1976 Week 6 College Football Team Rankings

October 5, 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	0.498	Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)	IND SWC	2–0	1.000	1	+5	BYE
2	1	0.801	Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)	IND FBSI	4–0	1.000	1	+8	Beat Duke 44–31
3	2	0.893	Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)	IND SLC	3–0	1.000	1	+6	Beat Louisiana Tech 31–26
4	0	0.921	Georgia (GEORGIA)	SEC	4–0	1.000	1	+8	Beat Alabama 21–0
5	18	1.014	Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)	IND B8	4–0	1.000	1	+7	Beat Iowa State 24–10
6	0	1.022	Florida (FLORIDA)	SEC	3–1	0.750	25	+6	Beat LSU 28–23
7	21	1.022	USC	PAC	3–1	0.750	25	+6	Beat Iowa 55–0
8	5	1.070	East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)	IND SOCON	4–0	1.000	1	+6	Beat Citadel 22–3
9	-7	1.070	Michigan (MICHIGAN)	B10	4–0	1.000	1	+6	Beat Wake Forest 31–0
10	4	1.100	Kansas (KANSAS)	IND B8	4–0	1.000	1	+6	Beat Wisconsin 34–24
11	-3	1.176	Mcneese State (MCNEESE STATE)	IND SLC	4–0	1.000	1	+6	Beat Marshall 34–9
12	8	1.210	Missouri (MISSOURI)	IND B8	3–1	0.750	25	+7	Beat North Carolina 24–3
13	6	1.230	Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)	IND FBSI	3–0	1.000	1	+4	Beat Navy 17–13
14	4	1.289	UCLA	PAC	3–0–1	0.875	20	+3	Tied Ohio State 10–10
15	6	1.291	Maryland (MARYLAND)	ACC	4–0	1.000	1	+5	Beat Villanova 20–9
16	6	1.310	Houston (HOUSTON)	IND SWC	2–1	0.667	48	+5	BYE
17	-2	1.398	Nebraska (NEBRASKA)	IND B8	3–0–1	0.875	20	+2	Beat Miami 17–9
18	11	1.421	Brown (BROWN)	IND IVY	3–0	1.000	1	+3	Beat Princeton 13–7
19	-9	1.427	San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)	IND FBSI	3–1	0.750	25	+6	Lost to BYU 0–8
20	12	1.431	Tulsa (TULSA)	IND MVC	4–1	0.800	22	+8	Beat New Mexico State 32–7
21	5	1.568	Harvard (HARVARD)	IND IVY	3–0	1.000	1	+2	Beat Boston University 37–14
22	5	1.594	Ball State (BALL STATE)	MAC	4–0	1.000	1	+3	Beat Dayton 20–13
23	7	1.604	Ohio (OHIO)	MAC	4–0	1.000	1	+2	Beat Toledo 34–8
24	-15	1.671	North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)	ACC	4–1	0.800	22	+5	Lost to Missouri 3–24
25	13	1.679	Memphis (MEMPHIS)	IND FBSI	3–1	0.750	25	+5	Beat SMU 27–13
26	-15	1.686	Iowa State (IOWA STATE)	IND B8	3–1	0.750	25	+3	Lost to Oklahoma 10–24
27	-2	1.694	Rutgers (RUTGERS)	IND FBSI	4–0	1.000	1	+2	Beat Cornell 21–14
28	8	1.713	Baylor (BAYLOR)	IND SWC	3–1	0.750	25	+6	Beat South Carolina 18–17
29	14	1.747	Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)	IND FBSI	3–1	0.750	25	+3	Beat Michigan State 24–6
30	5	1.762	Long Beach State (LONG BEACH STATE)	IND PCAA	4–0	1.000	1	+1	Beat Pacific 17–14
31	3	1.808	Colorado (COLORADO)	IND B8	3–1	0.750	25	+3	Beat Drake 45–24
32	5	1.836	Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)	IND IVY	3–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Holy Cross 45–7
33	0	1.855	Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)	IND SWC	3–1	0.750	25	+4	Beat Illinois 14–7
34	-18	1.884	South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)	IND FBSI	3–2	0.600	58	+6	Lost to Baylor 17–18
35	18	1.887	William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)	IND SOCON	3–1	0.750	25	+3	Beat Virginia Tech 27–15
