1976 Week 13 College Football Team Rankings

November 23, 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	1	1.106	Maryland (MARYLAND)	ACC	11–0	1.000	1	+51	Beat Virginia 28–0
2	-1	1.137	Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)	IND FBSI	10–0	1.000	1	+44	BYE
3	1	1.138	Georgia (GEORGIA)	SEC	9–1	0.900	5	+41	BYE
4	3	1.166	Michigan (MICHIGAN)	B10	10–1	0.909	4	+42	Beat Ohio State 22–0
5	4	1.273	USC	PAC	9–1	0.900	5	+38	Beat UCLA 24–14
6	-3	1.371	Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)	IND SWC	8–1	0.889	8	+33	Lost to Houston 19–27
7	-1	1.378	UCLA	PAC	9–1–1	0.864	11	+35	Lost to USC 14–24
8	-3	1.400	Ohio State (OHIO STATE)	B10	8–2–1	0.773	22	+36	Lost to Michigan 0–22
9	3	1.424	San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)	IND FBSI	9–1	0.900	5	+38	Beat Long Beach State 10–3
10	10	1.494	East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)	IND SOCON	9–2	0.818	12	+34	Beat App State 35–7
11	8	1.498	Houston (HOUSTON)	IND SWC	7–2	0.778	21	+27	Beat Texas Tech 27–19
12	11	1.551	Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)	IND B8	7–3	0.700	31	+33	Beat Iowa State 42–21
13	-5	1.599	Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)	IND SLC	8–2	0.800	17	+31	Lost to Mcneese State 19–20
14	8	1.621	Florida (FLORIDA)	SEC	7–3	0.700	31	+30	Beat Rice 50–22
15	-4	1.623	Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)	IND SWC	8–2	0.800	17	+26	Beat TCU 59–10
16	10	1.623	Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)	SEC	9–2	0.818	12	+32	Beat Ole Miss 28–11
17	7	1.641	Rutgers (RUTGERS)	IND FBSI	11–0	1.000	1	+24	Beat Colgate 17–9
18	-3	1.672	Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)	IND B8	7–2–1	0.750	23	+27	BYE
19	-1	1.690	Nebraska (NEBRASKA)	IND B8	7–2–1	0.750	23	+22	BYE
20	-6	1.699	Yale (YALE)	IND IVY	8–1	0.889	8	+21	BYE
21	-5	1.705	Brown (BROWN)	IND IVY	8–1	0.889	8	+24	BYE
22	-9	1.719	Colorado (COLORADO)	IND B8	8–3	0.727	25	+30	Beat Kansas State 35–28
23	-13	1.792	Iowa State (IOWA STATE)	IND B8	8–3	0.727	25	+27	Lost to Oklahoma State 21–42
24	1	1.811	Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)	IND FBSI	8–2	0.800	17	+28	Beat Miami 40–27
25	4	1.819	Mcneese State (MCNEESE STATE)	IND SLC	9–2	0.818	12	+31	Beat Louisiana 20–19
26	4	1.880	North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)	ACC	9–2	0.818	12	+28	Beat Duke 39–38
27	1	1.918	BYU	IND WAC	9–2	0.818	12	+22	Beat Utah 34–12
28	7	1.978	Baylor (BAYLOR)	IND SWC	6–2–1	0.722	30	+20	Beat Texas 20–10
29	8	2.011	Kentucky (KENTUCKY)	SEC	7–4	0.636	40	+24	Beat Tennessee 7–0
30	1	2.033	Alabama (ALABAMA)	SEC	7–3	0.700	31	+20	BYE
31	-10	2.076	Missouri (MISSOURI)	IND B8	6–5	0.545	55	+23	Lost to Kansas 14–41
32	1	2.106	Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)	IND FBSI	7–3	0.700	31	+22	Beat Vanderbilt 33–7
33	-16	2.165	Tulsa (TULSA)	IND MVC	7–3	0.700	31	+19	Lost to Wichita State 13–30
34	2	2.227	Penn State (PENN STATE)	IND FBSI	7–3	0.700	31	+17	BYE
35	-1	2.533	William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)	IND SOCON	7–4	0.636	40	+23	Lost to Richmond 10–21
