1976 Week 14 College Football Team Rankings

November 30, 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	1.078	Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)	IND FBSI	11–0	1.000	1	+52	Beat Penn State 24–7
3	1	1.110	Michigan (MICHIGAN)	B10	10–1	0.909	4	+43	BYE
4	-1	1.125	Georgia (GEORGIA)	SEC	10–1	0.909	4	+48	Beat Georgia Tech 13–10
5	0	1.137	USC	PAC	10–1	0.909	4	+47	Beat Notre Dame 17–13
6	0	1.326	Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)	IND SWC	9–1	0.900	8	+39	Beat Arkansas 30–7
7	0	1.351	UCLA	PAC	9–1–1	0.864	11	+37	BYE
8	0	1.391	Ohio State (OHIO STATE)	B10	8–2–1	0.773	21	+36	BYE
9	0	1.416	San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)	IND FBSI	10–1	0.909	4	+42	Beat New Mexico 17–14
10	0	1.467	East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)	IND SOCON	9–2	0.818	12	+35	BYE
11	7	1.474	Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)	IND B8	8–2–1	0.773	21	+34	Beat Nebraska 20–17
12	-1	1.537	Houston (HOUSTON)	IND SWC	8–2	0.800	19	+32	Beat Rice 42–20
13	2	1.542	Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)	IND SWC	9–2	0.818	12	+31	Beat Texas 27–3
14	0	1.572	Florida (FLORIDA)	SEC	8–3	0.727	24	+36	Beat Miami 19–10
15	1	1.576	Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)	SEC	9–2	0.818	12	+34	BYE
16	-3	1.595	Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)	IND SLC	9–2	0.818	12	+34	Beat UL Monroe 7–5
17	0	1.629	Rutgers (RUTGERS)	IND FBSI	11–0	1.000	1	+25	BYE
18	-6	1.632	Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)	IND B8	8–3	0.727	24	+33	Beat UTEP 42–13
19	3	1.703	Colorado (COLORADO)	IND B8	8–3	0.727	24	+31	BYE
20	0	1.714	Yale (YALE)	IND IVY	8–1	0.889	9	+21	BYE
21	0	1.729	Brown (BROWN)	IND IVY	8–1	0.889	9	+24	BYE
22	1	1.769	Iowa State (IOWA STATE)	IND B8	8–3	0.727	24	+28	BYE
23	2	1.797	Mcneese State (MCNEESE STATE)	IND SLC	9–2	0.818	12	+31	BYE
24	2	1.858	North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)	ACC	9–2	0.818	12	+29	BYE
25	2	1.893	BYU	IND WAC	9–2	0.818	12	+25	BYE
26	4	1.904	Alabama (ALABAMA)	SEC	8–3	0.727	24	+25	Beat Auburn 38–7
27	-3	1.904	Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)	IND FBSI	8–3	0.727	24	+28	Lost to USC 13–17
28	-9	1.914	Nebraska (NEBRASKA)	IND B8	7–3–1	0.682	35	+21	Lost to Oklahoma 17–20
29	3	1.929	Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)	IND FBSI	8–3	0.727	24	+28	Beat Louisville 20–6
30	-1	1.959	Kentucky (KENTUCKY)	SEC	7–4	0.636	40	+28	BYE
31	0	2.059	Missouri (MISSOURI)	IND B8	6–5	0.545	55	+24	BYE
32	-4	2.080	Baylor (BAYLOR)	IND SWC	7–2–1	0.750	23	+20	Beat TCU 24–19
33	0	2.169	Tulsa (TULSA)	IND MVC	7–3–1	0.682	35	+19	Tied West Texas A&M 17–17
34	0	2.383	Penn State (PENN STATE)	IND FBSI	7–4	0.636	40	+17	Lost to Pittsburgh 7–24
35	0	2.478	William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)	IND SOCON	7–4	0.636	40	+24	BYE
36	1	2.557	Ball State (BALL STATE)	MAC	8–3	0.727	24	+18	BYE
37	2	2.568	Kent State (KENT STATE)	MAC	8–4	0.667	37	+13	Beat Northern Illinois 42–0
38	8	2.580	Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)	IND FBSI	8–3	0.727	24	+9	Beat Holy Cross 59–6
39	-1	2.584	Wyoming (WYOMING)	IND WAC	8–3	0.727	24	+11	BYE
40	-4	2.609	Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)	IND IVY	6–3	0.667	37	+8	BYE
41	0	2.658	Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	7–4	0.636	40	+10	BYE
42	1	2.688	Long Beach State (LONG BEACH STATE)	IND PCAA	8–3	0.727	24	+5	BYE
43	1	2.696	Ohio (OHIO)	MAC	7–4	0.636	40	+8	BYE
44	-4	2.702	Colgate (COLGATE)	IND FBSI	8–2	0.800	19	+1	BYE
45	5	2.758	Richmond (RICHMOND)	IND SOCON	5–6	0.455	70	+10	BYE
