1976 Season

1976 Week 4 College Football Team Rankings

September 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	2	0.634	Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)	IND SWC	2–0	1.000	1	+3	Beat Kansas State 34–14
2	23	0.674	Illinois (ILLINOIS)	B10	2–0	1.000	1	+2	Beat Missouri 31–6
3	27	0.709	Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)	IND SWC	1–0	1.000	1	+1	BYE
4	5	0.713	Ohio State (OHIO STATE)	B10	2–0	1.000	1	+2	Beat Penn State 12–7
5	64	0.829	West Texas A&M (WEST TEXAS A&M)	IND MVC	1–0	1.000	1	+1	Beat Wichita State 14–12
6	45	0.837	Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)	IND FBSI	1–0	1.000	1	+1	BYE
7	-5	0.905	Iowa State (IOWA STATE)	IND B8	2–0	1.000	1	+1	Beat Air Force 41–6
8	13	0.954	South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)	IND FBSI	3–0	1.000	1	+3	Beat Duke 24–6
9	28	0.964	Michigan (MICHIGAN)	B10	2–0	1.000	1	+1	Beat Stanford 51–0
10	29	1.008	Georgia (GEORGIA)	SEC	2–0	1.000	1	+1	Beat Clemson 41–0
11	6	1.024	Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)	IND FBSI	2–0	1.000	1	+1	Beat Georgia Tech 42–14
12	14	1.036	UCLA	PAC	2–0	1.000	1	+1	Beat Arizona 37–9
13	0	1.040	Maryland (MARYLAND)	ACC	2–0	1.000	1	+1	Beat West Virginia 24–3
14	2	1.092	Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)	IND B8	2–0	1.000	1	+1	Beat California 28–17
15	-5	1.096	Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)	IND SLC	2–0	1.000	1	+1	Beat Cincinnati 7–3
16	-8	1.100	Mcneese State (MCNEESE STATE)	IND SLC	2–0	1.000	1	+1	Beat Louisiana Tech 15–13
17	11	1.128	Arkansas (ARKANSAS)	IND SWC	2–0	1.000	1	+1	Beat Oklahoma State 16–10
18	13	1.148	Ohio (OHIO)	MAC	2–0	1.000	1	+1	Beat Kent State 14–12
19	13	1.206	Kansas (KANSAS)	IND B8	3–0	1.000	1	+1	Beat Kentucky 37–16
20	42	1.220	Miami (MIAMI)	IND FBSI	1–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Florida State 47–0
21	26	1.294	North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)	ACC	3–0	1.000	1	+1	Beat Northwestern 12–0
22	41	1.339	Nebraska (NEBRASKA)	IND B8	1–0–1	0.750	44	0	Beat Indiana 45–13
23	-19	1.339	San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)	IND PCAA	3–0	1.000	1	0	Beat CAL State Fullerton 20–0
24	40	1.355	New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)	IND WAC	1–0	1.000	1	+1	Beat UTEP 25–7
25	-24	1.367	East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)	IND SOCON	2–0	1.000	1	0	Beat NC State 23–14
26	7	1.371	Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)	MAC	2–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Eastern Michigan 53–12
27	0	1.399	Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	2–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Northern Illinois 37–6
28	30	1.403	Harvard (HARVARD)	IND IVY	1–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Columbia 34–10
29	30	1.419	Indiana State (INDIANA STATE)	IND FBSI	1–0	1.000	1	+1	Beat Arkansas State 31–21
30	46	1.424	Florida (FLORIDA)	SEC	1–1	0.500	53	+1	Beat Houston 49–14
31	36	1.427	Rice (RICE)	IND SWC	1–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Utah 43–22
32	25	1.435	Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)	IND IVY	1–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Pennsylvania 20–0
33	12	1.435	Rutgers (RUTGERS)	IND FBSI	2–0	1.000	1	+1	Beat Bucknell 19–7
