1976 Week 5 College Football Team Rankings

September 28, 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	2	0.729	Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)	IND SWC	2–0	1.000	1	+3	Beat New Mexico 20–16
2	7	0.771	Michigan (MICHIGAN)	B10	3–0	1.000	1	+4	Beat Navy 70–14
3	8	0.784	Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)	IND FBSI	3–0	1.000	1	+4	Beat Temple 21–7
4	6	0.805	Georgia (GEORGIA)	SEC	3–0	1.000	1	+5	Beat South Carolina 20–12
5	10	0.825	Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)	IND SLC	2–0	1.000	1	+3	BYE
6	24	0.831	Florida (FLORIDA)	SEC	2–1	0.667	33	+4	Beat Mississippi State 34–30
7	28	1.116	Minnesota (MINNESOTA)	B10	3–0	1.000	1	+3	Beat Western Michigan 21–10
8	8	1.119	Mcneese State (MCNEESE STATE)	IND SLC	3–0	1.000	1	+3	Beat Eastern Michigan 23–10
9	12	1.122	North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)	ACC	4–0	1.000	1	+4	Beat Army 34–32
10	29	1.148	San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)	IND FBSI	3–0	1.000	1	+4	Beat Bowling Green 27–15
11	-4	1.198	Iowa State (IOWA STATE)	IND B8	3–0	1.000	1	+2	Beat Kent State 47–7
12	-10	1.204	Illinois (ILLINOIS)	B10	2–1	0.667	33	+3	Lost to Baylor 19–34
13	12	1.222	East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)	IND SOCON	3–0	1.000	1	+2	Beat William & Mary 20–19
14	5	1.238	Kansas (KANSAS)	IND B8	3–0	1.000	1	+2	BYE
15	7	1.243	Nebraska (NEBRASKA)	IND B8	2–0–1	0.833	25	+1	Beat TCU 64–10
16	-8	1.256	South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)	IND FBSI	3–1	0.750	27	+5	Lost to Georgia 12–20
17	17	1.259	LSU	SEC	2–0–1	0.833	25	+1	Beat Rice 31–0
18	-6	1.305	UCLA	PAC	3–0	1.000	1	+2	Beat Air Force 40–7
19	-13	1.351	Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)	IND FBSI	2–0	1.000	1	+1	Beat Tulane 27–3
20	28	1.354	Missouri (MISSOURI)	IND B8	2–1	0.667	33	+3	Beat Ohio State 22–21
21	-8	1.358	Maryland (MARYLAND)	ACC	3–0	1.000	1	+2	Beat Syracuse 42–28
22	55	1.373	Houston (HOUSTON)	IND SWC	2–1	0.667	33	+3	Beat Texas A&M 21–10
23	-9	1.390	Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)	IND B8	3–0	1.000	1	+2	Beat Florida State 24–9
24	32	1.401	Alabama (ALABAMA)	SEC	2–1	0.667	33	+2	Beat Vanderbilt 42–14
25	8	1.453	Rutgers (RUTGERS)	IND FBSI	3–0	1.000	1	+2	Beat Princeton 17–0
26	2	1.511	Harvard (HARVARD)	IND IVY	2–0	1.000	1	+1	Beat Massachusetts 24–13
27	9	1.544	Ball State (BALL STATE)	MAC	3–0	1.000	1	+1	Beat Toledo 27–14
28	37	1.603	USC	PAC	2–1	0.667	33	+2	Beat Purdue 31–13
29	11	1.606	Brown (BROWN)	IND IVY	2–0	1.000	1	+1	Beat Rhode Island 3–0
30	-12	1.650	Ohio (OHIO)	MAC	3–0	1.000	1	+1	Beat Idaho 35–0
31	44	1.650	Lamar (LAMAR)	IND SLC	2–1	0.667	33	+3	Beat New Mexico State 21–17
32	31	1.651	Tulsa (TULSA)	IND MVC	3–1	0.750	27	+4	Beat Arkansas 9–3
33	-32	1.703	Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)	IND SWC	2–1	0.667	33	+2	Lost to Houston 10–21
34	12	1.720	Colorado (COLORADO)	IND B8	2–1	0.667	33	+2	Beat Miami 33–3
35	12	1.746	Long Beach State (LONG BEACH STATE)	IND PCAA	3–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Northern Illinois 37–0
