1976 Week 8 College Football Team Rankings

October 19, 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	0.721	Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)	IND SWC	4–0	1.000	1	+13	Beat Rice 37–13
2	1	0.913	Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)	IND B8	5–0–1	0.917	9	+15	Beat Kansas 28–10
3	1	0.938	Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)	IND FBSI	6–0	1.000	1	+15	Beat Miami 36–19
4	1	1.014	Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)	IND SLC	5–0	1.000	1	+14	Beat Furman 27–16
5	1	1.111	East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)	IND SOCON	6–0	1.000	1	+14	Beat Virginia Military Institute 17–3
6	-4	1.122	Florida (FLORIDA)	SEC	4–1	0.800	23	+12	Beat Florida State 33–26
7	0	1.229	Nebraska (NEBRASKA)	IND B8	5–0–1	0.917	9	+9	Beat Kansas State 51–0
8	4	1.256	UCLA	PAC	5–0–1	0.917	9	+9	Beat Washington State 62–3
9	1	1.315	Maryland (MARYLAND)	ACC	6–0	1.000	1	+13	Beat Wake Forest 17–15
10	15	1.321	Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)	SEC	5–1	0.833	12	+13	Beat Memphis 42–33
11	-2	1.398	Michigan (MICHIGAN)	B10	6–0	1.000	1	+9	Beat Northwestern 38–7
12	6	1.429	Iowa State (IOWA STATE)	IND B8	5–1	0.833	12	+10	Beat Missouri 21–17
13	3	1.443	Georgia (GEORGIA)	SEC	5–1	0.833	12	+11	Beat Vanderbilt 45–0
14	5	1.482	Houston (HOUSTON)	IND SWC	4–1	0.800	23	+10	Beat SMU 29–6
15	11	1.632	San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)	IND FBSI	4–1	0.800	23	+10	Beat Pacific 21–15
16	24	1.634	Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)	IND SWC	4–2	0.667	36	+11	Beat Baylor 24–0
17	12	1.673	Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)	IND FBSI	4–1	0.800	23	+7	Beat Oregon 41–0
18	4	1.684	Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)	MAC	5–1	0.833	12	+9	Beat Indiana State 16–13
19	-6	1.709	USC	PAC	4–1	0.800	23	+7	BYE
20	-9	1.716	Missouri (MISSOURI)	IND B8	4–2	0.667	36	+9	Lost to Iowa State 17–21
21	10	1.729	South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)	IND FBSI	5–2	0.714	35	+11	Beat Ole Miss 10–7
22	-7	1.787	Mcneese State (MCNEESE STATE)	IND SLC	5–1	0.833	12	+8	Lost to Texas Arlington 10–27
23	11	1.809	Colgate (COLGATE)	IND FBSI	5–0	1.000	1	+4	Beat Princeton 17–7
24	13	1.810	Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)	MAC	5–1	0.833	12	+8	Beat Kent State 17–13
25	7	1.826	Minnesota (MINNESOTA)	B10	5–1	0.833	12	+8	Beat Michigan State 14–10
26	-5	1.827	Rutgers (RUTGERS)	IND FBSI	6–0	1.000	1	+4	Beat Lehigh 28–21
27	14	1.834	Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)	IND FBSI	5–1	0.833	12	+7	Beat Tulsa 16–7
28	-20	1.880	Tulsa (TULSA)	IND MVC	4–2	0.667	36	+8	Lost to Cincinnati 7–16
29	1	1.916	Ohio State (OHIO STATE)	B10	4–1–1	0.750	33	+6	Beat Wisconsin 30–20
30	15	1.997	Kentucky (KENTUCKY)	SEC	4–2	0.667	36	+7	Beat LSU 21–7
31	8	1.999	Colorado (COLORADO)	IND B8	4–2	0.667	36	+7	Beat Oklahoma State 20–10
32	-18	2.052	Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)	IND B8	3–2	0.600	52	+8	Lost to Colorado 10–20
33	17	2.083	Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)	IND FBSI	4–1	0.800	23	+4	Beat West Virginia 14–3