34	27	1.459	LSU	SEC	1–0–1	0.750	44	0	Beat Oregon State 28–11
35	-12	1.463	Minnesota (MINNESOTA)	B10	2–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Washington State 28–14
36	0	1.475	Ball State (BALL STATE)	MAC	2–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Miami (OH) 23–6
37	-26	1.483	Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)	SEC	2–0	1.000	1	+1	Beat Louisville 30–21
38	-3	1.483	William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)	IND SOCON	2–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Virginia 14–0
39	-32	1.491	San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)	IND FBSI	2–0	1.000	1	+1	Beat Fresno State 7–3
40	13	1.530	Brown (BROWN)	IND IVY	1–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Yale 14–6
41	-35	1.534	Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)	IND B8	1–1	0.500	53	+2	Lost to Arkansas 10–16
42	24	1.570	Princeton (PRINCETON)	IND IVY	1–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Cornell 3–0
43	1	1.638	Kent State (KENT STATE)	MAC	1–1	0.500	53	+1	Lost to Ohio 12–14
44	68	1.707	Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)	IND FBSI	1–1	0.500	53	+1	Beat Purdue 23–0
45	-26	1.725	West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)	IND FBSI	1–1	0.500	53	+1	Lost to Maryland 3–24
46	56	1.749	Colorado (COLORADO)	IND B8	1–1	0.500	53	+1	Beat Washington 21–7
47	37	1.762	Long Beach State (LONG BEACH STATE)	IND PCAA	2–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Utah State 32–10
48	-33	1.764	Missouri (MISSOURI)	IND B8	1–1	0.500	53	+1	Lost to Illinois 6–31
49	-6	1.814	Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)	IND B8	1–1	0.500	53	+1	Lost to Texas A&M 14–34
50	35	1.849	Army (ARMY)	IND FBSI	2–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Holy Cross 26–24
51	-2	1.857	Duke (DUKE)	ACC	1–1	0.500	53	+1	Lost to South Carolina 6–24
52	69	1.883	Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)	B10	1–1	0.500	53	+1	Beat Wyoming 21–10
53	-1	1.910	Furman (FURMAN)	IND SOCON	3–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Presbyterian 38–21
54	-6	2.082	Clemson (CLEMSON)	ACC	1–1	0.500	53	+1	Lost to Georgia 0–41
55	33	2.136	Colgate (COLGATE)	IND FBSI	2–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Davidson 17–7
56	77	2.143	Alabama (ALABAMA)	SEC	1–1	0.500	53	0	Beat SMU 56–3
57	29	2.156	Temple (TEMPLE)	IND FBSI	2–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Grambling State 31–30
58	-29	2.311	Memphis (MEMPHIS)	IND FBSI	2–1	0.667	46	+1	Lost to Tulsa 14–16
59	23	2.317	Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)	SEC	2–1	0.667	46	0	Beat Tulane 34–7
60	14	2.332	Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)	IND FBSI	2–1	0.667	46	+1	Beat Southern Miss 16–7
61	-41	2.382	Wichita State (WICHITA STATE)	IND MVC	1–1	0.500	53	0	Lost to West Texas A&M 12–14
62	44	2.386	Iowa (IOWA)	B10	1–1	0.500	53	0	Beat Syracuse 41–3
63	18	2.421	Tulsa (TULSA)	IND MVC	2–1	0.667	46	+1	Beat Memphis 16–14
64	7	2.426	Texas (TEXAS)	IND SWC	1–1	0.500	53	+1	Beat North Texas 17–14
65	48	2.456	USC	PAC	1–1	0.500	53	0	Beat Oregon 53–0
66	14	2.470	Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE)	IND SLC	1–2	0.333	94	+1	Lost to Indiana State 21–31
