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