1976 Season

1976 Final College Football Team Rankings

January 4, 1977By 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	0.999	Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)	IND FBSI	12–0	1.000	1	+63	Beat Georgia 27–3
2	3	1.032	USC	PAC	11–1	0.917	3	+58	Beat Michigan 14–6
3	-2	1.182	Maryland (MARYLAND)	ACC	11–1	0.917	3	+51	Lost to Houston 21–30
4	-1	1.212	Michigan (MICHIGAN)	B10	10–2	0.833	8	+43	Lost to USC 6–14
5	-1	1.245	Georgia (GEORGIA)	SEC	10–2	0.833	8	+50	Lost to Pittsburgh 3–27
6	3	1.287	Ohio State (OHIO STATE)	B10	9–2–1	0.792	18	+43	Beat Colorado 27–10
7	0	1.293	Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)	IND B8	9–2–1	0.792	18	+43	BYE
8	-2	1.316	Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)	IND SWC	10–2	0.833	8	+45	Lost to Nebraska 24–27
9	4	1.335	Houston (HOUSTON)	IND SWC	10–2	0.833	8	+47	Beat Maryland 30–21
10	2	1.358	Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)	IND SWC	10–2	0.833	8	+39	Beat Florida 37–14
11	-3	1.445	San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)	IND FBSI	10–1	0.909	5	+41	BYE
12	-1	1.464	Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)	IND B8	9–3	0.750	21	+41	BYE
13	-3	1.499	East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)	IND SOCON	9–2	0.818	14	+34	BYE
14	0	1.555	UCLA	PAC	9–2–1	0.792	18	+34	BYE
15	10	1.577	Nebraska (NEBRASKA)	IND B8	9–3–1	0.731	26	+35	Beat Texas Tech 27–24
16	-1	1.588	Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)	SEC	9–2	0.818	14	+34	BYE
17	0	1.610	Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)	IND SLC	9–2	0.818	14	+34	BYE
18	0	1.630	Rutgers (RUTGERS)	IND FBSI	11–0	1.000	1	+25	BYE
19	1	1.652	Mcneese State (MCNEESE STATE)	IND SLC	10–2	0.833	8	+38	BYE
20	2	1.653	Yale (YALE)	IND IVY	8–1	0.889	6	+21	BYE
21	2	1.665	Brown (BROWN)	IND IVY	8–1	0.889	6	+24	BYE
22	-3	1.668	Alabama (ALABAMA)	SEC	9–3	0.750	21	+33	BYE
23	-7	1.743	Florida (FLORIDA)	SEC	8–4	0.667	33	+34	Lost to Texas A&M 14–37
24	0	1.751	Iowa State (IOWA STATE)	IND B8	8–3	0.727	27	+29	BYE
25	4	1.769	Kentucky (KENTUCKY)	SEC	8–4	0.667	33	+35	Beat North Carolina 21–0
26	0	1.770	Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)	IND FBSI	9–3	0.750	21	+36	BYE
27	-6	1.850	Colorado (COLORADO)	IND B8	8–4	0.667	33	+30	Lost to Ohio State 10–27
28	0	1.988	Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)	IND FBSI	8–3	0.727	27	+26	BYE
29	1	2.023	Missouri (MISSOURI)	IND B8	6–5	0.545	54	+28	BYE
30	-3	2.122	North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)	ACC	9–3	0.750	21	+25	Lost to Kentucky 0–21
31	0	2.134	BYU	IND WAC	9–3	0.750	21	+21	BYE
32	0	2.145	Baylor (BAYLOR)	IND SWC	7–3–1	0.682	32	+19	BYE
33	0	2.323	Tulsa (TULSA)	IND MVC	7–4–1	0.625	47	+17	BYE
34	0	2.473	William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)	IND SOCON	7–4	0.636	40	+24	BYE
35	3	2.516	Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)	IND IVY	6–3	0.667	33	+8	BYE
36	-1	2.523	Kent State (KENT STATE)	MAC	8–4	0.667	33	+13	BYE
37	-1	2.563	Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)	IND FBSI	8–3	0.727	27	+9	BYE
38	-1	2.577	Ball State (BALL STATE)	MAC	8–3	0.727	27	+18	BYE
39	1	2.611	Penn State (PENN STATE)	IND FBSI	7–5	0.583	53	+14	BYE
40	-1	2.637	Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	7–4	0.636	40	+10	BYE
41	0	2.680	Ohio (OHIO)	MAC	7–4	0.636	40	+8	BYE
42	1	2.710	Colgate (COLGATE)	IND FBSI	8–2	0.800	17	+1	BYE
43	-1	2.720	Long Beach State (LONG BEACH STATE)	IND PCAA	8–3	0.727	27	+5	BYE
44	0	2.721	Kansas (KANSAS)	IND B8	6–5	0.545	54	+10	BYE
45	2	2.733	Harvard (HARVARD)	IND IVY	6–3	0.667	33	+5	BYE
46	-1	2.779	San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)	IND PCAA	7–4	0.636	40	+5	BYE
47	-1	2.789	Richmond (RICHMOND)	IND SOCON	5–6	0.455	71	+8	BYE
48	0	2.813	Wyoming (WYOMING)	IND WAC	8–4	0.667	33	+9	BYE
49	1	2.851	LSU	SEC	6–4–1	0.591	48	+4	BYE
50	-1	2.852	Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)	MAC	6–5	0.545	54	+9	BYE
51	2	2.860	Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH)	IND SLC	6–5	0.545	54	+4	BYE
52	-1	2.872	Stanford (STANFORD)	PAC	6–5	0.545	54	+10	BYE
53	-1	2.874	Memphis (MEMPHIS)	IND FBSI	7–4	0.636	40	+6	BYE
54	0	2.896	Southern Illinois (SOUTHERN ILLINOIS)	IND FBSI	7–4	0.636	40	+5	BYE
55	0	2.908	Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)	IND FBSI	6–5	0.545	54	+5	BYE
56	4	2.949	Texas (TEXAS)	IND SWC	5–5–1	0.500	66	+5	BYE
57	1	2.966	South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)	IND FBSI	6–5	0.545	54	+5	BYE
58	-2	2.970	Villanova (VILLANOVA)	IND FBSI	6–4–1	0.591	48	+4	BYE
59	-2	2.976	Furman (FURMAN)	IND SOCON	6–4–1	0.591	48	+1	BYE
60	-1	2.978	App State (APPALACHIAN STATE)	IND SOCON	6–4–1	0.591	48	-3	BYE
61	0	3.082	Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)	MAC	7–4	0.636	40	+12	BYE
62	0	3.098	Minnesota (MINNESOTA)	B10	6–5	0.545	54	+3	BYE
63	0	3.186	Arkansas (ARKANSAS)	IND SWC	5–5–1	0.500	66	+4	BYE
64	0	3.204	Tennessee (TENNESSEE)	SEC	6–5	0.545	54	-3	BYE
65	3	3.251	Illinois (ILLINOIS)	B10	5–6	0.455	71	+2	BYE
66	3	3.270	West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)	IND FBSI	5–6	0.455	71	+2	BYE
67	-2	3.270	Duke (DUKE)	ACC	5–5–1	0.500	66	+3	BYE
68	-1	3.279	North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)	IND FBSI	6–5	0.545	54	-4	BYE
69	-3	3.281	Citadel (CITADEL)	IND SOCON	6–5	0.545	54	0	BYE
70	0	3.312	California (CALIFORNIA)	PAC	5–6	0.455	71	+1	BYE
71	0	3.519	Purdue (PURDUE)	B10	5–6	0.455	71	0	BYE
72	0	3.603	Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE)	IND SLC	5–6	0.455	71	-5	BYE
73	0	3.634	Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)	IND SOCON	5–5	0.500	66	-4	BYE
74	0	3.698	Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)	SEC	5–6	0.455	71	-3	BYE
75	0	3.707	Washington (WASHINGTON)	PAC	5–6	0.455	71	-7	BYE
76	0	3.767	Tennessee Chattanooga (TENNESSEE-CHATTANOOGA)	IND FBSI	6–4–1	0.591	48	+6	BYE
77	1	3.793	Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)	IND WAC	6–5	0.545	54	-10	BYE
78	-1	3.825	Army (ARMY)	IND FBSI	5–6	0.455	71	-6	BYE
79	1	3.837	Indiana (INDIANA)	B10	5–6	0.455	71	-4	BYE
80	-1	3.839	Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)	B10	5–6	0.455	71	-12	BYE
81	0	3.853	Iowa (IOWA)	B10	5–6	0.455	71	-6	BYE
82	0	3.879	Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)	B10	4–6–1	0.409	90	-5	BYE
83	0	3.914	Arizona (ARIZONA)	IND WAC	5–6	0.455	71	-11	BYE
84	0	3.963	Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)	ACC	5–6	0.455	71	-11	BYE
85	0	4.049	Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)	IND FBSI	5–6	0.455	71	-9	BYE
86	0	4.124	Navy (NAVY)	IND FBSI	4–7	0.364	94	-7	BYE
87	2	4.199	Louisville (LOUISVILLE)	IND FBSI	4–7	0.364	94	-9	BYE
88	0	4.201	Miami (MIAMI)	IND FBSI	3–8	0.273	109	-13	BYE
89	1	4.232	Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)	IND PCAA	5–6	0.455	71	+3	BYE
90	-3	4.257	Clemson (CLEMSON)	ACC	3–6–2	0.364	94	-7	BYE
91	1	4.270	Texas Arlington (TEXAS-ARLINGTON)	IND SLC	5–6	0.455	71	-16	BYE
92	-1	4.279	New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)	IND WAC	4–7	0.364	94	-12	BYE
93	0	4.314	Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)	IND FBSI	4–6–1	0.409	90	-8	BYE
94	0	4.341	West Texas A&M (WEST TEXAS A&M)	IND MVC	4–5–2	0.455	71	-9	BYE
95	0	4.436	Northwestern State (NORTHWESTERN STATE)	IND FBSI	5–5	0.500	66	-11	BYE
96	0	4.508	NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)	ACC	3–7–1	0.318	106	-11	BYE
97	0	4.521	Auburn (AUBURN)	SEC	3–8	0.273	109	-14	BYE
98	0	4.544	Illinois State (ILLINOIS STATE)	IND FBSI	5–6	0.455	71	-10	BYE
99	0	4.554	Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)	IND WAC	4–7	0.364	94	-17	BYE
100	0	4.702	Air Force (AIR FORCE)	IND FBSI	4–7	0.364	94	-16	BYE
101	1	4.855	SMU	IND SWC	3–8	0.273	109	-18	BYE
102	-1	4.861	Oregon (OREGON)	PAC	4–7	0.364	94	-17	BYE
103	1	4.933	Columbia (COLUMBIA)	IND IVY	3–6	0.333	104	-10	BYE
104	-1	4.964	Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))	MAC	3–8	0.273	109	-21	BYE
105	1	5.154	Cornell (CORNELL)	IND IVY	2–7	0.222	121	-11	BYE
106	-1	5.158	Marshall (MARSHALL)	IND FBSI	4–7	0.364	94	-14	BYE
107	1	5.178	Princeton (PRINCETON)	IND IVY	2–7	0.222	121	-11	BYE
108	-1	5.248	Wichita State (WICHITA STATE)	IND MVC	4–7	0.364	94	-23	BYE
109	0	5.274	Rice (RICE)	IND SWC	3–8	0.273	109	-21	BYE
110	0	5.315	Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)	IND FBSI	2–9	0.182	123	-23	BYE
111	0	5.408	Temple (TEMPLE)	IND FBSI	4–6	0.400	93	-18	BYE
112	0	5.470	Utah State (UTAH STATE)	IND FBSI	3–8	0.273	109	-27	BYE
113	0	5.552	Syracuse (SYRACUSE)	IND FBSI	3–8	0.273	109	-25	BYE
114	0	5.604	Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)	IND IVY	3–6	0.333	104	-10	BYE
115	0	5.679	Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)	PAC	3–8	0.273	109	-30	BYE
116	0	5.711	New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)	IND MVC	4–6–1	0.409	90	-20	BYE
117	0	5.805	Toledo (TOLEDO)	MAC	3–8	0.273	109	-23	BYE
118	0	5.836	Indiana State (INDIANA STATE)	IND FBSI	3–7	0.300	108	-19	BYE
119	0	5.848	Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)	SEC	2–9	0.182	123	-29	BYE
120	0	5.902	Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)	IND B8	1–10	0.091	132	-30	BYE
121	0	6.133	Utah (UTAH)	IND WAC	3–8	0.273	109	-34	BYE
122	1	6.242	Dayton (DAYTON)	IND FBSI	4–7	0.364	94	-20	BYE
123	-1	6.242	Tulane (TULANE)	IND FBSI	2–9	0.182	123	-33	BYE
124	0	6.354	Lamar (LAMAR)	IND SLC	2–9	0.182	123	-33	BYE
125	1	6.394	Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)	IND FBSI	3–8	0.273	109	-19	BYE
126	-1	6.422	Virginia (VIRGINIA)	ACC	2–9	0.182	123	-35	BYE
127	0	6.495	CAL State Fullerton (CAL STATE FULLERTON)	IND PCAA	3–7–1	0.318	106	-20	BYE
128	0	6.557	Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	2–9	0.182	123	-16	BYE
129	0	6.831	Oregon State (OREGON STATE)	PAC	2–10	0.167	131	-42	BYE
130	1	7.086	UL Monroe (LOUISIANA MONROE)	IND FBSI	2–9	0.182	123	-32	BYE
131	-1	7.124	Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)	B10	1–10	0.091	132	-45	BYE
132	0	7.209	Pacific (PACIFIC)	IND PCAA	2–9	0.182	123	-35	BYE
133	0	7.553	Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)	MAC	1–10	0.091	132	-43	BYE
134	0	7.594	Drake (DRAKE)	IND MVC	1–10	0.091	132	-45	BYE
135	0	7.776	UTEP	IND WAC	1–11	0.083	136	-53	BYE
136	0	7.808	Hawai'i (HAWAII)	IND FBSI	3–8	0.273	109	-26	BYE
137	0	8.246	TCU	IND SWC	0–11	0.000	137	-51	BYE

1976 Post-Season Week 3 College Football Team Rankings

December 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	0	1.071	Maryland (MARYLAND)	ACC	11–0	1.000	1	+52	BYE
2	0	1.097	Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)	IND FBSI	11–0	1.000	1	+53	BYE
3	0	1.117	Michigan (MICHIGAN)	B10	10–1	0.909	4	+43	BYE
4	0	1.125	Georgia (GEORGIA)	SEC	10–1	0.909	4	+49	BYE
5	0	1.140	USC	PAC	10–1	0.909	4	+48	BYE
6	0	1.182	Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)	IND SWC	10–1	0.909	4	+47	BYE
7	2	1.273	Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)	IND B8	9–2–1	0.792	19	+43	Beat Wyoming 41–7
8	0	1.435	San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)	IND FBSI	10–1	0.909	4	+41	BYE
9	-2	1.437	Ohio State (OHIO STATE)	B10	8–2–1	0.773	21	+36	BYE
10	0	1.457	East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)	IND SOCON	9–2	0.818	12	+35	BYE
11	0	1.463	Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)	IND B8	9–3	0.750	22	+42	BYE
12	0	1.512	Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)	IND SWC	9–2	0.818	12	+32	BYE
13	0	1.516	Houston (HOUSTON)	IND SWC	9–2	0.818	12	+36	BYE
14	0	1.541	UCLA	PAC	9–2–1	0.792	19	+34	BYE
15	1	1.566	Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)	SEC	9–2	0.818	12	+34	BYE
16	-1	1.569	Florida (FLORIDA)	SEC	8–3	0.727	26	+37	BYE
17	0	1.596	Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)	IND SLC	9–2	0.818	12	+34	BYE
18	0	1.630	Rutgers (RUTGERS)	IND FBSI	11–0	1.000	1	+25	BYE
19	0	1.663	Alabama (ALABAMA)	SEC	9–3	0.750	22	+34	BYE
20	0	1.672	Mcneese State (MCNEESE STATE)	IND SLC	10–2	0.833	11	+38	BYE
21	0	1.679	Colorado (COLORADO)	IND B8	8–3	0.727	26	+33	BYE
22	0	1.694	Yale (YALE)	IND IVY	8–1	0.889	9	+21	BYE
23	0	1.706	Brown (BROWN)	IND IVY	8–1	0.889	9	+24	BYE
24	0	1.737	Iowa State (IOWA STATE)	IND B8	8–3	0.727	26	+29	BYE
25	0	1.779	Nebraska (NEBRASKA)	IND B8	8–3–1	0.708	33	+25	BYE
26	1	1.785	Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)	IND FBSI	9–3	0.750	22	+36	Beat Penn State 20–9
27	-1	1.858	North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)	ACC	9–2	0.818	12	+29	BYE
28	0	1.953	Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)	IND FBSI	8–3	0.727	26	+28	BYE
29	0	1.982	Kentucky (KENTUCKY)	SEC	7–4	0.636	39	+28	BYE
30	0	2.004	Missouri (MISSOURI)	IND B8	6–5	0.545	54	+25	BYE
31	0	2.149	BYU	IND WAC	9–3	0.750	22	+21	BYE
32	0	2.178	Baylor (BAYLOR)	IND SWC	7–3–1	0.682	34	+20	BYE
33	0	2.318	Tulsa (TULSA)	IND MVC	7–4–1	0.625	47	+17	BYE
34	1	2.452	William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)	IND SOCON	7–4	0.636	39	+24	BYE
35	2	2.536	Kent State (KENT STATE)	MAC	8–4	0.667	35	+13	BYE
36	0	2.552	Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)	IND FBSI	8–3	0.727	26	+9	BYE
37	1	2.564	Ball State (BALL STATE)	MAC	8–3	0.727	26	+18	BYE
38	1	2.566	Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)	IND IVY	6–3	0.667	35	+8	BYE
39	2	2.623	Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	7–4	0.636	39	+10	BYE
40	-6	2.649	Penn State (PENN STATE)	IND FBSI	7–5	0.583	53	+14	Lost to Notre Dame 9–20
41	1	2.662	Ohio (OHIO)	MAC	7–4	0.636	39	+8	BYE
42	1	2.704	Long Beach State (LONG BEACH STATE)	IND PCAA	8–3	0.727	26	+5	BYE
43	1	2.710	Colgate (COLGATE)	IND FBSI	8–2	0.800	18	+1	BYE
44	1	2.726	Kansas (KANSAS)	IND B8	6–5	0.545	54	+10	BYE
45	1	2.762	San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)	IND PCAA	7–4	0.636	39	+5	BYE
46	1	2.767	Richmond (RICHMOND)	IND SOCON	5–6	0.455	71	+9	BYE
47	1	2.782	Harvard (HARVARD)	IND IVY	6–3	0.667	35	+5	BYE
48	-8	2.833	Wyoming (WYOMING)	IND WAC	8–4	0.667	35	+9	Lost to Oklahoma 7–41
49	1	2.842	Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)	MAC	6–5	0.545	54	+9	BYE
50	1	2.844	LSU	SEC	6–4–1	0.591	48	+5	BYE
51	-2	2.852	Stanford (STANFORD)	PAC	6–5	0.545	54	+11	BYE
52	0	2.853	Memphis (MEMPHIS)	IND FBSI	7–4	0.636	39	+6	BYE
53	0	2.860	Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH)	IND SLC	6–5	0.545	54	+4	BYE
54	0	2.887	Southern Illinois (SOUTHERN ILLINOIS)	IND FBSI	7–4	0.636	39	+5	BYE
55	0	2.921	Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)	IND FBSI	6–5	0.545	54	+5	BYE
56	1	2.960	Villanova (VILLANOVA)	IND FBSI	6–4–1	0.591	48	+5	BYE
57	1	2.960	Furman (FURMAN)	IND SOCON	6–4–1	0.591	48	+1	BYE
58	2	2.963	South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)	IND FBSI	6–5	0.545	54	+6	BYE
59	0	2.965	App State (APPALACHIAN STATE)	IND SOCON	6–4–1	0.591	48	-3	BYE
60	-4	2.968	Texas (TEXAS)	IND SWC	5–5–1	0.500	66	+6	BYE
61	0	3.070	Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)	MAC	7–4	0.636	39	+12	BYE
62	0	3.101	Minnesota (MINNESOTA)	B10	6–5	0.545	54	+4	BYE
63	1	3.200	Arkansas (ARKANSAS)	IND SWC	5–5–1	0.500	66	+4	BYE
64	-1	3.201	Tennessee (TENNESSEE)	SEC	6–5	0.545	54	-2	BYE
65	0	3.227	Duke (DUKE)	ACC	5–5–1	0.500	66	+5	BYE
66	2	3.271	Citadel (CITADEL)	IND SOCON	6–5	0.545	54	0	BYE
67	0	3.276	North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)	IND FBSI	6–5	0.545	54	-4	BYE
68	1	3.281	Illinois (ILLINOIS)	B10	5–6	0.455	71	+3	BYE
69	-3	3.282	West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)	IND FBSI	5–6	0.455	71	+3	BYE
70	0	3.282	California (CALIFORNIA)	PAC	5–6	0.455	71	+2	BYE
71	0	3.536	Purdue (PURDUE)	B10	5–6	0.455	71	0	BYE
72	0	3.599	Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE)	IND SLC	5–6	0.455	71	-5	BYE
73	0	3.622	Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)	IND SOCON	5–5	0.500	66	-4	BYE
74	1	3.676	Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)	SEC	5–6	0.455	71	-3	BYE
75	-1	3.677	Washington (WASHINGTON)	PAC	5–6	0.455	71	-6	BYE
76	2	3.767	Tennessee Chattanooga (TENNESSEE-CHATTANOOGA)	IND FBSI	6–4–1	0.591	48	+6	BYE
77	-1	3.787	Army (ARMY)	IND FBSI	5–6	0.455	71	-5	BYE
78	-1	3.802	Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)	IND WAC	6–5	0.545	54	-10	BYE
79	1	3.847	Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)	B10	5–6	0.455	71	-11	BYE
80	1	3.863	Indiana (INDIANA)	B10	5–6	0.455	71	-3	BYE
81	-2	3.879	Iowa (IOWA)	B10	5–6	0.455	71	-6	BYE
82	1	3.901	Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)	B10	4–6–1	0.409	90	-4	BYE
83	-1	3.903	Arizona (ARIZONA)	IND WAC	5–6	0.455	71	-10	BYE
84	0	3.907	Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)	ACC	5–6	0.455	71	-8	BYE
85	0	4.008	Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)	IND FBSI	5–6	0.455	71	-8	BYE
86	1	4.102	Navy (NAVY)	IND FBSI	4–7	0.364	94	-6	BYE
87	1	4.177	Clemson (CLEMSON)	ACC	3–6–2	0.364	94	-4	BYE
88	-2	4.178	Miami (MIAMI)	IND FBSI	3–8	0.273	109	-11	BYE
89	0	4.182	Louisville (LOUISVILLE)	IND FBSI	4–7	0.364	94	-9	BYE
90	0	4.213	Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)	IND PCAA	5–6	0.455	71	+3	BYE
91	0	4.267	New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)	IND WAC	4–7	0.364	94	-11	BYE
92	0	4.273	Texas Arlington (TEXAS-ARLINGTON)	IND SLC	5–6	0.455	71	-16	BYE
93	0	4.300	Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)	IND FBSI	4–6–1	0.409	90	-7	BYE
94	0	4.368	West Texas A&M (WEST TEXAS A&M)	IND MVC	4–5–2	0.455	71	-9	BYE
95	1	4.441	Northwestern State (NORTHWESTERN STATE)	IND FBSI	5–5	0.500	66	-11	BYE
96	-1	4.447	NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)	ACC	3–7–1	0.318	106	-10	BYE
97	0	4.469	Auburn (AUBURN)	SEC	3–8	0.273	109	-12	BYE
98	1	4.533	Illinois State (ILLINOIS STATE)	IND FBSI	5–6	0.455	71	-10	BYE
99	-1	4.554	Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)	IND WAC	4–7	0.364	94	-17	BYE
100	0	4.705	Air Force (AIR FORCE)	IND FBSI	4–7	0.364	94	-16	BYE
101	0	4.861	Oregon (OREGON)	PAC	4–7	0.364	94	-17	BYE
102	0	4.883	SMU	IND SWC	3–8	0.273	109	-17	BYE
103	0	4.913	Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))	MAC	3–8	0.273	109	-20	BYE
104	0	4.987	Columbia (COLUMBIA)	IND IVY	3–6	0.333	104	-10	BYE
105	0	5.158	Marshall (MARSHALL)	IND FBSI	4–7	0.364	94	-14	BYE
106	0	5.214	Cornell (CORNELL)	IND IVY	2–7	0.222	121	-11	BYE
107	0	5.236	Wichita State (WICHITA STATE)	IND MVC	4–7	0.364	94	-23	BYE
108	0	5.239	Princeton (PRINCETON)	IND IVY	2–7	0.222	121	-11	BYE
109	0	5.269	Rice (RICE)	IND SWC	3–8	0.273	109	-19	BYE
110	0	5.294	Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)	IND FBSI	2–9	0.182	123	-23	BYE
111	0	5.408	Temple (TEMPLE)	IND FBSI	4–6	0.400	93	-18	BYE
112	0	5.470	Utah State (UTAH STATE)	IND FBSI	3–8	0.273	109	-27	BYE
113	0	5.537	Syracuse (SYRACUSE)	IND FBSI	3–8	0.273	109	-24	BYE
114	0	5.656	Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)	IND IVY	3–6	0.333	104	-10	BYE
115	0	5.675	Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)	PAC	3–8	0.273	109	-30	BYE
116	0	5.706	New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)	IND MVC	4–6–1	0.409	90	-20	BYE
117	0	5.795	Toledo (TOLEDO)	MAC	3–8	0.273	109	-23	BYE
118	0	5.821	Indiana State (INDIANA STATE)	IND FBSI	3–7	0.300	108	-19	BYE
119	0	5.848	Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)	SEC	2–9	0.182	123	-28	BYE
120	0	5.907	Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)	IND B8	1–10	0.091	132	-29	BYE
121	0	6.142	Utah (UTAH)	IND WAC	3–8	0.273	109	-34	BYE
122	0	6.227	Tulane (TULANE)	IND FBSI	2–9	0.182	123	-33	BYE
123	0	6.238	Dayton (DAYTON)	IND FBSI	4–7	0.364	94	-20	BYE
124	0	6.348	Lamar (LAMAR)	IND SLC	2–9	0.182	123	-33	BYE
125	0	6.359	Virginia (VIRGINIA)	ACC	2–9	0.182	123	-33	BYE
126	0	6.413	Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)	IND FBSI	3–8	0.273	109	-19	BYE
127	0	6.480	CAL State Fullerton (CAL STATE FULLERTON)	IND PCAA	3–7–1	0.318	106	-20	BYE
128	0	6.562	Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	2–9	0.182	123	-16	BYE
129	0	6.856	Oregon State (OREGON STATE)	PAC	2–10	0.167	131	-42	BYE
130	0	7.055	Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)	B10	1–10	0.091	132	-43	BYE
131	0	7.092	UL Monroe (LOUISIANA MONROE)	IND FBSI	2–9	0.182	123	-32	BYE
132	0	7.183	Pacific (PACIFIC)	IND PCAA	2–9	0.182	123	-35	BYE
133	1	7.530	Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)	MAC	1–10	0.091	132	-43	BYE
134	-1	7.531	Drake (DRAKE)	IND MVC	1–10	0.091	132	-44	BYE
135	0	7.792	UTEP	IND WAC	1–11	0.083	136	-53	BYE
136	0	7.837	Hawai'i (HAWAII)	IND FBSI	3–8	0.273	109	-26	BYE
137	0	8.315	TCU	IND SWC	0–11	0.000	137	-50	BYE