46	-1	2.763	San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)	IND PCAA	7–4	0.636	40	+5	BYE
47	2	2.795	Kansas (KANSAS)	IND B8	6–5	0.545	55	+10	BYE
48	-6	2.803	Arkansas (ARKANSAS)	IND SWC	5–4–1	0.550	54	+8	Lost to Texas Tech 7–30
49	-2	2.809	Stanford (STANFORD)	PAC	6–5	0.545	55	+13	BYE
50	-2	2.818	Harvard (HARVARD)	IND IVY	6–3	0.667	37	+5	BYE
51	0	2.862	Memphis (MEMPHIS)	IND FBSI	7–4	0.636	40	+7	BYE
52	8	2.869	LSU	SEC	6–4–1	0.591	49	+5	Beat Utah 35–7
53	0	2.873	Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH)	IND SLC	6–5	0.545	55	+4	BYE
54	1	2.896	Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)	MAC	6–5	0.545	55	+9	BYE
55	-3	2.896	Southern Illinois (SOUTHERN ILLINOIS)	IND FBSI	7–4	0.636	40	+5	BYE
56	1	2.920	Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)	IND FBSI	6–5	0.545	55	+6	BYE
57	-3	2.946	South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)	IND FBSI	6–5	0.545	55	+7	BYE
58	1	2.962	Villanova (VILLANOVA)	IND FBSI	6–4–1	0.591	49	+5	BYE
59	-1	2.979	Furman (FURMAN)	IND SOCON	6–4–1	0.591	49	+1	BYE
60	-4	2.983	App State (APPALACHIAN STATE)	IND SOCON	6–4–1	0.591	49	-3	BYE
61	0	3.099	Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)	MAC	7–4	0.636	40	+12	BYE
62	0	3.104	Minnesota (MINNESOTA)	B10	6–5	0.545	55	+4	BYE
63	6	3.217	Illinois (ILLINOIS)	B10	5–6	0.455	70	+4	BYE
64	2	3.224	West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)	IND FBSI	5–6	0.455	70	+4	BYE
65	7	3.228	Tennessee (TENNESSEE)	SEC	6–5	0.545	55	-2	Beat Vanderbilt 13–10
66	-2	3.234	Duke (DUKE)	ACC	5–5–1	0.500	67	+5	BYE
67	4	3.289	California (CALIFORNIA)	PAC	5–6	0.455	70	+3	BYE
68	-1	3.297	Citadel (CITADEL)	IND SOCON	6–5	0.545	55	0	BYE
69	-1	3.370	North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)	IND FBSI	6–5	0.545	55	-4	BYE
70	3	3.517	Purdue (PURDUE)	B10	5–6	0.455	70	0	BYE
71	-8	3.535	Texas (TEXAS)	IND SWC	4–5–1	0.450	89	+2	Lost to Texas A&M 3–27
72	3	3.595	Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE)	IND SLC	5–6	0.455	70	-5	BYE
73	3	3.646	Washington (WASHINGTON)	PAC	5–6	0.455	70	-5	BYE
74	0	3.651	Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)	IND SOCON	5–5	0.500	67	-4	BYE
75	5	3.691	Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)	SEC	5–6	0.455	70	-4	BYE
76	-11	3.723	Army (ARMY)	IND FBSI	5–6	0.455	70	-4	Lost to Navy 10–38
77	1	3.751	Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)	IND WAC	6–5	0.545	55	-9	BYE
78	8	3.783	Tennessee Chattanooga (TENNESSEE-CHATTANOOGA)	IND FBSI	6–4–1	0.591	49	+6	Beat East Tennessee State 23–14
79	3	3.811	Iowa (IOWA)	B10	5–6	0.455	70	-6	BYE
80	-10	3.826	Arizona (ARIZONA)	IND WAC	5–6	0.455	70	-7	Lost to Arizona State 10–27
81	3	3.827	Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)	B10	5–6	0.455	70	-11	BYE
82	-1	3.848	Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)	B10	4–6–1	0.409	90	-4	BYE
83	0	3.869	Indiana (INDIANA)	B10	5–6	0.455	70	-3	BYE
84	1	3.902	Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)	ACC	5–6	0.455	70	-8	BYE
85	3	4.012	Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)	IND FBSI	5–6	0.455	70	-7	BYE
86	-7	4.084	Miami (MIAMI)	IND FBSI	3–7	0.300	108	-8	Lost to Florida 10–19
87	11	4.110	Navy (NAVY)	IND FBSI	4–7	0.364	94	-6	Beat Army 38–10
88	-1	4.169	Louisville (LOUISVILLE)	IND FBSI	4–7	0.364	94	-8	Lost to Cincinnati 6–20
89	1	4.182	Clemson (CLEMSON)	ACC	3–6–2	0.364	94	-4	BYE
90	1	4.195	Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)	IND PCAA	5–6	0.455	70	+3	BYE
91	-2	4.208	New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)	IND WAC	4–7	0.364	94	-9	Lost to San Diego State 14–17
92	-15	4.261	Texas Arlington (TEXAS-ARLINGTON)	IND SLC	5–6	0.455	70	-17	Lost to Southern Miss 10–21