36	10	1.940	Kentucky (KENTUCKY)	SEC	3–1	0.750	25	+3	Beat Penn State 22–6
37	8	1.960	Southern Illinois (SOUTHERN ILLINOIS)	IND FBSI	3–1	0.750	25	+3	Beat Lamar 19–7
38	27	1.989	BYU	IND WAC	3–1	0.750	25	+3	Beat San Diego State 8–0
39	10	2.029	Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)	MAC	3–1	0.750	25	+2	Beat Western Michigan 31–28
40	-28	2.049	Illinois (ILLINOIS)	B10	2–2	0.500	62	+3	Lost to Texas A&M 7–14
41	7	2.050	Arkansas (ARKANSAS)	IND SWC	3–1	0.750	25	+1	Beat TCU 46–14
42	-1	2.054	Colgate (COLGATE)	IND FBSI	3–0	1.000	1	0	BYE
43	1	2.082	Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)	IND B8	2–1	0.667	48	+4	Beat North Texas 16–10
44	7	2.167	Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)	SEC	3–1	0.750	25	+2	Beat CAL Poly Pomona 38–0
45	-38	2.254	Minnesota (MINNESOTA)	B10	3–1	0.750	25	+2	Lost to Washington 7–38
46	9	2.292	New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)	IND WAC	2–1	0.667	48	+2	Beat Colorado State 33–20
47	9	2.293	Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)	IND FBSI	3–1	0.750	25	+1	Beat Southern Miss 28–21
48	-1	2.370	Kent State (KENT STATE)	MAC	2–2	0.500	62	+3	Beat Air Force 24–19
49	19	2.394	Texas (TEXAS)	IND SWC	2–1	0.667	48	+2	Beat Rice 42–15
50	14	2.401	Oregon (OREGON)	PAC	3–1	0.750	25	+1	Beat Utah State 27–9
51	-9	2.429	Ohio State (OHIO STATE)	B10	2–1–1	0.625	56	+1	Tied UCLA 10–10
52	28	2.441	California (CALIFORNIA)	PAC	2–2	0.500	62	+3	Beat San José State 43–16
53	16	2.482	Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)	MAC	3–1	0.750	25	+1	Beat Illinois State 26–7
54	-37	2.587	LSU	SEC	2–1–1	0.625	56	0	Lost to Florida 23–28
55	8	2.591	Army (ARMY)	IND FBSI	3–1	0.750	25	0	Beat Stanford 21–20
56	3	2.624	App State (APPALACHIAN STATE)	IND SOCON	4–1	0.800	22	-1	Beat Western Carolina 24–17
57	-33	2.640	Alabama (ALABAMA)	SEC	2–2	0.500	62	+1	Lost to Georgia 0–21
58	47	2.766	Auburn (AUBURN)	SEC	2–2	0.500	62	+2	Beat Ole Miss 10–0
59	28	2.791	Louisville (LOUISVILLE)	IND FBSI	2–1	0.667	48	0	Beat Wichita State 28–14
60	7	2.822	UL Monroe (LOUISIANA MONROE)	IND FBSI	2–1	0.667	48	+1	BYE
61	23	2.824	Arizona (ARIZONA)	IND WAC	2–2	0.500	62	+1	Beat Northwestern 27–15
62	19	2.910	West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)	IND FBSI	2–2	0.500	62	+1	Beat Richmond 9–6
63	-3	2.921	Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)	B10	2–2	0.500	62	+1	Lost to Kansas 24–34
64	-33	2.929	Lamar (LAMAR)	IND SLC	2–2	0.500	62	+2	Lost to Southern Illinois 7–19
65	-26	2.935	Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)	SEC	3–2	0.600	58	0	Lost to Auburn 0–10
66	11	3.015	Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH)	IND SLC	1–3	0.250	100	+2	Lost to Louisiana 26–31
67	21	3.065	Columbia (COLUMBIA)	IND IVY	2–1	0.667	48	0	Beat Pennsylvania 14–10
68	11	3.071	Wyoming (WYOMING)	IND WAC	3–1	0.750	25	-2	Beat Arizona State 13–10
69	14	3.073	Yale (YALE)	IND IVY	2–1	0.667	48	0	Beat Lehigh 21–6
70	-12	3.154	Duke (DUKE)	ACC	2–2	0.500	62	0	Lost to Pittsburgh 31–44
71	-17	3.228	Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)	IND FBSI	2–2	0.500	62	0	Lost to William & Mary 15–27