67	-21	2.527	Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)	IND FBSI	1–1	0.500	53	0	Lost to Louisiana 3–7
68	-56	2.532	Kentucky (KENTUCKY)	SEC	1–1	0.500	53	0	Lost to Kansas 16–37
69	55	2.546	App State (APPALACHIAN STATE)	IND SOCON	2–1	0.667	46	0	Beat Virginia Military Institute 31–12
70	-20	2.573	Penn State (PENN STATE)	IND FBSI	1–1	0.500	53	0	Lost to Ohio State 7–12
71	-66	2.598	Air Force (AIR FORCE)	IND FBSI	1–1	0.500	53	0	Lost to Iowa State 6–41
72	42	2.622	Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)	SEC	1–1	0.500	53	+1	Beat Wake Forest 27–24
73	-35	2.717	Arizona (ARIZONA)	IND WAC	1–1	0.500	53	0	Lost to UCLA 9–37
74	48	2.717	Southern Illinois (SOUTHERN ILLINOIS)	IND FBSI	1–1	0.500	53	0	Beat Drake 27–15
75	-33	2.725	Lamar (LAMAR)	IND SLC	1–1	0.500	53	0	Lost to UL Monroe 6–16
76	-20	2.768	Cornell (CORNELL)	IND IVY	0–1	0.000	101	0	Lost to Princeton 0–3
77	-53	2.907	Houston (HOUSTON)	IND SWC	1–1	0.500	53	0	Lost to Florida 14–49
78	19	2.925	Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH)	IND SLC	0–2	0.000	101	0	Lost to Mcneese State 13–15
79	-9	2.942	Yale (YALE)	IND IVY	0–1	0.000	101	0	Lost to Brown 6–14
80	-20	2.977	Louisville (LOUISVILLE)	IND FBSI	0–1	0.000	101	0	Lost to Mississippi State 21–30
81	17	3.037	Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)	B10	1–1	0.500	53	0	Beat North Dakota 45–9
82	13	3.064	California (CALIFORNIA)	PAC	0–2	0.000	101	0	Lost to Oklahoma 17–28
83	9	3.169	Navy (NAVY)	IND FBSI	1–1	0.500	53	0	Beat UConn 21–3
84	36	3.203	Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)	IND PCAA	0–2	0.000	101	0	Lost to San Diego State 3–7
85	24	3.238	Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)	PAC	0–2	0.000	101	0	Lost to Minnesota 14–28
86	18	3.290	Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)	IND WAC	0–1	0.000	101	0	BYE
87	-9	3.320	Tennessee (TENNESSEE)	SEC	1–1	0.500	53	-1	Beat TCU 31–0
88	3	3.325	Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)	IND FBSI	0–2	0.000	101	0	Lost to Pittsburgh 14–42
89	-49	3.353	New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)	IND MVC	2–1	0.667	46	-1	Lost to Texas Arlington 10–21
90	-36	3.359	CAL State Fullerton (CAL STATE FULLERTON)	IND PCAA	0–1–1	0.250	100	0	Lost to San José State 0–20
91	-26	3.359	Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)	IND IVY	0–1	0.000	101	0	Lost to Dartmouth 0–20
92	-24	3.394	Utah (UTAH)	IND WAC	0–1	0.000	101	0	Lost to Rice 22–43
93	-4	3.451	BYU	IND WAC	1–1	0.500	53	-1	Beat Colorado State 42–18
94	-39	3.499	Columbia (COLUMBIA)	IND IVY	0–1	0.000	101	0	Lost to Harvard 10–34
95	-77	3.517	Washington (WASHINGTON)	PAC	1–1	0.500	53	-1	Lost to Colorado 7–21
96	23	3.522	Utah State (UTAH STATE)	IND FBSI	0–3	0.000	101	0	Lost to Long Beach State 10–32
97	6	3.533	Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	0–3	0.000	101	0	Lost to Bowling Green 12–53
98	10	3.551	Indiana (INDIANA)	B10	0–2	0.000	101	0	Lost to Nebraska 13–45
99	35	3.614	UL Monroe (LOUISIANA MONROE)	IND FBSI	1–1	0.500	53	-1	Beat Lamar 16–6
100	-10	3.648	Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)	MAC	1–1	0.500	53	-1	Beat Toledo 9–7
101	14	3.657	Villanova (VILLANOVA)	IND FBSI	1–1	0.500	53	0	Beat Dayton 31–30
102	-61	3.686	Purdue (PURDUE)	B10	1–1	0.500	53	-1	Lost to Notre Dame 0–23
103	2	3.736	Baylor (BAYLOR)	IND SWC	1–1	0.500	53	-1	Beat Auburn 15–14