93	2	4.330	Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)	IND FBSI	4–6–1	0.409	90	-8	Lost to Georgia 10–13
94	-1	4.387	NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)	ACC	3–7–1	0.318	106	-9	BYE
95	-1	4.395	West Texas A&M (WEST TEXAS A&M)	IND MVC	4–5–2	0.455	70	-10	Tied Tulsa 17–17
96	7	4.444	Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)	IND WAC	4–7	0.364	94	-14	Beat Arizona 27–10
97	-5	4.450	Auburn (AUBURN)	SEC	3–8	0.273	111	-11	Lost to Alabama 7–38
98	-2	4.459	Northwestern State (NORTHWESTERN STATE)	IND FBSI	5–5	0.500	67	-11	BYE
99	-2	4.526	Illinois State (ILLINOIS STATE)	IND FBSI	5–6	0.455	70	-10	BYE
100	-1	4.650	Air Force (AIR FORCE)	IND FBSI	4–7	0.364	94	-15	BYE
101	-1	4.876	Oregon (OREGON)	PAC	4–7	0.364	94	-16	BYE
102	2	4.959	Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))	MAC	3–8	0.273	111	-20	BYE
103	-1	5.001	SMU	IND SWC	3–8	0.273	111	-16	BYE
104	-3	5.019	Columbia (COLUMBIA)	IND IVY	3–6	0.333	104	-10	BYE
105	4	5.191	Marshall (MARSHALL)	IND FBSI	4–7	0.364	94	-14	BYE
106	1	5.212	Wichita State (WICHITA STATE)	IND MVC	4–7	0.364	94	-23	BYE
107	13	5.242	Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)	IND FBSI	2–9	0.182	123	-22	Beat Texas Arlington 21–10
108	-3	5.244	Cornell (CORNELL)	IND IVY	2–7	0.222	121	-11	BYE
109	-3	5.270	Princeton (PRINCETON)	IND IVY	2–7	0.222	121	-11	BYE
110	0	5.359	Temple (TEMPLE)	IND FBSI	4–6	0.400	93	-17	BYE
111	0	5.361	Utah State (UTAH STATE)	IND FBSI	3–8	0.273	111	-24	BYE
112	-4	5.367	Rice (RICE)	IND SWC	3–8	0.273	111	-17	Lost to Houston 20–42
113	1	5.500	Syracuse (SYRACUSE)	IND FBSI	3–8	0.273	111	-23	BYE
114	-1	5.684	New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)	IND MVC	4–6–1	0.409	90	-19	BYE
115	-3	5.688	Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)	IND IVY	3–6	0.333	104	-10	BYE
116	-1	5.693	Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)	PAC	3–8	0.273	111	-29	BYE
117	0	5.816	Indiana State (INDIANA STATE)	IND FBSI	3–7	0.300	108	-19	BYE
118	3	5.860	Toledo (TOLEDO)	MAC	3–8	0.273	111	-23	BYE
119	0	5.890	Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)	SEC	2–9	0.182	123	-28	Lost to Tennessee 10–13
120	2	5.935	Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)	IND B8	1–10	0.091	132	-29	BYE
121	-3	6.090	Utah (UTAH)	IND WAC	3–8	0.273	111	-32	Lost to LSU 7–35
122	3	6.212	Tulane (TULANE)	IND FBSI	2–9	0.182	123	-33	BYE
123	1	6.250	Dayton (DAYTON)	IND FBSI	4–7	0.364	94	-20	BYE
124	2	6.343	Lamar (LAMAR)	IND SLC	2–9	0.182	123	-33	BYE
125	2	6.375	Virginia (VIRGINIA)	ACC	2–9	0.182	123	-33	BYE
126	-3	6.451	Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)	IND FBSI	3–8	0.273	111	-19	Lost to Boston College 6–59
127	-11	6.455	CAL State Fullerton (CAL STATE FULLERTON)	IND PCAA	3–7–1	0.318	106	-19	Lost to Northern Arizona 17–20
128	0	6.578	Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	2–9	0.182	123	-16	BYE
129	5	6.852	Oregon State (OREGON STATE)	PAC	2–10	0.167	131	-41	Beat Hawai'i 59–0
130	-1	7.038	Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)	B10	1–10	0.091	132	-43	BYE
131	1	7.092	UL Monroe (LOUISIANA MONROE)	IND FBSI	2–9	0.182	123	-32	Lost to Louisiana 5–7
132	-1	7.169	Pacific (PACIFIC)	IND PCAA	2–9	0.182	123	-35	BYE
133	0	7.479	Drake (DRAKE)	IND MVC	1–10	0.091	132	-43	BYE
134	1	7.548	Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)	MAC	1–10	0.091	132	-43	Lost to Kent State 0–42
135	1	7.681	UTEP	IND WAC	1–11	0.083	136	-50	Lost to Oklahoma State 13–42
136	-6	7.815	Hawai'i (HAWAII)	IND FBSI	3–7	0.300	108	-23	Lost to Oregon State 0–59
137	0	8.448	TCU	IND SWC	0–11	0.000	137	-47	Lost to Baylor 19–24