72	39	3.257	Washington (WASHINGTON)	PAC	2–2	0.500	62	-1	Beat Minnesota 38–7
73	-23	3.373	Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	2–2	0.500	62	-2	Lost to Bowling Green 28–31
74	-22	3.392	Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)	B10	1–2–1	0.375	90	+1	Lost to Notre Dame 6–24
75	10	3.397	Miami (MIAMI)	IND FBSI	1–2	0.333	93	0	Lost to Nebraska 9–17
76	14	3.446	Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)	IND PCAA	2–2	0.500	62	-1	Beat CAL State Fullerton 31–12
77	-1	3.539	Princeton (PRINCETON)	IND IVY	1–2	0.333	93	0	Lost to Brown 7–13
78	23	3.573	Purdue (PURDUE)	B10	2–2	0.500	62	-2	Beat Miami (OH) 42–20
79	-18	3.607	Citadel (CITADEL)	IND SOCON	2–2	0.500	62	+1	Lost to East Carolina 3–22
80	-23	3.674	Iowa (IOWA)	B10	2–2	0.500	62	-1	Lost to USC 0–55
81	-41	3.812	Clemson (CLEMSON)	ACC	1–2–1	0.375	90	0	Lost to Tennessee 19–21
82	-20	3.885	San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)	IND PCAA	3–2	0.600	58	-5	Lost to California 16–43
83	26	3.886	Tennessee (TENNESSEE)	SEC	2–2	0.500	62	-3	Beat Clemson 21–19
84	11	3.982	Navy (NAVY)	IND FBSI	1–3	0.250	100	0	Lost to Boston College 13–17
85	-15	4.084	SMU	IND SWC	2–2	0.500	62	-2	Lost to Memphis 13–27
86	-20	4.099	Furman (FURMAN)	IND SOCON	3–2	0.600	58	-4	Lost to Virginia Military Institute 3–17
87	19	4.136	Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE)	IND SLC	2–3	0.400	84	-2	Beat Northwestern State 44–24
88	-2	4.259	Richmond (RICHMOND)	IND SOCON	1–3	0.250	100	-2	Lost to West Virginia 6–9
89	14	4.445	Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)	IND FBSI	1–2–1	0.375	90	-2	Beat Virginia 35–14
90	20	4.548	Tulane (TULANE)	IND FBSI	1–3	0.250	100	-2	Beat Vanderbilt 24–13
91	3	4.561	Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)	ACC	2–3	0.400	84	-3	Lost to Michigan 0–31
92	-20	4.567	Air Force (AIR FORCE)	IND FBSI	1–3	0.250	100	-2	Lost to Kent State 19–24
93	-4	4.610	Stanford (STANFORD)	PAC	1–3	0.250	100	-1	Lost to Army 20–21
94	2	4.626	Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)	IND WAC	1–3	0.250	100	-2	Lost to New Mexico 20–33
95	-20	4.640	Indiana (INDIANA)	B10	1–3	0.250	100	-2	Lost to NC State 21–24
96	-23	4.665	Northwestern State (NORTHWESTERN STATE)	IND FBSI	2–2	0.500	62	-5	Lost to Arkansas State 24–44
97	-26	4.729	Temple (TEMPLE)	IND FBSI	2–2	0.500	62	0	Lost to Delaware 16–18
98	-24	4.744	Rice (RICE)	IND SWC	1–2	0.333	93	-1	Lost to Texas 15–42
99	3	4.785	Marshall (MARSHALL)	IND FBSI	2–3	0.400	84	0	Lost to Mcneese State 9–34
100	-3	4.790	New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)	IND MVC	2–3	0.400	84	-5	Lost to Tulsa 7–32
101	-3	4.800	Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)	PAC	1–3	0.250	100	-3	Beat Idaho 45–6
102	-24	4.808	West Texas A&M (WEST TEXAS A&M)	IND MVC	1–2	0.333	93	-3	Lost to Texas Arlington 21–23
103	10	4.887	Syracuse (SYRACUSE)	IND FBSI	1–3	0.250	100	-3	Beat Oregon State 21–3
104	26	4.928	Utah (UTAH)	IND WAC	1–2	0.333	93	-2	Beat UTEP 38–14
105	28	4.974	Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)	IND SOCON	1–3	0.250	100	-2	Beat Furman 17–3