1976 Post-Season Week 2 College Football Team Rankings

December 21, 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	1.071	Maryland (MARYLAND)	ACC	11–0	1.000	1	+52	BYE
2	0	1.081	Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)	IND FBSI	11–0	1.000	1	+52	BYE
3	1	1.115	Michigan (MICHIGAN)	B10	10–1	0.909	4	+43	BYE
4	-1	1.121	Georgia (GEORGIA)	SEC	10–1	0.909	4	+49	BYE
5	0	1.145	USC	PAC	10–1	0.909	4	+47	BYE
6	0	1.182	Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)	IND SWC	10–1	0.909	4	+47	BYE
7	1	1.396	Ohio State (OHIO STATE)	B10	8–2–1	0.773	20	+36	BYE
8	1	1.433	San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)	IND FBSI	10–1	0.909	4	+41	BYE
9	1	1.451	Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)	IND B8	8–2–1	0.773	20	+35	BYE
10	1	1.461	East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)	IND SOCON	9–2	0.818	12	+35	BYE
11	6	1.471	Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)	IND B8	9–3	0.750	22	+41	Beat BYU 49–21
12	1	1.514	Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)	IND SWC	9–2	0.818	12	+32	BYE
13	-1	1.516	Houston (HOUSTON)	IND SWC	9–2	0.818	12	+36	BYE
14	-7	1.541	UCLA	PAC	9–2–1	0.792	19	+34	Lost to Alabama 6–36
15	-1	1.561	Florida (FLORIDA)	SEC	8–3	0.727	25	+37	BYE
16	-1	1.566	Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)	SEC	9–2	0.818	12	+34	BYE
17	-1	1.596	Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)	IND SLC	9–2	0.818	12	+34	BYE
18	0	1.629	Rutgers (RUTGERS)	IND FBSI	11–0	1.000	1	+25	BYE
19	7	1.672	Alabama (ALABAMA)	SEC	9–3	0.750	22	+34	Beat UCLA 36–6
20	0	1.672	Mcneese State (MCNEESE STATE)	IND SLC	10–2	0.833	11	+38	BYE
21	-2	1.680	Colorado (COLORADO)	IND B8	8–3	0.727	25	+32	BYE
22	-1	1.699	Yale (YALE)	IND IVY	8–1	0.889	9	+21	BYE
23	0	1.710	Brown (BROWN)	IND IVY	8–1	0.889	9	+24	BYE
24	-2	1.742	Iowa State (IOWA STATE)	IND B8	8–3	0.727	25	+29	BYE
25	-1	1.781	Nebraska (NEBRASKA)	IND B8	8–3–1	0.708	34	+25	BYE
26	-1	1.856	North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)	ACC	9–2	0.818	12	+29	BYE
27	1	1.917	Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)	IND FBSI	8–3	0.727	25	+29	BYE
28	1	1.942	Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)	IND FBSI	8–3	0.727	25	+28	BYE
29	1	1.944	Kentucky (KENTUCKY)	SEC	7–4	0.636	39	+28	BYE
30	1	2.015	Missouri (MISSOURI)	IND B8	6–5	0.545	54	+25	BYE
31	-4	2.126	BYU	IND WAC	9–3	0.750	22	+22	Lost to Oklahoma State 21–49
32	0	2.189	Baylor (BAYLOR)	IND SWC	7–3–1	0.682	35	+20	BYE
33	0	2.315	Tulsa (TULSA)	IND MVC	7–4–1	0.625	48	+17	BYE
34	0	2.376	Penn State (PENN STATE)	IND FBSI	7–4	0.636	39	+17	BYE
35	0	2.458	William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)	IND SOCON	7–4	0.636	39	+24	BYE
36	0	2.544	Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)	IND FBSI	8–3	0.727	25	+9	BYE
37	1	2.545	Kent State (KENT STATE)	MAC	8–4	0.667	36	+13	BYE
38	-1	2.556	Ball State (BALL STATE)	MAC	8–3	0.727	25	+18	BYE
39	1	2.581	Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)	IND IVY	6–3	0.667	36	+8	BYE
40	-1	2.608	Wyoming (WYOMING)	IND WAC	8–3	0.727	25	+11	BYE
41	0	2.623	Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	7–4	0.636	39	+10	BYE
42	0	2.662	Ohio (OHIO)	MAC	7–4	0.636	39	+8	BYE
43	0	2.694	Long Beach State (LONG BEACH STATE)	IND PCAA	8–3	0.727	25	+5	BYE
44	0	2.700	Colgate (COLGATE)	IND FBSI	8–2	0.800	18	+1	BYE
45	0	2.739	Kansas (KANSAS)	IND B8	6–5	0.545	54	+10	BYE
46	0	2.759	San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)	IND PCAA	7–4	0.636	39	+5	BYE
47	0	2.777	Richmond (RICHMOND)	IND SOCON	5–6	0.455	71	+9	BYE
48	1	2.797	Harvard (HARVARD)	IND IVY	6–3	0.667	36	+5	BYE
49	-1	2.806	Stanford (STANFORD)	PAC	6–5	0.545	54	+12	BYE
50	0	2.848	Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)	MAC	6–5	0.545	54	+9	BYE
51	0	2.853	LSU	SEC	6–4–1	0.591	49	+5	BYE
52	0	2.853	Memphis (MEMPHIS)	IND FBSI	7–4	0.636	39	+6	BYE
53	0	2.860	Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH)	IND SLC	6–5	0.545	54	+4	BYE
54	0	2.887	Southern Illinois (SOUTHERN ILLINOIS)	IND FBSI	7–4	0.636	39	+5	BYE
55	0	2.924	Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)	IND FBSI	6–5	0.545	54	+5	BYE
56	1	2.968	Texas (TEXAS)	IND SWC	5–5–1	0.500	66	+6	BYE
57	-1	2.969	Villanova (VILLANOVA)	IND FBSI	6–4–1	0.591	49	+5	BYE
58	2	2.972	Furman (FURMAN)	IND SOCON	6–4–1	0.591	49	+1	BYE
59	-1	2.974	App State (APPALACHIAN STATE)	IND SOCON	6–4–1	0.591	49	-3	BYE
60	-1	2.979	South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)	IND FBSI	6–5	0.545	54	+6	BYE
61	0	3.073	Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)	MAC	7–4	0.636	39	+12	BYE
62	0	3.098	Minnesota (MINNESOTA)	B10	6–5	0.545	54	+4	BYE
63	0	3.198	Tennessee (TENNESSEE)	SEC	6–5	0.545	54	-2	BYE
64	0	3.200	Arkansas (ARKANSAS)	IND SWC	5–5–1	0.500	66	+4	BYE
65	1	3.227	Duke (DUKE)	ACC	5–5–1	0.500	66	+5	BYE
66	-1	3.228	West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)	IND FBSI	5–6	0.455	71	+4	BYE
67	0	3.276	North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)	IND FBSI	6–5	0.545	54	-4	BYE
68	0	3.280	Citadel (CITADEL)	IND SOCON	6–5	0.545	54	0	BYE
69	0	3.281	Illinois (ILLINOIS)	B10	5–6	0.455	71	+3	BYE
70	0	3.309	California (CALIFORNIA)	PAC	5–6	0.455	71	+2	BYE
71	0	3.543	Purdue (PURDUE)	B10	5–6	0.455	71	0	BYE
72	0	3.599	Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE)	IND SLC	5–6	0.455	71	-5	BYE
73	0	3.630	Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)	IND SOCON	5–5	0.500	66	-4	BYE
74	0	3.673	Washington (WASHINGTON)	PAC	5–6	0.455	71	-6	BYE
75	0	3.680	Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)	SEC	5–6	0.455	71	-3	BYE
76	0	3.727	Army (ARMY)	IND FBSI	5–6	0.455	71	-4	BYE
77	0	3.772	Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)	IND WAC	6–5	0.545	54	-10	BYE
78	0	3.779	Tennessee Chattanooga (TENNESSEE-CHATTANOOGA)	IND FBSI	6–4–1	0.591	49	+6	BYE
79	1	3.827	Iowa (IOWA)	B10	5–6	0.455	71	-6	BYE
80	1	3.843	Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)	B10	5–6	0.455	71	-11	BYE
81	1	3.856	Indiana (INDIANA)	B10	5–6	0.455	71	-3	BYE
82	-3	3.865	Arizona (ARIZONA)	IND WAC	5–6	0.455	71	-9	BYE
83	0	3.869	Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)	B10	4–6–1	0.409	90	-4	BYE
84	0	3.907	Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)	ACC	5–6	0.455	71	-8	BYE
85	0	4.027	Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)	IND FBSI	5–6	0.455	71	-8	BYE
86	0	4.107	Miami (MIAMI)	IND FBSI	3–8	0.273	109	-10	BYE
87	0	4.111	Navy (NAVY)	IND FBSI	4–7	0.364	94	-6	BYE
88	2	4.177	Clemson (CLEMSON)	ACC	3–6–2	0.364	94	-4	BYE
89	-1	4.177	Louisville (LOUISVILLE)	IND FBSI	4–7	0.364	94	-9	BYE
90	1	4.210	Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)	IND PCAA	5–6	0.455	71	+3	BYE
91	-2	4.225	New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)	IND WAC	4–7	0.364	94	-10	BYE
92	0	4.273	Texas Arlington (TEXAS-ARLINGTON)	IND SLC	5–6	0.455	71	-16	BYE
93	0	4.312	Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)	IND FBSI	4–6–1	0.409	90	-8	BYE
94	0	4.368	West Texas A&M (WEST TEXAS A&M)	IND MVC	4–5–2	0.455	71	-9	BYE
95	0	4.381	NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)	ACC	3–7–1	0.318	106	-9	BYE
96	1	4.441	Northwestern State (NORTHWESTERN STATE)	IND FBSI	5–5	0.500	66	-11	BYE
97	1	4.469	Auburn (AUBURN)	SEC	3–8	0.273	109	-12	BYE
98	-2	4.508	Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)	IND WAC	4–7	0.364	94	-16	BYE
99	0	4.537	Illinois State (ILLINOIS STATE)	IND FBSI	5–6	0.455	71	-10	BYE
100	0	4.667	Air Force (AIR FORCE)	IND FBSI	4–7	0.364	94	-16	BYE
101	0	4.873	Oregon (OREGON)	PAC	4–7	0.364	94	-17	BYE
102	1	4.888	SMU	IND SWC	3–8	0.273	109	-17	BYE
103	-1	4.908	Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))	MAC	3–8	0.273	109	-20	BYE
104	0	4.998	Columbia (COLUMBIA)	IND IVY	3–6	0.333	104	-10	BYE
105	0	5.162	Marshall (MARSHALL)	IND FBSI	4–7	0.364	94	-14	BYE
106	1	5.220	Cornell (CORNELL)	IND IVY	2–7	0.222	121	-11	BYE
107	-1	5.231	Wichita State (WICHITA STATE)	IND MVC	4–7	0.364	94	-23	BYE
108	1	5.245	Princeton (PRINCETON)	IND IVY	2–7	0.222	121	-11	BYE
109	1	5.274	Rice (RICE)	IND SWC	3–8	0.273	109	-19	BYE
110	-2	5.289	Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)	IND FBSI	2–9	0.182	123	-23	BYE
111	0	5.350	Temple (TEMPLE)	IND FBSI	4–6	0.400	93	-17	BYE
112	0	5.418	Utah State (UTAH STATE)	IND FBSI	3–8	0.273	109	-26	BYE
113	0	5.467	Syracuse (SYRACUSE)	IND FBSI	3–8	0.273	109	-23	BYE
114	1	5.667	Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)	IND IVY	3–6	0.333	104	-10	BYE
115	-1	5.675	Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)	PAC	3–8	0.273	109	-30	BYE
116	0	5.706	New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)	IND MVC	4–6–1	0.409	90	-20	BYE
117	0	5.795	Toledo (TOLEDO)	MAC	3–8	0.273	109	-23	BYE
118	0	5.815	Indiana State (INDIANA STATE)	IND FBSI	3–7	0.300	108	-19	BYE
119	1	5.885	Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)	SEC	2–9	0.182	123	-28	BYE
120	-1	5.930	Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)	IND B8	1–10	0.091	132	-29	BYE
121	0	6.095	Utah (UTAH)	IND WAC	3–8	0.273	109	-33	BYE
122	0	6.222	Tulane (TULANE)	IND FBSI	2–9	0.182	123	-33	BYE
123	0	6.238	Dayton (DAYTON)	IND FBSI	4–7	0.364	94	-20	BYE
124	0	6.343	Lamar (LAMAR)	IND SLC	2–9	0.182	123	-33	BYE
125	0	6.359	Virginia (VIRGINIA)	ACC	2–9	0.182	123	-33	BYE
126	0	6.413	Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)	IND FBSI	3–8	0.273	109	-19	BYE
127	0	6.475	CAL State Fullerton (CAL STATE FULLERTON)	IND PCAA	3–7–1	0.318	106	-20	BYE
128	0	6.562	Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	2–9	0.182	123	-16	BYE
129	0	6.860	Oregon State (OREGON STATE)	PAC	2–10	0.167	131	-42	BYE
130	0	7.072	Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)	B10	1–10	0.091	132	-43	BYE
131	0	7.092	UL Monroe (LOUISIANA MONROE)	IND FBSI	2–9	0.182	123	-32	BYE
132	0	7.178	Pacific (PACIFIC)	IND PCAA	2–9	0.182	123	-35	BYE
133	0	7.514	Drake (DRAKE)	IND MVC	1–10	0.091	132	-44	BYE
134	0	7.524	Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)	MAC	1–10	0.091	132	-43	BYE
135	0	7.739	UTEP	IND WAC	1–11	0.083	136	-52	BYE
136	0	7.837	Hawai'i (HAWAII)	IND FBSI	3–8	0.273	109	-26	BYE
137	0	8.315	TCU	IND SWC	0–11	0.000	137	-50	BYE