36	6	2.592	Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)	IND IVY	6–3	0.667	38	+8	BYE
37	9	2.617	Ball State (BALL STATE)	MAC	8–3	0.727	25	+18	Beat Eastern Michigan 52–3
38	-6	2.617	Wyoming (WYOMING)	IND WAC	8–3	0.727	25	+10	Lost to Air Force 21–41
39	10	2.650	Kent State (KENT STATE)	MAC	7–4	0.636	40	+12	Beat Toledo 35–9
40	0	2.664	Colgate (COLGATE)	IND FBSI	8–2	0.800	17	+2	Lost to Rutgers 9–17
41	16	2.700	Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	7–4	0.636	40	+10	Beat Central Michigan 42–14
42	-15	2.701	Arkansas (ARKANSAS)	IND SWC	5–3–1	0.611	49	+7	Lost to SMU 31–35
43	-2	2.729	Long Beach State (LONG BEACH STATE)	IND PCAA	8–3	0.727	25	+5	Lost to San Diego State 3–10
44	7	2.746	Ohio (OHIO)	MAC	7–4	0.636	40	+7	Beat Northern Illinois 63–15
45	7	2.774	San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)	IND PCAA	7–4	0.636	40	+6	BYE
46	8	2.775	Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)	IND FBSI	7–3	0.700	31	+6	Beat Massachusetts 35–0
47	12	2.804	Stanford (STANFORD)	PAC	6–5	0.545	55	+14	Beat California 27–24
48	-1	2.813	Harvard (HARVARD)	IND IVY	6–3	0.667	38	+5	BYE
49	16	2.826	Kansas (KANSAS)	IND B8	6–5	0.545	55	+10	Beat Missouri 41–14
50	21	2.836	Richmond (RICHMOND)	IND SOCON	5–6	0.455	74	+10	Beat William & Mary 21–10
51	-12	2.927	Memphis (MEMPHIS)	IND FBSI	7–4	0.636	40	+7	Lost to Southern Miss 12–14
52	8	2.930	Southern Illinois (SOUTHERN ILLINOIS)	IND FBSI	7–4	0.636	40	+5	Beat Marshall 44–16
53	8	2.932	Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH)	IND SLC	6–5	0.545	55	+3	Beat UL Monroe 55–35
54	-16	2.957	South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)	IND FBSI	6–5	0.545	55	+8	Lost to Clemson 9–28
55	-12	2.966	Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)	MAC	6–5	0.545	55	+8	Lost to Tennessee Chattanooga 29–49
56	-8	3.000	App State (APPALACHIAN STATE)	IND SOCON	6–4–1	0.591	50	-3	Lost to East Carolina 7–35
57	-12	3.009	Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)	IND FBSI	6–5	0.545	55	+4	Lost to Florida State 21–28
58	6	3.022	Furman (FURMAN)	IND SOCON	6–4–1	0.591	50	+1	Beat Wofford 56–14
59	11	3.040	Villanova (VILLANOVA)	IND FBSI	6–4–1	0.591	50	+4	Beat Temple 24–7
60	3	3.082	LSU	SEC	5–4–1	0.550	53	+1	Beat Tulane 17–7
61	-11	3.138	Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)	MAC	7–4	0.636	40	+12	Lost to Western Michigan 14–42
62	-9	3.178	Minnesota (MINNESOTA)	B10	6–5	0.545	55	+4	Lost to Wisconsin 17–26
63	-8	3.181	Texas (TEXAS)	IND SWC	4–4–1	0.500	66	+4	Lost to Baylor 10–20
64	-8	3.265	Duke (DUKE)	ACC	5–5–1	0.500	66	+4	Lost to North Carolina 38–39
65	3	3.268	Army (ARMY)	IND FBSI	5–5	0.500	66	+4	BYE
66	7	3.318	West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)	IND FBSI	5–6	0.455	74	+5	Beat Syracuse 34–28
67	9	3.324	Citadel (CITADEL)	IND SOCON	6–5	0.545	55	-1	Beat Davidson 40–6
68	9	3.340	North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)	IND FBSI	6–5	0.545	55	-3	Beat Drake 63–0
69	3	3.341	Illinois (ILLINOIS)	B10	5–6	0.455	74	+4	Beat Northwestern 48–6
70	-26	3.356	Arizona (ARIZONA)	IND WAC	5–5	0.500	66	+1	Lost to New Mexico 15–21