106	-13	5.036	Penn State (PENN STATE)	IND FBSI	1–3	0.250	100	-3	Lost to Kentucky 6–22
107	16	5.066	Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)	IND FBSI	1–3	0.250	100	-2	Beat Kansas State 20–10
108	10	5.109	NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)	ACC	1–3–1	0.300	99	-4	Beat Indiana 24–21
109	-17	5.202	Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)	IND B8	1–3	0.250	100	-4	Lost to Florida State 10–20
110	14	5.263	Texas Arlington (TEXAS-ARLINGTON)	IND SLC	2–3	0.400	84	-5	Beat West Texas A&M 23–21
111	-3	5.288	Dayton (DAYTON)	IND FBSI	2–3	0.400	84	-2	Lost to Ball State 13–20
112	7	5.304	Villanova (VILLANOVA)	IND FBSI	1–3	0.250	100	-3	Lost to Maryland 9–20
113	1	5.426	North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)	IND FBSI	1–4	0.200	120	-3	Lost to Oklahoma State 10–16
114	7	5.449	Cornell (CORNELL)	IND IVY	0–3	0.000	122	-2	Lost to Rutgers 14–21
115	-33	5.465	Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)	SEC	1–3	0.250	100	-3	Lost to Tulane 13–24
116	9	5.530	Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)	IND WAC	0–3	0.000	122	-3	Lost to Wyoming 10–13
117	-26	5.569	Tennessee Chattanooga (TENNESSEE-CHATTANOOGA)	IND FBSI	2–2	0.500	62	+1	Lost to Middle Tennessee 28–35
118	-14	5.728	Illinois State (ILLINOIS STATE)	IND FBSI	1–3	0.250	100	-5	Lost to Central Michigan 7–26
119	-2	5.765	Utah State (UTAH STATE)	IND FBSI	0–5	0.000	122	-5	Lost to Oregon 9–27
120	-4	6.042	UTEP	IND WAC	1–3	0.250	100	-4	Lost to Utah 14–38
121	-9	6.293	Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))	MAC	0–5	0.000	122	-7	Lost to Purdue 20–42
122	-7	6.481	Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)	IND FBSI	0–4	0.000	122	-5	Lost to Cincinnati 21–28
123	11	6.490	Toledo (TOLEDO)	MAC	0–4	0.000	122	-1	Lost to Ohio 8–34
124	-25	6.565	Indiana State (INDIANA STATE)	IND FBSI	1–2	0.333	93	-1	Lost to Akron 7–34
125	-3	6.653	Wichita State (WICHITA STATE)	IND MVC	1–3	0.250	100	-6	Lost to Louisville 14–28
126	0	6.655	Drake (DRAKE)	IND MVC	0–5	0.000	122	-7	Lost to Colorado 24–45
127	4	6.752	Pacific (PACIFIC)	IND PCAA	1–3	0.250	100	-3	Lost to Long Beach State 14–17
128	-28	6.777	Oregon State (OREGON STATE)	PAC	0–4	0.000	122	-5	Lost to Syracuse 3–21
129	-2	6.846	Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)	B10	0–4	0.000	122	-6	Lost to Arizona 15–27
130	-1	6.942	TCU	IND SWC	0–4	0.000	122	-5	Lost to Arkansas 14–46
131	-24	7.066	Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	0–5	0.000	122	-3	Lost to Northern Michigan 6–28
132	4	7.571	Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)	IND FBSI	0–3	0.000	122	-1	Lost to Dartmouth 7–45
133	2	7.803	Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)	IND IVY	0–3	0.000	122	-1	Lost to Columbia 10–14
134	-2	7.916	Virginia (VIRGINIA)	ACC	0–4	0.000	122	-7	Lost to Georgia Tech 14–35
135	-7	7.930	Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)	MAC	0–3	0.000	122	-5	BYE
136	-16	7.994	CAL State Fullerton (CAL STATE FULLERTON)	IND PCAA	0–2–1	0.167	121	-4	Lost to Fresno State 12–31
137	0	11.507	Hawai'i (HAWAII)	IND FBSI	0–4	0.000	122	-5	Lost to Grambling State 23–34