1976 Post-Season Week 1 College Football Team Rankings

December 14, 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	1.068	Maryland (MARYLAND)	ACC	11–0	1.000	1	+52	BYE
2	0	1.078	Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)	IND FBSI	11–0	1.000	1	+52	BYE
3	1	1.116	Georgia (GEORGIA)	SEC	10–1	0.909	4	+48	BYE
4	-1	1.117	Michigan (MICHIGAN)	B10	10–1	0.909	4	+43	BYE
5	0	1.136	USC	PAC	10–1	0.909	4	+47	BYE
6	0	1.182	Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)	IND SWC	10–1	0.909	4	+47	BYE
7	0	1.359	UCLA	PAC	9–1–1	0.864	11	+37	BYE
8	0	1.405	Ohio State (OHIO STATE)	B10	8–2–1	0.773	21	+36	BYE
9	0	1.413	San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)	IND FBSI	10–1	0.909	4	+42	BYE
10	0	1.449	Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)	IND B8	8–2–1	0.773	21	+35	BYE
11	0	1.473	East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)	IND SOCON	9–2	0.818	13	+35	BYE
12	0	1.523	Houston (HOUSTON)	IND SWC	9–2	0.818	13	+36	BYE
13	0	1.525	Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)	IND SWC	9–2	0.818	13	+32	BYE
14	0	1.548	Florida (FLORIDA)	SEC	8–3	0.727	23	+37	BYE
15	0	1.573	Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)	SEC	9–2	0.818	13	+34	BYE
16	0	1.604	Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)	IND SLC	9–2	0.818	13	+34	BYE
17	0	1.621	Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)	IND B8	8–3	0.727	23	+32	BYE
18	0	1.630	Rutgers (RUTGERS)	IND FBSI	11–0	1.000	1	+25	BYE
19	0	1.654	Colorado (COLORADO)	IND B8	8–3	0.727	23	+31	BYE
20	4	1.683	Mcneese State (MCNEESE STATE)	IND SLC	10–2	0.833	12	+38	Beat Tulsa 20–16
21	-1	1.710	Yale (YALE)	IND IVY	8–1	0.889	9	+21	BYE
22	-1	1.716	Iowa State (IOWA STATE)	IND B8	8–3	0.727	23	+29	BYE
23	-1	1.721	Brown (BROWN)	IND IVY	8–1	0.889	9	+24	BYE
24	-1	1.756	Nebraska (NEBRASKA)	IND B8	8–3–1	0.708	34	+24	BYE
25	0	1.863	North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)	ACC	9–2	0.818	13	+29	BYE
26	0	1.884	Alabama (ALABAMA)	SEC	8–3	0.727	23	+25	BYE
27	0	1.892	BYU	IND WAC	9–2	0.818	13	+25	BYE
28	0	1.898	Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)	IND FBSI	8–3	0.727	23	+28	BYE
29	0	1.924	Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)	IND FBSI	8–3	0.727	23	+28	BYE
30	0	1.942	Kentucky (KENTUCKY)	SEC	7–4	0.636	39	+28	BYE
31	0	2.009	Missouri (MISSOURI)	IND B8	6–5	0.545	54	+25	BYE
32	0	2.195	Baylor (BAYLOR)	IND SWC	7–3–1	0.682	35	+20	BYE
33	0	2.315	Tulsa (TULSA)	IND MVC	7–4–1	0.625	48	+17	Lost to Mcneese State 16–20
34	0	2.379	Penn State (PENN STATE)	IND FBSI	7–4	0.636	39	+17	BYE
35	0	2.461	William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)	IND SOCON	7–4	0.636	39	+24	BYE
36	0	2.523	Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)	IND FBSI	8–3	0.727	23	+9	BYE
37	0	2.535	Ball State (BALL STATE)	MAC	8–3	0.727	23	+18	BYE
38	0	2.539	Kent State (KENT STATE)	MAC	8–4	0.667	36	+13	BYE
39	0	2.566	Wyoming (WYOMING)	IND WAC	8–3	0.727	23	+11	BYE
40	0	2.588	Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)	IND IVY	6–3	0.667	36	+8	BYE
41	0	2.618	Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	7–4	0.636	39	+10	BYE
42	1	2.656	Ohio (OHIO)	MAC	7–4	0.636	39	+8	BYE
43	-1	2.673	Long Beach State (LONG BEACH STATE)	IND PCAA	8–3	0.727	23	+5	BYE
44	0	2.710	Colgate (COLGATE)	IND FBSI	8–2	0.800	20	+1	BYE
45	0	2.726	Kansas (KANSAS)	IND B8	6–5	0.545	54	+10	BYE
46	0	2.754	San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)	IND PCAA	7–4	0.636	39	+5	BYE
47	0	2.781	Richmond (RICHMOND)	IND SOCON	5–6	0.455	71	+9	BYE
48	0	2.796	Stanford (STANFORD)	PAC	6–5	0.545	54	+13	BYE
49	0	2.804	Harvard (HARVARD)	IND IVY	6–3	0.667	36	+5	BYE
50	3	2.848	Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)	MAC	6–5	0.545	54	+9	BYE
51	-1	2.853	LSU	SEC	6–4–1	0.591	49	+5	BYE
52	-1	2.856	Memphis (MEMPHIS)	IND FBSI	7–4	0.636	39	+6	BYE
53	-1	2.860	Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH)	IND SLC	6–5	0.545	54	+4	BYE
54	0	2.893	Southern Illinois (SOUTHERN ILLINOIS)	IND FBSI	7–4	0.636	39	+5	BYE
55	0	2.927	Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)	IND FBSI	6–5	0.545	54	+5	BYE
56	1	2.963	Villanova (VILLANOVA)	IND FBSI	6–4–1	0.591	49	+5	BYE
57	-1	2.968	Texas (TEXAS)	IND SWC	5–5–1	0.500	66	+6	BYE
58	0	2.970	App State (APPALACHIAN STATE)	IND SOCON	6–4–1	0.591	49	-3	BYE
59	0	2.973	South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)	IND FBSI	6–5	0.545	54	+6	BYE
60	0	2.979	Furman (FURMAN)	IND SOCON	6–4–1	0.591	49	+1	BYE
61	0	3.073	Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)	MAC	7–4	0.636	39	+12	BYE
62	0	3.101	Minnesota (MINNESOTA)	B10	6–5	0.545	54	+4	BYE
63	1	3.194	Tennessee (TENNESSEE)	SEC	6–5	0.545	54	-2	BYE
64	-1	3.211	Arkansas (ARKANSAS)	IND SWC	5–5–1	0.500	66	+3	BYE
65	1	3.221	West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)	IND FBSI	5–6	0.455	71	+4	BYE
66	-1	3.231	Duke (DUKE)	ACC	5–5–1	0.500	66	+5	BYE
67	0	3.282	North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)	IND FBSI	6–5	0.545	54	-4	BYE
68	0	3.284	Citadel (CITADEL)	IND SOCON	6–5	0.545	54	0	BYE
69	0	3.288	Illinois (ILLINOIS)	B10	5–6	0.455	71	+3	BYE
70	0	3.301	California (CALIFORNIA)	PAC	5–6	0.455	71	+3	BYE
71	0	3.539	Purdue (PURDUE)	B10	5–6	0.455	71	0	BYE
72	0	3.607	Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE)	IND SLC	5–6	0.455	71	-5	BYE
73	0	3.633	Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)	IND SOCON	5–5	0.500	66	-4	BYE
74	0	3.654	Washington (WASHINGTON)	PAC	5–6	0.455	71	-5	BYE
75	0	3.687	Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)	SEC	5–6	0.455	71	-4	BYE
76	0	3.727	Army (ARMY)	IND FBSI	5–6	0.455	71	-4	BYE
77	0	3.735	Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)	IND WAC	6–5	0.545	54	-9	BYE
78	0	3.779	Tennessee Chattanooga (TENNESSEE-CHATTANOOGA)	IND FBSI	6–4–1	0.591	49	+6	BYE
79	0	3.812	Arizona (ARIZONA)	IND WAC	5–6	0.455	71	-7	BYE
80	0	3.831	Iowa (IOWA)	B10	5–6	0.455	71	-6	BYE
81	0	3.847	Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)	B10	5–6	0.455	71	-11	BYE
82	0	3.852	Indiana (INDIANA)	B10	5–6	0.455	71	-3	BYE
83	0	3.856	Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)	B10	4–6–1	0.409	90	-4	BYE
84	0	3.910	Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)	ACC	5–6	0.455	71	-8	BYE
85	0	4.016	Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)	IND FBSI	5–6	0.455	71	-8	BYE
86	0	4.066	Miami (MIAMI)	IND FBSI	3–8	0.273	109	-10	BYE
87	0	4.094	Navy (NAVY)	IND FBSI	4–7	0.364	94	-6	BYE
88	0	4.177	Louisville (LOUISVILLE)	IND FBSI	4–7	0.364	94	-9	BYE
89	1	4.178	New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)	IND WAC	4–7	0.364	94	-9	BYE
90	-1	4.182	Clemson (CLEMSON)	ACC	3–6–2	0.364	94	-4	BYE
91	0	4.206	Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)	IND PCAA	5–6	0.455	71	+3	BYE
92	0	4.280	Texas Arlington (TEXAS-ARLINGTON)	IND SLC	5–6	0.455	71	-16	BYE
93	0	4.304	Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)	IND FBSI	4–6–1	0.409	90	-8	BYE
94	0	4.377	West Texas A&M (WEST TEXAS A&M)	IND MVC	4–5–2	0.455	71	-9	BYE
95	0	4.391	NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)	ACC	3–7–1	0.318	106	-9	BYE
96	0	4.440	Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)	IND WAC	4–7	0.364	94	-14	BYE
97	0	4.448	Northwestern State (NORTHWESTERN STATE)	IND FBSI	5–5	0.500	66	-11	BYE
98	0	4.469	Auburn (AUBURN)	SEC	3–8	0.273	109	-12	BYE
99	0	4.530	Illinois State (ILLINOIS STATE)	IND FBSI	5–6	0.455	71	-10	BYE
100	0	4.638	Air Force (AIR FORCE)	IND FBSI	4–7	0.364	94	-15	BYE
101	0	4.852	Oregon (OREGON)	PAC	4–7	0.364	94	-16	BYE
102	1	4.894	Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))	MAC	3–8	0.273	109	-20	BYE
103	-1	4.902	SMU	IND SWC	3–8	0.273	109	-17	BYE
104	0	5.008	Columbia (COLUMBIA)	IND IVY	3–6	0.333	104	-10	BYE
105	0	5.166	Marshall (MARSHALL)	IND FBSI	4–7	0.364	94	-14	BYE
106	0	5.223	Wichita State (WICHITA STATE)	IND MVC	4–7	0.364	94	-23	BYE
107	1	5.238	Cornell (CORNELL)	IND IVY	2–7	0.222	121	-11	BYE
108	-1	5.247	Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)	IND FBSI	2–9	0.182	123	-22	BYE
109	1	5.264	Princeton (PRINCETON)	IND IVY	2–7	0.222	121	-11	BYE
110	-1	5.274	Rice (RICE)	IND SWC	3–8	0.273	109	-19	BYE
111	0	5.350	Temple (TEMPLE)	IND FBSI	4–6	0.400	93	-17	BYE
112	0	5.357	Utah State (UTAH STATE)	IND FBSI	3–8	0.273	109	-25	BYE
113	0	5.457	Syracuse (SYRACUSE)	IND FBSI	3–8	0.273	109	-23	BYE
114	0	5.661	Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)	PAC	3–8	0.273	109	-29	BYE
115	0	5.677	Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)	IND IVY	3–6	0.333	104	-10	BYE
116	0	5.706	New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)	IND MVC	4–6–1	0.409	90	-20	BYE
117	0	5.786	Toledo (TOLEDO)	MAC	3–8	0.273	109	-23	BYE
118	0	5.805	Indiana State (INDIANA STATE)	IND FBSI	3–7	0.300	108	-19	BYE
119	0	5.865	Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)	IND B8	1–10	0.091	132	-29	BYE
120	0	5.885	Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)	SEC	2–9	0.182	123	-28	BYE
121	0	6.034	Utah (UTAH)	IND WAC	3–8	0.273	109	-32	BYE
122	0	6.201	Tulane (TULANE)	IND FBSI	2–9	0.182	123	-33	BYE
123	0	6.229	Dayton (DAYTON)	IND FBSI	4–7	0.364	94	-20	BYE
124	0	6.343	Lamar (LAMAR)	IND SLC	2–9	0.182	123	-33	BYE
125	0	6.364	Virginia (VIRGINIA)	ACC	2–9	0.182	123	-33	BYE
126	0	6.413	Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)	IND FBSI	3–8	0.273	109	-19	BYE
127	0	6.465	CAL State Fullerton (CAL STATE FULLERTON)	IND PCAA	3–7–1	0.318	106	-20	BYE
128	0	6.557	Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	2–9	0.182	123	-16	BYE
129	0	6.846	Oregon State (OREGON STATE)	PAC	2–10	0.167	131	-41	BYE
130	0	7.067	Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)	B10	1–10	0.091	132	-43	BYE
131	0	7.102	UL Monroe (LOUISIANA MONROE)	IND FBSI	2–9	0.182	123	-32	BYE
132	0	7.173	Pacific (PACIFIC)	IND PCAA	2–9	0.182	123	-35	BYE
133	0	7.479	Drake (DRAKE)	IND MVC	1–10	0.091	132	-44	BYE
134	0	7.501	Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)	MAC	1–10	0.091	132	-43	BYE
135	0	7.686	UTEP	IND WAC	1–11	0.083	136	-51	BYE
136	0	7.827	Hawai'i (HAWAII)	IND FBSI	3–8	0.273	109	-26	BYE
137	0	8.315	TCU	IND SWC	0–11	0.000	137	-50	BYE

1976 Regular Season Final College Football Team Rankings

December 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	NOW	Game Status
1	0	1.070	Maryland (MARYLAND)	ACC	11–0	1.000	1	+52	BYE
2	0	1.080	Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)	IND FBSI	11–0	1.000	1	+52	BYE
3	0	1.117	Michigan (MICHIGAN)	B10	10–1	0.909	4	+43	BYE
4	0	1.118	Georgia (GEORGIA)	SEC	10–1	0.909	4	+48	BYE
5	0	1.136	USC	PAC	10–1	0.909	4	+47	BYE
6	0	1.179	Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)	IND SWC	10–1	0.909	4	+47	Beat Baylor 24–21
7	0	1.359	UCLA	PAC	9–1–1	0.864	11	+37	BYE
8	0	1.407	Ohio State (OHIO STATE)	B10	8–2–1	0.773	21	+36	BYE
9	0	1.412	San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)	IND FBSI	10–1	0.909	4	+42	BYE
10	1	1.449	Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)	IND B8	8–2–1	0.773	21	+35	BYE
11	-1	1.465	East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)	IND SOCON	9–2	0.818	12	+35	BYE
12	0	1.512	Houston (HOUSTON)	IND SWC	9–2	0.818	12	+36	Beat Miami 21–16
13	0	1.514	Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)	IND SWC	9–2	0.818	12	+32	BYE
14	0	1.543	Florida (FLORIDA)	SEC	8–3	0.727	23	+37	BYE
15	0	1.568	Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)	SEC	9–2	0.818	12	+34	BYE
16	0	1.595	Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)	IND SLC	9–2	0.818	12	+34	BYE
17	1	1.612	Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)	IND B8	8–3	0.727	23	+32	BYE
18	-1	1.630	Rutgers (RUTGERS)	IND FBSI	11–0	1.000	1	+25	BYE
19	0	1.654	Colorado (COLORADO)	IND B8	8–3	0.727	23	+31	BYE
20	0	1.714	Yale (YALE)	IND IVY	8–1	0.889	9	+21	BYE
21	1	1.718	Iowa State (IOWA STATE)	IND B8	8–3	0.727	23	+29	BYE
22	-1	1.725	Brown (BROWN)	IND IVY	8–1	0.889	9	+24	BYE
23	5	1.756	Nebraska (NEBRASKA)	IND B8	8–3–1	0.708	34	+24	Beat Hawai'i 68–3
24	-1	1.799	Mcneese State (MCNEESE STATE)	IND SLC	9–2	0.818	12	+31	BYE
25	-1	1.852	North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)	ACC	9–2	0.818	12	+29	BYE
26	0	1.882	Alabama (ALABAMA)	SEC	8–3	0.727	23	+25	BYE
27	-2	1.883	BYU	IND WAC	9–2	0.818	12	+25	BYE
28	-1	1.898	Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)	IND FBSI	8–3	0.727	23	+28	BYE
29	0	1.914	Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)	IND FBSI	8–3	0.727	23	+28	BYE
30	0	1.953	Kentucky (KENTUCKY)	SEC	7–4	0.636	40	+28	BYE
31	0	2.005	Missouri (MISSOURI)	IND B8	6–5	0.545	54	+25	BYE
32	0	2.189	Baylor (BAYLOR)	IND SWC	7–3–1	0.682	35	+20	Lost to Texas Tech 21–24
33	0	2.196	Tulsa (TULSA)	IND MVC	7–3–1	0.682	35	+19	BYE
34	0	2.394	Penn State (PENN STATE)	IND FBSI	7–4	0.636	40	+17	BYE
35	0	2.473	William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)	IND SOCON	7–4	0.636	40	+24	BYE
36	2	2.523	Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)	IND FBSI	8–3	0.727	23	+9	BYE
37	-1	2.538	Ball State (BALL STATE)	MAC	8–3	0.727	23	+18	BYE
38	-1	2.558	Kent State (KENT STATE)	MAC	8–4	0.667	37	+13	BYE
39	0	2.564	Wyoming (WYOMING)	IND WAC	8–3	0.727	23	+11	BYE
40	0	2.603	Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)	IND IVY	6–3	0.667	37	+8	BYE
41	0	2.638	Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	7–4	0.636	40	+10	BYE
42	0	2.675	Long Beach State (LONG BEACH STATE)	IND PCAA	8–3	0.727	23	+5	BYE
43	0	2.679	Ohio (OHIO)	MAC	7–4	0.636	40	+8	BYE
44	0	2.710	Colgate (COLGATE)	IND FBSI	8–2	0.800	20	+1	BYE
45	2	2.729	Kansas (KANSAS)	IND B8	6–5	0.545	54	+10	BYE
46	0	2.765	San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)	IND PCAA	7–4	0.636	40	+5	BYE
47	-2	2.766	Richmond (RICHMOND)	IND SOCON	5–6	0.455	71	+10	BYE
48	1	2.802	Stanford (STANFORD)	PAC	6–5	0.545	54	+13	BYE
49	1	2.818	Harvard (HARVARD)	IND IVY	6–3	0.667	37	+5	BYE
50	2	2.853	LSU	SEC	6–4–1	0.591	49	+5	BYE
51	0	2.854	Memphis (MEMPHIS)	IND FBSI	7–4	0.636	40	+7	BYE
52	1	2.856	Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH)	IND SLC	6–5	0.545	54	+4	BYE
53	1	2.864	Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)	MAC	6–5	0.545	54	+9	BYE
54	1	2.902	Southern Illinois (SOUTHERN ILLINOIS)	IND FBSI	7–4	0.636	40	+5	BYE
55	1	2.917	Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)	IND FBSI	6–5	0.545	54	+6	BYE
56	15	2.961	Texas (TEXAS)	IND SWC	5–5–1	0.500	66	+6	Beat Arkansas 29–12
57	1	2.963	Villanova (VILLANOVA)	IND FBSI	6–4–1	0.591	49	+5	BYE
58	2	2.970	App State (APPALACHIAN STATE)	IND SOCON	6–4–1	0.591	49	-3	BYE
59	-2	2.973	South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)	IND FBSI	6–5	0.545	54	+6	BYE
60	-1	2.976	Furman (FURMAN)	IND SOCON	6–4–1	0.591	49	+1	BYE
61	0	3.094	Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)	MAC	7–4	0.636	40	+12	BYE
62	0	3.104	Minnesota (MINNESOTA)	B10	6–5	0.545	54	+4	BYE
63	-15	3.188	Arkansas (ARKANSAS)	IND SWC	5–5–1	0.500	66	+4	Lost to Texas 12–29
64	1	3.201	Tennessee (TENNESSEE)	SEC	6–5	0.545	54	-2	BYE
65	1	3.227	Duke (DUKE)	ACC	5–5–1	0.500	66	+5	BYE
66	-2	3.228	West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)	IND FBSI	5–6	0.455	71	+4	BYE
67	2	3.279	North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)	IND FBSI	6–5	0.545	54	-4	BYE
68	0	3.284	Citadel (CITADEL)	IND SOCON	6–5	0.545	54	0	BYE
69	-6	3.285	Illinois (ILLINOIS)	B10	5–6	0.455	71	+3	BYE
70	-3	3.305	California (CALIFORNIA)	PAC	5–6	0.455	71	+3	BYE
71	-1	3.539	Purdue (PURDUE)	B10	5–6	0.455	71	0	BYE
72	0	3.606	Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE)	IND SLC	5–6	0.455	71	-5	BYE
73	1	3.633	Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)	IND SOCON	5–5	0.500	66	-4	BYE
74	-1	3.654	Washington (WASHINGTON)	PAC	5–6	0.455	71	-5	BYE
75	0	3.687	Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)	SEC	5–6	0.455	71	-4	BYE
76	0	3.727	Army (ARMY)	IND FBSI	5–6	0.455	71	-4	BYE
77	0	3.732	Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)	IND WAC	6–5	0.545	54	-9	BYE
78	0	3.779	Tennessee Chattanooga (TENNESSEE-CHATTANOOGA)	IND FBSI	6–4–1	0.591	49	+6	BYE
79	1	3.808	Arizona (ARIZONA)	IND WAC	5–6	0.455	71	-7	BYE
80	-1	3.834	Iowa (IOWA)	B10	5–6	0.455	71	-6	BYE
81	0	3.847	Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)	B10	5–6	0.455	71	-11	BYE
82	1	3.852	Indiana (INDIANA)	B10	5–6	0.455	71	-3	BYE
83	-1	3.856	Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)	B10	4–6–1	0.409	90	-4	BYE
84	0	3.907	Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)	ACC	5–6	0.455	71	-8	BYE
85	0	4.020	Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)	IND FBSI	5–6	0.455	71	-8	BYE
86	0	4.066	Miami (MIAMI)	IND FBSI	3–8	0.273	109	-10	Lost to Houston 16–21
87	0	4.098	Navy (NAVY)	IND FBSI	4–7	0.364	94	-6	BYE
88	0	4.160	Louisville (LOUISVILLE)	IND FBSI	4–7	0.364	94	-8	BYE
89	0	4.177	Clemson (CLEMSON)	ACC	3–6–2	0.364	94	-4	BYE
90	1	4.178	New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)	IND WAC	4–7	0.364	94	-9	BYE
91	-1	4.206	Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)	IND PCAA	5–6	0.455	71	+3	BYE
92	0	4.276	Texas Arlington (TEXAS-ARLINGTON)	IND SLC	5–6	0.455	71	-17	BYE
93	0	4.304	Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)	IND FBSI	4–6–1	0.409	90	-8	BYE
94	1	4.377	West Texas A&M (WEST TEXAS A&M)	IND MVC	4–5–2	0.455	71	-10	BYE
95	-1	4.386	NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)	ACC	3–7–1	0.318	106	-9	BYE
96	0	4.436	Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)	IND WAC	4–7	0.364	94	-14	BYE
97	1	4.445	Northwestern State (NORTHWESTERN STATE)	IND FBSI	5–5	0.500	66	-11	BYE
98	-1	4.469	Auburn (AUBURN)	SEC	3–8	0.273	109	-12	BYE
99	0	4.538	Illinois State (ILLINOIS STATE)	IND FBSI	5–6	0.455	71	-10	BYE
100	0	4.642	Air Force (AIR FORCE)	IND FBSI	4–7	0.364	94	-15	BYE
101	0	4.852	Oregon (OREGON)	PAC	4–7	0.364	94	-16	BYE
102	1	4.898	SMU	IND SWC	3–8	0.273	109	-17	BYE
103	-1	4.903	Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))	MAC	3–8	0.273	109	-20	BYE
104	0	5.019	Columbia (COLUMBIA)	IND IVY	3–6	0.333	104	-10	BYE
105	0	5.179	Marshall (MARSHALL)	IND FBSI	4–7	0.364	94	-14	BYE
106	0	5.212	Wichita State (WICHITA STATE)	IND MVC	4–7	0.364	94	-23	BYE
107	0	5.236	Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)	IND FBSI	2–9	0.182	123	-22	BYE
108	0	5.250	Cornell (CORNELL)	IND IVY	2–7	0.222	121	-11	BYE
109	3	5.265	Rice (RICE)	IND SWC	3–8	0.273	109	-19	BYE
110	-1	5.276	Princeton (PRINCETON)	IND IVY	2–7	0.222	121	-11	BYE
111	-1	5.354	Temple (TEMPLE)	IND FBSI	4–6	0.400	93	-17	BYE
112	-1	5.357	Utah State (UTAH STATE)	IND FBSI	3–8	0.273	109	-25	BYE
113	0	5.462	Syracuse (SYRACUSE)	IND FBSI	3–8	0.273	109	-23	BYE
114	2	5.661	Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)	PAC	3–8	0.273	109	-29	BYE
115	0	5.688	Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)	IND IVY	3–6	0.333	104	-10	BYE
116	-2	5.688	New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)	IND MVC	4–6–1	0.409	90	-19	BYE
117	1	5.805	Toledo (TOLEDO)	MAC	3–8	0.273	109	-23	BYE
118	-1	5.815	Indiana State (INDIANA STATE)	IND FBSI	3–7	0.300	108	-19	BYE
119	1	5.854	Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)	IND B8	1–10	0.091	132	-29	BYE
120	-1	5.890	Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)	SEC	2–9	0.182	123	-28	BYE
121	0	6.029	Utah (UTAH)	IND WAC	3–8	0.273	109	-32	BYE
122	0	6.206	Tulane (TULANE)	IND FBSI	2–9	0.182	123	-33	BYE
123	0	6.229	Dayton (DAYTON)	IND FBSI	4–7	0.364	94	-20	BYE
124	0	6.343	Lamar (LAMAR)	IND SLC	2–9	0.182	123	-33	BYE
125	0	6.364	Virginia (VIRGINIA)	ACC	2–9	0.182	123	-33	BYE
126	0	6.418	Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)	IND FBSI	3–8	0.273	109	-19	BYE
127	0	6.470	CAL State Fullerton (CAL STATE FULLERTON)	IND PCAA	3–7–1	0.318	106	-20	BYE
128	0	6.578	Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	2–9	0.182	123	-16	BYE
129	0	6.851	Oregon State (OREGON STATE)	PAC	2–10	0.167	131	-41	BYE
130	0	7.061	Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)	B10	1–10	0.091	132	-43	BYE
131	0	7.097	UL Monroe (LOUISIANA MONROE)	IND FBSI	2–9	0.182	123	-32	BYE
132	0	7.173	Pacific (PACIFIC)	IND PCAA	2–9	0.182	123	-35	BYE
133	0	7.462	Drake (DRAKE)	IND MVC	1–10	0.091	132	-43	BYE
134	0	7.530	Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)	MAC	1–10	0.091	132	-43	BYE
135	0	7.680	UTEP	IND WAC	1–11	0.083	136	-51	BYE
136	0	7.837	Hawai'i (HAWAII)	IND FBSI	3–8	0.273	109	-26	Lost to Nebraska 3–68
137	0	8.303	TCU	IND SWC	0–11	0.000	137	-50	BYE