34	10	2.088	Texas (TEXAS)	IND SWC	2–1–1	0.625	51	+4	BYE
35	1	2.100	Ohio (OHIO)	MAC	5–1	0.833	12	+3	Beat Miami (OH) 28–14
36	-16	2.102	Baylor (BAYLOR)	IND SWC	4–2	0.667	36	+9	Lost to Texas A&M 0–24
37	9	2.116	Yale (YALE)	IND IVY	4–1	0.800	23	+4	Beat Columbia 37–6
38	13	2.136	Wyoming (WYOMING)	IND WAC	5–1	0.833	12	+5	Beat New Mexico 24–23
39	-11	2.157	New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)	IND WAC	3–2	0.600	52	+7	Lost to Wyoming 23–24
40	-7	2.188	Kent State (KENT STATE)	MAC	3–3	0.500	63	+7	Lost to Bowling Green 13–17
41	6	2.208	BYU	IND WAC	4–2	0.667	36	+4	Beat Southern Miss 63–19
42	-25	2.208	Memphis (MEMPHIS)	IND FBSI	4–2	0.667	36	+7	Lost to Mississippi State 33–42
43	5	2.221	Brown (BROWN)	IND IVY	4–1	0.800	23	+4	Beat Cornell 28–12
44	-17	2.353	Kansas (KANSAS)	IND B8	4–2	0.667	36	+6	Lost to Oklahoma 10–28
45	-10	2.380	Arkansas (ARKANSAS)	IND SWC	3–1	0.750	33	+2	BYE
46	-22	2.385	Long Beach State (LONG BEACH STATE)	IND PCAA	5–1	0.833	12	+1	Lost to San José State 7–34
47	15	2.398	Louisville (LOUISVILLE)	IND FBSI	3–2	0.600	52	+4	Beat UL Monroe 36–8
48	5	2.432	App State (APPALACHIAN STATE)	IND SOCON	5–1–1	0.786	32	-1	Beat Lenoir Rhyne 45–7
49	10	2.519	Alabama (ALABAMA)	SEC	4–2	0.667	36	+2	Beat Tennessee 20–13
50	15	2.543	Harvard (HARVARD)	IND IVY	4–1	0.800	23	+1	Beat Dartmouth 17–10
51	6	2.555	Illinois (ILLINOIS)	B10	3–3	0.500	63	+4	Beat Purdue 21–17
52	14	2.673	Citadel (CITADEL)	IND SOCON	4–2	0.667	36	+5	Beat Richmond 20–7
53	-30	2.738	North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)	ACC	4–2	0.667	36	+1	Lost to NC State 13–21
54	-11	2.760	Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)	SEC	4–3	0.571	60	+3	Lost to South Carolina 7–10
55	1	2.802	Duke (DUKE)	ACC	3–2–1	0.583	58	+2	Tied Clemson 18–18
56	-2	2.878	Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)	IND IVY	3–2	0.600	52	+1	Lost to Harvard 10–17
57	11	2.910	Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)	IND FBSI	4–2	0.667	36	0	Beat Virginia 14–10
58	-9	2.931	West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)	IND FBSI	3–3	0.500	63	+2	Lost to Boston College 3–14
59	1	2.935	Arizona (ARIZONA)	IND WAC	3–2	0.600	52	+1	BYE
60	9	2.952	William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)	IND SOCON	4–2	0.667	36	+6	Beat Navy 21–13
61	-19	2.975	LSU	SEC	3–2–1	0.583	58	+1	Lost to Kentucky 7–21
62	-24	3.085	California (CALIFORNIA)	PAC	3–3	0.500	63	+2	Lost to Oregon State 9–10
63	26	3.101	San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)	IND PCAA	4–3	0.571	60	0	Beat Long Beach State 34–7
64	20	3.291	Penn State (PENN STATE)	IND FBSI	3–3	0.500	63	0	Beat Syracuse 27–3
65	-4	3.314	Princeton (PRINCETON)	IND IVY	2–3	0.400	86	+2	Lost to Colgate 7–17
66	19	3.400	Indiana (INDIANA)	B10	3–3	0.500	63	0	Beat Iowa 14–7
67	6	3.506	Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)	B10	1–4–1	0.250	112	+2	Lost to Minnesota 10–14
68	12	3.528	Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	3–3	0.500	63	-3	Beat Toledo 34–21
69	29	3.593	NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)	ACC	2–4–1	0.357	93	0	Beat North Carolina 21–13
