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1976 Week 7 College Football Team Rankings

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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.
RankChangeRatingTeamConfRecordWin %PlaceNOWGame Status
100.606Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)IND SWC3–01.0001+9Beat Texas A&M 27–16
240.771Florida (FLORIDA)SEC3–10.75031+9BYE
320.895Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)IND B84–0–10.90011+10Tied Texas 6–6
4-20.913Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)IND FBSI5–01.0001+11Beat Louisville 27–6
5-21.014Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)IND SLC4–01.0001+9Beat Lamar 34–9
621.049East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)IND SOCON5–01.0001+10Beat Southern Illinois 49–14
7101.216Nebraska (NEBRASKA)IND B84–0–10.90011+6Beat Colorado 24–12
8121.238Tulsa (TULSA)IND MVC4–10.80014+10BYE
901.239Michigan (MICHIGAN)B105–01.0001+8Beat Michigan State 42–10
1051.253Maryland (MARYLAND)ACC5–01.0001+9Beat NC State 16–6
1111.263Missouri (MISSOURI)IND B84–10.80014+9Beat Kansas State 28–21
1221.265UCLAPAC4–0–10.90011+6Beat Stanford 38–20
13-61.269USCPAC4–10.80014+8Beat Washington State 23–14
14291.274Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)IND B83–10.75031+9Beat Kansas 21–14
15-41.277Mcneese State (MCNEESE STATE)IND SLC5–01.0001+9Beat UL Monroe 36–35
16-121.320Georgia (GEORGIA)SEC4–10.80014+9Lost to Ole Miss 17–21
1781.433Memphis (MEMPHIS)IND FBSI4–10.80014+9Beat Auburn 28–27
1881.466Iowa State (IOWA STATE)IND B84–10.80014+6Beat Utah 44–14
19-31.475Houston (HOUSTON)IND SWC3–10.75031+7Beat West Texas A&M 50–7
2081.574Baylor (BAYLOR)IND SWC4–10.80014+9Beat SMU 27–20
2161.664Rutgers (RUTGERS)IND FBSI5–01.0001+4Beat UConn 38–0
22311.672Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)MAC4–10.80014+6Beat Ohio 17–15
2311.719North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)ACC4–10.80014+5BYE
2461.720Long Beach State (LONG BEACH STATE)IND PCAA5–01.0001+2Beat Drake 41–10
25191.794Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)SEC4–10.80014+6Beat Kentucky 14–7
26-71.798San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)IND FBSI3–10.75031+6BYE
27-171.841Kansas (KANSAS)IND B84–10.80014+5Lost to Oklahoma State 14–21
28181.854New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)IND WAC3–10.75031+6Beat San José State 36–30
2901.855Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)IND FBSI3–10.75031+4BYE
30211.888Ohio State (OHIO STATE)B103–1–10.70044+4Beat Iowa 34–14
3131.907South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)IND FBSI4–20.66746+6Beat Virginia 35–7
32131.919Minnesota (MINNESOTA)B104–10.80014+5Beat Illinois 29–14
33151.923Kent State (KENT STATE)MAC3–20.60049+6Beat Western Michigan 24–12
3481.967Colgate (COLGATE)IND FBSI4–01.0001+1Beat Holy Cross 10–6
3562.017Arkansas (ARKANSAS)IND SWC3–10.75031+2BYE
36-132.020Ohio (OHIO)MAC4–10.80014+3Lost to Central Michigan 15–17
3722.046Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)MAC4–10.80014+4Beat Toledo 29–28
38142.138California (CALIFORNIA)PAC3–20.60049+5Beat Oregon 27–10
39-82.251Colorado (COLORADO)IND B83–20.60049+4Lost to Nebraska 12–24
40-72.261Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)IND SWC3–20.60049+5Lost to Texas Tech 16–27
4162.277Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)IND FBSI4–10.80014+1Beat Arizona State 14–0
42122.280LSUSEC3–1–10.70044+2Beat Vanderbilt 33–20
43222.307Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)SEC4–20.66746+4Beat Georgia 21–17
4452.313Texas (TEXAS)IND SWC2–1–10.62548+3Tied Oklahoma 6–6
45-92.325Kentucky (KENTUCKY)SEC3–20.60049+3Lost to Mississippi State 7–14
46232.386Yale (YALE)IND IVY3–10.75031+2Beat Dartmouth 18–14