71	-9	3.440	California (CALIFORNIA)	PAC	5–6	0.455	74	+2	Lost to Stanford 24–27
72	-14	3.455	Tennessee (TENNESSEE)	SEC	5–5	0.500	66	-3	Lost to Kentucky 0–7
73	-7	3.622	Purdue (PURDUE)	B10	5–6	0.455	74	+1	Lost to Indiana 14–20
74	8	3.671	Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)	IND SOCON	5–5	0.500	66	-4	Beat Indiana State 26–14
75	3	3.679	Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE)	IND SLC	5–6	0.455	74	-5	BYE
76	8	3.767	Washington (WASHINGTON)	PAC	5–6	0.455	74	-6	Beat Washington State 51–32
77	6	3.794	Texas Arlington (TEXAS-ARLINGTON)	IND SLC	5–5	0.500	66	-6	Beat Lamar 34–14
78	-9	3.796	Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)	IND WAC	6–5	0.545	55	-7	Lost to Arizona State 19–21
79	0	3.817	Miami (MIAMI)	IND FBSI	3–6	0.333	103	-3	Lost to Notre Dame 27–40
80	-5	3.851	Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)	SEC	5–6	0.455	74	-6	Lost to Mississippi State 11–28
81	-14	3.899	Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)	B10	4–6–1	0.409	91	-3	Lost to Iowa 17–30
82	6	3.914	Iowa (IOWA)	B10	5–6	0.455	74	-6	Beat Michigan State 30–17
83	6	3.935	Indiana (INDIANA)	B10	5–6	0.455	74	-2	Beat Purdue 20–14
84	8	3.953	Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)	B10	5–6	0.455	74	-11	Beat Minnesota 26–17
85	-4	3.963	Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)	ACC	5–6	0.455	74	-7	BYE
86	11	3.989	Tennessee Chattanooga (TENNESSEE-CHATTANOOGA)	IND FBSI	5–4–1	0.550	53	+6	Beat Bowling Green 49–29
87	-2	4.068	Louisville (LOUISVILLE)	IND FBSI	4–6	0.400	93	-5	Beat Boston University 16–7
88	7	4.116	Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)	IND FBSI	5–6	0.455	74	-7	Beat Virginia Tech 28–21
89	4	4.226	New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)	IND WAC	4–6	0.400	93	-7	Beat Arizona 21–15
90	14	4.258	Clemson (CLEMSON)	ACC	3–6–2	0.364	96	-4	Beat South Carolina 28–9
91	-17	4.285	Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)	IND PCAA	5–6	0.455	74	+3	Lost to Santa Clara 17–20
92	-5	4.378	Auburn (AUBURN)	SEC	3–7	0.300	108	-7	BYE
93	-2	4.389	NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)	ACC	3–7–1	0.318	107	-8	BYE
94	-4	4.422	West Texas A&M (WEST TEXAS A&M)	IND MVC	4–5–1	0.450	89	-9	Tied New Mexico State 13–13
95	-9	4.433	Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)	IND FBSI	4–5–1	0.450	89	-7	BYE
96	-16	4.486	Northwestern State (NORTHWESTERN STATE)	IND FBSI	5–5	0.500	66	-12	Lost to Southeastern Louisiana 27–34
97	2	4.622	Illinois State (ILLINOIS STATE)	IND FBSI	5–6	0.455	74	-9	Beat Eastern Illinois 13–8
98	-4	4.719	Navy (NAVY)	IND FBSI	3–7	0.300	108	-10	BYE
99	11	4.792	Air Force (AIR FORCE)	IND FBSI	4–7	0.364	96	-15	Beat Wyoming 41–21
100	7	4.926	Oregon (OREGON)	PAC	4–7	0.364	96	-16	Beat Oregon State 23–14
101	-5	4.974	Columbia (COLUMBIA)	IND IVY	3–6	0.333	103	-10	BYE
102	13	5.017	SMU	IND SWC	3–8	0.273	115	-14	Beat Arkansas 35–31
103	15	5.073	Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)	IND WAC	3–7	0.300	108	-18	Beat Colorado State 21–19
