1976 Week 9 College Football Team Rankings

October 26, 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	0.764	Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)	IND SWC	5–0	1.000	1	+18	Beat Arizona 52–27
2	1	1.001	Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)	IND FBSI	7–0	1.000	1	+19	Beat Navy 45–0
3	6	1.097	Maryland (MARYLAND)	ACC	7–0	1.000	1	+20	Beat Duke 30–3
4	0	1.137	Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)	IND SLC	6–0	1.000	1	+17	Beat Pacific 38–10
5	3	1.182	UCLA	PAC	6–0–1	0.929	8	+14	Beat California 35–19
6	0	1.198	Florida (FLORIDA)	SEC	5–1	0.833	15	+16	Beat Tennessee 20–18
7	4	1.217	Michigan (MICHIGAN)	B10	7–0	1.000	1	+15	Beat Indiana 35–0
8	-3	1.248	East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)	IND SOCON	6–1	0.857	9	+17	Lost to North Carolina 10–12
9	4	1.351	Georgia (GEORGIA)	SEC	6–1	0.857	9	+16	Beat Kentucky 31–7
10	10	1.400	Missouri (MISSOURI)	IND B8	5–2	0.714	28	+15	Beat Nebraska 34–24
11	18	1.413	Ohio State (OHIO STATE)	B10	5–1–1	0.786	25	+13	Beat Purdue 24–3
12	-2	1.447	Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)	SEC	6–1	0.857	9	+15	Beat Southern Miss 14–6
13	4	1.459	Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)	IND FBSI	5–1	0.833	15	+13	Beat South Carolina 13–6
14	-12	1.483	Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)	IND B8	5–1–1	0.786	25	+14	Lost to Oklahoma State 24–31
15	17	1.507	Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)	IND B8	4–2	0.667	47	+15	Beat Oklahoma 31–24
16	3	1.599	USC	PAC	5–1	0.833	15	+9	Beat Oregon State 56–0
17	14	1.604	Colorado (COLORADO)	IND B8	5–2	0.714	28	+15	Beat Iowa State 33–14
18	-11	1.617	Nebraska (NEBRASKA)	IND B8	5–1–1	0.786	25	+9	Lost to Missouri 24–34
19	3	1.690	Mcneese State (MCNEESE STATE)	IND SLC	6–1	0.857	9	+13	Beat Arkansas State 24–21
20	-5	1.725	San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)	IND FBSI	5–1	0.833	15	+12	Beat CAL State Fullerton 27–14
21	-5	1.746	Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)	IND SWC	5–2	0.714	28	+13	Beat Rice 57–34
22	4	1.772	Rutgers (RUTGERS)	IND FBSI	7–0	1.000	1	+6	Beat Columbia 47–0
23	4	1.876	Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)	IND FBSI	5–1	0.833	15	+9	BYE
24	4	1.891	Tulsa (TULSA)	IND MVC	4–2	0.667	47	+11	BYE
25	-2	1.922	Colgate (COLGATE)	IND FBSI	6–0	1.000	1	+4	Beat Lafayette 24–14
26	11	1.930	Yale (YALE)	IND IVY	5–1	0.833	15	+7	Beat Pennsylvania 21–7
27	6	1.931	Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)	IND FBSI	5–1	0.833	15	+7	Beat Army 27–10
28	6	1.942	Texas (TEXAS)	IND SWC	3–1–1	0.700	45	+7	Beat SMU 13–12
29	13	1.976	Memphis (MEMPHIS)	IND FBSI	5–2	0.714	28	+12	Beat Wichita State 31–0
30	8	1.980	Wyoming (WYOMING)	IND WAC	6–1	0.857	9	+8	Beat Utah 45–22
31	-19	1.982	Iowa State (IOWA STATE)	IND B8	5–2	0.714	28	+9	Lost to Colorado 14–33
32	13	2.010	Arkansas (ARKANSAS)	IND SWC	4–1	0.800	24	+7	Beat Houston 14–7
33	-19	2.047	Houston (HOUSTON)	IND SWC	4–2	0.667	47	+10	Lost to Arkansas 7–14
34	-13	2.051	South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)	IND FBSI	5–3	0.625	52	+13	Lost to Notre Dame 6–13