36	67	1.847	Baylor (BAYLOR)	IND SWC	2–1	0.667	33	+2	Beat Illinois 34–19
37	-5	1.877	Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)	IND IVY	2–0	1.000	1	0	Beat NEW Hampshire 24–13
38	20	1.911	Memphis (MEMPHIS)	IND FBSI	2–1	0.667	33	+2	BYE
39	20	1.940	Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)	SEC	3–1	0.750	27	+1	Beat Southern Miss 28–0
40	14	1.950	Clemson (CLEMSON)	ACC	1–1–1	0.500	69	+2	Tied Georgia Tech 24–24
41	14	2.011	Colgate (COLGATE)	IND FBSI	3–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Cornell 25–20
42	-38	2.020	Ohio State (OHIO STATE)	B10	2–1	0.667	33	+1	Lost to Missouri 21–22
43	1	2.029	Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)	IND FBSI	2–1	0.667	33	+1	Beat Northwestern 48–0
44	-3	2.045	Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)	IND B8	1–1	0.500	69	+2	BYE
45	29	2.164	Southern Illinois (SOUTHERN ILLINOIS)	IND FBSI	2–1	0.667	33	+1	Beat West Texas A&M 21–17
46	22	2.227	Kentucky (KENTUCKY)	SEC	2–1	0.667	33	+1	Beat West Virginia 14–10
47	-4	2.272	Kent State (KENT STATE)	MAC	1–2	0.333	86	+2	Lost to Iowa State 7–47
48	-31	2.286	Arkansas (ARKANSAS)	IND SWC	2–1	0.667	33	0	Lost to Tulsa 3–9
49	-23	2.309	Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)	MAC	2–1	0.667	33	0	Lost to San Diego State 15–27
50	-23	2.336	Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	2–1	0.667	33	0	Lost to Minnesota 10–21
51	-14	2.342	Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)	SEC	2–1	0.667	33	+1	Lost to Florida 30–34
52	0	2.377	Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)	B10	1–1–1	0.500	69	+1	Tied NC State 31–31
53	-15	2.384	William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)	IND SOCON	2–1	0.667	33	0	Lost to East Carolina 19–20
54	6	2.400	Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)	IND FBSI	2–1	0.667	33	+1	BYE
55	-31	2.404	New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)	IND WAC	1–1	0.500	69	+1	Lost to Texas Tech 16–20
56	11	2.418	Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)	IND FBSI	2–1	0.667	33	0	Beat Miami (OH) 17–0
57	5	2.494	Iowa (IOWA)	B10	2–1	0.667	33	0	Beat Penn State 7–6
58	-7	2.532	Duke (DUKE)	ACC	2–1	0.667	33	0	Beat Virginia 21–6
59	10	2.592	App State (APPALACHIAN STATE)	IND SOCON	3–1	0.750	27	-1	Beat Wofford 42–0
60	21	2.602	Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)	B10	2–1	0.667	33	0	Beat Washington State 35–26
61	51	2.637	Citadel (CITADEL)	IND SOCON	2–1	0.667	33	+2	Beat Furman 17–16
62	-39	2.679	San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)	IND PCAA	3–1	0.750	27	-2	Lost to Stanford 23–28
63	-13	2.701	Army (ARMY)	IND FBSI	2–1	0.667	33	0	Lost to North Carolina 32–34
64	45	2.755	Oregon (OREGON)	PAC	2–1	0.667	33	0	Beat Utah 21–13
65	28	2.782	BYU	IND WAC	2–1	0.667	33	0	Beat Arizona 23–16
66	-13	2.813	Furman (FURMAN)	IND SOCON	3–1	0.750	27	-1	Lost to Citadel 16–17
67	32	2.891	UL Monroe (LOUISIANA MONROE)	IND FBSI	2–1	0.667	33	0	Beat Texas Arlington 21–20
68	-4	2.939	Texas (TEXAS)	IND SWC	1–1	0.500	69	+1	BYE
69	31	2.943	Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)	MAC	2–1	0.667	33	0	Beat Marshall 22–7