104	-32	3.771	UTEP	IND WAC	1–2	0.333	94	0	Lost to New Mexico 7–25
105	-26	3.840	North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)	IND FBSI	1–2	0.333	94	0	Lost to Texas 14–17
106	25	3.842	Marshall (MARSHALL)	IND FBSI	2–1	0.667	46	0	Beat Illinois State 23–13
107	-85	3.908	SMU	IND SWC	1–1	0.500	53	-1	Lost to Alabama 3–56
108	-15	3.936	Northwestern State (NORTHWESTERN STATE)	IND FBSI	1–1	0.500	53	-1	Beat Stephen F. Austin 47–0
109	-75	3.961	Oregon (OREGON)	PAC	1–1	0.500	53	-1	Lost to USC 0–53
110	-37	3.990	Wyoming (WYOMING)	IND WAC	1–1	0.500	53	-1	Lost to Michigan State 10–21
111	18	4.009	Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))	MAC	0–3	0.000	101	-1	Lost to Ball State 6–23
112	-37	4.261	Citadel (CITADEL)	IND SOCON	1–1	0.500	53	-1	Beat Delaware 17–15
113	-6	4.496	Oregon State (OREGON STATE)	PAC	0–3	0.000	101	-1	Lost to LSU 11–28
114	-14	4.803	Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)	IND SOCON	0–2	0.000	101	-1	Lost to App State 12–31
115	11	4.844	Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)	ACC	1–2	0.333	94	-2	Lost to Vanderbilt 24–27
116	-20	4.890	Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)	B10	0–2	0.000	101	-1	Lost to North Carolina 0–12
117	13	4.907	Richmond (RICHMOND)	IND SOCON	0–2	0.000	101	-1	BYE
118	10	5.017	NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)	ACC	0–3	0.000	101	-2	Lost to East Carolina 14–23
119	-105	5.046	Tennessee Chattanooga (TENNESSEE-CHATTANOOGA)	IND FBSI	1–1	0.500	53	0	Lost to Western Kentucky 7–10
120	-4	5.081	Virginia (VIRGINIA)	ACC	0–2	0.000	101	-1	Lost to William & Mary 0–14
121	-34	5.203	Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)	IND FBSI	0–2	0.000	101	-1	Lost to Miami 0–47
122	5	5.220	Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)	IND FBSI	0–2	0.000	101	-1	Lost to Virginia Tech 7–16
123	-12	5.377	Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)	MAC	0–2	0.000	101	-1	Lost to Western Michigan 6–37
124	-23	5.394	Syracuse (SYRACUSE)	IND FBSI	0–2	0.000	101	-1	Lost to Iowa 3–41
125	-48	5.412	Stanford (STANFORD)	PAC	0–2	0.000	101	-1	Lost to Michigan 0–51
126	-9	5.574	Drake (DRAKE)	IND MVC	0–3	0.000	101	-2	Lost to Southern Illinois 15–27
127	8	5.575	Texas Arlington (TEXAS-ARLINGTON)	IND SLC	1–2	0.333	94	-2	Beat New Mexico State 21–10
128	-34	6.507	Auburn (AUBURN)	SEC	0–2	0.000	101	-2	Lost to Baylor 14–15
129	-11	6.629	Illinois State (ILLINOIS STATE)	IND FBSI	0–2	0.000	101	-2	Lost to Marshall 13–23
130	-47	6.629	Tulane (TULANE)	IND FBSI	0–2	0.000	101	-2	Lost to Ole Miss 7–34
131	1	6.677	Dayton (DAYTON)	IND FBSI	1–2	0.333	94	-1	Lost to Villanova 30–31
132	-33	6.942	Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)	IND WAC	0–2	0.000	101	-2	Lost to BYU 18–42
133	-23	7.168	TCU	IND SWC	0–2	0.000	101	-2	Lost to Tennessee 0–31
134	2	7.707	Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)	IND FBSI	0–2	0.000	101	0	Lost to Army 24–26
135	-10	8.751	Hawai'i (HAWAII)	IND FBSI	0–2	0.000	101	0	Lost to Texas A&M Kingsville 21–56
136	1	9.516	Toledo (TOLEDO)	MAC	0–2	0.000	101	-1	Lost to Central Michigan 7–9
137	-14	9.864	Pacific (PACIFIC)	IND PCAA	0–2	0.000	101	-1	Lost to Idaho 28–31

1976 Week 3 College Football Team Rankings

September 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.