47-92.393BYUIND WAC3–20.60049+3Lost to Wyoming 29–34
48-302.475Brown (BROWN)IND IVY3–10.75031+2Lost to Pennsylvania 6–7
49132.512West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)IND FBSI3–20.60049+3Beat Temple 42–0
50-372.522Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)IND FBSI3–10.75031+1Lost to Florida State 9–28
51172.533Wyoming (WYOMING)IND WAC4–10.800140Beat BYU 34–29
52-302.539Ball State (BALL STATE)MAC4–10.800140Lost to Illinois State 7–10
5332.552App State (APPALACHIAN STATE)IND SOCON4–1–10.75031-1Tied Furman 14–14
54-222.625Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)IND IVY3–10.750310Lost to Yale 14–18
55-182.670Southern Illinois (SOUTHERN ILLINOIS)IND FBSI3–20.60049+3Lost to East Carolina 14–49
56142.671Duke (DUKE)ACC3–20.60049+2Beat Miami 20–7
57-172.690Illinois (ILLINOIS)B102–30.40079+2Lost to Minnesota 14–29
5802.698Auburn (AUBURN)SEC2–30.40079+3Lost to Memphis 27–28
59-22.767Alabama (ALABAMA)SEC3–20.600490Beat Southern Miss 24–8
6012.805Arizona (ARIZONA)IND WAC3–20.60049+1Beat UTEP 63–12
61162.956Princeton (PRINCETON)IND IVY2–20.50070+2Beat Columbia 9–6
62-32.980Louisville (LOUISVILLE)IND FBSI2–20.50070+1Lost to Pittsburgh 6–27
6392.992Washington (WASHINGTON)PAC3–20.60049-1Beat Oregon State 24–12
64142.995Purdue (PURDUE)B103–20.600490Beat Wisconsin 18–16
65-443.025Harvard (HARVARD)IND IVY3–10.75031-1Lost to Cornell 3–9
66133.036Citadel (CITADEL)IND SOCON3–20.60049+2Beat Tennessee Chattanooga 14–10
67-173.072Oregon (OREGON)PAC3–20.600490Lost to California 10–27
6833.122Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)IND FBSI3–20.600490Beat Virginia Military Institute 37–7
69-343.225William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)IND SOCON3–20.60049+4Lost to Delaware 13–15
70-103.346UL Monroe (LOUISIANA MONROE)IND FBSI2–20.50070+1Lost to Mcneese State 35–36
71123.396Tennessee (TENNESSEE)SEC3–20.60049-3Beat Georgia Tech 42–7
72423.430Cornell (CORNELL)IND IVY1–30.250108+1Beat Harvard 9–3
7313.506Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)B101–3–10.300105+2Lost to Michigan 10–42
74183.543Air Force (AIR FORCE)IND FBSI2–30.400790Beat Navy 13–3
75133.613Richmond (RICHMOND)IND SOCON2–30.40079-1Beat Villanova 24–7
76-213.623Army (ARMY)IND FBSI3–20.60049-3Lost to Penn State 16–38
77-133.689Lamar (LAMAR)IND SLC2–30.40079+1Lost to Louisiana 9–34
78293.706Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)IND FBSI2–30.400790Beat Boston College 28–9
79-163.802Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)B102–30.40079-2Lost to Purdue 16–18
80-73.890Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)MAC2–30.40079-3Lost to Kent State 12–24
81-13.914Iowa (IOWA)B102–30.40079-1Lost to Ohio State 14–34
82163.980Rice (RICE)IND SWC2–20.50070-1Beat TCU 26–23
8323.998SMUIND SWC2–30.40079-2Lost to Baylor 20–27
84223.999Penn State (PENN STATE)IND FBSI2–30.40079-2Beat Army 38–16
85103.999Indiana (INDIANA)B102–30.40079-2Beat Northwestern 7–0
86324.040Illinois State (ILLINOIS STATE)IND FBSI2–30.40079-2Beat Ball State 10–7
87-14.082Furman (FURMAN)IND SOCON3–2–10.58369-5Tied App State 14–14
8834.124Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)ACC3–30.50070-3Beat Clemson 20–14
89-74.173San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)IND PCAA3–30.50070-6Lost to New Mexico 30–36
9044.208Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)IND WAC2–30.40079-3Beat Utah State 10–7
91-154.226Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)IND PCAA2–30.40079-3Lost to Wichita State 24–30
92-254.238Columbia (COLUMBIA)IND IVY2–20.50070-2Lost to Princeton 6–9
93104.248Syracuse (SYRACUSE)IND FBSI2–30.40079-3Beat Tulane 3–0
9424.296Northwestern State (NORTHWESTERN STATE)IND FBSI3–20.60049-7Beat Nicholls State 20–8
