1976 Final College Football Team Rankings

January 4, 1977By PowerUpRankings.com • Posted in 1976 Season Tags: • No Comments

1976 rankings calculated with the Classic formula (Ken's 2016-based hybrid, applied retroactively); records, NOW and game results come from James Howell's historical college football score archive.

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Rank	Change	Rating	Team	Conf	Record	Win %	Place	NOW	Game Status
1	1	0.999	Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)	IND FBSI	12–0	1.000	1	+63	Beat Georgia 27–3
2	3	1.032	USC	PAC	11–1	0.917	3	+58	Beat Michigan 14–6
3	-2	1.182	Maryland (MARYLAND)	ACC	11–1	0.917	3	+51	Lost to Houston 21–30
4	-1	1.212	Michigan (MICHIGAN)	B10	10–2	0.833	8	+43	Lost to USC 6–14
5	-1	1.245	Georgia (GEORGIA)	SEC	10–2	0.833	8	+50	Lost to Pittsburgh 3–27
6	3	1.287	Ohio State (OHIO STATE)	B10	9–2–1	0.792	18	+43	Beat Colorado 27–10
7	0	1.293	Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)	IND B8	9–2–1	0.792	18	+43	BYE
8	-2	1.316	Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)	IND SWC	10–2	0.833	8	+45	Lost to Nebraska 24–27
9	4	1.335	Houston (HOUSTON)	IND SWC	10–2	0.833	8	+47	Beat Maryland 30–21
10	2	1.358	Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)	IND SWC	10–2	0.833	8	+39	Beat Florida 37–14
11	-3	1.445	San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)	IND FBSI	10–1	0.909	5	+41	BYE
12	-1	1.464	Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)	IND B8	9–3	0.750	21	+41	BYE
13	-3	1.499	East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)	IND SOCON	9–2	0.818	14	+34	BYE
14	0	1.555	UCLA	PAC	9–2–1	0.792	18	+34	BYE
15	10	1.577	Nebraska (NEBRASKA)	IND B8	9–3–1	0.731	26	+35	Beat Texas Tech 27–24
16	-1	1.588	Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)	SEC	9–2	0.818	14	+34	BYE
17	0	1.610	Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)	IND SLC	9–2	0.818	14	+34	BYE
18	0	1.630	Rutgers (RUTGERS)	IND FBSI	11–0	1.000	1	+25	BYE
19	1	1.652	Mcneese State (MCNEESE STATE)	IND SLC	10–2	0.833	8	+38	BYE
20	2	1.653	Yale (YALE)	IND IVY	8–1	0.889	6	+21	BYE
21	2	1.665	Brown (BROWN)	IND IVY	8–1	0.889	6	+24	BYE
22	-3	1.668	Alabama (ALABAMA)	SEC	9–3	0.750	21	+33	BYE
23	-7	1.743	Florida (FLORIDA)	SEC	8–4	0.667	33	+34	Lost to Texas A&M 14–37
24	0	1.751	Iowa State (IOWA STATE)	IND B8	8–3	0.727	27	+29	BYE
25	4	1.769	Kentucky (KENTUCKY)	SEC	8–4	0.667	33	+35	Beat North Carolina 21–0
26	0	1.770	Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)	IND FBSI	9–3	0.750	21	+36	BYE
27	-6	1.850	Colorado (COLORADO)	IND B8	8–4	0.667	33	+30	Lost to Ohio State 10–27
28	0	1.988	Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)	IND FBSI	8–3	0.727	27	+26	BYE
29	1	2.023	Missouri (MISSOURI)	IND B8	6–5	0.545	54	+28	BYE
30	-3	2.122	North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)	ACC	9–3	0.750	21	+25	Lost to Kentucky 0–21
31	0	2.134	BYU	IND WAC	9–3	0.750	21	+21	BYE
32	0	2.145	Baylor (BAYLOR)	IND SWC	7–3–1	0.682	32	+19	BYE
33	0	2.323	Tulsa (TULSA)	IND MVC	7–4–1	0.625	47	+17	BYE
34	0	2.473	William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)	IND SOCON	7–4	0.636	40	+24	BYE
35	3	2.516	Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)	IND IVY	6–3	0.667	33	+8	BYE
36	-1	2.523	Kent State (KENT STATE)	MAC	8–4	0.667	33	+13	BYE
37	-1	2.563	Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)	IND FBSI	8–3	0.727	27	+9	BYE
38	-1	2.577	Ball State (BALL STATE)	MAC	8–3	0.727	27	+18	BYE
39	1	2.611	Penn State (PENN STATE)	IND FBSI	7–5	0.583	53	+14	BYE
