AP College Football Poll, Rankings: 1970 to 1979 Final Top 25
Where did all the top teams rank in the final 1970 to 1979 top 25 AP college football poll? Which programs made the cut and which ones just missed out, but received votes?
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According to the final AP rankings, how do the programs rank all-time, by decade, and by era? Which ones were the best over the 1970s?
Take all the AP final rankings and use our CFN scoring system – the AP national champion gets 25 points, the No. 2 team 24, No. 3 23, and so on down to the bottom.
Nebraska started the decade off with two national titles, Alabama ended with two national championships, and Notre Dame managed two of its own. But it was Oklahoma that turned into the star of the 1970s with back-to-back national titles with two second-place finishes and three third-place runs.
1970s AP National Champions
1970 Nebraska; 1971 Nebraska; 1972 USC; 1973 Notre Dame; 1974 Oklahoma; 1975 Oklahoma; 1976 Pittsburgh; 1977 Notre Dame; 1978 Alabama; 1979 Alabama
AP Poll, All-Time Rankings
Greatest Programs of All-Time | 1930s | 1940s | 1950s
1960s | 1970s | 1980s | 1990s | 2000s | 2010s | 2020s
AP Top 20 1970 | 1971 | 1972 | 1973 | 1974 | 1975
1976 | 1977 | 1978 | 1979
AP College Football Poll: 1970 to 1979 Final All-Time Rankings
1 Oklahoma 213
2 Alabama 196
3 Nebraska 191
4 Michigan 179
5 USC 178
6 Ohio State 163
7 Notre Dame 152
8 Penn State 150
9 Texas 148
T10 Arizona State 100
T10 Arkansas 100
12 Houston 99
13 Auburn 79
14 Pitt 73
15 Tennessee 70
16 UCLA 69
17 LSU 62
18 Maryland 56
19 Stanford 54
20 Colorado 53
21 Georgia 52
22 Texas A&M 51
23 NC State 42
24 Miami University 41
25 Washington 38
Others Receiving Votes: 26 North Carolina 34, 27 Florida State 32, 28 Purdue 29, T29 Kentucky 28, T29 Michigan State 28, T29 Texas Tech 28, 32 Clemson 27, 33 Toledo 26, 34 Baylor 24, 35 Missouri 20, T36 BYU 19, T36 Georgia Tech 19, 38 Ole Miss 17, T39 Mississippi State 15, T39 Tulane 15, T41 Cal 12, T41 Dartmouth 12, T41 Oklahoma State 12, 44 Florida 11, T45 Air Force 10, T45 San Diego State 10, T47 Rutgers 9, T47 Temple 9, T49 Arizona 8, T49 Kansas 8, T49 Louisville 8, T49 Michigan 8, T53 Indiana 7, T53 Iowa State 7, T53 Washington State 7, 56 West Virginia 6
AP Poll, All-Time Rankings
AP Top 20 1970 | 1971 | 1972 | 1973 | 1974 | 1975
1976 | 1977 | 1978 | 1979
NEXT: AP College Football Poll, Rankings: 1979 Final Top 20
AP College Football Poll, Rankings: 1979 Final Top 20
1 Alabama
2 USC
3 Oklahoma
4 Ohio State
5 Houston
6 Florida State
7 Pitt
8 Arkansas
9 Nebraska
10 Purdue
11 Washington
12 Texas
13 BYU
14 Baylor
15 North Carolina
16 Auburn
17 Temple
18 Michigan
19 Indiana
20 Penn State
AP Poll, All-Time Rankings
AP Top 20 1970 | 1971 | 1972 | 1973 | 1974 | 1975
1976 | 1977 | 1978 | 1979
NEXT: AP College Football Poll, Rankings: 1978 Final Top 20
AP College Football Poll, Rankings: 1978 Final Top 20
1 Alabama
2 USC
3 Oklahoma
4 Penn State
5 Michigan
6 Clemson
7 Notre Dame
8 Nebraska
9 Texas
10 Houston
11 Arkansas
12 Michigan State
13 Purdue
14 UCLA
15 Missouri
16 Georgia
17 Stanford
18 NC State
19 Texas A&M
20 Maryland
AP Poll, All-Time Rankings
AP Top 20 1970 | 1971 | 1972 | 1973 | 1974 | 1975
1976 | 1977 | 1978 | 1979
NEXT: AP College Football Poll, Rankings: 1977 Final Top 20
AP College Football Poll, Rankings: 1977 Final Top 20
1 Notre Dame
2 Alabama
3 Arkansas
4 Texas
5 Penn State
6 Kentucky
7 Oklahoma
8 Pitt
9 Michigan
10 Washington
11 Ohio State
12 Nebraska
