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