entries per pageSearch:

Rank	Change	Rating	Team	Conf	Record	Win %	Place	NOW	Game Status
1	39	0.701	East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)	IND SOCON	1–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Southern Miss 48–0
2	53	0.733	Iowa State (IOWA STATE)	IND B8	1–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Drake 58–14
3	99	0.773	Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)	IND SWC	1–0	1.000	1	+1	Beat Virginia Tech 19–0
4	-3	0.781	San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)	IND PCAA	2–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Hawai'i 48–7
5	9	0.821	Air Force (AIR FORCE)	IND FBSI	1–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Pacific 36–3
6	75	0.829	Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)	IND B8	1–0	1.000	1	+1	Beat Tulsa 33–21
7	84	0.845	San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)	IND FBSI	1–0	1.000	1	+1	Beat Arkansas State 24–14
8	58	0.861	Mcneese State (MCNEESE STATE)	IND SLC	1–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Southern Illinois 38–10
9	70	0.861	Ohio State (OHIO STATE)	B10	1–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Michigan State 49–21
10	51	0.869	Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)	IND SLC	1–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Fresno State 41–14
11	-2	0.869	Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)	SEC	1–0	1.000	1	+1	BYE
12	46	0.885	Kentucky (KENTUCKY)	SEC	1–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Oregon State 38–13
13	52	0.893	Maryland (MARYLAND)	ACC	1–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Richmond 31–7
14	86	0.893	Tennessee Chattanooga (TENNESSEE-CHATTANOOGA)	IND FBSI	1–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Illinois State 24–0
15	56	0.917	Missouri (MISSOURI)	IND B8	1–0	1.000	1	0	Beat USC 46–25
16	64	0.917	Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)	IND B8	1–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Vanderbilt 24–3
17	69	0.917	Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)	IND FBSI	1–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Notre Dame 31–10
18	95	0.917	Washington (WASHINGTON)	PAC	1–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Virginia 38–17
19	97	0.917	West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)	IND FBSI	1–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Villanova 28–7
20	98	0.917	Wichita State (WICHITA STATE)	IND MVC	1–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Northern Illinois 21–0
21	-13	0.921	South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)	IND FBSI	2–0	1.000	1	+1	Beat Georgia Tech 27–17
22	70	0.925	SMU	IND SWC	1–0	1.000	1	0	Beat TCU 34–14
23	47	0.933	Minnesota (MINNESOTA)	B10	1–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Indiana 32–13
24	25	0.941	Houston (HOUSTON)	IND SWC	1–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Baylor 23–5
25	25	0.941	Illinois (ILLINOIS)	B10	1–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Iowa 24–6
26	80	0.941	UCLA	PAC	1–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Arizona State 28–10
27	90	0.941	Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	1–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Eastern Michigan 31–13
28	-10	0.949	Arkansas (ARKANSAS)	IND SWC	1–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Utah State 33–16
29	-18	0.949	Memphis (MEMPHIS)	IND FBSI	2–0	1.000	1	+1	Beat Florida State 21–12
30	73	0.949	Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)	IND SWC	1–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Colorado 24–7