70	37	2.958	SMU	IND SWC	2–1	0.667	33	0	Beat North Texas 38–31
71	-14	3.004	Temple (TEMPLE)	IND FBSI	2–1	0.667	33	0	Lost to Pittsburgh 7–21
72	-1	3.094	Air Force (AIR FORCE)	IND FBSI	1–2	0.333	86	+1	Lost to UCLA 7–40
73	35	3.101	Northwestern State (NORTHWESTERN STATE)	IND FBSI	2–1	0.667	33	-1	Beat Delta State 17–7
74	-43	3.125	Rice (RICE)	IND SWC	1–1	0.500	69	0	Lost to LSU 0–31
75	23	3.149	Indiana (INDIANA)	B10	1–2	0.333	86	+1	Beat Washington 20–13
76	-34	3.150	Princeton (PRINCETON)	IND IVY	1–1	0.500	69	0	Lost to Rutgers 0–17
77	1	3.162	Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH)	IND SLC	1–2	0.333	86	+1	Beat Arkansas State 27–13
78	-73	3.173	West Texas A&M (WEST TEXAS A&M)	IND MVC	1–1	0.500	69	0	Lost to Southern Illinois 17–21
79	31	3.231	Wyoming (WYOMING)	IND WAC	2–1	0.667	33	-1	Beat Utah State 20–3
80	2	3.307	California (CALIFORNIA)	PAC	1–2	0.333	86	0	Beat Arizona State 31–22
81	-36	3.351	West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)	IND FBSI	1–2	0.333	86	0	Lost to Kentucky 10–14
82	-10	3.427	Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)	SEC	1–2	0.333	86	+1	Lost to Alabama 14–42
83	-4	3.438	Yale (YALE)	IND IVY	1–1	0.500	69	0	Beat UConn 21–10
84	-11	3.498	Arizona (ARIZONA)	IND WAC	1–2	0.333	86	0	Lost to BYU 16–23
85	-65	3.508	Miami (MIAMI)	IND FBSI	1–1	0.500	69	-1	Lost to Colorado 3–33
86	31	3.604	Richmond (RICHMOND)	IND SOCON	1–2	0.333	86	-1	Beat Virginia Military Institute 43–0
87	-7	3.608	Louisville (LOUISVILLE)	IND FBSI	1–1	0.500	69	-1	Beat Drake 37–24
88	6	3.631	Columbia (COLUMBIA)	IND IVY	1–1	0.500	69	0	Beat Lafayette 38–31
89	36	3.686	Stanford (STANFORD)	PAC	1–2	0.333	86	+1	Beat San José State 28–23
90	-6	3.704	Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)	IND PCAA	1–2	0.333	86	0	Beat Montana State 24–10
91	28	3.740	Tennessee Chattanooga (TENNESSEE-CHATTANOOGA)	IND FBSI	2–1	0.667	33	+1	Beat Western Carolina 28–14
92	-43	3.810	Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)	IND B8	1–2	0.333	86	-1	Lost to Wake Forest 0–13
93	-23	3.847	Penn State (PENN STATE)	IND FBSI	1–2	0.333	86	-1	Lost to Iowa 6–7
94	21	3.943	Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)	ACC	2–2	0.500	69	-2	Beat Kansas State 13–0
95	-12	3.956	Navy (NAVY)	IND FBSI	1–2	0.333	86	0	Lost to Michigan 14–70
96	36	3.971	Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)	IND WAC	1–2	0.333	86	-1	Beat Wichita State 24–3
97	-8	4.203	New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)	IND MVC	2–2	0.500	69	-3	Lost to Lamar 17–21
98	-13	4.232	Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)	PAC	0–3	0.000	116	-1	Lost to Wisconsin 26–35
99	-70	4.256	Indiana State (INDIANA STATE)	IND FBSI	1–1	0.500	69	-1	Lost to Dayton 14–20
100	13	4.371	Oregon State (OREGON STATE)	PAC	0–3	0.000	116	-1	BYE
101	1	4.461	Purdue (PURDUE)	B10	1–2	0.333	86	-2	Lost to USC 13–31
102	4	4.511	Marshall (MARSHALL)	IND FBSI	2–2	0.500	69	0	Lost to Central Michigan 7–22
103	-15	4.568	Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)	IND FBSI	0–2–1	0.167	114	-1	Tied Clemson 24–24
104	25	4.659	Illinois State (ILLINOIS STATE)	IND FBSI	1–2	0.333	86	-2	Beat Villanova 19–17
