1976 Week 11 College Football Team Rankings

November 9, 1976By 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	0	1.048	Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)	IND SWC	7–0	1.000	1	+25	Beat TCU 14–10
2	6	1.073	Georgia (GEORGIA)	SEC	8–1	0.889	8	+32	Beat Florida 41–27
3	-1	1.087	Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)	IND FBSI	9–0	1.000	1	+32	Beat Army 37–7
4	0	1.091	Maryland (MARYLAND)	ACC	9–0	1.000	1	+35	Beat Cincinnati 21–0
5	1	1.149	UCLA	PAC	8–0–1	0.944	7	+27	Beat Oregon 46–0
6	-1	1.168	Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)	IND SLC	8–0	1.000	1	+29	Beat Arkansas State 23–14
7	4	1.213	Ohio State (OHIO STATE)	B10	7–1–1	0.833	15	+26	Beat Illinois 42–10
8	4	1.405	East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)	IND SOCON	8–1	0.889	8	+25	Beat Richmond 20–10
9	-2	1.408	Florida (FLORIDA)	SEC	6–2	0.750	27	+24	Lost to Georgia 27–41
10	-7	1.410	Michigan (MICHIGAN)	B10	8–1	0.889	8	+22	Lost to Purdue 14–16
11	2	1.441	Nebraska (NEBRASKA)	IND B8	7–1–1	0.833	15	+20	Beat Oklahoma State 14–10
12	6	1.478	Missouri (MISSOURI)	IND B8	6–3	0.667	34	+25	Beat Colorado 16–7
13	2	1.486	USC	PAC	7–1	0.875	11	+20	Beat Stanford 48–24
14	-4	1.539	Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)	IND B8	5–3	0.625	48	+23	Lost to Nebraska 10–14
15	4	1.588	San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)	IND FBSI	7–1	0.875	11	+23	Beat San José State 30–17
16	1	1.618	Tulsa (TULSA)	IND MVC	6–2	0.750	27	+21	Beat Virginia Tech 35–31
17	3	1.626	Arkansas (ARKANSAS)	IND SWC	5–1–1	0.786	17	+14	Tied Baylor 7–7
18	-9	1.648	Colorado (COLORADO)	IND B8	6–3	0.667	34	+22	Lost to Missouri 7–16
19	-3	1.699	Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)	IND SWC	6–2	0.750	27	+18	BYE
20	5	1.706	Houston (HOUSTON)	IND SWC	6–2	0.750	27	+15	Beat Texas 30–0
21	1	1.719	Brown (BROWN)	IND IVY	7–1	0.875	11	+18	Beat Dartmouth 35–21
22	10	1.757	Iowa State (IOWA STATE)	IND B8	7–2	0.778	18	+18	Beat Kansas 31–17
23	1	1.770	Rutgers (RUTGERS)	IND FBSI	9–0	1.000	1	+11	Beat Louisville 34–0
24	5	1.783	Alabama (ALABAMA)	SEC	7–2	0.778	18	+16	Beat LSU 28–17
25	-4	1.817	Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)	SEC	7–2	0.778	18	+18	Beat Auburn 28–19
26	0	1.851	South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)	IND FBSI	6–3	0.667	34	+19	BYE
27	-4	1.869	Yale (YALE)	IND IVY	7–1	0.875	11	+13	Beat Princeton 39–7
28	-14	1.931	Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)	IND FBSI	6–2	0.750	27	+15	Lost to Georgia Tech 14–23
29	-2	1.973	Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)	IND B8	6–2–1	0.722	33	+15	Beat Kansas State 49–20
30	-2	2.014	Colgate (COLGATE)	IND FBSI	8–0	1.000	1	+5	Beat Bucknell 24–13
31	-1	2.016	North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)	ACC	7–2	0.778	18	+17	Beat Clemson 27–23
32	-1	2.018	BYU	IND WAC	7–2	0.778	18	+12	Beat UTEP 40–27
33	4	2.024	Mcneese State (MCNEESE STATE)	IND SLC	7–2	0.778	18	+17	Beat Northwestern State 24–15
34	6	2.069	Wyoming (WYOMING)	IND WAC	7–2	0.778	18	+13	Beat Arizona 26–24
35	1	2.237	Baylor (BAYLOR)	IND SWC	4–2–1	0.643	47	+11	Tied Arkansas 7–7
