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1976 Post-Season Week 2 College Football Team Rankings

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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.
RankChangeRatingTeamConfRecordWin %PlaceNOWGame Status
101.071Maryland (MARYLAND)ACC11–01.0001+52BYE
201.081Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)IND FBSI11–01.0001+52BYE
311.115Michigan (MICHIGAN)B1010–10.9094+43BYE
4-11.121Georgia (GEORGIA)SEC10–10.9094+49BYE
501.145USCPAC10–10.9094+47BYE
601.182Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)IND SWC10–10.9094+47BYE
711.396Ohio State (OHIO STATE)B108–2–10.77320+36BYE
811.433San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)IND FBSI10–10.9094+41BYE
911.451Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)IND B88–2–10.77320+35BYE
1011.461East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)IND SOCON9–20.81812+35BYE
1161.471Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)IND B89–30.75022+41Beat BYU 49–21
1211.514Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)IND SWC9–20.81812+32BYE
13-11.516Houston (HOUSTON)IND SWC9–20.81812+36BYE
14-71.541UCLAPAC9–2–10.79219+34Lost to Alabama 6–36
15-11.561Florida (FLORIDA)SEC8–30.72725+37BYE
16-11.566Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)SEC9–20.81812+34BYE
17-11.596Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)IND SLC9–20.81812+34BYE
1801.629Rutgers (RUTGERS)IND FBSI11–01.0001+25BYE
1971.672Alabama (ALABAMA)SEC9–30.75022+34Beat UCLA 36–6
2001.672Mcneese State (MCNEESE STATE)IND SLC10–20.83311+38BYE
21-21.680Colorado (COLORADO)IND B88–30.72725+32BYE
22-11.699Yale (YALE)IND IVY8–10.8899+21BYE
2301.710Brown (BROWN)IND IVY8–10.8899+24BYE
24-21.742Iowa State (IOWA STATE)IND B88–30.72725+29BYE
25-11.781Nebraska (NEBRASKA)IND B88–3–10.70834+25BYE
26-11.856North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)ACC9–20.81812+29BYE
2711.917Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)IND FBSI8–30.72725+29BYE
2811.942Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)IND FBSI8–30.72725+28BYE
2911.944Kentucky (KENTUCKY)SEC7–40.63639+28BYE
3012.015Missouri (MISSOURI)IND B86–50.54554+25BYE
31-42.126BYUIND WAC9–30.75022+22Lost to Oklahoma State 21–49
3202.189Baylor (BAYLOR)IND SWC7–3–10.68235+20BYE
3302.315Tulsa (TULSA)IND MVC7–4–10.62548+17BYE
3402.376Penn State (PENN STATE)IND FBSI7–40.63639+17BYE
3502.458William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)IND SOCON7–40.63639+24BYE
3602.544Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)IND FBSI8–30.72725+9BYE
3712.545Kent State (KENT STATE)MAC8–40.66736+13BYE
38-12.556Ball State (BALL STATE)MAC8–30.72725+18BYE
3912.581Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)IND IVY6–30.66736+8BYE
40-12.608Wyoming (WYOMING)IND WAC8–30.72725+11BYE
4102.623Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)MAC7–40.63639+10BYE
4202.662Ohio (OHIO)MAC7–40.63639+8BYE
4302.694Long Beach State (LONG BEACH STATE)IND PCAA8–30.72725+5BYE
4402.700Colgate (COLGATE)IND FBSI8–20.80018+1BYE
4502.739Kansas (KANSAS)IND B86–50.54554+10BYE
4602.759San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)IND PCAA7–40.63639+5BYE
4702.777Richmond (RICHMOND)IND SOCON5–60.45571+9BYE
4812.797Harvard (HARVARD)IND IVY6–30.66736+5BYE
49-12.806Stanford (STANFORD)PAC6–50.54554+12BYE
5002.848Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)MAC6–50.54554+9BYE
5102.853LSUSEC6–4–10.59149+5BYE
5202.853Memphis (MEMPHIS)IND FBSI7–40.63639+6BYE
5302.860Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH)IND SLC6–50.54554+4BYE
5402.887Southern Illinois (SOUTHERN ILLINOIS)IND FBSI7–40.63639+5BYE
5502.924Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)IND FBSI6–50.54554+5BYE
5612.968Texas (TEXAS)IND SWC5–5–10.50066+6BYE
57-12.969Villanova (VILLANOVA)IND FBSI6–4–10.59149+5BYE
5822.972Furman (FURMAN)IND SOCON6–4–10.59149+1BYE
59-12.974App State (APPALACHIAN STATE)IND SOCON6–4–10.59149-3BYE
60-12.979South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)IND FBSI6–50.54554+6BYE
6103.073Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)MAC7–40.63639+12BYE
6203.098Minnesota (MINNESOTA)B106–50.54554+4BYE
6303.198Tennessee (TENNESSEE)SEC6–50.54554-2BYE
6403.200Arkansas (ARKANSAS)IND SWC5–5–10.50066+4BYE
6513.227Duke (DUKE)ACC5–5–10.50066+5BYE
66-13.228West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)IND FBSI5–60.45571+4BYE
6703.276North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)IND FBSI6–50.54554-4BYE
