| Rank | Year | Team | W | L | T | PF | PA | EWP | EWPN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1978 | Oklahoma | 11 | 1 | 0 | 471 | 175 | 0.944 | 91.82 |
| 2 | 1978 | Alabama | 11 | 1 | 0 | 345 | 168 | 0.938 | 91.46 |
| 3 | 1978 | Southern Cal | 12 | 1 | 0 | 318 | 153 | 0.934 | 91.26 |
| 4 | 1978 | Penn St. | 11 | 1 | 0 | 333 | 111 | 0.912 | 89.89 |
| 5 | 1978 | Michigan | 10 | 2 | 0 | 372 | 105 | 0.907 | 89.61 |
| 6 | 1978 | Nebraska | 9 | 3 | 0 | 444 | 216 | 0.900 | 89.17 |
| 7 | 1978 | Notre Dame | 9 | 3 | 0 | 293 | 197 | 0.883 | 88.17 |
| 8 | 1978 | Clemson | 11 | 1 | 0 | 368 | 131 | 0.872 | 87.50 |
| 9 | 1978 | Arkansas | 9 | 2 | 1 | 336 | 147 | 0.870 | 87.35 |
| 10 | 1978 | Texas | 9 | 3 | 0 | 287 | 136 | 0.867 | 87.21 |
| 11 | 1978 | Houston | 9 | 3 | 0 | 364 | 213 | 0.848 | 86.04 |
| 12 | 1978 | Michigan St. | 8 | 3 | 0 | 411 | 170 | 0.848 | 86.04 |
| 13 | 1978 | Missouri | 8 | 4 | 0 | 368 | 236 | 0.836 | 85.29 |
| 14 | 1978 | Stanford | 8 | 4 | 0 | 326 | 221 | 0.828 | 84.83 |
| 15 | 1978 | Washington | 7 | 4 | 0 | 270 | 155 | 0.822 | 84.49 |
| 16 | 1978 | UCLA | 8 | 3 | 1 | 261 | 172 | 0.815 | 84.03 |
| 17 | 1978 | Georgia | 9 | 2 | 1 | 290 | 187 | 0.814 | 84.01 |
| 18 | 1978 | Purdue | 9 | 2 | 1 | 261 | 130 | 0.800 | 83.11 |
| 19 | 1978 | Florida St. | 8 | 3 | 0 | 312 | 208 | 0.784 | 82.20 |
| 20 | 1978 | Arizona St. | 9 | 3 | 0 | 347 | 236 | 0.778 | 81.80 |
| 21 | 1978 | Maryland | 9 | 3 | 0 | 261 | 167 | 0.777 | 81.75 |
| 22 | 1978 | Ohio St. | 7 | 4 | 1 | 339 | 216 | 0.771 | 81.37 |
| 23 | 1978 | LSU | 8 | 4 | 0 | 279 | 193 | 0.771 | 81.36 |
| 24 | 1978 | Texas A&M | 8 | 4 | 0 | 291 | 183 | 0.764 | 80.96 |
| 25 | 1978 | Texas Tech | 7 | 4 | 0 | 246 | 268 | 0.761 | 80.76 |
| 26 | 1978 | North Carolina St. | 9 | 3 | 0 | 280 | 208 | 0.751 | 80.19 |
| 27 | 1978 | North Texas | 9 | 2 | 0 | 277 | 150 | 0.736 | 79.25 |
| 28 | 1978 | SMU | 4 | 6 | 1 | 300 | 251 | 0.730 | 78.92 |
| 29 | 1978 | Iowa St. | 8 | 4 | 0 | 219 | 188 | 0.729 | 78.88 |
| 30 | 1978 | Pittsburgh | 8 | 4 | 0 | 263 | 187 | 0.726 | 78.68 |
| 31 | 1978 | Navy | 8 | 3 | 0 | 230 | 136 | 0.706 | 77.44 |
| 32 | 1978 | BYU | 9 | 4 | 0 | 320 | 199 | 0.702 | 77.21 |
| 33 | 1978 | Auburn | 6 | 4 | 1 | 238 | 191 | 0.693 | 76.66 |
| 34 | 1978 | Mississippi St. | 6 | 5 | 0 | 232 | 205 | 0.681 | 75.93 |
