1976 Week 10 College Football Team Rankings

November 2, 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	0.792	Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)	IND SWC	6–0	1.000	1	+24	Beat Texas 31–28
2	0	1.099	Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)	IND FBSI	8–0	1.000	1	+24	Beat Syracuse 23–13
3	4	1.130	Michigan (MICHIGAN)	B10	8–0	1.000	1	+22	Beat Minnesota 45–0
4	-1	1.141	Maryland (MARYLAND)	ACC	8–0	1.000	1	+26	Beat Kentucky 24–14
5	-1	1.151	Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)	IND SLC	7–0	1.000	1	+23	Beat Texas Arlington 31–24
6	-1	1.172	UCLA	PAC	7–0–1	0.938	8	+21	Beat Washington 30–21
7	-1	1.191	Florida (FLORIDA)	SEC	6–1	0.857	12	+21	Beat Auburn 24–19
8	1	1.220	Georgia (GEORGIA)	SEC	7–1	0.875	9	+23	Beat Cincinnati 31–17
9	8	1.321	Colorado (COLORADO)	IND B8	6–2	0.750	21	+22	Beat Oklahoma 42–31
10	5	1.358	Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)	IND B8	5–2	0.714	35	+22	Beat Missouri 20–19
11	0	1.367	Ohio State (OHIO STATE)	B10	6–1–1	0.813	19	+18	Beat Indiana 47–7
12	-4	1.425	East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)	IND SOCON	7–1	0.875	9	+19	Beat Western Carolina 24–17
13	5	1.511	Nebraska (NEBRASKA)	IND B8	6–1–1	0.813	19	+14	Beat Kansas 31–3
14	-1	1.543	Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)	IND FBSI	6–1	0.857	12	+16	Beat Navy 27–21
15	1	1.624	USC	PAC	6–1	0.857	12	+13	Beat California 20–6
16	5	1.637	Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)	IND SWC	6–2	0.750	21	+17	Beat SMU 36–0
17	7	1.652	Tulsa (TULSA)	IND MVC	5–2	0.714	35	+16	Beat Louisville 20–10
18	-8	1.687	Missouri (MISSOURI)	IND B8	5–3	0.625	47	+17	Lost to Oklahoma State 19–20
19	1	1.714	San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)	IND FBSI	6–1	0.857	12	+15	Beat UTEP 27–16
20	12	1.740	Arkansas (ARKANSAS)	IND SWC	5–1	0.833	18	+11	Beat Rice 41–16
21	-9	1.782	Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)	SEC	6–2	0.750	21	+15	Lost to Alabama 17–34
22	15	1.814	Brown (BROWN)	IND IVY	6–1	0.857	12	+12	Beat Harvard 16–14
23	3	1.849	Yale (YALE)	IND IVY	6–1	0.857	12	+10	Beat Cornell 14–6
24	-2	1.854	Rutgers (RUTGERS)	IND FBSI	8–0	1.000	1	+6	Beat Massachusetts 24–7
25	8	1.924	Houston (HOUSTON)	IND SWC	5–2	0.714	35	+12	Beat TCU 49–21
26	8	1.930	South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)	IND FBSI	6–3	0.667	43	+18	Beat NC State 27–7
27	-13	1.936	Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)	IND B8	5–2–1	0.688	42	+13	Lost to Colorado 31–42
28	-3	1.952	Colgate (COLGATE)	IND FBSI	7–0	1.000	1	+5	Beat Boston University 21–14
29	9	1.960	Alabama (ALABAMA)	SEC	6–2	0.750	21	+10	Beat Mississippi State 34–17
30	5	2.018	North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)	ACC	6–2	0.750	21	+13	Beat Wake Forest 34–14
31	5	2.019	BYU	IND WAC	6–2	0.750	21	+9	Beat Arizona State 43–21
32	-1	2.024	Iowa State (IOWA STATE)	IND B8	6–2	0.750	21	+10	Beat Kansas State 45–14
33	-4	2.087	Memphis (MEMPHIS)	IND FBSI	6–2	0.750	21	+13	Beat Tulane 14–7
34	5	2.134	Long Beach State (LONG BEACH STATE)	IND PCAA	7–1	0.875	9	+7	Beat Wichita State 24–14
