FINAL 1978
       ASSOCIATED PRESS POLL
1. Alabama (38)    11-1-0   1,317
2. So. Cal. (19)   12-1-0   1,285
3. Oklahoma (11)   11-1-0   1,251
4. Penn St.        11-1-0   1,168
5. Michigan        10-2-0     989
6. Clemson         11-1-0     950
7. Notre Dame       9-3-0     914
8. Nebraska         9-3-0     865
9. Texas            9-3-0     706 
10. Houston         9-3-0     698
11. Arkansas        9-2-1     689
12. Michigan St.    8-3-0     525
13. Purdue          9-2-1     493
14. UCLA            8-3-1     487
15. Missouri        8-4-0     434
16. Georgia         9-2-1     312
17. Stanford        8-4-0     306
18. N. Carolina St. 9-3-0     214
19. Texas A&M       8-4-0     128
20. Maryland        9-3-0     112

           FINAL 1978
UNITED PRESS INTERNATIONAL POLL
1. So. Calif. (15) 12-1-0    496
2. Alabama (15)    11-1-0    491
3. Oklahoma (5)    11-1-0    467
4. Penn St.        11-1-0    424
5. Michigan        10-2-0    330
6. (tie) Clemson   11-1-0    285 
6. Notre Dame       9-3-0    285
8. Nebraska         9-3-0    223
9. Texas            9-3-0    200 
10. Arkansas        9-2-1    199
11. Houston         9-3-0    145
12. UCLA            8-3-1    106
13. Purdue          9-2-1     97
14. Missouri        8-4-0     92
15. Georgia         9-2-1     61
16. Stanford        8-4-0     59
17. Navy            9-3-0     23
18. Texas A&M       8-4-0     21
19. Arizona St.     9-3-0     16 
19. N. Carolina St. 9-3-0     16

First-place votes in parentheses