1976 Week 14 College Football Team Rankings

November 30, 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	1.071	Maryland (MARYLAND)	ACC	11–0	1.000	1	+52	BYE
2	0	1.078	Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)	IND FBSI	11–0	1.000	1	+52	Beat Penn State 24–7
3	1	1.110	Michigan (MICHIGAN)	B10	10–1	0.909	4	+43	BYE
4	-1	1.125	Georgia (GEORGIA)	SEC	10–1	0.909	4	+48	Beat Georgia Tech 13–10
5	0	1.137	USC	PAC	10–1	0.909	4	+47	Beat Notre Dame 17–13
6	0	1.326	Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)	IND SWC	9–1	0.900	8	+39	Beat Arkansas 30–7
7	0	1.351	UCLA	PAC	9–1–1	0.864	11	+37	BYE
8	0	1.391	Ohio State (OHIO STATE)	B10	8–2–1	0.773	21	+36	BYE
9	0	1.416	San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)	IND FBSI	10–1	0.909	4	+42	Beat New Mexico 17–14
10	0	1.467	East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)	IND SOCON	9–2	0.818	12	+35	BYE
11	7	1.474	Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)	IND B8	8–2–1	0.773	21	+34	Beat Nebraska 20–17
12	-1	1.537	Houston (HOUSTON)	IND SWC	8–2	0.800	19	+32	Beat Rice 42–20
13	2	1.542	Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)	IND SWC	9–2	0.818	12	+31	Beat Texas 27–3
14	0	1.572	Florida (FLORIDA)	SEC	8–3	0.727	24	+36	Beat Miami 19–10
15	1	1.576	Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)	SEC	9–2	0.818	12	+34	BYE
16	-3	1.595	Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)	IND SLC	9–2	0.818	12	+34	Beat UL Monroe 7–5
17	0	1.629	Rutgers (RUTGERS)	IND FBSI	11–0	1.000	1	+25	BYE
18	-6	1.632	Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)	IND B8	8–3	0.727	24	+33	Beat UTEP 42–13
19	3	1.703	Colorado (COLORADO)	IND B8	8–3	0.727	24	+31	BYE
20	0	1.714	Yale (YALE)	IND IVY	8–1	0.889	9	+21	BYE
21	0	1.729	Brown (BROWN)	IND IVY	8–1	0.889	9	+24	BYE
22	1	1.769	Iowa State (IOWA STATE)	IND B8	8–3	0.727	24	+28	BYE
23	2	1.797	Mcneese State (MCNEESE STATE)	IND SLC	9–2	0.818	12	+31	BYE
24	2	1.858	North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)	ACC	9–2	0.818	12	+29	BYE
25	2	1.893	BYU	IND WAC	9–2	0.818	12	+25	BYE
26	4	1.904	Alabama (ALABAMA)	SEC	8–3	0.727	24	+25	Beat Auburn 38–7
27	-3	1.904	Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)	IND FBSI	8–3	0.727	24	+28	Lost to USC 13–17
28	-9	1.914	Nebraska (NEBRASKA)	IND B8	7–3–1	0.682	35	+21	Lost to Oklahoma 17–20
29	3	1.929	Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)	IND FBSI	8–3	0.727	24	+28	Beat Louisville 20–6
30	-1	1.959	Kentucky (KENTUCKY)	SEC	7–4	0.636	40	+28	BYE
31	0	2.059	Missouri (MISSOURI)	IND B8	6–5	0.545	55	+24	BYE
32	-4	2.080	Baylor (BAYLOR)	IND SWC	7–2–1	0.750	23	+20	Beat TCU 24–19
33	0	2.169	Tulsa (TULSA)	IND MVC	7–3–1	0.682	35	+19	Tied West Texas A&M 17–17
34	0	2.383	Penn State (PENN STATE)	IND FBSI	7–4	0.636	40	+17	Lost to Pittsburgh 7–24
35	0	2.478	William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)	IND SOCON	7–4	0.636	40	+24	BYE
36	1	2.557	Ball State (BALL STATE)	MAC	8–3	0.727	24	+18	BYE
37	2	2.568	Kent State (KENT STATE)	MAC	8–4	0.667	37	+13	Beat Northern Illinois 42–0
38	8	2.580	Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)	IND FBSI	8–3	0.727	24	+9	Beat Holy Cross 59–6
39	-1	2.584	Wyoming (WYOMING)	IND WAC	8–3	0.727	24	+11	BYE
40	-4	2.609	Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)	IND IVY	6–3	0.667	37	+8	BYE
41	0	2.658	Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	7–4	0.636	40	+10	BYE
42	1	2.688	Long Beach State (LONG BEACH STATE)	IND PCAA	8–3	0.727	24	+5	BYE
43	1	2.696	Ohio (OHIO)	MAC	7–4	0.636	40	+8	BYE
44	-4	2.702	Colgate (COLGATE)	IND FBSI	8–2	0.800	19	+1	BYE
45	5	2.758	Richmond (RICHMOND)	IND SOCON	5–6	0.455	70	+10	BYE
46	-1	2.763	San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)	IND PCAA	7–4	0.636	40	+5	BYE
47	2	2.795	Kansas (KANSAS)	IND B8	6–5	0.545	55	+10	BYE
48	-6	2.803	Arkansas (ARKANSAS)	IND SWC	5–4–1	0.550	54	+8	Lost to Texas Tech 7–30
49	-2	2.809	Stanford (STANFORD)	PAC	6–5	0.545	55	+13	BYE
50	-2	2.818	Harvard (HARVARD)	IND IVY	6–3	0.667	37	+5	BYE
51	0	2.862	Memphis (MEMPHIS)	IND FBSI	7–4	0.636	40	+7	BYE
52	8	2.869	LSU	SEC	6–4–1	0.591	49	+5	Beat Utah 35–7
53	0	2.873	Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH)	IND SLC	6–5	0.545	55	+4	BYE
54	1	2.896	Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)	MAC	6–5	0.545	55	+9	BYE
55	-3	2.896	Southern Illinois (SOUTHERN ILLINOIS)	IND FBSI	7–4	0.636	40	+5	BYE
56	1	2.920	Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)	IND FBSI	6–5	0.545	55	+6	BYE
57	-3	2.946	South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)	IND FBSI	6–5	0.545	55	+7	BYE
58	1	2.962	Villanova (VILLANOVA)	IND FBSI	6–4–1	0.591	49	+5	BYE
59	-1	2.979	Furman (FURMAN)	IND SOCON	6–4–1	0.591	49	+1	BYE
60	-4	2.983	App State (APPALACHIAN STATE)	IND SOCON	6–4–1	0.591	49	-3	BYE
61	0	3.099	Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)	MAC	7–4	0.636	40	+12	BYE
62	0	3.104	Minnesota (MINNESOTA)	B10	6–5	0.545	55	+4	BYE
63	6	3.217	Illinois (ILLINOIS)	B10	5–6	0.455	70	+4	BYE
64	2	3.224	West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)	IND FBSI	5–6	0.455	70	+4	BYE
65	7	3.228	Tennessee (TENNESSEE)	SEC	6–5	0.545	55	-2	Beat Vanderbilt 13–10
66	-2	3.234	Duke (DUKE)	ACC	5–5–1	0.500	67	+5	BYE
67	4	3.289	California (CALIFORNIA)	PAC	5–6	0.455	70	+3	BYE
68	-1	3.297	Citadel (CITADEL)	IND SOCON	6–5	0.545	55	0	BYE
69	-1	3.370	North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)	IND FBSI	6–5	0.545	55	-4	BYE
70	3	3.517	Purdue (PURDUE)	B10	5–6	0.455	70	0	BYE
71	-8	3.535	Texas (TEXAS)	IND SWC	4–5–1	0.450	89	+2	Lost to Texas A&M 3–27
72	3	3.595	Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE)	IND SLC	5–6	0.455	70	-5	BYE
73	3	3.646	Washington (WASHINGTON)	PAC	5–6	0.455	70	-5	BYE
74	0	3.651	Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)	IND SOCON	5–5	0.500	67	-4	BYE
75	5	3.691	Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)	SEC	5–6	0.455	70	-4	BYE
76	-11	3.723	Army (ARMY)	IND FBSI	5–6	0.455	70	-4	Lost to Navy 10–38
77	1	3.751	Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)	IND WAC	6–5	0.545	55	-9	BYE
78	8	3.783	Tennessee Chattanooga (TENNESSEE-CHATTANOOGA)	IND FBSI	6–4–1	0.591	49	+6	Beat East Tennessee State 23–14
79	3	3.811	Iowa (IOWA)	B10	5–6	0.455	70	-6	BYE
80	-10	3.826	Arizona (ARIZONA)	IND WAC	5–6	0.455	70	-7	Lost to Arizona State 10–27
81	3	3.827	Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)	B10	5–6	0.455	70	-11	BYE
82	-1	3.848	Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)	B10	4–6–1	0.409	90	-4	BYE
83	0	3.869	Indiana (INDIANA)	B10	5–6	0.455	70	-3	BYE
84	1	3.902	Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)	ACC	5–6	0.455	70	-8	BYE
85	3	4.012	Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)	IND FBSI	5–6	0.455	70	-7	BYE
86	-7	4.084	Miami (MIAMI)	IND FBSI	3–7	0.300	108	-8	Lost to Florida 10–19
87	11	4.110	Navy (NAVY)	IND FBSI	4–7	0.364	94	-6	Beat Army 38–10
88	-1	4.169	Louisville (LOUISVILLE)	IND FBSI	4–7	0.364	94	-8	Lost to Cincinnati 6–20
89	1	4.182	Clemson (CLEMSON)	ACC	3–6–2	0.364	94	-4	BYE
90	1	4.195	Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)	IND PCAA	5–6	0.455	70	+3	BYE
91	-2	4.208	New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)	IND WAC	4–7	0.364	94	-9	Lost to San Diego State 14–17
92	-15	4.261	Texas Arlington (TEXAS-ARLINGTON)	IND SLC	5–6	0.455	70	-17	Lost to Southern Miss 10–21
93	2	4.330	Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)	IND FBSI	4–6–1	0.409	90	-8	Lost to Georgia 10–13
94	-1	4.387	NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)	ACC	3–7–1	0.318	106	-9	BYE
95	-1	4.395	West Texas A&M (WEST TEXAS A&M)	IND MVC	4–5–2	0.455	70	-10	Tied Tulsa 17–17
96	7	4.444	Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)	IND WAC	4–7	0.364	94	-14	Beat Arizona 27–10
97	-5	4.450	Auburn (AUBURN)	SEC	3–8	0.273	111	-11	Lost to Alabama 7–38
98	-2	4.459	Northwestern State (NORTHWESTERN STATE)	IND FBSI	5–5	0.500	67	-11	BYE
99	-2	4.526	Illinois State (ILLINOIS STATE)	IND FBSI	5–6	0.455	70	-10	BYE
100	-1	4.650	Air Force (AIR FORCE)	IND FBSI	4–7	0.364	94	-15	BYE
101	-1	4.876	Oregon (OREGON)	PAC	4–7	0.364	94	-16	BYE
102	2	4.959	Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))	MAC	3–8	0.273	111	-20	BYE
103	-1	5.001	SMU	IND SWC	3–8	0.273	111	-16	BYE
104	-3	5.019	Columbia (COLUMBIA)	IND IVY	3–6	0.333	104	-10	BYE
105	4	5.191	Marshall (MARSHALL)	IND FBSI	4–7	0.364	94	-14	BYE
106	1	5.212	Wichita State (WICHITA STATE)	IND MVC	4–7	0.364	94	-23	BYE
107	13	5.242	Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)	IND FBSI	2–9	0.182	123	-22	Beat Texas Arlington 21–10
108	-3	5.244	Cornell (CORNELL)	IND IVY	2–7	0.222	121	-11	BYE
109	-3	5.270	Princeton (PRINCETON)	IND IVY	2–7	0.222	121	-11	BYE
110	0	5.359	Temple (TEMPLE)	IND FBSI	4–6	0.400	93	-17	BYE
111	0	5.361	Utah State (UTAH STATE)	IND FBSI	3–8	0.273	111	-24	BYE
112	-4	5.367	Rice (RICE)	IND SWC	3–8	0.273	111	-17	Lost to Houston 20–42
113	1	5.500	Syracuse (SYRACUSE)	IND FBSI	3–8	0.273	111	-23	BYE
114	-1	5.684	New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)	IND MVC	4–6–1	0.409	90	-19	BYE
115	-3	5.688	Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)	IND IVY	3–6	0.333	104	-10	BYE
116	-1	5.693	Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)	PAC	3–8	0.273	111	-29	BYE
117	0	5.816	Indiana State (INDIANA STATE)	IND FBSI	3–7	0.300	108	-19	BYE
118	3	5.860	Toledo (TOLEDO)	MAC	3–8	0.273	111	-23	BYE
119	0	5.890	Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)	SEC	2–9	0.182	123	-28	Lost to Tennessee 10–13
120	2	5.935	Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)	IND B8	1–10	0.091	132	-29	BYE
121	-3	6.090	Utah (UTAH)	IND WAC	3–8	0.273	111	-32	Lost to LSU 7–35
122	3	6.212	Tulane (TULANE)	IND FBSI	2–9	0.182	123	-33	BYE
123	1	6.250	Dayton (DAYTON)	IND FBSI	4–7	0.364	94	-20	BYE
124	2	6.343	Lamar (LAMAR)	IND SLC	2–9	0.182	123	-33	BYE
125	2	6.375	Virginia (VIRGINIA)	ACC	2–9	0.182	123	-33	BYE
126	-3	6.451	Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)	IND FBSI	3–8	0.273	111	-19	Lost to Boston College 6–59
127	-11	6.455	CAL State Fullerton (CAL STATE FULLERTON)	IND PCAA	3–7–1	0.318	106	-19	Lost to Northern Arizona 17–20
128	0	6.578	Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	2–9	0.182	123	-16	BYE
129	5	6.852	Oregon State (OREGON STATE)	PAC	2–10	0.167	131	-41	Beat Hawai'i 59–0
130	-1	7.038	Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)	B10	1–10	0.091	132	-43	BYE
131	1	7.092	UL Monroe (LOUISIANA MONROE)	IND FBSI	2–9	0.182	123	-32	Lost to Louisiana 5–7
132	-1	7.169	Pacific (PACIFIC)	IND PCAA	2–9	0.182	123	-35	BYE
133	0	7.479	Drake (DRAKE)	IND MVC	1–10	0.091	132	-43	BYE
134	1	7.548	Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)	MAC	1–10	0.091	132	-43	Lost to Kent State 0–42
135	1	7.681	UTEP	IND WAC	1–11	0.083	136	-50	Lost to Oklahoma State 13–42
136	-6	7.815	Hawai'i (HAWAII)	IND FBSI	3–7	0.300	108	-23	Lost to Oregon State 0–59
137	0	8.448	TCU	IND SWC	0–11	0.000	137	-47	Lost to Baylor 19–24

