1976 Week 2 College Football Team Rankings

September 7, 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	Game Status
1	0	-0.056	San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)	IND PCAA	1–0	1.000	1	Beat Utah State 45–10
2	-1	0.040	UTEP	IND WAC	1–0	1.000	1	Beat Texas Arlington 38–15
3	-2	0.080	Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE)	IND SLC	1–0	1.000	1	Beat UL Monroe 31–13
4	-3	0.088	Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)	IND FBSI	1–0	1.000	1	Beat Wake Forest 23–6
5	-4	0.096	Ohio (OHIO)	MAC	1–0	1.000	1	Beat Eastern Michigan 23–7
6	-5	0.104	Tulsa (TULSA)	IND MVC	1–0	1.000	1	Beat Richmond 22–7
7	-6	0.128	Kansas (KANSAS)	IND B8	1–0	1.000	1	Beat Oregon State 28–16
8	-7	0.136	South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)	IND FBSI	1–0	1.000	1	Beat App State 21–10
9	-8	0.167	Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)	SEC	1–0	1.000	1	Beat North Texas 7–0
10	-9	0.175	Furman (FURMAN)	IND SOCON	1–0	1.000	1	Beat NC State 18–12
11	-10	0.183	Memphis (MEMPHIS)	IND FBSI	1–0	1.000	1	Beat Ole Miss 21–16
12	-11	0.191	North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)	ACC	1–0	1.000	1	Beat Miami (OH) 14–10
13	-12	0.215	New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)	IND MVC	1–0	1.000	1	Beat Drake 30–29
14	-13	0.406	Air Force (AIR FORCE)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	29	BYE
15	-14	0.406	Alabama (ALABAMA)	SEC	0–0	0.000	29	BYE
16	-15	0.406	Arizona (ARIZONA)	IND WAC	0–0	0.000	29	BYE
17	-16	0.406	Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)	IND WAC	0–0	0.000	29	BYE
18	-17	0.406	Arkansas (ARKANSAS)	IND SWC	0–0	0.000	29	BYE
19	-18	0.406	Army (ARMY)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	29	BYE
20	-19	0.406	Auburn (AUBURN)	SEC	0–0	0.000	29	BYE
21	-20	0.406	Ball State (BALL STATE)	MAC	0–0	0.000	29	BYE
22	-21	0.406	Baylor (BAYLOR)	IND SWC	0–0	0.000	29	BYE
23	-22	0.406	Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	29	BYE
24	-23	0.406	Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)	MAC	0–0	0.000	29	BYE
25	-24	0.406	Brown (BROWN)	IND IVY	0–0	0.000	29	BYE
26	-25	0.406	BYU	IND WAC	0–0	0.000	29	BYE
27	-26	0.406	CAL State Fullerton (CAL STATE FULLERTON)	IND PCAA	0–0	0.000	29	BYE
28	-27	0.406	California (CALIFORNIA)	PAC	0–0	0.000	29	BYE
29	-28	0.406	Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)	MAC	0–0	0.000	29	BYE
30	-29	0.406	Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	29	BYE
31	-30	0.406	Citadel (CITADEL)	IND SOCON	0–0	0.000	29	BYE
32	-31	0.406	Clemson (CLEMSON)	ACC	0–0	0.000	29	BYE
33	-32	0.406	Colgate (COLGATE)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	29	BYE
34	-33	0.406	Colorado (COLORADO)	IND B8	0–0	0.000	29	BYE
35	-34	0.406	Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)	IND WAC	0–0	0.000	29	BYE
36	-35	0.406	Columbia (COLUMBIA)	IND IVY	0–0	0.000	29	BYE
37	-36	0.406	Cornell (CORNELL)	IND IVY	0–0	0.000	29	BYE
38	-37	0.406	Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)	IND IVY	0–0	0.000	29	BYE
39	-38	0.406	Duke (DUKE)	ACC	0–0	0.000	29	BYE
40	-39	0.406	East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)	IND SOCON	0–0	0.000	29	BYE
41	-40	0.406	Florida (FLORIDA)	SEC	0–0	0.000	29	BYE
42	-41	0.406	Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	29	BYE
43	-42	0.406	Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)	IND PCAA	0–0	0.000	29	BYE
44	-43	0.406	Georgia (GEORGIA)	SEC	0–0	0.000	29	BYE
45	-44	0.406	Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	29	BYE
46	-45	0.406	Harvard (HARVARD)	IND IVY	0–0	0.000	29	BYE