6803.280Citadel (CITADEL)IND SOCON6–50.545540BYE
6903.281Illinois (ILLINOIS)B105–60.45571+3BYE
7003.309California (CALIFORNIA)PAC5–60.45571+2BYE
7103.543Purdue (PURDUE)B105–60.455710BYE
7203.599Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE)IND SLC5–60.45571-5BYE
7303.630Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)IND SOCON5–50.50066-4BYE
7403.673Washington (WASHINGTON)PAC5–60.45571-6BYE
7503.680Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)SEC5–60.45571-3BYE
7603.727Army (ARMY)IND FBSI5–60.45571-4BYE
7703.772Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)IND WAC6–50.54554-10BYE
7803.779Tennessee Chattanooga (TENNESSEE-CHATTANOOGA)IND FBSI6–4–10.59149+6BYE
7913.827Iowa (IOWA)B105–60.45571-6BYE
8013.843Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)B105–60.45571-11BYE
8113.856Indiana (INDIANA)B105–60.45571-3BYE
82-33.865Arizona (ARIZONA)IND WAC5–60.45571-9BYE
8303.869Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)B104–6–10.40990-4BYE
8403.907Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)ACC5–60.45571-8BYE
8504.027Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)IND FBSI5–60.45571-8BYE
8604.107Miami (MIAMI)IND FBSI3–80.273109-10BYE
8704.111Navy (NAVY)IND FBSI4–70.36494-6BYE
8824.177Clemson (CLEMSON)ACC3–6–20.36494-4BYE
89-14.177Louisville (LOUISVILLE)IND FBSI4–70.36494-9BYE
9014.210Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)IND PCAA5–60.45571+3BYE
91-24.225New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)IND WAC4–70.36494-10BYE
9204.273Texas Arlington (TEXAS-ARLINGTON)IND SLC5–60.45571-16BYE
9304.312Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)IND FBSI4–6–10.40990-8BYE
9404.368West Texas A&M (WEST TEXAS A&M)IND MVC4–5–20.45571-9BYE
9504.381NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)ACC3–7–10.318106-9BYE
9614.441Northwestern State (NORTHWESTERN STATE)IND FBSI5–50.50066-11BYE
9714.469Auburn (AUBURN)SEC3–80.273109-12BYE
98-24.508Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)IND WAC4–70.36494-16BYE
9904.537Illinois State (ILLINOIS STATE)IND FBSI5–60.45571-10BYE
10004.667Air Force (AIR FORCE)IND FBSI4–70.36494-16BYE
10104.873Oregon (OREGON)PAC4–70.36494-17BYE
10214.888SMUIND SWC3–80.273109-17BYE
103-14.908Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))MAC3–80.273109-20BYE
10404.998Columbia (COLUMBIA)IND IVY3–60.333104-10BYE
10505.162Marshall (MARSHALL)IND FBSI4–70.36494-14BYE
10615.220Cornell (CORNELL)IND IVY2–70.222121-11BYE
107-15.231Wichita State (WICHITA STATE)IND MVC4–70.36494-23BYE
10815.245Princeton (PRINCETON)IND IVY2–70.222121-11BYE
10915.274Rice (RICE)IND SWC3–80.273109-19BYE
110-25.289Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)IND FBSI2–90.182123-23BYE
11105.350Temple (TEMPLE)IND FBSI4–60.40093-17BYE
11205.418Utah State (UTAH STATE)IND FBSI3–80.273109-26BYE
11305.467Syracuse (SYRACUSE)IND FBSI3–80.273109-23BYE
11415.667Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)IND IVY3–60.333104-10BYE
115-15.675Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)PAC3–80.273109-30BYE
11605.706New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)IND MVC4–6–10.40990-20BYE
11705.795Toledo (TOLEDO)MAC3–80.273109-23BYE
11805.815Indiana State (INDIANA STATE)IND FBSI3–70.300108-19BYE
11915.885Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)SEC2–90.182123-28BYE
120-15.930Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)IND B81–100.091132-29BYE
12106.095Utah (UTAH)IND WAC3–80.273109-33BYE
12206.222Tulane (TULANE)IND FBSI2–90.182123-33BYE
12306.238Dayton (DAYTON)IND FBSI4–70.36494-20BYE
12406.343Lamar (LAMAR)IND SLC2–90.182123-33BYE
12506.359Virginia (VIRGINIA)ACC2–90.182123-33BYE
12606.413Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)IND FBSI3–80.273109-19BYE
12706.475CAL State Fullerton (CAL STATE FULLERTON)IND PCAA3–7–10.318106-20BYE
12806.562Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)MAC2–90.182123-16BYE
12906.860Oregon State (OREGON STATE)PAC2–100.167131-42BYE
13007.072Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)B101–100.091132-43BYE
13107.092UL Monroe (LOUISIANA MONROE)IND FBSI2–90.182123-32BYE
13207.178Pacific (PACIFIC)IND PCAA2–90.182123-35BYE
13307.514Drake (DRAKE)IND MVC1–100.091132-44BYE
13407.524Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)MAC1–100.091132-43BYE
13507.739UTEPIND WAC1–110.083136-52BYE
13607.837Hawai'i (HAWAII)IND FBSI3–80.273109-26BYE
13708.315TCUIND SWC0–110.000137-50BYE

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