40	-1	2.637	Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	7–4	0.636	40	+10	BYE
41	0	2.680	Ohio (OHIO)	MAC	7–4	0.636	40	+8	BYE
42	1	2.710	Colgate (COLGATE)	IND FBSI	8–2	0.800	17	+1	BYE
43	-1	2.720	Long Beach State (LONG BEACH STATE)	IND PCAA	8–3	0.727	27	+5	BYE
44	0	2.721	Kansas (KANSAS)	IND B8	6–5	0.545	54	+10	BYE
45	2	2.733	Harvard (HARVARD)	IND IVY	6–3	0.667	33	+5	BYE
46	-1	2.779	San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)	IND PCAA	7–4	0.636	40	+5	BYE
47	-1	2.789	Richmond (RICHMOND)	IND SOCON	5–6	0.455	71	+8	BYE
48	0	2.813	Wyoming (WYOMING)	IND WAC	8–4	0.667	33	+9	BYE
49	1	2.851	LSU	SEC	6–4–1	0.591	48	+4	BYE
50	-1	2.852	Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)	MAC	6–5	0.545	54	+9	BYE
51	2	2.860	Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH)	IND SLC	6–5	0.545	54	+4	BYE
52	-1	2.872	Stanford (STANFORD)	PAC	6–5	0.545	54	+10	BYE
53	-1	2.874	Memphis (MEMPHIS)	IND FBSI	7–4	0.636	40	+6	BYE
54	0	2.896	Southern Illinois (SOUTHERN ILLINOIS)	IND FBSI	7–4	0.636	40	+5	BYE
55	0	2.908	Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)	IND FBSI	6–5	0.545	54	+5	BYE
56	4	2.949	Texas (TEXAS)	IND SWC	5–5–1	0.500	66	+5	BYE
57	1	2.966	South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)	IND FBSI	6–5	0.545	54	+5	BYE
58	-2	2.970	Villanova (VILLANOVA)	IND FBSI	6–4–1	0.591	48	+4	BYE
59	-2	2.976	Furman (FURMAN)	IND SOCON	6–4–1	0.591	48	+1	BYE
60	-1	2.978	App State (APPALACHIAN STATE)	IND SOCON	6–4–1	0.591	48	-3	BYE
61	0	3.082	Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)	MAC	7–4	0.636	40	+12	BYE
62	0	3.098	Minnesota (MINNESOTA)	B10	6–5	0.545	54	+3	BYE
63	0	3.186	Arkansas (ARKANSAS)	IND SWC	5–5–1	0.500	66	+4	BYE
64	0	3.204	Tennessee (TENNESSEE)	SEC	6–5	0.545	54	-3	BYE
65	3	3.251	Illinois (ILLINOIS)	B10	5–6	0.455	71	+2	BYE
66	3	3.270	West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)	IND FBSI	5–6	0.455	71	+2	BYE
67	-2	3.270	Duke (DUKE)	ACC	5–5–1	0.500	66	+3	BYE
68	-1	3.279	North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)	IND FBSI	6–5	0.545	54	-4	BYE
69	-3	3.281	Citadel (CITADEL)	IND SOCON	6–5	0.545	54	0	BYE
70	0	3.312	California (CALIFORNIA)	PAC	5–6	0.455	71	+1	BYE
71	0	3.519	Purdue (PURDUE)	B10	5–6	0.455	71	0	BYE
72	0	3.603	Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE)	IND SLC	5–6	0.455	71	-5	BYE
73	0	3.634	Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)	IND SOCON	5–5	0.500	66	-4	BYE
74	0	3.698	Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)	SEC	5–6	0.455	71	-3	BYE
75	0	3.707	Washington (WASHINGTON)	PAC	5–6	0.455	71	-7	BYE
76	0	3.767	Tennessee Chattanooga (TENNESSEE-CHATTANOOGA)	IND FBSI	6–4–1	0.591	48	+6	BYE
77	1	3.793	Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)	IND WAC	6–5	0.545	54	-10	BYE
78	-1	3.825	Army (ARMY)	IND FBSI	5–6	0.455	71	-6	BYE
79	1	3.837	Indiana (INDIANA)	B10	5–6	0.455	71	-4	BYE
80	-1	3.839	Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)	B10	5–6	0.455	71	-12	BYE
81	0	3.853	Iowa (IOWA)	B10	5–6	0.455	71	-6	BYE
82	0	3.879	Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)	B10	4–6–1	0.409	90	-5	BYE
83	0	3.914	Arizona (ARIZONA)	IND WAC	5–6	0.455	71	-11	BYE
84	0	3.963	Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)	ACC	5–6	0.455	71	-11	BYE
85	0	4.049	Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)	IND FBSI	5–6	0.455	71	-9	BYE
86	0	4.124	Navy (NAVY)	IND FBSI	4–7	0.364	94	-7	BYE
87	2	4.199	Louisville (LOUISVILLE)	IND FBSI	4–7	0.364	94	-9	BYE
88	0	4.201	Miami (MIAMI)	IND FBSI	3–8	0.273	109	-13	BYE
89	1	4.232	Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)	IND PCAA	5–6	0.455	71	+3	BYE