47	-46	0.406	Hawai'i (HAWAII)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	29	BYE
48	-47	0.406	Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	29	BYE
49	-48	0.406	Houston (HOUSTON)	IND SWC	0–0	0.000	29	BYE
50	-49	0.406	Illinois (ILLINOIS)	B10	0–0	0.000	29	BYE
51	-50	0.406	Illinois State (ILLINOIS STATE)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	29	BYE
52	-51	0.406	Indiana (INDIANA)	B10	0–0	0.000	29	BYE
53	-52	0.406	Indiana State (INDIANA STATE)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	29	BYE
54	-53	0.406	Iowa (IOWA)	B10	0–0	0.000	29	BYE
55	-54	0.406	Iowa State (IOWA STATE)	IND B8	0–0	0.000	29	BYE
56	-55	0.406	Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)	IND B8	0–0	0.000	29	BYE
57	-56	0.406	Kent State (KENT STATE)	MAC	0–0	0.000	29	BYE
58	-57	0.406	Kentucky (KENTUCKY)	SEC	0–0	0.000	29	BYE
59	-58	0.406	Lamar (LAMAR)	IND SLC	0–0	0.000	29	BYE
60	-59	0.406	Long Beach State (LONG BEACH STATE)	IND PCAA	0–0	0.000	29	BYE
61	-60	0.406	Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)	IND SLC	0–0	0.000	29	BYE
62	-61	0.406	Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH)	IND SLC	0–0	0.000	29	BYE
63	-62	0.406	Louisville (LOUISVILLE)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	29	BYE
64	-63	0.406	LSU	SEC	0–0	0.000	29	BYE
65	-64	0.406	Maryland (MARYLAND)	ACC	0–0	0.000	29	BYE
66	-65	0.406	Mcneese State (MCNEESE STATE)	IND SLC	0–0	0.000	29	BYE
67	-66	0.406	Miami (MIAMI)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	29	BYE
68	-67	0.406	Michigan (MICHIGAN)	B10	0–0	0.000	29	BYE
69	-68	0.406	Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)	B10	0–0	0.000	29	BYE
70	-69	0.406	Minnesota (MINNESOTA)	B10	0–0	0.000	29	BYE
71	-70	0.406	Missouri (MISSOURI)	IND B8	0–0	0.000	29	BYE
72	-71	0.406	Navy (NAVY)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	29	BYE
73	-72	0.406	Nebraska (NEBRASKA)	IND B8	0–0	0.000	29	BYE
74	-73	0.406	New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)	IND WAC	0–0	0.000	29	BYE
75	-74	0.406	Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)	MAC	0–0	0.000	29	BYE
76	-75	0.406	Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)	B10	0–0	0.000	29	BYE
77	-76	0.406	Northwestern State (NORTHWESTERN STATE)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	29	BYE
78	-77	0.406	Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	29	BYE
79	-78	0.406	Ohio State (OHIO STATE)	B10	0–0	0.000	29	BYE
80	-79	0.406	Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)	IND B8	0–0	0.000	29	BYE
81	-80	0.406	Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)	IND B8	0–0	0.000	29	BYE
82	-81	0.406	Oregon (OREGON)	PAC	0–0	0.000	29	BYE
83	-82	0.406	Pacific (PACIFIC)	IND PCAA	0–0	0.000	29	BYE
84	-83	0.406	Penn State (PENN STATE)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	29	BYE
85	-84	0.406	Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)	IND IVY	0–0	0.000	29	BYE
86	-85	0.406	Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	29	BYE
87	-86	0.406	Princeton (PRINCETON)	IND IVY	0–0	0.000	29	BYE
88	-87	0.406	Purdue (PURDUE)	B10	0–0	0.000	29	BYE
89	-88	0.406	Rice (RICE)	IND SWC	0–0	0.000	29	BYE
90	-89	0.406	Rutgers (RUTGERS)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	29	BYE
91	-90	0.406	San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	29	BYE
92	-91	0.406	SMU	IND SWC	0–0	0.000	29	BYE
93	-92	0.406	Southern Illinois (SOUTHERN ILLINOIS)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	29	BYE
94	-93	0.406	Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	29	BYE