36	-1	2.284	Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)	IND FBSI	6–3	0.667	34	+12	Lost to Tulsa 31–35
37	20	2.310	William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)	IND SOCON	6–3	0.667	34	+21	Beat App State 23–22
38	5	2.328	Penn State (PENN STATE)	IND FBSI	6–3	0.667	34	+11	Beat NC State 41–20
39	5	2.459	Ball State (BALL STATE)	MAC	7–2	0.778	18	+15	Beat Indiana State 24–9
40	9	2.470	Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)	B10	4–4–1	0.500	62	+11	Beat Indiana 23–0
41	-3	2.508	Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)	IND FBSI	5–3	0.625	48	+11	Lost to Maryland 0–21
42	-9	2.519	Memphis (MEMPHIS)	IND FBSI	6–3	0.667	34	+10	Lost to Tennessee 14–21
43	8	2.553	Harvard (HARVARD)	IND IVY	6–2	0.750	27	+5	Beat Pennsylvania 20–8
44	1	2.555	Minnesota (MINNESOTA)	B10	6–3	0.667	34	+8	Beat Northwestern 38–10
45	3	2.565	Kentucky (KENTUCKY)	SEC	5–4	0.556	54	+9	Beat Vanderbilt 14–0
46	18	2.588	Ohio (OHIO)	MAC	6–3	0.667	34	+6	Beat Bowling Green 31–26
47	-8	2.594	App State (APPALACHIAN STATE)	IND SOCON	6–3–1	0.650	46	+1	Lost to William & Mary 22–23
48	-14	2.683	Long Beach State (LONG BEACH STATE)	IND PCAA	7–2	0.778	18	+2	Lost to Fresno State 0–23
49	-7	2.703	Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)	IND IVY	5–3	0.625	48	+5	Lost to Brown 21–35
50	10	2.812	Kent State (KENT STATE)	MAC	5–4	0.556	54	+6	Beat Hawai'i 27–6
51	-5	2.887	LSU	SEC	4–3–1	0.563	53	+2	Lost to Alabama 17–28
52	14	2.897	Southern Illinois (SOUTHERN ILLINOIS)	IND FBSI	6–3	0.667	34	+3	Beat Illinois State 17–3
53	1	2.925	Kansas (KANSAS)	IND B8	5–4	0.556	54	+6	Lost to Iowa State 17–31
54	7	2.942	Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)	IND WAC	6–3	0.667	34	+3	Beat Idaho 31–14
55	-8	2.957	Texas (TEXAS)	IND SWC	3–3–1	0.500	62	+5	Lost to Houston 0–30
56	-15	2.975	Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)	MAC	6–3	0.667	34	+11	Lost to Eastern Michigan 27–30
57	-4	3.005	San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)	IND PCAA	6–4	0.600	52	+2	Lost to San Diego State 17–30
58	-8	3.031	Duke (DUKE)	ACC	4–4–1	0.500	62	+4	Lost to Wake Forest 17–38
59	4	3.032	Illinois (ILLINOIS)	B10	4–5	0.444	73	+6	Lost to Ohio State 10–42
60	-5	3.072	Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)	MAC	5–4	0.556	54	+3	Lost to Ohio 26–31
61	1	3.072	Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)	SEC	5–4	0.556	54	+3	BYE
62	9	3.098	Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH)	IND SLC	4–5	0.444	73	+2	Beat Tennessee Chattanooga 49–7
63	-4	3.167	Arizona (ARIZONA)	IND WAC	4–4	0.500	62	+2	Lost to Wyoming 24–26
64	-12	3.248	Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)	IND FBSI	5–3	0.625	48	+1	Lost to Miami 6–13
65	5	3.268	North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)	IND FBSI	5–4	0.556	54	0	BYE
66	13	3.287	Tennessee (TENNESSEE)	SEC	4–4	0.500	62	-2	Beat Memphis 21–14
67	-11	3.348	Citadel (CITADEL)	IND SOCON	5–4	0.556	54	0	Lost to Virginia Military Institute 14–30
68	-3	3.357	Stanford (STANFORD)	PAC	4–5	0.444	73	+4	Lost to USC 24–48
69	3	3.366	California (CALIFORNIA)	PAC	4–5	0.444	73	+3	Beat Washington 7–0