90	-3	4.257	Clemson (CLEMSON)	ACC	3–6–2	0.364	94	-7	BYE
91	1	4.270	Texas Arlington (TEXAS-ARLINGTON)	IND SLC	5–6	0.455	71	-16	BYE
92	-1	4.279	New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)	IND WAC	4–7	0.364	94	-12	BYE
93	0	4.314	Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)	IND FBSI	4–6–1	0.409	90	-8	BYE
94	0	4.341	West Texas A&M (WEST TEXAS A&M)	IND MVC	4–5–2	0.455	71	-9	BYE
95	0	4.436	Northwestern State (NORTHWESTERN STATE)	IND FBSI	5–5	0.500	66	-11	BYE
96	0	4.508	NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)	ACC	3–7–1	0.318	106	-11	BYE
97	0	4.521	Auburn (AUBURN)	SEC	3–8	0.273	109	-14	BYE
98	0	4.544	Illinois State (ILLINOIS STATE)	IND FBSI	5–6	0.455	71	-10	BYE
99	0	4.554	Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)	IND WAC	4–7	0.364	94	-17	BYE
100	0	4.702	Air Force (AIR FORCE)	IND FBSI	4–7	0.364	94	-16	BYE
101	1	4.855	SMU	IND SWC	3–8	0.273	109	-18	BYE
102	-1	4.861	Oregon (OREGON)	PAC	4–7	0.364	94	-17	BYE
103	1	4.933	Columbia (COLUMBIA)	IND IVY	3–6	0.333	104	-10	BYE
104	-1	4.964	Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))	MAC	3–8	0.273	109	-21	BYE
105	1	5.154	Cornell (CORNELL)	IND IVY	2–7	0.222	121	-11	BYE
106	-1	5.158	Marshall (MARSHALL)	IND FBSI	4–7	0.364	94	-14	BYE
107	1	5.178	Princeton (PRINCETON)	IND IVY	2–7	0.222	121	-11	BYE
108	-1	5.248	Wichita State (WICHITA STATE)	IND MVC	4–7	0.364	94	-23	BYE
109	0	5.274	Rice (RICE)	IND SWC	3–8	0.273	109	-21	BYE
110	0	5.315	Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)	IND FBSI	2–9	0.182	123	-23	BYE
111	0	5.408	Temple (TEMPLE)	IND FBSI	4–6	0.400	93	-18	BYE
112	0	5.470	Utah State (UTAH STATE)	IND FBSI	3–8	0.273	109	-27	BYE
113	0	5.552	Syracuse (SYRACUSE)	IND FBSI	3–8	0.273	109	-25	BYE
114	0	5.604	Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)	IND IVY	3–6	0.333	104	-10	BYE
115	0	5.679	Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)	PAC	3–8	0.273	109	-30	BYE
116	0	5.711	New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)	IND MVC	4–6–1	0.409	90	-20	BYE
117	0	5.805	Toledo (TOLEDO)	MAC	3–8	0.273	109	-23	BYE
118	0	5.836	Indiana State (INDIANA STATE)	IND FBSI	3–7	0.300	108	-19	BYE
119	0	5.848	Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)	SEC	2–9	0.182	123	-29	BYE
120	0	5.902	Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)	IND B8	1–10	0.091	132	-30	BYE
121	0	6.133	Utah (UTAH)	IND WAC	3–8	0.273	109	-34	BYE
122	1	6.242	Dayton (DAYTON)	IND FBSI	4–7	0.364	94	-20	BYE
123	-1	6.242	Tulane (TULANE)	IND FBSI	2–9	0.182	123	-33	BYE
124	0	6.354	Lamar (LAMAR)	IND SLC	2–9	0.182	123	-33	BYE
125	1	6.394	Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)	IND FBSI	3–8	0.273	109	-19	BYE
126	-1	6.422	Virginia (VIRGINIA)	ACC	2–9	0.182	123	-35	BYE
127	0	6.495	CAL State Fullerton (CAL STATE FULLERTON)	IND PCAA	3–7–1	0.318	106	-20	BYE
128	0	6.557	Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	2–9	0.182	123	-16	BYE
129	0	6.831	Oregon State (OREGON STATE)	PAC	2–10	0.167	131	-42	BYE
130	1	7.086	UL Monroe (LOUISIANA MONROE)	IND FBSI	2–9	0.182	123	-32	BYE
131	-1	7.124	Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)	B10	1–10	0.091	132	-45	BYE
132	0	7.209	Pacific (PACIFIC)	IND PCAA	2–9	0.182	123	-35	BYE
133	0	7.553	Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)	MAC	1–10	0.091	132	-43	BYE
134	0	7.594	Drake (DRAKE)	IND MVC	1–10	0.091	132	-45	BYE
135	0	7.776	UTEP	IND WAC	1–11	0.083	136	-53	BYE
136	0	7.808	Hawai'i (HAWAII)	IND FBSI	3–8	0.273	109	-26	BYE
137	0	8.246	TCU	IND SWC	0–11	0.000	137	-51	BYE