95	-94	0.406	Stanford (STANFORD)	PAC	0–0	0.000	29	BYE
96	-95	0.406	Syracuse (SYRACUSE)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	29	BYE
97	-96	0.406	TCU	IND SWC	0–0	0.000	29	BYE
98	-97	0.406	Temple (TEMPLE)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	29	BYE
99	-98	0.406	Tennessee (TENNESSEE)	SEC	0–0	0.000	29	BYE
100	-99	0.406	Tennessee Chattanooga (TENNESSEE-CHATTANOOGA)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	29	BYE
101	-100	0.406	Texas (TEXAS)	IND SWC	0–0	0.000	29	BYE
102	-101	0.406	Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)	IND SWC	0–0	0.000	29	BYE
103	-102	0.406	Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)	IND SWC	0–0	0.000	29	BYE
104	-103	0.406	Toledo (TOLEDO)	MAC	0–0	0.000	29	BYE
105	-104	0.406	Tulane (TULANE)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	29	BYE
106	-105	0.406	UCLA	PAC	0–0	0.000	29	BYE
107	-106	0.406	USC	PAC	0–0	0.000	29	BYE
108	-107	0.406	Utah (UTAH)	IND WAC	0–0	0.000	29	BYE
109	-108	0.406	Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)	SEC	0–0	0.000	29	BYE
110	-109	0.406	Villanova (VILLANOVA)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	29	BYE
111	-110	0.406	Virginia (VIRGINIA)	ACC	0–0	0.000	29	BYE
112	-111	0.406	Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)	IND SOCON	0–0	0.000	29	BYE
113	-112	0.406	Washington (WASHINGTON)	PAC	0–0	0.000	29	BYE
114	-113	0.406	Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)	PAC	0–0	0.000	29	BYE
115	-114	0.406	West Texas A&M (WEST TEXAS A&M)	IND MVC	0–0	0.000	29	BYE
116	-115	0.406	West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	29	BYE
117	-116	0.406	Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	0–0	0.000	29	BYE
118	-117	0.406	Wichita State (WICHITA STATE)	IND MVC	0–0	0.000	29	BYE
119	-118	0.406	William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)	IND SOCON	0–0	0.000	29	BYE
120	-119	0.406	Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)	B10	0–0	0.000	29	BYE
121	-120	0.406	Wyoming (WYOMING)	IND WAC	0–0	0.000	29	BYE
122	-121	0.406	Yale (YALE)	IND IVY	0–0	0.000	29	BYE
123	-122	0.455	Drake (DRAKE)	IND MVC	0–1	0.000	14	Lost to New Mexico State 29–30
124	-123	0.559	Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))	MAC	0–1	0.000	14	Lost to North Carolina 10–14
125	-124	0.594	Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)	SEC	0–1	0.000	14	Lost to Memphis 16–21
126	-125	0.629	NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)	ACC	0–1	0.000	14	Lost to Furman 12–18
127	-126	0.664	North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)	IND FBSI	0–1	0.000	14	Lost to Mississippi State 0–7
128	-127	0.803	App State (APPALACHIAN STATE)	IND SOCON	0–1	0.000	14	Lost to South Carolina 10–21
129	-128	0.838	Oregon State (OREGON STATE)	PAC	0–1	0.000	14	Lost to Kansas 16–28
130	-129	0.942	Richmond (RICHMOND)	IND SOCON	0–1	0.000	14	Lost to Tulsa 7–22
131	-130	0.977	Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	0–1	0.000	14	Lost to Ohio 7–23
132	-131	1.012	Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)	ACC	0–1	0.000	14	Lost to Virginia Tech 6–23
133	-132	1.046	UL Monroe (LOUISIANA MONROE)	IND FBSI	0–1	0.000	14	Lost to Arkansas State 13–31
134	-133	1.220	Texas Arlington (TEXAS-ARLINGTON)	IND SLC	0–1	0.000	14	Lost to UTEP 15–38
135	-134	1.638	Utah State (UTAH STATE)	IND FBSI	0–1	0.000	14	Lost to San José State 10–45
136	-135	10.438	Dayton (DAYTON)	IND FBSI	0–1	0.000	14	Lost to Eastern Kentucky 7–21
137	-136	10.542	Marshall (MARSHALL)	IND FBSI	0–1	0.000	14	Lost to Morehead State 14–31