College Football Conference Standings
1976 Season · 14 conferences · 137 ranked teams
| Place | Conference | Teams | Avg Rating | Avg Rank | NOW | Record | Win % | Non-Conf | NC % | Top Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Big Eight | 8 | 2.323 | 34.8 | 186 | 56-35 | .615 | 28-7 | .800 |  Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA) #7 |
| 2 | Southern Conference | 7 | 2.804 | 50.7 | 60 | 44-30 | .595 | 25-11 | .694 |  East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA) #13 |
| 3 | SEC | 10 | 2.814 | 49.4 | 141 | 66-47 | .584 | 35-16 | .686 |  Georgia (GEORGIA) #5 |
| 4 | Southland | 6 | 3.392 | 62.3 | 22 | 37-30 | .552 | 22-15 | .595 |  Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE) #17 |
| 5 | Southwest Conference | 9 | 3.407 | 58.3 | 69 | 53-46 | .535 | 18-11 | .621 |  Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH) #8 |
| 6 | Big Ten | 10 | 3.490 | 66.1 | 19 | 55-55 | .500 | 15-15 | .500 |  Michigan (MICHIGAN) #4 |
| 7 | ACC | 7 | 3.675 | 70.9 | 15 | 38-37 | .507 | 21-20 | .512 |  Maryland (MARYLAND) #3 |
| 8 | Ivy League | 8 | 3.679 | 68.8 | 16 | 38-34 | .528 | 10-6 | .625 |  Yale (YALE) #20 |
| 9 | Pac-12 | 8 | 3.731 | 69.9 | 7 | 45-45 | .500 | 17-17 | .500 |  USC #2 |
| 10 | FBS Independents | 36 | 4.043 | 77.9 | -101 | 194-198 | .495 | 194-198 | .495 |  Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH) #1 |
| 11 | Mid-American | 10 | 4.123 | 74.8 | -33 | 52-59 | .468 | 17-24 | .415 |  Kent State (KENT STATE) #36 |
| 12 | Western Athletic | 8 | 4.425 | 85.8 | -107 | 40-51 | .440 | 13-24 | .351 |  BYU #31 |
| 13 | Pacific Coast Athletic | 5 | 4.687 | 87.4 | -42 | 25-29 | .463 | 15-19 | .441 |  Long Beach State (LONG BEACH STATE) #43 |
| 14 | Missouri Valley | 5 | 5.043 | 97.0 | -80 | 20-32 | .385 | 12-24 | .333 |  Tulsa (TULSA) #33 |
Conferences are ordered by average Power Up rating (lower is better). Non-conference records exclude games between members of the same conference. Click a conference for full standings.