31	-26	0.957	Ohio (OHIO)	MAC	1–0	1.000	1	0	BYE
32	-25	0.961	Kansas (KANSAS)	IND B8	2–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Washington State 35–16
33	-9	0.964	Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)	MAC	1–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Syracuse 22–7
34	48	0.972	Oregon (OREGON)	PAC	1–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Colorado State 17–3
35	84	0.972	William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)	IND SOCON	1–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Virginia Military Institute 34–20
36	-15	0.980	Ball State (BALL STATE)	MAC	1–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Louisiana Tech 41–28
37	31	0.980	Michigan (MICHIGAN)	B10	1–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Wisconsin 40–27
38	-22	0.988	Arizona (ARIZONA)	IND WAC	1–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Auburn 31–19
39	5	0.988	Georgia (GEORGIA)	SEC	1–0	1.000	1	0	Beat California 36–24
40	-27	0.988	New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)	IND MVC	2–0	1.000	1	+1	Beat UTEP 13–10
41	47	0.988	Purdue (PURDUE)	B10	1–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Northwestern 31–19
42	17	0.996	Lamar (LAMAR)	IND SLC	1–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Northwestern State 17–6
43	13	1.004	Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)	IND B8	1–0	1.000	1	0	Beat BYU 13–3
44	13	1.004	Kent State (KENT STATE)	MAC	1–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Central Michigan 20–10
45	45	1.004	Rutgers (RUTGERS)	IND FBSI	1–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Navy 13–3
46	-16	1.028	Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)	IND FBSI	1–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Tulane 21–14
47	-35	1.056	North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)	ACC	2–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Florida 24–21
48	-16	1.060	Clemson (CLEMSON)	ACC	1–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Citadel 10–7
49	-10	1.060	Duke (DUKE)	ACC	1–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Tennessee 21–18
50	34	1.060	Penn State (PENN STATE)	IND FBSI	1–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Stanford 15–12
51	-28	1.076	Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)	IND FBSI	1–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Texas 14–13
52	-42	1.578	Furman (FURMAN)	IND SOCON	2–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Tennessee Tech 17–7
53	-28	1.725	Brown (BROWN)	IND IVY	0–0	0.000	123	0	BYE
54	-27	1.725	CAL State Fullerton (CAL STATE FULLERTON)	IND PCAA	0–0–1	0.500	58	0	Tied CAL Poly Pomona 10–10
55	-19	1.725	Columbia (COLUMBIA)	IND IVY	0–0	0.000	123	0	BYE
56	-19	1.725	Cornell (CORNELL)	IND IVY	0–0	0.000	123	0	BYE
57	-19	1.725	Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)	IND IVY	0–0	0.000	123	0	BYE
58	-12	1.725	Harvard (HARVARD)	IND IVY	0–0	0.000	123	0	BYE
59	-6	1.725	Indiana State (INDIANA STATE)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	123	0	BYE
60	3	1.725	Louisville (LOUISVILLE)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	123	0	BYE
61	3	1.725	LSU	SEC	0–0–1	0.500	58	0	Tied Nebraska 6–6
62	5	1.725	Miami (MIAMI)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	123	0	BYE
63	10	1.725	Nebraska (NEBRASKA)	IND B8	0–0–1	0.500	58	0	Tied LSU 6–6
64	10	1.725	New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)	IND WAC	0–0	0.000	123	0	BYE