13 USC
14 Florida State
15 Stanford
16 San Diego State
17 North Carolina
18 Arizona State
19 Clemson
20 BYU
AP Poll, All-Time Rankings
AP Top 20 1970 | 1971 | 1972 | 1973 | 1974 | 1975
1976 | 1977 | 1978 | 1979
NEXT: AP College Football Poll, Rankings: 1976 Final Top 20
AP College Football Poll, Rankings: 1976 Final Top 20
1 Pitt
2 USC
3 Michigan
4 Houston
5 Oklahoma
6 Ohio State
7 Texas A&M
8 Maryland
9 Nebraska
10 Georgia
11 Alabama
12 Notre Dame
13 Texas Tech
14 Oklahoma State
15 UCLA
16 Colorado
17 Rutgers
18 Kentucky
19 Iowa State
20 Mississippi State
AP Poll, All-Time Rankings
AP Top 20 1970 | 1971 | 1972 | 1973 | 1974 | 1975
1976 | 1977 | 1978 | 1979
NEXT: AP College Football Poll, Rankings: 1975 Final Top 20
AP College Football Poll, Rankings: 1975 Final Top 20
1 Oklahoma
2 Arizona State
3 Alabama
4 Ohio State
5 UCLA
6 Texas
7 Arkansas
8 Michigan
9 Nebraska
10 Penn State
11 Texas A&M
12 Miami University
13 Maryland
14 Cal
15 Pitt
16 Colorado
17 USC
18 Arizona
19 Georgia
20 West Virginia
AP Poll, All-Time Rankings
AP Top 20 1970 | 1971 | 1972 | 1973 | 1974 | 1975
1976 | 1977 | 1978 | 1979
NEXT: AP College Football Poll, Rankings: 1974 Final Top 20
AP College Football Poll, Rankings: 1974 Final Top 20
1 Oklahoma
2 USC
3 Michigan
4 Ohio State
5 Alabama
6 Notre Dame
7 Penn State
8 Auburn
9 Nebraska
10 Miami University
11 NC State
12 Michigan State
13 Maryland
14 Baylor
15 Florida
16 Texas A&M
T17 Mississippi State
T17 Texas
19 Houston
20 Tennessee
AP Poll, All-Time Rankings
AP Top 20 1970 | 1971 | 1972 | 1973 | 1974 | 1975
1976 | 1977 | 1978 | 1979
NEXT: AP College Football Poll, Rankings: 1973 Final Top 20
AP College Football Poll, Rankings: 1973 Final Top 20
1 Notre Dame
2 Ohio State
3 Oklahoma
4 Alabama
5 Penn State
6 Michigan
7 Nebraska
8 USC
9 Arizona State
9 Houston
11 Texas Tech
12 UCLA
13 LSU
14 Texas
15 Miami University
16 NC State
17 Missouri
18 Kansas
19 Tennessee
20 Maryland
20 Tulane
AP Poll, All-Time Rankings
AP Top 20 1970 | 1971 | 1972 | 1973 | 1974 | 1975
1976 | 1977 | 1978 | 1979
NEXT: AP College Football Poll, Rankings: 1972 Final Top 20
AP College Football Poll, Rankings: 1972 Final Top 20
1 USC
2 Oklahoma
3 Texas
4 Nebraska
5 Auburn
6 Michigan
7 Alabama
8 Tennessee
9 Ohio State
10 Penn State
11 LSU
12 North Carolina
13 Arizona State
14 Notre Dame
15 UCLA
16 Colorado
17 NC State
18 Louisville
19 Washington State
20 Georgia Tech
AP Poll, All-Time Rankings
AP Top 20 1970 | 1971 | 1972 | 1973 | 1974 | 1975
1976 | 1977 | 1978 | 1979
NEXT: AP College Football Poll, Rankings: 1971 Final Top 20
AP College Football Poll, Rankings: 1971 Final Top 20
1 Nebraska
2 Oklahoma
3 Colorado
4 Alabama
5 Penn State
6 Michigan
7 Georgia
8 Arizona State
9 Tennessee
10 Stanford
11 LSU
12 Auburn
13 Notre Dame
14 Toledo
15 Ole Miss
16 Arkansas
17 Houston
18 Texas
19 Washington
20 USC
AP Poll, All-Time Rankings
AP Top 20 1970 | 1971 | 1972 | 1973 | 1974 | 1975
1976 | 1977 | 1978 | 1979
NEXT: AP College Football Poll, Rankings: 1970 Final Top 20
AP College Football Poll, Rankings: 1970 Final Top 20
1 Nebraska
2 Notre Dame
3 Texas
4 Tennessee
5 Ohio State
6 Arizona State
7 LSU
8 Stanford
9 Michigan
10 Auburn
11 Arkansas
12 Toledo
13 Georgia Tech
14 Dartmouth
15 USC
16 Air Force
17 Tulane
18 Penn State
19 Houston
T20 Ole Miss
T20 Oklahoma
AP Poll, All-Time Rankings
Greatest Programs of All-Time | 1930s | 1940s | 1950s
1960s | 1970s | 1980s | 1990s | 2000s | 2010s | 2020s
AP Top 20 1970 | 1971 | 1972 | 1973 | 1974 | 1975
1976 | 1977 | 1978 | 1979