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.

entries per pageSearch:

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

1976 Week 12 College Football Team Rankings

November 16, 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.

entries per pageSearch:

Rank	Change	Rating	Team	Conf	Record	Win %	Place	NOW	Game Status
1	2	1.093	Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)	IND FBSI	10–0	1.000	1	+41	Beat West Virginia 24–16
2	2	1.097	Maryland (MARYLAND)	ACC	10–0	1.000	1	+43	Beat Clemson 20–0
3	-2	1.127	Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)	IND SWC	8–0	1.000	1	+31	Beat SMU 34–7
4	-2	1.135	Georgia (GEORGIA)	SEC	9–1	0.900	6	+38	Beat Auburn 28–0
5	2	1.207	Ohio State (OHIO STATE)	B10	8–1–1	0.850	14	+34	Beat Minnesota 9–3
6	-1	1.245	UCLA	PAC	9–0–1	0.950	5	+31	Beat Oregon State 45–14
7	3	1.316	Michigan (MICHIGAN)	B10	9–1	0.900	6	+31	Beat Illinois 38–7
8	-2	1.436	Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)	IND SLC	8–1	0.889	8	+30	Lost to Northwestern State 3–7
9	4	1.458	USC	PAC	8–1	0.889	8	+26	Beat Washington 20–3
10	12	1.552	Iowa State (IOWA STATE)	IND B8	8–2	0.800	15	+27	Beat Nebraska 37–28
11	8	1.560	Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)	IND SWC	7–2	0.778	23	+24	Beat Arkansas 31–10
12	3	1.563	San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)	IND FBSI	8–1	0.889	8	+29	Beat Utah State 7–6
13	5	1.632	Colorado (COLORADO)	IND B8	7–3	0.700	29	+28	Beat Kansas 40–17
14	13	1.653	Yale (YALE)	IND IVY	8–1	0.889	8	+21	Beat Harvard 21–7
15	14	1.666	Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)	IND B8	7–2–1	0.750	26	+25	Beat Missouri 27–20
16	5	1.679	Brown (BROWN)	IND IVY	8–1	0.889	8	+23	Beat Columbia 28–17
17	-1	1.683	Tulsa (TULSA)	IND MVC	7–2	0.778	23	+24	Beat Drake 45–20
18	-7	1.705	Nebraska (NEBRASKA)	IND B8	7–2–1	0.750	26	+20	Lost to Iowa State 28–37
19	1	1.723	Houston (HOUSTON)	IND SWC	6–2	0.750	26	+17	BYE
20	-12	1.730	East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)	IND SOCON	8–2	0.800	15	+23	Lost to Furman 10–17
21	-9	1.737	Missouri (MISSOURI)	IND B8	6–4	0.600	46	+26	Lost to Oklahoma 20–27
22	-13	1.738	Florida (FLORIDA)	SEC	6–3	0.667	38	+23	Lost to Kentucky 9–28
23	-9	1.758	Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)	IND B8	6–3	0.667	38	+24	Beat Kansas State 45–21
24	-1	1.766	Rutgers (RUTGERS)	IND FBSI	10–0	1.000	1	+15	Beat Tulane 29–20
25	3	1.777	Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)	IND FBSI	7–2	0.778	23	+24	Beat Alabama 21–18
26	-1	1.790	Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)	SEC	8–2	0.800	15	+22	Beat LSU 21–13
27	-10	1.970	Arkansas (ARKANSAS)	IND SWC	5–2–1	0.688	36	+13	Lost to Texas A&M 10–31
28	4	1.974	BYU	IND WAC	8–2	0.800	15	+16	Beat New Mexico 21–8
29	4	2.008	Mcneese State (MCNEESE STATE)	IND SLC	8–2	0.800	15	+21	Beat Lamar 27–0
30	1	2.032	North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)	ACC	8–2	0.800	15	+20	Beat Virginia 31–6
31	-7	2.076	Alabama (ALABAMA)	SEC	7–3	0.700	29	+16	Lost to Notre Dame 18–21
32	2	2.134	Wyoming (WYOMING)	IND WAC	8–2	0.800	15	+15	Beat UTEP 14–10
33	8	2.180	Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)	IND FBSI	6–3	0.667	38	+17	Beat Ohio 35–0
34	3	2.198	William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)	IND SOCON	7–3	0.700	29	+26	Beat Citadel 22–0
35	0	2.204	Baylor (BAYLOR)	IND SWC	5–2–1	0.688	36	+14	Beat Rice 38–6
36	2	2.213	Penn State (PENN STATE)	IND FBSI	7–3	0.700	29	+16	Beat Miami 21–7
37	8	2.266	Kentucky (KENTUCKY)	SEC	6–4	0.600	46	+16	Beat Florida 28–9
38	-12	2.363	South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)	IND FBSI	6–4	0.600	46	+14	Lost to Wake Forest 7–10
39	3	2.416	Memphis (MEMPHIS)	IND FBSI	7–3	0.700	29	+14	Beat Louisville 26–14
40	-10	2.432	Colgate (COLGATE)	IND FBSI	8–1	0.889	8	+1	Lost to Army 13–29
41	7	2.520	Long Beach State (LONG BEACH STATE)	IND PCAA	8–2	0.800	15	+5	Beat CAL State Fullerton 28–8
42	7	2.563	Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)	IND IVY	6–3	0.667	38	+7	Beat Princeton 33–7
43	17	2.641	Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)	MAC	6–4	0.600	46	+10	Beat Southern Illinois 35–7
44	19	2.719	Arizona (ARIZONA)	IND WAC	5–4	0.556	58	+10	Beat Colorado State 23–6
45	-9	2.726	Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)	IND FBSI	6–4	0.600	46	+8	Lost to Richmond 0–16
46	-7	2.732	Ball State (BALL STATE)	MAC	7–3	0.700	29	+14	Lost to Western Michigan 10–24
47	-4	2.755	Harvard (HARVARD)	IND IVY	6–3	0.667	38	+5	Lost to Yale 7–21
48	-1	2.762	App State (APPALACHIAN STATE)	IND SOCON	6–3–1	0.650	44	-1	BYE
49	1	2.771	Kent State (KENT STATE)	MAC	6–4	0.600	46	+8	Beat Miami (OH) 24–17
50	6	2.787	Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)	MAC	7–3	0.700	29	+15	Beat Northern Illinois 31–9
51	-5	2.831	Ohio (OHIO)	MAC	6–4	0.600	46	+6	Lost to Cincinnati 0–35
52	5	2.835	San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)	IND PCAA	7–4	0.636	45	+5	Beat Pacific 50–30
53	-9	2.846	Minnesota (MINNESOTA)	B10	6–4	0.600	46	+8	Lost to Ohio State 3–9
54	10	2.897	Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)	IND FBSI	6–3	0.667	38	+6	Beat Syracuse 28–14
55	0	2.967	Texas (TEXAS)	IND SWC	4–3–1	0.563	57	+5	Beat TCU 34–7
56	2	2.981	Duke (DUKE)	ACC	5–4–1	0.550	61	+7	Beat NC State 28–14
57	14	3.011	Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	6–4	0.600	46	+3	Beat Ball State 24–10
58	8	3.109	Tennessee (TENNESSEE)	SEC	5–4	0.556	58	+1	Beat Ole Miss 32–6
59	9	3.112	Stanford (STANFORD)	PAC	5–5	0.500	64	+8	Beat Oregon 28–17
60	-8	3.117	Southern Illinois (SOUTHERN ILLINOIS)	IND FBSI	6–4	0.600	46	+1	Lost to Bowling Green 7–35
61	1	3.180	Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH)	IND SLC	5–5	0.500	64	0	Beat Southern Miss 23–22
62	7	3.183	California (CALIFORNIA)	PAC	5–5	0.500	64	+6	Beat Washington State 23–22
63	-12	3.218	LSU	SEC	4–4–1	0.500	64	-1	Lost to Mississippi State 13–21
64	13	3.231	Furman (FURMAN)	IND SOCON	5–4–1	0.550	61	+1	Beat East Carolina 17–10
65	-12	3.232	Kansas (KANSAS)	IND B8	5–5	0.500	64	+3	Lost to Colorado 17–40
66	8	3.298	Purdue (PURDUE)	B10	5–5	0.500	64	+5	Beat Iowa 21–0
67	-27	3.313	Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)	B10	4–5–1	0.450	78	+4	Lost to Northwestern 21–42
68	17	3.331	Army (ARMY)	IND FBSI	5–5	0.500	64	+2	Beat Colgate 29–13
69	-15	3.403	Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)	IND WAC	6–4	0.600	46	-2	Lost to Arizona 6–23
70	6	3.413	Villanova (VILLANOVA)	IND FBSI	5–4–1	0.550	61	-2	Beat Holy Cross 56–21
71	10	3.435	Richmond (RICHMOND)	IND SOCON	4–6	0.400	84	+1	Beat Virginia Tech 16–0
72	-13	3.449	Illinois (ILLINOIS)	B10	4–6	0.400	84	+4	Lost to Michigan 7–38
73	2	3.524	West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)	IND FBSI	4–6	0.400	84	+1	Lost to Pittsburgh 16–24
74	10	3.589	Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)	IND PCAA	5–5	0.500	64	+4	Beat New Mexico State 44–0
75	-14	3.590	Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)	SEC	5–5	0.500	64	-2	Lost to Tennessee 6–32
76	-9	3.667	Citadel (CITADEL)	IND SOCON	5–5	0.500	64	-3	Lost to William & Mary 0–22
77	-12	3.676	North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)	IND FBSI	5–5	0.500	64	-5	Lost to Florida State 20–21
78	9	3.686	Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE)	IND SLC	5–6	0.455	76	-4	Beat Texas Arlington 14–13
79	-6	3.727	Miami (MIAMI)	IND FBSI	3–5	0.375	97	-2	Lost to Penn State 7–21
80	16	3.840	Northwestern State (NORTHWESTERN STATE)	IND FBSI	5–4	0.556	58	-11	Beat Louisiana 7–3
81	10	3.916	Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)	ACC	5–6	0.455	76	-5	Beat South Carolina 10–7
82	-2	4.005	Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)	IND SOCON	4–5	0.444	80	-6	BYE
83	-11	4.057	Texas Arlington (TEXAS-ARLINGTON)	IND SLC	4–5	0.444	80	-7	Lost to Arkansas State 13–14
84	-1	4.096	Washington (WASHINGTON)	PAC	4–6	0.400	84	-8	Lost to USC 3–20
85	-6	4.129	Louisville (LOUISVILLE)	IND FBSI	3–6	0.333	98	-4	Lost to Memphis 14–26
86	-16	4.132	Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)	IND FBSI	4–5–1	0.450	78	-5	Lost to Navy 28–34
87	-1	4.240	Auburn (AUBURN)	SEC	3–7	0.300	106	-6	Lost to Georgia 0–28
88	-10	4.293	Iowa (IOWA)	B10	4–6	0.400	84	-8	Lost to Purdue 0–21
89	4	4.377	Indiana (INDIANA)	B10	4–6	0.400	84	-7	Beat Wisconsin 15–14
90	4	4.414	West Texas A&M (WEST TEXAS A&M)	IND MVC	4–5	0.444	80	-10	Beat UL Monroe 58–41
91	-3	4.452	NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)	ACC	3–7–1	0.318	105	-9	Lost to Duke 14–28
92	-10	4.546	Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)	B10	4–6	0.400	84	-16	Lost to Indiana 14–15
93	-4	4.588	New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)	IND WAC	3–6	0.333	98	-9	Lost to BYU 8–21
94	14	4.661	Navy (NAVY)	IND FBSI	3–7	0.300	106	-9	Beat Georgia Tech 34–28
95	19	4.794	Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)	IND FBSI	4–6	0.400	84	-14	Beat North Texas 21–20
96	1	4.845	Columbia (COLUMBIA)	IND IVY	3–6	0.333	98	-10	Lost to Brown 17–28
97	4	4.876	Tennessee Chattanooga (TENNESSEE-CHATTANOOGA)	IND FBSI	4–4–1	0.500	64	-2	Tied Tennessee State 14–14
98	-6	4.897	Rice (RICE)	IND SWC	3–6	0.333	98	-8	Lost to Baylor 6–38
99	11	4.926	Illinois State (ILLINOIS STATE)	IND FBSI	4–6	0.400	84	-8	Beat Eastern Michigan 14–6
100	17	4.975	Temple (TEMPLE)	IND FBSI	4–5	0.444	80	-11	Beat Dayton 35–6
101	12	4.975	Cornell (CORNELL)	IND IVY	2–7	0.222	116	-10	Beat Pennsylvania 31–13
102	-12	4.982	Marshall (MARSHALL)	IND FBSI	4–6	0.400	84	-10	Lost to Toledo 8–29
103	-8	5.004	Princeton (PRINCETON)	IND IVY	2–7	0.222	116	-10	Lost to Dartmouth 7–33
104	3	5.114	Clemson (CLEMSON)	ACC	2–6–2	0.300	106	-11	Lost to Maryland 0–20
105	-1	5.159	CAL State Fullerton (CAL STATE FULLERTON)	IND PCAA	3–5–1	0.389	96	-16	Lost to Long Beach State 8–28
106	-1	5.225	Syracuse (SYRACUSE)	IND FBSI	3–7	0.300	106	-16	Lost to Boston College 14–28
107	-8	5.227	Oregon (OREGON)	PAC	3–7	0.300	106	-15	Lost to Stanford 17–28
108	-5	5.474	Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)	PAC	3–7	0.300	106	-22	Lost to California 22–23
109	-11	5.513	Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)	IND IVY	3–6	0.333	98	-10	Lost to Cornell 13–31
110	-10	5.540	Air Force (AIR FORCE)	IND FBSI	3–7	0.300	106	-20	Lost to Vanderbilt 10–34
111	1	5.587	Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))	MAC	2–8	0.200	122	-22	Lost to Kent State 17–24
112	10	5.588	Indiana State (INDIANA STATE)	IND FBSI	3–6	0.333	98	-13	Beat Wichita State 20–17
113	3	5.590	Utah State (UTAH STATE)	IND FBSI	2–8	0.200	122	-21	Lost to San Diego State 6–7
114	-8	5.610	Dayton (DAYTON)	IND FBSI	4–6	0.400	84	-10	Lost to Temple 6–35
115	0	5.611	SMU	IND SWC	2–8	0.200	122	-16	Lost to Texas Tech 7–34
116	-14	5.615	New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)	IND MVC	4–6	0.400	84	-17	Lost to Fresno State 0–44
117	6	5.629	Toledo (TOLEDO)	MAC	3–7	0.300	106	-17	Beat Marshall 29–8
118	-9	5.763	Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)	IND WAC	2–7	0.222	116	-21	Lost to Utah 28–31
119	5	5.796	Utah (UTAH)	IND WAC	3–6	0.333	98	-23	Beat Arizona State 31–28
120	-9	5.825	Wichita State (WICHITA STATE)	IND MVC	3–7	0.300	106	-25	Lost to Indiana State 17–20
121	5	5.875	Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)	SEC	2–7	0.222	116	-19	Beat Air Force 34–10
122	-4	5.999	Lamar (LAMAR)	IND SLC	2–8	0.200	122	-23	Lost to Mcneese State 0–27
123	-3	6.098	Tulane (TULANE)	IND FBSI	2–8	0.200	122	-25	Lost to Rutgers 20–29
124	-5	6.154	Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)	IND B8	1–9	0.100	131	-24	Lost to Oklahoma State 21–45
125	-4	6.429	Virginia (VIRGINIA)	ACC	2–8	0.200	122	-28	Lost to North Carolina 6–31
126	-1	6.689	Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	2–8	0.200	122	-12	Lost to Illinois State 6–14
127	0	6.777	Pacific (PACIFIC)	IND PCAA	2–8	0.200	122	-23	Lost to San José State 30–50
128	7	6.815	Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)	B10	1–9	0.100	131	-32	Beat Michigan State 42–21
129	0	6.840	Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)	IND FBSI	2–7	0.222	116	-14	Lost to Villanova 21–56
130	0	7.043	Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)	IND FBSI	0–9	0.000	136	-32	Lost to Louisiana Tech 22–23
131	-3	7.055	UL Monroe (LOUISIANA MONROE)	IND FBSI	2–7	0.222	116	-23	Lost to West Texas A&M 41–58
132	-1	7.091	Drake (DRAKE)	IND MVC	1–9	0.100	131	-33	Lost to Tulsa 20–45
133	-1	7.292	UTEP	IND WAC	1–9	0.100	131	-34	Lost to Wyoming 10–14
134	0	7.404	Oregon State (OREGON STATE)	PAC	1–9	0.100	131	-34	Lost to UCLA 14–45
135	1	7.540	Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)	MAC	1–8	0.111	130	-32	Lost to Central Michigan 9–31
136	-3	8.184	Hawai'i (HAWAII)	IND FBSI	2–6	0.250	115	-13	Lost to Montana State 7–28
137	0	8.449	TCU	IND SWC	0–9	0.000	136	-32	Lost to Texas 7–34