35	18	2.053	North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)	ACC	5–2	0.714	28	+9	Beat East Carolina 12–10
36	5	2.165	BYU	IND WAC	5–2	0.714	28	+6	Beat Utah State 45–14
37	6	2.185	Brown (BROWN)	IND IVY	5–1	0.833	15	+5	Beat Holy Cross 28–18
38	11	2.240	Alabama (ALABAMA)	SEC	5–2	0.714	28	+5	Beat Louisville 24–3
39	7	2.295	Long Beach State (LONG BEACH STATE)	IND PCAA	6–1	0.857	9	+4	Beat Lamar 21–10
40	20	2.330	William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)	IND SOCON	5–2	0.714	28	+13	Beat Ohio 20–0
41	3	2.338	Kansas (KANSAS)	IND B8	5–2	0.714	28	+7	Beat Kansas State 24–14
42	8	2.340	Harvard (HARVARD)	IND IVY	5–1	0.833	15	+3	Beat Princeton 20–14
43	-18	2.358	Minnesota (MINNESOTA)	B10	5–2	0.714	28	+6	Lost to Iowa 12–22
44	-14	2.362	Kentucky (KENTUCKY)	SEC	4–3	0.571	56	+7	Lost to Georgia 7–31
45	-9	2.390	Baylor (BAYLOR)	IND SWC	4–2	0.667	47	+9	BYE
46	11	2.425	Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)	IND FBSI	5–2	0.714	28	+5	Beat Kent State 42–14
47	5	2.480	Citadel (CITADEL)	IND SOCON	5–2	0.714	28	+6	Beat Air Force 26–7
48	-24	2.489	Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)	MAC	5–2	0.714	28	+4	Lost to Miami (OH) 7–9
49	15	2.617	Penn State (PENN STATE)	IND FBSI	4–3	0.571	56	+4	Beat West Virginia 33–0
50	-15	2.626	Ohio (OHIO)	MAC	5–2	0.714	28	+1	Lost to William & Mary 0–20
51	3	2.642	Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)	SEC	5–3	0.625	52	+5	Beat Vanderbilt 20–3
52	-34	2.669	Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)	MAC	5–2	0.714	28	+9	Lost to Northern Michigan 13–41
53	3	2.683	Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)	IND IVY	4–2	0.667	47	+2	Beat Cornell 35–0
54	20	2.747	Ball State (BALL STATE)	MAC	5–2	0.714	28	+8	Beat App State 20–7
55	-7	2.887	App State (APPALACHIAN STATE)	IND SOCON	5–2–1	0.688	46	-3	Lost to Ball State 7–20
56	-17	2.910	New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)	IND WAC	3–3	0.500	63	+5	Lost to Arizona State 15–31
57	-10	2.923	Louisville (LOUISVILLE)	IND FBSI	3–3	0.500	63	+3	Lost to Alabama 3–24
58	5	2.996	San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)	IND PCAA	5–3	0.625	52	+1	Beat Fresno State 21–7
59	8	2.996	Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)	B10	2–4–1	0.357	96	+5	Beat Illinois 31–23
60	-1	3.014	Arizona (ARIZONA)	IND WAC	3–3	0.500	63	+2	Lost to Texas Tech 27–52
61	-21	3.030	Kent State (KENT STATE)	MAC	3–4	0.429	73	+3	Lost to Virginia Tech 14–42
62	-7	3.062	Duke (DUKE)	ACC	3–3–1	0.500	63	+3	Lost to Maryland 3–30
63	14	3.070	Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH)	IND SLC	3–4	0.429	73	+2	Beat Northwestern State 35–6
64	7	3.090	Washington (WASHINGTON)	PAC	4–3	0.571	56	0	Beat Oregon 14–7
65	-4	3.168	LSU	SEC	3–2–1	0.583	55	0	BYE
66	29	3.189	Iowa (IOWA)	B10	3–4	0.429	73	+2	Beat Minnesota 22–12
67	-5	3.201	California (CALIFORNIA)	PAC	3–4	0.429	73	+2	Lost to UCLA 19–35
68	-17	3.288	Illinois (ILLINOIS)	B10	3–4	0.429	73	+1	Lost to Michigan State 23–31
69	-1	3.337	Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	4–3	0.571	56	-3	Beat Marshall 31–21
70	8	3.354	Stanford (STANFORD)	PAC	3–4	0.429	73	+3	Beat Washington State 22–16