70	20	3.597	Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)	IND WAC	3–3	0.500	63	-1	Beat Air Force 27–3
71	-8	3.612	Washington (WASHINGTON)	PAC	3–3	0.500	63	-3	Lost to Stanford 28–34
72	29	3.654	Texas Arlington (TEXAS-ARLINGTON)	IND SLC	4–3	0.571	60	-2	Beat Mcneese State 27–10
73	-6	3.669	Oregon (OREGON)	PAC	3–3	0.500	63	0	Lost to Notre Dame 0–41
74	-22	3.684	Ball State (BALL STATE)	MAC	4–2	0.667	36	0	Lost to Akron 0–3
75	-20	3.730	Southern Illinois (SOUTHERN ILLINOIS)	IND FBSI	3–3	0.500	63	-2	Lost to Arkansas State 10–41
76	-12	3.765	Purdue (PURDUE)	B10	3–3	0.500	63	-3	Lost to Illinois 17–21
77	19	3.782	Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH)	IND SLC	2–4	0.333	94	-1	Beat Lamar 37–7
78	24	3.802	Stanford (STANFORD)	PAC	2–4	0.333	94	+1	Beat Washington 34–28
79	-8	3.877	Tennessee (TENNESSEE)	SEC	3–3	0.500	63	-5	Lost to Alabama 13–20
80	-8	3.932	Cornell (CORNELL)	IND IVY	1–4	0.200	114	0	Lost to Brown 12–28
81	16	4.047	Marshall (MARSHALL)	IND FBSI	3–3	0.500	63	+2	Beat Dayton 9–0
82	-12	4.066	UL Monroe (LOUISIANA MONROE)	IND FBSI	2–3	0.400	86	-1	Lost to Louisville 8–36
83	4	4.108	Furman (FURMAN)	IND SOCON	3–3–1	0.500	63	-5	Lost to Louisiana 16–27
84	15	4.169	North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)	IND FBSI	3–4	0.429	82	-3	Beat West Texas A&M 10–7
85	3	4.176	Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)	ACC	3–4	0.429	82	-3	Lost to Maryland 15–17
86	18	4.228	Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)	IND FBSI	2–3–1	0.417	85	-3	Beat Auburn 28–10
87	-29	4.256	Auburn (AUBURN)	SEC	2–4	0.333	94	-2	Lost to Georgia Tech 10–28
88	-12	4.264	Army (ARMY)	IND FBSI	3–3	0.500	63	-6	Lost to Tulane 10–23
89	19	4.287	Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE)	IND SLC	3–4	0.429	82	-5	Beat Southern Illinois 41–10
90	-12	4.288	Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)	IND FBSI	2–4	0.333	94	-2	Lost to Florida 26–33
91	3	4.306	Northwestern State (NORTHWESTERN STATE)	IND FBSI	3–2	0.600	52	-8	BYE
92	14	4.379	Wichita State (WICHITA STATE)	IND MVC	3–3	0.500	63	-6	Beat Drake 33–23
93	-11	4.395	Rice (RICE)	IND SWC	2–3	0.400	86	-2	Lost to Texas Tech 13–37
94	1	4.405	Miami (MIAMI)	IND FBSI	1–4	0.200	114	-2	Lost to Pittsburgh 19–36
95	-14	4.421	Iowa (IOWA)	B10	2–4	0.333	94	-3	Lost to Indiana 7–14
96	-21	4.432	Richmond (RICHMOND)	IND SOCON	2–4	0.333	94	-5	Lost to Citadel 7–20
97	-18	4.502	Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)	B10	2–4	0.333	94	-5	Lost to Ohio State 20–30
98	-15	4.536	SMU	IND SWC	2–4	0.333	94	-4	Lost to Houston 6–29
99	-25	4.548	Air Force (AIR FORCE)	IND FBSI	2–4	0.333	94	-4	Lost to Colorado State 3–27
100	-8	4.570	Columbia (COLUMBIA)	IND IVY	2–3	0.400	86	-3	Lost to Yale 6–37
101	16	4.654	Tulane (TULANE)	IND FBSI	2–4	0.333	94	-5	Beat Army 23–10
102	1	4.701	Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)	IND WAC	1–4	0.200	114	-4	Beat UTEP 23–6
103	22	4.764	CAL State Fullerton (CAL STATE FULLERTON)	IND PCAA	2–2–1	0.500	63	-7	Beat Santa Clara 58–14
104	-11	4.847	Syracuse (SYRACUSE)	IND FBSI	2–4	0.333	94	-5	Lost to Penn State 3–27