35	11	2.165	Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)	IND FBSI	6–2	0.750	21	+9	Beat West Virginia 24–7
36	9	2.260	Baylor (BAYLOR)	IND SWC	4–2	0.667	43	+11	BYE
37	-18	2.264	Mcneese State (MCNEESE STATE)	IND SLC	6–2	0.750	21	+10	Lost to West Texas A&M 25–30
38	-15	2.276	Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)	IND FBSI	5–2	0.714	35	+9	Lost to Georgia 17–31
39	16	2.330	App State (APPALACHIAN STATE)	IND SOCON	6–2–1	0.722	34	+3	Beat Citadel 31–13
40	-10	2.331	Wyoming (WYOMING)	IND WAC	6–2	0.750	21	+6	Lost to Colorado State 16–19
41	11	2.349	Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)	MAC	6–2	0.750	21	+16	Beat Bowling Green 38–28
42	11	2.399	Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)	IND IVY	5–2	0.714	35	+5	Beat Columbia 34–14
43	6	2.538	Penn State (PENN STATE)	IND FBSI	5–3	0.625	47	+7	Beat Temple 31–30
44	10	2.565	Ball State (BALL STATE)	MAC	6–2	0.750	21	+10	Beat Northern Illinois 33–7
45	-2	2.602	Minnesota (MINNESOTA)	B10	5–3	0.625	47	+9	Lost to Michigan 0–45
46	19	2.631	LSU	SEC	4–2–1	0.643	46	+4	Beat Ole Miss 45–0
47	-19	2.635	Texas (TEXAS)	IND SWC	3–2–1	0.583	58	+7	Lost to Texas Tech 28–31
48	-4	2.645	Kentucky (KENTUCKY)	SEC	4–4	0.500	65	+7	Lost to Maryland 14–24
49	10	2.665	Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)	B10	3–4–1	0.438	76	+8	Beat Purdue 45–13
50	12	2.750	Duke (DUKE)	ACC	4–3–1	0.563	62	+6	Beat Georgia Tech 31–7
51	-9	2.755	Harvard (HARVARD)	IND IVY	5–2	0.714	35	+2	Lost to Brown 14–16
52	-25	2.791	Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)	IND FBSI	5–2	0.714	35	+3	Lost to Villanova 3–22
53	5	2.791	San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)	IND PCAA	6–3	0.667	43	+2	Beat Santa Clara 50–15
54	-13	2.794	Kansas (KANSAS)	IND B8	5–3	0.625	47	+6	Lost to Nebraska 3–31
55	-7	2.810	Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)	MAC	5–3	0.625	47	+4	Lost to Central Michigan 28–38
56	-9	2.827	Citadel (CITADEL)	IND SOCON	5–3	0.625	47	+6	Lost to App State 13–31
57	-17	2.848	William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)	IND SOCON	5–3	0.625	47	+11	Lost to Furman 7–23
58	11	2.925	Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	5–3	0.625	47	+2	Beat Ohio 21–10
59	1	2.994	Arizona (ARIZONA)	IND WAC	4–3	0.571	59	+3	Beat Utah 38–35
60	1	3.014	Kent State (KENT STATE)	MAC	4–4	0.500	65	+4	Beat Eastern Michigan 38–13
61	13	3.027	Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)	IND WAC	5–3	0.625	47	+2	Beat Wyoming 19–16
62	-11	3.044	Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)	SEC	5–4	0.556	63	+4	Lost to LSU 0–45
63	5	3.060	Illinois (ILLINOIS)	B10	4–4	0.500	65	+4	Beat Wisconsin 31–25
64	-14	3.098	Ohio (OHIO)	MAC	5–3	0.625	47	-1	Lost to Western Michigan 10–21
65	5	3.114	Stanford (STANFORD)	PAC	4–4	0.500	65	+6	Beat Oregon State 24–3
66	10	3.137	Southern Illinois (SOUTHERN ILLINOIS)	IND FBSI	5–3	0.625	47	0	Beat Indiana State 21–2
67	-1	3.276	Iowa (IOWA)	B10	4–4	0.500	65	+2	Beat Northwestern 13–10
68	-4	3.372	Washington (WASHINGTON)	PAC	4–4	0.500	65	-1	Lost to UCLA 21–30
69	-12	3.436	Louisville (LOUISVILLE)	IND FBSI	3–4	0.429	79	0	Lost to Tulsa 10–20
