1976 Week 3 College Football Team Rankings

September 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	39	0.701	East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)	IND SOCON	1–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Southern Miss 48–0
2	53	0.733	Iowa State (IOWA STATE)	IND B8	1–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Drake 58–14
3	99	0.773	Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)	IND SWC	1–0	1.000	1	+1	Beat Virginia Tech 19–0
4	-3	0.781	San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)	IND PCAA	2–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Hawai'i 48–7
5	9	0.821	Air Force (AIR FORCE)	IND FBSI	1–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Pacific 36–3
6	75	0.829	Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)	IND B8	1–0	1.000	1	+1	Beat Tulsa 33–21
7	84	0.845	San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)	IND FBSI	1–0	1.000	1	+1	Beat Arkansas State 24–14
8	58	0.861	Mcneese State (MCNEESE STATE)	IND SLC	1–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Southern Illinois 38–10
9	70	0.861	Ohio State (OHIO STATE)	B10	1–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Michigan State 49–21
10	51	0.869	Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)	IND SLC	1–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Fresno State 41–14
11	-2	0.869	Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)	SEC	1–0	1.000	1	+1	BYE
12	46	0.885	Kentucky (KENTUCKY)	SEC	1–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Oregon State 38–13
13	52	0.893	Maryland (MARYLAND)	ACC	1–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Richmond 31–7
14	86	0.893	Tennessee Chattanooga (TENNESSEE-CHATTANOOGA)	IND FBSI	1–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Illinois State 24–0
15	56	0.917	Missouri (MISSOURI)	IND B8	1–0	1.000	1	0	Beat USC 46–25
16	64	0.917	Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)	IND B8	1–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Vanderbilt 24–3
17	69	0.917	Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)	IND FBSI	1–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Notre Dame 31–10
18	95	0.917	Washington (WASHINGTON)	PAC	1–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Virginia 38–17
19	97	0.917	West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)	IND FBSI	1–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Villanova 28–7
20	98	0.917	Wichita State (WICHITA STATE)	IND MVC	1–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Northern Illinois 21–0
21	-13	0.921	South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)	IND FBSI	2–0	1.000	1	+1	Beat Georgia Tech 27–17
22	70	0.925	SMU	IND SWC	1–0	1.000	1	0	Beat TCU 34–14
23	47	0.933	Minnesota (MINNESOTA)	B10	1–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Indiana 32–13
24	25	0.941	Houston (HOUSTON)	IND SWC	1–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Baylor 23–5
25	25	0.941	Illinois (ILLINOIS)	B10	1–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Iowa 24–6
26	80	0.941	UCLA	PAC	1–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Arizona State 28–10
27	90	0.941	Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	1–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Eastern Michigan 31–13
28	-10	0.949	Arkansas (ARKANSAS)	IND SWC	1–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Utah State 33–16
29	-18	0.949	Memphis (MEMPHIS)	IND FBSI	2–0	1.000	1	+1	Beat Florida State 21–12
30	73	0.949	Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)	IND SWC	1–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Colorado 24–7
31	-26	0.957	Ohio (OHIO)	MAC	1–0	1.000	1	0	BYE
32	-25	0.961	Kansas (KANSAS)	IND B8	2–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Washington State 35–16
33	-9	0.964	Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)	MAC	1–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Syracuse 22–7
34	48	0.972	Oregon (OREGON)	PAC	1–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Colorado State 17–3
35	84	0.972	William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)	IND SOCON	1–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Virginia Military Institute 34–20
36	-15	0.980	Ball State (BALL STATE)	MAC	1–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Louisiana Tech 41–28
37	31	0.980	Michigan (MICHIGAN)	B10	1–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Wisconsin 40–27
38	-22	0.988	Arizona (ARIZONA)	IND WAC	1–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Auburn 31–19
39	5	0.988	Georgia (GEORGIA)	SEC	1–0	1.000	1	0	Beat California 36–24