| 35 | 1978 | California | 6 | 5 | 0 | 236 | 289 | 0.675 | 75.60 |
| 36 | 1978 | Arizona | 5 | 6 | 0 | 245 | 205 | 0.672 | 75.44 |
| 37 | 1978 | Colorado | 6 | 5 | 0 | 230 | 206 | 0.672 | 75.42 |
| 38 | 1978 | Tulsa | 9 | 2 | 0 | 289 | 203 | 0.662 | 74.78 |
| 39 | 1978 | Tennessee | 5 | 5 | 1 | 251 | 209 | 0.659 | 74.65 |
| 40 | 1978 | Florida | 4 | 7 | 0 | 249 | 223 | 0.658 | 74.58 |
| 41 | 1978 | Georgia Tech | 7 | 5 | 0 | 270 | 253 | 0.657 | 74.48 |
| 42 | 1978 | Miami (FL) | 6 | 5 | 0 | 194 | 193 | 0.653 | 74.27 |
| 43 | 1978 | Central Michigan | 9 | 1 | 0 | 315 | 95 | 0.643 | 73.69 |
| 44 | 1978 | Utah | 6 | 3 | 0 | 205 | 175 | 0.636 | 73.24 |
| 45 | 1978 | East Carolina | 9 | 3 | 0 | 287 | 136 | 0.635 | 73.17 |
| 46 | 1978 | Ball St. | 10 | 1 | 0 | 251 | 82 | 0.629 | 72.84 |
| 47 | 1978 | Kentucky | 4 | 6 | 1 | 193 | 189 | 0.621 | 72.35 |
| 48 | 1978 | Southern Miss | 7 | 4 | 0 | 213 | 185 | 0.615 | 71.96 |
| 49 | 1978 | Rutgers | 6 | 3 | 0 | 226 | 141 | 0.605 | 71.38 |
| 50 | 1978 | Utah St. | 6 | 3 | 0 | 234 | 170 | 0.605 | 71.34 |
| 51 | 1978 | South Carolina | 5 | 5 | 1 | 238 | 181 | 0.601 | 71.14 |
| 52 | 1978 | Baylor | 3 | 8 | 0 | 225 | 242 | 0.589 | 70.38 |
| 53 | 1978 | UNLV | 5 | 3 | 0 | 157 | 129 | 0.576 | 69.60 |
| 54 | 1978 | Wisconsin | 5 | 4 | 2 | 223 | 277 | 0.565 | 68.96 |
| 55 | 1978 | New Mexico | 7 | 5 | 0 | 284 | 205 | 0.564 | 68.87 |
| 56 | 1978 | Temple | 5 | 3 | 1 | 186 | 175 | 0.561 | 68.71 |
| 57 | 1978 | Tennessee-Chattanooga | 5 | 2 | 0 | 199 | 115 | 0.559 | 68.62 |
| 58 | 1978 | Mississippi | 5 | 6 | 0 | 181 | 240 | 0.558 | 68.53 |
| 59 | 1978 | Miami (OH) | 8 | 2 | 0 | 218 | 151 | 0.550 | 68.03 |
| 60 | 1978 | Hawaii | 6 | 5 | 0 | 251 | 280 | 0.549 | 67.97 |
| 61 | 1978 | Holy Cross | 5 | 2 | 0 | 204 | 123 | 0.545 | 67.74 |
| 62 | 1978 | Oregon St. | 3 | 7 | 1 | 128 | 266 | 0.541 | 67.53 |
| 63 | 1978 | North Carolina | 5 | 6 | 0 | 199 | 218 | 0.536 | 67.23 |
| 64 | 1978 | Oklahoma St. | 3 | 8 | 0 | 167 | 266 | 0.515 | 65.92 |
| 65 | 1978 | Kansas St. | 4 | 7 | 0 | 201 | 342 | 0.510 | 65.64 |
| 66 | 1978 | Indiana | 4 | 7 | 0 | 228 | 290 | 0.505 | 65.31 |
| 67 | 1978 | Washington St. | 2 | 7 | 1 | 248 | 296 | 0.499 | 64.94 |
| 68 | 1978 | Wyoming | 4 | 7 | 0 | 223 | 234 | 0.489 | 64.35 |
| 69 | 1978 | Duke | 4 | 7 | 0 | 108 | 247 | 0.479 | 63.76 |