95-204.353Miami (MIAMI)IND FBSI1–30.250108-2Lost to Duke 7–20
96-304.471Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH)IND SLC1–40.200114-2Lost to Texas Arlington 35–56
9724.476Marshall (MARSHALL)IND FBSI2–30.40079+1BYE
98104.626NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)ACC1–4–10.250108-3Lost to Maryland 6–16
99144.634North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)IND FBSI2–40.333101-3Beat CAL Poly Pomona 21–10
100-194.695Clemson (CLEMSON)ACC1–3–10.300105-3Lost to Wake Forest 14–20
10194.757Texas Arlington (TEXAS-ARLINGTON)IND SLC3–30.50070-6Beat Louisiana Tech 56–35
102-94.884Stanford (STANFORD)PAC1–40.200114-2Lost to UCLA 20–38
103134.986Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)IND WAC0–40.000125-4Lost to Cincinnati 0–14
104-155.180Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)IND FBSI1–3–10.300105-4Lost to Tennessee 7–42
105-45.185Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)PAC1–40.200114-6Lost to USC 14–23
106195.237Wichita State (WICHITA STATE)IND MVC2–30.40079-6Beat Fresno State 30–24
107-55.307West Texas A&M (WEST TEXAS A&M)IND MVC1–30.250108-4Lost to Houston 7–50
108-215.345Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE)IND SLC2–40.333101-7Lost to Eastern Michigan 30–32
109155.360Indiana State (INDIANA STATE)IND FBSI2–20.50070-2Beat Northern Illinois 28–10
110-265.367Navy (NAVY)IND FBSI1–40.200114-4Lost to Air Force 3–13
111165.379Pacific (PACIFIC)IND PCAA2–30.40079-3Beat UNLV 38–13
112-155.396Temple (TEMPLE)IND FBSI2–30.40079-2Lost to West Virginia 0–42
113-95.414Utah (UTAH)IND WAC1–30.250108-4Lost to Iowa State 14–44
114-55.435Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)IND B81–40.200114-6Lost to Missouri 21–28
115-105.494Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)IND SOCON1–40.200114-5Lost to Virginia Tech 7–37
116-15.626Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)SEC1–40.200114-4Lost to LSU 20–33
117-275.691Tulane (TULANE)IND FBSI1–40.200114-6Lost to Syracuse 0–3
118155.784Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)IND IVY1–30.2501080Beat Brown 7–6
119-25.828Tennessee Chattanooga (TENNESSEE-CHATTANOOGA)IND FBSI2–30.400790Lost to Citadel 10–14
120-85.969Villanova (VILLANOVA)IND FBSI1–40.200114-6Lost to Richmond 7–24
12106.064Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))MAC0–50.000125-8BYE
122-226.167New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)IND MVC2–40.333101-6Lost to Idaho 6–33
123-16.210Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)IND FBSI0–50.000125-7Lost to Alabama 8–24
124-16.335Toledo (TOLEDO)MAC0–50.000125-4Lost to Bowling Green 28–29
125116.350CAL State Fullerton (CAL STATE FULLERTON)IND PCAA1–2–10.375100-6Beat SAN Francisco State 31–13
12656.457Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)MAC1–50.167124-3Beat Arkansas State 32–30
127-166.571Dayton (DAYTON)IND FBSI2–40.333101-3Lost to Akron 6–27
128-86.678UTEPIND WAC1–40.200114-7Lost to Arizona 12–63
129-106.736Utah State (UTAH STATE)IND FBSI0–60.000125-10Lost to Colorado State 7–10
130-26.933Oregon State (OREGON STATE)PAC0–50.000125-9Lost to Washington 12–24
131-26.982Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)B100–50.000125-9Lost to Indiana 0–7
132-67.235Drake (DRAKE)IND MVC0–60.000125-11Lost to Long Beach State 10–41
133-37.434TCUIND SWC0–50.000125-8Lost to Rice 23–26
134-27.577Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)IND FBSI0–40.000125-3Lost to Colgate 6–10
135-18.081Virginia (VIRGINIA)ACC0–50.000125-11Lost to South Carolina 7–35
136-18.159Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)MAC0–40.000125-8Lost to Indiana State 10–28
137011.472Hawai'i (HAWAII)IND FBSI0–40.000125-6BYE

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