70	16	3.369	Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)	IND FBSI	4–4–1	0.500	62	+2	Beat Notre Dame 23–14
71	-13	3.450	Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	5–4	0.556	54	-3	Lost to Miami (OH) 0–31
72	2	3.474	Texas Arlington (TEXAS-ARLINGTON)	IND SLC	4–4	0.500	62	0	BYE
73	14	3.518	Miami (MIAMI)	IND FBSI	3–4	0.429	89	0	Beat Boston College 13–6
74	16	3.536	Purdue (PURDUE)	B10	4–5	0.444	73	+1	Beat Michigan 16–14
75	2	3.537	West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)	IND FBSI	4–5	0.444	73	-1	Beat Tulane 32–28
76	9	3.690	Villanova (VILLANOVA)	IND FBSI	4–4–1	0.500	62	-4	Beat Marshall 23–10
77	-2	3.773	Furman (FURMAN)	IND SOCON	4–4–1	0.500	62	-6	BYE
78	-11	3.801	Iowa (IOWA)	B10	4–5	0.444	73	-3	Lost to Wisconsin 21–38
79	-10	3.812	Louisville (LOUISVILLE)	IND FBSI	3–5	0.375	92	0	Lost to Rutgers 0–34
80	11	3.863	Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)	IND SOCON	4–5	0.444	73	-5	Beat Citadel 30–14
81	-3	3.933	Richmond (RICHMOND)	IND SOCON	3–6	0.333	100	-4	Lost to East Carolina 10–20
82	14	3.984	Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)	B10	4–5	0.444	73	-9	Beat Iowa 38–21
83	-15	3.991	Washington (WASHINGTON)	PAC	4–5	0.444	73	-7	Lost to California 0–7
84	16	3.999	Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)	IND PCAA	4–5	0.444	73	+1	Beat Long Beach State 23–0
85	-5	4.061	Army (ARMY)	IND FBSI	4–5	0.444	73	-6	Lost to Pittsburgh 7–37
86	-5	4.090	Auburn (AUBURN)	SEC	3–6	0.333	100	-5	Lost to Mississippi State 19–28
87	-4	4.148	Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE)	IND SLC	4–6	0.400	90	-7	Lost to Louisiana 14–23
88	-12	4.175	NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)	ACC	3–6–1	0.350	99	-5	Lost to Penn State 20–41
89	-16	4.465	New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)	IND WAC	3–5	0.375	92	-6	Lost to Utah 31–34
90	-6	4.469	Marshall (MARSHALL)	IND FBSI	4–5	0.444	73	-4	Lost to Villanova 10–23
91	11	4.519	Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)	ACC	4–6	0.400	90	-10	Beat Duke 38–17
92	11	4.642	Rice (RICE)	IND SWC	3–5	0.375	92	-5	Beat SMU 41–34
93	-11	4.662	Indiana (INDIANA)	B10	3–6	0.333	100	-8	Lost to Michigan State 0–23
94	12	4.665	West Texas A&M (WEST TEXAS A&M)	IND MVC	3–5	0.375	92	-9	Beat Lamar 21–6
95	-3	4.669	Princeton (PRINCETON)	IND IVY	2–6	0.250	112	-5	Lost to Yale 7–39
96	-2	4.673	Northwestern State (NORTHWESTERN STATE)	IND FBSI	4–4	0.500	62	-18	Lost to Mcneese State 15–24
97	8	4.820	Columbia (COLUMBIA)	IND IVY	3–5	0.375	92	-8	Beat Cornell 35–17
98	-5	4.846	Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)	IND IVY	3–5	0.375	92	-2	Lost to Harvard 8–20
99	0	4.883	Oregon (OREGON)	PAC	3–6	0.333	100	-9	Lost to UCLA 0–46
100	10	4.932	Air Force (AIR FORCE)	IND FBSI	3–6	0.333	100	-12	Beat Arizona State 31–30
101	-12	4.978	Tennessee Chattanooga (TENNESSEE-CHATTANOOGA)	IND FBSI	4–4	0.500	62	-3	Lost to Louisiana Tech 7–49
102	10	5.015	New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)	IND MVC	4–5	0.444	73	-9	Beat Wichita State 26–6
103	5	5.047	Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)	PAC	3–6	0.333	100	-14	Beat Oregon State 29–24