| 70 | 1978 | Louisville | 5 | 4 | 0 | 230 | 188 | 0.478 | 63.72 |
| 71 | 1978 | Minnesota | 5 | 6 | 0 | 210 | 267 | 0.476 | 63.60 |
| 72 | 1978 | Cincinnati | 5 | 6 | 0 | 279 | 224 | 0.475 | 63.49 |
| 73 | 1978 | Tulane | 4 | 7 | 0 | 183 | 211 | 0.474 | 63.43 |
| 74 | 1978 | Oregon | 2 | 9 | 0 | 173 | 212 | 0.464 | 62.87 |
| 75 | 1978 | Louisiana Tech | 6 | 5 | 0 | 228 | 186 | 0.454 | 62.24 |
| 76 | 1978 | San Jose St. | 4 | 4 | 0 | 161 | 190 | 0.445 | 61.74 |
| 77 | 1978 | Syracuse | 3 | 8 | 0 | 192 | 295 | 0.439 | 61.37 |
| 78 | 1978 | Appalachian St. | 5 | 3 | 0 | 220 | 220 | 0.439 | 61.32 |
| 79 | 1978 | Louisiana-Monroe | 5 | 3 | 1 | 166 | 119 | 0.438 | 61.27 |
| 80 | 1978 | Virginia Tech | 4 | 7 | 0 | 162 | 225 | 0.436 | 61.19 |
| 81 | 1978 | Colorado St. | 5 | 6 | 0 | 238 | 247 | 0.431 | 60.84 |
| 82 | 1978 | Memphis | 4 | 7 | 0 | 200 | 297 | 0.424 | 60.42 |
| 83 | 1978 | Rice | 2 | 9 | 0 | 159 | 408 | 0.422 | 60.33 |
| 84 | 1978 | Arkansas St. | 7 | 4 | 0 | 163 | 144 | 0.422 | 60.32 |
| 85 | 1978 | Furman | 4 | 3 | 0 | 164 | 141 | 0.421 | 60.27 |
| 86 | 1978 | McNeese St. | 6 | 4 | 0 | 240 | 174 | 0.412 | 59.69 |
| 87 | 1978 | Western Carolina | 4 | 3 | 0 | 157 | 148 | 0.406 | 59.34 |
| 88 | 1978 | Brown | 6 | 2 | 0 | 186 | 148 | 0.404 | 59.25 |
| 89 | 1978 | Dartmouth | 6 | 2 | 0 | 170 | 139 | 0.397 | 58.80 |
| 90 | 1978 | San Diego St. | 4 | 7 | 0 | 242 | 257 | 0.386 | 58.16 |
| 91 | 1978 | TCU | 2 | 9 | 0 | 109 | 357 | 0.384 | 58.05 |
| 92 | 1978 | Yale | 4 | 2 | 2 | 171 | 107 | 0.374 | 57.42 |
| 93 | 1978 | New Mexico St. | 6 | 5 | 0 | 274 | 296 | 0.372 | 57.31 |
| 94 | 1978 | Army | 3 | 6 | 1 | 160 | 241 | 0.370 | 57.19 |
| 95 | 1978 | Kansas | 1 | 10 | 0 | 124 | 345 | 0.356 | 56.35 |
| 96 | 1978 | Pacific | 4 | 7 | 0 | 208 | 275 | 0.355 | 56.27 |
| 97 | 1978 | UT-Arlington | 5 | 6 | 0 | 240 | 210 | 0.350 | 55.99 |
| 98 | 1978 | William & Mary | 3 | 5 | 1 | 111 | 151 | 0.349 | 55.91 |
| 99 | 1978 | Western Michigan | 7 | 4 | 0 | 220 | 152 | 0.343 | 55.55 |
| 100 | 1978 | Villanova | 3 | 5 | 0 | 137 | 181 | 0.334 | 55.00 |
| 101 | 1978 | Richmond | 3 | 8 | 0 | 176 | 195 | 0.333 | 54.92 |
| 102 | 1978 | Iowa | 2 | 9 | 0 | 125 | 291 | 0.324 | 54.37 |
| 103 | 1978 | Long Beach St. | 5 | 5 | 0 | 206 | 211 | 0.323 | 54.36 |
| 104 | 1978 | Fullerton St. | 2 | 4 | 0 | 149 | 148 | 0.322 | 54.28 |
