Sports headlines for Thursday September 1, 1977:
- NBA To Pay Off Johnson As Way To Avoid Suit
- Dr. Renee Richards: An Acceptable Loser
Associated Press Preseason Poll for 1977: 1 Oklahoma (23) 0-0 1068 2 Michigan (19) 0-0 1020 3 Notre Dame (10) 0-0 948 4 Southern California (3) 0-0 766 5 Ohio State (2) 0-0 673 6 Alabama (1) 0-0 541 7 Pittsburgh (2) 0-0 408 8 Texas Tech (1) 0-0 388 9 Texas A&M (1) 0-0 376 10 Maryland 0-0 361 11 UCLA 0-0 324 12 Colorado 0-0 313 13 Penn State 0-0 238 14 Houston 0-0 219 15 Nebraska 0-0 190 16 Mississippi State 0-0 124 17 Arizona State 0-0 69 17 Florida 0-0 69 19 Georgia 0-0 40 20 Oklahoma State 0-0 37 |