104	11	5.094	CAL State Fullerton (CAL STATE FULLERTON)	IND PCAA	3–4–1	0.438	88	-13	Beat Pacific 17–7
105	-17	5.146	Syracuse (SYRACUSE)	IND FBSI	3–6	0.333	100	-13	Lost to Navy 10–27
106	11	5.157	Dayton (DAYTON)	IND FBSI	4–5	0.444	73	-5	Beat UL Monroe 37–13
107	0	5.305	Clemson (CLEMSON)	ACC	2–5–2	0.333	100	-11	Lost to North Carolina 23–27
108	8	5.333	Navy (NAVY)	IND FBSI	2–7	0.222	118	-12	Beat Syracuse 27–10
109	-14	5.348	Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)	IND WAC	2–6	0.250	112	-14	Lost to Air Force 30–31
110	-9	5.358	Illinois State (ILLINOIS STATE)	IND FBSI	3–6	0.333	100	-9	Lost to Southern Illinois 3–17
111	-13	5.362	Wichita State (WICHITA STATE)	IND MVC	3–6	0.333	100	-17	Lost to New Mexico State 6–26
112	13	5.480	Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))	MAC	2–7	0.222	118	-17	Beat Western Michigan 31–0
113	-16	5.496	Cornell (CORNELL)	IND IVY	1–7	0.125	128	-10	Lost to Columbia 17–35
114	-1	5.497	Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)	IND FBSI	3–6	0.333	100	-16	Beat Southern Miss 30–27
115	-11	5.557	SMU	IND SWC	2–7	0.222	118	-14	Lost to Rice 34–41
116	3	5.644	Utah State (UTAH STATE)	IND FBSI	2–7	0.222	118	-18	Beat Weber State 36–10
117	9	5.734	Temple (TEMPLE)	IND FBSI	3–5	0.375	92	-13	Beat Drake 31–7
118	-9	6.036	Lamar (LAMAR)	IND SLC	2–7	0.222	118	-19	Lost to West Texas A&M 6–21
119	3	6.137	Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)	IND B8	1–8	0.111	131	-19	Lost to Oklahoma 20–49
120	-9	6.215	Tulane (TULANE)	IND FBSI	2–7	0.222	118	-23	Lost to West Virginia 28–32
121	9	6.224	Virginia (VIRGINIA)	ACC	2–7	0.222	118	-23	Beat Lehigh 21–20
122	-2	6.301	Indiana State (INDIANA STATE)	IND FBSI	2–6	0.250	112	-14	Lost to Ball State 9–24
123	8	6.335	Toledo (TOLEDO)	MAC	2–7	0.222	118	-18	Beat Northern Illinois 17–2
124	9	6.461	Utah (UTAH)	IND WAC	2–6	0.250	112	-22	Beat New Mexico 34–31
125	11	6.543	Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	2–7	0.222	118	-7	Beat Central Michigan 30–27
126	-2	6.594	Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)	SEC	1–7	0.125	128	-19	Lost to Kentucky 0–14
127	-4	6.594	Pacific (PACIFIC)	IND PCAA	2–7	0.222	118	-16	Lost to CAL State Fullerton 7–17
128	-10	6.657	UL Monroe (LOUISIANA MONROE)	IND FBSI	2–6	0.250	112	-16	Lost to Dayton 13–37
129	-15	6.691	Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)	IND FBSI	2–6	0.250	112	-9	Lost to Massachusetts 14–21
130	-9	6.799	Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)	IND FBSI	0–8	0.000	135	-23	Lost to Florida State 27–30
131	-4	7.211	Drake (DRAKE)	IND MVC	1–8	0.111	131	-28	Lost to Temple 7–31
132	2	7.391	UTEP	IND WAC	1–8	0.111	131	-28	Lost to BYU 27–40
133	-1	7.537	Hawai'i (HAWAII)	IND FBSI	2–5	0.286	111	-12	Lost to Kent State 6–27
134	-5	7.572	Oregon State (OREGON STATE)	PAC	1–8	0.111	131	-30	Lost to Washington State 24–29
135	0	7.720	Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)	B10	0–9	0.000	135	-33	Lost to Minnesota 10–38
136	-8	7.780	Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)	MAC	1–7	0.125	128	-27	Lost to Toledo 2–17
137	0	8.086	TCU	IND SWC	0–8	0.000	135	-24	Lost to Texas Tech 10–14