105	-28	4.884	Lamar (LAMAR)	IND SLC	2–4	0.333	94	-5	Lost to Louisiana Tech 7–37
106	-20	4.927	Illinois State (ILLINOIS STATE)	IND FBSI	2–4	0.333	94	-6	Lost to Northern Illinois 3–7
107	-16	4.949	Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)	IND PCAA	2–4	0.333	94	-2	Lost to CAL Poly SAN Luis Obispo 15–17
108	-8	4.972	Clemson (CLEMSON)	ACC	1–3–2	0.333	94	-4	Tied Duke 18–18
109	10	5.031	Tennessee Chattanooga (TENNESSEE-CHATTANOOGA)	IND FBSI	3–3	0.500	63	0	Beat Jacksonville State 14–7
110	8	5.240	Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)	IND IVY	2–3	0.400	86	-1	Beat Lafayette 15–14
111	-2	5.297	Indiana State (INDIANA STATE)	IND FBSI	2–3	0.400	86	-2	Lost to Central Michigan 13–16
112	3	5.417	Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)	IND SOCON	1–5	0.167	122	-6	Lost to East Carolina 3–17
113	-1	5.617	Temple (TEMPLE)	IND FBSI	2–3	0.400	86	-3	BYE
114	-3	5.661	Pacific (PACIFIC)	IND PCAA	2–4	0.333	94	-5	Lost to San Diego State 15–21
115	-5	5.689	Navy (NAVY)	IND FBSI	1–5	0.167	122	-7	Lost to William & Mary 13–21
116	0	5.782	Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)	SEC	1–5	0.167	122	-6	Lost to Georgia 0–45
117	-3	5.783	Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)	IND B8	1–5	0.167	122	-8	Lost to Nebraska 0–51
118	-11	5.804	West Texas A&M (WEST TEXAS A&M)	IND MVC	1–4	0.200	114	-8	Lost to North Texas 7–10
119	-14	5.809	Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)	PAC	1–5	0.167	122	-8	Lost to UCLA 3–62
120	6	6.166	Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	1–5	0.167	122	-3	BYE
121	8	6.257	Utah State (UTAH STATE)	IND FBSI	1–6	0.143	130	-11	Beat Utah 28–17
122	8	6.293	Oregon State (OREGON STATE)	PAC	1–5	0.167	122	-10	Beat California 10–9
123	13	6.345	Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)	MAC	1–4	0.200	114	-8	Beat Illinois State 7–3
124	-2	6.365	New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)	IND MVC	2–4	0.333	94	-8	BYE
125	-2	6.383	Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)	IND FBSI	0–6	0.000	131	-10	Lost to BYU 19–63
126	-5	6.435	Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))	MAC	0–6	0.000	131	-12	Lost to Ohio 14–28
127	-7	6.525	Villanova (VILLANOVA)	IND FBSI	1–4–1	0.250	112	-9	Tied Delaware 24–24
128	6	6.801	Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)	IND FBSI	1–4	0.200	114	-5	Beat Boston University 31–11
129	2	6.881	Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)	B10	0–6	0.000	131	-11	Lost to Michigan 7–38
130	-6	6.968	Toledo (TOLEDO)	MAC	0–6	0.000	131	-8	Lost to Western Michigan 21–34
131	-18	7.088	Utah (UTAH)	IND WAC	1–4	0.200	114	-12	Lost to Utah State 17–28
132	-5	7.158	Dayton (DAYTON)	IND FBSI	2–5	0.286	111	-7	Lost to Marshall 0–9
133	-1	7.348	Drake (DRAKE)	IND MVC	0–7	0.000	131	-16	Lost to Wichita State 23–33
134	1	7.559	Virginia (VIRGINIA)	ACC	0–6	0.000	131	-14	Lost to Virginia Tech 10–14
135	-7	7.683	UTEP	IND WAC	1–5	0.167	122	-12	Lost to Arizona State 6–23
136	-3	8.217	TCU	IND SWC	0–5	0.000	131	-11	BYE
137	0	9.075	Hawai'i (HAWAII)	IND FBSI	1–4	0.200	114	-7	Beat Portland State 20–17