40	-27	0.988	New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)	IND MVC	2–0	1.000	1	+1	Beat UTEP 13–10
41	47	0.988	Purdue (PURDUE)	B10	1–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Northwestern 31–19
42	17	0.996	Lamar (LAMAR)	IND SLC	1–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Northwestern State 17–6
43	13	1.004	Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)	IND B8	1–0	1.000	1	0	Beat BYU 13–3
44	13	1.004	Kent State (KENT STATE)	MAC	1–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Central Michigan 20–10
45	45	1.004	Rutgers (RUTGERS)	IND FBSI	1–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Navy 13–3
46	-16	1.028	Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)	IND FBSI	1–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Tulane 21–14
47	-35	1.056	North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)	ACC	2–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Florida 24–21
48	-16	1.060	Clemson (CLEMSON)	ACC	1–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Citadel 10–7
49	-10	1.060	Duke (DUKE)	ACC	1–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Tennessee 21–18
50	34	1.060	Penn State (PENN STATE)	IND FBSI	1–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Stanford 15–12
51	-28	1.076	Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)	IND FBSI	1–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Texas 14–13
52	-42	1.578	Furman (FURMAN)	IND SOCON	2–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Tennessee Tech 17–7
53	-28	1.725	Brown (BROWN)	IND IVY	0–0	0.000	123	0	BYE
54	-27	1.725	CAL State Fullerton (CAL STATE FULLERTON)	IND PCAA	0–0–1	0.500	58	0	Tied CAL Poly Pomona 10–10
55	-19	1.725	Columbia (COLUMBIA)	IND IVY	0–0	0.000	123	0	BYE
56	-19	1.725	Cornell (CORNELL)	IND IVY	0–0	0.000	123	0	BYE
57	-19	1.725	Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)	IND IVY	0–0	0.000	123	0	BYE
58	-12	1.725	Harvard (HARVARD)	IND IVY	0–0	0.000	123	0	BYE
59	-6	1.725	Indiana State (INDIANA STATE)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	123	0	BYE
60	3	1.725	Louisville (LOUISVILLE)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	123	0	BYE
61	3	1.725	LSU	SEC	0–0–1	0.500	58	0	Tied Nebraska 6–6
62	5	1.725	Miami (MIAMI)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	123	0	BYE
63	10	1.725	Nebraska (NEBRASKA)	IND B8	0–0–1	0.500	58	0	Tied LSU 6–6
64	10	1.725	New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)	IND WAC	0–0	0.000	123	0	BYE
65	20	1.725	Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)	IND IVY	0–0	0.000	123	0	BYE
66	21	1.725	Princeton (PRINCETON)	IND IVY	0–0	0.000	123	0	BYE
67	22	1.725	Rice (RICE)	IND SWC	0–0	0.000	123	0	BYE
68	40	1.725	Utah (UTAH)	IND WAC	0–0	0.000	123	0	BYE
69	46	1.725	West Texas A&M (WEST TEXAS A&M)	IND MVC	0–0	0.000	123	0	BYE
70	52	1.725	Yale (YALE)	IND IVY	0–0	0.000	123	0	BYE
71	30	1.864	Texas (TEXAS)	IND SWC	0–1	0.000	71	0	Lost to Boston College 13–14
72	-70	1.871	UTEP	IND WAC	1–1	0.500	58	0	Lost to New Mexico State 10–13
73	48	1.873	Wyoming (WYOMING)	IND WAC	1–0	1.000	1	0	Beat South Dakota 48–7
74	-70	1.902	Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)	IND FBSI	1–1	0.500	58	+1	Lost to Texas A&M 0–19
75	-44	1.933	Citadel (CITADEL)	IND SOCON	0–1	0.000	71	0	Lost to Clemson 7–10
76	-35	1.933	Florida (FLORIDA)	SEC	0–1	0.000	71	0	Lost to North Carolina 21–24
77	18	1.933	Stanford (STANFORD)	PAC	0–1	0.000	71	0	Lost to Penn State 12–15
78	21	1.933	Tennessee (TENNESSEE)	SEC	0–1	0.000	71	0	Lost to Duke 18–21
79	48	1.964	North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)	IND FBSI	1–1	0.500	58	0	Beat Texas Arlington 24–7
80	-77	1.984	Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE)	IND SLC	1–1	0.500	58	0	Lost to San Diego State 14–24
81	-75	2.031	Tulsa (TULSA)	IND MVC	1–1	0.500	58	0	Lost to Oklahoma State 21–33
82	43	2.070	Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)	SEC	1–1	0.500	58	0	Beat Alabama 10–7
83	22	2.072	Tulane (TULANE)	IND FBSI	0–1	0.000	71	0	Lost to Cincinnati 14–21
84	-24	2.104	Long Beach State (LONG BEACH STATE)	IND PCAA	1–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Weber State 19–7
85	-66	2.120	Army (ARMY)	IND FBSI	1–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Lafayette 16–6
86	12	2.120	Temple (TEMPLE)	IND FBSI	1–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Akron 23–13
87	-45	2.142	Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)	IND FBSI	0–1	0.000	71	0	Lost to Memphis 12–21
88	-55	2.152	Colgate (COLGATE)	IND FBSI	1–0	1.000	1	0	Beat UConn 13–7