70	11	3.447	North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)	IND FBSI	5–4	0.556	63	0	Beat Louisiana Tech 14–8
71	-8	3.592	Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH)	IND SLC	3–5	0.375	84	-2	Lost to North Texas 8–14
72	-5	3.638	California (CALIFORNIA)	PAC	3–5	0.375	84	0	Lost to USC 6–20
73	-17	3.650	New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)	IND WAC	3–4	0.429	79	0	Lost to New Mexico State 7–16
74	3	3.658	Texas Arlington (TEXAS-ARLINGTON)	IND SLC	4–4	0.500	65	-2	Lost to Louisiana 24–31
75	16	3.738	Furman (FURMAN)	IND SOCON	4–4–1	0.500	65	-5	Beat William & Mary 23–7
76	-5	3.749	NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)	ACC	3–5–1	0.389	83	-3	Lost to South Carolina 7–27
77	-5	3.795	West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)	IND FBSI	3–5	0.375	84	-3	Lost to Virginia Tech 7–24
78	-3	3.848	Richmond (RICHMOND)	IND SOCON	3–5	0.375	84	-3	Lost to Tennessee Chattanooga 19–28
79	4	3.864	Tennessee (TENNESSEE)	SEC	3–4	0.429	79	-6	BYE
80	12	3.926	Army (ARMY)	IND FBSI	4–4	0.500	65	-5	Beat Air Force 24–7
81	-2	3.927	Auburn (AUBURN)	SEC	3–5	0.375	84	-2	Lost to Florida 19–24
82	-9	3.962	Indiana (INDIANA)	B10	3–5	0.375	84	-2	Lost to Ohio State 7–47
83	10	4.014	Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE)	IND SLC	4–5	0.444	75	-7	Beat Lamar 31–0
84	6	4.022	Marshall (MARSHALL)	IND FBSI	4–4	0.500	65	0	Beat Akron 13–0
85	22	4.182	Villanova (VILLANOVA)	IND FBSI	3–4–1	0.438	76	-7	Beat Boston College 22–3
86	-8	4.228	Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)	IND FBSI	3–4–1	0.438	76	-4	Lost to Duke 7–31
87	2	4.238	Miami (MIAMI)	IND FBSI	2–4	0.333	102	-4	BYE
88	-1	4.311	Syracuse (SYRACUSE)	IND FBSI	3–5	0.375	84	-5	Lost to Pittsburgh 13–23
89	11	4.352	Tennessee Chattanooga (TENNESSEE-CHATTANOOGA)	IND FBSI	4–3	0.571	59	+3	Beat Richmond 28–19
90	-8	4.370	Purdue (PURDUE)	B10	3–5	0.375	84	-7	Lost to Michigan State 13–45
91	11	4.409	Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)	IND SOCON	3–5	0.375	84	-8	Beat Virginia 13–7
92	-12	4.482	Princeton (PRINCETON)	IND IVY	2–5	0.286	105	-4	Lost to Pennsylvania 9–10
93	16	4.499	Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)	IND IVY	3–4	0.429	79	0	Beat Princeton 10–9
94	11	4.505	Northwestern State (NORTHWESTERN STATE)	IND FBSI	4–3	0.571	59	-14	Beat UL Monroe 21–9
95	-11	4.582	Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)	IND WAC	2–5	0.286	105	-7	Lost to BYU 21–43
96	-11	4.584	Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)	B10	3–5	0.375	84	-11	Lost to Illinois 25–31
97	-3	4.643	Cornell (CORNELL)	IND IVY	1–6	0.143	121	-4	Lost to Yale 6–14
98	0	4.701	Wichita State (WICHITA STATE)	IND MVC	3–5	0.375	84	-10	Lost to Long Beach State 14–24
99	-13	4.783	Oregon (OREGON)	PAC	3–5	0.375	84	-10	Lost to Washington State 22–23
100	13	4.797	Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)	IND PCAA	3–5	0.375	84	-5	Beat Pacific 35–7
101	-13	4.898	Illinois State (ILLINOIS STATE)	IND FBSI	3–5	0.375	84	-4	Lost to Western Illinois 14–24
102	-3	4.951	Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)	ACC	3–6	0.333	102	-11	Lost to North Carolina 14–34