105	23	4.705	Auburn (AUBURN)	SEC	1–2	0.333	86	-2	Beat Tennessee 38–28
106	-40	4.711	Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE)	IND SLC	1–3	0.250	110	-1	Lost to Louisiana Tech 13–27
107	-10	4.881	Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	0–4	0.000	116	-2	Lost to Mcneese State 10–23
108	23	4.946	Dayton (DAYTON)	IND FBSI	2–2	0.500	69	-1	Beat Indiana State 20–14
109	-22	4.948	Tennessee (TENNESSEE)	SEC	1–2	0.333	86	-3	Lost to Auburn 28–38
110	20	5.020	Tulane (TULANE)	IND FBSI	0–3	0.000	116	-2	Lost to Boston College 3–27
111	-16	5.087	Washington (WASHINGTON)	PAC	1–2	0.333	86	-3	Lost to Indiana 13–20
112	-1	5.116	Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))	MAC	0–4	0.000	116	-3	Lost to Cincinnati 0–17
113	11	5.264	Syracuse (SYRACUSE)	IND FBSI	0–3	0.000	116	-2	Lost to Maryland 28–42
114	-9	5.264	North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)	IND FBSI	1–3	0.250	110	-2	Lost to SMU 31–38
115	7	5.333	Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)	IND FBSI	0–3	0.000	116	-2	Lost to Ole Miss 0–28
116	-12	5.333	UTEP	IND WAC	1–2	0.333	86	-2	BYE
117	-21	5.359	Utah State (UTAH STATE)	IND FBSI	0–4	0.000	116	-3	Lost to Wyoming 3–20
118	0	5.380	NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)	ACC	0–3–1	0.125	115	-3	Tied Michigan State 31–31
119	-18	5.454	Villanova (VILLANOVA)	IND FBSI	1–2	0.333	86	-2	Lost to Illinois State 17–19
120	-30	5.507	CAL State Fullerton (CAL STATE FULLERTON)	IND PCAA	0–1–1	0.250	110	-1	BYE
121	-45	5.507	Cornell (CORNELL)	IND IVY	0–2	0.000	116	-1	Lost to Colgate 20–25
122	-61	5.682	Wichita State (WICHITA STATE)	IND MVC	1–2	0.333	86	-3	Lost to Colorado State 3–24
123	-2	6.145	Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)	IND FBSI	0–3	0.000	116	-2	Lost to Oklahoma 9–24
124	3	6.212	Texas Arlington (TEXAS-ARLINGTON)	IND SLC	1–3	0.250	110	-4	Lost to UL Monroe 20–21
125	-39	6.429	Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)	IND WAC	0–2	0.000	116	-2	Lost to California 22–31
126	0	6.533	Drake (DRAKE)	IND MVC	0–4	0.000	116	-4	Lost to Louisville 24–37
127	-11	6.551	Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)	B10	0–3	0.000	116	-3	Lost to Notre Dame 0–48
128	-5	6.748	Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)	MAC	0–3	0.000	116	-3	Lost to Long Beach State 0–37
129	4	6.933	TCU	IND SWC	0–3	0.000	116	-3	Lost to Nebraska 10–64
130	-38	6.986	Utah (UTAH)	IND WAC	0–2	0.000	116	-2	Lost to Oregon 13–21
131	6	6.987	Pacific (PACIFIC)	IND PCAA	1–2	0.333	86	-2	Beat Hawai'i 21–12
132	-12	7.038	Virginia (VIRGINIA)	ACC	0–3	0.000	116	-4	Lost to Duke 6–21
133	-19	7.200	Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)	IND SOCON	0–3	0.000	116	-4	Lost to Richmond 0–43
134	2	7.258	Toledo (TOLEDO)	MAC	0–3	0.000	116	-1	Lost to Ball State 14–27
135	-44	8.186	Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)	IND IVY	0–2	0.000	116	0	Lost to Lehigh 20–24
136	-2	9.159	Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)	IND FBSI	0–2	0.000	116	-1	BYE
137	-2	9.739	Hawai'i (HAWAII)	IND FBSI	0–3	0.000	116	-3	Lost to Pacific 12–21