| 1975 |
|
| 1. Oklahoma |
| 2. Arizona St |
| 3. Alabama |
| 4. Ohio St |
| 5. UCLA |
| 6. Texas |
| 7. Arkansas |
| 8. Michigan |
| 9. Nebraska |
| 10. Penn St |
| 11. Texas A&M |
| 12. Miami-OH |
| 13. Maryland |
| 14. California |
| 15. Pittsburgh |
| 16. Colorado |
| 17. USC |
| 18. Arizona |
| 19. Georgia |
| 20. West Virginia |
|
|
| 1976 |
| |
| 1. Pittsburgh |
| 2. USC |
| 3. Michigan |
| 4. Houston |
| 5. Oklahoma |
| 6. Ohio St |
| 7. Texas A&M |
| 8. Maryland |
| 9. Nebraska |
| 10. Georgia |
| 11. Alabama |
| 12. Notre Dame |
| 13. Texas Tech |
| 14. Oklahoma St |
| 15. UCLA |
| 16. Colorado |
| 17. Rutgers |
| 18. Kentucky |
| 19. Iowa St |
| 20. Mississippi St |
|
| 1977 |
|
| 1. Notre Dame |
| 2. Alabama |
| 3. Arkansas |
| 4. Texas |
| 5. Penn St |
| 6. Kentucky |
| 7. Oklahoma |
| 8. Pittsburgh |
| 9. Michigan |
| 10. Washington |
| 11. Ohio St |
| 12. Nebraska |
| 13. USC |
| 14. Florida St |
| 15. Stanford |
| 16. San Diego St |
| 17. North Carolina |
| 18. Arizona St |
| 19. Clemson |
| 20. BYU |
|
| 1978 |
|
| 1. Alabama |
| 2. USC |
| 3. Oklahoma |
| 4. Penn St |
| 5. Michigan |
| 6. Clemson |
| 7. Notre Dame |
| 8. Nebraska |
| 9. Texas |
| 10. Houston |
| 11. Arkansas |
| 12. Michigan St |
| 13. Purdue |
| 14. UCLA |
| 15. Missouri |
| 16. Georgia |
| 17. Stanford |
| 18. N.C. State |
| 19. Texas A&M |
| 20. Maryland |
|
| 1979 |
|
| 1. Alabama |
| 2. USC |
| 3. Oklahoma |
| 4. Ohio St |
| 5. Houston |
| 6. Florida St |
| 7. Pittsburgh |
| 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 St |
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