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.

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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 [9] 		Week 2
Oct 4 [10] 		Week 3
Oct 11 [11] 		Week 4
Oct 18 [12] 		Week 5
Oct 25 [13] 		Week 6
Nov 1 [14] 		Week 7
Nov 8 [15] 		Week 8
Nov 15 [16]
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

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