71	-2	3.374	NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)	ACC	3–4–1	0.438	71	-1	Beat Clemson 38–21
72	-14	3.378	West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)	IND FBSI	3–4	0.429	73	0	Lost to Penn State 0–33
73	-7	3.481	Indiana (INDIANA)	B10	3–4	0.429	73	0	Lost to Michigan 0–35
74	-4	3.519	Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)	IND WAC	4–3	0.571	56	-2	Beat UTEP 28–7
75	21	3.525	Richmond (RICHMOND)	IND SOCON	3–4	0.429	73	-1	Beat Furman 13–9
76	-1	3.530	Southern Illinois (SOUTHERN ILLINOIS)	IND FBSI	4–3	0.571	56	-2	Beat Northern Illinois 54–0
77	-5	3.544	Texas Arlington (TEXAS-ARLINGTON)	IND SLC	4–3	0.571	56	-2	BYE
78	8	3.573	Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)	IND FBSI	3–3–1	0.500	63	-1	Beat Tulane 28–16
79	8	3.628	Auburn (AUBURN)	SEC	3–4	0.429	73	0	Beat Florida State 31–19
80	-15	3.635	Princeton (PRINCETON)	IND IVY	2–4	0.333	98	+1	Lost to Harvard 14–20
81	3	3.654	North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)	IND FBSI	4–4	0.500	63	-2	Beat New Mexico State 25–14
82	-6	3.745	Purdue (PURDUE)	B10	3–4	0.429	73	-3	Lost to Ohio State 3–24
83	-4	3.816	Tennessee (TENNESSEE)	SEC	3–4	0.429	73	-6	Lost to Florida 18–20
84	18	3.864	Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)	IND WAC	2–4	0.333	98	-2	Beat New Mexico 31–15
85	12	3.993	Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)	B10	3–4	0.429	73	-6	Beat Northwestern 28–25
86	-13	4.021	Oregon (OREGON)	PAC	3–4	0.429	73	-3	Lost to Washington 7–14
87	17	4.082	Syracuse (SYRACUSE)	IND FBSI	3–4	0.429	73	-4	Beat Temple 24–16
88	18	4.187	Illinois State (ILLINOIS STATE)	IND FBSI	3–4	0.429	73	-5	Beat Indiana State 24–14
89	5	4.230	Miami (MIAMI)	IND FBSI	2–4	0.333	98	-4	Beat TCU 49–0
90	-9	4.263	Marshall (MARSHALL)	IND FBSI	3–4	0.429	73	+1	Lost to Western Michigan 21–31
91	-8	4.314	Furman (FURMAN)	IND SOCON	3–4–1	0.438	71	-8	Lost to Richmond 9–13
92	-4	4.326	Army (ARMY)	IND FBSI	3–4	0.429	73	-7	Lost to Boston College 10–27
93	-4	4.392	Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE)	IND SLC	3–5	0.375	93	-7	Lost to Mcneese State 21–24
94	-14	4.500	Cornell (CORNELL)	IND IVY	1–5	0.167	118	-2	Lost to Dartmouth 0–35
95	-2	4.767	Rice (RICE)	IND SWC	2–4	0.333	98	-4	Lost to Texas A&M 34–57
96	-6	4.773	Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)	IND FBSI	2–5	0.286	107	-6	Lost to Auburn 19–31
97	3	4.794	Columbia (COLUMBIA)	IND IVY	2–4	0.333	98	-4	Lost to Rutgers 0–47
98	-6	4.832	Wichita State (WICHITA STATE)	IND MVC	3–4	0.429	73	-9	Lost to Memphis 0–31
99	-14	4.849	Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)	ACC	3–5	0.375	93	-9	Lost to Virginia 17–18
100	9	4.854	Tennessee Chattanooga (TENNESSEE-CHATTANOOGA)	IND FBSI	3–3	0.500	63	+1	BYE
101	-3	4.868	SMU	IND SWC	2–5	0.286	107	-5	Lost to Texas 12–13
102	10	4.964	Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)	IND SOCON	2–5	0.286	107	-8	Beat Delaware 10–6
103	-2	5.029	Tulane (TULANE)	IND FBSI	2–5	0.286	107	-8	Lost to Georgia Tech 16–28
104	1	5.078	Lamar (LAMAR)	IND SLC	2–5	0.286	107	-7	Lost to Long Beach State 10–21