65	20	1.725	Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)	IND IVY	0–0	0.000	123	0	BYE
66	21	1.725	Princeton (PRINCETON)	IND IVY	0–0	0.000	123	0	BYE
67	22	1.725	Rice (RICE)	IND SWC	0–0	0.000	123	0	BYE
68	40	1.725	Utah (UTAH)	IND WAC	0–0	0.000	123	0	BYE
69	46	1.725	West Texas A&M (WEST TEXAS A&M)	IND MVC	0–0	0.000	123	0	BYE
70	52	1.725	Yale (YALE)	IND IVY	0–0	0.000	123	0	BYE
71	30	1.864	Texas (TEXAS)	IND SWC	0–1	0.000	71	0	Lost to Boston College 13–14
72	-70	1.871	UTEP	IND WAC	1–1	0.500	58	0	Lost to New Mexico State 10–13
73	48	1.873	Wyoming (WYOMING)	IND WAC	1–0	1.000	1	0	Beat South Dakota 48–7
74	-70	1.902	Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)	IND FBSI	1–1	0.500	58	+1	Lost to Texas A&M 0–19
75	-44	1.933	Citadel (CITADEL)	IND SOCON	0–1	0.000	71	0	Lost to Clemson 7–10
76	-35	1.933	Florida (FLORIDA)	SEC	0–1	0.000	71	0	Lost to North Carolina 21–24
77	18	1.933	Stanford (STANFORD)	PAC	0–1	0.000	71	0	Lost to Penn State 12–15
78	21	1.933	Tennessee (TENNESSEE)	SEC	0–1	0.000	71	0	Lost to Duke 18–21
79	48	1.964	North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)	IND FBSI	1–1	0.500	58	0	Beat Texas Arlington 24–7
80	-77	1.984	Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE)	IND SLC	1–1	0.500	58	0	Lost to San Diego State 14–24
81	-75	2.031	Tulsa (TULSA)	IND MVC	1–1	0.500	58	0	Lost to Oklahoma State 21–33
82	43	2.070	Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)	SEC	1–1	0.500	58	0	Beat Alabama 10–7
83	22	2.072	Tulane (TULANE)	IND FBSI	0–1	0.000	71	0	Lost to Cincinnati 14–21
84	-24	2.104	Long Beach State (LONG BEACH STATE)	IND PCAA	1–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Weber State 19–7
85	-66	2.120	Army (ARMY)	IND FBSI	1–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Lafayette 16–6
86	12	2.120	Temple (TEMPLE)	IND FBSI	1–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Akron 23–13
87	-45	2.142	Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)	IND FBSI	0–1	0.000	71	0	Lost to Memphis 12–21
88	-55	2.152	Colgate (COLGATE)	IND FBSI	1–0	1.000	1	0	Beat UConn 13–7
89	-63	2.177	BYU	IND WAC	0–1	0.000	71	0	Lost to Kansas State 3–13
90	-61	2.177	Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)	MAC	0–1	0.000	71	0	Lost to Kent State 10–20
91	-46	2.177	Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)	IND FBSI	0–1	0.000	71	0	Lost to South Carolina 17–27
92	-20	2.177	Navy (NAVY)	IND FBSI	0–1	0.000	71	0	Lost to Rutgers 3–13
93	-16	2.212	Northwestern State (NORTHWESTERN STATE)	IND FBSI	0–1	0.000	71	0	Lost to Lamar 6–17
94	-74	2.246	Auburn (AUBURN)	SEC	0–1	0.000	71	0	Lost to Arizona 19–31
95	-67	2.246	California (CALIFORNIA)	PAC	0–1	0.000	71	0	Lost to Georgia 24–36
96	-20	2.246	Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)	B10	0–1	0.000	71	0	Lost to Purdue 19–31
97	-35	2.281	Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH)	IND SLC	0–1	0.000	71	0	Lost to Ball State 28–41
98	22	2.281	Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)	B10	0–1	0.000	71	0	Lost to Michigan 27–40
99	-64	2.316	Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)	IND WAC	0–1	0.000	71	0	Lost to Oregon 3–17
100	12	2.316	Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)	IND SOCON	0–1	0.000	71	0	Lost to William & Mary 20–34
101	-5	2.351	Syracuse (SYRACUSE)	IND FBSI	0–1	0.000	71	0	Lost to Bowling Green 7–22
102	-68	2.420	Colorado (COLORADO)	IND B8	0–1	0.000	71	0	Lost to Texas Tech 7–24
103	28	2.420	Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	0–2	0.000	71	0	Lost to Western Michigan 13–31
104	-87	2.455	Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)	IND WAC	0–1	0.000	71	0	Lost to UCLA 10–28