104	7	5.147	Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))	MAC	3–8	0.273	115	-20	Beat Dayton 28–8
105	-4	5.208	Cornell (CORNELL)	IND IVY	2–7	0.222	121	-11	BYE
106	-3	5.234	Princeton (PRINCETON)	IND IVY	2–7	0.222	121	-11	BYE
107	13	5.246	Wichita State (WICHITA STATE)	IND MVC	4–7	0.364	96	-22	Beat Tulsa 30–13
108	-10	5.250	Rice (RICE)	IND SWC	3–7	0.300	108	-13	Lost to Florida 22–50
109	-7	5.285	Marshall (MARSHALL)	IND FBSI	4–7	0.364	96	-14	Lost to Southern Illinois 16–44
110	-10	5.383	Temple (TEMPLE)	IND FBSI	4–6	0.400	93	-16	Lost to Villanova 7–24
111	2	5.437	Utah State (UTAH STATE)	IND FBSI	3–8	0.273	115	-23	Beat Pacific 31–17
112	-3	5.643	Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)	IND IVY	3–6	0.333	103	-10	BYE
113	3	5.671	New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)	IND MVC	4–6–1	0.409	91	-18	Tied West Texas A&M 13–13
114	-8	5.682	Syracuse (SYRACUSE)	IND FBSI	3–8	0.273	115	-23	Lost to West Virginia 28–34
115	-7	5.829	Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)	PAC	3–8	0.273	115	-30	Lost to Washington 32–51
116	-11	5.870	CAL State Fullerton (CAL STATE FULLERTON)	IND PCAA	3–6–1	0.350	102	-18	Lost to Northridge State 10–16
117	-5	5.888	Indiana State (INDIANA STATE)	IND FBSI	3–7	0.300	108	-19	Lost to Virginia Military Institute 14–26
118	1	5.933	Utah (UTAH)	IND WAC	3–7	0.300	108	-27	Lost to BYU 12–34
119	2	5.964	Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)	SEC	2–8	0.200	123	-23	Lost to Cincinnati 7–33
120	10	5.975	Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)	IND FBSI	1–9	0.100	130	-27	Beat Memphis 14–12
121	-4	5.986	Toledo (TOLEDO)	MAC	3–8	0.273	115	-23	Lost to Kent State 9–35
122	2	6.015	Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)	IND B8	1–10	0.091	132	-28	Lost to Colorado 28–35
123	6	6.317	Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)	IND FBSI	3–7	0.300	108	-15	Beat UConn 41–40
124	-10	6.345	Dayton (DAYTON)	IND FBSI	4–7	0.364	96	-20	Lost to Miami (OH) 8–28
125	-2	6.386	Tulane (TULANE)	IND FBSI	2–9	0.182	125	-32	Lost to LSU 7–17
126	-4	6.427	Lamar (LAMAR)	IND SLC	2–9	0.182	125	-31	Lost to Texas Arlington 14–34
127	-2	6.442	Virginia (VIRGINIA)	ACC	2–9	0.182	125	-32	Lost to Maryland 0–28
128	-2	6.686	Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	2–9	0.182	125	-16	Lost to Ball State 3–52
129	-1	7.095	Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)	B10	1–10	0.091	132	-41	Lost to Illinois 6–48
130	6	7.172	Hawai'i (HAWAII)	IND FBSI	3–6	0.333	103	-13	Beat UTEP 28–12
131	-4	7.255	Pacific (PACIFIC)	IND PCAA	2–9	0.182	125	-34	Lost to Utah State 17–31
132	-1	7.322	UL Monroe (LOUISIANA MONROE)	IND FBSI	2–8	0.200	123	-29	Lost to Louisiana Tech 35–55
133	-1	7.502	Drake (DRAKE)	IND MVC	1–10	0.091	132	-42	Lost to North Texas 0–63
134	0	7.594	Oregon State (OREGON STATE)	PAC	1–10	0.091	132	-44	Lost to Oregon 14–23
135	0	7.596	Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)	MAC	1–9	0.100	130	-39	Lost to Ohio 15–63
136	-3	7.690	UTEP	IND WAC	1–10	0.091	132	-43	Lost to Hawai'i 12–28
137	0	8.586	TCU	IND SWC	0–10	0.000	137	-40	Lost to Texas A&M 10–59