105	-14	5.111	Northwestern State (NORTHWESTERN STATE)	IND FBSI	3–3	0.500	63	-14	Lost to Louisiana Tech 6–35
106	-7	5.145	Air Force (AIR FORCE)	IND FBSI	2–5	0.286	107	-8	Lost to Citadel 7–26
107	20	5.218	Villanova (VILLANOVA)	IND FBSI	2–4–1	0.357	96	-9	Beat Youngstown State 34–14
108	-5	5.245	CAL State Fullerton (CAL STATE FULLERTON)	IND PCAA	2–3–1	0.417	92	-9	Lost to San Diego State 14–27
109	1	5.337	Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)	IND IVY	2–4	0.333	98	-2	Lost to Yale 7–21
110	16	5.345	Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))	MAC	1–6	0.143	123	-10	Beat Bowling Green 9–7
111	-29	5.470	UL Monroe (LOUISIANA MONROE)	IND FBSI	2–4	0.333	98	-3	Lost to Southeastern Louisiana 10–14
112	3	5.599	Navy (NAVY)	IND FBSI	1–6	0.143	123	-8	Lost to Pittsburgh 0–45
113	-6	5.613	Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)	IND PCAA	2–5	0.286	107	-6	Lost to San José State 7–21
114	-6	5.777	Clemson (CLEMSON)	ACC	1–4–2	0.286	107	-9	Lost to NC State 21–38
115	-1	5.792	Pacific (PACIFIC)	IND PCAA	2–5	0.286	107	-6	Lost to Louisiana 10–38
116	1	5.948	Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)	IND B8	1–6	0.143	123	-12	Lost to Kansas 14–24
117	-6	5.967	Indiana State (INDIANA STATE)	IND FBSI	2–4	0.333	98	-7	Lost to Illinois State 14–24
118	1	5.974	Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)	PAC	1–6	0.143	123	-13	Lost to Stanford 16–22
119	6	5.986	Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)	IND FBSI	0–7	0.000	134	-12	Lost to Mississippi State 6–14
120	-7	6.187	Temple (TEMPLE)	IND FBSI	2–4	0.333	98	-8	Lost to Syracuse 16–24
121	0	6.225	Utah State (UTAH STATE)	IND FBSI	1–7	0.125	132	-14	Lost to BYU 14–45
122	10	6.234	Dayton (DAYTON)	IND FBSI	3–5	0.375	93	-8	Beat Toledo 17–14
123	-1	6.266	Oregon State (OREGON STATE)	PAC	1–6	0.143	123	-12	Lost to USC 0–56
124	-8	6.281	Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)	SEC	1–6	0.143	123	-11	Lost to Ole Miss 3–20
125	9	6.366	Virginia (VIRGINIA)	ACC	1–6	0.143	123	-13	Beat Wake Forest 18–17
126	2	6.637	Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)	IND FBSI	1–5	0.167	118	-7	Lost to Brown 18–28
127	-4	6.719	Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)	MAC	1–5	0.167	118	-12	Lost to Southern Illinois 0–54
128	-10	6.937	West Texas A&M (WEST TEXAS A&M)	IND MVC	1–5	0.167	118	-16	Lost to Drake 14–34
129	-5	6.947	New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)	IND MVC	2–5	0.286	107	-12	Lost to North Texas 14–25
130	3	7.000	Drake (DRAKE)	IND MVC	1–7	0.125	132	-19	Beat West Texas A&M 34–14
131	0	7.240	Utah (UTAH)	IND WAC	1–5	0.167	118	-17	Lost to Wyoming 22–45
132	-3	7.292	Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)	B10	0–7	0.000	134	-18	Lost to Wisconsin 25–28
133	-13	7.463	Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	1–6	0.143	123	-5	Lost to Akron 0–36
134	-4	7.844	Toledo (TOLEDO)	MAC	0–7	0.000	134	-16	Lost to Dayton 14–17
135	0	7.930	UTEP	IND WAC	1–6	0.143	123	-19	Lost to Colorado State 7–28
136	1	9.225	Hawai'i (HAWAII)	IND FBSI	1–4	0.200	117	-8	BYE
137	-1	9.354	TCU	IND SWC	0–6	0.000	134	-19	Lost to Miami 0–49