1976 Week 11 College Football Team Rankings

November 9, 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	1.048	Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)	IND SWC	7–0	1.000	1	+25	Beat TCU 14–10
2	6	1.073	Georgia (GEORGIA)	SEC	8–1	0.889	8	+32	Beat Florida 41–27
3	-1	1.087	Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)	IND FBSI	9–0	1.000	1	+32	Beat Army 37–7
4	0	1.091	Maryland (MARYLAND)	ACC	9–0	1.000	1	+35	Beat Cincinnati 21–0
5	1	1.149	UCLA	PAC	8–0–1	0.944	7	+27	Beat Oregon 46–0
6	-1	1.168	Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)	IND SLC	8–0	1.000	1	+29	Beat Arkansas State 23–14
7	4	1.213	Ohio State (OHIO STATE)	B10	7–1–1	0.833	15	+26	Beat Illinois 42–10
8	4	1.405	East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)	IND SOCON	8–1	0.889	8	+25	Beat Richmond 20–10
9	-2	1.408	Florida (FLORIDA)	SEC	6–2	0.750	27	+24	Lost to Georgia 27–41
10	-7	1.410	Michigan (MICHIGAN)	B10	8–1	0.889	8	+22	Lost to Purdue 14–16
11	2	1.441	Nebraska (NEBRASKA)	IND B8	7–1–1	0.833	15	+20	Beat Oklahoma State 14–10
12	6	1.478	Missouri (MISSOURI)	IND B8	6–3	0.667	34	+25	Beat Colorado 16–7
13	2	1.486	USC	PAC	7–1	0.875	11	+20	Beat Stanford 48–24
14	-4	1.539	Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)	IND B8	5–3	0.625	48	+23	Lost to Nebraska 10–14
15	4	1.588	San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)	IND FBSI	7–1	0.875	11	+23	Beat San José State 30–17
16	1	1.618	Tulsa (TULSA)	IND MVC	6–2	0.750	27	+21	Beat Virginia Tech 35–31
17	3	1.626	Arkansas (ARKANSAS)	IND SWC	5–1–1	0.786	17	+14	Tied Baylor 7–7
18	-9	1.648	Colorado (COLORADO)	IND B8	6–3	0.667	34	+22	Lost to Missouri 7–16
19	-3	1.699	Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)	IND SWC	6–2	0.750	27	+18	BYE
20	5	1.706	Houston (HOUSTON)	IND SWC	6–2	0.750	27	+15	Beat Texas 30–0
21	1	1.719	Brown (BROWN)	IND IVY	7–1	0.875	11	+18	Beat Dartmouth 35–21
22	10	1.757	Iowa State (IOWA STATE)	IND B8	7–2	0.778	18	+18	Beat Kansas 31–17
23	1	1.770	Rutgers (RUTGERS)	IND FBSI	9–0	1.000	1	+11	Beat Louisville 34–0
24	5	1.783	Alabama (ALABAMA)	SEC	7–2	0.778	18	+16	Beat LSU 28–17
25	-4	1.817	Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)	SEC	7–2	0.778	18	+18	Beat Auburn 28–19
26	0	1.851	South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)	IND FBSI	6–3	0.667	34	+19	BYE
27	-4	1.869	Yale (YALE)	IND IVY	7–1	0.875	11	+13	Beat Princeton 39–7
28	-14	1.931	Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)	IND FBSI	6–2	0.750	27	+15	Lost to Georgia Tech 14–23
29	-2	1.973	Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)	IND B8	6–2–1	0.722	33	+15	Beat Kansas State 49–20
30	-2	2.014	Colgate (COLGATE)	IND FBSI	8–0	1.000	1	+5	Beat Bucknell 24–13
31	-1	2.016	North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)	ACC	7–2	0.778	18	+17	Beat Clemson 27–23
32	-1	2.018	BYU	IND WAC	7–2	0.778	18	+12	Beat UTEP 40–27
33	4	2.024	Mcneese State (MCNEESE STATE)	IND SLC	7–2	0.778	18	+17	Beat Northwestern State 24–15
34	6	2.069	Wyoming (WYOMING)	IND WAC	7–2	0.778	18	+13	Beat Arizona 26–24
35	1	2.237	Baylor (BAYLOR)	IND SWC	4–2–1	0.643	47	+11	Tied Arkansas 7–7
36	-1	2.284	Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)	IND FBSI	6–3	0.667	34	+12	Lost to Tulsa 31–35
37	20	2.310	William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)	IND SOCON	6–3	0.667	34	+21	Beat App State 23–22
38	5	2.328	Penn State (PENN STATE)	IND FBSI	6–3	0.667	34	+11	Beat NC State 41–20
39	5	2.459	Ball State (BALL STATE)	MAC	7–2	0.778	18	+15	Beat Indiana State 24–9
40	9	2.470	Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)	B10	4–4–1	0.500	62	+11	Beat Indiana 23–0
41	-3	2.508	Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)	IND FBSI	5–3	0.625	48	+11	Lost to Maryland 0–21
42	-9	2.519	Memphis (MEMPHIS)	IND FBSI	6–3	0.667	34	+10	Lost to Tennessee 14–21
43	8	2.553	Harvard (HARVARD)	IND IVY	6–2	0.750	27	+5	Beat Pennsylvania 20–8
44	1	2.555	Minnesota (MINNESOTA)	B10	6–3	0.667	34	+8	Beat Northwestern 38–10
45	3	2.565	Kentucky (KENTUCKY)	SEC	5–4	0.556	54	+9	Beat Vanderbilt 14–0
46	18	2.588	Ohio (OHIO)	MAC	6–3	0.667	34	+6	Beat Bowling Green 31–26
47	-8	2.594	App State (APPALACHIAN STATE)	IND SOCON	6–3–1	0.650	46	+1	Lost to William & Mary 22–23
48	-14	2.683	Long Beach State (LONG BEACH STATE)	IND PCAA	7–2	0.778	18	+2	Lost to Fresno State 0–23
49	-7	2.703	Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)	IND IVY	5–3	0.625	48	+5	Lost to Brown 21–35
50	10	2.812	Kent State (KENT STATE)	MAC	5–4	0.556	54	+6	Beat Hawai'i 27–6
51	-5	2.887	LSU	SEC	4–3–1	0.563	53	+2	Lost to Alabama 17–28
52	14	2.897	Southern Illinois (SOUTHERN ILLINOIS)	IND FBSI	6–3	0.667	34	+3	Beat Illinois State 17–3
53	1	2.925	Kansas (KANSAS)	IND B8	5–4	0.556	54	+6	Lost to Iowa State 17–31
54	7	2.942	Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)	IND WAC	6–3	0.667	34	+3	Beat Idaho 31–14
55	-8	2.957	Texas (TEXAS)	IND SWC	3–3–1	0.500	62	+5	Lost to Houston 0–30
56	-15	2.975	Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)	MAC	6–3	0.667	34	+11	Lost to Eastern Michigan 27–30
57	-4	3.005	San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)	IND PCAA	6–4	0.600	52	+2	Lost to San Diego State 17–30
58	-8	3.031	Duke (DUKE)	ACC	4–4–1	0.500	62	+4	Lost to Wake Forest 17–38
59	4	3.032	Illinois (ILLINOIS)	B10	4–5	0.444	73	+6	Lost to Ohio State 10–42
60	-5	3.072	Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)	MAC	5–4	0.556	54	+3	Lost to Ohio 26–31
61	1	3.072	Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)	SEC	5–4	0.556	54	+3	BYE
62	9	3.098	Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH)	IND SLC	4–5	0.444	73	+2	Beat Tennessee Chattanooga 49–7
63	-4	3.167	Arizona (ARIZONA)	IND WAC	4–4	0.500	62	+2	Lost to Wyoming 24–26
64	-12	3.248	Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)	IND FBSI	5–3	0.625	48	+1	Lost to Miami 6–13
65	5	3.268	North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)	IND FBSI	5–4	0.556	54	0	BYE
66	13	3.287	Tennessee (TENNESSEE)	SEC	4–4	0.500	62	-2	Beat Memphis 21–14
67	-11	3.348	Citadel (CITADEL)	IND SOCON	5–4	0.556	54	0	Lost to Virginia Military Institute 14–30
68	-3	3.357	Stanford (STANFORD)	PAC	4–5	0.444	73	+4	Lost to USC 24–48
69	3	3.366	California (CALIFORNIA)	PAC	4–5	0.444	73	+3	Beat Washington 7–0
70	16	3.369	Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)	IND FBSI	4–4–1	0.500	62	+2	Beat Notre Dame 23–14
71	-13	3.450	Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	5–4	0.556	54	-3	Lost to Miami (OH) 0–31
72	2	3.474	Texas Arlington (TEXAS-ARLINGTON)	IND SLC	4–4	0.500	62	0	BYE
73	14	3.518	Miami (MIAMI)	IND FBSI	3–4	0.429	89	0	Beat Boston College 13–6
74	16	3.536	Purdue (PURDUE)	B10	4–5	0.444	73	+1	Beat Michigan 16–14
75	2	3.537	West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)	IND FBSI	4–5	0.444	73	-1	Beat Tulane 32–28
76	9	3.690	Villanova (VILLANOVA)	IND FBSI	4–4–1	0.500	62	-4	Beat Marshall 23–10
77	-2	3.773	Furman (FURMAN)	IND SOCON	4–4–1	0.500	62	-6	BYE
78	-11	3.801	Iowa (IOWA)	B10	4–5	0.444	73	-3	Lost to Wisconsin 21–38
79	-10	3.812	Louisville (LOUISVILLE)	IND FBSI	3–5	0.375	92	0	Lost to Rutgers 0–34
80	11	3.863	Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)	IND SOCON	4–5	0.444	73	-5	Beat Citadel 30–14
81	-3	3.933	Richmond (RICHMOND)	IND SOCON	3–6	0.333	100	-4	Lost to East Carolina 10–20
82	14	3.984	Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)	B10	4–5	0.444	73	-9	Beat Iowa 38–21
83	-15	3.991	Washington (WASHINGTON)	PAC	4–5	0.444	73	-7	Lost to California 0–7
84	16	3.999	Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)	IND PCAA	4–5	0.444	73	+1	Beat Long Beach State 23–0
85	-5	4.061	Army (ARMY)	IND FBSI	4–5	0.444	73	-6	Lost to Pittsburgh 7–37
86	-5	4.090	Auburn (AUBURN)	SEC	3–6	0.333	100	-5	Lost to Mississippi State 19–28
87	-4	4.148	Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE)	IND SLC	4–6	0.400	90	-7	Lost to Louisiana 14–23
88	-12	4.175	NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)	ACC	3–6–1	0.350	99	-5	Lost to Penn State 20–41
89	-16	4.465	New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)	IND WAC	3–5	0.375	92	-6	Lost to Utah 31–34
90	-6	4.469	Marshall (MARSHALL)	IND FBSI	4–5	0.444	73	-4	Lost to Villanova 10–23
91	11	4.519	Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)	ACC	4–6	0.400	90	-10	Beat Duke 38–17
92	11	4.642	Rice (RICE)	IND SWC	3–5	0.375	92	-5	Beat SMU 41–34
93	-11	4.662	Indiana (INDIANA)	B10	3–6	0.333	100	-8	Lost to Michigan State 0–23
94	12	4.665	West Texas A&M (WEST TEXAS A&M)	IND MVC	3–5	0.375	92	-9	Beat Lamar 21–6
95	-3	4.669	Princeton (PRINCETON)	IND IVY	2–6	0.250	112	-5	Lost to Yale 7–39
96	-2	4.673	Northwestern State (NORTHWESTERN STATE)	IND FBSI	4–4	0.500	62	-18	Lost to Mcneese State 15–24
97	8	4.820	Columbia (COLUMBIA)	IND IVY	3–5	0.375	92	-8	Beat Cornell 35–17
98	-5	4.846	Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)	IND IVY	3–5	0.375	92	-2	Lost to Harvard 8–20
99	0	4.883	Oregon (OREGON)	PAC	3–6	0.333	100	-9	Lost to UCLA 0–46
100	10	4.932	Air Force (AIR FORCE)	IND FBSI	3–6	0.333	100	-12	Beat Arizona State 31–30
101	-12	4.978	Tennessee Chattanooga (TENNESSEE-CHATTANOOGA)	IND FBSI	4–4	0.500	62	-3	Lost to Louisiana Tech 7–49
102	10	5.015	New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)	IND MVC	4–5	0.444	73	-9	Beat Wichita State 26–6
103	5	5.047	Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)	PAC	3–6	0.333	100	-14	Beat Oregon State 29–24
104	11	5.094	CAL State Fullerton (CAL STATE FULLERTON)	IND PCAA	3–4–1	0.438	88	-13	Beat Pacific 17–7
105	-17	5.146	Syracuse (SYRACUSE)	IND FBSI	3–6	0.333	100	-13	Lost to Navy 10–27
106	11	5.157	Dayton (DAYTON)	IND FBSI	4–5	0.444	73	-5	Beat UL Monroe 37–13
107	0	5.305	Clemson (CLEMSON)	ACC	2–5–2	0.333	100	-11	Lost to North Carolina 23–27
108	8	5.333	Navy (NAVY)	IND FBSI	2–7	0.222	118	-12	Beat Syracuse 27–10
109	-14	5.348	Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)	IND WAC	2–6	0.250	112	-14	Lost to Air Force 30–31
110	-9	5.358	Illinois State (ILLINOIS STATE)	IND FBSI	3–6	0.333	100	-9	Lost to Southern Illinois 3–17
111	-13	5.362	Wichita State (WICHITA STATE)	IND MVC	3–6	0.333	100	-17	Lost to New Mexico State 6–26
112	13	5.480	Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))	MAC	2–7	0.222	118	-17	Beat Western Michigan 31–0
113	-16	5.496	Cornell (CORNELL)	IND IVY	1–7	0.125	128	-10	Lost to Columbia 17–35
114	-1	5.497	Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)	IND FBSI	3–6	0.333	100	-16	Beat Southern Miss 30–27
115	-11	5.557	SMU	IND SWC	2–7	0.222	118	-14	Lost to Rice 34–41
116	3	5.644	Utah State (UTAH STATE)	IND FBSI	2–7	0.222	118	-18	Beat Weber State 36–10
117	9	5.734	Temple (TEMPLE)	IND FBSI	3–5	0.375	92	-13	Beat Drake 31–7
118	-9	6.036	Lamar (LAMAR)	IND SLC	2–7	0.222	118	-19	Lost to West Texas A&M 6–21
119	3	6.137	Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)	IND B8	1–8	0.111	131	-19	Lost to Oklahoma 20–49
120	-9	6.215	Tulane (TULANE)	IND FBSI	2–7	0.222	118	-23	Lost to West Virginia 28–32
121	9	6.224	Virginia (VIRGINIA)	ACC	2–7	0.222	118	-23	Beat Lehigh 21–20
122	-2	6.301	Indiana State (INDIANA STATE)	IND FBSI	2–6	0.250	112	-14	Lost to Ball State 9–24
123	8	6.335	Toledo (TOLEDO)	MAC	2–7	0.222	118	-18	Beat Northern Illinois 17–2
124	9	6.461	Utah (UTAH)	IND WAC	2–6	0.250	112	-22	Beat New Mexico 34–31
125	11	6.543	Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	2–7	0.222	118	-7	Beat Central Michigan 30–27
126	-2	6.594	Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)	SEC	1–7	0.125	128	-19	Lost to Kentucky 0–14
127	-4	6.594	Pacific (PACIFIC)	IND PCAA	2–7	0.222	118	-16	Lost to CAL State Fullerton 7–17
128	-10	6.657	UL Monroe (LOUISIANA MONROE)	IND FBSI	2–6	0.250	112	-16	Lost to Dayton 13–37
129	-15	6.691	Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)	IND FBSI	2–6	0.250	112	-9	Lost to Massachusetts 14–21
130	-9	6.799	Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)	IND FBSI	0–8	0.000	135	-23	Lost to Florida State 27–30
131	-4	7.211	Drake (DRAKE)	IND MVC	1–8	0.111	131	-28	Lost to Temple 7–31
132	2	7.391	UTEP	IND WAC	1–8	0.111	131	-28	Lost to BYU 27–40
133	-1	7.537	Hawai'i (HAWAII)	IND FBSI	2–5	0.286	111	-12	Lost to Kent State 6–27
134	-5	7.572	Oregon State (OREGON STATE)	PAC	1–8	0.111	131	-30	Lost to Washington State 24–29
135	0	7.720	Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)	B10	0–9	0.000	135	-33	Lost to Minnesota 10–38
136	-8	7.780	Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)	MAC	1–7	0.125	128	-27	Lost to Toledo 2–17
137	0	8.086	TCU	IND SWC	0–8	0.000	135	-24	Lost to Texas Tech 10–14

1976 Week 10 College Football Team Rankings

November 2, 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.

entries per pageSearch:

Rank	Change	Rating	Team	Conf	Record	Win %	Place	NOW	Game Status
1	0	0.792	Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)	IND SWC	6–0	1.000	1	+24	Beat Texas 31–28
2	0	1.099	Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)	IND FBSI	8–0	1.000	1	+24	Beat Syracuse 23–13
3	4	1.130	Michigan (MICHIGAN)	B10	8–0	1.000	1	+22	Beat Minnesota 45–0
4	-1	1.141	Maryland (MARYLAND)	ACC	8–0	1.000	1	+26	Beat Kentucky 24–14
5	-1	1.151	Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)	IND SLC	7–0	1.000	1	+23	Beat Texas Arlington 31–24
6	-1	1.172	UCLA	PAC	7–0–1	0.938	8	+21	Beat Washington 30–21
7	-1	1.191	Florida (FLORIDA)	SEC	6–1	0.857	12	+21	Beat Auburn 24–19
8	1	1.220	Georgia (GEORGIA)	SEC	7–1	0.875	9	+23	Beat Cincinnati 31–17
9	8	1.321	Colorado (COLORADO)	IND B8	6–2	0.750	21	+22	Beat Oklahoma 42–31
10	5	1.358	Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)	IND B8	5–2	0.714	35	+22	Beat Missouri 20–19
11	0	1.367	Ohio State (OHIO STATE)	B10	6–1–1	0.813	19	+18	Beat Indiana 47–7
12	-4	1.425	East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)	IND SOCON	7–1	0.875	9	+19	Beat Western Carolina 24–17
13	5	1.511	Nebraska (NEBRASKA)	IND B8	6–1–1	0.813	19	+14	Beat Kansas 31–3
14	-1	1.543	Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)	IND FBSI	6–1	0.857	12	+16	Beat Navy 27–21
15	1	1.624	USC	PAC	6–1	0.857	12	+13	Beat California 20–6
16	5	1.637	Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)	IND SWC	6–2	0.750	21	+17	Beat SMU 36–0
17	7	1.652	Tulsa (TULSA)	IND MVC	5–2	0.714	35	+16	Beat Louisville 20–10
18	-8	1.687	Missouri (MISSOURI)	IND B8	5–3	0.625	47	+17	Lost to Oklahoma State 19–20
19	1	1.714	San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)	IND FBSI	6–1	0.857	12	+15	Beat UTEP 27–16
20	12	1.740	Arkansas (ARKANSAS)	IND SWC	5–1	0.833	18	+11	Beat Rice 41–16
21	-9	1.782	Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)	SEC	6–2	0.750	21	+15	Lost to Alabama 17–34
22	15	1.814	Brown (BROWN)	IND IVY	6–1	0.857	12	+12	Beat Harvard 16–14
23	3	1.849	Yale (YALE)	IND IVY	6–1	0.857	12	+10	Beat Cornell 14–6
24	-2	1.854	Rutgers (RUTGERS)	IND FBSI	8–0	1.000	1	+6	Beat Massachusetts 24–7
25	8	1.924	Houston (HOUSTON)	IND SWC	5–2	0.714	35	+12	Beat TCU 49–21
26	8	1.930	South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)	IND FBSI	6–3	0.667	43	+18	Beat NC State 27–7
27	-13	1.936	Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)	IND B8	5–2–1	0.688	42	+13	Lost to Colorado 31–42
28	-3	1.952	Colgate (COLGATE)	IND FBSI	7–0	1.000	1	+5	Beat Boston University 21–14
29	9	1.960	Alabama (ALABAMA)	SEC	6–2	0.750	21	+10	Beat Mississippi State 34–17
30	5	2.018	North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)	ACC	6–2	0.750	21	+13	Beat Wake Forest 34–14
31	5	2.019	BYU	IND WAC	6–2	0.750	21	+9	Beat Arizona State 43–21
32	-1	2.024	Iowa State (IOWA STATE)	IND B8	6–2	0.750	21	+10	Beat Kansas State 45–14
33	-4	2.087	Memphis (MEMPHIS)	IND FBSI	6–2	0.750	21	+13	Beat Tulane 14–7
34	5	2.134	Long Beach State (LONG BEACH STATE)	IND PCAA	7–1	0.875	9	+7	Beat Wichita State 24–14
35	11	2.165	Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)	IND FBSI	6–2	0.750	21	+9	Beat West Virginia 24–7
36	9	2.260	Baylor (BAYLOR)	IND SWC	4–2	0.667	43	+11	BYE
37	-18	2.264	Mcneese State (MCNEESE STATE)	IND SLC	6–2	0.750	21	+10	Lost to West Texas A&M 25–30
38	-15	2.276	Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)	IND FBSI	5–2	0.714	35	+9	Lost to Georgia 17–31
39	16	2.330	App State (APPALACHIAN STATE)	IND SOCON	6–2–1	0.722	34	+3	Beat Citadel 31–13
40	-10	2.331	Wyoming (WYOMING)	IND WAC	6–2	0.750	21	+6	Lost to Colorado State 16–19
41	11	2.349	Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)	MAC	6–2	0.750	21	+16	Beat Bowling Green 38–28
42	11	2.399	Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)	IND IVY	5–2	0.714	35	+5	Beat Columbia 34–14
43	6	2.538	Penn State (PENN STATE)	IND FBSI	5–3	0.625	47	+7	Beat Temple 31–30
44	10	2.565	Ball State (BALL STATE)	MAC	6–2	0.750	21	+10	Beat Northern Illinois 33–7
45	-2	2.602	Minnesota (MINNESOTA)	B10	5–3	0.625	47	+9	Lost to Michigan 0–45
46	19	2.631	LSU	SEC	4–2–1	0.643	46	+4	Beat Ole Miss 45–0
47	-19	2.635	Texas (TEXAS)	IND SWC	3–2–1	0.583	58	+7	Lost to Texas Tech 28–31
48	-4	2.645	Kentucky (KENTUCKY)	SEC	4–4	0.500	65	+7	Lost to Maryland 14–24
49	10	2.665	Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)	B10	3–4–1	0.438	76	+8	Beat Purdue 45–13
50	12	2.750	Duke (DUKE)	ACC	4–3–1	0.563	62	+6	Beat Georgia Tech 31–7
51	-9	2.755	Harvard (HARVARD)	IND IVY	5–2	0.714	35	+2	Lost to Brown 14–16
52	-25	2.791	Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)	IND FBSI	5–2	0.714	35	+3	Lost to Villanova 3–22
53	5	2.791	San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)	IND PCAA	6–3	0.667	43	+2	Beat Santa Clara 50–15
54	-13	2.794	Kansas (KANSAS)	IND B8	5–3	0.625	47	+6	Lost to Nebraska 3–31
55	-7	2.810	Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)	MAC	5–3	0.625	47	+4	Lost to Central Michigan 28–38
56	-9	2.827	Citadel (CITADEL)	IND SOCON	5–3	0.625	47	+6	Lost to App State 13–31
57	-17	2.848	William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)	IND SOCON	5–3	0.625	47	+11	Lost to Furman 7–23
58	11	2.925	Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	5–3	0.625	47	+2	Beat Ohio 21–10
59	1	2.994	Arizona (ARIZONA)	IND WAC	4–3	0.571	59	+3	Beat Utah 38–35
60	1	3.014	Kent State (KENT STATE)	MAC	4–4	0.500	65	+4	Beat Eastern Michigan 38–13
61	13	3.027	Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)	IND WAC	5–3	0.625	47	+2	Beat Wyoming 19–16
62	-11	3.044	Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)	SEC	5–4	0.556	63	+4	Lost to LSU 0–45
63	5	3.060	Illinois (ILLINOIS)	B10	4–4	0.500	65	+4	Beat Wisconsin 31–25
64	-14	3.098	Ohio (OHIO)	MAC	5–3	0.625	47	-1	Lost to Western Michigan 10–21
65	5	3.114	Stanford (STANFORD)	PAC	4–4	0.500	65	+6	Beat Oregon State 24–3
66	10	3.137	Southern Illinois (SOUTHERN ILLINOIS)	IND FBSI	5–3	0.625	47	0	Beat Indiana State 21–2
67	-1	3.276	Iowa (IOWA)	B10	4–4	0.500	65	+2	Beat Northwestern 13–10
68	-4	3.372	Washington (WASHINGTON)	PAC	4–4	0.500	65	-1	Lost to UCLA 21–30
69	-12	3.436	Louisville (LOUISVILLE)	IND FBSI	3–4	0.429	79	0	Lost to Tulsa 10–20
70	11	3.447	North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)	IND FBSI	5–4	0.556	63	0	Beat Louisiana Tech 14–8
71	-8	3.592	Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH)	IND SLC	3–5	0.375	84	-2	Lost to North Texas 8–14
72	-5	3.638	California (CALIFORNIA)	PAC	3–5	0.375	84	0	Lost to USC 6–20
73	-17	3.650	New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)	IND WAC	3–4	0.429	79	0	Lost to New Mexico State 7–16
74	3	3.658	Texas Arlington (TEXAS-ARLINGTON)	IND SLC	4–4	0.500	65	-2	Lost to Louisiana 24–31
75	16	3.738	Furman (FURMAN)	IND SOCON	4–4–1	0.500	65	-5	Beat William & Mary 23–7
76	-5	3.749	NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)	ACC	3–5–1	0.389	83	-3	Lost to South Carolina 7–27
77	-5	3.795	West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)	IND FBSI	3–5	0.375	84	-3	Lost to Virginia Tech 7–24
78	-3	3.848	Richmond (RICHMOND)	IND SOCON	3–5	0.375	84	-3	Lost to Tennessee Chattanooga 19–28
79	4	3.864	Tennessee (TENNESSEE)	SEC	3–4	0.429	79	-6	BYE
80	12	3.926	Army (ARMY)	IND FBSI	4–4	0.500	65	-5	Beat Air Force 24–7
81	-2	3.927	Auburn (AUBURN)	SEC	3–5	0.375	84	-2	Lost to Florida 19–24
82	-9	3.962	Indiana (INDIANA)	B10	3–5	0.375	84	-2	Lost to Ohio State 7–47
83	10	4.014	Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE)	IND SLC	4–5	0.444	75	-7	Beat Lamar 31–0
84	6	4.022	Marshall (MARSHALL)	IND FBSI	4–4	0.500	65	0	Beat Akron 13–0
85	22	4.182	Villanova (VILLANOVA)	IND FBSI	3–4–1	0.438	76	-7	Beat Boston College 22–3
86	-8	4.228	Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)	IND FBSI	3–4–1	0.438	76	-4	Lost to Duke 7–31
87	2	4.238	Miami (MIAMI)	IND FBSI	2–4	0.333	102	-4	BYE
88	-1	4.311	Syracuse (SYRACUSE)	IND FBSI	3–5	0.375	84	-5	Lost to Pittsburgh 13–23
89	11	4.352	Tennessee Chattanooga (TENNESSEE-CHATTANOOGA)	IND FBSI	4–3	0.571	59	+3	Beat Richmond 28–19
90	-8	4.370	Purdue (PURDUE)	B10	3–5	0.375	84	-7	Lost to Michigan State 13–45
91	11	4.409	Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)	IND SOCON	3–5	0.375	84	-8	Beat Virginia 13–7
92	-12	4.482	Princeton (PRINCETON)	IND IVY	2–5	0.286	105	-4	Lost to Pennsylvania 9–10
93	16	4.499	Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)	IND IVY	3–4	0.429	79	0	Beat Princeton 10–9
94	11	4.505	Northwestern State (NORTHWESTERN STATE)	IND FBSI	4–3	0.571	59	-14	Beat UL Monroe 21–9
95	-11	4.582	Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)	IND WAC	2–5	0.286	105	-7	Lost to BYU 21–43
96	-11	4.584	Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)	B10	3–5	0.375	84	-11	Lost to Illinois 25–31
97	-3	4.643	Cornell (CORNELL)	IND IVY	1–6	0.143	121	-4	Lost to Yale 6–14
98	0	4.701	Wichita State (WICHITA STATE)	IND MVC	3–5	0.375	84	-10	Lost to Long Beach State 14–24
99	-13	4.783	Oregon (OREGON)	PAC	3–5	0.375	84	-10	Lost to Washington State 22–23
100	13	4.797	Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)	IND PCAA	3–5	0.375	84	-5	Beat Pacific 35–7
101	-13	4.898	Illinois State (ILLINOIS STATE)	IND FBSI	3–5	0.375	84	-4	Lost to Western Illinois 14–24
102	-3	4.951	Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)	ACC	3–6	0.333	102	-11	Lost to North Carolina 14–34
103	-8	5.083	Rice (RICE)	IND SWC	2–5	0.286	105	-6	Lost to Arkansas 16–41
104	-3	5.089	SMU	IND SWC	2–6	0.250	114	-7	Lost to Texas A&M 0–36
105	-8	5.155	Columbia (COLUMBIA)	IND IVY	2–5	0.286	105	-7	Lost to Dartmouth 14–34
106	22	5.312	West Texas A&M (WEST TEXAS A&M)	IND MVC	2–5	0.286	105	-11	Beat Mcneese State 30–25
107	7	5.322	Clemson (CLEMSON)	ACC	2–4–2	0.375	84	-9	Beat Florida State 15–12
108	10	5.502	Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)	PAC	2–6	0.250	114	-13	Beat Oregon 23–22
109	-5	5.539	Lamar (LAMAR)	IND SLC	2–6	0.250	114	-12	Lost to Arkansas State 0–31
110	-4	5.600	Air Force (AIR FORCE)	IND FBSI	2–6	0.250	114	-13	Lost to Army 7–24
111	-8	5.604	Tulane (TULANE)	IND FBSI	2–6	0.250	114	-14	Lost to Memphis 7–14
112	17	5.650	New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)	IND MVC	3–5	0.375	84	-11	Beat New Mexico 16–7
113	-17	5.726	Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)	IND FBSI	2–6	0.250	114	-12	Lost to Clemson 12–15
114	12	5.728	Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)	IND FBSI	2–5	0.286	105	-7	Beat Rhode Island 33–14
115	-7	5.747	CAL State Fullerton (CAL STATE FULLERTON)	IND PCAA	2–4–1	0.357	101	-13	Lost to Hawai'i 7–27
116	-4	5.847	Navy (NAVY)	IND FBSI	1–7	0.125	125	-12	Lost to Notre Dame 21–27
117	5	5.873	Dayton (DAYTON)	IND FBSI	3–5	0.375	84	-7	BYE
118	-7	6.016	UL Monroe (LOUISIANA MONROE)	IND FBSI	2–5	0.286	105	-8	Lost to Northwestern State 9–21
119	2	6.020	Utah State (UTAH STATE)	IND FBSI	1–7	0.125	125	-16	BYE
120	-3	6.102	Indiana State (INDIANA STATE)	IND FBSI	2–5	0.286	105	-10	Lost to Southern Illinois 2–21
121	-2	6.200	Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)	IND FBSI	0–7	0.000	135	-15	BYE
122	-6	6.221	Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)	IND B8	1–7	0.125	125	-17	Lost to Iowa State 14–45
123	-8	6.254	Pacific (PACIFIC)	IND PCAA	2–6	0.250	114	-11	Lost to Fresno State 7–35
124	0	6.446	Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)	SEC	1–6	0.143	121	-14	BYE
125	-15	6.515	Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))	MAC	1–7	0.125	125	-20	Lost to Toledo 9–24
126	-6	6.556	Temple (TEMPLE)	IND FBSI	2–5	0.286	105	-13	Lost to Penn State 30–31
127	3	6.568	Drake (DRAKE)	IND MVC	1–7	0.125	125	-20	BYE
128	-1	6.763	Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)	MAC	1–6	0.143	121	-16	Lost to Ball State 7–33
129	-6	6.897	Oregon State (OREGON STATE)	PAC	1–7	0.125	125	-20	Lost to Stanford 3–24
130	-5	6.924	Virginia (VIRGINIA)	ACC	1–7	0.125	125	-21	Lost to Virginia Military Institute 7–13
131	3	6.985	Toledo (TOLEDO)	MAC	1–7	0.125	125	-17	Beat Miami (OH) 24–9
132	4	7.277	Hawai'i (HAWAII)	IND FBSI	2–4	0.333	102	-7	Beat CAL State Fullerton 27–7
133	-2	7.498	Utah (UTAH)	IND WAC	1–6	0.143	121	-23	Lost to Arizona 35–38
134	1	7.572	UTEP	IND WAC	1–7	0.125	125	-23	Lost to San Diego State 16–27
135	-3	7.603	Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)	B10	0–8	0.000	135	-25	Lost to Iowa 10–13
136	-3	7.815	Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	1–7	0.125	125	-11	Lost to Kent State 13–38
137	0	9.177	TCU	IND SWC	0–7	0.000	135	-23	Lost to Houston 21–49

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.

entries per pageSearch:

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

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

1976 Week 7 College Football Team Rankings

October 12, 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	0.606	Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)	IND SWC	3–0	1.000	1	+9	Beat Texas A&M 27–16
2	4	0.771	Florida (FLORIDA)	SEC	3–1	0.750	31	+9	BYE
3	2	0.895	Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)	IND B8	4–0–1	0.900	11	+10	Tied Texas 6–6
4	-2	0.913	Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)	IND FBSI	5–0	1.000	1	+11	Beat Louisville 27–6
5	-2	1.014	Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)	IND SLC	4–0	1.000	1	+9	Beat Lamar 34–9
6	2	1.049	East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)	IND SOCON	5–0	1.000	1	+10	Beat Southern Illinois 49–14
7	10	1.216	Nebraska (NEBRASKA)	IND B8	4–0–1	0.900	11	+6	Beat Colorado 24–12
8	12	1.238	Tulsa (TULSA)	IND MVC	4–1	0.800	14	+10	BYE
9	0	1.239	Michigan (MICHIGAN)	B10	5–0	1.000	1	+8	Beat Michigan State 42–10
10	5	1.253	Maryland (MARYLAND)	ACC	5–0	1.000	1	+9	Beat NC State 16–6
11	1	1.263	Missouri (MISSOURI)	IND B8	4–1	0.800	14	+9	Beat Kansas State 28–21
12	2	1.265	UCLA	PAC	4–0–1	0.900	11	+6	Beat Stanford 38–20
13	-6	1.269	USC	PAC	4–1	0.800	14	+8	Beat Washington State 23–14
14	29	1.274	Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)	IND B8	3–1	0.750	31	+9	Beat Kansas 21–14
15	-4	1.277	Mcneese State (MCNEESE STATE)	IND SLC	5–0	1.000	1	+9	Beat UL Monroe 36–35
16	-12	1.320	Georgia (GEORGIA)	SEC	4–1	0.800	14	+9	Lost to Ole Miss 17–21
17	8	1.433	Memphis (MEMPHIS)	IND FBSI	4–1	0.800	14	+9	Beat Auburn 28–27
18	8	1.466	Iowa State (IOWA STATE)	IND B8	4–1	0.800	14	+6	Beat Utah 44–14
19	-3	1.475	Houston (HOUSTON)	IND SWC	3–1	0.750	31	+7	Beat West Texas A&M 50–7
20	8	1.574	Baylor (BAYLOR)	IND SWC	4–1	0.800	14	+9	Beat SMU 27–20
21	6	1.664	Rutgers (RUTGERS)	IND FBSI	5–0	1.000	1	+4	Beat UConn 38–0
22	31	1.672	Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)	MAC	4–1	0.800	14	+6	Beat Ohio 17–15
23	1	1.719	North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)	ACC	4–1	0.800	14	+5	BYE
24	6	1.720	Long Beach State (LONG BEACH STATE)	IND PCAA	5–0	1.000	1	+2	Beat Drake 41–10
25	19	1.794	Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)	SEC	4–1	0.800	14	+6	Beat Kentucky 14–7
26	-7	1.798	San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)	IND FBSI	3–1	0.750	31	+6	BYE
27	-17	1.841	Kansas (KANSAS)	IND B8	4–1	0.800	14	+5	Lost to Oklahoma State 14–21
28	18	1.854	New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)	IND WAC	3–1	0.750	31	+6	Beat San José State 36–30
29	0	1.855	Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)	IND FBSI	3–1	0.750	31	+4	BYE
30	21	1.888	Ohio State (OHIO STATE)	B10	3–1–1	0.700	44	+4	Beat Iowa 34–14
31	3	1.907	South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)	IND FBSI	4–2	0.667	46	+6	Beat Virginia 35–7
32	13	1.919	Minnesota (MINNESOTA)	B10	4–1	0.800	14	+5	Beat Illinois 29–14
33	15	1.923	Kent State (KENT STATE)	MAC	3–2	0.600	49	+6	Beat Western Michigan 24–12
34	8	1.967	Colgate (COLGATE)	IND FBSI	4–0	1.000	1	+1	Beat Holy Cross 10–6
35	6	2.017	Arkansas (ARKANSAS)	IND SWC	3–1	0.750	31	+2	BYE
36	-13	2.020	Ohio (OHIO)	MAC	4–1	0.800	14	+3	Lost to Central Michigan 15–17
37	2	2.046	Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)	MAC	4–1	0.800	14	+4	Beat Toledo 29–28
38	14	2.138	California (CALIFORNIA)	PAC	3–2	0.600	49	+5	Beat Oregon 27–10
39	-8	2.251	Colorado (COLORADO)	IND B8	3–2	0.600	49	+4	Lost to Nebraska 12–24
40	-7	2.261	Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)	IND SWC	3–2	0.600	49	+5	Lost to Texas Tech 16–27
41	6	2.277	Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)	IND FBSI	4–1	0.800	14	+1	Beat Arizona State 14–0
42	12	2.280	LSU	SEC	3–1–1	0.700	44	+2	Beat Vanderbilt 33–20
43	22	2.307	Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)	SEC	4–2	0.667	46	+4	Beat Georgia 21–17
44	5	2.313	Texas (TEXAS)	IND SWC	2–1–1	0.625	48	+3	Tied Oklahoma 6–6
45	-9	2.325	Kentucky (KENTUCKY)	SEC	3–2	0.600	49	+3	Lost to Mississippi State 7–14
46	23	2.386	Yale (YALE)	IND IVY	3–1	0.750	31	+2	Beat Dartmouth 18–14
47	-9	2.393	BYU	IND WAC	3–2	0.600	49	+3	Lost to Wyoming 29–34
48	-30	2.475	Brown (BROWN)	IND IVY	3–1	0.750	31	+2	Lost to Pennsylvania 6–7
49	13	2.512	West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)	IND FBSI	3–2	0.600	49	+3	Beat Temple 42–0
50	-37	2.522	Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)	IND FBSI	3–1	0.750	31	+1	Lost to Florida State 9–28
51	17	2.533	Wyoming (WYOMING)	IND WAC	4–1	0.800	14	0	Beat BYU 34–29
52	-30	2.539	Ball State (BALL STATE)	MAC	4–1	0.800	14	0	Lost to Illinois State 7–10
53	3	2.552	App State (APPALACHIAN STATE)	IND SOCON	4–1–1	0.750	31	-1	Tied Furman 14–14
54	-22	2.625	Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)	IND IVY	3–1	0.750	31	0	Lost to Yale 14–18
55	-18	2.670	Southern Illinois (SOUTHERN ILLINOIS)	IND FBSI	3–2	0.600	49	+3	Lost to East Carolina 14–49
56	14	2.671	Duke (DUKE)	ACC	3–2	0.600	49	+2	Beat Miami 20–7
57	-17	2.690	Illinois (ILLINOIS)	B10	2–3	0.400	79	+2	Lost to Minnesota 14–29
58	0	2.698	Auburn (AUBURN)	SEC	2–3	0.400	79	+3	Lost to Memphis 27–28
59	-2	2.767	Alabama (ALABAMA)	SEC	3–2	0.600	49	0	Beat Southern Miss 24–8
60	1	2.805	Arizona (ARIZONA)	IND WAC	3–2	0.600	49	+1	Beat UTEP 63–12
61	16	2.956	Princeton (PRINCETON)	IND IVY	2–2	0.500	70	+2	Beat Columbia 9–6
62	-3	2.980	Louisville (LOUISVILLE)	IND FBSI	2–2	0.500	70	+1	Lost to Pittsburgh 6–27
63	9	2.992	Washington (WASHINGTON)	PAC	3–2	0.600	49	-1	Beat Oregon State 24–12
64	14	2.995	Purdue (PURDUE)	B10	3–2	0.600	49	0	Beat Wisconsin 18–16
65	-44	3.025	Harvard (HARVARD)	IND IVY	3–1	0.750	31	-1	Lost to Cornell 3–9
66	13	3.036	Citadel (CITADEL)	IND SOCON	3–2	0.600	49	+2	Beat Tennessee Chattanooga 14–10
67	-17	3.072	Oregon (OREGON)	PAC	3–2	0.600	49	0	Lost to California 10–27
68	3	3.122	Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)	IND FBSI	3–2	0.600	49	0	Beat Virginia Military Institute 37–7
69	-34	3.225	William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)	IND SOCON	3–2	0.600	49	+4	Lost to Delaware 13–15
70	-10	3.346	UL Monroe (LOUISIANA MONROE)	IND FBSI	2–2	0.500	70	+1	Lost to Mcneese State 35–36
71	12	3.396	Tennessee (TENNESSEE)	SEC	3–2	0.600	49	-3	Beat Georgia Tech 42–7
72	42	3.430	Cornell (CORNELL)	IND IVY	1–3	0.250	108	+1	Beat Harvard 9–3
73	1	3.506	Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)	B10	1–3–1	0.300	105	+2	Lost to Michigan 10–42
74	18	3.543	Air Force (AIR FORCE)	IND FBSI	2–3	0.400	79	0	Beat Navy 13–3
75	13	3.613	Richmond (RICHMOND)	IND SOCON	2–3	0.400	79	-1	Beat Villanova 24–7
76	-21	3.623	Army (ARMY)	IND FBSI	3–2	0.600	49	-3	Lost to Penn State 16–38
77	-13	3.689	Lamar (LAMAR)	IND SLC	2–3	0.400	79	+1	Lost to Louisiana 9–34
78	29	3.706	Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)	IND FBSI	2–3	0.400	79	0	Beat Boston College 28–9
79	-16	3.802	Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)	B10	2–3	0.400	79	-2	Lost to Purdue 16–18
80	-7	3.890	Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	2–3	0.400	79	-3	Lost to Kent State 12–24
81	-1	3.914	Iowa (IOWA)	B10	2–3	0.400	79	-1	Lost to Ohio State 14–34
82	16	3.980	Rice (RICE)	IND SWC	2–2	0.500	70	-1	Beat TCU 26–23
83	2	3.998	SMU	IND SWC	2–3	0.400	79	-2	Lost to Baylor 20–27
84	22	3.999	Penn State (PENN STATE)	IND FBSI	2–3	0.400	79	-2	Beat Army 38–16
85	10	3.999	Indiana (INDIANA)	B10	2–3	0.400	79	-2	Beat Northwestern 7–0
86	32	4.040	Illinois State (ILLINOIS STATE)	IND FBSI	2–3	0.400	79	-2	Beat Ball State 10–7
87	-1	4.082	Furman (FURMAN)	IND SOCON	3–2–1	0.583	69	-5	Tied App State 14–14
88	3	4.124	Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)	ACC	3–3	0.500	70	-3	Beat Clemson 20–14
89	-7	4.173	San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)	IND PCAA	3–3	0.500	70	-6	Lost to New Mexico 30–36
90	4	4.208	Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)	IND WAC	2–3	0.400	79	-3	Beat Utah State 10–7
91	-15	4.226	Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)	IND PCAA	2–3	0.400	79	-3	Lost to Wichita State 24–30
92	-25	4.238	Columbia (COLUMBIA)	IND IVY	2–2	0.500	70	-2	Lost to Princeton 6–9
93	10	4.248	Syracuse (SYRACUSE)	IND FBSI	2–3	0.400	79	-3	Beat Tulane 3–0
94	2	4.296	Northwestern State (NORTHWESTERN STATE)	IND FBSI	3–2	0.600	49	-7	Beat Nicholls State 20–8
95	-20	4.353	Miami (MIAMI)	IND FBSI	1–3	0.250	108	-2	Lost to Duke 7–20
96	-30	4.471	Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH)	IND SLC	1–4	0.200	114	-2	Lost to Texas Arlington 35–56
97	2	4.476	Marshall (MARSHALL)	IND FBSI	2–3	0.400	79	+1	BYE
98	10	4.626	NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)	ACC	1–4–1	0.250	108	-3	Lost to Maryland 6–16
99	14	4.634	North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)	IND FBSI	2–4	0.333	101	-3	Beat CAL Poly Pomona 21–10
100	-19	4.695	Clemson (CLEMSON)	ACC	1–3–1	0.300	105	-3	Lost to Wake Forest 14–20
101	9	4.757	Texas Arlington (TEXAS-ARLINGTON)	IND SLC	3–3	0.500	70	-6	Beat Louisiana Tech 56–35
102	-9	4.884	Stanford (STANFORD)	PAC	1–4	0.200	114	-2	Lost to UCLA 20–38
103	13	4.986	Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)	IND WAC	0–4	0.000	125	-4	Lost to Cincinnati 0–14
104	-15	5.180	Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)	IND FBSI	1–3–1	0.300	105	-4	Lost to Tennessee 7–42
105	-4	5.185	Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)	PAC	1–4	0.200	114	-6	Lost to USC 14–23
106	19	5.237	Wichita State (WICHITA STATE)	IND MVC	2–3	0.400	79	-6	Beat Fresno State 30–24
107	-5	5.307	West Texas A&M (WEST TEXAS A&M)	IND MVC	1–3	0.250	108	-4	Lost to Houston 7–50
108	-21	5.345	Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE)	IND SLC	2–4	0.333	101	-7	Lost to Eastern Michigan 30–32
109	15	5.360	Indiana State (INDIANA STATE)	IND FBSI	2–2	0.500	70	-2	Beat Northern Illinois 28–10
110	-26	5.367	Navy (NAVY)	IND FBSI	1–4	0.200	114	-4	Lost to Air Force 3–13
111	16	5.379	Pacific (PACIFIC)	IND PCAA	2–3	0.400	79	-3	Beat UNLV 38–13
112	-15	5.396	Temple (TEMPLE)	IND FBSI	2–3	0.400	79	-2	Lost to West Virginia 0–42
113	-9	5.414	Utah (UTAH)	IND WAC	1–3	0.250	108	-4	Lost to Iowa State 14–44
114	-5	5.435	Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)	IND B8	1–4	0.200	114	-6	Lost to Missouri 21–28
115	-10	5.494	Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)	IND SOCON	1–4	0.200	114	-5	Lost to Virginia Tech 7–37
116	-1	5.626	Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)	SEC	1–4	0.200	114	-4	Lost to LSU 20–33
117	-27	5.691	Tulane (TULANE)	IND FBSI	1–4	0.200	114	-6	Lost to Syracuse 0–3
118	15	5.784	Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)	IND IVY	1–3	0.250	108	0	Beat Brown 7–6
119	-2	5.828	Tennessee Chattanooga (TENNESSEE-CHATTANOOGA)	IND FBSI	2–3	0.400	79	0	Lost to Citadel 10–14
120	-8	5.969	Villanova (VILLANOVA)	IND FBSI	1–4	0.200	114	-6	Lost to Richmond 7–24
121	0	6.064	Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))	MAC	0–5	0.000	125	-8	BYE
122	-22	6.167	New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)	IND MVC	2–4	0.333	101	-6	Lost to Idaho 6–33
123	-1	6.210	Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)	IND FBSI	0–5	0.000	125	-7	Lost to Alabama 8–24
124	-1	6.335	Toledo (TOLEDO)	MAC	0–5	0.000	125	-4	Lost to Bowling Green 28–29
125	11	6.350	CAL State Fullerton (CAL STATE FULLERTON)	IND PCAA	1–2–1	0.375	100	-6	Beat SAN Francisco State 31–13
126	5	6.457	Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	1–5	0.167	124	-3	Beat Arkansas State 32–30
127	-16	6.571	Dayton (DAYTON)	IND FBSI	2–4	0.333	101	-3	Lost to Akron 6–27
128	-8	6.678	UTEP	IND WAC	1–4	0.200	114	-7	Lost to Arizona 12–63
129	-10	6.736	Utah State (UTAH STATE)	IND FBSI	0–6	0.000	125	-10	Lost to Colorado State 7–10
130	-2	6.933	Oregon State (OREGON STATE)	PAC	0–5	0.000	125	-9	Lost to Washington 12–24
131	-2	6.982	Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)	B10	0–5	0.000	125	-9	Lost to Indiana 0–7
132	-6	7.235	Drake (DRAKE)	IND MVC	0–6	0.000	125	-11	Lost to Long Beach State 10–41
133	-3	7.434	TCU	IND SWC	0–5	0.000	125	-8	Lost to Rice 23–26
134	-2	7.577	Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)	IND FBSI	0–4	0.000	125	-3	Lost to Colgate 6–10
135	-1	8.081	Virginia (VIRGINIA)	ACC	0–5	0.000	125	-11	Lost to South Carolina 7–35
136	-1	8.159	Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)	MAC	0–4	0.000	125	-8	Lost to Indiana State 10–28
137	0	11.472	Hawai'i (HAWAII)	IND FBSI	0–4	0.000	125	-6	BYE