| 105 | 1978 | Illinois | 1 | 8 | 2 | 103 | 317 | 0.310 | 53.58 |
| 106 | 1978 | Southern Illinois | 7 | 4 | 0 | 219 | 203 | 0.298 | 52.82 |
| 107 | 1978 | West Virginia | 2 | 9 | 0 | 167 | 364 | 0.287 | 52.17 |
| 108 | 1978 | Drake | 4 | 7 | 0 | 211 | 264 | 0.281 | 51.80 |
| 109 | 1978 | Virginia | 2 | 9 | 0 | 139 | 236 | 0.281 | 51.80 |
| 110 | 1978 | Wake Forest | 1 | 10 | 0 | 104 | 274 | 0.275 | 51.44 |
| 111 | 1978 | Vanderbilt | 2 | 9 | 0 | 164 | 418 | 0.265 | 50.81 |
| 112 | 1978 | Wichita St. | 3 | 7 | 0 | 212 | 282 | 0.263 | 50.72 |
| 113 | 1978 | Cornell | 4 | 3 | 1 | 164 | 154 | 0.261 | 50.57 |
| 114 | 1978 | West Texas A&M | 3 | 8 | 0 | 237 | 297 | 0.244 | 49.55 |
| 115 | 1978 | Air Force | 3 | 8 | 0 | 215 | 328 | 0.236 | 49.10 |
| 116 | 1978 | Citadel | 2 | 6 | 0 | 117 | 198 | 0.228 | 48.60 |
| 117 | 1978 | Colgate | 2 | 5 | 0 | 96 | 136 | 0.227 | 48.57 |
| 118 | 1978 | VMI | 2 | 7 | 0 | 79 | 199 | 0.222 | 48.24 |
| 119 | 1978 | Bowling Green St. | 3 | 7 | 0 | 228 | 264 | 0.217 | 47.93 |
| 120 | 1978 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 3 | 8 | 0 | 127 | 229 | 0.208 | 47.38 |
| 121 | 1978 | Harvard | 3 | 4 | 1 | 186 | 189 | 0.205 | 47.23 |
| 122 | 1978 | Northern Illinois | 4 | 6 | 0 | 208 | 264 | 0.204 | 47.13 |
| 123 | 1978 | Boston College | 0 | 10 | 0 | 153 | 267 | 0.182 | 45.81 |
| 124 | 1978 | Ohio | 3 | 8 | 0 | 120 | 246 | 0.176 | 45.46 |
| 125 | 1978 | Princeton | 2 | 5 | 2 | 126 | 183 | 0.173 | 45.29 |
| 126 | 1978 | Kent St. | 4 | 7 | 0 | 158 | 248 | 0.164 | 44.75 |
| 127 | 1978 | Fresno St. | 1 | 6 | 0 | 125 | 228 | 0.161 | 44.56 |
| 128 | 1978 | Northwestern St. | 2 | 6 | 0 | 96 | 238 | 0.159 | 44.41 |
| 129 | 1978 | Indiana St. | 2 | 8 | 0 | 112 | 202 | 0.156 | 44.28 |
| 130 | 1978 | UTEP | 1 | 11 | 0 | 151 | 424 | 0.144 | 43.51 |
| 131 | 1978 | Columbia | 2 | 5 | 1 | 90 | 228 | 0.142 | 43.42 |
| 132 | 1978 | Lamar | 1 | 8 | 1 | 168 | 276 | 0.140 | 43.30 |
| 133 | 1978 | Eastern Michigan | 2 | 6 | 0 | 94 | 194 | 0.125 | 42.40 |
| 134 | 1978 | Northwestern | 0 | 10 | 1 | 92 | 440 | 0.123 | 42.25 |
| 135 | 1978 | Toledo | 2 | 9 | 0 | 144 | 256 | 0.122 | 42.24 |
| 136 | 1978 | Illinois St. | 2 | 6 | 0 | 96 | 222 | 0.119 | 42.03 |
| 137 | 1978 | Pennsylvania | 1 | 5 | 1 | 99 | 154 | 0.118 | 41.97 |
| 138 | 1978 | Marshall | 1 | 10 | 0 | 113 | 292 | 0.106 | 41.21 |