | 0 | -0.8180 | ||
| 80 | ArkansasState | 7 | 4 | 0 | -0.8785 | ||
| 81 | LouisianaTech | 6 | 5 | 0 | -0.8790 | ||
| 82 | Syracuse | 3 | 8 | 0 | -0.8802 | ||
| 83 | TennesseeState | 8 | 3 | 0 | -0.9750 | ||
| 84 | Louisiana-Monroe | 6 | 4 | 1 | -1.0424 | ||
| 85 | ColoradoState | 5 | 6 | 0 | -1.0721 | ||
| 86 | Cornell | 5 | 3 | 1 | -1.0722 | ||
| 87 | Rice | 2 | 9 | 0 | -1.1257 | ||
| 88 | William&Mary | 5 | 5 | 1 | -1.2063 | ||
| 89 | SanDiegoState | 4 | 7 | 0 | -1.3236 | ||
| 90 | Army | 4 | 6 | 1 | -1.3754 | ||
| 91 | McNeeseState | 7 | 4 | 0 | -1.4008 | ||
| 92 | HolyCross | 7 | 4 | 0 | -1.4249 | ||
| 93 | AppalachianState | 7 | 4 | 0 | -1.4496 | ||
| 94 | WichitaState | 4 | 7 | 0 | -1.4631 | ||
| 95 | Harvard | 4 | 4 | 1 | -1.4807 | ||
| 96 | SanJoseState | 7 | 5 | 0 | -1.4834 | ||
| 97 | Texas-Arlington | 5 | 6 | 0 | -1.5111 | ||
| 98 | Pacific | 4 | 8 | 0 | -1.5393 | ||
| 99 | TexasChristian | 2 | 9 | 0 | -1.6007 | ||
| 100 | WesternCarolina | 6 | 5 | 0 | -1.6281 | ||
| 101 | WesternMichigan | 7 | 4 | 0 | -1.8254 | ||
| 102 | Illinois | 1 | 8 | 2 | -1.8256 | ||
| 103 | SouthernIllinois | 7 | 4 | 0 | -1.8290 | ||
| 104 | Citadel | 5 | 6 | 0 | -1.8516 | ||
| 105 | Drake | 4 | 7 | 0 | -1.8645 | ||
| 106 | Iowa | 2 | 9 | 0 | -2.0061 | ||
| 107 | Oregon | 2 | 9 | 0 | -2.0201 | ||
| 108 | Villanova | 5 | 6 | 0 | -2.0630 | ||
| 109 | EastTennesseeState | 4 | 7 | 0 | -2.0794 | ||
| 110 | LongBeachState | 5 | 6 | 0 | -2.1267 | ||
| 111 | Columbia | 3 | 5 | 1 | -2.1520 | ||
| 112 | NorthernIllinois | 5 | 6 | 0 | -2.2644 | ||
| 113 | BowlingGreenState | 4 | 7 | 0 | -2.3265 | ||
| 114 | Richmond | 3 | 8 | 0 | -2.3407 | ||
| 115 | Vanderbilt | 2 | 9 | 0 | -2.3463 | ||
| 116 | Kansas | 1 | 10 | 0 | -2.4374 | ||
| 117 | FullertonState | 5 | 7 | 0 | -2.4716 | ||
| 118 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 3 | 8 | 0 | -2.7321 | ||
| 119 | WestVirginia | 2 | 9 | 0 | -2.7327 | ||
| 120 | Princeton | 2 | 5 | 2 | -2.7468 | ||
| 121 | Kent | 4 | 7 | 0 | -2.7774 | ||
| 122 | AirForce | 3 | 8 | 0 | -2.8333 | ||
| 123 | Colgate | 3 | 8 | 0 | -2.8892 | ||
| 124 | VMI | 3 | 8 | 0 | -2.8927 | ||
| 125 | WestTexasA&M | 3 | 8 | 0 | -2.9418 | ||
| 126 | WakeForest | 1 | 10 | 0 | -2.9908 | ||
| 127 | Virginia | 2 | 9 | 0 | -3.1226 | ||
| 128 | Ohio | 3 | 8 | 0 | -3.2328 | ||
| 129 | Pennsylvania | 2 | 6 | 1 | -3.3231 | ||
| 130 | FresnoState | 3 | 8 | 0 | -3.4071 | ||
| 131 | NON_DIV1A | 39 | 72 | 2 | -3.4446 | ||
| 132 | IndianaState | 3 | 8 | 0 | -3.4688 | ||
| 133 | Northwestern | 0 | 10 | 1 | -3.4792 | ||
| 134 | Lamar | 2 | 8 | 1 | -3.7207 | ||
| 135 | EasternMichigan | 3 | 7 | 0 | -3.8210 | ||
| 136 | Texas-ElPaso | 1 | 11 | 0 | -4.1812 | ||
| 137 | Toledo | 2 | 9 | 0 | -4.6195 | ||
| 138 | IllinoisState | 2 | 9 | 0 | -4.6927 | ||
| 139 | Marshall | 1 | 10 | 0 | -4.9191 | ||
| 140 | BostonCollege | 0 | 11 | 0 | -5.3596 |
(This page last modified April 23, 2007 .)