105	-83	2.455	Baylor (BAYLOR)	IND SWC	0–1	0.000	71	0	Lost to Houston 5–23
106	-52	2.455	Iowa (IOWA)	B10	0–1	0.000	71	0	Lost to Illinois 6–24
107	22	2.472	Oregon State (OREGON STATE)	PAC	0–2	0.000	71	0	Lost to Kentucky 13–38
108	-56	2.490	Indiana (INDIANA)	B10	0–1	0.000	71	0	Lost to Minnesota 13–32
109	5	2.490	Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)	PAC	0–1	0.000	71	0	Lost to Kansas 16–35
110	-13	2.525	TCU	IND SWC	0–1	0.000	71	0	Lost to SMU 14–34
111	-36	2.559	Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)	MAC	0–1	0.000	71	0	Lost to Wichita State 0–21
112	-34	2.559	Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)	IND FBSI	0–1	0.000	71	0	Lost to Pittsburgh 10–31
113	-6	2.559	USC	PAC	0–1	0.000	71	0	Lost to Missouri 25–46
114	-5	2.559	Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)	SEC	0–1	0.000	71	0	Lost to Oklahoma 3–24
115	-5	2.559	Villanova (VILLANOVA)	IND FBSI	0–1	0.000	71	0	Lost to West Virginia 7–28
116	-5	2.559	Virginia (VIRGINIA)	ACC	0–1	0.000	71	0	Lost to Washington 17–38
117	6	2.612	Drake (DRAKE)	IND MVC	0–2	0.000	71	0	Lost to Iowa State 14–58
118	-67	2.664	Illinois State (ILLINOIS STATE)	IND FBSI	0–1	0.000	71	0	Lost to Tennessee Chattanooga 0–24
119	16	2.733	Utah State (UTAH STATE)	IND FBSI	0–2	0.000	71	0	Lost to Arkansas 16–33
120	-77	2.768	Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)	IND PCAA	0–1	0.000	71	0	Lost to Louisiana 14–41
121	-52	2.803	Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)	B10	0–1	0.000	71	0	Lost to Ohio State 21–49
122	-29	2.803	Southern Illinois (SOUTHERN ILLINOIS)	IND FBSI	0–1	0.000	71	0	Lost to Mcneese State 10–38
123	-40	2.977	Pacific (PACIFIC)	IND PCAA	0–1	0.000	71	0	Lost to Air Force 3–36
124	4	3.043	App State (APPALACHIAN STATE)	IND SOCON	1–1	0.500	58	0	Beat East Tennessee State 44–3
125	-78	3.255	Hawai'i (HAWAII)	IND FBSI	0–1	0.000	71	0	Lost to San José State 7–48
126	6	3.311	Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)	ACC	1–1	0.500	58	-1	Beat NC State 20–18
127	-33	3.499	Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)	IND FBSI	0–1	0.000	71	0	Lost to East Carolina 0–48
128	-2	3.951	NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)	ACC	0–2	0.000	71	-1	Lost to Wake Forest 18–20
129	-5	3.968	Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))	MAC	0–2	0.000	71	-1	Lost to Marshall 16–21
130	0	4.490	Richmond (RICHMOND)	IND SOCON	0–2	0.000	71	-1	Lost to Maryland 7–31
131	6	4.850	Marshall (MARSHALL)	IND FBSI	1–1	0.500	58	0	Beat Miami (OH) 21–16
132	4	5.896	Dayton (DAYTON)	IND FBSI	1–1	0.500	58	0	Beat Youngstown State 41–16
133	-118	5.899	Alabama (ALABAMA)	SEC	0–1	0.000	71	-1	Lost to Ole Miss 7–10
134	-1	6.420	UL Monroe (LOUISIANA MONROE)	IND FBSI	0–1	0.000	71	-1	BYE
135	-1	6.490	Texas Arlington (TEXAS-ARLINGTON)	IND SLC	0–2	0.000	71	-2	Lost to North Texas 7–24
136	-88	11.846	Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)	IND FBSI	0–1	0.000	71	0	Lost to NEW Hampshire 3–17
137	-33	11.846	Toledo (TOLEDO)	MAC	0–1	0.000	71	0	Lost to Massachusetts 14–28

1976 Week 2 College Football Team Rankings

September 7, 1976By PowerUpRankings.com • Posted in 1976 Season Tags: • No Comments

1976 rankings calculated with the Classic formula (Ken's 2016-based hybrid, applied retroactively); records, NOW and game results come from James Howell's historical college football score archive.

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

1976 Pre-Season College Football Team Rankings

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