89	-63	2.177	BYU	IND WAC	0–1	0.000	71	0	Lost to Kansas State 3–13
90	-61	2.177	Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)	MAC	0–1	0.000	71	0	Lost to Kent State 10–20
91	-46	2.177	Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)	IND FBSI	0–1	0.000	71	0	Lost to South Carolina 17–27
92	-20	2.177	Navy (NAVY)	IND FBSI	0–1	0.000	71	0	Lost to Rutgers 3–13
93	-16	2.212	Northwestern State (NORTHWESTERN STATE)	IND FBSI	0–1	0.000	71	0	Lost to Lamar 6–17
94	-74	2.246	Auburn (AUBURN)	SEC	0–1	0.000	71	0	Lost to Arizona 19–31
95	-67	2.246	California (CALIFORNIA)	PAC	0–1	0.000	71	0	Lost to Georgia 24–36
96	-20	2.246	Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)	B10	0–1	0.000	71	0	Lost to Purdue 19–31
97	-35	2.281	Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH)	IND SLC	0–1	0.000	71	0	Lost to Ball State 28–41
98	22	2.281	Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)	B10	0–1	0.000	71	0	Lost to Michigan 27–40
99	-64	2.316	Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)	IND WAC	0–1	0.000	71	0	Lost to Oregon 3–17
100	12	2.316	Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)	IND SOCON	0–1	0.000	71	0	Lost to William & Mary 20–34
101	-5	2.351	Syracuse (SYRACUSE)	IND FBSI	0–1	0.000	71	0	Lost to Bowling Green 7–22
102	-68	2.420	Colorado (COLORADO)	IND B8	0–1	0.000	71	0	Lost to Texas Tech 7–24
103	28	2.420	Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	0–2	0.000	71	0	Lost to Western Michigan 13–31
104	-87	2.455	Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)	IND WAC	0–1	0.000	71	0	Lost to UCLA 10–28
105	-83	2.455	Baylor (BAYLOR)	IND SWC	0–1	0.000	71	0	Lost to Houston 5–23
106	-52	2.455	Iowa (IOWA)	B10	0–1	0.000	71	0	Lost to Illinois 6–24
107	22	2.472	Oregon State (OREGON STATE)	PAC	0–2	0.000	71	0	Lost to Kentucky 13–38
108	-56	2.490	Indiana (INDIANA)	B10	0–1	0.000	71	0	Lost to Minnesota 13–32
109	5	2.490	Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)	PAC	0–1	0.000	71	0	Lost to Kansas 16–35
110	-13	2.525	TCU	IND SWC	0–1	0.000	71	0	Lost to SMU 14–34
111	-36	2.559	Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)	MAC	0–1	0.000	71	0	Lost to Wichita State 0–21
112	-34	2.559	Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)	IND FBSI	0–1	0.000	71	0	Lost to Pittsburgh 10–31
113	-6	2.559	USC	PAC	0–1	0.000	71	0	Lost to Missouri 25–46
114	-5	2.559	Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)	SEC	0–1	0.000	71	0	Lost to Oklahoma 3–24
115	-5	2.559	Villanova (VILLANOVA)	IND FBSI	0–1	0.000	71	0	Lost to West Virginia 7–28
116	-5	2.559	Virginia (VIRGINIA)	ACC	0–1	0.000	71	0	Lost to Washington 17–38
117	6	2.612	Drake (DRAKE)	IND MVC	0–2	0.000	71	0	Lost to Iowa State 14–58
118	-67	2.664	Illinois State (ILLINOIS STATE)	IND FBSI	0–1	0.000	71	0	Lost to Tennessee Chattanooga 0–24
119	16	2.733	Utah State (UTAH STATE)	IND FBSI	0–2	0.000	71	0	Lost to Arkansas 16–33
120	-77	2.768	Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)	IND PCAA	0–1	0.000	71	0	Lost to Louisiana 14–41
121	-52	2.803	Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)	B10	0–1	0.000	71	0	Lost to Ohio State 21–49
122	-29	2.803	Southern Illinois (SOUTHERN ILLINOIS)	IND FBSI	0–1	0.000	71	0	Lost to Mcneese State 10–38
123	-40	2.977	Pacific (PACIFIC)	IND PCAA	0–1	0.000	71	0	Lost to Air Force 3–36
124	4	3.043	App State (APPALACHIAN STATE)	IND SOCON	1–1	0.500	58	0	Beat East Tennessee State 44–3
125	-78	3.255	Hawai'i (HAWAII)	IND FBSI	0–1	0.000	71	0	Lost to San José State 7–48
126	6	3.311	Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)	ACC	1–1	0.500	58	-1	Beat NC State 20–18
127	-33	3.499	Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)	IND FBSI	0–1	0.000	71	0	Lost to East Carolina 0–48
128	-2	3.951	NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)	ACC	0–2	0.000	71	-1	Lost to Wake Forest 18–20
129	-5	3.968	Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))	MAC	0–2	0.000	71	-1	Lost to Marshall 16–21
130	0	4.490	Richmond (RICHMOND)	IND SOCON	0–2	0.000	71	-1	Lost to Maryland 7–31
131	6	4.850	Marshall (MARSHALL)	IND FBSI	1–1	0.500	58	0	Beat Miami (OH) 21–16
132	4	5.896	Dayton (DAYTON)	IND FBSI	1–1	0.500	58	0	Beat Youngstown State 41–16
133	-118	5.899	Alabama (ALABAMA)	SEC	0–1	0.000	71	-1	Lost to Ole Miss 7–10
134	-1	6.420	UL Monroe (LOUISIANA MONROE)	IND FBSI	0–1	0.000	71	-1	BYE
135	-1	6.490	Texas Arlington (TEXAS-ARLINGTON)	IND SLC	0–2	0.000	71	-2	Lost to North Texas 7–24
136	-88	11.846	Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)	IND FBSI	0–1	0.000	71	0	Lost to NEW Hampshire 3–17
137	-33	11.846	Toledo (TOLEDO)	MAC	0–1	0.000	71	0	Lost to Massachusetts 14–28