1976 Week 6 College Football Team Rankings

October 5, 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.

entries per pageSearch:

Rank	Change	Rating	Team	Conf	Record	Win %	Place	NOW	Game Status
1	0	0.498	Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)	IND SWC	2–0	1.000	1	+5	BYE
2	1	0.801	Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)	IND FBSI	4–0	1.000	1	+8	Beat Duke 44–31
3	2	0.893	Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)	IND SLC	3–0	1.000	1	+6	Beat Louisiana Tech 31–26
4	0	0.921	Georgia (GEORGIA)	SEC	4–0	1.000	1	+8	Beat Alabama 21–0
5	18	1.014	Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)	IND B8	4–0	1.000	1	+7	Beat Iowa State 24–10
6	0	1.022	Florida (FLORIDA)	SEC	3–1	0.750	25	+6	Beat LSU 28–23
7	21	1.022	USC	PAC	3–1	0.750	25	+6	Beat Iowa 55–0
8	5	1.070	East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)	IND SOCON	4–0	1.000	1	+6	Beat Citadel 22–3
9	-7	1.070	Michigan (MICHIGAN)	B10	4–0	1.000	1	+6	Beat Wake Forest 31–0
10	4	1.100	Kansas (KANSAS)	IND B8	4–0	1.000	1	+6	Beat Wisconsin 34–24
11	-3	1.176	Mcneese State (MCNEESE STATE)	IND SLC	4–0	1.000	1	+6	Beat Marshall 34–9
12	8	1.210	Missouri (MISSOURI)	IND B8	3–1	0.750	25	+7	Beat North Carolina 24–3
13	6	1.230	Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)	IND FBSI	3–0	1.000	1	+4	Beat Navy 17–13
14	4	1.289	UCLA	PAC	3–0–1	0.875	20	+3	Tied Ohio State 10–10
15	6	1.291	Maryland (MARYLAND)	ACC	4–0	1.000	1	+5	Beat Villanova 20–9
16	6	1.310	Houston (HOUSTON)	IND SWC	2–1	0.667	48	+5	BYE
17	-2	1.398	Nebraska (NEBRASKA)	IND B8	3–0–1	0.875	20	+2	Beat Miami 17–9
18	11	1.421	Brown (BROWN)	IND IVY	3–0	1.000	1	+3	Beat Princeton 13–7
19	-9	1.427	San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)	IND FBSI	3–1	0.750	25	+6	Lost to BYU 0–8
20	12	1.431	Tulsa (TULSA)	IND MVC	4–1	0.800	22	+8	Beat New Mexico State 32–7
21	5	1.568	Harvard (HARVARD)	IND IVY	3–0	1.000	1	+2	Beat Boston University 37–14
22	5	1.594	Ball State (BALL STATE)	MAC	4–0	1.000	1	+3	Beat Dayton 20–13
23	7	1.604	Ohio (OHIO)	MAC	4–0	1.000	1	+2	Beat Toledo 34–8
24	-15	1.671	North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)	ACC	4–1	0.800	22	+5	Lost to Missouri 3–24
25	13	1.679	Memphis (MEMPHIS)	IND FBSI	3–1	0.750	25	+5	Beat SMU 27–13
26	-15	1.686	Iowa State (IOWA STATE)	IND B8	3–1	0.750	25	+3	Lost to Oklahoma 10–24
27	-2	1.694	Rutgers (RUTGERS)	IND FBSI	4–0	1.000	1	+2	Beat Cornell 21–14
28	8	1.713	Baylor (BAYLOR)	IND SWC	3–1	0.750	25	+6	Beat South Carolina 18–17
29	14	1.747	Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)	IND FBSI	3–1	0.750	25	+3	Beat Michigan State 24–6
30	5	1.762	Long Beach State (LONG BEACH STATE)	IND PCAA	4–0	1.000	1	+1	Beat Pacific 17–14
31	3	1.808	Colorado (COLORADO)	IND B8	3–1	0.750	25	+3	Beat Drake 45–24
32	5	1.836	Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)	IND IVY	3–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Holy Cross 45–7
33	0	1.855	Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)	IND SWC	3–1	0.750	25	+4	Beat Illinois 14–7
34	-18	1.884	South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)	IND FBSI	3–2	0.600	58	+6	Lost to Baylor 17–18
35	18	1.887	William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)	IND SOCON	3–1	0.750	25	+3	Beat Virginia Tech 27–15
36	10	1.940	Kentucky (KENTUCKY)	SEC	3–1	0.750	25	+3	Beat Penn State 22–6
37	8	1.960	Southern Illinois (SOUTHERN ILLINOIS)	IND FBSI	3–1	0.750	25	+3	Beat Lamar 19–7
38	27	1.989	BYU	IND WAC	3–1	0.750	25	+3	Beat San Diego State 8–0
39	10	2.029	Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)	MAC	3–1	0.750	25	+2	Beat Western Michigan 31–28
40	-28	2.049	Illinois (ILLINOIS)	B10	2–2	0.500	62	+3	Lost to Texas A&M 7–14
41	7	2.050	Arkansas (ARKANSAS)	IND SWC	3–1	0.750	25	+1	Beat TCU 46–14
42	-1	2.054	Colgate (COLGATE)	IND FBSI	3–0	1.000	1	0	BYE
43	1	2.082	Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)	IND B8	2–1	0.667	48	+4	Beat North Texas 16–10
44	7	2.167	Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)	SEC	3–1	0.750	25	+2	Beat CAL Poly Pomona 38–0
45	-38	2.254	Minnesota (MINNESOTA)	B10	3–1	0.750	25	+2	Lost to Washington 7–38
46	9	2.292	New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)	IND WAC	2–1	0.667	48	+2	Beat Colorado State 33–20
47	9	2.293	Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)	IND FBSI	3–1	0.750	25	+1	Beat Southern Miss 28–21
48	-1	2.370	Kent State (KENT STATE)	MAC	2–2	0.500	62	+3	Beat Air Force 24–19
49	19	2.394	Texas (TEXAS)	IND SWC	2–1	0.667	48	+2	Beat Rice 42–15
50	14	2.401	Oregon (OREGON)	PAC	3–1	0.750	25	+1	Beat Utah State 27–9
51	-9	2.429	Ohio State (OHIO STATE)	B10	2–1–1	0.625	56	+1	Tied UCLA 10–10
52	28	2.441	California (CALIFORNIA)	PAC	2–2	0.500	62	+3	Beat San José State 43–16
53	16	2.482	Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)	MAC	3–1	0.750	25	+1	Beat Illinois State 26–7
54	-37	2.587	LSU	SEC	2–1–1	0.625	56	0	Lost to Florida 23–28
55	8	2.591	Army (ARMY)	IND FBSI	3–1	0.750	25	0	Beat Stanford 21–20
56	3	2.624	App State (APPALACHIAN STATE)	IND SOCON	4–1	0.800	22	-1	Beat Western Carolina 24–17
57	-33	2.640	Alabama (ALABAMA)	SEC	2–2	0.500	62	+1	Lost to Georgia 0–21
58	47	2.766	Auburn (AUBURN)	SEC	2–2	0.500	62	+2	Beat Ole Miss 10–0
59	28	2.791	Louisville (LOUISVILLE)	IND FBSI	2–1	0.667	48	0	Beat Wichita State 28–14
60	7	2.822	UL Monroe (LOUISIANA MONROE)	IND FBSI	2–1	0.667	48	+1	BYE
61	23	2.824	Arizona (ARIZONA)	IND WAC	2–2	0.500	62	+1	Beat Northwestern 27–15
62	19	2.910	West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)	IND FBSI	2–2	0.500	62	+1	Beat Richmond 9–6
63	-3	2.921	Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)	B10	2–2	0.500	62	+1	Lost to Kansas 24–34
64	-33	2.929	Lamar (LAMAR)	IND SLC	2–2	0.500	62	+2	Lost to Southern Illinois 7–19
65	-26	2.935	Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)	SEC	3–2	0.600	58	0	Lost to Auburn 0–10
66	11	3.015	Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH)	IND SLC	1–3	0.250	100	+2	Lost to Louisiana 26–31
67	21	3.065	Columbia (COLUMBIA)	IND IVY	2–1	0.667	48	0	Beat Pennsylvania 14–10
68	11	3.071	Wyoming (WYOMING)	IND WAC	3–1	0.750	25	-2	Beat Arizona State 13–10
69	14	3.073	Yale (YALE)	IND IVY	2–1	0.667	48	0	Beat Lehigh 21–6
70	-12	3.154	Duke (DUKE)	ACC	2–2	0.500	62	0	Lost to Pittsburgh 31–44
71	-17	3.228	Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)	IND FBSI	2–2	0.500	62	0	Lost to William & Mary 15–27
72	39	3.257	Washington (WASHINGTON)	PAC	2–2	0.500	62	-1	Beat Minnesota 38–7
73	-23	3.373	Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	2–2	0.500	62	-2	Lost to Bowling Green 28–31
74	-22	3.392	Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)	B10	1–2–1	0.375	90	+1	Lost to Notre Dame 6–24
75	10	3.397	Miami (MIAMI)	IND FBSI	1–2	0.333	93	0	Lost to Nebraska 9–17
76	14	3.446	Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)	IND PCAA	2–2	0.500	62	-1	Beat CAL State Fullerton 31–12
77	-1	3.539	Princeton (PRINCETON)	IND IVY	1–2	0.333	93	0	Lost to Brown 7–13
78	23	3.573	Purdue (PURDUE)	B10	2–2	0.500	62	-2	Beat Miami (OH) 42–20
79	-18	3.607	Citadel (CITADEL)	IND SOCON	2–2	0.500	62	+1	Lost to East Carolina 3–22
80	-23	3.674	Iowa (IOWA)	B10	2–2	0.500	62	-1	Lost to USC 0–55
81	-41	3.812	Clemson (CLEMSON)	ACC	1–2–1	0.375	90	0	Lost to Tennessee 19–21
82	-20	3.885	San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)	IND PCAA	3–2	0.600	58	-5	Lost to California 16–43
83	26	3.886	Tennessee (TENNESSEE)	SEC	2–2	0.500	62	-3	Beat Clemson 21–19
84	11	3.982	Navy (NAVY)	IND FBSI	1–3	0.250	100	0	Lost to Boston College 13–17
85	-15	4.084	SMU	IND SWC	2–2	0.500	62	-2	Lost to Memphis 13–27
86	-20	4.099	Furman (FURMAN)	IND SOCON	3–2	0.600	58	-4	Lost to Virginia Military Institute 3–17
87	19	4.136	Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE)	IND SLC	2–3	0.400	84	-2	Beat Northwestern State 44–24
88	-2	4.259	Richmond (RICHMOND)	IND SOCON	1–3	0.250	100	-2	Lost to West Virginia 6–9
89	14	4.445	Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)	IND FBSI	1–2–1	0.375	90	-2	Beat Virginia 35–14
90	20	4.548	Tulane (TULANE)	IND FBSI	1–3	0.250	100	-2	Beat Vanderbilt 24–13
91	3	4.561	Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)	ACC	2–3	0.400	84	-3	Lost to Michigan 0–31
92	-20	4.567	Air Force (AIR FORCE)	IND FBSI	1–3	0.250	100	-2	Lost to Kent State 19–24
93	-4	4.610	Stanford (STANFORD)	PAC	1–3	0.250	100	-1	Lost to Army 20–21
94	2	4.626	Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)	IND WAC	1–3	0.250	100	-2	Lost to New Mexico 20–33
95	-20	4.640	Indiana (INDIANA)	B10	1–3	0.250	100	-2	Lost to NC State 21–24
96	-23	4.665	Northwestern State (NORTHWESTERN STATE)	IND FBSI	2–2	0.500	62	-5	Lost to Arkansas State 24–44
97	-26	4.729	Temple (TEMPLE)	IND FBSI	2–2	0.500	62	0	Lost to Delaware 16–18
98	-24	4.744	Rice (RICE)	IND SWC	1–2	0.333	93	-1	Lost to Texas 15–42
99	3	4.785	Marshall (MARSHALL)	IND FBSI	2–3	0.400	84	0	Lost to Mcneese State 9–34
100	-3	4.790	New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)	IND MVC	2–3	0.400	84	-5	Lost to Tulsa 7–32
101	-3	4.800	Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)	PAC	1–3	0.250	100	-3	Beat Idaho 45–6
102	-24	4.808	West Texas A&M (WEST TEXAS A&M)	IND MVC	1–2	0.333	93	-3	Lost to Texas Arlington 21–23
103	10	4.887	Syracuse (SYRACUSE)	IND FBSI	1–3	0.250	100	-3	Beat Oregon State 21–3
104	26	4.928	Utah (UTAH)	IND WAC	1–2	0.333	93	-2	Beat UTEP 38–14
105	28	4.974	Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)	IND SOCON	1–3	0.250	100	-2	Beat Furman 17–3
106	-13	5.036	Penn State (PENN STATE)	IND FBSI	1–3	0.250	100	-3	Lost to Kentucky 6–22
107	16	5.066	Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)	IND FBSI	1–3	0.250	100	-2	Beat Kansas State 20–10
108	10	5.109	NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)	ACC	1–3–1	0.300	99	-4	Beat Indiana 24–21
109	-17	5.202	Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)	IND B8	1–3	0.250	100	-4	Lost to Florida State 10–20
110	14	5.263	Texas Arlington (TEXAS-ARLINGTON)	IND SLC	2–3	0.400	84	-5	Beat West Texas A&M 23–21
111	-3	5.288	Dayton (DAYTON)	IND FBSI	2–3	0.400	84	-2	Lost to Ball State 13–20
112	7	5.304	Villanova (VILLANOVA)	IND FBSI	1–3	0.250	100	-3	Lost to Maryland 9–20
113	1	5.426	North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)	IND FBSI	1–4	0.200	120	-3	Lost to Oklahoma State 10–16
114	7	5.449	Cornell (CORNELL)	IND IVY	0–3	0.000	122	-2	Lost to Rutgers 14–21
115	-33	5.465	Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)	SEC	1–3	0.250	100	-3	Lost to Tulane 13–24
116	9	5.530	Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)	IND WAC	0–3	0.000	122	-3	Lost to Wyoming 10–13
117	-26	5.569	Tennessee Chattanooga (TENNESSEE-CHATTANOOGA)	IND FBSI	2–2	0.500	62	+1	Lost to Middle Tennessee 28–35
118	-14	5.728	Illinois State (ILLINOIS STATE)	IND FBSI	1–3	0.250	100	-5	Lost to Central Michigan 7–26
119	-2	5.765	Utah State (UTAH STATE)	IND FBSI	0–5	0.000	122	-5	Lost to Oregon 9–27
120	-4	6.042	UTEP	IND WAC	1–3	0.250	100	-4	Lost to Utah 14–38
121	-9	6.293	Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))	MAC	0–5	0.000	122	-7	Lost to Purdue 20–42
122	-7	6.481	Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)	IND FBSI	0–4	0.000	122	-5	Lost to Cincinnati 21–28
123	11	6.490	Toledo (TOLEDO)	MAC	0–4	0.000	122	-1	Lost to Ohio 8–34
124	-25	6.565	Indiana State (INDIANA STATE)	IND FBSI	1–2	0.333	93	-1	Lost to Akron 7–34
125	-3	6.653	Wichita State (WICHITA STATE)	IND MVC	1–3	0.250	100	-6	Lost to Louisville 14–28
126	0	6.655	Drake (DRAKE)	IND MVC	0–5	0.000	122	-7	Lost to Colorado 24–45
127	4	6.752	Pacific (PACIFIC)	IND PCAA	1–3	0.250	100	-3	Lost to Long Beach State 14–17
128	-28	6.777	Oregon State (OREGON STATE)	PAC	0–4	0.000	122	-5	Lost to Syracuse 3–21
129	-2	6.846	Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)	B10	0–4	0.000	122	-6	Lost to Arizona 15–27
130	-1	6.942	TCU	IND SWC	0–4	0.000	122	-5	Lost to Arkansas 14–46
131	-24	7.066	Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	0–5	0.000	122	-3	Lost to Northern Michigan 6–28
132	4	7.571	Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)	IND FBSI	0–3	0.000	122	-1	Lost to Dartmouth 7–45
133	2	7.803	Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)	IND IVY	0–3	0.000	122	-1	Lost to Columbia 10–14
134	-2	7.916	Virginia (VIRGINIA)	ACC	0–4	0.000	122	-7	Lost to Georgia Tech 14–35
135	-7	7.930	Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)	MAC	0–3	0.000	122	-5	BYE
136	-16	7.994	CAL State Fullerton (CAL STATE FULLERTON)	IND PCAA	0–2–1	0.167	121	-4	Lost to Fresno State 12–31
137	0	11.507	Hawai'i (HAWAII)	IND FBSI	0–4	0.000	122	-5	Lost to Grambling State 23–34

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.

entries per pageSearch:

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