103	-8	5.083	Rice (RICE)	IND SWC	2–5	0.286	105	-6	Lost to Arkansas 16–41
104	-3	5.089	SMU	IND SWC	2–6	0.250	114	-7	Lost to Texas A&M 0–36
105	-8	5.155	Columbia (COLUMBIA)	IND IVY	2–5	0.286	105	-7	Lost to Dartmouth 14–34
106	22	5.312	West Texas A&M (WEST TEXAS A&M)	IND MVC	2–5	0.286	105	-11	Beat Mcneese State 30–25
107	7	5.322	Clemson (CLEMSON)	ACC	2–4–2	0.375	84	-9	Beat Florida State 15–12
108	10	5.502	Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)	PAC	2–6	0.250	114	-13	Beat Oregon 23–22
109	-5	5.539	Lamar (LAMAR)	IND SLC	2–6	0.250	114	-12	Lost to Arkansas State 0–31
110	-4	5.600	Air Force (AIR FORCE)	IND FBSI	2–6	0.250	114	-13	Lost to Army 7–24
111	-8	5.604	Tulane (TULANE)	IND FBSI	2–6	0.250	114	-14	Lost to Memphis 7–14
112	17	5.650	New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)	IND MVC	3–5	0.375	84	-11	Beat New Mexico 16–7
113	-17	5.726	Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)	IND FBSI	2–6	0.250	114	-12	Lost to Clemson 12–15
114	12	5.728	Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)	IND FBSI	2–5	0.286	105	-7	Beat Rhode Island 33–14
115	-7	5.747	CAL State Fullerton (CAL STATE FULLERTON)	IND PCAA	2–4–1	0.357	101	-13	Lost to Hawai'i 7–27
116	-4	5.847	Navy (NAVY)	IND FBSI	1–7	0.125	125	-12	Lost to Notre Dame 21–27
117	5	5.873	Dayton (DAYTON)	IND FBSI	3–5	0.375	84	-7	BYE
118	-7	6.016	UL Monroe (LOUISIANA MONROE)	IND FBSI	2–5	0.286	105	-8	Lost to Northwestern State 9–21
119	2	6.020	Utah State (UTAH STATE)	IND FBSI	1–7	0.125	125	-16	BYE
120	-3	6.102	Indiana State (INDIANA STATE)	IND FBSI	2–5	0.286	105	-10	Lost to Southern Illinois 2–21
121	-2	6.200	Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)	IND FBSI	0–7	0.000	135	-15	BYE
122	-6	6.221	Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)	IND B8	1–7	0.125	125	-17	Lost to Iowa State 14–45
123	-8	6.254	Pacific (PACIFIC)	IND PCAA	2–6	0.250	114	-11	Lost to Fresno State 7–35
124	0	6.446	Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)	SEC	1–6	0.143	121	-14	BYE
125	-15	6.515	Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))	MAC	1–7	0.125	125	-20	Lost to Toledo 9–24
126	-6	6.556	Temple (TEMPLE)	IND FBSI	2–5	0.286	105	-13	Lost to Penn State 30–31
127	3	6.568	Drake (DRAKE)	IND MVC	1–7	0.125	125	-20	BYE
128	-1	6.763	Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)	MAC	1–6	0.143	121	-16	Lost to Ball State 7–33
129	-6	6.897	Oregon State (OREGON STATE)	PAC	1–7	0.125	125	-20	Lost to Stanford 3–24
130	-5	6.924	Virginia (VIRGINIA)	ACC	1–7	0.125	125	-21	Lost to Virginia Military Institute 7–13
131	3	6.985	Toledo (TOLEDO)	MAC	1–7	0.125	125	-17	Beat Miami (OH) 24–9
132	4	7.277	Hawai'i (HAWAII)	IND FBSI	2–4	0.333	102	-7	Beat CAL State Fullerton 27–7
133	-2	7.498	Utah (UTAH)	IND WAC	1–6	0.143	121	-23	Lost to Arizona 35–38
134	1	7.572	UTEP	IND WAC	1–7	0.125	125	-23	Lost to San Diego State 16–27
135	-3	7.603	Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)	B10	0–8	0.000	135	-25	Lost to Iowa 10–13
136	-3	7.815	Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	1–7	0.125	125	-11	Lost to Kent State 13–38
137	0	9.177	TCU	IND SWC	0–7	0.000	135	-23	Lost to Houston 21–49